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RALEIGH. K. C. TUESDAY. AUQ-UST 11, 1903
I i
No. 58
Pins X' Crowned Pope
Acclaimed by a Great Assem-
bly
in St. Peters Thous
ands Contend for
Standing Roam in
the. Church
jV-rr August, 10. Tope rlus X- was
mrM in t. Peter's Sunday morning
tvi:h tren.onls of the rarest splendor
In the rv:-aee ot a Kr'at an JmP'nS
ant.l:.t5f. The stlf.ir.g heat was the
- .! .irawtnck to the occasion. Sev
er il if te crowd Inside the church
tit :t.l nr. ! iu.my of those standing
ca:..!e c sunstruck.
The !rs ere first opened at half
I ft ot"xk. when the sunshine was
Mlredy Intense. Toe basilica, was im
!. 'intelv crowded.-and It was found
i!e?arv shortly afterward to close
t:: loorsS,sThere was nn Immense
r--.l In the sreat square of St. Fe
ivr'f. wrere they stool In the swelter
!:? un voting with Italian patience
'r th r"pnlrg of the doors. The
sjuire divided Into sections by
r.unvro'Ji hAt of troop..
At & o'clock there was a merry pef
cf and the pope appeared In the
atrium, where he took hts seat upon his
throne. Cardinal Itampolla. arch
rrtest of Ft. Peter's, then delivered a
set speech of congratulation, after
which the- dignitaries formed in pro-
fion and marched into the church. ,J
The pop. In full canonicals, ,wns
carried hlch In the-sedla gestatorla
and was surrounded by members of thChrlst, and crowned pope."
fMe guard. He whs received with
Immense applause. Ills faxre was paT.
As he. was carried along- he blessed
the multitude, and orten by gesture
riuested that the applause cease.
iits holiness was preceded by the car
cl;r..ils. c.tch attended by. a chaplain.
e';urry and tralnbearer. The sight
v s n n-.arnlflcent one. While the bells
re ringing, the papal troops knelt.
tr:rr.pcts sounded, and the choir sang
the anthem "Tu es Petrus."
The basilica was hung with red dam
r. Reside the high altar was an ar
ltti throne where the pope sat after
1 - had kr.eltvjn prayer.
.Th'n the mass began, celebrated by
ti; r r- This was the first papal mass
i '-r.ttM in St. Peter's since the Ital
. t- fvrrin r.t entered Rome. It was
prir rfpilly c!brated by proxy, the pope
r. o-t cf the time sitting on his throne.
Port Fisher Reunion
to Be Held Tomorrow
Survivors cf the Battle Will
Meet and Exchange Rem-
iniscences of the Mo- .
mentous Conflict
Wilmington. N. Cy Aug. 10. Special.
T.K- reunion of the survivors of the
bi'x ft F"rt Fisher will' take place
tv ir.es-lay at the ruins of the fort.
Noit eighteen miles below Wilming
ton, on the cast side or Brunswick bay.
It t;: N a great and appropriate cele--.r.
overshadowin: almost any
v-m reunion everheld in North
'-ir.-::ri. All arrangements for the
-- have, been completed. Indl
titiT. now point to it large attend
t r, ;.- nf survivors and they will not
r- c -v. fired to the men who wore the
pi .is veterans of both sides of the
Kwly conflict ha-ve been invited and
ir. fn nf the fc"s will meet on the
r!I Mttl field a friends to talk over
tr bombardment.
William Lamb of Norfolk, who
r-'Ti!i.l4 the Confederate troops In
t - .'.-fense of Fisher, arrived this
. Ha will be the most con,-
'--wi fUure of the reunion. An-
--r prominent visitors will be Gov.
v i:. Aycock. who accepted the ln
::i:irn to b? present. The governor
v;!t arrive Tuesday evening. He and
r.-L i.imb will be among the speakers
of the d.ir.
The steamer Wilmington has been
r$rtre l for the day. All the veterans
nn 1 others who attend the reunion will
1a transported both ways on the boat.
The morning of Wednesday will be
p-?nt viewing the battle field and mins
rf the old fort. Several speeches will
b delivered on the grounds. Kugene
Martin. Esq.. ofWllmlngton will be the
r-ator of the occasion. In the after
rn the entire party will return to
CtroMna Reach, where an elaborate
iMT-heon will be served by the Daught-r-
nf the Confederacy. Several short
it i !rvs will be made under the pa-
n- Vro. N. C Aug. 10. Special.
Mr. V.. b. Fort of Plkevllle was in the
cry -r-t,y on ni, way to the reunion
r. Fl.h-r this week. In speaking
r ?.a tAh,.,imnf r the fort he said
t f,ct snouj be widely known
V runs of the fort and its ior
t ,?;-r. ix- drawn by Mr. Red
: -i m pittman a native of
Harr-tt rr-irfy Rnd a graduate of the
Xi.ierj;tr cf Chapel Hill. During his
. . ..... ... ...
With Splendid
He only approached the altar. to Incense
it. then to consecrate the wafer, and
then to commune.
A peculiar feature of the mass was
that the Gospel was read twice. In Lat
in and Greek. The pope broke the
wafer and communed with half, 'the
deacon and sub-deacon taking the other
half. ,
To the light of the papal throne was
the tribune of the Ambassadors and to
the left the tribune of the Roman aris
tocracy. The service was often inter
rupted by the rush of tlckctless crowds
forcing their way Into the church not
withstanding the efTorts of the troops
to prevent them. As the morning ad
vanced the crush became Indescriba
ble. At the end of the mass the arch
priest advanced with a pMrs contain
ing: twenty-five racial, equal in value
to about 60 cents, and gave the money
to the Pope, saying. "Accept this fee
for a mass well said."
Afterward the cardinals kissed 'the
pope's hand and embraced him. - The
archbishops and lower prelates kissed
his foot and hand and acclaimed .him,
the Immense congregation re-echoing
the acclamation. A prelate then ad
vanced bearing a dish of live charcoal,
on which he placed a handful of hemp.
As the smoke therefrom ascended, he
uttered the following reminder; "Holy
Father, thus passes the glory of the
world.".
Then the pope went to a raised plat
form In front of the altar and the
senior cardinal deacon, Lutgl Macchl,
surrounded by all the other cardinals,
came to him with the tiara and said:
"Receive the triple crown and know
that" you are the father of kings, the
pastor of the world
the vicar of
Following Cardinal Macchl's words
there waa thunderous applause. The
bells rang and trumpets sounded again.
Then the pope rose and sudden and
complete silence fell over the vast
multitude, every' one of w-hom rever
ently knelt and his holiness pronounced
the benediction.
At 1 o'clock the pope retired, the
crowd cheering lustily as he was borne
away In the sedla gestatoria. Cardinal
Kampolla was also cheered. Owins to
the veto put upon his election to the
papacy by Austria he is becoming
popular, as Austria Is cordially hated
In Italy.
The congregation In St. Peter's num
bered W.000. Tickets were issued for
that number. In the great square the
crowd must have numbered 100,000.
Although Pope Pius is a man of am-
vacations Mr. Pittman visited Cuba,
where he studied the fortifications of
Morro Castle and other Spanish fortifi
cations from It is supposed he got his
Ideas for building Fort Fisher, which
withstood the heaviest bombardment of
the world, even exceeding that of Se
bastopol. Mr. Fort said he under
stood that others were trying to claim
the credit of planning the fortifica
tions of Fort Fisher, but he said that
General Whiting always gave Pittman
the credit and it 'was he who did the
work. The fort resisted one bomb ard
ment successfully, and If Gen.Whltlng's
orders had been carried out. Mr. Fort
said, the fort would never have been
taken. Mr. Pittman lived in Golds
boro for a long time and did engineer
ing work which stand as a monument
to his ability to this very day. . He
made his residence In Rocky Mount for
some time before his death. Ills name
should go down in history as one of
great men whom North Carolina has
produced.
GOVERNOR AYCOCK
-REVIEWS THE CAMP
A Numerous Staff Attend Him.
He Dines With Officers
Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 10. Special.
- .. i.nir arrived sn t hp noon train
from Raleigh and reviewed the Third
North Carolina regiment encamped
here this afternoon at 6 o'clock. The
dress parade and reviewing- ceremonies
were witnessed by an Immense crowd
of citizens. Of the 27 officers on the gov
ernor's staff more than half of them
were here.' taking part In the review.
The governor was met at the train by
Adjutant General Royster, General
Armfleld. Col. Craig, and a committee
of citizens consisting of Mayor Pro
Tern. Stafc-ord. City Attorney A. M
Scales. President P. D. Gold. Jr.. of the
Young Men's Business Association, and
President C. G. Wright of the Indus
trial and Immigration Association. He
was driven In carriages direct to Camp
Gullfcrd at Lindley Tark. .where he
dined with the soldiers, having the
above named gentlemen as his BU5".
a battalion from the regiment and
the regimental band met the governor s
party at the State Normal College and
acted as his military escort to the
camp.
It is estimated that the Greensboro
Electric Ctmpany handled nearly 10.
000 people on the street cars to and
Ceremony
nle fieri re. greatly contrasting with the
late Pope Ieo, It was noticed that he
was somewhat faint from the heat and
tedium of the proceedings. Dr. Iap
ponl, who was nearby, went to him
and gave him smelling salts.
When the congregation frequently
during the ceremony shouted "Long
live the pope-king." disregarding the
notices on the walls asking for silence,
his holiness raised his hands in de
precation. The people thinking he was
blessing them, would then shout again.
Then the pope, with a gesture that
could not be misunderstood, command
ed silence. He gave his benediction
with impressive dignity. He looked
pale, but his bright eyes shone with the
keenest interest.
When the cries of '"Long live the
pope-king," were repeated, causing the
pope annoyance, American spectators
exclaimed: "How vexed he looks, or
is he only bored?"
It Is persistently rumored here that
Cardinal Vincent Vannutelli will be
appointed pontiflcial secretary of state.
It is stated that In the course of a
preliminary meeting held by the con
clave prior to the election of the pope
the cardinals occupying sees, especially
those from abroad, proposed that modi
fications should be made in. the organ
ization of the ecclesiastical congrega
tions, in order to facilitate the despatch
of church business.
The cardinals are reported to have
asked for direct decentralization, so
that the settlement of many questions
might be acceleratedt and also that
authority be delegated to the cardinals
whose dioseses are furthest away from
Rome, in order that affairs of minor
importance might be adjusted.
The foreign cordlnals, in addition, are
said to have proposed the nomination
of an international commission, whose
duty It would be to manage the funds
accruing from Peter's pence. , The car
dinals are said to have pointed out
that when the pope possessed temporal
power he had revenues of his own,
which he could administer as he
thought best.
Now, however, that all the faithful
throughout the world helped with their
gifts to satisfy the necessities of the
holy see, and that the bishops, as re
gards these gifts, were the Interme
diaries between the people and the
church. It would be fitter that the
whole world should have a guarantee
as to the manner in which Peter's pence
were spent, by persons from among
the various nationalities which fur
nished the greater part of the fund
being summoned to aid in Its admin
istration. from the camp yesterday and an equal
ly large number today. The men in
camp are finding time to enjoy them
selves in various ways, although the
regulations of the camp conform to the
tactics in use by the regular army.
Merchants Support Farmers
Rocky Mount, N. C, Aug. 10. Spe
cial. The farmers are very indlgnapt
at what they believe Is the action of
the tobacco trust in cutting down the
price of tobacco. They not only re
solved Saturday In the meeting held
here to use no more of the trust amnu
factured products, but the local asso
ciation of .retail merchants now take
up the gauntlet and In the future will
sell no more of the tobacco manu
factured by the American Tobacco
Company.
STARTED WITH OIL
Nesro School Building De
stroyed by Incendiary Fire
Warrenton, N. C, - Aug. 10. Special.
The recitation room of the Shiloh In
stitute, colored, was burned to the
ground last night at 9:30. The build
ing was two stories high and about
forty feet long and twenty feet wide.
Close by the burned building stood the
main building and sleeping apartments
of the. students, but by the very he
roic efforts of Warrenton firemen and
citizens the building was saved.
The fire was of Incendiary origin as
kerosene oil was . poured all about the
buildings. Colored people, have been In
the possession of the property for sev
eral years, but only finished paying for
it the 4th of July, this year. I hear
a lot of talk of friction between the
factions of the management.
Mr. C. E. Jackson and family ac
companied by Miss Gregory left to
day for a month's sojourn at "Virginia
Beach. '
ORDINATION SERVICE
Thaddeus A. Cheatham Ad
mitted to Holy Orders
Henderson, N. C, Augi 10. Special.
At the Church of the Holy Innocents
yesterday during the morning service a
solemn and Interesting event took
place In the presence of a large con
gregation, represented by members of
all the churches In Henderson. The
occasion was the ordinatlorvyof Mr.
Thaddeus A. Cheatham to hol orders
in the Protestant Episcopal church. Mr.
Cheatham Is the youngest son of the
late Wxo. A. Cheatham and brother of
Rev. Whitmal Cheatham. This young
man was reared in Henderson. His
traits of chara'cted are well suited to
the profession he has chosen. The min
isters present were Bishop Joseph B.
Cheshire, Rev. Mr. Hunter of Raleigh,
Rev. Mr. Owens, Oxford, and the rec
ttr, Rev. Juham 'Ingle.
DURBIN REPLIES '
TD THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Roosevelt's Views on
Lynching Please the Gov
ernor of Indiana
Indianapolis, August 10. Governor:
Durbin today sent a formel reply to
the letter received yesterday from
President Roosevelt concerning the re
cent riot at Evansvllle.
Governor Durbin says:
"Acting In accordance with the sug
gestion made by the secretary to the
president, I yesterday telegraphed you
my approval of the communication you
have seen fit to address to me under
date of August 6. ,
In doing this I proceeded on the well
warranted belief that the commenda
tion you have so generously accorded.
to my official acts .was only incidental
to the broader purposes of your ad
mirable letter, which is a moving ap
peal to the conscience and to patriot
ism, destined, in my opinion, to pro
foundly affect puWlc sentiment on a
vastly Important national problem.
"The effect of such an appeal from
such a source is certain to be salutary
In Its widespread influence. In this In
stance, as in other, emergencies, you
have spoken with the courage of con
viction, with the eloquence of earnest
ness and under the inspiration of the
clear understanding and of devotion
to the duties and responsibilities of
American -citizenship.
"I feel that you have struck the key
note of a national . necessity when you
say that all public speakers, all writ
ers of the press, all clergymen, all
"teachers, all who In 'any way have a
right to address the people, should,
with every energy, unite to denounce
such crimes and to support those en
gaged in putting them down, and de
clare the correlated doctrine that we
must show that' the law is inadequate
to deal with crime by freeing it from
every vestige of technicality and de
lay. "Tour stirring words will serve to
press home upon the people a responsi
bility which, reaching beyond au those
Tn authority; after all, essentially their
own. To arouse tne. realization of that
responsibility and all that it implies
will be to eradicate conditions which
otherwise may become, as you point
cut so cleverly, an Imminent menace to
the veryjllfe of the republic."
MILES IN JEW ROLE
He Accepts Presidency of Jef
ferson Memorial Asso
ciation Washington, Aug. 10. When Admiral
Dewey resigned the presidency of the
Jefferson Memorial Association the
board of governors elected General
Nelson A. Miles to the vacancy. Mr.
Lipscomb, chairman of the board of
governors, today received the follow
ing from General Miles, dated the 8th
instant, accepting the oce:
"I am in receipt of your letter of the
,6th ultimo notifying me that I had
been unanimously chosen president of
the association organized for the erec
tion at the national capital of an' ap
propriate memorial to the author of the
declaration of independence.
"The enunciation of doctrines in that
Instrument was so comprehensive, so
far reaching, so grand in design and
noble in purpose, and resulted in such
uplifting of the people of the new
world and the millions who have fol
lowed, as well as the Inhabitants of
the sister republics of the western
hemisphere, that its importance can
scarcely be expressed In words or com
prehended in thought. This work, add
ed to other achievements of noble pur
pose during the life of its a'uthor,
makes it fitting that we should erect a
memorial indicating our appreciation
of his genius and labors. ,
"With the greatest sympathy with
objects of the association, ! shall glad
ly contribute anything with my power
to promote the purpose Indicated."
LIVED UNHAPPILY
-
Motorman's Career 'Wound
Up With a Family J-
Tragedy t.
( Norfolk. Va., Aug. 10. At Lambert's
Point, . a suburb of Norfolk, today
Henry Carpenter shot his young wife
three times, and after shooting to kill
his sister-in-law. blew his own brains
out. As yet Carpenter is ,the only
one of the three who is dead. Vhe wife
has a dangerous wound in her breast
and may die, though the chances
would indicate her recovery. The
wife's sister is unhurt. Carpenter was
a young man, a street car mortonnan
in the employ of the Norfolk Railway
and Light Company. He and his wife
had been living unhappily, it is said,
for some months. They had no chil
dren. 4 :
Both women were, employed at the
Norfolk knitting mills, and were on
their way to work when overtaken by
Carpenter, who pulled bis wife and
fdster-in-law from a street car. A
fight ensued and shooting followed.
Battle With Outlaws
"Washington. August 10. The com
missioner of Indian affairs today re
ceived the following telegram froto
Agent "Mitcher in charge of the Osage
Indian agency at Paw Huska, Okla
homa territory:
"Officers Bennett, Haines and Ma
jors, in a pitched battle with outlaws
yesterday evening, killed one and mor
tally wounded another. The third Is
still at large. Officer Haines was dan
gerously wounded."
Servians Sent Home
Vienna, Aug. 10. In consequence of
the assassination of King Alexander
and Queen Draga and the attitude of
the Servian military officers studying
In their military schools.' Russia has
forbidden her officers to have either
official or social intercourse- with Ser
vian officers.
BABY STRAYS OFF
. - 1
A Two-Year-0!d Struck by a
Locomotive
Ashevllle, N. C, August 10 Special.
A shocking accident occurred yester
day afternoon on the Murphy branch
of the Southern near Candler's. John
Lovelace, the two-year old son of the
section foreman stationed at this place,
was struck by a train bound for Ashe
vllle. While members o.f the family
were in another room the lid left the
house and went straight to the rail
road' track. The train was due at time
and when it approached the little fel
low started directly across the track.
Thev engineer, Guy Moore, of this city,
did his best to stop the train, but was
not able to do so and the boy was hurl
ed seme distance from the track. His
right leg was broken and he sustained
other injuries. Dr. Hilliard, the road
nhvsiclan. was summoned and gave
medical attention. The-boy may live.
PRINTERS IN COUNCIL
Opening Session of the Inter
nationally pograph
ical Union ;
Washington, Aug. 10 The forty
ninth session of the International Ty
pographical Union was begun in the
Columbia theatre here today with 341
of the. 356 accredited delegates present.
There was one woman delegate, Miss
Carrie Catchart of St. Joseph, , Mo.
After the invocation Henry B. Mac
TTarland. nresident of the board of
raistrict commissioners, delivered the
address of welcome. Mr. MacFarland s
address was devoted more to instruct
ing the delegates in the many and va
ried things that would happen to or
ganized labor if the union of trades did
not bow to-the union of states, than
in speaking, of the good that organ
ized labor had already accomplished.
President James M. Lynch responded
to the welcoming address. He express
ed the opinion that in a-few years the
union would number 100,000 members
and closed by formally calling the
meeting to prder. -
Professor Willis H. Moore, chief of
the weather bureau, also spoke, fie
said that President Roosevelt was the
staunch friend of organized labor, and
was always on the side of the unions
in their disputes.
FIGHT IN THE ROAD
Fatal Affray on Return From
Camp Meeting
Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 10. Special.
While returning from Rock Springs
campmeeting last night Alexander
Austen, Simp Phillips and Sam and
John Lawing were set upon by,a crowd
of drunken negroes. Auten received a
mortal wound in the stomach and the
others received flesh wounds. Auten
was taken to- the hospital connected
with the North Carolina medical col
lege. The attack occurred in Long
Creek township. Both parties, whites
and negroes, were driving along the
a TitornM 1 nt-n tlonall v. it'
rOilU. o.iiv o -
his said, drove Into the vehicle driven
by the white men. A quarrel ensued
and two of the negroes whipped out
guns and began shooting. . Charles
Shuford Is the only one of the negroes
known. He has fled to Gaston county.
A warrant was issued for him this
morning. . .
The election on the proposition of
issuing two hundred thousand dollars
in bonds for the purpose of completing"
the county's system of good roads will
be held here tomorrow. The prospects
are favorable for the success of the
bonds, though the vote will be close.
Favorable Canal Rumo
Colon, August 10. A rumor reaches
here from Bogota that a majority of
the Senate now favors the ratification
of the Panama canal treaty. Further
developments are dally expected.
El Porvepir of Cartagena publishes
a statement from ex-Governor Velez,
showing the starving condition of the
troops at Rio Haeba, , ;
Mr J loos
evelt
M Mis
is Latest Contribution to Ne-
groj Question Administra
tion .Criticized for Treat
mint of Gen. Miles. ;
tY THSHil J. rwcB
Wellington. Aug. 10. Special. Pres
ident Roosevelt's letter to. Governor
Durtto of Indiana, in which he be
moans the lynching of negroes, was
the subject of widespread comment in
Washington today. -While-any expres
sion against-lynching is commended,
those who know President Roosevelt
see in this prouneiamento the .chronic
Rooseveltian desire to regulate the
universe unaided, and to gain more
publicity than a quiet , summer at
Oyster Bay generally affords.
Comment Is made that President
Roosevelt, by placing negroea ,dn a so
cial equality with himself and his
interesting family, has done more than
any other one individual in tne- udhn
States to foster a crime, for which
lynching is the usual punlsnmenx. xi
is pointed out that he has stirrea many
of the negroes up to think they , are
equals Jn every respect with white
people and hence inflamed them to de
sires., that they otherwise might not
have.- I ' .mm.
It is also! observed that President
Roosevelt makes comment on the lynch
ing of "negroes," and says nothing xt
whites who have been lynched, north
as well as south, making the state-tv,-
iry his letter that "the mob seems
to lay moat weight not on the crime,
but on the color of the criminal." Per
sons disposed to criticise" the president
say that this latest outburst might
have been used with effect some; time
ago, when Filipinos were being tortur
ed and treated with the water cure.
This; however, being in the strenuosity
of war was overlooked by the humane
executive. I
The action of the war department,
with the advice and concurrence of
President Roosevelt, in retiring Gen
eral Miles from the army in as brutal
and curt a manner as possible, is call
ing forth perfect broadsides of editor
ials in the eastern press. The action
has not a single champion In the prin
cipal papers of ; the. east, many of
which assert that the incident will de
velop into the proportions of the
Schley-Sampson controversy. It is re
called that every time General Wood,
the child soldier of the army, Is pro
moted he is written a note extolling
his yalorous achievements, while Gen
prnl Miles, a veteran, is retired from
the army after a lifetime of military
me a-rmy airei ...... - i general or ine suuueu m. e.
service, in a manner intended to hu" Ljes9. that appears to have seized thai
... . . c- n tiA normhllf3Tir i 1. 1 1 Vi mat.'
miliate him. Some of the Republican
papers in the east are endeavoring to
boom General, Miles for the Democratic
presidential nomination. This effort is
not looked upon with any seriousness.
While General Miles has never been
admired in the south, people generally
from all sections can not help but
sympathize with him as the result of
the brutal treatment accorded him
by President Roosevelt upon his retire
ment from the army.
Thp, administration does not propose
to let go until corrected the story that
niirhnm ail Readv for
Firemen's
First Arrivals on the Ground.
Track in Fine Condition.
' All Events Will Be
Well Contested.; .
'! : '
Durham, N. C, August lO.-Spccial.
Durham is ready for the annual meet
ing of the North Carolina Fire. Assocl-
. M urmiial tOUr-1
ation Tomorrow v. -
nament which will be 'on Wednesday
and Thursday. Quite' a number o.
rhed here to-
pieces il owt""'-"
, . t,. fornnon tne
day ana Dy. iuiuuhuy. :
Vltv will be crowded with firemen from
all parts of the staie anu u. .
President James D." McNeill of Fay
ettevilie reached here last night and
is in charge of the situation, acting
with the local committee. The outlook
now is that there -will be a larger crowd
here to attend the meeting of the as
sociation and tournament than ever at
tended one in the state before. All ho
tels and boarding houses are rapidly
filling up and each train brings in a
new supply.
The convention will be called to order
in the old opera house tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock. There will be three
sessions, of the convention during the
daymorning, afternoon and nisnt. The
races will begin Wednesday morning
after the parade and will continue
through Thursday. It looks now as if
all the contests will be very spirited
and that the number of teaYas to en
ter will be large. In the hook and ladj,
- . . . m i v,a ivr fTirea
aer contest, vuere '
or four teams to enter but in all the
others there win d qun- . n--!-...
1 The pompier corps tl Charleston,
i which will have a daily exhibition.
reached here this evening and are
(ready. The first exhibition will be
Puts
Oar hmm
there would be no further enlistment"
of colored men In the navy. So many)
inquiries as to the . basis of these re
ports were received at the denartmontt
that Acting Secretary Darling dictated
the following letter as a ceneral- form!
of reply to the letters: XK ,
"Sir: The department is In receipt! '
of yours of The department
does not contemplate excluding the ne-f.
grd from the service. - The questlorJ
has never been proposed r.or consider-
ed. The department would not favorj
taking such a step and It Is difficult)
to understand now a parson otherwlr
qualified could be denied enlistment onl
color ground alone. , ,
"CHARLES H. DARLING. -''
.' !- ' - ''Acting Secretary."
Colonel Carle A- Woodruff, of thd
artillery corps of the army, was todayi
appolnted a brigadier general. Tei
morrow iir win ui? reurea, "is promo-j
tion and retirement being part of the'
plan forrewarding pome sixty vetera.nl
colonels of the civil war. General
Woodruff, who married MIps Haywood
of Raleigh, expects to ninke his homeT-
the army. There is a Colonel Charles
A. Woodruff in the army who was -last)
week made a brigadier general, ancll
the remarkable similarity in the'name?'
of the two general?,! several paper
to fall into the error of recording.
General Carle Woodruff's promotion at
week before It happened.
General Woodruff was born In Neva'
York, but was appointed to theiarmyy
from the District of Columbia.. He(wasy
appointed second lieutenant of thn
second artillery In October, 1861. H-f
served with the army of the Potomarn,
In Its eventful campniirns and wfls)
brevetted captain major and lleutetr-i
ant colonel for ganllantry'at the batt,W
of Gettysburg and at 1 Trevllllan SV?v "
tion, Veu, and-for good conduct duimc
the war. Hfe was also awarded a
medal of honor for distinguished-gal-lantry
in action at Newtoy's . Cros
Roads in July, 1863, while in commao'dl
of a section of horse battery M of tfiei
second artillery. He became coftmti ,
of artillery in May, IDOL and, alncol
then has been stationed at Fort' Sic .
cum, N. Y.
Judge Pritchard's vacation began to-,
day. Next Saturday he expects to
leave for his former home at Marshall,!
N. . C, where he - will ppend ' several)1
weeks. Judge Prltchard wlllresumd "
via -turtlMal duties O.tober 1st. V
Sympathy for Robbins
Roeky Mount, N. C, Aug. 10. Spe-;
clal. But little sympathy or admira
tion is expressed here for the poetical
effusions of the assistant postmaiter
postmaster general himself In the mat
ter of Postmaster Geo. W. Robbins. As-stated-
in your correspondence Sundam
all of the people recommended by Mr.
Robbins have been long In the offlcev
Mr. A. A. Robbins at one tlma havtnei
been postmaster at Battleboro.
The public is freely expressing ym
pathy for Mr. Robbins-, as during hi
term of office it has found him and!
his assistants, (thos now recommended?
for appointment) one of the most com
petent and -obliging corps ever placed In!
charge of any office. ;
Tournament!
Thar
given tomorrow afternoon. JlXMrJ WjJj
be another ' exhibition by thU Ofp.
Wednesday, and still another Thurss,
daThose to respond to the address efl
welcome torflorrow will be a nwnb
of .mayors from various pr in
state. Among these will be A. ILBoy
den of Salisbury. Hon. O. B. Baton.
Winston. Georgo E. Hood, Ooldsborot
and William Ellis ?r ,Ziwtnn.
Secretary VonOIahn of Jfto
T A Green ox jvow
1. A. ureen u tomrrov
to arrive on the eari7 ir'"
. r.:, ftm of the Btat -
morning, uin-i v. - . , . thft
organization vill come in durln the
night and eany i
The race cour.o In Cleveland strjst I.
in ood-shape and; up to prt
time everything .
smoothly. Strain and tM
Committees mre. - i,,.
new arrivals are signed to ths-l1
secured' for them. " r
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Rilmnd Suit Settled
t r Anr 10. Special.
Goldsboro, N. C AUf. -
efoprombe with ' ; of k;Wtll.
road w i t0,ti b? wWdi b
the costs In the case.
Will Leave Asheville
Ashevllle. N. C Auff, ci
It was stated to-aj ..., .
churcn at Wite.ir.st".
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