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"'V -.OL.-X.XX 1. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY OCTOBER 18, 189S. S1.00 PER YEAR. NO. 83. FEARFUL The Disastrous Wreck of the Steamer Mohe- gan on the British Coast, CAUSE OF THE WRECK A MYSTERY The Captain and Others of the Officers Seamen Stand on Deck and see the Ship's Uoats Leave Them With the Foundering Vessel Heroic Efforts to Save the Passengers The Number Rescued Very Small. IJodies Still Washing Ashore Reports of the Vessel's Unseaworthiness. London, October 14. The Atlantic Transport Company's steamer Mohe gan, formerly the Cleopatra, of the "Wilson nd Furness-Leyland Line, which left London for New York yes terday with fifty passengers and a crew of 150, is ashore off the Lizard, between Manacles and the Lowlands. According to a dispatch just received from Falmouth, out of the 2U0 persons constituting the passengers and crew of the Mohegan, only thirty have been .saved. A coast guard message reports that the passengers are "drowning like rats." Another account says: "Bodies are washing ashore, one being a lady lash ed to a plank, with both legs severed." Particulars as to the disaster ate very difficult to obtain. It appears that when the Mohegan struck, a gale was blowing and the sea was running high. Life boats put off from the Lizard and from Falmouth, one returning filled with passengers. Several were drown ed, however, it is reported, on the pas sage of the life boat to the shore. An other life boat saved six persons. The coast at this point is extremely dangerous and has been the scene of numerous wrecks. Some years ago there was a movement set on foot to get a light ship placed there, but it failed a .1! fnn Vnlm.nth cave tVic ' ,v u. uw. ; ; Mohegan founderel and was J blown ashore by the hea y east wind j soon after her machinery was disabled j vo me . V.;L " : none were aoie to approacn me e- fiel. Later. A life boat has landed thirty of the Mohegan's passengers and re turned for more. One lady died after she had been brought ashore. Falmouth, October 15. From the best evidence obtainable at St. Kever ine, it appears that the Mohegan foun dered five minutes after she struck the rocks. She was going at full speed, struck twice, stopped and rapidly set tled into the water. As the captain and the executive officers of the steamer went down with her it has been im possible thus far to ascertain how she got out of her course, as Falmouth light and the coast were visible. Among the incidents cited is the es cape of the Pembertons. Mr. Pember ton jumped into a life boat, his wife threw him three children and then leaped into the boat herself and thus the whole family was saved. St. Keverine, October 15. In the low er end of the church here lie fifteen bodies, among them those of four wo men and one 12 year old girl. The -bodies are laid out reverently. The faces of the victims present a sad sight, showing how rudely the waves and rocks played with their features. The whole village and neighborhood are alive with excitement and knots of men linger about talking with the res cued members of the crew. It is exceedingly difficult to trace the events of the disaster; bu.t, so -far as can be ascertained, it seems that the weather was not thick, but that a strong southeast wind was blowing and that there was a heavy .ground swell on and a strong current running. Dinner was ready and Captain Grif fiths was about to proceed to the sa loon when a crash made it apparent that the steamer had gone ashore. The captain immediately went on deck and the survivors say they saw him on the bridge doing all that lay in the power of a brave man to lessen the disaster. Authentic particulars of the events occurring after the ship struck are not yet obtainable. It seems, however, that one of the ship's boats containing several women got away safely, but was capsized. A number of its occu pants were rescued by lifeboats. An other boat with sixteen hands was picked up by a lifeboat and safely got ashore, and two or three other persona managed i) reach land. Out of the 161 persons on board forty-five escaped. Up to a late hour to night, about thirty bodies have been washed ashore at different pVints. A -southerly wind is now blowing and it is expected ihat the bodies of many more victims will be recovered by to morrow. An inquest will be held on Monday. The rescued persons are receiving the Treatest attention from the inhabi tants and the utmost kindness is being fdwwn to the female passengers. Most of the passengers were Americans re turning home. A. G. L. Smith, who .was among the saved, says his home is in Oregon. In a conversation with the representative of the Associated I'rws, Mr. Smith said this evening that he saw the captain on the bridge giving orders wiiich wer. carried out as far as possible. As the ship sank the captain ran along the side and sprang overboard. The ves sel lurched and the pasaengers all seemed to be thrown into the water at the same moment. Mr. Smith Who is a strong swimmer, managed to get through the mass of people in th. wa ter and succeeded in evading several who tried to clutch him as he passed them. He says he swam for three hours and a half before he reached tite shore. London. October 15. The officers and rrew of the Mohegan number ninety fix and of these thirty-three are known to have been saved. The body of IL DISAS TER. J go Down with the Steamer-. I he A. Baxter, one of the passengers, has i been recovered. The officers of the ' sieamsnip company uu u... j The presidency of the German bund is midnight answering inquiries. They , 1 . - still hope that the steamer's boats may I vested in the king of Prussia, but noth have succeeded in saving others. is said to legalize the transfer of Harrowing scenes were witnessed to- ; thls dignity to a regent of Prussia. In day at the London office of the Atlantic ' e meanwhile, the emperor's brother, Transport Company, to which the : 1 rinc Henry of Prussia, would natu wrecked steamer Mohegan belonged. ; raAJv be regent. A number of women fainted there 1 Tne Question, however, with the when the extent of the calamity be- ; whole matter of tne emperor's trip to came known and there was a constant i the IIoI' Land, will be threshed out stream of telegraph boys running to and from the office, seeking for infor mation or taking messages to anxious inquiries. AX ILL-FATED VESSEL. The Mohegan. it is now said, hos been an ill-fated vessel from the start. ' It is added that she was only bought by the Transport company when their j own boats had been sold to the United i States government during the war. j She was formerly the Cleopatra, of the Wilson and Furness-Leyland Line, and ; was bought direct from the Hull ship- j yard. She never ran for the Furness ; Line and only made one voyage out and home. rlhis, it is asserted, was most unsatisfactory and friends of the crew say that her engines were defec tive and that her boilers leaked. She in 1UI llltl lll-j-,V4 HF 1UIY L CHllVVA - - .New York in such, a condition mat sne was sent home empty and her return ; vov;i?e took several weeks, durinc i . . r . , ... , ," wnicn sne urnteu a w noie uay ana ; night, owing to the trouble with her enffines. For the past two weeks the ! steamer nas been in dock undergoing j repairs, ouc me managers say sne was ; in perfect condition when she left port ; on tnis, ner urst voyage unaer ner The inaaequate meat supply of Ger new name: It it asserted, however, ! manyf owing to the barriers erected that in a twenty-four hour trial last ; ag-ainst foreign cattle, hogs and meats, week, her performances were very ; continues. From Austria solely 8,000 unsatisfactory and the crew did not j head of cattle nave been aurnitted and wish to go on her on account of the , Russia supplied about 80,000 pigs, previous defect in her engines. It is , TheSe imports are quite insufficient to surmised that her engines broke down , cope with the requirements which the and that the vessel, in the rough sea . home aunnlv fails to meet. Prices have and heavy gale which prevailed, drift ed on the rocks. Captain Griffiths, who is jfiissing, was formerly captain of the Manitoba and then captain of the Minnewaska, which was sold to the United States government for use as a transport dur ing the war with Spain. New York, October 15. A. D. Frank lin, of the Atlantic Transport Com pany, said today: "There is no truth in the report that the Mohegan's boil- ers were defective and that her condi tion was not satisfactory. The vessel was in first class condition. During her first trip from this side she took twenty-two days and for that reason it was reported that she was overdue. This was not so. The ship wras going only at half speed and we knew that she would not arrived on other side be fore she did. On her arrival she was completely overhauled. As it was deemed advisable to give her a trial before she sailed again, her date of sailing was put forward and the Mani tou sailed in her place October 6th.. Af ter the trial trip we received a cable from the ship's engineer and officers, saying that the Mohegan was perfect. I do not believe the wreck was caused by any defect in her machinery or boil ers." Among those still missing are Mrs. S. C. Crane, believed to be the wife of Stephen Crane, the novelist. HEROISM OF SHIP'S OFFICERS AND CREW. Falmouth, October 15. The survivors without exception speak in the highest terms of the devotion, heroism and coolness displayed by the officers and crew of the ill-fated steamer, and de clare that all were instantly at their posts when it was known that she had struck. The perilous position of the ship was noticed on shore and a warning rocket was sent up, but it was too late then io uoiu me catastrophe, wnicn oc curred so suddenly that there was not sufficient time to get all the life sav- ing boats. The scene was indescribable. Men jumped overboard and in agony of de spair, and the women passengers hud- died together and refused to leave the deck. Officers remained on the bridge 1 "ard to commemorate the pilgrimage, to the last and many instances of sac- Tne members of the convention return rifice are recorded. ed to this city tonight and left for Members of the crew are known to ! "Washington. have stood by and watched the boats ! launched and put off when it was ap- j parent that these were the only means by which their own lives could be sav- ' ed. A lifeboat with a load of forty per- wns on its way to the hore passed many who were battling in the water. . -i 'voo iwiv lvj 1 1 v r. i i f villagers, headed by the vicar and coastguard, stood on the shore and cheered the toats. When the lifeboat entered the little cove the fishermen waded into the sea to hold and drar the boat up on the beach and tenderly carried the survivors to their homes, which had been already prepared for their reception, amd the vicar attended the injured. The lifeboat was again launched and i eruptions, you will find Hood's Sarsa put out for the wreck, on its outward parilla meets yo.ir needs- It purifies J"uu,t picking up tnree survivor?, T" V, ck . rin a )Un -. 1 - . r . . far as taking any one iwm th Se 5 was concerned, but on its way back to the shore sixteen other survivors I were taken from the water. This was j .just before daybreak. The latest list of the rescued shows th.M eleven passengers were saved. tiii: k aim irs nL(.j:in vt.i: Tlie net!ou of Paying Hie Coftt The Kniperur tu lluut fu Scotch High land Hore aud lo Icat For Sale on the Germau .Markets (Copyright bq Associated Press.) Berlin, October 15. Emperor Wil liam's departure for the Orient has started a discussion as to the advisa bility of the establishment of a regen cy. J The Freisinige Zeitung says: "In such cases where the emperor and king of Prussian leaves the country for ! anv lencth of timp !. in thp r. resent ! lnsta a dul mpowered person ' ought, in the meanwhile, seize the reins t of the government." Continuing, The Freisinige Zeitung proposes that the matter be brought before the reich stag. A number of the leaders support the regency proposition, while several of the conservative papers scout this view The constitution of the empire does not appear to provide for a regency. uu '"B session oi me reicnsiag. in fcu v ei luneiiiai circles me opinion is ex- pressed that it is not fair to expect the emperor to bear the entire expense of the journey and it is said that the cost of his majesty's trip, exclusive of presents and his liberal baksheens.will amount to at least 5,(M,000 marks. The costly gifts to the sultan of Tur key and to his harem, etc., also figure up from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 marks. Therefore, it is suggested, as the voy age is expected to redound to Ger many's greater glory and advantage, the parliament ought to grant a credit to cover the main expenses, more es pecially so as otherwise the emperor win have to run into dfcbt The con servatives have answered the govern- ment's approaches, but the centrists have replied with a flat negative. It is now sain that Kmnernr William intends to become a neighbor of Queen victoria in the Highlands of Scotland. ti v, r, i,. ..v, . ""lu,""S a. puiu.dsc- abe sp0rting estate in Scotland, pro- vIdlns salmn flshln and grouSe and deer shooting The recallof Baron Von Buelo, the German minister at the Vatican, is still &reatly exercising the German press. risen steadily for months past and they are 20 per cent, above those of 1897. The slaughtering of horses for food has greatly increased, especially in the large cities, and dog's flesh is openly advertised. A brewing company of Eisenach has decided to buy the famous Luther house there and convert it into a res- taurant. The government of Saxony, consequently, is being urged to prevent ,; one of Germany's most historical rel- ics from being put to such a use. The government has now definitely decided to appoint permanently a na val attachee at Washington. The ap- ! nointment will be made next month I and the new German attachee will j reach his post during the month of January, The Pilgrimage to Jametovn Island Richmond, Va., October 15. The members of the Episcopal general con vention who made the pilgrimage to ! Jamestown left here at 8:30 o'clock this morning, on the steamer Pocahon tas and arrived at Jamestown at 1 o'clock. There they were met by a large party from Norfolk, including a splendid choir. A platform had been erected in front of the ruins of the old Jamestown church, and on this the bishops were seated. In the rear of the platform was stationed the choir. which during the services of the dav i renaerea several nymns witn organ I . and orchestral accompaniment. The clergy and others took seats on the ground in front of the platform. Bishop Randolph, of the diocese of Southern Virginia, made the welcoming address and Rev. Dr. McKim, of Washington. D. C, the orator of the day, delivered an historical address. Bishops Law rence, of Massachusetts, and Nichols, ! of California, also made addresses. The ! prayers were read by Bishop Saterlee, of Washington, and the benediction was pronounced by Bishop Hare, of South Dakota. The services were ex ceedingly impressive. A granite cross ! nad Den erected in the old church- The Emperor of t.ermany at Xante Zante, Ionian Islands, October 15. j The imperial yacht Hohenzollern hav- : ing on board the emperor and empress of Germanv and their suites has put into the haYbor of Zante owi t the fact that a strong sirocco is blowing. The yacht will remain here until the gale has abated. All the members of the Imperial party are enjoying good health. fleets Your Need. When you feel tired, languid, ner vous and are troubled with pimples and orid cnnVliPc tho hi., on imr0 ' U tbe ,ua"t,es . ?ed . ttme the nei ves ana nourisn tne wnoie system. I ctres all blood humors. HoocVs Pills cure sick headache, nau- sea, biliousness and all liver ille. Price j 25 cents. v it MI ! Paris Again in Danger r of the Commune. A DESPERATE EFFORT Of the General stair to Prevent it Dowufall A "oupiracr of High A nu) Oftit-lal Agalut i ertalu Offi cial IIeovered A Coup Planned lor Today -The IUoverj-The Ifoua-' parte aud Orleau lreteuder luter- ', MedIuthe:U0,eiiieut London, October 14. The situation j in Paris is regarded in well informed j Quarters here as being more serious j than at any time since the commune. j V.ri rvtahpr 11 Tt is announced ! her- this morning that a military plot ( against the government has been dis- covered. The Itappel, The Aurore and 1 the Petite Kepublique Francaise pub- ; 1 l lish almost identical stories on the sub- : ject. It appears that the plot was dis covered by a general, holding, an im- j portmt position. The plotters were to have taken action on Saturday, dur ing the absence of the minister of war, General Chanoine. It further appears that when the government was warn ed of the plot the ministers were n-jt surprised, having already obtained in formation regarding the conspiracy. Th Matin says the plot was not in favor of o"" of the pretenders to the throne of France, who has been talked about for some time, but was only the purpose of changing certain officials of the government without touching the president. The premier, M. Brisson, was among those who were not sur prised when notified of the plot. H-? promised to take action in the matter. The government officials refuse to furnish any information regarding the ! discovery of the plot, but it is rumored this afternoon that the conspiracy in volved Prince Louis Bonaparte, who is j a colonel of Russian lancers, and in whose favor, his elder brother, Prince Victor Bonaparte, recently resigned the leadership of the imperialist party. It is added that certain political person ages handed the premier important documents, including a cipher dis patbh compromising certain military men. The minister of war has recalled his announced intention of leaving Paris. The Liberte asserts that the military men alleged to have been concerned in the conspiracy are Generals Boisdeffre and Pellieux. Attempts, it is added, were also made to comprise General Zurlinden, the military governor of Paris, who, for a short time was min ister of war, but, it appears, the pres ent minister of war, General Chanoine, refused to countenance it. According to The Jour, the rumor of the plot arose from a forged letter, purporting to have been sent by Gen eral Boisdeffre to General Zurlinden, containing the words: "Let us be ready for Saturday." The Temps this evening minimizes the affair and says the officials of the ministery of war formally deny that a plot existed. The Temps suggests that misinter pretation was placed on some of the numerous dispatches now being ex changed between the different garri sons in connection with the present movement of troops, which led to strange reports of plots. Brussels, October 14. The Duke of Orleans, accompanied by Com to Sabran Coonteves, has arrived here to watch events. The papers here believe the reports of a coup. The Etoile Beige re- gards it as "the last desperate effort of the French general staff to save , itself from downfall." Other papers say that the conspira- ' tors have been meeting clandesf ine'y at Versailles and that M. Brisson has intercepted cipher correspondence pointing to a design to seize fifty prom- ( inent republicans. : To Investigate Stockholder Ityau'it Charge! Baltimore, October 15. J. Southgate Lemmon, chairman of the annual meet ing of stockholders of the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company, which controls the Seaboard Air Line system, has appointed a committee to investi- gate the charges of mismanagement of the affairs of the company preferred by Thomas F. Ryan, of New York. Mr. Ryan is a large stockholder of the company. The personnel of the committee is Charles H. Krumbhaar, of Philadelphia, and Lloyd Jackson and Decory V. Thorn, of this city. The resolution providing for this com- j nrittee was adopted at the annual meet- ing of the company held in mouth, Va., on the 4th instant. Ports- Rotkln va Not in the Army Topeka, Kan.. October 15. Lieuten ant A. F. Williams, qf the Twenty-second Kansas volunteers, publishes a statement today in which he 5ays Ralph Botkin, son of Congressman Botkin, on account of whose illness th-? war department has been criticised in certain quarters. was never enlisted and did not see service in the army. Young Botkin, the statement alleges. was refused because of physical dis- ...:... "He stayed around camp. however." Lieutenant Williams says, "but did not draw anything from the government and was not on any mus ter roll. The time he stayed around camp he did so at his own risk and the government was no more responsible for him than it was for any of tbe other cgmi) folio wers.". !. T VI O ON O N i: MLLOWN 1 1 i Two .Men Par the Wrath IVnalty for j .Murder A ICemarkable Letter iruni J Our ofl lifiu j Chicago, October 14. Geo. H. Jacks, j formerly chief of police at Muskeg. n, j Mich., and John Druggan. murderers, j were hanged on the same scaffold in the county jail this afternoon. Sonic time before the hanging Jacks sent the following letter to the Jailer: "Mr. Whitman: 'Tv Terr Slir- Ple.-we !. nut l.-f nnv of the clergy to see me. If an innueen: man be hanged today, without the ! t right to have the highest court in the ! ! land pass upon my case, which is all ' prepared, at great txpense to myself I j and labor to my friends, if 1 am refus- j i ed this ritrht. which verv Ti.n ij i-n- ! lU,eJ l(N lhcre t.vrlitiniy can be no! Clod abvve us, and in that case the V,Ji, K ' 1 U'J not allow any to .ee me. .'.'Y".ur:i' Jun before fSo1' I'nj Jacks, notwithstanding his remarkable letter, consented to be accompanied by a priest. On the way to the soafMd the ' ,,rayt.rs which the pri-st voic-'d. Jacks was very much agitated. Im-. gan. who consented a day or two a.; lo at-t't e ofler of priestly ,i vh. was comparatively composed. I nl.ke .iq,ko ht. ,lifl n,lT r,r;iV n!,,,i ,,,...,. , ..v . ... . , V - .4V ing himself with kissin i crucifix j which he held at the iast moment to his li;is. j "Oh, Lord, have in rev en my sou!," j were the last words of Jacks. j Jacks was convicted f the r.iurd -r of Andrew J. McGht-e. an ag-d coll. , - j , tor and solicitor, whom Jacks, assisted ! '. by William J. Willows, now serving : fourteen years for c, lieity in the j ; crime, :e'oyed into an apartment ! j house on Indiana avenue for th- pur ' pose of robbery. Jacks had a long criminal record. When chief of pniic' of the Michigan city, he also held the position of deputy United States mar shal and was a member of the lire de partment. While holding these official positions he committed a long ser ies of burglaries for which he was finallv ' convicted and sentenced to the Michi gan penitentiary for four years. Upon his release he came to Chicago and re turned to his old mode of living. Jack.-? was out on bonds for burglary wli he was arrested on the charge of mil der. Druggan was convicted of the mur der of Robert Gudgeon, a saloonkeeper, whom Druggan attempted to rob. The IreIdeut Homeward Journey Terre Haute, Ind., October 15 Across the corn lands of Illinois the train of President McKinley swept all night, after leaving St. Louis and today crossed the line into Indiana, reaching i Terre Haute soon afterward. The Pennsylvania flyer was delivered to the Vandalia Line at St. Louis and orders were issued by the Vandalia of ficials that no train should be run within thirty minutes either before or behind, giving the presidential train practically a clear track. At Terre Haute the president enter ed a carriage followed by Secretaries Gage, Wilson and Bliss, and the party was given a drive about the city last ing nearly half an hour. At all points where the president appeared the vast throngs were enthusiastic and noisy. Decatur, Ills., October 15. The citi zens of Areola made exceptional prep- araiions icr me reception ox me pres- juciii. x i owi nit- iciii jiiciiio. hi n ins car he stepped over a carpeted pas sageway to-a stand laden with flowers and covered with American flags. At the conclusion of his speech here the president called for three cheers for the army and navy which were given with a will. Chicago. October 15. The Illinois Central train bearing President Mc Kinley and party arrived in Chicago at 9:25 this evening. The president left the train at Thirty-ninth street and went at once to the home of La Fay ette McWilliams, where Mrs. McKinley , awaited him. rri. - . . Tlie3P rnioli ouplrac) B Pans. October b,-Mor M,'iz7;ni, correspondent of II Corriere Delia Sera. of Milan, has been cxpeil- l from France for telegrphing to his par- r that two generals have h. n arreso-d and imprisoned in the fortress of M- nt Valerien for participation in th alb-g- ed conspiracy. The tempts publishes a f t r:i! order to the troops, issued by G-n-r.J Zulin- den, military governor of Pans, on ;- j toner sth. declaring tnat it is t. d itv of the army to assure rf-yku f t f, r law 1 .1. . .:.; ?.. . iina me decisions in ui'- joverun. nr. Tho Temns thinks h!s disooses of th- attempt to connect General Zulind-n with alleged plots. Iurder Over a (iame nf Curd Macon. Ga., October 1". A sp - ia! to The Telegraph from Athen:. Ga., rayx: This afternoon W. K. Smith, of Bo gart, Ga., shot and instantly killed Pat Wood. At 4 o'clock the parties above mentioned and J. S. Jenkins and Jno. i--. Harris were engaged in a gam of c ards at a point near the cemetv when Smith grew angry with Wool and shot him. the ball going through the head, producing instant d-ath. All of the parties are members of the Sec ond Georgia regiment. Company G. Smith escaped and every effort for his r ar. -- t W --. - . ,1 T . . I 1 . . -djuuie in lieius inaue. reeling against, him among the soldiers is very strong. ' A Ieellou an to Prize ."Honey Charleston, S. C, October 13. In the United States district court here today Judge Brawley handed down an opin ion in the Rita prize money case. The question at issue was . whether all of the crew of the Yale should share In the money or merely those who were enlisted regularly in the United States navy. Judge Brawley decrees that all the crew shall share in the proceeds In the sale of the ship. The Rita was bought by the government for $125,000. Captain Wise, of the Yale, will re ceive J9,000. . Tfec Rovl i tto kWt qr4 biif fmr kJow. ArtMl trt irw it f m Uktf f srtker Um ? otW rd. m mxmm Absolutely Pure AN A ut iiim s akui:m i:t A I'lot to AaliiMlr l.mprror l Ham ou 111 Ult to the llol) Land Alexandria, Kgypt. October 14. Th Alexandria police have arrested nine; Italian anarchists since last night and have thereby frustrated a pk t again! Emperor William, now on his way to the Holy Land, to bo present at tho consecration of the Church of t lit Sav ior at Jerusalem. The first to be arrested is a cafo keeper, a well known anarchist. In whose house the police discovered two wire wound bombs of great stretiKth. full of bullets. This arrest was mado in consequence of a notification from tin Italian consul general at Cairo that two anarshist.s had left Cairo for Port Said. The police investigation showed thai tho arrested cafe keeper had brllxxl the steward of a steamer sailing today from Alexandria to Port Said and Syria to take on board a box of bombs. Ap parently the anarchists originally in tended to use the bombs at tho Palais Ahidin at Cairo, while Emperor Wil liam and the khedive were there. When the kaiser decided not to visit Egypt the anarchists changed their plans and decided to attack him in Palestine. The two Cairo anarshists who left for Port Said have not yet. lut-n ar rested. Indian Comlnz to Term St. Paul, Minn., October 14. A Walker Minnesota, special to the. Dis patch says: Indian Commissioner Jones and & number or correspondents arranged to go on the steamer Vera today to the battle bround off Bear island and to the hcjstile camp for council with hos- tiles, but the lake was too rough. If on Monday the lake is in better con dition, the visit will be undertaken. The Indians will not confer on Sun day. Mr. Jones wants to make another at tempt to nersuade old Buir Mali Shirit , t() surrender. The Indians will hold a council at the agency and Commis sioner Jones will have another general council there Wednesday, when a num ber of hostilos are expected to surren der. General Bacon is anxious to be bin the campaign of subjugation and is convinced that it will require force, to restore peace. It is almost the uni versal belief here that active campaign ing will be resumed before all the In dians wantev by Marshal O'Conner are secured. St. Paul, Minn.. October 15. Major General Nelson A. Miles, with his I f Ut 1 1 1 I U LSJ t J 11 Will KIAU.., T. . . . . . lllirincr tfio hv he rolhrl nn f!rii'frnni Clcueh. taIkne over tho Inrliiin . troU,if.s at Ix.wh iakp thf, KPTH,r:t KI. I int; verv thoroughly into the situation. j General Miles also spent considerable j time at Fort Snelling. , ,. . lndlau anted Proof i om litlr- j Washington. October 15. A (Mega. j tion of full-blooded Cherokee.? traveled a'l the way from the reservation in the ! Indian territory to ask the secretary ' of the Interior if it was a fact that tho Curtis Indian territory act, which was passed by congress last June, and was duly approved by the president, w&s really a law. Acting Secretary Ryan received the delegation and asurt-d them of the existence of the law. Tbo Indians were not satisfied with this and asked the secretary to sign his name to a document to that effect. This was cheerfully acceded to. Mr. Ryan writing under the law "this is a law. ' i !W Vork lioltlug Ienioerat. Kuoeketl Albany. N. Y., October 15 The statc ticket for the "Chicago platform de mocracy" will not go on the official ballot. The certificate placing this In- j, ,i, . t-i., i u . tev-- ticket in the field was re ; ceiveu oy tr.e secretary oi stale at 11 o'clock tonight, and in examing It be found the jurat of the notary public on the Ulster county petition defecting and notified the committee. The er ror was not corrected before the Uni of filing expired, at midnight, so the secretary of state has ruled that the whole certificate ia defective and its nominees cannot go on the official bal lot. You will not know how much good Hoods Sarsaparilla will do you until you try it. Buy a bottle today and begin to take it t ,
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