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WIRELESS_M_ESSAGES

Government Tests the Mar;

coni. Telegraphic System.

THE EXPERIMENT VERY SUCCESSFUL

Orders Sent and Received by Moving
War-hips Twenty-nine Miles
Apart—Hills, Buildings and
Winds Do Not Interfere.

NEIV YORK, Oct. 31.—Over 29 miles
of the Atlantic ocean, over housetops,
church spires, towering oliice buildings,
the Marconi electrical ripples successful-
ly carried and dropped messages between
two moving warships yesterday. The na-
val test at sea proved that within a ra-
dius of 21 miles messages can be trans-
mitted by wireless telegraphy with all
the accuracy and precision of an ordina-
ry land line.

It also proved that hills, high build-
ings, wires and wind currents do not
break the force of the electrical waves
and do not interfere in the slightest de-
gree with the transmission of messages.

By a prearrangement operations. on
board the New York were conducted by
Marconi himself. One of his assistants.
named Bradfield, operated the instru-
ment of the Massachusetts, while Tele-
grapher Bowden, another Marconi ex-
pert, was stationed in the lighthouse on
the highlands of Navesink.

From the Marooni transmitter on the
lower floor of the lighthouse annex the
wire was carried through the window.
up the tall flagstaff and up to a sort of
topmast, making its total length from
the ground about 150 feet. Through the.
hatchways of the two warships the wires
were extended to the same height.

The message which the New York, as
she passed down the North river, sent to
the Massachusetts, lying at her anchor-
age at Thirty-fifth street, was read plain-
fry in dots and dashes at Navesink. 19
miles away. It was, “Follow us down at
1 p. m.”

This message was the overture to the
telegraph testing programme. which in—
cluded about 75 messages, all of which
had been prepared by the naval board
and were especially difficult. Every five
minutes during her course down the river
the New York telegraphedrov‘eg the con-
stantly increasing distfih‘ce to the Massa—
chusetts, and the battleéhip replied to the
flagship Without a break, All the mes-
sages in the correspondence were caught
at? Navesink, and a careful record of
thenr was kept by Lieutenant Command-
er Blisll, the naval representative at the
lighthouse.

Itw'as during the voyage down the riv-
eri'lla't an official test for “interference"
was made. Without any warning to
Marconi, Mr. Bowden, at Navesink, at
the direction of Lieutenant Blish, sent
several messages in quick succession to
the flagship. The result was a message
from the Massachusetts to the New

 

 

York: “Navesink has successfully inter- '

flared. F. K. H.”

”gill: ii few minutes later the lighthouse
caught Marconi’s explanation that one of
the ground wires on the New York had
not been secured properly, which allowed
the stray message to break in on the con-
versation between the two warships.

It. was a long time after the telegraph-
ihgfliegan before either of the warships
was-visible from the lighthouse. VVith-
out a wire, without any apparent connec-
tion, messages kept dropping out of space
as if some supernatural power were hurl-
ing them down from the clouds.

The telegraphing continued for more
than an hour with accuracy.

 

Berkeley’s Mother Prostrnted.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—The mother of
Edward Fairfax Berkeley, the Cornell
student drowned in the Seneca canal
near Geneva, N. Y., is still at the resi-
dence of her brother-in—law, Mr. T. B.
Cole, borough of Brooklyn. She is under
the care of physicians and is completely
prostrated as a result of the news of her
son’s sad death. She is not able to see
any one, but it was stated at the resi-
dence of Mr. Cole that word had been re-
ceived that the father of the deceased,
who is also named Edward Fairfax Ber-
keley, had already left Geneva for St.
Louis, taking the remains of the young
student with him.

Adirondack Hotel Sold.

PLATTSBURG, N. Y., Oct. 31.—Ne-
gotiations have been about completed for
the purchase of the well known Adiron-
dack hotel Riverside inn at Saranac
Lake, N. Y., owned by Wallace Murray.
The purchasers are John Corbett of Fort
Edward. N. Y., and E. C. Pine of Ausa-
ble Forks, N. Y., the purchase price be-
ing close to $30,000. Mr. Corbett has
been connected with ,Paul Smith’s, on St.
Regis lake, for 15 years. Mr. Pine is a
well known hotel man.

A Choctaw Judge Dead.

ANTLERS, I. T.. Oct. 31.—Henry C.
Harris, supreme judge of the Choctaw
Nation, died at his home near Harris, I.
T., Saturday from rheumatism. He was
one of the delegates to VVAashington that
collected about $2,000,000 lease money
from the United States for the Choctaw
Nation. He has held many} positions of
trust and was one of the stanch friends
the white people had among the Choc-
taws. - ‘ '

Kenny Knocks Out McBride.

HARTFORD. Oct. 31.—Young Kenny,
the lightweight champion of the west,
fully-upheld that title here last night,
when he knocked Eddie McBride out in
42 seconds. In that space of time he
showed remarkable cleverness and dem-
onstrated that each hand possessed a
knockout punch. , ’

T'oRecln ini Wisconsin_Land.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. Oct.
31.—A drainage canal is planned for Ju-
neau county by which 55,000 acres of
swamp lands will 'be reclaimed. Two
hundred and fifty freeholds will be af-
fected by the enterprise. The aggregate

ditching will be at least 100 miles. _

Canning Factory Burned.

FAIR HAVEN, Wash, Oct. 31.—The
Aberdeen Packing company’s cannery
was burned yesterday. The loss is esti-
mated at $150,000; insurance, $70,000.
There were 15,000 cases of canned sal-
mon in the building, and very little was
saved.

 

Oldest Clerk Dead.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—George
Bartle, the oldest clerk of the state de-
partment, “keeper of the great seal”_ana
a close friend of. Daniel Webster, has
‘ just died at his residence here. ,He was
gamma by Secretary ‘Bcchsnan in

. V.,.

CABANATUAN um

The Filipinos Also Driven
From Labao.

SPANIARDS BRING NEWS FROM TlRLAC

American Prisoners' Well Treated,
but Spanish Fare Poorly—Lawton
Called “the Night General” Be-
cause He Attacks In Darkness.

MANILA, Oct. 31.—A battalion of the
Twenty-second infantry, under Major
Ballance, has entered Cabanatuan with-
out opposition. The inhabitants received
them with shouts of “Vive 105 America-
nos!”

The gunboat Laguna de Bay remains
at Santa Rosa. The Rio Grande de la
Pampanga is falling slightly, and this
hinders the transport service, which is
now depending on mules and caraboas.

Colonel Bell of the Thirty—sixth infan-
try Sunday paid his weekly visit to La-
bao, which was stubbornly defended, He
finally routed the natives and chased
them over the hills, killing many, but
having two of his officers and four of his
men wounded. ..

Two companies under Major Bishop
which were re-enforcing Colonel Bell
Sunday encountered a body of cavalry
which was advancing to cover the re
treat of the enemy, and a second engage-
ment ensued, There was the liveliest
kind of fight when the Filipino cavalry
attempted to make charges. They finally
scattered in all directions and made their
escape individually to the hills near Flor-
ida Blanca.

Four officers, including Major Pedro
Salvador of the insurgent cavalry, and
eight men) were killed, and many others
were wounded. Three prisoners were
taken. One Krag-Jorgensen and eight
Remington rifles were captured. Our
loss was one killed and two wounded.

The Thirty-second regiment, Colonel
Craig, is now disembarking.

The Spanish commission which entered
the insurgent lines a month ago with
money to relieve the wants of several
thousand military and civil Spanish pris-
oners has returned to Augeles. The com-
missioners report that they spent most of
the time in Tarlac and the vicinity.
where there are some 200 sick Spaniards
in the hospital. The Filipinos ill treat
and ill feed them, refusing to surrender
them, as well as the other Spanish pris-
oners, in the hope of compelling Spain to
recognize the independence of the is-
lands.

From Tarlac to Bamban, about two-
thirds of the way, the commissioners
traveled by train on the Manlla-Dagupan
railway. The remainder of the journey,
from Bamban to Angeles, they made on
foot, escorted by handsomely ‘mounted
Filipino cavalry. They were received
between the outposts by a member of
General MacArthnr’s stud and were
brought by train to Manila.

There are 14 American prisoners, they
say, at Tarlac, all of whom are well
treated. Lieutenant J. C. Gillmore of
the United States gunboat Yorktown,
who fell into the hands of the insurgents
at Baler, on the east coast of Luzon, last
April, where the Yorktown had gone on
a special mission to relieve the Spanish
garrison, is at Bingat.

The commissioners have brought a let-
ter to General Otis from a relative of
the murdered Filipino general Luna,
who wishes to avenge the assassination
by Aguinaldo’s officers and who asks a
personal interview with the military gov-
ernor.

According to their statement Aguinal-
do, who is still at Tarlac with 3,000
troops, wishes to continue the war, al-
though he has a high opinion of the
American officers and soldiers. General
Lawton he calls “e1 general de la noche"
(“the night general”), because that com-
mander has attacked him so often in the
darkness that he never knows when to
look for him.

Aguinaldo is said to be well supplied
with arms and ammunition. and he is
able to get plenty of rice from the north-
ern provinces.

 

Chinese and Natives Quarrel.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Recent mail
advices from Manila show the existence
of much uneasiness among the Chinese
residents of the city and suburbs, due to
repeated riotous conflicts between the na-
tive Filipinos and the Chinese. no of
the sources of friction appears to be the
displacement of Chinese laborers for Fil-
ipinos on a considerable amount of gov-
ernment work. The transportation quar-
termaster discharged some 200 Chinese
and filled their places with Filipinos,
most of them Macabcbees brought from
the interior. The discharge of the Chi-
nese is said to be due to their unwilling-
ness to be shifted to various points where
emergency work was to be done. In the
suburbs of Binondo a party of Chinamen
were attacked by native ladrones, and a
pitched battle ensued, one of the Chinese
being killed and several others wounded.

Emergency Ratlons Ordered.

\VASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Orders have
been issued by the comluissary dep u-t-
ment for the purchase of 75,000 standard
emergency rations.‘ This ration is only
intended for the use of parties tempo-
rarily beyond reach of the line of commu-
nication, when it is impossible for them
to get the regular army ration. The sup-
plies in question will be purchased in New
York and sent at once to San Francisco
for use in the Philippines. A telegraphic
report to the chief commissary here from
Colonel Smith at Manila says that he has
just finished an inspection of all store-
houses at the American posts. in Luzon
and that everything is in excellent condi-
tion, troops receiving full rations, and
every one is satisfied.

Four “lives In Baltimore.

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.—Chief of Detect-
ives ,Colleran has received a telegram
from Baltimore stating that Walter L.
Farnsworth, the confessed bigamist now
in jail here and who is said to have had
42 wives, is wanted in that city for mar-
rying four women under the name of
Sterling Orville Thomas. This is said to
be his real name, and the prisoner does
not deny it. Marie Larson of 718 Sixth
street, Philadelphia, also thinks that she
is one of Farnsworth’s wives and has
written Captain Colleran to send her a
picture of the bioamist. Her marriage
took place a'year ago.

 

Diphtheria Epidemic.
MALONE, N. Y., Oct. 31.—An epi-
demic of diphtheria has broken out in the
townie! Constable. Three small children
in the family of Frank Flury are dead
and several other families are amicted.
The cases are now quarantined, ,and all

 

the schools in the town are closed. 3

considerable detail.
'fight at Caney, the court declares that

 

SPAIN’S WAR ruin

 

Capitulation of Santiago as
Seen '11: Madrid.

SENTENCE 0F DEFE-AIED OFFICERS.

The Spaniards Ascribe Their Failure
‘to the American Navy, Which Cut
Oil! All Hope of ‘Assistance.
Some Queer Figures.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—The bureau
of'naval intelligence has made public a
very interesting document published in
the oflicial organ of theminister of war
at Madrid and containing the sentence of
the supreme council in the proceedings
instituted because of the capitulation of
Santiago in the summer of 1898. The
defendants named in the proceedings are
Jose Toral Velazquez, general of division
and the successor of General Linares in
command of the Fourth army corps of
Cuba; General Mesa, chief of the bri-
gade of Guantanamo; Lieutenant Colo
nel Velardo, military commander of Ba-
racoa; Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Ale-
gria, commander of Sagua'de Tanamo;
Captain Arturo Hidalgo, commander of
Alto Songo; Captain Jose Garcia, com-
mander of San Luis; Captain Romualdo
Martinez, commander of Palma Soriano,
and Captain Clemente Peyro, commander
at El Cristo. The defendants named,
besides General Toral, are the command-
ers of the outlying military posts which
were included in the capitulation of San-
tiago.

The most interesting feature of the re-
port is the fact that the court lays great
stress upon the importance of the Ameri-
can naval forces and declares that with-
out their co-operation it would have been
impossible for the American forces to
have compelled the surrender of Santi-
ago. The sentence of the court concludes
by vindicatingGeneral Toral from any
censure for the surrender of the city,
stating that he had “used every means
of defense required by the laws of honor
and duty, as attested by the brilliant
battles sustained from June 22 to the
day of capitulation and the many casual-
ties in generals. commanders, officers and
privates during said battles.” The other
defendants are exonerated, having acted
under the instructions of their command-
ing general, who in turn had the sanc-
tion of his home government for each
step taken. .

Before reaching this conclusion, how-
ever, the court goes into what may be
characterized as a brief but comprehen-
sive history of the whole Cuban cam-
paign from the Spanish standpoint, the
various reverses met with from time to
time being cited as explanations of the
final surrender of the city, which was
pointed out as being inevitable from the
time the American squadron blockaded
the harbor and cut 0% all hope of out-
side assistance.

It is declared that during the bombard-
ment of Santiago on May 31 about 100
shots were fired by Spanish batteries and
the Colon in a space of 45 minutes. The
fact that the Colon aided the batteries
of the Morro, Seem” -‘ ‘ I" , ,' . .
during this bon'
ferring to the s...
in the channel a
bor, the court der . . :.~-;
by the combined m»: s. we Reina Mer-
cedes and the water batteries, a state-
ment not in agreement with Lieutenant
Hobson’s view of the affair on board the
Merrimac.

Of the bombardment by the American
squadron on June 6 the court says that
over 2,000 projectiles were discharged by
the hostile fleet, resulting in serious in-
juries to the Reina Mercedes and the
garrison quarters at the Morro. It says,
however, that no guns were dismounted
by this bombardment. “One chief was
killed, however, and eight men killed, two
chiefs, five officers and 56 men wound-
ed.” This is rather a larger casualty
list than was credited to this bombard-
ment at the time. '

The landing of the American forces at
Daiquiri and the bombardment of that
town and of Siboney are described in
Coming down to the

 

 

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one-half of the officers engaged were ei-
ther killed or wounded. It points out
with pride, however, that the Spanish ar-
tillery during the morning’s fight on July
1 was able to silence the American bat-
tery at El Poso and cause it to with-
draw. ‘

Of the general engagement on July 1 it
is said that over 500 men and 50 gen-
erals, chiefs and officers were killed and
wounded. It is pointed out that during
the engagement of July 1 only 1,700 men
of the Spanish command were actively
engaged, the others. it is explained, being
to the westward. occupied in guarding
threatened points and unable to be of
material assistant-c.

Following the loss of San Juan and
Caney, the court declares that the wa-
ter supply was cut oil? and that the
military force surviving the two days’
fighting of July 1 and '2 was entirely
inadequate to defend the 14 kilometers
of protective works around the city. The
total force available 'is placed oificially
at 7,000 infantry and 1,000 guerrillas.

Launch of Russian Cruiser.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30.-—-The Rus-

sian cruiser Val-lag, which is designed to

be the fastest armored vessel of her class
ever constructed by the Cramp ship-
building firm. will be launched tomorrow
with unusual display. Prominent Rus-
sian naval attaches and government oili-
eials are expected at the christening;
The choice of the fair sponsor forthe
warship has not yet been made, but the
favored one will be either Miss Cassinl,
niece of the Russian embassador, or Miss
Mertnago. daughter of the Russian at-
tache.‘ This new P.ussian cruiser, the
construction of which was begun in May,
1898, will be of a distinctive type and
will represent the latest developments of
the art of naval architecture as applied
to armored seagoiug vessels.

Noted Methodist Dead.

ATHENS. Ga, Oct. 30.-——Rev. Eustace
Willoughby Speer. D. D., father of Judge
Emory Speer of the United States court
for the southern district of Georgia, died
here yesterday. 'He was a noted man
in the Methodist church in Georgia and
was for eight years professor of belles
iettres and English literature at the
State university.

 

Sheep Cremnted. ,
. KANSAS CITY. Oct. 30.-—Th‘e sheep
pens at the» stock yards, covering an en-
tire block, were destroyed by fire Satur.
day night, and 600 sheep 'Were cremated.
Four firemen Were seriously injured by
falling walls, and one. Charles Peterson,
may die. The less is estimated at $30,000.

2’

 

 

MEDAL iron PEREZ.-

vuban Honored Who Buried
Fallen Braves.

nun RECOVERY” mu WAR.

 

 

 

Uompleie Transformation Hus Takeu'

Place In the Manicarugua Valley
as. the Result of Ameri-
can Enterprise.

HAVANA, Oct. 30.—'At a meeting held
in Cristo of the local committees of the
Cuban league and the Cuban National
party in honor of General Maximo Go-
mez and of the Perez family, whose head
buried the remains of General Antonio
Maceo and young Gomez after they were
killed at Bejucal, Senor Saya character-
ized the action of the Perez family as
“most noble” and said it was particularly
fortunate that the duty of guarding re-
mains sacred to all Cubans had fallen to
one'who had so honorably fulfilled his
mission.

This speaker then handed General Go-
mez a medal, with a request that he
should present it to Perez as a token of
the esteem in which the latter is held by
the residents of Cristo.

General Gomez pinned the medal upon
the breast of Perez and then made a
brief address.

“When I heard of the death of Maceo
and my son,” he said, “I did not think I
should ever learn where their remains
were lying; but, thanks to Perez, to
whom not only I, who am doubly grate-
ful as both father and fellow soldier, but
all Cubans as well are able to honor, the
remains of those brave soldiers are saved
to us.”

General Wilson says there is no sec-
tion of Cuba laboring under the same
disadvantages which is more rapidly re-
covering from the efiects of the war than
Manicaragua valley, which is 20 miles
from the railroad and accessible only by
almost impassable thoroughfares, yet is
so enterprising and so rapidly being re-
constructed that in two years, in the
opinion of General Wilson, its tobacco
output will surpass that of any previous
year. Capital from Boston and Balti-
more has transformed the district into
quite an American settlement. A friend
of General Wilson who visited the 10-
cality recently after a considerable in-
terval said:

“I found a complete transformation.
Formerly there were less than half a
dozen houses standing, and the devasta-
tion of the district was heartrending.
Now new houses are to be seen in every
direction. Several hundred Cubans are
employed, and American mules, mowing
machines and corn planters have taken
the place of Cuban plows and oxen.”

Taking into consideration the beautiful
scenery, the abundance of water, the
richness of the soil and the fact that
good roads are being built, General Wil-
son says he knows of no section that
yields quicker results to labor and capital
or offers a better illustration of the pos-
sibilities of American enterprise in Cuba.

 

Soldiers Detained.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.—The oili-
ers and men of the Forty-sixth regi-
ment, U. S. V., who have arrived her-3,
- ~-e grieved and indignant at the story

' contained in a dispatch from Cincinnati.

under date of Oct. 19, which stated that
an epidemic of drunkenness among the
men of the regiment necessitated a
court martial and the sending of the al-
leged malefactors to the Columbus bar-
racks. The officers of the regiment de-
nounce the story as baseless and state
that no such occurrence as related in the
dispatch had ever taken place at any
point. They say the regiment is com-
posed of an unusually well behaved lot
of men, and they deem that a great in-
justice has been done them.

 

Columbia Beats Yale.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Columbia oval,
as Manhattan field is to be formally
christened in the near future, was Satur-

day afternoon the scene of one of the‘

most disastrous defeats Yale hasrever ex-
perienced in her athletic career. It was
also the scene of the most notable victory
in the recent athletic history of Columbia.
Sturdy, bronzed, plucky and determined
representatives of the two universities
met there in a trial of strength, skill and

strategy in a game of football, and Co--

lumbia’s boys “played rings around" the
Yale boys, defeating them after a mag-
nificent game by a score of 5 to 0.

 

Fire In a Chicago Theater.

CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—F.ire broke out
under the stairway leading to the gallery
of the Columbia theater last night a few
minutes previous to the beginning of the
first act of “His Excellency the Gov-
ernor.” Although the house was crowd-
ed, no one was injured, and a panic
which followed the discovery of the fire
was quelled by the prompt action of at-
taches of the house and the police. The
large audience left the theater in an or-
derly manner, and an hour later the per-
formance was opened.

 

The Shamrock Sails Tomorrow.

NEW YORK, Oct. 30.-——With her sails
bent and most of her stores on board the
yacht Shamrock lies in the Erie basin
ready to sail for the Clyde tomorrow.
Captain Hogarth will be in command,
with Captain Hamilton as navigator and
Captain \Vringe as chief oflicer. Forty-
three of the crew are to sail in the yacht.
This number includes two cooks and two
stewards. The rest of the crew will re-
turn by steamer.

Iiilled by Train.

CORNING, .l'. Y., Oct. 30.——Edward
N. Rising. a New York Central brake-
man, was. instantly killed near Cammal,
Pa.,‘ yesterday morning. He was on top
of a box car, when the train broke in
two. The automatic application of the
airb'rakes worked so suddenly that Ris-
ing was thrown down between the cars.
He leaves a family.

' The Seattle Assay omce.

SEATTLE. “’ash., Oct. 30.-— Since
'Jan. 1 the Seattle assay office has re.
ceived for treatment $11,611,204 and
since the office began business, July 15,
1898, $17,280,361. During the week the
office made three shipments of assayed
gold to the United States mint of a total
value of i“500.000-

A New Revolution Started.
CARACAS, Venezuela. Oct. 30.—Gen--
erai Hernandez has had a rupture with
the government and left Caracas early
yesterday morning for Ocumare to start
a 'ne'k’ revolution. He has 2900 men.

All the Liberals are supporting General

Cipriano Castro. .The situation‘is ex-

tremely critical. . ." g

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'SHUBRICKLA/UNCIiED

 

The Occasion Graced by Pres-
ident McKinley.

memoir curs~ wu‘u uncut

 

 

The. Torpedo Boat.'Glides From Her

Ways After Being Christened by a
Great-Grundniece of the Man ‘
WhosesName She Bears.

RICHMOND, Nov; 1.——Thej torpedo
boat Shubrick was launched here yester-
day in the presence of President McKin-
ley, several members of his cabinet, Gov-
ernor Tyler of Virginia. and an immense
Olltpoul‘ing of people. The demonstration
was marred in some of its features by a
heavy rainstorm- The civic carnival pa-
rade had to be abandoned until today
owing to the weather, and the decora-
tions of the buildings presented a be-
draggled and woebegone appearance.
But the people, residents as well as vis-
itors from other Virginia cities and
points outside the state who came to
witness the launching and see the presi-
dent, were enthusiastic.

The presidential train arrived on time,
and as it skirted through the Suburbs of.
the city the howitzer battery fired a
presidential salute. At Elba station, in
the west end, where the president de—
barked and took a carriage for the Jef-
ferson hotel, he was formally welcomed
by Mayor Taylor, who spoke as follows:

“Mr. President—:This occasion demands
simply an old Virginia welcome, and as
mayor and the representative of every
man, woman and child in this community
I bid you and your distinguished asso-
ciates a hearty welcome to this historic
city. We are mindful of the fact that
you have shown by your patriotic utter-
ances‘that you stand for the whole re-
public, and we throw- aside all differ-
ences. We esteem you as the president
of our entire country, and as suchwe
greet you and thank you sincerely for
your kindness in coining to our celebra-
tion of an event which is an epoch in our
commercial history.”

The response of the president was as
follows:

Mr. Mayor and Fellow Citizens—I on.
ly appear for a moment to give heartfelt
response to the warm and cordial wel-
come given to me by the people of the
city of Richmond, through its honored
chief executive officer. Your mayor has
kindly alluded to the good feeling which
everywhere prevails, and I can only, in
replying, say that if in the slightest de-
gree I contributed to the unification of
the country it is the proudest honor of
my life. I am to speak for a few minutes
this afternoon, and so, only thanking
you, Mr. Mayor and my fellow citizens,
for this welcome, I bid you all good
morning.” .

Immediately after this ceremony the
president and party were driven to the
Jefferson hotel and held an informal and
somewhat enforced reception in the
Franklin street lobby of the building. It
is estimated that 1,000 persons- shook

hands with him before he would permit -

the police to clear the way for him to go
to his private apartments.

A little later luncheon was served in
the dining rooms of the hotel, some 300
persons sitting down, and then the presi-
dential party were driven to the shipyard,
the president being warmly cheered all
along the route. At the yard an immense
crowd had assembled. The president,
having been introduced from the stand by
Mayor Taylor, spoke at considerable
length. .

The launching, which followed, was a
great success, the boat being christened
by little Miss Carrie Shubrick of Rocky
Mount, N. C., great-grandniece of Com-
modore Shubrick, with the usual formali-
ties. It was a side launching, but the
boat took water like a duck amid enthu-
siastic cheering and the tooting of steam
whistles.

Kentucky a Good Ship.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov“ 1.-
The battleship Kentucky, sister ship of
the Kearsarge, which had such a success-
ful trial last month, went out on her
builder’s trial yesterday. The start was
not made on time owing to the unfavora-
ble weather conditions. The Kentucky
returned to Hampton Roads at night.
She went a distance of 20 miles outside
the capes, and under forced draft made
an average of 16.4 knots, according to
the log, in the face of a wind that was
blowing about 50 miles an hour. and in
the heaviest kind of a sea.

 

Captain Ludlow Retired.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—-Captain
Nicol! Ludlow has been retired with the
rank of rear admiral in the navy on his
own application after 30 years’ service
and under the terms of the personnel bill
conferring one grade in rank in case of
such retirement. Captain Ludlow is a
son-in-law of Mrs. Washington McLean

and brother-in-law of Mrs. Hazen.

 

Daring Express Robbery.

DALLAS, Nov. 1.-—A bulletin from
Denison to headquarters in this city an-
nounces the robbing of a Missouri, Kan-
sas and Texas train last night between
Sherman and Denison. The express mes-
senger is said to be wounded mortally
and $10,000 is reported to have been-
stolen. The robbery occurred between 6
and 7 o’clock.

Fatal Hotel Fire.

MONTREAL, Nov. 1.——A fire which
broke out at half past 5 o’clock yesterday
morning in the \Vcbster House, a small
hotel on St. James street, caused the
death of three persons, the probable fatal
injury of a fourth, while half a dozen
others sustained minor injuries.

 

Commodore Perkins’ Funeral.

BOSTON, Nov. 1.—The funeral of the
late Cemmodore George Hamilton Per-
kins, U. S. N., took place from the Ar-
lington street church here yesterday aft-
ernoon. The attendance was very large.
The ceremonies were conducted by the
pastor, Rev.- John’Cuckson.

 

Indians Stranded.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.—-A party of
about 100 Indians. mostly from the North
and South Dakota reservations, are
stranded at Omaha, and Special Indian
Agent Jenkins has been ordered from
Pine Ridge to secure their return to the
agencies. _

 

Camp Meade to Be Abandoned.
HARRISBURG, Nov. 1.-The heirs of
the Young estate. whose farm lands,
near Middletown, Pa, Camp Meade is
located, have been notified by- the war de-

partment that the camp will be aban-
doned. -

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HOWTOTREAT-SULUS
Schurman Says the Subject
Requires Careful Handling.

 

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Among Our Newly Acquired Peoples
Are Many Thousand Mohamme-
dans Who Believe It a Virtue
to Kill Christians.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. —Professor
Schurman said yesterday when question<
ed about the probable continuance of po-
lygamy and slavery in the Sulu islands
after they came under the American do-
minion that this was a subject which
would have to be dealt with in the mest
careful fashion to bring an ultimately
satisfactory solution.

_ “It seems to me,” said he, “that were
it not for the ignorance displayed the
present hue and cry about polygamy and
‘slavery in these islands would be abso-
lutely criminal. In taking over the Suln
group we have acquired no rights of any

.sort there except those bequeathed us by

Spain. She was bound by her agreement
with the sultan not to interfere with the
religion or customs of the islands, and it
would be most unwise for us to attempt
this by .force when it can be ultimately
accomplished by the slower method of
civilization and education. -

“The Sulu group p'roper contains about
100,000 inhabitants. They are all Mo-
hammedans, as are about 150,000 of the
residents of Mindanao, directly east. To
attempt to interfere with the religion of
these people would precipitate one of the
bloodiest wars in which this country has
ever been engaged. They are a different
race physically and mentally from the
residents of the Visayan islands, power-
ful men and religious fanatics of the
most pronounced type, who care nothing
for death and believe that the road to
heaven can be attained by killing Chris-
tians. ‘

“Polygamy is a part of their religion,
and slavery, about which so much is be-
ing said just now, is a mild type of feudal
bondage. The sultan believes from what
he has seen of Americans that they are
ready to be friendly and deal honestly by
him. Our soldiers and officers already
travel into the interior of Jolo with per-
fect impunity, where Spaniards have
never dared to set foot.

“It has been suggested indirectly to the
sultan that he should maintain an Ameri-
can of good standing as a confidential ad-
viser at his court to aid him in the work
of material development for which the
beautiful islands are ready and which is
bound to come when they are thrown in
touch with the civilized world. I believe
that he will take kindly to this sugges-
tion, and the leaven of civilization intro-
duced in this way ultimately will do the
work which armed interference with im-
memorial religious customs never could
accomplish.

“We have before us in this case the ex-
ample of England in her various posses-
sions and of the Dutch in Java, where a
remarkable work of civilization and prog-
ress has been accomplished. We should
take a leaf out of their book which shows
us that semibarbarous people frequently
can be led where they could not be
driven.

“I have been already harshly criticised
for taking this stand in regard to the
Sulu islands since I returned to the Unit-
ed States, but it is my honest belief that
what I have just' stated is the truth and
that any attempt to interfere by force in
the Sulu islands at this time will bring on
a bloody and wholly unnecessary war.”

In view of the current discussion of the-
military agreement between General
Bates and the sultan of Sulu the views
of President Schurman of the Philippine
commission on this subject are interest-
ing. Mr. Schurman was one of the first
Americans to visit Jolo, the seat of Span.
ish government in the Sulu archipelago,
and had an extended interview with the
sultan befbre the arrival of General
Bates. The arrangement entered into be-
tween General Bates and the sultan was
considerably influenced by this meeting.
Although the full text of the agreement
with the sultan has not been made public
by the Washington authorities, it can be
stated that it practically conforms to the
previous convention existing between the
sultan and the Spanish government.

Hurricane In North Carolina.

NEWBERN, N. 0., Nov. 1.—,-A hur-
ricane passed through this section Mon-
day night. The tide was two feet higher
than ever before. Small boats were
thrown into the public streets. At mid-
night the firemen fought fire from lime
barrels catching fire in the water. Many
tons of salt and sugar in bags melted and
ran into the river. Eight sawmills are
shut down, and the river is full of float-
ing cotton. Nothing has yet been heard
from the coast country.

 

Alleged Robbers Third Trial.
CHICAGO, Oct. 31. — Christopher
Strook, alias “Red Chris,” who, together,
with Barney Hunt, Harry Muldoon and

one Myers, was indicted for the robbery. 1

of Schrage, the miser, March 24, 1896,
was put on trial yesterday in Judge Bak-
er’s court. This is Strook’s third ap-
pearance before a jury, two former trials
resulting in a disagreement. In addition
to securing about $700 in cash the rob-
here got away with bends worth $40,000.
Of the stolen lot, about $27,000 worth
turned up in the possession of Ed. Smith,
a South Side roadheuse keeper, who
claimed that the bonds were left with
him for safe keeping by a stranger who
never reappeared.

Floods In Jamaica. ' "
.KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct. 30.-Rer
ports of the severe rainstorm that 'has
swept the country arrive from various
points \and confirm the fear that exten-
sive damage has been done. The Rio
Cobre inundated Spanish Town, domg
considerable harm, particularly to the
power plant of the electric railway. All
the railway lines are interrupted and
most of the highways impassable m con-
sequence of floods and landslides. Ad-
vices from the town of Black River re,-
port great damage to shipping and wharfs
thereaasiwell as serious injury to crops.

Noted Shipbuilde‘l-‘D’e'fifl.’
~NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—-W'illiam Henry
Webb, a retired shipbuilder, who had ac
quire‘d a worldwide reputation in his
profession. has died suddenly at his
home, 415 Fifth avenue. He was 84

V years old. Mr. Webb was one of the first

to demonstrate the possibilities of steam
as a motive power, and his first experi-
ence at sea wasvin a vessel which he'had
built, the New York, and upon whichho

. voyaged to Liverpool.

 

 

 

 

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