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Verdict Of Jury in McCue Trial Implies Death
Penalty
v !U' WORK CF TliE TRIAL JURY
S .rrojnded by Three Young Children
.nnd Other Relatives, the Alleged
w.fe Murderer Heard the Verdict
Crrly, but Gave Way While His
Attorneys Were Preparing a Motion
for a New Trial Wednesday Set
fir the Argument Jurors Admit
H.-ving Read Newspapers Story cf
the Crime.
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r; Tilwtier-.viiie, 'a., Special The
m : .;.! M. Cro trial closed here on 1 1,
u ' '. lh(' State made out a strong j j -
-'merits by counsel were I
.1. tii: 1 M Cue, for foi:r year?
r : f Ciiarlotteaville, "wa.3 found
; -y H'it;:rday of the murder of his
v. ;:. y-)iv.y McCue, on
V Sunday lli'ht
'W.o vf'rt '
l Le cr.iift was ,
; 'i :: r 1th list
i . hi tlie first degree, which car
i - .. it t!ie de.Tth penalty. The
. . . :-Iiierate.l b-xa than half an
J. SAMUEL
A dead silence prevailed in the court
room when the jury filed back into the
chamber to announce the fate of the
accused. The crowd that filled the court
loom remained until the jury came in.
Mr. McCue had grown nervous as Mr.
r.ilmer, the Commonwealth's attorney,
vas closing, and the suspense while
awaiting the jury's verdict was a se
vere strain; but he held up, occasional
ly taking a Testament from his pocket
and reading a passage or two.
When asked to stand up to hear the
verdict, he rose calmly, and with set
features heard the words that sent him
back to prison, condemned to the sever
est penalty of the law.
It was when relaxation came during
a half hour's interim while his attor
revs conferred as to their motion for
a new trial that McCue showed emo
ticn. His little daughter Ruby climbed
Engineer and Fireman Killed.
Roanoke, Va., Special. A Norfolk &
Western freight train, westbound from
Roanoke, ran into a derailing switch,
near Radford, at an early hour Sundav
and was wrecked. The engine turned
over cn Engineer E. B. Lynch, of Roa
noke, and Fireman H. L. Kipps, of
Blacksburg. killing both of them. The
dead men leave families.
Prominent Lawyer Dead.
New York, Special. Emanuel Mich
ael Friend, one of New York's well
known criminal lawyers, died suddenly
bere Tuesdav. The cause of death is not
known, but it is thought to have been
heart failure. Among the many cele
brated cases with which Mr. Friend
was connected as counsel was tho de
fense of 'Trenchy." also known as
"Ben AH" and "Jack, the Ripper," who
was charged with the killing of
Shakespeare" in the East River Hotel
in this city. Other ceses were that of
Dr. Kennedy, charged with killing
Dolly Reynolds and Augusta Nack,
who. with Martin Thorn, was indicted
ior the murder of William Gulden
tuppe. Renewed Activity.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. General
Sakharoif telegraphs under Wednes
day date that Wednesday night Was
quiet, the Japanese, however, show
ing marked designs of the recommenc
ing the offensive against the Russian
left wic3. They have also re-occu-
pied the- Tillage of Sandapu. near tha
1 Hm river, in
vf"t aal.
frcnt of tb3 Russian
r ;
jmmn .A
on his lap, her eyes reddened by seep
ing, while there also clung to his side
two other small children. Great tears
streamed down his cheeks. Surround
ing the group were relatives, who
fcr-arcely knew what to Bay to cheer the
condemned man. The verdict was re
ceived in silence by the throng, which
literally obeyed the court's Injunction
that there must be no demonstration.
Counsel for the defen.se moved that the
erditt be set aside, on the ground
that the jurors had read newspapers.
The court calle 1 the jurors to the wit
rfss Ktand one by one, and questioned
them under oath as to whether they
bad read the newspapers. As a whole,
they said they had not been influenced
by anything they had read. The motion
will be argued later. As McCue left
e rour bo.;
nied by fou
standlng ,
use to go to jail, ar-com-
four guards, a large crowd
g on the outside, but there
was no untoward act.
When court was opened thi3 morn
ing Commonwealth's Attorney Gilmer
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''"'t - U ma iiubiu aauitsa iu me juij.
Tbe exhibits, reminders of the tragedy,
, l t
v.tiu once iiiuju uiut-igni wu.i.
Mr.-Gilmer closed at 11:09 a. m. when
Judpe Morris placed the case in the
hands of the jury. The verdict was ren-
McCUE,
tiered at 11:34 a. m.
One particularly sad feature of the
trial was the feat that McCue had for
years been a lawyer at the bar before
which he was tried and convicted, and
had been on a friendly relations with
most of those identified with the trial.
The jury evidenced the greatest in
terest, frequently questioning witness
es. Mrs. McCue had received the con
tents of a shotgun in her breast a
sufficient wound to cause instant death,
but in addition she had been Struck a
heavy blow on' the head,- cutting an
ear nearly in two.
McCue said to one of the jurors who
shook hands with him after the ad
journment of court that the verdict
was an unjust one, at the same time
I protesting his innocence,
Miscellaneous Matters.
Assistant Secretary xf the Treasury
Taylor has written another reply to
Judge Parker on the subject of natio
nal finances.
The great Japanese and Russian
armies along the Shakhe river, Man
churia, are confronting each other un
der conditions which are regarded as
almost certain to lead to a general en
gagement soon.
The Continental Savings Bank
Building, at Memphis. Tenn., collapsed
burying some 20 persons, none of
whom, however, was killed.
Fire did considerable damage to the
Baltimore Merchandise Company's
store, at Harrisburg, Pa.
A picture machine catching fire
caused a panic in an Atlanta theatre.
Engineers in 240 Illinois collieries
went on strike and a lockout of 50,000
miners is expected to follow.
Halloween was celebrated In Al
bany, N. Y., by a carnival and pro
cessions, like a New Orleans Mardl
Gras.
The Japanese "are making gains in
their hew general assault on Port Ar
thur. The Newport News shipyard has re
ceived a contract for building another
Lake torpedo boat.
Democrats in Virginia have been
greatly encouraged by the ffect of
Judge Parker's speeches.
Mr. Henry G. Davis is making a
speaking tour along the West Virginia
Central railroad. :
There is an effort for the removal of
the body of Edmuiur Pendleton to St.
John's Churchyard, Richmond".
Judge Parker addressed large audi
ences at Bridgeport Meridea, Ne-w
HaVea and Hartford, Cosa.
NORTH STATE ITEMS
Occurrence of Interest In Varlcut
Parte of the State.
Two Children Burned to Death.
TarboTO, N. C. SpciaJ. News has
just reached here cf a Are which oc
curred this afternoon at the Manse
Hart place, about seven miles fron;
town. A gin house containing 30
bales of cotton Is said to have be. a
destroyed and also a tenant house iu
which, two negro children perished.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
North State News.
The State auditor has completed
(he statement showing the valuation
of real estate in North Carolina for
IJ-03, as it will appear in the report
for the year ending November 30th,
1901. The total number of acres Is
29,30 4.S82, and the valuation 4 4,209,
619. This is the valuation cf real es
tate in the country. There are 20,000
acres owned by manufacturing estab
lishments outside of town, tbe value
of this being $350,000. The value of
icineral, quarry, and timber interests.
Is $1,237,301. The number of town
lots is 108,9S', the valuation of theso
being $74,45C,870. The total valuation
of real estate in North Carolina is
$220,303,339. The previous year jt
was only $178,892,819. The increase
during tho year is $32,000,000, which
is by far the greatest ever recorded in
any one year. This shows the great
prosperity of the State und the mark
ed advance in the value of farm land3.
It is a very practical proof cf the
prosperity of North Carolina.
Messrs. John L. Jaraes and Oliver
Graham, of Laurinburg, succeeded in
catching Georgo Ray, colored. Tues
day nighL Geoige was wanted for
the allrged murder cf one Robert
Sinclair on the 4th of last July on a
Mr. Russell's place, just a few miles
north of Laurinburg town. There
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t I
was a reward cf $125 up for his arrcs
the county put up $25 and the Gov
ernor $100 just a few days ago. They
found Ray st Dillon, S. C, where ho
Is said to have been working foi
some time. Two trips were made be
fore he was found. He is said to
have well concealed his identity.
This must be, as he was caught only
about 30 miles from the place where
he is alleged to have committed tho
crime.
Mrs. Mary A. Green celebrated, at
the old Green homestead on the Is
land Ford roau, ner 82d birthday, cr.
October 20th. She has four sisters,
who shared with her the pleasures of
this celebrated anniversary. Miss
Elizabeth Green is 80 years of age;
'Mrs. Matilda Daniel, of Henrietta, is
78 years of age. Miss Martha Green
is 74 years of age, and Miss Nancy
Green is 72 years cf age. A large
crowd of friends and relatives were
present, and a good talking of olden
times was enjoyed by all. The visi
tors all took baskets filled with some
thing good to eat and a delightful
dinner was spread.
Tuesday morning Mr. Ed. Nichol
son, who lives about two miles from
Statesville, met with a very painful
accident at his cotton gin. In some
way Mr. Nicholson get his left arm
caught in the gin and it was badly
lacerated from the wrist to the shoul
der, all the skin being torn off. The
muscles and bones were ont hurt, and
the hand was onlyq slightly hurt.
Physicians dressed the wound, and
Mr. Nicholson is getting along as
well as could be expected.
Mr. 'R. A. Christenbury, a well-to-do
farmer of the Derita neighborhood.
Mecklenburg county, had the misror
tiinp tr have his Dockets nicked of a
purse containing $365, and his gold of the battery, and had almost reach
watch Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Chris- ed the guns when a couple of cam-
tenbury took seven bales of cotton panies of Japanees infantry rose up
to Charlotte and sold them for the and poured in several volleys, corn
amount named. An hour later he pclling the cavalrymen to ride out of
boarded a car for the circus, and when the field at even a faster pace than
he reached in his pocket he found his they went in. The Cossacks lost
purse was missing. I about 25 men.
At the home of Simon Battle, near ! Breslan, Prussian Silesia, by- cable.
Tarboro, Ernest Body, a colored boy, Three thousand Poles marched through
was killed last Sunday under peculiar the streets of Czestochora, Russian
and suspicious
circumstances. Two
companions were in th3 house with
him, the report of a gun was heard,
both negroes ran out to a neighbor's
house and reported that Body had
accidentally shot himself. An inves
tigation showed that the deceased
was shot in the back by a breech
loading gun.
At Concord, Wednesday, in the case
of Jas. Sapp against the Southern , gL petersburg by cable. Th delay
Railway for injuries received from In the finaj ratification of the conven
the road, the jurv gave him a verdict tion for an inquiry into the North Sea
Iu tr- i tnrt An an- incident is over the formulation of the
against the road for $1,500. An v- wMch the internauonal com-
peal was taken by the road. Judbe mission ig to decide. The Russian
Allen reduced the damages from $500, authorities are understood to desire to
which the jury had given, to $25, acquajnt themselves with the detailed
in the case of the negro, Jaleb Mel- report of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky,
chor, who was put off a train, and Which was broubht here by Capt Clado
this verdict will be accepted, and no nd njs three brother officers today in
appeal taken. ! order to ascertain whether any new
Jnst as a long freight train was
pulling out of Winston Salem Monday
for Charlotte the rails spread, caus
ing the engine to leave the track. It
came near turning over. A wrecking
noon and repair ed btdeg.eaam wy
noon and reptaired the damage.
Miscellaneous Matters.
Judge Alton B. Parker and Hon.
Hoke Smith addressed a great Demo -
cratie mass meeting in jjiaaioou
Square Garden, New York.
In New York the feeling of conn
dence that the Democrats will elect
Parker ha3 grown considerably.
Fewer than 1,200 persons gathered
to hear a widely advertised Republi
can meeting at Elizabeth, N. J.
It was predicted in a Wilmington
dispatch that tte Democratic State
ticket "would via .In DeleVare.
RATHER QUIET AGAIN
Nolhiaj 5l3ftlifl la the Eastern War
Situation
PORT ARTHUR CENTER OF INTEREST
Jjps Fortify inz at all Points The
Russians Still Retire Some Heavy
Losses,
Chefoo, By Cable. Port Arthur la
doomed. The correspondent of the As
sociated Press here has received Infor
mation, the reliability of which 13 be
yond question, that the Japanese now
occupy positions which place the east
side of the town at their mercy. The
last assault has gained for'them posi
tions which insure their ability to enter
the malu east forts whenever they are
ready.
The Japanese calculate that If the
Russians do not surrender now they
will be capable of prolonging the fight
ing by making their final stand at
Liaoti Promontory and Tiger's Tail, for
a month longer, with the mere hope of
continuing the struggle.
Long before the second Pacific squad
ron arrives in the Pacific the Japanese
tiag, it is now believed, will wave over
the wrecked citadel. This will end
Viceroy AlexieC's dream of an uncon
querable city.
The Japanese have not occupied the
main forts and highest points of the
east hill, bit they occupy in over
whelming numbers positions which will
enable them to diive the Russians back
whenever they desire.
Less Admitted at Last.
' Pari3, By Cable. The Associated
Press was put in a position to state
positively that its dispatches from
Chefoo, Port Arthur and Tokio last
June to tho effect that the Japanese
battleship Yathima had been sunk by
a mine off Palny, t.-hieh dispatche3
were denied by the Japecse authori
ties at the time, have finally been of
ficially confirmed. The Japanese gov
ernment ha3 notified foreign govern
ments of the loss of the ship. The
number of men who went down with
the vessel i3 not known, but it is be-
iievcu 10 nave uteri suitiii. i ub uuc
cial details show that the Yashima
strucK a uussian mine ana later at
tempted to make Dalny harbor, but
this proved impossible and she sank
in doep water.
The loss of the Yashima has been
concealed by tho Japanese, though
the- Russian authorities have believed
for some time that '.'ae reports that
the battleship bad been destroyed
were correct. It is important, since
it is now disclosed that Japan has
enly four modern battleships remain
ing. The Yashima was one of the finest
battleships cf the Japanese navy. Her
displacement was 12,300 tons, about
the size of the Amreicim battleship
Maine, and she had a spee4 of 19
knots. The Russian squadron at Port
Arthur included five modern battle
ships, more or less damaged, and
Vice Admiral Rojestven sky's com
mand, which is now enrcute from the
Baltic to the Far East, also numbers
five battleships. In view of the in
feriority of the Japanese in battle
ships, their armored cruiser strength
is important, they being greatly su
perior to the Russians in this respect.
Whole Jap Line Fortified.
Mukden, By Cable. There was a
brisk exchange of artillery fire here
Friday, extending from the village of
Linchtau, eastward on both sides of
the railroad, but the firing ceased at
noon. The Japanese are continuing
their concentration opposite the Rus
sian centre. The Japanese positions
along their whole line are strongly
fortified, and they are entrenching
along the Hun river to the westward.
On Monday, on the Russian extreme
right, a squadron of Don Cossacks
charged a battery cf Japanese artil
lery near Lindantoun. Tho Cossacks
went forward at a gallop through a
field of uncut millet, against the fire
roiana, - weanesaay, as vi""
against the mobilization. The chief
of police and gendarmes ordered the
paraders to disperse, but they refused
to do so and continued to sing Polish
songs. A detachment of infantry then
charged the mob with bayonets, with
the result that six persons were killed
and 20 wounded.
: Cause of Delay.
questions raised ty tue report, snouicj
be included. Both Captain Clado and
his comrades upon their arrival at the
railroad station this afternoon inform
ed a representative of the associated
press that they had nothing to say for
publication.
Many Japs Wounded.
St Petersburg, by cable. The possi
bility that there may have been some
. understanding of signals during tbe
trawier incident in the North Sea Is
suggested by a fact naue public In an
- j order of the day issued by v ice Ad-
miral Choukin, commander cf the
Black Sea fleet, which records the fact
that officers of the latter fleet are sa
unfamiliar with the new code system
adopted by the admiralty that during
the recent inaneouvers that not a sin
gle ship understood CP obeyed the ad
miral's signals.
FOR DAY OF THANKS
President toosefeit Issies the tssal
Proclaaitioi
NOVEMBER 24TB IS SET ASIDE
The President Issues His Precoma- t
tion Designating the Day "to be Ob
served as a Day o? Festal aid
Thanksgiving by All the Peep'e of
the United States at Home and
Abroad" The Harvests Have Been
Abundant and Tnose Who Work
Have Greatly Prospered.
Washington, Special. The President
has issued the Thanksgiving procla
mation, setting aside Thursday, No
vember 24a "to be observed as a day
cf festival and thanksgiving by all the
people of the United States at home
and abroad. The proclamation fol
lows: ' By the President f the United States
cf America A Proclamation;
"It has pleased Almighty God to
bring the American people in safety
and honor through another year, aa i.
in accordance with the long unbroken
custom handed down to us by our fore
fathers, 'ie time has come when a
Epec'al day shall be set apart In which
to thank Him who holds all nations in
the hollow of His hand for the mercies
t'.ius vouchsafed to us. During the cen- i
tury and a quarter of our national
life, we as a people have been blessed
beyond all others, and for this we owe
umble and heartfelt thanks to the
author of all blessing3. The year that
has closed has been one of peace with
ir our own borders, as well as between
U3 and all other nations. The harvests
have been abundant, and those who
work, whether with hand or brain, arc
prospering greatly. Reward has waited
t'pon honest effort. We have bce.i
enabled to do our duty to ourselves and
to others. Never has there been a time
when religious and charitable effort has
been more evident. Much has beea
given to us and much will be expected
from us. We speak of what has been
done by this nation In no spirit of
t.oastfulne.?s or vain-glory, but with
full and reverent realization that our
strength is nothing unless we are help
ed from above. Hitherto we have been
given the heart and the Etrength to do
the tasks allotted to us as they sever
ally arose.
"WTe are thankful for all that has
been done for us In the past and we
pray that In the future we may be
strengthened in the unending struggle
to do our duty fearlessly and honestly,
with charity and good will, with re
srect for ourselves and with love to
ward our fellow-men. In this great
republic the effort to combine national
strength with personal freedom Is being
tried on a scale more gigantic than
ever before in the world's history. Our
success will mean much, not only for
ourselves, but for the future of all man
kind ,and every man or woman In our
land should feel the grave responsibil
ity resting upon him or her, for in the
last analysis this success must depend
upon the high average of our individual
citizenship, upon the way in which each
of us does his duty by himself and his
neighbor.
"Now. therefore. I. Theodore Roose
velt, President of the United States, do
hereby appoint and set apart Thursday,
the twenty-fourth of this November, to
be observed as a day of festival and
thanksgiving by all the people of the
United States at home or abroad, ana
do recommend that on that day cease
from their ordinary occupations and
gather in their several places of wor-
'hin or in their homes, devoutly to give
thanks unto Almighty God for the ben
efits He has conferred upon us as in
dividuals and as a nation, and to he-
eech Him that in the future His Divine
favor may continue to us.
In witness whereof I have nereunio
?et may hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washiagton,
this 1st day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine nunarea
and four, and of the Independence of
the United States the one hundred and
twenty-ninth.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
"By the President.
"JOHN HAYj Sretary. pf State."
The alleged odds of 5 to 1 on
Roosevelt quickly dropped to 4 to 1
and under when some Parker money
appeared on the New York curb cn
Saturday.
Koeoro Takahira, Japanese minister
to the United States, was operated on
in New Y'ork for appendicitis.
World's Fair attendance for - last
week was 749.386, making the grand
total 15,933,235.
The third general assault by the
Japanese on Port Arthur haa begun.
Tho Russian inquiry mio tne oim
Sea incdient is in progress at Vigo.
Spain.
Obstructive tactics by tho opposl-
tion led to violent scenes in vno
Madrid Chamber cf Deputies.
By Wire and Cable.
Hen. C. W. Fairbanks spent the
day at his home in Indianapolis, and
will devcto the coming -week to a
tour of Indiana,
In New York the opinion Is held
that President Roosevelt will reply in
a speech to Judge Parker's charges
cf trust aid being given to the Repub
licans.
King Peter, of Servia arrived at
Sofiia, Bulgaria, and was
welcomed.
cordially
Tomas Arias resigned as Secretary
of State of the Panama Republic
Secretary Hay has issued notes to
representatives abroad instructing
them to sound the powers to which
thay are accredited upon the question
of reassembling The Hague confer
ence.
In spite of the great fire Baltimore
is Ehovn to have ttld her '03 as 53
STATE FLSLIC SCHOOLS
Fttccicta and D'6 j'Htfits ef
Educational CtMtwt
The Slat 5-jrrlnU34t cf PufeUc
totrurtloa fea xnjJee4 tb cosspttA
t!ctt cf th rrtarns bowitts It re
ceipt and ilberwiaeol to tb pyfclic
chooU for 1H4. Tb tenersl pall tat
U $!S3,7iI; teorral rrorty las for
tchools liTMli ; pvrut iMtfeool tai on
rtopcrty $:s.n7: r ui 5?! ui, $2.-
rS9; fine. SS1.H1; Uquof Uccao,
$.S37; difeartr. lJ:t: oa
1 fund. fsJ.Osl; ctrtrrtJon Us IZ.vs,
from th Stat- Treasury. I1I7JK.
frtra oUt sou re. 111.43. Total for
white scbooU to rural districts f l.0I.-
237. The dUburwmecU were as fol
lum: Ijoan funj r-turnsl to treas
ury $5.4i7. paid mhlte teachers. $7i.
20; colored teachers $23l.H; hours
for whit I1C3.4S7; for colore $.
23; county c npcrintcndeoU Sl.63b;
county institute 14.40; trpamrer'a
com mis ion trs.145; rr Jlera and
mileage of county Ur.l of education
IH.olS; apportioned to city acbool
II37.43; cct of taking census $M);
other purpose $5.j4. Total to rural
Kthools $1,S14.CS and to cttv cboo!a
ICSG.IM; total $l.7u.7to. The total
number of children of school age In
tte State U whit. 4.;.639; rokrM
221.543; Croatan Indiana 123; total
t.6.209. The enrollment was. In rural
schools, white S.977; rity t-choola
2C.101 ; in colored rural schools 140.
737; and In city schools 13.ol$i Croa
tan fichooU 1.102 ; total enrollment
49.?5. The average attendance was
ar white rural nchools 179. 43j. rlty
schools 2oo4; at colored rural
schools 1 7H.435, city hchools 20.034;
at colored rural schools, SC. 75. and
in city schools 7. 13 si: Croatan schools
572; total 23,74. The average length
or a school term fcx whites was 17
weeks, colored 16 weeks. Average
salary of whlto males $31.09; female
$17; colored males $22.94. females
$21.59. The value of rural school prop
erty is $li,675. and of city $5f5.fS2.
Horrible Accident.
Monroe, Special. .y borribl- acci
dent occurred Monday at Fttndoibuik
and Man gum's gin, near Dudley. S. C
Mr. Wi'.I Blanche, a young fanner
30 or 25 years cf kc and a cumstorr.er
cf the gin. carried a load of cotton
Kocd to the gin. His bale had Juht
been ginned when he accidentally
taught his hand under thn breast of
the gin. His right arm was drawn in
and completely torn to pieces, and his
jaw bore broen. Tlio breait of thJ
tin was turned cer; and it took four
strong men to lift the feeder eff him.
Dr. J. P. Eubanks was immediatob
tent for and came hh huniedly as pos
sible, but 30 great had been the shock
and to weak iiad the young man be
come from the loss of blood, that it
wa3 beyend the power cf the physic-Jail
to save him. He died about
three cnu one-half hours after the ac
cident occurred. He leaves a w'ie
arid one child.
Meeting at Trinity College.
Trinity College, Special. The Inter
collegiate Bible and Mission Study In
stitute, which was in session ber
from the 4th to the 6th Inst., was ad
journed Sunday evening, after what
the leaders have been pleased to tern
a most successful series of meeting.
And truly a good work has been ac
complished, or rather the means havo
been provided for. the doing of a goo 1
wcrk among the studsnts of the vari
ous colleges anci preparatory school!
in the State. Christianity and relig
ion have been put cn a high, broal
and manly basis: college men, wheth
er professing Christians or not, are
being given, and are acceptir g. op
portunities to study under fellow stu
dents whom they respect, and athletic
lien ar.d members cf the college fra
(ernities have been interested.
North Carolina Case Dismissed.
Washington, Special. In an opinion
by Chief Justice Fuller -the Supreme
Court of the United SUtes dismissed
tbe case of Stevenson vs. Fain. The
case grew out of the controversy con
cerning the ownership of a body of
wild lands lying on the border of the
States of Tennessee and North Caro
lina. Stevenson claimed that tha lands
lay in Monroe county, Tenn.. and as
serted title under a grant from that
State, while Fain asserted that they
were in Cherokee county. N. C, and
v-.ere held under a grant from that
State. The United States Circuit Court
for the eastern district of Tennessee
eld that the lands lay wholly In North
Carolina. The Supreme Court s dis
missal was based on the ground that
t is without jurisdiction In the case.
North State Gleaning.
Rev. N. M. Jurncy, a prominent min
ister of the Methodist Church died at
his home in Mount Olive this morn
ing at 1 o'clock. Heart failure was
the cause of his death.
(J. W. Daniels, who was tried several
months ago In Duplin county for the
murder of Will Maxwell, was again
fcund guilty in the new trial last week.
He will be sentenced this week.
Fatal Injury in Oil Mill.
Charlotte, Special. A young negro of
the name of John Brown, only 18 years
of age, received fatal injuries at the
Southern Cotton Oil Mill Monday
about noon. His arm was caught In the
machinery and torn completely off. He
vas at once removed to the Good Sa
maritan Hospital, where he died last
right at 9:45 o'clock. The body was re
moved to the colored undertaking es
tablishment cf Smith & Cole, where it
vill be prepared for burial.
Odds and Ends.
The Supreme Court of the United
States affirmed the decision of the Su
preme Court of the State of Wiscon
sin in the newspaler boycott case aris
ing from tbe alleged business combina
tion of The 'Sentinel, Tbe News and
The Evening W-isconsin. all pubi-shed
at Milwaukee, against The Journal, of
hat citr. affecting advertising rates.
The opinion was delivered by Justice
Holmes and upheld the validity of the
Wisconsin acti trust law jq far as h
applied to tti cxa.
IN CUBAN CONGRESS
jU'CD CMIK ffilMEl OttMtfS
Th lts?en in Ma'fctd ttrst ta t
tory Twt tt 8 tt 4f
Hats&a. by fat4 Tb lctf
sicm of cora.fr opcd Mco Uy prunr
Ui&sly. n harp catrt to b t
and dislocliaatlva la kcisUt blfb
characterised lh amnf - i wo. tb
mnjtr of lb m!t-nty pani twrn
1 14 tbHr at la full fr. NatWn
alUt IraJers ha lefjrnxM tfc
datrd ire that it U oc th!r nia
Un la pursue tfc:r forrer o!uuc
thr tacti, Thtrr rr lew iho half
a dosn aUwtu- in ri-ab bu-a 4
tti troceJ!ng "rr c bara.tr ru4 ty
friendllars.
In bis roeag Prel4cl Palm a. dl
tuasinc the payments to th cttra&.
Sked coccrr to dl to bat
xxer tbr rrmalndr I u shawl 1
h ra!n1 The prcidem rsllft atttn
tion to the fart thai the Piatt amend
ment mould iermJt C'ut to Itsrur dthtn
unlets th ordinary rrrjps ef tb
treasury er auclet.t to ny 8f tfc
ftinklnk fnrd and lntefet. a UJng tbat
as the preseat resource atu Ifce or
cMnary rxptnars are rra tirtliy absorb
ed by the first btn Cuba ran creat
a new loan eicept thrimjch lnrreslnf
tarer. The Pr MJer.t sue Rested tbal
the difficulty n1ht obviated by the
rrt align of a perpetual debt be . ring
interest at 3 per tn. r aanuru.
which Ibe government cmsld br auth
orized to lnk after twenty years or
to liquidate ncr il the- mean l--com
available.
PrfKbb-nt Pal mi i allvl attention u
Cuba's rrsponiMbUHv undr the Piatt
amendment fur poprr mnitation
throrahout the Ulind and etsted tbt
the executive government mud jme
reneral chare of an sanitation in wr
der to wcure uniform and -!Tertlve re
sults. Consequently chares should
appropriate sufficient money for tbsl
purpose and authority dennlie control
thereof. The President repot tr J tbat
health condition were a leslthy as
lat jcar. Mortality the pant ten
months In Havana .Jiftrirt was :i.25
per thousand, acd throughout tbe Is
land 16.37. Th one case cf How fev
er had been disponed of and that baJ
not originate.! In Cubs. The sanitary
department the President sid. Is prr.
paring new -regulations to be carried
out under executive authority.
President Pftlma submitted the bud
get of expense for next year, amount
ing to I1&.000.000. of which he propo.
ed to devote $2.S0G.K) for the construc
tion of new roads and bridges. Th
special Internal tax on liquors, match
es, etc., levied for the payment of the
present loan now yields $3,310,000 an
nually, with a surplus of fl.270.OO0
above the amount needed. If the ci
port authorized to be placed on surar
and cleans were also enforced, it would
yield upwards of $.0,000 or more.
Big Battle Predicted.
Mukden. Py Cable The IluHsian an
Japanese arrnU-s extending from IW-nl-hla
Putze. at to thi? Llao River, wrst.
at place are almost within n ttcne'i
throw of each other. At Ilntsla Put
le not more than 400 jaids -parat
the advance poi, and at Sinchir.put,
on the Shakhe? ilvcr, juft west of the
railway and l mile south of Muk
den, the Japanese and ltu!!n occu
py th-.' extreme end if the wme vil
lage. At HuangHhait? tbe Kunlan
center has thrown advance ptmtt
across tbe Hhakhe river. Iloth armte
are still strengthening thcJr ptfitlons
all along tho line. The slightest
movement on either sidf I tbe signal
for firing which occasionally lasts all
night. The Russian are using U
Inch guns on the railway, which mutt
fcieatly harass tho Japancs,
Undoubtedly the most decisive, if
not th'i greatest battle of tbe year,
will be fotKht in the vicinity of tb-i
Shakhe river. Tbe Russians are con
fident of their ability to held their
position, '.he solJierii ar building
mud huts for winter quarter.
The nights ccmlinu? told, but ta
days 2 re bright and crisp.
Confederate General Dead.
Lake City. Fla.. Special. Ocueral
Jesze J. Flnley. one of tbe ft w sur
viving brigadier generals cf the Con
federate army, died here Sunday.
General Flnley wa 0 ytars old. H
wa3 a Tcnnesspcsn by bfrtb. coming
to Florida In 14S. He resigned the
dUlrict judgeship of Florida to enter
the Confederate army. In the Soutt
crn service be rose from tbe rank tf
private to that of Brigadier Gnerai.
He was a member of Congress thre
terms, and held many positions cf
honor and trust in bis adopted Stafe.
Minor ftappenlags.
A war scare la reference to Anglo
Russian relation "arbfeh thrilled Ixm
don turns out to be tatclets.
Tbe Japanese attack on Port Arthur
continues.
In the trial at Gomel. Rawla, of
the pcrscris accused of off nses in con
nection with the anti-Jewish riots
there the government Is seeking to
put the blame on tbe Jews.
The Methodist Episcopal bishop
closed their meeting at New Haves
and visited Yale UnivcrtHy.
Turkey began negotiations for tbe
establifchment of an erntasy to tbe
Holy See.
Tbe Saxon police" are trying to
check tbe public agitation In favor
cf the return of former Crown Prin
ccs& Louise.
' Pope Piua X. who ha been tuffer
ing from rbenmatlsmyas been urged
to rest, and has consented. "
The cone of Mt- Vesuvius fell into
tho crater, causing an eraption-
Six Fersym hrigaad have fceea rt
to death, rupee-:? muxd-rtsf; lis
Aaericaa ciizicnaiy ltcre.
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