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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-03

second policy was when l was at my
grandfather's, Shepard Davis and | met
DR.. Caldwell and the other agent. In
March, 1894, my health was very poor. "
Cross-examined Il told William Fisher
and Noe that a they had taken out the
policy they might ken it on. Abrams
came to my house in March, 1894, about
ten days after the policy was issued. "
She knew then that she W insured in a
company of which Noe Wss agent. She
was considerably confused on cross *
animation, and mixed dates h0peiosSly.
FL, tile Ann Davis said she never G1-
piled for insurance; never Authorized
anybody else 10 do 50; could not write
her name, and was never examined by
any doctor at any time for life iasur
ance; that at the time the insurance was
taken out she was in bed suffering VII
what she believed and still believes to be
consumption. She refused to sign pa
per in defense of Dr.. De'amar.
George Wheatly testified that Serada
Williams was In bad health; that two or
three weeks before she died Sam Will
Jams told him his wife was worse because
she found her life had been insured by
him and Alb Wigfall, and said: The
Lord knows ! never took q policy on her
life" Sam was fisherman and made
only fifty cents day.
Jennie Chadwick, mother Of Florence
Chadwick, testified that she knew moth
ing of the three policies in her favor,
they were taken out by William Fisher
Florence had been sick for nearly q year
before the policy was taken out and she
thought she was going to die. Jennie
was too poor to keep up the policies. She
was willing for Fisher to do so. The
money was to be divided between FisA or
and herself.
Uncle Shep Davis an old negro with
white hair Wrinkled face and bent form,
yet showing that he must have been q
powerful man in his day, was put on the
stand. He said he was insured by Bill
Fisher for the benefit of his daughter,
(Fisher's) wife He said his hair was
white during the war a8d one witness
after another testified that he vas eighty
years old He is insured at frty six
years old and as 2 white Glan Taen he
is black as Er5bus. There we're four
policies amounting TO six thousand dol
lars on his life
J. B. Arendegl testified that he visited
the Atlantic Hotel with Insurance De-
tective Reada and there saw Or, Per-
kins Perkins said he had never ex
amined Chas Arthur, but had exam
ined Perry Chadwick. Perki. IS said
that big strong negro came to him and
was examined. The negro gave his
name as Perry Chadwick Declined to
sign an affidavit because he said he IN
derstood there was to be music and he
wasn't going to dance without an or
ches.ra. The signature to the applica-
ton is not in Perkins hand writing.
Palmer Davis testified to Perry Chad
wick's bad health and that he spit blood.
Lucy Richardson testified to Ella Roun-
trees illness.
By agreement Of counsel the court
then suspended the trial until Wednes-
day morning. The State will close at
noon Wednesday. Defense announce
that they Vill consume but three hours in
testimony and argument.
JOHN WILDER JENKINS,
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BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

At New York: r. H. E.
Re0ol3l2n Re% York 339 % 90 90 : : 6 6
Batteries: Rusie, Clark and Farrell; Stein
and DAILY.
At Washington: R. H. f.
Washington, $40 o 0 4 As IL ;
Baltimore, 0 0 0 o. 9 7
Batteries: James ana Keefer; Weeks,
Thornton and Cote.
Pittsburg, % 9IO9O O-5 8 &
Cleveland, 2 0 0 0 0 2 0-lO ls /
Batteries: Foreman and Merritt; Young
and thinner.
At Boston first game) r. H. n.
Boston, 0 2 0 3 0 10 II 3
Philadelphia, 0 0 SIS 10 J
Batteries: Nichols and Camel; Lampe,
Carsey and Clements.
Second game): r. II. f.
Boston. 0 0 0-6 y ,
Philadel'a, , 0 0 2 l 0 II l3 4
Batteries: Sullivan, Stivetts and Tenney;
'Carsey ana Clements.
At Louisville: r. HE
Louisville, % % o 4-9 IS ;
Cincinnati, 3 0 5 O-S II 2
Batteries Cunningham and Warner; Par
rott, Dwyer, Murphy and Vaughn
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BIG DAY IN CHATHAM.
Gel. Burgwgn and Henry A. London
Deliver Addresses.
SIIER CIrY- N q An.


SmER CITY, N. O., Aug. ?.
The eighth annual re union of the
Leonidas J. Merritt Camp, No. 3S7, of
United Confederate Veterans of Chat
ham county, by special invitation, met
here to day. There were between 200
and 300ex- -COnfederates inT line, headed by
the Siler City COrnet band. @. A. Han
ner was Chief Marshal.
The orator of the day was Col w II.
S. Burgwyn. 1t was peculiarly appro-
pirate that COL Burgwyn should deliver
the address because he is the younger
brother Of the brave Col. Harry Bur
gwyn, who was the Colonel of the Goth
North Carolina Regiment, in which were
two companies from this immediate
neighborhood. His speech was a very
fine effort, full Of interesting incident,
descriptive of their valor, and it was
very gracefully delivered. He gave
graphic description of the charge Of the
goth at Gettysburg, where the soldiers
immortalized themselves.
Mr.. II, A. London followed in a brief
and eloquent talk, giving some statistics
Of Chatham soldiers. A very touching
scene was when he called to an old sol
der, Mr.. Geo. a. Fits, to hand him the
testament he had carried through the
war. He came up with his testament in
his hand. At the battle of Reams' Sta
ton bullet went through the Bib'e,
saving his life, and lodging in his pocket.
Mr.. London held up the parol Of
Mr.. Fits, and said it was a
badge more glorious than that of the
French Legion of Honor. He closed by
preaching the gospel of peace among
neighbors and comrades, even if politi-
cal and religious differences did subsist
between them.
Short talks were made by Rev. Jesse
L. Smith aud Mr.. ". VI. Edwards.
The large crowd then were invited to
the elegant dinner which had been pre-
pared by the ladies here. A better din
ner was never served in Chatham. and
it IS certain that guests never enjoyed
one better.
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VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD.
Two FeaTfulIg Mangled Bodies Found
Embedded in the Sand.

DENVER, Col, Aug. "A special
from Florence, Col, reports the finding
of the bodies of Mrs. Carr and Lee
Tracey, two victims of the flood at Ade-
laide. The remains were fearfulIy man
gled and were embedded in the sand
twelve miles from the scene of the dis
aster. The body of Watson, the third
victim is still missing.
Reports from Cripple Greek say nine
miles OF the Florence aud Cripple Greek
railroad are gone and it will be thirty
days before the road can be re-opened.
Over thirty bridges were destroyed.
Nineteen Bodies Recovered.
DENVER, Col, Aug. "A special to
the News from Albuquerque, says dis
patch from Socorro states that nineteen
todies of persons who were stricken
down by the rush of waters Tuesday,
have been recovered.
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COxEY THE NOMINEE.
Ohio Populists Protest Against Fusion
With any Other Party.

With any Other Party.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug, 2-The Popu.
list State Convention to day nominated
Jacob S. Coxey, Of Stark, for Governor,
and a full ticket.
The platform re affirms the principles
of the Omaha platform; Coxey's non
interest bond and good road bill; issuing
enough legal tender paper money to put
the country on a cash basis; free and un-
limited coinage of silver; naturalization
of public monopolies; denounces interest
bearing bonds; denounces process in
Debs' case as suoversive of rights of
trial by jury; favors the law against pay
ment of any debt in gold; demands the
immediate abolishment OF national
banks; favors per diem service pension
bill
AS to State affairs, the platform de-
mands the referendum plan; reduced
salaries; tax reform; regulation of coal
screens; eight hour day; opposes fusion
with other parties; favors election of all
officers, State and national, by direct vote
Of the people; State control of liquor
traffic without profit; and endorses union
labor.
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vIGILANrwoNTHE GOBLET CUP
Defender Forced to Withdraw on Ac-
count OF a Broken Gaff,

count OF Broken Gaff.
NEWPORT, r. l., August 2-The vi
gilant won the Goelet cup for sloops to-
day because the Defender was forced to
withdraw from the race within half a
dozen miles of the finish on account of a
broken gaff. Bat for this accident, the
Vigilant would probably have been nine
minutes or more behind the Defender
So far as practical the result of the
race only reiterated what everybody
knows, that the Defender is the fastest
light weather boat ever built in America.
She out pointed the Vigilant in the beat
to windward which was the first leg of
the course and gained much more on
her during the second leg, a run dead
before the wind, a course supposed to be
most favorable to the centre board yacht.
But just as the new vessel undertook
stretch for home with only 6 l2 miles of
the entire 38 to cover, her hollow gaff
snapped in two aad she was compelled
to give up.
At the turning Of the second mark the
Defender was seven minutes and thirty
five seconds ahead of the VigilaLt on the
time consumed from the start and she
had the same opportunity to lengthen
the gap that she had off Sandy Hook on
July %, when long stretch for home she
increased her lead. The last part of the
race was a closer stretch, but the high
pointing qualities of the Defender Justify
the statement that she would have
gained on that leg. Although the Vigi-
liant won the cup, it is a growing opinion
that the American Cup Committee are
satisfied that no formal trial races will
be necessary, because the sailing of the
Defender to-day was good enough to
evidence her continuous improvement,
and that is all that is wanteu in the way
of information.
However, a test of the boat is still es
sential, for the Defender has not yet been
tried in that sort of weather, but it is
hop that this one undisplayed quality
of the yacht will be brought out before
this cruise of the New York Yacht Club
is ended.
The Jubilee and Volunteer, which also
started to day, were never in the hunt
with the Defender and Vigilant, although
Jubilee did make better time than Vigil
ant on the Is miles run before the wind,
from Block Island to the West Island
Lightship.
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THE DURRANT MURDER TRIAL
A Witness who May Break Down Dur
rants Defence,

rants Defence,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 2.-The
police have learned Of a witness whose
story, if repeated in court, may prove
disastrous against the Theodore Dur
rants defense against the murder charges
with which he is dealing. The new wit
ness is a woman and it is said, she de-
clares that on the night Of the murder of
Minnie Williams, Durrant arrived home
very late and burned something pro-
baby clothing-in stove before he went
to his bed room.
The medical student claims that on
theGight Minnie Williams mes her tragic
fate he escorted two young ladies home
from the reception at the Vogel residence
and then went to his own abode in Fair
Oaks street, where he remained until
about o'clock the following morning.
The police have contended all along
that Durrant straugled Minnie Williams
before he went to DR.. VogeI's and after
the reception returned and hacked her
body with knife The story on which
they are now working follows up this
idea
Mrs. Durrant, the mother of the ac-
cused, has stated that her son arrived
home on that eventful night about the
same time as usual, and went directly 70
bed. This story has been directly con-
tradicted by woman who claimed she
stopped at the Durrant home that night.
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COAL MINES FLOODED.
II is Believed that Fourteen Miners
Have Perished.

GLASGOW, Aug. 2.-The Auchen Har-
vie Oolliery at Salt Coats, town on the
Bay of Ayr, twenty-four miles south
west of here, has been flooded. Sixty
men have been rescued and fourteen
are entombed in the mine, and it is
believed that they have perished Search
ing parties have been formed but are un-
able to penetrate to the point where the
unfortunate victims are.
There is a scene of intense excitement
at the pits mouth, where wives, mothers
and families of the entombed miners are
gathered wringirg their hands in grief
and despair.
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The Situation Growing Serious.

BLUEmELDs, W. Va, Aug. 2.-The
non-union men are being forced to leave
the coal fields by the strikers who threa-
ten personal violence to those who refuse
to quit work. Gov MacCorkle has lust
reached here and his hasty return is at
tributed to the theats. Serious trouble
is expected within the next day.
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Minister Ransom in Washington.
to the News and Observer.

Special to the News and Observer.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. 2.
Minister Ransom arrived here last
night. He is in better health than he
has been fer some time. He will remain
here until Sunday, then will return to
his home in North Carolina for a few
days before going to Mexico.
Arrivals.
Ai6x, Q. Holiday, Raleigh.
Lee S. Overman, Salisbury.
Geo. S. Bradshaw, Asheboro.
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DesOla tiOn by The Flood.

BUFFALO, Wyo, Aug. 2.-The desola-
tion caused by the flood Wednesday, is
something terrible The cloud burst was
at a point five miles southwest of the
city, near Stevenson's ranch. A mighty
wall of water rushed down the mountain
side into Clear Greek, which overfowed
its banks, carrying everything before it.
The creek cut into the south bank carry
ing off an entire city lot, with a log
house owned and occupied by Mr.. North
wood, with its entire contents. More
than two dozen large buildings were
wrecked and carried down the creek.
The three principal silver organiza
tlons in Colorado have agreed upon con-
solidation upon non partisan basis,
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BROOKLYN, N. Y. Aug. 2 Friends
of Mrs T. Dewitt Talmage, wife of Rav.
DR. Talmage, has received adgices that
she is seriously i'll at DanviiIe, n. Y,
and may not recover.
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MORE IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
Quinlan Tells New Stories Regarding
Holmes Swindling Schemes.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 2.--The police con
tinued their work on the Holmes case
to-day, but apparently with little hope
Of immediate results.
Pat Quinlan was given bis daily con
stltutional in the sweat box. Quinlan
cheerfully told several new stories re
garding Holmes swindling schemes, but
was as b]ankly ignorant as ever Of any
murder0us doings at the Slzty-third
street castle.
"We have just discovered the most i'm
p0rtant evidence yet found" said Chief
Badenoch, late this afternoon. ct is
most damaging to Holmes and Quinlan
/ am not at liberty TO say what it is, but
think that when it is made known, the
police will not be ridiculed as they have
been in the past
MascOt's story All Fake.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 2.-The Little
Rock end of the Holmes murder sensa-
ton is about petered out. In the next
48 hours the police will, in all probability
have proven that convict John Caldwell
alias Hatch, alias Allen, afias F0gg, alias
Mascot, could have had no connection
with Holmes and his crimes, as he was
in the Tennessee Penitentiary at the time
he claims to have been operating in Fort
Worth, Texas, for Holmes
Caldwell was born in Upton county,
Tenn, near Memphis, and was a farm
hand up to the time he took to horse
stealing. He followed this occupation
for only brief period, when he was ar
rested here and sentenced to 81 years in
the penitentiary. That was z years ago.
A few months ago he was pardoned but
went Immediately to Arkansas and en-
gagged in his former pursuits There he
again came to grief and was sent to the
Arkansas State prison where he now is.
The Memphis police are confident that
Caldwell's story is only ruse to get out
Of prison.
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President Samuel Spencer, of the
Southern Railway Company, denies the
report that mis- company has purchased
the Columbus Southern Railroad.
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AsHEvILLE's POPULATION.
Death of a Prominent Lady Whose
First Husband Was Coy. swaiu's
Son.
} lac News nnd OhserYar.


Special to the News and Observer.
AsHEvmLE, N. O., Aug. 2.
Mrs. Margaret L. Steele, wife of B.
?. Steele, died last night in her fifty
first year. She was native of Tennes-
see, and had been twice married, first
time to DR.. r. @. Swain, son of Gov.
David Swain, of North Carolina. She
was related on her mothers side to the
Houstons, Hokes and Phifers, of this
State, and on her fathers side to DR..
Ephraim Brevard, of Mecklenburg Decla-
ration fame.
The new city directory, soon to be
published, will give Asheville a popula-
ton of II, 700 200 being white, and
and 5000 black
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Old Nan Shep. Davis Was Insured as
-White when He Is as Black as Ere"
bus--Ris Age Was Given as SO when
He Is at Least Eighty Years Old and
His Hair Was White During the
War-.Further Proceedings in the
TRIAL Postponed Till Wednesday.
BY telegraph from our Special STAFF Cor
reSOOndent,
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on game is hard work; you must get
through cactus and brush, and you
cannot crawl on your hands end knees,
either: you must ''wriggle" along.
During this celebrated ''sneak,"
Dyche told me that he suffered greatly
for drink of water. After he got his
shot, he followed the game in the ex-
element of the chase, and did not get
drink until after dark; he heard the
water ripping in canyon for an hour
before he could get down to it. Then
he lost his way, and reached camp at
3 o'clock in the morning, so bruised
that he could not go out again for sew
eral days. Before reaching the water,
he was delirious at times from ex-
cessive thirst.
This is hunting, and Dyche is an en-
thusiastic hunter. He is spare" built,
and can tire out the guides and Indians
when ON the trail What does such a
man care about books ? Nothing suits
him better than the wild countries
where he goes to hunt. All this is in
the line of his work as a naturalist,
but he cares nothing about poetry, or
literature.
Hundreds of times, after 'sleaking"
on his game, he has not taken a shot,
the specimen wanted being absent.
But he found recompense for his trou-
BILE in watching the animals play, and
IN studying them. When Dyche kills
an animal. he at once makes notes and
measurements. And every animal that
is afterwards mounted must be pre-
pared to certain extent on the field;
all the meat must be seraped Off the
hide: all the meat must be scraped OFF
the skull, etc. / have an elk head in
my dining-room; l spent an entire
day cleaning the meat off the skull
and hide, and had a man TO
help me. This is work. and hard
work. Dyche has done tremendous
amount Of it. You couldn't coax me
to go hunting with that man; he would
work too hard. He would leave the
camp at daylight, end worry me by
not returning until long after dark;
he would spend half the night in clean
ing hides and skulls. Had Dyche chased
money with the enthusiasm with which
he has chased big game, he would be
the richest man in the world. 4 good
many people are anxious for opportu.
nifty to accompany him on his trips,
but he couldn't hire me 20 go
When Dyche went out TO hunt Rocky
mountain goats. there were only four
specimens in the museums OF the world
Dyche killed thirty-fOur before return
ing home. and wore out several guides
and horses His hardships il the noun
tains remind one Of the experiences Of
Gilliatt in "Toilers OF the Sea
But the peculiar part Of i all IS tia,
Dyche enjoyed his experiences He
might be lost all night, and have roth
ing 70 eat. bcf he had the satisfaction
OF knowing that he was IN tae goat
country. and would be on the hunting
ground early the next morning Once
ne tried 10 drink goats blood be was
30 thirsty. but could not i tas;ed -
strong OF musk nor conlc be eat the
meat
Dyche would Be successful as sheep
Eerder. who Is compelled 20 live alone
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| being seriously III soon after their ar
| rival. he was nursed by Indian womer
| of the neighborhood. 1t would be 70
mantle to say that he thus got hi.
taste for wild life. but it is more lilEel
that he acquired it as boy following
yellow dogs along the Wakarusa. Not
MY his own dogs, but all those in the
leigh borhood, were his friends, and
followed him in hunting coons, wild
cats, wolves, etc. There were elk
along the creek when the family first
arrived, but they had disappeared by
the time the boy was old enough to
carry q gun.
When Dyche was twelve years old,
he did not know his letters, but was
famous as a hunter, in which no one
sympathized with him except his grand
mother, whose chickens We're often
carried off by the wolves and wild
cats. Professor Dyche is not only one
of the greatest taxidermists and natur-
alists in this country, but the greatest
hunter; he says. however, that the
best sport he ever had in his life was
as boy of twelve, on the Wakarusa,
when his four yellow dogs found five
wild cats, and fought them for an
hour. The wild cats cut up his dogs
in a frightful manner, but the dogs
finally won.
At seventeen Dyche could not read
newspaper intelligently he was SO
backward in learning that he was
ashamed to go even to the country
schools, but his folks twitted him SO
much about his ignorance and his size
that one day he started for the normal
school at Emporia. having managed to
lay up several hundred dollars. He
seems to have been industrious and
saving. in spite of his lack of learning
and fondness for hunting. at Emporla
he remained three years. Then he
went to the Lawrence university. and
for several months camped down on
the creek near the school, doing his
own cooking, as he had done at En-
poria. He hustled for seven years
at Lawrence, and was finally made
Chancellor Shows assistant. By
"hustling' is meant that he paid his
own way, which the officials of the
university seem to encourage good
many worthy young men to do. While
! was at Lawrence recently, / met
colored boy formerly in my employ.
He viii graduate this year, having
worked his way through the university
without assistance.
About the time Dyche graduated, he
began his work as a taxidermist, on a
plan of his own; although he has been
referred to by the Scientific American
as the greatest taxidermist in the
world, he is self-taught: probably
his studies as a naturalist greatly
aided him. Previous TO his beginning
to stuff animals, he had been an en-
thusiastic bug hunter, under the di-
rection of Chancellor Snow, who was
his friend in his earlier struggles.
Dyche's position at the university is
professor of zoology, but he is some
what of PRIVILEGED character. and