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VOL.IX.
COLUMBUS, N. C, TflUKSDAY; MAY 28,1903.
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WING OF THE VETERANS
eat Crowds of Old Confedrates in
New Orleans
HE CITY FILLING WITH VISITORS
'ecorations the Host Elaborate and
(Beautiful Ever Seen at a Reunion-
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Gathering of the Multitude.
New Orleans, Special. The thir-
jenth annual reunion of the United
fmfederate Veterans was opened in
e great auditorium at the fair
ounds Tuesday at noon.
The weather was perfect and all the
rangements by the local entertain-
ent committees the most successful.
Governor Heard spoke in behalf of
ke people of the State as follows:
"Veterans, the outcome of the Strug-
that you carried on for four long
tars against the most powerful forces
hd armaments that the world has yet
en. in no manner or sense can ob
ure the glory and fame that you won
ir uixics iana. witn a total emin
ent of 600,000 you confronted 2,800,-
0. Of these in round numbers 500,000
fere of foreign birth and had Europe
ten in formal alliance with the North
could scarcely have been expected to
nd more than this number of its or-
knized soldiery for its quota in such
coalition. Considering the 200,000 lie-
o soldiers, the 500,000 foreign sol-
ers and. the 2,100.000 native Ameri-
ins,. it-is not extravagant to say mat
ie 600,000 Confederates confronted a
alition , of iAmerica, Europe and Afri
"When we consider these indisput-
ple facts we cannot but have commis
eration for the person who would
jek to detract from the unparallelled
distance made by the armies in gray
fr impugning the motives by which
ley were impelled to make this truly
gendary defense, of their homes and
nstitutional rights as they construed
ese rights to be."
The governor concluded .his address
I repeatinghewetcome of the" p&P
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1 B. Kruttschnitt, of New Orleans,
lirman of the local executive com
ttee, in charge of all the arrange-
nts for the reunion then made a
pt happy address.
1 GEN. GORDON'S SPEECH.
As Gen. Gordon rose to reply he was
.thusiastically cheered,
pen. John B. Gordon said in part:
f'To my thought - it is most fitting
at this proud and patriotic organiza
pn should meet again in this historic
ly which gave it birth. . The meeting
( such men as you welcome today,
hose past deeds will remain forever
a inspiration to American valor and
future sacrifices for constitutional
Jeedom, is an auspicious event In the
luntry's history, whenever and wher
fer it may occur; but how peculiarly
jspinng is this reunion in Louisiana,
P this 100th anniversary of her birth"
to governmental alliance with Amer-
Jan States. A Roman ye would have
scovered in a meeting of such men,
such time, an omen of good to the
fuse of liberty: and, American eyes
pould see in it nothine but eood to
e whole republic. It must of necess
ity be beneficent and only beneficent.
t? in not indulge on this centennial
fthis political inillenial morning nor
other times in any bitterness. We
el none. We pity those who do. We
ve long since drawn the curtain of
riivion over the regretful and un
!emly things of the past; and we
lerish as Americans the valor and
3ble deeds of both armies and of all
actions. We are satisfied with our
fcord; and the power that would at-
F&Pt to make us blush for it would be
Qth stupid and blind. "We are heir3,
mt heirs, with the republic's child
!n in the inheritance of freedom left
y our sires. We are proud of all the
pture nreenant with tremtmdniu nns-
bilities: but we face it with a
rength of hope and assurance, born
an unswerving: mirnose to discharge
pr every duty to all races, and to tho
"Ole co.unt.rv. Wp are crrowiner old!
Heavy Gold Shipments.
'ew York, Special. Lazard Freres
Co., hae engaged $1,065,000 in gold
fr shipment '0 Europe tomorrow.
fOldman, Sachs & Co. have ordered'
'60,000- for shipment at the same time.
he Merchants' Bank of Philadelphia,
;a3 engaged $500,000 gold at the sub-
reasury for shipment to Europe,
otal engagements for shipment Tucs-
lay. si nnn
Believed Strike is Broken.
Mobile, Ala., Special General Coun-
p1 E- L. Russell, declares there is no
rason to bHieve the report current
pt General Manager C. S. Clarke, of
e Mobile & Ohio, is to be succeeded
y J- N. Seale, now in Jackson, Tenn.,
'onel Russell savs that Mr. Clarke
-u-3 luuesi connaence 01 tut;
pen
who control the road. Colonel
Usseli claims as one of the "strongest
s-the railroad has that the strike
Droken is thP
April 9. aa to thA norentanoe of ner-
ginning Sunday, at noon, perishable
;e-sU will be accepted at all points. "
but we still stand firmly on the narrow
strip of land which separates us from
a boundless ocean.
"And as we go home, we will calmly
drop our mantlea on the shoulders of
our ! sons, who will worthily wear
them; anji in no crisis of the republic
whether In forum or field, will they be
found wanting."
New Orleans, Special. Wednesday's
session of th6 Confederate re-union
closed with a prayer. The first words
of the petition for divine guidance and
blessing were spoken by the chaplain,
while the echoes of "taps," the most
sad and withal the most' beautiful of
all bugle calls, were yet quivering in
the air. For this was the day, a portion
pf which had been set apart for servi
ces in honor of the hero dead of the
Confederate cause, for the glorification
of their deeds, for the hallowing of
their memories, for the sanctiflcation
of the cause for which they lived and
died.! The tribute was most amply ren
dered. It was offered in the burning
words of the orator and the plaudits of
his hearers, as they saw again through
him the martial prowess of their broth
ers, who have joined the eternal mus
ter. It was tendered in the sobs of
beautiful women, and in the self-contained
grief of stalwart men, when it
was borne home to them once more
that thtf comrades they so deeply lov
ed, the leaders so highly honored could
be nothing to them but a priceless
memory. The memorial services were
opened promptly at 12 o'clock by Gen.
Gordon, who said:
"And now, my comrades, the ap
pointed time has come for the services
in honor of our immortal dead and
for the opening of these exercises I be
lieve,! we should give thanks to Al
mighty God for the lives they lived
and ask His benediction for them and
us for the time to come. I am going
to ask Goneral Young, of Kentucky,
to lead us in prayer."
General Young delivered an elo
quent invocation, and was followed by
General J. A: Chalaron, who read a
eulogy on the late adjutant general of
the United Confederate Veterans,
George Moorman, of New Orleans.
General Cabell followed in a brief ad
dress, in which he paid a warm trib
ute to the late adjutant general. The
resol utions were adppted by a - silent
rising vote. .. :
I General Gordon then introduced Rev.
J. J. Finley, of Fisherville, Va., who
delivered the annual memorial sermon,
it was a strong address, fervid in its
patriotism, replete with loving words,
for the dead and bright promises of
hope for the South that is and the
South that is yet to be. It moved his
hearers to frequent applause and sev
eral times brought many of them to
tears. "The Vacant Chair," was played
softly by the band and then "taps"
was blown. A short prayer by Chap
lain General Jones brought the me
morial exercises to a close, and an ad
journment was then taken until Thurs
day morning at 9 o'clock.
I Making No Progress.
wasnmgton, special. no progress
is reported from the United States
treaty committee in China and the ex
act nature of the obstacle to the con
summation of the trade treaty is not
known. The Chinese commissioners
make one statement in the matter.
The Russian government makes an
other in conflict and the commission
ers do not know which to believe. It
is probable that the State Depart
ment may feel it necessary to cause the
Chinese government to give more de
finite instructions to its commission
ers. ! -
Friars Will Withdraw.
Rome, By Cable. There has been a
change; in the Philippine Islands in the
friar situation, as there is now a
movement in the archipelago in favor
of the members of Spanish brother
hoods. ! The national pride of the
Spanish friars brought them to the de
cision voluntarily to leave the island.
They felt themselves, since the archi
pelago ! had been administered by the
United States to be in a position of in
feriority. The Vatican has just receiv
ed several, petitions from the Filipinos
asking jit to prevent the departure of
the friars.
War Telegrapher Dead.
Charleston, S. C., Special. Daniel M.
ODriscoll, for 30 years manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
died here in his 66th year. He was
born in Bantry, county Cork, Ireland,
and was probably the oldest of the
war telegraphers this side of the Poto
mac. He sent the first message out of
Petersburg announcing the surrender;
of Gen. Lee.
Fourteen Buildings Burned.
Roanoke, Va.; Special. A special to
The Times from Wyethville says the
town of Max Meadows, situated on the
main line of the Norfolk & Western
Railroad in Wythe county fifteen miles
west of Roanoke, suffered greatly by
fire Tuesday afternoon, when 14 build
ings went up in smoke. The fire ori
ginated in a stable and caused by some
one. smoking. The heaviest losses are:
Hesser's drug store with stock, the
residence of Mrs. Bridges the H. J.
Shaffer store building, the Odd- Fel
lows hall and the office building of the
Max-Meadows Land Company The
total loss will reach $40,000 or $50,
000 and is partially covered by insur
ance. .
SEABOARD SHOPS DESTROYED.
A $750,000 Fire at Portsmouth Fire
Originated in a Lumber! House!
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Norfolk, Special. The Seaboard lAir
Line Railroad shops, minorj offices and
'warhouse on the outskirts of Ports
mouth were practically destroyed by
fire which broke out Friday night I At
a late hour the blaze had riot spent! it
self, but the destruction ofl nearly; cv-
ery building and car at the yards was
about complete. As near'sas can 1 be
estimated at this time, the monetary
loss will foot up to ?750,0Q0. James
Harrel, a machinist who sought to save
his tools, was so badly hurried that he
may die. No one else wa seriously
hurt so far as can be learned. jf
Firemen from Portsmouth, Norfolk
and Berkley got hose into! position,
but the heat of the flames rove thjp.ni
back before they could approach
within fighting distance of the flames.
A blinding cloud cf dust, sand and grit
drove hundreds of men, women and
children in every direction in quest! of
shelter. For nearly 15 minutes 'the
wind blew at the rate of it leastlso
miles an hour. Several children wre
hurled from their feet and Sent rolling
across the thoroughfare. Presently a
refreshing shower made its appearance
and soon cleared up the air. j . . ' .
In some unaccountable way the fire
broke out about 10:15 o'clock in j a
building situated in the southern part
of the yards. In this wooden struc
ture was stored a large quantity lot
dried lumber. Within a fer mlnuea
the entire building was in flames., The
wood repairing material burned like
hay. In half and hour the bnilding fell
in. The adjoining building j-as a stor
age house for many tons of stationary,
the supply headquarters fori the Sea
board in this section. J j
Three hundred men will be thrown
out of ;employment. The.wrecking
shed, .the stationery warehouse, the
paint and oil house office building Hof
the superintendent of wppdwork,! a
larea hrirk huildiner used for ithft recen.
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tion of sleeping cars in which was lo
cated the paint shop, the carijenter aibd
cabinet shops, 50 or more bo cars and
18 passenger coaches were ! destroyed.
A great deal of the yard trackage was
also destroyed. .The orijgin;fthe':Jijra
is unknown. ) j 4 y"
Presbyterian Assembly. "
Lexington, Va., Specialj-t-Fridajfs
session of the Presbyterianj
Assembly began at 10 o'clock!
General
after the
members had attended special exer
cises in Lee Memorial chapeljat Wash
ington and Lee University, jivhere ad
dresses were made by President Den
ny, of the University, and Dr. Therpn
Rice, of Atlanta, on behalf of the As
sembly. The opening prayer of the
Assembly was by Dr. Hyde,! of Fot
Worth. Dr. Thornton Whaling, jf
Lexington, presented Moderator Hop
kins with a gavel sent by Rev. P.
Price, missionary in China. The mod
erator then announced the standing,
committees. The chairmen a-e as fol
lows: Bills and overtures,! W. T.
Halls; education, E. C. Converse, pub
lication and minsterial relief, Henry
Moore ; foreign correspondence, R. icf.
Webb; foreign evangelization, T.
Rice; Sabbath schools and young peo
ple's societies, J. H. Patton; home afia
school, F. D. Morton; beneficence, Wl
H. Perkins; narrative, J. L. Caldwell;
Bible cause, A. D. McClue; j Churj4
and Christian Endeavor, i K. iFt.
Bridges; the Sabbath, W. V. Pearson!
auditing. "V. Pipes; devotioiial exer
cises, Thornton Ailing; leave of ah.
sence, L. R. Walker. -i
Reunion Ends. 1 1 t
New Orleans, Special. The actual
busines of the Confederate j reunion
was brought to an end .Thursday an
the delegation had adjourned sine di
at noon. General Gordon was. re-elcel
ted commander-in-chief, andj all the
department commanders Generals Lee,
Walker and Cabel, were at" the sanijb
time chosen to fill for another year thb
offices they have held so long. ; All the
elections were unanimous, .and werjb
made by one shout of "aye." The place
of holding the next reunion was left
to the excutive committee. 1 H
Miners Strike Callcdif
Charleston, W. Va., Special. Notices
have been posted at all mines in th
New River and Loop Creek field, det
claring a strike among the miners and
call upon all to cease work until the
union demand shall be agreed to by
the operators. So far as can be ascer
tained it was not largely pbyed at any
place. . . . "1 - , .
South Denounced. 1
Springfield, Mass., Special.--At the
closing session of the Colonial Bap
tist Association resolutions weire pass
ed regarding national affairs, j Cruelty
Is charged in the Philippines land tho
present state of the islands compared
unfavorably with conditions; undeV
Spanish rule. On the race situation at
home the resolutions declared that if
the negro is not fit to vote, he j is unfit
to fight for his country and that pro
tection and allegiance must gojtogeth-i,
r The Southern constitutional revis
ions were bitterly condemned. The dc
sire 'for empire, they say, has; caused
the American people to trample1 under
foot the laws of God and man. ;
DEATH AND INJURY
Many Injured In the Paris Automo
bile Races Sunday .
A CHAFFEUR KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Two Spectators Reported KHIrd
f: Yanderbilt and Other Americans
Drop Out.
Paris, By Cable. The first stage in
the Paris-Madrid automobile race,
from Versilles to Bordeaux, 343 miles,
W&s finished at noon Sundav when
-Euis Benault dashed at a furious pace
into Bordeaux, having made a record
run of 8 hours and 27 minutes. An
your later M. Gabriel arrived with a
still ; better record of 8 hours, 7 min
utes. It is estimated from the time
nade that these automobiles covered
0 miles an nour on the road outside
the cities. ( These victories, however,
were clouded by a series , of accidens,
having in one- case at least, a fatal
result. At least two cars were wreck
ed and Marcel Benault, the winner of
the Paris-Vienna race last year, Lor
raine Barrows, a very well-known au
tomobilist, . and Renault's chaffeur,
were seriously, it is believed fatally,
injured, while Barrows' chaffeur was
killed. Moreover, an unconfirmed re
port says a serious accident occurred
near Angoiieleme, in which the two
occupants of an automobile, the owner
of which is not yet known, were seri
ously injured and two snectators were
.killed. This number of accidents has
not; caused any great -surprise here, in
view of the number of -contestants in
the 'race and the great ipeed and pow
er, of their machine. The name of W.
K. Vanderbilt, Jr., disappeared from
the reports along the route after Ram
frouillet, where he passed twenty
tlghth in. order, at a Quarter of 5 Sun
day morning, going in fine form. The
omission, of his name from the dis-
ytttcues .irom unartress, tne next
town on the road, caused some anxie
ty and : brought forth "a number of in
tiuiries.5 It Was learned later that h
inryoiirxttep- andc Baron . D'Forest
wunarew rrom the race together be
fore reaching Chartress. 1 All' of them
suffered breakdowns, and having lost
three hours they decided it was use
less to continue. Vanderbilt and Baron
DeForest laughed and made light of
their withdrawal. Foxhall Keen, Tod
Sloan and W. J. Dannat. the Ameri
can artist, did not start. C. Cary Dins-
more is thus the only American left
in.
Serious Floods.
Enid, O. T., Special. Hundreds of
persons were rendered homeless and
property damage to the extent of $300,
000 was done in the Enid bottoms
alone, by a cloud burst that struck
west of thl3 city, at midnight Satur
day night. The aggregate damage
probably will be much higher on ac
count of losses sustained between
Enid and the seat of the storm. A
bank of water three feet high and 200
feet wide, swept down through the
bottoms at mid-night, carrying houses
and everything before it. It came upon
Enid without warning, while most of
its inhabitants were asleep. Within
a few minutes a hundred houses were
submerged. Many people lost every
thing they possessed. The means for
relieving "distress are inadequate. The
rainfall the past ten days has been
the greatest in .the history of Okla
homa Territory and indications "that
more losses will be reported. Reports
are very meagre at this time.
Roosevelt's Sunday.
Seattle, Wash., Special. Sunday was
spent very quietly by President
Roosevelt. In view of the fact that the
President always observes the Sab
bath as he sees fit. the citizens gave
him full 'range 'lb follow his own in
clinations and Secretary Loeb said the
President observed the Sabbath strict
ly. Yesterday was one of the hardest
days that the President had since h e
started on his tour. He visited the
navy yard at BrOmerton, went to Ev
erett and returned to Seattle again in
the evening. During the day he made
five addresses.
Entente Adopted.
Yokohama, By Cable. Marquis liny
addressing' a meeting of the opposition
party, urged the adoption of an entente
with the minister on the naval ques
tion, tie said that he agreed with the
cabinet that the: funds, to increase the
navy should .be" raised by a loan , in
stead of a land tax. He did not desire
to make foreign politics a pretext lor
any entente, . but the. ; state of the
weather in the far East was not good
and it was necessary that the great op
position party - should preserve its
solidity. The meeting adopted the en
tente: . r
Briber Sentenced. ,
St, Louis, Special. After being out
55 minutes, the jury in the case of
Emil Hartman, former member of the
House of Delegates, for bribery, re
turned avverdict Saturday afternoon
before Jjidge Ryan, finding Hartmaiin
guilty arid fixing his punishment at 6
years in the penitentiary. The penalty
is the heaviest that has been inflicted
so far in the bribery trials.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
Petersburg's Future.
The Chamber : of Commerce i of
Petersbury, Va., recently consolidated
with the Young Men's Business Asso
ciation, has elected Messrs. H. P. Strat
ton, president; Stith Boiling and C, C.
Alley, vice presidents; F. M. D'Alton,
T. S. Beckwith, R. D. Gilliam, Robert
Cabanlss, James Weddill, James Galla
gher, W. P. Arrington, R. J. J. Sprat
ley and George Cameron, Jr., board of
governors. At the banquet which fol
lowed the election the speakers took a
most optimistic view of the . future ot
Petersburg, and Mr Alexander Hamil
ton, speaking; to the subject of Peters
burg as a manufacturing center, traced
the city's steady progress in that re
spect since the war, and pointed out its
many advantages as to climate, labor,
rates and government.
Another Gusher.
A dispatch, from Beaumont says that
another gusher producing at the rate
of 20,000 barrels a day has been
brought in on! the newly-proven terri
tory at Spindle Top, near Beaumont,
Texas. The effect has been a spurt in
well-sinking, dnd it is said that there
are now seventy contracts for wells
under drill or to be dirlled at once.
Textile Notes.
Madison Manufacturing Co., Hunts
ville, Ala., has completed its new
building, the main : structure being
two stories high, 100x300 feet in size.
Its additionall machinery, 15,000 spin
dles and 525 looms, as announced last
month, will be installed during the
next several months, and by Septem
ber it is expected to be in operation.
Print cloths will be the product.
About $200,00Q is the cost ofvthis ad
dition. The company's original plant
has 7,200 ring! spindles, and manufac
tures hosiery ; yarns.!
No public confirmation has been
made of the report j mentioned last
week that B. Frank Mebane and Ger
man capitalist wilV build a 200,000
spindle mill at Spray, N. C. But fur
ther dispatches state that plans are
being formulated by! Mr. Mebane and
his associates! for the erection of a
large cotton manufacturing plant.
Messrs. O. A. Robbins of 'Charlotte,
N. C; Geo. W.iTayler and Peter Ham
mershimth of Belton, Texas, have in
corporated thejBeltoh Cotton Manufac
turing : Co... with., capital . stock of $50,-
000. They, have acquired and will put
In opareauon the Belton Cotton Mills,
which has beeh idle lor some months.
Probably the plant wills be enlarged. It
has 3250 ring spindles; and .100 looms.
Magnolia (Miss.) Cotton Mills has its
buildings abouti.completed, and has be
gun the installation ' of 5000 spindles
and 150 looms. The! product will be
the cheaper grades of cotton goods,
such as canvasi About $115,000 will be
the cost of this plant. Production will
begin in a feew wesks, and it is pro
posed to double the capacity If pres
ent prospects ; for the- plant's success
are realized. '.; , .
James e L. Wood, , of Morristown,
Tenn., who announced several months
ago his intention tojestablish a knit
ting mill, has completed the plant. He
has been manufacturing for some
time, and operates as the Wood Knit
ting Co., Jas. L. Wood, president. The
equipment includes ten knitters and
complement, for producing seamless
hosiery, v ; :
Lumberton (N. C.) Cotton Mills has
under consideration the erection of
another building and: the installation
of 5,000 spindles, but-has not made a
final decision. An enlargement of
this extent would cost about $109,000.
The company now has 6,000 ring spin
dies, manufacturing hosiery yarns.
20s to 30s on cones. R. D. Caldwell
is president. ; j
Messrs. Walter t Brown, of En
field, N. C; James T. Green and Chas.
E. Cottslick, of Baltiinore, Md., have
incorporated the Enfield Cotton Mill
Co., to manufacture jcotton goods at
Enfield -N. C. They wili operate the
plant reported last week as leased
and to be enlarged Iby Walter N.
Brown. Authorized capital is $50,
000. -. k '. j ,
. The Sycamore Knitting Mills of Syc
amore, Ala., has been ! organized, with
capital stock of $100,000, and wil les
tablish a mill for knitting underwear.
W. R. Schremelof Utica, N. Y., is pres
ident; J. E. Goodrich i of Little Falls,
N. Y., vice president; ID. E. Lewis, of
-Sycamore, Alai, treasurer, and W. B.
Callahan of Utica, N. Y., secretary.
E. C. Macheh, care of Brunswick &
Birmihgham Railway, No. 7 Broadway,
New York, is j endeavoring to induce
capitalists to locate a' large silk mill
and a knitting I mill at ; Brunswick, Ga,
Ashcraft Cotton Mills, Florence,
Ala. has caled a meeting for June 17
to vote on iucreasing capital stock
from $150,000 to $200,000 and the is
of $100,000 inj bonds. The company
now- has 6,240 ring spindles and 200
looms. v '.' ' .-
Clifton- (S' C.) Manufacturing Co.
hass declared a dividend of 4 per "cent,
payable July. 1, and an extra dividend
of 2 per cent.; payable; at once. Tuca
pau, (S. C.) Mills has I declared a div
idend of 4 per cent. .Pacolet, (S. C.)
Manufacturing Co. has declared a divi
dend of 5 per cent. D. El Converse Co.,
Glenflale1S. C, has declared a divi
dend cf 4per cent :-
' Laurens, (S. C.) Cotton! Mills held its
annual stockholders' meeting on May
14. The annual) report of the manage
ment was voted satisfactory and the
usual - semiannual dividend of 3 per
cent, was declared and an extra divi
dend of 1 per cent. During the year
$20,000 was expended I for improve
ments. The mill now has nearly 45,
000 spindles and 1216 looms. -
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
many Matters of Oeneral Interest la
Short Paragraphs.
Down in Dixie.
Gen. John B. Gordon was re-elected
commander, of the United Confederate
v eterans, in session at New Orleans.
W. P. Brown, the New Orleans
operator, pushed cotton prices still
higher on the New York exchange.
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The schooner Inez ,N Carver, which,
went ashore near Chicomicomico.
North Carolina, has been floated by
the tug Rescue, apparently uninjured. .
The schooner Inez Cowper, bound
from New York for Brunswick, Ga..
was stranded near Chicamicomico, N.
C, during a thunder squall. The ves
sel now lies head off shore aijid there '
Is no serious danger of going to piece
unless the wind increases" from the
east. The crew and life-saving; station
are trying to float her.
At The National Capital.
The Interstate Commerce Commis- .
sion will ask aid of the Federal Courts
to compel certain anthracite-carrying
roads to produce documents and con
tracts. . '
Representative A. L.' McDermOtt sava'
New Jersey is for Grover Cleveland
first and Senator A. P. Gormanl. second-
for the Democratic Presidential nomi-
nation. I
It may be necessary to ask Congress
for an emergency appropriation to re
lieve a growing deficit in the free-delivery
service. ; , r ; ; -
The alleged nostoffice , frauds have
been thoroughly investigated, and re
ports, given out indicate that there wa3
much exageration in the charges.
Capt. Henry A. Castle, auditor for -i
the Postoffice Departments savs of
W. Tulloch's charges:. "Some are reck-"
less and-others, absurdly. false.!
Washington reports indicate that
this Government hoves to have Vene
zuela cede Margarita Island as a
naval base. ;
Rear-Adimarl Melville repeats his,
assertion , that German battleships, ton
for ton, are superior to" any. others in
the world. -. 'wp
. The United States will insist upon
having trade rights in ; Manchuria .
equal to those of any other nation.
At The North.
President Roosevelt arrive m Port
land, Ore., to lay the cornerstone of
the Lewis and Clark monument 1
The jury in the suit of "Charlea
Broadway Rosseau," who was suing
the Charles Broadway Rouss estate in
New York for $100,000 for maintenance
as a son of Mr. Rbuss, returned a ver
dict for. the full amount, with interest.
The general assembly of the JNorth- '
era Presbyterian Church opened at
Los Angles, and the moderator Rev.
Dr. Van Dyke, preached the sermon.
There was a bull panic on the New
York Cotton Exchange, prices crumb
ling rapidly. J .
The recent flurry on the Boston stock
market was thought to be over, though,
one firm failed. . . . - ,
A score of persons were burned by
the explosion of the gasoline tank of
an automobile in New York."
By the explosion of a number 6f big
oil tanks in New York, one mah was
killed, a number injured and a destruc
tive fire followed. '
James Rutherford Morris, aged 75
years, is dead, at Morris, N. Y. He was
a grandson of General Morris, whose
father Lewis Morris, was a signer of
the Declaration "of Independence. He
was the father of Dr. Lewis Ruther
ford Morris, of New York, who' mar
ried a daughter of United States Sena
tor W. A. Clark, of Montana
A Chicago dispatch says: "Refusal
of the laundry drivers to submit to ar
bitration prevented a settlement of the
laundry strike. ' The owners and the
Laundry Worker's' Union have settled
their differences, but the owners refuse
to open their places for business!
until
ad-
the trouble with the drivers is
justed.", .
A Milwaukee, Wis., Dispatch Bays:
"Local No. 57, Amalgamated, held a
meeting Sunday and decided to go on
strike at the various tanneries through
cut the city tomorrow, unless thel Mil
waukee" tanners shall agree to a shed
ule of 53 hours work j per week at the
same waeres whirh thpv Jiavo Viooti rp
ceiving for 60 hour wbrk. Nine! tan-'
neries and. 3,000 men are involved."
An agreement was reached to! con
solidate the street railways of Cleve
land, Ohio.
, From Across The Sea,
The revolt in Croatia is spreading
to alarming proportions. ; I
Count Tolstoi, in a letter, blames the
Russian Government as the real! cul
prit in the Klscheneff massacre.
Joseph Chamberlain emphasizes his
demand for a British Imperial com
mercial league. ;
A sensational price $73,500 was! paid ,
by a dealer in a London auction pooni
for Raeburn's portrait of Sir John! Sin
clair. , ' ' ' V
A Santo Domingo dispatch says:
The arsenal at Santamo was blown; up..
Saturday by insurgent government and.
General Furst was killed arid a num
ber wounded. The troops are pursuing,
lie fleeins soldiers,r , 1.