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The times., 1898-08-12
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR.
Three Men Dead and One Woman
Dying at Central City

Deadwood. S. D., Aug. u.-Three men
are dead and one woman is probably IA
tally injured as a result Of a shooting af-
fair at Central City this morning
The trouble arose over supposed i'm
proper intimacy between Mrs. Ed Sham
non and Judge W. ". Giddings. The
Shannons keep a hotel and this morning
Shannon put his many threats into ef-
feet.
Jack Weir. a disintesested party. at
tempted TO separate Shannon and Judge
Giddings and was accidentally shot in the
abdomen. dying almost instantly. Shan
non shot the judge in the breast and
cheek. death being instantaneous The
husband then went to his wife's bedroom
and beat her over the head with mis- re-
volver. She has a slight chance of re-
covery.
Shannon next returned TO the hotel Of
flee and over the dead body of Judge
Giddings he shot himself twice through
the breast and died in twenty minutes.
The times., 1898-08-12
BLAND LOSES HIS FIGHT.
stone Men Are Nominated and n
stone Platform. Adopted

Springfield. Mo-, Aug. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State convention adjourned sine
die tonight. ". T. Cavington was nomi-
mated for superintendent of public in
struction, and William E McCally, rail-
road commissioner. Both are Stone men
The Stone platform was adopted. the
Bland men having gone home in disgust.
After a declaration OF the principles en-
bodied in the Chicago platform, the reso-
lutions say:
we assert that the declaration of war
against Spain was justified by the causes
which called it forth. We direct attention
TO the fact that the national Republican
Administration, backed by the Republic
an majority in Congress, was opposed 10
war and yielded only after long delay TO
strong public sentiment aroused by the
first and persistent demands of the DEM
ocratic senators and representa- tiVes
Confident that the war could
have been prosecuted to a successful and
speedy end without increasing the inter
eSt-bearing debt of the people, we de-
nounce the issue of millions of bonds as
both unwise and unnecessary, as the ex-
pense of the war could have been met
by the coinage OF the seigniorage in the
Treas sury and the issuance of non-inter-
est-payIng Treasury notes.
I'VE are opposed to waging war for
conquest, but as this war was forced on
US by the intolerant conduct of the Span
ish government and people we declare
that ii should be prosecuted until Spain
is driven from the Western Hemisphere.
And since the prosecution of the war
has entailed great loss to us of both life
and treasure we demand that Porto Rico
and all Spanish territory In the West In
dies. except Cuba. shall be seized by the
United States or be taken possession
of and held under the sovereignty of
this country.
I'VE favor carrying out in good faith
we interviewed in Cuba and aiding the
CubaRs to establish and maintain an in
dependent, government of their own, if
they desire this, and we viii favor its
peaceful 4annexation whenever it can be
done with the consent of the people of
the island. We are opposed to the acqui-
sition of the Philippines or other terri
tory in the Eastern Hemisphere. We de-
clare that as an important incident to
war our Government should acquire all
necessary harbors and coaling stations in
the Philippines or elsewhere, and that the
treaty of peace with Spain or any gov
ernment established on the islands should
guarantee to US commercial privileges
equal to or superior to those enjoyed by
any other nation.
"The Nicaragua canal should be con-
structed and controlled by the United
States"
The times., 1898-08-12
IMMIGRATION LAWS EVADED
prescribed Foreigners Come Into
the states Ernrr, Caraa.


Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
spaulding and Commissioner OF Immigra-
ton Powderly will leave for Boston To-
day for a tour of Inspection OF customs
ports on the Atlantic coast and the Can
adian border. between the Great Lakes
and the eastern provinces with a view Ia
suggesting remedy for an evasion Of
the United States immigration laws.
which. unless overcome. threatens TO
grow into great evil.
incidentally their conclusions NAV he
come one Of the questions 70 be eonsid-
| cred by the Canad,an-American commits
sion, which is to meet in Quebec on the
23d instant
Immigration inspectors have discovered
in New York and other Eastern cities
numbers of foreigners who were evident
ly among the classes prescribed bv the
immigration laws. and. upon inquiry If
was learned from some of them that
they came into the United States BY way
Of Canada. Further investigation deveI-
Oped the fact that In some instances at
least, they had been denied admission at
an American port, and sent back 10 Eu-
dian line. and, having learned enough 10
say they intended to remain in Canada
were admitted. and later found their way
across the border
IL is not generally known that BY an
arrangement made in 1893 oy Commits
sioner Stump, with the Canadian steam
ship lines. United States immigration in
spectors are stationed at the arriving
ports in Canada. who examine all -mlni-
grants and collect from $le steamship
companies the head tax on ali VINO say
they are bound for the United States. or
who come across the border within thirty
days after landing in Canada. This ar
rangement was sought by the Canadian
steamship men as an inducement 70 emf
grafton and has been acqu-esced in by
the Canadian government which. how
ever. has not formally approved it.
While the United States inspectors
make as rigid an examination as possi-
bic. and are aided by the steamship au-
thorities. still when an immigrant says he
is not going into the United States the
ma tier ends as far as they are concerned.
and the tracing Of those who cJme sur
repliously into the United States Is al
most hopeless.
The offieiaIs in washington are of the
opinion that much Of the Illicit immigra-
ton via Canada could be stopped II the
force Of inspectors that was dismissed at
the beginning Of the present adm.nistra-
lion was replaced. Their duties were
Edevolved upon the collectors OF customs.
but they cannot, it is said. efficiently ex-
ecute the law with their present force
Some of the places 50 abolished which
were all under the civil service law, have
been filled by the appointment Of inspec-
tors stationed on the other side OF the
border line. where the civil service law
does NJ. con-tol
The question OF harmonious immigra-
ton laws for the two countries is one
tha will engage the attention Of the
commission at Quebec as the result OF
the investigation by Messrs. SpauldinG
and Powderly.
The times., 1898-08-12
SUBMARINE NAVIGATION.
The Inventor of the Argonaut Is
Assured of Its Success


Baltimore. Aug. I.-Simon Lakes sub
marine boat Argonaut has returned te
Baltimore after an experimental trip OF
two months down the bay. The object
of the trip was to show the practically
ity of submarine boats of the Lake type
for various purposes. and Mr.. Lake went
along TO pu. the vessel through various
maneuvers for making series of tests
and to study the varying conditions OF
the bottom. He is entirely satisfied that
submarine navigation is now an assured
success.
During this trip the Argonaut Travelled
considerably over Io0O miles under hei
own power on the surface of the water
in all kinds of weather, likewise on all
sorts of bottoms. She Travelled while
submurged over bottoms so soft that
their knees.
At Hampton Roads the currents were
very strong and the bottom quite roush
! and hilly. In other places the bottom was
composed of very loose gravel resembling
shelled corn. On another trip about five
miles ou-side of Cape Henry on the bot
tom OF the broad Atlantic was found an
/ ideal bottom. 1t is composed of fine.
gray sand, so hard that one could hardly
push a nshing spear down into it.
II is considered remarkable that a new
type of craft like the Argonaut should
nave made such long trip on her maid
en- voyage without mishap of any conse-
quence. Nothing occurred on the entire
trip but was readily remedied by the
crew.
Several wrecks were investigated dur
ing the trip, of which there are many In
Chesapeake Bay. but they We're principal
! ~ coal-iaden craft and of no great
value. With proper wreckage equipment
| the coal would pay handsomely for its
! recovery One sunken vessel which was
boarded had about 1000 tons of coal
| aboard and also some valuable ma
chinery. The crew discovered some tim
bers of vessel said TO have been sunk
forty years ago at the mouth of the Pa
tuxent River.
| Some experiments were also made in
| cable finding. Mr.. lake decided to lay a
! cable across the channel leading into the
! Pstuxent River. The boat was sub
! merged and ran across and hauled the
! cable into the divers compartment with
hook about four and a half feet long.
Mr.. Lake said there is no doubt that sub
marine vessels of this type could have
/ been built that would have enabled naval
! officers to enter the harbOr of Santiag
without fear Of mines. and the siege and
/ blockade. instead of hanging on for the
time it did, would, he thinks, have been
over much sooner and would have saved
| millions of dollars and many lives
| The Argonaut also proved its capabili-
| ~ for cutting mine cables. Mr.. Lake says
! the present system of protecting en-
| frances TO ports must become obsolete.
The Argonaut was not built as a subma-
rine torpedo boat or cable cutter. and
| has not the surface speed nor the desira-
BILE equipment for this work. He added:
While at Hampton Roads we were Wis
tied by several naval officers. t&o of
whom had been engaged in cable cutting
in Cuban waters and who expressed them
selves after inspecting the Argonaut as
| believing that vessels OF this type were
just the thing for cutting cables and
/ destroying mine fields
The times., 1898-08-12
An Administration Defiance

Nothing has happened since Mr.. Nc
Kinley's inauguration on March 4. 1897,
so unhappily calculated to forfeit pub
lie confidence in his conceptions OF JUS
tice and fair play as his action. yes
terday. in discriminating against Com
modore Schley and in favor Of Commo-
dore Sampson. when he gave ad in
terim commissions as additional rear
admirals to those officers.
If the merit and services of the two
had been equal, il still would have
been an inexcusable violation of naval
ethics TO promote the junior commo-
dore over his superior in present
rank As il is, the affront to Commo-
dore Schley. the service and the coun-
try has all the appearance of cold
blooded and premed.tated outrage.
1t is the elimination Of most de-
plorable persecution and scandal, in
the history of which there is about an
equal division of shame between the
influence guilty of disgraceful favorit-
ism and defiance of public decency,
and the beneficiary of these offenses.
II lLtI6 udO DScn the lEdSL us pOSlllOl
in either TO do the square and manly
thing all this trouble, which is by no
means over, might have been avoided.
In other words, if, after the battle OF
the third of July, Sampson had come
out like gallant gentleman and. while
regretting the fate that kept him from
the scene of action, acknowledged the
fact, and conceded the honors of the
victory TO the victor, the whole nation
would have called him a generous, no
BILE fellow and insisted upon his shar-
ing the credit and the cash.
That he took Numerically opposite
course, not only created all the indig-
nation properly consequent upon so
grave departure from American
ideals Of propriety, but served to resur-
rect other matters which might well
have been forgotten in admiration for
an exhibition of self repressing manli-
ness.
The President and Secretary Long
have elected to ignore the truth Of the
case and the commonest principles of
justice in acting in despite of it. That
they have assumed TO do so in the face
of a resentful public sentiment of
which they cannot be without notice
suggests that there may be something
behind the matter which has not yet
appeared. and which at present can
only be vaguely conjectured. Is Samp-
sons hold upon the Administration
only that of favorite in whose behalf
other and better men naturally are
set aside. or has he at some time per-
formed confidential service the nature
of which gives him claim incon>
venient to disregard?
Sampson was not present at the
naval battle of July third If it had
resulted in disaster instead of victory,
he was in a position to and would
have denied responsibility; because he
had formally turned over the COM
mand of the fleet to Commodore Schley
before leaving. Yet, Immediately after
Cervera's surrender. he ran under fore
ed draught to the nearest cable station
to claim the honors. They have been
accorded to him by the President and
SECRETARY of the Navy. The American
people spurn that action, and demand
that justice shall be done to Winfield
Scott Schley, the actual conqueror.
1t is straight issue between the
Administration and the public, and one
The times., 1898-08-12
Senator Hnnnn,s Issue,

The people are rather reluctant to
turn from the exciting subject of war
TO the grind of party politics, which,
like the poor, is with us always. save
when a national emergency suspsnds
hostilities and draws all loyal Ameri-
cans together in a common purpose
to serve the nation. The superlative
dictator of Republican politics is the
first to announce the issues his party
will urge in the next campaign. The
chief Of these, says Senator Hanna,
will be the war. 1t would puzzle
very fair intellect to know just what
war question can be forced on the
parties 1t is not within the power
of Senator Hanna to hypnotic the
American people into the belief that
the Republican party has alcne insi-
tuted and carried on the conflict The
Administration is Republican, and the
party is entitled to the credit of any
thing good the President may have
done in prosecuting the war. but il will
not be forgotten that but for the re-
lentless agitation by Democrats, re-
luctance to respond to the popular
clamor might have continued, and
further attempt made to overlook the
crimes of Spain in Cuba, if not to en-
courage them in the interests of the
SUGAR and bond syndicates. 1t will
not be forgotten that first among the
men to respond to the call for soldiers
were Democrats. The greater part of
the thousands who were enlisted in
the Southern States were Democrats.
as were many of the volunteers in the
other sections.
If Senator Hanna really means to
claim that his party is entitled to all
the glory of the American triumph. the
obvious insincerity of such an issue
and the dishonesty of the claim must
defeat his purpose. 1t is equally i'm
practicable for the Republicans to de-
mard exclusive credit for the policy of
territorial expansion. on which promi-
nent members of both parties are di-
vided. beginning with the annexation
Of Hawaii.
The Republican dictator has spoken
too stJon- 1t is reasonable to suppose
he would like 10 exclude from future
campaigns the money issue On which
the public has been receiving light. but
so far there is nothing growing out of
the war shat will serve TO overshadow
that or the question Of the evils of Re
publican legislation. Fortunately the
great body Of Democrats viii rot per-
nit the rival party to stand alcne for
the abandonment of the policy of ma
tional Isolation and reaction. Breaking
away from the leaders who would con-
fer cn the Republicans the proud Cis-
tinction of being the only advocates of
a larger national life, they take ev- ~
occasion to announce their approval OF
Imperial expansion. while the Re-
publican leaders are by no ms ans unit
ed on the subject.
The issues will shape themselves, in
spite of the anxiety of Senator Hanna.
but it is plain now that nothing can
force the Democracy to abandon the
leading one in the struggle of 1896.
The times., 1898-08-12
TROOPS AT cHICKAMAUGA.
Field Day Appointed for the SOL
diers in Camp.

Chattanooga. Tenn, Aug. u-Gen
Breckenridge has issued orders for field
day. the third Saturday OF each month
On that day no military duties will be
required of the soldiers. and they viii
be allowed to amuse themselves as they
see fit. The Secretary of War has di-
reeted Gen Breckenridge 10 send one di-
vision of his army to Lexington. KY. and
another to Knoxville, Tenn Following
are the regiments of the two divisions
that are 10 change camps:
Second Observation-Disclosures Michigan
First Georgia. Sixth Ohio, One Hundred
and Fifty eighth Indiana, First West Vir.
ginia. Second Ohio. First Pennsylvania
Fourteenth Minnesota
Third Division-Tweifrh Minnesota
Fifth Pennsylvania. Eighth Massachu-
setts, Twenty-first Kansas. Twelfth New
York, Ninth Pennsylvania. Second Ms
souri,, First New Hampshire
The following troops viii be left &c
constitute Cen BreckeRridge's command
at Camp Thomas:
Third Corps, First Division-FourtsenJ
New York, First Missouri, Second Nebras-
ka. Eighth United States Volunteers
Third Tennessee. First Vermont. Eighth
New York Second Division, Third Corps
Second Kentucky. Ninth New York,
First Arkansas. Fifth Missouri, Second
Arkansas, First Maine, Fifty-secOnd
Iowa, First Mississippi
Detached from the First COrps-Third
Volunteer United States Cavalry, First
Illinois Cavalry. First kentucky Cav
airy, squadron and the light artillery
brigade.
Gen Breckenridge has invited President
Mckinley and Secretary Of War Alger
To visit Chickamauga Park and review
the army before il is divided up and sep
arated.
The times., 1898-08-12
THE BAY STATE GAS CASE.
Frank c. Jones Wants the Deed of
Trust Set Aside


Wilmington. Del, Aug u--Frank C
in the United States Court here against
the Bay State Gas Company. of Della
ware. j. Edward Addieks. president; the
Mercantile Trust Company, of New York.
the Bay State Gas Company. of New
Jersey. Henry NJ. Whitney. Richard Oh
ney. y H. PageI. and other trustees of
the New England Gas and Coke Company.
and others. TO set aside deed Of trust
made on November 1. 1896. giving to Hen
ry H. Rogers. John G. Moore. and Frank
W. Whf ridge IOO09 shares of the Bay
State Gas Company, of New Jersey. held
by the Bay State Gas Company. in Della
ware.
The New Jersey company controls the
stock of the Boston Gas Light Company
the South Bosom Gas Light Company
the Roxbury Gas Light Comptny. and
the Bay State Gas Company. of MaSsa-
chusetts. and as the Delaware company
controlled all of the stock of the New
Jersey company is practically controlled
the Massachusetts corporations and vOt-
ed the:r stOclz-
BY the deed of trust made by Addicks
to the Messrs. Rogers. Moore & Whit
ridge, il gave the three the right 10
demand of the Mercantile Trust COmpa-
ny. which held the stock of the Massa-
chusetts corporations as trustees proxies
TO vote the stock of the companies. which
they demanded and secured. BY such
proxies the Messrs. Rogers. Moore &
Whitridge. so il is claimed. have made
a deal with the New England Gas and
Coke Company to sell to all the Massa-
fsf1r ar Nea-.
1.o00 feet for forty years. thus render
ing useless the valuable manufacturing
plaus of the other companies Mr..
Jones asks that the deed of trust be set
aside. and that the Delaware Comma.
ny again be placed in control
The times., 1898-08-12
RICHARD rs HIMSELF AGAIN.
MIR. Croker Receives Callers and
Discusses state Politics


Saratoga. N. Y. Aug. n.-Richard Gro
ker's time was taken up today receiving
silver Democrats from the eastern and
western counties of the State, who have
been especially active OF late.
The first delegation was from Roches
ter. and was headed by James H. Nolan,
of that city. Mr.. Nolan announced to Mr..
Croker that he was secretary of the con-
ference, made up of forty-two representa-
tive silver Democrats. held in Rochester
on Tuesday. In that conference. Mr. No
Ian went on to say, fifteen counties were
represented. Mr.. Nolan then handed to
Mr.. Cocker copy of a resolution, which
reads.
.Resolved, We affirm our belief in and adj
he renee to the principles of the Democrat
ie party as enunciated in the platform of
the last Democratic convention held in
Chicago in 1896, and we hereby demand
the reaffirmance of said platform by the
next State convention, and we do hereby
pledge ourselves to use our influence at
the coming State convention to have the
principles of said platform reaffirmed in
the platform of said State convention and
to further use our influence to nominate
candidates for State Offices who were
and are in full and active sympathy tlere-
with"
Mr.. Croker read the resolution and his
face had grim smile as he turned TO Mr..
Nolan and said that he did not see why
the silver Democrats at their conference
in Rochester had deemed it necessary to
hiss his name, as IL had been currently
reported.
Mr. Croker went on to say that al
though absent in Europe during the Bry-
an campaign of 1886. he had cabled to
Tammany Hall TO stand fast and solid
by the platform and candidates of the
Chicago convention.
Mr. Nolan denied that the names OF
Croker Murphy or Hill had been hissed
in the conference. Mr.. Nolain did say
that the members of the conference were
opposed to the leadership of Mr.. Hill, and
so expressed themselves.
The next delegation of silver Democrat:
to call on Mr.. Croker at the Grand
of Lansingburg, and represented the sill
yer Democrats of twelve of the Eastern
counties.
They had similar resolution, but witt
this addition: I'VE will not give oul
support to any candidate at this Au
tumn's election who did not support the
regular Democratic platform in 1896. ol
who is not in sympathy with the Chi
cago platform"
Senator German arrived here tonight
for his annual sojourn at the Springs.
The times., 1898-08-12
A DIsINFECTIoN PLANT.
1t Is to He Constructed at Santiago
by DIR. Carter.

by DIR. Carter.
New Orleans, Aug. u--Dr. H. r. Car
ter, who represents the United States Ma
rine Hospital Service in the New Or
leans district, has received orders from
Surgeon General Wyman to proceed to
Santiago and construct a complete disin-
fection plant.
The medical officers who occupy the
army transports have been furnished with
the outfits necessary for disinfecting
work, and steam chambers. boilers, sui
phur furnaces, formaldehyde generators
and large quantity of disinfecting ma
terial have been forwarded to the med
ical officers stationed at Santiago.
Dr. Carter will leave for Cuba on the
the return trip of the transport Berlin.
DR.. Maxine Landry has been detailed as
inspector on the Berlin and will accom-
pany Dr. Carter to Santiago. Inspectors
will be selected by DIR. Carter from the
ranks of the medical profession of New
Orleans.
The times., 1898-08-12
Rear Admiral Howell.

(FrOm the New OK Evening PoSt-)
Commodore John A. Howell, who has inst
been promoted to the rank OF reaT-admiral is tie
inventor of a self-propellinS torpedo that differs
in several respects from The Whitehead. The
chief novelty OF the American system relates 20
the mode of driving the screw Whitehead stored
compressed air in chamber in his torpedo and
placed in an adjoining compaI tment a small engine
which should be operated thereby at the right
juncture Howell employs a heavy fywheei,
which is T,It in rapid revolution. Just before the
torpedo is launched by connecting its projectn;
axle with a steam engine that is entirely indie
pendent OF the torpedo The Howell system has
been improved since it first patented in ISL,
and it has been extensively used in the United
States navy.