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F5TH LIST LARGER rAdicalty All on Board the Valencia VVcnt Down , taiES WERE HEARTBREAKING trillin? Stories oz me oea xrageuy . -xi n m On. Tne ttoc&s near vaoe ueue va Monday. Victoria. B. C, Special. The fatal L(-3i of the steamer Valencia, which ...urved on the rocks of Cape Beale c a few years ago. A vauue hope was entertained that :ne of the passengers and crew who ..- not taken off may still be alive, it is feared that the death list roach 110. Twenty-two sur- i . 1 .3 .P vnVS iiavt' ui'fu acLuuincu alm . A special dispatch received from uiicna leiegrypii -liui i epulis me eame: Salvor and whaler Orion and her steamer, believed to be the r n' -13! At. At. 10 ;v 01 lopei-a, uii i iie jiiuuui ujl V. k 111 i A 1 ulnifr river. A small noat irom tne Ivor tried to get 'through the surf make a landingg and sucor the sur- ,t v mi. t i. vors mere, uui luueu. axic uuat iurned to the steamer. The surf II not be navigable for several days. k survivors at uamng river are urn Doa:s io. ana ino. o vl ine alencia. ' 1 hey, report that lo men aitpd from the steamer in boat No. It capsized, and seven of its oc panls were washed ashore. The her eight perished. All wore hfe- eservers. Boat No. 5 left the wreck 1 1 Ti itii six or seven on Doaru. it was so capsized, and only two, Rich- - and Bunker, the former a fire- in and the latter a passenger bound Seattle made the land. The wife ul two children of F. F. Bunker nt down before his -eyes. Bluejackets to the Rescue. The tug Lome, . sent out by the i?et ' Sound Tugboat Company, ached the vicinity of the wreck soon tcr daylight, having on board a arty of" British bluejackets from squimalt, who went in surfboats to e if any possible survivors could ie rescued ana recover wuai mey i i i A. xi uld reach. la an interview at Bamfield -Creek atswain. McCarthy told a story of -V w T Y 1 J 1 ie Valencia wreck, lie said tne 'amer had been going by dead reck ing, and overran her distance, undings had been made three and . m i . a ur times an nour. ine sieamer uck at II :45 P. M., Monday night, out amidships, the first officer, artermaster and a seaman engaged sounding having 10 minutes be- rtre got 30 fathoms. Shortly before the steamer struck was going at half speed. Cap- ain Johnson immediately shouted, Hard a-starboard ! " to the quarter- i t i -i ii. master and save orders to sounu me iltres, which was done. The steam- i' did not seem to be making much a!er. The captain then called to til it. . i if engineer and asKed n me sieam- was making much water. Before officer's. reply firemen began clani- eri:ig up from the lire room, telling ie engineers on the companionway ie was filing up. Captain Johnson mg for full speed astern and made , i . rr.1 11 1 .1 or the beacn. Tne propeiier nau iat;G only a few revolutions when lie vessel struck and listed to port. Captain Johnson was on the bridge vhtn the vessel struck, with the sec- id officer. He ran down and gave 'iders to have-two ot tne seven Doais .. A.i 1 i. - uwoied to the saloon deck rail. In tantly the passengers crowded to the ail and overcrowded the boats. Dur- !ur the excitement they cut whatever ines thev could lav hands o. lhe lavits broke about the same time the iues were cut, and both boats were mashed at the sides of the vessel, hrowing out the passengers and iew in them. The crew threw lines ut and succeeded .in geUing about ix passengers thrown out of the loats on board a?ain. The boats when lost were mostly filled with wo Mien and children. Life Raft Crushed. On vorv cad incident: Was Wlt- J ... ru'Sspl A finrl o-entleman witn little girl tried to get into a boat - ' ww T - r-i 'f he father succeeded and the mother tried to pass the child, but a wave struck her and washed the child from her aims. The child was lost before 1(,r eyes. One lift raft was also towered, but it was dashed to pieces. A1tcr this four boats succeeded in setting awav from, the ship, all full passenger. This left one boat and two life rafts. The captain, af t(,r consulting with- the mate, asked Boatswain McCarthy to take charge, wliiclrhe did, and called for volun t(;( and the five sailors who reached -e ia safety responded. The cap- am instructed them to pull along he beach and find a place to get ashore. They landed at 1:10 P. M.. Tuesday and made Cape Beale at P. M. . Before making Cape Beale they tried to get back to the vessel by the beach, but could not do so. During the . excitement Captain John son was cool and calm and all the crew were at their stations. The res cued sailors cannot give 'the light house keeper at eBale too much credit for the manner in which they were treated." BOMB THROWN IN HOUSE Deadly Missile is Hurled Through Second-Story Window of House in Which 22 Persons Were Asleep, Creating Havoc and Rendering a Sick Woman Insane. Worchester, Mass., Speeial. A dy namite bomb hurled through a second story window of the house of Paul Mosczynski, 32 Union avenue, early Sunday morning, exploded and tore away the rear part of the house, blow ing out the floors and the rear wall. Twenty-two persons were asleep in the house. The wife of Daniel C. Bootk, who was ill, was rendered in sane by the explosion. She was taken to a hospital. The cap of the bomb went through the wall of the house, 40 Richland street, and was found 150 feet away in a picture frame in the home of Wil liam J. Ryan. The force of the ex plosion shook that whole section of the city. Miss Valeska Burkvicz, aged 32, where the explosion took place. She was buried under debris, but not seri ously hurt. A second bomb, eight inches long and made of two and a half inch gas pipe, was found in the yard and is in the possession- of the chief or po lice. . The police are looking for Frank Czybonowski and his wife, formerly part owners of the buildmg, from pos session of which they were evicted by mortgage proceedings. , v . SIX DEAD ON TOP FLOOR. A Distastrons Hotel Fire in Lowell- Victims Were All Women The Building Crowded With Guests - Many of Whom Were Rescued by Firemen and Policemen. Lowell, Mass., Special. At least six persons lost their lives in a fire which partly destroyed the Richard- son Hotel, one of the leading public 1 houses in this city early Saturday morning. The fire started a few min utes before 2 o'clock and the flames rapidly communicated to various parts of the structure. A large num ber of guests were in the hotel and those who were in the upper part of the building had little chance to es cape by the stairways. The firemen at 2:30 o'clock found the dead bodies of six women in the top floor of the hotel. Crazy Ex -Policeman's Acts. - Peoria, 111., Special. Charles Har- wood, a former policeman, thought to be insane, entered police headquar ters and with a revolver held up Chiel Kenney and seven officers for 15 min utes while he cursed them and thret ened to shoot the entire crowd. He snapped a cartridge, but ' it did not discharge. He then backed out of the station and escaped. An hour later Harwood entered the home of Mrs. Montgomer, whom he knocked down with the but of a revolver. He then entered his own home, taking a shot gun and a revolver, and barricaded himself. Saturday night, Harwood compelled his wife to disrobe, and then he drove hor naked into the ervpp f. T.nter he attempted to take the life of his children. Alabama Nail Mill Burns. Birmingham, Special The nail mill of the Southern Steel Company, form erly known as the Alabama Wire and Nail Company, controlled by the Messrs. Schuelers, was destroyed by a 4- VclotT o ilinT a loss be- tween $70,000. and $90,000. Adjacent property valued at millions was jeop ardized but hard work on the part of firemen prevented its spread. Elks Drag River For Body. Bristol, Va., Special. Over 100 men are dragging the Watauga river in Jehnson county, Tennessee, near here, in search of the body of George C. Luppert, a wealthy young lumber- . irr -i . man, who was drowned wca night. The search is being conducted by the Bristol lodge of Elks, of which voune Luppert was a member, and his continued for over 24 hours with nc GEN. WHEELER DEAD Hero of Two Wars and Great Cavalry Leader LOST BATTLE WITH PNEUMONIA Famous Confederate Cavalry Leader and Brigadier General in United States Army Since Spanish -War, With Intervening Career . in Con- grecs, Passes Away. New York, Special General Joseph Wheeler, the famous Confederate leader and brigadier general of- the United States Army, since the war with Spain, died at 5:35 Thursday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Sterling Smith, in Brooklyn. The veteran of two wars was 69 years old, but in spite of his age, there was nnnp until TVmrsrlnv of liis TOPnvpriir il f j V P irom the attack oi pneumonia which caused his death. It has not yet been decided where the body will be buried, but probably it will be in Arlington Cemetary, near Washington. General Wheeler was taken ill six days ago at his sister's home, where he has been living recently. He con tracted a severe cold, which develop-7 ed into pleurisy and pneumonia. From the first, his age told against him, ,but the family did not give up hope until the discease was found to have affected both lungs. General Wheeler's immediate rela te vis were all with him. His daugh ter, Mrs. W. J. Harris, and the Miss es Anne, Lucile and carrie Wheeler, had. been sommoned from the . South and arrived early in the week. His son, Major Joseph Wheeler, Jr., U. S. A., now stationec at west romt, was also present, as well as General A i i ITT i I Wheeler's sister, Mrs. Sterling Smith, and her son. The family were summoned to the bedside of the patient at midnight when, the doctors in consultation con- eluded that the end was but a matter of hours. The general was then awake and conscious and his mind was appearently active. He seemed to know that death was approaching. Gen. Wheeler was never again more than semi-conscious. -He lingered un til evening and then passed away. , To Be Buried at Arlington. Washington, Special. General Jos eph Wheeler, whose death occurred in New York, will be buried in. the .Nat jonai Cemetary at Arlington with the full milatary honors due an officer of the United States army. For Big Robbery 4Years Ago. New York, Special. Central office detectives of this city arrested a man for whom they declare the police of the world have been searching for for more than four years. The pris- ' 1 1 oner, who was piciced up on ine streets is declared to be James Manes, formerly an American book-maker, who is wanted in connection with the famous Bank of Liverpool robbery of Nov. 22, 1901, in which the English institution, through forgery and con spiracy, was defrauded of more than $800,000. Subsequently $3S0,000 of this amount was recovered from the conspirator's, the bank having sustain ed a net loss of more than $400,000. Porter Kills College Boy. Montgomery, Ala., Special. Grady Miller, the lG-year-old son of Dr. R. L. Miller, was shot and killed by the negro porter of the Dakeview Hotel There were no eye witnesses to the shootmsr. but the pistol shots were. heard. A search was made and near by was found the ngro in a dyin - mi: He lived long enough to say that he and Miller had engaged in a pistol duel. There is no Avay to ascertain the cause of the tregedy. Bill For Erection of Tablets at Ap pomattox. Washington, Special. Representa tive "Flood, of Virginia, introduced a bill to provide for the purcnase ot the McLean property and adjacent land at' Appomattox, Va., and to erect tablets there in commemoration of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant. Jury Acquits of Libel. ; New York, Special. An unusually sensational trial came to an end when the " jury in the criminal branch of the Supreme Court ported that Nor man Hapgood, editor of Collier's Weekly, was not guilty of criminal libel. The , case had been on trial several weeks. The charge against I fi TTa'no'nnd was brought at the in- Ton of Justice Joseph M. Deuel, of Special Sessions, and wag Dasea upon an editorial in which the editor criticised Justice Deuel for r tis conneeti0n with Town Topics CONGRESS AT WORK Whkt Our National Law Makeri Art Doing Day by Day. Statehood Bill Passed. v The House passed ''he statehood bill exactly according to schedule:' The Re publican opposition to the measure spent its entire force and no effort was made to defeat the bill on its final passage, only 33 of the "insur gents ' ' voting against the measure. The bill passed by a vote of 194 to 150. The debate which preceded the vote began at 11 o'clock and was practi cally3 feat.nrfiless Rn far as nnr hnrc was entertained of changing the meas- ure in the slightest degree. The abvo cates of the measure placed in The Record through the medium of several speeches, the arguments upon which the joint statehood policy is founded. Likewise, the opponents of -joining Arizona and New Mexico, embracing the? entirft onrinsu;n tn twrair J j-ai- t mi m i uuceu meir reasons ior ine itecorc Several of the "insurgents" made plain the ground of their opposition. lhe bill as passed provides that Oklahoma and Indian Territory shall constitute one State under the namt of ' ' Oklahoma, and that Arizona and New Mexico shall constitute one State under the name of Arizona." Should the terms of admission be rati fied by the residents of the Territories in question, their respective State constitutions must , contain clauses prohibiting, the sale of intoxicating liquors to Indians and plural marriag es. There are many other stipulations governing schools, courts and politi cal sub-divisions of the proposed new States. Senate and Foreign Affairs. The foreign affairs of the United States continued to hold the atten tion of the Senate, the Moroccan and ' Uominican matters being tne ques tions immediately at issue. Mr. Money was the principal speaker and he talk ed for over two hours in opposition to the course of the administration with reference to both Santo Domin go and Morocco. He contended that there was danger of becoming mvolv ed 'unnecessarily in the affairs of other countries by participating m the Algeciras' conference; and that this country was not sufficently concerned with the conduct of affairs in Santo Domingo to justify our course in that island. He also took the position that the President had transcended his authority there. t . Mr. Money contended that the Pres ident had made one explanation and his friends another of our attitude to wards Santo Domingo. Mr. Money declared that he felt no concern about Santo Dominsro. "As Senator of die United States, I don't care a couti nental about it," he said, emphati callv. Mr. Money agreed with Mr Lodge that the annexation of Santo Domingo was undesirable, and declar ed that "if to-day the United States would relieve herself of every island of the sea the country would he im jb st oSuiuioq ojuug jo juaptsaic oqi sb ;Bq pa;sai5Sns unrantx MM , .'sapJig P1IUI1 8TU J 8llu 9rn Jopun poztuBS) -para y otnoaoq uoos ppioAv uopBmdod ;uaso.id aqj jBqj Sulcus 'oSututoq ouug jo uopuxouuu qv SurpsaoApB :iCauoj . paAvonoj ujuqdaij upj; uouiiuaAoS jo uuoj ano paSurcqa 8av ssapm iqStaAi uau srt jo 3uis sntu uoteu oq ojdoad jouajui ijuijpjj jo A"aiioa jno onupuoo 9av ji pappB on fu8uoJis ifiqcjnsBara present within our islands we should proceed to negotiate with him, and thus very easily add to our colored population if ' ' glut tonous for more of them." ? - ' -; V Mr. Hepburn replied that if his ideas should prevail, the colored pea pie of the island would be supplanted 1 by whites Una Senator, "that the Senator would be- more consistent with reference to the colored race and that he would not be so kind:, to those near us and so cruel tothose abroad. ' Decide for Lock Canal. WflRhin.o-t.on. 'Special. The Isth- ... r o . x mian Canal' commission met Saturday and concluded its consideration of the report of the board of consulting engineers with respect to the type of canal that should be constructed. While no . official announcement is made with reference to ( the commis sion's report, there is good reason to believe that . they have recommended the construction of a lock, canal wiin an 85-foot, level, practically following the recommendations of the minority of the consulting engineers. ; - - ...... , - .... . . . NATURAL SUPPOSITION. . "My daughter recites 'Curfe' Shall Not Ring Tonight' in three langu- "Have you no authority over your dauaher?" Houston Post A DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD Monday's Bain Storm in Mitchell Played Havoc With South & ' Western's New Track, Washing Away Nine Miles of It. Asheville Cor. Charlotte Observer. A letter received by an Asheville ady from Bakersville tells of a de structive flood that visited the county seat of Mitchell county Monday. The writer of the letter says that the rain began falling early Monday and hat during the entire day there was i continuous downpour of water. 'At times during the day," the let ter read, "rain fell in great torrents and one could scarcely see a dozen yards distant. The rain was accom panied by thunder and lightning; trees were uprooted; large boulders were sent crashing into the valley; the whole thing was weird and there was no little uneasiness and alarm." It was stated that a residence close to the banks of Cane creek, the stream that runs through the center of Bakersville, was washed away by the flood and another residence badly damaged. The bridge at Bakersville was carried away and a report re ceived at that place, according to the letter, was to the effect that nine miles of the South & Western track was washed away. Much damage was done to farmers in the Bakersville section. A great quantity of feed stuff with barns and ontbnildinp-s were swept away. There was no re port of loss of life. The road leading into .Bakersville Irom the South & Western station, two and a half miles distant, was rendered totally impas- 3 ... -i . ... siuie auu mans were carriea to and from Bakersville by man on foot. The one day's rain Monday, it is said, caused a greater flood than the one of 1901 when Cane creek carried away some 25 residences in its sweep and Toe river, near by, was swelled to a depth.of 60 feet. house on the banks of the stream at xne uooa 01 isu leit out one Bakersville. This is or was the resi dence formerly owned and occupied by Mrs. E". S. Rorison, of Asheville. It was this lone residence, a structure of two stories, that was carried away Monday by the rush of waters. When the floods of May, 1901, visited Ba kersville this residence on the creek bank was alone left standing. It was battered and torn, however,, and a picture taken after the flood shows a, great tree rammed through the upper story. The water reached the second floor and an uprooted tree carried down stream by the torrents was hurled against one end of the house, penetrating the outer walls and bury ing itself in the structure. Mrs. Wil son, whose residence was badly dam aged or destroyed by the flood of Monday, is a relative of W. S. Hy ams, of this city. Mr. C. D. Wilkie a Suicide. Rutherfordton, Special. Mr. Clar ence D. Wilkie, a well-known young newspaper man and local editor of The Rutherfordton Sun, of which he was the founder, committed suicide at his home here Friday night at 10:30, o'clock, by shooting himself through the right temple with a 32 calibre Smith & Wesson pistol. Dr. Carroll W. Downey was immediately summoned but could do nothing for the already dying man. He was un conscious from the time he fired the fatal shot and died within 15 minutes, without making a struggle. Young Wilkie was a son of Mr. J. L. Wilkie, of Lincolnton; a brother of Mr. Bur gin A. Wilkie, of St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Mamie Shell and Mrs. T. P. McDill, of Gaeensboro, and - Miss Jennie Wilkie, of Charlotte; He is also survived by a young wife and two small children, who have the sympathy of the entire community. isroodmg over nnanciai troubles is thought to have been the cause of his rash act; Mr. . Wilkie was 29 years of age, a member of the order of Knights of -Pythias, and was liked by all who knew him. Capt. W. C. Coleman Dead. Warrenton, Special.! Capt. Wiley C. "Coleman died suddenly at his res idence, near Church Hill, this coun ty. His health ha'd not been good for several years but his death was un expected. He was one of .the most prominent men in this county. He was a man. of large means and was universally popular. He was a native of Virginia, served as captain in . a militia regiment during the civil war. Settled in this county in 1865, and from then until the time of his death vnA e 0 n, mf mhu'n. NORTH STATE NEWS Stems of Interest Gleaned From Various Sections FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEASHORE Minor Occurrences of the Week- of Interest to Tar Heels Told in Para graphs. Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent priees paid to wagons : Good middling.... . . . . IV3 Strict middling. 11 Vs Middling. .. . . . . .... . . . . .. . . IV? Strict low middling. . . .v. .HVi Stains. .... ... . . , .-. .1014 and 10 General Cotton Market. Galveston quiet .... . 11 New Orleans firm lPfj Mobile easy. ....... ......... 114 Savannah steady. ... .... ... . HVs Norfolk steady.... ...... ... ,111 Baltimore nominal . , ... 11 New York .11.80 Boston quiet. . . . .11.80' Philadelphia quiet. ......... 12.05 ftoust?n steady- ....... .11 9-10 mexjupms sieauy . J--172 Augusta quiet and steady.. .-.IIV2. St. Louis quiet...".. .... ...... 11 Louisville firm. .............. '. 11 One Step Forward. Governor Glenn has received' fronv General Francis A. Macon, Quarter Master Geenral of the State Militia, who was in Washington, D. C, at tending the meeting of the National Guard, a telegram, stating that h had made an application to the War Department for battery artillery, and' that the requestwas granted. the-bat tery being obtained free of- cost. It will consist of four pieces; The tele gram did not state whether the bat tery was for the field or. stationary but if it is stationary,, it; will, in all probability, be located : at: Mbrehead City, the permanent encampment grounds of the North Carolina Nation al Guard. G eneral Macon told ' Gov ernor Glenn Wednesday beftire the latter left Washington- .for- Raleigh,, that his speech before the National Guard, had left the military autho rities in excellent good: humor and General Macon declared that. on the strength of Governor Glenn's speech he would ask for the battery of ar tillery which he- did,, withv splendaii success. New Text Books-.. The Sub State Text Book. Commis sion, consisting of five members, will meet at Raleigh in June- to make re commendations to. the State Text Book Commission, which is the State Board of Education as to new text books to be-used during -fehe next lew years, as the-present contract will ex pire in July. The State Text Book Commission-will meet in July and it is hoped to have- the books in the de positories before- the beginning f the' fall term. Four years ago not one recommen dation of the Sub Commission was adopted. f Faison Succeeds; Miller. Goldsboro, . SpeciaL The " Board of Directors of the Easterns Hospital for the colored insane met at this insti tution to fill the vacaocy eaused by the recent death ef Dr. J. F. Miller, the superintendent and elected Dr. W. W. Faison, who had filled the po- sition of assistant f oar the past twenty three years. There was a full meet- ing of the board,, with the exception, of one member, who sent a letter ad vocating tlte eleetion of Dr. Faison. Boy Train Wrecker. Hickory, Special. Magistrate J. P. Seitz bound over to Superior Court in the sura oi $200 George Knox, the ' 12-year-old negro boy on the charge of. attempting to wreck No. 12, an east-bound passenger train, in the city limits Sunday evening by putting a piece of 30-inch railroad iron on the traek. ' ' Addition to Dormitory. Greensboro, Special. At a semi-annual session of the board of trustees. of Greensboro Female College, it was decided to build an addition to the dormitory The school has been crowded the last year and many pu pils have been turned away for laek of room. The addition will be in the fo'rm of a wing added to the east side of the building and will he erected during the coming summer. The work: on tne circular xront ua uccu .. completed and it will be opened at an. early date. Other routwo business I was transacted. success.
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