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r IP "H p u. . Jl M li 13 Morning RATHER TO-DAY por Raleigh and vicinity:; Rain; colder. Vol. HI- RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY. MARCH 25. 1899- NO, 97. iELCDiEil K1PAPER MEN Durham Will Entertain Visit ing New Enfllanders. ESS III EVINCE jate Returns From Hunt's Old Field. Walking Barrodm Sent to Jail. Dispelling the Cloud of Illiteracy. Hew Jfluslcal Instructor. pin-ham, March, 22. 'Special. The jVew Kn gland Newspaper League will n 'Durham next Friday, and they revolve a royal reception. The.ed ; will arrive here ait 9:55 in the ,,rnjna: and will spend it he day In ,ok;np over Durham and ber instl u;ions. A progltfam for tbe occasion t yet been arranged. Today Mr. tia W A. plater, president ox roe is insurers Mn'p Association, issued a. call for a meeting rf the asociation tonight at nviock. The Board of Aldermen, vbat "v Board of Trade, our lawyers. cci-'V and business and professional 3 en in general were also invited to. a't- ?nl this meeting, an'd a large crowd lVfls out. Durham never does things y halves, and fhis joint meeting was or the purpose of giving these North ern writers a true Bull City reception. rhey Willi be met at the train by a ars. delegation of citizens and busi-:e.-s men. The notorious Hunt's Old Field, the as given revenue1 wuttsis v .-mole, is again on deck. For a long me i a year or so 'the moonshiners in :-cticn have been -quiet, and dur- that 5 r.re pasit two years a. cnwiiiuuc nil church h'ave been erected almost th? heart of the district But the in ardy makers of illicit spirits could notr rsake their old love entirely. During e last few days United States Oom-iss-ioner Faucet ftscs-"Wad two cases nm Hunt's, and it is posisible that .ire" will follow soon. General Harris n r.,i Louis Humphries were both up on th e'harge of illicit distilling and sell- n? without license. They were dis- harged. - T .Jny James Whi't'e, a very black ne :, who lives in that disreputable (hole nnwn as Smoky Hollow, was up f6r elling without license. From the evi , ::. White seems to have been a- lking bar-room. One witness said ir-it he ihad twelve bottles of whiskey r;:h him last Sunday. He1 was well P in his business, too. A negro wo- V m n told the court that s'he went to a 11 anrl got some waiter for him to alren his spirits with be f die (he start- 1 on 'bis tour.. He was sent to jafl in a O'tauTt of $uir oau'i. vv:wie 'vvid.s wni- - at a recent term of the Federal ourt of selling whiskey Without li ense. Mr. "W. A. Erwin, of the "West Dur rani Cotton Mill, is determined that he people of fh'at village shall have ev ery oppodtunity possible to iincreaise their education - and broaden theilr views. Not long ago he made 'a rule that be !. would employ no one w"ho cnuld not read and write. Those em ployed in the mill who. could not ccm'e u P' to the requirements were given an pportunity to study, arid later they ere given their old places. Mr. Krwin has now arranged 'a Be es of lectures to be given in the Wesn. iurham ball for the benefit of Tiis em l.iyees and neighbors. Trie first of his series will be given tomoriOvv- ni ht, When JJr. j. ivngo, presiaenn f Trinity College, will speak on "Ex Mrasioin." The other leotures of ttve ries are as follows: March 30, "Tem erance," by Mr. J. H. Souihg-ate-, uv.il 6, "Fducaition," by Prof. W. W. lowers; April 13, "Gladstone," by 'rof. Bdwin Mimis; April 20, "Kings n l Queens," by Prof. Jerome Dowd; ;ril 2, "Economy," by Mr. W. A. 3rwin. Prof. Gilmore W. Bryant, principal or he Durham . Cons-ervatory of Music, as secured t'he services of Prof. Alex :.ler Findley, of Ohio, as tea'clher dur- ng t'he coming year. Mr. Findley is Virginian by birth and is bi'ghly ac oniipiished in tlhe musical art. He was . classmate of Professor Bryiamt and a n upil of Campanari and Broekhoven, 3f Cincinniaiti, Royal Concertimeist'ei F. Rehfeld, of Betidn, Sans Sitt, Becker, Jadiass'ohn, and others of the Royal Consei vatcry of Leipzig, and has beard repeatedly such celebrated virtuosos as Joacbim, Sarasate, Yraye, Witck, x iiuerewsKi u Aioert, 'Siiviniski ana others. With tbe addition of M.T. Find ley the Durham Conservatory of Music will be second to none in the South. King & Wilson's Minstrels will snow at West Durham next Monday night Ams j a a local amaiteur orgamatlon C'd Mj:. Moeley, the Raleigh contor- ON ti'onist, will aissitet them. Later on the company expect to 'hoid forth in the Durham opera "house. S. T. Bennett, a Dunham painter, had 'a narrow escape from deatb yesterday. He fell tfrpm a scaffold, on which he was -palmtii'ms, o-nre . fifteen or twenty feet to tthe ground, 1'out escaped almost unhurt. He 'was shaken up consider ably, 'however. News was received here today that "William Long-, a well-to-do white man Who lived in Person county, lest near ly 'eveirybhing he had by fire a few nights ago. His stables and barn were burned, and among other 'things he lost his horsie, buggy, wagon, all of his corn and rough feed. He did not carry any insurance. MAHDI'S TGMB DESTROYED. General Kitchener Orders It to Break Up Fanatical Pilgrimages. London, .March 22. The dispatch of Lord Cromer, British diplomatic agent in .Egypt, embodying the reply of the Sirdar, General Lord Kitchener, of Khartoumr, to questions regarding the alleged mutilation and useless slaughter of Dervish es in the battle of Orndur man, has been laid before Parliament. The Sirdar say's that the only Wound ed Dervishes killed by .his itrooips were th'ose who feilgned death in order to obtain opportumities for killing the An-gl'o-B'gy'pWian's. "Whatever -wa.s done,'' he Continues, "w!as (Jone With all pos sible 'cons'ideraltllonis of humanity." The Sirdar justified the destruction of the t'o'mib of the Mahdi and the dis persal of the prophet's remains, on the ground that, 'if the mausoleum had been left Imta'ct and unprOfaned, it would have hecome the center of fanatical piTsrimag'es, causing endless trouble. He slays he himself ordered the demoli tion. Lord Cromer endorses '.the statements of Gen era! Kitchener. B16 F16TQRY TBKES flNHl Y Rumored Sale to 1he Plug Tobacco Trust. R.J. Reynolds Company Say Out siders Will Take Stock and An other Factory Will be Built-Whiskey's Bad Work. Winston, N. C, March 22. Special. Early this morning reports were cir culated tb'at the tobacco trust bad pur chased the large manufacturing busi ness of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The president of the firm was interviewed. He said that his fac tories were closed today to take an in ventory looking to increas'i'ng the cap ital stock of the company, as allowed by the new charter granted by the re cent legislature. Two gentlemen one from Kentucky and the other from Yir- inia are 'here assisting in the work of taking the inventory. They are said to be expert accountants. Mr. Rey nold's says they represent capitalists who are taking tock in the business. T&e company, with its increased cap ital will ibuild another large factory. Ruimoris (have been current all day to the effect that the several m'anufactur ers have sold to 'the trust, but nothing official dan be obtained. Five white boys, while intoxicated, got into a fight at East Bend, Yadkin county; yesterday. Pistols and kn'ives were used and two bo'yis are b2id;ly wounded, one being shot and the other cut. DICKERSON S TRANSACTIONS. Witnesses Tesf fy to Having Been Duped Into Signing Notes fur Him 'Asbeville, TsT. C, Marcb 22. Special. In the D'iokerson trial for tihe past two days, witness G. M. Coffin has been tracing black the notes that Dickerson admitted, wben the bank flailed, that he got the benefit of, the object of the defense being to prove 'bh'at the books show th'ait the notes finally were carried to some one else. This has been shown as to s'ome notes Colonel W. H. S. Burgwyn, former bank ex'amliner, testified that he came here a few day after the 'bank failed, a.nd Dickerson admitted to him that he got .tbe benefit of $60,000 'accommodation note's. These are the notes' the defense is tracing b'a.ck. This afternoon several note signers were on the stand. They testified that they Signed notes for Biekerson, and that thsy were insolvent. Some signed note not kn'owling that they were notes. Policeman W. D. Taylor said that be sligned one note, but declared that another note- bearing his siguature was. forged. E. J. Evansi, a, hoy 17 years old when tbe bank failed, and o" Whom Dickerson was guardian, testi fied 'that be signed a n'oite, thinking h 'was witnessing Dickenson's signiaiture. He also endorsed several notes alt Di'ckeron's request. Dickerson himself is expected to goisome fight patches of water to the on the stand a (any time. CUBAN ARMY MUST BEJPDED Positive Action Taken at a Meeting of Generals. E 10 IDE SSSEH American Money Will Be Accepted and Soldiers Sent Home Regard less of Assembly's Action Gomez Recognized as Chief. Havana, March 22. An important meeting of Cuban generals Was held t'cd'ay at w'h'ieh it was decCd'ed to no tify tihe assembly that the Cuban army must 'be imimed iarely disbanded, arms surrendered, and sold'lers allowed to accent the money offered by the United Spates-. Jlodriguez was the only strong general favoring the assembly, but af ter a long discussion he decided to join in efforts for disibandm'ent. Betan- couit and Roj'as were appointed a oom- milttee to notify the assembly. T'he meeting also decided t'hat no matter what answer t!he assembly might make, they Would accept t'he money to be distributed by General Brooke, and recognize Gomez as the cnly chief of the Cubans. The gen erals at the meeting command over 13,000 men. The assembly, when informed of the generals' action, did not debate it, but adjourned till Saturday. The distribu tion of the three millions w511 probably begin next week. OUR FLAG ON WAKE ISLAND- How a Speck In the Pacific Became Amerl can Territory, Washington, Mardh 22. The condi tions under Which Wake Island, mid way between Honolulu and the Philip pines, was taken possession of in the name of 'the United States by the com mander of the Bennington on her voy age across the Pacific are given in ai report to tbe Qtfavy Department from Commander Taussig, dated 'at sea two months ago. The officer says he ap- proacihed the- island "with the navigator at the masthead, steaming slowly along tihe southern and eaisitern sides to dis cover signs of habitation, and locking in vain for an anchorage. He did not circumnavigate the island, but seeing that the outlet on the ncinth was bar red not only by a re'ef of coral, font also by a sand spit, be returned to tbe le'e of the land. A landing was made at one o'clock on the 17th of January and a flagpole wa'3 raised. Besides some pieces of wreckage, n'o s'igns of human occupation were visible. On the eastern side of the island, imbed ded in the sand', an ar.'ctton- was seen, ?.nd wbat appeared to ice 'he wreck of a lower mast was higher up tbe beach. When the flagstaff was in place the sailors were formed in two ranks fac ing seaward, and ihaving called all to witness Ittrat the island -was not in pos session of any other nation, Command er Taussig ordered the American flag to be raised 'by Ensign Wettengel. Upon reaching 'tihe truck the flag was saluted by twenty-one guns from the Bennington. After t'he salute the flag va;s nailed to tihe masthead with bat tens, and a brass plate with the fol lowing inscription was screwed to the base of the flagstaff: "United State's of America, "William McKinley, President, "John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy, "Commander Edward D. Taussig, U. S. X., "Commanding tbe U. S. S. Bennington, "This 17tb day of January, 1899, took possession of the atoll known as Wake Island for the United fc'it'atets of Amer ica." Commander Taus&ig describes the island tlius: "The island was more heavily wood ed than .was t'hown in the cba'it. Patch es of .grass were growing on the lagoon side of the westcu'n 'islet, and the shrubbery afforded nesting places for the many seafowl. Fish were plentiful in the lagoon, and tnere was a swift current running out of the southern passage. The lagoon on tike souliUi sice was shoal, but on the n'orJh side -there waa a long strip of deep blue water extending nearly its whole iengiJh. Out side cf the lagoon many sharks were seen crowding around our boata and around the ships. "Had I been able to have found an anchorage I would have remained in tLi'is vicinity fcr two or three days -to ..econnoi'ter mere tborougbly iJiie island and to take astronomical and magnetic observations; lout ihaving carried oua the Aiders of 'the department in reg-ard ' f nd d?tming necessary to save "as much coal as possible, I took my departure at 5:35 p. m. for . ai'ternoon t'he nav igator, Ensign Campbell, was endeav oring to find a possible anchorage on westward of the outle't. He found thirty fathoms, coral bottom, and one patch about 300 j-ards flrom Vh-& reef wall, but it looked too cloee to the breakers to be used. The whilte bot tom could be seen on patches wh?re soundings of twenty fa.fhoms were ot Sained close in to k.he breakers." AL6ER DEALS IN CENSURE. War Secretary Does Not Fancy Activity Displayed In Securing Evidence About Army Beef. Washington, March 22. The Secre tary of Wstr, in an order w-hich will be publisihed tomorrow, indirectly cen sures Genieral Miles and Inspector General Brecken ridge for attempting to exceed their authority. General Breckeoirid'ge, Who was making a tour of inspection of Porto Rico, has been engaged, it is reported, in gathering evidence supporting Miles in the beef controversy, and going to places where not oiideaied. Colonel Carlington, or the inspector general's department, re cently went to Chicago without au thority to ascertain if chemicals bad been sold to packers. In consequence Secretary Alger will issue an order wihich provfdes that officers of the in spector general's department shall not proceed from pc!int to p-oint for tbe purpose of making investigations with out authority of the Secretary of War. Oak Rldoe Whltewashea. Chapel Hill, X. C, March 22. Spe cial. Carolina shut out Oak Ridge here today in the most interesting game of the season. The score was eleven to nothing. Carolina, made ten hits; Oak Ridge none. .Struck out: by Lawson, eleven; by Wicker, two; toy Malone, five. Tne features were Law son'o and Malone's pitching, Wood ard's fielding and Graves' catching. Batteries: Carolina Liawson and Graves; Oak Ridge 'Wicker and Ben nett, Malone and Brake. s mmi mm w mm Robbers Repulsed After a Se vere Struggle. One Hundred Europeans Killed and Part ot Their Goods Carried Off Probably a Missionary Caravan. Algiers. March "22. Advices received from Ghardio under date of March 21st say some Ohamba tribesman 'arrived there, bringing news- that Tuareg, a leader with a large following, recently attacked a large body of whites near A'imltabs, and after a fierce struggle the Europeans repulsed Tuareg, but sustained heavy losses. It is said that 100 men of the European caravan were killed and part of their goods carried off. It is supposed th'ait the caravan attacked was the Fourelau-Laimy mis sion, as that is the only European car avan in the region. The Telegrammc Algerian pubiisbes a statement saying the truth of the foregoing is confirmed by grave ituii c at ions. JERSEY CITY SUITS THEM. Would-be Emigrants to Liberia May Decide to Become Jerseymen. Xew York, March 22 The 104 negroes, big and little, wbo came to Jersey City last Wednesday, expecting to go right to Liberia on transportation to be fur nished 'by the Migration Society of Bir mingham, were still living tonght in two emigrant cars which brought them from Oklahoma, and were making the best of their stranded condition. They h'ad very little room and very little to eat, and there was hardly any money ieft in the party, but the buoyant na ture of the negro was dominant. Rev. Mr. 11 awes, the leader cf the party, and his brother spent the greater part cf the day looking for quarters in Jersey City and applying to negro churches for help. It Was staid that a couple of houses would probably be se cured and that the would-be emigrants would settle in them for the present. No one in 'the party seemed to have any clear idea as to where or what Liberia is. They all seemed perfectly satisfied to settle in Jersey City, and the only idea they tihey had beyond the j demand for bodily necessities was that they were not going back to Oklahoma under any circumstances. Powder Dryhouse Explode. Wilmington, Del., March 22. The dryhouse of the Dupon't Powder Works at Carney's Point, N. J., blew up this afternoon, and the explosion of two storehouses near by followed immedi ately. Three men Were killed and sev eral slightly injured. Three thousand pounds ol smokeless powdeT was de stroyed. It is net known what caused ti.e explosion. ' Italy's Demand Refused. "rjrvne. Marcb 22. A dispatch has been received here saying that China has refus t5 entertain Italy's demand for the concession of San Mun Bay, - i WAR CLOUD OVER THEPHILIPPIiES It Increases in Intensity and Grows Darker. LukbanI Declares He Will Burn Cat" abalogan Before He Will Surren der to Americans Uneasy Feel ing in Ccbu All Troops Needed at Manila. Manila, March. 22. Advices from Catbaiogan, Samar IsOand, show that trouble with natives there is almost certain. The headauarters' of General LukbanH, insurgent leader, is at Cat baiogan. The place has been fortified. and women and children have been re moved to the interior. Lukbani declares thait he will never surrender, but will burn the place to prevent it falling in'. American hands. The e-itu'at:en of for eigners is precarious as there is danger of natives Uttactking them. It is impossible- for General Otis to send troops there, 'the-tlit nation her:? necessitating the presence of all troops now here and to arrive, and making ex tensive cperairi'ons in other islands out of the question. Everything is quiet in Cebu, but an uneasy feeling prevails. A Britisb gun boat, which has heen searching for a British subject named Cog'an, found hi'm on the island of Leyte, but a fight was narrowly averted in rescuing him. Trouble Is also threatened at Malit- b3g, Leyte, where the natives imagine that foreigners are plotting against them, causing much uneasiness on both sides. The naval transport Solace and tbe troopship S'herman arrived tVxlay. The 'troops were in excellent health, the oniy sickness (being a few cases of measles. Onto hundred perosns who were ar retted here upon suspicion of aiding rebels have been released, there bins no evidence against them. HOT CAMPAIGN EXPECTED Peaceful Proclamntlon and Strong War Measures to Go Handdn-IIand 'Washington, Marcn 22. Advic-er from General Otis -and knowledge of the programme ofths Philippines Com missioneia lead War Department of ficials to expect the most stirring pe riod of the campaign to begin within the next few days. The commission er's have been instructed to b-sue a pioclamaitdon s-'eUing f'ert'h the inten tions of the United States, and Otis will follow un the .innvnini'-cmen t hv an aggressive advance if the auiJlioi.ty of the Ubted States 'is not acknowledged. Otis has cabled that be is preparing for a geneu'al advance. President McKinley's 'in'structi'ons to the commission were that the procla mation sbouM get forth that, wliile the military government is to 'be maintain ed, efforts will be made to alleviate the burdens of taxation, establish indus trial and commercial prosperity and provide for the safety of persons and property. The commissioners were also empowered to treat with the na tives and make advisable ebanges in. t Ire. civil ad ml ntatir at io n . DESERVED WHAT HE GOT. Hammond Speaks tils Mind In Regard to the Shooting of Shayne. Chicago, March 22. John T. Shayne. who was shot yesterday by Harry II. Hammond, 'with whose 'divorced wife Shayne was taking Tunch in the Audi itorium annex, may ps;.-lbly recover from his wounds. He rested quietly last night and Was no worse this morn ing, although he is by no means out of danger. Hammond spent the night In a cell. Speaking of "his attempt to kill Shayne, Hammond said: '"I know what I have done, and know it too well. I know that this man p-ss as my friend, and as the friend of Mrs. Hamimond. I went to the annex and saw him Pitting with her. I know they were to be marfied next month, and I shot down the man. wbo despoiled my noma and ruined my happiness and de stroyed my peace of mind. He deserved what he got." FILIPINO FILIBUSTERS. Gunboat Bennington Makes Tfree Captures American Losse In Hollo Manila. March 22. The gunboat Ben- nington arrived here thi's morning tow ing two small steamers and a 3rig seized on suspicion of being filibusters. j They were captured at Sorsogon. j The (transport St. Paul has returned from Iloilo. She confirms the news of fighting at Jaro and Mc'.o last week. The American less was one killed and fit teen M ounded IIM 19 S19R 1SLBHD THE PRESIDENT LEAVES JEKYL, Spanish Flag Presented to Him as nlr of His Trip Down th Brunswick, Ga.. March 22 . sidcrit McKinley and party left Jekyl Island this morning and came through Bruns wick en route to Thomasville. Their departure from Jekyl was t'he s?gnal fcr a general turning cut of club guests to bid them good -bye. Cvnspicuou among those on 'tbe docks to give a. final adieu was Speaker Tteed, and nr parting wilth Senator Hanna was ew peccally condial. "When the train was reached. Spaniel Vice -Consul TorraF, on behalf or Cap tain Roig of Hhe Spanisii bark Taffalla presemtt'd to t'he President the Spanisa flag d'ipped in bonor of the President as he paised down the river Monday. It was the first Spanish flag given in salute to tihe I'reside-n't since the war endtjl, and ibe President appreciattI it highly rns a. souvenir. Tbe train, in leaving Brunswick, was. greeted wi'ta cheers all along the route. BRYAN ON TAXATION. Citizens Should Contribute In Proportion Benefits Received. Xasbviile, Tcnn.. 'March 22. Col.. William J. "Bryan d'eHvered an aidrcrs before the general 'assemibly col'ay. In the course, of his speech Colonel Bryan said: "The people should be taxed only a sufficient amount to economc'cally ad- m-inirtir public affairs. The applica tion cf taxes becomes obnoxious when. (taxes are so collected that a portion of. wealth escapes taxation. Every citizen should contribute to the support of the government in proportion f the benefit be derives. 'Give me wisdom to govern my people aright' should nang in the office of every public official." OUR NfiMESAKE M GO 10 HH New Yorkers Want to Honor the Cruiser Raleigh. If They Will Arrange for a Public, Demonstration the Navy Depart ment Will Order Her There-Noth ing Said About That Gun. Washington, March 22. If the citi zens of Xew York make an organized effort to have a demonstration upon the emival of the Raleigh, tbe Xavy Department Will order her to .report I'here and participate in th-e celebration instead of going to Norfolk. Assistant Secret any Allen said tod'iy tfvat he has received a number of requests f'T the presence of the Raleigh at New York. The Raleigh will be the first of Dew ey's original squadron 'to reach the United States, and 'ibe department would be much nleas-cd if sb wae given a public reception. j - A BELL BO 'S TESTIMONY. Assisted In Burning Something In a Car Filled With Army Meat. Chicago, Marcb 22. The work of the "beef" inquiry board in Chicago ended today. The investigations will "be re sumed in New York Saturday. Today'3 session was exciting, owing to the tes timony of a. hotel bell-boy. , who said, he went to tbe rtock yards vvftb a man and assisted in burning some eo-rt of, concoction in a. car filled with meat. He did not know the man's name, bat the latter told him he was experiment ing wiuh a new preservative. The mark, en the car was Tampa, Florida. Tns next day he went tack and could not enter the car on account of a sulphur ous smell. The car was at' Armours packing houe. The man saAl he wad e.ther a quartermaster cr a quaitei-mai'ier-general. i. ..".-.d-iatle evidence was also ob tained showing tbdit canned loeef was unfit for food. A?As la til Surgeon Ster ritt. Fiit. Illinois, cited instances ot soldiers made ill by eating tbe beer. The cbaplain of the Third lllino.s tes tified that refi igtvatcd beef was mal odorous, tcringy and nauseating'. "There are ways of preserving a deat body," he -aid. "that give a p-cul:a.-edor to the Ixrdy aside from tbe- odor of decomposition. That. I should say, was -ab-out the srmell the ef rigera ted: beef had when It came from .tihe ghip." Lieutenant Nedeker. Third Cavalry, yaid he bad reasm to suspect that chemicals had been used in preservins refrigerated beef. The nigbit after he joined his troop beef appeared, on the table in the form of steak. Upon failing It he-remarked a. peculi'ar taste which be never before had noticed. T'ae peeultaflvty was independent, of the taint. Nevertheless be ate St bJeartily, with the result that he was atSacke! w?ih dysentery, arrv was unaDie to ascribe the diseasse to any other cau.e. The Pope's Health Excellent Rome March 22. Drs. Lapponi and Mazonni this momingr issued a reas suring statement in regard to tbe p.pe's health, which they 4eclare i ex cellcnU 1 '.f x f J- - 4k - fc J J. ' "
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