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COLTJMBUb, N. C, TH L'RSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1905.
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American Fishermen Trespassing in
Cannadian territory v
"HIT THIRTEEN TIMES IN FLEEING
.American Fishing Steamer Has Ex
citing Experience With Cannadian
Cruiser Vigilant.
Erie, Pa., Special. The fourth of
the fish tug incidents of the past week
took place in mid-Lake Erie -when the
Canadian cruiser Vigilant riddled the
tig steam tug Harry G. Barnhart with
sxall shells from the rifle on the pa
trol boat. Captain Nick Fassel, of the
tug, admitted after tie escaped that the
Vigilant could have sent her to the bot
tom if Captain Dunn had so desired.
They ran more than eight miles un
der full head before they crossed the
boundary line and escaped from the
Canadians. More than thirty shots
struck the vessel, and of those 15 of
the small shells landed -with telling ef
fect on the upper , parts, so that the
boat careened to one side with the
mass of wreckage when she came into
port. Having been , used formerly for
a pleasure steamer, the Barnhurst is
of a laree size and well fitted with
steam equipment. The fireman, Mag
nus Johnson, faited in the hold from
over-exertion is keeping the steamer
going ahead. He - was reported killed,
but revived after reaching shore. The
fishermen were cut in the fact by
splinters shot away, by the bullets.
The Barnhurst, according to Captain
Fassel, was about five miles over the
line drawing nets when the Vigilant
appeared. The' other Erie tugs, the
Alma, Valiant and the Boyd, were
closer to the line and ran away when
the chase started. Captain Dunn or
dered the Barnhurst to stop, but in
stead of doing so, Captain Fassel put
on full steam and started for the line.
Wa took a southwesterly direction and
could not- be headed' off by the Vigi
lant. It has become euite the" custom for
the Erie fishermen to cross the line re
gardless of strict orders from the com
panies employing them, and havlng'ex
iting brushes with the Vigilance. They
never think of surrender when there
ii a chance to run away. The Barn
hurst lost a large quantity of nets.
Taf t Leaves For Home.
Yokahama, By Cable Secretary of
War Taf t and party sailed at 3 : 00
o'clock Sunday afternoon for San
Francisco on the steamer Korea, amid
Japanese enthusiasm. . A reception
was given at the American consulate
by Japanese merchants. Before sail
ing Secretary Taft said he thought
the reports of the Japanese anti-peace
demonstrations had been greatly ex
aggerated in America. He and his
party had traveled all through Japan
and had found no trace of any anti
foreign feeling. While prominent Am
ericans had been involved in a Tokio
mob, he thought it was because the
American party was caugbt in the
mob, and not because they were Amer
icans. Other churches besides Amer
ican churches had been burned.
There was several special reasons in
ach case, but no general anti-foreign
feeling was responsible.
Secretary Taft said that he had ex
amined the Chinese boycott closely.
The Chinese, he said, wanted Ameri
can goods, and having already lost $15,
000,000 by the boycott, were finding
out that they were cutting off their
noses to spite their faces.
Miss Alice Roosevelt will return
home on the steamer Siberia.
The local situation continues quiet.
Record Entry Closed.:
Lexington, Ky., Special. The entry
list, which has . closed, was received
by the Kentucky Breeders' Associa
tion for the big Lexington meeting
of October 3 to 14, . includes 374
horses for 20 purses. These added to
those kept In the stakes, brings the
total entry up to 628 horses and breaks
the record for .entries on American
trotting tracks, established - by the
Lexington Association in 1898 by near
ly 700 animals.
All Now Quiet.
Christiana, By Cable. Peace be
tween Sweden and Norway being as
sured, c a quiet feeling ; prevails here.
News from Karlstadt,. however, is
still awaited with the keenest Interest,
and there is anxiety to learn the de
tails of the compromise. The press
i3 unanimous in hoping for a speedy
settlement of the questions. There is
some . misgivings entertained that
Peace may have been bought too ear
ly, but all the newspapers express
relief that peace has been secured,
Providing it is on an -enduring basis.
PROGRESS 0F YELLOW FEVER
A Good Many New Cases Developing
at Different Points. ;
New Orleans, Special. Official report
to 6 d. m.: . V I
New cases, 49; total to date, 2,462.!
Deaths, 6; total to date, 329.
New foci. 15. 7 '
Cases under treatment. 316. Dis
charged, 1,817.
There was nothing new in the" local j
situation beyond the increase in num
ber of new cases and deaths. There
were really seven yellow fever deaths.
but one of them does not appear on the I
record. It is the case of an Italian, -who.
in the delirium of his fever, secured a
revolver and blew his brains out
In the country, the situation in Tal
lulah is improving under the manage
ment of Drs. Chassaignac and Von Ez
dorf. The people there have asked the
State board of health that Dr. Chas-
signac be assigned to remain there and
conduct the campaign to the end. This
has been referred to Dr. Chassignac.
who will . determino later what his
course will be. Among ther country
reports were:
Patterson, 20 cases, 2 deaths; Kennei
8 cases 2 deaths; Clarke Chenier, one
death; Bo wick, one death. '
Tour More Cases at Pensacola.
Pensacola, Fla., Special Two
deaths and four new cases is the re
port officially announced at the board
of health headquarters, all of the new
cases being in the infected area. The
first man to die was H. D. Brooks, a
draughtsman, who came here several
weeks since to take a position in an
abstract office. He had been sick five
days, but during the first ""period of
sickness refused to take , medicines
prescribed. On account of objections
made by Governor Jelks, of Alabama,
the Marine Hospital Service camp,
which was to have been established
near the Alabama line, has been aban
doned. It will be located at another
point. ; . . :.
Mississippi Fever Summary. 7
Jackson, Miss., Special. The Mississippi-
yellow- fever- summary : for - the
past 24 hours is as follows:
Soria City, a suburb of Gulfport, one
case discovered by Surgeon Waslin.
Mississippi City, one new case.
Vicksburg, two new cases.
No new cases developed at Gulf
Port, nor did Natchez, Pearlington nor
Hamburg report any new cases during
the day or any deaths at any time of
the infected points. Surgeon Laven
der reports that the sickness at
Kemp's Landing, Va., Is not yellow
fever.
No New Cases at Natches.
Natchez, Miss., Special. Not even a
suspicious case of yellow fever was
reported. Six patients are under treat
ment. Drs. Lavinder, Aikman and
Sessions, who went to Kemps, La., to
day to ' diagnose flye cases' at that
place, reported that they are not even
suspicious.
Vicksburg, Miss., Special. Two new
cases of yellow fever in Vicksburg,
Total cases to date, 28; deaths 3.
Seven patients are under treatment
now.
Patent Medicine Decision. -
Washington, Special. The Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue has render
ed a decision that will seriously affect a
number of patent medicines composed
largely of distilled liquors. He has re
versed a ruling of his Department made,
many years ago and now decides that
the manufacturers of these medicines
must take out licenses as rectifiers and
liquor dealers and the druggists and
others handling them will have to pay
the usual retail liquor dealers licenses.
The commissioner, in a letter of in
struction to collectors of internal reve
nue, says that there . are a number of
compounds on the market going under
posed chiefly of distilled spirits, with
the names of medicines that are com
out the addition of drugs or medicines
in sufficient quantities to change mate
rially the character of the whiskey. .
Fanners in National Council.
v; Richmond, Va., Special. The Far
mers' National Congress met In its 25th
annual session here with a large au
dience Jn attendance, representing aU
most every section of the United States.
The body was called to order by its
president, Harvie Jordan, of Monticel?
lo, Ga., and was welcomed to Virginia
and Richmond by Governor Montague,
Mayor McCarthy and J. C. ' Freeman,
vice president of the Richmond Cham
ber of Commerce., Responses to the
welcoming addresses were made on be
half of the congress by First - Vice
President Bennehan : Cameron, of
North Carolina, and Second Vice Presi
dent Joshua Strange, of Marion, Ind.
Purchasers Announced.
Norfolk, Va., Special. An announce
ment was made of the purchase, of the
Pamlico, Oriental & Western Railroad,
running from Bayboro to Newbern, N.
-i u Via 4nrpst in control of the
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Virginia & Carolina, xtauway,
to run a line from Norfolk to Beauwfc?
xt n - .mits?h the lumber sectrppt or
North Carolina. This Une willfcsed;
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1(1 i B OF IIIST
Notes of Southern Cotton Mills and
Other Manufacturing Enterprises
Athens, Ga. v;
The Aberdeen Linen Mill is
now, in operation. For 'the past
several months this mill has
been under construction. ' Asbury H.
Hodgson is President, W. T: Bryan
is secretary and among the most
prominent stockholders are'J. Y. Car
ithers and Billups Phinizy. General
Manager 'lESefts is alsoa leading
stockholder. The looms'' are now be
ing operated for .the first time and
some of the finished product has been
turned .out. The Aberdeen Mill is
one of the few of its kind in .the
South. Its product will be entirely
toweling. Nothing else will be manu
factured there, and already the de
mand for the product of this "estab
lishment is heavy. A splendid grade
of toweling will be maufactured. The
new mill building is large and com-;
modious. '
The capacity of the Southern Man
ufacturing Company will be doubled
at an early date. This has been con
templated for some time and the im
provement simply awaited the com
pletion of the Aberdeen Linen Mill
That -has been accomplished and the
cloubling of the equipment of the,
Southern Manufacturing Company's
plant will now be taken in hand. An-4
other large mill building will be erect-,
ed, adjoining the present plant, ani
the machinery for this building is al
ready. The company , has recently
built a large number of operatives'
houses and has others yet to be built;
In the vicinity of this plant a regular
little town has sprung up.
Atlanta, Ga.
A
WnHam j F. Harbour,' of Atlant,
has invented and received letters
of patent upon a cotton har
vester which he feels confident will
solve the cotton picking problem. Ac-'
cording to the patent rights issued
to Mr. Harbour, his machine is diy
scribed as improved pneumatic cotton
harvester. Mr. Harbour's cotton har
vester works on the principle of pneu
matic suction, and is so constructed
and adjusted as to separate the lint
cotton from the leaves and other for
eign matter which may be gathered
with it. The machine is made to be
hauled across a cotton field by a pair
of mules, and can be operated, it is
stated, by one man and a boy. Mr.
Harbour states that his machine will
pick all the cotton open in a five-acre
field in one day. A demonstration , of
these facts will prove Mr. Harbour's
machine to the South what the reaper,
and binder is to the great grain grow
ing sections of the . west. The princi
ple of Mr. Harbour's machine is vast
ly different from that of the other
machines which have been constructed
with the same end in view, but which
have practically proven failures. The
principle of other machines has been
either, rotating fingers or revolving
stems. s .
Winston-Salem The Pioneer Man
ufacturing Co. with $25,000 authorized
and $4,950 paid in capital stock has
been granted a charter. The incor
porators are : L. W. Brown and Char
les C. r Vaughan, of Winston-Salem,
and Albert M. Brown of s' St. Louis,
Mo. Its objects are the manufactur
ing and sale of cotton, - woolen,, silk,
and linen garments, and the carrying
on of a tailoring establishment and a
laundry. - v ''V1
Salisbury It is planned to build a
cotton factory of large size in con
nection with the development of 3,000
horse power in the Southern Yadkin
river below here. The water power
electric project is being furthered by
the Southern Yadkin Development
Co., which is composed of ' Philadel-;
pTiia and North Carolina capitalists.
Bandy & Terrell, of Greensboro, N.
C, are consulting- engineers. : 7
Textile .Notes7 , : ; .
WatV la imiTifl) rtn'wif.li a msh atitheSlvrxk ivrtW"K4i
Grav Mill, at Gastonia. ;. .T&T
story portion is now -f es
roof. 7 The bis eletft
come and the Tfaip
stalling it. -inr
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drvtl3Ut
ryflutMis-a 1
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pT&rpy ;are finishing some gooas
feaVy northern ; mills, and also.
lotn' made in Georgia ; the latter for
shipment to China and South Ameri
ca. J. W. Lidau is agent. -
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pany's Political Contributions
WAS AFRAID OF THE DEMOCRATS
George W. Perkins, Insurance Com
pany's First Vice-President and
Member of the Firm of J. P. Mor
gan & Co., Divulges the Meaning of
a Check Made to Morgan & Co. Last
1 Year. . -
New .York, Special. George W Per
kins, member of the firm of J. P. Mor
gan & - Co., and. first vice . president of
the New York Life Insurance Compa
ny, wasthe star witness at Friday's
session of the special legislative com
mittee probing life insurance company
methods, and his testimony was re
plete with revelations In finance as ap
plied by insurance companies. '
Mr. Perkins was first called Juut pre
vious to the hour v for luncheon,
He
resumed immediately after the
recess
and was on the stand1 when adjourn
ment was, taken for the day. ' -
The climax of the day came when
Mr. Perkins was asked concerning an
entry of. $48,702 in a ledger, marked
"Ordered paid by the President" Mr.
Randolph, the treasurer of the New
York Life Company, who had been on
the stand earlier in the day, had been
sharply questioned as to the purport
of this entry, but he was unable to
explain it He thought no one but' the
president could. Mr. Perkins, had been
called to testify as to some other trans
actions and after a recess he was ask
ed to produce the check. It was made
out payable to J. P. Morgan & Co., and
Mr. Perkins frankly stated it was a
jontribution to the national Republi
can campaign committee and had been
paid to-, Cornelius N. Bliss. Mr. Per
kins said..
. "This payment was made after, very
careful deliberation. It must not be
considered an ordinary ' contribution
to the campaign fund. It was paid
because we felt that, the assets of the
New York - Life Insurance Company
would be jeopardized by a Democratic
success." ,
Mr. Perkins said contributions were
also made in 1900 and 1896. As an
illustration, witness said the first con
tribution made was in 1896, by Presi
dent McCall, who is a Democrat,
"He contributed money to the Mc
Kinley campaign fund, and voted for
McKinley because he felt It was In
the best Interests of the ppllcy-holders
of his company." This bomb caused
a murmur of . conversation about the
room, which had become packed with
spectators. Standing room was at a
premium, and everyone bent forward
to catch the testimony. This was
hardly necessary, for Mr. Perkins
spoke distinctly, In a voice audible
throughout the school room. He paced
the small platform1 upon which the
witness chair Is placed, just before
the committee's rostrum, and . accom
panied his . explanations with ea'rnest
gestures, often times suggesting ques-
tions to the counsel.
Pursuing the check Inquiry further,
Mr. Hughes brought out that this ex
penditure was never brought to the
attention of the finance committee, the
witness terming it a "pure&y executive
action." It was charged against cash
on the books of the Hanover aBnk of
fice or financial department- The
witness did not know on what ac
count the other contributions were
made, but he would furnish data.
Mr. ) Perkins here Interposed: "1
would like to make one statement.
The fact that the check is drawn to
J. P. Morgan & Co. has no significance.
I paid out the money and it was mere
ly because of a convenience of re-payment
that the check was made payable
to J. P. Morgan & Co."
"What other contributions to politi
cal campaign funds have been made
by . the New York Life?"
"Is there no self-restraint allowed
the officers in these campaign contri
butions?" "None; to my knowledge. .
Accident to North Carolina -farty.
- Wichendon, Mass Special. An au
tomoblle containing members of the
party accompanying ; Governor - Glenn,
nf North Carolina, nluneed over a
riflcA on the road to Royalton here
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and landed at the bottom of a dfttl1
pinioning the occupants un
J. C. McNeill, of TFIp iteM
server, cutirfW lf?
HMTmond,
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-&rtfcIcLjand bruised.
l'Hoban, lawyer, of' Wichendon.
;eg mifired and back sprained.
Indianolaf lowar Special Four men
were killed, six were seriously burned
and a dozen" mor? were shunned by
lightning which wrecked . a crowded
poultry exhibition ? tent at the county
fair here. The 1 ightning , struck the
tent pole, splitting it in two, and tear
ing the sides of the tent into shred
Hundreds of the chickens on exhibition
were killed. -
NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN
Weather Conditions Given Out by the
Department Observer.
The North Caroline section of the
climate and crop service of the De
partment of Agriculture " issues -the
following -official bulletin of -weather
and crop conditions for the past
week: , . ' . - . ;
- 'The weather for the past week was
characterized by warm days and cool
nights ; but the mean temperature
for the week has been- about normal.
The only rain of any consequence fell
on the 13th and 17th ; and was very
beneficial to all crops. The weather
in general has been very favorable
for picking cotton, saving fodder,
meadow and pea vine hay. Farmers
in all parts of the State have been
ready to plow land for fall planting
hut the ground has been too dry in
most places; in some few places, how
ever, some wheat, rye and oats have
been sown.
There has been no improvement in
the cotton crop during the past week.
The warm, dry weather caused' it to
open rapidly, and in some places pre
maturely. The crop will nowhere be
more than fair, and in places it will
be very light. It is generally re
ported that there will be no top crop
owing to shedding ; many correspon
dents state that the bolls are small
and the lint short ; in south-central
counties and in the extreme north
eastern portion the bolls are opening 7
nrematurely, owing, ao rust; army
worms are doing considerable damage, j
to late cotton in Beaufort, Cravehy ;
Jones and Duplin counties. , 7 11
- -Tobacco curing is completed in the
eastern portion of the State. In the
central district the crop is reported
improved and in good condition, ex
cept in Rockingham county where
some tobacco is7 badly; burnt St and
spected ; cutting and curing - is; ( in
progress . and ; the tobacco" is ' curing
-well ; ' the color .and texture' are good,'
but the leaf light weight.' .In i the
western portion some slight damage
by worms is reported. . -
Corn improved during the past
week, but late corn in some places
suffered from drought, and some cor
respondents report that it will not ma
ture ; a poor t crop is expected in ? the
eastern, while the prospects are for
good crops in the western and central
portions. Fodder has been about all
secured in the eastern and central dis
tricts ; in the west cutting is in pro
gress. The saving, of pea vine hay
:t& under way and good yields are be
ing secured. Cldver was benefitted
by the rains and is looking good.
White potatoes have improved and
digging is in progress in the west;
sweet potatoes are doing well and a
good crop is promised. Peanuts, turn
ips and beans are generally reported
good ; cabbages are poor ; the sorg
iiam crop is in goood condition and in
places molasses making is under way.
The buckwheat 'crop will be good. '
xApples are reported good in some
of the western counties, but there is
complaint of dropping and of dry rot.
Pastures are fair. V
The following rains have been re
ported: Raleigh,7 0.10; Goldsboro,
1.12; Greensboro, 0.22; Lumberton,
0.56 ; Newbem, 3.88 ; Weldon, 1.18.
A. H.Thiessen, Section Director. (
Books For' State Library.
A circular letter, signed by a com
mittee composed of Chief Justice
Walter Clark, Supt. J. ; Y. Joyner,
State Librarian M. 0. Sherrill, City
Supt. E. P. Moses and Prof. D. H.'
Hill, has been issued. - It reads:
"The trustees of the state library
have appointed the undersigned , - a
committee to recommend books for
that library. In addition to what ilSis
already been done, weMesirfr td nitake
the North Caxlina secisjpi the li
brary eEreJcompete y securing
lor it'MODV3 or everv dook ana
pamn&fbjenrf3g ; upon North Caro-
2iilereVer written by a North
rolinean. . . If these can be added,
'"4 our commonwealth will; have an inval
uable relerence library lor state and
national history. As we feel sure of
your sympathy and aid ; in this im
portant work, we make the following
requests : First, that you send to the
state library, ' Raleigh, N. C, the
names and publisher s prices of any
books that you.have written. Second,
that you send copies of. any pamphlet
or essays that you have written; also
copies of any printed address, lecture
or oration that you have delivered.
We desire to, index and bind these
If you have "no copies will you " indi
cate where they may be found. Third,
;that you send the names of any val
uable books, pamphlets, or documents
of any kind written by authors now
dead.M ; . - .
IN A NEW BUSINESS
The , Warlike Czar of Russia km
Sponsor For Universal Peace
THE ONLY ORIGINAL PEACEMAKER
Said to be a Perfect Understanding (
Between, the Czar and President
Roosevelt About Calling of the Ha
gue Tribunal. 7 '
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St. Petersburg, By Cable.--Emperor , :
Nicholas again appears before the
world as a promoter 7 of universal j
peace. No sooner is. the Russo-Japan- - ; '
ese war is over, and even before the . 1
peace treaty has been' ratified, than -his
majesty issues invitations to a '
second peace conference at ' The s
Hagrue. " T7 ;-v M'" ';;::.f '7v. '..7
That the Emperor has done so was j
learned from a source which leaves no
shadow of doubt as to Its authenticity. ' ,- J
It is officially announced that "the
Russian' government proposes 'to ad- . t
dress the foreign powers with a view ' t
to the holding of a second peace con- ,
ference at The Hague," but it is , : i
known that negotiations preceding
this anouncement "proposed to : ad- . - ! ;
dress the powers" were entered Into -". '
especially with the United States aul
were condhcted with the greatest se-. ? ,
crecy, there being not" the slightest'
Inkling that Russia contemplated any- '",
thing of the kind.
The announcement created -the , "
greatest 'surprise here, and that Rus- '
sia should plan a second conference c "
despite the 'steps - already taken by .
President .Roosevelt, was also, held '
with amazement. It Is clear, that the -
step could not J be taken by Russia (
without first reaching - a complete un- - , .
derstanding with President Roosevelt. ? -. '
The fact that President , Roosevelt
Is , reported as being entirely in sym- : v
pathy with the proposed conference,
and i that he is said to believe that
to f he Initiator of the first Hague con- w
ference -should belong the honor of, (
convoking the second, and readily and !
even gladly acceded to the -Russian
proposal, is clear proof that the con
ference has already been called andA ,
that President Roosevelt relinquished "
his part in it to the Emperor. J
There is strong reason to -.believe, iv
that the news of the intention of the
Russian government would hot be giv
en out unless invitations had already "
been sent to the power, and possibly - v.
that their answers had been received.
It is impossible to learn the pro- (
posed date of the second conference,
or to gain even an approximate' ideai ,
regarding it; but it. probably will not ;
be greatly delayed. Russia, as the
power convoking the conference, wjll
probably submit an official program. '
the other powers submitting sugges-"
tions. ' -; .
British Fleet Visit Not Off,
London, By Cable. The report from
Halifax that the visit of tbe British
squadron, commanded by Btear Admiral
Prince Louis, of Battenberg, to the
United States, has been abandoned, is
erroneous. It has been found- that it
will be more convenient for all con
cerned to postpone the visit, and the
squadron', therefore, , will remain at
Halifax' until October 29 and arrive at
Annapolis November. 1. Thence the
British warships will go to New; York.
The actual date of the arrival-there Is
not yet fixed. The squadron will leave
New York November 15 for Gibraltar.
Hearing Postponed.
. Atlanta,' Special; The. hearing- Mon
day on the petition f or an injunction
by the State board of health against
the Atlanta city health, ajficer to pre
State quarantine before . a, Judge. Pen
dleton, was continued tnttV Tuesday.
The trial of'Fraik Meadow and Thomas
Lynch, theAtwo. BeMth officers arrested
by .the city.vaiithorities will not be had
until the Uijunctlon case7is Settled. .
To Sue Publishers.
Montgomery, . Ala., Special, On ac-
count of an alleged' default of their
contracts, Governor Jelks, chairman,
of , the State text bool( committee, has
instructed Attorney General Wilson to
ibring: ' suits for1' damages against-' the-.:
several publishing companies who
have agreed to furnish the, books or
the public schools cf Alabama; As the .
attorney general Is absent " from the
city, the amount to be. claimed from
the publishers will not be known for
a day cr two. His judgment will be
depended cn after he has thoroughly
examcd each cf the contracts. ' -
40,000 Scots Under Arms. .
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Erlinburgh, Scotland, ' By Cables
The greatest muster of Scotchmen
un2er: afms since the battle of Flodden
Field was .reviewed by King Edward
here Monday. The King proceeded to
Holyrcod Palace, whence attended by
the Duke of'Cann aught; and a brilliant
staff; he rode to the parade ground in
King's Park, where nearly 40,000
Scottish yolunteers marched past his
majesty. .
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