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a* a resell of bar (StfOTew wtth
Yombc. it was agreed that aha should
>»i» his la Hngtanil aad taka apnt
saate ia tka Haul Cecil. Us San, tab
les can Ust aha kept bar wbeedabaats
a complete aocm from Mrs. Young aad
. Young's rataUeaa. Aa isyortaat feature
bran* bt OS was the bet US Toting
gave the wtaooo a postal card, oa
which bo wrath bar ease aad addrsi.
aarlag tt waa eoartUtoc she sight
The crowded court room he US a
eoddraly aUll when the terser sow
. Sri took. Uia stand. The tret of bar
tragi swag, mating to heraatf. waa
given la a tow. even voice, hot as aha
tiniwnM1!^ hruMNUitM (SI
cab ride, bar voice waa ailed with trag
ic ciriirraelno
• Karty ia her story. Mis Patterson
told of her eriglaal sort!eg with
Trass, at their tile together, aad of
their coatees plated Knee peon trip She
teM at bar talk with Yon eg the eight
before hie groyned departure for
by a talaghnaa saeeaga fros kite to
-' ge to the pfar tosa bis odf. of the ride
__ down town, of the soraeau la • aa
" faaa tsd of the ride la'Aka cab before
tha ahaaUagc • *■»> •,
aha waa naked to daaertbowka* hnp
praad attar had flag Aba eaiaaa. while
driving dawa Was Broadway.
“We talked aboat Me going away,
aad ha kept ga rationing so about sy
eostag to seat Ms.” she aald. *1 did
not say anything, and taaQjr he aald,
‘Bat I don't Seel paaldva that pan are
going to cease over/ Ha said. T be
lieve tbs yea are fading—ere year
• Thao ha aahL 'Are yea aotag.’ I aald.
'Weil. Caesar, there's aa nee aaytag
I wBI. keeaaee I've atode up a>y adad
net to. hat you ga aver than, aad
gat things gained daw*, natll tha folks
hava lor gotten akaat tktaga by that
Use, f wBI seat yon at the gars toga
*""ildto»U at sa a while, aad add.
Da too saaa thatr aad than ha grab
had aaa bp sr hand nearest to Ms. aad
paOad sa aver toward Ms Ha hart sa
as that l triad to pall away, bat I eoaM
as gat away trap* Ms. I pec sy ether
hand ap aad ha grabbtd st Soauhow
as other I got swap fires his. I told
' Ms that ha hart da.
“Ho aM. 'If you don't com* over
then, aad I hava to wait until tha
Saratoga seating. I say never an
yaws gain. My h ureas have gone book
aa 'sit. I've toot all that money. Now
I's toeing sy little dd; do yon sens
thatr
“He nabbed sa aad hart sa ha
badly Oat man cans to ay eyee. I
tried to ettuggto sway fros Ms again.
"md had la band away over.
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TK WOK tf cmm%
Bally Mnf) of Mar* ar Law Interact
Bto twtfaa bar .tto
tty' tender. The
t strength to force Spanker
to brack n tta. In order that tba
bUI wlgkt bo _ ay- tba Dawn*
crnta owing- their nutted* of an
togwlaw baannw Mr. WO. of Ooaaoe
Beat, tn cbaiyo of tba Wit. rafaaad to
yootyaw Ite tart bar eoasidsraUao tn
tnnwti of tba Ittnaw of Mr. Bar
rett., of Georgia, tender of tba opposi
tion. Little on
by Mr.
of
hr banka on aoonnta deposit
ed by the governwaaL and Haitiag the
aw oust to ba oo dopoeltad In any ooa
Senate Orders tenyawbniwd.
The Saanta agent practically lbs an
.ttre day dlsroaalag tba Pblllppiae ad
BlaUtrstioc bl)L A somber of ■ eased
wants wan adggaatad and debated,
among thorn being grovwona relating
to railroad bonds, mining locations end
tsrltt rates. Under agreement, tba rota
on tba Mil will ba taken, and the dis
posal of all nmandmaats will occur at
.tba acme time. A formal order to eater
upon tba Swayne impeachment pro.
ootdtogi was adopted, bat U did not da
n day for banian) ng tba work.
Mr. Platt, of CoaoecUcut. chairman
of the select committee to cooaMcr the
rerraamsadatloas of the Hobos of Rep
resentatives for the impeachment of
Jndye Swayne. presented tba report of
that committee. Tba report was la tba
shape of aa order, wblcb. -after recit
ing tba circamataacee la a preamble,
proceeded as fallows:
“Ordered, that tba 8anata will, ac
cording to Its standing rules and or
ders la sack/ cases provided, taka
proper action thereon (apoo tba pra
sestatloB of tba articles of Impeach
ment). of which dan notice shall bo
given to tba House at Representa
tives.'
The Senate Friday carried out Its
unanimous agreement to <M« on the
Philippine civil government Mil. and
fay a vote of 44 to S3 pasted the
measure. The gnat vote was preceded
by the presentation of many amend
ment* sad a general discussion or
them, as well ss of the provisions or
the MU. There wc{w occasional poli
tical references, hot. In the main, the
discussion was coalined to the merits
of the measure. On soma of tho
■uneadmaata suggested by. Democratic
Senators several Western Republicans
cast their votes la the normative, but
Mr. McCumber was the only Republi
can who voted with the Democrats
against the passage of the MIL
The most notable change made dur
ing the day was the towering of the
rate of interest, On railroad bonds to
he guaranteed «gr~tho Philippine gov
ernment from t to d per coat.
The bin as -pasasg exempts from
taxation an bonds issued by the Philip
pine and Porto Rican governments;
authorises the Philippine government
to gaarsntse tho payment of Interest
on railroad hands at the rate of 4 per
cent per sssnm; provides for the ad
ministration of the Immigration laws
by the Philippine authorities; astab
hahea a system for the Iocs lion sad
pstsnttsg of minersy. coal, sad saline
lands; axes the metric system for the
Wends, sad gives the civil Governor
the title of Governor General.
During the day Senator Hevoridgn.
from tho committee on Territories, ro
portetf the statehood MIL He gave
notteo at that Umo that Immediately
after the disposal of (he Philippine
MM he would ttaCrvA the coasMerattoo
of the Statehood Mil. hat a poo dis
covering that tho rales require that
committee reports lie over for s day.
he decided not to entnr the motion
eattt after (he Christman holidays, his
intention being to make ibn motion
on the drat day Ihe tL.uate convenes
in January.
Friday', session of lb* lions* was
given over almost exrlaslvnly lo (be
oonaldsisilos of bills on the private
calendar, a down of mme being
passed. The Senate amendments in ibn
urgent dedcieney Mil were agreed to.
and ndterament was taken until Mon
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TWELVE DAY FIGHT
A Viftrm Assastt Oa Tie lutau
Bjr Japtaeie
ttK STOESSEL KSCUffS ATTACK
OlipiMiw Fim the Pert Arthur
Oewwlir Relate Hew the Fat
raee Wee HeM Agelwet tee Supreme
Effect of the Japanese Frem Nee.
SOte Ope. *.
St. Petersburg. By Cable—Oen. Otoee
eel’B discs tehee to tee Kmparor, which
were received Friday eight, were gtv
ee out 8uaday. The tret la dated
November O, aad la aa followe:
“l am happy to inform your majes
ty that oa November St, after aa in
creased bombardment, the Japneeea
attached oae of the torts oa the north
eastern front and leaped with n por
tion of their Co rose oa the parapet.
The? ware annihilated by rite Ere aad
tee bayonet mad throws back Into the
trenches. Their reserves were scatter
ed by shrapnel.
“From November SI to November SS
the enemy violently bombarded the fort
end. In spite of great leases, elected
by their perseverance n passage be
tween the two forts on the northeastern
Croat.'
At *:» o’clock tn tha irasing of
Norm bar S3, after beery firing, tha
Japanese suddenly hurl ad themselves
ngalnat several works on this front and
■sited n portion of the trenches, bat
they ware thrown back by the reserves
after a fierce bayonet straggle. They
returned to the assault at midnight and
again occupied a part of tha tranches,
but war* annihilated by onr bayonet*.
At I o’clock la tha morning all wng
over and your majesty's berate troop*
war* abl* to net and start to repair
ing tha damage. The Japanese lost
more than 3,000 man. All of oar troop*
behaved aa heroes. Tha following es
pecially distinguished themaelvea: Gen
erals Koudrake (commander of the ar
tillery) and Oorbotowsky and Lleuteo
ant Colonel Naoomka. (A dasen other
oncer* tn lower grades are also men
tioned in tha dispatch.) Tha bombard
ment of the town and harbor continues
dally. A number of buildings havt
bean destroyed sad the harbor Asa
sustained soma damage. The garri
sons are In excellent spirits.”
la other dispatch dated November
37, Can. Stoeaael says:
Tke ttth sad 37th ware the blood
last days In tha assaults on Port Ar
thur. The attacks began on the night
of tha 31th, against our left flank, near
Pigeon Bay. Tha Ant was repulsed
with groat loss to tha Japan***. The
•am* sight tha enemy attacked a de
tach meet an Psnlong Mountain, bat
wars repulsed, aa also was thalr attack
oa VIsokai (SM-aatra Hill.)
‘‘Oa tha Sfith the Japanese began to
bote bard and attack fiercely tha torts
of the northeastern front nod the ad
vanced trenches. Tha trench aa repeat
edly changed hands. Nevertheless, on
tha night of tha 3tth we throw back
tbg Japanese at the point of tha bayo
net. The enemy succeeded la blowing
up the parapet of oa* of the forte and
began building parallel* there. At an
other tart, oa the ana* night, they laid
each* along tha rampart, but our ar
tillery dispersed them. Towards 10
o’clock la tha evening the Japanese
attacked n battery on our left flank tn
considerable strength, and at first ob
tained poaaaaelou of a portion of the
works, hot oar karoo* brought bayo
aeta into use and tha Japan*** retired,
leaving a heap of thalr men. Along
tha whole trout the Japanese ra-opaued
a viol ant fire against tha Interior of the
tort row, keeping It ap until I o'clock
aa tha morning of November 37. Tha
help which God seat us oa the birthday
of our mother tha Cxarlne gave as fur
ther victory.”
Imw Two Foot Poop
Newport. R. L. 8portal.—As a roealt
ot tho wont bUttard that haa rial tad
thle olty la wasy years, all local traf
•a *e practically at a standstill. The
Mom Hfta at wMalefct last alpht
Ni ahatad at aooa today. Oa a tar
ot tho tmam u aon thaa two 10at ta
depth, while a strong wind haa piled
ep drifts that Mock the streets.
New Tort. S portal—Tho eaew
atom aad sale which otrech the coast
StCttTAIT WILSON'S KNIT
Wpws them tag the Astonishing Vab
aaa a# This Year's Crap.
The Secretary of Agriculture has
transmitted his eighth annual report
lo tha Pridtot
la npeahyg hie report the Secretary
portaat featuree of the year's erode.
Among them are extensive cooperation
with agricultural I tattoos: the taking
of preliminary slope to ooadnot reed
lag and breeding experiments, the
war waged against the cotton boil wee
ril and against cattle mange, plant
tor education of engineers ta road
build lag: Um production of a hardy
orange, a hybrid of the Florida orange
■ad the Jays see tri toilets; valuable
research ta successful shipping of
fruit abroad: the value of nitrogen
■slag bacteria; successful latroduc
Uoa of plants sotted to light rainfall
trass; establishment of pure food
oiaadarde; tho extension of agricul
tnral edecaUua la primary sad second
wry schools; the extension of Instruc
tion to oar island possessions to en
able thorn to eappty the country with
l20O.ue0.0M worth of domestic pro
duct*. now Imported from abroad.
’ He then proceeds to disease the
Place of agruulluia ta the country's
mdnsinal Ufa
T>s cum crop og. 130* ylvlrtf. •
farm value greater than ever befortv
Tbo farmer* coaid fruai tbe pro
ceeds of this imp pay Ibo national
debt, tbo lots) eat tbcrcoo for uun yoar,
aad anil have cinigk left to pay a
ruo aide cable ppiltou of tbe gpma
meut'e Warty expenses. The oottoo
crop, valued for list aad aood at S40*.
000.000. cornea second. vblle hay and
•beat contend for the I bird piece.
Combined, these two crops will about
equal m<* mrm crop. Notwithstanding
tbo Wboat crop show* s lower pro
duction than aay year since 1900, tbe
rams •slue U tbe hlgHnst since Ital.
Pol*lor* gad barley reached taeir
bigheet production In 1004; save tn
l»dj tho oat crop was never ao large
by 40.000,000 buabela The preseot
crop or nee penalises s yield of 900.
000.000 pounds—400,000,000 more then
ever before.
Horses sail males reach the high
est point this year, with an aggregate
valuo exceeding 1.S64 million dollara
On tbo Other hand catUc, sheep and
bogs all show a decline ,
Tbe steady advance id poultry leads
to anma astonishing flguioa Tbe far
mers' bans now prod nr o one sod two
thirds billions of doses* of eggs aad
al Abe high average price of the year
the heos daring tbolr brisy season
lay enough agga In a single mouth to
pay the years interest oo the national
debt.
After a careful estimate of the val
ue of tho products or the farm daring
1904, made within Uia census scope.
H la safe to place the amount at 4.900
million dollara. after excluding the
valuo of farm crops fed to live stock
In order to avoid duplication of values.
Tkls Is 9.4* par cant above tbs pro
duct of 1901, aad I1JI per cent above
taut of the ceosaa nr im.
. 8o»a comparison* are neeeeaary to
tho realisation of rack rmthlcksbla
valuo, aggregating nearly flve blltloos
of dollara The farmers of this conn
try havo ta two years prod need wealth
sxceodhsg the output of all tbs gold
mines of tho entire world sloes Col
umbos discovered America. This
year's product la over tlx times tbe
amount of the capital stock of all a*
Uoua] banks; It lacks bat threw
fourths of a billion dollars of tbo veins
or tbe manufactures of ltoo. less tbe
met of materials used; It la three
times the grots earnings from tbe
operations of lb# railways and four
times the value of all minerals pro
daced la this country. The year of
1P*4 keeps w«IJ op to tke average of
exports of farm products daring tbe
Bra yearn 1M9-1903. amounting to
crmt no nnnona. wtuia tua average
for tko Iro year* woo nearly Ml mlh
IIom.. During UM loot 11 year* taa
baUaoa of trade la flavor or thlo roun
ntltdoo eoaoldorod. oxeoodod
4JS4 muitoa doUera. bat taking fan.
Modacta aleoo. tkoao akowod a bal
Mcok^oor favor of more than MM
. »ovlowtagtka teproaaa la fan. cap!
tal. tko ooorotaiy aottamtea H con
aorvattvoly at MM aumoa dollar*
J*Wn Mar yoar*—tkla wltkoat moor
Wag tko atarkod laoroooo ta I bo
vdoe of Mad daring tko pact Iwo
jltfl. Tfttt Bolt lUrtllti inras
Mow 00 ttaotroUog tko Mmora’ proa
■orlty am tkoao praaoatod by dopoatto
■ Mia M typAeol agriadtaral Btaloo
Tko Da oratory aatocta Mr tkla NMa
MMoa Iowa, Kaaapo aad Mlaalaalppt.
TakMg an ktodaoT kaaka. aatloaal.
•MaM. prtvaaa aad aavtaga. tko dapoo
Ita Mamappd fiaaa Jaae M. 1IM. ta
OeMbOr n. 1M4. la Iowa. Id4 par
■Mil M Kamaaa. Ilf par ooat; aad M
KMtaippi Ml par oorit-ta tko Dah
tod mam *1 par cant. A ataafUr fa*
■rakla rtmaartma nay ba mala aa
M tko a awl i r of dopooMom
Tko to or i lory itaiMlit that tko
kmarf rate of daaoafal pmgraoa
aood Mar a# taatpartaaa with that of
oay other alaoa of prafanm
. Nowa of Ma Day.
A apodal dtapateh from tua ford to
a Maw York paper aaya "Tka Rev
Dr. WtWaM J. Loop, praalaaat aa a
O'lltaa aad lecturer oa aalmai Ufa aad
kMDrad aafparla baa boon at/lckaa to
tally MMd aad »bo ckaaeeo of bit m
aovorMg bio algkt art poor. Tor
yoara oao of bla ayoa waa auk. aad
dMapy aa tkat adcoaat ba retired from
tko aMMtry to that. Loot weak he
TIE 6E0LMICAL KPOIT
Muab ONd Wane Has Seen Dana tha
Pea* Year.
Tha Btata Geologic*] Baud held lt»
•aaosl meeting law week la the gov
amor's offlee. ha being Its chairman,
aad tha other members being 3. T.
Morahaad and Henry B. Frias, tha lat
ter having bean appointed this weak.
Btata Geologist Hotmaa was with tha
board, aad mads a full statement of
tha geological work la North Caro
Has daring th* current year. Prof. V.
H. Bykas waa prsesat aad submitted
hi* special report, largely oovarlag
public highways, had other develop
manta, mock baring bean dona along
this Una. Prof. Hotmaa aad Prof.
Bykaa have baan at tha St. Louie Be
position mack of tha time. Prof.
Hotmaa ha nag for two years or more
baas tha hand of oaa of tha greatest
departments cf tha exposition. Tha re
port of Btata Geologist Holmes to the
Geological Board, oovarlag the work
tor tha two years ending November
10th. says g groat deal of work baa
bom done la connection with tha
«ood roads movement aad many public
meetings bald, the rand engineer of
tba survey. W. L. Spoon, attending
than* aad visiting tha various counties,
giving Instructions aad advice. In a
number of count to* In tha'middle aao
tloo aad tha want, and In New Han
over., work has developed la tha of
sradlng properly, locating aad
amlslng. Dr. Pratt, tha mineralogist,
haa prepared reports, one on mining,
tha other oa tin deposits, aad tha build
ing stone resources of tha Btata have
has* Investigated by Georgs P. Mor
rail, of tha National Museum, and two
assistant*. The topographic survey ot
Iba 8tate has been continued by th«
United States, aad of tba 61,000 square
mltaa about 61.000 have been mapped
under direction, of H. M. Wilson. Tba
Hatted States Bureau of Forest aad
State Survey had cooperated, having
made a careful examination of the
mountain forests, and has done mock
to arouse sentiment for a permanent
national reserve. The examination oi
toe forests of tba eastern count!ea If
being arranged for. and Is noon to be
pushed. The oyster survey and tnvea
tlgatioo of tha fisheries and oyster
beds haa baan continued by tba govern
rnent. Legislation la needed to pro
vent the catrhlng of the shad at th<
river mouths. '
General Cotton Market.
Middling.
Oelreatcm, quiet.7 u-U
New Orleans, easy.7 14
Mobile, quiet.. 7 34
Savannah, quiet. 7 m
Charleston, quiet . 7 64
Wilmington, quiet . 7 14
Baltimore, nominal.7 74
Near York, quiet. 7.91
Boston, quiet . g.oo
Philadelphia, quiet . 8.2C
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent price* pale
to wagons:
Good middling .7- 14
Strict middling . 7 14
Middling . 7 64
Tlagee . 7 to 7 14
Stains.• 14 to 1
Negro Killed by Street Car.
Charlotte. Special.—Alexander Jet
ton. a negro Inborer. 36 years of sga
was killed almost Instantly Friday ef
ternoon at 1S.45 o'clock at SeversvUH
by bolag run over by a street ear is
front of W. J. Fite's store. The saar
came upon the track by means of ■
aids street, which la situated la a dost
eat. It la said he eras near-sighted
The motorman bad no time to stop hit
ear. which struck Jetton squarely
knocking him down, and then dragged
him about 10 feet. The body was ter
riably mangled.
9 ———
Prominent Parmer Shot.
Kinston. Special.—Jno. L. Daugherty,
a prominent farmer of this county, waj
seriously shot by Mr. W. B. Street, ol
Kinston, la mlstaks for a wild torksy.
Mr. 8tract, with a companion, was la a
boat on Neuse river duck hunting.
Mr. Daugherty had killed two turkeye
aad propped them up oa the bank at
decoys aad was himself concealed la a
pit below the beak. The duck banter
seeing part of bin black coat exposed
aad hearing his yslplng mistook him
for a turkey aad fired from aboot It
yards distance, the load of No. 4 shot
taking effect la his right shoulder, seek
aad bead. He will -probably recover,
though seriously hurt.
Georgia Farmer* Mot
Macon. On.. Special.—Specials to Tbt
Telegraph from many counties of the
Bute tall of duas meetings held by
farmers In aa effort to further tha
movement recently Inaugurated to hold
cotton for price of iff cents. In moot
of the counties strong r anoint lone were
adapted setting forth the fact that the
Camera should bold all their cotton
pooatMo and appeal to local banka fo»
aid.
Varda maw Oat* Invitation.
Washington. 1 pedal.—Tha Varda
man leans baa baaa settled by sanding
tba Mlmtaalppt 0oversea aa tmvttaUoa
la tba laaagnrailos. Tba committee la
breathlessly awaiting bla answer.
Meanwhile the committee has been fa
•undated wUb prat seta against estaad
lag say Invitation to Vardaaua at all.
Berne of tba letters mstatala that Vnr
damaa should not only b* left without
an lavHntion. but ebould be rigidly **
eluded from tha atty limit* while tha
Oeneral Oaorpa M. Harries, chairman
of tha committee an military, ax pi ala*
that tba invitations to tba Oavamora
are purely official, and that personali
ties are not to be considered.
Three Kitted la Bmekty* Firm
How Tor*. BpadaL—Three persona
par* billed and several lajared. la a
Bra Is * three-*tory brick rant deem at
in Boat* Mala street, la tha Williams
bam section of Brooklyn. Tba dead
era: Alice Ini naan, Ardes Reynold*
sad Charles Unrein. Tba Bra wa*
caased by tba exploaloa of aa oil stove
Moat of tboae who last tbatr llvrn wan
raagbt In tba appar etory of tba balM
lag from sbltb there war* no Bra am
capes.
THREE MEN KILLED
A Seriois Accldett Occars 9t Ik
Battle tbit FHakMto
T«fF BOllEI MAKERS ARE KILLED
Tha Olvlrg Away at a Casket. cr Rub
ber Washer. Cswvarta the Plra-roem
at tha MaaeechweetU lata a teeth
lag PM of btaem sad Mat Water—
Pear tarvtvert Terribly Be aided
Lieutenant Cals Injured in Gallant
ly Rescuing tba endangered Men—
Bailer Bald te Have Been The rough
ly Tested.
Philadelphia, Special.—Caught la a
trap sad boipless to ease themselves,
three men lost thelp ?vae aad four
otbors. Including Ueeteeaal Ws C.
C. Cola, wore terribly scalded Tbors
dsy by a regh ot steam sad boiling
water In tha fire-reom of the battle
ship Massachusetts, lylag at the
League Island ssvy yard. Tba Quad
are: Edward Bob. boiler tasker and
civilian: Andrew Hamilton, married,
boiler maker; Charles Ritas 1. boiler
maker. Injured: t.Lou lea sat William
Cole. 11. 8. N.. assistant chief engineer
of Ute Massachusetts, scalded about
the bead sad body. taken to tba Na
va] Hospital; Wllllsm Anderson,
ship’s boiler maker, badly acaldod,
taken to the naval hospital; James
Wilson, boiler maker's helper end ci
vilian employe, scalded, takes to tba
Methodist Hospital; Joseph A. Dur
and. boiler maker* nolpor end civil
ian. acaldod, takes to 8l Agnes Hos
pital. With the eauepUoe ot Llcnt
scant Cole, all the kilted and ttijoied
resided in Philadelphia.
Lieutenant Cot* mceivca el* in
Juries In a berate aUort tu rescue Uie
others.
The accident was saeesS br tbe giv
ing way of a gasket, or rubaor wsan
er, on s boiler on the starboard side
of the ship.
The Massachusetts has bsea at tbs
navy yard for some time, undergoing
ecitensive repairs, particular u> tbe
boilers and machinery. Although
Captain Edward D. Taussig and bis
complement of officers and men are
aboard tbs ship, tbe Massachusetts la
wlgln doing business la Iks guts and
virtually in charge of tbs authorities
of the navy yard. Tbs boiler an which
the accident occurred bad recently
been doaaed an.', thoroughly tested,
and the botksr dAn <-_rTVpii*y •*
work on another hotair. without
warning, the gasket between the boil
er plats between the boiler gave way
and a terrific rush of steam and hot
water occurred. The doom of tbe Ira
room w-jra closed at the time of lbs
accident, and the only aveauo of es
cape was a safety ladder. Only cos
■an, Bramlett, a ship's Armens,
thought of tbs ladder, and be escaped
without a scar. Few cm the upper
decks knew what bad happened until
the steam cams rushing up from tbe
seething pH below. The work of res
cue was prompt, and to this prompt
ness those who escaped death owe
their thanks.
The Bret to enter the Are hole was
Lieutenant Cola Without hesitating,
and being scalded by the water and
steam, he entered quickly and quick
ly dragged the men to a placa where
they were taken In charge by others.
Bub and Hamilton were dead when
found, end Ritsel died a few minutes
after being taken on deck.
Whether the gasket was defective
or was carelessly put In place, re
mains for an official court of Inquiry
to determine. It is said the boiler
had been thoroughly overhauled and
tested under n tremendous pressure
Of steum. At the time of the acci
dent the steam pressure was only
sufflclsnt to run tbe ship's beating
plant.
The accident will cause little or ee
delay ta preparing the battleship for
Farmer Killed by Trelley Car.
■partaabarg. a. c. apodal.—Hebert
Peiboff. k ml reel dent ot tbe eeae
ty died at ae ■arty boor Tbaraday
moralag aa tbe reaelt ot talarlee m>
tatnad by be tag at rock > a trolley ear
eel MagsoUe atreeL He eeWerod ooa
eaaatoa ot tba brata aad (Had without
having raaalnet coaertoaiain. Tba
ttwoper bald aa lotroeet aad tba Jury re
turned a verdict la accordance with
tbe faota
■ridge FeHa. KltHwg Three.
Cbarleetea, W. Vo.. •gecUt—Three
kitted aad (bar othere
by tba eattapaa ot tba
stwaa tb* Bk river. .
aad Watt Char lew
tea. Oa tbe bridge when It weat lea*
ale children aa tbatr way te
aad a Bomber ot otbae pedee
with etx Itanit. Tba
Hmbbdkm. aged it
reara: Abate Heapbrtya. aged IT; Ot
■e Oibbe, aged II. The laiared: Stana
•tilth, aatd If. eonpoaad freetare ot
elbow; wltltaa Hoi nee, colored, drl
rer. eat aad bralatdi Haary Fielder,
driver, aertoae I ate real telartee; Kina
Taekar. aged IS, both erne aad ltd
brofcea.
lowSw Men Meet.
Norfolk, Special.—fltprntatatlraa ot
twenty nine. eowtrotMag graetlealty
ht entire oatgat of Vlrglala aad North
OaroUae glae lea her net bora aad dw
etdad aot to naka aay c ha age la tba
aaala of grina which berena •fertlve
Norenber It Aa lav Halloo to tbe
North Carol I aa Plao Aeooctatlon (ran
■t Sawatacy tf AgrleaHnre to altaad
tba Anorfcaa , Forte* Oongreea la
Weehtigtoa, Jaaaarr t to S. IMS. wma
accepted. aad a delegation matted to
rtprtatat tbe anartailoa.