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i g IT ludge Takes Charge of Fos- burgh Cdse ORDERS AN ACQUITTAL The Trial Conducted Like a r 1 I . . i Kt C. L-oroner s mquesi nu lv idence of the Prisoner's Guilt rittsfield. Mass., July 26. By direction of J udge William E. Stevens, the jury this "morning acquitted Robert S. Fos- hnrch of the charge of killing his sister. May. on August 20 last. The verdict was received with applause. After all, the turmoil in the Berk shire, this year-long mystery of a pro vincial police chief, "more silent than sphinx," and the protracted torture of a funiily- that has at least proved itself trave the Fosburgh case was practically thrown out of court. Judge Stevens, before whom Fosburgh was placed ou trial a week ago yesterday on ah indict-, merit charging him with manslaughter in t a using the death of his sister, granted the motion of the defence and directed the jury to acquit the defendant, and the solid-looking Berkshire farmers, car penters and mere-hanks who had heard the evidence went cheerfully through the formality of obeying the court's instruc tions. .' kv : When Judge Stevens had ascended to the bench and the conrt crier had spoken, jhere was an expei-tant stillness that emphasized the clear, vibrating voice in which the court' delivered its instruc tions. The judge said: "Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen During six days we have listened to the recital of one of the most painful tragedies that was-ever presented to a jury. A young and beautiful girl was shot down in her home and her brother was accused of the crime. It was necessary for the government to prove three things first, that she was not shot down by burg lars: second, that she-was shot down by this defendaut to the exclusion of the possibility that she was shot by any other member of the family; third, that her death was caused by a criminal act. "The trial has proceeded somewhat in the form f an inquest and has , been trivd- with jrreat pains on the part of t he-government and the defence. There" has been an evident desire to obtain proofs, and so a great deal of evidence u,. i j. i J ,i:i.t i n.:v nas mtu imiuuiicru auu nuuiium nim- out objection which might have been excluded under the strict rule of the law. I think I ought also to say to you that it is due to the chief of police, who has stood behind this prosecution, that, in the view of the court, he has tried to do his duty with a single eye to ascertaining the truth. "Now. Mr. Foreman and gentlemen, a motion has been made that this case be taken from the jury, and it becomes my duty to say to you, that in the opinion of the court the government has not furnished proof sufficient to sustain a verdict of guilty against the defendant, and. therefore, under the direction of the court, in the indictment against Robert S. Fosburgh for killing his sister you will return a verdict of not guilty." As - he. took" his seat the judge half arose again and rapped for order, the everlasting feminine buzz that had been heard so'often in the court room for over a week having broken out again. The court clerk arose, and the jurors, and defendant a rather pathetic figure with bowed head stood up. too. The clerk said, in hard, formal. -routine tones: "Gentlemen .of the jury, you have heard the court's instructions. How say you? Guilty or not guilty V As the foreman replied "Not guilty," and the other jurors nodded, there was a wild burst of handclapping. Judge Ste vens was on his feet in an instant. "Mr. Sheriff," he said, sharply, "you will see that that demonstration does not occur again." Once more the clerk polled the jurors; then the court thanked them gracefully and they filed out, followed in a minute or so by the Fosburgh family ard the intimate friends who had been sitting with them, nearly all of whom were smiling- through tears. :' the jurors Went to their rm.m anil N B. Raker of Savoy, one of the num ber said afterward: "We had a little talk and we found shnrrlv that -aro n-nnl.l no; have been out fiftpon minutes if we naa h."( to consider the evidenc ;. Onlv u . T " 11:1,1 ;m doubt, and he said th.-u. was satisfied that the verdict orileied ny the court- n-ic rt. ..ir,'. I- - : i i nt r n, in i i -:i -" . ifKiti III II IIJ1S eek had produced no more proof than tnere was a year ago tending to show Tiiat the young man accused had held 3he revolver with which his sister was Killed. Not only had that not been s-hown but it had not beenxshown that any other member of the familv could Aave held the weapon, and, moreover, veral of the Fosburghs had gone qn ne stand and sworn stoutly that there "re intruders whitecaps or burglars u the house the night in question, and iIUKt the eldest daughter came to her l ath at the hands of one of them. There was nothing for the conrt to do under the but withdraw the case from the 3 "i.v's consideration. That the fact that the judsje decided fo is a tremendous . slap in the face "of the prosecution was a circumstance not ft gretted here -by a- considerable num "'r of persons native and foreign to this exclusive region. - Whou court convened at 0:15 o'clock tiKie was the name scene that had been pifsen'ted every da.tsince the trial be ganthe scene-that has caused friends ' The distressed family to say that the t oshurghs had been- "butchered to make Berkshire holiday." There has never w'en such a court room full of .women ' such social standing as to be termed jhe "smart set" of any, place. At every j'iief . n-st in the proceedings there has i'cn a buzz of excited conversation that .is suggestive only of teas or matinees r church after court ' is out. Light " ' L11IK1I uttuucjua 111 LUi; -urt room has been frequent titter has every now and then swept over the crowd for causes which the mascu line mind' could not understand. Among the few persons about the court house outside of those engaged in the case, whor took things seriously, the talk was all about the court's probable action on the motion to direct acquit tal.t This motion was made when the commonwealth 3-osted Tuesday, and then the. judge replied only by askinpr the de- it-nce it u would rest. The defence was unwilling to do that, but renewed the motion last night before Judge Stevens in chambers. The judge reserved his decision, and no inkling of what was rortncoming had been given before the court openea. , Lost All in Wheat New York, July. 26. Samuel S. Cra mer, who lives in the. village of Imnlav- dale, in the town of Junction, N. J., and who is a member of the New York Produce Exchange, hus lost his fortune and that of hi mother and" sisters in wheat speculation and has left his home, never to return, according to a letter re ceived from him by his family. , Cramer is a. son of the late Peter Cramer, a former representative from New Jersey, and a nephew of P. W. Skinner, member of the Produce Ex change and head of the commission house of Skinner, Bloom & Co. " He owned the largest flouring mill in ""Hunterdon county and kept a laoe country store in addition. ' - . Fell from a Car Durham, N. C, July 26. Special. This morning there came near being a serious accident near the Southern de pot. Mr. J. C. Rarbee section foreman. fell from his car while it was running at full speed. His face was badly lace rated, "Aid while he was not seriously hurt, his bruises were verr nainf ul. He will be able to resume work in a few days. - , CHARTER FOR MANILA It is Closely. Patterned After Government of Washington Manila, July 20. The charter for Ma nila was up before the commission on its third reading today. There wis a larger and more representative audi ence present than at previous hearings. The charter provides for a govern ment which is closely patterned after that of the city of Washington. Thoie is to be a board of three commissioners, appointed by and subject to the author ity of the central government, with leg islative and executive authority. Taeie willbe municipal departments and an advisory board representing various dis tricts.. : Thi.; latter will be appointed by the general board and will act as an ii.termediary between the niaiu. body and the general public. Romero Salas, the editor representing the Spanish chamber of commerce, op posed the bill generally, claiming that it was a deprivation (if -popular represen tation and shocked the public as bn; un-American. Governor Taft forced the admission from tha editor that there wa practically no innovation in the pro posed charter as compared with the for mer status of Manila under the Span ish regime. Judge Taft went on to explain the success of the government of the city of Washington and- the relative condi tions obtaining there and Manila, and declared that the people would not be shorn of any other rights. The attack of Senor Salas was not surprising, as the Spanish Filipinos, wh i predominate, naturally desire the con trol of the municipality find dislike any diversion from ttheir rooted prejudice. The commission evidently wishes' to es tablish an impartial government for a largely cosmopolitan city and to avoid class control. Senor Salas also referred to the proposed high taxation which will probably draw out much discussion. The charter is practically unchanged from the draft made by General Davis, whom Commissioner-Wright thanked. ALLGOVERNMENTS AGREE Price ofy China's Uprising Definitely fixed Pekin, July 20. A memorable meeting of tthe ministers was held today, it be ing announced . that all the governments had agreed that thte indemnity to ba paid by China should 7 be 450,000,f 0? taels and that the security would be the salt tax, the natlre customs and an increase in the piaritime customs to an effective 5 per cent, ; The ' principal of the Chinese loan to pay the indemnity will be payable in' 1040. Chinese bonds will be accepted at four per cent. The individual claims h4ye not, yet been de termined. A full protocol for the signa tures of the Biinisters is now bting pre pared. It is hoped to have it completed in time for its signing by Mr. Kockhill, the American speciti commissioner, and M. DeGiens, the retiring ltussian min ister. ... jj Sympathy to President Kruger Berlin," July 2iThe otBcial North German Gasette announces that upon re ceiving the news of the death of Mrs. Kruger, Count Yon Buelow, the impe rial chancellor, conveyed his cordial sym pathy to "President'Mvruger through the German minister atthe Hgue. To this message Kruger 5 replied, expressing his hearty thanks, through Dr. Leyds, repre sentative of the Boer republics. . s - v Whitecaps. in Texas Port Worth, Tex.; July 20. Whiteoap fired into the 'house of Edward Alain, a respectable colored roan; near5 Raleigh, last night, fatally wounding his daugh ter. The negroes are terrorized and are leaving the county in large numbers. ffl! Order Issued to Convene in Wash ington the 12th of September SESSIONS TO BE HELD WITH OPEN DOORS Admiral Kimberley Has Not Asked to Be Relieved Captain ; Lemly Designated as Judge Advocate Ten Matters In dicated to Which the Court Will Direct - Its Investiga tions Disobedience of Orders at Cienfugos is Taken as Already Proved ' .Washington, July 20. The prerept 1 which to to govern the," court of - ia quiry in its investigation of the charges against Kear Admiral Schley was made public late this afternoon, and follows: To Admiral Dewey, Washington, D. C: I). C : .Upon 'the request of Hear Admiral Winfield Schley, U. S. X., in a letter dated July 22, 1001, copy herewith, a conrt of inquiry, of which you are hereby appointed president, Hear Adm-rals.of which is asked .by the officer con Lewis A. Kimberly and Andrew K. Ben ham. U. S. N, members, Capt. S. C. Lemley, U. S. N., judge advocate gen eral, judge advocate, is hereby orde.ed to convene at the Navy Department, Washington, D. C, at 1 o'clock p. m. on Tuesday the 12th day Of Seotember, I'.iui. or as soon tnereatter as may oe pracncaoie, ror ine purpose oi inquiriiig into the conduct of the said Schley, com modore in the navy during the war with Spain and in connection with the events thereof. The court will thoroughly inquire into all the circumstances bearing upon the subject of the investigation hereby or dered, and to this end, besides examin ing orally all proper witnesses whose attendance can be .secured, will call upon the department for all documentary evi dence in relation thereto on its files. L'pon the conclusion of the investiga tion the court will report its proceedings and the testimony taken, with a full and detailed statement of all the perti nent facts which dt may -deem to be es tablished, iogether with its opinion and recommendations in the premises. "While the department relies upon the discre tion of the court to make its examina tion into this matter full and complete, as requested by the officer at whose-in-stance it is convened, the .report should show the conclusions reached upon cer tain important points, to which atten tion is specifically directed, as. follows:- First, his conduct in connection with the events of the Santiago campaign. Second, the circumstances, the reasons controlling, and the propriety of the ! movements of the "flying equadron'J off ! Sienfnegos in May, 189S. 4 .'' Third, the circumstances ' attending, the reasons controlling and the pro: piiety of the movements of the said squadron in proceeding from Cienfuegoa to Santiago. . - Fourth, the- circumstances attending the arrival of the "flying sqUadron'V off Santiago, the reasons for its retrograde turn westward and departure from off Santiago, and the propriety thereof. Fifth, the circumstances attending and the reasons for the disobedience by Com modore Schley of the orders of the de partment contained in its dispatch dated May 23, 1808. and the propriety of his conduct in the Dremises. Sixth, the condition of the coal supply of the "flying squadron" on and about May 27, 1S9S; its coaling facilities; the necessity, if any, or advisability of, the return of the squadron to Key West to coal; and the accuracy and propriety of the official reports made by Conlmo dore' Schley .with respect to the mat ter. ' -; ' Seventh, whether or not every eff jrt incumbent upon the commanding officer of a fleet under such circumstances was made to capture or destroy the Spanish cruiser Colon as she lay at anchor in the entrance to Santiago harbor, May 27 to 31, inclusive and the necessity for; or advisability of, engaging "the batteries at the entrance to Santiago harbor and the Spanish vessls a't anchor within the entrance to said harbor, at the ranges, used, and the 'propriety of Commo-loro Schley's conduct in the premises. Eighth, the necessity, if any, for, and advisability of, withdrawing the "flying squadron" from the entrance to Santia go harbor to a distance at sea, if .ffnca shall be found to have been the c ay; the extent and character of such with- and whether or not a elose"or duct in the premises Ninth The position of the Brooklvn on the morning of July 3,t 180S, at th, time of the exit of the Spanish vessels from the harbor of Santiago;- The cir cumstances attending, the reasons fo and the incidents resulting from the turning of the Brooklyn in the, direction jn which, she turned at or about the be ginning of the action with.aid Span iel vessels and the possibility of thereby colliding with or endangering .any other of the vessels of the United States, fleet and the propriety of -..Commodore Schley's conduct in the premises. Tenth The circumstances leading to. and the incidents and results of. a con troversy with Lieut. Albion C. Hodgson. U. S. X., who, on July 3, 1S08, dnrhip the battle of Santiago, was navigntor of tjie Brooklyn in relation to, the turn ing of the Brooklyn; also, the . colloauy drawals; and whether or not a close or, rpaAv the order for tne court io assem adequate blockade of said harboK 4f 1 bleTMt provides for the most compre prevent the escape of the enemy's ves- hensive investigation; not only of Ad Lls therefrom, was established, and -the. ScZn propriety of Commodore hchley s con-. M f s;nf,ft that time that has been the at that time between Commodore SrHey and Lieutenant Hodgson and the .ensuing correspondence between them on the subject thereof and he propriety of the conduct of Admiral Schley in the premises. j;: The foregoing specific directions are given primarily forthe information and guidance of .the court. but do not limit or restrict the scope of its inquiry into the . "entire . matter," the investigation cerned. Rear Admiral Schley has been inform ed of his right to be present, either in person or by counsel, during the inves tigation, to cross-examine ,witnesses and to offer evidence before the court, should he . so desire. The court may, at any time grant to others interested and en- fitted thereto like privileges. The investigation will be held in open court. . . This employment on shore duty is re quired by the pdbKc interests. Given under''my hrfnd, at. the Navr ! Department, Washington, this twenty sixth day of Jfaly,. 1001. ' : ' JOHN D. LONG. . v Secretary.- Capt. Samuel (X. Lemley, judge . advo cate of the navy,; wis tod3y formally designated by Secretary ; Long to' act as judge advocate of I th .Schley court of iquiry in plaee of Commander John E. Pillsbnry, equipment "officer of the Bos ton ; navy yard- Captain Lemly has been busily engaged 1 for ' the past two days in prepa rng the precept for the court. It was c5mptetedibis,mormng and sent to the printer. . - Captain Lemly had anticipated leaving Washington on his annual holiday dur ing the latter part of August or first of Septnibef, but. in view -of the fact that he Is to "officiate .at the Schley court, he will change his plans and leave with-j in a short time in order to be back here i before September 12. He. anticipates going to Canada. , The selection of Captain Lemly is considered an admirable ; one, and is ex pected top6Ye highly satisfactory to Rear dmiral Schley and . his friends. He is an old shipmate of. Admiral Schley ind has always regarded him highly. He is also well acquainted with Admiral Sampson, but more in an of ficial way than otherwise. He has steadfastly refrained from expressing an opinon regarding the controversy. Be sides, he thoroughly understands the la gal and technical procedure of such a court, and is regarded as a man well fitted for the duties of judge advocate. By reason of the fact that ' he is to act as judge advocate, Captain Lemly will be relieved of the duty of review ing th& proceedings of the. court, as is customary for the judge advocate gen eral to do in cases of courts of inauiry. Captain Lemly is a native of North Carolina. He entered the service June 20, 1800. He has been "judge advocate general of the mtvy since June 5, 1S92. Secretary Long received no intima tion from Admiral Kimberly to the ef fect that he does not wish to serve on the court by reason of his ill health. If he is not in physical . condition 'to act. he will be relieved, but it is thought that he will be well enough by the :nid dle of September to undertake the duty. In case he can not serve it is probable that Rear Admiral Ramsay will be se lected in his place. Scope ! Ibe Inquiry .Washington, Jnly 2t. If any- orthe parties chiefly concerned, including Ad miral Sampson and Admiral Schley, find auv cause for dissatisfaction in the scope of " the Schley court of inquiry as de fined in-the pifcept ' for instructions to the court signed today by the Secretary of the Navy, the naval authorities yill be rerv much surprised. The precept is the order for tne court io assem cause of accusation or criticism directed at him. And it also gives Atimirai Schlev the right to say what else there is that be wants investigated, whether the "muttered and murmured" inuendos of enemies to which he refers in his re quest for an inquiry, or the justice of the accusations of Edgar Stanton Mac Lav, the "historian," or the charges made in newspapers that he is the victim of a Conspiracy arranged by a naval clique. In fact, the court is told to go into the "entire matter," quoting the words used bv Admiral Schley in describing the character of the investigation he de sired. The precept speaks for ltself- Took Gas and Died San Francisco, July 26. Lloyd Tevis Breckinridge, grandson, on the paternal side; of the late Vice-President Breckin ridge, and grandson, , on the maternal side, of the late Lloyd Tevis, president of the Wells-Fargo Express Company, has committed suicide. A rubber tube leading from the gas jet to the bed where the body was found told the story pf his death. Despondency, due to nervous trouble from which the young man had suffered for years, led to the suicide. He had just passed his twenty-third birthday. He was the son of the eldest daughter of the late Lloyd Tevis, now Mrs. Frederick W. Sharon. His mother is in Paris with her daughter, Miss Florence Breckinridge. Trouble Ahead for Banks Washington, July "26. Charles D. Dawes, comptroller of the currency, to day said, that the failure of Congress to pass & law early in the coming ses sion authorizing ,the extension of na tional bank charaters, will cause serious embarrassments to 'a great many finan cial institutions operating under na tional charters. If the law making the extension is not passed before July 12. 1902, according to Mr. Dawes, a great number of national banks will be forced into liquidation. Drowned at Nags Head Petersburg, Va., July 26. W. P. Mc Rae, representative from Petersburg in the State legislature, and one of the mostprominnt lawyers in Virginia, has been drowned at Nags Head. This is the intelligence contained in a telegram received by the Petersburg Club this aftrnoon, : The telegram gave no details. Kitchener Will Go to India London, July 20. The Manchester Guardian hears that Gcnerr.l Lord Kitchener will leave South Africa for India in December, whether the Afar is ended or not, and that he will be suc ceeded as commander in chief of tha South African forces by General Neville Lyttleton. , . . '.. NO SILVER TALK HEARD IN GEORGIA - ' Congressman Livingstone on the Political Outlook Washington, July J26. Congressman Livingston, of. GeorgiaVlsaid today: 'I do not see. .that much fault is to be found with the Ohio Democratic plat form. It was a local convention and national ' issues wera not properly be fore it. ;: - "I believe that less and less will be said-about silver in the future. In fact, dHf.my opinion,; the "next national plat form of the" Democratic party, will be notable for "the absence of some of the planks of the Chicago and Kansas City platforms. "Imperialism, I think, will not ba dwelt upon so strongly by the Democrats in their next national convention. Peo ple are not very much worried by im perialism., ; We will insist upon econom ical, just and honest administration of affairs in the insular possessions and will demand that justice and liberality shall be dealt to the inhabitants in those lands. I dp not say that the govern ment should confer upon the Filipinos all the rights of full citizenship, but give them the rights of citizens of a territory belonging to the United States. Gov ernor Taft's position is a good one to my mind. "Trusts, arid " the tariff, closely allied according to our. view, will be made is sues by the Democrats. I do not hear any silver talk in. Georgia. There are six candidates for Governor and thus far no one has put a silver plank in his platform." y . - . INTERNAL REVENUE Collections Show a Large In crease Over Previous Year Washington, July 2G. The commis sioner of internal revenue has made a preliminary report to the Secretary of the Treasury regarding the collection of internal revenue, and the general condi tion of the service during the fiscal year ended June .'"30. last. The receipts from all sources, of internal revrmue for the year" aggregated .?3CKi,S71.K:0.42, which amount , included $U8O,4S7.04, tax on money orders turned over hf the post master general to the collector for the district, of Maryland and for which no expense for collection was incurred, mak ing an increase ; of $11,535,501.85 over the receipts for the fiscal year which ended June 30. 1000, The expenses of the bureau for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1900 will appro ximate $4,737,M)2.34, and the per centage of cost of collection predicated on these figures, less tax on money or ders,, as above, stated, will be 1.55 a re duction of .03 in the percentage of cost of collection us compared with the pre ceding fiscal year, when the' percentage of cost was 1.5S. : - The. Drought in Missouri St:: Louisl July ' 26.-Mr. Ellis, sec retary of the Missouri board of agri culture,' has ; made an estimate on the losses of, the farmers of this State will sustain " on account , of the present drought. He says: "I think a conserva tive estimate of the loss to farmers up to date is $100,000,000. Strike Affects Prfce of Tin Philadelphia, July 2R The strike of steel workers hasXraised the price of tin plate in this city from 20 to 30 per cent. Before the strike, tin plate sold at $4 a box in the mill and $4.17 in Philadelphia. Prices today average $5 and $5.25. ....... " II Russians Will Build Forts ii Manchuria GUNBOATslfi RIVER Kuei Chun Not Acceptable ai Military Governor of Pe kin Students to Be Sen! to California Pekin, July 20. Information has bee received here to the effect that the Ru. sians are building two gunboats to pac trot; the river north of Nienchwang fo the protection of natives passing. Th Russians will also fortify certain cen tral places in Manchuria, and there ij iio indication of their w'ithdrawaL Tha Chinese authorities alone are incapablj of suppressing disorder. , The Kussiam are utilizing certain Chinese troops, bu they prove incompetent. On account of the objections to his appointment made by. the British anij Germans, Kuei Chun will not be abla to assume office as one of the military, governors of Pekin. Kuei Chun, who was formerly viceroy of Szchuen, was a strong supporter of the anti-foreign lead ers. He is now scheming to get ihj appointment as Chinese minister to Rus sia, a place he was designated for early, last year, with the approval f Rus'ia. It is uncertain if this approval still holds good, or if Russia will accent him in view of subsequent, developments. Kuei Chun is strongly pro-Russian and anti English. , , Prince Nonoye. of Japan, president of the Japanese House of Peers, who is investigating conditions here, had a long interview Avith Li Hung Chang yester day, in which the friendly relations of the two countries were' discussed. The Chinese - government will appro priate 10,000 taels annually to send, ten Chinese students to the- university of California. Their education will be un der the direction of -Dr. Fryer, who has been in the employ of the government for forty years. BROOKLYN BRIDGE Heat Expansion Theory teNo.t awaiiuweu vvnuie . S New York. July .25 Traffic was re sumed on the Brooklyn bridge this morn ing, but the mere running of cars will not end the" agitation that - has been started by the sudden snapping Wednes day of a dozen suspension rods. That breaking came as a sudden revelation to the public of the condition into which tho hrirltr has fnllen because Of nesrlect. The efforts of the head -man in the de partmewt of, bridges to explain the rot ting away ot ' the enspension rods for rot they - did has ; revealed to the nnb lic a looseness in methods of inspection. This whole bridge was open to traf fic again this morning the broken . sus pension rods having been replaced. But today the theory, advanced yesterday by Chief Engineer Probasco of the de partment of bridges, that heat caxised the rods to break, is scouted; byi the other bridge engineers. . C. C. Martin, the superintendent and chief engineer of the bridge, does not take any stock in.it. Furthermore, he said this morn ing that the structure is carrying o.vit bit of weight ijt can srtand. He will to day send a report to Commissioner Shea, on the condition of the structure. ORDERED TO LEAVE George Kennan's Presence Undesirable in Rusia St. Petersburg, July 26. Aigh Rus sinn police officer called upon. George Kennan, the American author and lec turer, . at his hotel Thursday , evening an dinformed him that he must leave the country by ten o'clock this' (Friday) evening. Mr. Kennan was not allowed to leave his room in the interim, but he was courteously treated. This action .of the Russian; authori ties is taken under the law giving the minister of the interior authority to ex pel undesirable foreigners. The notice served upon Mr. Kennan characterized him as untrustworthy politically. Mr. Kennan has informed the Unit-d States minister to Russia; Charlmagne Tower, of this action, of the - Russian authorities, but has not asked Mr. Tow er to intervene in the matter. ' -3- Largest Ship Afloat London, July 26. The new White Star steamship Celtic, the largest ship in the world, sarled from Liverpool for New York today on her maiden voyape. The White Star people assert that she is also the most comfortable vessel afloat She displayed wonderful - steadiness in the Irish Sea. The Celtic is so largs that she not affected . by ..ordinary waves, and Tier speed exceeds expecta tions. She will probably average 17 knot per hour. Her passengers include Fox hall' Keene, Reginald Ward, Donald Mack ay, George Leslie and B. F. Gris com. -- - '
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