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The Weather To-day: | \ SHOWERS. The News and Observer. VOL.XLVI. NO. 134. LEAPS ALL NORTH OAROUNA DAILIES 1 NEWS AND SIRBOLATIWj. M. LABOR! SHOT BY AN ASSASSIN Ambushed on his Way to the Lycee. BLOW AIMED AT DREYFUS A POSSIBILITY THAT M. LABORI MAY LIVE. ATrACK INTENSIFIES FACTIONAL HATE Gendarmes Scouring the Country in Search o< the Assassin, Described as a Man of 25 or 30 Dressed Like a Workman. (Copyright 1899 by Associated Press.) Rennes, Aug. 14.-Tlie drama at Rennes grows tragical. That long he calmed town is being stirred into a more violent passion than Paris. The 1 aiis aus are laborious. The Bretons are si lent and possessed by their belief or idea, whatever it may he. ... ~ This morning at six o clock a wen nigh successful attempt was made to kill M. Lahori, who defended Zola las* year and who came here to defend Drey l'us, with M. .Demauge. The would-be assassin was evidently a crank and look ed a -workman. His weapon was a re vodver, the theatre of the crime the Quay Richemont. It was while Lahori was going to the court with Colonel Piequart and his cousin. M. Gast. When Madame Lahori came up sue was sent to fetch a di>ctor, but not knowing the town she lost a good deal of lime. At last she thought of going to the court and asking there for a mili tary surgeon. Doctors \ idal and Rectus were at hand and at once accompanied her. They had the presence of imind t<* send gendarmes to the barracks for an ambulance with a stretcher and hearers With deep thankfulness they found that M. Lahori could move his limbs at will. The spine, therefore, was not in jured. The ball had entered at the sixth vertebra, behind the thorax. It might be embedded In the muscle of the back or have penetrated deeper, injuring the lungs. ' However the thing was to l>ear the wounded advocate to the pretty and gay looking villa lie had hired for use during the trial, a villa adorned with green slabs of faience, bright with flowers and in the airy part of Rennes. But why go further into details? The lesson of the event was foreshadowed in my cable last evening. The two opposite forces are in line of battle. Fanaticism has been appealed to and has answered the c-all. . Colonel Piequart describes the would be murderer as swarthy and thickset, resolute ami intelligent looking. He thinks the man might be a Southron. If so, he must have known the coun try around Rennes. It is a country of small, patchy fields, separated by hedges, which he was evidently familiar v.i*a. Apparently be knew places in the thickest into which he could dive, and in doing so remained concealed for some time from a pursuer. The gendarmes that Colonel Piequart met joined in the pursuit, hut fleet running and knowledge of the locality enabled the would-be mur derer to escape. M. Lahori is young, fair, handsome and full of busty life and high spirits. His talents as a speaker are not of tin* highest order, hut no other meml»er ol the Paris bar knows better how to use law to defeat its object. He can drive a motor car through the code. Until he pleaded for Zola his luck was uninter rupted. lie then had an attack of typhoid fever which greatly weakened him and forced him to neglect business. The Zola affair was a great advertise ment, hut it brought him no direct profit and created for him endless enemies. He refused the handsome fee* the nove list offered, nor does lie aceept pi-cuniary reward from Dreyfus. Lahori is proud of his wife’s beauty. She is equally proud of his good looks ami talents, and loses no opportunity to hear him plead. She is an Australian, received as a pianist her musical educa tion in London, became a player at concerts, made the acquaintance of the deformed but highly gifted Russian pianist Pachmanu, married him, had two children, and then fell in love with La hori. The passion was mutual. She and Padhmanu were divorced and then she married Lahori. The children live with her and find a devoted stepfather in liiin. Madame- Lahori hat attended all the public* sittings of the Rennes court mar tial. Her beauty is Isyond dispute. She is a striking blonde, and, though her path has not iieen always strewn with roses, she expresses the joy of life in splendid healtli and a satisfied heart. What a bolt from the blue sky the morning’s event has been to her! She seethed the happiest woman alive when *h<* set out this morning. In le£| than ten minutes her life w its blighted. I«abori, not long convalescent from ty phoid, is in a had state to receive a hall entering the thorax through the back. He is now in a high fever, ami there may Ik? dangerous 'complications later. The court room, when the news of tfie shooting came, was crowded, as the sitting was about to commence. The President of the Association of T/egal Journals, M. Taunay, well known as the organizer of tin* Interimtioted Press Congress, jumped upon a table and exclaimed: “M. linbori has been fired at and wounded!” The announcement caused a deep hush. Solemn silence reigned for perhaps three or four minutes. Possibly it was the silence of stupor, for a discerned stunned. At length the Nationalists and Dreyfus ites declared their horror of title crime and their sympathy with the victim. Lahori has always lK*en unconven tional, largely because he is the sou of simple, useful folk. The father Is an Alsatian and a station master at Cha lons. He is in the secret of the steps to Ih> taken in, regard to railway transport of troops were France attacked from Germany. He and his wife were stay ing at M. Lnbori’s Paris home when the crime uas committed. Madame Lahori telegraphed for them to come at once and they are now here. The sitting was adjourned for a short time this morning to enable M. De mange to inquire after Labori’s condi tion. During the proceedings pending the inquiry the ladies grew excited and communicated their nervousness to the gentlemen. As a precaution against canes and parasols lieing used la a faction fight, a gendarme was sent around to take them into his care. This led to masculine protests and much feminine cackle, but the gendarme in sisted. The court then entered. Colonel Jou aust, the President of the tribunal, al luding to some manifestation of opinion last Saturday in the press tribune, threatened to dear it, if either approval or disapproval of any witness was ex pressed there. He then ordered the confrontation of M. Casimir-Perier and General Mer rier. These witnesses were more n cat and dog than before. Casimir-Perier seemed so like one of those fussy mon grels that one sees on the box of a French market cart. The dog sits be side the driver, looking intently forward and ready to pick a quarrel with no mat ter whom. He seems to think he runs the whole concern. Oftsimir-Perier spoke of himself only— of what lie did and said when President. He often snubbed Merrier verbally and by almost turning his back upon him. lie had little to say of th(> Dreyfus af fair. General Merrier paid him hack in scratches that almost drew' blood. General Billot sat while making his long deposition. He still believes Drey fus guilty, but gave no strong reason. He said that Colonel Piequart systemati cally, as head of the Intelligence De partment, kept back all new facts unfa vorable to Dreyfus and stifled inquiry. EMILY CRAWFORD. ANOTHER STORY OF THE CRIME. Rennes, France, Aug. 34. —Another tragedy marked the rise of the curtain on the Dreyfus drama this morning. M. Lahori, counsel for the accused ami the man on whom, the defense had relied for the demolition of General Mercier’s tes timony, was shot from ambush on his way to the court soon after six o’clock. Ills assailants, of whom there weretwo, escaped, and it is impossible yet to say whether \i. Labori’s name will have to be added to the list of strange deaths that already punctuate this romance. It was announced about the close of court today that M. Lahori might live. The wound in the lower part pf the back is serious, however, and even should lie recover, he may be partially paralyzed. Madame Labori, his wife, is with him constantly although almost prostrated by the shock. The stalwart counsellor has borne his intense suffering manfully. His first word after being shot was to send a message to suspend the sitting of the court. The excitement caused at the Lycee was intense, as might be well imagined under the intense strain of factional hatred, ami it was necessary at one time for the gendarmes to interpose between the excited spectators who precipitated a fight in the court room. The attack on Dreyfus through the person of his most effective counsellor was wholly unexpected as was shown by the- lack of precautions against it. How seriously it may affect the prisoner's chance before the court is yet doubtful, hut it is sure to renew the high tension between the opposing factions both at Rennes and Paris. M. Labori and his wife left his house for the court at about six o’clock this morning. Ilis residence is situated in lhe suburbs of the town about, a quarter of an hour’s walk from the Lycee, tin route lieing along a solitary road beside the River Vilaine. Just before the outrage his wife turn ed back, having forgotten her card of ad mission to the court. While she was gone M. Lahori met Col. Piequart and M. Gast. Immediately afterward, while passing a narrow lane, two men sprang from behind the hedge and one, plac ing a pistol close to his victim’s back, fired, turned and tied down the lane and across the fields. Tin- murderer, or mur derers for accounts fliffer as to whether there was one man or two, tvas pursued by M. Gast and Colonel Piequart. They were both too old and heavy to overtake him and soon returned, leaving the chase to the crowd that had been attracted. His wife arrived while M. Labori was lying on the ground and Colonel Pic quart and XI. Gast tv ere pursuing the murderer. M. Labori said to his wife: “Go to court and ask to suspend the sitting.” Madame Labori ran into the court, gave the news that her husband had been shot and ran back to him. She -sat down on the ground beside her husband and took his head in her lap. The shot had been heard two hundred yards away from the Avenue do La Gore, where a crowd had gathered as usual to witness the arrival of the prin cipal personages connected with the court martial. These spectators ran in the direction of the spot where the shoot ing had occurred, followed by gendarmes on horseback. When Doctor Reelus arrived, lie knelt beside M. Lalsiri, putting a bottle of smelling salts to his nostrils. Around these central figures were grouped the (Continued on Second Page.) RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 15. 1899. - WAREHOUSE TRUST LOOSE IT JOINTS? The Good Thing is too Hot to Hold, AN ANTI-TRUST COMPANY W!I NSTON M A NiUFAOTU REItS NOT APPROACH ED. CHARTERED A TRMN TO HUNT TIMBER A Bavarian L’eutenant Prospecting Near Mt- Airy. Prof. R. T. Carmichael, Foim erly of Raleigh, Seriously 111 in St. Louis. Winston, N. C., Aug. 14. —(Special.)— A Danville tobacconist made the predic tion in Winston today that the Danville warehouse trust would soon go to pieces. He said the first promoters of the com bine turned it over to second parties, and the latter have dropped it into third hands. It is known that the or ganization has created a stir among many, tobacco growers. No proposition has yet been made to the Winston manufacturers to enter the movement inaugurated by the Martiu ville manufacturers to organize a com mission! to be called “the Virginia and North Carolina Tobacco Company,” to fight the American Tobacco Company. Until the manufacturers here are ap proached on the subject they will not express themselves as to what they think of the movement. Lieutenant Arthur Forcheheimer, of the Bavarian array, who is now on two years leave of absence, came to Winston yesterday, accompanied by his private secretary and W. 11. Tunis, of Balti more. Being unable to secure a team at the livery stables the gentlemen charter ed a train to Rural Hall in order to reach Mt. Airy last night. They are examining the timber luuds in this sec-* tion. Lieutenant Forcheheimer reftve seats his father, one of the largest tim ber dealers at Franfort-ou-the-Main, Germany. Prof. Roliert T. Carmichael, a noted violinist and native of Salem, is danger ously ill in St. Louis. A letter from his wife says he has had several hemorh ages. Prof. Carmichael was leader of the orchestra for Primrose ami West’s minstrels for ten years. He taught music iu Raleigh before goiug to New York. HOBSON’S REPORT. Value of the Three Spanish Ships Now Complete, $610,000. Washington, Aug. 14.—Naval Construc tor Richmond Pearson Hobson was heard from by the Navy De partment today for the first time at any length since he was assigned to duty in charge of the Spanish ships raised from Manila har bor and now undergoing repairs at Hong Kong. His report is unusually interesting, dealing in general questions, such as the need of a large dock yard in tin* Orient, the increasing shipping at Manila and the prospect that Manila will succeed Hong Kong as the emporium of the East, the value of Chinese labor in all branches of industry, etc. He also says the three Spanish ships which art: com pleted will he worth to the Government about $610,000, and he contemplates try ing to raise three more Spanish vessels now at the bottom of Manila Bay. The letter is addressed to Rear Admiral Ilichhom, Chief of the Bureau of Con struction, and is dated at Hong Kong July 37th. •lie says, in part: ‘‘The three vessels under reconstruc tion, tlu* Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and Don Juan de Austria, are at about equal stages of completion, which I esti mate to he about SO per cent compared with the vessels fitted out ready for sea. I estimate that the time of completion will be about six weeks after the arrival of armament and electric plant. “I estimate the value of these vessels when completed, exclusive of armament, to he about as follows: “Isla de Cuba .$215,000. “Isla de Luzon $215,000. ‘‘Don Juan de Austria SIBO,OOO. “Total estimated value of all three vessels $610,000.” He then shows that the raising and re fitting has cost about $304,000. making a net gain to the Government on the three vessels of $306,000. He gives the credit for this result to Naval Construc tor Capps, wliojnade the contracts. YELLOW FEVER MORIBUND. No Deaths and No New Cases —Disin- fecting the Premises. Newport News, Va., Aug. 14.—The yel low fever situation, continues to im prove. No deaths and ai'o new cases is the report again today front the Sol diers’ Home. AT THE SOLDIERS’ HOME. Washington, Aug. 14. —Surgeon Gen eral Wyman today received the follow ing telegram from Surgeon Vickery in regard to the yellow fever at the Hamp ton. (Va.) Soldiers’ Home: “All conditions favorable; disinfection of quarters going on.” When your enemies speak ill of you act in such a .manner that people won’t be lieve them. TIIE TRANSVAAL WAR PLANS. Preparation for Rapid Mobilization of Troops. Johannesburg, Aug. 13. —The Trans vaal Government, it is reported, has pro visionally arranged with the Netherlands South African Railway Company for mobilization on the shortest notice if re quired. Immense stores of provisions and war material have been collected at Pretoria. It is rumored that orders have been issued to mobilize the artillery re serve. It is alleged from Boer sources that the Government proposes to introduce a pass port law, aiming to prevent (Jutlanders from leaving the country without permis sion in the event of war. Cape Town, Aug. 13.—A meeting of prominent Afrikander leaders here to day advocated acceptance by the Trans vaal Government of Mr. Chamberlain’s joint commission proposal. According to a dispatch from Durban, Natal, the Liverpool regiment, which re cently left here, will be sent to form a camp at Laings Nek. The Portuguese have detained the steamer Reichstag, from Hamburg, June 23, at Delagoa Bay. She has on board 35,000 rifles and other war material consigned to the Trnnsva a l Government. London, Aug. 14.—The Times this morning an a sperial article on the Trans vaal situation, says: “In the event of war, in addition to 12,000 troops from India. 30,000 will be sent from England, making the total British force 55.000. It would lie idle to ignore the fact that should we unwilling ly he driven to obtain by force that which justice should accord, an entirely new South African situation will have been created.” BLAME PRESIDENT KRUGER. Bunion, Aug. 14.—The Johannesburg correspondent of the Daily Mail says: “The Government is awaiting tin* ap proval of the Orange Free State and the Cape Colony Ministry before replying to the proposal of Mr. Chaberlain to sale mot the franchise controversy to a joint commission of inquiry. 1 am in a po sition to assert that the first draft of the Transvaal’s answer was a refusal. The second was an acceptance, condition al on the independence of the South Af rican republic not being Impugned. “This dependence on Bloemfontein and the Dutch Cabinet at Cape Town is proof of the chaos reigning in Pretoria. The leading mv mbers of the Raa'd are opposed to war, and accuse President Kruger of being res’tonsible for the crisis More than this, despite the war prepar liarations. the Transvaal generally is averse to a conflict.” Johannesburg, Aug. 14.— ! The Standard and Diggers' News today says: “The Boers are convinced that there is nothing for it now but the arbitrament of arms. “All sorts of warlike minors are in circulation. It is alleged that the Field Cornets have received orders to supply all Burghers with rifles gratuitously mid to substitute Mausers for Martini- Henrys wherever they are still in list*.” DISTRIBUTING ARMS. Oafie Ttown, August 14. —The report ed shipment of 406,000 pounds *Sterling from. London banks is believed to be due to the enormous purchases by the Transvaal Government of ammunition, provisions and forage, the supplies ex ceeding those of many 'European na tions. Tlw* Field Cornets are distributing arms to the burghers. THE HURRICANE LOSES POWER. Storm Signals Ordered Up As Far as Atlantic City. Washington, Aug. 14.—The West In dian hurricane which almost for a week has lieen raging in the West Indies, has modified. iu intensity and is now designated as a tropical storm. It ap pears to he moving up the Atlantic coast, and the Weather Bureau has di rected that storm signals be extended northward to Atlantic City, where by tomorrow morning the wind may reach thirty indies an hour. Today at Savan nah it blew forty-four miles, and at Charleston forty miles, while in Florida iu points over which the disturbance is slowly (wisslng, the wind ranged below fifteen miles. The storm* is central to night near the Georgia coast, and may at any time pass out to sea, but the officials ol' the Weather Bureau think it will continue up the coast going per haps to New York and beyond. A POWDER MONKEY AT SIX. Youngest Enlisted Man iu the Confed erate Army Dies. Mobile, Ala., Aug. 14.—James T. Pal, mer, the youngest enlisted man in the Confederate army died tonight. He av.is powder monkey on the Confederate steamer Morgan, Commanded by* Capt. Fry, of Virginias faint* and served in the terrific action off Fort Blakeley, Mo hilt* Bay. in April, 1865, being then six years old. STORM CENTRE MOVING NORTH. Weather Bureau. Washington, Aug. 14. —Storm center moving north off Jack sonville. Fla. In its future course the storm will not he of unusual severity, al though northeast gales with rain will prevail along tlu* South Atlantic coast this afternoon and tonight and along the middle Atlantic and South New England ooa-ts Tuesday. (Signed) WILLIS L. MOORE, Chief of Weather Bureau. JUDGE VAN WYCK’S BOOM. Saratoga. N. Y., August 14.—Judge Augustus Van Wvck left Saratoga to night. and it is announced t'aat friends who have been interested in the pre seiiatiou of his name as a * andidao* before the next National Democratic Convention for the Presidency of the United States, will meet at the *1 >ff nan House, New York, next. Friday l ight. FOES OF DREYFUS SCORE A POINT Labori Absent, Demimge Can Not Handle Mercier. WHO ESCAPES CHEAPLY M. CASIMIR PFRIER AND MER CIER CONFRONTED. PERIER CLAIMS ftERCH EXAGGERATES Gen. Billot With Little Reason Still Believes Dreyfus Guilty. Cavaignac Argues to Prove His Guilt. Dreyfus Creatts Sensation. Rennes, Aug. 14.—The shooting of Labori, leading counsel for Captain Al fred Dreyfus, robbed the morning ses sion of the Dreyfus court martial of its paramount interest . The murderer apparently chose today for the attempt, because it was anticipat ed that M. Laliori would crush General Mercier, the former Minister of War, wiitli his cross questioning. The news of the shooting of M. Ini bon caused an immediate sensation in the court, room, where the usual audience had assembled, awaiting the entrance ol the judges. M. Labori’s absence had just been announced when suddenly M. Jaunay, Syndic of the Judiciary Press rushed into the room and shouted: “M. Labori has been shot.” All present gave a gasp of horror and surprise and then every man jumped to his feet and a Volley of question was hurled at M. Jan nay’s head, who crying “That is all I know.” rushed out of court again, followed by a number of his hearers. Those who remained excited ly discussed the crime and vigorously de nounced the authors. Colonel Jouanst, President of the Court, when the news reached' him, sus l«»nd**d the sitting of the court martial until 7:1.i a. an. i.-ien the court martial was resumed General Mercier was confronted with M. Casimir-Perier, the former President of France. The latter declared that Mer cier’s story, told on the witness stand Saturday, of the imminence of war be tween Germany and France in 1894. was grossly exaggerated and complained of the action ot' the then Minister ol War (Merrier) in moving 60,000 troops to the frontier without consulting him. As it was M. Labori’s task (to take General Merrier in hand, M. Demange, associate counsel, was quite unprepared for the task, the few questions the lat ter put were practically of little effect, and General Mercier escaped cheaply. Moreover, M. *Denwi:uge was deeply affected by the attempt to assassinate his colleague, and was quite unable to do himself justice. When General Mercier was recalled, in reply to the President of the Court, he reiterated lids belief that Major Count Esterhazy, in spite of the latter’s own declaration, was not the author of tin* Bordereau, which the witness claimed, was written on* tracing paper and was found in an embassy. The President asked M. Casimir-Perier to explain the circumstances of the con fession Dreyfus is alleged to have made to Captain Lebrun-Renault. M. Casimir-Perier persisted in his statement of Saturday that In* had never received any confidences of this character from Captain Lebrun-Renatilt. M. Casimir-Perier, resuming his testi mony, said' he did not desire to reply to certain of General Mercier's insinua tions. “I do not wish to answer them.” said the former President. “The circum stances are too sad incl too tragic* for me to desire to envenom the discussion. I am master of myself and of my con science. I would only state that Gen eral MereieT has made every effort to mix me as deeply as possible in this afflair. But I have remained aloof, I affirm, during the progress of the inves tigation.” The former President then complained of tilt* incorrect; behavior of his Subor dinates toward tin* Chief of the State. M. Demange asked M. Casimir-Perier if. on the sixth, an understanding had not lieen reached between France and Germany on the subject of Dreyfus. M. Casimir-Perier replied that before his interview with the Minister * n the sixth the question of Dreyfus had never been raised between them and Germany. Counsel next asked General Mercier why the explanation of the secret dossier were not included iu the dossier relating to the revision. The General replied that he considered these explautions were given for his per sonal use, and that was why he had destroyed the document. At this M. Demange expressed a sense of astonish ment and asked General Mercier if he did not have reasons for suppressing the document. The witness repudiated the sugges tion. Dreyfus, at this point, rose from his scat and asked leave to explain in regard to the assertion that he had traced on a card tlu* itinerary of a certain journey of the General staff. Both the itinerary and journey, he asserted, were purely fictitious. General Billot, former Minister War, was the next witness. He was in uni form, sat with crossed legs and gave his evidence in a conversational manner. He said lit* would Is* seventy years of age tomorrow. lake everybody else, he PRICE FIVE CE added, he had souw *dge of the Dreyfus affair before ... ag the War Portfolio. While feeling deeply ou the subject, he remained aloof from the matter until he returned to tin* Cabi net. He had the subject investigated by M. Soheurrer-Kestuer, one of the vice-presi dents of the Senate, who became con vinced of the innocence of Dreyfus. Gen eral Billot was not convinced by this evidence, however. The General then dwelt with the role of Colonel Piequart whom, he said, lie holds in the highest esteem. After this General Billot referred to Colonel Pic-quart’s proposition to entrap Esterhazy, whom he suspected, but Gen eral Billot forbd this. He added that Colonel Piequart always acted without authorization. The General justified his treatment of Colonel Piequart. whom he had sent on a delicate and dangerous mission to the Far East. He said this was nordoue in hopes that I’iequurt would never return, hut to give him a ehnee by his heroism to atone for previous indiscretions. PRESIDENT GOBS YACHTING. Plattsburg, N. Y., Aug. 14. —President and Mrs. McKinley and party left Hotel Champlain this morning for a sail on the yacht Elfrida. The day was a beautiful one. the sky being clear and the sun bright and warm after the rainy weather of the past few days. ADMIRAL DEWEY IS ILL. He Remains on Has Flag Ship at Leg horn on Account of Fever. Leghorn, Italy, Aug. 14.—Admiral Dewey today remained on board his flagship, the United States cruiser Olym pia, which arrived here at noon yester day from Naples, bring ill with fever. The Captain of the vessel received the visits of officials and others in his place. HEAVY WINDS AT CHARLESTON. Storm Will Probably Pass 100 Miles Out at Sea. Charleston. S. 0., August 14.—High winds and heavy rains have prevailed here today and tonight. The wind has not reached a greater velocity than forty miles per hour. Att 11 o’clock to-night it is raining hard and the wind is coming in fearful gusts. It is expected' to increase materially in force towards morning, hut no uneasi ness is felt by the weather people. There has been much concern felt by the peo ple of the city during the day but .it is now believed that Charleston will es cape damage from the Writ Indian hur ricane. Indications are that the storm will pass the city about 100 miles at sea. SQUALLS AT JACKSONVILLE. Jacksonville, Fla., August 14. —Except for a hard blow for an hour about mid night last night, the storm here has been productive of nothing but occasion al heavy gusts and rain squalls. A COLONIZATION SCHEME. Would Settle Race Question by Putting Idle Men to Work. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 14. —E. J. Young, colored, general secretary for the People’s Benevolent and Relief Associa tion of North Carolina, with headquar ters at Charlotte has a practical plan for solving the race problem. He pro poses to organize a colonization society in North Carolina. The society proposes to buy up waste land where it can be secun*d in large tracts, far away from any railroad and to divide this land in to 10 acre and 20 acre farms and settle families there where they may thrive by honest toil. He desires that the race fol low more generally agricultural pursuit* that the idle of the race may be put ro work, believing that putting men to work will leave no time for crime. MRS. STONEWALL JACKSON. She Will Go to Richmond, Then to a Sanitarium. Charlotte, N. C.. August 14. —Mis. Stonewall Jackson, who has been at Buffalo Lithia Springs, Va., has gone to Richmond, and thence will go to a sanitarium for treatment for inflamma tion of the orbital nerve. She has suf fered greatly at times during the | ast few years from this cause, and a year or two ago spent several months at a sanitarium. She is now simply suffering from a recurrence of the old trouble, which is no wise a dangerous, hut quite a paiuful one. THEY PRAISE CANDLER. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 14.—The local branch of the American Protective League has transmitted to Governor A. I). Candler, of Georgia, a congratulatory letter on his stand against mob law. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. The contribution's to the Dewey Tome fund are so far $18,550. The suspicious disease, believed to lie bubonic plague, which broke out in i'or tugal recently, has become epidemic. Crowds gathered in the streets of Rio and shouted for moon between Argon tina and Brazil. The cigar manufacturers lockout at Tampa has lieen declared off and all the factories are at work. Baltimore has lifted the quarantine against Newport News, Hampton and Old Point Comfort. The Paris papers without distinction express indignation at the outrage of which M. Lahori is the victim. The damage done by tin* Texas flood is now placed by E. ,1. Holmes, statis tical expert of tin* Agricultural Depart ment at Washington, at $7,414,000.