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VOL XI. ' ; ; v ' ':COLUMBUh . , NQ , 9
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Sees the Evil Conditions That Stalk
Through His Unfortunate Land
HAS LONG TALK WITH ZEMSTVOS
President of Moscow Delegation De
scribes the Serious Situation in Rus
sia, and Greatly Impresses the Czar,
Who Declares That His Wish and
Will for a National Assembly Are ,
Unshakable.
St .Petersburg, By Cable. Emperor
Nicholas ' received the Zemstvo depu-.
tation Monday. The reception took
place at noon in the Alexander Palace
at Peterhoff. Prince Trobetskoy, pres
ident of the Zemstvo congress of the
Moscow government, in behalf of the
Moscow delegation, addressed the Em
peror in a long speech, in which he de
scribed the serious conditions existing
in Russia which have caused the Zem
stvos to approach his majesty directly.
The Emperor was evidently much im
pressed. M. Fedoroff, representing the
St. Petersburg delegation, also spoke,
His majesty replied, expressing deep
regret at the great sacrifices conse
quent of the war, and above every
thing, at the disaster to the Rus
sian navy. In concluding, the Em
peror said:
"I thank you gentlemen, for the sen
timents expressed, and join in your
desire to -bring about a new order of
things. My personal wish and my will
as Emperor to summon a national as
sembly is unshakable. I await with
anxiety the carrying out of this my
will. You can announce this to the
inhabitants of the towns and villages
throughout Russia, and from today
you will assist me in this new work.
The -national assembly will establish,
as formerly, a united Russia, and the
Emperor will be the supreme support
of the conditions based on the principle
of Russian nationalism."
MAY FLEE WASHINGTON HEAT.
Peace Conferees Will Have Authority
to Adjourn to Some Other Place
Claims of Various Cities Are Being
Urged Upon the President, Who Ig- j
nores the subject.
Washington, Special. Practically no
new developments were observable In
the negotiations between Russia and,
Japan. President Roosevelt, for a day
or two has been deeply engrossed in
other matters, and while he has not
for a moment lost sight of the arrange
ments for bringing together the Far
Eastern belligerents, he has realized
fully that the next move in the game
of diplomacy now being played is with
the contending nations themselves.
That move is the selection of envoys
to represent them at the Washington
conference.
Both Minister Takahira, of Japan,
and Abeassador Cassini, of Russia,
called on the President Monday af
ternoon. Neither would discuss his
interview with the President. It is
known, however, that they were not
of great importance. Each of the dip
lomatists presented to the President
the advices from his government ex
pressive of the satisfaction felt at both
St. Petersburg and Tokio at the selec
tion of Washington the seat of th
peace conference.
Whether the conference will actually
sit in Washington, or not, has not been
determined, of course, as that is a de
tail which will be left to the-envoys
themselves by their respective govern
ments. It is said that no decision will
be reached on that point until the con
ferences meet here and organize, If
the weather In Washington at that
time should be unfavorable to the con
tinued sittings jn this city, it will be
within the authority of the plenipoten
tiaries to adjourn to some other
city:
During the past few days the Pres
ident has received as many, as a hun
dreds letters suggesting various, cities
in the country as desirable places for
holding the conference. It can be said
that the President will not permit nim
self to be drawn into the discussion of
this subject and the government will
not attempt to influence in any way
the choice of the confrees in hold
ing their conference.
Town Re-taken.
Headquarters of the Russian Army,
Godzyadani, Manchuria, By Cable The
-Russian cavalry have retaken the town
of Liaoyangwopeng. The Japanese oc
cupied the village of Sumencheng, on
the main road to Changtufu and Mama
kai, in the morning of June 16, but they
did not succeed in crossing the river. At
3 in the afternoon the Russians recap
tured Sumlencheng, three squadrons of
Japanese retiring in a south westery direction.-
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Church Takes Ban off State.
Rome, By Cable. The . Po"pe has is
sued an encyclical encouraging Cath
olics to participate In public affairs.
"While seeking the advice of the eccles
iastical authorities, the encyclical says
Catholics should retain complete liber
ty of action regarding the temporal
interests. Members of the clergy are
recommended to refrain from partici
pating in party strife. The encyclical
has created a sensation. Its object is
to induce Catholics to enter public
so that the navy. be a force
against the threat of socialism. . ... 1
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SENTENCED ON FRAUD CHARGE
Judge Purnell Sets Aside Motion for
New' Trial and Sentences, Norfolk
Man on Three Counts. '
Raleigh, Special. In the case of the
United States against J. B. Powell the.
Norfolk man Friday evening convicted
of swindling by the use of the mails,
and of two other charges, namely, plan
ning to swindle'and carrying out that
plan, Judge1 Purnell overruled a motion
for a new trial"' and -'also' one 'to set
aside the verdict. The judge then con
sidered the matter, of the sentences for
the three offenses, of which the man
had been convicted. Powell was in jail
here about six months, gave bail, $500
of it being in money, failed to appear
at the trial, and at that time forfeited
all the bail. He was given another
chance, an affidavit being filed that he
was sick and could not get here, and up
to his convection he has been out on
$1,500 bail. One of his attorneys, Mr.
Bason, of Norfolk, declared, in -his
prayer for mercy, that Powell had heart
trouble, to-wit, an aneurism. He said
that Powell had led a fast life, but had
reformed twelve or eighteen months
ago and was a member of the church.
Powell listened quite coolly to this ap
peal for mercy, his wife, very pale, but
quite interesting, sitting by him and
keeping her eyes on the judge. Attorney
Eason said Powell had turned his face
towards better things and that he had
in his evidence in his own , defense,
opened his heart and told of his bad
life in the past. The attorney said he
would like to have a physician called
in to examine Powell and declared that
to imprisonhe latter would be an end
of him, and would kill him as much
as if he were taken out and regularly
killed. Eason made an appeal for
mercy and was followed by F. S.Spruill,
of counsel for Powell, who said he had
but recently heard of Powell's physical
trouble and begged that he be not Im
prisoned. The district attorney said
that the Atlanta penitentiary was a hu
mane institution and that if Powell was
unable to work the very competent
physicians there would say so. As a
matter of fact, the penitentiary was
the very best place for Powell if he had
any such ailment as he says he has and
that if clemency were needed it would
be shown by the President. The judge
said this' was the fact and he then im
posed sentence, saying the case was a
very aggravating ; one. On the first
charge he gave Powell 18 months im
prisonment and $100 fine, on the second
six months and $100,' and on the third
six months and $100, making two and a
half years. Powell did not appear to
show any concern and never trembled.
He leaned over and whispered to his
wife, who was nervous. The judge said
that a bill of exceptions had been filed
and that he would fix the bond at $5,-
000. The attorneys for Powell talked a
little about an appeal, but soon decided
that this was impracticable, as the bond
was so large that Powell could not give
it. So Powell next week goes to Atlanta
to serve his term. One of .his -brothers
has been here with him and he has
another brother
Btate.
somewhere in the
Many New Industries.
Monday was a notable one for the
number of charters issued from the
office of the secretary of state. Clerk
Wilson, who is in charge of , this de
partment of the office, says that char
ters will now come in very numerously.
The following were granted Monday:
Elerbe Springs Company, of , Rocking
ham, to build and operate hotel, place
of amusement, deal in water, construct
houses, etc., capital stock, $25,000; T.
C. Meek and others, stockholders. The
Wade Brick Company, Cumberland
county, to make brick and tiles, etc.;
capital stock $25,000. The White Star
Company of Winston, to do mercantile
and jobbing business, $25,000; the Al
bemarle Light and Water Company, at
the town of that name, J. L. Eflrd and
others stockholders; the Newton Liv
ery Company, .$25,000; the Craggy
Mountain Extract Company, of Bun
combe county, to make tannic acid
from bark, also wood alcohol and dyes
from the same, operate tanneries, elec
tric railways, power plants, lightsr etc.;
spoke and hub factories and other
wood working plants, $125,000, Richard
H. Howland and others, stockholders.
The Greensboro Table -and Mantle
Company changes its name to the
Greensboro Table Company, and is au
thorized to increase its capital stock
to $100,000, of which one-fourth is to
be preferred. .
Cossacks Charge Procession.
Warsaw, Russian. Poland, By Cable.
Two persons
were killed and 36
were wounded In
a conflict between
troops at Lodz. A procession of 2,000
socialists carrying red flags was stop
ped by Cossacks. . .The socialists
thereupon fired and the Cossacks re
plied and then charged with drawn
swords into the thick of the proces
sion. - '
Linevitch Reported in Peril. -
St. Petersburg, Special. No confir
mation has been received here of the
report from Godzyadani s of June 17
that negotiations for an armistice had
been begun between Filed Marshal '
Oyama and ' General Llnevitech. Oh
the contrary, the latest news from the
front leaves little doubt that Oyama's
columns are in motion, and disquieting
rumors are current here regarding the
position of the Russian army, accord
ing to which Oyama has succeeded in
pushing both his flanks far forward,
respectfully opposite Kuanchengtsu and
KIrln. whence he can draw a noose
around the troops below this line. .
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UK 0 o n l Mo IIUIlO
Occurrences of Interest In Various
Parts of the State.
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent prices paid to i
wagons: ..
Good middling ...... ...... ....7.9.00
Strict middling . .9.00
Middling ...... . ......... ... . . .8.87
Tinges .... .... ........ .r..7 to 7
Stains .............. 8 to .1M
Geneal Cotton Market. -
' -: Middling.
Galveston, firm ...... ....9
New Orleans, steady ........ ...... SY0
Mobile, steady . 8 13-16
Savannah, quiet ...... ............8
Charleston, firm . ................ .8
Wilmington, firm . .8
Norfolk, firm ............8
Baltimore, normal .9
New Yorkquiet ............... . . .9.15
Boston, quiet ...9.15
Philadelphia, steady . ...9.40
Houston, steady 8 15-16
Augusta, steady 9
Memphis, firm ...... ............ ..9
St. Louis, firm ... . ......... . ....9
Louisville, firm ... .9
Fight May be Fatal.
Asheville, Special. Dr. W. P. Whit-
tington has returned from Banards
ville, In the Big Ivy section of Bun
combe, and twenty miles from this
city, where he was called to' attend a
man named .Tom Rice, who was struck
in the head by a rock thrown by Jim
Adams. Dr. Whittington said that the
man was badly hurt, but that he was
still alive and might ' recover. The
rock crushed the skull and a difficult
operation was necessary The cause
of the trouble between Rice" and An
drews resulting in the assault was over
some trivial matter. It is said that
Andrews made his escape.
Serious Fight at Newbern.
Newbern, Special. Charles Bryan
and George Cutler, colored men, be
came engaged in a fight on the docks,
and Bryan assaulted Cutler with a
boat oar in such a manner as to burst
the eye ball. The wounded man also
received a serious Injury to the head. ?
An operation was necessary to re
lieve the eye. Bryan is in Jail pend
ing the, result of the other's injuries.
Gattis Loses Suit.
The famous Gattis-Kilgo case, on
trial at Raleigh last week, resulted in
a verdect in favor of defandant Kilgo.
Two jurors were charged with con
tempt of court at the close of the case.
An appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court.
North State News.
There was a serious wreck on the
Southern Railway near Kings Moun
tain Thursday, resulting in the death
of Engineer Cauble and his fireman.
None of the passengers were seriously
hurt.
The State charters the Johnson City
Southern Railway, A. B. Andrews, Hen
ry W. Miller, F. H. Miller, of Raleigh;
Alfred P. Thomas, Fairfax Harrison,
of Washington, D. C, and H. C. Ans
ley, of Alexandria, Va., incorporators
and directors; capital stock $355,000.
-The road will extend 71 miles from
Marion, up the north fork of the-Catawba
river and down the valley of
the Toe river to the Tennessee line,
there to connect with a railway to
Johnson City. . .
Monitor Puritan Aground, "v
Washington, Special. The monitor
Puritan is reported hard aground
oft Point Lookout, in the Potomac.
She has on board the naval reserves of
the District of , Columbia and was to
have participated in fhe manouvres of
Wednesday night against Forts Wash
ington and Hunt. All efforts for two
days to float the ship have, proven so
far unsuccessful.
Telegraphic Briefs.
A submarine torpedo boat that can
be carried on the deck of a battleship
was successfully tested in England.
Oyama is reported to be ready to
assume Ithe offensive and strike a
crushing blow before an armistice
can be arranged. "
It is , intimated that Germany's sup
posed intention to fortify Kiaochou
Bay may decide Great Britain to hold
on to Wei Hal Wei.
King Oscar's letter was laid before
the Storthing and referred to a special
committee without comment, but it is
understood Norway will stand by her
decision. W -; - ' -
Members of two lodges of the Royal
Arcanum in Petersburg are preparing
to. adopt resolutions of protest against
the action of the Supreme Lodge In
raising assessments.
; James W. Cocke, charged with the
larceny of $95 from an iron safe in
the drug store of W. E. Brown, in
Petersburg, in May last, was before
the Mayor yesterday, and was sent on
to the grand jury. . Cocke is highly,
connected and married. He was . in the
drug business in Petersburg.
N0BTH CAROLINA CROPS
Weather Conditions Given Out by the
f . Department Observer.
Another week of excellent weather-
has t been experienced, favorable in Its
main feature both for the rapid growth,
f crops and for farm work. The
mean temperature was about 75 de
grees, or moderately above normal,
and although no very maximum tem
peratures occurred, the nights were
warmer than ', , rng the preceednig
.week, so that no" check to growth oc
curred." The: rairal 'Tegularly
j.-ijiu.-i-j x jn. eli& ilea.
uismuuieu, 100 - n sev
eral central-easfcerz&cfc With oriiefly
in portions of Waynee'raVen, Halifax,
Washington, Bladen Vance and Frank
lin; at many places in these counties
raia fell on every day of the week,
but it was mostly gentle in character;
heavy washing rains were reported
from( only a few widely separated
places this week. On the other hand,
drought prevails over a number of
counties along the immediate coast
line (Cuntftuck, Tyrrell, Hyde and On
slow) and also in a larger number of
western counties, where the soil is
getting dry and hard, . and rain is
much needed. Generally oVer 1 most
of the State farm work is now well' up,
land is in excellent condition, crops
have been well cultivated, are mostly
clean and "have continued to improve.
In a few counties grass and weeds
have not been subdued.
Cotton has been nearly all chopped
and cultivated, and where it has been
kept clear it has improved considerably
but the crop is still grassy in many
counties ; squares are beginning to
form on early cotton; -lice continue
to prevail in some places. - Corn has
improved, but is not doing well, and it
is doubtful whether the effect of poor
stands will be entirely overcome;
much of the crop has been laid by in
silk and tassel, planting is practically
over, . and late planted in lowlands is
coming up rapidly. Tobacco contin
ues to do well, though some corres
pondents report that the plants are
running to seed (buttoning) too -early,
The wheat harvest is nearly over, ex-
Lcent in the extreme west: the straw is
abundant, but the graiifs are not well
filled; in some counties cutting was in
terf erred with by frequent rains,, the
grains being over ripe but too wet to
handle. Gardens have improved and
vegetables of all kinds are abundant.
Irish potatoes are yielding very well
in many places, though some are rot
ting in the ground in wet localities;
sweet potatoes are growing nicely.
Field peas are growing rapidly. In
most western counties where mowing
is under way, the conditions were quite
favorable for curing hay. Early apples
and peaches are ripening and coming
into market; apples are poor, peaches
of better quality and more plentiful;
the huckleberry crop is good; black
berries are ripening; there are some
reports that grapes are rotting con
siderably.
Rains reported: Nashville, 1.30;
Goldsboro, 1.48; Lumbertson, 1.56;
Newbern, 1.48; Weldon, 1.62; Wllming
ton, 0.10; Hatteras, 0.80; Ramseur,
1.55; Lexington, 0.73; Selma, -1.21;
Moncure, ' 1.16 ; Greensboro, 0.64; Ral
eigh, 0.26; Marion, 2.02 ; Hendersoa-
ville, 3.00; Asheville, 2.50.
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Asheville to Issue Bonds.
Asheville, Special. During tne ex
ecutive session of the board of -alder
men Friday night Mayor Barnard,
chairman of the water and light com
mission, announced that he would call
a meeting of the commission at an
early date for the pifrpose of consid
ering the issue of bonds as authorized
by the last general assembly, the pro
ceeds to be used in building an im
mense reservoir and also equipping
an electric light plant. Mayor Barn
ard said this afternoon that he would
call a meeting of the commission for
next Monday evening, when, in all
jprobability, some definite action would
be taken. ; The legislative act gives
"the board ; authority to sell $40,000
worth of bonds for the establishment
of an electric light plant on the Swan-
nonoa river and $60,000 for the build
ing of a reservoir, or less, if it be found
that these amounts are not required.
Burglar Robs Concord Man., .
uoncora, special. Saturday night,
Mr. T. C. Peeler, a merchant of this
city, had $200 stolen from him at his
home here. He 'had . the money in
his trouser pockets and the pants
placed near his bed and someburglar
entered tne room and took the money,
hung the pants on the window screen
and left. There Is no clue to the iden
tity of the burglar. .;
Jailed for Contempt.
At- Kaieign Saturday, ex-Sheriff
Rogers and J. P Sorell were adjudged
guilty of contempt of court in trying
to Influence jurymen in the Gattis
Kilgo case, and were ordered to jail 30
aays eacn. ;
Gambling Law Not Enforced. -
St. Louis, Special. Despite Governor
FolK's order to the sheriff of St. Louis
county directing hini to arrest all Drin-
cipals and accessories found violating
tne anti-Detting law . which went into
effect last Saturday, no arrests were
made at Delmar-race track, although
six so-called book-makers did a fair
business. A deputy sheriff was present
until after the last race.
VETERANS' MEETiftG ADJOURNS
Without Much Pretense of Formation
So Far as the Veterans Were Con
cerned, the Parade was None the
Less a; Stirring Spectacle,. Battle
Flags Recently Restored by the Gov,
ernment Playing a Part. .
Louisville,- Ky., Special. BerreatEt
the shot-riddled battle flags that float
er over many a sodden .field,, and to
the thrilling- strains of "Dixie" that
oft had cheered them on to victory or
defeat, the Confederate veterans who
wore the gray marched Friday -. in
proud review before thousands of
people' gathered in Kentucky V chief'
city to- do them honor.
There was not much in the way of
formations and order in the lineas: far
as he old boys were concerned;, but
they marched' with sparkling eye-to
the old tunes and heard the same
xheers that have stirred . their blood
annually since the reunions became a
part of life in the South. Many or
the captured battle flags, recently re
turned by the government, were car
ried in Fridays parade and were the
objects of Interest and veneration- -
Three Overcome by Heat.
The ' temperature was near the 85
mark, and John Coke, of Lawrence-
burg, Ky., J. B. Allen, of Virginia and
William Potter, aged 62 of Nashville,
Tenn., were overcome and taken to
hospitals:.
The parade-which formed at. First
and Main streets, was in three grand
divisions, comprising the trans-Miss
issippi department, the department Of
the Army of Northern Virginia, and
the department of the Army of Ten
nessee. CoL Bennett H. Young-, com
mander of the Kentucky division.
was chief marshal, and the fol
lowing were in . command ; : of
the three' divisions:- Gen. W. L..
Cabell, Texas, the trans-Mississippi de
partment; Gen. C. Irving , Walker;
South Carolina, the department of
Northern Virginia; Gen. Clement A.
Evans, the Army of Tennessee.
Head of the Column.
At the head of the column, as spe
cial guests of the reunion, rode Gen.
Joe Wheeler, in citizen's dress, and
Jefferson Hayes Davis, grandson of
President Davis of the s Confederacy.
They were escorted by Wheeler's cav
alry. Next came the commander-in-chief,
General Stephen i D. Lee, and
staff. The distinguished leader, was
cheered at every turn. The comman
der' immediate escort was the Colum
bus Rifles, from the General's home
city, Columbus, Miss., and then follow
ed carriage containing Miss Carrie
Peyton Wheeler, sporsor for th& South
and her maids of honor. -
General C. Irving Walker of South
Carolina occupied his familiar, place
as head of the department of the Army
of Northern Virginia. The West Vir
ginia division, headed by the depart
ment, with General S. S. Green in com
mand. The R. E. Lee camp of Richmon
naa tne place or nonor in the Virginia
division. The marching of this camp
was splendid and the men were cheer
ed heartily. Then came the Tom Smith'
Camp, of Suffolk, Va., and Stonewall
Jackson's old brigade with several tat
tered flags. These old men and their
flags aroused the crowds to much en
thusiasm; The William Watts Camp;
of Roanoke, brought up the rear of the
Virginians.
The next reunion will be "held at
New Orleans. .
Text of Japan's Reply.
Washington, SpeciaLThe follow
ing is the text of. the Japanese reply
to President Roosevelt's identical note
to Japan and Russia on the subject
of negotiations for peaces ;
"The imperial government has giv
en to the suggestions of the President
of the United States, embodied 'in the
note handed to the Minister of For
eign Affairs by the Unijted States
minister on the 9th inst., very serious
consideration, to which, because of its
source and import, it is justly entitled
Desiring, in the interest of the world
as well as in , the., interest of Japan
the re-establishment of peace with
Russia on terms and conditions that
will fully guarantee its stability, the
imperial government will, in response
to the suggestions of the President,
appoint plenipotentiaries of Japan to
meet plenipotentiaries of Russia at
such time and place as may be" found
to be mutually agreeable and convent
ent, for the purpose of negotiating and
concluding terms ot peace v directly
and exclusively between the two bel
ligerent powers."
Booker Washington Sees President.
Washington, Special. Booker T
Washington, . president ...of Tuskegee
Institute at Tuskegee, Ala., called on
the president to talk with him abou
his visit to Tuskegee next October.
The president expects to pass ; the
greater part of October 23 at TusKe'
gee, ' and arrangements already aro
making for a demonstration by the
students of the institute in his honor.
The president will review a procession
and pay a visit to the institute and
deliver an address. Prof. Washington
tonight delivered an address at the
graduating exercises of the colored
hich school, the colored normal school
and the Armstrong Training school. ,
' May be Another Great Advance.
London,' .By Cable. The practical
certainty now that peace negotiations;
cannot begin -for another month leads
to the conviction thattanothefv great
battle will be fought in the interval.
C According to the Daily Telegraph's
Tien Tsln correspondent a J apanese
forward movement has already com
menced in spite of the rainy season.
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Agreeabfe to All Parties. As Placed
f :
UoMng Peace Meeting
ZAR WITffl)RAWS. AltflBffCTfON
Envy and Jeafousy.of the United
States Are sov Unconcealed Irt Some!
Quarters That There ? Wasi Almost
Open Exultation at the 'RebuJf - to -Roosevelt'
by the Forefgrr Office
Prior to ; the Czar's I nterventionv ?
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St, Petersburg, V By, . CabledRussia.
haa finally and :. definitely, . accepted
Washington as the meeting place ot the
Russian; and Japanese ' plenipotentiar
ies,, the foreign office having? waived
fts request for reconsideration at. the
personal dicerection of the "Emperor,
whose desire to give the . fullest and,
fairest opportunity to President Roose
velt's proposal for a peace conference
la hereby manifested.' 1 1 J ft- il 1 'i iJ 1
r After Ms conference with Amba3sa,
dor Meyer,' Count. Lamsdprffr. the-' for?
eign inlsterr went (to peterhoff and,
laid the matter before the 4 Emperor,
who, oh learning that "insistence pri
The Hague might endanger the nego-
tions, directed Count Lamdorfl 'jjta':.
inform i Ambassador! Meyer j that Ru
sia. wouid accept , Washington ;i? .
it was auer mianignt wnei tne tar-i
eign minister returned from? Peterhoff, .
but Ambassador ..i Meyer' was forthwith'
notified and . a cipher dispatch, was.
prepared and" sent to the state depart
ment at an early hour Monday ,; morn
mg. . v . . . T -', : :yfl'V-'
Count Lamsdorff Sunday afternoon
issued a public announcement of the.
selection of Washington.
The result is looked upon as a de
cided triumph for - American! diploma
cy .. :.i-v-ti: . v.-
r-. -riS Natives ' Massacred.' " ,
. San Franrfseo, Speciai.Detail! of5 a'
terrible massacre by, pirates, of .,3,50 kp.aV
tives on the Siberian ' coast has been;
received in a letter from' Petropavlov
ski, on the; coast of . Kamchatka, ?! A
Morogravlehof, has written to hia
brother, a resident of San Francisco,
that in the'early part of , the year th
natives, in one of the small settlements"
down - the coast observed a--yacht,-of
schooner, drop, anchor, in, the, harbpr,j
and Its coming ' was hailed with- cries
of rejoicing. Off the vessel 'ipame a'
number bf small boats. 5 The. natives
could tsee,' the crew " piling what they
thought were supplies intotthe smaller
craft. Then -jthe men pulled for'the,
shore. During that and the next day,
there was heard firing of . arms, and,
later, smoke and, fire were observed
This led to an investigation' from Pe
tropavlovski and' other towns!cm:th,e,
coast, and a horrible tale., of pillage and
massacreTwas i brought to light. " " -
I About the streets- of the settlement;1
writes Morogravenlpf, were strewn the:
bodies of 150 of the inhabitants; shot
and cut to-pieces' by the pirates; Who,'
under the pretense of friendshiphadi
gained, a landing bh the coast. . Rob
bery was their motive for everyshut
had been ransacked, and anything ,of
marketable value had been lakeii ' Who
the marauders were, those who mahag
ed to make their,, escapef could not, say.
beyond giving the Information that,
some Japanese were in ! the partyWhen
Morogravenlof sent ,his , letter the peo-. t
pie of Petropvolski , feared an ' attaclc
on that town: iv mi ..HinJ uu,
S v Maximo Gomez Dead. . t j
I Havana, secialGen.axlmo, Go-,
inez died at 6 o'clock Saturday 'evenf
ing. - . ,4 , , , ; ...
General Maximo -Gomez', ' who com-
manded the Cuban forces during, the
insurrection, which broke out in 1S95,
and ended with' the oihpleteiindepen?
dence of , the , Island, iwheppn May 20, j
1902 the control of Cuba was, formally
transferred to' the new Cuban govern
ment was born at; BanlSant Domlnjf
go, in 1836, and came of a Spanish,
family. He began life as a cavalry offi
cer in the Spanish army in Santo Do
mingo arid' served in' the last occupa
tion, of Santa. Domingo pyt , Spajn.
. Going for Paul Jones' Body.
'-v.- :j.'f fn t 't'7
New' York, " Special. Rear, t Admiral 1
Sigsbees squadron, which was 'detail- '
ed , from the ' North iAtlantld 1 fleehtovl
bring the body ;of Johni Paul! Jdries, the.'
first admiral, of .the, American . navy, ,toj,
this country, , started -on. .itsjroyage to .
France Sunday. TJje squadron is, made
up of ' the flagshfp" Brooklyn! and tth :
cruisers Chattanooga, .Tacbma andGal.j
veston. - ,
i -tis-;.v nanus
- - -
i 'Collision Sinks' Vessel'
i Sault Ste Marie MIchVSpeaal.-Dur-y
Ing a lhickifpg'-which;J has4fpreVafled'fJ
on the -upper lakes for lJa week, - the 4
steel freight steamers Etruria nnfr'kml
ata collided ten miles - off PrescueTsleJl
light, inl Lake Huron The-Etruria was,!
so idamaged that . she sank, within few
minutes, rthe , crew narrowly ; escaping
with' their i ves.'The ; Etruria was Btru ck 1 11
on the starboard side, abreast of ttie l
No. 9 hatchi Many uifSth. crew' were' z
asleep m tWt be.rthSjiljul weretawak'r
ened by the crash and reached stbeeckv.
In time to escape. The 'Etruria' had" ai y
cargo of soft coalv She was valued at '
S240.000. The Amaza escaped any serU