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r .- 7 hi Vol. VI RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28. 1900 No 77 Morning POST, WIRES IN BAD REPAIR News from Pekin Travels Very Slowly. CHINESE ACTIVE AGAIN It Is Ileported ttaatTber Are Preparing; i Attack the Allles-Posslbly They Have Severed the Line of Communl tation of the International Forces significant Reply to a Request for suspension of Operation. London, Aug. 27. The absence of t. -.lines from China emphasizes the fact, ; ,-ronlins to the authorities, that the uuerara facilities of the empire are mih.iuate, disorganized in parts and , r..vded with messages wherever there a service available. la some quarters fear is expressed the silence of the allies is onii iluuly significant. By some it is be-i.-ed that Chinese troops have gath , t l in force and temporarily severed ...t ir lines of supply and communication. If this has been done, it places the in-r i. --national army in a serious situation, ,-peeially since there are reports that i lie Chinese are abput to make an effort m retake the capital from the for tieners. A message from Tokio says that an offi dispatch from General Yamagitchi ta:. s tiiat the Chinese and Boxer forces aeiubh-d at Nan tYuen aggregate 9,000 lata a i;d fifteen guns. They are behoved- to ! preparing to attack the iiiios at IVkin. Report of French Commander Taris. Aug. 27. M. Lanessan, Minis try uf Marine, has. received through Ad ii. Courrejolles the following undated iri'-sa-aiu from General Frey, command ant .f the French-Chinese contingent: "After protracted cannonade, the allies curt ml IVkin on the night of August 14, and uu August 13 the legations were Mivrd. The morale of the French lega-n-hi was perfect." The dispatch adds that on August 16 ;ii-t-al Frey, uuder whos? orders the Kiiiuiis are operating, seized the Cho v. .:iti- Cheme (Shun Cuimeu) gate which the .Manchus defended with a considcr i i'ie force and twenty cannon. General lYey. the dispatch states, subsequently v -!!t to the Tsi Ilnamen gate, which IU force captured after prolonged re-i- nit. The Japane battalion assist in iLe tapi lie. leuetal l'Vey tbf-u t nct'lcd to lVit Sang, where he de livered Bishop Favier, aposnolie vicar if IVkin, and the other besieged Euro- The whole town comprised between marble gate at Peit Sang and the Irv.Tvrial palace is coverctl with Chinese ti-"-p. who have raised intrenchments. T!,r..u-'hout the day M. Pichon and his lite marched alongside General Frey. ''.- e.ilumn, after a sevjy engagement, t.tialiy oceupie! a coal mil. Major Feldman was slightly and Cap Martin severely wounded. One ser and three privates were killed n:l three privates wounded. The Ius i;i!ts and the Japanese also lost several V'V.rA mid wound e'l. The French troops :i: 'ei-fperat in clearing the Tartar : i -1 the Chinese cities , of the regular '! ii e t roups and Boxers who continue n-eiipy numerous points. Ti imperial palace was captured Au- r i-r 1'".. Captain Labrousse was killed v k ai: the tlefcnce of the legation An. it 14. .tlintftter YVu' Anxiety Relieved Wellington. An?. 27 Minister Wu n 1 r. iron Van Stenkberg, the latter now ; : as rharge of the German embassy, l --. .-.tiled at the State Department this rr. c'tim: in search of information. M.-. Wu stated that he had not had one v :"r in I.i Huns Chnug. or. in fact. .v i:u-ni!er of the Chinese covernment. th it he was "onseqiiently dependent -.r:-: y iiM.m the State uepartment ana th now ;apers for information. He w je;'t;irbel by the reiteration in the !- -f the story that Russia. Germany "r. 1 .!;ip.in had finally decided upon a t Tin i i declaration of war against China, rl lie was much Telieved to ascertain the State Department was abso without confirmation of this re- A fflessaee from Conger Washington, Aug. 27. The State De r ir'ii.tMit made public late this afternoon :i-iatch from Minister Conger, re ' ''O i this morning. It is datetl Taku, Ai- i-t 27th, but bears no Pekin date. It r I! uvs: r.-;.iry of State, Washington: N - important (movements since last dis I h. Military is' trying to restore or No representative of the Chinese f 'v.-rrunent encountered yet. Several inir.:vters of the Tsung Li Yamen le Pvr. i in the city and are expected to "i'pen:- oon. Generals decided not to en tf " into the palace, believing it .practi r' - vacant. Two thousand Germans r .cl today. CONGiiR. on-c enibatante to De Sent to Tien Tain It :nr. August 27. A dispatch received from Taku, under date of Sunday, A ic it 2Gth, confirms previo s r- po'ts th.u a convoy was being formed at l'kini t ' -nduct, under a strong ecort, the alii. x" wounded and the women ' and hi.' irf-n to Tien Tsin. 1 nable to Ceaee Hostilities r. Petersburg, Aug.- .27. General f: I. koff, commander of the Aimur gov- -:it. reoorts -under date of August b. t!,at Ku Ni ami Tcha-Tchah. have -.,ciipieI by the Russians. The (ni nt emissary to General Ren rakanipf osing a suspension of p-rerati-vis. ,o.:t the Russian general re--1 that he w-as unable to cease hostili ties. J...ndn. Aug. 28.-A dispatch to The Standard from Shanghai says that writ '"n evidence i coming to hand tpat ''"n-ral Yung Lu was the real author the recent anti-foreign o"."1.,1" tkia tad'-Tieti Tfiio,3vhile Prince-Taaa Kang Yi, president of the Board of m a i Hen generalissimo, and the Dowager Empress were all persuaded by him to adopt an extreme attitude. Having , attained bis end, he stood aside and awaited developments. General xung Lu, who is the emperor factum, was formerly generalissimo of the army. Missionaries Anxious to Return London, Aug. 28. The Daily Mail's Hong Kong correspondent says that the refugee American missionaries there are anxious to return to the interior. The American consul, however, has forbid den them to go, and advises that thev go to the United States or to the Philippines. Small Engagements Reported Rome, Aug. 27. The newspapers print a telegram from Admiral Candiani com manding the Italian squadron at Taku: "According to news from the Italian minister the Pekin situation is changed. Small engagements between Pekin and Tien Tsin are reported, all resulting in the defeat of the Chinese. Numerous prisoners are being brought to Tien Tsin. A commissary service has been estab- lished to supply the allies at Pekin. detachment of Japanese engineers have landed at Taku. They will" repair the railway." t oionet wmt Disperses a Chinese Force tr..vu-. .. o-t rr, . . Mosumsiuu, AU. l. JLIlt? IUilOWlIlg ... . ,1 -r dispatch from (Jeneral Chaffee, dated Stndiron, a guest, registered from Bal Taku, August 27th. was received at the timore, but said to be a Chicago lumber War Department this afternoon: I merchant, ran out -with his hands to his Colonel Wint reports on 19th marched , , . , . . , , , 4 a. m. and engaged large force of head' from vhwl1 'blaod was 'Puig. enemy several miles from city and ais- The clerk dashed past him and p-ushed persejl them, killing 100. American's 0pen the door of the room with an ef- iuM! u ouanra. in caoie names or wounded later." THE POPE'S COMPLAINT Patrimony of St. Peter Curtailed by tbe Italian Government Rome, Aug. 27. The Vatican has ad dressed a circular letter to the Catholic governments on the change in incum bents of the Italian throne riM I . . J 1 . . . 1 t . T Rome or the 'provinces which composed the patrimony otf St. Peter. The letter u."wl"; the dav the better the growing worse. The Pope himself has r." . " ,ti5 than i i,. onant been at the -mercy of anti-clerical sec- ?lfet"1 ,he nxt world than 1 baVC SfeDt tionaries, whose proceedings the Italian,111,: - f . fif ance of such a state of things and in- i . i t tance of all Catholics and all Catholic States to relieve him from an intolerable situation. . C T a. m At . So long as Italy refuses hm the rights of the Holy See his holiness will de- cline to recognize the new king as king of Italy, but only, as king of Cardinia. Washington, Aug. 27 the Papal delegation this afternoon that V." information nas ceen reei-ved nere f.':ehing the letter which is reported irom Itome to have ibeen addresseil by the Tope to the Catholic $rovernments protesting against the Italian occupation of the papal States. At the legation the report from Rome is discredited. POPS CHOOSE STEVENSON Motion Adopted After Six Hours Debate. Chairman Botler Kefueee to Pnt a Kio to Itlake the Nomination Unan imous He Opposed Adlal to the Last. Chicago, Aug. 27. The National Popu list Committee nominated Adlai Stevenson, of Bloomington, 111., for Vice-President, to fill the vacancy caused i u' nu I 4 T r oy tne rfiusai ui .uain-s a. j.viit-, Minnesota, to accept the nomination tendered him by the Populist convention, held at Sioux Falls, June last. The com mittee met in secret session at 2 o'clock this afternoon and the decision to nomi nate the Illinois man was not reached till 9 o'clock tonight. Those who attend ed the meeting refuse to discuss the pro ceedings. It is learned that J. B Wo!-, nf Taw, moved hnt th rom-i mirtee nominate Stevenson as the can-j mediatelv offered that a member oi the! carrieo, r. Z! . r .1 ! . V V 4Vij-kj A !vrn fnnrr rnfaa r?"7,i:"" tertain the motiou on the ground that it w-as unnecessary. The committee then adjourned. ' Before tbe committee went into session Senator Butler said: "It would be well if Bryan could be delivered from some of his friends'. The nomination of Adlai Stevenson for Vice tri.ipnt bv the Pouulist? would endan ger the chalices of Bryan's election, and it m because I am work ng to secure his election that 1 am opposea to naming Mr. Stevenson PoDulisti to help to elect Bryan is to 1 opuiists M - , Those SSS&lf mriUSS The best way for tne National Populist patty be nominated., " v " K vT. l After nearly six hours' of debate the sub- ftaue, which Jill .tw. as fT; ,i inf4. vpnr to 71 nav large and massive as the Vance statue. . stitute was lost t-- years - to ij. najs. Ai.T,miOT Alhprf P Tiwut. Mr. Weaver's motion was then put and C- h.JVlLt of Mr Bryan's friends who are advising low naa oeen louna aeaa near the Klon 2LMf; Si Sontrarv are harming his dike mine, with his throat cut and that mm o n)1 hiq defeat bv cause ad may compass his defeat Dy. North Carolina Senator' JF"3I5 went down in defeat witli rnr-MTMn!! in his own State de- i that various rumors concerning clared that wwm cause of Bryaa bi? h"iWef?a were so 4seiss' inuse-w. . ; ifv them bv a that he could not dignity tnem Dy a dBilL. i. slightest doubt as to where I am in this campaign. mere is uvi. .- Itepubllcan. Will Fight for Vlrclnla Richmond, Va., Aug. 27.-TLe Republi can Executive Committee met at Murphy Hotel tonight, and, after hearing reports Som all over the State, adopted a reso- intion Droviding for nominations ior wn- grr!Ri V it had ' W announced ! f hi? the nftion5il committee, had picked lo Harriets considered most favxr- . . m 1 - Mvn t-m A sm- i TRAGEDY IN A HOTEL Attempted Murder and Suc cessful Suicide THE MOTIVE A MYSTERY The Better the Bar, the Better the Deed," Said tbe Suicide in a Note, but Hla Evident Intention to Commit tbe Crime Sunday XV as Postponed Until ITIendav Ills Identity Not Clear at Latest Accounts New York, August 27.-Shots fired on the ninth floor of the Hotel Vendoone i at Broadway and Forty-first streets at 0:15 o'clock this morning, sent the ele vator iboy flying down to the office and back with the clerk. As the clerk ran iuvu, which the reports had come, H. H. fort. The ibody of J. H. Ford, regis tered from Boston, was lying against it. He had shot himself in the head. iJtridiron, in the statements he was able to make later, said Ford had shot him and then killed himself. Stridiron vas hurried away to the New York Hospital in an ambulance. His condition was pronounced danger ous. He had a bullet wound in the back of his head and a more severe one m the Oi. Oils XlfUVl il 11 U a U1U1C lilt UUC took charge of Ford's body they found rr , ' ,"1 Vh2",di V'i;" 1 wZZ"tK:Z.i ... aA PI H 1 Ua Ml L Unit I C V U ' fJii 'Jul ut.:,ilmn tiA nt ttivtterda'y ?dt&rtvSd " 'yrlntin(, i' ;n th hntel Saturday evening. When they regis- t tered, room 307 was assigned to Strid ic was saw at .. ,i ' . .-. oq iron. ord s -room was axs. The two inen came into the hotel to gether ,wt 0 o'clock this morning and! went to Stridiront; room. eithi?r any of those In the office nor the elevator boy who carried them up stairs noticed any thing out of the way. The elevator -boy said afterward, however, that a quarrel began as soon as the men reached the room. According to Stridiron, he was stand ing with his .back to Ford when Fo d wVirl- hiim in thu ;hrk of the 'head. He xi-hirlvJ nrmind and received another bul- let. this time ovev the eve. Instanlly t ora put tne revolver to nis own. n re- head, tired, hurled tbe revolver out of the. . 1 1 a 1 rt window, and fell. . The weapon was romul in 1 urty-nrst street, wnun me room racei. it was sam at tne nmei that Stndiron was a widower with two daughtears. He seemed to 'be prosper- ous. The story of the case is a somewhat tangled one, but the "police believe in the first place that it was an attempted xnurder and suicide. The outcome of the attempt at murder yet remains to be seen. The police believe that the man w9 attempted the saiiekle and the murder - . . i f n-nc .innii Apssnn. Tears or Hi!tp. :i sales-man. of 119 Seeley Avenue, Chi- eago, and the .man he shot, who is now ina " ' o AGREED ON ELLICOTT. Washington Sculptor to make the Worth Bagley Statue. Washington, Aug. 27. Special. It is stated here that the committee having in charge the erection in Raleigh of a statue to Ensign Worth Bagley, have agreed .upou ocuiPlVi wi v i iu iuutKe !hefldefs TSSwi?lTS eranite pedestal. ..Jhere is it is said, ter carriers at Charlotte. Pensions granted: Original. Daniel etc.. Sonhia Avery, Garden City, $8. JOHN BOYDB. ITALIANS AGAINST AMERICANS Intoxicated miners JEngage In a flattie with Serious Consequences. Cumberland, Md., Aug. 27. Saturday was tne nrst pay-aay in tne mining region Muve ui toe since i .-,.,i ueirame miuAn-aicu iu'uaj iiigut ana commenced rioting This morning - the sherin Avas notihed that Michael Lesh- low had been, found dead near the Klon- his Drotner Anarew ana jann Krowerv, ¬her minerj were fataJly injurederi; went at once to .the scene and returned here tonight -and states that none of the men is ueuu out hu are seriou rt. i J "C1U , uto"- scius- The trouble arose between Italians and Americans. The latter, it uncon1 unaersioou, accusea tne iormer of be- 0iaekleg9 when a regular pitched battle ensued, the Americans getting the worst of it. 'xne battle was ronpwm) again yesterday with the result stated above. .- Immigration Inspector Criticized Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 27. Major Walker, the United States immigration inspector at Whatcom, Wash..- is heinir I 1 LI l I MJl I X J W Ml II I V (I .II II m rm.n ri II thoriUes for forcibly seizing Japanese resden s of Washington State wno were m Canadaand who havo lived and m -r-1 niflTiT rrv- i t i u v . 1 1 i f mi i n i i r v n r BOERS FIGHT AGAIN Determined Stand Taken to Oppose the British. IN DIFFICULT COUNTRY Lord Roberts Kept Engaged All Day Over an Extant of Thirty Allies Ar tlllery Used with Effect Against Bui ler Losses to Report in All Rrltlsh Commands-Ridley Relieved After a Severe Struggle. London, Aug. 27. The Boers are male- from Gallatin to Nashvilleand from ing a determined stand against General ScottsTille, Tenn., by way of the Mam t, v , , . , moth Cave to a connection with the AWUC113 a"" uave y position in a difficult country wnere cavalry cannot be used against them to Lord Roberts reoorts to the Wax Of- fice that he was engaged almost all of - . i yesterday over a stretch of thirty miles ot cTtry French drove the burgher,; " . v rrvflrf. i uracil wav. tin it' irii i m. a m. ., u The Boer forces offered stubborn op-j trt T,,n, ttq r nrftW! : P?ltT- 1 5"er "2. ?J?J yeruuus iu tuiisiuer.auie iwce auu uciu6 artillery with. effect. The fire was kept ;.i,tii 0Arraa n.ndcfDnt Although Buller estimates that his casualties are not more than forty it is feared here that later reports will show his losses were very heavy. Lieutenant-Colonel Ridley had a des perate tight at Winburg, while recon- licuuiu. uui was reiievus niter M defeee g?JSSi two guns. He lost thirty men during the engagement. Colonel White, wnile trying to draw off tne Boers from the at tack on Ridley lost an officer and one man killed, and reports five missing. The disnatch from General Roberts descbing his latest positions was made dntwl Belfast August 2i 10:55 P. m., !! i fnilmrf ' -uousc yj o V- m ' f have Theen en-ied the greater part nf fhe dtv over a Simetfr of tb?rtr of the day over a perimeter oi .puriy 1.1? cav?:Ahd-0 southwest of with two brigades, moved northwest andt west of Belfast, driving the enemy to; Lekenvly on the Belfast Lydenburgj road. "When French reached Lekenvly, Pole-Carew with the guards advanced from Belfast to. his support. Tne enemy wa i evidently hi considerable strength north and east and stuJbborniy opposea both Buller and Pole-Carew. The Boers brought into action three Lrong an option on the lvexmos line steamers. Toms and many other guns and pom-i Inquiries gent .both north and south of pons. The firing until dark was hot and! here on behalf of Russia have failed persistent. ;to locate a suitable ship to carry freight "Buller hopes that his casualties are to China. The problem will be solved not more than fortv. Pole-Carew has' by a business firm that does not care vaonrtorl v French onlv names (to make its full plans public at present, i Captain Harrison aS aangei OUSiy , - i i wounded The Boers are making a uetermined L il "J ' stand. The country is difficult and well suited to tneir tactics xt , " hiVhrto. ' j"" renort Tu-ast "'4 f irn ? this city has ever known will surely re- I received a lfPprt, AJ v,?i?!sult if trouble in China continues. inDurg tnat lieuienaut-uiuiici Th French covernment will want to of the Yeomanrv. with 27j men, while! ine A ienc" government vviii want to me ifum " . A-oH hv n sjtrnTiff 111! supplies from either this city or reconnojtering w attacked by a strong ; tt, . plGerma ny .has alread fdced lZrf y,0ty, Sei rL,naUre7f some large orders and will soon arrange that he had been overpower ed.' ,f shipment. The uncertainty coneern- I ordered Hunt" to proceed to thnnmber of tro that he Cnited Ka-oonstad to dispatcn some or , gtnteg wm ke Jn China makes the Bruce-Hamilton s men to ens arm transport serTice cautious about burg to cooperate with the in burger s.,releasing ,optiolia on steamers that were "I have just heard that Ridley .tV' ; spoken for at the outbreak of the Boxer lieved early today by BmceHamilton.!movement Ridley seems to nave Jen ais P"j on a i arm anu smih umj uicuv. against a thousand men and two guns. Ridlev lost thirty men. ' "Kelly-Kenny dispatched a small movable column under lieut.-Colonel White to off-draw the enemy from Rid ley's position. White lost one officer wounded and one man killed and fice m i-oointr 1 TiiTndle Tenorts that 169 more Boers have surrendered at Harri "Boyes mounted troops hate reached Vrede." Olivier and Sons Captured London, Aug. 27. Another dispatch from Lord Roberts of today's date says: "The enemy attacked Winburg on three sides this morning. They were beaten back with considerable loss by Bruce-Hamilton. . "General Olivier and his three sons have been captured. This is a , very important capture, as Olivier has been the moving spirit in the southeast por tion of the Orange river district through out the war." Another dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Belfast, August 25 5:0o p. m. was published today. It says: "I arrived here early this morning and met at noon Generals Buller, French and Pole-Carew. The latter's casual ties in occupying Belfast were one offi cer and thirteen men wounded. "There were thirteen degrees or irost here last night. The health of the troops has improved at the front and I am thankful to say throughout South Africa. "Ian Hamilton has captured near Pie- naar's River station thirteen Boers, sev eral cape carts, 500 cattle and 1,150 sheep." Appeal to Contentions Spirits Cape Town Aug. 27. The News today published a remarkable article, appeal ing to ex-Prime Minister Schreiner, ex Treasurer Merriman and ex-Commissioner of Public Works Sauer to cease their quarrels and work together. The News admits that the treason bill is not one of those questions upon which the colonies arcentitled to press their views upon "the imperial government. The News asks why it should not be possible to settle the leadership of the South African party by holding a con vention of members of the party. This sudden conversion of The News is doubtless due to the, hope that ex Premier Schreiner's support may be gained for Mr. Sauer's motion in favor of republican independence. Grobler's Commando Reduced jPxetoxis, Aug. 27. -One ot the out t An nr y.f mrtrr( trn-la: 1 Boers last night. One of the British linn I II,, soldiers was wounded. TillJlJ LAW Grobler's commando has been pursued. WW knil north of Warnbath, seventy miles from Pretoria. His commando has been great ly reduced in number during last week's The columns of Generals 'Hamilton and Mahon are returning here. Losses in Sunday's Fighting. London, ..Aug. .27. A dispatch from Lord Roberts issued ty the War Office tonight states that the British casual ties in the engagement Sunday were won derfully few, considering the heavy fire and the long time the fight lasted. He estimated that five were killed and, fifty eight wuonded. Proposed Railroad Extension New York, Aug. 27. A syndicate has been formed by Eastern and Western capitalists for the purpose of buying the Chesapeake & Nashville Railroad from the estate of C. P Huntington. It is proposed to ' extend this short line , southern Railway at Bloomfield, Tenn. MANY SPEECHES AHEAD Bryan Will Spend Lait Six Weeks of the Campaign on the Stump Lincoln, Neb.. Aue. - i. There is fc.- a i m ra v ati rnt haud mm y-v i- am w n. . i' ! ciivt3t, TV Ul A. UJUl Lilt; SLUUip. Althouarh he will nrt disfns hn T1ns is making all haste to get rid of his literary work, and is now endeavoring to hlve hf tim&. Xt f0F 4?inf He pleases' , arer tue miauie Ox oeptemDer. fart of October will be epent in the east. (There will probably be four or five speeches in New Kngland and New York. New. Jersey and Maryland will also be visited. Mr. Bryan has requests for many more speeches than he can pos sibly make and his chief difficulty lies in supplying the demand. Visitors from our oi town are rew in numDer mesei j m a . t i. ly reaucea in number aunng last weeK Sn- j : . 'i fighting north and west of Pretoria near-; neSUltS 0T AttBmDt 10 LVflCn 3 days and Mr Brya finds time to work;hadMt 8WUn& in than ter; were tW4 ( -ai,-j.a,ti. ta "u ji. n 1 mo.t3.wi ; . , oi.n0Sn -a ;n . lQfjr cipal stenographer is ill and tbe letter of acceptance has to wait. Part of, 'Mr. Bryan's time today was taken up with an unsought task to settle some differences between the pastor and . ot wMch ,Mr- B is Heading! the elders of the First Presbyterian mcufu,: t"J" a , 1 V " ' uuu " vruwu gaiaerca aronna me versity professors and they accuse the! woman's house, threatening to burn it Pastor- the Eev- Mr- 'Hindmau, of to the ground if 'she did not give her- worfdlineS8 'hite' Pastor says the self up. The request was refused, and . ... tn,, wTiuliit miHn irM tdo mh m.i, an crUfulattempTto opposition to the ekpression of There was a cessation of hostilitie: - . cum. DETIliSD FOR TRANSPORTS European Governments Want to Se cure Ships on the laelflc 4JoasC Saa Francisco. ; Aus. 27 Germany, France and Russia are all hunting eager- iy for transports nere .to snip supplies to China. Germany has secured at last iu.. : . i i a v.: . ; uj, ci;iiiiug uiniuua uji vrrria uuuiiu 11119 i way via the ports of countries other than the United States. Tramp steam- pr, hnnnd with rarme tn 4ii:trnlin nnd eis bo n d IbV dtaVhar nd "ditSrted I to Sin Fran! Icisco. The biggest boom in shipping that It is possible, should the government adhere to its determination to hold only the men now in the Orient, a few trans ports may be placed on the market. FIGHT ON TILIiMAN lie May Be Defeated for Senator With out an Opponent Columbia, S. C, Aug. 27 Senator Tillman may be defeated for the United States Senate in the primary election tomorrow without having a competitor. When preachers and others protested against his taking a leading part in the State campaign and fighting the dispensary- he announced on the stump and later declared in unequivocal terms that he would not permit his name to be voted on by the legislature and would submit to the decision of the primary, he did not receive a majority. Then he invited all opponents to "scratch" him. It is ascertained that Baptist and Meth odist preachers have been making a vigorous fight agains Tillman on their country circuits, and as their influence is great he: will be scratched heavily. In the towns and, aside from this, the chief interest in the election, is in the fight against the dispensary. Hoy t, the anti-dispensary, candidate for governor, will leadSsin. the. first primary. Political JMfcturbttiiues in Cnba Havana, Aug. 2i. The, under secre- tary of" state has decided to issue aa order to all the civil governors directing tneni to prevem .pwuuwi cuuga being broken up by the opponents of those holding them, and also to prevent rioting at meetings of this character. This action is due to the happenings-at three meetings held by the Democratic union,, where 4 mob composed of Na tionals threw stones ' and attempted to break up. the gatherings, -ne most serious attempt was awiar no. Democrats claim that the mayor ana . . i . .-a f mm police were' present, but refused to stop the rioters, many oi wnom. cnea, jljou live Maximo Gomez. Xho Machlas to Be Repaired, Boston, Augi 27.-Rear Admiral Samp son, commandant of tne navy yard, has received orders from Washington anthcr iziug.the . rebuildiu- of the gunboat 'Machias. -which is now out of commit ,eion at.the yard and .commanding that the work lie rushed as mnen as possible un der normal conditions. The total cost of doing the - work is roughly placed at from $00,000 to $75,000 and will require fully, four months with a large force em ployed. The Machias has. been in com mission nearly eight years and during that, time:lras .'peeii ;onjy. tempprariiv. j& qrw,Mnic lit Woman Doctor. CROWD SMOKES HER OUT Two men Killed, Three Wounded and the Woman Shot Criminal Operation on a Girl Results In Death ulcere in Attempting to Arrest ller Were Fired on Tnen the ?Ieb Could Not Be Controlled. Gilman, 111., Aug. 27. Two men killed, three wounded, two of them probably fatal, a woman shot and a burned dwelling-house are the results, as ' far as known, of the night's work of a mob bent on lynching Mrs., C. W. Wr ?ht, a woman physician, who is accused of causingxthe death of Bessie Salter, a 10-year-old girl, through a criminal ope- tion at her private hospital. Miss Salter was secretly buried Sat- j 3 v ' The girl's body was extyumed yesterday ana a coroner s jury declared she had been murdered. A warrant wa8 at once sworn out" for the woman's arrest, and Constable John Molstead, with a posse of citizens, went to her hospital to place her under arrest. 1 After repeated demands in the name of the law, the door was broken open., Six or seven men entered a dark Tooin. They were opposed by a locked door. After more demands for admittance, the R(.nnnf jnnp wn9 hrt,-n nno tsi pistol reports, and Michael Ryan fell to the floor. He was carried out and into a neighboring house, where he died in a few minutes. The constables' and deputies beat a hasty retreat, and an they ran' three more shots "were fired after them. Dennis Carr received a shot m tne leg, but it is not serious. The news of the killing aroused the citizens. hostilities from' midnight till 2 o'clock this morninar when a-fusillade -of shots announced an other attack on the' house. The arrival of Ryan's .family ; increased the fury of the mob. .Piles of straw were 'laid against the south winz -of the house and Righted. One or . two shots were fired from the lhsWe, but there was no -attempt , at a general defence. It was the intention to . fire the house in order im drive out the inroates and then" put-out the fire, but the bsseigers waited toe long. When the water was -turned ot the inside of the house was seething wits flames.. : Pickets were stationed arounj the house. Just before 3 o'clock a freak fusillade broke out from a anass of un dergrowth on the west, side' of the house, showing that some of the defenders had reached that point. The first victim of the defenders was George Willonghby, local agent of the Standard Oil Com pany, who received a .bullet through the left side, slightly below the heart. A moment later Peter Haner, a. carpenter, was .found iying wounded in jan alley back of the thicket. He was dragged out and it-wa discovered that he had been shot in the stomach. It is reported that, three giuls from neighboring families were in the house besides. Mrs Wright. When dawn broke, the clump of bushes, near the house was rushed. John Myers, a hired man of Mrs. Wright, was found .dead, shot in a dozen places. Mrs. .Wright was lying near by shot throufh the right shoulder. The bullet took a downward course and the wound is believed to be fatal. The woatuded woman was at once taken to the council 'chamber and physicians called.' At 10 o clock she had not Tecovered conscious ness. The mob dispersed. No other in mates of Mrs. Wrieht's hospital have been found. The house was destroyed. A Dose Saves a Child's Life Fremont, .Neb., Aug. 27. A snepherd dog belonging to Fred Balse Jr., yes terday saved the life of his master's 2i-year-old child, who was lost-for nineteen hours in a terrific rainstorm. The little one wandered away, from his home at 6 p. m. with the dog as his companion. . When the child was missed a seareh was instituted. At 9 p. m. a heavy storm broke and ; the anxious parents, aided by a hundred neighbors and f riends, radoubled their exertlonc to discover the child. All night long, in the rain and wind, men trflinped thV woods and fields, waving lanterns and calling out the child's name.: It was 1 p. in. when the despairing searcher found the child safely sheltered be hind a large rock in the bank of a creek, with tbe dog standing guard over him. It was evident that the dog had dragged him to the shelter where he was' found. Strike of Basket makers Dover, Del., Aug. - 27. The basket- makerg flt tne Murphey factory here went out on -a strike this attorning, de- mandtag $1.U a naradred for baskets, when the company was giving tbut 05 cents. , . " . ':'"" Several of the workmen: who refused to go on the strike'were compelled to quit -work, as the strikers tore up their forms and carried away their-material. The factory shut down for the day, as the 'workmen employed after the strike fc OTfficient t run the engine. , . nmtJl of civil War Veteran. Joliet, 111., Aug. 27. Captain McAllister,--who commanded in the Civil War the f amouns McAllister battery, died to dav at his home in this city from a para- iytic .stroke. He w-as 70 years okl. As to Reported Death of Capt. Beaver Washington, AugJ-27. Special. Inqui ry made at the War Department to night as to the reported death of Captain Beavers in the Philippines sheds, no light on the report. They had no cas-?-nalty list from Manila today and no dispatches from there. Tonight at 11:15 ; General Corbin had not returned home. ; It is possible that he might have re--ceived information - not kttowat." tho; Hi i 4
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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