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VOL. 11.
| TWO GENTLEMEN I
HAWAII.
I , ... . . •;
- By SEWARD W. HOPKINS. 1
i fPi /IK yAv /o. .»■
WmW to » « »—o
n.
Uiflllf ftl>.
"This is jut the Una*.to~se«'them.
* Eiajbody rides or drives ii tfcSafter
aioon. So* y«t'«rill ktt4 j«l wlr
htity-aiwjtk****."
?s*r black horse* were eo*n}Btfto
. *ar*«SL. UMU Td* niasd ia hi*
tlw.>*ttttTC>aM Ultar abt^rTc
» aarftt*i* Mtar. The queen l*y back
tapoa MShioas. bar laoe
►nided fro* the m by * gorgeous
mabceTU of'lace * She And
roarse-looking. A*ay from her royal
trappings, I vo«M have concluded site
- iuija| Mk* a fiisf-class rook for ta
" &i»| like thai to my , uaia He
ton ghsdheartily.
"to* mast sot aay such disloyal
things Tom, ay boy,"* he said. "or
joa will get rourwlf and Ma into no
aad of trouble. Tbe..q*een dsslsvery
. aavecaly wjti her nemiw."
"The* the sooner we make peace
with the fat lady the better,".l raid.
• "Still, the royalty business may be e
, trifle irksome after. oar republican
freedom of speech aad .action."
"Oh, yon will oet 1* trammeled It
actiM," replied ay ancle,
. yoar speech sad yoa will get along
aU right."
We sped a! >eg again.
"There ia the queen's palace." aaid
■ay uncle, and o* cjorst Winnie and 1
war* eager to aee tie home of the
dnaky qaeea.
Set ia a beantifil park, aairoaaded
' by paint*, orange trees and beautiful
Cowers, ths whit a pilacn showed to
•narked a 1 vantage, It was a large,
aquare building, neatly all with
a tower-al earh saJut the fa-adr. It
had i**auiez*bla Vfadtwi and bal
• coatee, and was oarao«*tod hy a.cu
pola abate which.*** raised the flag
of Hawaii—which was little else than
. a modification of the flag of England.
- • -"And is .the qaeea eery wealthy}"
ksked Winnie. .
"Her" income from the Rtete ia
large,™ replied Unc> Torn, "and she
has besides a considerable fortune ol
her own. Yes, aae Is rieh enough."
flaring feast-d oar eyes sufficiently
npou the "abode of royalty, wo drove
on.
"Bar* ooaes * laa* yea will be
A carriage «f OB]«eteatiaas a;>
pea ran ne, draw* by two aleek horses,
eaase toward as mmi dspptd. In it
" was * DM I thought of about the
•aw age aa ay anole. He rssehed
©at hia hud aad graagrd my uale*a
firmly.
"Hew do yo* ds, Mr Warring
ford?" he asked heartily. "I hare not
seen yo* ia * weak, and thoaght
perhaps yoa were ill."
"So, bat I have been verf busy
with the sugar, and a few ouruly
Fert*g*eee." replied Uncle Tom.
",'M boa idea that, I hare, as yo*
know, been making-*ome preparations
to receive my niece end nephew. I
*i*tod the office ia relation to it the
last time T taw*yon." r ,
"Ah, yea, I remember," said the
gentleman, kindly. "I fancy they
. bare come," glancing at Winnie aid
lit.'
"Tea, ahflday/t said lay nnale, "let
me prsaaat yoa' to the American min
ister, Hr. Suvens." . #
Of course, Wianie and I were over
whelmed. Bat Mr. fttevens cordially
_ shook onr hands, and spoke feeling'y
npoa the great bereavement we had
sustained. ■ ~ 1
"Bat I am sare yo* will eajef year
life here with yoar uncle," he said.
'"The elimate ia grand, and there is
just enough romance about the place
to suit young people. We ahall be
glad to see yo* at the Legation at any
tiiae."
"Thaak yoa, sir,** I replied. "It
trill add to oar pleasv* to hare the
friendship of the representative of the
United Htate*."
Minister Stevens smiled and, as he
aigaaled hia coachman to drira on,
aaid:
"I sappoee. of coarse, yon wilt
bring the youg people oat. Warring
lord?"
"Aa H seems advisable," replied my
nacle. "Of coarse, we cannot attend
the balla aad aitial receptions for e
time."
"No, eertainly not. I understand.
Bat do not let them be strangers,
quite," aad with a pleasant smile and
a friendly nod, he waa gone.
"What a splendid man," said Win
aie. "How kind aad genial he is."
c "i ®ae man, r*ly," replied my
and*, "and aa tr*e a* American as
*»V*tov*ss- Otaisd
T T'told Mm abomt As«*ar Gordon
while we drove atoag. Uade Item
aseaied in no harry to gat home. He'
tnraed *s into another street, upon
v jiah were m**y alag—l ssanlnissa
T!il» is tieretania atieet," *e aaM,
"and the finest ia Honolulu."
' Aftefr teaching the oatakirto of the
;ltr, we etr*«k Into I broad level
road, along'which the carriage rolled
. rapidly .Or riahtih
the like of wkich I had
kevfcr. aeaa before. Brilliant green
waa the prevailing color, bat the flow,
era-and. some of the trees bqre baauU
fnl Unto thdt gave a varied gate* to
the entire scene. Palm-tree* towered
above aa. Long graaaee waved their
heads ik the balmy breexe. And far
and kway stretched fields si tire ox
of sugar-cane, ia Which *er» many
ma*, native, Ohineae aad ftortagneee,
finishing their day'a work.
"Along thia beautiful road W trav
eled for tnany milee. On the right, in
the far dtstoace, was a low raag* of
mountains aeeoingiy covered with a
heavy growth of treee. On the left,
several high peaka loftily pointed ap
ward, piercing the aky.
"We are in the Nuuaan Valley,"
said Uncle Tom. 'the fairest stretch
of in the world;"
"I mn easily lietieve it,** I replied
"Xature seems to have left nothing
undone that co«ld aad ia makiag it
beantifuL"
We pasaed a few plantation bowses.
Some of fiem were small and sem«
were bf tome pretentions in size.
Before the largest of them, located
most superbly upon a rising ground,
surronaded by slopiag lawns. Uncle
Tom turned his horses* hesds towanl
the open gate.»- When we had paased
its portal a, he said:
"Sow, children. Tort are bom?.
This is The Corals, a came I have
given it becaase the boase is partly
built of coral rock. Aa far as yon caa
seethe land is- mine. Here yo* are
free in will and body. Do aa yon
please. Oo and eome as yon like.
Mske the old ho*se ring with yout
Isughter. Every horse,, every nn,
every dog ia at your command. ,v»,
in fact, am I. All I ask is love me."
Winnie raeehsd owe* ead pattiae
her plump ar.us around his neck;
kusedhim again aud agaia
ing, "we lore yen to death alra*
Ton will be j*at kill* 1 with lovelf-.., t
The old ganUemaa'a eyes were tobi' *
a* he tttrnfd Ma bereee ever to.hi-.
•taUemau aad led mm *p the brr s—
porch to the ho«yitaW« dtxff of
plantation home.'
CHAPTEB IIL
Cordon 4>*ting)iiehed himself aa 1 1
fell ia with good fortaae at. once. 11
say good fortune, not good lack. . Sj |
one but Oordoa c >ald have done it.
I had had asms!! native b >y tnr'ae '• i
jver to mi by my nnele as an Attoad !
aut, and also two horses. Witl
Maillaaki on one and myaclf on an
sther, I went into Honolnla to lint
Qordon the seeond day after our ar
rival:
I fottod hit* oa. the perch ei th
Nunana Hoase, a luw-xaotot, ooui
'ortable place that looked like aai
•mall American hatai He grf*te'l
me warmly.
"I was beginning to ha afraid yo •.
had forgotten ma," he aaid.
•♦Foolish thought," I replied, "JIl j
data has bfeen fully taken ap. . But j
JQw are you anyway? What have yoa }
loue so far?" '
"Smoked half a box of Heacanip't i
rigsrs and eaten of bia beat viands.
That's about all."
"Nothing a A bonne's tray?**
"No. I've seen several people .
bat business is dead. Everything r
a a muddle. The qaeea seems to b«
a pig-headed female, who pats hel
foot in it every time she tries to legist
iato Half the people either bate* ox I
fear her, and the other half speci
their tima wondering wtot ia gaiag t
happen aext." . ~ ;
"I learned eoaethiag of this from tut
mcle. He despises the queen au
speaks bitterly of her extravagiul
rule. There seems to be trouble hie* •
iug. But what's that to as?
them worry it out. Oo yoa ride?" .
"Wheu I get a chance."
"I have two horses here; one ridden
by my Malliauki, an archin of variabU
habits, detailed -4s body guard to
something by ray ancle. Let him kick
«p hia heels here while we take a ride,
rwill show yon tbe bean tics of the
Kuuaau Valley.
"I wonder if they equal the bea-i
ties of the Xuuanu Hotel,"* said CSo: -
don, laughing,
"By the way, I had forgottea to ask
after mine host, foHray Heaeamp." I
replied. "Has hia hostelry fulfilled
expectations?"
. "Indeed it has. Seacamp ia a
blower of .the meat proaoaaced type,
bat ha faaally knows whereof be
hlrtfreth. "lyifg afraid, from hia en
tfiasiaaHs Uanage m the Maaowai.
that hja pIaML woald be asmpiy
ffia'ad. l|e aeta aZaail table, ia * folly
Sal iadiridaally, ready to fend a
head to aay Ameriejp aatha ialaoda."
VHeieaa Amerhmn, thea?"
H, flmagU he haa aot told
W "tAI?* 1 ** •p* 4 ' tfk#-«l dowa
eastTfsflkaa, aad his paah snd-ecer . t
bear eat the raeariihlsace. To
to >ai"l V ready he is wife his
friendship, I shall aak him to lcd»sae
apair of riding-boots ar leggings. "
We found Mr. Hearamp writing i-i
his room. Without formality he.
graced my bdti L "Mr. Warriagfard,
of the Oarala," he aaid ia hia haaatar-
True to Otirifave*, Our N*%gKhor«/otir &ountry and Our God.
WHXIAMSIOtijj. C* ; FRTOAY, APRIL
a«a
lalaada. air? .oa tbi
atool, I any - t'dijvtuil ajininer.
o*ee here, ye* never laar*. Asda
grand piaee-yew have at fheOnnela,
I know your ttnirle well- I hawe.had
the"pleasnre af bis aoirtaititance these
HUy yttn.* Rd klnays stops hex*
Xheh h« cornea to ,tewn ; '*'
W 1 replied " v
"Did ha? Qood enough. Thai
whnglg proves," he tuxual toward
Qmwa h* aai.l tliis, v J
oiaaialli|f AaaericttfU«fc£ . W.
an an I
"Asi fau AmeHWisf'' W rsTd,'in"i
waaaaa that indimtad ylaiia daafre
to ahriak. "Am. I! Wait, >fb »J?
JSaa jtoag*fjpllowA (TorTt knovHthat it
aaouud yoa! iLT level
atreetal tira.the-*hi|M
a» do?k In thathsriiofi
Vaaine** boases hut ahnost
waknbwd blmdf -He# tbewvfderulß o|
push, baargy, air, ia
simply Am all. of Amerlcaa
braiua have utaJnit iat
Amarieaa money baa made the earth
give np ita wealth I American euter-
Ipriae haa raiaad the r M -o and aug ir
thai you saw np tbo vatlej ! Aui lau
American' Let th*
J bet I'm an American f every ineli,
j every bone and every tliought of met
1 Come, well open a b.ittle antl-driuk a
toast to the ftrand old tla x over tiiere
oif the'eonsuiate, 6rfd t.r Steven*, tha
jngn wCTupholds it in t!i(? faVe M all
paij>u»g"eriUciHßjV'' ~"V . ,
It aactaialy uijijle m« f t e»l good to
baas this t.iik. I hof
| I* mysapport of American iuslitutinu#
myself, and Rymjuthired with the
voluble hotel-keeper. We drank bit
wine and echoed his teasf.
"By the way, Mr. tfeaeauip," aaid
Gordon, "Warritigford b.is invited mo
'to a horseback ride. I wanted to ask
' yoa If yon l eo*ld lend tn» a pair of
boots or leggiags,.as I n-Jtice that cvery
l»«dy wbp rides wens nm nr the
v other .'•
f "'Certsiuly, my bar. K« cp up yoar
j sad. Every AuK-rieait uiui goea out
' from this Jiouse must 10-jk 'e« well as
' our English cousins, if T b.rvc to sttiji
' the place to do it. Lcjrcinirs Vre w hat
j yoa waht, not b/iots. Jj>ot. are
' right for the military nail the English
• npstatfs, but givo us Americans leg-*
mt" •' •
The point did- not seem *o vital to
j me, but as Mr. Jollroy Seat-amp never
Indeed you to support bis opinions, I
was not called npoa to make auy re*
ply, Fortunately for my good stand'
• ing With ,Mr, B«nc\ap. r' wore les;>
; ginga, aa l|aiu( rook#' and uiore plia
|-ble «hd oomfortalile N thuu boots.. And
• to the facttbat I-didurrar tivni I think
["his aflvocacy of eon'd Ire
I trated. p»»if«naturcd
: fellow brouglit otft a pair, which Wor-
I don put on.
• "I will leave my boy, Vallianki, with
| you, while we visit the Cor,Us and re
turn," 1 said. •
"Do it. TH tako care of the Hills
> brown devil> I lunw liim well; lie
] comes here ofteo with y «Ur uncle.'' *
Malliauki'a grin wai a glorious sigltf
in point of sUe when I t .Id bim.-be
waa to remain at the Kuitann until, we
returned. It was a tort of .picnic for
the young imp, und ho' enjoyed- tha
prospect.
Gordon ■ looked fcmionsly well on
horseback. He sst litu> a Comanche.
He was so tall, to straight and'so
haadsoiae tb«t s'rinigors turned'to
look at him aa we rode aloii{.
I took great pleautra in .showing
h'-j the yalley and iu pointing nut ths
residences of persun i more or less
prominent in Hawaiian a Suits, as my
node had showji tlient to ine. And
Cordon was as vigorous in his pruitt
of the fair valley as one could wish.
"Here we are," J said, as we came
before the big stone archway, ,fiom
which a long, smooth road led to the
hmfte we lived iu. "'lUrm is The
Corals." ■ •
".What a'grand plnee!" said'Cordoa.
"Ton are indeed forfifnate, Warring
ford- ;; *~ -* ■
. ".I appreciate It, anit to
f--?l £s IUIXCJ at uotne itere »» x uo. I
nave' alrbaiiy spoke.i of - you tf> my
auc'r, and have his eudorseiueutt"
*We fobnd Wiuifre.l a!i"! TTnclo Torn
. on-, vera ilia, Wtnni#. waa
rcaliag and wis cn up in a"huge
Ua iboo.-chair. Ua?!e To.n half re
. c.iaed in a similar one, dozing antsy,
tbe perftot emlMxlim .-ut Of cornfoft..
Upou bsing iutfifiuc«Vho grasped
' Cor.lon's hmid and ihwk it heartily.
•*I am glad to meet you,'.' belaid.
"I am pleasjd to have you here ae'e
gnest of my Mr. Oor
' don, pray ct/mider Tour*alt oi;e Af us
at aay or all times the
takes you." -. >j-».
"I tb bifjoi, air," ssid Oordoa.
My uncle had in X l-wg* degree the
ever-ready hospitality .that we found
everywhere on these ijiUuds. ' I r hgve
seen bouses literacy thrown opgn to
American or Eaglish pebple by resi
dents who had never tcea them be
fore, but bound by the ties of nation
ality to care for tuo friends from na
tive shores.
We had a gay honr on the porch,
my ancle telling all abont Hawaii, ita
past, its present and its probable fu
ture. 1 We smoked, drank' ;oed
pnnehes, and ate lunch. Uncle Tom
deajanted npon the natural beauties
and advantages of Oe'ua.
"But (he country i» cursel—bow ad
down—tiiieatened.by.tno grtatevils,'*
ixe aaid, in a voice showing.4ieep ieel
tog. . .. .. . -. .V ..
"What are *they? 1 ' I asked, rur
prisedthst there &a!d be anything ia
the ialaod evil endVJb to eir.ss hlUh
show emotion.'
(To be continued.')
In Obile and tne Argsutiue KepvbMa
t ie not an xnfrequeat thing to see
ku—a* ear oondnctora.
WWHIS ftOOfo
'*, . iV .
I|nsnis Are DrWei Frai Their
= • ■•■csat.Wisboff.Vi.
6ICAT tNWJSTIItS AM SUSPENDED
Ipjiteajiyltolaled Vlr.
.. t!»'Close —'Tlaay Kt^lt
'* - r -T r! ~ r - •
- HUM. la ji
of f and dlfaalrotta
POT * radius of 166 ul'lea In
waetsrn Peaaayfvuila. eastlW* "Ohio
and* Veat"»rn Vlf-fctlHV rain ■ ar' snow
MlbgWat without • ,ia-
laa thraa day* Maunaadn
atraama have keowa creoki
dre Ba.oil«a and ou( their kauk's and
tha. bis riverg arc torold
pood records, It Is Expected.
Will be'liroTten befdr tM *tef snii
t (mated. Itf addition t* 4he»haadt«ds
of thousaada and perhapa mlllionn of
dollars It WiU cost to ptit larpft manu
facturing plants In commtaß]aii'&gal:ii'
t'ns'oflhodahndt of-tklllN werknn n.
ar# thrown out ef ,c employment and
1 1 aee Uielr wagee iuat at a Cm« when
I ail tbo Iren and steel mills *r« rusbeil
| with orders
! While fe* nnaiitheutlcStfd reports
jof hJatisties have been mads, fllaeagd.
land death"vrtll tohow In the wkke of
i tbe Hood.- Thousand* of people are ly
f.lng In the upper rooms of their watel*
j soaked houses without beat, light dr
fuel. Where gas fuel Is used the pi pea
| are Hooded and off, and what coal
there may ha ta tinder flvs to ten feat
!of water. At Schoenvllle. the hiuno 4
the Pressed .- teel car company, the ttf
' tie trvft*n Is completely surrounded by
j water. The workers and their fainll-1
Ilea constitute a community of devftral
thousand persons. If the flood Hoes
not quickly subside the company store
will be (I*l able to.meet the domani} f0»
food erf ji multitude beleaguered by 4
flerwl. • ' '
Wheeling. W. "Vat, fears ths mod
j dlsastrpus flood la Ita history, Thn
I weather-wise saj the river will mafte
1 a new high rtcoM at that point. Tha
i mountidn stresins are gushing down
| the hillside with resistless force. IV'-
| bind this conaen the fl6odtlle of tiro
Ohio, fed by the Monongahela, All«-
! gh'-ny, Jlnaver and other tributaries.
From 45 ]Ui 50 feet of water Is feared
| tt Wheeling, whlHr meana an Iramenn
loiS of property, followed by destitu
tion and sickness for those least able
Upbear It. V/ 1 '
In many parts-of Pennsylvania anil
Ohio pgjabably Oje lieavieet snowstcirm
ever known at this season of the year
bas been raging fJr two days. At Oil
Ci'y the oil «xchange went out of biml
nc=s» temporally-because It was Impos
sible to secure quotations from New
York. Itttsborg and otiier pnlnts. ltn
pfrts fcom Obln towns are to the ef
fect thai ehorrh services may hive to
b» itiandoned and In Bustling co:n
, niur IflJs where gas Is the regular, fuol,
.leal' are making arrangements to
j deliver coal. ' On oue rallroail In Ohio
. trains are stalled, engines
i .eat lo their rescue bi "oipe burjed In
the snow, and all must watt with a
| hope for ml Her weather. In ths mean
time tlfe pa*a>-*gerH must deiiend upon
! nearby farm houses for sufficient r oad
(to keep them from starvation,
Itiialnc s reVlgliin, domestic comfort
land health are all at the mefoy of the
atnrm. * .
To estimate tbe flnanHal lOsk at this
i time Is simply Impossible and what
I apjpenri a remsonn'ile gne«s Is appal!-
i Inst lilts Immensity. Steam and stool
rallrpad tracks are burled tinder thoo-
Kands'of tons of earth, wayhed down
from the hillsides and In some eases
the tracks have been moved,' WhHo
lb« snow and sleet prevailed, telegraph
wireluand poles went down under the
burden, and ca*tly railroad and oilier
bridges have been washed away and
thrir "Titers were weakened. The big
mannfacturtoc plants In tbla, the \F
dustxjal center of the world, have.aijf-.
fered.severely.. Jhe cost of repairs Is
bnt a small Hen In comparison to tha
delay In fllllag the orders .which
all the plant*.are crowded. The work
era will lose their wages for two dirys
to a week or more, aad many of then
ran Illy affocd. the loss Many mer
rhants .In the submerged districts are
losers on »'/»ck In cellars and- fliSu
.-.anlH have spent money to pay for help
to r«*ipve goods. . %
. Kaisoa Pulls Out.
Washlngtoa. D. C-. Special.—John A.
Kasson. of lowa, who recently declin
ed receive salary for his services as
special reciprocity plenipotentiary" hsa
' officially severed his connection with
the goveranient; but at the rr*u«at el
the President will bold, .blmself la
readiness to serve, when tbera
Is aa occasion to opan reciprocity ne
•otlatlons. Tha President has'aTrect
ed that the reciprocity bureau' of 'the
State Oepartmnnt be continued is •or
der that the government may avail it
self of the sarvlces of the experts who
tfcars.
Ksilrtiad Comhlue
?few Tor If. Special.—Although nu
official snnoffcesment of tha conggpi
mailoc of 4toa Northern Pacific-Oyeat
Nottbern-Qprltacton daal. waa fort{i v
coining there to excellent reason to be
lieve that the details have beea. decid
ed npon. Wall 'street regards ths deal
as closed sad awaita tSis Issue of tbe
$220 > M0.4M of aa* 1 par cant, bonds
by the Northers PsatAs aad (treat
Northern suanp*nlaa.
M»TI CANLINA CIOPS.
Tha Weak'a Below tha
Review.
'Much Improvement In crops and con
siderable program In farm wofk oc
curred during the early pottica of tbe
week as a result of the dry. somewhat
warmer and more "favorable" w'Cathep
conditions Whi.h prevailod fiom the
ir>:h fo the 18th. Durldg -these few
-lays o>e sky - was-iNiarally clear to
partly floutiy, ton temperature slightly
shore a|l—l, rising Co 74-degree? at
Raleigh pn tha IMh. aad the aolldrled
out nicely at over the eastern part
oi the &*t« where the rainfall had not
beea excessive. But ths nnneoe-.sary
TS hi fall- on Friday and Saturday (19th
and 3(tlri and'the Subeteauent rtfj told
weather haa almost obliterated the f»-
ed\t of the preceding few days
stopped farm work for tome time snd
prevented muchgrowth of young vegc-"
•tattmi Conditions- weto better In the
eaatera hall, oi ths State where tbe
cloudy weather on Saturday aud Bmw
diy prevented th>*threatened frost In
ths mountain region the rain turned to
jtnow J-Ylday night apt) on Saturday
a fall of from S to't Inches of'anow oc-.
curred o*er ten or tweh-e wesUvni-out'-
tlse. with temperatures conelderablv
bolow freestpK,' Th|> lowist tetnpor.i
ture repotted was 26 at Asberill?. The
•htovlent spowfall occurred lit MadlKiut
I'ounty and extended across the Itlna
ftldge iflto Stokes county on the north,
and Rutherford on the South. "Sunday
morning peach 'jpess In full bloom la
thin section were covered with Ice, and
great damage to the entire fruit crop
In the West Is anticipated. The wrc.i
oti the whole was S'KIIU 4 dexrecj \p.
low the daily normal iri* tenipe atui c,
andfc&a* further rqiilered ttu/jtvorabiw
. !>y tbe heavy raiufall itf the wcet whb h
Uns kept"water . nurses full, 'and plavod I
lowlands fn very hail condition,
in tbo south and i-ut «• luslil. rablt.
progress vu made In pin ltlnx torn
and cotton, and in gardeniug ' Corn Is
coming'up poorlv, dive not look thrffty
and a bail atand Is feared. Not More
tbuxi 10 per cent, of the cotton ci-op
has yet been put In the ground, and
the bhlh ttf tl>e crop will be seedei'. late.
X«>liacio plants In beds grew fast du
ling the few days' ot warm weather .and
'appear fo be abundant Gsfdeus are
.gradually gpttin* Into better condition;
rabbar.c aad tomatiMS have been Iran---
ylaiiledVand KhT vegetables are dolag
fairly well. Many Irish potatoes are
sp.robidf, bat the Oolorado beetle has
appeared. The fecent damp, cold
wea'.ljbr ban caused jhe re tting of po
tatoes and many which cannot
gorxninsto in the chilled , soil, so that
considerable replanting will havo to bn
'ilone. Fruit Is safejn flie eaatern )nd
central portions, atfawbei-ry ehlpments
began on a small aiale Frfday, IMb.
Wheat, rye and oats are doing well.
Rainfall for the wefk at selected
st a t Ions:'Ooldsboro. O H Incb: OreehS-.
b0n>,1.12: l.umbnrton. 0!H: Newbern,
0 .".8; WeMon ,0 38, Raleigh, O.GO;Cbai'-
lotte, 2:80; llarlon ,1.08.
, Tar Med Notes.
A Morginron special says Plane for
two railioadJi th.it will- pass through
Morgßnton are about complete. Tlie
.right of way for tlio Tranß-Appala
vhlau railroad, which will run from
l,lii (>lnton tii -Morganton. within foftr
of Blowing Rock, thence to But
ler. Tetjn , has been sis-ured. Chief En
gineer W. 'K. Walton says that a far
better grade through the mountHns
has been secured than was expected.
If the building of the road depends
upon this. Its completion Is a certainly,
■Also the right of way for a narrow
.(.jilge rallifc'd fioni Mocganton t»I/n
--vllle Mountain has liyn oly.alned. Til's
road will lie built by Pennsylvaliia peo
ple,who have purchased what Is known
as the Oheener .property a timet of land
comprising abont 30.000 acres They
will put tip a lifmber plant at Morgan
ton that will fmploy seine two huudreit
hands,.
A lltrte 7-jear-old girl was dawned
In a crefck about ten miles from Albe
marle Monday: She and her brother,
aged nine years, were going to Where
their father wJp at work and when
crossing a footing fell In. The girl was
drowned aJtd the boy was.rescued after
bad-sunk flrst tinje
W. C. Newland has bc«o*-nomb
Dated for nfeyov of l>eiMr.-
ThomaeVlllfe Ift'sooh *tT vote on.-.the
'(ftlfwt'loh of Issuing bonds for est.ib-
V'.eh ing a-graded schct.l.
Th* following North Carolina post
masters were comndaalbned last wee'e
I«nj *J. Vincent, Jr.. Vfclfkre; George
0. Cox. Qui e, Ooltnnbus couivty. Tile
Souhslde.. CohinAAis i«unty.
has been disconitlnifed.'
• The landmark says: Mr. William
Fitigibbon. now. of Kridtvllle. T««n..
was In Statesville this week and per
ffs-ted-art-aifgeßnents t/» eafibllsh an
other manufacturing MxUrprlse In
'Statesvjlle. It U a plant for the manu
facture ot oars. Mr. Fltzgibb in
now has a plant of this kind in opera
tion in Jen o **!!'® and has d«ided to
move It here. He has > ecu red power
from Mr.' U C .Wagner at the, latto- 's
place near the depot and has returned.
to Knoxville to ship his machinery
here. He will also fcriiig "with him a
number rft skilled workmen-andJts.s mn
as the machinery arrives and nn be
set up work will begin. The mariiifi'*-'
ture of oars. U seems, is qul'e" an*
Industry buf Is something new for this
seotion- i • t ■ .
Frotn all of the State th'-re
cotnes the nfws of the- hVaviAst sale?
of'fertilizers this'season -ever knawn
"Baye tha Wilmington Star: The f-
the continued cool weather ia
to attlV further delay tha
crop such an ex'.ont tha* it Is said to
fce"provoicing cmment orin
the part of the truckers. -Conservative
growoa say tbsP-the se.ieca now oi-n't
poaalbly open before tbe first of May
and !t Us likely that co of,
consequence can be made even ao a* ly
aa that date. i
THE: MILL TRUST.
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FaH River People Declare It I Fake
Story. ...
THEY ARE GREATLY STIRRED UP.
Reports of Pooling of New Hn gland
and Southern Interests Said to be
Without Foundation In Fact.
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Fall River. Mass.. Special.—No lit
tle &:ir- msde her* - by, published
SUstemonts that a fuiUwr attempt ia
consolidate the print cloth of
New Kngland and the Southern States
wu oh foot and that J. P. Morgan ft
Company, cf No# York, w»r« behind
the moveajenc Ai^lttjjiflrjimade quite
generally taimdAg the men who lire in
control of .many of the kx-nl mills, or
wh»' represent, th* f.l« manufacturing
properties, bJougW out Art almost
unanimous fUiteiauivi Chat the
toive n© fouitdu ion In fact. The cot
ton mills here are ready for consoli
dation, bnt met more to now than at
any ttruie during 1h« pnst two ymrs,
in. which time the SOW* l ' has nwlv
ed much attention. 'lt wan directly
stated I" one publication that an op
tkrti harf been given for Ui:o American
Printing Company hnd the Kail ill vor
liou Wo; ks Mills, lu pursuance cf the
pUli, bu-t representatives of thcs«> in
terests deny do* knowledge of stii h a
transaction and ridicule probability
under thl> present proepoous e«ka4i
tion of the cloth market.
inquiry among the largest stock
holder* and lit* prominent bankers
who were intei.ielol in the previous
conaolotl iition movement, slJ»w*« that
no one here having authority 'W
for the oorttroll'lng InUVasta,- las
bwu Interviewed en the mailer. '1 .*t!
men who wMe prominent In Drying to
effect a consolidation two years
anil tho»e who were trying to prevent
it, agree that the rumor at this tlmo
started In the Houth. because of *
plan to tiring the mills under a *ene
ral control. The mills spoken promi
nently of aa being In the combine In
cluded the Ooddarda. of Rhode Is
land, nnd M. 'tJi—Wonten.
On tbe Way to Washington.
Jacksonville, Kla.. Special-The Cu
ban assembly fommlsslrm. en route t.>
Washington to confer with Pr-sb' in
MiKlaley on the relations of the
United »ta«wi atid Cuba arrived h»ro
'at 7 o'clock Monday' ulP ,lt
I Florida Bant Owwt Railway. froWVi
| ami They proceoded to. WUihlnsiuit
iki 10:20 Tuesday In a special car on
the Seaboard Air One's metropolitan
| limited train, which will arrive i'j
Washington at »:4ft Wednesday morn
ing*. In the party were C.eneral 15.i
--j tningo Mendel! Citpote. president of t'ie
commission; JOeneral Pegro K. l'o au
[ court,. Oonpral Rafael Nf Pirtui»n'T:v
] Mr. t)lergo Tamayo and Dr. I -do
' Gonzales IJorento. Thewe -are "the
: members of the commlßslon. Tb y
; weti» accompanied by Pedro M. En'en
; ia, Interpreter, Col. M. M. to oaali,
; editor of 1* Dlsctis'lorl; M. Marqix x
'Sterling, repre i.f the rnitcd
1 States press of Cuba, and c»rr, s.> .n
--dont of El.Mundo. The party will s ay
at the Shorhani, in Washington.
Wrecked by Natural Ua>.
j Bt. Mary's, W. Vn., Special.—A ter
rific nniuntil K«s e*plor-:V>n occui e.l 'n
the Commercial Hot-I. early M imi'V
mornin'K. The enllre bulMing. a i:;r-t ■
frame ®trut.:ure, was a mom of i.ro-;
when t:iie startled clllaen* ruabed
from Choir hon.es at the report. The
bulkUng eiKlrely (F'&'WHed. n ; l'
the rutins at* being search":! for
i bodies. Four are dead, as follows
Sam Cunningham, of Itlxford, Pa.;
John Oporge, cf Butler, Harry
Robinson, of Corning, O.; John fc'lit»r.
fliieen years old, son of the pro;»ri"!oi
of th« howl. Others may he d*u L The
thst Thme. Smlliy and his |.art
'ner were ani«ig the dead Is' iki true',
they having turned up tminjured .~->v
praJ others are badly injured .
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NO. 31.
A PROCLAMATION
Issued by Aguinaldo. Ex-lnsunCMrt
Leader.
Manila, By Ctebie.—Tba following la
address to the Filipino
ftople, made public Friday evening:
"I b«Hev« I am not In error tn pra
sumlng that tba unhappy fata to
which my adverse fortune has led ma
is not a surprise to those wtio have
been familiar with the progreaa of the
war. The lessons taught with a full
meaning and whleJi have recently
come to my knowledge suggeat with
Irresistible force, that a complete ter
■laanw Ot lasting -
peace are not only dwlrable, bnt ab
aolutely essential to tbe welfare of the
Philippine Islands. The Filipinos ha*a
never beeii dismayed at their weak
nesa. nor have thty faltered in follow
ing Ihe path pointed out by their for
titude and courage. The time has
come, however, in which Khey find
their advance along this pa*Ji to be
Impeded by an Irresistible force which,
Vhiie It restrains them, yet enlightens
their minds and opens to them anoth
er course, presenting to them the'
cause of peace. The cause has been
Joyfully embraced by the majority of
my fellow-countrymen, who have al
ready nnltcd around the glorious,
sovereign banner of the I'nlted Stetea.
In this banner they repose tlwvlr nxuat
and belief that under Its protection
the Filipino people will attain all
those promised liberties which the>
are beginning to enjoy. The rottotry
has declared unmistakably in favor ot
peace. So be it. There has been enough
blood, ennuph tears and enough deso
lation Tiiis wish cannot be Ignored
by the men still In arms. If they are
animated by a deslfe to Berve ou*
noble people which has thus clearly
manifested I s will. So do I respect
this will, now that It Is known to me.
"After mature deliberation, I reso
lutely proclaim 'O the world that I
cannot refuse to heed the voice of a
people longing for peace, nor the lam
etit itlons of thousands of families
yearning to see their dear ones enjoy*
Ing the liberty and the promised gen
erosity of th« Kreat American nation.
By acknowledging and accepting tbe
sovereignty of the United States
throughout the Philippine archipelago
as I now do. and without any reserva
tion whatever, I believe that I am
aervlnir thee, my beloved country.
Jfni- hap pine-* be thine."
To signalise this important step In
the pacification of the country General
Ma ('Arthur orders the release, on
swearing allepiitnce to the United
States, of I.fHMI Insurgent prisoners.
Charged With Stealing $.15,000.
Pittsburg. Pa , Special.—A. J. Scroth,
a proponent book-keeper In the First
National Hank, of Hirmingham, this
city, was arrested Friday night by Uni
ted States star»l»all I.emiard charged
with the embezzlement of $35,000 of
the bank's funds, lie was released lat
er on furnishing bail In the sum of
fltVO'. The defalcation was descov
e-ed l>y National Bank Kxaminer
glark. who found a number of fal,Bs
entries In the books. Mr. says
tb, bank k in excellent condition an|
will not lie affected. It has a capital
stock of and-undivided profits
Btul aurplrs of
. Moods in Tennessee.
ICaaxvi{Uv Tenn., Special.—A— tor«
rential ?foim raged through ot. eaat _
Tennessee Ftiday, making two days of
eoniiuuouH rum, and aa a resuiit the
srre.ims are ou„ of bounds and threats
e ji'ig greiit.danwge. Tiie tracks of the
*•' .a ?• : - n Hallway and Queen Crea
!;: rKiii are under Water at varioua
points and the continued rain is rais
ing he streams to a height never
eeen before and serious delay ia traf
fic is feared. y-\