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THE CONVENTION OF
VETERANS OPENS
AT DALLAS
Over 125,000 Visitors Gath
er at the Great
Reunion
* -
THE AUDITORIUM PACKED
Over Eight Thousand People Assemble
to Hear Gordon’s
Speech.
THE ARRIVAL OF MUSTAPHA BEN SELIM
Memorial Services Are Held in Memory of
Jefferson Davis. The United Sons of
Veterans Will Hold Their ,
Convention Today.
(By the Associated Press.)
Pallas, Texas, April 22. —With the Con
federate Reunion officially twelve hours
cld and unofficially considerably old, it
is estimated tonight that there are 125,-
000 visitors in Dallas. From early this
morning until late tonight the streets
were thronged and it is said by men in
a position to make close calculations that
there were 80,000 visitors at the camp in
th efair grounds alone.
“The crowd is too large to command,”
said Cel. Slaughter to an Associated
Perssr representative today. Thousands
who have no right to do so are sleeping
at the camp and eating at the mess
tables. Some of the old veterans had to
fight for their places but they seemed
to be as capable of a tussle as they were
years ago. We will have affairs better
in hand tomorrow.
An additional influx of visitors is ex
pected tomorrow', the attraction being
the Kaliph’s parade.
Tonight the younger element and many
of the veterans rounded out the day’s
pleasures with a ball at the camp. The
function was given by the sons of vet
erans and an immense crowd—too great
for comfort —were present.
While thousands of visitors did not
leave the business section of the city,
Camp Johnston, two miles distant where
the opening exercises were held, was
crowded to the limit. Delegation after
delegation from the four corners of the
country reported mv' wr.3 assigned to di
visions in the v:u. it/ of tents.
The great mesr. shed, seating 12,000,
was open at 10 o’clock. An army of
cooks and waiters worked like beavers
while the veterans, with a hunger born
of a night in the open, did their best to
keep the cooks busy.
The convention was compelled to open
with General Cordon, the commander-in
chief, absent. ,
Hon. Jo] n M. Allen, the orator of the
•lay, v.; not pres nt when the convention
began. Governor Sayers and Hon. G. B.
Gerald however, appeared at the last
moment anfTwero vociferously cheered.
Among those on the stage were Judge
John M Reagan, the only surviving mem
ber of he Davis’ Cabinet; W. L. Cabell,
Gen. Stephen D. Dee, of New Orleans -
Col. i> e Crandall, who was on “Stone
wall - Jackson’s staff; Miss Lucy Lee
Hill, of Chicago, the sponsor in chief, and
Miss Virginia Paddock, of Fort Worth,
T< xasc, the chief maid of honor.
When the convention opened the vet
erans, many of them comparing the
bounteous plenty of their breakfasts
with the starvation they were often
called upon to endure the war, were in
high humor. The building, seating 8,000
people, was filled to the topmost row
soon after the convention was called to
order by General K. M. Van Zant, pres
ident of the Texas Re-union Association.
From pillar and post hung bunting and
flags and pictures of old Confederate
chieftians. The crowds were composed
net alone of veterans, but of their son 3
and wives and daughters. Maids of hon
or and sponsors, some, notably those
from Louisiana, in brass buttons and
Confederate gray, but the majority in
cool white, lent an air of ornamentation
to the scene.
Following the opening of the meeting
by Gen. Van Zandt Chaplain Young, of
Texas, delivered a touching invocation.
General Joseph D. Sayers, on behalf
of the State of Texas, then welcomed
th" visitors to the State. He was fol
lowed by Fen E. Cabell, mayor of Dal
las, v. ho gave the veterans the freedom
of the city-
G. B. Gerald- of Waco, welcomed the
visitors to Texas.
At 1:15 p. m., a Commander-in-Chief,
Gordon, arrived. The manner of his en
trance into th-- vast auditorium was dra
matic. General Van Zandt had an
nounced that the hoped for presence of
General Gordon had been abandoned and
the meeting had been turned over to
General S. D. Lee. commander of the
army of the Tennessee. General Lee
was in the middle of his speech when a
numbr of voics and stamping feet were
from the middle of the hall. The
roar grew to thunderous proportions.
and above ’ U 1 ~ 1 ">*«gie
word “Gor . ’ \* r- h
era ns rose •b r
“1 will s
Lee, when t
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to the platform. “Our beloved com
mander san ray to you words that will
please you more than those of any other
man”
“It was no fault of mine,” said Gen
eral Gordon, when the applause had
"subsided, “but I was twenty hours late.
Bay be vou boys can remember a time
when I was not late ”
General Gordon’s speech was as fol
lows:
Governor, Mr. Mayor, Gentlemen of
Committees and My Fellow Country
men of Texas:
How shall I tell you what we think of
Texas, of her great hearted people, her
broad prairies and still broader hospi
tality? I -but poorly express the thought
of these veterans when I say that wheth
er we look at her geographically, his
torically or sentimentally, Texas is
about the biggest thing we ever saw.
She cah raise cattle enough on her wild
lands to furnish all the canned beef for
the armies of Uncle Sam, John Bull and
the German Empire, and still have fertile
lands enough left, if planted in the fleecy
staple, to make more bales of cotton
than are now produced by America and
Egypt combined; or, if planted in grain
crops, to feed every man, woman and
child in the Union.
With such a territory—almost equal to
that of the original thirteen States
which threw off the yoke of bondage and
wrenched freedom from the greatest of
empires—this great commonwealth holds
today within its borders a population
devoted to those same imperishable
principles—a population which, if the oc
(Continued on Page Five.)
THE GREAT RALLY AT
FAYETTEVILLE
The Educational and Road
Conventions
Speeches by ihe Governor 2nd Members cf His
Party, County Good Roads Associa
tion Organiz’d.
Fayetteville, N. C., April 22.—This is a
veritable gala day in out usually quiet
little city. The whole community, includ
ing both sexes and all shades of color,
creed and politics seem determined to do
fitting honor to our distinguished guests
—the beloved Governor and tile honorable
gentlemen who accompany him.
The educational convention, which
was held at the Armory, was brilliantly
and conspicuously successful. The Rood
roads meeting was convened at the
sam e hour, but adjournment was then
taken to hear Governor Aycock in the
cause of education- The audience was
composed largely of ladies. Standing
room was a premium and the enthusiasm
was unbounded.
The convention was eal’ed to order
by Mr. McNeill. Maj. E. J. Hale pre
ssed. and the Revered Mr- Hughes of
fered prayer. Then after the singing of
'he Old North State by the audience,
the chairman introduced the Governor,
who held the delighted attention ot the
audience with an address which consum
ed more than an hour. /
Tonight the Governor is speaking to
the colored people at. the church.
’1 he good roads convention was well
attended this afternoon A county asso
ciation was organized, of which J. D.
McNeill was made president; J. H. Cur
rie.. vice-president, J. M. Lamb, secre
tary and H. W. Lilly, treasurer-
Strong and pertinent speeches were
made by Messrs. Winston, Patterson
and Alexander. The impression made in
favor of good roads was excellent.
Tonight Dr. Winston and Superintend
ent Joyner addressed a large audience pX
the court house on industrial education.
The reception last nigh: was admirably
arranged and splendidly carried out. The
spacious narlors of Hotel LaFeyette pre
sented a> gay scene from 8:30 to 11 o’clock,
while the public reception was'in prog
ress anl the excellent music by Rums
ber’s orchestra was greatly enjoyed. The
Governor and his party were assisted in
receiving by the following ladies and
gentlemen, selected as representative of
Fayetteville society; Senator an<l Mis.
Ja.s. D. McNeill, Maj. and Mrs. E. j. Hale.
Hon. and . Mrs. Geo. M. Rose. Mr. and
Mrs. W. Z. Holt, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Slocomb. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cook, Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. Strange, Mr. and Mrs.
R. McWillard, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Rose,
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Mcßae, Dr. and Mrs.
J F. Highsmith, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Mae-
Rae and the following couples from the
younger sot: Mr. E. R. McKestan with
Miss Eliza Williams, Prof. J. A. Jones
with Miss Lillie Slocomb, Mr. N. H. Mo-
Cearhey with Miss Maude Haigh. Mr.
H. M. Pemberton with Miss Bessie Un
derwood, Mr. J. C. Thomson with Miss
Mary Warren Cameron, Mr. W. H. Pope
with Miss Bessie McNeill, Mr. R. Z. Wil
liams with Miss Ellen Underwood, Mr.
J. B. Tillinghast with Miss Marion Mai
lt tt.
A banquet provided by the receiving
party followed the reception, which was
presided over by Senator McNeill, who
acted as toast-master. The toasts and
responses follow in their order; *
“The Governor of North Carolina”—
Hon. Geo„ M. Rose.
“The Press”—Maj. E. J. Hale.
“The Campaign of Education"—Prof. J.
H. Myrover.
“The New South in Education”—Hon.
H. L. Cook.
“The North Carolina Legislature”—
:! e n of North Carolina”—Coy. 1
t’h- Bov* and G rL >C North Carolina’’ i
—: J Y. loaner
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 23. 1902.
SHOOTERS ROUT
DEEP WATER FORCE
I
Trinity and Wake Forest in a
Fierce Contest.
THIRTEEN WAS HOODOO
Deep Water Men Fan Air For This
Unlucky Number.
UNIVERSITY STRIKES A BAD STREAK
She Bites the Dust Before Richmond College
While the Sorebacks Sing the Sorg
of “five to Four and We
Are It.”
Is thirteen an unlucky number?
Yesterday tht Deep Water boys from
Wake Fortst College found it so.
But the Shouters from Trinity College
had the handle of the thirteen.
It was a baseball contest that raged for
one hour and fifty minutes at the Fair
Grounds yesterday afternoon, and every
onslaught only cinched the victory for
the Shouters.
When the smoke of battle cleared away
the Deep Wattr squad found that “noth
ing doing - ’ was their share and that the
Shouters had looted everything in sight.
Their banner bore upon it the figure 8,
while the symbol upon their opponents
standard was naught but 0.
To see the conflict there came other
Shouters and well wishers from Durham,
while Deep Water hosts poured into the
city from Wake Forest. To urge on the
opposing bands rival colors flaunted as
oriflames of war beneath which beauteous
maidens with bewitching eyes urged their
favored knights to do or die.
And some did and some died, while
some lived to charge valiantly from bag
to bag and flounder midst dust and dirt
triumphant upon the slab called “Home.”
The battle was full of vim and fire for
awhile but as the sun dipped into the
west the ardor of thue Deep Water forces
cooled and the chargers of the Shouters
grew mor e terrific.
The battle raged fiercest where one
Shouter, Yclept Bradsher. was at work.
He hurled with terrific speed and tanta
lizing curve the ball at the Deep Water
men, and despite all efforts thirteen of
these merely prodded holes in the rair.
Hobgood, of the other camp, had four
Shouters to similarly perform.
Both squads were gallant champions
and looked muscular and strong, they
handled their weapons well, and the ad
herents of the Deep Water contingent
hoped against hope as the battle proceed
ed, but hope passed and defeat came.
Nine Deep Water men were used up
in the first three innings, with no result.
In the first engagement the Shouters
performed as follows: Puryear fanned,
Giles drove the ball to first and was out,
Woot hit past first and a carriage wheel
stopped the ball. He saw second unoc
cupied and moved on. A wild throw of
Dunn sent the ball afield end Wooten
scored. Smith flew to Harris in left.
Six Shouters bit the dust in the next
two engagements, and after Mull, of the
Deep Waters, had reached first on an
error of Heath, hid next three associates
died on the road to first. In the
fourth Shouter Giles, was hit by the hall
and Wooten got to first on an error of
Edwards, but Giles was caught napping
at third. With Howard up a wild throw’
let in Wooten.
In the fifth and six there was “nothing
doing” for the Deep Water forces, and
this was the same in the next three in
nings. In the ninth came the first two
hits for them, Mull and Sams getting
thtse, but never seeing the home plate.
In the fifth, sixth and seventh the
Shouters lapded two runs each, a total
of six. A three-bagger by Giles, and
singles by Smith and Hobgood doing part
of the business, thtse being aided by the
errors made by the opposing forcts. In
the eighth three fiys put them out. of the
spasms for good, as they did not need
their ninth.
The mtre mention of a result of 8
against 0 looks like a contest without
any snap to it, but this was not so. Tt
was an exciting contest and there was
excellent work done by both forces.
A diagram of the result of the battle
is appended to this veracious chronicle,
that he who reads may see the part each
contestant took in the eventful contest.
Trinity A.B R. H. P.O. A. E.
Puryear, c. f-, 3 2 1 3 0 0
Giles, r. f 3 1110 0
Wooten. 1. f., 4 2 11 0 1
Smith, lb 4 118 0 0
Howard, 2b., 3 1 2 1 5 0
Elliott, 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0
Heath, s. s 3 1 0 0 0 1
Chadwick, c., 4 0 0 13 2 0
Bradsher, p, 3 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 8 7 21 8 2
Wake Forest. A.B. R. H. P.O- A. E-
Mull, c. f.,... 4 0 1 0 0 .0
Harris, r. f \... 4 0 0 3 0 1
Sams 3b 4 0 11 0 1
Hobgood, p., 4 0 0 0 1 0
Dunn, lb 2 0 0 7 0 2
Cadell, c 3 0 0 0 2 0
Dowd, s. s 3 0 0 0 1 0
Pate. 1. f 3 0 0 1 0 0
Edwards, 2b., .... 3 0 0 6 3 2
Total 30 0* 2 *23 7 6
"Wooten out, hit by batted ball.
•More; R H E
Tt rr.f! v | fl 0 l 2 2 ? i *- -8 7 1
W K. F r. »t ft o a '■ ;■ r.
Summer; - .. ’ i-r Trtoß) ?
Bases stolen, Trinity 4. Three base hit,
Giles. Double play, Edwards. Struck
out, by Hobgood, 4; by Bradsher, 13.
Hit by pitched ball, by Hobgood 2.
Bases on balls, off Hobgood, 2; off Trin
ity, 1. Wild pi|ch, Hobgood, 1. First
base on errors, Wake Forest, 2; Trinity,
5. Umpire, Robt. Winston, of Franklin
ton. Attendance 500, Time 1:50 min
utes.
RICHMOND COLLEGE WINS
She Defeat! Carolina by a Bcore of Five to
Fonr.
(Special to News and Observer.)
(’hapel Hill, N. C„ April 22.—The
Richmond College tearrt defeated the
University team of North Carolina here
today by a score of 5 to 4.
Score: R II E
Carolina 0 0000040 o—4 7 6
Richmond Col. .0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 x—s 10 3
Batteries: Carolina, McDonald, Sween
ey, Wilcox and Council; Richmond,
White and Kearfoot.
Danville Defeats Horner.
(Special »to the News and Observer.)
Oxford, N. C., April 22. —The most in
teresting and exciting game of ball of
the season was played at Horner Park
yesterday between the teams of the
Danville Military Institute and the Hor
ner Military School. The first seven in
nings the Horner boys had made every
run, but in this inning the Danville
team made seven runs. The fecore
stood 8 to 7 in favor of the visiting
team.
Horner Turns the Tables.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Oxford, N. C„ April 22.—The baseball
team of Danville Military Institute and
Horner School played a fine g<*me of ball
here today, the score being 3 to 2 in
favor of the Horner boys.
Batteries: Danville, Holt and Foust;
Horner, Connor and Lanier.
A Game at Chocowinity.
(Special to News and Observer )
Chocowinity, N. C., April 22.—The
first game of baseball ,was played here
today. A nine from Washington played
the Trinity Military School boys. Wash
ington won by a score of 17 to 8. Dud
ley, of Trinity, made the only two good
catches of the game.
Batteries: Washington, Bragavv and
Whitney: Trinity School. Spivey and
Long. Umpire, Nixon.
National League Games.
(By the Associated Press.)
Pittsburg, Pa., Aprill 22—The Pitts
burgh club opened the season before the
largest crowd ever assembled to see a
tall game in this city, won the first game
and set the lovers of the game wild
with their brilliant plays.
Preceding the game the champions
hauled the pennant to the top of the
staff in centerfleld, while the band play
ed the Star Dangled Banner, and at the
instant the beautiful streamer unfurled,
the large crowd broke forth into a round
of cheers, teoting of horns and ringing
of bells. ,
Score: R H E
Pittsburg .. ..0 0 0 0 0211 x—l 13 1
Cincinnati .. ..0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 o—3 8 1
Batteries: Leever and Zimmer; Stiin
mel and Bergen. Time 1:40. Umpire,
Cantillon. Attendance 13,750.
Philadelphia, April 22.—There was an
eliment of luck in Philadelphia’s vic
tory over Brooklyn today. Kitson pitch
ed his first game this season. He al
lowed two bases on balls and hit one
man in the first innning, which with
two singles gave the locals three runs
and the game.
Score: R H E
Brooklyn 00001 0 00 o—l 9 2
Philadelphia ..3 00 0 00 0 Lx—t 3 4
Batteries: Kitson and Ahern; Felix
and Jacklitsch- T/me 1:30. Umpire,
Brown Attendance 2,579.
New York, April 22. —Timely hitting
on the part of the Boston men and the
inability of the New Yorks to solve the
pitching of Willis was responsible for
New York's defeat today.
Score: R H E
Boston 000202021—7 11 2
New York 0 0000200 I—3 7 0
Batteries: Willis and Kittridge;
Sparks and Yeager. Time 1:40. Um
pire, O’Day. Attendance 6,500.
Other Games.
At Columbia —South Carolina College
9; urrnan University 0.
SMALL APPEARS FOR HIS BILL
It is to Pension Disabled Life Saving Service
Men,
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, D. C-, April 22.—Repre
sentative Small today appeared before
the House Committee on Commerce in
the interest of his bill to pension dis
abled life service men. It is doubtful
about the passage of this bill.
Representatives Bellamy, Claude
Kitchin, Ivluttz and Small, who had
been at home, have returned.
Representative Thomas has gone
home. He will return Friday morning.
Representatives Bellamy and Small
return confident of their renornination
Mr. Thomas is also sanguine.
Representatives Kluttz, Claude TCilch
■-r ave no opposition for re
a man who knows when
louth shut. t (
WOULD ESTABLISH
A FOOL OLIGARCHY
Rawlins on the Philippines
Government Bill.
A POTENT COMMISSION
It Holds in the Philippines Autocratic
Powers.
RiVER AND HARBOR BILL HITS A SNAG
The House Disagrees to the Senate Amendments
and the Measure Got-s to Conference,
Military Academy Bill Passed
by the House.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., April 22.—Formal
discussion of the bill temporarily to pro
vide a government for the Philippine Is
lands was begun in the Senate today,
Mr. Rawlins, of Utah, the leading minor
ity member of the Philippine Committee,
opening the debate with a speech in op
position to the measure. He denounced
the bill as an unwarranted imposition
upon the Filipinos, declaring that it would
establish one of the foulest oligarchies
in the history of the world. He main
tained that the Philippine Commission
was given too great power by the bill
and asserted that under its provisions
the islands would be exploited for pri
vate gain. He will conclude his remarks
tomorrow’.
While he was speaking two efforts w r ere
made to maintain a quorum, the second
resulting in a lively tilt among several
Senators, Mr. Scott, West Virginia, inti
mating that no argument that could be
made upon the subject would influence
any Senator.
“We seem to have arrived at that point
in our history, ’ said Mr. Rawlins,
“where there are those who affect to be
lieve that it is sedition to think and trea
son to talk. ‘For God's sake, let us keep
silent until the war is over,’ exclaims a
peripathetic hero and graduate from the
Philippines who w’ants to make free
speech treason and to cart us aw’ay to
the gallows, although he might give the
Senator from Massachusetts the benefit
of clergy on account of his sympathy for
a ‘super-heated conscience.’ All, if we are
to believe him, with the approval of the
President of the United States.
•“Congress no longer has to declare
war. An Otis or a Chaffee are prepared
to attend to this any day in the week.
A few days ago a message came to us
that Malvar, the last of the insurreetos,
had surrendered. The next day it was
announced that General Chaffee had de
clared a new war and had dispatched an
army to wage it against two millions of
people in the islaud of Mindanao. But
mud is to be the word so long as there
is any disturbance anywhere within our
borders or in any one of the more than
thousand islands beyond the seas.
“This bill strikes its roots into and
derives its support from that excrescence
upon the army appropriation bill of 1901,
known as the Spooner amendment. The
qualification of the absolute power there
in conferred, adopted at the instance of
the Senator from Massachusetts, by this
bill is eliminated.
“All property lights in the islands and
the fate of their inhabitants are turned
ever to the control and disposition of the
commission, without any qualification of
importance.
“The commission may declare war and
r. ake peace; raise armies and provide
navies: regulate commerce with all sorts
of discriminations etw’een islands and
ports; levy taxes without limit and with
out uniformity. It may coin money and
regulate the value thereof; and may es
tablish religion and punish those who do
not conform to its tenets. It may de
stroy free speech and punish as an act
of sedition the publication of the truth
in regard to their administration. It
can establish an equisition, devise and
applv methods of excruciating torture,
compelling persons to be witnesses
against themselves and disclose informa
tion which the commission may desire
to extort It may practice any or all
of ihe acts of tyranny which history has
disclosed or genius maj devise.
“It is useless to say that this power
will not be abused. It will not be in
vited to some instances in the history of
our relations with the islands showing
the extent to which our representatives
have gone in acts of perfidy, injustice, op
pression and cruelty.”
Tiie House Proceedings.
(By the Associated Press )
Washington, D. C., April 22. —The
House today by & vote of 76 to 72 re
jected claims attached to the Omnibus
Claims Bill by the Senate, aggregating
$1,800,000 amd on the basis of that action
ron-concurred in the whole Senate
amendment (the various items having
been ruled to constitute a single amend
ment) and sent the bill to conference.
The bulk of the claims stricken cut
were those known as the findings of the
Sclfridge Board- The motion to strike
out was made by Mr. Underwood, Ala.,
who raid the Selfridge claims had been
fairly considered and repeatedly ic
jected by '’engross. Mr. Cannon, Illi
nois .took the same view.
Ihe Military Academy Appropriation
Bill was passed today after the limit
of cost of the improv ements at West
Point had been reduced from six and
half to five and one half millions and
the amount of the appropriation in the
bill from three to two millions.
The London dock charge bill was call
ed up under call of committees, out
was not disposed of-
The Senate amendments to the River
and Harbor Bill were disagreed to and
the bill was sent to conference. Messrs.
Burton, Ohio; Reeves, Illinois, and Les
ter, Georgia, were appointed conferees.
A CALL ON THE PRESIDENT.
Negroes Ask Him to Snpport the Crumpacker
Resolution
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, April 22.—A committee
of negroes, composed of ex-Governor
Pinchback, of Louisiana; Bishop A.
Grant, of Indiana; E. W. Lampton, of
Mississippi, and W. McKinley, of South
Carolina, called on the President today
and asked his support of the Crumpacker
resolution and the bill introduced by
Representative Irwin providing for the
appointment of a commission to investi
gate the condition of the negro. They
declined to discuss the details of the in
terview, but said it was a very satisfac
tory one.
The News of Washington.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, N. C., April 22.—Judge
Jones, of the Fifteenth Judicial disltict,
left yesterday to hold court at Plymouth.
Congressman John IT. Small is attending
court at Plymouth. He will return to
Washington after court.
S. R. Fowle & Son are putting up an
enormous storage warehouse along the
water front.
Mr. Chas. E. Harding, who was former
ly clerk in the register’s office but who
is now located at Aurora, has announced
his candidacy for the position of clerk
of the court for Beaufort county. Mr.
Harding ran for this position last elec
tion, but t was defeated by a v.ry close
vote.
Miss Mattie Wiswall has resigned her
position in the Washington Graded
Schools to take effect at once.
Joe Keys, the negro confined with
smallpox, is at the pest house tonight.
Tht re is little danger of its spreading
further.
ft FftVlir WEEK
Ploughing and Chopping Cot
ton in Texas,
Winter Wheat is in Less Promising Condition
Than Last Week. Corn Planting Makes
* Slc-w Progress.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., April 22.—The
Weather Bureau’s weekly summary of
crop conditions is as follows:
The week ending April 21 was warmer
than the average than, the average in
the Pacific coast and Rocky Mountain
regions, in the Missouri Valley and ihe
northern districts to the eastward
was too coni in the middle Atlantic and
Southern States and decidedly dry over
the greater part of the central vallies
and middle Atlantic States- The latter
part of the week was marked by abnor
mally high temperatures in Kansas and
Nebraska intensifying the drought con
ditions in those States. The general
weather conditions were very favorable
for farming operations in nearly all
parts of the country.
The progress of corn planting has
been rather slow, except in Missouri cud
the Southern States, this work being
about finished’ in the central and the
west Gulf districts.
Winter wheat has continued to make
slew growth, and on the whole is in iess
promising Condition >in the principal
winter wheat States of the central val
leys than at the clo.-e of the previous
week. Moisture and milder tempera
tures ere generally needed for this crop
throughout these districts and also in
the middle Atlantic States. mm*-
In the Missouri and Central Mississ
ippi Valley States oats are making slow
growth and are much in need of raid and
warm weather. In the Southern States
a very general improvement is indi
cated.
Very good progress has been made in
cotton planting except in portions of
Tennessee, the Carclinas and Florida and
planting is nearing completion over the
Southern portion of the cotton bell.
Over most of Texas cotton is uj> to
satisfactory stands and plowing and
chopping are well under way.
In Maryland and Tennessee tobacco
plants are doing well, but in Virginia,
the Carolina and Kentucky they are
small and in places irregular. Some
transplanting has been done in South
Carolina.
JUDOE A M MOORE FATALLY ILL
It 'is Bolioyed He Can Survive Only a Few
Hours
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greenville. N. C., April 22—Ex-Judge
Augustus M. Moore is dying. He can
not possibly, it is thought, live through
the night. Judge Moore was appointed
to the bench by Governor Russell and
served only a short period, resigning on
account of poor health. He held a Fed
eral position during the adminiseration
of President Harrison in the State of
Washington-
STHE WEATHER TO-DAY.*
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
MOROS MEET OUR
TROOPS [H BATTLE
Red Flags Flutter Defiance
From Their Villeges
ORDER FROM ROOSEVELT
General Davis Told to Withdraw from
Mindanao.
HE FEARS LOSS OF AMERICAN PRESTIGE
Part of His Troops With Whom the Moros
Fought Beyond the Reach of the Tele
graph. Roosevelt Seeks to
Avoid War.
(By the Associated Press.)
Manila, April 22- —Two engagements
have been fought between the American
troops and the Moros of the island of
Mindanao during tihe last twenty-four
hours. Moore, of the Twenty-seventh
Infantry, wtyile out with a small party
hunting for water, was fired upon at
long range. Lieut. Col. Frank D. Bald
win with a battalion of troops and a
mountain gun, went to the assistance of
Moore’s party and drove off the Moros,
who lost seven men- The firing was at
eleven hundred yards ranee.
The Moro villages were flying red.
flags, meaning that they intended to
fight to the uttermost.
Later Sultan Pualo and a fore© of na
tives attempted to re-occupy the
ground gained by the Americans; hut,
the Morois were forcibly dispersed.
Datto Ganassl has sent a delegation
to the American commander, tendering
the absolute submission of the men un
der his control.
Blgadie Geneal Davis, in command at
Zambouanga, Island of Mindanao, has
acknowledged the receipts from Wash
ington of instructions to withdraw his
troops from Mindanao, but he urges,
that owing to the present slate of af
fairs, the w ithdrawal of the troops will
result in the absolute loss of American
prestige among the Moros in Mindanao.
His orders, however, are explicit, Lieut-
Col. Baldwin and his fences are beyond
the reach of telegraphic communications
from Washington.
The Expedition Delayed.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington,’ D. C., April 22.—The
War Department has instructed General
Chaffee to delay the departure of the
proposed expedition into Mindanao until
after the receipt of further directions
from Washington. The Presdent dec,res
to exhaust all other means of effeetng
the capture of the Mores, who murdered
Amercan solders, before dspatchng an
armed expedton for that purpose- Mean
whle, however, that porton of General
T>avs’s command wlioh was selected for
the journey wil stll be held n readiness
and all preparations up to the poiut of
actual departure will be made.
TO TRY GENERAL SMITH
The Court Martial Will Convene on Thursday
For Thu Purpose.
(By the Associated Press.)
Manila, April 22.—8 y orders from
Washington martial ordered to
try Ocn. Jacob H. Smith, who was in
command of the United States troops on
tne Island of Samar, on the charge of
conduct prejudicial to good order and
discipline, has been dissolved. The
members of the court Avhicli will try
Gen. Smith wall be named at Washing
ton.
Washington, April 22.—Gen. Corbin
stated that there was no significance in
the order except that it permits the
President to review the proceedings of
the court and will avoid any legal en
tanglements that might have arisen if
the order of Gen. Chaffee naming the
court had been allowed to stand. An or
der was issued today convening the
court, the members being named as se
lected by Gen. Chaffee. The court will
meet Thursday.
MR FRIES IN NEW YORK.
Goes in the Interest of Proposed Cotton Mill
Combination.
(Special to News .and Observer-) i
Winston-Salem, N- <*., April 22. —Mr- J
11. K. Fries, the promoter of the plan to M
consolidate many of the cotton mills in I
the South, is in New York. He left yea- ■
tenday and it is understood that his mb- 1
sion is to confer with capitalists who i
arc interested in the rrH+pasjed combina- /
tion. M
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Is Thin Man thlg Incendiary? /
(Special to New aj ?nd Observer.)
Thomasvillc, N. Cl April 22.-It is be
lieved that in Raymond Edmondson,
the barber arrested there yesterday and
put under a s3OObbo n d, the authorities
have secured the ivian responsible for
at least one of the fifres in Thomasville—
that of last Friday flight. The evidence
against Edmonson, f however, is largely
circumstantial. m
Os had things, »our own had temper
should head the ffist.