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The Weather To-day: I CAROLINA 1 ! ( PROBABLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. The News and Observer. VOL. XLVI. NO. 140. LEADS ALL NORTH OAROLMAJULIES II NEWS AND 01HSHLAT1M THE HUNGRY SEATOQK TITHE OF THE LIVING Fourteen Fishermen Drowned Near Beaufort and Four Missing THE TRAIL OF DEATH ALONG OUR COAST 33 HOUSES AND TWO CHURCHES DESTROYED ON THE ISLAND OF OCRACOKE. FAMINE AND DEATH O UHE STRANDED SCHOONER WILLIS Heroism cf (he Captain and Mate. Seven Wrtcks of Boats Reported and Some of the Crews Missing. The Worst Storm of Twenty Years. Morebead City, N. C., Aug. 21.—(Spe cial.) —The following is the list of per sons drowned while away from home fishing last Friday during the terrible northwest storm: KILBY SMITH. JOHN SMITH. ELIJAH SMITH. WALLACE SMITH. All of these were brothers. JOHN STY'RON. JAMES W. ELLIS. HENRY WILLIS. JOE LEWIS. JOHN LEWIS. JOE SALTER. JOHN SALTER. KILBY ROSE. BART SALTER. WILLIAM SALTER. All Jive at Hunting Quarters, N. C M and nearly all of them have families. * The storm in the eastern part of Car teret county was extremely severe. Many hundreds of banker ponies, sheep and cattle pastured on core banks were drowned. This was the worst storm in this part of the country in years, it having been twenty years to a day since the terrible storm that washed away the Atlantic Hotel at Beaufort. HOW THE DUA'TER OCCURRED. Beaufort, N. ('., August 21.—(Special.) —Sixteen fishermen were camping on Swan Island, near the mouth of the Neuse river, during the recent storm. The island was overflowed, compelling them to seek the mainland. In the attempt all of their boats were cap sized, except one, drowning fourteen, consisting of four Smith and Saltier brothers and six others. All were mar ried and men of large families, citizens of Piney Point, Carteret county. A crew of four more who weft* camp ing on another island are missing, and ate undoubtedly drowned. The two sur vivors saved themselves by cutting away their boat's mast and throwing their cargo overboard. They witnessed the drowning of their companions, but were Ifowerless to aid them. HAVOC AT OCRACOKE, Thirty Houses Destroyed, Two People Drowned and Schooners Stranded. Washington. N. C., Aug. 21.—(Spe cial.) —The Old Dominion steamer ar rived from Oeracoke last evening at 8:30 loaded with passengers from tie* ill-fated island and today a pall cf sad ness and gloom hangs ove: our city. Not since the awful stortn of 185(5 has Oeracoke been the witness of such scenes. The whole island is a complete wreck. The wind reached a velocity of seventy miles an hour and the sea was breaking from twenty to thirty feet high on the island. Thirty-three houses destroyed, seven chimneys gone, two churches wrecked and two souls hurled into eter nity was the story whispered in our car as the passengers placed their feet upon terra tirma. Two souls sleep in a watery grave, yet to God all the praise that so many seemingly doomed to meet a similar fate were saved and iestored to the bosom of their loved ones The wind :»egan to blow on last Tues day about noon and increased all the time until Wednesday wa«c it registered almost a hurricane. On Wednesday night between 12 am: 2 o’clock the Schooner L. A. Willis, in charge of Captain R. S. Griffin parted two anchor chains, causing her to drift to the inlet landing on a shoal about three miles from where she originally was. The Willis left here last Friday one week ago for Oeracoke with a pleasure party on board consist ing of A. S. Kelly, O. M. Winfield, J. B. Latham, T. W. Phillips, Spencer Brook, . B. Ross, Lyudiu Shaw, Geqrge L. Buckumn.JTugh Paul and John Ross. Os this party of pleasure seekers two were drowned: Mr. George Bucknwin, one of our most honored and oldest citi zens and father of Air. J. F. Buckmau, and the cook. Ilenry Blango, colored. Mr. A. S. Kelly is in a precarious con tion, due to exposure and famine. The lay boat list'd for the purpose of trans porting passengers to and from the island parted her chains, drifting a mile and a half and went ashore near Ports mouth. The custodian and his wife were res cued Frelay afternoon by the life-sav ing crew at Portsmouth. The schooner Willis was in such a position that only her masts could he seen by the crew of the life-saving sta tion. Saturday morning a distress signal was seen flying from the mast of the Willis. Assistance was immediately rendered by the life-saving station and A. S. Kelly, John Ross, passengers ami Captain Griffin and mate Benjamin Griffin, were taken off the ill-fated ves sel and carried to the hotel Ponder, where they were welcomed with words of joy ami all done for them that could be. but two were missing. Tears intermingled with smiles of joy, smiles for the rescued, tears for those for whom fate had willed otherwise. The rest of the party of the Willis fortunate ly were at the lathe mill house when the storm began and would have been on the Willis and perhaps met their death had the wind not frustrated their ef forts. After the Willis went ashore she al most immediately filled Vilh water and sand, causing those on board to be forced on deck and to secure themselves in the rigging. Air. Fuekman, who was nearer the water than the rest, being old in years, his power of holding on soon weakened, and he succumbed) to the angry deep, and now sleeps beneath its wav s. Air. Kelly also gave war, but fortu nately the captain and mate ware near, (Continued, on Second Paged CASTLE HAYNE PROBED PENITENTIARY INVESTIGATING COMMIT TEE SITS AT WkMINGTON. Testimony Showed That Unsanitary Conditions Caused an Epidemic of feyer, fm ptoyes Fond of Drink. AVilmiugton, N. C„ Aug. 21.—(Spe cial.) —The penitentiary invest igniting committee, composed of Senator Brown and Representatives GaJttis and Pat terson, all members present, were in session this morning and afternoon and the testimony of several officials and citizens was heard. Disinterested wit nesses testified that the camp alt times was- in a very unsanitary condition and that sewerage was tallowed to overflow on the ground near the welt from which drinking water was used. This state of affairs caused an epidemic of fever last summer and a large proportion of the prisoners were (thereby incapacitated for work. The odor from the camp could l»e detected 100 yards away. Air. AY. H. Shearer, superintendent of the New' Hanover land and Improve ment Co., from whom the Stiate leases charges in liis testimony gross ineom peteney since Superintendent Leazar was removed. The reason the farm was not profitable was on account of mismanagement. Air. S. Blossom, a citizen at Castle Hayne, corroborated Shearer's testi mony in every salient point acid went for John R. Smith with gloves off. Smith was familiar with convicts and employe's and spent little time at the farm, Alany of the employes were addicted to drink. 11. 11. Ras her ry, steward at Lyree’s camp, admitted the unsanitary condition of the camp at times. Several of the con victs from Goldsboro brought vermin into camp. His books and records pro duced for examination were Incomplete and unsatisfactory to the committee. Dr. T. F. Nixon, physician at the farm, also admitted the unsanitary con dition of the camp, but denied charges of drunkenness. AVm. 11. Chadbourn, director of the penitentiary from January, 1897, to Jan uary, 1898, testified as to the conference with Russell regarding Smith. The Governor was dissatisfied with Smith. OLYMPIA’S SAII.ORS ATTACKED. Five Alen Arrested On the Charge in Leghorn. London, Aug. 21.—A special dispatch received here from Leghorn today says that five men have been arrested here on the charge of attacking and wounding some sailors who had come ashore from the United States cruiser Olympia. OLYMPIA LEAVES LEGHORN. Leghorn, Italy, Aug. 21.—The United States cruiser Olympia sailed from this port today. James A. Smith, the United States Consul here, came aboard to pay his respects to Admiral Dewey just previous to the departure of the war ship. TO RECEIVE ADMIRAL DEWEY. Paris, Aug. 21. —The United States Charge d’Affairs Henry Vignuud, has gone to Villefranee, to receive Admiral Dewey, who is expected to arrive there tomorrow. TO WELCOAIE DEWEY. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 21.—At a meet ing tonight, of the German Volunteers, a company composed entirely of Ger mans. it was decided that the company should go to New York and take part in the reception to Admiral Dewey. RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, 1809. CITY OF VICTOR SWEPT BY FIRE Entire Business Portion of the Town Destroyed. THE LOSS! IS [52,500,000 THE FLAMES HURRIED ON BE FORE THE FURY OF A GALE. EXPLODING DYNAMITE ADDED TO TERROR The Houses Were of Pine 1 imber and Burr ed Like Tinder-- Help Was Summoned From Cripple Creek But (he Fire Ran Its Course. Cripple Creek, Colo., Aug. 21.—Fire has entirely destroyed the business por tion of Victor, causing «i loss, estimated at $2,000,000. Beginning shortly after noon, the fire raged until night, consum ing everything in its path. It had its origin, it is thought, in the Merchants’ Case, adjoining the Bank of Victor. A strong wind from the south fanned the flames and in a few minutes all the surrounding houses were afire. Help was summoned front Crijiplc Creek, but the town had been built in the early days of the camp and was o| pine timber for the most part, which burned like tinder. Efforts were made to stop the progress of the flames by blowing up buildings in their path bjf means of dynamite, and all the promi* uent hills have roared with the explo sions, but the effort was in vain. The fire burned the Bank of Victor, the postoffice, the Victor Bailing Com pany, the Western Union Telegraph of fice and the office of the Colorado Tele phone Company, the Hotel Victor and the groat shaft houses of the Gold Coin Mining Ooi»i>any and it« on- bins, amon * tin* largest in the Cripple Creek dis trict. From there the flames swept northward by the gale which was blowing and never stopped until they had taken the Flor ence and Cripple Creek depot and the fine new depot of the Midland Terminal Road. All the buildings between these are total losses, with all their contents. The scenes of the grout Cripple Creek fire were duplicated. Hurrying before the roaring flumes went, men, w omen and children, carrying with them what they could snatch from the flames, racing for their lives. The crash of buildings torn asunder by dynamite and the crackle of the flames as they consumed the dry buildings, hastened their flight, and the pall of smoke added terror to the spec-, taele. A special train was placed at the command of the city and the Florence by Cripple Creek Railroad and three companies of firemen, with apparatus were rushed to the scene. They worked all afternoon in a vain endeavor to stop the rush of the flames. The residence portion of the city has suffered comparatively little, but the business portion is paralyzed and suffering is bound to follow. It is thought at' this time (5 o’clock p. m.) that the fire can be prevented from spreading any further. The loss has now reached $2,000,000. The first house was built in Victor in October, 1893. The fiire was gotten under control this evening. Conservative estimates place the loss at two and one-half million dol lars. OXFORD BOND CASE AGAIN. Supreme Court Asked By Bank for a Writ of Certiorari. Richmond, Va., Aug. 21. The Union Bank of Richmond has instructed its counsel to apply to the Supreme Court of the United States for a writ of eer teiorari in the case of the Board of Com missioners of Oxford, N. C., vs. the Union Bank of Richmond, which was decided in favor of the former in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals on the Eleventh instant. The case involves the validity of rail road bonds issued by Oxford. The Circuit Court of Appeals decided that failures to record the yeas and nays on the second and third readings of the act authorizing the bond issue invalidated them. There are several other railroad end bonds and ether impHitant eases on which the final decisions will have an important bearing. AFTER THOSE TRANSPORTS. Will Hiave All Troops (’‘ailed For Afloat by Last of October. Washington, Aug. 21.—The Quarter masters Department acting under in structions from Secretary Root is ne gotiating for more transports for the Philippine service and expects to soon secure additions to the Pacific fleet. Owing to the determination of Sec retary Root to rush the new troops for ward, the original schedule prepared in the Quartermasters’ Department has been entirely disarranged, and it is the Department’s intention to have not only the first ten regiments afloat by the last of October, but also those to Ik? raised under the last order. In a fight with Filipinos near Angeles Lieutenant Drew was killed and Lieu , tenant Uliue badly wounded. DREYFUS VERDICT SEPTEMBER; ?FH Court Mariial Will Complete its Sittings Then. THE PRESIDENT HISSED audience showed displeas ure AT HIS PARTIALITY. DEMANGE WAR VIS UP HIS WORK Witness Confus:d by his Cross-Fximination. Dreyfus More Calm and Created a Better Impression. The Evi d nee in Detail. Rennes, August 21. —The third week of the Dreyfus trial began without in cident at 0:30 today. The rumor that Maitre Labori would reappear today proved untrue. It is said the court will get through with the ninety odd witnesses by the be ginning of September, ami it is probable that the Verdict will bo delivered about September 7th. Generals Roget, De Boisdeffre and Bil lot were present on the witness sears, and Colonel Piequart took a place a couple of rows behind t hem. The Col onel sat alone until M. Bertilus, the ex amining magistrate, whose evidence was so favorable to Dreyfus, entered and sat beside Piequart, warmly shaking him bv the hand. All of the witnesses were hostile to Dreyfus, lmt as none or the evidence was fresh, but mostly a reiteration of the old statements, the audience follow ed the deposition® with comparatively little interest, a reference by M. Gribe iin to the relations of Dreyfus with demi-monde# proving the only risque portion of the morning’s proceedings. A subdued titter went around -Hie court room when M. Gribeiin professed to know even the exact amount Drey fus spent with his various amours. M. Gribeiin gave his testimony with an honest demeanor and apparent sin cerity, but he did l not strike anyone as being particularly intelligent. Noth ing in his apjH'arnnce would contradict the contention of the Dreyfusnrds that he was Major Lauth's tool in the ma chinations of the General Staff against Colonel Piequart, who listened to M. Gribeliui with am air of contemptuous impatience. Maitre Demange, of counsel for the defense, was more successful than usual in cross-examining him and visibly dis concerted’ M. Gribeiin. Counel scored a distinct hit when he got M. Gribeiin to admit that he mixed the intrigues of Paty de Clam and Henry to shield Ester hazy, and when M. Gribeiin was finally disposed of his* evidence had suffered badly. Dreyfus created a betf<*r Impression today. He entered the court room with a more confident bearing and replied to the witnesses in a calm voice without any theatrical gestures, and his re marks were put so lucidly that he ap peared to make an impression on the judges, all of whom are reputed to be bitterly opposed to him. The session wound up with a scene on account of the extraordinary conduct of Colonel Jouanist, President of the Court, who permitted himself to make an unwarrantable display of partiality. M. Bertilus had’ been confronted with the last witness. Captain Jtruck, and General Goose had defended the latter when Colonel Piequart asked to Ik? al lowed to refute some or Jnnck’s re marks. Colonel Jouaust made a gesture of impatience ami shouted: “What, again?” An outburst of hooting and hissing came from the audience at such a dis play of unfairness on the part of the President. Judges and gendarmes quickly suppressed the noise, but Col onel Jouaust understood the well merit ed rebuke administered to him, turned red in the fate and adjourned the court ten minutes later. Follow ing is the evidence in detail: General Fabre, former Chief of the Fourth Bureau of the General Staff, was the first witness today. He said that in his official capacity he com pared the handwriting of the bordereau with the various officers in his bureau, including the handwriting of a proba tioner who had been in the office dur ing the previous year and who had not favorably impressed his comrades. This probationer, Dreyfus, who was regarded as untrustworthy, was, accord ing to the witness, equally disliked by his comrades and superiors, was. Fait re added, constantly endeavoring by all sorts of means to learn the secrets of the plan of concentration of the Eastern Railway system. His official duties, witness said, placed it in Dreyfus’ isne er to disclose the? documents referred to in the bordereau. When Major Bertin showed witness the bordereau the latter was struck with the resemblance of the ealigrapliy. General Fabre, in conclusion, declared he was still as firmly convinced as in 1894, that the prisoner was the author of the bordereau. (Sensation.) After M. Demange had pointed out the discrepancies in Fabre's present statements and those voiced an 1894, Colonel Jouaust invited Dreyfus to reply. The prisoner said General Fabre quite correctly described the work on which he was engaged when a probationer, and especially emphasizing that he had to keep the dossier relating to the concen trating centres on the Eastern system posted up. This wia» not a fictitious task. The prisoner’s reply was made in calm, measured tones and his frankness seemed to favorably impress the judges. Colonel D'Aboville, former Deputy Chief of the Fourth Bureau, testified briefly on the likeness of Dreyfus’ hand writing to the bordereau. Greater interest in ttye proceeding was manifest when the name of the next witness was announced, former Chief of the Detective Department, Ooehe fert, who was present when Dreyfus un derwent the dictation test an Du Paty De Clam’s office. ’The witness proceed ed to describe the arrest and the famous scene of the dictation test, saying that from the first remark dropped by Paty De Clam, the prisoner displayed evident uneasiness. During this formal exami nation, Oochefort added, Dreyfus pro tested his innocence very violently and declared he did not know what they wanted or of what die was accused. Replying to the court, Oochefert said that since his first appearance on the scene he had nothing to do jvith the Dreyfus affair. After the remarks of M. Demange Colonel Jouast invited Dreyfus to speak. The prisoner replied: “No; I will reply when Paty dll Clam is here.” M. Gribeiin, the principal 'archivist of the headquarters staff, was the next witness. He testified with great volu bility. The witness said he was cogni zant of Dreyfus’ relations with loose women. Colonel Jouast: “When was the bor dereau received at the Intelligent e De partment?” M. Gribeiin: “The bordereau arrived between 1 and 2 in the morning, in September, 15514. After ex amining it we did not hesitate to at tribute it to an officer of the headquar ters staff.” Replying to M. Demange, M. Gribeiin (Continued on Sixth Page.) CABINET WILL RESIGN KAISER’S POLITICAL FAMILY WOULD DE SERTHIM IN A BODY. Meet at the Residence of P.ince Hoheulohe and Arrive at this Dtcsion. Acceptance of Resignation Doubful. Berlin, Aug. 21.—During the afternoon a Cabinet meeting was held at the residence of Prince Hohenlohe, the Im perial Chancellor, and the whole Cabinet agreed to resign. The acceptance of the Ministers’ resignation is uncertain. It U MOILS AFLOAT. Berlin, Aug. 21. —Emperor William will return to Berlin on Wednesday when, it is, reported, he will preside at the Cabinet council and decade what steps are to lie taken. All kinds of rumors are afloat. One paper asserts that the Kaiser has ac cepted the resignation of the whole Cabi net. Others are of the opinion that the fall of Dr. Yon Miquel will entail the fall of Prince Von Hohenlohe, also, but nothing will be definitely known un til the Emperor arrives. The newspapers are still actively com menting upon the difficulties of the sit uation. SCH URMA N'S STATEMENT. Thinks the Philippines Question One of Morals and Takes a Rosy View. Ithaca, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Commissioner Jacob G. 'Sebunuan reached Ithaca to day. .Since leaving Manila he has, he says, steadily refused to discuss Philip pine affairs. However, he makes the following statement for tin* Associated Press: First —Tile United States having as sumed sovereignty over the Philippine is -1 finds by virtue of a peace treaty with Spain, the chief exeeut ve of the Republic is engaged in establishing that sovereign ty. The issue today is not a commercial one, although the natural resources of the I*hilippiue Islands are of great value, and wait, only American capital for their development. Nor is the question one of political expediency or party politi* s. although in its collateral branch there may 'be a*q>ects on Which political parties may properly divide, but the question to day is neither one of commercial advan tage nor of partisan politics. It is a purely moral question. The vital issue is the honor of the nation, the protection of loyal Filipinos and the fulfillment of our obligations to the nations as the •world involved in ou.r acceptance of sov ereignty. .Second—The menus and agencies for the accomplishment of this end must lie determined by the President, and it is well to bear in mind that the President understands the situation better than anyone else can possibly do, as he is in receipt of information from a variety of sources, civil and military, and has the judgment of experts upon the facts re ported. I have no doubt the President wvll soon effect a solution of the Philip pine problem which will Ik* entirely .satis factory to the American people. To his statesmanship and tried ability we may entrust the issue with perfect confidence. A RIOT THREATENED. Jacksonville, Fla.. Aug. 21. —A Hamp ton, Florida, dispatch'to the Times-Uni on and Citizen says that Town Marshal Richardson shot and killed N. E. Rob erta, a prominent faortner, an self de fence, at I-take Butler, today. Roberts’ friends swear revenge, and guards are now guarding * Richardson. The affair Was the result of the killing of deputy Marshal Kite by the Rich aid son. broth ers ou Saturday night. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DEMOCRATS MAY' GATHER EARLY Talk of National Convention in February. COMMITTEE CONSIDER IT THINK THAT AN EARLY ORGANI ZATION IS NECESSARY. TO GET PARTY IN FIGHTING T» IM Opponents e Tnat the Philippine Situation Will be Too Unsettled at That Time to Warrant a Declaraion. Chicago, Aug. 21. —The Record to morrow will say: The Democratic National Committee is considering the advisability of holding the Democratic National Convention two or three months earlier than in former years. Word came to Chicago today that a meeting of the committee will Ik* held in October or November, after Senator Jones comes home from Europe, to dis miss the question. It is not considered improbable that the convention, will lie called to meet in February. Sour? of the committeemen, and Democratic lead ers are in favor of holding the conven tion _to uoniimte a national ticket as early as February. Others favor holding the convention in May or June. The advocates of a February conven tion contend that it will be necessary to place the national ticket in the field and adopt a platform as early as February hi order to perfect organization and ’bring together the fighting factions in the par ty. They declare it will tie possible to reunite the party and bring a solid organization to the polls in November if the convention is held in February. The committeemen who oppose the early convention movement declare the Philippine situation will he unsettlod at that time. They say it will be a physic al impossibility for the administration to end the war on the island of Luzon by February, and therefore no one will be able to predict what the situation may be in (May or June. ROW IN ATLANTA. Councilman Object to Being “Collared ■ and the Riot Alarm Follows. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 21.—Owing to a de nunciation of Harry M. Atkinson, for merly of Boston, Mass., and a nephew of Edward S. Atkinson, of that city, by W. ,S. Thompson, councilman from the fourth ward, at a meeting of the General Council this afternoon, the'police reserve was called out to preserve order and quell what threatened at one time to be a riot. Several days ago a card was published in one ivf the newspapers in this city sup porting a petition for franchises which Mr. Atkinson was asking from the city. . In t he card several members of the coun cil and board of aldermen were said to have collars around their necks brand ed with the name of the apposing cor poration—the Atlanta Railway and, rov er Company. Mr. Atkinson is a capitalist well known in Boston, ami is secretary of the Collins Park and Belt Railroad Com pany. 'Councilman Thompson resented want ho termed an insult and said of Mr. At kinson after intimating that the latter had falsified regarding certain state ments before a committee: “ille is the meanest of all creation, lint arch siaid ‘Lying is the vice of slaves.’ “Men who miarehed to the eannou's month where blue-bellied Yankees were as thick as Ihops, are here told by one of that ilk that we have a master. It makes mv blood 'boil. The idea that a man can come from that seat of learning and say that we have a master! Oh. it makes my bleed lw>il to be singled out for the venom from this viper and then to know what a cur he is, beneath the whip of his master—money. “And then he thinks he is the equal of# gentlemen! “vV'hnt insult could be greater than this?” Mr. Atkinson was also denounced by Alderman Turner. •After the session adjourned Mr. Atkin son accosted Colonel Thompson and before words could pass they started for each other when the reserv- of po lice interfered and prevented blows. THE CREW ALL RESCUED. Rio Janiero, August 21.—The United States cruiser Montgomery, which arriv ed here last night from Montevideo, re ports having rescued all the crew of the British steamer Nettleton, Oatrtaiu Vi gors from Norfolk, July 25th, for Rio Janeiro, which went aground twenty miles east of here. The vessel's forepeak and forehold are full of water, but the second hold and' the afterhold are tight. THE DUCK TRUST. Baltimore, Mil.. August 21. —The Con tinental Trust Company today began paying for tin* cotton duck properties which have been, acquired by the Mount Vernon-Woodbury Cotton Duck Com pany, incorporated under the laws of Delaware, and controlling the leading plants of the country. The new corpora tion will produce about 90 per cent, us the cotton duck of the country.
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