The Weather To-day: FAIR.
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVL NO. PI.
leads ill mum Carolina dailies 11 news and cirgoiation.
Envoys Drop Their Mask
THEY ADMIT NOW THEY CAME
FROM AGUINALDO.
The Filipino Dictator Knows Ultimate De
feat is Certain, But Will Continue
the Struggle if he Cannot
Make Terms.
Manila, May 3.-12:10 p. m.—There
, was a conference lasting two hours
today between Major General H. S.
Otis and the envoys who came here
from General Antonio Lana bearing
a proposal for a cessation of hostili
ties. General Otis adhered to his re
fusal to recognize the so-called gov
ernment of the insurgens
The Filipinos now ask for a truce
of three months to enable Aguinaldo
to summon the Congress and consult
with the insurgent leaders on others
of the island. The envoys admitted
the contention of General Otis that
Aguinaldo has little control over af
fairs outside of the island of Luzon.
The question of the release of Span
ish prisoners in the hands of the Fili
pinos being mentioned. Major Mamie'
Arguelles, the chief member of the
deputation, said that he considered
them as being in the same category
with the Americans, the United States
being the successor of Spain in domin
ion over the island and acquiring by
treaty all Spanish rights and obliga
tions.
After the close of the conference
with General Otis the Filipino envoys
had a consultation with the United
States Philippine commissioners.
8 p. m. —The Filipino envoys. Major
Manel Argelles and Lieutenant
.lose Berne! nave abandoned the pre
tense under which they came to Gen
eral Otis that they represented Gen
eral Antonio Luna and today they an
nounced that they came as represen
tatives of Aguinaldo himself. The
two emissaries used all their wiles to
secure a reply from General Otis to
the letter from Senor Mabini. Agtii
nahlo's Prime Minister and Minister
of Foreign Affairs in the Dictator's
Cabinet, which they presented to Gen
eral Otis yesterday; but General Otis
refused to make any reply on the
ground that to do so would be equiva
lent to a recognition of the so-called
government of the Filipinos.
Major Arguelles said that Aguinaldo
knew he would be overpowered in
time, but that he would be able to
continue the fight for months, and
that he would do so unless he were
given what Major Aguelles termed
peace with dignity.
Mr. Seliurman. the Presiden of the
United States Philippine commission,
expresses the opinion that the inter
views accorded by General Otis to the
Filipino envoys will have a good mor
al effect, as tending to convince Agui
lialdo’s representatives that the" Am
erican authorities mean to give the
Filipinos a good government, and not
one of the Spanish sort. Certainly it
has had a civilizing influence in in
ducing them to observe the amenities
cn war and consent to the Americans’
furnishing food for American prison
ers.
MRS. CHILDS DUN IKS STORY.
Marriage Between Herself anil General
Wheeler a Groundless Humor.
Philadelphia. May 3. —The Ledger
will tomorrow make an authoritative
denial of the widely published state
ment that a marriage was contemplated
between Airs. George \\ . Childs ami
General Joseph Wheeler. The denial
of the tnilh of the report was made to
day by Mrs. Childs to Major .1. M. Car
son. the Washington correspondent of
tile Ledger, who telegraphs his paper as
follows:
‘Several months ago ft story was given
wide publicity through the newspapers
to tlm effect that a marriage was contem
plated between Mrs. George \\ . Childs
of this city, formerly of Philadelphia,
and General Joseph Wheeler, of Ala
bama. This publication caused Mrs.
Childs much annoyance, hilt she refrain
ed from making any public denial from a
mistaken belief that the absence of any
foundation for the story would cause it
to pass from the public mind and from
an aversion to adding to the publicity,
which a denial would bring.
"The revival of the mischievous story
embellished with details that have lieen
invented to give it plausibility, has
brought additional annoyance and dis
tress to Mrs. Childs and lias induced her
to reconsider the determination not to
notice the false report. In a conversa
tion with the Ledger correspomlegt this
afternoon. Airs. Cdtilds. after express
ing surprise at the original story ami in
dignation with the persistence with
which it has been adhered to . requested
that the fullest and hrondetft denial he
given in the ledger. There was not at
any time the slightest foundation for the
story or justification for its publication."
THE APPEAL JUSTIFIED
Yet the Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue Can Afford No Relief.
Washington. .May 3. A large holder of
cigars purchased from Jacobs and
The exodus of natives front the in
surgent lines continues.
By filling in the roads where it was
required, putting canoes on the riv
ers and plowing fields south of Malo
los. the American army is in ti fine
position for the expected decisive
blow.
General MncArthur has moved his
headquarters to San Vicente across
the Rio Grande. General Wheaton's
brigade has advanced beyond Apa lit.
General Hale lias returned to co-op
erute with General Lawton.
At Bttligog last evening there was a
running tight, in the course of which
one American soldier was killed and
three were wounded. The rebels scat
tered before General Lawton and Gen
eral Hale.
On yesterday while Captain Wheel
er, with it detachment of the Fourth
cavalry, was covering General llale's
advance, he discovered a large body of
rebels at Fabian. The cavalry opened
fire, hut there was no response.
Thinking that the rebels wanted to
surrender, Lieutenant Bell went for
ward to parley with them. The Fili
pinos replied that they did not wish
to surrender, but that they bail been
ordered to refrain from fighting dur
ing the negotiations. They asked
what Lieutenant. Bell wanted, and in
reply were given half an hour in
which to retire, which they improved.
A Spanish prisoner who escaped in
fo the American lines reports that af
ter General Hale's advance on Quin
gan two hundred Filipinos were
buried, thirty-five in one trench and
twenty-seven in another. This is the
largest number of rebels that have
been killed in any engagement for
several months.
GILMORE IS AT ISEDRO.
Washington. May 3.—Tin- following
cablegram has been received from Ad
miral Dewey:
“.Manila, May 3.
“Secretary Navy, Washington:
“The following front the Yorktown
arc prisoners at insurgent headquarters
at San Iscdro:
"Lieutenant Gilmore: Chief Quarter
master Win. Walton; Saiinmkei-'s Alate
Paul Yandoit; Coxswain John Ells
worth; Apprentice Third Class Albert
Peterson; Landsman Sylvio Brisoh-se:
Landsman Lyman Paul Edwards and
Landsman Fred Anderson.
"Provisions have been sent lo them In-
Otis.
"1 am continuing inquiries as to tin
fate of the other seven.
(Signed) “DEWEY."
ASSAULTING SAN TOMAS.
Manila. May 4.—Noon.—General .Mc-
Arthur is now assaulting tin- town of
San Tomas, about five miles northwest
of Cahunpit.
The Americans arc fighting for the
bridge, and the rebels arc burning tin
town.
Kendig, and hearing counterfeit stamps
made personal application to the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue to-day lo
modify conditions contained in his re
cent circular letter requiring innocent
holders of these cigars to pay the tax
before realizing the same from seizure,
and this was urged upon the ground that
the Government was for quite a period
of time aware of the existence of these
counterfeit stamps and their use. before
the guilty parties were arrested and
their factories seized. The commission
er said that the relief thus claimed was
based upon strong equitable grounds,
and said that he would grant it if it was
in his power to do so, lmt that the law
providing for the forfeiture of these
cigars left him no course ojk-h hut that
of accepting a compromise which should
at least include the payment of the tax
by the holders of the cigars. He sug
gested that these claims appeared to be
so strongly grounded in equity, however,
that it vvonld seem but just and proper
that the holders of these cigars should
be allowed to tile claims for tin- r< fund
of the tax they were required to pay.
with the view that these claims should
be called to the attention of Congress,
through the Secretary of the Treasury
with a full statement of al! the facts,
and that such legislation should ho
recommended as would authorize tin
commission to refund and pay hack the
taxes which should be exiieted from
these innocent holders of the Jaoobs-
Iveudig cigars.
AX ARMISTICE IX' SAMOA.
Auckland, X. /... Mays X-rAtlvioes
from Apia, state that Mataafa has
agreed to an armistice pending the ar
rival of the commission now on its
way to Samoa.
TWO KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Cumberland. Mil.. May 3. Howard
Fraley and Henry Lewis were killed ami
Ray Ijcvvis was injured by lightning al
Terra Alta. W. Va., today.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, Till RSDAY MORNING, MAY b 1809.
TO PREVENT LYNCHINGS
BILL TO BE INTRODUCED BY REPRESEN
TATIVE MORRIS.
Provides for Trial of Accused Within Five Days
After His Arrest, With Hanging Five
Days After Conviction.
Atlanta, Ga.. May 3. —Representative
Morris will introduce a hill relative to
lynchings at the next session of the Leg
islature.
Mr. Morris' hill provides for the trial
of the accused within five days after Ids
arrest and upon conviction the measure
provides for public hanging live days
after.
A unique provision of tin* act is that
t Im* testimony of the assailant's victim
may lie taken in private by a special
commissioner in the presence of the ac
cused while the trial is in progress.
ATTEMPTED RESCUE FOILED.
Effort to Free a Bandit Chief Brought
Death to His Friends.
Santiago do Cuba, May 3.—Yesterday
at Mayari, in this Province, between
Holguin and Sagan de Tatianin, an at
; tempt was made by four outlaws to res
j cue the bandit chief, Miguel Gonzales,
j ami five other bandits who were in the
custody of the rural guards.
The scntiiral who detected the attempt,
I fired, wounding one of the outlaws.
(The guards rushed to the assistance of
I the sentry and a sharp tight ensued, all
,the would-be rescuers being killed. Two
of the guards wen- wounded. The pris
oners have since been removed to Bar-.
'acoa.
j The efficient service of the gendarme
rie is rapidly restoring security in this
: Province.
A CARAVAN ATTACKED.
Fifty Porters Killed and all the Goods
Captured.
Cape Town, May 3.—Word has been
received here that a caravan under the
command of two Europeans was recent
jly attacked near the head waters of the
[Rovuma river, east of Lake N’yassa. the
I tribesmen killing fifty porters and rap
turing all (In- goods.
The Europeans reached Chickia Fort
alter wandering three days in the hush.
PARDONED BY PRli.si DENT.
Washington. May 3. .e President
today pardoned Charles P. Barrett, con
victed in South Carolina of violating the
postal laws and senitenced to IS months
in the penitentiary, lie- was committed
to the Ohio penitentiary July Nth. lie
was pardoned on account of ill health.
jti tile case of W. J. F. Thomason,
convicted from Georgia in lNOt! for con
spiracy and sentenced to five years in
prison, the President has granted a full
pardon as he is said to he dying from
consumption.
MONUMENT TO BLUE AND GRAY
Chattanooga, Tenn.. May 3.—The
beautiful granite monument erected by
the Stale- of Kentucky in Chickamauga
Park was dedicated this afternoon by
imposing ceremonies. Governor Bradley,
his staff and other prominent Kentuck
iians being present.
Tin- monument, which is one of the
handsomest at Chickamauga. was erect
ed to the memory of the Kentuckians
who wore both the ldu<* and the- grey and
both shies are equally represented in tile
inscriptions. X
AIKINSO.ys BOOKS SEIZED.
San Francisco, Cal.. May 3.—The lo
cal post office officials today seized some
of the pamphlets sent out by Edward
Atkinson, Vice-President of the Anti-
Imperialistic League of Boston. Mass.
The pamphlets arc addressed to Ad
miral Dewey. General 11. G. Otis. Gen
eral .Miller and Professors Schunmtmi
and Worcester, the latter two gentlemen
being members of the Philippine com
mission.
STORE DESTROYED BY FI RE.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 3.—The three
story triangular structure of Bach*
much & Company, retail clothiers, was
totally destroyed by fire today. At
least twenty-five dwellings and stores
situated near the burned building
were more or less damaged by tire
and water.
A number of tin* larger houses were
very badly damaged by fire.
The loss sustained by Bacharach &
Company will reach $175,000, which
is fully covered by insurance. The
loss to tin* surrounding properties
will amount to about $30,000, partially
covered by insurance. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
NEGROES SET A DAY OF PRAYER
New York. May 3.—Tin* National
Afro-American Council of the United
States has issued a proclamation, calling
upon the colored people of the* country
to set apart Friday, June 2nd. as a day
of fasting and prayer, and has called
ujmn all colored ministers to devote the
sunrise hour of the following Sunday,
June 4th, to special exercises, in order
that: "God, the Father of merries, may
take* our deplorable case in his own
hands, and that if vengeance is to la*
nn ted out let God himself repay."
DELEGATES TO THE HAGUE.
New X ork. May 3. —President Seth
Ix»w. of Columbia University, Captain
A. T. Mahan, U. S. N'., and Frederick
W. Hells, the American delegates to the
peace conference at The Hague, sailed
today on tin* American liner St. Louis, i
A SENSATIONAL MURDER
ALEXANDER MASTERSON KILLED BY MS.
NEALE PLUMB.
•
The Crime Premeditated. Plumb Declares he
Was Driven to it by the Systematic
Hourdirgtf Masterson.
New York, May 3.—Alexander Master
ton. a director of the Farmers’ Loan
and Trust Company, and 72 years of
years of age. was shot and killed this
afternoon by James Neale Plumb, in tin*
Burlington Hotel on West Thirtieth
street.
The murder was premeditated, as evi
dence by a volumnous statement written
in advance by Plumb and given <>ut after
his arrest.
At prsent the real motive for tin*
crime is unknown. Plumb, in his state
ments issued to tin* public and entitled
“Why I, J. Neale Plumb, shot Alexander
Masterton,” declares that he had been
actuated to do the shooting because of
a systematic hounding of him by Master
ton. Plumb declared further that Mast
erton had nearly ruined him financially,
and had attempted to alienate the affec
tions of his wife ami children and to
cause his social downfall.
Plumb’s statements, one of which was
addressed to the Associated Press, dull
with a period, of his career embracing
the past thirty-five years, are rumbling
in manyp laws, and concludes with the
following:
“No man has a higher regard for hu
man life than I have: but the just and
righteous punishment of Alexander
Masterton is decreed by an outraged
God, and 1 am simply the humble instru
ment in 11 is hand, as He has selected
me as 11 is chosen instrument of wrath
ful vengeance. 1 have rid the world of
a man who was not fit to live, and whose
death a thousand times over could never
atone for tin* monstrous wrongs done
me.”
Masterton and Plumb met by agree
ment in the Burlington Hotel at I:3b p.
m. in the apartments occupied by Man
ager Cole. They had been there, hut a
short time when five shots were fired in
rapid succession. Plumb then cairn* out
of the apartments and walked into the
reception room, where he was arrested.
He was later given a hearing, hut
nothing was brought out that could lie
accepted as a reason for tin* killing, be
yond the statement made by Plumb that
Masterton had hounded him for many
years.
in his statement. Plumb writes as fol
lows:
“The reason for taking the serious
step was that for upwards of 35 years,
commencing as far hack as ING2 at the
time of my marriage engagement, this
man has followed me like a sleuth
hound from that time to this, and yet I
was never able to discover the cause or
motive of his vindicative animosity I<>-
ward me. as when he commenced to at
tack me 1 had never seen the man nor
even heard of him.”
Plumb declares that the wrongs which
Masterton had done him no law could
reach.
A chambermaid at the Burlington,
who was tin* only one near the room in
which the shooting occurred told the
police that sin* heard tin* men in angry
conversation just before she heard the
pistol shots. One of the men. she said,
and she was positive that it was not
Masterton, said in a loud angry tone: “I
will not he satisfied with that amount."
Two shots were fired in quick succession
a nioment later, and then three more.
Plumb came out of tin* room perfectly
collected and said to her:
“There's a man in trouble it* there,
lie then went down stairs amt in to
the* reception room, where in* was ar
rested.
Alexander Masterton was a leading
resident of o.Vhmt Vernon, when* In* oc
cupied a handsome home with his wife
and two children, Mrs. C. B. 'libbals
and Mrs. \V. N. Ferris. He was for
merly connected with tin* old Manufac
turers and Merchants Bank of New
York, and later was interested in the
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company. He
laid tin* management of many estates,
and was interested heavily in West
Chester real estate. He had held a num
ber of public offices. He was a promi
nent members of the Masonic fraternity
and was a popular man in Mount Ver
non.
,T. Neale Plumb, at one time, wis very
wealthy, occupying a fine residence on
Fifth avenue and having n half million
dollar villa at Islip. Long Island. It is
said by those who are intimately ac
quainted with Plumb that he lost most
of his fortune, although lie had suffi
cient to retire from hastiness twenty
years ago. He also is said by those who
know him best to he a popular, easy
going man.
THE G. A. R. ELECT OFFICERS.
Richmond. Va.. May 3.—Tin* Depart
ment of Virginia and North Carolina. G.
A. R„ met here today. There was a
very large attendance, all the posts in
the .two States being represented.
'Phi* following officers were elected and
installed:
\V. Rutter. Department Commander.
Portsmouth. Vn.
Edward Mitchell. Senior Vice-Com
mander, Richmond. \ a.
E. M. Houston. Junior Vice Comman
der, Winchester, \ a.
A. B. Heist and. Medical Director,
Norfolk, Va.
J. L. Gibbs. Chaplain. Norfolk. Va.
The following were elected delegates
and alternates to the National Encamp
ment :
Peter Morton. Richmond, Va.: R. G.
Griffin. Yorktown. A a.
Alternates: Deed Smith. Portsmouth,
Va.; O. .1. Chavers, Richmond, Va.
fl Woman Reigns in GUba
MADAME CESPEDES WILL SHAPE
THE ISLAND'S FUTURE.
Together With Gomez She Wil Make its
Next President —Influence of Her
Salon in Havana is Felt
Throughout Cuba.
Havana. May 3. —The future of Cuba
will probably be largely influenced by
a woman, and one who holds a salon
which is visited by the best known
men, not only of Havana, but of ttie
entire island. General Maximo Gomez
I is a constant visitor and a welcome
j guest of this lady, and dines with her
j from three to five times a week. Mad
| ame Cespedes, the lady in question,
i is the widow of the first President of
' Cuba in the ten years’ war. She is
a brilliant and witty woman who has
i lived many years in Paris. It is con
sidered in Havana to be a great honor
to be on Mine. Cespedes’ visiting list.
Decisions reached at Mine. Cespedes’
, salon are far more effective than any
decrees passed by the recently de
funct Cuban Assembly.
It is believed by persons who are
j in a position to know, that a full tin
| derstanding has been reached by Mine.
Cespedes and General Gomez, regard
ing Cuba’s future and the first real
president of the proposed republic,
for all former presidents have had
office without power. At one time
General Gomez was seriously consid
ered for the Presidency, but after
the action of the Assembly in assail
ing bis course, it was considered that
. his candidacy would probably meet
with strong opposition. The result of
consultations at Mine. Cespedes’ salon
is, it is asserted, that the first Presi
! dent of Cuba shall be Carlos Cespedes.
son of the war President.
The party of General Gomez believe
that if is none too early to begin a
movement in behalf of Carlos Cespe
des. as they expect that American oe
eupatidn of the island will end be
fore next summer and probably by
April. 1900.
Carlos Cespedes was a colonel dur-
THE NET SET FOR DREYFUS.
Is Closing Around Those by Whom
it Was Woven.
Paris. May 3. —Slowly but steadily
the net is closing around the French
General Staff in the Dreyfus revision
inquiry. General Mercier, who vas
Minister of War at the tim * Drey Ins
was condemned, on being called upon
by M. DeFreyppnet, the present Min
ister of War, to produce tin* report
regarding the secret dossier which
Lieutenant Colonel Du Paty <le Clam
testified he bail sent to Mereier, re
plied that he had destroyed it, and
in* called (General (louse as a witness
to the truth of this statement. Un
fortunately for Mercier, General
(louse had already testified before tin
Court of Cassation that although Mer
rier destroyed the original, he kept
a copy.
Another anti-Dreyfus argument' has
received its death blow. General Zur
linden, military Governor of Paris,
and others, while testifying before tin*
Court of Cassation, attached great im
portance to lire closing sentence of
the bordereau. “1 am starting for
the manoeuvres,” as proving the
guilt of Dreyfus and the innocense of
Esterhazy, inasmuch as the staff pro
bationers were only notified on Aug
ust 29th that they would not be re
quired to attend the manoeuvres, ft
has now been proved that this notifi
cation was actually dated May 171 h.
Therefore Dreyfus could not have
written. “1 am starting for the ma
noeuvres" in the following August.
It is rumored that it was Lieuten
ant Colonel Du Paty de Clam himself
who communicated to Figaro the de
positions made before the Court of
Cassation.
THE ADULTERATION OF FOOD, j
Ninety Per Cent of All Eaten and
Drunk Here Thus Treated.
Chicago, Ills., May 3. —According to!
Dr. H. W. Wiley, Chief Chemist ol the j
United States Department of Agrieul- !
tnre, who was called to the stand to-i
day to testify before flu* Senatorial i
pure food investigating" committee, ■
now in session lure, fully ninety per
cent of the articles of food and drink
manufactured and used in this coun
try are frauds. All kinds of dairy j
products, he said, as well as nearly j
every variety of condiments, including
even coffee in the berry, were adul
terated. Dr. Wiley gave in detail the
methods of manufacturers in adulter
ating different articles of food.
In milk, according to his testimony,
the most common practice is the ab
straction of the fatty substance i:t
taking away the cream.
In butter the common way of de
frauding the public was the substi
tution of other fats, both animal and
vegetable, for the natural fat of the
milk. Both cotton seed oil and high
grades of lard were employed in this
work. Honey. Dr. Wiley sail, ptmb
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ing the war with Spain on the staff
of General Garcia and possesses a
good record as a soldier, lit* is well
educated and speaks the English,
French and Spanish languages with
equal fluency. He is about 40 years
of age and unmarried.
The most recent reports regarding
tin* health of Havana’s poplation show
a great and continuing improvement,
with a death rate only two-thirds of
that officially recorded for the cor
responding period of last year. Not
a single case of yellow fever is known
to exist.
The health of the American troops
throughout the island is exceptionally
good.
The Havana Herald publishes a
sensational article today charging
the grossest corruption in the man
agement o. the city jail. It asserts
that the prison officials take money
from prisoners and then place' them
at liberty under a pledge to return
if they are ever asked for. As many
accused persons are never brought to
trial at all. and as it often happens
that the judges have no notion as
to who is supposed to be locked up,
j the jailors find it an easy matter to
speculate in this fashion,
j On the Constaneia plantation, near
Cienfuegos, Santa Clara Province, ban
dits have burned 1,000.000 arrohns of
sugar cant*, i ihe arroba is a Spanis.i
weight of twenty-five pounds, contain
ing each It> ounces.)
| During the month of April. Havana
exported to New York 7.771 tercios of
tobacco baled and 15,402,710 cigars,
j Major Francis S. Dodge, of the l’ay
department, who has been selected by
the War Department to disburse tin*
$3,000,000 allotted by the Government
’ for the payment of the troops of the
Cuban army, arrived here today.
ably was a more abused article in the
line of adulteration than any other.
The principal method of adulterat
ing land is the mixing of vegetable
oils with the natural fat of the hog.
Fats anil oils, he said, instead of be
ing injurious to tin* health, are whole
some to a great degree.
The witness in recent investigations
had found molasses and flour moulded
into berries, colored, mixed with the
genuine and sold as high grade coffee.
Dr. Wiley said there was very little
pure beer made in this country. Fully
seventy per cent of the beer sold here
is made of some other article than
malt.
Very little pure jelly is manufac
tured. There also is a great amount
of adulteration in the manufacture of
vinegar.
Dr. Wiley said that Vermont maple
sugar was manufactured in Daven
port, lowa, out of brown sugar and
an extract of hickory bark, and it was
not deleterious. In fact, he said, it
was impossible for chemists to dis
tinguish the two.
Spices, lie said, were adulterated
and peanut shells were palmed off as
ground cinnamon.
TO IMPORT ARMED MINERS.
Governor Jones Will Oppose Such Im
portation With AH His Power.
Little Rock, Ark., May 4. Governor
Jones has been informed of a movement
to bring into tin* coal milting district ail
armed body of mem to take tin* places
of tin* strikers. He has given instruc
tions to State authorities to summon
every able liodied man in Sebastian coun
ty ii necessary to enforce the injunction
of Judge Brown prohibiting tin* impor
! ration of laborers. All such armed men
1 arc to he met at the State line and placed
under arrest as arc also those who sup-
|ply the arms. Mine operators will also
he arrested by State authorities when
they attempt to bring in armed laborers
under protection of deputy marshals.
The injunctions issued by tin* State and
Federal courts are in direct conflict,
and the Governor regards tin* situation
ns critical. He is determined tiiat the
writ of the State Court shall he carried
out, and if necessary will go to the min
ing district in person and direct the car
rying out of tin* court’s order which lie
believes to be the only way in which
bloodshed eau he averted. Thes trik-us
art* armed and a sanguinary conflict is
said to la* inevitable if non-union men are
imported.
DAVIS IS DISCHARGED.
Bristol, Va., May 3.—Today, in the
ease of the Commonwealth against
George E. Davis, charged with shoot
ing Ex-Congressman James A. Wal
ker, only two witnesses were exam
ined. Their evidence was not mate
rial. and at 4:30 o'clock tin* jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty and
the prisoner was discharged. An at
tempt ut applause was quickly sup
pressed.