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. V -The ,,MQHlteG: Post Vol. VIII. RALEIGH. ST. C.; SATURDAY, ATJGrQBT 3, 1901. No. 5 11 II Admiral Kimberly -Pleads ?a Physical Disability LONG TERM OF SERVICE First Time, in Fifty-five Years 1 hat He Has Asked to Be Excused His Successor Not Yet Designated W.r-hington, Aug. 2. The Navy De- pnirmfBt today granted .Rear Admiral Kisu.'ny's request that he be relieved fr-i:a duty on the court of inquiry to in vestigate the conduct of Rear Admiral ?, hi. v. His successor has not yet been FoiOi :!. vuiiiiiin xviuioeriy s leiier 10 the .'apartment, and a reply by Acting Secretary HacKett were made public to ri iv. Hie toiiowmg is tne eorrespona- f nee between Admiral Kimberly and the "avr Department: Wpst ewton, ilass., July lyoi. Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of rescript of a court of in quiry whiih is to conveneon the 12th of September, in which I am named as a member. 1 regret to hare to request that I may be detached from said duty, owin? to disability from a weak heart end its attending complications, being nn-ier medical treatment for the same. .Much to my niortineation, this is the first department order that I am unable tr conor during a navai me or nrty-nve years-. I am, Tery respectfully, your obeaieat servant, L. A. KIMBERLY, Rear Admiral U. S. X. (Retired). John P. Long, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C . . - Navy Department, Washington, Aug. 2, 1901. "Sir The department is in receipt of rniir letter of 29th of July, exnressine a regret on your part at being obliged to ask that you may be detached from the duty of serving upon the court of inquiry convened the 12th of September next. The department learns with re eret that you are suffering from a weak heart and its attending complications,' for which you are under niedical treat ment. Such being, the case, the depart ment is reluctantly compelled to grant your request. " - lour letter continues:' 5itich" to my niortification,-this is the first department order that I am unable to honor during a naval life of fifty-five years. Let me hasten to assure you that there is no cause for mortification at this incident. On the contrary, it affords an opportunity of which the department gladly avails itself to congratulate you for a record so loyal to the service. Moreover, this record amply justifies the wisdom of the Secretary of the Navy in assigning to you the grave and conspicuous duty of serving upon the court. Permit me to express the hope that your health will continue to improve so 'that in future, should a less arduous duty te required of you, you may be fully able to respond. . ery rerecf fully, F. VT. HACKETT, Acting Secretary. Rear Admiral L. A. Kimberly, U. S. N. (Retired), W est Newton, Mass. A selection in nlar of Admiral Tvim- fctrly will be made shortly. Knitting Mill at Winston Winston-Salem. N. C. Auz. 2. Soe- cial. L. A. Vaughn, one of Winston's capitalists, will establish a big kuitting mni next montn. .tie has bought ma chinery and will manufacture children's union suits and ribbed underwear for ladies. . . Charlotte's Public Library Charlotte. N. d. Ane-. 2 Snpcial. The contract for the Carnperie Lihrarv was awarded today by the committee to Wheeler, McMichael & Co., a local firm of architects. The building wiM be Cf pressed brick, nnp storv hie-h. with ft dome, and will mat hnnt (nntr l,nn. sand dollars. Nine firms of architects presented plans. Boer Laager Broken Up London, Aug. 2. A dispatch " .from Durban, Ntal, says that on the night of July 29 British scouts broke up a Boer laager at Joubert's farm. The Boers had seven killed and a. tevt wounded. The British had no.' casual ties. Nine Boers were taken prisoners and no horses and 200 cattle were cap tured. - .$ Arsenic in the. Bread league, Aug. 2.-rExcitement has been caused here by the "uiscovery that much: of the bread eaten by the inhabitants Lad been poisoned. A large number of IftrsriiS have been taken seriosnly ill and some of them may die.1 The symp- tr,nis indicate that the poison used was arsenic. There is no sulution of "the mystery. - Wa ming to Murderoris Boers London, Aug. 2. Colonial Secretary Uiamberlain informed the; House of f'mnvjDsi today that, owing to the Boers kllljn!-' non-combatants and natives the jwernment had telegraphed to General "chener instructing him that any per ns found guilty of this offense must ff( r the death penalty. He added that Genera! French had been ordered to eommurritate these- instructions to Com- m3cdant KritzincrPF and other Boer leader rs. Mr. Chamberlain assured the ttouse that General Kitchener would not return from South Africa until he (Kitchener) and the government were satisfied that it would be safe for him to do so. Wireless Telegraph Out West Milwaukee, Aug. : 2. W. L. Merce reau, superintendent of the Pere Mar quette sjpstem, has announced that his company would in the near future in stall wireless telegraphy between Mani towac and Luifngton,' over 156 miles of open water. Later on the Pere Mar quette company expects to equip all of its steamers with the system. It is also announced that the Northwestern Wire less. Telegraph Company of Chicago is moving ahead on its plan to, connect this city with Chicago by commercial wire less telegraph. . . . A Forty Million Depot Chicago, Aug. 2". Plans 'for a central railroad station here, estimated to cost forty million dollars areb eing prepared to be submitted at a meeting of rail way officials to be held August 15 . Eighteen of the 22 railroad companies with Chicago terminals have approved the scheme as drawn by Alderman Dix on and members of the council com mittee appointed to investigate the ques tion of a single terminal, and believe the plan can be carried to a successful conclusion. The Illinois Central, Northwestern, Pennsylvania and Grsat Western rail roads are1 the only ones which have thus tut not given their approval. 'tSfe-i ' SHIP BUILDING PLANT IN ALABAMA Mobile, Ala., Aus. 2. Alabama Port, thirty miles south of Mobile, on the Gulf ft Mexico, is to have a ship build ing plant to cost $4,000,000 and which will be capable of. building six steam ships at the same time. The work of construction ,wjll .begin in November and will be rushed to completion. The plant when finished will employ 3,000 hands. This announcement wa made last night by S. B. McComico, of New York one of a party who spent,the day investi gating the advantages of Alabama Port. LI HUNG CHANG DYING? Disquieting - Report from a Source That Is Not the Best T mAkt, A 0Vnm..nni reports have been received1 here todaj to theTTTr . ,. eEect that Eacl Li Hung Chang, the Chinese peace commissioner, is dying at Pekin. One London newspaper prints a dispatch from Shanghai, stating that it is believed in that city that the aged Celestial diplomat cannot recover. . An other dispatch states that he is known to be critically ill, but that his death is not expected. . Reports from Shanghai are not to be accepted without question, and, as no tidings have been received here direct from Pekin, many hesitate to believe that the earl is in a dying condition. It is known, however, that Li Hung Chang hag been in poor health for a long time, and not a great while ago he was re ported as critically ill. If he should die it is feared here that serious com plications are likely to follow, since there are many questions yet to be decided by the representatives of -the powers and the Chinese peace envoys. Another disquieting report has been received here via Shanghai to the effect that the empress aowager, me emperor and their court have decided not to return to Pekin before October. It was decided some time ago that the return should be made ,in September, and the dispatch gives no explanation of the change in plans.' The reason to be as signed by the court is awaited here with considerable interest. A third report from China says that France has demanded a concession for steamboats on the Grand canal. This is thought to be an inopportune time to make such a demand, and may cause trouble between the ministers and the representatives of the Chinese govern ment. . . MOB LYNCHES A NEGRO Report of Race War Was a False Alarm Birmingham, Aug. 2. William Vann, while, while making through the country to his old home 'in -Anniston" with his wife and two children was set np6n by Charley Reaod, a negro, near Cedar Grove, in St. Clair county, 20 miles east of here, last night. iVann died from in juries inflicted by the negro. Justice Purciyal held an inquest near the spot where the killing occurred-and Head was held " for the crime. WTiile the negro was being given a trial this afternoon in the woods a mob of citi zens took him from two guards, carried him t grove back of the place where he worked .and strung him to a tree. The negro Tvas strangled to, death. A false report reached . here that a race . riot was on, and the sheriff and six denties heavily armed hurried to the scene, but they were not. needed.' Mob Quiets Doton - New Orleans, Aug. 2. Advices tonight from Carrollton, Miss., deny the reports circulated today that three more negroes had been lynched for the Taliaferro mur der. The posse is still scouring the country, but the sheriff thinks the trou ble is over. Governor Lougino says that the lynching eould have been pre vented by the sheriff calling for troops who were under arms as a matter of precaution at Jackson. . - ; , Is General Corbin Visits Monarch of Jolo the HIS MAJESTY AT WAR The Chinese Consul at Manila Denies sthe Stories . Told About Him No Revolution in Rizal Province Jolo, P. I., Aug. 2. 1 p. m. Adjutant General Corbin and his party arrived yesterday and spent the day here. They found that the sultan was fighting the rebellious Daios. Calve and Joaauainin, 15 miles away in the mountains. Couriers were dispatched to notify the sultan of the arrival of the party, ana me xravei-stamea suuan ana nis court returned in the evening. There was a1 reception to the visitors by the ruler and his court, with a guard of honor of 100 men armed with Mauser rifles. The latter remained outside the Availed city. The sultan represents that he expects the early subjugation of the rebellious Datos. This" will close a comic war in fact that I contributed 10,000 taels for which only 40 men have been killed dur ing two months fightiDg. The trouble does not concern the Americans at all, being entirely confined to the Moros," over whom the sultan will soon regain control. Adjutant General Corbrn presented a handsome pair of binoculars to the sm tan who immediately returned to his camp. Manila, Aug. 2. Chen Ti Chiang, the Chinese consul here, who has been ac cused of "squeezing," in order to re coup himself the 100,000 taels which, it is alleged, he paid to Li Hung Chang for securing his appointment, denies that the commissioner who has arrived here from the Chinese legation at Wash ington, is-investigating charges against u: rri , t , urz wumiissiuut i, . ine uoubui first secretary. The consul adds: "The only foundation for the allegation that I purchased my post is based on the fact tthat I contributed 10,000 taels for the relief of the famine sufferers at Jeso, Manchuria, prior to my opnoint nient." There is no question but that charges and counter charges will be made don both sides. The resignation of five members of the directorate of the Federal party be cause of their having been appointed to official positions means that there will be a reorganization of that party. Fe lipe Bencamino will probably be elected president of the reorganized body. The Spanish newspapers ridicule the exaggerations printed in American news papers here to the effect that a new revolution is budding in Rizal province, the new province formed of Manila and Morong. The Spanish- papers say the socalled revolutionists are merely law less persons who are unable to settle down to peace conditions. The story probably arose from the recent discov er' by the police of the existence of an unlawful secret society. Major Mans, of the medical corps, has been appointed insular health commis sioner, and H. M. Robinson, assistant director of posts. The government will probably, -arm the insular constabulary and municipal police with rifles captur ed from the insurgents by the army. These rifles will be purchased from the army by the civil authorities out of the funds now on hand. S NEGROES IN THE MILLS - ; , . Steel Strike Affords Black Workmen an Opportunity Cleveland, O., Aug. 2. The big teel combine is utilizing negro labor to sup plant its white workmen in the New burg mills here. Already a couple hun dred colored men have come to the city from Pittsburg, Homestead and adja cent, iron centres in Pennsylvania. They are brought here by one of their own racgj who is acting as agent for the steel corporation. When the colored men arrive they are sent to the mill where a large dwelling house is used as a domicile. , Many more negroes, it is said.' will be brought here, and a general emigra tion of colored workmen familiar with the manufacture of iron and steel, from thte South, is prophesied by a colored agent of the steel corporation. The negroes from Alabama and Ten nessee, according to the same author ity, see in this strie a glorious oppor tunity to improve their condition, and they are flocking north in large num bers. ' ; ' - -. It is also asserted that the steel cor poration has given authority to its agents to gather all the co!or?d- i-"" workers nossiblp a ml to enter thcni at 'l it i the various points '-d? tho zUr'ke. claimed that the "men who are going into the mills here are practically iron work ers, having done similar . work elsewhere. it Another Spanish Tribute to Admiral Schley THE BROOKLYN'S FIGHT Lieutenant Caprilles Has a Poor Opinion of the Men Who Are Trying to Belittle the Victor of Santiago New York, Aug. 2. To the Madrid correspondent' of the New York Jour nal, Lieutenant Enrique Caprilles, for mer, governor of Santiago de Cuba, who was on board the swiftest Spanish crui ser, ihe-.Vlzcaya, during the battle off Sautiago, making an attempt to escape iwilh the city records and treasurer, has given the "following interview concern ing Rear, Admiral Schley. "I was on the bridge of the Vizcaya and saw the fight. I saw the Brooklyn, and from an excellent position observed her movements. The Brooklyn attack ed us, and it is ridiculousulo say the Brooklyn kept too far away or stayed out of the fight.' : The number, of times the-Brooklyn was strnck shows she was more in the fight than any other Amer ican ship. "Admiral Sampson' "himself admits that the Brooklyn's westerly blockade position gave her an advantage in the chase, that 'ijs maintained this to the end, and thatr she employed her fine battery with- telling effect. The Brook lyn was the only Americtn ship which had any onekilled aboard. There can not have' been cowardice where the ship engaged three jf ours. A man of honor like Schley is always courageous. Eye witnesses of-the batter ere. dying off and it : is Abetter to finally settle the queftion "now, while enough witnesses are Hiving. ? "Ican conceive of nothing more hide ous 'Ijfan the cold-blooded attempt to belittle the man who won the battle which finished the war - and put your country! nfirst place '4mong the world's naval power. I should be ashamed of my manhood of my country and of the people who, though having beaten us, treated us as brothers, if I did not bear test that Schley is a brave and accom plished officer and that the Brooklyn played a distinguished part in the bat tle of Santiago." OFF TO SEE MORGAN Final Effort of Strike Leaders to Secure Terms Pittsburg, Aug. 2. One last and big effort is to be made by the Amalga mated Association of Iron and Steel Workers to induce the United States Steel Corporation to modify the terms it has laid out. In pursuance of this plan, almost the entire executive board of the association,, fifteen men in all, left for New York tonight to see J. P. Morgan. The executive board wants to get from Mr. Morgan himself a statement of the terms Shaffer and Williams say he of fered them. To most of tie members Shaffer's insistence that they accept con ditions less favorable than were offered them at the futile conference in the Ho tel Lincoln three weeks ago tomorrow, seems so unreasonable that they desire to hear for themselves. Insinuations were made by one of the hot-headed members yesterday against the honesty of Shaffer and Williams, and both men protest! indignantly and sor rowfully against any aspersions on their honor. The suggestion that the board go to New York, try its own luck in effecting a settlement and investigate the doings of the two superior officers, came from those officers themselves. Shaffer is said to have explained that he advised the acceptance of Morgan's terms, even though thef were not govern able, simply because the association was conducting a losing fight: that as it was, the United States Steel Corporation would not submit to the association original demands, and that if Morgan's terms were not accepted, the next con ditions he would impose, if he conde scended to parley at all with the asso ciation, would be far more vigorous; that public opinion would not countenance a strike accompanied with violence, and the spirit and the actions of the strikers at Wellsville and McKeesport showed that violence was imminent. This explanation was not satisfactory, and after it had been made the mem ber before referred to then made the remarks which displeased Shaffer and Williams. Just how the board expects to learn whether Shaffer and Williams are "square" no one can find out. Men who knew Shaffer before he became a steel worker do not doubt that the ex planation he gave when his reasons for wanting Morgan's conditions accepted are the -true ones and that the record of himself and Williams are clear, whether the board is able to learn that or not. Shaffer sees In the visit Of the board to New York the only chance for peace. He believes that it is possible when the members see Morgan they will realize the fight that will be on hand in case they do not settle the. strike now. and therefore for the best. He also sees himself from re- sponsibil ity. both for the settlement-of !.u nnf.nF9lili tn union 1 11C OUlUU lCIU13 Hill" . . . T - labor or a continuance of the fight. ; If the whole, board advises peace the rank and file of the association will be more apt to consider it a wise move- If the in Hnnr1 iaPnmn ... -."i. - r t -i tons, Shaffer will disclaim responsibility ry a.uu aujf , lvitriivi; tbat may accompany it. FASTmSTYET CreSceus Lowers His Own Record by Half a Second Columbus, O., Aug. 2. Twenty-nine and three-quarters, 59, 1:30, 2:02. Thus stands th record, of the most wonderful quarter, half, , three-quarters and mile ever - covered by a trotting horse. Cresceus' marvellous mile at Cleveland just one week ago was ex celled by himself today by a full half second in the most phenomenal exhibi tion of speed, courage and gameness the world ever witnessed. The bare figures of the mile and its several parts as given at the head of this story tell the marvel lous tale emphatically, concisely and im pressively. - It was exactly 3:50 when the world's trotter was brought out for his all-conquering effort. , He had been giyen three slow miles preparatory during the after noon in 2:3(9,4, 2:19 and 2:15. He was accompanied by two prompters as in his mile at Cleveland. After two scores Ketcham nodded for the word, with the stallion going at a wonderful clip. The horse was a bit over-anxious, for he made a mistake, and Ketcham pulled up and returned to the stand. On the next attempt the word was given. He did not - appear to be going as fast as before, but he had not taken more than , a stride, or two when the was at his top speed speed such as Avas never exhibited by a trotter before. The audi ence was simply enthralled with wonder and admiration as he sped- around the turn to theJirst quarter in 29 seconds. He had the runners straining to keep up with him. He was at the half in 59 seconds, trotting the second quarter in just 30 seconds and accomplishing the fastest half mile ever stepped by a trot ting horse. The next quarter was cov ered in 30 seconds, and the six fur longs in 1:30. , He was still striding on, showing no sign of the heart-breaking strain which such an effort must cause. As he turned into the stretch the run ners closed on him for the final effort Not till the -distance was reached was there a sign of faltering or failing. Here Ketcham was seen to move for the first time, and, raising the line, he began lift ing the stallion, at the same time call ing on him encouragingly. It was then seen that the great horse was tiring. But there was no faltering on his part. Weary, but with bulldog tenacity, he rushed on, and in the grandest exhibi tion of unflinching courage and the true race-horse instinct, reached the wire in 2:02, the last quarter being covered in 32 seconds. No part of the performance not even the . marvellous speed was so inspiring as was that final struggle against over taxed nature. As the wire was ap proached .the, TOnners had got upon even terms with him, -and when Ketcham called for the final effort the great horse made such a heroic response that" he actually gained fully a head on the gal lopers in the very last stride. Never was seen such a howling, crazed crowd as that at the Columbus track. Every one of the ten thousand specta tors seemed to be making an effort to out-yell and out-cheer his neighbor. No battle-scarred hero, ancient or modern, received such an ovation as greeted the wonderful stallion. . "DR."' DILLARD ARRESTED He Is Charged with Obtaining Money by False Pretense Winston-Salem. N. C. Aug. 2. Spe cial. A Winston officer went to Reids ville today to arrest "Dr." E. H. Dil lard, a negro, who claims to be rich. The .warrant, was sworn out by Sam Toliver, colored, who loaned Dillard fifty dollars here on Monday toward the purchase of a lot. Diuara went ort witn the money. . The Winston officer said Dillard would be brought back here if he failed to put up a hundred-dollar bond. ' Reidsville, N. C, 'Ang. 2. Special. Dr. Dillard, the wealthy darkey, was ar rested here today for ' obtaining money under false pretense from Sam Toliver of Winston, and was .released under a one-hundred-dollar bond for his ap- pearance . at ; inston . court. r nenas who still believe" Dillard" rich went on his bond. Reidsville. N. C ' Aug. 2. Special. Subsequent to his arrest and release, as stated, in : an earlier dispatcn, "ur. Dillard was arrested on a second war rant from, Winston. ; He . will answer at Forsyth superior court next Monday. Lexington, Ky., -Aug. 2. George W. Ranck, one . of the best known literary men of Kentucky, was struck and killed gy a Louisville and Nashville, train to day. : . . --- MOB LAW RUNS RIOT - - . i . .. - , t Swift Punishment- for a Young Wliite Man : ' in Tennessee Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 2. At Smith ville, DeKalb county, today, an infuri ated mob, took Charley Davis, a young white man, charged with criminally as saulting ' Miss . Kate Hughes, a well known young white woman of that neighborhood, from the custody of the officers and lynched, him. The crime was committed Sunday evening near Wharton Springs, where the young woman was visiting. , Davis escaped, but "was captured Monday morning. He was taken by the sheriff, to Smithville and lodged in jail. - This morning & ucaiiug . " " -- - . . nation was waived and the prisoner was 1 1 . a 4-liA r.r m Innl innt Thfl court house was packed with people and there were evidences of deep feel- Jmg. J - . .: . Governor Will . Not Interfere Further with His Sentence AUGUST I2TH THE DATE Vigorous Efforts of His Friends Secured the. Negri Three Respites But CanM Save His Neck Louis Council (colored), it seems, wil t certainly be hanged at Fayetteville oi August 12, Governor Aycok having de eided that he will not interfere further with the operation of the death sen tence. Col. P, M. Pearsall received last nighj a letter from, Governor Aycock, who il at Wilson at the bedside of his son to the effect that after ' carefully con sidering the circumstances of the cas he cannot interfere further in the mat ter, and Council must . hang on Au gust 12. Readers of The Post are familiar wit! the history of this remarkable case, How that he was first convicted of a outrage on Mrs. West of Cumberlanc county and sentenced .to be hanged o July 24. Then there was ah appeal tc the Supreme Court, where no error wat found, and the sentence of the court below sustained. Petitions then came in to- the Gov. ernor praying a commutation of Coun cil's sentence to life imprisonment. I order that the merits of this case mighl be considered, the Governor granted f respite for two weeks, until Monday, July 8. Then there was a further re spite of two weeks for yet a still fur ther investigation fixing the date for thi hanging on July 22. , In the meantime . the Governor found no reasonable, doubt of the guilt of th negro, and made up his mind that hs would let the law take its course. How ever, almost at the : last minute there came a telegram from Fayetteville to the effect that Sheriff Burns of Cumber land county stated that Mrs. West had told him after she .was outraged and before Council's arrest that -she knew Council and that he was not the negro who outraged her. On the strength of this affidavit the Governor determined ;vto allow- a third respite, this time for- three weeks, ' in . order that there might bef "-fhorotigh sifting of the matter. This Ihird "respite "staved off" the hanging until August 12. And now comes the announcement that there will positively not be any further interference with the operation of the sentence. Since the granting of the last respite there has been hard work by those striv ing to save Council's neck. But Mrs. West persists' in her declaration of posi tive identification of Council as her as sailant, and the Governor evidently feela himself obliged to allow the law to take its course in spite of the affidavit by Sheriff Burns. Judge Bryan of Wilmington: had been engaged by the friends of Council to work up evidence to warrant a com mutation, and Judge T. B. Womack of Raleigh spent several days at Fayette ville and in Wilmington conferring with Judge Bryan with reference to the mat ter. While it has not been officially stated, still it is generally believed that Judge Womack went at the instance of Governor Aycock to look into the matter from the State's viewpoint. Cer tain it is that the Governor has had the matter investigated to his satisfac tion, and decides that Council must hang. " . Big Ship Race Is On ' New York, Aug. 2.C-The Standard Oil Company's new American built' ship , Acme left this port yesterday with nearly 250,000 gallons of oil, bound for Yokohama, and every one about New York harbor knows that she will try her utmost to beatthe big British ship Brilliant, chartered by the same com pany, which left here Monday last for the same port. The voyage is practical ly a race half way around the world be tween the "American and British vessels. The Explosion at Batoum St. Petersburg, Aug. 2. It Is'officialy announced that in the recent explosion at Batoum eight casemates of the fort, two magazines and a commissary fetore were destroyed. Thirty soldiers were killed and sixty injured. ! - Immediately aftet the trial the young woman's father mounted -a bench and made an appeal to ; the crowd - to help him to take vengeance "upon the assailant of his daughter When the sheriff made his appearance "with the prisoner' a rush was made at him. The sheriff and his deputies resisted,- and a fierce -struggle took place for possession of .the prisoner. ' ? . r .. During the fight Davis escaped and had gotten away some distance before the fact was discovered. He. was cap tured by a constable , who aeain' staired for the jail. About' a haJf -mile, from town the officer was nift by the mob and relieved of his charge., Davis was then taken to, a neighboring grove ad swung to the" limb of a tree.- After hanging him the mob dispersed . . e
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