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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 7. A WARNING SOUNDED A THOUGHTFUL ADDRESS TO THE COTTON GROWERS OF THE SOUTH. ft PLEft FOR ORGANIZATION. The President of the American Cotton Growers’ Association Thinks that The Time Has Come for Action—The Alternative is Either to Renounce Cotton Growing Altogether or to Take Up Arms Against a Sea ot Troubles— Advises Faiimrs to Market Slowly. Galveston, Tex., Aug. 10!- The fol lowing was issued to-day. “To the cotton growers of the South: “As Pr.sident of the American Cotton Growers’ Protective Association, cogniz ant of the great wrong that has bee per petrated upon the masses of my fellow farmers, the cotton growers of the Bouth. it becomes my duty as far as my limited ability extends to warn you of the dan gers that environ you and the devices and plans that are being laid by cunning and unscrupulous men to rob you |of your honest toil; to further impoverish you and to enhance the dis cord and dissatisfaction thatis now dom inant in the heart of agricultural classes in a knowledge of the fact that there is something radically wrong in our sys tems. No longer is the product of hon est toil adequate to our subsistence and no longer is the cost of the production of an article any standard of its valua tion: and the law of supply and demand has been displaced and in its stead, intervenes the results attained by the ‘commercial mountebank’ the most insidious and merciless of which is he that with a tongue of an Ananias and the heart of the Mafia, is murdering the material prosperity of our country and making paupers of our people. I refer to that man who wears deservedly the name ot ‘bear.’ He that of false prophecy [and wilful misrepresentation, robs us of our subsistence, imperils our prosperity and leaves us nothing but poverty in our homes and hatred in our hearts. “The warning note has been sounded, let ‘forewarned be forearmed.’ ” “That there is a powerful and syste matized movement to again depress the value of our staple this season is patent to all intelligent men, and it rests wiih the planter of the South, individually as to whether he will submit to thus le sheared again like a sheep as he was last season. The time has arrived for heroic action. The alternative is to either renounce growing of cot ton entirely as a profitable crop or to ‘take up arms against a sea of trou bles and by opposing end them.’ From these, rumors of the immensity of the coming c.op have already been widely and recklessly circulated to intimidate the farmers into rushing their crops upon the market hoping to receive better prices before a decline. This action upon the part of the farmers will accom plish the i atention of the manipulators of the market and is to be deprecated as suicidal to their interest. The crop ought to bring lair values, .-hould be judiciously distributed over the selling season without allowing the deliveries to be too great at any time. And I advise that all farmers that can do so, without violating a contract, should maiket their crop as slowly as they can, or at a ratio of one thi d less than last sea’on; the equilibrium of prices will be thus fa r’y retained, and we will come much nearer receiving the commercial value of our preduct. “It will be remembered by many that previous to our civil war, on account of the lack of transportation facilities, it required from seven to nine in mths to market the common cotton crop We now sell the bulk of it, which is three < r four times the size,in about three months, thus congesting the market, making com petitors of ourselves in the mad rush to get rid of our product, while upon the other hand a judicious gradual distribu tion of the sirne over a greater period of months, would be conducive to compe tition between the manufacturers who are obliged to have our material and their running after us to buy our pro duct instead of our having to run after them to sell it to them. “And I desire to inpress upon the cotton growers the imperative necessity of organization for the accomplishment of this purpose, and all instrumentalities should oe engaged in the achievement of this consummation devoutly to be wished Doubtless this endeavor will meet with Frenuous opposition at the hande of those who recklessly speculate upon the labor of the farmer of the South. He would be offered a little more than the maiket price to biing in his crop. The argument of riak of fire, loss in weights, would follow with the usual denunciation of advice, but I implore you for the sake of your famili> s rendered destitute by these despoilers and for the love you bear for our ‘Sunny Southland’ for all that is sacred to out hearts ai d to our homos to resist this current that is insidiously, day by day, drawing us into a vortex of poverty and shame aud depraving our manhood and increasing crime “There never was a more cruel aud talentless war waged n>on the people lhati upon the South by England and her emissaries and tory allies, reducing her people from affluence to the pittance of ten cents a day for their labor, whicn cotton at five cents per ptund means. Hector D. Lank, President. Justice Jackson's Success >r. Nhw York, Aug. 10.—Tho World-to morrow will say: “It can be announced as a fact that Frederick K. Ooudert oan be the succes sor of the late Justice Howell E. Jackson on the United States Supreme Court bench if he will accept the honor. “A more or less formal tender of the place has already been made to him and a cablegram from him in Europe an nouncing his decision is now being awaited. “Mr. Coudert has been abro.d for sqmetime and is now understood to be in Paris.” The News and Obsc-wer. TTDfIE ILftlßffilSTT OOBffiiUllUmflDK] (DF AKTCT TOOTH] (BAlfcQUlim IMOUf. THE TUTTLE MURDER TRIAL. The Case Creating Great Interest and Will Be Concluded Monday. Special to the News and Observer. Winston, N. 0., Aug. 10. The Tuttle murder case will be con cluded Monday. The State only exam ined five witnesses, and taking evidence was concluded at 11 o’clock. Counsel for defense decided to introduce no tes timony thereby securing the opening and closing speech. Argument for the prisoner w r as opened by Col. John Staples, who spoke for half an hour. He was followed by J. W. Buxton, who made a strong and effective speech for the State. Congressman Set tle and J. S. Grogan followed for the murderer. District Attorney Glenn will speak for the prosecution, and Col. James Boyd for the defense Monday. The trial is creating great interest. Public opinion is that the jury will re turn a verdict for murder in first or second degree. Story of Tuttle’s Crime. Tuttle’s crime was committed about 6 o’clock on Saturday afternoon, May 18th. Following are the particulars of the murder: Officer Vickers was returning from the jail, where he carried Banks Rudd, colored, charged with theft. In passing along he called upon the colored people to clear the side walk. Tuttle refused to obey obstructions, whereupon Mr. Vickers pushed him back. The negro resisted and struck at the officer. Po liceman Dean ran up and caught hold of one arm of Tuttle. A scuffle followed when the negro tripped Mr. Vickers, causing him to fall. Mr. Dean was also pulled down the street several feet. As soon as Mr. Vickers could recover he arose and went to assist his brother offi cer. Upon reaching Tuttle Mr. Vickers was knocked down by him, the negro striking him with his fist in the mouth. Tuttle was then given a blow on the head, with a billy, by Officer Dean, but the stroke failed to quiet the negro. Mr. Vickers wa3 getting up when Tuttle whipped out his pistol and tired twice in succession. One ball (first shot, it is believed), took effect in the neck, and the second in the lower part of the ab domen. A sensation followed. A large crowd was on tbe scene at once. Deputy Sheriff Martin and Jerry Respass rushed in and aided Officer Dean in arresting Tuttle. Mr. Respass jumped on the negro just as the latter made a rush to escape. Officer Dean held on to the pris >ner and succeeded in keep ing him from shooting any of the other officers and parties who were as sisting him. Mr. Respass tripped Tuttle and threw him down. He then grabbed tbe pistol and wrenched it out of the negro’s hand The barrel of the pistol, which was an American bull dog, 38 calibre, was warm. Upon examination, two empty shells were found in the pis tol. with two others loaded. Hand cuffs were placed on the wrists of Tuttle and he was carried to jail with out any futher resistance. The mortally wounded officer was first carried to the police department, where he remained for about half an hour. He was then removed to the boarding house of Mrs. Rierson, corner of Fourth and Church streets, at which place he died. AMONG WINSTON’S PASTORS. One to Get Married and Another to Take a Vacation Sl>eclal to the News and Observer. Winston, N. C., Aug. to. Rev W. M. Curtis, pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, this city, and Miss Kate K Wright, of Tnomas ville, will be united in marriage at 8 o’clock a. m., next Wednesday. The event will be celebrated at the home of the bride’s mother,two miles from Thom asville. Miss Wright is a graduate ot Greensboro Female College, and the daughter of the late Prof. I. L. Wright, who taught for many years at Trinity College before it w s removed to Dur ham Later he was one of the instruct ors at Thomasville Female College Im mediately after marriage Rev. and Mrs Curtis will leave for the North. They will visit Washington City, Chautauqua, N. Y., Albauy and New York City, re turning home via Niagara Falls. They will come to Winston the first of Sep tern her. Mr. A B A»wood, a young man living one mile west of Winston, was one of the spec al venire drawn for the Tuttle jury. He came to Winston yesterday morning and while at the home of his sweetheart his name was called but he failed to an swer to the roll call. When he appeared in the court room yesterday a f ternoon Judge Brown fined him #2O and told him after paying that amount he oould go home and stay t: ere Mr. Atwood paid his mon* y and left the court house a sadder out wiser young man. Tim Board ot Elders cf tbe Moravian Home Congregation have decided to postpone the formal opening of the ren ovated church fTom to-morrow until Au gu t 18th. At that date the annual fes 'rival of the 13th of August will be cele brated, ai which time aoolleetion will be taken for foreign missions. The Mora vians ar.. libera* contributors to mission ary work and their olleotions run from #IOO to #2BO Centenary Sunday school has decided to picnic at the Yadkin Rwver next, Wed nesday, instead of going to Guilford Bat tie Ground as was first proposed. Rev. H. A. Brown, L>. D., the oldest resident pastor, aftid one of the most pop ular ministers in Wiuston. has been granted a vacation by the officers of the First Baptist church. He will go to Pied mont SpriDgs on Monday to spend two or more weeks. Business continues good with Win stou’s tobacco manufacturers. Their shipments this week will aggregate more than 200,000 pounds. The week has been a dull one with leaf dealers aud warehouse men. The fact is, there i/ very little of the 1894 crop in the hands of the farmers. Lexington, Va , Aug. 10. —The ther mometer registered 95 in the shade here this afternoon at 3 o’clock. The day was one of the hottest on record he«e for years. RALEIGH. N. C., SUNDAY. AUGUST 11. 189 S. ANOTHER NEW COTTON MILL. Henderson W ill Build n *IOO,OOO Fac tory and Spin Finest Yams Made. Special to the News and Observer. Henderson, N. C., Aug. 10 Henderson Cotton Mills were organ z *d here on Thursday evening, with a eapn.u stock of #IOO,OOO and eighty thousand dollars of the same was at once taken. The site for the mill will be selected this afternoon, and work will begin as soon as the plats are finished. Quite a largo quantity of brick have been burned in anticipation, and the brick-yard has started up again as soon as it became a certainty. The mill will start with eight thousand spindles, and spin the finest yarns to be made. The Board of Directors are among the most successful business men in the town. D. Y. Cooper is President, F. Ii Harris Vice-President, J. B. Owen Treasurer, and E. G. Davis Secretary. FRIENDS’ YEARLY MEETING. Nearly #3OO Rained to Aid Poor Girls »t Guilford College. Special to the News and Observer. High Point, N. C., Aug. 10. “PeacM,” was the subject of an able address by Joseph Potts this morning. The forenoon was taken up by the report of the Friends’ Orphanage Committee and memorials of prominent departed friends. Three hundred dollars were given for the Orphanage. Guilford College was reported most satisfactorily this evening. S. F. Tom linson, of Durham, and J. A. Hodgin, of Greensboro, were appointed Trustees of the institution. Nearly three hun dred dollars were raised for the aid of poor girls at the College. Much earnest expression was evinced that the Friends are determined to place Guilford College in the front ranks of Southern educa tional institutions. MILLS RUNNING NIGHT AND DAY Banks will Lend Money Only W hen it is Made Payable in Gold. Special to the News and Observer. Scotland Neck, N. C , Aug. 10. The Scotland Neck Knitting Mills are running until 9 o’clock at night to fill orders for fall trade already in. Mr. Lee S. Shields, a former resident of this place, came from Valdosta, Ga , this week, and says that Georgia is not solid for free silver. He says their banks will not lend money now except for notes payable in gold, and many of the banks have been anxious to pay express on sil ver that they could send out, for which they coula receive notes payable in gold. All the same most people hereabouts are for free silver. TWO BODIES RECOVERED. From the Wreck of the Ocean View Train Near Norfolk. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 10.—Two bodies have been recovered from the wreck of the Ocean View trait), which occurred last night, that of Arthur Gatewoo % son of the Rev. Robert Gatewood, of this city, and William C. Murdaugh, son of Judge Claude W. Murdaugh, of Ports mouth. Both were about seventeen years of age. They were found this morning buried in the mud under an overturned car. When the train was within fifty feet of Tanner’s Creek bridge, about three miles from Norfolk, the motor car left the rail and ran into an embankment. Young Gatewood and Murdaugh were seen to jump but were caught under the over turned trailer and buried in the mud. Many others were more or less injured. There were about 250 passengers on the train at the time. The cause of tbe ac cident is said to be unusual rate of speed while turning a sharp curve. YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA. There Were 87 New Cases and 29 Deaths in Havana Last Week. Washington, D. C , Aug. 10- Writ ing under date of August 3, United States Sanitary Inspector at Havana, re po ts to the Surgeon General a total of 83 deaths in that city from yellow fever dur ing July, 29 of which occurred the last week. During this last week there were 85 new cases. Tbe disease continuas to in crease there. The Surgeon General is also advised that yellow fever is preva lent in nearly all the cities of importance on the Pacific from Santa Anna, Salva dor and Avapulco, Mexico. The latest reports from Eagle Pass, Tex., are that out of 335 returning negro colonists there, there are 115 cases of small-pox. TWO PERSONS WERE KILLED. iAud Ten W ere Injured in a Freight Train Wreck. Greensburg, Ind., Aug. 10 —There was a freight wreck on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Rail way last night, near St. Paul. August Koenig, of Chicago, was killed. The Injured: Win. Pugh, Birmingham, Ala.: fatally. He was an iron worker going to Miracle, ind Tlkuiuls Dailey, Oswego, N. Y., right leg and smoulder broken, >.kull fractured. Prank Knowles, of Cincinnati: limbs and ribs broken. Alfred Oaten, Pittsburg. Pa.; limbs aud ribs broken and head injured. Ralph Watson, Cincinnati; seriously in jured internally. Five others were injured but not seri ously. The injured were all beating their way. The Raleigh Leaves New York. Washington, D. C , Aug. 10.—Two more ships sailed to-day to join Admiral Bunce’s squadron at Newport, the Raleigh leaving New York and the Min neapolis Norfolk. The training ship Bancroft has arrived at Annapolis. The Amphitrite has arrived at Pori Royal, 8. C. Fierce Battle W ith Moonshiners. Winston, N. C., Ang. 10.—News reached here to-day of a big revenue raid in Surry county, in which the officers and moonshine ts had a fierce battle. Four of the latter were arrested, two of whom were women None of the par 1 ties are thought to be fatally injured. THE CHINESE HORROR THE KU-CIIENG MASSACRES ARE ATTRACTING ATTENTION OF EUROPE. ANOTHER ARMENIAN OUTRAGE. Hr. Gladstone Desirous ot Having America Interested in the Work ot Armenian Reform—Attack on an American School at Tarsus—McCar thy’s Appeal for Harmony not Like ly to Rring the Desired Result—The Bimetallic Question in England. Special London Letter—Copyrighted by tbe Associated Press. London, Aug. 10.—The main features of the world of politics during the past week have been the massacres at Ku- Oheng, Mr. Gladstone’s speech and Ar menia, the celebration of the victories of the Germans during the winter of 1870 71 against France, and Mr. Justin McCarthy’s appeal for harmony among the Irish members of Parliament. The Ku Cheng massacres are now at tracting the earnest attention of all Europe The British press praises the New York World for its enterprise in securing two good exclusive interviews on the subject from Foo Chow, and the Pope is said to have written to Emperor William asking him to take the Catholic mission in China under his protection. Great Britain and the United States are being urged to take immediate and prompt action in the case and some in teresting developments are expected. Tne utterances of Mr. Gladstone have been both praised and condemned by the press and in brief are regarded as a slap at Lord Rosebery and as a pat on the back for Lord Salisbury. The enthusias tic manner in which the German vie tories over the French during the war of 1870 ’7l are being celebrated is not meet ing with approbation in France as might be expected, and is bringing many a frown from the French press. Mr. Justin McCarthy’s “Appeal for Harmony ” is not likely to bring about iho desired result, according to well in formed Irishmen, as he wound it up with a hot attack on Mr. T. M. Healy, which is hardly calculated to restore harmony in the ranks of the Irish National party. The proceedings in the House of Com mons on Monday next are not likely to be prolonged aud will be probably confined exclusively to the election of a Speaker. Both Houses meet at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The Commoners led by the Clerk of the House of Commons, will repair to the House of Lords where they will hear the royal commission read. Ou returning to the House of Commons, the ceremouy of the election of the Speaker will occur and the Horse will adjourn until Tues day. Tuesday and Wednesday will be devoted to -wearing ic the s r vi 3 o f the House of Commons and the Queen’s speech will be read on Thursday. In the independent labor party report on the recent elections Secretary Tom, Mann states that the members of that party are more than satisfied with the re suit of the eU etion. The labor party was Ouly founded in 1893, and yet it got an aggregate vote of 44,321. This is du el rsd to be a splendid beginning. Rev. Geo. C. Lorimer, b. D., of Bos ton, Mass., pastor of Tremont Temple, who is now in the city on a visit, and who is well known throughout New Eng iand, was invited to lunch with Mr. Gladstone, who invited his visitor to ac company him to the Armenian meeting at Chester on Tuesday last. After lunch eon, Dr Lorimer bad a couple of hours conversation with Mr. Glads-one in the latter’s library. They discussed the va rious aspects of the Armenian question, Mr. Gladstone laying the greatest weight upon the eo operation of the United States in the matter. Mr. Glad stone said : “I am desirous to have America spe cially interested in the work of Arme uitin reform. Whenever England has had dealings with the Sultan, the Otto man government thi As it is actuated by some ulterior motive. But, America oc cupies so independent a position, and is so tar removed from the seat of Euro pean politics that its public opinions will have great influence in the East.” Dr. Lorimer informed an Associated Press representative that Mr. Gladstone spoke tnese words with considerable feeling and the Boston divine remarked: “No one could fail to be convinced that the stories of Armenian outrages have moved Mr. Gladstone deeply.” The bi metallic question seems again to come into the foreground. Hitherto the Germ in government’s action has not been regarded in financial circles as a serious attempt to ded! with the ques tion, but as ouly intended to quiet the demands of the Agrarian party in Ger many. On the other hand the Associ ated Press is informed by the officials of the Bi-meta 1 c League in London,that ad vices which ha\e been received here ‘leave no room for doubt that there is a genuine desire among the Berlin au thorities to promote an international monetary conference, which would not be merely of a doctrinal character, but which would aim at practical results in the settlement of the currency question. There is no doubt that the London gold men have been taken back by the large num ber of members of the present British* cabinet who are bi metallists For the same reasons, the Bi metallic League is greatly elated and is prosecuting a more extended agitation throughout the in dustrial and agricultural centres of the country. It Is distributing literature broadcast, while its agents are very active in pushing their propaganda, winch, moreover, is having the co-opera tion of some of the leading labor leaders. A representative of the Associated Pres saw the Hon. Geo. Peel, Secretary of the Gold League, ou Thursday, and he admitted that there were accessions to the bi metallists in the cabinet and in the new parliament. But, Mr. Peel said, he did not think this would have much influence on the course of politics because, throughout the electoral cam ipaigu, bimetallism was a very small plank in the Unionist platform. He added that the gold standard men have very little fear of the pr sent agitation. Mr. Brown, the chief partner in the well known banking firm of Brown, Shipley & Co., and one of the prominent supporters of the gold league, said that he did not think that the increase in the number of members of parliament pledg ed to bi metallism would seriously effect Great Britain’s policy on the currency question. Continuing, Mr. Brown said there was little likelihood of Great Bri tain’s attitude swerving from that dis played at the Brussels conference. Attack Upon American School. Washington, D. C.,Aug. 10.— Acting Secretary Adee to-day received tht fol lowing telegram relative to the att ick upon the American school at Tarsus, ; n Asia Minor: “Baltimore, Md., Aug. 10.— A mob has attacked the St. Paul’s Institute at Tarsus. A strong cablegram to Minister Terrell is imperatively necessary. (Signed) Alexander S. Christie, 231, N. Charles Street.” The signer is a professor of George town University and brother of Prof. Christie, who is attached to the Bt. Paul’s Institute. Mr. Adee promptly cabled to Minister Terrell, directing nim to inquire into this matter and report to the department. No Further Outbreak Feared. Washington, D. C., Aug. 10.- A tele gram was received at the Navy Depart ment today announcing that Com mander Newell has sailed with the De troit from Shanghai to Che Foo. This latter port is further from the scene of the riots than Shanghai, and the navy officials take this as indicating that the United States au thorities in China do not fear further outbreaks, especially in the region near Shanghai. Upon receipt of the telegram, Assistant Secretary McAdee cabled Ad miral Carpenter advising him that there was a great deal of apprehension here that American cit’zens in China might lose their lives and property, and telling him that every possible effort must be made to protect American citizens He also asked the Admiral to cable him at once the real situation and whether there is danger of further dis turbances. Admiral Carpenter with the flagship Baltimore, if at Nagasaki, Ja pan, which is about 400 miles from Shanghai across the Japan Sea. but there is no doubt that he is well informed as to the situation. Acting Secretary McAdee dictated the following statement to day: “The Navy Department presumes that Admiral Carpenter is in constant com munication with United States Minister Den by at Pekin regarding the protests of American citizens in China, and that he is doing everything in his power to that end. He has been communicated with and a reply from him is expected very soon. ” The Eleventh Victim Dend. New York, Aug. 10. — The World will print to-morrow the following special cablegram: Foo Chow, China, Aug. 10.—Baby Stewart is dead, the eleventh victim of the massacre of missionaries by the Chi nese at Hwa Sang. One of the murderers of the Stewarts has been caught and confesses that they cut off the hands and head of the wife. Mrs. Stewart was frenzied and fought till hacked to pieces. Foo Chow is cut off from Pekin. The Chinese say the telegranh lines are blocked north of the Yang Tse River. The American warship Detroit is coming. Shanghai’s Appeal For Aid. Washington, D. 0., Aug. 10. —The President has not as yet transmitted to the State Department the cablegram sent to him according to last nights cables, from Shanghai appealing for irn mediate aid. THE AUGUST CROP REPORT. The Lowest Average in Cotton Ever Reported for A ogust. Washington, I). C., Aug. 10.—The August report of the statistician of the Department cf Agriculture shows a rt duetion in condition of cotton during the month of July from 82 3 to 77 9 or 4 4 points. This is the lowest average for August ever reported, being a half point lower than the average for August, 1893. The re sou for low condition generally given by correspondents is exoessive moisture, though in South Carolina drought seems to be the principal cause of injury. There is much complaint of grass and not a little of rust, blight worms aud iusect enemies of the plant. The State averages of condition are: Vir ginia. 81; North Carolina, 74; South Carolina, 81; Georgia, 87; Florida, 92; Alabama, 61; Mississippi, 83; Louisiana, 81; Texas, 71; Arkansvs, 80; Twmwe see, 79 WATTERSON ON A THIRD TERM. Says Grover Cleveland Couldn’t Cany a Single County De roit, Mich., Aug. 10.—Colonel Henry Watterson, of Louisville, Ky.,was was in the city to da#-. In an interview on general political topics, he said: “I have no idea President Cleveland considers the idea of another nomina tion, but if by any coincidence of raira cles Cleveland is a uomiuee, he would not carry a county in the United S.ates. “There was never a braver, more gal lant little band than the immortal 306 who stood for Grant in that historic convention at COrc igo, arnd when they failed of sneers, it was written never to be erased, th 7 a third term is repug nant to the ;> oplv of tm United States. Cltvl.-nd, I!• pear, wonl'i not carry a t-i. g p'vcu'.o' of the con:i'#y. Uncle V« nuts Interest. Madrid. Aug. 10 —L is reported that the United States government claims that Spain should pay interest on the Morv indemnity. It is understood tba; the Sparrish government had decidi d to! refuse this demand. THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. Insurgents Continue to Made Things Lively lor Spanish Troops. Havana, Aug. 10. —A band of insur gents recently fired upon a detachment ot government troops engaged in guard ing the Romelie plantation in the Pro vince of Santiago de Cuba. Two soldiers were wounded. The column of government troops, commanded by Gen. Navarro, has ex changed shots with au insurgent force at Mayaguabo. Two insurgents were killed a: d the troops captured a quan tity of aruis. Seven soldiers were wouu ded. The insurgent leader Juarez, recently captured the fort at Barrabus, Province of Santa Clara. But, on the approach of the column of troops, commanded by Col. Amber, Juarez retreated to Slapa, aud the troops overtook the insurgents and after a skirmish dispersed them. The insurgents left four wounded on the field and the troops captured six saddled horses. A band of insurgents numbering about forty men hes been raised in the district of Cruces, Province of Santa Clara. They plundered a store and were pursued by the civil guards and volunteers, who overtook them at the Cecilia farm where shots were ex changed. The insurgents lost two killed and had five wounded. loiter at Embos cade, near Cruces, there was further shooting and one more insurgent was killed and one was taken prisoner. Have Formed a Republic. New York, Aug. 10.—Delegates rep resenting the Cuban revolutionists have held a meeting at Camaquey, which they called the National Republican Con vention and formed a Republic. They elected Gen. Masso President and desig nated Camaquey as their capital. This news was received to day by Gen Que sada, the Suban leader who is in the city, by letters from the delegates. Some of the delegates who met were; Dr. J. Castello, Messrs. R. Porbuordo, N. Sanchez, A. Aguilero and R. Man dorley. FOUR MORE BODIES FOUND. The Contractor of the Collarsed Sky- Scraper Arrested. New York, Aug 10 —Four mor ebodies were recovered to day from the ruins of the collapsed building at Third street West Broadway, swelling the list of known victims of Thursday’s disaster to ten. The victims discovered to day were: James Grosso, John McGuire, Edward Hanley, of Brooklyn. Ail three were workmen. All day a large gaug of work men have been overhauling the ruins, but they worked with the greatest diffi culty. Besides the narrow space between the wall in which was crowded the tons of piaster and twisted iron, the lime dust, th.tt arose with each blow of the pick, all but blinded them. Tnere was a disa greeable odor, and officials of the Board of Health were kept busy sprinkling tbe ruins with carbolic acid. During the afternoon Joseph Guider, contractor of the plaster work of the wrecked building, was placed under ar rest by order of the coroner. He is charged with criminal neglect. It is now believed that it will be two day’s before the wreckage can lie entirely gone over. There are yet six or seven workmen mis sing B ASEBALL I EsTEKDAY . At Baltimore: r. h, k. Baltimore, *2 00000 ii o* S S 0 New York, 1 0 0 1 20 0 0 1— 5 11 -4 Batteries: Hotter amt Clarke; Basic and Wilson. At Pittsburg: it. h. k. Pittsburg, 0 0 1 0 1 00 2 » 4 5 1 Louisville, 00 0 0 00 0 0 1— 1 4 3 Batteries; Foreman and Merritt: Inks and Warner. At Cincinnati: r. h. e. Cincinnati, 0 1 00 0 00 2 *— :t 5 2 St. Louis, 0 00 0 002 0— 2 0 0 Batteries: Foreman u»d Vaughn; Breiton- Stein and Otten. At Boston: R. h. e. Boston, 3 1 222 30 0 *—l3 I*> 1 Washington, 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1— 0 7 2 Batteris: Stivctts and Ryan; Anderson and McGuire. At Brooklyn: r. h. k. Brooklyn, 00 0 0 1 0 0 0 1— 2 8 4 Philadelphia, 00510000ft—6 9 1 Batteries: Kennedy, Stein and Grim; Car sey and Clements. CUicago-Clevelaud game postponed; rain. (low the Clubs Stand. cll'uk Won. Lost. PrCt. Cleveland, 57 37 606 Pittsburg, 54 36 6:)0 Baltimore, 50 35 587 Boston. 49 36 577 Cincinnati, 49 38 568 Chicago, 52 42 553 Philadelphia, 46 40 585 Hew York, 46 11 528 Brooklyn, 45 42 517 Washington, • 28 53 345 St. Louis, 20 63 315 Louisville, 22 61 256 Short in his Accounts Memphis, Term , Aug. 10.—Charles A. Joseph, General Passeng r and Freight Agent« f thp Little Rock and Memphis ER.tiiroad at this poiut is short #2,000 in h ! s accounts. lie has been dissipating recently, but he does not know where the money has gone No legal action has bev-n taken against him by the rail road authorities so far. Reply To Dr. Kirby. Raleigh, N. 0., Aug. 10. To the Editin’ of the News migl Obersver: I was much surprised this morning on reading Dr. Kirby’s card, that a man of intelligence should have so mistaken the meaning of the term, “like a cringing hound following his master,” which 1, locum tenens , used in writing the local about the retuin of John C. Davis The doctor has simply mistaken a partial simile tor a metaphor. The words were meant to describe Davis’ appear ance and manner as he walked out, not Davis’ himself, as Dr. Kirby evidently thinks. And the whole phr. se related entirely ro this air of the lunatic; there was nothing in the words that could possibly carry the intimation that Mr. Crawford had the bearing of a master. I»r Kirby wrote very probably in has «\ aud it was this lack of serious thought that led him into making such a profoui d mistake. Robert L Gray PRICE FIVE CENTf. NOT A PROSELYTER. A Mitchell County Man Comes to the Defense of Rev. Milner Jones. Bakersvilt.k, N. 0., Ang. 6. To the Eilitor of the News and Observer; I observe in an article from this place, published in your valuable paper July 1 28th, signed by various citizens of this town, among whom are Sheriff Pritch ard, Representative Turner, Parson Weaver aud I’arsou Buchanan, rt fleeting on the good motives of Rev. Milner Jones, an Episcopal clergyman, of this Diocese, among the number of unwar ranted charges aud abuses heaped cu Mr. Jones, criticising his conduct in vis iting the dying Methodist lady and en deavoring to proselyte her to his faith. The 'ady referred to was my daughter, who had been lingering with consump tion for many months, and whose end was near at hand as we all knew, and it was known to our pastor, as well as the pastors of the various churches of the town and community, neither one of whom had ever visited us until Mr. Jones, who was a comparative stranger among us, who came to our house as a Christian minister, had prayers with my sick daughter, and comforted us as a follower of the meek and lowly should in our humble judgment. He did not proselyte my daughter, nor my family, and did no more than a consecrated Christian minister was justifiable in doing. We were very much comforted by his ministration,“and regretted very much that he could not be with us more in our sad bereavement. During her entire sickneso, which lasted for many mouths, no minister of any religious de nomination even visited us prior to the visit of Mr. Jones. After that time Rev. Anderson visited us quite often. The ouly offense that any one could complain of being committed, is that he makes it an invariable rule to visit the sick, the afflicted, and all people in dis tress. He visits the jail and has prayed with the prisoners and exhorts them to live a better life. He divides his means among the poor and humble; he distrib utes Bibles and Prayer books and relig ious literature among the people and ex horts everybody to be religious. Many of the people who are making the assaults, are not guilty of like offenses. I am not a member ot the Episcopal Church to which Mr. Jones belongs, but simply make this statement in justice to the character of this good man, and hope you will publish the same. Very respectfully, • W. G. Bowman. GO SLOW ! ! A Protest Against Selling Swamp La ml- at 25 Cents an Acre. Chapel Hill, N. C., Aug 8, 1895. To Bis Excellency, the Governor, and B>ardof Education: , Don’t sell the swamp lai/ds for no 25 cents au acre, as I see by the Sews and Observer of the 3rd., you proposed to do. Then, is not a gold State worth ts much, or wflTpay as great dividends in the next ten years as these swamp lands with their wealth of timber just now coming into market. They are worth five dollars an acre for a hunting preserve and will bring it a few years hence. There are new several hundred turtles and terrapins and frogs to the acre, bringiug from ten to fifty cents in any market of our country. Tht re is not an acre of all these lands with their hundred of trees to the acre, any one tree of which in market would pay for the acre Mrs. Dr. Kluttz. of Golds boro, now of Chapel Hill, sold the short leaf pine only, at 250 a pine on her swamp land adjoining the school lands, and reserved all other timber trees, ma y of which are worth from fiity cents to one dollar each. The whole country is looking to North Carolina for its telegraph poles and rail road ties; its juniper and cypress shin gles; its holly for silk s|x>ols and veneer; its beech for tools; its poplar, ash, wal nut. and maple for furniture; its gum for boxes and wooden platters; its oaks for staves and ships; its long and short leaf pine for all purposes of building at home aud abroad, and these swamp lands of North Carolina are the storehouse from which the demand expects to be sup plied. Atad it is proposed to sell this birthright for 25c, a mess of pot tage, and retard the public sctexil interest of North Carolina. Before you do it, go and inspect the great saw mills of Elizabeth City, Erien t« n, Wilmington and Newbern, and see what they are doing - running night and day, averaging a thousand feet an hour to each mili throughout the year and shipping it to all parts of the country, .and looking to these school lands for a supply, many of which I believe to have been already imposed upon. There is wealth enough in these swamp lands to educate every ehikl in the State for the ntxt twenty years to read, write ami ciplfer. They are right now on the verge of acceasability with railroads, tram ways, corduroy and *3OBIB and in the next five yeare we will be cutting the huge timber with electricity aud market ing it by seemingly supernatural powers. I believe that I could go right out here among our owu people, aud get up a joint stock company that would buy the whole of these svhool lauds at one dollar and a quarter an acre now, and pay for them in installments of 25c an acre for the next five years. Throe mm I have spoken to, say they will go into the si heme, and take stock—money down. We up the country folks hardly know what we htwe got nor what it is worth in these swamp sounds —the very best timbered part of our great country, and after it is cleared aud drained, will pro duce aice and cranberries for the world. Go slow! O. R. Smith. A Pitched Battle with Tramp*. Marion, Aug. 10.—During a running fight fflst night between a gang of tramps on one side aud a posse of citizens ar.d policemen on the other, several citizens were injured. Tbe tramps made their escape after more than fifty shots had Ken tired. O’to McFeelyand Charles Webster received ii juries which are probably fate!
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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