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VOL. VI J. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1 "1901. No. 72 Inquiry Court Hears Some Wordy Encounters : BOTH SIDES SCORE One Decision Made in Favor of Schley and Another Fa vorable to Lemly Sigsbee on the Stand Again Washington, Oct. SI The first wit ness examined -when the Schley court of inquiry convened this morning was Captain Borden, who was on board the Brooklyn during the battle. His tes timony added little of conseernenee to what has already been adduced, and After he was excused Mr. Rayner an nounced that he would call no more witnesses. Lieut. Grant, who was a,-witness on the part of tne inquiry against Schley, was called in rebuttal and examined by Captain Lemly. Soon after the ex amination began a controversy onened between counsel concerning a coversa tion iu the ward room of the Massa chusetts with regard to the affair of 31 ay 31, whether it. was a bombard met or a recounoissance. Captain Lem ly asked: . Q. 1 on have been a witness before tlia court on a previous occasion? A. Yes, sh (. You were interrogated with re frnnl to the affair of May 31 whether it Mas a bombardment or a rcconnois Bance? - A. Yes sir. Q. And yon were on board through out the entire engagement? A. Yes sir. ; Q. You say Lieut. Sears CSchley's a ;ig lieutenant) was on board that day. did ron not? A. Yes sir. . : ' ). Where did you see him? A. I first saw him on the carter rlock about II o'clock. After speaking j t ) ilr. Sears and others on the deck I went below STSTrTTetnlo . niy un forail Then I came" back on" deck" again and between 11 o'clock nrd 12 o'clock i went wita i,ieut. aears to me nr.v.- as Mr. i Rayner had concluded) Abso W tor's room, where he washed h'sj lute'ly. nothing that has been said has hands preparatory to going to mess. any beai-hig upon this case. The 'argu and I had a conversation with him 'n j ment is technical; I will not call it that room and afterward at the w-rd specious. There is no prosecution in ., t-u Q. Who was present in the "state room of the navigator? A. The navigator was there a part of the time, but I do not know whether he was there the whole of the time. Q. Who was present the subsequent time at the ward room table? A. The navigator nrv at the corner of the table, on his left was Lieut. Sears, on Mr. Sears' left, myself, on my lo; t Lieut. Glennon; directly oppo site Lieut. Mlennon was Major Wood. Those I am certain of. There were some others, as there were about six teen at the fable. Q. Practically i the entire mess? A. The entire mess practically. Q. I want you to state what tha conversation was in the state room of the nav'gator. i " . ; Mr. Rayner Wait a minute. I ob ject. Captain "Lemly State what your ob jection is. t Mr. Itayner It is a "perfectly self evident one. Lieut: Sears has testified that he did not make the statement up on which our question is based. He stated that he did not have such a-cou-veisation. This is a collateral" matter, and yen can not bring ,np a witness to disprove a statement which the witness whom you seek to impeach says wes lint marie. :' - ' v' Mr. Rayner continued to argue the matter at some lenyth, and read the law- on the -subject.'. He contended that the alleged conversation did not relate to any of the specifications in the pre cept, and -that it was an entirely imma terial -matter. It was no matter whr.t Lieut. Sears said. How could that af fect what Commodore Schley did? Com modore Schley . was not present, and Mr. Rayner said the court had time and agam ruled out conversations had when Commodore Schley was-not present. An argument of some length followed. t the conclusion of which the court retired to consider the objection mads by Admiral Schley's counsel. It re mained behind closed doors for fully twenty minutes, and when it rcanpear d,' Admiral -' Dewey made the sim-de announcement: "The objection as made sustained by the court." Captain Lemly (addressing the :wit ress) That is all," Commander; yon retire. . Captain Sigsbee was then called to t-e stand and Mr. Rayner asked, "TTow is this witness to be examined? Is it to be ,yi rebuttal?" Captain Lemly Captain Sigsbee has "ken the stand for the purpose of be ing questioned on this case.' - Mr. Rayner Have you the risdit to eaH a witness except in rebuttal? Thr.t ftrt of proceeding would make an in terminable case. When you close a case you close it. There is no getting Hound that. This one is closed now. It was closed by you. The rule of tb law is against this proceeding. Of course you can rebut anything new we lave brought into the case. ..- .- . - . ( v.. Captain Lemly Counsel is wrong when li, ays that the ease was closed. I did not close the case. I simply said it rested here .and-that I would call witnesses hereafter. I do not regard this .caye as a prosecution and a de fence. I have never known a court of inquiry to; be designated in that way. A court of inquiry is intended to .'learn certain facts. There is no prosecution. If I want to call further witness I think I have a perfect right to do so. r. Parker We will have the same right. Curtain Leni.lv Certainly von will ha vi' the same right. I am not going to object to your calling move witnesses if you see fit to do o. Mr. Rayner Now I understand dis- tineriy. that when a case is closed it is closed. What will be the result of Ihe sort of testimony it is proposed to bo submitted? It will open the whole case again, and we can do the amo thing. While this may not be a tech nical , prosecution it .is a pood deal like that. (Laughter.) I do not mean lo say that- there has Len any discrimina tion here. The coni't has been most fail. Indeed,-; I do not think it could bo more so. But vhcn the case was opened Cap tain Lemly turned a round to our la te lamented colleague, .nidge Wilson, and remarked: J "Will yit.r own?" Those were the words. If there is any wit ness who has made u mistake in his testimony let him wm'a, tip and say so. If Captain Sigsbee has made 'any mis take let him say so, and Jet him correct it. I don't object to anivthiug of that kind. If any witness wants to modify or qualify his" testimoav then that is perfectly proper. I won't object to that. But I seriously object to opening the case again. I apprehend that'-with oil the knowledge my friends have in re gard to courts-martial and courts of in quiry, they may know of some oreeedent in the matter which they can give to the court. 1 he authorities state that courts of inquiry are governed bv'tbe rules of common law. Captain Lemly I want to say that there is no prosecution in tfiis case, and that there never was. Mr. Ilayner 1 knew you were going to say that. (Laughter.) Captain Lemly Have you finished? Mr. Ilayner No; I have just begun. tLaughter.) - Admiral Dewey (rapping with his gavel) Order w32I please be maintained m court. Mr. Rayner Now if there is anything noiV- in ' his case that oan be rebutted, if there -is . anything new in this testi mony that affects Captain Sigsbee, he can give.it and answer, it. But if the captain is here for the purpose of verity ing Fta'-ements that he has made, or if he is here to sustain any statements Ihe has made, such a proceeding would re contrary to me, law. j.ne rules gov erning a court 'of inqulrv are the same as. those governing every tribunal under cominym law. We have finished our case. Capt-u in, Sigsbee has testified. -to a cer tain conversation. lie cannot be called upon again to testify in regard to this conversation unless in his previous testi- niw.-y he omitted something or unless he has 4dera mistake. If hewants to makes oUTection in the tesfinrony, then he "can testify, but otherwise not. Captain Lemly (jumping up as soon uiw case. xnere is no -oerence ana no rebuttal. 'The only mies-tion is to get at the bottom of the facts. When I finished I said. '"The judge advocate has no further witnesses to call at this time." When 'the case was opened there was some doubt in my mind as to who rfioul 1 begin the case, and I gave coun sel for the applicant the opportunity tit virion ATotv tHi -witTi Sirrjii ins referred to; Ir.iving taken "his scat on the stand) has been, more or le.-s .at- Charleston News and Courier, formed ment believing that in the interval Tur tacked, aud I think he has a light to . a committee which called on the presi-' key will yield. The squadron is eom- come on aim mase -wnatevcr statement was of considerable length. Mr. Rayner said: "I have never used the word 'pros ecution' as applied to the judge advocate, and I want to say another thing. We are not - asking any generosity. What ever this case may be, it is a trial. I do net mean to call it anything else. Now the first ouestion for the court to de cide is as fc wiiether they have a right to open up their case again. Then if the court decides that they have not the right to do that, then they shall have the right to ask their witnesses, any question in rebutta'l. There is not a question before the court as to what is rebuttal; that may have to be defined later. But the question is now, have they the right to bring witpesses up bore to supplement and re-open their case When the couTt resumed after the re cess Admiral Dewey announced the de cision of the court in regard to calling Captain Sigsbee as a witness. In render ing the decision he stated that Admiral Scli!ey had asked for the court of in quiry to investigate certain charges made against him, and that in view" of this the couit was not restricted in its investigation by .the rules of evidence. The suljRtance of the decision was that a witness might be 'recalled-at any time to correct- his testimony or to make a new statement, but not .to Reiterate a former statement. When Admiral Dewey had finished reading the decision Captain Lemly said: "Now, Captain, the court has ruled upon-the question which was raised when you were called to the stand. It is to the effect that a witness may be called at . any time, or that a witness may be recalled at any time to make a correction or addition in the, nature of . a correction in his testimony, that the facts may, if possible, be placed clearly before the court, but that no witness may reiterate ,a former state ment." ... The examination of the witness i was then begun as follows: Captain Lemly Proceed, Captain, under the terms of the ruling, tomr.ke such corrections" in your testimony or such additions in .the nature of correc tions as you may desire . at this time to make Cantain Sigsbee I have gone all over mv official documents and letters. T,er-1 soual and otherw . i the St. Paul since last, I have no as it 'was given, excepting that I said i t s j.1 l. :n ii. . i It j t - "lim",e exposition December 'z by pressing an , torpedo boat destroyers, xne xursisa electric bon, and adsoto rWt the Jaj in Pari, does not think that T A, ... - , . , exposition February 12. The president . Salonica is a likely destination in view In the course of this argument, which - ' a t.t rin j i fc i iwio r u r nr ill t 1 1 1" r n n t i it j . i . , . r ise, and the records of made speeches supporting ir.., wncuurs; u. o.. , parson ana peace may De easny preserveu n pw I was on the stand referring to the increasing .j "i".- unuesson by a previous marriage. pie disposed to do so. fenan advise corrections to make iu and unity between Spain a" ..... vn.uui xuu, the registrar, of hcaated. i Hughes to waste no time, tmt move T f nan trftrro A f, Knnth AniARnin lfniibllCS. Xlie l'i"l' . auwtei eemed srlad i trot- th i TlMinV immf1iatMV. ' ' . that I could not recollect whether there were one or two assemblages of com manding officers on board ship off San tiago before the arrival of the flying squadron. I think there were two vis its and one must have been nboard the Yale. My log shows that there were two and the assemblage of the second was with the captain of he YalcN, That is the only correction. Q. I desire to ask that when rou refer to the log do you mean the eifi cial lo;; ? A. Yes. it was the official cii of I the St. Paul. (. Yon are nrivilerrort .it this time to make such additions to vour testimony as yon may have to offer. A. I don't exactly understand the ruling. " Q. I think I may explain that "r.d diiionsin l!ie nature of corrections" re fers to such, pertinent matters as you may have omitted in your former tes timony to the court. (Addressing the Court.) Is that not correct? The Court Yes. If you have any thing new to offer give us the facts. A. I desire to state in regard to mv risit to Commodore Schley on the 2Gth: first, that I 'told him that the St. Paul had been chased by a torpedo boat on the night of our arrival; second. I de - tni n k ,nmm;,nt;nn tween the captain of the St.. Louis and i ?en instructed to seize the customs if myseif as we passed each other when .1 1 sulta5 refuses satlsfy the irench was bond for Santiago. Claims,.aJ once. He commands, the Several other witnesses were called. French Mediterranean fleet which is These included Lieut. RovSi Catain .now on its way to the Dardanelles. Chadwick, who was Samoson's chief! An official of the foreign office adT of staff, Chief . Machinist Claxton, of the : ltted toSay that Admiral Caillard has TfiTAs. and nrher hnt. wiin-r f m-. been ordered to-make a demonstration terfal consequence in addition"to what has already evolved was given. At the usual hour the court adjourned until tomorrow. SUBSIDIES FOR OCEAN TRAMPS The President Invited to the Charleston Exposition Washington, Oct. 31. Representa- ' five W. L, Jones, of Washington, who with Representative Minor of Wisconsin, and Srevens of Minnesota, advocates a conservanve shipping bill . rftl Eurooean wh,ch will encourage the building : of ; t - n?land, Germany and slow freighters as well ft-pas-, wiu side with the sultan, as senger steamers was one of the Preo-th hax continually discriminat loents callers today. The bil which . mA wnarfage one of these gentlemen, it is thought , r?-Zu it ill, miuuuuvc uiii. ii jL iuv Luuiiiig u sion of Congress will probably contain two provision.. i,i Owe willflnthorize tUe. "subsidization - of cargoes ..and the other this increase of mail botmties to such an extent that the construction of fast steamers, will be. stimulated. 0f the eastern situation. He thinks Judge Thomas G. Jones of Alabama, that " England is giving secret support the newly appointed federal judge of to Turkey and blames the French gov the northern and middle districts of ; ernment for its delay in sending ships that State, paid his respect to Presi- 'to the East. In his opinion the present dent Roosevelt today. He was accom-I trouble amounts to a reopening of the panied by Jndsje James E. Boyd of eastern question. On the other hand North Caroliiyi. ! the Turkish authorities do not seem, to President Roosevelt may attend the be particularly moved by France's ac Charltston exposition on . Lincoln's tion in -sending a fleet' to the Levant, birthday, February 12. Captain F. It is thought that Admiral Caillard has W. Wagner, president of the esiiosi- been ordered to fetch a' certain Dort. tion: Adjer Smythe, Mayor of Charles- there onen sealed orders and await tu- anl J. C Hemphill, editor of the .unt today and invited him to onen the ccepted the first part tion and stated that he would, if pos-! Kible, visiit the exposition on the date named, together with the members and ladies of the cabinet. CHILDREN MARRY Bride of Fifteen and the Groom a Year Younger Binghamton, N. Y., Oct. 31. The marriage of a youthful couple that trt- u- .thi t-Mn!n- n t " " i sur, The contracting parties are the n of well-to-do parents. When ' children married the girl wore short dresses and ;' the boy knickerbockers. The bridegroom is Joseph Balsam, 14 years old, and the bride is Mabel Austin, aged 15. both of Steam Hollow, thir teen miles from Binghamton. The Children fell in love and decided to elope. They went in search of a clergyman and met with much trouble, owing to their youth, until one was found Who agreed to unite thein on the statement of the girl that she was 18.. For a tfim'e they kept the weddings secret. When the ceremony became known the parents of the bride took steps ' to have the marriage annulled I - ir :nA i t n ag-e. - ; Indignation is felc against tha preacher who performed the ceremony, and it is said : that measures wiill be taken to prosecute him. i - Kindly Feeling for Spain Madrid. Oct. 31. A cable . dispa'ich was read in the Cortes today , describ- dug the '..pro-Spanish demonstration at the Pun-American Congress in sessioii in "'the Caty of Mexico, after which Senor Becerra proposed that 'the gov- eminent instruct . Marqais ".DeCerrera y DeLas Almenas, Lthe Spanish min:s- ter to. Mexico, to transmit to the Mex- iean government an expression of '.he gratitude, friendship and ioe u. Spain. The prime minister ana omcis . a sal was alien adopted uuauiniousJy. j iiucyicu lue nai l ui ui iuviiu-ioi r mute a ics"iu ua""lu ovjocu II I H i FrencH FIeet Sails for Turk--. ish Waters BIG BILL TO COLLECT Demonstration to Bo Made on Account of the Unpaid Claim of the French Quays Company-$9,000,000 Due Paris, Oct 31. The papers generally approve of the proposed demonstration ,' a Frepch fleet in Turkish waters. xu& r igaro says Aomirai uainara nas aRains,t Turkey. It is denied, however that the admiral has received orders to land troops in Salonica or on the is land of Mitylene. The quarrel : between France and Turkey i over the sultan's attempt To buy bacl the concessions he gave in 1801 to the -French quays company. The company has built a fine system, of docks and tramways, in Constantinople and made so mucli money that the "sick man" grew - envious. The ambassador from 4France, M. Constans, left Tur key last August, and there have been no diplomatic relations between the na tions sitice then. France claims that Turkey owes the concessionaries $9,000,- .000, and has sent her Mediterranean flee around to collect it. Oacst' S. Strauss,, ex-United States i-.Z4- nn1-v 'piav-o ViMf 4-Via. mint-. Turkey Jol Cmrned Paris, ifct. -81. the Liberte publishes Joday an interview with an ex-foreign minister, who takes pessimistic views 'fresh instructions, the French sovern- nnsed of four armored cruisers and two tibilities. Mitylene is thought a more likely objective. The Squadron Ketnrnt Toulon," Oct. 31. The whole of Ad miral Caillard's squadron returned here this evening and moored in the harbor. Paris, Oct. 31. The news of the re- turn of Admiral Caillardto Toulon was received too late to allow 'the cause t-i be ascertained It is not regarded as 5 incompatible with .the orders instructing him to pro- ceed to the Levant, as it is understood ; , i. - lino nr-Hora fnr : mai ne was not iu . ..x- he days, and it ds believed that Khe squaaron wan vmy vn-iusuicu y ' i tewer ana icwer uwcks nm ue auu w days. It is assumed that Admiral j e an(j in 1904 all imigration will be Caillard will complete his equipment ' stopped, while in 4906 every Kanaka and sail promptly. jn Australia will be expelled from the The Galois says it believes thait M. j country. Sugar planters say their Bapst, councillor for the French em- ; tvnde will be ruined. Labor is jubi basisy -at Constantinople, has itelegraph- arJt.; ed to Foreign Minsiter Delcasse tha the pultan has yiehied'Oii all points, but this does not appear at present to be more than a guess. . . . Rfl Alt II UITU ' ' Mill I V IflH I LU i I I II I1IULL I Ldii nusseii marnes nis American Wife Again London, Oct. 31. Earl . Russell, whose first wife secured a divorce from him a . few days ago, and who has jus't finished a three months' sen tence in , Holloway prison for his al leged bigamous marriage in America to , Mrs. Mollie Somerville, was remar- ried to the latter at the Holborn reg-, istry this morning. 1 The wedding was a very quiet affair, The new countess was attired in a grey tweed dress and, wore a Parisian toque. Earl Rnssell wore a grey suit unil a red neck-tie. The ceremony t inted a little over a minute. I The witnesses at the wedding wei-e ! .mis. -ax a no e Kobertson and Miss Amy ; wiier, . r. j.aulton and John f. wnoie business over. lie remarked - i-l. s rM'MlrtU 'I I ith a w) i J ? a T r T-T . i !l ..!.. V 1. - I at . . that the ceremony was simpler than the previous one in Nevada. After the ceremony the party drove away in cabs. ' , Modest Request Turned Down Winston-Salem; N. C, Oct. 31. Spe cial. Lawyer Calmer, of. Chicago, who represents the gold-brick swindlers who are in jail at Greensboro, has volunteered his services to appear for Schad, Ham mond and Buckley, the white "gamers" who are in jail here awaiting, trial at court on the charge of robbing Mr. Wil liam Richon, of Chicago, of $950. The Chicago lawyer appeared before the mayor and wsked that the bonds of Jii.s clients bo reduced i'roin. $500 to $200 each, but the request was refused, as the ohicisds here believe that if such I was done the men would give bond and uvwc reiuv-n ror trial. Treachery Punished Cape Town, Oct. 31. A Barkley West robei who caused the death of two native dispatch riders by betray ing their whereabouts to the Boers, has been sentenced to four years' im prisonment and to pay a fine of 500 pounds sterling. : - $ - ROAD MAKING AT WINSTON The Southern Railway Gives a Practical Lesson Winston-Salem, N. C, Oct. 31. Spe cial. The practical demonstration of tho construction of a modern macad amized road, with up to date machinery, through the co-operation of the South ern Railway, the National Office of Road Inquiry at: Washington, the Na tional Good Roads Association, the North Carolina State Highway Commis sion and the Forsyth County authorities, was begun here this afternoon in the presence of a great crowd. The good road builders made a fine impression and their work is proving not only suc cessful,' but is teaching the people a valuable lesson. The state good roads congress will be formally opened in the court house here at 10 o'clock tomorrow with an address by Governor Aycock. Other addresses will be made by President Moore, of the National Good Roads Association, Senators Simmons and Pritchard, Cat. M. A. Hayes, of the Southern Railway Land and Industrial Department, and others. Many counties already , have representatives here to attend the con gress and see how gooa roads are made by experts. : CAN'T PKE RAIN Ineffectual Experiments with a New Patented Blunderbus Vancouver, Oct. 31. The following advices haye been brought from Aus tralia by the steamship Moano, which, arrived today. The government of Australia has been carrying on a se ries of experiments with, the Stiger vortex gun in the hope of making a recommendation. Australia suffers ter ribly from drought every year and the government is willing to pay a princely reward for a successful rain maker. Thus far all efforts have been futile. In the gardens at Brisbane, C. W. Ragge has been bombarding the clouds for several days. Jla cTaims that his patent cannon produc ed 'Very good air waves, but the hur ricane he had created in the clouds was not sufficiently effective. He wiill at the next attempt, fire several of Ms patent cannons at one time in hope Of producing the desired results. The latest news from the new Heb rides Islands is that, owing to the fierce tribal wars of extermination tha nntiyes. all communication between the shore and the interior on many of the islands has been cut off. qq 0'tner islands influenza was killing off nattives in large numbers. The Ka naka expulsion bill is to be made law bv the federal authorities of Australia. The bill provides for the gradual ex , - 1, nnAG.n .pulsion ot. uwchs num aumv. islands from Australia. In four years -- INSURGENTS LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS ' - ' .- ;. -' "n. -:";'' Cebu May Now Be Consid ered as Pacified . Washington, Oct. 31. The following cablegram was received this afternoon at the War Department from General Chaffee: Manila, Oct. 31, 12:16 p. m. Adjutant General, Washington: Following from Brigadier General Hughes: "Insurrection forces in Cebu Islands have oomin. laid down their arms in good fakh in obedience to de- m and of people for peace 150 rifles, 8 brass pieces, 60 officers, 470 men. Affairs not yet satisfactory in Bohol Island. May move additional troops there to force settlement." This settles for the present, at least, disturbance hitherto existing in Cebu. Future disorder in that island will be for deliberate atiort by inhabitants, as , - - r CHAFFEE. l j lm " - m Going to Inspect Route of the Court's Return SUN AND THE DRAGON Officials Summoned to Rescue the Luminary The Coun Will Collect Tribute at Ho nan Foreign Office a De lusion. Pekin, Oct. 31. Prince' Ching, with a suite of about a hundred persons, has started to inspect the preparations that have been made along the route of the court's return for the reception of the emperor and dowager empress. The par ty travels by a special train to Paoting Fu and will go thence by carts to Kai-feng-Fu. There was a parade of the police and military to the railway sta tion where awnings and pavilions had been prepared. Yesterdav Prince Ching communicated to the ministers an im perial edict commanding all the civil and military officials in Pekin to as semble at the Board of rites Novem ber 11, this being the date of an ecllps of the sun, to effect the rescue of the sun from the dragon, which the Chinese believe seeks to destroy that luminary. The Imperial equipage department will provide goings and drums which will be used to frighten the dragon. The min isters were notified of the ceremony for the reason that the office of the board of rites is adjacent to the legation qnarter. The edict issued yesterday to the ef fect that the Chinese court would stop five days , at IIonan-Fu was not un expected here, as it was known that elaborate preparations had been made at that place for the reception of the emperor ana aowager empress. - - It is the first and only important city on the route of the court from Singan Fu to Kaifeng Fu, and there wall be an opportunity iithere for. a large extor tion of tribute f rpm ithe local officials. In fact. nisnatches - t received - hnw An nounce that a number of the : dignitaries have already had an audience w-ith the imperial representatives,, and that all of tnem win pay iarge sums. . Prince Ohing, thegovernof of 'Pekin, ana one or tne uninese plenipotentiaries, yesterday relinquished the foreign office' to La llung Chang. This was purely a formal affair, as it is a foreign office in Tinmp1 omlv. ,md . fa nspd .tm nnorao as a messenger between the Chinese of ficials and the foreign ministers. The latter say they do not expect it to op erate in a manner satisfactory for. the present. Under the present arrangement the duplicity practiced there is equal to that under the old Tsung-Li-Yamen. This has been shown in the negotiations for an American concession .and various other matters. All these show that the foreign office is merely a contrivance foi pitting the various countries against each other. FORSYTH FAIR CLOSED The Last Day's Races the Best of the Series Winsfon-Salem, N? C, Oct. 31. Spe cial. The Forsyth County Fair closed this afternoon. It was the most suc cessful one in the history of the asso ciation. The attendance today was sis thousand, the same as yesterday. The races were the best of the series The first was a 2.30 trotting contest. Lady Thelma, owned by Christian A Roper, Roper, i. C, won first money, her best time being 2.29J. Jay Boy, owned by A. E. Woodell of Danville, was second; Queen Bess, owned bv Garland Daniel, of Greensboro, third; Willie H., owned by J. C. Cochran, of Charlotte, fourth. The 2.27 trot and pace was won hr Syland Girl, owned by Abe Craddock, of Lynchburg, Va., in three straight heats, her. best time being 2.24J; Dot owned by George T. Bennett, of Golds- I boro, second; J. S., owned by George Harden of Raleigh, third; Orpttan Bn owned by James Moonon, of Washing ton D. C, fourth. The free for all race was won br Belle Cannon, owned by WV P. Biggs o Baltimore, in three straight heats; bent time 2.20. ; : '; !'.y A fantastic parade is on tonight and the town is in an uproar. The street are thronged with a jolly crowd. Tin horns and cow bells make the old "tried and true settlers" Delieve all the young people are on a tear sure enough. , The parade is a pleasing feature of the fair week celebration. TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS 8oy Struck by a Train and a Woman Burned Winson-Salem, N. C, Oct. 31. Spe cial. G. C. Tolbert, aged fifteen years, was struck by a freight train at Advance, Davie county, last night. His right leg was crushed from the knee down. While physicians were amputating the injured limb this morning the boy died. Mrs. Flora McKnight, aged twenty years, while alone at her home near Clemmonsville, caught fire, and when found every garment of her clothing, including hosiery, had been burned off. She lived four hours after the accident and was conscious to tha end,