News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-10-02

scene at Auburn prison. His nerve for
sakes him and he yells with fear. On
his trip from Buffalo the assassin talked
with his keepers expressing regret for
his crime and sending messages to his
father-The Beers appeal to the peace
conference of the Hague.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 20.
DR.. Lorimer consents to stay with
fremont Temple church Bostonif $780,
900 can be raised toward payment of
the debt Members pledge amount
columbia defeats Shamrock IL in
first race of the series in closest contest
yet sailed in America for the American
cup. Sir Thomas Lipon says it was q
fair and square race, and he's just as
hopeful as ever; will win he believes, if
the Shamrock gets 8 or 10-knot breeze
-Lipton's Erin struck by the Ores
ham and slightly Belief
that FAN River manufacturers will
grant general increase of > percent in
wagas-Elkes wins the championship
series from Walthour-St. Louis man
offers President Roosevelt a fine saddle
horse if he will accept him--MolneuX
hears the good news of the granting of
a IlSy trl;rl-BroOklyn democrats said
to have shelyed Coler; probably that
Lewis J. Nixon will head the Tammany
ticket-Wife of John II. Drown Bos-
ton insurance agent, alarmed over his
continued absence since Sept. 10
Harvard plays a fairly fast game and
defeats Williams IS to Cruiser
Cleveland launched at Bath-SiX
thousand square miles of flame on the
Pacific coast
MONDAY, SEPT. 80.
What is considered the greatest dis
aster to American arms in the history
of the Philippine instruction is just re-
ported from Manila. Company G of the
9th United states infantry was practi-
cally wiped out in fight with insur-
entire y men comprising the company
gents in the island of Samar. OF the
4S are reported killed. OF the a who
succeeded in escaping II are wounded.
OF that number was list lieutenant Il.
A. Bumpus, son of Judge Bumpus of
Quincy, Mass-A soldier from the COM
pany of regulars from Fort Wayne,
Mich who was guarding the vault in
which the body of the late President
Mckinley lies fired a shot at one man
who refused to heed his challenge. The
shot was diverted by another man who
appeared from another direction and
an effort was made to stab the guard.
Military regulations prevent either the
officers or the men of the post from be-
ing quoted on any matter connected
with their services and consequently
details are meager-Kitchener calls
for %, 900 trained men for South Africa
and asks the privilege from the home go
yernment to hang all traitors and assas-
sins.
TUESDAY, OCT. LIST.
Rear Admiral Evans, who command
ed the Iowa during the Santiago cam
paign, was the most important witness
before the Schley court of inquiry.
His testimony was not at all favorable
to Admiral SChley. He testified that
there was nothing done whilethe squad
ron was off Cienfuegos to ascertain
whether or not the Spanish feet was at
that port. That nothing effective was
done TO prevent the enemy's ba teries
at Gienfuagos. That he did not COM
municnte the secret code to Admiral
Schley because he opposed the latter
IL FIIn GnIroIppn n,inht
gone nearer the Colon on the day of the
Intellectual bombardment. That the
| Brooklyn was dangerously near the
Texas at the time of the famous loop
of the former vessel during the battle
of Santiago. That he never saw any
signal from the Brooklyn at the time
of the battle, and that he had ne verbal
or written instructions from the Brook
| lyn Also that there was no prescribed
order of battle by whtcA he would have
been guided if the Spanish ships had
come out Of the harbor prior to June |.
That it was possible for the Iowa to
have coaled from the Merrimac May
26-In an interview Senator Hanna
said: Il am thoroughly in sympathy
with the Republican party and think
| President Roosevelt and myself are in
the same machine-Tremont Temple
Baptist church is mortgaged for $780,
0O0--Rear Admiral Johnson to take
the place of Admiral Sampson at Char.
lestown navy yard as commander
Caroline Hall died this morning on
board the Italian steamship Citta di Ter
ino For 10 years she had lived abroad
as a, man under the name of Charles
Window Hall" She is said to be the
daughter of Colonel Hall of Boston.
With her was an Italian woman who
posed on the steamship as Mrs. Hall.
A. G. Hall of Boston was notified of the
death and sent telegram saying he
would come here for the body.
No One to Blame
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 1.-The YER
dict of the coroner's jury which investi
gated the explosion Of the port boiler
Of the steamboat Trenton in the Della