North Carolina Newspapers

. mfffV Close of the Long Struggte in South Africa Thought to Be in Sight TLKIUS NUI rUOLItLl ANNUUNUU kti mint xt, tiuniiitArn It is EelJeved in London That Boers Have Accepted Peace Terms Offered By Great Britain. London, By Cable. The Associated tress iiaa every itasuu iu, ueueTt) peace in South Africa is practically se- nrprl Tinw snon it will hfl 'annminpfiil depenua -appeueut mure upuu uie cou- venleDce or tne uoer government. une private and Official advices received Friday night in London from South Africa all point to the same conclusion 'The delay is technical, and to end the" Ions war seems to be the desire of botl siaes. The Boers, however, are unable nnnrinpo oil tin a t f nl 1 nnroro ' rf 'Ti b wisdom of .acquiescing to the demands of peace. If the Boers were a-thorough disciplined force, dependent upon the action' of general officers, peace would probably be proclaimed at once, but Botha, Dewet and. other generals them selves seem unable to positively' guar antee the degree to which their exam ple will be followed. j .. .. The British . . . public is still quite ignorant of the course of events in South Africa and there are no demon strations on the streets, although oh all sides the question asked is "Is it peace?" On the other hand the stock exchange Friday was ja seething mass . oi brokers who eagerly bought South African shares while long . after the closing of the exchange nearly 1,000 firokers crowded Throckmorton street and did a frantic curb business on the Y1 strength of the peace outlook. The ap- pearance of Mr. Brodick, the Secretary of State for War, at the volunteer; ser vice dinner was watched eagerly in the hope of gaining. an inkling of the gov ernment frame of mind. " MrwVBrod rick's listeners had to be content with -one. brief, adroitly . turned reference to , the present situation Responding to the toast, "The'imperialForces," the . War Secretary said: 'T would go be yond my duty shoujd 1 enter into de: tails of the communications which are now passing; and which prelude, as we all hope, the surrender of the Boers.": Greater public interest was' manifes ted in the day's meeting of the cabinet than has been; the case, in any meeting since the . early stages . of. the war: The ministers reached Downing street from f aji parts or tne-country ana were greet-. -II . . . t A . I some si cm of the nrobahle trend of .af - fair Thft mWtip TTiPPtin? adinnmed at 5:10 p. m. The Associated Press has ascertained that the government re gards the war asi practically ended. Advices received by the War Office indicate that t whatever decision' the Verneening conference may arrive at most, if not all. of the Boer leaders w SEEMS near; who went to Pretoria will not continue ipecial committee are before the Gen the fight. The present negotiations I ,ral conference it is impossible to state were merely for the puropse of enab line the Boer leaders to "save their faces." ; - - - ' After they learn the results of the day's meeting of. -the cabinet the Boer leaders are expected to announce their reluctant acquiescence - with the Boer terms; The War Office does not expect any seriousdefections of the rank and ftl f rdm the line taken up by Generals Botha and Dewet. Every precaution is beine taken in Downifafir-street: to pre sent preniathre public elation, over tho possibilitythat .a portion of the dele- gates may bolt and continue the strUg- gle without their leaders. Privately, aowever, confidence is expressea in or- ficial circles that everything is over but . the shouting. - j . . - . The Stock exchange has fully made? up its mind how things are goingVand declares that the i basis of peace -was; signed at Pref orfe. I Interesting refer ences to peace are contained Jn a let ter from . Klerksdorp, southwestern "Transvaal dated April 25. It says:"' 7 "Seventy thousand to 80,000 British troops are here waiting for General De-iarey-B - answer iromr ; tne peace . conTer ence and every houit-. we are expecting them (the BberS) to fc?arch in and sur render. We have actually sent out wagon-loads of clothes to enable thent to come in tidyi for there is every pros pect of peace. Lord Kitchener comes; here from Pretoria every other day, and seems to be in particularly good spirits. He" actually smiles, and that's thing hTnTtoI aowTaTtaei eat importance to Hh'ose smiles, in great regard to peace.' NO REVISION OF CONFESSION. Presbyterian General Assembly De - cldes the Question. Jackson, Miss.' Special.The heavy msperise that he had over the Jack son Assembly for three . days -was re lieved When th-vntft waa nt tnsf tnfcpri it 1 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon! and : . ' " . v.- tha' Assembly by the close Vote of 93 to 81 decided not to approve and send lown to the Presbyteries for . their ap proval the change in chapter 10, sec tion 3, of the Confession which reads, 'Elect infants dying in infancy are laved," etc., and which the minority wished to change so as to read, "All infants dying in infancy are included' n the election of grace and ara saved,' ic. n-wiu oe remembered tnat on Tuesday: the Assembly rescinded' the famous, "fifth reason" of the Little Rock Assembly and, also adopted p. de ilarative statement to the effect that Ihis Assembly believes; that the Bible reaches that all infants dying in' in fancy" are saved. It was the plea of 11 - 1J J. J. .1 1 12. Se 'S1 v V 111 , a?raluu tKe traducer's of the Presbyterian )r ignorant slanderers, who affirm that :he Presbyterians teach tbat'"there arc xxt ants in hells a span long" might be iontradicted upon the face of the Con Isslon; Dr. Hanipnill proposed", the 5rintineof the declarative statement n n. font nnt ft. Sn exeat -was tha on- positibn thereto frorn both sides that ie withdrew his resolution. - It was ?lain that both parties wished to irote )n the clean issue of whether the Con fession should be amended or not. THE PUBLISHINQ HOUSE MATTER. flethodlst General Conference Near a Compromise. : Pallas, Texas, Special.The issue Fhich has been regarded as the para- nount .contention in the sessions of iie uenerai uonierence or tne jvieuiu- list Episcopal Church, South, since the issembling of that bo ty in Dallas on Way T, appears to be near its final step to 'settlement The minority report of the publishing committee on the war ilainl has been rejected by the. General Conference, and what is known as the VIcAiurray substitute, was, in an lmended form, adopted in its stead. The provisions of the' McMurray sub- ttitute are a mild v censure of any igent of the . Church who may have ised improper methods when the war ilaim-was pending, ratifies the former iction of the college of bishops in their )ffer to the Senate to return the entire mm of ttie war .claim if that body eo roted, makes, this action of the bishops ihe legal: actidn of theGeflerai uonier- ince and of the Methodist Episcopal - . . . Urch. This latter provision is em- I?0... in what is known as the Jordan ont . which created debate dur- Umendmeht " . - - - rr,nrn!r.fr-c.pRSinn. A soecial & Ww to ----- sommiuee was aumonu w u . z mm,. J v. a rr pointed to revise and make more per- feet and clear the .provisions oi ne en- tire document. Until the recommenda- tions or changes to be made by the tor a certainty just what, position the war claim is in in its final stages. The following committee was appointed to correct the- inaccuracies in the r Mc- -Murray paper: J. E; Godbrey, of Ar- kansas; T. W. Jordan; of Tennessee; Paul' Whitehead, of Virginia; W. S. McMurray, of Missouri; G. B. Winton, of Monterey, Mex. " Dr. Kenny;-of the Pacific Conference; abened the Conference. Bishop - Gaiio- way presided. A mouon tO( raaopt in McMurray substitute was, maae a mo- fcion to lay the whole McMurray suo- Dn the table and was defeated. A 'mOf don ,to adopt the McMurray resolution was made . and its verbiage was read igairi. The pending question-was or-, aered and carried by a large majority. Drrf D; G; Rankin rose to a question; of personal privilege. He sail the: sub Btitute adopted did not suit him, but' that as a loyal Methodist he bowed to the will of .the' majority. V''' : -TT- ', . ;-: Industrial Progress. ' , ; SWV H. Taliaferro, 2451- Maryland ave nue, Baltimore, Ma, requests manufac turers to send him- catalogues of ma chines for knittingaU' kinds: of under garments. ; - ; '. ) ' "-: '-.S--;' Chamber . of Commerce . or Auanta, Ga., is now negotiating with New York silk weavers who contemplate es- m Tl projectors have a J.OOO. plaiit unSer contemplation. AMBASSADOR DIES. Lord Pauncefote Passed Away Unexpectedly FAMOUS AND POPULAR DIPLOMAT Was One of the Staunches t Friends 1 the United, States Had Among For- elgn RepreWaMves. " Waehfne-tnn 5npHnl J T,hrd Pannra- wash ngton, bpecial. Lord I'aunce- f ote, British embassador to the United States died at the embassy Saturday morning at 5:35 O'clock. The improvement which had been noted in his condition during the past week recevid a sudden check, about 6 o'clock Friday evening when it was no- ticed that he wa3 experiencing diffi- culty in breathing. He rallied some what during the night but soon after 3 o'clock a &istinct weakness of the neart ueveiopea ana nis puise oegaa w surnrlsed even his physician who feared thatj the ' asthmatic affection would prove troublesome when the end came.. , .... i "" V'-'. ' ; At the bedside when the distinguish ed diplomat passed away were Mrs. Pauncefote J the Hon. ' Maude Paunce- 1 ote, Miss Sibyl and Miss Audrey, Dr. jung. a.na mr. xvauioru, ouo ui tuo clerks attached to the embassy. All through the past winter Lord Pauncefote;! had been a sufferer from intermittent attacks of asthma and rheumatic gout, but he bravely kept on his feet' as much as possible, went to the " state department regularly on diplomatic days, and generally strovt to keep up his active duties though it was evident that' the effort it caused him was gSreat In the early part oi March the?! ambassador went to North Carolina oh a visit to Georgia Vander- bilt at Bijtmore, and stayed there about a fortnight in the hope of re- cuperating from his ainiction in me Carolina nines. He returned to Wash- ington about tne mmaie oi me muutu with his sufferings but little aoatea. In April tfiere came another severe at tack and If rom that time until hia death the! ambassador had been con fined almost continuously to his bed and his strength had been slowly bul surely leaving, him. 5 immediately upon xbeing notified oi the death' of Lord Pauncefote, Secre- tary Hay went to the White House a short conference with the proceeded to the British em- anQ- after president bassy. wh'ere he made a formal call oi I ' condolence as the personal representa- i kt S nreaident; Dreliminary to i v - . ,. :i the call which the president, nimseu "-r I" " L, 4 lav i ixraa xn iriM k m i ?i.tz i iia il muj ZVth stntfi denart- A"1 TTav dlsoatched the -. j cableCTam: ; - npnartment of State, Washington, May 24. 1902. The Marquis of Lansdown, Lonaon. Permit me to express my aeep sym pathy and sorrow at the death ot lora Pauncefdte. His majesty s &e;" ment has lost a most able and faith- ful servant ana xms cuuuu; . friend. . JOHN HAY The secretary had fully expressed hia sentiments In the above cablegram, an$ all that :he cared to say in addition oi the deceased peer was: "He was not'only a man of very high personal merit, -but he was a, good friend of ours."; . President Roosevelt drove to th; British embassy atl o'clock as soon as he had become disengaged from the -ceremonies attending the Rochambeau exercises. He was received In the draw ing room, by. the first secretary of th embassy, Mr. Raikes, who now becomes British 'charge d'aSairs, ana py som of th6 ladies or tne nousenoiu. AU bassador, not only in behalf of . the gov- murdered in Mexico and that his mu ernmeni but also for the people of the tilated body had been found on the country, to whom Iiord Pauncefote had plains near Tampico. Stanfield left his become enaearea in many ways. ; $ Secretary Hay and the other mem bers of I the. cabinet also called at the embassay, leaving their cards and ex pressing their condolences. The foreign ambassadors also left their cards, , , The late Lord Pauncefote will have a state funeral for that. is demanded by all precedents. - A tentative arrange ment has been made, which must be ap proved! by Lady Pauncefote before be ing put into "execution. In brief this provides that the remains of the late ambassador shall be taken from the embassy next Wednesday to St. John's Episcopal church where he worshipped. At the church service will be held at 12 o'clock, probably conducted by Rt Rev. Dr. Mackay Smith, now coadjutor of John's. The honorary pallbearers will consist of five ambassadors in Wash ington, Mr. von Holleben, M. Cambon, Count Cassini, Senor Aspiroz and Sig ner Mayor Planches, Secretary of State Hay, Senator Frye, president pro tern of the senates and Sneaker Hen derson of the house of representatives. After the church services the remains will.be conveyed to Roek Greek ceme- l "TZJf. vault. It will be - determined later " "."r". umieu ota-ies war- Bhip will carry the remains to England, Shot in His Bed, viuv-agu, lopcwai.--uamei 1111,- a wealthy real estate owner of Morris, 111., and partner of the firm of the George H. Philips Company, on the Chicago board of trade, was .shot and ociiwufsij wyuuueu eaiiy cunaay, as he lay in bed . at his residence, No. 797 Monroe street. Six shots were fired, - three taking effect, Tone behind tne lert ear, one entering his jiose ana tne otner shattering his right arm. Court flartial In Progress. The court or inquiry being held oj board the United States cruiser Chi cago to investigate the arrest of cer tain officars of that cruiser at Venice. April 25, , continues its sessions, buj the strictest secrecy regarding thf proceedings of the court' is main tained. Orders have been received on Vie Chicago from Washington that the findings of the court shall not be divulged until they are passed upon by the United States government. Col. Godkln Dead. V J L New York,.Special Edwin Lawrence. Bodkin, editor emeritus of the Even tng Post, died in Brixham, South Dev onshire, England, Tuesday night. The Immediate cause of his death was a hemorrhage of . the brain. Mr. Godkln" Buffered a similar stroke two years ago, but recovered sufficiently to go to Eng land in 1900. He spent last winter at Torquay, and moved to Brixham on the Oti rJ UTav TTeik woa in' ni'a 71 sf veav M Godkin was twice married. His first wife was Miss Foote, of New Hav en, Conn., by whom he had one son and one , daughter, the latter dying m in fancy. His second wife (Miss. Katherine Sands, of New .York), survives him. His son, Lawrence Godkin, is a well known member of the New York bar. Jeff ries and Fitzsimmons to Fight. San Francisco, Special.- James J. list of the world, and Robert Fitzsim mons. met Wednesday afternoon and came to an agreement to fight for the world's championship. The articles oi agreement will, to all practical pur-i poses, be identical with the articles j i-t. v,i. signea iu iu BU1U u. ThevwHlhe s ened Friday. The h d i f r . ' - the San Francisco Club, offering I 70 per cent of the gross receipts was ac- cepted. Seaboard to Enter Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala., Special The Sea vnoi.l Air TJno thrmi?h .T M. Rarr whQ ig ylce president and general man- ager, made application to the board of Bldermen 0f Birmingham for f ranchis- s and rights to enter the city of Bir- mingham and, to acquire terminal fa- ciliUes as well as to extend Its line to Ensley and Bessemer. It was stated by Mr. Barr to the board of aldermen that intprAfttc frlendlv to the Seaboard has acquired the East & West Railroad; of Alabama and that the Seaboard would probably make use of this board In building between Atlanta and Bir- minghaxn. Engineer Murdered In Mexico. Norfolk; Special. News was received by the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers that J. Li. Stanfield. of the Knoxville division of the Brotherhood wife and family in Knoxville over, a month agoand with a companion went to Mexidb for a month's vacation ; - i ' - Prince and Poet. 'v Prince George of Prussia, 76 years old, Is the eldest member of the house of Hohenzollern and is known ; as the "Hohenzollern poet" He has writter under the pseudonym of "George Con-; rad", a number of : tragedies, notably "Phaedra." : . . LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS, Many Matters of General Interest la . Short Paragraphs. s '; The Sunny South Managers, of variety theatres are ffZ convention at Louisville. South Carolina Democrats held their State convention at Columbia, Miners wrote letters to" loved ones as they slowly died in the Coal Creek (Tenn.) mine. v The negro who criminally assaulted abb at uousiug, ieiaa, wu taken and burned at the stake Thurs- airs. jNiCKee at lousing, Texas, was day night near, the scene of his crime. The North Carolina Federation of Labor closed its sessions in Charlotte Friday night. Mr. S. J. Tripplett wa3- elected president. Southern Methodists in general con ference at Dallas, Texas, settled the "war claim" question by a compro mise. Southern Presbyterians in General Assembly at Jackson, Miss., appointed a J committee to prepare a new cate chism on church history. ; The West Indian Trade , Congress held a session at the Exposition at Charleston, & C. The city of Charleston, S. C, has contracted with Baltimore parties for the Installation of a $1,150,000 water works system... - A prisoner attempting to escape from the jail at Roanoke, Va., was fatally shot by Jauer Craig. . f Excluded from his home by his wife. A. E. Justice, of Waverly, Tenn., laid in wait for her. killed her and then himself. A monument was unveiled at Char lotte, N. C, May 20th. to Lieutenant William E. Shipp, killed in the charge r at San Juan. The General Conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church, South, elected 4 Dr. E. E. Hos3, of Tennessee, and Dr. A. Coke Smith, of Virgtnlav bishops.. Dr Hoss is the editor of thB Official pa per or the Methodists published at Nashville. Only one session of the con-, ference was held, 'Bishop f Hendricks presiding. At The National Capital. Maryland has granted permission to the armed Rochambeau visitors to pass through the State on their way to. Washington, D. C. President Roosevelt will receive the American Irish Historical Society oa Saturday; . Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock went yesterday to his summer home at Dublin, N. H. . - The submarine boat Adder had its first exhibition run ' at Washingtoni D. C. ' - - ; - ' At The North. t Judge Kohlsantj in Chicago, perpetu ally enjoined the production of Ros tand's "Cyrano de Bergerac" on the. ground that it was plagiarized from a Chicago author. . In , attempting to escape from" . the Stark county (Ohio), workhouse, Charles Giganti shot two guards and was himself dangerously, wounded. Mrs. ' Letitia Eagle,- of Pittsburg, is? charged .with the murder of her adopt ed daughter, Edna" Varner. A general building trades strike is threatened at St. Paul, Mfnn. . A 2,000,000 wooden and willowware combination-'has hfien fnrmftd': ' with headquarters in Chicago, III; - . . . , r? m tfle nwp OIlXa8 U4 "i""v- vuuli'au" Superintendent F. W. Ames of the Minneapolis, Minn., Police Department. "een inaictea on onoery cnarges. , Four men were, .killed in a cpllisioa on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad,, at Hyannis, Neb. , Heavy rains Tuesday night around Witchita, Kan., .helped .wheat materia -v ally." ; V ... Rear Admiral Coghlan has taken an. Asiatic assignment Instead of a berth; at Philadelphia. ,!;V- ' - ; At a wedding dance In Ottawa, O. three men. were terribly slashed, one being likely to die. '! The People's Telephone Company of Jackson, Mich., has been old to a syndicate from Grand Rapids; Mich. . "From Across The Sea.: . - The renewed eruptions.of Mbunt Pe lee are causing an exo4usf rdm Martin iquei Mount Soufriere, int St: Vincent, also shows activity. ? . , It is' agkm reported in Berlin that Emperor William -will pay a personal or official visit to: the United States. : v. Czar. Nicholas and President Loube t reviewed a . large body of Russian, troops "at Tsarkoe-Seioe. - '. .