North Carolina Newspapers

REFUSES TO YIELD Action Taken By Mexico Regard to Guatemala In RELATIONS ARE 3E Ministers Preparing to Return to Their Homes Formality of Issuing Passports Will Require a Day or Two American Minister Will Look After Mexican Interests in Guatemalan Capital Officials of State Department Will Try to Adjust the Difficulty, j Washington; May 6. Although the telegraph wires have not brought 10 Washington the actual news of the severance of diplomatic "relations of Guatemala and Mexico, omcialsher have no doubt that Mexico, took the action today that will result in givj ing .to the Guatemalan minister, in Mexico passports for his withdrawal. The, Mexican minister in Guatemala is now preparing to return home and the American charge, Philip Brown, sec retary to the legation, has been in structed to look after Mexican inter ests in the 6uatemalaan capital upon the departure of the Mexican minis- ter. ! . j Ambassador Creel of Mexico has been in hourly anticipation of a mes sage "from his government, informing him that the break had occurred' be tween this country and Guatemala. He was advised that Guatemala had de nied the request for e surrender or General Josb Lima, who is suspected of being implicated in the murder in Mexico of former President Barillas of Guatemala,, and that there ' was no alternative but for Mexico to con sider the refusal an insult necessitat ing the discontinuance of relations be tween the two countries. j The state department has numer ous messages today from Minister Lee and from Secretary Brown. These dis patches confirm the advices received from diplomatic irepresentativee !u Washington of the two countries' that there was no possibility of Guatemala and Mexico arranging the controversy over the demand for the extradition of General Lima. j The formality of issuing passports in ithe two countries, each for the withdrawal of, the minister of the gov ernment will probably reauire a dax or two. . : j The severance of diplomatic relations -does' not mean war, although the fact that the countries adjoin causes great anxiety in that they may be at any time evanions by "one or the other into the territory of the enemy by re sponsible bands and doubtless trouble would result that might easily end in declarations of hostilities, Officials of the state department intend ( to .us their good offices in an effort to adjust the present difficulty. j Dr. Toledy Herrarte, the Guatema lan -minister, conferred with Assist ant Secretary Bacon today concerning the situation, and said that he hoped there would be a settlement soon.j City, of Mexico, May 6. -Diploma tie relations between Mexico and Guate mala- have not been severed Tonight the secretary of foreign affairs, Jose Algara, denied the report emanating from Washington to the effect that it Minister Gamboa had been recalled. Several Recent Business Changes Several business changes which have been recently announced are as follows: Mr. W. Li. Smith, who has been with McNair & Pearsall, goes with the J. fC. . Stevenson Co, and he is succeeded with McNair & Pearsall by Mr. H. CLacy Hunt. Mr. Hunt's position as teller at the Murchison National Bank has been taken by Mr. Warren S. Johnson. Mr. R, II. Bradley will leave tomor row for Baltimore to accept a position with an insurance company. United States Surrey Steamer in Port The United States survey ste&mer, the Hydraulic, now engaged in coast , pilot work, put in at this port yester- -day and will remain until Thursday. The Hydraulic is on her way from northern ports to the Gulf of Mexico and she reported here to take on sup- v iea and to escape rough weather at ea. Captain John Ross is master . of . -the steamer, k . -. -n! 0 J PRESIDENT TOUCIIEl BUTTON The. Fifth. Triennial. Schutezenfest 'Opens in Gliarleston, S. C. !! Charleston, S. C, May 6. President , i -Roosevelt touched.v a button in the L White house today at 2:37 p. m;, and I formerly opened fiie fifth triennial schutezenfest of the National Schute- zenfest of America.; The: button was f electrically connected with a rifle on kthe range at the schutzen platz in this I city and the detonation mat followed was heard in the White house by the aid of a telephone, a minute. later the result of the shot being announced to f the president. Three shots were fired at a ring target, the scores being 24, 21 and 24, total G9 out of a possible 75. The final result was announced to the president by Gov. M, P. Ansel, of South Carolina, who stood near and after the congratulations and'' felici tations . were exchanged the president was enabled to hear "My I Country, 'Tis of Thee" and ."The Star Spangled Ban ner," and three cheers for the presK dent given by the people just outside of the shooting grounds, j The opening of the f est was preceded by a parade in which 3,000 shutzens and others participated. The eity, is full of visit ors and the fest opened most aus piciously with a splendid attendance and everything working: according to program. Among the distinguished guests is Dr. Zopf el, German consul at Atlanta, Gov. Ansel and many others. Riflemen ' from many states including California, are present, j The fest will continue until next Tuesday. FOUGHT UNDER 18 FLAGS Death of Henry II. H. E. Mclver Was Apparently Peaceful. New York, May S. Henry R. H. E. Mclver, a soldier of fortune, whose exploits Aave been carried on in many lands, was found dead j in bedln his home in West 22nd street today. He was last seen alive by Charles Mitch ell, who lives in the house, last night. Death apparently came jvery suddenly. CVIcIver's exploits were made famous by a series of articles by a well known author which recentty .j appeared in a widely circulated weekly. At the time of his death the old man was engaged in collaborating with the author in the preparation of a story entitled "light ing under eighteen flags." In Mclver's own story of his life he claims to have served as a soldier in the Sepoy muti ny; under Garibaldi in ,his campaign in Italy; as a captain under Don Car los, the Spanish pretender; as a major in the confederate forces in the civil war t under Maximilian in the Mexican war; as Colonel under Napoleon III; as a brigadier in the forces of the Khedive of Egypt; as commander of cavalry of King Milan of Servia, and later as commander of the personal guard of King Milan, j Mclver was bom on board a ship lying at Hampton Roads, Va., in 1841. STRIKERS ANI POLICE CLASH Several Men Were Arrested and a Number Beaten by the Police. Pittsburg, Pr, May 6. The strike of over 2.500 machinists in the Pittsburg district ..recently inaugurat ed when their demands for a 10 per cent wage incrase and shorter hours was refused, "is gradually assuming a serious aspect. Today the strikers and police clashed, at the plant of Frank Kneeland Machine Company at 54th street and the Alleghany Valley railroad. Several men were arrested, a! num ber were beaten by the police arid two officers were slightly injured by stones thrown from a crowd of union men who surrounded the plant. A cquadron of policemen drove strikers up 45th street and while this was being accomplished a special train on the Alleghany Valley railroad took the non-union men to: the union station several miles away,! effectually pre-: venting anya further j violence.. TO GIVE INFORMATION. Commissioner Watson to Appear Re National .Commission. - Washington, May 6 Immigration Commissioner Watson, of South Caro lina, will be given a hearing by the national immigration commission in Washington Friday Of this week. Mr. Watson has been abroad a number pt times in efforts to interest a desirable class of immigrants in the opportuni ties afforded for work in the southern part of this country and the commis sion is anxious to hear from him. Six members of the immigration are to sail for, Europe on May 18th to pur sue their investigations into the immi gration question. j WAS CHOKED TO DEATH Husband of Negro ! Woman Arrested for the Crime. Durham, N. d, May 6.- Laid out for burial, with a photograph of her hus- i band on her breast, fthe body of Lizzie 1 iCJuthrie, colored, was found in her bed this morning. Finger prints on her throat showed that she h had been strangled. Her husband, "Major" Guthrie, has been arrested and held without bail. Evidence against hini is very v strong. - , ; ASSUMES SERIOUS PfiBPflOTIOOS! Strike of Longshoremen in Hew York Extending ; 3.000 WENT OUT, YESTERDAY Companies Will Not Yield to Their Demands--Consider Them . Exorbitant. Crews of Vessels Loading Freight. None of the Big Liners Will be De layed. '. ' ' . . New York, 'May 6. The longshore men's strike, which has been on foi a week in Brooklyn nd Manhattan, was suddenly extended today when" a num ber of men employed on the docks on the Hudson both in New York and Ho boken, left their places. It is estimat ed that about 3,000 went -out. The strikers claim that tomorrow I several thousand more men will strike and that within f ortv-eiirht hours there will not be a longshoreman at work except for , companies which grant the increase in wages demanded. The" men ask for forty cents an hour for ordinary work, sixty cents for over time and eighty cents for Sundays and holidays. At present they receive 35, 50 and 60. On the other hand the dock superin tendents of the lines, particularly the great trans-Atlantic lines, which are affected, say that under no circum stances will they grant the demands of the men. They declare the demands are exorbitant and that plenty of men can be had for the old scale. ' j In the meantime the companies have their, firemen, stewards and crews at work loading freight. It is said that none of the big liners will be delayed although some of them may be forced to sail without full cargoes. The only important delay so far has been in the case of the steamer Kroonland, which was scheduled to sail Friday, but did not get away until today. - f HIS NJURIES PROVED FATAL L. Sherwood, of Dillon, S. C, Falls From Window of Hospital. (Special to The Messenger.) Fayetteville, NL C, C May . 6,rTbis morning about :7i o'clock - pedestrians were horrified when they saw a man, a; patient in the Highsmith hospital, hanging by one hand from a window on the third floor, yelling to save me, but before assistance could be render ed he lost his hold and dropped to the sidewalk fifty feet below. After being carried into the hospital by doctors and nurses, it was found that he had sustained a broken arm and broken teg, also internal injury. He proved to be John L. Sherwood, a prominent young business man of Dillon, S. O. He fell at 7 o'clock, just as the night nurses-were going off duty and the day force coming on. This gave him his first opportunity to get to a window. Mr. Sherwood was a former resident of this city, a clerk forthe late James Burns. This afternoon his condilion is critical, and little hope is eut'er tained for his recobery. Mr. Sherwood was admitted to the hospital last Wed nesday and since he has been perfectly rational, with nothing in his condilion to require watchfulness or lead to the supposition of any danger of such a lamentable occurrence. It is thought he had risen and was sitting . in . the window and lost his balance. His immediate cries for help would indi cate that. A careful examination shows that only one leg, the right leg, was brok en. At 2 o'clock tse physicians could not give an opinion as to his chances of recovery. Later Mr. Sherwood died from his injuries at 6 o'clock, this afternoon. Bankers Will Meet in Winston.' (Special to The -Messenger.) Greensboro, N. C, May. 6. -The ex ecutive committee of the North Caro lina State Bankers association, in ses sion here tonight to change place of annual meeting from Durham on ac count of the destruction of the hotel Carrolina, by fire last week, decided on (Winston-Salem, the date "remaining unchanged, bedng May 22, 23, 24. Del egations v were present from Raleigh, Charlotte, JMorehead City, and Greens boro, urging.' holding convention in these places. Resolutions of sympathy with Durham were adopted. NEW MEAT LAW. Secretary Wilson and Inspectors Dis cuss Phases of he Measure. Chicago, May 6. Secretary of Agri culture James Wilson today met In this city the, chief meat inspectors of eyfcry large city in the country, for the pur pose of conferring on the application of the new meat lawsv The inspectors. once to the Union Stock .Yards. Thte and the packing houses .were first in spected and an executive meeting was of the new meat laws. ; , ; DEATH OF DR. JGHfi MTSOfl Was Noted Author, Lecturer and Presbyterian Divine XOM J)E PLU3IE "IAN Mc LAREN." Was a Native of England and Enter ed the Ministry in 1875 Appointed Lecturer of Yale University in 1896 On Lecture Tour When lie Died Darlington, Iowa, Iowa., May 6. John, , Watson, Tan McLaren." died at 11:15 a. m. today at Mount -Pleas- . . ant, Iowa. The cause was blood pois oning from tonsilitls. ' Dr. Watson came to Mount Pleas ant on April 23 from Minneapolis to deliv'er a lecture. En route Dr. Wat son became ill and was compelled to l cancel the lecture. Last . Monday and Thursday the patient was able to be up and around and tranact business. ,. - - - Wednesday an abscess formed on the right ear, and in 24 hours developed serious symptoms. . x ' Blood poisoning set in and on Sat urday other abscesses smarted to form in the left ear and ' throat. The pa tient's condition was aggravated by a. bad attack of rheumatism. His " wife, who was his constant companion in his last illness, left the room at 11 o'clock this morning. She was gone about 15 minutes and returning found her' husband lifeless. The Rev. Dr. John Watson "Ian Mc Laren" was born at Morning Tree, Es sex, England, Newember 3, 1850. He Was ordained a minister in 1875. He was appointed Lyman Beecher lecturer at Yale University in 1896 and ' was made minister of Sefton Park-, Pres byterian church, Liverpool, in 1880. Among the publications of "Ian Mc Laren" were "Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush." "The Days of Auld Lang Syne,". ?A Doctor of the Old School," etc, and among the" work signed John Watson were 'The Mind of the Master," "The Care of Souls," "The Potter's Wheel," "Companions of the Sorrowful Way," "The Life of the Mastes," etc. WERE MADE FOR A PURPOSE Reports of Damage to Crops Greatly Exaggerated. Chicago,. May 6. Reports of damage to the crops which have been so nu merous of late, owing to the unseason able weather and the ravages of bugs, have been greatly exaggerated, and for a purpose, according to James Wil son, secretary of agriculture, who to night said: "Spring seeding is a little backward on acount of the cold -weather, but there is plenty of 'time between now and the last of September to grow crops of all kinds. While the weather has been unseasonably cold in some gram .regions, still it has not been severe enough to retard plowing and my. advices are that the ground in those states has been nearly all made ready to receive the seed. "Taken as a whole, I see no cause for complaint, and I think it will be found when thrashing time comes that all this cry of crop damage has been made for a purpose." BODY OF THORSON FOUND To Investigate Cause of Horses. Glanders in ( Snecial to The Messenger.) Raleigh, May 6. The body of Hans Thorson: the Swede foreman of the Phoenix construction company, who was drowned with three other men Buckhorn Falls two weeks ago at power plant, was found today. Miss Thelma Lindgren, of St. Paul, his fian cee, who came here two days' after his drowning, expecting to marry him, was notified of the recovery of the body. State. Veterinarian Butler has gone to Tryon to investigate the cause of glanders in horses. It is a very dan gerous and deadly disease and can be communicated to human beings. 1 s the first case reported in North Car olina in almost a year. This state is remarktbly free from it. "BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER." Strons Play by the Peruchi-Gypzenej Company at the Academy Tonight- Ladies Free, The-Peruchi-Gypzene Company, af ter a lay off will hold the boards again at tne Academy tonight, resum ing stock engagement. The company tonight will offer "Brother. Against 1 theater, whose mysterious disappcar Rmthpr" nn tho niair iTV tcvii lmrww I ance a few days aso. srave rise to ru Brother" and the play is a well knowrt modern success. It is strong in plat and action and fine in ?Js comedy. The specialities will all be changed and will be new to this city. As a special courtesy to the ladies to night will be made "ladles night." Ev ery lad t , aceo-n panied by tv e holder of a. paid 30 cents tick?t wiiV be ad mitted at free if such ticket in nur- ehased at Plummer's by 6 o'clock this afternoon. , UNION SERVICES IN PROGRESS At First Presbyterian Church Preach ing by Noted Evangelist. , The services being held at the First Presbyterian church, under the joint auspices of the Presbyterian churches of this city, are attracting large con gregations already, and the minister who is preaching at these services, Rev. Henry W. StaugV of Chicago, has made a most favorable impression. A very large congregation 'attended the first of the union cervices on Sun day night. Both services yesterday were also well attended, the congrega- Ition last night having been a very rep resentative one. Services will be held every aiternoon at 6i6V .. o ciock. and every night-at 7:30 o'clock. The first half hour of the night service will be a song service and the preaching will begin at 8 o'clock.. The singing is done by a cliorus choir composed of the choirs of all the Presbyterian churches, undei. the lead of Mr. Reynolds, who is associat ed with Mr.6taugh in his evangelistic work. He beautifully rendered the great Simultaneous campaign hymn "The King's Business ' as a solo -last night. " . ' ; The devotional exercises were con ducted by Rev. J. M. Wells and Rtv. Mr. Miller of West Virginia and the sermon which was an impressive and forceful one. was based on the story of the losing of Christ in Jerusa'ein when he was twelve yesrs old. MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES. Crosses of Honor to be Presented to Several Veterans. Arrangements for memorial day ex ercises have about been concl ided.They will be held, as usual, at the Confeder ate lot; in Oakdale cemetery, and will be under the auspices of the moirbers of Cape Fear Chapter, Daughers c 2 ae Confederacy. The address, as has been "previously announced, will be delivered by Rev. J. A. Smith of this city, and the parade will be under the control of the chief marshal,, Junius Davis Esq. The ladies of the Cape Fear chap- j ter are requested to meet at the lodge in Oakdale cemetery on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock to make wreaths which will be placed on the grave of every Confederate soldier. -' The following vetera ns are notified to be present at the memorial day ex orcises to receive crosses of honor: G. W. Williams, Co. F., 3rd regiment Brunswick . county - F. R. Ward, Co. B. 36th regiment. Brunswick county. " ". A. C. Rackley, Co. Kr, 18th regiment Brunswick county. r - - Privates William L. Pridgen,-J. T. Walker, Louis Taylor, W. T. Bag- zett and J. S. A. Barnes. : Those who are to receive duplicate crosses of honor are T . Jeff, Smith, F. W. Ortmann, A. D. Brown and W. M. Stevenson. UNITED STATES COURT Will Convene Today Judge Purnell Did Not Arrive in Time for Opening Yesterday Morning. United States court for, the trial of criminal cases was convened yesterday morning, and on account of the ab sence of Judge Purnell, who will pre side adjournment was taken until this morning, when the consideration , of the docket will be taken up. Most of the cases which will be reached toi day are from Cumberland county, for various alleged infractions of the ret- enue lawsrr ' aii tne court officials are already, in tne city and were present yesterday when Clerk S. P. - Collier adjoumea wun uuui oxiis mornings iismct Attorney liarry Skinner or Greenville arrived Saturday and As- B1&t incc .tiorney, uuea oi juurw nam came in yesterday. TJ. S. Marshal ycexy aiso reacned .Wilmington ye. terda? from Ralegh', WALKER IS IN JAIL Arrest at Almont Sunday Night by sergeant Burnett. Robert Walker, the colored lad whs V J" stabbed George Brown and caused his death, was captured v Sunday night at Almont by Sergeant Burnett, who had learned of his whjreabouts, and brought to the city. He was locked up in jail to await trial at the next term of superior court 'The coroner's jury to investigate the death of Brown met Sunday night and after hearing the evidence they returned the following verdict: 'That the Jdeceased came to his death as a result of being stabbed by Robert Mills, alias Walker." 3HSSLNG MAN TURNS UP Young Dahmer Reappeared at Boarding House Last Night. J . F. Dahmer, proprietor of Odeon mors of drowning, turned up last nig!t at the boarding house of Mrs. Jon on Market street, as suddenly as he had left. All yesterday afternoon the river at the foot of princess street was dragged in the search for the missing man and the . relatives and friends were nearly distracted at his absence. Young Dahmer refused to talk last I night and it Is not known where he (has been for th tuts tenr dars' UILLAGES WIPED OUT Wind and Rain Storm Sweep Oier Texas IMMENSE DAFMSE OOHE Two Persons Reported Killed and Many Injured ; Many Kesidences Destroyed and Dam - aged at Deport Antioch Almost Wiped Out and Several Persons Hurt Crops Destroyed and Fences and Barns Blown Away Path of Storm Unusually Wide. " Fort Worth, Texas, May C A storm: of wind and Tain, which was general throughout a considerable area in North Texas today and which at some places , assumed the .proportion of a tornado, according to meagre reports received here tonight, has resulted in the loss of at least two lives the in- . jury of many others and great damage to property and crops. Several .vil lages were wiped out, but" because of the prostration of both telephone and. telegraph wires, details are almost im-i . ; possible to obtaim. . ' r . V At Deport, 20 miles from Paris, the -storm passed notheast, cutting a patch 100 -yards wide. The business part of Deport was not touched. The damage being done in the residence quarter. The Baptist parsonage was blown to' pieces. R. H. Brown's residence was dmrkiished and several other residen ces were damaged,1 No one was hurt. Crops were damaged and many, fenc es and barns were blown down. It is reported that at Halesboro, . the , wife and child of Andrew Bell were ; hurt. v.A.'.. I. . Jjj-'r'- :r. ,:. - A terrific wind passed over. Sulphuf. priu. '- ;: .- West of Sulphur Springs the wind assumed the proportions of a. tornado, causing great property damace. A passenger train on the Cotton Belt was held up by the train crew: until ; the storm passed. Antioch, 7 miles north of Sulphur Springs was almost destroyed. This is the tornado belt and' most of the houses are provided with storm cel lars. ..; - ' ' -' To this fact '-Is due the escape Of a number of those in the path ' of the . storrn The home or SVilliam Lem- mons was destroyed, entailing a loss of $10,000. Three barns on the place were also destroyed and many head of live stock killed. A tenant, BrazdX with his Wife and seven children, satt the storm coming and ran for tEa cellar. Brazil was crushed by; , flying debris. Five of the childern reached . Itha cellar in safety, but Mrs. Brazu I and two of the children "were fearfully; I Injuredi 1 The home of Jamos Ferguson, was I destroyed and Mrs. Ferguson hurt Efc i flying debris. I Ben Pogue tad wife were hurt when I their home was - blown downk bufi 1 i B thought they, may recover. I Mrs. Sid Lackey .was hurt and may Qlef; Severtl other persons were Curt at Antioch, Crops In the path of the storm which was unusually wide, were destroyed. Bird Wright, 300 population, was da- I stroyed and one resident was killed. I -V. if a a. 1 - x, i.T m - m i while at least one other was fatally; hurt. Crawford Martin and L. P. Connor were seriously hurt and may die. BASEBALL. Southern Nashville 9;. .Atlanta 2. Memphis 3 . New Orleans 2. Birmingham-Montgomery; rain No others scheduled. American. , Philadelphia-New York; rain. St. Louis-Detroit; rain Chicago 3; Cleveland 3. Washington-Boston; rain. National. Chicago-Plttsburg; rain. New York-Brooklyn; rain. Boston-Philadelphia: raain. -- Sontb Atlantic. Augus ta 4 ; Savannah 2. Jacksonville 2; Macon 0. Columbia 1; Charleston .7. y Virginia State League. Portsmouth 7; Roanoke 2; (sdvea innings,-rain.). . Danville 4; Richmond 2. " NorSolk-Lynchburg; rain. ; I