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1 . i'v ft V '''V . FOUBTEEH jHilNS0I( JAIL , ' ! IlLEEEO LTICHEBS, OEHIMQ ' BARS 7 miAL sex pon i p. m. to-day .1.. Ptoses Headed hy Bert K. Bennett, , Armed With Warrants for Eighteen Mee-Charged "With Lynching John T. Johnson. Arreeta fourteen- I ; the Nsjaber and. They . Are Com. . "-. tnltted te jau -Without '; Bond. Guard Being Placed Around Jail Last Night When Placed In Cell v Formerly . Occupied by Johnson, , Prisoners Wept Case; Will be ' Called t t O'clock ' To-Day Names of the Prisoners and Some v of the Witnesses, Together With an . Outline of Testimony Which Win be Given at To-Day'a Session of Court H. D. Kendall and Son, ., Henry, to Turn Suite's Evidence , Former Says m Previous Attempt j to Lynch Johnson Failed and Blob .'Swore Vengeance on Any Member Who 6bould Give Them Away ' Sensational Incident Grows in Pro-" ' portion. Special to Tha Observer. v "... Wadesboro, May II. This lynch ing of John V. Johnson Is growing . Into a big business. Thirteen alleged members of the mob are In Jail nere to-night without ball. - to wit: John Nlvcn, Lester Johnson, Zeka Lewis, Elmer A. Dunn, John Jones, J. F, Punn, May CHtledga (maacullue) and Lewis Adams. ' Warrants were out for It men hut Jive were not taken. One, Tom Johnson, showed up at Morven much surprised at the posse which ha found there and Tolunteered to drive on to Wadesboro without the trouble of official escort, but he got leet on the way to Wadesboro and has not arrived7 here yet. ' The others who fled are: John McLaurln. Ira Johnson, Tom Johnson, Battle Lewis and Ben Holt umcer Bert Bennett headed a posse, or rather commanded a com pany, of deputlea In a procession of noma 20 buggies and a carry-all to Morven this morning, armed with warrants. The village was quiet enough. Mr. Bennett, with consum mate diplomacy, kept the public mind quiet by .agreeing with the local opin ion that the sheriff had dona fool ishly to send such a force down there after good eltisena. "Not a man of them," said the -Morven people, '"hut wouia nave gone to wadesboro u the sheriff had 'phoned them to do so." Mocking birds were alngtng all about the place.- The merchants sat yawning before their stores. It-was merely a dull time with ' them. Sev eral prominent citizens, however, talked with me about the bad char acter of the man lynched and the brutality of the murder which he had commltteed, always prefacing It with "New, don't regard me as con doning the action of the mob." Tphe ' only lady I met aald that aha thought the mob did right and aha hoped they wouldn't be put to much trouble about It. So confident were they of publlo opinion that several of the de fendants came to Wadesboro without custody, leaving Morven In .apparent good humor. NOT ADMITTED TO BAIL, But the sweat popped but on their foreheads while they sat ranged In the Jury box. Judge Neal aald to their counsel, "These parties are charged with a capital offense' and will not be admitted to ball." Appearing for the defendants were: Messrs. H. H. Mc Lendon, Fred J. Coxe. T. L. Caudle and J. A. Lockhart Mr. Oulledge and John T. Bennett, by employment of the Governor, appeared with the solicitor. The Judge- had each pris oner to stand up when his name was called. There was a deal of laugh- ' tor when Mr. J. M. daddy, a white sheep, got mixed with the II goats and was about to be listed with them. When ha glanced about and saw the company be waa in he changed his base In a rush. , - The 8Ute Is ready," Solicitor Hob- 'Inson announced, "when the defend ants have been apprehended." The - defendants, speaking through Mr. McLendon, said they were not ready, The names of no witnesses appeared on the backs of the warrants and i they did not know whom they had to go up against. The solicitor stat ed that Miss Alice Boggan might be counted a witness against them all. ALL CASES CONSOLIDATED. "I Issued separate warrants,' he aald, "merely for convenience sake. presuming tnat tney would be con eolldated when the matter came to i hearing. It was all one transaction." The defendants' counserbegan to de bate this when Judge Neal settled It decisively. "I will make the order right now," tsld he, '.that all the cases be consolidated." The defend ants wanted to know the witnesses, against 'them, to which demand the State made.no resistance, but read the list as follows: Miss Alice Boggan, Sheriff J. A. Boggan, u J. Huntley. J, L. Pratt, Bert E. Bennett. Mrs. W. J. Crump, waiter Meeka, u. d. Ken dall. Henry Kendall, Jr.., and C B. Luther. . ' f "Are tneae witnesses against an the defendants, or a part of them only" asked Mr. Caudle. "All," said the solicitor. "And your honor," he add ed, "If defendants' counsel wish It we will furnish them with the evidence of these' witnesses against the prison ers at the bar, but not against mem bers of the mob still at large." Mr. Lockhart had been on his -feet to ask this courtesy and accepted Its proffer with -grace. The second point of the defense in its prayer for a continuance was that their counsel had hot had an oppor tunity to comer witn their clients nor to secure the attendance of witnesses. All the defense wanted was Teaaon eble time. On Inquiry. ' It came out that the solicitor must be at Scotland Superior yCourt next week and that the civil term In Anson meets the week after.. The Judge told the pris oners that they would have to stay In Jail for two weeks If they consisted on a continuance longer than, to-mor- W"Wi will agree to let the Anson term go," aald Mr. Lockhart. "Judas Moore will not Ao as Judge Peebles did"' fV- ' ' :,-,'. ;. '.TRIAL SET FOR TO-DAY, ?t ' There was a little laughing , and Judge Neal ordered, ."Call this cake to-morrow at 1 o'clock and be It un- (Continued en: Page Nlne-i HE KILLED A MOOSSniflEB CHARGE AGAINST DEPUTY POOL capias Jasned for Deputy Revenue Collector N. G. Pool. Attending Fed. Serai Court at Raleigh aa Witness; xuariiDi um un Killing; moou V shiner In Orangef While on Raid - uipiomas Awarded to Twelve Young UMiire at St Biary's- Thomas Nel son Elected Head of Textile Depart 7 ment of A. A II. College $14,000 ' Increase In Sales of Fertiliser Tax Tags News of the Bute, Capital. M Observer Bureau, 122 South Dawson Street, - -.. Raleigh, May II. The police department here received a capias from 'Orange county to-day ror Deputy t Revenue Collector N. O. Pool. It being charged that one of bis possemen, while on a raid ln Orange, hot. and killed a moonshiner Pool is here at Federal Court as a witness in a number of eases. The of fleer who has the capias asked a court of ficial If be eould arrest Pool and waa told that to do so now would be con tempt of court, so there will be no service until court ends. The trustees of the A. A M. College will to-morrow elect a new professor ot agriculture. COMMENCEMENT AT ST. MART'S. Diplomas were awarded to It young ladlea this morning at the graduating exercises of St. . Mary's School, and certificates in special studies were pre sented to If lothers. . Nine of those who received diplomas were full col lege graduatea and three others were in the business school. Rt. Rev. James Blount Cheshire, bishop of -the diocese" of North Caro lina, delivered the diplomas to the young ladles and called on Bishop Robert Strange, of the eastern dio cese of North Carolina, to deliver the charge.' The salutatory was by Miss Annie Bllse Koonce, the class essay by Mlas Annie Whitney Sloan, and the vale dictory by Miss Frances Elisabeth Woolf. Diplomas were awarded as fol lows: Ruth Foster, St. Simon's Mills, Ga.; Jane Iredell Oreen, Wilmington; Annie Elisa Koonoe, Richlanda; Mary Thornton Lasslter,. Raleigh; Margaret ueveretx Mac Kay. Raleigh; Harriett Elisabeth Ruff. Ridgeway, S. C: An nie Whltner Sloan. Columbia. 8. C: Sara Gertrude 8ulivan, Savannah, Ga.; Frances Elisabeth Wooir, Demopolls. Ala. Business department: Ruth Batchelder, Beaufort. S. C; Caroline Nelson DeRosett. Wilmington; Alme- rla Giles Swann, Banford. ' The State board of agriculture de voted the entire session this fore noon to the hearing of further reports from President Winston and members of the faculty as to the affairs of the A. A M. College, the board sitting In the capacity of trustees of the college. Numerous recommendations were made but no action aa to any of them was taken, all these matters to come up later. . CHARTERS GRANTED The Merchants A Farmers Bank, of Garysburg, was chartered this after noon with 17,(00' capital, subscribed by A, J. Ellis and other, to do a commercial- business. Another char ter la to the Washtnatosr Imusement Company of Beaufort county, for the operation of theatres and skating rinks, capital 12,000, subscribed by B. W. Taylor and other. The Robert son Grocery Company, of Salisbury, reduced its capital te HM0.- C.-E Robertson Is president. NEW PROFESSORS AT A. A M. The trustees of the Agricultural A Mechanical College to-day elected Thomas Nelson, ap exceedingly cap able man, professor of textile indus try. He has been assistant professor and succeeds Henry M. Wilson, now at Greenville, 8, C. More Moore Par ker Is elected assistant professor. Wil liam Byrne, a graduate of the college. who yesterday took the degree of doc tor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins, Is elected assistant chemist The trus tees heard report from all the pro fessors and say these are very en couraging. They express much satis faction at the work of two new pro fessors, E. B. Payne, of physics, and C W. Thomason, of mechanical en- Slneertng. The resignation of Prof, harlea W. Burkett as professor of agriculture was accepted. He waa called before the trustees and several of them highly complimented his work. KILLED BY INFURIATED BULL. Major John Ferguson, - Prominent South Carolinian and at One Time State's Largest Merchant. Meets Tragto Death at JIls Farm In Pickens County. ; Special to .The Observer. Greenville. S. C, May 21, Major John Ferguson, formerly a merchant of this city, was gored to death by an infuriated Guernsey bull early this morning at his Country home in Pickens county; Mr. Ferguson Waa II years of age. At one time he waa probably the , largest merchant In South Carolina, outside of the -big wholesale houses in Charleston. His firm sold goods over th entire upper piedmont section and as far down as Abbeville. ... Several years -ago Mr. Ferguson closed out his business In Greenville and retired to his old family home In' Pickens county, near Glassy Mountain, where he continued to live until his untimely death this morning. He was devoted to farm ing and paid particular attention to raising blooded cattle. Among bis most valuable injlmates .was .the thoroughbred bull. - . Mr. Ferguson married Mfaia Har riet Grady, daughter of John W. Orady, a brother of the late Henry W. Grady, of Atlanta. She, with a number of sons and 'daughters, sur vives. Mr. Ferguson served through out the four years In the Confederate army. He was L member of the Hampton Legion, his genius for busi ness soon making- him. Invaluable in the commissary department. , No man was more renulnelv liked than Mr. Ferguson, .He took a deep interest In the welfare of youna men and many of them will be grieved te know of his" death. The Interment will take place to-morrow at S o'clock in Sprlngwood Cemetery, this city,' CONVICTS TOOK BLOODHOUNDS. Rowan Mai factors Took "Precaution Not- to Leave Doge Behind They Are Still At Large. . - 8pecial to The Observer. " -,, .Salisbury, May 11 Nothing ; has been heard from the convicts who broke "camp yesterday, . The Joke cannot be kept from this eaprlce no matter now serious it may appear to the man upon whom it was clayed. Not only did the convicts rob young Llyler of his shooting apparatus but they called .the bloodhounds' off and the dors are how making the rounda with them-. Honor should be aiven to whom honor Is doe and It was Jim Plyler and not Worth who figures in this episode.- T- -: DIPLOMATS' SALARIES CUT GminiB OKLAHOMA'S ' CAPITAL Despite ' Continued Bemocrarlo ' FIU busteriag -to Force lleport on . Statehood! Diplomatic : and - Conmi i lar -. Hill Pauses, Together . With Amendment Iteducing Salary of Ambassador to Japan to f 13,000 -and Making Three Other Keduo U on s Statehood Conference Com mittee Names Gnihrle -as New State's Capital Until 11S Aritona '. and New - Clcxlco to bo Given . Choice, ' ' ' x Washington, : May 21. The Demo crats, of the Houss resumed their filibustering tactics to-day ' and - de manded roll calls on every possible parliamentary point. - Notwithstand ing these, tedious delays the House passed - the. diplomatic' and consular appropriation .bill, carrying "aa ap proprlatlon of 22,724,81. A number of amendments were adopted, chief among which were those .changing the salary of the ambassador te Ja pan from $17,500 to $12.000 and fixing , the salaries of the ministers to Belgium. the ' Netherlands and Luxemburg at $10,000 per year, In stead of $12,000. as fixed by the bill when originally reported. The legislative. kimuIIvH anA liutl- cial appropriation and the postofflci appropriation bill were sent to con- lerence, the House adjourning at 4:16 until. noon to-morrow,' the mi nority threatening to cause a roll call on three amendments - to a bill correcting the military record of Benjamin F. Graham. Graham was mustered out of the service of the United States army in 1I6S and at the time he alleged he knew of no other reason than that he voted the Demo cratic ticket at the election held by his regiment (the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteers) a short time- previously. With the Democrats kllllnc time. Mr. Dftlsell. of Pennsylvania, decided to adjourn iiucr man so mruugn me weari ness of two more roll calls. The Republican managers In the House to-day -stated that the con ference report on the statehood bill, which brought about the Democratic filibuster, would be made to-morrow, or at the latest. Saturday. This re port will be an agreement on the basts of the Foraker amendment of a year ago, which provides that the people of Arlsona and New Mexico may vote on the question of Joint statehood at a reaular election held Tor the purpose of electing a delegate to congress. The amendment Is to be reported exactly aa It wss Intro duced a year ago by Mr. Foraker in tne senate. At to-aay s aession or the con ference committee It was agreed that uutnrie snouia do made . the new capital of the State of Oklahoma un til 1916, with certain restrictions as to the amount of -money which mav be expended prior to that date.' At mat lime a vote is to be taken for the selection of a capital site. KNOX IMMTJXmr. BILL PASSES. Senate IJmlts Immunity In Such Caere as That in Which Chicago Packers Eweped to Natural Per sons Mho -Give Testimony, Exclud ing Corporation Other.. Proceed ings. Washington, Msy 21. The Senate to-day passed the Knox Immunity bill nd the omnibus light house bill, with practically no bedate; passed the Military Academy bill and was only prevented from passing the employ ere' liability bill by a motion at 2 p. m. to go Into executive session. Most of the afternoon was devoted to con (deration, in executive session, of the nomination of Judge James T. Wick ersham to be Judge of the United Ptatea Court for the District of Alas ks, but he was not confirmed. The charges against him, which have pre vented confirmation for three years, were urged strongly by Senators Mo Cumber, Hansbrough, Nelson, Teller, Pettus and a number of others. He as defended by Senators Foraker, Dillingham, Bailey, Culberson and others. No vote was had, nor did it appear that one is imminent. He ir serving on a recess appointment. At 1:20 p. m. the Senate adjourned. The Knox "Immunity bill," passed to-day, was offered and reported from the committee after the recent sus taining oflhe Immunity pleas set up by Chicago packers, following an In vestlgatlon by the Department of Commerce and Labor. The purpose of the bill, primarily, la. to make It clear that the Commissioner of Cor porations may compel the produc tion of books and papers of corpora tions, notwithstanding that the documents might Incriminate the cor poration, and that the corporation should not be given immunity. - The bill provides that "Immunity shall ex tend only to a natural person who. In obedience to a subpoena, gives testi mony under oath or, produces evi dence, documentary or otherwise, under oath." FTVE PER CENT. ON FURNITURE, Manufacturers at High Point and Chi cago, lie presenting All the States, Raise Belling Price of Their Goods, Special to The Observer. High Point, Msy-. 21. The : North Carolina Case Workers' Association, In session, here to-day, advanced the price of furniture five per cent.' This advance was made simultaneously by all the Southern furniture manufac turers, many of them being present at tbla meeting. The western manu facturers, in session at Chicago to-day, made. the same advance, rendering It general throughout the United States. Manufacturers from all thg Southern States were in attendance, upon the meeting and a great time was.haA The next meeting will be held in Morehead City In August of this year. Mr; C J. Field, the efficient secretary of the association, waa re-elected with an Increase in salary... . , : ' aMaaaMHIaaNeeMeMewt I TAR HEEL HONORED. - ', Mr. Edwin G. Hum, or Morgantoa, Chosen I lean oi mdouo uuaou n- stltute for Deaf, r Special to The Observer, Providence. R. May 21 Ed win 'O. Kurd,' of Morganton, NY C, was . to-day chosen as tne neaa or the Rhode Island Institute for the Deaf here," the' recommendation " of Prof. ' Bell, of Philadelphia,' being a material factor In the selection. The ohsng In principals of the institute is due largely .to the recent agitation over the conduct of affairs 'there. Miss L.- D. Richards, the principal. at tha annua! meeting of the trustees, declined a re-election. -The trustees then began to look around for some one else, preferably a man. to take charge of the school, ' anl they are confident that. In Mr. Hnrd. they have I secured an laeai - principal, MILITARY-ROAD FOR SALISBURY. Senator Overman's Bill Appropriating $15,000 for Its Construction Passes ' $5,000 for Moore's Creek Battle ground Parrott Appointed Post master, at Klnston. -- i" .:.-' 'Observer Bureau, '" '';.-C'TMl7 O 8treet N. Yf i ' ' ? "-.., Washington, May 21. Senator Overman has secured the passage of bla Salisbury military road bill carrying an appropriation of $18,000, and the measure waa sent to the White House this afternoon for the signature of the President. This Salisbury bill la one' of the very few military road ..bills , that have seen the light of day during the past few sessions, tor It has become almost Im possible to -secure their passage through the usual mode of procedure. By reason of his membership on the military affairs committee. Senator Overman had this Salisbury bill tack ed on at a rider to the general mili tary appropriation-bin. This appro priation will enable those Interested to build a fine road from some central point In Salisbury to the National Cemetery.- .: -, Senator Overman also secured the' ftaasave to-day of the bill approprlat ng $6,000 for replacing the monu ment and beautifying the (rounds at Moore's Creek, battleground. ' Some opposition arose to the ap pointment of Jamea Parrott aa post master at Klnston and charges were sent to the Postofflce Department re lating to the appointment, but the contest came ,to a rather abrupt end to-day, when Senator Simmons and Representative Claude Kltchln Inter ested themselves In the matter. Sen ator Slmmona favorably reported the nomination of Mr., Parrot to the Sen ate. There were' several recruits to-day to the House delegation from the Bute RevreseataUvee Webb, Small and W. W. Kltchln arrived this morn ing. Mrs. Page . will return to the State to-morrow witn ner cnuaren for the summer.' Senator Simmons received a teles-ram to-dav announcing; that Alle gheny county had endorsed him for re-election te the Senate. Collector Duncan ' was among to day's srrlvala from the State. COTTOX ASSOCIATION REPORT. bulletin Puts. Acreage Incrcaso at gJJt Per Ont. Dccreane or 7 IVr Cent, for North Carolina and Iu creese of 7. for Texas. Jackson, Mi Msy 21. The Southern - Cotton Associ ation bulletin"-. Issued to-day shows the acreage planted In eolton this season to be 27,634,718. agalnrt 2(,fis.4tl last year, an ln:rrni of 126.227 acres, or 2.22 per cent. The State presidents and secrmarlos of the association are also formulat ing deports of the cotton aireaftc. amount of fertiliser used an.l crop conditions throughout the cot'on lelt. Preslden Hnrvle Jordan prsldeu. In Oeorgta the acreage this year In estimated at 1.22M1I. the samo as laat year. Crop two weeks late, labor scares and tn some . sections labor situation acute. s In North Carolina, the acreage Is 1. 28. (If. compared with 1.1K.222 for last year, a decrease of 7 le' cent. Crops are late and labor scarce. In South Carolina tha acreage Is 2.212.207, the same as last -year. La bor scarce. The Texas acreage Is reported 7.882,646 compared with 7,il 1,071 last year, an increase of. 7.20 per cent. Fair labor conditions. In Florida. Missouri and Virginia the acreage y hi year Is 276.2(4 com pered with 271.5H8 laat year, an in crease of half ner cent. WELL-KNOWN IN SALISBURY. Miss Minnie fmtwrger. Who Commit ted Sulriila In Kansas City, Visltnl r Tltere It Summer A Daughter or Rev. C. W. Imberger.. Special to The Observer. - Salisbury, May 21. Miss Minnie Umberger. an account ef Whose self- destruction at Kansas. City appeared In . this morning's Observer, was a daughter ef Rev. C W. Umberger, pastor of the Lutheran church at Mount Ulla, this county. - She was known In Salisbury, where' she visit ed last summer. A brother, Mr. J. C. Vmberger, Is also a minister and also resides at Mount una. Burial at Mt, Ilia. Special to The Observer.. , Concord. May 21. A telegram waa received here yesterday announcing the death of Miss Minnie Umberger, an account of whose death appeared In this morning's paper. , She -has relatives here, but they knew nothing ef the cause of her death until The Observer came. Miss Umberger's body will be brought to Mount Ulla for burial, and Is expected to arrive by Friday. OVERPOWER EI BY CONVICTS. Camber land Guard Set Upon by Men He Waa Guarding-, Who Took Ills PUtol and Made Good Their Es cape, Special to The Observer. , , . Fayettevllle, May 21 This morn ing Road Superintendent CoCle waa en- his way to the chain gang camp on the east aide of 3 apeFear river, with four convicts, wno were sen tenced at the recent term of Superior Court. When about a mile beyond Clarencon bridge, they suddenly fell upon the officer, overpowered him, took his revolver and scattered In different directions to the woods, t STOPS AID TO MONEY 'MARKET. Secretary fthsw Discontinues Special Deposits tn Aid of Gold Imports. ' -Wsehlngton. May $1. Secretary Shaw has -decided that the. present condition of the money market In New York requires' no special aid from the Department In the Importa tion of gold, and complying with In structions received from him to-lay, Asalaunt Secretary Keep telegraphed the sub-Treasury at New York aa follows: , ' Please advise the gold y Import bsnks that special deposits In aid ef gold Imports are discontinued for the time being." , . tthode Island's Captain ' Same Buoy .... was vwpiaooo, - . , Fort Monroe. Vs.. Mar " 21. The defense opened to-day in the general court-martial trying i Cs plain Perry Oarst, of the battleship Rhode Island, for the grounding of .that vessel off York Spit. Captain Oarst was the principal - witness. He .testified that one of the buoys at tha mouth of the York river waa out or place when he triad to take the Rhode Island In and that the grounding of the ship resulted, i Rear Admiral Slgsbee, president of the court, says the Irlal will nrobehlv be concluded hv La- imorrow- night ;; TIIE TBIU1IPHS OF PEACE" CARDINAL GIBBONS AT MOHONK Addressing . Conference on Inter- , national Arbitration, Ills Eminence . Reviews the . Nearly S.ooo years . Since' the Birth of the Prince of . Peace and Shows Immense ' Prog- resa Toward Harmony With . tlx) Divine Law History of - Pagan , Rome and Christian America Con , trusted Former Minister to Ilas ',' ale Breckenridge Argues for Inter national Tribunal, v Lake Mohonk, N 7 May 21. The address by Cardinal Gibbons on "The Triumphs of Peace" was the leading feature of . the third session of the Lake Mohonk conference on .Inter national arbitration to-day. .Cardinal Gibbons said: CARDINAL GIBBON8' ADDRESS. Nearly two thousand venrs have rolled by since the birth of the Prince of Peace, whose advent waa announced by the an grllo boat singing: "Glory to God in the hlshest. snd on earth oeace to men. good will." Christ s mission on earth wae to catato nia a triple peace la the hearts or men. peace with ood by the observance or His commsndments, peace with our fellow men by the practice of justice and charity, and peace wUliln our own breasta by keeping our passions subject to reason, and our reusun In harmony with the divine law. He came, above all, to break down the wall or partition that divided nation from nation, that alienated tribe from tribe. and people from people, and to make them all or one family acknowledging the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of Christ. when looking back and contemplating ths war that have ravaged the Christian world during the last twenty centuries, seme persons might be tempted at first slsht to exclaim in anguish of heart that the mission of Christ was a failure. Mr purpose. In the brief remarks which I aha.ll make. Is to disabuse the faint hearted of this discouraging Impression, snd to show that Chrlst'a mission haa nut failed, but that the cause of peace hsi made decisive and reassuring prog rets. It la by comparisons and contraeta that we can moat effectually gauge the results of Christian civilisation. Iet ua compare the military history of the Roman empire from Its foundation to the time of Augustus Caesar, with the military record of our American republic from the close of the Revolution to the preient time. in pagan Rome, war was tne rule. peace waa the exception. The Temple of Janus In Rome was always open In tlme( ni war, mna wmm c-iuvra in units ui pnicv. From the reign of Romulue to the time of Ca-sar, embracing Too yearn, the Tem ple ot janua wss always open, except twice, when It was cloeed for only six years. It was subsequently closed at the titrth or Christ, as if to symbolise tne pnrtnc mission Of the Redeemer of man kind. A HISTORY OF WARFARE. The United States hns existed as a sovereign nation for about 130 years, since the close of the Revolution. During that period we have had four wars the wsr wlih England from 1S12 to IMS; the wsr with Mexico from 1M6 to IMS; the civil war from 1861 to 1866: and the recent Rpaniih war. The combined length of these campaigns was about ten yenra. Hence we see that the t'nlted Statea has enjoyed twelve years of peace for one year of war, while the Roman empire enjoyed leas than one year of tranquility for every century of military engage ments. I may remark In passing, that at lesst three of these four military campaigns misht have been averted by peaceful ar bitration, and that a Isrge share of the rponslbillty rests at our doors. What Is the hletory of the Hebrew peo ple aa recorded In .the puges of the. Old Teatament, but a narrative of warfare? The Sacred Chronicle, from1 Moaea to the Maccabees, comprising 1.400 yesrs, pre nents on almost uninterrupted series of wars of defense, or Invsilon, or of exter mination. Bo continuous were the mili tary campaigns that a aacred writer re fers to a time In ths year when hostili tlea were annually renewed: "It came to pan at the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth to war." They hnd their seasons for Ashling ss well marked ss we have our aeasons for plant Ins and reaping. But the blesaed Influence of our Chrlet Inn civilisation has been experienced not only In reducing the number of ware, but till more In mitigating the horrors of military strife. Prior to the dawn of Chrlstlsnlty. the motto of the conqurrer was "Va vlctla," "Win lo the vanquished". The captured cltl-s wore pillaged and laid waits. The wives and daughters or the defeated nn tlon became the prey of the ruthless aoldlrry. The conquered generals and srmy were obliged to grace the triumphs of the victors, before they were condemn ed to desth or Ignominious bondage. Alexander the Oreet. after the capture of the elty of Tyre, ordered 1.(00 of the Inhabitants to be cmolned, and the re mainder of the population were put to deiith or aold Into slavery. How different wss tha conduct of Gen eral hVott sfter his successful siege of (he city of Mexico. As soon as ths enemy surrendered, not a single soldier or cltl sen was sacrificed to ths vengeance of the victorious army, and not a single fsmllv wsa exiled from their, native bind During the selge ef Jerusalem In the year TO ot the Christian era, under Titus, the Roman general, mors thsn a million Jews perished by ths sword and famine. Nearly 100.000 Jews were carried Into cap tivity. The sacred vessels ef tha Temple of Jeruntlem were borne. sway by the blood-stained hands er the Koman army. Hlmon. the Jewish chieftain, with ths flower of the Jewish troops, wrV conduct ed to Rome, where he graced the triumph of the Roman general, then a rope was thrown around his neck, and he was drag- fred to the forum, where Tie was cruelly ormented and put to death. And yet. Titus was not accused by his contempo raries ef exceptional cruelty. On the contrary, he wae regarded as a benevo lent ruler, and was called the "delight of the human race." v TITUS AND GRANT. Let us contrast the conduct of Titus toward the Jews with Oeneral Orant's treatment of the defeated Confederate forces. When (Jen ere I Lee surrenderd his sword at Appomattox Courthouse he and his brave army were permitted te re turn wnnoui iwinuiivn is taeir respec tive homes. ... i Imsslne Oenerat Lee end his veterans led In chains to Washington, followed by the spoils ana treasures or southern nomes snd Southern sanctuaries. . Imagine the same Confederate soldiers compelled to erect a monument to commemorate their own defeat. Would not the whole nation ties up in Its might, and denounce a deg-rsriatlnn-so revolting te their humanity T The Roman and American generals, in their opposite conduct,, were reflecting the snlrlt of ths times in whloh they lived. TUus was following ! he traditions of paasnlsm, Orsnt wss obeying the mair dates of Christian civilisation. And now. friends and advocates or in ternational arbitration,, permit me te greet you with words ef good sheer and encouragement . Ton are encaged in the most nobis and beneficent mission that can engross the attention of mankind, a mlaalon to which are attached the moat sublime title and the most precious reward. '"Blessed ere the peacemakers, for they ehsll be called ths children ef God." I hrm you to eonsder what nrogress hss already been made In the beneficent work In which you are enlisted. ' A hundred years ago, disputes between Individuals were commonly decided by a dual. Thnnke to the humanising Influence of a Christian publlo opinion, theee dies- freemen ts are now usually adjusted by .rglaleture nr conciliation, Have we tint r xin to hone that tha same pacific agencies which have checked the duel be tween Individuals, will. In Qoda nwn time, oheck the duel between nations? . In our schoolboy days, tne moat eeious (Continued en Page Nine.) BOYAL WEDDING DAZZLING MULTITUDE ROARS . ITS JOY Proceeding to the Church of San - Jeronlmo In a Cortege of Dasxllng . Splendor, King Alfonso and Prin cess Victoria are Made Man and Wife," All Madrid Breaking vInto Praatlo Demonstrations When Can non Doom Announccsnent Bride - Truly Charming and the)Center of Apple one Notable Array of Princes and lrlnccases. . , . Madrid. May 21. As King Alfonso and Princess Victoria were pronounc ed man and wife by Cardinal Sancha In the church of San Jeronlmo the news was signaled to the waiting crowda and all Madrid, broke . Into frantic demonstrations ot joy, while cannon boomed . and church bells chimed. Entering the royal eoach, the King and Queen of Spain returned to the nalace amid scenes of the wildest en thuslasm, the throngs shouting "Long live Kueen Victoria." Princess Victoria came from the Pardo Palace to Madrid early In the morning, accompanied by her mother, Princess Henry of Battenberg and her ladles of honor and escorted oy a regiment of the Royal Guards.. The bride's party was Installed In the Min istry of Marine, which had bee sump tuously prepared for her." There the Princess put on her wedding dress and Queen Christina greeted the bride, after which the ladlea breakfasted to gether in the blue salon of toe .min istry. The wedding cortege started from the Royal Palace at 2:20 a. m. amid the ringing of church bells, the firing of artillery salutes and the clamor ous enthusiasm ot the crowds massed along the route. 'Ahead rode trum peters In crimson velvet suits of tne time of Philip III, sounding the ap proach of the royal party. Follow ing them came the personnel ot the royal household. 8PANISH GRANDEES' COACHES. Next came a long line of gala coach es of the Spanish grandees, each of a distinctive cojor, with panels rich ly painted, glided and jeweieu, ana drawn by magnificent horses in stiver harness, adorned with tall plumes matching the livery. But the brilliancy of this part or the cortege was far surpassed- when the famous gala coaches came into view, each drawn by eight superb (white horses with golden and silver harnesses and lofty colored plumage, looking like the coaches depicted on some Illuminated page of a fairy book. They were drawn by teams of six and eight white horses, well matched and of the finest breeds. About these glittering vehicles cir cled retinues of grooms, pages, her lada and others In the showy uni forms ef Louis XIV. DAZZLING ARRAY OP " PRINCES. Tha coaches ofthe Spanish gran dees were hardly less remarkable than those of the royalty, the main differ ence being that they were drawn by Only two horses, according to rigid rule. ' Following the coaches of the Span ish Princes and Infantas were those of the visiting Princes, Including ths Prtnoe snd Princess of Wales, the Archduke and Archduchess Francis Ferdinand of Austria, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Vladimir of Rus sia, Prince Albrecht of Prlussla, and Prince Albert of Belgium snd repre sentatives of all the royal houses of Europe, THE ROYAL COCPLE. Cloning this dasxllng array of Prin ces appeared a coach bearing the roy al crown in which were seated King Alfonso, his witness, Prince Carlos, and the King's little nephew. Prince Alfonso, the actual heir to the throne of Spain. Ills majesty could plainly be seen smiling and bowing to the popular greetings. He wore the uniform of a field marshal. Immediately following the 'royal coach came tha bride's party, form ing another glittering array of gala coaches, bearing the lords and ladles in waiting and the Princes and. Prln ceseea of the House of Battenberg, and finally came the famed mahogany coach with the radiant bride, Princess Victoria, attended by her mother and Queen Maria Christina. BRIDE FRANTICALLY CHEERED. The appearance of the Princess, who was about to become their yucen, aroused the people to the highest pitch of emotion, men and women cheered and shouted friendly salutations, while others from the balconies of the hous es slong the route showered flowers on the- Princesses, and let loose hun dreds of pigeons carrying long bright streamers. The bride looked mojt charming and graciously acknowledg ed the continued ovations. On reaching the Chamber of Depu ties the cortege came In sight of the church of St. Jeronlmo el Real, which was magnificently adorned for the ceremony. Over the entrance was suspended an Immense canopy of red and yellow velvet, embroidered with Spanish escutcheons and supported on gold-tipped lances. Awaiting the bri dal party stood linos of halberdiers and palace guards. The massed bands played the Span ish national anthem aa the bridal couple, with measured steps, passed within the church. The Interior of the church pre sented a scene ot rare beauty as the royal couple entered Two richly glided arm chairs of marvelous work manship occupied the dais, on which also rested two soft silken cushions upon which the bridal couple knelt. Immediately facing the throne were glided divans, on which were seated Queen Christina, Princess Henry of Battenberg, the Infantas, the Princes and the members of the Battenberg and other royal families.. Beside them were the foreign Princes. Arch dukes and Orand Dukes In their rich est court gowns, with trains four yards long, corsages and hair biasing with Jewels and with filmy white mantillas floating over tha head and shoulders, mantillas being rigidly required. , Mr. Whltrldge, the American special envoy, who was la evening drees, sat among the ether envoys,' and Minister and Mrs. Collier ' were seated with the resident diplomats. The wife of the American minister, who was the only American woman present, wore a Parisian court gown of whltei lace over white satin, embroidered with sliver roses. .,.....,.,.,.,:", . As the royal couple entered the as semblage arose 1 and two .hundred choristers Intoned a processional hymn.' The King looked calm, hap py, and slightly pare, as usual, i , ; . A CHARMING BRIDE,! : : ' The bride entered with her mother, brother and Queen' Christina, the sil ver embroidery of her-wedding dress being reflected by the myriad. of lights until the bride seemed to be robed In Jewels. Her veil, slightly drawn aside, revealed her clear, line features with, cheeks full of youthful color. . Tne King ' advanced to meet the T r (Continued on Page Nine.) , fl0MBinOjB0yJllPjllS wiBrspks'iiH.'Biiriiriiiisii CHEERING TCRJfS TO SCltEL4MS nn Wedding Cortege Was Retarnlag From Church 'ArnJd'V Acclamations of the Multitude Borah Was Thrown Prom Balcony of S) , Boarding House, Missing Coach of King Al fonso and Queen VlotorU Only Because Deflected by an EtoctrW Light Wire and Killing and Wound ing Right and Left Royal Coach Bespattered with Blood and Struck ' by Flying Splinters . Cheering Suc- ceeded by Screams ' Until - Royal Coo pie Appeared In Another Coach, When Delirious Demonstrations of Joy Were Given OneArreet Made, but the Thrower of the Bomb Not Yet IdenUfled King and Queen Madrid, May 21. Ths public rejoic ings over the marriage of King Alfon so and. Princess Victoria had a ter-' rlble dramatic sequel st 2:20 this afternoon, when a bomb, thrown from -an upper, window exploded with' ricadlv ew i . ,u. w j . - . vwvu vvcupinj by the King and Queen. Providen tially. King Alfonso and O ii n Vic toria escaped by an electric wire de flecting the homo, but at least 1 per sons, most of them being ot the per-, sonal and military escort and the others, spectators, were killed. Many others were Injured. The following are the killed: CAPTAIN BARROS, commanding part of the King's escort. LIEUTENANT REYBIENT. LIEUTENANT PR ENDERGAST, SIX SOLDIERS. THE MARQUISE OF COLOSA. HER- DAUGHTER. DON ANTONIO CALVO. HIS NIECE, aged I years. v ' JOSA SOLA, 70 years of age. LUIS PONSEEAT ONE ROYAL GROOM, who was' leading a horse drawing the eoack , carrying the King and Queen. Several of those killed were stand-' Ing on the balcony of the bouse from. tilth, the bomb was thrown. The explosion occurred Just as the' royal coupje were about to enter tbs kpatace. The route of the cortege had been diverted from Arsenal street -to Msyor street, owing to the popular desires.. The profession - had -Just -passed through Mayor street and was . vui iv turn iiuu mi espiane issu ing to. the palace when an explosion shook the buildings In the vicinity, -stunning a large number of seoole and throwing the cortege Into Inei-. trlcable confusion, y ENTERED ANOTHER fOAOW. The royal coach was brought to a sudden stop by the shock, officers and soldiers of the escort falling to the ground about ths equerry and horses that had been killed. The screams of the terrified multitude ' mingled with the groans of the dying. it was immediately seen that the royal coach waa Intact except as It l,al been damaged by flying splinters. King Alfonso Immediately alighted s and aaslMted Quern Victoria out of the carriage. They then intered another . coach and were driven swiftly to the palace. DELIRIOCS OVATION GIVEN. , All this happened to ciulckly that ' people away from the Immediate ' vicinity were not aware oi me irageay that had been enacted, and continued " to acclaim their sovereigns. Soon., however, there appeared the empty royal coach with two horses missing and the others spattered with blood, several of them bleeding from wounds. The grooms . and drivers . Innl.t H. tt.lt, .1. U la k.l mrm-lmA uniforms. Then came a boy shouting ' that the bomb had been thrown at, the King. The appearance of the King and Queen in a coach brought out delirious ovstlons as the fact was recognised that the sovereigns had been spared. ' In tha meantime the scene ot the tragedy presented a horrible spec tacle, with dead men and horses ly ing about, literally torn to pieces. Intense excitement prevailed. . the mob invading the streets while the forces of the guards sought to main- tain order and -block the approach ing streets. The bodies were wrapped up In blankets and removed on litter while the wounded were carried to hospitals tn ambulances. The pave ment was covered with blood, and t the upper stories of the buildings nearest were spattered with It. . , FIEND NOT YET KNOWN. ' - The place from which the bomb was thrown Is a boarding house. The chamber from wlhch the missile was hurled was taken May 22 by a man from Barcelona, giving the name of Moral, When the police surrounded the houss the man attempted to flee, i but was captured. Another man es- . eaped ever the roofs-of houses. --' v According 'to an official statement. -it Is not known whether one or more bombs were thrown. The statement continues that It Is Impossible to as certain at present the author, ef tha outrsge, though it is known that a Catalontan named Manuel Duran took ' an apartment la the . house from . which the bomb -waa thrown. May 21, -paying In advance with a 100 peseta bill. , lie was. well dressed, of elegant appearance and showed a fondness for - flowers. . . v . . Frederick W. Whltrldge. the Amer- , lean special envoy, went te the Royal -' Palace, where, he was assured that the King and Queen were reasonably ' tranquil - considering . . the circum stances. ' ! , : : Mr. Whltrldge called at the Foreign , Office and on behalf of the United ; States expressed profound sympathy etw ttto Una nlah ewaaaalsaiaa ami wAk vritll t'lsj a. j'ca-aiisiia sv vw vismw rw 'Cy Forfeited $100 Bond. " V Special to The Observer. , Salisbury, May. si. utst night an unknown man. said to have bcti from' r Durham, was' walkln . tiu streets when a pistol was dhchar . 1 In his pocket. What Caused It can note be gueseced. The younsj follow went Immediately with the or n and put a. ca.th bond of 2100 v I i be Immediately forfeited by 1-m v oa the next train, ell regarded t i as a strange town. .
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