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■ THE MORNING NEWS. i
J Established ISSO. - - Incorporated ISSB V
] J. H. ESTILL, President. |
WEEK OF YACHTING AT COWES.
tiib kaiser and the prixce op
WALES TO UK OX HAND.
The Former Will Arrive In the Ger
man Imperial Yacht With au Es
cort of Five Wurships—The Post
ponement of the Retirement of the
liuke of Cambridge ns t omnia atler
in-Chief of the Army Causing Dis
satisfaction—The Outlook in Par
liamentary Circles.
Special Cable Letter.
London, Aug. 3.—The week at Cowes
promises to be a brilliant one. The dis
tinguished assemblage will Include Empe
ror William of Germany, the Prince of
Wales, the Duke of York and the Duke of
Connaught, while the queen, the Princess
of Wales and Princesses Victoria and
Maud will be at Osborne, nearby.
Y'achts are dally arriving at Cowes. On
Monday Emperor William, on the Impe
rial yacht Hohenzollern, accompanied by
five German warships, will arrive. The
usual fashionable crowd Is already tilling
the hotels.
As the opinion grows that the retire
ment of the Duko of Cambridge as com
mander-in-chief of the forces will be de
ferred, and the succession of the Duke of
Connaught to the command of the army
be confirmed, the discontent deepens. The
movement emanates almost entirely from
the queen who clings to views imbibed
from the Iron Duke, the royal consort,
Peel, John Rus3elf, Palmerstone, Beacons
tield and other deceased statesmen that
royalty nearly related to the sovereign
ought to he at the head of the army.
Nobody doubts that Lord Salisbury, with
his present backing, will cheerfully com
ply with the queen’s wishes. The court
is bringing a vigorous pressure on the
Duke of Devonshire to make him re
nounce his recommendation to his own
commission. The queen has sent to both
Lord Salisbury and the Duko of Devon
shire a long memorandum embodying
her views in regard to the army. Her
majesty hopes to be enabled to prove to
her grandson, Emperor William, next
week that the British sovereign s hold
on the army Is not materially less than
Is that of the German, sovereign on his
army. If possible she hopes in some in
direct manner to use the kaiser to Influ
ence the government to effect her pur
pose.
During the week Emperor William goes
to Aldershot for a Held day with the
troops. The Duke of Connaught’s brigade,
with several volunteer battalions, will
take part In the display, which will con
clude with a grand “march past.”
The whole affair has been arranged es
petittllj with the view of giving the Duke
of Connaught a chance to impress his
nephew and the public.
The emperor probably will be induced to
make some pronouncement, lauding his
uncle’s handling of the troops. *
The government. In accepting the nomi
nation of William Court Gully ns speaker
of the House of Commons, to which posi
tion he was elected on the retirement of
th'e* Right Hon. Arthur W. Peel, now Vis
count Peel, has avoided the first pitfall in
Us career. The only persons who regret
the government's decision not to oppose
Hr. Gully's re-election are the extreme
radicals, who say that if a tory speaker
had been elected It would have given
them the whip during the whole life of
parliament.
If one of their political opponents oc
cupied the chair and vigorously sup
pressed obstruction he would be accused
of partiality, whereas Mr. Gully, who was
originally the nominee of Henry Labou
chere, the radical leader, would not have
been elected except for the radical and
Irish votes. The conservatives are will
ing to retain him in office, as he has
shown himself firm to maintain order.
Among the first topics that will be
brought up for discussion when parlia
ment meets on Aug. 13 will be the election
of the dynamiter Daly to represent Lim
erick In the House. On Aug. 15 Mr. Bal
four will move the production of proof
of Daly’s conviction of participation in
the dynamite outrages, and on Aug. 19
will move the issue of anew election
writ for Limerick. The Parnellltes in
tend to raise the question of amnesty, but
Br eaker Gully will probably rule it is
lrrevalent. As Daly Is now in Portland
prison this fact in itself renders his elec
tion void.
It is understood that the only bill that
will be passed before the adjournment
of the House will be the one postponing
the fixing of judicial rents In Ireland un
til 1896, in view of the government land
purchase scheme that will then be Intro
duced.
The summonses to the government sup
porters in the House of Commons, even to
the liberal unionists, have all been Issued
Mr. Balfour as the government leader
la the House. This fact, taken In connec
tion with the speech delivered last night
t > Mr. Chamberlain at a dinner given him
h' the Birmingham Conservative Club,
hi'li utes the eventual fusion of the two
•cations of the unionist party, the con
servative and liberal unionists.
J he estimates are likely to be passed at
the beginning of September. After the
adjournment, parliament will not meet
again until February.
B is credibly reported that Prime Min
btei Salisbury will shortly cause to be
created several peers, including Sir Al
gernon Borthwiek, Baron de Worms and
Jam-- Lowther, all members of the House
M Commons, and Sir Edward Malet, Brlt
-h ambassador to Berlin, whose intention
o retire from the diplomatic service has
■ready been mentioned in the
oispatehes of the United Press.
■ ' | Salisbury will also raise Lord Lon
un ..-rry t 0 a dukedom and appoint him
: ''•ed Lord l.ansdowne, secretary of
" lor war, who will have tendered to
m . an offer to succeed Sir Edward Malet
."rd Dufferin, British ambassador to
■ to,. w m a | so shortly retire.
.i^i ’lueen will entertain next week at
house, her residence on the Isle
the Dot'd Salisbury, Mr. Balfour,
1 , , eof Devonshire and Mr. Cliam
r; , a " °f whom are members of the
" They will meet Emperor Wil
am at dinner there.
or I 'ally News, the morning liberal
, yesterday published an article in
, ~ 1 11 dealt In a most generous man-
It 1 Dord Salisbury's foreign policy.
• . L ,hut aH secretary of state for for
drs h had always been cautious,
1 and circumspect, and added that
v ‘f- m the partition of Afrlcu in 1891
i,,ai . ,i n ln ‘ loser concert with Ger
lu. ifin with any other power. The
n , further says, certainly will
In., ' T ain of his cultivating the most
hiuiii cordial relations with Ger
i-oid Salisbury is the one English
She JSufnmgi fflrtwx.
statesman who seriously and earnestly
endeavored to withdraw the British
troops from Egypt.
The Speaker, a liberal weekly paper,
says that Mr. Moriey will return at once
to literary work, of which he has enough
to occupy him for a year. He will not
seek re-election to the House of Commons
until this shall have been finished. The
Speaker says it regrets that Sir William
Vernon Harcourt, who, defeated at Der
by, was subsequently elected for West
Monmouthshire, did not adopt a siml-.
lar course, at least, that he did not allow
himself six months seclusion for self-ex
amination at his country residence.
The Daily News says it is desirable
that Lord Rosebery should speak as a
leader of the liberal party before parlia
ment meets. It continues: "He was pre
mier for more than a year and in the
ordinary course will be premier again. ’
This reflects the mood of the liberals for
the present.
It is understood that Mr. Asquith will
resume his barrister’s practice, which will
not leave him time to rally the liberals.
The attorney general and the legal ad
visers of the government are exercised
over a curious state of affairs discovered
in connection with the duration of parli
ament in the event of the
queen’s death. By the act of 1696 it was
provided that parliament should not last
more than six months after the demise of
the crown. Tlilh applied to Scotland and
Ireland after they entered the parlia
ment of the United Kingdom, but the re
form franchise act of 1867 enacted that
the demise of the crown should not af
fect the duration of parliament. Tills
act applied only to England and Wales.
A similar reform franchise act was In
1868 passed for Scotland and Ireland, but
does not contain any clause referring to
the demise of the crown. Hence In th 9
event of the queen’s death. Scotland and
Ireland would have an election within six
months thereafter, unless parliament
should extend the clause of the English
act of 1867 to them. In. view of the queen’s
age and the size of the piresent parlia
mentary majority indicating that the
House will last for seven years, the mat
ter becomes of practical Importance, while
the delicacy of the subject makes it diffi
cult to immediately adopt an act thereon.
KNOXVILLE'S BOND SUIT.
Mr. McAdoo Not Accused of Applying
tiie Iloud* to 111* Own Use.
Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 3.—Referring to
the bill filed by George W. Henderson, re
ceiver of the Knoxville Electric Railway
Company, against the .Union Trust Com
pany in Philadelphia, to recover from the
trust company 3247,009, because of the al
leged diversion of said sum from corporate
purposes, W. G. McAdoo, former presi
dent of the railway company, said this
afternoon to the correspondent of the
Southern Associated Press: “Avery er
roneous Impression Is created by the pub
lished reports of the nature of this suit.
There Is no charge that 3200,000 was di
verted to my private use. The sole claim
in the case, and tho only legal ground
upon which liability is asserted against
the Union Trust Company, Is that the
agreement between the trust company and
myself that out of the 3350,000 of bonds
placed on the street railway property
3200,000 should be employed In the pur
chase of the old street railways of Knox
ville, was improper and Illegal. There Is
no charge or ground for any charge or
Insinuation that any of the bonds were
applied to my personal use. The 32001000
In question were used In paying the own
ers of the old horsa car lines in Knoxville
for their stock, from which it not only
received no profit, but to which I added
more than $20,000, to pay the purchase
price of $220,000. The remaining $150,000 of
bonds were used to Improve the property,
as provided in the mortgage. The recov
ery sought from the trust company is
based upon purely technical grounds,
which every lawyer understands, and
there is absolutely nothing in the whole
transaction which in any way is discredi
table to me.
“This whole question hits been thorough
ly sifted in the United States circuit court
of Knoxville in a similar action against
the Union Trust Company, the decision of
the court being against the
claim and in favor of the
trust company. The matter Is a
hoary chestnut and I would not notice it
but for my desire that no false impres
sion may be created concerning me indi
vidually.”
THE HIBI.E IX THE FAMILY.
Able Addresses Made ut the Confer
ence nt Asheville. %
Asheville N. C„ Aug. 3.—Prof. Davis of
the University of Virginia is drawing large
crowds to the school of English held
daily.
At the general conference held yester
day Prof. Kemp B. Battle and President
George T. Winston of the University of
North Carolina made very able addresses
on “The Bible in the Family.”
Among those present are Prof. E. A.
Alderman, Dr. Thomas Hume, Prof. Cain,
Prof. Venable and Prof. Toy, all of the fac
ulty of the University of North Carolina.
All the churches to-morrow will be filled
by distinguished ministers. Among those
preaching will be Dr. J. M. P. Otts of
Alabama, Dr. J. L. White of Macon, Ga.,
Dr. Thomas Hume of the University of
North Carolina, Dr. W. T. Hall of Colum
bia S. C., Dr. Gross Alexander of Van
derbilt University and Dr. Powers of
Washington, D. C.
HAMiKD OX A TRAPEZE.
\ Roy Strangled to Ilenth IVliile Ex
ercising in n Gymnasium.
Washington, Aug. 3.—Victor Malnatl, a
15-year-old boy, living at 818 East Capitol
street met his death this morning by hang
ing. It is believed that in exercising on a
trapeze a rope became coiled around his
neck and in his endeavors to extricate
himself it pulled tighter until he was
strangled.
lowa's Coming State Convention.
Des Moines, la.. Aug. 3.-The lowa dem
ocratic state convention will be held at
Marshalltown next Wednesday, and there
is rapidly Increasing Interest in the prob
b)e candidate for governor. It is rumored
that the silver men are moving to have ex ;
Gov Boies made the nominee.
Ex-Gov. Boies in a letter positively de
clines to accept the nomination for gov
ernor should he be nominated for that
office by the convention.
Aid Far Ex-consul Waller.
Topeka. Kan., Aug. 3.-Gov. Morrill and
* Minister John Martin to-day Issued an
I appeal for aid from the friends Of -x-Can
waller, who Is Imprisoned, arid ms
* ported to be In
stances abroad. All subscriptions will be
| sent to Washington.
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1895.
STERN LOSES SOME SYMPATHY
LATER DEVELOPMENTS XOT SO FA
VORABLE FOR HIM.
A Suspicion That He May Have Been
Partly to Blame for Hi* Trouble,
He May Have to Suffer Punishment
for liei*liug uu Ollieer—The lln
varinn Government Exerclae* It*
Friendly Ollier* in ili* Behalf to
Show It* Good Will Toward the
United State*. •
Berlin, Aug. 3.—The Tageblatt publishes
an editorial article to-day upon the case of
Louis Stern of New York, who was ar
rested at Kisslngen a short lime ago for
insulting Freiherr Vonthuengen, deputy
commissioner of the Spa. In Its expres
sion of opinion concerning the case, the
paper is rather severe upon Mr. Stern,
who, through the later developments of
the matter has lost much of the sympathy
which was at first bestowed upon him.
“The Stern case.” the Tageblatt says,
“Is beginning to assume a political color
ing. The fact that the Americans sojourn
ing at Kisslngen, who were not acquaint
ed with the circumstances, espoused Mr.
Stern’s cause, does honor to the esprit du
corps among them, but we shall be sur
ptised if the American embassy identifies
itself with Mr. Stern's case. Mr. Stern did
not act properly, and Americans cannot
expect to be treated differently from
Germans at German watering places.”
Upon reading this article tho correspon
dent of the United Press sought an inter
view with Count von Lerehenfeld-Kofer
ing, the- Bavarian minister to Prussia,
who said that the case had no political
importance whatever, adding: “The
American charge d’affares recognizes this
fact and has very properly refrained from
troubling the German foreign office with
representations, but relying upon ms per
sonal and friendly relations wdth the Ba
varian legation he has obtained that offi
cial support which was alone given him
from motives of courtesy towards the
embassy of the United States. Neither
the Bavarian minister nor the Bavarian
government can interfere with the ordi
nary course of law courts, but the Bava
rian government on Aug. 1 addressed a
letter to the United States consul at Bam
berg informing him that the government
had used its good offices to cause Baron
Vonthuengen to withdraw the libel suit
he had instituted against Mr. Stern, or
f>lead for the imposition upon Mr. Stern
of the smallest possible fine. But the
criminal court at Schweinfurst has begun
proceedings against Mr. Stern on the
charge of resisting an officer under para
graph 113 of the criminal law, and punish
ment upon conviction of this offense must
follow. Mr. Stern had obtained the ad
vantage, however, that the case will be
tried in the minor court at JClssingen,
where the punishment will be much
lighter than If the ease were tried in the
higher courts.
The commissioner of the Spa at Klssin
gan has forbidden the sale on the street
of the Neue Bayerische Landes Zeltung,
owing to the violent language the paper
has used In the treatment of the case.
The empress and her two oldest sons.
Crown Prince William and Prince Eitel
Frederick, started this afternoon for Stet
tin, where they will proceed to Sassnltz
on board the German dispatch boat Kaiser
Adler. The emperor at the same time will
take a special train for Brunsbuettel,.
where he will embark on the Hohenzol
lern for Heliogland, making a brief stop
page there before proceeding for Cowes.
Emperor William, on Aug. 38, will lay
here the foundation stone of the Kaiser
Wilhelm National Memorial. Prince Ho
henlohe will be present at tho ceremony.
The emperor on the same day will cel
ebrate the battle around Metz on Tempte
hof field, surrounded by all the regiments
of the guard.
On the 19th the emperor will attend the
great anniversary celebration of the vet
erans of the war of 1870, which will also
be held on the Tempiehof field. Fifteen
thousand veterans will be present with
bands and banners. On these occasions
the emperor will make speaphes.
Prince Hohenlohe’s delayed meeting
with Count Goluchowski, the Austrian
minister of foreign affairs, will take
place at Aussee to-morrow. It was stated
by the official press that Count Golu
chowski and Prince Hohenlohe had an
interview on Friday last, hut the Deutsche
Tage Zeltung has an entirely
different account of the affair.
According to this paper, Prince
Hohenlohe invited the Austrian
minister to visit him at Aussee, but Count
Goluchowski replied that he would prefer
to receive the prince in Vienna. Prince
Hohenlohe felt hurt at this answer and
made no reply, and when Count Golu
chowski, obeying the orders of the Aus
trian emperor, presented himself at Aus
see, Prince Hohenlohe sent word to him
that he had gone hunting.
Emperor Francis Joseph's guests at
Ischi, near by, include Count von Eulen
burg, the German ambassador to Aus
tria; Count Francis Dreame, the Austrian
ambassador to Great Britain, and M. Si
initch, the Servian prime minister. It Is
understood that a conference has been
held In oonnectlon with the events in Bul
garia and Macedonia. Baron Banffy the
Hungarian prime minister; Count Kiel
mansegg, the Austrian prime minister,
and Count Goluchowski, will Join the Aus
trian emperor’s party in a few days.
Economic problems latterly are driving
purely political questions into the back
ground. The organization of handicrafts
occupies the chief place. The conserva
tives and a majority of the centrists de
mand the introduction of the compulsory
guilds for the organization of the handi
crafts, only those who have passed an
examination and proved proficient being
allowed to conduot an Independent busi
ness. The radicals, socialists and national
liberals oppose this scheme and
champion industrial freedom. The gov
ernment summoned an artisans’ confer
ence, to which was submitted a draft of
measures for the organization of the
trades. The government assented to the
suggestion of the conference that largo
manufacturers should contribute to defray
the expenses which the guilds may Incur
for the beautiful emblems, but stated that
it ooubl not, under any conditions at pres
ent fulfill the wishes of the conference In
regard to the certificates of proficiency.
A nw German political party has been
formed at Colmar, entitled the democratic
party of Alsace-Lorraine. It demands
I complete political equality for Alsace-Lor
! mine with the other federul states, instruc
! Hon In French in the national Hehools,
1 i he right to publish notices In French and
to produce plays; also, free education, the
I , oration of ihur h and state and a r-
I due lion of the military burdens.
CONFESSION OF THE QUINLANS.
They Virtually Accuse Holme* of tlic
Crime* Charged Against Him.
Chicago, Aug. 3.—A morning paper gives
the following particulars of a confession
made by the Quinlans yesterday to Chief
Badenoch. which was taken down by a
stenographer: They related that, in their
opinion. Miss Clgrand. Mrs. Julia Connor
and her daughter. Pearl, and Minnie and
Nannie Williams are all dead, and that
Holmes murdered them.
Pietxel, they aald, quarreled frequently
with Holmes, because the latter would not
act squarely with his associates in the
dealings, and they believed that Holmes
killed Pletzel, so as to prevent any telling
of his crimes, which, they believe, Pletzel
was aware of to soma extent. As to wheth
er I’ietzel participated In any of the mur
ders they do not know. They believe that
Holmes, after killing Peltzel, felt it neces
sary to dispose of the dead man's chil
dren, and that Alice, Nellie and Howard
Pietzel were killed by him.
As to Miss Van Tassel, they know noth
ing. and never saw her.
Miss Clgrand, Mrs. Connor, Miss Pearl
Connor and Minnie and Nannie Williams,
they thought, came to their death in the
Holmes building.
Mrs. Quinlan related that one day. when
her husband was away, she saw Holmes
poking Into the stove In his office, which
was red hot, something which looked like
portions of a human body, and that a hor
rible odor came from the room. Quinlan
said that after Holmes hai gone away he
found a bottle of chloroform In the steel
vault. They both said that they saw the
Williams girls about July u. 1893, for the
last time, and that they must have betffi
put out of the way at that time.
The police have nothing new to advance
In the Holmes case to-day. Supt. Bude
nooh was not In his office during the day
ami Inspector Fitzpatrick was engaged
with others matters. He said work was
being pursued on the case upon the lines
suggested in tne information gained from
the Quinlans.
It was s.uied to-day that a dime mu
seum firm had secured a lease on the
Holmes castle in Englewood and would
fence It and charge visitors 10 cents for
admission to the house und grounds.
SUGAR IIOUXTY CLAIMS.
No Misunderstanding Between the
Government untl the i'lunter*.
Washington, Aug. 3.—Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Miller states that there
is no misunderstanding between the gov
ernment and the Louisiana planters con
cerning the ascertainment of the amounts
claimed ter be due under the sugar bounty
act. The commissioner says that no boun
ty claims have been received at the treas
ury and none are expected, as the whole
matter is being adjusted In the collector's
office at New Orleans, a special force
having been put on for that purpose. In
regard to fixing the amount due In each
instance, Mr. Miller says the regulations
in force last year were obviously not ap
plicable to present conditions and a prac
tice was adopted which he considers fair
to all Interested parties. A conservative
estimate places the amount of last year's
crop already disposed of at between 90 and
95 per cent, of the total output. In such
cases, Mr. Miller says, the commercial
heights appear to be the only basis for
determining the actual product. In addi
tion the planters are permitted to attach
affidavits of their business managers,
foremen, or those in charge of their
plantations, which are taken into consid
eration by the collector as cumulative
evidence. Tho weights of the sugar bu
reau may also be offered as corrobora
tive testimony. When claims are pre
sented upon the 6 or 10 per cent, of the
output remaining unsold, the government
Inspectors make their own tests and se
cure the weights. Th 4 commissioner says
that any information, made under oath
in regard to last year’s product which
has been sold may be filed with the claim,
and will be reviewed when the verifica
tion of the quantity of sugar upon which
bounty is to be allowed comes up for adju
dication.
TROOPS AT JACKSON’S HOLE.
Some of the Settler* Apt to Be Ar
rested For Killing Indian*.
Camp Cache, Jackson’s Hole, Wyo„
Aug. 3.—Gen. Coppinger and the troops
have arrived and are now making an In
vestigation of the shooting of tho Indian
prisoners, and it Is said that some of the
settlers will be arrested, especially the
constable and his men. The settlers are
quiet, but are afraid of arrest. The In
dians are hastening rapidly toward their
reservations and none in sight here.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 3.—Gov. Rich
ards denies the allegation that the white
people were the aggressors in the Jack
son’s Hole trouble, as charged by the In
dian Rights Association. The governor
says: "I have information, of the killing
of only one Indian, who with fifteen
others, was resisting the law, and at
tempted to escape after being arrested for
killing game in violation of the Wyoming
law. The Insinuation that these arrests
was planned in order that the Indians
might be killed is entirely unwarranted.
The government has set apart large tracts
of land for the Indians and money Is ap
propriated annually for their support, and
we are determined that they shall not en
croach upon the territory reserved for the
whites.”
Washington, Aug. 3.—Gen. Coppinger in
a telegram to army headquarters to-dny
thus describes the situation In the Ban
nock Indian country. "All Is quiet at
Jackson’s Hole. Two scouting parties
were sent out yesterday, one to the
country east of Buffalo and one about
Hoback. One company at Bishee was or
dered to Swan Valley for the protection
of the settlers. The acting ugent at the
Fort Hall reservation reports that 164 In
dians were camped four miles east of
Soda Springs and some 200 at the outlet
of Gray’s Lake, all claiming to be on their
way to their respective reservation*. The
trouble seems to be over."
Scotland’* Imprisoned Miner*.
London, Aug. B.—None of tho twenty
miners left In the flooded mine at Salt
coats, Scotland, has yet been rescued.
The inflowing water* have Jammed (he
entrance Into the mine with debris, and
though attempts have been made to cle.ti
the way hy the use of dynamite, the pit
is still choked up. It I* believed that all
ut tile men have perished.
A MASSACRE OF MISSIONARIES
FIVE ENGLISH WOMEN KILLED IX
THE HEART OF CHINA.
An American Woman Among Hie
Wounded Tile Smallest l oiled
State* Guuhout ou tile Chinn Sta
tion I nnltie to Get W ithin TOO
Mile* of the Scene of the Slaughter,
Tile Killing Simply the Result ot
an Outbreak of Fnnntlclm.
Shanghai, Aug. 3.—The Shanghai Ex
press prints a telegram from Foo Chow,
under date of Aug. 3, reporting a frightful
massacre ot Christians In Kucheng, In
the province of Kansu-Sln-Klang. Among
those murdered were five foreign ladles.
No conllnnation of tho report has been re
ceived.
Washington, Aug. 3.—A cable
received ut the stuto department to-day
from Mr. Jernlgan, tho United Slates
consul general ut Shanghai, reports u
massacre of Christians at Kucheng,
China. No Americans were killed, but
one was seriously wounded. Tho name of
the place where the massacre occurred
was not plain in the dispatch, hut it Is
understood to lie Kucheng, where, accord
ing to a United Press cable message from
Shanghai, received this morning, a fright
ful mas acre of Christians had occurred.
Tho only place on the map of the slate
department which resembles Kucheng In
namo Is Kinchcng. This Is located In the
middle of China, north of the Yang-Tse-
Klung river. Navy department officials
say that no vessel can get within sevtrul
hundred miles of the place.
The dispatch from Mr. Jernlgan gave
the name of the American lady who was
seriously wounded ns Miss Harlow, anil
said that five English ladles wore kHlod.
What steps the state department will
take with reference to the massacre has
not been determined and probably will not
he until fuller details are called by Min
ister Denby or Consul General Jernlgan.
Immediately upon the receipts of the dis
patch from the latter adllng Secretary
Adee of the state department informed
the navy department of the affair with a
vie w ta ascertaining If any United States
naval vessel could reach tha scene of the
trouble. The dispatch from Mr. Jernlgan'
gave the name of the place where the
massacre occurred as Kuck Kong, In
stead of Kucheng. Neither Kuck Kong
nor Kucheng could bei found on the maps
at the state and navy department, hut a
place called Klmcltengem was found and
la believed to be the correet locality, it
Is situated on a small stream In the mid
dle of China, north of the Yangtse-
Klang river and In a position that forbids
even the Mathias, the smallest United
States gunboat on the Asiatic station,
from getting witln at least 409 miles.
The Miss Harlow named In Mr. Jernl
gnn’s dispatch as having been wounded is
believed to be Miss Mabel C. Hartford of
Dover, N. H.. In churge of the Methodist
mission at Kinehengen. Her asslstaht Is
Miss W. 11. Rouse and two other Metho
dist female missionaries, Miss Mabel Al
len and Miss Sarah Peters are located at
places near by. The Church Missionary
.Society has a large mission at Kucheng
and the five English women who were
killed are probably attached to It.
At the state department It Is believed
that the massacre 1 simply the result of
another outbreak of fanaticism, such as
was rampant during the Chlno-Japanesa
war. The greatest riot at that time
against Christians occurred at Cheng-Tu.
Tho American mission buildings there
wire damaged, but no American was
killed. Minister Denby protested against
the treatment of the Americans at Cheng-
Tu. and the Chinese government gave sat
isfactory assurances of Its Intention to
punish the offenders und to prevent a re
petition of the outrages. The British mis
sion at Cheng-Tu were also damaged, and
the British government has just sent one
of its consular officers to make inquiry
into the affair with a view to demanding
damages.
London, Aug. 3.—A dispatch from
Shanghai gives the details of tho reported
raaeraeffe of Christians at Kucheng. The
ladles who are said to have been killed are
believed to have been members of the
Church of England, the Zenana and three
American Methodist Episcopal missions.
According to the dispatch, they were
butchered, after suffering atrocious out
rages. A number of their friends, Includ
ing women and children, were seriously
wounded. The dispatch declares that the
Chinese officials connived ut, if they did
r.ot Instigate, the attacks on the Chris
tians. The revival of outrages Is attrib
uted to the apathy of the British and
American ministers, despite the Increasing
anti-foreign feeling that Is displayed.
Foreigners in Shanghai regard the com
mission, sent out to Inquire Into the re
cent riots at Cheng Tu as a farce, tlany
of those who are charged with complicity
in these riots are being promoted.
A NEWSPAPER MAN DRIVEN OUT.
Miner* Incensed Because He Pumped
Two of Their Number.
Ishpemlng, Mich., Aug. 3.—Frederick H.
Britton, a staff correspondent of the De
troit Evening News, was compelled by 500
excited miners, armed with clubs and
bricks, to leave the city at 11:33 p. m. yes
terday. Mr. Britton was first notified by
the men that he must go at 9 o’clock, hut
refused to move unless Chief of Police
Carlson said so. Britton was accused of
getting a couple of the striking miners In
toxicated and then pumping them for In
formation. He was at work In the tele
graph office, which was surrounded by
the howling mob of excited miners. Ten
minutes before train time Chief Carlson
advised the correspondent that he had
better comply with the strikers’ demands
and escorted him to the train, which the
miners had held. A delegation of the strik
ers accompanied the train as far as
Champion. The least sign of resistance
on the part of Britton would surely have
resulted In a lynching bee.
81’HIKE 4IF THE WEAVERS.
A Canferrnre Full* lo Bring About a
Settlement of the Strike.
Philadelphia, Aug. 3.—A conference was
held to-day between a committee of in
grain carpet manufacturers, headed hy
Robert Dornan, and a committee of strik
ing weavers, headed by David MeOorman,
for the purpose of endeavoring to settle
the existing strike. The conferees were
together for over two hours, hut they
failed to reach an agreement and the
statu* of the strike J* unchanged. The
strikers wished the desired new wage*
schedule to go Into effect Sept. J, while the
manufacturers fixed the tim* ut Oct. i.
Neither side would recede and the con
ference adjourned. The weavers utu out
for an advance of 7v2 per cent. ,
IIIiICE MEN IX BATTLE.
'
A Free I'luht In tl C’onnfy Conven
tion nt M|rlnK<U'ld, O.
Springfield, 0., Aug. 3.—At the demo
cratic county convention this afternoon
two candidates were named and two sets
of delegates to the state convention se
lected. There was much disorder.
The row began immediately after the
call of Chairman W. \V. Wilmeyer for or
der. No sooner had he opened the con
vention than George Arthur attempted to
address tho delegates, while W. C. Arm
strong, a strong antl-Brlce man, rushed
to the front of the stage, and amid cheers
of encouragement from his faction and
hoots of rage from the llrice faction, pro
claimed ho had been elected temporary
chairman.
Hon. John L. Zimmerman, a Brice man,
who had been selected as chairman by the
democratic central committee, also caino
forward with his supporters, and at this
moment Internal Revenue Collector S. M.
McMillan, a Brice man, confronted W. C.
Armstrong and pushed him off the stage
to the tloor below.
D. T. West grabbed Collector McMillan
anti dozens of men, wild with rage, scuf
iled on the stage, knocking tho heavy desk
off tho platform and striking Armstrong,
who Jumped on the stage. A half dozen
policemen In uniform attempted to re
store order. The Annstrong-Thomas fac
tion, in spite of the yells of the Brice men,
wont through the motions of appointing
committees and nominated a county
ticket. Then another rush was made for
the stage, several men going to assist
Armstrong und others to Zimmerman's
assistance. The two sides continued scuf
lllng for some time.
Armstrong was in the meantime putting
motions and declaring them carried.
Beveral men tried to address tho con
vention, but their voices could not bo
heard above the din and confusion.
Finally both sides announced their del
egations to the state convention and tho
assemblage adjourned.
AN ILL-FATKB FAMILY.
Three llrofliera Lose Their I.lves In
Train W recks on the'Maine Ituud.
White Plains, N. Y., Aug. 3.—A fatal
accident, caused by a misplaced switch or
broken rail, occurred near Chatham, on
the liurlen* railroad ut noon to-day. Tho
Pittsfield express, which left tho Grand
Central station at U.lO o’clock this morn
ing, was derailed and went down an em
bankment, killing Fireman Myron J. El
liott and Injuring a number of passengers.
Fireman Elliott resided In this city and
was married on Wednesday ot this week
to Mrs. Kate Elliott, tho widow of Ills
brother, William J. Elliott, an engineer
on tho Harlem railroad, who was killed
In a railroad wreck at Ice Pond, two
years ago.
Another brother was also killed on Sat
urday only a few miles distant from
Where Fireman Elliott met his death to
day.
The Elliott’s formerly resided at Chat
ham, and tho father and all the sons
were brought up at ruilroadlng. Tho
death of Myron makes the third son kill
ed on tho Harlem. Later dethtls report
that Engineer Edward Hallcek Is also
killed and that his father, who was a
baggagem&ster on the train, is fatally in
jured.
NON-UNION MEN CLUBBED.
One of Them Ha* Ills Skull Frnetured
und nn Arm Broken.
Chicago, Aug. 3.—Five union, painters,
led hy John J. I''lem!ng, a walking dele
gate, made an attack this afternoon on
several non-union men who were paint
ing and caletmlnlng the Doolittle school
house, near Rhodes avenue, on Thirty
fifth street. The arrival of half a dozen
policemen In a patrol wagon saved tho
non-union men from being killed.
A delegation from the union had waited
on the workmen the day before and aske 1
them to quit or Join the union. Th>- men
refused. To-day tho delegation returned
with lead and gas pipes, which they
used on the heads of the men while they
were eating dinner.
Albert Batdorf of 583 West Van Buren
street had his skull fractured and an arm
broken.
Christ Spencer of 3016 South Park avenue
was Injured on the head.
The walking delegate, Christ Mullen and
Michael Costello were caught.
A FAKE STORY ABOUT A FIRE.
An Island In Luke Michigan Heprc-
Ncnted us All Ablaze.
Marinette, Wls., Aug. 3—Capt. Young of
the steamer Cuba which arrived here yes
terday, reports that Beaver Island is all
afire. The flames were devastating it
Thursday night and much anxiety is felt
for the small settlement on It. The Is
land Is populated hy a colony of about 100
persons, who are engaged In farming on
clearings. Lake captains arriving here
say the whole Island has been laid waste
and that the Inhabitants are homeless
and without food. Beaver Island is sit
uated near the Straits of Mackinaw and is
about fifty miles from Gie mainland.
There are two settlements on the main
Island, known as St. James and Gillette.
Charlevoix Mich., Aug. 3.—The report
that Beaver Island is burned Is a hoax.
There are small forest fire* burning- on
the Island, but nothing of any Importance.
SHOT HIS SISTER’S SEDUCER.
Two Well Known Men of Xu*livil!e
the Principal* In the Tragedy.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 3.—Tom West
brook shot and almost instantly killed
William Williamson on Broad street this
morning. Both are well known young
men of this city. Westbrook gave him
self up to the police and made the state
ment that Williamson had seduced his
sister. He demanded that reparation bo
made by an Immediate marriage, but Wil
liamson declared with an oath that he
would not do what was demanded of him,
and thereupon Westbrook shot him.
Religious Education Compulsory.
Brussels Aug. 3.—The Chamber of Rep
resentatives this evening, by a vote of 70
to 59, adopted Clause I of tho school
bill, making religious education rornpul- j
nory. The voting was accompanied by j
great disorder and the announcement of
the result was the occasion fur a tu
multuous scene, J
j DAILY, $lO A YEAH. 1
5 CENTS A COP!'. >
WEEKLY 2-TIUES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR I
DEFENDER AS SWIFT AS A DEER
SHE EASILY OUTSAILS THE VIGI
LANT AND VOLUNTEER.
Slit- Allow* One 33 anti the Ollier 33
Second* untl Then Heat the Former
by 3 Minute* null 33 Seeont!.— Vo
Louver Any Doubt That She (let.
eln*Me* Hot It nt the Other Rout*.
The Breeze fur the Rare Siroug
anti Sternly.
Vineyard Haven. Matt., Aug. 3.—Bright
and early this morning the yachtsmen
were at!r on the boats of the New York
Yacht Club at anchor In Newport Harbcr.
Cleur skies over head end u gent I* so ith
weeterly breeze betokened another flna
day for the cruise. The Defender left at
sunrise and hnd a tow from lirlitol, hep
guff having been replaced at tho Harr t
hoff yards last night by anew one. Tha
Vigilant was ready for another brush wi h
the m w boat, ami she hud anew Herre.i.
hoff club top.-will aloft in place of the on-,
sho ha* used all the week. No other
changes were*noUceable. The Volunteer
also was on hand. The course to-day wa*
t venteen and one-linlf miles oast, south
cst of Vineyard sound light, end twenty
miles east-norlheust up tho sound to
Vineyard liaven. The wind wo* south
southwest, making tho first seventeen!
miles a reach with the wind abeam and
booms to porl. The rest of the race wnff
a broad reach.
The preparatory gun sounded at 10:."><|
o’clock. Ten minute* later the smallcM
sloops and cutters started. At 10:50 o’clocW
Iho gun for (he first-class sloops boomed
and the Defender was almost on the In
stant. The Vigilant waa two minutes lat*-n
and was very near being handicapped. Tha
Volunteer did not cross for nearly a min
ute ufer the second boat. The Defender
and Volunteer carried their number two
Jib topsails. The Vigilant started with
big No. 1 sail, but changed it to a No. 3
at 11 ;35 o'clock, as the wind was freshen
ing and she was heeling considerably. Tha
big sloops rushed through the wat-r with
their lee rails awash and gained rapidly
on tho schooners from the start. In half
an hour the Defender began picking them
up one by one anil dropping them astern.
The V igilant loliowed suit, but not st
so lively a pare as -the Defender. Tha
new boat was racily outfootlng tho Vigi
lant and tho old Volunitoer could not hold
up with her rompuny. Passing Vineya-di
llavcn light, tne Defender led the pro
cession. and she increased htrr lead over
the Vigilant until sho was nine mtnu.ug
ahead. At 2 o'clock she showed the way
for the fiect into Vineyard Haven, with
the breeze l, .’ding strong and stoudy, ,n
yachts rushed along to the finish, the De
fender snowing tr,e way with a little in
rreuse in her splendid load. At 3:02:11
o'clock she cloned tho flntoh line, und
was timed from the steamer Shearwatzr,
Which had tevn emu ahead by the regular
committees so that the Sylvia might not
hav e io nuke undue hustle to’the finish.
A litile over six niTiites later the Vigilant
rounded uX-Corrmodore Morgan’s black
hulled yacht beaten, but still fast and able.
A c.iaitcr of ar hour later (the Volunleo
finizhed, and somt where In between thei*
tho Jubilee rourded up Into the Haven,
after a spttdy tun, which would ha.a
shown well dmi It been a raring one. Tha
official time when received will show tha#
the Vigilant was hundlcapped 02 and ’hi
Volunteer 53 seconds. Taken from thesa
figures tire LcLi.der’a victory over tha
Vigilant is by 5 minutes and 32 seconds.
The Defender is to have anew steel
boom and guff. These new spars will
probably be made at the machine shops at
Bristol, and will be hollow cylinders, built
upon the same manner us sleel boat hull*
are constructed, with light steel plates It,
sections and tapering a trifle In size from
the partners to the hounds of the spur
it has been estimated that there wtll be a
reduction of weight by this move from tha
wooden spars of something like a ton.
while the stability will be all the better,
as the cylinder spars will be trussed In
side with steel spurs all the way along In
the same manner as the steel spurs of tha
Valkyrie 111. are regulated.
A HAWAIIAN SUGAR COMBINE.
*
They Aim to Break Up the America*
Sugar Trust.
Ban Francisco, Aug. B—The Hawaiian
sugar planners have undertaken to form
a combine, which has for its object tha
breaking down of the American sugar
trust and the establishing of a free markei
for sugar. Nearly 31,000,000 has been sub
scribed by leading and influential planter*
and the Spreckles Bro*. of this city have
been asked to Join the coimbine. At first
it was thought that the local sugar king,
would Join, hut they have since refused to
do so.
"Hon. P. C. Jones, a prominent Ameri
can and Hawaiian planter. Is at the head
of it," said a member of the gpreckles firm
to-day. Hut I cannot say Just what Is tha
object of the combine. Jones Is a hard
worker and as he has money and friend,
he may be successful In putting his scheme
In part, to a test.”
The contract of the big planters with
the American sugar trust, it Is learned,
expires in 1897. The planters do not (think
they arc getting the benefit of the high
prices charged for sugar, and they de
sire bfore entering into an agreement
to place themselves in such a position
as to be able to be Independent of tha
eastern and local sugar kings. When
officers have been selected to manage tha
affairs of the planters trust the concern
will work upon a basis of lOb.OOO tons of
sugar, and will levy an assessment of 31
per ton for the crop of 1394, and 32 per
ton for 1895, 1896 and 1897. placing an avail
able operating fund of 3700,099 In the plant
ers' treasury.
IOWA’S COINAGE FIGHT.
A Probability That the Convention
Will Favor Sound Money.
Des Moines, la., Aug. 3.—The last lowa
counties held their conventions to-day to
name delegates to tho democratic conven
tion Wednesday. A majority send unln
structed delegates, favoring sound money
and the administration. Generally the In
truct'd delegates are for scund money.
The silver men have mads the issue In
almost all places, and where they could
control have instructed for frea silver
ri solutions by the stats convention. Thy
policy of the sound on tJia
otic r hand, lias been to avoid inatrun
tiotis and follow a conciliatory policy.