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Deleuates Whose Bado;e Is th c
Sacred Cross Coming la>
FIISI DAY OF CQHVENTIOH,
Be Executive Council Meets to ■ Consider
Its Annnal Report
» «KCES*TI6x TO ; TUX VISITORS.
j>j ra .vant Function atthe >Vo:citn's
Clnl» 3-n>t Xisrlil— Ulsliop Hall, of
Vermont, Coi»t«ncfs a Preliniiuury
fcrricc at St. l'aul's.
More than- foirr hundred, delegates, ap
prcximately, Tvere in the city early last
ni"hl to attend the fifteenth annual con
vention. *"'' *^ le Brotherhood of St.
\3iarew- Trains that arrived later in the
evening: augmented the attendance, and
-1 croat many Brotherhood men are look
id for this morning.
jjjo size cf the convention may not be
of rt 1 ' crd-breaking. proportions; in fact.
.-; sin? that it will not be. But the
-:••::*. of devout •enthusiasm, if the phrase
i« ->ennissible. was abundantly empha
f'ec-d -it the preliminary service held at
g'j. Paul's from 3 to G in the afternoon.
Ar.d where the Christian esprit dv corps
<s so cor.spi-uous success cannot be mea
sured in "numbers.
The disappointment of the convention
Is the fact "that President J. L.. Houghtel
jr;c. of Chicago,, will not be in attend
rui'ce- This veteran Brotherhood man,
whose name is higli up on the rolls cf
"*t Andrew leaders, is unavoidably de-
T-i-.-d. In his absence, First-Vice-Presi-
3m.. G. HABRY DAVIS,
i irst Vicc-I'residpnt, AVli<»^ V/ill
....... X'resiile.j
—•lent G. Harry Davis, of Philadelphia,
V.-H1 preside over the sessions. Many
prominent clergynien, including half a
dozen of the bishops, are here. Laymen
whose names are household words in
Brotherhood circles, coming from far and
near, are among the delegates.
YESTERDAY'S EVENTS.
There were three events to mark the
opening clay of the convention. Right
Rev. Arthur C. A. Hall. Bishop of Ver
mont, conducted the "Quiet Hour*" ser
vice at St. Paul's from 3 to 6 P.. SE The
Executive Council, which is the supreme
liody in the Brotherhood, was In session
v.t noon and at 10:30 P. Z\l. considering
its report At night, from 9. to 10::>0,
rnc-rc was a reception to the delegates
at the rooms of the Woman's Club, which
was largely attended.
The oi-legatc-s Avill be busy to-day. At
11 kl M. Right Rev. Robert A. Gibson,
I) D.. Bishop-Coadjutor of A r irginia, will
deliver the charge to the convention, at
St Paul's. At 230 P. M., in the Jef
ferson Convention Hall, Mr. Thomas C.
Puffin member of the National Council
for ■-, Virginia, -will formally 1 welcome the
convention and immediately thereafter
iho Council report will be made. The
convention will then be fairly launched.
PREPARE FOR COMMUNION.
\ service of a more general character
wi;! be conducted at 8 P. M. at St. Paul's
l.y ]>cv. T. D. Bratton, St. Mary's School,
Kaleigh. This service is in preparation
lor the holy communion, the corporate
celebration of which will take place at St.
Paul's at 7 o'clock to-morrow morning.
The celebrant of the communion will be
PJght Rev. George YT. Petexkin, D. D.,
I.L. D., Bishop of "West Virginia. The
assistants will be Rev. Landon R. 3lason,
Grace church, Richmond: xtev. Clifton
Macon. Cathedral Mission of the, Good
Samaritan. San Francisco, and Rev. J.
Larnberi Reese, St. John's College, Shang-
3 A .ai. China.
3IOW VISITORS ARE RECEIVED.
The plans of the local assembly of the
r.rotherhood for the reception of the ar
riving delegates are working perfectly.
The visitor/ upon stepping from the train,
(Secoiul Viee-PTejiiaent.)
» ti-litn by ihe hand of a member of the
"(.-ceMion Committee. He is cscort«?d to
l"'l "'- Jcfftrjion, where he registers, has the
return coupon of liis ticket checked; and,
to the Bureau of Information.
Biaiits known -the character and location
y- \b<-. home he desire. s. This determined.
Lie visitor is put in charge of a page and
"•; ;;'■><'! 10 ins icinporary '.-domicile. ;
. '■.'-" v/hovmeet the trains are the fol-
IJV -i-'HC gentk-men of the Reception Coin
feJtt<-t-: S. Rctherfoord Rose (chairman),
H. Minor, Jr., George C. Robinson,
*",- f '- Christian, Robert; H. Rivt-s, Taylor
-rtis, Waverlie G. .Yarbrougb, V'; T,
• ; >!', M. il. McGuire, Thomas Aim-
1L SI- Vaughan, ■■ Honice •'. Slater^
|\<! d - Cuw 'ioa. Oscar Cranz', Jr.; Channins
rho Information CommUtee, ; whose"
ntCiltre take turns at thestaud 5n the
. icircrson.-. arc '/.Messrs.- H.. 1.. Valentine
fchalrmnii). P.; S. I'owors, /\V. Y. Minor,
G mnvillo • Grrty. I : . ;;. " Nash'. 1 ; Walter
Christian. Charles J-anghornclJ. E. Pey
ton. Frank C.Latanc, M.M. ilcGuirc, \V.
MoKim Marriott. CoorgeC. Robinson, C
j P. Cadot. and Thomas Friend.
Messrs. S.M. Woodward and W. 3.1.
TaJlaferro, as: members of tho Transpor
tation .Committee, have a desk at the
hotel, and look after the stamping of tho
delegates' tickets.
At the registration desk arcs! Mr. Alex.
Stuart Gibson and associates of the Regis
tration Committee. They are kept quite
busy all the time. After to-day they will
have a little more leisure. .
STSH.VICE 6r x "QJJTET HOURS.*'
Jsiirxc C<>i»y,rcjv:jii<»n Present—Conn
cil Contiuillcf-Keccption at Xiprlit.
The service of "Quiet Hours," conducted
by Bishop Hall, of Vermont, Avas attended
by a congregation which served to com
fortably fill the main lloor, and a few. per
sons occupied seats in the~ galleries. The
service lasted three hours. At the begin
ning the church v;as not half-full, but
within an hour the" early comers were re
inforced by scores of tardy, attendants.
Some came direct from the trains to the
church. .
Bishop Kail's discourse was based on the
three Divine commissions, found in St.
Matthew xxviii.. IG-20: St. John xx., 19-23,
and St. John xxi.. J5-IS. The long- service
was segregated where the logical divisions
occurred, and prayers and songr. varied
the spoken word. It was inspiring to wit
ness the deep interest the large body of
men— young men. : principally— evidenced
throughout the service. Few la aics were
present. .and the male voices alone were
heard in the splendid congregational sing
sns. At one point in the service Bishop
Hall spoke, touching the genius and mean
ing of the Creed, and deplored the me
chanical voice in which it is ?.o often
chanted. He then asked the .congregation
to recite the Creed, and the ancient ser
vice took on anew meaning almost, so ad
mirable was the inflection and so full
voiced the recitation of it.
This was Bishop Hall's first discourse in
! Richmond. It was pronounced to be very
able. He spoke with great animation, and
quite rapidly, so that the address, broken,
too. by song and prayer, seemed not so
! long as it really was.
I At AVorlC on tlie Keport.
The Executive Committee of the council
held "two long sessions yesterday, con
sidering the report of the secretary before
its presentation to the convention to-day.
First Vice-President G. Harry' Davis pre
sided in the absence of President .Tame*
L Hov.ghteling. The other members of
ihe committee are Silas Mcßee. first vice
president; John BT Faure, treasurer; John
Wi Wood, general secretary, and Messrs.
Baird Turnbull.- Ward, Holmes, and Stur
sris Nearly alf of these were present.
The first 'session lasted from noon till ..
o'clock, and the second session commenc
ing at 10-30 P. -M-, had not adjourned at
midnight The committee's report will be
made "to the convention this afternoon,
immediately after the address of welcome.
Reception at Woman's Clu.}u , \
The Woman's Club, on Franklin street
was a!; scene of great animation from 9
P M. till nearly midnight, the occasion
bein- a reception to the Brotherhood del
egates The club-rooms were thronged
between those hours. Nearly nil the vis
iting brethren were callers. Chairman S_
Rutherfoord Rose and the members of
the Reception Committee;, a committee
from each; local Episcopal church, in
cluding four ladies, besides the rector
and his wife, performed the-duty of wel
coming the visitors. A great- many mem
bers of the local chapters, of the Brother
hood, with ladies, assisted in making
the strangers at home.
The building had been decked -with
"reens and the rooms were brightly
lighted. Refreshments, in the way of
coffee creams, and cake were served.
The reception was a pronounced success. ;
Xotes of ti»e Convention."
'Among the popular Virginians here is
Rev. Dr. TV. A. Barr. rector of St. Luke s,
Xorfolk. but recently rector of Mon
umental, this city. Dr. Barr was
warmly welcomed by his hundreds of
friends and admirers in this city. He_ is
looking well. '
Another visitor is Rev. Robert \V. Fat
ton, of Roanoke. a brother-in-law of Dr.
Brr'r's. the two having married daugh
ters of Rev. Dr. Stringfeilow, widely
known in the State, and universally be
loved.
Rev. Robert C. Jett and wife, of Staun
ton, are attending the convention. They
are staying at No. 23S south 'Laurel street.
Rev. Dr. Allen Castleman, wife, and
daughter, of Belair, Md., are at Xo. 533
west Grace street.
Holy communion will be celebrated at
Grace and St. Paul's churches at 7 o'clock
this morning, and at Monumental church
at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. William E. Arnaud, organist at
St. Mark's, has been engaged to play at
the Brotherhood services during conven
tion week. He is a very bright young
musician, and the selection is endorsed
as a very happy one.
There are delegates present from seve
ral of the colleges of the country. The
Virginia Polytechnic Institute has a uni
formed representative in attendance.
Not a great many Virginia delegates
have arrived. The State representation
is expected to be good. Many from the
neighboring cities and towns are expect
ed this morning.
"Tlie I.oeul Committees.
The following is a complete list of con
vention committees, appointed by the local,
assembly:
Hotel Committee— Thomas C. Ruffin
fehairman), Colonel J. V. Bidgood, P. P.
Taliaferro.
Transportation Committee— Stewart M.
Woodward, (chairman), Thomas Poin
dexter, William Taliaferro.
Reception Committee— S. Rutherford
Rcse "(chairman), John B. Minor, Jr.,
Jphn M. Taylor. T. C. Christian, Ro.
S. Reeves, Taylor Curtis, W. T. Tyres,
M. M. McGuire, Thomas Armstrong, H.
M. "Vaughan, Horace Slater, Byrd Xew
ton. Charming Newton. W. G. Yarbrougli.
Registration Committee— A. S. Gibson
(chairman), W. W. Hardwicke, S'eldcn
Walke, W. F. Powers. Lewis Brander,
Ro. Tabb Brander, Horace Stringfei
low. Venable Johnson, C. Y. Bargamin,
E. M. Crutchfieia. J. A. Moncure, Wil
liam M. Jones, C. L. Cook, Henry C.
Riely.
Information Committee— lT. L. Valen
tine (chairman). H. S. Morrii~on.Ro.
Nash; Walter Christian. C. C. Baugh
man; R. E. Peyton, W. McKim Marriott,
James Fisher.
Press Committee— Joseph H. Shepherd
(chairman). F. J. Craigie, Eugene Jones,
H. C. Riely, George A. Nolting, Jr.
Printing Committee— R. H. Meade
.(chairman), James T. Estes, George W.
McCreary.
Committee on Halls and Churches— P.
A. Arthur (chairman)., 8.8. Valentine,
James MeK. Fox, Dr. F. W. Upshur,
George Benson, John W. Welsh, Rl;h
ard, C- Samsbury, Richard Ho wells.
Gea. li< v e fioe.s to Siainiton To -Day..
'General Fitzhugh Lee will leave here to
day to attend the Confederate reunion at
Staunton, and the reunion of his old regi
ment, the First Virginia Cavalry, in par
ticular. General Lee will make a speech
to his old soldiers.
The General will go to Cuba about tl\e
last of the month,- accompanied by his
wife and two daughters.
General Lee, referring to a previous in
ierv:<:V in local papers, said that he hod
!.,„„ .!•«•»-••'— «^ r ,,. n )o(' in.-'^nt he had to
«ay about our flag in thePhilippin.es. Tie
•-, , ilu he *s '■• '>';e with iiryan, whan!
■v»'",,iiot^d as holding that our troops
should not he withdrawn until a stable
government, id established.
(Jeiicrjil Lee's X,«hve Ex«Mt«ttnl. .
\»' \PHINGTON'. October 10.—Brigadier
f"cs"»ral- Lcc>. rTJniU-d. States Volunteers,
hVs been granted an extension df leave
for, twenty days./ ... ♦'
i;r. IlnirV Ooaßli Syrup Has lie-en
for ases^ the remedy; for hacking coushe.
RICHMOND, VA., 1 THURSDAY, OOTOBEE 11 1900.
Of Confederate Veterans of
;; Virginia MeetSi .
THiRTfETH ANNUAL SESSION
Began on Yesterday in tlie Valley
City.
WELCOMES AIVO KESrOXSES.
The Ad«lress of Congressman JToliii
liaiulj— False History— Tlio United
Confetlerate; :Vetera«s — Election. :of
Urisntliers-^Tlie Sons at Xigit. :
j STAUNTON, VA., October 10—(Spe
cial.)—Led by the Stonewall Brigade
Band the delegates to the Grand Camp
of Confederate Veterans of Virginia
marched to Columbian Hall to-day and
began the thirteenth, annual session of
the body, which, is to continue .three
days. - The official body is three - hun
dred strong, but these, with, visiting ex-
Confederates and their friends crowded
the hall, where hung pictures of General
R. E. Lee, Joe Johnston, Stonewall Jack
son, John W. Daniel, and General John
Echols. Time's whitening touch gives to
the old soldiers a pathetic individuality,
italicising each. Confederate in the crowd.
Noticeable is the. absence of many well"
known regular attendants on the Grand
Camp. Death has done its work in the
Confederate column since the camp met
at Pulaski a year ago.
CALLED TO ORDER.
To-day the meeting was called to order
by cirand Commander Stith Boiling, and
a patriotic prayer was offered by the Rev.
J. P. Hyde, of Winchester.
Mayor W. H. Lands cordially v/el
comed the Grand Camp on behalf of the
city. Hon. John N. Opie spoke the wel
come for Stonewall Jackson Camp, of
Staunton. Colonel William. Kean, of
Louisa, responding to the Mayor's wel
come, said he was glad to have the oppor
tunity „"to deny an idea uttered by
McKinley, at Sharpsburg, and Bryan a
few months ago, in New Jersey, that the
South was • glad of- the failure of the
Confederate cause. Colonel Kean repelled
the statement with vigorous expressions.
CAPTAIN LAMB SPEAKS.
Congressman John Lamb, of Richmond,
responding- to Captain Opie's welcome,'
deprecated the decay of wholesome senti
ment in the United States, and the
growth. of merely the mercenary
spirit. Sentiment, said he, is the best
legacy of this life, and sentiment is the
hope of the hereafter. "I blame you,
each one of you, and myself," lie con
tinued. ;'that false history has been
taught in our southern schools; but we
are' curing this, and the example of Vir
ginia, in its efforts to purify history, is
being followed in the South, particularly
in Louisiana."
GRAND QOMMANDER'S REPORT.
Grand-Commander Boiling's report was
read. It praises the pension law, as pass
ed by the last State Legislature, extiresses
gratification at the growth of the organi
zations of the Sons of Veterans, and
compliments the efficiency of the grand
officers for the year. The report says
there are ninety-rive camps in the State;
that three were added during the year,
and that four more- are being organized.
The Grand Commander pays a tribute to
the late Dr. Hunter McGuire, chairman
of the History Committee; endorses the
work of the Confederate Memorial Lite
rary Society, and commends "to the
Grand Camp" and to ail subordinate
camps in this State the importance of
bearing up the hands of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy in t£eir
noble undertaking to rear a worthy mon
ument to President Jefferson Davis."
lie adds: "'You must remember that
this noble order- of women has assumed
a task laid down by Confederate veterans,
which by God's help, they declare, they
will, complete; and, although large sums
have, been raised, the amount is still
largely short of the full sum needed. Let
it not be said that this great enterprise
shall be a failure for lack of funds, but
let all of us be generous according to our
means in the discharge of this patriotic
duty."
WISE AND JUST.
•The Grand Commander's exact words
as to the pension laws are as follows:
"To be convinced of the wisdom and
justice of the law passed by our last Le
gislature granting- pensions to soldiers
and to widows of soldiers of the Confed
eracy, one has only to visit the sessions
of the Pension Boards and .witness the
gathering there of, these poor, old, and
decrepit soldiers, and the poor, feeble
widows of Confederate soldiers, for the
purpose of establishing their claims to a
pension from the State which 'they had
so heroically defended. The State of Vir
ginia can have no more sacred obligation
than the care of her indigent Confederate
soldiers and the helpless, widows of Con
federate soldiers to the full extent of her
ability. "■
The Virginia Division of the United
Confederate Veterans, this afternoon, as.
is its custom during the Grand Camp's
session, elected, two brigadier-generals —
James Magill, of Pulaski, and Henry Clay
Miehie. of Charlottesville — who . will
command the Second Division. Brigadier-
General Crocker, of Norfolk, was elected
commander of the First Brigade.
General Thomas S. Rosser's motion
that the First Brigade be divided, on ac
count of the growth in the : number oi
camps composing it, was adopted. Hon.
J. Taylor Ellyson was adjutant-general
at the United Confederate meeting, arid
General Theodore S. Garnett. of Nor
folk, who presided, was re-elected majOr
general by acclamation.
To-night the camp turned over the pro
ceedings to the Sons of Veterans', and
Commander Leslie Spence presided. In
graceful speeches, W. A. Pratt intro
duced the eleven sponsors and "their,
maids of. honor, and S. D. .Timberlako/
Jr.. welcomed the Sons of Veterans:
Hon. .James Mann.- of Petersburg, re
sponded happily ~to. Mr. Pratt's speech,
and Attorney-GeneraL Montague spoke
with much eloquence- in behalf of the:
Sons. ' ■ - ; ' . "
. . — - — "3" - . : ■
VIRGINIA I>AXJGIITI2n.S. . ?< \
l'rotrt-tMlinK.s of Thcii- Convention at
■'.Vo oils tot 1 3c sT<*sf er«lny.- - .
WOODSTOCK^ VA.. Octob?i\ 10.—(Spe
cial.)—The sixth annual convention of .the
Virginia .Division, United Daughters : of
the:. ' Confederacy;: convened here .this
morning. .- with: : the . president, . : Mrs.
James Y. Leigh, of Norfolk, presiding.
■ After .prayers by Rev. . Dr.TWightmanj
of the* Methodist church; Mrs. James ;Vvil
liams, president of the local.'chapteiv'-'vvei
corned the convention to -Woodstock, and
Mrs/ Leigh responded." . " : -.;" ■■■--."
•■; Seventeen -of ; the twenty-one ; chapters
comprising the , division.; were ; represented/
Greeting was telegraphedthe Grand Camp/-
Confederate Veterans, -in. session: at Staun
tbn.r-The reports of the^ division?"; officers
were read, andr accepted; The morning:
session closed with; an. animated discus
sion on ways and means ; of best promot
ing chapter work, -in whicli "Mrs. Alexan
der, -Mrs; O'Brien,:, of ; Alexandria;. Miss
Smith,-', of -Warrenton, andithe president
took the pleading; parts: "
The afternoon opened with
ports from the tvarious chapters, l which"
indicate . a healthy condition of affairs.
During tho year Black ; Horse Chapter,:
of Warrenton, contributed 1 nearly 5400 to
the Davis monument fund. "The financial
report of Pickett-Buchanan . Chapter,- > of
Norfolk, showed'; that it "had raised-: ?4SO
for all purposes.; : : _ \ ' : "V :
Mrs. ■ Alexander- gave an account of the
work of Bull Run Chapter, : in its effort
to, enclose the cemetery .... in which the
killed of the Manassas .battles are in
terred. ;
A communication from "the Southern
Confederation of Memorial Associations,
requesting aidin iremoving.. the Confeder
ate dead from national '?■■ cemeteries - to
Hollywood, Richmond, was: ta.bled, "as the
Daughters will not recognize- another or
ganization of southern women, ;which
might be antagonistic to the United
Daughters.
Mrs. Catherine ; Stewart, . of Alexandria;
Mrs. Lee Hutton,; of Richmond, and Miss
Smith, of Warrenton, were appointed a
committee, -•'.-to have charge of the Vir
ginia-room in the Confederate Museum,
to be established at Richmond.
A resolution, urging upon the Sons of
Veterans that the .proposed "monument ..to
southern /women should take the \ form
of a school or hospital, instead of a
bronze or, marble memorial, was passed.
To-night the delegates and visitors at-,
tended a reception given by Shenandoah
Camp. at the. home of General and Mrs.
James H. Williams..
ZfORTH STATE D/aiGKTERS.
Their Annual Session — A" I.arse At
leiitla.nee.
RALEIGH, ' N. C, October 10.— (Spe- :
cial.) — The fourth annual session of . the
United Daughters of. the Confederacy of
North Carolina began; to-day in the lec
ture hall of the Agricultural building,
Miss Alida Rodman, of Washington, pre
siding. The attendance is much the
largest on record. Rev. Dr. M, M. Mar
shall, rector of Christ church here, open
ed the session with prayer. This after
noon there was a • public session, at
which matters relative to the Davis mon
ument were taken up. After some intro
ductory remarks by Colonel T. S. Kenan,
Captain C. B. Dunton delivered an ad
dress on the causes- which "led up to the
civil war. The various reports were read.
Mrs. John W. Hinsdale made an ad
dress of welcome on behalf of Johnston-
Pettigrew Chapter; L. Branch. Camp,
Confederate Veterans;. Harry' Bm-gvrin
Camp, Sons of Veterans, and the city of
Raleigh, to which President Rodman re-"
"sponded. Only three of the twenty-five
chapters are unrepresented. There are
1,029 members in the State. There; are
four children's chapters, and the increase
'iii membership of the Daughters during
"the year wasSSO.
" The following telegram of sympathy
•was sent to Mrs.; "Stonewall" Jackson,
who is in a Baltimore .hospital:
"Loving remembrance and tender sym
pathy for you from, the North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy, in
convention assembled."
YOU'fSEYIX COMATOSE STATE.
lii» Comlition. Very Critical — He }In.y
Become Insajie. -
GEORGETOWN,. KY., October 10.—
Henry Youtsey has remained in a coma
tose condition all day. Whether that is
due to the opiates administered to quiet
him last night cannot be ascertained. He
has answered no questions addressed to
him by his nearest relatives and phy
sicians, but once or twice during the day
he held up his hands and exclaimed:
"There is no blood on my hands— there is
no man's blood on my. hands." He has
kept h!s eyes closed all day, and they
are still slightly crossed, as if drawn and
set by the convulsion he had last night.
The- only nourishment he has taken 'was
a glass of milk, which was almost forced
down his throat by the physicians.
Dr. Carrick says he is in an extremely
critical condition, which may take a sud
den change for the better or the worse
at any moment, and if for the worse
Youtsey will be permanently insane. He
has not been taken to the jury-room in
the court-house yet, as directed by Judge
Can trill this morning, but may be taken
there- early to-morrow, if there is no
change for the worse in his condition to
ni«ht.'
Judge Cantrill said this morning that
the trial would certainly proceed, but if
Youtsey Jis absolutely unconscious to
morrow, the Judge may abandon his pur
pose. Youtsey's attorneys think he had
hysterics last night, brought on by the
severe strain and long confinement, but
that he will recover in a day or two.
TliK VETEKAXS AT CHATTAXOOGA.
.J..ee siiul Taylor Officers' of Si>ai>ish-
AVar Ors'ssi'i^atiOTj.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., October 10.—
Ths ;j.i:^» business session of the Army
of the Cumberland was held to-day.
Louisville, Ky., was chosen for the next
annual meeting-, which will be held during
the week of October S, 1901. Committees
of the societj- for the ensuing year were
elected, also the following- officers:
President, General D. Stanley; Corre
sponding Secretary, General H. V. Boyn
ton; Recording Secretary', Colonel John
Steele; Treasurer, Major John Tweedale;
Historian, . Charlejs A. Belknap; Orator,
for 1901, General Archibald Elantley, of
Pittsburg, Pa. .
The Spanish War Veterans elected
General Willis Hulings, Oil, City. Pa.,
commander-in-chief; Colonel George W.
Taylor, Norfolk, Va., - inspector-general.
and General Fitzhugh Lee, Virginia, and
Colonel D. Jack Frost. South Carolina,
members of the National Council.
A committGe was appointed to confer
with other Spanish war veteran organiza
tions, with a. view to consolidation.
... . : — <Bu- — .
THE rXSUIIAXCJa COXSPIRACY.«» .
Anotlier AVoman Victim— Plot of
"VVisler Scope TJiun First Tlioiislit.
CHICAGO, October 10.— Laura Carroll is
named as another victim of. the insurance
conspiracy syndicate said to beheaded by
Dr.:Axigust.M. Unger. The physician used
her. it is said, as a subject on whom -to
take out policies in a game similar to that
which* was attempted with Marie Defen
bach. : '_'.'-■ ' .
-The Carroll; woman disappeared four, or
five months ago, and none of those with
whom she associated have seen her since.
During her' residence here she was an in-;
timate .friend of Miss Defenbach's, and is
alleged to have been a r patient and sweet
heart of Dr. Unger's. Miss .; Carroll, was
about 22 years old..
The subjects upon \vhich- the •Unger-
Erovv-n-Smiley: syndicate : secured : insur
ance with fraudulent intent are all be
lieved to : be : women, while " tlie •'; active
members of the organisation - are men.
There are indications that the organiza
tion has .a much wider scope than was
first" thought. It is asserted by detectives
that at least f.voseore of. people are crimi
nally connected with it. : - : "
One of those : who is now under, surveii
lance is a wealthy and prominent lawyer.
He is alleged to be the iinancial backer. ;
Bailer Hoiioveil- ; ,by His. Troops. -
; LEYDENBIJi:G, : TRANiVAAL;COLO t
NY, October 10.— General -. Buller bid fare-;
well' to his -October -6th, and ~ de
parted: southward. There; was a striking :
fareweir demonstration. -The troops: gath- :
ered on both, sides-bf theroad : for imiles,
ar.d : -cli&irea: BuUor lustily. ■_ .
fi - 1 a 2 ~ ' - ;- 1 1 3 p8 12" ' : 1 I IS ' **1" I•" 6 *
< };i aa- ■: :■; _; ;UULU.;.;;;, IIILi 1I J |
Mr, Bryan Replies io \k M
kleiotin Letter,
.".•-". ■' i ■:'- , ■:: -• . . ■■.-■ ■-.-■■ . ■■■■ ■ '■':
coiiiffloiio wm
RepuMicaD Party Ttieory on the
- .. ' Subject, *
itiTH ASIEX3>?/IE: 6 -T FAlis SHORT.
It Cannot ReacL. tbe Snln Arclii-
I»elas-o— President, Zltorebver, Eas
Xot ."WitlidraTt-n. "Promise of" Pro
tection to Moliarninedans.
KALAMAZOO, MICH., October .10.—Wil
liam-Jl,Bryan to-day took cognizance of
the letter sent to him by Aissistant-Secre
tary-of-War Meiklejohn, which was given
out yesterday, and prepared a reply to it
The reply says:
"I am in receipt of your favor of the
6th, in regard to.the'Sulu treaty. It is
true that the President, two months after
the signing of the treaty/ sent to General
Otis the instructions .which- you 'quote.
You will note that the treaty agreement,
as the President describes ; it, was con
firmed and improved subject to the action
of Congress, and' the only exception that'
he made was that in regard^ to Article X.,
relating to slavery. '
"You can but know, however, that since
the President sent those instructions, the
Republican party," with the approval"' of"
the administration, has adopted the the
ory that the Constitution does not follow
the flag, and. therefore, the thirteenth
amendment does not : interfere with
slavery in the Sulu archipelago.
"The Porto Rican law asserts the doc
trine that the people of Porto Rico are
beyond the protection of the Constitution
and can be governed by the arbitrary and
unrestrained power of the President and"
Congress. If the Constitution itself can
not reach the West Indies, how can the
thirteenth amendment find its way across
the Pacific into Asia?
PROTECTION OF MOHAMMEDANS/
-.-The President does not repudiate Ar
ticle 10, .which reads as follows- 'The
United States will-give ..full protection' to
the Sultan and his subjects, if any foreign
nation should attempt to impose upon
them.'. In view of the facts that the
President, in his letter of acceptance, de
clares:it dangerous for us to agree to
protect a Christian republic in the Phil
ippine Islands, would it not be wise for
him to withdraw the agreement to nro
tect a Mohammedan island? • r
"The agreement does not repudiate Ar
ticle 14, which reads as' follows: 'The
United States will not sell the island of
Sulu, or any other island- of the 1 Sulu
archipelago, to any foreign nation, with
out the consent of the Sultan of Sulu '
If we buy tlie Philippine Islands from
bpain, without the consent of the inhabi
tants, is it fair that we should agree not
to sell any of the Sulu Islands without
the consent of the Sultan? In other
words, is it more important that a Sul
tan s wishes should be considered than
the interests of the rest of the people
should be regarded? Very respectfully
y° nvs > W. J. BRYAN
BKYAA-S TOUR. OF MICHIGAN.
Crovrcls All Complimej.tary in Size
stud Otl:et-Tvsse.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., October 10.-
The -weather for the first day. of Mr.
Bryan's tour of the State of Michigan
was. all th^t could be asked. The tour
was under the management of State-
Chairman Campau. and was admirably
conducted. The train was at no time
more than ten minutes behind time . and
all of the speaking platforms were erect
ed so near the railroad depots that in
only one instance was . it., necessary;, for
Mr. Bryan to enter a carriage in order
to reach one.
The country traversed was varied in
character, including the famous Michigan
celery belt, the scarcely, less famous
peach country, and much furniture-manu
facturing territory. The crowds were all
complimentary in size, as well as in the
attention given, but those of the : day
were neither so large nor so enthusiastic
as Mr. Bryan's meetings in Indiana and
Illinois. The night meetings at Muske
gon and Grand; Rapids were "both, how
ever, equal to the best of the entire tour.
PALMERITES RETURN. " ,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., October 10.—
Mr. Bryan made two speeches in this
'city to-night. The first of these, was
made in Campau Square, and the crowd
covered almost the entire area. Mr.
Bryan then repaired' to. the Auditorium,
where he made the principal speech of
the evening. On the stage were seated- a
dozen or more men Who had supported
Palmer and Buckrier in.ISDS. Among these
were Hon. : Edwin F. TJhl, , ex-Minister, to
Germany; Hon. C. H.'Hazeltihe, ex-Con
sul to Milan ; Chief -Jus tice- Champlin, ex-
Postmaster- Carroll, and ex-Representa
tive White. ■ .
:rCAI,Ii TO BE^IOCHATIC CXURS.
Crand Rally Oeto^er ilTtli— Report of
Coercion of -E;i:yioyees Desired, .
CHICAGO, October 10.— "A call will be
issued to-day; by the Democratic-Ex
ecutive Committee, for a grand rally,
October 27 th. of -all. the -Democratic clubs
throughout '''• the country. .The day ■ will'
be observed as a Democratic field-day.
Chairman Jones,, of the- Democratic Na
tional .'Committee;- said :
"I intend to address a letter to: the
Democratic; clubs all Qver -the country,
asking 'them' to. give me the proof , of all
instances that; come within their know
ledge of employers' undertaking 1 to coerce
or intimidate employees.; I have' now
some men in 'y Ohio' for -"3 the purpose of
ascertaining the: conditions : there. They
are intelligent .man: who! 'are close ob
servers,- arid I have instructed them, to
report carefully the facts : they discover.
Our .people are thoroughly aroused to; the
danger in this direction, and. v are ';de
termined to have ' an" honest election." .
thb Railway telegrawiehs.
KJeetiorr- cf }''Pre«!«lsrit, to '_■". Succeed'
rowers.. Postiiouei!.'.
:". ST. LOUIS," MO.,;: October 10.— Mo?t of
to-day's ssssion'-- of 'the Grand; Division
of -the 1 -Order ; ; 6f . -Railway Telegraphers
■ wri'i-T flev^tcd 10 a reading of the report
of X the "Board . of .Directors. -The : report
shows ;.:.%tliatf-. within the. past -two years
the j order. has: increased, to .six ; thousand
in membership, rand .-continues ;to- grow
..'The. election or a pivskltnt/to tuccsed
iW. : \".- : Powell, -j deposed; :_ wi 11 jbe - 'defer red
until ithe : . regular meeting, :. r.-hlch :v/illibc.
:held -six": months^: hence. ;--D.;G: ; :: Ramsey,:
who : occupied ; the^ .'chief executive position
before "Mr; :r ;:Poweirs. accession,::: is ; -sncn-.
tionsd prominently.. -"-.-,
A?. IVI'ItE, R ATTAC f C OX ROOSETE t.T.
Sliov/cr of 1 Stones .".Thrcwn :at tbe
...'..:■. -■■■-' ■ :■■- Uoush Tllrter.' ..'"■". ; "•: '-'■ ; :':-■■:■
-FORT WAYXE, r IXD.'.: October; ICh— ;
Hoodlums "of Fort- Wayno to-night-en
deavored to- rival those who made 'an \ at-";
:_tack : .upon ...Governor ; Roosevelt in- Victor,
C01.,;- and in', a measure' succeeded. On
Calhoun street, shortly before ; the head
of "the procession,reached the rink, where
the Governor was to .speak, i party of
roughs on. the.sidewalk threw a shower oC
; stones ■ . at: Colonel : Roosevelt's '. carriage.-
One--. struck Governor Roosevelt ion the
shoulder; and another, aimed -at the Gov
ernor, missed him.';-; and -.' '■' struck Colonel
Curtis : Guild, Jr., of Boston, in the. face.
The Governor .was" not hurt, ~and lau'gh
•ed the matter, off. The horses attached
to the; Governor's carriage were whipped
up, and got, away from the roughs, .who
offered lie further; violence,: and used no
bad or insulting language.
YALE DEMOCRATIC Cia r K. :
"- ':. . ': ... ♦.-■■■--■■■
Its* Fir.st .■Cr.rapaigu Ilally— Ex-Gov.
. Altst-idi the Orator.
" NEW , HAVEN, CONN;, October 10.—
The Yale Democratic Club held its first
rally of the campaign to-night, with, cx-
Governor John P. Altgeld, of Illinois, -us
the principal speaJier. The -affair was a
great" success, as Music Hall, with. a ca
pacity of 2,5()0,* was taxed- to its utmost,
and hundreds were unable to gaia ad
mission, t ' . '
■••; Mr; .Altgeld spoke on imperialism, the
Philippines, and the danger of" a large
standing army." - .'-:'■"■ -
Governor -; Altgeld was -.. forced to hold
an . informal reception before, leaving the
hall. ; He; was cheered: by the sttidents,
who offered' up the Yalo cheer in his
honor.. • " /.-. :■ .
3"1U13 CHIEFS TEST APPARATUS.
Also "Excarl" .-.; Around Charleston
Harbor— XcirEnghmtlers. Arrive.
CHL:\.RLESTON. S. C. , October 10.—To
daj-'s session of the International Asso
ciation of Fire Engineers ,was given up I
to a practical test of the fire apparatus
which is on exhibition here. This after
noon, the members of the -convention
were. tendered an excursion to Fort Sum
ter and around the harbor, and : to-night
there was an open-air concert on the
Battery. There was no business session
of the convention to-day.
About fifty chiefs, from New England
States principally, arrived here this
morning, on the Clyde Liner Seminole,
from Sew Tork.
Important .business meetings' vvill be
held to-morrow, and the. convention will
not get through until Friday afternoon.
■- •'—^ !! — U_«sßfc ;
Till: CATSIOLIO UNIVERSITY.
Cardinal' (iibiions Speaks of Success
." . Gl t !> e Institiiiion. - :
WASHINGTON, 'October 10.— Cardinal
Gibbons, the chairman of the Board of
Trustees, of the Catholic University " of
America, presided : ..'at the annual meet
ing of that body, in MeMahori Hall; to
day. Two sessions were held. In the
1. morning the Cardinal delivered a brief
address,, in which he spoke of the suc
cess which had followed the establishment
of the university. At tlie -afternoon ses
sion Archbishop Keane, formerly, the rec
tor of the university/ who has secured' a
two-years' '■' leave or absence . frora his
studies in Rome, for the purpose of rais
ing funds for the endowment of the insti
tution, reported that during the year he
had secured $70,000 for general expenses,
and $300,000 in pledges for the endowment.
■Rectory Conaty stated that during the
year he had received 550,000 in cash, part
for current expenses, and part for the en
dowment of chairs!
: \x>. -. • .:..
Colvllle Reservation Oyened.
SPOKANE. %VASH M October -10.— The
northern half of the Colville; reser\-ation
was opened to white settlement an noon
to-day. Hundreds of men were on the
ground long before the hour. John Falls
filed the first entry in the Spokane land
office just at 12 o'clock. No bloodshed is
reported, and comparatively few contests
are expected.
Attention is called to the auction sale
this afternoon of the handsome property,
No. SCS east Leigh street, the advertise
ment of which appears on the back pagel
- tteynolct's, Florist,
22 north Ninth street,
calls your attention to a. special sale of
Plants, .beginning Tuesday, October IGth,
and continuing ten days.. This collection
embraces a thousand or more choice
Palms and Folage i ;. Plants.
Is Your llor.se Lame
from any cause. Rub the affected part
vigorously with. Dixie. Nerve J and Bona
Liniment It .'cures . Sprains, '""'•■ Strains,
Sweeney, Stiff Joints, and Muscles: Large
bottle, 25; cents, everywhere.
13riii5c Kenny's Teas ami- Colrees.
• Highest Quality. Lowest Prices. Pure
Sugars at cost. . C. D. KENNY CO.,
N. W. cor. Broad and Sixth streets. '
S. E. cor. Main and Seventeenth streets."
: SlelC: Hcadaclie Cured
and its return prevented with Dr. David's
Liver Pills. Thej- cure Constipation and
Biliousness by gently ; stimulating the
Liver and Bowels to a healthy action
Order Dr. David's" Liver Pills; only 25
cents -for a box of 23 Pills;
"Qneen of .Seix. Trips."
Norfolk ' to
Boston, Mass., and "^Providence, R. 1.
Restful. and beneficial..
Merchants and Miners Trans." Co.
Send for particulars and illustrated b"ki"et
Pa'is. Dept., M.' & M. T.Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
-. . :. :: — — «^— — — _ —
Don't .Wait; Belays Are BanKcrons.
■For Rheumatism. Sciatica/ Stiff Knees,
Stiff Joints, Contracted Muscles, Strains)
and Sprains rub. "well with Dixie Nerve
and Bone Liniment. Large bottle, 25
cents, everywhere; .small bottle,' 15 cents.
Brain-workers and nervous.people.know
the - beneficial . effects^ derived from ■■■■ the
use of .the-: genuine DR: SIEGERT'S An
gostura Bitters/ ;..; ; _ _ ' ' " ; -
OJLU I'AI'ERS FOIt SAI.T3
'-' ■-. - -\: \ ,'■ at „ . . ■■ -
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.-.■■■• -.-'■.-' v.i the'
DISPATCH OFFICE.'
- The Weather.'
'«— — y WASHINGTON, : October 10.—
| rViD -Forecast, for Thursday and Fri
j -_ day: ■ . - " ;'...; ..
i .- ■■■■..- .. Virginia— Fair ■ Thursday \ and
Friday; Hgbt. to';, fresh southeasterly
winds. -.' .; : \~ - - T '.,:'',
■ l North Carolina-rPartly cloudy Thursday
Friday;. light ao freshVsoutherly vindij.V:|".>
:; THEv^WEATHKR V-. IN
.YESTERDAYy.wuSi'clear ■-. arid; cool: T-The
raiige of :thV.thc. r m6meter;was' as 'follows •
■ C'A;- : M^^".^;-. ........ V-;......v.. ; ..:..%--i5 -^:
;; 9 :AV3r: ;:..... v... .V.. VI. : ...... ..;.;. ;.'ij.i.: >
12: Mr' ;;...:.":. . ; . ;: .■::'.•:. ." ;■/. . . . ;.v: . . :., ; : . ; 5^? ■ ■.
ia ; p.iM^V.;;.;.v::..v:v:v^ ; .;-:v.^v.. ".-:;■.-■«•■•■ : ;
■6-P." M^-.\/.V:..v;,V;:-;';.v..'v..;.-..V.r.: •{» : "
U Night .- .- '. y,
\
.Mean temperature ...; ;.;.. ex
THREE CENTS PER ; tCOKK
_.. " % -r-v*-3SS
Anderson and Higgins Head^
Two Virginia fieglmsnts.
pELL- -MADE I MW,
Ite Former Captain of Company B
Unaaiooasij Elected.
SMW II AXD^PERItVr; THE OTBEKS;
Captain Ct-ci! C. Vansban, of Frank,
liny Meutcnant-Colonci oS
tlie Seveuty-First-Tiie^ajorx SoJ.
Virginia's two regiments of 'volunteer g
Infantry .were organized yesterday by tho ?1
election of: field officers: aa follows: M
Seventieth Regiment-Georgo • Wayno %
Anderson, colonel ; Frank C. Scrugg3, lieu- '( i
tenant-colonel; William B. Russell, of thia h
city, major of the First Battalion; Wil- - ij.
liam N. Smith, of Alexandria, major "ot / )'
the Second Battalion; William' J. Perry p
01" Staunton. major of the Third Battalion^ - - r |l
Severity-first Regiment— Alexander M. 1^
Higgins.. of Norfolk, colonel; Cecil C» . :|j
Vaughan, of "Franklin, ileutenarit-colonel,': «
The majors of the Seventieth were- not t:
announced: -rtj
-'THE, SE^'ENTIETirS ELECTION. ■/_ - %
The company officers of the Seventieth' ■ h
met at; the Regimental Armory, in thla : ~l\
city, at 10 o'clock yesterday.: Twenty-nino fe
out of the thirty-four officers of the regi-i " f
ment were present. There aro two • va- ■ ; ; i|ii
cancies caused by the death of Captain X.
A. J. Vaughan, 'of- Company D, and the 'f
resignation of Captain . Haruwidie-, oS f
! COLO^E1 J CECHGIS-'VV. ASDEKSOX, *
lOf tlae '.Sevesitiistlx.) . ' -..3
Company F. Captain James E.. Kins,; ol 1
Company G, -Alexandria Lijjh't lofantry, j
the iirst company mustered in after tha |
Spanish war, presided.' The meeting" wa? - J
behind closed doors,;. of. course. It -was i']-\
stated .that entire harmony "prevailed. ,*.
The meeting soon ad jouraed, and. it ; was '
announced that Hon. George AVayie. An- ]
derson, of this city,.-,had been chosen .- "•
colonel, and that Major Frank C. Scruggs, '"-'"-;
of Lynchburg, had "been elected lieuten
ant-colonel. .' " -
THE MAJORS CHOSEN. '
Colonel Anderson was immediately no* -
tified of his election, and ho at once aas
signed the companies to ■- battalions, ", ixr
order that majors might be chosen. Th^ -■'■ '
formation o£ the battalions is as follows'
First Battalion— Companies A, B t F-* ,
: and K. "' \: ■■-■-..: ; -..-■•■ ■-.-■■ *" ■&•
Second Battalion— Companies G, 1^ Z) -7
I and c. ■- ; ■■;.:,. / : "\- :_: :.. ■ ;.: -/- .*
Third Battalion— Companies X, E: X —
and.M.- - ; ' . -V :~ '\-"V>./;.:
The ; First Battalion, after, a. shorij
meeting, determined to postßons the elec
tion ot.a major to next Friday , night,
but later this date was changed; and ths 7 v ;
officers of the "battalion met ; at thei'Ar
mory last, night and : unanimously elected
Captain William B. Russell; late of 'the
Walker Light. Guard, to the command :
of the battalion. " .-■ , : r
Dr.' V/illiani N. Smith, of Alexandriai,.
was chosen major, of the : Second Bat-
talion; and Captain William J. Ferry, "ot
Company K. Staunton, was elected'-major
of the Third Battalion.
■There was at one . time divided senti*
ment among the officers of the First Bat- -".■■:'■=
talion as to who should be ''chosen' major
Besides Captain Russell, Captain Morgan
R. Mills and Captain Gray Bossieux wera* r
spoken, of. Captain Russell was unaiiU -
mously elected.
THE SEVENTY-FIRSTS ELECTION. '-
The offlce,rs of the "Seventy-ftrst---Eegi^ -
ment met. in the- Armory at Norfolk ana ' -
elected Captain Alexander M. : Hlggins,
of that city, to the position of colonel
and elected Captain Cecil C. .Vaughan, «fi
the Franklin Company, lieutenant-colo
nel.
-THE. NEW 'OFFICERS. . ' . -
■ The officers oi the ,tv/o regiments ar-1
COLOXEI^ ALEXANDER ~'M. lilGGliiS,
" (.O t t he Seventy-First t.) .
I v.-eil known men. Prior tn iho Spanish
I .war : Colonel. Ariderson'.vrus ":'j lieutenant- ; -,
colonel of .the First Virginia, arid . had
been for a number of years in th« Stato
rmllitary service. H-i volunteered hU $nr~
!:Viee3rat the/o^
- but :eouSdn"t.ket";: a He ia *■•-;
[an •■ excellent ■.-: officer.- and ,.- is - very . popiu
i lar in military circles.
' Lieuteiiant-Color.er.Fraijk Soru^^» vos
■unt«tro^iut^the_-outbreak of -:the' S?anl3l»^p
v;an and : came to EUorimoncl/adfiaptala '- ,
■ ■-,"—-— -— — 7 '-~ ■' "■;*""'■ ' •■'""•^^ ."'* > T"* i ?fj^
J (CONCLUDED ON FIFTH PA,Ga)