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^??imruiiiiiiii 11 ii 11 u in iiiuiiiimmnij: 1 IN TWO PARTS. I i E 3._ _ C * " TTT rTTTTTTTTTTTTTT* TTTTTTTT T TTTTTT TTTT1 lllTTtl T* VOL. Ill?NO. 24. .NORFOLK, VA? FRIDAY, AIM?LI, 2S, 1S90?TWELVE PAGES. LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD BY TELEGRAPH AND CABLE } MORE FIGHTING JN SAMOA Ensign Monoghan. of the Phila? delphia, Beheaded Alive. GERMANS AID NATIVES Distributed Cnrtrltleas <? nag? or Itlro nuil Sugnr Along "'? Count In December?Tlio Rebels sir (?crutrtii fine From Their Fort ? Sew ZoitlniMl'a Hirer of Trooim ClttiaftS Eutlinalnmii-IlnttlCB nti Mliec ntb nnil.Kcvcntocn'ili Iustnuta, ta j? t>' ? 1 (By Te7egTftph to VinrtnJan-rnot.) Auckland, N. 7,., April 27.?Particu? lars of the fighting in Samoa, contained In the advices received hero from Apia, under dato of April IS, show that the battle between the friendly natives and the rebels took place at Vailelo, and that the latter lost one hundred men killed and wounded. BEHEADED ALIVE Further details of the deaths of En? sign J. S. Monaghan, of the United States cruiser Philadelphia, and Lieu? tenant P. V. Lanadale, of the same vessel, have been received. They show that Monaghan was beheaded before he was dead. A deserter from the Mataa fan forces says Monaghan and Lnns dale were retreating when they were discovered by a chief and Iii? wife, who wen; looking for dead men. They gave the alarm, and Monaghan was Bhot while continuing the retreat. Later, it appears the rebels returned and killed Lansdnlc. Monaghan fought until hn was wounded, and he was then be? headed. The doctor's examination of th# remains conflrms the statements mad e. Sautele, the principal rebel chief, ran away and told his people, a hundred British had been killed. GERMANS SUPPLIED MUNITIONS. Mataafan deserters assert that the Germans sent cartridge* in bags of rice and sugar along the coast In Decem? ber. Admiral Kautz, it le asserted in the advices received, fired a blank shot on April s across the bows of a German Bchooncr which was leaving Apia with? out reporting. The rebels, who wcro In possession of the lato Robert L. Stevenson's house and t imo forts, were attacked in the rear by Home TnmilSCSe frlendlies, who killed three of them and wounded others. One friendly native was killed In the light. Frightful weather has been prevailing at. Apia, the sailors being compelled to sleep four nights in the wet. trenches. The friendly natives, under the com? mand of Lieutenant K. A. Gaunt, of the British third class cruiser Porpoise, were attacked on April 12th from the French mission station nt Fallta. One of his inen was wounded. The rebels ?were eventually routed with the loss of four men killed. REBELS ELY GERMAN FLAG. The TamnsOSO lines were extended on April Kith to the VailelC battlefield. Ma tanfa attacked the, frlendlies and Gaunt's brigade, ioine'd In the engage niont and fought well. Four bodies of slain rebels were recovered. The others were dragged away. Oik; friendly was killed and beheaded, and one was wounded. The rebels hnd a German (lag flying from their fori. About 2.000 women arel children have sought refuge nt the Mnlult station of the London Missionary Society. The rebels are seizing the traders' rifles, cartridges and stores, and the traders are fleeing to Apia. Business Is nt a standstill nnd a strong land force 1s urgently needed. GERMAN WARSHIP'S SECRET MIS? SION. Von Rnelnw. formerly a lieutenant In the German army, and the man who or? ganised the forces of Mataafn here, armed with a sword, gun and car? tridges, proceeded to Ravan. (Savnil?). with 1.1 boats and -mo rebels, and the German warship Falko sailed <>n a se? cret mission with Heir Rose, the Ger? man consul, on board. Captain Leslie C. Stuart, commander of the British third class cruiser Tnuranga. in the ab? sence of Admiral Kautz, wli.i was coal? ing the Philadelphia at Pnngo-Pango. wrote to the German consul urging him to secure Von Buelow. and the next day the Kalke returned with Von Buelow oil board. NEW ZEALAND'S OFFER. The- offer of New Zealand to send troops to Samoa has caused enthusiasm at Apia. The Inhabitants ar.> almost unani? mous in the belief that the treaty Is a failure and there is a strong feeling in favor of annexation. Prominent American citizens .ni l British subjects pay German annexation is pri ferable to the triple control and that unless M.i tnnfa Is subdued .another war is Inevi? table within a year. Tie- P.ritish third class cruiser Porpoise, is still engaged In punitive cruises. REPKLESS BRAVERY. On April P.thva battle was fought nt Mangia, fifteen miles eastward of Apia. Two thousand rebels attacked a Gaunt landing party, consisting of about 100 men. The latter were subjected to a hot fire and retreated to the shelving beach, where they defended themselves bravely for a time and afterward swam off to their boats under a heavy fire. Chief Mullangl, with twelve friendly natives, refused to retire and charged into a burning village, driving a num? ber of rebels before them with splen? did, reckless bravery. Gaunt's party then returned to the assistance of the friendless and the whole party retired, with four men wounded and after sev? eral of the party had had miraculous escapes. I t ffhe c?ttea belonging to the paxty tired all Its Norden feldt ammunition during tho tight and the Porpoise fre? quently shelled the bush. The rebels had eight men killed and many wound? ed. A SF.CONO BATTLE. Only nne of the blu >. jackets in the cutt"r was wounded. On April lTih a second battle was fought at Vailoma. Tho lighting was desperate, tho rebels holding- strong fortifications, which were Ineffectively shelled by tho ships. The frieudlles ad? vanced to the attack, with Palloalol and Dana on the left, Gaunt in the center, with l'jo men from Puamasauga on the light. Qaunt's party delivered such a heavy fire that the r ibels retreated lo a second and stronger fort about i">'i yards hick. The Tuamasangn frlend lles bolted, but Gaunt crawled out to the tiring line and drove them back at the point of his revolver. They then advanced to a'tack the second fort, but found tin- position t'"> strong and lost several men killed and wounded. SHELLS AND WATt SONtis. Ten shells from the ships burst close behind the rebel lines and the rebels sang a War sons' after the explosion of each shell. Gaunt again returned to the attack and heavy and continuous firing on both sides followed, during which the attackers suffered further losses. Gaunt succeeded in crawling to with? in fifty yards of the fori, but found It too strong to capture, ns the friendly supports were unreliable. The party then retired in good order, with four men killed and eighteen wounded, of which number three were mortally hurt. Tho rehel loss was not ascertained, but was probably small. The Tauranga and rorpoiso shelled tin- miaillon at Sundown, bttt the rc sult of Hi., tiring is, not known. Qaunt's brigade nnd a portion of' thfi friendly supports stood the lire splen? didly. l luring the engagement Gaunt suc? ceeded in capturing a German tlag which was Hying over the first fort. The British Consul, Mr. E. 11. S. Maxes, nnd Dr. Adfell (V). tho surgeon ??r tho Philadelphia, were under lire all day long. A further attack was to have been made i he next day. On the i ei um of the landing party Captain Stuart, of the Tauranga, sig? nalled: IN HONOR OF GRANT The u'Americus Republican Club Celebrate His Birthday. Gen. .lo?0|ilu Wheeler ltrspniidn to (be Tonnt "Grant,** ? Admiral Mcliley Tallin of ill - I'nry, nuil Colonel .He Clurf KiicitU* on Patriotism, (By Telegraph to Vlrginla-Pllol.) Pittsburg, Pa.. April 'JT.?Polities gave way tn patriotism at the annual ban? quet at the AmcricuH Republican Club in honor of the birthday of General Grant to-night, ami instead of the names of such prominent Republican lenders among the speakers as McKin? ley. Harrison, Reed and Sherman, the army ami navy had the call, and the guests uf honor were General Joseph Wheeler and Admiral Wfnflold S. Schley. The dinner was held at the Hotel Shenley and in many respects was the most successful ever given by the dub. Covers were laid for 365 and had there been room probably twice this number el" tickets would have been sold. Preceding the dinner tin- distin? guished gin-sis held a reception which lasleil more lhan no hem- -mil il v,:.-: long aMer the time fixed for the ban? quet when the guests liled into the ban? quet ball to the Inspiring strains of the "Stars and Stripes." lion. <'. L. Mngce was chairman at the dinner table, and Clarence Burleigh, City Attorney, wns toast master. JOE WHEELER: SPEAKS. Major General Wheeler responded to the toast, " (Iran:." lie gave n his? torical sket, h of the great warrior and was frequently applauded. In closing Iiis remarks he rotated out the pcr sonnl character of General Grant, whom he spoke of as "loyal to God. to coun? try, to friends, to all his undertakings.' His determination was unconquerable, his spirit congenial towards those whom he trusted Two names, said General Wheeler, would go down to nges yet lo come side by side. Or.int. the leader, magnanimous in victory; Lee. Hum whom no greater ever survived, defeat? ed; Grant deserved his renown in each of bis characters as "patrolt, warrior and statesman." Ills family life was I one of devotion, tenderness and love, ( Jhls great desire ami end after Appd i mattox wns a reunited nation. ADMIRAL SCHLEY. Rear Admiral Schley, replying to I "Our Navy." said: "The war history of our navy is famlli ??' to you all and no words I i OUld add of its dash or daring in Ithe recent struggle would seem necessary; the names of its great captains will live imp- rlshably in the affections of our people, for whom they wrought and fought. "The names of Jon* - and Rumors and Decntur and Hull, of Stewart and Perry nnd McDonough and Parragut ami Poole: of Porter and Gushing ami Bagley and Dewey will last always and with Increasing ndmlri tloh long after tho living Implements which gave their lives expression shall have fallen away into dust; their thrillingly heroic ex? ploits will be reTd always with 1 tier-ear? ing-.heartbeats and with reverential ad? miration for their devotion tu tlv cause of the Republic. The other speakers' were Colonel Al? exander K. McCIure on "Patriotism." ami Oeneral Willis ,T. Hillings on "Our Arm v." WHEELER WANTS TO VICHT. During the afternoon General Wheel? er was asked If tho report was tru.-? tli.it iie had been assigned lo the De: pnrtment of Texas. "I hope not." he replied. "I want t'1 go to the Philippines. There are sev? eral good tights left In me yet, and I think I could serve my country to the best advantage In active service in the field. I have not given up hope of be? ing sent to Manila. Have you any new s from Law ton?" J A Terrible Tornado Swept Through Kirksville, Mo. ALMOST (000 INJURED Tbo Gntliertttg storm en mo on we. li the i m y or it Cyclone Ju?l nl NlClltfnll, Nwecpltisr n 1'ntli n Quarter of A 11 lie Wido km Clean n? n I'riilrlp?Oiiawn, to vec, \ l*? Vl?lt oO bj a Torundo. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot) St. Louis, Mo., April 27.?A special to the Globe Democrat from Kirksville, Mo., says: A gathering storm that had been threatening all afternoon broke upon Kirksville at 6:20Vclock to-night in all the fury of a cyclone. A path a quarter Unveiled in Philadelphia by His Granddaughter, MANY NOTABLES PRESENT I lie President and I'nrly Wnrmljr Greeted b.v tho People ? Coplnlii Coghlan, ol tu? Hnlclgli. K'ortllol ly Itecrivnl by tlie thirl' Execn? ti vc-ctjiun'? Tribute?tiiiiertntnetl b.v Ciiion l.enffue?Tlio I'realdenf Illing 17c? llic tirrnl Warrior and tiri>TVi> I'ol H lenl. (By Telegraph to virginian-puot.) Philadelphia, April 27.?In the pres? ence ot President anil Mrs. McKinley, members of his Cabinet, three genera Hons of General Ulysses H. Grant's fam? ily and a great crowd of people, Miss Rosemary Sartorls, granddaughter of General Grant, to-day unveiled an he rolc equestrian statue of her illustrious stand, which was close to the statue. A PLEASING INCIDENT. A most ;dcas!ng Incident was the greeting between the Presldi nt and the Intrepid Coghlan. captain of the Lt letgh. This was the first opportunity tho President had of talking to the commander of he Raleigh since his ar? rival in this country. Every one watched to see how the fighting captain would be received by tho Presld nt of the United states, und a great eh er wont up us tho President Bti Ii i forth his hand and grasped that ? ? th i commander. The President \> re a broad smile and seemed In ev ry way pleased to greet the captain. Th Pi i sl dent immediately engaged in conversa? tion with Captain Coghlan. GRANT'S GRANDDAUGHTER. The statue was presented to the com? missioners of FalrmOunt Park i>y John H. Converse. As he conclude d speak? ing Miss Sartorls mounted n small plat? form near tho statue, bulled the cord which hold the national colors about the figure, and tho horse ami rider were brought to view. As tho drapery fell Battery i>. National Guard of Pennsyl? vania, fired a salute of seventeen guns. The cruiser Raleigh, lying in the Dela? ware rive, nearly four miles nway, was given the signal at the same moment, and she, too, fired a salute of seventeen guns. CHINA'S TRIBUTE. As the Hop. A. London Snowden was making an address accepting the monu? ment on behalf of the Park Commis? sion, the Chinese Naval Reserves, of this city, marched up ami laid a wreath at the bare of the statue. The wreath is a mngnillcent one and measures more KISS ROSEMARY SARTORIS AND THE GRANT MONUMENT. Tho unveiling of the Grant monument In Falrmount pnrk by General Ornnt's granddaughter, Miss Rosemary Bar? toris; the reception to the Raleigh, the visit of the president and bis cabinet, the first celebration of Dowry day?these are a few of the features of the live days' festivities in Philadelphia. The statue of General Grant, which Is of heroic size, was made in bronze by Daniel Chester French and Edward C. Potter, tlie former being tho sculptor of tho figure and the latter of the horse. The artists choso for their motif n moment when Grant wns surveying a battlefield from an eminence. Tho height of the statue from bottom of plinth to top of rider's hat is 15 feet 1 Inch. Tile total weight of the statue Is five tons. The pedestal Is built of oaIp pink Jonesboro granite, its totnl height to the bronse plinth supporting the statue is 15 feet 3% inches. The total ooet of stutue and pedestal rras $32,078.lit. of a mile wide ami as clean ax th'o pralrlo was swept through the eastern portion of tli? city and tour hundred buildings, homes nnd mercantile l; us< - were leveled to the ground in scattered i uins. In the heavy rain that followed, the people who had escaped turned out to ii cue the Injured. For two h'uirs not much wan accom? plished, as all was confusion, hut by S o'clock, tw'enjty-'flve dead bodies had been taken from the ruins. it is confidently oxi>. et l that th i list of dead will roach between lifiy and sixty, if It does not exceed that. Al? most a thousand people wero more or li ss injured. Daylight will be nreessary before an adequate estlmab oil loss of life and property can he had. Each blanched face rej>ar:s a new calamity. LIST OK KILLED. St. Louis, Mo., April 27.?A spe. i.il to the. Globe Democrat from Kirksville, Mo., gives the list of kill.d ia the cy? clone to-night, so far as known, as fel? lows: ^. William B. llow ells, student Am ? ; can School of Osteopathy; Mrs. W. H. ShcrbDurn, wife of Student Sch< ol <1 ? teopathy; James Weaver, Sr., retired contractor; Theodore Brigham, mer? chant; Ed. Beeman, boy; Mrs. W. \V. Greene and daughter. Miss Bessie; Mrs. ltllllngton. Mr. A. W. Olazee, Mrs. A. W. Glazee. Miv. lleiigren, Mrs. John Larkln, Sr.. Mrs. T, Mahaffee, Mrs. C. Woods. Mr. A. Little, Mr. Joe W ids, Mrs. Joe Woods, Mr. A. W. Rainshott, Mr. C A. GlbbS, Mrs. Oir.bs. A. C. Beat, James Cunningham. Mrs. Mitchell. Reported Killed! Mr. Peek, Mr. An? derson, Mr. Stevens, Dr. Billings, Colo i - (Continued on Ninth Page.) grand fa tor in Fair mount Park. Al? though ii>o day was nrtl a holiday In honor of tho event, there was ti great outpouring of patriotic oithscus. Flags were everywhere displayed throughout the city, and :!il the ships In the harbor were gaily dressed in colors. President and .Mrs. McKinley were everywhere warmly greeted by the people. ThO unveiling was a success In e very way. The statue Is located In a beautiful spot ah ng the east drive of the Schuyl kill river, in Falrmount Park. It is the gift of the Falrmount Park Art Asso ? latli n to the people of Philadelphia. THE STAKT MADE. At 2 o'clock the sti rt wna made for Falrmount Park. President McKlnley'a uarriHg ? was drawn by four richly ca i tri lied black horses. In the carriage with the President were Secretary Gage, Mayor Samuel H. Ashhrldge and .lohn II. Converse. A half dozen car? riages followed the President's carriage, they containing th.' Cabinet members, Governor StQne, of Pennsylvania, and staff, and other prominent men, These were followed by carriages con tnlnlng .Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Grant, Mrs, Shrtorls, the wlyes of the Cabinet .>:Ti. .-r<. and members of the ladies' re? ception committee. A warm greeting v ;.s e [tended to Mrs. McKinley and Mrs. ('.rant all along the route. Till: PRESIDENTIAL SALUTE. Wh n the Presidential party reached tlie monument at 2:.r.O Ihey found a great concourse awaiting them. The crowd started to cheer and never ceased until the ceremonies were begun, As th ? President stepped from his ?anl?ge !>?? was ;? tinted by twenty-one guns, tired by i>.vision A, Naval Force of Pennsylvania. The President was es? corted to a place in the centre of the than throe foot in diameter. Im tho cen? tre is the following Inscription: "From His Excellency, the Chinese Minister, to the United States, Wti Ting Fang, as a token of his r ?| si for tho memory of tho late 0 rieral Ui s. Grant, ami a tribute of friendship from the Chinese Embplre." TI tOO PS 11BVIE W131 >. Then followed the review of ihe six thousand troops. The column w s 1 I by two companies of sailors fr in the cruiser Raleigh, in command oi Lieu? tenant Commander Phelps. They were the heroes of the procession. Presi? dent McKinley clapped his hands v;g orously as they marched by, k ping perfect step. After the review the Pres! lent and tho others of the dlstingu sh I party returned to the hotel. On the return trip General Miles rode in the carriage with the President. UNION LEAGUE, ENTERTAINS. After a brief rest at the hotel, Pres? ident McKinley wan entertained at dinner by John 11. f'onve!. . :i the as sembly room of the Un a League, Abnu li*o guests were pres a:, among whom were members of the President's cabinet. General Mtlea, Admiral Silas Casey, Captain Clark, ? lain C?gh lah, Brigadier General Fred D. (,rair*t, Captain Algernon Sartor!, and Mayor Ashbridgc. Upon invitation of Mr. Converse, the President made a few remarks. 11? concluded by asking those present to riae and drink to the splendid army and navy, which request, it goes with? out saying, was promptly and cordially complied With. Secretary Long and General Grant aliso spoke briefly. (Continued on Page Eleven.) A GIGANTIC RAILROAD DEAL Three Great Southern Lines About to Combine. THE OPTiONS SECURED 1 tto Nontbern, the. t'bpunpeatto and Ohio nnd .\orrolUnnd Western In* eluded In .ho Ilenl-Opllons on tb? Mix Ii?. Secured nt Flgnres Coualrt* eritbly AIioto Present St?rket Prlce-I hr Cotuhlnnilon .\ot Frac> llcall.T I) i llii nil (o Make. (P.y Telegraph to Vlrglnlan-PIlot.) NcW York. April 27.?The Southern railway, Chesapeake anil Ohio nnd Nor? folk and 'Western are the roads named na about to enter Into a combination which, it is said on good authority, la soon to be made. It rs asserted that options on the stocks of these-companies- have?been sccured nt figures considerably above the present market price. The combination is said to be not par? ticularly dlfllcult to make, as a large part of the securities are owned by per? sons already associated in other ways. THE A. AND D. SOLD. (Special to Vlrglnlan-Pllot.) Richmond, Va., April 27.?An official of the Southern Railway states to-day that his company has purchased the Atlantic and Danville. He refused to divulge the terms of the deal. LOOKING TO NORFOLK. RUMOR THAT THE P.. AND O. RAILROAD WANTS TO COMB. Mr. Timothy F. Ryan, one of the best known railroad contractors In the country, Is In Richmond looking- out for work on the construction of the J Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina railway. In a long talk with the Rich? mond Dispatch, he said, among other tilings: ' You'll sec that the Richmond. Pe? tersburg and Carolina will do on Im? mense business." Mr. Ryan said. "Why, do you know that portion already built twenty miles south from Petersburg has more business than it can handle? There Is a passenger and a freight train each way every day. The cars Just i un south from Petersburg out in? to the woods, but the road is doing a line business. ?There Is more railroad work In Vir? ginia In sight now than I have known In ten years," Mr. Ryan concluded, "('.instruction Is In progress or con? templated In every direction. The Nor. folk and Western is expending a mil? lion and a half straightening its track for a distance of ten miles through the mountains this side of Radford. The_ Seaboard Air Line is building the Rich, mond. Petersburg and Carolina. Tha Atlantic Const Line Is doing a good deal of work. The. Atlantic and Dan? ville Is being extended south from Vir? ginia, In Halifax county, to Columbia. 1 am Informed, and 1 have never seen, the matter mentioned In the papers, that the Baltimore and Ohio Is after building a line to Norfolk, or some point near there. I do i- it know anything about the immediate prospects of such a road being built." ' Mr. Ryan is a cousin of Mr. Thomas F. Ryan, the New- York financier who fought the Seaboard Air Line so long In the interests of the Southern. A representative of the Vlrginlan-Pl lot made Inquiries yesterday In railroad circles, but could learn nothing definite about the rumor that the Baltimore and Ohio contemplated building a lino to Norfolk*. It may be true, however, a prominent railroader said, for Nor? folk will he the objective point of seve? ral lines that permeate the West, a a they can secure deep-water terminal facilities here that no other point af? fords. M'ur in lhe<fnry*a Hniuu, (Ry Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Canton, O., April 27.?The fate of Mrs. George Is now In the hands of the Jury. The twelve men who are to de? termine whether she is guilty, or not, of the murder of deorge D. Saxton, were locked up In the jury room to-day, and at midnight no agreement had beeri reached, i: was persistently reported at th it hour that the jury stood s for ac? quittal and 4 for manslaughter. It la not thought likely an agreement will be reached to-night. OTHER TELEGRAPH PAGE 11 j CLASSIFICATION OF NEWS. BY DEPARTMENTS! i Teleeraoh News?Pages 1,9 and u. Local News?Pages 2, 5 and 5. Editorial?Page i. j Heimo Sttulv Circle ?Page 4. j Virginia News?Pwe s. Noun Carolina News?Page 7. j Portsmouth News?Pases to and ll. ; Berkley News?Pat* 9. Markets?Page tz j Shipping Pici 12. .'. L" I Peal Lst.ite?Page tz '