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Vol; VI '.. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1900 No 148
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BURNED AT THE STAKE
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Hornb e vengance laKen on
,IVJ,,,
Negro Eoy
NOTHING LEFT BUT ASHES
j?Tihr and Mnrdsrer of Louise
Frol Sufltrs the Torlnrw .of the
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lantu?i Vthll. Four Hundred 3Ien
I.oo't on In Slleace Father of the
Cil.-l Strikes the ?Iatch-Fltlful Plead
ing for Zlerpy Fall on )ull liars
'Limon, Col., Nov. 10. rreston Porter,
a lit-gro boy who ravished and niur
dored Louise Frost, was tonight burned
u death at the very place where the
.iriu.e was committed. Porter died a
Te:iib!o dath In a flaming pile of
toaids. At C:23 o'cloik the father of
tiu .uurdered girl applied tae torch,
even minutes later Porter was uncon
scious, and in twenty "minutes nothing
but a charred mass of flesh remained
of the negro. Then the boards were
btlnvd and the flames shot up. Now
o:.- a small pile of ashes about a piece
!' railroad rail marks the spot where
mo muruer was ueugcu. i aui, i"
ii-.rk blur in the vellcw prairie the only j
remaining marker of the , spot where
th? little girl received her death wounds,
t::- negro boy suffered the tortures of
th- damned until-death put a merciful
to Ins sniffling.. About on the
c;: n prairie iood four hundred men, j
ti t - t ai.il grim. A rew mocKeu nis
4 : cf pain, but most of them stood
m tne cneie wnu-a nan fn
tin
before the match was applied
n eu
to The hef.p of tagots. r
I'-t -Mn f rtrr lid net seem to real-
ze "the awful t uuiohmeut be v,-as iies i
i
tine-l to undergo. As he exhibit-l iudif-
lrtMir-e to the tn--rmty "f nis ivime, so
? seemed to Ick uud wtan iing ;f
the ten;i!e eonscijucnces. In the e-mer
ci :he avengers he rtocd. Tnute ard s:l-b-n.
Orcr an hour h? vras there oct a
:onaliv he looked ;bjut at the fee.'?
;;)-ut him. AVhcn his fate :.va .ii-cu--cd
i". his presence he raised iii-; havu :u
jiier-t surrl-iation for meivy. Ov. -
rikftl r1 K o whicii he had r:ad al-
(i?at omstaiiily :ro:u tue wjie b-' t' r 1 Sharkey, today.' received i.tXK) in for
Denver. Muiilation was contempi iti d, : feirs from !k Akr-n Giant, and the
but the father cf th' deid jrirl s.ti 1 1 former sailor. The money represent'
burning without mutilation should : the de,Moits of .$2.."0 each f r -m h s
the negro's Tare. While wagons two pugilists to- bind their respeciiv
.r fuel, chains an" the iron rail, (' I (onte!s wi.h the briwney boiler in;u
sto d bv hrdcllng faet to the en ? f er. Sharkey called in pers- n or.
ihe r-pe ;i;imu tir negro's net-k. Then j during the r! tcrnoan ;:t the Iil e
two scare men 'broke up th i boar Is and Il-juse while Bl"y Madden, on b '
assisted in "piling t : vai ;ibo;;t ihe ra i ; of Kithiia. sent a check by marl. Mad-whi.-ii
ha 1 been -?et hnnly in the ground. ; den . als- ineiosrd a Dote in whih ,-.
They t -k their tim. I'efore the ma-j says that he will be in town next uf.
terhil arrived it was dark. Ev.-n then v. ith his protege. lie adds that he w
th'Ve w;i a lon wait, demise iRorf ; s:g:i the articles of agree ment if they
iiven -ers w- re awaited from Hug-). T: are -int too one sided.
cn.e and th last preparation- began. "That loiiks like business," said Smih
1' ' Plan ho'ding the rope IchI the ne,; j
t" tiie pile ot iarls. i
Fo.-'an instant Porter knelt upon the I
r i-e of board. With hi- eyes rai'eli
, i
the tars. which were just begi':n'i
t sir. nc. hi thi'.-k hps mve-l a mo
men- !
in silent prayer. He was not hurr.v.i
Arrer he had prayed a fw mnnnt-,
P-rter stepped upon the ho.rds ae'i
.i:.fed his 1aclc to th; unriirht iron.
Th--n a half dozen men began bindific
liinn Chains were u-ed. One was placed
abor.t his b ly under the arms, the oili
er about his "feet at the ankles. Poitei?
r ved hi arms and leg into poiti.n
;:rr! sfoi perfectly quiet. A rope wa
e-el to- tie his hands. A man dasVe:
'! f;--m a large can on the boards.
s :;. i vied tc tiirw it on hi clothin -but
t!ii was not drme. Then the boards
Tere piled about the boy, knee htch
'The crowd fell back, forming a semi
ri;Ie facing the nero. All was i
reviiaess. A group tf men consulted.
fHe a a leader announced that the father
v..'i', l apply the match.
For a few moments there was absolnt
fileni-e. Twenty feet in front of Vtbe ne-gr-
a lionfre burned and 'orarkled. It
dickering and ruddy light threw the no
pro into bld relief. The face of the
ren about all were illuminated by
Porter looked alvutt. then cast his eye
rbov-- and a era in the lips mved. Whi
the helpless wretch stood there, he !
i d -v'tiable. bu; noi a s'gu of mercy was
Visible.
Vhi4e every man locked on wirh 1at d
breath. I?. W. Fro Louisa's fa the",
:epj:ed forward. Not a man moved.
i.Oi one s-;oko. T e fa'h- r struck a
Match and touehed ir to the oil. It
failed to ignite the pile Mr. Frcst took
his mat eh safe o;rt -'xtrac:ed another
mate!!. lit It at:d totuhetl the flame to
th."1 oil. For a n:o merit a litt'e ll'ckering
name arose, then the oil blaz d u
hi .irks fiw irto the :ir ai'd the ow -d
L'-can to cVacMe. Almost ins-tantjy th-.-rr.vro's
tro:ers cavcht fire. Ken
i!:o-.ii'h trr flesh njn.it have be-n ?eorch
ed he did nrt utter :f'stnnd. The flm' S
crent slowly uj-ward en hi dotld'. ho
fi arks fiew.uo in a cloud of pnle smoke,
l'orter tnrne.! ins head and a frchtr.;! i second -wife, who is 33 years old. It is
expression changed his face. AVikh a i alleged that when the pension was re
rdden convulsion tn-n- he sr."tchM j ceived. Phillips and his wife usually
fcis head as far from tae,fni:dlr in- j iave had a spTee, and it was' in a
rreasing flames as possible and uttered'! dmnken brawl last night that the mur-
ZR Jla"' i , , i der was committed. Mrs. Philiipsaiter
Ua, rov t.oti. let mo gr men; I have the murder, went to -a- neigblbor's and
zrot soraemin mere to rel! yon. Pl-asei
v-t i, x..., .n, wu:i. iv llll I
r - f TJrJ,! ! !0- 'vr,s- i
Ii.. i nc u'lu uumi .-in
?dtS?i. ",rt,-,,t m tN
terr.ble itnpg.ng .t ti e c:,ai-s
rreessioli of groans, and ihe c-!
liezi'0. .A
r.nd a ut
r-i-o's jTvl'id nfronv w.-is at- lict I
oW-n his composure. N,.t an oatT " -' Herenue Collections In Two States ,
him, but he beirired and pl-ml a j Vtlrnctes. N v. IS n :he ?nnual
1 be shot. fm?dfnlv the ror.hrldi i-lm --t oS the com-o 't',a-r -I .Vrn.il
bands burntvl th'ourh. Th-n 'hiltereuue made today to jiggro-rito coi
;;rp'- J"" nW"ri 'j d t Jetton oi revenue by c.-stri.-s fV... V.r-
t .-rough the chains Ft5r an instant the : pmia were: Second, $3,G'J7.S31.iXI.
y stood erect, the arms ve e ra:s -d Sixth, $1,7C5.93S.0.
: . nplieation while burnng mec. o' I North Carolina: Fourth, $2, S99, 498.00;
' rang dripped from tbem. J h bed! Fifth 3 432,43" 0t).
. . Ml over away from the !n-e. th'e-j There are""but' two districts in each
: lower thnn the fret, stdl fistnrd of the States named and the numbers
rail. l'Or a few ramnt-S Ul,-!
i men disconcerted. iney -n ar-d
the only remaining chain would g ve
jA '' If this had occurred the pautly
: ' tir-r.fd human being would have dropped
,i-t -,:,? them in his 'blazing fragments,
(e .1 rot many would have cafe-d to cao
1 1'.'." a;run. But the chain hfld fast.
i ii body wh then in such a pesit'on
- --u only the Ifgs were In the fire. The
aia begj-?d to be shot. Some
ed to throw him over inio the fire, cithers
tried to dash oil upon hiin. Boards were
earned and a lar:e pile made ore,- the
prostrate body. They soon were ignited
am! th - terrible heat and lack of a r,
i . i-. i ....
ii-iiifj l-u iuc vicuru unconscious,
brninc death a few moments ianr.
Ihe negro had been arrested by the
skeriir, who had him aboard a train,
lie was taken from the officer by a mob
and carritd to the spot where he com
mitted the outrage on Louise Frost.
tiixsee NEGatoKs lynched
They Confessed Having M ide an As
kiult with Intent to Com ml t Robbery
Dallas. Tex., Nov. 10. Three negroes
were lynched last night in Marion coun
ty, Texas. A mob of about a thousand
u.en oerpowered the jailer at Jefferson,
took James Shaw, Freeman Perhune
and L'lijah Mirs to a Texas &" Pacific
Railroad bridge, a few miles from town,
and humrcd them Irom the track tim
bers. The negroes were In jail because
of murderous asault upon Dr. Stallcup
of Jefferson, which occurred on the night
of November S. Dr. Stallcup was at
tacked in his barn after having returned
from a professional w.it, and was ren
dered unconscious from a blow on the
head. The three ncyroes were soon ar
retted and confessed their crime, saying
thfir object was robbery. Threats of
vengeance were made and to avert it
Sheriff Paywrod spirited his prisoners
into the country, where he put thvm in
hiding until Sunday nissht; then he
brought them back xo jail. Th jail is
nhnoot a mile from, town. It is iso
lated and secluded.
Only the jailer lives there, the sheriff's
residence being a mile away. Last night
the mob's movements were so quiet that
they had the jail surrounded before
. , . . l " vrri-
! any one Knew or meir presence. wnen
uic jailer saw them lie ran to the teie-
phone to communicate with the sheriff.
lae wire naa been cut ana tne aoor
was knocked in, and a squad of about
fifty entered the building. There were
no preliminaries or parleying. Five or
six men seized the jailer without mak
ing a demand for the negroes, and. pin
ioning his arms, took his keys from
lim. Then a deputation of twenty en
tered the cage and got .their victims.
The neirroes cowered down, begging pite
ously for mercy. The mob made no re-
a i ; i i l 1
sponse. out nurneo ine uoonieu men
.v i me t -tr. um-n. miu
when their work had been accomplished
quietly disported.
TWO DATTLKS CLINCHED
Sharker and Rulin Fut Up iUoner to
Ieet JonrI.
New York. Nov. 1. Al Smith, who
is tin- stake holder in the matches ar-
i muted between Jim Jeffries and u-
41.. ' tlV -uui i .
to a reporter.
The two fiuhr
. rr i t ik . i, : 7 1 :
-iiio nun x la.uiv mat vu.-y ;u ie
hamnfers."
It was learned on good aurlnri'y that
vilie, will make efforts to get both af
fairs. The national club, o; S.ra Fran-i-iseo
will .t is undervtood- be in '.in
for the 'battles. Jeffries placed an addi
tional $2,riOQ with mith To-iigaf.
STAKED ALL, AND LOST
Kettlugon Cryan Responsible for the
Snlclde-ot' Josiah T. Fowle.
New York, Nov. 10. The election of
Mr. McKinley to the presidency cost
Josiah T. Fowle. an insurance broker,
a large amount of money, as he wagered
on Mr. Bryan. It also cost him his
life, for. despondent over his losses on
the election and through the failure of
Grant Bros., he this afternoon put two
bullets through his brain and died in
stantly. Fowle, who six rears ago was almost
a millionaire. Jived with his wife and
2fWy ear-old daughter, Clara, at No. 549
Washington avenue, Brooklyn. Ever
since the election he has been" despond
ent. To add to his depression over the
loss of his election bets, the failure
of (Jrant Bros, hit him rather heavilj-.
This afternoon he went to the carpen
ter shop of Stephen Miller, at No. 394
Waverly street. Miller was up-stairs
and no one saw the despondent broker
take his life, but Miller heard two pis
tol shots, rushed down-stairs -and found
him lying dead on the floor.
HIT Illin IT IT XI A FLAT IRON
Joslab Phillips murdered by Ills Wife
In a Drunken Drawl.
Newburg. N. Y... Nov. 1C Josiah
Phillips, 55 years of .age, a pensioner
with one Arm, receiving $30 per month,
was found dead in his home, No. 7 Am
ity street, this morning, his sknll having
Keen crushed in Tvith a flat iron. The
deed was committed last night by his
- tared all night. The dead body of her
husband was found tjils morning
Winf.eld Scott, a neighbor. Mrs. Phi;
1 ns is under arrest." Tl
kUA em
' S I
They have . one
?jV(n rlesn.-l frmn th ol.l r-iTr,P of
years ago.
Griggs Will Leave the Cabinet
Washington, Nov. 1G. At the cabinet
meeting today. Attorney General Griggs
made tho formal announcement that on
the 4th of March next he would retire
from the cabinet. Mr. Grigcrs will
leave the President's official family for
waat-i.Purr business reasoas.
MILES UP IN ARMS
He Will Make Things Warm
for Bufflngton.
COURT OF INQUIRY NEXT
Chief ofthe Ordnance Bnreaa the Only
OIDcsrln tne Department Possessing
Information that Was the Basis of an
Attack on Captain Lewis Not hint
Strange About Procuring military
Secrets of tho French Government
Washington, Nov. 1G. It is now a cer
tainty, according to War Department of
ficials, that a court of inquiry will be
appointed to learn tho truth in regard
to the stolen French 'war office secrets,
which, it is claimed, were handed to
Ueneral Miles, and the publication of
the statement, which many "officers hold
has .been traced to the Bureau of Ord
nance. The matter has now assumed
the aspect oL an open war which is
being . waged from end to end of the
department.
On one side, led by Lieutenant Gener
al Miles, the officials' hold up to shame
the action of an officer in resorting to
what they consider to be treachery to
injure a fellow soldier, and demand an
immediate investigation. On the other
side, led by General Bnffington, chief of
ordnance, there remains' only sullen
silence. The ohargts are neither af
firmed nor denied, and subordinates are
forbidden to speak of the matter. As
yet General Miles has. received no reply
to his demand for .ui explanation, and
tomorrow's developments will decide the
case.
A practical admission that the War
Department has in its possession' the
plans for the new French field gun was
made this morning by a hih official
of the department who has. reason to
kncw whereof he speaks. It is further
admitted that -Captain Lewis, secretary
of the Fortifications Board, aud General
'Mi'ies confidant, obtained the plans
originally, but did so !by order oi the
War Department and in the interest of
competitive tests of fieid ordnance which
had Ibeen ordered by the Board of Ord
nance and in which the entire world
was invited to participate.
The attaches at the Americati embassy
in Paris are entirely exonerated, as Is
.Lieutenant Sims, the naval attache, at
the Paris exjosition. who was accused
ly a Paris newspaper of ' being impli
cated in the matter. Captain Lewi? is
nut regarded as having offended in any
way, since he marely obeyed orders.
The offence complained of is that an
ordnance officer should mrblish the se
cret information of the War Department
in an endeavor to disgrace an officer
lwho had opposed the disappearing gun
carriage.
An officer on duty in the office of tho
general commanding the army, and who
is entirely in touch with the case, stated
this morning that he believed General
Buffington would officially deny having
dssued the information and that the
matter would drop through.
"We have traced the blame -to his of
fice," said he. "and he can either accept
the charge or make a complete denial.
In the first place. Captain Lewis re
ported to the Ordnance Bureau from
Paris and requested a certain sum with
Avhich to purchase the plans of the new
French gun. General Buffington was
the only nnan who had a copy of the
letter and it is now in his desik. No
other man could have given out the dis
closures published, as no other man was
aware of them."
Captain Lewis returned to the War
Department this morning after a visit
to New York. lie held a long consulta
tion with General Miles and will not
talk for publication at present. It is
now generally known that he secured
the Tdans under orders from the War
Department and with money supplied
Dy tnat aepartment.
lie disappeared from General Miles
office several months aco and was offi
cially lost until three weeks ago. when
he reappeared. His whereabouts , were
kept secret and no order was issued,
lit is now known that he 'went to Paris,
the attaches there ibeing known and un
der suspicion, and without much trou
ble purchased the plans. He then re
turned here and on Sunday was greatly
surprised to fiDd the details of his coup
made public.
"There is nothing strange or sensa
tional in the War Department securing
these plans," said a prominent army of
ficer today. "It may surprise you to
know that every po-wer in Eurone :
represented in the War and Naw De-
nartments. and tnat we cannot retain a
secret. We have information which
leads us to believe that there are clerks
and draughtsmen now in these depart
ments . who are nothing more nor less
than secret' agents oif various govern
ments. I 'know personally that Germany
and France are represented in "nearly
every bureau, even in our 'bureau of mil
itary information. They have no scrn
ples in using our plans. Therefore this
is a fair exchange. Yon can rely on
my statement that the French govern
ment wiM take no official notice of the
discovery."
General Miles has stated that in. the
event of an official denial from Gen
eral Buffington the case twill be allowed
to drop.
SURPLUS LOOKS S.TI ALL
Campaign in Philippines an Enormous
Drain on ihe Revenue.
Washington, Nov. 10. The considera
tion of the President's forthcoming mes
sage, to Congress when it convenes a
fortnight hence engrossed the attention
of the cabinet officers this norning:
Secretary Gage snbmitted his general
reoort on the financial outlook for the
fiscal ye.ir ending July 1. 1002. It was
based on reports submitted by each
of the administrative departments of
the government. It showed a probable
surplus of $.10,000,000 for that year if
revenues continue at the present rafej
and if no unexpected expenditures are
incurred. MY. Gage's figures were based
on a continuance of the present war
revenue measures, and did not provide
for the proposed reduction of $13,000,000
in the receipts from that source. f
As there are always lare and unex-
pected drains on thd treasury everv f
year, the .financial 'outlook for the com
ing fiscaP year, therefore, was not-considered
very rosy by the President and
his advisers. The enormous cost of the
Philippine- campaign, which is taking
practically; a third of all the revenues of
the government, continues to prevent,
it is said,, substantial cuts in taxes of
the country.
Secretary Hay had a number of mes
sages and an edict from China in re
gard to the situation there. China, it
is understood, seeking information
from this country as to the wishes of
Ameriea in punishing the Boxer leaders.
It was decided to send Minister Con
ger further instructions, btit Secretary
Hay declined to intimate what the char
acter of the instructions would be.
It was aid after the cabinet meeting
that nothing had been done bv the
members with regard to the President's
invitation-to them to remain during the
next fonr .years. Mr. McKinley knows
pretty -accurately the feeling among his
advisers, and is not in haste to get
answers- from them.
Secretary Gage was asked whether
he would stay -at. the head of the treas
ury. He smiled humorously and replied:
"I have an open option in the matter,
and I don't want to tie myself up just
yet by saj-ing whether or not I shall
remain. ,y It is understood, however,
that Mr. 5Gage. will continue to vact in
his present capacity.
THE PRIOE OF MEAT
Packer Drny that a Combine lias
Raised the Figures
Chicago, Nov. 10. AJbsolufe denial is
made foy Chicago packers of a report
to the effect that the packers had ad
vanced prkes on all sorts of meat from
1 to 5 cents -a 'pound, and that there is
a combine of the firms to hold the price
high regardless of the price of live cat
tle. -
"The reports that we have arbitra
rily 'swelled the price of meats are un
true," says E. F. Swift, of Swift &
Co. "Supply and demand control the
market now as they have always done.
The election -cut -no figure whatever in
the price of meat -during the week fol
lowing it. nor will it -affect-it."
. Thomas S. Wilson, manager for Nel
son, tM orris & Co., says: "There, is alb
solntolv Tin formdfl Hon for thft renorr.
There Is not a word of truth in it."
Many Chicago house-wives were notified
(by their meat dealers some days ago
that they would be oohged to raise the
price o.f meats. .Some ascribe this to
the alleged action of 'the trust.' "
MISSED I2EIt 3IARR
A Crazy. Woman Shies a "tissile at Em
psrer William.
Breslau, Nov. . 1G. Emperor William
was1 the object of an attempted outrage
today which, however, failed. As he
was driving in an open carriage to the
Cuirassier barracks, accompanied by
the. hereditary nrince of Saxe-Meiitins-'n.
a woman in the crowd hurled h. short
UJlut'.-v: JLry, Kl i L lilt V i V -"fcj' JLHO
rapidity with which the vehicle was
passing saved its occupants.
The woman's name is Selma Sclrmipke.
She occupied a place in the front rank
of spectators, on the side farthest from
the emneror. The missile struck the car
riage. A crowd of people who witness
ed the outrage threw thenjsehes on His
Majesty's tiVsailaflt, but the prompt in
tervention of the police saved the wo
man from injury. She ! is said to be
insane.
TilFE SAVING SERVICE
ISesuIfs of a Year's Work Detween
C ?pe Henry and Cape Fear
Washington, Nov. 16. Special. In
Superintendent Kimball's report of the
life-saving service, he gives these sta
tistics of the Sixth district, embracing
the Atlantic coast line from Cape Henry,
Va., to Carte Fear, N. C: Number of
disasters, 42; value of vessels, $1,022,
850; values of cargoes. $1,903,040; total
value of property, &2,!)So,8i)0 ; number
of persons on loard vessels, 394; num
ber of persons lost, do; number of ship
wrecked persons succored at stations,
102; number of days succor afforded,
030; value of property saved, $1,820.
165: value of property lost, $1,165,725;
number of disasters involving total loss
of vessels, 14.
Boers Seeklnz Pastnre Lands
Pretoria, Nov. 15 (3:20 p. m.). Two
strong Boer commandos, with herds of
cattle, have arrived near Balmoral, one
one each side of the Wilge river. They
have been trekking from the bush veldt,
where it is impossible for the cattle
to live in the summer. The object of
the move appears to be to reach healthy
and good pasturage for the cattle. Gen
eral Delarey appears to be trying to
move south for the same purpose, but
has been checked by General Plume r
in the Magliesberg passes, which are
now firmly held by the British.
The condition of Miss Roberts, a
daughter of Lord Roberts, who has been
ill of enteric fever, is much better.
Cable Service to Sotitb Africa
New York, Nov. 1G. The cable com
panies have issued the following no
tice: "We are advised that messages can
now be accepted in plain language, sub
ject to delay, censorship and at send
er's risk, for the following points in
South. Africa: Pretoria, Johannesburg,
Vereeniging, Germiston, Middlebing and
Standerton." -
Roseberry on Imperialism
Glasgow, Nov. 16. Lord Ro3eberry's
rectorial lecture to the students of the
University of Glasgow today was de
voted to imperialism, the expansion of
territory, the present growth, of colo
nization and its responsibilities. An em
pire, ne said, was the predominance of
a race, rach of liis hearers had a share
in Great Britain's glorious heritage, and
he urged them to become practical, in
telligent and industrious imperialists.
PestoGlce Department Notes
Washington, Nov. 16. Special. A
new postoffice has been established at
Beasley, Johnston county, with J. M.
Beasley as postmaster.
The Civil Service Commission has or
dered examination for clerks and letter
carriers December 15 at Wilmington,
New Bern and Greensboro.
f Death of an ex-Governor
Manchester, N. H.. Nov. 16. Ex-Gov
ernor Ramsdell died today.' He was one
of the most prominent politicians in
BAD FOB BIG BOXERS
Degradation is Decreed for
Princes of the Empire
SOME WILL GO TO PRISON
Tuan and Chwang to Be Deprived of
Rank and. Confined for LIT Snorter
Term for Otners Yn Osien Doomed
to Remote Exile - Imperial Decree
Conaining Titese - Provisions Com
munlcated to State Department
Washington, Nor. 16.-Minister Wu
has received from Ji ret tor General
Sheng the following cablegram, which
he communicated-to Secretary Hay to
day: , .
"An imperial decree of November 13
deprives Prince Tuan and Prince
Chwang of their rank and office and
orders them to be imprisoned for: 3 iff :
Prince Yih and Secondary Princa Ying
to be imprisoned; Secondary Prince Lien
to be deprived of his rank; Dukes Lan
and Ying Nien to be degraded in rank ;
Kang Yi being dead, no penalty can be
imposed upon him, -and Chao-Shu-Chiao
to be degraded; but retained in office,
and Yu Hsien to be exiled to the farth
est loundary."
SEVERS ON TUAN
Ills Proposed Punishment W ill Cut Off
Ells Son's flight to the Tyrone
Shanghai, Nov. 15. (8:10 p. m.) The
full text of the edict issued yesterday
for the degradation and punishment uf
Princes -Tuan and Chwang, Duke Lan;
governor of Yu Hsien, and Chao-Ghu-Chiao
(president "of .'the. Board has been
received here. It confirms the state
ments made in yesterday's telegram, but
shows that several other unimportant of-
ficials are also ordered punished.
Chao-Chu-Chiao. was not cashiered as
stated in 'yesterday's dispatch. The
edict orders his degradation, vut alIows
him to retain his office. Ihe punish
ment of Prince Tuan is regarded as se
vere because it means that his son, the
heir-apparent, can never become the
emperor of. China.
The punishment of Governor Yd
Hsien, who was responsible for the mas
sacre of ChristirtT-s in Sbensi province,
is considered entirely inadequate. The
feeling here is that he sbotild be be
headed. '
No mention is made of General Tung-
Fn-Hsiang in the , edict, probably be
cause of his strong military power and
prestige in the northwestern part of
China.
It its thought that ibis edict is a step
in the right direction and paves the way
fov the oneiring of peace negotiations.
Conservative people th'uls it ought to be
viewed .in tlits light . and made the basis
for the -further punishment of persons
responsible for the Boxer outbreak.
PI11L1 PPINE PROSIiEITIS
Fne Surface of Huslnes Possibilities
Has I?ardlr Been Scratched.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Nov. 10. A manu
facturer of this city who has been in cor
respondence on the su!b.iect of tariffs m
the Philippines with .William H. Taft,
of the Philippine Commission, bas re
ceived a letter dated -Manila, Septem
ber 21, in which Judge. Taft says:
'Wo have just passed a crrri service
law, which is on tne whole. I think, the
strictest Jaw that has been passed un
der American auspices.
"I have. no. doubt that we shall be
aible to Work our. successfully the prob
lems before us. We certainly need
new 'baniking facilities here, and we
need better harbor -facilities. We shall
annronriate $2,000,000 (Mexican) this
week. for. the completion or the narioor,
',-..'' . . i m
a work tmtrch of iwhian was done by the
Spaniards but which, remains useless
without its completion. When the har
bor facilities are better doubtless direct
American . lines will be established ! to
Manila. I feel confident that iManila
will- become, one of the great ports t of
the Orient. Duly the surface of the
possrble (business- of these islands has
been scratched. ' .
"When vou speak of leading- Chinamen
into these islands you touch a question
that has a great many dangers connect
ed with it, and. I" could not now exnress!
an opinion uu .ue siiujcui.
RED CROSS SUPPLIES
Army Officer Cbargred with Selllns;
Them to Storekeepers in IWanlla
Vancouver, B. . Nov. 16. Hong
Kong papers; brought by the steamer
Empress of China, say that a Red Cross
man, H. C. Caiubbr recently went to
Luzon from Hong Kong to investigate
the charge against the commissariat de
partment of the United States army. He
is oubted. as -saying 'that his investiga
tion proved .absolutely -fhwt.the Red
Cross supplies were not given to the
soldiers, but sold "to the store-keepeTS.
In these ; stbresrrie ' saw great cases
J belled "IW Cross for the u?e of m-n
in coimpany".nnd cases of bjscuLtsmark
c. "condemned" and wit-h an 1894 data
iiae, sold by. officers to supplement their
private purses. .
Mr. Chnb'h appeals to the American
colonv in Hong Kong, to see that the
wrongs are righted and winds up a
series of direct Charges '"with the stato-r-'-ent
that the cots" sent out for the use
of the soldiers "by Miss Helen Gould nre
being sold to the poor fellows at 'the
rate of $2.50 each. ; '
NICARAGUA ON THE MAKE
Cold Cash In Big Lamps Expected, for
.'Canal XoBtfesslon.
Wa shi'ngton :.isov. 16. Sen or v Corea.
tie- Niearaguan -minister, who has just
returned from;, consul tation with his
government, ' was at - the. State Depart
ment early this morning and had a short
conversation with the Secretary of State
in regard to the Nicaragua canal.
Nicaragua ' is anxious to initiate ne
gotiations with the United States for an
arrangement by which . this government
will secure a'-Tighf of way across Cen
tral America for the inter-ocean eanal,
but SeaotrlOorea" did; not' stfbmit 'anr
definite proposition to that end. TJnt
the report oif tho canal- oommit tee ha
been submitted the (government does n
care to begin . negotiations formally, a
there is no absolute certainty that th
Nicaragua route will be selected.
At least one .prominent rnoiniber n
the cabinet favors the. Manama rdut
and should Jhis ideas be adopted by i
majority of: his colleague's the situation
will become somewhat complicated, a
the canal act which, has passed ih
House of "Representatives and is set io
consideration in the Senate . Decetcaba
10th, provides only for tho Nicaragui -route.
. r ,
iSenor Corea is expected to stfbmit f 1
definite proposition soon. It ' sail
that it will guarantee the United StafcJ
a free right-of-way . across Nhjaragui
on the payment of a large sum o
money, about $5,000,000, and rian annui
rental.
IN TRADE CIRCLES
Business Has Improved la RespensJ
- to More Favorablo.VI'eatuer. -
New York, Nov. 1G. Bradstreet's to
morrow will say: '
The tonic effect of the seasonably colJ
weather is again testified to by reports
from practically all markets of a brisk
demand for winter clothing and foot
wear. This in turn is reflected in in-i
creased re-orders from Western, Nortij.
ern and Southern jobbers, aud a per
ceptible improvement in tone of whole
sale trade at the East, which hopes tf
participate later in the . result flowing
from the existing good consumptive do
mand. The renewed advance in cot
ton, another result of cold weather, hat
proved a stimulus to Southern trade,
and also made cotton goods agents and
manufacturers rather indifferent to new
business offered at old rates.
Failures for the week -number 227 at
compared with 101 last week and 193
in this week a year ago.
New York, Nov. 10. Dim and Com
pany will say:
The strength of prices is edll mora
manifest in iron and steel, the deniard
for which keeps large, both for crude
and finished materials. The uction ofi
the billet pool in advancing prices is
claimed to have cheekrd demand, al
though the advance of $1.50 to $2.00 es
tablished is not regarded as. unreason
able. ,
Today's Races at Bennlngs
Washington, Nov. 10. The fall meet
ing of the Washington Jockey Clul-:
begins tomorrow at Bennings track.
Following are the entries for tomor
row's races: . '
First race, 6 (furlongs. 6 entries Thei
Rimer 105, MeAddie 108, ffsia v.
Sadie S. 95, Petit Maitre 118, Moofi
102.
Second race, 5 fnrlongs, 21 entries
Aiwero 110, Anthony 110, Zenade 107,
'Sentry 107. Colonel Balcntine 110, Bon
verness HYi, Lecture 110. Isaac Hopper
110, Chaos 107, Dame 107, Timothy 110, '
Valasquez 107, Blue Victor 107, Infal-!
lible 107,! Blue ISkin 107, The Rogue
107, Street Boy 107, Provost 107. ,
Third race, bteepleichase, aeling, about
2& miles,J 3 entries Facile 137, 'Decaine
ron J 07. Go vern or Budd 148. -
Fourth race, 7yXurlongs,j 12 entries
James 126. Cbarentus 122, Kinnikinio
118, Cailbuncle 111, Compensation 1
Warreuton -110, General Mart Gary 108,
Haixlly .105, Brisk 104, Asquith 10.i,
(Sparrow Wing 100, Death? 100. -
Fifth race, selling, 0 ifurlongs, 8 en
tries Kings Favorite 94, Nonpariel 103,
Flora McElimsy 107, Zemipire 112, Tho
Brother 92, Gracious 92, Novelty 89,
Little Daisey 97.
(Sixth race, selling, mile and one six
teenth, 13 entrieKirkwood 106, Char
owind 104, Palatial 101, (Shinfane 100.
Island Prince 109, Tip Gallant 100, Miss
Mitchell 98, Magic LJght 99.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Considering: Cuban Finances
Washington, Nov. 16. The Senate
committee on ilelations with Cuba held
a meeting today at the capltol for the
purpose of consiaering reports upon the
receipts and expenditures of Cuba.
These reports were made under a reso
lution dopted at the last session of the
Senate, autihorizing the committee to in
vestigate affairs in Cuba, on account the
alleged Neely defalcations. The com
mittee was in session until nearly 2
o'clock. -.
Senator Moner was the only member
of -the- minority' present,- all the mem
bers of the majority being there except
Senator Davis. ';
ITIore of Alvord's Mischief
New York, Nov. 16.-1 1 is nov slid
that Cornelius N. Alvord, the default
ing note teller of the First National
Bank, was in part responsible for the
failure of Grant Bros, the "Broadway
banking firm, which suspended last
Monday. Alvord is understood to have
speculated with his stealings throur
the firm, and when he dcifnulted he owed
the firm a big sum of money, . whir
with other losses, drove '.-it -"into t'banJc-'
ruptcy. The menibers of the firm. will'
not affinm nor deny the report. . .
; . I
8now Delays Trains '
New York, Nov. 16. Not 4 a through
train from the north and west arrived
in New York this morning on time.
owing to the heavy snowstorm and
blizzard which has been raging in the
upper part of the State. ; Snow-plows
were employed on the railroads north
of here all night, working against the
high winds that filled the tracks in
drifts as fast as the plows cleared
them.
Murder In Second. Degree
Winston-Salem, N. C, Nov. 16. Spe
cial George Pegram was convicted of
murder in the second degree in the
Criminal' court this afternoon for stab
bing and killing John Hairston in Kerr
nersville last month. Pecram 'was
sentenced to the penitentiary for twelve
years, but his counsel appealed to tha
higher court. ' ,
Not much of m TQoteorle Shower
Chicago, Nov.' 16. At North western
University observatory early this morn
ing .ten Leonids were seen, one f which
was remarkably brilliant. Before 1
o'clock two were observed, the others
later. Conditions were favorable for
photographing the shower that'Was ex
pected later, but which, was only; par
tialry materialized. " . .
Hawaii Is Growing ' .
Washington, Nov. 16. The aopniatkn
of Hawaii, as announced by the Cens.is
Bureau is 154,001, as against 109,0i:0
in 1896. This is an increase of
or A1J2 j?er cent. v '