VOL, 11.
GOVERNMENT LANDS
.Mies Eeisf Drawl By Settlers ia
| Goveriaeai Lottery. >
m TBCLISANJ CLAIIIS DEL'VEKEO
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A Oocd Matured Crowd WritN Pa. >
tieatly While the Wheel of Fortoaa
Taraed Out PrlMf,
K1 Reno, Special.—Oklahoma's great
land lottery was begun here la earn
est Monday and when the commiajloa
era appointed l»y the Federal gavei n
ment adjourned the drawing for the
day. one thousand of the choice of the
MO-acre claims In the Kiowa-Com
mancke country had been awarded.
The first name drawn fiom the wheels
* u that of Stephen A. Holcomb. of
Psul'a Vslley, I. T.. for a homes trad ia
the El Reno district, and the aecoad,
Leonard Lamb. of Augcata. O. T. Thess
two men selected the two choic? ciainu
in this district. The capital prixc w.n
nera, however, proved to be James R
Wood, of Weatherfard, O. T.. whose
name was the Brat to come from the
Lawton district wheel, and Miss Mattie
H. Beala. of Wichita. Kan., who drew
tfie second number In that district.
They will hare the privilege of mak ng
the Brat filings in the l.awton district,
and will undoubtedly choose, the two
quarter sections adjoining that town.
These are considered the moat valuable
In the Territory and are. It is estimat
ed, worth from |20,000 to 940.000 ea-h.
The day was one of keen excitement
replete with interesting acencs. it it
estimated that fuily 25,000 persons wit
nessed the drawing. The immense
throng waa wrought up to the h'ghest
pitch, and the drawing of the first
Tiiimea was followed by a mighty shout.
Xao.ooo For LsFsyette Relics.
I/ondon, By Cable.—"J. Pierpont
Morgan, before his recent departure
for the United States," says the Parts
correspondent of The Dally Express
"left a check for 20,000 pounds with
General Horace Porter, to be paid on
delivery at the United States embassy
of certain valuable relics of Ijrfayetu-. j
said to be in a pawnbroker ahop In lx>n i
don.
"How they got there Is not known, I
but the story Is that smong them there
is the sculptured gold Jug and sword
carried thoughout the American cam-'
pslgn which Lafayette left to His
heirs." .
Turns Out to Be Ait Heiress.
Omaha. Special.—Mrs. Hazel Syl
vias Wood, a young woman who at
tempted suicide last week, because
she owed a small debt, proves to be
an heiress to an estate in this county
valued at $7,500. left by her father,
who died last November in Tallahass.
.Fla. The will, made "in 1878. before
Haxel was born, after providing for
n son. directs that the remainder of
the estate, valued at $7,500. go to his
widow and sfter her death to any chil
dren she may have. Mrs. Wood Is the
principal legatee under the will.
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No Truth In the Rumor.
London, July 29.—Inquiry made by
the Associated Press shows there is
no foundation for the rumor published
here by The Dally Express that Uni
ted States Ambassador Jos. H. Cucaic,
had left London for Holland, not for
a holiday, but at the invitation of Mr.
Kruger. who desires him to act aa a
mediator in bringing about a peacj
settlement. With the exception of a
weekend visit to Sussex. Mr. Choate
has not left London. He returned here
from Sussex today.
Refected Lover's Vengeance.
Muncle. ind.. Special.—The police
Monday evening arrested Peter Til
berry for throwing carbolic acid in the
face of Mary Tnrrenco Sunday night.
, Tllberry has been arrested on the
charge of mayhem. which Is punishable
by imprisonment from two to fourteen
years. His victim will Ibse one eye
from the assault. Tllberry la"~*-4S
old and wanted to marry the wo
man. She refuted and he dashed the
r acid Into her face from a can conceal
ed under his coat, lie claims he was
drunk at the time of committing toe
crime.
Two White flea Killed By a Negro.
Little Rock. Ark., Special.—Louis
Haynle. a brother of State Senator
Haynle. and Hopkins Halton, both of
Camden, were killed, according to a
report received here by a negr.
nsmed Slgler. whose house a party ol
whites attacked late Saturday night,
near Olennvllle. There are about 4©w
negroes to 30 whites in that region
and further troubltf is feared.
TELEGRAPHIC TERSITIES.
A St. Lculs Dispatch says: v Davld
Block, a well-known member of th.'
merchants' exchange, died In mod
erate circumstances, though he might
have passed away a millionaire. ll
believed, with Carnegie that It was al
most a crime for a man to die rich
and several months a?o. acting on this
.theory, he oa'.Ld his children abouf
him on his birthday and distribute.!
his fortune among them equally.
With $1,000,060 capital the Person
ConsolfcUted Copper and Gold Mines
Company was charted at Albaajr. N
-Y, to work In North Carolina.
A potato famine threatens Chic ago
m.
Suit for $95,000 has been brough.
by Mrs. Robert Ingersoll against the
Dayls estate at Boston. Mass., for oa
paid ftws d«e her Me basbsad.
Burgeon General Wydnm. of the Ma
rise Hospital, received notice that the
Louisiana State board of heaita had
decided to permit laborers ea route
from Porto Rico to Hawaii to - pas*
through the State without quarantine
detention. The action Wfs taken apca
the recommendation of the surgeon
genera] that Porto Rico Is free from
THE ENTERPRISE.
NOKTI CAROLINA CKOP§.
Wans Weather and Scattered Ralas
Nave Helpsd Crap* Materially.
| Very favorable weather conditions
prevailed generally throughout the
State during the week ending July 2*.
and most correspondents report some
. Improvement In crops, and good pro
greas la farm work. The entire week
wss bright aad sunny, with high tem
peratures, hat not sufficiently so as to
cause suffer! pa In crops, although the
mesa (or the week averaged ( degrees
dally above the normal; the hottest
day of the summer occurred on Thurs
day, when the maximum temperature
slightly exceeded 100 degrees at torn*
points. Throughout the larger por
tion of the State no rain fell during
the week, but at some places very
light aad benrSciai ralas occurred on
the IM and 17th. Towards the latter
part of the week the need of light
rains began to be felt generally, and
ia some western dlatrlcta, Surry.
Wilkes, Yancey, and the extreme west
ern tier of counties, drought msy be
said to prevail with some aeverlty. AS
a whole the soli was In good condition
tor plowing, and farmers were able to
kill much graaa. Laying by all crops
la proceeding rapidly, and will perhaps
he nearly completed with another
week of favorable weather. Farmers
have been forced to lay by many cropa
In rather bad condition aa regards
graaa.
The Influence of the hot dry weatlw
waa Immediately apparent in the im
proved condition of cotton, especially
•"here 1. had received good cultiva
tion; laying by cotton Is way*
(n some places cotton has too much
weed. In others it is very small, ami
generally It is Jiot faulting very rapid
ly; in some northern counties it ia
pnly Just beginning to bloom; the
bolls do not seem to be maturing very
well; complainta of lice on coiton are
very few. Young, upland corn is do
ing very well, and Is silking and tas
sellng aa far aa the extreme west.
The older crop haa also Improved,
though much of It l» small and bar
ren; corn generally needs light rain
to cause the proper Ailing of the grain.
Tobacco was slightly fired In s few
Bounties by hot sunshine, but gener
ally looks fairly will; topping Is un
derway throughout the northwest por
tion of the State; curing progresse-1
rapidly and quite successfully during
the past week. Reports on the condi
tion of the sweet petatoe crop are uni
formly excellent; peas, peanuts anil
rice are also doing well. Sowing the
tall crop of Irish potatoes, turnips and
rutabagas has begun. Conditions wero
|v*ry favorable for haying. Threshing'
j wheat snd oats Is Hearing completion.
Reporta on fruit indicate an Inferior
yield of moat kinds, especially apples;
melons in the south and west are poor,
but in ventral and eastern portions
are coming into market In abundance.
Taylor Again Vlctolous.
I New York. Special.—Major Taylor,
the. colored cycle rider, of Worceater.
duplicated his victory of Saturday,
when he beat Frank Kramer at Man
hattan Beach in the half-mile circuit
championship. In a similar event on
the Indoor ten-lap track at the Madl
' son Square Garden. Kramer was de
feated In the semi final heat by W.
8. Fens, who met Taylor in the final
heat. Taylor won by three-quarters of
a wheel's length.
Notes. .
After shooting Walter Morris, a
burglar. 12-year-old Mlnne Waddell,
of Urifllthaville, W. Va.. stood watch
over him all night.
Secretary Reeckstuhl. of Ihe Na
tional Association of Sculptors, has
been appointed director of sculptor*,
at the Louisiana Purchase Bxposl
| Greater New York had 989 deaths
from heat last week.
Dowleltss have been forbidden to
meet In the streets of Waterloo,
lowa.
Daily prayers for rain are being of
fered all through Johnson County,
Missouri.
A $20,000,000 combine of cardboard
makers Is being arranged at Norwich,
Conn.
Most of the 1(0 striking machin
lata at Waterbury, Conn., have re
turned to work. f
High telephone rates In Chicago,
111., has canned Court proceedings
against the Chicago Telephone Compa
ny by the Illinois Manufacturer* Ass>
elation. •
The Paris newspapers announce
that the Lyons-Mediterranean Rail
road had bought ten American loco
motives.
The Sanford (N. C.) Cotton mills
has completed Its addition, recently
snder construction, and hsa the new
aptndlea, 4.000 In number, now in op
eratlon. The entire complement l»
now 9,900 spindles and 259 looms.
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Texas Drought Broken,
Pallas. Tex., Special. —The drought
Mm been >ssk>i kg heavy rains in
approximately 20 per cent, of the cot
ton growing district. These rains
have fallen regularly for the last four
days, over the extreme northern and
southern rims of the cotton belt.
About per cent, of cotton* lands in
the central district, located Inside this
c trele, have received only local and
scattering showers. ■—l
True to Ouraelve*, Our Neighbor*, Our Country and (fur Ood.
WILLIAM
I FOSBURGH'S RELEASE
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Acq»itted oi the Ckarfe of Murderiif
Bis Siitff
KOMI PLEASE J WITR VERDICT
am of a Vary Sensational Trial la
Which Voting Fatberfli , Stood
Charged With tha Hurder of His
SjifSK™"
PltUfleld. Mass.. Special.—The trial
af Robert Btewart Fosburgh for the
alleged killing of his sister Mar, was
brought to an abrupt close Friday,
when the Jury, under Instructions
from the court, returned a verdict of
aot guilty. When the court convened
the chamber was crowded and a large
number of members of the Berkshire
bar occupied scats which had been re
served for them. Many women who
had attended the trial ait avcry BOS
sion, carrying their luncheons with
them, were there again with their
lunch baskets. The Fosburgh family
came Into the court room in a body
and passed to their accustomed teats,
it was Just 9:15 o'clock when Judge
Stevens entered, and Immediately
upon the opening of court his honoi*
arose, faced the Jury and directed
thom that a verdict of acquittal ho
liven for the defendant Judge atevens
taid: "Foreman and gentlemen: Dur
ing six days we have listened to a
painful recital of one of the saddest
tragedies ever presented to a Jury. A
beautiful girl Just budding into wo
manhood was shot down and her
brother has been accused of the
crime. The government has endeav
ored to prove first, that the girl wax
■ not shot by burglars: second, It has
endeavored to exclude all other mem
bers of the family from the affair, and
third, to prove thaLthe shot was lired
by her brother. Rol>ert 8. Fosburgh.
"The trial has proceeded some
s>bat in the form of an inquest and
nas been tried with great pains on the
part of the government and the de
fense. There has been a desire to
obtain proof and so 6 great deal of
evidence has been Introduced and ad
mitted without objection which miKht
have been excluded under the strict
rule of the law. I think I ought also
to say to you that it is duo to tho
chief of police who has atood behind
this prosecution, that in view of the
court. tie has tried to do his duty
with a single eye to ascertaining the
truth. Now, Mr. Foreman, and gen
tlemen. a motion has been made that
this case be taken from the Jury and
4t becomes my duty to say to you thai
In the opinion of the court, the gov
ernment has not furnished proof suffi
cient to sustain a verdict of guilty
tgainst the defendant, and. therefore,
under the direction of the court. In
the Indictment of Robert, 8. Fos
burgh, for killing his sister you
return a verdict of not guilty."
As the Judge concluded his remarks
i the people in the court room began
clapping thflr hands, but the Judge
1 ! mmedlately ordered that the applause
! be suppressed and this was done by
the court officers. The defendant
itood while the foreman of the Jury
replied to the question: "What is your
verdict?" The reply was, "Not gull
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The defendant was then .formally
i discharged by order of the court.
Judge Stevens then dismissed the
Jury, but before doing so. he thanked
them warmly for their services and
congratulated them because they had
not shirked the responsibility that
tell upon them. Immediately after
this, the Foshburgh family was given
an opportunity to leave the court
chamber in advance of the rest of the
people and they did so. passing down
i private stairway. They proceeded
it once to the Wendell House, where
l reception was held and wliero hun
I red s of people took advantage of tho
opportunity to shake hands with
young Robert Foshburgh.
As soon as the Jury w*a dismissed
the foreman called them together In
his private room and for the first
time there waa a conference a« to
what the Jurors believed. Without
exception they declared * that they
would have returned a verdict of not
guilty within 15 minutes, even had
they not been instructed by the court
Bursting of a Shell.
Washington. D. C., Special.—The
Department has received a report
from Captain McCalla concerning the
bursting of a shell In one of the 13-
iach guns in tho after turret of the
Kearsarge. while that ehlp was enga
ged In target prartlce with the North
Atlantic squadron, off Newport. Tlu
shell broke up in the gun. which WJI
•lightly scratched The injuries sus
tained by the big gun are locate 1 at a
point about seven feet from the mill
tie. At this polot the lands are de
formed for a distance of 6 Inches.
Thus Knds are the portions of tho
surface of 'he gun tube lying between
the grooves that make the rifling of
the gun. ■
Kansas Drought Broken.
Topeka. Kan.. ra'rs
:h rough out Kansas have caused an ef
fectual break in the drought. The
ralna eame too late to be of material
benefit to the corn, bet will result in
plenty of stock water and giving new
life to the paatiirea. The rain in To
peka lasted an hour. Other locillties
resort precipitation from light .showers
*.o heavy rains of 2% Inches fall. In
many placee rain la.etlll falling aci
t indications are for heavy downfall.
What China Will Pay. ;
Pekin. By Cable.—Tb« ministers of
;he powers after Friday's meeting dis
patched a note to tha China peace c ra
misaloners accepting the recent Chin
ese offer, which waa la anticipation o."
the ministers' plan for the payment of
150.000.000 taeia In Indemnity at 4 per
sent. Interest. Tha total payments cf
I principal and Interest will he 1,000,01#
. taels. : TL , -
•TON, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2.1901.
A SERIOUS WIECt.
Train Leaves the Track m the Sou*
thern—Engineer Killed.
Aahevllle, Special.—A wrack, disas
trous In the loss of lite and property,
occurred Saturday morning a s'aort dis
tance below Marshall, on the main line
of the Southern kail way. No. S6, the
regular passenger train sohedued to
leave this city at 1:10, was running al
a very high speed when It reached
Flrlsbee curve, the aharpeat curve on
the river. The train had left Ashevllls
something like a hall hour late and the
engineer, Lee D. Wataon, of Knjuvllle,
Tenn . Is said to hava that
"if she rounds thla curve all right, she
will do to hank on." Thaae ware his
last words. The engine, tender and
every car left the track, except the
Pullman. The engineer waa klilel In
rtantly and his coioreil fireman had a
miraculous escape. .his cin be also
said of the express messenger and ma 1
clerk, for their car waa thrown ever :n
a com fleld and l?ft lying on the side.
The engine Is little more than scrap
Iron and also lies in the corn field 31
feet from the track.
Wheu the train left the track all the
lights went out and for some time lfc»
trainmen and distressed and frightened
passengers were compelled to work 11
total darkness. For a time only a s ngl«
match could be found. This match «n
used by W. R. Fraley in lighting Us
fuse to signal an approaching tra'n.
and thus a second catastrophe was pre
vented. When lights were finally i -
cured it was ascertained that whila
theie wore Innumerable bruises, only a
•Ingle passenger had sustained inju
ries that were at all serious. The in
jured man was J. P. Harper, of Sills
bury.
Several ladles fainted and '.'.ierc was
much spinpathy for a lady who aat by
a casket containing the llody of her
shlld. She was thrown vio'enlly ti the
side of the car. Her first question was
concerning the remains of the child.
Copt. C. 11. Kusel»r was In charge of
the trsfln. He was in the saeon '.-e'ar.i
car and with difficulty crawled throigii
tho door at the aide of the amotar.
Among the passengers was Mr. Fran
cis Osborne, of Charlotte. He was nt
Injured.
7,910 School Districts.
Prof. John Duckett, chief clerk in tlis
ofllce of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction, has sent out the last of th€
blanks for the school census of the
Ptate. There' are about twrlve thousand
cf three blanks and each one will hold
112 names. There are in the State 6,-
422 wlilte school districts and 2.488 col-
hool districts. Mr. Dlic'*ett In
also Just completed the list of county
vupcrlntendenls and charlmen ol
school boards, which has ben g vm
to tho printers. It wll be Issued in
pamphlet form,
Porto Rico Pleased.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The an
nouncement of the declaration of ficn
trade between Porto Rico and the Uni
ted States, was received .there with
many evidences of popular approval
according to the following tel-gram
from Secretary Hunt which was re
ceived Friday by the SJtate Depart;
inent: "News of the President's pro
lamatlon was received throughout
Ll'.jito Rico Thursday evening. Thej"
was a general expression of popular
gratification and many telegrams sn
nounce popular rejoicing and sei •
messages of congratulation to th«
President and Governor Allen.* 1
engineer's Head Torn Off.
.Memphis, Special.- A freight train
nn the Chietow, Oklahoma &
Ottlf Railroad waa wrecked near Pales
tine Friday, by riinhlng Into an ope:i
WttUrh. TKe engine and seven cars
were demolished. ' Engineer Shelley
and Fireman Simmons, both c.f Llttlf
Rock, were kllltd and brakeman Woid
Injured. The engineer s ht*d was toin
from his body and both of the fire
man's nrms wera cut off. It Is believ
ed the switch waa thrown by men in
tending to wreck and rob the
r.er train which waa due 30 mlnut>'i
later.
Street Battle In flemphU.
Memphis, a duel wl h
Winchester rifles,*, dear Forest H:ii
Cemetery, Edward Blalock was killed,
the elder Blalock waa painfully Injure)
and George Wright was shot in the
leg. Wright's son, who also took a par.
In the affray, escaped unhurt. A deputy
coroner went to the scene of the trou
ble to Investigate the affair. Details are
lacking aa to the cause of the tragedy.
Telegraphic Briefs.
A southbound freight train cn the
Ohio River rallfoad lan over a man
near Parkersburg. The only mrans of
Identification was a pocket memoran
dum, in which waa written the mme
James Allen. He was about 22 yeii«
old.
Norfolk is to have a ten-story o!Tke
building that will cost J750.0J0. The
site has been secured opposite the new
Federal Building. The first and
stories, It is said, will be occuplel aa
as department store by Myers & Co., of
Richmond.
The anti-Tammany forces in New
York are talking of nominating Seih
Lows for Mayor.
A Greenwich, Conn., dispatch says
that the body of Arthur Colbuin.'the
millionaire spice merchant, of Phlla
delphia. who. with bis two daughters.
Ida and Aen'nette. Cfcpt. tE.' R. Flint
and Frank Bckport, a seaman, were
drowned by the capsizing of the yaclu
VcnitzlaUn a squall off that port July
mh. was recovered Sunday after
noon.
-Sheriff pieree""*®* arreated on the
aireeta of Tayahaaaoe. Fla.. A. 8. Hun
ter. a young Inaurance agent from
Tennessee, who la aald to be wanted
iu that Stat? (or embezzlement.
THE MAINE AFLOAT.I
New Battleship Christeaed Amid Macb
Enthusiasm.
—t
THE PRESIDENT WAS NOT PIESEXT
The 111-Fated Maine Superceded By a
Faster and Better Vessel The In
foresting Ceremonies.
I'hlladelphta, Special.—The battle
•hip Maine, designed to be' bigger
stronger and taster than her name
sake whose shapeless mass lies in tht
harbor of Havana, was launched from
the yards ways at Cramp's yards, was
on Dnlldlng Company. Saturday morn
ing. The great hull s Initial dip Into
the waters of the Delaware river wsi
a success in every way. One of the
largest crowds that has ever seen a
warship leave the ways at Camp's
yards was on hand and patriotism
ran wild as the ship left her cradle.
I.Qunchlngs of warships at Cramp's
liive been so frequent that In late
years, such events have lost much of
their attractive power. The presence
of the immense crowd at this christ
ening was largely due to the fact thai
the new ship bears the name of the
ill-fated Maine. Kcnslgnton. the great
Industrial station wherein the ship
yard Is located, took a holiday ami at
tended the launching. Thousands of
persona from other parts of the city
were on hand and as jU»e yard was
thrown open to the public^every var( :
age point In the conllnes of the place
swarmed with humanity. The weather
was beautiful. There was just enough
cool breeie from the river to temper
the warm rays of the sun. Altboiißti
the number of invited guests wai n:>t
as large as usual there was n goo.l a
tendence of uaval ami civilian oftl
rials.
President McKlnley, Secretary of
the Navy I.OIIK. Admirnl IJewey, fa;>
tain Slgsliee» and other naval dlgnl
tarlcs who received invitations wcrj
unable to attend.. It was the inten
tion to have sonic of the aurvivors it
the Maine witness the launching bul
none was present.
The honor of christening the. ship
was given to MIKS Mary Preble An
derson, of Portland. Me , a descendant
of the Proble family that has adde>f
fame to the naval honocs.jjf the coun
try. Next to the ship itself. Miss An
derson was the centre of interest an.!
her every nioverucnt was closely f.ol
lowed. At ll):2r. Miss Anderson step
ped upon the stand tbat had been
erected at the bow of the hull. Shu
was escorted by Henry 8. Cramp, and
was accompanied by Governor llili
his staff, her parents and several oth
er members of her family. Before
she arrived the knocking away of the
blocks from under the great macs of
steel had begun and all was ready
when the tide blacked. Then the shoe
piece, the last timber that held Ihe
uhlp. was Bawed in twain and the ves
sel began to move. B"fore she had
receded a foot Miss Anderson, true
to custom, struck the IKIW of the
Maine a blow with the bottle of cham
pagne anil formally christened her. As
the vessel slid off the ways a great
shout went up and every steam craft
in the vicinity began the tooting of
whistles. The Maine, after she reach
ed midstream ,"was taken isnow T»y
several tugs and brought to the shore.
After the launch an informal luncheon
was served In the doulil loft of the
shipyard.
New Coal Combine.
Columbus. 0., Special.— It was an
nouueed here that all coal, and et>k fl
properties on the Katawht river, ltl
West Virginia, covering a territory ol
about 20 miles, have been taken ove.-
by the Kanawha and Hocking Coal 4
Coke Company. Twelve compamei
are Included in the combine, -which si -
cured options on the property early ir
June. The company will work in hat
mony with the Sunday Creek mat
Buckeye Coal Companies and will
have a common headquarters in
city. The receipts will not howrm
be poled, Cleveland and Columbus rap-
Hallos are said to control the tun
combine. . /
Baptist Young People.
Chicago. Special.—President VV'm.
McKlnley sent a message of eongrjitu
latlon to the Baptist Young Pellet
Convention, at the Coliseum, in which
he tendered his best wishes f.r a
successful gathering. Bev. Wj H.
Oeistweit read the dispatch andJonc
of the most enthusiastic scenes df the
week followed. Banner and
roll-call were features of the da|\ To
Minnesota for the fifth «onseeulWe
time was presented the banner fir the
best work in literature i oyrae. I bau
ner for the best all round Work ft en>'
union was given to the Daffy llitreel
church, of Savannah. Ua. jf
Nebraska Co-n Helped.?
Lincoln, Neb., Special.—gßeports
from over the State show tpt the
rains which visited Nebrasksk Satur
day night and Sunday have Oeft the
corn In many localities In better con
dition than at first thought, j The fall
of rain ranged from half ait, inch to
three Inches. This, while | not ol
much help to the hay crop, fill make
good fodder in all corn flelfls and It
many place 3 will make irom jonethiril
to a full crop of corn, in some laicali
ties, however, there will bejj no tarn
Troubles in Spain.?
' Madrid.' By Cable.—Arfti-clerical
meeting* held' Bunday In connection
with the promulgation of Mfe law ol
1837, suppressing convents and mon
asteries, resulted in disorders in Mad
rid, Saragossa and Barcelona. The
police charged the crowjHa. wlw
shouted, "Long live the Republic!"
and "Death to the Jesults!"S'«uine.oua
arrests were made. j
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A HOUSE DYNAMITED.
A Lady Occnpaat la a Serious Condi
tio* as a Rrult.
Albemarle. Special.—A du'ardlr
crime waa committed at Nail's psi
»nice, Montgomery county. twolva
miles from here Tuesday nigh'. Tho
house where Mrs. M. A. Sulth was
sleeping was Mown up by ftynsmle
and the occupant severely injured. M s.
Sm ( th owns considerable property »nd
her home place consists of tbri e house - .
One of them Is a large frame building,
then s smaller for a s'.ee'-
ins room and another one i set as a
kitchen and dining room. It wis In ihi
smaller house that Mr*. Snitli was
sleeping. Bettreen the bouse of 12 aid
1 o'clcck a terriflct exp os oin was hea d
and timbers were flying In every direc
tion. Three joints of dynamite w.ri
placed under the house, but es fata
would hare It. In the corner where Mrs.
Smith's bed stood, no dynamite war
placed. The lady Is not injured eter
nally but the shock she received has
caused her to take her be t. Ans'Jser
bod in the house was blown thioirh
the roof; a trunk was knock*] throve!)
a table and a broo?h whlrh slie h d
worn the day hefore nai found up a
tree In the yard, whither It was b'own
by the explosion. Her neice from Mont
gomery. Ala., was in th? larger h'ousJ
and was awakened by ths S'rcanis or
Mrs. Smith. >
Mrs. Smith was postmaster at Nsll'i
ami the government at Washington h'»s
been wired to send an Inspector at oin
to look into the master. Mis. Smith s
quite a noted character in Sianly and
Montgomery, being a woman of m ith
wisdom and bus'aess saga ity. She hn
doubtless several euem'es an I ajsn'i'bi
Js pointed quite strong'y to tome >l
them as the perpetrators of this das
tardly crime. The community Is cons ii
erably aroused over the oceurrenc • ar.d
It Is to be hoped that the guilty par
tics may be brought to Justice.
Tar Heel Notes.
Superintendent Mann, of the peni
tentiary. snys: "I am doing every
thing possible (o avoid having to l»or
ro» any monoy to pull us through thin
year. I expert that during August we
wlil rebuild the dvke at the "Cale
donia" farm on the Roanoke. irlili ii
C(vas so badly ilainaged by the great
May freshet. There are numerot 9
gaps, the largest 1.500 feet If v#
••an get enough labor we may be nbio
to make the repairs during August."
There is an Inquiry in regard to cer
tain admissions and nun admissions
to the insane asylums. Two recent
occurrences have brought the matter
to 1 head. An Indigent insane -a >
inau refn*e| admission lo ati
asylum, on the ground that there was
not room. At about the same time an
Inebriate, a -jj pay patient, was a I
milted. There are grave cnniplainti
of difficulties In securing the a Iniiv
•lon of indigent persons. The Stale
authorities cay In no nncertaln tou!
that preference must be glvca to In
dlgents. -
of Agriculture Patter
son has prepared _a list of farrtn-rs 1
Institutes tjo l>e held in various pie.t
■nont anil western counties during Au
gust. He/intends to attend all or
most of them. He will be aided in
the work Jut. conducting them by Prof,
Hurkett, the new professor of agrl
culture; State Chemist Kilgore and
Prof. W. K. Massey. the station - hoi li
"cult 11 r Ist. The dates of these Insti
tutes are: King's. Stokes county. An
guat tottr: Etktn. nth: YajTiinvin '
Hth; Farmiugton. 1!» anil Ifith;
Slanlv 0»e|:, Gas
toircounty. 19th; I.lim ami
21st; Newton. 2?nd; Hendersojiviiie,
s.lrd and 24th; Brevard. 2fith; Coluiu
;.us/ Polk countvl 2th; Mntherfor I,
29th i Shelby, 30th. ,
A Narrow Escape.
—Wednesday morn
Ipg there came near being a i-erio'i.i
accident at the Erwin Cotton Mills, in
West Durham. The cylinder head,
J'hlch weighs about 75 or 100 pAunJp,
ew out of the dye house engine an I
landed out in the village. about I".'l
/yards distant. Just before the acci-
I dent occurred Mr. T. M. Hooker, wh'i
is employed in the engine room,
passed the place where the piece oi
Iron landed and bad it struck him ii
woaiil have killed him. This accident
caused the closing down of the dye
Ing department, the beaming atvl
slashing department and the wcavin;
raw. i :
To Punish Lynchers. •
Rome. Uy Cable.—ln accordance with
Instructions from Washington, ill,
American charge d'affaires here I:jii
Informed Signor Prinett. the ItnHa 1
Minister of Foreign Affairs, that th«
Federal government will take every
legal means to secure the pua'.shmenl
of the lynchers of the Italians in M s
sissippi. In,this cocnction the minis
ter has expressed his full confidence
that those most guilty of th» lynching
will be sought out by competent n:-
thorities. He also said he felt su.c t!>«
criminals would not go unpunished a.
happened in some preceding cases.
Schoolhouse Demolished.
Waycrosis, Special. —The school
house at Manor, in Ware coun'.y. w s
struck by lightning last week and al
most completely wrecked. The bit
struck the top if the building, tore eff
almost one end. antl knocking two
blocks from beneath the »irur,ur'. o 0
of which was torn Into suliri'ers F-f
- before the building v. -s
strhsk. hid been dHmis -. >i
and nihety pupils and two teach rj
had JastMeJt for their, hoaats.
Georgia Banks.
Macon. Art- Special.—State. Treas
•*rer R: E? Pwk completed an Invesff
gatlon of live State banks in this city
f>d In an Interview afterwards stated:
'The banks of Georgia I find, are in
better condition than they/ have been
at any tlafc-tn their history. This Is
attributed to Improved business Con
ditions throughout the country. A
large number of merchants, 1 am told,
have doubled their previous orders
lor tho (all trade."
NO. 45.
INQUIRY IS ORDERED
Fiaal Mew «f Ike fifi-Scllry
CMtmrasy.
\N INVISTIG Ulo> IS Tl FOLLOW
Admiral Dewey W« Likely PraM*'
Over the Cowrt Thst WBI Pass Uftf
Ike Merita *• the Cawtrwrersy.
Washington. D. C. Special.—Seere
tarjr Long Wedaesday morning receiv
ed n letter from Rear Admiral Scktey
caMln; atteatioa to (be rritldaal
aga ns; him which are natalMi ta
Mai lay's History of ike Nary and tk«
innuendoes which hare appeared la *
(ho pron for several days, aad slating
tha*. in his opialoa. Ike time had sow
com" to take sorb action aa would
brirj; thr entire matter aider the dear
an.; ralrn rev .ex of h!a brothers la
wr.». He is'«rd that the Department
tahe- suck art ion as waa deemed b«et
to lortimpliih this purpose He also
requested that whatever action be ta
k«n should occur is Washington,
where his papers and data are'stored.
The Secretary immediately decided to
joo.ply w.th Adroi-al Schley'a request
nnt! dictated a letter to the rear admi
ral. saying tint under :n« rlrcumstan
c-ps he hearrtly approved of bia actio*
ml that the Department would pro
ceed it once in accordance with his re
qu' St. Admiral Scblej a ietler la aa
fol .w»:
"Gri-at N-ck, Ixmg Wi/.i. N T.. Jaly
*2, IMI.
"Si:: Within the purl' few days a »
r;cs >.f prrsj i-ommcass hare been atnt
to i n" fr >m varloas parts of the coun
try i f a •asiiW The History of
th° S«r.' written by cne Edgar Stan- '
ton "farlsy.
"l-'ro:n th F ?e reviews It appears that
thin edition it a third volume of the
sa d history extended to include the
late var with S?j:n. which the two
Hisf. vdlumes did not contain, and wer*
in uat! as text books at tte Naval
Academy.
"2. From excerpts quoted In some re
views. in tiii'h the pase an I para
g are : iv. n. th?re is sick porver-
gl i id fa«-ts. ruction of jcten
ti rt. nich intemperate abuse and dc
fa.itation of mys-Sf as subjects Mr. _ 1
Macfey to i 'lnr. in civil law. While I
CTLTI it the right cf fair criticism of.
every pil)>llc officer, 1 must protest
against the low flings and abusive lan
guage of tit's violent, partisan oppo
nrnt. who ha* infused into the psgtl
cf his book s > mii'b -rf the paUea of
nn/airnep.i as in cut' It unworthy tha
r >-n»* •! bis'ory. or cf us? in any rep
utable institution «f tl.e country.
"3.* l have refrained heretofore from
ail comment upon the Innuendoes of .
enemies twittered or maranni la «©■
i ret and therefor" with safety to them
selves. I think the t:m- has now com* I
i > ta'tc :-ti a arii .n as may bring this
entire matter under d 5.-. usslan under
thi- cl arer aad "-aimer revie» of my
brothers In aims.and to this end I ask
-TTRIR action at- tbe-hands of the De
partment as it may detm best to a*-
coTnpllsh this purpose
"I. Hut I wonll cipreai the rrqurst
In tlits i-onnectton thai whatever the
a tlun may be that it cccur in Waah
incton where CMS; of rij papers and
data are storel.
"%"erv respectfully.
•W. 3 SCHDKT. '
"Rear Adciiral I'. 8. M.
"To the Se-rrtasy cf the Nary,
Washington. I* C.™ . ,* *®:J
Se- retary l.ong rep;itd to Admiral
Sehley as follows:
"Navy Department. Washington, July
2f
"Sir I atii in receipt of yours of tha
2?nd Inst., wirh reference to the crit-
Nesni up m you in connection with the
Spanish Amertraa war. and heartily
approve of y >ur action, under the clr
iiim. tar.res, in asking at the hands of
this Itepartment such action aa may
bring this entire matter under dlacuj
lian under the cleirer and calmer re
view of my bictien In arms.' The De* -
partroent will a; once proceed In ac
cordance with your request.
"Very respectfully,
•JOHN D. I/>NG.
"Hear Admiral W. 8. Schley. I*. S. N.''
Secrerary l-oa; acted without con
sultation with any one aa! without
communicating the lejiiKl cf Admiral
Echley to trie i'res He then call
ed into hi) office It ar Admiral
CrowtiinshUld and Capraln Cowler,
chief and assistant. respectively, of tio
Bureau of Navigation, also Jud?e Ad- „
vccait JK-nera! lea-ly. wh> >as chart*
of for maUtlca of naval coarts. He
als:> sent foi- Admiral Dewey.
Although It' ar Admiral Schley did nt
ask specifically for a court cf inquiry,
but leit the action to be taken to the
judgment c.f the Department, the Sec
retary de ided thai inch a court would
be the best meacs of making the inves
tigation which the rear admiral had
requested the three bureau offlcers
were .- ailed in for -the purpose of dis
cussing the mode cf procedure in such
cases. After his conference with Ad
miral liewey. who had rtspoaded im
mediately to die Secretary s reqntai
for an interview, the Secretary said i
that he had not had time to decide
upon the composition o S the court hut
In response to a question as to whether ]
Aila-..al Dewey would IjV HP7? a_J
court, ir requested to in so. the £•
tary aald: "Admiral Dewey will do
duty." Although no positive declara- J
tion has been given on this point, it :s 1
assumed abont the Navy Department
that Admiral Dewey will be president j
of the court which wi.l inquire Into. |
the'whole controversy eonc-n'as Ai- 9
miral Schley's actions during lit ~
6vanish var. • ■