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No. Ill voi; vii. RALEIGH, N.: C, TU SEDAY, APRIL 2- 1901 ii i Mrs, Francis Refuses to An swer Questions SHE KNEW PATRICK . : A Witness, in a Sensational I Wlufder Case Surprises the Judge and Prosecuting At- imey Osborne , V .. April 1. The first witness ; h.-aring of Albert T. Pat fu -.wi- .charged with causing . William- Marsh Rice last was Mrs. A. M. Francis, who i,,7w where P.a trick formerly j hr.l When she hail been sworn . -n-Mstaiit district attorney was j it hi first question, Mr. eii'l ill. yi I'; t Vh k s lawyer, said ne tnougnt vvitii.c "tnrht to-be cautioned' against ii'vMii "t .anything that might in i i-imni.-iu- kTo)f. . - . .'Mi--. Francis testified th:Tt she had kr.V.w f' -Pan-irk since .January, 18JK"). Pat ;. v.-.iv In :! iMinrdrn- at several places v i,,..v !),. .niiihictetl boarding houses, ;inil knar.!"! with her at the time of his vrn-. .She was acquainted with David V '..!;p'r- and Mon is Myers and with I',,f . all f .whom have figured in the , l'atri-k -M i uiiied the back, parlor in her, li..n-r. 'Sii. herself had. no stated room, ill.- ai-j' ia n -ply to a question by Mr. !!.,. m- . f 1 1 . . - !i -a 'H'l Patrick begin to "speak, to j-:,!! aii Mit Mr. Rico:" asked - Mr. Os tiums. . I ii. i line t answer :m the advice of. Biy lawyer." the witness replied. On , what grounds V . asked Mr. Os- IttirlH'. ' ,.:..' "t is . rht ground that .it would inerimi iatr me."' Mrs. Francis answered. A-i-t.mt District Attorney Osborne siid ;!h-i-.' wa-s no intention of implicit-' i - I .. t....: .1- l...- . .1. iu uitiiess wim i ninety, imi sui-r-i'ii-'d to testify. .Ii!t'ni- .lerouie then asked the witness: 'Iiii ynii believe the answer to this mnj"it would tend to convict you of a .. linn V Understand, not -Patrick, nor Short, nm- Myers," nor anybody else, but yur-!f." - . . ; .'. ',--. The . wiuiess thought a while. "1 do not think it would tend to in niiiiinarp me," she said. - Tin -re. was some more argument, a.nd frailly .Ironic Jerome said: '-' . ' " If tli" w itness is willing' to place,, her ?rf i!i sui li a. position in the community fi.i -tlie. witness does through her testi 'niMify. I il.n'r see that I -can compel Ijt to answer.;" She is an intelligent wiitiiii. and fully understands, this ques TTt.it. An- yott willing to stand in that jiilH'i"- .lu-tij e Jerome added, turning T" tli" witness. - , "1. ,-mi." r!ic witness said. Mi. Fraii cis said she had known .Tones t-iiKv January. 1!M K, but she refused to jiply to -any fui-tlier questions concern ii!ur J-nics. n the ground that the an swers might incriminate her. For the vune icason she refused to say whether I'atri'-k i-.jnaiin-d in the house all day Si-kt, mUoy '' hist year. Mr. 'Francis was too ill to appear as ':i witness Friday. 1 Today she testified lliat s'lie was down to the Tombs Satur il:iy, wlien- she spent several hours talk--hz to -Patrick. . - ' "Iitl y.ui. discuss the case with him?" '"I .)i.t." ' . "W'Juir did. -you say?' ''Notfiing 'of any importance! at all." 1: i;rnu out in the testimony that the Tvitiir-s had been told "by a lawyer that if slie said anything, favorable to Pat . rii-k the district attorney w'ould have -Iiit anvsteil. . . Mi'.- Osborne then handed the witness ;i letter, which she identified as one that slt wrute tiiiH last year. It was mailed and p!.H-4-,l in evidence. , "Vai were not -at that time afraiiF of iinTiiiiiiia'tiiig yourself V" he said. I "f was nut." . ' . "W hsu has made you change . your tduhI since that time?-' ., '.v ti'iinsel's advice, my own opinion 'ii i! it n ,,ul,l incriminate- me, and. .the ilir.--a.ts -rtf the assistant- district attor ic y ,,f you." she said, her eyes flashing aiiil lipp !i.-ad - erect. "li.i I ever threaten you personally?" n"-l Mr: Osborne. : , . ' " N " v - "Why do you believe t wouhi have arr-s-.e.iV"- -i "l saw in the pairs Saturday llight T'-it v.ui were to make more arrests." And do you believe, after mv decla-r-'ti.-if ui op..n court, that I wo uld arrest '"""."Sii innocent?" 1 ') d'."she- ro)lied. I;-. .. ..nT"'" Jerome interrupted her - and ,."!'"' Ic-iimony of this witness shows j,; i shf ls woman previously held in ?" .'-"'eetii in tJie coinminiitv. I do not ; ui,,,se that-She, shall go out of- this ' 'irt-r..oni with a stigma on her same f iV- .V,f time' to consider this matter. ; utu take a recess. During the re--. mndanu-. I , would advise yon to xv-'-Tn,p f,",,-"n1 necessarily a law ',! ' - so"e man or woman with sound jind"". VT' vvno eau Sire you counsel " ""X,P' -'. - 'V , . Thinks Better of It r t.tr York. April 1. After recess Mrs. ram-i iT-sumed the stand and. having JH' : vith Patrick and her eoun ' 'ic ajiwerei! everytliine that was - . - Mr-:rF:! is told about Patrick's fre "'h ;--ieieces to -old man Rice, but ;;.'. f!" had, never told ber lie was U!,iriit.y. He used to tell her of vniisiM-iy peculiarities. "He -told si'e said. -that Rice bought a dozen ..ttir..' lilt-." 1'i-rvo ""'iliers Olice liH-iintiP h milrl Tirtl- ''i'oint if he bought only "p f tlie nerve heaters is now al one. at. my L'uiici 'feraing .Jibe's wills the wituesfe knew nothing save of the will wherein Patrick said-he was made trustee. She understood that he was merely to get paid, for administering the estate. It ap peared that she knew the - prisoners Short and Meyers and the witness Pitts, all Patrick's friends. . f ,' TWENTY-FIVE TO ONE William 'Bingham Boys Fail to Amuse Trinity Durham. X." C. Anril ' 1 Koeciab Trinity College and William Biughauij iitwi tenuis iia.veti on tne parK uia mond liere this afternoon. Bingham did not score, until the, last time up. while Trinity made the round, of the diamond twenty-five' times. The run made ' by Bingham ,was after the side should have been retired. Trinity earned six runs. The game was uninteresting and without brilliant plays of any kind, with one or two, exceptions. The score: " '" R. H. E. Triuity : . .S 2 3 02 1 T. 5-23 1 V, Bingham . . . . .U 0 ( 0 O U 0 0 1 1 G 13 Batteries Bradshaer, Lassater' and Smith: McDonnell and Crauder. Um piresWinston iiud Shoch. " Can't Scare William ; Berlin. April 1. Replying to the con gratulations of the President and offi cials or tne upper nouse,wno tencitateu nun on his escape from the attempt of the man. Weilandv tajnjure him, Empe ror William said; today: "I have read much of what the news papers ; have printed regarding myself; arter tlie recent occurrence m Bremen. My frame of mind has not been influ enced by that affair, and I am now just -as I ,was before. Such occurrences n.liin.it nl m ,1.iIa JlllllllIUll n me. Life Lost in a Fire Nashville. Tenn.. Aprii 1 The Hoff man Hotel in Paris, Jienn.. was burned this--morning ana John Durkee lost his life. lie was TO years ojd and leaves a son in Seattle. Wasu., and a sister in New .York, lie came to Paris three years ago from Qregon, ' - : Constantinople Visited by an . " Earthquake PANIC IN THE PALACE Serious Results Averted by the Coolness of the Sultan Who Kept ; His Head Amid the Commotion London, April 1. The self-control of th e Sultan prevented a serious paiiil-j - - . - . 11 among court officials at Constantinople, " Ai -.: ,. -. . . . .While the matter is thus pending the according to a dispatch received from.further informat5oil reafhes here of the that city today. (earnest pressure Russia is now bringing The accident .occurred yesterday dnr-j to iKar on China, with the intimation ing the Bairan ceremony at the palace, ithat a prolongation of the delay may Avhich was crowded with people of dis-!lead to a termination oT the diplomatic tinction. Suddenly there' was a trem-j relations, how existing. It is not clear bling of the palace buildings, just as the to what extent the Russian; intimation high officials . were passing before the!has goue; wlyZZ Sultan's throne Terror immediately spread among the occupants of the galleries, including the diplomsits, and they ran in great haste from the palace, followed by a throng of people, who had losf their "heads. The excitement continued to increase. The band which was officiating at the ' cians, with one accord, rushed for the ,lrin,BOfl tha mKHA .r.T,Hi 0,1 tK,sovereigui auu inn iigui, 'i-'u luc i.,,ni;,,o-AmrH hoiit tA iwi thro-n 1 bv the seismic, disturbance. .-.' ithdt he desired to present no obstacle to Tlie general terror , was increased by j Chinese sovereignty and declared that huge pieces of plaster which fell from ; the Chinese administration .would be re tire ceiling. So violent was the earth-Wored in every resnect to the conditions quake shock-that several of the chan- j prevailing prior to the Russian occupa deliers were shattered and -as the glass -tion o Manchui.ia. The emperor de- prevailed At this stage of "the affair the Sultan himself . arose from his' throne and took a few steps as though ' to-, leave the chamber in a hurry. Apparently by ajchuria is lost the other powers will be great effort off will, however, he paused stimulated to take action similar to Rus- inu men jus cannness ana presence- mind returned. He quietly resumed his set and this action had a quieting ef fect upon the very much frightened dig nitaries. After the Sultan had retaken his seat upon the throne he ordered the'eousness to prevent calamities befalling . i in- j j.i . - , ... ceremonies to proceed, and in a few miUates order was almost restored. It is believed' that the action of the Sultan prevented a loss of life, for those in the building, fearing that it would fall and that they would be "buried in the ruins, had complet(iIy lost their heads Thevaffair was sufficient to disturb the Mlest pepsins tbTe. ' .' After the Sultan had resumed his seat there was a reception as the concluding feature of the ceremonies, and the a.f-r fair passed without further incident. . Ravages of the Plague " London, April' 1. A Cape Town dis patch to the Kxchaage Telegram Com pany says there;? have ' been 304 cases of the plague toidate, and one hundred deaths. - The latter include a doctor and eighteen other Europeans.. There hare been 630 cases under observation. - Diaz in Perfect Health Madrid. April 1. The foreign office has received a dispatch from the Marquis de Corvora, Spanish minister to Mexico, stating that : he , snr President Diaz March 28. and that the president of the jepublic was thOft- inperfect health. Russia Insists on Signing the Treaty RESORTS TO THREATS Diplomatic Relations Will Be Discontinued Unless D e mand s A re Com pi i e d with Quickly Washington. April 1. Information has l-eached here to the' effect that the Rus sian government, being seriously per turbed by the course of China, in not signing the Manchunan agreement, largely because of the protest made by several of the powers, has conveyed a distinct and unmistakable indication to China that if that course persisted in there inay be an interruption of diplo matic relations between 'Jtitssia and China and a termination of the -present intercourse between them. The sev erance of diplomatic relations between the two powers is of such summary char acter that it presents a serious alterna tive to China, being little short of an ul timatum that China- must sign or take the conequence of a termination of her .friendly relations' with Russia. To what extent the United States will take cognizance of Russia's disposition to enforce the signing of the agreement has not yet been made apparent. It ap pears "to be the policy of the Chinese au thoiities to consider this as a subject winch concerns the powers quite as much as it does China. At the same time the matter has become further . complicated by reports reaching Washington that the Chinese authorities tlie;nselves are divid ed in the course-to be pursued, some of the most iBfluential, including Li Hung Chang, urging that acquiescence be given to the Russian proposals, while others tinsist on rejecting the agreement. The attitude of Hung Chang is ac counted for by his well known friendli ness towa rd Russian interests, hr this case, however, there appears to be ar rayed against him' the strong influence of the southern viceroys, Chan Chi Tung and Li a Kun Yi, who oppose the signing of the treaty! , The reports reaching here this morning showed that the agreement had not yet been signed. Its status is most peculiar. The 'term within which it was to be signed ended last Tuesday, but on that day Yang Yu, the Chinese minister at St. Petersburg, fell down in the legation and hurt-his head, so that he was una ble to ilo biisiness. This inisfortnne has caused much amusement, here and some irritation ' in certain .quarters, as it has recognized as a most timely mean Irtf .iT-niilintr a direct issue on the subject most timely means before been presented thus far. Chineie Empcrar Prottttt Pekin. April 1 The emperor, replv- jug. to a note from the czar regarding the twelve articles of the modified Man- churian treaty, says that the convention is inconsistent with China s complete 1 - a. 1 i". - 1 1 flifUnmrU 1 czar previously wrote to the emperor dared, that under the provisions of the treaty the. Chinese administration is not restored to the status quo. He further says that if Chinese. sovereignty in Man ,';a orli v, ;towl.itir nt t .;n sia, no longer maaintained. His majesty be seeches the czar to restore Manchuria and to act with benevolence and right the empire, and thus win the gratitude of the emperor and myriads of people : - CHINA SAYS NO Rejection of th manchorian Trty . declared 4 rrerocabte London. .April 2. A dispatch to the Times from l'ekin. dated March 28, con firms the. statement that China has re jected the Manchuriau treaty. The cor respondent says that the attitude of the Yank Tse viceroys who informed the court that they would refuse- to recog nize the eonventiiln even if it were sign ed, carried the day. Li Hang Chang, who telegraphed Tuesday urging the eim peror to reconsider his determination, has received an answer that the decision of the throne, which is partly based on the unanimous -advice, of the . chief provin cial .officials, is irrevocable and that the convention cannot "be signed. This de4 cisiou has possible not been communi cated to Russia. Desiite the Russian ministerV threat lhat Russia would tear up the conven tion unless it was signed before Tuesday, Russia appears now to hesitate to slam the door."" - The negotiation certainly were still piweeding March 27 between Jj Hung Chang and - M. J)e(iiers," the Ilussian minister. The latter has agreed to several further a'mendnieuts of the text, but these are chiefly formal and in eq.iate. , - - . y ; - - : -i,. Americans Seat Home Ottawa. Out.. April 1. On Saturday, Eddy Bros. &'Co. deported six of their employes - to the United -. States ' in ac cordance with the demand)! of the depart ment of labor, which, upon investigation, found that they were working in viola tion of the Canadian alih labor law. This makes the second biStch of Ameri cans deported from the Blind river dis trict in one week. ' . - -".v ' -1 :,. Mammoth ElectricPlant Richmond, Va..- April T. The mam nwth plant of ' the Virginia Electrical Railway and Development Company, which is to control, by a- newly con structed dam and canal, the entire water power of the James river,' commenced operations today. It , will supply iower to all the priucioap factories and is ex pected to revolutionize the industries of Richmond. V. " Cardinal Going to Europe -..'Baltimore,- April 1. Cardinal (3ibbons hopes to be able to sail for Europe soozi alter May u. All depends upon the, date 'chosen for the ceremony of conferring the red : baretta upon Mohsignor Marti nelli, whose elevation 'to the cardinalat will probably be announced at the con sistory April 13. The cardinal will sail from New York for Naples and will go thence to Rome, where hij Vrill pay his visit of duty to the soveign pontiff. Iti's eminence will then visit Berlin and .parts '"of Holland, and may go still fur- t her. On his way home In? will stop to s-cc Cardinal Vinghan in England. Thirty Filipinos Surrender Manila., April 1 Thirty men of Gen eral Canail's command have surreuderel. Of this number five Were Officers, includ ing Colonels Herrera andReloya. , DECREASE IN THE TREASUfipURPtUS The Expenditures,)ncrease at Greater Rate Than Receipts ... - I " Washington. April l.-JhV comparative stat-yment of reeeiiuts and expenditures of the. Treasury Department "for the month of March shows' that the, total receipts were $49,891,123, and the ex penditures $40.7(52,861, a surplus of $0,12!).2G4.. From the different sources the receipts vere as follows: Customs, $21.048,51HJ; internal revenue, $24,320, 424; miscellaneous. $4,522.104.. For the month of March, 1900, the. receipts .were $48.72.8.'J7, and the expenditures only $32,188,271, a surplus of over $12,300,- t The decrease in the sqrpkis this mouth, compared with last year, is due to the increased expenditures. Every branch of the 'government shows an increase in expendituies over the same time last year. The civil and miscellaneous ex penditures this mouth are $10,822,602, against $t,a;r,136 for the same month last.vear. War Department expenditures are $10,tS5.780, against $8,320,053 for March of last year. For the nine months of this fiscal year the total receipts have been $435,117,100 and the expenditures $392,820,140. .For the same period of. the last fiscal year the receipts were $427,1(53,762. and the expenditures $372.8(51 .882r-. While the receipts have increased about $8,000,000 in the time mentioned, the expenditures have increased $20.000,(M)0. The monthly circulation, statement is sued today by the Comptroller of the Currency shows that at the close of business March 30, 1901, the total national bank circulation was $350,021. 811. an increase for the year of $79, 0(58.743. and an increase for the month of $1.44(5.150. The circulation based on United States bonds Avas $320,910,900, an increase for the year of $87,()20.(57(5, and an increase for the month of $1,693. 838 The circulation secured by lawful money aggregated $29,110,903, a de crease for the year of $8,5o7.933. and a decrease for the month of $247,708. The amount of Unite.d States registered bonds on deposit to secure circulating notes was $323. 17(5,980. and to secure public deposits $101,817,310. iscuTii EMPEROR Improbable Scheme Suggest ed in Shanghai Dispatches London. April 1. If the movement con a. .i,i Kr ourtnin of the Chinese lead- ers is undertaken, it is- likely to cause a great deal of excitement in tne uies fi.i Amnirp. if it does not further com plicate the existing situation. Globe at Shanghai,-in a dispatch to that A.aoii . Snturriflv. AFarcn AO. new iiapvi . xa , - says that he understands that the Yang Tse - viceroys and Yuan Shikaij the mili- tarv governor of Siiautung, are preparea U.nor. irwilKMI troons to Sincan Fn. the temporary Chinese capital, for -the purpose of rescuing me emperor irom the Dowager Empress and the reactiona ries and escorting him to Pekin. - It- is said that the Chinese officials who wish to conduct this expedition have of fered to begin the movement at once, if nwocnro and nromise of moral a iiiur j.iw5v ; : ;c rrvT-tlinnniine from the nowern interested in maintaining the open door in China.. , - . - mu:.. .. i lion nrtt ver rveen nearH nf officially in. China, and it rS doubtful if the proposition wiu oe miwu .iu ri jr it i presented through the proper channels"-- . - 1 British Will Try to Subdue the Boers LAYING THEIR PLANS A Concerted Movement Ex pected to Begin Soon The Cape Town People Tired of the War London, April 1. According to relia ble reports from Cape Town, a deter mined effort is soon to be made by the t British forces in South Africa to end the ' war with the Boers. Itr5 understood that plans have been uader way for some time to inaugurate a concerted movement on the various commandos that are" scattered through the colonies, and that when the cam ipaign is begun it will be on the . exten sive scale and calculation to produce the result iesired. General Baden-Powell has for some jfime been engaged in organizing a mili tary police force and is meeting wun success, in securing men who are capa ble of good service in the field. - It is said at Cape Town that when General Baden-Powell 'has completed his organization the British authorities wall take up the work of trying to drive the depleted Boer army ont of the cen ters where they have been causing so much trouble of late. The 'residents of Cape Town and other sections of the country are awaiting the campaign with more than ordinary in terest, as they have suffered severely frdih the effects of the long and weari some conflict with the bHrghers and are anxious to see business affairs restored to a normal basis It is not knowq what officers have been chosen to lead the prospective movement against the Boers, our it is said that they are the most ca pable in the service foere, and it is ex pe ted thatt Baden-Powell will have a large part in fine campaign. . t No date has been-set for the move: ment, but as it is waiting on the comple tion of General - Ba.den-Po well's force, it is believed that not a long time will elapse before the forces are sent against the burghers. ' In connection with this latest move ment it is interesting to note -that Sir Gordon Spriggs. premier of Cape Colo ny, has appealed to the members of the colonial force and the town guards to volunteer for an additional month's ser vice. This 'seems to indicate "that the British authorities expect to make short work of the Boers and to at least scatter the largest commandos Avithin the coming six weeks. J ' " ' It is understood that the war office has for some time had in preparation details of the course to be pursued in the final movement against the, Boers and was only waiting for the outcome of the re cent . peace negotiations before putting them into operation. Now that the burghers will not accept the terms proposed by General Kitch ener, the government is determined to prosecute a most vigorous campaign and end the war. . THE JEFFERSON HOTEL Still Uricertain Whether It Will Be Rebuilt or Not Richmond. a., " April 1 George A rents, of New York, the largest owner of the Jerfferson Hotel, arrived here to day and held a conference with the man ager of the hotel, but said he could ar rive at no decision until Mr. Jeffries, executor of the. G inter estate,, arrived from . Florida, whf re he has been stay ing. The vault of the hotel was opened today and found to be uninjured. The books were charred ; but the papers, money, Jewelry; and other valuables were moved to the vault of the Ameri can Tobacco factory and found to be in tact. The -mail box-which sfood in the lobbydf the hotel and which was full of letters at the time of the fire.' was;also rescued today. The letfiers were charred, but in sufficient state of preservation to be re-cn-v eloped at the city postoffice and sent to their destination. r- STEALING IS COMMON Captain Barrows Has Plenty of Company in High Places Washington, April 1. Advices received by Commissary General Weston this morning from Manila contain no prefer ence to the reported arrest; of Captain Frederick J. Barrows, of the Thirteenth volunteer infantry, on charges of robbing the governmeht of' large quantities of army stores. "Captain Barrows is not connected with the commissary depart ment, and the only mean by which he could' get into iBUch trouble would ; be through the illegal selling of company stores : - . Th t large quantities- commi&siary stores intended for the troops in the Phil ippines have been lost or stolen in tran sit is admitted by the War Department. It is said that this is a condition com mon in times of war, and has prevailed ever since the beginning of the conflict with Spain. ; Orders were sent to General -MacAr-thuF and the heads'of departments in Manila today to thoroughly investigate the charges made against Captain Bar rows and other officers said to be in volved. "." - RULE OR RUIN A Little of Both Involved in a Strike at Trenton Trenton, X. J., April 1. Fully 2,000 brick layers, plasterers, carpenters, hod carriers and other laborers engaged in the building trades, went on strike this morning for an eight hour dayj with the same pay as hey heretofore received for ten hours, ad advance otf wages ranging froni 25 to 50 cents per day. The men are thoroughly organized, are conducting themselves in the most orderly manner, and even good naturedly admit that those contractors with . work nnder way and those who have signed contracts un der Hhe old scale of wages will lose heav ily by bowing to their wishes, yet they' are determined to win or not-work. Tlie master bniiders, are equally well organized, and all but five of the lead ing builders have signed an agreement pledging each other not to accede to the demands of the union. A Horse Transport Sails Washington, April l.The following telegram from General Shaffer at San Francisco, has been received at the War Department: 1 ''Horse transport Arab sailed this morning with Lieutenant , Raymond, Sixth cavalry: Captain Taylor, assistant surgeon volunteers, one hospital corns man, forty-eight men of the Sixth cav alry, twenty-eight men of the Tenth cav alry, two veterinarians, 650 horses, eight civilian employes."' ' SHOTMmTcZAR Unsuccessful Attempt by an Official ufHis Household" Loudon, April 1. A dispatch to The Morning Leader from Kieft says that an officer of the household, tried to , assas sinate the Czur. He tired at his majes ty, but missed, and then phot and killed himself, v i ' - . t A ; - ' -a -. - i , . RICHEST IN THE WORLD Important Concession Gained by a London Syndicate ; -i London, April 2. A story is printed that a syndicate of London financiers have obtained a .concession of 71.000 square miles in the province -o Shansi and Houan in the very heart of .China's mineral wealth. The concession, it is said, includes an unbroken coal belt ex tending three thousand riiiles, besides great. fields of iron and petroleum. The concession, it -is declared, dwarfs Rus-' sia's movements and give to Britisn en terprise what is perhaps the" richest min eral belt hi j the wond. The syndicate has few members. ' Some Italians are in terested in it. It is stated that the work ing capital is (K,OO0.0X): The report emanates from a single unofficial source. Too Much Explosive Reading. Fa., April 1. At 3:30 this mornings burglars entered the, St. Elmo Hotel office and drilled the big safe. By using (a too powerful charge of nitro glycerine and powder ;they not only lflew off the safe door, but they wrecked the office. The force of the explosion threw the1 proprietor! John W. Dutt, and his wife out of bed on the floor above. Henry Heidern. George Hunter. John Brnmmer, John Johnson and family .and Mrs. Charles Stocker, guests in the house, were also raised in their beds. The ex plosion was heard- two squares away. People were panic-stricken and 'much damage was done. The thieves got about one hundred dollars in cash. --.-' ; ..- V Remey Going to Melbourne Washington, April 1. Rear Admiral Reiney has informed the Navy Depart ment that, in comDiiance with'the dilu tions snt to him Saturday by, Secretary Long to have a warship -in attendance at the ceremonies of the opening of the Federated . Parliaments .of Australia, he has assigned his own flagship, the ar mored cruiser Brooklyn. lie' says he will proceed in her to Melbourne to re main from May 6 to May 9. - $ , ;: : .... ; . Notorious Hoodlum Killed New Orleans. April L William, alias ''Crooked-Neck" Delaney, was shot and killed this morning by Peter Jones, whom be attempted toi rob. - Delaney was one of the worst hoodlums and ''criminals in the city. Delaney's two brothers were IkUled here while engaged in perpetrating crimes. Crooked-Neck himself served three terms in the penitentiary and was under indictment for highway robbery at the time of the killing. Dnring tlie Spanish war Delaney enlisted in ' one of the Louisiana regiments, but proved a most unruly and troublesome soldier, i . is v." Wages Increased Pot Ut own. Pa., April 1. Thepnddlers in the employ of the Glasgow Iron Com pany have, been notified" that, beginning next Saturday, their Tate of wages will be $3.25 a ton,, instead of $3, as here tofore. The wa ges of ' other employes will also be increased.- The 112-inch plate mill of the company's plant, which has kng been idl, reqne operations Bitterness of Partisan Strife is Disappearing THE DUTY OF CITIZENS Senator Pritchard Speaks of the fCase of the Indicted Registrars A White Post-, master for Scotland Neck Washington, April 1. Special. Sena- tor Pritchard left tonight for New York. He expects to return -to Greensboro by Thursday, passing through here without stopping off. He was asked,, prior t his departure, what truth there wasJrt the rumors in the State, that he would exert his influence to have the. prosecu- tion of the registrars of election stopped. He replied: . "I do not think it' is proper that I should interfere with the prosecution of ajlry one who may be indicted an the United States courts. That is a matter that belongs exclusively to the officers of the court. I feel sure that Judgn Boyd and District -Attorney Holtou will do their duty iu the premises. In this connection I desire to say that recent events in the State will, in my judgment, constitute a strong appeal to the 'dis- 1 cretion of those who are entrusted with', the administration of the laws. I think it is the duty of all good citizens to exert every influence possible to bring about a better state of feeling among those who oppose each other iiolitically. , In the name of the lamented Grant, "Let us have peace.' " -Within a few days a new po.stmasterf will be appointed at Scotland Neck. Ha will- bet a white man, but who- will be appointed Senator Pritchard himself doeS not now know, as he has not . yet gone i over the papers in the case and made, hi recommendation, which will be control ling. -' ' Among recent army appointments wa that of Rev. A. A. Pruden, an Episcopal minister at Durham, Avho was. appointetl chaplain through -the influence of Sen ator Pritchard. - FoVmer - ongressman Pearson ha.1 fied.-i. application at the. State Depart-. hic.pt 'fov appointment as a foreign niinis- -fer. He wants to go to-Europe, and will -not, it is understood, accept an appoint ment in the foreign service in South Amrrica. , - Senator Pritchard has saved the head of one man each in the.. two revenue offices. As the matter now stands there' is a net loss of one niair in the Raleigh . office' arid five in the Asheville office. Vienna Mallard of Trenton has been granted a irension of Sr.. APPOINTMENTS BY , THE PRESIDENT Washington, April 1 .President Kiiirey today made the following ap pointments: , ' :' Treasury Joseph B. Stewart, to be collector of customs for the -District of Richmond in the State of Virginia. Xavy Joseph X, Hemphill to be cap tain; Abraham B. II. Lillie to be cap tain: Henry N. Manney to be captain; William T. Swinburne, to be captain; Edwanl M. Hughes, to be commander; Samuel P.-Comly, to be commander; Ro.y Ci Smith, to be lieutenant comman der; Robert S. Griffin, to be lieutenant commander. ' Emory Winship to be advanced four numbers in rank on the list of lieuten ants, junior grade, in the navy, for emi nent and conspicuous conduct in but tle: Colonel Robert L. Meade, to I brigadier general by brevet in the ma rine corps of the United States, for dis tinguished -ouduct and public service in the presence of the enemy at the battlo of Tien Tsin, China; Lieutenant William (i. Powellt to be captain 'by brevet in the marine corps of the United States, for distinguished conduct and public ser vice in the presence of the enemy st Tien Tsin. 'China; Thomas F. Hobby, to be a warrant machinist iu the navf. Big Funeral forBro. Jasper Richmond, Va., April 1. Probably "the -. . . t T:1. uinr greatest tuiicrai wcu m jm.u" the" reintermeiit of Jefferson Davis' re mains iu Hollywood wiil be that of John Jasper, the old negre preacher of "De sun do1 move" fame. The funeral will take place Thumlay. and already nearly every carriage in the city is engage? for it. -' ' ; , ".-'. ' - . i: Mitchell After an Editor " Scranton, Pa., April 1. President John Mitchell, of .the -United-Mine Workers, todav swore out a warrant for the arrest of Richard Little, editor oiThe Seran tnninn. a Sundav newmaDerf thi eity,, . on the charge of criminal libeh Article that appeared in the issues of the paper of March 24 arid 31 are cited. rl lie war rant will be served tomorrow morning, and Mr. Little will demand and be given a hearing. It is hoped to bring out of Mr. Mitchell on cross-examination tes timony that .will justify the publication in his newspaper. ; - . ' -- Antbr Rio t ilT Indon, April 2.-A , dispatch to th Times from St. Petersburg, says it is re- . ported that another riot occurred at Kieff on March 24 and trdbps were sum. moned to on ell it. One version state ' that the soldlew fired on the rioter '. ' ' " '' ' ' - 7)