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.MARION. X C, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 25.18!S.
s Per Year in Ail van co
I
I r-i 4 1 I ft II ail
ii'iiJU
i to Cede the Entire
,. -'"e Archipelago.
;' i'KiiiY OF $20,000,000,
-iiii Abo Treats of Religious
. t!iv Caroline Islands, the Tak
.. f clciira phic and Natal Sta
; !! fbruv,?.! of Treaties.
'i.l..o . 'J ho Spanish and
, . :; HiimiHsions loet in
. r' ' o'clock Monday. The
. . i '- i that the United
....... entire Philippine
, ;i . 1 f'-r a treaty cession of
K.-utis tendered to
','.'). It is further de
it J thy purpose of the
'.'.- to maintain the Philip
! :is an o en door to the
M'-: . )n the terms
: 1 1 - t Shitea propose a
-in. iont of all claims for
.n'. or persona!, ub
' " ' i.il.rtiik f.f the last Cu
: n. November tttli ih
'late on which the United
i.n-ni;u desireB a definite
t': oropositions aud all
hi issue hero.
' iiiicl that the United
to rent on the religious
' '.lo? Caroline island, as
t w too United and .Spain
-o '-f tho acquisition cf
1 i.! olmo Islands for au
i .;. station and cable-land-.
L ; !:n:i- places in .Spanish
" . u id ih'i revival of certain
' r.i i;.i t rertios ns heretofore
i !: Americans also refuse to
. '::' '( i, of the protocol, bea
; i.u nature of the disposition
of the 1'hilippino Islands.
! im.r.ts Against Quay.
; 1 'pei-ial). The grand
. . ! to tho county court
:i't!-tn:Mit against United
' i y. ... Ouuy; hia non,
' Oiiay, and Reujamin J.
t . r-tute Treasurer. The
ti.o defendants with con
'.io -loon s. Hopkins, late
; iii i e.)p!' I Sauk, for the
i t? i ; too lnoueys of tlie
' . ; i(i. iii:-( df stock and cou
i.h l!'iil ins in tho misuse of
m :i deposit m tho Peoples
1 ! ! ! ins committed suicidfc by
i March h t. The true bills
i ti e K'"";id jury are five in
! I I rri:. Ilcr Mission,
i; ! !!. st':tmir Uojitic, which
-.".ii iiancico from the
s .i li lioliiiU, wan ex-fueeu
of ail. 'i ho ex
' V !; iviit regarding her
" !i : country, but from the
t : : i o 'optic it was learned
al i in ri ion is that she
"'i make formal application
i !(;, i.m of tho Hawaiian
- liiO'l, it is fcaid, at
is claimed t lint the crown
: iait property and are not
' I !":; treat's Report.
- l.ongstreot, the com
; I'iiroads, in his an-
. :. u'teution to the geu-
;v pi railroml atfairn aud
: !ln government cou
. . ! ci oiatioti of a tirnt clans
a v railroad from Ivansas
, ii' Sa i I Mo-go. Ual., 13' air
i I v s t hat the physical
f '1'" railroads generally is
: i .'.T before. Many roads
a l.i-! v,-ere forced to cut
.' per (t ut., have voluntarily
i ! cM l u.-ia of wages.
-OBK .
'A .ilk-"tit cf Operatives.
. iSpeciah. Aftov threat
. 1 Mino days, tho local mill
cuimina'ted iu au individual
!'i" H,0i)i) employes are
cf the largest mills aud two
Lulls being included in tho
i I e .- are: King Mills f.0,0(0
. iiainls; Sibley, with 1)00
I !. V.'i'i .opiudle.s; I '.uterprifie,
in i:e.-. '."' hau ls; Isaetta,
. lies, lo") haudf. The all'air
t i:n "individual walk-out,"
in reality a 6trike.
':-c l t-) Ctianfc the Name.
Mee in charge of the At-i-
Mil iit'e, for which Jecem
;. ad !Mh have been set, has
i a teb'grain from the President
.: il eiii to change the name
'.eiu-uti.'U from peace jubilee
.e:.io:itration over our victo
. in-." The telegram gives as
.i t:!0 "uncertain outcome of
ctMtioreiice and the osigea-
:J fn p.iiiish fmn Boats.
ulio have arrived in
the steamer Adelaute, report
: auisa uii boarts recently
- ueu and fired three shells
:i. ' aiming that the iusur-
U'.'umiI to lower their rlag
''t'd t" do so. On the iusur
k iiir ti-hr, it is said, the gun
Ir.if! ic .11 v. Tho shells did
I'jwev vanis to Take It .All.
' ' . I'Mit Ilrown, of Norwich Unt-
. i as received a personal letter
b.nral I ey, under date of
' ' '. .n whi.'U tho admiral says:
1 ' .u entire archipelago will be
i i v the T'nited States. Any
' a::e;:ieat will lead to no end
; i i i! from Nassau, N. 1, 8a3a
: .a ciM.c tug Merritt has arrived
he reports that the tugs
1 r.i- aud Vulcau have sailed from
'. ! t.id for Norfolk. The cruiser
a Maria Teresa has been aband
he is going to jdeces rapidly
-1 r contents are floating ont
Ler broken sides.
ama House of Represeuta-
- i and ratified a joint resolution
h' r-uting -500 to buy a sword for
'' " ant Hobson, of Merrimao fame.
- " -ute is expected to ooncur ia tha
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STATt SQliBS.
PiALEion. From advance fheeU cf
the annual repoit cf the Stat-j hnperiu
tendent of Public Instruction these in
teresting facts are fathered. The
echool fund disbur.sed for white echoed
teachers was ?4"i!,-lTi, colore.i Sr. 7, P..",;
for school houses for whites
colored $?,,-,);; i ail city schools 4,
41)0; paid treasurers' commissions ?17, -2W;
expanded for othor imrj-oses
5'.)7. Jlota! ;J2,:itj; balance ou hand
81S-V5&I). The census of children of
Bchool age shows white males,
2U0,7d females, toUl 412,24-i; votal en
rollment 111, males, 107, (;'.:, fmulei,
total 222,252; average atteudauce Uj,
U77. Colored males of school uge 10-'-,-0r,4;
fumales 10-4'i."5, total ','1 en
rollment S-; male:--, ,),r.-ii female.-',
total I'M; average attendance ;;-i,ij4.
Vlue public echool property, white
?''.4i,H':t; colored L l,:rM. " Average
length of school term I.;,' weeks white,
M lt-10 weeks colored, and in Cities and
towns W, weeks Thero are :j, white
aud l,o45 colored school houses. Tho
amount appropriatad to whit schools
i'i ?4So,20:; colored .?iii4,4)M. The total
assesKe-l value of white property is
S2H,:01,8:jti; colored ?7,:.V,MM.
Amount paid for schools ley whiter,
io0o,273; coloreil .7'.t.:j.i Urom ad
vance sheets of the annual report of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics it is
learned that there are in operation PH
spinning or weaviug cotton mills r.ud
21) hosiery mills; total L'.'O, There aro
24, !t:r looms and 1,05 1 spindlde". Jiut
47 per cent, of tho mills run day and
night, thus giving a consuming power
of 01!t,.rj00 spindles. The consumption
of cotton during the year is K;:, :;!, 000
pounds, tho report will say. The erec
tion of new mills added 4:5,000 spindles
and liiiO looms, whiloold mills enlarged
their plants to tho amount of l',r2',
while in two tires Iko'JO were burned,
b-j that the net gain was !,o0 spindles
for ly.js. The average day's work is
11 hours and 2'.:5 was the average
number of days on which mills were in
operation out of tho j-ear, with its IJPt
working days.
l'iAM-K;n. Tho Democrats held a
jubilee, aud it was what in tho slang of
to-day is termed "a warm time." 'ihe
procession moved at 7. :'0 up Uayette
ville street, it marched literally out
lined in lire, as a straight stretch of
tar barrels only a few yards apart
reached from ezul to end of the wido
and hauduome fitroet. In front of tho
city hall was the arch of triumph,
snowy white, and topped by scores of
native llags, and with u baud stand on
its top. On one sido of the arch, which
spanned the , street, was tho inscrip
tion, "(iood ( jovernment, " and on tho
other, "(iool Will to All." Tho lino
of inarch was under this arch aud
around the capitol square aud thence
by way of Hillsboro ami Phwsoii streets
to Nash squaro, which was the princi
pal speaking place. Ail along the route
tar barrels ldazed.
Balkioii. Ti.o North Carolina chap
ter of tho Sons of th-.i devolution held
its annual session here, lr. Peter P..
Hines presiding, lhere was presented
to it a gavel of oak with a remarkabio
history. Tho g ive! is silver mounted
and bears this inscription: "Aliuio
from wood from tho Spanish tlgship
lufauta Maria Teiesa, defeated and
captured by American sailors at Santi
ago de Cuba, duly : lii-:. To the
North Carolina Sons of the la-volution;
from A. A. McKethan, U. S. Army.'
The Sous of tho Involution ordered oil
paintings to be made of Alfred Moore
aud James Iredell, of evolutionary
famo, for presentation to tho Supremo
Court. Mr. ,1 unius 1 'avis, of Wilming
ton, is specialty requested to present
these to tho court.
('HAKiAiTTr.. --The lirst consolidated
mortgage for ."?:!,.mm.ooo from tho 'aro
lina Central Bailrond Company to the
Farmers' hoan mid Tiusi Company of
New York, trustee, was tiled for reg
istration iu the register's ollico of
Mecklenburg county. Ti.o mortgage
is for the redemption of all out-tautiusg
bonds aud for the belUr eipii.'mout of
its lines deemed :t necessary to borrow
money and issue its bonds then, fore to
the aggregate amount aboo stated.
The mortgage is a lir.-t Pen u; on the
entire property of the company, includ
ing all branches ami extensions.
Chatu.otti:. Articles of incorpora
tion have been li'ed by "J'iie P. M.
Andrews Furniture and Music v om
pauy," of Charlotte. Tho lnciu-pova-tors'are:
V- M., 1'. H. and T. W. An
drews, C. W. ami W. P. Parker and
(leorge N. Adams. The capital stock
is SoO.OilO. divided into :;uo shares of
3100 each. '1 he limit cf existence is
:10 years.
It is rumored that the work that has
beeu going on so flourishingly at tho
Isonhour gold mine, Cabarrus county,
is now somewhat chocked. The reuse :i
for the rumor is tho fact that some of
their machinery is being moved livm
that place to another mine.
There appears to bo quite a gone! a!
opinion that tho Legislature will cre
ate the ollice of insurance o.nmis
sioner, disassociating it from the Sec
retary of State. Twice before this the
Legislature came near doing this.
Ralkioh. - Auditor Aver savs thai
this year c?120,tXK is available for pen
sions, this being P5, 000 more thau la-1
year. The reports received .-howel
that only 4" widows and 111 soldiers on
the pension list have died this year.
There is some iucreuso in the number
of pensioners, yet it seems this year's
ponsions will be approximately ,' por
cent, larger than last year's. The
cause of the increase in pensions this
year is that a larger proportion of ap
plicants were passed by the county
boards.
Wilmington. The white ship car
penters, caulkers ami other workmen
employed at the decks here, have beeu
discharged and negro workmen ex
plored in their places by the United
States authorities, (treat indiguation
is felt at this action of the government.
(! astonia. --In front of Mr. T. C
Falls' house, at Pleasant Kidge, near
here, a white man by tho came of Par
ish and Phonso Khyce, colored, were
having some hot words, when Mr. Falls
came out to investigate the trouble.
The negro without the slightest warn
ing, stabbed Mr. Palls with a Tery
eha'rp knife, which pierced the larger
intestine.
The cattle quarantine, which has
been iu effect during the summer, wiu
raised Tuesday, and cow cattle can be
shipped from all parts of the State to
points north without being subject tc
the Quarantine regulation
IB LilR llffi.
Terrible Railroad Accidents in Ne
York and Illinois.
MOWED DOWN LIKE GRASS.
Pana, lil., in Terror of Negroes Numerous
l.rC)unters Between the Negroes and
Miners To Raise 3 of Dewe's Ships.
New Yoi'.u (Special). While a gang
of L'O track hands were at work upon
the P eunsylvania Railroad's line over
the liackenEack, near Jersey City,
they were run down by a local passen
ger train. Eleven of the workmen
were killed outright and fivo were
feriously injured. Only three escaped
unhurt. The dead men all lived in
Jersey Citj Wm. (Murk, the fore
man of the gaug of workmen, made
this statement: "The smoke and log
are to blame. My meu were in a cloud
of smoke when the calamity came upon
us. I had Michael Lawless stationed
about o yards ahead of the gang, to
give us warning. Lawless was siiuck
lirst und cut to pieces. My men were
mowetl down like rass. "
Engineer Van Nosfraud said: "I felt
sure that the track was clear and had
no idea that in that cloud of smoke
and fog, just ahead of me, were twenty
laborers who did cot know of my on
coming. I got within 100 yards when
my locomotive struck tho outpost,
Michael Lawless. 1 put on the brakes
at once, but in another becond i was
upon the main gang, and my locomo
tive cut thorn down before 1 could stop
the train."
Other Accidents in the Fog-.
Wilton, 111. (Special). Twenty
two men were more or less seriously
injured in two railroad wrecks near
here during a heavy fog. In a head
end freight collison on the Book Island
at Moscow, brakeman John Donahue
was fatally hurt and brakeman Mills
had a leg broken Three other train
men were seriously injured. Donahue
did notjong survive. Just after tho ac
cident a construction train, which left
hero to clear the track, was struck by
tho fast mail. Tho crew of the mail
train failed to see tho signal displayed
at Wilton to stop. Tho construction
train had ou board about 20 men, in
cluding section men and citizens of
Wilton, going to the scene of the Mos
cow wreck. Of this number 17 were
more or less seriously injured but none
killed.
Tana in Terror of Negroes.
Pana, 111. (Special). Desultory fir
ing in every bection of the city contin
ued through Friday night. Ihe ter
rorized citizens were huddled in groups
which were guarded by heads of fam
ilies heavily arnied. Quite a number
of families left the city aud spent tho
night in the country. C. If. Heath, an
ex-railroad man, whose home is in
Platham, a negro district, was fired
upon by the blacks, and himself aud
family were driven to shelter in the
country. The blacks claimed shots
were fired at their homes from Heath's
3-ard, a statement which he denies.
Members of Troop B were kept on tho
alert ail night, but accomplished little.
A colored union miner reported to the
police that a white man had been
killed in the Flatham district. Offi
cers Smith aud Iee, accompanied by
tho negro, started for tho scene, lu:
they were met by Captain Butler, the
militia commandeT, who told the offi
cers it was unsafe for them to enter the
Flatham district. Captain Butler re
fused to send a guard to accompany
tho officers. In tho Springside, Ed
Jones, a white non-union miner, is re
ported to have been shot in the back
and dangerously wounded. A report
leached here that 75 negroes with Win
chesters had lined up iu Springfield to
clean out the whites ia that section.
Captain JJutler at once sent troops to
tho scene.
To Raise Three of Dewe's Ships.
The United States navy will soon
possess more than a sprinkling of
foreign built warships. Admiral Lewey
has informed the Navy Department that
ho has contracted with a Hong Kong
firm of wreckers to raise three of the
Spanish war vessels, sunk in the battle
of Manila last Mav day. The cosi of
raising the ships and putting them in
through repair will be 8-"00, 000.
On a Comprehensive Scale.
The national quarantine convention
at Memphis adopted a renolutioa for
the establishment on a broad and com
prehensive scale of a national bureau
aud public health iu the Department cf
the Treasury of the United States, and
thai the administration of all the public
health functions now exercised by au
thority cf the United States be placed
in the charge of this bureau.
Orefus Heard of It.
The (iovernor of French Guiana has
sent a dispatch to the Colonial office in
l'aris, saying that Alfred Dreyfus, the
former French officer undergoing im
prisonment for life on Devil's Island,
has been informed of the revision pro
ceedings in his case.
The keely Motor Man Dead.
John W. Keeley, inventer of tLe
Kelev motor, died at his homo in
Philadelphia, with rneuuionia. Mr.
Keeley was 01 years of age and leave
a widow.
Lieutenant Young, of the Hist, re
ports that the Iliena Mercedes can be
raised. She was sunk by the opecitg
cf her ?ea valves, aud is in good coali
tion. .Maryland to Sell Her Canal Interests.
Baltimore (Special. The board of
I ublic works has uecide.l to sell all the
interests of the State of Maryland iu
the famous CnesapeaLe V Ojio caual.
This interest has cost the tate, in one
way and another, about ;-2 000,
but its present value is indeterminate,
as it is now in the hands of receivers.
Of late, Havana has been almost
overrun with Americans, who have ar
rived there without means of'ni t'ort.
but in hopes of getting lucrative em
ployment. Scores of them are now
begging on tho streets.
;PARkS FROM OFF THE WIRE.
Little
Newsiets Cuiied From All Parts ot
the World.
John Srnartt, a weil disposed colored
citizen, living at Chapeltown, War
ren county, TeniL, was shot and killed
by whitecappeis.
Zeb Patton, a private ia company C,
Third North Carolina Begiment, col
ored, was shot and instantly killed in a
fusilads fired in a company 'street flight
in Kuoxville, Tenu.
Bishop Vatson i Episcopal), of East
ern North Carolina, is said to bear so
striking a likeness to Lincoln as to be
popularly known a3 the former Presi
dent's double.
The Alabama Senate passed a joint
reolut'on inviting President KcKinlcy
"m tho came of the (Jenoral Assembiy
and the peoj ie of Alabama, to extend
his visit to Montgomery and to be pres
ent in Montgomery on the 17th of De
cember, as tho State's guest."
The Sixth Virginia negro regiment,
that caused so much trouble at Kuox
ville, ib under arrest in camp in Macon,
Oa. , ail of their arms and ammunition
having been taken from them. They
are guarded by a battalion of the
Tenth iinmunes, also negroes.
'Ihe Firt Battalion of the Second
United States Volunteer Engineers
have left Savannah by tho Plant sys
tem for Po t Tampa, and will sail from
thero by the steamer Florida for Ha
vana. These will be the first troops
sent from the United States to Ha
vauu. The battalion is commanded
by Major Richard Henry Savage, the
novelist.
W. O. Finney and his son Tom
fought a street duel at Milledgevilie,
Oa. , with W. B. and .7. II. Stanley.
W. . Finney Mas killed. Tom Fin
ney v.-ill probably die. The Stanley
brothers are seriously and perhaps fa
tally wounded. Old man Finney was
shot through the head by V. B. Stan
ley's lirst fire, and he fell dead. Tom
i inney stood over his father's body,
and after emptying his own pistol,
took up tho old mail's and fired the
three loads remaining in it.
Tlie North.
After 1k:K) it will be illegal to use the
Stato seal and coat-of-arms in Massa
chusetts for advertising purposes.
Mar Pointer was pold in Madison
Square Garden, New York. Ijx-Con-gressmau
White, of Ohio, was the pur
chaser, at 15,000.
Miss Jessie Schlej-of Milwauke, is out
in a long letter in which sho chaims.
as representative of the Woman's in
ternational League for Peace, the
credit for the early suing of peace by
Spain.
Governor Tauner has issued a proc
lamation placing Pana, III., under mar
tial law. The commanding officer is or
dered to take posseseion of all arms in
tho hands of miners or citizens in the
district.
A special from St. T'au' Min , says:
After being out 24 bouts, the jury in
case cf J. II. Southall, on trial charged
with selling forged government checks,
returned a verdict of guiltj-. The
swiudie is said to amount to between
coUO.OOO aud $1,000,000.
Miscellaneous.
The majority of tho fusionist Gov
ernor in Nebraska is 2,721.
Archie S. Miller, a civil engineer,
aged M:.' years, single, died at a hotel in
Washington trom what the physicians
have pronounced to be yellow fever.
Secretary Bliss has received a lengthy
dispatch from Indian Inspector Wright
of Indian Territory, announcing tho
rejection of the Dawes commission
treaty by tho Creek Indian nation.
United States maishal Melton in con
ference with Postmaster General
Emery Smith, stated positively that if
would not be safe for the Tolberts to
return to South Carolina at present.
Tho Southern Railway announces
that tlining cars will be operated on it3
United States fast mail trains, daily,
the year around. This completes dining
car services ou the double daily trains
cf the Southern Railway to Florida,
Atlanta and all points South and South
west. President McKinley was visited by a
committee from tho American Public
Health Association, and asked to re
peat his recommendation of last 3-ear
tuat a bacteriological commission be
created for tho purpose of studying tho
cause and prevention of yellow lever,
the commission to go direct to Cuba to
do its work.
Foreign
A dispatch to The London Daily News
from Berlin says that Russia is about
to open negotiations with tho Vulcan
Company, Schicau, and the Krupps to
buiid extensive dockyards in Russia to
enable a speedy increase ia the navy.
It is stated that a profit of 27,0 H,oo'j
The Spanish cruisers Isle de Cuba
and Isle de Luzon, which were sunk
during the battle of Manila, have been
floated and docked at Cavite.
The reported disorders in the l3iand
of Porto Rico are exaggerated. Sev
eral bandits have been killed by. tho
patrols, but everything is quiet now.
Ihe Spanish government has re
ceived dispatches from Senor Monteros
Bios, president of tho peace commis
sion of Spam, at Paris, detailing tho
investure of President Faure with the
c -tier of the Golden Fleece, bestowed
111 on him by the (tueeu Regent. Pres
ident Faure has conferred the gran'
cordon of the Legion of Honor on the
Cutea Regent.
Mr ( ieorge Smyth Baden Powell, the
eminent political economist and au
thority ia colonial atTair?, who has
reiresentcl the KirkJale division of
Liverpool ia parliament in tho Con
servative interests since lsS, died in
his 51st year.
VI e- Nith Kept Hi lire.
Dr. Jan'e? K. Ho.-mr-r. whi'.- recent!?
visiting Boston. Lsd occasion to vi ii
the new public library. As he went ut
the steps (says the Ladi-?s Horn Jour
nal) he met E.i".arJ Evervt: H.'e. wht
es'riej the "ctcr'o errand. "To con
sult the archives." v.-jj tho reply. "Pj
the way. He sir. -r." sa l : Dr. Hale. "ic
you know whr? Noah k-pt his bees?''
"No," r.:.5T'---e'i Ilcsrr.-r. "In the ark
hives." sahi tr: -
he ps;ed on .
.r.eraM? prc-aoher as
iffiii
Wants an Arbitrator to Interpret
Some Parts of the Protocol.
THREE CHiLDHEN CREMATED.
It Was the Work f fiends A Persimmon
Tree Fal's Victim .0 Nero Soldiers Yen
genance Anti Vnncxatlonists Meet.
WAvupoiToN (Special;. The last
paragraphs 01 tho long translation of
the Spanish note, which was presented
to the American peace commissioners,
were deciphered at the State Depart
ment Saturday evening. It appeared
that in addition to the long argument
which was intended to snow that the I
word "di.-position," used ia relation to
the Philij pines, meant something else,
the Siauishnute did include a prop
osition to submit tho Philippine clause
of the protocol to the interpretation oi
of an arbitrator. There are several
matters of real importance, though not
ranking with tho Philippine question,
to be treated by the commissioners,
but the instructions to tho Americans
are not to call up those at present, or
until tho main lending issue relative
to tho Philippines has been settlea, iu
order io avoid complicating the pro
ceedings. One if these tubjects con
cerns the i est.ratiou of trado relations
botweea the United States and Spain.
At the beginning of tho war, Spain ter
minated all of her treaties with the
United States, and if the two countries
are to get along amicably, even after
the declaration of peacj, there must
bo workiug arrangements in treaty
form for the protection of trade in
terests, equalization of tariff charges,
tho regulation of extradition and such
subjects as are usually included iu
treatios of trado aud commerce aud
amit-.
With a view to bringing matters to a
speedy conclusion our commissioners,
by direction of tho President, will lay
before tho Spaniards tho final and irre
vocable demands cf this coun
try, allowing a specified time in
winch our conditions may bo either ac
cepted or rejected. This ultimatum, it
is understood, involves all that has
thus far been contended for, including
the surrender to the United States of
the entire Philippine group, ami also
names the amount of cash which this
government will pay Spain iu consider
ation of her expenditures on account of
pacific improvements and betterments
in the islaud of Luzon. The amount of
cash payment is not known, but there
is a basis for the belief that it is ap
proximately 40,000,000.
Rioting in Macon.
Macon, (ia. , had an incipient riot
caused by negro soldiers. Some one
pointed out to tho i:e;;roas p. persim
mon tree on which a nero was hanged
nine years ago, and this excited the
negroes to such a stato that they fired
a thousand shots into the tree, and
thou cut it down. At this stage of the
proceedings Mr. Dave Riley, tho own
ner of the land on which the tree stood,
came along and the negroes started at
him, jelling: "Burn him!" Mr. Riley
was in a buggy and got away. The
negroes then went to Crump's Park, a
suburbau resort, for the purpose of de
stroying it. Henry Berliner, the
watchman, attempted to drive them
away, but he was assaulted aud his
pistol taken away from him. At night
a negro sentinel shot and fatally
wounded another nero.
A Change of P nasty.
A curious report iu regard to Spain's
future government is current in dip
lomatic circles in Loudon, v. hich from
its source, is entitled to weight, that
thero will be change of dynasty, but a
peaceful change, fho ,ueen Regent
is said to be convinced ol the hopeless
ness pf her son ever reigning und has,
upon tho advice of the Emperor of
Austria, decided, soon after the peace
treaty is signed in par is, to quit Spain
with her family, and Don Carlos will
be proclaimed King. Everything is
reported to be ready, and the army and
clergy are alleged to bo eager for the
change. Accordiug to the programme,
Don Carlos, as toon as things are
running smoothly, will abdicate in
favor of his sou, Don Jaime.
A Shocking Crime.
A special from River Junction, Fla. ,
says: Three unknown white men went
to the house of Andra Shackleford, a
farmer living about five miles above
here, in Decatur county, Georgia, anil
demanded food from his wife. She was
alone with her three little children,
and offered bread, saying it was all sho
Lad. With an oath they demanded
meat. She became fi ightened anil fled
to the woods. The tramps caught the
three little children and set fire to the
house roasting the little ones to death.
A Fight in Manila.
A special from Manila ays three
Filipino natives hired a carriage and
afterward became engaged in a dispute
with tho driver regarding the fare.
Some members of the American mili
tary police attempted to arrest the na
tives, but the latter resisted and Ser
geant Price, of the Minnesota regiment,
whs stabbed aud killed. ar.d three
other American soldiers, Maher, Mont
gomery r.u 1 Hoyt, were wounded.
Maher shot one native dea l. lLe oth
ers were arrested.
Rush Orders for Vessels at the Navy Yard.
Bush orders for the several war ves
I eels now beiug repaired at the CLaries
! ton Law yard ia Boston, Mas. , has
j been received. ILree vessels themon
i iter Amphitrite,thj crui-er Detroit and
j the gua-boat Castme, were especially
j mentioned in the order.
Anti-nncxatiur..s;s Meet in Poston.
The organizers cf the movement
I aeaiust annex&tic n of Philippines met
J in Boston. A constitution wa a io; ted,
j ofllcers were elected and a long a Mi ess
I was issued to the 1 euple of tho United
I State, urzing prompt co ojeration m
1 getting higratares to a protect against
1 the annexation of the Philippines. Ed
j ward Atkinson rreided. Before the
meeting he received a telegram from
Andrew Carr.egie that he had sent him
a check for !.oo for the ue of the
i movement. Funds hare already been
aabtenbad liberally.
EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT.
Coterinj the Work for the Year ISW anJ J
for the First Half of IS3. '
The Experinent Station has jut
issued its report of 44 raffes. covering I
the work for the year lt7 aad fcr the
first half cf 1S;'S. The volume con'!t?
of the report of the Director, together
with the Chiefs of the different Div.s
ions of the Station, and is accorapan e 1
by on index to the report aud to the
bulletins of the Station issued during
the period referred to.
An examinatica of tho rf port show
that Irregular bulletins of the Station
were issued, relating to fertilizer an
alysis, compost making, compost ped
dlers, orchard, garden and field cto;s
and their disease;., the housing au 1
feeding of stock, birds and medicinal
rlants. There were also various speciil
press and information bulletins, and
other publications, amounting in all to
fifty, containing 7"? pages. Ihe
Station has kept up with its rather
heavy correspondence, its work at
Southern Pines, the study of poultry
keeping, tho analyses of the com
mercial fertilizers on sale ia the State,
the study of the digestibility of the
common feeding-stuffs, as well as other
lines of work referred to in previous re
ports, and the importance of which 10
the reople of the State is probably well
known and highly appreciated.
In addition, the Station has aided in
securing the enactment of a law pro
viding for inspection of the nursery
Ftock sold in the State, and which is
liable to contain the San Jose scaleand
other dangerous crop pests. At the
time of the enactment of this law, there
were laws iu other States, and since
the enactment of this law many othor
States have realized tho importance of
such legislation and have secured it.
During 1S.7, the Station discovered
the presence of tuberculosis in Its herd
of cattle, and in consequence, some of
the animals were slaughtered. Ihe
wide publicity given the matter has
served to call the attention of tho
people of the State to the danger of
tuberculosis, and the result will doubt
less prove very beneficial.
The first edition of the bulletin on
Trucking in the South was so popular
that it became exhausted, and it was
necessary to reprint it.
The bulletin on the Ornithology oi
North Carolina and the bulletin ou the
Medicinal Plants of tho State, should
prove particularly valuable as records.
There was a considerable increase in
the number of samples of fertilizers
sent for analysis, and attention is
called to the fact that during the year
about 20,000 tons of commercial fer
tilizers were consumed in the State,
and that one brand out of four lei!
below its guarantee in some singlo con
stituent. An investigation has been begun as
to the nature and extent of food adul
teration. The consumption of foo l in
North Carolina, annually, amouuts to
probably one hundred millions of dol
lars, and it will be interesting to know
the extent to which our people are im
posed upon by adulteration or mis
branding, or by some, other means.
Many States have a Food Control sim
ilar to our own Fertilizer Cor.trol, ami
it may be advisable, at some time, for
cur State to endeavor to protect her
citizens from fraud by the same means.
The report and index will be sent to
any one, free of charge, who will
make application to the Director of the
Experiment Station at Raleigh.
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Winston. The ninth session of the
Western North Carolina Annual Con
ference convened here. TI9 ( onfereuce
was called to order by Bishop O. P.
Fitzgerald, of Nashvilla, Teun. He
requested that a stanzaof some familiar
hymn be sung, lnle the Conference
assembled. In answer to this request,
the first stanza of "Come Thou Fount
of Every Blessing" was sung. A mat
ter of interest and pleasant surprise to
the Conference hero was reached,
namely, the all important question of
Trinity College, discussed aud settled
in a mott pleasant maiiicr.
Ashkvilli:. Dr. Chas. .Ionian cf
this city, surgeon in U. S. A. Y'olun
teers, sent in his resignation with tin
request that it be granted at once. It
was accepted and he honorably dis
charged from the service. Dr. Jordan
was one of the mobt popular surgeons
in the corps. The North Carolina boys
especially wili regret to give him up.
Chai.lotte. The Southern Bail way
Company secured the contract for haul
ing 1,000 tonB of structural iron work
from the Stacy Manufacturing Com
pany, of Cincinnati. Ihe iron is for
the i C's new gas holders in Charlotte,
aud the work of erection will begin in
the course of ten days.
Chahlotte. The importance of
Charlotte as a commercial centre has
been demonstrated in many ways. An
additional indication of its prominence
and superior location is shown by ihe
fact that the Southern Bel! Telephone
and Telegraph Coin j any will very
shortly make it the centre af an im
portant and extensive system of tIl
lines. 'I his company has already be
gun the construction of a long distance
line from Petersburg, Va. , to Char
lotte, from which point the hue will go
to Columbia, Augusta, Charleston ai.d
Savannah.
Balkioil President John A. Mills,
of thtj Raleigh .t Cape Fear Railroad,
has taken what the tailors term a round
turn on the Cape fear and ,v Northern
Railroad, anil B. G. Earns the Wake
county farmer who stoj 1 e 1 the Raleigh
Ar Cape Fear convict force- from work
ing on his land. Mills obtained from
Judge Bryan an injunction restraining
Enniss from interfering with the joj I
bnilding. It was 't-rved by the sheriff.
Ennis said he would not let the force
go on Lis land. The tkeriff in refly
told him he had bettc-r not monkey
with a judge. Eanis thea gave in.
Bids for electric street lighting, in
cluding 1 ro position for running an
electric street railway in connection
therewith, hare been submitted to the
GoMsLore board of aldermen.
Chaklotte. Architect Milburn -e-ceived
a telegram telling him that his
plans for the Confederate veterans'
auditorium in Charleston, S. C. , hal
Lten accepted, and that Le was to send
working plans and specifications as
soon as possible. This award is quite
a feather in Architect Milburn's cap, as
Le won it over -"i competitors, repre
senting architectual talent ia New York,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond
and Atlanta. The building is to ceat
7,000 people, aud will cost $:io,00o.
THIS I II IH II
II
itli
The SI:.i4.y-Corb2tt Fight Ended
in a Disgra:eful Fiasco.
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DEWEY'S PROMOTION COMING.
Presdcnt rr'cJ " !Sc"
Hcaty Pcstidf.vJ R hrnn-A Schooner
Cicd in No Orleans.
Nrtw Yoi.k i-pi'cia! !. -'1 he Sharkey
Cvrbett liht, which t as witnessed by
the laiet and mot icq iesentatir
gathering .f .Tor ting men that erer
Congregated to -e; a ring contest, end
ed in a mot disgraceful fiasco, at th
Lenox Athletic Club. Corbett had all
the worst of tho eiwvuuter. wheri ono
cf hi seconds. Vonrnr" MeVey,
juui; ed into tiie ring, appealing to th
leferees. thus violating tio rules, and
the refeiot, '"Honest John" Kelly, had
no alternutne but to diMpialify Cr
bett ami award tho bout t Sharkey.
MoVev'a luterferenco was absolutely
inexcusable ami tho referof. believing
that there was a '"job" iu McYey's ac
tion, took it 11 p..ii luittfc'f to declare
all lets off.
lec's Proniotien Coming.
Rear Admial John Milb-r. recently
detached frcm the command of tho
Pacific station has been luced on th
retired list on itccouut of age. The
vacancy thus cm rated in the highest
grade of the navy will bo filled by the
promotion of Commodore H. L. llowi
zon, now commanding the Boston nasry
yard. 1 ho naval orders contain an
announcement of tho retirement of
Bear Admiral Francis M. Buncr, oti
the 'Jlth. Admiral Bunce is ciiuman4
ant cd tho New York navy yard, gen
erally regarded as tho most important
shore command 111 the navy. Bear Ad
miral (ieorge Dewey will te the rank
iug admiral in the navy, upon the re
tirement of Admiral Bunco, next
month. It is understood that the
President will recommend to Congress
the re creation of tho olheo of admiral
or vicn admiral for tho "pecial benefit
of Admiral Dewey, and there is not
much doubt that Congress will euaot
the necessary legislation.
President glesias Armed.
Nf.w Y' RU 1 Special i. - Rnfeal Yglesia,
1 resident of Costa Rich, has arrived
here onboard the Atlas liner Altai, from
JK.rt 1 !,,,. uli.l kin.'Btfill With
President Yglesms were Rieardo Ygle
sias.hiH brother; Col. Leouzo, Bonila an
aidede campiDr. Antonio Runtiana and
Gen. John S. ( asemen, of the ( osta
Rican Railroad. I l o 1 arty stopped at
tho Waldorf for a few days before pro
in Wash iiii'ton. Shortlv after
tho Altai left quarantine lor ht-r dock.
sho was ooartHM ly 1 oionei ia.
Carter, of the War Department, rep-lesc-utiug
President McKinley, to
welcome President Ygiesia". President
Yglesias said that as ho is traveling
practically incognito and not on
national business ho w as opposed to dis
play. Ho hail simply come herefor pleas
ure aud for tho benefit ofhis health,
nud expects to take a trip to England
ind I'rauco. On his way home he will
-peud several months 1:1 the United
states.
The Santiago Campaign.
Complete returns have been received
af the casualties of the Santiago cam
paign. The Adjutant (ienrraPH office
aas divided the campaign into diilerent
jates and periods. 1 he statement
shows: La ( tuiHima, June 21. Killed, I
alficer ami 1" men; wounded, (5 officer
md 41 men. San Juan, July 1st, to JJd.
Killed, 7 officers aud PM men;
w ounded, 0'. officers and men. El
'Janey. July 1st. ---Killed. I officers aud
31 men; wounded, 21 officers and Xi2
Uieu. Aguadores, July 1 and 2d.
Wounded, 2 officers and lo men.
ground Santiago, .lunly lOlh and 12th.
Killed, 1 officer and 1 man; wounded,
1 officer and 12 men.
Hea Postoffice Robberv.
One of tho boldest robber ies com
mitted in Cleveland in years was per
petrated when tho postoffice was rob
bed of 11 rackagc containing 8100
5r l,i'0 in all. Ihe money was in a
piegeon hoie at a stamp window presid
s 1 over by Mi-s Mary Berry. She left
ihe window for a few seconds and dar
ing that brief period the money was
taken. Four women were seen acting
,n a suspicious manner iu the corridor
Df tuo postoffice junt before the robbery
ud the police believe one of them to
oe the thief. No arrests have been male
s yet.
Inquiry Begun Into the l oss of the Teresa.
Tho court of inquiry appointed by
:he Secretary of the Navy to ascertain
why the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa
was abandon! an 1 to fix the repon-
lbditv. bus begun its labors in Nor
folk, Va. Several of the crew of tags
A the Merritt Wrecmng Company and
the Leonidas were beard, but mem
bers of the court were mum, aud would
aot give out anything for publication.
br. Iloge is Now a Mason.
In Bichrnond, 'a. , members of Dore
Lodge. A. F. A. M., visited the bed
room of Rer. Dr. M. D. Iloge, where
iiO is conficcl as the result of a severs
incident, a&d the famous Presbyterian
divide was made a Mion by the grand
master cf Masons of Virginia, Colonel
P.. T. W. I'uke. Thi incident is said
to be w.thout irc-cedent in this Masonic
jurisdiction.
xper mcnt in Dakota.
South DakoU is the firnt State in the
Union to adopt the system of direct
legislation by tue people. Although
the official returns have not been re
;eive 1 it is conceded that tLe constitu
tional amendment miking provision
for the ue of the initiative and refer
endum was ap proved by popular vote
st the election of November
An Lnccnstitutif.ial Law.
The Court cf Appeals at Albany, N.
V., decided that the auti-sealping law
passed at the last ee-ion of the Legis
lature is unconstitutional.