VOL, 11.
PRAISE FOR SCHLEY
Adairal Cerwi Pays lift Tribate to
lis Irwery.
SAYS BE CANNOT BE A COWAKD.
Ths Spanish Admiral Gives Mis Opin
ion of the risn Who Destroyed His
Fleet - *
Vichy, France, By Gable-
Admiral Cervera is hers tak
ing sulphur baths and drinking the
waters of Vichy, trying to get rid of a
liver complaint contraoted during the
Bpanlsh-American war.
When questioned as to Admiral
Schley's actions during, the hauls of
Santiago, the Admiral said:
"Action apeak. Ths good old proverb
la: 'Actions speak louder than words.'
Why not apply it" to Admiral SchleyT
Understand that what I say la in the
''ght of this distinction.
"As a Spaniard, I look a poo that war
a* being aa un)uat aa the war which
Britain la now waging against the B)er
republic*. Personally, ! shall never for
get the generous and courteous treat
ment that was accorded to me by the
Americana, and particularly by Admi
ral Schley. He Impressed me aa a gal
lant officer and a high-minded gontle
man In the fullest sense of the phrsae.
"A prior, I should say that a man of
noble principles and generous Impulses
cannot be a coward. To such men I
would rather look for Caatlllan bra
very.
"Ths naval battle of Santiago was
■hort and decisive—to short that there
was no time for an exchange of com
pliments; ao decisive that I can hardly
believe that Cowardice waa thinkable.
The fight was over In about three hours
and three-quarters.
"Had I been captured [n the days of
ancient Rome, my back might have
been used as a stepping stone for the
conqueror mounting his horse. Admiral
Schley treated me on terms of absolute
equality.
"His flagship, the Brooklyn, wag
west on the 'blockading line, and was
therefore the most exposed. She was
engaged In a running fight with the
Vlscaya and the Colon. When ths
Brooklyn and the Oregon got within
range of the Colo* they opened are,
and the latter waa compelled to ri n
ashore. The Cristobal Colon also struck
her colors to the Brooklyn and tho
Oregon.
"The Brooklyn, holding the westward
blockading position, wss within range
of our ships and batteries all the time,
though our ships lacked certain things
necessary for full effectiveness.
"Admiral Schley showed ability and
thoroughness.
"Your ships went straight to work,
probably without much commanding.
Admiral ftchley accomplished fully the
work allotted to htm, and therefore It
does not seem to mo thst there Is sny
room for adverse criticism—at least
from the Americsn side.
"If any one should grumble, ft Is I;
but I have said ray say In the document
published under the tillo of "Ouera
Hlapano Americano*.
"Physical and moral courage are two
different qualttlea. There Is no need of
using a microscope to discover both In
the actions of Admiral Schlcy."
1 ennessee Pearls.
The great Tiffany Is authority for
the statement that the finest pink
pearls In the world come from the
mountain streams In Tennessee, and
It 1s Interesting to observe how rapid
ly fashion Is appropriating the finest
of these gems for her own insistent
needs. Only those of perfect spheri
cal form and brilliant luster were ac
cepted, and ths prices were corres
pondingly high'. Many really beauti
ful pearls that wero not round nor
pear-shaped were actually flung into
thewater again because of their odf
shapes, that rendered them valuelesa
—Nashville News.
Telegraphic Briefs.
M. Santos-Dumont made anothu
successful trial aacent In Paris wit*
his steerable balloon.
A draft of the new Cuban Electoral
law waa submitted to the Constltu
tlonal Convention at Havana.
The Issues of the American Blblj
Association last y»ar amounted to 1,
•94,128.
Mr. and Mrs. JL T. Tallafero. of Car
roll county, Mississippi, were mur
dered, supposedly by negroes.
President McKlnley has been In
vited to attend the Grand Army
rampmont In Clevland, Ohio, aexl
month.
Austria la reported to be con centra*
lng troops near the frontier of AV
bails
Dr. Julius R. Boaee, former Prussian
Minister ot PuMle Instruction, Is
dead.
The Moorish mission which hat
been visiting Paris is understood tc
have concluded an agreement about
the Algerian frontier.
The America, flagship of the Bali
win-Clegler Arctic Expedition, sailed
from Vardoe, Ntrway, for Oape Flora.
The House of Commons voted 100,
000 pounds (|100,009 to Lord Roberts.
President Kruger Is described as de
pressed and grief strl&M.
The British battleship Glory la re
ported aAore In Chlaeee waters.
▲ revolution, headed by Dr. Rangel
Gardlras, has Broken out m Venerueia.
Colombian revolutionists seised the
towns of BoJUo, Oatan and Paraiso.
Earthquakes were general through
oat Southern Italy.
Queen Wlthflmhie has approved the
•ew Ministry of The NeWerlands.
I
I. S. JONES SIOT TO DEATH.
SlWlbjr*a Chief of Police KMed White
flaking M Arrest.
Sholbr, Special.—R. 8. Jones, chief
of pollcs and tax collector, of Shelby,
accompanied by Mr. S. M Ford, n'ght
watchman, raided Sunday morning at
S o'clock, a house near the South Caro
lina ft Georgia Extension RallroaJ,
•hers a crowd of negroes vers gamb
ling. One window waa open where Mr.
Ford stationed himself. r Officer Jones
opened ths door, when oas of tin
negroes, James Lowry, commenced to
Are upon the chief of police and eapted
two chamber* of his pistol, both taking
effect near ths heart and Momach. Offi
cer Jones had a tussle with the nsgro,
afte? befni shot, when he broke looss
and escapted from ths houss. The chief
of pollcs shot three Upes at him. bnl
to no effect. then sank and died within
twenty minutes after receiving the
shots.
The blood hounds owned by ths de
ceased were at once put on the negro's
trail, but ths air waa so dry that thsy
could not trail him. The sheriff with
a posse of seventy-five men armed with
guns and pistols, are scouring ths
country and If caught, he will hardly
be brought to Jail.
Our cltlseus are very much wrought
up over this dastardly deed. The negro
came from South Carolina aad has
been here about a year. At the time of
this deed he was In the employ of the
South Carolina * Georgia Extension
Railroad aa a helper at the freight de
pot. The chief of police was a native
of thla town, and aged about 40 years.
He has been marshal and tax collector
for 10 years and waa hald In high es
teem. He was a splendid officer and aa
brave aa a Hon. though very cool and
always kept his head.
Our cltltens mourn thla auden tak
ing away of one the elevereat men
In this community, and oae universally
Ukcd. lis leaves a wife and daughter,
who are almost prostrated by grief. A
brave, conscientious officer has been
killed while doing his duty.
Mayor Jenniga has Issued the follow-
Ing circular:
S2OO REWARD.
The town of Shelby. N. C.. offers two
hundred dollars reward for th*rapture
of Jim colored, who murdered
Chief of Police R. S. Jones, of Bhelby,
N. C„ at 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning,
August 4, 1901.
Lowry la about 25 years oM. about
five feet and eleven Inehee In height,
slim, weight 148 pounds, a rather light
mulatto, with his right eye-tooth rot
ted out and niche broken out between
his front teeth, one a little dark. A
small brown spot on one side of fare.
Has prominent cheek bones and rather
slim chin. W. H. JENNINGS. Mayor.
1.000 Hen la Pursuit.
Rutherfordton, Special.—A telephone
message received here Sunday after
noon from Shelby states that Chief of
Polka Jcmes, of that place, was shot
and instantly killed by Jim Lowry, a
negro employe at South Carolina £
Georgia depot, at 1 o'clock Jones, with
a warrant charging Lowry with selling
whiskey without license, went to serve
It. Lowry ran, firing at Jones, the bul
let taking effect In the lung. Jones-fol
lowed and caught him as he struck a
lamp post. In the seufle lxjwry flrel
agalti. the bullet going through Jones'
heart.
Jones la a well known detective aoJ
has a State reputation for bravery.
The last report from the scene at
night was that a reward of 1200 Is of
fered for the negro's arrest by the city
and a reward of S6OO will be offereJ
by the Governor. Four blood hounds
and over 1,000 people are on the negro's
trail. One of the blood hounds wai
shot by the fleeing negro. It Is quite
likely that If the negro Is captured he
will never reach the Jail. Jonea was
a very popular man.
Tragedy on Sullivan's Island.
Charleston. 8. C.. Special.—Private
Louis Haggerty, Tenth United State*
Artillery, killed his wife and then
blew out his own brains In his quar
ters at the government barracks on
Sullivan's Island Sunday. Jealousy
was the cause of the tragedy. Hagger
ty enlisted from West Virginia.
Shamrock's Spars In Port.
New York. Special.—The Anchor
Line steamer Astoria, whlfh arrived
Sunday from Glasgow, brought the
spars and gear of the cup challenger
Shamrock 11. The great mast, lower
mast and top mast Is In one piece and
Is lashed securely to the spar of the
deck on the port side. This mast is
lU feet • inches in length.
News Notes.
Robert S. McClellan, one of the de
tectives employed by the Society of
Prevention*of Crime, was attacked and
Injured in an alleged pool room In the
rear of 724 Broadway, New Tork.
At the Colorado quarto-centenn'al
celebration at Colorado Springs Theo
dore Roosevelt, Vice-president of the
United States, spoke on "The Orowth
of the West During (he Last Quarter 01.
a Century."
Dasld L. Short and Morris L. Mey
ers, Jointly indicted wfth Albert T.
Patrick. In connection with the .alleged
forgery of a will of William Marsh
Rice, were released from the Tomba on
deposit of *l6 000 cash bail.
Word haa reached Seattle, Wash.,
from Victoria of the alleged defalcation
of quartermaster's clerk, John McCaull,
and his disappearance from the United
States transport Egbert, on which hs
waa assigned to auty. j
i The Boers who are Invading Portft
geae territory number 1.600. They
crossed the line near Manetsi and are
now going northward toward Komatl
poort. A Swiss fanner reports that hit
farm buildings have been burned and
his stock have been driven off and that
his wife *ao servants are missing.
Truo to Ourselves, Our Neighbors, Our Country and Our God.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 9.1901.
NOKTI CAROLINA CROPS.
Review of Conditions as Reported by
Correspondents.
The reports of crop correspondent*
for the week Just passed again indicate
on tile whole, rather favorable
weather conditions for farm work and
"the growth of crops, ercept that la
many northern and western
the need of more rain Is beginning to
seriously felt. The early part of tha 1
week was very warm and dry; local
showers fell at msmy p'.acrs on July
Slet and August Ist, which were very
beneficial, though the amount of pre
clpltatlon was generally small, except
over a few southeastern counties where
over an inch was reported. A period
of more moderate temperatures with
cooler nights followed. As a whole
the trapeatsre averaged about 40 de
grees daily above the normal, while
the rsinfnll was an inch and a half
bolow. The counties chiefly suffering
from a lack of sufficient moisture are
tho.e in the northeast portion—Hert
ford, Northampton and Warren—some
In the central district. Guilford. Wake
and Alamance, and nearly all the ex
treme western portion oi the State.
Generally fair weather enabled ter
mers to aocomplkw a good deal of
work, chiefly In out late crops
sowing peas, baying and turning
stubble land for whrat. which has be
gun on a small toale.
Some further Improvement in crops
took place during the week, though
the favorable weather condition came
too late to prevent a general deflcien
cy In the yield of all crops. Young
corn is doing well, though It would be
benefitted by more rain, which Is a so
essential to the proper maturity of
earty crop; young corn on uplands la
suffering considerably, and In tome
places la reported to be firing. The
reports about cotton arc very diversi
fied; In some ewes well cultivated
fields show weed and plenty of
blooms, though the bolls are forming
slowly; in others the plants are very
small, and fruiting slowly; slight Im
provement was noted generally, and
reports of shedding are not numerous;
laying by cotton Is underway. Prim
ing and curing tobacco U proceeding
rapidly, and some new tofcawa has
been placed on the market this week;
the largest part of the crop has been
secured In the southeast portion of
the State. Some complaints cf firing
and dsmage by fir*-bugs were receiv
ed from northwest counties. While
some excellent euros of tobacco hate
been made the crop as a whole will
not he first class. Sweet potatoes and
peanuts continue to be very promis
ing. Much hay was cut during the
week and housed in rood condition.
Turning stubble land for wheat has
begun. The dry weather has preven
ted turnip seeds from sprouting very
rapidly. Peaches, apples and grapes
continue to rot badly grapes are ripen
ing but are very inferior in quality;
melons also appear to be generally
■mall and poor shipments of water
melons are Increasing.
Rains for the week: Ooldsboro 030
Inch Greensboro, 0.58; Lnmberton,
0.50; Soapstone Mount. 0.41; Auburn.
0-20; Patterson, 0.35; Mocksvllle, 0.48;
Settle, 0.45.
Government Report.
Washington, D. C.. Special.—The
monthly report of the Statistician of
the Department of Agriculture shows
the average condition of cotton on
July 15 to-have been 77.1, as com
pared with 81.1 on the 26th of the pre
ceding month; 76 on August 1, 1900,
84 on August l, 1899, and a ten-year
average of 84. There was an Im
provement of conditions during July
amounting to 6 points In Oeorgla. 5
points in South Carolina. 2 In Ala
bama and Mississippi, and 8 In Vir
ginia. On the other hand, there nas
a decline of 19 polnta In Missouri. lfc
in Arkansas and Tennessee. 13 In
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, 12 In
Texas. 7 In Florida, 4 In North Caro
lina, and 2 In Louisiana. The Im
pairment in condition Is largely due
to drought, but In a portion of the
eastern section of the cotton belt It
Is attributable to the prevalence of
excessive rain during a large part of
the month. While the condition in
Mississippi la 5 points above the
States' ten-year average, every other
State reports a condition below such
average. Virginia being 1, Ixnilslana
2, Alabama 3. Texas 7, Oeorgla 8.
South Carolina and Florida 9, North
Carolina 12. Arkansas, Tennessee and
Missouri 16 points below their re
spective ten-year average. The aver
ages of condition In the different
States are reported as follows: Vlr
ginia 86, North Carolina 73, South
Carolina 75 Oeorgla 78. Flerlda 79.
Alabama 82. Mississippi 88, Ixralsl
ana 82. Texaa 74. Arkansas 9. Ten
neasee 70, Missouri 71, Oklahoma
Indian Territory 75.
A Street Tragedy.
Jsckson, Miss., Speclsl.—W. J. Llgon.
sanitary Inspector of Jackson, Monday
night shot and killed David L. Snellen
The shooting occurred on the principal
street of the city, snd caused much ex
citement. The men had quarrelled,
earlier in the day. It la said, over an
Inspection and changed In a personal
altercation. Sbelton, It la aald, returned
to the attack with a stick, when Llgon
pulled a revolver and shot him through
the heart Both men are prominently
connected,Sbelton marrying the daugh
ter of the late Congressman McKee.
Dowager Rmpress Dead.
Conberg, Special.—The Dowager Em
press Frederick died at :l6 p. m., Mon
day eyenlng. The death of the Dowager
Express wsa somewhat sudden. At 4
o'cTdM HBr gnygleltar - Tgpqrtsff m»
change In Iter condition. Emperor Wil
liam and Her Majesty's other children
snd Empress Augusta Victoria were In
the alck room most of the day. They
Were all around the bedside when th*
Dowager Empress passed awjjr.
STILL NOT SETTLED.
lis Agreeaeat Yd KeacM Beiweea
Steel Warters ud Eaptoyrrs.
—"—»' ■■■ I
GENEKAL STKIKE AAV FOLLOW.
TfctTnt «C tba Sstllsartat Offers*
By Back Side Respectively— Nat
Likely to Agree.
New York, SpecdnL—Another affoct
to perfect a permanent trsoe between
the great army or steel worksrs and
tbe giant rnrpnraH— whkh employ as
It. ha* failed. night the
convicting sides WM as sharply and
w.dely divided m aver. The lead we
on either aid* met here agaia aad af
ter a day of frultleee conference and
discuuloa parted tn a spirit that
ahowi no tinge of conelillallon Netth
or side would surrender a position, or
concede a point In the dispute in
which they are involved and present
Indications point to ■ renewal with
Y Iff or of the struggle. The first coo
foresee ef the day was between ths
board of the Amalgamated ASSQCIS
Uon and a group of oflclala of the
United States Steel Corporation,
hoaded by J. P. Morgan and President
Schwab. At the end of an hour IM
conferees parted, having failed to
reach an agreement. The second oon
ferencs was participated In only by
the officials of the Amalgamated As
soclatlon. It was a secret session,
lasting for over two hours, at ths
close of which the following stat»
Mont was given to tho press:
"We, the members of the executive
board of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron. Bteel ana Tin Workers, con
sidering It Incumbent upon us to en
lighten the public through the press,
with reference to the present rela
tions between our association and the
United Statea Steel Corporation, pres
ent the following statement:
"The officials of tho United SUtM
Steel Confcsatlon Instead of resuming
negotiations where they were suspend
ed st the conference held on July 11.
IS snd 11, have withdrawn the propo
sition msde at that time snd are now
offering much less than they agreed to
sign for then. The following Is the
proposition which the United States
Steel Corporation msde ss Its ulti
matum. It will he observed that the
preamble states simply thst the Unl
ted Ststea Steel Corporation ofllclsli
will sdrlse settlement by the under
lined companies:
" 'l'resmble—Conditions under which
we nre willing to advise a settlement
Of tbe labor dlScdiua.
' * Tin Plate Company—This com
pony should proceed under the eon
tract signed with tbe Amalgamated
Association sa of July 11, ItOl.
" 'American Steel Hoop Company—
This rompany should sign the scale
for all the mills owned by the A inert
can Steel Iloop Company Hint were
signed for last year.
" 'American Sheet Skeei Company—
This rompany should sign the scale
for all the mills of this company that
were 4lgnet for laat year eicept tbe
Old' lleadow Hill and the Saltsbarg
Mills."
Tbe strikers proposition follows:
"We desire to preface our proposition
by directing attention to the fact thai
It Is a modlflcalon of that which vai
offered originally. At the last coufor
.-nee. u at those prscedlng It. we re
quired the scsles for sll the mills
ttwned and operated by the United
States Steel Corporation, while In the
proposition given below we ask thai
the scales be slgnsd for none but those 1
mills which are organized and where
the men ceasing to work have signi
fied their desire to be connocted with
the Amalgamated Association.
"Thl* modification has been mad*
because the trust officials declared
that we wished to forco men Into the
organization against Mbelr will and de
sire. We therefore asked that the
scale be signed for only those men
who desired It.
"Now comes the proposition of the
A roalgamated Association:
" 'We .the members of the Amalga
mated Association, hereby present the
following proposition as a reply to
that received from the United Statu
Steel Corporation:
" Sbee Utile —All mlUa signed for
last ysac, with tbe emeepdon of IU
Saltsburg and Scottdale. and with the
addition of McKeesport snd Wells
ville.
" 'Hoop llllls—All aWs now known
to be organised, vis: Youngstown.
Olrard, Oreenvllle. Pomeroy, Warren,
lJndssy, HcCutcheon. Olark. Bar
Hill. Mooneesen. Mingo, 11-lnrb. 12
Inch snd hoop mills of ths Cleveland
Rolling Mill Company.
" Tin Mills—All mlltfe except Hones
sen.
" 'All other matters of detail to b«
left for settlement bar eosferenee.'"
I ,ar it est Ship la the World.
New York, Special.—The biggest
•blp In the world, the Celtic, of th«
White Star MM, reached her dock
here Sunday oa her maiden voyage.
Her time from Liverpool waa 8 day*
and 4 mlnutee. Aa abe l« berthed,
her steerage deck la higher thai th«
entrance to the pier. Alter ahe tai
warped la. the iron doors of the vabint
had to be opened to land the passen
gera. The son deck towers above th«
roof of the ptar.
Telegraphic Briefs. *■
Senator Co Horn, who apeot Saturday
with the President, nays he does not
look for any general tariff revision.
James Klrby and rfobert Lee were
hanged at St. Augustine, Tim., for
the mnrd* of Jullua B. Skew lgat May.
George W. Ranch, one of the b?i
known literary M«| of Kentucky. WJH
killed by a Louisville Add Nashvilit
train. '
All to quiet at Oamrttn. Hsa. Ther*
.were rtwnara of additional tjmflhlngs.
bat the reports were without founda
tlon.
The Colombia and Independence wti!
race over the triangular course tn Uu
second epntfetit at the series at {he New
port Yacht Kifctifg Aaeo^Uflon.
lALAIIA AND MOSQUITOES.
Swee VatasMs Rwpact lafornutlon
rude Public.
T«»e moat prevalent disease la North
Carollaa. certainly from now until
frost. la wall rial fever in one form or
anothsr. It Is by no means confined
to the low lying Eastern section of the
Stats. bat la quite abundant In many
kinslltlse la the hIH roan try. having
been reported evea from Cherokee.
By recent scientific Investigations
the raaae of the fever has been shown
to ha a mlrrroeroplc animal known as
the Plasmodium malarlae or hem
amoeba vlvax. which feeds upon the
red corpuaclea of the blood—hence the
pallor, of persona suffering from
chronic malaria. The development
of thia little parasite In the blood is
as follows: One of the spores, or baby
germs, ao to speak, enters a red cor
puscle and. feeding on Its contents,
■rows natll at the end of twenty-four
hours It has become nearly as large
as the corpuscle. It then, by a pro
cess known as segmentation, splits up
Into a dozen or more little spores
again, which for a short time are free
In the blood and unattMbhed to the coi>-
puscles. It is just as the segments
lion occurs that the chill comes on.
which explains the periodic recurrence
of the chill every twenty-four hours,
and as It has bean found that quinine
la most effective la killing the gertna
While they are free In the blood and
Vnot burlad in the aubstanre of the
corpuscle*, the best time to give
quinine la Just before the chill Is ex
ited.
The method of the Introduction of
the 1 malarial poison, the Plasmodium,
aartalnly the chief method, has been
demonstrated beyond all question to
be th* atlng of a certain variety of
moaqu)to known as anopheles, the
which while mora
abundaitt Is innocent as a carrier of
disease, being known as culex. Tho
latter species will breed In still wfctc:-
of any kind, no matter how pure, but
tbe former, our enemy, will only breed
In stagnant pools In which there Is
a certain amount of vegetable matter,
eapeclally if there are no fish, such as
top minnows or sun perch, which feed
upon the larvae or wiggletatln. This
explains tbe fart that malaria Is much
more abundant after freshets. In tho
course of which the stream. gettiiiK
out of Ita banks, washes holes In the
■round, and Speedily falling leaves
fish in them. Mosquitoes are very
much more abundant this exceptional
year of freshets than usual. It also
explains the danger of brick holea.
The larvae, or wlggletalls. as we
generally call them, are tltf> young
mosquitoes. Although they live In the
water from the time they are hatched
from the eggs which were laid on the
surface until they reach maturity they
cannot live without air—they must
breathe. Contrary to the general rule,
tbey breathe "wrong end foretookt" —
through a long breathing tube which
springs from the body near the tail
and which they stick out of the lop of
the water when they want air. The
bearing of this arrangement on their
destruction will appear later.
There Is a popular misapprehension
lu regard to the movement of mos
quitoes. The general Impression Is
'that they are carried by the wind, and
(•eople at the sea side say that a latin
breeze brings mopqultoes. It Is a fact
that they are more abundant when
tho breeze is from the land or In a
calm, but according to those who
know best the fact probably Is not that
tbey are blown from the swamps to
landward, but that they simply come
out again from the trees and shrub
bery and the lea side of houses where
they had taken refuge from the strouK
sea breeze which was too rough for
tbolr fragile bodies. With rare ex
ceptions they travel It Is said .seldom
more than a mile, and generally not
so far. When one la troubled with
mosquitoes a careful search will al
most alwaya reveal stagnant water In
the near vicinity.
The destruction of mosquitoes and
tbe consequent prevention of malaria
Is accomplished In two ways: First
and beat, by the thorough drainage or
•II stagnant pools of water, ami
second, by keeping the surface of
such pools covered with petroleum,
what Is known as light fuel oil, or
even the rmde petroleum being tet
ter and cheaper than ordinary kero
sene. The Him of oil prevents the
larvae from breathing and smothers
them. The quantity necessary is one
ounce or two tablespoonfuls to every
fifteen noil are feet of surface, re
peated every two weeks. This oil
method was employed with great suc
cess last year by the city of Win
chester, Vs.. and our own town of
Tarboro has recently shown a most
commendable spirit of enterprise in
adopting It. Some care and a little
expense In securing protection against
mosquitoes and In providing a supply
of pure drinking water will practically
insure against malaria.
To those interested In this subject
I cordially commend a very Interest
ing and valuable book on mosquitoes
written la popular and entertaining
style by Dr. L. O. Howard, the Chief
Kntomolocist of the United Stater
and published by McClure. Phillips
and Co.. Sew York, at a cost of sl.Gi
postpaid.
Richard H. Lewis. M. D..
Secretary State Board of Health.
nilltia Protect • Negro.
Atlanta, Special— Adjutant-General
Robertson Mondoy night ordered Major
Barker to put himself in command of
three companies which would be de
tailed from the Fifth Infantry and the
First Olivary, and report with them at
( o'clock Tuesday, to the sheriff of
Cherokee county. at'th».J*)l In Atlanta.
The militia will accompany Raymond
Roaa. a negro, to Canton. Oa.. where he
will be tried for an alleged aaaauH on
a white wo«aa.
IUW TO OBTAIN FIEE DELIVEtY.
Way In Whleb R-ral rUfl R Mates
B« Sccared.
The following Instructions vWck
embody department orders sod reci
tations ap to date, are Issued for cen
tra] Information:
Prssent a petition, addressed to
the First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. signed by those who desire ths
service. This petition should b«
Signed only by heads of families, sad
should mention the a umber in each
family over 16 years of age. It should
set forth ths nature of the country
where the delivery is desired, whether
densely or sparsely populated, tha
character of ths roads and ths dis
tances which, under existing condi
tions. each person has to travel to r»
celve his mall, and should bo acconv
panted by map or plot Indicating the
routes proposed.
The petition should read something
like this:
To the First Assistant Postmaster
Genoral. Washington. D. C.:
The undersigned bead* of famlllea
residing In county. Stat* of..
respectfully uk that the rural
delivery service be extended to thaw,
th, delivery to atart from poat
sfflce county State, or
•uch other points u the officers of th«
department may deem beat adapted
for the service. A map or rough
sketch of the proposed rout* Is hea»>
with Inclosed. Tour petitioners are
mostly (here state avocations, such aa
farmers, truck gardeners, dairymen,
battle minors or what ever the chief
occupation of the people may be).
Tho roads over the proposed route are
'state whether pike, gravelled or
other wise).
There arc no unhrtdfted creeks and
the roads aro passable at all seasons
of the year.
Following should be three columns
beaded respectively: Name of head ol
family, nnmber over IS yeara of age;
distance In miles from nearest post
office.
This petition, when properly signed,
should be sent to the Representative
In Congress, or to one of the Senators,
with a request that he endorse there
on his recommendation of the service
asked, and forward the petition to the
department.
When a rural free delivery routs
has been uniformly equipped with
boxes of any one of the above named
description the department will con
slder these boxes as entitled to tht
protection of tho United States, which
provide severe penalties for wilful ol
malicious loJurv to tuetn or Inter
torsr.ee with their couissts.
ltufal carrlera are not required to
deliver mall to housea»standlng back
from tho man road, except In the cam
of rugUtered mall.special delivery anil
pension letters. The patrons are ex
pec ted to meet the department hall
way by affording the carriers every
facility for tho performance of theii
duties, by keeping the roads clear ar
ter heavy snow falls, and using theii
influence to maintain the condltior
of the roads in all weather up to lh«
standard required by th« department
llural carriers are perm:"ed to de
liver nonmailable packages provide*
their doing so does not Interfere wit*
the prompt handling of the raalli
which must be made the first consbl
eratlon.
j Rural carriers are required to tak«
with them on thtir trip# for the ac
commodation of their patrons a sufii
rlcnt supply of stamps. stamped en
velopes and postal cards. Postmastori
may. if they chose, give credit to th«
carrier for stamp supplies to the e*
tent of $6. to be accounted for eact
day, and the carrier's bond being re
sponsible therefor. If the carrien
And an unstamped letter In a eollec
tiou box, and the requisite amount a
money also deposited, they are In
strutted *0 affix the necessary stamp
They are wipow«e«l In register let
ters or pack (ft; »e and to deliver tb#
same giving and taking receipts It
forms provided.
*They are also authorlied to accept
money orders, giving their receipt
therefor, and, If the patrons of the de
livery doolre to make the, carrier theii
agent for this purpose, the carrlei
may enclose tbeorders, when Issucl
In addressed envelopes eonllded to hli
charge and mall them without return
live MM orders to the tender.
Xrtiger to Visit United States.
Ix>ndon, By Cable. —"I am informed
on good authority," says the Brussels
correspondent of The Daily Mali, "that
Mr. Kruger's visit to ths United State*
has been absolutely decided upon. K
will take pine* probably about the
middle of September and he will be ac
companied by Messrs. Fischer, Wesae's
rnd UV/tiiiomns."
To Ship Texas OIL
A dispatch from Beaumont. Texas,
states that oil producers In that vi
cinity have decided to have two
steamships built to carry oil In bulk
to domestic and foreign ports, and
that- a contract has been given the
and I>evy Shipbuilding Co. of
Philadelphia. In a letter to the
Manufacturers' Record Mr. Sommers
N. Smith, vlce-persident of the com
pany, Informs the Manufacturers' Re
cord that negotiations are In progress
with this end in view, but no con
tracts have been let as yet The Tea
sels It is proposed to build are to have
a carrying capacity of 800,000 gallons
each. The company. It Is announced,
has already secured one steamship,
being built by the New York Ship
building 00. of Oamdeo, N. J.
TELEGRAPHIC TERSITIES.
Another conference of strike lead
ers in Pittsburg failed to settle the
conflict. ,
The Old stockholders d the First
National Bank, New York, received a
dividend of approximately 1.900 per
cent.
A wind and rain storm did eoa
slderable damage In Northern New
Jersey.
The New Yo»k Board of Health has
decided (list BNMaA* is trwymltfM
only by the ttoeaulto.
NO. 16.
THE SCHLEY CASE.
Wm Department lefuscs to Modify
the (Kijfinal Charges.
TIE COIIESPONDEXCE PASSER
The Navy Department Holds That Ac
cording to His Own Official State*
■Mat Me Disobeyed Orders.
Washington. D. C.. Special.—T'at
Navy Departni Bat has refused to ao
ssds to Admiral Schley's suggestion
that the language In the fifth spaclft..
cation of the precept to the court of in
quiry be modified. The admiral, in th«
letter, challenges that specification ol
the precept which stated as a fact that
he had disobeyed orders and sugges
ted that it be modified. The Depart
ment, In Its reply, declines to makl
ths suggested modification on th«
ground that according to the officios
records Admiral Schley himself ac
knowledged that be had disobeyed or
ders. The disobedience of orders wai
an established fact whether unwllMns
ly or willingly.
The following aro the letters thai
hare passed between Admiral Schlej
and the Navy T'epaitmcnt, respecting
the precept:
"Qreat Neck. N Y.. July 57,1301.
"Sir: I have the honor to acknowl
edge receipt of the Dep.irtnienl'3 com
■runlcatlon cf July 26, instant, encla»
tng copy of an oider convening, pursu
ant to the request contained in (my)
communication of the 22nd a court ol
Inquiry.
"Inasmuch as the court Is directed
to 'lnvestigate' aud after such Inves
tigation, report a full and detall-!
statement of all the prrtlncnt fscti
which K may deem to be established
together with its opinion and recom
mendation la the premises.' I would
spec tf ul ly suggest to I lie Department
that paragraph 5 of the Depart ment'i
precept. whl*h Is as follow-i. vie: '.Vr-
The circumstances a'tcndmir and t:.t
reasons for the disobedience of O
mod ore Schley of the ordara of the To
partment contained in dispatch dated
May 15. IK9B, and the propriety of hit
conduct In the premises,' be modifbd
so a* to omit the Department's expres
sion of opinion and thus leave ti.i
court free to exprtvu its own tpniv
In that matter.
. . "Very respectfully,
"W. S. SCHLEY.
"Hear Adm lral._
"Hon. John D. Long, Sej-.ro tary q|
Ik. w.., ••
"Washington. D. C.. Aug. 1, 1901.
"Sir: The Depart!: ent has received
your letter of the 27th ultimo. In whict
you acknowledge the receipt of t
copy of the order convening, at you!
request, a court of inquiry to invC3?i
gate your conduct during the wai
with Spain. an.l suggest that panv t
graph 5 of said order, directing tin
court to Inquire Into tho clrcurustancci
attending and the reasons for the uia.
obedience by Commodore Schley ol
the order* of the Department.' etc.
be ao modified %s to omit tha Depart
ment's expression of opinion, and thus
leave the court free to express Its own
opinion In that matter.'
"In reply you aro ad»lsed that th«
precept calls for an Inquiry by th
court and the ascertainment of aerll
nent facts. l"or the purpose of set
ting on foot this inquiry, the precept
treats certain matters as established
such, for Instance, as tho arrival ol
the 'flying squadron' off CICDfiiOKOS
and off Santiago; the rctiograde movo
melt westward; the turn of tin
Brooklyn cn July 3, 1893, and the facl
that you disobeyed orders as reported
by you In your telegram dated Kinga
ton. May 28. 1598. in which you say:
'Much to be regretted, cannot obey or
dors of the Depatt:ncnt.'
"Inasmuch, however, as It Is llu
Department's purpose that the court
■ball be absolutely freo to report, II
guch shall Ve found to bo the caso
that you did not wilfully disobey the
orders, or that you wero justified ir
disobeying them, and that this mav
be clearly understood, your letter ol
the 2-"th ultimo, with copy of this re
ply will bo duly" forwarded to thi
oourt.
"Very respectfully,
"P. W. HACKETT.
"Acting Socrotary of the Navy.
Negroes to Take Place of Strikers.
Pittsburg. Special.—One of the prom
inent officials of the Denier Tin Plat*
Mills left for Virginia for the purpoa:
of arranging for Uio Importation of 4C(
negroes to take the place of the strik
ers. He made no secret of his mission
and was confident that ho would b:
atote to get all the men he required I:
run the plant.
A hast Trip.
New York. Special.—The Peusteh
land of the Hambure-Au»erlcan'Lilne,
which arrived la port Thursday morn
ing, raised the Wostexn average for
hourly spoel to 23.07 knots. Till)
nin waa made over a (UstflDC'j of 3,141
mllee. The best previous average was
23.01 knots sad was made by the same
Twee! She left Cherbourg mole at
659 o'clock on the evening of July 2")
(Oreenwlch time), and paseed Sandy
Hook lightship this morning. August
1. at 6:11 (11 hours, 11 minutes a. m ,
Greenwich time), making the total
distance to 5 days, 16 hours and lJ
minutes. Her dally runs were: 406,
556. 601, 570 and 432. The run of 6 1
miles In one day establishes a new T*
cord.
Sheriff Outwits a Mob.
Jackson. Miss.. Special—After a»
exciting chase from a mob bent on
lynching the prisoners. Sheriff Me
Gee, of Simpson county. arrived in
Jackson, baring In custody Sterlins
Johnson and Reuben Tatelle".'negroes,
■who murdered a young whtte ntfcu
named klangum, near MaOee. Miss..
Tuesday night. A mob surroundel,
the Jail and endeavored to break
down the gate. Tho cherltf escape!
fitnrtigh «C S«rk way -wtth the prison
er*.