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In the course of a sympathetic editorial the Daily Chronicle remarks that Great Britain, If she had ,a similar negro population, .would probably act to ward it much as the Americans do. The paper praises President Roosevelt's ac tion regarding Booker T. Washington, however, as Intended to check the ten dency to look upon the negro as below the level of citizenship and public rights. FOUL DEED AVENGED Czolgosz, the Assassin, Dies . in the Electric Chair. MET FATE WITH COMPOSURE He Refused to Accept Religious Con. solatlon and to Renounce An-4 archism His Body "Will Be Buried at Prison. AUBURN, N. Y., Oct. 29. Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President Mc Klnley, was electrocuted at 7:12:30. The Jury. The jury that witnessed the execution of Czolgosz and returned the formal find ing in his case was composed as fol lows: Foreman, John P. Jaeckel, Auburn; Ashley W. Cole, Albany; H. H. Bender, Albany; Charles R. Skinner, Albany; George Weston, .Norwich, N. Y.; D. L. Ingalls, Westlleld; H. O. Ely, Bingham ton; Charles J. Wallace, Syracuse; Charles R. Huntley, Buffalo; Dr. W. A. Howe, Phelps, N. Y.; Dr. G. R. Trowbridge, Buffalo, and John A. Slelcher, New York. The Physicians. The physicians were: Dr. Carlos A. McDonald, of New York, and Dr. Gerin, of Auburn. Other witnesses were: H. Bonesteel, -Troy; W. D. Wolff, Rochester; C. F. Rattigan, Auburn; George R. Peck, Au burn, N. Y.; W..N. Thayer, ex-warden of Dannc-mora Prison) who assisted Warden Mead, and three newspaper correspond ents. Czolgosz passed a quiet night. He slept nearly all night. He awoke finally at 4:45 o'clock. He suffered a slight nervous attack late today, but remained sullen and stoic up to the time the prison closed at 10 o'clock. He refused to heed the words of the priests who came to urge spiritual prepar ation for death, and declined to re-embrace Roman Catholicism or to renounce anarchism. Czolgosz showed "no strength of love for kin, nor did he turn to any of those higher considerations which ordinarily claim the thoughts of men oc cupying his position. He may have suf fered untold torture, but outwardly he seemed sullen and indifferent. The state is not to surrender possession of his' body, and by sundown it will have been secretly Interred In ground controlled by the offi cials of Auburn Prison. Waldeck Czolgosz, brother of the mur derer, foreseeing endless difficulties and poasibly angry demonstrations as the re sult of an attempt to give the body ordin ary burial, heeded the advice of the Sup erintendent of State Prisons Collins and Warden Mead, and formally relinquished all claim to It. He merely stipulated that at the close of the autopsy all parts of ?the, body should be-hurled. All chanco of an unhappy and unfortunate sequel to the execution,, either in displays of popu lar contempt or the exhibition of ghastly relics. Is therefore finally prevented. The plan of burning his clothing and papers will be carried out immediately after the execution. Czolgosz held his last two interviews to night, the first with Superintendent Col lins and the second with his brother and brother-in-law. Both of the interviews were brief. The Interviewers did most of the talking until the question of re ligion was mentioned, when Czolgosz broke from his seeming lethargy and violently denounced the church and the clergy and made his relatives 'promise that there should be no service for him, living or dead. Prior to the late evening interviews Czolgosz reluctantly received Fathers Fudzinski and HIckey. It was late In the afternoon and occurred after 'he hnd once refused to meet them. When they reached the prison Superintendent Collins conveyed the request for an inter view to the prisoner. Czolgosz sent back word that he did not care to see them, but the priests asked to sec him despite his refusal. Superintendent Collins con sented and personally escorted them to the cell. The priests remained with Czolgosz for three-quarters of -an hour and, earnestly pleaded with the pris oner to repent and pray for divine for giveness. He rejected all their advances, however, and they regretfully withdrew. They told the prisoner they would hold themselves to answer a call for him at any hour of the night. It was 7 o'clock when Superintendent Collins went into the death house and tried to get the prisoner to talk" to him. Although he remained in the cell some time, he was apparently not successful In getting anything material from him. 1161811-768 See the Assassin. At1 8 o'clock the brother and brother-in-law arrived, and Superintendent Col lins took them to the condemned man's cell. There was no demonstration when they met. Czolgosz simply stepped to the front of his steel cage and said: "Hello." The brother ventured the- remark: "I wish you would tell us, Leon, who got you into this scrape." The assassin answered in a slow, hesi tating manner: "No one. Nobody had anything to do with it but me." "That is not how you were brought up," said the brother, "and you ought to tell us Everything now." "I have not got anything to tell," he answered, In a surly manner. "Do you want to see the priest again?" asked his brother, and lie answered with more vehemence than he had previously shown: "No, d n them; don't send them here again. I don't, want them." The broth er-ln-law Interjected here: "That's right. Leon." The brother looked rather disturbed by the answer. Then, stepping up close to the bars, the condemned man said: "And don't you have any praying ov.er me when I'm dead. I don't want it I don't want any of their d d re ligion." There was a painful pause of a few minutes, when the relatives resumed casual conversation with him, to which he replied In monosyllables, until the brother-in-law suggested to Superintend ent Collins' that he and the brother be permitted to witness the execution. Be fore the superintendent could reply, Leon Czolgosz said: "Yes, Mr. Superintendent, let them see it." Mr. Collins told them that no such thing could be done, and ordered them to say good-bye. Czolgosz walked to the back of his cell, sat down on the edge of his cot and did not answer the last farewell. When the relatives reached the War den's office they again renewed their re quest to see the execution, to which Mr. Collins replied emphatically: ' "Czolgosz will, be killed at 7 o'clock tomorrow, and If you apply to the War den In the afternoon you may be able to see the body." The two men were then let out of the,, prison. A few minutes after they -had left Superintendent Collins received a tele phone message from the Chief ,ot Police of -Cleveland announcing 'that the father pf the convicted man had signed an agreement similar to the one signed by the brother here this afternoon, giving the prison authorities the disposal of the body. The prison was absolutely quiet at 10 o'clock. A little crowd that had gath ered about the main entrance at dusk quickly dispersed without any sugges tion from police or guards. The Super intendent and Warden retired at 10 o'clock with the announcement that there would be nothing given out and that no one would enter or leave the prison before tomorrow morning. Before the Super intendent had retired the death watch reported to him that Czolgosz was sleep ing soundly. Besides the two regular men on the death watch in the corridor, an additional guard sat in Czolgosz' cell tonight. His Last Night. AUBURN, N. Y., .Oct, 29. Czolgosz rest ed exceedingly well for a man In the shadow of death. It was 4:45 o'clock be fore he finally waked and left his cot. His sleep was almost unbroken through out the night and. was restful and refresh ing. He showed no indication of falling In courage. Superintendent Collins and Warden Mead also rose at 4:45 1 o'clock, and their first inquiry was as to the pris oner. They breakfasted early, and at once set about to perfect the final de tails of the execution. The prison was exceedingly quiet during the earlier hours and a few newspaper men who watched In front of the building were long without company. A couple of guards and city policemen watched the streets surrounding the prison, but there was nothing in the line of duty for them to do. IiAST HOURS OF 'CHE ASSASSIN. Approach of Death Aivnlcened No Consciousness of His Position. AUBURN, NY., Oct. 28. Czolgosz suf fered a slight nervous attack late this afternoon, but the prison officials do not regard it in the light of a break-down. Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald and Prison Phy sician Gerln visited the cell at 6 o'clock. They found the prisoner suffering from extreme nervousness, that manifested it self in dilated eyes and free flowing perspiration. 'Yhen they finished the ex amination, the prisoner turned sullenly from them and retired Into the corner of his cell, refusing to talk. They gave him no treatment, and were of the opin ion that while he was very nervous he did not show signs of absolute collapse. Czolgosz had just concluded a lengthy Interview with Fathers Fudzinski and HIckey. There had been considerable tranle in the corridor leading to the death chamber, and the prison officials were Inclined to ascribe the disturbance of the prisoner to those circumstance.". . Aside from the". break at nightfall Czol gosz spent his last day of life much as he did all the others 9lnce he passed Into the hands of the lav. The approach of death seemed to awaken no greater con sciousness of his position. He again turned his back upon the priests who came to urge him to confess and recant, and was undemonstrative In the presence of those of his kin who came to say a last farewell to him. When alone with his guards ha remained silent and passed the time" either lying on his bunk, ore in slowly "pacing up and down the cell. He talked When addressed to those admitted to his cell, but with his old deliberation and coolness. If" he knew strong emotion at any time, he was successful In keeping it from those"wtib watched over him. The prisoner suffered no loss' of appe tite, and during the day ate his usual allowance of food given to prisoners. Throughout his entire confinement he has had a good appetite, and his physical con dition -has been excellent. He weighs about 155 pounds, which was thought to represent a slight gain since his ar rest. Refused to Cremate Remains. BUFFALO, Oct. 28. F. L. Brady, an undertaker , of this city, received a tele gram from Howard W. Cameron, an un dertaker of Auburn, requesting him to take charge of the body of Leon F. Czol gosz on Its arrival here, and to make arrangements for Its cremation. Today, Mr. Brady telegraphed to the officers of the crematory to ask to have the crema tory reserved for Wednesday for the cre mation of Czolgosz' body. Later the crematory company asked Mr. Brady to call, which he did, and Secretary Metcalfe Informed him that they would not permit the body of the assassin to be cremated here. The secretary then sent the follow ing message to Undertaker Cameron: "Buffalo Cremation Company refuses to cremate the remains of the assassin of the President." SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS. Execution of Czolfrosz. Czolgosz, the assassin .of President McKInley, was electrocuted. Page 1. p He went to the chair unconfessed and unre . pentant. Page 1. Schley Inquiry. Admiral Schley was given a thorough cross examination. Page 1, -Schley will call two more witnesses in his defense, and the Judge-Advocate about IB In rebuttal. Page 1. Federal Government. Lleutenant-General Miles submits his annual report. Page 2. State Department Is more eangulne of saving Miss Stone. Faze 2. Ddmestic. Fourteen ,people killed in race riot In Louis iana. Page 1. Senator Hoar asks to be excused from deliver ing: a eulogy on McKInley. Page 1. Foreign. Chinese Government Is being reorganized on conservative lines. Page 2. , Pncinc Coast. Testimony of prosecution In Noyes contempt case Is nearly finished. Page 4. Oregon Supreme Court decides three street as sessment coses against Portland. Page 4. The Marlon County Court refuses to entertain motion against Inspection of books of county officials. Page 0. Bulletin of Census Office describes growth of manufactures In Oregon In 50 years. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. New York stock market has another sinking spell. Page 11. Rains In the Argentine weaken the wheat mar ket. Page 11. French bark will load California redwood at Portland. Page 10. Two French barks In the offing after fast pas sages from Europe, Pago 10. British barks Bowman B. Law and Glenoglo destroyed by fire. .Page 10. German bark Werra receives a full cargo In a single day. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity Suburbanites discuss annexation before .the . charter subcommittee. Pago 8. War Department' orders the transport Grant to Portland. Page 12. Port of Portland -Commission and consulting .- engineer reach an understanding. Page 7. Free night . schools will be opened next Mon day. Page 8. Brigadier-General G. M. ilandall arrlyed on the Seward from Alaska to take cpmmand of the Department of the Columbia. Page 8. Portland Credit Men's Association entertain the National secretary. Page 8- OHLEY UNDER FIRE Admiral Was GiVerva Thor ough Cross-Examination, THIRD OF GROUND COVERED After Schley Concludes Today Two afore Witnesses "Will Be Called in His Behalf Lieutenant-Commander Harlow Called. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. The cross-examination of Admiral Schley began to day before the court of Inquiry, and hardly more than a third of the ground RUMDRS OF KING EDWARD'S ILL HEALTH. LONDON ALARMED LONDON. -Oct." 28. The pertinacity with which society. discusses the rumors regarding the health of King Edward has- had a serious effect-on the court dress make'rs, who-expected erenow to have been busily engaged on the coronation robes, etc.- They 'are keeping large staffs I.n almost complete "idleness. Thj members of society -have apparently rrmdfc up their minds that they will not'go to any exrense until they feel sure-that the coronation will really occur. There is a very clearly defined Impression lrt the diplomatic corps that- the King la threatened with -some organic complaint. Some go sotfar as to say It Is cancer, orBrIght's .dloease.'or both. -Probably the truer solution is that the" cancer rumor springs from the King's oft-expressed dread of cancer, which has mad'e such ravaees In his own famUy, and that Whatever ailment may threaten" hlm.lt has not reached 'any definite or dangerous stage, 'else he'VouId be quite unable to keep up his Incessant round 'of public dutlesand1 private pastimes with the-' regu larity and zest which he continues to' display. In spite of' these' facts, there Is undoubtedly a very alarming' premonition In court circles, especially among the women, that the King will never live to bo crowned, which, however baseless or otherwise, is 'having a serious "effect on trade. The 'favorite story in this connec tion now current Is that a palmist told Queen Alexandra not long, ago tliat she would never live to be crowned. --T was covered when the court adjourned at 4 o'clock. After Admiral Schley will conclude tomorrow, two other witnesses will be called In his behalf, Admiral Bar ker and Captain Thomas Borden. The latter was an officer of the Marine Corps aboard the Brooklyn. The Judge-Advocate will then call his witnesses In re buttal, of whom there are understood to be about 15, and It Is probable that Admiral Schley's counsel will call wit nesses in rebuttal. The crowd present, today, while hardly so large as on Friday last, when Ad miral Schley told the story of the battle of Santiago, showed unabated Interest In the proceedings. Nothing sensational de veloped, and the only outburst In the. court occurred when Mr. Raynor, Ad miral Schley's counsel, objected to a line of Inquiry of the Judge-Advocate's de signed to criticise Admiral Schley's al leged failure to formulate a plan of bat tle, with the declaration that, as Ad miral Sampson was In command, his junior had no right to plan an order of battle. Admiril Schley concluded his direct ex amination, which continued only about 10 minutes after the court convened this morning, with a statement of the effect of the fire of the respective fleets at San tiago, showing that 36 per cent of the hits suffered by the enemy were scored by the Brooklyn's five-inch guns, while his ship received 70 per cent of the hits from the Spanish ships. Captain Lemly'-s cross examination was very searching. Ad miral Schley, however, appeared to bo unruffled throughout the examination, frankly admitting on several occasions that he could not remember little details after the lapse of three years. One line of Inquiry, which the Judge-Advocate tried to press, to show that Admiral Schley did not proceed "with dispatch" from Key West to Clenfuegos, by at tempting to contrast the speed between Charleston and Key West and between Key West and Clenfuegos, was curtailed by a decision of the court, wh'lch confined the questions to the time subsequent to May 19, the date on which the flying squadron left Key West. The Judge-Advocate, in his cross-examination, dwelt upon the in terview between Admirals Sampson and Schley at Key West before the departure of the flying squadron, at which the latter testified that Admiral Sampson Instructed him not to expose his ships to share bat teries until the Spanish fleet had been de stroyed; on the fact that Admiral Schley Issued no written order of battle; on the question of coaling oft Clenfuegos, and the steps Schley took there to ascertain the presence of the Spanish fleet. He was cross-examining the witness upon matters connected with the cruise of the squad ron from Clenfuegos to Santiago when the court adjourned. The retrograde movement, the firing upon the Colon and the battle of Santiago, the main features of the precept, were not touched upon to day. Previous to Admiral Schley taking the stand Lieutenant-Commander Harlow was called to correct his testimony. This oc cupied but a few minutes and Admiral Schley took the stand about 11:10. Admiral Schley Takes the Stand. Mr. Raynor's first question related to an incident testified to by Lieutenant Grant of a melee the ships got Into on the way from Qlenfuegos to Santiago when they met a sailing vessel. The Admiral re plied that he had an Indistinct recollec tion of the incident. He said that when ever the squadron stopped it was always In conformity with signals previously made. "If there was any mlx-up as testified o o AT HIS CONDITION. - Q to," he said, "It must have been, the re sult of the carelessness of the officer or the deck in not carrying out the signals from the flagship." Reverting to May 31, the day of the reconnolssance, Mr. Raynor asked thr witness If he recollected any signal from r the Massachusetts to the squadron to not go in any closer. "I cannot recall that signal at all," re plied Admiral Schley. "It would- have been, of course, unnecessary in view of the fact that no vessel could have left the line without permission from the flag or commander-in-chief. Mr. Raynor then asked Admiral Sch.'ey regardlng the alleged conversations with Admiral, then Captain, Evans, on July 4 or 5. "I did have a coversatlon with him," replied the witness, "but 1 do not re member whether it was on the 4th or 5th. I would say of Captain Evans, as I have J said of all the others. I do not believe he would willingly misstate. I tnmk his rec ollection is at fault He did have a con versation with me in relation to shooting the bow off of one of the torpedo-boats and the stern off another and putting his helm to starboard and raking one ship and then to port and raking another. My rec- , ollectlon now is that preliminarily he said to me: Did you sec Jack Philip start to run away?' and I said. 'No,' that he was mistaken. It was the Brooklyn that made the turn, and I asked him if he did not see the tactical necessity for it." Mr. Raynor then called Admiral Schley's attention to The testimony of Admiral Taylor, who, as Captain, commanded the battle-ship Indiana during the battle off Santiago, and Captain Dawson, who com- manded the marines on that vessel, to the effect that the Brooklyn, when she made the loop, went southward a mile or a mile and a halt. "I think they are entirely and abso lutely mistaken," replied the witness. "The Brooklyn did not pass to the south ward of the line except the distance per haps of her tactical diameter, which sure ly was not greater than 600 yards, and from that time she steered a course par allel to the Spaniards, and I do not think we were over 2300 or 2400 yards at any time from the Spanish llne.L say emphat- (Concluded on Third Page.) EGROES UP INARMS Fourteen People Killed in a Louisiana Race Riot. THREE OF VICTIMS YH1TES Trouble Occurred at a Campmeeting and Was Started ly a Negro Armed Men Rushing- to the Aid of Both Sides. AMITA CITY, La.. Oct. 2S. Three white men and 11 negroes have been killed In a race riot in Washington Parish. The first news of the riot was brought here today by Cornelius Mlxon. who left Frankllnton this morning. He stated that white men rode Into Frankllnton at 2 o'clock this morning seeking help, saying that the negroes were up in arms and threaten ing to exterminate "the whites. The scene of the trouble Is at or near Balltown, where a negro was burned list week for criminalfy assaulting a white woman. This was not the cause, how ever, of the murders yesterday, in which three white men and 11 negroes were killed ind severa'l were wounded. Mr. Mlxon talked with many men from the scene, and they said more and worse trouble was expected today, as armed men were flocking to the scene, and it was reported that the blacks were equally active In preparing for a battle. P. B. Carter" arrived from Franklirton. a little after dark tonight, and said the situation was terrible, and that mora trouble was feared. He said Joe Seals and Charles Elliott, and- other white mare whose name he did not know, were dead; that E. H". Thompson, a white man, wag wounded,, and that 11 negroes were dead. His Information was up to last night, and was obtained from persons who went to Frankllnton for help. At 3 o'clock this morning' a posse left Frankllnton for the scene 3f the battle, led by Sheriff Sim mons.jjand from all the county armed men are. hurrying to the same place. Mr. Carter said that 500 men were probably under arms today in Washington Parish. The trouble occurred at a negro camp meeting, and the origin, as near as can be ascertained, was as follows: Creer Lott, a negro, was running a re freshment stand, and a Constable, a white miln. name not given, went to him and afked for his license. He had none, and became impudent, cursing the Constable and defying him. The Constable withdrew a"nd obtained assistance. He returned with several white men, when the negra Lott rushed out and fired point blank Into the crowd, killing Joe Seal3 and Charles Elliott. The white men returned the fire and killed Lott. Then a negro preacher named Connelly rushed out of a house with a gun In hand, attempting to shoot and was killed. His daughter was also killed, though It Is said she waa accidentally shot. In the shooting which followed, another white man was killed. E. H. Thompson was wounded and seven or eight negroes killed. The shooting had no direct connection with the burning of the negro Morris In that section last week, but It Is undoubtedly the sequel to that tragic event. Since that time It Is said the negroes have been holding nightly meetings, preparing to attaqk the whites. Balltown Is about 23 miles from Frank llnton, In a sparsely settled section. It is almost entirely cut off from the outsid world. Frankllnton is 27 miles east of this place, and there are no telegraph or tele phone lines. Xo Mississippi Troop Sent. BATON ROUGE. La.. Oct. 23. Governor Heard received a message this afternoon from Deputy Sheriff Simmons, of Wash ington Parish, sa-yljig that a. terrible con flict was In progress between whites and blacks In that parish, 30 already being dead, and requesting the Governor- to send troops at once. Governor Heard wired Governor Longlno. of Mississippi, for per mission for armed troops to pass through the State of Mississippi, and Governor Longlno answered promptly, grantirg the request. However, the troops were not sent, advices otday saying that Ball town was quiet. Six Xeptroes Shot to Death. NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 2S A dispatch from Columbus, Miss., says six negroes were shot to death at LJve Onk Church, about three miles from" Balltown, La.; that one white man was klllej and an other fatally wounded, ahd that two negro women and a child were burned almost to cinders In Lott's- restaurant, wnlch had been fired by the whites to dislodge Lott and others who were firing at the whites from behind the counters. The negroes have taken to the woods, and no further trouble is apprehended at present. Mississippi Troops Will Be Sent. JACKSON, Miss.. Oct. 2S. Governor Longlna. of Mississippi, has no authority to order troops to Balltown. La. He has, however, granted the request of the Sher iff of Marlon County, asking that troops be sent to the state line near the scene for the protection of the Mississippi peo ple, and for'the suppression of the riot ers should be Mississippi line be crossed. Xeirro Knrroirly Ewenpeil Lynchlnif. CAREONDALE, 111.. Oct. 2S. A crowd gathered tonight to lynch Thomas? Mo berly, a negro, 35 years old, who attempted to outrage Grade Short, a 13-year-old girl, today. The negro was arrested, identified and held for trial, and was set upon and beaten by men in the Justice Courtroom. Deputy Sheriffs spirited him away. Governor Will Order Ont Troops. JACKSON, Oct. 2S. Governor Heard, of Louisiana, on learning of the race riot at Balltown, telegraphed Governor Longlno for permisalon for Louisiana troops to, pass through Mississippi. Gov ernor Longlno promptly granted the - quests Troops to Be Sent to Mines. OWENSBORO, Oct. 23. Governor Beck ham, Adjutant-General Murray an4 County Judge Hall, of Hopkins County, held a long conference here today, at th conclusion of which It was announced tha the troops will not be" sent back to Hop kins; County, but General Murray will g-l there to look over the situation. Murray said 400 union miners were under arms there. MInlngr Promoter Sned. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2S. Suit was filed In the Circuit Court today by Mark R. Char trand, a well-known Insurance agent of this city, against A. J. Shotwell'. a mining promoter from Tucson, Ariz., for 5100,000. The claim grows out of mining ventures in which both men and other St. Louis people are interested. ED 106.2