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- - ' , - - - .:, - , '' -' ' vci; vi RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1900 No 147 A 1 : V Twentieth Century MiI!iondoIIar Ed ucational .Fund Discussed. s- r Suggestions by the Commit tee Under Fire. FINAL ACTION DEFERRED "Synod Selects Charlotte as the Place lor tbe N'ext Meeting Address by Dr. LaiToo Work of Bible Society Re port ou the Fresbyterian Orphanage. '. orU in Publication and Colporteur Department-Ur. Iiaz:ns Address oil ;abItculion Department of Scntberu A wmblj-Iavidson College Alumni Cuuquet at YarborouSi Ileceptlon 1T L.sdlrs oT the i-"irt CUarrhIloiue ?Zilou Ciscussd LtastNifht Sj nodical Events Today 0 a. m. to 1 p. m. Regular busi session. 'JtKh con fury fund and i. .iie minion rec'rii:ueudatious , . rv I i . :i 1 ma iters for discussion. o p. m. to 4:43 p. m. Business ses sion for routine work. p. m. 'IU-ccptiou to members of ijvni at Peace Institute. 8 p. m. Pojvuiar mxtin in the in terest of Sun.iay School work. Ad Ir esses by Dr. ::a!eM, Dr. Muxray, Dr. fiiiiav.-, Dr. -McCiure and others. The discussion of The 20tu Century 1'uud." or more parf.c-iiarty tne pan f this great movement by the Southern Presbyterian churcn which io.ks to th r .'sing .:i(3,(HX) of the proposed total i i.cOi.JrCOO fund to be devoid to cdu ..iuai interests, was ti.e feature of me I'noiicauon r rn I'resbvterian church. Tncn too, there were?" the Davidson College alumni bar.Quet tendered by Mr. Ed Chambers Smith at the Yarborough bouse at 1 :.'') in., the reception bv the ladies of th" irst i resoyiei iail cuurcu ur-"1"-'1 the Synod at 5 o clock and gene at meeting for home missiens last'niaht s-- that alt. icthcr the day was fraught with more real hard work and, withal, more pleaant fociai features tnan any previotis day of the present session of th. S nod. Tlie 20th Century Fund The subject of the 20th Century Fund was introduced by Dr. Stag. ot 4 har b:te. He proenfVi the view that ihe iSvnod should try to raise .. 0.i mm) r.s a t.firr of the miiiion dollar fund that ire e:ir events in Charlotte. At first to i rt was ir.auo i- iai i. mi. late a debt owed by the -.Female Co'.lece in Charlotte. The commitiee f-.-vised liberal things: proposed to r-ii?e f-tiv ih.vi-snnd dollars, arid succeeded. .-.re' man giving haif of the thousand dol lars first thought f. The next speaker was Praf. Henry Louis Smith, of Davidson College. Ho entered into the derails of plans that will prove 'successful. He agreed with previous sneakers in th general ida that the pronei tionate amount to bo giv- a to l nion l iieourgic.u 'niii'.ary. : - - . ..V 1 - 1 c ? I great clearness and force t'e eerraiiiiv, that unless care l e exen ised trese" events would be led by their z?al. e;roh for his own cause t dep.recr.te or mini mize the clai:us of institutions 'that ar- in a sens,, rivals. In th'- way rre.it and permanent harm wo-ael be done. After Dr. Smiih's adilress mny qne? lions were asked relating to th '"prac i oa! methods by which the mux is to .be raised and apnortion. d ani-uig vari ous Presbyterian institutions in the State. At this point the Synod suspended the discussion of the ilrh C.-ntur.v fe.nd. having just ordered that the sepvt oC the committee, liev. J. W. S agg. D. D.. end Mr. Geo. W. Watts on tne nla' s i..r raising and distributing Norih Caroli-n's s:;un.(Mi nortion of th? mil'ion oo-!a" fund as there submitted to the S.nol 1 e printetl at once and distributed ame.ng tlie members of the Synod when T'ey convene for the afternoon session, 'this-was for the purpose of havirg t;e : ! tubers familiarize themselves with i'.s ,.ro-:siivs preparatory for the ccntinu- "0 or tne discussion uurmg ine aner- don and until final action is en. Kiie fallowing is tne report: Keport uy Dr. Magg and Mr- Watts The eoniViittee appointed to formu ' ?e a report and submit to the North Carolina Synod on the Twentieth Ceatu- SOME ABLE SPEECHES!"? a- utaess L.erore xae o..uuu ! urer their Portions of tne whole amount ; ui'lw t. vjr-r. ..... . lw.;"-f"-fr MmM to States as well ".v.iicn oveisnaaowe.i an wiuu : raided in the lTesnvtorv. and o stnn u-1 ui,uii"3 nuu-u-itin. . i ....c vyv-; - v r i r 1 I .T. ... i: .-r..H k.! 1 IC" j , i l,. .nnA..rA,i v.,.-.- , :m.m rtfx an t.?.! i ' men tioned. hnt. bv officials, who .were ac- American "r;,;. i lli1 rSF 5"i resoy ien u iV tn Win. MT n rorderl in cuainted with-the matter it is said that clare that the t-un SU'ona was dlvoted hcarius n ,. u the kV that ho shall be temporarily tne charges were clearly directed against sary to secure r.-on of Dr i anaIr. Watts In or-c!c.r to raise c?J?re a sum i handed ofer to the clan court for con- Captain Lewis, secretary of the Board trade an. cotton i..e i'On an a .v ii. i , money it r? necessary that the canvasser i .ha nwunnP, -n,hTOAn of Fortifications, who is General Miles' China, most of K'r !e"aa talk money straight a.id defi- h. of Vi, re where ' riaht htind man and his chief supporter in the i T;mu3; of th- Sviied I Blto- ant1 not. nt0 Vails of th0 ! he is to work on the roads. j against General Buffington. It is dedal- t-i.ci.ed from members ot tn. J11'. of any special school, however nronin J v. u .7. ti.. Vr a 1. M,,L.t 0fs,CCwi hhi tm,l i, l3'AfhZ hearing of nPnt.or nowever onseure. . d th Uct whU.n ias fiborn him 6f , the matter cfficial recognition and ously affect ' v " V ' X,irr" .-Th. rtihle .1"nr co.ranHrtP.e ie"eve nat.'no S1,m Tower, and taken to the desperate meas- ignored the charges, Genera Miles took of cotton g J:iuV,ulur " 4 " .i;,.t.,r ?r ttiree nundrert thousanct tioiiars can lw of onpnlv belling against both the I them up and insisted that the guilty planters and . c TvTrrW nmhairK wuort Lft Iais Jn .tbT?,lL0"1:.:'(l:, imnerial authorities and the forces of the officer be court-martialed. This was sands of empl vi nunncarion anti nn uiuni; r nonn o -r.-;r. ,tK o-vTf -n-o.it .f i . ... . . . -- . .--.. r . . :. w tt i K H-n as swetarv ' . i "u:.V-: i 'Vi V-' . ' Ihe dispatches fail to state whether son a ptpea red to macJi the statements, tioners ' r ; CMithJ u,rllL 111 Ulu iMMiiuuuiiN ui iraimii;. ;,. rorii1.t0(i hnt Pr nr I'hiMii" 'hnc) nnv. after n mi jnvpstifn rion. tieneral I rn nitnl; nnri Southern ric-b.vr rian As-t-nibly pro- that any hampering ..f the work of th roses n raise during the next year. society would tend to seriously impede lie was followed bv Dr. Uowerton. of the work of the missionaries. He : e- Ch-rlotn who made an able address ported that the sockty distributed 5C0,- niin" with great earnestness th:- f.tet rr0 c -uc-s of the Bible las; year. E;n- thTt it i erier to raise a large sum phasis was put upon th? great work of tl'-n a smnil cue. lie illnstraicd ms j distributing th'- Bible being aecomplish- V' ',,,rrin tr. tb nistorv of re- 1 among the Cubans, thanks to the in t i.,,-;.!,, r'.i.rr. i.-fjl ns fi ms f.n.l ' itcgeuts oi rne x rouyieiiau r. uan-ge hum t.,;,;,i f-flnn- nf tho "iltiv ( 'tnrv i at Barium Srings was read by Rev. I himself a Boxer ...r,.i,,v oo.i ri,.. i:. .T. Itumnle. D. t. It showed that the upon the imperial itie f,.i:-..t He ..'.ii.lei-eft ci'-fnl'v the orr-hauage pronc-'i.. :s now worth about j vengeance and with d-i'r er o' h-irin. -ints re'-nent ii" $40.X)0. includny a? tt docs 11)0 acres 1 son. He was seizel tlu- "variou 'inVtltutrons working 'at of land and van .its building-; of which j summarily executed, 1 1 .,:fn.i tbf siiRpnntoni i' s lio:r.e varied at -.- the spot. lllll vinn um . ry Fund be? leavo to offer the follow g suggestions o raise one million dollars in our Southem church for the one cause of duration, u is necessary to nae the; very best methods and plans. Tnese can j he secured only by full and free discus-, ion. i We susses t iirst, that the s"m the S:uod hali undertake to raise for tb:s cause, in addition to the amounts al- ready subscribed, shall be three hundred . thousand dollars. Second, that we undertake to secure subscriptions fortius amount payable in one. two, three, four and live years. juiru. xuat me imiv .-v ai?c i i If the entire $.'100,000 is not raised. then the ratio as indicated above shall govern in the distribution. Fourth, as far as possible, all sub scriptions should be made to the general fnd: 30ct to division in the predo- 1 ll'l l.J..:-ll 1 lllll'i Hill II IKMIU1 (HI 1 to designate tne object or niS henoiac- Avislies and be exempt from divis.on. Fifth, that each Presbytery through its committees arranse for and give direction to tlie canvass to be ni:ide within its bounds. Sixth, in order to prosecute the work at once Synod requests each Presbytery at an early date to call mectins-5 for the aovo-intme'nt of committees to take this vork in hand Seventh, that no representative of anj school, culleire tr seminary In the bounds of the Synod cf North Carolina, or of lr ..n,. ivass in this Svnod for anv particular ! institution except under direct on of the I'reshyterial committee, .-nvl nil ' Tt kTSJ 1l iMn -iff Boonvn, n,irt .-, ;-.(. i credited to the three hundred thousand j dollar fund which Synod purposes to -r-.o 1 - ursrrinuiea anions 'J11111 ULa' ' opinion of -witvesses, of from tutions as follows: .ie.i, i lor iavui- ; nel. of tnie vaiuc iost son SHJiiege. .vi.u u xor L-nion ?mir.ar : witnesses had personal knowledg Virginia, w u tne ieowe iju . fpw in(livkluai tracts. Very tjoois ana coueses :i mis jaoa, o,- th & asSQSSors and none ,KV..to the Assembly s area sm-er of the roconcert of action aimvus Your comnrttee retrards it a absolute-! ready occurred ami tmu anxiety .ls icic lv neeessarv that the Synod airr, e to as to the safety of -the Catholic missions, raise a definite amount, and fikewi-e I According to the Snanghai. dispatch, agree on the distribution to be made ! an imperial edict A'as issued yesterday, o the monevs. so that there can 1 no ' depriving Princes Puan and Chang Of confusion or wrangle over the claims of ! all rank and oihees and handing them special institutions when tli? canvass is ; over to the imperial clan tour,. the made. Bach Presbvtorv should form all v i edict commands that the pnnc.es are to accept the ratio recommended bv Svnod. , he closely conhneil, while awaiting, fur r:tting apart for Davidson Coijp?; Tin- i the r punishment. m ion Seminary and .the .Assembly's tre as- We suggest that the Presbyterial com mit ts work in conjunction with the 'Synod's committee, thereby avoiding any confusion with the methods and plans of the Assembly's committee. JOHN H. STAGG. GDO. W. WATT'S. American Uible Socfety Pev. P. R. Law, D. I)., the field su perintendent of the American Bible So ciety, was warmly greeted bv the Synod and made an interesting report. II. referred with force to indispensable work being done by the society in translating 'the Bible printing it in every known language and a ceo :;ir fishing its jie.i eral and judicious distribution anioag the heathen .throughout the world and among destitute-" pwople. lie show, d changes brought about in that island bv the Spanish-American war. Kvery cents -rntributed to the society navs f ,r new Testament .and every !." cents for a complete Bible. In ionclaion he be sought the Preshyteriai's of North Caro lina to not overlook their donat:ons to this work in their zeal for other avenues of church work for nore are of more importance in the furtherance of the spread of the gospel and evangalization of the world. Report of Regents of Orphanage The annual report of the Board of (XiO was erected during the nt year. There are loO cmaans t J rir,s and o(i bovs in the orphanage. Th" report showed that the printing, the daii several other departments '? f1 - - ". .. l nfriig. the dauv and i i e er- r hanage are yiel ding hand-on.? .. v and the treasurer's state nc; r r- a red in tlie re o: i showe-I .lh .: cu. s of the institution in very goo.- cendi-i-n an overdraft of imds set a'ide f-r various departments of tTie institution ar-Tioa'ring 'n on!y nap or two items. - Complaint was made in the report tha: -.at- chnr;'i.es are lax in the matter of donations during the summer months, thereby somewhat inconveniencing tha management and reducing the orphans and faculty of the institution to "hard tack" fare, so to express it. The state ment was made that during tbe past summer of the o75 churches in the Synod 5 made contributions during June 11 during July. 12 during 'August and 4 during September. . All churches were urged to make contributions as full and regular as possible during these months and let the special one on the second Fabbafh in June be as large as possible. Following the reading of the report Dr. Ilumple made forcible remarks urg ing the observance of the suggestions made in the report. Rev. R. TV. Boyd, superintendent of (Continued on Page Five.) nA. we wir? sueceeu in iinprebj-g in,; in ' P ilrkr,,. to trnvp the chsrjrM horme. No ner- enfirasred in the TAX IIC A ICING ADJOinED lOpialnions of Opposing Counsel In Be card to liffoct or Testimony Taken. Wilmington, C. "Nov. 15 Special. Examination of witnesses before Stand ing -Master Shepherd in tlie railroad tax assessment case was adjourned today till November UGth, when it will be re sumed in Raleigh. Forty-nine witnesses, representing 19 counties, hare been examined here. Witnesses exuiUThied. today were: TV B. Harnett, Jones county: .S. X. Gerock, Onslow; Dr. W. J. Bullock, Beaufort county: Lugene S. Martin, T. F. iia ley. A. H. Paddison. Henry McQueen, j Wilmington; E. B. Stevens, .Brunswick; i Alex. lee. D. B. Hooker, Pamlico; J D. -Moore. Pender. 'Their evidence was snWanrtnllv the same a.- that suibmit- ted on -n rev ions dnvs of - the hearing here. E. B. Stevens, of South port, mentioned specific instances of sale at prices above assessed valuation. The railroads introduced certificates Gf registrars of deeds of various counties showing actual sales of land at figures n:bove those at which they were assessed for taxation. Speaking of the evidence submitted tn;s ek. Colonel Hinsdale said: "The effect rf the testimony generally is that iu ei.tam townships of certain counties there has (been underva nation, in ttie OO tO 4 0 of the e of but few of proved all as- ny county, aii snoweu wauL of uniformity. Many showed mdividual instances of undervaluation and also in- dividual instances of fair and over val : nation. They generally agreed that per sonal property was fairly and trirlv as sessed. Counsel -tfor the .State are well satisfied with the result of the Wilming i ton examination." j Counsel -for the railroads say that the ' general effect Cf the evidence was to strengthen their contention that there is ; a discrepancy between assessed and real i values of land. Their tjme for introduc ! in testimony will expire about De:-em-: ber 1st. PRINCES IN It E VOLT . Tnan and Tons-Fn Slang Said to Be i . Supported by a Strous Force . , - Jvondon. o v. lo. LMSoattnes irom . Shanghai say that, according to reports . from reliable Chinese rt:'. 1 lln(e ; Tuan and General 'lung-I n Sianff- are in or en revolt, m the province of ivansu ; and are supported by a large body Oi j troops. M. Jtazauro. the 1 lVnch consu , savs that senous disturbances have al- j T --'-- aii u,l,Hls1Hr,";! jlhiko i.an is aiFO aepnvea oi ais ranjx 1 11 1 filiU vl Ll VHM VI UUa. i.U . AiCUJl, LIU? joined fortunes with Tuan or not, but it is belie vel- likely that he nas gained many recruits among the Chinese Offi cials who have been deprived of their rank and their high places in the coun cils of the empire. A news agency dispatch, dated Pekin, November lo, states that the note of the powers for the Chinese plenipotentiaries will probably be ready to submit within the next ten days. An announcement to that effect was made at the conclu sion of a meeting of the ministers that day. It is understood that all points under discussion have been practically as reed on, minor phases only of several of the .most important questions remaining to ,P. settled. Concerning those, the m.ni tors have cabled for in-tructions, which they expect to receive before November 120, the date of the next meeting. ASSAULT ON K WANG-SIT The Chinese Emperor's Assailant Ar rested and Executed on the Spot Victoria, B. C, Nov. 15. Advices brought by the Ivmpress of China give the news that the Chinese emperor had a narrow escape ifrem assassination j during the flight of the imperial court from Pekin to Hsiang-r u. In an imperial decree, dated October 4th. the emperor himself tells of the at tack as follows: "When the imperial cortege was pro ceeding on its way to the new capi tal, Hsiang, and'while iptessing through the. village of Yian, district of Kiashiu, Shansi -province, a certain mad man ed Kuo Tong Yuan, who .styled chief, suddenly rushed cortege with cries of weapons on his per- (by the guard and without trial, on "Chen, magistrate of the district who has been guilty or instigating and en- cou raging the boxers, is hereby forth with casnierea ana aisnnssea iorever 4 . t . . 1 . 1 dm ! from the public service." The attempted assassination of the emperor was briefly cabled to this coun try, via Ge-many, early in October, but no details were given. Coasul-Geueral ITIoseley Dies In Japan Washington, Nov. 15. The State De partment has been informed that 11. A. Moseley. Jr., consul-general "of the United States at Singapore, died yester day at Yokohama, Japan. ''He was granted leave of absence by the depart ment some weeks ago, upon, representa tion that his health demanded a change of climate. Mr. Moseley was appointed to his post January .7, 1890, from Bir mingham, Ala. Mississippi Election Figures Jackson, Miss., Nov. 15. The secreta ry of state has received returns from all but one small county showing tlie high est Bryan electoral vote to have been r.lJ314.' The highest Republican, 5,509; Populist, 1,S44. Four years ago Bryan had nearly ten thousand more votes. McKinley'one thousand less, and the Populists six thousand more votes. STIR IN ARMY CIRCLES General Miles About Mad Enough to Fight BIG SCANDAL PROMISED Cbargs r Klads Anonymously Against an Unnamsd Officer of Stealing Se crets jr the FrencU War Office-Tbe Cbars Traced to the Orduance Bu reau and tlie Supposed Spy Identified as Captatu Lewis -Washinirton. Nnv. IS. (A .Wftar firr-ht 1. TScd at the War Decent, wnicn uniess a number of prominent of- ncials deny statements credited to them, n-, grve rise to a great scan- dal and aenpiet diMlviiniirp'mi!4lv n:trn ;n :j . ' , j . 'jj i j nci j nt; xui, vuiii viaum ntfl;n: ormr s a ,1 n'u.JinT T fi t ,) in? T.'-ra,r i or i,,. ti.iium.wim,, ilAlll 'UlUCdUS. 0. 11C trouble began several months ago over - . jj. .. w.iuua ui6appe.urmg gun carriages used in sea coast fortifica tions. The affair came to a head rodiiy day to present ten denial or an apology. In the event of a reiusai at is understood tnat Gen eral Miles wiTi prefer charges against hhiu Ax a recent meeting of the Board cf Fortifications General utiles moved to discontinue. the manulacture and use of the d is;-taring 'carriages which wras invent' .oy General Buffington. Gen eral r...t..:ugton fought the proposal, ibut was ueneated, ana since tnen, it is s. has lbea nursmg his wrath and awaiting u" vin-xiivuii, u . ff J' ULf General Miles stated to the board that ulcer had secured nlan.c; of the new ench iieid gun, a much advanced type, and intended constructing such a gun that th officials might examine into its usefulness. The board agreed to this and awaited more information on the matter. Last 'Sunday -a high official in the War Department issued to the press for p-ub- Itrotirth n fntpmpr Hi.-ir an 9nti7 ffi- . -v - - . i cer, recently in ians, naa piayea tne I -a-hn T.ianranonf nQr.a,.ni -r;ia n.-A Millie II. 105. Kabvlo 105. Anna Chm'l poison' J the office of General Buffington, chioi NItoT SHn, Crescent Queen and threatened to lynch him. He con- ordnance, and demanded a denial of hira1' ftS yards, selling- lJ? Pon etateanents made by the latter last Sun- Pantland 87, Etta 0,6, Winter 100, Lit- I01at0s he day before Loves death, day. -General Buffington, it is said, was e Saliie 101, Ghanton 101 Oliie 3 101, and said he was paid to do the deed given until Satui ihu-u ycuciui xriw uai ,m lola 101 Lake Fonso 10i, Ei5ic. get to Jus leot. lie ran up the street a new ibarette mount be used ia place BJirnes 101, Earl Fonso 109, Bmlare safe, although dozens of pistol balls of the disappearing .carnage. teince im Horseshoe Tobacco 112, J. J. T. were fired round him on all sides, then the matter was dropped and was no Some claim that it was a crowd of only (brought 'forward last Friday when Svkes' fHoi8 wu - en.i i. a VZ spy ana naa -stolen rne secrets or wep""" Hinv.u'iui6ti uec m .wV' 'i . A ihZ drench war ortice, oliermg to sell tuei i ' ' ' rr to General Buffington's office. flnn f ihe nfficinls: mftst. iofPTPstpd in 1 rta mottn,. totcwV tiiia nitirnW tiint. it I was clear that the disclosures had .been j f.... t- ri,n injure Captain Iwis. who nrly in Paris studying ordnance jral Miles. 'The case has (been was recen for Gene traced carefully, -and. tne accused per- son is none other than Captain iew; said this official. -usui'U ccarges aie indeed serious, -and can only result in a court-martial. General Miles is certain of Captain Lewis' innocence and intends to tprove it by farcing a denial or an apology from those who made the dis closures. There is much ifeeling over the case and syawpathy appears to be with the accused officer." , It is known that General .Miles ha forwarded a statement of the -facts in the case to Secretary Boot and de mands an immediate court-martini, un less "some one" in the Ordnance Bureau makes a denial. In the latter event nobody can be (punished and the mat ter will drop. At present the ifeeiie. is so high that' a denial would be a confession of guilt, it is said, and if the matter cannot ibe cleared up otherwise. General Miles may carry the fight info the French war office and demand that the. government .authorities ask- for an official investigation iby this govern- ment. General Buffington refuses to make! any statement on the matter and General-Miles prefers to await official ac tion rather than make anything public. COCKE GETS OFF Judge Royd Declares the Case Devoid of Moral Turpitude. . Asheville, N. C :Nov. 15. Special. ; The case of embezzlement against AVm. J. Cocke, ex-cashier of the National Bank of Asheville, was called in the Federal Court here today and upon mo tion of the government, was nol pressed. Judge Boyd stated from the bench that iu his official capacity as assistant at- tnmpv rp:i-nl. bo had investigated the case, and so -thoroughly -convinced was u v.fif it rxroa innVins- hi mnral tnrni-1 hide that he would not try the case. Th me ment RACK FROM NICARAGUA Minister Corea Returns tvith Encour agtns and Important Information Washington. Nov. 15. The minister from Nicaragua, Senor Don Luis Corea, nrrivod in Washins'tnn this morning, af- I ter an absence of four months in Nica- ragua, during which time he conferred with President Zelaya and the mem- bers of the cabinet concerning Nicaragua Canal affairs and other subjSetsvof dn- terest to the two countries. TTe enre thnt hv a hnnnv combination is action upon the part of the govern- time; Z'.o, 4:e4V, f .yoyg, .o-7- i nt is in accordance with puonc senti- race .j j '.j,cu u"". - "o .1Q , which from the 'beginning has secona; time A7 2 , Kaon xrifh -lr. A :nflif. I .OV7 ,'. liuuimifc i. . . v, of circumstances the way is now clear ing penniless resolved to stow himself of "private concessions and border mis- away on the Teutonic and thus get, a understandings, so that direct govern- free trip to Europe. His pockets con mental consideration of the water-way tained various religious emblems. He may be taken up. Senor Corea also brings word" that he has just signed I at Mexico City, acting as minister of Nicaragua, the first treaty between Mex ico and Nicaragua for amity, commerce and navigation, covering fourteen arti cles and firmly uniting the bonds be tween these two countries. x . ON THIS TUHF, The Races Tester day at Aqueduct and Starters Today at Newport New York, Nov. 15,-Results at Aque duct track: Fijrst race, about ' mile Huitmto pochtle 3 to 1, Buffoon 7 to 2, Spurs 15 to . Time 1:26 2-5. Second race, 5 furlongs Isia 6 to 1 Moor 3 to 1, Sweet Tooth 3 to 1. Time, 1:08 2-5. Third race, mile 70 yards Bettie Grey 1 to 2, Excelsis 3 to 1, Lancewood 7 to 1. Tame, 1:47 3-5. Fourth race, mile 70 yards Withers 7 to 2, Greyfeld 7 to 5, Alsike 15 to 1. Time, 1:40. , ' Fifth race, mile-rPigeon Post 1 to 1, ivia d to l, ijone Fasherman 3 to. 1. Time, 1:14 4-5. 7 Frii iWt 40 to 1. Time 1:47 4-5. entries Today at Newport Track: First race t miIe gell,ingMiss Red- l rr.r,ri .T.n If-" J iui, nur.i ' usinon.Wif obengnla 11 , U"nP 11- High Jinks 110, Meggs 112, QastOnllS. Second l-ace, 51. furlongs, selling ,nwri -n wn n.M inn i Janowood 105, "Gibson Girl 105, Lady 112. uuu iJCiL w 'tmiii Fourth race, mile, high weight, handicap, all ages The Covenantor 97, Propeller 100, 'Guess Work 107, Colonel Strathy 110, Joe Mortue 113, . Master Mariner 118, Sevoy 120.' Fifth race, selling, 1 mile 70 yards Little Tim 94, Menace 90, Prince Lief, Jr.. 97, Biger 97. Secundus 97. Valdez 97, Dolly Wagner 98, Miss Aubrey 99, Kttssian 99, Fairy Day 100. Glenwood iei p0rter B. 10S. . I Sixth race, sellinff. 44 - mile ladv Kent OUIt TRADE IN CHINA Secretary of State Receives a Petition treni Southern Cotton Manufacturers Washington, Nov. 15. Secretary Hay has received a petition from nearly all P e leading cotton manufacturers of lue y kucu-aawu iu- may be -w.itb.in h'.s power to pre-ent the I ir.f tif AnMi irt V t-nc t-v n nvr T" n unnAnn iuiaicutc iu wu u3 u.r cotton manufactures of the United tuiiuti iu iiuyuiLuitvu. w as to injure many other ihterests.. The petitioners de- open-door policy is neces- retention of the import drills and shirtings with which are manufactured Southern States. ed that the withdrawal of n ivraTicKnri.i wonM kph- not only the manufacturers oods, but the Southern otton-growers and thou- oyes and laborers who are cotton mills. The neti- epresent fully $15,000000 in declare that they have lost rising, and. are now ; running on half fimo I "Wi w mnv Ammnn.i. cations that have been received at the state Department which has influenced it to endeavor to secure an honorable settlement as speedily as possible, even oiii. t: j. :a i at the risk of offending some of the powers bent on vengeance. DEPOSE THE DOWAGER EMPRESS Yu Kens Offers a Solution of the Diffi culties In China. Paris, ;Nov. 15. The, Matin prints an interview With Yu Keng, the Chinese minister to France, who is quoted as tW&&U1 nothing but words. Li Hung Chang and his colleagues, the minister says, can do nothing but intrigue and lie and attempt to save their heads. If they sign the treaty it will be a mere formality and will not afford a solution to the trouble. Yu Keng declared it would be impossi 1)e executed except-by telegraph The onlv remedvr according to Yu Keng, is to remove the empress dowa ger and i-estore the Kmperor Kwaug Su, who is a friend of Europeans and was dethroned for attempting to bring about reform. - - - t' Yu Keng. who is pro-western in his ideas, is a Roman Catholic, and married an American girl, Miss Pearson, in 1S70. . r . t RACES IT NE W DERN The Attendance Was Large and the Track Reeord Was L.oivered. New Bern, N. C, Nov. 15. Special. There was good attendance and fine weather asrain today. The feature of t heyday was the racing events, every race contest requiring extra neats to ae- cide first place. In the 2:50 trotting race Condcine won. Judge C second, Eliza Ingram third; five heats .necessary; Rover second. Grandma third; 1:16; 1:15. a r The track record was again lowered today. . - Going to Rome Without Money Livernool. Nov. ' 15. A ' magistrate here, with the j view to checking the increase in number -of stowaways on - r . trans-Atlantic vessels, today sentenced Henry .Moore of Chicago to four days' imprisonment. - Moore ; was fovind stary- ing in the hold of the steamer Teutonic when that vessel was in mid-ocean. He said that' he; determined to visit. Rome rlnrine" the Pone's' jubilee year, and, be- declared an court that ne would ge Rome someaow oetore vuxisimas. ble to suppress the Boxers and prohibit VU:T C J"! Z the importation or arms, as to tne fpoo-t T(.rpmiKAr TT nlrrd punishment ot the guilty exalted person- take off? J? 8,f ages. -he said the princes would never the 'president today to ie-apa:nt him InOf BREAKS liO JAIL Negro Charged with Murder Taken from his Cell WHAT BECOME QF HIM? It Is Not Kseirn Whether the Prisoner Was Lynched or Not-Various The-'' rles Are Afloat In Regard to the IHetive Tor Taking Him Out of Jall He Was Held for the Ztlarder f Br,' liore of Stanly County Albemarle, N. C. Nov. 15. Special. A crowd of men broke into the jail here last night and took from a cell John Knox, a negro charged with kill- ing Dr. Love, a prominent young physi- C'lUU 01 tUlS CODlltV It ? -n L-nnmn. I tuu"iy. At is not Known I Whf.ttlOT- woo it : " , jous theories are held as to his motive. After Lova'S SI1(1n otl, lnaA o-ns;t Knur 4,lic.vfi ' ' t. Ubt lvnox was suspected of giving him A. crowd took him at that timo rurmsbed the powder. Sykes was given tt preliminary trial, but was released -on insufficient evidence. Knox was bound over to court, placed in iail and re- mamed there until last night. Th crowd came at midnight and demanded the jail keys of Sheriff McCain, who refused to give thenv up. They then picked out a hole in the wall nr th foot of the stairway leading to the cens, secured iinox through the hole in the wall to tweutv- I uve men outsiae. Ihev al onvl K m might implicate Sykes; &o they re leased him on purpose. Others think it was a crowd nf Lm-o's tV5.jvi.-1o feared the evioVnce ' ' Z force might not convict. Sheriff 'McCain expressed the opinion that the was lynched. negro SIXTEEN SOERS CAPTURBO I w wai : expenses to ife Fset br a Guaran teed Transvaal laaa. London, Nov. 15. iGehoral Roberta cables from Johannesburg unrler yester- day Jate that sixteen jBocry had been ' Raptured while trying to cross from' ortugues territory tv . a mubach. .where tne JLJoei-ij -are endeavor, ng to get ammunition " introduced into the Trans- I'vaai. lie reports that 1joy& Methuen has "captured a pompom -from the Boers; that Piet Lemner, a cousin of the com- mandant of 'the sams name, hois 'died -f I'wwiuu - s. rweivra rewnny ana that the ponce capturea -j?j-eca cornet JLnpies3is at A'ayburg. - Two ipnsoners who are accused, of treachery October 254b, were tried (by court-martial at -Jroehe-ntroom and ac quitted. Their relatives were .astonish- in?vfvSed .'by the. justice shown Lli ''". . . It is Tumorefl that the government WH eTtr .ai 6xVeS.P- i.rft"- ? 1 ow.uw.v. S?r.i terest, whuch will ibe issued -at 9o and 00. guaranxeea xTansva-ai loan .or ou.tAKj.tn YERKES RECONSIDERS Office of Intereal Revenue Col lee tor . a Good Enough Thins, Keep Washington, Nov. 15. John W. Yerkes, tho defeated 3topu!bliean candi date for gorernor of Kenfrrcky, called on the president this afternoon, lie in formed Mr. McKinly that wliile the -tSS.iSUcan candidate, TOM not be seated. There was no doubt, he declared, that the Democrats stole several' thousand votes and as a result lioc'itham had a plurality of about 3,500 votes on the face of the returns. , Three weeks ago iMr. Yerkes Was in Washington for the purpose of resigning Ilaa-ry Snow In Northern Nstt York . Butfalo, Nov. 15. A havy snow storm struck South Buffalo and the towns west of this city early this morning and the snow lies from ten to eighteen inches decD along the lake shore. There- has been only alight fall of snow an the city. Trains on the Western New York and Pennsylvania have been stalled all" day. Traffic between here and Dunkirk i delayed and the mails are four hours be hind time. The United States District Court had to adjourn because two subur ban jurors were stuck in the enow. General White's Wanderings Ended Grand Rapids, Mich., Kor. .15 Gen. W. L. White, who, as postmaster -gen-eral of the Michigan National Guard, is charged with helping to rob the Stat of .$53,000, arrived here last night from Chicago and drove at once to his sis ter's homev ne refused to talk of his travels durfng the last year, or of future expectations, but said that when the people of Michigan know all the cir cumstances and facts they will take a different view of his guilt. Marriage In Reldsvllle Reidsville, N. C. 'Nov. 15. Special. Samuel' Nichols. -a popular young livery man, and Miss Annie May' Witt -'were married at the Baptist parsonage to night by Rev. J. Adams. J. R. Black well -was best man and Miss 'Patri cia' Gordon was maid of honor. Lieutenant Horrlgan's Panlsliment Washington, K"ov. 15. Secretary Long has recommended to the President that Lieutenant Patrick W. Horrigau, United States navy, convicted of drunkenness and sentenced to dismissal, ' b. .placed at the foot of the list of lieutenants in stead of dismissed. --.; 1 I IU lilc U11.1CC. I '" 1 i 1
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