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ST. LOUIS. MO.. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1902.
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NINETY-FIFTH YEAE.
Trains. Three Cents.
Ide St. Loaf. Ttto Ceats.
J BABY'S RESEMBLANCE TO FATHER SOLVES
SHOT WIFE AS SHE
AMUSED CHILDREN
PELEE SEEMS AGAIN IN VIOLENT ERUPTION
VOLCANIC DUST CASTS GLOOM ON MANY ISLANDS.
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Young Doctor Orville Jliller of
Kockbridge. 111.. Then Took l'oi-
boii, From Which He Ditd.
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JOB HOtTSTON TATLOR.
In. tho arms of his grandmother, Mrs. Katharine Langdeau Shelton. who confU'ed him
at birth -nlth bis cousin, Hallle Raymond T.iylor, so that tha identity of the babies a
uncertain
The power of women to discover in a
flre-day-old babe a resemblance to its
father, baa solved the problem of confuted
identity which had threatenpd to mar the
a 'peace of two homes, and had only tempor
.arfijr been settled by lot after the grand-
-., toothefT ilrs. Kathcrlne Xongdeau Shelton
&t. "We-,t Madison. I1L. had lostta"j rtf two
"jlnfanb, which were born la her home about
the suns time.
Yesterday, Mrs. Hallle Taylor, mother of
tone of the children, recognized her hus-
band's f eatcres in the babe given by lot to
her sister, Mrs. Louise Morse. Both moth
ers and the, grandmother held a hasty con
sultation with the result that the infants
were redistributed, and Mrs. Morse departed
for her home in Flora, 111.
- "Oh I wanted a boy." confessed Mrs.
-Morse to-her mother as she took her de
. paztore. "And I did win the boy in the
drawings. Ton can not prove ho is not
v mine. Bat, yes, he does look like Mr.
Taylor. I 3uess he must be a Taylor. And
, Ai Hallle can name him Joe Houston Taylor as
" he had intended. But I did want a boy!"
f Last "Wednesday night as has been told in
a few minutes of jach other in the home
of Mrs. Shelton, their grandmother, who
welcomed them into tha world.
The house was in a flurry. Mrs. Shelton
"became bewildered. One babe was a boy
and the other a glrL All the grandmother
could swear to was that her younger
daughter, Mrs. Taylor, had been the first
In motherhood. But she could not remem
ber whether the child had been male or
female. The mothers Just at the moment
were unable to help her.
Mm Sheldon was afraid at first to declare
her perplexity. When her daughter Hallie
asked to-be given her child, see gave her
the girl, because Halite's first child, born
two years ago, had been a boy. Mrs. Tay
lor said yesterday:
'Before the event, mother and sister and
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
DENOUNCES GOBIN
Iaims That Order to Kill
Is
Contrary tG the Stat
ute klladelpbia, Aug. 3L the Central Labor
of Philadelphla,at Is regular meeting
unanimously adofted a resolution
ncing Brigadier General J. P. S. Go-
i command of the trops now on duty
anthracite coal fields) for issuing an
ordetcalling on his men toshoot strikers
II ins resist tne auuionijr ii me iroups.
TheVesolutlons set forth thtt It is illegal
lor tl General to Issue an Jrfer to "kill
citlsea of Pennsylvania wboaxe guaran
teed atrial by Jury for any (TTense they
.may cunit"
Tbe rtoiutlons request Gcverntr Stontf to
revoke be commission of General Gobln,
and tbeUvlI authorities are askel to have
the Genal indicted and tried for"threat
cning th lives of citizens of the state of
Fennaytela."
Tha seotary of the union was InsVucted
tsy the tun to send a letter of protest to
Goremortone for the alleged breaklnr of a
premise it he is said to have mate to
the threehthraclte district president' to
the effecChat he would not permit the
State troolto escort nonunion men to nd
.from the njes. It is claimed that the Gcv
J eroor mad this promise to Presidents
, Nlcholls, Ujr and Fahy on the occasion
- oi their Tisjo Harrisburg in May.
ONLT)NE DISTURBANCE.
TunaquaA., Aug. 3L Only one dis
turbance wj reported in the Panthar
Creek . ValleJo-day. While John and Al
bert KuUekJonunion miners, were leav
ing the Bt. Anaeis Hungarian Church at
Lansford. thl were attacked by a num-
toer of fcrelfrs and were compelled to
xturn to thejurch for safety. After re
mslnlng therar some time they succeed
- jta in makingfeir escape.
This atterCOtthft nfflM.il nf tho RuHfrh-
3j&cX Kailwayyifled Major Gearhart that
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s j " mt at Bummmn comimnr E of ths
t& awelfth Regit was sent to the soece
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c Biiwi -TBB iorce ci soioierB win
L ' -wtfrol the wlehd protect nonunion men i
--&, -ve on. inear r v wore
I had discussed the probabilities, andagreed
that as she had a glrl'and I a boy, we must
hope things "now would be reversed. So
when mother became confused she naturally
Sa. e me the glrL
"It was odd that this little fellow should
come Just on the second birthday of my
flrMbom. But, thr Is anotbtr annlver-s-ary
about these births Wineday was
Just nine jcars since Laura's marriage. Oh
it would have been better had we each a
boy and a glrL But little Joe looks so
much like papa I Just cannot givo him, up.
And he Is growing twice as fast as the
little girl, though they weighed exactly
eight and one-half pounds each when born."
But Mrs. Shelton's conscience was not
easy after her arbitrary ruling. She called
the fathers Into consultation, with the re
sult that they both declared the mothers
must be informed and left to decide. Fri
day tho disclosure was made, and neither
mother wanted a child that was not hers,
but neither was able to say which was her
child, until the step-grandfather, Frank
Shelton. proposed that lots be cast. This
was agreed upon.
Mrs. Taylor, who has a boy 2 years old.
prayed to win the glrL Mrs. Morse, who
has a giri 8 years old, prayed to win the
bay. Cards were prepared and put in a hat.
one being marked "boy" and the other
"girl." Their prayers were answered.
"hen yesterday morning, while nursing
the girl she supposed to be hers, Mrs. Tay
lor discovered the resemblance between the
other child, then in her sister's arms, and
her own husband. She dropped the IitUo
girl Instantly, calling out: "Laura, give me
my child! You have my child!"
Soon afterward all the women In the
neighborhood confirmed the joung mother
In her conjecture, and soon afterward, with
little girl No. 2, Mrs. Morse departed with
her husband for Flora. 111. Mrs. Taylor Is
still with her mother, with her second little
boy.
LEADING TOPICS
TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC
THE SUN RISES THIS MORNING AT
52S AND SET8 THIS EVENING AT S.33.
WEATHER IVDIC ITIOXS.
For Miaaoorl and Illinois Fair Mon
day and Tuesday.
Page.
1. Shot "Wife as She Amused Children.
President Spends Sunday in Rest.
Pelee Seems Again In Violent Eruption.
Central Labor Union Denounces Gobln.
2. State Campaign Opens Next Week.
Only a Question of Political Nerve.
Crew of Ferrjboat Wiggins Prevents
Suicide.
Trjing to Explain That Assessment.
3. Everything Ready for the Big Parade.
Mr. and Mrs. Horton to Celebrate Gold
en Wedding Anniversary.
A. Browns Defeat Philadelphia in a Double
Header. Race Entries.
Pugilistic Gossip.
5. Will Not Post St. Louis Races.
Fall Meeting Opens To-Day at Delmar.
Scientific Boxers vs. Rough-and-Tumbls
Fighters.
6. Editorial.
Stage News and Gossip.
7. Cleaning Streets In North St. Louis'.
East Side News.
Observe Feast of St. Louis.
Will Attempt a Record Run.
8. Republic "Wont" Advertisements.
. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
lk Sermons and Services at the Churches.
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H. Grains Close Strong on Reports of Rain.
Lite Stock Market.
Cotton.
Elver News.
12. Piesent Prosperity but the Beginning;
Anticipate Activity In Stock Exchange.
Pufcjic Holds Aloof From the Market.
Pips Lines Will Be Constructed.
MRS. HALLIE SINGLETON TAYLOR.
Mother of one of the children, who b-IIees
the boy resembles her husband.
WILSON ESCAPED BUT
WAS CAPTURED AGAIN
Report That Lynching Party at
Sparta Killed Negro Proved
to Be Incorrect.
LIVED, BUT BADLY WOUNDED.
rosse Chased Him Through .Corn
fields Sunday and Finally Took
Him After Firing Many
Bullets Into His Body.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Sparta, III., Aug. 5L The negro. Ardee
Wilson, who escaped from the lynching par
ty here last night, is alive, although last
time it was reported he was riddled with
bullets.
Luck favored Wilson from tho start. As
the lynclilng party brought him forth on a
run to the electric light pole, where they
intended lynching him, it was seen Us
hands were loose, and, when nearing the
outer edge of the crowd, near Jackson
street, at which place the onlookers were
composed entirely of women and children,
he threw off the noose and dashed through
the crowd of women and children, who
parted for him.
He was free before thoce who had bold of
the rope realized what had happened. The
lnchlng party at once pursued him. firing
as they ran. Jackson street was ery dark
and the negro could jiot be set-n distinctly.
HID BEHIND A BUGGY.
A buggy was standing In the street in
which a young man named McMillan was
seated. Wilson at once darted In behind
the buggy. McMillan seeing he was In dan
ger of being shot, whipped up his horse
and slipped into the bottom of the buggy,
but the negro etlll ran with the buggy part
ly protecting himself until he reached an
alley and turned on to Broadway. Mc
Millan was shot In the arm.
While on Broadway Wilson was severely
wounded In the leg, and it was observed
that he was limping. About two blocks
from the scene of tho ljnchlng two m-n
stepped out into the street as Wilson passed
them and emptied their revolvers Into him.
and Wilson staggered and fell. roe and
stumbled into a yard, where -the pursuers
lost track of him for a time.
CHASED THROUGH CORN FIELDS.
Later on news was brought In by several
reputable citizens that the posne had over
taken Wilson and riddled his body with
bullets. This was about midnight, but this
morning the report became circulated
around town that he had -cap-d. though
severely wounded, and several scouting Far
ties were out scouring the surrounding
country.
About noon a boy who lives five miles
south of town brojcht news thit a negro
of Wilson description had beon nt his
home. A party was Immedlatfly sent out.
led by Chief ToIbrt. Da id Herberger and
William Brown. On arriving at the Her
berger place they were Joined by a dozen
of the farmers with shotgun.
Wilson was tracked by his bare feet
through corn fields and wheat stubble and
was seen entering the woods. The posse
kept up the trail through the woods for
about two miles and at last the negro was
seen, and the posse poured volley niter vol
ley after him without hitting him.
WAS WOUNDED MANY TIMES.
Finally WIIon was surrounded In the
woods, a olIey of shots bun-t forth and
he fell, badly wounded. He was still In a
fighting mood, although he had no firearms,
and fought like a tiger with rocks, but was
soon overcome, securely tied and taken
to Chester jail, where he was locked up
late to-night.
Wilson's wounds consist of a shittered
phoulder and a bad wound on th leg, both
of w?!Wh he said he received in the chase
nt Sparta, together with other wounds all
over hl bodv.
It is not thought possible that Wilson
can recover from his wound".
FOLLOWED PRINCE'S TIP IN
LOOKING FOR A BRIDE.
Oklahoma Millionaire Went to Mil
waukee tor a Wife and Found
One In Short Order.
P.ETCBLIC SPECIAL
Milwaukee. Wis., Aug. SL The announce
ment that Prince Henry had declared that
In all his travels in tho Untied States he
had seen no girts to compare with the
maids of Milwaukee brought Bernarth
Friedman of Pawnee. Olc. a millionaire of
that Territory, to this city to search for a
bride. He came here for that sole pur
pose, and the fact tnat he had but one ac
quaintance In Milwaukee did not deter him
In the least.
To show how well he succeeded, at 4
o'clock this afternoon be was married to
Mrs. Carrie Llchterman by Rabbi Caro. Af
ter he bad spent a week looking about the
city, he went back to his Oklahoma home
to prepare for the bride. He found that
Prince Henry was right, but had not found
the very prettiest of them all.
Last Thursday ho came back. He began
a systematic search for the one woman.
He found her in a dry goods store, at the
ribbon counter. That was Just before 6
o'clock last night. This afternoon be was
married and to-morrow morning the two
will start for New York then for Pawnee.
The bridegroom is the head of the Basic
of Pawnee and & larjre stock owner.
Citizens, Aroused ly liruiul Mur
der, Talkwl of Lynching, hut
l'rihOHor Dies Soon
After His At ret: t.
HEPUBIJC SPECIAL
Carrollton. 111.. Aug. 31. Doctor Orville A.
Miller, a will-known joung physician at
Rockbrllge. III., shot and instantly killed
his wiit while she was bitting at the piano
ulayins for her children this morning.
He then took a dose of opium from which
he died shortly after being turned over to
the Sheriff, who brought him to Carrollton
to prevent mob lolen,cp.
Doctor Miller ana l!i- wire recently naa
trouble. They quarreled last nltht and she
went to tho homo of her fjther. A. A.
Allen. This morning she returned and pre
pared breakfast.
About 8.30 o'clock she finished cleaning th
dishes and went into the parlor to amine
tho children. A few minutes later her hus
band ojme downstairs with an old-fash
loned six-shooter revolver and, M-uiding
within a short distance of her, Ing-.m to
Are.
Three bullets entered her body and she
fell over dead. Doctor Mllltr then left the
room and took a dose of tincture of opium.
CITIZENS TALKED OF LYNCHING.
The news of the killing soon spread "'ver
the community and aroued the Indignation
of the citizens. Threats of ljnchlng were
made.
Constable Clark arrested Miller and took
him to the ofllce of his uncle. Doctor Adam
O. Miller, who gave him drugs to quiet his
nerves. The uncle knew nothing of his
nephew's having tnken the poison and did
not give him any treatment for lt-
SherlfT Conlee arrived at this time and
proceeded to take Doctor Miller to Carroll
ton, where he died shortly afterwards.
Doctor Miller was 33 j ears old and was a
graduate of the Rush Medical College of
Chicago- After graduation he came here
and married Miss Allen. Her fatfcir built
for them a handsome home at Rock
bridge, where Doctor Miller Fettled
down to practice. For a oung phy
sician his prospects were excellent, but he
began to drink and family dij-cord nrose.
Three children were born of the union.
The eldest child. 11 ears old. was
standing beside her mother when the shots
were fired and one bullet .passed through
her right leg. ,
DEAD MAN'S FACE POWJDER-BURNED.
Coroner Cravens held anHnqucst on Mil
ler's body and returned a verdict of suicide.
The body now lies In tne county Jail await
ing "he arziva' of Miller's father. John O.
Miller, a. prominent farmer in Kansas.
On examination of MHUr's t-jdy revere
powder burns were found about the right
temple. It Is supposed that Miller, after
shooting his wife, tried to commit suicide
In this manner and failed.
The Coroner of Rockbridge held an in
quest on Mrs. Miller's body and returned a
erdlct of homicide.
When Mr. W. A. Allen heard of his daugh
ter's murder he became furious with indig
nation, and, arming himself, started for the
Miller home. When he arrived at the house
Miller had been taken away by the officer.
MARCONI SAYS THE CZAR
IS QUITE DEMOCRATIC.
Inventor or Wireless Telejiraph Inter
view Emperor Mcolnn In
Ilia Onn Hume.
SPECIAL BY CABLE.
Kiel. Aug. 3L-SIgnor Marconi. Inventor
of the wireless telegraph, who recently re
turned from a lblt to the Czar, told this
Interesting story of his meeting with the
ruler of Kussia:
"Emieror Nicolas," ald he. "Is the most
amiable man I ever met and certainly the
best inttntloned monarch In the world. He
is likewise a man of vast practical knowl
edgenot book knowledge &o much as gen
uine wisdom gained from his Intercourse
with well-informed men in all clas?s cf
life.
"While I was with him I neter once had
the feeling of talking to a sovereign, the
mlghtlr-t In the universe. In nil tie did and
said he Impressed me as a progressive pri
ate citizen, bent upon doing as much
good as la possible for one man to accom
plish. 'Seeral times when we walked from one
room to the otliT I had to precede his
Majesty upon his own wUh, delicately but
firmly expressed. At first it madevme fetl
quite ashamed of rnvself. but I certainly
could not help It. 'After jou, signor,' the
Czar used to say.
"I beg jour Majesty's pardon. I said;
'lmtntorn come u long way after .Emper
ors.' "'Nay. nay. signor. he said, you are a
guent in my house; 1 pray juu to go
ahead. "
HEAVY RAIN IN TERRITORY.
Grand IJiver Is Up and Lowlands
Are Overflowed.
BEPtnttJC SPECIAL
Vlnlta. I. T.. Aug. 31. The heaviest rain
of the season commenced falling here -arly
this morning and continued through the day,
with a good prospect cf continuing all night.
The rain was needed here, as the ground
had become so dry that the farmers could
hardly plow for wheat.
Hay was damaged wbero It was down and
had not been stacked. Grand lUver Is up
near the high-water mark. It is over Its
banks and overflowing the bottoms. Tho
cable ferries have ceased running.
FOUND DEAD ' NEAR HOME.
Despondent Fanner Committed
Suicide at Xewnianville.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Virginia, I1L. Aug. 31. The body of Henry
Buxton, a farmer, aged 55 years, was found
near his home at Newmanville last nlsht..
The inquest developed the fact that he
died from the effects) of arsenic, taken with
suicidal latent.
He shot an arm off recently while hunt
ing, and has since been despondent. He
leaves a widow and three children.
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Shipments for August, 0301 537.13
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West Indies. Aug. 31. (Copv right. Y&l.t
Indications are that Mont Pelee. on the
Island of Martinique, is in violent eruption,
rrore IoIent. perhaps, than at any time
since the destruction of St. Herre.
This port has been covered with a cloud
of fine volcanic dust since S o'clock this
morning, and the populace is panic stricken.
Remembering the destruction of St.
Pierre, with It3 SO.wjO inhabitant?, they fear
that a similar disaster Is imminent here,
and many of them believe that the end of
the world has come.
This cloud of dust is apparently coming
from Martinique. Fine ashes continue to
fall, accompanied by a light drizzle of rain.
The whole sky. as far as the horizon. Is
coered with a thick, gray cloud, from
which the ashes fall as snow. Shining
dimly through It, the sun has taken on a
deep-blue color.
Street so gay a few hours; ago are now
turled beneath an Inch of ashes and there
Is terror everywhere. The heat Is intense
nnd one cannot go out of doors without
protecting eyes and mouth.
Shlp9 In the harbor appear to be enveloped
In a cloud of smoke and a semldarkness en
velops the sea.
Iteports Jut received from Basse Terre.
are that since daybreak that entire
section of the iMand has been covered
with a cloud of dust coming from the south
east, tho direction of Martinique. The popu
lation of Basse Terre is grcaUy alarmed
for its own safety.
All tho country shout here has the ap
pearance of a region coered by snow.
From villages near the Soufrlero reports
have Just reached here that the smell or
sulphur In that region Is Intense, and the
Inhabitants are preparing to flee for their
Uves.
The Govcrenor has- sent a Lieutenant with
eight soldiers to the summit of the o!cano
to lnestigate this reported smell of sulphur
and to learn the cause of the phenomenon,
though it Is not believed that an eruption
Is Imminent on this island.
The French steamer Salvador, due here
since Inst evening from Martinique, has not
jet arrived an I there are fears for her
safety.
At Marie Galante a 12-foot tide Is re
ported. Captain Rcy of the artillery, stationed at
Solntes Islands, reports clouds coming from
the direction of Martinique, which leads to
the supposition that Mont Pelee Is again In
eruption.
A I write the air Is so filled with ashes
that lamps have had to be lighted, and
the alarm In the city is great.
A severe eruption of Mont Pelee. Mar
tinique, was reported to have occurred at
noo-.i August Zi. This repjrt was brought
to Castries. Island of St. I.ucla by officers
of the French steamship Dahome. This
eruption wns followed by total darkness uva
mllta away from the volcano.
A dispatch received from St. Thomas,
Danish West Indies. August X. said that
between 10 o'clock in the morning and 3 In
the afternoon of August S clouds of dust
were seen In the direction of Mont Pelee
frcm the Wand of Dominica. Detonations
were heard and there were light showers of
volcanic dust on the island.
The following message was received from
Dominica Tuetdny, the 26th:
-Since 2 p. re. to-day (TuesJay) prolonged
rumbling noises in quick succession have
T, hunl from tho southward. There Is
eery Indication that Mont Pelee la in vio
lent eruption.
a ,tur.itrli from Paris dated Acxust 28
said the latest dispatches received at the
Ministry of the Colonies from Fort-de-France,
Island of Martinique, were dated
Monday. Auyi S. The Parts dispatch
said that the cables to Martinique, both
north and south, continue to be inter
rupted.
Efforts made to cable direct wnn tne
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isiana oi jirnut: . v.w... -successful.
Tehgraphlc communication with
that uiana irom .c ...
rupted. WU TO MAKE LABOR ADDRESS.
Chine&e Minister Heartily Received
at Jlingnamton, .. 1.
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him when he stepped from the train. He
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and interpreter of the Chinese Legation at
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START DELAYED BY RECEPTION
TO DUCHESS OE MARLBOROUGH;
Captains of Ships Participating in War Game Expressed Their Dis
pleasure Over Admiral Higginson's Orders That Everything
Must Give Way to a Social Function at the Very Time
When Oflicers and Men Were Eagerly Awaiting
the Signal to Strike.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR
REPUBLIC SPECIAL,
Woods-holl. Mass., Aug. 3L On board the
Herald-Republic dispatch boat Avenel, off
Mememsha Bight, via Woodsholl, Mass.
There is war in the fleet of lllgginson war
more real than the make-believe on which
Is to betide the hitherto united services at
midnight to-day. And woman, lovely harm
less woman. Is the cause of It alL
To begin at the beginning. Captain French
E. Cbadwlck. president of the Naval War
.College, was a visitor to Admiral Hlggin
son'n flagship, Kcarsarge, yesterday after
noon. Shortly after his appearance on board
a general signal was made by the flagships.
"Commanding officers report on board flag
ship." There was an immediate calling away of
steam cutters and one after another the
Captains of the warships went trooping up
the gangway of the flagship and Into the
cabin of the Admiral, all In full uniform
and swords, and all wondering what new
and Important plan of strategy the Admiral
had In mind. That it meditated some bril
liant move no one in that group of com
manders for a moment doubted. The period
had arrived when the navy was fres to
move against its enemy, and all believed
that when the conference was ended there
would be a tripping of anchors and an .im
mediate move en masse, or in divisions
against the forts.
When all the Captains were assembled
In his quarters, the Admiral arose and an
nounced that th fleet would remain in
active, arrangments having been made to
receive the Duchess of Marlborough, and
that to this reception the Admiral added,
all of the commanding officers of the fleet
were cordially Invited to be present.
CAPTAINS OBJECTED TO DELAY.
There was a moment of embarrassing si
lence and then one Captain, who has a rep
utation for straightforward speech, 'made
vehement and open protest- There was-, he
explained, no obJecUon to a reception to
the Duchess there could be none but the
time, he urged, was Inopportune.
Here was the fleet, he pointed out. ready
to move at an Instant's notice, that It had
been k-pt In constant, wearing readiness
for this very time and. Just at the very
moment when it should strike, everything
must give way to a social function which
could take place at any" time.
All of the other Captains took tho same
view all believed and all said that this was
no time for social matters, that if the navy
was going to play at war. let It play at it
seriously and have no nonsen'e about it.
Their view was that the maneuvers re
garded by them of incalculable value when
earnestly worked out by both sides, would
be of no consequence whatever If played
out as a summer diversion for society folk
that It would make a farce of the whole
proceedings and benefit neither eervlce.
The Admiral abruptly gave directions to
adhere to his plan cf entertainment, and
the council was soon dissolved, the Captains
returning to their ships and giving orders
looking to the relief of strain on the engi
neer forces, which bad beenkeeplng the
vessels under fires so heavflyibanked that
It was equivalent to actual steaming under
service conditions.
WAR ASSISTANTS FLAG UNKNOWN.
Sunday came and with It the Duchess and
her party, these arriving shortly after noon
by the Astor yacht, the NourmahL and that
In turn escorted by the torpedo boat Morris.
The yacht came to anchor near the flag'.
ship and the Flag Lieutenant went in a
steam cutter to bear greetings of welcome.
Luncheon was served on board the Nour
mahl and then, at about 3 o'clock, the
Marlborough party boarded the waiticg
launches and set out for the flagship. Tha
party Included the Duchess. Mr. and Mrs.
Cornelius VanderbUt. Mr. and Mra 'John
Jacob Astor. Mis AUm BUht, Assistant
MEMBER OF- VISITING PARTY.
Secretary cf War Henry Cary Sanger and
Mr. Harry Lehr.
The yacht came in flying the Car of tha
Assistant Secretary, a pennant which Is so
rarely seen afloat that there was much
wonderment among the navy officers as to
what it was. Nor was It known what i;
signified until one of the curious navy of
ficers blew an inquiry to an Annapolis j
classmate whom he had recognized oa-beard'
the NourmahL
The visitinc cortege drew alongside ths
battleship. The band bad been assembled
on the quarter deck and struck up a tun '
as the party came on board, the Admiral
and his staff receiving the visitors at thM
gangway. A few- minutes later the band!
started on a two-step and tbtssblg super-1
posed turrets began to waltz, revolving
first to one side then to the other, ail fox!'
the edification of the guests.
NO COMMANDING OFFICER CAMS.
Quartermasters of the flagship were os
eager lookout for other visitors, the com
manding officers who had been invited. But
not one of these appeared. After a two-j
hours' stay on board the party came troop
ing down the gangway again and as tha)
boat shoved off there rang out on the Sun
day air a salute of fifteen guns for a de
parting Assistant Secretary of War an ex
plosive farewell which for upwards of a
quarter of a century has been discounte
nanced on Sundays by navy regulations.
There was unlimited comment In the fleet
to-day oer this visit ot the Assistant Secre
tary. Theoretically the army and the navy
now are at war. The Admiral will deciai
none ot his secrets to his commanding- of
ficers or to any one else, and yet It was
pointed out he received tbij high emissary,
of the "enemy."
Up to the hour of the Avenel's deparrcr
with dispatches, the plans were as follows;
For the fleet to leave Its- present anehorag
to-night, steam to an appointed rendexrousj
there. divide Into two squadrons, one under
Rear Admiral Coghlan to attack Newpert,
the other under Hlgglnson to attack ta
other defenses
Rear Admiral Coghlan flies his flag from
the Brooklyn. There have been Included la
his division the protected cruiser Otympla,
the monitor Puritan, the cruiser Mont
gomery and the converted yachts May
flower. Gloucester, Alleen and Peoria.
Admiral Hlgglnson has reserved for hi
squadron the battleship Kearsarge (flag
ship), the battleships Massachusetts. Ind
ana and Alabama, tha Panther. Supply,
Scorpion, Nina and Leyden.
AERONAUTS WILL TRY ""
TO BREAK RECORD.
Large Balloon Starts From Deaves
oa a Lonx-DLstance
Trip. ,
Denver, CaL. Aug; S1- BIg Glory," on
of the largest balloons ever constructed,,
was successfully started from this city this
afternoon on a trip, the purpose of which
is to break the world's long-distance rec
ord, as weU as all previous records for fast I
balloon sailing. It also Intends ultimately
to reach New York, If possible.
Tha balloon contains 240.000 cubic feet: of
hydrogen gas and was bur.; especially for
this trip. The expedition was planned and
equipped by the Denver Post.
The occupants of the baltooa are Caps. '
tains T. 8. Baldwin and Percy Budges, it
aeronauts, and C SL Sherman, a nuseber
of theart staff of tha Denver Post.
jVb.c win.' ittii i ili.k. w. w j
dropped to earth by means of parachsta j
ana inese message wui unwi umi toim i
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