North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. n. IS FINALLY SETTLED rSLTN T | Certain That There Win Be m Extra SessiM afCMiress. QUESTION StTTUEB IY T* MUSE. ApproprtaM— tm Cseosrrsd hi By "I-- TMllln Washington. March I.—The Hooes lemovad all possibility at aa ectra - sees too by coacnnlng in the Senate amendment* to the amy appropriation but The vote Blood 1W to ISA It «na a strict party vote with tho exespuon of Mr. McCsll. at Msaanehusrtte; Mr. land, of Gsllforala; Mr. DrtsoaU, of New -Tort, and Mr. Maa*. ot IMlnola. who voted with the DsmocisU. Mr. Coopefc ot Nebraska. ■—nsltd pre sent, and was not paired The Mil now goes to tho Presidsnt. Tha Hon** wan brought to n veto by n special or der prepared by the mnasshtes. *n ruleo. which permitted an hour's de bate on a aid*. The Democrats* at* tempted to fllibuster. but they wcia overwhelmed. The debnte was not e*pe*ially nototronhy. The Phlltp plne and Cuban amendment* warn de tf ted by the Kepi.- a i:« ind uai'l eJ b» the Democ.-.in The only sxcit incident jc- ;rr.>l at U-r clcwe of tijf ft tats, wb«s .dr. Hi.l. .f lo"v*. whose name .had bean connected with a lumber snd development company In the Philippines. franhly - ackaow lodged that he bad Invented money in It He said it was a legitimate enter prise. which was not looking for gov ernment favors. He anld that If he could not invent his money in isgitl mate eaterprlsns, he would retire torrr public life, rathet than depend upon politics for a livelihood. Subsequent ly when be stated that tho company would not have investe d money if Bryan had been elected, the DWnO rrats Jeered and hissed and shoutej that It was heennse If Bryan had been elected the Phlllpplses would aot have been exploited. Mr. bents, of Ohio, challenged Mr. Hull's right to vote. The challenge brought forth a storm of hisses bom the Republican side. Mr. Hull voted aye. Tho dnal confer ence reported upon the Indian appro prist ion bill was adopted and a num ber of minor bills were put through the ftnal stsgsn. The conference re port on the St. bonis Exposition bill (which agreer to Sundsy c:e>lng), wss sgrced to. and the bill was sent back to conference. A motion to concur In the Chsrlfston Exposition amendment i ' wnn defeated, 14 to 122. Thn revenue cutter service Mil was sidetracked ««r - ly in the day by n vote of ths House. The Speaker nnnouneed the spoint nssnt of Mr. Hull, of Rhode Hlsnd; Mr. Joy, of Missouri, and Mr. Bartlatt. of Georgia, jm temporary -ommittee on aecouata UJIII the meeting of the • Fifty-seventh Coag-e**. The House voted down * motion to pa Into committee of ;he whole to con nider ths revenue ratter servlcn bill. The river snd harbor bin. «i amend ed In the Sen it*. tu referred tn ths river aad harbor torn.-nine* Back Pay For Congressmen. ..Wanhlnetcn. Spa: 14.—Senator Chan dler has Intiodnced aa amnsdxent to the pensrsi d -flcleocy appropriation Ml providing for the approprlaton ot 9M.018 to pay sslsrlen to former United Stites Senator* who for var ious rsssonv failed tn receive all that they consider*) due them.. The names ' In the list include: T. W. Oibom and A. S. Welch, ot Flxids; H. V. M. Mil ler and Jcthon HiN. of Georgia; John Pool and J. C. Abbott. at North Caro lina; T. J. Rote-:«on, of South Car , Una. Admiral Schley'* Secce>*or. Washington. Special. -Restr Admiral Barllett J. Cromwell, commandant of the navy yard, has be n aelected .o Mecoed Rear Admiral Sciiley a* com mander of the South Atlantic atatlon Knar AdoHrsl John J R;ni, *t pre* -nt ncakttaehed. will suecc*) to the lom mand of the PotMwslk yard. A - ndrnl Schley will probably home at hb own duriag the spring and early summer, and upon bis arrival probably will be aa •Igned to bonrd duty or placed on wnfcmg oacil the date at hi* retire The Visible Swpply. New Orleans. Special -Secrets j Hester's statement of the wtrld's vis ible supply of coCoi Insuel Friday Ansre the total viable to ha 4.020 7xl hsiea, against t.llt.SSl Hat week, sal ♦ >.M1.05» list year Of thii the tot jl of American cotton la S.OM.Ttt Iml *, apntnnt t.U7.583 aad 81973U: and of all other klodn. Induling Egypt, Bra *ll. India, etc.. 951.M0 and 744.000. Fertlftenr Plant Barasd. Savannah. March I—The VirginU Carolina ChaQeal Worhs. manufac turers of fe.xllieen, burnnd Saturday -- iwnlng Thn flrs hrokn - out nt' -j - o'clock la the acid plant and spmd to the warehouse. It pot to th* add chamber and bamad with gr**t4wy. Is jmrtmatnl jnt jaili.ooo nod Th* RmL^'hLtillh** I*' 1 *' THE LEGISLATURE. Mttmtkm IH DlmM CMeffly to Rosttato Matter*, taNATtt. Fortieth Day.—The Senate pasted the divorce bill and discussed Alexan der's road bill, many minor bill* were Introduced and a number of local hills pssaed. Forty-first Day.—At noon th* elec tion of trustees at the Stnte University cam* up as a epeclal order. Smith OUected to McNamee. Re wss not a North Carolinian, was a Re publican and he had no use under God's sun for him. ' Scott mid McNamee had taken great Interest la ths Unlvsrslty, was living In th* Stats and he hoped the report would be adopted. Politics wa* not considered. Springfield *ald MoNamee would make n One trustee Gudger said McNamee was aa excel lent mad and would make an excellent trustee, but the people of the wnt wanted s North Carolinian also. Ptnnlx aald aa McNamee was th* only Republlcsn on the list (he did not think politic* should be or wss considered) he thought hs should be taken off. "Don't just put on (toe. Re publican; If no more, then leave him off." FVxjshce ssid he agreed with t*lnnix. "that there should be more Republicans or none. He did not object to Mc- Namee. but be wanted more western men on. "Here nre eight Inen from Wake county," said Gudger. "The Inw requires a certain number from Wske county in order to hold frequent meetings of ths executive committee," aald Scott. "Well, I knew Wake county got half the patronage of the State, but I did not know It was by statute," said Gudger. * Aycock spdke strongly for the com mittee's report; that McNamee waa a valuable man to the Stat* and If he was not put on now, then it would be a refltctlon on him and on Northers capitalists coming to the State. - Morrison favored thb report aa It wad and Said It was necessary to have men close to Raleigh. Henderson took the ssme view. Trustees were elected ss follows (all except Day receiving la and those two ts votes) until November 30 1009: A. B. Andrews, of Wake; R. H. Bat tle, of Wake; J- S. Carr. of Durham; W.H.Day, of Wake; Warren G. Elliott of New Hanover; A. . Norwood, of Alamance; T. W. Masohfl, tvr North ampton; P. B. Meant, of Cabarrus; Jatne* Parker, of Gate*; P. D. Walk er. of Mecklenburg; A. W. £raham; of Gradvtll*; L. S.-Overman, of Row an; W. D. Pruden, of Chowan; D. H. McLeatt, of Harnett; J. W. Wilson, Julius Jbhnson. of Caswell; Joseph us Daniel*. *f Wake; It. A, London, ot Chatham; Jar Sprunt, of New Han over; L. t. Puot, Of Wdfrren. ' Until November 30. 1003: F. D. Winston, of Bertie; R. B. Creecy, of PSsquotank, in plsce of E. A. White: deceased; Oeo. Rountree. of New Hanover, In place of E. B. Schulken; ' E. M. Armtlcld. of Guilford, In place ! of Jas. B. Boyd; Chaa. McNamee, ot j Buncombe, In place of J. M. Moody; | Victor 8. Bryant, of Durham, in place I Of E. S. Blackburn; R. A. Johnson, of Richmond, In place of C. A. Cook; F. O. James, of Pitt, In place at Har ry Bklaner; G. B. Patterson, In placd of H. C. Wall, deceased. Until November 30. 1M1: A. W Graham, to succeed A. W. Graham, resigned. L. S. Overman, to succeed L. 8. Overman, resigned. The Senste {hen resumed discussion of the road law. and afterwards ad journed \ Forty-second Day.—The Benate de voted the day to routine businWs, considering a number of local b'll*. Adjournment wai reached without sn/ development ot special Interest. Forty-third IMy.— Senate met at 10 o'clock ». m. mil translated * considerable amount >f business. Private and local bills occupied Its full time. Forty-fifth Day.—The principal *.•( passed by the Benate was the *nt- gsmbllng bin. Thla is a very drastic measure, and wa* reported unfavor ably, but was pissel nevertheless. A number of bills were inl-oduced anl a good batch peupspd s-roml rending. HOTTBE ' Fortieth Day.—The lions* held day aal night seialons. No general legis lation waa enacted. . Forty-first Dsy—Speaker Moore con vened the House at 10 o'clock. Prayer wa* offered by Rev. Mr. Adam*. Bill* pasaed final 'randip* a* fol lows: v To Increase number of county com missioners of Gaston county. To amend the road law of Durham county. To allow Madlaon county to levy spe cial tax. To establish a school district in Chadbura township, Columbus county. To establish a school district In Wil llama township, Columbus county. To tstabljsh South Williams town ahlp. in Columbus county. - - The Special order, the election of trustees of the State University, arriv ing. Mr. Roberson. ot Guilford, chair man of the committee, nominated trus tees, ns recommended by the commit tee. On motion of Winston, the election waa postponed. McLean wanted to know how many farmers were on th* list *f trustees. TO establish s granded school- nt Smltlrfleld. I, * To amend the charter of Durham. Te incorporate the Piedmont Gun *nd At'ilftic Company. To change the name of th* Wake Banking Company to Carolina Treat Company. To appoint a board of achooi dir*c tor* for Wilkes county. To survey and build a road from Laurel Springs to Mntb*rry Gap, J To" r ~p i corporate th* Greensboro Banking aad Truat Company. . For ralM of Henry Wslatsad, at Cur rituck county. * To amend charter at South port To establlah stock law In Pitt eonn ty. . To incorporate th* Jam** Sprunt In stitute. Tru* to OurtMven, Our JVptfpfttors, Our Country and Our God. WII.LIAMSTON, N. C., THURSDAY MARCH T. 1901. The pension bill, which heretofore pawnt the Senate. cams up at 1 b'clock Mr. Russell offered u amend ment requiring all applicants tor pen sions to appear before the county board an July Ist, ltol. for examination as to physical disability. This amend* talent was accepted. Ebbs moved to amend by striking out requirement of marriage before April Ist. 1865. to en. tit)* widow to. pension. Brittain, speak ing tor the amendment, said many la dies married men who came from the war. after April Ist. on account M be ing engaged and often married a maim ed. t# disabled soldier and it wM »« tight (o deny widows of these men •one share Ift the bounty at the Stat* la their forlorn old age. Messrs. Hue sell. Relnhardt sad Beddingfleld op posed all amtndmetits. Mr. Rusaell made an eloquent appeal tor the men who braved and endured the perl la Of the eamraigna and said If the airs as were aufflrlent, It would be the pride of the committee, to re commend Melons for every widow in the land, but the funds were limited, and It was difficult to secure even a plttansffor the crippled aurvtvors of the w* Allen, of Columbus, made aii elo quent and poetic appeal In behalf of the old veterans and was loudly cheer ed when hencsßeluded. Jenkins, of Granville, advocated the bill In a magnificent tribute to the he roism and bravery of the Confederate ioldisr. His speech wss highly enjoyed and greatly applauded. Mr. Ebbs spoke strongl? In favor of £ls amendment, allowing all widow* to apply for pensions. • Capt. Carroway. In an Inimitable speech of pathos, humor and Senti ment, advocated the passage of the bill wltherat amendments, except that of Russell, which was accepted. . Blyth. advocated tho amendment and Alexander opposed It. Parker favored the amendment. Mr. hlalock advocated the passage ot the bill without amendment. He said he had had the fortune or misfor tune to have three wives and hfi was not sfrald to leave his widow In the care of the State. He called the previous quostloh. Tlie vote on the amendmeut was ayes. 21. noes 711. Before calling the foil, on the second readiPK. Representative Parker, of Halifax, delivered' an ornate and splendid eulogy fo the memory of the dead heroes, referring especially to soldiers, living and dead, from Halifax tftunty. He Received an ovation at the close of bis speech. The bill then pass ed Its final reading. Ayea 90, noes. 0. The bill Is identical with the bill as it passed the Senate, except the amend ment requiring examination of appli cants on July Ist. Forty-second Day.—The House, la committee of the whole had under con- I klderatloh the revenue act. Four sec* tions were parsed over when the com* mlttee arose. The bill Ih full will be given as soon as completed. Forty-third Day.—The House spent the day passing and tepeallng dispen sary bills. In fact M wru JWiieu.-ary day In this branch of the legislature. The session adjourned without accom plishing any .. legislation of a general nature. Forty-fifth Day.—Stevenson Intro duced a bill to prevent rallroids front Operating trains on Sunday. Th« | House had unti r consideration the lilll to reapportion the representatives The following is the scheme of sena torial apportionment as reported b» the committee: First distrlrt: Currituck. Pasquo tank. Hertford. Camden, Perquimans. Chowan, Gates. Socond: Martin. Washington, Tyr rell, Beaufort, Dare. Pamlico, Hyde Third: Bertje, Nortlinin: on Fourth! Halifax. Sixth: Pitt. Seventh: WllsOn, N *H, Franklin. Eighth: Craven. Jones. Cartel et, lenolr. Onslow, Greene. Ninth: Wayne. Tenth: Duplin, Pender. Eleventh: New Hanover, Btuna wick. ~?~ r *. Twelfth: Co'umbus, Bladen. Thirteenth: Robeson. Fourteenth: Cumberland. Fifteenth: Sampson, Harnett. Sixteenth: Wake. Seventeenth: Warren, Vance. Eighteenth: Granville, Person. | Nineteenth: Durham, Orange, Ala mance, Ossweil. Twentieth: Ro-.klngham. Twenty-first. Gullfori. Twenty-second: Chatham. Moors, Scotland. Twenty-third: Anson, Union. Twenty-fourth: " 'Stanly, Montgom ery, Davidson. ■» Twenty-fifth: Davie, Rowan, Cabar. MS. Twenty-sixth: Forsyth. Twenty-seventh: Stokes, Surry. Twenty-eighth: Alleghany, Ash* Watauga. j Twenty-ninth: Wftkes, Tadqin. Thirtieth: Iredell. Thirty-first: Msclflenburg. Thirty-second: Gaston. Thirty-third: Catawba. Lincoln. Thirty-fourth: Cleveland, Rather ford, Polk, Henderson. Thirty-fifth: Alexander, Caldwell, Burke. McDowell. Thirty-sixth: Mitchell, Yancey. Mid ison. , Thirty-seventh: Buncombe. TMrty-elghth: Haywood, Transyl vania, Jack em. Swain. Thirty-ninth: Macon, Clay, Graham Cherokee. j By Wire and Cabin Rural mall delivery has come to sjpy, said Assistant Superintendent Charles Hedges to Missouri postmast er at Kansas City, Saturday. Fourteen bodies Lavs been recover ed front the Inundated nine at Cum berland, B. C. The Secretary of War han approved r-'tlf frr« bridge acroas Bast River at Black wall'* Island, N. T. After four teeth had bean pulled Mrs. ft. O. Mitchell, of Boston, Mies M la the dsntlet's chair Mexico purchased over fjoo, ood worth of United States furniture th« M n| n« months of the past year. SHOT WIFE AND SELF »I A Horrible Deed Cuunitted By An Insane Doctor. - NO CAUSE IAS BECN ASSIGNED. Dr. W. Pi Aiken, n Leading Specialist, Kill* His Wife and Then Blows Out 111* Own Brnln*. , ... m. I Savannah. Ga„ Special.-l)r. V. F. Aiken, * leading specialist, shot and killed b:* wife In their bedroom *t an early hour Wednesday morning. The re.-ort of the p'atol a«raken«d their lit tle ton, aged 8 years. la hi* night clothe* and barefooted, the child ran In the street to .call • policeman When the officer entered the house he found Mr*. Aiken dead On the bed v.ith a bullet hole through her head and Dr. Aiken with a pistol In hi* hand lying on tho door. dead. After Shoot ing his wife he had. placed the Weapon to his own head and eent a bu!l*t through hhi brain The child said that ly had Utard his father count, "one, two, three!? and then the pistol shot. i was developed at th* coroner's Inquest that Dr. Aiken Was about 38 years old. Hi waa born In New York nnd was gradijatMl at Yale at the age of 20 yea is 'After graduating he waa I connected to' a time with the health I dn|aartm?nt of the city of NeW York, i then he took a special course in dlse- I ases of the eye and ear, and cam* ' South to settle. Me married Miss An ri K. Porter, daughter of th* Rev. i A. C. Porter, a clergyman Ot New I lied ford. Mass Rev. Df. Port*r wa* a clo*e personal friend of Ralph Wal 'do Kmerson. A brother of Mrs. Aik en, Alfred 5. Porter. Is now librarian ' of Harvard University. This brothei I has telegraphed for, and will ar rive to take charge Of th* bodies and remove them to Massaichusette* for j Interment. No cause for the tragedy was de- i . veloped at the inquest.lt was brought out that Dr. Aiken was a clgarete smoker to excess, and that he Was or Sn extremely nervous temperament, wo weeks or so ago he had to hav* I ithe services of physician* In what was , ibeVieved to be morphine poisoning and It wa* rumored at the tin* that he had atempted suicide, but the attading physician says that wa* Improbable, j Lately hi* friends bad noticed an ex tremo abstraction and Irritability. Dr. Aiken waa devoted to science, and was an inventor of some note. He is the originator of many opthal maloglcai Instrument* thai are now In common u*e *ll «*.er the country. He refused to patent his invention*, say ing they ware for the beneflt of man kind.. He had a very large and 1»» crative practice, and was In Indepe* dent circumstnce*. Mrs. Aiken wak a lady of great beauty and mady ac : corapl'shmentf. They leave four lit | tie children. i —— .... $5,500 Pound By * Boy. ! Charleston, 8. C„ Special.—Oarl San berg. whl'.e playing on a city dump pile at West Point Mill, on th* batik of the Cooper river, In thlrf oity,'found $5,000 in money and certified check* The found a package of l»t --, tent from Rock Hill, 5..C., and opened ; them through curiosity. Aa soon a I he came aeroes the mon«y he w*nt to ! his grandfather, Charles Colson, wh j 1 reported th* facts and delivered th? letter* to the postal authorities hero. The pac&age of letter* Is sbppoeed to have beem car«lee*ly dropped ttt th* pcetofflce here and swept out as rub bish.' Two of he l&ngeet certified checks were for (2,600 and )1,800 re spectively. An investilgaHion of the matter Is now being held by Postmas ter Cunningham. Denounce* the Britlah. London, By Oable. —Not cdnce the tey* of the Roman*, said Mr. John Dillon. Irish Nationalist. In the debate on the address to the throne, "had an army made a bafbtt. of aapturlng wo men and children as th* British gen eral* In South Africa were doing." To put Boer women on half rations be cause their husbands bad not sur rendered, as was the prutfee, he aald, was worthy of the worst brigands of SicUy and Greece. Mr. Dillon said that in treachery and cruelty the baJance waa against the British. He con gratulated the Boers on.having a dif ferent record. Veteran* Decline to Bator Parade. Washington. D. C„ Special.—Veter an organizations of the civil and Span ish warn have officially declined to paitlcdpate In the Inaugural parade on March 4. The decision affects organ -1 rations in the Grand Army Of the, R epublic, the Union Veteran*' Union aal the Spanish War Veteran*. TBS dl*- sx'JafecUon at the veteran* with th* .place unsigned them In th* parade I* responsible for tho action. . ■ " . i New* Brief*. Omt wdtomewt has been caused In Penaaool*. Via., by vligln gold in con eidefwMe quantttle* being pumped from a trad la th* suburb* of th* city. Tony Moran. of New Tork, won on* of th* smartest and bloodiest light weight fights ever seen in Savannah, Shortly Jenkins, to th* 18U J- ' ' «, PICKS UP COURAGE. England Hopes Soon to End South - African War._ London, fey cable —The war in South Mrlca has again reached a stagu which the Brltlah newspaper critics are pleased to call the eve or the ter mination , The rumors of the auren-. der of General Pot hi and the collapse of all Boer resistance flourish, to the great benefit of South Africa stocks. Those most respons IWIe for carry log on the war do not share this optimism. The new come titration of troops at the front I* only one of many step* for which General Kl'xhener has 90 long been preparing. That It will load to the complete disintegration of the taore Important. Koer unites and pos sible to the personal surrender of Qen. eral DeWlt and Botha, the British Wat Office earnestly hopes. But It does not go so far as to expect It. General Kitchener Is almost as retl cent towards his chiefs in Ball mHh a* to Che general public. "hi* meeting of GertenJ Kitchener and Sir Alfred Mllnef, at Pretoria, probably occurring Sundey, is takyn generally as likely to remit in the es tablishment of a more permanent form of civil government. In which the severities of martial law will be somewhat, tempered in several sections of the country. But neither In Lon don or In South Africa are the British officials shutting their eyes to the fsct that they have a long 1-iRk ahead of th«m which can ohly lie lightened and by no means solved through the vic tories over the Boer unites. The glory which the British press aome time ago showered on General t>«Wet has parted from him. In dis patches and editorials he is now belit tled sis a disappointed rnlder. deserted by his own men and venting hU fruit less anger by sjambocklng his reluct ant handful of followers. Calmer ol)« j servers are Inclined to fear the elnslvt j Boer leader is merely under a tetnpo , rary cloud, from whlih he may be ex pected at a.n\y momrnt to emerge ac companied by a force»whlch, though not forn»3ble In numbers, will be par tlcularly formable In execution. Ths false announcement of General Bo tha's surrender Thursday, will be a, matter for dlscuMriou In the House of j Commone. especially the fact, which j accompanied the u -fTvatlon. that It 1 was official. Government of tit.- Philippines . I Washington, D. C., Special.—The President \ylll issne un executive or der, designating General MacArfhin t and All the Other officers of the piV sent military government In the Phil ippines to administer all military, civ il ami Judicial powei£ necessary to govern the Philippine Inlands. The ex Istlng government will continue under | a new designation of authority froni the President, until arrangement* c«n I be made "for the establishment of civil j government and for maintaining And protecting the InhiMtant* of said Is lands In the free enjoyment of tliell liberty, property nnd religion." This Is simply ft precaution ngalnst legal or | Imternatlonul com pulcal lons. A geue ral plan of civil government has betm , formulated by the Secretary of Wat ! and referred to the Philippine com- I mission for Its consideration. It will ! I be for 'the President to determine j when and how the government shall I be Inaugurated. It seems to l>e Settled , j that Judge Taft will l>e the Bret civil j governor .jpf the Philippines and that ' General Chaffe will have command of .j the military forces. '' »' ■„ Lived as a Man. Loudan, by Cable.—A remarkable story of male Impersonation was re vealed In a police court here, In con- | nee 11 on with an nrrti't for alleged | money frauds. , The prisoner, named Catherine Ccombß, aged 1(1, described j as a house decorator appeared in court In male at.tire. Kor 40 years fj.berine impersonated a man and worked on | board peninsula and Oriental s e line s I In various capacities nnd alto for Lon don firms. -She Bays she-jfas marrleil at 15, tarnght school and then thought there were hotter chances ftf advance ment as a man She married a lady with whom she lived for 14 years. Cuban Tarlf Changes. Washington, D. C., Special.—The President has issued an executive o* der, making two "important changes in the Cuban tariff, which will become operative April 1, next. The duty on refined mineral oils is Increased to per 100 kiloa. The difference beatween the crude and the refined will make the cost of oil Jn Cuba about the,same as It Is In the United States. Also In section 114, regarding cottons, tissues measuring not over 65 centimeters In width and weighing eight kllojrrfiln* or more per 100 square meters, ate granted the same rate as that formerv ly applied to weights of 10 kilograms, x A Lawyer' Si/fPWe*. Macon, Ga., Special.—Solicitor Gen per 100 kilos. The difference between Court, and one of the moet prominent men of the State, was found dead lb Ills room at the court house Saturday. A bullet wound was found In his head. The shot had peneitrated bla brain. All the gas In the room was turned on. Indicating suicide. Telegraphic Briefs. William Bardell, of New York, has be«n commissioned United States Commercial Agent at Bamtxir-g, Ger man. v ■ ~ ~ The General federation of Women * Clubs will meet next at Lou Am-gelte, Cal., Miarch I#o2. \ *■ . Cheating devlc® were numerous In the gambling paropherhalla eelied by New York raider*. A Tin Cum Trwrt, with $50,000,000, la gaid to have been formed at Baltimore, Ml \ . ~ DEAD IN COAL MINE Thhty-Sii Miners Burned to Death By Explosion. AWFUL KFSULT OF CARILESSNESS. A Fire la a Coal Mine la Diamond vlMe, yjfyo.. Burn* to Daatb All the Mlaera In One Shaft With a Single Exception. Cheyenne, Wjro., Special—The worat disaster In the hiatory of coal min ing In Wyoming since the Almy hor or. oight yearn ago, occurred at nia moadvllle night. Thirty-six gken are beileVed to have perished In A fire which" started In Mine Nol, of the Diamondvllls Coal and Ooke Com pany. -The blaze was first discovered short ly after the night shift commenced work. It la thought to have origina ted from a careless miner's lamp In the oil room. The flamoa made such progrnsa that wily one man escaped from the two entires in which It waa confined Ilia name la J no. Alexan der ami he WHS frightfully burned in running the gauntlet of the (tames. Ha was suddenly confronted by a wall of Are and smoke and wtupping his head In an overcoat he ran in the direction of the main entrance. He fell uncon scious, and WHO carried to the mouth of the mine. The alflfm was sounded anil hundreds of miners at Wflrk In tne mlnei and on the outside rushed t> the rcaaie of their imprisoned com-'' rades. The fire hutl by this time made such progress that it was imposaible to enter the rcoma of fiamea. The en tire night was spent In confining the fire to the two entiles and this morn ing It was n«w*n«ary to seal them up to, prevent the flames from spreading to other parts of the mine. This step was only decided Upon alter "all hope of siving the Uvea of the men had been abandoned. Nothing c*»uld live five minutes in the fire, which was in creasing In fleroenesa every minute. The plugging of the two entries will smother the fire, but it may be several daya before the barricades can be re moved and the chambers explored. The exact total of men entombed is not yet known as a number are miss ing, some on sick leave and others In tho hospital, suffering from burns re ceived while fighting the llames, so that an accurate cbtint a at present impossible. The sconm at the mouth of the mine j during the night and day were heart renderlng. Relatives and friends 6f the ' ctntomb«d miners rushed to the mine, frantically waving their hands and crying to the mine officials and miners to save their dear ones. Many of the women and childien were slightly injured in the crowd and by failing over obstacles In the darkness. Dianiondville has been the scene ol a number of disastrous Area since the coal mines were opened there, ten jfurs ago, but the conflagrations we e never attended with serious loss of life. The mine is owned by tlie Oregon Khort tins Railroad. Its output Is al/>ut 175,000 tons of coal per year «nd upwards of 700 minora are employed. lioror of Horrors. Versa II it's. Ind., Special,—George James and his four young daughters were burned to death In their farm lio'.isc, four miles from Versailles ear- Ily Saturday morning. A aon, 12 years old, made a desperate effort to get his fither and g I site in out from the burn ing house, but failed. The son, who | been sleeping with his father, escaped through a rear door, and finding 4it im ' possible to get back owing to the rapid I spread of the fire, runhed to a window !of hla father's room aJi-1 broke the glnss in With his list. He Ixgged his father and msiers to climb thrtmgh the broken wish, but they made,no reply. In a few mil nil tea the whole utructeurs fell, burying the live Inmates. O ■ 1 Grttbi Fit Cige, - NORTH CAROLINA, ' z - « . *. v ' " A* , •• />r* ,t •. - , N, --J , Devoted to the Education of Young Women. LARQE FACULTY OF la SPECIALISTS. r ' ■ * * r * , 4 ' ,r * "~ Schools of Muste, Art, Elocution. Business and Literary Courses /, Charges Moderate —Board $lO Per Month. 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Not content with the hanging, the crowd out the oorp?e down, arwt laying H on a eind bar under the bridge kindled a Ore and cremated the remains It waa ttM first lynohlng that Terre Haute ever experlenoed. Ward waa arrested at 10 o'clock at (b» car works, where he waa employed aa a laborer, and after being fully identified by two citizens, made a oou feaalon. His only excuse for the mur der waa that Mlas FlnkdUteln calif d him "a dirty nigger" and elapped him In the face. Sheriff Faalng communi cated with Qovernor Durbln, but tho mob accomplished its work before the mllltla could be ordered out. The Gov ernor had wired Captain Thomas, of Company B, to place hla company, fully armed, In readiness for duty. At noon the crowd outside the Jail, numbering several hundred, Including men, women and boys, battered down - tfhe iron doors, but were driven baeic by Jailer Lawrence O'Donnell, wao fired over the heads of the mob. Dep uty Sheriffs Cooper, Heurick and Le- KVjrge were struck by scattering shot and slightly Injured, in tin crowd waa detail of polios vainly tried to disperse the crowd.. At 12:30 o'clock another crowd ba.- tered down the outer doors of the Jail, secured possession of the keyi* and en tered the cell room. The aide door was ' opened for the rest of the crowd. Tha oell wae quickly opened and Ward was dragged forth. He fought with desper ation and with ferocity. He was drag ged out to the street, wtill flg'btlng wltii all his strength, but a blow from a heavy hammer fdlled him to the ground. A nooae was quickly adjusted to 111* neck and the mob started with its vic tim toward the WoJbaeh Wridge. Tho jfeeble resistance made by the wretch ed creature after that blow with the hammer was soon quieted by the sav age blows of the mob. Face down ward, he wua dragged through the street to *!e bridal) and across '.ha roug plamklng of the driveway to tin drawbridge. Many are of (he opinion that the fellow was dead 'b fore tiw ecene of the hanging wae reached. However, 'the rcipe was thrown over one of the upper beama and the body drawn up. Then burning at the stake was agreed on unanimously and a lire was quickly kindled on the bank of tho river Juet south of the w at end of tho bridge, and into tho flro the baHy. J ibearlng no sign of life, wasthr wn. faggots were plied upon waa omitted. The bo3ywas In a ho/- zontsai position, the feet protruding^at one end and the head at the othn'r. A can of turpentine WM the eager flames. After that rombustib'.o oils seemed to flow spontaneously to ward the fire an'd the flames leapel high while the bedy Of the n' gro was rapidly oonsiimed. None of .he mob attempted disguise. When the body was taken down to be carried to the fire the bridge weriL of the draw was 'barricaded, but t'he euet bank of the river and the bridge on the city side of the draw wae crowded! with thou sands of men, women and children, gazing at the awful f-pectacle. With grim determination the mob fed .. the flames and watched the flesh shrivel to cinders and the bones crumble and burn. Aa the bones began to crumble and faM apart fragment} were taken from the Are and carr ed away,-Alt 3 o'cioik there waa nothing left of the body ex cept a small section of the trunk and the back of the head. Busy hanla * kept the burning faggwts piled upon t'he roasting segmenit. Women came to the scene by scores. At about 2:30 o'clock the barricade was remaved an I t'he crowd surrounded the lire. , .