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SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNJNU, SEPTEMBER 11, 15)01.
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MORE POINTS ARE
GAINED BY SCHLEY
Court Withdraws a Question the
Answer to Which Was Un-
favorable to Him.
DERELICTION IS CHARGED
Admiial Hie" '..son, Who Command
ed til. Massachusetts nt Santingo,
Says Schley Could Have Dcslioycd
the Colon Enily in the Game Had
He Gone for Her with Vigor As
This Is nu Opinion, Not a Demon
strated Tact, tho Court Strikes It
Out Other Testimony in Detail.
Washington. Sept. SO. Tho Schley
t ml nf inllll lecuiivoned today mid
1) -o adjournment examined four
witipsscs. Tin- most important Inci-
I-in n the da) was the decision of
tli. 'Hint withdrawing a question put
if in. iimrl Itself asking a witness to
. ,n bin opinion concerning a point In
iiuiersy. The witness was Hear
i i.i . t til lllgginsoii. wlio participated
hi t)u Santiago amii.HK! as laptaln of
Mk battleship Massachusetts. Tills
. tPfl was at utio time a part of the
lev itlg t-fUllillfili I'liliillinlliifil liy Coillinn
ne Schley and tin- mint asked lilin
m state whether all possible measures
if t.ild'U tn laptuio or destiny the
Spanish vessel Cristobal Colon as it lay
ri Santiago harbor limn .Mas J7 to
Juno 1. ls'.is. Counsel for Admiral
bl y ubioi-ii'd to tin question on the
ground Mini a reply would imply an
n mum and not a statement of faeit.
.Iiii!k Advocate l.emley admitted that
ihr ptecedents weic against iiuestlons
of this character and the eolirt with
drew this. Inlet togatiity. It is Reitcr
ill admitted that tills decision wilt
liai the effeet of materially shorten
ing the term of the eourt as will hNo
Mi' i unit's manitest intention to cut
mt ii relevant questions und all hctir-t-ai
! stimoiiy. in several tus.es tlie
witnesses were admonished to relate
onlj events coining within their own
obM-rulinu.
Admiral Dewey showed himself a
1'iompt and methodlial presiding otll-
i He ealled the eourt to order ex
a i lv at tliu designated hour and ad
ti.itrned It Junt as piomptly at 1
ieloil. The witnesses today were
Hear Admiial Hlggliis-on, who coui
lii.ilidtd the battleship Mns-saehusetts
: 11 ins the Spanish wai: Captnlii C. M.
f'li.i-tn. who ciimmiimlcil the cruiser
('un liiiiiili. .Major Thomas N. Wood,
i-i tin marine eoip, who commanded
i i murine on the .Ma.--s,ieliusetis and
I'l'iiiiuander (llles 1!. Harbor, w ho was
ex.n tithe ollleer of the Tesas, the l.u
t i being on the stand when the court
adjourned. The attendance of tho pub
li was small.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Ma.iintnii, s,.,t -.'o i ,,, m one .mil
pruiiipll) .it 11 ii'ilmk diiiii.il lieev.v, Hipicsi.
ii lit. a-hed Ailiulr.il Nlilcv i he )i i, ,mv dijif.
m tn nlbr tn .dmiial It ihi j . iiiiihmI to i i,
in of tho Judges in place el Xdiniial lowi.ou,
iiemi-.sril. Ai1iiiii.i1 ilile Mid lu had imi, 'the
"iin was ll.rn seeotii in and sucn uroii'tilril io
In ir ic-nimui). Iti ton. iloai'f hi, the pidge jdw.
i .ii, addics-lng Itiar Ailiniral .s.hlc) as "Hie jp.
(Ii. Jill." .Iik.ll it lie li.ul am iiiai'.-lintis lo
nnki .11 in tho method ut iumiii'iIiii,-, rv tii ili r
Ii. Iih.I ...IIIOIllllC III nil. I 01 ili-lmt tint In.
I clnle I proctlll. 'Hie .lllllllllll l(.iullili'd utlli
iukI uf llio bead and a move of tin Ii in.l, ,u..
lllte III? "C.e jlll'.Ul."
Mi. I.cnily then pro. mid the i.pott of Hm
bureau nt nititMlion lur li'i, .1 lijilinuupliio
cliait uf tlio Wf-t lmlic ui.d ailjaci-i'it m'.u .iiid
oilier chart', lie falil cxpllrillc tli.ii. they mic
tntroiliiciij nut id I'tiilcmc, but a Imuk, of ii'f.
Cli'llic.
Will 1lu' pti'iluilc tln inti'iJiii timi u( mifci.
7m1 iloi'iniiiiif?" Jml.'e Wll.uii a.knl.
"Not .it .ill," win tlie rrplv. "on itie n,.
tiiir.t, o slult ilnlu to iiitidiliicp tln iirlBtinl
tliKiiiiicia when iipimrtiiiiily oilim."
iJlituni 1'jiUi'i. uf ioiiiimI fur Ailnnul s iilry,
iimiIo ulijVitiiiii tu tlie licilrciitutililt. i Imii uiiiii
it wit., pip.eiil.il "It i Kiuwh iiic.oiii'ii." tin
.ml "As ii iii.it irr of tjct. lln- tiu.t lm,. f
t uIm ii i-lv 1111I14 fuillier sviilli .iml tour 1111I14
furHipr ivpet th in it shnulil lip." lie, liouiwr,
mthdrpw liN clijoi Hon when ii..iiin tlut tln
rl.ait h.is nut lo bo 11-nl a rii'liluc
Admiral Higfrinson's Testimony.
llMr Admlidl llli:xiii.-'Hi. mhiiiiijihI, r In ilm(
ot tlir .North At 1 jut Ic rrpiulioii, m (lit- ln,t
uiiiiPi.ii ralM. Up mIiI Cut lie lint, j uptjiu, .
i"inniaiiinl Hip luttlpklilp Mjv.ulnii'tl liming
thr Sp.iiili.li war. ami tint fur 1 limp Hip Jj.,,.
iIiiI'pmi luil Iipcii .1 pot of tlie "I'Miiir Sipml.
ron." or wlilclt Itpjr A1l111lr.il -clil Iml I,, pn
hi iniiiriMiiil. Up tolil of jolnins tlip Hiti .it
.Nfpn't New: of culm; tn hoy IVi.l, ami tin 11.
mi l.iy ii. nf Rnliiif to ritnfiirsiH, Cuba, Kiy
Writ lad born Mt on M ij 1ft, J), ,in,l inn
fiirxt'i IPJilinl 011 the iM
"Wlut w.u (ln iloup to npiu ro ninicitiuii
Mith tlio Cnlun foici on .hoipf" fjpljln l-i'inly
a.kicl.
"Nothlntr to my Unonlulgp," the ulllie. ip.
plird "I iliil nut i.pp tint .initlitni; .u iIuiih,
but I unilrritoo'l tlut infiM 1t1.11 i.m (on, prnln,'
the C'ulunj .w iccfbrj lani ihiuuah rjpt.nu
McCilia."
Up abn told, ill rt ply tu iu.'.n.,n. uf ii1(.
prc.pncp of tlie collier Mc11l1u.1t jtnl ui iL,. ,,..
pjituiP of Hip I'l.v mif Sipunlron lion, 1 inilmm
jnd the Jt1h.1l at Sjtill.ito un tlie lunin- uf
ihe 'Jbtli. In ipply to e,iictlom, hp jid tlut tl.p
MjtkjchiiPtti lud at tlut time tjkni on about
mo hundred and tidily toiu of 1 oil, dm tM,
m. tlir ucjllirr .i luuuli, thai .i. iiono wn,
illiHculty.
Hip wlllHii .1I-0 tuld of Hip Hirt'n lejiiij
Santlas" fir Key Wpt on the iilalil uf it. airnd
at the former plJir, and of hiuii, .(tier ntcjiulni;
caiward lor wiiiirllnip, the col all. In if.
tpuii.p to ( uiniiioilorp Schlr' li;nj, rrturunl
and Mrjiurd tu "illiln tun or t lilt 0 111, U 01 the
tnouili uf Ihr luilxir.
"What liipprnr'l tn ijhp the ihcUlun tu ru
tuin lo Key Wist?" tho wltnp.tj wa a.ked.
' I don't knuw," wa. I lie ri'plj,
"What a Hip romlltlnn ol I lie wpatlipr at the
(imp fur ciubns at p.iY"
It un not ImpoMiblp lnioal, I Ihliik."
"Hid jciii h.io aii iciikn in wlili t In- ioiij.
Iiiiiulnie olfltrr In ipzjiiI In nlurnlii.- in mm.
lllB'i aflrr ,ou had untie 11 oil tin' vav In vy
Wi.tt"
".N'ui.c. We acted under gvncul urdtia All
ep 1I1, 1 e 1. t.. fulluw tlie .iitnil. of the flJ?ihlp
the mnil ot thr coniniindpr In chief."
Conditions nt Santiago.
spiMkiiii; uf iiinlitioiK eehen SnillJCr) liatbor
w.i- usiiii iPaihnl, the admiral Mid that he (mild
.ip erll into Hip harbor, mid that he tiy the
.pjin-li c'llp lulnn Ijlni: In tho outer harbor.
Up del mi rcnipuiber rppIiir othpr e-els, but
tlio I nlmi .n Ihrn l.nno .card, bpjoml .Morro
I a-lp, I'Iip ipe-l lud rnrialiipil thtie until khe
m lit r cl un, hlcli ee.ii tlonp on M iy ill. She
tin h 11 tili'd.
Iiuiiilmii; lh.it PiiicmciiKtit llp.ir ilmir,il lUir
ciiix'ii Mid it eea on thr ilif 1" Hue the ar
in'l f rplnforei ini'iiK uniler lipar Admiral
siiuiviiii. Up K.11.I that Iti 11 Ailmlnl Sdilr
had 1 nine jbninl and Mid tint he wanted to "rfO
111 and tlio on the Colnii."
"sn we went In and tired on hn," rnntlniiPel
Hip witmvs. Up Mid Hip fcliotd fell khoit of the
I iihni. and lint the Ppinbh hnrp battery had ill
liirn Hied un the bmnliirilini. lil".
In n pi) to iiiis,ticiiii I" wh't lud hern
Hicutnpll-iioil bv I lie bombarihiieiil. the wUiiph
npllpd lli.it it hid end to drav the tlrp of tin!
spaiibh flmre bitlpry and Kiw in idra of eelnt
it eea. euiiipnpil of.
"Win' hlri did joii st of IK lompiwltlnnV
"I did not think It ainonnlnl no an) thins"
"Wlirr u,n Admiral S rdei diiilns the beni
birilnipiit?" "t one time he e.l uiliiiti Hip lonnme tow
er, luil ino.t of the tune be w.n on the outtide
ot It. I eel. nrar lilin loo-t of the tlinp."
"lipMiihe Ihe .uliiiliat't iiunner In tint ensa;c
nirnt." "I haidly kiime liner tn anerr tint question,
pvippl In m) that In. nntiiier en tint of rnnv
111 nidi r in e-liiPt."
A Loading Question.
lur JihIkp adeniatp Ihrn ,iked "What an.
pn. inn did ihe oilmli.il'- maimer in M1.1t encage
uii'tit make upeui 1011 "
Mr. K i) ner. of roim I fur s,hie), oli'ei led to
Hill qiie.tmii, ami alter -nine eontentioii the
(pie-linn ee.H cellliilraeMi.
Iiul;e dein.ite beinly ul befoie eiihihaMin;
the q'ltloti that he loneldrred Ihe point ai
einhr.ii "d In the precept, and 5Jul that while
Hip ta-k w.11 .1 1l1s.1151e1.1hlP one, he oihhItpiI
it hn duly to preMi it. and intiiniteil that he
would -o -o at anniher time.
"tlit did )ott not CO in and de-troy th" Colon
in that piu cement Mac .11'" .Indie Adeocalo
l.emll' nvkid the wlllii
"Hiein-e in epn nu'. unlned tu dn m," rf
pli'd Hip eellln j.
Later on Ihe' eeitnp- uluiitpered the Kl.itr
merit . "1 think Hip t nnn rotild hiee bprti iIm
etmecd wherp 1.I1P lay at anchor tint di)."
The admiral Mid In repl) to qtie-tion from
I aptain LpiiiIv that theio weic no writ'en onlir.
and 1.0 far .la he eould re'call the only vulial
ordi re were "ko in."
Hie jiidttP adincute Hun ottered dmiral lliy-Ciii-on'
leport of the tilth of Ausu-t, Miinc (ho
lepurt hid been made in Hup of dut). .Incite
Wll.nn, ot mun-pl fm diniral v, nl.y, wld nn
nhiPilion wmild hp inaili hut tint counsel fur
Ilip applleanl did not ihnip Hip unotijirteil '
ceptmep nf Hip ri pin t In opeuite a. a precedent.
Cap! tin I.emle aiiuouiieed Hut be Ind no fur
ther nui'-tiuiH tn .i-k 1lm11 d llisk'iii-ou, and
(uiiii-pI fur 1I111111I hi. j 1..111I tin) had no
tUP-tiuni to put
Questions by Comt.
t apliiin Limit' then -.ml 1I1.II tin .null had
froiuo queiiiuiK of it. men in ak 'lliey eieie
eeiltteii 'Ihe hit ee.n conerinliit; lm cleeatiun
of Hip Bum ihiriuj Hie bninbaiduiiut of Hip
t nlon on lav II Tup nplv w.it luit .it tint
they werp T.'nn dot. and Ijitcrl) ".nmi ippt 'iho
next que.tiou j a in eehethrr "tnerp wai any
pi 11c uf hliPlter near .intijip wheie the ri)in
Sipi.ulrun cuuld li.ii e coibd .11111 n .uriwl at
Nintljun
1I111I1.1I lliu-'in-on ieilinl tint i.u.iiil iiuino
wa- mil) foriv inilei to the ut.
Hie thud iiie-tlnn, cnmiiiir, n it did, 1mm
the eoiin, cte.ited innierhli uf a sin-ation,
eelilih na. add'il tn In tin lepl.e. I In iille-tinn
eea-'
"Wa. peen I'llml nude In Iteir Admiral -ihley
In ilnlioy or e ipluie the spinl-h -hip I -ulon
ihe lay 11 am 1ml in Hip Inilmi' uf Santiago be
tuiili tin .'Till and .d-l ol Mai "
"Hlijeii! tlliint! Object!" c imp Iruiii rai h of
Admiial "-elilc i'm .mii-i-l. but I if fine .1 lull eould
be i.lllnl Ihe eeitiiivi had tipliiil
"Nn, I nnii't think it e.a- "
A Legal Controversy.
I In iiiiHo!i .in.l Ihe repl) led to a b'k'il
ionlioeiii.1. .liidse Wll-on mid Ml. llaeiur bulb
Blip lea-ul). fill tl.eil obPi tlnn. 'liny inn.
Iimled that Hip itup-liuu 1 illed tur the upinlnii
of II, p uitiu-i., eehPie onl) fji t eeeie adiiiUsl
hie. .ludse Itayiier aiknl, "M.i. I atk the imiit, if
.1. loiiliir.' to tlio 1111II1O1I (if pruipihue luic, the
nun ha. mini that wo aie not ai liberty to
ohjnt lo my iiui'ethiii. at all Hul mi) be
jknl "
'In Hut 1l111irjl llem-v liplud: "Whib tliht
1 ourt i- oidered to iioi-tluite j11 the titl., we
naei tin luhl lo J-k mi) iiii'tiou tlut will
liuiiir 0111 I lie jil. line nf the cluriteH .iflin-t
Itt ji'Ailinual -1 tile) I. eehilliir or lint eeiry
I'llort illi Ulllbillt mi Hie ii'mmallilitlB iilthi'l nf
(In lint iiiidir xicli iin uui-tunie. wj. 111.nl.' in
eiptuie ni d'-tru) the Sijnuti iniirr ( uhiii a.
he Lie at anchor in Hn elduiue 1u MiituBu
llnlbiir. Mae L'T lu .11 .illi Ill-iee. We ll.iee ,.,ei
Hul itii-iiuii and wp liave In. 1 dtuiial JIIb-mli-on'.i
npiiilun. I lm coin t b) the plT.rpl ic
ublutid in Bin in opinion on the 101,1 Ill-Ion
of tlie iiiv.'-iIkjiIoii Now, lu Hip opinion nf
Hip unlit and 111 nidir to form in opinion eee
eejutiil 1l11111jl lllt'ciii-on'. uplnloii on tlut
ubjicl "
.IuiIbp H lUmi - "I lllidll.il Ihd Hill pleilpl,
nailliiB ll tluniigh frmu mil In 1 nd. In lm
Imply 1 lil. Iliil I hole .lull In in iiiee-ilBJIiuii
10 BPl it Ihe f.lll-. llil etliiii eun haee BOIIill
ai the t.ieii thni mil Pipit-, euiii opinion, but
eon aip iml lulled upon, ami, I tiiu-l n-peit.
tull) niibunl, an nut ppiiulitid to take mini"
beid) ebe'. upliiiuii. Non liiee a liuhl to pet
all ihe tail- eon ..in and Hut i what ceo
u.ilil. bill ulhileeiM )ou eeill mc .it unit that
euu iiiIbIh Iijip a Bieit e. 11 lily of npimom ami
all Hie opinion- ut uli'ii'lluiln lu olhu eeunl-,
tin in. 1 . la duu'i call lor amlioih'. oulnlon
I'Xiept tlie opinion ot II1I1 honouhle rouil."
Vilmiul ieeei')"lu the opinion of one 1111111.
lm 01 Ihe I'ouil ami peilupi of the nt lieu we
don't i-k hit opinion, Iml lor a -tatiimnt of
.1 miller of fj.l. Wt a! "eea peer) iliinj; doneV
We duu'i !) 'in euui uiiliiiun ' "
.ludiii' ll.ulioi ni nle an eMiudeil 11311111.111,
'liinliuj 111 m lrB.1T .iiiiiiuiiilei 141I11H nl(. ,u.
uiiA-ilubie nl uplniciti mi the patt ot the wit
m..ei mil In a -peikiiu eelun at I u'llo.k
ill. 1 inn 1 luok 1 nip- o ,111 hum toi luiieliiuii
l'ioin,il ai 'J ii'ilmk 1 lm 1 unit wa ulled
tn nidei h) ihulul llitei.e and Mi. Il.ienor
ipmiiiiiiI hn aiBUIiuiit ill opmilinii to the ad
mixihilli) 01 iiui urn- inn ml. d to ..ill ,ut
Hip upluioiK nf Hlluev.pi. lie contended tint if
tiillinuii) uIiihb opliiliin. ihoulil he admitted
Hie imiuil) leould he liiieimliuhle. If, for
lu-lanii, eiuiilou. leeic to be ukfii a. to tin)
pmptiely of Hie loop nude be tlie Itiookliii,
pijillially ihe i lithe nil)' could In- wiiuinoiie.l,
as all II. inembir n. (prit. and eji Ii would
Ineo hla opluluu WltuiMi. weic expected to
lllate- IjiIk: the 1 null In tlie opinion.
Question Withdinwn.
Hi pi) in.', .lud.'i' ilvoi.ilt Lemly quoied the
moid in ihe lii.il ut ViIiiiiijI Kippol, tizuliit;
tlut it eea enliiel) eeilhiu ll" dl-cirtlon of Ihe
mil 10 1I1-1 l.le vein tie 1 llu opinion of 1 tellniM
wlm lud hi "ii nu llu Biuiiud Imuld be called
be Hip cmirl, lie llnmjlit. lone ner. that "the
eeillthl nf aulh'iill) eej. aj:,iinl aiklnc the oplre
inn nl a wIiiipm." flip 1 ourt then willidieie In
I'lpetlun .i to Vdiulul lllnuili-uu'e opinion ai
tu whether Lejiiiiuuiluie.' schlc) hid done all that
could be done to destroy the Colon while that
uet lay at anchor in Santiago Illy
Another question put by the com! w.n a. to
the ilblance tlio i-qiudron lay out trout miiiI.iko
and tho reply was that it w.n three or tour
miles out clurlns the day time and two or
thre'e miles out at tilBht. In reply to a quptiiii
he aai.l that alter the bomliirdmtnt of l.i) .11
no further effort had been made to destroy Hip
t'oloii, became the icp1 bad gone inside the
harbor.
Admiral IliBBlnson wai then rxeuud and
Captain C. . Chester, who commanded the
Cincinnati during the Spanish war, and who is
noev In command ot the n.iial war collese at
Ncevporc, was tailed. Captain Chester rclited
an Intrrelcw he had had with Admiral Sehley
on boaid the llrooklen ,o(T the south coast of
Cuba, on Miy '.'u, 1M. lie bad told the ad
miral that fioni his rvamlnitloii ot the chnts
he beheied coaliiiB ftaflble, but he thought it
nould be done under Bn.it disadvantage He
had cpres.-ed the opinion tint boats nilsht be
used or that a more neeure point lnlitht be
rjIihdI utidrr the lca.s thirty miles to raslujul.
The Enemy in Sight.
Mijor Thomas N. Wood, of the marine orp,
who louiuunded the luatinc force on the Mjim
chtwtt.s duriiiB the Fpinbh war, testuleil In the
tlrciiinstanie'i connected with that level's opni
Honc durln',- the sii'SC of S.mtliBo. He nalil tint
the second day alter f-anthiBO bav ten le.uh.d
by the l'l)lnK Squadion he had teen 'he tililobul
Colon l.vini; In'ldc the lnrhor; that tbcic w.n at
that time .mother Spjnl-h i"HPl of the Mm i).i'h
clis piille Milble. lie llioiijlit bolli were in
Mow" for three or four daes. 'I lie witnes- .i'sd
aid that whrit A1h11lr.il Schley hid come uboird
the Mas-.uhuetts precious to the- bombjidmeut
of the Colon en May III hu had hoard Unit ntlmr
ny to Captain IUku'Iilsoo: "We ate roIiu: hi,
but we will not go in Miflciemly heir to nn
danser the cc.H'ls" U'' hid been told tlut the
distance wa. to be 10.WO feet. After the bom
bardment ici-rd, Major Woods said the Siilil-h
lullerie rontiiiiic.l tu tire at the American t-lil".
"Did )ou hear orders or iietiuction cIm-ii by
Coinmodorp SiLhley after the hombjiduiuit ."
askp.l the jiidaje adeocatp.
Hip wlttipv. replied: "I sunt iqion the super
structuip to a.k if we wcip eoIub in iiBaln, of
Solus any eln-rr, mi as to knnev whethpr sp
would hap a tlnnte to ur the kl inili lultPiies,
of which I was in loinuunrt, and I betid, ns I
bellcee, ( ointnndore hehl-y Kjy tn Captjln Ills-Bin-on.
'Sijiboard )nur helin, and let's (tel out
ol this ' "
"How clear I. )Oiir recollect ion? Where these
his I'sj.f i.nrdi."
"As 1 remember, the-e wrrc the cxart winds,
and at the time I loinldered them lis l.ielns bun
made by I omuiodore t- lilcy. 'Ihrre s.cre quite a
niimlier of people up Iheie en the forward pait
of the deik at that time and fiom the leiosiii
tlun of the eoite, and the BPneral dire, tlnn from
which It I came I took it to be .1 letnirk madp
by th" flair ofliipr. I suppose I was prnbib'y
elsht feet away limn the spcikpr eehm I lie ml
this remark made."
"Did jmj hear It di.-tniolh "
"I heard it fiirly di-timil). 'Iheie m. a bit
of eniifu.-lon Bolus ut Hip time, 1 ui.pel b) pet-nns
w.'ilkiut; around."
fuptalu 1,'iles P ll.iber, imee 111e.1l alt.uliP
st Paris and st. Prter-bnis, eeho ee.n cieiutne
oflirer on bnai.l tho 'lesas iluilni; the spmili
war, was a-ked, in the ab-eme of Captiln Phil
lip", to Bbe ,1 deuiled ac.ouiit nf the 0per.1t inns
of that vps-el ilurliii; the war, and he did wi. 'the
Tevas had been a p.ttt of the I'll Ins Sfiiudiun
and the witness said that wl.cn tiny slrnned fnr
Cleiitiieso. the flap-bip had sisnibd: "We so
to Cienfuesos to h.s the Sp.11111r.b1. wi-li )ou
good lutk."
No Finns of Battle.
In ri (ill tn qiiPition-i, lie slid thil lehm t u ti
fuesos was iphIipi! eiirlhwurks eene illsiueiieil
llieip. but no etlort was nude to de-troy thuu.
Captain Ilirber was epie.itioneil as to uidirs eon-
. 1 nine plins lor battle, but kiM tin! nolccnh
st.itidins that he would baeo taken cuiuui.ind in
cise ot the incapacity uf (.lplaiu Phillip-, lie
hid uriieid un dir.ctioiii fiom ilu loinmimiir
in ihief. He bad beard of no plain In i.i-i the
tnemi' -hould be ensasid
'I lie evilnr-s Mid tint eeh'le l.ems oil Ciiiiiup.
EOS, I,e, with olliPis, hid H'lli lislils fn 111 Hip
shore, whieh. Iioiu Hun inliire. Hue tnnk tn
In signal-, but no att.uliou bad been paid In
them until Hi" Ollli, eeheii aire M irlib head bid
sniiiul and hid. he uinloi.ili.oil, r.'plud to tl.e
nun, ils, .mil coiiimunicalnl with tboc oil shnie.
He Mid tlut there w,n no tneal nicd ot r.nl
while lyins oil CienfueBOs, but that Hie Tevas
eould line taken Inorp and would line been ul.nl
to set ll. 'Ihe Iowa had rojleil thirp. lie said.
Precriblns the sail to Siiilhso, the witue-s said
Iheie hid beiti mush weath.r, but (hit tlie Tens
ould haee made belli r lime tlnn il did. lb
iid that whin Hip iiiielroii arriee'd in ilsht of
the ViIp and otlu r Ameiiian coiels off sjiitiisn
111 Miy "il all Ihe eenels ih.ited fur in linn,
thinkins tley weie e-ils of the riuiii). Winn
they dl-mipred theii lili-l.ll.e I'aptiln Phillips
hid tlmi tiled Captain WI-p, nl the lie, neins:
"line )nit B"t tin 111 in theie " to eeliuli tl.e
I. file wa-:
"1 think wp haee."
Not Impossible to Coal,
Mr. Ilinii.i, who eomlintiil tin' evamiin.inu ol
Un witness, asked him pitlli ul.llly rnmernliis
the trip 110111 santUso tuwanl Kiy Wi-t eelicit
the squadron stirinl fur the latter place in onh r
tu eu.tl
He said that nn etlort had luvn mule on the
Jntb, the il iy of Ihe arilejl 01T Santlaso, tn .ml
the ship. 'J'lie s..i was somewhat rousli. bill the
wilnes-eil cU(s-ed the opinion tint cojlins
lOiihl h lee bi'.n grcoiuplisliid. He lud puiieiib
ed in tlut ope'raiiun at I'mlucas win 11 Hie weath
er was e.piille- loiicb.
"If )uu b..d been iri'iiuited tn (ml on Iho
Vnlh, eelnt would jou have done " Mi. ILinni
a. Led.
"I would haee .lone It," Hip llln'.-j ri-ponil.'d,
"I don't think Ihe sei n any heailir th.in when
e had taken cnal un nlhei oeca-ioni."
Ilelatlns tn the p.irlluiljrs of the 1. nun tn
viuthisn after staitins lor Key rl, Ihe wllue-..
slid tlut cnal had briu lain 11 on the nlsht nf
the 27lh. When (aptain Phillips Ind be. 11 a-I.ed
If tlio 'pas eenild dial hP 11 idled:
"Wp .an In."
'I lie tiiil hid h'rn tnjiip nnd Ihe itL.rt had
ptuepil -utcs-tul. ihe nitiiPis mil
Plnlnly Saw the Colon.
( api.nu Iliibn ali luhl of npius Hie I i.lun
itiilde Hie iuibur at Sautiaso on Hip uiuruius
nt Mil ''i. ami said It lud rem lined lime until
luiip I Ihe morii.iu tloil, he Mul, I.i 1- seem
or ciulit mile., f 1 run Ihe mouth of ihe li.uhor
at iilshi and furlhiT than tint In Hie da) time.
iked .nn.eiiiliis hl kuowlnlBi- of Hie llinuk
leu's loop dm ins the battle elf -Jiuiin Hie
wllness slid he did nut -s-e the loop nndp.
lie said In reply lo quoitioni Unit the lilmkade
was inaintalned by the ve-sels lejinlns in
column back and fottb in fionl ot Hie muuili
of the luibor. at a dl-tanee ot fiom m-un to
ten miles out, the RrcuUr illitanep hems tint
ruaiiiiaauu at 1111:111. u nits 11111 nu e time
eejs no dithcilll) ill set Ins the slioie .luilns Hie
ilje time jml on clear nUIits ,lmt nlun Hie
eeeathu ee is lud il eeji illtlleiilt to s.i tun
lime in Hie day lime and some times un ler ihn-p
.in uinstJM.s to mp it at nltihl.
t aptliti lljiber eeai then J.kid lomeiuiliB Ihe
pn-lliun of the lliuoklju lehillie to Hie Ti .n
ami tn the other ships when hp tint i.iu lm
alter the tutu
"Ihe nrnukl.ni." lie liplud, "tea. on iho
port boev of the levas, standins at an anale.
I should fay. approxlnulely onc-lnlf iolut m
I ho southward licellns of the Trxu. t tlut
lime Hip Oiegon was jut foijins pm m on
the starhoanl .1p, in sliore. Hie loa was
still f.ntlin in shore and pululius up. to that
lier bow overlapped our how,
"Wheie wire Hie Spanish tes-eU willi leleieute
to ihe headllij of the 'I'pxaij"
"Ihe head of Hie Hup was then on our star
Im.iid Imee, 1 should sji'. approxltrutely fuur
pulnla 011 Hie how."
t tlii point the remit adluuriipil pi ptl)
.11 I o'eloil. until 11 ii'ilnek loniorioee.
Will Print Secret Work.
11) Fuluilve Wire from Tne ssoclatrd I'rrn
Indianapolis. Iml , Vpt. 51 1 The Hieeirlsn
Bland IniltP of Odd relln.es tided Imliv In allner
copietof lit.) sceitl etuil til the older lu be, made-,
PRESIDENT WALKING ALONE.
Disdained a Cnvringe or Companions
Going on n Visit.
Washington. Siqit. 20. About 1.S0
o'clock, shottly after the eoneluslon of
the cabinet, today, I'tesldcnt Jloose
velt left the White House to go lo
lite residence of Ills fdster, the wife of
CominaiKler Cowles of the navy, for
luncheon.
Dlsdninhig n carriage, he walked
eswlflly and alone. No one had known
when he would leave his ofllre and nfl
he passed briskly out of the grounds ot
the executive mansion he attracted lit
tle attention, scarcely anybotly recog
nizing him. He noised Pennsylvania
avenue into Lafayette squato and
thenee up Sixteenth street to his des
tination, lu the cottt'isc of an hour
and a half he returned to tlie White
House, still alone and walking.
THE PRESIDENT
IS BACK AT WORK
Holds Mooting of tho Caolnct nnd
Seeks to Familial i.o Himself
with His New Duties.
It) Ks. lulie W ue fiutn Ihe At-oi laied l'n-s
Wnslilnglon, Kept. 20.-- The piesl
ilcnllal train arrived in lite lVntisyl
vanla railroad station at !.-." a in. to
day. I'resldent Itoosevelt Immediate
ly ettleied a carriage ami wan driven to
tlie White House. .All member ot tho
cabinet who went to Canton lettttned
with him.
The president on eutetlng the White
House proceeded to the cabinet room,
wheie Picsldeut Melvlnley was wont to
do tlie greater portion of his woik. He
walked briskly and spoke pleasantly
as he pa-e-ed to the watchman nnd
other employes of the mansion, ltcacli
ing his olllce lie was Joined almost Im
mediately by Secretary Long. Soon af
terward Senator Cullom called to pay
his respects, and following him came
Senator I'roitor, one of the ptesldent's
cloe iieiMinal f 1 lends.
Secretary Long tepotted to Ihe ptrs
Idcut the condition sif aftairs in tlie
Navy department. He was asked about
the work of the Schley coittt of In
iltili.v. With Senator I'ulloni I'tesldcnt
l.ou-evclt exchanged pleasant greet
ings and received tlie assurances of the
heaitv support of the Illinois senator.
Willi Senator I'roctor there was a sim
ilar exchange of exptcwslons of good
will. The picsldent's foiiuer seiietary. Mr.
Loch, jr., will tctnaln with him, ptob
ably as assistant secretary. Mr. Cor-
tel) oil, at the prcshlen't's earnest p
iitest. will retain his position as esec
iclaiy. At II o'cluck all of the ineinbeis of
the (ablnet, with the exception of At
toille) -Cieneral Knox, Intel at rived at
the White House and soon were seatcel
areiunil the familiar table, f'tesldenl
Itoosevelt occupied a scat at its heail
anil In the h;tli long occupied by bis
piedei essor.
The majority of the lneinbei of the
1 ablnet will. It is certain, i cumin dur
ing Mr. I! even's term, but It Is prob
able that Secretin)' Long will retire
within tlie next f. w months. He feels
that he can leslgn, without embarrass
ment to Air. itoosevelt. and therefoie it
is believed that within tlie next few
months lie will ask the president to
pet mil him to retire to private1 life.
The cabinet scv,soii lasted about an
hour und a half. All tlie time was spent
in a general tevlew of the more Impor
tant questions which will require the
attention of the new president. i;ach
member explained to tlie president the
policy which bad been followed in deal
ing with the matter-- under considera
tion and their picsent status. Xti new
niisincsf wius l.tKeti up.
PEACE SETTLES
UPON INDUSTRY
Recently Sti iking Mill Workers Aie
Returning Rapidly to Work A
Few Reasons Why Their
Strike Failed.
It) I'm lu.ive Wne fioni 'Ihe Amii uted 1'ris.s
Pittsburg. Sept. 20. With few excep
tions work was tcsiimeil, at least In a
measure, nt the I'lilted States Steel
corpoi a lion's mills today, anil If the
dlssatislled tin winkers can be concili
ated by next .Monday all tlie plants will
be in full operation.
Among tho tin wotkers the feeling
against leturning to work unless the
union is leiogni.ed Is still strong. Hut
inllueuces are at voile which, It Is
Imped, will induce tlie st 1 licet s to re
consider their deteiniinatlon before any
1 ash move Is niaele,
At'Mi'Keispoi t all tlie plants but one
rolling mill, wheie the- men still insist
011 recognition, weie nuuilng lull, and
the strlko is tegardeil as finished.
The Amalgainateil Journal, comment
ing on tlie New York settlement, s.i.vh:
"The causes that led up to this unsat
isfactory settlement were tho over
whelming otlds that the association
hail to battle against, tlie daily press,
public opinion, the nil vice of pioinlnent
labor leadeis and the withdiawal of
credit by men hunts."
Suicided on Sou's Grave,
jr Eirluiirt Wire from Ihe Auoelattd Prcm
lli.iilin,-. s.pt jii I luil,- tomtit, aged
ii, 1 hu-iue-j iniii .eeim 1,, 1 luibs beam'
iimetriy, 1I1U rv.niiut iml .1101 am) killed lime
.elf on Ihe suic ol hn -on, nj.nl pi, who died
ilv. month- 420. Ihe i.uw fm Comett'a ait l
up0ed to lie 1:111 f 0111 Hu sun' dialh.
Lord Derby Wins.
(f Kit lu.ive Wire fiom The Auoelited Pres.1.
lteadvllli', Ma-J., Sept. SO In l,e $111,010 raec
bcleeirn l.nril llerhy and lluralnii heir todl.v,
Isrd Drrhv net in three stuichi h.ats. Inn,'
27'i. '-''i;"i. "
DEATHS OF A DAY.
'.' lluin-iorl, Sept. -.'il.-t aptain William X.
Iniiis, major nl Wllllaiu-pnrt finlll m tu 1iJ,
1II11I this nioililne, ageel i!7 )rai.
Wjshlliu'lnll, Sept "U.-l'jplJlll Herblll I,.
Huper. Iiillid Mates Marine rorpi, died uf heart
j.'.A.ate at llonj Ki.l mi Ihe Huh nl., annul.
Itie to a report limn Admiral KrmplI In the tiny
ihpiilineiil. Captain Unpen en. appointed (mm
h'jn-.is and inleied the Mailue e"iii lu Jul),
I sell.
PATTISON WILL
NO LONGER LEAD
Resigns as Chairman ot the Phila
delphia Democratic Gitu
Committee.
HE INSISTS ON FUSION
Because the County Convention, Lnst
Night, Nominated a Stinlght-out
Democratic Ticket, tho Quaker
City Moses Deserts His People and
Together with Colonel Guffey De
elates for a New Committee nnd
Fusion Union Party Extends the
Bolters nn Earnest Invitation.
Ilv l.ulunitr Wire from Tlie Assoclaled Press.
1'lilladelplila, Sept. 20. A sensation
was sprung in local political elides, to
night, when ex-i!overnor Itobett II.
Paulson announced his resignation as
chairman of the Democratic' city 10111
mlttee, ;ts a result of tlie count) con
vention nominating a straight-out
Democratic ticket. Coupled with this
announcement was a suggestion fiom
Mr. Paltlson that a new Democratic
organization be foimed in the city,
which btought out a statement fiom
National 'onunltteenutii James M.
itttffey heartily approving tlie sugges
tion. The patty organization In tills city is
continued by ex-t'lty Chairman Charles
P. Donnelly and t'lly Commissioner
Thomas J. ISy.tn. and there has or late
been much opposition to their leader
ship. Kffotls have been made by Mr.
Pattlson and ills supporters to have
tlie orsanl'ation fuse with the Tnlon
party in tills elty, which has nomi
nated P. F. Itothertnel (tho incumbent)
for elistiict attorney, against the Ite
publicati nominee. John Weaver. These
effcuts fulled, and tonight the Demo
cratic convention placed the following
straight ticket in the Held: For dlsttlct
attorney. ex-Postmaster W. Wilklns
C'arr; contioller. Joseph C. Mageo: 10
corder ot deeels, Henry Fernberger;
clerk of court of quarter sessions, Her
man V. lb'tzell; member of the board
of tevlslon of taxes, Clttules Denton.
After the lotiventlnu had aeljourned,
Mr. Paulson announced his resignation
as ibaitman of the committee, to take
effect at once. His letter nf resigna
tion l as follows:
Pattlson's Letter.
I'o Hie Members nf the Dniun ratle. Louimiilep nf
Philadelphia.
luiitletneir Sane wnk.s ajo, I was elei t -.1
iluiriuan nf your ..uumiltee. 'Iliis action was
wttliout colli nation em my part. I ane-pled the
eleiiinii with ureal s.iernbc to my business m-tere-U.
After aisumuig the duties of the nllu e,
with the ii-suranco of eotif cooperation, 1 vl-iled
all the ward-of the clt). wltli the fMiplmn "f
three, to .vu'rlim the condltlnn of Hie ward ut-L-.inb.illol
. I found in inane' uf firm tlui, time
wa- not even the sPUiblance of tin oryauuati.U!
111 snim- of the elleislnii,., fter s, lining' Inn
knoeeUilEP, I made up ltiv mind to slicnthen the
weals places anil eneour.ute the strung. Hut am r
wpek-s of the mo-t arduous labor, tin- aeimn nf
the 1 utility convinces hip tint I am without nine
or influence in the diieclion of ihe existm;.- ui
t; miration.
Iiellrifiu;, as I 'lo. tint is the nti-iulieliiiini?
setititnent of the Demo, rats uf Phllailelplda that
this is an occasion when wp should uiiitp nliit
the indepi ndent lteinhliian.s for the overt lirow- of
the 1111 nipt mis, whleli is 1li-g1.11 nig the minis,
nation nf public attain in our citv, I am pre
paid to alvo my tiiup and serines' towanl anv
niovriuint which will brim: about such h cotidl
lluii of alTalrn as will a-sire eoniiilet- til-ton and
will aiPOinpllsh tliis result. I further believe
tint the ino-t illiut war of reailitng such a ie
siil't Ii the nrgjnlration of a new Heiuoi ratio ioin-initipi-
whleli will lead to tlie nouiluitlnn of 1
finum tuket such ai will ccmmaml the sutlrics
uf ihe malorlte- of voters of Pliiliilelphu. I
Hieietuie liiulii niv iP-iitnalinu, to take efTe.t at
on.o
II. Iieee me. ii.iiin tiule,
Hubert I I'llii-uii
GttlTey's Statement.
At the same time- Colonel Cluffy Issued
the following statement:
"I have spent valuable time, at the
Ituonvcnlencf of myself and my busl
ines tiylng to bring about a state ot
altalrs political, in Philadelphia, look
ing to a better government. 1 had tea-
son to hope that a Democratic county
convention would be Inlluenced to this
end. Put I rcgtoC to say my labors
have not availed, and believing the
only utirfco now left looking to this end
Is tho one suggested by (loveinor Pat
tlson, chairman of the Democratic
city committee, I most heaitlly endorse
his present ptv-ltlon ami suggestion and
will aid lilm to the best ot my ability."
it was announced by those clo-ee to
Mr. Pattlson Unit a new organization
would at onio be created with a full
city committee. Negotiations will in
all likelihood be opened witlt the I'tilou
party looking toward fusion witli that
organization against both the tegular
P.cpublhan and Democratic organiza
tions. t'ongtessinan James K. P. Hall ot
H!k tonight gavo out a statement in
which he nays:
"Tlie committee appointed by the te
cent Democratic stnte convention To
supervise party conditions In Philadel
phia met on last Sntutdny and ad
journed to meet at the call of tlie
dial) man with the understanding that
ho would call a meeting when deemed
necchsaty by any member of the com
mittee. The necessity for that call is
now here and I will wire tho chairman
at once to convene the committee lit
Philadelphia on tliu 25th of this month
at 10 a. in."
The chalunnn of this committee is
Captain William Uiiroou ot Venango,
ami the members beside Mr. Hall, are
William Hlgler, rieurflold; W, Hnyes
lirler. Lancaster: John II. Head, West
iiioielaml und .Senator W. C Heinle,
t 'en tic.
Tlio Judicial convention for tlie nom
ination of a Judge of common pleas
iiiltrt No, .'1 which waH ctcaled by tho
11 tent legislature will be held toluol
row, The Dounelly-ltyau faction lias
Hlaled Judge Maxwell Stevenson, one
of the present Judges In that touit, foi
the place.
The following was furiinshed to the
local newspapers tonight.
"TIip 1 nlon pirtv, at a meeting of their elty
totnmltlre, tod.i), loinpusrel of eighty two tep
roMMiljUe... from peer) waul, who ti present
watd orKjiilMtlons composed of fl.10 netlie lb
publican rccelted nomination papus slitueel be
Itllv thousand Indcpiiidpul lleptibllr.ni voters,
tiomlnatins .ludse Yeikes, tor mipreme court,
and P. I'. Itotheimel for district attorney, ami
they staiiel reaely to complete their ticket lu
Philadelphia countv bv linlnin itlnc sileli Demo
irais a. 1 olonel .uil..v, of Ihe Deumeratle na
tional conuniilee, and (lovernnr I'atllKiti of the
remit)- committer, nuv siibbpii,
"The I'nlon patty stands lead) to .oopetatp
with Hip hniipit lliinoiiaey of Peiins.vlvanli and
tho elty nf Phlliilelphl.1. as teprps.ntpil by (ol
onel (PilTey ami IJovernor Patlison for the elec
tion of an huripst nun's tl.kct.
"iniiiel M Ch inenis,
"ci rcl.it) I nlon Put) "
UNION PARTY CONVENTION.
Call for Its Long-deferred State Con
vention Is Issued nt Lnst.
He Ksilu'ive Wire from The ssoeiaied l're.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20 -The Tnlou
party state tonveullon. w lib It was
originally fixed for September t. and
later postponed on aciount of the as
sassination of Pteshlent McKlnley, will
be Held at the Academy of Music in
this city at noon next Tuesday, Si p
tcmber 21. The call for the convention,
slgtieil by a number ol piomiuetil lte
puhllcuns In a majority of the counties
of the state, was Issued today. It Is as
follows:
To the P. ople of Pi mis) lean 1
'the ind i lb 11 lie p of the preient slate nlnnm
tration tn the rights ami icrlf.no of llu people
of 1'itm-t llama, is witnessed by Ihe untune
ins lit and Jpptoval of 'ripper bills' taking aeeav
from lilies of the -pi ond chns Hie nithi uf
selt-covrrnment ;the trolley legislation, fnr Ihe
purpose of creating vail tirtunes for poiilb it
frhn.U .11 the evpen-e ot die people: the various
hills muted for the1 creation nf new' courts;
the Increa-e of sal tries anil usplos ollnes as
rewmLs for political tre.ic.heri. Hie abolition
of tho boaid of rpvislon of taxes of Philadelphia
i npiiitrd by Hip court; tho shameful exhibi
tion of roiniptiun, tiom the election of Mar
shall as spojktr and ffii.iy as senilnr, to Hip
erj end of a disgraieful session; the ehfeit
of all efforts to secure an) ballot reform or
prinurv election law.., and the slated iimnlm
tion for Judffp of tlip Supreme court bv the
ltepubli.au state convention of a judge appointed
by the r-ovcriwr, who is chared Willi having
subordinated his high nfliee to dlsgricrftit politi
cal ends, make it llnrallve, if the honor nf
our eiiniinnmvpaith is to be aved, that .1 t nmn
putv, ut faeuiof tlie rpitor.ition ot hotiPit guv
eminent 111 our slate and municipalities, be
furuieel, the uIm and object of vshiili -Ii ill be
to iioiuitnle nun for oftl. e whose inlegrltv ami
honest) ale uiutoiiliteil, and who will 1101 11-e
J11di11.1l or cttlciil po-itloiu for the political
or official adeantazes of themselves or friends.
'Ihe sole illi-tlnl1 now befnrp Hip penple e.f
I'eiiui.ib.inla ii a inni.it one. Shall fund and
corruption ami all Hip debasing iniluetiees uf
Ihe pre-cnt -tale .idniiniitratmn he approved at
Hie coming election bv the lolers ot tho 10m
ninnuealili, to the eiuhistliig disgraii- of (In
state, ui shall hnnoi.lv ami Inlegrit) pievad'
In Older that steps mae- be taken to nominate
candidates whom all voters can lonslstetitly sop-
Ipoit. ive unite in a call for
st ite convention,
10 nt- neiti in I'liiuiieipnia ai
Tue-eiiv, stpi. ''4, to adopt a
pnnciphi, 1 lininc. pari) rules
iiuiiiiiulioti i.imliiljtei tor iudge
loutt and si ite ti'ejiiitei
V2 o'i luck on
dei larjiion of
ami place 111
'I the Supiniie
William .McConway, of Allegheny
county, who is one of the signers to
the call, will be permanent chairman
of tlie convention. Use-Attorney Gen
eral McCouuIek, of Wllllainsport, will
place tlie name ot Judge Yerkes before
the convention as a candidate for jus
tli'e of the Supreme court, anil Walter
Ueorge Smith, ot Philadelphia, will
nominate IleprcscntaUve Corny, of I.u-
zciuc county, as the 1'nl.in laudldate
for state tieasuiei.
MRS. M'KINLEY
GOES TO CEMETERY
Gratified nt Sight of the Beautiful
Flornl Tributes nnd Begins to
Take Intel est in Affniis.
Canton (., Sept. L'O. Shortly alter
noon today Mis. McKlnley expic-sed
a flesh e lo be taken to the ictni'leiy.
This reqttes't was teadily acceded to by
Dr. Ili.xey who, witlt an attendant, es
corted her to a doseei carriage. They
were accompanied by Mrs. llaibei.
At the lemetery a throng which
quickly gatheieel about the catrlage
was dispensed by the soldlets on guard
ami Mrs. McKlnley was driven over the
lawn illicitly In fiont of the -vault
The- military guard gave a formal sa
lute. When she saw the beautiful array
of lloral pieces. Mrs. McKlnley ex
pressed gratification, but was appte
ltenlve lest injury lie done her bus
Ii.iihI'h body. She was assured by Dr.
Ilixey that the mllitaty guard would
be malntnlucil ninety days at the ex
pliatlon of which time tho body would
be seeuielv placed hi the utult and
lot kcd.
"I am happy oer tlie ell'ect of the
drive on Mrs. McKlnley." said Dr. I!ix
ey when the paity leturncil to the
house. She is much better tills motn
ing and I have dually achieved success
in getting her to take ait Interest In nf
talis going on In Canton. She asked
many iiuestlons while riding and
neemeel lu good spit Its."
"FRESH" SHAD CAUSED DEATH.
Stioudsbutg Woninn Succumbs to
Ftomniue Poisoning.
Speelil to the Scnnton Tribusr
troiiibliiuc, Pa., sept, io. -Mis. .mbio.e
I'liie. of Kast "ilroiid-biug. who In. In en sufleilug
Willi plonulne pol-onlng sine li-i Mn, his nu
niinbpd lo IU dradlv . rloit.s
Mis. I'liie was poiiniieil by eating fiesli si ad,
Slioill) alter eating the tlih slie ve.i. sctrul with
see eie piln in Hie ahilnuu ll and with vomiliug,
he hail somewhat leioeered from the poi-oning,
bur receiillv siitti'ied a nlini, vvlii.h . Jil-ed In r
death
OPENING OF BUCKNELL.
One Hundred nnd Thlity Admissions
to the College.
Br Rielveiiit Wirt flora Th AHOclittd Presi
levviabuig, srpl v'll Ituikiiill univeisiM'
opened tod.iv with one huudicd and ihuie .uluns.
alnns tu I lie iullie.1 of liberal am, one huudr.d
mil ihrre uf whom air firshniiu. 'the oilier eh
parluieuts also have luge enrollment.
Pinfesinr fl I I. Iteime, of Hariard unlvrr
itv, a-tuiru'd ihe) iluii nf ni.ulriii lan,'iui.i-.
Delmonico Deiul,
P.T F.iclu.ivf Wire firm Ihe sjueclatrd Trm.
Xeev- Vmk sept in Wool wa. reeelefd In
this illy lonlchi of the di-ith in Culniadn itpilegs,
Colo., of I hailea ChrUl Delmonkn, tho fainoi'j
eiM.,,1,
KING ALFRED
IS HONORED
One Thousandth Anniversary ol His
Death Celebrated In Enoland
with Due Gcrcmonij.
AMERICANS TAKE PART
Expressions of English Sympathy
for America in Our Affliction nnd
of Kinship Ate Numerous nnd Sin
cere Loid Boschery Delivers tho
Address nt the Unveiling of th'
Stntue.
lly r.seluslve Wire from Tlie Aejocistrel Pre.
Winchester, Knglnnel. Sept. '.'ft. In
the presence of a nst loucourso of
Anglo-Saxon delegates anil olllclals.
Lord Kosebe-ry today unveiled the great
statue of King Alfieel. During the
course of his eulogy of the Sa.xon Mug
the former premier said:
"King Alfieel wrought Immoital wot Is
for us and for our sister nation over
the sea, which In supreme moments of
stress anil sol low Is liteslstlbly Jollied
to us aciois tin- (iMtturh's and actoss
the seas."
Tlie city was lu holiday giub. busi
ness was stopped and tho main thor
oughfares were lined with troops. A
great profession, military, naval, civic,
ecclesiastical and academic, pteccded
the unvelllnt; of the statue. The city
was lavishly decotateel.
In tlie absence of Air. Ornate, the
T'nlted States ambassador, fioni the
luncheon in the town hall, Charles
Francis Adams lespoudcd hi behalf of
lb" Ameileaii delegates. He took oc
casion to mention Ihe appreciation of
the Amei leans for the deep, spontane
ous, all-pet vuslve. sincere sympathy
manifested bv Cit-eat Hiilaln nt Up
time ot America's national botcae
ment. An Impressive Occasion.
The lelebtatlon of the thous.tudtt'
nnnhersary of the death of King Al
fred, with h began September 17, has
been of more than usual Interest ami
Imptesslveni'ss. The quaint old town
of Winchester made great preparations
to receive the latge number nf distin
guished Ihigllshmen, AnierlcniiH anil
others who weie to be theie. The prin
cipal featutes of the ceremonies wete
the unveiling of tlie 1 olossal statue of
King Alfred, modelled by William
llamo Thot ne.M'ioft, 1. A; a sermon
by the Archbishop of Canterbuty In
Winchester cathedral, after the unveil
ing, anil lectures on King Alfred nnd
his times by Sir Henry Tnlng, Fred
eric llanlsoii and ntliets.
According to the piogranmie the
mayor ami forpoiatlou of London it'id
of many other leading cities weie In
attend the unveiling in state, and del -gates
weie to be present fiom the uni
versities of Oxford. Cambridge. Dui
bain. I'Mlnbtirgb. Aberdeen. Cape n
fiooel Hope, Toronto, Mcllill of Mon
ti onl, Laval of Quebec, Ti hilly of Tu
lonto. Vlctoii.t of Totonlo, McAllister
of Tut onto. King's college, N. S,
Acadia. N. 1... C.ilciitta. T'unjab ami
Madras, besides representatives of the
following American universities: Cali
fornia, Columbia, Cornell, Johns Hop
kins. Michigan. Princeton, Virginia,
Wisconsin and Yale. The Tloyal soi i
cty anil other great bodies also seiir
ileb'g.'ltes.
Why Held in Wincnester.
Winchester was chosen as the loca
tion for this memorial and lommemoi
fitlon because it was King Alfici's
capital nnd it was tbi're that he was
buried In October, fidl.
A play, entitled "Alfred the C.teat."
Is to be- enacted In some historic spot
near the old city, lit hnunt of the 01
casioii a Ui'illsh lioiiclnd has tit'Cit
named aftet the king.
NO GRAND STAND PLAYS.
New Yoik JusticoCnlls Down Johnnn
Most, Editor of Ftelhelt.
Rs I'm linne Wire fiom 'I in ssoi latril Press
X, ink. -ipl J11-bih inn M ..1. Ihe editnr
nt I'leliii it ,eelm e is itiietni li.t wee, on l
1 harge ol lueiiig pulili.hcil .1 seditious aili.1.
111 his pipti, -eji .iiiaigiinl for pleidlng todo
in Hie comt of -pei 1.1I sesnon- M hi n asked be
.In-tne Holbiuuk it In hid 4 bivever. Most 1,
piled thai he had not. and fiirlhirinoie III it lis
hilieved he did not turd 0111 .
"I cm elefind iii)df, lie (aid. "I vvlh f
plc.nl not giiill) "
"Wo will have no -'(i u ulsr work hpre," sin
.blitlifi llolbruok. "lour iaie will go over and
when it is 1 ailed )uii will appear at t tli s hi,
witli a iniiiiscllur to ippcar in )our defrnee."
Must attrmptiil to i.ppjk lurlhep but w,t in
ttjtilly sileiuid ami returned frnin tho mint
loom He is at blurt) nn -l.t""! bill.
Rev. Dr. Stnfford Honored.
Hi i:elu.ive Win- Irom The s-in lateil Pros.
W.iililugloii, Spt. L'li.-lhe Itei. )r. P.
:.
Stilloid todav was npioliiteel Ihe incninv.il p
tor of St. 1" milk's llonnii Catlinlie chttri h i
tills .lie. St. I'.itrli I,' pjll.h Is Hie ibhrst i
U.i.liiiiulon, ihe iliiinh uwnlug teal estate won
tour million dnllji.
Boeis Capture Whole Company.
It) Kvelusive W ne fnun Tie V.ni l.iled Press.
I.oinloii, s, pi ''0 I nnl Km Inner ri'pm'u tlut
the Hn r- halo i.ipiuied a oiupatiy of luuum 1
Infatitr.e and levn guns at v lakiunl, In Hie Hon-,
III iiipiriui ton.' smiuiiuih'il the llritlsh l.eid
Kitehcnei ! nuking a iiiui Itivriiigalinn. mt
has rent ic'hmin- " tump- in uiisuit of the liiors
, i
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
l.o, il lUl.l fil s, pteiuber 'ft i.i
Highest tiinpiiatuie. R deijn-ei
lawven iiiup.i mire !!S deKifl
ltd.itlee lluiniihiv :
s a. in "1 per "
Sp in TU per in.
Pin ipltaiiuii, i liuuu ended 8 p. m., none
4.--s ssVsv,a,ata,.f-t'4.
4- WEATHER FORECAST. -f
-f -
Washington, hep. iO.Yontft 1"T
s- I.ailriu l'enni)lvaulai fair, tiaturday s
s- ami Sunday i waimt-r, fcundiTj bght,
s nnrtliPil) winds, be. ornlnc TrlWe, Oj
ft-tftttt tttt-tJt.t.t.t.11