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Thc Circulaflon..., , , Of the Tar' Heel ' exceeds; that of U at&sr1 EUzaheth lCity, .Papfers mbWed: J- y y Sir, Advertiser: . i Yx. Jf. h t 'JtsiaieircBlatioiis. 7 T; a i c Oux Subscfip$ioa; Bbbfcsx -i ' ' -r- LSi'il . t mMlmrSeSM gdtlMd-Kdiktri Interests olEastem North CaroUna:: T NAS; LEADING NEWSPAPER, - -' J ' ' hi. no. 32 II " 1 i r i . ii r i ii r : ,i-v fir 1 V . M I '-, s ? Jas-Hi? P acedoaTriau I For the Murder of N. GonesEMferpfxtHeV VUiuiiuxci. v.5,v V4 T"r ' t'F ; .' ' - ' ? f the autopis- A weai Array 01 1 Liiunsei. h&ea .. H. - ." . . by J-.H Hoyt Jr andj.. G 'Wooda, o a VV K -pr a7 imeif erS of editorial staffs The Solicitor Assisted by Five At- the Satej garments: worn by .Mr: torneys Defendant Has Eleven Lawyers Jury. Drawn Vaad a Charged-rrSiJf,', I Witnesses t V : lestinea . , . Lexingto S. C., ;. September, -29vrr James 1 .Tlllmaaformer ;;ideutenat r.,,vomnr - of . Sonth '-Carolina.' ' was I placed :on trial here tdday;rin thecir- cuit Court for Lexington county, un- r dcr an iqictmeni cnargins uiu. the murder of 'N.'G. Gonzales,, editor of the Columbia btate. , ; f Judge Frank . B. Gray presided. It was 11 o'clock, when thfe--prosecutor for this circuit, J. M. Thurmonfl,: an- nounced that the State was ready to. proceed witn tne .trial 01 tne case-ang by the time -the -midday, recess :wa5 taken at 1:30 P. M. the deiendant jiaa been arraigned, a jury , drawn and charged and all was in readiness tor the introduction of testimony. mere was every indication earuer tnat- &i jury couldnot l ecuredaoday. The court' room Was well ; filled, but . not crowded. Probably never in the his tory-of this Judicial circMt has there been scTgreat an array, of ' counsel 'en ;aged in the trial of a case. as in thej trial of the forme lieutenant governor. 1 , u -riiimn' kir Dainn TriH I VflHIvO II I llllliaill ' VI MW 19 . TOP PllS L-1T Cm - - The solicitor is assisted by five: attor- neys,Vhile the defendant lias eleven lawyers. G..W, Croft arepresenta- tivo, in ConsfrinAeii; as chief counsel, is conducting tne aeience. Mrs. J. H. . Tillman and the mother of the defendant were, present at tne opening of Court andjemained through out the day's session,. occupying seats within the railing. .. . A vigorously contested, legal battle is in prospect. In fact, it was. mani fested at: the very outset of the "trial that every inch of the ground ls to be j contested, Neverthetess tne case pro ceeded raDldlV today. . I Immedlately-tipon Reconvening t 3 t u : W aniHiiiaHnW ..' witnARsea 1 -.., u.vw 4w. was hm nTirt when court adlourned l : I sit witTiBSMB aa testified. Beeinnine 1 - . - ... r lomorrow coun wiu an wj7,-jy rt- trial nnshed frt ft conclusion at . --. -7 XI 11 A. J A uie eanieBioiue. ; - -'j rne defence navmg annquncea ;i was arraigned in accordance with, the law and - custottu Of f thiaTn 0 SeSWeaS-he tt was caim, ana wnen rd in c anfirm voice, ; Not The indictment charged the carrying of concealed Weapons as: wellies i the more : serious violation , oi .lawJeriMh Tillman took a seat close to his attor neys, whererhe listened" intently to the proceedings. 4 Men fromltlfef.eountry and from the j mills compose.' the jury. The - State j "Jv.A.;.Vl -M UlV?fV VMV i'"""-- 1 1 i i iinrnn rr nim.iT Tno nani Mini I 1 1 r, defeace to ten. y. ; - , ; - ; nessN&neb'4b6:iState.'. He saia.ne rtoo TmanfetheTpolice station in ColuAnbS"nrttehoot.. I Jfettifild that i Tillman s"aid-1sohiiVi,?.e zaies' message;"S The witness said uia you snoot I he said Tillman in W; onAH vasl fonnri hia wnon thA. station --- xi. i;. - it'i to keep his pistol until the. station Dnsinew,-sjaw...tr..'-.,Fr;i ivas reached, for hi protection,- but .ence.haa been; as a dealer and travel 'witness insisted on taking it." lie said ing salesman. - . " . y ' " ' t ! -' vi,T vi- i , TV ,.itf'ift. f 'XI l' '-'J the witness for identification. One was an alitomfti'c "1)161, the one hich On crofeexamiiatiiil he said TUliain ' tS v:, 'f subinitiedVQtiietly tdi accompanying Our Citv trt ft tfi np aim iq me station, w. li .Coleman. snenff 5 f Richland county,'whic Columbia is located, identifieflr the, pis- ras drawn, to the bullet holes in tfe . mi i I iti?1'? -tneBBea by the "defence w If is esUmafed that there are about I -tyb lindred witnesses to be heard. ADVERTISING .BRINGS RETURNS j -- ' An Advertisement iri the Tar Heel j&rlflg The following letter from M. B. Cul- pepperrBsq.;of this city, explains it- self and testifies to the value of the Tar Heel aa an advertising m'edium: r; .v.vr,W Elizabeth City, Sept 30th.; Manager of the Tar Heel: " Xlj0w me to' express my apprecia- tton oi your .paper as an advertising medium. ; Some time since I ran a small advertisement of a phaeton-for - ga!e r. -received twenty-three appli- cationS) and these embrace the 'coun- tieg D cilrrituck. Camden. Pasduotank. 1 Perquimans, Chowan, Hyde and Tyr-. reil. Each party stated that they saw the advertisement in the Tar Heel. I had no idea of the wide circulation of jQe paper and now put me on record a.firm believer that advertising in its; columns 'pays. M. B. CULPEPPEtt Qiis hair Jias three times as inanv ! readers1 as any other paper published in this xjity.- This statement is proven j by-the 'weights'' in the postoffice.- The1 i Tar Heel is' read by more people in I the ten counties, of which ;Elizabeth City is the, trading center, than any I other three papers in this territory. , In " - ' ' I fkce of ' these facts some merchants u." Tr. .iii vWo, ref orCadyertising snaee than-other rs ohis city: ' ' - v , more pae N.Wheu' a merchant buys--space in a I newspaper he pays for the circulation, f or the, number of readers the paper has. Then if one newspaper has; one thousand reader aid., another has tbrPB thousand both circulating in the i i same xerruory, uie,paer witu; tuiec Ijiousand readers ; is worth just three times , as much as the paper with one thnushnirT rpadftrs. The Tar Heel has 1 :':V,-"AvflM i OVTClOi .iU' caucoo tui -.v wkjwiA 1 ! and-an advertisement in its columns i " tTalfi brinser. It was a noticeable fact that during the openings this j U opening, in the Tar. Heel were ftte stores that had the crowds and dId the busmess. . n DEATH OF AGED LADY. Mrs. XSray Passes Away at the Age of 7 " One Hundred and Eight. ; Mrs.- Mary Gray departed this Ufe at her home, this city Tuesday. She t- '!.,, rny,m-,cryl ar M-rfh la not reci)rded. It is generaly believed .. . ;T - . .. 1 xi tnat sne.was oorn m io, uu uum v o. a tow W5CH8 BU BUO nw ci.iTa imu : - m jiwi uieaiui --fl-t lw the lieht of r: , . . rh a wnrM in what is Known as M.OK Necg. inPerqutmans county, and , ro dy. Herst husband bore, the nape l J lj-j ij, - .. i it, K i f ; --r'-rX -4 : ext Monday, Ocfpner fifth .matlis -Walker, fclerk.of.RicUand.coun- 1- hWi' JvUv- ntttna, onI eTiArtiv after nis aeatnL'tLi L.-iii' i Ji iii.-' js jtwi.it, ui vjiuotu, e married Mr. Gray, who has been ft jwbj tDivRAifei 'iroars ne. was a eouu -A 1 - -., - I tms 4SSue.----4.ne. repwwruH'r4 i" ?it V'HW.''-riLl' ' il -"6UU"T . . Hi arrved glj MFM mtUiyiMrefce public inVthe line of hardware, The stqclr securing t the services -of sMr. R. KylcVof Rictimondr Va. , Mr. Kyi - kTiftws' evferv detail-of the bardwar - - '"-'"'"" ru'-' - i,lv f?tfmP n i tensipy tne retailing oi metaiware, ... . - , Those bf , Larger .Cit :eSv ,f 5 i I They wmmjfm mim fWf D ' Aoonrjte i, .-V' . t i-.'M7' - 1 ' '! . ft' 1, 4--l tw4-L fc. -A' 5 t f- Jt.lt . ,i A rinp,r-,r-, ,.'frf;A K. some;uiic wu imiuii iu tuo naftef U4 dStaBllSJ " We caii!7atention tOrithe advertifeet ness wrlLand-,ini ordering- goods to Kfnr flj rSiin'f-v ftTfce DJ M": iones "Company tM tie valiof tailsatfds-(i dollars would Q tiSai ' - 7 T- I . r :!.... i ll ..1 ? i ' 5;U - i I JL.LD HXXjl OlAJ A I '(A t A 'AA U U V ' , ?i . iviirtn anq;uerrinient4 nscityS early Mbn ay mbrninW laie-Friday night the ,i6t tne Qdd llows 'of. this" city.. The city dads Ltegiyen them jthd free use of . the J,aJ riJ,- i Streists. and 'thai f!ftrnivnl'?irn1o T-iT-Am. to furnishr gayety that will long-be rememberedr 7) ; -;hefcityVrpprtals wlllbe1 wide open anld Diuiy visitors will pe' iiere from f . ' the. stfrroundinsr counties. A The rail- road and steamboats . haye advertised nali rates to and from the city during .the Carnival. Veek The merchants and otier . business men will decorate their stores, and the . city-. will present a holiday attire. The tent and booths will extend from Water street up Main to MeMorjne street,', or at the First National B'ank. The Carnival Company is comDosed of many attractions. Fifteen of these charge a small admission and five are free. The free attractions embrace:, Selzer, the famous Jiigh wire walker, whoi rides a bicycle on wire in mid air; Percino, who does acrobatic feats on single and double trapeze; McLain, who does acrobatic work on Spanish rings. One of the most thrilling fea tures which is free is the diving of Mc- Farland, who wUl dive from'a ninety- foot ladder into a basin 'of water four feet deep, five feet wide by ten feet long. This will be something new' in Elizabeth" City, and this one feature will be worth , coming many miles to see. - On Thursday night the climax of the week 01 gayety is reached by the grand exhibition of fire works, whicn will consist of the reproduction Pf Mt Pel; This exhibition, is said to cost about two hundred dollars, and is. a spectacle well worth seeing. Among the other attractions are: : .The "Red Dome," which is the at traction where Steorra, the great rain bow dancer wears "a costume, with 9 m vn1n' -F -111. m il. " - u luaivI"& luc s dress in the world. Others are: Miss. Alice, Fisher, tin illustrated jsongs ; and SnnUnjnc 'A Trip to the Moon": Lunette, the' "Flying Lady"; the Plantation Show; Conchita, the "Spanish Dancer'-'; the "House Turning Upside Down"; "0s " the snake eatery the "Palace 01 ATl ' tne en &now tne Ferris Wheel, and the "Statue Turninz , '. A representative of the Carnival Company has been here all the week, It , . . . . making arrangements, and evrything . "1" ue m .uma w muuu,-. NAPOLEONS OF CRIME. Two Darirg Thieves of Chicago Caught After Mateo ric Careers. Chicago, In previous operations under business houses in every "part of the United States victimized, a bank cre- ated, a waiter risen from poyertj to affluence and; ex-ovlct again pjaceu i ueuuu ui vara uieae- are lea- tures th6 meteoric at juts ul lyvu mcu uuw uuuei aireHi, m tares. f iuM.71Iisson, known-also by a -dozen other, names, and Arthur ' : I J- Herbst, said to hare i - . . are the prisoners "" ! ii' . " ae nao any pan. in me uig swinuie. Postof flee Inspector A. E.' Germer has complaints against the two men I a-ff eJent pim the menare aiieged' to i nave -securea ai lease tusv.vuw -m: iub lagt mdnth8U l,yj i IW;, i r., , j j j i corfomto.MiMpeWtn ! Islsson ana JterDst wouia go to -a city andfdpiiih""&,en oa- . . a SYe conunerwin y&smy ieieuw rw j ? i . i 'J were This chemtaefeef inecf for SBspiip was aroused ffhe men "would flee to Another city. v v. Qnfe rp$t hej j bcfldest .-piys oftie CWO men is saiu tu uave ueeu iu cavau- lish tbs t gjltefnaiTiigtti to their enierprises.?'rA:!itf 1 . - ! ;'.- One such concern, called .'.The Gpok f bounty H Bank fof .Trade "and Com- mercey' ' is, auegea ;xo, nave; existea on paper only. -.'"--'-v -;; v;'T :-,7rl tiNisson worked for. sveraljyears as a waiter and in 1900 owned a "restaurant I'' CASHIER SDEWIY PJ-eseht Sufferings 6reater;xThanx lfidliw t - Can Inflict 1 r I syfFERpfjiii;; .. - Jf' i., I..V '- He Says he Always lntendedtp-Return as ' Sooir 'as , he Felt; he had tHe Strgnght and Courage to so do; u, (News' and Obsexvlr.)ty';i Below.Xweprint " ii; .futtoastWifjre-t Ceived by the. editor from Mr. Thomas Wt;. Dewey', ecashler . of Jhe -j Mer chants' '" and . FajjmersJ Bank of Npw Bern, who left.New.3ern same weeks ago and has not since been heard: from. There was a large shortage in his;, ac count, variously estimated at . from $100,000 to $135,000. tThe' capital stbeS of the bank was $75,000.' ' The State Bank Examiner discovered some irregularities or shortage in his accounts on Friday, -July 31st. On Saturday night, August 1st, Dewey came to Raleigh, and no trace has been heard! of him since a little after mid night, When he is supposed to have taken the midnight s train on the Sea board Air I,iDe bound for the North. The Merchants' and Farmers' Bank offered a large reward for his arrest, the Governor offered a reward, his .pic ture, with the reward offered, was printeTall over the country, but noth ing has been heard from- him from the hour of 'his departure until . the editor of the Ne and Observer re ceived a letter from, him yesterday afternoon. The letter was not ad dressed in Mr. Dewey's handwriting, but was in the handwriting of a, lady It bore this postmark' -. ' ;. Golds .and Greens. Sept. 30,, 1903. ; ; 11:35. ' 1 The last line on the postmark is too dim to make out. Uh the reverse side of the envelope i3 this postmark: "Rale -h4, N-G. "' it is aaaressea tnus: Mr. Josephus Daniels, Edr., Raleigh, ; ' . n. c. The letter is in Mr. Dewey's ' hand writing and covers four pages of Mr. Dewey's back handwriting and is in full as follows: WIIjL. YOU DO ME THE KINDNESS i TO -PUBLISH THIS? Josephus Daniels, Esq., Editor, Raleigh, N. C, My Dear Sir: There ;nave incident ally fallen into my hands some of the reports published in both Raleigh and Charlotte papers concerning my defal cations, etc., which I denounce as malicious liesone in particular, two columns long, with scarcely a. semb lance of truth from the beginning to the end. The facts are grave enough; but I will swear by all past associations and by my hope of forgiveness by the Great Judge, of all hearts, that the true shortage will not and cannot be jneff EthTu, Used-irt 1 liet, tw4 years, At that time "a no'or In'windV'as the means .and mOTO!civi niti7ons nf Tiflrfi one i I r ,ia ihiiti WerfricVivfefkiid 'losintftimfe -lii.fieipihg'tKiTaipeelto-.urge ecple at j 4.rt. J-Vin. nAtoooilnr rf eilt UOWn irom VVasuiUSLUU lu mvcousare a.iiA ivjjui "r" -" " Istnhnf-tktmmyMeWAQsctimm ilJbst E3wlin,tounches e used, and we take pleasure in giving herewith an Illustration of one of Sie Iautictfen3cu4erf srtfttUe'tnafe'bak" ottntthe hok' As the property ipfpon. The;Goi-e ..Mepkias,, thati.whpmj Uie county has n&t more loyal -and progressive citizen.' it was largely "through his"" 'efforts th.t this greatamprofemeht toast seeuifel Vjle of Dare onj the, satisfactory mail fire'Wednesda Y MORNING. -- - - . .- . ' v-- Wednesday morning about three cioek, fire iwas,:- discovered; in the grocery store of Mr. . Reuben Berry, Ion Second 'street V;Th6re hadbeen no it- IS V.-: .' r - luWItM . .1 lit 1 RFTIIR 1 c.vr x made . by JlONEST men. to aggregate ONErHALF (Of. amoAnta pubjished. v jUJaave not as yet attempted any.de- fense, and if .Levero there will be a! few ; shattered panes in" the Glass Houses of some of those "prominent families, of New ;Bern," who seeni to have. "swallowed their consciences" (if t,'" ' v i, ' . they had any, to swallow) and are" now so eagerly and harshly sittingiin judg ment against me I and while Tsay this. S mm T , . , . , " 'This i nave not a wora 01 reproacn ior any one who is trying to do me justice, whatever the penalty of that justice may beJ This I consider the unpardon able sin to speak maliciously or dis paragingly of human souls, hungering for hope. When the man without brains does it, he Can be pardoned for lr rvnr.'n lJ.4.n ' Tin iLiiuwius ucttci. vvubu iub iiiau with brains does it, he should, be ashamed to look his fellow mortals in the eyes.,It is a sin ten times deeper dyed than giving a stone to those who ask for bread, or giving poison to IUU3C wuu iUI v Ui uum waier. My heart has never been intentionally n1. a 1 .1 x . I evil, nor am I the recipient of any ill- Sullh gam i reauze to xne luuesi I AAnnVwti;j 3 . j zj.' I lvduw ui yiuuu auu euBiLive Udlulc UU1 Detore -my eyes),, the turpitude and lasting shame (in their every phase) of my errors, and remorse must be .my eternal portion in this life. I have never had any other idea'than that of returning .voluntarily, if - not other- wise, when I felt that I had the strength and courage to do so, for m present sufferings are far greater than the Law of man can inflict: I wish to live only for the tinnocent ones depen-J Ait'nVin-'kp i WoMiiiiAHiini. wo I cannot live down, and rise above, and overcome. I would rather learn &ym- pathy and nobleness of heart through nil T - Truthfully, ; . T. W. DEWEY. It will be observed that this litter gives no hint of his whereabouts. It indicates that it is his purpose to re turn home and make a clean breast of th whole transaction. Indeed, he savs he has always intended to return when he had the "strength and courage to r do so.' '" When he will return, how he will re turn,.and where he is nOw-the threelLee' of Virginia; Edwin Warfield, the questions that will rise involuntarily . ,, ' x, ahm,,rtert in mvsterv ever. Rnt. the letter will . be read .with interest by everybody, in s North , Carolina and all will expect that it Is a precursor of Cashlef Dewey's return. Whether this conjecture is true time alone cap tell.. Carrying tne mans 01 w..v. ' . public service wHich thdTaif Helfr.edere$ taPlolatdiy 30, wa& tg. agitate pett&pWV facilities sailboat,' at alF timesMepenaefit upbn of carrying' the'inaits 'otBfieSligefet nf the best counties in the State. Tlte hlttor TTrl Ql I T!lPl HlPS ATI i I PS 1 11:1.1 i YY 3L& , : The TatfHeeiiCengmtuiatesitne peo- .facilities which -they now enjoy. ' 4 house and every evidence Teads to the opinion that It; was set on, fire. The flames spread rapidly and soon two dwellings adjacent were v enveloped, with no hopes of - saving, them.' - The dwellings Vwerei occupied 7 colored i.-., A iV.!-"! i " r 1 i-JV.!.A.iiA!;i 5 . . AN ENRAGED LION Creates a Panic .in the Crowded ' Streets at. Coney Island Engages .In a Fight With an Elephant. . ' New .York, .Sept. . 26. Thousands of visitors to . Coney Tsland .were thrown into a panic, today by the escape from an '.amusement park of a. lion, which ran through the crowded" streets, pur-; sued, by police" and trainers,, until his was .driven into a corner and secured. J'he : lion pn;eing ,btought out of his cage to go through a ring performance with' an elephant, suddenly became en raged and leaping on the elephant's back;' buried his, teeth and claws in the big brute's shoulder. Trumpeting loudly, the. elephant rushed around the ring and finally succeeded in gripping the lion with his trunk, tore him from his own hold and hurled Him into a lagoon nearby. By . this time the' ter- - , . ' . , . .i A " . streets., .The lion, half drowned, scrambled out of the lagoon and leaped .u !.' Tin. thence to the street. t When recaptured the lion appeared to be weary and was probably more frightened than any of pursuers. SHOOTS AND KILLS; JEALOUSY THE CAUSE. James White Shoots and Kills Susan Dixon With a Shotgun Both Col ored Murderer. Arrested. Belle Haven. N. C. Sent. 28. James White, colored, murdered Susan Dixon, also colored, at her home in this town Saturday night between eight and nine 0ciock. . we went to her house called her out and without, warning killed -her with a shotgun. He had been iealous of W for sometime and Ws passion "was aroused to such a Ditch murder took nossession of him. After the shooting, White went to the authorities, told what he had done and surrendered himself, LYNCHING IN GEORGIA. Negro Who Assaulted a Small White Girl in Decatur County, Thomasville, Ga., Sept. 26. A negro p7as lynched this afternoon about five miles north of Whigham, a town in I)eca;ur county, twenty miles west of here The negro assaulted a small fhite girl this morning. 1TP to aMate hour tonight it was im possible to get particulars concerning the affair. MARYLAND DEMOCRATS. State Campaign Opened Race Issue the Burden of All Speeches. Baltimore, Sept. 26.-The Demo- cratlc btate cPW was opened to- m ine Presence 01 aoout 8,uuu per- I J. nr A AS A AT. sons speaks were : General Fitzhugh " ' ' . gressman Joshua Miles.. The burden of a11 th speeches was the race issue In his remarks, Mr. Warfield declared that "the great and pressing" problem of the day, not only in Maryland, but In every section of our common coun try, North as" well as South, East as well as .West, is the negro question, and it cannot be put aside." DENOUNCED BOOKER. I An Alabama Statesman Goes for the Sage of Tuskegee. v, Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 24. A b appropriating $2,500 to a local-negro school was passed-i7ythe house by a vote of 41 to 39 after a hot debate on the negro question, in wMch Mr. Wood of Tuskege6, the seat of Booker T. Washington's - school, denounced him bitterly, saying: V , "The Rev. Sam Jones has been told by Washington and has printed, the statement that not one of his (Wash: '.ington's). students has been in the pent itentiary. A bigger lie than that has never been told. . The only two legal hangings in .my . county ,were students of Washington's school, and they were charged-, with rape. ; : Washington himj iself has, prosecuted some of. his stu dents; ini the; cpurtst of my? city.. , : a ! ,, 'The records of the courts will, show that some of .Washington's pupils;have been convicted! of every crime known and that there ,is t not a '. student . of Washington's- school living in my, county that js (pow , earning, an hones )-- 1 I " lines,'?' s -h f !-.. ; :" ?(-. ( 'Mr. 'I Simpson, bf Lauderdale, - said that- Mr. Wood 'did riot1 represent the; rsentiment'of : the South.' The members. discussed ' the' race question all. ! the afternoon session, pro and con. Mr Verner, ' of Tuscaloosa, said : i "God - knows I ' idon't favpr social equality, or anything like' it, but the people bf Alabama owe the negro something,- and'- It ! should be paid. There is not a man upon the floor of this house that has not gotten money by the sweat of the negro's brow, who worked and. toiled for him.-'1 3 hi- Situation -9 1 '"s Serious. Preparations Being Made in. BulgarifcPor ; a Mobile . Force ' to Take The fPields-- Strong Force in RadinEs, Bulgarian War Office Has ''Received Information -That in t Event xif 1 Hostilities Turks SrafMake J T ; a Dash to Seize the Shipkalj - 'Pass. -;,.:::. -::--, Philippopolis, Bulgaria Sept. 26. The rumors current yesterday - that Bulgaria would send an ultimatum. 16 . Turkey setting forth that unless satis factory assurances were received, that : the Ottoman troops would be with drawn immediately from the Bulgarian frontier, Bulgaria ; would i forthwith ... mobilize her whole army, were caused by the mobolization-of a regiment of engineers. The -division, - with Head quarters here, are inclined to regard the situation as, being more serious' and preparations are being made for a mobile force to take the field. 'V ' The Bulgarian war office , has re ceived information, that in the event of. hostilities . the-Turks will make' a dash and endeavor to seize the Shipka Pass, against which contingency strong Bulgarian forces are now held in readiness. ' . TURKISH ATROCITIES. . -Monastir, Macedonia, Tuesday, Sept. 22, via Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 26. Snow has fallen on the higher mountain rangesvand the refugees must either:" leave their hiding- places or suffer the greatest hardships.: -? The Turkish troops continue" to slaughter refugees who return to their former homesat "the invitation of the government, who - promised protection. Near the village i-'of ' Zlatan, in the neighborhood of Resna, troops' ftsund fifteen refugees ' working in a field. They bound .their - hands, drove 4hem into a ditch and massacred fourteen" of the peasants. One of" them surVAVI his wounds. The refugee woman Vsub' sequently discovered the' bodies! and carried the survivor ;efore the5 lieu tenant governor- of) Resna, :"ho.re"fuse6 to hear their story. ' . ' ' . One hundred and twenty Bulgarians, including four; priests, who had been exiled py the Turkish authorities, left Monastir yesterday.-1"" ' - U. S. WARSHIPS AT BEIRUT. Washington, Sept" 26. Withdrawal of the American warships from Beirut seems unlikely for the present,. in view of a cablegram received at the State Department from' Minister Leishman today at Constantinople, " stating that although his advices from Beirut indi cate that the situation ".'is quiet Just now, nothing like permanent order has been established.. . ' ' ' ' It is Indicated in Mr. ' Leishman's cablegram that the .departure of the warships might be the occasion for a renewal of the .riots. This confirms the opinion held here by tate Depart ment officials that the quiet at Beirut is due directly .to the presence of American warships off that port. Minister Leishman adds ; that the new governor of Beirut la actively in augurating reforms' there, but it is not yet certain he Will 5 be able to handle the situation. ; ! . ?. ; ; - . Rear Admiral Cotton cables th Navy Department, under date of Bei rut, September' 25th, "that Beirut is quiet and that the case of the Ameri can consul la still pending. SATURDAY NIGHT'S SHOW.. Disgustingly Po'or, ;ahd the Audience ' v Corhment Ohfavorably. 4 - yThe show juiled off'at the Academy ingly poor, ahd those 'whd paid seventy-. ? five cents fd" witness' ft' gave evidenfee of tavhgben'diip'-' This farce' had been 'flam'ingadvmised f romthe tfil boards anct 'a' air-sized ; crdwd: was ' ' present, who were' "outsDoken in their 1 unAa vo'rkbfe1 fcr?MsM' 1 of 'the Manage- f' ment. It was 'clearly an imposition,. an ' 6 the -room with a'5 deterAnin'atioYf lai?i el emfriat4 "theatre- " 'going'- fji' rtfiefi f prograranrfiil tho ' ' remdifider bf 'flseasdn;'0.4i'&f' f Tt tvould:b'4'actbrs Xrere 'not vup't'o-" ; coutn, awKward and were 'unfamiliar' - amateur Lome talent; 5 ihey were ti witlf the 'play. 'The trolpe5 spen iin day ' here" : and feiT&r thfr number, " fa -attempting to explain why fne f did -no Better,' said thnt '! hel "was rdrunk", anI one woiild be Ic( to" believe that Tie shared the cdct'entsof his 'bottle withi his fellow-players." -'-J . 1j - The ;whoie. thing, was va-gross impo' sition and - a reflection on the intelli gence of those present r' The manage ment'should be forced to realize that 1 . - - .- - 9 i.A-M i - r i' - I -5 : l' J '- 1
The Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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Oct. 2, 1903, edition 1
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