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6Atf x FRANCISCO, FKID AY, AUGUST 21, 1903.
Loud Cheers
for General
Miles.
VETERAN'S LEAVING - THE "GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, • WHERE THEIR THIRTY- SEVENTH NATIONAL CON
VENTION IS. BEING ..HELD,: AND TWO DISTINGUISHED SOLDIERS WHO WERE'ELECTED TO HIGH
OFFICES IN- THE GRAND .ARMY -OF ; THE 'REPUBLIC. • U . < ;.>"'• • .
LONDON, Aug. 21.— A Brussels dispatch
to the Daily Telegraph says it is stated
there that x a «ecret agreement was re
cently concluded by which France will
not permit any aggression against the
Congo Free State or any violation of Its
territory.
Protects Congo Free State.
Vf» ENERAL JOHN C. BLACK.
J&^ V the; newly elected
|sf JST' : ' er in chief of the Grand Army
M B ¦¦ of, the Republic, has adistin-
guished record.
I When the great war came
John C. Black a student at Wabash
College, Crawfordsville, Irid. . His first en
listment, for • three j months* service, was
on Sunday, April 14, 1881 (the ¦ day after
the surrender of' Fort Sumter), as a; pri
vate In Company I, Eleventh Indiana
Volunteer . Infantry, . commanded : . by
Colonel Lew Wallace. .Soon after. he > was
promoted sergeant major of the, regiment.
His first fight was at Romney, ..W. w Va.,
June "11, 1861. - Atv the close of. his j first
term of service he returned- tojhls-home
in Danville,' 111.^assisted In raising a'com
pany ; * for the -Thirty-seventh Illinois -.Vol
unteer Infantry' and . was ! elected, its cap
tain. Upon thaj organization "of , the, regi
ment he was " made its ' major, and ; was
subsequently - promoted '.. to lieutenant
colonel and to • colonel, : and V. later, "ivas
given the rank 'of i brevet^ brigadier/ gen
eral, * each promotion* gained for .gallant
and meritorious service In battle. At Pea
PROMINENT IN CIVIL LIFE.
.. Appointed ~ Commissioner '•¦ of .. ' Pensions
March 7, 1S85, ; the fact that General BJack
administered fthe affairs of.'- that'' great
trust,'! so ' vitally *' important - to old -vet-,
efans,' to the entire satisfaction"; of his
comrades of war .•"approving and granting
about -300 ,000 'pensions during; his four
years' term. Including 71,000 original pen
sions' : to the soldiers 'of v tne great • war.
others ; heing . for .Mexican war service',
widows, minors, .increase," etc.V-*peak vol
umes 'i for his administrative capacity;
ability; and ; fidelity.
- GerieraliBlack was elected Congressman
at 'Large'; from* the State ; of Illinois in
Ridge he was severely wounded: In the
right arm. land at. Prairie Grove his left
arm 'was disabled and. remains 'so to this
day.' In the campaign and siege of Vlcks
burg and -. on other historic fields he . gal
lantly bore his part. : His last battle was
at the storming of the Blakeley batteries
in the Mobile j campaign,- April- 9, 1865. , the
day of Lee's surrender r at Appomattox.
He' resigned j In August, 1865." af ter/a con
tinuous i service of • four ' ye'ars ~ and four
months. -.-,.•".
MEN SELECTED TO HIGH OFFICE BY COMRADES
HAVE MOST DISTINGUISHED RECORDS.
ROME, Aug. '20. —In official circle* It Is de
clared that the fact that Italian war vessels
are preparing to start for Turkish waters
No Break Has Occurred In the Rus
sia-Austria Agreement.
ITALY IN THE LEAGUE.
GREEKS MAKE APPEAL.
Hundreds of Macedonian Houses Are
Destroyed by Dynamite.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2L— A special to the
Tribune from Athens says:
M. Ball!. Premier and Foreign Minister,
has presented to the representatives of
the powers here the gist of reports made
by the Greek Consuls In Macedonia, In
which it 's stated that the Greek church
schools and 322 houses belonging to Greeks
at Ketchero have been blown up by dy
namite and burned, and that a number of
Greek subjects have been killed. M.
Ralll appeals to the powers to end tha
excesses In Macedonia, from which, ha
says, the Greeks are greater sufferers
than the Bulgarians and '-urks.
1S92. He served as United States District
Attorney for the Northern District of Illi
nois from 1S95 "to 1893. He was a member
of the Board of Managers for the Na
tional Homes for disabled volunteer sol
diers for twelve years. He is president
of .the board of trustees of the Illinois
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home and president
of the Illinois Vlcksburg Park Commis
sion. Altogether General Black has given
about twenty years* services for ex-sol
diers without fee or reward. :
.' For many years General Black has prac
ticed law, in Chicago.
COLONEL KINNE KNOWN HERE.
Past Department Commander C. Mason
Kinne, elected senior vice commander in
chief, is well known in San Francisco and
has been connected, with the Grand Army
since the first post was formed on this
coast, .being a charter member of post
No.'l. He, is a Benlor past post com
mander in the department and has served
two, terms as department commander. He
is also a member of the Loyal Legion and
A negro employed by Captain Griffln,
when searched, was found to have the
keys of the stable, a bloody knife and
blood on his hands and clothing, and he
was at once arrested by citizens.
HALIFAX. N. C. August 20— A negro
¦who confessed to having assaulted and
murdered Mary Jenkins, a 13-year-old
white girl, was to-night hanged by a mob
to a tree and his body riddled with bul
lets. The negro confessed after the noose
had been placed around his neck. After
disposing of the negro the mob, which
made no attempt at concealment, dis
persed. The body of the child was found
in the stable of Captain Griffin, her
grandfather, to-night, with her throat cut
from car to ear.
Infuriated Citizens Riddle the Body
• of the Fiend With
0 Bullets.
NEGRO CONFESSES CRIME
AND IS HANGED BY MOB
The observance of Memorial day was of a
character to assure us that the heart of the'
people of the land Is still In sympathy with
the beautiful and impTessivo service. There
have been, as there always will be, some who
will disregard the obligations that rests upon
all the people to pay tribute to those whose
valor secured them the blessings and the se
curity which tWs and future generations will
enjoy and share. We cannot but hail with
delight the participation in the ceremonies of
the school children of the land. I believe that
in this direction la one of the ways. If not
the surest way. to perpetuate the day. We
roust ' invoke aid in the work. Our lumbers
grow less and the sacred mounds increase' in
number with each passing year. In many \&.
callties- appropriate services are "held In the
public schools, and the children told the "story
of the days of .the war. and the meaning of
the service of Memorial day. What more im
pressive sight than to see the children of the
land gathering from fields and - garden, hill
and ¦ valley, the sweet flowers of springtime,
to lay them lovingly upon soldier and. sailor
graves 1 , or with. song cast them upon the wa-
The gains in membership the past year were
by inuster, 8183: transfer, 3608; reinstatement,
11,672. The losses — By death, S3C6; honorable
discharge. 730; transfer, 2090; suspension.
13,513; dishonorable discharge, 70; delinquent
reports, CC22; net -loss. 7245.
OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY.
united country, and carried It forward In the
march of civilization and of progress. To-day,
as surviving soldiers of the war for the. sup
pression of the rebellion and the preservation
and continuance of the Union, we rejoice in
the added glory of the flag and tha greatness
and the power of- the nation, all of which em
phasizes the grand results of the war in which
we bore a part, and the crowning glory of
which was the Inestimable blessings conferred
on the human race.
Although a week ago the Macedonian
revolutionary committee notified the Con
suls at Monastir that they were no longer
able to prevent reprisals in vengeance for
the Turkish atrocities, Boris Saraffoff. the
Macedonian leader, has now addressed a
circular to the Turkish notables on behalf
of the committee, announcing that the
insurgents will not attack the peaceful
Turkish population except in self-defense.
- SALONICA. Aug. 20.— Skirmishing is re
ported to be proceeding at Vodena and
Ostroro. A large band has crossed the
frontier and is advancing on Drama.
Servian bands are said to be forming with
a view to operating In old Servla. Turk
ish families are leaving the Servian towns
of Nlsha and Vrenja and a number have
arrived at Salonlca.
Turkish Families Are Forced to
Leave Servian Towns.
Reports of battles.
For the second time In Us history, the Grand
Army of the Republic has Journeyed to the
Pacific slope, to hold Its annual encampment.
When we niet In • the city of San Francisco,
seventeen years ago, the eastern shores of the
Pacific Ocean- marked the western boundary of
the republic. Since that time the .' foes of
other days, the men who wore the blue and
gray In the creates t war .known In all time,
have marched together under the flagr of a
report, which was referred to the prjper
committee,' is in part as follows:
MOBILE, Ala.. Aug. 21.— A cablegram
¦was received here to-day from the captain
of the steamship Bratton, dated Puerto
Cortex, saying the American bark John
R, Stanhope* had been lost in the great
etorm which swept the Island of Jamaica,
but that the crew had been saved. The
vessel and cargo were Insured.
Fears have arisen for the safety of the
British three-masted schooner G. E. Bent
ley, which cleared from Mobile July 22 for
Cienfuegos./ On board were the remains
of Captain John Wood, lieutenant com
mander of the schooner, and his brother
in-law, Mr. Eden, which were being taken
to Grand Camen for Interment. The fam
ily of Captain Wood and the wife of Cap
tain Rennesien, in command of the ship,
were also on board. The vessel should
have been reported from her destination
more than a week ago. v
The John R. Stanhope Reported Lost,
but Crew Is Said to Be
'Safe.
AMERICAN BARK WRECKED
IN JAMAICAN STORM
General Thomas J. Stewart . made s a
short address and then delivered his an
jiual report as commander in chief. The
The committee on credentials, which
consisted of Adjutant General - John »\V.
Echall, John A. Thacher, assistant ad
jutant general of the Department • of
Connecticut; F. A. Walsh, Inspector gen
eral; Thomas B. Rodgers, assistant ad
jutant general. Department of Missouri,
and Peter B. Ayres, assistant adjutant
general, Department of Delaware, sub
mitted its report, showing that the en
campment was composed of fifty-four na
tional officers, fifty-two past national of
ficers and 12S4 representatives and past
department officers, . entitled to seats,
making a total of 1400 delegates in the
convention.
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT.
The delegates went into session at 9:30
o'clock yesterday morning and took a re
cess for an hour. On reconvening at 2
o'clock they remained in session until
nearly 6 o'clock. It is expected that the
business of the encampment will be com
pleted to-day and the convention adjourn
to meet In Boston next year.
Commander In Chief Thomas J. Stew
art called the delegates to order, and
aft*r a prayer by the chaplain the busi
ness of the convention was taken up. A
roll call of the officers showed two ab
sent. One of these was Senior Vice Com
mander In, Chief William H. Olin. He is
Secretary of the State of Massachusetts
a lid was compelled to remain away from
the encampment owing to a law recently
passed concerning the absence of officials
from the State.
Never before in the history of the or
ganization has so much business been
transacted in one' day. The veterans
wasted no time and worked with great
rapidity. Reports were read, resolutions
were adopted, officers elected and much
other business was disposed of.
honor was by acclamation.
Every delegate in the Thirty-seventh An
nual Convention, which opened . in the
Grand Opera-house yesterday, voted for
the war hero and cheered him to the
echo when he ascended the platform to
express his great pleasure at being cho
sen to the high office.
* S was predicted, General John
JBl C. Black of Illinois was elect
/^ ed commander in chief of the
A am^L Grand Army of the Republic.
JL JbL. His selection to the place of
Boston Gets
Next Con*
vention.
LONDON, Aug. 20.— The Associated
Press learns that Important negotiations
are in progress between the powers which
promise to result In the early adoption
of a new plan for the settlement of the
Macedonian trouble.
A Foreign Office official said this after
noon:
"It is somewhat premature to say that
a definite agreement on the subject has
already been reached, as stated by the
Independence Beige of Brussels, but notes
are being exchanged In this direction."
' In other Quarters It was Intimated that
the scheme was partially on the Hne3
referred to by the Belgian newspaper.
There Is no doubt that an agreement
of some kind has been reached, as at the
beginning of the negotiations the powers
started with the general purpose of co
operation and this harmony has con-
Negotiations in Progress looking to
New Plan.
POWEBS IN ACCOBD.
Veterans in
Executive
Session.
WINXEilUCCA, Nev.. Aug. 20.— Sheriff
Lemb of Humbolfit County rounded up
four criminals early this morning at Love
lock. They are members of an organized
band that has been operating through
this section very successfully for some
time past. The desperadoes boarded two
freight trains near Oreana. fifteen miles
east of Lovelock, and after robbing the
train men beat them and threw them off
the swiftly moving cars. Patrick "Welch
of Palisade, Nev., was shot three times
after being robbed; once In the back, the
bullet entering the left lung, once In the
left forearm and once in the left leg.
all the bullets ranging downward. He
died here this evening at the County Hos
pital as the result of his wounds.
Sheriff Lamb arrested four men at Love
lock, all of whom he had be*n -watching
for some time. They were broujrht to
"Winaeniucca this afternoon and Identified
by Welch. Welch pointed out the man
•who shot him. He picked the four high
tvaymen out of a crowd of men brought
before. him. „ . „. r * n *• .
The robbers have also been identified
by another of their victims. They gave
their r.-xzr.cs as Fred Roberts, John P.
Eevner, T. P. German and Frank' "Wil
liams. Roberts is a mere bov and was
pointed out by Welch as one of those
•who shot him. Wii;iams is a Nevada ex
convict, having been sent to prison from
this place two years ago for robbery.
The four persons •were also Identified as
having been Implicated in the stealing of
the grip of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Murton
of Montreal. Canada, which contained
{2000 worth of Jewels and $400 in currency.
The grip was stolen on the morning of
August »13 from a passenger train.
Another member of the gang Is re
ported to have b«en captured at Sacra
mento this evening. A diamond brooch
¦was pawned at Reno a few days ago by
one of the men. The Reno Jeweler will
arrive here to-morrow to identify the man
•who pawned the Jewelery.
The capture of the criminals breaks up
one of the worst gangs that has operated
In this section for seme years. For their
crime last night two are liable to hang
and the other two will undoubtedly re
ceive long-term sentences.
It is officially reported that a strong
band of insurgents has been captured
near Fiorina and that the peasants are
surrendering their arms.
According to the Turkish official re
ports, the strongest positions of the In
surgents are at Krushevo, Merlhero and
Fiorina. Contrary to previous reports. It
is now stated officially that Krushevo is
still occupied by the insurgents. Tha
headquarters of the revolutionists are in
th* mountains In the vicinity of Monastir.
Women and children are not molested
by the Insurgents, who have destroyed
only fortlfled^dwelllngs occupied by rich
Turks. It Is not denied that they kill
all Bulgarians and Greeks found acting
as Turkish spies, but the strictest orders
have been issued not to interfere with
women or children.
The news of the impending arrival of
the Russian squadron is spreading, not
withstanding the continued suppression
of all telegrams and announcements on
the subject. The general opinion of all
Europeans here la that the time has ar
rived for a vigorous Intervention and the
abandonment of all semi-measures which
are regarded as the cause oi the present
rising. :, V
CONSTANTINOPLE, Wednesday. Aug.
19.— Tewfik Pasha, the Turkish Foreign
Minister, yesterday visited the Russian
Embassador and notified him that the
Turkish Government accepted all the
Russian demands and begged that the
Russian squadron bo withdrawn from
Turkish waters. ¦'¦':•', "
Revolutionists Continue to
Murder and Destroy Many
Towns.
One of Them Is Recognized
as Former Inmate of
Penitentiary.
Warships of the Czar
Cause Increasing
Anxiety.
Bold Criminals Fall
Into Hands of the
Authorities.
Minister Hurries
to Grant Many
Demands.
Shoot and Kill One
of the Freight
Handlers.
RUSSIANS
AROUSE FEAR
IN THE TURK
FOUR THUGS
ROB TRAINS
NEAR OREANA
GENERAL BLACK OF ILLINOIS IS ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION
TO BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF GRAND ARMY OF REPUBLIC
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