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VOL. L. NO. 132.
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ROOTERS COULDN'T
POLL THE BIRDS OUT
They’d Got Mired in a Bog
of 111 Luck.
SEVERAL ERRORS MADE
Hornets Didn't Fail to Improve These
Opportunities.
SMITH AND ATZ DID SOMF FINE WORK
And the Support Given Smith Was Generally
Good. The Lobsters Lose One Game
and Win Another in a Double
Header With Tarboro.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Charlotte, N. C., August 13.—1 t was
nothing short of a battle royal on the
Charlotte diamond this afternoon. Both
teams put their best foot forward as
today’s game was considered a lucky
one for the team that won it.
Smith was in fine form and with the
exception of an inexcusable error by
Kelley at received great sup
port. Atz, at third, played a great
game and covered his position skillful
ly. The outfield never missed a single
opportunity and the infield played in
good form.
There were, however, several errors
and they occurred when Charlotte made
the most of them. In fact, the game
this afternoon was lost through ill luck
and that entirely. At no time did Ral
eigh lose her head, it was simply an
unmistakable case of baseball hard luck.
The big excursion from Raleigh with
a hundred or more rooters arrived at
the grand stand shortly after the game
started. The Raleigh cranks did valiant
rooting and their persistence deserved
a better fate. The game, however, was
ja: t a little too far gone to be pulled
out by enthusiastic cheering. The score
stood —Charlotte 6; Raleigh 2.
THE TABULATED SCORE.
Charlotte. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Weaver, c. f 4 0 2 0 0 0
Knau, s. s 3 2 1 2 3 0
Murray, r. f 4 0 2 2 0 0
Swander ,1. f 4 0 0 4 0 0
Bigbie, 3b 4 0 0 3 11
Gates, c 4 1 2 4 1 0
Clark, 2b., 4 2 2 0 2 0
Herring, lb 3 1 0 8 0 0
Lipp, 3 0 11 2 0
Totals 33 6 10 24 9 1
Raleigh. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Powers, s. s 4 0 113 2
Atz, 3b 3 0 0 4 0 0
Hughes, r. f 3 0 0 1 0 0
Stanley, c. f 3 113 0 0
Sorber, 1. f 2 0 0 2 0 0
Stocksdale, lb., .. 3 0 0 6 0 0
Kelley, 2b 4 0 11 0 0
LeGrande, c 3 11 6 2 0
Smith, p 3 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 4 24 5 2
Score by innings: R H E
Charlotte 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 o—6 10 1
Raleigh 0 0000011 o—2 4 2
Batteries: Lipp and Smith
and LeGrande.
Summary: Struck out, by Lipp 4;
by Smith 6. Bases on balls, off Lipp 3;
off Smith 1. Wild pitch, Lipp 1. Double
play, Lipp to Herring. Three base hits,
Stanley, LeGrande, Weaver, Two base
hit, Murray.
TARBORO SHUT OUT IN FIRST.
She Takes the Second From the Lobsters in
Oallant Style*
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N. C., August 13.—The
greatest game of ball of the season was
the first of the double header with Tar
boro here today. For ten innings
neither team could send a man across
the rubber and very few reached the
initial bag. Hopkins and Morrisey were
the opposing artists, and it was a battle
between the two with only occasional
opportunities for the fielders, which
they took great advantage of. The only
and winning run was made by the Lob
sters in the eleventh. Frost and Allen
got safe hits and the latter was forced
at second by McGinnis, who lined to
first and was safe on attempted double
while Frost scored.
(First game). Score: RH E
Tarboro .. ..0 000000000 o—o 6 1
Wilmington 000000000 0 I—l 71
Batteries: Morrisey and Lehman;
Hopkins and Thackara.
(Second game.) Score: RH E
Tarboro 320 0 11 0 0 3—lo 14 4
Wilmington ....0 0100010 1 — 3 5 3
Batteries: Wolfe and Lehman; Ra
gan and Thackara.
The visitors piled up five runs in tin
first two innings and thereby clinched
the second game. Allen was in the box
during this time and was bumped for
six singles and two doubles. Ragan
replaced him in the third and did great
work, but the game was gone, the team
having played listless hall against the
heavy odds. Kemmer made the batting
record of the two games. He got six
hits out of eight times up.
Hennager. of the Raleigh team, is still
here. He got left at the beach Sunday
and was unable to leave with the Red
Birds for Charlotte. Yesterday he tele
graphed Kelley for transportation twice
The News and Observer.
JO
but received no reply. He says he will
ask for his release. ,
Summary: (First game). Two
base hits, Kemmer. Double plays,
Warren to Frost, to Devlin.
Base on balls, off Hopkins 1; Morrisey
3. Wild pitch, Hopkins. Struck out,
by Hopkins 4; Morrisey 3. Time 1:40.
Umpire, Mace. Attendance 400.
Summary—(second game): Stolen
bases, Spratt, (2), Cranston. Two base
hits, Martin, Kemmer and Spratt.
Double play, Warren to Frost to Dev
lin. Base on balls, Allen 0, Ragan 3,
Wolf 5. Struck out by Allen 0, Ragan 4,
Wolfe 6. Wild pitch, Ragan 1. Time
1:30. •
Standing of the Clubs.
Clubs. Won. Lost. P.C.
Raleigh 19 11 .633
Tarboro 15 14 .517
Wilmington 13 17 .433
Charlotte 13 18 .419
Games Today,
Raleigh at Charlotte.
Tarboro at Wilmington.
National League.
(By tlie Associated Press.)
New York, August 13. —Boston heat
New York in ten innings today. Mat
hewson, who up to the final round had
(Continued on Second Page.)
kheltoTthTtrack
On the SpotiWhere His Child
Was Killed.
There The Engine Struck Him a Crushing Blow.
Physicians at Hot Springs Say Garrett
is Dying.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C., August 13. —Jake Gar
rett, a white man living near Paint Rock,
was killed this evening by the eastbound
train on the Southern between Hot
Springs and Paint Rock.
He had been to Marshall where he had
a case in court suing the road for killing
his little girl. The case was not to come
up till the last of the week, so he started
home on the 3 o'clock train. He had
a ticket to Hot Springs, so the conductor
says. The conductor put him off twice
after leaving Hot Springs, but lie claims
that it was at stations each time. The
engineer on the 7 ocloek train saw him
kneeling with his head on the rail at the
very spot where his little girl was killed
but was unable to stop in time. Gar
retts head was badly crushed and his
left ear cut off. He was brought to Hot
Springs and left in charge of physicians
who said he was dying and would not live
twenty minutes.
HON TAGUS ON FIRST BALLOT.
This is the Predicted Action of the Virginia
Democratic Convention Today
(By Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va., August 13.—Norfolk is
owned tonight by the delegates to the
Democratic State Convention, which con
venes tomorrow at noon. All the leaders
have arrived except Senator Daniel, and
he is expected late tonight. Montague
controls one thousand of the fourteen
hundred and sixty-seven delegates and lie
will be nominated for Congress on the
first ballot tomorrow.
The present indications point toward
the nomination of Hon. J. E. Willard for
the second place on the ticket, but there
will be a hot fight over the attorney gen
eralship. Judge William Gordon Robert
son has made heavy drafts uj>on the sup
porters of Mr. John L. Jeffries, and the
fight has practically narrowed down to
a nip and tuck race betwen these two.
In all the crowd that is hero, only one
Swanson badge has been seen and it was
reported that after the first ballot to
morrew Mr. Swanson would move that
Mr. Montague's nomination be made
unanimous.
THE EHPLOTES WILL REBIST.
The Cat at Fall River Will Not be Accepted by
the Men.
(By the Associated Press.)
Fall River, Mass., August 13. —It is an
nounced that the requisite number of
spindles, namely 1,750,000 have been
pledged to the agreement of the cotton
manufacturers, to scale down wages be
tween 1 and 15 per cent on the third of
September.
In the face of this position on the part
of the manufacturers the operatives are
forming to resist the cut. Their declara
tion that they will not accept a reduction
is most positive.
An Affray Results in a Lawsuit.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Scotland Neck. N. C., August 13. —There
was a lively little law suit here before
Justice J. A. Jerry yesterday. The liti
gants were from Palmyra—Messrs. E.
Hyman. W. B. xlighsmith and C. L. Tur
ner. The affray was primarily between
Messrs. Hyman and Highsmith, and Mr.
Turner came into it by acting the peace
maker. Justice Perry bound them all
over to court.
The negro postmaster at Ita, in this
county, has bren removed and a white
man named Willie Harvey has been ap
pointed in his place.
Mr. W. A. Dortch had a tobacco barn
destroyed by fire a few days ago. The
loss was about two hundred dollars.
The rains here last night and this
morning were very heavy.
Franks are persons who do not see
things as you do.
ItALKIGH. NOKTII CAROLINA, WKDNKSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 14. 1901.
WITH GUFFAW ADD
BARK Os REVOLVER
Five Gay Brigands Clean Out
the Train.
TWO HOLD UP ENGINEER
And Three Rain Bullets Along s ! de
the Train.
B GGAGL CAR WRECKED WITH DYNAMITE
The Bandits Give the Engineer a Diamond Ring,
Then Leavp, But Officers Are Soon on
Their Trail and Cap ure Fol
lows Quickly.
(By the Associated Press.)
Denison, Texas, August 13.—Missouri,
Kansas and Texas passenger train No.
3, southbound, was held up at Catiey
Switch, I. T., at 1:30 a. m. today by five
mcu. Two miles north of Caney two men
crawled over the tender with pistols in
hand, covered the engineer and fireman
and commanded them to stop at Caney.
The men were joined by three others and
a fusilade of shots tired alongside the
train thoroughly alanuiug the crew aud
passengers.
Postal Clerk Tully was compelled to go
through the train, carrying the sack in
to which the valuables were thrown.
Every passenger was robbed and then
the robbers turned their attention to the
express cars. Both safes were blown open
with dynamite and the contents secured.
The baggage car practically was wrecked.
The amount stolen is not yet known, al
though the robbers got some valuable
jewelry. They gave a diamond ring and
a shirt stud to Engineer Lanham.
After the work was done, the robbers
who seemed to enjoy the situation, sat
around and laughed over the matter. The
whole affair was carried out without a
hitch, and it is believed that the bandits
were old hands at the business.
After holding the train two hours, the
robbeis left, going east into the dense
bottoms. The trainmen cut out the
wrecked car and ran down to the Caney
station where they notified the offices
in both directions.
Within two hours posses of United
States marshals with bloodhounds were
on the trail.
The express company claims it has
lost nothing and Conductor Dolan esti
mated the passengers’ loss at or about
S2OO.
The country surrounding Caney is grid
ironed with telephone wires, and if the
robbers leave the bottoms they undoubt
edly will be arrested or killed.
ARREST OF THE ROBBERS.
Fort Worth, Texas, August 13.—Seven
men have been arrested in Caney bot
toms, charged with robbery of the Mis
souri, Kansas and Texas train. One is a
section hand. The others are young men
residing nearby.
Part of the plunder has been recovered.
BWAIN MAY'DIE.
Bhot by Mr. Perkins For Catting Timber on
His Land After Warning.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Oriental, N, C., August 13.—Mr. L. F.
Swain is in a critical condition from a
gun-shot wound received from a gun in
the hands of Mr. B. F. Terkins, of Beau
fort. Amputation will be necessary. Mr.
Swain claimed title to a track of land
near South River which Mr. Perkins says
belongs to his wife. He was warned by
Mr. Perkins not to cut the timber off the
land. In spite of this, Mr. Swain, accom
panied by Mr. Lynch, went on the land
to cut timber. Mr. Perkins ordered them
three times not to come on the premises,
and when they disregarded his order, he
shot Mr. Swain in the arm. Mr. Perkins
was bound over to court.
A RACE RIOT IN OHIO.
Beer Bottles and Clubs the Weapons. Many
Seriously Hart.
(By the Associated Press.)
Jackson. Ohio, August 13.—A bloody
rate riot has occurred at the Big Rock
Colored Camp grounds. The presence of
white persons was resented and when one
of the latter got into a fight with a col
ored man a general row ensued in which
nearly >a hundred persons engaged.
The fight lasted half an hour, when the
whites were forced to flee from the
grounds. Beer bottles and clubs were the
weapons used. More than a dozen per
sons were seriously hurt.
FRAUDS IN CUSTOM HOUSE.
An Official Charged With Receiving Brib s for
Undervalaing Japanese Silks
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, August 13. —Regarding the
statement published iu New York this
morning to the effect that millions of
dollars in customs duties had been lost
to the Government through false invoices
as to weight and value of Japanese silks
imported into the United States at that
port, Assistant Secretary Spaulding,' who
has charge of customs matters in the
Treasury Department, today said:
“About two weeks ago a gentleman
named Beach and another whose name I
have forgotten, told me that Silk Exam
iner Brown was in the pay of a promi
nent New York silk importing firm re
ceiving SB,OOO v year as compensation for
undervaluing silk invoices and that Brown
also received pay from another silk con
cern. They also stated that large in
voices of Japanese silks were then on
their way to New York consigned to
these firms sfud that they were daily
expected to arrive. 1 assured them that
if they gave me a single definite fact
or any information upon which 1 might
act I would start an investigation at once
and that a letter to the appraiser em
bodying their statement would be in his
hands the following morning. They went
away saying that they w'ould write out
their statement and would shortly return.
They did return in the afternoon but
stated that it would be necessary for them
to go back to New York as they had
found that they did not have sufficient
data with them upon which to base a
specific statement of facts. I told them
that 1 very much wished they would call
on Appraiser Wakeman the next morning
and lay their facts before him.
“This they agreed to do. While I have
heard nothing further from them I as
sume that they communicated with the
appraiser, especially as the Department
has received a preliminary report from
Mr. Wakeman suiting that he had begun
an investigatiorirbf alleged frauds in con
nection with Japanese silk importations.
Whether the investigation will develop
anything of the magnitude indicated in
the published statement, I have no present
means of Knowing, but I am sure the
matter will be probed to the bottom.'’
THE RANKS OF THE
STRIKERS SWELL
Gains at Pittsburg, IVcKecs
port and Wheeling.
AND ALSO AT BELLAIRt
First Break iu the Carnegie Force of
Over 15,000 Men.
THE BELLAIRE PLANT SHUTS DOWN
Tube Works Plant at McKewport Short Handtd.
Bolli Sides Clain They Are Preparing
Moves That Will Bri- g Con
fusion to Opponents.
(By vhe Associated Press.)
Pittsburg, Pa., August 13. —Neither side
moved decisively today in the great indus
trial conflict between employers and em
ployees in the steel trade, and the result
is still in the balance. The strikers made
gains at Pittsburg, McKeesport, Wheeling
ami Ballaire in the last twenty-four hours,
but in the main the advantage is still
with the mill owners. Both sides claim
to be preparing moves that will bring
confusion to opponents, but neither side
has shown its hand.
r lhe general situation tonight can be
briefly summanized as follows:
Ten men, five of them skilled, quit at
the lower Union Mill of the Carnegie
Company in Pittsburg today and joined
the strikers. Their defection represented
the first break in the Carnegie forces of
more than 16,000 men. The strikers were
jubilant over (he incident, but the com
pany claims to have filled theif places
at once and that there will he no more
desertions at any of the plants. The Bel
laire plant at which the men struck on
Sunday, was finally closed down today af
ter working short handed until yester
day When another start will
be made is problematical. Several hun
dred boys typ ployed at the National Tube
Works at McKeesport, went out during
the night and day and their action ma
terially aided the effort of the strikers
to finally tie the plant up. The works
are going ahead short handed, hut the
ranks of the workers are thinning and
the supply of material is limited. The
strikers made gains at Wheeling and the
steel officials admitted today that Ben
Wood would be closed down. Clarks Mill
here is moving along full handed. Lind
say and is operating with a
small crew and the managers are plan
ning to open Painters and increase the
force at Lindsay and McCuteheons. A
break in the ranks of the men who struck
at Painters is expected bu the strike man
agers deny that one will occur.
IN BLINDING !TORRENTS
Couldn’t Tell Man From Water Spout Up to
Bis Neck in a Ditch
(Special to News and Observer.
Black Creek, N. C., August 13.—A rain
taking on the nature of a cloudburst, of
forty-five minutes' duration, visited here
this morning, making the streets running
streams. Oldest inhabitants do not recall
such rainfall in the past. Twenty yards
distant a human being could not be told
from a water spout. A travelling man
man making for shelter ran into a ditch
up to his n6ck.
HEAVY RAINS AT FORESTVILLE.
Forestville, N. C., August 13.—There
was a very heavy rain here today. All
the streams in this section are swollen
beyond anything ever seen here.
THE COLORED FIREMEN.
Nineteen Companies Represented at Monroe
The Tournament Today.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Monroe, N. G., August 13.—The Colored
State Firemens’ Association met here to
day. Nineteen companies are already
represented. The tournament will be
given tomorrow.
THE TOMB CLOSES
OVERTHE EMPRESS
The Body Rests Beside That
of Her Husband,
SERVICES AT THE TOMB
They Are Very Simple, Consisting
of Song Only.
THE INTERMENT IS NEAR POTSDAM
King Edward and Emperor William Walk To
gether in the f uneral Precession, Not
able For its Display of Military
and Clerical Pomp.
(By the Associated Press.)
Potsdam, August 13.—The remains of
the Dowager Empress Frederick were in
terred today beside those of her husband,
in the mausoleum of Friedcnskirche, near
Potsdam.
Promptly at 10:30 the tolling of bells
announced the arrival of the funeral train
at Wild Park, but it was nearly eleven
o’clock when the sound of music in the
distance announced the approach of the
funeral processions. Far down the avenue
moving masses appeared, now' and then
halting for the processions to assume its
proper order.
As tiie procession drew near the notes
of the best known funeral marches, played
slowly and plaintively, became audible,
tb<- muffled drums rolling in impressive
ness.
At the head of the procession rode
Major General Yon Moltke, nephew of the
famous field marshal in command of the
military forces participating in the cere
monies.
The procession wa sin every way grand
and solemn. The Gardes du Corps, with
black and white pennants fluttering at
their lance points, attracted much atten
tion, as did the royal page corps, com
posed of cadets from the military acad
emy at Gross Lichterfelde, in bright red
coats, with tight fitting trousers and
broad hats trimmed with white lace.
After the military came the highest
clerical dignitaries of Beilin, including
Dr. Dryandcr, the court preacher, and
Bishop Aszman, the highest Catholic mil
itary chaplain in a resplendent purple
robe.
Over the head of the coffin were the
imperial colors, on which was a crown
of state of massive gold and heavily
jeweled. Also on the colors was a
wreath, deposited there by Emperor Wil
liam at Cronberg and two other wreaths.
Behind the coffin marched the Emperor
with head erect and displaying the great
est self-possession and dignity, but, his
sac e was pale and sorrowful and he gazed
straight forward in a serious manner.
King Edward, who was on the Emperor’s
left, walked heavily and evidently found
the march fatiguing.
Both Emperor William and King Edward
wore the uniform of the Second regiment
of Dragoon Guards, Queen Victoria’s regi
ment.
Tiie procession reached the mausoleum
at 11:40. The proceedings there were most
simple. The coffin was carried into the
mausoleum followed by the Emperor and
Empress, King Qtfward and Queen Alex
andra, the royal prices and other mem
bers of royal families, the rest of those
present remaining outside during the last
ceremonies. After the body had been low
ered into the vault the choir from the
Berlin Cathedral sang “Christ’s Resur
rection.” by Orel). A prayer followed and
then the choir sang “Be Faithful Unto
Death,” by Neidhart. This was the only
service. k
In tiie meanwhile the Etnperor stood be
side the tomb in a most solemn manner.
There was no weeping, but King Edward
frequently used his handkerchief, for
heads of perspiration were coursing down
his brow.
After the brief ceremony the royal par
ty withdrew and the invited guests, mili
tary men, diplomats, statesmen, etc., filed
in for the last hasty view of the cof
fin.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that Ambassador White’s re
turn here fog the funeral was upon the
special invitation of Emperor William.
After the services at the mausoleum M:#
White was about to withdraw with the
other Ambassadors, when the Emperor
sent for him and expressed his warmest
sympathy with him in his recent afflic
tion.
LIVELY ROW AT MOREHEAP.
Two Whites and a Negro Arouse Hotel People
aDd Meet Hot Reception
(Special to News and Observer.)
Goldsboro, N. C., August 13. —A gentle
man returning from Morehead, tells of on
interesting scrap there the other night.
It seems a negro and a couple of white
men all under th inuence of liquor, en
tered the hotel while the guests were for
the most part asleep, and the negro pro
ceeded to give the clerk some rather
choice selections in crude rhetoric. They
were ordered out hut refused and made
themselves so offensive that a gentleman
in the room jumped into the crowd, knock
ing them right and left. The intruders
sought refuge and re-inforcements and re
turned bent on severe mischief. They
met a most hospitable reception at the.
hands of the hotel people, who pressed
all kinds of things on them, especially one
old gentleman who from the porch above
gathered an armful and spittoons and
hurled them down on the heads of the
offenders, who were finally driven off. No
serious damage was accomplished.
Five barrels of clay pigeons, and three
traps arrived today, consigned to the Co
sino Co.—Forest Park” — the new ath
letic grounds two miles north of Golds
boro. The "shoot” will be one of the fea
tures for the opening of this resort, which
is booked for September 29th. The race
track has been put in splendid condition,
and there will be four trotting and three
running races, besides a mule race. The
entries promise a big day’s sport. Golds
boro Band will discourse music the day
long, and at night a ball will be given.
The club house is almost completed, and
the “Lodge,” a four room old fashioned
log house is well under way. It is with
out doubt a most beautiful spot and the
improvements now going on have trans
formed the waste woodland into a verit
able fairy land. A grand display of fire
works will be given in the evening. Gen
tlemen having horses in the 3-minute
class, or a mule, that is sure to be a “go
ing,, mule may enter for the races. Com
munications relative thereto or pro
grammes may be had by addressing the
secretary at Goldsboro.
Mr. Tom J. Outlaw, who has been se
riously ill for quite a while, died this
morning at 7.30. He was at one time on
the police forge of the city, and as a man
was much loved and respected. The in
terment will take place tomorrow.
MON THEISMS
Traffic Not Interrupted Says
a Panama Dispatch.
The Warfare Dr dared to be of a Guerilla
Character. Dtsp-rate Fighting in the
Interior Reported.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, August 13.—Senor Arturo de
Brigard, Consul for Colombia in this city,
has received a cable dispatch from Acting
Governor Aristides A.rjona, of Panama:
“Traffic continues unhindered. Preda
tory warfare carried on around railroad
has produced no alarm. General situation
is satisfactory.”
Tiie railroad referred to in this message
is that own ’d by the Panama Railroad
Company for the protection of which ITes
ident J. Edward Simmons has asked this
government to send a warship.
Consul General De Rrigiard character
ized as untrue tiie assertion by the revo
lutionists that they have eight thousand
men under arms in the Department of
Panama.
“It is also untrue,” lie said, “that the
Government lias done nothing to conciliate
the Liberals. The President has issued
several decrees guaranteeing freedom.
"The Government does not, as has been
stated, persecute tiie families of the revo
lutionists. The family of General Uribe
i sin Bogota now enjoying the same privi
leges as mine would were they there.”
Tiie steamer Alone has just arrived
from Savanilla and Cartagena. One of her
officers said'*
“Very little news is permitted to get
out, although it is known on the coast
that some desperate flghtng has recently
taken place in the interior.”
MAIL ADVICES FROM ISTHMUS.
Show a Bather Serions Condition of Affairs.
The lowa Steams South.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, August 13.—The State De
partment today received mail advices
from three different quarters in Colombia,
all showing revolutionary movements in
progress and a rather serious condition
of affairs.
Both termini of the Panama Railway
route were heard from, Consul General
Gudger writing from Panama as to a
revolutionary attack on nearby towns and
Consul Malmros, at Colon, reporting that
guerilla lighting has been going on at dif
ferent points between Colon and Panama.
At the same time. Minister Hart wrote
from the capital of Colombia, as to tiie
arrest and imprisonment of prominent
adherents of the former president, Dr.
Canelcmente, as they were suspected ot
seeking to have the Nationalist organiza
tion join with the Liberals who are said
to be showing increased strength and ac
tivity, in a revolutionary movement.
The Navy Department received word to
day of the departure of the lowa from
Puget Sound for San Francisco, whence
she will go to Panama, if her services are
required there. *
COMMANDER OF MACHIAB.
A Man Thoroughly Conversant With Bouth
American Affairs
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, August 13. —Lieutenant
Commander Nathan Sargent will remain
in command of the Machias which is ex
pected to sail for Panama in a day or
two. Much reliance is placed upon the
tact and good judgment of this officer by
the Navy and Slate Departments. He
was in command of the Scorpion at La-
Guira during the trouble in Venezuela
some time ago, aud acquitted himself
with much credit. Ho is thoroughly fa
miliar with South American 'affairs.
BRIDGE OVER THE WATAUGA OONE.
Heavy Rains in East Tennessee and Streams
on the Boom.
(By Associated Press.)
Bristol. Tenn., August 13. —A portion of
of th east end of the Southern Rail
wray temporary bridge over the Watauga
river, was washed away to today by the
the high water in that stream. Traffic
has been suspended.
Heavy rains have fallen in upper East
Tennessee since Sunday and all streams
are high.
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t THE WEATHER TO-DAY. X
♦ For Raleigh:
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
INJURIOUS RAINS
IN MOLINAS
Drought Continues in the
Ohio Valley.
ALSO IN THE LAKE REGION
111 [Missouri and Missssiippi Vallies
Late Corn Improves.
IN OTHER SECTIONS IT DETERIORMLS
In the Central and Eastern Parts of the Belt a
Further Improvement is Noted in the
Condition of the Cotton
Crop.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, August 13. —The Weather
Bureau’s weekly summary of crop condi
tions is as follows:
‘ The week ending August 12th has been
one of very favorable temperature con
ditions in the district east of the Rocky
Mountains, with beneficial rains over a
large part of the drought area. Drought,
however, continues In the Ohio Valley
and in portions of Tennessee, and the
upper Lake region, while excessive rains
have caused destructive freshets in the
Carolinas and proved injurious in por
tions of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
“Late corn has experienced materia!
improvement in the States of the Missis
sippi and Missouri Valleys and in Ken
tucky and Tennessee, and with favorable
temperature conditions in September the
yield in the Missocuri Valley will be
larger than indicated by previous reports.
In Ohio, Indiana, and Central and South
ern Illinois, the condition of the crop has
further deteriorated, especially in South
western OhioJ In the Atlantic coast dis
tricts corn has made excellent progress.
“Further improvement in the condition
of cotton is generally reported from the
central and eastern portions of the cot
ton belt, although rust and shedding are
more or less indicated e&pfififoU#.—ui—
Georgia, Florida; and portions of Ala
bama, where too much rain has fallen In
localities. Over much of the Western
part of the cotton belt and in portions of
the central districts cotton is suffering
for rain, and in the drought region of
Texas is falling rapidly. Picking is in
general progress in Texas, except in the
Northern counties.
"In the middle Atlantic States and New
England tobacco has made fovorable prog
ress, except in portions of Maryland,
where the corn crop on low lands has
been injured by too much rain. In Ken
tucky and in portions of Tennessee the
crop is greatly improved but in South
western Ohio it has been seriously dam
aged by drought.”
SLOT MACHINES LICENBED.
They Draw Small Boys Lika Loadstone. Death
of a Bright Deaf Mute.
(Special to News and Observer.) 1
Greenville, N. C., August 13. —For some
time there has been an effort to get
gambling machines in Greenville, but the
Board of Aldermen, seeing the evil in
them, kept them out of the town. A new
board of aldermen came in office July
Ist, and they recently passed an order J
that licensed the machines. The result I
was that six machines were set up hero a
today, and it was awful to see the number '
of small boys in short pantß that were
enticed into barrooms where the ma
th lilt's were in operation.
At two o’clock this afternoon at th«f
home of his sister, Mrs. W. F. Burch, iU
this town, Ronald Williams, a son oA
Mrs. E. M. Williams, of Baltimore, diedV.
of typhoid fever. He was a deaf mute 1
nearly 15 years of age, and was a re- J
markably bright boy. He was born in J
Greenville and since moving to Balti- I
more some years ago has loved to cotne fl
back here on a visit. He came in Junel
to spend the summer with his sister anrtl
other relatives, was taken sick just four
weeks ago and died today. 11 is mother
came last week and was with him when
he died.
BTATE LAUft’DRYMEN UNITE
Association Organized at Oreeusboro Last
Night
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. C\, August 13. Repre
sentatives of twenty-three steam laun
dries in North Carolina met in Greensboro
last night and organized the North Car
olina State Laundryinen’s Association.
The following ofliiers were elected:
John M. Dick, of Greensboro, president;
B. W. Baker, of Raleigh, first vice-presi
dent.
E. H. Marsh, of Salisbury, second vice
president.
F .D. Lethco, of Charlotte, secretary
and treasurer.
The following were appointed members
•of the executive committee: J. A. Nich
ols, of Asheville; E. L. Pease, Goldsboro;
R .E. Ridenhour, Concord; J. K. Mar
shall, of Raleigh, and YV.,S. Shepherd, of
Winston-Salem.
Committees on resolutions and consti
tution and by-laws were also appointed.
A uniform rate of commissions to be
paid to agents was adopted and it was
decided to adopt a uniform method in
regard to the payment of express charges.
Later on the association will raise the
price of custom work.
So close is the sympathy between
night and day that when one fails the
other breaks.