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VAR STILL GOES ON
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Chinese Troops Behiqd Walls
ofjartar City.,
REFUGEES FROM CHINA
Dr. George C. Worth and
Family in Wilmington.
EXPECTS MORE TROUBLE
J extremely anxious ax -to the outcome of
tne condit
-as matters stand, the situation is so
eomphcated that the government is un
able to form any correct idea of the
-nditions as they exist in Pekin today.
Mid Of itn rrlnfirmv with iha rnimrnmpnt
of China.
It Is on account of thistjuncertaiBty
that he United States Mrill yfline to en
tertain auother appeal for peace from
I'i Hlinir Chanir that
nTiiip AT TUC PATCC AVi . ,e ieirartinent this morning by
FIG H T I N U Al Int UA I CO, Wlnuter Wu. In his communication
,u I I-arl Li Biaiiitniiitsl tnut tho iHimlitions
Jlaid down In the several declarations of I
j-P,rrnd Kiupr Dow:r I1t j the President to the Emperor of China'a nr. Wortb, Who Wmm
.iiiirai ior peace nau uen compuea wua
and he therefore uj;j:eted that this rov
ehurueut appoiut a jeace commissioner
to negotiate with China and the owers
for an amicable arraiiKentent of the ex
isting: differences. The proposal of Li
Huns: Chan? was in tne torm of a memo
randum prepared by Minister Wu. and
will be atfswered in imilar form. When
the answer will be returned is not dis-
closed liv th KtntA I )pnnrtTiMnt ofTiciflls.
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rdllll Will JIak TbortDsa
Hrk of Itcduclnc the DtcBC !
fekin - .mIonarf t Wnrdrd at
a Ft rnlerne.
Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 20. Special.
h fri'in Admiral Itemey was ,nent will take its time in mrondin$r. ' Dr. George C. Worth, wife and three
medical IttU-
lonary at Klans Yin Iacllnea to tbe
Opinion Uaat Clilna la Building
Hopes on ln.e Prospect of the Allies
Falling Oat A Tel graph Operator
lnrsnts a Cipher Code.
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,h, W u,heio ..a-,r " China. Dr. Worth was
-... a- t the present "situation One of thee was that order must be re- medical missionary at Kiaug xin,
ih,' casualties suffered by store! and foreigners protected, although province of Kiang Su, under the auspices
s. ,n l of American marines J. understood, overlooks in his ap- of the
, , s , , .uo.tpcal thest iniortaut points, contentinsr ... .
::i Myers, who defended the j hhut with the assertion that the relief MlsS10m
! n- t hv long period of scige. of the ligations has accomplished all the! on accouc
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. . in louring out the Tar-
. I :!nt only one American life
. a . h.M. Kicht Americans were
. l'-riy which defended the
1 ho cariegraui follows:
Takn. Aug. VX
. .it ii.it Urn, Washington:
. r.rt. Pck'm, 15th. from
i r."s moviug oa imperial
, . .-mi out Tartar ci:y. All
. . remaiued in l'ckin are
m Uvu uo deaths, exivpt one
u, i .;n Myers has recovered from
, i r , h..i l fever; tTisis passed;
a t -"ent: Assistant Mirgeon U
. ...imlM in Icit upier K"g: boue
z .ivel: now recovering.
Willed during s.-ice in l'ekia:
running; I'rivatc t. 1J.
Tutclcr. J. Kcuuedy. 11. L..
I n r tier. II. Fisher. Wouud-
, , .1. Schr.Ur. e.lH.w. se.ere
...;.lv tminoisi: fever; Seaman
. w.iind i!p:r ar.n. seven, re
Al! others "wouude.1 and iek
. .r ic-l to Uuty. Casualties in
; t.iu-'s tnimsnl. attack Tan Pa-r-r-t
Lieutenant ltutlcr. chet;
- tlrtvn. wrist; mate U arred,
,-:i;;.!f. all slisht.
1 tnmi Chines sources royal
i.e escaped aud en route to
Southern I'resbyterian Board of
He left Kiaug Yin, June 23,
account of rumors that he would be
purposes of the powers. killed aud his house burned. He is
r.an i.i suggests mat .Minister conger im.iiniKl to think thi trrmhle is not over
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. this the tate liepartiuent
.. following messace fnmi Cou
ut 1 LfH ltvcriling the mas
mcricau at Paotmg-Fu. and
lth Miss Morrt-H ana .us
massacred by the Boxers.
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i iries Paotiug-ln kilU-d Juiie
. , ., bnrue.1 ame night. Cath
- .-j Uain ttop'el July 1. .At-
... ri.-an boardt?!. . American
i t ;-ving to keep gang out.
M . .."n and fJonld taken to Box
! n .irtcrs and killed near teujie.
i . l Belgians" fate uncertain. w
h-i 1 :it all home from l amea.
... . ..nnevted with foreigners suf-
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n.- i n is the provincial capital of
?( t i..uice in which Pekm is
li alMiut five miles from
1 ' lUxcrs were very trong
! iN.- mi-ion have leen jeopar
. n.-nth. The massacre vraa
I have I--CU (-onnuitteil by order
-r..! I.i Ping Heng while on his
ivkm with HMiO"J troops to
amnid of the inueria! forces.
..( !Vki has not had the
r i.iiioring the complications or
Tenia r there is.
more univrtainty as to thej
. fhina an.l the power tnan
i U IVkin was taken by the
I"-. 1 1 :d vices rtH-eiveii this morn-
l ....at that tne Chine troops
. V. vr who opiHil the allies
!. . ..itl that part of the capital
ial citv. within which
r . I.i. n . ity wher the Emperor,
- I. vag. r aud the imperial court
, t! citv proer, unrronndftl
.i - p iratii'rg it from the Tartar
!.: h it is surrounded on all
: f iart or ivkiii in wiucu i -
wonhl U highly accejrtable to the impe
rial .government as the representative or
the Fluted States on a peace commis
sion, though any one whom the United
States might nnme. who was famiiiur
with th difficulty in China, would Ik
acceptable to the Chinese government,
he says. Earl Li assmnes that the pow
ers will wanr to hold a dphi conference
in ekher Pekin or Hen Tsin. and urges! they lean toward tne former com biuation.
that steps in this direction le taken soon. .Missionary worK is of course suspended,
1I siiirsrests theso nlaces. Earl Li but when the trouble is over it will
iu China. China is prepared, if the
chooses, to continue the war a long time,
lie thinks the Chinese are basing hopes
on the allies pulliug agaiust one another,
the British, Americans aud Japanese co
operating; the Russians and French like
wise. 'A tie etirmaus are uncertain, but
makes this proposal to the United States
and tne other powers in his capacky of
Hace envoy extraordinary and plenipo
tentiary representing his sovereign, and,
it ia said, has not conmiunieted with nor
leen instructed by the imoerial govern
ment Invause this was unnecessary.
The latest official reports show that
order has been restore!, even in the city
of Pekin. where tietitln was in progress
when the report was written.
Eecapo of the Kmpnti Dovcag
Washington. Aug. 110. Acting Secre
tary of State Adett announced the receipt :tweutj--tive to one hundred men at work
be the golden opportuuity of the mission
aries, lie thiUKs the policy of the mis
sionary' boards will be to employ-returned
missionaries in lecturing and de
veloping interest in missions rather than
senuiug them to other tields.
J. M. Forshee, one of Sheridan's teleg
raphers, leaves tomorrow for Washing
ton to submit to the State Department
a cipher code which her claims defies
solution except by holding the key. Uo
goes at 'the request of Secretary Hay.
The Acme Tea Chest Company of
Glasgow, Scotland, which suspended op
erations during the summer, will put
SHOT A BURGLAR
A Young ujdy Killed in Her
Father's House.
STRUGGLE
IN THE DARK
Three IQlen Enter a House to Commit
Bobbery Father m.md. Son Sandbag
ged While Grappling with the In
trudersA Daughter Appears on the
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rittsfield, Mass., Aug. 20 A tragedy
that has no parallel in this city took
place this morning at the residence of
Kobert L. Fosbijrg, a contractor, who
has just moved here from Buffalo, N. Y.
In the first hours of the morning his
daughter,' Miss j May L. Fosburg, a
handsome young woman of 24 years, waa
shot and killed jby a masked burglar,
The shooting took place on the second
fioor of the house; where the members of
Mr. Fosburg's family were sleeping.
entered the house in
Awakened by a light
Three men had j
search of plunder
in the house, Mt. Fosburg attacked an
unknown burglar
a pillow-case and
today of a telegram from Consul General early in September cutting gum logs in
Goo I now at Shanghai dated August 20 : lender, Columbus and Bladen counties.
Governor lit is at
reiMrting a statement from the
of Shantung that the Empress Dowager
left Pekin on the Kith for Sinan-Sn in
the province of Shen-Si. Princes Ching
and Tuan and ieeroy Kaug- li, the re
port says, are still in Pekin.
A NEW BOAT LAUNCHED
Steamer for Goldsboro Will
Be a Good One.
John D. trailers Takes a Jump frem a
SXovlng Train at La Grange with
Disastrous Results Ills
Condition Serious.
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inilH-iial city before the for-
.in 1m taken.
' Tin:itiin makes the exact
' .Mrs in IYkiu more uncertain.
:f rial city is being attacked
" tt.r Chinese are fighting des
. W fi. n t he outer walls of IVkin
r. Taken by the allies tbe Chi
r. v r. ll back behind the walls
- . -Tlal citv. and this very fact
- :i.-.t the imiierial authorities
in the opiosing of the relief
I:, that lies tbe most serious
' ?ii! situation. ,
that 18.(100 of the Chinese
I --.ar.l are strongly Intrenchetl
enclosure, and it is cvi-
i:i'niiioii of the allies to dis.-
l.y bombardment. It is ex
f th. historic place will be
as there is now no inten
"ii'g half-way.
Wu Ting Fang Mid this
!.t hi had no additional in
' a- to tin whereabouts of the
i 1 'ni! v. and Admiral Ilemey a
ivetl this morning, in wuicu
Goldslsiro, N. C, Aug. 20. Special.
The Goldsboro Navigation Company's
boat was successfully lr.uuched at Wash
ington, N. C, Saturday. The builder
assures the company that thi boat wil!
meet the demands.
John I). Walters,' a prominent citizen
and farmer of LaGraiige, met with a
serious accident. He was en route to
Kinston court to serve as a juror, and,
finding Judge Kobinson aboard the cars,
he sought to be excused from pury duty.
This being secured, while the train was
going at a good rate of speed he made
au effort to get off and fell, his right
shoulder, right knee and thigh being
broken, besides being badly bruised. His
condition is serious.
KNT 11ACK TO A LAB ASIA
JaeobI Exhausted All Ills Legal Bights
In Louisiana C'enrts.
New Orlea ns, Aug. 20 San ford Jacobi,
the yotuig man wain ted in Montgomery,
Aia., fox attempting' criminal assault on
a young girl in that' city, uid over whom
the States of "Alabama and Iouisiana
have been fighting for tnree months, was!
taken JLo ALoitgoniery this morning un
der a hirge military escort to prevent
him from be ink lvjiched. ' Jacobi lied to
New Orleans af ter (the Montgomery epi
sode and has been in pjtlmou heae ever
srnce trying every iegutl means in his
power to avoid ibving sent back to Ala
bama. Governor Heard, of Louisiana,
refused to honor the requisition popera
of Governor Johnson, of Alabama, untH
the latter pledged .himself to protect
Jacobi from the mob which had threat
ened to lynch him. The case went
through the Iivisiaaxi aud United States
courts, all of whicih decJared that Jacob!
must go back to Montgomery. A mili
tary escort, - consisting of ewruadsi from
two of the militia companies, reached
.here Sat unlay, .but the. sheriff of New
0x113118 refused to surrender the prisoner
until this morning. whoa .be wuj turned
iivcr in Sheriff Payne, of Montgomery,
accomijanied by the militia with fixed
tiou.
an important industry iu this bec-
CO.TljTlcnCK WITH SPAIN
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It "was reporteu irom amuiitaa uim .
w.-K irht atremit to board the train
r:rniiville. the rnopJe of which are
tne royai m"" gUy incenl against Jacobi, as
it her cmplicates the situa- rery K,13-"-' . . . -ir.trm
- advice by cable yesterday, tt " tTT KliVr o,-
tnai " tiUfriiia 4"- t - . "
ius rejMrted from Chinese
'at the royal family had i
Former Amicable Belatlons tflth the
Castlllan Kingdom Hestored.
Washington, Aug. 20. Special. Com
mercial , relations between the United
States and Spain have been fully re
stored. : The figures of the Treasury
bureau of statistics for the fiscal year
11AXI show that the exports from the
United States to,-and imports into the
United Stan from Spa in, were larger
than in any other year since liVJ'J, and
within a few hundred dollars of the hign
est record ever niade in the commerce
between the two nations. Fx ports from
the United States to Spain in the fiscal
year 11XJO were $13,oyy,(W0, against
$10,912,745 in tbe fiscal year 180 i, the
last full year preceding the war; while
the imports into the United States from
Spain in 1SKHJ were $5,y."iO,047, against
StmJitf in the fiscal year 1807. The
only years of the decade 1800-1000 in
which the commerce between the two
nations was as large as iu the year just
ended were 1S01, 1802 and 1803, when
the exports to pam averaged about
$13.."i.KUH)0 ami the imports from Spain
about ?."i.5KUAK annually. In the fiscal
year 1S011, which felt the full effect of
the war'. between the two countries, the
exerts from the United States to Spain
were $9,097,807, those of the present
years thus being more than 50 per cent
in excess of that year; while our imports
from Spain in were S3.0S.3(U5.
against $3,930,047 in the fiscal year. just
ended.
Cotton, breadstuff's, mineral oils and
manufactures of wood are the principal
articles of our exports to Spain, raw
cotton being by far the largest single
item in the list. Fruits, nuts and wines
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are at present tne largest stems or our
imports from Spam, though in earlier
years iron ore formed an important item
of our importations from Spain.
Importations of iron ore from Snain
have also increased an the year 1900.
as compared with years immediately pre
ceding, amounting to $45,27;, against
$44,048 in 189t and $302,327 in 1800,
though in the years isyu and 1891 our
importations of iron ore from Snain
amounted to nearly $1,000,000 annually.
The principal importations of fruits from
Snain are almonds, oranges and raisins.
while of . almonds the importations aver
age nearly $."0,000 annually, and of
raisins from $500,000 to $1,000,000 per
annum, j
lii exports, by far the largest item is
unmanufactured cotton. The exporta
tion of cotton to Spain from the United
States were, in 1890, 87,009,782 pounds,
and in 1900 were $121,840,155 pounds.
This particular feature of our export
trade with Spain was not materially af
fected by the war, the quantity of cot
ton exported from the; United States to
that country in the fiscal years 1898 and
1899 being higher thau in any other year
during the decade, though the number of
pounds exported, to Spain iu 1U00 is but
slightly below that of lMX), while the in
creased price per pound brings the value
of this single item of our exports to a
higher figure than in any other year of
the decade except 1891. The total value
of raw. cotton -exported to Spain from
the United States in 1900 was $9 481,
700 out of a total of $13,399,J80, repre
senting the value of all articles exported
to Spain from the United States. TN'ext
in importance is wood and manufactures
thereof, the most important item under
tnis neaa nemg suooks, staves and head
t . . ...a A.neian iia iil w '&a ' - - - -
- . .anese r- , V&tmdx wtocJi the train passed wre OI twncn.'l1ue "Porta to Spain hare
i -.V". Anl ISSUES ; " iiJSd to in Advance to:fJKE?
,r. and this will leaT have f and I manufactures1 ofwood
ri iw-inre actiou i ia.rii. ,iujs . i T-Kiis provisions, oi wnicn tne ev
has proceeded on tne , iirecauuons wur - J
I reacued Mantgomery .wiuiwn. nujuij.
'riunent
r 'lie Chinese government was
::athy with the opposition to
and would, if it were able to
i ' down the anti-foreign nn-Ih.-re
is now ground for the
'li.it imperial troops .tre op
- nKioM with the approval of
v'iivernment. In that op-,':-s
the dnnger of a w-ar that
th entire empire and cause
r to andon their present atti
w mav Ik irrmnl nnofflcial
Tlii rnrprn m!l t is hope- .
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jto Spain are controlled largely by crop
conditions in that country. Hip fnfoi r
. : " 1X being $518,088, against $80 344 In
Waldersee Starts for China ls9j and fumin 1893 ijU"J In
Berlin. Aug. 20. Field Marshall Count
Von Waldersee started for China at 7:30 strike ofP.umb.r. Adjusted
o'clock thjs morning. Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 20. SpecdaL-
I At a ineetmg txus afternoon the strike
Special Laws Nof DeelreA
of plumbers of the citv was satisfacto-1
who was masked with
armed with a revolver.
Ihe struggle with the burglar had
aroused the rest jf the family, and Misa
Fosburg, who was sleeping in an adja
cent room, steppeu out of her apart-
lil.ii) t .llLl.t i'.mi i . . : 4- . .L - 1
" fi""vj iu m tea nttLt; iiie liuisb
that came from the room ot her parents,
aud was instantly siiot over the lett
breast and through the heart by omi
of the three meii who had entered tim
house. j
The murder of Fosburg. was not known
until the burglars had flown. Just as
they wer leaving the house Miss Beat
rice, the second J daughter of Mr. Fos
burg, turned on4he electric light, and ly
ing on tthe floor of the hall with a
stream" of blood jpouring from a wound
iu her breast, lay Miss Fosburg, dead.
The new of the murder reached the
police station at about 1:30 o'clock and
Captain White ordered out every officer
on the force, in addition the lire depart
ment alarm was rung and hundreds of
citizens aroused., The police procured k
quantity of shot guns and aimed posses
went out under the direction of local of
ficers. luriug the day a score or more
of hoboes and suspects have been gath
ered in by the police dragnet, which ex
tended a dozen miles in all directions.
The 'police do nof believe the rigiit men
have yet been apprehended.
Some time aftr 1 o clocl: Mr. Fos
burg.Sr., was arotiseu b- the flashing of
a light in the halll His door opened into
the haJI,rThe ligit rtashed and went out,
it flasWd'arain nearer his' room and went
out. Mr. Fosburg sat uo quickly in. teed.
Mrs. Fosburg was sleeping at his side.
The.light flashed jagain and Mr. Fosburg
slid up into a sitting position on the edge
of the bed and is he stood up on the
floor a man stepped into the doorway
and thrust an ugly looking revolver into
his face. Mr. Foislmrg, although a man
of 00 yeras, is agile and strong. With
great presence of mind and with daring
and a snow of great eourasrp. he struck
the arm of the man nolding the revolver
and the weapon fell with a thud to the
floor. Phe man Was masked in a long
wnite mask with holes cut in it for his
eyes. Instantly the two grappled, and
as they did so a second man appeared on
tne scene masked like the first. He
struck Mr. 1 osburg with a sandfbag or a
slungsnot on the Shoulder and neck and
Mr. losburg fell j back into his sleeoin
room carrying th0 first masked burglar
to tne noor with him. Mrs. Fosbursr was
meanwhile aroused by the struggles of
tne tnresnoid of tpe room and she went
to the aid of her husband. The fall and
struggle of the men had until now been
withont a sound esceiDt a word that es
caped from the isecond burglar as he
strucK Mr. .fosibul-g with tne sandbag.
"rhere. said theiburglar. Mr. Fosburg
cuing to nis man desperately despite the
tenhc blow on the head and neck. The
noise of the fall and struggle vibrated
through the hous0 and roused the rest
of the inmates, j
Robert S. Fosburg, son of the contrac
tor, hurried fmom his sleeping room to
the scene, and Miss May Fosburg, tihe
eldest daughter of the contraictor, was
aroused and stepped to the door of her
room. Just as she reached the door a
shot rang out. The younger Mr. Fos
burg appeared in the hail at this instant
and caught the body of (his sister just
as 4-ho fell. laying her on the floor
of the hall he spmang upo na third man
wfho attempted to escape down tihe back
tairs. He grabbed the man by the coat
and they fought desperately. Hhs third
man was uivmasked. He was smooth
faced and nvore aj short black sack suit.
The men we engaged in a struggle
when sruddemly the younger man was
struck from behind by the sand bag
that 'had been used on his father. Tie
force of the blow) caused ihi5m to release
his grasp and the man with whom he
had been fighting ran down , the back
Stairs and out of .the house. '
In the meantime the ether burglar
had succeeded an jreJ easing himself from
Mr.v Fosburrg, Sr. and witihs the burgiar
wiho had sihot Miss Fosburg they stepped
out of -a window leading to the top of the
veranda around wfhieih is a (railing. They
clung for a momeht to this and dropped
to the ground andj escaped.
Phe fight om the second floor had
aroused the iwnole famil-v. ami iiiirt ns
the burglar with iwhom Mr. Fosburg, Jir.,
naa oeen struggling ran. Miss Beatrice
Fosburg, another (daughter, found the
button and turned on the electric lights.
Lying with upturned face on the floor
of the haJJ was Miss May Fosburg, her
night gown saturated with bxi f ivru
the wound an her reast. She was dead,
Che bullet ihaving struck (her in the heart-
A derby hat and ja shoe which the bur
glars left behind re in the possession of
the police. Another artnf p. found .was a
revolver. This was secured from trader!
the bed where It , f ell wheoi !lr. Foshnrsr!
k-uocsea ax irom the hands of his assail
ant. It is a 44-calibre Colt ImII doir re
volver -with heavy short -han-eL It i
fuJly loaded. it
It. S. 1'osbuTg, who had the struggle
burglar. Then some one struck him from
behind and he was obliged to loosen has
hold aaid the man ran .down stairs and
out of doors. - The man" was without a
mask. ! He had short cropped Ihaid and
;was of a very daak complexion. He
magh have been a coiored man.
The -chief of police believes that the
9nen who did the job are stall in hiding
in the1 borders of the town and -will try
to escape under the cover of darkness.
More than a thousand men responded to
the caJd and were armed.
G IRA'S JEW ' DANGER
The Constitirfltmai-hventfon
Composed of Incompe
NATIONAL BANK. FOB SANFOttD
Application lias Been Approved by
Comptroller of tbe Currency.
Washington, Aug. 20 Special. The
following application for authority
to organize a national bank has this
day been approved by the Comptroller
of the Currency: The Sanford National
Bank, North Carolina. Capital, $25,000.
A. L. McNeil, Sanford, N. C, John W.
Thompson and H. M. Holleman.
The i Merchants' National Bank of
Philadelohia has been approved by
Comptroller Daws as reserve agent for
the national bank at High Point, N. 0.
The comptroller has revoked his ap
proval designating the National Bank of
the Republic at New York as reserve
agent in that city for the High Point
bank. : I .
John ! Stephenson has been appointed
postmaster at Alfa Johnston county,
vice W. C Roberts, resigned, and L. M.
Biggerstaff at Sunshine, Beaufort county,
vice M. C. Buffalo, removed.
Pensions granted residents of North
Carolina: Lovinia Tulford, Wilmington,
S12; Ellen Hayes. Colly, $8; Edwin
Sears, Winston, $G; Thomas Bingham,
Silvei house, $8; Hugh Parrington, Wag
oner, $10.
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! NEGRO FAIR OPENED
GOMEZ HAS A PITCH
tents
FORK
Tbe Old War Hero Opposes tbe Adree
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of Ceneral Wood to Elect tbe B.est.
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Men Irrespective or Party aud Ce .un-
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sels tbe Election of None bat Leiders
in the Late Revolution- Jtlajiy of
Tbem Are Unfit.
Tbe Exhibits are Creditable and tbe
Attendance Lare
Winston-Salem, N. C, Aug. 20. Spe
cial. The Piedmont Colored Industrial i
Fair opened auspiciously today. ; The at
tendance surpassed the expectation of
the managers. The street parade was
I over a i mile long and was a grand suc
Icess. Mayor O. B. Eaton made a beau
1 tiful address of welcome. The opening
j address was made by Rev. Dr. J. W. E.
Boweniof Atlanta. He gave his people
excellent advice, urging them to push
forward industrially- and commending
their fair. Ur. Bowen is a fluent and
entertaining speaker, and his address to
day - is ! generally . regarded as the .best
ever delivered to a colored audience here, j
The exhibits at the fair are decidedly j
creditable. There was a ball game, bi-1
cycle racing, cake walk and a race after-
a greasy pig this afternoon.
Rev, JT. Alfred Garrett, son of Capt.
M. E. ! Garrett of Leesburg, Va., has
accepted a call to the pastorate of Broad
Street Baptist Church, this city. He was
educated at Richmond.
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BRITISH ATTACK DEWET
Havana, Aug. 20. General Maximo
Gomez, in a circular letter tx the ipress,
says that he writes in oyder to prevent
odd and well tried revolntirjoinists from
being deceived in the ooxru jig ekctioais.
Oubahs, he declared, must not confound;
ideas with (prdnoipdes. H onor demands
thait the Matter be saved e ren at tlie oucC
of life. The constiitutic aial couventioa
should (be composed of -genutin4 Cabau
revoduitdiomists, the convc iution .beung the
outcome of tho revtiution. Nobody
(should be elected &,dekfgate who has de
famed dhe revolution r who at the iaat
moment joined the revoiution altei.'
hiavdng opposed lit. M any aikh aid intel
lectmal men have ,pxov ted by thekj aciAons
tthair antagonism ito clie reviui'UtiOiUiary
cause, These ahould not be eleoted. 'Ihe
time has come for the peopdej to see
clearly. Men should be doved, not twx
itheir iknowledge and .talents, but for their,
virtues and patriotic (m. j
Genemal Gomez leimamds that those
wishing to manage the affairs of ithe
counti'y be elected, on account of 'thtar
worthiness ira-ther than ithetr Wiisjom..
UnCil -the a-epuoidc is esita?blia'he4 society
an Cuba camuot 'be .pixperli- arranged.
For this reawon 'the Spaniards are stanid
ling at one side, wuu'tiaig untaJ !: the es
tablisiamemt of the RepuDlie shall make
all equal. ' ' ' , .
By claiming that only arevolintioaiists
be elected to the convention Genea-al
Gomez is following the opnrse pursued
:by Mm before the nnundcapal electaous.
He Oilso asks the people (to act contrary
Ito the advice now .being give into them
by General Wood, nameily, to elect tho
most competent mem, no matter to iwhiuh
party they belong. - - i ' ' .
The fear is expivessed that tho; revolu
tionists will form a large majority in the
conventiion. Most of tne- candidates ore
revolutionary generals, including the
civil governors of the various (pivvincws.
It would seem that a majoi'aty of theb
candidates are utterly . unhtted iiiitellec
ually to .pea-form -the work ithey
expected to peatonm.
Boers Routed from Positions
at BuffePs Hyek.
Been
Bundle Reports tbe Surrender of 684
Troops Under Paget Ob-
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cupy Waterral Hamilton
i Captures Krupp Guns
will bo
Pretoria. Aug. 20-11 m. General
Christian DeWet passed north of Pyra
mids Hill and camped fifteen miles north
east of! here last night. He is now at-
tacekd by the British.
London, Aug. 20.-The War Office has
received the following' dispatch from
Lord "Roberts: . I
Pretoria, Aug. 20. Ian Hamilton's
column ! occupied Oliphant's Nek August
17. He captured two Krupp guns and
one ammunition and two transport wag
ons." I
The advance troops under Mahon were
o-ptd all dav yesterday at I Roode
KftniesJ They captured two wagons and
tnnu- several Boer urisoners. Bundle re
ports from Harrismith that 084 .Boers
have surrenderee!.
ROBERTS.
The British forces have routed the
Boers from strong positions at Ruffell's
Hoek. The ' battle was fought August
lit. Commandant Swartz was severely
wounded during the engagement, the
British losses being three lulled and nine
wounded. , . it . .
x'ue New Zealanders were in the thick
of the tight and distmeuishecl tnemseives
by chargin the burghers repeatedly, as
sisting j materially in -dislodging them
from their positions.
In addition to the British victory at
Buffell's Hoek, Paget has, after severe
lighting; occupied Waterval, having four
wounded during his operations. ,
General Roberts tells of the recent en
counters with the forces of DeTJet- m
the fohowing dispatch to the War Office:
Pretoria, Aug. 18.Carrington reports
that the enemy, -with whom ErrolFwas
engaged, were repulsed August 16 from
their strong positions at Buffell's Hoek.
Commander Swartz , was severely
wounded. Uur loss tnree Kiiieu auu c
wounded. The Newr Zealanders distin
guished! themselves. m 1
Paeet has occupied Waterval. He had
five wounded. . r rOTc
i-tiarvatfH eoes on to srive the of
ficial story in regard to General DeWet
calling on General Baden-Powell to sur
render as a rose to cover his escape.
t..a RrtTrts' TftDort is almost identical
with the newspaper : statement printed
this morning. ; ! ' i
Fowler Beaten at Clinton
nJnm' "V. C. Auff. 20. "SpeciaL
Pouanmm inrrivinir here tonight say that
. T..lrW IV, O KoUlT TlAflt.
ex-i;ongressmau 'x" v i " -
t fJ nton today, ana mat. uew
Butler will fare badlr ir he does not r
tract some of his" statements.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg, Aug! .20. The' Gianls stop
ped over here today on their way home
from the West; and surprised the one
thousand fans by completely outbiayins
the Pirates. Mercer was on thefruowr
and his slow delivery' was. too much iti.
Clarke's men. When they did hit the
ball hard the Giants nearly always man
aged to work in a fast play in time -to
cut off the threatened runs.-
The score: R. H. E.
Pittsburg . . . 01010000 0-2 5 2
New York . . . 20010000 1 4j 13 1
Batteries: Tannehill and Schriver; Mer
cer and Grady. Umpire, O'Uay.j
St. Loyfe 7 Cincinnati loj
St. Louis, Aug. 20. The announced
regignation of Manager Tebeau, with
McGraw's denial of his having accepted
the management of the Cardinals, seemed
to throw the latter into a trance j today,
the Cincinnatis defeating them by a
score of 15 to 7. Young was unmerci
fully trounced, as was Hughey, who re
placed him in the seventh inning. Heavy
hitting by the Cincinnatis - was the fea
ture home runs, triples and doubles and
singles abounding.
The score: - R. H. E.
St. Louis . . . 001212010 7 17 1
Cincinnati . .00310104 015 20 -1
Batteries: Young and 0!Connor;' Breit''
enstein and Kahoe. Umpire, Swart-
wood. , .
Other games not scheduled.
NO WAIT FOR VOLT8EY
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Judge Cantrell Ordrs Him to Prepare
lor Trial Tu ureday. j .
Georgetown, Ky., Aug. 20. The case
against Henry E. Yoatsey, indicted a
one of the principals in the crime of
murdering William Goebe), was called
by Judge Cantrill this moiling and Yout
sey was well enough to be iu court. Hia
attorneys filed a motion for continuance
on the ground that he was too sick to
stand a trial, that one of his attorneys
had typhoid fever, and that fifty-two of
the hity-lour witnesses were absent.
Judge Cantrill ' said he did not believe
due diligence had been shown in! secur
ing the absent witnesses. As tot Yout-
sey's health he said he felt that by.
xnursday, 23d, the weather would proo-
ably be sufficiently clement to allow him
to be present, with safety, and postpoad
the trial till .Thursday. ,
that war ID ii omriai, "r"VV rnacted
will be averted, but it Is should be cnatteu.
ial laws ' against, tho anarcuisui 'v1 nnay cesuttmg m the rne marks or m anger nails for he broke
vvmw vt nc jiua.u!oiir woriau a ay. ipem m us firastpj on mas' tihwn-rf of thn
BIcKInley Disappoints Betancourt
Washington Ang. 20. In an interview
Senor -Betancourt, formee-" president' of
the provisional Cuban republic, who las
baturday called on f resident Mxxbinley
in behalf of Cuban independence, aays
that he is much aisappoin ted with rres-
ident -McKinley. He would make no
definite promises as to granting Cuban
independence as promised by Congress,
and Senor .Betancourt almost despairs
of Cuban independence. He is 7Q ye&x
of age and has been an active- worker
for Cuban independence all his life.
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Cbark's History of N. C. Regiments
rPhe vaJuable hfistorical work I which -
Judge Walter Clark' has been engaged
.m : fsn Arvm itame. viz.. A CmTt .a firm
la. w'. - " ... v . ,r-. iii i ri i.
as wntteai .by officers of each, and I which
has incolved much cane and good work
jon the part of Judge Clark, will soon bo
Judge Rfelly Hopelessly III
TyTimond. Aug. 0. A telegram froi
,TT..n Va ta vj Judts'e John W. Rei
Iv of the Supreme u-ourj. or utoms p w-s " "l , .
hopelesly ill at his home. Dr. Edwardl Judge Clark says that the work wi51
AIcGuire of this citv." who was sum-lmake three volumes, the first one of
moned to see him, thinks he will not live Which will be issued irom tbcj presf
(through the nfeht : , - ibbotft October JaU , I
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