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    Failed to Run Blockade Established
by Blue Squadron.
NAVAL SEARCH PROBLEM ENDED
While Attempting to Make Salem, At
tacking Fleet Wat Surrounded and
Theoretically Destroyed By the
Gunl of the Defending Battleships.
Itoi-kncrt. .'lass.. The
naval search problem on the New Eng
land coast was terminated at 5.40 yes
terday n.niii by the signal 'Sur
render; demand and unconditional,"
Irom Uc.tr .Vlmlral Higglnson's flag
ship, and tht reply "Accept surren
der" irom the tore truck et the Prai
rie, Cotunmid.r Pillsuury's flagship.
The battle i: iwton the Blui or de
fending r-..u n 'in. and the While, or
tiltaikiiiK .s. wuiirou, was thus j uickly
ended elahl miles south of Thatcher's
ADW.T.U. IIIGtilNSON.
Island. The enemy had most slT
naliy failed to make a harbor, having
for its object Salem. A preponder
ance of flailing strength, relatively
64 points, represented by the battle
ships Kearsarge, Alabama and Massa
chusetts, Scoi'picn and a torpedo boat,
had overwhelmed the 4."i points repre
sented by I lie auxiliary cruisers Prai
rie, Pant iter anil Supply. To speak
from a theoretical standpoint, the
White Squadron was entirely de
stroyed by the guns of the defending
battleships. 'I'll us on the fourth night
the game of naval strategy was
brought to an end, It having covered
a period o? unceasing toil, sleepless
nights, of anxious and wearing vigil
and of grave uncertainty to its par
ticipants. ...
The stirroiincllng end, "putting oiit
of action" of the squadron in com
mand of Commander Pillsbury was
the culminating incident in one of the
most Interesting chapters in th
peaco history of the Americin v y.
For the placing in operation ot tae
manoeuvres of the warships off the
coast of New Kngland the navy hail
long prepared itself and had Ions
looked forward to tli i with keen
anticipation. To win i:: !; mimic war
the Blue Squadron had to bring
against til" attacking vessel:;, as It
did early yesterday, warship.-: super
ior in their combined assumed fight
lug power.
o!MAvtrn rii i snritY.
Early v fit'dr.y morr.:n PiKubiiry's
I'.cet wa.4 .--Klitcd (iff Magnolia by the
: i-,:ia -t -u ion t,;i IJaki.-r's Is'.ar.d. The
torpelo 1;'' ;;:r!iey was sent nut to
no'il'y th ;i!ii" Squadron. Alter Hlg
finsii;'i ! ips had irni.-e,l qp and
down th'-- i .t tle y went t-i their an
i borates ii'.; Thatehi-r's I.-lami. At
this time I' - , tlier (.n the dork of
li.e K. at was l.ieiiti'uant Bay
Stone, w;:;i : :ii'..-!i:piiiaii William DII
worth l'i -ii a us the junior officer
in command, on the hndie a dozen
jnckies stood upon the lookout. One
of" these w:n Daniel Stai'hle, an ap
prentice -f liie first class. H" stood
well forward, peering on the be side.
The flagship was Just falling down
Into n trough when he notified the en
sign at his side that he could see the
enemy. The officer of the deck called
Flag Lieutenant Evans and Flag Sec
retary Bristol, and it was but the
work of a moment to inform Admiral
Hlgcln-on of the probability '.hat the
time for derisive action was at hand.
It was real war then. General quarters
wero sounded, there was a quick
rush of maty feet, the manning of a
hundred posts, the clank of the an
chor chain, the rinsing of beils, the
g4vlcg of orders and a general clear
ing for action. Not many momenta
passed before the flagship was under
way, steaming at 14 knots, with the
Alabama and Massachusetts many
lengths In the rear. Some distance
bai:t was the Barney, rapidly over
hauling the ships ahead.
At 5.40 o'clock the three battleships,
aided by the converted yacht Scor
pion, which had chased In from the
south In time to be in at the finish,
and the Barney, which had overtaken
the fleet, formed a horseshoe about
the White Squadron. The elation
among the men on board the Blue
Squadron ran high.
There was something pathetic
In the picture when Commander Pills
bury, after he had signalled his sur
render, passed In his barge from the
Prairie, walked up the starboard
gangway of the Kearsarge and of
fered his sword to Admiral Higginson.
"Keep your sword, sir," said the
senior officer, his voice quavering a
bit in spite of himself. "I would not
accept the sword from so gallant a
foe."
"And I, sir," responded Pillsbury,
with dignity, "could not surrender to
a nobler or better officer, sir."
RULES FOR WAR GAME
Army and Navy Manoeuvres Divided
Into Two Phases.
New York, Aug. 26. Major General
MacArthtir made public yesterday the
text of the rules agreed upon for the
coming army and navy manoeuvres.
The whole scheme of operations is
based upon the assumption that, in
anticipation of a declaration of hos
tilities, a strong hostile fleet, without
torpedo boats, determines to make a
sudden dash on the eastern entrance
of Long Island Sound to secure a
naval base, In the expectation of find
ing the land forces, in the absence of
a declaration of war, In a somewhat
unprepared condition. Hostilities will
begin on August 29 and end at noon,
September 6.
The periods of the manoeuvres are
to be divided Into two distinct phases
period of preparation and period of
hostilties. During the first period It
Is Intended that there shall be a day
attack and a night attack by the fleet,
and If possible a bombardment and
the forcing of a passage. During the
ensuing period mines and obstructions
may be planted by the defense, and
the conditions of war are to be fol
lowed as closely as possible.
Elaborate rules are laid down to es
timate the value of the fire of guns
of all calibres so as to determine
when any ship or fort shall be consid
ered to have been put out of action
or silenced. All mines are to he fully
connected and furnished with dummy
charges and fuses, the explosion ot
which will be supposed to entail the
destructii.n ( any vessel passing over
a mine. ;: communication will be
held with t ie shore by the fleet ex
cept under a flag of truce, and no
boats will j allowed alongside the
ships.
TRYINCi TO END COAL STRIKE
f.'ew York Central Federation Union
Will Invoke Aid of Congress.
Hazleton, Pa., Aug. 25. D. J. Mc
Carthy, chairman, and Matthew Long
and Harry Silverman, members of the
executive committee of the People's
Alliance of Hazleton, went to New
York yesterday to endeavor to put
into operation some plan for looking
to a termination of the strike. They
decline to make public their plan or
to say whom they hope to see In the
metropolis. The People's Alliance Is
composed of business men and min
ers of Hazleton.
Will Call On President to End Strike.
New York, Aug. 23. President
Roosevelt will be asked to call a spe
cial session of congress to taki) action
to end the coal strike. This was de
cided at a meeting yesterday of the
Central Federation Union, represent- ;
Ing 2."n.Oito worklngmen. A mass meet-,
ing under the auspices of the labor
unions of New York city and vicinity
will be held, at which resolutions will
be adopted urKin President Uoosevelt
to Immediately call congress to meet
and decide upon plans which will
bring life coal strike to a speedy ter
mination. OPERATOR WRITES TO MITCHELL
Wants Strikers Warned Not to Inter
fere With Operation of Waohery.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.. Aug. 20. N. W.
Anthony, the president of the North
American Coal Company, of Scranton,
addressed a letter to President Mitch
ell, of the Miners' Union, yesterday,
requesting him to isssue a proclama
tion to bis followers warning them
not to Interfere with the operation of
the company's washery when work is
started tomorrow. It Is not likely
that a proclamation will be issued.
The citizens of Plymouth got up a
syndicate and bought a carload of
Hour for the striking miners employed
at the Woodward and Avondale mines
of the Delaware, laekawanna and
Western Company., The flour will be
distributed this week.
Ambushed by Ladrones.
Manila. Aug. 25. Ten members of
the native constabulary were am
bushed last Tuesday at a point near
Magdalena, In the province of Sorso
gon, Luzon, by a band of 00 Ladrones.
The latter were armed with rifles
and bolus, and a desperate flght took
place at close range. One member of
the constabulary was killed, two were
wounded and three were captured.
Seventy constabulary have taken the
field In pursuit of the Ladrones.
Our Army Best In the World.
London, Aug. 2ti. Replying to a cor
espondent who asked Field Marshal
Lord Wolseley it the report was cor
rect that he had described the Ameri
can army as the "best In the world,"
the Acid marshal writes that he be
lieves tho quotation accurately de
scribes that army.
IT ON MIS
President Says He Has Not Discov
ered a Patent Cure-AIL
BETTER LAWS ARE NEEDED
Declared First Thing Wanted Is Pub
licity, Which Would Cure Many
Evils All Anti-Trust Laws Will
Be Enforced.
Boston, Mass., Aug. '. The week's
work for President Roosevelt in his
trip through New England began in
earnest yesterday afternoon, when he
departed from the summer home of
the junior senator of Massachusetts,
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, at Nahant.
and, amid the enthusiasm of the great
est number of people he has faced since
the Pittsburg visit on July 4, rode Into
Lynn under cavalry escort und Bpoke
from a platform at City Hall. Then
he was taken to Boston by special
train, and on his arrival went to Sym
phony Hall, there addressing a great
gathering of Boston business men. His
speech here waa devoted almost en
tirely to consideration of the trust
question.
President Roosevelt's speech in part
was as follows:
"I wish to say that I have not come
here to say that I have discovered a
patent cure-all for the trusts. It is
worse than useles for any of us to rail
at or regret the great growth in indus
trial civilization of the last half cen
tury. There is but little use in regret
ting that things have not shaped them
selves differently. The practical thing
to do is to face the conditions as they
are and see if we cannot get the best
there is in them out of them. We are
not going to get any complete or perfect
solution for all of the evils which come
to our minds when we think of the
trusts by any single action on our part.
A good many actions in a good many
different ways will be required bofore
we get many of those evils even par
tially remedied.
"1 am inclined to think that much
the greatest trouble In any immediate
handling of the question of the trust
comes from our system of government.
Remember, I am not saying that even
if we had all the power we could com
pletely -solve the trust question. Gen
tlemen, If what we read in the papers
is true, they are speaking of a number
of international trusts now. It would
be very difficult for any set of laws, on
our part, to deal completely with a
problem which becomes International
In Its bearings, but a great deal can
be done in various ways.
"Some time ago the attorney general
took action against a certain trust.
There has been considerable discussion
as to whether the trust aimed at would
not seek to get out from under the law
by becoming a single corporation. I
want laws to enable us to deal with it
no matter what shape it takes. I want
to see the government able to get at it
differently, so that the action of the
government cannot be evaded by any
turning, within or without federal or
state statutes. At present we have
really no efficient control over a big
corporation which does business in
more than one state.
"The first thing we want Is publicity,
and I do not mean publicity as favored
by some corporations. I want the
knowledge given to the accredited rep
resentatives of the people of facts on
which those representatives can, if
they f-eo fit, base their actions later.
The publicity Itself would cure many
evils. As far as the anti-trust laws go
they will be enforced. No suit will be
undertaken for the sake of seeming to
undertake it. Every suit that Is un
dertaken will be begun because the
great lawyer and upright man whom
we are so fortunate as to have as at
torney general, Mr. Knox, believes that
there is a violation of the law which
we can get at, and when the suit is
undertaken it won't be compromised
excepting on the basis that the govern
ment wins. Of course, gentlemen, no
laws amount to anything unless they
are administered honestly and fear
lessly." This morning bright and early the
presidential party started for Maine.
In Memory of McKlnley.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 23. Mayor
Knight has Issued a proclamation sug
gesting that on Sunday, September 14,
the first anniversary of tho death of
President McKlnley, memorial services
bo held in nil of the churches in Buf
falo, and that the city bo draped with
the flag of our country. He has ap
pointed a committee to arrango for
other special observances fitting to the
occasion. He further suggests that
on the day following tho anniversary,
special exercises be held in tho public
schools.
Killed Friend In Mistake For Burglar.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 25. Early yes
terday morning J. D. Wilson, u well
known young man, shot and killed his
friend, G. K." Apperson. The families
of the two occupied the same house.
Apperson's family was away and Ap
person had changed his sleeping room.
Wilson heard a noise In the room, and
proceeded to investigate. Seeing a
form which in the dark he supposed to
be a burglar, he challenged and re
ceiving no answer, fired with the above
result. Both families are highly con
nected. Havana Strike Settled.
Havana, Aug. 26 Representatives of
the striking dock laborers and their
employers were in oonference all day
yesterday. An agreement was reached
to pay laborers discharging coal at
the rate of 30 cents a ton Instead of by
the day. The strikers returned to work
today.
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Digesters In Wilmington Mill Blows
Up and Shakes the City.
SEVENTEEN DEAD; FOUR HURT
There Were Two Reports, and In An
Instant the Building and Mills Were
Completely Wrecked Fire Added
to the Horror.
Wilmington, Del, Aug. Seven
teen were killed and four others
were badly injured by the explosion
of two steel digesters in the Delaware
pulp mills of the Jessup & Moore Pa
per Company, on the Christiana river,
yesterday afternoon. The dead are:
John McCormick, William T. Burke,
Granville Walters, James B. Stokes,
Franklin T. Hairis, George N. Wright,
Joseph Laubacher, Joseph Nagle,
Zacharlas Collins, George Durham,
James Jester, William Ruth, E. N.
Mousley, Bernard Sweeney, William
Scott, Joseph Henry and Joel Hutton.
The digesters were located in a two
story burlding. There were ten of
them in the building, each one resem
bling a vat, and about six feet in
diameter. They were used for reduc
ing wood to pulp. Eighteen men were
at work in the building. There were
two terrific reports, and the next in
stant the building and other mills
about the structure were completely
wrecked. One digester was blown in
to the air and fell to the ground 250
feet away. The whole city was shaken.
A dense volume di smoke for a time
prevented the outside workmen from
going to the Immediate rescue of those
who were caught in the ruins of the
falling building. Several men made
their escape without any injury. An
alarm ot Are was sounded, and the en
tire fire department of the city -and a
large force of police were soon on the
ground, and the work ot rescue was
Immediately begun. Several workmen
were taken out unconscious, only to die
after being removed to hospitals. The
wreckage was piled up for more than
30 feet, and the escaping steam made
the work of rescue rather difficult.
Those who were not killed outright
were mangled and burned by escaping
acid, that flowed over their bodies from
the broken ulgesters. To add to tin
horror of the disaster the wreckage
took fire, but after some difficulty the
fire department managed to subdue the
flames, and the work of rescue was
continued.
Steam was used in 'the digesters. Tho
officers of the company think that too
much steam was generated in them,
and that this was the cause of the ex
plosion. The monetary loss is esti
mated at $35,000.
SWIMMER CARRIED OUT TO SEA
New Rocheile Man Given Up For Dead
" Arrives Home.
New York, Aug. 26. Henry W. Hol
lenberg, who disappeared from Coney
Island two weeks ago, and who was
supposed to have been drowned, ar
rived at his home In New Rocheile yes
terday. He said he was landed there
by a Ashing smack by which he had
been picked up at sea. Hollenberg's
story Is that he was carried out to sea
by the undertow while In swimming.
His cries for help attracted no atten
tion from the crowds on the beach,
and he had been carried out a long dis
tance, when he managed to get hold of
a piece of wreckage that drifted toward
him, and by means of this he supported
himself until rescued by the fishing
smack. He was dressed in an old suit
of clothes, which he said had been
given him by the captain of the fishing
vessel.
A man named Gray was d owned at
Coney Island on the day of Hollen
berg's disappearance. His body was re
covered. Before It was found the po
lice entertained a theory that Gray and
Hollenberg had gone away together and
had left suits of clothing in a bathing
house to give the Impression that they
had been drowned.
Watercpouts at Cape May.
Cape May, N. J., Aug. 23. Between
11 and 12 o'clock yesterday five wa
terspouts were seen about fivo miles
off shore. Three were single shafts
of water formed during the conflu
ence of two electrical storms and a
small sized hurricane almost In the
nature of a cyclone. The other phe
nomena was a double waterspout
seen to Vie southeast. The others
were directly east. A succession of
thunder storms with sharp flashes of
lightning and quick crashes of thun
der prevailed. All bathers left the
ocean, and many lied from the beach
because of the turbulent waters.
Bear Hunt For the President.
Ashevllle, N. C, Aug. 26. When
President Roosevelt visits Ashevllle In
September he will be given a bear hunt
In the North Carolina mountains un
der the leadership of "Big Tom" Wil
Bon, who lives In the shadows of
Mount Mitchell, and who found the
body of the celebrated Professor
Mitchell, who was drowned and for
whom the mountain was named. Wil
son is said to be the champion bear
hunter of the state and is making ex
tensive preparations for a chase with
the president.
Man Forced Through Five-Inch Space.
Indianapolis, Aug. 25. Luke' E.
Ryan, connected with the Gettls Dry
Goods Company here, was killed yes
terday afternoon In an elevator of
the Grand Hotel. The body was man
gled beyond recognition, being forced
through a space five Inches wide. The
elevator has two entrances, the rear
door having been left open. Mr.
Ryan leaned back and was crushed
Instantly.
A
SIR LIANG CHEN TUNG.
lew Calaea Mlal.ter Attended Phil,
lip Aadover Academy aad
Yale I'alveraltr.
Sir Liang Chen Tun;. jimt appointed
Chineae minister at Wuhhlugton, has a
peculiar affection for the 1'nitetf
States in that be waa one of the first
detachment of Chinese boy of high
caste to be sent to America for edu
cation. Early in the seventies he was
placed for study In an Amherst (Mass.)
family, and Inter attended the Phillips
Andover academy, remaining there
from 1878 to 1881. He conceived the
highest regard for Dr. Bancroft, the
then principal, and lias taken occasion
mnny times since to manifest it.
He is a Y'ale graduate and a man
whose ability and integrity are un-
SIR LIANG CHEN TL'NQ.
(Just Appointed Minister from China to
the United States.)
doubted. As interpreter at the Chi
nese embassy during the incumbency
of Mr. Chang some years ago he be
came very popular in cnbinet circles.
His diplomatic accomplishment has
been conceded by the various special
appointments he has filled. On a mis
sion to Japan, and later to London, ou
the occasion of the queen's jubilee, and
as one of the party sent to Germany
as apologists for the murder of Huron
von Kettelcr, he hus served his country.
His latest position has been that of
the coronation embassy in London.
His work at the jubilee secured his
knighthood.
As to the United States' relations
with China, Sir Liang Chen Tung said
recently in Paris:
"You can assert emphatically that
not only the Chinese government, but
the people of China, are most grate
ful for the United States' fairAlealing
and for the friendly disposition shown
throughout the recent difficulties, and
her late action in the Tientsin ques
tion has still further increased China's
gratitude. The United States will cer
tainly receive as good treatment as
any power in the commercial and in
dustrial development of the Chinese
empire.
"This mission returns to Peking by
way of the United States. I shall ac
company the mission to Peking, return
ing to Washington at the end of De
cember or the beginning of 1903. I
am going first to my home in Clinton,
in order to tuke my two boys to the
United States with me, as I desire them
to receive an American education,
which has been such a great benefit to
myself.
I return to Washington, with the
greatest pleasure. . 1 hud many friends
there, and college mates who are now
prominent men, and had a friendship
of several years' standing with Secre
tary Hay, whom 1 warmly liked."
CONGRESSMAN CANNON.
lie I Mow HeeoKiiltP'il by Ilouae Mem
bers nit Ilie " nlc Inlott ( the
Treasury."
Congressman Joseph G. Cannon, who
has suddenly sprung into prominence
as the successor of the late Congress
man Hotmail, of Indiana, ns the
HON. JOSEPH Q. CANNON.
(Illinois Congressman Known ns Watch
doit of the Treasury.)
"watchdog of the treasury," is one of
the most picturesque members of the
present congress, and has always been
a power in the house during the 14
terms he has represented his constitu
ency back in Illinois. Mr. Cannon's
recent outburst ngninst the extrava
gance of congress is deserving of a rec
ord in history. It is not generally
known that this sturdy republican oak,
of Danville, 111., is a southerner by
birth, but such is the fact. H,e first
saw the light in Guilford, N. C. He
went to Illinois as a lad, and at 25 was
attorney general of the state. Mr.
Cannon hns made a lasting impression
by his recent plea for conservatism In
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Evscmnp:-.
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smothering spells, inability to
lie on left side? If you hive
any of these symptoms yoa
certainly have a weak heart
and should immediately take '
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Mr. F. H. Oaks of Jamestown, N. y
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" Excessive ue of tobacco Mrnoini,'
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pains about the heart, and in the left
shoulder and side; while the pahiutiug
would awaken me from niy sleep. I
becaa taking Dr. Miles' Heart Gin
and soon found permanent relief."
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