ELIZABETH CITY N. C, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1900.
ONE DOLLAR per Year, in Advance.)
The Official Paper of PASQUOTANK and CAMDEN Counties.
Established 1886,
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CITY DIRECTORY.
T. B. Wibon.
B )AH OF ALDERMEN.
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Bryant Freeman.
POLICE V1EN.
1. C. Dawson, Chief,
A. C. Bel
P. H. Ives
Dr. ii. I Aydlett.
leal tL Officer,
COUNTY OFFICERS.
CO M MISSIO X K R S .
G. M
S. N.
Scott,
Moigan,
Chairman,
Ehsha LibtL i .
SHERIFF.
N. G. Grandy.
C. 8. C.
W. H. Jei ning
REGISTER of lKl
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ville etc.
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or to the General Office of the N. & S.
R R. Co.. Norfolk, Va.
M. K. KING, H. C. HUDGINS.
Gen. MV'r Gen Ft,&Pass.Afci
Hon. C. L. Abernethy
Democratic Presi
dential Elector,
Will Address The People Of
The First Congressional
DISTRICT,
At the following times and
places:
Edenton, Chowan Co., Monday
October 1st, 1 p. m.
Currituch c h , Currituck
county, Tuesday October 2nd 1
p. in.
South Mills. Camden county.
Wednesday October 3rd 1 1 a in.
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
county Wednesday October 3rd,
S p. in.
Ahoskie, Hertford county.
Thursday, October 4th, 7. p. in.
Gatesville, Gates county Fri
day, October 5t!i. 12 p. tn.
Columbia, Tyrr 11 county
Monday, 8th, 7 p m.
Creswell, Washington county
Tuesday, October 9th, 1 r, a. m
Roper, Washington county
Wednesday, 10th, 12.
Belhaven, Beaufort county
Wednesday, 10th. 8 p. m.
Lake Landing, Hyde county
Friday 1 2th, 11 a m.
Aurora Beaufort county
Saturday th, 3 P- m-
Mantec, Daie county Tuesday
17th.
A new remedy for billiousness
is now on sale at Dr. J. E.
Wood's drug store. It is called
Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. It gives quick
reliel ard will prevent the at
tack it given as soon as the first
indication of the disease appears.
Price, 25 cents per box. San
pies
free.
MARCHING STRIKER!
CLASH WITH STATE TROOPS
NARROWLY AVERTED.
rne Newspaper Correspondent and
Women Lend the Line of March to
Panther Creek Valley Wet on the
Road After an all Might Tramp,
and at the Point of the Bayonet,
Driven Back - Strikers Crestfallen
as Their Failure.
Lansford, Pa, October II. About IMC
men and sixty women and girls marched
lghteen miles from the Southaide Haale
ton region during the night for the Pan
ther Creek valley, where they expeoted to
;lose all of the ten collieries of the Le
tiigh Coal and Navigation Company, but
lust as the weary marchers were nearing
their destination this morning they were
met on a mountain road by three compa
nies of infantry and, at the point of the
bayonet, were driven back four miles to
Tamaqua and dispersed. Another crowd
of 800 strikers from the Northside of Ha
zleton also marched here and succeeded
In closing the company's No. 1 colliery at
Nesciuehonlng, near Mauch Chunk, be
fore it was scattered. The presence of th
soldiers was entirely unexpected, and1 the
strikers were much crestfallen that they
fai'ed in accomplishing the object of theli
long march.
It was probably the most exciting morn
ing that the Panther Craek and Nesque
honing valleys have ever experienced.
Strikers were scattered over the varloui
roads and companies of soldiers wer
scurrying in all directions, heading oft th
marching men. The troops were patienl
with the mob of strikers, while the laboi
mi n were very careful not to commit
overt acts in the presence of the troops.
For ;i moment just after the two force
met on the road in the darkness it looked
as if a clash woudl come, but the good
sense of the men in charge of the strik
ers prevented a possible conflict.
The marchers came down like two ar
mies. The Southside army concentrate
at McAdoo and the order to march was
given at 10:30 last night. There were sev
eral fife and drum corps and a brass band
In the line. The women and girls were
conveyed in two large omnibuses. Fiv
carriages, containing newspaper corre
spondents who had been trailing along al
the rear of the procession, were requested
to take the lead, so that they would not
Interfere, with the plans of the strikers.
Following the news-paper men came the
two conveyances containing the women,
and then followed a long line of Hunga
rians. Italians. Slavs and English-speaking
mine workers.
At a point half a m!le from Ooaldah
there is a sharp turn in the road, and af
the newspaper men rounded it there cam
a command of "Halt." and about fifty feel
In front of them were soldiers, who wen
stretched across the road with bayonets
fixed. Sheriff Toole, of Schuylkill county
was with them. The commander of the
troops, speaking to the waiting crowd
said: "In the name of the people of th(
State of Pennsylvania, I command you tc
disperse and return to where you came.'
The strikers began to protest that thej
could not be stepped on a public highway
and many of them showed a disposition tc
resist the soldiers. The offeer in charge
of the troops, however, kept his men ir
position and the strikers, seeing that th
soldiers evidently m ant business, slowlj
began returning toward Tamaqua.
"Mother" Jones, who was in the crowd
vehemently protested against the actior
of the tr o s in stopping the marchers
but she was shut eff and ordered to move
on. The we men had to be almost pushec
along so slowly did they walk. They con
tinually jeered the soldiers, calling then
all kinds cf names and threatening then
with punishment if they should ever visi
McAdoo. It look from 3 o'clock until 6 tc
drive the crowd back to Tamaqua.
While all this had been going on th
Northside marchers had everything thei.
own way
They reac
succeeded
remain aw
and Navi
to compel
la the ivesqiienoning vaney
ht d there after 2 o'clock ane
in persuading enough men t
ay from the Lehigh Valley Coa
ation Company's No. 1 collierj
Its shut down. General Gobh
sent two companies
and soon had t rdt r
of soldiers over then
restored.
THE DOERS AGAIN ACTIVE.
London, October 16. Lord Roberts re
ports from Pit toria October 15th as fol
lows: "French started from Machadodorp
towards Heidelberg to clear a part o:
the coun.iy not yet visited by oui
troops.
"Mahon, commanding the mounted
troops, successfully engaged the enemy
on October loth, but our losses were
severe, three officers end eight men be
ing killed and three officers and twenty
five men wounded.
"French occupied Carolina yesterday,
capturing a convoy during his
march."
Lord Roberts also reports a number
of minor affairs, shewing that tho
Rnprs are still i ctivc over a wide field.
Cape Town, October 16. -The British
re-entered Blocrohof, near Kimberley,
October 14th, unopposed and captured
fifty Boers.
A BOER COMMANDO CAPTURED.
Durban. October 16. Near Vryheid, a
Boer commando was taken in ambus
cade by Bfcthuen's mounted infantry,
the Boers losing sixty killed, thirty
five wounded and sixty-five taken pris
oners. FLORIDA'S ORANGE CROP.
Jacksonville, Fia.,
servative estimate
October 16. A con
nf Florida's orange
es the yield at one
cron this year
plac
million boxes. An extra large yield
will be had in Manatee. Hillborough
and DeSoto counties. The groves are in
healthy condition. and within two weeks
the fruit will begin to be marketed.
before the freeze in 18&5. when the yield j
was five million boxes, they sold at
60 cents, but this year the averags price
per box is $2.
THE IMPORT OF GOLD.
October 16. It is announce
New York
that Goldman
12 000.000 gold
Sacks & CO. nave engae
for
import. Lazara xere
JVC
also announced an
engagement or tuw.ue
in eold, which e on
the way irom
rope, In addition
nrvimeement. This
r their urevwmis
brings the total of goi
engaged far import on
the present muv
S LoCHTKF JUSTICE
tnnounced that J? ( Justicc of
lann'tucn to tie .ate
elfin WWen of Killowen.
THE DIXNEE TO MR. BRY.4S,
Service the Rent the II oilman lions
vConlel Irovide-The Coat waa gia
Per Plate Ksclnsivr of the Win re.
New York, October 16. The dinner
tendered Colonel Bryan at the Hoffman
House at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon was
not held in the Moorish room, as at first
Intended, but in the Salon Louis
Quinza. Fifty covers were laid, an in
crease from what was first intended.
The room was beautifully decorated
with laurel leaves, palms and ever
greens. Colonel Bryan's portrait.
framed
in
a silk American flag,
waa
just behind the
c
r reserved for
Mayor Van V. y K,
It was discovered
the presiding officer,
during the afternoon
that the decorator had
portrait of Colonel Bi
the Filipino and Amen
the picture. This v. a;
sn error, and at dinr.e
of Aguinaldo were cc
1 arranging ths
an intertwined
n colors about
believed to bs
time the colors
;picuously ab-
sent.
Fifteen persons, sat at the table re
served for the guest of honor and other
Jistinguisiied persons. The remaininf
guests sat at smaller tables. All the
tables were decorated with flowers,
roses predominating. The service was
the best the house could provide, linens
of the most costly sort, the heaviest
plate, cut-glass and the best of china.
Although Colonel Bryan did not drink
his wine, glasses were provided just as
for the other guests. Mayor Van Wyck
sat in an inlaid chair brought from
Arabia. On either side of him, two
ind two, were special chairs, on which
?at Colonel Bryan, Mr. Croker, Adlai E.
Stevenson and William R. Hearst.
When all were seated Colonel Bryan
was between Richard Croker and
Mayor Van Wyck. The other guests
it the main table were: In the chair.
Robert A. Van Wyck: on his right,
William J. Bryan, Richard Croker,
John B. Stanchfield, William J. Stope,
William F. Mackey, Edward M. Shep
rierd, John W. Keller. On the Mayor's
left were Adlai E. Stevenson, William
R. Hearst, Webster Davis, John D.
Richardson, Norman E Mack, John De
Witt and George M. VanHoesen.
At each plate was placed a souvenir
programme, bound in heavy dark pa
per, with the name of each guest in
fold lettering on the cover. The menu
fc'as on cards, plain, except for a por
trait of Colonel Bryan above and the
American flag in colors to the right.
The much-disputed cost of the dinner
ftas settled by the Hoffman House
management, who said that the cost
was $12 per plate, exclusive of the
&'ines.
It took from 5:45 to 7 p. m. to dispose
jf the many courses, and soon after
:he party got into carriages and were
Iriven to Madison Square Garden.
TO DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
Ashed to Report all Attempts at Co
ercion or Intimidation.
Chicago, October 16. Chairman
Tames K. Jones, of the Democratic
National Committee and William R.
Hearst, president of the National As
sociation of Democratis Clubs, to-dav
issued the following circular:
"To the Democratic Clubs: "In the
free exercise of the right of suffrage
lies the safety of the republic. Every
patriot, every honest man, is interest
ed in the preserving of this right at all
hazards. Will you therefore, every man
of you, please report promptly to one
of us, every instance coming to your
knowledge of any attempt to coerce or
intimidate any voter by any employer,
whether a single person, a company rr
corporation, and whether attempted by
threat, by the pretence of orders re
ceived conditioned on the election of
McKinley, or otherwise. Every such of
fender deserves, like Cain, to be 'a
fugitive and a vagabond' on the face of
the earth, and the public ought
know who they are.
"JAMES K. JONES,
"WILLIAM R. HEARST
to
A GREAT DEMONSTRATION
GOV. ROOSEVELT.
TO
Columbus, O., October 16. Not once
3ince the great Blaine demonstration
n 18S6 has this city been so crowded
ivith visitors as it is to-night, the occa
sion of the appearance here of Governor
Roosevelt. Ten speeches made to large
iudienees since leaving Cincinnati at 8
3'clock this morning had not impaired
the Governor's vocal organs, nor did
se show any evidence of fatigue when
ae was introduced at the auditorium.
The Roosevelt special arrived here at
7:30, and for two hours the Governor
rode in a brilliant illuminated electric
carriage in the parade through the
principal streets of the city. This pa
rade was more than two hours passing
i given point.
THE TRIAL OF HEXRT YOl'TSEV
The Prisoner Brought Into Court on
Hi Bed in nn I'ncoiiscioiis State.
Georgetown, Ky., October 16. Henry E.
Youtsey, on trial charged with being a
prircipal in the shooting of Governor Goe
bti, was still unable to enter the sourt
room to-day. Lying on his bed, he was
drawn to the door of the jury room, ia
plain view of those in the court room, and
the trial proceeded. At the afternoon ses
sion the defense moved to discharge tin
jury and continue the case, because th
defendant was still unconscious and in a
worse condition than before. Judge Can
trill overruled the motion.
The defease asked that Youtsey be call
ed as a witness. The sheriff called, but
Youtsey did not answer. The defense ask
ed that he be brought into court, ne is
already in court," said the Judge. -Wei
want him on the witness stand." saidj
Colonel Nelson. "Very wen. Dring mm in,
Mr. Sheriff, and put him on the stand,"
Bnlri thf .Tlldce.
Deputies and guards brought Youtsey!
In on his bed. which they placed in front
of the jury. Colonel Nelson asked Yout-j
sey several questions, but received no sort
of response, the defendant lying as one j
dead. Yv'e can get no response from thej
witness," said Colonel Nelson. " Very j
well, let him stand aside," said the Judge, j
and the bed was carried back to the jury
room.
Colonel Nelson made another motion to
discharge the jury, because the defendant
was not really in court facing his accu-
ers, but simply an unconscious body. The
Judge said the law provided that before
he could discbarge the Jury the defendant
mat be adjudged a Isnatic.
JT-m Howard will go on the Btand to
morrow and rwear Youtsey did not let
Mm in Fowess' ofttee. and that he was
rt pven in the buUdissr. Tbe deXsnse ex
pects to rest its case to-raoraow.
SULTAN AND TBE JEWS
ABDl'I, HAMII) BE8TOWN HIGH
IIOVOKS OX HEBREW.
Wei. ire Ills Reign no Jew had Attained
the Rank of Pasha: Five Jew
isii Doctors Posse that Title
They Hare Offices of Trout in the
Civil Service and the Chief Rabbin
are Granted Regular Salaries
Jews in the Turko-Oreck War.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
reign of the Sultan of Turkey has ju3t
been celebrated, and by no community
with greater zeal and gratitude than
Jewish. The Constantinople correspon
dent of the London Jewish Chronicle of
August 31st gives convincing proofs f
the Sultan's just and kindly spirit:
Before the present Sultan ascended
the throne no Jew had attained the
rank of pasha, which is equal to that of
general. The first among our co-religionists
to receive this high distinction
was Dr. Elias Cohen, who has the rank
of vice admiral. Following the exam
ple of his predecessor the Sukan has
attached a Jewish doctor to his per
son. This post is held by Dr. Elias Co
hen Pasha. At present there are hve
Jewish doctors possessing the title of
pasha, who are in tht- service of the
army and navy. They are: Dr. Elias
Cohen Pasha, physician of the naval
hospital: Dr. Isaa' Molho Pasha, in
spector general of the imperial ileet;
Dr. Jacques Nissim Pasha, chief sur
geon of military h ispital at Salonica;
Dr. Isaac Hadjez Pasha, physician of
the medical hospital at Smyrna: and
Dr. Isaac Hadjez Pa:
:dia. physician of
military count il of
Constantinople. In rl
Jew had before th
Hamid II. obtained
the prefecture of
civil service no
time of Abdul
thu' tank of Bala,
which is equivah nt to the grade of
general of division in the army. At
present two Jews hold this rank, viz:
His Excellency Daoud Effendi Molho,
first dragoman of the imperial divan,
and Aaron Effendi de Leon, the princi
pal jeweller to the palace. Lieutenant
Colonel Moise Bey Dalmedico (descen
dant of the celebrated mathematician
of Candia) is first dragoman of the
minister of marine. There are also a
colonel, two lieutenant-colonels, seven
or eight majors, and fifteen captains.
All of them doctors in the service of
both branches of the imperial forces.
In 1SS5 a riot against the Jews was
committed by the Greeks and Armen
ians at Kadi-Keuy, one of the most im
portant faubourgs of Constantinople.
His Majesty ordered that rigorous pro
ceedings should be taken against the
ringleaders, and on this occasion he ex
pressed to Dr.' Eii. '."- hen
Pasha his
friendly feelinys toward
the oppressed
Jews.
The present Sultan was the first
Turkish sovereign to grant regular sal
aries to chief rabbis of Turkey, thereby
giving them the status of officials of
the State. Every year, at Passover, his
imperial majesty sends 8000 francs to
the chief rabbi for distribution among
poor Jews in this city who have not
the means wherewith to buy Matzoth.
About ten years ago Abdul Hamid
conceived the idea of giving his Jewish
subjects proof of his confidence and of
his belief in their loyalty by admitting
them into the actual service of the
army. His Majesty sent for the chief
rabbi in order to ask him whether the
Jewish religion forbade Jews to serve
in the army. Naturally the chief rabbi
replied that Judaism required its fol
lowers to pay every tribute to the
State, including the tribute of blood. At
his audience the Sultan informed the
chief rabbi that he would be very gRid
if the number of Jewish functionaries
in the employ of the State could be in
creased. The project was not put into
execution. No reason was given, but it
can be easily guessed. Only Moham
medans are allowed to serve in the
army, and if the Sultan had admitted
the Jews a demand might, have been
made that he should similarly treat
other non-Mohammedan subjects.
in
whom, nerhans. he has not
same
confidence.
rnrinr the Turko-Greek war
the
Jews gave striking proofs of their pat
ri tism. A large number of young
mn enrolled themselves as volunteers,
and large sums were subscribed
Jewish notables for the army. His
by
im-
oerial Majesty gave expression
to his
great satisfaction by addressing an im
perial rescript to M. Moise Levy, the
chief rabbi of Turkey
To-day, thanks to the good-will of
the Sultan, the access of the Jews 10
the different departments of the State
it t-mn was formerly the
case. The council of State has a Jew
ish member, His Excellency Bohor
Effendi Eskenasy. The number of Jews
In the diplomatic service has largely
increased. There are about fifteen
chancellors, consuls and vice-consuls
representing Turkey abroad, and at
home a few Jews are at the head of
provincial governments, notably Jo
seph Effendi Krieger.
During the past few months the Sul
tan has given one more proof of his
lively sympathy for our persecuted
brethren in Roumania, by sanctioning
their settlement in Asia Minor and
granting them land and relief in
money.
TO ACQUIRE JAPANESE.
(The Athenaeum.)
Fix thousand ideographs are enough
for even the most learned Japanese;
for persons of ordinary education, 3000
to 4000 suffice; but 3000 are perhaps aa
manv as the European student can
manage to assimilate. A knowledge cf
the ideograph is. however, not sufficient
They more often represent vocables
rather than words, and two monosyl
labic vocables are joined to form the
Jukuji, or compounds, of the usual
written style and of common speech,
and very often the meaning of the com
pound can scarcely be guessed from
the meanings of the components. Nor
Is this the only difficulty. Most ideo
graphs may be pronounced in two ways
at least; thus we have "mei" or "myo,
cAi" or "sai." "jin" or "nin," and so
on both being Japanese pronunciations
tf the original Chinese sounds, as the
Ideographs were imported from Go
(Chinese Wu) in Southern, or Kan
-.v,;o uan in Northern China, re-
11111. -
fpectively.
KTNG OSCAR SERIOUSLY ILL.
London. rJZtt
LK "has developed
raU TrtouB inflammation of tn.
uIlsa Thl "own Prince has been aP
pointed Reginl."
RUSSIA'S ATTITUDE
Hi C5IIXA WILL BE IMH.I'l NDEST
E Til E CONCERT OF POWERS.
Tho Czar Disposed to Attach l.tm
Vnlne to Joint Action since Ills
Interests Have Been Folly SetTcd
by the Successful Campaign in
Mnnebnria-The Chinese Govern,
ntent Etilizing all its Resources ol
Duplicity to Gain Time to Gatlter
Her Forces for a Spring Otiiipaisn.
St. Petersburg, October 16 The Rus
sian Government permits it to become
known that its attitude in China will
1 6 increasing independence of the cun
cert of the powers. Russia, it is ex
plained, is disposed to attach less value
to joint action sine her interests have
been fully secured by the successful
campaign in Manchuria. Moreover,
Russia is not willing to "follow ths
irreconcilable policy of some uf ths
powers."
The expectation, the publication adds,
is that the Chinese Government 19
rJout to utilize all Its resources of du
plicity to keep the powers occupied,
with vain negotiations and proposal
and the dispatching of notes in order
to gain time until the Winter, counting
on the rigor of the climate to prevent
military operations and ail China to
gather her resources for a Spring cam
paign. Washington, October 16. The cable
lispatch from St. Petersburg, in stat
ng that Russia's attitude in China will
te independent of thj conceit of the
powers, caused n surprise among offi
cials here, who have been looking for
ward for some time to just such a line
pf action. It was noted when the ag
gressive military movement was inau
gurated by Germany and the expedition
Against Pao Ting Fu started that Rus
sia was among the powers which did
not join in the movement. As the bulk
jf the American troops had withdrawn
from China, leaving General Chaffee
only a legation guard at Pekin, the
Japanese forces participated in a very
limited degree by continuing the de
fense of Pekin during the abs nee of the
ther allies. The dispatch from St. Pe
tersburg is looked upon as merely an
other step similar to that taken when
.Russia withheld from the Pao Ting Fu
expedition and other aggressive mili
tary moves. Moreover, it is regarded
is quite in consonance with the pacific
tendencies of tl
lave been direct
t settlement
rather than by
ian purpose of
Government, which
d all along to securing
y diplomatic means
the sword. The Rus
pursuing independent
Bet ion ha: n
my official 1
Jither to the
d made Itself evident in
r formal way thus far.
State Department or to
:he Russian embassy hei
DEMANDS
A.PPROV
MINIST
-:d by
ERS.
ALL THE
Paris, October 16. A dispatch received
by the Havas As ncy from Tien Tsin,
3atel October 15th, says:
'The British Ambassador being inform
ed from London of the basis of negotia
tions proposed by Mr. Delcasse, called a
meeting of the diplomatic corps in Pekin.
The French propositions were unanimous
ly approved and appreciation was ex
pressed of France's initiative. United
States Minister Conger alone raised an
objection, not against the propositions,
but against the method of procedure. Mr.
Conger deemed that the French proposi
tions would have to be Imposed upon th
Chinese during the negotiations. Whih
these propositions are formulated as be
Ing the basis of negotiation, different Min
isters, among others, the British and
Italian, presented certain demands, espe
cially the replacement of the Tsung LI
Yamen by a Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and the posting for two years of the de
crees concerning the punishment of the
Instigators of the anti-European move
ment. These demands are approved by all
Ministers.
According to the same dispatch, should
Pao Ting Fu resist the demands : sur
render, the place v. ill be bombarded and
the inhabitants exemplarily punished.
ORDERED TO R KT CRN TO CANTON.
Paris. Octob' r 16. At a Cabinet Council
held to-day. the Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, M. Delcasse, announced that all the
powers have accepted the French note sls
the basis for negotiations.
The Minister added that he had been
informed that Li Hung Chang has order
ed the Black Flags and Kwang Si troops,
which are traversing the province of Hu
nan on their way to the court at Sian Fu,
abandon their march and return to Can
ton.
PAO TiNG FU CAPT I "R ( ID.
London. October 18. A dispatch from
Shanghai states that Pao Ting Fu was
captured on Saturday by the force of
7000 allies sent from Pekin for that
purpose.
OCCUPIED BY RUSSIAN'S.
Shanghai, October 16. Official confirma
tion as been received of the report that
the Russian southern army has occupied
Fieh Line, the terminus of the Shan-Hal-Kwan
railway. The occupation was effect
ed October 4th.
HUI CHOW RECAPTURED.
Washington. October 18. Secretary ol
State Hay has received a dispatch from
Consul McWade at Canton, saying that
the imperial troops have recaptured
Hui Chow and that the rebels havs
lispersed to the eastward.
, QUEER PRESCRIPTIONS.
(Ram's Horn.)
Here are some orders recently receiv
ed by a druggist in a neighboring city:
' "You will pleas give the lettle bol 5
ents worse of Auntie Toxyn fur to
'argle babv's throat, and obleage.
' -Dear Dochter, pies gif bearer five
. ,. ,1-th of enerac for to throw up
n a five months' dd babe,
mi. a Vo n corf- stummiek.'
N. B. The
t ,o,-o a r nte nain in my child s dia
gram. Please give my son something
elease it.
"Uv little bab
-v ha? eat up its
V J
'ather's parish
nUsther. Send an anec-
iote quick as 1
.Ksible by tbe encioseu
6 .' . V Hm in mv inrides and
.m.i. t irnuM like u be extinguished
What is good for to extinguish
it: l.ne
Inclosed money is for the
extinguisher. Hurry pleas.
"This child is my little
mice or tne
girl. I
send
v fpnts to uuy two
sitless
pow-
' a .. 1 .... (c CllfP
iers lor a groan ua uuit -
ftl'K idi:.
rfcomM F. Ease, i l'Ew or Sen,
tor Rlarkbars, Kills Himelf in
tbe Presence mis Little Dauch.
ler.
Washington. OctoWr 16. Thomas F.
Lane, son-in-law of .Senater Bla k
burn, committed suicide at his b
here last night. Mr. Lane entered
house about 11 p. a, and shot hi:;
In the presence of his little daughter,
while his wife waa resting on a couch
In an adjoining roan. Death was al
most Instanteous. Mr. Lane was the
American representative of the London
Ordnance firm Of Vlckers Sons &
Maxim. He was well to do, prominently
connected and a familiar figure In
Washington society. It Is cald be waa
riven to the act by brooding over his
Ul health. He was tald some time
that he had Bright disease i.d be
allowed the matter to prey upou bia
mind.
His wife, who waa Lucille Blackburn,
had a narrow escape from deatb by a
pistol wound about three years
The Lanes were the living at the Ho
tel Wellington. Mr. Lane was out of
lown much of the time, and Mrs Lane
kept a loaded revolver In her but 1
drawer. One night ahe was found In
ber room with a bullet wound In h r
breast, and it waa explained by the
family that in taking some laces from
the drawer the pistol had been 111
Op and falling on the hammer, ex
ploded. She lingered between life
death for some time, but ultim it
covered. The shock of last t ...
tragedy completely prostrat. 1 h
he is now under the constant 1 ai
physician.
Senator Blackburn was In Hagei
town last night when the news of the
auicide reached him. He has been 1 n a
campaign tour of the State. He left a
toon as possible for Washington an i it
la likely that the occurrence will I
him to abandon anjr further work
the campaign.
riTE CAPTVBI Or CAPT. Mil I I scs.
Vtaelr Ex per fences Prior to rtieir
Rescue by Geiseral Hare.
Manila. October 1C Full d ta
now at hand as to the capture ol Ca
tain Devereaux Shields and his pa ty
by the insurgents in the Island of M
Induque last month, and their ex
ences prior to their rescue by c neral
Luther R. Hare. After four w. .
captivity, hard treatment, hungi 1
marching b avoid the rescuing
which greatly aggravated the su
Ings of the wounded, Captain 5
and his men were delivered by th Fili
pinos to General Hare last Sundu .
Buena Vista on Mftrlnduque coas
Captain Shields and his party while
operating north of Torrijos. were n
In ambu.-h in the steep hill.-1. Th
tempted to cut their way to the
but became subjected to the em i 1
four sided lire, Captain Shields h
shot twice and badly wounded.
After four had been kilhd and five
wounded, being out of ammunition, tl n
command surrendered through a ml
understanding among themselves in
twenty-five insurgent riflemen an 1
1000 bolomen. The rebels aeparated th r
prisoners into small parties and
veyed them heavily guarded to
mountains. On this news reaching M -nila,
two companiea of the Thirty
eighth volunteer infantry under Colonel
Anderson, were seftf to Marinduqut
This force was followed by eight com
panies of the First lsrfantry under ;
eral Hare. The combined fon e of 1 a
men proceeded to occupy all the towi
In the island and to acour th country.
General Hare gave tfee rebels one w k
to surrender the prlewners and the at
ter's rifles. The Americans controlled
the situation. The rebels perceived th t
It was only a questle cf time when tic
release of their prisoners would be ef
fected and they opened up communica
tions with General' Hare, whi. h re 1
ed in the handing over of the captives,
thirteen of whom, the sick and woun J
ed, were immediately sent to Manil 1
the gunboat VlllalObos, Lieutenant
Edward Simpson commanding. The
VUlalobos arrived here yestei lay. Caj
tain Shields is improving Genera
Hare's command Will remain in Mar
induque. He has given the Insurgents
until October 21st to surrender them
selves and the fifty-one captured rifles
If they faii to comply, he will
take an active punitive campal
Captain Shields and his ci
suffered greatly at the hands ol
captors, who robbed and n .
them. The rebel offioers had to resti :
the bolom. n from killing the A
cans. When wounded. Capta n SI
was unable to move. He ord r. I
soldiers to go forward and to I
but they declined and fought stul
ly until tie y were overpowered.
THE
RESCUE OF CAI'I ' M
SHIELDS.
Washington. October 1C A cable d'a
patch was received from General M
Arthur to-day giving the casualties
Captain Shields' command In the
ot Marinduque. Captain Shields an I
men were captured by the insurg r.
and afterwards rescued by Gei
Hare's troops. The total .casual)
the party app'r to have b 1
killed and six wounded. Among I
ter is Captain Shields himself wh
seriously wounded in the n-cU, tn .u
and shoulder.
PHILJPINOS SURPRISE AMERI
CANA Manila. October 14. via Hong Kong
October 16. A detachment of twentj
men of the 24th regiment whib eogagi
in repairing telegraph wires Ucn
10th. at a point near ban Jose .-n
Ecija province, island of Luzon,
mt tmon bv two hundred rebels
uv.
c-r
in-
overpowered and scattered. Seven
the Americans reached San I
It Is probable that the ramind 1 wen
japtured. The enemy gupris d a ; '
f scout? of the 43d Infantry at a PC
three miles from Tnkloban.
Leyte. killing three ef the An
at the first volley. Two es ap
Save the alarm, but the en m
seeded in evading their pure
oative police of Tayloban had ns lr
d to surprise the Americana The
bodies of the dead soldiers were badly
mutilated.
A RICHMOND MAN APPOINTED.
Buffalo. N. Y., Ocaaher UV H. E. Vai
Demmen, oi Richmond. Va., rm- bet n ap
pointed asstetant in Che Horticultural D
par tm tnt of the PeJssAmerh an Expos!
lion.
C O Hill I T
THE I I e . I 1.
Vtor of nn i:x King Hunt After
I trnri tnnrj Monoter la Snx 11
It may probably '. teres! Ron r
v hai- mer y I heard of the bra:
U irn that there Is ti!l existing In
I ml of Java an animal or, rothi r
1 tile which seems to b the rr.i
; between th- i hthyeeauarl of r
daj snd the well-knowa aanrlai
present tinv. This animal Is. It aiT'
known to the native by the name at '
r end al th- suKKextion of tny r
I a Per rs vnaul-gv;
Austria-Hungary, in Tunis. 1 pro,
r .! w v me years as-
1 ate enough to shoot one of theee
monsters.
The Bsron parti ularty anxlwu 11
ihould put the rircumstawoaa on t
U re
ta
the
a
tnt
v.
a rt
iln-
of
ta
1 ire
' I
rd.
re
o as
.1.
ive
A
aC
1 Of
y
ny
is he ha- always found whi-n he I
counted .if- il.ien,,- .if and
by him of ore . f the tr'itn that
ben treated us .t mere traveler :
Moreover during the years which
ed t t h HngutT).
Per ira never seen uuy picture
: t of huge n i Ulf In any '
ry ; ..k. except a represent
is; noi has he se. -ii
roa ! t;.g It In .1 ppt-aranrr
' that be haa
r
Vi ever, the Ba r- as
entlj .td ii a letter, writ I ta
'.unit Mailath, one of his friend-- who
de In , ilil n the suliject In a
II n t contirmatl of his own esperl s,
md there , an tl t fore u no doubt trie
f-.v i.i... ul ;).. -:i :.)..- h u!t In I Is-
I nhall 110a tr , to give the Haroi cx-
perience In hii owi words, but 1 ' -re
; s.i mui 1 i.i: rk .it he hae p . ted
j tor me an ex ull. 1 t pi ture of the ' iln
I.. a, attacked by th Javanese 1
sft r be had himself wounded it wit
1
I Hit now to tie st ory .
1 was." mi ; Ha run Perelra, "ant 1
Ii - In February, l ti iv- ima In ..
Javanese canoe with th. Assistant
I Sent afetman, himself well-' .1
1 iportsman. Dawn had ni jut 1 ken
I v h. n wi found ourselvs close t the
, m .th of th tiatavia river. At this , rtnt
I tie watei wi alt, ind there eras 1 n
I ic rable kw. a causrd by the a el
the sea run ninR up against the tide v we
advanced the n 'a rs had consider a I l
j Rculty In making headway again 1 I
' morning 1 reez . 8 id ily there era
m
c, lt 1 ,. nt umonii the crew ol
I a- who manned the host 'UngTUli
j ruin!' 1 heard 1 a l .1 on all aid.
ruli ' Llm ' r p 1 tl the tu
, sitting n m to me, selaini m- by tl
: a - he shout d and e.itituig excited I
j v.. i.i the mudd) short, along wi
j i . r cc ting at a distance of ab
I Bietl es.
11 wai as I hav. said, barely
. and all iha! I couW make out a
i long and .!aii form ' r BOHM larK m
i King on thi mud 1 elxed my rlfli
1
n
isa
:ht,
1 he
. 1 u
not
ht
iiy
in
knowing In the least what a llnguln 1
but at tlrst Imagining it tob n
n . nenilile l?ut v. n with my rli'
hand I hesitated t -hoot, for the 1 -n
. nt of the boat, which rollltu- Is
ne, attempt at ; u "lv aim Imp
lb wever, the nativ.
pa 1 1, nt.
" 'Lringuin !' they
Ihoot r
"Standing up, 1 l
Bred. Instantly then
w 1th me gr ; lm
: 1 UKaJn.
1
ik n htifty al nd
.'. 1 11 moS 1
Sous commotion In th mad. I aw a gt
creature whirling round and round 1 th
liquid 007.0. first on Its h ad and t' n
It- tall much like the firework ea '
Catherine wln- I while liquid ntafl m
Ing scattered shout In all dlroetloi v
fhout of triumph . from my arew 1
the pteet man, seizing a murderou
Ing Malay sdmltar. Instantly pi -1
overboard t.. wug mortal romtm'
lh disat : I mon ter, I Ic sworn to
ind, boldly entering lh mud. wht h
more than up ta hi knees, attack the
Mi. a moui M UlC.
"As advanced quit. loee to th.
r w now able to m e tl it th- anln
j,, . , . ,1 to be h. If ' rocodila BCwl
make It had the body of the for-j '
il
. p
If 1
: se
. . I-
tall
' . Ul
lln
ad ila
1
w
'
1. thi
11 1
Ilk
neck . ' 1 head of the latter.
.,, h , f the Malay It ceased Its wl
whlrlim round and round on It
l 1 , j.. itedlj struca out at in
n v with Its hi ad. tr Ing to slz'
with
jrum
bnd
its rang - rat ev ry 1 1 ma w
tjart' I foi v. ard Its tiowfrf.jl
1 , , , , . natl sal u K out v.
,.. ,1 , , imi Inflb ting a woui
,. 1 tii.s-li from Injury. At ! 1
, . .. truck the fuilou snaic
I v.
5 .
.lib'
"UP
r: irl on tin iaJ ana n
great c. lie any ic o
t ... . ,1 it by tic- tail tnrougn ins wi
.. Vmu 1 and brought it out to th-
Wj nritb a rood deal of tryuble. W
oard H was so heavy that It 1
t
iy
f
, v n an. let wat( r Ih uov.
tt
.1 .. mA ulii re xu I la '
. 11 .in 1.1. v n. . - ....v.- w w -
I.-: h as betwet n nine r
r,el bis I know- from the fa I
. ,; e rested uu at lea
- ol the boat. The Ions:, I
ad fell ui-on tb bottom
were much ant about
the cword, sen p
it
' y
; , Heed waa that, aJthouKb
d gashes, the 8ah enpow 1
1 it. Itke th fl rh a flMh,
n blood flowing trOm any ol
0 a0s cuts up
: ,y had aUb r. curly
: t .. fore paws of the w-trd
it a is in ronseunance almo
1 i
.
di utroyed for preservation
"However, I Inslstea upon the men's
Ing carcass along with as
.. ,; .. ,,fier w had disembarked H
ngth, chiefly owing to the nu:.-
pon It, it became so d--ornpor .
Ive that we had t leave it b I.
Met man promised me th.it I - 1
;. . ,Ient more; tut. alas! n.-ver , I
tn n e tl a I I was In Java did I ac
ji : itnguln." Ueutenant "oiont 1 in
Itaggard, tn tht Wld.- World M ;a-
A NEGRO IR.'i MP LYNCH El
Ma n. a., tob r 16.- Frank Hai I
mam a tramp negro was lyn -I
Wellsti n early this morning f 1 aa
aaulting Mrs B. H. Picrson, the wi I
a Baptist preacl -r The woman .n4
th; smal child! n were In th- nr
b, time and ral ! an alarrr:. a
, 10 burled hln '' In a cotton 1 lr
I was found and lynched. His body!
1
.. by ti 01 tne rnisroau ir.
view of last ng rs cn the cars.
f;;oI-;(:T'
Waafalr ;t ..
Long t - lay 1
Govei nor J- r
Rating hi., d
ton Jones, as .-;
. PONSOR.
He : r;
a telegram ftorr
Arkansaa, d lg-l
M.-?n Bobby New
r tor the rr. n.toi
.- ' ..rii 1-. wiiii h is to laurn I at
d
Newport News in the nenrfntore.
I ,TH ' F DR. PRESTON B. EC
Pr in ii. Scott, prealdent of the Am-
aion of Physicians and dur"ons
of tbe Confederate Army and Navy,
died to-day, aged CS.