The Weather To-day: THUNDERSTORM; COOLER. The News and Observer i wmmw* VOL. XLVI. NO. 77. LMDS MJLINORTH CABOUHA DUES ■ NEWS AND OMIIUIIM. CITY OF MORONS IS GARRISONED Commands Only Land Route Around the Bay. “AMIGOS” THE PEOPLE SAY ALL WANT TO SEND FAMILIES TO MANILA. NO SATEIY BELIEVtD TO BE ELSEWHERE It is Thought the Insurgents are Broken up into Marauding Bands that Will Soon Disappear. Oregon Volunteers Leave on Twelfth. Washington, .Time 8. —Tlie situation In the Philippines is described by General Otis in the followiir vessels purchased from the Spaniards, and commanded by Ensign W. 11. Stanley, has captured three sail ing vessels and one steamer off the Island of Negros. Nine of these boats (of tin* Albany class) are now in com mission. and are doing good service in the shallow waters of the Southern islands. Favorable rc|»orts are still Ining re ceived from the party of fifteen Ameri cans belonging to the gunboat York town, headed by Lieutenant .1. C. blockade runners carrying supplies of food and ammunition to the islanders who are threatening to rise in the interior. These islanders have been powerfully int'u ciiced by Tagai emissaries to revolt, and in some eases have done so. Black ing the people in seaside towns who stood for the United States. The army already has taken steps to establish a garrison on the islands, and the War Department is gratified to learn that its efforts are living ably seconded oy the navy. THIS OFFICE UNTOUCHED. Washington. June B.—The President has approved an amendment to Rule (5 of the Civil Service Rules excepting from examfination one assistant post master or chief assistant to the post master at each postofticc. This ]ms,i tion had been excepted prior to the is sue of the President's recent order and was overlooked in the drafting of the order. WAR BREEZE SEEMS DYING. Costa liiea’s Minister Thinks There Will Be No Trouble. Washington, June B.—Minister Calvo, of Costa Rica, has lieen advised by his 1 Government, that the two companies of troops sent a short time ago to Port Limou, near the Nicaraguan Isirder, be cause of the assembling of large bodies of Nicaraguan troops on the border, have been withdrawn. The Minister accepts this as showing that there is no further likelihood of a clash between the Nicaraguan and the Costa Rican troops on the border. The Minister feels satisfied that the small border disturbances have not affected the two Governments, so as to cause a rupture between them. TO BUY COLUMBIA'S RAILWAY. Columbia. S. 0.. June 8. —A deal to purchase the Columbia 'Street Railway and Electric Power Company was closed today by several Baltimore capitalists, some of whom own the Charleston Elec tric roads. The price is $257,000. It is linedrstood that many improvements and extensions will be made. The road was owned by Columbians. VICTIMS OF THE 11EAT. New York, June 8. —At 1 o’clock this afternoon, when the temperature was at its highest point, it stood at 18. The record of fatal prostrations was some what less than the list of yesterday, 10 persons dying in New York and vicinity today. Aside from this there were 21 prostrations. THAT TEXAS CLOUDBURST MANY PEOPLE ARE NOW KNOWN TO HAVE PERISHED. San Saba and Manardville Swept by thj Raging Fload. Austin looks for a Foriy- Five Foot Rise. Austin, Tex., June 8. —The cloudburst of yesterday ,which swelled the rivers of this iH.rtiou of the State out of thyir banks and caused a great loss of proper ty ,was much worse than reported last night. Many people are known.to have perished, meagre reports tonight placing the number at 25. Today reports came frotm San Saba and Manardville, small towns *,M> miles north of here an the mountains, saying that both towns have lived swept by the raging Hoods and were badly de vastated. In San Saba eight people were drowned and the entire town is reported under water tonight. The river at this point is one mile wide and run ning like a mill race. At Manardville thirteen houses were swept away and to day several more fell into the swirling torrent. The river is reported as rising at both 1 daces and grave fears are en tertained that the entire country in that neighborhood will be laid to waste. San Saba is located in a valley and vast tracts of wheat fields are under water. These crops will prove a total loss. Many jh-tsoiis. according to reports re ceived here today, had difficulty in get ting to high land before the rise came. The situation at Manardville tis even 'more serious. Seventeen people are known to have been drowned there and there may In* others. Os those drowned two wore girls, Lydia and Alma Wells b.v name. The others were all negroes who were living in cabins close to the river front and were caught in the flood Ik* tore they could make their way to safety owing to tin' darkness of the night. Tin* town has been laid waste by the floods, and ai 1 ! the surrounding country is inundated. I bis additional flood has not yet reach ed Austin, but it is expected here soinc bnie during the Wight. A forty-five font rise is expectt>d. CONDEMNED FOR OUTRAGE. 1 he Negro Will Abies Sentenced to be Hanged. Baxley, Ga„ June S. —Within one hour alter iieing placed on trial here today for the rape of Mrs. Vieey Edgerton, tin* negro, T\ ill Abies, was sentenced to lie lningod. I he hanging will In* in Appling county on June 30th, the earnest. Jute the law allows after sentence Is passed. Many is>«>ple believe File charge delivered b‘v Judge Bennett to the grand jurv saved this county the stain of a lynching. Armed men sat in the court house to day waiting for the up train to arrive trunk Brunswick, when they intended to take the rapist off and hang Him, yet when Judge Bennett’s charge was delivered they wept under its influence, and stood silently by as the prisoner whose life they demanded 1 was inarched past to trial. RECEIVE GRATUITY GLADLY. Havana. June B.—Colonel Randall in paying Cuban soldiers at Mntanzas yesterday, found that the majority of them had turned over the arms sonic time before to General Pedro Betan court. the Civil Governor of Matanzas. A few of them had certificates, but the majority had not. Consequently Colonel Randall experienced difficulty and only paid 37 men. though over 300 were in waiting and wanting money. All opposition on the part of the in surgents to receiving the gratuity from the United States ended to-day. I’RESII KENT'S IT IN ERA RY. Washington, June 8. —The itinerary of the President's New England trip is almost completed. He will leave here on Friday. June Kith and will be absent a I slut te n days. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE !l, 1899. JOHN TALKS OF CRUSHING KRUGER That is if Oorn Paul Don’t Back Down. JOHN THINKS HE WILL the situation is admitted to BE GRAVE. THE BOEFS URGED TO GRANT REFORMS A Demand that All Englishmen in the Trans vaal be Treated With Justice Coupled With a Threat. Possibility of War Discussed. London. June B.—The advices receiv ed here today front South Africa, ema nating from British sources show more completely the utter failure of the recent conference between President Ivruger and the British high eomnwssiomer, Sir Alfred Milner. The London afternoon papers all refer to the dangerous situation. Throughout, it is added. President Kruger sought to use the franchise prn jKisal as a means of obtaining a prom ise to settle the differences under the convention by arbitration, but the Brit ish commissioner refused to treat these two subjects as interdependent, taking the ground that internal reform in the Transvaal was necessary in thiis case 'in order to preserve the independence of the Republic, and as regards arbitration there were certain questions upon which it could not be admitted, while on other questions arbitration was possibly ad missible provided a suitable tribunal was suggested, not involving the introduction of a foreign power, which the Govern ments would never allow. WHAT ENGLISH PRESS SAYS. London. June ib-The imonwng paper are beginning to talk quite seriously of the possibility of war in South Africa. Mr. Chamberlain. Secretary of State for the Colonies, in his speech in the House of Commons, yesterday an nounced that Ms reply to the petition ot the Uitlanders. which had been held hack pending the result of the conference at Bloemfontein, would now be present ed to the Transvaal. 1 This reply is seini-nfricially described as “explicit hut conciliatory.” lint it is belie veil to be in the nature of a prac tical ultimatum. The resources of di plomacy are regarded as exhausted with the failure id' the conference. Nothing is left, it is felt, but a recourse to force. The Daily Mail says it learns that it was President Kruger himself who sug gested the conference: and it claims to have reliable authority for declaring that 'Sir Alfred Milner, the British high commissioner, has his back to the wall and is supported to tin' utmost by the Cabinet. Commenting editorially on the situa tion. the Daily Mail says: “If we know our Kruger aright, ho will back down: and. if not. why—”. The Daily Chronicle deprecates Mr. Chamlierlain's war-like attitude, but does not deny the gravity of the situa tion, and seriously counsels the Boers to grant reasonable reforms "as the only means of preserving their independence against the plots of the stock exchange and the violence of Downing Street.” The Standard, which reminds the Transvaal that its independence is not absolute, but is contingent on a faith ful execution of the agreement stipulat ing equal rights for all white inhabi tants, ways: ”W e now demand that ail Englishmen resident in the Transvaal shall lie treat ed with justice: and President Kruger may rest assured that the whole country will support tln> Government in any measures required to .make this demand effective. WOMEN ARE TERROR-STRICKEN. Cedartown, Ga.. June 8. —The jury in the case of’Grant Bell, charged with at tempting to assault Mrs. J. C. Lump kin. tonight returned a verdict of not guilty. Bell left town immediately for Alabama. As illustrating the nervous ness and apprehension of the white wo men in this part of the country over the recent outrages by negroes, it develops that the negro who was rejnorted to have approached Mrs. Benjamin Wil liams near Cave Springs yesterday and who was quickly arrested and jailed here on the charge of attempted assault, only trie! to trade a snuff box for something to eat. THE WAIFS SANITARY LIvSSO.sS. Columbus, ()., June Today’s ses sion of the America! Medical Asso-ii tion was the largest in attendance of tlu* convention. The interest centered largely in the presence of Surgeon Gen eral Sternberg, of the United States army. General (Sternberg was accorded the closest attention and he was warmly applauded. The xubji*ct of his address was “Sanitary lessons of the War.” TOWN DESTROYED BY EIRE. Linz, Austria. June S. — The market town of Oltensheim. about five miles west of Linz on the Danube, has been totally destroyed by fire. Four women perished in the flames and a number of people were injured. BLOWN TO THE WINDS. Fireworks Plant Practically Wiped Old of Existence. New York. June S.- Thirty-six build ings comprising almost the entire plant of the Nord linger-Chari ton Fireworks Company at Graniteville. Richmond Borough, were blown up this afternoon and the entire fireworks plant practical ly wiped out of existence. Although the fires which followed the explosion lasted for several hours, the wreck was com plete within a few minutes. No lives wort' lost, and but three were injured, two of them seriously. The operators in tin* various buildings rushed out into the yards; the flying rockets, many of them of the greatest powder, made it almost as dangerous for the employes to lie out of the build ings as to be in them. As they rushed out explosion followed explosion as the buildings flew into the air. After a score of explosions, three heavy ones that shook the ground for miles occur red. Those were the three storehouses in which supplies for the fourth of July were lading held. Ijoss a,bout $40,000. CREATE TWELVE GARDIXALS. Rome, June 8. —It is officially an nounced that the Pope, at a secret con sistory on June 10th, will create twelve Italian Cardinals, including the Nuncio at Madrid, the Archbishop of Goritz, the Archbishop of Toulouse, the Latin Patriarchs of Constantinople and An tioch. tand others. A public consistory will be held on June 22d, when a nmn iber of Italian and foreign Bishops will he preeonised. HE DISSOLVES CONGRESS AND PFOCL A IMS HIMSELF DICTATOR, DOES AGUINALDO. Such is the Latest Report. Are Luna and Pilar in his Way in Making Terms of Peace ? London, June t).— (Special dispatches from Manila say it is reported this morning that Aguinaldo has dissolved the Filipino Congress and has proclaimed himself dictator. SPECULATION IN WASHINGTON. Washington. June 8. —The officials here are in doubt as to whether Aguinal do in declaring his dictatorship is ani mated by a. desire to rid himself of liis refractory generals, Pilar and Luna, or whether he minis to consolidate in his own hands the power to make terms of IK'aee. It is known from the reports of Presi dent Schurman, of the American Philip pine commission, that these two generals own faint allegiance to Aguinaldo, and their attitude towards the peace negotiations has made thorn ineffectual, tile civilian members on the Filipino side of the joint commission being complete ly over-awed and dominated by the mili tary element controlled by these gen erals. It is believed here that if Agui naldo can bend these men to his will and assume supreme control, lie will at once make for peace, being able to secure better terms for himself than he could otherwise. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. riu* newly appointed Pnited States Minister to Spain. Mr. Bellamy Storer, started from Sun Sebastian lor Madrid yesterday. M ill Monroe, wlm was wanted in Clim b county, Ga., for the murder of a merchant named Griffith, was killed while resisting arrest yesterday by De tective Hodges. Princess Chi may, formerly Clara Ward, of Detroit, telegraphs to London from Cairo, that Jancsi Uigo, the gypsy with whom she eloped and later married, is not dead, but is quite well in Cairo. The reunion of the Daughters of the Confederacy at Glen 'Echo ended yes terday. The slim attendance and some dissatisfaction with the arrangements caused the abandonment of the pro gram. Probably in a spirit of comity toward the Pnited States, the Government of Colombia has granted a new trial to the American, Randolph, otherwise Radford, now in jail at Medellin, con victed of murder. The Spanish Legation has been re established at the handsome quarters formerly occupied by Ministers Dupuy de Lome and Polo, at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Eighteenth street, Washington. The council of the Protestant Episco pal diocese of Southern Virginia, con vened at Danville yesterday. Bishop U. M. Randolph, of Norfolk, presiding. Two sessions will be held to-day. One hundred and fifty delegates and visitors are in attendance. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn yes terday promulgated inungratioin regula tions for Cuba. These regulations are the sum ' as those for the United States, except that the regulations for Cuba make no distinction between aliens ar riving from Canada and Mexico and other foreign countries. The ordinances granting a union depot and railway connection privilege to the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad and tin- Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad passed the upper chamber oi* tin* city council of Richmond last night and now only needs the signature of tin mayor to la-cmne a law. It is under stood that this signature will be at tached without delay. TO-NIGHT COMES THE TUG OF WAR All Now Ready for the Big Combat, THE MEN TAKE IT EASY A LOVE OF A BONNET BE V ON JEFFRIES. FITZSIMMONS AGREES TO A CLEAN BREAK Wh'c'n Shows, it is Said, that Fitz is Afraid of the Californian’s Driving Machinery Kid McCoy Says Ti z is a Marvel. New York, June S.—Everything is in readiness for the big fight tomorrow night between Bob Fitzsimmons* and Jim Jeffries, and with the possible ex ception of police inter ft* re net*, or an unlooked for accident to cither one of the principals, the tight will take place as scheduled in the arena of the Coney Island Spotting Club. Brady and Julian seem to be confident that tile contest will lie permitted to go to a decision without any untoward in cident so far as the legal authorities arc concerned. Fitz is still a prime favorite in the betting, lint then* is plenty of Jefferies money in sight, and while no large wagers have as yet been recorded, then* is no doubt that with growing confidence in the ability of the promot ers to pull off the mill successfully the betting will assume large proportions by tomorrow. Everything was put aside today at the training quarters of both pugilists, both men doing very lit'tle work. Jeffries punched the Itag for a few minutes, and after a brief spell of practice with the medicine hall skipped the ro]>e a lo.tple of hundred times. George Siler, who is to referee the contest, was one of the visitors at the cottage occupied by Jeffrie*. Siler wns accompanied by his wife, who told Jeffries that she bad' bet a now bonnet on his chances. When asked with . whom she had made the bet she laughed and said: “A very dear friend of mine who will nay for the bonnet m ease Jeffrie* wins.” Mr, Siler said, in conversation with Jeffries and his trainer. Billy Delaney, that Fitzsimmons had agreed to a clean break. Delaney claimed that a clean break means a great deal to Fitzsim mons, and shows that Bob is ainu 1 of Jeffries’ driving machinery. Jeffries with bis trainer Billy Delaney and his sparring partners. Jim Daly, Tommy Ryan, Jack Jeffries and Marty MeCiie, will leave Alleuhurst, X. .!.. early tomorrow morning over the Penn sylvania Railroad and will go direct to Coney Island. Everyone of the Jeffries part,', includ ing the big follow hinise.f, s*ems coni' dent of the Californian’s victory, and none of them- look for the battle to last over ten rounds. Fitzsimmons drove to the Coney Island Club House accompanied by Yank Kenney, Jack Everhardt, Dan Hickey, Martin Julian and Kid McCoy. As soon as Fitzsimmons reached his dressing room lu* and Kenney stripped to the huff and donned their fighting togs. They entered the ring and sparred three fast rounds, only exchanging light taps. The work of both men was close ly watched by a number of eximits, the most prominent, of whom was Kid Mc- Coy. who has posted a SI,OOO forfeit in the hands of George Siler to hind a match with Fitzsimmons. After the men Imd retired to their dressing room McCoy dec I a rod that Fitzsimmons was a wonder, but the Kid would not say positively what his im pressions were as to the out come of the tight tomorrow night. THIRD ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. Changes in Southern’s Schedule After * July First. Winston. N. C., June B.—‘Special.)— It was learned to-day that on and after July Ist the Southern will run passen ger trains from Mt. Airy to Sanford via Winston. Mixed trains will be run on the old Cape Fear road. George Dobson, a young man. at tempted to commit suicide here to-day by drinking laudanum. 'lbis is the third time he has tried to end bis life in this way. KIDNAPPERS IN THE TOMBS. New York, June 8. —George and 'Ad die Barrows, who are accused of kid napping Marion Clark, were brought, to New York from New City today and were taken to police headquarters. Bella Anderson, or (Carrie Jones, was taken to police headquarters soon after the arrival of Barrows. The Barrows sitnl Carrie Jones were arraigned before Justice Furowan. They will cuter formal pleading tomorrow. In default of $10,(100 bail each. the prisoners were remanded to the Tombs. Efforts to obtain an interview with Dreyfus have proved futile, owing to the vigilance of bis guards. He lias tele graphed to bis wife, saying be feels rejoiced that he will soon be able to entbrais* her and bis children. Every time a man fails to hit the target he blames the gun. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BRILLIANT MARRIAGE. Mr. Jesse J. Yates, of Asheville. Mar tied to Mis* Bettie Grates, of Wilson. Wilson, N. ('., June 8. (Special.t Ihe marriage of Mr. Jes.se Jackson Yates, of Asheville, X. (’.. to Miss Bet tie Graves was solemnized at 11 o'clock yesterday at Graves' villa, tin* delightful Ihhih* of the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Graves. Rev. C. P. Jerome officiated, and tin* ceremony was very impressive. Mrs. E. K. Wright played the wedding march. Tin* parlors were tastefully decorated with smilax, ferns and rare cut flowers. The bride was becomingly attired in a going away gown of blue-gray Vein* tian cloth and carried a large bouquet of Augusta Victoria Kaiseriuo rest**. During the prayer tile bride and groom knelt on a dais prettily draped with smilax. After the ceremony the guests were invited into tin* dining room, which was also decorated in cut (lowers and stni lax. The menu of the Wedding breakfast consisted of Iron ilto u, ox tongue, lob ster and chicken salad, Italian bread sticks, cheese straws, olives, pickles, salted it I n M»n ills, Dugin's ices, cake, Huyier's bon-bons, fruits and coffee. Tin* presents were numerous and beautiful. Tin* groom is a handsome and suc cessful business man of Asheville. X. and tin* bride is well-known in the State, justly popular and highly esteemed by her groat number of friends for her magnetic force of character. The happy couple left on the 1:58 train for their future home iuAsheville, where the best wishes of their friends follow them. OLD SOL STILL BLAZES JUNE IN MAKING A FLCORD AS A SCORCHER Mercury Monkeying Around Ccnlury No'cft. Temperatures at Richmond Ntwporl News and Co'un bia. Richmond, Ya.. June 8. The thermom eter here today ranged front fib to 102 in the shad<*. according to location, at 3 p. m.. when it was the hottest. There were two cases of sunstroke, both ne groes, one of them fatal, ami several other Iversons were prostrated by tin beat. Nr M EROC'S PIK (XTI< ATIOS-S. Xew'|M>rt News, Ya., June 8. —One death by sunstroke and numerous pros trations from heat is the record of the hottest 4a.v of the year in this city. Ed ward Clark, laborer, sm-cu.m bed to tin* sunstroke at l p. m. and died an hour later. At the ship yard, tin* heat was intense. In some of the battleships and other vessels under construcliion. the men had to stop work this afternoon. Every avail able man is on might duty. SIZZLING IN COLUMBIA. Columbia, S. (’., June 8. The maxi mum temperature here today was 102. minimum in 24 hours 71. This is tin* fourth successive day the temperature bias been above* 07. and for more than a week 03 has been tin* lowest maximum. This immediate section has not had but one shower in ton weeks. NINETY-NINE IN THE SHADE. Norfolk, Ya.. June 8. While there were not many prostrations traceable to the beat today, considerable sickness, particularly among children and very old |rt*oplo is ascribed by physicians to it. The maximum tmiipernture reached was 00 degrees, one ch give in excess oi \\ ednesday. DOT PLACE'S. THESE. Washington. .Tune 8. The ntemtr.v to day fell off one degree from yesterday's high record of 07 degrees. Norfolk, Charlotte and Augusta all registered 08 ami were the only Atlantic- coast p' hits hotter than Washington. The weather bureau is not promising any break in tin* hot wave. CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED. Richoud, Yn., June B.—At Bristol to day, in tin* case of the commonwealth against General James A. Walker, the court denied tin* motion for change of venue, but granted, tin* common wealth concurring, a motion for change of venire. The jury will lie gotten in Montgomery county, which is outside of tbe Ninth district, ami the trial proper will bi-gin July 3rd next. OFF FOR ALASKA, PERHAPS. Newport News, Ya., June 8. Battery B. Third Pnited States artillery. Cap tain Davis, left Fort Monroe mi a spe c-ial train over the Chesapeake ami Ohio Railway to day for San Francisco. Battery B cairn* to tln* fort ten years ago. Its present destination has not been announced, but the men will prob ably la* usxigm-d to service in Alaska. UMPIRE GOES TO PARIS. The Hague, June 8. — Professor F. De Martens, umpire in the AnglorYenezui bin arbitration, who is also a member of the Russian delegation to the Pence Conference, will go to Paris on June Kith to open the arbiitration proceedings, but will return here immediately after. FOUR DEAD FROM HEAT. Philadelphia, Pa.. June 8. The weath er today was again excessively warn. There were four deaths and an unusual ly large number of prostrations directly due to the heat. DIVORCE FOB MME. ESTERHAZY Paris. June 8. The civil tribunal (if ihc Seine to-day granted a divorce to Countess Esterhazy.