North Carolina Newspapers

The Weather 1 o-Day: FAIH. The News and Observer. VOL. XLYII. NO. 50. leads all mum carouna dailies in news and aramii. GOEBEL HAS WON THE FIGHT He Will be the Next Governor of the Blue Grass State. LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL’S RETURNS They Give Goebel a Plurality of 2,070 With 72 Precincts to Hear From-Of These 20 Are in the Eleventh Dis trict, 7 in the Tenth and 31 Are Demo —* cratic Counties of the Tenth District. Louisville, K., Nov. 9. —(Thursday.)— Returns received by the Courier-Jourrtnl up to 1:30 a. in. give Goebel a plurality of 2,070 votes. These figures are based on returns from 1,791 out of 1,803 precincts. Os the 72 missing precincts twenty are in ithe Republican eleventh district, seven are in the Republican counties of the Tenth district and 31 are Democratic counties of the Tenth district. LOOKS LIKE A CONTEST. Louisville. Ky., Nov. 8. —No matter what result the face of the returns of yesterday’s State election shows, a con test ds very likely to occur. Additional returns received today and tonight con tinue to show Republican gains, and basing an estimate upon the normal com plexion of the precincts still unre ported, indicate 'a plurality of 9,000 or 8.000 for W. S. Taylor for Governor. The be lated returns are mostly from mountain counties which are strongly Republican. The Eleventh district, which in 1893 gave McKinley a plurality of 19,000 is only about half reported. Eleven out. of nineteen counties in this district give Taylor pluralities .aggregating 12,002, indicating that the Republicans have car ried the district by about the same fig ures as in 1890. The Goebel people ding to their claim of a plurality of 5.000 in. the State, these figures being the estinnate made by the nominee himself tonight. At Republican headquarters in this city Taylor’s plurality is placed at 8.000. In neither case is it ,<ossible to get the figures ujwhi which the claim is based, ear h side evidently fearing that giving publicity to ‘the reports of its agents throughout the State might work to the advantage of its opponent in the event of a contest. Almost complete returns from Louis ville and Jefferson county do net change last night's estimate of a Republican plurality of a little over 3,000. Governor Bradley is still in the idly and announces that lie wall remain here for several days. In view of the probability of a con test over the vote for Governor, this statement made by Chairman Ixwig, oh the Republican campaign committee at 11 o’clock tonight, is significant. Said Mr. Long: “The Legislature is close, but I think we have lost both houses. From semi official returns from all counties except twelve, and careful estimates from those we have carried the State by 8,000 plurality for Taylor.” In 'the event of a contest it will come before the Legislature. This is the case only with the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The law cover ing this point provide that a board for determining a contest for Governor shall be chosen in the Legislature by lot. the Senate selecting three and the House eight members. The decision of this board is not final nor conclusive. If must repont to the* General Assembly where further action may be taken. Tonight’s developments bring the Leg islature into prominence, because of the probability that it ultimately will have to determine who is ito be the next Gov ernor of Kentucky. In all expressions upon the result of the election, coming from Democratic headquarters, the Leg- j (islature has been claimed as safe for! that party. No statement of its make up has lieen given, but it is probable that a number of members claimed by! the Democrats are not Goebel men. if tin* strength of the two great parties is nearly equal these anti-Goebel Demo- ; crats probably would hold the balance! of power, thus furnishing all tin* ele- j meats for a repetition of tin* exciting* iiaid bitter contest of 1897. which result-j ed in the defeat of Joe Blackburn for the United States Senate. While' tin* returns on the head of j the tickets are incomplete, but j little attention has been paid to the figures on members of the legislature, and until tlq. contest between the lead ers is cleared up somewhat it will be* hard to get tain accurate estimate of the relative strength of the parties m the ! Assembly. Returns received by the < Courier-Jour nal up to 'midnight give Goebel a plural-! •it.V iu the State outside of the eleven tih j district 15,300. The eleventh district, as far as resolved, shows the usual Re publican majorities. > x counties in Ibis district, which last night reported Taylor* 'pluralities, in tonight’s revised figures iu-* creased these pluralities <by ~300. On tlie other hand the first, district, in the extreme western portion of the State, the banafbr Democratic district, increases its plurality for Goebel several 'hundred over the figures returned last night. 1 Warrants have <lto< n sworn out against upward of two hundred election officers and others in Louisville, alleging intimi dation of vK>tens. The cases will (be pre sented to the Federal Grand Jury. REPUBLICANS COUNT NO MORE. Lincoln. Neb., Nov. B.—Complete county returns coming in tonight do not materially change the early estina#."s of the results of yesterday's election* The Funionists carry the State by 12X09 perhaps more, on the Taco of returns from nearly half the counties. Tfiry elect William Neville to Congress over Moses P. Kinkadd in the Sixth district, but by a reduced majority and gain slightly in judicial districts. Chairman Edmdston of the Fusion State Central committee, insists that Ho'comb is elect ed Judge of the Supreme court by 15,- 000. The Republican committee gave up the fight and quit counting early thiw morning. BARNETT’S PLURALITY 109,105. Philadelphia, Nov. 8. —Compiute re turns from sixty of the sixty-seven coun ties in the State, including Philadelphia; and with carefully revised estimates from the seven missing counties, show a plurality of 109,405 for Barnett, (Rep ), for State Treasurer over Creasy. (Dem J The plurality for Brown, (Jtip.t, for Supri me 'Court Judge will exceed that of Barnett by probably 30.000. DEMOCRATS WON EASILY. New Orleans, La., Nov. 8. —The re gu lar Democrats won an easier victory than expected. The registration had been thoroughly purged and the aggro practically eliminated, leaving 38,000 votes as against 00.000 votes on the roll two years ago. Os these 32,000 votes were cast, Paul ■Capdev.ielle, the Demo cratic candidate for mayor, receiving a majority of 0,700. SAMFORD FOR GOVERNOR. Birmingham, Ala., Nov. B.—Hon. W. •T. Snmforel has announced himself as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor. LARGE VOTE FOR .TOMES. Cincinnati, Ohio, November 8. —Unoffi- cial returns have been received by the Western Union from all counties in Ohio, with a few scattering precincts estimated. The footings give Nash (Rep.) for Governor, a plurality of 49,205. The reports in most cases give only the pluralities and hence it has not been possible to give the total vote of the candidates. The Jones vote, however, has boon reported from 47 counties, in cluding Cuyahoga, Lucas, Hamilton and Summit, where the largest vote for him was cast. It shows a total in 47 coun ties of 82,787. Nothing has been received by the Western Union to change its estimate made early in the day of a plurality for Taylor, Republican,for Governor of Ken tucky. Advices from unreported pre cincts are coining in slowly, and it may be a day or two before all are received. MIXED IN UTAH. Salt Luke, Utah, Nov. 8. —Thompson (Rep.) for mayor has a majority of 080. The Republicans also elected Recorder and Auditor and the Democrats the At torney, Treasurer and Justices of the Peace. The council stands, 9 Republi cans and (J Democrats. The Democrats elected mayors in Ogden, Provo, Park City and Logan. MISSISSIPPI VOTED SOLID. Jackson, Miss., Nov. B.—-The Demo cratic State ticket elected is as follows: Governor, 11. 11. Ixmgino; Lieutenant Governor, J. I’. Harrison; Secretary of State, J. L. Power; Auditor, W. tj. Cole; Treasurer, Robert Stowers; Attor ney General, Monroe McClurg; Revenue Agent, Wirt Adams; Superintendent of Education, 11. L. Whitfield; State Land Commission, E. 11. Nall; Clerk Supreme Court. E. W. Brown. Railroad COmmisHioners —Northern District, J. C. Ivinoannon; Southern District, A. Q. May; Central District, ,1. I). Mclnnis. The ticket was voted solid and there will not be a variance of 100 votes be tween any of the candidates on the list. Late results do not, change the estimated majority of 30,000. The proposed Noel amendment pro viding for an elective judiciary was de feated by a majority of nearly 5,000. The chief opiiosition to tin* measure was based on the belief that its phrasing was unconstitutional. RBI ’UR LI CA X < :ON< i REKSM AX. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 8. —J. J. Gill, Republican, is elected over Lavosier Spence, Democrat, for Congress in the Sixteenth Ohio district by 440 votes. Mr. Gill will till the unexpired term of the late Lorenzo Diinford. * republican gains. New York, Nov. 8.— Taking the high est candidate for county office on each ticket in all the counties, the Republican plurality in New Jersey is well above RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER !*, 1899. 20,000. Taking what local political lead ers consider a fair average in each coun ty. the Republican plurality is alsmt 10,000. A year ago the Republican plurality in the State, calculated in the same manner was 8,400, In the same year Voorhees, Republican, for Gover nor, had 5,499 plurality. A DEMOCRATIC SWEEP. San Francisco, Cal., Nov. B.—Correct semi-official returns show that, the Demo crats made almost a clean sweep in tin* municipal election held here yesterday. The Republicans succeeded' but in seven eases on the entire ticket. They elect ed the sheriff, auditor, tax commission er, county clerk and three supervisors. The Democrats elected the mayor and all other county officers and fifteen su pervisors. Mayor Phelan's plurality over Davis (Rep.) is 7,750. REPUBLICANS ELECT JUDGE. Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 8. —More com plete returns from the State at large confirm last night’s estimate of a Republican majority of seven to ten thousand for Supreme judge. GOEBEL WILL NOT BE CHEATED. Frankfort, Ky., Nov. B.—Senator Goe bel arrived here at 8 o’clock tonight and was met at the train by a crowd of 1,500 enthusiastic followers. From the balcony of the Capitol Hotel where his headquarters is located, Mr. Goebel made a speech in which he said: “I believe I have been elected, in faor I know I have. I see my friend Gen eral Taylor says he will assume the office of Governor. All I have to say if I have been elected, as I believe, I Avill be inaugurated in spite of the and Nashville Railroad ;l%d Bradley’s bayonets.” Ex-Senator Joseph Bfack burn also spoke, claiming Goebel's election by a slender majority and calling on the peo ple to see to it that he is seated. DEMOCRATS SWEEP MARYLAND. Baltimore, Mil., Nov. B. Unofficial returns from Baltimore city and all the Continued on Second Page). GOVERNMENT BY CUBANS AFTER THE CUBAN CENSUS IT WILL BE TRIED THERE. Gen. Lee Thinks if it Proves a Success the United Slates Will Withdraw From the Island. Now York, Nov, 8. —"The future of Cuba,” is a pajar by Major General Fitzhugh Leo which will appear iu the Independent tomorrow, as follows: “Yes I can say that during the last six months crime has decreased and peace and prosperity are spreading or reviving in a great m a sure. Til's, how ever, Seems attributable to tin* presence of the United States troops, whom the chief property holders and conservative business men insist must stay. The Cu bans themselves seeui to lie very much divided in opinion as to what ought to be done. Sme want an independ- nt 'republic immediately. Others insist that Culm should be annexed to the United States and great numbers of others s cm to have no positive opinions concerning the path their country should pursue. There is, of course, on the part of a majority a lack of understanding of the difficulties of self government. “At present the census is being taken in Cuba and for the find; time wo shall have an accurate and reliable enumera tion. When that had been, finished the experiment of free government by Cu bans for Cubans will, 1 believe, be tried. Precisely in what locality or in what form I do not: know'. That is a matter for our Government to decide, and I have obtained no information of its intentions in the matter. “If it is found that Cubans can or ganize and maintain iai government in their island that will protect life and property, undoubtedly we shall witlir draw and allow them to go their way along the path of independence, accom panied by nothing more embarrassing than our very best wishes. “But at present all is tentative, all attempts at government are merely ex perimental. land, not being a prophet, I am tunable to say what the future holds for file Pearl of the Antilles. I sincere ly hope that it is happiness and pros perity in their greatest abundance and in highest form.” The Czar Visits the Kaiser. Potsdam, Nov. B.—The Czar and Czarina arrived here at 11 o'clock to day and were welcomed 1 by the Em peror and Empress of Germany at Wild Park station. The* most cordial greeting were exchanged. Their ma jesties tin n drove to the new palace. At 0 o'clock Emperor William received Count Muruvieff, in tin* presence <;f Count Yen Ruelow, tin* audience lasting half an hour. The grand banquet was served at 7 o’clock in the Jasper Gal lery. Immediately preceding it, Em peror William personally handed tin* grand cross of the Red Eagle to Count Yon Ruelow. Their Russian Majesties started for home from Wild Park station at 9 o’clock this evening, after a cordial fare well. Emperor William and the Empress accompanying them as fur as Ciiarlotten burg. % The Fever at New Orleans. Washington, Nov. 8. —A me sage to the 'Surgeon General of tlu* (Marine Hos pital Service report** that there were no new cases of yellow fever in New Orleans yesterday. There lmd been three cases reported Monday. New Orleans reports three new eases and one di al'll since the fifth instant. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE BRITISH They Arrive at Estcourt and Pietermaritzburg. AN ADVANCE TO COLENSO 1 ‘ll DBA BI .V ALIMvAI) Y REOOCU PEED BY THE BRITISH. GEN. JOUBERT HAS DRAWN IN HIS HORNS At JEstcourt and Piete'marilzburg the Defences Have Been Greatly Strengthened and it is Believed They Can Hold . Out Till Help Arrives. London, Nov. 8. —To the eyes of mili tary experts the darkest page of the war is now being written. But even that is illuminated with bright passages, such as General White’s victorious sorties. If In* can keep the British llag flying over Ladysmith until he is re lieved, the campaign will turn a fresh page, and with the advance of Sir Red vers Buffer's force, the British public is promised more cheerful reading. The most interesting news tonight is a dispatch from Estcourt announcing the departure of a strong force of mounted troops and artillery for a destination not given in the advices. Another mes sage announces the arrival at Estcourt and Pietermaritzburg within the last few days of reinforcements from Dur ban and that 3,500 troops are* assem bled, ready for an advance to Colenso, when the opportune moment arrives. The latter dispatch throws light upon the former, and the force which left Estcourt Monday has doubtless reoccu pied Colenso and possibly is now ad vancing cautiously up the railroad to ward Ladysmith. General White’s sortie of Friday, almost to tin* banks of the Tugela River encouraging its ooinmand <>' iu the hope of joining hands with him. •General Jotiliert. 'the latest advices would indicate, drew in his horns after Friday's engagement, and has since with drawn ithe southern Boer contingents, leaving only outposts on the line from Lidysmitih to Uolenso. Tlu* Boers who occupied Uolenso about the maddle of last week retired without damaging Bul w< r bridge over flu* Tugela River or the I railroad as far north as the village of Xcltiiorpe, seven miles south of Lady smith. Evidently they nurse a hope of eventually utilizing both in their descent on I'icterniaritztiinrg. (Meanwhile the British are also able to use both, as they have already done, in rumming up an ar mored train which may at the present moment he covering the advance of the Estcount force. At Estcourt stud Pietermaritzburg the defensive works have liven greatly strengthened wiffhiin tlu* last few days, and they are now believed capable of holding their own against any Boer force which ueneral Jowhert would at the present juncture risk sending against either it.au n. Both, are likely to be strengthened before the week is out by a further naval force and even by the first detaehtmeinit of General Buffer’s army corps. None of tlu* troopships have arrived. The one which it was predicted might reach Plaint Town at the earliest on Mon day is at yet unannounced, and even wlhem it d'oes arrive there, it will have three days’ steaming to reach Durham. As many as six transports with 4,500 troops are expected to Ik* in Cape Town harbor 'by this time, but the War Office last evening issued a statement to the effect that the only arrivals tit Cape Town were tin* (Sumatra, from Durban, with wounded, the Southern 'Gross, from Gibraltar, with unities, amd the collier Wen voe. The situation looks brighter at Matc hing. where the Boers are apparently disheartened at the unexpected resist ance, a large, body of tlieir force having been detached to the south to assist in the investment of Kimberley, around which the cordon is drawing tighter. Evidently the Boers intend to make a concentrated effort to capture lviinlierley and their arch-enemy Cecil Rhodes. The reported departure of a Boer con tingent from Pretoria, with German ar tillery gunners, moving in a southerly direction, is .taken to mean co-operation in tlie invasion of northern, portions of Cape Colony, an undertairing, which thus far has not progressed very rapidly. Reports of a treacherous use of the white flag by tin* Boers, coming from native sources, are not received with complete credulity, but at the same time, their reiteration is making an unfavora ble impression. GUNS BOOM NEAR UOLENSO. Estcourt', Natal. Monday. November O. —10:45 a. m. —Tlu* Natal field artillery left camp today escorted by troops of the Imperial Light Horse. Carbineers and Natal police. The destination of the force is unknown. Firing was heard this morning in the direction of Colenso, from which it is believed tin* Boers have resumed the bombardment of Ladysmith. ARMORED TRAIN RETURNS. Escourt. Natal, Sunday, Nov. 5.—5:20 P. M.—-Brigadier-General Wolfe Murray has received important dispatches from Ladysmith by it runner, but their con tents have not yet been divulged. The armored train with a detachment of the Dublin Fusiliers and a railroad engin eering staff, which left here for Colenso, to repair the line, yesterday evening, and which also intended to go through to Ladysmith if possible, has returned here. The commanding officer reports that he proceeded beyond Colenso and found the dwellings there untouched. There had been no looting t here except in it single case where a store was looted by Kaf firs. It is reported that the Boers are . it within twenty miles of here. Captain French managed to leave Ladysmith by the last train from there. Four miles front Colenso the Boers fired on the train but no one was hit. The general is going to Cape Town in order to take command of the cavalry. The border regiment arrived here on Fri day. TO PROTECT TIIE BORDER. Coh sburg, Monday, Nov. 0. —l:t is re ported that throe thousand ’Boers have left Pretoria and are going to protect the southern (border of the Orange Free (State. They are said to be accompanied (by a. large contingent of German artil lery with quick firing gums of heavy calibre. THE C. C. R. ELECTS DIRECTORS. \ Officers of the Road to be Chosen the Eighteenth, Wilmington, Nov. B.—‘At a meeting of stockholders of the Carolina Central Railroad Company held here this morn ing the following directors were elected': John 8. Williams, Richmond, Va.; John F. McNair, James 0. S'tevtnson, and G. J. Roney, Wilmington, N. U.; 11. C. Hoffman, Baßknore. Ain.; J. Aug. Johnson, J. Brand or Matthews, and (J. (Sidney Sheparu l , New York; Edward B. Addison, duehmond, Va.; R. "0. David son, Baltimore, Mil., and I). A. Tomp kins, 'Charlotte, X. 0. Adjournment was taken to meet at Wilmington, Wednesday, November 18th, at whit h time the directors will choose officers of the road. UNVEILED AT ST. PAUL'S TABLETS TO MISS WIMNIE DAVIS AND HER BROTHERS. United Daughters cf Confederacy in Session. Monuments to be Unve led Today. Gen. Lee to r peak. Richmond, Yu., Nov. 8. —The United Daughters of the Confederacy assem bled in their sixth annual convention at the Jefferson Hotel roof garden here this morning. Mrs. Kate Cabell | <Trrie, the president, called tin* body to di'di r. Mrs. Nomdlui V. Randolph wtT S coined flue 1 laughtersVaml 'Mrs. E. U. j Miner, on behalf of Mrs. Joseph Bryan, | president of ithe Ladies’ Memorial Lit i urary Society, who could not he pres i ent, also read a welcoming addrees. Airs, j Currie responded. Airs. James Y. Leigh, of Norfolk, pres j idenut of the Virginia State Division, pro* | wonted a, gavel made by a Confederate | soldier from a tree under which General Lee made his last spi*ech to the Confed erate soldiers. The gavel will be used during the convention, and will then be returned to iMrs. Atfwood, of Appo mattox. The convolution then adjourned in or der that tin* delegates might attend the unveiling of the tanuets in St. Paul’s | church to Alliss Winnie Davis and the | Davis sons. The church was crowded, and the services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Loudon It. Mason, and Bishop George W. Peterkin, of the Episcopal diocese of West Virgina. delivered the* address, in which he paid a F-autiful tribute to Air. Davis, Miss AYi,unlit* and tin* women of the South. Immediately after this, Jefferson Hayes Davis, the grandson of President Davis, released the veil covering tin* tablets, and they were exposed to view. (Mrs. iDavis was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Hayes. .Airs. George Boss, Judge and Airs. John u. Regan, of Texas; Airs. Hurt, of New York, and Air. 'Edgar It. Farrar, of New York. They#>ceupa'ed a p< w in the centre aisle. The tablet to Winnie Davis has a bronze has relief of Miss Davis and rests on a slab of colored imurble. The in scription is: “Daughter of the Confederacy.” Varirna Anne Davis. Burn July 27th. 1804, Entered into Eternal Life, ‘September 18th, 1898. Blessed are the port* in heart, for they shall see God.” The tablets to the children are to the memory of the four sons of Presilkjeeiit Davis —'Samuel Emory, Jefferson, Jr., Joseph Evan, and \\ -mm Unwell Da vis. The former was erected by friends, and the latter by Airs, llayes. The monument to Winnie Davis erect ed in Ilolywuod Cemetery by the Daugh ters of 'the Confederacy, and the monu ments to All'. Davis and defiers o Davis, Jr., will b'e nnveiled tomorrow, with im posing ceremonies. General Fitzhugh Lee will be one of the speakers at the unveiling. BREWERIES FOR THE SOUTH. At Newport News, Lynchburg and at Chattanooga. Ohattamlooga, Team., Nov. B.—The Maryland Brewery Company of Balti more, formerly the Lion Brewing Com pany, have decided to build several large breweries In the (South. One ait Lynch burg and one tit Newport (News. Va. Atlanta', G a., will undoubtedly got an other, and l an appropriation has been made to erect aunt her here. Each brewery will have a capital stock of $150,000. £ E FIVE CENTS DIVISION OF IRE SAMOAN ISLANDS Great Britain and Germany Are Agreed. AMERICA WILL APPROVE TUTUILA AND THE SUBSIDIARY ISLANDS OURS. GERMANY WILL GET THE SAMOAN GROUP The Tongas and Some Others go to Great Britain. State Department Here Unad vised as Yet But its Approval Almost Assured. Berlin, Nov. B.—lt was officially an nounced this morning that an agreement, subject to the approval of the United States, had been arrived at between Great Britain and Germany by virtue of which the Samoan act is repealed and the Islands of' Upolu, Savali and the small adjacent islands fall to Germany as her property, and the Island of Tu tuila and the subsidiary islands go to the United States. Great Britain, it is added, renounces any claim to the Sa moan Islands, and Germany, in turn, renounces any claim to the Tonga Is lands and to Savage Island in favor of ■Great Britain, and also cedes Choiseul and San Isabel, the two easterly islands of the Solomon group, with their insular surroundings, to Great Britain. The consular representatives of the two pow ers iu Samoa and the Tonga Islands aro to be withdrawn for the present, and German subjects are to have the same rights as British subjects in regard to the free and unimpeded enlistment of native laborers in, the whole of the Solo mon group in the possession of Great Britain, including Choiseul and San Isabel. At the same time an agreement has been arrived at between the two pow ers, by virtue of which tin* so-called nen nul zone in the Hinterland or GernnuN. Togoland and the British gold coast will In* divided in such a manner that the boundary of the German and British territories will be formed by the Paka river up to a point where the latter cuts the ninth degree of latitude, thence north liy a line to Ik* fixed by a mixed commission. To this is appended a reservation that the countries of Alam prusi and Gambas'a shall fall to Great Britain and the countries of Yeudi and Chakosi to Germany. Finally, accord ing to the decision of the Colonial Coun cil, Germany has promised to renounce her extra territorial rights in Zanzibar till the expiration of the commercial treaty iu 1902, with the proviso that the renunciation is only effective when the other nations abandon their extra terri torial rights in Zanzibar in favor of Great Britain. Regarding this agreement, it is ob served that the United States’ assent is. regarded as assured. A further agreement concluded be tween Germany, Great Britain and the United States is to the effect that the question of compensation for claims for damages during the late trouble is to be submitted to an imperial comt of arbi tration. which will decide all claims. STATEAI ENT IX I A >S IX >X. London. Nov. 8. —The British Foreign Office today gave out a statement in regard to the 'Samoan agreement similar to that issued in, Berlin, showing that the United States gets Tutuila and other Samoan Islands, east of 171st degree of longitude. The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Mail says he has learned that the Sa moan (agreement contains secret clauses relating to South Africa, whereby the plans of Cecil Rhodes are advanced a step toward realization. OUR APPROVAL LIKELY. Washington, Nov. 8. —The State De partment lias not yet. been advised of the agreement between Grout Britain and Germany respecting tlu* Samoan group. It is gathered, however, that if the outline of the agrement set out in tlu* cable advices is accurate, there* will lie no disposition to withhold our approval provided certain minor condi tions are included. Sentenced For Killing His Father. Charleston, S. (’., Nov. 8, —Dr. Alaxc.v G. Lee, of a well known family of Darl ington, this State, who killed his fath' r. Dr. Lee, several months ago, was to day found guilty “with a recommendation to mercy,” which probably means life imprisonment in the State penitentiary. Testimony showed that Dr. Lee, the father, was in the hall talking to his son, the accused’, who had in his hand a (hammerless gun. which was discharged, lodging in the body of tin* father, who died from the wound. The plea of the defense was accidental homicide. The case began on Monday and the verdict of guilty was returned this afteruoon. Richmond, Va., Nov. B.—Admiral Schley was given an ovation as he pass ed through Southwest Virginia today. At Bristol he was greeted by 5,000 peo ple, and after being introduc'd! by Con gressman Rhea, made it speech. En thusiastic crowds also surrounded the train when it stopped at Abingdon. Em ory, Glade Spring and other points.