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RALEIGH, 3ST. C.; SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1901
No. 65
v.
Speed Excessive for Big Guns
of the Massachusetts
GOULD NOT HIT COLON
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Two Government Witnesses
Out of Three Excused With-:
out Cross-examination
A Dewey Witness on Stand
Washington, Oct. 11 lhe auenuautr
at -. the Schley court of inquiry today was
" .
unusually large, mere ueuig
neighborhood of 200 or more spectators,
the most of whom were ladies. There
were present also several delegations
composed of visitors to the ' city, Vho
remained throughout the afternoon ses
sion. There was nothing in the evi
dence to cause the least ripple of
citernent, the questions and answers
ex-be-
3ng ot tne most routine cnaracicr, cve
irig only points brought out many times )
previously I i
Mr. Rayner today adopted a new
method of procedure. Three naval offi
cers were upon the stand, and of two
of them hie asked no questions in cross
examination, and he had only a few in
quiries to make of the third.
Each of the three witnesses repeated
in substance what has already been
'told to the court many times before.
Their testimony .related chiefly to the
blockade off Cienfuegos and Santiago
;iv to "the reconnoissance of May )M.
' Each said that the shots fired at the
Colon all fell short, but they agreed
quite generally as to the ranges j at j
which the projectiles were discharged, j
Nothing particularly new was brought
out in relation to any of these matters
except that Lieuenant 'Boughter, who
was aboard he Marblehead, one of the ,
picket boats, said that he could not
have seen the Spanish ships escaping ;
unless they had turned to the westward
at night. Had they gone to the easj: or
souh the Marblehead would have been
unable to see them. '
One of the witnesses this morning was
Lieutenant Dewey, a nephew of the
p;t iilent of the court. He described. the '
rcnnoifsance and said thai he had been ;
tulrl by Commodore Schley that the ves
sels were going in to try to sink tho
Colon. ''-. '
Considerably more time than usual
was devoted this morning to the correc
tion of the testimony, immediately after
the session began. It was accordingly
close to 12 o'clock before any evidence
was introduced. The corrections made
by the witnesses of yesterday were; noc
material as to the facts, but in making
them -considerably time was consumed.
.lieutenant Althouse, the watch offi
cer of the Massachusetts, who was the
first witness on the stand today, gave
testimony concerning he arrival of j the
Massachusetts- at Cienfuegos and I d
sribes the blockade there. His evi
dence contained no facts of material
importance other than what are already
before the court.
Lieutenant Dewey who followed in
the line of witnesses, described the
character of the blockade off Santiago.
"Did; you participate in the fire! of
May 31?" he was asked.
He answered, "I did. I was I" in
charge of the after 13-inch turrets."'
Q- Did you have any conversation
with the commanding officer of the fly
ing squadron or with any one in his
presence on the day relative to the fir
ing on the Colon? What were your
ir.structions?
A. Shortly before we started into
the entrance I was informed that the
commodore wished to see the turret
officers in. .the pilot house. I went v to
the pilot house and the commodore said
that he intended to go in a few min
utes and have a trv at the Colon and
that he hoped we would sink her
I I
asked what speed we wuld make and
was told about ten knots. I remarked
at the time that I thought it was giv
inj us very little chance at the Colon
as she would be in sight but two min
utes and that the smoke from the guns
from the deck would make our , fire
slow'. To the best of my recollection the
commodore tated that - we would have
to do the best we could; that the speed
would be ten knots. ,
Lieutenant Boughter of the Marble
head was examined on the stand for a
hort while. He admitted that the pur
rr.se of the Marblehead inside the lines
w as to keep watch of the Spanish fleet
fl nd inform the squadron if the enemy
attempted to come out. He said, how
ever, if they had gone to the east or to
the southeast he would have been una
ble to see them '"'-,.
Lieutenant Bennett, flag lieutenant of
Admiral Sampson's flagship, and Lien--tenant
Marshy flag secretary to Admi
ral Sampson, were also on the stand.
Lieutenant Bennett was questioned con-
erning dispatches sent by Sampson to
Schley at Cienfuegos. He could not,
be said, describe the letters sent. There
vrere three sent within twnty-four hours
1,7 the Jowa, Dupont and Hawk. They
went exactly in the order of the sail
ins; of the vessels.
The first was sent by the first vessel
mailing and was at once copied? -the-second
by the next vessel sailing, and so
copied and so on. -
Captain Chadjvick, who commanded the
New York, was also a witness at the
court of inquiry today. He was asked if
e did not recollect that Sampson had
sent Schley a dispatch on May 29 con
gratulating him upon the effective block
ade he had' maintained..' Captain Chad
wick said he recollected the dispatch be
cause it did not meet with his approval.
He did not think Schley's blockade justi
fied commendation
Captain Chadwick was asked by Mr.
Rayner if he had ..at any -time approved
of the blockade that Schley maintained
before June 1; The -judge advocate ob
jected and the question was excluded.
Soon after this the court adjourned
until tomorrow, ,
REVENUERS DESTROY
MOONSHINE OUTFIT
Durham, N. C., Oct. 'll.-Speclal. De
puty Collector S. P. Satterfield and a par
ty of ' raiders destroyed two sowpaw dis
tillery outfits near South Lowell, thirteen
miles north of Durham, this afternoon.
They were the -largest moonshine plants
ever captured in this county in one day,
both being copper stills of 125 and 150
gallons capacity.
In addition to the de-
strilftirm ff tho rliaHllprips. 4.000 CTflllons
of beer 230 gallons singlmgs were
cut down. Both stills were in operation
w h Pti tns rordniio nflincre mnilo fna mill
but the operators escaped. They had
been running sixty or ninety days.
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France Losing Patience
Paris, Oct. 11. There is good author
ity for stating that the government will
decide tomorrow tp send war ships to
Turkey unless the porte in the mean
time agrees to all the French demands.
Ir. is said here that the government has
become wearied with the delays of the ;
Prte anfl that unless action is taken
at once mere will be a serious rupture ,
between France and Turkey.
Developments are awaited with t lie
keenest interest.'
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LIGHlT UNDER WATER
Italian Government Utilizes
an American Invention
New Haven. Oct. 11. A. Burdick and
Francis G. Hall, Jr., the Yale students
who invented a submarine electric light,
II . Til'
nave been engaged by tne Italian gov
ernment to construct lights which' will
be -used 'on the. Italian submarine ves
sel Delfino. This vessel has been car
rying on a series of experiments, under
the- direction of the minister of marine,
with lighting devices which allow per
sons on bodrd to see all that is going
on above the surface of the water al
though the boat and its occupants are
invisible, j
The experiments have been conducted
with grqat secrecy, and the success
thty have obtained is expected, to give
the Italian! navyt a tremendous advan
tage In submarine warfare.
NEW
PACING RECORD
Alvina Vyilkes Makes Lowest
Time in the State
Greensboro, N.-C, Oct. 11. Special.
The racing today was decidedly the best
of the week. The North Carolina track
record was lowered by Alvina Wilkes,
who 'paced si mile in 2:15. Junius II.
Harden offered a bonus of for any
horse doing
this at Burlington next week.
Frank Kenou, g g, C. D. Carter. Merid
ian, AllSS.,
won first heat in 2:20 class,
trotting anil
lacing, in 2:1 Alvina
Wilkes, b
Ohio, won
2:17. Last
in, j. jicL-ormack, 31 arietta,
ast three heats in 2:lo, 2:18,
week she made a mile in 2:10.
Aline Dudley, b m, Roper & Christian,
Roper, N. C-, won a special trotting and
1.1 w-wm
pacing race m tnree straignt neats. lime
2:25, 2:25, i,:244. This was the winner's
first race. M
E. Engleking, Richmond,
Va.,.won five-eighths of a mile running,
best two in three. Time: 1:09, 1:08.
Most of the horses that entered here
sixty in number will be at the Raleigh
fair.
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CARTER IS WILLING
He Believes a Democrat Can
Be'Elected Senator
Chicaero. Octf 11. Mavor Hamson has
acknowledged Ahat he would be pleased
zo nniKe ine raue i a it:uiuaai; iiuun
nee for the United States senatorship, but
said he was not going .to make any fight
for the nomination. i
"As conditions are now I am not look
ing for the place," said the mayor. "Were
the nomination to be given me, however,
I would make as energetic a fight as lies
in'nry power. I believe there is a . good
chance to elect a Democratic senator this
I time. It would be necessary,; however,
for the Democratic state convention to
nominate la candidate for the "senator
ship." - :
The controlling faction in the -Deaio-
crafic statff committee is said to he averse
to having the convention make any nomi
nation fori the senatorship.
The Porte Promises Reforms
London, Oct. 11. A dispatch from
St. Petersburg says, that M. Zineview,
the Russian ambassador at Constantino
pie, was instructed to urge the porte to
institute immediate reforms in Armenia
where frejsh 'massa cres have occurred.
The porte promises to comply in earn
est fashion.
Registration Begins
New York, Oct. 11. Today was the
fltst day of registration in this city, and
as" usual both sides' profess satisfaction
with the figures and ba se on them pre
dictions of victory. The police were
very slow-in getting in the figures of
the registjnrtion. ' At one o'clock this
morning only five districts of New Yrork
county and two of Ivings had been re
ported, i ''
Demand for Merchandise is
Now Quieting Down
PRICES HOLD UP WELL
Advance in Cotton is Insienif
icant Numerous Indus
tries Are Working Right up
to Their Capacity
New York, Oct. 11. Bradstreet's to
day will say:
jSome quieting down in the general
demand for merchandise is noted this
week, partly the result of weather con
ditions such as rains in the northwest
and warmer weather at the west, while
at the south the restricted movement
of cotton still checks trade and collec
tions at several markets. The lull in
the demand for dry goods, clothing and
shoes from western jobbers is, how
ever, not unexpected, being accounted
for by the advanced stage of the '-sea-,
son. Bank clearings . show . a ' further
shrinkage,, but are Still far in advance
of other years, and railroad earnings,
though showing slightly smaller gains
than of late, note a continued and pro
gressive gain over previous years. In
the iron industry no cessation of activ
ity is, however, noted. The "iron and
steel, flour milling, boot and shoe, luim
ber and a' number of other industries are
all working at full capacity. The textile
industries are likewise fully occupied,
the throat of a possible strike Still over
hangs the principal situation.
A slisrht umvard swine in nrices is
1Kted this -week, following the general
gain in all staples shown in September,
but the changes in cereals are small,
whether upward or downward. The
advance in cotton, based on" the poor
crop reports, light receipts, the post
ponement of the Fall River strike, and
rather better trade advances from
abroad, is a trifling one. ' The great
mass of prices the country over show
few important changes, and this steadi
ness is a notable feature by itself of
the trade situation. The .feature in su
gar is the partial restoration of the
large reduction made in refined sugar
at the west last week. Instead of the
3 cent quotation of last week 4 J-cents
is now asked, the large orders received
at the lower price making it certain
that the full reduction was an extreme
one.
Failures for the week number 183
as against 175 last week, 210 in this
week a year ago, and 1G4 in 1899.
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IN TURKISH TERRITORY
Bulgarian Authorities Want
to Catch the Brigands
New York, Oct. 11. The Evening
Vorld says it. has received the follow
ing telegram in answer to inquiries con
cerning the measures being taken by
Bulgaria for the rescue of Miss Stone,
the American missionary captured by
brigands:
"Royal Palace, Sofia, October 11.
"His .Royal Highness requests me to
say that the baud of brigands which
captured Miss Ellen Stone, the Ameri
can missionary, is now in Turkish terri
tory and that the Bulgarian government
is taking most energetic measures to
guard their boundary line and arrest
the brigands in case they should at
tempt" to cross into Bulgarian territory,
while at the same time taking care not
to endanger, the life qf Miss Stone or
her companion in misfortune.
.(Signed) "PRINCE DEBROVITCH,
"Perfect of the Chancellery."
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NO RELIABLE NEWS
Missionaries Hear Nothing in
Regard to Miss Stone v
New York, Oct. 11. The following
cablegram from President Washburne
of Roberts College, Constantinople, was
received this afternoon:
"Loufe Kloppsch, Christian Herald,
. New York.
"No reliable news of Miss Stone, mak
ing every effort to find her.a'nd rescue
her. Public appeals in America are
considered inopportune.
(Signed) "WASHBURNE."
This was sent in reply to an iniuiry
for authentic news of the negotiations
for Miss Stone's release. It is evident,
that her missionary friends in Turkey
"are still without news of her actual
safety, notwithstanding optimistic mes
sages from Vienna.
Successful Meeting
Hartford, Conn., Oct. ll.-The meet
ing of the American Board came to a
close with the session this morning.: and
President apen, in his response to the
farewell word from the Rev. H. M.
Kelsey of this city, said it was the most
successful meeting the board had ever
had. He referred not only to the large
attendance upon and the interest, but
the soirit of giving which took posses
sion of the people when the appeal was
made to help the board out of its finan
cial difficulties. -
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Not Enough Officers for Our
Fighting Ships
SHORT ON SAILORS TOO
It Would Be a Serious Prob
lem to Man the Ships Now
in N avy Ya rds and Avail
able for Service
Washington, Oct. 11. The annual re
port of Rear Admiral Crowinshield, chief
of the Bureau of Navigation, made public
today, calls attention to the deplorable
scarcity of line officers for the manning
of naval-vessels now. in the service. Ad
miral Crowinshield says:
' The ever increasing .need of line offi
cers has made itself felt with augmented
force during the past fiscal year. At no
time in the history of the navy has such
i a condition held as now exists. If the
j department were suddenly called upon to
j man for war service all the vessels avail
i able in the navy yards, it would be con
's fronted with a requirement impossible to
meet. It is a fact that there are not
enough line officers of the navy to man
the ves'sels already constructed."
It is submitted that each battleship
should have a minimum of 17 line officers,
and it is shown that this -number is small
compared with England, which has -33,
France 20 and Germany 20. Estimates
are submitted for 268 officers for the ves
sels which have been commissioned but
which are now out of . commission for re
pairs or in resery and 558 officers for
vessels now under constuuetion but which
will be completed by July 1, 104, mak
ing a total of 826 officers including a 25
per cent; reserve. These estimates do
not include officers to man auxiliary ves
sels, such 'as scouts, colliers, supply ships.
auxiliary gunboats, etic. Allowing that 200
officers are necessary for such ships, it is
explained that 1,026 men should be pro
vided to send the United States Navy to
sea. Attention is called to the status of
legislation which provides line officers
for the'-.navy, and it is pointed out that
under existing law there will be an in
crease of but thirty officers by July 1,
1004. Admiral Crowninshield says: "In
the opinion of the bureau there is but one
remedj' for this error in our naval policy,
and that ' is to increase the number of
eadftts, at the naval academy."
: He iwornmfmls that "the grade of vice
admirab should be re-established perma
nently, . remarking:. V
: "If the United States had been repre
sented by -a vice admiral in Chinese wa
ters during the summer of 1900, his posi
tion in the council of allied commanders
in chief would have been, of a greater
dignity and weight, and one which would
have been more commensurate with the
power and interests of this government.
This country -is-, often placed in a humili
ating position on important occasions
abroad 'by reason of the low rank of its
naval representatives. Officers take pre
cedence according to "rank, and thus our
representatives are frequently preceded
by those of countries far inferior in
power and prestige."
The report presents interesting statis
tics regarding the "enlisted force of the
navy, showing 38,008 applications for en
listment, upon which subjects -the ad
miral says "It should be borne hi mind
that the United States possess no ade
quate merchant marine from which to
draw its seamen, and even if we did pos
sess a large merchant marine the class
of men it would supply, would not meet
the requirements of modern men of war.
Men supplied from a "merchant marine,
while possessing fair qualification for sea
men, must still be especially and thor
oughly trained to be of use in a modern
ship of war. To the merest tyro in the
requirements of the personnel of a omd
ern ship of war is must be apparent that
it is no longer possible to improvise or
suddenly create on short notice the class
of men required, for the reason that one,
two, or even three years must be spent to
properly train our modern men of war's
men. This work must be done in time
of peace if we are to be .at all prepared
when war comes." ,
The board of ordnance and fortifica
tions has nearly completed its annual re
port to the secretary of war. There is
little doubt that the board will renew its
recorn'mendations of last year for the es
tablishment of three great practice
grounds for artillery. They will recom
mend that one of these be located on the
North Atlantic coast, one on the South
Atlantic or gulf, and one on the Pacific
coast. '
DAUGHTERS OF
! THE CONFEDERACY
State Flas Adopted as Flag of
the Division
Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 11 Special.
The Daughters of the Confederacy today
decided to adopt the state flag of North
Carolina as the flag of the North Car
olina Division United Daughters of
the Confederacy. Tne convention voted
to furnish a dormitory at the soldiers'
hnmp nnd tr nresent an oil portrait of
the late W. C. Stronach to the institution.
Officers were elected as follows: 1'resi
dent, Irs. W. H. Overman, of Salis
bury ; First vice president, Mrs. Rufus
Ban-inger, of Charlotte; second vice pres
ident, Mrs. J. W. Hinsdale, of Italeigh;
treasurer, Miss Mary Oliver, of New
Bern; recording seci-etary, Mrs. Garland
Jones, of Italeigh; corresponding secre
tary, Miss Julia Alexander, of Charlotte;
registrar, Mrs. Parham, of Henderson;
historian, Mrs. Armistead Jones, of Ra
leigh; assistant historian, Mrs. Blacknall,
of Kittrell.
f The convention adjourned to meet next
year in New Bern.
Russia Will Bccosrnize Habib Ullab
Cologne, Oct. 11. The Gazette says
in regard to the political', situation o,f
Afghanistan, that Russia will acknowl- j
edge Habib Ullah as the new ameer
and will do nothing if the situation re
mains quiet. If, however, internal trou
bles an Afghanistan call for British in
tervention Russia will "move troops to
Herat.
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Captain Lmhs Report
Washington, Oct. 11. The annual re
port of Captain - Samuel C. Lemly,
judge advocate general of the United
States navy, was made public today.
He -says that the increase in business
for the last fiscal year over the previous
one is 21 per cent. He' again urges
that naval courts martial and courts
of inquiry be given power to enforce
the attendance before them of civilian
witaesses. He also renews his recom
mendation that a law be enacted per
mitting the use of depositions before
such courts.
Through Cars to Paris
Washington, Oct. 11. Loicg Lobet, of
Paris, is in Washington for the purpose
of securing the right of way through
Alaska of a proposed railroad, .which, if
constructed, will enable one to travel
from Washington to Paris im ithe same
car and without a single change.
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SHADOW OF 1 HE OCTOPUSiifJ'
ChargesAgainsta Government
Official at Honolulu
Washington, oct. 11. The reDort of
Edwin S. Boyd, commissioner of pub-
lie lands for Hawaii, upon a complaint
filed by Edwin S. Gill, editor of the
uonoiuiu itepiioncan, was today re -
ceived at the Interior Department from
Henry E. Cooper, acting governor of
that territory? '
Mr. Gill makes , the charge in his let
ter of complaint to Acting Governor
Cooper that the disposition of lands' is
being conducted in a manner-contrary
to existing authority and inimical to
the best interests of the territory. "'
The commissioner denies that the law
has been violated and states that not
to open the lands in question for home
stead settlement would be an injustice
to the very class of people the Hawaiian
officials desire as citizens.
Mr. Gill contends that the homestead
leases now being advertised for sale
will soon become the property of some
great corporation. The commissioner
says that this; charge "would only be
made by a person unfamiliar with the
terms and conditions under which such
a lease can be j acquired; that one of the
conditions is that the lease can not be
alienated, and therefore such lands as
are opened under this system can not
in any waj beme the property of
some 'large corporation.' "
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PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS
Palm Withdraws and Fusion
Becomes Complete
Harrisburg, Oct. 11. At today's
meeting of the Democratic State com
mittee ex-Governor Robert E. Patter
son, Congressman J. Jv. 'IV Hall, ex
Judge D. L. Krebs, of Clearfield, Colo
nel F'rank Fitzsimmons of Scranton, Ws.
J. Bernnan of Pittsburg, Congressman
William McAleer of Philadelphia, Rob
ert E, Wright of Allentown and other
prominent leaders joined with State
Chairman . Casey in striking from the
rolls the names of the Ryan-Donnelly
members of the State committee from
Philadelphia. This action was followed
by the formal withdrawal of A. J.
Palm of Crawford county as the candi
date for State treasurer and the sub
stitute of the name of E. A. Corry,
the Union party's candidate.
There is a whole lot of confidence
among Democratic leaders and they do
not hesitate to predict quietly the elec
tion of ex-Governor Patterson for a
third term in the gubernatorial chair
next year. They hint that Justice Pot
ter is not acceptable to a large number
of Republicans and that both he and
IlarrisV the candidate of the Republi
cans for State treasurer, will be de
feated. s
Special Train to Mexico
New York, Oct 11 A special train
modelled after the Pennsylvania limited
is scheduled to leave Washington tomor
row morning, having on board the Latin-American
diplomats and other .dele
gates and visitors to the International
American 'conference to be held in the
city of Mexico. The train is expected
to reach Mexico at 10.30 a. m. October
18th.
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Ten Thousand for Schools
Clarkton, N. C, Oct. 11. Special.
Wilmington Presbytery appropriates ten
thousand dollars equally between Clark
ton, Faison - and Kenansville, schools.
There is great interest and large at
tendance. Dr. Wells preached a grand
sermon on "God's Preservation of His
Children." Dr. Smith made a fine ad
dress on education.
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Fatal Shooting in a Bar Rm
Scotland Neck, N. C, Oct. 11 Special.
Yesterady morning a colored man nam
ed Herbet Smith, died at Hobgood from
a pistol wound inflicted the night before
by a young' white man named Grimes.
The latter was clerking in a saloon and
a sled the negro to go out so he could
.shut up the (stare at closing time. The
negro was somewhat impertinent about
the matter and some-altercation ensued,
when Grimes shot the negro. The white
man left the place.
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London; Oct. 11. A news agency dis
patch from Bombay says orders have
been received at Peshawar, India, for the
immediate mobilizathm of two field hos
pitals -
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The President at Work on His
First Message
THE CABINET MEETS
Navigation -of the Amazon a
Subject for the Pan-American
Congress Some of
the President's Visitors
' Washington, Oct. itThe traas-P
cific. cable matter was not discussed af
the cabinet meeting this morning, At
torney General Knox will present & r
u&uko e -
ernment to President Roosevelt tomor-
row. There was the usual discussion
by the members of the cabinet today of
departmental affairs. Secretary Long,
who returned to Washington last night,
was nresent at. the meeting for-the first
! time in tnree weeks. AttorneyGeneral
; Knox. Postmaster General Smith, Sec-
1 retaries Hitchcock and Wilson were the
others in attendance. ...
Mr. Roosevelt, after luncheon, devoted
the entire afternoon to work on his
forthcoming message. No .. engagements
are now being made for afternoons, it
being the president's desire to get his
message well under way before he goes
to New Haven, October 21.
. The Peruvian minister presented Mr.
Manuel Alvarez Calderon, representa
tive of that country to . the Pan-American
Congress, tq President Roosevelt
this morning. A. A. AHlee, acting sec
retary of state, accompanied them to
the White House. A few minutes after
their deparature Mr. Adee returned
with Dr. Martinez Silva, the Colombian
minister, and General Rafael Reyes,
vice-president of the Colombian govern
ment, who was minister from Colombia
to France. .These gentlemen also saw
the president for a ijshort time. ;
As a result of the visit of General
Reyes to the1: White House, -the United
States delegation to ' the Pan-American
Congress will be instructed to give spe
cial attention to discussion bearing upon
thet navigation of the Amazon and its
tributaries. General Reyes has explored
the Amazon valley "and its tributaries
and has devised a route which,! it is
claimed, with the aid of a canal, will
enable ocean steamships to reach by
water snearly every country in jSouth
America, Chile excepted. The president
is greatly interested in the project,
which will open up a territory to the
commercial world heretofore inaccessi
ble. !
General Reyes stated that the popu
lar conception of the Colombian-Venezuelan
embroglio is . greatly overdrawn.
"There is a possibility that. President
Roosevelt may attend the annual en
campment of the Union Veterans Union
at Chicago which begins October 22 and
closes October. 25.
Dr. W. P. Wilson, head of the Phil
adelphia commercial museum, has been
appointed commercial attache of the
United States delegation to the Pan
American Congress, to be held in the
city of Mexico. Dr. W'ilson is one of
the foremost authorities in this eountrv
on questions of commercial law. His
opinion will be sought on all Questions
pertaining to trade relations between
this and other American nations.
William Fox, acting director of the
Bureau of American Republics accom
panied Dr. Wilson to the White House
this morning. After a conference with
the president the two gentlemen visited
the State Department where Dr. Wil
son's credentials were prepared, j
Senator Mason of Illinois, who callftd
at the White nouse today, is anxious
to have it understood that he has ex
pressed no intention of opposing tha
proposed canal treaty. A recent report
credited Senator Mason with having
tola the president'that he would ODnose
the treaty and that the president had
immediately intimated that such a
course would be considered inimical to
the administration's policy. "Why, the
treaty has not yet been announced,"
said Senator Mason. "When it is there
will bo time enough to oppose it."
Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, j pastor
of New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, accompanied by Rev. Dr. Forest
of Glasgow University, Scotland, called
on the president' today. Dr. Forest-is
the representative of Glasgow Univer
sity to the Yale bi-centennial.
Among others who called at the
White House today were SenatorBev
eriIa of Indiana, General Merriam,
Thomas Grindell, clerk of the Supremo
Court of Arizona and a formerLRough,
Rider, Rev. Dr. D. J. Stafford,! pastor
of St. Patricks Church, Washington,
and Representative Warner of Illinois.
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Brutal Murder Avenged
Chicasro. Oct. 11. Georare Dolinski ra
hianged, at noon today in the county jail
for the murder of his brother-rn-Jaw, An- '
ton Lisle, November 27th last. He main
tained considerable fortitude to the end,
his principal worry being for the future
maintenance of his wife and family. The
execution was witnessed by Jess than one
hundred persons. The fewest number of
officials necessary were admitted.'
Dolrnski s crime, was unusually brutal,
he having waylaid and killed his unarmed
brother-in-law in a looely gpot in Irving
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