A COMPANY WIPED OUT Idkntrymen of Ninth Begiment Sur prised While at Brtaklart. KlOY flfTY MEN ARE KILLED Mm Mm Tato Many Are Woaaded A Vara of Seventy-Two Mea Oeereoate ay Uraatar Hanker Insurgents Secaro Rich FrUe. MANILA, Sept 30. A disastrous fight between (United States troupe and insurgents occurred yesterday in the island of Samar, near Balinglga, A large body of Insurgents attacked Company C, Ninth infantry, only twenty-four members of the company escaping. All the others are report ed to have been killed. The company was at breakfast when attacked and made a determin ed resistance, but the overwhelming numbers of the Insurgents compelled retreats. Of the survivors, who have arrived at Basey, eleven are wounded. According to the latest returns the strength of the company was seventy two. The survivors include Captain Thomas W. Connelly, First Lieuten ant Edward A. Bumpus and Dr. R. S. Grlswold, surgeon. Captain Edwin V. BookmJlIer of the Ninth Infantry reports that Gen eral Hughes is assembling a force to attack the insurgents. The insurgents captured all the tores and ammunition of the com pany and all the rifles except twenty six. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. News of the disastrous fight between troops of the Ninth infantry and the insurgents in the island of Samar yesterday was sent promptly by General Hughes, commanding in that island, to General Chaffee, at Manila, and by him transmitted to the War depart ment It reached the department dur ing the early hours today and Ad jutant General Corbin, realizing the importance, at once made it public, after sending a copy to the White House. General Chaffee's dispatch, which agrees with the Associated Press, Is as follows: "MANILA, Sept. 29. Adjutant General, Washington: Hughes re ports following from Basey, Southern Samar: ""Twenty-four men Ninth regi ment. United States Infantry, many wounded, have just arrived from Bal angiga; remainder company killed. Insurgents secured all company sup plies and all rifles except twelve. Company was attacked during break fast, morning September 28; com pany, seventy-two strong. Officers, Thomas W. Connelly,- captain; Ed wrd A. Bumpus, first lieutenant; Dr. R. S. Grlswold, major, surgeon, es caped.' CHAFFEE." The news'' created a sensation In official circles. It was the first se vere reverse that has occurred for a long time. Still the officials were not unprepared for news of just this char acter from Samar, in which the rev olution started by Aguinaldo still continues. Samar is a country about as large as the state of Ohio and the American forces of occupation num ber in all between 2,000 and 2,500 men. These are distributed among various posts in the island, a large number being located at the more ira trtrtant centers. Spain never made any efforts to occupy Samar and it only has been for probably three months past that the United States has undertaken that work. The lat est report made by General Hughes to the War department wo that the number of Insurgent rifles in the is land aggregated about 300. The Fil ipinos carr.ed on a guerrilla warfare and operations against them were dif ficult The disaster to Company C of the lsinth infantry occurred, it is believed, while it was engaged in an expedition to clear the country of roving bands of these insurgents. . he fact that the Americans were attacked while at breakfast indicates the daring and pluck of the insur gents. Mrs. MeKlaley Drive Oar. CANTON, O., Sept 30. Mrs. McKln ley had two drives again yesterday. On account of dismal weather and the rain of yesterday and last night, the ontlng was confined to the streets in the city. It wss said at the McKinley borne last night that there had been no material change in her condition and that she continues to bear up re markably well. WaMmaVi Las Pelae Mian. BEKUN, Sept 30. Count von Wal dersee, who Is aMing, Is worse. He scalers from a paiuful sore on the leg ad has bo appetite. He is still near Hekanulm, Wortemberg, on the estate 3f his sister-in-law. CtrriMfcaa la UeaStet. PARIS, Sept 30. A dispatch from OOMtaattaopU reports that a bloody ftt has takes place between Mussul tfiSM and Christians at Beirut, Syria. r. CaOin are gives. STA3 M'KINLEY GUARD Ghouls or Grove Djnaaslters Ba ported to Hare Made aa Attack. CANTON, O., Sept 30. A strange itorj comes tonight from West Lawn cemetery, where a company of regu lars from Fort Wayne, Mich., Is guarding the vault In which the body of President McKinley lies. It is to the effect that the guard on duty on top of the vault fired a shot at one man who refused to heed his challenege and that the shot was diverted by another man who appear ed from another direction. Abo that an effort was made to stab the guard. Military regulations prevent either the officers or the men of the past from being quoted on any matter con nected with their service, and for this reason Captain Biddle. who is in command, was oblired to decline to be quoted at the camp tonight He will make a full report to his super iors at once. Reliable authorities made the fol lowing statement: Private Deprend was on guard duty on top of the vault at a point commanding the entrance below and the approach from the rear. Shortly before 7:30 be saw what he took to be the face of a man peering from behind a tree about forty feet from his post. He watch ed it for twenty minutes, he says, end at 7:45 saw the man hurry to a tree ten feet nearer. He challenged the man to halt, but this was not heeded and the fellow approached nearer. Deprend levelled his gun and aimed to shoot for effect, but just at that instant another man who came toward him from the opposite side caught the gun, threw it up and the bullet wag spent in the air. PRELIMINARY TO MESSAGE President Requests Cabinet Members to prepare Their Report. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. At the cabinet meeting yesterday only routine matters were discussed. The meeting as attended by Secretaries Hitch cock and Wilson, Postmaster General Smith and Attorney General Knox, the only cabinet member in the city. It was determined that the cabinet officials should begin at once the prep paratlons of their annual reports, in or der that the president might have at an early date such information regard ing the executive department as would enable him to prepare his first mes sage to congress. Regarding the action of the Hawaiian legislature in providing for an addi tional district court In Hawaii, the president and attorney general are in some doubt The question of the validity of the act has been raised. Nothing about It will be done at pres ent, but Attorney General Knox will examine it and prepare an opinion upon it for the guidance of the presi dent . Colombia Takaa First Prise. NEW YORK, Se-pt 30 In the closest and moat soul-stir1ng race ever sail ed for the old Amet leas' cup, the whits flyer Columbia Saturday beat the British challenge. over a windward and leeward course of over thirty nau tical miles by the narrow, heart-breaking margin of 39 seconds. As Lipton's latest aspirant for cup honors must allow the defender forty-three seconds on account of the extra 833 square feet of canvas in her tail area, gives Col umbia the victory by one minute and twenty-two secon'U. Labor Riot lo France. RHEIMS, France, Sept 30. The gen d'armes bavi been called out to suppress an outbreak of the grape pickers, who are dissatisfied with the pay they are receiving, and overrun ning the Ay district, in the department of Marne, waving red flags, singing the Carmagnole and attacking travel ers. The strikers seized one employer whom they wished to hang, but he was rescued by the gen 'dsrmes. Many arrests have been made. Kltehlner Waata Mora Bnrsea. LONDON, Sept. 30. The Daily Ex press publishes a report that Lord Kitchener has asked for 25,000 more seasoned mounted men and for power to bang rebels, traitors and murderers without reference lo the borne govern ment Will Soon Stare Protectorate. BOMBAY, Sept. 20. The Bombay Oasette says it believes a British pro tectorate will soon be proclaimed over Koweyt, the proposed terminus of the Bagdad railroad cn the Persian gulf as a result of the Anglo-Turkish dis pute. Peat Raear to Tea Slaw. FORT SCOTT, Kan., Sept 30. O. G. Stanbury, a professional foot racer, who is charged with having conspired with "Bud" Olllett, another profes sional sprinter, now in jail here, to defraud State Representative Jonathan Davis out of $6,000 by Inducing him to bet that amount on a race and then throwing the race, was arrested snd Is now In jail. Officers are now after E. E. Ellis and "Bob'' Boatrlght of Webb City. MINLEY WILL IS READ Widow Heart the Last Testament of Eei DeToted Husband, RECEIVES ALL HIS REAL ESTATE Alao Aa laeona on Personal Property Dnrlag Her Life Next Cars to for Mother aad Bister Docomeat Signed la 1S9T. CANTON, Sept. 28. Secretary Cor telyou came here yesterday to assist Mrs. McKinley In disposing of mat ters connected with the late presi dent's estate. He arrived at 10 in the morning and was at once driven to the McKinley home. After meeting Mrs. McKinley the question of filing the will waa taken up. The trying task of reading it to her was undertaken by the faithful secretary. Mrs. McKinley made a heroic effort to bear up and succeeded in doing pot although he fcrdeal was hard for her. Last night she rested well. All le gal formalities necessary for her to subscribe to were disposed of. At 3 o'clock this afternoon Judge Day and Secretary Cortelyou went to the office of the probate judge and off ered the will of President McKinley for probate. They carried with them the following: "I, Ida S. McKinley, widow of Wil liam McKinley, deceased, hereby de cline the administration of his estate and recommend the appointment of William R. Day and George B. Cor telyou as administrators, with the will annexed." The recommendation bears the date of September 27, 1901. Following is the text of President McKinley's will: TEXT OF '1 HE WILL. "EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASH INGTON, 13. C.-I publish the follow ing as my latest will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills: "To my beloved wife, Ida S. McKin ley, I bequeath all of my real estate, wherever situated, and the Income of any personal property of which I may be possessed at death during her nat ural life. "I make the following charge upon all of my property, both real and personal: To pay my mother during her life one thousand 1,000) dollars a year, and at her death said sum to be paid to my sister, Helen McKin ley. If the Income from the property be insufficient to keep my wife In great comfort and pay the annuity above provided, then I direct that such of my property be sold as to make a sum adequate for both pur poses. Whatever property remains at the death of my wife I give to my brothers and sisters, share and share anke. My chief concern is that my wife from my estate shall have all she requires for her comfort and pleasure, and that my mother shall be provid ed with whatever money she requires to make her old age comfortable and happy. "Witness my hand and seal, this 22d day of October, 1897, to my last will and testament, made at the city of Washington, District of Columbia. "(Seal.) WILLIAM M'KINLEY. "The foregoing will was witnessed by us, this, the 22d day of October, 1897, at the request of the testator, and his name signed thereto in our presence and our signatures hereunto In his presence. "G. B. CORTELYOU. "CHARLES LOEKFLER." It is given out on authority that the McKinley estate will total 1225, 000 to 1250,000, including life Insur ance of $67,000. Aside from the $67, 000 mentioned, the eatate consists of real estate here and In contiguous towns and deposits in Washington banks. Monday morning has been fixed by the probate court for a hear ing prior to probating the will. Then It Is expected Secretary Cortelyou and Judge Day will be finally appoint ed administrators of the estate, with will annexed, and will give bond. War Declared oa Colombia. WILLEMSTADT (Via Haytlen Ca ble), Sept. 28. It is again asserted in well Informed cables at Caracas that President Castro will declare war on Colombia at the end of the month. The Venezuelan government Is with out financial resources snd will short ly use the method of South American dictatorships and proceed to raise funds by force. Lack of confidence In the government Is manifested ev erywhere In Venezuela. Aatee far Mall Serrlee. WASHINGTON, Sept 28. The first call for bids which directly contem plate the use of motor vehicles In the postal service, except for collec tions, Is made In an order of the post office department today asking for bids to be opened here October 12 for fumlthing five motor vehicles for ser vice at Minneapolis, Minn. The ve hicles are to be of not less than 1,000 pounds each. The service Is to be from Jan. 1, 1902, to June 30, 1903. PASSING SENTENCE ON CZ0LG0S1 Ward af Judge Tltu la Fasciae See taaea Upon tba Aseassle. BUFFALO, Sept. 27. Czolgosz, be fore sentence was pronounced, was permitted to anaak aa follows: "There was no one else but me. No one else told me to do it and no one paid me to do It" Judge Titus repeated it as follows, owing to the prisoner's feeble voice: "He says no one had anything to do with the commission of bis crime but himself; that his father and brother and no one else had anything to do with It and knew nothing about it." The prisoner continued: "I was not told anything about the crime and I never thought anything about mur der until a couple of days before I committed the crime." Judge Titus again repeated as fol: lows :"He never told any one about the crime and never intended to com mit It until a couple of days before its commission." Then Justice White passed sen tence as follows: "In taking the life of our beloved president you committed a crime which has shocked snd outraged the moral sense of the civilised world. You have confessed that guilt and af ter learning all that at this time can be learned from the facta and circum stances of the case twelve good ju rors have pronounced you guilty and have found you guilty of murder in the first degree. "You have said, according to the testimony of creditable witnesses and yourself, that no other person aided or abetted you in the commission of this terrible act. God grant it may be so. The penalty for the crime for which you stand convicted Is fixed by this statute and it now becomes my duty to pronounce this Judgment against you: The sentence of the court is that in the week beginning October 28, 1901, at the plane, in the manner and means prescribed by law, , you suffer the punishment of death." "Remove the prisoner." The crowd filed slowly out of the room and court adjourned at 2:2C. SAMOANS ARE NOT PLEASED Think Oar Government I Not Treatlng Them a It Should. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27. A let ter received today from Tutula, Sa moa, calls attention to the discontent among the natives over the manner in which the United States governs the islands under its protection. The letter says: "The opinion here is that the au thorities at Washington must either treat this place simply as a protec torate of the United States, allowing the people the right to govern them selves under that protection, or they must lay down settled regulations for the government of the islands and make ample financial provision for carrying out those regulations. "The inhabitants want to know their real status concerning the Uni ted States. Nominally the islands be long to the United States, but the States do nothing, and natives and whites live in a quandry, not knowing which way to move or turn for fear of getting into trouble. "There has been delay In the pay ment for lands taken by the United States government for public pur poses and also for arms and ammuni tion turned In by the natives. The Samoans contrast the alleged neglect with the liberality of the Germans at Apia, who are opening up the coun try, building roads and making other public improvements." fORMAL WELCOME f OR KING. Edward lo Bo Received With All Court Cere ea on tee. NEW YORK, 8ept. 27. Discussing the return of King Edward, the Lon don, representative of the Tribune says: Some formalities are required respecting Farliament, but there are no arrears of public business and the king will not be detained more than two days. The rumor mongers give various accsanls of his health, but there is nothing authoritative. The king and queen will arrive at Bal moral on Saturday with Princess Vic toria and remain at least three weeks. Formalities will not be dispensed with, as It has been erroneously ru mored. There will be a guard of honor at Ballater when the king ar rives and departs and Balmoral will witness court functions as well ai family reunions. Late as the season Is, royalty is the magnet that draws wealth snd fashion to Scotland. The smart sets are already moving north ward and country houses, cutties and shooting boxes will be filled with guests and sportsmen during October. Karaaaaa War Inaaslaent. PARIS, Sept. 27.La Patrie today prints a sensational story to the ef fect that a conflict has broken out between Great Britain and Turkey, ssylng thst three British wsr ship have been ordered to the Persian gull to suppress revolts at Touete, In the British province of Bagdad, snd that the Turkish government his dis patched a strong detachment of troops with instructions to oppose the land Ing of the British forces. EXECUTION DAY FIXED Presidat's Assassin to Expiate Els Crimi on October 20. DEATH TO BE BY ELECTROCUTION. rteoaer It Calam, Bat Coder Bisk Tea aloa kaa Saataace to Pronooaeed Face Show iba Dlstreea Hto Llpe WW Wat Speak "Good Bye." BUFFALO, Sept 27. Czolgosi, the doomed assassin of President McKin ley, was taken from Buffalo to Au burn state prison last night to await death by electrocution during the week commencing Monday, October 28. Sheriff Caldwell and sixteen men took the prisoner in a special car at tached to the second section of a train which was due to leave at 9:30. The train left the New York Central station at 10:06 p. m. and the railroad officials said that an effort would be made to reach Auburn at 2:12 a. m., which Is schedule time. Czolgoez was "sneaked" out the back entrance of the Erie county Jail, escorted by seventeen men, and was hustled into the special car, which had lieen backed down Jon Hhe terrace tracks a few rods from the rear of the Jail a minute before. The Jail was left at just 9:40 p. m.p but a slow run was made to the Union station, as the engine and car were on the wrong track, which had been cleared. Sheriff Caldwell arranged for the de parture and his moves were kept so secret and were so cleverly managed that no one but tho guards, the rail road men and the nowspaper men who were on the watch knew that the asBasRin was boing smuggled out of the Jail. Sheriff Caldwell had giv en orders to his most trustworthy deputies to appear singly at the Jail at different hours during the evening, and he had also m:id arrangements with Superintendent Eradiield of the New York Central to have an engine and special car on the terrace tracks at Church street at 9:25 o'clock. That car was fifteen minutes late, but the moment It left the station for its run of three or four ninutc3 a telephone message was sent to the Jail and the sheriff had the prisoner ready. As Boon as the car stopped, but a few rods from tho rear entrance to the Jail, Czolgoaz appeared handcuffed to Jailer George N. Mitchell and sur rounded by the Sheriff and his depu ties and Chief McMaater of the Au burn police department The car was attached to the second section of the train. The news that a car contain ing the murderer was on the rear of the train spread quickly and all the railroad men In the station left their work to get a look at the assassin. Finally at 10:06 o'clock the word was given and the tialn pulled out At Rochester the car will be cou pled to a train running from there to Auburn, which had orders to await the arrival of this train. Just before the train pulled out a representative of the Associated Press saw Czolgosz seated easily in a seat and smoking a cigar. In the seat with the pris oner was Jailer Mitchell and in the opposite seat faring them were the keeper of the penitentiary and Deputy Sheriff Hugh Sloan, the oldest and most experienced deputy sheriff in the county. The other guards were seated In front and back of him end on the other tilde of tho car, direct ly opposite his seat. These precau tions were taken because the authori ties received word from some source today that the sheriff might encoun ter considerable difficulty in getting the prisoner to Auburn. JuBt what trouble was feared was not learned, but great care was taken that no ad Viu'5 srws of the departure of t h train was telegraphed along the line. Ulg- Crop or Sogar Ileus NORTH LOUP, Neb., S.-pt. 28. The sugar beet growers are well sat isfied with this year's crop. During July and August the outlook was dis couraging. Plants looked as though they were killed by the drouth, but since September rains began they bavo recovered all lost ground and now promise a big yield with a percentage above the average. Some fields have tested as high at 19 per cent Migar. Wood K achat Havana. HAVANA, Sept 27. General Wood has arrived here from Tampa on the Kanawha. The Kanawha was oblig ed to put In at Dry Tortugas yesterday on account of bad weather, but It left there this morning snd bad a pleasant run to Havana. Mallle Poor Oeee la Kaaeae. CHICAGO, Bept 27.-Mrs. Nellie Poor of this city, who, with her two sons, caused a sensation on a train In New York a few weeks ago by their strange actions, bas been dis charged by Judgo Carter, before whom be appeared today' on a charge of Insanity. Recently she has been in a sanitarium at Palmyrla, Wis., but will go to the homo of a sister In Kan sas. The two boys will remain in Chicago with Mrs. Poor's mother. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotation Froa Saotk Oamaka aad Kaasas City. SOUTH OMAHA. Cattle The re?rlts of cattle were not very heavy aa compared with those of tha last several day. Packer! womfd to have nuile libera! oH'f nd as a re mit tha market wa actlva and fully teady on all desirable grade. The sup ply of cowa and helfera seemed liht after the bis run of the last few daya. aa there were only about thirty-five curs on tale. Buyer took hold with considerate life and paid Just about steady price for anything at all good. The medium grades were a little dull, aa haa been the cane all the week, and on auch klnda the market waa barely steady. Bulla, calvei and stags Bold again today In just about the aiime notches they have for several daya. Heavy feeders art still In. good demand and steady prices were paltt for all that were offered if tha quality waa satisfactory. Western range beef steers were rather scarce and the few that were offered sold at good, steady prices. Hogs-There was a light run of hogs, but owing to the fuct that Chicago and other markets were quoted lower prices, at this point took a drop, rackets start ed In bidding WfT-y lower, and the first hogs sold mostly at and M "5. After the first round the feeling Improved a little and the market was not over So lower, with the long string going at W75. The choice loads sold from K.73 to t.95 and the commoner grades went from W.T2V4 down. At those prices the hogs changed hands quite rapidly and It waa not long before the bulk wua dis poned of. Bheep The- supply of sheep and lambs In sight this morning waa fairly liberal for this time of the week. The demand, however, was apparently equal to the oc casion, as Just about steady prices were puld for anything at all desirable. Trad ing was fairly active In both sheep and lambs, and the bulk of the offerings wa disposed of In good season. Home of thB coarse and common stuff was neglected by loth packers and feeder buyers and wus hard to dispose of, but aside from those the market was In good shape. The demand for both feeder sheep and lambs costlnues active and strong prices are being puld for desirable grades. KANSAS C ITY. Cattle Corn-fed stef rs were steady t 10c higher; heavy finders were steady; others were weak to 10c lower; corn-fed leers. t3.Vrt.; fair to good. V,Mm',.'M; stockers and feeders. I2.:of!t.2S; western fed stc-rs, :.ofiM); western rango steers, XX.YrfM.;S; Texan and Indians. I2.7Mi3.7u; Texas cows, tlULO"; -ative cows, IXCfjiS; heifers. l"..u'u'-W; tan ners. WX.'ot'Jr, bulls. RiVSIW; calves, $3.evs.. Hogs-Jlarket 5c lower; top, rr.05: bulk of sales, pUWiT.W; heavy. tT.ttrfrTOS; mixed, Vt.TiAi1.vi; light. tC.tti.;S; pigs. 8heep and Lambs Market steady; western lambs, t3.SMll.2S: western weth ers, ta.WHi4.0V; ewe. tlXAtlli; feeders, t2.2S!3.25; stotker. .Va.'J. CZOLGOSZ'S NERVE FAILS KIM Collapiee When Itelng Taken from tho Train to tha Penitentiary. AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 28. Czol gosi, President McKlnley's murderer. In the custody of Sheriff Caldwell of Erie county, and twenty-one deputies, arrived in Auburn at 3.15 a. m. The prison Is only about fifty yards from the depot. Awaiting the arrival of the train there was a crowd of about 200 people. Either from fear of the crowd, which was not very demon strative, or from sight of the prison, Swjlgosji's legs gave out and two dep uty sheriffs were compelled to prac tically carry the man Into the prison. Inside the gate his condition became worse and he was dragged up the stairs and Into the main hall. He was placed In a sitting posture on the bench while the handcuffs were being removed, but he fell over and moaned and groaned, evincing the most ab ject terror. As soon as the handcuffs were unlocked the man was dragged into the principal keeper's office. As In the case of all prisoners, the offi cers Immediately proceeded to strip him and put on a new suit of clothes. During this operation Czolgosz cried and yelled, making the prison corri dors echo with evidence of his ter ror. The prison physician, Dr. John Gerlln, examined the man and order ed his removal to the cell In the con demned row, which he will occupy un til he Is taken to the electric cbalr. The doctor declared that the man was suffering from fright and terror, but said that he wag shamming to some extent The collapse of the murderer was a surprise to every uue. En route from Buffalo he showed no indication of breaking down. He ate heartily of sandwiches and smoked when not eating. He talked some and express ed regret for his crime. He said: "I am especially sorry for Mrs. Mc Kinley." He reiterated his former statement that he had no accomplices and declared that be never had heard of the man under arrest In St. Louis, who claimed to hare tied the hand kerchief over his band, concealing the pistol with which the president was shot. He says the hsndkercblef was not ttJed. He went to the Temple of Music, arranged the handkerchief so as to bide the weapon and then took bis place In the crowd. All bat Twa Beareeaated. WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. All but two of the South American republics have appointed their representatives to the Pan-American congress to be held October 21 In the City of Mexico. Those two countries are Honduras and the Dominican republic. Their representatives will be appointed be fore the congress meets. Delegates from the United Slates are Henry O. Davis of West Virginia, William I Buchanan. Iowa, and four others. 0