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Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 22-Rev. H. II. Proc
tor, pastor of the First Congregational
Church (colored), said to-day that Rev,
Fletcher reported in a Washington dis
patch as having been shot at Smiley, Ca,
where he was organizing a church. was
once a Methodist preacher but became a
Congregat nationalist. He has organized fifteen
or twenty Congregational churches in the
section in which the shooting occurred.
Rev Proctor had received letter and
two postal cards from Fletcher In the
letter Fletcher said: II was notified three
months ago that if l went to Smiley to
organize church that l would be killed"
Smiley is little town in Liberty coun-
ty, remote from railroads and the tele-
graph.
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He; It's reported that we're engaged.
s0o. Wen. I'm not ~ blame Tor the
fact thst u is only report --Iroohlyn
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PREACHER SHOT IN PULPIT.
REV. FLETCHER's BODY RIDDLED
WITH sHoT AT SMILEY.

Had Gone There TO Establish "A Con-
greSationaI Church-His WOuId-Be
Assassin said to BE OmciaIs ira "A
COIOred Methodist Church-His
Wounds Serious. But Every Indica-
ticn of His Recovcry-fSev. FIetch-
er Bent on Prosecuting Those Who
Attempted to Take His Life.
Threatened Months Ago.
New York Aug. 22.-The American Mis-
sionary Association has received dis
patches stating that Rev. J. B. Fletcher
a Congregational minister. and one of its
missionaries, had been shot while at
tempting TO organize a congregational
church at Smiley, Ga, which is about
twenty mites from his home at Hagan, Ga.
He went to Smiley as the result of CORE
spondence concerning The organizing Of
the church, which has been carried on for
several months. While in the pulpit he was
shot through the window, his body being
riddled with 107 buckshots and several
small shot. They entered his hips and
thigh one lodging in his left hand and
five in his right hand. He tainted as he
At-t- us VIE Will AllC csSAs'tehfANN ~ 49,
ers, put MIN into a buggy and drove MIN
twenty miles to his home.
His condition is serious, although the
expectation is that he viii recover. But
two shots have been removed from his
BODY. one of his assailants has been ar
rested; the others have been located and
it is believed that they viii be arrested in
a short time
Rev Fletcher's wife was made temper
arily insane by the occurrence, but has re
gained her reason.
Rev. Fletcher announces his purpose to
prosecute his assanants at whatever costs
10 himself.
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colored officials of a Methodist church, but
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occurrence will be unquestionably made
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association in Concord, n. H., the third
week in October.
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plants. The quarters Of the men can bO better
ventilated II the soldiers beds are hammooks In
stead OF hunks. Furthermore, the use Of tho
hammocks will prevent the overcrowdinE Of the
transports. Only about twothirds a. many men
can DO supplied with quarters on ships fitted
with hammockS as upon ships fitted with hunks.
Assistant Depot ouartormAstsr summerhayes
viii inspect to-day the Orinoco, the Michigan
and the American ships OF the Atlantic Trans
port line. All Of these arc British ships and
oannet DO chartered until they are admitted to
American registry. The Caracas OF the Red d
line will not be chartered.
The transports that are now being chartered
Will be 80 fitted up that tho troops OF each
branch OF the service with complete equip
ments can be transported on them. Most OF
these transports 1t is supposed. will bo used to
carry troops to Porto Rico. Operations by
cavalry and light and heavy artillery as we'll as
infantry are practicable in Porto Rico. Maps
furnished to tho War Department by Lieut..
Henry II. whitney on his return from tho
island show that flve roads over which ar
tillery and cavalry forces can easily be moved
load from San Juan to other parts Of the island.
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TWO MORE FIG ur1va SHIPS.
The Reeonstructed Cruisers Chicago and At
lnnta Will he Ready by AaE. L.

Tho Reeoustructed Cruisers Chicago and At
lnnin VIII he Ready by AaE. L.
WASHINGTON, Juno 15.-Two moro dne fight
ing ships will bo added to the effective force of
the navy by Aug. l. They will be practically
new in many respects and superior in every
way to tho vessels they were two years ago.
before the overhauling process began at tho
Brooklyn Navy Yard One, the Chicago, is un-
like any vessel of the new navy. and the second,
the Atlanta. is sister to the Boston, but much
moro formidable ship now. For moro than
three years these vessels have been under>
going complete rehabilitation at New York,
after constant services for soven years during
the early days Of tho steelbuilt navy. At her
best the Chicago was capable of l6 knots.
The old engines have been removed and mod
ern triple-expanson machinery put In that will
make tho Chicago 19-knot vessel and ono of
tho best cruisers in tho service. In appearance
the ship is completely changed. All her head
gear. including jibboom, meta, and stays has
disappeared. and from q full bark.riRged ship
she is now simply a steamng vessel, with three
pole masts, on which enough sail could bo spread
in an emergency to steady her, but not su flcient
to give even steerage way. On her foremast IL
q military top mounting three guns. Her
mainmast carries little spanker-shaped
sail, and aft is the regular spanker that
she formerly carried. Her battery 10 of
the quick-aring variety. which doubles the
metal throwing capacity of the new ship over
the old. Four eighths. mounted behind shields
foro and aft, constitute tho main battery, and
on the sides are fourteen 5.inch quick-hre and
many 6-pounders and 1-pounderS, GAtlinRs and
Colts. thus giving the Chicago ono of the most
effective batteries of any unarmored vessel of
the service. She will be sent South immo odiAtely
on going in commission, and soon afterward 10
to be followed by the Atlanta, with now bat
terry and complete outfit also.
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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Thirty Pension BILLS Passed-Ths international
American Bank BiII DIacuased.

WASHINGTON. June l5.-After some routine
morning business the Senate took up and passed
private pension bills on the calendar. Tho first
OF them was for tho widow of q doctor in tho
Mexican war, Mrs. Ella Hayne Agnew, at SO q
month. Altogether thirty bills were passed in
less than so many minutes. Almost all of them
were increases including ono increasing the
pension OF the widow of Rear Admiral Skerrett
from $50 to $50 q month. Ono was for the
divorced wife of q soldier. but the description
WAS changed to that OF widow. Another was
for q soldiers stepmother. but it was stated
that she had raised him from his carly youth
and was therefore considered as his mother.
Mr.. Cockrel Dem, Mo- reported from the
Committee on Military Affairs bill for the bet
ter administration OF justice in the army, and 1t
was passed. 1t provides for summary courts
martial in garrisonS. forts. regiments. and posts
where tho offences charged are of minor i'm
portance. and where the penalty shall not ex-
ceed ono months confinement, ono months for
feture of pay, and reduction to the ranks in
cases OF non-commissoned officers.
Mr.. Pritchard Q3ep.. n. c. addressed the Sen.
ate for nearly an hour in laudation OF the high
conclusion was that the results were extremely
gratifying and justified the belief that the prin-
ciples of protection would in the future receive
the Endorsement OF the majority of the voters
OF "the old North State" He believed that
under Mr.. McKinley's wise and statesmanlike
Administration q bright and prosperous future
was in store. not only for North Carolina, but
for the entire South.
At O'Clock tho International American Bank
bill was taken up. tho pending question being
the amendment offered by Mr.. Pettus Dom,
Ala.l limiting the rate OF interest on loans to
per cent.
Mr Mallory Dem, FlR1 oppose6 thu amand.
ment, declaring that the powers. rights, priv
ileges. obligations and duties conferred and i'm
posed by the act should not be exclusive but
should be conferred and imposed upon any cor
poraton complying with the requirements of
the act.
Mr. Cairery dem. La.l said that there was no
danger OF the proposed bank becoming that tor
rble monopoly and monstrosity which no had
heard descsnted upon. Where, he asked. was
there an opportunity for monopolyl Where
did the features of the monstrosity come In He
was friend Of bE ks. He was not one OF those
who would like TO get up a popular clamor
against banks. Ho regarded them As iRstrumen-
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TO HAVE rHB PH1LADB1pnzI.
CADt. WAdI0iGh Ord0rsd to Comnana Rsr..
Nor Armament.

Capt WadIOIgh Ordered to Command Rsp-.
Her Armament.
BOSTON, Juno 15.-Capt. George II. wGdloiRA.
U. 8. NJ. who for the past year has been Oxocu.
tive ohdcer Of tho ChnrleStown Navy Yard, 70
ceiVed orders this forenoon detaching him from
duty at this station and assigning him to the
command of tho United States cruiser Philsdel.
phia. which is fitting out at tho Marc Island
Navy Yard for service in the Philippines. Capt
Wadleigh has been attached to this yard sinoa
July 10 of last year. Before being ordered hera
he was In command Of the cruiser Minneapolis.
WARRINGTON. Juno i5.-When the Philadel-
pha goes into commission at Mare Island On
July she will not have battery of quick firing
guns that the department had intended shoula
be on board. Haste to get the vessel ready and
on for service at Hawaii prevents the dsliverv
In time. and the guns which were sent on 10 the
ordnance factory here TO have new mechanism
put on have been hurriedly sent back to Cali.
forniA and will be installed az they came OF
tho ship. In all other respects the PhiladolphiA
10 . better vessel than whom she returned frou.
Honolulu several months ago and will probably
become the flagship of Admiral Miller,
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Honn rAoors ron 1rAx1rA.
seven transports Are Available FER the mir
EEpedItten.

EEpedltten.
| WASHINGTON, Juno 15.-The departure OF q
seconded expedition to Manila has presented
directly to the War Department officials the
necessity Of definite plans for tho third oxpedi.
tion to the Philippines. Variety has been given
tho Forthcoming project by tho report circulated
freely in the department to-day that the desti.
nation of the third expedition from San Fran.
cisco would be the Caroline and Ladrone islands
which 1t was runiored would bo occupied by
substantial military force. under the Same gen
eral principle of control and administration
planned for tho Philippines. No one in
authority consented to contribute anything
positive to inquirers upon tho subject
and the reticence of department officers was
broken only to furnish some arid facts regard
ing transports available and In prospect It
wos said by one official that the original plan OF
placing as large q military force as possible In
the Philippines would undoubtedly be adhered
to. 1t was admitted that tho project OF the 90
cupation OF all the important Spanish posses
eions In the Pacific has boon carefully consid-
cred. but tho prevailing opinion 10 that tho
efforts of tho Washington authorities will be
directed for tho present toward placing in tho
Philippines at the earliest possible day, a force
of at least 10000 men. Officers who are famil.
lar with Gen. Merritt's ideas and representa-
tions in this respect do not believe he will con-
being mobilized at San Francisco, with Manila
as their ultimate destination.
There will bo available for the third expedi-
tion at least seven transports. OF which, how
ever. only three are at this time at San Fran.
cisco. These latter are the Ohio, Indiana and
Morgan City. The City OF Pueblo will be ready
for use on juno 81, and within tho week follow
Ing the Victoria, Columbia and Arizona will bo
available. Thes three steamers have been In
spected and pronounced serviceAble. and all
that remains in the transaction preliminary to
actual charter. 10 tho adjustment of GER
tain minor differences affecting owner
ship. Steps have been taken to acquire
possession by charter of eleven or twelve
additional transports. To this end the
representatives Of tho department on the Pacific
coast have been Instructed to examine the
Canadian steamers Tartar and Athenian. Tho
question of conveys does not concern those in
charge Of the Manila expedition to the same ex-
tent that it involves the officials engaged on the
Porto Rico expedition. Tho necessity for naval
protection to troop transports In the Pacific
virtually disappears with tho determination of
the Spanish fleet at Manila, and naval officers
believe that for each expedition ono war vessel
will accomplish all that is necessary in the way
of conveying. 1t is expected that the Mohican
now at Honolulu, will be utilized In this capaci.
ty by the third expedition.
The sun., 1898-06-16

talIties of great use and power. Hswas therefore
IN favor Of charterinE this international Ameri-
Mr.. RawlIns Dsm.. Utahl questioned tho
right OF Congress to charter the proposed bank,
inasmuch as no governmental function was 30
SSont of the United States and the b Son
tanned no provision looking TO tho employment
credit Of the United States or Of making any
deposition Of Goyernment eocuTities.
accepted by Mr.. Foraker and was Incorporated
In tho bill. Tho amendment offered by Mr..
pettuS was withdrawn, and instead Of It he
tional Bank act, to the effect that tho bank may
take, receive and charge upon any loan or dis
established in the State or country in which the
bank or It's branch is located. Mr.. Foraker Rc-
porated in the bill.
Mr.. Pettus also moved to strike out of the
tho power 70 purchase and hold 5 shares S Of the
capital stock of any foreign corporation author
lied to transact banking cuisines. bus n foreign
Mr.. Bacon dem. Gal said that no regarded the
ment agreed to to-day (Mr. Mallory's) tho bill
had been made practically general law under
Incorporated. Tho effect of that would bo that
there would be on the statute book two national
banking the one that nndST Which x existing
which the Senate was now about to pass He
challenged the supporters of tho bill to point
bank was to be clothed and which any national
bank now could not perform. II they could not
do that, why, he asked, should this International
American Bank be incorporatedf
In order TO show where Congress was drifting
In regard to, corporations Mr.. Bacon read from
what he called "a very remarknb BILE bill now on
the Senate calendar" 1t was Mr.. Quay's bill
to incorporate the National Association of
Manufacturers. And what" said he, "doos it
proposef 1t proposes to incorporate all the
manufacturers of the United States certainly
as many of them as choose to go into tho incor
poration). and give them unlimited power to
states. of any character whatsoever"
is that a Senate bill7
Mr.. Bacon-Yes, q Senate bill; now on tho
calendar. Senators should stand aghast at the
idea of creating into life and being corpora
zion which would be able to control the politics
Of the country, its laws and their administra-
tion by this Government
Mr. Quay made some remarks explanatory OF
the real practical objects and purposes Of his
bill.
Mr. Bacon gave notice Of an amendment to
strike out the clause which gives tho Board of
Directors the right to establish their principal
office In New York, contendnR that Congress
had no right to give special privileges to cor
poration outside the District of Columbia or the
Territories.
Mr.. Daniel Dem, va.) also gave notice of his
purpose to offer an amendment.
Mr.. Pettus offered amendment to strike
out the clause giving to the bank the power to
act as trustee on state or municipal mortgages.
- At this stage tho bill was laid aside and tho
Sen lte proceeded to executive business, ad-
journing at p. NJ.
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ALGER'S GARD DID IT.
The Secretary Surprises Three Volunteers who
Asked Admission to tho War once.

The Secretary Surprises Three vOluntOeFs who
Asked Admission to tho War once.
WASHINGTON. juno 15.-ThreO volunteers
from Camp AlRer came TO Washington to see
tho sights to-day. They tried to get into the
State, War. and Navy building. but it was after
o'clock and the Watchman on duty would not
admit them. But the volunteers had set their
minds on seeing the inside of the big establish
ment. and were discussing q scheme to accom-
plish their object when q quiet-lookinE, hand.
some IAN came out of the door they wanted 10
enter.
Say. mister" said one of the voluntsors
can you tell US follows how We can got In here
We'd like to SEQ what's inside and we don't
know when we'll get another chance before wO
go to the front"
The quiet.looking man smiled, took . card
case from his pocket and handed Q card to the
soldier
This will get you in." he remarked.
The soldier glanced at the card and instantly
Strengthened up. bringing his right hand at
salute.
"Geel" he said. as the quiet looking man went
down the steps II didn't know 1t was him"
The others looked at the card and then RaEod
In open-mouthed Astonishment at the retreatinR
figure. On the card was engraved "The Secro-
tary Of War" Secretary AlRer smiled all the
way over to tho White House. The card proved
an open sesame.
The sun., 1898-06-16
TWO DESERTERs ARRESTED.
Young Men or tho Seventh Illinois Get Tired
OF Camp Life and Hun Away.

BALTIMORE, Md. Juno 15.-Thomas Barry
and Patrick ODonnoll. young mon wearing the
uniform of the Seventh Illinois Volunteers, are
locked up at the Central Station. charged with
being deserters from the United States Army,
into which they wero recently mustered. Both
were arrested by Sergeant Frank Devon at
Union Station. They confessed they grew tired
of camp life at Falls Church. Va. and deserted.
Barry was arrested whilo lettering about tho
station. and ODonnell was taken into custody
upon his arrival from Washington. He reached
Baltimore on tho top of postal car and had to
be taken down with ladder.
Yesterday Barry and Paul Kelly. also of tho
Seventh Illinois Regiment, paid a visit to tho
Fifth Regiment armory. They introduced them
selves to the ladies of the auxiliary as inter
ested in the Fifth One of tho boys had lost his
hat on the train, and the ladies promptly pro-
cured him another. The ladies' finished their
good work by taking up a hSsty collection,
going TO a nearby restaurant and ordering tho
boys as good dinuer as could be procured
This was accepted by them as a joyful treat
The police are looking for Kelly. The two
deserters now under arrest will be sent to Fort
McIIenry.
The sun., 1898-06-16
1rUsrER ON TEE REL1EK.
All the Surgical star Ordered to ROpoVS
board This Morning.

All tAS Surgical StaR ordered Go RODORD Oa
Board This Morning.
Major George H. Torney. chief surgeon Of the
army hospital ship Relief. has ordered his entire
surgical stan to report on board the ship, fooN
Of East Ninth street. this morning. Major Tor
ney's star includes: w. c. GorEas, Major and
Surgeon Of Volunteers; Francis Metcalf, Assiuk-
ant Surgeon. Buffalo; Randolph NJ. Myers, Az
sistant Surgeon. Washington. D. c.; Llowollyn
P. Williamson. Assistant Surgeon, st. LOuisH
William NJ Gray, microscopic, from the Army
Medical Museum at Washington. and Assistant
Surgeons Ernest c. Schultz and Thomas A.
Smith. Now York. and Frederick Meg. Hart.
sock Of Baltimore.
This order was issued that tho onlcers' mesa
may be established and the assignment Of state
rooms made. All of the supplies contributed for
the Relief. nearly dozen truck loads, have besn
slowed away on board, and the ship will be
ready to sail next week. Yesterday Major Tor.
ney received tho following sumS of money with
which supplies for the ship will bo bought,
From tho school children of Kent. Conn., Sll. 90,
from Mrs. Charles D. Treat of Orange. N. J.
$50; from Miss Lefforts. New York, S2b; iron
"Anonymous." $26.