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Vol. VI1J. RALEIGH, , N. C, TUESDAY . NOVEMBER 2 6, 1 901 .'No. 93 ...... -. - 1 . HEARD- SHOTS AND GROANINGS Examination of Witnesses Continues in the Bonine Trial -The Figure of a Woman Seen Leav ing Building by the Fire Escape Nov. 25. Upon the open- in ir of tne in. in 1 :--. v. v when c Iluuine trial today Poiiee vlu was on the stand, Fri nrt adjourned, resumed his !r-;i:ii. !!.'.. lie was questioned and -v,-:o tiuu ho had several times seen M 1! .mine come oat of Ayres room. T.e witness said he had also noticed i. B.uiac entering and leaving other .:. Minis aii.l her manner when lie saw ( -lit-r It a via? other rooms was the same as hen she left Ayres room. On cross . eaniination he testified that there were empty artri-Kte shells in the basin upon bi- tirst -vi!t to the room, which was be:'ore Officer liiady broke the pistol an.l took out the shells. Taos. Raker, an employe of the fish r .:iiu:ision. who resided in the build in.; adjoining the Keuaiore, was then called and testified that on the eight .?f l'ie tragedy he was awakened by the ro:.irt f pistol shots. lie jumped out i the bed, wont to the window, and be.ird a voice from-' above inquiring v. ii: t was wrong below. He reported that he had heard pistol shots, then uhile standing at the window he saw a limine on the iire escape jiiit outside of the -yr's window. The figure walked the length of the tire escape in his di i ti.n and then descended two flights to the lloor of the veranda, where the mysterious person disappeared. The person, he said, was a small wo man, clad in dark tight lit tin;: clothing. The woman wore -no hat. and. as he did rot hear the fal! of her footsteps, hs .it'.dzed she was in her stocking feet. He men ne saiu was very deliberate ana v ithmt emotion. . - lie old not know the defendant at the t . 0 i'i the tragedy, but saw her about 1 o'clock of the afternoon of that day. S'.i3 was at that time being questioned by Detective Horn. She was smiling r.r.d she said she knew nothing about the cause of Ayrcs death. The shots he iieard sounded muffled. He could not j j, AVres to dame. Their relations, tell exactly, but judged they were about i said, were friendly, but after Christ ten or fifteen seconds apart. ! inas they had a falling-out because the Robert P. Hopkins, a ward depart- defendaut reproved, him for drinking, ment clerk, who lived at the Kenmor-' i Mrs. Bonine had often referred, she st tfle time of the tr.nireciv. was nc-rt called, ; He said that he was just getting in l e i when he heard the loud reports. The shots came from below his room nr.il seemed to have been fired in "Ayres r-Him. He called out and a voice- re plied: I "I see nothing wrong here. He theip i.-.i-,i i.n. u..i- e j : T!,it a,.n 1 o.t o "There was only four seconds between the three shots," he said. "The last was a fractional part of a second slower t!i an the others." The witness was handed the revolver :id illustrated the intervals between the shots by snapping the trigger. "What did you see when you looked out of the window;" Mr. lopkins was a-ked. s "I looked down at Ayres' window' and Fnw a skull lying on the fire escape," wns the reply. - ' "A what?," asked Attorney Fulton. "A -skull," Ayres kept a skull on his v.indow. ' Miss Kate Lawless, the woman who b;i'T the room to the right of that oc cupied by Ayres and who heard nothing hiring the night, was placed on the eta ml. .Sue is about 35 years old, with a thin. -wan face. . "I went to my room at 9:30 on the tijghl of the tragedy," she said, "and proceeded to retire. Ayres came to my room -at 9:50 o'clock and asked me for pome sugar, saying that he was going 8 way. He came back in ten minutes liter and asked me to have some cocoa. This I refused. I went to bed at about a quarter past ten." Miss Lawless had a bad " cold and ":dd hardly make herself heard. "Did you hear any noise during the flight?" was asked. "Xot a sound," was the reply. "I i!y awoke once and then went right to p'eep again." . 'rons examination failed to get any thing more out of the witness and she VMis excused. A recess was taken until 1 o'clock. When the session was resumed Mrs. r.onine's two sons put in an appearance and remained taroughout the afternoon. Miss Mary E. Miuas, the woman who 'so occupied a room adjoining that of Ayres, with a door between the two. as called. Miss Minas is a clerk in the census office, and worked with Ayres. She was pale and nervous. "Were Vou acquainted with Ayres tras asked. - "I was." "Were you a friend of the defendant, Sirs.; Bonine?" 'l was," was the. reply, with a glance t.the accused woman, "until this affair appeneci. , Attorney uouiu oegan a carenu e.v- miuation and the wit nes"i seemed over anxious to tell her story. I "The halls were dark that night." sho ' i1d "I ' saw Mrs. IJouiiie -in (he hall ' that night. She told me she was looking for Maurice."' She came "to my room, but went away after" a few moments. This, was the last time I saw her that night. , 'I was awakened in the middle of the night by shooting, she said. ,'I heard three shdtls ip rapid succession. It seemed like a nightmare. I heard cries for help. Then came a pitiful groan, then a gurgling sound, then a dropping noise, anil everything was as still as death." ; "I to my door and barricaded it wkh hr.iirs. I sat down, and must have fa rated. When I got" up I looked out f:' the window, but everything was quiet. In the morning I was suspicious, and asktl one of the waiters to go up and see if Mr. Arrets had gotten up. I was afraid lie might have had something to do with the noise." "Were the 'cries for help uttered by a liisu or a woman?" was asked. "The cries for help and the moans were uttered by. a" man." was the reply. The fall came quickly after the shots. not understand anything. The sobbing noise which 1 heard seemed to eoaie 4 r un man," - "Could you recognize Mrs. Bonine' s voice )v the room?" "I could not." "Dawibe the cry whuh, yoy heard." '"It was a deep groin a pitiful sound. It was very riafcetie.M i At this point Mrs. Bonine leaned over to Attorney Fulton and held an earnest conversation with him. Kesuuiincr. Mr. Gould questioned the ! witness as to the dances held at the TvCntiicro and as to the scenes in the dining room at the Kenmore on the morning following the tragedy. "I was crying at the table," said the witness. ";nid Mrs. Benine came to me and comforted me. She ordered her breakfast at the same table. When I told her that I was sorry I did not scream when I heard the shots, sh? told me that it was a pity I did not scream. "I saw 'her' next on the followinsr Sunday an her room at the hotel. She had a copy of the paper in her hand and raid she had read my testimony. She said she was .sorry that I had de scribed the wrap;er in which she left the room as the woman seen going down the fire escape wore a wrapper just Further examination brought out the fact that the witness had called on Mrs. Bonine on the day followinsr the tragedy and that he (the witness J had a talk with the defendant. "I t'jhl her that the thing would re main a mystery and that the guiV.y parry would never be discovered. Shf replied: es, ;nv wm. Air.-. "Af- . t.f ?,,-. Y '3m. to inis lawins-um. Attorney Douglass cross-examined the witness. She raid that she had moved into Room '21 a week before the tragedy. She moved because her other tociu. No. R. was too small. When asked where the shooting ap peared to come from: the witness repliad: '"I thought it came from the hall." "Didn't you connect the sounds with : mans voice because you thought t.ier were burglars n the hall.' the tnes was asked "I think that mnj have had some thing to do with it." was the rrply. "Did you recognize the vorce of Ayres in the room?" "I did not." - ''There might have been two voices in the room, then:" - "Yes, there might." "Did ii'ou ever sleep with Mrs. Ru nine?" ' "Yes, I slept with her for a week." "Didn't Mrs. Bonine wear her hair in a knot when in bed?" "I don't know." Miss Minas testified that on an oc casion a few nights before the tragedy Mrs-Bonine, Ayres and the witness had spent a pleasant evening in the room of the latter and had eaten ice-cream and? cake", "Mrs; Bonine and Mr. Ayres were very jolly," she said, "and exhibited no ill f celling that I could see." Miss Minas was followed on the wit ness stand by Miss Mattie S. Woolums, an employe of the general land office. She occupied a 'room on the third floor of the KenmoTe, directly beneath that occupied by Ayres. Early in the morn ing of May 1" last Miss Woolums heurd three pistol shots, a fall above her and a voice: there was a pause, and again the voice. She arose, made a light and looked at her watch. It was between 2 end 2:03 n'eloek. She retiired. and a moment later saw a shadow on the wall. "The fall above sounded like the mov ing of heavy furniture." The evening of Thursday, May 16, the witness had remarked that she was atraid to go to her own room. Mrs. Bonine volunteered to go with her. Mrs. Bonine inquired a'bout the shadow the witness had seeun the wall, and made a remark about puttiif out the gas. The witness said she Was -afraid, but Mrs. Boniife declared "I'm not.' At the conclusion of the witness' tes timony the court adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. : g ' - THE TARIFF ON SUGAR AND TOBACCO Delegation from Cu&a Ask for Immediate Relief Wahiugto'n. Nov. 2.. A delegation of Cubans representing the various organ izations of merchants aud business men of Cuba met the President by. appoint im it today for the purpose of dis-t-ussinv improved trade relations between i!k t'nitcd States and the island. TJicy were accompanied by tate Senator -.Prank I. Pancy of -New York, Seuor (Jamba, -president of the delega- tion, made a brief formal address, urg ing espetiauiy; tuut tue tmteu totaies iui aII on sugar ana tooaeeo be . re uuced. iiesaia that the economic situa tion uu Cuba was such that immediate relief is necessary. President' 'Roosevelt replied that he had already given much thought to the subject and that his views would be expressed fully in 'his forthcoming mess-age to Congress. ' - " ' The Iris Floated Washington, Nov. 25. The United States naval discing ship Iris, wbjeh went ashore last week on Sigijor Island, north: of the Island of Mandanao, lias been floated. Hear Admiral Rogers, commander of the Southern squadron in the Philippines, who proceeded ,to the assistance of the Iris in his flagship, the armored cruiser New York, sent the following telegram to the Navy Depart ment today from Cebu: "Iris floated yesterday, apparently un injured." No further details are known to the department. JURY SELECTED l0R GATTSS Motion by Plaintiff to Contin ue the Cise Successfully Resisted Evident -Change of Sen timent Oxford, N. C Nov. 25. Special. Pursuant to an order of the court made Thursday of last week, in the case of Gattis vs. Kilgo et al. this noted cause was called today at 11:30 upon the ar rival of the morning train from Dur ham. ..t:orneys for the plaintiff present are Mnj. W. A. Guthrie and J. C. Biggs, Esq.. of Durham,. Mr. S. Hillsl.oro. :'.nd Judge W M. UatTis of A. Graham and Messrs. Hicks and Minor of the lo cal bar; for the defendants Messrs. Win. st on and Fuller of Durham. Mr. T. T. Hicks of Henderson, and Messrs. Roys ter and Ilobgood of Oxford. The plaintiff called twenty-seven wit nesses unl all but three orfour were present. - Upon the faiiur of Mr. John W. Um utead. who lives in southern Granville, rear the Durham line, to answer. Judge Graham, for the plaintiff, asked for a continuance, assigning as cause the ne- ctssity to plaintiff of the attendance of this witness, who, it was stated, was detained at home by reason of illness, rnd by whom n was intended to show the damages resulting to plaintiff by reason of the publication of the alleged libel. Judge Graham stated that this wit Perfect Shamrock Has Three Leaves Sir Thomas Lipton the Game English Sport, will Build Another Boat and Try Again London, Nov. 23. At the big banquet to Sir Thomas Lipton at the Hotel Cecil tonight by his admirers, the owuier of the Shamrocks, while not positively eoiUHiit ting himself, conveyed the distinct Im pression that he would build a Shamrock HI and w,ould challenge once more for the America's cup. The banqnet was at tended by some six hundred, all clas'Ses of lovers of sport, being represented. Lord Tweedmouth presided and the plucky guest f the evening received a greeting: which was almost, unenglish in the warmth of its enthusiasm. Lord Tweedmouth. in toasting Sir Thomas, said that all though he had suc ceeded in lifting the cup. he had greatly helped to lift something which was much more difficult to dispel than the r light breezes off Sandy Hook, namely the mist of .mistrust-and misunderstandllng which had hung between the two (nations and which had prevented them from mutual ly recognizing what goon fellows both were. - He had won one crown and had filled the cup brimful of the best of all wines the wine of good fellowship and had thereby made it an enviable prize. Lord Tweedmouth said that while ever when Sir Thomas would win it. The toast was cheered enthusiastically FORGES GATHERING AT WASHINGTON Washington, Nov. 2". Special. Con gressman Moody arrived here late to night. Senator Simmo'ns is .expected Wednesday and Senator Prit chard on Saturday next. Congressman Blackburn ,1 . ;.. . . It' 1Ti.nmc is aireaio uere. as is aiso v . Senator Pritchard s secretary, i Otn-er members of the North Carolina delega tion an- expected between iiow and-Saturday night in time to atte-ird -the Demif cra:c caucus. . Postmasters appointed: Angle,; W ayu.e count v. Mvrtie Biz;ell, vice Ida A. Gr-ri-dv, tlviid: Parmcle. Martin county. Mack G. Vhitchmt, vi.-e William Powell, removfd: "Warsaw. Duplin vomity, James B. Winders, vice B- L- Blackmore, removed. SUICIDE IN CHARLOTTE ' Charles Hannon Dies With a Builet Hole Through His Head Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 5. Special.--Charles Hannon, a harness dealer of this city , committed suicide this after noon by shooting himself through thi; head with a pistol. He had been com plaining of ringing noises in his head for some days, and seemed t be af iiicted with deep melancholia. Hannon was on his back porch when he began firing at random, and fired at two neighbors who ran out to investigate. The de ceased leaves a. family. Thanksgiving Recess Washington, Nov. 25. Chief 'Justice Fuller today announced a recess of the Supreme Court from Wednesdtiy until Monday, the usual recess for Thanks- - SiSLG ness was expected to testify as to cer tain action taken by him after the pub lication, looking to the removal of Mr. Gattis from the charge of the church of which the witness was a member and the plaintiff pastor, because of the im-. paired influence and prejudiced reputa tion of the plaintiff. Upou demar-d by defendants' attorneys that- the statute be complied with and that au affidavit be" inade setting forth the facts as stated verbally, tlie-'-eonrt -announced that the plaintiff would be given until 2:30 o'clock to prepare the necessary affidavit. At the evening session the affidavit above required was filed, but was re- sisted by counsel for defendants. The j motion for. continuance was overruled i and the selection of the jury was en tered upon for the trial. A large num ber of nerons called were stood aside lor9 having formed and expressed the opinion that the plaintiff (Gattis) ought or ought not to recover damages. The following jurors were finally sworn: Herbert Gnegory. Erastus Mitchell. Wm. Daniel. J. W. Strother. K. S. Boyster, Wm. 11. Cmrin. II. M. Itigsin, .T. R. Kenn. Forrest Hamme, J. D. Williams, Robert D. Royster, M. Crews. Just before adjournment a telegram was received "from Mr. Umstead, the witness" above bentioned saying he would be here , in the morning. The crowd in attendance is not so large as anticipated, and from the num ber of talesmen called and rejected for having formed the opinion that the plaintiff should not recover damages It would seem that public opinion is not so general against the defendants as his ttvn proclaimed. The jury selected is a good average .one. and Sir Thomas received another ovation respecting the other crowd they were con fident that, the day was not far distant when Sir Thomas would win. The toast was cheered enthusiastically and Sir Thomas received another ova tion when he arose to reply. He srXd that he was sorry that he had Typt suc ceeded in lifting the cup. He added, however, that from, the fact that we came so near we shall be greatly en couraged to renew our efforts in tb' future and to hope for vJltimate victory." The British boat. Sir Thomas said, had been beaten fairly and squarely, but the yachts had been so evenly matched and the contests o elose that just a wee bit of luck would have turned the tables. After paying a tribute to the naval officers for the marvellous man ner in wh.eh they had kept the course clear of the excursion fleet and dwelling on the urJiversal hospi tality and generosity he had met in the United States and rega riling the dis patch of his visit. Sir Thomas concluded by saying: "I do not want to monopolize this and should anybody else wish to challenge for the America's cup I ishall be de ligted to assist in everv way. I will gladly, if it is desired, place either or both of my boats at the disposal of a challenger "for trial purposes. But should nobody else come forward to challenge I -will then seriously consider ithe ques tion of making another attempt. It would never do to give up when we have been so near to success' There is no Shamrock perfect without three leaves, and Shamrock 1II may have better luck than the Shamrock I and Shamrock II. Pcesent from Fighting Joe (Montgomery, Nov. 25. The first American- flag raised over Santiago after its character has been presented to the State of Alabama by Gen. Joseph Wheeler and is now at the capital. It will float from a mast of the Oquendo, also presented by Gen. Wheeler and soon to be planted on the capital grounds. Must Get Help or Starve Washington, Nov. 2o. Consul General Goodnow, at Shanghai, reports to the State Department that half a million people i nthe Yangste valley will starve this, winter unless they ge some help from outsiders. He asks for aid. giving. The court will then continue its meetings in the room of the Sjlate com mittee on judiciary until Decenfber 0, when a recess will be t'Jimr tiutil Jan uary Oth, by which tim "10 reruiirs to the Supreme Court root trill be cjm pleted and the chamber occupied. . 2 Prominent Lawyer Suicides Washington, Nov. 25. The . body of Colonel Alexander 1). Anderson, a prom inent lawyer, was found in the Potomac near Mount Vernon today; Mr. Ander son left a note' to his family yesterday bidding them good-bye. Ill health caus ed him to commit .suicide. -- THE pSHGi ALTERED Mr, Roosevelt Yet to Confer with Cabinet Members. The Document is a . Lenglhy One "Washington, Nov. 27. The Presi dent's message, although generally spoken of as completed. js .,y means certain to go to the Fifty-seventh Con gress exactly in its present form. .-Tha President ; has-got to confer with cabi net members and others as to-:a num ber of important subjects- which are discussed more or less at length in-the docuoment. Therefore the message 'may be altered materially at the last mo ment. " The document, is one of the longest ever sent from the White House to the National Legislature. The number of words is close to '30,000." President Mc Kinley's last message obtained about 22,r00 words. It is the opinion of several of the leading meii in both houses of Congress who have been in consultation with the President and the fcecretary of War during the last week or two that the legislative program for the early part of the session will provide for the the en actment of the long desired laws for the permanent government of the Philip pines. The President will recommend this in his message aud it is probable that the Philippine committee will take up the subject when the Senate is or ganized and ready for business. The question .of our relations with Cuba will also be strongly urged upon Coittrrcss by the President in his recom mendation for reciprocal trade relations in response to ;the urgeut demands of the Cuban people through their delega tion, who talked with the President and the Secretary of War today. Senator Piatt, of Connecticut, the chairman of the Cuban committee, has been in Washirgton for some time consulting with the President, and Secretary of War and he will meet the Cuban repre sentatives tomorrow. It is understood ti.e President's -recommendation for legislation to let down these tariff bar riers and give Cuba a market for her products in this country will be quite sweeping and it is not likely that Con gress will be so liberal. As a matter of fact, those who will control Cuban leg islation in Congress are not inclined to urge the j passage of any law until the Cuban government is established, when a reciprocity treaty can be negotiated if necessary to give Cuba the desired commercial relief. President Roosevelt has, it is said, decided not to incorporate in his mes sage the recommendation of the cabinet officers that usually forms a part of the document, but to have them published as an appendix. This will materially shorten the message proper. ' ICE FIGHT ON IN WILMINGTON - New, Company Formed and Contract-let for Erecting Plant to Wipe Out Monopoly Wilmington; N. CV Nov. 2.". Spe cial .New Hanover Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases only, con vened this morning, Judge Oliver II. Allen presiding. John Wallace, will be tried tomorrow foj the murder of an other - negro. Tynor and McLauchlin, young white men, will be tried at this term for burglary. A new ice factory will be established in Wilmington by local capitalists. One of the promoters refused to give out any particulars this afternoon, further than that the' contract for erecting the plant has been let, and it is guaran teed that the factory will l e in o. e:a tion by March 1st. All the, capital is paid in. The promoters will 'not al low their names to be used until later. It is understood that it will be a big plant. Wm. E. Worth and Company have two ice plante-here and a monop oly of this entire section, A big fight will be waged between them. Found Dead in Bed Washington, Nov. 25. William Ginn, messenger to the secretary of state and one of the oldest employes in the State Department, was found dead in his bed last, night. The cause was acute indi gestion, bringing on heart disease. ' Washington, Nov. 25. Secretary Gage has received from flu unknown source, through -the collector of customs at the port of New York, ?1 8,600.60 which has been deposited in the United States Treasury to the credit of the conscience Xund. i "v M'CREA FORBIDS . BOMBARDMENT' Until -Non - Combatants Can Escape -- Fierce Fighting Near Empire City on the Line of the Panama Railroad Washington, Nov. 25. Commander MeCrea, commanding the United States gunboat Machias, at Colon, has forbid den the bombardment of Colon by the government vessel Pinxon until non combatants have had an opportunity to escape from the city. , Consul Gudger, at Panama, reports to the State Department today that railroad traffic Is seriously interrupted, and Captain Perry, commanding the United States battleship Iowa, sent the loilowing dispatch to the Navy Depart ment this morning: 'Albaif (rebel general) with six hun dred men is lighting liberals on line near Kmpire. Transit in danger of in terruption. With, detachment of men I have gone to make the transit clear, and establish detachment to keep it so' The Alban named in Captain Perry'3 dispatch is General Alban. the governor of the State of Panama, and the com mander in chief of the Colombian gov ernment forces on the isthmus. He had evidently just returned from Chorrera before it was reported that he had been defeated by the rebels. . Tife fighting that is going on is near Empire City, on the line of the Panama Itailroad about midway between Pana ma and Colon, and the most important station on the railroad. The fact that the United States has at : last ' found ir necessary to land marines and to es tablish detachments at points along the railroad shows that the revolution is in force. .' " - Commander McCrea of the Machias telegraphed the Navy Department this morning asking what he should do iu view of the threat thatColon was to be bombarded at noon tpday by the Co lombian gunboat" Pinzon.. .In 'reply the Navy Department telegraphed him.rto use his discretion, and to take such ac tion as -would protect American inter es:'s: It is in view trt these instructions, it is snpiosed, that Commander MeOrea will prevent i he bombardment of the town. i' Secretary Long today sent order to Captain Perry of theNxittleship Iowa at Tanama to assume command of all the American warships at the isthmus of Tanama and to take general charge of :he operations by the American ma rines and blue jackets. Now that the co-opera tic n of all four American ships at the isthmus and the lauding parties from them has become necessary in the protection of the railroad Captain Per ry, as the senior officer present, has been des:gna:ed as the commander of the squadron. "-- Traffic Snpended . Colon. Nov. 25 Transit traffic has been suspended Mince yesterday after noon. The United States cruiser Iowa has ianded 200 men. At a conference last night the commander of the- Pinzon agreed to postpone landing his . troops until Friday. The vessel -left this morn ing, 'it is supposed,- for Porto Bello. Fish-tins is going on along a section of the Kmrt'-re line. In the engagement between the government troops and the insurgents (Liberals) at Empire 150 men weTe kFlled on Iwth sides. The Liberals retreated to their stronghold at San Pnblo. General Alban was slightly wounded, and his horse was shot under !-;, An armored train, carrying Ameri can troops, arrived here today. A guard has been placed over tlie premises oi the Pacific Mail Steamsbip Company. More ( ompleie Report Washington. Nov.' 25. According to the latest advices to the State Depart ment the Colombian government has miwvontir wnn si victor.v over the in surgents "or Liberals on the ithmus of Panama. It is not Known uere, udh ever, whether Colon has been taken. A large force of American blue, jackets and marines is ashore on the isthmus under Three Lives Lost and ; a ig Ship Stranrfec! Wide Area Affected by a Ter-j rific Storm Partial Re covery from the Par alyzing Effects ' New York, Nov, 25. Water traffic and industries along the river-fronts are be nmnc ti rwovCT fi"om the oaralvzimg effects of the fierce storm jfhat swept along the coast yesterday . anu- naa scarcely abated this morning. A wide area was affected by the storm. Reports of telegraph companies show that their service 'Was interrupted through eastern Canada, . Ohio, West Virginia, Kentu'cky, all . I he Southern States and around Philadelphia, as well as on the New Jersey coast. Throu lima mPrp lrvat nt) hifr shin ia stranded at Long Branch and thousands of dollars damage done to property aioug 1 , command of apt. Thomas'Perry of thai s battleship Iowa. This force is endeavoT- i ing to keep railroad transit open -between Panama and Colon and at last ac counts has succeeded in doing so. m wa? half way across the isthmus wbeu . las'i heard, from. i.' Information to the foregoing effect with, some - additional details was recJed by the government here today. The nrst message came from Lieutenant Com mander Henry- McOrea of the gunboat Machias. It was Mr, McCrea who land ed a force of men from his ship to pro- . tect the railroad station at Colon, as soon as the Liberals took the town. . In the dispatch from him. today he said that the Colombian gunboat General 1 an- v zou which arrived at Colon yestei-day. threatened to bombard the place. There--upon Mr. McCrea served notice on this. Piuzon's co-mmander that he must notf iKimbard -for twenty-four houTS, in order; to give tiime for the non-combatants to ; get awav. In his telegram to the navy: Mr. McCrea asked for instructions "a.'3, to his future course. ' - The response of the Navy Department I'lothed Mr. McCrea with the fullest dif cretion. He was directed to see that, , American interests were protected and to do practically as he pleased in carry- ing out that instruction. It is generally beltieved in official circles that Mr... Mc Crea will decline to' permit the Pinzoa , to tombard Colon, as -the place is u-n-fortified.: International layv is firmly, op- -posed to an attack with heavy ordnance on an unf ortrfied town. Last year ' the State Department, through -its consul general at Panama, served notice on: the Liberals, who had gathered to at tack the place, that they would be held strictly to account for amy damage dona bv the bombardment to the lives nil "(property of Americans. The promised bombardment clid not take place. It 5 confidently felt here that if Mr. McCrea " knows of the notification he will deliver a similar warning to the commander , of the Pinzon. From dispatcfies received from Mr. Gudger, the United States consul general .at Panama, and Captain Perry, of tne Iowa, it is supposed that Captain ierry !is In personal command cv the marines and blue jackets (landed from the Iowa to preserve free transit across the. isth- mus. This afternoon instructions were, telegraphed to Captain Perry by the Navy "Department to assume command of all the American war vessels in th isthmian waters. These ships are-the Iowa and the gunboats Machias, Mari etta and Concord. The last named ar rived at Panama today under orders tc relieve the Iowa, but In iCew pt ,the renewal of hostilities both J shifts will be retained at that place. The Machias and the Marietta are at Colon.' . - Jr The text of Captain Kerry's advices was not- made public by the Nary De partment, which authorized only the fol lowing scheme of its contents: - General Alban wh six hundred men, in fight-" ing the Liberals on the line near Empire (a town about half way across the isth mus) transit is in danger of interrup tion. Captain Perry has landed a. den, tachment of men from the. Iowa' and gone to take a train-through and make the transit clear and establish detach ments of men to keep it so." ; Coi-roboration of this ci'.-spatch was re- ' ceived by. Mr. Herran, the charge d'af faires of Colombia here, and the State, Department. Mr. Herran's message was from the acting governor of Panama,, who said that General Alban, the gov--ernor ul Panama, had started with a considerable force of government, troops: to operate against Colon and Sinio. The -dispatch to the State Department was from Consul Oeneral Gudger. - He said that Captain Perry had stalled across the isthmus from Panama with 150 men " to open a way foivtrauns. Fighting was going on among the Colombians, Mr. -Gudger Teplied, but. there was ttitOe dan ger to the American - troops, A later and more important message was re ceived from Mr. Gudger this aftemooii. He said that the American blue jackets and marines (presumably 'those under . Captain Perry) had arrived at Matachin, half way across the isthmus, that thei'e was no obstruction to the railway and that the Colombian government's forces seemed to be victorious over the. insurgents.- v , ' ; The right of United States armed forces to land on the isthmus is found in ' a treaty between the United States and -New Granda, later the United States, of. Colombia. In that treaty this govern ment agrees to preserve free transit f across the isthmiw at all times. : It Is ' to keep communicatiion open that Captain y' Perry landed his men at Panama and Lieutenant Commander McCrea landed men at Colon. The course of the United States in this instance has the approval of the Colombian government. The landing of blue jackets and marine wat suggested in fact by the Colombian charge d'affaires here. : '.- ':.' the New Jersey and Long Island coasts. The force of the storm was greatest In the vicinity of Long - Branch. . The inhabitants there saw two thrilling ship wrecks, and also saw their ocean pier' a substantial structure 800 feet long, broken up as if it were so much match WOOd.. - . . .: .;:-. ' - They watched the big three-masted shin Flotbeck -for hours as she slowly drifted toward a lee shore, despite the herokj. efforts of -the captain and his crew to save the vessel. The ship grounded jusl after a signal exploded. While Captain ' Seegler was working at fit- he - wast knocked senseless and half blinded,' but when the breeches 'buoy was arranged by the life-savers he refused to. go , i-n - It first. He sent his cabin boy, Alex Marickman, who had broken a lee to the shore. Then he insisted that 'the twenty-t to members of the crew should precede h'im. He was the last to leave the ship. ' ":" . -' - The Flotbeck lies high on the teaclj and may be saved. She has a cargo of china, sand and arsenic, and was bound from Plymoutli, England, to Nev-York,, 1 7 n . A
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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