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Leave order at Courier-Journal Counting-room. MONDAY. 188S "Basin ess." 8aturday Benlng, July The close of the week was marked by a continuation of the moat encouraging returns, and although failures have shown a slight in-creeae- fhry are still proportionately very sma.1V into consideration the present conditions. The quarterly statement -which was promulgated to. day snows' an jaggregate of which Is the smallest of any second quar-tar since itdO.

The exports of wheat continue enormous. During the week they were, flour included, .00 bushels from Atlantic ports. aainst LoemUaet rear, and PaciUo ports The cotton situation Is also very favor, ablev It la estimated by experts that about lAO per1 cent, of the cotton manufactory machinery Is now employed and yet the -output. Is 7ot greater than requirements, aa the demand continues to strengthen. Sj The heavy foreign stocks Indicate that there has been a diminution In the usual demand from Great Britain.

Although some improvement Is anticipated In wool shortly by many, the transactiona for the week Indicate that the demand was con fined to needs for orders In hands, and very little outside trading has been effected. The boot and shoe market has remained practically from last week's condition and the phase of the situation that requires mention Is that shipments have slightly decreased. The Iron Industry has been characterised by a cessation, to some extent. In activity. and the situation as a whole has not been as satisfactory or encouraging aa antiol- pated and prices have declined.

Probably the most striking feature In the financial situation is the sudden and an expected change In the character of rail road gross earnings. Itoads which but A short time ago reported heavy Increases now report, small Increases, while some roads actually report losses, The Glorious fourth At Santiago. The news from the front Is encouraging this morning. The reports are that Cervera squadron, wlth the exception of one easel, has been destroyed. Shafter bes demanded the surrender of Santiago and thinks that bis de- mand will be acceded to.

The first expedition of our troops to the Philippines ha arrived at Manila. It Is not. impossible, therefore, that this Fourth day of July may see both Santiago and Manila under the Stars nd 8 tripes. However that may be, onr poeeeeeloa tbes cities can not now be long layed. WHh Cervera's squadron no.

tnore fend our army beleaguering Santiago by land, backed by practically un. limited re-enforcements If needed, the city Is bound to fe.lL With the destruction of the Spanish squadron, which met its fate In an attempt to steal out of the harbor, the real object cf our Investment of Uantlogo Will have beer) although, of course, now we shall not finish our work there until both the probably tb entile easteiji ciaj of Cuba are in our hands. This, netva comes all the more jfully because the country was disturbed jrebterday by a dispatch from Oen. Bhafter, announcing that he had found the defenses of Santiago too strong for him to successfully storm, supplemented by a reported declaration by lien. Miles that Shafter would probably abandon the points of vantage he had won by the battles of Friday and Saturday and I retire to th hill to await slow-moving re-enforcementa I Thar Mima to no doubt that Bhafter mad the mistake-of underestimating the strength of th Spanish defenses, or he would not have begun bis atUck until be bad brought his siege guns up from the beach at Bal-qulri, but if the reported developments of Saturday night and yesterday shall tarn out to be true all that we shpuld have gained by victoriously storming the city will be ours, and another great, if not final, step will have been taken toward bringing-Spain to her senses and' ending the war.

What We Celebrate. It is the Fourth of July. The proposal that this anniversary be celebrated with uncommon seal and universality has met with general favor. Bnt It Is Important 'that we understand what it is we are celebrating. A Massachusetts clergyman in his sermon to precede the Fourth takes the ground that Government is not a mutual compact entered Into by citisens; that it la not the result of voluntary association; that'll la not an economic arrangement guaranteeing titles and promoting trade; that It is tot an arrangement to curb the selfishness of men and to restrain fraud and violence.

He finds proof of this in the assumption that God con demned It by putting down the Confed erate rebellion, and that Greece waa en-Slaved when it exchanged the national Idea for the confederate Idea. The sin of the contract theory of nationality, he says, consists In that It means that the foundation of human order rest the caprice of man rather than on the will of God. He continues: "For the nation Is a divine Institution, and not a human device. Neither can any theory account for it, justify it, or adequately describe It, which does not concede its divine foundation, and Its divine character. a a "The nation la not the creators of human wills.

It Is not to be enrolled among the devices of human ingenuity. It is not the product cf the citisens who compose It, but conversely citizens sre Its product. With the theological questions raised or auggested in this surprising view of the Government of the United States we have nothing to do. We wish merely to remark that this la not the doctrine of the Declaration of Independence, and It la not what the people of the United States are called upon to celebrate today. It Is not the difference between the national and confederate Idea with which we have to deal, but rather with the origin of governmental power Itself.

We may remark, however, that the Dec laration of Independence was soon fol lowed by the formation of a confederacy, and a very loose confederacy at that, under which the war for independ ence was brought to a successful conclusion and a treaty of peace negotiated. Afterwards, a more perfect Union was desired, and it was formed by "the peo- poeed ever to be the product of the citisens, the people. But we desire to call attention to the lesson of the day found In the great declaration which Is to be read all over the country before the sun shall set- Jefferson and the Continental Congress adopting his words said: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain Inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of hap piness. That to secure these rights governments are Instituted among men, deriving their just power from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends. It is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.

and to Institute new government, lay Ing its foundation on such principles and organising Its powers In such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Pru dence, Indeed, would dictate that gov ernments long established should not be changed for light or transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath ahown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are suffersble than to right' themselves by abolishing the forms to which tbey are accustomed." This extract Is sufficient to show the principle upon which the Declaration of Independence was founded. Its essential Idea Is that governments derive their Just powers from the consent of the governed, the people, the citizens. The divine agency Indeed is distinctly recognised, not In setting up governments, but In endowing men with inalienable rights for the protection of which they are authorised to set up governments and to alter or abolish them when the necessities of the case are so Imperative as to justify so grave a step. The passaga we have quoted Is not a mere bit of rhetoric put Into the Declaration to give It a literary finish.

It had a distinct and perfectly well understood purpose. It combated a theory of government in which many of the subjects Of Great Britain In the thirteen colonies had. been brought up, and to which many, perhaps a majority of them, still adhered. This theory was that kings ruled by divine right, that they were the Lord's anointed, whom It was Impiety as util es treason to resist. According to this theory it was the kings, and not the people, who bad beea endowed with rights, and the people received all their grants, If any, through the medium of the Lord's anointed- Thla Idea had given the theologians a good deal of trouble at the time of the deposition of James IL.

but they found a way to get around It then, and the patriots of 177 repudiated It In express terms. The large number of Torlea of that day, bow-ever, shows that there were many who still held to the old doctrine of. the divine right of kings. The essence of oppression Is not In thr form of government, though we are noi TH COUHIER-JOURN AL. LOUISVILLE, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 4.

1898 to Infer from this that one form is as good as another. There are monarchies. however, where "there a much free dom as in some and even more. The theory that the government makes the cltlsen, and hot the citizen the government, is contrary to the Declaration of Independence, and to far aa our Government, under the Constitu tion, Is concerned, it contrary to the truth of history. To stand up for the Government, to support It and to defend It, Is, Indeed, a duty of the citizen; not because the Government made him.

but because he or his representatives made the Government. He may alter the Government, If possible, by peaceable means, but the Declaration teaches that be is not to try to abolish it "while evils are suffersble. Fidelity to the Govern ment is. therefore, a high civic virtue unless it has ceased to answer the ends for which it was instituted. No such case as that is now presented, and we trust that none ever will be.

But the right to change a bad Government into a good one can not well be denied la thla country, and if it bV denied the Fourth of July is a bad day on which to do it. Wlgwagger Dumeld, The reports of Friday's engagement around Santiago put Gen. Duffleld In a light which hardly has a resemblance to a halo. Duffleld was assigned to take the coast village of Aguadores while Samp son reduced Its defenses from the sea, Duffleld's troops approached the town on a railroad train. When they got off Cuban scouts were sent forward to re-con noi ter.

Sampson wigwagged Duf fleld and inquired when the bombardment from the sea should begin. Duffleld answered: "When the rest of the command arrives. Then I will signal you." In about four hours the rest of the command arrived and Duffleld wig wagged Sampson to begin firing. Sampson demolished the Spanish forts and riddled the rifle pits, till there seemed that there was nothing else for him to do. especially as there was no sign of reply from the Span-lards.

But sfter an hour and a half of this work, and Sampson had ceased fir ing because there was nothing more fire at, Duffleld wigwagged Sampson that no damage bad been done the Spanish rifle pits. Sampson replied that he had hit the pits several times and there was nobody in them, but to satisfy Duffleld he poured more shells Into them. About an hour later Duffleld wigwagged Sampson the question: "What's the news?" Sampson replied: "There Is not a Spaniard left In the rifle pits." Later Duffleld wigwagged Sampson that be thought Spaniards were marching to the battered old fort. Sampson assured Duffleld that there was not a Spaniard left In that vicinity, but that if any appeared the Gloucester would take, care, of, them. 1, that he could not cross the creek, and.

notwithstanding the fact that there was a trestle over It, only part of one span, nearest Duffleld, having been destroyed, Duffleld put his troops on the train and went back Altares without having made an attempt to carry out his part in the programme which the other commands were so gallantly pushing forward. Duffleld. who la from Michigan, and is one of Alger's pets, may not be duffer, as the appearances sgalnst him may do him injustice, but be la certainly a wlgwagger. Of course the land-lubbers need not be expected to understand why when Sampson sends ships to destroy Spanish vessels he does not make sure of It by sending real men-of-war Instead of hastily converted eggshells like the Hist add the Hornet, He has over a dozen vessels at Santiago, any one of which could have destroyed or captured all the Spanish craft in the harbor of Manza-nlllo. which whipped the little" Hist, Hor.

net and Wampatuck. The superiority of the Courier-Journal's war news service has often been demonstrated, but never more clearly than In the reports published yesterday giving In graphlo detail the story of the fierce Struggle at Santiago Friday and Saturday. No other newspaper In this territory had anything to approach the account published by the Courier-Journal. The enormous sales of the paper Saturday and yesterday attest the public appreciation of thla service, The mountalneeers In Capt Su-IIty's company at Lexington have the proper Idea of food for soldiers, Tbey objected to tb rations given them, but Instead of an appeal for pies and cake asked for ccrn bread and bacon. Such fare as that will give strength for the most arduous toil in the hottest climate, as the experience of millions of Southern farmers and laborers the whole year round will testify.

The Spanish Captain who end-! an engagement by running bis vessel on shore ami bursting her boiler Is ite next hero in order for decoration at Madrid. Somehow or other, though, the tactics of those, Spanish heroes have a monotonous sameness about them, since tbey usually terminate; In the destruction of their ships and forces. The war editors of the German press, we are told by a Berlin dispatch, "continue to regard the situation as very unfavorable for the. Americans, aa well as for the Spaniards." For whom do they regard it as favorable, then the Germans? Lieut. Carranza, we are Informed from Montreal, has been missing since onlay.

Perhaps he has gone out to fight a duel with himself. ENERGY Promised By Wash ington To Meet the Situation REPORTED BY SHAFTER. Will Try Hard To Get Re-Enforcements Started. DISTRESS IN SANTIAGO REPORTED BY TOREIGU COXSTJXS UT TEX CITY BUILDINGS RIDDLED. SOME NEWS WITHHELD.

Washington, July X. From the heat and carnage of the battlefield of San tiago, where for the last three days the American forces have pressed forward against an intrenched enemy. Gen. Shafter to-day sent the following dis patch summarizing the situation: Flaya del Est, July 3 To the Sec retary of War, Washington: Camp Near Se villa, Cuba, July 3. We have the town well invested on the north and east, but with a very thin line.

Upon approaching it ws And it of such a character and the defenses so strong it will be Impossible to carry it by storm with my pres ent force. Our losses up to date will aggregate a thousand, but list has not yet been made. Little sickness outside of exhaustion from heat and exertions of the battle of the day be fore yesterday and the almost constant fire which is kept up on the trenches. Wagon road to the rear is kept np with some difficulty on account of rains, but will be able to use it for the present. Oen.

Wheel ar Is seriously ill and will probably Young also very ill; confined to hisl bed. Gen. Hawkins slightly wounded In the foot daring the sortie the nemy made last night, which was handsomely repulsed. The behavior of th troops was magnificent. Gen.

Garcia reports that he holds the railroad from Santiago to San Luis, and has burned a "bridge and removed soma rails; also that Gen Pando has arrived at Palma and that th French tStSAU' una ouuaro. Atav directed him to treat them with every courtesy possible. 4 SHATTER, Major General Secretsry AUrer sent the following re-prv to Oen. Shwrter: To Gen. Bhafter: Th- PreeMent direc me to sav that yo have th gratitude and thanks of th nation for the brilliant jnd I effective work of your noble army oo.

ldajr, J.r 1. Th- steadv v.ior and heroism of oWr and mm thrill ths American people with prMe. The countrr moras the brava men who fell in battle. The have added new names to our mil of beroes. R.

A. ALGKR. Secretary of War. The dispatch speaks for Itself, and. as Adjt.

Gen Corbin said, tells what a desperate light our gallant troops have been In. It was received at noon today, after a lull of nearly thlrtysix hours in the official Information from the field. At first, when it became known that the American commander had reported the defenses to be so strong It would be Impossible to carry them by storm with his present force, there was momentarily a wave of deep apprehension. But this was not shared by the military authorities here. All their energies, all their attention, was turned to meeting the situation as presented by Gen.

Shafter. There was neither time nor disposition to take account of what had gone before, when the fact was plain that the American army had fought its way inch by Inch, under a blazing sun, through a dense tropical vegetation, steadily advancing and beating back the foe. taking post, tlon after position, until, as Gen. Shatter reported, th town was well invested on the north and east by the long-drawn-out line of American troops. That was a sufficient tribute to the valor of our brave men.

and it silenced all cavil over the conditions now pre ented by Gen. Shafter It was a time for action, for re-enforcemeots. and toward the execution of this end every effort of the Administration was at once turned. eaa Th Spanish Losses. Bnt there was other mformatkm of a different tenor, coming about the same time.

The American army was not alone feeling the effects of this tbrj days' shock of arms. Definite, positive Information waa at band that Santiago had been literally torn to pieces, and that in the wreck and ruin of demolished buildings the Spanish casualties numbered fully 1,000. This was a fitting offset to any qualms raised by the reports from the American lines. This information came from one of the foreign Ccnsul statlorW at Santiago, who reported to the representative of hia country in Washington the fearful havoc within the city wrought by the American army and the fleet. The distress of the city even before the battle was clearly shown by the action of this Consul in serving out rations of one-half pou-xl dally to his fellow-countrymen, a few htniared In number, for the last month, evidently there waa no food to buy: the Spanish military forces had taken every available pound; only by this official distribution of rations to the foreign colony could they be kept from starvation.

Then came the brief but' graphic recital of the terrible effect of the American attack from land and sea. The bursting shells from our fleet bad done the greatest damage inside of the city. Buildings were riddled with rifle shot and mown down with the huge shells and solid projectiles from the ships. Most serious of all the Spanish Commander, Gen. Linares, occupying a place similar to that ef Gen.

Shafter In the American army, was seriously wounded. This last fact had been rrudev ingly admitted from Madrid, but the port reachln here left no mom for doubt aa to the seriousness of this feature. With it was the further fact the Spanish casualties, even behind in-trenebments, ran np to a thousand, and were equal to that of the fearless men who fought In the npn. With ail the light furnished on the situation, official and unofficial, direct and indirect. It was apparent that each aide had -suffered terribly, with now a period of lull for those in responsibility to measure their conditions, bury their dead, care for their wounded, and prepare for the graver conflict yet to come.

a Future Movements. The President and his war advisers remained calm throughout the trying experiences of the day. All their attention was directed to the work of preparation. The future movements of Gen. Shafter ar well established.

They had been made known In his dispatch, but it was deemed advisable not to make this portion public, as it would serve to advise the enemy of the American plana It can only aald that Gen. Shatter's force will be strongly and favorably located, with the guns of the American warships serving as an additional protection to their front. Re-enforcements will be hurried to them, which wtll be ample for any emergency, whether It be storm or siege. With Santiago partially wrecked and filled with a thousand dead and wounded, the condition there is desperate, even critical. There is little likelihood of any Spanish sorties in foree under such circumstances, but the possibility still opens that the Spanish garrison may seek relief by evacuating the city and retiring tcr the mountain paths to the north.

But the American plan is for offensive, vigorous action, and with the full resources of men and arms at the command of the country. As Gen. Miles said. aO.000, if need be, will move on Santiago; if more are needed, then It will be 75.000. The lesson of Santiago has served only to enkindle a greater earnestness throughout every avenue of official life at the national capital.

And there Is a deep set determination to meet heroic conditions with heroic treatment. Following the report of Gen. Shaffer's telegram there was a hurried war conference at the White House. Secretary Alger, accompanied by Gen, Corbin, reached there a few minutes before 1 o'clock, and was Immediately closeted with the President Secretary Alger brought the Shafter dispatch with him, and also maps and other data necessary for the important meeting about to take place. Gen.

Corbin was with the Presi dent and Secretary for a few minutes, and then hurried back to the War De-nartment, where he made public such portion of Gen. Shafter's dispatch as was compatible with public Interest. Assistant Secretary Meikeljohn. who has a thorough knowledge of the transport service, was also hastily summoned, and reached the White House about 1 o'clock. The conference lasted for some time.

a a a Gen. Miles' Idea. Gen. Miles, who also was at the White 3use. said that re-enforcements would be rushed to the assistance of Gen.

Shafter. and. If necessary, these would aggregate 50,000 men. though the General had no Idea that such a number 0" b' aBy now ucder the command of Gen. Shatter amounted approximately, he said, to 13,000 men, while those available for the Spaniards were probably 12.000 soldiers.

These however, the men at Hotguln. presumably about 10.000, and the force under another Spanish General, amounting to about S.000 men. Oen. Miles did not say whether the two bodies of men last referred to had actually Joined Gen. Linares, but the understanding is here that they have not.

CoL Humphries Is in charge of the and" mrtrtrrs'llV that can be spared as Tapidly as possible. in fact, word had been received that the transports had started for the United States this morning. if possible the War Department will send 15.000 men from Tampa on these transports. Six vessels have recently lesded with men. ammunition, arms, sur-pli and are now either at Key West or on their way to re-enforce Shafter's army.

Included in this expedition are some batteries of artillery. In all these forces constitute about 2.500 or 1,000 men. Gen. Miles. In the course of a brief talk, said to-day that Gen.

Shafter might contemplate the withdrawal of hia forces to the highlands in the direction of Siboney. where they would be near the sea. This, however, would be a temporary expedient, enabling the soldiers to rest and prepare for the worst ahead. Th Be-Enforcements. The officials hope to rush the re-en-fo-cements to Gen.

Shafter so that there will be from 32.000 to 35.000 men under his command within the next ten days, and sooner. If this can be arranged. This is exclusive of the insurgents, of whom Gen. Garcia has been able to bring to Shafter's command spproximately 4,000 men. There were about 15,000 men and officers In the expedition that set out from Tampa less than a month ago.

These have since been re-enforced by the troops of Brig. Gen. Duffleld's command, amounting to 3,000 men and consisting of the Thirty-third and Thirty, fourth Michigan and Ninth Massachusetts regiments. The first 1,300 of Geo. Duffleld's brigade have been with Shatter for a week, while the remainder have just debarked.

During the past week a second expedition of large pro portions was scheduled to leave Tampa carry I In a good portion of Gen. Simon Snyder's division of the Fourth corps as -enforcements for Gen. Shafter. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn said to-day thai eleven transports were available to carrj. Snyder'a troops, and while without any official information on the subject, he assumed that probably 5,000 of them were on their way in these transports to join those la Santiago province.

The other troops to be sent to the aid of Gen. Shafter will, according to the under, standing here, be the remaining portion of Gen. Snyder's division, and such other regiments now at Tampa best equipped and ready, for active work. Oen. Brooke, commanding at Chicka-mauga, has already received instructions to have fifteen regiments prepared for Immediate movement.

Gen. Snyder's division, which was under orders for Santiago. Included the following regiments: Eleventh and Nineteenth Infantry of the regular army, the.Flrst District of Columbia, the Second New York, the Fifth Maryland, the Third Pennsylva. nla. the 157th Indiana and the First Ohio.

Oen. Garretson's brigade, now at Camp Alger, Is under orders for Santiago. Garretson's brigade Is composed of the Sixth Illinois, Sixth Massachusetts and the Eighth Ohio volunteer regimenta The army officials, feeling that they have profited by the experiences In preparing the first expedition, say better time will be made with those to follow. The Mohawk, and the Mississippi, two vessels of the American transport line Just acquired by the Government, have facilities tor about 1.800 men and animals and probably will be utilized In sending aid to Shafter. They are now at New York under orders for Tampa.

Killed At 1 Caney. Madrid. July S. A dispatch to El Im-parclal from Havana says that Maj. Domlngues was killed in th fighting at El Caney.

BULLET Brings inUant Death To George Llebegott. LIVELY SHOOTING SCRAPE. BTREL H0WLETT ARRESTED FOB THE MURDER. OSCAR FISHER WOUNDED. Outcome of a Quarrel Among Boys and Barkeeper Over th Sal of Beer.

OSLT ONE. BYE-WTTSXS3. A shooting scrape occurred last night at o'clock In the saloon of Llebegott 1348 Fifteenth street, in which George Llebegott waa Instantly killed and Oscar Fischer was seriously wounded. Byrel Howlett, seventeen year of age. was arrested and charged with murder.

Fischer, Ben Ross and John Hunter, who accompanied Howlett, were locked up as accessories to the The prisoners refused to talk concerning the affair. The police, however, after a thorough investigation, told the story of the killing. Yesterday afternoon Byrel Howlett. Oscar Fisher, Ben Ross and John Hunter, all boys not out of their teens, went to Liebegott saloon and began to drink beer. They sat tn the yard in the rear of the place for over an hour and drank till they became Intoxicated.

George Lie. begott was tending bar. The boys became boisterous, and sent a bucket into the saloon to be filled with beer. Llebegott told them that they were drunk and that he would sell them nothing mors to drink. After arguing for several minutes the quartet left the place and walked out Fifteenth street.

They returned shortly before o'clock and stood on the corner of Fifteenth and Lexington -treats. It Is said that Hunter and Ross did not want to return to Liebegott's saloon, believing they would get Into trouble. Fisher and Howlett were persistent, and said they would get beer at Liebegott's place or know the reason why. They started in advance of Hunter and Ross and entered the yard In the rear cf the saloon. When Llebegott heard the boys talking he walked to the porch leading Into the yard.

According to the Information ef the po lice. Fisher told Liebegott that they had come for something to drink, an dthat they were aoing to get It or have trouble. Liebegott replied that be would not sell them a drop. Th -upon Fisher started toward him with -n open knife In his hand. Liebegott drew a revolver and fired at the ground, believing It would scare Fisher.

The latter brandished the knife and continued to advance. i.ieoegoti men flred a second shot, which buried itself In Fisher's right breast. ran from ths TSrd With hlOOd streaming from the wound and crying that he had been shot. Then, it is claimed by the police, Howlett drew his revolver and began Urlng at Llebegott who was walk-in, harkward Into the saloon. The third shot from Howletfs revolver took effect in TJeberott's heart and killed him in- Howlett.

Rose and Hunter rail in(rWS7rsixiiijjLrvrjUIlSBTJCH BAT- tbeir escape down Lxlngtoa street, tsn. er staggered Into Dr. Howard's office, on ington, and told him that he was badly Wounded. While the wound Was being Corn. McPeak Dlaced Fisher under rest, and later took him to Jail, where he was registered as aa accessory to mur der.

Sergt. Doraa received information that Howlett, Ross and Hunter had beea aen In Parkland and that Howlett, tn talking to a friend, had aald: We pumped a fellow tun or nuiieta awnne ago. A detail of police, in command of Sergt. Doran. made a search of the woods south of Parkland, and about 9 o'clock located the fugitives en Twenty-eighth street.

ar the Southern railroad track. The three boys were taken to jail and were locked up as aeceasorles to tne crime. Hunter. Kosa and Howlett refused to an. iwer any questions asked of them.

Fisher said: "Us fellows had been going to Liebegott's every Sunday afternoon and drinking beer. When I got there today I found Howlett and Llebegott quar. reiing. Llebegott drew a pistol and shot me. 1 do not think he meant to bit me, though.

I ran to the doctor's office. I beard several shots on the wsy there, and I guess it was then that Llebegott was killed. I do not know who did the shooting. I can not say that It was Howlett." Fisher's story does not coincide with the statements of the police. Coroner Me Cullough says Alex.

Uohannan waa the only eye-witness to the affair. His story agreed with that of ths police In every detail. The time for the Inquest tn the case has not been Axed. Howleu. Ross, Hunter and Fisher will be presented In the Police Court this morning.

Fisher's physicians say he will be able to appear. Liebegott was a widower thirty-five years of age. He leaves three children. Hunter Is a son of Patrolman Hunter, and lives on Southgate street, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth. Ross is a son of ex-Deputy Jailer Ross, and resides with his parents, on Fifteenth street, near Lexington.

Howlett and Fisher live in the vicinity of the killing. The post-mor. I em examination held by the Coroner developed that the bullet penetrated the light auricle of Liebegott's heart and tore its way through the back. NEWS OF THE TOWN IN BRIEF. The Muse Greens' outing was to have Closed yesterday.

Through a spirit of patriotism the members of the club have decided to continue ths cemp to-day In order celebrate July 4 ptoperly. Edward Beyer, a fifteen-year-old boy Hying at Garden and Madison streets, lost hia rle-hf thumb aa the result of the n. plosion of a fire cracker yesterday cfter-noon. Dr. Rudell attended him.

John Baeher attempted to catch a moving car at Fountain Ferry last night and Jell, dislocating his collarbone. Dr. Davis set the bone, after which Baeher was taken to his home at Shelby and Green tireets. (Katherine Wendell. Hardy, an Infant Suighter of Mr.

and Mrs. William R. Har-dr. died yesterday at noon. The funeral sill take place this morning at 10 e'ekx-k ra th residence of Mr.

J. E. Hardy. It Ferguson, a young boy who lives at Clay and Walnut streets, was having a trellmlnary. celebration of the Fourth yeserday by shooting cannon crackers.

In orttr to make the discbarge more violent he tiled recks on top of a cracker and touhed It off. One ef the rocka struck him.cn the righ arm, inflicting a p-lnful gal He waa attended by Dr. Cutting. Edl O'Neal Was arrested at the foot of Thirt Street yesterday afternoon on the charf of malicious cutting. O'Neal bad a fighttith Hannah Taylor In a house on the lees, between Third and Fourth, and eut br In the arm and side.

Patrolmen Kennt and Fltzglbbons arrested O'Neal and hfitteinpted to make a tight. He waa acre ret clubbed before he could be Sub dued. Charm Kuhn. who lives at Campbell and Grin streets, started out tor a buggy ride yeterday afternoon. He went fut Clay stlet and stopped for a few moments aftValters brewery, on Clay street, sear Wmut, Just as he started te re- enter the buggy the horss became fricM-ened and ran away, throwing Kunn He was severely bruuwd.

but no bones were broken, Harry Swain, oi Hook and Ladder Company, No. 2, stopped the borne. PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. Samuel H.

Garvin, the jail physician, who has been critically ill of jaundice at hia residence. 817 West Jefferson, street. Is much improved and is able to walk; about In hia room. He has been ill for about six weeks. At one time the attending physicians gave up all hope of his recovery.

Miss Stella Vaughan baa gone to Tot-uca Springs far the summer. Mrs. Charles Klefer hi seriously ill at her home on Preston street. a Mr. and Mrs.

John W. Price, with their daughter. Miss Katherine Price, and two sons, will leave this week for Roaring Brook. to spend the summer. Mrs.

T. J. Toung and daughter. Mias Alice Young, have gone to Lebanon to spend several weeks. They will not return to the city until fait a a a Hiss Vinnla Horton left for Bardstown yesterday, where she will spend two weeks with Mr.

Albert Carrutbers family. a a a H. H. Nance, credit man for Richardson Bros. A Nashville, leaves to-day for home after a pleasant visit to Louisville.

Mr. Nance came to Louisville to study the credit system of several of Louisville's large business houses. He was much impressed with the system at sev eral houses, but says that the system of J. H. Roblnsoa-Nortoa Company la the Finest he ever saw.

a a Messrs. J. T. Gay. of Pine Grove; A.

W. du Bray, of Cincinnati: S. Griffiths and O. T. Brltton, of Indiarapolls, are regis tered at the Oalt House.

They ara entered In the bird shooting eontest at Foun tain Ferry to-day. a a a Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

Whitehead, of Bowling Green, are guests at the Gait House, a a a W. Scott Morrison, of Owensboro, is at the Wlllard. a a a D. C. Heron, of Irvlngton.

is at the Wlllard. Xentuckians In Washington. Washington. July Special. J.

H. Yuntsey. ef Covington, arrived this afternoon and has accepted the position of elerk to Capt. W. 11.

Lyons, at Camp Alger. Va. Congressman T. Y. FlUpatrlck returned from Kentucky to-day, and received the congratulations of many friends on his re-nomlnatlon.

W. H. Stlglltx, of Louisville, Is at the Johnson. Southern People In New York. New York, July I.

Special. Louisville F. C. Moore. H.

H. Koehler, Imperial; H. Jones, Windsor; J. O. Dean, Albert H.

Bramtsen, Everett; J. D. Macauley, W. H. Burke.

Sturtevant. Nashville M. H. Richardson, Grand Union. Maysville, Ky.

L. W. Robertson, Gil sey. Washington, Ky. C.

M. Johnson, Hoff man. Registered At Chicago Hotels. Chicago, July Special. Among the arrivals In Chicago to-day were: B.

F. Leppokt. James Fitzgerald. W. W.

Wilder. K. Heady and wife, of Louisville, at the Palmer: J. 8. Phelps.

Zach Phelps, ef Louisville, at the Great Northern. FOUGHT A WILDCAT. TEE TV THE DABS I2 HIS BARN. Solution of Nightly Balds On the Boost of a Down-Town Pigeon Fancier. Andrew Bautenbusch, a plasterer who lives at TO Fifteenth street, had a narrow escape from being killed by a wild cat several mornings ago at his home.

Bautenbusch Is a pigeon fancier and has several hundred fine birds in a roomy barn In the rear ef his bouse. For months be had been missing pigeons. He could assign-no cause-for the loss of the birds, bnt finally decided that thieves were making nightly' raids on the roost. He sat up one eight, but saw no trace of prowlers. He.

visited the barn the following morning and found that over a dosen of his finest pigeons were gone. He then arrived at- the conclusion that cats were killing them. He had never heard of such a thing before, however, and spoke to a number of other fanciers of the mysterious -disappearance of bis birds. None ef them was able to advls him of what course to tske. Rautenbuech became desperate, and made up his mind to spend a night at the barn In order to find out the cause of the trouble.

The first part of the night was spent quietly, and the pigeons were perched comfortably on their roosts. Shortly after midnight Rautenbust-h heard a slight noise on the floor above. He climbed through a hatch in the floor and looked Into the darkness. Away fa one corner of the loft and below the pig. eon roost he saw a long, slek figure moving back and forth.

Two shining eyes con. vlnced him that the figure in the darkness was an animal of some kind and that ths time for trouble had come. Rautenbuech made a noiss tn moving from his position, and the animal sprang upon him. It lacerated his arm with Its sharp teeth and waa tearing the clothing from his body, when he managed to release himself long enough to draw his revolver and fire. Luckily, the bullet took effect, and the animal fell dead to the floor.

Rautenbusch ran for a llxht and discovered that the animal he had killed was a full-grown wildcat. It was pronounced by a taxidermist to he a fine specimen of the Indian wildcat. Rautenbusch says he Is at a loss to know how the animal got Into the city, unless it escaped from a circus. i Funeral of Miss O'Connor. The funeral ef Miss Alice w.

O'Connor will take place this morning! at o'clock from the Cathedral. The Rev. Father Ryan, of Illinois, a relative of the deceased, will assist in the service. Miss O'Connor was an amiable young woman and bad a large circle of. friends.

The pall-bearers will be aa follows: Jerry Bacon. Fred Har rig. Will Klnsella, Henry Colgan, Horace Smith. Allen Glover, Emmet Flattery and Robert Keyer. Ths interment will take place in St.

Louis cemetery. Mr. Virgil Hewitt Dead. Frankfort. July Virgil Hewitt, one of the best-known residents of this city, died late to-night after an Illness lasting a year.

He had just returned from Battle Creek. Herbs went tn the hope of was a brother of Gen. Fayette Hewitt and was in the Auditor's office for some time. He leaves a family. The remains will bs sent to Elisabeth-town to-morrow and will be buried there Tuesday.

Death From Old Ag. Mr, Kennedy, seventy-three years of age, died early last night of oI3 ag at the residence ef his son-in-law. Mr. Alex. Cronln, luta Sotuhgate street He bad been in ill health for several months.

The. remains will be cent 1 Memphis. Tenn, to-day for Interment. CELEBRATION Of the ilost Glorious or Fourths of July. ATTRACTIONS ON EVERY SIDE.

COMMERCIAL CltTB'8 JTJBIIA TION AND OTHEB BIO FEATtfBES. FUN, FIREWORKS AND ORATORf Ma- fll.a.k 4 Trelw ft1 tflbOrmtlT A tiry i-vuuii -'a a mt celebrated in Louisville to-day. The good. h. a-iv iaa last niaht Will lend enthusiasm to aiL Probably the most elab orate celebration will he tnai at tain Ferry Park.

It will given under the auspices of the Commercial Club. s.n. chairman of th ir.i....m.nt rnmmlita. and Ed H. Ba con.

assistant to the chairman, have ev erything in readiness. The musical esu- will alna- natrtOtaS air, th Tat k-iiui Declaration of Independence will be read and speeches will be made by the Hon. B. J. McDermott.

Judge mening n. and others. The exercise will begin at o' crock. No admission will be charged. I The Turners will also ce.eora.s-Fourth with a grand athletie carnival at Fountain Fetry Park.

The Hon. Walter Evans la expected to be present and) deliver an address. The silver jubilee of the Knight of Hon- nmva a.111 OH Of tl big- i gent celebrations of the oT- Ths Ancieni wnr V- z-. celebrate the Fourth at I'hoenix HtU Park. Dancing will -herty will deliver th.

address. Hs will pT hia respects to ins proi- "i loan alliance. Messrs. Thomas Walsh and William M. Lawl-r will also JJPe.

The Knights of Honor lodge of tna Falls Citis- will hold a Jubilee at Fern SLLum Simons has made preparailfrns for a big gathering at ftivervtsw. Thl attractiv resort will be visited by prl- VhefKaV End Club will give a Pjcnie at Button's tlrove. Th affair will be under the management of Messrs. J. Mayer, Fred Rohlander and Martin Jordan.

All the parks will be thronged with private picnic parties, while majiywIU prefer to remain at home and eelsbrat th Fourth under tbstr own vln and fig trsa PROSTRATIONS FROM HEAT. Four Person Toppl Orr From th Torrid Temperature, Bnt Thai Condition Hot Srions. Although the heat yesterday sent th mercury up to 97 few prostration wer reported; Edward lev-vane was overcome while In his yard at Twelfth and Green street about o'clock in th afternoon. He was attended by Dr. Pearc and Is now welt Charles Leonard, who lives at Nineteenth and Chestnut streets.

Was overcome at his home. Dr. Lee attended; him. and he has recovered. Austin Harlan was overcome by beat at Jackson and Main streets at I o'clock yesterday afternoon.

He was walking down the street, and when near Jackson suddenly fell over unconscious. waa taken to his horn on Wensel street, near i.Simhii. Hia condition Is not oonsid-Ax ered serious. Mrs. Martha Cardwell.

colored, was prostrated by beat on Brook street, between Chestnut and Gray, at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. She was taken to her home in the alley between Second and Third and Walnut and Chestnut street. BIG SHOOT AT NEW YORK. Tournament of National Sharpshooters' Association Begins 30,000 Offered In Frizes. New York, July 1 The second shooting tournament or scbeutschenfest of th National.

Sharpshooters Association began to-day at Glendale Park, Long Island, and will be continued dally until Monday, July 11. Three years ago tb association held Its initial tournament on tb same grounds and ranges, but the entries for this years festival are almost double the number ea the list la UK, This year the association Is backed by a guarantee fund ef and the cash prises alone amount to nearly a Other prises, consisting of solid silver trophies, as well as medals, have been presented to the association for the Waul era in th. several contests, and altogether ever K0.uu will be expended la prtsas. The two principal events are the honor target Columbia, otherwise known as ths ring target. And the Oermanta or Stitch In the tl rat-named event.

ihf Columbia, the first three prises of $Suu $-0 and i have been guaranteed by the National Sharpshooters' Union. The first, second and third prises In the target Gar-mania are Jim and tltiO. Similar sum have been guaranteed for the contest at the public ring target. Twelve hundred dollars will be split up for ths one hundred high scores st th. man target and point target, and fifty cash prises, amounting in all to will be distributed among the successful shooters at tb American' Standard target.

Three years ago over a down experts wit ft th rirl- cmt ea bar. from Baa Francisco and mad. an escellent ehowing, taking-back with th.m to ths Pacific coast thres first, one second and several minor prises. Thut year the extreme West a represented by five sharpshooters, only one of whom was here before. They are Fred O.

Young and D. W. McLaughlin, of the Columbia it I tie Club, San Kranclaco: Stettin and J. D. Heis.

of the San Fian. Cisco Schuetenvereln, and Joseph Singer, of Los Angeles. AN OFFICIAL DENIAL That Germany, Franc 'and Russia Hav Mad An Agreement Regarding th Philippines, Herlm. July 1 The Wolf News Bureea has Issued an official denial of the state-men that Germany, Franc and Russia, have reached an understanding relative to the Philippine island and an m-ternational congress will beheld when th Spanish-American war (s over, simitar to the Berlin congress of )47S, far aa Germany is concerned. The statement thus denied wss rub-llshed in the Frankfurter Zeitting LIEUT.

ORD ALIVE. Report That Wss Killed At Santiago a Mistak Not In th Battle, Fort Thomas, Ky. July 1 Mrs. Mason, wife of Lieut. of th Sixth tegt-menf infantry, sister to Lieut.

Ord, of the Sixth, who was reported killed la Oen, Shafter's dispatch to-night, received a telegram from, her brother, Lieut. Ord, at Maya CW Rte to-day saying: "I am aliv. and well. Am on Oen. Hawkins' staff; was not in the battle at UeSMBjaslSf -a M-SM ajaai laaeawili'l la.ina -er-f aW i6rti.as ysjatifayewsM sj i 'si .1.