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i VOL. XVII. rnn nniiTrn nnnm I m.ooo morse -power - niiilUItU ! -S- MB HI F r.r- .r, MInutes'FiKht Drove Them 'Back in Dad Order. - - - - , CONGRESSMAN BAIRD DEAD. 'A li .N do f ran J by I'.tsf Car i inn Great I'rii i ii j- I reel Statue t (ijorjjc Wash i,:, n SpaniMi Troops to Take a Hand. dv. n,, Special. General Lawton ' : ;!.o liu!d daybreak Saturday, iili h c: iliitun ol troops consisting of ' . Nnh ')nl;otii ilegiment, two bat- !"H s ,f the Third Infantry, the i y-Kcco'ict Itifuutry, two guns of ti ' ihiltery, three troops of the ' -'ii' t'.. Civulry aud GaleV Squadron, i'iii t il in light inarching ordor. This t-u-tcd at 5 o'clock over tho i 'vViU'lnH road, traveling the coun- previously cleared of the re ! ' V I ut Mil ?cii'i)iit!y ro occupied by ' i ,i 'in. 1 1 is to h prc.-niuicd that General 1 .-f toil, hy thU lilOVOIllOIlt, Will Ollt- .' ml. t l:u uneiny before joining Gen .! M i-'Aillmr, noi tl of Malolos. ! 1 Krgiiucrit first encouutered " :n Mny in fiont ct Xovuliches at ' " T'io rc-hoU opouud fire on mi-tr.Kij'x, but their liro was mlonced ' .' "ii minute bitor, tho enemy retir- . i l'.ul onlor and tho Americans ad ;i ".'u ' tho rough roads about i! !: . '1 hey wore considerably ; in rd l;y tho liioof tho robots sharp-vr-.i from tho juriglo for two hours. ' !. : o .-lock iu tho altornoou tho rebels . i 'io in full I! ilit, leaving many deal ii ili'i fiil 1 iuid our troops were com i !;. I to take brief rest in tha shade, thi' unit win overpowering. - aff3eiM - tuntcrfcit C'if;:r Stamps. A a i::,.i.,v, 1. (!., Special, The in i n! i cvofiiio bureau ha so far been i" ii I ol tho di icvery cf ovor half a ' vrm i manufacture J by Jacobs, ' ii'nu :ntor, l'n, aad bearing conuter u "t i -i.'iiiii-i. Threo hundred thousand - I th'jso wero found in Jacobs own fac i "i v itt Lnn caster; 7 J, 00; in Sail Fraa- - i o; :;.,oi)( iu Philadelphia; 150,000 in i,'.'t:m;iti; t'.",0(.) in Toledo, and 500 i ti:n lir.it Now York District. It io ; i iisvc d that this amount will be largo ! itu're;vod :n tho search goes on. ' 'rdnrs havo boon i:tsuod to revenue i'.'ciiti to sei.a all cigars niado at Ja t n fuetcry, wherever found, aud la ' i on they will bo Bold at auction, the I un-hancrs beiug required to re-stamp t:i"i:i. Tlio i roceeda will be turned 'iilo tho trcp.surv. A New Command Formed. vY".Min;i,N', 1). O., Special. The W'r np"rt:nent has i-ivoivo'1 'sble :;iiu:i fioui (leueral Otia aunonnoing tin' fortiKitiou of :i now llyiu; column ir.ih.- e;uuuid of (ienorul Iiawtou u'id Hi j initiation cf a new canipaijzn, hii.'h l.s v,ie'lcd to result in clearing on' tho jungle in tho country north of ''.a- i!.i, up (o the foothills of the moun 'i'ih i on tlio northeast, aad up to the ' ! :u:n.itioii of tho railroad at liulacan. i io text of tho dispatch was not made ; iiiil'.', bus it is understood to agree ' lo: fiy v. ith tho act of the movements oiiMiuit'd m tho Associated Press di i olios fiora Manila. CorJ il H cl ituMis I'rcailin. Hi Spfo'al. I.olterj recording t'io r x-i'L'llout rclutiouH now prevailicc i.etween tho (Itii'iimas aad American! in tho i'hilippi:iu rlaaJa liavo reached lit'i-o rrom ofiit.'ial quartois. I'rinci i ion r v, of Prussia, it appears, wrote tc .V!::.irul Dewey, "p'easautly and oon i .liiit.jiy" and when tho Irono returned t:o:u Iloilo.Ailiniral lowey placed meal iivni t ln AuicriiMn atoros at her com l iiiu lor.s disposal, aud the Kaiserin u:-:is;v received American meat, ice . n I cu'i!. At Hou' Kon, it is added, i bo Monterey and P.altimore crews cor- liiilly RSMOciutod with those of tho Ger iMiin ships'. A number of similar in I'tiinccs r.re taeiitio Still Missing. . --ir:v(.iu, Special. Xo word has Miiio to tho Navy Department since ii'! Tuesday, relativo to tho fato ol f .it iitenant t lilmoro and the fourteen inlora of tho Yorktowu who were am ' l iio I an I captured at JSaler, on the ' 'bind of Luzon. Secretary Lousr ad '''en. ted im inquiry by cable to Admiral I 'uwry, to ascertain whether he could nj'ply any further information on thic pi.'lllt. m.''u; of George Wasiinijloa for Great Britjin. I.(ii) )v, Knpr., Special. At the an M'al dinner of the Sheffield Tresa Club, riven at Shefiiold, i;ight Hon. Oeorg (lioneheu, Firrit Lord of tho Admi laity, wai tho guest of honor. David Christie Murray, the novelist, ia ; ho cour.so of his speech on the rela tiDin between (Ireat Britain and the Ui.ited States, suggested the erectioc u ; on Pritish soil by Uritish subscription f a statuo of George Washington, as i "rei'Ognition of the honesty of th en u .so which America fought against us, and of our eternal amity for that great 1 coi le. Captain and Twelve Men Drowned. Oak Hill, Fla., Special. Thi fctoauier General Whitney, Captain Hawthorne, sunk SO miles east of Cap Cuuavarel. One boat-load, of sixteen men, attempting to land at Mosquitc Lagoon House of Hefuge, were upsel : a l ll men, including the captain, were drowned. The chief engineer, tmistant engineer, -fireman and one sudor were saved. The captain's body hm been recovered. Fifteen men in another boat are still unheard from. Brief Mention. Representative Serano il Payne, of Now York, stated that he was a candi date for Speaker in the next House, if Spoaker Keid should retire. The jury ia the celebrated lynching case at Luke City, S. C, were unable to reach n verdict, and have been dis charged. LTeveu residences were burned at Clay Ciity, Ky., Friday and twenty, en) families are homeless. The loss is THE CAUCASIAN. hotlopcj at the Yadkin. The hydraulic engineers have com U tod toe preliminary survey of tho water iower soon to bo developed t the .Narrofts on the Yidkin Kiver, 7 miles from Norwood, Stanly county. The ehtimate is that the Narrows plant will be able to develop 00,000 horse power at an outlay, in ehtablishing tho plant, of about 1,000,000. Thepowtr company expects to be able to induce Northern mill intu t(, ri)0ve their plants South and locate them on tho railroads within reach of the companj'n power-beariog cables. The true higuificanco of this will bo undcr-bt-.od when it is recalled that the Nar rows represent the next greatest water power in tho United States after the imperial Niagara and that this great water power is located in the heart of the cotton-growing section. The power company, of which Mr. Hambley is president, has acquired 4,000 acres of land lying alcrg both sides of tho Yadkin for a distance of abo u ten miles from the head of the Narrows to tho lower end of what is commonly known as the "Falls of tho Yadkin." As an indication of the tremendous power nwait'Dg conservation here it may be stated that the Y'adkin river, which is 1,000 feet wide a short distance above the Narrows, is hero forced through a granite-lipped gorge but 75 feet wide, at its widest, and only 30 feet wide at its narrowest part. The gorge ia onc-qnarter of a mile loDg and the river in that distance has a fall of from lib' to 40 feet. Im agine, then, tho wholo llnod of the Yadkin poured down a rock sluiceway, pay, 50 feet wide and 400 yards long, aud with a pitch of 40 feet or one in ten yards, and you get a conception of tho Narrows and its power. From the head of the Narrows south for four miles to the month of the Uwharrio river there is a fall of 105 feet and for this whole distance tho river continues only somewhat wider than at the Narrows. The width of too gorge between the mountains low water is about 250 yards while flood the water is from ledge ledge. llefore the exDerimfint at at to of power transmiasion bv electricitv Lad succeeded to brilliantly it was thought that the power of the Narrows could never be utilized because there is no where along it that extensive factories to us tho power can bo placed. Now they can be placed at Norwood, Albe marle, even Salisbury and Concord, say tho promoters. Hero's Children Remembsred. Tho uflicers of the Tenth United States Cavalry have presented to each of tho little sons of the late Lieut. Shipp a solid silver plate. The rim of each plato has embossed on it the crossed sabres with tho regimental number, the trumpet, guidons and Ead Ulo of tho cavalry arm. Tho bottom of the plate bears the inscription "To Matter William E. Shipp with the love of tho officers of his father's regi ment." The only difference in the plutes is the difference in tho names inscribed. Simitar plates were pre sented to tho little daughters of Lieut. Smith. A Fatal Accident. A fatal accident occurred at Snmmer field, Guilford county, last week, H.J. Winfrey was unloading a car of fertil izer when the floor of the houso where ho was storing the fertilizer broke Jn, catchiDg his little eon, Julian, and Wil lie, the ten-year-oid son of Martin I'roctor, under tho fallen mass. The little Troctor boy was killed outright, and tho Winfrey boy was badly injured. Mr. Winfrey is almost crazed over this unavoidable accident. Two North Carolinians Wui Fellowships. In the award of fellowships. valued at $500 in cash and 185 in fees, the Co lumbia University Council awarded two of tho twenty-live fellowships to North Carolinians. Mr. Charles Lee Eaper, of Greensboro received fbe fel lowship in American history and Mr. Holland Thompson, of Concord, the fellowship on Political Economy. hospital for Employes. The Atlantic Coast Line Company has decided upon the plot at South Kocky Mount,on which to erect a largo hospital for its employes. The size will be ninety by one hundred and twenty feet, three stories high. The contract has been given and work will be commenced at once. Now rails are to be put in on the Carolina Central railroad. State Treasurer Worth has adver tised for proposals for the 110,000 of penitentiary bonds (to pay debts.) He will not receive any bids for less than 104. Thero are already in hand bids for the same bonds at as high figures as 108 and 108. He says he expects to get 110. The bonds run ten years at 4 per cent. The Elkin Lumber Manufactur ing Company is the name of a new en terprise to be established at Elkin by Messrs. Walker and Woodard, for merly of Danville, -Va. They will put in machinery for finishishing lumber, and will buy and ship. Tho Commissioner of Insurance has issued licenses to ovor 1,000 agents Messrs. Brown & Thomas, throngl S. J. Warren, afent for the sale ol mineral properties, have sold foui gold-mining tracts near Charlotte tc W. D. Lock, trustee for Richmond cap italists. These properties are to b opened up at once. State Treasurer Worth in response to inquiry from Sheriff Wycoff, ol Iredell eounty, rules that each game of baseball, when admission is charged is liable to a tax of $5 for each game under section 15 of the new Eevenue Act - -wMRMRm-" Insanity, the Plea. Canton O., Special. The State concluded its direct testimony against Mrs. George Monday afternoon. There was a strong intimation tha the lines of defense will be temporary emotional insanUy. This came when the bench announced that testimony bearing on the relatione between the accused and Baxton dating back as far as the 80's would be admitted if insanity is to be the defense. -It was farther admissi ble, ha Mid, on the grounds of premed itation and also becauta tha State hai nova iomt of thm ralatiooi. IILIlUiUl IU Declared not Guilty of the Charge of Conspiracy in the USE OF STATE FUNDS. Cfairs end Sables Overturned by People in Ihcir ScrjmbIeto Congratulate Him Re appointed Senator. Pim.At-rLi-im, Pa., Special. Mat thew S. Quay was Friday declared by a jury of his peers to be not guilty ol the charge of conspiring to use for his own unlawful gain and profit the funds of the State of Pennsylvania, deposited in tho People's Dank, of this city. This verdict was announced by the foreman of the jury just as the hands of the court-room timepiece pointod to 11 o'clock. There was an attempt at dem onstration, but this was sternly sup pressed by the court officers. Tho of ficers were unablo, however, to keep back those who struggled to got to Senator Quay and congratulate him. Chairs were upset, tables were brushed aside and hats were smashed by the on rushing crowd. Senator Quay, with a broad smile on his face, responded pleasantly to the greetings and congrat ulations of those who crowded around him. Although the court officers prevented the cheering in the court room, their jurisdic tion did not extend to the corridor? of the city hall, and the first group ol men who loft the court room sent up a mighty ahout which was taken up and repeated by the crowds gathered just outside the "dead-line" drawn up bv the watchmen, which only posaessors of tickets wero allowed to pass. As soon as Senator Quay could get away from those anxious to shake his hand aud congratulate him, he made his way, ac companied by his counsel, to the ele vator, to descend to the street from the sixth floor of the municipal building. Hero the scenes of the court room were repeated. Everybody wanted to Bay something pleasant' to him, and crowds gathered near the elevator shaft on each floor to watch the car carrying the distinguished party as it descended to the street. Quay Re-appointed Senator. HAKiusBtJHG, Pa., Special. Imme diately on receipt of tho news that Col. Quay was acquitted of the charges against him, Governor Stone appoint ed him united States Senator to fill the vacancy until tho next Legislature meets, and notified Vice President Ho bart as follows: "Sir: By virtue of the power vested in mo as executive of the Stuto of Pennsylvania, under article 1, clause 2, section it, of tho Constitution of the United States, 1 hereby make tempo rary appointment cf the Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay to be United States Sen ator from Pennsylvania until the next meeting of the Pennsylvania Legisla ture, to fill tho vacancy now existing: in the State. Very respectfully. "Wm. A. Stone, Governor." Bryan's Speech at buffalo. IUffalo, N. Y., Special. Fully 8.000 people crowded Music Hall Fri day night to listen to Col. W. J. Bryan. Among those in the boxes were Mayor Conrad Diehl, Yicnr Gen eral Connery, of the diocese oi Buffalo, and the chief city sfficiais. Col. Bryan was enthusiastically received. Among those on the platform were: Frank L. Baptist, chairman of the Democratic central committee; Norman E. Mack Supreme Court Justice; Robert C. Ti tu3 and Oliver H. P. Belmont. Jus tice Titus presided. He spoko against territorial expansion and urged the Democratic party to plant itself square ly in opposition to that heresy. miMt No Negroes at the Table. New York, Special. Iu the account of the Jeflerson dinner by the Chicago Democrats, in this city, on the night of April 15, the statement was made and telegraphed that colored men were present. This, it is stated, is entirely incorrect, and that no colored man was seated at the dinner table. Wreck of the Plutoo. Santiago b Cuba, Special. The wreck of the Spanish torpedo boat de stroyer Pluton, which was sunk in the great battle that resulted in. the de struction of Admiral Cervera's squad ron, has been discovered about three miles west of Morro Castle, in eight fathoms of water. It was fonnd by divers from the l'ankton, who made a thorough inspection, finding the hull lying on the port side and with no in dication of having been struck by a heavy shell, as was originally reported. The vessel is, however, badly stove, and literally riddled with six-pounder shot. Evidently the Gloucester did her work well that day, for the Pluton is utterly ruined, and no attempt will be made to raise her. Votinj Millions. A special metting of the Continental Tobacco Company was held in New ark, N. J., for the purpose of voting on a proposition to increase the capital stock $25,000,000 for the purpose of purchasing the plant of Liggitt & My ers, of St. Louis, and other plant?, the name of which were witheld. Fifty eight million of the $60,000,000 of stock was representated and voted in favor of the increse. Cruisers for Samoa. A dispatch from Shanghai to a Lon don news agency, says the German protected cruiser Gefion has been or dered to proceed to Apia, Samoa, after embarking an extra supply of ammuni tion at Kiao Chou, China, and that an other cruiser ia to follow her. The Continental Tobacco Company has secured control of 51 per cent, of the stock of the Luhrman, Wilbern & Co's factory at Cincinnati. It is said $700,000 was paid for "fontroliBg interest. RAbEIGII, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 18!!). STATE SQUIBS. Each of the office-holders' contests appears to present a dinreot poir.t. In the AtUntia k North Carolina Rail road caso the idea of part privata ownership enters. Iu that of the keep er of tho capitol the question is whether the board of pnblio building and grounds can grant a term of office to its appointee, which the Uv dots not authorize. Iu the case involving the Buncombe County Criminal Court clerkship the point wa made by At torney Fraok Carter (and in a very ubld way. too,) that all statutes must be treated as iu pari materia. This is tnid to ha the great point in his case; that it is tbo Outy o: the court to con strue an act altogether. 'The penitentiary has been in a pretty bad muddle for somo time, but the decision of tho Supremo Court in favor oi Capt. Day puts it in a worse one unless he-decides to resign and retire. He will bo without funds to meet the current expenses of the institntiou, for it seetni that the 8200,000 appro priation by the Legislature had a fctring to it, the condition being that Cat tain Day pull ont, but instead of pulling out Lo has pulled in, and that's the way the matter stands now. Ho can't draw on that appropriation, the Democratic members of the Board of Directors will not recognize him. The Whitney Reduction Co. is al ready actively at work developing tho old MacMackin mine, below Gold Hill, and is down 180 feet on a vein 15 feet wide, which is opened for a distance of 3,000 feet. The overage valne of the ore is said to be 3.50 a ton, which can bo treated on a largo scale at a cost of $1.50. This company has under con sideration the erection of a large plant, capable of handling 150 tons a day, and as the ore contains some 42 per cent, of sulphur, it is proposed to manufacture sulphurio acid aud save all tho by-products. Tho capital is 8300,000, and it ia a close corpora tion. Owing to the failure of the legisla ture to make appropriation of 80,000 for the care of the crimiual insane at tho State's prison, and it being neces sary that the money should be ob tained in some manner to care for these unfortunates, the executive com mittee of tho board of directors of the State Hospital at Raleigh have written State Treasurer Worth a letter for the purpose of finding out whether or not the money can be borrowed from that office. Treasurer Worth has referred the litter to the Attorney General for his opinion and will act iu accordance with it. Under the new echool law counties are authorized to hold institutes, the expense to bo paid out of the county school fund. Not more than S'50 can, however, be appropriated for this pur pose annually. . As both a white and a cclc rcd institute is authorized, to be held separately and apart, this will mean only 825 to each institute. This being wholly iadequaten, Superintend ent Mebane will recommend that the white institute be held one year nnd tho colored one the next. Tho law allows several counties to unite in theii institute work and combine their funds, if they care to do so. Lewis Gillis and Henry McLean, colored, were arrested by the police at Port Norfolk, a suburb of Portsmouth, Va., upon the charge of murder. Oc February 2G last a well-to-do formei named McBride, of Robertson county, N. C. , was murdered at Carthage, Moore county, N. C, by two negroes. The killing is said to have been en tirely unprovoked. Upon their arrival at the county jail the prisoners con fessed the crime. Chief Melvor, ol Carthage, has taken the prisoners tc Raleigh. He fears that if they art taken to Carthago they will be lynched. The tenth installment of claims against tho government, growing oul of the mobilization of volunteers last spring and summer, has been sent out by the State. The total is now- $2G, 044, with the expense accounts by tht captains of the First Regiment of Vol unteeers yet to come in, as not one ol thede is filed. Superintendent H. P. Frazer, of tb Halifax, Nova Scotia, Institution, foi the Blind, is in Raleigh making a epe cial visit of inspection to the instituti which is in charge of Mr. John E. Ray. His visit is a high compliment, as he will visit only six such lnstitii' tions in the United States. Mr. WT. A. Sosamon, a well knowi traveling talesman of Charlotte, hai snall-pox at the residence of Mr. D. i . Dixon in that city. A party of capitalists from Michi gan are negotiating for the purchas of several tracts of farming and tim ber land near Garland,. Sampsor county, with a view of locating there. They will, if they succeed in making the purchase, engage in the trucking and lumber business.. The bonds of Wilkes county wer held in the United States Circuit Court at Greensboro to be valid and ii the hands of the bona fide purchasers. This suit attracted wide interest, and npon its determination wiH depend th fate of various other municipal bondi in this State. Raleigh has had one death Iron small-pox. While the hook and ladder company at Greensboro were practicing with their new truck, a ladder fell and badly hurt Mr. Bird, a barber, and a colored voman. The woman had a leg broken and Mr. Bird received a cut on the head. It is not yet known how seriously the parties are hurt. 'Chairman Travis, of tho peniten tiary board, says it seems that the debts will exceed 8140,000. Chapel Hill is to have a 8100,000 suun. j iiuiiV.. 1 1 . i voir L i Q tJQ president. State Treasurer Worth has made an important ruling in reference to the sale of spirits by the several liquor dispensaries established by the last Lecislatura. in whih ho -!. - u r . v v cutty J "according to the plain terms of the eci no spirits can be sold except npon the prescription of a practicing phy sician. Large deposits of iron are reported to havo been discovered in the north fork of thb Cattwba rirer, in McDow ell county. , Northern capita; is inter ested in developing the properly. ." Outside capitalists propose building a 8100,000 hotel in Charlotte. ; ID II II. The Commander of the Warship Falke Said to be a Prisoner. SURPRISED HANDING ARMS asd Ammunition to Mataafa's Men Not Relieved io W aibirton Daily Fifbtinf ; Continues, but Mataafa's Cause it r ; Wanin. Seattle, Wash., Special. A Times special from Victoria, B. C. , tay that Ihe Bteamer .orangi. from Australia, brings advices that tho commander of the German man-of-war Falke, at Sa moa, has been arrested by the British, and is now held a prisoner on the cruiser Porpoise. He was surprised by a squad of British sailors handing arms and ammunition to Mataafa's men. The report was brought to Aus tralia by the passengers on the steamer Upola. After the arrest-of the Falke's com mander, a conference was held between Captain Sturdee-and Admiral Kautz, and the Porpoise and Philadelphia steamed into a position on either side of the Falke. Orders were then sent aboard that if she made a move of any kind she would be blown out of the water. No one is allowed to go aboard or leave the German ship of war with out permission, written and signed by either Capt. Sturdee, of the Porpoise, or Admiral Kautz. Fighting continues between the forces of Mataafa and Malietoa Tanus. Bush fighting with slight loss is daily occurring and business is at a stand still. There is considerable sickness among the seamen of tho Porpoise and Philadelphia. Threo of tho Porpoise's crew died from fever. Lieutenant Gar net, of the Porpoise is among the sick. Mataafa's cause is waning. April 4 is the date on which the reported arrest was made. Not Believed in Washington. Washington, D. C, Special. State ment that tho commander of the Ger man cruiser Falke had been arrested at Apia, by the British naval commander, was at once scouted by the officials to whom it was referred here. Both Secre tary Hay and Secretary Long expressed their disbelief in the accuracy of the report. Attention was directed to the fact that the Navy Department had heard from Admiral Kautz by cable from Auckland, at a later date than that upon which the 6teamer just ar rived at Victoria mnst have saiied from Apia on her long eastward vovage. Transports Sail for Manila. Sax Francisco, Cab, Special. The transports Newport aud Warren sailed for Manila, via Honolulu, Thursday. The Newport carries light batteries F, of the Fourth and Fifth artillery, re spectively, and 125 marines to re enforce Admiral Dewey's fleet, and and some Red Cross nurses. The War ren carries eight batteries of the Sixth Artillery, 200 recruits and 50 men of the hospital corp3. Both transports are hoaviiy laden with food, provis ions and ammunition for the army and navy. Evacuation of Spaniards. Manila, P. L, Special. Spain's evacuation of the Philippine Islands will be practically completed by the withdrawal of the Spanish garrison from Zamboanga, island of Mindanao, and from the Sula Islands, and if the United States assumes control of Min danao and the Sulu Islands, on the Spaniards withdrawing, the military authorities here must, in order to garri son those islands, diminish the forces of American troops, which are already too small. Yellow Fever in Havana. Havana, Cuba, Special. Threo cases of yellow fever developed Thursday. Col. Davis isolated the houses and de clined to allow any ingress or egress, except in the case of the physician and the necessary attendants, who were not allowed to come in contact with the public' until their clothing had been changed and fumigated. No Americans are among the sick. Collapse of the Alabama State Mutual. Anniston, Ala., Special. The Ala bama State Mutual Assurance Com pany, a fire insurance organization with headquarters in this city, has been placed in the hands of a receiver. The company has suffered recently from heavy fire losses. It was one of the largest insurance companies of the kind in the South. Killed by a Boiler Explcsion at a Distillery. Nonions:, Va., Special. A boiler ex plosion occurred at a distillery occu pied by B. F, Ren f row, near Wood land, N." C, killing Thomas Jones, the United States ganger, and a young man named Charles E. Odom. The Law Against Lynching to be Enforced. Columbia, S. CL, Special. The SUte Supreme Court has filed a decision which jneans that the law against lynching will be strictly carried ont, especially that clause which provides that the estate of the party lynched shall get 82,000 from the county in which he resided. The decision was filed by Justice Eugene B. Gary, the other three members of the Supreme besch concurring. The Anti-Trust BiiL Austin, Tex., Special. The special committee appointed by the Senate to give hearings to parties interested in the Arkansas anti-trust bill, now pend ing in the Texas Legislature, has re commended that the bill be passed without amendments, save one to pro vide that the bill shall not become op erative until January 1, 1900. A Montreal dispatch says that the Dominion government contemplates a redaction of the cotton datiei come time daring this year, MUTBY f uxirs cm.L YoSjf Girl r,;rJcrrd ii a Unt Saa-ir M tax r. Wuoiact. Oi, Srrcial.-TLe fiuJia? of the bedy of Mist lVarl Knott, ia Phot ivr, thit pUc, hit r- TalJ the penetration of a tbo.-kicf crime. Tie bvdy wit wisbtJ doo ith r!owthare net an I trace chain and a bullet hole wn diiTcvere-l L tween the eyot. The rorodcr't jary ic turned a verdict that tLe drcaed ciuii to her death by a wonad ia tLc Leal from a pittol in tho Laadt cf George Y. Kerlin, a prominent aad wealthy Uxxatx of thit place. It wt Irousbt ont at the iajuot by a tuter cf the dead pirl thit Kerlm came lo her house on the loth cf this month, be tween 7 and 8 o'clock in the evening, and that her sitter wit there at the time. Tearltold her sitter, Mra. Wilson, that tho was goiug with George Ker lin to marry hit son, and Mrt. Wlon swore that Kerlin and her hitter leit her house together in a bngyy. This was the last eeen of the girl. One wit ness swore that Kerlin offered him 821 to swear that he aw him on the night of the 13th inst, about ono mile from Kerlin's home with a sick mule. Thit witness, J. Stubhs, asked Kerliu if the wemau would ever be produced, and Kerlin said: "I don't think the will." Stnbbs told Kerlin that ho would not Bwear that way. Kerlin is -it) yeart old and a deacon in the Baptist church. He has a family of eight children aud a grandfather. Fights with the Insurgents. Manila, P. I., Special. A force cf about 200 rebels Thursday afternoon attacked the outposts of the Washing ton Regiment, near Taguig, south of Tasig and Tateros. Two companies im mediately engaged the enemy and ad vanced in open skirmish order. The re bels wero chocked and routed after two hours' fighting. leaving twelve men killed on tho field, and several wound. The -American troops also obtained possession of many Mauser rifles and other weapons. Three Americans were wouaded. At 6 o'clock Friday morning three companies of the South Dakota Regiment marched from Bocavo, and. in conjunction with three companies of tho Minnesota Regiment, from Gui gninto, north of Bocave, encountered a rebel forco numbering fully 500 men, when two miles out. The enemy re tired throe miles in fairly good order, in spito of the fact that they sustained heavy losses. Tho Americans, bavin? exhausted their ammunition, were compelled to return to their camp. Death of Congressman BairJ. WAsniNOTov, D. C, Special. Rev resentative Baird, of Louisiana, die 1 at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Tl funeral services will take placo rt Bastrap, La., his former home, on "Wednesday afternoon. There will 1 e brief services in Washington Sunday at 3 o'clock, at his late residence, conducted by Rev. Dr. Mo Kim. The funeral party will leave Washington at !0:4J o'clock over the Southern Railway. Mr. Baird'a illness had its inception just prior to the adjournment of the last session of Congress, when he was stricken with acute rheumatism. Sam uel T. Baird was well known in north ern Louisiana, where for 17 years ho has been a prominent factor in the bar, the bench and politics. He was a na tive of that State, and was but CS years of age. Given to the Jury. Charleston, S. C, Special. The Lake City lynching case was given to the jury in Judge Brawley's court Fri day afternoon. Judgo Brawley, in delivering his charge to the jury, shed tears when referring to the horror of the crime and the outrage of the law and shame incurred by tho people of Lake City. Among other things. Judge Brawley said: "If it be true that this postmaster was an incompetent negro, a strang er and a resident of another coun ty, the community that he was appointed to serve had grave and just grounds for complaint and those re sponsible for his appointment cannot escape condemnation of fair-minded mea .of the wrong done. But this is not the issue in this case. Postoffice Safe Dynamited. Philadelphia, Pa., Special The safe of the postoffice at Waycote, a fash ionable suburb of this city, was blown open with dynamite early this morn ing. The interior of the office was completely wrecked. A quantity of second-class matter loose in the mail bags was burned by the fire started by the explosion. The thieves secured 8700 in stamps and money and the postoffice money order blanks. A check book between the leaves of which were a hundred dollars in bank notes was thrown away a mile from the town. The burglars have not been captured. Pennsylvania Legislature Adjourned. Habbisbcsq, Pa., Special. The ses sion of the General Assembly of 1899, adjourned at noon Thursday, after having been in session a little over three and a half months. The session was one of the shortest in the State's history, and was fraught with interest throughout by reason of the spirited contest for United States Senator. It closed without the election of a suc cessor to Matthew Stanley Quay. Filipinos SpI L London, Eng., Special. It hat been learned by a representative of the As sociated Press that a ferion rp'it has occurred among tho membars of the Filipino Junta, a majority cf whom ere in fivor of direct conference with the Secretary of State, at Washington, Colonel John Iny, with a view to bringing absnta peaceful eclution cf the question. I ITLe farm on whiclt Abraham Liner. 3 was Lorn, two inilei south of Ho J.' -eaviile, Kv. . baa heeu tcld toDsvil Grear, of New Ypik, How the Arr.cricars F:i Into the Hands cf the Insurgents. FAVORS THE PROTECTORATE. Gomel la MV Aa 4iaaracat-CatrRl U Co Oprrm With ike AnraastlaM Ike Ittaad is ri. f.,J n4 latittr c.e strKtioa. well kiMmei. Maxila, I I., hpecu!. Admiral Dewey hat lee a notifiad cf the ttrtnje ditai i-earauce of Lieut J. C, Gtltucra aud It members cf the crew cf the United Statet gunboat YvrkUwa. Oa Saturday it tLo Yoiktsj Mait eff Baler, on the tin rout of the it laud of Luzon, and abut two hundred miles fiwm here, whera the,-e wit a Spanish garrison cf alout W men. w hich bad I eea defending ili.'.f a;aiLtt tevcral hundred Filipinos f,r laof.bt latt. Lieut. Gilmore. F.ntign W. II. Stand ley and a boit'a crew were est up the river from Baler Bey to commcbicale with the Spaniard, the town of Baler beisg aituated tome dittance inland. J'ntign SUudley, who landed at the mouth of tLe river, reports that he heard three volley, a bugle call and the cheers from up the river, l uttho automatic gun, which wat a part of th equipment cf the boat, wat net heard firing. Standley later riddled to tho Y'orktown in a ciuotj A learch was mado for the Yorktown'a 1-oit au-1 her crew, but no trtre f them wit found, and the Yorktown tailed for lloilo, from which 1 lieo her com mander cabled to Admiral levey bit theories that the Filipiuot had c;.tsre 1 or sunk the boat, or that the Spumardi had rescued tho American rar;y. A tcouting party cf Americut Wed nesday found a rebel i.kirrn:h hue more than a mi'e Ion?, eal cf Malolot. A tdiarp fusilado followed, but ne losses were sustained. Taws the Protectorate. Havana, Cuba, Special. General Maximo Gomez hat determined to an nounce to the people cf Ctba hit tup port of au American protectorate, until t.ucU time as a stable, independent government may bo founded. To tho correspondent of the Atsociitel l'ron. General Gomez made it known that Le intends to take this step after con suiting the views cf the leading men in Lis t.dioti-. ilv i i;oati! : .- operate with the Amm a..u-.i.! the is land is pacified, and the rural police or ganized, the Cuban tcLLry at work, and insular reconstruction fr ad vanced. Nc dt'iite p-riod for ! oc cupation by tho American a will ba mentioned, but the minifetto will favor a cessation of the aitatiort for the immediate withdrawal cf the United States troopj. Tho declaration will be so worded as to retain tho support of those who desire independence, yet will illustrate the necessity of Ameri cau assistance. Ready I or td.OOO People. Cnr.LESTON, S. (X, Sj-ecial. Tho committee on information has prep red an official statement as to the accom modations that can be furnished dar ing tho Confederate reunion which takes placo in Charlctton May tho !, 10, 11, 12, and i:t. Tho statement shows that the committee is prepared to furnish board and lodging for 4), tOi visitors at very reasonable rates. . Na Senator Llected. HARnisnrno, Pa., Special. The great battle for United Statet Senator ended Wednesday without an election, and unless Governor Stone calls an ex tra session at which there tbonld bo an election, Pennsylvania will havo only one repretentativo in the United States Senate during the next two yearn. Miles' Charges fall Dowa. Washington, D. C, Special. Tho army court of inquiry has begun tLo framing of its report. While a few minor matters remain for examination they are not inch as to affect the main issues. It is regarded as certain that the court will Cod that General Miles' charges that embalmed, or chemically prepared beef, was sent to the army, have not been sustained. The Government Sued. Washington, D. C, SpeciaL Tho Atlantic Contracting Company L.a instituted suits in the Court cf Claims against the United States to recover balance in exceot of 8259,003, c'riined to be dne to it for work dono ia the xm rrovemeat of Savannah harbor and Cumberland Sound, in Georgia and Florida. 400 People kUied. At Vancouver. B. C., advices have been received of a terrible hurricano off the coast of Australia last month. Over four Lnnlred lersons were drowned. A Memorial From Porto Pica. Washnoton, D. C, Special Dr. J. Hnlio Henna and Mr. Zeno Gnadia presented to the Pi esideat a memorial drawn up by them as commitiionert of the people of Porto llicj, aaklng that excluiivo military control over the is land bo withdrawn, and that tnaltera relating to the various brioches cf the civil government of tho island bo turn ed over to tbo control cf the Depart ments in Washington having jurisdic tion over similar matters in tho United States. Democrats Carry New Hatea. New Haven, Conn., Sjecial At the city election hero Taetday, Corne lius T. Driscoll, tho Democratic can didate for mayor, defeated Frederick B. Farntwortb, Republican, the present incumbent, by upwards of 2,003 plural ity. It it probable that tho entire Democratic ticket was elected. Tho veto was a large one Tho information at tho War Derail ment ia thtt all tha State voluatoen who went to Cuba ai no away from tbo U land. NO. 21. Throughout the couhtry. Ikt S:V Tie rr.t lUU.k, a o 4 v ,- 1 c 14 i tte frt ml ,iir:.t.a. H '... Uf resat tMt As a ra;t f a mtl tfil.a Oaxke. Tt . wit 1 .: H4 lUrtft taria !vrwaavJo4lisMewdf'o iiUuuit s'sruttflrilim lk lt'. u tho sic f aa 14 laataoM Ueii: Aa artae.r Last. tttk Im1 at i.htt4tte u-i.tiLf tko.t of tiaia Ue Alt t'stua river t cor a ci tao!o aa fa. Sttaa. It i. -:.e4 Ue tk t aid ct J19.0ui..uuk CLna- is to t tbo roatre 4 a rroot nivl" l raaiiatieat tap4ol ! rrtuaa-A ater.caaa. e aaUcu t c to aa 1 Ins that Woud ttf sUtl tn s hir UltNi tho t'oitet hUUo aad a foreign por. Tho my coqqc.1 f Pttaaoaa ait slot ted relat.c to tt effect tkat tLo Sivmaab sairaatioe .3se4 lo iu tk.K.oal pot .r&bisat f a tetta of :w tears, itk tt,o rptia U tbo tif A Suitja cf retfiiac Ho groat me tuato tLo teaore f eeatrot by too .a tiuca! ctTer&bie&t portaaaoat a! tor two feiri. Tfce rtB. Artrc'tBO&ta Lav jnst keoa cooa Ud 10 !'itul.arf. IV. for IU o 'liditioa cf tho hoop iron aad cotton lis lolrrs-stt of lb country. The in ia! sto-k .f tLo Lew roupaay will Ue I. . 1 he litttinc tcbHar Ultra, of fteo er'.v, cf i'tit. lloitios, b tenanted frw llytntiis. Mii. for ntfciBf irroiiDd. strnrk ca Bote oad ttt hra!s. d at in ? tLo oicht. aad all of tho rr.w cf 14 men wero lost. It : announce I ia New Y k that Makr tbouia II. lud Lot area ft 4 the oflrr to li-u.e a tniuitr uf lb law ihui -f Siuipoa, 1'Litchor -Barman. 1 -j tint c.tv. It it uuJr stood that Mr. Kee l will ttgn In. ooat la Congress and muoi to Now York. Ilecry .!;hnn. a cr farmer livieg revcii mile frjui Cctry, I'a.. wat vis itd bv U into I ac 00 1 foarfolly atal treated. His clothes wero ttrippod ffotj liirn asd bis Lauds to. o n fattened to . tree atid.beata by ooca f tho Whi'o t'in. la lura. natil Lit skm l.aa- ia shreds. )U was beaten tiutil be wat inteniiLIe. Gen. A. S. Kimball, depot q a 11 tor master cf tLo United States army la New Ycrk t'Uv, Las seat to Lyiaaa Us 'ary, aski.unt geoeral aeacor aent tf tho Baltimore 1 Ohio Ilailroad m New Y01L, a letter cf tbaolt for tht promt t inovriuaot of troop! that wort tirlctrd ..ver tho Biltituore Jc Ohio Railroad darmr tho at year. Heeart Ihfct t.iaiiy cf llee movements wore tna la on sit'-rt notice onJ Lie doart Bient Lnd too firiientty to rely npon iurufScicbt and sometimes iaaornrato data. Ho realized tUat coder each eir cutii tftTire the company wat placed ia an rinheiiatiri pomtion and ttieei-tra-rd.tiarr effort! mado by tbo lino to five satisfaction ia every reipect mor itou and rxveivHl bit fatiost approve tion. V'jikiagtoa. T!i& i'rrsident 1.- a; t otaiod Low rentj '! rnd, vf Peoesflvanisv, to t.ircet Mr. IWW'.aj S tor or. aa I nitod htatea minister to ltroaaelt, IL-lirimn. J-crretary AJ-er ia costidoriac the matter cf brinjisx troop from Honta rrn c amps to Camp Meade, which baa been put io excellent condition for tbo reception of volunteers. It i expected that aix regiruentt tn all will bo ooat tbre. Senator f'albrlnon. of Texas, had an interview w.th Secretary Alger, at the War Deportment Tneedar, with new to tLo re establishment of the toll itav Det artment cf Texas, formerly iiic:ud.-d within tbo geographical Uundariea cf that Stat. Io tho session of tho Mazot lavettl patintj commute Monday, Kicbord Croktr wat a?in tho principal object cf Mr. Mota' examiaatioo, and tbo most important development wat tbo probability that tho Tammany chief tarn and John V. Carroll will I tbo e ob ject cf conteinf t proceedings before the State Ixgislatare shall adjourn. A conference held at tbo While Hon, between tbo f'reaideot. Hoero-taryA't'-r. Secretary Loo aad Adjn tiiit Genera! t'orbm. resulted in tbo confirmation of tho original decision of tho administration to refrain, at pro ent, from availing it!f of tbo authori sation conferred hj Conrree to orran izo a vnlanteer rtny of JJ3.CWO acldiora. io addition to tin protent regular army. Tho Secret try of War hat in nod or der for tho reorganization of tho mili tary department in Coba, in aeeordaooo with tbo changed condition! retaltina; from tho demobilization of tho volun teer troop on that islaad. There Live been forty-nine deatbe In Washington from cerebro-aniaal men inzetn aince tho firtt diy of Fobruarr. In ether word a. mora deaths ham oe t erred from t hit diseato ia ton wooko than in tho two entire year t of 1997 and 1U1H. Tbo total for tho two year! wai only forty. The naval orden pootod Watibianf ton Saturday announce tbo promo tion lo tho rnnk of roar admiral of Sampson, Lley and Parqabar. tbo latter tLo commandant of tbo Norfolk navyytrd. Tbia ia under tbo opera tion of the personnel act and haa so reference to tho war aorvieo. At tho War Dei artment it It tlaUd t?afr tbo report cf General Lawtos from his expedition doet not indieato tbo failure of bia campaign. Lnt thai it is evident tbat bo bat accom pita bod all that be attempted the capture of tbo con-boats and tbo driving of thorobola cut cf Santa Craz. A Madrid die patch aayi tbo Tribune cf Honor Lat expelled from tbo nxmr Col Zamore. who participated ia the Ccban campaign. XisceJUaeons. A rrty cf Unitod Ktatoe Bonniorn. including henabrri Gny, of Delaware: Bacon, oi Georgia; Gal linger, of Now Ilimpshire; If anbrourb. of Xonb Da kola; Clark, of Wyoming; Hoitfolt. of Idaho, and Tnrner, of Waahingtoft, and Hon. Robert Is. Gordon, Con cresfinaa from tbo Fourth Ohio dis trict nnd Bernard W. Loyton. asaiataal aergeant-aVarmi of tbo United Mia too Senate, will make aa attended Aloakna trip thit mmner, to tbo Klondiko ro- Prof. Young, cf Princeton, has st tied tbat aa expedition will bo ooat from Princeton ia 1900 to North Core Ima to make observations on tbo san'i total celiioo. - Forcifa. Six gold mines and two copper t&iaef hive been discovered im tbo Holgnia district, near Santiago. They aroolJ Indian workiega.aad are believed to bo very rich. . Alajindero Ro4rinex bat been ar related chief cf police cf Havana. 14 sncrced Mario Menocil, who resigned. lUtalrif net holds lbs rank of majol general ia the Cuban army, aad li thief of staif to Qtasral Goats. t I r.'.i 4 i i ) X
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