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IjThm' Morning Post. Temperature for the past24hours: Max. 84; Min. 60. VoL XII RALEIG-H. N. C, "FRIDAY. JTJXY 17, 1903 3STo. 37 Leo's Life 0 ver-'Aaotlner Bay.saHw , town. I met a Grave Aspect of His Condi tisn Continues Doctors Give Up the Idea of Per.'orming a Third Oper ation nrrr. J-- 1 5 p. m. The ftl- lowJnic bulletin has Just been Issued: "lit harness condition continues th sint 5 this morning:. During the tUy h-I some hours rest. Pulse &S, rr'r.Miio'i vCn temperature 25.6 centi frtdc iS.7 fahrenhelt). "LAPPONI. "MAZZONI." nrm. Julv is. The dope's condition today again assumed a grave aspect. J I'.e5i !es the continuance of the pontiff's extreme weakness the doctors indicat ed th ominous prorpect of another op eration for the removal of the pleuratlc liquid. , The pope continued restles. but had several periods of comparative ease. During one of these he gave another evidence of his remarkable vitality by taking holy rotnmunion during the eel oration of rrt-isr In honor of the ma cor.na of the Carmelites. The ceremo ny was held in the chapel adjoining the sick room, the doors -being open. It was a pathetically solemn event by the pope's reau-t. Those particlpat-i-;s:. besides Dr. Lapponl and Pio Cen- v. (m.lti.4AJ m nnmKf r t Vila tnilt trrestlcs. five sweepers and two por ter. The doctors are unable to announce rlefinltely when the next operation will N performed, but are determined to Jfer It until it is Imperative, fearing !ht the enfeebled condition of the pa .nt may be taxed beyond the final .!mlt. r Toward noon the pontiff dropped off Into an uneasy sleep. Today being the festival of the Car melite madonna and because of Pope Leo's devotion to this madonna, spe rlal payers on bhalf of his holiness -r- offered In all the churches after the c!ttatlon of mass. , - The pontiff's own prediction that his death, if It were to result from his present Illness, would occur today, is recalled with emotion. narly today his holiness awoke and tmmediately began repeating prayers :o the madonna, speaking with such rrrver that his valet. Centra, hurried from an adjoining room. Pope Leo, -enring Centra's, voice, said: "Ah. Pin. your task is nearly done. Today the fte of the Carmelite madonna." Still later, with the same Idea In mind, the pope asked for one of his private secretaries. Mgr. Marzollnl. to h. ve hfm 'say mass In the chapel Trxt to h!s bed room, with the door between the two apartments open. In th middle of the mass Pope Leo re reived the communion like one who re. illy saw visions of coming, "bliss. ThaPatlral Ftnt Itel Korr.e, July IS. "When Dr. Mazzonl -suited the pontiff, this morning the Litter said the past night had been one of the worst he had experienced. He -Te of the cp;rss!on on his che3t, tb difficulty in breathing and the un controllable restlessness, giving him, ir, fact, no peace In any position. Dr. Lapponl said the pope had called "r him very often during the' night, tr.kir.j? frequent restoratives, especially . e.-.l " broth, orangeade and tamarind vater. lie felt better, however, after th celebration of mass as though the communion had calmed him. In fact the electors proceeded with a thorough examination of his thorax without fa tiguing him too much. They found Electric CSiair ftnapp the Wife Murderer No Recommendation for Mer cy Ghastiy Record of Crime According to His Sworn Con- fession Hamilton. Ohio. July 16. The Jury in 'Jse case of A. A. Knapp. charged with itrangling his wife to death, brought i a verdict of murder in the first Ifgte at 7:35 this morning after being ut all night. There was no recom mendation of mercy. The result of the trial Is accepted with great satisfac tion by the public. Knapp's mother and sister were very much affected vhen they heard the verdict. The case will be carried higher on the usual ap peal, but it Is generally believed that I'napp will now be electrocuted. Kn.irp was tried for killing his third wife. Annie Goddard Knapp. but after Ms sensational arrest, February 25, he confessed having killed at least five jromta. Knapp's confession, which pans the liquid In the pleura augmented, buti not gathered In sm-.h quantities as to endanger the patient's life by produc-1 ing pressure on the heart or through ' asphyxia, which mlsht occur if there were pressure on the lower part of the bronchial tubes. On account of the extreme weakness of the Pontiff no new onerntlnn for extracting the liquid will be performed ' Until It Is nhsoliitelv lnrilnAnihl hut! the operation mle-ht he mart tnnlyht I independent of the fact that liquid In its present quantity does not Immi nently threaten the pope's life. The doctors hesitate to again perform thoracocentesis (drainage of the pleu ra) fearing that the effect of the op eration Itself Involving the possibility of pressure "on the lungs and conse quently of the whole apparatus of cir culation, might be fatal. The secretion of urine has slightly augmented in the last 24 hours, having reached 40 cubic centimeters. It Is, however, 'still reatly insufficient. The doctors have received many con gratulations from medical authorities, with most fof whom they are not ac quainted, on their treatment of the lontiff. Among these is a letter to Dr. J-apponi from Professor Henri Huch ard. a member of the academy of med icine at Paris. . Operallou Abandoned Rome. July 15. S p. m. The pope's condition remains unchanged. He has s.'ept several hours since morning. Pulse S3, respiration 36. temperature 16.6 centigrade. "LAPPONI, MAZZONI." At 6 o'clock this evening the pope's physicians were again in consultation us to the advisability of a third tap p.ng operation. Liquid continued to rise In the pleura, causing the respira tion to be extremely short and pant ing. It was stated that there was evl oence of the thickening of the fluid in the pleura, and this made ordinary tapping Impracticable. The only method for removing the accumulation would be by a fresh incision between the ribs, and (his was oat of the ques tion, the usefof anesthetics being im-1-ossible. ThebperatIon would be Just as likely to result In extinguishing the last spark of life asto serve to pro long It. at the most, for another day or two. The lieat today was more op pressive and the humidity was greater. Two curiously extreme rumors in re gard to the pope gained credence to day. One .that was circulated in Vati can circles was to the effect that the Mness of the holy father had been greatly exaggerated from the outset by the physicians and that his recovery was not Improbable. The other report, which prevailed among the populace, was to the effect that the pope was clready dead As a matter of fact, up to 4 this evening the day had been much the same in the sick room as the last three or four had been. There was much interest In the publication this afternoon of the last poem writ ten by the pope. It was written some time in June. It consists of eight lines of Latin upon St. Anselm, who was t-rchblshop of Canterbury in ' the eleventh - century. Amaslog Knlilanet t Dcatb Rome, July 16. After a; day of appre hension caused by the bulletin which to medical men Indicated the rapid ap proach of the end, there came the even ing announcement, which was simply umazing In its record of fresh resist ance against the great destroyer. A Roman physician affirmed that he would refuse to believe tonight's bul letin unless it was signed by his emi nent colleagues. It Is not generally known In Rome that the most famous of the pope's physicians diagnosed the seat of the trouble as cancer of the pleura, but doctors having knowledge (Continued on 2nd page.) "I Wi!B Get was sworn to before Mayor Bosch, Is us follows: "July 21, 1S94. I killed Emma Llppte man in a lumber yard in Gest street, Cincinnati. "August 1, 1S94, I killed May Eckert In Walnut street opposite the T. M. ;. A. in Cincinnati. "August 7. 1S$4, I killed my wife, Jennie Connors Knapp. under the canal trldge In Liberty street. Cincinnati, and threw her Into the canal. "In Indianapolis In July. 1S93, I killed Ida Gebhard in a stable. "December 22. 1 502, I killed my wife. Annie Knapp. at 239 South- Fourth street. In Hamilton, and threw her Into the river at LIndenwald. "This is the truth. I make this state ment of my own free will, and not by the request of any, officer or any one else." The most recent of the murders that of his third wife, Annie Goddard Knapp of Hamilton led to his arrest at the home of his .fourth bride In Indianapolis. An unfle of his victim.! v , m tn a Miss (.ramis ui jviiu o ....... - - rurhamH nitrher wa knocked ment was about S4,,SU,0U0, now it is intana-xnav.ner..mu 1 7 " ; 4r Camble In Indianapolis a fewyfl U h8 .Se neighborhood of J6.0OO.0C0, an in- -'already about completed; .third, that after the terlous disappearance of out of ' J Johnson Urease of 20 per cent. The average 'she Intends to prevent Japan .from be Parted StaSuci '"u about 12.50 per acre, coming a first class power and a con- for further details. Knapp cald: "I don't know why I killed Annfe. I She was a good wife and I loved her. We never had quarreled in our lives. to death as she lay in put the body into a box the river. Then I left t lown. I met a mail carrier Just as I was about to unload the box from the wagon and he spoke, to me. I waited t-ntil he got by and then pushed the box over Into the -waer." Knapp soon afterward led the police to the spot on the banks of the Miami river where he had thrown the body. The body was found in the Ohio river, where It had floated down. His trial bcea9 three weck3 aff m MARROQUIN'S ADVICE Advantages of Canal Will Re pay Partial Sacrifice of Sovereignty Colon, July 16. President Marrouln today sent a message to congress in reference to the canal treaty. He pointed out the difficulty of the gov ernment in the matter and advised the racriflce of partial sovereignty In or der to gain the pecuniary advantage which would follow. Such action, he raid, would gratify the state of Pan ama. Should the treaty be rejected the government would be charged with losing an opportunity. The president advocated its acceptance because It ould Improve the land, increase the friendship of the United States and extend enterprise. President Marro quln throws the responsibility for the fate of the treaty uport the congress. SILVER COMMISSION Nothing Promising in the First Day's Proceedings Berlin, July 16. The American and Mexican International silver exchange commission met the representative of the German government for their first conference at the Reichs bank build ing today. From a trustworthy German source the correspondent is Informed that the British and French governments flatly refused to obligate themselves to the purchase of a fixed amount of silver yearly for Indian and colonial coinage. This is one of the commission's pro ppsals which Is Intended to stableilize the ratio between silver and gold. 1 - Germany's delegates .recognize that fbsolutely nothing is possible without the co-operation of Great Britain and France, and it is not believed here that the commission's work will lead to the calling of an international con ference. MISSIONS EMPHASIZED This Branch of Work to Be Pressed by Charlotte Convocation Winston-Salem, N. C. July 16. Spe cial. Methods and means of mission work within the bounds of j the Char-j lotte convocation was discussed at this morning's session of the convention. It was decided to have a map drawn,1 showing 'the location of every church and the mission fields within the! bounds of the convocation. The mis4 rlonary work, which has heretofore been under direction of the diocese will be transferred to the missionary October 1st. This was decided upon this morning and the following were elected to compose the missionary com mittee: Rev. C. C. Leman of Charlotte, Rev. Dean of Greensboro, Rev. W. Ai Smith of Ansonville, H. C. Jones of Charlotte and Clarence R. Brown of Greensboro. Mr. Clarence Frlck of Charlotte was elected treasurer of the convocation. At the closing session to r.'ght the Sunday school work was taken up and discussed. Negro Conference Hampton, Va.. July 16. The "negro conference" in connection with the summer school Is In session here, dis cussing vital questions affecting the future of the American negro. Health Conditions, Domestic Science, Business Enterprises, Rural Schools, etc, are the subjects handled by the 676 teachers present. About eighty-two are from North Carolina. Prominent North CarolinIan3 are D. J. Sanders, Biddle University; J. R. Hawkins, Kittrell College: J. E. Shepherd, C. H. Wil liams, Raleigh: P. W. Moore Elizabeth City; J. E. King, Raleigh; C. N. Hun ter,. S. A. Smith. I Post Office Appointments J Washington, July 16. The post office department has appointed John S. Abernethy postmaster at Chronicle, N. C.. vice J. H. Hicks, resigned, and John Burnett, postmaster at Etna, N. C, vice James R. Morgan, resigned. Winston Worsts Durham Winston-Salem, N. C, July 16. Spe- dal.-Winston defeated Durham' Irf the . . . . . , . nrst game Deiween tne. two teams tms, afternoon. The score was 12 to 3. Pre3sed locals scored three runs . in the , first inning, two in the second, one in the third, three In the fifth, two In the seventh and one in the .,ith. Dur ham scored two runs in the first and one in the sixth, by Johnson giving a man a basex on balls when the bases were full. The teams will play again tomorrow. jVirginia-Carolina Finances I New York, July 16.- The report of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company for the year ended June 15, 1&03, shows: Gross profits ' J3,231,377; charged off to repairs and depreciation, $635,060; net profits, $2,596,316; dividends on prefer red stock, eight per -cent, $960,000; div idends on common stock;. five per cent., $1,399,120; .'Interest on collateral trust loans, $209,400; total,-$2,568,620; balance to undivided profits. $27,6,06. Two ChargedlWith Murder Fayette ville; N. Ci,' July 16. Special. Sheriff Salmon of Harnett and Deputy Sheriff Monoghan of Cumberland today arrested Cleveland Williams and Ben nett Blue, charged with the murder of Ed Barney at Union church, Carver's Creek township, some weeks ago, for which murder the negroes, Brothers and McLean, are In jail. ; PLAYED WITH A GUN Nurse Pulled the Trigger and Little Boy Was Killed Charlotte; N. C, July 16. Special. Jack Duncan, the five-year-old son of B; F. Duncan, a traveling salesman for a Chicago firm, died at the Pres byterian Hospital this morning as the result of a gunshot wound accidentally inflicted. Jack secured his father's cartridges and loaded up the gun. Then he began a romp with his nurse, the gun being the chief plaything. In the !ourse of play the nurse pointed the gun at Jack, never thinking it was loaded, and pulled the trigger. There was a scream and Jack fell to the flooi mortally wounded. ' The ball entered the center of the abdomen, piercing the kidneys. The young parents are almost frantic with grief. " DISTRICT CONFERENCE The Methodists at Weldori v Having a" Good Meeting Weldon, N. C, July 16. Special? The Warrenton district conference was call ed to order here last evening, Rev. R. A. Willis, presiding elder of ,the dis trict, in the chair. On roll call forty pastors and laymen were present. A good many metre have since arrived. Rev. J. D. Bundy of Henderson was elected secretary. The usual commit tees were appointed and'. Jhe Rev. Dr. T. N. Ivey, editor of the Raleigh Chris tian Advocate, Rev. J. E. Underwood and President Davis of the Louisburg .Female College were introduced to the conference. ' ' Rev. P. N. Stainback, for the town, delivered , a brief address of welcome, to which Rev. J. D. Bundy responded. At night Dr. Ivey preached a strong and forcible sermon on the love of God. He made a fine Impression upon his hearers. This morning reports were received from the various charges. Bishop Coke Smith arrived today at noon and presided at the afternoon session. President John. C. Kilgo of Trinity College was introduced to the confer ence. Bishop Smith, upon taking the chair, made some touching remarks and ex pressed his regret at not being able to reach here at the opening of the con ference. ANTI-SALOON WAR Temperance People in Wil mington Assumd an Ag gressive Attitude Wilmington, N. C, July 16. Special. A spccinl meeting of the board of al dermen is called for tojnorrow night for the purposes of taking up matters relative to the restriction of the sa loon business in Wilmington. A set of rules will be proposed for the gov ernment of saloons. A large commit tee from the anti-saloon league will ap pear before the board and urge the passage' of an ordinance requiring" the saloons to close at 9 o'clock every night. This measure will bring jon a hard fight between the liquor and anti liquor element. The antisaloonists are waging a re lentless war on the whiskey sentiment. More stringent measures may pop up at any time. The nine-o clock closing law may not pass as the majority of the board have heretofore stood with the saloon men on questions relating to the liquor traffic. There are sixty bar rooms in Wilmington. Tax Values in Halifax Weldow N. C, July 16. Special. 'The , recent assessment or taxapie in TTflHfaT rountv Knows an in- ; """""" crease . . . . tussia Says isMine It Will Not Be Received Nor Considered-This is Prob ably the End of Ne gotiations on the Subject Washington, July 16. The expecta tion that the Russian government would decline to receive the petition of American citizens concerning the Kishineff massacre; was realized today. Secretary of. State Hay got advices this evening by telegraph from Mr. Riddle, United States charge d'affaires, report ing the result of his ' communication to the Russian foreign office. Mr. Hay sent this dispatch by telegraph to the president at Oyfeter Bay. " In his message Mr. Riddle said that he had .gone to the foreign, office 'in obedience to the instruction telegraph ed tohim by Mr. Hay yesterday, and had inquired whether the Russian gov ernment would receive a petition from a large number of American citizens in relation to the ' Kishineft tragedy. The reply was a refusal from the Rus-' sian government to either "receive or consider" the petition. Unless the president directs other- wise this ends the Kishineff petition 'are experiencing some difficulties in incident. The view of the authorities protecting themselves against the sale here Is that no further action, in theand use of. liquor in that town, and sev matter should be taken, and in the'erai offenders of the law have already belief that Mr. Roosevelt will adopt jcome to grief. ' A number of seizures the same view they regard the Inci- have been made and the officers now dent as closed. It developed today that the slap in the face given by Russia to the United States (for the declination Of the St. Petersburg- government to receive the petition will be so, regarded) was not expected by several of the prominent men who have been called into Mr. Roosevelt's confidence in connection with the question of asking Russia to permit -the petition, to be delivered. In fact, these men were inclined to believe that. the czar would accept the document on account of its respectful tore and from a desire not to offend the United States government Xpr de- cuning to uu so. uiners,- otv ever, anu -II , A. J1 ft L t .3 mese consuiutea ine majority, were confident that Russia would not receive the petition, but some of these were of the opinion that a mistake would be made by that government in adopt ing such a course. It is not likely that the state depart ment will make any public announce ment of the action taken by the Rus sian government, but the prominent Jews who have been concerned in get ting up the petition will be informed of the contents of Mr. Riddle's tele gram. It was learned this evening from the very best authority that the text of the original draft of the petition had Eastern Asia Ward Russia Determined to Retain Manchuria and Will Fight it Out With Japan-In-terference Not Expected Pekiri, July 16. Unusual stagnation prevails In Chinese foreign politics as though affairs were pressing or wait ing the long-expected, crisis through Russia, which, claiming to be China's only real f riendj is -xipvr threatening her dissolution by the execution of war plans, whLch, if successful, will prob ably defeat the 'career of America and Great Britain in Eastern Asia. The action of M. Lessar, following his ar rival from the conference at Port Ar thur, is awaited for the first authentic demonstration of the plans adopted by the Port Arthur j conference. There are several reasons that are accepted as indicating Russia's desire for war. The first of these Is that Rus sia fears that America will be strong enough in a few years to compel the integrity of the open door; the second, that she relies upon her traditional friendship with the United States and America's present foreign policy for neutrality; and third, that she relies upon Germany, and probably France, to prevent Japan from occupying Co rea In case of war. Meanwhile, advices from a high official source at New Chwang contain the following infer ences that were gained from a mem ber of the Port Arthur conference Im mediately after the conference ad journed: v " First, that Russia 'expects to hold . . ' a iL. fast to all Mancnuna; seconu, mat she wants swar as an excuse lor tne C n,,n!1nn of Manchuria , , .-i n,an!rotinn an. Mo to n FeliilOl not been changed as a result of The conference at Oyster Bay Tuesday be- tween the president, Leon Levi, Oscar Strauss and Simon Wolfe. In official circles here the opinion is expressed that the petition incident will not result in leaving any sores, that the Russian government will over look what it construed to be an attempt on the part of a foreign power to med dle in its domestic "affairs, and that th' administration In Washington "will b glad to forget the emphatic declination of Russia to "receive or consider" th Kishineff communication. It Is not known, however, whether this opinion is general. Used Cancelled Stamps New Bern, N. C. July 16. Special. Cullle Foster, a colored man, was ar rested today upon complaint of S. W.; Hancock, postmaster, charged with violating section 15S3 of the posta. laws, viz., ' using cancelled postage stamps in payment of postage. He was held by United States Commissioner Hill for the next federal grand Jury, and In default of one hundred dollars bail was committed to Craven county jail. Prohibition in Statesville Salisbury, N. C, July 16. Special. The temperance Deonle of Statesville have a good supply of whiskey on hand. Federal Cemetery Keeper Salisbury, N. C, July 16. Special. Capt. A. Hyde has been appointed su perintendent of the federal cemetery jat thisplace, and has entered' upon his j duties. Capt. Hyde is a man1 of wide experience in this line, having had i charge of the federal cemetery at New jBern for a number of years. The trans- fer to Salisbury comes In the way of a promotion as the cemetery here is tVia nnlv nns of Hia first class In North i " . Icaroliiia - .4 Voted for Organic Union Charlotte, N. C, July 16. Special. The organic commission of the A. M. E. Zion-and C. ML E. Zion churches, th two leading colored Methodist denomi nations, which has been in session here today apd yesterday, unanimously voted today to reaffirm the resolutions adopted recently at Washington, which provide for the consolidation of the two denominations. Five bishops of one faith and six of the other, besides a great number of colored ministers and laymen, are in attendance on the convention here. deir tinual menace on her Pacific frontier, and will, therefore, whip her once for all, and immediately; fourth, she be livese that her fleet 13 strong enough f to defeat the Japanese, but does not ; expect to use It except for defence, not, intending to risk a large naval engage ment; and fifth, General Korupatkin, Russian minister of war, has not at tempted among his friends, to disguise his contempt for the Japanese army, which he observed during his recent visit to Japan. The Russians in Manchuria regard the Japanese as having no originality, as being unforceful and as being unr qualified for continuous warfare with Rus?ia. Russia is confident that Ja pan will receive no support .from any other power, while America and Great Britain will be mere observers. It Is practically admitted thai a combina tion of these three powers could pre vent the carrying out of the Russian plans, but such a combina-llou is net expected. - Amember of the Port Arthur con- , ference declared that China he s al ready agreed to all the terms proposed by Russia. He adds that foreigners in Manchuria expect war. It Is ! also intimated that the; conference proba bly organized a government for Man churia and that Admiral Alexieff prob ably will be soon appointed viceroy. It Is also said that if Japan refuses to go to war the crisis will be over. New Shamrock's Superiority ' New Tork, July 16. The Shamorck III gave another exhibition of her su periority over the . challenger of four years ago in a forty-mile test off San dy Hook light shjp today. The' race was to leeWard and windward, and was sailed twice over la twenty-mile course, In a breeze that swept acrosj the waters at' about fifteen miles at the start, and gradually softened. The new boat covered the course in six minutes and' fifteen seconds less time than the older boat arid gained sub stantially on vary log. .smafflow
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