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T UCAS 5.' X l o CA TT A T 1 A J X. SCHLEY COURT OF INQUIRY- tv.-tw r.-mljr MihM Closing ,, .-ii hi Whirb II Aralia the Al ,r..l ..f th hmrgn ttt Cowardice. A i-hmgton, Nov. 8. The fina ,;i M isinii of the Schley court of I iiry w;n h-M Thursday after Kxac.ly iiirus weeks to a day . , .'hj.-.-.I since IIih court first as- I'" ll i, w lnle actual sittings were I mi. I ,riy dts. The record of t. -iuu'x.y niukiM h volume of eon--, . rauly over 1,700 pa pes, and it Is , -ini.t!'rl ihat about 2,000,000 were r-poketi during the prog It lit t fit' CHSe, Tin' -sioti jebrday was oc:u j. . ,y .Judge Advocate Lemly lu ti.-livering the closing arguuient for ih i.niM rutl.ni. IIU address was a - v.-ii- arrangement of Admiral 'h; y, vs ho was condemned for ev . is thing he had done cr not done, iiile ull the other ofllcers of the ii ivy who had withheld or omitted t i niinmunu'ate itiformatioa were .rni-eor condoned. It Is worth ik. ling, t'ow.-ver, that Capt. Iemly ,i tjuitied Admiral Schley of cow-.,!-t..e in any pirt of his career as . iii.nnin.l. r in-chief of the Flying Siiiclron. 11h asserted that the . In g" of un-tteadiiiess of purpose 1 1 1 1 1 push uml of l'tiluro to obey or it i-i liml Iwen established. Tlie in. 'miters of the court will as--in Me on Mond.y iu rooms secured i.t the northeast corner of. JI street ;iikI Vermont avenue to b -gin the miMderation of the case. A decis ion i- not 'XM-tt"d for several we ks, ;i- Admiral Dewey said yesterday Unit t he evidence would 1x3 review . I with careful scrutiny. Other members of the court confirmed' the prediction that a verdict is not to be exerted tor some length of time. In bis concluding argument be fore the court Captain Lomly Sriid: "While prejudiced statements to the coot rary have been made, the It purl incut has maintained an en tirely neutral attltudi I have not been interfered with by it in my con. hu t of the case. As the record demonstrates, there has been no al teration of the department records. (Hirers on duiy even iu that much iil.med Bureau of .Navigation have freely testified in 'behalf of the ap plicant. ''I am confident thit the evidence ubduced fully justifies the views of the department set forth In iis re ply of February (5, 181)1), to the Sen ate Committee on Naval Affairs (ex ccutive document C) wherein it is said of Commodore Schley, referring particularly to the naval bitlle of July :5 I sts: "Where so much was achieved in his culminating bittle, aiTd where his ship was such a conspicuous force in the fight, his conduct, while in indepeiub-nt command prior to June 1, the record of which his been given above, and which, by reason of its unsteadiness in purjH)se and in failure to ob.-y orders, did not iireet the approval of the president and the department, was not yet per mitted to stand in the way of his nomination, for pro. notion to a high er grade for the part he to k in the final triumph " The judge advocate contended that Schley made too slow a pis age with the tlying spualro i from Key West to Cioufuego, despite his or ders from Sampson that he "estab lih a blookade at Cienfuegos. with the leist possible deliy, and that it should be maintained and close as possible." Continuing the judge advocate Miii.l odirihor ililav nn thij triti was duo to the time lost, without apparent good reason or results, in communicating on May 20, with Captain Chester, commanding the Cincinnati, the greater part of which delay might have been avoided if, instead of both vessels stopping dur ing the communication, the Cincin nati had been directed to follow the llagship on her easterly course, pend ing the Interview," by doing which only the timn nccHry tor tire commanding officer to pass from his vessel to the tle'shlp and to leave the latter would been lost." Captain L-'inly, turning his at tea tion to the retrograde movement, said it was made by the Hear Ad mlral without consultation with the commanding officers of his squadron. Surely, in so important a matter if VP he had listened to their advice it would not. in any wise, have de .w.'dtMiifV ,r traded from the res the Hear Admiral- He would have had the benefit of their advice with out lieing bound to follow it. In discussinjc the charge of diso belience or orders, the judge advo cate ald : "I shall not attempt to follow the contention that the retrograde move ment of May 27 did not constitute disobedience of orders. Whether the department's instructions defi- imeiy uirecteu m posuive wtms that the flying squadron should re main off Santiago, or whether its desire that this should be done was simply indicated, appears to me, un der all the circumstances, to be im material. Disobedience of orders may b- Imperative and glorious duty, but if it be not justified by the facts it cannot be condoned by terming it an prmr ftf ludrrment. ThU.nf . Prrnr of I udment. " v r itra j n - t-i si rv lteierring to the Dattie oi. juiy o, -. .. .. ... . n Captain Lemly said: r " I have never doubted, and the evidence adduced confirms my view - . . h tk a h. 4i -n.irtirn 'ua -? urn conspicuous amy. the nthr h.n.l T .nhmii . iu ouuiui.mt tu Rear Admiral Schley's personal con- uuct on that occasion, that there was no such concerted action of the ves- , - aela engaged as to Indicate their con- , trol by any one person. All evi dently strove to do their utmost and in ' was accomplished one of the Kranuesi naval victories ever won. ..e ie npani.ri tict htood to the ,varu ll was the dutV of aur y w H to follow, whether or not the signal .rHow the flag' was made, and none such has been found of re- tord except after the Colon had sur rendered. i.iartr.t, i .. t lT ,1 turnin of the Brook- lya with port helm. endinmrin I liir ,, - t i - iti v turning In an opposite direction tio, the other vessels, certainly the rrt . ' I 1 exas, ana perhaps other vessels as It Is clearly established that w.o uiu siop, ana that ahe re- rn in , ... 1 "7 v one ot her engines 2.2 bushels per acre below the yield the United Daughters of the Con I believe bothto avoid collision in 1881; which has stood for 20 federacy. with the flagship. The resbonsi- years as the lowest on lwnrri. Th Mrs. fitnnwn j.rkan win h biilty for thU movement the loop uiusi, many case, rest upon Hear iv.imirai Bcniey. lie himself says Wi In turning nis attention to th famous Hodgson-Schley colloouv. Captain Lemly said: mo eolloouy alleged to have taken plactj between Ilear Admiral ocniey ana trie navigator, Lieut, Commander Hodgson, is not in it- sell ot much importance, and I lay little Stress upon the fact that th I Hear Admiral, not in a malienant spirit, but In the heat of action, may nave used the words damn the Texas; let her look out for herself,' J or words to that effect, exeent ah they my indicate a disregard on the part of the flag officer lor the safety ot another vessel. Farragut under somewhat different conditions said, Damn the torpedoes in Mobile Bay.' Nor do I regard the naviga- tor as haying committed an impro- priety in warning the llear Ad- 1 . A n.a I mirai on me spur ot tne moment, if lie so thought that there was dan- ger of collision with the Texas. For it was a case in which urgency was required in speaking up. In concluding, Captain Leinly ab solved Rear Admiral Schley from all charges of cowardice, saying: "horn my knowledge of the man, having served under his com- rnand on two cruisers, I have never believed, nor do I claim from the evidenco that personal misconduct I or, to call a spade, a spade coward- i'-e, was exhibited by Schley in any part of his career as commander-in- chief of the ilyiug squadron. But I I suomit, with regret, that, in the I passage from Key West to Cienfue- gos, while at the latter port, en route to th southward of Santiago, without settled destination in the retrogade movement in the return to the .vicinity of Santiago, and in the affair of May 31, the Hear Ad miral exhibited unsteadiness of pur pose and failure to obey orders. Tne characterization of the conduct is, however, for the court. "I trut that I may be pardoned if I remind you, gentleman, that the first importance of the matte's before you is not as they relate to any individual, but as they con- ce n the naval service.lt is for you to lay down a staudard of conduct to be followed in future similar cases a standard such as that set by our naval commodore, like John Paul Jones, Decatur. Perry, Farragut, the Porters and others. A sense of propriety forbids my mentioning the living." There was no attempt at applause when Judge Advocate Lemly con- rra h? f; o,r,i. cluded. a . ou iito vi a v auuAvoa from typewritten dramatic effect. As soon as he con- cluded the courk jourued SHOOTINC SENSATIONS. You o it Girl DaaKerouslr Wound Bank Caahler as be Lea Tea Street Car. Asheville, N. C, Nov. 6. Miss Mry Slagle to day shot and dan gerously wounded Houston Merri mon, assist tnt cashier of the Blue Ridge National Bank. As Mr. Merrimon got off a street car to enter the bank, the woman opened tire, one shot entering the back and penetrating lung. Another shot shattered an arm. Two addi - tional shots fired by the woman missed their mark. The shooting caused much excite ment. As soon as the shooting ceased the seu iiih KM surrendered to the police refus- ' wanted to kill Merrimon. She is ies than fifteen years old and it Is said was a domestic employed in the house of Merrimon's father. Merrimon is a son of J. H. Merri- mnn. a nrominent lawyer ' of this tfttp Anil npnhAW of the late Chief TliaM A H xr0,rimftn nf Xnrth rarftI 5 TTis wounds are resrarded a. vppv pimi. .d K-npoa for his k not considered good, though he is restinff comfortable now. CURED OF ASTHMA. After 35 Tears of Suffering. It will be gratifying to the Asth matic readers to learn that an ab- rrw1 nr. Randolnh Schiffmann. Bomw cure un iw ""j" That the remedy is an effectual one i f ..k-h offer nsranAi of ajv am uu a im uuu u uar7a mjm a w aw. l . . .i. . it. .i r m initn iMr. mnnr iu Limii ui -j tv T . I " J Ti . vr v LV". Zan, rlAZ " hiffman'. a htma Cure) is the best I ever I - . used. I bought a packaged oariped temporarily, our. - iuuiu- Mmffsiit ,sH t.ricwiifc mH nna ruiT r:r;V-; Th itiV .d - 1 nave out uiau ii niut". a u "tt I . . . . .i i v TO tO IWa 5DU HIWll S.1 UIKUt WUU ..f M,frtrfc or hi oh ThMA nntl - A. t tkt.v a" .-. ,oikh thotinnw on.l.in Tt o-ets riffht down to the ,nn im tug o"m - iZv t hope that you will publish M.nrl tt.tr that others mar learn UID avviwaf m f its wonderful virtues P RALEIGH, NOBTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14. 1901. I . ACRiCULTURAL STATISTICS. Cor. ax VatmUt CroD 1-imiw v -MdTouMoAw. Washington, Nov. 1 1 The fo! OWlrnr ronnrt rmm statistician of the Agricultural Department was issued thin afternoon: The preliminary estimate of th preliminary estimate of the average yield per acre of corn, as Published in ttlA mrrV.l.. . .f i. iii,w Agriculture Is 15.4 huabebj, as com- rarel with . v.. jkiuui bushels per acre In 1900 and 1699, and a 10 year average of 24.4 bush - - rtv v I A VPr 70 (if VJ hn.k I els. The present indicated vield tr acre is the lowest cpriprn 1 vera era I - v..-v-, ever recorded for this erop, being indicated yield In bushels ter arre m the seven principal states Is as follows: Ohio 26.1; Indiana 19.8: Til! I ,r . j -w- - I Kansas 7.8; Nebraska 14.1. Of the 23 states having one mil- lion acres or upward in corn, all but Pennsylvania and Mlchitran reoon an average yield per acre below their respective ten years averages. The general average as to quality is 73.7 per cent, as compared with 85 5 per cent in November last vear and ft 7 9 per cent in November, 19y. It is estimated that 4.5 per cent of the corn crop of 1900 was still in the hands of farmers November 1, 1901, as com oared with 4.4 tier eent nft.hn erop of 1899 in farmers' hands No- vember 1, 1900, and 5.9 per cent of that of 1898 in hand November 1, 1899 The preliminary estimate of the yield per acre of potatoes is 59.9 bushels, against an average yield per acre of 80 8 bushels in 1900, 88.6 I II .AAA . ousneis in iyy, ana a ten year average of 78.7 bushels. The present indicated yield per acre is the low- ast since 1 890. Of the states haying fifty thousand acres or upwards in potatoes, all except Michigan and Maine report a yield per acre com- paling unfavorably with their ten years' average. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska report less than one-half, and Missouri less than one-fourth an average en p. The average as to quality is 78.4 per cent, as compared with 88.1 in November last year and 91.4 in No vember, 199. The preliminary estimate of the average yield per acre of hay is 1.32 tons, against an average . yield of 1 28 tons in 1900, 1.35 tons in 1899, and a ten year average of 1.28 tons. While more than three-fourths of the 47 states and territories for which comparative data are availa ble report a yield per acre in excess of their respective ten year averages, such important states as Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas and Arkansas are all included in the region re porting less favorably. The average as to quality is 91.3 per cent, against 89.7 per cent in November last and 93.8 per cent in November, 1899 I Of the lo principal tobacco states, nine, including Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee re- port an average yield per acre of to- bacco in excess of their ten year averages, while six including Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri, tali Delow such averages. The apple crop is considerably be- low the ten year average, the pear and grape crops are slightly below, anH th awtt nnttn cmn i sltohtlv i w X"-- - r a r National Aapecta of the Election. New Tork World (Dem.). There was nothing to make this a "Democratic year," and therefore intelligent observers are not disao- polnted that there were go few tan gible gains for the party in the State elections on Tuesday.' The country is still prosperous. Presi dent Roosevelt has won lar more confidence than be has lost since his accession. The Democrats are not wholly united upon important live issue. Ae tivC Uu aim u us Leu. uutiuiiai icauw. The gain of a Senator m Kentucky lL S V .u X 6" " It. 1.. ;.r. r io Amn r.n i OI Hie mil iy iu a ma l is uux- mally strongly Democratic. The BULTOBS OI iur. uuiuinu iu iuoij uu -e j r....inni is a victory of the same sort. iasomeouneouieroui LUC1C . ... --c ii -r 13 r re?uc"on U1,.l"f TT i moinriTioo nn m. .itrriL vniti anu in J . - otners an increase oi tue ui ou Ml ill liar VUUUlllUU. lucm JCDU1U3 vau hardly be claimed to have much sig nificance. I Xorth Dakota Lands Co be Opened to Settlement. St. Paul. Nov. 9. Major Mo Laughin Indian inspector, has closed a treaty with the Fort Totten I Indians, of North Dakota, by which 1U4,S acres oi tne nnesi agricm- tural land In the State will be open ed to settlements as soon as Congress can act. The lands are situated be tween Devil's Lake and Cheyenne. Earthquake rt Erzeroum. Constantinople. Nov. 10: A se- toh flannnnaiB occurreu x riuav rfo. r' b" s H. a m i - i saieiv in tne uueii Bx Brthin the Xeea. I with opium a cough may be stop- I t a 1 1 aV X4aWM mutinn oi wnicn tne couirn u a mntomeoea from bad to worse. 7 TfQ trmo .nH mnnv on lhj "-" I JaImbI... m TtnnU" KA. UVlUBlfD m am her that Allen's Lune Balsam I Ana nnt. maroiv nnt the nerves - root of the trouble and bo cures even deep-seated affections of throat and lungs. 0A0CRTE KS Of THE CCSFtCHACY. Auul CottMrtloa ttalac Uld t WO mUutum TbU Wak. Wilmington, N. 0 Nov. II The eighth annual convention of the United Daughters of the Con federacy will beheld In Wilming ton this week, and elaborate pre parations have been made for the wuuwu entertainment of the several bun- from all part of the country. Wil are mington feels highly honored at the opportunity of entertaining the con- uw 0 v..i. VPntlnn ftf t ha Bnnlh'tl I. I.sh.urj and no effort will be soared to make thi.4 annual mrhorintr nn rf t ha e most memorable In the history of here, and she will be the center of great admiration and attraction. Governor Aycock will deliver one . m . . Kfforts to Electrocute Elephant Fa IU. Buffalo, Nov. 9. The public ex ecution of Jumbo II., a vicious ele phant owned by Frank C. Bostock, who had a show on the Pan-Ameri can midway, was stopped today by the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Bostock sub sequently attempted to electrocute Jumbo in private before a selected few. Two electrodes were fastened behind Jumbo's ears and two fur ther back on his body. The electric ity was turned on, and although Bostock said 4,000 volts had been thrown into the animal, observing persons noticed no flash and it look ed as though the electrodes were to dead wires. After three or four minutes the switch was thrown back and the elephant released. He did not seem one bit the worse for his experience Two Killed and Eight Recaptured. "Kansas City, Nov. 0. Ten of th convicts who escaped from the fed eral prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., on Wednesday afternoon had been accounted for today. Two of them have been killed, two wound ed, and six others have been captur- ed unhurt. Of the seventeen still at large, Tour are being closely press- ed by armed prison guards and citi zens, and word is expected at any moment that they ha ve been captur- led or killed. The other fleeing con- victs, according to reports received at Warden McClaughry's office as late as this morning, are still mak ing for the Iudian Territory. They have broken up into twos and threes. This is indicated, he says, by the fact that robberies of stores and residences reported yesterday when the convicts were known to be traveling in gangs have ceased to be reported. Fertilizer Trust Spreading. Winston-Salem. Nov. 1 1. A con trolling interest in the plant of the Southern Chemical Company in this city has passed into the hands of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Com pany, known as the Fertilizer Trust. Dr. H. B. Battle, who has been president of the local company since it was organized, has disposed of his stock and tenderei his resignation, which has been accepted. The Southern Chemical Company had a capital stock of $200,000, and it has done a large and satisfactory busi i . . . lished. The management will of course be iett witn tn Virginia Carolina Company. It is reported that Mn W. T. lirown retains an interest In the business and will probably be the local manager for the new owners. He has been an officer in the company ever since it was organized. Sampson Protests to Certain Records Washington, Nov. 6. E. S. Theall, acting on behalf of Stayon UdmlralHampBon to look after the latter,s interest before the Schley 1 r t.,s,.t rlo oon . lfQ- ... nnn 'tpafln RtrjliTlsf the I V" w . n inclusion in the record of cerUin statements deemed to reflect upon Admiral Sampson's conduct at San .. m rrthQ l.fw la .HroauH to Ad rtawv as nresident of the 1,,,. h aV that, rpferpnw hv counsel for Admiral Schley in yester day's argument to tne enecx mat i . . . n . ii i Admiral Sampson permitted the Colon to lie in Santiago harbor for several hours without attack, be stricken from the record, or that Admiral Sampson be permitted to introduce evidence defending him self from that accusation. Bebels JLttb..k Garrison. Nanila, Nov. 11. Major Pitcher, who commands the American troops in the Island of Mindors, reports that the rebels made an attack on the garrison of Abra deElog similar to that on Company C, of the Ninth infantry at Balangiga, Samar, some weeks ago. The garrison was pre pared, however, and killed five riflemen. The Americans had one at i T - -k.- im.iutv t"? VU men.ls ?ur" suuiethe rebels, has captured a i an - deserter by the name of Richter, who was dressed in the uniform of the rebel artillery. FOOD CHANGED TO POISON. Putrefying food in the Intestines nrodne-H effects like those of fl Manic I IT . . . . I " - - - - 1 the poisons from clogged bowels, nut Iir. MAFl H6W lilie rUla 6XDel to I arentlv. easily but Barely, curing constipation, biliousness, sick head- i . . . . acae, tevew, au uver, noney ana bowel troubles. OaJy 25c Sold by all druggists. CC00 MAS UOnCEIT. Tt epa-tatr Railway Uoo4 tlcd . cUi Moy a Rlia. It it now pretty well settled that Raleigh will get a sample of the good roads now being ditribute at variotu points in this State by lh Southern Railway's good roads train. The only item now in the way of this desirable event U the assurance of guarantee of suCicknt co-operation on Uie part of the citizens here to make it a ftucress, and this assur ance will no doubt be givn when tailed fur. The date for the train to visit the capital city and give an example of good road building has not yet been fixed but It will probably be some time in January. It is Intended to hold a good roads congress here at the time, and have present a large number of representatives from central and eastern counties. j Some of the most public spirited citizens of this city are taking a lively i&terest In securing the visit i of the good roads train and the hold Ing of the congress suggested. Both the president of the Southern Rail way, Mr. Samuel Spencer, and Mr. M.V.Richards, the laud and In dustrial agent of that system, have been written to by Mr. John C. Drewry, chairman of the street com mittee of this city, and favorable replies have been received from both those officials. Col. A. B. Andrews of this city, first vice president of the Southern Railway, has been in favor of the movement from the first, and wiii use his in fluence in that direction. Replying to Mr. Drewry's letter, Mr. Richards says: "Recognizing the interest your citizens manifest in this important movement, we have conferred with Mr. W. II. Moore, president of the National Good Roads Association, to see if it will not be possible some time after January 1, 1902, to take the train to Raleigh for several days, and I now have the pleasure of ad vising you that it has been tenta tively arranged for an exhibition by this good roads train and for a good roads convention in your city sometime after the date mentioned. This, however, cannot be definitely announced until Mr. Moore visits your citizens, which he will do far enough in advance in order to re ceive from them a guarantee of the required local co-operation to make this movement a success. He will at that time also arrange specific dates." The good roads train is at Ashe ville this week. Last wTeek it was at Winston-Salem, and it is said Raleigh will likely be the only other place in the State to be thus favor ed, and if that be true the visit here will be doubly important and the attendance at a good roads congress at that time should be very large, interest is awakening and quicken ing in the matter of road construc tion all over the State and no doubt a practical demonstration of the best methods of building roads will at tract i.any of the citizens thus in terested to Raleigh. Florida Fast Mail on Fire. Columbia, S. C, Nov. 8. The Florida fast mail dashed into the Gervais street depot to-nrght from Savannah a mass of flames, and a fire alarm was instantly sent in. In a lew minutes engines were pump ing water into the burning" mail and baggage cars. A lamp exploded in the mail car two miles lrom town and the fire spread lo the baggage car. The employes hastily vacated their posts. West Point Bailies Well Tamed. Phladelphia Times. A few years ago hazing wa3 Tol erated, and later an army board found little to condemn in the prac tices in vogue. It took a Congres sional committee to develop the real facts and to apply the proper lan guages, and even tnen several offend ing cadets had to be expelled before the purpose of the authorities was fully appreciated. Now the super intendent is able to report that there is neither hazing nor fisticuffs and along with it is his statement that the young men were never Jn better condition, and that the institution is distinctly improved. The tam ing of the few bullies has elevated the whole school, and this is the re suit in every college in which haz ing is abolished. New York, Nov. 6. Complete unofficial returns from every dis trict Of Greater New York give Seth Low for mayor, 294,092, and Ed ward M. Shepard, 265,128; making Low's plurality 29,864. A Skeleton oand in the AVooa. Mariana, Ark., Nov. 10. A hu man skeleton, wrapped in the frag ments of a suit ofclo'hes, was found in the woods near here to-day. The skeleton is believed to be that of M. G. Jones, a lumber inspector, who disappeared several months ago. Foul play is suspected by the auth orities and Robert and William Crittenden are under detention. DOST LET THEM SUFFER. Often children are tortured with Itching and burning eczema and other skin diseases bat Backle&'s Arnica Salve heals ths raw sotes. expels inflammation, leaves the akin w.thout a sear. Clean, fragrant, cheap, there's no salve on earth as good. Try it. Core guaranteed. Only 2oe. c Buy a bottle today. . t from the Koi thern Wood amtaPyny Italiiii, 0m mtn nmatorooogba. IS0,CC0 ACXU Of LU3 I'attattf HUM ( m. The United SUto Circuit Cuurt of Appro! yeaUrday affirmed Jud- Purnell'a drMoo ordering a nale of something like l&O.oOO acnm ofl&ud in Dare county. inrnci ins Uteu in tre court for some time and lias attracted much attentloo Uxsauw of the fart that It involved practically an en tire county. The land in qutetiou hu bw-n a subject of litigation bnrau of lt timbered value. The titb? of the -a.se U the Eaat Coat Cltr Com lny against the Buffalo Banks The question Involved was th nale of the Und for partition. Judge Purneil, after bearing the case, or dered the sale and appeal was takeu to the Circuit Court of Appeal. Yesterday that ciwirt, which met for the first time since the caw was argued before it, handed down the decision as related above. Ex-Judge James E. Shepherd, who, with Mr. W. D. Pruden, rep resei.ted the defendant", was notified by wire of the decision yesterday, which was a victory for the defence. Mr. F. H. Busbee appeared for the plaintiff. v Mr. A. B. Andrews, Jr., was ap pointed by Judge Purneil a com missioner to sell the land. He has been jocularly twitted about having a county on his hands. The sale will now take place, unless other legal remedies are resorted to. It will be one of the biggest land sales that has taken place in the State for a long while. The fact that practi cally an entire county Ls involved gives the sale special interest and significance. Wnile tho land does not touch the towns in Dare it in- eludes the best part of the main land. The valuation of pixqierty in Uare county for the year 1901 is $423,323. News and Observer Nov. 7th. TWO THEATRES BURNED- Ten Lire Lost In one While all Eecaptd From Atlanta Theatre. Atlanta, Nov. G. The Lyceum Theatre, Atlanta's vaudeville house, -1 A fl 1 n iL! . .A I vmis uesiroyeu oy ure ini anernoon. A performance was being given when the fire broke out, but the audience was dismissed in time to prevent a panic. Fred Jones, a fire man, was rescued, badly burned, from an upper window, and Roy Da oner, an electrician, was injured by a fall. Ironwood, Mich., Nov. 6. Ten lives were lost and four buildings destroyed by a fire with started in the Klondike Theatre at Hurley, Wis , today. The Klondike was a vaudeville theatre and all of the dead and in- jured are connected with the theatre as periormers. Most oi them uvea ir...i .1 tv. t i .. at iiuu, uu i uumw uauro a brother of the proprietor of the theatre. Tne nre starteu on tne stage and in a tew minutes the entire structure .... .. - was a mass of flames. The third story was used as sleeping quarters and the rapid spread of the fire cut off the escape of the occupants. The fire is thought to have been caused by". the explosion of an oil stove in the proprietor's bed room. Platinum in Teis State' harlotte Observer. Will you kindly give space in the columns of The Observer for a few casual remarks? - Just now, Colorado, Oregon and The lease on the Tillery farm ex -Rritish Columbia are lubilant over pires this year and will not be re- the reported discovery of platinum newed, and while that on the Ansou by Dr. David T. Day, one of, if not, farm has not expired the State will the most noted exerts in metal- sub-let it and thereby avoid the lurgy on the American continent, necessity of cultivating it with con Dr. Day has been successful in locat- vict labor. ing deposits of platinum in these There was under cultivafion Jard places. But as is Well known, no year 2,300 acres of land in the Till State has a - greater variety of min- ery farm aud probably about a erals than North Carolina. Hence, similar amount ou the Anson farm, may th-se things not be found with- Mr. Hackett and Superintendent in her borders? Platinum has been Mann, of Ihe State's Prison, will found In Rutherford county; a single leave Monday for the Caledonia relnform granule weighing 2.54 from, which they will otSrially In grains, but even larger specimens Pt as they did th Tillery and have been found In other portions Anson farms. Raleigh Post. of the State, where the platiniferous allivium, occurring in the alluvial beds, can easily be traced well up in the mountains of the State by the crystaline rocks, from which the detitrous is formed; hence, it can not be such a difficult matter to lo cate its origin. The writer firmly rwtiA1tif it ta At.lt. m jncsHfw ftf time when all . the rare 1UIUC1WB found with deposits of platinum will be unearthed and osmium, tungsten, molybdenlum, venadium. Iridium and pladium will be found within her borders. Yours for the welfare of the Old North State. Eureka. AN ENGLISH AUTHOR WROTE: "No shade, no shfavno. fruit, no flowers, no : leaves. November P alany Americana would add no freedom from catarrh, whleh is so aggravated daring this month that it becomes constantly troublesome. There ls abundant proof that catar rh is a constitutional disease. It ts related to scrofula and eonsump - tion, being one of the wasting duv I two years ne snucrea inacnieiy aum. Hood's Sarsanamia has! Thn the best doctors urged am pn shown that what is capable of ArmdlMtlna- aerofnla. eomnletelv cures catarrh and taken in time) ooxea oi rtucaueu s mmcm cun oi events consumption- We cannot I and mj leg wa sound and well as " a - - . ma how nv anirerajr can nnt taklaa this mfdieine. in view thawldelv.nublished record of mdieal and TMrmanent elrea. It nnnnhtAdlv Amtrit'i flr eataat Medicine "for" America's Greatest Disease Catarrh. CttATUCir rst cuuiaa si&au. T rta I'kMtlM Caul m W t-4 fc a Una VwU &4 4a MU Washington, Nov. 9. An el prrl rural of great iutrmrt la the Iighthuu yt4i of tb world U to 1 tuad on I ho Dlaoiood huU UcttUhip, off th North Carolina cuat, next muoth, through which the ufUcvia of the Ughlh"Ue U.rd eapuct to pnjert a grrat 13 it b beam of light frtttu tlx m-a to tin ky and vUibb .o mariner frotn So to 40 mile. The clua'er of the hi!e elrctrlo llgbta now hun frem tin? mat of tbo hlp ran t Mtn but 13 in Ho, and It i roMMl that ahlpplng panning HatW'ra tnay m able to pkk up the lighUhlp threw flints this UUtancr by lb ttottffful beam of light playing txi the htwvrn from a wrrh-lljjht aj paratus arranged brtuwn the two (stationary maettx-ad UghU now dis played. The apparatus now U-lng fitted to the Diamond hhoata light veexel will jn jrt a Ki-rfut light straight toward the, iky arnl the roiling of the nhip in th rough waters off Hattera will play II about wig wag fashion. Some pyatem of wlrrlete telegra phy will be applieil to tbw Diamotid Shoals and Nantucket Sl.l light hi. CONVICTS ESCAPED. Twety-laat Kederal lHMr Facap Ktllla- Uaard a Ml 'ca4lac INkrt, Leavenworth, Kan., Nov. 7. Twenty eight deiqcrate convict, after murdering one guard and r louly wounding H?vrl othrs,t leaped from the new federal rl-rj tnls afternoon. They are armed witn fu,Iy score of guns and revol vtw taken from the guanls and are now l Jrge wtt of thw city. Troops from rort Ijeavenworth, guards from the prison and (tollce from the city are in iursult, but there is little hoe of catching the men tonight. The mutiny at the prison is the worst of the kind which ever oc curred here. Atsmt 300 of the con victs in the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth are taken each day frora the oW . ,rUon to tne Jf tne new one now n VTiKXVei uf erec tion, and there worked uitn the new building.- Tho new prison is surrounded by a temjiorary ft kade or fence and Is guarded by thirty men. It was here that the convicts escaped ttiday. Tillerr and Anion Farms OBMi. to be AbaaKl- Mr. J. B. Hat-keit, of the board of directors of the State's Prison, returned ye-fer lay from a trip, with Mr. W. E. ( Wand, who Is also a member of the Mard to the Tdh-ry au,i An on Sta'e farms which they visited for the pune ol ine per jnK cro, aud ihecomlition of aff-lrs generally there lie retorts the cut I ton crop on those two UnnK tn- niDg out very well indeed, that on the Tdlery farm b-Ing decidedly th het In that motion of nwnitrv. i - or .nvwhere in tht, SLate. f r that matter. In referring to Ihe State farms In a general way Mr. Hackett said that the board has decided to abandon both the Tillery and the Anton farms and cultivate In future only the Caledonia farm. The reason for this is that the policy of working large numbers ofr convicts on rail roads makes it unnecessary to have these farms. Large numbers of con- vlcts have been sent within the past few weeks to Marion to work on the road from Marion to Cranberry. Rand Free Iellverr la Wake sad Joka- Washington, Nov. 11. Rural free delivery service has been establish ed as follows: Apex, Wake county. Length of route, 22 miles; carrier, Robert L. . . ., . aispontinoeu. Four Oaks, Johnston county Length of route, 21) miles; carrier, Alonzo P. Wellons. Post office at Glenmore to be supplied by rural carrier. Mail to Four Oaks, N, C. Garner, Wake county. Length of route, 21 miles; carrier, Simon i 8. Turner Jr. Post offices at Rand's Mill and Lemay (Wake county) and Penny (Johnston county) to be dis continued. HE KEPT HIS LEG. Twelve years ago J. W. 8ullivan of Hartford, Conn-, scratched hi leg with a rusty wire. I nfltm ma 1 tion and blood po soning set in. For tatlon, bat,'1 he writes. fcI used one 1 bt le of EltC r,c Bitters atd 11 - 1 . m n . 3 1 off lever! For EroptlOoa. czma of I Tetter. Fait Rheum. Sores and all its! bkod disorder Eleetrlc Bitters has Is I no rival oa earth. Try them. Wl I raarantee satiafaetion or refaod roon-y. Oair 60 cents I Bold by all drusgist. NO 48 rroatit to aen.wofYtmt a R. lag brU ia lU,rrt.x Ajoa ka Ttp Clral W'K'n rT MrcuorUI AawarUtkMi Uin. tkvetnvr . J txr k rmiWd the a-t. icMTtoutOrf aidaUd ISt Xhm ti rt !. rfet in ofgtnlaatlu lo thU tlly ratirh of the Na tional McKlui-y Mrcwurta! AirU-thMi,-hktt , M ita tvo,H Xhm errtli by pi'ar utri j4lvt f a ultablo uu-ui.ifUl lu It Hif oftbe late freol.let,. t0 tmjn f Mr. J. II. Hrota o i-f-rtMtr Aynk a rUvtrxl rhairnian Mr. WtllU . lit ICC a matie arrretary aid Mr. J" ii. lbon tra.rf. Uov. Ajv- k taiel Ihat Nirth ("arullna a erttn to ntfl,. QOO ftiC Ihla Uirtiiofla! arnl he bad p-ltt t!e lidletMateSetiatr and tttiarefitft and l'rb-ral Court judge In thU M!e a rhalf tm-n of theoMoiulit(-a Uiralv fund. Otlxr mht I a.l.lrxl later. Tle UiTCt Wk ia male au I adi-;ul thai Mr. Brown, the treasurer t4 m-ntral wUltiti hem-, rrat-tve the fund- o41r led by the uther bml awMa latlona lu the Mate that liie ame may I- forwarded to ttte na tional lrwurT. Mr. Brown then moved that a ntturnlttee . 9t l a)a.titd ly Ihe liuvcrnor to draw up an a1wl lo the ople for ouit iituiiHt arWl at the name Hrn- m t f.ttth I Ik jert miul iri f the a-a lallici. (oV. .ock waa made ri-ofnlo chairman of this corumltu and he named mn the other tneluta) ra Mewa, C.T. lUiley. H. F. IHiou. It. II. I Utile and K. T. iray. Th M-rtary was ln-trurtI to inform itr IthhU, mxmtry mV Ihe MtK.ittey Memorial A-p-cia-lion, at Ch velatMl, Ohl. of ttte orginiuitlon la-rfeittd here Tlt asM iation adjourne.1 Mjhjtvt to Ihe call of I be chairman. It NUNC CHANS CEAO. Taa t4 hi iVkln. Nov. 7. Li Hung Chang died at 1 1 o'eba k this morning. IVkln, Nov. f.. Tl-i 4iylrlati who vi-ited Li Hung ('hang at 10 uVloik Ut night frundhliu lugotal spirits though etrein-y ueak as the n-ult ol'hiulr.jr and working In defiant- of their lntruillon. Whsni they callej this morning tltey found him unomm-iou and rduklug rapid ly. It us aur.ourin-d attioon.hat Li Hung Chang khiM hardly liv Ihix hours longer At erl-k this evening, lUrl LI Is ,4111 bn-a th ing and di playing uriiarted vitality. The phydelan hov-r think he will probably dl In th morning hour. The burial clothe- have already Un put on. The court yard of the yauien is filled u it h life alj- tia-r horse ami chairs with otolle trers which his friends r a oding in ac cordance with Chlrt-e custom, to ! burial when Ins lisfs ia order to carry his mmiI to II-aven. liTATi: NKWNb f'oldsboTO lat e-k Votl for Ijonds, to be Irueil for lot-al iuifrov menU and the ftame was rmrrieil y good majority. Durham couty repr1a H.OS'i chil dren tietween the age of 12 and 21 yearn, and of this number 77S can not read or write. North Carolina will ! aked to raise one thound dollars for Ii? monument to be encted to Mr JHc Kinley at Canton. A State organ- 1 izatiou I to be effrcteil. High Point voted lat e-k on the- iropoitiou to IsMie t '), hjO nmtU which wa carried by an al- mfa-t unanimous vot-. This ma ken one hubdred th u-nd dollar vot'i for water works h rw In tl i welve month'. High Point Will hav ne of the lrt wat-r works ytcms in the South, having al ready ircbM tle neorvnary a- tliances to make it Ttte rorirratlon cummls-don ha -sul an ortier reducing aMtiger fares on the branch lines of the H Ixjard Air Line to tle naiue rate as the main line. They have hereto fore tieen a quarter of a cent a mile higher. ThU simply remove the differential. The commission ha been considering this matter for months, and ia also likely to reduce the fares of the branch linn of tbe' other iyfc terns in the elate. - Witwton-Salem, N. CL, Nov. 9. Tbe engineers completed their work this afternoon in making tbe first survey for tbe proponed railroad from Wadeboro to WInton -Salem. The new road Is to connect here with the Norfolk and Western. The surveyor have been at work about two months and they will run an other line, going back via Thomas- ville. Tbe first one runs near Lez ington. Those behind the move ment say tbe road will certainly be built. THOUSAND 8 tEST INTO EXILE Every year a large number of' poor saffrers waste lungs are sore a&d racked wl h coogh are urged to go to another ellmaia. Bat this costly and not always sure. Da , be an exile wheo Dr. King's New Discovery for CoBSsaptlaa will cure you at home. It's the most In- fallible medicine fur ecugbs, cold, and all throat and Ian diseases on earth. The flr.t de brings relief. Astouadlog care result from per-, slsteot us. Pries 0c aod $1.00. Every bAtle guaranteed. Trial bottlaaifreeat v - - Sold by all druggist. t J -gL V " "
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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