THE SCHLEY INQUIRY.
A Briet Summary ol the Progress
of the Investigation.
Washington Poit,
Lieut. James(j. Doyle,formerly
of the Brooklyn, continued his
testimony Thursday for Admiral
Schley. He described tlmtotficer
lis self-possessed under fire and
said thai Schley signaled to the
Oregon on the day of the battle'
to lire her LT inch gun, which
order was obeyed. There was no
record of this signal, but Lieut.!
Doyle said it was sent by Knsiirn!
Md'auley, of Schley's staff. So
record could be found in the
Brooklyn's log of any word being
sent to Admiral Sampson that
there were any indications ot the
outcoming of the Spanish fleet,
but the witness said that his im
pression was that the informa
tion had been conveyed to ?>amp
son. He also testified thut be
tween the time of hearing the
firing of guns off Dienfuegos audi
stopping off that port the Brook-!
lyn steamed forty-five miles.
Capt. William C. Dawson, of the
Marine Corps, and 1' r some time!
past holding a position in the
office of ?) udge Advocate Lemly,
testified that while signal officer
on the Indiana during the battle
of Santiago he saw the Brooklyn
turn and go southward, away
from the Spanish fleet, for a dis
tance of 2,000 yards, at right j
angles to the course of t he of her
American ships. On cross-exam- J
ination he said that the distance
between the Indiana and the
Brooklyn when he began thelat
ter's movements was four miles.
Lieut Clifford .1. Boush, of the
hydrographic office, testified to
the distances fioin Santiago to
the nearest coaling station and
to Key West.
Lieut. George \V. Dyson, of the
bureau of steam engineering, was
called to testify to the amount of
coal in the ships of the Flying
Squadron at the time of retro
grade movement and how long
that coal would have lasted for
blockading purposes and for
steaming at ten knots per hour
Mr. Ilayner insisted that the
statement should also give the
length of tiinethecoal would have
sufficed for chasing the Spanish
Jleet under forced draught, and
also how much coal would then
have been necessary to carry the
vessels to the nearest coaling
port. It was agreed that the
data should be furnished.
In the Schley court of inquiry
Friday, owing to Judge Advo
cate Lemly's refusal to admit the
existence of an apparent error in
oneof Admiral Sampson's letters,
Mr. Ilayner said that the only
wav of settling the controversy
would be to summon Admiral
Sampson, and he directed that
that action be taken. Judge
Lemiy replied that any witness
named by M r. llavner would be
summoned.
Lieut. Charles W. Dyson, of the
Bureau of Steam Engineering,
testified as to the details of the
Flying Squadron's coal supply.
He allowed the Brooklyn seventy
tons per day for steaming ten
knots an hour, when the log of
the ship showed that she con
sumed from eighty-six to ninety
seven tons.
Commander Kay moiid 1
Kodgers, formerly executive offi
cer of the Iowa, testified that
Capt Evans acquainted hitn at
Cienfuegos with the meaning of
the signal lights on shore, in
formation which was withheld
from Commodore Schley. As
seuior member of the board to
locate the hits made by all kinds
of American shells upon four
Spanish ships, he testified that of
thirty-five hits so located, twelve
were made by the Brooklyn's
five.inch guns, or 33 jier cent! for
these guns alone.
Lieut. Commander Albon C.
Hodgson, formerly navigator of
the Brooklyn, testified that Com
modore Schley said to him on the
morning of the battle, when the
Texas was discovered to be near,
"Damn the Texas: let her take
care of herself." He also testified
that the turn was made so as to
clear the Brooklyn of the Texas
and of the fire of the latter ves
sel and also to bring the Brook
lyn around as quickly as possi
ble to the head of the line of
Spanish ships. He said that the
Brooklyn was never nearer to
to the Texas than 250 to 300
yards.
In the Schley court of inquiry
Saturday a letter from Sampson
to Schley which had been in the
possession of the Navy Depart
ment showed a curious erasure
regarding the word "Santiago" J
which did not ap|>ear in the copy
of the letter as recceived t>v
Schley. ,
An attempt by Judge Advo
cate Letnly and Mr. llanna to
to ?rt't into the record an edito
torial from the New York Sun
abusing Admiral Schley afoysed
Mr. Kayner's protest and was
then promptly checked by the
court.
Lieut. Commander Hodgson,
(formerly of the Krooklyn, called J
by the Department to testify
against Schley and whose evi
dence was favorable to that offi
cer, was confronted with his cor
respondence with Admiral Schley
for the evident purpose of dis
crediting him as a witness.
Only one session of the court
was held, and was mainly occu
pied with the reading of the
Ilodgson-Schley correspondence
which Captain Lemley insisted
upon havnfg read in full. It had
not been concluded when the
court adjourned,
BOERS SUFFER HEAVILY.
Gen. Kitchener Reports 250 Killed
and 300 Wounded.
The news from South Africa is
a little more encouraging to Kng
land. Lord Kitchener reports
that two officers and thirty-one
men have been killed in an attack
made on Col. Kekewich's camp,
at.Moedwil. The Boers, who were
under Commandants Ilelarey and
Kemp, had fourteen officers and
11J men wounded, after two
hours' night fighting, when the
Boers were driven off. Col. keke
wich was among the wounded.
The Boer reverse at Moedwill
occurred September 21). The
Boers are reported to have been
one thousand strong. Lord
Kitchener, in his dispatch, says ]
the British repelled the attack
with great vigor. Col. Kekewich
was slightly wounded in two
places. He says that all ranks
behaved extremely well. The
wounded were taken to 11 usten
burg, half way between Pretoria j
and Mafeking.
Lord Kitchener confirms the
heavy losses of the Boersj about
250 killed and BOO wounded, dur
ing their attack on Port Italia
and Fort Prospect. He says the
guns recently captured at Vlak
fontein have been recovered from
the Beers.
NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE.
The History of the Famous Hymn
and its Author.
The hymn, "Nearer, My Cod,
to Thee," which President Mc
kinley made famous in his dying
moments and which was sung at
funeral services the country over,
has an interesting history. It is
said to be the best metrical ex
pression in modern psalmody of
the desire for a more intimate
spiritual acquaintance with Cod.
Its imagery embraces the asso
ciations of one of the most sub
lime and interesting religious ex
periences recorded in the early
Hebrew scriptures. Jacob's vision
at Luz. "And he lighted upon a
certain place," said the scripture
of Jacob's wanderings, "and tar
ried there all night, because the
sun was set; and he took of the
stones of that place and put them
for bis pillow, and lay down in
that place to sleep. And he
dreamed, and behold a ladder set
upon the earth and the top of it
reached to heaven; and behold
the angels of God ascending and
descending on it."
Mrs. Sarah Flower A darns, au
thor of the hymn, wasadaughter
of Benjamin Flower, an English
writer and editor. She was born
in 1 K()."?
In 1841 she published a dra
matic poem in live acts entitled
"Viva Perpetua" in which she
portrayed the experiences of the
early martyrs.
The hymn, "Nearer, My God,
to Thee," was a record of her
own religious experience, and was
written as a memorial of answered
prayer, probably without any ex
pectation that it would be of
public service. It was furnished
with thirteen other hymns to
Charles Fox's "Collection of
Hymns and Anthems,-' published
in I<ondonin 1841.?Indianapolis
Sentinel.
A Fiendish Attack,
An attack was lately made on
C. F. 'Collier, of Cherokee, Iowa,
that nearlv proved fatal. Itcame
through his kidneys. His back
got so lame he could not stoop
without great pain, nor sit in a
chair except propped bycushions.
No remedy helped him until he
tried Klectric Hitters which effect
ed such a wonderful change that
he writes he feels like a new man. i
This marvelous medicine cures
backache and kidney trouble,!
purifies the blood anil builds up
your health. Only 50c. at Hood
Bros, drug store.
Thk Herald and Home and
Farm one year, $1.25.
C JNCER.NING CAROLINA.
Interesting; Clippings irum North
Carolina Papers.
The largest single item of tax
ever collected in Buneonbe coun
ty was recently paid the sheriff
by (ieorge Vauderbilt for his
county taxes far 1901, the
amount being f12,000. This
largo sum for taxes is u help to
Kuucombe county and its citi
zens, vet when Uiltmore was lie
ing established we remember
there were some who wrote in
opposition to it. All leasonuble
encouragement should be given
men of wealth to come to our
State and make Investments.?
Kinston Free I'ress.
Mr. 1>. A. Whitney appeared in
the mayor's office one day Ivist
week and said that he had been
very much perplexed as to what
was going A-ith the milk from his
tine cow, as she was only giving
a pint a day. He set a diligent
watch over the cow, and at hist
slipped upon a huge black snake
in the act of sucking her. He
procured a hoe, struck the snake
and cut it m two. After killing
the reptile the cow bellowed and
bemoaned at an awful rate. He
says the snake was live feet long
and exceedingly large. ? Cor.
Lumberton Robesonian
Ik - r . I ' 1__ 1
tapers 01 appeal nave oeen
filed by the attorneys for the con
demned murderer. John Henry
Hose, who is now in jail here, and
this of itself stays execution?
hence he will not be hung on Oc
tober 11th. While the general
sentiment is that Hose is the man
who shot Tom Farmer from am
bush, vet his attorneys, Col. I*.
Wortmngton and Mr. is (i. Mew
borne are working hard for his
life and speak very hopefully of
his chances for a new trial. They
say that all reasonable efforts
will be exhausted before Hose is
hung. They say that they can
get a new tri.d on their objec
tions to the charge of .1 udge
Timberlake.? Wilson Times.
Major Joseph Morehead ftas
shown the Greensboro Record a,
smooth-bore Hint and steel buck
gun, live feet and eleven inches in
length and whole stocked?that
is the stock runs to the muzzle.
This was the property of Caleb
Crews, of Granville county, and
used by him at the battle of Guil
ford Court House in 17*1. There
was also shown a powder horn
of that period and a buck-skin
shot bag also used in the battle.
[ all now the property of the Guil
ford Rattle Ground Museum, a
presentation of patriotic descend
ants. The Major is having pic
tures of these taken to aid Mr.
Mullins, of Ohio, in the manufac
ture of a statue true-to-life of a
North Carolina militiaman of
1771?the pioneer of American
liberty who at that date set the
Revolutionary ball in motion.?
Winston Sentinel.
An Ohio man is to plant a
colony in Beaufort county, this
State. nx)t far from Washington.
His name is Marvin, and he is
from near Findlay, Ohfo. He
has bought several thousand
acres of land on Blount's Creek,
and has atoncebegun to develop
it. Report has it that he will
build a hotel there, and that
from 100 to 125 families will
move 'rom Ohio to settle. A
large saw mill and lumber plant
will be put up at once. Such colo
nists as this is what North Caro
lina needs. The success of the
colony at Chadburn, and the set
tlement at Southern l'ines is evi
dence that other such places
would not only pay good divi
dends to nri moters, but would
give the colonists pleasant homes
and good incomes. This is the
kind of immigration we need. We
can well afford to do without the
foreign kind?Raleigh Times.
Can You
Eat
anything yon want ? Moat people can- j
not. When you can't, its called "indi
gestion," which develops "dyspepsia"
?the agonizing terror of the age.
Coleman's
Guarantee
positively cures all forms of indigestion
and dyspepsia. "Take it, eat what yon
want and be happy."
CUBED BY ONE BOTTLE.
"I suffered for severs! months with indigestion I
? nd (ould scatcfly rat anything without intense
suffering afterwards. I found no relief until
"Coleman's Guarantee" was recommended. I
bought one bottle, and took it as directed, and
from the very first found relief, and by the time
I had taken the first bottle was not only feeling
better, but was entirely cured."
V. W. JEFFERSON, Danville. Va.
PRICE 60c. A BOTTLE.
Sold by all Druggists.
?S^Take no substitute.
COLEMAN REMEDY CO., Danville. Va., 0. S. A.
For Sale by Hood Brothers.
And Benson Drug Company.
FALL STYLES.
When you <an't decide what you want try our taste; we'll
answer f< r you and foi it. for we have the finett and best line
oi the latest goods evei shown in the town.
We Have Woolen Dress Goods at $1 50
the Yard to I Oc. the Yard.
YOU SHOULD SEE OUR LINE OF ?
Broad-Cloths
AT $1.00 AND 75c THE YARD.
All colors, the best ever sold at the juice.
Our line of Whip-Cords.just the thing, if you want a
nice dresi- and one that will wear. We have these in all the
new shades at 65c the yard.
If you want a dress not so exjiensive, then see our line of
Granite Cloths at 50c the yard. Just the dre>s at the
right price; all popular shades
Well, what about our line at 25c.?, This is just up-to-date. We
have about fifteen pieces all wool flannels bought at a bargain.
These will go for 20c. and 25c.; worth 50c. and 50c. Don't miss
this line. We also have a full line of plain weaves and figured cash
meres in all shades, blacks, blues, reds,garnet, green, gray and fan.
Our line of cheaper dress goods is bang up at 10c., 12%c., 15c.
and 20c.
SHIRTWAISTS.
Our line o! shirtwaist goods would do credit to a city. In this
line we have a beautiful selection of silks and silk flannels in all
fancy colors and black and white. A nice assortment of all-wool
Albatross in plain weaves and fancy stripes. Also French flannels
with fancy bands for trimming in the newest shades.
We have a full line dress trimmings in braids, jets, gimps,
applique, Persian bands, velvets and silks.
NEW PERCALES. NEW HOSIERY.
NEW CALICOS, NEW SUSPENDERS.
NtW CHSVIOT8, NEW SHIRTS,
NEW SHEETINGS, NEW COLLARS.
NEW PLAIDS. NEW VESTS,
NEW OUTINGS, NEW PANTS,
NEW FLANNELS, NEW TOWELS
NEW PANTS GOODS, NEW HOODS,
NEW SHEETS, NEW CAPS AND HATS,
NEW QUILTS, NEW UMBRELLAS,
NEW CLOAKS. NEW JACKETS.
NEW SHOES FOR MEN,
NEW SHOES FOR LADIES,
NEW SHOES FOR MISSES,
NEW SHOES FOR BOYS.
NEW SHOES FOR CHILDREN,
NEW SHOES FOR BABIES.
W. L. WOODALL,
SMITHFIELD, N, C.
Hardware, Buggies and Shop;
WE HAVE
Stoves, Hollow Ware, Carpenters' Tools, Building Material,
Farm Implements Tinware, Crockery, Wagon and Buggy
Material, Buggies, Harness, Mill Belting, and a full line of
General Hardware. A full line of both
WAGON AND BUGGY HARNESS.
Several kinds of buggies with price-* down cheap. A solid
car of stoves on land. Every one fully guaranteed. By get
ting them in car lots we can sell very cheap.
A General Wood and Blacksmith Shop
FOR HORSE AND MULE SHOEING,
Repairing Carts, Wagons, &c. Carts and wagons made to
ordfsr. We are fully prepared to do any business in
our line with you and ask your patronage.
Selma Manufacturing Co,
SEL/VIA, N C
JOHN A. MCKAY. E. F. YOUNG.
THE JOHN A. McKAY M'F'G CO.
Edged Tool, Foundry and Machine Works. One of the very best
equipped plants in the State.
Machine Repair Work of Every Description.
High Grade Saw-Mill,'Engine
and Boiler Work a Specialty.
THE FARQUHAR,
an rr ? i _ t j
aii iunu5 iron anu
Brass Castings.
Store Front Irons and other ?s
Heavy Work to Order.
WE ARE AGENTS FOR i
A. B. Farquhar Co.'s -J
Machinery, ?
Engines Boilers, Saw Mills, &c We
are aiso agents for the Southern Saw
Works and have a good stock of their
(mill) saws on halt
ENGINES
A2TT>
BOILERS
Of all Styles fron
4 to 000 horse power
i
we Handle All Kinds of Machinery and
JY Machinery Supplies, JY
Steam Fittings, l*i|?e, Inspirators, Shafting, I'ulleys, Post Hang
ers, Grate-bars, &c., &c.
WB DO HIGH GRADE WORK ONLY.
GET OUR CATALOGUE AND PRICES.
The John A. ]VIcK,ay MTg Co..
dunn, n. c.
DR. S. P. J. LEE,
DENTIST,
OFFICE ON SECOND FLOOR OF
PROFESSIONAL BUILDING
on Market St,
SM1THFIELD, N. C'.
Houses
for Rent
If you want to rent any
kind of a house in Smith
field please let lite know it.
J. M. BEATY,
SMITH HELD, N. C
Dr. J. W. Hatcher,
DENTIST.
Selma N. C.
Ofkice in Hakk Jt Son's Drn? Store.
DR. H. P. UNDERHILL,
Physician and Stft-geon.
KENLV, X. C.
Office at Mr. Jesse Kirby's.
FLOYD H. PARRISH,
8MITHFIELD. N C.
.Fresh Meats, Beef and Ice?.
Highest Pkicks Paid koi< Hides.
0T"Beef cattle wanted.
Treasurer's Card.
i John W. Futrell, Treasurer of Johnatcv.
! County, will be in Smithtteld every
Monday and Saturday and Court Weeks
Office in back room of the Hank of Smitb
flelti. In his absence county orders will b+
I oaid at the Hank
PHOTEL DICKENS,
rmithfikhid. n. c.
Transients and Boarders
Ox Main Business Street.
Rates Reasonable.
MRS I.E. DICKENS.
Proprietress
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all Druggists.
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'ISOO Mydiitun Square. PIIIV.A., PA,
Mention tklt paper.
New Market Opened.
We have just opened a first
class market in the
Dickens Building
Opposite Holt's Hardware Store,
ana can serve the public with the
best fresh meats the market
affords.
We Want to Buy
Fat Cattle, Pork, Hides,
Beeswax, Tallow, Etc.,
and will pay highest market prices,
for same. Give us a trial.
Barber & Lindsay,
Smithfield, N. 0.
Sept. 3?tf.
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