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(By Telegraph to Vlrglnlan-Pllot.)
New York, Sept. 2D.?No Roman con
querer returned lb his triumph ot bdr
y< baric splendor; no vlctorlpus King or
Prince, coming hdriic ti-dfti d successful
.-.ivttf, ever recblved stlcli a riidgiililcent
?' bv?Ubn da overwheirrled Adinlidl
Deivcy to-day as he stood ort the
bridge of the oiyihpla at the licad df
a magnificent lleet of bteel tiiuhderer's
of the deep, fblidweU by a tlibusahd
vessels of peace, each tiered and coat?
ed black with .rieople and galled over
the bright waters of the Upper bay
and up the broad pathway of the suu
' lit river, whose banks were gay with
millions of flags dhd streamers dancing
In the wind.
the TOMB OF GRANT.
, The sky was blue, tjie water rippled
uiider the fresh wind thill held but
flags straight and jaunty, ; and the
wharves and piers and rocky heights
und grassy knolls were biuck with
frantic, enthusiastic people, whb
strlved weakly to make their sho?t?
heard Above the perfect bedldhi of toot?
ing whistles lhat accompanied the"Ad?
miral ashore and ufloat. As the tomb
of General Grant, on Itlverslde drive,
was reached the lleet paid Its tribute
to the memory of the great warrior
with a National salute of 21 roaring
guns. The licet then ancHdred and re?
viewed Ule almost endless procession
of craft that steariied past, all so bur
. -udened wUh,.hvunarVUy?that.they- looked
as If; they would turn turtle.before they
got back to their piers. Tdwdrd the
end the parade became disorganized; I
and It took hours for the heterogeneous
Jlotllla to get, by. Darkness at l?se j
brought relief to the tired Admiral;
who had stood oil the bridge for six I
hours bowing his acknowledgments td|
' the stentorian expression of homage.
A GOOD VIEW.
The best blace from which to view
the great iharlne panorama was na?
turally from the deck of the Oiympla,
and by the courtesy of Admiral Dewcy
an Associated Press representative was
permitted dbbdrd. Very curly the fleet
of steamships, steamboats, yachts and
tugs, which were to have a place In
the llrte,. began moving down the bay
to the alldted points, where the several
divisions were to form, but many of
them could not resist the tempration to
first visit tiie anchorage of the men-of
war off Trimpklnsville and before .11
o'clock the'Olympia was surrounded by
a perfect mob of every known kind of
craft; nil Swarming with pcbple, cir?
cling around; of' pushing their noses
close up under the ship to get a glimpse
of the ..Admiral pacing the quarter
.fleck. The bands aboard the excursion
boats played arid' the whistles and sl
fens of the other craft made the all
hideous by their slirieks.
the MASSING OF VESSELS.
Meantime the vessels to take Dart
In the pnrrule wrro mussing over near
the Long island shore, until lhat side
bf thb hdrbbr bec-ame. a tahglb of stacks
find Hags and frame, work as fur as the
eye could reach. The grassy slopes bt
tVadswbrth and Fort Hamlltdn, arid
the wharves and Chores of State Isl?
and were- covered- with sightseers,
watching the fleet below. The warships
lay spick rind spun, restBy foj the
start, their burnished metal flaming
. ijh. the slih; their sides white as v?rglii
phow. Between tlierh and the shore
lay the low, long, lean, wisked:looking
tbrriedo bdrits, and still Inside of them
the graceful ilntllla of revenue cUttfers;
the OT.YMPIA'S creyv-. .
Aboard the Glymrila the marines and
? Bailors had. been.. seriously inspected
. from the tbe of the first marine to the
jaunty cap of the last sailor. All seenv
. fed 'a little dazed at the prospect before
theim, and ho doubt niany would have
, preferred a program involving a dupll-fl
? cation of the Manila, fight td thb ordeal |
they were to. go through.' The offlcerij
? til thb fl?gt .did htit'.wHar their' showy
'uniforms; but were attired In ."special
dre3s A," as,It is technically, known
In thb navy: There were rid gold epau
') lets, gold bound heavers and clattering
/.swords aboard. .This was.,by the A?
rniral's ;ofdei" arid added but another
to the many, evidences,'df, his-, unique
. modesty. ? A brother and the widow of
Captain. Grldley, wbd fought the Olym?
pia in Manila &ay. Colonel Franklin
Bartlett, Representative . in Congress
? frdfri fjfe$ York nnd ah. intirtiate. p'er
>sotral frieiiti, bf the' Admiral, together I
" with three newspaper rhbri; wore- the |
? only civilians ^aboard.
One of the na,viil guesls was the en?
gineer of the Olympia when" it-led tho
way past Corrlgedbr Island. He was
. "given three rpuslhjr cheers as he went
? forward to see the fiten.
FARRAGUT'S FLAG SPREAD.
^^Immediately after Admiral Dewey re-l
turned rbqlh the Sandy Hook, the wig
, .-^yngger bn the brk'.ge signalled the
." 'fleet to,prepare to get under Way. t"he
gangwaysV; were hauled up, and the
.;;bqoms rigged;, .An bid qunrterhiaster
':.'hurried d small dark Toll of bunting to
.??.the tridin; hand.liver fist. It hung there
V. While the b'llgle /sounded-th? ball to
'. quarters,:'an,d the marine?Were mus
.?^tered dfl. Tjiem JtiSt-risj.-the'signal to'
weigh was given, a. pull .on the.hal
...^fvrdc Opcti'jd the roll and spread the
four-?torred flog which Farrag?t new
us hq ran. the fort, in New OrleanB. It
wog ,tHe jiiig willen was.preseiite? t<?
Admiral Dfcwey: As.it broke,' siitio'rB. a,t
their stations and. the. marines,.ori'^tpe
quarter deck greeted it with the lilp
hlprhporah^we got from. our.ancestors.
The fleg flpdted. pr??tily all through
the page?rit t tb-daj1. It Is the most
precious possession qf FarragUt'B pu?
pil,, and when it is struck oh Monday,
it wjll probably be fbrfever; as U . l?
altogether unlikely, .that Admiral Dew?
ey will ever command another fleet.'
JTHB gillPS MOVE.
. It was . .exactly 1, o'clock, the hour
fixed for the' start, when the fleet, with
hfibh?fs short-hove; began t? ihbve. ?.i
the port beam of the Oiyrhpla was the
escorting, Bhlp.. Sandy Hook; with' .the
Maydr iihd other d.gnitaries . aboard,
and in v her wake, at intervals of 400
yards, stretched out a mile long, were
the great towering warships, the ar
tuored cruiser New York, the battle?
ships Indiana, and Massachusetts, the
cruiser Brooklyn, second-class battle?
ship Texr.s,. the bid wobeien f rigate
Dancaster, the gunboat Marietta and
the Chicago, the flagship of the South
Atlantic Squadron. Old Glory flutter?
ed from each rhast-head dnd tnff rail.
On each quarter of the New York were
the black low-lined .torpedo boats,
three on each flank. The rest of the
procession moved across the shiny
waters. (
THE ADMIRAL ALIi ATTENTION.
Admiral Dewey went up on the after
bridge as soon as tile start was made
aiid remained there throughout the pa?
rade, a heroic figure outlined against
the skleL for the thousands afloat dnd
ashore, with him oh the bridge most
of tile, time was Colonel Bartlett; to
whom he talked when he was not ac?
knowledging the salutes or personally
directing the movements of his fleet,
arid the Adrrilral gave close attention
throughout the journey to everything
which transpired on board the vessel.
By his direction the ensign was cour
tesled to vessels which .saluted, and
several times lie ordered the crew to
stand by to cheer in answer to sorhe
extraordinary demonstration.
The gtins of the ?lynipld spoke but
or-ce lintll Grant's tomb,was reached.
That was when they barked In answer
to the deep baying of the gtins ?of old
Fort William, on Governor's Island.
Befpre the Battery was rbached, hun?
dreds bf tugs dnd excursion boats had
crowded in behind the pntrol boats and
stretched away rank after rank for
either shore from the quarter of the
Olympia. Their whistles were going
continuously throughout the journey.
The untold thousands who thronged the
wharves', nHd piers; who' leaned from
the windows and balconies and looked
down'ffbm' the dizzy heights of sky?
scrapers 'must"have Impressed th'e Ad?
miral greatly, but his modesty would
not permit him to view it all as a per?
sonal ovation.
"Astonishing, astonishing;" lib' rb:
peated several times to Colonel Bart?
lett, but he said nothing of himself.
SCENE ON SHORE.
The waving of the hundreds of thou?
sands along the shore could be dis?
tinctly seen from the deck of the
Olympia, but only occasionally were
the sounds of cheers wafted from ihi
crowds ashore. As a rule perhaps they
were too much interested in the spec?
tacle to venture vociferous applause;
beside, they were too far away to be
heard by the Admiral or? the men on
the cruisers, even if the terrific din
of the cr'itft In the river had riot been
kept up almost without intermission.
The shrieking whistles were forever
going, and when the fleet swept around
the Stake boat above Gt-arit's irimb on
Riverside drive, and each ship had lei
go its booming salute, the concert that
followed was soul-mnddenlng?a mad,
fantastic, nerve-destroying roar that
continued for.almost ten minutes. So
much steam was wasted that the boats
-Hremaelvea were loot in thelp own va
pbr.
PARADE DISORGANIZED:
The parade at this point began tn
become disorganized, hniriy pleasure
craft leaving the. line below,arid crowd?
ing so fiercely about, the.Olympia, thai
slie was manoeuvred with great dilll
culty. The excursion boats, loaded to
the guards with people, were almosl
criminally reckless as they passed
along, many of them listed so far thai
one wheel was burled deep; while the
other scrtrcely touched the. water.
ONE INCIDENT.
The Admiral was sometimes annoyed
by the crowding of thesb craft; but he
retained his equanimity through it all,
bbwlrig arid rerhbvlhg nil cap to the ex
tilting and cheering crowds. It was not
Until all the warships had p?ssed Iii
review before the' Olympli at Rn'chor
below the beautiful floats representing
Peace and Victory, that the .one inci?
dent of the day] occurred; fchlcH show?
ed that with all" His gerilalty the hero
of Manila could also be a very stern
sailor. In less than.a minute after thb
Chicago Had "passed the Olynipia, by the
Admiral's brder, a strciirn bf signal
flags ordered the vessels of the fleet to
dress ship and the crews of the men of
war rah up rdiribows ,bf signal flags
from stem to stern over their top-masts.
A STINGING REBUKE:
The order was beautifully executed;
except aboard the flagship, where U??
fouling of the lirie In the top of one o(
the stacks, caused a delay; Admiral
Dewey Instantly rbareM out & command
for some one to ease the line. It foul?
ed again and a nimble sailor was sent
aloft- to clear it: It Was. perhaps two
rtilnutes before.,the flags w;ere In their
proper, place. The Adrrflral was plain?
ly displeased. He sent for the office?
under whose direction, the order was
executed and called him Updh the
bridge.
"I am ashamed bf this," lie said, in
the tone of a sailor giving command
In a roaring gale, "and I am ashamed
of you."
WHENf HE LEFT THE BRI?GE.
.Several limes when the excursion
hbata cheered as they passed cjose to
the Olyrnpia the Admiral called Upon
trje crew to stand by and cheer. Eacli I
time the sailors leaped upon the steel
bulwarks, arid with, swinging, caps,
responded to the ebmirinnd with throaty
splitting roars. When the crowd of
vessels about the. flagship becuihe so
(Conttri?ed on Sixth Page.)
OOIVI PAUL IS
REA?rf? FIGHt
He Declares there is No Longer a
Possibility of Peace.
THE -BRITISH CABINET
B'r<>|to>itfoiia NubhittKd Wblob ilir
I rnuivitiil la ,>ui Likely to Aocrpi
l'rcnidi'iu KriicciT <burfco? Mr.
t'lianiberlulu Wltb Ilnaponniblllfy j
For ( rial*-ISritikli C'ruU?ra tsnib
crinE ?i tnpb Town:
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
London, Sept. 20.?The Cabinet met
this forenoon and adjourned at 3:15 p.
m. The Ministers were heartily cheer?
ed by the waiting crowds. It Is said
from Boer sources that Mr. Chamber?
lain's proposals submitted to the-Cab?
inet Include'ail Indemnity for thb cost
of sending out troops, the disarma?
ment of the Transvaal forts, the sup?
pression of Doctdr Ley's legation, judl
ciatlve and legislative Independence for
the judges, the equality of the English
and Dutch languages, and f?ll and
complete admission of the supremacy
of British Interests throughout South
Africa, ,.
An official of the Foreign Ofllce this
evening told' a representative of thb
Associated Press that the Cabinet, in
the absence bf the Transvaal's reply,
had agreed to draft a dispatch form
tuguese. Hb Wished, to indignantly
deny Mr. Chamberlain's charge < that;
he had broken his promise made dur?
ing the discussion preceding the Preto?
ria Convention' ?f 1SS1, that he Would
treat new Immigrants equally with old
Burghers. He had always been ready
to treat therii so and they had always
refused. , ..',......
"In conclusion, I asked l? .there was
still a possibility' of peace.
" 'U?: he replied, adding after a
pause, 'unless th? other Side will do
something to make peace possible.' "
BRITISH CRUISERS GATHERING.
A squadron of British cruisers Is
gathering at Cape Town.
. Advices from the Interior bf South
Africa indicate that, thus far, the na?
tives are quiet and there Is ho sigh of
trouble. This Is re-assiirlrig as It was
feared some of the tribes in Zululand
nnd elsewhere were becoming restless;
The British Colonists bf Rhodesia are
organizing a volunteer corps, have
formed a cycle detachment and have
constructed an armored train with an
engine plated With steel rails.
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR,
A telegram received to-day says two
batteries of field artillery and five hun?
dred Burghers have started for Volks
riist, and that another five hundred
rrien go there to-day.
The streets at Pretoria present a
scene of great military animation.
Armed burghers and artillerymen are
riding about, the field cornots" being
engaged In warning the Burghers to
be in readiness at a moment's notice.
A quantity of ammunition for Maxim
guns la reported to lrave arrived at
Harrlsmith, and the Burghers at Brem?
ersdorp received rides nhd ammunition
yesterday. . The men are practicing
with thb Maxim gun.
HIGHER TREASON BILL.
Tlie V?lksraad, lh secret session, has
passed a higher treason bill, providing
for the confiscation of the property of
Burghers who refuse, service"; A pro?
posal was submitted to make the inn
fiscatloii retroactive, so ns to Include
Wrecked and
THENj??BEi)
A Tale of Shipwreck, Suffering,
Pillage and Death.
STEAMSHIP SCOTSMAN
i wo Him 'roil nnd Fifty Sittt>r I ri it
Nitrvivoi s Kenoli MiiDiri>nl nnd ltc?
Inte n Morj of Horror?Partien'
Irira of Clio Terrible ?Unnt?r (iuit
Rcncrtc by (ho Slcnutol .Hoiifnrt
i'rnsrncror?! JSppl t'p niKl Looted.
(By Telegraph to Vlrglhiari-P?okl
Montreal, Quo., Sept. 29.?Two hun?
dred and fifty scantily clad, baggage
bereft men, women and children wero
on board of ari Inter-Colonial ship
wiiicli steamed Into Bonaventura depot
to-night. They comprised the greater
number of those who sailed from Liv?
erpool on September 14th, on board
the steamship Scotsman, bound for
Morltreal, which was wrecked on the
shores of the straits of Belle Isle at
half past two of this morning of the
21sL
WRECKED AND ROBBED.
.it was not only a tale of ship-wreck
that they had to tell, but oho of death,
of suffering and pillage, for fifteen, at
least, of the Scotsman's passengers
perished; all suffered cruelly from cold
and privation, and, almost the worst
THE GEEAT HAVAt PARADE IS HONOR ioF DEWEY AT NEW YORK.
ulatlng its pwn proposals, which will
be communicated to the Transvaal
Government In d .few days. Parila
ment will be called shortly to consider
the situation. The Government- de?
clines to furnish exact information at
present regarding the military move?
ments.
DEMANDS ON THE TRANSVAAL.
The Pall .MaU Gazette,says it under?
stands . that Mr. Chamberlain submit?
ted a dispatch to the fcabinbl Council
to-day containing the following de
rhfinds on the Transvaal:
1. Five year?' franchise qualification
without hampering conditions.
2. .Municipal self-government at Jo?
hannesburg on a freely elected basis.
3. The separation of the judicature
from the Legislature .and its independ?
ence, of the v?iksr?ad;
4. The abolition of the dynamite mo?
nopoly.
.. 6: The removal of the fort dominating
Johannesburg, though the defenses at
Pretoria may remain.
6. The teaching of the English lan?
guage in the schools.
READY FOR THE FRAY.
A dispatch to the Times from Pre?
toria says: . ...
"It is generally expected that a
state of war', will be. proclaimed at any
moment., president Kruger granted me
ah interview t?-day and declared he
had done all possible, for the sake of
peace. . He. had accepted Mr. CHamber
iin's own offer of a. common Inquiry,
but Mr. Chamberlain ' deliberately
broke the thread ? of negotiations,
troops were massed on all. sides and
war was forced., upon him. It was Im?
possible to accede,to the dispatch of the
12th. Such a course would have given
the land and people into the hands.of
strangers. As it was. His Seven years
proposal would, according to the .Held
cornets' books, have given the franchise
to 5,000 persons, which was. more than
the whole number of old Burghers, yet
no one has come forward to take it.
NO POSSIBILiTY OF PEACE.
?The Outlahders -never really wanted
the franchise. From the flrp.t they re?
fused to ,gd on. the commandoes and
?registered themselves as ''aliens. Af?
terwards, LVird Loch* secured exemption
'?fop-them bp the sdme tends as the Por
certain millionaires, but It was re?
jected.
REPLY TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
On pc Town,Sept. 29.?The Transvaal's
reply to the last dispatches o? the Brit?
ish Secretary of State for the Colonln3,
Mr. Chamberlain, has been sent from
Pretoria. It Is to the effect that the
Republic'Strictly adheres to . ihe. Lon?
don convention and asks nothing furth?
er. The question of suzerainty of Great
Britain, over the Transvaal is not
touched lipon in v the dispatch.
COMMANDERS ORDERED OUT.
Johannesburg, Sept. 29.?There is
great excitement here In consequence
of the orders to the commanders to
take the field. Part of the Johannes?
burg corps will assemble to-day. Dis?
patch riders have gone to thb frontier.
overt Act expected.
London, Sept, . 29.?Indications this i
evening lead to the oelief that In view
of the Cabinet message the Boers will
commit an overt act..which will bring
on hostilities before the assembling of ,
Parliftment All the latest dispatches
from the Transvaal show, the liveliest
activity bh. the p>r.t of the U?rgatrs.
Tbleferarhs frojh,PreVdr,la announce that
artillery Is being rapidly loaded at the
station for the front and military trains
have preference on rilMiiles. Tho Cape
mail Is delated In consequence of the
large arriotiril of rolling Btoek reserved
for the forces.
, the natal border.
.a large. body bf . Burghers left yts
terdny for the Natal border, ?jiu an?
other for Mlddleburg. ..Detachments of
cyclists are being distributed ainon ; the
different Commanders. .It Is understood
that thq first .contingent of tne Pretoria
force will lcavfe for the Eastern border
to-moVrow. .
Commandant-General Joubort yester?
day Addressed ri. orowd of Burgaors at
. the Pretoria station. His remarks were
loudly cheered. Thb .officers -f the
German Corps left for the front to-day
and the Hollander Corps pnradod tri
the principal square of Pretoria nnd
saluted President Kruger. *
i New Orleans,. Sept, 20.?The Board of
Health reports three new cases. There
have been no deaths this week. The
single cdse in Plaquemlne parish ro
I suited la death.
horror of all, the men who were Sup?
posed to succor and assist those com?
mitted to their care, In the hour of
need, turned on the helpless passengers
and, with loaded guns and revolvers,
compelled them to part with the few
valuables saved.
Captain Skrmischlre dnd his officers
were exceptions. For the honor of the
British merchant marine <.the crime
may not be ascribed to the men en?
gaged In it, but to a gang of wharf
rats, and hangers-on, picked up on the
docks at Liverpool to replace the usual
crew of the Scotsman, which joined
the seaman's strike on the other side.
THE CASUALTIES.
The list of those who perished Is as
follows:
First-class passengers?Miss Street,
Montreal; Mrs. Childs, wife of the
stage manager of the "Sign of - the
Cross" Company; Mis. Roberts and
ilnfant; Mrs. Scott; Mrs. Robinson, wife
of the manager of the Sunlight Soap
Company, of Toronto; Mrs. Robertson,
wife of a former editor of the Toronto
Globe.
Second-clnss pnssengers--Mrs. M. N.
Scott (occurs twice); Mrs.Watson, Mrs.
Talbot?Mre, Tuthill, Mrs. Skelton, Mrs. j
Eliza Watklhs, Miss B, Weavers.
WOMEN ALONE PERISHED. i
It will be noticed that all who perish- i
ed were women. This Is accounted for
by the fact that they were occupants
of the first boat.which left the steam?
er after she struck and which was
swamped before It could get cleai; of
the ship.
The Scotsman sailed from Liverpool
on September 14th. The passage, to the
Straits of Be|l? Isle was a fair one,
though the. green crew In the stoke
\ hole lessened the speed of the ship so
ithat when she reached Bolle Isle she
was about a day's run behind her usual
avernge.
SUCCESSION OF SHOCKS.
Entering the Straits of Belle Isle on
Thursday night a dense fog blanketed
down on the vessel And made naviga?
tion, a matter of great caution at all
tlmoa In the straits, a precarious un?
dertaking. The speed of the ship \\vas
reduced and she felt'Kor .way in. At 2
o'clock there was a shock underneath
the keel of the Vessel, followed by an
other and another. The passengers,'
who were asleep, were ?wdkeileu; by'Uia
shocks,
On deck the thick bank of fog shut
put the sight of shore. Passengers'ratt
Hither drid thither, but. C?ptaih
Shrmlshlre and his officers Weht among
therm Calming their fears. A s?^erfir
clal examination of the ship /showed
the captain that she Would fee ? tbt?i
wreck,and must be abandoned' atl.cflSdejr
' A life!.; boat was lowered and in this
many.p.f.the women and children were
placed; Hardly Was It clear of the sb^tp
when It capsized, thrdw'hg Its occu?
pants irito.the water. Those.'who per
tsiie'et wer?) IB this btiat. , Some we're
saved; for the ship had listed to-port
and seVerftlWomen were washed back
onto the deck.v. One woman clung to a
rop? for two hours before being res?
cued.
DISGRACEFUL SCENES.
Meanwhile?.dl?gracpful scenes were
being enacted bh .board. Hardly had
the' vbssel striick before inch frbni the
stroke hole rushed into the cablna,
and, slitting open yallses and bags
with their knives, took all the valuables
they could lay .their hands on. Several
of them fired shot-guns and tried to'
force men to leave their cabins.
It is said that some of the stebrage
passengers joined .thb firemen lh loot?
ing the baggage of thb' fir'st-class pas?
sengers.
In more limn one instance rings were
torn from the lingers of fainting and
dying women. Captain SirnilEdilre and
his officers could do nothing against the
mob.
When morning c?me If was found
that the Scotsman lay close in shore i
alongside a cliff, fully a thousand feet ]
high. A second boat load of women
and children, which had been s.ent-.bfL;
was called back and the passengers
transhipped to the rocks alongside the
ship.
FACED STARVATION,
Until 6:30 tho officers and some of
the crew of the Scotsman, worked un?
ceasingly In getting the passengers;
ashore, and when darkness and a
heavy fog set In they were safe onv
the rooks. But hero the hew danger
of starvation faced them. The lower
decks of the ship were entirely under
watbr.
A quantity of biscuit was carried on
shore, and oh this, with a very little
corned beef and wild berries, over 200
people existed for four days, i Some
natural springs were found, but despite
this the bad conditions of food and
water brought on much sickness. Many
of the passengers sultered from the ex?
posure. After much oitliculty some
oVercoats arid shawls were secured ,for!
Itub.women, nearly.every ohb bflwhbrh,
had left: thb shipt in their night clothes.
? The passengers were obliged to, cllrab
a rooky cliff nearly S00 feet high be?
fore they could find a place large
enough to rest. Here they stayed oh
the rocks for four days and nights.
The first night they had absolutely no
shelter, but on Saturday tho captain
sent tip blankets and other.clothing. A
number of passengers attempted .to
reach the light-house about eight miles
away. To do this it was necessary to
Climb about 1,200 foot higher before a
path could be reached.
THE RESCUE. '
It was not until the 28th that the
Montfort canife along arid was signalled
by the Belle Isle Light bell, where a
number of the passengers walked from
' the wreck. After bringing these peo
ple'on board the ship, she proceeded to
where the Scotsman lay. The weather
was bright and clear. As soon as prac?
ticable the.boats were launched and
the work of transferring the passengers
began., , .
The Montfort took 250 of the passen?
gers arid the steamship Grecian, which
soon after cnine In sight, took the re
rriainder, excepting foiir who decided to
return to England, on the steamship
Mohlefey, the hext vessel to appear.
Forty-five of the crew also wnnl on i-hlo
boat.
briidrni ItiMiirliro Drn wlie'il.
(By Telegraph to Vlrginlan-Pitot.)
Washington, D. C, Sept 20.?The!
Colombian Legation has received an
Official cablegram from Bogota an?
nouncing that;General Julio Renglfto,
until recently the Colombia^ represen?
tative In Washington, and one of the
best-known South American dlnlomat-j
lists, hns been drowned In the Magda-1
lena river. It is believed that a num-'
ber of others were drowned at the same
time. General Rengiffo left Washing?
ton a few months ago to become Secre?
tary of the.Treasury of the Colombian
Cabinet. While here he was prominent
In oflloliil and social circles, and mar?
ried un American girl, Miss Regina
Barbour, daughter of the late James |
Barbour, of this city. Madame Ren?
giffo is now in Washington, having ex?
pected to Join her husband at Quito I
next month, and Is prostrated with the|
sad Intelligence.
I
Invllrtl t t'*h?nc?tn.
(By Telegrnph to Vlrginiah-PUot*)
Petisacoia, Fla., Sept. 2D.?At & joint;
meeting of the representatives bf the
principal civic and poimnerblal organi?
zations here resolutions were adopted
and a committee was narhed, who sent
a lengthy congratulatory telegram to
Admiral Dewey ending with the. hope
that It would not be many days before
the Admiral could be welcomed here.,
Lieutenant Price, who fought with the
Admiral, Is stationed at the navy yard
here;
TheGlKttMUo Cotton NWInnle (
F.x pi it in <?<!.. .
New York, Sept. 29.?The Commer?
cial News Bureau of the Western
Union Telegraph Couvpany. has sent
out the following explanation In con?
nection with the.suspension bf thb
ISlpiv ?Orleans Cotton Exchange; .
''The special Liverpool fluctuations
to-day?the movement should pr?btt?;
bly have been hi?de against the.
closing, prices br yesterday; ^'.bach'
movemeht to be made '.separately, 'Ks]
thoy camo and not to be added col?
lectively.
"The trouble Is. probabl? ' b^yisiyd
by misunderstanding; lp '?. the manner
of using the movement,
"GARDNER, IKp$(&:,''4S
"Commercial Newa' 'Bureau.''
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