The Weather To-day: CLOUDY
The News and Observer.
VOL. XLVI. NO. no.
LEADS ILL lim DAROLHUTDAIUES 1 lEIS IS- OiOP^fll,
II WAS A CASE OF
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
That is What Mr. Woodward
Declares.
CAN!ESTABLISH AN ALIBI
SAYS IIE WAS OX TIIE DOCK OX
THE DAY PREVIOUS.
DECLARES HE HAO NEVER SEEN THE LADY
Was Dumbfounded at the Assault and Can Es
tablish his Innocence. A Friend Wri'es
of his High Standing at
His ’Home.
Goldsboro. X. C.. June 2”. —(Special.)—
I met Mr. J. F. Woodard, of Warsaw,
here this morning: returning from Wash
ington. >^*itli reference to the affair
he nKikes the following statement:
“1 have been in Washington fourteen
or fifteen days soliciting and buying po
tatoes for G. M. Snyder »V: Co., of New
York. So far as I know my relations
with everybody in Washington were
pleasant. I had no trouble with any
one.
•'During the day (Wednesday, .Tune
21st). from 8 a. m. to 12 m., I was at
work on the dock looking after the in
terests of my house. 1 shipped the
last ear of potatoes on Wednesday and
spent the entire afternoon on the dock.
About 3 p. in., I started toward the
Hotel Nicholson with Mr. Joe Taylor,
of Washington, X. (\. and Mrs. Joyner,
of Pittsburg, Pa. When we got about
half way to the hotel, Mr. A. Hndnell.
of Aurora, joined us and we all walked
together to the hotel. There we talked
till about (5 p. rri.. when Mr. Hndnell
left us. I did not leave the hotel again
(bat flight. 1 went to supper at about
<s:.‘»o and to ln*d at about 10 o’clock.
“As T was sitting in front of the hotel
about 8 p. m. Wednesday evening. Mr.
S. 11. Williams came by and said to me.
‘Mr. Woodard. I bear that you wen
flirting with a lady in front of the Pres
byterian church this evening. I told
him he was mistaken, that I was a
married man, and that was out of my
line of business, that I had not left
the hotel since I came from the dock.
I thought he was joking in what he said
about flirting. Nothing more was said,
except as he was leaving he said. ‘I sup
pose you will leave in the morning. 1
will see you before you leave.’
“Next morning (Thursday) I left the
hotel, stopping on the way to the depot
to bid my friends good bye. I was
joined by Mr. Joyner who accompanied
me to the dejmt. When I readied there
1 bought a ticket to Warsaw. While
standing on the platform 1 was assault
ed,
“I did not speak to any lady at all
during the entire day of Wednesday.
.Tune 21st. I did not have the slightest
idea that I was going to );e assaulted
or what for.”
Mr. Woodard says be is Innocent i»f
the charge, that he never saw the lady
in question, and would not know her
now if he were to see her. Continuing,
Mr. Woodard said:
“When I was assaulted 1 begged for
time for an explanation. I begged for
my life. Nobody—citizens or railroad
officials—rendered me any protection ex
cept Mr. Will Bragaw. who asked the
crowd to stop. I was thi n told to get
no the train and not return again. Since
l arrived at Warsaw I have received the
following telegrams in reply io telegrams
sent by some of my friends to Washing
ton:
Washington. X. C., June 22.
Mr. ,T. F. Woodard. Warsaw. X. C.
If innocent, come back quick. The
good people will protect you. You have
lots of friends.
n. H. FOX.
"I replied as follows:
Warsaw. X. C.. June 22.
11. H. Fox, Washington. X. C.
If I am guaranteed protection. I will
go l ack and prove inv innocence.
J. F. WOODAIID.
The mavor of Washington sent Mr.
W oodard tlie following telegram:
Washington. X. C.. June 22.
J. F. Woodard, Warsaw. X. C„
If you want to come you shall have
protection.
W. M. CHANCEY. Mayor.
This is all the statement Mr. Woodard
desired to make at this time.
11. B. HARDY.
FROM MR. WOF HARD'S HOME.
'I he following communication was re
te.vcd yesterday afternoon:
Warsaw, X. C.. June 23.
To the Editor: Y< nr today’* issue
contains an account with large, display'
heading of the brutal attack < n one of
eOr most respected citizens, Mr. J. F.
Woodard, at Washington, yesterday
moi tiihig. ihe good people of his native
town are interested that the world tie
apprised of the ether side of the story,
and t:> this d'-gree re: -ler tardy justice.
M •. Woodard has lived here all his
life; is known and respected by all, .|v
jovial and courteous gentleman of unim
peadmhle honor, and in the rorty odd
years of his life no breath of s«-aivbil
has ever been allied with ills fair mum-.
X“fi<> that know him can for a urnm-m
lelieve tiiis shameful story, and nil are
alike indignant over the barbarous irea;-
nn ul In- received. v. ilhouf opportunity
for explanation or defense.
It is a case of mi taken identity that
in likely to get the perpetrators amt
others in endless trouble before they are
through with it. for it is not t<> la* sup
posed that these valiant defenders <o‘
insulted wonnianlmod ran set iqnm a
defenseless. unsiis(*ccting nmn. and l»y
their overpowering numbers brutally
beat him, ami them vaunt their heroic
deed through the columns of your pa
per, and go unscathed of righteous pun
ishment.
Mr. Woodard states that on the day
previous to the assault (the day the in
sult was delivered), he was on the dock
until late in the evening: that Inv then
went straight to hi< hotel in company
with three gentlemen whose names lie
has: that lie remained at the hotel the
remainder of the evening and night, in
the meantime settling his hotel hill, as
the potato shipments were about over,
and prepared to leave for his home on
the following morning. He was with
friends the whole time, and can clearly
prove that he was not on the street
where the insult occurred at any time
during the day in question. That tin*
next morning, after walking around
town, shaking hands with friends, lie
went to the depot and bought his ticket
for Warsaw: that while standing on the
platform a man ran up. aiul grabbed
him by the throat, tlmr two or three
others tripped him up, and bound ids
legs, while another stood off and lashed
him with a whip. He was perfectly
dumbfounded, the attack was so unex
pected. and he tried to explain that they
liad the wrong man. but they would not
let him say a word, nor could lie as
oik? of the ruffians had Ins tongue
choked out. They then drove him on
the train with pistols and threats of
death if he did not comply.
Mr. Woodard states that he could not
learn the name of the lady and would
not know her if he were t<> see her. that
he did learn on the train, however, that
she was driven down to the de[*ot. and
pointed himself out as tin- man. Your
correspondent gave as one of the means
of identification the suit of clothes lie
wore. In this connection Air. Woodard
says that he had on an entirely different
suit from the day before.
JOS. E. JOHNSON.
STRIKE AGAINST THE TRUST.
Richmond, Ya.. Juno 23.—-The- diffi
culty at the I*. Whitlock branch of tin-
American Tobacco Co., which began
yesterday has developed into a strike
and today more than three-fourtlis of Die
1.500 girls employed there a* bumii
hrenkers, rollers and packers, are out.
with bright prospects however, of a so
lution! of the question satisfactory to
all parties concerned.
Tomorrow morning a meeting of those
who have grievances will Ik- held and a:
that time a statement will ?*o made by
the young ladies, which it is honed wi’l
end the strike. The trouble has grown
out of differences respecting the rates
of pay now prevailing and certain rules
recently established.
PROSECUTION GIVEN UP
NO EVIDENCE AS TO INTIMIDATION IN PITT
COUNTY.
Commissionfr Ormond Cismissed the Case Wj h
the Assent of Assis’ant District
Atbrn y ?pears.
Gm nville, X. 0., June 23.—(Special.)
—About the middle of May twenty eit -
zens of I’itt county were arraigned be
fore United States Commissioner Or
mond on tile charge of conspiracy to in
timidate and deter certain voters at Par
ker’s X Roads pm-inet. The govern
ment dosed its testimony and further
hearing of the case was adjourned until
June 22nd.
Yesterday morping court met. Assis
tant District Attorney Spears was pre-s
--en t prosecuting, and defendants opened
their testimony. The court sat all day
yesterday and today till about 4 p. m.,
taking the testimony of defendants. A<
this hour Governor Jarvis, of conns-?
for defendants, arose and made a brief
address. He went over the testimony
showing the impossibility of convicting
any of the defendants upon the charge/.
Mr. Spears said In- concurred in tin
view expressed, and that the evidence
was insufficient to convict and that the
government did not wish to annoy citi
zens with trial upon insufficient testi
mony and that he concurred in the sug
gestion that all of the defendants be
discharged. Whereupon they wen* dis
charged. Both Commissioner Ormond
and Assistant Attorney Spears have
ailed with commendable fairness dur
ing the investigation.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Rev. David Morelle, Formerly of Wil
mington, Tired of Life.
. :
New York, June 23. — Rev. Davit!
M< relic. an Episcopalian clergyman,
foynierly of Wilmington, X. C., at templ
ed suicide by turning on six jets of gas
in his apartments on West End Avenue
in this city today. All the furniture in
the apartim ids was removed several
days ago. Mrs. More-lie, the clergy
man’s wife, left the house about the
same lime and did not return. The can
takers in the house says that Mrs.
Morelle left in company with a young
doctor, with whom she had been seen a
number of times. Mr. Morelle is (1
years old. He is crippled in the lower
pail of his right leg. Mrs. Morelle is
3is years old.
From letters found in Mr. Morelh-’s
rooom it is thought he was formerly
connected with preparatory schools for
West l’oint and Annapolis. A letter ad
dressed to Captain Martin. I . F. R. < •
S.. «if Detroit. Michigan, apparently
written by tin- clergyman, was found in
his room.
Mr. Mon-lJe was taken to Roosevelt
hospital. His condition is serious.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 24, 1899.
MUMMY ALGER
WOULD BESEKATOR
Declares He is in the Race in
Michigan to Stay.
INSCRIBES HIS BANNERS
Wi*H “ANTI-TRUST” AND "ELEC
TION OF SENATORS BY
DIRECT VOTE.”
HE GETS HIMSELF INTERVIEWED
And Declares that Trusts are Fndang rpg ha
Coun'ry’s Comrrwce. Says the Mxhi
igan Contest Will be a Fair
Stand up Fijrht.
Chicago. Ills., June 23. —«General Rus
sell A. Alger. Secretary of War. an
nounced hero to-day that ho is in the
Michigan Senatorial light with "Anti-
Trust” and “Election of Senators by di
rect vote of the people,” on his banners.
The General is at present at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Charles I’iko.
after his trip in Northern Michigan.
Wisconsin and Minnesota. He gave his
platform on the heels of its announce
ment by Governor Filigree, "who,” com
mented the Secretary of War, “always
gets in ahead.”
“It is perhaps a little early to say
that trusts and trust legislation are to
he great factors in coining elections.”
saiti General Alger. “Other issues of
greater importance may arise, but. how
ever, that may he, it is certain that the
widespread spirit of consolidation of
great financial interest* is an evil which
'must be contended against legislatively.
1 am a foe t<» these great amalgamations
and believe in the election of Senators
bv a direct vote of the people, as Gov
ernor Filigree states, and on these
planks I will stand.
“T he concent rat ion of wealth in trusts
Is detrimental to the interests of Un
people. It the small dealer out
of business and. greatest of all. elimin
ates the middleman and stifles competi
tion. With a certain commodity eon
trolled by one man or a coterie of men
they are not compelled to seek custom
ers. The dealer must come to the trust,
take what he can get ami pay without
a murmur the price asked.
"Everywhere manufacturers are moot
ing to agree.on increases in their prices
for articles manufactured from raw ma
terial and monopolized by a trust. This
is noticeable in articles in which iron
and steel are used. The results of
mouojwdy are so apparent and have been
so widely discussed that further com
ment is not neeesßsjry. I am not an ex
tremist. but the growiug tendency to ab
sorb a certain part of the industries of
tin- country into one big company, that
others may he frozen out and a monoply
secured, is a matter for consideration by
legislators on behalf of the people, who
are vitally interested.
"The present system of electing Sena
tors through the agency of the Legisla
ture is one which has always, had its
critics, and I believe the criticism is
just. I think the direct vote is the bet
ter method and, while the attainment of
this end will doubtless take years, it is
worth laboring for. A senatorial tight
in a State Legislature generally sends
to Congress a man who is more the rep
resentative of a machine than of the
people.
“The contest in Michigan for the
nomination will he a fair stand-up tight.
Mr. McMillan, aided. 1 believe, by Bur
rows. will try for re-nomination. Gov
ernor Filigree has shown himself very
frieudly to me. especially since the be
ginning of the war. It is too early to
make calculations on the strength of the
forces which will contend, hut there will
not 1m- two Republican candidates in tin*
field—nothing to disrupt the party.”
BIBLICAL ASSEMBLY.
Charlotte. X. (’.. June 23.—Rev. Dr.
J. S. Watkins, of Spartanburg, S. ('..
Presbyterian cliiireb. addressed the pas
ter's conference of the Southern Biblical
Assembly this morning. A paper was
read contributed by Rev. 11. E. Rond
thaler, of Salem. X. (’., of the Moravian
church. The subject of both were- "The
Bible- in the Pulpit.”
The vonng pcnplo's conference was ad
dressed by Rev. G. F. Wilson, or Sum
merville-, S. C., on the subjoet, " The
Bilile- and Character Building.” A
paper by Miss Carrie McLean, of Char
lotte, was read.
Rev. Dr. J. Egilbc-rt, ed" Washington.
!> ('.. spoke al night on the- subject.
"The Bilde God’s Bonk.”
T he- various schools and classes oft Tit?
assembly e-ontinm-el as usual in the vari
ous city churches.
RECEPTION AT PLUNKETT'S.
Adorns. Mass.. June 23. President
and Mrs. McKinley and their party, who
are- guests of W. F». Plunkett here, re
nin i'ncd indoors this morning, owing to
threatening weather. It has been de
cided that the President shall hold a
public reception at iho Plunkett resi
dence tomorrow afternoon. This even
ing a reception and dance were given to
Misses Duncan and Barber of the
President's party, in Forest Park.
A dug’s pants i-iiiv ir Pente warm
weather, but they don't bag at the
knees.
MAY AVOID A STRIKE.
Though Alabama Miners and Operators ]
Have Not Yet Agreed.
Birmingham, Ala.. June 23. The coal
miners of the Birmingham dls rlct who
have been in session here since Monday
trying to come to some agreement w>th
flit I 'operators on the scale of wages to
he paid during the coming year have
thus far failed in their attempts and
tomorrow will adjourn until next Tues
day in order to refer the question back
to the minors themselves. They will
vote on tin* question Monday and give
their delegates further instructions as
to what they shall do when the con
vention reassembles.
Representatives of the mining com
panies attended the convention today and
announced they could not pay the scale
asked for. This scale provided for a
minimum price of 43 cents when nig
iron was selling for $7.(50, wh n iron
gees above tlint price the wages were
to he kept on a sliding scan-.
The Sloss Iron- and Steel Company
gave its answer today that lliev con'd
md confer with the eon vent ion as their
miners had never instructed the com
pany whether the convention was au
thorized to make a contract for them or
not. The Tennessee Iron Company has
offered to renew the present contract for
another year with the exception that
tlu-y wanted a maximum price of 32' (e
per ton fixed. The operators i f the
Steam and Domestic Coal A!im*-;, ask
that tlu- convention make ♦.hern a propo
sition for milling coai on a fixed '-as;s
without the sliding scale. Thov say
tlu-y are not in the iron business and
cannot compete with those ci mpnn'es
who rely for their [ rolif* on the prr;e
of iron.
President Young, of the Alabama dis
trict of Mine Workers, said today mat
after the miners had voted again on
the question he thought tlu* convention
could come to an agreement with the
(qa raters without a strike.
TO HANG SEPTEMBER 20T1I.
Will the Execution be Public—Concert
by Music Class.
Newton, N. (’.. June 23. (Special.)
The date of A very Kale’s execution has
been set. Sneriff Blackwehler received
his warrant from the Governor yester
day. fixing the date at September 20th.
The warrant was read to tin* prisoner
fliis morning. Tin* county commissioners
will decide at their July meeting wheth
er the execution will be public or pri
vate.
Miss Beulah Witherspoon's music
vu,«s gave an a bo* -feottal at fc.*r
home ini last night. The programme
was well rendered, and the performance
showed what pains had been taken in
the training of the pupils and what
great improvement they had made. Miss
Witherspoon is a graduate of Peace In
stitute and is a splendid iierforrucr.
WILLIAM WON’T SECEDE
*1 L STAND RY THL POWERS ON AFBI
TRVION MAMlh*.
M. De Staal Wants J o fig ee on a Sla d Still
in Armaments. A period of five
Yea s Suggest'd.
The Hague. June 23.. —The informa
tion from Germany is that Emperor
William will not separate himself from
tlu* other powers in the arbitration ques
tion: and the German delegates antici
pate a favorable decision on that point.
The conference probably will take a
holiday after June 23th. to allow the
delegates to refer to their respective gov
ernments for final instructions.
M. De Staal. {'resident of the Peace
Conference, at a meeting of the enm
niift-e today introduced the Russian
projwsals looking to the arrest of arma
ments and read a declaration disclaiming
all intention of proposing a reduction of
the armaments at present. He believed
that if a standstill could be agreed upon,
a reduction would soon come of itself.
He now appealed to tin* powers to de
vote their energies towards the arrest
of the continual increase of cost of
armed peace, which, he asserted, cost
more* than a tremendous war.
Colonel Gilimky, of the Russian dele
gation, moved that tin* [lowers should
enter into an understanding for a term
of, say five years, not to increase the
effective peace footing of their forces,
except in colonial troops, nnr Increase
the amounts of their military budgets.
A naval standstill resolution will lie
introduced later.
THE ZKALANDIA SAILS.
Having on Board the Twenty-Fourth
I nfnntry.
Washington. June 23.—The transport
Zealaudia has sailed from San Francisco
for Manila, with the tirsl battalion.
Tweuty-fourlh infantry, composed of
s(*vc n officers and 1<I!> enlisted men.
Twelve men of tin* signal corps and a
detachment of recruits for regiments
serving with General Otis are also on
hoard.
The regiment was conspicuous for its
conduct in the Santiago campaign, and
volunteered to guard and nurse the yel
low fever patients Os General Shaffer's
army. This regiment is armed with
Krag-Jorgensen rifles and provided with
3Sl> rounds of ammunition per man.
DEAD BY THE TRACK.
Alexandria. Vn.. June 23. -The dead
body of a well dressed white man found
beside the railroad tracks near this city
yesterday has been identified as that of
Sidney Walker, of Savannah. Ga. H-
Was 3X years of ag<*. Two outs in the
throat and an open pocket knife beride
the body indicate suicide.
STORMY SCENES IN
THE CONVENTION
Bluegrass Democrats Howl
at the Chairman.
WANTED NO ADJOURNING
MR. BROXSTOX'S FIERY CHARGE
AGAINST THE MAJORITY’.
NO NOMINATION AG* IN YESTERDAY
Credential Cotrmith e has No! Yet Made its
Report. Liveliest Meeting hat Fv»n
Ken'ucky has Seen A Bolt
is Possible.
Louisville, Ivy., June 23.—For the
third time in sis many days the Demo
cratic State Convention to-night broke
tip in disorder. It will enter upon the
fourth day of its sessions to-morrow
without having accomplished anything
more than temporary organization. The
report of the comndttee oil credentials
was reaoli“'l in tlie order of business to
night, but its consideration was prevent
ed by the disturbing influence of persons
who wen* admitted to the Horn* of the
convention, though Wot entitled to seats.
'I In* Hardin people place the responsi
bility for this on local sympathizers with
tin* Stoned Joehel combination, but the
latter candidates disclaim all knowledge
of an attempt to pack the convention,
and allege loose methods of the arrange
ments committee.
Hardin is most likely to profit by the
occurrence. It "s thought the convention
w ill get down to work in earnest to-mor
row.
The first order of business to-niorrmv
j will be tin* •eport of the credentials com
: mittee. and if outside interference is pre
vented, tin* convent on should reach the
nominations she,:(ly.
THE DAY SESSION.
Louisville, Ky., June 23.—Kentucky
Democracy' went adrift today. After
tugging for two days at her cables, which
i had been securely placed in the hands of
! temporary chairman Redwine by tin*
j Stoue-Goebel combination, she finally
; loosened her moorings and for half an
; hour floundered about rudderless in the
I open stream. There were thirty minutes
j of wild excitement, of cheers and yells,
j jeers and cat calls. The Kentucky
; Democrat is emotional by nature and
demonstrative by training. Two days
in the leash had tried his self restraint
beyond the danger jMiint. So. when the
chairman for tin* fourth consecutive turn
since Wednesday night declared the
convention adjourned, after a viva voce
vote which his opponents declare was
too close to be determined in that man
ner and had refused tin* call of tic*
coTlhties as demanded by them, they
were primed for an explosion.
Judge Redwine left his seat, but not
so the delegates*. They had come to at
tend a convention, not to run up hotel
bills and swelter in the streets. There
was no lack of leaders from among tlu*
Ilardinites, and soon they were wrought
up to a high tension. The Goebel-Stone
followers remained in the hall to see
what was coming off and tried with their
cheers to drown the angry yells of the
opposition.
When the noise and confusion had
lasted about 13 minutes, Charles Bron
ston. a fiery Hardinite, elbowed his wav
through the excited delegates and
mounted the stage, lie only added fuel
to the flames.
“The body I love better than life it
self,” lu* exclaimed at the top of his
voice, "is in the hands of cut throats
and assassins.”
The frenzied crowd was on its feet,
waving hats, canes, fans and handker
chiefs and yelling like mad, the minority
in approval and the Stoue-Goebel people
to cry them down.
Every man was on his l'eet and flu*
space immediately in front of tlu* stage
was jammed with an excited, gesticulat
ing, noisy crowd. Bmnston tried in vain
to proceed. The battle of voices raged
for several minutes. Finally 'Bronston
resumed, but his voice was lost in the
storm of yells. Whether Bronston mis
calculated the effect of his words, or
had not counted on being interrupted
before he could qualify his remark, is
not clear, hut when he made himself
heard again, after five or ton minutes,
he continued in a more conciliatory
vein:
"But we must Im* patient.” said he.
“Come back at 8 o’clock and let us set
tle our differences in this hall. If this
conventi< n is again declared adjourned
without regard to the rights of the dele
gates, we xx'ill elect another chairman
and proceed with the business that
brought us here.”
This brought cheers from both sides,
and after several minutes of gradually
sul siding excitement the hall was clear
ed. This may have been tin* exhaust of
a safety valve, which prevented a bolt
later in the proceedings.
Two short sessions- of tlu* convention
were held today, one in the morning at
which the only business transacted was
the adoption of resolutions in memory
of the late Richard F. Bland, of Mis
siuiri. Then a recess was taken until 1
o’clock p. in., to await the report of the
credentials com,mittee, which, it was an
nounced, had lax n in almost continuous
session all last night, and still had
yuoiigh of tin* 337 contested seats to pass
upon to keep it busy until the* hour
named. . When the convention re-assem-
PIUCF "'VIS CENTS.
bled afternoon a plea for more
tine *3" d'de oil behalf of the creden
tials eo. ntt.ee. A Hardin man offered
a resolution for the discharge of the com
mittee and the* disposal of the contests
by the convention itself. This was de
clared out of order, the decision provok
ing, tin* first demonstration of the gath
ering storm. Then came the motion to
adjourn, and it broke with full force.
After half an hour of the liveliest mass
meeting even Kentucky Democrats ever
saw, tlu* delegates left the hall with
ominous looks and words which betoken
ed little tranquility for tlu* evening ses
sion.
HON. T. .1. BEMM ES DEAD.
Fussed Away Suddenly at His Home
in New Orleans.
New Orleans. June 23. Hon. Thomas
Jenkins Semnies died almost on tlu*
stroke of 12 last night. His death was
unexpected: his passing tragically sud
den. As was his custom the judge spent
the evening at the Boston Flub. He
seemed in unusual health and spirits
and entered into the general conversa
tion with noticeable animation. At
about 11:3d he arose and hade those
about him a cheery good night.
Mr. Semnies seems to have gone di
rectly to his home. As nearly as the
servant could recall he arrived there at
11:40 o’clock and there was nothing
about li is 'Upp-canince that attracted un
nsual attention. In about ten minutes
tlu* maid servant heard his calling in a
loud and strange voice. She ran at
once to his room and found him partially
disrobed and ini great distress. Dr.
Miotbn was called but by the time lu*
reached the bed-chumbe; the sufferer
was far beyond human aid. It was evi
dent at a glance that he was in the
throes of some vital collapse, probably
failure of the heart.
Thomas Jenkins Si mines was horn in
Georgetown. I). ('., Dceemoer Ist, 1824,
and was tin* son of Rachael Scnimes, a
prominent merchant of that place. The
Kenimes family is of French and Eng
lish descent and was among the first
settlels of Maryland.
GAIN STEVENS HANGED.
Eastman. Ga.. June 23.—Cain Ste
vens. colored, was hanged this morning.
He confessed his crime and said whin
key, cards and women had been his
ruin.
A HEAVY STORM.
Fine Bluff. Ark.. Jne 23.—A heavy
storm swent over this city about noon
today and did great damage to telephone
and telegraph wires. Lightning struck
in several places doing much damage.
On James Truliek's place. Win. Fatter
snn and Jim Jackson were killed. Her
bert Truliek was dazed by the lightning.
DEWEY FOR EXPANSION
GEO. H. HOLDEN TELLS OF A TAIK WiTH
HIM.
He Requested die Passage of a Law Na*urdl:z
ieg Chinese Wfo Fought at the
Battle of Manila.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 23.— George
11. Holden, who has just returned from
the Fhilippiues, tells of a talk with Ad
miral Dewey in Manila during which the
latter expressed expansionist convictions
of the strongest type. The Admiral ask
ed Holden for his opinion on the future
course of the government in the islands,
and when his caller declared that the
American people could not afford to
withdraw, that they were building for
the future and not for the present, and
that they owed it to the world to re
main, lu* heartily approved of the words.
"Impress your view upon your friends
and every American citizen," said
Dewey.
Holden was asked by tlu* Admiral to
visit a certain member of the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Senate and
urge him to have a law passed extending
citizenship to tlu* (50 Chinese hoys who
participated in tin* battle of Manila
Bay.
“They were good enough to light for
us and they are good enough to he
American citizens,” said Dewey.
TO FROTECT FARMERS.
Suggested That tin* Tariff Be Extended
to Cover Them Also.
Washington, -him* 23.—The farming
intersts were represented before the In
dustrial Commission today by two wit
nesses. Richnian Coles and Samuel B.
Keteliam, New Jersey farmers.
The former said there was a genera!
feeling that conditions might improve:
that prices for products were generally
lower, while farm hands’ wages were
higher for some time. Twenty-live
farms in his section had depreciated 3*o
per cent, in value. The depreciation of
prices, which he said was not so great,
was attributed to competition from tin*
West and South. He thought putting
farm products on the same tariff basis
as manufactures would save the United
States over $300,000,000 now sent
abroad.
Mr. Keteliam contended that the in
crease in population in the near future
would result in making the demand fm*
farm products equal to the supply.
VAFA R A ISO FLOODED.
Santiago (’<* Chile. .lime 23. —A tre
mendous rainiall has interrupted ail
eoiuijniiiieation between this place and
tin* rest of. tin* country. The city ov
\ alparniso is half under water.