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ADMIRAL SAMPSON
IS BARRED OUT
Ills Rcniiest to Be Allowed Rep
resentation at the Sclileii Gase
Reinsert bu the Gonrt.
CAFT. M'CALLA'S OPINION
He Believes That Coaling Wns Feasl
ble Off Santiago nt the Time Ad
iniial Schley Began His Rotio
giade Movement Lieutenant John
Hood, Who Comninnded the Des
patch Boat Hawk, Gives Testimony
Regaidlng the Delivery of Mes
sages Captain Wise Makes Expla
nations Pioccodings in Detail.
lit lx lii-itp WilP fli'HI Tlir .OiiiPil PlP-
Washington, Sept 27. In the Schley
mill f in" luuuliy today a letter was
,r-. ntFil lioin Hour Admiral Sampson
asking to bo allowed to lie lepiosonted
In tli oiiit by counsel, but the court
I'liiMd to Riant the request m the
ivnutid that the 'Vourt doec not at
Mils tune logurd you us a p.ilty tn t lit-
a-"
Hi iii im Ipiil v tl in p of tlir day
v ie Lieutenant .lolin Hood, who mm
i i.tnded the dispatch ho.it the Hawk
tuning the Spanish war and Captain
Hi in.'iii II. McCalla. who wns In coin.
ti.l M I of the Mlirlilt head. The tcstl
nionj of both those ollleeir dealt with
tlu dtlivor.v nl dispatches fiom Ad
nlia! Sampson to ('onmiodore Schley
.mil both totaled oonvi is.it lotus with
t'le other Captain MeC'all.l gave In
iil.nl his p.irt In nii.ingliig a code of
(gnats with the Cuban Insurgents and
ms i oniiniinleatloiis with them near
Cioufiicgops nn May 21. lv;s when It
w.ts lf.unpil definitely that Ceiioin's
Heel was not In the haibor there. He
Mild lh.it Captain Chndwlek who was
AdmiMl Sampson'? chief of staff wiih
In only perMUi tit Kev West to whom
h- hail communicated the signal code.
apain McCall.i oxptossed the opln
i a that coaling was feasible off Snn
tmgn nl the time Sohlov In pan his
:i tiopiade movement.
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Opened with the Recall of Captain
Wise.
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TO STAMP OUT ANARCHY.
A Sectet Society Called the Republic
Is Organized in Chicago.
lit I trlii'ltp lie from the orUtPil I'ip..
I'lllfiipo, Sept -'T. To fitlliup out atl
uriliy in t'hleiiKo u number of citizens
o." Austin have Joined hattds mid fot til
ed a secret oulh bound ortjattlzatlon
with h they will hope will be the nuc
leus of it secret fraternity In every city
tlnuimlinut the Pnlted States. Today
liicoiporatlon papers wete Issued for
it ut SpiltiKlleld. The name of tin
new otKunlzatlon W the "Itcpubllc." Its
iiiKauiatlon will Include one stand
IiuIkc and a number of subordinate
ludf-es. The prim Iples of the oi'Kanl
zatloti as expiessed In the papem of
itu'oi potation me "to protect life and
propetty fium atiatihlsts and their
agitation "
The oiKanlziitlou Is to lni Hide a lefr
nl.ir system of detective and r-py woik
ipon the anatcliists and prosecution
of cveiy one of them at every oppot
t unity under the diiectinn of the Riand
lodpe of the older. The niembetn of
the orKunlzatlon bind themselves lo cw
ti.ii'isiii in every way of all people who
lit Id anarchists' Idias or aid them in
any wn
PRESIDENT'S WILL
IS PROBATED
The Hulk of His 1-ropoity Left for
the Use of His Wife and
Mother.
tit I. ilie it Win from TI.p .'n i ilnl 1'rriij.
i 'anion. O . Sept. 27. Secteinry Cor
telyoii came liei e today lo nslst Mis.
McKlnley In disposliiK of nialteis cou
neeti'd with the late president's estate.
He ai lived this nioinltiK and was at
mu p dilven to the McKlnley home.
After mooting .Mm MiKlnlcv, the
iuestlou of tiling the will was taken
up. The tiyiitK task of loading It to
her was undei taken by the faithful
societal. v. Mrs. McKlnley made n
heroic effort to bear up and suc ceded
in doing mi. although the ordeal was
dlflloult for her. She is testing well to
night. All legal formalities necessary
for her to silbciibe to were disponed
of. At .'1 o'doik this aflt-i noon Judge
Day and Seuetaty Coilelyou went to
the olllie of the piob.tte Judge mid of
fered the will of Viesldent AUKtnley
for probate. They can led with them
the following:
I. Ida S MvKlulev widow uf Will
iam .McKlnley, deceased, hereby ile
illne tin- admluistiatlon of his estate
and leioimneiid the appointment of
William II li.iv and Cieotgo H. t'mtel
yoii as adiiilulHtratois with the will
annexed.
This leconimendatloii boats the date
of September -" 1WI- rollowing Is the
tet of I'losldent MiKlnley's will
Keuiiive Mansion, Wat-hlngloii. I). '
I publihh the following as my latest
will and te.siuinont. lieiebv levoUiugall
loiinei wills
To my beloved wife, Tda S. Mi Kin
le, I bequeath all of my teal estate,
wbeiever situated, and the Income of
any peisonal piopoity of which 1 may
be posMssod at ileatli, during her mu
tual lite. I make the following ehaiges
upon jII of uu piopeity. both leal ami
peit-niutl. 'I'o pav in.v mother, during
liei life, oik lliiiusand dolhus a yeai,
and at liei death said sum to be paid
to niv sistei, Helen McKlnley. If the
ltii'uine fiom piopeity be lusiltllileiit to
keep my wife In gieat onit'oi t and pay
the amiuit above piovlded. then I ill
icit that sin li ol my piopertj be sold,
so as to nuike a sum adeiiuate for both
pui poses.
Whatever piopeity i em ibis at the
death of niv wile. I give to niv blother
and s-lstPis, shine and shale ulIKe My
i lilef t oik ei u is that uiv vtlfe liulll my
estate shall have all she lequltes for
li'M fomtoit and pleasme. and that my
mother shall be piovlded with w h'lt
evei money sin- lequlrPS to make her
old age lomfortable and happy.
Witness my hand and seal, this s.'ii
day of Oitobei, IW to in lust will
and testament, made at the cltj of
Washington, Distiht nf Columbia
I Seal! William McKlnley.
The fun going will was witnessed bv
us this j.'d d.tv ol Oi toiler. 1S!7. at the
ioiuosi of tiui testutoi. and his nanie
signed lieielo in our pieseme and our
slgiialine heieto In Ills piesence.
Signed I O II Coi toll on.
I'hailes laielller.
Ii Is given out on aiithiulty that the
Mi Klnlev estate will total 'L'.'i.OOO lo
V.T.O.OOn, Im Hiding HTe Insuratiie of (,',.
(ii iO. Aside liiiui this lustiranie, the es
tate consists of leal estate hole and
i outlgiioiis to Canton and of deposits
in Washington banks. Monday morn
ing lias been tled by the ptobate judge
lor a healing, pi lor to pi abating the
will.
Then It Is 1'Npei ted Souotniy Cor
lelyiiu and Judge Ua.v will be llnallv
apimlnted adiniulstiatois of the estate,
with will annesed. and will give bond.
The will is In the piesldent's own
handwriting it m I Is on esei utive man
sion lellei paper.
Piesldent Mitchell 111.
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j M-iluinlt III
FOREIGN NEWS IN BRIEF.
Irf'inlon, sp'i Iiip nflii ml irtiirn lu.t u
.mil nhuvts tint in. s,,nii, in jn iiinipiitra
1 1' u uuii In Vusii. i in iniiil 117,011 pcrsnin,
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tin Mn.ilin-kt uinl lijiu.ti.hui'l.t' ill.tllits nf tin
kiitriiuiniit ul Siulnil, In llip Mi'iirln-kl and
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS.
The Lttcnnla Communicates with the
Campania in Mid-ocean,
Ity Ki lulp Wlrp from Tlip AMoctitf d Vtff
Cjucenstiivvii, Sept 27. The Cutiard
line steamer I.ucaula. which sailed
fiom New Yoik Hppt. 21 for Klveipool
mid nirlved hero at 2 57 p. tn. today,
tepoits having communicated for two
hours with the steamer Campania, of
tlie same line, (which left Liverpool
Srpt. 21 by way of Qucenstovvn Sept,
il for New York), In nild-oeeati, by
means of the wireless telegraph.
The shortest distance In which tom
nitinlcatinn was elTected was thirty
three miles and the longest sixty-live
inll?. Many messages woie ex
changed. ... m
GANG OF THIEVES
IS UNEARTHED
New Yoik Police Arrest a Band That
Worked in a Systematic Way.
Hi I.vi ItMltp virp frcri 'J lie .oiiatpJ Pn
New Yoik, Sept. 27. Accotdlng to
Captain Titus of the detective buieau,
Joseph Ctoldinan, who was attested
last night with four other men and
a boy on the chatge of burglary, was
the head and brains of an extensive
gang of burglais that operated
throughout this city, Hrooklyn and
New Jeisey. (ioldinun was known as
an extensive commission merchant in
glove, and silks. He did not catry anv
stock at his place of business, but Is
said to have conttol of Hrgc stocks
In various parts ol this city. The at
tention of the police had been illtecteil
to (.Joldman by the thieves who have
been ariested and lonvluted of nu
nieioils lobberles and who after be
ing sent to piison would utilise him
of conntttlon with the robberies, be
muse, they said, (ntdniiin had not
kept his part of the bargain. The stor
ies of the convicted burglars were re
peated so olten that some attention
was paid to them and for several weeks
past detectives were kept at Goldman's
hi el lonHtantlj.
Acooidlng to the police regulai meet
ings of the alleged lobbeis were held
at which Goldman presded. IMaiis of
lobbei.v weie made nt these gatliei-
Ings and each man's woik was mapped
out. When a place wns selected Gold
man would go theio and buy a small
bill of gooilw at the same time being
careful to iind out If the pl.ue was
wlied with buiglui alarms. Hi would
jn.iko his leport at the next meeting
of his "gang"' nnd Anally ptcpaiatlons
for lobbing the place would be niadi.
Oioaslonnlly it would bo decided to
enter a. Hut and lor lbs work It is
alleged Goldman had sixteen epi rt
Hat w'orkers or thieves.
The gang, according to Captain
Titus, had made piepai.itlons for lob
bing two big glove and silk houses
nnd the plunder they would have ob
tained 'would have been valued In the
aggregate at least $ju una.
TRAGEDY AT CLEVELAND
An Insane Woman Kills Pour Chil
dren nnd Commits Suicide.
IIt l.tiliuiif V irp fioin'Ihr Attocnilcd Vrw.
Cleveland, Sept. 27 The small town
of Little York, fifteen miles south of
this i Ity, was the scene of a tenlble
tiagedy early today. Mrs. Peny Cur
tiss, the wife of a fntmor, :!S yoais uf
ago, di owned her four small eliildien
Hi a well and then committed suicide
by Jumping In heiself. Her husband,
IVny CurtlhS, w.is 111 Cleveland with
a load of potatoes and knew nothing
of the t raged j- until lie lead an ac
count of It in the newspapeis.
rollowing aie the names and ag s
ut the dead; Mis. I'eny Cuttlss, ns
ye.ns of age; Itosv Cm tls-s, 2 e.iis;
Anna Cuitlss. i years; Ilany Cuitiss,
"i vears; Harold Sctidder, 9 yoats. The
latter wns .Mis. Cuitlss' stepson.
Mis Cuitlss was luleased from the
M.issllon Insane asylum lecently as
i u I eij. and It Is thought It was while
sulfeilng a relapse that she commit
ted the teuiblo deed. Hefoie leaving
home Curtlss tenuested Hugene Itob
oi ts, a neighbor, to milk his cows this
illuming. Huberts, upon ariivlng at
tl.e Cuitlss fatni, uttempted to draw
some water fiom the well. To his hor
ror he found it Hlt'i.illv tilled with
dead bodies.
The bodies weie lomoved fiom the
well ns soon as possible and viewed by
the county coroner. The body of Har
old, the eldest boy.was teiiibly biulsed.
He had evidently made a despeiatc
stiuggle to save himself.
REFORM WAVE AT CAPE MAY.
Over One Hunched Indictments Re
turned for Sunday Violations.
Itr I'.xilmltP W up from The V.vjihted Pip,
Cape .May, X. J.. Sept. 27. The Cape
May county grand Jin y today Indicted
twenty-eight hotel men of c.ipe Muv
find Sea Isle City for selling liquor on
Sunday. Thltteen business men who
indicted for ciiiilng on getieial busi
ness on Sunday, such as bath houses,
soda fountains, and twenty poisons
vtete ludlited for gaming, because thfy
plajed sodal uanies and piogiessht.
eiiehie
In ull. 101 true bills weie found, the
greatest Hi the hlstoiy of the lotintv.
Lotnlun, Snt. '!T. tpidjl iliquith finm
Inl.tijiu ..itA that thp lonilltion of lli-nuk
Ilinn, tlip Nuittrcijti iluiiiatKt and pat t. Iia
lannn ttni.p ami I h it ln iliath U huurl.i p.
ITLtPlI
lowliiii, N it 27 Kinj IMnjnl, ijnrtn Mi v
.null, i ami thp ililhlipii nf thp PuWp and IiIiIhm
nl torntt ill ami mk left Loiiflmi for llilmot.il
lliU rvciiitiE. -ipcl.i iici'jiillon tttip AihilPil
to Innirp thflr Mfity,
Sharjlial. pt, 57, Clmu I. fatorjlily (on-
I'lnlns n ltu-Un nlfir to purdmtp thp I'rl.
tie fciiuiiiioii, lun.l.tlns of ilirpc fat cinbrr
(i,r toipulu Iijt ip.p.tpi ,itn miiiic llill'l'
cIim uuivt'i., 'I he ,iUi' s,dna,oou iciblfi.
BOERS WANT
ARBITRATION
Representative Pierce, ol the
Oranrje Free State, Receives
Gonu of Anneal.
DATED AT THE HAGUE
The Pioposal to Submit the Differ
ences to Arbitiation Made Before
the War and Rejected by tnglanil
Is Repeated The Signers Intimate
That nn Unfavorable Reply from
Great Biltain Would Be Indicative
That She Dare Not Submit Her
Case to an Impattial Tilbunal.
Vr Etrltv-lt VTiu tivm The Aiiirntfd Prn
New Yoik Sept. 7. Charles 1).
Pleiie. leiitetentatlve In the I'nlted
States ot tin Orange Free Stale, has
locelved i, copy of the appeal made
by the Uitctt lo the administrative
council rf the peimanent court ot ar
bitration at the Hague. The appeal,
which is da led The Hague. Sept. 10.
begins bv lecltlng the fact that The
Hague convention of 1:9th July, W9,
had piovlded a way for the peaceful
setllenietit of Intel national differences,
wheteby the Juilsdlctlou of the per
manent com t i ould be extended to dif
fidences between powets which had not
become slgnatoiles as also between
powers which had become and those
which had not betonie slgnatoiles. The
appeal continues.
"Immediately on the loielpt ot this
communication notltlcdtlon was made,
on behalf of the governments ot both
states icpiesented by the undersigned,
to his excellency, the then president of
our council, that these governments
would be pleased If the war being
waged In South Afiha could be ter
minated bj the arbitrament of this
coin t.
"Now that this war has gone on for
lio.uly two .veins without any ptospeits
of an cud theieto, except ill the way
only recently acknowledged ns being
the most etlle.iclous and at the same
time the most equitable means of de
ciding Intel national diffeionces, to
wit; Submission to arbitration, the
desirability mutuullv, for such a peace
ful tPtmluatloii cannot but becoino
more and moie acknowledged,
"The states icpiesontnil bv the un
dersigned, theiefoie consider that
I hey should iepe.it tile pioposal alteady
made bv them befote the war but re
jected by Hnglaiid, to submit to atbl
tratlon the settlement of the differences
vvlik h gave i Ise to the Will.
Question of Rights.
"In this they pai ttcul.nl have In
view the question whether lmglaud Is
right In alleging that any action was
t..ken by the icpiibllcs, whlih had for
Its objei t the suppioslon of the Kng
lish element In or Its expulsion finm
Fouth Afib.i, and goiiorall.v. whether
the lepubllcs Have made themselves
guilty of any act. which, according to
Irtoriuitlonally leiognlyed principles,
would give Kngl.ind the right to de
pth t them of their independence. The
nuclei signed, mot cover, allege that
Kngkind, alieady at the oiitbteak of
the -war. loinnietiiedi and has over
since continued to act In contravention
o1' the rules of -war between ivlllzod
poweis as generally, and also by Hng
lontl herself, acknowledged, and as
solemnly continued by The Hague
convention of 21th July IS'.iS, concern
lug the laws and Usages of ivnr by
land, while Hngland has, mot cover,
quite lecentlv. by proclamation issued
bv Field Marsluil 1ird Kitchener, at
I'letoila, and dated the 7th day of
August. 1001, vlrtuullv untitled that
she intends shortly to take ai tlon In
i cntraventlon of articles 20: also. the.
governments of the states represented
by the undersigned are fully prep.ued
as soon as an opoprunlty theieto -shall
be afforded them, to substantiate the
allegations made by sotting lorth and
piovlng the p.irtlt ulnr facts to which
they lefer
"Since Hngland sees fit to deny ibis
nntlnu.il violation by her of the laws
r warfnie, the states represented by
the undersigned i onsider that they
tuny nisei In legard to this dllference,
seek 'i decision of the petni.ineiit court
of nihltiatlon.
"The undet signed, and their govern
n.enls, are aware that In order to ob
tain such a decision that consent of
Hngland Is required. They tlierefoie
ti.ke tli" llbeitv of soliciting your
council to apply for mch consent or
to endeavor to obtain the same by
your mediation or thnt of the govern
ment icpiesented by you.
"Should the Hngllsh government
give an unfavoi.ible leply. It will
theieby be manifest that they dale not
submit themselves to the Judgment of
a i onsclentlous, learned and Inipalital
tribunal.
"Thev will then, lnoievor, continue
to bear the responsibility for the pio
long'itlou of a war ns tetrlble as It
was unneces.sary and tliey will tat-ltly
have acknowledged that the manner
in which they have can led on the
win Is In mnllict with the demands
of humanity and i Ivlllsiutlon as con
tinued by themselves."
The appeal Is signed by W. J I.eyds,
A. Fischer and A. I). AVulniarans,
plinlpotentlailes or the South African
lepubllc. and A. Fischer and C H.
Wosm'Is, plenlpotentlatles or tho Or
ange Free State.
Most Hearing; Postponed.
Uy Vifliwvp Wlrp from Tlie oc!vll Print
piv Wrl,, .ipi. 27 lli'jiitur of Hip urn
.ijjln-t lolin M.i.i, airwlnl Sninlit night .it
Corn, I. I . for ti.ilailuii nf tlip nut Inn of Hip
pciul mil'' rpluitttf Pi ltuUHful as.pinliUcP, tun
.Willi mlliiiiiiinl tmliy In nnlcr to glti' Hip uh-p
i nt ion limp (or Hip p.miliiiition of pnport finiiul
nil lilt ppiwnn. .Vli'lulat, sVpl, So, tt it rt fur &
liculnc nf tlip t h tig- -is.t inst lct, tthu tt it
iieiln iijiiitulttril to JjiI In d-lault of AV,i
141.
KITCHENER DISSATISFIED.
Ho Does Not Like Partial Enfoice
nient of Martini Law.
n Kiclmho Wire from Tlip AoflatPd I'remt
London, Sept. 27. The Pull Mnll Ga
zette this afternoon confirms the minor
published by the Daily News today of
(inferences between Lord Kitchener
and the war secretin y, Mr. itrodeilck,
and adds that tis a lesttlt Mr. Hrod
eilck 1ms had u long Interview with
the king. The Pull Mull Gazette de
clines It Is In a position to say that
Loid Kitchener Is dissntlslled with the
partial enforcement of niaitial law In
South Africa, wanting It pint (aimed at
Cape Town and elsewhete. He also de
sk es more serious penalties for lebel
llon nnd better relnfot cements.
Lord Kitchener took over the com
mand with the explicit understanding
that his hands were not to be tied, but
as this condition was not carried nut,
"ho Is seriously reconsidei lug his posi
tion." LABOR CONTROVERSY
MAY BE DROPPED
Ptesident Shaffer Has Been Advised
to Discontinue the Fight with
Mitchell and Compels.
By Kulunltc U irp fiom Thp V'soilitod Press
Pittsburg, Sept. 27. The controversy
between President T. J. Shaffer, of the
Amalgamated association, nnd Piesl
dent Samuel Oompers, of the Ameilcati
Federation of Labor, and John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Wnikeis,
may be dropped.
The official communication ftoni
Piesldents Oompers and Mitchell was
iccelved by President Shaffer today.
Ho suld he can uffoid to Ignoie It, but
Has not decided what action he will
take. He Has asked President Simon
Hums to represent Him, If the dispute
is to be Investigated, nnd Mr. Hums
Has agreed to do so. The details have
not been arianged, but Mr. Shaffer has
been advised to diop the matter.
RACE HORSES KILLED.
Seveial Persons in the Equine Palace
Car Also Injuied.
fly Kultit.tF W irp from The Auoclattd Prew
Plymouth, Mich., Sept. 27. A palace
horse car was .slitiuled upon a siding
on the Pcio Marquette road today. It
ovci tin nod killing two valuable lac
ing horses and Injuring three otheis
so that they had to be killed. The
test of the animals In the car were
i ul up badly.
IJCtddos the horses a paily of eight
ii.cn and boys, two women and two
Hide gills, were In the car and ut
whom several tt'ere also hint. H.
King, a lad of 15, had his arm brok
en, hut the others of the party es
caped with slight biulsos. The car
wa- en route fiom Foit IHIe to Cin
citintal. CLOUDBURST KILLS
THIRTEEN MEN
Tenlble Disaster in Presidio County,
Texas, Near the Rio Grande
River.
Ity i:tplultp nue frvin TIip Awrnulccl I'iim
San Antonio, Texiis, Sept. 27. News
lias Just been received hero ot a teirl
lile disaster In Piesldio county near
the Illo Grande river, on the 25th Inst ,
thirteen men who were prospecting for
olnnlbiir losing their lives In floods
caused by a waterspout or cloudburst.
The dead ate: Henry Cutter. Her
nandez Costello. Philip HumpHiey,
Peter Shaffer. Alftedo Monten, William
Jeffeison. Thomas Fiezzel, Algernon
Ithea, C.lsper Heutschniail, (leoige
Ansih. (inbtlcl c.ur. William Holls.
George Holton
The men weie in two patties, camped
one mile apatt In a dry lavlno known
as Ahtmiiita eieek, Hi whlih thpre had
been no water for fifteen mouths ow
ing to the drouth. The men were
asleep when there was a cloucibuisl
several miles up tho lavlne. A vol
ume of water fifteen feet high washed
down the channel of the lavlne and
swept over the men In two camps be
fore they weie awaie nf their danger.
All weie drowned, and up to this
time only six bodies have been iciov
ered. The Alaminto empties Into the
Itlo Grande liver not far fiom vvlieie
the fatality occurred, and It is more
than piobable that the other seven
bodies have been swept Into that
stieani
WARRIORS HONORED.
A List of Piomotions to Be Confer! ed
for South Africnn Service,
lit l.xiluntp Win from The vioculnl I'ipx
Loudon, Sept. 27. A long list of hon
ors and piotuotiotis conferied for serv
ice In South AH let occupies 27 closely
pi Inted pages of the Gazette tonight.
Companionships of the bath, compau
lonshliw of the distinguished setvlie
unlet, companionships of St. Michaels
and St. George and brevets have been
scalteicd with a lavish hand Ihiough
out all i.inks and blanches of the lin
p l lit 1 foues,
MuJoi Huiuhum, the Auieilcuii si mil,
who was on the staff of land Hnbeits,
gets a companionship of the distin
guished seivlte ordei, Lady Sarah WIN
CONDENSED
VVuthlncton, Vpt 'J7 liu ii,ilii4liiiiiiit of fin, (
ilolitiTt rprtui ,u sluip.lniii:, I'.. , lia. In en
i"-ti(.ii(i linni CKt I to ut I
Mltllili.l nut, srpl, ; lln' luil.ei.iu ttiinil in
(iiiiijI I'ciin-tlt inn toiUi 1 1 "il. up Hip ttmU
of II. Iliiiiln','11 Jl rlililurt Jl l.om.l.iui Thlt
In t il ut ion Ii.k an cmlotriupiil of il(l,iKl .iinl
pn-pi'ilt uliicil at KJ.1""1, ttitli ,i ill lit on It of
jii,fnm
lljrriliiirc, Vpt. 27 Imtpinor "w toili.t
lltnl Nut. I for Hip pvpnitlou of .li.lui l.uu,
ii VVIIkn-ninc. ami Willi nil .Mini, -liu I'lrt
liirhln, of I iilunlmtn, 'I lie putcmor hUh HvpiI
Hit. i t Hip pvcciilluit of lliltcnil IIIiI'IIp,
Jli.it Wrlslit, ami John llliMI,', allu Mrislil. of
I'ltltliirK,
MURDERER CZOLGOSZ
TERROR STRICKEN
son Is decorated with the loyal ted
cioss, Colonel Cartwilght, nf the Ca
nadian coips. becomes n companion of
the Order of St. Michael and Ht.tleorge,
and half a dozen other Canadians ic
iclvu the companionship of tins distin
guished service order, Including Mol
loy, tlie blind Hooper.
SETH LOW ACCEPTS.
Will Be Fusion Candidate for Mayor
of New York.
Ity i:ilultp Wirr from Thp VMorlatnl lirw
New Yoik, Sept. 27. Seth Low, tho
fusion candidate for mayor, was wait
ed on by n committee ot the citizens'
union oignnlzatlon at His residence to
night and formally notlllod of His nom
ination which was made at the city
convention, Oeorge If. Putnam,
halt man of the city convention, made
the notification speech.
Mr Low icsponded aeieptlng. IM
w.ud M. (jioul, the fusion cundldate
fot comptroller and Chniles Koines,
the candidate lor piesldent of the
board of aldeiman, weie also untitled
of their nomination
CASTRO TO DECLARE WAR.
Hostilities Will Begin at the End of
the Month.
lit hvitinitp Mlip fiom Tin' V.totutril l'irvi
Wlllenistctl, Island of Curacao. Sept.
27. it is again asserted In welt in
loriued circles ,u Caracas that Piosl
drnt (Justin will decl.ue war on Co
lonihlu ut tlie end or the month.
The Venezuelan government Is with
out financial resoutces nnd will. It Is
said, shortly uw the methods' of South
American dictatorships and proceed to
raise funds by force. Lack of confi
dence in the government Is manifested
everywheie in Venezuela.
YACHTS WILL
BE OUT TODAY
Sir Thomas Lipton Still Has Faith in
the Ability of Shamrock II.
fit Kni'lusitp IMrp from 'Hip toPiitrd I'mi
'New Yoik. Sept. 27. -The llrst l.ue
of the Ameilcas i up series, which,
after a disappointing day of lluky
seepers, was abandoned In a dead
calm Tlunsday. Ivvll be resallod tonior
iuw. over a couie off the Sandy Hook
iiguisiup . neat to windward m a
run to leeward nnd leiuin will In
sailed, the course depending' upon tlie
direction nf the wind at the time
the two yachts arrive at the lightship
According to tho agreement, the first,
the thltd and the fifth races ate to b
sailed ilfteen miles to windward or to
leeward and return: the .second and
the font th races being over a course
lepiesonted by an equil.iteial ti lanul
measui lug ten nautical lulled to th
If'
"The wind off Sandy Hook on Satur
day will he fresh nntl eastetly In the
morning, and will probably shltt to
the uoitlieast In the afternoon. In
creasing to brisk.
Acocrdlng to tlie definition of a biisk
breeze. Interpreted1 Into flgntes fiom
the standard of the weather buieau.
In the morning the velocity of the
wind will vary from ten to nineteen
lrlles an hour Hy a bilsk bieeze is
meant one dilvlng anywheie between
'wenty and twenty-nine miles an liou-.
Wind, wind: my kingdom for a
v mil " This was the united sentiment
tonight of the two rival ,ichts that
1.1 behind Sand Hook, within a hun
ched yntds of each othei.
"We must have wind." Sir Thomas
l.lptou said "and fiom the piesetit
Indications, we shall get It tomoriow.
If it comes and theio Is a raie. all
Arierlcd and ull ltiltaln will tejolce.
loi then we shall have the (list ude
qiiatc test of the yachts."
"Why none lieie has sern that boat
rn.e as jet." he declined 'Give her
a chance The race of Thuisd.iy was
a piocesslon of flukes and a bouquet
of tizzies, which II would be hard to
equal even If soaiehlng the recoid of
the i aces two years ago.
' I am Just as eonlldent as ever, and
evciyone aboard, share my conviction
We Have seen the Shamrock (-all and
know what sho Is capable of. Hut
give the Shainicick a fair breeze. s,i
ten oi twelve or fifteen knots any
thing. In fact, over eight knots an
hr in."
"All I tleslie ts a snapping bieeze
tell oriovv." snl U. V. Moigan. manag
ing ownei of the Columbia,
"Don't Intel piet this to mean that
In a strong wind the Columbia (.in
win. for. as to that, only the test can
tell: but I want a r.ue, a good, bona
Mde contest, where the mettle of both
tin- linn Ine steeds will be tested.
' Vesteida s trial was nut onlv 'no
lute' but II was no contest. ltec.niso
the Ameilcun boat was In the lead
when we lad flukes in the wind, It
Is no loason whv we should dedal'
that the Columbia has outclassed the
Shamrock. Time alone can solve that
pioblem. We hope for victory, but
that Is all we tan do at piesent."
STATE NEWS.
Wj.luiiuliiii, s, ,,1 piiinluii of $. li.i l"'ii
limiipil l.uiiiu Kj-Iiiiii cttldtiH) of White ll.um
sin ii.uiili. ill. sih i, , an .Ijincs, a nurrlpil
nun ut tins pint', ua. iii.ijiill.v ktlltil, iml
(hiilit l.i'tti .iml Miilin Miliint, Imth hiiikIi,
tttip s.iiiiii.lt injurpil by n fj lof roi U jr
I.. IiIkIi .. Hit inlllprt So I Ituljt, I Im ttirp
inuianl in tinilnriiiE the lopp ttlu-n tlip anl
iltit iitiiinil
llJirUluire, ipt "7 Hip lMifliolilcrit nt llip
I'c im-.t It.inia Ipkphniic tonipaiit, il ,i mepi
Ilk in llil.t tilt Imla.t, .irraiijnl to K.iic $1,111,
I'm ttoilh of tlnily lo tike run tlip (uitril
I'll nlt,iiilt .ii.ii siijipi, luinpin.t, 'Hip lwtliipx
of llip toiiipiiiy. lotfilni. ihlit.t.ptpn iniinilr,
n.'lli lirlttMii JiJ.OiKl .inrt ro.nnii lii.tiiiimnt,
ttlll lliiiulin he ilifiiltil hum lUirUhun;,
He Yells with Frirjlit Upon Enter-
inn tlic Prison at
niiuiirn.
HAD TO BE CARRIED
FROM THE TRAIN
Although No Demonstration Is Mado
Against Him the Assassin Loses
Contiol of Himself on Leaving- the
Cars Ho Is Dtngged Up the Stalls
Moaning Sudden Collapse Aston
ished Sheiiff's Pnrty Expiessed
Soriowr for Mis. McKinley Ex
plained How He Annnged tn
Handkei chief.
Bv I. vi liiltp V lip f inui 'llip V-wjiljtol I'rp",
Aubuili, N. V.. Sept. 27. Lou T
Colgosz. the assassin of President Mc
Klnley, ntiived heie at ."MS o'clock thla
morning. He was in tlie custody of
Sheriff Caldwell of Ihle county and
twenty-one legular and special depu
ties. The piison Is Just ai ross the
load fiom the iallro.ul station. The
distance which the condemned man
had to walk after alighting from the
cat was less than fifty yards.
A ciowd of about 20H persons wim
awaiting the ariival of the train. Hith
er for fear of that, although no dem
onstrations or any attempt to li.uin
him wete made, or finm fear of the
piison and tlie leallzation that the end
was near. Czolgosz collapsed as he
stepped fiom the train. Ills legs gave
out. Two bully deputies piactlc.itly
cut loil him into the pi Isoti. Inside
the gale his condition became wot so.
He had to be diagged up the stalls and
Into the main hall. He Mas placed In
a sitting postuie on the bench whiles
the handeufls wore being removed, but
he tell over and moaned, showing tin
most abject tenor. As soon as the
lions had been unlocked he was cu
lled Into tho principal keeper's utile.
and stiipped, A new suit of clothes
wus given him.
As he was being shipped he cried
and jelled, making the prison coril
dois echo and iceeho with evidence
of hs tcrroi. The piison ph.vslcliin.
Dr. John Gerln. was summoned. He
examined the man and ordeted his ..
tnoval to the cell In tlie i ondemned
row which he will occupy until he Is
taken to the electric chair. The doe
tor said that the nhsat-alil wus stlffei
ing Horn fright, but Hint he wus
shamming to some extent.
Sony for Mis. M'Klnley.
The collapse of the muideioi aston
ished the sheriff. Kn unite fiom Huf
falo he show id no indication o bi cak
ing down Ho eat heattlly of sand
wiches and snioki d i Igars when not
eating. He talked a little and e-pie-ed
legtet for his ei line. He. said:
"I am I'speclallv soi i v fur Mis. Mc
Klnley." He lelteiated his loiiner statement
that he hud no accomplU es and as.
soiled that he never had heard of the.
man under uirest In St. Louis who
said he tied the handkei chief on Czol
gosz's hand. He says the handkei
thief was not lied He went behind
the Temple of Music, .manged It so
as to hide the weapon and then took
his plate In the iiowd. Ity Jailor
Mitchell He sent this message foi his
fa the i .
"Tell bun I am uoii) I left slab u
bad name tor him "
Czolgos was in noiiual loiidllioii
this afternoon and seemed to have fully
lecoveied lioni his collappo. Theio
itip live cells Tor i ouiloiunod men m
the pi Nun Czolgos was pl.u oil In
the only vacant one Two Koopois aio
cousiaiitlj' on guanl In the loom,
which Is sopatati fiom the main pris
on. As an extia piecautlun against
an attempt on the assassin's part to
commit siilcidi, two mute guards havn
boon lidded. One will sit constuntlv
In Itont of the cell and will have t
Key. so that ail uttempt at self.de
Slrilltloll fll.l be ellsil fuistiated.
STEAMSHIP ARRIVALS.
lit' I vi Iii-iii Miii'truiii flu Vtsoi uti'il I'irw
New Vol It. Sept 27 An lied: Ger
iiiiinlc, l.lveipool. cleaied: Murla, A:
ill mil. .Ma.iMl.iiii, Itotteiilaiu, tin
Houlogii" lliivu Anlvod: L.i Hu
tagtie, New Vtnk. Itiemeii Atrlved.
I.ahii. New Yoik. Handling An Iverl
Columbia. New York via Plymouth
and Che'tniuis Cherhouig 'Sailed
Augijste Vii tin I.i. ifioni Ilamhuig and
Sout),amptoiil. New Yoik. ytieens
town Aitlved Liuanla. New Yoik for
l.lvnpool. Moville Sailed' City of
lUi.me, tiioin Glasgow) New Yoik.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Hi I vluup WiiPiiom tl.p V.-omiiil I'rr.t,
Kjii-j.. l.t, sipi 17. Kiiklni'l II. Viiiidnr,
llip pjiUir. iliul a I'N rini'luiit' Iipip 'hit ptfu
unr Vi. Vini'iui iiiIupiI uiiIi Itrlulit'it ilLiM'"
ami tu'A Iip.ii t ami hid licm tlnl.lni; Ki.niuiHy
fur linn' il ivk
m
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
Local UH fin Npl 27, I'M-
IbullKl tclliptlalilli'
lottivt tillipPrJtulP
Itilctltp llunildltt
S ,i, in
,. 1 llctilP'l
i, 41 ilriiKPK
. So prr t'lit
s i in
.... ."( per tnir
I'm iplliiiinn, 'I li'iuit rmlpij 8 t, ni,, noup
f-f'f-f-f -f -t-t- t.t.t.t
s-
- WEATHER FORECASr,
f
4-
Whiiiiclun, s.'pt. 27 I'orppaJt fnr
l.a.tirn I'liiii.tlviiiui: Incrpatlnc cloinll.
nr situiii.ij, prolubly rain In thp fpr -
nnoii in tlic miiitlicin portion; lii(tfiin;
iioilhi'ittrrly wind". EnnJay, ra.n,
't-rttttt'f-rtt't'tt.ttt.t