North Carolina Newspapers

V v l " V RALEIGH, C, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1901, No. 133 ": 7 . The 'MoftwiNG Post. - - ' - - . J . .f , . " , ' ' CNV- lira $ ' Proclaims Himself Filipino "Dictator. the . SAYS HE WILL FIGHT American rrisorittis iuuuicu 2Rd Butchered by His Or ders-Large Force to After Him, Go Mann lurk ins: jii-nvini' resumed as soon as Mr. Hay gets back to Washington. In the meanwhile Lord Pauneefote will have some eorrespond Mitt' with his government on the basis of the views of The leaders of'the.Sen at with whom Mr. Hay has talked or with whom he has exchanged written communications. A very hopefuLfeeling pervails here that the chances for the negotiation of a treaty that will be rati fied by the Senate are excellent. $ Marchand's Plan Rejected Paris. April 20. Colonl Marchand who, as .Major Marchand of the French army, won distinction at Fashoda, Afri ca, in JSJH, and who is now with the French force in Chin it is said, to captnr press of China and " methods similar to th Funston captured Agi isters of the powers would not consent, however, to the scheme being carried out. As China is supposed to be at peace with the powers, the reasons why the ministers objected are obvious. formed a scheme, he dowager em em ire suite by which' General u aide. The mni- Unloaded on Innocents his ex- il 26. Cailles, who is now - mountains of Travabas ...... uaf i;o"lanies m-- Filipinos and the sac in.iMo, and announces ,..-;. i ;,. v iii continue a war of del' j " tr-rmi"-''1'"" :ir",it tlu Americans. j. here that a large force of ;,,,!,- v. iii -non in- scut out from here forth-' lull"-' oi" rapturing Cailles and 1, iV,lio . i and breaking up the -insur-h,nr ni"v.-!)i'-!H in that part of the island U!H''' if It i ""! f-i!- '-''.ll ihe ri-'R nl t , b( !: Apiil 21, the same day i whi'-h 1"' omk nined to death Colonel j;.m,.j. ni.o of his staff officers, and S'l.r Pt'I-:' Ilosn. a wealthy nativ? . wh-j b'i rpi'iol in contribute to the insur- 1 before he could be exe nitfi. Tin- others who had been con- iHiv.z to h's of Bricf.i'li'T -General AA'illiam Ludlow to jiiilitury. gov i nor of the department of Yis.iy:i has been revoked, Genera! nt ly suffered from an attack localized congestion which i! ii'to a dangerous case of lie will return to the by the first transport. Austin, Tex.. April 26. It is conserva tively estimated that the scores of oil that have been formed in Texas during the past few weeks, osten sibly for the purpose of operating in the Beaumont field, have unloaded upon small investors in .this State fully ?75,O0O,O00 of stock. - a I juv'lit located. :..i-tel that Cailles, who is now i leading insurgent generals in or.svml eight American pris- iieath by Cailles were their butchered by the Spencer Accepts Terms New York. April 20. Samuel Spencer, vice-president of the -Southern Railway Company, has accepted the terms formu lated by the Cincinnati city trustees of the Cincinnati Southern 'Railroad for a long-term lease of the Cincinnati, New Orleans Xr Pacific Railroad. A contract tis now being drafted which will embodv these terms. , , - - ; : tor-Fili- VIEWS ON FUSION Kansas Populists Seem to Prefer to Go It Alone. LtmI'iw iv df ix ai"l has d.- i-Io;-. tskri'ulosi-;. I'aitpil St:i to Jn'i.ce Yoniur, president of the criminal faPC-h Of pistes. . Mr. GiMs .an attorney, who is de fending, six men charged with murder, La? miut'sted General MacAithur t permit Agninaldo to come forward and explain tli" insursrent law in regard to sunmi.irr t-xecutions. He has also asked that tJeneral I'io Del Pilar be brought lark iroin t!:e island of Guam for the wine purple. ' ' , Topeka, April 20. The Populist State Central Committee has been sounding iiluess. the appointment the rank and tile on the question of fur ther fusion with the Democrats. The State organ today gives this result: 03 per cent of the letters received a.iswei to the queries, propounded by the State Central Committee are in favor of put ting a straight Peoples party ticket in the field next year. The other seven per -cent are in favor of all Kansas. Popu lists going into the Democratic primaries the- Supreme -Cettrtrhftw 'irffrmr -tkMrTwsession of .the tnachinery will return to the United ' of that party. About one half of the writers say they would favor the. forma tion of a new party in the State pro vided all the reform elements could be united under its banner; otherwise not. All of the writers favor direct legisla tion and most of them favor making it the paramount iisue in the next State campaign by emphasizing it as the only way to get public ownership of public utilities', to stop the corruption of legisla tive I todies and to secure genuine rule by the people. . AN OFFICER DESERTS Lieutenant Edwards Afraid to r .mm . a a oourt martial. EXPRESS CAR ROBBED TVashinzrnn. April 20. The War De rnrtnit'iit lia received a reiort from beixral Siiafter concerning the voyage "f tiio army transport Garonne, whfch in-ived ar San Francisco Monday.' IS ii:irs nvpi-.luf. According to thd report outoiiant i rank E. Edwards of the j -'Ith infantry -deserted rather than face nrt-ni.Hiial before which he expected t' he siiniin..iieil on his arrival iu San rran.'Hi-M. Charge of a serious charac-t"r- n s'l''l- had been preferred against tiie oftioyr, ivd these were to hare been Two Men Made a Poor Job of. Their Raid. Cuban Commissioners Con fided to His Care DISCUSSED IN CABINET The Delegates State Their Position Very Plainly They Take Lunch with the Secretary of War . , Washington, Aprir.2Qr The cabinet, at its session this morning, spent consider able time in discussing the Cuban situa tion and the visit of the commission which is now-in Washington. It was the" last meeting which will be held at the White House for nearly two months. There will be meetings on board the train while- the President is away, but the members who are to remain in Washing ton will not, of course, be present. Secretary Eong and Postmaster Gen eral Smith were absent this morning. The former is in Colorado, where he has gone to visit his daughters. Secretary Root discussed Cuban matters at' some length and acquainted his colleagues with the situation iu the island as it has been presented to him during the past few days by General Wood and the Cu ban commission. lie asked for the ad vice of the other members of the cabi net upon certain points, and while it was freely given it was agreed .that Secretary Root, being in full possession of all the facts and better informed upon Cjiban matters than any one else, it was- best to leave the decision upon important questions to him. The delegates, at their conference with .Secretary Root yesterday "afternoon, talked very plainly and while there was no expression of an unfriendly feel ing they stated their, position and the wishes of the Cubans jn unmistakable language. . The response of Secretary Root to the commission and his action iu dealing with them were fully ap proved by the cabinet. ;. The members of the commission were guestsjof the Secretary of War at luntdi eon at the Metropolitan Club this .after. njpon." "Mr. Root met the commissioners at. the club at 1 o'clock. There-were present Dr. Capote, Dr. Tamayo, Jus tice Eloreute. Governor Betancourt. Gen eral Portunodo, General Eeouard Wood, Senator Spooner, . Senator Piatt f- Con necticut, Senator- Foraker, W. C San ger. Assistant Secretary of AVar, -Lieutenant General Miles, General Corbiu, Lieutenant Colonel Edwards, Mr. En teiiza and Mr. Gonzales. Macon. Ga.. April 20. A bold but only partially successful express roblery ' Spooner and Foraker, Generals Miles Jt'STTALKHG DelesattB 4 re Not -IIre to Carry on Negotiation. AA'ashington, April 20. The delega tion from the Cuban constitutional con vention was again busy today in ibe discussion, of affairs relating to the in terests of Cuba and the United: States. This took place first in rather n infor mal manner at a luncheon at the Metro politan Club at 1 o'clock, when the en tire delegation met Secretary Root, As sistant Secretary danger, Senators III) 1 Sixto There Lopez Will Not Com mit Himself CAUSE STILL LIVES Are Other Filipinos Be sides Aguinaldo-?He Be lieves Independence Will Be Attained New York, April 26. Sixto Lopez, who has beef active in 'advocating the cause of the Filipinos, is in New York on a short vjsit. He talked freely today about what hi Philippi mit any and one; pressed knowled "AVhy ippines he was more se "It is plied. Atlantic National Bank," to get the brae fit of the increased value in the Atlan tic's stock. J. AA. Norwood, former president, of the Atlantic, will remain in the same ppsitkra. Jno. S.; Armstrong, president of the AVilmington National, will be vice president. The capital stock of the Atlantic National $125,000 and of the AA-ilmingtcm National -$100,000. - s Hay's Job Goes Begging AA'ashington, April 2G. Adalbert S. Hay of New Hampshire, son of the Sec retary of State, has. tendered to the I 'resident his resignation from the office of consul at Pretoria, to take eeffct to morrow. 'The resignation will be accept ed. The President has been unable to find any person, willing to serve at Pre toria, the salary of $2,000 being inade quate to meet the expenses of living there. .; Quit the Union - Shamokin, April 26. A strike of forty thousand mine workers in the Ninth dis--trict was averted tonight by the lire and driver bosses of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company's collieries in this section .deciding at a meeting at. headquarters of the United Mine Workers to withdraw from the union. The action was caused by the Reading Company giving notice several days ago that the men must either quit considered the situation in thejtheir positions or the union on May 1. pes., Seuor Eopez retuses to au- hing. He is an interesting talker, poipt which is particularly im- m his hearer is his intimate ;e of American history, did you not return to the Phil- Ivhile fighting was in progress?' asked. "Conid you not be of i rvice there than here: always dangerous to accept the recommendations of an opponent," he re- I must be the judge of what : Surprised by Boers Cape Town, April 2G A troop of Western .Province mounted infantry was surprised by the Boers April 20, fifty miles north of Calvinia, Cape Colony. Two men, were killed ami seven wound ed and several were taken prisoners. CHRISTIAN0 ENDEAVOR Points from the Annual Re port of the Secretary. -s- AA'inston-Salem, N. C, April 26. Spe cial. At today's session of the State Christian. Endeavor Convention excellent is best for me to do." There are already more fighting . men in the Philippines than cajli be provided With arms, and there is la lot to be done here many mis apprehensions to be corrected. AA'hy don't you go n and fight for America instead of putting these questions to me?" 'Of what acttval service have you been to the Jr'ilipino cause here?" "Iet tothers judge that. If I can do a tenth fof what A illiam Lloyd Garrison 'addresses were delivered Uj llew E. 'S. did for Ihe cause of liberty and abolition iCrosland, of the Moravian Church, and of slavery, I shall be satisfied." I Rev. Dr. H. A. Brown, of the Baptist "Do lou intend to return to the Phil- j Church.- The annual report of the secre- ippinesjf' tary, Mrs. J. AY. Petty, of "Greensboro, "Yes.f : ' , - 'showed that there are .154 Christian En- "ATill vou .then swear allegiance to 'deavor' societies in the State 115 Young Peoples and .59 Juniors. Ihe Westmin ster Presbyterian Society at Charlotte supports a girl iu the Rescue Home, a in takiils the oath of allegiance to mean ..society, in Raleigh pays fifty dollars to the enlof the war?" wards the support of a ministerial stu- il .. - A: J i t ii. if 1 ;aU . mes, -but tne- a nipino cause stm secrarea .nristian worKers wiiu con - : ' ?victs at the penitentiary. The laruest society is. at IZlou College. It has 1W member the United States?" "No. 8 " . .. Do rou not consider' Agmnaldo s act many lives.' SAveari .- "It stance: called iug th of obt be per "Wh do ' yon thiuk of Aguinaldo s allegiance?" ' U' depends under what circum- he has taken the oath of so Uegiance. If he took it believ- t it w-oum le tne quicKesi wa.v nine independence, then he would onany iiisuueu. t elTect will his capture have on vour tlnnse?" "It f ill have its advantages and dis advantages. There are other men able and willing to take his place." "Do f you not consider Aguinaldo sin cere I'lvNiic-n,., h..fre he was mustered out of tlie siTvif-e. Ik1 ''.'iiiiiino experienced severe either .luring almost the entire time "f tin. vva;re. Her decks were' fre !"om!y washed In- heavy seas and it n..saiy to put int Honolulu for '1 rmd repairs. It w-as impossible to "U' f:-..s hi ti, gailey and the men !'"r,'l to hve on" hard tack and t'titei cl.i f. .-,!. Great Preparations tiff-..: i 01 the (,Tins sn "E-'ing-I. II J5il!li: 1 i v.. las st snmriier it m,m f 1M il 2)5. Great prepara adc here bv the Chines'? merchant for the reeentioa eoiit-u'itiiig the remains (,'hing Chens and e members of rhe t n -1 1 - were heae i.tetl was committeu in tne express car or the Central of Georgia train, bound fipm Atlanta to Savannah, nearly this morning. Soon -after' the train left Macon tvr men who had ferreted themselves on the platform entered the express car ami overpowered Messenger White. After binding him they threw a sack over his head and ransacked the car. They worked hurriedly and found only a pack age containing $350. Another of $1,00 was left unopened on the floor. The men then attempted to open the through safe by working ,the combination. They were unsuccessful, however, and did not attempt to blow it open. At Gordonr twenty miles from Macon, the men es caped from the train. Messenger AVhite was found shortly afterward by the conductor and was re leased. He was uninjured. Posses are searching the country around Gordon, but' so far have found no traces of the robbers. - ' MASSACRED BY ARABS l.'Uo;, Sh.ang, I'ck'-' i)v order of Prince eir pro -resign sentiments. :i; -'.-;' here tomorrow. In- -;::r of railways and ' i1''' reports, t ;:t the negotiations 1 eii" '"'' progn-s.-.-ng satisfactcrilj. WILL TRY AGAIN ler sthmian (,ana Treaty to Be Negotiated April 20. The Secretary e . 'viiitu me news ui a - '"-iit ni:mber of Senators to show in ' ''i1' " ii tbe character of an Isthmian Chan,-, "Vy that will be satisfactory to ;it' and at the same time have a "f ling ncceptlde to the British 'nt. Lord I 'umioi.folt. thj firlt- cul rt'" ":i':"a,1or- ,lils 't '" understood, de-lsiif- l',.'ll'f1'- bis departure for Eng- Hiitil ,Sentar.v Hav returns from J"J- wiih President McKinley. and e ''iin.al negotiations for another Hay iiuccfete convenrfon will probably be and Corbin and Colonel Edwards, 'rep resenting the military, and the adminis tration, and Governor General AVood of Cuba. Later the more formal discus sion of affairs was resumed at the Avar department between Secretary Root ind the entire membership of the delgatio,!. General Pedro E. Betancourt, one of the most influential members of :he d:'le g.!ti:. was seen during the day, and in jTeH' "'.?;e to inquiries made some ititm' jesti general statements as to ihs pui- pos s ot the visit and the impressions which the delegates have obtained. "It should be understood," said Gen. Betancourt, "that we are here for the purpose of studying the entire queson of the relations between the United States and Cuba, more particularly as presented by the Piatt amendment;.' But it -is a mistake to think that we ':ave presented any proposition, or that there is any thing thus far beyond an effort io learn the views... entertained by the au thorities here on the many points in volved, ami at tbe same time to cotivey to them the views held by the conven tion to represent. AA'e are not cloth d with-any plenipotentiary powers, anl cannot present plans which occHi-'to'us. For that reason it is a mistake to think ll of 111 -tVl 1 1 fcSrtll ...1 1 curred there is anything like 'you give us this and we will give you that ' "There is absolutely nothing cf - t'rat kind. On the .contrary, the Piatt amend ment has been before the people of Cuba for some time, and there have been vary ing views as to the meaning mil con struction of some of jts terms Now we have come here to secure information from those best aide to give it as 13 the niDonmo' nf ii.,. . . Arab to withdraw. This force losf one t . hlk snv " - An"S"f. ciates that the din.ssioiv has produced an agreeable impression upon us. It has shown 'n very earn,.,, effort on botll illeS to deal with the subs hl slu.h M spirit of fairness ai, ,. as ma nacU ft conclusion satNfa.-t,,,.,-.t all concernet'. , the d-uner .ivon ,.s - p5pciuh-e mans.on last ni'Uj an'onhwl the .le-egat.-s llo.,mi!.v to no-,.1 ,. tU ni'inhers of his cabinet, but foremast senators arid in a I w-itt-t! f -j;,y t oo. ipon We vi .I je6rtlu, out even with affection. Three Hundred Slaughtered in an Unexpected Attack ' . - Paris, April 20. A s have reached here to the. -effect 'tin;'-, i band of Arabs swooped down upon t lie village of Mar gueritta, one hundred kilometres' from Aleiers. and slaughtered three hundred of the inhabitants. They killed.or wound-j ed the French onicials and gendarmes, looted the village, -cut the telegraph lines, set fire to the postoffice and murdered the postmistress.-A small relief force from Miliana arrived and compelled the killed and two wounded. Mrong rein forcements are en -route to the scene. ;- . Blown to Pieces New York, April 20- Private John Armstrong, an artilleryman of the Eightieth coast - battery, stationed at Fort Schuvler on '-Ixmg Island Sound, Mine to his death in a terrible manner this, afternoon, lie was mown u pi"; many or you,. bv a stick of dynamite wnuu ue mou a k ,.f j aLiSta,tonettJ.r,akfffasn,all Ui, you that the nnldl The largest fragment of his body found J U8 w.a most favorable impressio.,; after the accident was a part-of the leg. were reee.ved ,illt onIv with courtcVy'' and thigh. V ' " , ' . .... 'f ideut and Sinfere in what? In the opinions others have expressed for him.' l can not -sal-.""'- - v "W'lfiit is vour personal opinion of yonr good friends, Edward Atkinson and oth ersair so-called anti-imperialists?' I tfiink they are good, honest men. with I regard for national honor and lihertyf" - - - . m- -. "Wlfat - material benefit, aside from self-aifk-ertisement, have they been to the Filipinos?" "Thf anti-imperialists are working in the eJuse of America and liberty. AA'e are working in the cause of the Filipino and hfiniau. liberty. AA'e will both sue-' ceed.' ',....'.- : - ." . STEBD SEES ATRANS- 'ATLANTIC WARXLOUD President Thaeler, in his annual ad dress, -referred to the earnest effort made by the Endeavorers to get the last Legis lature to establish - a reformatory - for youthful criminals. AA'hile the effort was not crowned with'success, President Thaeler suggested that the union will have another opportunity to work for a reformatory when the next General As sembly meets. Rev. Dr. Clark of Boston delivered a magnificent address tonight on HotV the Christian Endeavor Girdles the AA'orld." lie was heard:by a large and delighted audience. : . S .' TOOK TO WATER - . -v. i TV Loridon, April 20. Mr. William . SteafE in an interview witn a represeu- tativd of the Daily -uaii, sum: Tile Boers are calculating upon Eng land! becoming embroiled witn itussia some other international compn If I am not mistaken, we. are , verge of a storm across the. At that will rudely shatter out peace- lcnlations. AV hen tne Lnited totates ess' meets the Clayton-Hulwer will be torn into- chreds and Hung r T !1 CPS. -e il 11 11 ti , v lu .n-'v,..v betwien fighting and eating humble pie. The first serious discussion or tne poss-i-bilit.iof such a war will do more to keep the Hoers in the field than all the speejhes of:all the pro-Boers in exist or iu catio on tip lantid ful d Cons treatfr in i ai Tfiousands Die of Hunger A-inna. April 20. About 20.000 per- ,nsf are reported to have died of famine i tie Russian provinces of Kherson and elarabia since February, and the fam e lannot fail to. rech a stage of even renter severity before the crops of 11)01 atjire. The provincial authorities are iless in the lace oi me vasiuess ui alamity. . ' . ; ANK CONSOLIDATION Twb Houses Combine to Cut Down Expenses. L-', Wilmington. N. G., April 2G. Special. The Atlantic Bank and the National Balk ftf AA'ilmington will consolidate in orilfr to reduce taxes and save expenses, thefeby increasing the profit to stock hders. A'ith this end in view the Na tioilii'Bank .of AA'ilmington proposes to liquidate and transfer its business to the Atlantic National Bank. Officers and 'directors of the National Bank of Wil mington will purchase an interest in the - -.' ' . ' '.'i- -. ' 'V. ' v.. ' ! ' A Burglar's Fatal Plunge' to Escape Pursuit. Chicago.' April '26. A special to the Tribune from Omaha says: Hard pressed by three constables, a burglar, thought to be Z. C. AVorley, 1-aped into the Missouri river at Pen - '.' Iowa, and was drowned in mid- ;!.nn in full view o.f his pursuers. By vr.ce a farmer bad come upon the bur j.hir's booty hidden in his field, and for two . nights a squad of men lay and watched, surprising the thief last night. The fugitive made a bold dash for liber ty, and was chased to the Missouri river, Avhere he plunged in. The current wash ed the body into shallow water, where it was covered some time afterward. MRS.. HARRISON AGREES TO THE WILL on in Pacification of China Merely Superficial MAY YET BE TROUBLE Sir Robert Hart Receives a SignificantWarning Large Bodies of Chinese Under Arms and Well Drilled: Indianapolis, April 26. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison today filed with Probate Com missioner AV'alker formal notice of her intention to accent the provisions of the will; of the late General Harrison. By the terms of the will she is to receive fUo.OOO in cash, the summer home in the Adirondack the , use of ' the "home in North Delewaref street and the interest on ?12r,000 during her life. After her death the last two bequts revert to the residuary estate. Under the Indiana law she might have demanded one-rhird of the entire estate, which is valued at about $375,000. She has never enter tained any intention of doing s, how ever, her representatives say. , The Union Trust Company, as admin istrator, ''-will at once proceed with the settlement of the estate. .' : Drove Officers Away AA'hitehall, April 20. The aged Gen eral Cassias M.yClay. drove officers from his house who were trying to serve on him a notice of an - attachment suit filed by his daughter. Mrs. Mary B. Clay. Mrs. Clay today attached $1,."00 belong ing to her father, an action forced by his refusal to surrender her furniture which he - i: holding in his hotise. Sheriff's officers who tried to ser-e the papers were ref used admission to AVhite hall and had to shove them under the door. Should General Clay decide to appear iu court and fight the suit it would cause a sensation.. Pekin, April 2C Sir Robert Kart, the imperial commissioner of customs, ihaS just been given a warniug which p'.aiijTy . shows that the alleged - pacification of Chuia is merely superficial. A promi nent Manchu official urged him not to -go too far from the legation-headquarters, as there was no guarantee that his life would be-safe outside if. the Boxers Should rise again. . There is a growing impression hero that the near future is likely to see con siderable trouble with the Chinese, if not an actual uprising. There is a largo number of Chinese troops iu arms and it is understood that General Lieu and other celestial leaders have been drill ing them until they have become highly proficient. The fact, that they have not" thus - far clashed with the Franco-German expedition is not taken as a guar antee that they will not give trouble to the allied forces. It is believed that they have been temporarily restrained by or ders from the court, but it is feared that when the powers reach a point where it is necessary- to enforce their demands upon the celestial government,, the Chi nese forces will not so easily be con trolled. , ." . x Mrs. Rockhill, wife of the American special commissioner, and Mrs. Squills, wife, of the secretary of the legation, . gave a reception at the American lega tion. This w'iis the last ' reception prior to the moving of the legation "and- the departure of the troops. Maiiy officers, diplomats and civilians attended. Dr. AV. A. Martin, president"- of "the ' imperial University of Pekiu, which was destroyed during the sieg, had a con ference with Li Hung Chaiig yesterday on the subject of rebuilding the uhivV sity. There is little, probability that the university will be rebuilt. It is learned that the Russians will endeavor to have the -endowment bf the university divert ?d to a Russian school. There is some criticism of the Amer ican government for asking for such a large indemnity in proportion to the size of its military contingent. Li Hung Chang is still somewhat in disposed. , - ' AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY Empress Dowager Delegates Power to a National Beard. Washington, April 2G The empress dowager of China has delegated her powersto a national board which will occupy about the same position toward the Chinese government as the cabinet does to the United States government. This importaut announcement was made to the State Department this morn ing in a dispatch from Charge D'Affaires Squires at Pekin. The cablegram says: "The. empress dowager", has appointed a board of national administration to re lieve her of her public functions. It embraces three members of the cabinet now with the empress ' at Siugan Fit- with Prince Ching. A'iceroy Li- and Prince 'Kung.who are 'new at Pekin." This news is regarded as of import ance, indicating, as it does, the relin-' quishment by the empress of the.-nrbi- : trary powers she heretofore has exer cised. It is also apparent 'that she has placed' herself a position" to avoid di rect responsibility 'to the foreigners for whatever may ' happen in the future. The board will have to bear the brunt of any complaint. It is felt that the appointment of this board will make it much easier for tne foreign ministers 10 transact business with the Chinese gov ernment. . - The three members of the rabmet now at Singau Fu include the notorious Jung , Lu. who was one of the most active in the outbreak against the foreigners last summer. Oue of the other members of this council is seventy years old.- The J third member has been at least lukewarm toward foreign interests. The choice of these three is lookeu upon as likely, to" complicate the good which Li Hune; Chang and the others may accomplish. r - i ;'.'., Death of a Weather Observer Charlotte, N. C. April 26. Special. ' Charles Davis, officer in charge of the ' lTnitcd States AAreather Bureau here, died fhis morning at 0:45 o' clock after an illness of three days. Mr. Davis' death resulted from meningitis which appeared first as pain about the i teeth. The de ceased had been in charge of the weath- ; er bureau here two .years. The funeral services will take place Saturday morn ing. . . " . ; , :. " - ' " French Probably a Prisoner London. April 26. Despite the persist-, ent denials "of the war office the belief is steadily growing that General French was captured Tjith his men near Vrey hevl, April 15. and is now a prisoner somewhere, in the mountains ' J of thu Transvaal. Since that oate, and, in fact, since March 25, just a month ago, noth ing definite has been heard .from him, officially or otherwise. e ! f il ' t t -. t i -1 ! ! Hi i ' 0