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The Weather To-day: FAIR. The News and Observer. VOL.XLVII. NO. 16. LEADS ILL lOm GAROUNA HUES i lEIS 111 GBMLITDON, DECORATED AND ALL IMPATIENT THE CITY WAITS Million Visitors in New York to Participate in the Celebration, DEWEY'S ALL DAY LEVEE MILES, MERRITT AND ROOSE VELT AMONG THE CALL ERS YESTERDAY. THE SAILORS RECEIVE THEIR MEDALS Some Idea Given of What the Naval Parade of To-Day Will be. The Magnificent Dis play of Fireworks Coming. A Preliminary Flash of Electricity Makes a Scene of Glory. •Now York, Sept. 28. —‘New York is gorgeously docked today in honor of the gallant sailor who is waiting at her gate. Had an ocean of color swept through tin city its ebbing tide could not have stain ed the streets more brilliantly. Hundreds of .miles of ml, white ami blue hunting cover the noble facades of Broadway aiwl Fifth Avenue, and a million Hags flutter over «be town.' Not even tin* churches have escaped the universal de corations. The doors anld Gothic win dows of old Trinity 'Hi lower Broadway are gratefully draped with the national colors, ajid in ancient Trinity grave-yard the tomb of that gallant. smilor, Who, dying, issued flic command not to give up the ship, lies shrouded in the silk n folds of the flag for which he died. A million visitors are here to partiei pate in the glorious celebration. Every road das pouring in a steady stream until the streets are crowded morning and night, the surface and elevated cars arc filled to overflowing and the hotel corri dors arc? jammed with visitors. The gaily appareled soldiers of many States, who are to take .part in the land parade on Saturday, begani trooping in today and three was no hour when uniformed men were riot moving in some quarter of the city to the sound of fife and drums and horns. Sailors and marines ashore from the ■lug fighting machines heltwsl to swell tin* crowd trooping in all directions. Uni formed members of the staffs erf the ar riving: governors were everywhere. The arrangements few the two days’ celebrations art* completed. The great arch at Madison Square, modelled after -the triumphal arch of Titus and upon which the most famous sculptors of Am erica have lavished their genius, is prac tically finished and stands a s iporb trib ute to the nation’s hero. It is more beautiful than the arch in Rome. Today tin* flotilla lay quietly at anchor off Tomipkinsville, a towering spectacle erf naval anight and power to sh * tens of thousands who sailed down in nigs, in yachts and in steamers to sec*- tin* ships. The crush to get aboard the Olympia never abated for a minute, and as great indulgence was shown by Admira' Dew ey, ,a goodly portion of those who be sieged the gangways got aboard. At times the ship was fairly overrun. Tliese crow'ds and the official visits the Admir al received scarcely gave IsAmi and his officers time to breathe. The jackies today got. the medals which {'engross votes! them, ami proudly displayed them to the* visitors until Jef fries. the* jmgna«t, came alioard. Jack loves a fighter, and while the big slug ger was aboard, tin* tars were oblivious to all else. Owing to the stream of official visi tors, the roar of salutes oontinu**-l al most without interruption all day. Major General Nelson A. Miles, at the head of the* Washington committee, called to submit the program for the reception at the National capital. As the Washington oif’nmnit too stepped; aboard George A\ . Biaird. who sailed With Karra gut and Dewey in the West Gulf Squadron in 1801. unrolled a paekage which he 1 had carefully guarded all the wav to the Olympia, and display ing a faded blue* Admiral’s ensign upon which were stitched four white* stars, he said to Admiral Dewey: “Admtiral. I wish to prevent to you the* first Admir al's flag ever ‘broken out’ An the navy of this country. Tile* grand edel Admiral whose* name and memory all so revere first hoisted this ensign U|ion the* good ship Hartford, before New Orleans, and •afterward upon the Franklin; and since it came down from that masthead it has newer been whipped by the* wind or worn by the* elements. You, the* worthy suc cessor of that great Admiral whose* tac tics you so successfully followed a short while ago. I deem t ,lm* proper person for Farrngnt’s mantle to fall upon.” This flag was made by Quartermaster Knowles out of a blue “number” flag when Farragut was first made a Rear Admiral. Two whole stats were sewed on it. When Farragut was made a» admiral two more white* stars we re sew- ed on it. Farragut flew this flag or the Hartford at Aew Orleans and afterward in tin* Mediterranean. Admiral Dewey was deeply affected and tears were in his eyes as he gazed at the souvenir. It was several moments before* he* could find his voice. Finally lie said: * “I’ll fly it—l’ll fly it at the* masthead I’ll fly it in tin* parade—l’ll fly lit always —and —and, when 1 strike my Admiral’s flag this will hi* the flag I shall strike." Major General Merritt and his staff, stiff with gold braid came over from Governor’s Island to officially welcome Admiral Dewey in the name* of the army. They were re ceived with all the honors befitting *heir rank, hut the climax was not reached until Governor Roosevelt, of New York, came down the bay in the afternoon, on the* yacht Wild Duck. lie* was accom panied by General Francis V. Greene, some officers of the New Yorx naval militia and several of Dewey’s Captains at Manila, including Captain Dyer, of the Baltimore: Captain Wood, of the Petrel: Captain Wildes. of the Boston, and Captain Walker, of flu* Concord. When they got aboard Admiral Dewey took them over the ship, and tin* sight of the fighting captains set the tars mad with delight. Nothing could restrain their enthusiasm, and round after round of cheers greeted the atppoa ranee of these officers. Governor Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy when Dewey was sent to the command of the Asiatic Squadron, and General Greene, who served in the Philippines, is a )>ersonnl friend of the Admiral of many years’ standj/ng. The sight of the Captains who were with him during the stress of that hot day in Manila Bay was good for the Admiral’s eyes, so that alto gether Admiral Dewey seemed to enjoy this official visit more than any he has received. Tin? local municipal authori ties are somewhat piqued because Gov ernor Roosevelt extended the formal welcome of the State to the Admiral Ik*- fore tin? mayor had an opportunity to offer his official greeting on behalf of the city. This ceremony will occur to morrow. While mueh powder was flung into smoke down the bay today, much more will Ik* burned tomorrow during the great naval pageant: up the Hudson river. The marine parade, unless it is marred by bad weather, which the local forecaster unfortunately predicts, is ex pected to eclipse all previous water pageants on this side of the world. The parade will move at one o’clock in four divisions. First will come the warships, headed by the Olympia and flanked on either side by the torpedo boats. They will Ik* followed by a fleet of white reve nue cutters. Following them will Ik* the steam yachts in double column, led by the Corsair, the flagship of the New York Yacht Club. To Sir Thomas Dip ton's Erin has b(*en accord(*d tin* honor of heading the starboard column of this division. There will lx* 187 yachts in line. The third division will consist of the merchant marine steamers, and an in discriminate fleet of tugs, barges and unattached vessels will bring up the ritar. It is expected that tlie line will be nine miles long, and that half a- mil lion people will be afloat. The parade, with the Olympia in the van, will move up the North river to the stake boat, St. Mary’s, an old' practice ship of the Navy, which is moored op posite the Grant Mausoleum iu River side Park. After rounding Ihe stake boat, the Olympia will come to anchor below two beautiful floats representing Peace and Victory, and each warship in it's turn will drop in below the flagship. The National salute of 21 guns will Ik? fired in honor of the hero of Appomattox. The torpedo boats and revenue cutters will anchor opposite the line of war ships under the bluff, and between these two lines the civic part of the parade will pass in review. Rear Admiral Howison has gracefully yielded the precedence to Rear Admiral Sampson in the matter of 'Ship's division. The commander of the South Atlantic* Station will simply Ik* present as a spec tator and bring up the end of the line with the Chicago. Rear Admiral Samp son will follow the Olympia in the New Vork, hut will fly the red flag while Howison Hies the blue. Tomorrow night the grandest illuminar tions and fireworks display in the history of tin* city will occur. Tonight there was a preliminary il lumination of rare beauty. Ali the buildings on the water front were light id up. On the Brooklyn Bridge in let ters of lire thirty feet high flashed the words, “Welcome Dewey,” while simul taneously from the shores of the East and North rivers, Staten and Governors Islands, red fire glowed and sputtered, sending up fantastic clouds of smoke, turning the calm water into a sea of lurid flames and transforming tin* craft in the harbor into red spectres. THEY SERENADE DEWEY. New York, Sept. 28.—Twelve hundred strong, the People's Choral Union, led by Frank Damrosch, paid a tribute of song tonight to the sea-heroes. About seven hundred of the singers were wo -jnen. In the steamer Warwick they left tin* pier at Beckman street at 7:40 p. m., and forty minutes later the War wick lay to fifty yards from tin* stern of the Olympia': where “My Country 'tis of Thee,” "the Star-Spangled Banner” and other stirring airs were sung, to the great delight of all who heard. The singers also visited and serenaded other ships in the hay. IIAItD PROGRAM FOR DEWEY. New York, Sept. 28.—Admiral Dewey has already expressed some doubt that he will Ik? able to go through the duties attendant on his reception, without suf fering. extraordinary fatigue. The rou tine of the Admiral’s movements for tin two days of the celebration has been fixed. It will occupy at least 12 hours of Friday and sixteen hours of Satur day. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1899. :::: I BY JOE LINCOLN. p| What ? here at last t Come in, come in* jlxf Well, Admiral, how be ycr ? Yer’re welcome home from 'cross the foam, | rfe : ;;n: We’re mighty glad ter see ycr. j| rB ;” ~; It does seem good ter have yer back K*f ...... With us, yer blood relations, ;“"; Yer've been away so long, ter stay WSJ ;~ ; Amongst them furren nations, f fii We’ve heard from yer quite frequent since fiJ ; z 7. : Yer took our Eastern tiller t fix ;~;X We ** cac l it yit, that note ycr writ 4 • ••••• So plain upon Manila. wfc XXX We liked that message that yer sent fi* ;;; ”; Them folks who riz yer dander, fii ;;;;;; It showed direct, we’d git respect fir Where you was our commander# fix We sen s y Cr c ff f a commodore, fp; ...... Few knowed or cared about it; ...... But now yer name is bright with fame And all the world can shout it. ;- - * Yer went away an unknown man, ;;;;;; Yer public praise was —zero; fiftf ;~” ;+ But now it’s flung from every tongue, fififii .X.* You're back agin, a hero# fifix £b:* fH XXX* Yer actions show us what yer be — fir A plain man, though a bold one} fij; XXX 54 * They show us that yer wear a hat fix :TV: ;.: mi # _ No *W r than Y er old one ‘ XXX * We love yer, not alone because fir ;;;;;; * Ycr fought a fight and won it} fill XXX * It seems ter me lots more ter be fix fix* The manly way yer done it. fij; :±ft No use, we Yankees like a man fix fifi. Who’s there all kinds er weathers — (©) Xtt Who doesn’t shirk, but does his work fij XxJ Without the fuss and feathers. fit xfi That’s why, George Dewey, we're here terday, fir litre Ter clasp yer hand and shake it, fir ”tt With this address, '* The hull U, S. ttX ; x|'X Is yourn } step in and* take it.” fi? . -I—l—L ‘!**l *l—!*'l**l—l"l~!•*’—l**l--I**l**l’*l I*4**}—“S**!**!—!**!—l**l**l*-I**!*4-4 PRINT CLOTS MILLS COMBINE. Much Uncertainty as to Any Such Com bine Being Effected. New York, Sept. 28. —The Tribune to morrow will say: “Much uncertainty prevails ns to tin* prospect for the combination of print doth mills. Two of the thrre syndicates which, within the last few months have been endeavoring to effect the consoli dation of the New England mills have abandoned negotiations, hut the one represented by Nelson G. Green, of this city, is still in the field. “The New England mill owners have within the last few days renewed the price agreement for the sale of their output, hut this agrcomeiiit, which is usually for six months, is this time to run only to January Ist. on which date it is said Mr. Green’s options become ef fective. It is understood that the plans of the Green syndicate contemplate the formation of a great corporation, with a capital appraching $200,000,000 to em brace all the print cloth mills Imuli North and South. “Thomas Branch & Co., hankers of Richmond, who have secured options on a large number of important Southern mills, have just.made a contract with a local syndicate, headed by Charles R. Flint, whereby the syndicate will furn ish all the capital necessary for the pur chase of the mills, and their consolida tion into a company with a capital of lK>rhaps $100,000,000. It was rumored yesterday that this consolidation might prove to lie part of tin* general combina tion plan with which Mr. Green’s name iius heretofore been associated.” KILLED IN A PRIZE FIGHT. Grass Valley., Cal., Sept. 28.—As a re sult of a prize fight held here last night between Jim Pendergast, of Sacramento, and Charles Hoskins, of this place, the latter is dead. Hoskins was kuwked out in the tenth round, and although physicians worked ujMin the prostrate man all night they could not save his lift*. The referee, Pendergast and all the seconds were placed under arrest. RYAN TOO ILL TO FIGHT. Denver. { Polo., Sept. 28. Tommy Ryan Is ill iu this city and he announced today lie would Ik* unable to fight Joe Choynski 'and Jack Root in Chicago next week. He has also cancelled his match with Jack McDonough for Friday night [ iu this city. THE COLUMBIA IS DOCKED. Far .More Thoroughbred in Appearance Than the Stliaimroek. 'New York, Sept. 28. —The Columbia was dockeu at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this afternoon. She will probably re nuui.li there until Monday, the d.ty preced ing the first of the series of races for the Aim erica’s cup, during which prriod every art known to.tho builder, rigger and sa'd n.aker will be employed in getting the craft iu the best possible trim for I'll * contest. '1 he contrast lx*fwren the limes of the Shamrock and the Columbia are very marked. In the former one earn see a big bulky craft <k*iMUid,‘.ut upon a great »-r spread of canvas for superiority* in si-red. while the latter hills the thorough t.red ap|K araiH-i* that remies wit h finer lines and a more slender hull. Tim Columbia was viewed from all sides by admiring lnrndireds, most of wh m had also seen the 'Shamrock in the dry d(K-k, and ninety-nine out of every hundred 'were of the opinion that the American boat was far more a rarer in looks than tin* cup challenger. Even the English and iScotUh 'writers sent across to rejKirt the cup races admitted that tin* Columbia was (lie Ldtca* look ing cruft of the two. hut they Iwupe for heavy breezes so tlluart the ShatmiPK-k can make her best showing. The Columbia looks like a big tin keel, ller lead is thickest and deepest, well forward oil the keel so as to he directly under the center of effort, while on the Shamrock the lead is beamiest amidships. The American boat is cut away forward much more than the Irish cutter, and lias a longer overhang aft. The former's lead keel is about seven feet shorter at the bottom than the latter’s, which accounts for her superior quickness in stays. Captain l Philip Ellsworth, who de signed the Atlantic, saw the Columbia. He said he believed tin* Columbia would defeat the Shamrock, but thought that tin* Irish craft would prove as good as the American at every point of sailing except in windward work. Said he: “Build a boat with a hull like tin* Columbia's, put on a keel like the old America's,i cut down the sail and I'll bet she would defeat the Columbia hands down.” THIRTY-NINE NEW CASES. Key West, Fla., Sept. 28.—'There wore thirty-nine new eases of yellow fever reported today and one death. FUNERAL OF GENERAL IIETH. The Confederate Flag Stood at the Head of the Coffin During Services. Washington, Sept. 28.—Funeral ser vices over the remains of Geueral Henry lleth were held this morning at Epi phany church. The remains were en cased in a black casket, trimmed with silver which was covered with purple orchids, pink and white roses and ferns. The Stars and Bars, worked iti immor telles, stood at the head of the casket during the services.' The exercises consisted of the Episeo cal service conducted by Rev. A. M. Hilliker and Rev. Win. It. Turner. The casket was taken to the station, where the funeral party left with it at 11:4.7 for Richmond, over tin* Southern rail road. The. interment will take place at Hollywood cemetery. The active pall bearers were Mr. Edward Rcnnick. Colonel Edwin Harvey, Major Morgan, Mr. Caleb C. Willard, Mr. L. 11. Fin ney and Dr. Frank Nwsk. Among the honorary pall hearers were Hon. L. M. D. Curry, .Tustioe A. B. Hagner, Gen eral Itooker, General Custis L*k*. Gen eral Butler, General Lomax ami General Payne. There were present at Hu* funeral ser vices members of tin* Confederate Vet erans Associations. Sons,of the Ameri can Revolution, the Aztec Society, Mex ican War Veterans Association and the Society of American Wars. Ex-Secre tary of the Navy llcrlK-rt was among those who attended the services. A LYNCHING IN CUBA. Also the Chasing and Beating of an Editor by a Mob. Havana, Sept. 28. —Senor Sanchez, who was Secretary of tin* Municipal Court in Union do Reyes, Province of Santa Clara, and formally a guerilla, was lynched yesterday. The perpetra tors are not known to the autlioiities. Sanchez, who was shot to death, had the reputation of having committed many crimes during the war. Senor Canizo, editor or the Kco de E. at Matanzas, was rventiy chased and beaten by a mob. The police rescued him and took him to the police station for safety. The people of Ma tanzas assert that many letters have been received from San Antonia de nouncing Canizo as a “Spanish butch er.” The detectives hero have recently made several seizures of small quantities of arms in private houses. Governor Geueral Brooke has ordered all the telegraph lines formerly under the control of the Spanish Government to take instructions from r *ie United States signal eorjis. THE CABINET WILL RESIGN. Irreconcilable Differences Regarding Plans for National Defence. Madrid, Sept. 28.—The Spanish Cab inet will resign tomorrow as the result of irreconcilable differences among the Minisiters regarding proposals for nj t.ion a 1 defen ces. This decision was taken at the Cab inet cmrucil tonight. The chief sinbjetr unihHi* consideration was the si-hen w* of the Minister of War Lieutenant General » olavieja, for an extraordinary credit to he used in imireasing and strengtheu *ing frontier fortifications. The Minister of Finance. Senior A i 11a verde, was unable to agn*t* with the sug gestions of General I'olavieja, and a .»* risterial crisis folloaved. The Premier, St-nnr Silv< la, will there fore go tomorow to San Sebastian to place the res'igntatioii of the entire Cab inet in tin* hands of the Queen Regent. BUILDERS OF THE KEARSAIIGE. They Are Congratulated by the Navy Department. Washington, Sept. 28. —The Naval Inspection Board has returned from the trial trip of the Kearsarge, and is pre paring the final report. It will show that allowing for tidal and wind correc tions. the big battleship made an aver age sp**ed for the four hours of the trial of 1(5.81(5 knots. Tin* ship is said to be remarkably steady, strong of con struction and easy, while she responds to her rudder quickly and accurately. The Navy Department has sent a congratulatory letter to the Newport News Shipbuilding Company on this per formance of the ship, and in reply has received a letter stating that her build ers regard the Kearsarge as a 17% knot ship, capable of doing even better than that. FLORIDA MILL HANDS STRIKE. Pensacola. Fla., Sept. 28. —The mill hands at Pine Barren, Florida, 150 iu number, have gone out on strike. The strikers were recently organized with those in Santa Rosa county, who are also out. The mills in Milton and Bagdad are unable to resume operations, hut tin* differences at Bagdad have about reached an amicable adjustment. Pine Barren is about thirty miles north of Pensacola on the Louisville and Nash ville railroad. vA SWORD AWAITS BRUMBY. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 28.—The committee of citizens which has in charge tin* ar rangements for a public reception to Flag Lieutenant Brumby, of the Olym pia, have communicated with him. and as soon as lie names a time to Ik* here, preparations for the presentation of the sword from the people of Georgia, his native State, will be made. RAPID TRANSIT KILLS TWO. New York, Sept. 28.—A Brooklyn Rapid Transit train on the Coney Island road ran into a trolley car at Gravesend and Foster avenue, Brooklyn, today. Two persons were killed nud a number of others injured. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FlfTI FIRE AT h PINNERS POINT O ~ S< _! rn Railway Warehouse Number 2, THE BUILDING DESTROYED LOSS WITH CONTENTS. HUN DREDS OF THOUSANDS. LOSS FULLY COVERED BY INSURANCE Fire Broke out at I O’clock this Morning, but the First Fire Tug Did not Reach the Scene Until Ten. Minutes Later. Norfolk, Ya., Sept. 29. —Fire was dis covered at 1 a. m. in tin* Southern Rail way \\ a rehouse No. 2. four hundred feet long by two hundred wide, at I’irt ner Point. It was ten minutes before the first tire tug arrived. Later two others turned streams on the fire, hut by this time the immense structure, which is filled with miscellaneous car goes for foreign export, was a mass of flames. The tugs are now endeavoring to prevent the flames from reaching tin* water tanks and Warehouse No. 1. No. 2 warehouse and contents, consist ing of walnut and other timber, cotton and cotton waste, (500 hogsheads of to bacco and other products were destroyed. Warehouse No. 1 was saved. The destroyed building was 7(51x200 fret, in dimensions and with contents was valued at several hundred thousand dollars. The loss is fully covered by insurance. There were no casualties. CHARGE AGAINST SECRETARY. Officer of Eworth league Accused of Accepting a Bril**. Elmira, N. Y., Sept. 28.—At the ses sion of the Central New York M. K. here today, resolutions were offered by Rev. D. M. Youngs, of Trti maitsburg, requesting the r**sign:ition of the general secretary of the Mpwortii League, Rev. E. A. Shell, of Chicago, because he is alleged to have accepted SI,OOO from a Imkiß publishing firm for giving to it the contract for printing an Epworth League hymn lMK>k. The reso lution, was referred to the Epworth League Committee. TO SHUT OUT JArS’ PEANUTS. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 28.—A cir cular letter is being framed by several of the large wholesale nut merchants in Sau Francisco to he circulated among the sellers and growers iu California, Virginia and other peanut raising States, asking signatures to the peti tion to Congress to raise the tariff on peanuts from the half-cent duty to at least 3 cents. The object is to shut out Japanese peanuts which are largely imported and can Ik* sold at much less than the do mestic product. LIVES LOST BY THE FLOODS. Calcutta, Sept. 28.—Lieutenant Gov ernor Sir John Woodbu,ni uunounicoil to the council yesterday that four hun dred lives were lost through the floods? at. Darjeeling, capital of the district of that name, in addition to those drowned on the plains. A huge landslip Ik*low Mt. Mary’s Seminary destroyed the railroad bridge and completely blocked the road. Y breach thirty yards wide has lieen made and the rails are lianging in the air. It is thought the break cannot Ik* repaired within thirty days. TRIAL OF JAI’DENES. Madrid. Sept. 28. —The trial by court martial began today of General Jau denes, who succeeded Governor Oene ral Augustin as Spain’s chief represen tative in the Philippines, after Augus tin’s precipitate departure, and wlio sub sequently surrendered M.iml.i to the combined forces of Admiral Dewey and! General Merritt. The testimony of Generals Nret and Tejciro was taken. JULIA MORRISON INDICTED. Oiattamwwga, Teim., Sept. 28.—Miss Julia Morrison, the actress, was indict ed today by the grand jury Cer tl!i<* mur der of Frank Leiden, or Fred Leiden heimer, of the “Mr. Plaster of Paris’” Company at the opera house ini this city, Friday evening. 'September 22nd. Georg,- J. Antz, of New Orleans, bnrtbt*: i.i-’a w of Leiden appears on the court papers as prosecutor. FOR REED’S VACANT SEAT. Portland, Me., }4ept. 28.—The Demo crats of the First Maim* Congressional district today nominated Luther F.. McKinney, of BridgeiKut, for the scat made vacant by the resignation of Thomas B. Reed. HANNA DENIES IT. Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 28.—Senator Hanna denies with emphasis the report that lie will resign the chairmanship of the National Republican Committee.