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VOL. XII.
PLYMOUTH, N: C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER j, IflOl.
NO. 35.
I.
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SGIi LEY
Mates a Graphic Story of The Great
r J
Kaval Engagement
iiiURTtOOM PACKED WITH PEOPLE
A TIirJHiiTfj Account By Ihs Admiral
That is Straightforward and to the
Poiut Much Interest.
Washington, D. C., Special. The
Schley court of inquiry adjourned Fri
day at 3:40 p. m. This adjournment, 2)
myites in advance of tho usual time,
waduc to tho fact that the admiral's
throat htid become somewhat sensitive
as a result of his continuous talking.
He had made complaint to the court o
the condition of his throat immedi
ately after concluding his recital of
tao story of the battle of Santiago, and
Admiral Dewey, who evidently himself
had noticed the difficulty, respond by
r.howinga willingness to adjourn the
court. Mr. Rayner, however, expressed
a. desire to proceed, saying that he had
a number of questions which he wished
to ask, and Admiral Schley as.entod to
. hi8 counsel's suggestion. A quarter of
, an hour later Admiral Eewey himself
Venewed the suggestion for an ad
journment and all concerned agreed.;
"Tlo.thls proposition, the court adjourned
' until Monday at 11 o'clock.
Admiral Schley then took tho stand
and resumed- hl3 story. With the
court's remission, he said he would
so back to Cieafuegos, in order that
Ms narrative might be clear. He said
lie had not bombarded the enthworhs
at Cionfiiegoa because ho was convinc
ed that such bombardment wordd to
, .unavailing. Subsequent experience in
lb war, he thought, bore out tiis 00 u
ion. Admiral Schley wes proceeding to
say tha-t a dispatch, No. 10, c;nce:ii ng
which Lieutenant March had testif.ei ,
(Iho dispatch containing positive in- j
formation ihz.i the Spanish fleet was in i
'I-Santiago), was not receive.! by him j
until June 10, when the judge advocat-i 1
objected to the witness making an ar- j
-m v T- - i ,1 1
rruiaent. Mr. Rayner contended that
Admiral Schley was not g.ving opin
ion; that ho was simply testifying to
facte within his knowledge.
Adrftiral Dewey announced the
court's decision as follows:
i "The court thinks it is eminently
proper for the witness to make tho
statement that the dispatch was dated
May 27 end not received until June 10
--then drop it. just g.ve tho fasts." To
this Admiral Schley responded that
this was all that he had m- , daylight between their legs. During
tended to do. Thirteen days had elaps- j tn3 turn Lieutenant Commander Hoig-i-d
before he received the dispatch. 1 -son. very properly made the obseivaj.ca
Proceeding Admiral Schley testified that we would 'ieok out
that he believed Captain Cottoas for the Texas, but there
.-statement regarding the offer of Lieu- j Was never -any colloquy between
tenant Field to go ashore at Santiago r3 never any colloquy of any charae
jto learn positively whether the Span- j tcr between' Hodgscn and mysalf;
Ish fleet was In Santiago was some- ; first, because he was too good an offi
.what faulty, and he detailed some facts Cer to have so transgressed, and sec
relating to Field's offer, which fixed iii.-J ond, because if he had undertaken it.
own impression of it in his mind. On j I would not have permitted it. That is
Monday 31, after the bombardment of i fiction; there was no colloquy."
the Colon and after Captain Cotton 1 At this point the admiral said the
had gone for MoTe St. Nicholas with a
renort to the Department upon that
-subject, Admiral Schley testified that
he sent Nunez, the pilot, westward to
'communicate with the insurgears.
JNunez landed near Ascrederos, 15 or
"16 miles west of Santiago and joining
some of the Cuban insurgents went
into the interior. He returned June 1
' .or 2, with detailed information of the
,W location of the Spanish ships in the
harbor. "I sent him," added Adimral
"Schley, "to the commander-in-chief
with that information."
Onco on board he had, hm said, en
gaged in a conversation with Captain
(dow Admiral) Hlgginson, "I was not
excRerl," be went on, "nor nervou3.
for I need not have undertaken the re-
connoissance If I had not desired to do t
o. I had some regard for these stand- I
ing on the turrets, thinking they were
CharI;ston Exposition Endorsed.
RnfCaio. Special. Tho Executive I
Conimls.lonerc Association, composed
f commissioners to the Pan-American
Kvnn-iHnTi from. the various statso. cf
which Joseph McMullen, of Minneapo-
IIS. 13 cc-airmun, ua.e auuu ,
tlons endorsing the L-naneston jxpo-,
sitlon and advising all Pan-American
Exposition exhibitors to exhibit there. ;
ON
STAND.
I
j cf themselves to danger a
shock which was unnecessary to t'r
from
y to trem,
though I was differently circumstanced
and I so supposed myself. Com
mander Potts is entire in error in
saying that I took advantage of cover.
I did net, do, for I was net concerned
about myself." Speaking of the range
or ,uou yards, tie admiral srid that
Commander Potts had himself report
erl on that range and he had no; known
for several days that the mage h
been altered.
"The moment we began firing," he
went on, "the shore batteries respond
ed. Some of them used smokeless pow
der. There was quite a stream of pro
jeetiles and I was impressed with the
idea that they must be from gun 6 cr
8-inch calibre. The 'shot from the 0
capa battery evidently reached the
fleet. Some went over cur ships and
one went beyond and over the Vixen,
which was haif a mile distance. The
strength of the batteries being estab
lished it would have been military
folly to have risked the battleship to
'further fire from these shore batteries
under my instructions. If we had lost
one or two cf our six or seven vess.vs,
the loss would have been a very great
disadvantage and It might have inv.ttd
attack with disastrous resu.ts. I
thought it better policy to save the
ships for wider and better service, airl
subsequent events ji.stiiied the decis
ion."
"I saw Lieutenant Simpson's firsl
j- ehot and then I saw the first vessel in
; the Spanish line take a rank sheer 10
1 the westward, leaving the V.S3aya
, coming straight on. Then the latter
i also turned to the wcs.warci. it was
j apparent that the original plan of the
i Spaniards had failed, and th at the
bpanisn iiect, m order and apparently
' at distance, had succeeded in patsi g
! the battleship line. A new feature of
the fight became immediately apparent
Captain Cook now gave the order to
! port the helm. I did not. I should have
done so in a second. I said to him, 'Is
your helm aport?' and he replied, 'It
is aport or hard aport I think the lat
ter. Coming to the turn of the Brooklyn
Admiral Schley, speaking clearly and
never hestitating for a word, said that
hn lia.l nnvpr mppti :i rIhti turn rnnrf
steadily. "The turn," he said,
absolutely continuous; there was no
casing of the helm, and I never saw
the starboard side of the Texas. I am
sure we were never nearer that vea:el
than COO yards. We' wore never across
ber bow. She- never entered into my
head at all, as a menace or danger."
He said the closest range was 1,10.1
yards. "We were so clcse," he went oa.
."that I remember I could see men on
the Spanish ships running between the
superstructure; I eojnid even S2C the
loading one of the Spanish ships was
on the Brooklyn's starboard bow and
that not only all of the enemy's ships,
but the forts as well, were firing ap
parently at the Brooklyn. "That mo
ment and the next fifteen minutes
were the most serious of the combat,"
be said, and he told how deafening wss
the noise of the guns. "The roar of the
projectiles," he said, "was such a3 can
only be heard once, and once heard can
never be forgotten. All four of the
Spanish vessels were firing on the
Brooklyn and none of the Spanish ves
sels at that tine showed any injury.
Then the thought passed through my
mind that they might get away and I
feared we should have most of the
fight as I did not know that the batt c
ships could keep up their speed. I said
to Cook that we would 'stay with this
crew.
Almost a Row.
St. Joseph, Mo., Special Prominent
members of the State Federation of
women's Clubs, in convention hero,
prevented a clash of the factions for
and against admitting colored women
1 to membership. A motion to post-
carried, k
ths aftcrnoon . WE,3 speedily
jefcre adjournment sine die, the
convention decided to lay the matter
over until tho next annual convention.
STATE FAIR OPENED.
OpzrAng Ceremonies In the Presence
of "i Large Crowd.
Ualeigh, Special. The 41st annual
State Fair began Tuesday, under the
most favorable auspices, as to weather,
! attendance and exhibits. It ranks as
' one of the best fairs ever held in t'. o
I South. The procession, which was a
j very creditable one, second to none, cs
. corted the Governor and Gen. Cx, the
president of the fair, together with oth
er State and city officials. In the pre
cision were a battalion of the State
Guard, the cadet battalion, 3C0 strcn?,
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College here, with its band and bugle
corns, the fire department, etc. At tho
grounds the Governor was introduced
by General Cox and said:
"The opening of the North Carolina
State Fair at it3 forty-first annual ex
hibition i3 a matter of no small signi
ficance, we have entered upon a new
century and I believe upon a new era.
I am among the optimists who believe
that the world grows better and that
the future holds for our children a
larger measure of usefulness, distinc
tion, happiness aril success than the
past has held., for us. Born in tho
troublous times before the war, the as
sociation which now conducts this fair
maintained Its organization and ma'e
its exhibits except for a few years du
ring the war and the period immedi
ately following.' At the time of its bi tli
agriculture w&.s almost the sole indus
try of the State. Today it is bat one of
three sisters argiculture, manufacture
and commerce. We have made greit
progress In the years s"nce the orgai
ization of the association which an an
ally makes the er.hibltiDn here and thir
fair has much to do with our progyc;s.
It brings our people together, it shows
them the things which have bs:n dona
and stimulates them to doing other
things. It makes us acquainted one
with anoiher. It shows to sjme ex
tent what statehoc-d is and makes eao'n
man think more of tho land of his na
tivity. "There are many problems before us;
ve shall solve them all. but we can
only solve them by a sturdy adherence
to our convictions of duty, by careful
study, by thorough preparation and by
a recognition of the divine right of the
difference of opinion. By these means
we shall not only remain what we have
always been, an independeat people,
but we shall become a more creative
people, capable of doing the things
whose performance we have heretofore
merely cpJebratftd. We shall not only
grow the products of the farm, but we
shall multiply these products manyfold
by manufacture and shall increaas their
value by commerce.
"We are becoming more united aal
with the building of better road?,
which is already assured, and by the
education of all our people we shall ba
ablo to make our impress upon the
public opinion of the nation. It Is f :r
these purposes that we come together,
not merely to see what ha3 teen done,
but to consider the thing3 which yet
remain to be done. We take courage in
our past achievements and start into
the future , with tho hope of better
things. We have a great State, a homo
geneous people but with enough dif
ference to bring about that diversity
wiiich is essential to the largest
growth. Knowing one another better
realizing what our fathers have done,
appreciating the labors of the presant
let us strike out for greater thing3 i;i
the future and prove ourselves worthy
of the distinguished ancestry who have
earned the plaudits of the world it
their deeds have not been celebrated
as they should be.
"With a heart full of hope, with
gratitude for the past, with apprecia
tion for the present, with antlcinat'on
of a glorious future, I now formally de
clare the forty-first annual fair opn."
Presbyter'an Synod Aleuts.
Charlotte, Special The Synod of
North Carolina met Tuesday n'ght in
eighty-eighth annual session in tho
Second Presbyterian church of this
tity. The attendance is large, both
ministers and laymsn being generally
n hand. The sessions will continue
hrough the week.
ROOSEVELT A LL. D.
Yale College Confers I'onorary Degree
tpoa the President.
MIK TWAIN IS ALSO KOXORED
Mr. Roosevelt Was S.izcted to This
Honor Before His t;l2vation to the
Prer.idor.cy.
New Haven, Conn., Special. Rep
resentatives of many neonlo aid
creeds, of the learned professions and
of the industries and literature were
honored by Yale University Wednes
day, and in turn paid homage to the
great institution of learning, which is
celebrating the completion of the sec
ond century of its existence, aa they
marched behind Yale's colors, dele
gates to the great festival, and partic
ipated in the closing functions of the
celebration. The closing exercises of
the bi-centenhfal were officially' com
memorative. They were held in the
Hyperion Theatre. Classical music, a
commemorative pcem and a Greek fes
tival hymn, both composed for the oc
casion, a commemorative address by
David J. Brewer, Associate Justice of
the United State3 Supreme Court, and
finally, the clothing with the hood of
tho honorary degrees cf great men.
These constituted the day's exercises.
President Roosevelt and party arr.v
ed at 9:30. Though the crowd at the
stalioa here was a big one aid dem
onstrative in its welcome to the Presi
dent, the police arrangements enab ed
the party to le-ave the train and pass
to carriages in waiting without diffi
culty. President Hadley, of Yale, and
Mayor John P. Studlcy, wore on hand
to receive the distinguished guest, and
after an exchange cf greetings, b.iellv
the ride toward the University cam
pi:s was begun by way of State and
Chapel streets. The escort included a
representation of the naval and mili
tary forces of the State. Upon arrival
at the campus, the President was con
ducted to Battell chapel, and after a
brief rest there, was escorted to his
place in the academic precession.
President Roosevelt and President
Hadley entered the theatre at 10:3).
The President of the United S ate 3 was
led by the University president to the
seat of honor directly behind the ora
tor's desk. President Hadley took his
seat beside him. On this platform were
Joseph II. Choate, John Hay, Richard
Olney. Chief Just'ce Melville W. Filler
and Justice Brewer, of the United
States Supreme Court; President Eliot,
of Harvard; Patton, of Princeton;
Faunce, of Brown; Harper, of Chicago;
Provost Harrison, erf Pennsylvania.and
other college presidents, besides liter
ary men and Churchmen of distinction.
Admiral Sampson, apparently in ill
health, did not enter the procession,
lie made his way to his place through
a side door and leaning on the arm of
Prof. W. W. Farnam, was shown to his
seat
When the long list had been finish
ed. President Hadley advanced a step
or two and with great impressivenes3
said: "There yet remains one name."
In an instant the great audience was
standing. The President of the United
States also arose and the theatre rang
with cheers. The air was filled with
waving handkerchiefs and pro
grammes. Remarking that -ale had
chosen for the degree this candidate
refore ho became President, President
Hadley announced that all Yale men
were now doubly honored by greeting
the man and the President as a son of
Y'ale. Specially addressing President
Roosevelt, President Hadley spoke as
follows: "Theodore Roosevelt, while
you were yet a private citizen we of
fered you most worthily the degree cf
LL. D. Since in His providence, it has
pleased God to give Theodore Roose
velt another title, we give him cn that
account a double portion of welcom?.
He i3 a Harvard man by nurture, but
we are proud to think that In h's dem
ocratic spirit, his broad national sym
pathies and, above all, his clearness
and purity and truth he will be glad
to be an adopted son of Y'ale.
Brief Mention.
The National Hureau of Identifica
tion was enjoined from moving its
headquarters from Chicago, 111., to
Washington, D. C.
The University of Gottlngcn called
Dr. Theodore W. Richards, of Harvard,
to the chair of inorganic chemistry.
Both Peru and Bolivia claim valu-
Iable mines being worked by the Inca
Company.
FISE AT GASTON I A.
Livery Stable and Several Houses
Totally Destroyed.
Gastonia, Special. Monday morn
ing a fire alarm was given about 4:15
an! tha iiamea were located at tho
Anders and Floyd livery stable, on
Main street. So rapid was tho
spread cf the fiarae3 that the firo was
well liiiacr way before water could
be turned on. 1 he stable, which was
a largo two-story framo building,
contained a large quantity of hay and
rov.glmes3, hence the best Uat could
be done by the firemen was to con
fine the flames to the stable and an
adjoining cottage. The men at the
hose did most excellent work, but de
spite their efforts, the stable, to
gether with a near-by store building,
a cottage and a small negro cabin.
weie eo.-humed. The- heaviest los
falls on Anders and Floyd. They lost
seven vehicles, six horses, all their
harness, robes and office fixtures, to
gether with $300 worth of feed, mak
ing a total of nearly $2,000, with nc .
insurance. The stable building was
owned by G. W. Ragan and he had no
insurance. W. C. Campion lost a
stock of groceries valued at $300 and
a part of hi:; household furniture.
The only part of the property that
was insured was the cottage adjoining
tho stables. On this cottago there
was $500 insurance. The total loss
by fire and water will amount to about
$4,000. With the aid of the firemea
who arrived during the first stage of
ihe fire, the startle proprietors suc
ceeded in saving about 20 of their
horses and most of their rolling stock.
Loss By Explosion.
Hertford, Special. A boiler fn the
Fleetwood-Jackson Lumber Company'3
mill exploded at t o'clock Monday
morning. Only three persona were in
jured, but there were many miracul
ous escapes. The exploded boiler de-rrn!i:-l.
ti tlneo other bol'ers and land
ed 600 yards; from the mill. T'ae ice
factory escaped by 6 inches, while the
saw miil iind fuel room were damaged
to some extent. The loss i3 abont $20.
000, covered by insurance in the Hart
ford Steam Boilor Company. One hun
dred people are thrown out of em
plovmor.t, Jut tne n. ill will be put in
operation again within a short time.
The plant, which is one of the largest
of its kind in the South, is owned by
M. R. White, J. J. Fleetwood and WiV
hara Jackson.
Hurt W hile Beating a Train.
High Point, Special. John Stack;
Jr., a white man about 22 years of age,
juut below Jamestown, had a portion
of his rgiht foot cut off Monday after
noon. He had boarded the train hera
to beat his way to Greensboro. It ii
eaid that a brakernan on the freight
threw a rock at the man when h
jumped off, with the above results.
Dr. Stanton, assisted by W. J. Me-
Anally, was tJhe attending surgeon
Stack's family lives here. His father
is employed by the Snovr Lumber
Company. Ilia father does not knovr
why his son chose to beat his vay, a
he had money lo buy a ticket.
Run on a Bank.
Raleigh. Special. A bank offi
cered and managed by negroes Is in
trouble. It is the Dime Savings
Bank, of Kltiston, N. C, which has
suspended payment. The liabilities
are stated to be about $G,000, assets
$15,000. A run on the bank by negro
expositors caused the trouble. Charles
F. Dunn, the president, who for years
has been a leader of the negroes, say
the suspension is only temporary.
North State Items.
Governor Aycock calls a State good
roads confe-?nce to be held at Wln-ston-Salernv
Friday and Saturday ot
next week. He will in a day or twa
name the delegates. Today P. H.
Hanes, IX O. Faucett and O. B. Raton,
of Winston, came to ask the Governor
to call it.
Senator Simmon3 has returned from
his tour through part of the territory
of the proposed "Appalachian N-.icnii
Park." He Is delighted with whtit he
saw in that wonderful region and i
sanguine that the bill will pasj Con
gress. Applications were made Monday for
15 more rural school libarie3, makdns
173 in all.
Sixty thousand dollars was raised In
the Gospel Tabernacle, New Yorli, for
missionary purposes.
The Billion Dollar Steel Trust hts
been deelarnd not amenable to the Ohio,
law taxing foreign corporations.
The Republic Ircn and Steel Com
pany may build its $1,500,000 furnae
in Pennsylvania rather than Alabama
Sacretary Bruner says It la tow au
gured that this State's apple and pea
show at Charleston will be superb.