North Carolina Newspapers

., i i " " " ' Mllll - . - " ' I Vol.' VI - I RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900 OUTBREAK AT AMOY I rouble Occurs in an pected Quarter. Unex- iVi OB DESTROYS PROPERTY however, that the viceroys of the south ern provinces are marking an earnest etiort to maintain order, and that rigid measures on their part' will be effective to that end. ELECTION BOARD HERE Prospect of More Trouble London, Aug. 24. Chinese outrages continue and there is a prospect of most serious tivivbJp. The depredations of the Boxers have broken out afresh and it is probable that additional foreign troops wall be necessary lb piit a stop to tae anarchy and incendiarism have l?en io- uewcvl in certain provinces. . , TA.n.AH n.nrt. . .rf ! ,rV "wP'tea o -the Central News frcm ! 0,,nl Johnson Reports a Sertous Sit-j iIong Konj? sav$-.that Chinese mobs ore nation In Soulberu China and Call ?ikln? -h cnisaioas in Fu-Kien atd 1,a Iviang-Si (provinces. ! 'r t C-SUpilHUi AIIIIUU of the Rniilaa GoTtrnmrnt atPekln Prescribes Tickets for Na tional Election. TO PROTEST ELECTION -Instruction Cabled' to Rockhlll, iiir l-reeldent's Commissioner V hinrton, Aug. 24. A cablegram , ,v.i at the State Department from to cut the allies' comiAraication. - :I .I.dinson at Amoy, this morning. The French mission at Wwang-Tr.ng i was attacked by a mSb. but th attack I Tl'11 tl lATMlld W ... M . 1 rrencn gituuoat Ccanette. Warfare has a grain bioken out in the vicinity of Tien Tsin and the intema tional -forces stationed there ibave -had anpther -engagement with the Chinese fanatics. luf r rench mission at Wjinsr-TiiTur cation. A hut- tie folJowtu in -wliuii the Boxers and ITIr. Freeman, the Republican Member, Had Asked lor a meeting Thursday and Intended to Offer Resolution Pro lectins Against the Conduct of the Election The Canvass of the Vote In terfered with Ills Plans. NOT BADLY WHIPPED The Boers Still Able to Make Trouble for British. DEWET IS VERY ACTIVE The State Board of Elections met here yesterday afternoon and prescribed the In Recent Engagements He Has Given Iiord Roberts Occasion to Report Lists of Casualties Expected Decis ive Rattle lias Not Yet Reen Fought Lieutenant Cordua Condemned Death and Shot to London, Aug. 24. While the British forces, under General Roberts continue !...: ii. . . . i ... kMnii flnrl minlitv nf tiolroto that shall ha Trt nmVP tha Rnvra iTrvm miliar &i frwrr that disturbances are beginning l""?"vrc repiiisea .witn very " " :?JZ.Z , r i a ,i au.fs. j. lie l asua.xies OI me ai- ' uiru ji i-vusmsuieu uu jjitmucuuui : uic iruifcxivts tire miiiivLiug urumcr bwiuus . . , . - - . m v v o . A lit (lLlilLI J I pi L.lt" lid- t v v v v . Ut. .w...w y , ; nes. accoramg to a daspytch from Tien electors in the coming national election. ! losses upon the armies otf the queen, and l'll.l m-ii,ni,1 T"l I . ... iji.ii urns irviu i i-ivin comes .. . . r . Amov Au-. 23. ' m the form of dispatch trczn Tokro. It lime at the 1DStance of Mr- A- B- Free" " " I S.ivs that- ji talociMi.m fnr T.vl-;.. infill th If orm J-ilifn n niomlior nf th W ashingion: ! fi.(m ofKri-i.l mifw eiT..'iin- i.,. ,-.i ... : .i .i i Popartnient, S ri" : - outbreaks here. rMany build- nr-.-.t and destroyed by armed mob. ."iici-s in great danger and Ameri- iTi'pcrty looted. Japanese war ves !;.. landinl marines to protect for : American naval vessel should . at once. JOHNSON. .u : the one really American city i !iin.. and the I'niteil States; has iiui-ivf! at stake there than olse .. . i:i tlie empire. The news couirt - i -v,t pr:o - mj tlx . u iv -the. authorities to quell the :nd to protect American inter - Th.lV. - ..! to Ainoy at once. l i titurla:n os in the southern por-i Though the meeting was called at this the decisive battle 'has (not yet been fought in South Africa. ' It has been expected .for some time in Iondon that Roberts would trap the VriT the tic-kets so as to prevent the necessity maia army of the federalists and -bring tiiiK-.T. ami the head of the government of holdln another meeting. j .the wtar to an end. but the elusiveness against the foivigners. Mr. Freeman stated that he had re-1 0f DeWet and the other burgher gen- i ll51,!:lU -1 fr an lfin says that a quested a meeting of the Board of Elec- erals, whose familiarity -with the coun- suS &tVtoiVi? iKoi1 vln iSt- J50? ?Wda7. With ol T 1 enables them to escape with surpris teler. the ierman minist r who ws tr0llucinK sertain resolutions which he : in ,regularity. has thus far prevented killcil by the Chinese, has bcei f und intended to follow up with motions. ImmAiatA ootiin Trill Vk in a Chinese ceir.e.e.-y near the hue where ht? was assasfynated. It was found on examination that his death was caus al 1..- ... i mi. i i.. - . v . I II. hi lllllir-l III II I.' lllM II I I) l II WWII' to government official?, asn, L s 1 . i,clZ J." !r . fit 1 1 r liiTi i i r&k'in mrr'3 r o mwi m n ' dispatvh has been receive! in St. Peters- V IIUW- I - v ,r r, .... Several gunboats will be 4 7' 1 w' , i.iis(i-v aajese aiix. ine mtSAsage is date.1 at tiie Chinesfe capital. August !lt J i i).e inquest from this gM-ernment t casualties during the siege were all hostile demonstrations cease at! K-il.ed tind 1JO wounded. 1 he Kus- . have not aided to any exteut in the; SC.1",. k , 1 anU 15 wot"'dld- : raiu-.' of a movement for su-peu- The Kusso-Chinese bank wis dfstr yed f hostilities against China. . I y thc Hoxers July 28. The li:;s iaji i- not uoiiDieu mat. ine suuaiion ' a "wu j unu ni..v is n vrrv serious one. and . relief of 1 ekm. ;:al lleniev will 1h cabled to for- the aeticoi which 'it was hopedwould end siatea, nowever. in view or tne tact j sultory hostilities, that the, vote had been canvassed, he j Badeii-ToweU has bad another clash would not present the resolutions or with the Boer iyrcGa At AVarmbath and make the motions. IIe attributed . no I infli(,ted Josse3 upM1 ,hig opponents. He blame to Chairman Neal for not calling! " , , f t - Un m.,utm 'rhirir a c -owl released 100 (Dri&onris rroaa tne Uoer $5,000; to his friend, Charles H. Tweed, $50,000 To Mrs. Huntington for life, to go to ATcner m. liunnngton lor Ufa, and to his issue absolutely, $250,000 is. placed in trust for Arcner M. Hnntington and issue. One ' million doHarB in trust for the Princess Hatfcfeldt, the capital to go to iter issue, or failing issue, to such, per sons as she may direct by will. The Fifty-seventh street and Fifth av enue residences in New York are given to Mrs. Huntington for life and then to Archer M. Huntington. . J Two-thirds of his Southern Pacific railroad stock is given to Mrs. Hunting ton, one-third to H. B. Huntington. (Mrs. Hunt in rton, Charles H. Tweed and Isaac K. Gates. Jr. Huntington's brother-in-law, are made executors of the will. All of Mr. Huntington s Dictrares are given to Mrs. Huntington for ttife, afterwards to Archer M. (Hupotington for life, and at hi death to the Metro politan Museum of Art of New York city, absolutely. The lvalue of the estate ie not stated- No75 DESTITCTION IN NORTH CHINA i vessels ana marines xo relieve ui Johnstiir. .;ue..!i itoneral ternterg toilay re- as no member of the board knew for what purpose ho desired the meeting. It is understood that Mr. Freeman desired to offer resolutions before the vote was canvassed, protesting against the result, alleging fraud and .intimidation by poll holders and registrars. Th-o folfowing resolution, providing for. the quality of tickets to be voted in the national election, was introduced by Mr. Walter II. Neal and unanimously a4ipted: lioolved. That the ballots for con gressman for the several districts shall Cable Open to TaknX i' l'"""?,1, ?n y,n,je Paper, samples oi whif-h will be filed with the Secretary Washington. Aug. 24. The Navy JOe- of State on or before October 1. 1900. .1 the following'dispatch from Taku.i-partment today leaved a cab egram Said ballot shall be three inches wide irwm Admiral ifcTOUey an-nctincn tkat and one and one-half inches deep; and, the cable between Taku and Chefi) has as to size of type and other particulars, been . opened. Th message- follows. shall conform to the general election Taku. Aug. 22. law and be printed in black ink. Bureau of Navigation, Washington-: t "Unsolved. 1 hat the ballot for presi- that the wounded are doing well : i a.e leing well cartel for: Taku. Aug. 2H. ? -u-'on fJeneral. Washington: !i " e fifty wounded on the Belief, v...:.- roming. Hospital accommodations i .'rellent a-T Tien Tsin. Launches l'-;its from Relief bringing wounded :- t;i front to Tien Tsin., Have ewry .'lint neled. All well cared for. Will . a fee everything here. P'SuLKY. The oponir.g of tht cable between Tnku nnd Chefoo will allow messages to i rushed through without delay, and "11 d- away with tlie twelve r fifteMi ;nrs iot while using dispateh vessels. i expectr-d tint otlieials will , now Vepr in ele lopch with IVkin. TV' Navy department was notified V-I.iv thr.t the Oregon ha leen undocketl r Knre and will leave for Taku in a - T: following report of additional cas r in China - wore re-eivetl from l: r.ornl Chaffee todav: Taku. Aug. 24. -'hfant fleneral. Washington: P'-Mn. Aug. is. The folhtwiug casual : !: ivp oeen:rel situ'c last report: r' 'z Tsun. Aug. 1G. Fourtenth in- f ! .-i Ctiiinanv I-. Alfred hran ' I d in head, serious. Company K. camp aaid captured 25 burghers, includ ing two of their foreign officers, during the light. This was not accomplished without British Josses, however, although the casualties have not -yet been reported. Buller has also had an engagement with a Kletachment of DeWet's -army, and he reports that August 23 he had seven men killed, two officers and twen ty men -wounded, and five aTe missing. Ihe latter were -probably made prisoners iy the B"oers. , Kitchener has been an contact with the burghers in the Komati valley and dur ing the fight the British had. eight casual ties. Bundle at Brandwater ihas distcovered a quantity of ammunition, which had been buried by the Boers. General Roberts' latest dispatch to the War Office (follows: "Pretoria. Aug. 21. B a den-Powell has Cable now open to Taku. All troops dential and vice-presidential electors shall j had an engagement at Warmbath (VVaraDbaid, north off tne jaemaar s river; during which he rescued 100 prisoners and captured 25 Boers, including two r. from Hancock landeil. Marines gone le printed on white uapor. sample of to Taen Tsin. Private Arthur A. Woods, winch will be filed with Secretary of marine corps, accidentally drowned State on or before October 1, 1000. Said Tongku night 31st. ballot shallxbe thrn inches wide and REMEY. iscven and one-half inches long: and, as Heroic Little Band Rescued fre?rn officers - ,Buller3 casualties August were hall conform to ithe general election law and be printed in black ink." London, Aug. 24. A news agency dis- Hie chairman asked Mr. C. II. John latch from IVkin, of date of August J the Populist member or the board, savs the Peit Sang Cathedra, whk-h ws lf . h5d anything to present. carris,ne.l bv thiity French and tt n I. a,ir Dot registered, was Mr. John Italian -blue' jackets has been rcliev.Hl rPon;-. fter an heroic defense of two months, j .. .? tr to repster? x xZ iLlthi The Sampson Populist leaded wanted lated from the other foreigners. to know when an opportunity would j be given him to register so that heircan TIIE TRADE SITUATION vote in November. lie was informed that the election law made provision Favorable and IraTorablelnfluecesriu'!t-,tic.n . . . .... to type and ofher particulars, said ballot; seven killed and two officers and twenty men wounded and five mussing. . "Buller reooits that Kitchener has repulsed a considerable force of Boers A . . a T - i! 1 who held & position in the Komati val ley. The British "had eight casualties. '"Bundle reports that patrols of Yeo manry at Brandwater basin found 14Q, 000 bounds of ammunition and 200 pounds of dynamite buried. Several Boers, who were in hiding were arrested." Cordua Condemned to Death Pretoria, Aug. 24. Lieutenant Cordua, iiinamitlr Halance Each Other. I lu who was iouna gumy l wiupuvu'j an Apprenuj uuince r.aruuion. romster because -there was no rpeistrar U xoro New York, Aug. 24. Bradstreet s to- , in his township the latter part of the j nbduet Lord Roberts, has been sentenced norrow will say: .campaign.. .... tn dath. ntrary trade currents will give an ap-! Mine hundred and nine persons, he j . ... . . ... -1 :,i .;..v,i k- u : . ... ..... pearaneeir irregularity to mi' enure sit- omu, 'VM'in "riu- mc- msi jondon. ug. 24. A cusparch, to the uatimHnt tne goou ami uniavoranne in Lieutenant Cordua was shot this morn- trar resigneii. i nese were anowea to , rpnt-.fll vew, tfrOTn Pretoria says that . l . : . . villi i ir i ! 1 1 . ' 1 1 r wir n 11 n iini rkAi ni . ..... iineiii-'s ronsiure 10 iiri.iu .i'iwul u mul ... - - - .-..e. ...... t: a- r TV. t : f. i ; o- s A. I lodgers, wounded in shoul ri'iif. u An. 10 Tvill.-d hr shfirn- i while foraging Company (I, of balance which accords well with the Democrats, did not have the opportunity i. tli infantry-Claude Smith. weather conditions and the particular to register. The books were thrown up Aug. 1''.. Died from wounds scaou of the year. If clearings returns ? those appointed registrars de- . -.! in action Company F. Four- are to he regarded, the tide of trade was olinwl to serve. The first registrar ap- . infnntry-Ceorge C. Kaufman. I ui,out t its ebl. last week, but it is well rented said he could not carry out the I .11 An-' iri. 1 lentil oeenrreil 1 ... . ,.i..o..o-c w..i.l- TMmt m himiuvihuu me ivuhuhuju tuuic " . - ........ ; rv. I ' i n iliac v ... uiftj v . v v j ... -f I'rivate w liiinm isrnyton, tim.vi . i - - uresent In the iron trade the corner has appar- ontlv leen turned for the better and v. v i . .Mntn mtantry. uysentery - 2-Clinton W. ;raham. Com I. Fourteenth infantry, shrapnel CIIAFFKK. u.-id came from Minister Conger :n.d St.-.te Department officials ;::;v'.iily awaiting his reptrt on the :::.iti- situation. - . rinn"iit oflieials are much alarmed 'n situation in southern China. 'h- ui iiing in Amoy. -oming with ;;:m:i for troops in Shanghai, re ! ti a rotiferenee btween Secret a rj ' i-l Acting Secretary Hackett of V 'v Department, today. It was '-.! t. relieve Amoy at once by - f gunlMtats, and to await fur- i lopnients in Shanghai. - --:- ion has b-en telegrapheil to X-V. U.-ekhill. the President's special fixioti.T to China, to proeel to n. The dispatch contained an out of tin- duties which Mr. llockhill f-xoorted to perform. Mr. Rockhill r '" nsake a full investigation of the Cli;r- troubles, with particular refer to the narticination of the imperial tnnit tit in the attacks on the lega :ind the opposition to the allies. I! " khill reached Yokohama yester- r d r 1h f I". ' 1 r, ! , v :!;! said he would, proceed 'to Pekin i: i li.lv nn au ntllprWKP instfllCteu. I'- Hill to Nagasaki, where he can in passf'age on an army transport -'V T.iku. l h" h 'peful viow which the adminis-travi-ti tr.kes of the situation is not sepa r' '' Horn worry. There are two, new riiMw ;-,,r t.onetrn today that threaten U . nu'!ieate a very satisfactory eon y t ,.f affairs. These are the reported - ' ;itioii of the Russian commander P-lvin hat his government was at with f'liinn and thsf he would not f I, i . . . . -'m to the agreement or tne otner commanders not to attack the T! p. s i . i ,-ity. This alleged declaration of speculative excitement, reflect man with regard to registration. I want "',;, ; provision made so that I can register ,t conditions - m t, prPsitiential Action." there is a nrobalTle improvement in the -.u:? " You shall have it," Mr. James Mc- minister Conger Telegraphs Concern ing Native Christians New York, Aug. 24. The following dispatch from Minister Conger, sent from Pekin by way of Taku and received at the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis sions this morning, tells a story of great destitution on the part of the native Christians in north China, and clearly indicates- that many of them have been massacred in the northern provinces. "Taku (no date). North China Chris tians surviving slaughter destitute and homeless. Send immediate help. Thank offering Pekin rescued. Wherry, Hobart, Smith' In commenting upon tne diapatoB Robert E.. Speer, one of the secretaries of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, said: "The message came by way of Taku and was delayed in transmission, as Minister Conger dates from Pekin, Au gust 20. The meaning of the dispatch is quite clear. The sufferings of the native Christians who have escaped mas sacre must be fearful. The last sen tence of the dispatch, with a few words supplied, would read: 'Send immediate help, as thank offering that is Pekin is rescued.' . "The signers of this appeal are Rev. John Wherry, D. D., a Presbyterian missionary; Rev. W. I. Hobart, a Meth odist missionary, and Rev. Arthur II. Smith, D. D., a Congregations list mis sionary. JThe message was sent by Min ister Conger as a government dispatch in order to insure its receipt by us.'f 7 IN LIMBO : FpR LIFE Peck Learns a Lesson Rapid Transit ALL QUIET N0W:AT AKROM Special Grand Jury summoned; to In diet the Dlaelc YTretoh-Blll Poand j Prisoner Brought from Cleveland Pleads Qmlltr, Sentenced to .penitent tlary and Sent- Thither, AltWithl a Few Hours DECLINE OF 14 POINTS The Condition of the Cotton Crop Is 78. Akron, O. Aug. 24.--dx)ti tp PecS the negro whosa lassaiilt oa a five yeatt old girl-cans ed the riots nd burning ot city 'hall to thaa cfty Wednesday evenia is now in the peiiitentiaty., sentenced to itaprisoanremt Tor J4Pe,-A special grand jury wai umjaoned at noon today, he ing chosen rom among .the Jeading citW1 zens of the town, with Gaiptaia Watgoner, a, prominent bamker, as its foreman. Tha . indictment nvas rotorned at 2:30 p. zxi. ' At 1:30 Peck iwa .taken ifrom tha Cleveland prison,- where he was taken Wednesday . afternoon, and in custxsdy of Akron officers was tfroug2it to Akron, arriving here at 3:13. Btewas escorted by a company of militia to the court house, atrralgned before "frndge B. J. Nye pleaded guilty of erimLnal assault and sentenced to the peinitBatiary for tife, and in ten onluutes was on his wtay to the railroad, the train having been held in waiting. As he rwas iwjimz nJaced. on the train a worbman, attempted to get near him, but he was ipiacad under ar rest ,a revolver being found in his pocket. The train arrived at 7:30 in Columbus' thi3 evening and Peck was imimediately, taken to the State ipnson. The city .has resumed its noojmal quiet; but the m'ilitary will likely be ikept hei-a for several days. POLICE AFTJEH J JLS. U31YAN A DISCOURAGING .REPORT The Mldsnmmer Report of the Agri cultural Department The Conditions Bven Worse Than Stated by the Gov ernment ReportThe Summer ai Usual One Too Much Rains Folio w- 1 ed br Drought Rnlned the Crops Roers Beeornlns Aggressive Pretoria, Aug. 24. The Boers in the southwestern part of the Transvaal are becoming more aggressiveowing to the cnersrv of Generals D-eWeK and Dela- enN-o jooow.v uruuui ut .v.u ... ,not take any action in this matter, kcts. Prices, too, which are steady xvith Both gWog paid h should have & heflr. few decreases noted.; are largely due to inff 1efore action of kind could be improved crop conditions, particularly of takpn IIe answPred Mr. Johnston that corn anil cotton. Despite the reports he shonW le allowed to register, and which have pictured the corn crop as expresSed the opinion that there would heavily shortened by hot winds the re- he no difficultv about the matter, ports from ebraska, Kansas City and -r Freeman, the Republican member St. Louis are as a whole quite encour- of the board, had a grievance which cre aging. The lowered price of cotton is at0( a laugh. He complained that the largely due to the arrival of needed registrars in his county refused to regis rains in the South Atlantic States. Chief ter any man in his countv who did not among th- advances of the week has ijVf with his wife. ' reflected the freest export buying forj Mr. Freeman stated that the election weeks past. iboard of his county (Henderson) waa n In the list of unfavorable features hoi-Ivory fair one, and he spoke pleasantly day quiet in many lines is notable at the of the gentlemen who composed it. large eastern centers, although some im-j All the members of the board were provement in dry goods jobbing is re- present at the meeting yesterday. Chair ported at several points. The dullness man Neal called Mr. E. F. Lamb to the in general speculation is marked, stocks chair and foou products neing very inactive. rey. xoer oinciais iiiaYe DeenreMisLau?u j "at Zeeniest, KJerksdorp, andNBusteji- Chairman Neal said the board could . &- t iifk,, Thair rvivnKU C T ' Iji the textile trades quiet xn cotton goods is still noticeable and the spring season for men's wear woolens drags perceptibly. Raw wool is quiet and man ufacturers are buying only to fill orders 5 ft n all v booked. Raw cotton is at a de.id'ock. crop uncertainties and BELLA .Vlir IN FENDER A Large Ratification Meeting Hears a Good Democratic Speech Wilmingtoon, N. C. Aujr. 24 Special- ex-1 Between 1,500 and 2,000 people attend tremely small supplies being balanced ed a big Democratic ratification meeting bv the less favorable outlook for manu-jat WTiard today. R. G. Grady of Bur- factured goods. t ' gaw, secretary or the Democratic Exec- RiKsiness failures !n the United States uive Committee of Pender county. as reported to Bradstreets aggregate 23." cai.ed the assemblage to order and intro for the week, as against 168 last week,duced Congressman John if. Bellamy, and 154 in this week a year ago. .i-l... C outde capital come in larger quantities Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Va. s i - !i than eTer before. Upon the close of Mr. i Mrs. Huntington receives, after bequests backward movement of bus-, vipiiam's speech tie crowd was invited i- nr.A-hoif t Ufnt Amone- who spoke one hour, showing what pass age of amendment meant for North Car- I tin's Review ouna, now tne acate woma advance along New York, Aug. 24. Dun s tomorrow gtatP, enterprises be more Profitable and will say: . The sky '!"iLin m viotv nr tJw nssiirances nas ix.f n uv !hi PiKo.n rrr.i-oTi rviont tn tha TTnitd : inPS this WCC. " trt nflrf-flkf of dinner. Of whi(h thprA was i . .... I " r nr.n mnA tipws oomfta from the iron v. .vwu. ;-mo v. -r- -- i tlir. ittitii.l tiil-pn hv this country l nters where bridge and iboat ouiiders Arcoplr did not sneak. The annnnnee- "cn-.i to the purposes for which its i and makers of agricultural implements, ment that he would was made through - " fores would lie used , in China, J stoves, and cast iron pipe are all eager error i! l .r i iw.rwt haro thnt 1ia St. Peters- . tn sprnrp raw or partially finished mate- nhvma P. Gin-man. on of Ti'Jsf P'r . ...!..-.. ..-111 rnnmliola thu ill- tftnl Prima orA SURtsined and in a fCW W.iwn ctiA mwf inflllflntiol nomAni-otc . .11111111 11 III 1 . ' LIUIU " . ... A IUIi A V V .J m' - " ; ' IT li U.WO b A . L XX AttUW. c.nses move uowara. iron generally j i in si aw minv. ri'iert veRtprdmv nftpr- more solid and better balanced market : noon at his home in Jacksonville, of than for two monrns- past, r- aunres ior ijsiood oisoning. He had represented the week were 171 in the United States, njs comity in the Legislature and was against 163 last year. postmaster at Jacksonville under the last Democratic 'administration. in s .f mm Lvchtenbure. objective is IMafekmg or Vrytrarg. Ther& is a Boer force eighteen miles north of Maf eking. General .DeWet is well served by scouts clad in Khaki. They mostly carry British passes and Hiter the British caps. His .horses are in excellent condition. Many of them are British branded as cast-offs. SUDDENLY SinilONED Police Officer Dies in the Discharge of His Duty. North Wilkesboro, N. C, Aug. 24. Special While-arresting a man this af ternoon Chief of Police W. M. Bright was stricken with heart failure and ex pired in a few moments. He was a most efficient officer. There is no clue yet as to who robbed the postoffice at this place and Wilkes boro Wednesday nieht: Postmaster Barkley says that this office 'lost over $350: ' Jim Lewis, who killed Jim Marlow yesterday at Andrews's distillery in Lovelace township, was jailed this after noon, it seems to nave Deen a case oi excusable homicide. The Agricultural Department yesterday issued the midsummer crop report for the State. It is far from encouraging. "In his remarks prefacing the report, the Commissioner of Agriculture says the crop prospects are not encouraging. July showed a decrease in condition, aug tPd in Aueust in most sections. The summer has been an unusual one; ex cessive rains in some places, followed by drought; in other sections an un broken drought for two months, and in stomp smn 11 areas favorable seasons.' It is under these unusual conditions vefy difficult to make a satisfactory estimate of the condition of . crops. Cotton is estimated at 78, the United States esti mate being 80. Corn is 75; government estimate, 82. But the government report was od returns to August 1, wnue tms State renort is on much later returns, and NJuring the interval "there was a srpudvv decline. All the crops are far from nromisinsr. Some counties show average crops; others a decrease to three fourths 6reven one-half an average Late private reports show an even worse .1 X-Z . I- . f n.r T r. ."1 1 wl llMlTtftAC! CUI1UIUUH 111 xti j.tn. v.. vvuuw.r.. As to tobacco, the July estimate of both thp State and thK government was :0, For August that ot the United States was 80: that of theAState is 81, and, considering the decrease, in acreage, this means only. 70 per centof-last-year's. But later returns show that 65 per cent is nearer the true comparison, . The following are the averages given in the report: v Pet. Cotton Present, condition 78 HUNTINGTON'S MILLIONS The Millionaire's Relatives Remem bered in a Very Substantial Way. New York, Aug. 24. In his will, which was filed today Collis P. Huntington left $100,000 to the Hampton Normal and 1 1 declaration of its military com br at PekiH. " other causae for worry is the ' p-.rojirn outbreak at Amoy. Press "it say that there has leen also in r,, T hrcak against foreigners nt Han- "v. t.-tt the State Department officials ?;!! to have no confirmation of this. rr. this time h big cities of the ' r'.f.rn prorinces have been quiet,' al T'"!i.h nearlv pvery consular offlcrr at 8 f'K:icse port has asked for an Atneri--fi a'arah'ji. The jjovchiment believes, Dowager Empress of Germany 111 J about 40 years old. London, Aug. 24. Depsite the official denials, .tiere; is reason to believe that thp illness of the Empress Frederick "of Germany, the eldest daughter of .Queen ictoria, is serious. , s A VlMmm, , Fit Defeat Sharker Coriev Island, Aug. 24. Pitzsimmons trlW'tM ghaA'y ia. Uja jwaoTvi mnind. tM&isus& nonhzvu Charles UL, ' Carm, other items are: . Harriet S. Huntington, sister-in-law; Elizabeth Purdy, sister; Susan Porter, sister; Ellen Gates, sister, $50,000 each; Collis H. Sammis, $30,00; ilenora. Love land, niece, $20,000; Frank Pardee, nephew, $20,000; to his sister, Susan Porter. $20,000; to his nephew, Willard V. Huntington., $50,000: to his nephews, Edward II. Dunbar and George S. Dun bar, $20,000 each; to his nephew, Ed ward H. Pardee, $102,000; to his niece, Mary Pardee, $20,000; to his niece, Car oline D. Holladay, $20,000; to his niece, Leonora Foster, $20,000; to his niece, Adeline Dunbar, $20,000; to - his niece, Helen M. Huntington, $20,000: to Isaac E. Gates, $100,000; to the widow of his Cotton Damage since last report. ,.14 Tobacco Present condition X Corn Present condition . . . '. 75 Field Peas Present condition 82 Potatoes (Sweet) Present condition . 82 Potatoes (Late Irish) Present condi tion J. 78 Peanuts Present condition ........ 83 Sorghum Present condition ....... 80 Cabbage (Late) Present condition., 70 Apples Present condition 74 Grapes Present condition . 89 MASON SHELVED Republican Spellbinders Must Go the Whole Hog or Nothing Chicago, Aug. 24. Senator Mason will not be a platform orator in the present campaign. He has been put on the cam paign blacklist by the National Bepub- lican Committee because he, has opposed the policy of imperialism. He was slated to make a series of speeches, and in numerous places has been advertised. Last night, however, Republican Na tional headquarters in Chicago decided that Mason should not speak. The sen ator was to have spoken at Sedalia, Mo., and preparations had been made to care for the crowds. Committeeman Atkins received a- telegram from Chicago which said:- Snelve Mason.." The ad vice was followed. , ' The Deputy Constable Who Shot at Will Neville Thursday Nfcght. Will Neville, a aaegro against whom no charge has ibeen preferred, -had a n&nvow escape Thursday night -from a irnrnSon of the law, Jas. Bryan -by name. Bryan is one of the three deputies whom Con stable Potter has had sworn an, to assist him in ;his onerous duties, hut being drunk at the time mentioned was proba bly acting in his individual capacity. At any rate, he etood on a street comer, as the reports go, with Ms pistol in h? hand and (Commanded Wall to come to jhini. Will signified his iiitention to re-, main out of reach as Jong as the officer should keep the pistol in- -his hand. Thei he took fright and ran. The bullet bare ly missed Jinn and split a plank in the fence .beyond. Aid this oeouvred neat the gas -house in the Fourth ward. ' When the tf acts were reported to May or Powell, 'he at once issued a 'warrant for the arrest of Bryan. This matter is as much the affair of any one of the city's sixteen (magistrates as of the may or. So that notwSthartanding his com mendable (promptness the ease may ha tried elsewhere. ' NATIONAL LEAGUE The score: s K. H. E. New York . . 10000000 01 4 0 Philadelphia . . 0000000213 12 1 Batteries: Hawley and Grady; Dunn and McFarland. Umpire, O'Day. The score: R. H. E. St. Louis . 40001200 x 7 10 0 Chicago .... 0000000000 5 4- Batteries: Powell and Robinson: Grif fith and Chance. Umpire, Swartwood. The score: I R. H. E. Pittsburg . : 00 0002 0 0 0 2 10 i 3 Cincinnati . . 4 004 020 01-11 12 0 Batteries: Chesebro and Sohriver; Newton and Kehoe. Umpire, Snyder. : : : . .. Roy Drowned at Graham Graham, N. C, Aug. 24. Special. About 3 o'clock this afternoon Robert Hunter, eight years old, met death by drowning in a pond used to supply water to the Oneida Cotton Mills in this ' place. He was the bright little son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hunter and was very popular among his playmates. His father is a machinist employed, by the Seott-Mebane Manufacturing Company. The boy was fishing and accidentally fell into the water and was orownea oexoro assistance could reach the scene 'of the heartrending caJamity. Messrs. J. ' 1j. Teal and Penny were notified by the unfortunate lad's companions, and suc rppded in recovering the body. They immediately summoned Dfs. Long, Goley and Thompson, who employed every means of rescussitation, but theirefforts proved futile. ' - . f , Allies Occupy the Imperial City Pekin. Aug. 17 (Evening) via. Chefoo, Aue. 23. and Shanghai, Atjg. 24. De tachments of the allied army are now occupying the imperial city, and holding positions at the palace. The American marines on the south agreed not to enter. VThe city is full of imperial troops. , Re HerPeitaho mission was relieved yesterday and-occupied by . the allies. The Chinese losses were heavy. ' There, were 200 casualties during he defense. The British have occupied the railroad station. The read Is badly damaged. The cit yis patrolled by the military tr prevent pillaging and, burning, which has --, been going on since thevoccupation. Th?e Americans are campingin the Temple of Agriculture. .. Negroes Threaten Trouble . " . Fort Worth. Tex.. Aug. s24vA race war is imminent in Sabine connty The negroes have posted notices threatening to kill three prominent white men, and. are intimidating white women. Peace officers have been called from adjoining counties. ' - - Amnesty lor Dreyfus and Fleq,tiart Pari, Aug. 24. T!he Lfbre Parole says that President Lonbet is Dtreparirrg a message as kmg general amnesty for T-Tfus .ttt1 .Pioqnart and also for five .peraons sentenced by the Jugh court. M. s -:t. .i ;f s 1 .1 ! Marshall H.C. Dockery: went to his A toward, the paper says. , Loubet will A -i . : . - ; .-', ;- -: - - - v . . ' . . ... . ' ', ; - . ; - : 0