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Weather Today; Partly Cloudy. The News and Observer. VOL. L. NO. 91. ieadsall Worth SaFdina Dailiesin Wewsand CiroulatioiL MEETING OF STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Third Annual Convention at Wrightsville. THE ATTENDANCE GOOD Hon. Clement Manly Calls the Meet ing to Order. !! ■ - ADDRESS BY HON CHARLES M. STEADMAN The Speech of Mr. Steadman, Dealing With he Life of Today as it Touches the Legal Profession, The Event of the Evening. (Special to the News and Observer.) Wrightsville Beach, N. C., June 26. The third annual meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association has opened here with a large attendance and under the happiest ausipces. Among those pres ent are most of the leading members of the legal fraternity in the State, and the enthusiasm shown by those in attend ance gives promise that this will be one of the most successful and enjoyable oc casions in the history of the association. Promptly at the hour appointed the convention was called to order by Clem ent Manly, Esq., Chairman of the Execu tive Committee. The annual address was then delivered by Hon. Charles M. Steadman. This was followed by the ap pointment of committees and other mat ters of routine business, after which ad journment was taken until tomorrow. The annual address of Mr. Steadman was the event of the evening. Character ized by deep earnestness and convincing eloquence, it was an effort not easily to be surpassed. He spoke in part as follows: Mr. Steadman’s Address. The high position which for a period running far back into the annals of our country the Bench and Bar of this State have held with the profession in other States, may well be a matter of pride to all North Carolinians. The decisions of our early judges marked out a pathway in the fields of jurisprudence which has been followed with unquestioned faith. Their opinions have ever been recognized ns authority in all American courts. How could it have been otherwise when we consider some of the authors of those de cisions Ruffin, Gaston and Daniel consti tuted our Supreme Court from 1833 to 1814. What judge in any State has left a more enduring or well merited fame, both as a common lawyer and as a master of the principles of equity than Chief Justice Ruffin? He exhibited a rare combination of great quarities; deep thought, patient investigation and boundless research. Great as was his reputation in the era in which he lived, it is still greater now and he is destined to rise into more uni versal celebrity in future ages. To myself Gaston has ever been the most attractive personality in that age of glory. Crowned with laurels won in a practice at the bar of over a third of a century, he carried to the bench a mind richly stored with learning and a heart filled with compassion and sympathy for suffering humanity. With the fire of poetry and glow of eloquence, his lofty and generous soul has exhibited its own pathos and beauty in many of his opin ions, which have been written with a richness of language which delights apd charms those who love the pure and beau tiful. Daniel filled worthily with Ruffin and Gaston a high niche in the temple of fame, and few have left a name more worthy of the emulation of posterity. In Ihe erudite and chaste address delivered by Capt. W./H. Day in presenting his portrait to the Supreme Court of North Carolina, his great qualities are truth fully portrayed with exquisite taste and consummate art. When we leave the bench and descend into the plains of intellectual combat, we find during the same era, Badger, B. F. Moore, D. K. Mcßae, Graham, John Stanley, Gavin Hogg, the Wrights, the Bryans, the Manlys, Devereaux and oth ers, all practitioners in our courts, an ar ray of names, who. by their splendid legal atainments and achievements, would b-' e made any other: age illustrious. It is pleasing to dwell on this era which, through the ages to come will ever be apostrophized by the North Carolina sudent of law as the most memorable in ihe annals of our judicial greatness. NOT THE GOLDEN ERA OF OUR PRO FESSION I am not prepared to agree with one of the most distinguished of our public men, who. In a recent address, declared the closing year of the last century to be in our country the Golden Era of the profession of law, in the eloquence of its > advocates, in the learning, morality and justice displayed in the opinions of the courts. It is true that in no period of the world’s history has so rapid an ac cumulation of wealth taken place as dur ing the last few years of our National life, nor have mechanical arts and com mercial enterprise flourished as now. Let us not deceive ourselves. Whether this fabulous wealth be a blessing in any respect, it is not my purpose to discuss at length today. But I may with a rev erent love for all portions of our country and an abiding faith in its future sound a warning which will be found in the words of Bacon, “In the youth of a State arms do flourish: in the middle age of a State, learning, and then both together for a time: in the declining age of a State me chanical arts and merchandise.” Against this aphorism of Bacon, my faith un shaken by the tragic fate of empires, dy nasties and republics, I place the mani fest destiny of our great republic. Yet, I do declare to you in the light of all histoxy that in the multiplication of sel fish desires and enjoyments and indolent and luxurious habits consequent upon such a life, neither intellectuality nor morality, both of which are essential to high excellence in the profession of law, do flourish. In the frenzy and insane desire for wealth which marked the clos ing year of the last century and which is still at the flood tide, the spirit necessary to achieve inteliectual and moral great ness finds no congeniality and no resting place. In such a period the profession of law can never attain its highest degree of excellence. In such an era will be found the profligate husband and faith less wife, the depraved, yet fashionable libertine, the fraudulent spendthrift and cruel creditor, degraded manhood and labor deadened by cruel bondage and the destruction of its hopes. Legislation be comes tainted and upright judges, firm in their resolves and fearless in their conduct, declaring the law with impar tiality for all, will ofttimes be the tar gets of paid mercenaries. When the inevitable hour of distress and trouble shall have come; when the ideas and intentions of the founders of this Government shall be disregarded by those who, in the wild greed for money, and amidst the dissolute luxury engen dered by unparalleled opulence, have for gotten the teachings of purer and better days and the very existence of our Gov ernment shall be in jeopardy, the mem bers of the legal profession will be found in the forefront of the fight as ther have ever been, when Constitutional liberty has been in danger. And from the con flict regenerated by fire and blood, our common country will vise a< a giant re freshed by the joy of the strife an! in the glory of its strength. CHIEF DUTY. What constitutes the greatness of this republic? Not alone its unparalleled wealth. Not its mines of gold and sil ver, iron and copper. Not its ships which float upon every sea and whose white sails are fanned by the breezes of every I ocean. Not the palaces of the rich and powerful, which adorn and beautify our great cities. Not its boundless Western plains where is garnered food for the world's consumption. Not its Southern fields, white with cotton, which finds its way to China, to Japan to Africa to clothe their people. Not its mighty rivers, not its great lakes. Not its favored climate, which delights the traveller from other lands and invites him to health and re pose. Not its Mountains in their sol emnity and grandeur. Great and wonder ful as are its natural and material re sources, its chiefest g'.orv will not be discovered in them. It will be found in the Constitution of our common country, and its legal institutions, which main tain and enforce justice for all, with no discrimination, and give an equal chance to each in the battle of life. This is the supreme essence of its greatness, the most radiant jewel in its crown glory. Its Constitution and laws were framed and built up by lawyers. To preserve that Constitution inviolate, to maintain our legal institutions, to improve and ad just them to the new wants and require ments of advancing civilization and an ever increasing population is their high est and greatest duty. Let not the be hest of any party, nor the prejudice of any creed interfere with its faithful and courageous performance which is prompt ed by every impulse of patriotism and which will protect our country against all dangers from political strife, however threatening the clouds or fierce the storm. In the discharge of this duty it is of paramount importance to sustain our judiciary in every honest effort to maintain the laws of the land. In an honest, upright and able judiciary will be found the surest, safest and strongest bulwark of freedom. Against it the pas sions of anarchy will break in vain. Before its majesty the insolence of power will be unavailing to h.arm the humblest citizen. Your opportunities are limitless. The past is resplendent with the great achievements of Marshall, of Story, of Kent, of Ruffin, of Gaston and otherwise illustrious names by which it has been adorned. The future pre sents to you an arena as broad and a theatre as grand as that upon which they won their renown. To the Eiysian fields of the profession their mighty spirits beckon you. He who would reach them must tread the path of industry, of mor ality, of honor, of integrity and of vir tue; governed by an humble and devout submission to Him whose will is the su preme and everlasting law. And for a farewell to you, my brethren of the bar, 1 wish unto you one and all, “The gladsome light of jurisprudence, the loveliness of temperance, the stability of fortitude and the solidity of justice.” THE GAME AT NEWBEBN. Goldsboro Calls a Halt in Ninth Inning. The Goldsboro Minstrels. (Special o the News and Observer.) Newbern. N. C., June 26.—The game between Goldsboro and Newbern closed in the ninth inning. Newbern was last to the bat and had scored two runs with no one cut, the game standing 9 to 4 in fa vor of Goldsboro. At this point Golds boro threw up the game, claiming that the crowd on the grounds interfered so that they could not play. Newbern claims they would have won if the game had been played to a finish. The Goldsboro Minstrels played here tonight to a full house. It is splendid local talent and gave entire satisfac tion to the large and appreciative audi ence. H. B. HARDY. Marriage isn’t near so much a burden to some men as it ought to be. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 27. 1901. SCEKE OF PANIC ON A SINNING VESSEL Lusitania Wrecked on New Foundland Coast, DASHED ON ROCKS IN FOG Men Mad With Fear Trampled Wo* men Underfoot. ASSAILED THE CREW WITH KNIVES. They Are Finally Overpowered and All Saved After Enduring Terrible Hardships. The Women and Children Rescued Almost Naked. (By the Associated Tress.) St. Johns, N. F. t June 26.—The Orient steam Navigation Company's steamer Lusitania, Captain McNay, from Liver pool, June 18th for Montreal, having three hundred passengers on board*, was wrecked last night off Cape Bollerd. No loss of life occurred. All the passengers were rescued. The Lusitiania was bound round Cape Raee for Montreal, with a large cargo and a ship load of passengers. She mis took her course in a dense fog and went ashore near Renews, twenty miles North of Cape Race, before daybreak. The ship ran over a reef and hangs against a cliff. The passengers, who are mostly emigrants, were panic-stricken. They stampeded and fought for the ooats, but were overcome by the ofeers and ciew, who secured control after great trouble and a prolonged tsruggle with the rougher element among the passengers who used knives. The women and children were rst landed and the men followed. The crew stood by the ship. The passengers of the Lusitiania had a terrible experience. The first knowledge which they had of the disaster was when, owing to the ship rasping over the rocks, they were all hurled from their berths by the shock. Many of them were bruised and they all hurried on deck in their night clothes. A scene of great excite ment ensued. Five hundred persons were clamoring to escape while the crew tried to pacify them and launch the boats. The male passengers, in their attempt to seize the boats, trampe! the women under foot and fought the crew with knives. Some of the more cool headed o ? the pas sengers, assisted the crew in the efforts to get out the boats. The women and children rescued were almost naked. Drenched with spray, they were pulled up the cliffs by the coast people. Some of the boats were demol ished in the surf, while attempting to land and their half-drowned occupants, held on to rocks, shivering with cold, until rescued. This morning the unhappy passengers after shivering for hours on the hill totjv, tramped several miles in their endeavor to reach the houses of the fishermen where they are now sheltered. Previous to reaching the cliffs, the passengers passed two hours of terrible anxiety on the wreck. Many a man who is open to conviction manages to escape it by hanging the jury. FLYING TRAIN PEUNGES DOWN THROUGH TRESTLE Sixtesn Persons Are Killed and About Sixty Injured in a Terrible Wreck on the Wabash Near Peru, Indiana. (By Associated Press.) •Peru, Ind., June 26.—Sixteen persons were killed and about sixty seriously in jured in a wreck of train No. 3, the west bound Wabash Limited, nine miles west of this city, at 12:30 a. m. today. The dead are ail Italian emigrants enroute to Colorado, whose names are unkonwn. Two sections of train No. 3—one com ing from Detroit and the other from To ledo, were consolidated in this city into a train of eleven cars, making up the flyer for its journey to St. Louis. It consisted of a combination baggage and express, combination baggage and smok er; day coach, emigrant coach; three chair cars; three sleepers' and the pri vate car of General Superintendent Will iam C. Cotter, of the Iron Mountain Rail way. Having left this city one hour late, the train was speeding westward at a high rate, when at a point .nine miles west the engine plunged through a tres tle, which had been undermined by the recent heavy rains. The embankment on both sides of the little stream dropped at a sharp degree a distance of forty feet. Owing to the momentum of the train it appeared to leap nearly across the abyss, into the sofe earth on the oppo site side and fell back to the bottom. Engineer Butler and Fireman Adams wwere thrown from the cab, but not ser iously hurt. The express car and the first chair car were telescoped. The eigrant car, followed by two chair cars, went down on the left side of the track, and the first sleeper pitched forward upon the mass of debris. Its windows THE CONVENTION'S WOKK Appointment of Committee. Number of Re solutions. (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., June 26.—1 n the Con stitutional Convention today President Goode announced the appointment of the following Committee on Reduction of Ex penses, the provided for in the resolution adopted yesterday: Eugene Withers, James W. Marshal, George B. Keezell, R. L. Lindsay Gor don, H. F. Crismond, E. W. Hubard, S. P. Waddill, J. M. Willis, J. Stebbins, George P. Tarry and A. L. Pedigo. Mr. Gordon, of Richmond, introduced a resolution prohibiting members of the Legislature from becoming candidates for any office within one year after expiration of the terms for which they were chosen. The following was proposed by Mr. Dunaway, of Lancaster: That neither the General Assembly, nor the authorities of any city, cunty or district, or other public corporation shall appropriate any money or other per sonal property, or grant any real .estate to any church or sectarian society, or help to maintain or support any society, association or institution, whatever, which is entirely or partly, directly or in directly controlled by any church or sec tarian society, or appoint any person to perform religious services, or to make any appropriation for the payment there of. Among other resolution proposed were the following. x By Mr. Anderson, of Alleghany, provid ing for sessions of the General Assem bly once in four years. By Mr. Orr, of Lee, providing for tjie appointment by the Governor of all judges of the commonwealth. By Mr. Lindsay, of Charlottesville, pro viding for the election of ail State offi cers by popular vote. By Mr. Carter, of Hanover, providing for a property qualification of SIOO and the payment of a poll tax of $1.50 as a prerequisite to voting. By Mr. Brown, of Bedford, requiring voters to be registered at least sixty days prior to the election at which they shall vote. At 1:15 p. m., Mr. Ayers, of Wise coun ty, in accordance with his notice of Fri- I day, called up the Thom resolution pro viding for taking the oath of office. Mr. Thom argued tbo question from a legal standpoint, holding that it was competent for the body to take the oath and pledge itself to support the constitution; that it was obligatory to subscribe to the oath. Senator Daniel replid in an argument against the administration of the oath. At 3 o'clock the convention adjourned. May Lose His Sight. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington. N. C. t June 26.—Roht. H. King, member of the Hook and Ladder Company, lost a limb. thrAe fingers and probably one eye by kicking a dynamite cartridge that was lying on the floor. He thought there was no danger in the car tridge. Young Man Killed by Lightning. (Special to News and Observer.) Statesville, N. C., June 26.—Yesterdav about five oclock a 19-year-old son of ■ Smith Riddick, a white farmer of Olin township, was killed by lightning, and his father and a man named Hutchins badly shocked. They were all standing in the yard w r hen the bolt came. Storm at Siler City. (Special to the News and Observer.) Siler Ciy, N. C., June 26.—Yeserday afternoon Siler City was visited by a se vere rain and wind storm, unroofing in part, the brick store of Webster Huples, wheat and trees also being blown down. ►and trucks were broken, but none of the occupants were injured. The remaining cars also left their trucks, but were not fcadly damaged. It was in the em nt and day coaches that most of the deaths and injuries ocurred. There was absolutely no means by which the engine crew could see the im pending danger. In fact the engine ran out upon the trestle before the structure gave way. The night was intensely dark. For a few minutes after the fatal plunge and dreadful roar of crashing timbers, a deathlike stillness prevailed which was broken only by the cries of the injured. Trainmen caught up their, lanterns and rushed to the neighboring farmhouses fofr assistance. The farmers, with their wives and children, bearing torches, has tened to the scene and all efforts were bent to giving first aid to the injured. Telephone messages were dispatched to this city, and every physician was hur riedly taken to a special train, which carried the to the scene. The injured were placed aboard the cars and brought to the general hospital in this city, where everything possible was done to ameliorate their condition. For a time after the rescuers reached the scene of the wreck little could be done in the way of removing the dead. Hundreds of tons of twisted iron and broken timbers rested upon the car where the unfortunate emigrants were crushed. But by means of wrecking derricks the mass was gradually opened and by day light pearly all the dead had been re moved Ho this city. A THIRD VICTORY WON BY RALEIGH It Was Nearly a Shut Out for Charlotte’s Hornets. A GAME OF EXCITEMENT Wilmington Takes Honors in a Very Close Game. MAKES NINE RUNS TO TARBORO'S EIGHT Many Costly Errors Characterized the Game. Kinsion Wine the Second Contest From Dunn. StrUggles on American, National Diamonds. Again, and the third time, victory perched on the banners of the red and white. The score on each side was just half that of the previous day, being 6. against 3 in favor of Raleigh. The Charlotte team played a good game, but one error being charged against them. It was the heavy batting of the Bed Rirds that turned the trick and Persons clean work at the slab that kept the visitors guessing. King Kelly was not on first yesterday. He was not well and Bridegroom Stocks dale held down the initial bag without an error. Smith was in right field and Stan ley in centre, thus Raleigh had all of its pitchers at work. The game was played with ginger in it. All the players were in good humor and the grand stand and bleachers, with some 500 people present, did not alone rererve its applause for the home team, but gave it to the Mecklenburgers when good plays were made, . tl|i Murray, for “"the visitors, got a big share of this applause. It was given in the first inning when Hennager swatted a hot low fly over in the right pasture that looked as if it was good for a home run. By a desperate run straight to the side Murray got it in his right hand, on which he wore his glove. It was as pretty a catch as has been seen in Raleigh and electrified the crowd. In the third inniug Jakey Atz made “ star catch over on the right foul line which he had to run desperately for. It was a catch that was worth the glad hand that expressed approval of Jackey’s work. Charlotte had high hopes of scoring in the fifth inning. Two men were down when Weaver's hit was followed by a hit from Murray in left field. Weaver misjudged Stanley's throw and was caught off second, thus winding up the inning. In the sixth inniug Venable made two barefaced steals that came because he is a sprinter. He got to second and to third while Person was up, but Person struck out and so did Stocksdale, leaving Venable on third. In Charlotte’s eighth Gates was up and then down, for Eddie Person let fly a ball (hat took Gates square on the head apd laid him low for awhile, but the gritty Hornet got up and ran the getting in one of the three runs. Raleigh's six runs' were scattered through five innings, while Charlotte's three came in the eighth. In that in ning Weaver hit slow (o Venable and made first. Murray followed with a hit. a hot one, which Atz could not hold and got his first. Then Knau batted to Ven able and Murray was forced out at sec*- ond. Gates came next and took his base because Eddie iht him in the head. This filled the hags and the prospects of #„ shut out seemed gone. Colliflower put a long fly over to Stanley in centre which was gobbled up. It was two down and the play was for Clark, who was up. He hit slow to Venable, who ran up on it and threw wild to Stocksdale. The ball went back of the bleachers and before it could be thrown in three men had scored and Clark was on third. Conroy ended the inning by going out on a foul to “Bill D,” who made a pretty catch. THE TABULATED SCORE. Charlotte. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E. Swander, 1. f 5 0 0 0 0 0 Weaver, c. f 4 1 3 5 0 0 Murray, r. f., 4 0 3 4 0 0 Knau, s. s., 3 1 0 2 2 0 Gates, c., 3 1 0 7 0 0 Colliflower, p 4 0 2 0 2 0 Clark, 3b 3 0 11 2 1 Conroy, 2b., 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lipps, lb 4 0 0 7 0 0 33 3 9 *26 6 1 Raleigh. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E. Stocksdale, lb., .... 3 11 12 0 0 Stanley, c. f 4 0 0 4 0 1 Atz, 3b 5 2 2 1 2 0 Hennager, 2b 5 .0 2 2 7 0 Sorber, 1. f., 3 2 1 0 0 0 Smith, r. f., 4 0 1 0 0 0 LeGrande, c 3 11 3 1 0 Venable, s. s., 4 0 2 5 4 1 Person, 4 0 0 0 1 0 35 6 10 27 15 2 *Smith out for not touching second base. Score: R H E Raleigh 0 10 2 10 10 I—3 10 2 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 o—3 9 1 Summary: Two base hits, Hennager, Colliflower. Three base hits, Atz 2, Sorber, Smith. Bases on balls, off Person 2; ou Colliflower 5. Hit by pitched ball, by Person 1. Struck out by Person 2; by Colliflower 6. Double play, Venable to Stocksdale. Left on bases, Raleigh 8, Charlotte 7. Sacri fice hit Stanley. Stolen bases, Stocks dale 2, Hennager, Sorber, LeGrande, Venable 2, Weaver. Time of game 1:40. Umpire, Mr. Clark. WILMINGTON 18 THE VICTOR. A Game Fall of Close Flays Mingled With WithjCostlv Xrrors. (Special to News and Observer.) Tarboro, N. C., June 26. —Wilmington won the third game from Tarboro today in a game full of close plays mingled with costly errors. Allen and were both hit hard at times, when hits went runs. Score: R.H.E. Wilmington ..00 3 10014 o—9 13 7 Tarboro .. ..00002014 I—B 12 2 Batteries: Allen and Thackera; Ash enback and Foster, mpire, Staley. KINSTON IS VICTORIOUS. Pitcher Mills Hit by a Pitched Ball and Ser iously Hnrt. Kinston, N. C., June 26.—The second game with Dunn today, while not so strong as that of yesterday, was replete with brilliant fielding plays. Pitcher Mills was seriously hurt in the sixth in ning. being hit on the head by a very swift pitched ball. He was unconscious for several minutes and has been delir ious at intervals since. He is now rest ing quietly at the home of Dr. R. H. Lewis, his uncle. It is hoped his injury will have no serious result. Pitcher Jor dan, of Dunn, had his ankle badly sprained in yesterdays game. Score. R H E Dunn 0 01002000—3 6 4 Kinston 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 3 x—l 214 2 Batteries: Mills and Jordan: Hobbs and Sitterson, Sugg and Lewis. Struck out by Mills, 5; by Hobbs, 3; by Suggs, 12. „ National League Games. (By the Associated Press.) • Philadelphia, Pa., June 26.—Chicago- Philadelphia game postponed; wet grounds. Brooklyn,, June 26.—The Brooklyns had a field day at the bat this after noon, making twenty hits off Tannehill and Wiltse, for a total cf thirty-two bases. Attendance 2,300. Score: R H E Pittsburg 0 0000300 o—3 8 1 Brooklyn 0036600 1 x—l 6 20 0 Batteries: Wiltse, Tannehill and Zimmer: Donovan and McGuire. Time 1:52. Umpire, O’Day. New York, June 26.—Scott, a new man who pitched for the Cincinnatis. was a little green in fast company. Mathewson, with the exception of his work in one inning, was a stumbling block to the Cincinnatis. Attendance 2,500. Score: RH E Cincinnati .. ..0 002 00 0 o—2 9 5 New York 2 1030000 x—6 9 4 Batteries: Scott and Peitz; Mathew son and Bowerman. Time 1:40. Um pire, Dwyer. Boston, Mass., June 26.—St. Louis won today's game by bunching hits in the second and seventh innings. At tendance 1,500. Score: RH E Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 I—2 8 0 St. Louis 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 o—3 6 1 Batteries: Nichols and Kittridge; Powell and Ryan. Time 1:40. Umpire, Emslie. American League. Cleveland, Ohio, June 26. —Shiebeck's error in the ninth was responsible for the four runs which won the game for the visitors. Attendance 2,650. Score: R H E Cleveland .. ..0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 o—s 9 2 Milwaukee .. ..0 0040000 4 —B 11 2 Batteries: Braggins and Wood; aGrvin and Maloney. Time 1:35. Um pire, Haskell. Washington, June 26.—Clarke's lucky hit in the ninth inning, driving in two runs, gave today’s game to Washing ton. Philadelphia went to pieces in the last inning. Attendance 2,219. Score: R H E Washington ...0 0001 000 4—5 9 1 Philadelphia .. 01101000 I—4 8 4 Batteries: Patten and Clarke; Mil ligan and Powers. Umpires, Grady and Leahy. Time 1:45. Southern League. At Selma: Selma 0; Chattanooga 5. At Shreveport: Shreveport 9; Little Rock 11. At Birmingham: Birmingham 3; Nashville 4. At New Orleans: New Orleana 1; Memphis 4. MUCH LUMBER LOST BT FIRE. Six Drying Kilns Burned. The Loss Fifteen Thousand Dollars (Special to Ihe News and Observer.) Columbia. N. C., June 26.—Six drying kilns full of lumber were burned last night. The loss is $15,000. The kilns be longed to the Branning Manufacturing Company. Entertained by Charleston. (By Associated Press ) Charleson, S. C., June 26.—The Phila delphia delegation from the city council visltingfi Charleston in the interest of the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition, was entertained with an excursion around the harbor this morning. During the trip the following resolution was proposed by J. C. Hemp bill and unanimously adopted: “Resolved, that the city of Charleston views with interest the effort being made y Philadelphia, for the lmpbrovement of the Delaware river, and the Senators and Representatives of South Carolina in Congress are respectfully urged to favor and further the bill in Congress to com plete such improvements.”