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6 TAKES HIS LIFE TREMENDOUS SENSATIOH IH NEWPORT SOCIETY WAS DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE Robert Heading Ilemlnsrlon Retire, to the Committee Itoom of One of the Swell CI til and There Shoot lllnmelf Three Time In the Head. The t'aune Wan the Ureaklng of IIIh HiiKaKfnicnt V 1th 3I1m May Van Alfii T'ie Derraiied Wax a Man of Uuiet TaHteit and Haa Ileen DeMpondent for Week Hotly Will he Taken to ew York. Newport, II. I., August IS. Disap pointment over a broken matrimonial engagement is believed to have been the cause of the suicide here today of Robert Reading Remington, of New Tork. Mr. Remington came over to the club house from his rooms at the La Forge cottage about 1 o'clock this af ternoon and after reading the papers for some time, went to the committee rooms on the second floor. An hour and a half later two muffled reports were heard, but those in the building paid no attention to them. Loiter Mr. Rem ington's body -was found by a member who went to the committee room. Rem ington evidently had been dead for Borne time. A local undertaker took charge of the body. Mr. Remington was well known among the summer residents in this city and had been closely identified with the social world here for the last seven Dr eight years. His engagement to Miss May Van Alen, daughter of James v an Alen and grand daughter of Mrs. "Wil liam Astor, has been discussed for some months. At first it was denied and then affirmed, but it is generally believed there was a definite engagement, which, however, was broken some three weeks ago. It is said that Mr. Van Alen was greatly opposed to the engagement from the beginning. Since then Mr Remington has been despondent although when asked about the engagement he steadily affirmed that he was to be married in the fall. He left the city about a week ago breaking up his domestic arrangements and sending away all his effects. Last Thursday, however, he suddenly return ed to Newport. He had frequented the leading club of Newport and seemed to desire to be left alone. "When the body was discovered blood was coming from the mouth find a re volver was found by the dead man's side. A physician found that three shots had been fired from the revolver and an examination of the head showed that all three had taken effect. The first bullet, apparently, ploughed across the forehead, cutting a deep gash and the second planced up over the head making a furrow on the top of the cranium but still not entering the ekull. The third shot was firod through the mouth and the bullet entered the brain, death, probably, resulting in stantly. The revolver was a 28 calibre. Mr. Remington was about 33 years of age and a member of the firm of Rem ington Brothers, of New York. He had always been known as a man of very quiet tastes. His death has caused a tremendous sensation here. Tonight Mr. Remington's brother tele graphed from New Tork to have the body prepared for burial. It will be taken to Pittsburg, the former home of the Remingtons. Weed that OnUt to he Cut Down. "Wilmington, N. C, August IS. Editor Messenger: This is not written in a spirt oL cap tious criticism, nor with a desire to stick a peg in anyone's political aspoia tions. It's facts, and being very visi ble f;icts, it is surprising that the mat ter should be so entirely overlooked by those whose business it is to emedy the neglect. Since weeds began to grow, the guttr on Market, north side, between Third and Fourth streets, has been obstructed by a ..ink growth. In addition to thesv, a bridge, in front of Mr. William H. Chadbourn's residence, forms a perfect dam when it rains, and causes the wa ter to seek an out let, either in the mid dle tr the street or on the side wal, wasl.mgput gullies. Attention might be given to the con ditio i of gutters on the same street, north side, between Second and Third streets. The gutter there is obliterated by sand. The rank growth of .weeds, all ever the streets of the city, suggests the neglect that is often observed in the smallest village that does not boast or a sanitary or scavenger system. Such neglect is the subject of unfavoraDle criticism on the part of our summer visitors, whose eyes are open to defects as well as to attractions. There may be a question of neaUh Involved in this condition. Of t'.at, however, I am incompetent to write. Respectfully. GEORGE P. COTCHETT. The Government'd Xew Purchase. Fourteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars is the price the government offers for the Parsley property in "Wil mington. Congress appropriated $lb,C0G for the purchase of this property tc be used for wharfage and custom house purposes. In compliance with this act the treasury department sent Special 'Aent Chapman to "Wilmington a few days ago to make investigation as to the title and value. His report advised that tht government should only oflir $12,250 for the Parsley site. This recom mendation was made after considering the assessed valuation of the pr oerty and affidavits of citizens with reference to its vafue. Saturday Assistant Secre tary Taylor took the matter up aad he gave a hearing to the local attorneys representing the Parsley estate. Sec retary Taylor announced after the hearing that he would split tiia differ ence and make a straight offer ot $14,250 for the property. The attorney, are waiting to consult with their clients before accepting the offer. Washington Special to Raleigh Post. Clah Between Miners and Deputies Tampa, Pa., August 18. In a clash between strikers and deputies at lefc quehoning. Carbon county, in the ran gier Creek valley this evening, one man was killed and several injured. The riot is still in progress. Troops will be asked for The mining operators in that section are those of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. THE WILMINGTON ( MESSENGER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 32, 1902. THE WILMIXCTOX RIOT. A Doaton egro Paper Raa an Article 4n It Dr. Marshall Dead-Xew Charters Granted. Messenger Bureau, Raleigh. N. C, August 18. The secretary of state today issued charters to two new corporations- The most important one is the Charlotte Refining Company, of Charlotte, N C, capital $150,000. Tne object is the manu facture of cotta seed oil- It Is incor porated by "W. C. Johnson, J. Edgar Grace and J. S. Spencer. The other Is the Grifton Transportation Company, of Grifton. It has for its object run ning a steamboat line between Grifton and New Bern. The capital is 13.100 L. A. Cobb is the principal stockhold er. Rev. A- A. Ma. &hall, D. D., pastor of the First Baptibt church, died Sunday afternoon at 6.3) o clock. He first suf fered an attack of yellow jaundice last January. Later cancer of the liver de veloped and ne has been sinking gradually for ;evera! months. De ceased was 46 years old, was three times married, last to Miss Jane Chastin. of Montazuma, Ga. He leaves six children, t.ie youngest about a month old. Dr. Marshall was recog nized as one of the most eloquent Bap tist ministers in the state and had been pastor here nearly three years, paving come from Forsyth, Ga., and was at one time pastor of Jackson Hill Bap tist church, Atlanta, Ga. The remains were laid to re3t today temporarily in a vault here, but will be ultimately carried to Montazuma, Ga. Governor Aycock received today a marked copy of a negro paper. The Guardian, published at Boston, Mass., containing a most outrageous article regarding the negro Rogers, about whose extradition for arson at Dur ham, there is now some hitch, the gov ernor of Massachusetts hesitating about honoring the extradition paper of Governor Aycock because of conten tions of Rogers friends that he would be lynched if allowed to be brought back here. The article is a bitter re hash of false statements about south ern, and especially North Carolina out rages against the negroes. The Wil mington riot is painted in fearful colors and the charge made that one "Ward well," set fire to and burned the negro print-shop and other negro property there and no move was ever taken to punish him. Most of these charges are recited in an open letter from one R. H. Scott to Hon. J. R, Young, North Carolina insurance commissioner. There is a cartoon showing Governor Aycock with gun and rope being repelled from a bowed negro by the unarmed gov ernor of Massachusetts. The paper created much merriment among the state officers this morning. THE DOER GENERALS. Leave London for the Continent. Were Pleased With Their Itecep . tion. London, August IS. The Boer Gen erals, Botha. DeWet land Delarey, em barked this afternoon on the steamer Batavier, bound for Rotterdam. A large crowd awaited the generals and cheered the departing visitors. Montagu White, the former consul general in London of the Transvaal, has issued a statement, authorized by the Boer generals as follows: "The generals are proceeding to the continent for the purpose of greeting Mr. Kruger and Mr. Sreyn and attend ing the funeral of General Lucas Meyer. Their piesent intention is to return to London at an early date for the transaction of business, but they have not decided on any fixed pro gramme. During their brief stay in London the generals have been the re cipients of many invitations and kind messages of welcome which they fully appreciate. The report that the decis ion of the generals not to visit the naval review was due to the influence of Mr. Fischer, is not true. Their real reason for declining the invitation Sat urday was that they did not consider their attire quite suitable for a cere monious visit, and the necessarily short notice conveyed to them did not give them the time for necessary pre parations. They were glad, however, of the opportunity of paying their re spects to the king on the following day after they had made the necessary purchases and they are gratified at the kind manner in which they were re ceived by his majesty." Captain O'Donnell, who served on DeWet's staff throughout the war, starts immediately for America in or der to prepare the way for the visit of the generals. He says that altogether about five hundred Americans were with the Boer forces. To be Chief Foreign Adviser. Pekin, August 18. Yuan Shi Kai, viceroy of Chi-Li province, has engaged Charles Denbv. Jr.. who was srvrMarv of the provisional government and who is the son of the former United States minister to China to be chief foreign adviser. Stockholders Will Take All. New Yor, August 18. The official announcement was made today that the stockholders of the Union Pacific rail road company had availed themselves of the right to subscribe for all of the thirty-one million four per cent, bonds issued by the Oregon Short Line, ex cept about $500,000. Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures them; also old, running and fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, bruises," burns, scalds, chapped hands, chilblains. Best pile cure on earth. Drives out pains and aches. Only 23 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by R. R. Bellamy, druggist. (Sir Xrtry tte cma k. fVee, mm ek toMblcs, mibi. at, it will ? May madical bill. It tnehaa u mt . PREY'S N VERMIFUGE r4 Udraa for 30 yean. BiUa kr ecata. t. it. riff, lAlTUKCIE, XD. NEW RIVAL" FACTORYi LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS outsboot all other black fpoTirder shelb7 because they ire xntde better tod loaded by exact macbiseryVith the standard brands of povder, shot and 'vaddingTry them and you rill be convinced. ALL REPUTABLE DEALERS KEEP THEM A NEW WITNESS. SOME LICHT THROWN Oil THE BARTHOLIII-MITCHELL CASE. INQUEST WILL BE RENEWED The Police Ilelieve They Are XofV Xearer the Solution of the Problem Than Before Eilnard Connael iu an Held Ten Day Charged With IleInK AceenNory After the Fact In the Mnrder W. 31. Allen, a Fellow Workman of Counselman Tell of the Latter Interest in the Case und IHm XervouneM A ote from Bartholin 1m in the Hand of the 1'ullce. Chicago, August 18. Developments today in the Bartholin-Mitchell murder myste:y have led the police to believe they are nearer the solution of the problem that has been puzzling them for over a week than ever before- Ed ward Counselman, the intimate friend of William J. Bartholin, who was kept in custody for possible knowledge" of the crimes, was taken before Justice Quinn today and held for ten days in bonds of $10,000, charged with being accessory after the fact in the mur ders of Minnie Mitchell and Mrs. Anne Bartholin. Counselman admitted he had met Bartholin and that Bartholin said he was in trouble over Minnie Mitchell. The most damaging testimony as to Counselman's possibly guilty knowl edge of the murder of the two women was from a new witness whom the police found today. W. M. Allen, a fellow-workman of Counselman's Allen said that Counselman had told him re peatedly ithat he knew a great deal about the trouble Bartholin was in. When Allen suggested that Counsel man tell the police what he knew the latter said he would do no such thing; that Bartholin was his friend and that he was too shrewd for police. Allen said that Counselman even expressed the opinion that Bartholin had easily had time to reach the Seaboard, Allen said Counselman expressed the great est anxiety over the case as it devel oped in the newspapers and that fre quently Counselman would walk from the suburb of Harvey, where the two men worked as far as Kensington to secure the papers- For three days Counselman did not do any work be cause of nervousness. The police have the testimony of another witness who is positive he saw Counselman -and Bartholin together on August 7th, the day the body of Minnie Mitchell was found. Counselman's wife begged him re peatedly to tell the police all he knew, but so far Counselman has been ob durate. A note from Bartholin to Counselman asking for money and say ing that the writer was in trouble is held by the police. It was this note which Counselman had tried to secure from his wife by choking her that led to his arrest. The postponement inquest over the body of Minnie Mitchell will be re sumed tomorrow. LEASE OF ftOLLING STOCK. Chesapeake and Ohio Add 3Iaterial ly to Their Equipment. Richmond, Va., August IS. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com pany has leased from Edward T. Stotesbury, of Philadelphia, rolling stock consisting of twenty-five con solidated wide fire box locomotives, 1, 000 steel gondolas, 300 wooden box cars, 400 wooden gondolas, 200 wooden coke cars, 110 wooden hopper bottom gon dolas, 200 wooden fiat cars, for the sum' of $2,000,000. The Girard Trust Company, of Phil adelphia, on behalf of Edward T. Stotesbury, has secured subscriptions to the amount of $2,000,000 and a fund to be known as "the Chesapeake and Ohio Car Trust. Series B.' which is to be applied to the payment of the pur chase prices of the railroad equipment and rolling stock mentioned above. The parties subscribing to the fund are se cured in the payment in ten annual in stallments of $200,000 each, beginning on the fifteenth of August, of next year, with interest at 4 per cent pay able semi-annually. All the rights of Stotesbury are a&signed to the Girard Trust Company. Conatabnlary and Lndrones in a Fight. Manila, August 18. A force of native constabulary engaged a band of La drones in a sharp fight last Saturday near Caloocan about four miles north of Manila. The arrival of reinforce ments for the constabulary won them the victory. Four members of the con stabulary were killed and one was wounded. Ladrones left three of their number dead but carried off their wounded. The chase of the Cmite Ladrones through the mountains of that province continues. Forces of native constabu lary have had encounters with the bands of Felizatdo and Montellori. Several of the Ladrones were killed or captured and a quantity of their sup plies was destroyed. A Strike Ordered. New York, August 18. A strike was ordered today by the( International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and help ers in all' shops where an advance of ten per cent in wages is not granted. The strike affects shipyards principally and 1,000 men employed in different yards quit work today as a result of the strike order. WILL SEEK REST MR. SCHWAB WILL PROBABLY RETIRE FROM BUSINESS ACTS ON PHYSICIAN'S ADVICE Acting; on the Advice of Hi lMi iciau. the President of the Steel Trunt Retire from Iliil ii-n Life for Some Time Mr. Sehunli Re. niainx at Home all the Time, llut Cannot he Seen by Calient Ilia Re tirement it Relieved. Would he Followed by Kvtennlve I fiiie in the MeraberMhip of the Organiza tionRumor (in to Whu Would Succeed Him. I Pittsburg, August 18. A Lor.tlo, spe cial to Pittsburg Dispatch says: President Charles M. Schwab, of the United States Steel corporation has ac cepted the advice of physicians a id de cided to retire indenfinitely from an active business life. He will leave America to seek some quiet noc. in a foreign clime where not an echo of the strenuous life he has led can raca nim. This information is authentic. 1 . Golden never leaves the Schwu honic and the exact nature of Ws patiei t'a illness cannot be learned through him. Mr. Schwab is not confined to iiis bed but spends much of his time o-i t.h wide veranda which affords freli air and a sweeping view or the moav'.-in slope. lle is always with his wi' oi his parents. The strange part of Mr Schwab's illness is that he is aKv. within view of those who call at houi-e yet he will not allow any person to ap proach him. Heretofore the visitor lo the Schwab home was greeted with hearty welcome and a vigorous '-ami shake. Now the visitor is mei at th entrance and told that Mr. Schwao can not be seen. Intimates of the family receive the same message and none have been able to converse with Pic iJeiu Schwab sine he came back to his hemt Exteimive CliaiiKt-H Would Occur. The retirement of Charles M. ibcnwab from the presidency of the United S ;5-te& Steel Corporation is now comn;niy ac cepted as determined upon, notwith standing recent official denials r. d present reluctance in oflicial quarters to confirm the repoit. licjldeiu Schwab's impaired" health is the rea son for this action. In well informed quarters it is believ. ed that his retirement wi;l be foilowed by extensive changes in the member ship of the organization. Tne succes sion to the presidency is a matter of surmise only and if it has been decided j no information can be had on the sub- ! ject. But there, are many position of importance in the United St.: Steel corporation now held by pe'.'.on-j who are there on account of peiv' -at ties with Mr. Schwab and who xem in? i with the corporation from a devotio.. to his interests, growing from foiir association in the Carnegie Cora.-- -y. It has been reported that the preci dency would pass to James Gayley zt first vice president of the corporation Other rumors have pointed to H. C Frick. Imperial Moustacln-s aved. Usually Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish has the other charter-members of the Four Hundred at her beck and call. Until a few days ago she had but to announce an entertainment at har Newport villa and all the "quality" would oil up their autos and rush to the scene. It made no difference what were the conditions of attendance. That these were sometimes peculiar, bizarre, or even grotesque did not disturb the plu tocratic nobility. If Mr. Harry Lehr suggested that a dance be given in the Fish barnyard among the chickens and the cattle, the idea was hailed as an ingenious relief from the ennui of con ventional social functions in high finan cial life. If Mrs. Fish wished the beau teous damsels in her train to give an imitation of barefooted French peas ants pressing .grapes by executing a skirt-dance over the juicy fruit, peals of acquiescent laughter greeted the an nouncement. Her great success in ca tering to the tastes of the select and critical few must have made her over confident, for the other day she commit ted a great mistake. She served notice of a colonial ball on August 22nd. and requested that all the gentlemen who took part in the function go through the little formality of removing their mus taches before the day mentioned so that the scene might be real'stic as possible. Now. the lovely men who have their summer huts at Newport are obliging in many ways. They will associate with monkeys if necessary to please their hostesses, and they will dance with the barnyard fowl, but they are much at tached to such mustaches as they have cultivated and are not disposed to sac rifice these hirsute labial decorations to please even Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. So, the announcemnt of the conditions of her colonial ball caused the mustache owners to lift their facial foliage and show their pretty teeth in a threaten manner. Several of the boldest spirits among them actually asserted that would not come out on August 22nd if they had to do so with sheared physiog nomies. If Mrs. Fish thought of any sarcas tic remark in the line of "all cry and no wool," she had discretion enough, to suppress it. Her ball would never suc ceed without the presence of Reginald Van Keenefeller and the Allrichs and other world-famous possessors of un derbids h, on the lip or chin. Finding that she was bearding the Hon in his den, Mrs. Fish decided to tell the gen tlemen who had a horror of the razor that she hoped they would not permit their cherished bristles to keep them away. Peace reigns once more but there will probably be a nervcus quiver ing of frightened plutocratic whiskers until after the ball -Norfolk. Landmark. Becntha Sigi-Jtsn j ira Rum ira nan rays rczs HELD I OR MIHDER. llesult of the Coroner's laqaest to the sboollDS of Arthur lr Walter l'.lHs-KHU Cam ,B Suudrtjr Afternoon and Surrendered to Juatlre J. M. McCown. Ir. C D. Bell, coroner of New Han over county, held an inquest Cundir morning at 10 o'clock over the dead body of Arthur Swlnson. coloreC, who died Saturday at the James Walecr Memorial ho?pital from a rlitol wound Inflicted by Walter Ellis lat Thursday night at Sanctified hall, at Eievcir.h and Dawson streets. The following were the juror: ti. W. Bcr.iemann. foreman. J. F. K-iiiT.. secretary. N. A. Jones. A. J. Yopp. I Southerland and A. F. Blizzard, .titer viewing the remains of the deceased at the hospital the jury adjou.ned to Justke G. W. Bomenmnn's ofnee at Queen street. Five witnesses wee ex amined, and the purport of the le-ti-no-ny was that last Thursday nigil the deceased and Ellis were at Sanctified hall, and had gathered with other young negroes out side the hali. Whil? they were standing there two girls cam out of the hall and started off. San son and Ellis started after the... to walk home with them but before they reached the. girls Ellis shoved Ssvinsn off and said. "Go back; you shan't go!-' The two boys then went back to crowd. Swinson was smoking a cigarette and Ellis said to him in a commanding wa "Give me that cigarette." Swinsj.i re plied. "I won't do it; I've just lit it." Ellis then pulled a pistol and fired. ball entering the lower part of the ab domen on the left side. The Jury found for its verdict tr.at Swinson came to his death from a pis tol wound at the hands of Walter Ellis Ellis surrendered to Justice J. M. Mc Gowan Sunday afternoon and the cor oner then Issued a commitment and or dered that Ellis be confined In jail with out bond to be tried for murder. Justice McGowan also issued a com mitment for Ellis and yesterday after noon he gave Ellis a prelimlniy hear ing. B. G. Empie. Esq.. appeared a? counsel for Ellis. His father anl mother were present, the father and Daniel Ellis, the painter, and lei years janitor at the First Baptist church. Eugene Jackson was sworn and tes tified as follows: I was at SanctirVd hall on Thursday night when Arthur Swinson was shot. I saw two gizis rorne out of the church (hall) an'! El lis and Swinson followed them a short distance. Ellis turned around shovci Swinson back and said " you shan t go." Tht two then came back in the crowd. Swinson lighted a cigarett - an J Eliis stepped up to him and i.rdered him to give him the cigarette. Swin son said, "I'll not do it. I've just lit it. Ellis then jerked out a pistol and tired. Swin.-on whirled around and ran to the door of the church and then cam? back and said, "Walter you have shot me." Walter said I didn't aim to shoot you, come let's see. He then went o- hind the church with Swinson and they examined and found the wound. Ellis then assisted in carrying Swinso'i to Dr. Thomas R. Mask's drug stoic at Seventh Nun streets. After they got to the drug store Ellis left. Swntson said "Walter need'nt run; he shot iri- :iccidentally." Several other witnesses testified in effect as the testimony of Jackson Dr. Mask testified that the wowa brought Swinson to him and that he probed for the ball but could not ccate it. He said while he was woiking on Swinson he (Swinson) said Walter Ei lis shot him accidentally. He described the nature of the wound, and said he sant Swinson to the hospital where he was operated on Saturday night by the surgeons who found that the bullet had cut his intestines in eleven place. Mr. Empie said he would waive exam ination for Ellis as he had already been committed to jail by the coroner any how. The prisoner was then takFn back to jail. I'ltOMINKNT SH 'Till? KX Kit IJKAU. olonel William A. Hemphill, of At lanta. TaMMCM Away. Atlanta, Ga., August 17. Colonel Wil i.mi A. Hemphill, founder and for many years business manager of the Atlanta Constitution, died tonight at his resi dence on Peochtree street. Colonel Hemphill had been in somewhat feeble health for a number of months, but his condition was not regarded as serious. and his death was a great shock to the entire city. The cause of death was apoplexy. He was down town Saturday evening at-te- ling to some matters of business an even drove to church this morniner but becoming cJddenly ill. decided to return home witnoutentering 'olonel Hemphill was 60 vears of aire having been born in Athens, Ga., May 5. 7 S42. He ws graduated from the ;te university of Georgia In 1861 an d in the same year enlisted in the Con-fe-Jerate army, fighting with conspkru ou.- pallantry to the end of the war ana Leing severely wounded in the battle of Gettysburg- He rfmm-wi tn Atlanta in 1867, and soon after founded. ine i orstitution. of which he was one of the r rincipal owners until .Tannarv 1902, w hen he disposed of his interest in the paper. He served as tslrlprman anH mayor of Atlanta, and as president of the Capital CitV bank th Atlanta Trust and Banking Company and the Atlanta fetreet Car Company. He ha3 several times been nromientlv men tioned as the democratic candidate for governor of Georgia. Colonel Hemphill was twice married his second marriage taking place with in the past year. He is survived by s widow, two son3 and three daughters He was a communicant 'of the Metho dist Episcopal church Rocky Mount Spokesman: Mr. Jas P. Bulluck was called to Enfield Thurs day on account of the .death of his grandmother, Mrs. Parker which oc curred there Wednesday night. Mrs. Parker was about 80 years old. FOR SALE ! 300 bagscoffee- 200 pocketrice- Aff BOXES TOBACCO all rrades and MJ complete line of GROCERIES. Samuel Bear, Sr 18 Market St., Wilmington, If. C. MIHISTEyOWET THE SITUATION AT CARACAS AIID $ BARCELONA CRITICAL ,J THE CINCINNATI ARRIVES v Mark Vnlnmble rropertr BeIC Imlrorfl ant! Ilrvnlnt lon!t Are -entfftadlnjc Jlonrr from tke For elcn Kellrnt, Kchne f or Cnarantee of afetr All CItI! Of fleialt. Imprisoned Blockade KmlnblUbetl l Admiral KlllirU Hat Ileen Abaudoned Itevolnt in lftt Are In Control oC Porto ia bello and o Dansrr of tlovern ment Force. TrjluK to Itejrala It. Washington. August 11. Under date of Wednesday the 13th instant. Minis ter Bowen at Caracas, reports to the state department that the situation there is very critical. At the time of filing his dispatch he had heard noth ing from the Cincinnati or the Mariet n -airfnc rf Barcelona continues and that much valuable prop- ,J erty is being destroyed. Minister Bowen in his dispatch says he '"is advised by the United S.ates consul at Barcelona that .the revolu tionists are sacking that town, and searching private houses. They are demanding money from foreign resi dents in exchange for a guarantee of safety of lives and property." At the navy department a cablegram has been received from Commander McLean reporting the arrival of the Cincinnati at Barcelona. The Marietta is at Port of Spain, Trinidad, and is subject to the order of Commander McLean. Commander McLean's dispatch to the department was in part as follows: "Barcelona occupied by revolutionists. (They) have imprisoned all civil (oifl clals) and military officers are in pos session of entire districts. Some pil laging done, but everything now quiet. Twenty-nine business houses sacked. mostly foreign; also lifteen private dwellings." The navy department also received today a cablegram from Commander McCrea. of the Machias dated at Cape Haytien, Wednesday announcing that the blockade established by Admiral Killick was admitted to be ineffectual und has been abandoned. Washington. August 14. The navy department is in receipt of the follow ing dispatch from Commander Hodgers of the Marietta, dated Port of Spain. August 12th: "(There are) three American citizens at Angustoria, Venezuela. Life and property safe when ship sailed. City controlled by revolutionary military chief. Foreign subjects alarmed irr) situation. Three Americans steafLffis Orinoco Company forcibly detained at San Felix for government use." Just before the department closed a dispatch was received from Command er Nicholas of Topeka at Port Cabello stating that the revolutionists were in control and that there was no danger of an attempt to re-take the town by the government forces. Commander Nicholas asknowledged the receipts of instructions commanding him to land a force in case of necessity but stated that the necessity for such a step had not arisen. The elephant nas only eight teeth al- - together. At 14 years the elephant los'M its first set of teeth, and a new set grows. Exchange. Medical College of Virginia, ' ESTABLISHED 1838. The Sixty-fifth Session will commence September 30th, 1902. Departments of Medicine, Dentistry ahd Pharmacy. Well equipped Laboratories, Splendid Hospital Facilities and Abundance of Clinical Material afford excellent oppor tunities for practical work. For an nouncement and further Information, td circus CHRISTOPHER TOMPKINS. M. D., Dean, Richmond, Va. aug 19-6w. 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