The British Argument in the Long
Drawn Out Controversy.
SOME QUESTIONS OF VERACITY.
Joseph Chamberlain Charg-ee Trans
vmil Itepreaeutattvea With Fnlx-
hood Orange Free tote Will Sup-
port the Transvaal.
London, Sept. 26. The officials of i
Pie foreign office last evening gave out
the text of the letter of the secretary !
of atate for the colonies, Mr. Cham
berlain, to the British high commls
: inner. Sir Alfred Mllner, dated Sept.
22. The British reply expresses re- i
gret that her majesty's offer No. 5,
Ol Sept. S, hud been refused, and says: ;
"The object her majesty's govern- I
ment had in view In the recent negotia
tions has been stated in a manner
which cannot admit of ra.lsapprehen
ton, viz., to obtain such substantial
ami immediate representation for the
outlanders as will enable them to se
cure fur themselves that fair and just
treatment which was formally prom
ised them in 1881, and which her ma
jesty intended to secure for them when
she granted privileges of self govern
ment to the Transvaal. No conditions
less comprehensive than those con
tained in the telegram of Sept. 8 can
be relied on to effect this object. The
refusal of the South African govern
ment to entertain the offer thus made,
coming as it does after four months
of protracted negotiations, themselves
the climax of five years of extended
agitation, makes It useless to further
pursue the discussion on the lines
hitherto followed."
In a later communication, dated
Sept. 22, the imperial government
takes up the charge of breach of faith
insinuated by Secretary of State Reitz,
Sept. 16, "which we cannot pass over
In silence." Mr. Chamberlain then
says: "The proposals made by the
South African republic in its letters
of Aug. 19 and 20 were not induced by
suggestions given by the British agent
from the state attorney, as claimed.
"On the contrary, the state attorney
sounded the British agent, both in
writing and in conversation, as to the
conditions on wnicn tne imperial gov- i
ernment would waive the invitation to
a joint inquiry, and the result of these
communications was the proposals
made by the South African govern
ment in these letters. It is Impossible
that the South African government
could have had any doubt as to the
Imperial government's answer to the
condition named."
"The imperial government also de
nies that its telegram of Sept. 8 sub
stituted an entirely new proposal for
the Invitation to tie joint commission
of inquiry."
The imperial government then
quotes the dispatch from South Africa
of Aug. 19 containing an alternative
PRESIDENT STEYN.
proposal identical with that which the
imperial government Is said to have
substituted, and the communication
then proceeds as follows:
"The imperial government sees no
ground for misapprehension on the
part of the South African republic as
to it answer regarding non-interference
and suzerainty, as the imperial
government had already stated that It
would not press for the appointment
of a high Joint commission of inquiry."
"As to the use of the English lan
guage in the volksraad, the imperial
government regards this as reasonable,
and is astonished that the government
of the South African republic should
deem it unnecessary and make a point
of denying that the government of the
South African republic ever proposed
the same to the British agent."
A special dispatch from Pretoria
says that the members of the volks
raad, believing that the British notes
are intended to gain time Mr the con
centration of troops, urge the govern
ment to adjourn the raad Immediately
and to send Great Britain a note de
claring that further mobilization will
be regarded as an unfriendly act.
Trenches, earthworks and sand bag
defenses are being erected in all the
available approaches to the capital.
It is reported from Pretoria that
Commandant General Joubert reckons
on 18,000 Transvaal troops, 16,000
from the Orange Free State, 8,000 from
Cape Colony, 2,000 from Natal and
6,000 Hollander, German and other vol
unteers. The Bloemfonteln correspondent of
the Manchester Guardian, a pro-Boer
organ, says: "Both President Steyn
and Mr. Fischer, of the Orange Free
State executive, Inform me that the
volksraad is absolutely unanimous
that the two republics should stand or
tall together. President Steyn said:
"Suppose we remained neutral, and
the Transvaal were conquered. It la
not likely that we would be long per
mitted to stand outside British control.
Let a rich gold Held be discovered, and
what would become of us?"
Death of Captain Slgabee's Daughter
Lewes, Del., Sept. 26. Miss Sigabee,
daughter of Captain Sigabee, late of
the ill fated battleship Maine and now
commander of the Tezaa, died yester
day of heart failure at the cottage of
Mrs. Rlttenhouse, Rehoboth, Del.,
when she had been spending the sum
mer. Her remains wan aeat to Wash
ngtos lor burial this morning.
SHRYOCK SUCCEEDS WELLINGTON
AsChalrman of Maryland's Republi
can State Central Committee.
Baltimore, Sept. 26. United States
Senator George L. Wellington yester
day resigned the chairmanship of the
Republican state central committee in
accordance with the recent written re
quest of Governor Lloyd Lowndes,
who la a candidate for re-election on
the Republican ticket. General Thomas
J. Shryock was elected to succeed him.
General Shryock is state eVeasurer and
grand master Mason of Maryland.
In endorsing his resignation Sena
tor Wellington delivered a speech In
which he accused the governor ot
double dealing and treachery, and al
leged that. In conjunction with Sena
tor McComas, Congressman Sydney E.
Mudd and others the chief executive
had gone into a combination to de
stroy the speaker's future political
prospects.
Senator Wellington's action is the
result of a controversy between him
and Governor Lowndes over the ac
tion of the state central committee a
few days ago in appointing committee?
on finance and the conduct of the cam
paign. This was deemed an affront
by Senator Wellington, and in an in
terview the next day he attacked
Governor LowndM with great bitter
ness and predicted the defeat of the
Republican ticket at the coming elec
tion. The request for his resignation
followed.
KNEZEVIC EXECUTED.
Assailant Of Ex-K lug M I Inn Met I lonth
by shout Inir.
Belgrade. Sept. 26. The court yes
terday morning rendered judgment in
the case of the prisoners charged with
the attempted assassination of former
King Milan of Scrvia on July fi. when
he was shot by a Ilosnlan named Kne
zevic. Rneievic and Patsitch, the
leaders of the conspiracy, were sen
tenced to death; ten others were con
demned to 20 years' Imprisonment,
one to nine years' imprisonment and
seven to live years' imprisonment. Six
of the men on trial were acquitted.
Knezvic was shot publicly yester
day afternoon in the presence of a
large crowd. After the sentences ware
read I'aisltch was informed that King
Alexander had pardoned him.
In view of the absence of trustworthy
evidence the finding of the tribunal is
the subject of general condemnation.
Mistook Gaaollne for Kerosene.
Boston, Sept. 26. Nine people were
badly burned, one probably fatally, ata
Are In a lodging house in the south
end last night. The following are in
the City hospital: Mrs. Rena Butler,
who Is on the danger list; Mrs. Sarah
B, Lovelace, Miss Lillian Tyrrell,
Hewitt Lovelace, Waverley Greene and
Chesterfield Stewart. Others burned
are Miss Anna Tyrrell, Robert Love
lace and Andrew Ixivelace. The lire
was due to the explosion of gasoline,
with which Mrs. Butler was filling a
lamp, mistaking it for kerosene oil.
I'orto BlOO'S Storm Victims.
Washington, Sept. 26. Luis Caos
Soto, of Arecibo, Porto Rico, saw Sec
retary Root yesterday, and today had
an interview with Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn regarding the condition of
the storm sufferers In his municipality,
which suffered more severely than any
other section. Three hundred families
are now without shelter, and his ob
ject is to procure from the relief fund
an allowance to build homes for these
people. Heretofore all funds raised
have been expended for food supplies.
Dewey Home Fund Increasing,
Washington, Sept. 26. The Dewey
home fund was increased yesterday by
$7,695. This advance is In response
to the recent statement of the na
tional Dewey. committee.. Over a hun
dred subscribers sent in their money
by mail or wire from all parts of the
country. While the committee is much
encouraged by these liberal gifts. It Is
desired to add not les3 than 125,000
to the amount received, which Is now
$32,768. It is assured that Admiral
Dewey will accept the gift.
Martial Law In h Mpnnll t.-v.
Ferrol, Spain, Sept. 25. Se -' dis
orders took place here SaturO ij i in
ing. A mob of ?,uio stoned the ; rln
clpal Catholic club and the town ball,
smashing the windows In both build
ings. The municipal guards charged
the rioters, but were repulsed, 11
guards being Injured, as well as many
civilians. Finally a squad of mount
ed gendarmes dispersed the rioters.
The authorities have proclaimed the
city under martial law.
steamer Adula Wrecked, five Lost.
Kingston, Jam., Sept. 26. The At
las Steamship company's steamer
Adula, Captain McAuley, from Kings
ton for Baltimore, foundered yester
day afternoon off Port Morant, on the
south coast of Jamaica. Five lives
were lost, Including Mr. Percy, the
first officer, 'lne Adula, which was
built in Belfast in 1889, was of 362
tons burden. She was 212 feet long,
29.1 broad and 12 feet deep.
Hlz Prisoners Break Jail,
Norfolk, Sept. 26. There was a Jail
delivery in Portsmouth at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning. The bars of a cell
were cut and William Bailey, Eddie
Fisher, George Williams, Jim Tucker
and Willie Parker escaped. The latter
was awaiting trial for larceny, Will
iams is wanted in Henry county for
murder, and the others were serving
terms for petty crimes.
Kearsarg-e'a successful Trial Trip.
Boston, Sept. 26. The battleship
Kearsarge, on her official speed trial
over the Cape Ann course yesterday,
averaged 16.84 knots per hour. On the
outward run of 33 knots she averaged
17.32 knots with smooth sea and wind
abeam. On the return she averaged
16.37 knots against a head wind. The
contract requirement was 16 knots.
The trial was successful In every par
ticular. More Troops Off For Manila,
San Francisco, Sept. 26. The Twenty-sixth
regiment, U. S. V., sailed yes
terday for Manila on the transport
Orant. In addition to the Twenty
sixth, the Orant carried 260 recruits
of various regiments, together with
nurses and hospital corps men previ
ously aalgned to the relief boat Relief,
which will sail within the next few
days far Guam and Manila.
I . Apr 7, imjfr MrliAftWA, lVter, b Jm 10, 1798; ir1 I M
B AMERICAN PRINCESS
Granddaughter of the Great Gen
eral Weds a Royal Russian.
Tv70 MARRIAGE CSREEOKIES.
The First Ceremony. Coirtiictel t'ti- '
der the Picturesque Ittlual or tne
Ituaalan Orthodox hurob. Witnessed
by Only a Paw Relatives and Primula
Newport, Se;t. 25. General Grain's
granddaughter is a Russian princess
Today at noon the American ceremony,
according to the rites of the Protectant
Kplscopal church, following the Russian
service last evening, made Miss Julia j
Dent Grant, daughter of General and i
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, the wife ot
Prince Cantacusene, Count Bperanskjt, I
It was the closing aud the crowning 10-
ciety event of the Newport season of
1S99, and among the most brilliant af
fairs of the kind ever chronicled in the
society annals of this city, bringing to
an end a series of entertainments In
honor of the bride and groom which
has probably never been surpassed in
number and elaborateness of arrange-
meni .
The Russian orthodox service was
hold last evening at 8 o'clock at "Beau
lieu," the William Waldorf Astor villa,
on Belle vue avenue, which Mr. and Mrs.
l'otter Palmer are occupying for the
summer. The Russian ceremony was
performed by Father HertOVitsky, of
the Russian church of New York. Only
a few relatives and friends witnessed
the first ceremony.
The American service was performed
by Rev. Emery 11. Porter, rector of
Emanuel church, the Rhode Island law
PRINCESS CANTACUZENE.
requiring that a resident clergyman
shall Officiate, and he was assisted by
Bishop Potter, of New York, and Rev.
Dr. R.J. Nevln, of the American church
in Rome, Italy.
It was in the simplest form possible
there being no bridesmaids or maids of
honor. As the bride's father at present
Is with tho army In the Philippines,
her brother, U. S. Grant, 3d, a member
of the third class at West Point, acted
in his place. Mr. Grant wore the full
cadet uniform. The groom was attend
ed by Honore Palmer, a cousin of the
bride, as best man, acting In tho stead
of Grand Duke Cyril, of Russia, and
Count Casstni, Russian ambassador at
Washington, who had been In turn se
lected for this service, but were unable
to be present. The ushers were Captain
Algernon Sartorls, of the volunteer
army, and Potter Palmer, Jr., cousins
of the bride; Lock wood Honore, her
uncle; Worthington Whitehouse, H.
Roger Winthrop, Lothrop Randolph,
Robert L. Gerry and John Prentiss.
The bride's dress, which was the same
for the two ceremonies, was a severely
cut and simple gown of the richest
white satin, with a sweeping train and
a veil of tullo. She carried a bouquet of
8tephanotis and lilies of the valley, and
wore the gifts of the groom a corsage
ornament of diamonds and a rope of
pearls. The groom wore tho full uni
form of the chevalier garde.
In the decoration of "Beaulleu" for
the Russian and for the reception fol
lowing the American service today hun
dreds of roses and orchids In profusion
were used. For the marriage service
the floral arrangements were special,
and were removed before the reception.
SILENCED A REBEL GUN.
Our Warships Ilcinharil the Filipino
Town nrtilnnicnpo.
Manila, Sept. 25 The United States
cruiser Charleston, the monitor Monte
rey and the gunboats Concord and
Znflro, with marines nnd bluejackets
from the cruiser Baltimore, left Ca
vite Sept. 18 and proceedau to Sublg
bay to destroy an insurgent cannon
there.
Owing to the bad weather the oper
ations was postponed until Saturday,
when the warships for three hours
bombarded the town of Olangapo and
the entrenchments where the gun was
situated.
Men from the Charleston, Concord
and Zaftro were then landed under a
heavy insurgent Are, proceeding to tho
cannon, which was utterly destroyed
by gun cotton, and then returned to
the warships. The Americans had one
man wounded during the engagement.
Rebels Capture Our Gunboat.
Manila, Sept. 26. The insurgents
have captured the United States gun
boat Urdaneta, In the Oranl river, on
the northwest side of Manila bay. One
officer and nine of her crew are miss
ing. The Urdaneta is beached oppo
site the town of Oranl, on the Oranl
river. She was riddled with bullets
and burned, and three big guns, with
their ammunition, were captured. The
crew of the Urdaneta are prisoners, or
have been killed.
Brtttati officers to Study Chinese.
Washington, Sept. 26. The attention
of the navy department has been
drawn to the fact that the British ad
miralty has made a new departure In
sending a number of naval officers to
China to learn the Chinese language.
A number of prizes have been offered
for proficiency In this language.
Cornelius Vanderbtlt a Father.
New York, Sept. 26. A daughter was
bora at midnight to the wife of Cor
nelius Vanderbtlt, Jr. Mrs. Vander
btlt arrived from Newport yesterday.
kmEt?lMm
Wednesday. Sept. 40.
Over 1,000 are dead and missing
us a result of the recent typhoon In
Japan.
Trouble over the wage scale threat
ens to disrupt the Amalgamated As
rclatlon of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers. M. Guerln, the anti-Semite agitator
long besieged In his home In Paris,
surrendered to tho authorities this
morning.
Captain Alfred Dreyfus was released
from prison this morning, the French
cabinet hnvlm ,l, .,!. I ,,. i, i. .
full pardon
Lleutenanl Colonel John D. Mlley.
inspector general of volunteers died
in Manila of cerebral meningitis M-
lowing typhoid fever.
a ,i.. i , .
J h-vi' u T?'8 f rp",rnl Amor-
Ua have. It is said, complained to the
.f r!. ?! ! !"" re0e"t courB"
. f i n ted stales Mmister Hunter, and
ash nis recall.
Thursday, Sept. 91,
F' -Congressman J. 1). Taylor died at
Cambridge, o aged 69.
Admiral Schley accepts the Command
of the South Atlantic squadron
it is authoritatively anounced that
Carter Harrison will try for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor of
Illinois next year.
Captain Robley Evans will have
charge of the arrangements for polic
ing the course in the international
yacht races.
A young man giving tho name .;
Walter Lawton attacked J. Filbert
aged cashier of a Palatine (Ills.) bank
Filbert was critically wounded an
Lawton died from a pistol wound re
ceived while struggling with a res
cuer. Prtday, aepi . ag,
Nebraska Republicans nominated M.
B. Reese, of Lincoln, for governor.
Massachusetts Democrat! nominated
vwwvwi urn it'll., ji., mm itiMeiuor.
?ri).urt I ., I- ,
Mexico s congress voted President
muz sivu,uuu, or so.uuu a nay, tor the make the Mexican president s ret op
expenses of lils trip to Chicago. j tion a most notable one, arrangements
Rear Admiral Montejo. for stir- ' having been perfected to have him met
rendering to Dewey at Manila bay, has at the border of each state through
been condemned to retirement. I which his train passed by the governor
Mayor Johnson, of Denver, was ' "f that stale, who would then act us
elected president of the League of j one of President Dial's escorts to Chi
Ahierlcan .Muaicinallties at the Svm- ! caao. It in supposed tho same cour-
case convention,
Saturday, sept. 23.
Ohio nnd Indiana oil producers will
stop production to advance prices.
Mrs. Horace Chenery, 25 years old.
a wealthy invalid. Jumped four stories
to death In New York.
At Wichita, Kan., ox-Congressman
Jerry Simpson was hooted off the stage
while endeavoring to make an antl-ex-panslon
speech.
Julia Morrison, leading actress, shot
nnd killed Frank Leiden, leading man,
in view of the audience, at Chattanoo
ga, Tenn., over a personal quarrel.
The central west is threatened with
a coal famine this winter the like of
which has never before been known
It is due to the Immense amount of
other commodities carried bv the rail-
roads.
, , Monday. Sept. 'in.
An earthquake In the district of Ai
dln, In Asia Minor, killed over 200.
Despite reports to the contrary.
Captain Dreyfus' condition is said to
tie improving.
American capital to the extent of $1.
OOO.nno will engage In the manufacture
of aluminum In Mexico.
Six persons were killed and five se
riously Injured In a Denver and Rio
(irande railroad collision near Flor
ence, Colo.
The Forty-eighth Highlanders, of To-j the Teesta. with three Europeans and
rontO, will not be permitted to partlcl- ' six natives, was swamped by the high
pate in New York's Dewey reception , wavea. The body of one of Its oc
as they had Intended. cupanta has been found 11 miles down
Two more battles hnvo taken place tlle river,
between the Mexican troops and Yaqul ! Venornl.t.- Naval ( ..plain Dead.
.uu.au., coM,iorai..e ,osa report-
ed on the part of the Indians
Tuesday, Sept. 18,
The enlistments Saturday numbered
fil2, making a total of 0,843 for the 12
regiments.
William Dean, of Atlanta, took poi
son, and held off four Would-be res
cuers with a dagger.
Mrs. Alice Muller. of New York, is
dying from injuries said to have boon
indicted hy Instalment collectors.
About 700 Grand Army men will par
ticipate in the Dewey laud parade In
New York, but not as members of nuy
posts.
Frightened by a dog which was set
on him by a man, Matthew Edwards,
8 years old, sprang off a 70 foot cliff
near Kingston, N. Y., and was In
stantly killed.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
Philadelphia, S.;it. 2fl.-Flour flrmlv
maintained! winter superfine, tt,U01W;
Pennsylvania roller, clear, lipi.li. city
milts, extra, 2.f0i!2.70. Hyo (lour scarce
and firmly held nt H20 per linrrel for
choice Pennsylvania. Wheat tendy; No.
2 red, spot. In elevator, 7Hfi(72V4c, Corn
sternly; No. J mixed, spot. In elevator,
::.ijliSc.; No. 2 yellow, for local trade,
411M1HC Oats steady; No. 2 white, 80c;
lower grades, I6ry29c. Hay easier; cholco
timothy, (16 for large bales. Beef Hrm;
beef hams. 124.5025. Pork steady; fam
ily, I12V12.M. Butter steady; wostern
creamery, 17(?23c. ; do. factory, 13ttl514e. ;
June creamery, lWi.22c. ; Imitation cream
ery. IBOUCj New York dairy, 158Hc.; do.
creamery. 17323c.; fancy Pennsylvania
prlnls Jobbing at tSOtto.; do. wholesale,
24c. Cheese firm; large, white, lie;
small do., lHi'n liu.-. ; large, colored,
11V-.; small do.. Uftc. Ekks firm. New
York and Pennsylvania, 20210.; western,
uncraded, UjflSc.
Baltimore, Sept ft. Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat firmer; spot and the
month, 72ft724c.; October, 72H72Hc;
December, 71Vu747i ; steamer No. I red,
V'l'WU'-.: southern, by samplo, R5u73. .;
do. on grade, C9S72Vtc. Corn tlrmer; mix
ed, spot, 40c.; the month, .ISVfcc.; October,
ytf'ic. ; November or December, new
or old. iii'd 3iVtc. ; January and Febru
ary, U&3Sc.; steamer mixed, 18lic;
southern, white, 41Vy2c.; do. yellow. 414
if 42c. OaU Arm; No. 1 white, 2c.; No. 1
mixed, Rye steady; No. 2 near
by. S7tjMc.; No. t western. UHc Hay
firmer; No. 1 timothy, fU.GOQll drain
freights steady; steam to Liverpool, per
bushel, IHd. October; Cerk, for orders,
per quarter, Is. Id. September; 3a. d.Q3s.
THd. October. Sugar strong; fine and
coarse granulated, SJ.39. Butter firm;
fancy creamery, 13011c.; fancy imitation,
180190.; fancy ladle, 16 17c. ; good ladle.
15016c.; store packed. U14c. ; rolls. UO
14c. Eggs firm; fresh, lTCJlle. Cheese
steady; targe. HCUttc; medium, lllUa.;
MVbtUUUVV,
iniimnii-imni:-
Cannot Attend the Fall Festival
in Chicago.
MABIS0AL WILL REPRESENT HIM.
On Aeconnt Of the Illness of Ills Wire
' the Chief Mnulntritte of Our Nelgh-
bortnar Republic Will Bead Bis Mia
! later ol Foreign Affairs,
I Chicago, Sept. 26.-A dispatch re-
I1 h,,J fP rnol
' M' V 5 1 "' ' ,'.
8 t0 ?hi?8Vn T.' , Lh
, ,ss ?f Sr" W'f?' haS V "
Ignaclo MariscaL minister of foreign
relations, to go as his representative
, Another City of Mexico dispatch
jeavs: President I Has today expressed
deep regret that he must forego the
'pleasure of the trip which he had
j looked forward to with keen desire.
He bad hoped to meet the leading men
of the neighboring republic and felt
Wtai the occasion would be of much
j benefit to both countries. While tin
illness of Mine. Diaz has all along
placed a degi )f uncertainty about
the plans ol the president for tils
northern Journey, it was hoped until
yesterday that her condition might im
prove sufficiently t allow President
Diaz to be absent. So strong was this
expectation that yesterday the senate
again look up the matter of the pro
posed visit tind increased the amount
of the appropriation for the expenses
of the president and his party to $160
uoo. The former appropriation was
1100,000. It was shortly after this ac
tion that the announcement of the
change In President Diaz's plans was
announced.
The dispatches have caused great dis
appointment to the committee appoint
ed to welcome President Diaz, and to
.
1 tile citizens e,Pl
illy. The most elab
orate preparations bad been made to
testes will be extended to Minister
Marlscal, but the absence of President
Diaz himself will put a damper on the
festivities.
CALAMITIES IN INDIA.
KurthqiinkeM. Plooda aud Landslides
Claim Many Vlotlms,
Calcutta, Sept. nt; . earthquakes,
Moods and terrible landslides occurteii
at and uenr Darjeellng, in tho Lower
Himalaya, Sunday night, Great dam
age was done, and no fewer than tii)
natives perished. There was n rain
fall of 28 Inches in 38 hours. Three
1 lanoaiioea iook piac iweeu
I Narjeerllng Sonada, involving the
trans-shipment of a railway train of
. Passengers. According to the latest
i reports nine European cniiuren aim
twenty natives were lost between
those two points. The whole Calcutta
road is blocked and tho Puglujhora
line has boeu seriously damaged.
About a thousand acres of tea have
been destroyed from Jalapnhar ti
Burchill, At the latter place some
3,000 feet of water supply pipe have
been ruined. The electric plant lias
suffered seriously and tho town is in
darkness. There is great fear of fur
ther rain.
A dispatch from Jalpaigurl, on the
River Teesta, 40 miles southwesl of
Darjeellng, says thai a boat crossing
N... v(irk. geDt m Cantaln I'rnn-
cls A. Hagarty, U. S. N.. retired, died
yesterday, aged 90 years. Ills first
Rorvko was on the schooner Experi
ment at Charleaton, s. C, during the
nullification excitement of 1833. As a
lieutenant he went with Commodore
I'orry on the Japan expedition of 1S52
f5. lie commanded the sloop of war
Vandalla in the attack on Port Royal,
Nov. 7, 1861, takliiK an active part In
silencing the enemy's lire and subse
quently In blockading the mouth of
the Savannah river. Commander
Hwterty received the thanks of con
gress for meritorious service and con
duct. He was iu charge of ironclads ut
Naw Orleans during 1HG7-C9.
Veterans Will Not Parade,
New York. Sept. 23. At yesterday's
meeting of the plan and scope com
mittee of the Dewey celebration Gen
eral Hue, himself a inuiuber of the U.
A. It., made a Ioiik statement giving
his reasons for refusing to permit the
Grand Army of the Republic to head
the land parade. General Boe bays
ho has taken the position from the be
ginning that the day was emphatically
a navy day, uud thut Admiral Dewey
and the sailors of tho Olyuipia should
be In the lead, with nothing whatever
j to detract. The committee unanimous
ly decided to approve the action of
I General Roe. The Grand Army veter-
ans, therefore, will not take part In
the parade.
situation In Venezuela Critical.
Ponce, Porto Rico, Sept. 26. Advices
received here from Caracas describe
the situation In Venezuela as critical.
The revolutionists are approaching
Victoria, where the next battle will hi
fought. People desiring to proceed
to Puerto Cabello, on the Gulf of
Trlste, are not allowed to depart. Tho
government Is very unpopular and
very suspicious.
Wesleyan Profeasor's Snlclac.
Boston, Sept. 26. Dr. Herman W.
Hailey, 35 years old, instructor of
Latin In Wesleyan university, and a
member of the faculty, was found
dead In his room In the United States
hotel yesterday with his throat cut.
He had committed suicide. He was
one of the finest classical scholars In
the country. Lately be had been
haunted by a fear ot losing his mind.
gfl Exploding Holler Kills Three.
Pottsboro, Tex., Sept. 26. Tho boiler
at Henderson & Mangus' gin blew up
yesterday, demolishing the building
and killing Engineer Orant Condor,
Pressman Nunn Steele and a boy
named Jonas.
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TO EXTEND THE EXPOSITION.
Philadelphia's BlfffthOW May Continue
Throuirh December.
Philadelphia, Sept. 23. Already a
movement Is on foot to extend the
time of the National F.;port Exposi
tion. Director Wlhwn I $ consulted
a number of lending citlzenv as to the
advisability of keeping the grounds
open through December, and a meet
ing of directors will be held shortly
to take action on the question. The
delay In getting the exhibits Into
place and the machinery in motion is
given us the reason for wishing to
have the closing date later than Nov
30, as at first planned.
Yesterday as the banner day of the
week at the exposition. The Bky wai
clear and the influence of the line
weather was speedily manifest in th'
crowds which poured through tne
gates. The admissions for the uav
were 12,552.
The engine house was completed yes
terday nnd the tire apparatus w.
quickly installed. More than l!n0 men
are still engaged upon the ground!
making new walks and drives and '
ting Mowers and shrubbery Into plu.
Next Friday the famous "fighting
Tenth" Pennsylvania regiment, recent
ly returned from the Philippines, wil
be the guests of the exposition manage
ment,
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Wllkosbarre, Pa Sept. 23.- After be
ing out 2:1 hours the Jury in the
of Charles Vageraon, charged vwih
murder, returned a verdict Of volun
tary manslaughter, Vugerson shol
Charles Pulver, of Plttston, ilKiiag
tjunr tel.
Harrlaburg, Sept, 23. The legisla
tive bribery cases fixed for trial at
next week's session of court, wt ro yes
terday continued unHI the January
term. The defendants are ex-Senatoi
John J. Coyle, of Philadelphia; ex
Representative Thomas M. Moj Irs, ol
Wllkesbarre; Robert Evans, ol Phila
delphia, and ex-Repreaentutive .lul.n
R. Byrne, of Fayette county.
Pittsburg, Sept. 25. Professor Re
ginald A. Feasenden, by experiments
at the Western university, demon
strated that his wireless telegraphy in
vention will work .it lon distances
it vat ics In many details froai Mar
coni's. He will use It, by invitation,
at the coining International yacht race
lu New York, where Marconi's Is also
to be tested.
Srrunton, Pa., Sept. 25. Rev. .lol.r
Loughrnn, of Mlnooka, the second old
est prie:;t in the Scratitou diocese, died
of heart disease yesterday at tho ag.--of
69 years. Ho was a priest for over
HI years, having been ordained in
1 hlladelphia by Bishop Newman on
.inly 3, 15!. lit- had been pastor
in Andenrcid and other places in the
lewer anthracite regions and also lu
At hbald and Olyphant, In th: county
Tnmaqua, Pa., Sept. 23. Evan Phil
lips and Neal McNealls, of Lansford,
and Richard llogan and Francis Frht
cola, of Coaldale, were seriously burn
ed In No. fi shaft of the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company's
mine, near here, yesterday, by the ex
plosion of gas. Fliacola m the most,
seriously hurt, he being burned from
head to foot. The exploalon was caus
ed by a miner trying to blow out bis
lamp Instead of smothering the light.
Media, Pa., Sept. 23.- John L. Kltts.
of this place, formerly receiving toller
In the Delaware County National
l ank, of Chester, was convicted In the
county court here yesterday of embea
tlement He was appointed under
father's will as trustee for bis Sister
and was directed to pay her an Income
of 4,094. He compiled with the con
tents of the will until June, 1896, when
he Informed his sister that he could
not keep up the payments. A trust
company was then appointed tru toe,
but Kltts had none of the estate left
to turn over to the company, and h
was arrested. I lis defense was that
he invested the money In property
which subsequently depreciated; but
he invested the money in hia own
name, and not as trustee. He will be
sentenced on Monday.
Philadelphia, Sept. 26. Prince Ran
Jltalnbji, the famous Indian cricketer,
and his English eleven began their
llrst match in this country yesterday
on the grounds ol the Belmont Cri. ;ol
club, at Hilmwood, a Buburb ot this
city. They had ns then- opponents th
Philadelphia "Colta," a team picked
from the various local amateur crli kel
clubs. The attendance was disap
pointing. When the game began .,;
noon hut 300 people were pre.-, nt. t!:i
crowd increasing during the afternoon
to 1,200. When stumps were drawn ui
6 o'clock the locals, who went first ts
bat, had made 180 runs for a loss of
15 wickets. It had been arranged to
allow 22 "colts" to take the Held
against the prince's team, but at his
request It was decided to use but 11
fielders. 22 men to bat. He also stip
ulated that he should send 12 men i
bat and 11 to the lield.
To PayBamoan Bombardment Damage.
Washington, Sept. 26. Tho three
governments interested in Saraoj..
Great Britain, Germany and the. Uni
ted States, have been considering the
claims arising out of tho bombard 11 nl
last summer lu which tho Amerli s
forces and British forces participated.
As a preliminary step tho British gov
ernment has signified a purpose to
adopt In this case the principle observ
ed in the damago done by the bom
bardment of Alexandria, Egypt, nam-'
ly, that private property destroyed as
a necessary incident to the prostic
tlon of naval and military operation
would be paid for. Whilo applying
this general principle, tho adjusiuax
of the various claims is yet to U
made according to the clrcumstancer
of each.
Forced Out by T.ahnr Unions.
Chicago, Sept. 20. It waa announced
last night that Charles Truax, presl
dent of the fall festival, will rcslgx,
his position if he is assured that hia
withdrawal will make it possible to
settle the controversy with the laDcxr
unions, which so far has greatly ham pered
the preparations for the festival.
Hia letter of resignation will cot he
submitted, however, unless be Is as
sured that all differences will be net
tled by hia retirement. The labor
leaders refuse to pladge themselves b
advance of Mr. Truax's resignation
but intimate that they are willing U
make dhy concession which would tat.
In the Interest of peace.
.age Siliclted.