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w O'GK- LAMB a. VOIi. Ii, NO, 294 BOCK ISLAND, ILL.. MONDAY. 8EPTE3IBEK 30. 1901. PHTCE TWO CENTS. AEGfUB, TACAL VICTORY United States -Troops Sur prised and But a Third of them Escape. THE FILIPINOS FIGHT HARD Catch Americans at Break fast Engagement Causes a Sensation. Manila, Sept. SO Gen. Hughes, from island of Saniar, reports the ar rival of Sergeant Markley and one pri ate at Tarnan from the fight at Ba- largia, where over 40 men in Company C, 90th infantry, were killed by the insnrgents, who attacked the troops while at breakfast Saturday last. The men who reached Tarnan say the ofu cers of the company who at first were reported to have escaped were killed with a majority of the company. The troops were attacked while on prepared by 400 bolomen, of whom the Americans killed about 140. Many soldiers were killed in their quarters before they had time to grasp their rifles. Hughes is going to the scene of the disaster and will personally command the troops. Washington, Sept. SO. "I'll war de partment lias received tbe following dispatch from tJeneral ChatTee: . "Manila. Sept. 1H.. Adjutant Gener al. Washington": Hughes rcirts fol lowing from Bassey. southern Saniar: Twenty-four men of the Ninth regi ment. United States Infantry. wounded, hare just arrived from Balangiga: re mainder of company killed. Insurg ents secured all company supplies and ;ill rifles except twelve. Company was attacked during breakfast, morn ing Sept. US; company seventy-two strong: Thomas . Connelly (captain). Edward j Bnmpns (first lieutenant). Dr. It. S. tlriswold (major surgeoni es caped. (Signed) CHAFFEE." Fight CTaa Moat Disastrous. Manila. Sept. 3. A disastrous fight between I'nited States troops and in surgent occurred Saturday in the Isl and of Samar. near Balangiga. A large body of insurgents attacked Com pany C. Ninth Infantry, only twenty four members of the company escap ing. All the others are reported to hare Uen killed. The company wa a i breakfast when attacked, and made a determined resistance, but the over whelming numbers of the insurgents compelled them to retreat. Preparing, to Attack tbe Assailants. Of the survivors who have arrived at Bnsey eleven are wounded. Ac cording to the latest returns the strength of the company was seventy two. The Mirvivors include Captain Thomas W. Connell. First Lieutenant Edward A. Bumpu and Dr. It. S. Griswrld. surgeon. Captain Edwin V. Erookmlller. of the Ninth infantry, re ports that General Hughes is assem bling force to attack the Insurgents. The insnrgents captured all the stores and ammunition of the company and all the rifles except twenty-six. Another Sorer Eocareuoent. Manila. Sept. So. Captain Lawrence .7. II earn, of the Twenty-first infantry, reports a severe engagement with in surgents near Candelarla. the Aineri enw losing one killed and two wound ed. The insurgent loss baa not been ascertained. The Americans captured r.o.COO pounds of rice and several hun dred rounds of ammunition. NEWS CREATES A SENSATION Island on Which tho Fight Oicnrretl Never Occupied by the Spaniard. Washington. Sept. 30. News of the disastrous light between troops of the Ninth infantry and the insurgents In the island of Samar Saturday was sent promptly by General Hughes, com manding in that Island, to General Chaffee at Manila, and by him trans mitted to The war department. It jeju-hed the department during the early hours yesterday, and Adjutant General Corbin. realizing its impor tance, at once made it public, after lending a copy to the White House. Th news created a sensation In offi cial sircles. It was the first severe re verse that has occurred for a long time. Still the officials were not un prepared for news of just this charac ter from Samar, in which the revolu tion started by Aguiualdo still con tinues. Samar Is a country about as large as the state of Ohio, and the American forces of occupation number Jn all lietwven 2.:oo and 2..VXI men. These are distributed among various posts in the island, a large number be ing located at the more imiwrtant cen ters. Spain never made any effort to occupy Samar.. and it only has been for probably three months past that the United States has undertaken that work. The latest report made by General Hughes to the war department was that the nuuilK-r of insurgent rifles lu the island aggregated alout :mm. JThe Filipinos carried on a guerrilla war fare, and operations against them were difficult. Immediately upon receipt of the dispatch Adjutant General Corbin cabled General Chaffee to send a com plete report of the fight and a list of the casualties. A well-known official of the govern ment, in speaking of this outbreak Against the American forces in Samar. said he regarded it as a consequence of the assassination of President Me Kinler. In all probability the insurg ents had received, he Mid. only meager rtuorta oX the tragedy, and possibly be- J lieved the shooting to le the result of some popular outbreak against the president. The natives had seized the opportunity in the flickering hope of retrieving some of their lost ground. KENTUCKY 13 AFTER TAYLOR Deleaaiion Visits ladlaaa's Governor Aste rn if im to Honor Beqalsltloa. Indianapolis. Sent. 30. Arthur Goe- bel. of Cincinnati, brother of the late William Goebei. of Kentucky; the chief of police of Frankfort, Ky.; F. It Griffiths, of Clmlnnrttl, and an attor liCV named MIlUs fif finHnnntl nr. rived here Friday nlc-lit ami HhI at the governor's office Saturday and had a two nours conference with tbe gov ernor. Goebei and party are here for the purpose or having Governor Dur bin honor requisition papers for W. S. layior ana Charles Finley. At the close of tli nnfirpnc Clnv ernor Durbin annoiirwpri 4hst ha tvrmM not gire an answer to the request for a requisition ror Taylor and FInley un til today, when he would settle the trailer. CANAL TREATY FORMULATED Sold To Bo Bendy for Slf-natarc nod an Improvement on tbo First. London. Sept. 30. Corresioudence regarding- the Nicaragua canal treaty ha ceased, the treaty being In form for signature. The only authoritative Information obtainable about . it here Is that it is considerably better for the l nited -States than the preced ing one. The utmost reserve exists respect ing the neutrality clause. In other re spects the treaty follows the general lines of the old one. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. Secretary Hitchcock says he has no Information concerning the reported resignation of Governor Dole, of Ha waii. Kev. John A. Peters, president of IIeidellerg university. Tiffin, O., died Saturday or pneumonia, aged Ji) years. Sir Joseph Dimsdale. M. P.. who Is engaged in the banking business, was elected lord mayor of Ixiudou Satur day. The rejtorts of Ilenrik Ibsen's seri ous illness are untrue. He Is still im proving. Miss Helen Morton, daughter of Levi P. Morton, will be married Oct. 5 to Count de Peregord. The ceremony will lie Roman Cat nolle. Near Conyersville. Tenn.. Wallace Ward, son of a prominent planter, killed his brother. P.rowu Ward. Sat urday and then tried to suicide. They quarreled. The general arcbeological congress at Athens will N-gin In April. 1!h3. Since July 1 there has been an in crease In the market price of silver of OH3S on the dollar. Forest Shoek, of Richmond. Iud., was killed by a train at Lima. O. The accldentil discharge of a shot- rmr-4eUld-J. T. Walkers, a wealthy inercuanr 01 liuoxvuic. lean. Twelve men narrowly escaped drowning iu a storm off Duluth. Records in tne war department show that Roosevelt was breveted brigadier general for gallantry at San tiago on Jlily 1. lS'.iX. Miss Frances West, of Ios Moines. Ia.. has Ikhmi chosen by Governor thaw to christen the new cruiser. Des Moines. P. Pierpont Morgan is said to have liopjht a landscape from Hebbema for SHIM). The total of the assessed valuation of personal property In Cook county. lite.. Is SW3.3Xl.trj3. Tbe United States Steel corpora tion shows a net surplus of S7.500.0O0 for six months. In tpite of the ateel strike. Killed While En Bants to Chnrrh. Burlington, la.. Sept. 30. A run away street car crashed Into a Bur lington freight yesterday morning and the car was smashed to kindling weed. Mrs. Charles Kupfer "was killed and these persons injured, among others: George Stone, shoulder dislocated: A. C. Hutchinson, band crushed: Miss Lutz. head bruised: Mrs. Smithers. in jured about head. All were promi nent people en route to church. Attempt on an si-Jndrs'i Life. Cassopolls, Mich., Sept. 30. Ex- Judge II. D. Smith was Saturday night shot in the throat by an unknown per son. Smith had been, in Chicago on egal business, and was returning on the Grand Trunk. Just before reach ing South Bend a bullet smashed the window where be was sitting, cutting a gash In Mr. Smith's throat. No clew to the miscreant. The wound is e riou, but not necessarily fatal. Injunction Against a State Board. Pontiae. Ills., Sept. 30. An Injunc tion issued by Judge Moffatt. of the circuit court of this district, lias been served upon the loard of managers of the state reformatory, restraining the board from removing Dr. James A. Marshall, physician at the institution. The loard has attempted to remove Dr. Marshall, as he asserts, contrary to law. Had to Bit a Receiver. Oshkosh. Wis., Sept. 30. W. O. Maxcv. presldeut and treasurer of the Oshkosh Water Works compauy, has been appointed receiver for that on- oern. and his bonds fixed at $50,000. The appointment of a receiver was rendered imperative by the foreclos ure of a mortgage of $'JO0.oo upon the pruj.-erty of the company. M leberl Breaks More Kecorda. New York, Sept. 30. At Madison Square Garden Saturday Jimmy Michael rode a five-mile exhibition motor-paced race against time, and broke all previous Indoor paced records from three to five miles. Had Heard Them All. Mrs. Ilennypeck (la the midst of her reading) Here is an item which says that there are more than 'J50.000 words in the English language. Mr. Ilennypeck Yes, my dear; st I've beard. Puck. ... THEY STILL GO WEST Geoige and May Spend a Day With Indians and Mounted Police. THEY WATCH THE EEDSmSDAUCE And See the Cowboys Ride Bron cos and Lariat Cattle Day of New Experiences. Calgary, N. W. T.. Sept. 30. Tbe Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York were entertained "Saturday by Indians, cowboys and mounted police, who pictured northwestern frontier life before them with all of its dash and color, and they count the expe rience one of the most interesting of their Canadian tour. Their special train arrived here shortly 'before 10 a. ui.-. and a delegation of city officials and citizens gave formal greet ing to the royal party. The duchess was escorted to a coach and sur rounded by a detachment of mounted police driven through the 'crowded streets to Victoria park. Mounts were provided for the duke and bis staff, and attired in his uniform of the Roy al Fusiliers, with the ribbon of the or der of St. Michael and St. George, they rode to the park. At the park three companies of mounted troops were drawn up and the duke inspected and reviewed them. Police- Show Their Paces. The police executed a series of man enviVs whve were splendidly done. The duke then dworated Inspector J. M. Belcher, of the mounted police, with the order of St. Michael and St. George, won by services; in South Af rica with the Strathoona. Horse, and presented service medals to 107 men who served in South Africa. At the head of tbe service men walked Colo nel William Herchner, for many years commander of the mounted police, and now superannuated. After the review and presentation of medal the royal party rode to Shagauappae Point, where the teepees of -.500 Blackfect, Blood. Pigsii. Saivere. Stouey and Cree Indians were pitched. Bed Men Wore Old-Tluio Costumes. They had gathered from all over the territory to greet the son of their great chief. The Dominion Indian regulations were relaxed for the occa sion, and those who desired wore the paint aud feathers of the olden war times. Their camp was pitched on a tableland commanding a view of the vallev. The duke and duchess, with the Countess of Min to. Premier Lau- rier and the duke's staff occupied a. specially erected stand, and in front the chiefs, with their blankets and nines, sat for the pow-iow. Besides the chiefs, in circular form, were Ihe bovs and elrl from the Indian mis sion schools, and still farther back In a semicircle were the squaws and papooses, while iu the extreme rear were -loo mounted braves. Chiefs Present an Address. Directed by Indian Commissioner David Laird the chief presented a beautifully worded address. It was signed by Chiefs White Pup. Run ning Rabbit and Iron Shield, for the Blackfeet: Chiefs Crop Far. Wolf and Day Chief, for the Bloods: Chief Run ning Wolf, for the Plgans: Chief Bullshead. for the Sarceres: Chief Ja cob Bear Paw. John Chetka and Jo na Big Stoney. for the atonies, and Chiefs Joseph Samson and Mister Jim K. for the Crees. Ater the aunress Chiefs White Pup. Crop Lar. Woir. Running Wolf. Bullshead. Jonas. Big Stonev and Joseph Samson spoke, re newing the old pledges of peace. Their speeches Mere interpreted to the duke. OOU SAVE THE KING" IS Sl'SO. Wild Indian Biding and Cowboy "Roping" Shown Still Westward. Ho!" The children from the missions saug "God Save the King." aud then iu strange contrast there was a wild, fan tastic dance. The mounted Indians dashed about the plain in an exhibition of wild and reckless riding, following a Sarcere chief, whose partially naked body was painted n bright yellow. The duke and duchess were greatly Inter ested iu tbe Indians aud on leaving the stand Fent ten minutes walking among them. Through tha- interpret ers they conversed with several of them, shaking hands with the chiefs as they departed. The duke and duchess were enter tained at luncheon at the barracks of the niountd police, after which they went to Victoria park to witness tbe rough riding. Several bucking bronchos Mere first ridden across the field, after wldch an unbroken pony was brought out. roped, blindfolded, saddled and ridden. Several steers were driven into the park and lassooed. The steers were frightened at the right r.T the crowd, and It was with great difficulty that the cowboys got them lariated. A storm of hail quickly changed to snow, but fhe duke and duchess re mained and applauded the difficult feats of hersemanship. The royal sieclals left Calgary at nd -1:30 p. m.. respect! rely, n great crowd gathering at the station to or fer farewell cheers. The specials at once legan to climb through the ter- ranted valley of the Bow to Banff. tiftv miles awav. where they Ktopiwd for the night. The first glimpse of the snow-capjwd Rockies was eaught Just at dusk. Banff was reached at 8 p. m. The halt for the night was made there In order to allow the royI party -the greatest advantage In seefng the uioun tain .scenery. The westward Journey was resumed yesterday morning. - I I Admission of Women Farored. David City. Xeb.. Sept. 30. The Ne- braska Methodist Kpiseopai conier-et-e Saturday, by a vote of W to .". de clared itself in favor of a change in the rules as as to admit women as lay delegates to the general conference. SHAMROCK IS DANGEROUS. Tbonch Beaten In Saturday's Race She Can sea Apprehension. New York. Sept. 'M. The Columbia, In the tirst race of the America cup series fifteen miles to windward and return defeated the Shamrock II by .K) ecouds actual time aud 1 minute aud 'S2 secondB corrected time. Both yachts sailed well, and the Shamrock led at the turn of the outer mark by 41 seconds. The wind at the start was blowing nine to ten miles an hour, but after the outer mark was reached it dropped to seven or eight mi leu. As Jt dropped the Columbia r ho wed her heels to the Shamrock II. t During the race Sir Thomas Upton's yacht Erin was struck by the revenue boat Grcsham. and J. J. Astor's yacht Nouruiahal was struck by th liner North Star. Some damage was done, but no lives lost. Sir Thomas Llptou admits that the defeat was square, but Is praying for more wind next time. It was the clos est and most thrilling race ever sailed for the cup. the yachts being within speaking distance of each other during the wftiole run. The race was so close and the im provement or the MiamrocK with a good breeze so noticealde that it was and anxious lot of yachtsmen that gathered yesterday at the New York Yacht club for a talk about the chances of the Columbia in her next contest with the Shamrock II tomorrow. The wind, although stronger Saturday than Thursday, was not very brisk, as can be seen when it is known that the lnats only made on the average 0.0 miles an hour Saturday. JACK HAVERLY IS DEAD. Famous Blinstrel leadefPaeees Awaj is s Salt Lake City Hospital. Salt Lake City. Utah. Sept. .. Jack Harerly. the former famous min strel leader, died at St. Mark's hospi tal Saturday. Heart, trouble was the J. H. HAV?',T. immediate cause -.- t'y.iih. Haverly, since coming ft this- city twk years ago. had been engaged In mining en terprises. RUNNING FICH r WITH THUGS One Satisfactory Besnlt Is That There Will lie Unii Thug Lew Soon, Armada. -Mich., Sept. Uo. Thnse burgh. rs broke into the general store oi D. H.- Barrows, where the postoffice Is located, early Saturday and dyna mited the safe. The explosion awak ened the town and a number of citi zens was ' soon on the street. In the battle which followed one of the burg lars was fatally wounded. He gives 1:1s name as John Graham, and says his father lives at 11J Root street. Cleveland. . The burglars left the st :e and started for the railrcad track after several shots bad been tired into them by citizens. ' A running fight ensued, in which Graham was wonnded. His compan ions carried him after he. fell, and all three started down the track on a hand-car. Lenox, the next station on the road, wns notified, and a posse of deputies- was waiting when the hand car came In sight. When they discov ered the officers the unwouuded men took to the woods.. lea v 1 n ft Graham on the car. They escaped after a running fight with the officers., iu which many shots were fired. The men secured no booty in the Armada postoffice. DAMAGES FOrXcORPSE Injured In tbe Course of Transportation a I'tw Hundred allies. . Bloom ington. Ills.. Sept. DO. The ap pellate court of Illinois has decided that a corpse can be iDjured sufficient ly to warrant the collection of dam ages. The decision was secured on an appealed case from McLean county. Fred Beam, ef this city, a soldier in the Spanish-American war. died in the hospital at Chickamauga and while the corpse was being transferred some de lay ensued. It was Impossible to for ward the body on the regular train, for which transportation bad been paid. Instead the road ran a special train and asked mere money. This extra price was not paid, aud in addition the family sued for $500 damages. The appellate court holds that the railroad had no right te charge more than the regular rates for transporting the body on the scheduled traiu. in that the de lay was no fault of the shipper. The claim of damages by reason of Injury to the appearance of the remains is held to be valid and reasonable. Shot His Wire and Suicided. Buffalo. Sept. yo. Edwin M. Clari, formerly of New York, but since tne exiwsitioii opened manager of toilet concessions in the grounds, shot his wife through the left cheek Sat unlay afternoon and then committed suicide bj sending a bullet into his brain. The tragedy occurred iu a parlor of the Hotel Edwin. Mrs. Clark left her hus band some time ago. They met Sat urday for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation. Clark died - Saturday night. Mrs. Clark's wound Is not se rious. ' PITH OF THE INQUIRY Substance of the Record Made by the Board Looking Into Schley's Operations. CAPTAIN 1T0ALLA ENDS HIS STOSY Question of Coaling. Off Santiago May 27, 1898-Verifying a Disputed Dispatch. Washington, Sept. 30. The testi mony glveu before the Schley board of Inquiry t&iturday was decidedly inter esting to both parties to the contro versy. Captain McCalla was on the stand at the opening of the court, and the first thing Counsel Hanna did when court opened was to apologize for usring the word ''accused' instead of "applicant when referring Friday to Admiral Schley.. Captain McCalla then testified that there were no shoals or other abstacles to prevent battle ships approaching Santiago harbor to find and attack the Spanish vessel Colon, and that the ships under Schley s command did not go within range of the Colon, which the depart ment had ordered destroyed as soon as possible. All the shots fired fell short. That Code of Signals Again. McCalla also testified that so far as he knew the code of signals agreed upon with the Cuban insurgents was not made known to Schley. He had Informed Captain Chadwick, of the New: York, Sampson's flagship, of the code. He said, -however, that at the time he could have informed Schley of the code with any advantage to Schley he did not kuow -Schley was going to Cienfuegos. He agreed with other witnesses that there would have been little difficulty In coaling the ships un der Schley on May !! and 27 the time Schley said be could not coal and would have to go to Key West for that purpose. Coaling- Question Is Important. Admiral Dewey and his colleagues en tbe bench are paying close atten tkm to the testimony relating to the possibility of coaling vessels off Santi ago the latter part of May. They are anxious to get reliable Information concerning Schley's -ontentiou that It was necessary for him to start for Key West In alleged violation of orders. One thing that came out during Mc Calla' testimony seemed intended to Imply that McCalla was the original author of the phrase '"glory enough for all" in Schley's official report. McCalla testifying that he made that remark to Schlev .Tnlv .". 1S!S. while on a visit to Si'hley on the Brooklyn. BIT ALL A CLOSES HIS STORY What Was Told by Llent. Com. Routher- land and Lieut. C. II. Barnes. McCalla also testified that so far a he could remember he had no orders as to course of action iu case the 'Span ish ships should come out of Santiago harltor until May On that day Schley called all the of ficers aboard the flaghi and talked over the blockade. Just lefore they separated Captain Evans brought up the subject, and an arrangement was made for subdivision of hre in case Cervera should try to break loose. McCalla said that a memorandum pre pared by himself and quoted by Ad miral Sampson in his report of Aug. 3, 1'!)H, as having been placed in posses sion of Admiral Schley contained all the information except the secret code which he possessed concerning the In surgents. Lieutenant Commander W. H. II. Scutherland wtas the next witness, and told of the part his vessel, the Eagle, bad played. He told of signalling the Scorpion to inform Commodore Schley that the Spanish squadron was not iu the harbor at Cieufuegos. Rayner questioned Southerland concerning his megaphone message to the Scorpion or- May 13, and displayed the log-book of that vessel to. show that -while other facts were mentioned as having been megaphoned by the Eagle there was no mention of the fact that Command er Southerland had said anything alout the conditions at Cienfuegos. The witness said in reply to a question that his. own log umde no mention of his message. "It was evidently." he said, "a question of whether the young offi cer on deck at that time put down my exact words." Lieutenant Barnes was again called. Fending his appearance Hanna made a statement concerning tne rwo ver sions of the Schley dispatch of May n9 Tto snlt- Thri is no mor im port-ant paper before the court than this telegram, and in order to discount its importance in order to weaken its terrible effect there have been intro duced on the record here suggestions that the dispatch as printed by the government is not correct. He then said that he proposed to show that the dispatch was correct., word for word. cipher-word for cipher-word, as it was received by the navy office, and as It left the West Indies, and that It was so confirmed by the telegraph com pany. REFERS TO A DISPUTED DISPATCH Llent. Barnes Tells What Ha Does and Doesn't Know Thereof. Lieutenant Barnes was then shown and Identified the cipher copy book of the auxiliary cruiser Harvard, which vessel during the war was under com mand of Captain fnow Admirall Cot ton. This was the vessel which car ried .Admiral Schley's dispatch to Kingston to le there transmitted by cable to Washington. Lieutenant Barnes said be was familiar with the department cipher code, anil thafFrl- dav night and Saturday morning he bad made a translation of the dispatch as presented. He then read his trans lation and was questioned concerning it by Hanna and testified that he had compared the dispatch he sent to the Kingston telegraph office and found that It was correct In'every essential particular. After Hanna was through. Rayner, Schley's counsel, said: "I do not think then is any disagreement between us. There was a dispatch sent by Commo dore Schley, delivered to Captain Cot ton on the Harvard. That dispatch M as translated Into ciuber on board tb Harvard. leiwem Saiti.io and King ston. That cipher translation came here to Washington, and you made a translation, which 1 have no doubt is perfectly correct. That translation seems to accord in most particulars, with, the exception of some trivial things, with the translation you have In the appendix." ltayuer then cross-examined the wit ness, tirst asking him whether he had any knowledge that the cipher dis liatch in question is a eonvct trans lation of the dispatch that Couiniodore Schley gave to Captain Cotton. "I have no special knowledge that it was." the witness replied. "Xow, In Admiral Schley's letter book I want to show you an entry. The word 'confirm occurs. Does that not mean that the navy department tas confirmed that dispatch by com paring it with the oringial?" "It does not mean that to me." -Upon questioning he added that he did not know where the original dispatch was, and Itayner said: f'Then we have here this case: We have a dispatch sent by Admiral "Schley, delivered to Cap tain Cotton, translated Into cipher, and you do not know whether that cipher Is a correct translation of the original, and you cannot tell us where we can get that original dispatch so that we can ascertain whether this press copy does not correspond with the original dispatch delivered to Captain Cotton?" Itayner and Captain Parker closed by stating there was no Intention on their part to cast any imputation on the de partment " FlghttDJC Bob's Testimony. Washington, Sept. 30. Admiral Robley Evans testifying this after noon before the Schley court of in quiry' said that before leaving Key West May 20 to join the Hying rqaa dron at Qienfuegos Capt. Chadwick had communicated the secret code ar ranged by McCalla. He had not reported tbe code to Schley upon the arrival, supposing that Schley knew about tbe code. Evans said he had not gone in nearer to the Colon on tbe occasion of the bom bardment of that vessel because he was in formation, following the flag ship. TACTICS OF STRIKERS. They Almost Inaugurate a Helen of Tor ror on an UL Line. Chicago, Sept. ."0. Defeated in their efforts to cripple seriously the bust ness of the South Side Elevated Rail road company by lawful means, strik ing trainmen resorted to violence Sat urday night and endangered tiie lives of hundreds of passengers. Eluding the vigilance of the police the strikers managed to remove signal lights froia the rear of trains, thus making immi nent the danger of collisions. Non-union men who took the places of the strikers were assaulted and dragged from the trains. Tieket sel lers were threatened and passengers warned to keep away from the ele vated structure. Switches were blocked and clogged with gum and paper. All these steps were taken by the strikers after their leaders had ad mitted their defeat. LEAGUE RACES ENDING. With Only a Few Changes In the Positions of the Clubs. Chicago, Sept. 30. The two his base ball aggregations are bringing their seasons to a close, and Chicago is hugging herself because one pen nant the American League comes liere." In the old league Chicago's name is Dennis. NATIONAL LEAGUE. I'laved. Won. Lost. ret. Pittsburg i:!."t S; -17 .47 Philadelphia ..1.". 77 r.O .573 Brooklyn 13." 77 r.S .570 St. Louis 134 73 (U .545 Boston 134 ;7 i7 .500 New York 133 52 81 .380 Cincinnati ....131 5t SO .3S0 Chicago 137 52 S5 .378 AMERICAN LEAGUE. I'laved. Won. Lost. Pet. Chicago 13 83 53 .RIO Boston ..13d 7ft 57 .5S1 Detroit 135 74 61 .54S Philadelphia ..13fi 74 C2 .544 Baltimore 133 OS ." .511 Washington ..134 61 73 .455 Cleveland 135 55 SO .408 Milwaukee ...137 48 S9. .350 Latest scores made by League clubs are as follows: (Saturday) At St. Louis Philadelphia 4. St. Louis 5: at Chicago New York 2. Chicago 5: at Cincinnati Rain: at Pittsburg Rain, t Sunday) At Cincinnati Pittsburg 1. Cincinnati 2: iseeond game) .Pittsburg 1. Cincinnati 2: at St. Louis New York 4. St. Louis 0: (second game) New York 2. St. Louis 3; at Chicago Brooklyn 4, Chicago 1. American League: Saturday) At Philadelphia Cleveland 0. Philadel phia 12: (second game) Cleveland 1, Philadelphia 3 Six innings, darkness; tat Baltimore Detroit 5. Baltimore 2 seven innings, rain: at Boston Mil waukee 3. Boston 8; (second game) Mil waukee 0, Boston 10 seven innings, darkness; at Washington Rain. Accused Preacher Exonerated. Mattoou. Ills.. Sept. 30. Rev. F. M. Johnson, of this city, has been exoner ated of the eharges of misconduct brought against him a year ago while rastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Sorento. Johnson was given the right to choos bis future field of work. Kw Counterfeit la Circulation. Washington, Sept. 30. The treas ury department has Issued a warning that a new counterfeit $5 silver cer tificate Is in circulation. Tt is of the series of 1899. check letter B. plate number 37, and bears the portrait of Indian cnief "Orepepa." SHOTS ATTDMB Soldiers Guarding President McKinley's Body Fire in the Night AT SUPPOSED MARAUDERS Friends of the Family Dis credit a Purpose to Desecrate. Canton, Sept. SO. Friends of the family of the late president emphati cally discredit the belief in the idea of the shot reported lired bj Guard Deprend at Westlawn cemetery last night on account of any attempt to des ecra'e tomb. They do not attempt to explain the strange story of the guards or account for the firing of the shot which the cemetery officials and other residents nearly say they heard and do not believe two men would under take to make an attack on the vault with 70 soldiers on guard or near at hand. It is believed the military - au thorities will make a thorough inves tigation of the Btories told by the sol diers. Shots Near Tomb. Canton. O., Sept. 30. The guard at the McKinley tomb claims to have been attacked last night. He fired a shot, but he Mas diverted by a second man prowling about the vault, who gave him a knife thrust. It penetrated the guard's overcoat and blouse. Canton. O.. Sept. 30. About 3.500 pounds of supplies, consisting of over coats, changes of underwear and tent supplies have arrived at the camp grounds of Company C. in Westlawn cemetery. Captain Liddle i now plan ning barracks to be erected at the cemetery near the vault. BOTH SIDES LOSE IN AN ALL DAY FIGHT Durban, Sept. 30. A. force of 1,500 Boers, commanded by Botha, made an attack which lasted all day Sept. 26 on Portitala, on the border of Zulu land. The burghers were finally re pulsed, bat at heavy cost to the gar rison, whose losses were an officer and 11 men killed and five officers and C8 men wounded. Sixty-thrto iprn are missing, a nnmber of whom are be lieved to be killed and wonnded. The Boer commandant, Opperman, and 19 burghers are known to have been killed. RAILROAD DAY WAS GREAT. People rrom All Parts ef the Country Go to See tho Pao-American. Buffalo. N. Y., Sept. 30. "Railroad Day" will be recorded in the hlstorx of tbe Pan-American exposition as oner of the most successful of tho special days celebrated. Thousands of peo ple came from all parts of tho country and enjoyed a day replete with enter taining features. The morning waa devoted to parades and sports. Sena tor Depew was" the gr.iet of honor of. the day. A public reception was held in tho Xew York building and thousands of the visitors took advantage of the op portunity te meet lim there. After the reception Senator Depew ad dressed the railroad men and their friends in the Temple of Music. The building was crowded. Nothing tho Matter With Xeely. Muncie, Ind., Sept. SO. In a letter revived here from Charles F. W. Neely. the alleged embezzler of Cuban postal funds, by his sister, tbe former vi rites: "Published stories about my being in bad health, poor and emaci ated, are false. Never was in better health in my life, am well treated, and have no complaint to make except slowness - of the courts. The courts ore slow beyond belief. I expect to be free and to be again in Muncie in a few weeks." Assasslnatioa In Arkansas. Van Bureu. Ark.. Sept. 30. Jus tice of the Peace Bobert O'Kelley and Mrs. Kit Helton was killed here Sat urday. The justice was shot from am bush and the woman is said to have een killed at her home. Officers ara looking for Helton. Company Is Fighting tho Cnlou. Muncie. Ind., Sept. SO. The men who have been striking for several days at the Western Flint Bottle coin pony's plant at Eaton, near here, have surrounded the factory with pickets. The company declares positively that the old men will not be taken back while members of the union. liig Money for Winners. liOudon. iept. 30. K. Corrlgan's Fancy Man, ridden by Waldo, won the Prince Edward handicap of 11,000 sov ereigns, for 3-year-olds and upward, at the Manchester September meeting Saturday. He was a 100 to 6 shot. Notice to All Postmasters. Washington. Sept. 30. The postof fice department has issued formal no tice to all. postmasters that the recent amended postal regulations regard inx secern! -class rates will: be enforced strictly after Oct. 1. v Chlng-o Horse Show Prises. cnicago. Sept. 30. Prizes and trophies for the Chicago horse show, to Ve held Nov. 4 to 9, inclusive, ag gregate in value $20,000. Entries will close Oct. 13.