North Carolina Newspapers

nn Post iraii . Alleged Cases of Looting by Missionaries in China' ED BY CONGER jhe Abandoned Property of Wealthy Chinese Sold to Provide Food and Clothing for Native Converts rhi'.'!-0- 'a-v i3-Rev- William Auv nt. against- whom charges of nAii:;-" viv preferred by Mark 1 . .. ..... 1 .-. x.-Jl 4-l. Atniln nt- ,f iniiii.ny affairs in China after 1. -si.'o of IVkin," defended himself Mi,.jy hist night in the course of a cm- at the First Congregational lllHlvll. TV charcos of the novelist were vig .ii!y resented and the actions of the uis.iMiwrios defended on the ground l! -r :n- missionaries were .ifuus 5, ;.-,,.! ni the Chinese Christians, for 4;.? woh'aiv they were responsible. Kr Vmeni further asserted tliat m- m f , alleged looting were not only (ftr.tt?nanc-l but even advise by tj. t. (..ngpr. the American minister, and the n-pivsoiitativea of the Chinese govr cnnii.'iii. t "After the sie.ze there were about ;,(!ip(i niitive Christians under our pro tfi'tinn." sail Dr. Anient, "and, with only a few exceptions, they -were with out foo.l and clothing. They were enia with fasting, their clothing was in liiLis. ami the situation called for iin-Eiflist'-- relife. We were notified when : the troops MD.e that our native charges must va cs'" t'l!" . i;i itish legation, as the room t gs ii -erk'il for the British soldiers. The niisicn houses had been burned, the homes of these people, who were in o;ir charge and for whom we were responsible, had-been destroyed and the titnation was almost hopeless. n such straits, what could "we do? One of our number thought of the aliandonril home of a ruined prince, vhn lia l lived near by, and it was there that we il ';ided to establish a settle-bu-u fur our charges. Still our con ceits wer? without food and clothing. V.V aiiiienled to Mr. Conger. He ad vised us to take the furniture on the invmisfs and sell it at miction. Con-Iw-ateu goods were brought in by so! lier from abandoned houses. They cre sold under the supervision of a F.ritish military officer, and part of the pr'iiwk were used for the "benefit of soMiors. who had lost their clothing. Th- reinnhder was applied for the ben efit of converts."' NEW POSTMASTERS Pensions Granted and Civil Service Examinations Washington. May 13 Special. These F'stmasTcrs have been appointed: A. N. I-inniioiiilc. at Candor, Montgomery flinty, vice .1. G. Tomlinson, removed; tiflla I h ow. ;it Drew, Bertie county, n.f J. I). Cherry, resigned: J. B. Seigler, at Ai-vv Fmnul, Buncombe countv, vice i?n Pifinons. resigned; G. A. Jones, art 'rater, Forsyth county, vice G. T. wans, resign,.,!. The United States Civil Service' Com mission ;uiu(.nnce,s that on June 18, 1901, ; examination will he held in any city the limed States where postal ifte winery has been established for the F'Mtion ,.f meat inspectors; also on Jaf.l, m same class of cities, for posi of editorial clerk. Blank forms 1 mfnrmntion furnished by the Civil rviee Ornmission here. - A nnW post office has been established ,' ,'ax. Blade,, county, with Llovd T. 'amas as postmaster; at Success, Cabar Jus mnnty. with George F. Earnhardt as aiiasier; at Brnnkford. Catawba coun testiT J" IIolbrook as Pst- Uiese pensions have j LONG TIME TO PAY Kan Suggested by the Chi nese Peace Commissioners fin. Alar. 11 7 n '-aoforii ThV i-x- ' l" have mem,,- I1 n,We Plenipotentiaries ';l1,zed the thr01' to approve in., by post to or CoutPlates the 'pay- rhirtr J , I""' M " i" M .tel8 annually1 for lif,ntap' ; L this amount ten mil 's" nir t's toube rais annually from tom. , "ree million from native Tn i , , tw? mill,,11 f"n the I.iken. Nation," 'Iv 0 mako pool the loss in imm . (. , le' il ls Proposed to in tap'lS. IdX so s to produce 7,CKX),000 :ofK;t'Vn5;eVi,er-v of NankiQ and "ntiTv r1 e euroys without pleni- is an h , th,s miHose, as that ? Sry 1? his jurisdic- Laan2 "T,, Ulll' uu viceroy of Wu thcr envoy with the same 4DVIS been granted: tl L I - . 1 Plm, u 2r s Kuoh iS8: Eliza Waters, IT SS: Elith Jackson, Ocra: SV,?' p i Sf,mPl M, Blount, Washington, AM'Tv 1 ,lin"nersc. New Bern. $8; m v- , Vn'-v".Ukh Square, $12; Fred W lndsor. . powers as Liu-Kun-Yih, is in favor of imposing new, taxes on opium and to bacco. When the reply comes it will be transmitted by the Chinese peace envoys to the v foreign ministers, Chou-Fu, the treasurer of Paoting-Fu, who ' undertook vto collect the mission claims, has abandoned the idea of in demnifying the ' missionaries independ ently, and will, only, seek to recompense the native converts;- This is,. satisfac tory, "as the foreign, ministers "are will ing to demand indemnity for foreigners, but not for native converts. ; . 8 A Millionaire Cop Buffalo, May 13. Harry Hamlin, one of Buffalo's millionaires, and a director of the Fen-American Exposition, has been sworn in as a special policeman, and now wears the badge of that office. It is not certain yet whether he will contine on duty. He says he will if the other' members of the board of direc tors do the same. Thus far none has been found who seems willing to do this, although all commend Mr-.Iamlin's ac tion. Of course. Mr. Htsmlin will not do patrol duty. He says he wanted to be a policeman, so if the occasion show ed itself in case of trouble he could act in that capacity. A Great Labor Organization Boston, May 13. After many attempts Lthree hundred- thousand organized : tex tile workers will soon be amalgamated under - one head. It took a two-day's session of the delegates of several unions, assisted by James Duncan, first vice president of tli'e American Federa tion of Labor, to accomplish this result. The session closed last night with an agreement that all the textile unions! shall assist one another morally and financially in case of a strike or lockout, and that all unions shall push the work of organizing.' ALL ACCEPT American Republics to Be Re presented at City of Mexico Washington, May 13. Senor Maris cal,' minister of foreign relations of Mexico .today informed the State De partment that all of the American re publics had formally, accepted invita tions to send representatives to the In ternationa! Conference of states to be held in the City of Mexico-October 22: The republics in the order of accep tance are as follows: .Mexico, T'nited States, Guatemala, Salvador, Costa Itica, 'Venezuela. Peru. Cili, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentine liepublic, Uruguay, Haiti, San Domingo nnd Paraguay. , 'i The delegates from the "United States to the conference are ex-Seriator Da vis, of West Virginia, W. I, Buchanan, V. W. Foster. John Barrett and C M. Pepper. . . LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE Buying in Northern Pacific Suspended Temporarily London, May 13. The Stock ex change committee for general purposes met this morning and passed a resolu tion to the effect that the buying in of the Northern Pacific, common and preferred, be suspended until further notice. ... The committee also decided that those operators interested in United States Steel shares shall meet in the official assignee's room at 3 o'clock p. m. with a view' of facilitating the car rying over of the shares nanied. The price for making up has been fixed at 140. Immediately upon Mr. Morgan's ar rival here two meetings wers held, with Lord Bothschild in the chafr. It is authoritatively stated that there will be failure here today, and that the pres ent settlement will be carried over smoothly- Mr. Morgan is glendin JS'orthem Pacific at 'evens," that is, for nothing. OUR FLAG HAULED DOWN Germans and "British Take Control of Two Sections Pekin. May 10.-3.30 p. m By post f l-om Taku to Chefoo. Today the two American sections were transferred to control of other troops. , The larger section of . the Chinese city was transferred to the Uermans and t"e section controlletl by the Americans in the Tartar City, to the British. The American flags were lowered and those of the British and Germans hoisted over these , two sections. The people, who had previously expressed regiet at removal of the American troops, now ex press pleasure at other supervision. The chief Chinese judges,, the interpreters and assistants are, retained in both sec tions controlled by the Germans. The British retain part of the native, police. No "one desires ; complete Chinese con trol at "present. For several monthsithe Japanese have been drilling a Chinese police force for future employment, at the special re quest of Prince Cuing, the acting mili tary governor. ' 4 Kitchener Reports Successes London, May 13. General Kitchener telegraphs the War Office from Preto ria under yesterday's date as follows: "Grenfell has-ocupied Louistrichardt, taking fifty prisoners, ether columns report eight Boers killed and 20 wound ed, 132 prisoners and 24 surrf ndereL They also report the capture of a ma chine gun, f,4b0 rounds of ammunition, 150 wagons and 870 horses." . . RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, S1EJ1 Steamboat Sunk and a Score of Lives Lost v ' ONLY TWO RECOVERED . The Night Was Dark and the Pilot Attempted to Back Out from a LandingThe Boat Was a Fine One Grand Tower, 111.,. -May4 13. The steamer City of raduqpih struck a snag ,1 "t . r i '".t a auu sans at u-ociock last nignt wnne backing out from Brunkhorst, a landing between Chester and Grand Tower. Two pessengers, the messenger and twenty of the roustabouts were drowned, but two bodies being reco'vered, those of Miss Mabel Gardner of St. -Louis and Dr. J. W. Bell of Bell's Landing, Tenn. Miss Gardner's remains were Shipped to her former, home on the City ef Clifton. The remains of Dr.. Bell will be shipped to Tennessee. The City of Paducah was run in the Tennessee river trade and was largely patronized by excursionists during, the summer months. When she sa,nk she had a full passenger list, but fortunately only two of these were drowned. The boat put into Brunkhorst about 8 o'clock for a Inhd of corn. In hnekinff ont in the darjv the Paducah struck a snagl ana went down in thirty feet of water. In a moment after the vessel struck, all was confusion aboard, passengers - and crew alike being panic-stricken. Many j jumped into the river and were rescued 1 by small boats. A half-dozen succeeded j in reaching the shore by swimming." Miss J Gardner was one of a party of three who j were making the round trip- for pleasure. ' She was weighted by clothing and sank . almost instantly, but this morning the body was recovered. This morning the, river was iuu or -noatiiig rreisjnt pi au kinds ' from : the sunken vessel. The; Paducah was commanded by Cap tain. Kirkpa trick, who. is still at the) wreck and , with ..part of the crew, is . endeavoring to recover the safe. llev.J A. M: Block, a Jewish rabbi, - wife and daughter, of St. Louis, were aboard the lost .bonf-i They wrp ifescued fr"om the river and took" the steamer City of Cllf: ton for their home. Miss C. Moningrothi Mrs. Henry T. Allen. William Dodd, C. C. Dodd, Frank Martin. Elvin Frost and George King, all of St. Louis, were excursionists aboard -the boat, and were also saved. Uhey lost all their personal effects. ; Brunkhorst, where the bof.t sank, is ten miles from a telegraph sta-j tion, and consequently news of the dis-! aster was. late in reaching this city. " 1 Up to ( o'clock this evening, not one body of the twenty colored roustabouts who were drowned had been recovered. I The cause of the accident was theat- i tempt of the pilot to back the boat out : into the stream om a very dark nifcht. The boat bumped into a snag, which tore a hole in the bottom. The Paducah had been in commission since 1801. She was, a stern-wheeler, 100. feet long, 34 feet, beam and had a six-fyxt hold. She. was of six hundred tons and was considered ' one of the best boats in the service of the St. Louis and Tennessee River Pack et Company. She cost $30,000. HOME FROM MANILA The Buffalo . Has Steamed Nearly 30,000 Miles -v - - New York, May 13. The United States cruiser Buffalo arrived this morning from Manila, via Coloinbo and the Suez Canal. The Buffalo left Ca vite, Manila, April 4, and arrived out side the bar; at .midnight last night, hav ing made the ruV in thirty-eight days. She brought 591 seamen and 57 ma rines, most of whom had enlisted for three years. They will be discharged at the Brooklyn ,navy yard. The "Buffalo passed, up the bay, fly ing a long "homejvard bound'' pennant from the main truck. The Buffalo left Tompkinsville on ' December 17th last, with 27 officers and 850 seamen' and 25 marines to man the fleet in the Far East. Since leaving New York the Buffalo has: J steamed 29,082 miles, counting a run over to Hong Kong and Woosung, China, from Manila and back.' The Buffalo .brought home the bodies of Lieutenapt Commodore Jesse M. Koper, who waskilled on the Uni ted States ship ' Petrel," and Surgeon Stroughton, who died at Hong Kong. A Fabricated Rumor Washington, May 13. David J. Hill, actine secretary of state, today denied that there, was aliy truth in the report from Cologne that 'President JUeKmley lias intimated to President 'Kmger of the Transvanl, . that he (Mr. Kruger) could not be received officially or un officially during, his coming visit to the United States. It .was stated at the State Department today th-nt the story is an invention designed to discourage the South African statesman from com ing to America. .: ; 11 Schley Shortens His Stay: t j Ar'' i9Tionr Admiral Schlev received a cable message today announcing the serious iiines -ber of his family. He has therefore curtailed his stay here "d engaged pas sage on board the Kaiser mT& Grosse. which will sail for New Yortr May 13. MAY 4, 1901 mm MrsMcKinlev Troubled with ..V a Felon PLANS TliePres ALL CHANGED i dent Takes a Flying Trip to San Jose While the the Party See the Rest oft Country and the People 7 San . Fran isco, May .13. Secretary Coitelyu th s morning gave out the fol- .lowing ."iulld in , as to Mrs. McKinley's conditio : Mrs. -Me! inley tested well during the night; alid this morning she was quite, as' comfortable as her physicians .wpeet-her lo be.". , ; t.Mt le tlils diplomatic bulletin which eospresshd 's little, it is known that Mrs. condition has materially McKitdej's improved a riii that she enjoyed refresh- iug sleep nei jftrly all the afternoon. She stili sufTers finger,"' Iftit iuflamatiou. sent" to- .the tain from the felon on her he doctor is reducing the Many floral gifts were Scott residence today and Mrs.. MtKifflley was not too ill to en jOy the. beauty of these presents. The President remained with his wife until after' luncheon when he was taken bv a fast special train to St. Jose, where lit! delifred a speech and remained one hdur. ffhei 'he was brought back by the special, arrving here in time for dinner. He will spend the night jwith Mrs. LMcKi ley and will go tomorrow morning ' to San Mateo, meeting the party in ti ie for a visit to Stanford University. It lias not been, decided jet, but fr ai what those say who are close to th ' President it is probable he will go rom here direct to the east, and nbandoji the trip to Puget Sound because of IMks.' McKinley's condition. AajHonrln San Jose San Jose Cal., May 13. Mrs. Mc so much improved in Kinley wa health this hnorning that the President r was enabled to join the members of the cabinet at ticipate in (Ft. Jose today and par tite celebration arranged in his honor bf the citizens of this, town; lie camej in bis private car which ached from the Presidential has been do yesterday fr his trip to San Francisco with Mfs McKiuley, and after an here returned to the city in he may be near his wife hour's visit order that until she his fully recovered from her illness. Ilfl was obliged to forego the pleasure of his expected visit to Santa vther towns between Del- Cruz and inoute and his place on account of the distance f mm, San Francisco and the impossibility of makiug the trip in the short time ftt his disposal. The special train bearing the members .of the cab inet., and tie- rest of the Presidential party except Mr. and Mrs. McKinley and Secretary Cortelyou ' left Delmonte nl 8 o'clock this morning, . after a de lightful rest of two days Brief stops were -made at "Pajaro and Watsonvilldi on the way to Santa Cruz, and in resnpnse to calls from the crowd at each sihtion Secretary Hay ex plained frdin . the " platform of his car that the President was unable to meet the people Land expressed regret that the illness of Mrs. McKinley, which he thought nwould not prove serious, was .the circuni ijdance that had detained him. At anta Cruz the citizens had made grea preparations for a hospita ble .. and enthusiastic reception to the President. 1 They insisted on carrying out the . program as fully as possioie in honor o net, and t the . members of the cabi- le l'resmentiai party-- as driven through the streets with flowers to the stat n of the narrow gauge rail- road. Ovd this road the party was carried a distance of seven miles to the .famous redwood forest. i In St. Ja ines Square a huge houquet, more than hirty feet in diameter, was the President by the mayor's name of the ladies of San presented tc wife in thf Jose. Fron the. public squarV" the Presi- dent returnol directly to the station and left immedi tely for San Francisco. He will meet the party in Palo Alto tomor row if Mrsll McKinley continues to im prove, as the members of-the President s party confidently believe she will. 'The members of the cabinet and all their fellowt travelers were driven in car- riages late this afternoon to 'East San Jose ?ind S. anta Clara, the whole drive being twelv miles in length. The route was throngft one or the most productive orchard regions ;of California, Farmers wives and itaugnters brought out fruit andrflowersl and insisted that the car riages stop floug enough to receive their generous praerings. i At Santa Clara the students on The .lesuit Uollege were drawft up in line .on each side of the street and I their band . played as the Procession -of carriages passed alons. 1 he . if resident made only one speech today , in at. James square. He re snonded to tthe enthusiastic receDtion ac corded to Him with a well-received ad dress From information brought here bv Sep retary . UorBelyou. - who came with the President from &an rrancisco, it is. be lieved that? Mrs. AlcKinley is. ranWlv improving m health. If she does not. Air. ji civ i ii ley win aounaon the trip north- and I'ast of San Francisco; but the confident belief is that this will not be necessary. . ' ; ' Out with His Best Girl Baltimore, Md., - May 13. Frank Mack and Miss Pauline Hasting, both of Washington, came to Baltimore Sun day, it is suspected, with ideas of ro mantic marriage buzing in .their respec tive brains. Master Frank is 17 while Miss Pauline boasts . of 14 summers. Both are now under lock and key at the police station, W'here they are held until their parents have been heard from. When asked whether he was matrimo nially inclined Mack replied rather hesi tatingly that, he. was' not; but admitted proudly that Pauline was his best girl. The youthful pair were picked up la a lunch room at the corner of Baltimore and North streets, at 2 o'clock this morn ing. .7 . . Mutual Defiance Scranton, Pa.' May 13. The officials of the Delaware, Lackawanna & West ern Railroad Company posted notices today to the effect that all of their striking machinists and ear-buUders w-ho do not return, to work next Wednesday morning at the usual hour may consider themselves discharged. The machinists also issued a statement to the 'tteet that unless a nine-hour . day is allowed them by May 20 they will strike. They are willing, however, to forego the, Sat urday half-holiday. '! 1 The car-builders issued a statement to- night pointing out the justice of their cause and setting forth that they will not return to work until their demands are complied with. The company is strengthening its force of deputies pre paratory to bringing men here to fill the strikers' places, and this is expected to cause trouble. j CARRIE SENT TO BED She Talked Too Much About Her Smashing Intentions Wichita, Kan. May 113. Late last night Mrs. Carrie Nation made an un successful attempt to wreck the Carey Hotel saloon, which place was the first to suffer in her former ; crusade. She has for some time held a; grudge against the Carey saloon for the reason that the nronrietor renlaeed the nude picture which she smashed, and has made numer ous threats to wreck it. Accompanied 1 i l . i I. . . . 1. . 4- A ,x it Vi oy net orumfis, eiif l uuu street armed with rocks, and hatchets. She told every one that she was going to smash the Carey bar, but before she was ready-to hurl the stones the police arrived and took her in charge, dis armed her and . sent her home to bed. She says she will smasln saloons here again as soon as an opportunity offers itself. " ... "Mnthe-police court this morning the three young women who ' wrecked the Summit saloon Saturday afternoon were held under .$500 bail each, and. being unable to give it, were sent to jail. Mrs. Nation .was in court and created quite a scene by asking that she be allowed to plead their cases. She, was put out "of the court "room by two policemen. WASHINGTON RELICS TO BE RETURNED Washington, May 13. A conference was held at the Department of Justice today with Solicitor General Richards regarding the return -of the Washington relics to the Lee family. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Miss Mary Custis Lee,, with a power" of attorney from her brother, George -Wjlliam Custis Lee, the heir to the relics, were present, together with Richard Kathbun and Mr, Clark, of the Smithsonian Institution. It was decided that . the relics should be returned to morrow. President McKinley wrote a letter before leaving Washington direct- Hing that this' be done. The relics were taken from Arlington m 18bJ. since which time they have been in the pos session of the United States government; but the goVernment, in the opinion of Solicitor General Richards, never has ac quired title to them. . ? ' . . : Not Likely to Be Yellow Jack Springfield, 111., May 13 Dr. J. A. Eagan, secretary of the State Board of Health, received ' a . message last night from Gardner, Grundy county, .stating that a stranger, recently arriv 'ed from Jacksonville, Fla., was ill at that place with symptoms of yellow fer ver. Dr. Eagan answered that while he doubted the diagnosis of the case it would .be 'well to keep the suspect under surveillance during developments. "I think: it isa probably a case of den gue," said Dr.. Eagan, '' "although we have had yellow fever 'in Illinois as late as October. The marine hospital service reported no cases of the dis ease at Jacksonville, and I do not think it likely that any exist there." Brained With an Axe Wheeling, W. VaV May 13. Mrs. Michael Jleter came from Poland to day to join her husband, a poor coal minerj from whom she had been sepa rated for four years. A few boo rs be fore her an'ival her husband was at tacked by a fellow miner, "Eggie" Bar ton, with an axe. The blade of the im plement . split his skull and penetrate.! the brain. The victim died a short time' later. Barton bari-iea-ie-l himself in, his house and refused to ttirrt-uder until the sheriff and his -men began to shoot at him. The fight was the result of a controversy over the payment of a debt. " " x , ' A Cashier's Slntence New York, Mey 13. Charles R. West ervelt,' the defaulting cashier of the Dime Savings Bank at Newark, N. J., was . arraigned today in that 'city. He retracted his plea of not - guilty to the charge of embezzlement of $40,000 from the bank, and entered a plea of guilty, and was sentenced ' to two years' im prisonment on one indictment, and 'on other indictments he received an addi tional seuten.ee of seven years. No. 147 KI4 Sensational Reports from the War in Africa' BOERS CAN KEEP IT UP Kitchener Said to Be in Favor of Offering Them Better Terms -London Opinion Reflected in the Markets Manchester, May 13. The London cor- I respondent of the Manchester .Guardian I has sent his paper sensational report .regarding the situation in South Africa, j He says that while the government has i oeen successrm m suppressing- official i information, rumors of a most sensa jtional .character are current regarding ! recent communications between General Kitchener and the government. The correspondent says he has learned that Hoppsdadt in tlfe northern part of Orange Free State, near the Transvaal border, has been in a state of siege for eight, months. The siege of Mafe king in comparison is nothing to it. The correspondent also says he is in formed that General Kitchener is ad vising that favorable terms be offered to the Boers, believing that the present tac tics of the burghers wake it unlikely that the struggle will terminate in years. The belief of investors of an early close of the war has been shaken. A fall in the shares of the Rand mines has begun .in spite of drastic attempts to revive them. The fail in " consols i another indication of the opinion of financial men in regard to this matter.- . COMING TO THE AMENDMENT Events Shaping Themselves in the Cuban Convention Havana, May 13. At a private ses sion, of flie constitutional convention to day it. was decided to -hand- the report of the ; Washington ; -commission to the Commimttee on Relations to draw up a reply to the Piatt amendment. The committee consists of Seuores .Villuen das, Tamayo, Gaulberto Gomez, Quesa da and Silva. Of these Senores Ta mayo and Villuendas already favor the amendment. Senor Qnesada has been noted throughout for his vaccilation, being an opportunist. The commission previously drew up a report against the Piatt ' amendment, which report was signed only by Gaulberta Gomez, and Senores Silva and " Villuendas, but the latter has accepted the amendment and Gaulberto Gomez says-that in view of the statements in the report of the Washington commission he wishes to change his former report. , , . At today's meeting Senor Sanguilly criticised th Washington commission for not having recommendations in their report instead of merely stating the facts without making deductions. . Senores " Tamayo, Llorent and Be taneourt said they thought Secretary Roofs statements were - sincere and that Congress would not change the Piatt amendment. The general tone of the discussion favored the amend ment, though Senor Fortuondo oppos-' ed it..' . - V - -. MOST DANGEROUS RIVAL Germany Fears the Commer cial Supremacy of U. S. Cologne", May 13. The Gazette this morning prints a long article '. on--, the commercial problem congronting Ger many in regard to the. position of the, other powers. The paper strongly ad vocates a Russo-German-alliance: in or der to make a strong front against the United States. , "This is a inater of life and death." the paper says. "The exceptional com mercial position enjoyed by the United States should not be allowed to continue. The United States ' is the mot danger ous rival , for German products, espe cially in raw and finished iron, and this should never be forgotten in directing the commercial policy of this country. An entente with. Russia would proviJe ways and meansto compel America t v conform to the commercial system of Europe." ' .. v - ' - None But the Wealthy ! New York, May 13. "My bridal -party -.will consist of only millionaires," said Harry Lehr, the society man who is to marry Mrs. Dahlgren. Tha ut hers Rep resent fortunes of eighty-seven millions. They are as follows. Clarence Mackay, son of John W. Mackay; W. K. Vander bilt. Jr., George J. Goold, O. H. P. Bel mont, Thomas Wanamaker and John Jacob Astor.. ' $ : '- ::r, Mrs. L. C. Edwards Dead Henderson, N. C, May 13. Special. The remainsiof Mary, wife of Col. L. C. Edwards, passed through Henderson todav en route for Oxford, having died in a hosDitil at Norfolk, - jVa., last 1 night t " ' " v - . i fi 0,