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The Weather To-day: FAIR AND WARM. The News and Observer. VOL.XLVI. NO. (JO. mm ILL NORTH CAROLINA DAUEB 1 NEWS 111 MMLITT!. FLOWERS ON THEIR FUR OFF GRAVES Soldiers in the Philippines Observe Memorial Day. A WARSHIP’S GUNS BOOM TIIE MONADXOCK IS BOMBARD ING PARANQUE. ' INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN OF POWERFUL The Catho'ics Celtbra e High Mass for the Dead at the Paco Ceme’ery. The Body of Captain George H. Tilley Sent to Iloilo. Manila, May 30,—3:50 p. m.—Memo rial Day was celebrated at Battery Knoll, where Scott’s guns were plant ed against the Filipino trenches in the tirst day’s lighting at Manila. Nearly three hundred soldiers are buried there on a bleak mound surrounded by rice fields, rough boards marking the graves, which are ranged in live' unbroken rows. Beyond these are Spanish block houses and bamboo hedges which were mown by shells from the American guns. The few soldiers who could be spared from the trenches came to Battery Knoll, dusty and bronzed, bearing flowers with which to strew their comrades graves. A silk flag was placed above each mound. The day was as mild as a New England spring day, when, just before sunset, a few hundred Americans gathered in a circle around Battery Knoll, in blue and brown uniforms. Among the soldiers were groups of American ladies and brown-faced natives peer ing curiously at the unwonted spec tacle from points near by. The guns of Hie monitor Monadnock, bombard ing Barauaque. boomed -i sign.heanf reminder of the nearness of war. dust as the Sixth artillery ban 1 began a dirge, the thunder of the Monad nook’s guns ceased, while taps sound ed from the bugle. Col. Charles Denbv, of tie* United States Philippine eommission, pre sided at the exercises. Be spoke briefly of the peculiar solemnity of the day to Manila. The chaplain of the British cruiser Powerful made an invocation. Chaplain Pierce, of the Twenty-third infantry, and Chaplain Cressey, of the Minnesota volunteers, delivered orations, and the soldiers sang appropriate hymns. After tans had been sounded the soldiers took the flags from the graves to send to relatives of the dead. Similar services were he Vi o\ cr the dead in the Paco Cemetery this after noon. Colonel Den by being the orator on this occasion. The graves were decorated with a vast ouantitv of magnificent flowers". High mass for the dead of the Ho man Catholic Communion was cele brated at the Paco Cemetery in the morning. Orations were delivered by Fathers McKinnon »nnd McQunde and Chaplain Stevenson of the Idaho regiment, a Methodist and Peter McQueen, a Congregational clergy man of Boston. Most of the business places of Mn nila were closed in observance of the day. The American and many for eign flags were displaved at half mast. The graves of the soldiers and sailors at Cavite and Iloilo were also deco rated today. HOW TILLEY WAS SLAIN. Washington. May 30.—The two follow ing dispatches were received at tin* War Department today and give the first details of Captain Tilley’s death on the Island of Negros that have been re ceived since the first amwuineenient of that fact in a message from Major Thompson to Chief Signal Officer Gen eral (lively. 'Hie most important addi tional information is that Captain Til ley’s body has been recovered* and :> buried at Iloilo and that General Smith is in possession of the town where the murder was committed. The disoa'eli from General Otis indicates that tin* Captain of the cable vessel and two oth er men were also victims of the ambush, hut it does not make it clear wh.tlur they eventually escaped or whether Mi‘*y were killed and their bodies not recov ered. 'l’he dispatches follow: “Iloilo. May 30th. “Adjutant General. Washington. “Captain George H. Tilley. C. S. V.. Signal Corps, was kiilh*d at Escalante, cast coast Island «it* Negros by insur gents Saturday. May 27th, at eleven o clock a. m.. details not known: buried at Iloilo. May 30th. (Signed) "VAX YEI./IAII. ’ “Manila. May 30th. “Adjutant General. Washington. “(’able company’s vessel placing cable Ist ween Iloilo and Cohn ran to Esea laii'te. East const of Negros to remove old cable connections; Cant an Tilley, signal corps, accompanied and with Captain of vessel and three visit -d town, natives making friendly demon strations.* While there ambushed; Cap tain and one man escaj>ed t > vessel in launch: Tilley and two men taking to water and not rescued: vessel then re ported at Iloilo; General Smith informed, who imuMHliately took 7o men and pro ci-edcd to Escalante, lie reports tips morning that l>ody Captain Tilley found floating in river; marks of violence oa. head; body sent to Iloilo; Smith remains at Escalante for the present. (Signejd) “OTIS.” BODY ARRIVES AT ILOILO. Manila, May 30. —7:50 p. m.—Briga dier General South, who was scut with a detachment of troops on board a gunboat in search of Captain Geo. 11. Tilley, of the signal corps, report ed missing at Escalante, on the Is land of Negros, sent the body of Cap tain Tilley to Iloilo today on boa id a launch. The body of Captain Tilley was buried later in the day, with suitable ceremony. The English cap lain joined with his comrades of the signal corps in arranging for the fu neral and heaped wreavlis of flowers upon the coffin of the dead soldier. General South remains at Escalante with his soldiers to search for the missing men who were with Captain Tilley when he met his death. DEWEY'S HEALTH IMPROVES. Hong Kong, May 30. —Since his ar rival hero on May 23rd on hoard his flag ship, the United States cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dewey has improved in health, hut he still refuses all invitations of a social nature. The Admiral has also re linquished all official duty on hoard tin* Olympia. The date of his departure for home is still uncertain, hi: intention being to remain here until he lias thor oughly recuperated. The programme for the Olympia’s voy age to the United States has not been definitely decided upon, it has been de termined, however, to make a stop at the Piraeus, from which port Admiral Dewey will go to Athens to pay his re spects to King George of Greece. PLAGUE MAY DELAY DEWEY. London, May 30.—The plague is likely to complicate the home coming of Admiral Dewey. Various govern ments have already declared severe quarantine regulations against ail Egyptian Red Sea ports and Hong Kong, where the fresh cases and a number of deaths have nearly doubled in tin* past week, the new cases num bering 143. and tin* deaths 134. By the time Admiral Dewey arrives at the Mediterranean, bis ship, if there are no cases aboard, will prob ably be regarded an immune and the inspectors will pass her without de lay. DOCTORS AT ASHEVILLE FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MELTiNG NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL SOCiITY. Addressof We'come by Hoe. >ccke Craig. Ap pointmentof Committees Reception at Dr. Burroughs'. Asheville, N. C., May 30.--(Special.) —The first session of the forty-sixth annual meeting of the Medical Society of North Carolina was held here to day. Dr. L. J. I’ieot, Littleton, the President, presided. The address of welcome was by Hon. Locke Craig and the response by Dr. Benjamin K. Hays. Oxford. The president's mes sage contained congratulations on the success of the society arid several suggestions. The following commit tees were appointed: Credentials—Drs. Fletcher, Ashe ville; H. S. Roysfer, Raleigh; C. M. Poole. Salisbury: Finance. Drs. \. G. Carr. Durham: TJ. H. Speight. Wren dale; T. S. McMillan. Hartford. A paper on continued fevers in North Carolina was read by Dr. Ben jamin Tx. Hays, Oxford, and was dis missed by Dr. .T. S. Regan, Weavrr ville. The Pittman prize of SI Oh for the best work don * in annua! mooting was continued as a memorial to Dr. Pittman, deceased. A big reception was given the dele gates at Dr. Burroughs' tonight. They will he taken for a drive over the Van derbilt estate tomorrow. Oakland Heights and freedom of the house and lunch after the drive. All lodges and clubs have extended privileges during the meeting. RICE PLANTERS COMBINE. The Production of Rice to he Enormous ly Increased. Savannah. Ga.. May 30.—The rice planters owning plantations on the South Carolina side of the* Savannah river will meet here to-morrow to form a syndicate of $1,000.(100 including a $400,000 bond ed indebtedness. It is tin* purpose of the syndicate to construct a great levee of twenty miles or more along the river for the protection of crops from storms and freshets. This means a great in crease in rice production. A Boston syndicate is ready to finance the scheme, taking bonds secured by mortgages on the plantations. VICTORIA’S CATARACT. London, May 30.—Truth, in its is sue today, says that Queen Victoria has decided to undergo an operation for cataract when Professor Hermann Ragensteeher, director of the Opthal mic Hospital at Wiesbaden, thinks Hie proper time has arrived. DROPPED DEAD OF APOPLEXY. Knoxville. Tenn., May 30.—Hen. G. L. Ross, former mayor of this city, dropped dead today of apoplexy. He was vice-president of the Mechanics National Bank and President of the Chamber of Commerce. General Porter, our Ambassador to France, and ex-President Harrison spoke at Paris yesterday, the occa sion being the annual decoration by the Americans of tlie tomb of Lafay ette in the cemetery of Picpus. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 31, ISO!). MEMORIAL DAY, WHEELER SPEAKS Gallant Ex- Confederate Ad dresses Grand Army Men. HE IS THE GUEST OF HONOR AND BOS TON DELIGHTS TO HON OR HIM. TRiBUTt TO HEROES WHO FELL IN CUBA General Joe Talks of the Reunited Cour.Py, and Urges Support ts the Government. Moronal Day Exercises at Other Cities. Boston, Mass., May 30—For tin* first time an ex-officio of the Confederacy today delivered the Memorial Day ex ercises before a New England Grand Army Post. General Joseph Wheeler, the cavalry leader who led the boys in gray at the famous charge at Shi loh and, nearly 37 years later, be neath the Stars and Stripes, cheered on the volunteers at Santiago, was the orator and guest-of honor at the Memorial Day services of Kinsley Post 113, G. A. R., at the Boston Theatre. The immense auditorium was filled to its utmost capacity. The singing of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Comrade Myron M. Whitney and a chorus, and the presentation to the audience of its author, Airs. Julia Ward Howe, called forth a tremendous burst of applause. Rev. John Linsey Withrow offered prayer and addresses were delivered by Comander I. B. Goodrich of Post 1 i.l and others. President’s Lincoln’s address at Gettysburg was read by , Cora rad t James D. Leatherin', and the post chaplain’s address was made bv Rev. E. A. Horton. When General Wheeler arose to speak tin* applause was tumultous, cheer upon cheer arose from thou sands and it was nearly fifteen min utes before the General could make himself heard. General Wheeler opened his speech with an eloquent tribute to the part played by Massachusetts in the his tory of tin* American commonwealth, whose soldiers had played conspicuous parts in all its wars anil whose states men had ever been famous in the halls of Congress. He alluded to the prophecy of General Horace Binney Dargent. who 30 years ago, on Me morial Day in the city of Boston, pre dicted the day would come when this anniversary would be celebrated "al ter some day of glory when the sons of rebels and our sons shall have fall en side by side in some common cause of foreign war, as our sires and their sires fell’side by side under tin* eye of tin* great rebel, the Virginian, Washington.” “Already,” said General Wheeler, “the words of Ibis prophecy have been fulfilled, for the warriors wlio fell side by side at La G nasi mas. San Juan and El Caney. men from the North and South, among them some of your brave boys from the Second Massachusetts, were buried together in the great national cemetery at Arlington, while a brave Federal of ficer who took part in the great struggle of our civil war and now the Chief Executive of the nation, by bis presence conferred honor upon their funeral obsequies.” Continuing, General Wheeler said: “The enjoyment of peace is a bless ed boon to humanity, but tin* historv of the world from ils earliest period teaches that the only security for peace is to be always prepared ami ready to engage in war. The tiat : oii whose people are ready to respond to a call to arms with men and re sources for any emergency, is the one that shall most certainly be able to avoid the desolation and horrors of war. So long as the dominant spirit which controls any country is one of honor, chivalry, glory and patriot ism so long xvill that nation continue to achieve power and greatness. The spirit of true nobility taught by Am erican mothers has made our country the pride and fear of the world.'’ Declaring that it was the duty of every American to uphold the Presi dent and his Cabinet when it has be come thoroughly committed to a defined policy. General Wheeler said: “Patriotic devotion can be exercised by volunteering to serve in (lie Held, but it may also lie most perfectly ex erted in encouraging confidence among our people at home. Certain ly no good and only evil can come from words and acts which tell rival nations that even a portion of our people, however few, are not in full sympathy with our government or what is worse, that any Americans actually do sympathize with our coun try’s enemies. Such a course cannot fail to weaken confidence and embar rass the executive power. Tlios * who insist that the power of the United States is so great that it must always triumph will admit that difficulties or obstacles created bv some of our own people will have the effect of re tarding at least in some degree iht* prompt and happy restoration to per fect and lasting peace. “1 am one of those who firmly be lieve that whatever is, is right, and I cannot doubt lint when conditions are thrust, upon a country by a course of events following a well judged and righteous act,on on the part of the people and tin* govern ment the consequence con id not bo other than beneficial not only to the people of our own country, but to t hi* world at large. “’There is one sentiment which should b impressed on every mind and instilled into every heart “My country, may she always be right; but right or wrong, my covu t rv.” AT THE TOMB OF GEN. GRANT. New York, May 30.—The sarcopha gus of General Grant in lhe tomb at Claremont was covered wdh flowers this afternoon after impressive cere monies by U. vS. G *nnt Rost, G. A. R., of Brooklyn, ail address by Governor Roosevelt and a presidential salute of 21 guns fired from tin* United States cruiser Brooklyn, which lay in the Hudson just below the hill with her battle flags flying. More than 10,000 persons witnessed the ceremony. A large stand had been erected on the east side of the tomb, covered with red, white and blue bunting anil a flag draped over the railing. Above the stand on the columns of the side of the tomb were festoons of large flags. Here the ceremony was conducted. Governor Roosevelt received an ova tion when he arose to speak. He de livered a eulogy on General Grant. Os him lie said: “Mercy and peace go hand in hand. If General Grant had shown mercy at Fort Donelson it would have meant years of destruction and desolation, and if he had not shown merov a1 Ap pomattox a. breach of peace would have widened between us and our brethren which never eonlil have closed.” Continuing. Governor Roosevelt said: “Here 1 stand in this beautiful spring weather in our own beloved country and State, with quiet peace prevailing, while w, tin: (ror/eaU, withering heat of the Bhilippnes, fighting for the glorious flag w’tli the same motive yon Grond Army men fought with in 1864, are your sons and their hero comrades. “Those men have a right to demand j (Continued on Second Pageg.) WANT GEN. JOE TO RUN THINK THE LITTLE ALABAMA TIGHTER WOULD PROVE A HEALER. Neither Repub'icans nor Populists Woti'd Seri ously Oppose Wheeler. Doubt as to His Wanting Governorship. Birmingham, Ala., Alay 30.— The News today says: "\\ ith almost one accord tlie newspa l pel's in General Joe AY heeler's Congres sional district, have united on a call for him to enter the race for Governor ami I Ileal the disruption that now exists in the Democratic party in Alabama. The call lias been taken up by other papers in central and southern Ala ha mu »*nd it is said that Wheeler might Ik* induced to enter the field if he is not sent to the Philippines. If he ran he would he named and elected beyond a doubt. Even the Populists and Republicans will scarcely oppose him. Wheeler’s election as Governor would, it is be lieved, ensure him an. eventual seat in the United States Senate.” The News expresses tin* opinion that General Wheeler will not accept the Governorship. TELEGRAPHIC BRI EES. The Duke and Duchess of Arcos have arrived at New York. Major Marcliarnil has arrived at 'Tou lon, where he was greeted with im mense enthusiasm. Reports are reaching Richmond of severe storms in the Piedmont section and in the Valley of Virginia. The Association of Surgeons of the Southern Railway closed its annual session at Richmond yesterday. The Queen Regent of Spain has signed a decree appointing Marshal Martinez Campos to the Presidency of the Senate. Confederate graves were decorated at Arlington yesterday at the same time and by the same hands that dec orated the Union graves. The winter wheat crop of Southern Russia has been completely destroyed by a protracted drought. The spring wheat crop is also in jeopardy from the same cause. In paying the Cubans it becomes more evident day by day that the j lists are badly padded, every man who ever served in the Cuban army, dead or alive, appearing on them. ONLY NINE CANDIDATES. It is said that there are no less than nine candidates for the siqieriiitendeney of tin* colored deaf, dumb and blind school here, a position now held by the Rev. Joseph Perry. The names of the candidates for the place are said to he as follows: Rev. A. R. Vincent. Ral eigh; Rev. J. T. Gibbon, Method: C. N. Williams. Raleigh: L. B. Capehart. Ral eigh: Rev. W. T. \\ oodward, Wilson: ! Rev. S. X. Vass. Raleigh: J. 11. Wil liamson. Loiiishurg; Rev. W. A. Petilla. Oxford and Rev. Joseph Perry, the present incumbent. The only swell thing about some men is located directly under their hats. ANOTHER APPEAL FROMTHEPRISON Cruel Treatment of Pen’s In mates Charged. SOME DETAILS GIVEN THE CASE OF THE DEFORMED NEGRO BEN DAVIS. DEFIANCE RESULTED IS PUNISHMENT In a Let’er to the Washington Star a Prisoner Declares U. S. Conv'c’s Will Protect themselves if Gov rnment Will do Nothing for Them. Washington, May 30.—One of the United States prisoners in the Raleigh, North Carolina js'iiitentiary has written a letter to the Star charging cruel treat ment of the inmates of that iusfitir ion. The letter is written by a prisoui r who is apparently well educated. He .says. "1 wish to call your attention agaii to the outrageous treatment w> United States prisoners are reoeiv.ug at the hands of the brutal State's officials. We have solicited aid from Hu* Department of Justice, blit have reel'd veil no assis tance*. Yet Major Strong, of the De partment. came here, examined tin* pris oners ami found they had been brutally treated, and promised to do something for us. 1 esterilay a poor deformed pris oner was taken- and struck twelve lashes on liis hare hack because he could not do a strong man’s work. After lie lnid been whipped he told the officers he was going to report the matter to the Attor ney General. He was then tak *n ai d struck ten more blows, and when taken down was unable to stand up. lie was then told by the warden that unless he did the work assigned to him he would be dealt with in a severer way, ami that they were going to treat the prisoners ns they pleased so long as the Government kept them here; that they need not expect assistance from the Department of Justice because th>*y were not running the penitentiary. As a result of this inhuman treatment two prisoners who had been recently Hogged, ran away from the clay pit. Today they wen* shot at several times by the guards, but they were determin **l to leave this place of torture. 'They suc ceeded and have j lot been In ai d from. Now, if there is I o assistance to t-oim* from the United/ Lutes* authorities, we are going to pil jet ourselves or ili-* in the attempt.” I 'The Federal convict referred to in the letter to the Star as having been recent ly whipped, is Ben Davis, a negro. Punished once some two weeks ago he refused to submit, hut went to the shop and got a knife and a hoe and backed up in a corner, swearing lie would kill the tirst man that came to him. He was finally overpowered and punished again. •One of the Federal convicts- that es caped from the brick yard last Wednes day afternoon was caught that night with bloodhounds. The other, named McLaughlin from Alabama, was never overtaken. He was in for four years. ONE CASE OF YELLOW FEVER. News of This First Case at New Or leans Causes no Excitement. Jackson, Miss., May 30. —Advice hiv ing keen received from President Sou chon, of the Louisiana State Board of Health, that one ease of yellow fever had appeared in New Orleans, Dr. J. F. Hunter, Secretary of the Mississippi Board, sent Inspector Gant to New Or leans this afternoon with instructions to make a thorough inspection, of the city. He will he joined there lev In spector Dunn tomorrow. Uni - the situation becomes very serious, which is highly improbable, the Mississippi Board: will not declare a quarantine against Now Orleans. Public sentiment is decidedly opjsised to such a step, and the news of the first <•;)se of the season produced no excitement. TEXAS QUARANTINES AT ONCE. Houston, Texas, May 30.—State Health Officer Blunt today, on honing of the case of yellow fever at Now Orleans,placed quarantine guards and in spectors at all points of entrance to 'Texas by telegraph orders and has sent the following telegram to every railroad entering Texas from New Orleans: "Do not sell tickets over your line from New Orleans to any Texas point. Do not bring any passengers or things from New Orleans either by express or freight into Texas until further or ders.” BIM ETALLISTB TO M EET. Louisville, Ky., May 30.—Th • open ing- session of the third annual con vention of the League of Bimetallic Clubs of the Ohio Valley will be culled to order at 2 o’clock tomorrow at Maeauley’s 'Theatre by President Jus. P. Tarvin. of Kentucky. Visitors and delegations to the con vention have been coming into the city all day long and by noon tomor row there will he such a gathering of advocates of tin* white metal as has never before been seen in Kentucky. Satan is the father of lies and matri mony is the mother of excuses. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PASSENGER T’ ° COLLIDE. Nine People In* Two if Then Se . Nashville, Te xj ay 30. Nine peo ple were injun'ii. vo of them se riously, in a head-end collision of lo cal passenger trains on the Louisville and Nashville road 25 miles south n{* here at t* o’clock this evening. Both engines and baggage ears were smash ed, while engineers Burns and Shu gart received serious internal inju ries. Seven passengers were slightly hurt: YY. 11. Pickings, Chicago; J. F. Howard, Thompson Station, Tenn.: \Y. J. Sewell. Columbia, ’Tenn.: J. YY. Lawrence, I’urwood. Tenn.: J. .\L Bowers. Macon, Ga.; Henry Coles and daughter, Nashville, Tenn.; \V. F. Trogden. a candy drummer represenr ing George Miller & Son, of Phihidel phia. was hurt internally. 'The trains came together on tin* main track half way between West llopeth and Thompson Station, but who is at fault has not been deter mined. WHITE BRUTE NEARLY LYNCHED Americas, Ga., May 30. Judge Lit tlejohn granted an order this after noon convening Dooley county Supe rior court in special session next Mon day to try John Hannaway. a white man for attempted assault upon a school girl near Vienna yesterday. The order was granted at the ur gent request of prominent citizens of Dooley county, who came here today and by their efforts saved Hannaway from lynching at the hands of out raged citizens of Dooley county. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. Athens, Ga., May 30. John A. Ben edict. cashier of the Exchange Bank and owner of the Athens Roller Cover Company, has been missing since last 'Tuesday. He went to Greenville, S. C., on business connected with the Roll Cover concern and on Tuesday morning left a hotel there to visit cotton mills at Spartanburg. His ac counts at the bank have been found absolutely correct by experts. No reason can In* assigned by family or friends, who fear he has met with an accident or foul play. A NEGRO CONVICT SHOT THE MAN WAS ATTEIFPIMG 70 MAKE 1113 ESCAPE. The Presidency of the A, & M. Col’rge Would Probably bi Accepted by Dr. George B. Winston. Winston. N. <’., May 30. (Special.t Charles Alspaugh, colored, a comity convict, was shot yesterday afternoon and perhaps fatally wounded by Mr. Eugene Linville, one of the guard. 'The negro was attempting to make Ins es eapi*4from tin* camp. 'Two luiek-shot went through his right lung, one lodged in his left lung and one went through his right arm. He was brought to tin* jail last evening. One of the State’s leading educators remarked to me last evening that In* hail no doubt that Dr. George T. Winston would a crept the presidency of tin* A. and M. College. His reason for this belief was that on account of the climate in Texas Dr. Winston’s family can live with him only a few months in the year. Mr. G. \Y. Co-an. a tobacco manufac turer of Martinsville, will close his busi ness to accept tin* position of private secretary to the president of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, of this city. A meeting of the citizens of Forsyth county will he held in this city n*xt Saturday at 11 o’clock'to make per manent arrangements regarding tin* holding of the county fair in Novem ber. 'The hoard of directors of the Pied mont Pleasure Park Company will Ik* present anil offer these gentlemen the use of their grounds for the reality fair to lx* held in connection with the horse show. Misses Mamie and Bessie Gray, daugh ters of Mr. and Mrs. James A, Gray, left last evening for Europe. They will spend a few days in Baltimore, when* they will hi* joined by friends and on June 3rd will sail from New York by the Modi terra wan route for Italy. The graded school commissioners will meet tin* latter part of the week to elect a superintendent and teachers for the white and colored schools. 'There are a number of applicants for places. TO LINK HANKOW AND CANTON. Survey of Road Completed for ail American Syndicate. San Francisco, Cal., May 30. W. B. Parsons, a civil engineer of New York, has arrived here from the Orient. He was sent to China by the Brice Syndi cate. which holds a concession for the construction and operation id' a railroad to connect Hankow and Canton. He took with him a staff of engineers and surveyors, and is now on his way to New York to report to the syndicate that he has completed the survey, and that he favors the completion of the proposed work. "When this road is built,” said Mr. Parsons, "and the Belgians construct the road for which they have a conces sion, the heart of the Chinese Empire will Ik* in close touch with Europe.” Forty ]M*ople were injured yesterday hi Chicago in a rear end collision between a Harlem race track special anil a 4S*h Street train on the Lake S-trret elevated read. It is not Isdieved that any of :In* injured will die. the most serious injuries so far reported being broken limns.