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aT! - m WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 1901. PRICE 5 CENTS VOL. XIV.,, No. li)7. ' RESULTS OF t The Damage Along the Gulf Points is Not as Serious as at First Supposed. Daly ()nt Doath Reported Ntar Mobile ami One Below Now Orleans The Co.ist fporn lVotacola to Now Orleans Now Heard from at to Damace-t-The hiet Loe Restricted to Wharves, mall Boat. Hath Houses, Ktc., Aloutf the hore Damsse at tho Mobile Army Posts- Some Trains Ituunliie and Wire (ouriwtlous Restored . V .ii- a ; i 71 urvi- r. i- h ; Auk-u.i 17. Th- gulf r.s.i'-xl.i . N--w rl.-ans r vi.'v, telegraphic com ing re-, stablish'-d from , h i . .-rural. Th- gen- i s m tr.a: iscl.- rr-TTi image h.ires and bath hous.-s. sail boats sm.i' ks. -.r'-s. 'Ut houses and . l : t-s the . ns t a r. -s I ri vis loss are f.-v. far A U ': t : . :'.!' v. hi r- ' : Th- r. n 'i 1. as K :i . . s . 1 . i y n here. s-tU ilwn the bay fr t i investigate the r-'n -sippi sound, 'a hr-- th' m li- small is Ian anl about a ..r--n-n b i p. u as f'-lt. Thi 5 r ss ii b a r 1 rt frm th-- tirst i ul ! irr.rmi ru k'hi nothing had v. t a t l v. is . r. -' : j.. rat-- but A h m i i b- n l:--.ir'l t T r. him. Ti". - st--.irr. -r U.-in is . ishT. I ' :-. - i 1 ' ' 1 i . Th- h ri r Asa . t-11 is trarv 1- l : n Mobil-' bay r.'-ar t v - Th sch an! A : R:- .s -ligniist-Ml In the glllf h is b 1 inb Mob;!.- b i : :-.er. nam-' up. ht.-'l in .ltstr.-ss tif Mubib' harbor. an k'V , has b tv miles ut'' th- Anvr-" h.nrk Julia, is ashore unl caplr..-! !n th south beach of Horn il ar I Th .ir- th'" marine dlsa-s vr s- far as ki.o : tonight. r.' i-.i.i-it r.-sorts surTerel b-ss lam- ag--. or i: a: tnm Tirst reports inau-at.-a. a to a lvH'-s re- --i'e.l here. IV'.: : ii- luv th-- faorit.- r.-sort for ! bath boat lost - Tor'- ed io part the .state. lost a row of , ,Ue bar? part an 1 a tart of the ste.im- i'.attb. s. another resort. ;" th- st-.i:nboat wharf. p. the iu:h coast, suft'.-r- a ruimber of pleasure -ratt an 1 srn.i' ks. p. ;n. c t a 1 t r . th- v. ;p l. -bv t hi- a d s- : h.-lls Th.- I'.ayou le F.atre th it was most ex;osed to is nura'UlousIy protecte.I s washmc u; .l mass of - h-lN that served as a breac w a V i of th" beach i w-li as a windbreak. acouia Miss, hail the full force storm. Hester'si cottage on the was washed away. Captain Voln-r Uro'A n's summer house went also. The damage in bath houses and wharv.-s alone there is put at $l!"e Several scows went adrift, one having aboard lumber owned by The Dantzler Lumber company. Moss Point. Miss., the saw mill town, sustain-. i heavy damage by logs bting carried away. At Hiloxi. Miss., the beautiful new club house was demolished, together with several cottages- One fisherman is reported drowned. The most serious damage to Mobile is the partial destruction of the famous bay shore shell road. This drive ex tends s.-ven miles down the western shore of the bay. It has been washed out for a mile or more, the whole foun dation bing carried off, and in its place is a vast quantity of three trunks, drift wood, and saw logs. It will take several months' work to re-establish the road and a longer time to get it into its former perfect condition. The rirst advices received from the lower bay since the storm came today by the United States quartermaster's steamer Poe. For three hours the storm blew at4he rate of sixty miles an hour at the fort. Three kitchens of the officers' quarters were blown down. The mess hall was badly dam aged and the building adjoining1 was unroofed. The tents used by the work men were blown away. The old shed on the quarantine breakwater was washed off. The railroad track acted as a break water tor the camp, but fi nally gave way and the camps were flooded with water waist deep- The schooner Foster Kice was dismantled, but all hands are reported safe. A small schooner hailing from Bay St. Louis Is ashore on Sand Island and a large cattle steamer Is said to be ashore eight miles east of Pensacola. The storm is said to have cut Sand Is land into three parts. At Fort Gaines, the United States engineer's docks were badly damaged. The sloop used for carrying passengers and freight from Fort Gaines to Fort Morgan Is on the beach. The small wharf on the north side of the fort was blown down. At Navy Cove the storm Tvas espe- THE S TORI eially ?. v-re. The family of Captain Ab xar.'l.-r Johnson was rescued by boat. Many houses were flooded. Ne.r Orleans. La.. August 17. Com- muni at:on with the resorts along Mis sissippi sound was opened tonight, the first Ivouisville and Nashville train romir.j; through Some sort of wire connection was also established, and it was learned that while the damage had been severe ut all points, wharves and bath houses being swept away, ther h iJ been no loss of life, except fliat on fisherman is missing from Iia.y S; Iouis. FL()UI) IN THE MOUNTAINS Railway Traflle lu Western Carolina Blocked A Section Maxtor Killed Charlotto. N. " August 17. The rail- road situation in th western part, of this stale is bad as a result of the Htorms. A special t. the Observer from Ash-ville. says: Trains on all the main lines are com pletely tied uj and the Ashoville and Spartanburg division rts practically ( losed and quit operations. The trouble is caused by washouts and slides. "While helping t remove a slide in Swananoa tunnel. Section Master Rob inson was run over by a wrecking train and killed. His body was sent to Dan ville, Va.. his former home." Asheville. N. C . August 17. The rail road situation today as a result of the heavy rains, is worse than it has been at any time during the downpour of the :.ist week. Trains on all iin-s are completely tied up arid the Ash.-ville and Spartanburg division of the Southern has practically ceased operations. No trains have beea heard from on this road todav. An ther big slide occurrred at Saluda mountain today. A number of wash outs and roadbeds submerged by wa ter for long distances is reported to be th.- state of affairs on the entir-? iine from Spartanburg to Asheville. Train No. 1:1 from Columbia, due here yester day at 7 o'clock p. rn.. reached Ashe-vill- this morning, filteen hours iate. Passenger train .o. 40 due to eave Asheville at 'J o'clock p. ui.. for the south, was annulled last night, and No 14 going in the same direction due to leave here at 7:u5 o'clock this morning was not sent out. It is expected that a train will be run over the Asheville and Fpartanburg division some time during the night. No. 29 was made up here this morning and was sent out to Morris town. There is serious trouble reported on the Asheville line between Black Moun tain and Round Knob. By a cave-in of a tunnel one man lost his life and this morning's trains were delayed about ten hours. The longest tunnel on the mountain, the Swananoa. 1.S00 feet in length, began caving in at one end and a section crew and working train were sent out at once to repair the damage. Section Master Robinson was at work in the tunnel and in the very midst of the slide, when the working train push ed its way through, running over him, killing him instantly. Ever- effort possible is being mode by the Southern officials to get the road bed cleared. All wrecking crews and bridge forces are at work as well as all section men in the division. The conditions brought about by the extraordinary stress of the wenther, are the most serious that have been experi enced by railway men in many years. SWIFT fc CO. ROBBED. Their Treasurer Disappears With, a Litrife Sum of Money. New York. August 17. It became known tonight that the office of Swift & Co., the Chicago packers, had been robbed of a considerable sum of money by its secretary and treasurer. The local office is incorporated as a New York corporation with a capital of $100, 00. The secretary and treasurer was John T. Hayden. 35 yeas old. Following his usual custom John Chap lin. an auditor in the Chicago offices of the company, came to this city last Monday to make an Inspection of, the accounts. Hayden met Mr. Chaplin and turned over the books to him. Tues day Hayden was at the office for a short time, but the next day could not be found. Mr. Chaplin continued in his work and at present the loss is estimat ed at from $10,000 to $50,000. To Enforce 8unday Laws Norfolk, Va., August 17. Mayor Na thaniel Beeman. after a meeting of the police commissioners here today, ad dressed a letter to police Chief Vellines ordering that Instructions be given ev ery patrolman and police officer In the city to arrest any saloon-keeper found doing business within the city of Nor folk and prosecute the offender. THE TROUBLE ON THE ISTHMUS ATTRACTING ATTENTION OF SEVERAL EUROPEAN POWERS. England, Germany and France Send lncr Warships to the Scene ot Dis turbance Our Government Looklne to the Assembling of a Strong Naval Force at the Isthmus-Vessels Under Orders to Proceed. Washington, August 1. The navy de partment, which is directing all Its energies to hurrying ships to the scene of the Colombia-Venezuelan trouble in order to enforce our treaty guarantees, expects to hrve three ships on the way within twenty -four hours. The Ma chias, which has "been detained at Hampton Roads by the threatening weather south of Cape Hatteras, was able to start on her journey today, as surances having been given by the weather oureiu that all danger from the gulf storm along the southern At lantlc had now passed. "Word was re ceived at the navy department today that the battkihip Iowa had arrived at San Francisco, and she was instructed by telegraph to proceed as soon as pos sible to Panama on the -west coast. It is probable she will have to take some coal aboard, but the department be lieves she will be able to sail on her 3,400 miles journey by tomorrow morn ing. The Ranger has sailed from San Diego southward. It Is understood that the navy de partment has been looking over the situation as regards other ships avail able on the Atlantic side in case future events should necessitate reinforce ments on the eastern side of the isth mus and it has been found that a ship could easily be detached from the North Atlantic squadron at short notice. There are indications that there will be a considerable gathering of foreign warships at the isthmus, and that the American shis will be brought into company with those of the British, German and Grench navies- Already the French cruiser Suchet is at Colon. According to German reports, a Ger man cruiser is moving north from Bra zil and the cruiser Niobe is likely to be assigned to service along the isthmus. The German cruiser Gier, which was in American waters for some time, is also expected to return. Knglish reports have referred to the probable presence of some of the ships of the British West Indian ileet. This will make a rather unusual gathering from the foreign navies, and the au thorities here doubtless will be desir ous of having American interests rep resented by ships worthy of compari son with those from other countries. On the Pacific side the Iowa will be the largest ship among those present- j SITUATION IN VENEZUELA Described by President Castro Cause of the Colombian Attack New York, August 17- The following cable message has been received by. the Associated Press from Torres Carde nas, general secretary of President Cas tro, of Venezuela in reply to a dispatch addressed to the president, asking him for a statement on the Venezuela-Colombia situation: "Caracas, Venezuela, August 17. "In the name of his excellency, Gen eral Castro, I reply to your cablegram In the following terms: "The government of Venezuela, pre sided over by General Castro, is fully justified in all its works and acts. It is essentially liberal in its practices. It is of the opinion that the conservatives of Colombia, probably led by ruinous and wicked passions, have resolved to assist in a revolutionary movement against Venezuela and her government. "All of this has been actually proven by the official publications Issued by the cabinet in Bogota, They date from April 1st. This view has not been de nied, either by the conservative gov ernment of Colombia or by her envoy extraordinay and minister plenipoten tiary in this capital. "When the government of .Venezuela was surprised by the Erst and second Invasions of her frontier by 6,000 and 3.000 men respectively, jthe invaders were victoriously expelled by the gror ernment and the people of fVenezela. ''Since said events 10,000 men have been massed on the frontier for the defence and integrity of .Venezuela and Its national honor. These are quite apart from her active service troops on other parts of the frontier, as well as national troops scattered over the republic and the reserve militia now under arms. "Venezuela has not accepted the in vasion as an international attack by the people of Colombia against the people of Venezuela, but knowing- Its real source, recognizes in it the work of the conservative government of Co lombia against the majesty of -the na tion of Venezuela, "TORRES CARDENAS, "General Secretary." THE HABEAS CORPUS GASES ALLEGED LYNCHERS BEFORE JUSTICE MONTGOMERY. He Reserves Judgment Until Monday. Two Moore County Men in Jail With out Privilege of Ball on Charge of Murder Committed In March ot Last Year, Petition the Justice to Release Them on Bond. (Special to the Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, August 17. Before Judge Montgomery, of the supreme court, here today an interesting habeas corpus case v.' as heard that of C. J. fcJones and Samuel Mcintosh, prominent citizens of Moore county, who are charged with having called George Rit ter, colored, a suspected barn-burner, to his door one night in March 1900 and shot him dea2. They were un yesterday committed to Jail (Without privilege of bail and the purpose of the habeas corpus proceed ing was to permit bail. One witness swore Jones told him he ,and others had lynched Ritter; that they had taken him from his house at night, and were about to hang him to a tree when he broke away, that they shot him, took him back and hanced him to a tree beside the road. Judge Montgomery postponed until Monday nis decision as to admitting them to oail in order that the solicitor may be here and be consulted about the case. The judge at first refused to admit Jones to bail, then decided to defer the matter, as stated. WALTHOUK'S DECISIVE VICTORY He Defeats Harry Elkes In.' an Hour's " Contest New York. August 17. Bobby Wal- thour, of Atlanta, Ga., scored a signal victory over Harry Elkes, of Glen Falls, N. Y., on the Manhattan Beach cycle track this afternoon. They met fn a one hour motor paced race and Walthour won by a lap and a' quarter, after traversing thirty-six miles and two and three quarter laps on a three lap to the mile track- While the distance covered in the al lotted time is away behind the record, the race In itself for more than half the journey was the closest ever contested on the Seaside track. WTalthour hav ing the pole was slightly behind as they got the word, but he forged to the front before the first turn was reached and soon made up a gap of ten yards which he held to the end of the first mile. At the conclusion of the second mile Elkes got into the lead and held It un til the end of the ninteenth, but the Glens Falls rider fell back after he had changed his pacing machine after the conclusion of the nineteenth mile. Walthour without a change of pace crept up steadily on the leader and shot by his opponent when the twen tieth mile had been reached. From this to the end of the contest the issue was never in doubt. ' wi Venezuelan Territory Invaded Washington, August 17. The depart ment of state has received a dispatch dated August 1st, from the consul at Maracaibo, reporting that Dr. Rangel Garbias had invaded Venezeula .with 4,000 men from the frontier of Cucuta. Everything wqs done by the Venezue lan government to meet the invaders. The first fight took place at Encontra-' dos and the invaders were obliged to retire. The invaders took two steamers to come to Maracaibo, but these boats were recaptured by the Venezuelan troops. A FAIR TEST OF MERIT Another Race Between Constitution and Columbia Former Wins Larchmont, NT. Y., August 17. To day's race between the Constitution and the Colombia was only a matter of seconds. For the fourteenth time the two yachts finished a contest and for the eighth time the Constitution came out a winner. Today's margin was very small, for she beat the Columbia only 58 seconds corrected time. In elapsed time she won by 2 minutes and 13 seconds. The race was sailed under conditions that best suited the Consti tution, as it was an eight hour knot breeze and a smooth sea. It was fin ished in 3 hours and 3 minutes, very nearly a ten knot gait, which was fast time considering the wind and the fact that twelve miles of the course called for windward work, although It was not a dead beat. The Constitution gained on her rival on every leg, doing best in reaching. It was a fair test of speed as tke boats got the wind alike throughout and there was little to choose in the handling. It represents about what the new Constitution can do against the old, under the conditions which prevailed, and while many yachtsmen whe have followed the boats are disappointed that the difference be- L The Charlotte Team Gets Mad and Puts an End to the Base Ball Season. tween them wa not greater, quite ai. many more are satisfied that the Con stitution oefore the trying out is over, will have proved sufficient superiority to warrant her selection as the cup de fender. The crowding of the course today by steam yachts, small sail boats and launches was the only unpleasant fea ture of the racing. Time after time the committee w lined off the encroaching boats and on.ee half a dozen Constitu tion sailois were yelling at steam yachts to get out of the way of the big sloops. The racing was so close at all time that a small boat coining too close would have changed the result. STRANDED STEAMER EVELYN Result of the Storm lu Pensacola The Steamer In Easy Position New York, August 17 A. H. Bull fc Co., the New York agents of the stranded steamer Evelyn received the following telegram today from Captain Ritch of the Evelyn dated at Pensa cola: "Evelyn ashore twelve miles west of here, with steering gear broken; was anchored, but parted chain and went ashore during hurricane; resting easy." They also received a telegram from their agent at Pensacola saying that tugs had been sent to the Evelyn's as sistance. From all the advices re ceived they believe that the steamer will be got off without much difficulty. Both vessel and cargo are fully insur ed. The Evelyn, which is a freighter, sailed from New York August 5th for Pensacola and was the first steamer of the new line known as the New York and Pensacola Steamship Company. Pensacola, Fla., August 17. No addi tional damage to shipping by the storm has been reported and so far as known there was no loss of life here. The New York-Pensacola liner Evelyn, re ported ashore at the" mouth of Perdido bay, twelve miles west of Pensacola bar, is not in as critical condition as first reported. Captain Richt went in a small boat up Perdido bay to Mill view and from there by wagon to this i city today. He says his steering gear went wrong and his vessel struck her nose in the sand in about eight feet of water where she was somewhat pro tected from the main force of the storm. A survey was held today. The vessel is not leaking and it is believed she can be gotten off without damage to her hull. A contract was made with R. A. Hyer, to discharge her cargo on barges and tow it to this city. The cargo consists of 1,000 tons of coffee and 150 tons of general merchandise. The work of raising the small vessels that sank in the bay is progressing. The cypress lumber cargo of the schooner Tortugas from Mobile for Apalachicola is being unloaded and the vessel will be raised. THE SHAMROCK FLOATED To Receive Her Finishing Touches. Ready tor a Sail Wednesday New York, August 17. The Shamrock II was floated out of drydock today and was taken to Tomkinsville, S. I. where the finising touches will be put on the racer. Before she left the dock she was painted a light green above the water line. It is the purpose to have the Shamrock II in readiness for a cruise off the Hook on Wednesday to greet her owner when he arrives on the Teu tonic, due that' day. Captain Sycamore, who witnessed to day's race between the Constitution and the Columbia, was asked today which of the two boats was the best. He re marked that they were so much alike that he did not care much which one would be put against the Shamrock II. He thought, however, that the Consti tution was a much finer finished boat than the Columbia, and that so far as he could judge there was little differ ence in the sailing qualities of the two Amercann yachts. The Alabama Convention Montgomry, August 18. In the con- stitutioal convention today Delegate Burns, of Dallas, offered an ordinance forbidding registrants from registering bastards as voters. The ordinance was referred to the committee on harmony at its request. Delegate Murphy, of Pike, introduced an ordinance directing the legislature to give precedence to the appropriations that were made to the, old soldiers and widows. A motion to reconsider the section re lating to the tag-tax on fertilizer, and reducing it-to the actual cost of in spection, das adopted after a heated debate. Delegate Bedddw, of Jefferson, endeavored to have on ordinance adopted giving all the state printing to the union shops and to none others but failed. EAGDE DISBANDS ShoForleltM a Double-Uomlcr to Tar boro by Refusal to Play Tlio Iairuo Meets and Charlotto Withdrawn. Wilmington anil Raleigh to Play Eleven tiamen for tho Pennant F1 vo GamcM to be Played In Ralrluh Thin Week and Five In Wilmington tho Week After The Other on Neutral Ground Wilmington's Ham Luck at Raleigh Yesterday. Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh. August 17. The North Cam lina Base Ra.ll League met here tonight. President Sherwood Higg. prcsiding It opened telegraphic communication with Charlotte and Taiboro. the meet ing being in the Postal telegraph ofth e here, Manager Cowan, of Wilmington, and Irwin Jones, of Raleigh, being pres ent, w hile Charlotte a nd Tat boi'o weir at thf Charlotte end of the wire. The first telegram was a surprise. Ir was from the Charlotte club and said: "We hereby tender our resignation to the Virginia-Carolina League It wan immediately accepted. Charlotte, It will be rememb. i ed. w is the first to quit last season A three league club is impracticable. Wilmington made a motion to close the season, which was sctond- d ! Ra leigh. These teams voted aye Tar bo ro, no. Wilmington and Raleigh have ar ranged to play off the pennant series. The series commences here Tuesday for IHe game. The sixth game will be played on neutral grounds August 26th. The balance of the games will be played in Wilmington, beginning An gust 27th. WI LM I NG TO N - R A E K . H : A ME After out-pointing and oul-generallng the locals for six Innings today, the Giants had to lose on account of rain and wet grounds. The game w as called twice on account of rain, and when fin ally continued the grounds were wet and all the spectators under cover. Umpire Mace was requested to hold the game but would not do : o and Man ager Cowan protested. The visitors had to play with Ra leigh at the bat during ram in the eighth inning, and thus lost the game. Up to the seventh inning th lo.als had only obtained one hit and a siateh oft Hopkins, who was :i puzzle throughout. Raleigh 0 o 0 1 o 0 2 1 x --7 4 7 Wilmington .... 0 o :? 1 i w u vr. -t 4 4 Batteries: Person and ICrande Hopkins and Turner. RALEIGH. A.B R. H. V ) A L Powers s s 4 1 1 '2 Hughes c f 2 1 u 2 o o Kelly lb 4 1 1 l(i 1 0 Sorber If 2 1 2 ( 1 Hennegar 2b 3 2 2 4 Cronin 3b 4 0 o it I 1 Curran t 4 (i . 2 o 1 LeGrande c 3 o o 0 l Person p 3 o n i 2 o 20 ' 7 4 27 10 7 WILMINGTON. A.B. R. H P O A. E. Clawton ss 4 Devlin If 4 McGinnis cf 4 Dommel lb 4 Warren 3b 4 Allen rf 4 Newman rf 2 Frost 2b 2 Turner c 4 Hopkins p 3 (j 1 0 0 (I 0 (I 0 1 c, a u M I n a 0 t 1 0 1 ( 1 0 0 o 0 t 4 jo f, 0 35 4 4 24 12 4 Summary: Bases stoien, Henneg.nr 2. Devlin; double play. Clayton to Frot to Dommel; Struck out. by Ternon C. by Hopkins 5; passed ball. LeGrande 1. Turner 1; three base hits. Kelly, Hop kins; bases on balls, off Hopkins 4; time. 1:40; attendance. 450; umpire Mr. Mace. CHARLOTTE-TARBORO GAME At Charlotte, N. C. Charlotte forfeited a double-header to Tarboro by refusing to play with the official umpire. The teams played two exhibition games. Tarboro, 10; Charlotte. C Tarboro, 0; Charlotte. 4. STANDING OF TIED DtTJBS. Won. Lost. Per Ct Raleigh 22 12 -647 Tarboro 18 15 20 21 .545 .412 .400 Wilmington 14 Charlotte 14 Foul Play Feared Buffalo, N. Y., August 17. Frank Shugrue, 50 years old, a businessman of Mobile. Ala., has disappeared and up to ton:?'"t the police have been unable to I : ny trace of him. Mr. 8hugrue .on . anted by his wife, arrived In j Taio from Cleveland early in the eek. Last Thursday he telegraphed to Mobile for money. The money order arrived but Shugrue did not pet it. This is the last trace the police have been able to find of the missing man. As he had no money to leave the city, Mrs. Shugrue fears foul piay.
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