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The Weather To-Day: PaV. 'A 1 I air. The News and Observer VOL. XLIX. NO. CO. Leads allNorthCapeimaDailiesinMews andGirr^tation THE GOVERNMENT MISUNDERSTOOD, Sharp. Criticism by English Press Unmerited, ATONE WITH THE POWERS Doing All Possible to Bring About Speedy Agreement. FOREIGN MINISTERS CONFER AT PEKIN. It is Said That Most of the Minor Points Have Been Disposed Os and an Agreement Reached Upon Several Essen' tial Ques ions, Washington, Nov. 14.—The rraher severe criticisms of the English press upon the atitude of the United States Government relative to the Chinese com plications, based upon the advices of their American correspondents, have na turally attracted a good deal of atten tion here. With a view of ascertaining what basis there might be for these criticisms, an inquiry was today made in an authorita tve ouarter with the following results: “The comments of the London press upon the atitude of the United States in the pending negotiations in China are founded on a complete misunderstanding. So far, from the Government interposing any obstacles to an agreement among the powers at Pekin, Mr. Conger has been instructed frequently, and in urgent terms to do everyhlng possible to bring about a speedy agreement. This Gov ernment took no part in the expedition to i’ao Ting Fu, tfut it made no protest against it, and has given no expression of opinion to the other powers as to its propriety. This Government is in agree ment with the powers in demanding se \erc and adequate punishment of the principal wrongdoers, indemnity for the ..-st and security for the future. It does not.-however, at this distance pre sume to decide who are the most guilty, what punishment must be indicted in each particular ease and what sentences are possible of execution. These matters, as well as that of indemnity, are left to the negotiators on the spot. It is to he pre sumed that they will not exact a repara tion, eitlier personal or pecuniary which ii would be beyond the power of China to carry out." UNWIBE. SAYS WASHINGTON. Several Propositions Hade by the Foreign Ministers at Pekin. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 14.—1 tis said that the details of the propositions before the council of Ministers as set out in the London special dispatches are substan tially correct. However, they are not in cluded in any one note so far received here officially, but are rather comprised in a series of notes and telegrams that have been exchanged between the State Department and Minister Conger day by day as the negotiations proceeded. The Stale Department has regarded several of these propositions as extremely un wise and undesirable, but has not felt that this fact justified the United States in withdrawing singly from the concert of powers. CONCUSS IS ENCOUSAGES. Thinks Propositions Will Soon be Beady to be Submitted to Chinese. (By the Associated Press.) Pekin, Nov. 12.—(Via Shanghai, Nov. 14.) —A protracted conference of the For eign Ministers was held today, at the con clusion of which there was a general ex pression cf gratification at the progress made toward reaching a settlement. It was stated that most of the minor points had been disposed of and that an agree ment had been reached upon several es sential questions. The meeting disclosed fewer differences over important points than was expected, which is largely due to the fact that the ministers have received definite instructions from their home governments. I uited States Minister Conger said he v as encouraged to bi #ve that proposi tions would be ready to be submitted to the Chinese plenipotentiaries at an ear lier date than he had heretofore hoped. The Ministers will meet again tomor row. Reliable information from Niu Chwang indicates a disturbed condition of af fairs there. Robbers and pirates are har rying the region and paralyzing com merce. The Russians are making an effort to suppress the trouble except along the rail wa y. The weather Is becoming colder, with nightly frosts, hut the supply of fuel is good and the troops are not suffering. SHIED HIS CLOGS AT EMPRESS A Japanese Lunatic Creates a Sensation at Yokohama (Correspondence of Associated Press.) Yokohama. Nov. 2. —(Via Victoria, B. (\. Nov. 14.) —The chief sensation of the week has been the attack by a lunatic upon tile carriage of the Empress as the latter was being escorted through the streets of Tokio. The incident was no table only from the extraordinary char acter of the weapons used, and also the additional evidence it furnished if any thing were needed to testify to the great I reverence and affection in which Her Majesty is held by the people. A rumor of the attack before the actual facts were known caused a tremendous amount of excitement in the city, out of all propor tion to the importance of the affair it self. The crazy assailant, having brooded over his lowly birth until lie imagined himself of the imperial lineage, had applied in vain at the imperial household depart ent to have his claim recognized. lie determined to attract public attention in some way which ho succeeded in doing in the most effective way by throwing his purse, and then his wooden clogs at the passing procession. EMPRESS TO RETURN TO PEKIN. Titn Tsin, Nov. 12.—1 tis reported that an imperial edict has been issued an nouncing that Emperor Kwcng Su and the Empress Dowager will return to Pe kin. A Russian column of 330 men, with four guns which left here November 4th, returned November 9th, having engaged the Chinese. At Hsia Tsang the Russians fought 2.000 Chinese troops, dispersing them and kill ing 200. The Russians had uo casualties. The population of the City of Tien Tsin now reaches 600,000 Chinese and the allies are strengthening the garrison as against a possible surprise. It is supposed that one-third of the inhabitants are “Box ers.” THE STOCKTON ASHORE. The New Torpedo Boat Strikes on Hoin Point Shoals. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 14.—’The Navy De partment has received a dispatch from Annapolis saying that the torpedo boat Stockton has gone ashore on Horn Point Shoals. She struck at 9 o’clock Tues day night. There is small chance of get ting her off until the wind changes. The Stockton is one of the new torpedo boats and was about to have her trial trip, the board of inspection being on her. Jeffries to Fight Sharkey. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 14.—A match was made in this city today between James J. Jeffries, the champion pugilist, and Tom Sharkey. The terms in the agreement are ihat the winner shall take the en tire purse. The battle will be decided next May before the club offering the largest purse. If the battle takes place in Nevada il will he to a finish. Bids for the fijjhr viP remain open til! January 15ih. Marquis of Queensberry rules will govern tlu contest, and five ounce gloves will be used. Ea’ch principal deposited $2,360 to insure his appearance in the ring. The Articles also contained the pro vision that should Jeffries make a match with either Bob Fitzsimmons or Gus Ruh liu, that tho battle would be decided be fore the present one. The same conditions prevail in regard to the match being made between Sharkey and Ruhlin. CIGAR MAKERS' WAR Rival Labor Organizations Close Factories at Tampa, Struggle B tween a Spans') and an American Union. 2,000 Men May be Out Ft day. (Bv tile Associated Press.) Tampa, Fla., Nov. It.—The trouble be tween the rival labor organizations, the Resistancia and the International Cigar Makers’ Unions, reached a crisis today. Each organization has made the de mand that the members of tlie rival or der be locked out and some of the man ufacturers have closed their factories to prevent trouble. Forces from both sides met at the fac tory of Y. Penda and Alverez and declared that they would not allow the other to work if there had <o be bloodshed. The factory was immediately closed by the management. Demand was then made on all the fac tories of the Cuban-American Company that they turn the International men into the street and 100 men were forced out of employment. The conditions are the most serious yet presented. The question' of wages does not enter into the matter, it being simply a light between the International (American) and the liesistancia (Spanish) for supremacy. Tiie manufacturers are being hampered seriously at the busiest season of the year. It is expected that by tomorrow morn ing there will be more than 2,000 people out on account cf the trouble. Yarn Spinners Fix Prices. (By the Associated Press.) Charlotte, N. C., Nov. 14.—A meeting of the Southern Hosiery Yarn Spinners As sociation was held here today, the object being to fix a schedule of prices. The committee on ] rices reported in favor of the adoptiou of the Atlanta schedule. The majority of the members appeared to he in favor of higher prices and a warm fight was precipitated. The amended At lanta schedule was finally adopted as a minimum. The price was therefore fixed at 1? cents for 10’s, a rise of V 4 c. a number up io and including 22’s. Above 22's a rise of tfce. a number. Congressman-elect M. It. Patterson, of the Tenth Tennessee district, has been served with notice by Zachary Taylor, his 1 publican opponent in the recent elec tion that his seat in the next House will be contested, but no notice was given upon what grounds the contest will be made. Ycu are probably a fool in the estima tion of the man you consider a crank. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, TIHI&BDAY MORNING NOVE • HER 15.1900. GREAT GATHERING OF IDE DAUGHTERS Every State in the South is Represented. ALSO NORTHERN STATES Mrs Edwin G\ Weed, President, Opens the Session. THF MELTING HELD IN THE CAPITOL. Selectiods Read From the Bible on Which President Davis Took His Oath of Of fice Receptions Giva.i to the Visiting Daughters. (By the Associated Press.) Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 11. —The seventh annual session of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was called to order this morning ia the hall of the House of Representatives by Mrs. Edwin G. Weed, of Florida, the national presi dent. There is a large number of delegates present, every State in ilie South and some fiom the North being represented. The proceedings began by reading se lections of scripture from the Bible on which Jefferson Davis took the oath as first president of the Confederacy. The representatives were v/elooi ted by addresses by officers of local aud State chapters and a response by the presiding officer. The afternoon session was consumed in a discussion of the re port of the Credentials committee. To night several receptions are being given to visiting Daughters, one of them at the first White House of the Confed eracy. The lower House of the General Assem bly graciously adjourned this morning to allow the first session of the conven tion to tv. held in the capitol. VIRGINIA COLLEGE BURNED Young Ladies Fly From Building in Scant Attire -Roanoke, Va., Nov. 14. —Virginia Col lege. an institution for ladies, situat ed just outside the cihy limits of Roa noke. was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning 1 . Soon af ter the “rising - bell” had been rung', it was discovered that the hallways of the big building were tilled! with smoke. The young ladies were notified to lose no time in getting out of the building. The word quickly passed around and the young pupils, 130 m number, made their way out, many of them thinly elad, hardly any with any thing more than the simplest cos tumes of the bedroom. There was 1i 1- tie confusion; no great excitement. As soon, as men reached the scene they cheerfully loaned their overcoats to girls in light costume. Some of the neighbors meanwhile brought blan kets and the girls who had the least clothing went into nearby houses. The fire started in the boiler room, exactly how it is not known. It made quick work, and in less than two hours the buildings were entirely destroyed. The desk from the business office and a few articles of furniture, were about all that, was saved. The building was of brick and fitted with all modern conveniences. The loss is $75,000, with about $25,000 in surance. The building belonged to Miss Harris and Mrs. Boat weight. The students will be kept together in Roanoke for a few days until it is decided where I.lie school will resume. RUSAL FREE DELIVERY. T,300 Routes to be Established by the End of This Year, Washington. Nov. 14. —Postmaster General Emory Smith has framed his estimates to be submitted to Congress and will ask an aggregate of about $121,000,000 as the appropriation for the entire service for the fiscal year ending .June 30th, 1002. This includes an estimate of $5,500,000 for the rural free delivery service. By the close oi* this fiscal year, 4.300 rural free deliv ery routes throughout the United States will have been established and the general extension contemplated for next year will involve about, 4.500 ad ditional routes. THE COLOMBIAN EARTHQUAKE. Between Twelve and Fifteen Thousand Build ings Destroyed by the Shocks. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 14.—Mr. Russell. United States Charge at Caracas, reports that the earthquake in Colombia last month was very much more severe tiiau at first described. The people deserted their homes and slept in the streets, and between 12,000 and 15,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged. To Investigate Frauds in Cuba •By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 14 —Senator Platt, cf Connecticut, Chairman of the Committee with Relations with Cuba, has called a meeting cf that committee for next Fri day under the resolution of the last ses sion of Congress authorizing an investi gation of affairs in Cuba, in connection with the developments in the Neely case. THE ALABAMA GOVERNORSHIP. Complications Feared in tho Event ofSam ford’s Death. (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 14. —According to telegrams received here from various parts of the South and lrom members of the Legislature now in session in Mont gomery, some doubt exists as to succes sion to the gubernatorial chair of Ala bama after December Ist in case of tlu* death of Governor-elect Sajnford. A joint session of the General Assembly of Alabama has declared Governor Sam ford duly elected Governor of the State. The question of qualification and admis sion of the oath of office is deemed necessary in order to make the President of the Senate the legal successor of Gov ernor-elect Samford if the latter dies. This oath lias not been administered, and members of Governor Samford’s family say they will not allow him to take such an obligation in his present condition. A telegram to ihe Associated Press to day from W. H. Samford, sen of the Gov ernor-elect at Opelika, says: “I am watching closely the bedside of my father and have no time nor inclina tion to consider the Governorship. The Legislature has declared him elected, and his physicians think he will be able to take the oath of office at the regular time.” Another message from Representative John 11. Wallace, Jr., of the Huntsville district, says: "Mr. Samford has been declared duly and constitutionally elected Governor by Speaker Pettus in the presence of tlie Senate. His sou who is a notary public will administer the oath of office today aud forward the same to the Secretary of State. There is now no doubt that in the event he dies before December Ist that the President of the Senate will he Governor.” FATHER BAREY KILLED. Ron Over and Mangled by a Broadway Cable Cav. New York, Nov. 14.—Rev. Father Barry, Vicar General of ihe diocese of Manchester and Concord. N. 11., and pastor of St. John’s church. Concord, was instantly killed by a cable car on Bvoadwav late this afternoon. In conn jt'i with Bev. K. M. Callahan, of Portsmouth. N. H.. Rev. G. \Y. Murphy, of Portland, Maine, and Rev. \Y. J. O’Reilly, of Manchester, X. li.. he was crossing the street immediately in front of Ihe Astor House for the pur pose of mailing a letter at the postof fice. Two ears were passing at the time, and Father Barry, being '.n me lead, jumped across the track to avoid the first. Before he could be warned Inf was caught by the fender of the other car and thrown in front oi‘ ihe wheels. His body was dragged for some distance, the wheels of the first truck passing over and horribly mangling ihe body. Traffic was stoj*- ped for some time, owing to the diffi culty in removing the remains from tiie entangling w heels. The body was removed to the nearest police station and Bishop P. M. Bradley, of the Man chester, N. 11. diocese, who, with the other priests, is here to attend a. series of speeinl services .it St. Patrick's t :i --thedral, was notified. Afterwards, un der his instructions the body was re moved to an undertakers establish ment. where it was prepared for re moval to the dead clergyman's home. Requiem mass will be said at St, Peter’s Church on Friday morning, in consequence of the accident, the ser mon which was to have been preached tomorrow at the Cathedral by Bishop Bradley has been cancelled. Father Barry was 07 years old and well known throughout New England. The conductor and motorman of the car that, killed the. Vicar were arrest ed by the police. Hearing in Van Vvyck Case Today. (By the Associated Press.) Albany, N. Y., Nov. 14.—Relative to the charges preferred against Mayor Van Vyek to the effect that he is a stock holder in the American lee Company, Governor Roosevelt said tonight he had gone carefully over the history of the case'with the Attorney General ami was perfectly prepared for the hearing which will be given tomorrow in tiie executive chamber. J. Noble Hayes, counsel for the world, has notified the Georgia Governor that lie would he present with his partner Wheel er H. Peckham. The hearing will he public. Zermer and Wilson Indicted (By the Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 14.—The grand jury today returned indictments to Recorder Goff in tiie criminal court, against Henry Zermer and Frank Wilson, the alleged operators of the divorce mill, recently disclosed by the district attorney and others. The defendants are charged with perjury and subornation of perjury. There are two indictments against Maiscn. two indictments against Zer mtr, one indictment against Wilson and one indictment against each cf the wo men, Mrs. Herrick, and Miss Thompkins. Cassatt on an Inspecting Tour. Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 14.—President Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania Railroad and members of the board of directors of the company, arrived early today from Columbus, having completed an inspect ion of the Norfolk and Western road at that point. The party left at noon for an inspection trip over the Chesapeake and Ohio road. A ’ west side tobacconist hands every cigarette purchaser a neighboring under taker's card. TIE VOICE OF THE CHURCH OH DIVORCE Three New Canons for Epis copalians to Consider. WILL THEY ADOPT THEM? Will the Church Hurl Its Anathema Against Divorce? IT'S COMMITTEE'S WOBK FINISHED. The Canons Unanimous'y Adopted by the Nine Members Present. It Remains for the Church’s General Conference to Adopt or Reject Them. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 14. —When the general conference of the Protestant Episcopal church meets in San Francisco next Oc tober three new canons on the subject of marriage and divorce will be placed before the body for its consideration. Should these canons become the law of ihe Episcopal church, through the appro val of the general conference, then the Episcopal church will have pronounced its anathema against divorce, and more par ticularly against the re-marriage of di vorced persons while another party to the divorce still is in life. The subject of marriage and divorce came in for a good deal of attention at the hands of the General Episcopal Conference in 1896. So much in fact that a committee of twelve was appointed for the purpose of taking the matter under consideration and making such recommendation to the next conference of that body, as would pave the way for changes in the present tenets of the church on these subjects. This committee, after having met a year ago when they failed to reach an agreement looking toward reform, again vvvnt into session today. The committee spent the greater portion of the day wrestling with the pnblem before them. At the forenoon session nothing of a defi nite nature was accomplished. This af ternoon the committee resumed work, aid as the members came out at the close of this session it was announced that the conference of the committee had been adjourned sine die, and that three canons dealing with the subject of the conference had been drafted. The hrst canon adopted is entitled "Holy Matrimony and ImpedlMmj s Thereto,” tiie full text of this canon is as follows: Section I—Holyl—Holy matrimony defined. (a) Holy matrimony is an estate of life which for the purposes of this canon is sufficiently defined, in the form appointed for the solemnization of marriage in this church. • (b) The solemnization of holy matri mony is a service where the mutual con sent of the parties is given in the pres ence of a minister who then pronounces them in the name of the Holy Trinity to he man and wife. Section 2—lmpediments to matrimony defined. This section defines the impediments of consanguinity and affinity as stated in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Th« second canon drafted deals with the subject of solemnization of holy matri mony. It is sub-divided into four sections as follows: i Section I—lt1 —It shall be the duty of all • ministers of this church to conform to ihe civil authorities relative to mar riage. Section 2—Every minister who shall solemnize a marriage shall without delay make such record of same as may be re quired by the law of this church and civil authority. Section 3—No minister shall solemnize marriage without the presence of wit nesses nor without witnesses to whom the parties are personally known, except in a case in which it is inqiossible for such witnesses to lie secured. No minis ter shall solemnize the marriage of any person not identified to his satisfaction. Section 4—No minister shall solemnize marriage between any two persons unless nor until, by inquiry he shall have satis fied himself that neither person has been or is the husband or the wife of any other person living, unless the former marriage was annulled by decree of some competent jurisdiction for cause existing before such former marriage. / While the above two canons erect new barriers as a safeguard against illegal marriages and prohibit re-marriage by any Episcopal minister of any party to a divorce suit whether guilty or innocent, the third canon goes one step further and excludes from all moans of grace within the dispensation of the church any di vorced person who shall have re-married and Le living with husband or wife as ihe case may be. white the other partv to the divorce still is in life. This canon, which, however, applies only to the of fending party of a divorce, practically tends to outlaw the offender as far as church fellowship goes, and provides for his re-adoption in the fold only on the condition that, he become truly penitent and separate from the party to the second marriage, or if lie should happen io be i" immediate danger of death and show the spirit of true repentance. This canon is sub-divided into three sections, as follows: Section I—No person divorced for causes arising after marriage and mar rying again during the life time of the other party to the divorce shall be admit ted to bapiism or confirmation or re ceived to holy communion, except when penitent and separatc-d from the other party to the subsequent marriage, or,, PRICE FIVE CENTS. when penitt. / >> mmediate danger of death, but L y shall not apply to the innocent a divorce for the cause of adin Section 2 —No per. be denied baptism or conlirmaiifih%or the holy com munion under this canon, until after the 1 minister shall have given to the person due and sufficient notice of siu-h intended denial and of the right of appeal there from as hereinafter permitted. Section 3—This seel ion provides for ap peal to the Bishop of the diocese or mis sionary district, who, if he deems the cause sufficient may take counsel with two neighboring bishops and decide whether there shall be any dispensation. The canons ; n this form were unani mously adopted by these taking part in tiie conference. The committee, when appointed by the general conference of 1898, consis'.ed of twelve members. Only nine of these members were present at the meeting today, one having died, and ffw'o not having been heard from. AYCOCK’S PRIVATE SECRETARY. Mr. P M. Pearsall Offered Position by Gover nor-Elect He Accepts. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., Nov. 14.—Mr. P. M. Pearsall, Secretary to the State Demo cratic Executive committee, has been ten dered the position of private secretary to Governor-elect Aycock and has notified Mr. Aycock that he will accept. The choice is a wise one, Mr. Pear sall has performed the duties devolving upon him as secretary to the Democratic Executive committee with great ability, and will render most ear dile and effi cient service in the position he has ac cepted. AN ANTI-VICE CRUSADE. ♦ Anthony Comstock’s Forces to Raid Pool Room and Gambling Hells. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Nov - . 14. —It is announced tonight that tiie Society for the Suppres sion of Vice, of which Anthony Comstock is the head will soon begin the most ex tensive raid of pool rooms and gambling dens ever undertaken in this city. The work cf obtaining evidence has been under way for some time and the Comstock Society has received the aid of many citizens who have formed themselves into an organization known as the Anti- Vice Society of New York. The evidence collected has been turned over to Dis trict Attorney Gardiner, and it is said Mr. Comstock will tomorrow get out a large number of warrants. FOR i PACIFIC CABLE To Connect America With Her Coionijs. Admiral Bradford Reports That a Route Ha Been Discovered. Explored, Sur veyed and Mapped. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 14.—The report o Admiral Bradford, Chief of the Nava Bureau of Equipment, sets forth the de sirability of a navrd station at Guam emphasizing the importance of the islam as a naval base, it being the only Uni ted States port between Hawaii and th Philippines. The amount of coal being consumed by the navy is increasing year by year, and its cost last year averaged nearly $2 a ton more than during the fiscal year of 1898. Admiral Bradford again renews his recommendations for new naval coal depots and dwells upon the great neces sity of maintaining an efficient coal sup ply wherever naval operations might be looked for. The bureau recommends the installation of the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy on board of several ships of the navy, provided it can be done at a reasonable, cost. The Admiral states that the survey by the United States Steamship Nero for a Trans-Pacific submarine telegraph cable between Honolulu and the Philippine Is lands w f as most successfully accomplished and that a satisfactory route for an all- American cable to connect the Pacific coast with the outlying colonial posses sions of the United States in the Pacific and with China and Japan has been dis covered. thoroughly explored, surveyed and mapped. The bureau is now ready to lay the cable at any time. Two parties were sent into the field by the naval, observatory to witness the tolal esclipse of the sun on May 28th. 1900. The result, says Admiral Bradford, was as a whole, successful. At tention is culled to the fact that another total eclipse of the sun will occur May 17th, 1901, which will be remarkable on account of the long dura tion of the totality and the high altitude of the sun. An estimate to enable the ob servatory to send an expedition to wit ness this eclipse will be submitted. THEY WILL BECOME DEMOCRATS. This Seems tlxe Destiny of the Silver and Lin coln Republicans. (By the Associated Press.) Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 14.—Members of the Silver Republican National com mittee have been in conference here over the question of the party’s future. Among those participating were Charles A. Towne. Chairman of the committee. Geo. H. Shibley. of Illinois, and E. S. Corser, of this city, treasurer of the committee. It is understood they have decided to issue an address in which they will express the belief that time has come for the giving up of the party organization. All Silver aud Lir’' > o!n Republicans will he urged, it is understood, to become Democrats. It is easier to preach than it is to prac tice, therefore it. must be easier to be a clergyman than a physician.
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