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RAXEIG-H. N. C.. SUNDAY . -AUGUST 9, 1903 -SIXTEEN PAGES
No. 57
r
qiially OutlooK
Postmaster Robbins
The. Postmaster General In
clined to Bounce Him for
Housing His Family in
the Rocky Mount
Office
tT Tlio.nA J.
Washington. Aug. 8. Special. Post-
r.:-ister General Payne is seriously con-
fiVrlrtg the advisability of summarily
rii5mi5stns from the government ser
Postmaster George Washington
IiobMns of Rocky Mount, JC. C, who
j mpd Into prominence the other day
u.n, in answer to, a request of First
AuMM.mt Postmaster General Wynne,
fr the names of four persons for the
t v.ir subordinate positions in the Rocky
Mount post office, he recommended
four members of his family for the
pUcM of assistant postmaster, stamp
er, assistant stamper, and clerk."
The postmaster general today sent
a loner to Postmaster Robbtns asking
for full explanation of this 'violation
of the proprietors." as Mr.Payne calls it
ad If his reply shows that all four per
sons named are members of his Imme
diate family it Is very probable that the
Postmaster will be dismissed. In the
meantime a post offlce inspector Is to
be dispatched to Rocky Mount to
make an official Investigation, and upon
his report the post office- department
will take actUn. though an opportunity
will be given Robbins to make a full
statement in his behalf. At present
th department is short of Inspectors,
but this case has made such an un
faxorable Impression on the officers of
the department that a special officer.
will at once be detailed to proceed to
Rocky Mount- He will probably leave
hre Monday.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne, whose official endorsement of
Mr. Robbins recommendations in the
shape of a little poem entitled "When
the Robbins Nest Again,", has been
rrinted all over the country, today
received by mall fr.n an anonymous
ouroe. a companion verse which Mr.
Wjr.r.e says puts up something In the
mature of an unanswerable proposition.
The first assistant's quartrain was:
will call a halt on Robbln, of this
place In Old 2. C !
As we have already elsewhere In the
festive P. O. t.
This Robbln has the right no doubt to
Jix his family.
But to fix them all In the same old
nest. Is too much II. O. G."
The anonymous effusion received to
day follows:
If you cll a halt on Robbln he will
shoy you It's G.
By well established usage of the fes
tive P. O. D.
If they'r robbln robbln, robbln, In
Washington. D. C.
Why shouldn't they be Robbln Just
the same in old N. C."
Mr. Wynne says he feels squelched
and hasn't any fu;-ther remarks to
make.
As will be recalled the Rocky Mount
oSff was recently advanced to the
presidential class. Robbins was notl
rd that he would be continued In the
service at $2,100 a year and was asked
to send to the department the names' of
four persons to be appointed to the
r.wly created subordinate positions un
W him. Ills letter of recommendation
r.id in part as follows?
'I. George Washington Robbins,
postmaster at Rocky Mount. N. C re
commend the following persons for ap
pointment under me: Assistant post
master. Stella Lincoln Robbins; stamp
er. Alexander Achilles Robbins; assist
ant stamper. George Washington Rob
bins. Sr.. and clerk, John A. Logan
. obblns."
If these members of the Robbins
family are Immediately related to the
potm"ster rhe chances are that he
tl! h bounced. If they are nothing
r t than distant cousins the depart-t-T.t
nay overlook-the rather selfish
tntevst displayed by the postmaster
In tho family name; It is r.o secret
Financial Relief for
Virginia-Carolina Co.
A Large Sum to Be Supplied
by a Syndicate to Increase
the Working Capital
and Meet Obli
gations New Torlc. August 8. A syndicate
hs Just been formed, it was learned
from authoritative sources, which will
have a large sum of money for the use
of the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Company. The amount of the loan
co;M not be ascertained, but there is
crhin.l for estimating it at between
I .V).-. and J10,0X,POO. Associated
ith J. p. Morgan & Company In the
rr.'lt-i? are the National City Rank,
th :Ftrst National Hunk, the Morton
Trut Company aiid several other lad
lX isatlUUcsJ.
for
(until the cotton crop Is picked and mar
that both General Payne and First As- keted; so that in order to meet matur
slstant Wynne nr Inclined to retire Ing obligations during the next few
Mr. Robbins to private life ns a result (months without a serious impairment
of his effort to Rcbbinize the Rocky; of working capital. It has been found
Mount office, and State Chairman P.ol- j necessary to seek additional funds,
lins may so art be requested to rjake ; which the new syndicate will supply.,
s. recommendation for the postmaster- i probably not in a lump strm, but a
fhip. m
Representative E. W. Pou spent the
day here yesterday, having1 come to
Washington especially to arrange for
quarters or his family during the win-
ter. Senator Simmons. Mr. Small anddividend on th fommon stock b the
Mr. Pou have leased apartments in the
Cecil, corner of L and Fifteenth streets,
a modern and up to date apartment
house that is being completed. The
North Carolinians will keep house
there, which is far preferable to hotel
life In Washington. One of the floors
of the Cecil has been leased by the
Russian embassy.
While here Representative Pou saw
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Eristow with reference to the estab
lishment of certain rural free delivery
routes In his district, which were rec-
ommended some time age, to be put
in on-ration. The, win be. r.,tlv, on.
rtion .hortlv. - win r,tw h-trh
in the district about Septmber 15th.
Mr. Pou also endeavored to secure
night mails for Ftur Oaks, but the de
partment was not disposed to grant the j
rffiuw unirss me posimisiress wouia rapldly because of the n&cesslties of
agree to take charge of the mail ati,ts Dusiness. but very few stockholders
n,ght . . (had any idea that the company was
The Elisabeth City post offlce, hav- J borrowing the amount of money which
Ing taken 'In receipts to the extent of(t has now been discovered has actu
ten thousand dollars. Is entitled to city'any been borrowed since the issue tf
free delivery. This showing was made; these J7.000.C00 of bonds. Some of those
by the last quarterly report, but the best posted on the company think that
department was not disposed to use
this, last report as a basis for the dis
tribution of the city free delivery. Post
master J. M. Meekins of Elizabeth City
found this out and came to Washing'
ton. After presenting this statement, tne continental iODacco company, is
he was told that a city free delivery isa,d to be one of this number, and It
system would likely be Inaugurated in.ls sa!d tnat a Iare llne of the Virginia
the near future. j Chemical preferred and common stocks
Mr. Rawley Galloway, formerly thei"as ee" "'"'
a e Tv,Kit..rr i
Drug Company, has been here for two
days past visltinjr friends. He went to
New York, and from there he will go
to Denver. Col., where he becomes the
western lepresentatlve of Sharp &
Dohme.
A NrTIwf flr. Bohfclaa
Rocky 'Mount, N.'C. Au?. 8. Special.
G. W. Robbins has been serving the
public here as postmaster fie past four
years. Of the four persons whom he
recently recommended for cltrkship.i
in the office after it had been raised
to the presidential grade, one .a. A.
Robbin
Is his brother and the others .
are his children. All of them have i
been employed in the offlce and have
been doing very much the same work
as will be required of appointees to
the places for which they have been I not make known his decision until he
recommended. The administration of -returns home, which will be within the
the offlce by Mr. Robbins has been very Jncxt ten days, Dr. Vines is one of the
acceptable to the rublic. It never oc-jnblest preachcrs In the Southern Bap
curred to any one here to think there j t Jst Church.
was anything wrong about members Recently he visited Wilmington and
of his family beinr .employed In the ' de a prPfoun(i impression on the
offlce until-the question was raised In
the department at Washington
Mr. Robbins is a native of Nash J
county, and he hifl lived In or near
Rocky Mount all his life. I!e Is peri
sonally popular In the community,
where he enjoys the esteem of all pa
trons of the post office.
The following Is from the Rocky
Mount Motor, referring to the first re
port sent out from Washington relating
to Mr. Robbins and the post offlce:
"While Mr. Robbins is a Republican,
we greatly derlore such an article. The
facts In the case are that every person
mentioned Is at present working in the
offlce and give efficient service. Since
we must have Republicans we could
not have better service than that fur
nished by the present corps of em
ployes. The patrons of the local offlce
are well -pl-rsed with the service and
if the Republican P. O. D. officials
would employ more Robbins and less
black birds they would make an im
provement." . An early report that this loan was
connected with, the bonds issued last
year was found to be Incorrect. Dur
ing the fiscal year. 1901-1902, the com
pany greatly Increased the field of Its
operations, purchasing a number of
manufacturing plants and a large tract
of rhosphate rock land In the south,
developing Its Mexican - sulphur ore
property, and acquiring controlling In
terest In one of the German potash
mines. In making these acquisitions
the company used more than $3,300,000
of its working capital and obligated
Itself to pay about $3,500,000 more. For
the purpose of making the working
capital whole again and completing
the payments still due the stockholders
at the annual meeting in July, 1902. au
thorized the Issue of short time rpllat
eral trust bonds to an amount not ex
ceeding 47.000.000. These bonds were
sold to a syndicate, alhember of which
said yesterday thnt the entire issue
of $7,600,000 had long ago been placed
with Investors. 1 "
During the fiscal year Just ended the
coispaxy baa continued its policy or
expansion, with the result that, al
though its business had been of a profit
able nature, a considerable floating: in
debtedness has again been incurred.
:
The planters of the south, who are
the principal customers of the com
pany, as a rule are not "in a position
to pay for the fertilizer used by them
needed. :
Kda PlTldB PrtbabU
New York, August 8. The probabil
ities rinrv nnln to a reduction In the
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company.
This stock was Increased from a 4 to
5 per cent, basis a year ago. The fact
that the company, so soon after issu
ing J23.C00.000 of stock and J7.000.000 of
bonds, should again appear In the mon
ey market as a borrower is regarded as
a reflection on the conservatism of the
management. Within a few years the
company made Important purchases of
phosphate properties in Germany, as
well ajs sulphur mines! in Mexico and
! other property, and to pay for-these
the company Issued J7.000.000 of 5 per
nt bonds, which were readily taken
at a good price by some of the strong-
I est banking houses in Wall streef.
The last annual report, however,
showed the trouble of over-expansion
as the results of the management for
the year. Stockholders generally
knew that the company was expanding
it may not be necessary o pass tne
dividend on the common stock entirely,
but simply to reduce it. A half dozen
men are believed to hold aimajorlty of
this stock. B. N. Duke, president of
lew oajs ior mm.
GALLED A PASTOR
Wilmington Baptists Want
Rev. W. M. Vines of
Asheville
Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 8. Special.
Rev. W. M. Vines, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Asheville, N. C, has
bin caled to the Dastorate of the
rirst Baptlst church of this city, to
succeed Rev. Calvin S. Blackwell, who
accepted a pastorate in Norfolk. Mr.
Vines is at present spending his vaca-
; tion in Chattanoosra. Tenn.. and will
Baptists as well ns members of other
churches of thi3 city. It is believed that
he wiU acCept the call.
GAMP GUILFORD
The Third Regiment Having
Some Experience in
Army Life
Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 8. Special.
Llndley Park is a scene of activity and
animation. Here It is that the 'com
panies of the Tihrd regiment are en
camping. Tha dress parade at 62o'clock
every afternoon attract large' crowds of
citizens. There will be a competitive
drill Monday night by representatives
from each company. The drill will
take place In the park pavilion. The
best 'djdild man will - receive a $25
gold medal. The visiting soldiers are
delighted with the arrangement of the
camp and , the entertainment given
taem here and all are liberal in their
words of praise of the city's hospi
tality. The daily routine of the regiment
'-eeps the men pretty busy, especially in
the afternoon, but numbers of them
find lime during the day to take the
street cars for the city and visit the
numerous points . of interest. The
chaplain of the regiment announces
that there will be religious services at
the camp Sunday morning at 11
o'clock.. The camp has been designated
Camp Guilford.
Old Lady Drowned
Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 8. -Special.
Mrs. Emma Henly, aged sixty-seven
years, an estimable lady of Turners
burg, Iredell county, was drowned In
Third Creek, three miles .west of
Statesville, Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Henly was visiting relatives In West
Statesville and had driven out on a
small road bridge when the horse
shied, throwing the vehicle ar.J both its
occurants into the stream. The busrsrvi
fell on Mrs. Henly, who was quite large The citizens of this place held an en
and heavy, holding her under water thuslastic meeting in the court house
until life was extinct. Mr. Arthur' last night for the purpose of encoura
Tumer. who accompanied her, escaped ging the Durham and Charlotte Rail
without injury. i road, -the grading, jof jvfctoh will start
ENGINE TURNED OVER
Joe Savage Dead for Scorch
ing on a Narrow Gaus:e
Road
Tarboro, N. C, Aug. 8. Special. Joe
Savage, a colored engineer on the Eui
reka Lumber Company's road neat
Fountain, was crushed to death under
his engine yesterday afternoon while
returning from -a water station on the
East Carolina road to the junction
The engineer had gone out over the
latter road to get water and acquired
a speed , of nearly a mile a minute,
which could not be maintained over the
narrow tracks of the tramway. The
engine, afer jumping the track' and
running two hundred feet, left the road
way, struck a stump." and then turned
over, catching the engineer under it.
Three others in the cab escaped un
injured by Jumping.
CASE FOR HANGING
Two Charlotte Negroes Held
on.'a Charge of Murder
Charlotte, N. C, August 8. Special.
Andy Miller and Arthur Caldwell were
held by the examining magistrate this
morning without baill, on a charge of
first degree murder, the alleged crime
having been committed over two years
ago. Robert McKane was the victim.
Sunday morning. May 26, 1901, his body
was found in Town Creek, the eastern
limit of Charlotte. The coroner's jury
declared that he was murdered but the
affair has remained an Impenetrable
mystery. Four witnesses testified this
morning and the evidence is sufficient
now to hang both of the accused. Prac
tically the same witnesses that testi
fied in this investigation w.ere sum
moned to the coroner's inquest', two
years ago. Then they swore they knew
nothing and swore nothing. .Now it
develops that they were afraid of Mil
ler's wrath If they told what they
Miller was held by the coroner's jury
In the case of Cette McDonald yester
day, charged with; that murder. Evi
dence in that case goes to show that
the McDonald woman 'was killed be
cause she threatened to tell all she
knew about the McKane murder. "Wit
nesses today declared they feared the
same fateThe killing of AfcKane Is
alleged to have occuTetat the house
of a sister of the murdered McDonald
woman, she being ia Jail now as acces
sory before the fact. The murdered
woman is also alleged to have been
present at the time. The deed was in
spired by jealousy.
DISTILLERS JUST WAIT
Salisbury Aldermen Hang up
. Applications for License
' Salisbury, N. C., Aug. 8. Special.
At the meeting of the board of alder
men Thursday night three applications
were nled for license to operate dis
tilleries in Salisbury, the applicants
being M.'L. Bean, D. L. Arey arid R.
P. Roseman. A number of represen
tative citizens appeared before . the
board in opposition to the movement
in consequence of which the aldermen
deferred action in the matter until af
ter the prohibition election to be held
early in November. Rowan is at the
present time the only county in this
judicial district in which whiskey is
sold legally and there Is an unusually
6trong sentiment here In favor of
eliminating the traffic from this coun
ty. A large number of the citizens
of Salisbury have 'signed petitions
praying the aldermen not to 'grant li
cense for the operation of distilleries
here, and the temperance forces are
confident of carrying the election in
November.
BOON POTTER IN
STATESVILLE JAIL
Stetevllle, N. C, Aug. 8.-ySpecial.
Boone Potter, who was arrested in Wy
oming, is expected to be placed in Ire
dell )il tonight. Potter Is wanted in
Watauga county for, trial for the mur
der . of Howell, a deputy sheriff, who
was attempting to 'arrest him early
this year on a warrant charging him
with the murder of his father. Clar
ence Potter, an accomplice of Boone
Potter, was tried by Judge Long at
March term Watauga court, foud guil
fy and sentenced to.be hanged. Appeal
was taken.
Boone Potter is the most noted des
perado in Watauga. He is accused of
having killed four men. Two indict
ments for murder are now pending
against him. He will be kept here un
til Watauga court.
WILL GIVE A
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Pittsboro, N.vC, August 8. Special.
within the next ' ten days from this
place, to Greensboro.
Suitable resolutions were offered
showing the appreciation of the town
of the road, and the folowing com
mlttee, A. H. London. K. M. London
and A.- Headen Bynum, were appoint
ed to ascertain the cost of the right of
way across the, town. The town pro
poses to give the right of way to this
road from their malfi line across the
town to the S. A. L. road. -
Short but Interesting speeches were
made by Maj. H. A. London, F. C Poe
and Spenco Taylor, showing how the
road will benefit the town.
The rain has come at last and the
farmers in this section are feeling more
hopeful. Cotton and corn had commen
ced to show the effects of the drouth.
No rain had fallen here in nearly four
weeks.
.Mr. Fred Bynum, who came home
from the law school in Chapel Hill with
fever, is improving.
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR
The New Bern Bank Expected
to Pay Depositors in Full
New Bern, N. C, Aug. 8. Special.
One, more day has passed, but it did
not raise the amount of Cashier Dew
ey's defalcation, the amount now stand
ing at $131,000. The most interesting
question of the day has been, will the
directors. pay the depositors dollar for
dollar? A prominent lawyer, also a
stockholder of the bank, said it would
be impossible for .them to do otherwise.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
had the saving feature department at
tached to its business. Hundreds of
children were depositors, and they are
afraid that their savings are gone by
the board. Several accounts have been
offered to the public at 75 per cent, but
they have found no takers.
Mrs. Dewey, the wife of the default
ing cashier, arrived here today; but she
did not make any statement for pub
lication as she was too much affected
over the action of her husband. The
entire community is in sympathy with
the unfortunate lady.
Mr. J, O. Ellington, state bank exam
iner, also issues the following state
ment, which we failed to send last
night:
"To whom it may concern: After ex
amination of the: Farmers and Mer
chants Bank of New Bern, N. C, I
desire to . state that I have discovered
nothing which reflects upon the char
acter and management of Mr.- L. H.
Cutler, president of the bank.
(Signed) J. O. ELLINGTON."
MARRIED IN THE GAB
-
Runaway Lovers Accommo
dated by a Magistrate
Fireman
Knoxvills, Tenn., August 8. W. A.
Cagill and Miss S. A. Lllie, an eloping
couple from this city, were married
near Walland station, on the Knoxville
and Augusta Railway, in the cab of
the engine which pulled their train.
They learned that , the fireman on the
engine, T. H. Hodge, was a justice of
the peace, and they asked the conduc
tor to request him to tie the wedding
knot. 'Squire Hodge, begrimmed with
smoke, attired in his overalls, consent
ed and the young couple hastened to
the cab when the train stopped and
the fireman spake the few words which
made them .man and wife.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At New York:
Brooklyn . . . .
New York . . .
Second game:
Brooklyn . . .
R.H.E.
10 00 0 0 00 (-1 7 4
4 0 100 010X 6 11 1
R.H.E.
000210 0003 5 1
New York. .... 00100 1002-yl 8 4
At Philadelphia: R.H.E.
Boston ....00000210000 25 11 2
Philadelphia . 00001002 00 0 14 14 3
Second game Called at end of third
inning on account of accident.
At Chicago:
Pittsburg . . .
Chicago. . .
At St.' Louis: .
Cincinnati . .
St. Louis . . ..
Second game:
Cincinnati . - .
I. R.H.E.
. 00100010 02 10 2
.00010000 01 7 2
R.H.E.
, 10100100 03 9 1
, 0 3 00 00 02 x 5 7 0
R.H.E.
3 0 200600 011 16 0
St.,Louis ..... 0 000000 01 1 6 5
American League
At Boston.
Philadelphia . . .
Boston . . . . .
At New York:
Washington . .
New York ... .
R.H.E.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 10 1
0 8 030 0 00011 13 1
' R.H.E.
. 00 0 00 02 002 7 2
, 03300001 x 7 8 2
At Cleveland:
Detroit. . ...... 410000000-X
Cleveland . . .... ... 030101000-rX
.Forfeited to Detroit because of dis
pute with umpire, 9 to 0.
At Chicago: R.H.E.
St. Louis . . . .11000200 04 11 0
Chicago . . . . . 10010000 02 9 2
Delegates to Conference
Asheville,' N. C, Aug. 8. Special.
At the concluding session of Asheville
ditrict Methodist conference this after
noon these delegates were chosen to
attend the annual conference at High
Point: J. A. Reagan, Capt. J. R. Du-
bose, Geo. T. Hackney and Frank M-
Weaver. The next .conference will be
beld at Biltxaor
General Miles
With Scant Ceremonv
Commander of the Army Re
tired Without a Word of
Official Commenda
tionTributes From
Clerks in His
Office
Washington, Aug. Without a sin
gle word of official commendation from
the government" Lieutenant General
Nelson Appleton Miles at noon today
walked out of his office in the war
department for the last time. With
dignity and in silence he received the
coldly formal order retiring hlrmrrom
the! service, an order that, is In marked
contrast to the laudatory one whereby
his I predecessor, General Schofteld; was
relieved from active duty.
General Miles reached his office
nromntly at f3 o'clock. He wore his
plain blue dress uniform, without gold
lace except on the military cap and on
the broad eagle he wears on the shoul-
ers ! to denote his high rank.
Considerable emotion was exhibited
by General Miles when he was present-.
cd ,by his clerks with a, magnificent
silver loving cup on which was en
graved:
"Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
U. S. A., on his retirement from active
service, August 8, 1S03, from the clerks
and, messengers at the headquarters of
the army."
AHarge and beautiful bouquet of ro
ses was presented by the lady clerks
of the office.
It was exactly at 10:30 o'clock that
the dramatic incident of the morning
occurred. Walking side by side, Just
as the clock' struck the half hour, the
new; lieutenant general of the army,
Samuel' B. M. Young, and Adjutant
General Hv C. Corbin, who has not
spoken to General Miles for more than
a year, passed into the private office
of the grizzled veteran to pay their
official respects.
With his characteristic friendly smile,
which, however, seemed to congeal
slightly when he noticed the three stars
of al lieutenant general worn by Gen
eral Young, General Miles warmly tool;
in turn, the hand of his successor and
of General Corbin.' . .. - "
Immediately following Generals
Young and Corbin were all the general
officers of the army stationed in Wash
ington. Then came all of the offlce
of the -general staff corps, who a week
from today will manage the military
affairs of the army. After the recep
tion! to the officers about 500 clerks of
the war, navy and state departments
filed: past General Miles, and each was
takejn .by the hand.
General Miles did not go to the office,
The N a vo 1 Wa
Won by
"Hostile" Squadron Discov
ered by the Olympia and
Intercepted by Ad
miral Barker's -
Bunch of Big ,
Battleships :
Bar Harbor, 'August 8. The naval
search problem, which began last Wed
nesday when Admiral Barker took up
the jplan of defending the Maine coast
frorn a "hostile" fleet, which put out
to sea Monday under Rear Admiral
Sands, ended early today when the
Olympia, of the defending fleet, dis
covered and interrupted the "white
squadron" of the enemy, headed at full
speed for Winter Harbor. The hostile
vessels were running in close order for
mation, and had not the fog lifted at a
favorable moment itAis thought tne
enemy would have eluded those on
guard.
The Olympia was the furthest to the
eastward of the defending ships and
had been occupying a position twenty-
five miles outside Baker's Island for
the greater part of three days. On
board of her every man and officer was
keenly alive to the fact that this morn
ing, ! of all since the search problem
commenced, was the most favorable to
the plans of the attacking forces. A
thick fog bank, which rolled in from
the sea after midnight, made it impos
sible to cover the ordinary cruising
radius of the Olympia, and all that the
men on Admiral Dewey's old flagship
could do was depend on their ears and
wait. ' .
Shortly after 4 o'clock the fog bank
rolled out to sea and as the.atmosphere
cleared every man and officer on the
deck of the ship searched the constant
ly enlarging field of vision with anxie
ty. Suddenly there was a cry repeated
simultaneously from various parts of
the Olympla's superstructure, "There
they are. sir." In an Instant bugle
notes rang out on the Olympia, men
ruslied to quarters and the operator In
th I wireless telegraph room was sig-
paling for the Kearsarge Jo announce
the discovery of the fleet to Rear Ad
Shelved
a
v vc ecu ciary or war. to jiy hi
final hvA W. a i A .
Lieutenant Colonel Reber. for lhat purv
pose shortly before nxn. . )
General Young isSue4 lh. . folowlnfi
order at noon: . - i
"In obedience to the order of the
president, promulsntpd In general or
der No. 117. war department, adjutant
general's office. August 8. th under
signed hereby ap?urrM command ofHhV
army Of the United state
s- B- M. YOLTXO.. )
"Lieutenant General. U. S, A'.V
Many officers bolieve General YounjS
displayed bad faste In w.arinr tne In
signia of n lieutenant-general befora
General Miles' retirement, it li rAj
possible for the army to have two lieu
tenant general?, still Ur rr.oti weVa'
wearing the lnsiCnia or the offlm at
once tlrla morning. Alth-nich Oeneratf
Young took the oath f nrir at m
o'clock. he wa-j not pron.ote.1 until
General Miles', retirement at noon. '
In reply to some critdciim of the wn
department for tnot Issuing a special!
commendatory order fn th occasion of
General Miles' retirement, attention
was today called to the existence of a
regulation of the army prohibiting the'
promulgation 'of Riifh, an order. If t
said that the question enme tip dur
ing the administration. ..of resident'
Cleveland after The retirement of Gen
eral Schofiold, who was complimented
in orders upon his retirement. In an
order issued by Secretary Lament, July;
24, 1SD6, attention vas calle.l to tba reg
ulation as follows. j
"Army regulation 771 of 1S33 vhysl
'Orders eulogizing the conduct of living
officers will not he ispued except in cflse)
of gallantry in action or performance!
of specially hazardous services. . Thoj
secretary of war decided that under tMsi
regulation the practice of announcing
the retirement in general orders of.1
general officers and chiefs of war de
partment bureaus be discontinued, and
.that hereafter retirement of-such -officers
shall be announced li Boecial
orders, - as was the practice' prior
1892."
: Revolution Growing AVorso -
London, August 8. Th Times cor
spondent represents the MacedorHai
situation as becoming worse. They fj
that military action Is slight and th
want of Turkish troops 4.1 emboldentna
the insurgents whom the peasants ard
Joining; The ministers at" Constantino
pie are much disturbed.
Willis W. Boddie Dead
Louisburg, N. C.. August 8.-pSpclidf
Willis W. Boddie died at hl homa In
this county this morning. lie had ty
phold fever and had been, nl-k nearlji
two weeks. He was a prosperous f.ir
mer and a useful citizen. His age wbsj
51. His wife and five children survlvtj
him. .
3
r G a me
the Defenders
miral- Barker. The flagship,, twenty
five miles away raught.the sound wavc
and answend.. In a few moment
word came, by the wireless that th
Kearsarge was on her wn'y to! aid th
Olympia.
Meanwhile, the" latter ve?el ha$
found herself in a predicament. Th
fog. which had been of advantage
to th
to thi
d A3!
enemy, proved qf disadvantage to
nivmnlii. for when it'.luted and
miral ' Sands vessel were seen, t?ii
were too close to the defending veasi
for her to escape. Under the rules oj
the" maneuvers' she was overptfwerel
by the superior force and could do noth-4
ing but run up the white flag and conw
sider herself captured by the hostlid
squadron. .
The conditions at this point, had H
onditlons at this point, naa
;n for the Olympia'ft w!relf
h equipment, indicated that VsM
1 Sands might have reached z
not beer
telegraph
Admiral
anehorage in Winter "Harbor.. t
It was about 4:30 a. m. when tM
Olympia's wireless iJirssnsre was re
ceived on the Kf-arsarge. ;-nraJ
quarters were soundf-l, find In a rjr
markably short tin.- th'j Kearsirye M
underway, followed in turn by Hie Alv
bama and 'the Illinois. A nunil-T -oj
tnmfdn boat destroyers fn'i H-'fr tn
in behind the battleships s th" rush
ind the baiusmpM i"
to m'.-et the )w.-:tlle vessels.. l
ir the KenrsTtre' an 1 h'.r escc:w
ed on
an houi
were, in sight of th -v.vy.
Sneak Thief Makes a Haul
Goldsboro, X. C, Aug. S.-SpecliI,
The residence of H. U Hnlayson,
which is beingenlarged and remodelled,
and in consequence is at pr'-'-nt muc
torn up and op"n, was y. t-i lay en- s
tered by some sneak thief 'while Mr
Finlayson was down th-. stre-t for a
I short while .on a shippi iC errana, an
rifled of valusbX and moi.j-y amount
ing to a considerable F'Jfn- Ati ong ar
ticles taken was a'rljsh hnnd log
taming one $20 gold p:r, one z
piece, two $2.50 gold pi-ces and othej
currency, and one ruby ard Pirt
brooch, one diamond brooch, one ril
taire diamond 'Tin sr. one three dlamon
hoop ring. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Fln
layson have any clue or. suspicion
to the thief, but evidently it was semi
one who was posted as to the open con
dition of the house, knew of the JewJ
and had watched . Mr3. Finlaysont
njayemfents. .