North Carolina Newspapers

The Morning-' '"Post., ; ' " " j ' -- ' For North Caro lina: Coder. Temperature for the past 24 hours: Max. 98;Min.76. VoL XII Foo Much Is Secretory Wi Cultivate the. Cow and Rotate Tops Is His Advice to Pianters The Depart ment's Experiments With Sumatra Tobacco htrsrton. Aug. 31. Special. The - :; n of Secretary Wilson of the mor.t of agriculture was called correspondent of the Post to- the condition of the tobacco N-t in the bright leaf section, and :!n of farmers, recently taken -:th Carolina with reference ' to , ru-f of the product. Mr. Wilson , ,f rmed that he might do the to- renters a valuable service by c notice of these matters, as he recently done with reference to :ton situation. Wilon wts not familiar with lo n iltions relating to the tobacco and a proper consideration of he said, would require a kr.owl- .. of statistics peering on the suua- Itererrtng to a recent trip to i - 5e. when he gave the subject i'"hvu .iiiiiuv.i. . . xry oDenauor.s tnat. gen-j port w nlcn l3 ?suej monthly. I give of the pending treaty is proposed by Li Yap accepted the proposition. He ! borhood closed in on him. Viola com v.v pea,tlng. relate to the local sit-, jt my per50nai attention each month. 'Colombia, it will be entirely within bailed tvvo or nJs officers to accom- j menced shooting at the crowd. One In the state.- Mr. Wilson said: , The best information to be obtained in'the difvretion of President Roosevelt panyLuk Kiu back to the viceroy to j bullet took effect on' Thomas Connelly, Th trouble is the farmers grow toojtn? soutn as to tne status otthe cot-!whether or not it will be considered. ! cin th(k dpnl Thp hre men afrived an officer, the bullet entering the stom- j r. mrrn. Tvnrrc.Ts in-) fuu. r- j ton crop sccureti by the department It is the opinion of the state depart v their crops. If they would cultl- j eacn month. We have 230.0CO reporters men t that the president may' continue ffr acres and get a larger yield I ln the southern states who give local 'negotiations with Colombia on an en- Acr they wouiJ te more success :'. That which they should do Is to more attention to the cow and ::tiva?e the pastures. In that way ry can buil t up ami recuperate tnetr I experts and the views of the manufac . ;r l. I lcrne l when In Tennessee . turors are cl5,0 obtained. In this way the tobacco farmers do not de- r:v as great a yield pr acre of to- ; hccn as they formerly did. The cul- j rivatlon of the leaf year after year dterloates the land. The growers of tobacco must !enm that it is necessary to rotate their cropslin order to main- ; tln the stability of their firm lands.! Thy cm grow hay and clover and J her iimllar rrodocts. Why not al-! 'a? We are experimenting ln near-1 very state In the growth of alfal- -rtary Wl!on also made the very rtant statement that next year the r'mr.t would devoje special at- J r. to the cheaper grades of do- tobacco, such as are grown in ?rn states. Crop statistics will feature of this work, so as to ' ti the planters or the acreage nni j virgin! a -Carolina Chemical Company. Hn of the crop, and experiments it now said that those troubles have ; - on!ucted with the view of Im- j passed., and that the milroad men can : the growth. This work will be j-et all'of the money they want." ! - th supervision of Trof. Whit- i Th story Is without confirmation and th hd of the tcbacco division i not accepted In railroad circles here Vartment. ! ns portraying the true situation, w .-.re through with the work ot William Clark and William McGln-:-r:r:ntIr.!T In the growth of Sums nls claiming WInnsborough. X. C, as .r-, this year." the secretary j their home, called1 at the emergency . "and next year we will de- hospital last night and asked for treat- " jr attention towards Improving ment. Clark was suffering from a lace- :h'r grades of tobacco. When ."rated wound on the nose and lip. while " :-Vrtook to experiment ln tobacco : McG!nnln had a contusion under his .- ttntlon was directed to the va- le'ft eye. In addition to one of his fin Improved! from foreign, coun- J gers being mashed. The men told the . Foil conditions were first studied i physicians that they were sailors on nt have demonstrated that Su--a tbcco can be successfully in the Connecticut valley and r f-tior.s of the country. Other ! adapted to the growth of this j cn may yet be discovered. Tnis "t we beran tp experiment In the ' ire of Cuban fll!r leaf. The Im r -r of this tobacco are eighteen and J- V.f million pounds with a value of - rrilln ' dollars, whereas the !S- filler grown ln this country '.nt to seventy million pounds and a value of only s?vcn mil- .!:iars. The soil experts of the r rrmnt ascertained that the soil In "!- tnreburg (South Carolina) dis- and In small areas In Alabama - t 7' vis Is adapted to the growth of r crumbling Blocks in the Wav of the m Fhc Question of More Money Has Become a Minor Point This Govern ment Will Refuse to Budge "aihlrgton. Aug. XI. Three stumb blocks are ln the "way of ratlfica-c-f the Panama canal treaty by :i.e Colombian congress, according to - "f!icial dispatch to Minister Herran. j-;-:h he has submitted to the state - r rtmr.t. These are, as stated by P.ico. Colombian secretary or t: f r?. The granting of the proposed -?ht nvtr the canal zone is a con- r -rr nf sovereignty and prohlb "I hy th Colombian constitution. '-. r.r.i. Th concession of the Pana- '.mil Canal provides that It must i th mnnt of Colombia before i. i:.u;fr Its rights to any for Tobacco Grown Cuban filler. The result of these ex periments will not be known until the crop Is harvested, but there Is every reaton to believe that the cultivation of this tobacco will be almost as prottt ableas that of Sumatra. Next year the department will! be gin the study of other grades of domes tic tobacco. We will endeavor to as certain the amount produced in differ ent parts of the country and the char acter of the product- We will experi ment' with the view of improving the quality, and reports wi!l be issued with regard to the condition of the staple. Important is the fact that we desire to ascertain the varieties that can be best produttd in the different to- Dacco areas. We hope in this way j iur me tooarco growers wnat we are doing for those planters who produce cotton." This brought up, Secretary Wilson's ! recentlv xnrwi viw w-ith rfAr - truce 10 me couon situation. Speak- Ing of this subject, he said: "The stock manipulators in cotton iur jears. ancmpiea to aiscreau the reports Issued by .the department. Thls is their method of manipulating the market and wringing the cotton out of the hands of the planters. When . they have done this and get control ot j the crop, they raise the price. The ; farmers derive no benefit. If these people are not gamblers then I don't know "There is no feature of work of the agricultural department in wnicn l take.jnore Interest than the cotton re- conditions and make personal reports, This service Is supplemented by reports I from farmers carefully selected I for the purpose. Then we have our jj0 growers of cotton are .given the bci,t information obtainable. "Aa I have said. If General Butler s rijfht ln hl contention I will take my hnt to hlm. yye wm soon know wno ., Tht for the crop will shortly be on the market." The Times this afternoon prints a tory to , the eCect that a hitch has occurred1 In the negotiations for the control of the Seaboard Air Line b7 tne nock Island, and adds: "Just what the trouble Is, however, n one seems to know, but it Is believ ed tht the payments for the stock ' bought have not been made as agreed. I It Is Intimated that the stock was put - on the market because some of the associates of President Williams had become Involved In the troubles of the the schooner Mary E. Grandy of Nor folk, and that they had been attacked at the wharf and beaten by a crowd of roughs. The police made an Investigation and report that trie statements maae oy Clark and McGlnnlns were untrue and tlfat there was no such boat at the wharf. Commander John M. Hawley, in charge of the lighthouses In this dis trict, has returned from a tour of In spection on the lighthouse steamer Hol ly, among the lights In North Carolina waters. All the lights were found In a high state of efficiency. The result of Commander Hawley's observations will be embodied In a report he will make to the lighthouse board. Canal Treaty eign power, and this consent has not been given. Third. The attitude of the Ameri can minister, Mr. Beaupre, in Insist ing that the treaty shall be ratified without consideration of any amend ments whatever, and his officious in terference in the deliberations at Bo gota, have become Intolerable and have antagonized some of the best friends pf the treaty. The state department, it Is under stood, was authorized to make this cablegram public, bat on account of the reflections cast by the Colombian state department upon Minister Beau pre It was decided not to give the In formation to the press. The gist of the cablegram 'has, however, leaked out. Th? action of the Colombian senate In referring the; treaty to n committee with n view to framing a law placing the entire question In the hands of President Marroquln has been brought nbnut l v the attitude taken by Mr. Beaupr.. nccordin;,' to the Information r"elve"d here. Minister Beaupre in formed the Colombian government that RALEIGH. N. Belief any such amendments to the treaty would be met with disapproval in this country. Whether or not this action was taken at the direction" of the state de partment is not known, but it is ap-1 parent that this was the cause of the decided change in the standing of the treaty when it was "diapproved" and referred to a committee. The cable gram to this effect received by Dr. Her ran contained the explanation that "disapproved" did not mean "re jected." The Colombian senate regarded the Insistence of the United States min ister upon the ratification of the treaty as an attempt to dictate, and even tofriendg of the treaty became indlg- nant and voted against it The state department, whether or not it instructed Mr. Beaupre to insist up- l . . . . .. .amenameni, nas consistently aeennea to consider the advances made direct ly and Indirectly looking to changes in the treaty. Proposals have been ;mnnV ,n mnnv fr,,, ln tli nitomnt ! ' to Raln from tne presiaent or state department some intimation that the treaty does not embody the final terms upon which the United States will deal with Colombia. Colombia has finally been given to understand that the president will not budge. The congress at Borrota can ratify the treaty or en- ject'lt. as It prefers, but It will not obtain better terms by postponing ac- tlon. if a bargain .differing from the terms tirely different basis, if he desire-, ro longas in his judgements as he likely to obtain the rights desired within a reasonable time. The question of the payment of more money, according to Colombian ad- vices, has become a minor point. TWO DIED TOGETHER A TOUng Man S Idea OT USal - ing With. Disappointment in a Love Affair Pi.hmAn i' An!" 31 Herbert B. Bates, son of Assistant City Engineer Frank T. Bates, shot and Instantly killed Miss P.ena Gentry at the youni lady's home in this city this morning. He then killed himself. Bates was madly in love with the young woman, and it Is believed that it was because of her refusal to listen to his proposal of marriage that the tragedy resulted. Bates accompanied Miss Gentry and a ladv. friend to church last evening,! returning, apparentlj, in tne Desi ox spirits. He left his home, a short dis- o'clock this morning and went down ana 'a viceroy Asen is irying .to ae town. secured a pistol and came backj'f, means, of putting down the re- was ushered into the parlor, and at S:15 o'clock two shots were heard. Members of the family rushed to tho room, the place being filled with smoke. Miss Gentry was found dead, the bul let having entered her right temple, and Bates waa ln the throes of death. He lived three minutes. Miss Gentry was a music teacher and very pretty and popular. Bates was note clerk in the First National bank, and was an exemplary man ln every respect. Bates had been going with Miss Gen try since they were children and was devoted to her. It is believed that he went to the house this morning for the purpose of getting a flnaf answer to his proposal of marriage, and that upon her refusal to agree to marry him, he became deranged and ended the life of the girl, later committing suicide. The bodies were not more than three feet apart when found. Miss Gentry over-, turned a chair when she fell, the chair being over her face and breast. . No in quest will be held. The families are prominent. ROUGH ON FOREIGNERS Authorities at Caracas Are - Making Jhings Un comfortable Trinidad. B. W. I., Aug. 31. Reports from Caracas are to the effect that the campaign against foreigners in Vene zuela is becoming more severe every day. The official press and local news papers. Inspired by the government, are dally printing Insulting remarks about the arbitration commissioners, umpires, legations and claimants against Venezuela without distinction as regards nationalities. A schooner which arrived from Ciu "d Bolivar today reports that ten days ago the Venezuelan government was arresting every foreigner who re fuses to day over acain the taxes and, , ,..! ! licenses vuwtrvieu uj icuiuuuuuw authorities who were the defacto gov- ernment there for fourteen months. A German man-of-war was expected at Ciudad Bolivar at the time the schoon- er sailed. . C. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1903 Viceroy Tsen Having Trouble With Rebel Bands His Negotiations With Li Yap Fail Through by Reason of the Zeal of a Wise acre Magistrate Washington, Aug. 31. Old Viceroy Tsen of Kwangsi is having a hard time j keeping, his province in order, accord ing to a report received today at the department from Consul General Mc- Wade at Canton? The rebels are numerous and active and under the leadership of an old cut-throat of the nafhe of Li Tap. Recently there was a pitched battle between Li Yap's band of robbers and rebtls and the On Yung, regiment of imperial braves. The rebels ; proved to be the better fighters. They "'killed two hundred braves and the others fled in confusion to Wu Chow. His braves proving themselves cow ards. Viceroy Tsen resorted to a typical Chinese device. He resolved to take i Ll Tap and a11 hIs rebeIs into the im ! Prlal army by inducements of high ' rank. The old viceroy -selected Luk : Kiu, a reformed robber chief, to con- duct the negotiations with Li Yap. Luk I ' Kiu made his way through the rebel ' lines and found ' Li Yap to whom he offered a hieh place in the imperial : army. He also offered, on behalf of! j the viceroy, good places to all of Li Yap s officers and steady employment to the privates at Kwai Ping on their way to the vice- roy when the local magistrate, a zeal ous feliow named Chang King Wa, dis- covered the identity of the two rebel oncers. He set up drumhead court- martial, found "the two men guilty of j treason and sentenced them to instant death. The luckless Luk Kiu remon strated, explaining that he was on the viceroy's business. The reply was a shower of bullets that riddled him, and the decapitation went merrily on. Then Chang King Wa sent a report of what he had done. It should have been worth a mandarin's button. But Viceroy Tsen did not approve of the jma - glstrate - s Jntereference. He di- patcnea orders to Kawai Ping tnat landed the magistrate behind the doors j of his own prison, pending punishment to fit the crime. Ll Yap, the rebel leader, waited a long time for the return of his officers. ! When he learned that they had been slaughtered he lost faith in the old I viceroy and went on the war path j from this city and Wilmington, has with more vim than before. Consul ' been secured for the defense, while the General McWade reports that matters j prosecution will be equally as ably re are now beyond Viceroy Tsen's con- j presented. Teachy expects to prove an trol. Li Yap is in an impregnable j alibi. mountain fastness, well supplied with j Some weeks ago Teachy broke jail ammunition. The viceroy's envoys. ! m Kenansville and. afterwards, after whether singly or in the shape of a reg- consultation with his attorneys, gave l n -m j i l v, - a ...in. i . w;t perlal government Is becoming restive WRECKED IN TOWN A Freight Train Piled up in City Streets Colorado Springs, Col., Aug. 31. A feight train of sixteen heavily loaded icars and two engines are piled in the streets of Colorado City, in the worst wreck ever known in Rocky Mountain railroading. Only the caboose es caped. It contained Conductor William Bron and Brakeman Joe Fisk and Sam Waugh, who escaped by piling mat tresses, bedding and cushions in the front end, which saved them when the collision occurred. When the crew lost control at Cascade, Engineer Frank Watts and .Fireman James Branden burg Jumped. The train acquired a speed of one hundred miles an hour. The grade was four per cent. Eight tunnels were on the five miles tra versed. A switch -engine was struck in Colorado City and was knocked two hundred yards, derailing the train. The loss will reach $50,000. LIBERTYFORPARKS But the Walking Delegate Will Be, Tried on Other Charges New Tork, Aug. 31. Sam Parks, the walking delegate, got a certificate of reasonable doubt today, and tomorrow will probably get out ' of Sing Sing prison. When Parks learns the news he had not yet learned tonight it will undoubtedly cheer him. There were other people today who did not seem so'very sorry as they might have bAen expected to be. When the news reached tho district attorney's ofHce Assistant District At- torney Rand, who had prosecuted , - . v Pks and who has charge of Mr. ' Jerome s office in the -hater's absence. had eft for his summer home n R e Earlier In the day. however, he said 'Ibat if tarks got out of Sing Sins he would-be put on trial at once on. three indictments for extortion which are stilL pending against him. Doctors Licensed Richmond, Va., August 31. Special.. Doctors Edward P. Strickland of Be thania, N. C, and T, H. Strohecker of Davidson' College, N. C, are among those who have passed the Virginia medical examining board. The an nouncement was made today. The young North Carolina physicians ex pect to practice in Virginia, either wholly, or living on the, border, to see patients in both states. They will at once be granted license to follow their profession in the Old Dominion. MAFIA MISCHIEF -4r An Italian Kills ' One of His Own Race and Shoots a Policeman Philadelphia, Aug. 31. An Italian named Giovanni Viola from New York supposedly one of the leaders of the I New York branch of the Mafia, came to Philadelphia tonight and killed the well-todo Italian banker and steamship agent, Vincenzi Tilli, of 822 South j Fifth street. After committing the I cieea iola rushed from the house. i Three officers who were in the neigh-j i ach- Connelly's wound is similar to that received by President McKinley. ! He is now at the Pennsylvania hos- pital and is not likely to recover. Vio la was placed under arrpst. TEAGHY IN COURT -$- Alleged Murderer of Riven bark Pleads Not Guilty Goldsboro, N. C, August 31. Special. In DupHri county superior court Ke nansville" this afternoon Dan Teachy was 'arraisrned for killnsr Bob Riven- j bark near -waiiace, in Duplin county,' last May. A special venire of two hun dred men was ordered from which to select the jury. The prisoner pleaded not guilty and the case was set for Wednesday. A prominent array of le Cal talent, including leading lawyers himcp f :m trt t hp ninwrs nr thp law. na .aa hmnt tn ritv 9nri r ill jexu uiilll jcstciuaj aiiciiiuuu, he was taken back to Kenansville. At the j magistrate's trial last May several negroes swore that they saw Teachy when he shot Rivenbark. The testimony of the dj'ing man was In troduced, who said that it was Teachy who killed him. The homicide occurred at night. The defense will undertake to prove that it was a negro who im personated Teachy that did the shoot ing. The shooting occurred at the house of a negro woman, where there were several negroes congregated. Teachy is white, as was also Rivenbark. REVOLUTIONARY RUMOR ; fK. The Sultan Said to Want War With Bulgaria Sofia, August 31. The leaders of the Macedonian revolutionary committee issued from the headquarters here to day what purported to be a telegram from Constantinople to the effect that the sultan, who has been influenced by Germany, has now altered his at titude toward Bulgaria and is in fa vor of war with that country; The belief seems to grow that war is in evitable. Neither Turkey nor Bulgaria will declare war formally, but circum stances will force them to it. A Hint to Bishops Rome, Aug. 31. The pope has made a recommendation to the Venetian bis hops, that they should show cordiality to the military authorities-during the Italian army maneuvers and that spe cial deference be shown the king. Such instructions from the Vatican are cr !several days ago, that It would be ad unusual, and they reveal the Dope's jvi3able to have an American warship intention to bring about a better un- j,vitljin Turkish waters in case the revo derstanding between the church arid lut!on b4carne more alarming. It was the state. It is learned that a con- j r.nitiveiv stated this morninsr that slstorv will be held about the middle of September. Death of George P. Collins Eentered into his rest at Hills evening, August boro, N. C, Sunday 30th. at 9 p. m., in the 68th year oi nia age, Major George P. Collins. He was the son of the late Jonah Collins and Mary Rifrsrs Collins of Washington countv. N. C. He leaves a wife and. seven children. Interment In St. Mat- j thew's church yard, Hillsboro, N. C. ' Yacht Aaaiesfi the ClocM Long Stern Chase With the Briton Three Miles Be-hind-The Worst Wol loping Shamrock Has Received New Tork, Aug. 31. Under a canopy of drab and through a disturbing roll of -the sea, a crestless relic of the tempest of Saturday, the cup defender Reliance outsailed- and outdrt'ftcd Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger. Shamrock III, today in an ineffectual effort to finish a third race, fifteen l miles to windward and return. Never ln the his tory of cup races has a British single sticker received so sound a walloping. Again it was a race against the clock by the Yankee clipper, when the limn gun boomed the Reliance was within half a mile of the finish ind the Sham rock was nearly three ' mllos astern, and invisible as to hull and mersly a misty pyramid as to sail. No strident agrosy was at the wind ward mark to applaud the sleek com batants. Perhaps a dozen whistles toot ed and a few guns barked, but there were no cheers. The excursion fleet was not more than an eighth as large as it had been on the day of the first race, and there were only a few thou sand folks interested enough in the con test to risk , going seaward under a lowering sky. It looked as if the popu lace has decided that tho cup is safe. The patrol Wiuadron of revenue cut ters had little to do except look im maculate and pretty, jas the attending fleet was hardly big enough to get in the way if it had wanted to, as the racers practically had the whole At lantic for their arena. The regatta committee aboard the tug Navigator made out the wind, which had a force estimated at from eight to twelve miles,, to be from east-northeast. To make a windward course the starting line was shifted about four miles south of Sandy Hook lightship. The tide was flowing ln and the yachts bucked it in their course, about parallel with the I.qng Island coast, to a point off Jones' Inlet. ' The starting gun, fired at 11:45, found the boats back of the line. Captain Turkish Minister Takes the View of on Optimist He Does Not Consider Ships of War Necessary to Pro tect American Interest--Reports Are Exaggerated -8- Washington, Aug. 31 Secretary Hay and Chekib Bey, the Turkish minister, had a long talk today in regard to con ditions In Turkey and ChekLb assured the secretary that his government de sires only the friendliest relations with the-LTnited States government. He was apparently without any recent informa tion from Constantinople as to the progress of the insurrection against the sultan, but -urged that the Turkish government was busily engaged in sur passing disorders and would do all It .jcould to preserve peace and protect the lives and property of foreigners. The Turkish minister was very much disturbed over the orders coming from the president for the European squad ron to proceed to Beirut, and used his best efforts to .convince Secretary Hay that there was no occasion whatever for American warships to go toTTurkey. He did not, however, protest against the sending of ships, and he made no official utterance of disapproval. Ha explained that it would be found out. later that the reports of serious dis turbances in Turkey and the danger to lives of foreigners were exaggerated and emanated from Bulgarian sources. Notwithstanding the assurances of Chekib Bey, it is not the intention of the United States government to recall the Brooklyn and San Francisco.though it is now probable that" when they reach Beirut new instructions may be sent to Rear Admiral Cotton, based up on a better understanding of the Turk ish situatic i. Minister Lelsman said, in ,a dispatch to the state department positively stated Minister Leishman had not indicated any1 change of opinion on this subject and that, so far as the state depart ment is advised, he continues to feel the necessity of having a. naval vessel within -easy call. Soon after the departure of Chekib Bey from the state department. Secre tary Hay called upon the acting secre tary of the navy and discussed with him the orders to Rear Admiral Cot- ton. He learned that the Brooklyn and San Francisco had left Genoa for Beirut, acting under the original In- No. 76 Sails Wringe, of the Shamrock, redeemed hi reputation as a masterful skipper byi outmanqeuvering Captain Barr and sending the Briton over the line on th starboard tack about 100 yards to wind ward of the defender, which. was ex actly abeam of the Shamrock, and vt , timed simultaneously 11:45:'36, only 2S I seconds after the staring gun. Thejj jheld this board only five minutes, when. the Shamrock whirled on tho port tack The Reliance was not slow in following .- her. It was head to swell on this tack and there was a picturesque batterlngi -of spray as the racers plunged Into 111 burying three quarters of their bow sprits at times and covering the mni forward with showers. f The next tack showed thwe the.Tftjvj ' kee boat had worked out of her rival's ' lee, was gripping the wind, with moraj firmness and footfhg faster. It was th J same old yarn, only somewhat more toJ . The Reliance gained 5n hr way to thel . outer mark at the rate of more thand a minute in a mile. It soon became th longest stern chase on record for th course. Pincl9 he would, the Brlto could net aim near the course of th Reliance. Whether with the roller' aheacl or abeajnas the yachtae received them when on the starboard tack, thai Yankee fiyer moved more readily and! swifter than the Shamrock. On one of the attending vessels Justj after thl race started, a pool' was made on the minutes the Reliance would bet ahead at the windward mark. On( ' optimistic person with prismatic fancyL went into the pool on condition; that h, might put his money on tho Shamroclkf , to turn one minute, and thirty-eight seconds ahead of the Reliance. Tha most enthusiastic backer of the Re- Hance gave her a lead of fourteen, .ml n-l utes. Her actual advantage at' the windward mark was 20 minutes andL .... 22 seconds. She rounded and haaded for the finish before a gentle breeze,' probably not more than five miles, at! 3:00.35. She was unable to set her spinnaker as the breoze had shifted to northeast, until she was seven minutes) on her homeward way, when the bFtex! got back again to its original direction).? It was a procession after that. Thej only interest manifested by spectators was in their watches, and the prob ability of the Reliance getting in before' 5:15:26, the time limit set for4.the racp.; As she did not make It phe- will try: conclusions with the challenger cgalni tomorrow over a winward and leeward course. structions of the navy depanr.ent based upon orders from President! Roosevelt, to go direct to Beirut. BotbJ vessels have taken on enough coal tat enable them to remain within the vi cinity of Beirut for some time, and; they will therefore not stop at Tort ' Said. Under the circumstances It la explained that even should it be de- t sired to recall them before reaching Beirut, it could be done. There is a. belief among the officials that when thA squadron reaches Beirut and it 1 learned that there is no actual danger j there to life or property, they may ba V sent to Smyrna, where there. Is a muchj ' better harbor and where they could,' he of as much service should it b necessary to impress the sultan with, the fact that this government Will tolfl erate no overt acts against tha Uvea or property of Americans. No further information has been re ceived at the state department In re-J gard to conditions at Beirut or Har-" poot. A dispatch from Minister Leflh man says that the trial of the Arj . menian professor of on of the AmenV. 1 can colleges in'Harpoot, whorls chargHl with sedition, is progressing satlsfac- torlly. Minister T-eiahman Is watclw, Ing the affair rloely, ho-wover, to see . that a fair trial is granted to the pro- fessor. t PERFECTLY HARMLESS Turkish Explanations Two Recent Outrages London, Aug. 31.-The Sofia cor4 spondent of the Times gives the ported, explanation of the reported attack n'J United States Vice. Consul Mfigelsseo , at Beirut. The porte declares tbAt a wedalngi party, merely indulging in a feu de( Joie, undesignedly directed it agalnstl the vice consul. , Similiarly, in the case, of Albnnlanv recruits' fusillade against the Austrian consulate at Usfcub. it is explained that! the incident was a mere esrapade de void of special FiTmncar.re, the . Alt n- ianrbelng pron to such exuberant c!!vA plays of martial anior. . Farmers Organizing in'Wilson . Wilson. N. C, Aug. Sl.-Spcial.-Th. ' , farmers held g meeting- In Wilson Sat urday afternoor., and took preliminary! steps for a .permanent organization, orv the Hth of September. Hach town-r ' ship will send delegates to that on-' venticn. The .object of .. this organiza tion is for their mutual aid and. proV tection. 1 ' ,