The Weather To-day: j CAROLINA*: | THREATENING. The News and Observer. VOL. XLVII. NO. 20. LEADS AIL WITH CAROL** DAIUES IN NEWS AND Wt MUON. THE CROWNING EVENT OF THE ADMIRAL'S TRIUMPH t THE PRESIDENT PRESENTS THE JEWELED SWORD VOTED HIM BY CONGRESS. Admiral Schley Again Receives an Ovation Hardly Second to That Accorded Dewey—The Day a Trying Oryi to Dewey—Rising at the End of Secretary Long’s Eulogistic Speech to Receive from the President the Jeweled Sword, he Was Blind With Tears, his Voice Choked With Irrepressible Emotion, Washington, Oct. 3.—The culmination of Admiral Dewey’s triumphal home coming was reached today in the shadow of tilie dome of the National Capitol, ’Here he received from the hands of the President the magnificent jeweled sword voted him by Congress in commemora tion of the victory of Manila Bay. This was the official provocation for the cere mony. (But mere official sanction could never have thrown into the demonstra tion the fervor of enthusiasm that was meted out to the great Admiral as he appeared before the v»st audience that was composed not only of all the highest officials in the land, 'but otf si>ectators drawn from every quarter of the United States. The battle of Manila Bay was not. forgo ft cn, but it might be said to have been relegated almost to second plaee in the desire to do honor to die man who has proved himself as groat after victory as before at and who lias shown in the long and trying months that havo followed his naval triumpn the qualities of x statesman and a wise ad ministrator as well as those of the Hag ship leader of a victorious fleet. And enhancing these qualities was that of manly modesty, displayed in the quiet dignity with which, he met the occa sion. This trait of Dewey’s character was demonstrated from the moment he readi ed the stand side by side with the Presi dent. file pa used at this point for a moment, unwilling apparently to take the place that had l*een prepared for him on tfhe right of the platform lest lie should appear to usurp the place due to the President. President McKinley grasped the situation in an instant and taking this great sea captain by the arm placed him 'by gentle force in the chair that had been intended for him. Later in the day as the carriages tear ing the official drove away from the (Capitol between walls of cheering peo ple tlie President again displayed his tad by remaining covered and ignoring the demonstration himself, leaving his acknowledgement to the Admiral alone. 'For Dewey it was a trying as well ns a triumphal day. It, has been given s to few officers to the naval history of thy country to sit before a crow ! of thousands wbiile the chief of the naval establishment dilated upon their ex ploits and then to stand before the same crowd to receive at the hands of the President a sword prepared for him at the behest of the repi'esentatives of the whole iKHffde. The strain upon Admiral Dewey' reached almost to the breaking point. None but those nearest to him coned for two days or until Thurs day. The day promised well at first. The day was smirched with a few dirty clouds, but clear enough to permit the thousands of spectators who lined the Jersey shore to see almost every foot of the course. The waves were crested with white caps here and there, and a fairly fresh breeze blew out of the north northeast, bus after the Columbia and Shamrock trad crossed the line, the wind turned Huky and variable and the race was a fizzle almost from the start, But the fluke today gave the yachting sharps and the spectators much to think about—and some surprises. The Co lumbia is undoubtedly the prettier boat. She fs tall, stately, with graceful lines and towering mast. The Irish boat, with her broader and longer base line, looked slower and heavier. Perhaps her green color makes her look clumsier, as if she were forced through the water, while tihe slim Columbia pieces it like a rapier. Though indecisive in every respect as to the abilities of the great rival single stickers, today’s race indicates that the Irish boat, with her English skipper and her Scotch crew, is the ablest sloop ever sent across the Atlantic in the hope of lifting the one hundred guinea cup, which the America brought hack 48 years ago, and which has since been successfully defended against the world. During tlie five and a half hours’ sail the Shamrock was thrice ahead, and twice the Yankee boat showed tin- way. For the first ten minutes the Shamrock led, then for five the Columbia's grace ful Ihvw showed talieiad of the green boat’s; for forty-five minutes following the Shamrock, then for three hours tin? Columbia, and for the last hour and a half it was the Shamrock I hat led the way. The breeze blew as high as twelve knots an hour and as low as three, ami shifted about through eight points of the compass. Each in turn beat the other running before the wind and was in turn beaten, beating against the wind at various stages of the race, so that many of the experts who saw the two boats sail today are disinclined to lie l’icve that there is a pin to choose be tween them, but when the race is close ly analyzed, it is absolutely proven that the Columbia .showed her superiority at every point of sailing, running, reaching and heating whenever the wind freshen ed. and that it was only in the lightest air that the Shamrock could make head way against her. Both had their share of good and bad luck. The Columbia had the better of the shifting wind on the run down to the mark, and lieat the Shamrock two minutes and forty-four seconds, while on the beat home, after increasing her lead to over a mile at one time, the Shamrock overhauled the Yankee and was a quarter of a mile ahead when the time allowance expired. The feature of the race which pleased everybody most was the perfectly char field which was maintained. For the first time, this year the Government took a hand to prevent a repetition of the unfortunate occurrence which mitred the race when the accompanying ex cursion Dints in their frenzied eagerness to let nothing of the beautiful spectacle escape, crowded down upon! the rices until tiheir backwash impeded their prog ress through the water and caused Lord Donraven to file his famous protest. 1 lie Government -was determined this year that the course should he protected against unofficial trespassers. A flotilla of revenue cutters and swift torpede < boats flying rod-barred white flags guard C id the course, keeping excursion stem i ers, yachts and t ugs at a perfectly sa distance from the canvas-clouded ers. ’Hie course was laid fifteen miles dead before the wind and back again. The direction of the wind carried this course south-southwest from, the Sandy Hook Lightship, almost straight down the Jersey* coast to a point off ‘Anbury I’ark. where a white float with a red hall was placed to mark the turning point. The Columbia was admirably handlel throughout tlie race. Though the Sham rock was first across the line by 43 sec onds. the Columbia’s Deer Island :t:*>v of Yankees, wearing their picturesque watch .caps ini Iselin’s colors, were so much handier than their Scotch rivals, that they had tihe Oolunnbia’s spinnaker and balloon jib set first by three min utes. The sjMstntoTs marveled at the cloud of canvas the leviathans carried. Straight up into the air the slender yards carried the point of the pyramids of canvas for one hundred and seventy-Jive feet. It is hard to realize that this means the height of an ordinary twelve story building, and that the frail hulls were howling along under the presure of fourteen thousand find of canvas. The twin balloons with their following w.nd lifted the 'Columbia along like i great gull in the ten knot breeze and. carried her in ten minutes past the Shamrock. But when the wind died to six knots, ms it. did within a few minutes, the Shamrock forged steadily ahead, until at the end of 4.1 minutes she led by 200 yards. Then a sudden haul of the wind to the north-north west reached the Columbia first. The big bel lied sfmmaker was taken in. her main sail was smartly gybed and she passed the Shamrock as if the latter had l»een moored to her wharf. Instead of run, the canting of the wind now made it a reach for the outer mark, but the Columbia gradually edged over toward! the Jersey coast with the intention of getting me wind astern and running straight before if. The manoeuvre was successfully accom plished after crossing the Shamrock's bow hut just as flu* spinnaker was set (Continued on Second Page.) LITTLE FOR VENEZUELA OF THE 60,000 SQUARE MILES OF TERRI TORY SHE CLAIMS The Anglo-Venezuelan Arbtration Commission Awards Only 100 Miles Mostly Marsh Land England Gets the Balance. Paris, Oct. 3. —The decision of the Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration Commission tvas announced today. The award was unanimous, and is considered in the nature of a compromise rather than as favoring Venezuela. Some of Great Britain’s claims as to the interior and on the coast are disallowed. Her frontier will start at the Wami river. The award briefly summarized, means that of the 00.000 square miles claimed by Venezuela, that country obtains only 100, formed partly of the marsh land near the river Barium, and a portion in the interior; while Great Britain retains all the forest country. DEMAND FOR (UIT CARTER. Brit Served Asking That He Be Pro duced in Court Today. New York, Oct. 3. —A representative of the law firm of Kellogg, Rose and Smith, has served a writ of habeas cor pus on Captain B. K. Roberts, command ant of Governor’s Island, demanding that Captain Oberlin M. Carter lx* produced in court before Judge Laeomlb of the United States Circuit Court at 11 a. m. tomorow. WAR DEPARTMENTS ACTION. Washington, Oct. 3.- Tile War De partment was tis lay informed of the habeas eorjMis proceedings in the case of Captain Carter and Major Johnston of the Adjutant General’s office, was sent to New York with a transcript of the record. Colonel Clous of the Judge Advocate's Department, will represent •the War Department in further pro ceedings. STRUCK AND KICKED HER. Testimony Given at the Trial of Julia Morrison. Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 3.—The ease of Julia Morrison James, the actress, charged Avlth the murder of Frank Lied enheiiucr, manager of the “Mr. Plaster of Paris” Company, was called in the Circuit court today, ami on application of the State’s Attorney continued until the January term on account of the ab sence of important witnesses. The fact of the killing was proved by the .State. The defense introduced Avit nesses Avho testified that when Mass Morrison fired the fatal shot, Leiden heimer Avas threatening her Avith a draAvn cane. Three others testified to having heard Leiileuhdimer apply op prohious throats to the woman at the re hearsal on the morning before the trage dy, and that he had struck her several times and kicked her down a stairway. ONE NEW FEVER CASE. Jackson, Miss.. Oct. 3.—The Board of Health reported one new ease today. There have been fourteen oases to date, and four deaths, and eight eases are noAV under treatment. Arrangements have been made by Surgeon General Carter of the Marine Hospital Service to estab lish a camp of refuge for those who have been exposed to the fever, and it will ho open to voluntary refugees tomorroAv. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ?-* IK WILL TAKE VIGOROUS ACTION President of New Orleans Cotton Exchange Writes, THE TRADE VICTIMIZED THE MISTAKE OF THE NEWS AGENCY CRIMINAL. WESTERN UNION READY TO TAKE COTTON All That Which Was Bought on the Basis of * the False Figures from Liverpool, it is Said. Georgia Attor- n a ys’ Opinion. Nt'AV Orleans, La., Oct. 3.— I The fol lowing was forwarded by telegraph to day by tin* President of the New Or leans Cotton Exchange in reference to last Friday’s fiasco concerning Liver pool quotations: “NeAV Orleans, La., October 3rd. “I’resident Western Union Telegraph Company, New York. "If, as stated in Mr. Dealy’s expla nation, the operator in sending Liverpool specials on Friday changed tin? system without notification, leaving the trade to read tin* dis|uitches as had been cus tomary, and which reading created a false impression of enormous advances, his action Avas no less criminal than if the result of wilful and corrupt decep tion. “The cotton trade of the South has been victimized and demoralized by tin* criminal neglect ami carelessness on Tin* part of your employes and it is due the cotton trade, as well as the Interests of your company that the official or officials aa hose neglect of duty permit ted such conditions and the operator or operators who sent the dispatches Avlth nui notice of change should be known to the world and promptly dismissed as au example to deter others in future from like criminal negligence. “We do not consider absence of offi cials Avho leave their duty to be per formed by incompetent people any ex cuse for so graA’e an issue. “The Board of Directors of this ex change meet tomorrow to take vigorous action in the matter anil your prompt reply is requested for their considera tion. (Signed) “JOHN M. PARKER. “President New Orleans Cotton Ex change.” WESTERN UNION WILL TAKE IT Cotton Secured l»y Merchants Under the Fake Liverpool Quotations. Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 3. —The Journal to day publishes a story to the effect’ that the Western Union Ti'legr ton Lim pan.v Avill buy all the cotton Secured t y merchants at prices based on the recent fake quotations which came oavi* their wires. The Journal says: “There is the strongest kind of a rumor on the cotton markers today that the recent fake Liver[>ool quotations which caused so much excitement in the Southern exchanges and Avhich were said to due to a mistake on the part of the telegraph company, is assuming tin* proportions of a deal. It is said on the inside that the telegraph company has notified all its customers avlio bought cotton on the fake quotations and who have threatened to bring suit against the company for tin* niislak**, that it Avill take all tin* cotton h eigh; on the quotations.” TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIABLE. Attorneys of Savannah Quote Supreme Court of Georgia. Savannah, Ga., Oct. 3.—-The attor neys of the Savannah Cotton Exchange rendered an opinion today on the mat ter of fixing the liability of the bogus JJverpool quotations of last Friday. They quote the Supreme Court of Geor gia as saying that the telegraph company must, at its peril, see to it that messages are sent and delivered without altera tion, notwithstanding the company *s not ordinarily an insurer. “When .1 tel<* graph company enters into a special contract to fawnish market reports, quo tations. etc.,” says the report, “it in sures the correctness of the intelligence it receives for information, as well as the correctness with Avhic’h the communi cation itself is msuM” The eottjfti exchange is advised, then fore, that the telegraph company is lia ble to it. But the exchange is not lia ble to its members ifor trade made on the information received from tlie com pany. In such matters the responsibility is individual. TO RAISE PRICE OF TIMBER. Savannah. Ga.. Oct. 3. —The Georgia Saw Mill Association which embraces lumber men of South Carolina and Florida, met here today. Tin* principal business was the consideration of an advance of prices. It is understood that an advance of fifty cents to .SI.OO (nr 1,000 feet avu 11 be ordered. TWO DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans. La., Oet. 3.—One ease of yellow fever was reported toil ay. Two of the old cases resulted in death.