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The News B ft. SCHOOL 8 The News " ;.J T tt 3 . comments- jti . Is Unsurpassed as an Ad-. Is Devoted to the Upbuilding of..... Polk County. 3H ..:.:.-u.j:. - i i. Rates Low om. . -: - t ,--k .... - n OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF POLK COUNTY. INDEPENDENCE IN ALL .THINGS. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $i.oo PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE. VOL.IX. COLUMBUS, N. C, TflUKSDAY; MAY 28,1903. NO. 31 IS . ill I i . r i i 14r I WING OF THE VETERANS eat Crowds of Old Confedrates in New Orleans HE CITY FILLING WITH VISITORS 'ecorations the Host Elaborate and (Beautiful Ever Seen at a Reunion- I Gathering of the Multitude. New Orleans, Special. The thir- jenth annual reunion of the United fmfederate Veterans was opened in e great auditorium at the fair ounds Tuesday at noon. The weather was perfect and all the rangements by the local entertain- ent committees the most successful. Governor Heard spoke in behalf of ke people of the State as follows: "Veterans, the outcome of the Strug- that you carried on for four long tars against the most powerful forces hd armaments that the world has yet en. in no manner or sense can ob ure the glory and fame that you won ir uixics iana. witn a total emin ent of 600,000 you confronted 2,800,- 0. Of these in round numbers 500,000 fere of foreign birth and had Europe ten in formal alliance with the North could scarcely have been expected to nd more than this number of its or- knized soldiery for its quota in such coalition. Considering the 200,000 lie- o soldiers, the 500,000 foreign sol- ers and. the 2,100.000 native Ameri- ins,. it-is not extravagant to say mat ie 600,000 Confederates confronted a alition , of iAmerica, Europe and Afri "When we consider these indisput- ple facts we cannot but have commis eration for the person who would jek to detract from the unparallelled distance made by the armies in gray fr impugning the motives by which ley were impelled to make this truly gendary defense, of their homes and nstitutional rights as they construed ese rights to be." The governor concluded .his address I repeatinghewetcome of the" p&P Vol "Louisiana. : 7. V.. :vr ':'J- V' 1 B. Kruttschnitt, of New Orleans, lirman of the local executive com ttee, in charge of all the arrange- nts for the reunion then made a pt happy address. 1 GEN. GORDON'S SPEECH. As Gen. Gordon rose to reply he was .thusiastically cheered, pen. John B. Gordon said in part: f'To my thought - it is most fitting at this proud and patriotic organiza pn should meet again in this historic ly which gave it birth. . The meeting ( such men as you welcome today, hose past deeds will remain forever a inspiration to American valor and future sacrifices for constitutional Jeedom, is an auspicious event In the luntry's history, whenever and wher fer it may occur; but how peculiarly jspinng is this reunion in Louisiana, P this 100th anniversary of her birth" to governmental alliance with Amer- Jan States. A Roman ye would have scovered in a meeting of such men, such time, an omen of good to the fuse of liberty: and, American eyes pould see in it nothine but eood to e whole republic. It must of necess ity be beneficent and only beneficent. t? in not indulge on this centennial fthis political inillenial morning nor other times in any bitterness. We el none. We pity those who do. We ve long since drawn the curtain of riivion over the regretful and un !emly things of the past; and we lerish as Americans the valor and 3ble deeds of both armies and of all actions. We are satisfied with our fcord; and the power that would at- F&Pt to make us blush for it would be Qth stupid and blind. "We are heir3, mt heirs, with the republic's child !n in the inheritance of freedom left y our sires. We are proud of all the pture nreenant with tremtmdniu nns- bilities: but we face it with a rength of hope and assurance, born an unswerving: mirnose to discharge pr every duty to all races, and to tho "Ole co.unt.rv. Wp are crrowiner old! Heavy Gold Shipments. 'ew York, Special. Lazard Freres Co., hae engaged $1,065,000 in gold fr shipment '0 Europe tomorrow. fOldman, Sachs & Co. have ordered' '60,000- for shipment at the same time. he Merchants' Bank of Philadelphia, ;a3 engaged $500,000 gold at the sub- reasury for shipment to Europe, otal engagements for shipment Tucs- lay. si nnn Believed Strike is Broken. Mobile, Ala., Special General Coun- p1 E- L. Russell, declares there is no rason to bHieve the report current pt General Manager C. S. Clarke, of e Mobile & Ohio, is to be succeeded y J- N. Seale, now in Jackson, Tenn., 'onel Russell savs that Mr. Clarke -u-3 luuesi connaence 01 tut; pen who control the road. Colonel Usseli claims as one of the "strongest s-the railroad has that the strike Droken is thP April 9. aa to thA norentanoe of ner- ginning Sunday, at noon, perishable ;e-sU will be accepted at all points. " but we still stand firmly on the narrow strip of land which separates us from a boundless ocean. "And as we go home, we will calmly drop our mantlea on the shoulders of our ! sons, who will worthily wear them; anji in no crisis of the republic whether In forum or field, will they be found wanting." New Orleans, Special. Wednesday's session of th6 Confederate re-union closed with a prayer. The first words of the petition for divine guidance and blessing were spoken by the chaplain, while the echoes of "taps," the most sad and withal the most' beautiful of all bugle calls, were yet quivering in the air. For this was the day, a portion pf which had been set apart for servi ces in honor of the hero dead of the Confederate cause, for the glorification of their deeds, for the hallowing of their memories, for the sanctiflcation of the cause for which they lived and died.! The tribute was most amply ren dered. It was offered in the burning words of the orator and the plaudits of his hearers, as they saw again through him the martial prowess of their broth ers, who have joined the eternal mus ter. It was tendered in the sobs of beautiful women, and in the self-contained grief of stalwart men, when it was borne home to them once more that thtf comrades they so deeply lov ed, the leaders so highly honored could be nothing to them but a priceless memory. The memorial services were opened promptly at 12 o'clock by Gen. Gordon, who said: "And now, my comrades, the ap pointed time has come for the services in honor of our immortal dead and for the opening of these exercises I be lieve,! we should give thanks to Al mighty God for the lives they lived and ask His benediction for them and us for the time to come. I am going to ask Goneral Young, of Kentucky, to lead us in prayer." General Young delivered an elo quent invocation, and was followed by General J. A: Chalaron, who read a eulogy on the late adjutant general of the United Confederate Veterans, George Moorman, of New Orleans. General Cabell followed in a brief ad dress, in which he paid a warm trib ute to the late adjutant general. The resol utions were adppted by a - silent rising vote. .. : I General Gordon then introduced Rev. J. J. Finley, of Fisherville, Va., who delivered the annual memorial sermon, it was a strong address, fervid in its patriotism, replete with loving words, for the dead and bright promises of hope for the South that is and the South that is yet to be. It moved his hearers to frequent applause and sev eral times brought many of them to tears. "The Vacant Chair," was played softly by the band and then "taps" was blown. A short prayer by Chap lain General Jones brought the me morial exercises to a close, and an ad journment was then taken until Thurs day morning at 9 o'clock. I Making No Progress. wasnmgton, special. no progress is reported from the United States treaty committee in China and the ex act nature of the obstacle to the con summation of the trade treaty is not known. The Chinese commissioners make one statement in the matter. The Russian government makes an other in conflict and the commission ers do not know which to believe. It is probable that the State Depart ment may feel it necessary to cause the Chinese government to give more de finite instructions to its commission ers. ! - Friars Will Withdraw. Rome, By Cable. There has been a change; in the Philippine Islands in the friar situation, as there is now a movement in the archipelago in favor of the members of Spanish brother hoods. ! The national pride of the Spanish friars brought them to the de cision voluntarily to leave the island. They felt themselves, since the archi pelago ! had been administered by the United States to be in a position of in feriority. The Vatican has just receiv ed several, petitions from the Filipinos asking jit to prevent the departure of the friars. War Telegrapher Dead. Charleston, S. C., Special. Daniel M. ODriscoll, for 30 years manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company, died here in his 66th year. He was born in Bantry, county Cork, Ireland, and was probably the oldest of the war telegraphers this side of the Poto mac. He sent the first message out of Petersburg announcing the surrender; of Gen. Lee. Fourteen Buildings Burned. Roanoke, Va.; Special. A special to The Times from Wyethville says the town of Max Meadows, situated on the main line of the Norfolk & Western Railroad in Wythe county fifteen miles west of Roanoke, suffered greatly by fire Tuesday afternoon, when 14 build ings went up in smoke. The fire ori ginated in a stable and caused by some one. smoking. The heaviest losses are: Hesser's drug store with stock, the residence of Mrs. Bridges the H. J. Shaffer store building, the Odd- Fel lows hall and the office building of the Max-Meadows Land Company The total loss will reach $40,000 or $50, 000 and is partially covered by insur ance. . SEABOARD SHOPS DESTROYED. A $750,000 Fire at Portsmouth Fire Originated in a Lumber! House! ; ' ! I ' Ah. Norfolk, Special. The Seaboard lAir Line Railroad shops, minorj offices and 'warhouse on the outskirts of Ports mouth were practically destroyed by fire which broke out Friday night I At a late hour the blaze had riot spent! it self, but the destruction ofl nearly; cv- ery building and car at the yards was about complete. As near'sas can 1 be estimated at this time, the monetary loss will foot up to ?750,0Q0. James Harrel, a machinist who sought to save his tools, was so badly hurried that he may die. No one else wa seriously hurt so far as can be learned. jf Firemen from Portsmouth, Norfolk and Berkley got hose into! position, but the heat of the flames rove thjp.ni back before they could approach within fighting distance of the flames. A blinding cloud cf dust, sand and grit drove hundreds of men, women and children in every direction in quest! of shelter. For nearly 15 minutes 'the wind blew at the rate of it leastlso miles an hour. Several children wre hurled from their feet and Sent rolling across the thoroughfare. Presently a refreshing shower made its appearance and soon cleared up the air. j . . ' . In some unaccountable way the fire broke out about 10:15 o'clock in j a building situated in the southern part of the yards. In this wooden struc ture was stored a large quantity lot dried lumber. Within a fer mlnuea the entire building was in flames., The wood repairing material burned like hay. In half and hour the bnilding fell in. The adjoining building j-as a stor age house for many tons of stationary, the supply headquarters fori the Sea board in this section. J j Three hundred men will be thrown out of ;employment. The.wrecking shed, .the stationery warehouse, the paint and oil house office building Hof the superintendent of wppdwork,! a larea hrirk huildiner used for ithft recen. - o ; - -jr . tion of sleeping cars in which was lo cated the paint shop, the carijenter aibd cabinet shops, 50 or more bo cars and 18 passenger coaches were ! destroyed. A great deal of the yard trackage was also destroyed. .The orijgin;fthe':Jijra is unknown. ) j 4 y" Presbyterian Assembly. " Lexington, Va., Specialj-t-Fridajfs session of the Presbyterianj Assembly began at 10 o'clock! General after the members had attended special exer cises in Lee Memorial chapeljat Wash ington and Lee University, jivhere ad dresses were made by President Den ny, of the University, and Dr. Therpn Rice, of Atlanta, on behalf of the As sembly. The opening prayer of the Assembly was by Dr. Hyde,! of Fot Worth. Dr. Thornton Whaling, jf Lexington, presented Moderator Hop kins with a gavel sent by Rev. P. Price, missionary in China. The mod erator then announced the standing, committees. The chairmen a-e as fol lows: Bills and overtures,! W. T. Halls; education, E. C. Converse, pub lication and minsterial relief, Henry Moore ; foreign correspondence, R. icf. Webb; foreign evangelization, T. Rice; Sabbath schools and young peo ple's societies, J. H. Patton; home afia school, F. D. Morton; beneficence, Wl H. Perkins; narrative, J. L. Caldwell; Bible cause, A. D. McClue; j Churj4 and Christian Endeavor, i K. iFt. Bridges; the Sabbath, W. V. Pearson! auditing. "V. Pipes; devotioiial exer cises, Thornton Ailing; leave of ah. sence, L. R. Walker. -i Reunion Ends. 1 1 t New Orleans, Special. The actual busines of the Confederate j reunion was brought to an end .Thursday an the delegation had adjourned sine di at noon. General Gordon was. re-elcel ted commander-in-chief, andj all the department commanders Generals Lee, Walker and Cabel, were at" the sanijb time chosen to fill for another year thb offices they have held so long. ; All the elections were unanimous, .and werjb made by one shout of "aye." The place of holding the next reunion was left to the excutive committee. 1 H Miners Strike Callcdif Charleston, W. Va., Special. Notices have been posted at all mines in th New River and Loop Creek field, det claring a strike among the miners and call upon all to cease work until the union demand shall be agreed to by the operators. So far as can be ascer tained it was not largely pbyed at any place. . . . "1 - , . South Denounced. 1 Springfield, Mass., Special.--At the closing session of the Colonial Bap tist Association resolutions weire pass ed regarding national affairs, j Cruelty Is charged in the Philippines land tho present state of the islands compared unfavorably with conditions; undeV Spanish rule. On the race situation at home the resolutions declared that if the negro is not fit to vote, he j is unfit to fight for his country and that pro tection and allegiance must gojtogeth-i, r The Southern constitutional revis ions were bitterly condemned. The dc sire 'for empire, they say, has; caused the American people to trample1 under foot the laws of God and man. ; DEATH AND INJURY Many Injured In the Paris Automo bile Races Sunday . A CHAFFEUR KILLED OUTRIGHT. Two Spectators Reported KHIrd f: Yanderbilt and Other Americans Drop Out. Paris, By Cable. The first stage in the Paris-Madrid automobile race, from Versilles to Bordeaux, 343 miles, W&s finished at noon Sundav when -Euis Benault dashed at a furious pace into Bordeaux, having made a record run of 8 hours and 27 minutes. An your later M. Gabriel arrived with a still ; better record of 8 hours, 7 min utes. It is estimated from the time nade that these automobiles covered 0 miles an nour on the road outside the cities. ( These victories, however, were clouded by a series , of accidens, having in one- case at least, a fatal result. At least two cars were wreck ed and Marcel Benault, the winner of the Paris-Vienna race last year, Lor raine Barrows, a very well-known au tomobilist, . and Renault's chaffeur, were seriously, it is believed fatally, injured, while Barrows' chaffeur was killed. Moreover, an unconfirmed re port says a serious accident occurred near Angoiieleme, in which the two occupants of an automobile, the owner of which is not yet known, were seri ously injured and two snectators were .killed. This number of accidents has not; caused any great -surprise here, in view of the number of -contestants in the 'race and the great ipeed and pow er, of their machine. The name of W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., disappeared from the reports along the route after Ram frouillet, where he passed twenty tlghth in. order, at a Quarter of 5 Sun day morning, going in fine form. The omission, of his name from the dis- ytttcues .irom unartress, tne next town on the road, caused some anxie ty and : brought forth "a number of in tiuiries.5 It Was learned later that h inryoiirxttep- andc Baron . D'Forest wunarew rrom the race together be fore reaching Chartress. 1 All' of them suffered breakdowns, and having lost three hours they decided it was use less to continue. Vanderbilt and Baron DeForest laughed and made light of their withdrawal. Foxhall Keen, Tod Sloan and W. J. Dannat. the Ameri can artist, did not start. C. Cary Dins- more is thus the only American left in. Serious Floods. Enid, O. T., Special. Hundreds of persons were rendered homeless and property damage to the extent of $300, 000 was done in the Enid bottoms alone, by a cloud burst that struck west of thl3 city, at midnight Satur day night. The aggregate damage probably will be much higher on ac count of losses sustained between Enid and the seat of the storm. A bank of water three feet high and 200 feet wide, swept down through the bottoms at mid-night, carrying houses and everything before it. It came upon Enid without warning, while most of its inhabitants were asleep. Within a few minutes a hundred houses were submerged. Many people lost every thing they possessed. The means for relieving "distress are inadequate. The rainfall the past ten days has been the greatest in .the history of Okla homa Territory and indications "that more losses will be reported. Reports are very meagre at this time. Roosevelt's Sunday. Seattle, Wash., Special. Sunday was spent very quietly by President Roosevelt. In view of the fact that the President always observes the Sab bath as he sees fit. the citizens gave him full 'range 'lb follow his own in clinations and Secretary Loeb said the President observed the Sabbath strict ly. Yesterday was one of the hardest days that the President had since h e started on his tour. He visited the navy yard at BrOmerton, went to Ev erett and returned to Seattle again in the evening. During the day he made five addresses. Entente Adopted. Yokohama, By Cable. Marquis liny addressing' a meeting of the opposition party, urged the adoption of an entente with the minister on the naval ques tion, tie said that he agreed with the cabinet that the: funds, to increase the navy should .be" raised by a loan , in stead of a land tax. He did not desire to make foreign politics a pretext lor any entente, . but the. ; state of the weather in the far East was not good and it was necessary that the great op position party - should preserve its solidity. The meeting adopted the en tente: . r Briber Sentenced. , St, Louis, Special. After being out 55 minutes, the jury in the case of Emil Hartman, former member of the House of Delegates, for bribery, re turned avverdict Saturday afternoon before Jjidge Ryan, finding Hartmaiin guilty arid fixing his punishment at 6 years in the penitentiary. The penalty is the heaviest that has been inflicted so far in the bribery trials. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL Petersburg's Future. The Chamber : of Commerce i of Petersbury, Va., recently consolidated with the Young Men's Business Asso ciation, has elected Messrs. H. P. Strat ton, president; Stith Boiling and C, C. Alley, vice presidents; F. M. D'Alton, T. S. Beckwith, R. D. Gilliam, Robert Cabanlss, James Weddill, James Galla gher, W. P. Arrington, R. J. J. Sprat ley and George Cameron, Jr., board of governors. At the banquet which fol lowed the election the speakers took a most optimistic view of the . future ot Petersburg, and Mr Alexander Hamil ton, speaking; to the subject of Peters burg as a manufacturing center, traced the city's steady progress in that re spect since the war, and pointed out its many advantages as to climate, labor, rates and government. Another Gusher. A dispatch, from Beaumont says that another gusher producing at the rate of 20,000 barrels a day has been brought in on! the newly-proven terri tory at Spindle Top, near Beaumont, Texas. The effect has been a spurt in well-sinking, dnd it is said that there are now seventy contracts for wells under drill or to be dirlled at once. Textile Notes. Madison Manufacturing Co., Hunts ville, Ala., has completed its new building, the main : structure being two stories high, 100x300 feet in size. Its additionall machinery, 15,000 spin dles and 525 looms, as announced last month, will be installed during the next several months, and by Septem ber it is expected to be in operation. Print cloths will be the product. About $200,00Q is the cost ofvthis ad dition. The company's original plant has 7,200 ring! spindles, and manufac tures hosiery ; yarns.! No public confirmation has been made of the report j mentioned last week that B. Frank Mebane and Ger man capitalist wilV build a 200,000 spindle mill at Spray, N. C. But fur ther dispatches state that plans are being formulated by! Mr. Mebane and his associates! for the erection of a large cotton manufacturing plant. Messrs. O. A. Robbins of 'Charlotte, N. C; Geo. W.iTayler and Peter Ham mershimth of Belton, Texas, have in corporated thejBeltoh Cotton Manufac turing : Co... with., capital . stock of $50,- 000. They, have acquired and will put In opareauon the Belton Cotton Mills, which has beeh idle lor some months. Probably the plant wills be enlarged. It has 3250 ring spindles; and .100 looms. Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills has its buildings abouti.completed, and has be gun the installation ' of 5000 spindles and 150 looms. The! product will be the cheaper grades of cotton goods, such as canvasi About $115,000 will be the cost of this plant. Production will begin in a feew wesks, and it is pro posed to double the capacity If pres ent prospects ; for the- plant's success are realized. '.; , . James e L. Wood, , of Morristown, Tenn., who announced several months ago his intention tojestablish a knit ting mill, has completed the plant. He has been manufacturing for some time, and operates as the Wood Knit ting Co., Jas. L. Wood, president. The equipment includes ten knitters and complement, for producing seamless hosiery, v ; : Lumberton (N. C.) Cotton Mills has under consideration the erection of another building and: the installation of 5,000 spindles, but-has not made a final decision. An enlargement of this extent would cost about $109,000. The company now has 6,000 ring spin dies, manufacturing hosiery yarns. 20s to 30s on cones. R. D. Caldwell is president. ; j Messrs. Walter t Brown, of En field, N. C; James T. Green and Chas. E. Cottslick, of Baltiinore, Md., have incorporated the Enfield Cotton Mill Co., to manufacture jcotton goods at Enfield -N. C. They wili operate the plant reported last week as leased and to be enlarged Iby Walter N. Brown. Authorized capital is $50, 000. -. k '. j , . The Sycamore Knitting Mills of Syc amore, Ala., has been ! organized, with capital stock of $100,000, and wil les tablish a mill for knitting underwear. W. R. Schremelof Utica, N. Y., is pres ident; J. E. Goodrich i of Little Falls, N. Y., vice president; ID. E. Lewis, of -Sycamore, Alai, treasurer, and W. B. Callahan of Utica, N. Y., secretary. E. C. Macheh, care of Brunswick & Birmihgham Railway, No. 7 Broadway, New York, is j endeavoring to induce capitalists to locate a' large silk mill and a knitting I mill at ; Brunswick, Ga, Ashcraft Cotton Mills, Florence, Ala. has caled a meeting for June 17 to vote on iucreasing capital stock from $150,000 to $200,000 and the is of $100,000 inj bonds. The company now- has 6,240 ring spindles and 200 looms. v '.' ' .- Clifton- (S' C.) Manufacturing Co. hass declared a dividend of 4 per "cent, payable July. 1, and an extra dividend of 2 per cent.; payable; at once. Tuca pau, (S. C.) Mills has I declared a div idend of 4 per cent. .Pacolet, (S. C.) Manufacturing Co. has declared a divi dend of 5 per cent. D. El Converse Co., Glenflale1S. C, has declared a divi dend cf 4per cent :- ' Laurens, (S. C.) Cotton! Mills held its annual stockholders' meeting on May 14. The annual) report of the manage ment was voted satisfactory and the usual - semiannual dividend of 3 per cent, was declared and an extra divi dend of 1 per cent. During the year $20,000 was expended I for improve ments. The mill now has nearly 45, 000 spindles and 1216 looms. - LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS. many Matters of Oeneral Interest la Short Paragraphs. Down in Dixie. Gen. John B. Gordon was re-elected commander, of the United Confederate v eterans, in session at New Orleans. W. P. Brown, the New Orleans operator, pushed cotton prices still higher on the New York exchange. - . . , j The schooner Inez ,N Carver, which, went ashore near Chicomicomico. North Carolina, has been floated by the tug Rescue, apparently uninjured. . The schooner Inez Cowper, bound from New York for Brunswick, Ga.. was stranded near Chicamicomico, N. C, during a thunder squall. The ves sel now lies head off shore aijid there ' Is no serious danger of going to piece unless the wind increases" from the east. The crew and life-saving; station are trying to float her. At The National Capital. The Interstate Commerce Commis- . sion will ask aid of the Federal Courts to compel certain anthracite-carrying roads to produce documents and con tracts. . ' Representative A. L.' McDermOtt sava' New Jersey is for Grover Cleveland first and Senator A. P. Gormanl. second- for the Democratic Presidential nomi- nation. I It may be necessary to ask Congress for an emergency appropriation to re lieve a growing deficit in the free-delivery service. ; , r ; ; - The alleged nostoffice , frauds have been thoroughly investigated, and re ports, given out indicate that there wa3 much exageration in the charges. Capt. Henry A. Castle, auditor for -i the Postoffice Departments savs of W. Tulloch's charges:. "Some are reck-" less and-others, absurdly. false.! Washington reports indicate that this Government hoves to have Vene zuela cede Margarita Island as a naval base. ; Rear-Adimarl Melville repeats his, assertion , that German battleships, ton for ton, are superior to" any. others in the world. -. 'wp . The United States will insist upon having trade rights in ; Manchuria . equal to those of any other nation. At The North. President Roosevelt arrive m Port land, Ore., to lay the cornerstone of the Lewis and Clark monument 1 The jury in the suit of "Charlea Broadway Rosseau," who was suing the Charles Broadway Rouss estate in New York for $100,000 for maintenance as a son of Mr. Rbuss, returned a ver dict for. the full amount, with interest. The general assembly of the JNorth- ' era Presbyterian Church opened at Los Angles, and the moderator Rev. Dr. Van Dyke, preached the sermon. There was a bull panic on the New York Cotton Exchange, prices crumb ling rapidly. J . The recent flurry on the Boston stock market was thought to be over, though, one firm failed. . . . - , A score of persons were burned by the explosion of the gasoline tank of an automobile in New York." By the explosion of a number 6f big oil tanks in New York, one mah was killed, a number injured and a destruc tive fire followed. ' James Rutherford Morris, aged 75 years, is dead, at Morris, N. Y. He was a grandson of General Morris, whose father Lewis Morris, was a signer of the Declaration "of Independence. He was the father of Dr. Lewis Ruther ford Morris, of New York, who' mar ried a daughter of United States Sena tor W. A. Clark, of Montana A Chicago dispatch says: "Refusal of the laundry drivers to submit to ar bitration prevented a settlement of the laundry strike. ' The owners and the Laundry Worker's' Union have settled their differences, but the owners refuse to open their places for business! until ad- the trouble with the drivers is justed.", . A Milwaukee, Wis., Dispatch Bays: "Local No. 57, Amalgamated, held a meeting Sunday and decided to go on strike at the various tanneries through cut the city tomorrow, unless thel Mil waukee" tanners shall agree to a shed ule of 53 hours work j per week at the same waeres whirh thpv Jiavo Viooti rp ceiving for 60 hour wbrk. Nine! tan-' neries and. 3,000 men are involved." An agreement was reached to! con solidate the street railways of Cleve land, Ohio. , From Across The Sea, The revolt in Croatia is spreading to alarming proportions. ; I Count Tolstoi, in a letter, blames the Russian Government as the real! cul prit in the Klscheneff massacre. Joseph Chamberlain emphasizes his demand for a British Imperial com mercial league. ; A sensational price $73,500 was! paid , by a dealer in a London auction pooni for Raeburn's portrait of Sir John! Sin clair. , ' ' ' V A Santo Domingo dispatch says: The arsenal at Santamo was blown; up.. Saturday by insurgent government and. General Furst was killed arid a num ber wounded. The troops are pursuing, lie fleeins soldiers,r , 1.