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MANY CASES OF LOCKJAW.
Eleven Deaths in New York City
and in Nearby Towns.
All of the Fatalities Due to Pistol Acci,
dents In Celebrating Independence Day
-Antitoxin Serum Does Not CurA.

New YORK CITY (SpeclaD. boys died
of lockjaw few days ago in the Bronx,
and according to the physicians OF the dif.
ferent hospitals there will be more deaths
from the same cause in the next few weeks
Another death occurred in Roosevelt Hos
pital. The two deaths In the Bronx were
those OF John Indorf, thirteen years old,
and Oscar Estaumberger, ten years old.
Young IndorfIn firing toy pistol on the
Fourth was injured by a blank cartridge IN
the palm OF his left hand. BIS wound was
dressed In drug store. but that night ne
felt pain In his neck and the family physl'
Oscar Estaumberger got into scuffie
with some other boys in vacant lot near
his home. A toy pistol was discharged In
his right hand In the scufae and symptoms
OF lockjaw rapidly developed. He died i've
hours after Indorf.
Patrick Mclaughlin, nineteen years died
OF lockiaw in Roosevelt Hospital. A blank
cartridge In pistol exploded IN his mana
on the Fourth, tearing ragged hole. Ihe
wound was dressed In Roosevelt Hospital,
but lockjaw developed. The patient had
been treated with antitoxin.
SAnArooA, N. Y. SpeclaD. Ed gar T:
Brackett, Jr., aged ten years, eldest son OF
Senator Bracket, died OF locklaw result
irg from an injury received on the Fourth
of July through toy pistols discharge
ELIZABETH, N. J. (SpeciaD. L.
Lenher, the thirteen year.old son OF Walter
L. Lenher, died OF locklaw. While ceie.
bratlus the Fourth OF July he burned the
second finger aud palm OF his left hand by
the discharge OF blank c9rtrlase plseS,.
MoNrcLAIR, n. J. (SpeclaO Harold 5.
Clark. a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark,
OF bloomfield, died o; lockjaw at the Noun
tainside Hospital. He was fourteen years
old. On the Fourth OF July the wad OF
blank cartridge from toy pistol entered
the palm OF his right hand. Little was
Thought OF the wound until few days later
when the boy felt pains In his head. Dr;
Charles Bailey then examined him ana
found that tetanus had developed.
PATERSON, N. ]. CSpeclaD.-Josepn A.
Grotsky, Justice OF the Peace ana law
student Of Passaic, died In the general hos,
pital OF lockjaw, resulting from p'oou
poisoning brought on by a wound In the
hand received on the night OF Jul y g.. His
injury was received while he was loading q
blank cartridge pistol, the charge entering
the palm OF bis hand. Ca
P1TrssuRa, Penn. lspeciaD. Hugh Saw
age, seventeen years old, died or lockJa",
caused by a wound from toy pistol on the
Fourth OF July. Wilbur Lindburg dteo the
other day Of lockjaw from like cause ana
William Sweeney, fourteen years ola, also
succumbed to the fatal complaint. All
bows were wounded slightly In the hand by
the spattering Of the caps used IN Hiring
toy pistols. -n r,
the flfteen-year.old son OF Judge weiss,
died of Iockiaw. He was injured IN the
hand by revolver on the Fourth OF july
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SENATORS NEAR TO BLOWS.
GallinSer and Chandler Start in For
Fist Fight.

Fist Fight.
CONCORD, N. Il. (speciaD.-The session
Of the Senator Gallinger Investigation,
which was begun under the direction OF the
Civil Service Commission, ended In row
few days ago.
Senator Chandler In statement 1ntt-
mated, and in fact charged that Senator
Gallinger had defended himself by influence
ing witnesses to stay away from the inves-
tigatlon. This caused Senator Gallinger
to turn pale with rage and deny the accu::
satlon. The charge was repeated and
Senator Galllnger told his colleague that
he would not make such statement out
side OF that room. Senator Chandler TOOK
up the gauntlet and said that he would say
it outside. Stepping to the door OF the
room leading into the hallway, ne invited
Senator Gaillnger to come out.
Gallinger started for the door. news
paper men and the Commissioners rose to
their feet and sought to prevent row, ana
they were none too quick, as Senator Gal
linger had nearly crossed the room In re.
Spouse to the invitation OF his colleague at
Washington. The party In the room
seemed to divide. Frie9ds Of Senator
Chandler, including his son, William D.
Chandler, ran to his part OF the room,
while those Of Senator Gallinger IN haste
placed themselves close to him.
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LIQUOR dealers to sell intoxicants to Amerl-
cans, and to arrest all intoxicated Amert.
cans CT loiterers In saloons. The principal
hotels and saloons are designated by
name.
The pack trains were ordered to estab-
lish camps outside the city, and all the
troops were moved to SonSo, except one
company at Moro Castle.
The headquarters OF all the departments
were moved to Crlsto, and the railroad and
steamship lines are forbidden to bring
Americans into the city. No ships are per-
mitted to touch at the wharres.
The strlctest regulations have been es.
tablished for the protection from fever or
the company OF soldiers at MORO Castle.
Supplies are to be left at the road depot,
and will be taken to the soldiers by teams
from the camp.
No travellers will be permitted to leave
here without having undergone five days
detention In camp.
General Wood proposes to adopt heroic
measures to stamp out the fever.
Many Americans have been arrested un-
der the terms of General Woods order.
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ADDRESS BY AGUINhLDO.
Report of His Speech at the Cole
bration at Tarlac.
The Filipino Leader Tolls His Followers
Not to Be Uugrateful to Spain-Hs
Says That Autonomy Is Deceit.

MANILA (By Cable).-A copy OF the Inde'
pendencIa has reached Manila containing
a report OF the speech which Aguinaldo
m ade at the recent celebration at Tarlac
OF the anniversary OF the proclamation OF
Filipino independence. 1t Is in substance
as follows:
philippines. beloved daughter OF the ar
dent sun Of the tropics, commended by
Providence to the care OF noble Spain, be
not ungrateful to her; salute her who
warmed thee with the breath OF her own
culture and civilization. It Is true she
sought to crush thy aspiration for inde-
pendence, as loving mother opposes sep.
aration forever from the daughter OF her
bosom. This but proves the excess OF sf-
lection and love Spain feels for thee.
"Philippines, delicate flower Of the East,
scarcely eight months weaned from the
breast OF thy mother, thou hast dared to
brave a great and powerful nation, such
as is the United States, after barely organ.
izing and disciphhtng thy little army.
Yet we reply, we will be slaves to none,
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THE NEWS EPlTOMIZED.
Washington Items.

In the Cabinet meeting few days ago.
It was decided, In order to replenish the
stock on the Island Of Cuba. to admit Tree
OF duty so, 900 head OF breeding cattle.
Paynaster W. B. Wilcox OF the navy. re-
Gently tried by court-martial at the Mare
Island Navy Yard on a charge OF drunken.
ness was found guilty and sentenced to dis
missal. President Mckinley mitigated the
sentence to reduction to the foot OF the list
Of paymasters.and stoppage OF bali OF Will
cox's pay for one year.
Lieutenant Lawson NJ. Fuller, Ordnance
Bureau, has been ordered to the Philip.
pines as Chief Ordnance Officer In the field
Of the army operating there.
The President has approved the sentence
OF the urt-martial in the case OF Captain
John McNeall. Fourth Cavalry, VINO was
recently convicted by court-martial OF Vlo'
lations Of the army regulations In connec-
tion with his administration OF the aHalrs
of the mess fund Of his company and other
financial matters. Hs was ordered dis
missed from the service.
Mr.. Mitchell, the Acting Comptroller, ct
the Treasury, has rendered decision that
Rear Admiral Sampson Is not entitled 70
the pay OF that grade from August l0, 1888,
when he was commissioned by the Presi-
dent. to March last. The decision was
made in reply to an inquiry from Pay In
spector Burtls, on the flagship Now YORK,
at Port Of Spain, Trinidad.
The War Department has been advised
OF the death at Santiago de Cuba OF Lieu
tenant James B.McLaughlin, Volunteer Sig
nal Corps. Lieutenant Mclaughlin was q
victim OF yellow fever. He was appointed
Second Lieutenant In the Signal Corps May
20. 1898, having previously served as prl'
vate in the regular army. He was born ID
Ireland.
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FOR THE NEW REGIMENTS
Appointment of Volunteer officers Il
Serve in the Philippines.
PROMOTION FOB GALLANT ACTS,
Two Regiments of Veterans in the Phil
1ppines Are Assured-President Nc
Kinley Has Appointed Lieutenant
Colonels, Captains and Lieutenants Fol
the New Volunteer Regiments.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Especially D.-The Presi.
dent has appointed the following Lieuten.
ant-Colonels OF Volunteers:
Major J.F. Bell, Assistant Adiutant-Gen
eral of Volunteers, now serving In the Phil
ippines. He was appointed from Kentucky
to West Point In 1874. He went to Manils
with General Merritt, and has had charge
OF the Bureau of Military Information.
Captain Herbert H. Sargent, who was
Colonel Of the Fifth Immune Regiment dur.
Ing the war with Spain. He was appointed
to West Point from Illinois.
Captain John j. Brereton of the Twenty.
fourth Infantry. He WAS appointed from
New jersey to West Point and was gradu.
ated in 1877, since which time he has beer
with the Twenty-fourth Infantry. He was
In the battle OF San Juan Hill, and was
highly commended for his GOODNESS and
bravery.
Captain E. q. Plummer Tenth Infantry
He was appointed to West Poiut from
Maryland in 1873. During the Spanish wal
he was on duty in Cuba as Brigade Quar-.
termas ter at the headquarters Of the Fifth
Corps. Captain Plummer was recommended
for brevet for gallantry In action ut San
tiago. He has ceen assigned to the Thirty.
fifth Infantry. He will recruit and organ
lie this regiment ut Vancouver, Washing
ton, and command it until it arrives IL
Manila. This is the regiment to which
Colonel Kobbe has been assigned.
Lieutenant Frank @. Dolles, Sixth In.
fantry, has been assigned as an aide on
General Wheeler's staff and ordered to re
port to the General at San Francisco.
The President has also made the follow
ing appointments in the Volunteer army:
One Major, eighteen Captains, twenty
First Lieutenants and thirteen Second
Lieutenants.
Secretary Alger Is very anxious to have
the new regiments recruited as far as pos
sible from men who served In the State
volunteers during the Spanish war. He has
received information from number OF off,
GERS, especially those who were on duty
mastering out the volunteers in different
States that II there was an opportunity al
forded. probably ninety per cent. OF the
new regiments would be composed OF
these men. OF course, under the regula-
tions, the recruiting officers cannot dis
criminate between the men who have been
in the Volunteer service AMI those who
have not, and men will be enlisted as they
apply without regard to their previous
service records.
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GOV, ATKINSON TOOK HATFIELD.
Went Out Intp the Woods and Guaran-
teed Him q Fair Trial.

Went Out Intp the Woods and Guaran-
teed Him Fair Trial.
CHARLESTON, ". Va. (speciaD D.-Governor
Atkinson and Private Secretary Boggs
have returned from the Hatfield country.
they brought with them to Huntington
Elias Hatfield, Jr., who several days
ago had an alteration with q. E. Ellis, at
Gray, in Mingo County, and Killed him
with rife bullet. The Governor had ar-
ranged with personal friend, Dr.: Bar
tram, who is also friend OF the Hathelds,
to have Elias surrender to the Governor.
In response to O telegram from DR.. Bar
tram, the Governor took his secretary and
went to Warnclifre, in the upper end OF
Mingo County, where he met the Hatfield
crowd.
The young man approached the COY
ernor with his hat in his left hand ana DIS
rife In the other hand, and said that ne
surrendered to hIm.as the CHIEF Executive
OF the State, and all that he asked was pro-
lection from mob violence and fair trial.
He said that he killed Ellis In self-defence.
The Governor took his gun and told tue
Young man that be would take him 10
Huntington and turn him over to Judge
D olIttle, who Is Judge OF the Circuit
Court, and he would guarantee him pro-
lection and FUR trial at the hands OF tne
law
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TEACHERS TRAIN WRECKED.
Two Women Delegates Killed in C
Iision at Newman. Cal.

Two Women Delegates Killed in Col
lision at Newman. Cal.
NEWMAN, Cal. (speciaD.-A special train
OF nine coaches, in charge OF 8. R. Drury,
OF the Burlington road, on its way from st.
Louis to Los Angeles and loaded with
teachers bound for the National Educa-
tional Convention, ran into n freight train
near the station at this place few days
ago. Two women were Killed and thirteen
other passengers injured, one severely.
The killed are Mrs. Lena Thomas, OF st.
Louis, and Miss Addie Harris, OF st. Louis
Both were in the forward birth OF the
sleeper. Mrs. Harris was Killed instantly,
her head being crushed. Mrs. Hammond,
who was an elderly lady, was taken from
the " rocked car in a dying condition.
She never recovered consciousness and
died In five minutes.
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Foreign.

Three months court mourning for the
death OF the Czarewltch has been ordered
at st. Petersburg, Russia.
The report that more mounted police are
10 be sent to the Yukon Is Officially denied
at Ottawa, Ont. The Government intends
to withdraw some Of the militia. There
are at present about $50 members OF the
police force In the Yukon, most OF them
stationed at Dawson.
The Politische Correspondent, OF Vienna,
Austria, saws that an inquiry into the re-
cent attempt to as3asslnate eE-ktng Milan,
OF Seryia, at Belgrade, shows that 1t was
part OF an astonishingly widespread con-
spiracy and was intended rs the prologue
to tho overthrow OF the dynasty and the
entire present regime.
The British Government announces that
It will contribute 1925, 900 to the antarctic
expedition fund.
The Transvaal Government: has decided
TO prosecute on the charge OF high trea.
con the three principal defendants whose
comrlicity In the recent attempt to pro-
mote a rebellious rising at Johannesburg
has been for several weeks under judicial
Investigation.
In the House OF Commons, London, the
Government announced that 1t proposed
OF "a 4325, 900 for the revocation OF Its char
actsr and the surrender OF all OF Its rights
In the House OF Commons, London, Mr..
Brodrlck, Parliamentary Foreign Score
tarv. promised to ask the British Embassy
at Washington to procure the reports OF
the Buffalo Laboratory on the study O.:
cancer In that institution.
Captain Iremonger OF the Durham Regi
ment was shot by a railway engineer OF the
name OF Gregory, whose wife recently
eloped with Iremonger. The shooting .oc'
Cured at pandora, India. Gregory, after
shooting Iremonger, killed his vile anc
them committed suicide.
Two1 British warships have arrived at
Delaeoa Bay for the purpose OF intercept
Ing Boer supplies in the event OF hostili.
ties.
The latest supersession in connection
with the Dreyfus affair Is that OF N. eniel,
Governor OF the penal settlements on the
Isles du Salut, who, 1t Is alleged, doubled,
on his own authority, the penalty OF q
month In irons imposed on Dreyfus. NJ.
Deniel, 1t seems, perslstently aimed Of
wrineing a confession from the prisoner.
His successor as Governor Is u. Lasouean.
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A Crusade Against Polygalnists.

A new crusade against polygamy was
started at Salt Lake, Utah, by the arrest
of Angus NJ. Cannon, well-known leadeI,
OF the Mormon Church. One OF the plural
wives Of Cannon, Mrs. Matte Hughes Can
non. who is a State Senator and served IN
the late Legislature, gave birth to child
In Arril last, which circumstance is the
chief evidence upon which the present
complaint is founded. The prosecution OF
Cannon will be followed up by informatlons
being filed against B. H. Boberts, Presl'
dent Snow, John Henry Smith and many
other Mormons who do not deny the ma
turs Of the the relations which exist be-
tween them and their plural wives.
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Cycling Notes.

The Nebraska division OF the L. {. W.
has succeeded In having repealed ar OBJ.
noxlous ordinance which Disseminated
against wheelmen and favored owners oil
other vehicles.
The cycle racing organizations have not
experienced a profitable season thus Tar.
Probably every race meet, with the excep-
ton OF those held at Newark on Sundays.
has been failure from financial stand
point.
Palmer, Walters and Armstrong, the
English racing men, do not use cranks
over six and three quarter inches, though
their gears are much over one hundred.
This Is a fact worth remembering in loDG-
crank discussions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-07-26
ISLANDS ALIEN TERRITORY.
The Insular Commission Reports Of
Spain's Coded Territory.

The Insular Commission Reports on
Spain's Coded Territory.
WASHINGTON, D. c. (speciaD.-The in
sular commission has prepared On exhaus-
tive opinion by which 1t holds that the ISL
ands in possession Of the United States as
q result OF the war with Spain are not part
OF the territory OF the United States.
The commission hold that there Is radl.
cal difference between territory, part OF
the United States and territory In the pos.
session OF the United States. It has been
gnerally conceded, they say, that we can
do as we please with the islands which we
obtained from Spain, that we eau sell them,
give them away or turn them over to the
Inhabitants who live upon them for the es.
tabllshment OF independent Government.
II this general admission is true, then
they affirm the islands cannot be part oil
the territory OF the United States, because
no part OF the United States can bs allen.
ated. The United States can neither sell
nor ALLEVIATE any portion OF its territory,
nor can any portion OF the territory ALLEVIATE
itself from the United States. This was
we'll settled by the Civil War.
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Minor Mention.

Mormon missions have been established
In the Philippines.
Geologlsts say thu; tse natural gas sup
ply OF Indiana Will be exhausted In Tour or
Ave years.
Lieuteuant-C Colonel Henry Wagner,
Fourth Cavalry, having reached tie age OF
sixty.two vears, has been placed on the re.
tired list. IIo ts q native OF Germany, and
entered tho army In April, 1866, as
private.
The public schools at Manila have opened
with 5000 pupils. The attendance Is com.
pulsory between tho ages OF six and twelve.
Among the branches to be taueat VIII pc
English, which every pupil must study On
hour q day
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SANTIAGO QUARANTINED.
Energetic Steps Taken by General
Wood to Check Yellow Fever.
FORBIDS AMERICANS TO LAND.

Tho Military Governor Orders the Hotels
and Saloons Closed-The Other Meas
urss Taken to Prevent the Spread OF
Yellow Fever - Troops Have Been
Moved Outside of the Clty's Limits.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA CBy Cable).-General
Leonard Wood, in command Of the Depart
ment Of Santiago de Cuba, issued General
Order No. "a q few days ago, establishing
absolute quarantine. All officers OF the
Government and employees are forbidden
to enter the city, with the exception
those belonging to the Department. Major
Carr and Surgeons Mendoza and Hunez are
detailed to take charge OF the fever patients
in the city, which is placed under strict
regulations. Other officers will have charge
Of the yellow fever hospital on the island.
The Mayor Is directed to close all Ameri-
can hotels and saloons, to forbid other
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"There Ia nothing in these reports but
air. shall not retire this year, certainly,
and cannot say as to the future. My pri-
yate business and the state OF my health
will govern my future course.
"These constant assaults and repeated
baseless reports are, OF course, very annoy
Ing to me and extremely distressing to my
family, but have never yet retired under
fire and do not propose to DO so now. Notn.
inc that have ever heard OF or known OF
has been 80 cruel as these attacks upon me.
II my critics can point to one thing In my
official career have done that ougnt not
to have done, or have not done that I
should have done, shall be very glad to
surrender my presen! official duties"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-07-26
Prominent People.

Senator Hoar says he never has missed
while in this country having Goldfish balls
for breakfast Sunday.
Frank Thomson, late President OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, has lett
his estate Of $3.50, 900 to his three children.
viscount MIura, the Japanese General,
has Joined with Count Okuma IN crusade
against higher taxes to provide for larger
army and navy.
A text book on railroads, by Professor
Hadley, the new President OF Yale Unl-
versity, has been translated intp Russian
by order OF the Gear, and Is now used as
regular text book for required study IN the
Russian universities. -
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The Labor World.

British workmen have had their hours OF
labor reduced on on average about two
hours O week.
Il Is estimated that over 500, 900 workers
have had their pay raised this year IN the
various industries.
The recent street car strike In Cleveland
resulted In the loss OF nearly $4,000 IN
wages to the strikers.
Many labor leaders say that industrial
arbitration has not proven the success that
they anticipated 1t would prove.
In England last year $4,000 people re-
,eIyed an increase OF fifteen cents q week,
ls against $4,000 VIII ose wages we're de-
creased. . .-.-. .- -.
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The New Golf Champion.

Herbert NJ. Hartman, OF the Meadow
Brook Coli Club OF Hampstead, L. l.. woD
the amateur golf championship OF America
at Lake Forest, Ill.,, from Findlay s. Doug.
las, who won the title OF champion last
year. The final score was three up and
Two to play For the first time since ANA.
teur golf championship tournaments have
been held In America, an American-born
golfer holds the position OF honor.
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Spread OF Louisiana Cattle Disease.

For some weeks past the cattle in vari-
Gus parts Of Louisiana have been seriously
attacked by the malignant disease charbon,
aud serious loss has been sustained In both
cattle and mules. 1t now appears that
the malady has attacked deer, rabbits and
other four-footed game, and remarkable
reports are coming in to New Orleans from
the country districts regarding the new
spread OF tie disease.
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A Fatal Fire in New York City.

An early morning fire caused the death
Of a child and injury to twelve other per-
SONS 10 five-story brick tenement In New
York City few days ago. The dead
child is Rachel Silver, six years old, who
s'ccumbed to her injuries at Gouyerneur
Hospital. Four Of the other victims were
seriously hurt, but they will recover.