Tlio Wontlior Tn-tlay: FAHTAXD WARMER. -* ***
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVI. NO. 38.
LEADS ILL NORTH CAROLIA DAILIES 11 NEWS AND CIRCULATION.
Marching on GaliJmpit
MacARTHUR AND LAWTON TO
TAKE IT IN FRONT AND REAFL_
Heavy Loss of the Americans in a Battle With
the Foe Near Quingua—Col.
Stotsenburg Among
the Slain.
Manila, April 21.—7:40 p. in.—General
MacArtlmr's division left Malolos to
day, evidently intending to beseige Cal
unipit.
General Hale at 4:10 this afternoon
had crossed the Bagbag and had reached
a position a quarter of a mile from Gal
umph, thus commanding tin* ford.
The prisoners captured by General
Hale's troops say Aguinaldo, General
Luna and the Filipino staff are at
Galumpit with a great force of Filipino
troops.
Before daylight the Fourth cavalry
with three guns belonging to the Utah
battery, the Nebraska regiment and the
lowa regiment under Gen. Ilale, were
proceeding in the direction of Kuinehua,
where the Baghag (Tibabag) is ford
able, but commanded by trenches. Har
ing the afternoon the troops crossed the
river. -
Generals Maearthur and Wheaton with
the Montana regiment, advanced to
the left of the railway, and the Kansas
regiment moved forward to the right
north of Malolos. They had with them
a long supply train with two armed ears
in front, carrying two Gatlings and
Colt's rapid-tire guns, and the six
pounder which did such execution at the
capture of Malolos. The insurgents at
tempted to destroy the railway bridge
outside of Galumpit anil sueeeded in bad
ly warping the iron framework.
As soon as the soldiers left the Fili
pino capital, the natives began Hooking
in,"as they did at Santa Omz before tin*
last boat of General Lawton’s expedition
had sailed.
Our army is compelled to abandon all
towns when an onward movement is
commenced, because of insufficient men
to garrison them. This gives the Fili
pino leaders a framework upon which
to spin stories of American defeat.
The American commanders have lcfc
great stores of rice at Malolos, which
they have been distributing to the na
tives and Chinamen daily, of whom
there were 200 to 300, nearly all of
whom remained during th» occupation,
but who followed the American army
out of the place or took trains going nit"
Manila, fearing that the rebels would
kill them. These refugees included some
of tin* wealthiest citizens of I’.i.* place.
MOVING ON FOE'S NEW CAPITAL.
Washington, April 24. —Information re
ceived at the War Department indicates
that General Otis is about to execute
another important movement, tiie initial
features of which are shown by today’s
press advices from Manila. The objec
tive |x>int is the insurgent town of Cal
umpit. lying about eight miles northwest
of Malolos. It was here that tin* in
surgents concentrated after being driven
out of their capital, setting up a new
capital and making it the base of their
operations.
In moving on this stronghold General
Otis proposes to conduct two distinct op
erations. The first, under General Mac-
Arthur, lias for its purpose pushing
straight forward from Malolos along the
railroad and striking at Galumpit from
the south. The stH-ond one is under Ma
jor General Lawton, who, with his Hying
column, is moving far around to the
northeast to the large town of Norza
gay from which point lie will turn ab
ruptly west toward Galumpit. This
last move will take about ten days and
military stratngists look upon it as
another effort to Hank the insurgents, by
getting behind them at Galumpit, §imilar
to the flank movement which General
MacArthur attempted to execute at
Mahtbon. This double operation makes
Galumpit the centre for the next few
days, while attention will be divided be
tween MacArtlmr’s column advancing
from Malolos and Lawton’s column on
its ten days’ march to Norsagay. Mac-
Artliur lias the shortest distance to
travel, so his force may be engaged with
the main force of the insurgents within
the next few hours. The country is Hat
and better for our troops than that lying
south of Malolos. Galumpit lies on the
left bank of a small stream, at its con
fluence with the large river Rio Grande.
It is n substantially built town with
some 2.(100 houses.
The advance of Lawton by a circuitous
route will be over a country of which
little is known here. Norzagay is a con
siderable and it is thought Law
ton is about there by this time. A road
runs all the way from there to Galumpit.
Along it are scattered many small towns.
Bustos, Balinog, Angit, indicating that
the advance is through a populous coun
try. It is an agricultural locality with
extensive rice and fruit plantations.
The War Department map prepared
by tlm miltary information board shows
‘.his road joining the one on which Mac-
Arthur is moving from Malolos. It is
.hardly thought, however, that Lawton
will make a junction with MacArthur
before striking Galumpit but rather that
he will leave the road when nearing
Galumpit so ns to Strike the city in
the fear while MacArthur is attacking
the front. The execution of this double
movement is being followed with great
interest by the War Department <»fli
cials. as it is on a considerably larger
scale than the brush clearing which
lias been in progress most of the time of
late.
A VICTORY DEARLY BOFGHT.
Manila. April 23.-9:30 F. M— In an
encounter with the Filipinos today near
Quingua. about four miles northeast of
Malolos. seven Americans were killed
and forty-two were wounded.
| The following were killed:
I Col. John M. Stotsenburg. of the First
Nebraska regiment, formerly of the Sixth
icavalry.
Lieutenant Lester E. Sisson, of the
'same regiment.
| Two privates of the Nebraska regi
! meat.
Three privates of the Fourth cavalry.
Most of the wounded belong to the
i First Nebraska regiment. The Fili
! pinna retreated with small loss.
I The‘engagement developed into a dis-
I astrolls, though successful, tight. The
insurgents had a horseshoe trench, about
i a mile long, encircling a rice field, on
tile edge of a wood. Major Bell, with
forty cavalrymen, encountered a strong
'outpost. Due of his men was killed and
j five were wounded by a volley.
| The Americans retired, carrying their
wounded, under fire and with great dis
. ticulty, being closely pursued, a fog en
abling the enemy to creep up to them,
i Two men who were carrying a com
rade were shot in the arms, but they
continued with theii burden. Captain
' Bell sent for re-enforcements to rescue
the body of the killed cavalrymen, and*
a battalion of the Nebrasksi, regiment,
j under Major Mufford, arrived and ad
vanced until checked by volleys from the
' enemy's trenches.
i The Americans lay about Hi* yards
■from the trenches, behind rice furrows,
under lire, for two hours. Several men
were sunstruck. one dying from the
effects of the heat, as they lay there
waiting for the artillery to come up.
Finally the Second battalion arrived, and
then Colonel Stotsenburg, who had spent
the night with him family at Manila,
came upon the field. The men im.me
-1 diately recognized him and raised u
cheer.
| Colonel Stotsenburg, deciding to charge
as the best way out of the difficulty,
led the attack at the head of his regi
ment. He fell with a bullet in his
breast, dying instantly, about 200 yards
from the breastworks.
In the mean time the artillery had
arrived and shelled the trenches. The
Filipinos stood still until the Nebraska
troops were right on the trenches, and
j th('n they bolted to the second line of
ntrenchments, a mile back.
The Nebraska regiment lost two pri
vates killed and had many wounded, in
cluding two lieutenants. The lowa regi
| ment had several wounded. The Utah
regiment had one officer and three men
wounded.
Thirteen dead Filipinos were found in
the trench. Theij; loss was compara
tively small on account of their safe
shelter.
j The Americans carried the second
trench with small loss and arc holding
the town tonight.
Colonel Stotsenburg had won a repu
tation as one of the bravest fighters in
the army. He always led his regiment
and had achieved remarkable populari
ty with his men since the war began,
although, during his first colonelcy, the
j volunteers, who were not used to the
rigid discipline of the regular troops,
thought him a hard officer.
1 The loss of tin* Nebraska regiment in
the campaign is the greatest sustained
by any regiment, and today’s disaster
has greatly saddened officers and men,
who promise to take fierce vengeance
,in the next tight.
MUNICI PAL GANDII>ATES.
Rocky Mount, N. ('.. April 24. —(Spc-
i cial) —The Democratic primaries held
•here last night resulted in the following
nominations: First ward, J. ('. Bras
well; Second, I). J. Rose; Third, G. <'.
Cooper: Fourth, T. T. Thorne. The
first Monday in May the question of is
suing S4O,(MM) worth of bonds to build
a system of water works here will be
xubitted to the voters of the town.
There is one ease of small pox in
Nashville. The house where the ease is
has been quarantined and all precau
tions taken to prevent spread of the dis
ease.
Miss Gussic Britt an accomplished
and popular young lady of this plain' is
j suffering from a severe attack of men
j ingitis.
Edgecombe court, Judge Hoke prosiil
! ing is in session this week. Most of our
local bar are in attendance.
GATTIS KILGO CASE.
I
Oxford, N. G., April 24. (Special.)
Court opens here today. Judge Bryan
and Solicitor Brooks have already ar
rived. There is no ease of special im
| liottnuce except, the slander suit of Rev.
! Mr. Gattis for SIOO,OOO against Kilgo.
Duke and Odell, which is set on til**
docket /or Friday when it will lie argued
on demurrer.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, TI'ESI)AY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1899.
Dissaithe Handsofa Mob
LIGE STRICKLAND STRANGLED
PROTESTING HIS INNOCENCE.
The Negro Implicated by Sam Hose —Major
Thomas, a Prominent Georgian,
Vainly Pleads for the
Man's Life.
Palmetto, (la., April 24.—The body of
Lige Strickland, the negro preacher who
was implicated in the (.’railford murder
by Sam Hose, was found swinging to
the limb of a tree within a mile and a
quarter of this pjaee early today. Be
fore death was allowed to end the suffer
ings of the negro, his ears were cut off
and the small finger of his left hand
was severed at the second joint. These
trophies were yi Palmetto today.
On the chest of the negro was a piece
of blood-stained paper attached by an
ordinary pin. On one side of this paper
was written “New York Journal. We
mustli protect our ladies. 23-99. The
other side of the paper contained a
warning to the negroes of the neighbor
hood. It read as follows: "Beware, all
darkies. You will be treated the same
way.”
Before being finally lynched Strick
land was given a chance to confess to
the misdeeds of which the mob supposed
him to be guilty, but he protested his
innocence to the end. Three, times the
noose was placed around his neck and
the negro was drawn up off the ground.
Three times lie was let down and told
that death was in store for him should
lie fail to confess his complicity in the
Cranford murder. Three times Strick
land proclaimed his innocence until,
weary of useless torturing, the mob pull
ed on the rope and tied the end around
the slender trunk of a tree. Not a shot
| was fired by the mob. Strickland was
strangled to death.
The lynching of Lige Strickland was
not accomplished without a desperate ef
fort on the part of his employer to save
his life. The man who pleaded for the
negro is Major W. W. Thomas, an ex-
State Senator, and one of the most dis
tinguished citizens of Coweta county.
He did all in his power to prevent the
lynelling of the negro and did not discon
tinue his efforts until he had been as
sured by the leaders of the mob that the
negro would be taken to jail at Milburne.
One mile from where this promise was
made Lige Strickland was hanged. The
negro was a tenant on the plantation
of Major Thomas.
When Sam Hose, the murderer of
Alfred Cranford, and the assailant of
his wife, made his confession imme
diately prior to his burning he implicated
Lige Strickland, Hose contending that
he had been offered money by Strick
land to kill Cranford. It was known
positively, however, that Hose had made
false statements in his last: confession,
and many of those who aided in his
b lining were disposed to disregard his
statement in regard to Strickland,
( Late Sunday night about fifteen men
went to the plantation of Major Thomas
and took Lige Strickland from the little
cabin in the woods that* he called home,
leaving his wife and five children to
wail and weep over the fate they knew
was in store for the negro. Their cries
aroused Major Thomas, and that sturdy
old gentleman followed the lynchers in
his buggy, accompanied by his son, Wm.
M. Thomas. He overtook the lynchers
with their victim at Palmetto.
Lige Strickland was halted directly
opposite the telegraph office. Tile noose
was adjusted around his neck, and the
end of the rope was thrown over a tree.
Strickland was told he had a chance be
fore dying to confess his complicity in
tlie crime. He replied: “I have told you
all 1 know, gentlemen. You can kill me
if you wish, but I know nothing more
to tell.”
The negro’s life might have ended then
but for the arrival of Major Thomas
who leaped from his buggy and asked
for a hearing. He asked the crowd to
give the negro a chance for his life.
'“Gentlemen, this negro is innocent,’
Im said. "Hose said Lige had promised
to give him S2O to kill Alfred Gran
ford. and I believe Lige lias not liad
twenty dollars since he has been on my
place. He has never done any of you
any harm, and now I want you to prom
ise me that you will turn him over to
the bailiff of this town in order that
lie may he given a hearing. 1 do not
ask you to liberate him. Hob] him. and
if the courts adjudge him guilty hang
him.
To this the mob replied that Strick
land had inflamed the negroes in the
neighborhood and had a bail reputation,
having been run from East Point several
years ago. Major Thomas reminded the
mob that the negro had voluntarily told
'of seeing Hose on the night of the
murder. A man of the mob replied that
Strickland had done this in the conn*
ningness of his guilt to establish liis
own innocence. There were some, how
ever, who agreed with Major Thomas,
/and after a discussion a vote was taken
which was supposed to mean life or death
Ito Strickland. The vote to let him live
i was unanimous. Major Thomas retired
sumo distance, and the mob was prepar
ing to put Strickland in a wagon to take
him to Newnan. when a member of the
lixdi cried out: “We have got hill) here;
let's keep him." 'Phis again aroused the
mob, and a messenger was sent to ad
vise Major Thomas to leave Palmetto
for his own good, but the old gentleman
was not frightened. lie drew himself
up and said emphatically; "1 have
never before been ordered to leave n
I
l town and I am not going to leave this
one.” And then the Major, uplifting his
hand to give his words force, said to the
I
inessonjjtT:
| “Tell them that the muscles iu my
legs are not trained to running; tell them
that 1 have stood the lire and heard the
whistle of the miuniex from a thousand
Yankee rifles, and 1 am not frightened
l by this crowd.”
Then with tin* understanding that
Lige Strickland was to be delivered to
the jail or at Fairhurn, Major Thomas
saw the negro he had pleaded for led
to his death. The mob took the negro
to a grove near the home of Marshall
J. J. Givens, of this place, anil again
the noose was adjusted around his neck.
He was hauled off the ground but was
let down to allow him to confess. Tic
refused to do so. and the lynchers were
about to haul him up again when the
son of Marshall Givens came upon the
scene and asked that the lynching should
not occur near his father's home. The
negro was then taken to the yard in tlie
rear of I)r. \V. S. Zellers* home and
hung up ’to a persimmon tree and left
hanging. A coroner’s jury held an in
quest over tht‘ body this evening and
rendered the usual verdict: "Death at
the hands of parties unknown.”
ALL TRACEABLE TO POLITICS.
Atlanta. Ga„ April 24. Governor Al
len I>. Candler today in an interview
regarding the burning of Hose at Xew
nan. and the putting to death of Preach
er Strickland, at Palmetto, said: "1 be
lieve that the whole trouble of all these
disorders is traceable to polities. Tin
ballot was thrust into the negro's hand
immediately after the emancipation,
when he was utterly unprepared for the
judicious use of it, and the seallawags
and carpet-baggers who came here and
took charge of him filled his head full
of false ideas, christened him the ‘ward
of the nation.' and for partisanship pnr
' poses induced him to believe that he
would he protected by the general Gov
ernment whether right or wrong. lam
driven to the conclusion that to prevent
| such crimes as have recently been en
acted in Campbell, Cowetta. Lee and
other counties hi the State, a healthy,
vigorous public sentiment in favor of
, law and order must be built up.”
j "Good white men everywhere deplore
such occurrences as that which took
place yesterday and they are using all
the influence they have to prevent them.
1 Ex-Gov. Atkinson. Judge Freeman and
many other good men in Newnan did air
in their power to prevent the lynching
lof Hose but to no avail.
"Now good negroes must he equally
active in building up a sentiment in their
race against the diabolical crimes which
| are always at the back of these lyneh
ings. The ministers and church members
j and teachers among the negroes must
he equally active and earnest in build
ing up a healthy public sentiment against
crimes which provoke lynching, as they
I are to provoke a sentiment against that
crime. The safety of the negro race
I demands this and their leaders must lie
as vigilant and active in this direction
as the leader* of public sentiment among
the white races are.” •
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
Eight eases of yellow fever have devel
oped at Vera Cruz.
Seventy-five thousand cigars have been
seized in Norfolk hearing bogus revenue
stamps.
President McKinley is suffering from
I facial neuralgia, and lias denied himself
| to callers.
j Seizures of cigars have been made In
j Lynchburg and oClumbia. They bore
[ counterfeit revenue stamps.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture, left Washington yesterday
for a trip into South Carolina.
The President has appointed Col.
James F. Smith of the First California
volunteer regiment, a brigadier general
of volunteers. The regiment is now
j in the Philippines.
I Attorney General Griggs, in speaking
yesterday of the negro lynchers near
Newnan, Ga„ yesterday said that the
ease had no Federal aspect and therefore
the Government would take no action
I whatever in regard to it.
I In Philadelphia yesterday former U.
S. District Attorney Ellery P. Ingham
and Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Samuel B. Downey wore arrested
charged with aiding Harvey K. Newitt
in passing large sums of counterfeit
money.
The remainder of the Fourteenth in
fantry returning from service in Alaska
and the remainder of the Fourth cavalry
serving in the Far West will constitute
the hulk of the reinforcements to be
sent to tin* Philippines in addition to
t the troops already under orders for
that station.
It WoUnds German Pride
A FORMAL "PROTEST ENTERED
AGAINST COGHLAN’S LANGUAGE
German Ambassador Desires the United States
to Act in the Matter —Meanwhile
Capt. Coghlan Gives Addi
tional Offence.
Washington, D. April 24.—The
German Government has entered a for
mal protest against the language used
by Captain Coghlan, of the Raieigli. at
the Union League Club banquet in New j
York last Friday night and also his re- j
marks on Saturday night uefoiv the
Army and Navy Club.
The protest was lodged with Secretary
Hay through the German Ainabssador
Herr Von Ilolleben.
Secretary Hay replied that the lan
guage appeared to have been used at a
dinner in a club and so could not be
regarded as an official or public utter
ance in the sense that would warrant
the State Department in acting. How
ever, the Navy Department was fully
competent to take such action as the
ease seemed to require.
With this statement the Ainabssador
was content for the time at least, and
will doubtless wait a reasonable length
of time upon the Navy Department.
There are semi-official intimations that
the Ambassador will not so much con
cern himself with the course of Captain
Coghlan as with the course of the Uni
ted States in dealing with Coghlan. i lie
German Ambassador stated today that
the poem recited by Coghlan was "Too
nasty to be noticed.”
Although relieved from accountability
to the State Department directly by
Secretary Hay's attitude, the Navy De
partment. as has been indicated, must
deal with the ease. Captain Coghlan
can he called to account on several
charges, presuming that he has been
correctly reported anil he admits the ut
terances.
As in Commodore Mead's ease, if he
stands mute and the newspaper men re
fuse to testify the Navy Department cart
proceed no further. The charges which
would most probably he brought against
Captain Coghlan in ease the affair went
to a court martial, would he conduct
unbecoming an officer.
It is said that the officer will proceed
with deliberation in making any state
ment lie may care to submit to the de
partment. In the meanwhile, unpleas
ant siigestions are arising as to the
embarrassment that might follow the
AN FNEARNED FROMOTION.
Captain Wilder’s Protest Against Mil
ler's Reward Endorsed hy Dewey.
1 tewey.
Washington, April 24. Captain C. F.
Wilde, of the United States Navy of the
United States steamer Boston, has pro
tested against the promotion of Colonel
Miller to he brigadier general as a re
ward for the capture of Iloilo.
It appears that this capture was ef
fected entirely by the naval forces un
der the command of Captain Wilder, and
that it was not until after the capture
had been effected that the place was
turned over to Colonel Miller, who up
to that time had nothing to ilo with its
capture. This action is endorsed hy Ad
miral I >ewe.v.
Captain Wilde's protest comes too late
to he effective as Colonel Miller was
promoted a brigadier general February
loth in recognition of his services in the
capture of lolilo and was retired in that
grade March 27th hy operation of law
on account of old age. He was iu com
mand of the expedition sent from Manila
for the capture of Iloilo, and while the
vessels of the expedition were lying off
the port, the natives began to strengthen
their defences and tired several shots at
the Petrel, which vessel was anchored
nearest the shore. The commander of
that small warship asked and received
permission of Captain Wilde, of the Bos
ton, to respond.
At this time, according to naval ad
vices, General Miller's army transports
were far out in the roadstead. Without
communicating with General Miller, the
two warships opened fire on the shore
batteries and soon silenced them. Lieu
tenant Niblaek, of the Boston, landed
with a battalion of marines and sailors
and took jsissesssion of the town. They
captured the insurgents’ flags on the
Government house and on the batteries,
turning the city over to. General Miller
on his arrival, an hour or so later. They
kept the captured flags, however, in
spite of General Miller’s demand for
them. This is the naval story of the
battle of Iloilo.
The official report of that engagement
first received in Washington was made
hy General Miller to the War Depart
ment and simply announced the surren
der of that city to the American forces
under his command without going into
particulars. Acting upon this report and
in view of the fact that General Miller
Jiad blit a few weeks more to servy on
the active list, the President appointed
him to a vacancy then existing in the
list of brigadier generals. He is now
on his way home from Manila, and is
expected to reach San Francisco in a
few days.
The .Methodist ministers of Cleveland
condemn both the crimes committed by
the lynchers of Georgia and those com
mitted by their victims.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
execution of the round of receptions al
ready planned for the Raleigh. The
German Atnalissailor appeared at the
State Depart ment at noon, today for llie
purpose of making further representa
tions to Secretary Hay touching the
conduct of Captain Coghlan. as the ut
teranees of Captain Coghlan at the Army
and Navy Club.as published iu yesterday
evening's papers were regarded as an
additional offence. An effort was made
to ascertain whether the United States
Government intended to do anything offi
cially ill view (if subsequent develop
ments in the ease.
Secretary Hay has not changed his
position in any degree. He deprecated
the lack of tact and the bad taste shown
by Captain Coghlan, and he did not hesi
tate to let that be known to the tier
man Ambassador, blit he still held that
the ease was, one that required treat
: ment hy methods of naval discipline only
i and with which the State Department
j could not concern itself.
! The German Ambassador will eommu
[nicate the Department's views to
the foreign officials at Berlin. The
I officials of Isith sides realize that this
episode may grow into a very great
source of discord unless treated dis
creetly anil cooly. Our officials are
! somewhat surprised at the importance at
jtaehed to tliis incident hy the'German
j Government. It is said that our own
j Government has ignored many utterances
of German officers of sentiments far
more inimical to tile United States than
was the talk of Captain Coghlan to Ger
| many. After the conference between
: Secretary Hay and the German Ambas
sador this afternoon, it was stated in an
! authoritative quarter that there was no
: reason to view the Coghlan affair in too
I serious a light or as presenting grave
international complications,
j The meetings today, it was stated, had
j been mutually agreeable. The main fea
j hire of tin- State Department confer
|ence was in establishing that the Ger
i mans expect this Government to deal
'with the Coghlan affair according to the
gravity of the offense, and the United
States in turn gives assurance that every
just expectation in this respect will lie
I performed.
ITS LAST OPEN SESSION.
Wade Court of Inquiry Now Preparing
its Report.
Washington. April 24,—The Wade
Court of Inquiry upiminted to investigate
tin* allegations made by Major General
Miles in liis testimony before the war
investigating commission concerning the
meat furnished the army during the late
; war with Spain, held its last open session
today and "is now engaged upon the
preparation of its report.
1 his morning the court decided not to
acept a re|Hirt made hy Lieutenant Col
onel Carrington, beequse, as it claimed,
the evidence he proposed to submit had
already hen fully considered by the
court.
I Major Lee summed up the ease, dis
claiming at the outset that he was act
ing as counsel for Major General Miles
in a technical sense but, had simply been
there to present and elicit evidence.
■ His statement consumed about an
hour and when lie concluded with the
statement that the members of the hoard
must decide whether a great fraud and a
great crime which he believed had been
committeed should lie carried before
the courts. Recorder Davis arose and
said simply: "I submit the ease to the
hoard without argument.”
A LEVEE GIVES WAV.
Raeeiaud, La., April 24.—Notwith
standing strenuous efforts by the people
of the La Fourche valley, the levee gave
way early today at a point five miles
below Raeeiaud on the hank of Bayou
La Fourche, on the upper confine of the
Clotilda plantation of Barker and Lane.
The break quickly widened and the
water poured over some of the richest
plantations, inundating hundreds of acres
of cane and corn. All plantations within
a radius of five miles will suffer a total
loss of all crops.
WORKING DAY AND NIGHT.
Newton, X. <’., April 2-i. —(Special.
I) J. Carpenter A’ Co., the lessees of
the Newton Hosiery Mill, are succeeding
so wcbll that tile mill is iu operation both
day and nigjit. Fnder former man
agement. work was carried on in the day
only.
The hoys from the First North Caro
lina regiment have arrived. All are well
and glad to get home once more.
MORE CIGARS ARE SEIZED.
Charleston, S. (’.. April 24.—Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue J. 11.
Fordham, seized 1015,900 cigars from
wholesale and retail merchants of this
city today. The Imixcs which carried
illegal stamps were all sent out hy a
factory at Lancaster, I’enn.