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RALEIGH, N. C SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1900 TWELVE PAGES
No 149.
ON THE BLIND SIDE
a Scheme to Reduce
riAIHfc a ouiiuiiio lv """
Southern Representation
'JUGGLING WITH FIGURES
Population Statistics to Be Manlpr.
latedso as to Give Republican States
ttic Admuuse In ;tbe New Appor
tionment Without tlie Appearance of
Fnnishlng the South Tor Abridging
the iticbt of the Nagro to Vote
Washington, Nov. Ii. TShile nppa-j
St ntiy It as true tnat me ipuin c:iu ;
leaders, from Mr. Hanna ard Mr. M.-j
Kin-ley down to the humbkst ou-mb:r of
.ngress hive abandoned the scheme
of tutting down t'.e reprefe:ittion of
.hose soathern states rn which the ne
- X's haro been di.-fiaucliisicd, ireverth'-h-s
it Ptvras certain thai the tfarne ob
ject will be. attained, if possible, by
another process Of course the whole
purpose of the tn-iginal plan wasto ia
t-T-ea-se the strength of the Itepub.ican
sinter in the electoral college and de
nvasv that of the Democratic states.
Ii this can be dene in aaiorlur way it
is contended by the Bepublicm Laders
thai it will be better ';laced.:'
The concern inaction of iihe scheme now
favored by the Republican leaders de-
1 eu.N almost -wholly upyn ht expent-i.i-.--.
of Census Director Menriani's st.t
i;siical manipulators. Upon trustwor
thy authority it tan be taiid that f. r
weeks Director Merriam has btea win
e;ly devoting hiiivsif to solution
vi the annoying probivm of liow yo St)
rcftivange the basks of repre.i":,n.wt!oii as
elLiiei- ..o cut down the Soaili maleriai
iy and kstve 'the vafe Republican tat'es
thir present reprefeaiaar.n or to in-t-rease
Ihe ele-ernc;,.i 'sning;h 0 the
Xr:th without eorii jnouding-y incieas
ir.ir that f the Si:':h. Wi-h t'i o!
jert in view he lva.s been s'ud.xing a
dozeji or more coiribmution-s iivi.i-.cd f- r
iiilai by his exjres, js.nd s-"v:n'. tif t'ho-e
he has" ubaiiiJ:-cv! t- '-Mr. McKi:ley si
5';! eL. tien. It is s,-ild that. b:iore
"'tvug:css -ssaenrbios me cvmUIn-a' ioa
inv. ng t:re objc t ..:s.ht Aviil t.e ap-l.-i-ovt-d
by lh Prcidcnt anl that this
will be iht ljt55is frr v.g? -s'-i -m'.'l ac
tion in its Teaproatiian;vii': wo k.
It-is stat-sl that tho s-idt-m, n the
recomiYeijdatixJii of Director Merriam,
A-irtually h is rejected She Dalxll propo-s-tion
for inc-re-nng i!k l-asi: of re pre -sent
a Ho from 174.0fK t I;0D.0(X). T: e
Dalzell tigrre would bare tlve rninib?;
s!ii of tb? Iloie at its p ese'.t
Ft:-i-r.g:i: r7 'but it wcuul alo ut
down rernvs-cTi-t-aiii'STi ef .-eve.il
.vftes tliait nre ras,nablv Maf--1 fo- th
II 'Publicans, lvot.-vblv Kwisa. ?Ct b;Mfca
TivA iri.r.-n9o-ta. witni muk g n eo; i-h-fpsafjcfn
c-.?t in ih lXmofcaiie sr..;'fes.
Ir. is thou'gM Tiv?tbl- h-.rwevec-, to -.g- e
up:i fymo rrhr ba-Ls w-hle!?. 'wh""l dk
inei-a1r.g h.'-' in-pobfi-x'ilr) vf ,tii' lliuise
r rngesndTing the Rr'pr.r.l; ,-ans a y
whee along thf Jiae. yr U gjve the pa'ty
3ti p--.wer tht ad'-antng- sr ragcrlr
sought by r-onf erring up :n two or lrce
X. -rV'ni" srti'.'tPs -tlv; "ot"t of major
!".-. -ri-T. in ''rri ' ta.tr-.
If. fo- niTr.'isis of jlln-tr.i'im, the
V: of r?r--f'' i-ta:ti-'n fVci'd-'l upo-.i
shorM be 207,11:!, i: inigV, b t! at Di
re -r-rl :r;?s cr
.r, .1,1 -Vin '
v'llrl Ll'-v ll. I
1 tit f major facti.sns U s-tnt-es like
Xi i'ssaohr.f i -rrts. New Jersey, Il'.ln-'vls,
Vi.--eon!n and Mb-;.ignn to jhe ex - I'.i-s:-n
of -rtrtes Kke Texa. Georgia, Mrs
"r!. A1tiTm.a and Nor-th Carolina.
'I ne difficulty of it he problem nw :s
t ?-.-rm th" crvmlfim.'icn hat will I ad
v.-'h otrtainty ti -he dsird r "s.d;.
Still. th" censns office is u nd ?Tito-i"l ?o
Iv working its experts orrr 'irnr? in
r?;e cffc-Tt to olve thii! In-tei-itig rr-b
- !! before the President ges C-jngr s-?
o:i h"s hinds. Tt will rot do. of course,
1 h-ive the tub'ct t'iii-us.--d to- much,
a; ;.hat would give the gam awa. "m l
r1' th sood whiri the P!TsideT't hoves
t cronmlL-ai by h- crcat ihw '"f
inainvninifr In refusing to nrnnir M
l.wty to pnr!."h the'uth for its do
li.o.racy wouH b-? nullified.
RISK TOO GREAT
lenator Harris Opposed to Aur Attempt
to IXetalJute on the Soutu
Washington. Nov. 17. Senator Harris
f Kansas is firmly opposed to any at
tempt at cutting down 'Southern repre
sentation. The Senator, who has ar
rived in Washington to attend the com
jng session of Congress, paid his respects
2- the President this morning. He said
afterward:
"I sincerely hope that the Republi
can majority in Congress this year will
not make any attempt at reducing the
quota of representation from the South
ern States that have passed legislation
aimed at the colored, vote.
"This would be 'a most unfortunate
time for such a disastrous venture. It
onld only end in raisin? the most vio
lent
ser-tion-x! spirit, and the Demo
cratic mm--.-iiy woihd ngat sucii a pro
posal to the last ditch. 1 do not under
take to say that th.- minority could
cheek all legislation, .but certainly it
would succeed in embarrassing the Re
publican majority to a very great de
gree. "On the other hand, if this attempt
at cutting down the representation of
the .South be dropped, the minority in
Congress stands reaflv to give' its
patriotic assistance in furthering legis
lation. The minority is not disposed to
make any factious fight.
"We face grave questions that nvist
be solved and they ought to (be acted
upon with all the wisdom and foresight
that the nation can summon. It wonl-i
be folly for the Republicans to prevent
harmonious action on 4hv?e smbj-ts by
angering the minority through the pas
sage of a reapportionment bill which
would decrease representation from the"
Southern States. I do not Indieve the
Republicans will try such a thin?. They
want harmony in this Congress'
Senator Harris, who is a "prominent
member of the Nicaragua iCanal Com
mittee, expressed the telief that ,the
Canai bill will le passed -at this session.
"There is much opposition in. the
ost to the Ship Subsidy bill," he said.
"If the ship-yards are so prosperous as
we mo led to believe there is no need
fr them to receive subsidies. -In. anj
event thie farmers of the west objict to
being taxed for the support of tiie ship
ping interest." -
FI1Z MAY FIGHT AGAIN
Gormer Champion Talks Indifferently
About 9Ietiur Jeffi let In ill Bias
Xfw York. Nov. 17. Former champion
Bob Fitzshnmons arrived unexpectedly
in towu today. Fitzsimnions said that
his visit here i.s due to the fact that his
show i.s to appear at Fiainfield Monday
nignt,- and that he wanted to be near
his family. FItsimmoOs is looking well
fee di.sinftL j . , . called
on Al Smith at the Gilsey House anij
spent several Hours m the noted sports-
wan s company. Fitzsimnions at hrst
was disinclined to talk fight, but when
t?rertl by a rppmter ire said:
"I am at present all absorbed in the
doing of my theatrical venture, and
lighting just now is furthest from uiy
thoughts. I see Jeffries has been match
ed to "box Sharkey and Kuhlin. They
ail(1 the contests ong'ht to be interesting.
Jeffries, strange to say, is very anxious
to light me now. Why is it. He had
a cnance to ao so last summer, uui sum
that he was in poor condition. 1 offered
to meet him after II had defeated Shar
key ' and Kuhlin within three weeks of
each other. Why did not he grasp at
! the chance then? 1 will admit that my
battle with Kuhlin was not such a dilli
euit one, still 1 had to do all in my
power to win. 'My task against Sharkey
was easier. But in consenting to light
Jeffries, after I got through -with Itnh
lin and the former sailor, I think I did
a manly and fair thing."
"Will you fight Jeffries again V" in
quired the reported.
At first Fitzsimmons tried to avoid the
question, !but when cornered and told
that he vould have his long-sought for
desire to become champion again, if he
defeated the 'big boi!ev-.maker, he said:
I may and may not. I cannot say
what J will dS now. I do not intend
to cancel any iate.s for the benefit of
Mr. Jeffries. For the present I have
retired, and under no circumstances will
I consent to even entertain a match un
til possibly next May, when my season
on the road is over."
INDIANS ATTACK. ITIOK ICONS
In the Emuin: Fight the Savages Lose
Tirelre and Mormons Four Killed.
Casas (Jrande, Mcx., Nov. 17. 'In an
att-ack ?ii th Mraioin o.iy at Pflsehc
oo, twelve Indians and four Mormons
were killed, fcevva-ai wa-e wounded tu
both sides.
A kind of Apaches tititomptiexl to t:im
notK bmSh of cattl 'belonging to th
Mormon settlors. The alarm was
wii'jidcvi a-.wi th-a Apaches wete dirircn
od". leaving a number of their d'.-tad'cn
the field.
(.Vwiriers from the S'.ltiemctat hastened
to Ca-sas Grande Md. it tireing fear. d
th-at the Indian; mdgJn retunf ajid renow
tle attack. A squadron ot caTtiliy unl
fifty infa-iitiryraeii were imm.liat'ly
itartei! from It he Juarez tx:5t. Tue gov
fiitw of Chihmxliua ateo ordtved out a
ft rce of ItuTal?.
It was first bclievevKthat the raiders
were from the S.rn tirlos rtrvatio
:n .vrizoijsi. onx ;nis is hot ai iui c r-
taia. and of th- officials are i:
cJinetl ro the bei! f That the , arty was
comno,td of Clnruhua Aaihs, . w'.o-
lied into Mexico ral yocir ago, w;:n
T-nif,,i r.l-n,..i1v.i
up the Apaches.
EXTKA SESSION CALLED
Virginia Legislature to Provide for a
Constitutional Convention
Richmond. Nov. 17. Governor Tyler
today issued a proi-Iamuti m culling ihe
i I . .i.t : : . l
IrfJMaiUlC 111 C.VUil '.-l-'ll OU .lilUCKHJ
-if., ii n. . ...... :. .. ..: ;
accordance with what lie :believes to be
the wishes of a mijority of the people
jof the State, manifested !by tiie nublie
utterances of their representatives and
by the press.
The extra session is 'called primarily
to arrange for holding a constitutional
convention, provided for in the extraor
dinary election held in Virginia last
May; but the session promises to be im
portant for'general 'legislation then to be
enacted. The governor omits any men
tion of the object of the session from his
proclamation.
Rafilngton JZakes a Denial
Washington, Nov. 17. General Buf
fington, chief of ordnance. United States
Army, today made in writing a com
plete official denial of any complicity,
on his part, in the disclosure to the
press which charged Captain Lewis, of
General Miles' staff, with having stolen
the plans of the new French field gun
from the French war office. The docu
ment was transmitted to General Miles
and by him at once taken to the Presi
dent. The action of General Burlington
closes the incident and especially ends
what threatened at one time to involve
the War Department and the army in
one of the ugliest scandals on record
in American military history. It also
shuts off any further proceedings against
General Buffington.
The Governor's Law Partnership
Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 17. Special.
It was announced here today that Gov
ernor Russell would form a law part
nership with John H. Gore, J r of this i Boers ig kept because of the sup
city, under the farm name of Russell & , of money.
Gore. The partnership will go into ef- 1 J J
feet January 1. when the Governor's
term expires. The firm will handle the
usual law practice, but the senior mem
ber will devote himself mainly to United
States court cases.
Hardy L. Fennell, the leading har
ness dealer here, filed petition in vol
untary bankruptcy . today. His liabili
ties are sixteen thousand dollars; assets,
nine thousand dollars.
Pennpylranla Stock to Be Increased
Philadelphia, Nov. 17.There was a
rumor current here today that the
Pennsylvania Railroad contemplated an
increase of its capital stock to $251,
000,000 and that a bill for presentation
to the legislature asking for permission
to make the increase had been prepared
and was to be presented at the coining
session it being neces-ssary to receive
a legislative enactment before the pro
posed increase may be made.
Death of an Editor's Daughter
Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 17. Special.
News reached here of the death this
morning of Miss Fannie, daughter, of
Col. John C. Tlnton. editor of the Lin-
colnton Journal. The deceased was 23
vears of ace and was onA of tbA most
Ipoo.ular .roucg Indies of the section ,
TH
E: POSTEABS
Convincing Figures Furnished
by Postoffice Department
Frequently during the past several months
The Morning Post has made claim1 to a larger
circulation than any other North Carolina,
daily paper.
In order to verify our statement we obtain
ed the following official figures from the Post
office Department: ')
The receipts for .postage on daily newspa
pers at the postoffice in the city of Raleigh for
the preceding two quarters, and for October of
the present quarter (from April 1 to November
1) were $2,34610. Of this amount The Morn
ing Post paid $1,273.68, or, $201.26 MORE
than was paid by the other two Raleigh dailies.
To the intelligent and unprejudiced reader
in general, and the advertiser in particular,
these figures supply their own comment.
MUST LEARN TO SHOOT
British Soldiers to Be Trained
for Marksmen
PUTTING MEN ON HORSES
Exeellent Progress Made In Fermlne
a. Brigade ef Jflonnted Infantry
Botha Said to Haro Set Up a Little
Republic HostI Said to Have Suf
fered Severely in a IXeeent Encase
mint-Seventy-Five Casualltles
pretoria, Nor. 15. General Roberts
, . , , ,,. . ,
!has lssueJ an order compelhng the men
'to take regular musketry practice. Each
mau wju have to fire twenty-five rounds
. nnA if ei.Awln :u
; at a target, and if his showing is poor
a penalty of twenty-five additional
rounds will be imposed. The commander-in-chief
is very anxious that commanding
officers shall make the training of the
men effective by enforcing these regu
lations. A brigade of mounted infantry is be
ing formed here and excellent progress
has already been made. One company
is taken from each regiment of infantry,
and some of the men who were never on
horseback before the scheme -was start
ed are already serviceable cavalrymen.
On behalf of the government of
'Queensland, the adjutant-general has
invited applications from ten non-commissioned
officers for the position of
instructors in a defence force which
is to be organized in that colony. The
men desired are those who have had
experience in the mounted infantry. The
Queensland government offers these men
120 per year, with an allowance of
42 additional for expenses and forage.
The First New Zealanders and the
Queenslanders will leave for home this
week.
Sixty-five men of Lumsden's Horse
left for. India today. Colonel. Lumsden
made a speech of thanks to the men,
saying he regretted that it was neces
sary for them to go' home. These men
paid their own expenses to South Africa
and will also furnish the money for their
passage to India.
It is reported that General Botha,
commander-in-chief of the Boers, has
formed a separate republic at Roosse
neckal, west of Lydenburg. Carts run
to Roosseneekal from Middleburg,
which is seventy-five miles from Pre
toria. It Is stated that. General Botha
has fir0,000 in cash, and that since
November 1 he has been paying his
burghers five shillings a day. The Brit
ish officials say that similar arrange
ments have been made at other Boer
centers, and that the .resistance of the
London, Nov. 17. A dispatch from
Bloemfontein, dated November 15, says
that owing to a .fight at Edenburg, the
Cape Town train due on Wednesday
was twenty-four hours late. In the
fight referred to the Boers are said to
have suffered severely. One report is
to the effect that they had seventy-five
casualties.
Lorenzo Marquez, Nov .17. The Port
uguese authorities have ordered Mk.
Pott, the consul-general here of the
Transvaal, not to fly the flags of the
Orange Free State or the South Afri
can republic over his residence because
the government of Portugal no longer
recognizes their existence as separate
states. e
London, Nov. 17. General Roberts
cables the .War Office giving details
of recent skirmishes In which three
men were killed and six wounded. He
also reports that a major and two men
have "died of wounds received at Botha
ville, November 6.
- .- - -Kitchen
In Control
London, Nor. 17. Lord Kitchener is
now. for the first time. unhamDered in.
carrying oa thy South African war, and
it promises to be widely different from
that under Lord Roberts. The latter
will coutinue to sign official dispatches
until his i departure, but the campaign
will be A e vised and directed by Lord
Kitchener alone. He has faced the
grim fac ; that the enemy means -the
entire po mlation, and has greatly tight
ened the censorship, while he finds it
necessary to corry out certain military
police ae s more suitable to a campaign
of sheer; extermination and aggression
than consistent with a policy of ultimate
conciliation and neighborness.
RACES AT BENNINGS
Washington, (Nov. 17. 'Results at
Benning track:
First race, 6 furlongs fM-cAddie 2 to
5; The Rhymer 2 to l,,iSadie ii to 1.
Time,, 1.1 5.
SSerond race, 5 furlongs Chaos 5 co 1,
Sentry 2 tx 1, The Rogue 50 to 1. Time,
1:03.4-5.
Third race, 2 miles. steeplechase
Governor Bud 1 to 5, airle 4 to x. Time,
6 minutes.
Fourth race, 7 furlongs Kinnikinic 2
to 1, James "5 to 2, Charentus 5 to 1.
Time, 1:29.-
Fifth race, 0 furlongs Little Daisy 3
to 5, Kind's Favorite 15 to 1, Gracious
8 to 1. Time, 1:17 2-5.
Sixth race, 1 1-1G mile 'Speedmas 20
to 1, Handcuff to 1, Miss Mitchell
15 to 1. Time. 1:51.
The 'following horses were scratched:
First race Isia, the Moor.
i'S M'ond race Anthony, Colonel, Bal
lentine. Timothy Foley, Street Boy,
Bhies'kin, Zenaide.
Fourth race Carbuncle, Compensa
tion, Warrenton (Brisk, Asqnith, Spar
row Wing.
Sixth race Island Prince, Tip Gal
lant, Maple.
' Entries for Itlouday
First race, 5 furlongs Back Talk
104, Tim oley 100. Alaire 104, Ranby
107, Mordelmo 102, Uncle Josh 91),
Laura Kimble 97, Ross Clark 107, Lardy
Contrary 104. luke 104, iSportive 99, Im
partial 115. Fol Eligible , Fresnal 97,
Tour 97. Decimal Marblehead 115,
Livingston Pirate 115, Carasaljo 99.
Red Spider 112, Hawfc 107, Federalist
103.
Second race, 6 furlongs iSaidie S 100,
Queen Carnival 110. Gracious 10,
Anna Darling 100, Fannie Maud 110,
Orient 107, Little Daisy 107, King's
Favorite 105, Zenaide 100, Nonpariel
100.
Third race, 1 mile, 40 yards, selling
Petit Maitre 100, Chas. Estes 103.
Kneedmas 103, Tenison 99, Handcuff
lOn, Toluca 111, Kirk wood 102, Miss
Mitchell 94, Nonmouth Boy 99, Chara
wind 106.
ourth race, 6 furlongs -GEIy-a 107, The
Puritan 114. 'Lambkin 07, Lecturer 105,
Hinsdale 95, Quite Right 92, .Novelty
92.
Fifth race. 1 mile, 00 yards i.eribn
107, Matchim 110, Draughtsma
Uncle Josh 107, Old Tank 107, Leon
Ferguson 110.
iSixth race, 1 mile, 100 yards Oread
95, Oneck Queen 105, Hardly 100,
Althea 93.
FETEB TAKES A TOWN
Epidemic Due to Contaminated Water
tu the Lehlsh River
Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 17. Typhoid fever
has become epidemic in Cementon, a
town on the Lehigh river not far from
AllentoAvn. Out of two hundred fami
lies composing the population, there are
one or more cases in 118 familes. Of
twenty-two families, all members, from
the father down to the youngest child,
are prostrated by the disease, which
has now been raging (two weeks. There
have been several deaths during this
time and the -condition of many is ex
tremely critical. In addition to the dis
tress caused by disease there is a lack
of medical, attendance. There have
been only two physicians in the town.
These have worked unceasingly, and for
more than a week gave constant atten
tion to the people. Their exertions
night and day overtaxed their strangth
and both have eollaspeiJ. One other
physician has been coming there from
Slatington. He cannot possibly attend
ito all of the victims, and the town is
too poor ,to employ specialists. The
people are not able to hire nurses, so
that 'the situation appeals most strongly
to outside help.
.The cause of the epidemic is believed
to rest with the town's water supply,
which has been taken from the Lehigh
river." From the evidence already se
cured it .would seem that thft river is a
stream of contagion, distributing its
poison over -a wide area and seriously
threatening other (towns below Gemen
ton, which also get. their water supply
therefrom. The populous towns of Cat
osqua, Allentown and Easton are all
on the Lehigh. .
Secretary Root In Cuba
Havana, Nov. 17. Secretary Root and
party arrived at Marizanillo today. They
will probably reach Santiago tomorrow.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,- who has been as
signed to the command of the Depart-,
roent of the Missouri, and Major Michie
sailed for New York ttoday o'b the
steamer Morro Castle.
Most Powerful Gnn In the World
Washington, Nov. 17. A second test
at the Indian Head proving grounds to
day of the new 12-inch naval gun of
American design, made at the Martin
rordnauce factory, demonstrated that this
gun was the mosit powerful of its type
in the world and had exceeded the best
eprformances of the most powerful
British 13-inch gun. Under a pressure
of 16 tons a velocity of 2,S54 feet a
second was developed today.
Russell Harrison Protests
Washington, Nov. 17. Ieufe-CoL
Russell B. Harrison, inspector-general
of the Department of Porito Rico, has
telegraphed a protest to the War De
partment against his discharge from the
army, which -was ordered November 12.
Colonel Harrison 'hasasked that he be
retained in Porto Rico until he has
finished up tBe worbeonnected with his
office. The order for his discharge was
issued without warning""to him.
Colonel Harrison isthe son of ex
President Benjamin Harrison.
Football Scores
At iPrineefon-Yale 29, Princeton 5.
At Wallliamston, .Maiss Wesley r.-n 35,
Williams 0.
Ait Philaieslphii a JJearasy lvamiia 16,
Carfisae 6. - 1 .
At Annapolis Columbia 11, Annapo
lis 0.
Ait Washington Uni verity of George
town 10; University of Virginia 0.
At E-asttxHi, Pa. 'LatFayette 17, Cor
nell 0.
At Wrt Point Cadets 18; Euckmell ;
10. j
A t tira-no.veT-Dnfrtmioii.rn 5, Bt'owti 1 2.
Ait MinnfeiaTolis Minneapolis 21;
Nctfh wp.-.t.eT'n O.
A t Chn'f'ago-JCh-icago .o, Wisconsin 39.
Ajt Lau'caister :FVa,nklin aT.d Marshall
34. JeffOT!Si-Ki Medical 11.
Ai Indianapollis IrndinTia 0: Illnxoiis 0.4
At Ann Arbor MMicihigan 7; 'Notre
Dame 0.
A t O ben-Tin Obecrfin 10 : Case Schorl 0.
At "Sdheinecljady Union 6S; Ste
phens 0.
Aft Syracuse Syracuse 68; Roches
ter 5.
SMITH TO RETIRE
Postmaster-General Will Give Place
to Ills First Assistant
Washington, -Nov. 17. Postmaster
General Smith, It was authoritatively
stated today, would be the first mem
ber of President McKinley's cabinet to
retire."-According, to'-the report he will
resign from the cabinet before the
Christmas holidays and be s&:ceeded
by First Assistant Postmaster-Jeneral
J. M. Johnson of New Mersey. It waa.
learned furthermore that Mi. Johnson,
who was strongly recommended for his
present position by Postmaster-General
Smith, was only induced to accept the
minor position by the promise of some
thing better. The first assistant postmaster-general
is said to be a very rich
man, who can easily afford to add to
the social feature of the administration.
Hanging for a Cold Blooded Wretch
Parkersburg, W. Va., Nov. 17. Sam
Sheppard. the noted murderer of Wirt
county, who 'last August killed his wife,
her -unborn babe and her stepson, aged
nine years, was found guiliry of miirder
in the first degree wirnout a mercy
recommendation, and was today sen
tenced to be hanged in the State peni
tentiary at Moundville. In commit
ting the crime he used an axe as his
weapon, and the murder was as cold
blooded as ever- knowm in this section
of the tSate. The verdict meets the
approval of the citizens generally.
Australian Ballot a Failure
Wheeling, W. Va.,C Nov. 17. West
Virginia is preparing , to adopt a new
election law. The" Australian ballot has
been fully tested in',, this State, and
has been found wanting. Through a
number of recounts deniandedin dis
tricts where the percentage of illiteracy
is extremely large' it has been found that
hundreds. of voters deposited ballots so
improperly marked that the State au
thorities are amazed. -
Woman Who Threw the RIeat Axe
Breslau, Nov. 17. The Schnapke wo
man who threw an axe at Emperor Wil
liam yesterday, lived in the poorest kind
of lodging. She was in such bad odor
with her landlord that she was sum
moned to court yesterday to show cause
why she should not be dispossessed. She
carried the axe . with her to the court
room. ..The session" was adjourned be
cause of the desire of the authorities to
see the Emperor. . .
Could Not Give Date ef the Flood
r JMemplids, Terdn.. Nov. 17. B shcp T.
A. Tanners pres'.df'rng officer of the Afri
can MeitnodistrConffrenve, !here t di y,
turned down nine young men rieoui
mendekl for preachers by the commrtU.)
on education. They were asked to give
the date of the flood. Eigibt wvre dumb
and one answered : "The Galveston
flood took pla-ee this year."
Yellow Fever In Mississippi
Jackson, Mfes.. Nov. 17. Tr. Gamt,
chief injector ,of . the state board of
health, report1 one ease of yeiliow fever
a't Brookhaven and two cases at
'Natcbea. -' ' ' '- ' ' -
Peace for Another Ohio Xlan
WaiingW, Nov. 17. It is highly
probable Irat Solicitor General Ruie
ards of ifche Depwitment of -Justice will
succeed Attorney: General Griggs. Mr.
Richards t from Ohio and atl intimate
friend of the Presaden t.
Corbett Challenged by a Negro
New York,Nov. 17 Tom O'Rourke
has Issued a ehdllenge on behalf of Joe
Woleott to meet: Jim Corbett. O'Rourke
is of the opinion that the colored pugi
list can defeat tb ormj Uxwrweignt
champion. .' "
IN THE NICK OF TIME
Tuan and Yu Hsien Placed
Under Arrest
WERE PREPARING TO FLEE
Imperial Edict Expected Condemn Ins
vn Helen to Death In Consequence of
Severe Denunciation by Sheng-Great
Britain Protests Against Assignment
f Yu Chang to Governorship of
Wncbang V
Shanghai, Nov. 16.-9:25 a. m. Thft
edict of November 13 for the degrada
tion of Prince Tuan and other ingh of
licials and princes was issued after tne
arrival at Singan-Fu of Yung Liu, vice
roy of the province of Chih-Li, who
brought messages from Pekin sent by
Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching to
the throne.
Prince Tuan is now tinder arrest at
IXinghsia, in the "province; of Shensi.
Oovernor Yu iHsien was arrested at
Pinan in the same province. Both of
the places are not f ar fron Singan-Fu.
Tuan and. Yu Hsian were making pre
parations to flee when they were appre
hended. iShen, director. of telegraphs and rail
ways, has memorialized the throne de
nouncing Yu JIien in strong termSj and
it is probable that another edict will be
issued condemning him to death.
A copy of the latest edict was deliver
ed to . the foreign ministers at Pekin
yesterday (Thursday) toy Li Hung
Chang and Prince Ching, who will await
an answer from the representatives of
the powers "before opening peace nego
tiations. Prince Ching will leave the
arrangement of the preliminaries largely
to Li Hung Chang.
Great Britain has formally protested
against the transfer of Yu Chang, u
rabid Boxer, from the governorship of
the province of Honan to that of
Wuchang. "Chang Chi Tung, viceroy of
Wuchang, and one of the peace pleni
potentiaries, has therefore joined Li
Hung (Chang and Prince Ching in ' a
memorial to the throne 'protesting
against his appointment. It is more
than likely that he will not ie allowed .
to take tip the duties of his ;new post.
There is no likelihood at present of
the removal of the . court to ?hentu, in
the province of Szchnen. v .
First Allowance on American Claim.
Canton, Nov. It JThe American con
sul here has 'been -notified that the
board of reconstruction has l)een ordered
to pay $10,000 as the first installment m
settlement of American claims. All the
consuls are pressing ..tfbr indemnity foi
the destroyed missions. ' A special d
puty has neen appointed . for each dis
trict to estimate the damage done, the
Chinese apparently realizing that setj
tlement of the claims is the only metho
of lidding Canton of foreign gunboats. U
A fire has occurred here which -do,
stroyed about 200 or 300 houses. . 1 '
Berlin, Nov. 17. A Pekin dispatch
says Field Marshal Count Von Wal
dersee had a conference with. Li Hung ,
Chang and Prince Ching, the Chinese
peace envoys, on Thursday, and demand
ed that the Chinese troops in the vicinity
of the territory held by the allies
should be withdrawn. Count Vjon Wal
dersee stated that if this order was
obeyed no further military expeditions
would be sent out by the, allies.
DELIBERATE SUICIDE
Young Man in UXarlen Takes III Own
Life in a Hardware Store
Marion, N. C, Nov. 17. Special.
Will R. Evans, a prominent young man v
of this place, committed suicide here
this afternoon by shooting himself in
the head with a revolver. He walked
into the Marion Hardware Company's
store and asked to be shown a -evolver.
One was handed him. He then request- .
ed the clerk to load it. When this
was done he put the pistol to his head
and fired one shot only, which took ef
fect instantly. Deceased wap about
thirty years old and was well liked by
every One. He has held several import
ant positions. For a number of years r
he was train dispatcner on tne l'anama
Kailroad, Isthmus of Panama. .
DEAD IN THE WOODS
Silas Turner Goes Hunting and Falls t!
to Keturn Home
Durham, N. C, Nov 17. Special.
Wednesday morning last Silas Turner,
a" well-known white man who lived near
Hillsboro, went out hunting He did
not return, and this morning' his body
was found near the old , Strayhorn mill-
site, adjoining the plantation of the Oc- "
coneechee fartn. A load of. shot' had
entered the chest and .ranged' upward,
evidently killing him instantly. There
is some doubt as to whether he com
mitted suicide or was accidentally killed.
The body was found by James Turner,
his only brother. The deceased .was
about 40 years old jand was not lhar
ried. . ' . . -
No Effort to Punish Lynehera
Denver, Col., Nov. 17. It is not ex
pected that there will be any effort mado
to punish the members of the mob which
last night, near Limoh. bfirned at the
stake Preston Porter, .Jr., the 16-year-old
negro boy who was suspected, of
assaulting and murdering 11-year-old
Louise Frost The coroner of Lincoln
county has no remains over which to
hold an inquest, and it is said he would
not do so if he had the body. The
iron rail to which the negro was bound
will be left standing "as a warning."
Transport on the Bocks '
M-anila, Nov. 17. The urmy traTMpcirt
IndSaana, loakied witfti supplies and -car-cry
big a company of "rtfata -Twetaty-sooond
infantry, ha gone fl'sbore on the rocks
oa the eoat de of tho Isla de lillo.
Tbe sldier!si wete destined' to act as a
garrison, at Baleiv The tronpkrt Penn
sylvania (has been ea.t to the vuwjstance
of - the ottbesr vesseL It i&- thought tha
Indiana can ho earwU '. ,
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