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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

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Cienfuepos. is Owned ~ M. Edw;n =
Atkins, Of Boston. Mass. IN the latter
part Of June last the insurvent FORCES
being active In the neirhborhood.
Marines Campos directed Gen.
Arderius to send squad oa
soldiers to the plantation and To
throw mn defensive works "a the
neighborhood Of tho sugar house.
But the manager of the plantation, APP
parently fearful that this course. If
permitted by him, would bring down
upon him reprisals ON the part of the
insurgents, refused either to receivc
the soldiers or to assist In the preparn-
tions of the defensive works, inform
Ing the Spanish general that as the
plantation was the property OF an
American citizen be proposed to OBJ
serve . perfect neutrality between tho
Spanish government and the insur-
gents This action ON tho part OF the
manager was complained OF by
Gen. Campos rs implying rec
oenition OF the insurgents, and
the whole matter as well as similar
complaints from other american land
owners near Sanctt Spiritus Was re-
ierred TO the state department. BY Act
ing Consui-uenersi Springer At Havana.
Replying TO him, Acting Secretary OF
State Uhi. on the 1st OF July last. laid
down the law as follows:
1t Is generally accepted principle
of international law that Sovereign
government Is not ordinarily resPon-
sible to alien residents for injuries
that they may receive within its
territories from insurgents whose con-
duct 1t can not control Within the
limits OF usual effective control. law
abiding residents have right to be
protected in the ordinary Affairs of life
and intercourse, subject, of course, to
military necessities, should their prop
erty be situated within the zone Of ac-s
tive operations. The Spanish authori-
ties are reported to be using strenuous
endeavors to prevent the class of spolia-
tions which the writer's apprehend,
and notification of any particu1arly
danger from the in
surgeuts would probably be fol-
lowed by the adoption of special
by the authorities In
the event, however, OF injury, .:
claim would necessarily have to be
founded upon averment and reasona-
BILE proof that Che responsible officers
Of the Spanish government being in q
position to prevent such injury have
failed to use due diligence to do So
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

TIE committee of the New York
legislature which has investigated the
greater New York question reported,
ON the Goth, in favor of the consolida-
ton of New York, Brooklyn and Long
Island City, and suggested q commits
sion to prepare a charter. The con-
solidation is to take effect January 1,
1893.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

JUDGE VALIANT, of st. Louis, de-
rided the famous. Post-Dispatch in
junction case ON the nth. The injunc-
ton is made permanent, and gives Col.
c. H. Jones absolute control of the
Post Dispatch newspaper during the
life of his contract with Mr.. Pulitzer,
which runs four years longer.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

Gen. Miles rslks OF It te Is 0nshfn6Ssa
HlgA School R~llna = $
WAsHuaron, Fob. sasThe 6eAt1ro
Of the Washington birthday celebra-
ton at the Eastern high school WSs N
address by Gen. Nelzon A Niles
my young friends, he saids The
,fiag is nothing In itself. bat 3t3sRxeet
as an indication of the rEincdplee e
Represents
p Con. Miles, referred TO the Chinese
f1aG- - dragon-t syuAbol Of strength
and numbers, bat, he addeds & bAs been
demonstrated recently how little thnt
svails without iu1nll6ct and tzaan1nG.
In describing the Aag of the Unfted
States, he referred q the white - =
token of purify, the red ~ 6hoWfng
the sacrifice Of sbl0od tosuskain The 1aG
In the air. and the hkpe ae uniQn end
loyalty.
ut Is especially ftting, continued
Gen. Miles, ssthat the dag should nuet
over every school and educational tn-
stftution IN the country. The purpose
OF It is that you should see iG love aud
respect Il, and, IL need b, dfe Tor e, n
order TO preserve e SHOULD dsnger
threaten, and II enenie1. inland Or
foreign. should attempt 70 lower Is I
urne 'you 10 defend Is to the last d.
erce on lAnf. and waving hillosx.
In replystho principal a the schooa,
Mr.C. IL. Lacey Sites, msde = speechs
In which he paid glowing tribute to
Gen. MiIaa g solle Of che heroes Who
have uuhcld tie flax ou tie bestlosAe1d
during the uast flhird Of . centnxy- IN 5
concIusion he saads 80
ssT,-- .-SE Els-a. In IN vrns tx, :
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

PRESIDENT PORTER Of the Traders
national bank of Scranton. Pa, swore
nat a warrant before United States
Commissioner Colburn, ON the Goth, for
the arrest of A. b. Williams, late
cashier of the bank, charging him
with embezzling $40, 900 of the institu-
tons funds. Williams was taken into
Scustody and held for hearing.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

The house committee on territories,
On the 10th, reconsidered the action
taken at the last meeting of the COM
mittee by which motion to report
the Arizona statehood bill was defeat
ed by vote of six to five, which leaves
the bill without prejudice and in the
same position it occupied before action
was taken.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

The senate committee on immigra-
ton, on the 18th, reported bill pro-
viding for the illiteracy test, under
which immigrants who can not read
snd write q portion of the constitution
g the United States, printed in their
own language, win be sent back atthe
expense Of the steamship o.. railroad
!company responsible for their prcs.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

Mrs. Lucinda Kennedy died. the
other night, at her home, in Barry
county. She was born near West
Port, Ky., December 16, 179s
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

II Was semi-oficially reported, or
- 18th, that the state department was
eorrespondence with the British
eeign Office looking to the appoint
INT of joint commission to investi-
3nte all the conditions connected with
- seal industry In Behrin9 Sea, and
- consider and report what further
guiations are necessary for the pre-
ssation Of the seals.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

Gifted Orator Drops Dead.
DR.. VIM. III. Folmsbee dropped dead
on a street in Gallatin from paralysis
of the heart. He was 60, and one of
the pioneers of Daviess county, and
quite well known throughout north
west Missouri as gifted orator.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

William b. Emerson, who was in jail
at Osceola for killing Ike Ray, made
his escape the day. It is believed that
he was furnished key from the ont
side.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

An Old Resident of Farmington.
Mrs. Evelyn Beal died at Farming
ton. OF pneumonia, where she had been
resident since 1850. She was the
widow of L. g. Beal, formerly one of
the foremost lawyers Of southeast MIS-
souri,.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27

Charlie jackson, q negro who played
''Peeping Tom" at Fayette, and who
was shot In the mouth by Sol Hierony-
nous, died the other day from the
effects of the ound.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-02-27


France. They were disarmed, but
were allowed their freedom.
:.
IT was reported in Constantinople,
on the 10th, that Russia alone objected
to the United States having a dispatch
boat there. Hon. A. w. Terrell, Amer
lean minister, had referred the matter
to Washington for settlement with the
government at st. Petersburg.
8 The fifth annual congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion began it's sessions in Washington
city, ON the 18th, behind closed doors.
There was large attendance of
bright-faced, intelligent ladies pres.
ent from nearly every state in the
Union.
j A DISPATCH from Shanghai, on the
20th, said it was believed there that
Russia intends to establish protec-
torate over COrea, and that England
and the United States will strenuously
resist such action. In the meantime
the japanese are making active pre-
parations in their navy.
] THE porte agreed, on the 18th, to
comply with the request made by
United States Minister Terrell to sus-
pend action in the case of Mr.. Knapp,
the American missionary whose arrest
upon charges Of sedition was recently
attempted at Bitlis, until Mr.. Knapp
arrives in Constantinople SeS
rnpr A rynU ~ vniuirn man from,
Colorado arrived in New York city, ON
the 10Th. to attend the opening of New
forks first mining exchange. The
party was accompanied by a bullion
car laden with exhibits from the Grip
pie Creek country, and containing bull
lion to the value of 100000.
! JUDGE VALIANT, of st. Louis, de-
rided the famous, Post-Dispatch in
junction case ON the nth. The injunc-
ton is made permanent, and gives Col.
C. H. Jones absolute control of the
Post-Dispatch newspaper during the
life of his contract with Mr.. Pulitzer,
which runs four years longer.
TIE committee of the New York
legislature which has investigated the
greater New York question reported,
on the Goth, in favor of the consolida-
ton of New York, Brooklyn and Long
Island City, and suggested q commits
sion to prepare a charter. The con-
sOlidation is to take effect January /,
lyse
The house committee on territories,
On the 10Th. rcconsidered the action
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
THE DAVIS MILITARY SCHOOL.
Sixteenth Annual Commencement Ex-
ercises Begun.

Winston, June Especial. 1.-The
sixteenth annual commencement eX-
ercises of Davis Mtnbary College open
ed here tonight, with celebration
by' the Washington Literary Society.
Ouartermaster Dameron, of North
Carolina. delivered fine grafton, his
subject being, 1.-The United States,- its
Past, Present and Future" The de-
climers were: Cadet II. u. Derrick, of
Aransas; Adjutant E. 7. Moore and
Corporal q. w. Face, of Virginia.
Their subjects were, respectively as
follows: THE Blacksmfth's Story"
"The March of the Mind" and THE
Last Speech of Robert Emmett" The
debaters were Cadet C. II. Thompson,
of Georgia, and Cadet f. b. Mclean,
of Minnesota. Their subject: "Resol-
we'd, that a lawyer is justifiable in
defending a client when he knows him
to be guilty"
The county commissioners adopted
the entire State list of school books
with the addition of one history, "Our
Country" and Reeds Word Lessons"
Mrs. Margaret Hunter, near East
Bend, Yadkin county, committed sui
eide Saturday by hanging herself with
a rope in her smoke house. She was
AZ years old and had been demented for
sometime.
James Pinkney Hannah, who con-
Quoted a tobacco warehouse in Win
ston few years ago, died here this NOR
ming, aged SO years. He was born near
Danville, Va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF AMY NORTH CAROLINA DAILY

introduced by him earlier in the day,
declaring that any bonds hereafter
issued would be illegal His reason
for pronouncing them illegal he said
was the Constitution of the United
States, which expressly declared that
Congress alone and not the Executive
tive, was authorized to borrow money
on the credit of the United States. He
pointed out that the act of 1875 was to
provide for specie payment; not TO
maintain 1T.
Mr.. Allen, pop, Neb.), interposed
to state that Mr.. Brown had made no
new discovery. Prior to any of the re-
cent bond issues, Mr.. Allen said, he had
introduced a resolution declaring that
the issues would be illegal and the
bonds void. The purchase of bonds
was at least questionable.
Mr.. Brown insisted that the Allen
resolution had been no warning to
bond purchasers as it had not passed.
What he (Brown) wanted was reso-
luton giving a notification from the
United States that the title of the
bonds was questionable.
1t was agreed that the session to-
morrow would begin at II O'Clock in
order to expedite the bond bill.
At 5:45 the Senate held brief exc
cutive session and then recesses until
tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Committee Recommends Its Passage
Over the Presidents Veto.

Washington, June 1.-The House
committee on Rivers and Harbors, to-
day decided to recommend to the
House the passage of the River and
Harbor bill over the Presidents veto.
There was no difference of opinion be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
members of the committee on the main
qustion and although no formal vote
was taken the decision was unanimous.
The only point of discussion was
whether the report to the House
should be in the nature of reply to
President Cleveland's objections to the
bill and to the contract system and
an affirmative conclusion was reached.
There was an attempt in the commit
tee to have the bill brought up in
the House to-day but the assurance
given by Mr.. Herman, that the bill
would be called up Tuesday prevented
such action. 1t was decided to ask the
committee on Rules to allow a day or
two to debate the veto. Only half
hours debate was had on the passage
of the bill in the House.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
MARRIAGE AT WAKE FOREST.
Work to Eegin at Once on the College
infirmarY.

Wake Forest, n. c., June l.-(Spe-
clal. J. he marriage of Mr.. |. NJ
Meekins, of Columbia, n. c.. and Miss
Lena Allen, of Wake Forest, was cele-
brated at eleven o'clock to-day in the
parlor of Mr.. f. NJ. PurefOy Rev. w. V.
Savage, Tarboro, assisted by DIR. w. Il.
Royal, performed the ceremony in
the presence of a number of the friends
OF the couple. The ceremony and the
setting of it were very sweet and
pretty. Mr.. Meekins graduated last
week from the college. He has al
ready obtained his license to practise
law and viii locate in Elizabeth City,
probably on returning from a bridal
tour north.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. w.
o. Allen, and is one of the most ac-
complished pianists in the State. She
carries with her the tender interest
and good wishes of long list of
friends.
The faculty of the college have de
cided to abolish class day exercises
from this time forward.
The following resolution has been
passed by the faculty:
Resolved, That each student. sup
posed to be a member of the ID. V. l.. or
ganization, be notified that he cannot
return next session, except on condi-
ton that he pledges, in writing, his
honor to withdraw from that organiza-
ton and violate neither the spirit nor
the letter of the law which forbds all
societies among the students of the
college other than the regular literary
societies"
The former librarian, Mr. Staley, has
been reelected and Mr.. Gray King has
been elected superintendent of the
reading room for next session.
| am informed that work will be
begun at once on an infrmary for the
college.
The family of the late DR.. T. II.
Pritchard have very generously do
mated his valuable library to the
cOlleoe
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
Two Negro Rapists Hanged by
Mob in Georgia.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
One of Them Taken from the
Court Room.
AND THE OTHER FROM THE JAIL
The Terrible Crime of the First Was
Committed Last Thursday and
that of the Second Two
Years Ago.

Columbus, Ga, June AT 1:45 D.
IN. this evening a mob of six hundred
armed men broke into the Webster
building during the trial of Jesse Slay-
ton, charged with assauIting Mrs. How
ard Bryan last Tuesday, and took the
prisoner from the officers.
Slayton's trial had already begun be-
hind locked doors and a heavy armed
guard of men was present to protect
the prisoner from any demons tration of
violence. The mob forced the doors and
with resistless rush, swept back the
spectators and guards and seized and
carried the negro out into the street.
\ rope was placed around Slayton's
neck and he was dragged up Broad
street, the crowd shooting at him as
he went along. Near the bell tower.
they swung the negro UP and perfora-
ted him with bullets.
After this the mob, as coolly and de-
liberately as in the first instance, went
Immediately to the court mouse and
Oyerpowered the jailor and took Will
Miles, negro charged with assaulting
Mrs. Albright two years ago, and
marched slowly to where Slayton' s
lifeless body was hanging from a tree.
The trembling negro was made to look
upon the fate of his brother-in-crime
then a rope was placed about his neck
and he was slowly suspended in the air
and his body filled with lead.
The bodies of the two negroes were
left hanging during the afternoon and
a large crowd was packed around the
scene. The greatest excitement pre-
walls here, especially among the ne
groes, and it is not improbable that
further trouble will ensue.
Mrs. Bryan was assaulted at Clapp's
factory, four miles from here, early
OH Thursday morning. She is young
woman, not over 18 years of age. Her
husband had left home for Columbus
about day-break. Shortly after he left.
big burly negro entered Mrs. Bryan's
private room and succeeded in assault
ing her. She fought with him tiercely
but her weak condition rendered her
struggles of no avail. He succeeded
in carrying out his brutal purpose, and
left her half unconscious on the floor
of her room. Regardless of her con-
dition, Mrs. Bryan rushed to the door
and fired two pistol shots at the negro
without avan. In short time, Mr..
Bryan returned home and on being APP
prised of the crime, rushed Immediate
ly back to Columbus, and with the
sheriff and an armed posse began to
scour the woods for the negro who
was soon captured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
SIX PERSONS WERE DROWNED.
A Boat Load of Negroes Capsized in
Hampton Roads.

Norfolk, Va. June 1.-There was a
very serious Decoration Day accident
on Saturday last, resulting in the
drowning of six persons in Hampton
Roads.
The sloop Irene left Tanners creek,
near this city, in the afternoon, with
eight colored persons aboard, bound
to Hampton to participate in the me-
mortal exercises. The boat arrived at
its destination without accident. At
7:45 p. m. she started on the return
trip, having a head wind. She beat
about, and at 10:40 o'clock, when in
Hampton Roads, she was struck by a
flaw of wind and a heavy sea at the
same time, which capsized her. Those
aboard clung to the boat, and an eff
fort was made to get her back to
Hampton, but the seas were so heavy
that she sank, and only two of the
parties are reported saved-James
Northington and Albert Harris.
The following are reported lost:
Davis Harris, James Valentine, Willie
Wilson, Lulu Wright, Millie Moore and
Mary Lizzie Woodhouse, all of Lam
bert's Point
Northington and Harris were saved
by holding on to a row-boat, which was
attached to the sloop. They made their
way to Hampton. The Irene was
found capsized in Hampton Roads
about 3 o'clock this morning by Capt.
French, in the tug Mercy b., and towed
to Berkeley.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02

Commencement exercises of Univer-
sity of North Carolina began Sunday
with the annual sermon by Bishop
Rondthaler.
The second district Democratic con-
yention called to meet in Goldsboro
June %.
The Gill and Amis faction, which has
been fighting Buffers position in re-
gard of fusion, fail to effect fusion in
Vance county.
Crazy woman committed suicide in
Yadkin county by hanging herself.
Annual commencement of Peace In
stitute at Raleigh and Davis Military
school at Winston now in progress.
The closing exercises of the Raleigh
graded school held yesterday.
Marriage of Mr.. i. M. Meekins and
Miss Lena Allen at Wake Forest.
Anson county veterans held re-
union at Wadesboro and made arrange
ments to go to Richmond June 30.
The State list of books for the public
schools has been generally retained by
the counties throughout the State.
Almost an absolute certainty that
the silver men will control Mecklan-
burg county Democratic convention
next Saturday week.
Ex-Solicitor Newland, of Caswell, is
a candidate for Congress in the Eighth
district.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
BURYING THE DEAD AT MOSCOW.

Moscow, June There were 1.277
victims of Saturdays disaster buried
to-day. The bodies of those who were
identified and claimed by relatives
were inferred in private graves, but
at the expense of the municipality
The great number of the unidentified
were buried in eleven great trenches
The trenches were deep and the mutt
lated bodies had to be gathered to-
gether. The surviving friends and rela-
tives are, for the most part, of the ig-
norant and simple-minded peasant
class, and their grief at the sudden
calamity are expressed in very demon
strative fashion. The scenes at the
cemetery were pitiful and terrible in
extreme. Only about half the bodies
recovered have been identified and the
majority of these are men. though
there are many children and several
old people.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
HOUSE SUSPENSION DAY.
johnson. Stokes Contest Decided by
Declaring the Seat Vacant.

Washington, June This was "sus-
pension" day in the House and num-
ber of bills were passed.
The Johnson-Stolles election contest
from the Seventh district of South
Carolina was the first business. Mr.
Mccall. of Massachusetts, chairman
of the Election committee, made a mo-
tion to reconsider the vote of Friday,
by which the House refused to adopt
the minority report that Johnson was
elected. The motion was passed with
out division. Then he offered a SUBJ
stitute that there was no valid cleo
ton and that neither Johnson nor
Stokes was entitled to the seat and on
a rising voc the substitute was adopted
by the marrow margin, of one, the
result being, yeas, 104; nays, 103.
On the yea and nay vote, the sub
stitute was adopted 130-125. It's effect
is to declare the seat vacant. Those
voting for the substitute were ~ Dem
ocrats, and So Republicans and 5 Pop
ulists. Those opposed were all Re-
publicans.
The bill for validating certain ter
ritorial bonds of New Mexico was pass
ed with Senate amendment but will
have to be again acted upon by the
Senate because of a parliamentary err
ror. The Phillips bill for an indus
trial commission, the bill for funding
all obligations of Arizona were also
passed.
At attempt was made to pass the bill
for the reorganization of the Indian
Territory based on the Dawes COM
mission report and the amendments
by Mr.. Curtis, (Rep., Kan.), but on
account of the lack of a quorum, the
House adjourned at 5:45.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-02
CLAYTON IN THE SCHOOLS.

Clayton, N. c., June 1.-(Special.)-
Apropos of the increased interest in
education in this State, it is worthy
of note that Clayton, a small town,
was represented by fourteen students
at the schools and colleges the past
year. The programme of the recent
Salem commencement, shows what
Clayton girls are doing there. Miss
Cleye Barnes and Miss Margaret Rob-
ertson graduated, while Miss Pearl
Robertson made hit by playing an
instrumental solo of her own compost
tion, as you will see from programme.
She is only sixteen years old. Miss
Margaret Robertson shows rare vocal
qualities in her singing. Miss Mamie
Griffin, at Greensboro Female College,
is developing into an artist of unusual
merit. She is assistant in the Art De-
partment at Greensboro Female Col
lege.