Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-15
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Omdurman, Sept. 7.-Delayed-An
important incident occurred this morn
ing. 1t appears that Khalifa Abdullah
a few days before the arrival of the
Anglo Egyptian army heard that a
force OF white men occupied Fashoda, a
town on the west bank of the White
Nile, the capital of very fertile, and
densely populated district. FashCda is
about four hundred miles south of
|Khartoum. Khalifa Immediately sent
two steamers to investigate the report.
and one of them returned this morning
and surrendered to General Kitchener.
The commander of the steamer report
ed on his arrival at Fashoda that he
found that place occupied by force of
whites. The latter opened a heavy fire
| on the steamer, which narrowly escap-
| ed humiliation. the crew losing many
killed and wounded. From bullets en-
bedded in the hull of the steamer, it
seems to be certain the whites at Fas-
hoda are a force of French troops. The
British commander will send flotilla of
gunboats up the White Nile to inve sti-
gate affairs. The Anglo Egyptian cav
airy has captured the principal wife of
| Khalifa, the mother of Osman Digna
and Shiek Edden, who were found in ex-
IRENE restitution on the left bank of
| the Nile.
Geneva, Sept. 1O,-The Empress of
Austria was assassinated at hotel Beau
rivage this afternoon by an anarchist
who was later arrested He stabbed
Her Majesty with stillettO. 1t appears
as the Empress was walking from the
hotel to the landing to take steamer
about one o'clock today, an Italian an
archist suddenly approached her and
stabbed her to the heart. The Empress
fell, then arose, and was carried to the
steamer unconscious. The boat started
but on seeing she did not recover con-
seriousness, the Captain returned. The
Empress was then carried to the hotel
Beaurivage where she expired.
Geneva, Sept. 13.-The post norton
examination over the body of the late
Empress of Austria, who was assassin
ated on Saturday last by an Italian an
archiSt, revealed the weapon complete
ly transfixed in her heart, penetrating
three and one half inches and making a
wound sixth of an inch wide. The fact
THAT the Empress walked fifty yards to
1.-THE steamer after being stabbed ascrib-
ed her remarkable will power. The
body has been enclosed in triple cOf-
fin and placed in room transformed
as mortuary chamber. The walls are
yelled in black drapery covering silver
stars. Several of the sisters of charity
are continually on their knees beside
the Empress praying for the soul de
parted. Nearby stands the prayer
table of the Empress, bearing her ros-
airy and crucifix.
ondop Sent 12-Groat oonStprpa-
ton and Indignation is felt 10 England
and the continent over the murder of
, the Empress of Austria The after
noon newspapers today join the morn
ing papers in great cutlery against an
archists and points the necessity OF
lresorting to the most drastic measure to
stamp them out. Ali agree that there
should be shown no mercy.
| Geneva, Sept. 13.-The special train
to carry the Empress body to Vienna.
arrived today. 1t consists of special
car for the coffin, sleeping car, two
saloon cars for Use of officials accom-
panying body and an ordinary passeng
er car. The interior of the funeral car
is draped with black throughout, the
drapery being arranged in the most
simple manner without any attempt at
ornamentation. The car has six black
curtained windows. In the centre is a
low platform upon which the coffin is
to be placed.
i Washington, Sept. 10.-Presdent Nc
Kinley wired Generals Schofield, Cor
don and Dodge, President Gill.m of
Johns Hopkins University, Senator
MandersOp, Robert Lincoln, ex-Secret.
tary Lamont, Dr. Keeran Col James
A Sexton asking if they will render to
the country there service by accepting
an appointment on a committee to eX-
anime into the conduct of the commits.
sary and quartermasters medical bu-
reau5 Of the war.
| Paris, Sept. 10.-There is lulI in the
Dreyfus affair. tits believed that the
real difficulty in the way of revision
is that the only documents really re-
lied upon are those said to have been
obtained illicitly from the foreign en-
bassy. The government is beginning
to doubt their authenticity.
Portsmouth, Sept. 12.-Most of tie
Spanish sailors and marines, who sur
vived the destruction of Cervera's fleet
were taken aboard the steamship City
of Rome today to sail for home. Ad-
miral Cervera and son bid farewell to
the officers of the navy yard at o clock
and boarded the ship. Cervera said he
would carry with him many happy re-
collections of the kindness and genera
sity of the American people.
Lexington, Va, Sept. 12.-Miss Mary
Snider. aged IA years, died suddenly on
Kerr's Creek, this county, yesterday,
Sunday morning. Miss Snider was in
her usual good health early Sunday
morning, but after breakfast complain
ed of pain in her head and died in less
than an hour.
| Washington, Sept. 13.-It is stated
on good authority that the cabinet de-
cided today to hold the island of Luzon
which is one Of the largest of the Philip
pines, but will assume no debts of any
of the islands, and will insist in the
severance of Church and State and will
demand equal facilities as to trade with
Spain in all the Philippine islands.
| There are other minor features of the
agreement but these are said to be the
principal ones.
Norfolk, Sept. 13.-Most of the sew
enth army corps under Lee now at
camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville are
dissatisfied and want to be mus
tered out, especially the Virginians
who according to Corporal Geir. who
returned today, are dissatisfied be
cause there is no chance to fight and
they prefer returning to that of doing
garrison duty at Havana. He thinks
the seventh will go to Cuba in Novem-
ber
Paris, Sept. 13.-The Cabinet had an
extremely lively meeting today. The
report that General Zurlinden had re-
signed is spreading, and it was stated
that the evening session would decide
the question about Zurlinden and also
OF the revision of the Dreyfus case.