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RALEIGH, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 12. 1900
No 22
FIGHTING WITH FIRE
Chinese Bum an American
Mission House
WHAT RUSSIANS MAY DO
gixT!oHind ITIen Said, to Be Held In
Hcaitin'"' Y Virtue of an 1 nder-
-iding vrith the Powers England
n.Mios Any
Sucli 'Arrangement The
po impress Said to Have Fled
the
Itiisian legation
to
June
Tsin
11. A
says it
special dispatch
is reported that
has tied to the
.mi 1
i ,v;ii'i' i'iinpress
at 1 ekm.
favorable news from
exception that there, is
it'-!'
Chi'
tvM
d.iy.
ration
is
wit!
no
l the
; L" a continued perfect under
iM'tween the various powers and
"i i niciit that the international
- ii
probably arrive at Pekin to
1 these prove insufficient to
..riler, Russia is apparently pre
i ileal with the crisis, judging
flip;iuli from St. Petersburg
..!:. iws:-
i . - 1 l ' I? 1
w:n .-;t
"A-
l'iVt'l-.l
o:!i''i'
of t:!"
b-ii
T.--A '
:; at
:l
result oi an uuuersiauuiug oe-
lio Russian government and the
weis a dispatch has been sent
Arthur ordering that 0,000 men
liussian garrison there shall be
immediate readiness to leave for
;iu whenever the liussian minis-
'ekm asks for their assistance or
tin u;.isl. aires require their intervention."
With reference to the St. Petersburg
uiiauii the press is officially informed
tb:u (ireat Britain is no party toi any
siK-h understanding, uoiy has she been
c-iiu'.ted as to the advisability of land
ing a hirre number of liussian troops.
The f. troika office officials here 'frankly
exp; ss the; belief that no uch unstruc
ti.ni as those referied to in the dispatch
St. i'etersburg have been sent to
the Ilu
ian minister at Pekin.
Aivording to a dispatch from Shanghai
d.ueil tnilay, 4,000 liussians with twenty
gnus have already been landed at. Tien
T-in ami are marching in the direction
nl l'ekin. , Shanghai rumors however
ml he . vpted Avith caution.
Til,- L -'in Ion Missionary Society re
( iv-'T a telegram from Tien Tsin yes
tC'iiy saying that all the societies of
ji) '.avies in North China are safe, but
lii.ii 1,1 is- stationed-west of the city of
1'ikin Itiive, been obliged to seek, refuge
at the British legation. A dispatch from
IVkiu dated Saturday--evening, June Oth,
"says: '
; "A hoily for forty Boxers armed with
knives have, looted and bumethe Pekin
('iuh :a-e track and grand stand build-
1:..'-:. " '
"Aii I'ther edict issued this morning or
d" the military governor to police the
stivers -with i-avalry and infantry. NeA--enln'1
ss in the neighborhood of the le-gati-m
the street continues thronged with
the roughest kind of a mob ready to
luv.ik out at the slightest provocation.
"United States Minister Conger has
sent twenty marines., and the British
minister, Sir Claude McDonald, twelve
marines to -guard the Methodist mission
h ni-e. Avhere members of all denomina
tions of Protestants have gathered. The
Roman- -Catholics, assembled in the
xnh Cathedral, West Pekin, have a
sm.-iil iruard of Fi-ench marines, Jmt the
c -inverts huA'e been -AVell armed by Bishop
Favi.-r and will desperately resist at
tack. "Business is practically at a stand
Mill. Cmistantly increasing streams of
Boxers parade the streets at their pleas
ure, mneh to the alarm of the merchants,
although thus far there has 'been no loot
ing of native shops."
?Iore Troops Sent to Pekin.
Tien Tsin, June 10. Telegraphic com-Tnnniea-tion
between here and Pekin was
in t irrupted this morning. A "special train
left ;it r o'clock this evening with thirty
British - troops to guard Tong Shan, It
i- '"nsidered that the number will, be
in 1'iiMiuate. If trouble arises in Tong
S!
n an
all the northern China railways
Will he at a standstill.
hving to difficulty in securilig the
vice-ay's permission for a third special
Tru 3 n to start for Pekin. the foreign
un ips occupied-the cars, whereupon the
1'hi.noso engine driA'er ran aAAray with
his 1'if'nnotive. The crowd tried to pull
"i1 the track, but the troops cleared the
rahhle AAvay at the point of the bayonet
iii'i seized the engine.
"n learning of this the viceroy grant-
f l permission and the train left at 5:15
P- m. Avith about 500"' men. The force
was
Briti:
made up of 350 Germans, eighty
;h and the rest French troops.
UejirtJed feriously in Germany
riin, June 11. The German foreign
has received a dispatch from Pekin
mum Sunday afternoon, saying the
-liericau mission house at Tung Chow,
the river port of Pekin, has been burned
" natives. The officials of the foreign
""1,-e suppose this happened Saturday
"! 'ii)day'-morning." The dispatch fur-
says that the International- Club.
"" si te of the gates of Pekin, has been
'mrneri and that the Belgian secretary
of legation was attacked by Chinese sol
fliers. The foreign office interprets the
kmc;- news as confirming the serious
T:"U' it has taken of the1" situation. It
exiiresses fear that the German embassy
W:'l he next attacked. '
An official of the. German foreign office
faile-l attention tcTasrcmark ascribed to
V 'hiTiel John I-Iav, the United States
?r'f'tary of state "to -the effect -thaf the;
rs; f-d States could not enter into an al
jiance with the powers regarding. China,
added: "There is no question of an
ai-iinee, Avhich is unnecessary, (but only
a ombiuntion for! a specific purpose.
- lr is ilu political question, -but a police
flnestion, The case involves the inter
Nt "f no single nation, "out of all in com-
ln. i;i."- ' ... .
rJ.t"wns further added 'at the foreign
f'!!l, f that there are noAV G50 foreign sol
Jits in Tien Tsin. In the 1,500 now on
l-n'wa" t0 1ekin are German. They
"in repair the railroad as needed, prob
af'lv reaching Pekin today. One of the
?' telegraph wires to Pekin which "was
stroyed has been restored. , The . Ger
man iriinlnn Tirri. haa kaann1prml t.rt
tall
f4or Chiad immediately. The German I
' l. 1 11(1.1 '1. A
governor of iTsien Lew has been ordered
to co-operate in quelling the disturbances.
A in erica n gaud Engl I s h S J an d Toge th e r
Tien Tsin,! Jnun4 10 It is learned that
but for the firmmJs f the United Stntes
consul and; Captain McCalla, of the
Newark, in charge of the American land
ing party, and the British consul, there
would hare I been further delay in dis
patching the international guards to
Pekin, and'jthe majority of the forces
would not have been British At a meet
ing of the Consuls and commanders of
troops last evening, when the necessity
for the immediate dispatch of troops
was considered, the representatives of
two European powers questioned the ne
cessity and i afterwards disparaged the
idea that the British force should pre
ponderate. The English and Americans,
however, insisted and -carried their point.
The Americans generally deplore the
smallness of the United States forces
here. At the same time they are ready
to defer to whatever may be considered
best at Washington.
Situation Grows Worse.
London, June 11. A special dispatch
from Pekin under date of June 0th, says:
"The situation is growing steadily more
alarming. The missionary compounds
were all abandoned yesterday evening.
Forty American and English missiona
ries are gathered at the American Meth
odist mission, surrounded by 300 native
pupils whom it was impossible to send
to their himes. They are waiting, with
a few revolvers and guarded by ten
American marines, for reinforcements to
take them to the coast.
"A missionary who has returned from
the country i to the east says the popu
lace are asserting that they must have
a new emperor."
Insults to Foreizn Legations.
Paris, June 11. A dispatch received
at the foreign office confirms the reports
of the gravity of the situation in China
and the insults offered to members of
the various legations at Pekin. It adds
that' the viceroy of Pe Chi Li has been
compelled to furnish a train on which
1.500 troops; aviII be taken from Tien
Tsin to Pekin. !
In the Chamber of Deputies today M,
Ielcasse minister of Foreign affairs, de
clared that France was acting in accord
with the other ivowers in China.
Landing of Foreign Force
Washington, June 11. The following
undated dispatch has been received at
the Navy Department:
"Secretary, of the Navy: Forces landed
y unterent nations, uponmg communis
cations to Pekin. Americans joined.
Li" "KEMI'l'T." i
Admiral Kempff also remrts the ar
rival of the iMonocacy at Taku.
Attitude or the United States
Washington, June 11. The attitude of
the TTnited States respecting the "Boxer";
troubles haying been misrepresented in
certain quarters, it can be stated authori-j
tatively that up to this point not the
irst step has been taken toAvard sending
any troops jrom neneral aincAnnnrs
a rim in the! Philippines to China. It
was decided.! last -week, that none of the
loops could i Ik? spared, even if wanted.
uid that'jiohe would be snaretl if thev
could be for sdeh a purpose in the present
pect of -the Chinese troubles.
la test from Minister Conger
Washington. June 11. Minister Conger-'
AAas Heard trom again tins morning, it
is lortunate: tnat. airnougn turect tele
graphic communication between the for
eign forces at laKu and lien-isin and
the foreign 'embassies and legations at
kin is interrupted through the cutting
of the telegraph wires, there yet remains
channel open between the diplomats at
'ekin and their home governments via
overland wh to Shanghai and then by
cable. It is also possible through this
round-about way for a connection to be
maintained between the foreign diplo
mats ami their naval commanders at
Tnkrv
'f Conger's telegram this morning
is the" effect that the Pao-Ting-Fu
missionaries .are sate up to toe present:
that the Chinese government has sent
troops -.there'; and promises ample protec
tion to the mission, but it is not thought
that, this protection will insure perma
nent safety. According to Mr. Conger.
it is impossible "at this moment to send
ua' foreign
forces from Pekin to Pao-
Ting-Fu.
Another Train Load of Troops
Tien-Tsin,! June 11. A fourth train
started for Pekin at moon today. It
carried 2B liussians with tA-o gnus and
sixty-two French troops, besides stores
and a gun for the British. The foreign
ers are noAvj at Kang-Fang. forty miles
from Pekin,; which it is doubtful if they
AA ill rsach bofor-e tomorrow.
The Emperor Desires a Protectorate
London. June 11. A special dispatch
savs the Emperor desires a government
r.rotectoratenover the Chinese empire
by
the powers.;
GRAND GROVE OF DIIU1D8
Report on State of the Order Indicates
a Promising Ontlook.
Wilmington, N. C June 11. Special.
The Grand i Grove of the Ancient Order
of Druids for North Carolina and Vir
ginia met in annual session this morning
at 9 o'clock in Odd Fellows hall. Noble
Grand Arch J. A .-"Red ford of Richmond
rnpssidinsr. The address of welcome w?
made by G W. Bornemaun of Wilming
ton, and appropriate responses AA-ere
made by Messrs. B. II. Hudson of Rich
mond and James A; - Lipscomb of Man
chester. The report on tne state ot tne
order shoAved that the. outlook was more
encouraging than ever before. Among
the' new-groves mentioned as likely to
be formed I was one at lison.
The election of grand officers resulted
as follows: Noble Grand Arch, William
Itabey of i Richmond; Deputy Grand
Arch. F. P. Baldwin, of .Wilmington:
Grand Marshal. Julius Sternberger of
Wilmington: Grand Secretary, George
Zeigler of Wilmington; Grand Treasurer,
J. W. Tonev of 'Manchester;- Representa
tives to the 'Supreme Grove of the United
States, George Zeigler of Wilmington;
Grand Masters. Iwari Mueller of Rich
mond, H. i G. Saunders of Wilmington,
B. H. Hudson of Riehmortd; Grand In
side Guard. G. W. Bornemann of Wil
mington. iThe visiting druids are being
entertained at Wrightsville Beach to
night. .
Cars Running in St. Lioufs.
St. Louis, Mo., June 11. The Transit
company operated all its lines today for
the first time since the strike. Tonight
cars are running over the seven principal
revisions or tne system. io attempt
iio heen made to interfere with the run
ning of care.
ANXIOUS TO LEARN
The Filipino Wants American
Schools, and Books
YOUNli AND OLD STUDY.
General
Otis Rrsards the School
master as the Solution of the Flill-
ipplnes
Problem-He Considers the
Army
in the Islands . as Lare
Enough-He Takes No Stock in
tlie Reported O.ath of AgulnaldoQ
Washington, June 11. General Otis ar
rived in this city at
morning and was met
(Jeneral Corbin. He
by Captain Slayden
1:4' o'clock this
at the station by
was accompanied
and lieutenant
Stanley, aides,
the Arlington h
fter breakfasting at
proceeded to the War
Department, where, in the absence of
Secretary Root, who is attending the
closing exercises at the West Point
Academy, he was received by Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn and Adjutant-General
Corbin. (Jeneral Sclnvan and Colo
nel Barry, both of Avhom Avere members
of the general's staff in the Philippines,
were among the first to greet him. Af
ter spending a short time with the As
sistant Secretary, (Jeneral Otis, accom
panied by Adjutant-General Corbin, pro
ceeded to the White House and paid his
respects to the President.
Very naturally. (Jeneral Otis had many
questions to ansAver in his intercourse
Avith his friends at the War Department
nspecting present and future conditions
in the Philippines, and of these1 be talked
quite freely. He made one statement
in particular which' came as a distinct
surprise, in view of th fact that he has
spent a year and a half in fighting the
Filipinos, for he declared that tbeye
same Filipinos were, Avitbout question,
the very best of any of the Asiatic races
living on the Pacific coast and islands.
He paid a high tribute to their acquisi
tiveness, saying that young and old were
alike anxious to learn from the Ameri
cans and quick to do so if given an op
portunity. The demand for schools on the Ameri
can plan was, insatiable. It had not
been possible to secure a sufficient supply
of Spanish-American text-books; the
market had been denuded of such. When
the book-hungry Filipinos were told this
they begged for American school-books
and declared that their children could
learn from them, even Avitbout the Span
ish text and translations.
(Jeneral Otis found to his astonishment,
that such was the case, and h says
that in the course of a ver.v fcAv months
he Filipino children pick up'a fair knoAvl-
dge ot rnglisn. J-jVen the old natives
eon the text-books in the effort to fix"
English phrases in their minds. There
Avas a dearth of teachers, too; so General
Otis often had recourse to the soldiers
in his ranks Avho kneAv little Spanish
and so AA-ere suitable for detail as teach
ers. General Otis was evidently inter
ested in the success of this educational
movement. Indeed, he said, .he looked
upon it as the only solution of the Philip
pine problem, and was confident that the
spread of American ideas through the
Filipino schools would, in the end, make
good citizens of the Filipinos.
General Otis was positively of the
opinion that the American forces in the
Philippines at present were sufficient for
all needs, notwithstanding current re
ports to the contrary. Of course, he
said. (Jeneral Mac-Arthur's present army
could not furnish a guard to protect
every Filipino household from the La
drones. To do that would require a force
of no less than L'OO.OOO troops, and even
Avith that force the task would. occupy
many years. As at matter of fact, Spain
had spent several centuries in the effort
to stump out the Ladrones in tne 1 Hi
pino group, and there AVas reason to be
lieve that these brigands are. .scarcely
more numerous now than they were dur
ing the Spanish occupation, when the
islands were nominally at peace with
Spain. '
(Jeneral Otis was confident, however,
that conditions would steadily improve,
and that little by little these robber
bands would be driven away. Meanwhile
he admitted that it yvas often dangerous
for Filipinos of the better class, whose
interests naturally lay in American sov
ereignty, to admit their preferences, for
they were subject in that case to assas
sination, to the loss of property and to
persecution instigated by various ele
ments in the population to whom Ameri
can occupation Avas obnoxious.
Save for a swarthy color, the evidence
of his long sojonru in the tropics, (Jen
eral Otis, in personal appearance, looked
A'ery much ns he did AA'hen he was last in
Washington"; iM'f ore the Spanish-American
war. He has perhaps lost a little,
flesh, but this has not impaired his sol
dierly appearance. He emphatically con
tradicts the stories that he bad been ill
AA'hile in Manila and declared that he was
now in perfect health, a statement which
Avas borne out by his appearance.
President McKinley was" engaged with
Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court,
Senator Cullom and General and ex
Speaker J. Warren Keifer Avhen General
Otis and his aides arrived. The latter
AAere ushered to the library, where the
President went to meet them. General
Otis Avas given a very cordial reception,
and the President, congratulated him
upon his appearance. After a moment's
chat the group proceeded to join the
others in the President's room, when
the conversation was general.
Shortly before 11 o'clock General Otis
and his aides bade the President good
lA e. and on their way out of "the man-
-
sion were met ny a group or. newspaper
men. When the latter announced their
calling General Otis scrutinized them
closely and remarked that there -seemed
to be a great many of the craft in this
country. ' : -
In response to questions, General Otis
said he had made no detailed report -to
the President, but merely had paid his
respects and given him some-preliminary
4. : ir it - .
lniormaiion. lxe sam uis iuture mov
ments, so far as service was concerned,
were unKuown to . mm. as he was not
aAvare to wnat duty he would be as
signed, tie stated tnat he would go to
West fomt immediately and see Secrer
tary Koot, and reach his old home. Roch-
ester, ue liAea as ooy and man.
inext rnuuj.
I When asked his opinion-regarding th
J press dispatches this morning, recitin
Commissioner Taft's views on the Fili
pinos condition, (Jeneral Otis said:
"In .my; opinion, the conditions in the
Philippines are rapidly improving. We
are ; in effectual control of the interior
of seA-eral of the larger islands Avhere the
Spaniards never secured foothold.
"All the Filipinos seem to want of
fice, he continued, with good humor.
'The applications are numerous. Agui
naldo's cabinet is entirely. disintegrated.
I could nave brought all the members
with me had I Avished to. The arrest of
Pilar, which I believe was self-secured,
removes the chief of the robber bands.
There will be good crops raisod in some
of, the larger islands this year, which
shows the people are returning to the vo
cations of peace."
"In your recent article in 7 eslie's
Weekly you stated. I lelieve, that an
army of the strength at present in the
Philippines Avould bo required for several
years to come?" suggested a reporter.
"Yes. that is so. but the reason is that
such a force will be needed. for rcprvdve
measures, keeping down the robber bands
and similar service."
"In case the necessity should arise and
the demand for troops become urgent in
China, ;'ould any be spared from the
Philippines for that purpose?"
"Yes. with conditions continuing to im
prove.' Continuing, he reiterated the statement
that all the former leaders of the re
bellious' Filipinos were giving up and
accepting the neAV issues.
"Do you place any credence in the
reported killing of AguinaldoV was
asked.
"No. he responded. "He Avas up in
that part of the country" where it Avas
reported he was killed. However, Agui
nnld'J is no longer a factor. All. or nearly
all. his strongest associates have left
him." "
ItltlTIMl LOVSI.S AT ROODEVAL
A Derbyshire
Battalion
to Pieces
Literally Cnt
London
Sir Fred
command
in South
aster to
Koodevnl,
cits line
battalion
were all
. June 11. Lieutenat-fJeneral I
'rick K. Forestier-Walker, in
of the lines of communication
Africa, reports that in the dis
the "British troops June 7 at
where the lioers cut Lord Rob
of communication, the I-mirth
of the. Derbyshire regiment
killed, wounded or made pris -
oners exept six enlisted men. Two
crs ai:d fifteen men were killed and five
Cllicers and seventy-two AA-ere wounded,
many of them seA-erely. The Boers re
turnvd the Avounded to the British. The
officers killed Avere Lieutenant-Colonel
Baird Douglas and Lieutenant Hawley.
The wounded include Colonel Wilkinson
and" Lieutenant Blanchard of the Cana
dian infantry.
DATE AGAIN CHANGED
Vanco Monument Will Be
Unveiled August 22
ncrlptlon That Will Adorn
-
the
Kroure Tablet Committee
Held a meeting Yesterdsy
Afternoon
The shaft to the memory of the-lamented
Vance will be unveiled Wednes
day, August 22nd. This date was de
cided upon at a meeting of the Vance
monument committee yesterday after
noon. It was first thought that the
monument Avould be unveiled May 20th;
it was then postponed until July 4th and
finally, learning that the statute could
not be -cast in time the date was
changed to August 22nd.
There
ing the
Avere
date:
other .reasons for chang
FirsK lHc.-luse this date
will come after the August election
its attendant excitement and then. too.
the farmers will have laid by their crops
thus ensuring a larger attendance.
The monument committee held a meet
ing vesterday afternoon at 4:H0 o'clock
in the Citizens' bank. Mr. II. II. Battle
nrecided and Dr. It. II. Speight. Mr. J.
B. Bonshall and Mrs. Jos. a. wrown. oi
legislative committee, and Mr. A. A.
Thompson of the local association were
present.
The committee gave Chairman lsattie
oiithoritv to Mimoinf a committee of
committee of live
,n jiifin :iiul r-iwe ti net in eoniiinctioii
with this committee iii jirraniriiiir all nee-
essar.v committees
The other commit -
tees to be appointed are those on cere
monies, program, invitation and finance.
The inscription for the ance monu
ment Ay as also decided upon yesterday.
It Avill be cast upon a bronze tablet
and will read as folloAvs:
Zebulon Ba.ird ance,
Mav Kith, 1N30.
April 14th; JSJ4.
"Statf" Legislator? Member Honse Itep-
resentatives. United States; I hnce (Jov-
crnor of North Carolina; 1-our times
Elected Senator, I 'lifted States.' The
Great Tribune of the Foople.
Cnt deep in the .granite base will be
the year of its unveiling. 1!HX),
The unveiling of this handsome shaft
will be one of the greatest events in
Italeigh's history and Avill attract crenvds
from every section of- the State.
MISSION A IlIES IN DISTURBS
Cablegram from Pekin Received
by
ITIcthodist irilsslon Board
New Y'ork. June 11. The first mes
sage of distress from the missionaries m
Northern China to be received at a mis
sionary headquarters -in this dty since
the uprising of the Boxers, came today
bv cable to Bev. A. B. Ieonard. sere
tarv of the Methodist Episcopal Board
of Foreign, Missions, 1T0 Fifth avenue.
It ran:
"Pekin. June 0. Massacre native
Christians. Situation foreigners critical.
President, Washington. -
- "DAVIS, (J AMEWELL."
Missionaries Davis and (iamewell are
c-harire of the Methodist headquarters
for Northern China. Secretary Leonard
sent
dent
a copy of the
McKinley.
cablegram to Pr?si-
Ilev. IUddlck Gets Three Years
Richmond.' Va., June 11 The killing
of Dr. W. H. Temple by the Rev. J. E.
Roan Riddick, for an allegel insult to
his wife during n professional visit, was
not the act of an insane man, dec.ared
the jury in Brunswick county .court to
day after a two weeks' trial. After be-
3mr out since Saturday tne jury mis
morning iailea to agree. ne attorney
2or th commonwealth declared it im -
-
a a anrSV a . .
A BOY GETS DAMAGES
$1,000 for Loss of an Eye in
a Cotton Factory.
SUPREME COURT "TIED"
Jnstlce Fnrches Withdrew and. ths
Other JTI embers Divided Evenly The
Judgment or the Lower Court Stands
Justice Clark Writes on Child La
bor In Cotton Fatorles-CascAgalmt
the Odell Company.
In the ease of Ward vs. the Odell
Manufacturing Company from Iredell,
which was disposed of last week, the
j Supreme Court was unable to reach a
j decision and the verdict of the loAver
court stands.
I The plaintiff, who is an eleven year old
boy, gers $1,MX) damages for the loss
of an eye, which was injured by machin
ery in. the cotton mill of the Odell Man
ufacturing Company, where the boy
worked. v
Justice Fnrches having been of coun
sel did not sit on the hearing of this
case. The court was evenly divided, and
therefore the judgment of the lower
court stands as the decision in this case,
but not as a precedent. Judge Mont-
gomery one opinion, in which he took
the ground that a neAV trial should be
'had, while Judge Clark wrote the other
! opinion, h4ding that there Avas no error
laud that the judgment of the lower court
hould be afhrmed.
j It lias been a good while since the
j court has "tied" on cases in this manner
,and singular enough there were tAvo
om-iKtich last Aveek. In the case of Boone
vs. i'cemes, .lust ice uiai'K, oeing
a . 1"
related
to some of the parties, he did not sit at
the hearing.
The.'case referred to above is that of
Ebbitt Ward, by his next friend vsr. the
Odell Manufacturing Company. The
plaintiff lost an eye while -working in
the cotton factory of the Odell -Manufacturing
Company, and was awarded
$l,t0O damages iu the Superior court of
Iredell county.
Judge Montgomery, in his opinion, held
that a neAV trial should be had because
of error in the charge of the judge iu
the court bvloAV. Judge Montgomery
said: "His Honor in his charge had re
peatedly under proper- instructions left
to the iurv for their determination upon
the facts, whether or not it wa danger
ous for the idaintiff to go to or be near
the work-bench at the time of. the in
iurv is said- t have occurred. '
But in the latter part of the charge His
honor tAvice assured thaf there., was
da liter iu theuanner in which the finds
Avere u-ed ii ,4 he behf li at the time of
the accident. As I haV4 said before, he
had frequently left the jury to find
Avhether there was danger. in. tlie plan
ner of the use of the tools, but we can
not tell Avhat effect tiie iatter part or tne
eh arse 4r that head had Avith the jury,
The oninioii holds that the judge be-
Ioav erred in the. charge to the jury.
Judze Clark in his opinion, said: "The
jurv could not possibly, have been misled
jinto thinking that the .judge meant to
Lleeiile the issue of act that there was
da user. Avheu he had repeatedly told
them that this aa-.is a question of fact
!for the iurv. The whole charge must b
' construed together, and not a detached
! sentence.
i "The i u dire very properly adverted
!to the immaturity and inexperience of
child 11 vears of aee envnloyed in a fac-
torv filled Avith dangerous maeninery.
indiThe humanity of the age has iu very
manv of the.-States placed'on the statute
books laws forbidding the employment
of child rei1mder 14 years of age m fac
tories. So far as those (statutes are
based unon the inhumanity of shutting
up these little prisoners 1H to 12 hours
a day in the sti'tliug atmosphere of such
buildings, or depriving them of the op
nortunitv of education, or using the
competition of their cheap wages to re
duce those of, mature age, these are
nrmiments on matters of public policy
winch must be addressed solely to the
i n.'isl:itive denattment. lut there i an
Lisneet in which; the matter is tor tne
1 courts. Unit is Avhether it is negligence
per se- for a great factory to take chii
dren of such immature development o
mind and body and expose them fo
twelve hours ner day to the dangers o
front bnildinsr filled with machinery
constantly whirring at a high speed
r.m it u said that such little creatures
e'r nosed to such dangers against their
wills, are zmlt.v of contributory negb
fonro the defense here set up? Does the
low. instlv inteniretel. visit such Ha
bility upon little children? Whether, they
are thus imprisoned at work too early
bv the necessities of their parent or not.
it is not the consent or the children. It
is not law. that the factory company h
not liable because the father hire4l the
child to the company.. It is the child's
eye which Avas put out. not the father's.
The father could not sell his child nor
jrive the company the rijrht to expose him
to danger."
no nil J TAKE BIIIIIKS.
Defence of Railroad Contractors In a
Suit Charging Them with Fraud
Brussels, Jiine 11. The action of the
Transvaal government against the
Franco-Belgian company, which con
structed the Kooma Bisclate Ruilvi
Avas begun today.' The company U
charged with fraud in demanding $0,000
per rone, wnerea iue run it-nnr
only $7,200. The defence put forward by
the company In that the difference was
spent in bribing the , receivers of the
road, including President Kruger and his
son-in-law; Eloff.' The company's repre
sentative at , Pretoria admitted that he
presented carriages to twenty-two of the
twenty-four members of the Transvaal
Volksraad. lie claimed, however, that
these presents were made out of his own
pocket. .. .
Outbreak Against Jetvs.
Berlin, June 11. A battalion of in
fantry has gone to Koenitz where mar
tial law was proclaimed yesterday after
noon after the- destruction of a syna
gogue and an . assault on the police and
the JeAvs on account of .the so-called
f a. - aw mWAT A W AT
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niyuai j"1";''
!name of V later.
it- '-
a school dot or the
portant that a verdict should be r achd.
as every i point of evidence had beon
brought out. They retu-ned late? with
a verdict of three years.
.CAIaII views O.f xnrsT
Gronnds of Opposition to a Repressive
In the Loulilaua Legislature
New' York, June 11. The New Or
leans Roard of Trade has" decided to-oppose
the; anti-trust bill hoav before the
Legislature, and whieu U Jranied on the
laws of Texas 'and Arkansas. Under
instructions ot the board of .directors
a committee Avas appointed by the. presi
dent to g'j to Baton noug. jind proies'
against the proposed law on the ground
that it will do great injur- to the Ftate
and New Orleans without a ccom push
ing any great advantage. The Iniard of
trade takes the vieAv that any legislation
on the trust qnestion scbouM he by
Congress and that a State law will sini
ply drive corporations out of Louisiana
to operate in other States., The indica-
tions are tha the prot
the passage of the ami
i'sfs will defeat
trust bill.
PLAYED TO A GOOSE EGG
St. Louis Runs Ui Azalnst a Tonrh
Proposition Iloston Just Palls
Through Heavy Hatting In Phila
delphia Rrookly ns limbing TJp
ward.
New York, June 11. Mercer pitched
us hrst Tull irame of the season toJav.
Ie Avas in great form and allowed St.
Aiiiis but live scattering hits, four of
which came in the first three innings.
McGraw's ank.e". which was injured br
oyle running into him Saturday, is so
adlv HAvolIen that he is unable to walk.
With him ami Wallace out of the game.
the St. Izouis team played noorly. St.
,ouis was blanked for the first time
his season. Seymour. Avho was farmed
out to orcester. returned today. Man
ager Kittridge, of the Worceters. said
he had not enough speed to suit.
The score: R. II. E.
New York . . .0 0 (i 0 1 0 1 0 x S 13 4
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0(1000-0 5 Z
Batteries Mercer and Warner;
Iughey and Roliitison.
Dos ton 4, Chicago 3
Boston, .Tune 11. The locals pulled
out with a victory in an interesting
game today, tiarvin nad the home team
completely at his mercy for six innings.
alloAving but four hits during that
period. In the Kcventh Cnpny jrot a
safe hit. Lonir.s gift and several vrrors
being accountable for two more runs.
Chance and Mert's hit netted the Visi
tors two runs-
The score: It. II. E.
Boston 000 000310 4 7 2
Chicago 000 10002 0 3 8 3
Batteries Cnppy and Sullivan; Garvin
and Chance.
Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 171
Philadelphia. June- IL-rCincinnati
came within.au ace ot ma King a flatting
record for. the season this afternoon
when they' touched up Orth and Frazer
for twelve hits each, with a tptal of
tAventy-four bases. Ihe Phillies, knock-
d ,ot Phillips in the first . inning 'and
after the first they did nothing with
Ncav ton.
The score: R. II. E.
Philrtdelphia .2 210-00110 S M 0
Cincinnati . . .0 O 1 3 3 1 0 3 213 24 3
'Batteries Orth and Douglass: Phil
lips and Wood.
Brooklyn 8, Pittsburg 7
Brooklyn, June 11. Kennedy pitched
another tine game for the Brooklyus to-
lay, .and would have bdd the Pitts
burgs 4loAvn to four runs hml it not been
for errors by Dahlen. The Brooklyus
sent Phillippi to the b-uch in the third
inning, and Kube Waddell was substi
tuted. The. latter was pounded hard In
the fifth. Kelly making one 4f the longest
hits of the season at Washington Park
for a home run.
The score: R. II. E.
Brooklvn 10 3 0 3 0 10 0 S 13 3
Pittsburg 2 0 0300(120 7 0 2
Batteries Kennedy and Farrell; Phil
lippi and O'Conner.
Standing oflhe Clubs
Philadelphia
Brooklyn . .
Pittsburg ...
St. Louis ..
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati ..
New .York .
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20
23
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The American Ieasne.
At Chicago Chicago 2. Detroit 1.
At MilAAaukee Milwaukee 3, Indian
apdis 2.
At Minneapolis Minneapolis 9, Buf
falo 3.
At Kansas City Kansas City 2,
Cleveland 4.
THE GOLD COAST OrTDnEAK
Colonel Carter Dislodges the Enemy at
Heavy Cost.
London. June 11. Colonel Wilcox re
ports from Pransu, Gold Coast Colony,
under date of June u as roiiows:
"Have received a messake from Cc
Carter, who advanced from Kwassi
June 0 and made a junction with Cap
tain Hall at BekAvai. , He found tlia
rebels strongly fortified at Dompoass.
After a. long fight he dislodged th?
. . . . .
enemy, but owiuz to uie tosses ne sus
tained (seven Luropean oncers wounded
and ninety other casualties) he was un
able to advance and returned to th?
Kwassi position.
"There is no news from Kumasi. Hall
. . w - j t . i i v:-.u
IS at lwJniPja a uii DPRwai w incu are
friendlv. Kokofu and Adansi are la a
.... . v.
state of rebellion ana uengiasi win
probablyf join thent
A Filipino General Capture.
Manilal Jnne 120:45 a. m. Lleaten-
ant Johnson oi tne rony-nrst inranvy
reports the capture or .txenerai oizon.
who was Oeneral MacArthur's opponent
in the railroad campaign and wno has
recently leen oieratiiig with a thousand
guerillas in Pumpanga . and Bnlucan
provinces. .
French Jllsslons in Central Africa
Paris, Jnne 11 Official news has
been received, from the Congo to the ef
feet that the French missions have ef
fected a junction in the Lake Tchad
regions. . All , the members of the ex
peditious : are 'well. . -
penalty for Snnasy Ball Playing
Fort Wayne. Ind., Jnne 1L Fort
Wayne and Wheeling baseball players
and the umpire were fined one cent sacl.
here today by -Justice Builermaa for
playing on Sunday.
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