HI
I . -Ji . -
ji TR PL OF
Ipsurgent Flags
Fly From Pole
Navarro
Berng Hotly
Battle of Juarez Has About Ended,
With the Revolutionists Capturing
the City Fight Continued This
Morning and Rebels Used Dynamite
Bombs Jail Blown Up and Prison
ers Liberated Other News From
the Front.
; El Paso, Tex., May 10. Navarro has
given up and the surrender of the Fed
erals, under General Juan Navarro,
at Juarez is complete. Madero's army
now controls the port. '
The estimates of the number of dead
and wounded have gone up rapidly.
Most dead were dragged from the
streets and not buried until later.
General Orozio has given orders to
his men to give help to "the wounded
on both sides. He - shook hands with
the Federal officers, who are prison
ers, and told them how bravely they
fought.
General Navarro, the Federal Com
mander, continued desperate" tresist
aiice in Juarez' this morning to the
onslaught of the Rebels under Frani
ciseo I. Madero, Jr. After fierce fight
ing of over four hours it was reported
that Navarro has deserted the city.
The engagement began again in earn
est at S: 25 o'clock. Juarez is flame
swept from the fires of last night. The
Federals are making desperate stands
from behind barricades. The Rebela
are pushing the fighting. The Federals
found refuge at a church and at the
customs house, but latest reports de
clare they were driven - from: both
these buildings. The Rebels are throw
ing dynamite bombs and both sides
are using machine gUHSr. It -has". been
ing advantage of such buildings and
streets offered. Navarro said he would
fight to the death. He expects re
inforcements. The latest reports said
this 6uccor was two hundred miles
away. The Rebels expect reinforce
ments to the number of three hun
dred men this afternoon. Wounded
men are being brought intoEl Paso.
Refugees are hurrying 'across the
bridge separating Juarez from the
American city. Bullets are still com
ing across the river into El Paso. As
far as known no more Americans have
been killed or wounded. Tiajuana, the
Mexican town in lower California,
captured by Rebels yesterday, is still
in their possession. There has -been
no further fighting there. The genera!
forces that were in Agua Prieta evac
uated that town today. It is reported
that Federal forces were drawn -into
a trap yesterday near Salillo and lost
some men in subsequent fighting with
Rebels. ' .
El Paso, Texas, May 10. At 3
o'clock there was little change in the
relative position of the Rebel and Fed
eral forces. An exchange of shots was
occasionally heard, but it was evident
Given
Yesterday
State of Quietude Prevailed, on the
New Orleans Cotton Exchaftge This
Morning, Following the Exciting
Hayne Offer Estimated That Bears
Unloaded Eighteen Thousand Bales
of May Cotton.
Nev Orleans, May 10. Following
the e xcitement on the New Orleans
cotton exchange yesterday, occasioned
iJ.v the offer of Frank B. Hayne, the
leader, to take the entire supply
01 spot cotton in New Orleans at 15.48,
comparative quiet ruled the ring
en the marKet opened today. It is
estimated that the bears unloaded
iW) bales of May cotton on the bull
""We, but Hayne and other bull lead
"b are still buying, principally in
lots. In the face of ideal weath
th C,ndltions in the cotton belt today
e bulls were aggressive and soon
sr the opening of the market fp'reed
u y cotton to 15.71, the new high rec
0r(1 fw the season. '
ALL QUIET ON
THE E11E
Folio
wing
ri
New 0
rleans
Mtfl
ISO
Buildta and
Pursued -
the Rebels have not begun their ex
pected attack.
Rebels Dynamite Juarez.
At 10:40 a. m. General Navarro and
the' Federals are withdrawing from
Juarez. The Insurgent flag is flyin
over the city hall.
ueorge Monroe; a negro prisoner,
reached the International Bridge, de
claring that the Juarez jail was dyna
mited. Seventy-five Rebels made thei
way into the jail at 9:45 a. m., releas
ing the prisoners. . "
Have Navarro Surrounded.
Raoul Madero,' one of the youngest
Inturrecto leaders, at 11:20 a. m. gal
loped past the Santa Fe , Railroad
bridge, on the way to General Madero.
He reported (hat General Navarro has
beenocated within the barracks and
that the: Rebels have him surrounded.
. In the Town of Juarez.
The blaze that raged- during the
night in Juarez, reducing a; whole
block of houses to ruins, smouldered
today. , . The town was in the thick
of a fierce attack by .Insurrectos. Lat
er, they surrounded ' the outskirts, of
the -.town with reserves. A v gradual
advance up the main thoroughfare to
ward .the Tederal stronghold was be
gun. The Insurrectos, relieved of thefr
wounded, were on the alert all night
for any move by the Federals. Many
left, the river front, where . they had
been caring for the wounded and crept
about the streets, bettering their po
sition. It is not known what the In
surrecto ; force numbered, for at least
two hundred revolutionary ; sympathiz
ers, within Juarez, it was reported.
joined vthem .wben:they entered. J4l
view of the American shore, but no
effort was made to care for him. The
United States troops had considerable
trouble with the Mexicans on the
American side and several were ar
rested. . ,
Destroying All Liquor.
The Insurrectos are tcPcharge of the
principal places of business. Colonel
Juarez Garibaldi and his men are de
stroying all liquor they' can find, to
prevent the men becoming intoxicated.
Liberated prisoners arriving at 131
Paso at 12 o'clock declare all guards
about the jail were killed. W. A. Kel
ly, of Stockton, Cali., was weunded
in the shoulder while standing on the
United States side shortly before noon.
At 12 o'clock the Insurrectos placed
a cannon in position to bombard the
barracks, where it was reported Gen
eral Navarro and a number of his
men were located. The first shot fired
was a telling blow.
Rebels Next Point Of AttacK.
Tijuana, Lower California, May 10.
General Pdyce, commanding the
Rebel army at Tijuana, declares En
senada will be the object of the next
Rebel attack. Everything is quiet at
Tijuana today,
itteesof Con
gress at Work .
No Session of Congress Was Held To-
day, But Senate Finance Committee
; Is Struggling With the Canadian
Reciprocity There Will Be a Minor
ity Report When Statehood Question
. Is Reported to the House Friday.
Washington. May 10 Neither
branch of Congress Is in' session today
There was activity among the com
mittees and interest in the 't Senate
side of the Capital, lay chiefly in the
continued hearings on. the Canadian
reciDrocity beiore the Finance Com
mittee Farmers and paper and wire
manufacturers- obtained reservation of
time to address the committee, borne
of those who talked were before that
body when the last Congress -consid-pred
the subject. The House territo
ries Committee again', considered the
Statehood for Arizona and New Mex
ico. There will be a minority report
when the resolution is submitted to
the House Friday. .- ,
Mexican Insurgents Demand the Resignation
Of ; President Diaz as the Price of Peace.
1 T i2&0 ti'r,"rA tfmMtmmmkm mIM'f, ?f '
pi I M " ' JL 5
President Porfirio Diaz has been the
will have to step down. His decision to
caused. their fury to break forth. With
nil's eveiit
Railway , Brotherhood's Convention
Commences Today and Two Ses
sions Will Be Held Daily Big Ball
Tonight.
Harrisburg, Pa., May 10. The bus
iness sessions of - the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen began today, with
the report of the , Credentials Commit
tee. A number of additional delegates
arrived during last night, including
mostly delegates from the Southern
States. Two sessions will be held daily.
It is expeqted the convention will con
tinue two weeks at least. .Tonight a
ball, given by the Harrisburg train
men in the visitors' honor, will oc
cur. , - .
POLVOGT'S ANNUAL MAY
MAY 11TH TO 20TH.
SALE
The store of the Polvogt Co. has
been closed all day today and the en
tire corps of salespeople have been
busy marking down the entire stock
for their big Annual May Sale. ''-The
sale is being conducted by the Polvogt
Co. themselves. The, store opens to
morrow morning, and the - first 25
ladies entering the store will ie en
titled to purchase a large double bed
sheet for 25c and each day some extra
Special will be thrown out to start the
day off busy. The Suit department
offers very attractive bargains. Cream
serge suits for ladies for $12.50 and
$25.00.-: Ladies Coat suits for $17.50.
Dressing sacks 15c. Wash skirts 98c.
Foulard dresses for $12.50; 75c ' Satin
foulard 48c a yard; $1.00 Messeline sa
tins 75c. Sheets, Table Linens, Wash
goods, Carpets,- Rugs, Art squares are
all included in this big May Clearance
Sale. - . - It
v New ; Members Elected.
In addition to the new members of
the Chamber of Commerce published
elsewhere in today's paper, the follow
ing were, elected to membership today
at a meeting of the Executive , Com
mittee: Messrs. W. H. Chadbourn, W.
J. CraigH. B. Peschau, C. W. Wood
ward, M., G. Tiencken, J. T. Burke,
C. F. W. Rehder, and Foltz & Ken
drlck. :
"Senora."
v Beautiful .Spanish love song by Mr.
Baldwin, Grand Theatre today. .It.
r & ster, V' T S?i
V.
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Bone of Contention no for a Long Time and it Looks Inevitable that he
retire under certain conditions did not suit the Insurrectos and only
the capture of Juarez the Rebels have strengthened their movement.
T BODIES T
FROM THEATRE RUINS
Edinburg, Scotland, May 10. Eight
bodies were recovered this morning
from the Juins of Empire Music Hall,
burned last night. The. bodies identi
fied thus far are those of , "LaFayette,
the Great," the noted magician, and
two members of his company, Alice
Dale and Joe Coster. Miss Dale and
Coster, were native Englanders. La
Fayette was a German. He played
for twenty years in the United .States.
During the past two years he' had been
in Great Britain presenting his spec
tacular."turn," introducing a horse and
dog. An attempt to rescue these pets
cost him his life. LaFayette had es
caped -in the panic which' accompanied
the burst of flames. He was seen to
re-enter the stage door, saying as he
did so: "I am going to get my horse
and dog." The actor's charred body
was found beside the horse in the
ruins this morning. ., ."': : ;
FROM ATTACK OF GLANDERS
Washington,:. May 10. The health
authorities : here ; have in quarantine
E. M.'C. Combs a farmer of Stafford
county, Virginia, who is. not. expected
to ..survive an attack of glanders. The
disease is highly contagious and al
most . invariably fatal. Combs con
tracted the disease two . weeks( ago
when operating on a calf. The disease
already has caused him to be totally
blind. His death is expected at any
time. . ; - .
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Chattanooga, May , 10. The joint
commission of three great branches
of Methodism, in session considering
plans for the unification of the denom
ination, got down to actual work to
day, by examining different.' proposals
for the Federation offered by-the sub
committee. . a ; , .
"Senora." -
- Beautiful Spanish; lov,e song by Mr.
Baldwin, Grand Theatre today. It.
V ijr'W
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TO
United States Army Aviator Met Death
This Morning At Fort Sam Houston.
Tumbled From Aeroplane Seat.
San Antonio, Texas, May 10. Lieut
George E. M. Kelly, 13th Infantry,
United - States Army, was killed this
morning in a fall from a Curtiss aero
plane at Fort Sam Houston. He was
making a flight, and when about fifty
feet from the ground, shot forward
from his seat, landing on his head
His skull was fractured and he -died
within a" few minutes, without regain
ing consciousness. Kelly was
Glenn-Curtiss pupil in the aviation
camp here.
It is believed the accident resulted
from; unexpected starting of the en
gine, while Kelly was making a land
ing. , '
' .
Foley's Kidney Remedy Acted Quickly
N. Jtv George, Irondale, Ala., was
bothered with kidney trouble for many
yeirs."I doctored, and tried kidney
medicines without material benefit,
in fact, kept getting worse. I was per
suaded to try Foley's Kidney Remedy,
and before taking it three days
could feel its beneficial effects. The
pain left my back, my kidney action
cleared up, and I am so much better
I do not hestitate. to recommend Foley
Kidney Remedy to all sufferers." : R.
R.Bellamy.
- A CARD.
We fail to find words, to express our
thanks and appreciation ' for services
and symDatl& rendered us by our
. - - r
friends in our bereavement. r
E. E. RUSS and Brothers and Sisters
FOUR MEN KILLED IN
Shelby, Ohio, May "10. Four men
are dead, as the result of ra. grade
crossing accident, at the Main street
crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, when a train struck an auto
mobile. The dead are James Hissong,
owner of tlje car, Samuel Winner, J.
J. Bell, and Mack: Easterline. ,
- "Senora."
Beautiful: Spanish lote song by Mr
Baldwin, Grand Theatre today. It
DEATH
107th Annual Convention
!ul Service in Wilmington This doming
Communion Service An Imoressive
One and Able Sermon Defivered by
President Boozer, of the Synod Dr.
" Snyder Conducted the. Liturgical
ServiceSession Followed by a De
lightful Reception Tonight Many
Prominent Lutherans rl ere Big
Laymen's Meeting a Special Feature
Tomorrow Afternoon.
St. Paul's curch is host, this week
to the official-representatives of Luth-
eranism in North Carolina, convening
in the one hundred and seventh ' an-
nual meeting of Ae Evangelical Luth.
I
eran Synod of, North Carolina. .
xhe Synodical Communion serv
ice was held this morning at 10 o'clock
Eve"n an outsider could but be ' im
pressed , with the appropriateness of
this service. The liturgical service
was conducted by Pastor W. A. Sny-i
der, assisted by Rev. J. E. Shenk, of
Greensboro, N. C. The -Synodical ser
mon, which was preSched by the pres
ident of "Synod; Rev. V. Y. Boozer,; of
Lexington, N. .C, from the text: "And
they continued steadfastly in the Apos
tles doctrine and fellowship and in'
breaking of ' bread and in; prayers,"
Acts 2:42, was a clear and forceful
plea for the united church,- steadfast
In doctrine; in the sacraments; in
worship. With conviction c and earn
estness, " the president besought . the
ministers to be true to their trust of
the pure doctrine, to faithfully admin
ister the Sacraments and to make sure
that their pure doctrine became a
thing of heart and life also, in s,tead-
fast worship, t': v r'- ,
Aitet the communion service, Synod
waa..f ojmally iopenedifor f buslnessan,d
delegafes enrolled. ' ''
The present officers are: I President
Rev. V. .Y.Boozer,ofv Lexington; Mce
president,. Rev. J. E. Shenk, of Greens
boro; secretary, .Rev. H. A. McCul
Iough, of Albemarle; ;treasirer, Hon:
J. D. Heilig, of Salisbury, N. C. .
All of the officers are present. The
ministers, delegates and visitors in
attendance afe: A - " , ; ;, .
St: John's, Salisbury-r-Rev. M. M.
Kinard, Ph., -D., 7 and wife; Messrs.
Stable Sim, Esq., James D. Heilig,
Judge B. B. Miller.
Haven, Salisbury Rev. C. I. v Mor
gan, Mr. M. L. Mesimore.
Spenfiec? Mission Rev. R. A. Good
man, Messrs. S. A. Huff ines,-Lee M.
Ketchie. '.
St. Mark's, China Grove Mr. M. L.
Goodman
Bethel, near Salisbury Rev. R. R;
Sowers, Mr. C. A. Weant. .
Faith, near Salisbury Rev. C. P.
Fisher, Dr. H. C. Farmer,
. Organ, near Salisbury 'Rev. H. - A.
Trexler, Mr. Henry Graeber. , ... V
St. Matthew's, near Salisburyr Rev
W. C. Buck and wife, Mr. O. MHols.
houser. f
Lutheran Chapel,' China Grove--Rev.
C. A. Brown, Mr. W. L. Kimball.
St. Luke's, Mount Ulla Rev. M.-L.
Ridenhour and wife, Mr.S. C. vKarri-
ker.- ' A:-;';,'V;::-;'ry
St. Enoch, Glass Rev. G. H. Cox, D.
D. , and wife, Prof, P. E. Wright.
Lebanon, Barber Rev. Theo. C.
Parker; Mr. W. F. Cauble.'
St. James', Concord Rev. C. P. Mac
Loughlin, Mr.r James P.5 Cook and , wife.
St. John's, Cabarrus Rev. J. J.
Long, Mr. Oscar Walker. ,
Holy Trinity, Mt. Pleasant Rev J.
P. Miller, , Prof. G. F, McAllister.
5 Prosperity, Mt. Pleasant Rev. J. H.
C. Fisher, Mr. N, Bost.
v St. Stephen's, Gold Hill Rev. G. H.
tingle, Mr. G. H. Wotts. -r- -.
..- New Bethel, Richfield Rev. W. A.
Dutton.' ..
Union, -near Salisbury 'Rev. L. B.
Spracher, Mr. P. A. ' HartmanJ ' ;
First Lutheran, Greensboro Rev. .
E. Shenk and wife; Mr. W. W. SriRth.
; '" S;:- MarKs;MooresyilIe Rev. J. L.
Morgan, Mr. A. L. Starr, Esq.: ' ; v :
First Lutheran, Albemarle Rev. H.
A. McCullough and wife, Mr. J. .M.
Peeler, Hon. -J. S. Efird and wife.
St. Martin's, Efird's Mills Rev. H,
H. Brown and wife, Mr. Daniel Efird
Macedonia, Burlington RevV . C, B.
Cox,' Rev; G. I. Lenker, Mf". A. H. Vo
gelmanA " .
Low's, Hartshorn Rev. V. R. Stick
ley, M. J. Anthony, Prof. J. R, Smith
and wife.
St. Mark's, Charlotte Rev. R. L.
Patterson and wife, Mr. -Eduard
Scholtz, Dr. T.rF Costner.
- Women's Memorial, High - Point
Rev." H. L.. Canup, Mr. D. C. Leonard.
"Augsburg, Winston-r-Rev. E. A.
Shenk, Mr. George Roediger."
Forsyth Mission,i Rural Hall Rev.
V. YT Boozer, Mr. A. G. Jonas.
Opened I'litti Beauti-
St. Michael's, Troutman Rev. H.
W. Jeff coat, vife and daughter. -
St. Andrew's, Concord Rev. C. , R,
Pless. .
' Salem, Barber Rev. O. W. Ader
holdt. . -. . . ... . ,- , ,..'
Frieden's, Gibsonville Rev. C. J.
Sox, Mr. Baxter Tickle.
St. Matthew's, Wilmingtbn Rev. H.
E. Beatty, Mr. W. W. Koch.
St. Paul's, Wilmington Rev. W. A.
Snyder, Mp." John' Haar.
. Among, the visitors are the Rev. A.
G. Voigt, D. p., dean of the Theolog
ical Seminary, Columbia, S, C; Rev.
T- y- - TT.I1 ' 1 T. fH '
R. C. Holland, Orangeburg, S. C, pres
ident of the Board. of - Foreign Mis
sions; Rev. E. C. Cronk, general sec
retary of the - Laymen's , Missionary
Movement; Prof. J. T. Crabtree, super-
1 t i J 1 . T T
inienaeni oi ine urpuaa raoiue, oaieiu,
Va., and Rev. B- S. Brown,. of Blacksr
burg, Va. , v '
The hours, for 'the sessions were
fixed from 9:a0 to 12:30 and from 3
to 5. The business sessions are all
open to the public.
; The -Yesper service tonight will be
at 8 o'clock.' An address on "The
Church College . and the Business
Man" will be , delivered by . the ,Rev.
M. M. Kinard, Ph.. D.; of Salisbury.
Rev. J. P, MUleri bf. TVIt. Pleasant, will
speak on "The Church College ; and
the Professional Man." , . i
Alter me service ims evemus tt re
ception will be given the members of
Synod and visitors, by theDorcas So
ciety of St. Paul's. Especial1, promi
nence is to be given to the. work of
,the laymen during this meeting. To
morrow afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock
has been .. set aparttor , a cpnierence
of laymen ISiyhvi
-OneniTie remarks bv Chairman-7Li
, - , r -
JTLJUIH1J11. . . ... .- - .
Scripture Reading John Haar.
Address "Laymen's Missionary
Movement in the. 'UnitecT Synod," Rev.
E. C. Cronk, of Columbia, S. C, I3en-
ornl fioeretarV. T, ill AT. 1 Sf ,
Address--" What Business Has a"
Business Man With Missions?" C. W.'
Polvogt, Wilmington, N. C.
Address "What 4re the Laymen
of N. C. Synod . Doing for Missions?"
Jas. P. Cook, Concord, N. C.
Address "What Can the Laymen of
N. C. Synod Do for Missions?" J. Rom'
Smith, Liberty, N. C.
Address "Value of daymen's Move
ment in General,". W. W. Koch, Wil
mington, N. C- , v
Address-r-"Our Opportunity of the
Hour,," Dr. . Costner, Charlotte, N. C.
General Discussion. i
Central Missionary Committee L.
Hanson, chairman; C. W. Polvogt, sec
retary; J. H. Rehder, treasurer; John
Haar, M. Schnibben, C. F, Will Reh
Arl v v. Hoslmiron M G Tiencken.
A." D. Wessell, Henry Gieschen, G.
Henry Haar, Wm. Niestlie, H. L. Vol
lers, Eduard Ahrens .
-- Program Committee Eduard Ah
rens; L. Hanson, -G. Henry Haar. f
Mission Quartet C. W. Polvogt, J.
H.; Rehder, . C." F. W. Ttehder, Charles
.Schulkeh. v-;-f j ; . - -
Big Laymen's Meeting.
rnz nf tViQ nnnsr imnnrtATlt. and ' In-
UUC V M.www JC
teresting features In connection with
Synod will be this, Laymen's meeting
tomorrow afternoon in Luther Memo
rial Hall, from 3 to 5 o'clock. An at
tractively printed program has been
prepared for the occasion, which will
be a most profitable one. There will
be six special addresses and splendid
music by, a male quartet. All laymen
of all denominations are given a cor
dial invitation to attend the meeting.
I
Chicago, May 10. Shiloh House, the
late John Alexander Dowie's residence
at Zipn City, was stormed and captur
ed by Constable Hicks and his depu
ties. The ' residence was ' occupied by
Elfler John'G. Taylor and thirty dis
ciples, who had been guarding it for
six weeks, resisting efforts of ' Mrs.
Emily dSring, the ) new. owner, of the
property, to take possession. They
were forced to yield possession today.
Taylor shouted: "The, Scriptures have
been, fulfilled. Thev devil set foot In
the Lord's house." -
. . - "In the Days of '49."
Very latest .Biograph picture, Grand
Theatre today. It.