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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
MERRITT AND MILES AT ONE.
No Controversy Regarding the Number
Of Troops for the Philippines.

Washington. July IA statement
was prepared at army headquarters To-
day and given out for publication III
which it was said
There has been some discussion in
the press recently relating to an alleged
difference of opinion regarding the num-
Ier of troops to he sent TO the Philip
pine Islands on the first instant"
Then follow a number OF letters from
General Miles and General Merritt. IN
which each recommended what troops
he thought necessary to be sent to ths.
islands.
These estimates. according to tha let
ters ranged from II, 400 10 $1,000.
In conclusion the statement says:
..it thus appears there was no con
troyersy regarding the number" of
troops TO be sent. General Miles in fact
having designated more than General
Merritt called for. but only II difference
Of opinion aS 10 the composition of :he
force. General Merit, de>'iils 10 have
more regulars than " re designated by
General Miles.
Certain newspapers have attempted
to show that General Miles did liot want
more than six thousand troops to be
sent to the Philippines under General
Merritt, but the above officia! CORE
spondence shows this not to be the fact
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
FELL DEAD IN The BANK
SUDDEN DEATH OF TIE CASHIER, Mr..
W. B. Bi6GERS
A Gallant Ex-confedsrate Who Was Wounded
at seven Pines, and a Man Greatly
Beloved by The Community.

Lexington. y. c., July 1T-(Special. y
w. y. Biggers. cashier of the Bank OF
Lexington, dropped dead in the bank
today from heart failure. He was in
his 5Sth year.
He was brave Confederate soldier.
being corporal Of Company Il, Fourth
infantry. He was severely wounded at
Seven Pines. He was an officer in the
Presbyterian church here and took Il
leading part in all charitable matters.
His wife and adopted daughter survive
him.
Mr.. Biggers was most highly respected
and~1oyed by all our people. The whole
town and county mourns his loss.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18

Director Of Public Safety lmpeached
For Misconduct.

Columbus. Ohio. July 17.-The city
council tonight. by II vote Of fifteen to
three. impeached and removed from
office Jos. w. Dusenbury. Director of
Public Safety.
The resolution removing him charged
that he has been guilty of misconduct in
office. in that he has neglected his du-
ties, devoting a large part of his time
To ii banking business in which he is
Interested, and in acting as one of the
owners and managers Of theatre. 1t is
further charged that he has been reck-
less and eXtravagant in the expenditures
of bis office, and that he has openly de-
fed the powers of the council and ''con-
temptuously refused to comply with its
reasonable requests
The resolutions set forth that ''he has
tiagrantly shown disregard of his plain
duty by knowingly appointing as mem
bers of the police force notorious eX-
convicts. criminals and other men of
low character to the humiliation of the
city and the respectable members Of
such force, which disreputable appointees
he still retains, also, that he. has
levied heavy assessments upon the MEM
berS Of the police force, of which he
has compelled payment, without any
known reason therefor. and which he re-
fuses to disclose, and he has thereby
forced many unwilling persons, and per
sons who can ili-aiford, to pay him these
large sums of money, without any benc-
fit whatever to those who pay"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS
fHE SHERHf'S MEN Badly BEATEN "
TIE CONFLICT.
Robb RS Escaped Without losirg a Man. An.
other po.sa Organized and Sent in
Pursuit Of Them.

East Las Vegas, \. ~. July IT.
Meagrc details were received here today
of Il pitched battle between Il sheriff
posse and the gang Of outlaws who held
up Il Colorado and Southern passenger
train at Folsom, y. NJ, few days ago
The afray occurred near Cimarron.
{. j. Farr, Of Watsonburg, Colorado
member of the posse. was killed
Deputies Love and Smith. of Springer
y. NJ. We're probably fatally wounded.
W. ii. Reno, chief of the secret serv-
ice department. Of the Colorado and
Southern Railway. was Also wo0ntled
The robbers escaped To the hills with
out losing 4 man. Another posse was
organiSed at Cimarron, and is now il
purSG..t of the robbers.
Marion Litrell, live stock inspector
arrived here tonight. bringing further de
tails Of the fight at Cimarron. as ne haf
learned them at Springer.
1T occurred this morning." he said
in the canon above Cimarron in Il yer,
rough piece Of country. The news wa,
telephoned to Springer from Cimarrol
just before | left there. The posse wa.
led by Sheriff Ed. Farr. of Walsenburg
and Marshal Foraker, of New Mexico
The posse numbered six men. Th,
force divided. advancing upon. the out
laws from three directions.
SHERIFF Farr was Killed and Henry
Love. and Il man named Smith. members
of the posse were wounded. Foraker re-
turned and telephoned that all of his
posse had, been wounded
Word was received late today that
the dead body Of one Of the train rob
hers concerned in the Folsom train rob
berry on the Colorado Southern railway,
had been conveyed to Cimarron. y. NJ,
from the sccne of the fight. and was
afterwards taken to Springer. where an
inquest was held tonight The dead
man is known by the name Of VIM Me
Ginnis. Alias G. w Franks, and came
from Maedalena. y. NJ. where he is
known as 'Broncho Buster" The other
two>rohbers abandoned their horses and
fled pursued in the hills by Il posse of
% men.
Later accounts of the fight state that
the train robbers were overtakcn at
about > o'clock Sunday evening in the
canon, ten miles above Cimarron. They
were preparing to go into camp and re-
piled in the negative to demand to sur
render. fight then ensued, in which
about fifty shots were exchanged.
Sheriff Ed. Farr received the first
wound in the wrist, but bandaged it and
renewed the battle. He was shot sec
ond time through the body, and fell
dead. +. II. Smith, another member of
the posse, was shot through the leg III
y. Love sustained dangerous wound
through the fthigh. The fighting lasted
ahout forty-iive minutes. Special Officer
Reno remained on the scene until S
O'Clock Sunday night. and then left for
Cimarron. to secure medical aid. which
was secured ut Springer 1t took him
nearly four hours to make the trip to
Cimarron. Il distance of ten miles.
through the heavy rain, and intense
darkness"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
DUE TO A BURSTING PIPE
THE LOSS OVER 4 QUARTER OF
\ MILLION.
ONE MAN, TERRIBLY, BURNED, My DIE
An Explosion Blew Great Hole in The Steam.
ers's Side, and the Great Mass of
flaming Oil Resemble d
Volcano.

Halifax. y. S.. July 11.-The Standard
Oil Company's tank steamer Maverick,
which arrived Saturday from New Yorl,
with Il barge of oil is sunk in the har-
Dor. She was taken to her pier in Bed
ford Basin this morning, and pumping
Of the oil from the ships hold to the oil
tank on the shore was commenced. a
six inch pipe connecting the tanks. Du-
ring the pumping, the pipe burst and the
oil flowed Gown into t;le engine room
and became ignited. The steamer $
crew made efforts to Subdue the flames
which followed. but were obliged To leave
the ship to save their lives In short
time sheets of flame were rising from
the steamer in several places. The city
hre brigade was called out fearing a
general conilagration. This danger was
averted by an explosion which blew Il
hole i'll the ships side. \ large area
Of water is covered with blazing oil and
thousands Of people have been attracted
10 the scene
The Maverick is n total wreck. She
was not insured. The vessel was valued
al, S2J0.000 and the cargo at $50. 900.
About 100000 gallons OF oil had been
pumped out. and there remained four
hundred thousand gallons in the ship.
he basin in which the fire occurred is
still sea of flames When the explo-
sion occurred the people hid undei any
thing which could shelter. Pieces of the
vessel Went hundreds OF feet in the air.
he great mass Of burning oil resemblcd
volcano. The steamers mooring line
parted and the burning and shattered
hulk drifted into deep water Michael
Michaelson. an oiler. was terribly burn
ed about the head and may die. He WAS
the only man III the engine room when
the pump broke. The break in the pipe
WAS between decks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
PROTOCOLS OF CONFERENCE.
Our Delegates to be Instructed by Ca
BILE to Sign Them.

Washington. July 17-Secretary Hay
has received all of the protocols of the
Hague Peace Conference proceedings.
Included among the papers Is the draft
Of the arbitration and mediation treaty,
which is regarded as the most import
ant achievement Of the conference. The
document like all Of the proceedings, is
in French. the diplomatic language al
ways used on such occasions. and the
TRANSACTIONS are now being made at the
State Department.
AS there is occasion for the utmost
haste in completing the work Of the
conference. our Government has con-
cluded not to depend upon the slow-go-
ing mails to communicate to it's dele
gates its approval of their work. but
will by cable empower them 10 sign the
protocols in the name Of the United
StateS. The treaties will. OF course.
have to be submitted to the Senate for
its approval.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
THE FEVER AT SANTIAGO.

Santiago. July 17.--I'he yellow fever
situation continues to improve. One
death was officially reported today. The
victim was Il soldier III the hospital at
Ronmato Camp. Only one new case is
reported for the day. This is volun-
leer nurse in lle yellow fever hospital.
who was supposed to be an immune.
On Saturday last two cases developed
in the city proper. The sufferers are
American employees of the local asphalt
company. The Cosmopolitan CluD gave
Il dinner this evening to celebrate the
anniversary of the surrender.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.
So Thinks a Negro of the Threatened
Negro Revolt Against Mckinley.

Register OF the Treasury: exRcprescnt-
ative Chcatham, Recorder Of Deeds.
and John F. Green. United States
Stamp Agent. three of the leading col
ored mem Of the Administration had a
consultation with the President today
regarding matters Of interest to their
race. During the course Of the consulta-
ticn the effort of certain c0lored men to
array the colored race against the Ad-
minist ration Oh account of its philir-
pine policy was mentioned, and Mr.
Lyons assured the President that. in
his opinion. it would amount to little
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18

Atlanta Ga, July 1.-THE Board of
Trustees of the Georgia School of Tech
nology has decided that officers of the
army and navy of the United States will
Ire permitted Ia take the course of study
ut the institution free Of charge Presi-
dent Hall notified the War and Navy
Departments. and ii letter was received
from Secretary Long thanking Mr.. Hall
for the courtesy extended by the school
and stating that the action Of the trlis-
tees would be published in the Depart
ment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAES 1M NEWS AMID GRGUl T00u.

impossible to inaugurate all the reforms
promptly because Of the continued inter
ference with the non-union crews, ana he
holds the union men directly responsible
for this. He says that he will operate
the ears if he is given police pr lection.
Protection has been promised by Mayor
Farley. and it is said that :hc militia
will be called out if the police are I'm
able to preserve ocder. 80
There has been Il little dis1r5e" today,
but nothing of Il serious nature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
"CENSURED WITHOUT CAUSE
Corbin Declares all Bulletins Received
Have Been Given the Public

Washington. July Regarding
statements that cable dispatches receiv-
ed in Washington and other news re-
garding the war had been censored con-
trary to the usual custom. Adjutant
General Corbin today said
The censure of so-called censored
press is without just cause and evidently
made under misapprehension of facts.
There has been no information received
from General Otis that has not been
given to the press promptly on the bull
letin board in the hall of this office.
THE standing instructions Of the
President and Secretary of War are
that the public shall be given all infor-
nation we receive: this has been done
and will continue to he done OF course.
plans of campaigns thar would be of
help to Aguinaldo and ether rebels
have not and will not be promulgated.
but all facts or events, that have trans
pired have been given in full"
OTIS. WHY PLAY THE OSTRICH
London. July IL Most of the morn
ing papers comment upon the joint state
ment of the American correspondents at
Manila regarding the censorship there.
The Times says:
General Otis cannot conceal nor ex-
plain away the great fact that he fails
to bring the war to an end. He might
just as we'll cease playing the ostrich
and allow the correspondents to tell the
public what they see''
The Daily News says:
The moral of it is that the CORE
spondent will turn when You tread too
bard upon him, and that his determine
tion to let the cat out Of the bag may
L.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
INGALLS, DECLARES IT FALSE.

Cincinnati. Ohio. July 17.-TThe follow
ing telegram was received TO-DAY from
NJ. f.. lmgals in response to q query as
to the truth of the report that he was
about to leave the Big -Four Railroad
Company to become the arbitrator for
the Vanderbilt Morgan interests:
Hot Springs, Va, July 1.-THE As
sociated Press. CincinnMti There is
not Il word of truth in the report.
M T.. INGALLS,"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
BULLETS. BLOOD AND AN EVE.

Eidalia. Ga. July 17.-Wm. Collins
this morning shot and killed jeremiah
Morris. A few minutes later Collins
was shot and seriously wounded by Sam
Brazil. who was Il clerk in Morris
store. The trouble arose over Il wo-
man with whom both Morris and Col
Inns were infatuated. The parties are
all white
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18

ton exhibited by the officials to discuss
the last round robin.
General Miles. vino was acting as Sec
retary of War i'm the absence of Secre-
tary Alger and Assistant Secretary Mel
keliohn. would not comment upon the
dispatch and Adjutant General Corbin
took the same attitude.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
AN EDITOR KILLS AN EDITOR

New Orleans. La. July 17.-JoSeph T..
N"'vev was killed tonight by w. ID.
Roberts.
They were editors Of rival sensational
Wecklies. and had been denouncing and
threatening each other for some time.
Both are under Indictment in the Fed
eral court for sending immoral literature
through the mails
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
GOLD FROM THE KLONDYKE e.

Washington, July 17.-Alr Frank i.
Nanderlp, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, returned today from Il
months trip through the West on bus-
ness connected with the Government
mintS and assay Offices He states
that what appears to he a conservative
estimate Of the amount OF gold which
will come out of the Klondyke this sum
mcr is $lS,000.00O
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
ORDERED TO TIE CAPE.

London July 1.-THE Daily Graphic
this morning publishes Il rumor that a
battalion of the Scotch Guards and IA
battalion Of the. Grenadieers have been
ordered TO the Cape.
Evening journal., 1899-08-22
LOTS OF PRAIRIE CHICKENS.

WILMINGTONIANS INVITED TO GO
TO SOUTH DAKOTA AND SHOOT
THEM.
]. Jackson Pierce and John NJ. c..
Rodney have received from George S.
Perry, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, an
invitation to go out there in the Fall
and gun for prairie chickens. In his
letter of invitation, he says:
Prairie chickens are thick. Can't
you and Mr.. Rodney come out to Da-
kota for chickens this Fall? l wish
you could. want to see you so much.
There is such lot of chickens this
summer. l never saw so many. l run
them down with the engine nearly
every trip. l see so many covies-
ten to eighteen in a covey The birds
are large"
Evening journal., 1899-08-22
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR 324.0e9 SINKING
TUND LOAN, Wilmington, Delaware
Proposals will be received at the City
Treasurer's Office, until p O'Clock, noon,
on Thursday, August a. 1899 for the pur-
chase OF all or any portion Of the above
loan in bonds OF $50 or multiples thereof.
These bonds will be issued by authority or
an Act Of the General Assembly and Dur-
suant to an Ordinance OF City Council,
and the proceeds will be applied to the
redemption Of the balance of Loan No 2s,
q ar'gregating $4,000. The bonds will bear
...enest at the rate of 4 per cent. per an
mum, payable semi-annually on the 1st
days OF April and October in each year,
and will fall due and become payable on
October 1st, 1913 The successful bidder
or bidders viii be required to settle for
tho ho1ds at or before y o'clock noon,
ON Friday September 1st. 1899. Address
all bids in sealed envelopes to William
J.. Hamann, CITY Treasurer, marked
Proposals for Sinking Fund Loan" The
r.ght to reject any or all bids IS reserved.
THOMAS E. YOUNG,
o. JOHN S. ROSS1I-L.
HARLAN G.. SCOTT
Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund.
JAMES KANE.
MICHAIoI. +. CANNON,
GEORGE NJ. FISH Err,
Finance Committee OF City Council.
ATTEST: WN. L. EiAlMANN,
CITY Treasurer, Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1899-08-22
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR A. o. U. W.
WILL BE RUN FROM DOWN THE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ABOUT
COMPLETED.

Manager r. w. Crook, of the Will
mington and Brandywine Springs
Railway Company, and B. A. Groves,
secretary of the A. o. u. w. general
committee, have made arrangements
with the officials OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company to have special trains run
over the Delaware Division between
Delmar and this city on Workman's
Day, August &c.
special train will leave Delmar at
a. m and will stop at all stations on
the road. For the return trip a special
train will leave Brandywine Springs at
IL p. m. The arrangements will relieve
the minds OF the down state Workmen,
as they were left in doubt about the
matter at the committee meeting last
Friday night, and were much dis
couraged.
Vulcan Lodge. No. %. of Marshallton
has been rehearsing the drama, "A No
bic Outcast," almost every night for a
week.
The committee on speakers is still
considering the question OF who the
principal speaker will be, but 1t is prob
able that he will be a Delaware Work
man.
Evening journal., 1899-08-22
FOUND A DROWNED MAN.

DISCOVERED FLOATING IN THE
CHRISTIANA RIVER YESTER-
DAY BY A TUG FIREMAN.
The body OF an unknown colored
man was found floating in the Chris
tiana river yesterday afternoon by
Charles Lingo, fireman Of the tug
Melton.
The body was In a bad state OF de-
composition. and upon its being turn
ed over to Coroner vandever, he Or
dered It inferred at Farnhurst at once.
No one was able to recognize the re-
mains. which were clothed in purple
sweater, striped pantaloons and russet
shoes. The drowned man held a piece
OF wire cable in his hand, but there
were no marks OF violence upon the
body.
Evening journal., 1899-08-22
PREPARING FOR The G. A. R,
.PHILADELPHlA'S HOSPITALITY WILL
BE FELT BY VETERANS.

HOTELS PLENTY. GOOD BOARD
ING-HOUsES IN ALL PARTS OF
CITY, AND FOOD FIRST-CLAsS
AND BOUNTIFUL-NONE NEED
GO HUNGRY.
Philadelphia's hospitality will not be
limited by the Accommodations which
she can afford to visitors during the
Grand Army encampment. There is
room enough for all who may come
here on that occasion. No matter If
the estimate that 100000 strangers will
spend that week, or part Of it, in the
Quaker City is correct, there will be
no difficulty.
For two or three weeks past all OF
the principal hotels have had every
room engaged fer Grand Army week.
They have cancelled engagements suf-
ficient to I'LL their houses several
times. OF course most of the large
hotels will preserve the comfortable
Accommodations. Some of them will
place cots in vacant banquet halls and
other rooms. There will be much
doubling up. In no wise will the
permanent or regular transient guests
be made to suffer, however.
And unlike the seashore hotel, the
Philadelphia hotel will not advance its
rates, no matter how great the crowds
nor how many the applications. It 4,
the Philadelphia hotel mans boast
that his rates are the same the year
round, the same in celebration time as
in the dull Summer time.
So far as feeding the hungry massef
is concerned. Philadelphia has innum.
cradle cafes, restaurants and eating
houses. The proprietors are already
laying in large supplies of provisions
and engaging extra help for the "en-
campment" week. No visitor can ex-
pect to receive the attention which
characterizes the Philadelphia host
when travel is normal, but the discom-
forts will be few
mo city in the world" said Colonel
Baker, of the Lafayette, yesterday
is better able to care for the large
crowds, such as the Grand Army
crowd will be, than Philadelphia
There are plenty of hotels and board
ing houses and always plenty Of food
It may also be said that no crowds are
better handled, and with less inconve-
nience and discomforts. The only
trouble is that visitors to Philadel
phia do not make engagements in ad
vance. They leave it until they gel
to the city, and then, Of course, expec
to find some place Immediately"
The $4,000 Grand Army men who
are expected in the city are well pro
vided for Ten thousand OF that mum
Der will be encamped in Fairmoun
Park, and arrangements have beer
made for nearly all Of the others
Many posts will be at the various no
tells.
Evening journal., 1899-08-22
NEW STYLE on FIRE WAGON.

A new style Of combination fire and
police wagon, to be used at Stamford,
Conn. has just been completed at
the works OF the Inter-Nos Manufac-
turing Company, No. Gil West Front
street. 1t is designed to take the place
of a police wagon, a hose wagon and
a supply wagon. 1t will also be useful
in going to fires where there are nc
fire plugs, as it is supplied with boxes
for carrying fire extinguishers, hooks
ladders and grapnels.
Evening journal., 1899-08-22
BIG SHOW COMING.
wALLACE's BIG SHOW WILL GIVE
AN EXHIBITION.

AN EXHIBITION.
The big circus is coming. d. f.
Lynch, press agent and local contractor
for the Wallace circus, was here to-day
and have arranged for the appearance
of the big shows on Friday, September
Is, at Wilmington.
The Wallace Shows-always good
are better this year than ever before
having been enlarged and reorganizcd
with many new and novel features.
In speaking of the performance re-
Gently given at Charles City, Iowa the
Daily X Rays says:
"The afternoon performance was
presented before a tent full OF people,
who were wildly enthusiastic over
every feature. There is an absence OF
sameness about the Wallace Shows,
every part of it being new, novel and
artistic. Not a single thing on the
bills was omitted, and when the mag
nificent exhibition ended the great
throng filed slowly out. 10th TO depart
from place which had provided them
such pleasant afternoons entertain
ment"