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Km Am i OL. XXXJ. NO. 7:5. WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1898. 1.00 PER YEAR. WORK OFA FIEND. An Anarchist Commits the Most Horrible Crime of the Century. AUSTRIA'S EMPRESS MURDERED While Walking From Her Hotel to The Empress is Attacked by an Anarchist Stabbed in the Breast in Sight of .Many People Taken to The Hotel, She Lingers Only a Short While The Assassin Captured He Has no Excuse to Make Messages of Con dolence to the Emperor. Geneva, Switzerland, September 10. The empress of Austria was assassi nated at the Hotel Beaurivage this ev ening, by an anarchist, who was ar rested, lie stabbed her majesty with a stilletto. It appears that her majesty was walking from her hotel to the landing place of the steamer at about 1 o'clock when an Italian anarchist named Lucchoni, who was born in Paris of Italian parents, suddenly approached and stabbed her to the heart. The em press fell, got up again and was car ried to the steamer unconsciov;;. The boat started, but, seeing the empress had not recovered consciousness, the captain returned and the empress was carried to the hotel Beaurivage, where she expired. The stretcher upon which the em press was carried to the hotel was hastily improvised with oars and sail cloths. Doctors and priest ; were im mediately summoned, and a telegram was sent to Kmperor Francis Joseph. All efforts to revive her majesty were unavailing, and she expired at 3 ovlock. The medical examination showed that the assassin must have used a small triangular file. After striking the blow he ran along the Itue des Alpes, with the evident intention of entering the square des Alpes, but before reaching it he was seized by two cabmen who had witnessed the crime. They handed him over to a boatman and a gendarme who conveyed him to the police sta tion. The prisoner made no resistance. He even sang as he walked along, say ing: "I did it," and "She must be dead." At the police station he de clared that he was a "starving anar chist, with no hatred for the poor, but only for the rich." Later, when taken to the court house and interrogated by a magistrate in the presence of three members of the local government and the police officials, he pretended not to know French and refused to answer questions. The police on searching him found a document showing his name to be Luigi Lucchoni, born in Paris in 1873 and an Italian soldier. A great crowd quickly assembled around the hotel Beaurivage, where the officials proceeded after in terrogating the prisoner. The police searched the scene of the crime for the weapon and the accomplices of the as sassin. It appears that a boatman no ticed three persons closely following the empress, who was making pur chases in the shops. The local government, immediately on receiving the news of her majesty's death, half-masted the flag on the Ho tel de Ville (the municipal offices) and proceeded in a body to the Hotel Beau rivage as a token of respect. The excitement is increasing and many of the shops on the Kursaal are closed. The assassin told the magistrate that he came to Geneva in order to assassi nate "another important person" but had been unable to execute the project. The reason of his .failure he did not give, but he declared that it was only by accident he had learned of the pres ence of the Austrian empress in Ge neva. The wound was just over the left breast. There was hardly any bleed ing. A priest wras secured in time to ad minister extreme unction. Berne, Switzerland, September 10. Another account of the assassination of the empress of Austria says: "After having been stabbed from be hind, the empress rose and walked on board the steamer, where she fell, fainting. The captain did not wish to put off from the quay, but did so at the request of the empress and her uite, there being no apprehension that she was seriously hurt. The steamer was turned back before reaching the open lake and the empress, uncon scious, was carried to the hotel on a stretcher." The president of Switzerland and other members of the government were stunned with horror and grief w hen the news reached the palace that the empress, so beloved by all Europe ans, had fallen a victim to an assassin within the borders of their country. They immediately arranged to hold an extraordinary federal council on Sun day morning in order to consider the measures to take against the assassin. The latter must be tried according to the statutes of the Canton in which the crime was committed, which for bid capital punishment and make life Imprisonment the most severe penalty that can be imposed. When the Australian minister, Count Kuefstein, was informed of the trage dy he hurried to the palace and was met with expressions of the deepest sympathy. So soon as a special train could be arranged, the minister start ed for Geneva, accompanied by the deputy prosecutor general, who took up the case at once, his chief being on a vacation. He will hold a preliminary inquiry at Geneva tonight or as soon as possible, and return tomorrow in order to report to the federal council. The federal authorities had been in formed of the visit of the empress, and they had notified the governors of the cantons the empress expected to visit, the Steamer Landing at Geneva! instructing them to take special police measures for her comfort and safety if it appeared necessary. They were not Informed of her majesty's inten tion to visit Geneva, nor were the local officials aware of her presence, as she was traveling incognito. The police are not blamed, though the circum stances responsible for the lack of pre cautions are widely regretted. All Switzerland is profoundly stirred with sorrow and indignation. The pa pers of all cities have printed extra editions expressing horror of the crime. Lucchoni, the anarchist assas sin, lived at Parma, Italy. The empress of Austria was born December 24, 1837. She was a daughter of Duke Maximilian, of Bavaria, and was married to Francis Joseph, em peror of Austria, and king of Hungary April 24, 1854. They had three children, J the Archbishop Gisola, who is married . to Prince Luitpold, of Bavaria; the Archduke Rudolph, who married Prin cess Stehpanie, of Belgium, and who was (seemingly) assassinated in 1889, 1 and the Archduchess Maria Valeria, 1 who married Archduke Franz Salva tor, of Austria-Tuscany. The late em press was an enthusiastic horse wo- ; man. ! "Washington, September 10. The ! state department late this afternoon , received a confirmation of the reported assassination of the emJJess of Aus- tria. The following dispatch was re- ceived from the United States consul j at Geneva: I "Geneva, September 10, 1898, 1:50 p. m. S "The empress of Austria just assas-. sinated here by an Italian anarchist. "RIGLEY." Upon receipts of Consul Rigley's no tification of the death of the empress, President McKinley sent the following message of condolence: "Eexecutive Mansion, "Washington, September 10. "To His Majesty, the Emperor of Aus tria, Vienna: "I have heard with profound regret of the assassination of her majesty, the empress of Austria, while at Gen eva, and tender to your majesty the deep sympathy of the government and people of the United States: "WILLIAM McKINLEY." London, September 10. Grave fears are already expressed here regarding the . effect which the assassination of the empress may have upon the em peror, whose health has never recover ed from the blow of Crown Prince Ru dolph's tragic death, and it is known that his majesty lately has been very feeble. New London, Conn., September 10. The news of the assassination of the empress of Austria first reached Am bassador Hengenmuller, who with his suite has been spending the summer here, through the Associated Press re porter here. The ambassador was seen at his cottage at Pequot, and wrhen told of the tragedy was completely overcome. He declined to be inter viewed on the subject at present. Paris, September 10. President Felix I Faure sent a telegram of condolence to Emperor Francis Joseph immediate- ly upon receipt of news of the assas sination, and he has since counter manded the arrangements for the shooting party fixed for tomorrow at the Marly preserves. Vienna, September 10. Emperor Francis Joseph received the news at Schoenbrunn. His majesty's journey to attend the manouvers at Zips, Hun gary, was, of course, abandoned. All the theatres here and in the provincial towns are closed tonight. Budapest, Hungary, September 10. The news of the assassination of the queen of Hungary and empress of Aus tria was received here with consterna tion. Men and women were seen weep ing in the streets. Everywhere mourn ing banners are displayed. The Hunga rian diet will be convened in special session tomorrow. Belligerent Temperance Campaign. Concordia, Kas., September 10. Pe- . ter Hammerli, keeper of a saloon at Miltonvale, was lodged in jail here to day charged with an assault to mur der B. F. Miller, editor of The Milton vale Press. The affair is the result of an attempt by the church people of Miltonvale to regulate the morals of their community by heroic measures. They started to rid the- town of sa loons. They first assaulted Joe Ben oits place where they smashed every thing. Peter Hammerli's place was next attacked. The doors being lock ed, they were broken down with axes, whereupon the mob of good people were fired upon from within the sa- i loon. One bullet struck Editor Miller j in the face, wounding him -badly. Af- . ter the shooting Hammerli escaped, but was arrested later and brought i here. When the saloonkeeper and his J guns had been captured the church ' people finished their work by demolish- ; ing everything in the place. Troops Arrive Prom forto Rico Newport News, Va., September 10. The steamship Panama arrived at Fort Monroe tonight from Porto Rico bringing 255 soldiers belonging to Massachusetts, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Illinois regiments. Thirty of the men are sick and will go into the hos pital. The others are well enough to go to their homes. ARRIVED AT HAVANA. The American CommUmiournt Receiv ed bj General Rlaneo Flrt fleeting of tbe Commissioners Today. Havana, September 10. The United States transport Resolute, having the United States Cuban evacuation com mission on board, entered the port shortly after 8 o'clock. There were no Spanish flags flying at that time and no salute was fired. Immediately after the arrival of the Resolute, which reached here flying some white bunting forward and an admiral's flag from her mainmast, she was visited by the commander of the French gunboat Fulton.who board ed the Resolute in full uniform. Short ly afterward, a government launch ran alongside the Resolute. She had on board Dr. Congosto, the secretary gen eral of the government; General So lano, the chief of staff, representing Captain General Blanco, and Major Garcia Benitz, of the general staff. Their visit lasted fully an hour. At the expiration of the conference an officer of the Spanish warship Alfonso XII paid his respects to Rear Admiral Sampson. This interview was of a very formal nature. Shortly afterward Gen eral Solano, acting for Captain General Blanco, placed the latter's private car riage at the disposal of the commis sioners. All the foreign and American ship ping in port displayed every available piece of colored bunting, and the Reso lute dipped her colors in answer to every salute. The Resolute is moored to a buoy close alongside the steel dock. She was surrounded all the morning by hundreds of small boats, whose occupants waved their hats and handkerchiefs. At 9:15 o'clock the American commis sioners, accompanied by the Spanish officers representing Captain General Blanco, landed at la Machina wharf and arrived at the palace at 9:40 o'clock where the captain general's body guard presented arms as they appear ed. Captain General Blanco, dressed in full uniform, received the commission ers in the reception room, where, after the formal presentations had taken place and the official courtesies had been exchanged, they sat down and conferred for about twenty minutes. The Spanish commander sat in the cen tre, with General Butler on his right and Admiral Sampson on his left. Next to General Butler sat General Parrado, and next to him was General Wade. On Admiral Sampson's left sat Colonel Clous and Captain Hart, the official interpreter. The captain general addressed the commissioners in English. He asked them to excuse any mistakes which he might make, explaining that it was a long time since he had used that language.- The United States commissioners left the palace shortly after 10 o'clock, ac companied by General Solano and Dr. Congosto. They were driven to the Machina wharf opposite the wreck of the Maine, where they took lunch, be fore returning to the Resolute for breakfast. Colonel Clous and Captain Hart, ac companied by a Spanish officer, then paid a visit to Admiral Mantorolo and to the captain of the port, after which they returned on board the Resolute. The general public crowded the wharf when the arrival of the Resolute became known, but there was no dem onstration. Every body behaved quiet ly and respectfully. Late this afternoon the American commissioners, on the advice of the ac companying physicians, decided to live ashore while here, but they have not yet chosen places of residence. They will probably remain on board the Res olute this evening and make the change tomorrow. The first session of the commission will take place tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock at the colonial government office. Judging from conversation with the commissioners, all the sessions will be behind closed doors. At noon today Lieutenant C. C. Morse, representing Rear Admiral Sampson, paid his respects to the Brit ish consul, who returned the visit an hour later, when a salute was fired. The Spanish steamer Ciudad de Ca diz left this afternoon for Spain with 600 sick soldiers, two generals and their staffs. Spaniards and Cubans Fraternizing Havana, September 9, via Key West, Fla., September 10, 10:30 p. m. This (Friday) morning the entire archives were carted from the military gov ernor's palace to the wharf, where they were delivered to lighters for shipment to the Spanish mail steamer Ciudad de Cadiz, that sails for Spain tomor row. Similar preparations are being made for early departure in every branch of the government. On the afternoon of September 5th the Cuban general, Pedro Diaz, and his staff, with "a band of music, arriv ed at Artemisa, in the province of Pinar del Rio, to pay a visit to the Spanish military governor, Colonel Duelo, who, with the mayor of the town, received them with the utmost cordiality. The visitors and their hosts drank one another's health, and pho tographs were taken of the fraterniz ing officers, while the band played Cu ban and Spanish airs. Before the Cu bans left the cry "Viva la Paz" was raised in which all joined hartily. This spirit is becoming more and more prev alent and the old time feeling of bit terness is passing away. Captain and Crew Lost Planter, Fla., September 10. The schooner Belle, from Indian river. Captain Powell, was caught in a gale off Key Largo last night and driven ; on the reef. The captain and crew are ! supposed to be lost. A Strong Nation. Consists of strong men and healthy women, and health and strength de pend upon pure, rich blood which is given by Hood's Sarsaparilla. A na- I tion which takes millions of bottles of j Hood's Sarsaparilla every year is laying the foundation for health, the wisdom of which will surely show 1 Itself in years to come. j Hood's Sarsaparilla cure all liver ills. J Easy to take, easy to operate; reliable, I sure. 25c. I HI PARTY Boasting to Keep Up its Courage. ELEGTION REGISTRARS No Law for Their Recommendation by Chairmen of Political Committees Russell Draws on His Individual Vo cabulary Tor Abuse of Otlio Wilson. Tbe First Regiment Now Anxious to Return Home Dave Sutton Court Xartialed IHcKlnley Lets Down the Bars. Mesenger Bureau Raleigh, N. C, September 10. So far as the express companies are concerned the railway commission ap pears to have plenty of power. Its order that the companies shall pay for the stamp on receipts is being obey ed, so far as all business within the state is concerned. The commissioners 6f internal revenue decided two months ago that the companies must pay, but it seems they disputed his power to decide. Yet the public could not dispute his power when he ruled 1jhat the sender of a telegraphic mes sage must pay for the tax stamp. The moral of this is that a ruling which suits or has to suit the public does not suit some corporations. The new election law does not re quire any political party to make rec omendations for registrars of election, so Republican State Chairman Hol ton's threat that he would indict the officers of Mecklenburg county for not appointing forty-eight registrars whom he and Populist State Chairman Thompson had "nominated" falls very fiat indeed. It is learned that a very funny inci dent occurred Thursday ' night, during a recess of the populist congressional convention here. Several of the dele gates went to Governor Russell's office and a mong. Uiera-Jvas H ill E. King, of the agricultural department, a great wire worker for Otho Wilson for the nomination. Governor Russell address ed the callers and expressed his opin ion, in the plainest English in his vo cabulary, of any man who would sup port Wilson, a man he had kicked out of office. This was all aimed at King. The latter sat mute. An anti-Russell republican who spoke of this said: "But King was brave. He went right back and resumed work for Wilson." Ninety-nine hundredths of the peo ple of the state will be surprised at the news now coming from Camp Cuba Libre to the effect that the First North Carolina volunteers desire to quit the service. it has been tne prevalent opinion that the regiment was a "sticker" and was glad of the oppor tunity to go with General Lee to Cuba, or anywhere else, for that matter. There are say 200 regiments of vol unteers. The president "gave it out" that the "wishes of the men" should be considered as to whether a regiment should be mustered out or retained. Suppose all say "we want to bej muster ed out" wher will the president be? Already he sees tne folly of a sugges tion perhaps never before made in any country, and declares there shall be no more regiments mustered out; that he must keep 100,000 in service. But what has been said and done has fann ed the flame of discontent The presi dent himself let down the bars and now all the sheep are trying to jump through. It is almost as funny as the capture of the Ladrone islands. David B. Sutton, Governor Russell's former law partner, who was convict ed by a court martial of the Second North Carolina regiment at Tybee Is land, Ga, has been sent to Atlanta, where he will work out his sentence in the Fort McPherson guard house. It is said that Sutton was figuring on se curing a discharge by virtue of his be ing a member of the legislature and through influence, but he is everlast ingly too late now. Senator Butler is expected here to morrow from his southern and west ern tour. He is billed to speak at Jacksonville, Onsolw county the 15th: The senator expects to take an active part in the campaign. He telegraphed Chairman. Thompson yesterday not to arrange his appointments prior to the 25th. It is thought here the sen ator's guns are spiked and that he will do more good by remaining out of the campaign. He claimed to be in favor of a straight fight and has bitterly de nounced the element of the populist party that controls the machinery. Chairman Holton, of the republican executive committee, says that the fusionists woudl win by 30,000 if the election were held now. He calculates on a 40,000 majority in November. The chairman is talking to keep up his courage. He could have eaid a major ity of 100,000 with as much effect. Republicans admit that Chairman Simmons is conducting a splendid fight They say that if he had held some of his fighting material in reserve until the election he might have won. This is an admission of. the .weakness of the fusionists. THE FIRST MKETIM: Of the Porto Rleo Commlssloss Await las Instructions for Spanish Corneals loner. San Juan, September 10. The first joint meeting of the evacuation com missioners was held in the council chamber of the palace this morning. It was exceedingly formal. Major General Brooke, Rear Admiral Schley and Brigadier General Gordon, ac companied by their personal staffs, drove to the palace, where they were formally presented to the Spanish com missioners, General Ortega, Brigadier of Marine Vallerino, and Senor Aguila, auditor of war. The presentation was made by Captain General Mac las. Both commissions then retired to the spacious council room hung with fine paintings, where credentials were exchanged. The Spanish commissioners were most courteous. They explained that their embarrassment was due to the fact that their instructions had failed to arrive. They assured the American commissioners of their confidence that the instructions would arrive during the day or tomorrow and suggested an adjournment until Monday at 2 o'clock, to which the American commissioners promptly agreed. The American commissioners also agreed to the suggestion that the ses sions of the commissions should be secret, as many questions of a diplo matic character might arise, which, if given publicity, might embarrass the work. The two commissions will meet sep arately, to begin with, and the joint sessions will be held to exchange prop ositions. The American official inter preters, stenographers and typewrit ers are expected tomorrow. The American commissioners will display a liberal spirit in the negotia tions, taking the position that they can afford to be generous as to non essentials. They are only anxious to bring about evacuation as soon as pos sible. The Spanish officials have been at work several days making inventories of the government property. Many officers have all their effects packed and will welcome the day on which they will sail for Spain. GENERAL ALGER AT HOME. lie Wants a Thorough Investigation of the Conduct of the War. Detroit, Mich., September 10. Sec retary Alger arrived at the Michigan Central station from the east today. Accompanying him were Mrs. Alger and their son, Captain Fred Alger, who is gradually recovering from fever contracted in Cuba; also Colonel Hecker and Major Hopkins, the sec retary's war aides, both Detroiters. After arriving home, General Alger said he expected to remain until a week tomorrow. Being asked to make a statement for publication relative to the charges against his administration of the war deprtment, the secretary replied: "What do you want me to do? Get down in the sewer with these sensa tional people? They are not worrying me. There is nothing in the charges excepting somebody's desire to make political capital. The work the de partment has had to do in so short a time has been a very great tax. The commissary and quartermaster' de partments have had distribution of more than 900 tons of provisions, ra tions and forage, daily, a part of which has involved transportation more than half around the world. It is sur prising that so few slips have been made. I have asked the president to appoint the strongest commission pos sible to secure, to conduct an inquiry into the conduct of the war. It will be made up of some of the ablest army officers and its work will be of the greatest importance, as supplied to the past and as affecting the future. Its greatest value will be In perfecting the entire organization of the army and applying in this provision the lessons of the past" Rioting by Negro Soldiers Montgomery, Ala., September 10. Members of the Third Alabama (ne gro) engaged in a riot at Anniston to night which came near having serious results. A member of the regiment was arrested by the police for disor derly conduct and lodged in jail. Mem bers of the Third Tennessee and Sec ond Arkansas assisted in upholding the law. At night nearly 500 of the Third Alabama slipped out of camp and went to town with the intention of liberat ing their comrades. At the prison they were met by the provost guard. They then gathered at another point v here tuere were white soldiers and citizens. Here a riot was soon in progress and a dozen or more pistol shots were fired. The two negro sol diers and a member of the Second Ar kansas were shot The officers finally formed the negro soldiers in line and marched them back to camp. The wounds were slight Tripartite fusion Colorado Springs, Col., September 10. Fusion between the democrats, populists and the Teller branch of the silver republicans is an accomplished fact. After a struggle lasting thirty six hours between the conference com mittees of the three parties an agree ment was reached today by which the offices were apportioned between the parties. The democrats received the governorship. T toys! is tfcs us. Actaal tst smow it tttrtf fsrtWr tfcss my tW FSS3E2B Absoluts ty Pure 0M. MIM FCfa CO.. fct -oc THE CRISIS IN STAIN Expected to Culminate This Week The Administration Losing- Ground Rapidly. Madrid, September 9, via llayonne. September 10 The position of the min istry has been greatly shaken by the charges made today (Friday) against the government collectively and indi vidually, by Senor Canalejas. editor of El lleraldo, and now a recognized lieutenant In the newly organized par ty headed by General Polevieja, It is believed that Sencr Canalejas ha dic- uments to support his accusations of Incapacity against Lieutenant General Cor roe, minister for war, and Captuln Aunon, minister of marine. A minister, in reply to a question to day, as to the rumor that a ministerial crisis is imminent, said It was llle to attempt to conceal the fact that a crisis was Inevitable and would como next week, after the chambers had adopted the government's bill authoriz ing the alienation of national terri tory as a condition of peace. The queen regent. It Is understood. Informed Senor Sugasta yesterday that she would continue to bestow her con fidence upon him for some days yet. Several prominent, deputies are In favor of Joining General Polavleja's party. During the senate session today Sen ator Last res, of Porto Ulco, and Sena tor Plnedo, of Cuba, violently attacked the United States for "having; seized the Antilles, regardless of Justice and legality," and for "discarding the mask of humanity assumed in order to get possession of the two islands, the great majority of whose people In devoted to Spain." Our Grain Crops Washington, September 10. The September report of the statistician of the department of agriculture shows the following average conditions on September 1st: Corn 84.1, wheat 86.7, oats 79, barley 79.2, rye 98.4, buck wheat 88.8, potatoes 77.7. The decline In the average condition of corn during August was 2.9 points and the condition on the first Instant was 4.8 points higher than on Septem ber 1, 1897, 6.9 points lower than on September 1, 1896, and .8 points higher than the month of September average of the last ten years. There was a marked decline during August in sev eral of the principal corn producing states, the decline amounting to 10 points in Iowa, 9 points In Kansas, and 23 points In Nebraska, On th other hand, twenty-one states with on average annual production of nearly one thousand million bushels show a more or less improved condition as compared with August 1st. There was an improvement of 3 points in Ohio. 9 In Indiana, 8 in Illinois, and 3 in Mis souri. The condition of wheat, 86.7, Is on point higher than on September 1, 1897, 12.1 points higher than on Sep tember 1, 1896 and 6.1 points above th month of September averages for tho last ten years. In accordance with its practice the department has not yet made any quantatlve estimate of the wheat crop, and will not do so until it completes its revision of the wheat acreage, which will show some In crease over the preliminary figures. The average condition of oats was 79, against 84.C on September 1. 1897, 74 on September 1, 1896, and a Septem ber average of the last ten years of. 80.8. Nearly all the important tobacco growing states report from 89 to 98 per cent, of a full normal crop. The rice crop promises to be much above the average, Louisiana leading off with a condition of 101. Alger in a Rage Columbus, O., September 10. A ep ial to The Dispatch from Mansfield, 0. says: The reception which was ac corded Secretary of War Alger at De troit came near passing off without tho guest of honor as a result of the offi ciousness of a Pullman car porter. Secretary Alger arrived at 11:30 last night over the Pennsylvania lines and was to have left for Toledo at 1:33 o'clock a. m., over the Wal hounding Valley railroad. He was asleep and the porter refused to allow the car to be attached to the 1:35 train, claiming that Alger did not want to go until 6 o'clock in the morning. At 3 o'clock the secretary awoke and there was a scene. He hurried to the telegraph office in his pajamas and or dered a special. He got away at 5:1G but was still in a rage. General Gordon Declined Atlanta. Ga., September 10. Gen eral J. B. Gordon has declined to servo on the commission requested by Sec retary Alger to Investigate the con-, duct of the Spanish American war, giving as a reason his unstable health. The victory rests with America's) rzreateftt Medicine. Hood's Sarsaoar- ! Ilia, when it enters the battle against I Impure blood. . A 1
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