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Wilmington, n. c, Friday, October 111901.
vot. XXXIV. NO. 82.
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RUN NO RISK OF DANGER
TO THE WARSHIPS FROM THE SPANISH
COAST BATTERIES.
ORDERS OF NAVY DEPARTMENT
Under Which Admiral Schley Was
Actlncr While Illockndlntr Clenfue
Eos and Santiago-Llentenant Bristol
. Continues to C ontradict Leadlncr De
partment Witnesses on Important
Points In the Schley Investigation.
Threo New "VItnoM-es Examined.
More Coiilllctttiir Testimony.
Washington. October 9. In the Schley
naval court of inquiry today Lieuten
ant M. I.. Bristol completed his testi
mony. .vhi h was begun yesterday, and
three i;-.v witnesses, were introduced.
They were Rear Admiral Henry C.
Taylor, who, as captain, commanded
the battleship Indiana during the war
with Spain; Untenant Commander T.
M. Potts, who was navigator of the
hatleship Massachusetts during that pe
riod and Lieutenant Edward F. Leiper.
who was n the New Orleans during
the war, the last named being stil on
the stand when the court adjourned for
the day.
During Commander Pott's examina
tion Mr. Raynor secured permission
from the court to introduce as evidence
the order of Secretary Long to Admiral
Sampson, dated April Cth in which he
was admonished against the exposure
of the American vessels to the fire of
strongly fortified ports. The paragraph
in that order which he especially wish
ed to have considered reads as fol
lows: "The department does not wish the
vessels of your squadron to be exposed
to the fire of the batteries at Havana,
Santiago, or other strongly fortified
ports in Cuba, unless the more formi
dable Spanish vessels take refuge
within these harbors. Even in this
case the department would suggest that
a rigid blockade and employment of our
torpedo boats might accomplish the de
sired object, viz: The destruction of the
enemy's vessels, without subjecting un
necessarily our own men of war to the
fire of the land batteries."
This dispatch also contains the fol
lowing order:
"The department further desires that
in case of war you will maintain a
strict blockade of Cuba, particularly at
at ports of Havana, Matanzas and, if
possible, Santiago, Manzanillo and
Cienfuegos."
BRISTOL UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Lieutenant Bristol was questioned ,y
Mr. Rayner concerning the distance out
of the blockading ships at Cienfuegos.
but he declined to change his estimate
of yesterday that it was from eight to
ten miles distant from harbor.
Mr. Rayner read Commodore Schley's
report as to the blockade off Cientue
gos in which he said: "A line of block
ade was established about four miles
off shore at Cienfuegos," and asked:
"That i" not a correct statement of the
commodore's is it?"
"The statements I make are what 1
thought were and what I believe to be
ri?ht. I do not question other people s
words."
Speaking of the weather during the
cruise of the Hying squadron from Cien
fuegos to Santiago, ihe witness said
there were fresh breezes and there was
a moderate sea. A small boat could, he
said, have been lowered at any time
during the voyage.
Mr. Rayner asked the witness wheth
er there had been anv menace to any
of the American ships on July 3rd from
the shore batteries.
Lieutenant Bristol replied that there
was danger to the Gloucester because
that vessel was unarmored. He said
that he did not consider the New York
In danger.
At the request of Mr. Rayner the wit
ness made measurements from his
chart to show the distance the Brook
lyn was from the Spanish ships during
the fight off Santiago.
Te reply was: "The distance of the
Oquendo from the Brooklyn, taken
from the chart, just before the turn,
is 4.C0O vards, the Maria Teresa 3,700
yards. Taken from the chart when the
Maria Teresa and Oquendo were about
to run ashore, which is practically the
nearest point, the Oquendo was 2.S00
yards from the Brooklyn and the Maria
Teresa 3,000 yards."
Quoting Lieutenant Commander
Hodgson's statement that the shortest
range of the Brooklyn guns in the bat
tle was 1,400 yards and her greatest 2,
500 yards, and referring to the fact that
a number of the Brooklyn's 5-inch
shells had struck the Spanish ships.
Mr. Rayner asked a number of ques
tions for the purpose of showing that
if tvio HictancA was as great as the
chart shows and the guns were set for
the range given, It would nave Deen
impossible for the shots to go to the
The judge-advocate said: "How far
would the Brooklyn have been f rom tha
leading Spanish ships just emerging
from the harbor of Santiago, provided
she had immediately started ahead at
twelve knots. .
In reply the witness gave figures to
show that she would have been 5,000
yards off at the first shot.
The court asked: "Did you hear fir
ing at or near Cienfuegos on the day
the flying squadron arriv'ed off that
port?"
"I did not.'"
By the court: "While on the passage
to Santiago from Cienfuegos were any
signalsmade by either the Vixen or the
Eagle requesting the commander-in-chief
to decrease the speed of ths
squadron?"
"Not that I know of."
By the court: "Do you know that
any orders were signalled to the fleet
by the Brooklyn during the battle of
July 3rd?" ,
"From my own personal observation.
I do not know."
ADMIRAL TAYLOR TESTIFIES.
Rear Admiral Taylor in reply to a
question from the judge advocate as to
whether he had observed the position
of the Brooklyn at the time of the be
ginning of the battle said: "Just be
fore the beginning of the battle I did,
and on two occasions thereafter."
"After the beginning of the batt!3,
please state where you observed the
Brooklyn, whether you noticed her
proximity to the Texas and what it
was."
' "When the battle had been on about
ten or fifteen minutes my attention wa3
attracted o the Brooklyn by my sig
nal officer. Captain Dawson. He said
to me that the Brooklyn must be Injur
ed or words to that effect, as she was
dropping out of action. I observed the
Brooklyn heading apparently about
south or off shore. She was then on
ray port bow half a mile perhaps ahead
of me and at that time a quarter of a
mile outside of the line of our column.
She was not turning as far as I could
see. The Texas was apparently lying
still in the water. I did not see wheth
er she was backing or not. The dis
tance between those two ships was im
possible for me to see as they were
loc nearly in a line for me to judge of
the distance between them. A fe.v
minutes later my attention was again
turned to the Brooklyn. She had then
proceeded a distance not over two miles
and not under one mile from the time
I had seen her first, and the -second
time I saw her as near as I could figure
out, one and a half miles to seaward of
our column of battle."
"Did you observe whether th?re was
any attempt on the part of the Spanish
vessels to ram any of the vessels of
the American squadron?"
"I observed that there was no such
attempt."
TAYLOR CROSS EXAMINED.
Mr. Rayner began his cross examina
tion with an effort to introduce certain
signals which had passed between the
Indiana and Admiral Sampson's flag
ship, the New York, in the early morn
ing of July 3rd, 189S. Captain Lemlv
made immediate objection and Mr.
Rayner presented an earnest plea to
be allowed to read the signals. He was
not permitted at that time to do so,
but it is understood that the signal
which he desired to introduce as having
been sent from the New York to the
Indiana was dated at 8:15 a. m-Kf that
day and was an invitation from the
flagship to accompany her to Siboncv,
while the response was a declination to
do so. The admiral's invitation was
wig-wagged by Captain Chadwick and
was as follows: "The admiral wishes
to know if you will join him this morn
ing in going to see General Shafter?"
To this Captain Taylor replied at
8:37: "Work aboard ship previously
going on prevents me from going with
you today."
Mr. Rayner contended that the sig
nals were among the most important
occurrences of the day prior to the tims
that the command of the fleet devolv
ed upon Commodore Schley.
Captain Lernly replied that under
previous rulings of the court the read
ing of the signals was clearly inadmis
sible. He, however, agreed that he
would consult with Mr. Rayner, and
that, after this consultation the ques
tion including the reading of the sig
nals should appear proper. Admiral
Taylor could be re-called and the ques
tion asked. To this Mr. Rayner con
sented. At the afternon session of the court
Admiral Taylor said that on the morn
ing of the battle of July the 3rd, the
Indiana had signalled "The enemy is
escaping." The Indiana was, he said,
at that time always cleared for action.
He had. he said, personally seen the
Brooklyn while on her southern detour,
commonly known as the loop.
The court asked only one question of
Admiral Taylor, as follows: "Was the
Indiana in such position with reference
to the Brooklyn and the enemy's ships
just after they cleared the entrance to
the harbor that you could form a near
ly correct estimate of the distance be
tween them?"
The reply was: "At the time men-
xioneu mere were but two occasions
when the smoke permitted me to see
the Brooklyn distinctly. I could not
therefore say waht was the distance be
tween the enemy and the Brooklyn just
after the Spanish fleet came out of the
harbor."
COMMANDER POTTS.
Commander Potts said that during
the blockade of Santiago the distance
observed by the flying squadron was
from seven to nine miles from the
mouth of the harbor. At Cienfuegos
the distance out was from four to five
miles, with an increase of the distance
at night.
The witness said that he had been on
the Massachusetts on May 31st, the day
of the bombardment of the Colon, when
Commodore Schley had used that ves
sel as his flagship.
Detailing Commodore Schbley's con
versation on that occasion the witness
said: "When Commodore Schley came
on board I heard him say, 'Higginson,
I am going in with you and the Iowa
and pot the Colon with your big guns.
I want to fire deliberately. Admiral
Sampson will be here tomorrow morn
ing and I wish to destroy the Colon,
or words to that effect. After that
there was a conversation between Com
modore Schley and the commanding
officer of the ship as to when we would
go in, and it was determined that we
would allow the men to go to dinner,
and go in afterward, which we did.
Later on, about 1 o'clock I think, while
on the port bridge just abaft the pilot
house, I was present at a conversation
between Commodore Schley and Cap
tain Higginson in which the question of
where the ship was to be fought was
under discussion. Commodore Schley
asked Higginson what position he in
tended to take. He replied: 'I think
the conning tower. Commodore Schley
replied: 'Yes, I think that is wisest.
Shortly after this Commodore Schley
and his staff, the captain and myself
went down to the connipg town on the
forward 13-inch turret, commodore
Schley, Commander Schroeder, I think
Commodore Schley's personal staff, and
myself were standing as the ship was
standing in toward the entrance. Com
modore Schley said in my hearing and
presence: 'Gentlemen, we are very
conspicous objects here in white. I
think we had beter get out of this. .
"Commodore Schley left the forward
13-inch turret and took his place on
the small platform on the lee side of
of the conning tower."
Captain Lemly: "Did you hear any
further conversation?"
"I heard the conversation when Com
modore Schley was leaving the ship
in which he states that he was satisfied
with the reconnoissance that he had
made in drawing the fire of the batter
ies, orswords to that effect.
CnntAin T.emlv- "What was the bear
ing and manner of Commodore Schley
during the engagement of May 3lst to
which you have already referred.
"His bearing and manner was that of
a man who was suffering under excitement-
mental excitement, of one who
had a disagreeable duty to perform and
performed It reluctantly and triea io
get through with it as soon as he
could."
THE CROSS EXAMINATION.
' Mr. Rayner then began his cross ex
amination: "Who was the captian of your ship."
he asked.
"Francis J. Higginson."
"I want to read you what Captain
Higginson says about Commodore
Schley's manner and bearing upon that
occasion. He says: 'His manner was
that of a commander-in-chief.' He left
a different impression on your mind
from what he left on Captain Hlggin
son's mind then?"
"Aparently."
"Had Captain Higginson opportunity
to observe him on that occasion?"
"Not as well as I did."
"Why was that?"
"Because Captain Higginson was in
the conning tower and I was outside.
"Did not Captain Higginson have any
conversation with the commo'iore at
that time?".
"From time to time, yes."
"What do you mean by mental xcite
ment?" ,
"I quoted converstations that I had.
The first thing was the apparent anxi
ety of Commodore Schley about using
the conning tower. Secondly his stat
iner that at a distance of five to six
miles men standing on the forward 13
Inch turret were conspicuous objects."
"Did the commodore use the conning
tower?"
"I did not see the commodore go into
the conning tower. To the best of i.iy
knowledge, and belief he did not. He
was outside the coning tower and be
tween the conning tower and the heavy
plate that protects th manhole in the
conning tower. My preconceived idea
of Commodore Schley previous to that
occasion was so entirely different from
the impression I received on that day
I concluded that he certainly was under
a tremendous mental strain."
"Have you any other facts form
which you base your statement to the
court that he was laboring under excite
ment execpt the facts which you have
given?"
"Yes . When Commodore Schley
came on board the Massachusetts he
stated in distinct terms that he was
going in to destroy the Colon. The
Colon was not destroyed. When te
left the ship he called it a 'reconnois
ance,' drawing the fire of the batteries
and developing their weakness or
strength."
"Do you gather from that that he
was laboring under great mental ex
citement?" "From that and from circumstances
I have already stated from my obser
vation of him from the time he came
on board the ship until he left."
"Suppose you were made aware of the
fact when he entered into that engage
ment he was under the regulations of
the navy not to engage shore batteries
if there was any danger of the shore
batteries crippling the ships, would
you say if you knew of that that he
was still laboring under great mental
excitement?"
"I cannot answer that."
Captain Lemly objected to the intro
duction of the navy department's or
ders as evidence, but the court decided
that they could be put in.
Mr. Rayner then asked concerning
the weather on the trip from Cienfue
gos. and the witness said that on May
25th. it had been what is called dirty.
There was an eastern wind and a mod
erate sea. rough for small vessels.
Referring to the Spanish shore bat
teries at Santiago, Commodore Potts
said they would have been no menace
to armored ships passing them.
At the suggestion of Judge Advocate
Lemly and in accordance with the de
cision of the court Mr. Rayner herd
formally introduced as evidence the or
der from the navy department concern
ing the exposure of the American ships
to the fire of shore batteries.
QUESTIONED BY THE COURT.
The cort asked questions as follow:
"Can you give the distance the large
vessels were from the entrance to Ci
enfuegos on the early morning of either
the 22nd or the 23rd of May?"
"I do not recollect any being nearer
than I have said, four or five miles. I
did not measure the distances there."
"What efforts were made by the ves
res- I
the I
line I
sis of the flying squadron prior to
arrival of the Marblehead to determi
whether or not Cervera's squadron waa
in the harbor of Cienfuegos."
"None that I ever knew of."
Referring to the range of the guns
for that day Commander Potts said th
range, given previous to entering the
engagement was 7,000 yards, but he had
increased it to 7,800 yards, then to 9,000
yards and finally to 10,000 yards. Only
one shot which had been fired at the
American fleet had impressed him as
being at all dangerous. That fell near
the Massachusetts. SoonV after that
the commodore had given the ordr:
"Put your helm to starboard and let's
get out of this." He said he had seen
no shore batteries at Cienfuegos.
LIEUTENANT LEIPER ON THE
, STAND.
Lieutenant Leiper described the bom
bardment of the Colon, saying jthat the
first shot from the Massachusetts had
fallen outside the morro, and notwith.
standing the range was Increased all
the shots fell short of the Colon. There
were, he said, no orders either to fire
at or make the observations of the
batteries-He thought all the shots from
the American ships had fallen short of
the Colon. The witness said he had
seen no evidence of the presence of
large or powerful guns In the stiore bat
teries and was of the opinion there were
none to exceed six Inches in calibre
Lieutenant LeiDer was still on the
stand when the court adjourned for the
day.
Now is the Season when the small
.boy fills himself with green fruitwhich
invariably leads to cramps, diarrhoea
or dysentery. If parents are prudent,
they will have a bottle of Pain-KUller.
ready for such summer emergencies.
Avoid substitutes, there Is but one
Pain-Killer. Perry Davis. Price SC
and 50c
Greensboro Record: Our fellow
townsmen and much esteemed friend.
Ellison L. Gilmer, received from the
secretary of war this morning his com
mission as first lieutenant In the Ar
tillery corps. United States army, to
rank as such from the 22nd day of Au
gust. 190L
TO PROMOTE COMMERCE
THE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR RIVERS
JNO HARBORS NECESSARY.
FOR LIBERAL GOVERNMENT AID
Resolutions Adopted by Itlver and
ITarbor Convention Declaring Io
Favor of Extensive Improvements In
Tills Line at National Expense -Early
Construction of nn Isthmian Canal
Advocated Resolutions Expressing
Confidence In Roosevelt Ruled Out on
Point ofOrder.
Baltimore, October 9. The national
rivers and harbors con;
?s adjourned
sine die today after adopting resolu
tions embodying its sentiments with re
gard to congressional appropriations
for the improvement of waterways.
Congress was urged to take speedy ac
tion in the matter of the construction
of an isthmian canal.
The place of meeting for the next con
gress was not decided upon. Invita
tions were received from Beaumont
and St- Louis, Mo.
An incident of today's session was
the ruling out of a resolution of confi
dence in President Roosevelt, offered
by A. R. Smith, of New York, who
asked that it be adopted without refer
ence to the committee. Objection was
raised on the ground that the resolu
tion was not germane and it was refer
red to the committee. t
The resolutions are as follows:
Resolved, That this congress asserts
that the best development of our na
tional resorces demands the adequate
improvement of our waterways, and,
therefore, it endorses and urges upon
the congress of the United States a lib
eral policy in their improvements,
through systematic and adequate ap
propriations therefore. In equally un
equivocal terms, this congress deplores
and condemns any action wh'ch leads
to the failure of river and harbor legis
lation. Resolved. That it is the sense of this
congress that the improvement of rivers
and harbors is fully as important as
the work carried on by any department
of the general government, and for this
reason we urge that appropriations
therefore be placed upon such a. footing
as will insure, at all times, ample funds
for a vigorous prosecution of the
work; and to this end, we endorse the
system of continuing contracts.
Resolved, That in the judgment of
this congress all items should be ex
cluded from the river and harbord bill
that do not appertain to the improve
ment of haabors and waterways for the
purpose of water-borne commerce.
Resolved, That the wonderful pros
perity of our country is largely due to
the vast increase in our foreign com
merce and that to advance our posi
tion, as a great commercial nation, all
possible facilities must be afforded
deeper and wider channels must b?
created to meet the requirements of th
modern steamships that have revolu
tionized the commerce of the worlJ.
Resolved, That our great systems of
internal navigation by the lakes and
waterways of our country, besides be
ing so essential as great highways of
commerce to the fullest developkment
of our national resorces, are natural
and effective regulators of freight rate
and we. therefore, urge their continu
ous and systematic improvement, with
liberal appropriations therefor.
Resolved. That an executive commit
tee of seven be appointed by the preM
dent of this congrss, representing the
different sections of the country v ho
shall have general charge of the affairs
of this congress, with power to convene
future meetings and to perform such
oiner auties as may be necessary o
carry into effect the purposes and ob
jects of its organization.
Resolved, That the foregoing refla
tions be formally submitted to the ap
propriate committees of congress at its
next session by a committee consisting
of one delegate from each state, to bo
appointed by the president of this con
gress, who shall be, ex officio, a member
of the committee.
Resolved, That we regard the con
struction of an isthmian canal as most
important and urge upon congress to
take speedy action on the same.
Farmers provide yourself with Pain
Killer at this season of the year, when
colic, cholera morbus, dysentery, diar
rhoea, &c, may disable your hands
use it in every case of the kind, but be
sure that you trust to no other remedy
but the old, long tried Perry Davis
Pain-Killer which never failed. Avoid
substitutes, there is but one Pain
Killer, Perry Davis. Price 23c and 50c.
Delegates to National Prison Congress
(Special to the Messenger.)
Ilsleigh, N. C. October S. The gov
ernor appoints as delegates to the an
nual congress of the national prison
asociation at Kansas City, November
9 th to 13th: T. W. Pat ton and O. B.
Vanhorn, of Asheville; J. S. Mann, W.
H. Day and J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh;
J. E. Woodward, of Wilson, A. Leazer,
of Mooresville; W. A. Blair, of Win
ston; Rev. Dr. J. E. Stagg and J. P.
Caldwell, of Charlotte; Right Rev. Leo
Haid, O. S. D., of Belmont: 'Dr. T. B.
Kingsbury, of Wilmington: E. L. Trav
is, of Halifax: W. E. Crossland. of
Rockingham; J. A. Brown, of Chad
bourn; J. G. Hackett, of North Wilkes
boro, and N. O'Berry. of Goldsboro.
The state charters the Spray Hotel
Company, to build a hotel at Spray.
Rockingham county; incorporators J.
S. Patterson and others; authorized
capital 5125.000; also the Southern Ho
siery Mills Company at Newbern, P. H.
Pellitier and others stockholders; au
thorized capital $123,000; also the J. H.
Hampton Buggy Company, of Spray. D.
F. King and others stockholders; au
thorized capital 5100,000.
In the Helsland Investigation Hawkes
says he thinks several witnesses have
sworn to what is not true. He says
Boyd was not to pay any thing for his
stock in the hemp company.
TWO BUILDINGS WRECKED
By a Boiler Explosion Miraculous Es-
capo of Inmates From Death
Erie, Pa.. October 9. This evening a
large boiler in the brass foundry of the
Hays Manufacturing Company on west
Eleventh street exploded with terrific
force and completely demolished the
three story brick building In which it
stood. Adjoining this building and di
rectly back of the Llebe! house, whlen
fronts on State street, was another
three story brick building connected
with- the hotel by a covered passage
way across the alley. The first floor
of this building was used as a stre
room, the second for sleeping rooms for
some of the girls and an ironing room,
and the third floor as the hotel kitchen,
the covered passage way leading direct
to the dining room which Is on the sec
ond floor of the hotel. This hotel on
next was also completely demolished,
nothing but a portion of the side wall
remaining.
At the time of the explosion supper
was being served and six girls w!.o
were in the kitchen were carried down
in the wreck. A general fire alarm was
sent in and in a very few moments the
entire fire department was at work ex
tinguishing the flames which had staft
ed and rescuing the injured.
The building was badly damaged bv
the explosion, all the windows were
broken as well as the plate wir ;..
in the stores in that vicinity. The drift
of the explosion passed through the
hotel barroom and that part "of th
hotel was completely wrecked. How
any one escaped serious injury seem
marvelous.
The cause of the boiler explosion is
ui.l-ncwn. Damage to the Hays Man
ufacturing Company and to the hotl
is about $50,000.
WILL NOT RACE TI1E SHAMROCK
New York Yacht Club -Uecllnes to Let
Her Contest for Cup Next Summer
New York, October 9. The New York
Yacht Club today declined Sir Thomas
Lipton's proposal to race the Shamrock
again next summer for the America's
cup.
Sir Thomas' proposition was submit-
ted by Vice Commodore Sharman Cra-
ford. He stated that his rnmmlttrp nn
behalf of Sir Thomas, desired to ask
if the New York Yacht Club would
withdraw in favor of the Shamrock
that paragraph of the deed of gift pro
viding that "no vessel which hns hoon
defeated in a match for this cup can
oe again selected by any club as its
representative until after a contest for
it by some other vessel hns intprvpnpd
or until after the expiration of two
years trom the time of such defeat."
Commodore Ledyard stated that the
committee of the New York Yacht Club
was of the opinion that the mutual
agreement clause gives no power. to the
club holding the cup to accept a chal
lenge which the instrument itself pro
hibits absolutely. The committee did
not think it was intended that, after
a boat had had a trial for the cup and
been defeated, she should w allowed to
challenge again until the time specified
has elapsed, and so declined to accede
to the request.
A DESPERADO ;AP l"UUK!
After a Lomr Pursuit and Hot Ficht
With Sherlfl's li!-?
Madi3on. Fla., October &. Will Jones,
a negro outlaw, is in jail here seriously
wounded after having experienced one
of the most desperate fights with a
posse of officers ever known in Florida
Immediately preceding his fight with
the officers. Jones killed a woman, be
cause of jealousy, and a negro man
Sheriff Armstrong was notified of the
murder of the woman in the southeast
ern part of the county, and with depu
ties hurried to the scene. He found
that the woman had been shot down
as she sat by the side of her husband
in her home and that Jones had es
caped to the woods.
The outlaw in the meantime, in his
flight, had run upon Dan Anderson, a
white man who was hunting, and, be
lieving the man to be an officer, had
without warning shot him down. Jones
was finally surrounded in a vacant
house, but kept the small posse at bay
with his rifle and flnahy escaped.
The sheriff increased his posse and
resumed the hunt this morning, follow
ing the trail for miles, when the negro
was finally surrounded in a live oak
prairie near Higdon.
At the sight of the posse the outlaw
opened fire and a vigorous fusillade
continued for several minutes. After
the smoke had cleared. Sheriff Arm
strong and Deputy Yarborough were
both wounded, one ball striking the
former in the head. Neither officer,
however, is fatally wounded. The
negro outlaw was also found prostrate
in his own blood, with several wounds
in his body. He is yet alive.
Presiding Elder's Appointments
Carver's Creek, October 12. 13.
Grace, October 20.
Fifth Street, October, 20.
Clinton, Johnson's Chapel, October
26. 27.
Zion church, Zion. October 30.
I2laden circuit, Windsor, Nov. 2, 3.
Southport, November 6.
Elizabeth, Elizabethtown, Nov. 9, 10.
Burgaw, circuit. Burgaw. Nov. 13.
Jacksonville and Rlchlands, Nov. 15.
Onslow, Tabernacle, Nov. 16, 17.
Scott's Hill circuit. Scott's Hili, Nov
ember J 5.
Waccamaw, November 22.
Whiteville. Chadbourn. Nov, 23, 24.
Bladen street, November 27.
Market street. November 2S.
Kenansville, Charity, November 29.
Magnolia, Providence, November 30.
December 1.
R. B. JOHN. P. E.
So nth Carolina's New Revenue Col
lector. Washington. October 7. It was r. -r.ounced
authoritatively today th.
President Roosevelt hai select
Loomis Blalock as Internal revenue
collector for South Carolina to succeed
the late F. A. Webster. The appoint
ment, it is expected, will be announced
shortly.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION
Hou of Bl-hops Pneg canon Pro
hlbltloc the MarrUco ot Divorced
Persons.
San Francisco, October 9. The'actlon
of greatest Importance taken todijr toy,
the triennial Episcopal Convention was
the adoption by the house of bishops
by a vote of 37 to 21 of Canon 3$, which
relates to the solemnization of mar
riage. All of its provisions bad pre
viously been argued except those con
talned In Section 4. which forbade to
marriage of persons divorced for any
cause not existing before marriage.
"For any cause not ex Is tins before
marriage." is understood to refer t
such causes a insanity. Inability to ex
ecute a contract, the existence of a liv
Ing wife or husband, or like reasons
which practically render the marriage
null and void. This section ha been
a bone of contention, a strong element
In the church holding that the re-marriage
of the Innocent party to a divorce,
granted on the ground of infidelity,
should not be forbidden. The bishops'
have refused to accept this view cf the
matter.
The question Is by no means fettled,
as the whole subject is now to come
up in the house of deputies, where it
is expected to cause a protracted de
bate. The canon, as finally pasred by
the house of bishops, reads:
"The solemnization of matrimony in ,
the churfh. in which the mutual con
sent of each party entering into thi
state of life is given in the presence- of
a minister who, having pronounced
them in the name of the Holy Trinity
to be man and wife, invokes the Divine
blessing upon their union.
"The requirements of the laws of the
state regarding the conditions for the
civil contract of marriage shall in all
cases be carefully observed, before the
marriage is solemnized.
"No minister shall solemnize the mar
riage of any person who is a, minor
under the law of the place of marri&ge
unless the parent or guardian of such '
minor Is present and consenting, or ,
shall have given written-consent to the
marriage, or is permanently resident
in a foreign country. No minister shall
solemnize a marriage except in the
presence of at least two witnesses, the
minister or the witnesses being person- ,
ally acquainted with the parties. Every
minister shall withowt delay formally
record in the proier register the name,
age and residence of each party.' Such
record shall be signed by the minister
who performs the ceremony, and If
practicable by the married parties, ana
by at least two witnesses of the mar
riage.
"No minister shall solemnize a mar
riage between any two persons unless,
nor until by Inquiry, he shall have sat
isfied himself that neither person has
been or is the husband, or the wife of
any other person then living; unless
the former marriage rras annulled by
a decree of some civil court of compe
tent jurisdiction for cause existing be
fore such former marriage.
The bishops have yet to- consider " ?
Canon 37, providing for the dJsclpltnr
of persons marrying after having been N,
divorced. This also will cause lively
discussion. Another important' feature
of the wck of the house of bishops to
day was the appointment of a commit
tee of five to act with similar commit
tees of priests and laymen, constituting:.
a joint committee of fifteen, to consider
the proposed change in the name cm, the
church. The committee has no r'ver
to act, but is to report its findinr, at .
the next general convention to be held '
In Boston in 1904. -
At the session of the house cf depu-,
ties J. Pierpont Morgan, of the Joint,
committee on place of meeting of the
next general convention, reported In .
favor of the selection of Boston, and"
so moved, the house of bishops concur--ring.
The motion was unanimously
adopted by the deputies.
The special' committee submitted res-
olutions in regard to the death of Pres
ident McKInley which were adopted by
a standing vote. The resolutions fol-.
lows:
"Resolved. That the general conven
tion of the Protestant Episcopal church
meeting In the city of San Francisco,
hereby records its feeling of deep re
gret that so dastardly a crime result!
in the death of our chief magistrate
William McKInley. and expression of
hope that this common sorrow may
unite our people in a bond that may'j
tend more and more to exalt our gov- t
ernment In truth and justice.
"That the guilt of the assassination
Is aggrevated by the fact that It Is a
menace to the American idea cf law
and respect for the country's rulers.
"That we appreciate the conscientou
ability of his public service, the ,auty,
of his private life and the noble sense
of his great faith-
"Be it resolved further that a copy
of these resolutions be forwarded to
Mrs. McKInley and to the congress of
After a brief discussion of a proposed
amendment of an explanatory nature,
to Section C of Canon 19, the matter of
marginal readings was' taken up.
The discussion was continued without
action until recess. .
A Woman's TtoAth From Fright
Shelbyville. Ky., October 9. Ml ,
Ben C. Perkins, wife of the Jailer at this
place, is dead as the result of chock
and fright suffered Wednesday morning
when a mob attacked the Jail and
lynched two negroes. At that time Mnt
Perkins wa3 ill with a nervous attactr '
nd Dr. Balrd, her physician, declares. v
that the raid of the lynchers is respon
sible for the woman's death.
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,!
Lucas County.
Frank J.' Cheney makes oath that he
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sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLIAIi
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