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Vo'-V' - RALEIGH, N. C FRIDAY, AUGUST 21900 ;, . , No89
OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER
The Way Is Opening Tor
Peace Negotiations
RUSSIA GETS IN LINE
rue Czar Professes Be Anxious Tor
Peace-Chine to Be Given an Object
Lfon la Kr gard to the Supposed Sa
c redness 1 the Imperial Palace -Germany
and England Said to Have
a Good Understanding.
Washington, Aujt. 30.4-The following
bulletin, coutainiug a message from Min
ister Conger, was giTeu out at the State
Department today:
The State Department makes public
the following telegram from Minister
Conger, received this morning through
Ihe United States consul at Chefoo:
Chefoo, Aug. 30.
Secretary of State, Washington:
Following, dated yesterday: "More
Russian, German, French and Italian
troops arriving. Imperial palace will
be entered August 28. Military prome
nade of all nations made through it, af
terward closed and guarded- Prince
C'hing is expected in a few days. Con
ger." ' FOWLER.
Mr. Fowler's prefatory statement that
Mr. Conger's dispatch is dated "yester
uay" (August 21)1 probably refers to the
M'aku dateline on tne message as received
by him at Chefoo.
The contents of the message show
that it left Pekin prior to August 2S,
lut the exact date cannot be learned.
The message is regarded as important,
iu that it shows that the allies are
.ting in harmony and that the imperial
palace is to be closed and preserved
after the allies have paraded through it
to show the Chinese that foreigners may
enter the place and still live. This is
in the nature of an object lesson.
Chinese traditions hold the palace
most sacred, and the Chinese believe
that any foreigners entering the palace
By marching through the building thl
military would lw desecrating the sacred J
loiuruvv uuu vt nm n i uic d.iiuc nine
demonstrate to the Chinese that their
gods are impotent against the foreigners.
Li Hung Chan? some time ago re
quested the powers to respect the sa
credness of the palace,, fearing that if
the foreigners demonstrated to the .peo
ple the fallacy of the teachings of the
god it would result in the overthrow
of the present-, dynasty.
The presence of Prince Ching in Pekin
will aid in restoring order and will give
a semblance of .government in the im
perial city.
It was admitted at the State Depart
ment this morning that the powers have
agreed to recognize Earl Li Hung Chang
as the representative ot the Chinese
government in the preliminary negotia
tions for the . suspension of hostilities
and the restoration of peace in the em
pire. The action of Russia in siding
with the United . States and Japan
brought a final agreement about, and
Great Britain, the last to be heard from,
his decided to accept the proposition
outlined by this government. Germany
and Austria," while refusing to accept
Earl Li as a mediator, have agreed to
recognize him temporarily until matters
have been straightened out.
It is now proposed that' the Chinese
statesman shall be escorted . to Pekin:
that he shall there search out and
restore to the imperial city the DowRger
Empress, the Eniperor and the imperial
family; that when this has been done
and order restored, the allies shall with
draw to Tien Tsin, and that diplomatic
negotiations shall then proceed.
Russia's extreme anxiety to have an
understanding which will bring about a
general withdrawal of troops is said
by several officials to be in the interest
of peace. . It is intended to head off
Germany's plan to rush a large number
of troops into China and to declare war,
with the ultimate end in view of . bring
ing alxuit the partition of the empire.
Acting Secretary Adee did not deem
it proper today to make public the text
of the replv to Russia, as forwVded
yesterday. The document may be issued
tomorrow. -
Durham White Stevens, American
counsellor of the Japanese legation, called
at the State Department today, in com
pany with Mr. Dennison, an official of
the Japanese foreign office at Tokio.
A long conference was held, during
which Mr. Stevens stated that Japan
favored an immediate withdrawal of
troops from China and was willing to
accept the attitude of the United States
in the trouble there. Mr. Wu also
called earlv in the day, but claimed to
be seeking news and to be without any
message. ' . ,
It is held by government officials that
soon as the United States and Russia,
with perhaps France. Japan and Great
Britain, agree to withdraw troops, there
inn be no chance for Germany to re
tain a force or to land more troops.
n the other hand, it was today inti
mated bv an official who has been promi-n-nt
in diplomatic affairs affecting China
that Great Britain will surely act with
Germany and is even more anxious to
acquire 'territory than any of the other
powers. . . ' .
"Person all v," said the official, "I be
li'we that Great Britain has cut. loose
from the United States in this matter,
our attitude toward territory-grabbing
cannot but gall the power most renowned
for that sort of thing. I believe that
even while England accepts Earl Li as
a 'temporary' representative of China,
there are many loopholes through which
hole provinces may be acquired. Eng
land has been watching Germany and
will surely act with the Kaiser.
It was stated by some of the officials
today that Great Britain has ceased
to communicate with this government
with reference to the Chinese troubles.
As it is known that England distrusts
KuAsia. and will not go closer to her
thu ;il rrmanv. it is feared that the
f23" A rtVoo -will pkIc Russia-
to Wlinara
churia as e K ti?...!. tf la il
k. rernsea y ",a'
and this will be taken as good ground
2 tJh Germany and England to hold
bjT territory. In such anTevent. it
ffUuwSSng but a general decla
1 tZ f war against Ch na can result,
"j! mml reired today from General
Chaffee rives a liof- e Dn.u:
i . .uouiuuca
, . . ' Tien Tsin, Aug. 27.
Adjutant General, Washington:
following casualties occurred August
24: Private Philip M. Anderson, Com
pany lv, fourteenth infantry, died from
effects of shrapnel wound. William H.
aIdron (second lieutenant .Ninth in
fantry;, -wounded in hand; serious.
CHAFFEE.
Why Japan Landed Troops at Amoy
Shanghai, , Aug. 20 Evening. The
Japanese consul, acting under orders
from his government, has communicated
to the consuls of the , powers a state
ment explainiag that Japanese troops
have been landed at Amoy because dis
turbances have broken out there, and
that the .mob had burned a Japanese
temple. Troops were therefore neces
sary to maintain order and protect for
eigners. Six hundred French and one hundred
Tonkinese troops disembarked here this
morning. They have been quartered
in the French concessions.
General Laukuiyik (?) is briskly recruit
iug Black Flags in Canton province. It
is stated that he already has a force
of 180,000.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago, Aug. SO. Chicago and Cin
cinnati fought a thirteen round draw this
afternoon. Chicago seemed an easy win
tier until the ntinth, because the Reds
were helpless before Callahan, but
Green muffed a hard line drive, letting
the score be tied. The game was filled
with brilliant stops and catches.
The score: R. H.E.
Chi. . ..2 0000010 U 0000 3 9 1
Cin 0020000010000 3 9 3
Game called on-account of darkness.
Batteries Callahan and Dexter; New
ton and Kahoe. .Umpire Bmslfie.
1 i
Boston 3, New York 5
Boston. Aug. 30. The Giants won to
day's game in the minth dnniug largely
through 'the failure of Colldns. Ltuig and
Duffy to decide who should handle
Glenn's high one back of third and the
failure of Willis to cover that bag in
season to catfh Smith after the ball had
dropped in the inidst of the trio.
The score: R. H.E.
Boston 0 001000011 3 7 1
New York ..00 10010 000 5 14 2
Batteries Willis and Clark; Mercer
and Grady. Umpire Sm ait wood.
Pittsburg 7, St. Lonls 3-
Pittsburg, Aug. 30. The St. Louis
players seemed .to be in a trance today
and were easy for the Pirates. The con
trast was made stronger by the brilliant
fielding of the locals, Ely and Ritchey
leading. O'Brien was benched and Jack
Connor took his place at first.
The score: R. H.E.
Pittscbnrg 12061100 x 11 14 1
St. Louis ....020001000 3 8 3
Batteries Leever and Zimmer; Jones
and Criger. Umpire O'Day.
Brooklyn 14, Philadelphia 3
Brooklyn, Aug. 30. In the eighth
inning of today s game at Washington
Park, the Champions lit on Dunn, who
was;irr the points for the Quakers and
knocked out ten earned runs. Up to
that time he had been pitching . fairly
good ball against his ol comrades.
Weyhing pitched gilt-edge ball fcr the
Brooklyns, allowing the heavy hitting
Phillies only five hits.
The score: R. H.E.
Brooklyn . ...1 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 x 14 18 2
Philadelphia 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 2
Batteries Weyhing and Farrell; Dunn
and McFarland. Ump:jre Hurst.
PROSPECTS IN DELAWARE
Democrat mil Win If They Keep Up
the Preseut Pace
Washington, Rug. 30. Colonel Louis
Sohade, the well known Gernian-Amen
can editor, who has just returned from
a business trip through Delaware, . to
day saidi
"The chances for Democratic success
in Delaware were never 'brighter than
they are today. I no not see how-we
can possibly lose if we keep up the work
we are doing now. No man can give the
Republican slogan, 'full dinner pails and
prosperity' hi Delaware this year.
"Nearly every factory in New Castle
and wlmmgtou is at'a standstill. The
twelve great morocco leather factories
which normally employ about 5.S00 men
have been closed down by direction of
the leather trust.
"The Diamond State iron foundries
and the iron and steel rolling mills are
-closed on account of strikes. The Jack
son sash factory and the weavers are
idle, and, in fact, I may truly say that
Delaware never before had so many
unemployed workingmen."
BUBONIC PLAGUE SPREADING
Two Deaths and Nine Suspected Cases
Reported in Glasgow
'Glasgow, Ang. 30. Two imore bubonic
plague suspects have been isolated. The
authorities have requested the Pasteur
Institute of Paris to forward a quantity
of "anti-pest serum sufficient to inoculate
fifty, persons, and it is understood that
this has been done.
Washington. Aug. 30. Consul Taylor,
at Glasgow, Scotland, today cabled the
State Department that nine suspected
cases of plague had been found dn the
city. Two deaths have occurred, and
the plague is increasing. ;
Wood Workers to Go on a Strike
Chicago, Aug. 30. The wood-workers
district council arranged 'at a meeting
last night preHminaries for calling out
aH its 1.500 members employed in the
pash and blind mills of Chicago next
Tuesdv morning. - This da contingent on
the miil men failing to sign the new
agreement which, was sent to each of
them by the council Tuesday last, but
there as little -hope among ituie wood
workers that the bosses will sign. The
bosses held a secret meeting yesterday
and it is said agreed to. stand firm for
a nine-hour day and the old scale of a
minimum of $2 .wages. 1
i
Fell from a Moving Train .
Philadelphia. Aug. : 30. Thomas
J.
Powers, commissioner of hanking for
Pennsylvania, -was killed by falling f rtm
a train in the outskirts of this city last
night. His badly mangled body was
found nnder the Pennsylvania railroad"
bridge spanning the . Delaware river at
the northern end of this city this morn
ing by three men , gunning . ia the
marshes, - ' - .
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CORBETT THE WINNER
Former Champion Defeats
McCoy in Five Rounds
evsMHMMMBWsat
LAST BLOW A KNOCKOUT
T.nTjou-and Shir -waist Klen nit
ed the Performance-Ugly Ru
mors Were Afloat Before the Fight
Began Corbett Was the Favorite
v vri.h Belting; men Lester Does Up
Cashing In Preliminary Boat
New York, Aug. 30. More than 10,000
men saw Janres J. Corbett dispose of
Norman Shelby, more f amaliaTly 4inown
as "KM McCoy" dn the fifth round of
their glove fight at the Mdison Square
Garden tonight. Cortoett. when he got
well under way, simply outclassed Mc
Coy so easdly that the Jatter was a
cinch to beat. Gentleman Jim cat loose
and with one of the fastest assaults ever
seen in a ring, he liteaally beat the Kid
down and out. -J
Corbett's blows in the fifth round came s
so rapidly that McCoy did not know how I
to ward them off and when he was com- j
pletely puzzled Jim increased his speed;
and with stomach punches that were
straight to the mark and had plenty of
power in thorn, he doubled the. former
middle-weight up so that he fell to the
floor dn agoncy. In the first itwo rounds
it 'looked as if McCoy might win, for he
was confidence itsei nad forced the fight.
Corbett did nothing dn those rounds but
shift around on the defensive and block
every blow that McCoy aimed at him.
Corbett's face indicated uneasiness. He'sas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri,
was pale " nd hrs lips quavered con
tinually; McCoy believing that Jim was
was confidence itself arad forced the fight,
inwardly annoyed, took chances and in
the third a-ound he began to go 'in for
mix-ups. Then vt -was tbat Corbett
showed that he had been holding himself
in reserve, for as soon as he began to
let fly his blows, it was aoparent to the
great crowd that McCoy was up agarast
it. Corbett's feinting at th'.s stage of uie
fight was a aevelarion. He had McCoy
who was rated as a, fast boxer, complete
ly up a tree, and soon showed that he
could Jsmd blows upon the Kid when and
where he pleased. Corbett did no wild
swinging, but made every punch count,
most of them being body Wows, and
they were plejity hard enough to be felt
by the westerner.
McCoy on - the defensive landed . a
heavy left counter on the side of the
bead toward the end of this round, which
was lus best blow. But ne got it home. to Deer Vark. The itinerary contem-w-hem
Corbett was coming at him with plated by Mr. McGraw is to have Mr.
both hands working. In the fourth Bri-an make a sDeech at Cumberland.
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round Corbett found that he had McCoy Md., Tuesday night; at the fair at Mor
where he wanted him and rained blows 'gan's Grove W. Va., Wednesday morn-
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time showed that he was out-classed. He
did his best to escape, using sneedy foot
work and trying to block with both
hands. But Corbett was even swifter
and kept dn on top of him all through
the round. Corbett's blows came from
all quarters. The Kid received them-in
the face nad in the stomach and wasjning, as he is compelled to be there to
staggering against the ropes when time
was up. liettung no mis corner tne ivid
showed that he was distressed, if only
by his facial expression. But he a:d
nothing to his seconds who assured him
that Jim could not knock him out in
hundred years. The Kid was di"iven to
desperation, for when he came up for the
fifth round he. rushed into Corb?tt, who
came out of his corner not prepared to
resume the assault, but jvids quick, at
tack put Jim on hie guard in a moment
and he was driving in -unches that the
quickest eye could mot count.,
Kid lost his bearings at once. He
found that he could net hit Corbett at
all, and yet the pugilistic actor was hit
ting him hard with all kinds of blows,
which came in a storm and were hard
enough to make the hoosier wince. It
was the power punches which undoubted
ly puzzled Kid more than anything else,
for he had been led to believe that Jim
could not punch. -When McCoy re
ceived a hard left-hander in the stomach,
which knocked the wind out of him, he
knew that his case was hopeless unless
he could keep away from the lightning
assault that followed: so the Kid tried
to avoid Jim with all the art known to
him. But it was in vain, for Corbett
outfooted him. ourgenerailed him and
outpunched him in such a manner that
the Kid was soon an easy . mark.. The
blow that put McCoy to the floor to be
counted out . was a left swing in the
pit of the stomach.. McCoy doubled up
quickly, his head and feet coming '. to
gether, and rolled over, - grasping his
breadbasket with both hands. 4
Referee White counted ten seconds,
while McCoy was on the floor vainly
trying to get up. When the eleventh
second, according to the watches, elapsed.
McCoy was on nis feet,, tottering back
to the ropes. Corbett could have
knocked him out . clean with another
punch, but as the . Kid was technically
out, that ended the fight. McCoy reeled
to his chair, where he was in distress
for several minutes, but he was able
to get up and leave the ring in short
order. .
There had been so many rumors of a
job or a fake in regard to this fiht that
there was very little money bet.
As far. as the fight itself is concerned,
it did not look like a fake, for the rea
son that Corbett outclassed the Kid in
every way and gave him a sound licking
in the bareram. If there had been a
fake, probably McCoy wowld have won
so that big money could have beenJ
cleaned up . on the excitine odds .which
favored Uorbett. Ihe fight showed be-
yond a question of a doubt that Corbett
was the oetter man; that he was more
scientific, was stronger in aeeerssive-
ness and in punching, and was in every
way McCoy's superior. Just as many
persons predicted. .McCoy demonstrated
an inability to take gruellincr punish
ment. He showed that in his fight wrthi
CI, t , . ' i . .. . - I
rnarKey ne was simpiv ntuien arounn
the ring and was rontrhed and slugged
to defeat. Co-bett. while not so roneh
a fighter s Sharkey, adonted similar
tactics, and with a marvelonsly swift
assault KnocKen jietjov out in such a
manner that nobody who saw the fight
(Continued oa page 7.)V
WILL TAKE THE STUMP
Bryan to go on a Speech
1 making Tour
LEAVES LINCOLN TODAY
Next Monday He Will Speak at tne
Labor Day Picnic in Chicago Then
He Will Go to West Virginia-After
That He Will Travel Extensirelr
Charles If. Towne Will Speak in All
Parts of the Country
Chicago Aug. 30. The Democratic
National Committee has yielded to the
overwhelming demands for Colonel Bryan
and in. a week or ten days he will start
on a speech-making tour through the
Eastern, Middle and Western States.
Mr. Bryan will leave Lincoln Friday
evening for Chicago, but will stop at
points in Illinois to make speeches, and
is not expected to reach here until Mon
day, when he will speak at the Labor
Day picnic. He will attend a picnic at
Mihvairkee, September 8, and speak.
September 13 he will be at Fort Wayne,
ind, and September 14 at Columbus,
Ohio. ?The following week he will go
to St. Louis, and after tnat will go to
Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut and
j New York.
-Charles A. Towne was in Chicago yes
terday, leaving last night ou a speaking
tour that will occupy lvo months antr
cover the country Horn New York to
California. .He will first speak at some
point in Idaho, Friday or Saturday. He
left in a hurry, witnout positive dates
being agreed on. After stumping Idaho
he will go to Washington, Oregon, -Cali
fornia, and, returning East, visit Kan
Illinois, Indiana. Louisville, Memphis,
Atlanta, Dayton, Toledo, Cleveland and
Canton, Ohio, and speak at Buffalo and
some other points in New York.
' Turning westward, Mr. Towne will
visit Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. He
will speak at Peoria, Bloomington aud
Jacksonville on his first visit to Illinois,
and will probably speak in Chicago on
his -second visit. The last week of the
campaign he will speak in Minnesota.
Bryan's Itinerary in West Virginia
Grafton, W. Va., Aug. 30. Hon. John
T. McGraw has . received a i telegram
from Colonel Bryan saying he would
come to West Virginia next Tuesday and
spend a" few r days, at Mr. McGraw's
place at Deer 'Park, Md. While in the
State, H 'will-make a few appointments
for political meetings not' Jo exceed two
speeches a day. - ?
i a.a v. 111 -7 v
tie will proceed direct rrom unicago
afternoon, and spend the night at Deer
Park; then go to Clarksburg, W. Va.,
to the State fair Thursday morning,
and thence to Fairmont and Wheeling,
arriving at the latter place Thursday
evening for a monster night meeting.
He will return to Chicago Friday eve-
meet an engagement Saturday.
A Tri-State Political meeting
Shepherdstown. W. Va., Aug. 30.
sj-klinl Rvro w ill t a i vor ' o ri o rlrl rota
a;at the great tri-State political meeting
to be held at the Morgan's Grove fair
grounds -J Shepherdstown, 'Wednesday,
September 5. A telegram has just been
received from National Committeeman
John T. McGraw announcing this fact,
and preparations are being made to
cive the distinsuished guest a royal
reception. Hon. Charles H. Turner of
New York and John T. McGraw and
Gen. J. W. St. Clair of West Virginia
will deliver addresses the same .'day.
On Thursday, September 6, Senator
Wellington will deliver his first public
address in advocacy of Bryan and Ste
venson, and Senator' Daniel - will also
speak. This is expected to be the
greatest political gathering ever known
in West Virginia.
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
A Firm, at Hamlet to Furnish Stone
for Sea Wall at Fort Caswell '
Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 30. Special.
Con-tracts were awarded today by the
War Department for funmisthing and
transporting stone to build the $148,000
sea wall around Fort Caswell to protect
it against encroachment .'by the ocean.
W. R. Bonsai Co., of Hamlet, were
the successful bidders. . They will deliver
here seven thousand tons of 'large stone,
and sax thousand of broken stone. W. A.
Sanders, of Wilmington, gets the con
tract for transporting the stone to Fort
Caswell.
Congressman Bellamy announces that
he will stump the Sixth Congressional
Hitrdct vjeomiiRlv. Ho xriU heenn Kpivi uuiuultuu. .
tember 10th and visit all sections of the
district, and do all in his power to re
move dangers which mdg(ht result from
apathy or over-confidence.
(
ON THE BEACH
Body of a Bejeweled Woman ATashed
Up by the Surf
Newport, R. I., Aug. 30. The body
of a woman about 32 years old was
f oii-nd today on the shore beneath the
cliffs here. - On it were diamond ear
rings, a diamond finger-ring and a wed
ding ring on which -was the inscription
"H. W. K. to E. H. W June 20, 1930."
The body is believed to be that of Har
riet Wilson Kimball, wife of Horace W.
Kimball, -of Norwav, Me., wju jumped
from the steamer Horatio Hall on its
way from New York to Portland last
Sunday morning.'
' ( , :
- Fusfonlsts Nemlnate Rogers
Seattle, Wash.; Aug. 30. John R.
Rogers was nominated for the olfiee of
F0!!:1?!10
vention early today. The eizhth ballot.
which landed him the nomination, stood:;
Rortrs 704, Fawcett 241:- Voor-,
hees 11, Neil Cheatham 43, Thurston
Daniel 53. Upon th organization 5
lay
r ood-v
Democrats and Populists were hy
sized .majorities opposed to 1 the gov
ernor's nomination. . Rogers, however,
had a splendid.7: organization which did
not lose courage and held all of its dele
gates. Last night they succeeded in
winning ; over. Stevens county, and this,
together with several other small
changes in '; their tfavor, gave them con
trol of the union convention which met
today. . .''. .-;'i.. '
Grand Army Elects Officers I
Chicago, Aug. 30 Election of officers
of the G. A. ft. was held here today ait
the second business session dn Stude
baker Theatre. r Nearly all wet elected
by acclamation.; Following are the new
officers: ' ":.
Commander-uin-Chief , :- Leo. Raseur,
of St. Louis; Senoir Vice Commander-in-Chief,
E. C. MflJiikm, of Maine;
Junior' Vice Command er-dn-Chdef, Frank
Seamons, of Tennessee; Ohaplain-in-Chief,
A. Drahms, of California; Surgeon-General,
John A. Wilkims, of Ohio;
Advocate General, Eli Torrence; Adju
tant General Thomas J. Stewart, and
Inspector General, M. J. Cumniings, re-:
IfiCtiGC ' j
After the electdon of officers the loca-j
tion of the next annual encampment
came nn. ? 'ignore was a nR-nL mjiwmi
Denver mad Sait Lake City for the honor.
The matter was referred to a committee
with instructions to report , some time
before January, . v
A WorkmaM Beaten by Strikera
Hazleton, Pa., Aug. 30. An occurrence
that happened here last night shows the
spirit of violence that is already extant
since the strike movement is on. Andrew
Wolff, a mine laborer, was found beaten
insensible on a bridge at the Cranberry
breaker. When restored to conscious
ness he said -he told some f ellows that
he would not quit work if a strike were
ordered, whereupon they fell upon him
and beat him unmercifully. Occur
rences like this are sure to be frequent
if there is a partial strike in the coal
regions, as previous experiences have
shown. "" . , '
There is no change today in the strike
situation. ; - ,
A German Military Display
Berlin, Aug. 30. At today's ceremo
nies of nailing to their staffs ' of the
standards which troops will carry to
China, the Kaiser, for the first time
in public, bore the staff of a field mar
shal. A large number of royal person
ages and the diplomatic corps witnessed
the .ceremony.. Chaplain Woelfling
blessed the flags and delivered an ultra
martial sermon, in which he character
ized the China campaign as a crusade.
Rankin Mystery Cleared Up. .
New , York, Aug. 30. The mystery in
the death df James Rankin, whose body
was found Wednesday floating near Fort
Wadsworth with two flatirons fastened
to it by picture wire, was cleared up
today by the-receipt by the police here
of a letter from Luke Colleran, chief
of Chicago "dectives. :. The letter was
one which, had been sent, by Rankin to
his mother-in-law in Chicago, on August
25 telling her bf bis intention to com
mit suicide. . ' ' '. ; . ,
Bandits Iioot a Train
Cheyene, Wyo Ag. SO. The Union
Pacific passenger train, second section
No. 3, was held , up hy 'bandits two and
a half milesv west of "Tipton station, 58
miles west of Rawlins, Jast night,, at
8:30 o'clock. , There were four men in
the hold-iip. The express and hag-gage
cars were blown open and the safe
blown to pieces. The raflroad company
says the loss was nominal. The Union
Pacific offers $1,000 reward fer each
man.
Settled with Six-shooters
Chicago, Aug. 30. A special to the
Record from Albuquerque, N. M., says:
"A double tragedy is reported from
BeXan, a village about thintv miies south
of here. David- E. Baca made remarks
casting reflections upon tbe character of
a woman friend of iMelquAdes Baca. The
men met. Two six-sihooters were raised
simultaneously.. Three saots from each
weapon rang out. and both the Bacas
fell mortally wounded.''
Death at a Beautiful Woman.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 30. Mrs. John
W. Robinson, wife of a prominent in
surance man and daughter-of Dr.
Mitchell, superintendent of the State
lunatic asylum, died this morning. She
was considered one of the most beauti
ful women in the. State, and was a
great social leader.
Farm Hand Elopes with a Child -
Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 30. Special.
W. H. Johnson, of Davidson, was in
Charlotte today looking for his 14-year
oid daughter who has eloped with a man
named Tald en Harrison, a farm hand of
Johnson's. The father did not know that
the man audi daughter ever saw each
other except as customary in such cases.
Harrison is only 20 years old.
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' "'-Arrested for Forsrery
Charlotte, N. C, Ang. 30. Special.
Henry Stinson. au operative in Aurora
cotton mills, at Burlington, was arrested
here- today -for-forgery. iStinson lnter-
wonted a .letter to a
fnend contanning
ey'-thfJ2l
-at $100.
Thlrty-fw Killed by an Explosion
Victoria, B. C, Aug. 30. Mail advices 1
fromOhina . report that torpedoes have j
.Deen laiO luy me kmiuxtsc iu uic ruer
near'Foo Chow, and that workmen in
endeavoring to move one whdch had
stuck in the ground, caused an explosion,
which killed, 32 men. 1 r
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V Troops Sent to Attack Rebels
Colon, Colombia, ' Aug. 30. A detach
ment ' of - .troops ' have left - Barranquilla
to attack the rebels who have assembled
at Baracoa. ? The : gunboat Cordoba has
arrived here bringing v sixty prisoners.
She will take troops to Barranquilla.
Women's Golf Championship
Sonthamntori. "N. Y., ' Aug. 30. Miss
Frances Griscom, of Philadelphia, de-
feated Mrs. Rogers, or JfJamneld. m the
Women's golf chaanpionship today.
Germans Join Democratic Clubs .
Baltimore," Aug.. 30. Democratic dubs
are being formed in this " city and
throughout the State and many Ger-
mans in this city who have been for-
merly Republicans, are joining,
the three conveiftions here .Monday
HONORED RULE
5f.
Witness4?ve e Custom
as to Tvax Listing.
MANY PUT ON THE STAND
All Those Examined Are Prominent
Citizens and Many of Them 'County
Officers. Dr. T. N. Irey Elected Presl
dent of the Press Association. Editors
Favor the Establishment of an lade
pendent Paper Mill. -
AshevHle, 'N.C. Aug. 30. Special.
The following witnesses testified befora
Judge Shepherd in the tax assessment
cases today: W. A. Henson, A. A.
Campbell, iNathan Coward, G. W. Craw
ford, Geo. K. Pritohard, M. W. Clay, T.
J. Murray, C. F. Baber, J. M. Mull, C.
B. Mashlbum, P. W. Patton, J. C. Mull,
John R. Long, W. L. Heydon, H. H.
Jarre fct, A. B. Freeman, J, F, Williams,
W. H. Leatherwood, J. J. Friday, M. N.
Hankbfick, B. B. Price, J. T. Berry, W.
R. Stallcup and N. P. Rankin."
These witnesses, like all who have tea
fined, said that it was a universally un
derstood and time honored rule to assess
property at only about two-thirds of iU
real value. Many of the witnesses gave
instances where property was assessed
at only about one-third of its real value.
Captain Price expressed himself satisfied
with the unanimous testimony of these
men, all of whom are prominent and
representative citizens and most of them
county officers. x ,
The North Carolina Press Association
this morning elected the following offi
cers: President, Rev.' T. N. Ivey; First
Vice President, J. J. Boy Iin;. Second
Vice President, G. L. Hackney; Third
Vice President, J. A. Robinson; Scre
tary and Treasurer, J. B: Sherrill; His"
torian, C. L. Stevens; Orator, Rev. J.
C. Troy; Poet, J. D. Boone; Kxecutire
Committee, T. N. Ivey, J. B. Sherrill, II.
A. London, Thad. B. Manning, J. !.
Whitaker, R. It." Clark, ' A. Deal; dele
gates to the National Kditoria! Associu
tion, Buffalo, N. Y.," H. A. London, J.
B. Sherrill, J. B. Whitaker, W. O.
Dowd, Will Aiken, H. C. Martin; alter-
ao- T A- ThTtafi '.. T T IAprta T .
UaLV9y f X uvuia Of v e -oa
.W. Crawford, Zl W." Whitehead, A. J.
Maxwell, "J. J. Sto-ne.- ' -
Bishop Ol 'V.' Fitzgerald and Gea.
S. Carr addressed the convention'.
A resohitioft was adopted "that users of
ready print, sheets' he free "from adver
tisements 'Ovef which useis have no. con
trol, and'VecbMmefc'ding1 an independent
paper mill -to te" iestatbiished- by newspa
per men bl the State." The treasurcr
report shows a l)ala'hc6 ' 6ft hand of
$452.50. "The a'fterhooU wis occupioi
hy a drive to "Blltmore. ,' "
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE
Plaus Beine Formulated to Expedite
Work on Election Law Bills
Frankfort,- Aug. 30. There were reso
lutions introduced in the assembly to
day authorizing the speaker 'to appoint
special committees" on election consist
ing of twelve members in each house to
consider the bills introduced and report
back to the respective houses. These
committees " of . course would sit sepa
rately and hear argument from, friends
of the bills, before reporting on soma
special measure. The committees have
not been appointed and much interest
was manifested in the selection of the
members; Some Brown Democrats and
expected- that an equal party" division
will be made. The present plans of the
Democratic leaders is to call fqr all bills
to be - presented ; by Wednesday next,
when a recess for ten days will be taken
by the- main .body of the legislature,
leaving the 'committees ; to hear argu
ments and formnlfle rennrts withont fnr
mal meetings of each house.
The committees are expected to hear
some of the best legal talent in tbe
State from both parties' and when the
reports are made if the bills reported are
acceptable the session need not last
longer than ten days from the-date such
reports are made. But if a fight is to
be made the session will lengthen out
into October. . ' . - -
Senator Jolly, Republican, 7 today In
troduced a hill similar to the Alexande
hill, and identical with -the measure pre-
yra. x rv jj vu.vs& avumjm va. swvhso
The Democratic members have so far
failed to Introduce a bill. .They . hava
ibeen awaiting some sort of an agreement
on - a- measure, bu t if the' present pla
igoes through, ' hills of all , shades from
slight modifications to absolute - repeal
will coane from the Democra.tie ' side.
There is a disposition to repeal the Goe
hel law outright and adopt a nem meaa
ure. As-to what this measure will be
do one can say..
Senator Deboe is here conierrlntr with
Republican members. CongretsniiVi
Wheeler and - Chairman McCreery, ot
the campaign committee, both candidate
for Senator, are here drafting bills. The
legislatora will attend the 45helhyvill6
fair tomorrow and nothing wfl) ha dona
am til Saturday. ,
. GorernmeBt Department Notes
Washington Aug. 30. Special. Ed
ward Farrow has been removed-as post
mi aster at - Ocracoke, Hdye, county, aa4
W. E. Howard appointed. .
Thoinas W.' Patton, . of AaheviU, has
been admitted to practice . before ,the
Interior Department. ' V -
W. O. Benton has been designated a
a . member of the civil i serrice hoard,
iStatesville, N. C. ' 'w
Pensions granted: Frances A. Hub.
hard, Henderson ville, - $12; Abslah A.
Brand, Snow Hill, $8. - : v '
. A new postoffice has fceen established
at Aydlett, Currituck county, W. N. T.
Beaufort county, with Jefferson : Bennett
as .postmaster: at Wood, Franklin county
'. Every thine Satisfactory In Samoa .
Washington,' Rug. 30. Command? t
Tilley reports from Samoa nnder date
of August 10th that everything is pro
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