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VOL. XLVII. NO. 58.
IMS ILL iOSffl GAROUNA DAILIES 11 NEWS 110 SIBSUMISN.
MASSING OF TOE
FOE HEAR TftRLAC
Two Thousand of Them Re
ported at Gerona.
RAIDS ARE THREATENED
M’ARTHUR AXU LAWTON'S COM
MANDS NEAR EACH OTHER.
MACARTHUR MOVES TOWARD BAYOMBONG
Colonel Howes Advances to Rosales. A Letter
Found Written by One of the Twenty-
One American Prisoners That
Were Held There.
Manila. Nov. 17. —9:20 a. in. —Gen-
erals MiacArthur’g and Lawton’s com
mands arc now near each other. Gen
eral Mae Arthur is getting supplies in
Tarlac over the railroad from Baniban,
with lan engine which was raised from
the river by the Ninth infantry.
Colonel Howes, who occupied Victoria
with six troops of the Third cavalry, has
advanced to Rosales. A letter was
found at Victoria from Private Desmond,
of the signal corps* one of the twenty
one Ainerktaii prisoners held there.
% These prisoners, the letter said, were
expecting to be taken to the mountains
before the army arrived.
Two thousand insurgents are reported
to Ik* massing at Gerona. above Tarlac,
and General Macurdo is said to he in the
mountains west of Angeles with a thou
sand men proposing to make ranis. Rain
has been falling throughout the month,
and for the past week there has been
a heavy downpour. The whole country
is in as bad condition as at any time this
season.
ON TO BAYOMBONG.
Manila. Nov. IS.—{Saturday 8 a. ni.)--
General MacArbhur with the Thirty
sixth infantry, a battalion of the'Sevei
-4 couth infantry, a troop of the Fourth
cavalry, several Gatlings and a detach
ment of the signal carps, lias begun his
northward advance from Tarlac, whi::h
will be continued to Bayornbong, Prov
ince of New Vizcaya.
THE LEAGUE S LAST DAY.
Association for Good City Government
Meets at Milwaukee Next.
iCohimbus, 0., Nov. 17.—The executive
committee of the National Municipal
League today chose Milwaukee as the
place of the next meeting. The meeting
of the league today opened with an ad
dress by Professor I>. E. Rowe, of the
University of Pennsylvania on “Pub’ic
Accounting Under the Proposed Munici
pal Programme.’’
The discussion of the topic was opened
by Dr. K. W. Hartwell, Secretary of the
Boston Municipal Statistical Committe \
who spoke on “The Financial Reports of
'Municipalities, with special reference to
the requirement of uniformity.”
®r. Bamud E. Sparling, Secretary • f
the Wisconsin League of Municipalities
discussed the same phase of the subject.
“The Financial Control Over Receipts
and 'Expenditures,” was the theme of A.
L, Oroshy, former Deputy Auditor of th;:
city of Cleveland,
“The accounts of municipal industrial
enterprises” were treated by Profess ir
C. W. Tooke, of the University of Illi
nios.
Walter S. Allen, of Boston, discuss*.!
“The Accounts of Grantees of Fran
chisee.”
This afternoon there was a general
discussion of the report of the commit
tee on Municipal Programme looking v<>
the final adoption of the model chart *:•,
which completed tin* work of the league
for this session.
The report of the Committee on Muni
cijijJ Programme was adopted as pre
sented.
THE HARDWICK BILL.
Sensational Address of a Negro Bishop
Against It.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 17.—‘Bishop H. M.
Turner of the African Methodist cha.-ch
delivered a sensational address this morn
ing to the Georgia Conference of the
African Methodist church.
He urged every possible opposition by
Georgia negroes to the Hardwick B;i>
to limit the suffrage now before the Leg
islature.
He said he proposed taking the stump
himself and implored every minister
present to do likewise.
He said the law would reduce every
negro to the ignoble status of a free slave
and that conditions would be worse than
before tin* war. It. would outlaw every
black man and woman.
He saiid the author was merely s i k
ing notoriety and was backed by the
“poor White” element.
“Not one negro in thirty ever thinks
of voting.” the Bishop declared. “They
do not sell their votes. Three votes an
sold for every negro ballot purchased.”
The Bishop denounced the Supreme
Court of the United States for taking
away the negroes’ eivil rights, but ex
empted Justice Harlan who was the m
groes’ friend.
He said the negroes hail no army, but
that the God of nations was on then
side.
He urged that every minister assist in
getting signatures to the petition to Con
gress for an appropriation of $105,000,
000 to lie ust‘d dn sending 7,000,000 of the
race of Africa so that there would be
an end of race conflicts dn this country.
He said the Legislature would have 10
tight, the negro of Georgia on his knees
and he prays night and day to God “to
blight and curse the promoters of ini*
unrighteous mea sure.”
YELLOW FEVER DISCUSSED.
It Grows Milder Every Year, Dr.
Souchon Says.
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 17— Dr. Edmond
Souchon, President of the Louisiana
State Board of Health, spent a portion
of the day here with Secretary Hunter,
of tin* Mississippi Board, discussing the
present fever infection. He expressed
the opinion that the original germs were
not imparted from Cuba, but were a
production of the germ of last year
which had not been entirely killed by the
severe weather. He emphatically de
nied that Jaekson in foot ion had been
brought from New Orleans, as no evi
dence in support of such a claim had
been presented. After the examination
of the pathological reports of several
local cases he stated that symptoms were
the same as those of the New Orleans
fever. l>r. Souchon says yellow fever
is growing milder each year and he be
lieves it will entirely disappear or cease
to Ik* known as yellow fever. l>r. Soueh
on attributed the light spread this yeai
to scientific sanitation, whk'h he says is
the only effectual agency to stamp out
the disease.
D,L, MOODY STRICKEN
Great Evangelist Suffering
With His Heart.
He Leaves Kansas City for Ncrthfield, Mass,
in Care of Physicians. His Condition
Regarded as Serious.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 17.—Dwight L.
Moody, the evangelist who has tx-ea
preaching here to thousands nightly in
Convention hall, is broken in health and is
suffering from an affection of the heart.
Hi* engagement was cut short and to
night he is on route for his home at
.\ortihifielil, Mass., in the care of Dr.
Sehauffler. of this city and Mr. G. M.
Yining, teller of the Union National
bank.
They are travelling in a special car
provided; by the committee of churchmen
who brought Mr. Moody to Kansas City.
If is admitted that Mr. 'Moody’s con
dition is Serious, though when the c vau
gelist was seen at his hotel Shortly be
fore being taken to the railway station,
he expressed the belief that Ids condition
was not serious. He stated that he was
feeling very weak and added:
"I have had trouble with my heart
for a good many years, but I never teit
as weak as 1 do now. There is nothing
alarming about my condition, 1 believe.”
DESPERATE FIGHT WITH FIRE.
Twenty Stores and Buildings Burned.
8,000 Bales of Cotton Saved.
Magnolia, Ark., Nov. 17. —After a hard
tight by the citizens the cotton compress
and warehouse in which was stored 8.-
000 bales of cotton, and which was seri
ously threatened by fire last night, was
saved. The flames swept the entire
square on West Main street to Miudison
street. Some twenty stores and build
ings were destroyed entailing a loss of
$75,000. The amount of insurance and
the cause of the fire is not known.
The Patria Abandoned.
Hamburg, Nov. 17. —The officials of
the Hamburg-American Line have re
ceived a dispatch from Ouxhaven an
nouncing that the company's steamer
A these a from Philadelphia for Hamburg,
arrived there tat 4 o’clock this afternoon
with the crew of the llamhurg-Ameriean
lane steamer Patria, which caught fire
off Dover, England, Wednesday, while
on her way from New York, November
4th, for this port.
The dispatch also said that the Patria
had been abandoned in the North Sea,
envolojied in flames, and thaf there*
were no hopes of saving the vessel.
Indicted for Shortage.
Atlanta, Ga.. Nov. 17.—Three indict
ments were found by the grand jury to
day in the Atlanta and West Point Rail
road shortage case. Two are against
Thomas J. Hunter, the former auditor
of the company and the third is against
Albert Howell. Hr., who was until re
cently the Union Ticket Agent. The
indictments are based on a shortage of
about $21,000 recently discovered in the
Union Ticket Office. The charge is em
bezzlement. The whereabouts of Mr.
Hunter is not known.
Condition of Hobart. .
Paterson. N. J., Nov. 17.—Vice-Presi
dent Hobart retired tonight feeling tnueh
licltcr than yesterday and Dr. Newton
said there is every prospect that the pa
tient will pass a favorable might. The
condition of Air. Hobart this morning was
unfavorable, but the marked improve
ment tonight has again raised the hopes
of the members of the family. Dr. New
ton said tonight that notwithstanding the
cheerfulness of the patient and the in
ere,*iK4*d hopes of the family, the attend
ing physicians felt the same anxiety for
the patient that they did three weeks ago.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1899.
BRITISH READY
FOR THE ADVANCE
Force Under General Hild
yard Sufficiently Strong.
BOERS MARCH TO MEET If
4,000 MEN LEAVE JOUBERT TO
JOIN BOTHA.
LADYSMITH IS NOW HARD PRESSED
So Declare Dispatches From Pietemaritzburg
and Lourenzo Marques, Which Add That
the Place is Bombarded by the
Boers Night and Day.
London, Nov. 17.—Tin* Admiralty an
uimmeed this evening the arrival at t’aiK*
Town today of the troopship Arcana,
with a battalion of the Argyll and
Sutherland Highlanders (the Princess
Louise’s regiment) bringing the rein
forcements up to 23,500 of which 7,290
have already disembarked at Durban,
with 18 field guns, a number of machine
guns, engineers and hospital troops, as
well as seven hundred mules.
This force, with that already between
Kstiouil and Durban is considered suf
ficient to enable General Hildyard to
advance and to take* the aggressive ac
tion against the Boors south of Lady
smith.
According to the latest advices Lady
smith is holding out satisfactorily,
everything having lx*en well up to Wed
nesday.
In view of the, Boer destruction of
bridges, the War Office has issued or
ders for tin* shipment of a quantity of
bridge work between this and the end
of tin* year.
PUT UP A SPLENDID FIGHT.
Marvelous Escapes in the Attack on
the Armored Train.
Estcourt, Natal, Thursday, Nay. 1(5.
(Noon.) —A correspondent who has just
visited the sanatorium hospital, says all
the unmoral train wounded are doing
well.
Captain Wylie, in an interview, said
Sergeant Tod* deserves special mention
for having surrounded him with lnmld
ere to protect him from the rifle fire,
when lying helpless and wounded. Tod
even lay down lieside the officer to cheer
him up. A shell landed among the pro
tecting builders, sputtering them with
earth, but Captain Wylie sustained no
further injury.
But. for Tod, he would have been
killed.
Several men escaped marvellously.
Whin Winston Churchill requested Cap
lain Wylie to call for volunteers to re
move ithe upset truck, bullets, it Is
said, were dropping on the train “like
rain.” The men, throughout, stuck to
their work, responding to the noble ex
ample set by Churchill and Lieutenant
Franklin, until the line was cleared.
Chun hill actually left with the engine,
but he got out at the next station.
Frere. took a rifle from a soldier, saying
he could not leave the mounded, and
walked away in the direction of the
Boers.
Sergeant Hassi tt. of the Dublin Fusi
liers, behaved with the greatest gallan
try. He took charge of the firing party,
and stood op unflinchingly during the
Boers’ hot tire. llis example electrified
tiie Fusiliers, who kept the Boers at bay
by volleying.
Captain Jlahlnne fell early in tin* en
gagement, shot through the shoulder.
Lieutenant Franklii’s conduct is
highly praised. He exhibited great cool
ness during tin* critical period. He is
reported missing.
Copeland, of the Durban volunteers,
was crushed to death by the derailed
truck, and Godfrey, a plate layer, was
shot through the head, but is doing well.
Lieutenant Alexander had an exciting
experience. A Fusilier who had been
wounded in the arm by a shell which
shattered the limb, swung round and hit
Alexander in the tusk, almost smother
ing him with blood. The shell burst in
front of the Lieutenant on a level with
his face and blinded him for a moment.
Ihe next instant he saw his comrade
lying dead at his feet, while he himself
was unharmed.
Private Vnvanagh. of the Dub lime, per
formed splendid work. When the Brit
ish firing line fell back he. time* after
time, rallied the men. volleyed and pre*
vented the horse-shoe line of the Boers
from enveloping the train.
RED CROSS TRAIN RETURNS*
'Estcourt, Natal. Nov. I(l.—(Thursday
afternoon.) —The Rod Cross train has
again returned, 'but. without bringing in
the dead and wounded. The Boers de
clined to give any information as to th *
names of either killed or injured, refer
ring the inquiriers to the Pretoria press
for all information. All that they would
disclose was the fact that three of the
British were dead and nine wounded.
FIGHT NEAR LADYSMITH.
Pretoria, Nov. 15.—'(Wednesday)—In
an engagemeutt yesterday morning south
j of Ladysmith tin* British advanced with
13 guns, attacking 380 burghers* of the
i Transvaal. A big gun was fired on the
! troops, who retired at 3 o’clock to a
! kloof, near Ladysmith, The British
I loss is unknown. The Boers bail one
man killed and three wounded. In addi
tion, they had 13 horses killed and 7
horses wounded.
MAKING NEW EARTH WORKS.
Kimberley, Thursday, November 9th. —
Evening—via Hopetown. Sunday, No
vember 12.—The Boers were busy yester
day in throwing up fresh earthworks.
There has been no further bombardment.
Ihe Do Beers mines are practically
closed. Thousands of the employes arc
now domiciled in the center of the town
*and are being provisioned by the mayor’s
relief fund.
TO MEET THE BRITISH.
London, Nov. 17. —A dispatch from
Lourenzo Marques, says:
“A Pretoria newspaper announced last
Wednesday that 4,000 burghers hail left
General Joubert’s' force around Lady
smith to join Commandant Botha's
force near Estconrt with a view of as
sisting to intercept the British advance
to the relief of Ladysmith.
“General Lucas Meyer, the State Com
mander, has asserted in the course of
an interview that he is cenvinceil that
the battle of Klantlslaagfe will be the
first and last Boer defeat of the year.”
PRISONERS WELL TREATED.
Durbin. Thursday, Nov. 111.—A gentle
man who was arrested at Johannesburg,
taken to Pretoria and released, has ar
rived here, via Delagoa Bay. While at
Pretoria P* was confined on the race
course with the military prisoners, com
prising 52 officers and 1,275 non-com
missioned officers and men fro mi Natal;
10 officers and 25 non commission d
officers and men from Matching, and 4
men from Fort Tub. The prisoners’
Continued on Second Page).
OUINTUPLE MURDER
Cornelius Co r coran Kills His
Four Children and Himself.
Attempt to Poison Them a Few Days Ago Led
to One Chi d’s Death. Murderous Work
Finished With Pevolver.
•Chicago, 111., Nov. 17.—Cornelius Cor
coran today shot and killed three of his
children ami seriously wounding the
fourth child. Corcoran then killed him
self.
A few days ago Corcoran administer
ed laudanum to his five children, the old
est of whom was fourteen years of age.
lie claimed the poison was given them
by mistake and was not molested by the
authorities. Last night one of the chil
dren, Cornelius Jr., five years of age
died. The others were convalescent.
Today Corcoran purchased a revolver
and tried to finish the work of annihila
tion b.v shooting the children and him
self through the head.
The only child to escape injury is a
gill named Marion. She is at a hospital
missing her brother Timothy, who is
recovering from the effects of the laud
anum given by his father.
The police say Corcoran was mad.
HOW ABOUT BRYAN AND SCHLEY
A Bryan and Schley Boom Probable
in Indiana.
I.a Porte. Indiana. Nov. 17.—Hon.
Janus Murdock, of LaFayette, one of
the best known Democrats in the State,
says in an interview that the sentiment
of the Indiana Democrats is favorable
to the nomination of Admiral Schley as
Vice President on a ticket with Bryan.
Mr. Murdock is credited with being
a candidate for the Democratic State
Central committee chairmanship, and is
also spoken of for National committee
man from Indiana, and his utterance is
accepted as a significant movement to
start a Bryan and Schley boom in the
State.
Virginia Baptist Association.
Richmond. Ya., Nov. 17.—'The Baptist
General Association of Virginia conven
ed here tonight. Dr. A. S. Owen, i.f
Berkley, as president, called the body to
order, and 450 delegates answered the
roll call. At least fifty more are expected.
Rev. Dr. George Cooper, of this city,
preached the umimual sermon.
The following officers were elected:
President, Judge W. R. Barksdale, of
South 'Boston; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Geo.
A. Ragby, Powhatan; Henry 1,. Smeltz.
Hampton, W. F. Fisher. ..orfolk. and
A. G. Willis, Ora.age; Secretary, Hugh
C. Smith, Martinsville; Assistant Secre
tary, 11. Then. Elly son, Richmond;
Treasurer, B. A. Jacob, Richmond; Audi
tor. J. B. Montgomery, Richmond.
There will be two session a day. the
convention extending through to Mon
day.
Kinneman Located.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17. —Mayor Wood
ward. of this city, who was asked by
the British Vice-Consul at Savannah,
Ga.. yesterday to aid in locating Alfred
D. Kinneman, a British subject and
son of a Colonel in the Royal Artillery,
who has been missing for some rime,
receivi »r a message from Kinneman to
day. lie is in Cornelia, Ga.
The Virginia-l Vrolina Chemical Com
pany owning nearly all the guano tamo
ries in Virginia, the Carolinas and Geor
gia have secured the plant ot the 1 <>nv
merei'al Guano Coiui*auy ot I alumnus,
Ga. The consideration is thought to in*
$125,(Mt0 although the deed stated the
price was SIO,OOO and other valuable
considerations.
MOVETOTHROW OUT
LOUISVILLE’S VOTE
A Military Election Controlled
by Bradley’s Bayonets.
HIS ACE TREASONABLE
MOTION OF DEMOCRATIC COUN
SEL ITS NATURAL RESULT.
THE STEP FORESEEN ON ELECTION DAY
People Said if He Call d Out the Military Some
Such Action Would Follow. The Re
publicans Themselves Have
Been f xpecting It.
Louisville, Ivy., Nov. 17. —A question
which is likely to hiave an important, if
not a deciding influence on tile contest
for the Governor of Kentucky, was
brought up today before the canvassing
board of Jefferson county, which includes
Louisville. Counsel for the Democratic
candidates gave notice of a motion to
throw out the vote of the city because of
tin* presence of militia! at the polling
places on November 7th. The notice
served on the commissioners was:
“For the Democratic candidates we
now give notice that, at the close of the
count and before any certificate are
issued, we will move the board amil all
other authorities that may consider this
election, to declare null and void the
election held in the city of Louisville on
the seventh day of November. 1899.
“First, because of 'the usurpation of
William <>. Bradley in calling out and
illegally using the militia and overawing
and intimidating the voters and officers
of and gt said election, and interfering
with tie* progress of said election, and
with tiie duties of the officers of said
election.
“Second. Because S. B. Toney unlaw
fully usurped power im requesting said
William (). Bradley to call out the militia
for ‘■•.rid purpose. when said call was
entirely unnecessary, and the eivil au
thorities were able and willing to exe
cute any order made by said court.
“Third. Because said militia was
used for the unlawful purposes aforesaid.
“Fourth. Because said election was
not a eivil election, hut a military elec
tion.
“Fifth. Because the said use of tile
militia was unlawful in every respect
and ia criminal usurpation of power by
said named persons: and thereby the
eivil power was subordinated to the mili
tary power and an overt act of a treason
able nature against the constitution of
the State of Kentucky was committed.’’
This action had been expected ever
since the official count began. It was
freely reported oh election day that if
tin* militia was called out it would re
sult in some such step. With Louisville
thrown out. Goebel would have a safe
plurality in tin* remainder of the State.
This dispute will prolong and aggravate
the fight, for tiie Republicans will make
every effort in their power to retain Tay
lor's plurality.
BRADLEY WILL BACK TAYLOR.
Frankfort Ky.. November 17. —
The proposition today from Goebel's
lawyers to throw out the entire vote
of Jefferson county, which includes
Louisville, was not wholly unlocked for
by the Repu'blicam leaders. It is now
said Senator l>elx>e’s vis.t here last night
was for the purpose of ascertaining defi
nitely to what extent Governor Bradley
will support Taylor in the event that
Goebel is given the certificate of elec
tion.. based on this proceeding. Senator
Deboe and Governor Bradley are not
on speaking terms and a third party
acted as a "go-between.”
Deboe says he is satisfied Bradley will
stand by Taylor and will vigorously re
sist Goebel. Senator Lindsay will lie
asked to act as one of the attorneys for
the aufci-Goiiiel side before the State
elect ion commission.
The Republicans have found a prece
dent. established by the State election
commission last year, in which the board
/by a 'unanimous vote, decided it was
merely a canvassing 'board and had no
power to pass on contests. This was the
ease of Motdeoai Williams. Democrat,
who filed a contest for the certificate*of
election as Congressman in the Ninth
District on tthe ground that fraudulent
votes had lieeu east for Congressman
Pugh, in several counties. The board
declined to hear the contest, on the
ground of lack of jurisdiction and award
ed the certificate of election to Pugh on
the face of the returns.
Taylor's lawyers now claim that under
this decision the vote* of Johnson and
Knox counties, at least, must l e counted
as certified. They have not given an
opinion as to the hearing of this ruling
on the Jefferson county ease.
If Jefferson county is thrown out the
political complexion of the Legislature
will 'be affected, as one Senator and
seven representatives will haw* to be
elected under a special election called by
the Governor.
The official count was receive* 1 tonight
from Floyd and Knott counties, Floyd
gave Goebel 1741 and Knott, gives him 459
plurality. In the last tabulated returns,
printed Wednesday morning, fr m Demo
cratic sources. Goebel's plurality in the
State was figured at one vote. In this
table Floyd (unofficial) gave Goebel 400
plurality and Knott 439 plurality. The
PRI o-\VE CENTS
official returns from those two counties,
show a net loss of 224 from the unoffi
cial.
Buford S. Williams, Cob man Carr and
Wingate Thompson, Democratic electma
officers of Franklin county, were today
indicted by the Federal grand jury on
changes of conspiracy and intimitlut.on
against colored voters.
OFFERING FOR EDUCATION.
SIB,OOO Raised in the Virginia Con
ference Yesterday.
Petersburg, Ya., Nov. 17.—The thirl
days’ session of the Virginia Methodist
Conference was devoted to discussion of
several interesting subjects. On a ques
tion of law submitted by the joint Boa: I
of Finance, Bishop Wilson ruled that it
had been decided sometime ago that when
a travelling preacher dies in active work
the claim of the widow and orphans on
the conference fund begins at the Unit*
of his death.
Itev. Mr. Mastin offered a resolution to
invest $1,741.08 col porterage funds in re
liable securities, the proceeds to be used
for distribution of literature.
The Board of Education reported con
tributions aggregating $30,281.37. Os
this sum $6,000 was contributed by
preachers and their families.
Rev. Dr. Duke Smith offered a series
of resolutions providing for a free offer
ing canvass in 'behalf of an educational
fund to lie made by tue various ministeis
with their congregations. This elicited
considerable debate. Tellers were ap
pointed to circulate among members of
the conference for a free will offering io
this cause and about SIB,OOO was rais'd,
after which the conference adjourned for
the day.
THEY DEFIED THE UW
Prominent Ladies of Ameri
cus Under Sentence
Six Christian Scientists Are to Be Fined and
Imprisoned Fifteen Days for Resisting
Vaccination. Case Appealed.
Americas, Ga.. Nov. 17. —The eases of
j the Christian Scientists who refused to
j lie vaccinated were settled today so far
! as the Mayor's court can settle them by
| the sentencing of E. J. 'McMath to im
i prisonment at the city' hall for thirty
j days and a fine of sls. Five lades of
i the Congregation were sentenced to 15
! days’ confinement at some place to be
! designated by tin* chief of police am. to
1 pay a fine of $3 each. The same sentences
of fine and imprisonment will be assessed
against such other members of the con
gregation as may refuse to obey the vac
cination ordinance.
'Mr. McMath is a leading merchant r *f
Americas and the ladies involved belong
to the licst families in the city.
Counsel has been employed to repr *-
sent the 'Christian Scientists and their
eases will be eertioraried to the Snpei .'or
Court ami will ultimately he carried io
the Supreme court of the State if neces
sary. The cases have caused a great
deal of talk throughout this immediate
section and there has been no small
amount of feeling arousisl by the vigor
ous enforcement of the law.
BRYANT GETS SEVEN YEARS.
Lee Walker for Killing His Wife Re
ceives Five Years.
Wins ton, N. C\, Nov. 17. —(Specie!.) -
The jury in the ease of Lee Walker, «<*l
-for killing his wife returned •; vci
dict of murder in the second degree.
Just before ttie adjournment of the crim
inal <\( nirt this afternoon Judge Bryant
sentenced Walker to the penitentiary for
five years. .Tames Bryant, for shooting
Burrell Shonse was given seven yen
Thomas Reed and Bob Cobbler who were
convicted of killing Dee Brinkley and
sentenced to the penitentiary were
brought into the court room this after
noon and Cohler made a short statement,
saying he had nothing to do with the
shooting and that he was fifteen st**i s
from Reed and (Binkley when the pistol
fired. Judge Stevens declined to reduce
Cohler's sentence.
Hanged Protesting His Innocence.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 17.—‘Michael Emil
Bollinger, who murdered his wife lasr
December aud then set fire to the house
in an endeavor to hide his crime, was
hanged in the county jail today. Rol'.ing
er’s neck was broken.
In an impassion a ted s] >eech front the
gallows Bollinger protested his inno
cence. He said lie had been deceive 1
and wronged. All his money had been
taken from him to carry the ease to the
Supreme court which was not done.
“I say before my mother and ray chil
dren,” he concluded, “that I am an imir.-
cent man.”
The Knights of Labor.
Boston. .Mass.. Nov. 17.—1 t was busi
ness all day and a dance in the evening
at >the General Assembly of the Knights
of Labor today.
The proposition of the United Mine
Workers of America to turn over that
body to the Knights of Labor, 12.000
miners, provided John Flannery, editor
of the Trade Journal, was dropjied from
the order, was received cooly, as tile as
sembly seemed to doubt the ability of
the official's to make such a stupendous
transfer without the 12.000 men having
anything to say about it.
Two more jurors were secured for the
trial of MolLneux yesterday.