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; RALEIGH, N. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14,1900
No 145
IF"
SOBER ASJ JUDGE
Officers of the Charleston Get
an Official Certificate
THE OLD CHARGE REVIVED
allegation of Dranksnneu at the Time
tha Crntscr ITas Lost Jlade toy a Mis-
sionaryoa the Statement of tnElee
trlcal
KnClueer-T2ie Story lnre.tl-
r.t-ri tr a Naval Board and Foand
to Be Baseless
lTff
Washington, Nor. 13. In & communi
atiT. received at the Navy Department
i.y the charge is reyived that officers
4 t ;he United States cruiser Charleston
'.vrre drunk when that vessel struck on
r.:i uncharted reef eff the north coa
of Luzon. It was just a year ago
t'-rtiay mat me nanvsiou vwis iusi. j ltntii lne tenth census- eaued the repre
A reporter was permitted to examine j sentatiou to be fixtd at one member f r
the records of the Investigation made ; very 151,911 pejttU, and giving 325
y , , j . A. . ,j members in the House. The el. renin
by tne oopr.rimcn.1 mio me cuarge, aim
talks wi:h department officials developed
tfir.t althoi'gh publicity had been given
trt the chaise at the time it was made,
the fact that those accused had been
romnkitclv exonerated had never been
nide public.
The Navy Department has heretofore
declined to give the name of the person :
vh. brought .the charge to its attention.;
It
was siiown ny .tne omciai papers seen i
todav that he is llev. J. F. Clark, a
m w nnarv of tlie Am?r rnn hoard, who:
hns boon stationed in Bulgaria. Mr. !
Clark returned to Boston recently, and
'the New Voice, a prohibition news-
;p.iper, cited him as authority for the
-tutement that drunkenness among the
Charleston's officers did exist when the
cruiser was wrecked. A clipping of
t..i? article was .ent to the Navy De
partment bv a Boston clcrevraan. who
r.-v-. ues ted to be informed whether these
-cb;u.:cs had been investigated. An an-
-v.vr covering the result of the inquiry
made by the department will be sent to
thfs vrenileman.
"the Tianers show th.it nn olocrrirnl en-!
- .. .
r::;e.-r on one ot tne - men can snips in
tb- Philippines wrote to He v. Mr. Ciark.
4 v
i: cn of the Ch-.rleston had told hhu
th:.t PP-vprfll otlleprss of thf Charleston. !
i.articularlv tho navigator, wore drunk I
when tho vessel struck. The Xavv De-i
p utiuent a.kcd Mr. Clark to furnish the i
name of his informant and ha did so. '
v.ith a copy of the electrical engineera
ieiivr conraimng n;e cnarges.
Hear Aunr.ral A atson. then in corr: -
Riund of the Asiatic etation. was in-
Jllo d.-aic-l the charges and .exoneratt-d '
ftlie n."virator and other officers.
i t? navigator also indignantly denied j
-h-. charge and ?aid thit he nen
while :Le s'.ii) wa umler way,
:evcr drnr.k
and that
jio aad 'ot tu -ned .-ny .vent for
, . 1 . r . I . -
'..-iniM that the at?c-osarka was the re1
t oi spite on rue ?art or tuc anen, on
J The Charleston coavicted of false swear-
; 5xi before the court of inquiry w.l:v.
i . j . i. . ,
4-zrucT.ea to invcsr:g.ne iae caarges, ana "f1", "n, V " counsel for tiie Atlantic Coast Tn. .
the ir.-.Vst:gut:o!i vas in progress wli ,u ' wniie nremen raisea a iaauer. xwo nre- . n TVarii xw nlvh yf the
.te was re!v by Rear Admiral K- jnien went up for the clnld found Ij Shnni left td
Bicy. who t-imrjaed the inquiry. Ithem half unconscious in bed. Ihe n:,t for Richonoud to rme a case be
Cartaiu Puru .n. of the Ohartesron, ! room in which they were was on fire, j f 0 the Circuit Court af& Appeals. The
as nr. avcnsl uf ibeijig intoxicate, . The boys wcr revived Ayhen brought -10 1 be resUmed tomon-cw.
4mu he relied on for a statement. ; tue street. j
r HPri St York State Veterinary Co'lege build ng,
I co. .it exonerated Ua'ptam I'rgman. the!.Uiv :.. . . u n: , : . :.
. n?. via-ator and other officers from tdame. t
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T?hi.Ci2LC2r $1a -kJT:
: .f'.""rrAr'ir''T '
er ,.. a conrniumcaiion to xne cormanana-
cr-in-c:er ox tne Aarae squadron, the
:a:ain paragraph of wnTch follows:
"The department accepts your sug
, restior. mat for tne reasons state l .
u a further investigation erf these mat
t :-s is now unnecessary.
With the revived charge there is
nmsoTiHient Jram nro to four years.
' z.vA Rev. Mr. Clark is given as author
ity for the statement that the men were
released on telegraphic orders ftom
Washington.
The records Of the Navy Department
,fI:ow that several nustc;i men of the
'iC.iarleston testified at the court of in
(rjrtiry that an oEfi'cer had bean brought
csh re and his (personal effects a'fter the
man had ibeen forlndden to take theirs
tfrorj 'the wreck. These men were nc-V-us'xi
of "false swearing and were con
"Victcd. receiving sentences a! frmi cne
to i"our years rnrprismiient. Owin-g to
Ifgal irreaularities in their trials, the
proceedings against theni were disa -froved
and they were released. Althoti?
jevery meraber of ttie ChHrleM ton's crew
iwas asked at the court of inquiry if he
5iad any exxnrplaint to anttce, none came
tfoirWard to actirse any officer cf dntn
keaness. MARCUS DA Lit '3 TORTUNE
Ills Forty million to Re -field br tne
tVidow in Trnit for lht Children
New York, Nov. 13. (Marcus Daly3
' i i
,or !
xrreat iortuue, amassed in the mines
Montana, is to go to his widow, t be
ft 1 1 r a. ... s. iL . vi
uem ujuer in irusi lor i;.e i.iur cnnuren 1
-Margaret, Mary ., Harriet, and Mar-
cu- Jr.. 1 he seventeen-vear aid Rr-n
IlK', kvn in Af rl
left has not been figured out but it is
.1 w uiuvu iue u-au .111 c ,
stimated bv those faaiiuar with his af
fairs to be not less than $40,G00(0l;0.
Ibe estate has increased enormously
i'irinjr the past two vears, and In add
Mr. Daly is known to have made
;i sums in speculation.
1 is hinted that there will "oe a sur-
p-- when his will is ottered for pro
t
Those who knew 1 he copper king
liered T10 tvrkiild Ipsiva thfl hulk 'of hl
f ftu;1- to his children, especially f.rvor
r the eldest daughter. 31argaret " of
fr'm he was ervremely fond. Mr.
paly v.-as a far-seeing business man, as
.s:5 exemplified in hi purchase of the
jAnaeonda mine for $35,000. In the dis
tf'al of his fortune he exercised th
sme wisdom that has cecured" the pre-aer-.r.tion
of his vast accumulations. .
r. Daly had a bitfer otslrke fcr for
Tpno -seekers through 'marriage and
aavcialinant3. for. the hands cf his!
' : i vr.-, - , The buildia- was erected bv the State substantial cut could be
f. l: Ti 11 "J1.V : for the veterinary department m 15 ! ' Vhe surulus during
i"J,. .r:13 i...1"! at a cost of 00.030. The structure con-i half in the present fiscal
VI!1. : tained valuable laboratory apsav.'.us i less than $7,000,000..
daughters hare b?en forbidden his home !
oecnuse or -suspicion he had ( against
them. He has guarded aarainn all of
this class of men enjoying tne fruits of
his hard labors iiv placing his entire
wealth in the hands ofnis widow.
THE NliXT APPORTIONMENT
I Speculation as to XI ow the House 1VU1
Bo Constituted I'rntur tUe Nw Census
Washington. Nov.- 13 Ex-Governor
Merrkim, director of the census, rcturu
cd from Minnesota Sunday ani cllied
on the President today to felicifate'h ra
on the result of the election. Mr. Mcr
riam called the President's attention to
i the fact that the figures on the total
1 population of the United States will be
lmmeaiately at the disposal of Congress
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apportionment "bill. The ie-apnarton-
i inent following the counc of the twelfth
census must, under the terms of exis
ing law, become operative, in 1003, 111
first election under the apportionment
being in November, 1901V Congri-ss must
notify the respective states, and tf.ey
j census ran tne number UP to Hi
and gave 3otJ xnwaihers. 1 hat the
'dim.
ratio
will be increased this time this is , Cer-
tniti Kilt tVio" fl pd nmntr irltt'tc .in
ratio at 200,000 the House would stand
in numbers as now, but some of the
,.' States would osc representation. At!
ifuiuv u i .d,m.,t-t,,t ,. st5o
-would lose any representation, and- the
membersnip or tne liouse would be con-1
j must re-arrange their congressional dis-1 Twelve witnesses were examined at the
i IV for ue,:Noiem!r t!''ti0 ! hearing of tbe railroad taxation .caso
!iU.1902. There is Much .difference of . t, . : Ttrfnt i r-
, opinion as to tne re-apportionmtnt. ion-j v"t"-' -w x. o. .
;'arrrss Lsran with a ratio of one ieD;ii- feoiith and Williaui Alderonan. Cumlber-
r -ffiPS,. " J'irnh'n::rS: I Frederick Voo Drinstein, Beaton
suierably increased. W itn w,ui,u asjiag- it intention
iue uiisis. nuetr, iulc nvmu :
gain of about eighteen stats, but .Maine,
Mrcjnia, .eara?Ka aim lx.iusas ucma
lose representation.
HAIIZ BREADTH EISCAPKS
Two Children Taken Unconscious
ironi a Bnrnlnz Tenomcnl House
New York, Nov. 13. There were sev-!
eial narrow escapes and two rescues at.
j-t nro of apparently incendiary origin
which started in the five-story tenement
apartment house at 20(5 St. Nicholas
'avenue, Jbefore dawn today,
I Smoke was rolling from the windows
of the court
lloor and flames wer-? I
,i : k..- iw
u"a 'v1 1
tenants were aroused. All ran pell-mell j
tn ctroat rm, r-iiiint fi-..m riio
stairs and others beiu
a i they ran past th
Several of the women fainied wh-n
Laey
reached the sidewalk.
As the tire engines dashed up. George
Hicks, who lived on ties romth floej,
liere the fire start.!, leui.-mb-rotl that
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iua Albert, aged lour - lia 1 .?:! left '
Khind. He trie I to s-t in: ) the build
The fire was put out after it had gut-
'ted the fourth and fifth floors. Fire
Marshal hecry is trying to trace the
ancendianes,
fikk at coinr.LL
Chemical 3!xplotion In Veterinary Col
Hnlldlns llrsults in Heavy less
Ithaca ,N. Y., Nov. 13. The New
oc. n' a.aa
destroyed b.v fire thi
mnrninw
The fire broke out in the tbird
itory which is used as a laboratory by
the veterinary and metKcal students, and !
the third storv. toeethcr with valuable
wflV fWrryr.
The tire originated from an explosion
in the laboratory at 4 a .m. The watch
man promptlv turned in an alarm.
A student. J. F. Fairbairn, of Buff-ilo,
while assisting the. firemen, stumbled
over a live wire and was for a leng time
veteriniiry science. It was constructed
of white brick and was one of the hand
somest buildings on the campus.
The loss is estimated at $30.0:10 which
will be covered by insurance. The libra
ry was saved, but was baary. damaged
by water.
WORK FOR (O.NGIIES5
Repnbllean Senators Will Itleet la a
Fiw Oijri ani Slap Ont PUn
New York, Nov. 13. Senator Faix-
' banks, of Indiana, js" in tne city today
and a had a talk wittr senator .fiatt.
He Is going to Washington tonight nnd
will remain there until Congress meets
on the first Monday in December.
Mr. Fairbanks raid" today that many
Republican senator and represent-1
assemsie m nc-uiiigton m
a few days for conference and .to map I nneetimg tha't negotiations had not .been
out the work of the short session. There 1 q-uite completed for the purchase of ar
is much work to do, and the party lead-; mor platc, but that h hfuped to have
ers want to arrange' a programme in jail arranigelments concluded during, dhis
advance j week. ' - " .
iSenator Piatt, will make one or more .The Chinese question received an usxtfil
trins to the capital this month. In view'
of the importance of the work to be done
t the short it'ssioa the Republican
leaders have aeciuea to agree m aavance
i..-n- u -caa
nnrvn nil n.(.M:,rr mens-
U1CS
Thev are determined. , they say, that
opposition and dilatory tactics on the
part -of the Demcerats shall not defeat
or delay the" policy of the administration.
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Boers Annoy tbe Brltlsli
London, Nov. 13. In a dispatch to the
Wdr Office, dated at Johannesburg yes
terday. General Roberts gave details of
five skirmishes with - the Boers. lie
says the commandos appear to act inde
pendently, with no. particular object ex
cept to cause as -much annoyance to the
British as possible.' .
t, 1 . "
Jas. If Lassltsr, JrMDles in Baltimore
Henderson, N. C, Nov;..13.--peeial.
A telegram has 'been f received . from
Baltimore stating- that Mr. Jas. H.
Lassiter. Jr., died -at 12 ocloci, "noon,
today. His wife .was with him? at his
departure, Li-
LISTING FOR TAXES
Tvelve Witnesses Testify in
the Railroad Case .
CUSTOM IN FAY ETT.E V I LL
Assessors examine Property and Pur
posely Listed It at "Tliree-fonrihs
, Value IfZlll Property. Taxed on a
Basis or One-half Its Cost and tn One
. Instance at'Onefonrth Ileal Value
. Similar Story Told, by Witnesses
WilTnington, N. C, ISkir. lS.Special
munty ; Isaac Thompson, Jones count ;
J. D. Maultsfby, Ooiivmlbus county; M,
F. II. Gouveneoir, Kerw Hanonrer county;
George H. Hall, IWbesoa county; O. F.
Herring and J. 'M. M"areMurn, Samp
son county; K. J. Powers, Pender
Ca,ptain WiJlia'ms, of Fayetteville, pa:v
. that -as assessor hV .nTfrl rwo' ntW an-
s, :
sesbois of Cross Creek (township, in
wbk-h Fayettevillo is situated; had one
around and examined property, assess
ally at threcVfouiths
wuur,
He also said t'hat to induce fac
tones
to ccme to Fa-ycttoville XiiCtory
property was assessed -at about hs:-.
what it cost, and that the silk factory
property -was assessed at a'bout 25 per
cent, of .what assessors understood was
paid for it. On cross exaavlnation Cap
Win W'iilliams testified that wp to t'h
j if all of 181TJ there hud !iee.h .very little
enhancement in value of ifanning Jani
but that since cotton 'had risen in price
tnere nati been some enhancement in
yalne of the bet'ier class of agrinultuval
lands. He said that in fixing true value'
he did not speak of public sales 'of land.
He -could not ewea-r to the rule, Of valua
tion except in his wvn tciwnhiT).
"tner wi messes testineu to " pie'ty
uniwr l ino te:Kn thire. all Vt thrim .s.irincr
.,.,. ;.,.:,. ;;,;V,7. ir.,
th"tm their JPimons , and as far as tr.
knew or had as wrtaine J, real estate
le,
paibli? or forced sale the
land would bring eonsideraidy less than
on the usual terms when the owner
seeks the purchaser, and sells rart cai
and part oh li"me, or all on credit. -
rlhe railroad attorneys .were rflnifo!eed
by the arrival of Captain Charles
-,- , o-:.A li ,
Pnce, of Salisbury, counsel- for tne
iSouthern; Jl. O. Burton, elf Raleigh
MARGIN TOO S .11 ALL
War
Revenue TaiM Will Rear but
Little Pruntnc at PrtituU '
Washington, Nov. 13. The President
has settled down to hard work on the
preparation of his annual message t-3
Congress, and accordingly 1 the cabinet
meeting this morning was largely spent
in discussing the caaractcr of the docu
ment. Most of the cabinet members
have practicallv completed ..their indi
vidual reports, and in consequence they
were able to discuss the general situa
tion. The question of cutting down the most
enormous features ef the internal rev
enue measure received serious considera
tion. The president was somewhat dis
appointed with the prospects. He hid
hoped that the immense revenues. of the
government would permit of making ma
terial reductions in the war taxes. . The
information furnished by . Secretary
Cage however, gave little hope that a
. made.
four months and a
year has h en
although the re
nts 'have been S2KT.OU0.OU0. The
sahie ratio would provide a Surplus of
only about $20,000,000 for the entire fis
cal year. It is believed that the presi
dent in his message to Congress will not
advise a reduction of war taxes to. arr
extent of more than $12,000,000 or $15,
000.000 a rear. To rednce the revenue
in a greater degree than' that would gjye 1
too narrow a margin or receipts aoove
imperative expenditures.
Although the -outlook is not so-rani-ising
as had been hoped, the cahlnet
officei'S were of the oipinaon -that ..ome
cuts could be made in various ftems of
the war revenue -measure. The stamp
tat on small 'articles of commonest use
will njivrfbaWy first be reduced.
Secretary Uong reported progress on
his negotiations tfor armor rplate. . He
is fwell pleased with" the terms he jhas
'pra'ctica'Sly secured ifrom the contra Cr
tors. mt. .uong p.nnoaineoa aixer tn
share of attention, tnrt nothing decisive
that th?s government had not '.'reccrved
any confirmation of the report that the
rhvoTs in Pekin had aigreed iroon a re-
Jiminary deinand to be made tttpon .the
"Ullinese Jcoverrrm-enx. ATOorain-i? ro a
dispatch from, Dr. MoiTison, published hi
the London Times thrs imoming, tke
terms included the execution of eleven
high Chinese officials and maintenance
of legation -guards at Pekin. , .
BBOKEHAGB FIRTH FAILS
Grant Brothers Swamptd in tbe Car
rent of AdvAncinc Prieea
New York, Nov. 13. Frederick. Grant,
Charles F. Grant and John ' K. Van
Sickle, who compose the . firm of Grant
Bros., stock brokers, at 45 Broadway;
todav assigned for the benefit of their
creditors to Ernest G. Steadman.
The failure is the fir$t to be announced
on the New York Stock Exchange since
the tremendous post-election-boom," and
Tim come as a snrprise,-as the con
cern was known to be on'the bear side
a-" i ii n mm. AlAw mm
- Hf"htiv hurnoii i 'was assessed at 012 3 to 75 er cent
- - , m ; ...... i j :
ana max ax
of the xaarketf-r I Ka. orstuiized., MayJLoss 'Ahotit 140,000 .fnuy. insured.
11, lJu,vand for a time djld a large
business tand was . well known - in the
slree-y folate: years Its business had
fallen off, and the announcement of its
collapse today had no effect on (the
market. , .
CONFEBENCli AX JlAItDLEMlN
The Annual Dice tin? of the Christian
Churell tor Western North Carolina
em JNorth iiaroHnft( Conference of i the
Christian . Church 'met here-this mora-iag.-
llv. .-P.vliT Fleming of Burlington.-
was,. elected; president; Bev. H. A.
Albrighfoof Mpffitf, secretary, and J..M.
Turner of . Graham, .assistant secretary.
The: visiting brethren were Dr. J. G.
Bishop, secretary of the American Gen
eral Christian Conference, Dayton, O.;
ltSv. J: W. Holt: of; the North Carolina
and Virginia "Conference; Revs. A. -P.
Barbee nd ;,T.. D. Wickes of the Eastern-North
Paroina ' Conference:
The wrork of the day consisted chiefly
in reports from churches, ministerial re
poits a report of the executive commit
tee, and . the report- on foreign missions
The report" on foreign missions -was
especially lnterestinsr. Dr. BishoD. who
addressed the- conference on this import
ant -subject.' .-'made-a- great impression
upon .all .who. heard him. The foreign
missionary work, of the Christian Church
1 chiefly in- Japan. The church has
ftstabllshed .mijSSiollS at Tokio and tWo
other -places in the empire. There are
fourteen missionaries and native preach-
ens,-besides other workers. : The church
mefn-ucrgmp is anour isou. ,
1 l 1 ? 1 -v.-v
Irree is8ionanes have just Den sent
to Antioch iii Syria. It is a -wonderful
coincidence that-missionaries should in
these- latter days Ibe sent to - the place
that'-rst sent out Christian missionaries
and. tie place in which Christ's disciples
were first v called Christians. One of
these .missionaries is Pollie Barrett who
-was- educated t Iilon College.
T3ie annual .sermon was preached to-nic-ht
by Rev. Ij. J. Cox, of El on Coi-
lege. ." Itev, C. Peel preached at Mt.
?i)X vJr "ih.
. Itandleman extends to kie conference
a cordial welcome.
TUB BACKS
Yesterday's Events at Aqueduct and
Starters for Today
' Nerw York, Nov.. 13. Results at Ac-
queuiick xra'ak:
iAfvind racp. ft .tnile-HSnark 9 to
Prinoeton Girl 7 to 3, Glade Run 3 to 1.
Time l;lu.
rnhird raw, mile and 70 yards Tar tar
7 to 1, iixcelsxs 7 to 1, Dolando 1 to 3.
Tie 1;47. B .
. TtVmrth -race. . 1 1-16 (miles Ivmnikmie
7 to 5, 'Greyfield 6 to 5, Rochester 6 to
1. Time-1:48 3. : ' ' ,
Fifth race, about- mile Jirsnai
N
Cell 7 to 5, Frank Hall 15 to 1, Amcri
-can
an 6 Mt 1. J.nne, i-o. , . ,:
Tm
First 'race. mile iueue or tneaus .best of -
5 oto.2, Bettio'Oray 2 to 1, Laly on-rMQTegor
trary 3 "to 1. lime jlmo. the 2:20 race,
jLu.umuj fs"" i .47 I alleging- non-payment ... or . interest, -2,
Harry MeCoun - to 2. -Time f0()0:Trth of-Jbocds.- E.-;M. R
First race, about anile, handicap- change Bank-of Dallas, , has been -' ap- n. 2P?f 12? z f'
tm iV 1I7 Heoer 113, -nointed receiver - - tpose oftheaiiog evidence in regard to
frl?'lSMnnikinic 110? rSMp is interesting 7
Sutor 102, Carbunidle 106. Elfin Conig oause iof the - Jact- that the hoaxed ia-,. Cbllie!eA :
Sfi IW' 07 Bastile 95, .Maribert 95, .mainkipal commissioners of Dallas last S?aJs who were afterWd executed, i3
TTwt fn. Dame 84. Mary 92, The
Rhvmer , 87. Buitzilochtle 92, Ben Blue
90, GoldcLace 90.
iSccondtrace, tmfle, fillae?, 2 year old
-lAfnsrthet 109. Ashes 109. Ann icmpsonl
ino. Atbrmt. 109. Orienta 109. Rein a 109,
Gallinior 109, Kid 109, Ondurdis 109,
Alls Well -1U9, u:ina ctirown xuv, iiu
TTiiivl rA.ec. 1" rnile and 70 yards, sell-
ingAJudge Taiwin 111, Give and Take
97; Radford 106, II, McfConn 103, Untfe
Josh 88, Dve 99. Tolucn 102, Tenston
94, Chas. Estes 97. Double Dummy K
George Swnons 102, Magic Light 101
Islington 99.
Fourth race, 1 1-16 males, selling
TTnlfht at Ga'trer xi4. Borough n
Carbuncle 109, 'Sir Fi tztafgli 98, .Philip-
pine 106, Tinge 100,- K'aTe i-ennme u..
Dancawood 9d, Hanteiloparntle
FJfth race, aiWout aniie, year 01a,
selling JJ-rap-K oian 01, A" i
Amonta 101, Obey99, Qu.1e.n.UarniT1
-ina .To 'Black 102. PolitlcIan 108.1
Flareau 105, The Puritan 112, Provost
94, Li'ttle Daisy lOo, Moor iuu, graven
101. Ginki 103, isaroette rue wwcji
Prince 107, Maiden 10o, Gractous-jak.
;-s-rb racp. 1 milft and 70 yards, o
year old Ceylon 103, Ross CT ark" 100,
ive and Take 103. Maple 103, Uncle
Josh- 103. Cephalagia 103, fMntchim lttj
Colurue 10G, Monmouth Boy 103.
NOW A BTJTTBR TRUST
Plans Are on Foot to Combine All the
(Creameries of the Northwest.
Milwaukee. Nov. 13. A movement' is I
on foot to consolidate in one Dig concern
which Chicago is the market. The idea
Snated in Wisconsin, where the
ereamerv men have been working on it
for some time. - v
A.v M. Reid, vice-president of the
Champeny Creamery Company here,
said: , -
U JS a laUL -LliUL lUltitti eics mxr i
being taken for the organization of a
.rrprv trii.st. Conditions are such
trust. Conditions are such
tnat it is an. ansoiuve uy. l.' announced' that the king eontem
is not a creamery -in Wisconsin that WSiXww.- On Wcroir
. aAa mn.n.w 1 . n Ua taaw Thi
r, ruauc u4UJl;cjt uuiju luu . jtm. jl ue
plan win anciuae an oi tne .leaaing
Jt-Pfimerv interests in 1 State." .
" ' I' . I
uany will control all the creameries dn
IUC vV V w t
Snlt tor Two Millions
Denver, Col.. Nov. 13. A suit for $2,-
000.000 against the Portland Gold Min-
Ing Company had been" brought in the
United States district comt by the heirs
Knevn Nnlim-hr nno of i nrinal I
patentees of the Black Diamond mine,
which was acauired bv nnrchase in 1895
fby the Portland. In 1898 Dcherty was
tailed in a snait of the. JcSiacK uiamona
(Mine, and the suit is brought br his
heirs, all of whom , live in Ireland, to
recover the amount alleged to be .ie
his estate. James Burns;-W. S. Strat-
ton and John Harman are the principal
owners of the Portland Mine.
mill and Elevator Bnrned
Fort Worth, Texas. Nov.' 13. Fire to
day destroyed the Wichita 'Falls -'Mills
and "elevator. Over 200,000 bushels of
wheat' were 'burned at the buildings.
. .-.
, vaaFCU, uyauj, - .f d that Queen ua?a was pros
ing creameries at fifteen points m Wis- Sated s Ttt TO?soa"' iven was that the
consm, owns several creameries in South Slu s tired tit his wife and desired
sri f i. . . - ; i A
FISH AND DYSTER FAIR
New
Bern-s Annual Event
Began Yesterday
Senator-elect Simmons Officiates at the
Opening Weather Fine and 'Proa
peets Good for Large Crovrda Side
Shows Numerous and Fakirs la Evi
dence Kaclns Track Not as Fast as
It Will Be Today
New Bern. N. C, Nov. lS.-Special.-r
The iEJast Carolina Fish and Oyster Fair
was formally opened today by Hon. F.
M. $inrmons trpon the arrival of the
street parade at the igrounds shortly
after 11 o'clock.
The fair as a mhole cmakes an untrs-
nnllv tip "fliTyne'nTflTi'ef. . jitlrl rhA n-rrm5sn n
gVvndid Tve-Rthf" jtijiTc mrb'fllhlf ttia
sI"ieilf a weatae. makes roibalble some
.x,wu0. j. em svuvwo
are very numerous and flocks of ifakirs
I - . '..-'.
make it lively if not r.roffltaTle for all
Kricnfxi-o -
""."'' ' ' ' ' '
: Ane tracac. today iwas so-mefwnat slxvr,
but !by tomorrow it--wild !be in perfect
condition. The' trotting race, three
minute asst purse $200, was won by
Eh?a Ingram, owner W. C. iChathaim, of
Graham; secondnoney Judge, owner
Clark ot New Bern. Kunning race, two-
tliirds mile iheats. rourse $100. won b.v
Royal Borer, owner T. I. ''Emery, of
Weklon: second My Vic. orwner V. V.
foul.
The iballoon ascension of Mile. Dan-
zelle was a great su'ecess. T2ie aeronaut
dropped into the Neuse river a quarter
of a mile from shore. Fortunately, wear-;
ing a life preserver, and was rescued
by a iboat alter -being in the .water a-bout
fifteen minutees, and seemed none the
worse for the .c'oid .oath.
Tomorrow occurs- .the floral pageant.
and the raee-s are expected-to be among
the week. The two horses,
and Defender, (will contest in
IN HANDS OF THE COURT
One Way to Avoid Prosecution for Vi
ola tins Anti-trust Law.
DaIIa!3, Tex., Nov. 13. The Dallas;
ivlectnc Company, iperhaps the jbiggest
institution of its kind in Texas, has gone
into - the hands . of a receiver "by oxder
of? United -'States; Jjtri-ct; Judige cl. .tL
f iMopk. on armvlication of the American
Ian- and -ferst G&&y of , Boston,
l Saturday declared -that the Dallas .iilec-
trie Company had entered finto a com-
bmaJtin .with ithe standard Liight and
Power Company and at tbe same time
recomanended that the .attornav general
Lrroceed against, the two rom-orations for
viola ting the State An?tirrust law. 'jl.u
receivecshifp is' icohSstrjiod as a device tO
escape .sanu-trnst ntaigation. .
NEW OIL FIELD
DiseoTery Near Boffelo Starts Spsca-
lators to leasing All Land in Siffht
TlnfFalo. Nov. : 13.- Ene contitT i5 fi-
penencing the sensation that follows the
I dispnverv of 'nil. and t-xcitnient runs
high an- the jacmity of Springville.. Yes-
terday, the: standard Oil Company; it is
reported, .struck -an. oil .well '..near, that
place, and the indications are that .it. :s
a asn-' r-xiuieraoe cciecy is ; man-
lfested th regarding it. - -v .
For -somp t'rrnp. it has been claimed
tnat there is oil in this county because
0f the great number of as wlls that
have been discoverea, dux 11 remamea
f0i the Sta
Airpadv
andard Comuany to prove it
Already speculators are securing
leases on land and vast tracts have been
contracted for. The speculators' calcn-
ate that, even if they do not find oii
and secure only gas, it will' ba worth
the in ve&taB en t because the ga s su rp i-y
for IJuft'alo is 'diminishing and "a ready
market is-insured.
AliEXAJCOER SCoIn SURFEITED
THree Of ontha After ITIerrlaze tne Kins
of Stervia Talks oi Divorce
Pam, Nov. .Ig.-he reports m regard
to the mnOssof ;Queen Draga and-nus-
ce-llahepsus Tnes ,kxs bgbbbji
atOT ?re? - Jne' smiau :a'
Tvln-er Alexander cf Servia and Madame
M'awphin. a widow and a former lady-
in-waiting to Queen Natalie, 'wer mar-
- A-...e:W lost T1 imdrrian-o
ned on ith jpJSSSm
-caused asentfti-on in bemUMtten
WBICU M . " .
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V"' W- IaaX. tt,
.HlTnmWI Tlltt " lTITffMlLIIJH Ul lAi V UiUUK
T - -r .
POSSIBLY TUB OLDEST
ivBn italiifleid is Reported to
T.o. nnmtT 111. : '
- -'v5-. - " ' . -
Charlotte rNWNorv. IfrHf?35-""
.Vw, rpatmeS-here 0f the deSTOefate 1
-loess of v"-airt.z--Wanc'y'HolEfieM;-; saad to
hbe the oldest -Kving person. m the Unrtei
(States. -Mrs.5Hoitieid lives near allien-
i&oro, jn., u--iiias imi. bue vwicu
cold and 5ncer;then has toeenvgradually
.growing worsen 31x3. HollifieM;does not
know her exa-ct age, but relates incidents
in -her 'life' which toork place over a cen-
tury a:go. A.wnher a people who live
in the same section ay 2drs.: Hoifield
must be aibout 117 yeaTS old. fixe lady
herself statesithat she-is over 110, ibut
does not say how mtwrh.
V
Sontbern Paelfie Buys Pacific
Tew' York; N"or. 13, The board
jot.
'directors'. 'jt-!,Qi? Southern- Paxjhw; Rail-pa
road ata a special meeting ; heii toW
approved the purchase through Spey
& Cof the .majority of capital stoc
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Compan
and accepted the 'proposition of Messr,
Speyer & Co. to purchase $10,000,0(
i l "v year jper cent gold bom
of the -Southern Pacific Company, seen
uy me control or tiie acinc M
Steamship Company and by stock a
"bonds of other companies.
DBSZANDS IN CBINA
ministers Waltiaff for Instrustlsrf
from Their Home OoTernmento ;
PeMn Nov." 11. Via Takn. Nov. if
and Shangnai, Nov. 12. 10:40 p. m.)
The foreign ministers will hold anothi
meeting tomorrow to consider the ;di
mands which are to be presented to ti
Chinese peace plenipotentiaries. - .
' ,be question of whether a decisiof
will be reached at this meeting will d
pend. altogether upon the receipt of a
vices by all the ministers from the
ome governments. The ministei
themselves have agreed upon" the mai
orutlines of the draft, but there may b
some changes in its wording.
up to tne present, urn it is not know
wnetner tne declaration of the empre
uowaer, cnat iietierai 'i.mg-ir,uh-Sia
wxu uui ue A'ums'aea, win cause an
.cnange an tne article of the draft
tne iemands m regard to the punla
M. - " . 1 1. Wl .
iurai ot iiign -uramese oinciais an
princes wm were responsible for th(
'boxer outrases.
-A high Chinese official said today thai
,-f th ,nAWOra ;ncW ,tt -.-
; ami mraishment of all those htoatI i
I .. " -
tne original list about eleven princel
ana generals it will be impossible f r
China to agree to this even if she wet
willing to do so. China will no dout
agree that the foreigners shall hold th
i '-Taku forts and military posts. She wi
also rot object to the maintenance o(
iegation guards, the payment of In
demnities and the prohibition of furtho
importation of arms, but it will be inv
possible td' carry out tho death, punish,
ment ercept In a few cases, thougli
China may agree to do so in the others,
It is thought here that China will fob
low the same tactics which she pursue
during the negotiations with Japan a(
the close of the war with that -country
After the receipt of the Japanese pro
posals at Ihat time, China made counter
FpJm
' 5u;Jf ?u t?? a Iew-
tions.
China's position in this respect, how
ever, is better at the present time, be-
laus oi xne diversity or interests reprw-
J 1 t m ,
WD. at least one or wmcn is maying
at present that Russia is inclined W
make things as easy as possible for
China in tho settlement of the trouble.
A German military, expedition will
start for the north 'tomorrow. The
Japanese will send two companies and
a small English detachment will also
accompany the Germans.
Conditions "in Pekin are . unchanged.
mi . -. -, , , , ji.i .
J-ucic la sua uiugu guiug 3U m
the German section of the city, while
the other districts are peaceful. v
Xxbld weather has sot in, and there js
half an'ineh of ice. on, the river.
The xntercationar committee." presided
over .by ' General vBailJocd," ' which has
ilt was igirven -out at Field Marshal Von
Waldersee's office today that .more ex
ecutions of Chinese at Paofrag-Fu will
certainly follow as a result of the' inves
tigation by the conrciission.
'T J H. .ASSITER JR
A Well Knevsrn Citizen or Henderson
Passes Away Ju Baltimore. v
We regret to chronicle 'the -sad in-
telligence of the death in Baltimore yes-.
teraay -of Mr. J. tl. 1-tftssiter, Jr., of
1 , t, : 1 j .i
under p-mn? trp7rpnt. a tho hnd
! T v, j us
enc0urared to" hone that his sneedv re
covery would soon enable him to return
j home restored to strenzth and health. A
change for. the worse, . however took
j piAce within the past week and relatives
! were summoned from Henderson, nis
condition- grerw rapidly weaker and yes
terday he hreathed his - last at 12:30
o'clock. :
Dlt. Lassiter was pronniiicnt in tho
business circles of Herderson and pos
sessed many noble traits that drew to
him warm and lasting friendships. .
He was associated with his grand
father and brother in the conduct of a
large and successful mercantile estab
lishment in Henderson, the firm name
fcemg J. H. Lassitev & Co. He fre
quently visited Raleigh where he was
well known and very popular.
Mr. Dasstter married Miss Eileu
Daniel Faucett, daorghter of tho lata '
James Faucett and grand-daughter of
(Mrs. John I. Loirg, formerly of Halifax
county. ' This lovely lady to whom the
sympathy of a wide circle will go out
in her affliction survives him, together
with his mother, grandfather and- a
Ibrotber, Mr. Roljert Lassiter.
The remains will be brought to Hen
derson today for interment. .
TJHRBB KENTLCKT COTKSTS
A Repnbllean Elected In tne Ninth Dis-
trlct by a Compulsory Count
Louisville, Nov. 13. The re-ejection
of Representative. Samuel Pugh, of the
Ninth district, was made certain ' today
by a gain of 188 votes in Lewis county
by the official count. In - a precinct ia
the county the Goebel election officers,
had refused to count 188 ballots that
were cast for Pugh. The ballots were
soiled and a trifle damp and were thrown
out. By process of court the . ballots
were counted today.
Williams Hopkins and; Moss, Repub
lican candidates for Congress, decided
today to file contests and began taking
evidence. , 1 :
'
Sehoener Lost and Crew Drowned . '
Norfolk, Va Nov. 13. The Baltimore
schooner James J. Reese, bound from
Jri-f nib- MiRalHmAro. lnrr-Kr lndpn tchu
lost near Hollins' .Island, Chesapeake
Bay, yesterday, and the crew of four
drowned. Captain Woolford, ber mas
ter, happened not he on the vessel and
is now in Baltimore. '
.. . . .- f-t
ciiarge icaiBH jweTery dismissed
' New York. Nov. 13. The indictment
against William f Devery, - vhirf , of
police, for Jnterfernng with Snnsrinten-
dent . 'McCulla gh in tho disehaf gtf of hi s,
duties, .was dismissed by ItscordetXJoff,'' i
general gessiona thU raonung, t,
1 auii ju scaaufu.