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LOOKS LIKE
OFFICERS
ARE LYING
Stories Are Not Plausible and
Are Inconsistent Effort
to Conceal Is Very
Evident.
ALL TRY TO DODGE
HEVAN CONTRADICTS HIMSELF
FLATLY ON VERY MATERIAL
POINTS THE 'I ESTIMOXY ALSO
SHOWS WHOLE OUTFIT HAD
IIEEN DRINKING.
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Annapolis, Md., July 21. Keeping
cloao watch on ovory answor mado by
Lloutonant William F. Dovan, who
occupied tho wltnoss stand today, In
tho Inquiry Into tho doath of Llou
tonant Jnmos N. Sutton, Honry F.
Davis, counsel (or Mrs. Sutton, sue
eroded In tangling tho olllcor In h
net carefully wovon by a sorloa of
carefully solocted questions.
Davis pointed out that, while Do
van, who was offlcor of tho guard on
tho night of tho tragedy now admits
that ho was holding Sutton down nt
tho tlmo tho shot was flrod, alhough
Is previous story wao dlfforont. At
the first lnqury Into tho doath nt
MONEYSAVING BARGAINS
For Our
ANNUAL CLEARING SALE
This b'g Department Store is now thrown open for the
public to investigate what a real Clearing Sale means,
We always figure on making no money for July and Au
gust, It is simply clearing the stock out to make room
for our Fall Goods,
PROFIT CUTS NO FIGURE
DURING THIS SALE
tl s just a matter of clearing the shelves, The pi ices
have dropped away down in the Ladies' Suits, Dress
Goods, Silks, Millinery, Men's Furnishings, Ladies' Hos
iery, Gloves, Wash Goods, Calicoes, Ginghams, Embroi
deries, Laces, Notions, Bedding, Lace Curtains, and ev
erything throughout, the store. We buy n'ght arid we can
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REMEMBER
CLEARING PRICES
On every article throughout the store. No mercy shown
to prices. Shirt Waists, Muslin Underwear, Towels, Ta
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Sutton, Davis said Bovan declared
that ho ran through a crowd of men
to get at Sutton's body, after' tho
shot was flrod.
Tho attornoy also polntod out that
Bovan had boon unablo, at that time,
to glvo the names of any of tho men
In tho crowd.
Anothor point dwelt upon by tho
attorney was tho . fact that Bovan
testified today that Sutton's arm wis
outstretched nt tho time tho shot wns
fired, while In his first story ho said
that tho ltoutenant'a hand was uu
dor him.
Roplylng to Davis' attempt to Im
peach his testimony, Lloutonant De
van declared ho had u bad momory,
and that thla fact might easily ac
count for discrepancies In his testimony.
Annapolis, Md., July 21. Reiter
ating his declaration that Lieutenant
JnmcR N. Sutton committed suicide
at Annnpolls on tho night of October
lC. 1D07. after lighting with a num
ber of classmates,-Lloutennnt Wllllnm
F. Hovnn todny resumed the witness
stand nt the court of Inquiry Into the
shooting.
Ilovnn's first statement was that
any of the offlcors present nt tho
tlmo Sutton wns shot might have
worn rovnlvors wlhout his knowing
It. Other witnesses had testified
thnt nono of tho officers except Sut
ton wns nrmod.
h, Referring to Ilovan's testimony of
yesterday whon ho snld thnt ho snw
Sutton pointing a revolver nt Lieu
tonnnt Roclker's foot when tho two
woro standing In front of Sutton'H
tont, Attornoy Davis, representing
Mrs. Sutton, asked nbout tho attitude
of Sutton.
"It wnB m6ro dofcnslvo than ng-
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WRIGHT
BREAKS
RECORD
Undertake to Meet All Re-'Terrific Hurricane Drives Re
quirements Asked by " j sistless Waves Through
Government In To- , and Oyer the Har
day's Test. I bor Walls.
TO CARRY DOUBLE
WILL HAVE AN OFFICER OF THE
SIGNAL SERVICE ACCOMPANY
HIM WHEN HE .MAKES TRIAL
TO CAPTURE UNCLE SAMUEL'S
PRIZE MONEY.
Washington, July 21. With his
noroplnno "tuned up" In porfoct
shape, Orvllle Wright, who Inst night
established n now norlul record for
v.io year 1900 by flying for one hour,
20 minutes and -It seconds, Is ready
today to hoglu his official tests for
tho government. It is posslblo that
ho may attempt to meet the require
ments of tho endurance flight Into
this afternoon.
Two tosts nre to bo mndo by tho
Wright aeroplane, according to tho
aviator's agreement with tho govern
ment. One will bo ,an endurance
flight of ono hour and the other a
speed flight of ton miles over n flvo-
mile stralghtawny coursu and .eturn.'
Tho government specifications nro
not clear ns to whother tho machine
must carry one person or two rim-tug
tho flights, Wright announced today
thnt ho would not take any chances
of violating tho provisions of tho
ngroemuut nud would havo a signal
officer accompany him In the tests.
Tliroo trials nro to bo allowed in
each tost,
Wright declared todny that he felt
no fear of fulling to moe: tho re
quirements of tho government Thou
sands of porsons who saw his nii.i--volous
flight at Fort Meyor last night
fool tho samo confidence tu liw abil
ity to succeed as does the nflntor
himself.
Throughout his long flight yotor
day, which broke Curtlss' 1901) iee
ord of 53 .minutes, Wright hvl per-
TEAMS WANTED
Wo want 20 tonms at once for
street work and gravel hauling.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
COMPANY
Phone 11.
I luvi cuiurui oi ins uuruoiu e nu
drove tho machine arounl tho parade
ground nt various heights and t
domonstrato his mastery of his craft
made n number of double turns lll-o
a figure eight.
The three longest aeroplane flights
ever made stand to tho credit of the
Wright brothers. Wilbur Wright,
who flew for two hours and - min
utes while In Franco last vanr, holds
the record. Previous to Wllaur's
long flight Orvllle established a rec
ord In a flight, at Fort Moor by re
maining In the air for ono hour, 14
minutes and 22 second, Yesterday s
flight exceeded his previous record.
THE T0RPDE0 FLEET
WILL VISIT ALASKA
Washington, July 21. The first
and second flotillas of the Pacific tor
pedo fleet will leave Puget Sound
July 26 for a two weeks' crulso in
Alaskan waters, with Sitka as the
objective point. The llttlt warships
will stop two days at Esquimau, B.
C, on tu rut urn trip, arriving at
Seattle August 13.
Among th vaeela of the flotilla
a -he Whluple. Hull, Truxto'n, Paul
j"w. Ptrr and Hopkins. The an
n nncf-ineii' of thr- cru ue was mad"
t -day
IflAD FLOOD
POORS INTO
GOLF CITY
BRIDGE GOES DOWN
CITY IS CUT OFF FROM CONNEC
TION WITH MAINLAND TOR
RENTS E I (HI T FEET DEEP
SWEEP THROUGH STREETS
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by a tidal wave which pruetl
cully destroyed the city. Thou
hiiiiW of perxtiiN were drowned
ami killed in the Monti, the
number never having been no
cimitcly learned.
Soon after the ill-taster the
clly'.s population again grew to
about ID.OOO and tho work of !!
X rebuilding was accomplished In J
a short time. Tin' famous sen
wall of Guhexton, dcMgueil to
protect the city from another
tidal wave from the Gulf of
.Mexico, Is a remaikable piece of
engineering. It is two feet high
er than the high witter point of
the HUM flood and 17 feet above
sea level. It has been pointed
out, however, that a wave of
little mere than the Intensity of
the one of 1000 would again
Hood the island t.esplte the pro
tection of the wall, which guards
X only the south fide of the city.
GalveMon Is on an Munri Mint
is barely above sea level. It Is
connected with the mainland by
railroad trestles. A storm
' sweeping In fnJifi the west would
! ! be liable to carry a It'll jr the rail
road lines and cut Galveston off
from relief from the mainland.
Houston, Texas, July 21. Hugo
waves, driven beforo a Qpjnllo gato
today swopt over tho new seawall at
dalveston, Toxas, Inundating many
streets and causing Immense prop
erty damage, but tho breakwater
withstood tho terrible pounding and
probably saved the city from a fato
similar to that which befell It Sep
tombtr 8, 1900, whon It was totally
destroyed by a terrible flood, which
cost thousands of lives,
The only moans of communication
with Galveston thla attornoon Is ono
tolophono win), which Is working In
termittently, nnd oxact conditions in
tho flooded city are lmpoBlblt to as
certain. Xo lives havo beeu reported
lost as yet, hut as a number of small
craft In tho harbor are known to
havo been wrecked by the gale, It Is
probable that their, crewa did not
escape.
Itallroad and all other communi
cation with tho city was cut off early
today, whon a fishing schooner, driv
en beforo tho storm, collided with
the bridge, - which connected tho
Island, upon which Galvoston u situ
ated, with tho mala land, and tore
out three sections of It. Two famous
bathing pavilions are reported to
have been wrecked, and it Is thought
that considerable water front prop
erty fell before the fierce pounding
of the heavy seas, which swept with
terrific forco over tho seawall.
The main portion of the wall was
withstanding tho attack o( the waves
when late reports were received, al
though weak spots had given away,
and allowed the water to rush Into
the streets. Throughout the day
water poured over tho lowar portions
of the seawall in an Immense volume
and at tlms the waves woro so high
that tby swept ovw the highest sec
tions, 17 fet high, as though the
bn a k water was not the'
Relief trains cannot be ient to he
! In tho evnt tho bltuatlon be-
comes so Borlous that assistance U
needed, hocauso of tho wrecking of
tho railroad brldgo.
Officials of tho railroad company
declared todny that It would bo near
ly a woek hofore rail communication
could bo rostorod.
Ono message, rocolred by tho West
era Union Company shortly after
noon, Indicated that tho wind wan
chnnglng and driving back tho waves
but other reports say the water Is
washing Into tho city In Immense
volumos, nud thnt some of tho streets
nro moro than otght foot undor water
Tho storm which caused the flood
ing of Galveston wns first sighted last
Saturday in tho Carlrbean sea. Tho
baromator was falling rapidly at
Galveston when tho latest word was
rocolvcd from there, and It Is foarod
thnt tho worst of tho storm has not
yet struck tho city.
Qalveston Is a city of 140,0(10 In
habitants. Tho seawall over which
tho waves woro blown today by tho
furious storm which swept tho Quit
of Mexico, nB built when tho city
was rehabilitated after being de
stroyed by a tidal wavo In 1900. Tho
wall Is strongly built and only a
terrific force could tear holes In It, ns
tho prcsont storm is roported to
have dono. It Is 17 feet high In
plnces, ad nt every point Is two foot
nhovo tho highest mark reachod by
tho water nlno yonn ago.
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Galveston, Toxas, July 21. Water
Is coming ovor the now soawall be
foro a 18-niiio-nn-hour wind. Tho
bnromotor Is low nud a furious storm
Is expected.
It Is feared that this city will onco
moro suffer from n sorlous flood.
Washington, July; 21. Tho wonth
er burenu today Issued tho follow
ing roport, rocolvcd hero today from
Galvcaton, Texas:
"Tho baromotur was at 29.34, and
falling rapidly. Tho wind was from
tho northeast, and blowcd at tho rato
of 44 miles and hour.
"Tho Btorm which Is approaching
tho city was sighted last Saturday In,
tho Cnrrlhean sea."
Hallroad Hridgo Wrecked.
Houston, Texas, July 21, Two
spnns of tllO rnllrond brldgo connect
ing Galvoston, Texas, with tho main
land woro swept out todny by wind
nnd wntor.
A wall of water struck tho city,
and Ib now sovert foet deop In many
of tho streets. It Is feared that llvos
havo boon lost, but details of tho dis
aster cannot bo socurod, becahso
communication has been out off by
tho storm.
Seawall Swept Away,
Houston, Toxas, July 21. Rail
road communication with Galveston
Is out off nt noon todny, and It Is Im
possible to rush any rollof trains
thoro, If thoy aro callod for.
It Is roported that a terrlfllc cy
clone first struck the city and
wrecked tho seawall.
Following this tho terrlblo galo
sweeping In from tho gulf drove tho
water Into tho city, which Is now bo-
Ing swept by tho flood, according to
tho best Information obtainable.
Tho olty Is Isolated and reports so
far rocelvod ore not thoroughly con
firmed, and may ho olther exagger
ated or depreciated.
Right I't of Water In Strata.
, Now Orleans, La July 21. PrI
vato messages rocelved horo by brok
ers say that tho streots of Galvoston
aro undor eight foet of water.
It Is stated that a , hurricane Is
swooping the Island on which tho city
h located.
It Is feared horo that a repetition
of tho great storm of 1900 may bo In
progress.
Framo housos along tho beach and
many of tho piers may be demolished
along with other waterfront struc
tures, according to these privato ad
vices. The wind was blowing at a rato of
GO mllos an hour at the tlmo the last
mossage was sont from the atrlokJn,
city.
Tho railroad bridge betweon the
Island and the main land has beoif
wept away.
.. ' r M
rtnys worst Is Over.
Nw York. July 21 The Wteru
felon Telegraph Company her r-
oUed-a telogrem this afternoon
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FRANCE'S
PREMIER
RESIGNS
Clemenceau's Friends Unable
to Stem the Tide His
Own Egotism Had
Loosened.
DEFEAT A SURPRISE
PUKSH TODAY' COXIiKSIXS 1119
ATTACK OX DKLOASSK AXI) AS
SHUTS THAT IX II SS OWX CON".
K1DKXGH LV lUMSRl.V I1H COM
MITTKD POLITICAL Hl'lt'IDK.
(United l'rM Leiueil Wlrr.l
Pnrls, July 21. While hnsto In
naming a successor to Promter
Glomoncoau, who roslgnod last night,
after n vltupcratlvo dohato with M.
Dolcasso In tho chamber of doputlos,
Is necessary, becauso of tho approach
Ing visit of tho czar of Russia, It la
thought that no action will bo taken
today by Presldont FalltarcB. M.
Ilrland, minister of JubUco, Is men
tioned ns a prohablo succewsor to
Olomonceau, and ho waa In confidence
with Prosldent Falllorcs and the
presldont of thu senate thla morning
but nothing deflnlto of tho outcoe
of tho mooting. could ho lonrncd.
M. Rolcasse, who caused Cloawa
ccau's downfall, after tho premier
A taunted him with having been re
tired In 100B, at tho dictation of
Gortnnny, from his post as mlnletor
of foreign nffalrs, Is also montloned
ns a posslblo appointee It Is thought,
howoYor, that his chances nro alight
boeatuo ot tho opposition of Qor
mnny to his filling an olUclal po
Delcasse vory popular, n was dem
onstralod In tho chamber last night,
whon tho majority was suddenly
changed Into tho minority, and Clem
.encontt so ovorwhelmlngly dofeatod
that ho and his ministry woro com
pelled to resign This popularity may
placo him In Clomonccnu'fl chair, but.
In olllclnl ctrclos It Is doubted wheth
er ovon public demand ran overcome
German opposition.
Although thoy resigned with
Cldmeticeau last night, It Is nxpoctod
that M. Cruppl, minister of com
merce: M. Plnqhor, minister of for
eign affairs, nud M. Plcnrdl, minis
ter of mnrlno, will be asked to ac
cept their old portfolios whon tho
new cablnot Is formed.
Great anxiety rules political cir
cles today and tho President faces a
difficult problem in trying to brldgo
tho break. Ho has sot about It de
tormlnodly. however, nnd Indications
today aro that ho will succeed In
restoring political conditions to their
normal state.
Glemonceau's downfall was groet
od, wjth Joy In all parties, because '
Hlncoho amended to tho promlershlp
ho has ruled tho affairs of the nation
with' an Iron hand.
The press today condemns the fal
len premier as having committed po
litical suicide. He was smarting un
dor crlt'clsm of M. Delcasse, who, as
chairman of the nuance rommltteo,
attacked the naval commission Los
ing his hond the premier taunted
Dfllcaxso with having been on ted
from the ministry and declared that
he 'ed Franco to humiliation at Algo
clras. Reference to the sacrifice of Del
casse In connection with tho Alge
clras blot on tho nation' forolgn
Jilstorv. created an up'oar In the
chamber, and Clemenceau wua bit
terly nutimirod. Still auio of his ma
jor'ty. the premier continued hU
seathlng remarks to Doloasse-
Wheu the vote was finally taken
on the naval question, nt the close of
tho debate In whloh Clomoncoau
made his error, thu premier's doom .
was tonled, It being shown that Jho
government had bwu defeatnd by 312
to 170. ClemeucMu Uft tho cham
ber at once', and. aeeklng the presi
dent, presented hU resignation, with
th of thf meinliem of the ministry
Tin' n t.tint 're- er.- aeoeofed