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' r . --H-H"t- M- I I I 1 I I I'M-j f -H I 1 HH"I H Hllli 2)7?. F.A. HEJVLEy, t DENTIST. OFFICE: Front Room Oyer Bank. WORK GUARANTEED. I- ASHE BO RO, - . N. e. X BANK OF RANlMLrH, Ashekoro, J- C. WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. I VOL. 1. ASIIEBOKO. N. C . THURSDAY, JULY IS, !05. NO. 7. THE MEETING PLACE Peace Envoys Will Hold llselr Ses sions at Portsmouth. N. "i- IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR MEETING Adjournment From Washington Will Be Taken to the Navy Yard r.t the Mouth of the Piscatawa River "Washington, Special Assistant Sec retary Pierce announced 'tie plenipotentiaries of Russia an.! .':!:m had agreed upon Portsmouth. New Hampshire, as the nieetin? plate ft the sessions of the peace ci-nh-rnx m be held outside of Wasnineton. Tne sessions will be held in the ?:.. ment navy yard at Fortsmoulii. in tne new building iust completed wk. The selection of Portsmouth wa. 'l.n tually acceptable to the peace en- -.ys of tho belligerents, as, besides i- : a cool and comfortable place for '.V. season of the year, it has the advan tage of offering a building on gov ni ment soil, which is regarded as sn important consideration. This v. ill i-: .-uiv. .-wui.nju, as no one can mission to the navy yard with ."'am :i" mission. While the sessions will be hold in the navy yard, the plonipoienTiane? and their staffs will live in .nbv hotels. Portsmouth, X. h., Special. The new general store building, just com pleted, is the largest and most im posing of any in the navy yard, hem four stories in height and of ample dimensions. It is of brick and brown stone and at present unoccupied. Rear Admiral Mead, the commandant, said that it could be readily furnished for the needs of the conferees. The location of the navy yard is one offering all the advantages of a North ern summer resort. It occupier, an island in the Piscataqua river, almost in the ocean. Its view commands the wide mouth, of the rivor, which is the boundary between Maine and New Hampshire and forms the Portsmouth harbor. The shores are picturesque, dotted here and Micro with cottages and farm houses, while a number of hotels on either tho Maine or the New Hampshire shore are easily ac cessible. May Prosecute Holmes. Oyster Bay, L. I., Special. It is re garded here ac not unliUoly that ciini inal prosecution may result from the investigation of the cotton report leak in the Department of Agricuture. The subject has not yet been presented to the President in a formal way, al though Le is familiar with most oi the details of the inquiry. United States District Attorney Beach, of .Washington, was of the opinion,, after a cursory examination of a part of the evidence adduced in the investigation, that a criminal proceeding wouid not lie against Assistant Statistician Holmes, who is alleged to have profited by giving advanced informa tion of the condition of the cotton crop to certain brokers. The Depart ment of Justice is not inclined to ac cept this view of the case. While no decision to institute criminal proceed ings has been reached, the subject is being considered by Attorney General Moody, who later will take the matter up with the President. In view cf the opinion by the United States dis trict attorney that a criminal prose cution against Holmes would nor ;;e. Secretary Wilson has intimated that he would suggest to President. Roose velt a recommendation to Congress that legislation be enacted to cover cases of similar character involving a breach cf trust. Convicted Officers' Case Up. Washington, Special. The papers in the case of Major Frank Ee L. Car rington, United States army, tried by court mania! and civil courts in the Philippines for misappropriating the funds of the Filipino Scouts who went to the St. Louis Exposition, and sen tenced to dismissal from the army by the court and to imprisonment for a term approximating sixty years by the civil courts, were sent to President Roosevelt for review. The papers con tain the approval of the Secretary of War and judge advocate general of the army. Wants Mutineers Given Up. St. Petcrs'orrg, Special Negotiations between Russia and Roumania on the question of the surrender of the crew of the Kniaz Potemkine are in prog ress. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff and M. Ros: fti-Solesco, the Roumanian minister here, held a conference Mon day on the subject, but no decision was arrived at. Russia is disposed to in sist on the surrender of the men, not as political prisoners, to which Rouma nia would object, but as criminals guilty of murder and theft. News of Mutiny From Japs. Sipinghai, Manchuria, By Cable The Dews of the mutiny in the Black Sea reached the Russian army through the Japanese, who fired night shells charg ed with proclamations conveying the information into the Russian advanced posts, scattering the proclamations broadcast. Rain is falling in torrents, and all activity at the front has ceased. Ship Yards Bought In. Richmond, Va., Special. The ship building plant of the William R. Trigg Company here was sold by order of the court to Frank Samuel and H. G. Lloyd both of Philadelphia, for $368,000. It is understood that the pOrchase oi tne plant by Messrs. Lloyd and Samuel was j made for the bondnoiueip. - Manv a eirl has been sorely disap pointed bJause a young man asked her to marry him instead of asking her to accompany hxm to the theater. CASil,ER D m I Defaulter Who Took All a Bank's Money Gets Five Years, j Newborn, Special. After forty j eight hours' confinement in a little, stuffy room in the hot July tempera- ture, the jury in the case of Thos. W. j Dewey, accused of embezzling $100,000 j from the Merchants' and Farmers' i bank here, brought in a verdict of guilty Saturday afternoon at 4:30. The j court was surprised when the an ; nouncement was made, as it waa j thought that they would hang on till the last minute and then cause a mis : trial. ' There was no sensational nor emo tional features. Dewey took the ver : diet as if hu had expected it, and show : cd no signs of disappointment. Judge Jones then made a brief speech, in ' which he said it was the saddest duty , of his office which he had to perform, but that the jury had rendered a ver Jict according to the evidence ?nd it became a most unpleasant task to him ' to make the sentence, but in accord ance with evidence and the verdict he felt that a severe sentence was nec essary. He therefore sentenced Dewey to six years in prison. Notice of appeal was given and Dewey was put under $10,000 bond, which he fur nished. John Patterson, the negro who has been on trial for burning his wife, wa found guilty of murder in the second Jtgree Saturday and sentenced to the iruiiHt'tiaiv for twenty-nine years. Peterson's crime was most brutal. He ",.:nt to the room where the woman : w;.s sleeping, saturated her clothing with oil and set the bed on fire. The v i man ran out in a blaze and was '".irued to a crisp. The crime was com- i r-iitU'l December 4th. Xewbera, Special. The trial of Thomas W. Dewey, ex-cashier of the U raters" and Merchants' Bank, began Lire Wednesday. Ex-Gov. Aycock made a last effort to obtain a continu ance, which was overruled by Judge .It nes. The defense claimed a lack i f material evidence from Pelletier, an associate of Dewey, and that they were unable to procure his affidavit, he be ing outside the State's jurisdiction. Tho work of selecting a jury required uhiiwi. 45 minutes. D. W. Roberts, bookkeeper for the bank, identified the handwriting of various entries in the l.i-d:-. as Dewey's and showed by a comparison of tho day book and the Ied:.''T, tho amount of Dewey's defal cations to bo $110,000, these having been made by means of falsifying en tries in the day book. Witnesses Bor den, of Goldsboro, and Dyer, of Nor folk, tcstilied to the defendant's or ders to forward amounts to a New York bank. A Geological Survey. The United States Geological Sur vey in North Carolina will be con- tinue areal and economic surveys in the western part of the State. He will complete geological surveys of the Rcan Mountain and Morgantown quadrangles and in co-operation with the State cf North Carolina, will make an economic survty of Highland Forest, assisted by Mr. D. B. Sterrett. The Charlotte and Matthews quad rangles will be topographically sur veyed under the direction of Mr. V. H. Manning, assisted by Mr. T. H. Moncure. Primary control will be extended in this locality by Mr. C. B. Kendall. The Cowee quadrangle will be surveyed by a party of which Mr. Duncan Hannegan will have charge. Mr. Robert Coe will have charge of a party that will do topographic work in the Gatesville, Smithfleld, Winton and Clinton quadrangles. The Saluda and Yorkville quadrangles will be surveyed by Mr. W. L. Millers party. The general supervision of all topographic work in this State is un der Mr. V. II. Manning. The streams of North Carolina will be measured by Mr. R. H. Hall, assisted by Mr. B. S. Drane and others. New Enterprises. A charter is granted the Griffin Man ufacturing Company, at Griffin, Pitt County, to manufacture buggies, wag ons, farming implements, lumber, etc., and to gin cotton, capital stock $25, 000. In an interview with Clerk Wilson, of the State Department, who has cnarge of the corporation matters, he said that there was quite a notable in crease in the number of corporations chartered this year as compared with last year. The month of June showed the greatest number of charters ever granted, the total reaching 90. The corporations which procure charters in that month escaped paying taxes for that year, and hence some corpora tions hold over until June. State Convict Labor. It has been agreed by the State Frison authorities that in place of one doilar a day they will hereafter charge $1.25 a day for convict labor. This is to apply to existing contracts. The demand for convict labor is greater than the supply. The earnings of the State's Prison are hereafter to bo in vested in North Carolina State bonds, if these can be secured at a fair figure. Forty thousand dollars is to be spent in this way and this week a purchase of $3,400 in bonds was made The camps on the State farms are in good condition and there are 1,300 acres in cotton, 1,300 in corn and 600 in peanuts. North Carolina Bar Association Lake Toxaway. Special. Tho larg est meeting ever held of the North Carolina Bar Association convened Wednesday night in the ball room of the Toxaway Inn. Counting the mem bers and their families, there are 106 in attendance. Besides these, there are quite a number of summer guests to swell the crowd. The executive committee in the ai' ternoon elected 28 new members. $60,000 Fire From Lightning. Knoxville, Tenn., Special. Lightn ing struck the grocery store of R. E. Porter, at Sweetwater, Tenn., a small town on the Southern Railway 42 miles west of Knoxville, Sunday after noon at 4.30 o'clock, and before the tire had been extinguished it had burned one block of business bull ling ..i the main street of the town and had jumped across Third street and destroyed three stores in the second bi:;c::. The total damage will i.e close to HO.iJ'ji), with insurance ot 2"j,fiOJ- COTTON LEAK FOUND Termination of a Great Scandal lii the Agricultural Department HOW A FEW ERGKERS GOT NEWS Secretary Wilson Makes Public an Official Report Stating That Edward S. Holmes Communicated Advance Information Through L. C. Van Riper to Theodore H. Price and Cther New York Operators. Washington, Special. As the result of the investigation by secret service agents into the charges made by Rich ard Cheatham, secretary of the Cotton Planters' Association, that information had been given to cotton brokers in New York by some person or persons in the Bureau of Statistics of the De partment of Agriculture, Secretary Wil son made public an official report in which he states that Edwin S. Holmes, the assistant statistieau, has been guil ty of "juggling" the official report. The report says it has been found that Mr. Holmes communicated advance infor mation to L. C. Riper, a New York broker, and that a Mr. Hass, of New York, who, Mr. Van Riper said, acted as a go-btween in conveying information from Holmes to other New York brokers, including Theodore Price. Steps have been taken by Secretary Wilson to prevent any further leakage of the Department figures, and an en tire re-organization of the Bureau of Statistics and manner of preparing monthly crop reports has been outlined by him. The papers in connection with the investigation were referred to the United States attorney for the District cf Columbia and he has reported that, in his opinion, a criminal prosecution will not lie against Holmes. Holmes has been dismissed from the servit-e of the Department. BROKER VAN RIPER WITNESS. According to the report, Wilson Judd, of New York, formerly in the employ of L-. C. Van Riper, induced the latter to tell of his connections with Holmes and then communicated the informa tion to Mr. Cheatham. Van Riper became the principal wit ness in the investigation conducted by the secret service and said he was in duced to communicate the fact that ad vanced information was being given out by Holmes because he had heard that Holmes and his associates had intended to try to manipulate the June cotton report. Having this information as a foundation, the secret service agents interviewed numerous persons who had mcen mentioned by Judd and Van tvinc!' n xvfli pc p-athering a mass of correspondence, including many Ietu- written by Holmes to Van Riper and others. The report made to Secretary Wilson ant, the Secretary's comments, together with the details of the new plan of conducting the Bureau of Sta tistics, makes more than four thousand words. It reviews the entire investi gation, beginning with the charges that were laid before Secretary Wilson by Mr. Cheatham several weeks ago. Just That Way. If an editor makes a mistake, says the Factotum, he has to apologize for it, but if the doctor mages one for it. but if the doctor makes one there is a law suit, swearing and the smell of sulphur, but the doctor makes one there is a funeral, cut flowers and a smell of varnish. The doctor can use a word a yard long without knowing what it means, but if the editor uses it he has to spell it. If the doctor goes to see another man's wife he charges for the visit, but if the editor goes to see another man's wife he gets a charge of buck shot. When a doctor gets drunk it is a case of "overcome by heat," and if he dies it is heart failure. When an editor gets drunk it is a case of too much booze, and if he dies it is a case of delirium tremens. Any old medical college can make a doctor You can't make an editor. Ke has to ue born. Ex. News of the Day. The body of Secretary Hay was in terred at Cleveland with simple cere monies, the President being one of those present. The Rabinical convention continued its sessions at Cleveland. Interesting addresses were delivered before several departments of the Na tional Educational Convention at As bury Park. Two Illinois banks, of which C. J. Devlin, the Topeka (Kan.) capitalist, was president, have closed. Refugees fleeing from the yellow fever scourge on the Isthmus of Pana ma arrived at New York, and paint conditions in the Canal Zone very dark ly. A man who registered as a son of August Belmont was arrested in Color ado Springs for alleged forgery. In New York he was declared an uupoaiui. The Kniaz Potemkins, with her crew of mutineers on board, has arrived at Theodosia, Crimea, and raised the standard of rebellion. She is reported to have been seen in several cuier puue. e;.-,r f i-hn mutineers of the Pobie- donosetz have been imprisoned, and it is thought all will ne snot. t, m, ooDm anxious to con- elude peace and particularly eager to i ? fno vinir i not conclude an armistice, i"a another bad defeat would threaten the safety of the Empire. Cossacks fired on workmen at the Potiloff works and wounded a number of them. Services in memory of Secretary Hay were held at St. Paul's Catnedral, in Loudon. The dignitaries sent to receive the body of Paul Jones were dmed by Pre mier and Mme. Rouvier. H H Rogers testified in Boston in the suit of George Wharton Pepper, re ceiver of the Bay State Gas Company, against him. Additional mutinous demonstrations have been made among the Russian ships at Cronstadt. It is estimated that during the rioting at Odessa 6.000 persons were killed and nearly $10,000,000 worth of property was destroyed. It is stated that neither Norway nor Sweden is making preparations for W Ceore E Lorenz, convicted of com plicity In the Postoffice conspiracy, was taken to prison. NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN For the Week Ending Monday, July 10th, 1905: Over the larger portion of the State' the weather during the past week was very favorable for agricultural inter ests. Alternate sunshine and showers prevailed, and the precipitation was generally well distributed, relieving the droughty conditions that existed in most central counties at the close of the preceding week. There were a few severe local storms in Wayne, Alamance, Davidson and Rockingham counties, and too much rain in a num ber of other counties, chiefly those west of the Blue Ridge, where farm work was interrupted, and soil and crops were washed by heavy rains. But the large majority of reports by crop correspondents are exceptionally favorable, and indicate a promising outlook for crops generally. The mean temperature for the week aver aged about 80 degrees (72 degrees in the mountains) which was nearly 4 degrees above normal; early in the week high maximum temperatures oc curred, the 4th being the warmest day, but cooler weather prevailed during the middle and latter portion, though the nights were not cool enough to check the growth df crops. Nearly ev erywhere the soil has been thoroughly moistened, crops have been invigor ated and are growing rapidly. Laying by crops and sowing field peas was interrupted in the. west, but elsewhere farm work was not materially hinder ed. Generally cotton is thrifty and is branching well; it shows exceptionally heavy bloom for the season of the year; lice have nearly disappeared; there was too much rain for cotton in some eastern counties, namely, Northampton, Duplin, Wayne, Halifax and Edgecombe, causing somewhat rank growth, in some others the plants are still small and late, but cn the average cotton is now in fine condition. Corn is not so good, but has improved during the week; old corn seems to be earing well; the plants are large and vigorous in the' west in conse quence of abundant rain; young corn is growing rapidly, but much of the lowland crop in places was injured by too much water .Tobacco is somewhat variable in size, but as a rule is grow ing nicely; topping continues in tho north; the crop is ripening rapidly in places, but cutting and curing are not yet general, though under way in most eastern and southern coun ties; some tobacco on sandy land is suffering from excessive moisture. Cutting oats and rye is proceeding in the extreme west; osts is good; thrashing wheat continues, with poor yield, but some say wheat is grading fairly well; some cats and rye in shock too long in the west were dam aged by frequent rains. Sowing field p.ias in stubble lanrl wits actively car ried on this week, and they are com ing up well. Sweet potatoes and pea nuts have improved. Melons are com ing into market. Grapes are suffering some from blight; peaches of good quality are abundant, but apples are inferior. Rains reported: Nashville 2.43; Dav is 0.75; Goldsboro 5.32; Lumberton 1.98; Newbern 2.86; Weldon 0.78; Wilmington 2.40; Moncure 1.43; Po mona 2.00; Angier 2.60; Ramseur 1.63; Greensboro 4.04; Raleigh 1.30; Char lotte 1.30; Asheville 4.00. New Hospital Building. Raleigh, Special. Work begins next week on the $40,000 building for fe males at the Hospital for the Insane here. Large quantities of material are arriving. As has been stated, the building will extend" towards the west ward from the present main building will extend towards the westward from and will be of identically the same material and same style of archtecture. The hospital is one of the most thoroughly built structures in North Carolina, though it was erected about fifty-five years ago. It is a very imposing building and Miss Dix, who chose the site, se lected what is easily the most beauti ful location anywhere in the vicinity of Raleigh. North State News. Governor Glenn has appointed the following eight directors of the North Carolina Railroad: W. T. Brown, Win ston; W. H. Williams, Newton; Hugk Chatham, (president) Elkin; L,. Banks Holt, Graham; Thomas H. Vandeford, Salisbury; John W. Lambert, Thomas viiie; Allen J. Ruffin, Hillsboro; S. C. Penn, Reidsville. The last four are new. There were 305 aspirants. The State authorizes the Wilming ton Towing and Transportation Com pany to change its name to the Thorpe & Applegate Company, and in corporates the L. Richardson Drug Company, of Greensboro, to change its name to the Justice Drug Company. The Secretary of State has had re markable good luck in discovering valuable documents among the masses of old papers piled in cases in the gallery of the old State Library and room of the enrolling clerk. His help ers have been so busy this year that nothing has been done, but a little lat er the work will be resumed, and it is expected that more good results will follow. Secretary Wilson Firm. Washington, Special. That Secre tary Wilson intends to take no step backward in the report on the cotton leak investigation was evidenced Mon day by his statement that he was not afraid of any libel suit which might be filed against him by Mr. Price or others mentioned in the report. In fact, he said, he would welcome such action, because it might be the means of developing some facts not already uncovered, and which it was desirable to know. Shot From His Bicycle. Newbern, Special. After a quarrel over the possession of a base ball mitt, Walter Grice shot Sam Bryant, inflicting probably fatal injuries. Bryant was riding a bicycle, and Grice stepped from behind a tree and fired three shots. One bullet entered the abdomen and lodged in the back. It is believed the other two' bullets went wild. The affair occurred at 8.30 this morning. Grice escaped and cannot be found. SPOKE TO TEACHERS Noble Profession Highly Praised Ey President Roosevelt PRAISES GIVES OF SACRIFICE Addressing 12,000 Delegates, the Chief Executive declares That the Teach ing Profession Makes the Whole World its Debtor. Asbury Park, N. J., Special. A crowd -of thirty thousand persons which turned out to welcome Presi cent Roosevelt Fridaj', the closing day cf the National Educational Associa tion convention, the most impressive of ail the great educational meetings. The duties of the rich was the sub ject matter of the speech, which the President delivered to the educators. Although this was the last day of the convention, tho President found 2 2,000 delegates, nearly all school teachers, waiting to hear his speech, which was made in Ocean Grove Audi torium. Several pretty receptions marked the trip rroni tnc depot to the auditor ium. Outside the depot tho India: band from Carlisle School was in wait ing and fell into line immediately be fore tho President's carriage. As the carriage turned into Main street it passed a wagon tilled with negroes, who began to cheer. In response, the President waved his hand at the de lighted negroes. When the President entered the au ditorium, thousands mounted chairs and cheered him. As soon as quiet had been restored, he began to speak. His address was filled with good sug gestions and bright thoughts. It was attentively listened to by the throng present, ad marked an important point in the proceedings of the great meeting. In closing Mr. Roosevelt said: "Thrice fortunate are you to whom it is given to lead lives of resolute en deavor for tho achievements of lofty ideals, and furthermore, to instill, both by your lives and by your teachings, these ideals into the minds of those who in the next generation will, as the men and women of that genera tion, determine the position whi:-h this nation will hold in tho history of mankind." 25,000 Teachers Attend. Asbury Park, N. Y. Special. The forty-fourth annual session of the National Ecucatioiuil Association at Asbury Pari; is being attended by 25, 000 teachers, ;.ncl thousands cf visitors who are here to look in upon the great meetings being held daily in Ocean Grove Auditorium. ROOT SUCCEEDS KAY. Unofficial But Detinue Anno jm.c:i'snt Indicates His Selection. New York, Special. It can be defi nitely stated that President Roosevelt has offered the position of Secretary of State to Elihu Root and that Mr. Root has accept ;d. Oyster Bay, L. I., Special. While no official confirmation is obtainable here of the announcement that Elihu Root has accepted President Roosevelt's proffer of the Secretaryship of State in succession to John Hay, it can be said that the President will authorize a statement to lie made regarding the matter. The precise nature of the state ment is not known. Mr. Root boarded the President's special train at Jersey City, just before it left for Cleveland, at 5:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. While the members of the Presi ment's cabinet retired to their apart ments on the train at an early hour Tuesday night, the President and Mr. Root remained In conference for several hours. Then it was that the President broached the subject of Mr. Root's re turn to the cabinet. All phases of the situation were considered carefully. On the return journey, their confer ence, interrupted by the mission on which they had gone to Cleveland, was resumed. His acceptance of the prof fer announced in New York is believed to be without reservation at all dif ficult to overcome. Child Killed by Lightning. Sunset, Tex., Special. During a storm, Essie, the ten-year-old daugh ter of Rev. St. John, has been in stantly killed by lightning while stand ing in a yard with her father and other children cf the family. The re mainder of the group were severely shocked by the bolt and it is report ed tha.t all of them were stricken blind by the flash of electricity. The family reside six miles east ci Sunset. Junior Endeavors' Rally. Baltimore, Special. The second days' session of the 22d international Christian Endeavor Convention was presided over by Rev. George B. Stewart, of Auburn, N. J. An impres sive prayer was offered by Rev. Ralph W. Brokaw, of Utica, N. Y. William Shaw, of Boston, delivered an ad dress upon "What Christian Endeav ors Have Done." The afternoon session of the con vention was devoted to a "junior and intermediate rally," presided over by Rev. Dr. Ira Landrith, president of Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn. Jordan's Advice Causes Slump. New Y'ork, Special. A statement at tributed to President Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Association, in oppo sition to the abnormally high prices for cotton is supposed to have affected the cotton market and caused a decline of 16 points, October selling at 10.62 at noon; December at 10:66, and Jan uary at 10:77. The market opened an average of 5 to 7 points down. Pres ident Jordan in his statement advised the farmers to sell at 10 cents. Counterfeiters Released. Atlanta, Ga., Special. William L. Kendig and William M. Jacobs, the two Philadelphia counterfeiters have left this city for Philadelphia, after being released from the Federal peni tentiary here. Their sentences were commuted to .present service by Pres ident Roosevelt on the ground that the sentences were excessive. The President pardoned William L. Kendig and William M. Jacobs convict ed counterfeiters. IMUTLNY NOW OVER The Last Act In Trapdj of Russian j Rebel Warship Blood-stained ship is occupied Russian Admiral Arrives With His Fleet and Takes Over the Posses sion of the Kniaz Potemkine From the Rounmanian Authorities. Kustenji, Roumania, By Cable. Ad miral Kruger boarded and took pos session of the Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkine, King Charles of Roumania having sent instructions to the commander of the Roumanian squadron- that the vessel be delivered to the Russian authorities without raising difficulties. The torpedo boat which accompan ied the Kniaz Potemkine, however, left for Odessa without surrendering, declaring that she had not mutinied, but that the Kniaz Potemkine had forced her to follow. Admiral Kruger arrived with his squadron Sunday morning, and after exchanging the customary salutes, in timated that he had come to arrange for the transfer of the Kniaz Potem kine. Admiral Kolinsky, commander of the Roumanian squadron, boarded the Russian battleship Tchesme and informed Admiral Kruger that King Charles had ordered him to turn the vessel over to the Russian admiral. The formalities of the transfer were complete this afternoon, and Admiral Kruger boarded the Kniaz Potemkine. The press representative inspected tha Kniaz Potemkine after the with drawal of the Roumanian guard. De spite the efforts of the Roumanians to get things in ship-slape, everything aboard the battleship was still in a state of wildest disorder. The officers' cabins were stripped of everything of any value, and blood stains were ev erywhere. There was sufficient am munition aboard the Kniaz Potemkine to have enabled the mutineers to make a desperate resistance. It is said that during tic last few days the vessel was navigated by two engineers and an officer with revolvers at their heads. All of the sailors wished to surren der with the exception of Matuschen ko, the leader of the mutiny, who re sisted for some time, and wanted to blow up the ship. Seven officers were prisoners aboard a pitiable condition from ill treatment. They declare that Matuschenko him self killed ten officers of the battle ship. All the papers and books belonging to the vessel were destroyed. It appears that the decision to sur render the Kniaz Potemkine was made when it became evident that no other vessels would join in the mutiny. The crew of the battleship seemed to be unaware of the surrender of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz and expected that she also was coming to Kustenji to capitulate to Roumania. Twenty married sailors from the Kniaz Potemkine have applied to the Russian consul here to be sent back to Russia. The crew of torpedo boat No. 268 were given half an hour in which to surrender or leave port. A considerable number of the crew of the Kniaz Potemkine surrendered to the Russian squadron, alleging that they had acted under compulsion. The coal supply of the mutinous bat tleship was nearly exhausted, but there was plenty of food on board. A Russian priest, after the transfei, held a service of purification on board the Kniaz Potemkine, sprinkling the vessel and her flags with holy water. Admiral Kruger's squadron, which brought a crew for the Kniaz Potem kine sailed with her for Russia. Race Riot in New York. New Y'ork, Special Two persons were shot, one probably fatally, in a fight between mobs of whites and ne groes in West Sixteenth street Sun day. The trouble began when Henry Hart, a colored man, was attacked in the street by a number of white boys, who accused him of interfering with a ball game. Hart fled, pursued by a mob of whites hurling stones, bricks and other missies, and reached the tenement house where he lived. After arming himself with a revolver, Hart ran dewn stairs and began firing into the crowd, one of the shots striking James Hunter in the side. Eight Blown to Atoms. Harrisburg, Ta., Spet-ial. Eight men were blown to pieces and two others were injured by the premature explosion of a big blast of rock pow der on the Pennsylvania Railroad im provement near the Cumberland at 7.30 o'clock Sunday morning. The ac cident occurred directly across the Susquehanna river from the scene of the Pennsylvania Railroad wreck cn May 11, in which 23 persons were killed and many cthess injured. Two to Be Hanged. The State supreme court passed on the case of Fletcher Byrd and Palmer Chriswell and the action of the lower court was sustained. This means that the case will be remanded to the lower court in order that sentence cf death may again be passed upon the negroes, charged with the nvrder of Magistrate Cox near Fountain Inn last year. The magistrate tried to stop the negroes, who had illicit whiskey in their buggy, and they fired upon him with fatal results. Cleveland Not to Retire. New York, Special. In relation to a report that Grover Cleveland was con templating retiring from the trustee ship of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, Mr. Cleveland authorizes the following statement: "Nothing has occurred thus far to dissatisfy me in the least and the idea of retiring from the trusteeship has never entered my mind." i IN NORTH CAROLINA Many Newsy Items Gathered From t. all Sections, Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Strict good middling' 10 5-16 Good middling 10 1-4 Strict middling 10 1-4 Middling 10 1-S Tinges 8 1-2 to 9 3-4 Stains - 7 1-2 to 9.00 General Cotton Market. Middling. Galveston, firm 10 7-8 New Orleans, firm 1? 3-4 Savannah, quiet 10 t-3 Norfolk, steady 10 3-4 Baltimore, nominal 11.00 New Y'ork, quiet 11.10 Boston, quiet Philadelphia, steady 11.35 Houston, steady 10 3-4 Augusta, firm 10 5-S Memphis, firm 10 11-16 St. Louis, firm 10 3-4 Louisville, firm 10 3-4 The Convention at Gastonia. Gastonia. At the opening session of the convention of the Y'oung Peo ple of the Association Reformed Pres byterian church, Rev. Dr. J. Knox Montgomeiry, of New Concord, Ohio, conducted the devotional exercises, which were followed by the opening address, delivered by Rev. William Duncan cf Charlotte, on "A Revival of Religion." The nomination committee recom mended the following officers, all of whom were elected. President, Rev. A. C. Rogers, ot Rock Hill, S. C; vice-president, J. A. Russell, of Charlotte; secretary, Mrs. Willis Douglass, of Due West, S. C; press secretary, Julian S. Miller, of Charlotte; railroad secretary, Major W. W. Boyce, of Rock Hill, S. C; treasurer, J. T. McGill, of Gastonia, N. C. The address of the morning was delivered by Rev. R. J. Miller, of Pittsburg, Pa., editor of the Christian Union Hearald, and organ of the Uni ted Presbyterian church. He talked on "Our Heritage." Lawyers Hold Memorial Exercises. Lake Toxaway Special. The meet ing of the State Bar Association here is now in full swing, the attendance being the largest in its history and the interest in the proceedings being all that the most sanguine could de sire. Among the principal events of the day were; The strong, logical and elaborate discussion by Judge Pritch ard on the relation of the State and the federal courts, in the course of which he advocated a federal divorce law; and deeply impressive memorial services which were held in honor of members of the association who had passed away since the last annual meeting. c.roaHtdtlivruyi.tVh;v. one in aonor of Charles F. Warren was spoken by E. S. Simmons. A tribute was paid to the life and char acter of Hon. W. A. Dunn by Judge McRae, while Messrs L. S. Overman, S. H. Isler, C. B. Watson, F- H. Bus bee, W. S. O'B. Robinson and others followed Cel. Tillett in his address on Col. Jones. Memorial speeches were delivered by Col. Davidson, Kope El lis and others on Mr. Warren and by Hon. John El. Woodward and Lieutenant-Governor Winston on Mr. Dunn. Farmers Institutes. The following schedules of farmers' institutes, for the mountain regions, is announced by the board of agricul ture: Henderson county, Wednesday, August 23, at Hendersonville; Transyl vania, Thursday, 24, at Brevard; Polk, Friday, 23, at Columbus; Haywood, Saturday, 26; Macon, Monday, 28, at Franklin; Jackson, Tuesday, 29, at Webster: Swain, Wednesday, 30, at Bryson City; Graham, Thursday, 31, at Robbinsville; Cherokee, Friday, September 1; Clay, Saturday, 2, at Hayesville; Madison, Monday, 4, a( Marshall: Buncombe, Tuesday, 5, at Weaversville; Yancey, Wednesday. 6. at Bakersville; Watauga, Saturday, 9, at Boone; Ashe, Tuesday, 12, at Lau rel Springs; Alleghany, Wednesday, 13, at Sparta. New Enterprises. The bank of Richlands, Onslow county was chartered. The amount of authorized capital stock if $25,000, of which $4,000 has been paid in. The incorporators are: C. F. Lawrence, R. C. Shaw, C. C. Thomas, and S. A. Johnson, all of Durham. A charter is granted the A. W. Vick ory Company, of Greensboro, to man ufacture handles, bubs and other hard wood products, capital stock $25,000. The new directory of Durham, pub lished by the Hill Directory Company, placed the population of Durham at 22,000, this being quite an increase over the population of two years ago. This population is for Durham pro per. It is slated with authority that the Standard Oil Company is the recent purchaser and present owner of the Norfolk and Southern railroad. The board of aldermen of Marion have raised the license on the saloons operating in the city from $500 to $1,000 per year. Attempts are being made to unite the opposing political factions in Vir ginia. Assailant Pay Penalty. New Iberia, La., Special. Friday af ternoon Amos Holmes paid the penalty for his crime committed on Avery's Island last February, when he crimi nally assaulted a white woman. The execution took place In the parish jail in the presence of about forty wit nesses. The trap was sprung at 12:30 and Holmes' neck was broken by the fall. Jury Deadlocked. Newbern, Special. Argument in the Dewey case was completed and Judge Jones delivered his charge to the jury Thursday night. The jury has not been able to agree. A report is in circula tion to the effect that 11 jurors stand for conviction and one for acquittal, though this report . is not confirmed. Pending the decision of the jury in terest is at fever heat. The atorneyt for both sides are all here and, if m essary. will remain till Saturday night or Sunday morning. Judge Jones told the jury to keep the case till Monday if they could not reach a verdict. TERRIBLE CYCLONE Pathway of Texas Twister is Strewn With Wreckage TORNADO KILLS OR MAIMS SIXTY Many Dwellings Swept Entirely Away Near Nacona, Tex., and Fourteen Persons Killed, Mainly Women and Children, Besides Many Injured. Dallas, Texas, Special. A special to The News from Nacona, Texas, savs that a tornado and thunder storm passed a few miles west and south of there Wednesday afternoon, killing fourteen persons and injuring many others and destroying a number of houses. The latest reports from tho storm-swept district gives the follow ing casualties: The dead: Mrs. C. C. Shaekleford. Line Shaekleford, daughter of R. G. Shaekleford. Mrs. S. L. Tumbleson and three chil dren. Mrs. Mary Lester and four children. Caleb White. Mrs. Ira Williams. Frank, son of Samuel Eakin, killed by lightning. Injured: ' James Simpson, Mfcj Alice Sinmson, Moore, arm broken; Hobbs' fatally; C. Ft .Christian and familv; J. M. Stewart and family; C. II. Wil Hams, leg broken; Miss Nance Austin, seriously; J. J. Woodson, Frank Wood son, seriously; R. G. Sha?klea and wife; Z. W. Shaekleford, injured about the head. Four children also received serious injuries. A child of Mrs. Mary Lester is believed to be fatally injured. Many farm houses were swept entire ly away. The school house, three miles west of there, was damaged. Baptist and Methodist churches at De'iher were considerably damaged. The Methodist church at Mrwtagne is reported wrecked and the court house. 'damaged; also other churches. The Dixie School building. fix miles south of here, was entirely blown away. Hail stones as large as hen eggs fell here, breaking out many window glass es. Reports ot tne work of tnc tornado are still coining in. Tho number of killed and injured will probably reach sixty. Nacona is in tiic northern part of Texas, on a spur line of ihe Missouri, Kansas tz Texas Railroad, four miles from Gainesville. TEX DEAD AT MONTAGUE, TEXAS. Montague, Texas, Special. Ten peo ple are dead as a result of a tornado that passed over Montague Wednesday afternoon. They are: A. P. Earl. Miss Sadie Earl, daughter of A. P. Earl. Eurk Earl, son cf A. P. Earl. Baby Car Lawrence Pilow. . Tomlinson family, consisting of hus band, wife antl four children. . ..C . - j - - j Clayborn Whit, 45 years old. Houses totally demolished: J. F. Clark's drug store, j D. Y. Lunn's grocery store and of fices. Old Bant Building, occupied by G. L. Alcorn, real estate agent. Store of Rowe Hardware Company. Fifteen dwellings. The tornado lasted perhaps 30 mtn utes. Hnndereds of head of stock in this vicinity were killed outright by the wind. The number of injured is unknown. Cotton Crop Letter. Messrs. W. F. Klumpp & Co. issue the following cotton crop letter: Since our crop letter of the 1st ul!o the conditions have improved materially, and farmers have had good weather to cultivate the crops, which were very backward iu a great many sections. In Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and the Territories, the plant with tho exception of being late, is healthy and making rapid growth, but there are still complaints from Txmisana and Arkansas, of some fields being grassy, in Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas the crop is well cultivated and making good progress. The crop over the entire belt, is now making good frogrer.s. and we believe the Government Bureau Re port to be issued on the 3rd inst will show an average condtion of about S2, against 8S last year, and 77.1, in 1903, however, it is too early to form an opinion as to what the final outcome will be as the crop has to pass tmough the most trying period during late July and August, and much also depends upon the weather conditions during the picking season. The undertone in cotton shows less strength, and with good weather condi tions, prices are likely to seek a low er level in the near future. 200 Dead at Guanjuato. Guanajuato, Mexico, Special.- -Governor O'Bregon estimates the loss of life something over 200. Bodies of the victims of the cloudburst which flooded this city are being recovered. The hospital was flooded so quickly tnat the patients were drowned. The magnificent Juarez Theatre was- flood ed to the floor of the first balcony and soldiers who had taken refuge there had to climb to the upper bal cony to save themselves. The power plant is damaged and the city is in darkness. Tho property loss is now estimated at $2,000,000. Hulk in Way of Navigation. Jacksonville, Fla., Special. E. L. Montgomery, master cf the schooner Robert McFarland, reports that on Juno 29, about 12 miles oif Haiteras, he passed a three masted schooner on beam ends, hull awash, with top masts about 15 feet above the water pointing north-northeast. The hula was right in the course of steamers north-northeast cf Diamond Shoal lightship, 20 miles distant by log. $1,000,000 Relief Fund. Louisville, Ky., Special. It is the in tention of the executive committee o ministerial education and relief of th Southern Presbyterian Church to mak the $100,000 gift of an Atlanta citizen the neuclus of an endowment fund of : quarter of a million dollars for minis terial relief. The committee has hac for a long time $25,000 intended foi this purpose, and since the donation o: $100,000 was received, several largt contributions have been sent in. Th name of the donor is withheld. "X. X.