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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
Leads all Oor North Carolina Da08 in BOkh N0w8 and Cgam

arrived here from Madrid, says the con-
dition of Spain is even worse than the
correspondents depict. Whoever is sent
to Cuba, he adds, will attempt to buy
off the insurgent leaders. The diplomat
further says that the Spanish govern
ment is so hard pressed for money that
it is attempting to sell all the public
lands and buildings that can possibly
be spared. Not only have the soldiers
been unpaid since last March, but the
pension lists are in arrears.
All social intercourse between the
American minister at Madrid and the
Spanish officials and the diplomatic
corps had been suspended for more than
year. This was partly due to the
fact that Hannis Taylor, the former
United States Minister to Spain, was a
persona non grata, to most of the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps. For eigh-
teen months Mr.. Taylor had not been on
speaking terms with the French and
Austrian Ambassadors and with the
Papal muncio. The rupture with the
French Ambassadors was because Mr..
Taylor protested against being omitted
from the list of guests at reception
given by the Ambassador.
uSie iS uO iuulCdlIOu OI an IMPROVE
ment in the engineering strike. 10000
men are now idle. There is almost a
certainty of a general strike throughout
the ship-building establishment involving
another 10000 men.
The strike has already entailed the
loss of S3,750,000 and is calculated to
reach $10,O00,000 by Christmas.
The railroad employees threaten to
add to the chaos. They are to hold a
great conference at Birmingham in a
few days and will formulate demands
which the companies say is impossible for
them to grant and in the event of the
latter's refusal, general strike of 150,-
600 railroad workers, which will pro-
badly mean the idling OF 100000 9TH
ers, will follow.
The Liberal newspapers, headed by the
Daily Chronicle and the Westminster
Gazette, are advocating war to the death
and have opened subscription lists urg-
ing a levy upon all unions in support OF
the striking engineers and to befriend
unionism, whose very existence, they
say, is at stake.
In the meanwhile. the entire naval
programme is disjointed. Work on q
dozen warships Is at a standstill and
several others which ought to have been
launched during the past week are still
on the docks and must remain there
for an indefinite period. Sc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
/ DRY DOCK REPAIRING
CONCRETE TO Be SUBSTITUTED FOR TIM
Der ON ATLANTIC DOCKS.
The Naval Board Makes Report With Import
ant Recommendation as to New York
Norfolk and Other Points.

: Washington, Oct. 9.--Secretary Long
to-day made public, the report of the
special Naval Board charged with the
duty of reporting upon the extent OF the
repairs needed by the present wooden dry
docks on the Atlantic coast in order to
make them Immediately available for
naval uses. The board recommends that
all OF these docks. FIVE in number, viz:
Two at New York, one at League Is
land. one at Norfolk and one at Port
Royal, S. c., be fitted with concrete en-
frances in place of those OF timber and
that other alterations consequent upon
this charge be made as described in the
report, mainly in the direction Of en-
larging the capacity of the docks and of
making repairs of such nature as to
look to the gradual transformation of the
docks into solid concrete docks OF full
capacity. The estimated cost of these
repairs is about $240,0OO each
at is only a question of time before
all of the timber docks named will have
reached such a state as to be unfit for
use, endangering ships in them from
their liability to sudden ingress of wa
ter from collapse of their structure un-
der pressures about them. In all tim
Der uOCkS IUe ulOSL SeTIUuS IIOuUltS dIS
likely to occur at the entrances. De
fects in other parts of the docks are usn-
ally accessible and can be repaired so
long as the entrances and its appurten-
aces be intact. With such an entrance
and caisson in place, the rest Of the
structure and vessels in it are secure and
repairs to it of any character can be
made as required"
Touching the present condition of the
docks the board says:
"All docks examined show a condition
of more or less rapid deterioration of the
material, due to it's perishable nature
| and, in certain instances, weakness is
due to the lack of secure fastenings o1
the timebrs. The most rapid deterora
ton appears at Port Royal. The dock
at Norfolk is in the worst condition and
is now under expensive repairs.
The three docks at League Island
Norfolk and No. 2, at New York being
alike in dimensions be enlarged by the
same recommendation. This is that the
entrances be enlarged to width of 72
feet at the bottom sill, that the gate OF
caisson be heightened correspondingly
by 20 feet, that the cross section of the
docks be widened by placing concrete
supporting wall along its sides to support
the affairs above, and that the new en-
trance be made Of concrete. All tim
Der in the present floor of abutments ex-
cept piles to be replaced by concrete.
The estimate for making these exten.
sive changes is S2S6, $50 for each dock.
+ The work at Port Royal will be more
extensive than at the other points be-
cause of the necessity for supporting
more extensively the wooden affairs from
below concrete walls, hut the estimate
is still placed at $240, 300.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
THEY WOULDN'T TALK
NO EVIDENCE OBTAINED IN LEASE HEAR
ING IN NEW YORK.
Mr.. Ayirett Quotes the BEST Experts" as
Saying that Case of illegal Fraud"
Has Been Made Ont,

New York, Oct. 9.-(Special. THE
only witness examined in the North
Carolina Railroad lease case before Com
missioner Braman to-day was Philip
Dodge, president of the Mergenthaler
Linotype Company, who was called to
prove shipment of freight over the
Southern Railway to the Southern's or
gan in Raleigh last winter at less than
half freight rates.
Mr.. Dodge refused to answer ques-
tions or produce papers and his refusal
was certified to Special Master Craige.
A number of experts, who were sum-
moned, did not appear. To News and
Observer correspondent at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel tonight, Mr. Philip
Averitt, of Raleigh, said:
Il doubt whether l shall be able to
offer any new evidence here. The sha-
dow of the immense wealth backing the
Southern Railway seems to overawe wit
nesses as well as court officials. From
marshals up we have had to fight every
technical objection that could be raised
In this hearing.
''For this fight we have been hampered
by the fact that we had little or no
money. The old board of directors of the
North Carolina Railroad practically
emptied its treasury by declaring divi-
dends and executing demand notes for
previous expenditures, and left the new
board absolutely nothing above its de;
mand obligations with which to make
the fight. AS result we have been un.
able to present our case with its full
force. Notwithstanding this, however
and that we have spent in this investi.
gatien little more, if as much, as was
spent by the old board last winter tt
stife the investigation, the best ex
perts here tell me we have made ont q
case of legal fraud which would justify
any court in setting aside this contract
With the appreciation of these men and
the people who are our real clients In this
case and the knowledge that we have
done our full duty to the State, and
for once shown the men, whose rapacious
greed seeks to annex this country tc
alien nations by controlling its com
meree, that North Carolinans cannot bt
bullied or brow-beaten by them, / am
content"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
A ROAST FOR CROKER
A REPUBLICAN RATTFICATToyg
MASS MEETING IN COOPER
UNION,
CHEERS AND KISSES FOR G6oBGE
FIRE Eater Faraker Crates For Tracy, Calls SEN
Low Passive Republican and
Free Trader,

New York, Oct. 9-After a meefTn~
or the campaign committee selected bV
Henry George had been concluded at thsr
Union Square Hotel, after IL O'clock sm..
night statement explaining the coUn-
blnation of the George ticket in New
YORK county with that of the Citizens
Union was made public. 1t says:
The purpose of the men associated
under the name of the Democracy ar
Thomas Jefferson is two fold.
Primarily, they desire to elect rsenrw
George mayor of Greater New York. TSn
this end they will insist that every Uex.
sonal interest shall be suberdinated.
Secondarily, they propose to fshe
with every weapon at their disposal The
domination of the Democratic party az
Greater New York by those un-Demer
cratic forces of which Richard Croker In
the personifcation and through the in-
tiuence of which that party which in
its essentials should be a party OF 1Am
people, has become, In New York city &C
any rate, the political weapon Of th@
privileged classes.
'The defeat of Tammany Is the trs-
umph of Democracy. The defeat OF
Pattism is the triumph of that type or
Republicanism which had its origin wikas
sAs tHFh WAV nolhlndteu sADrdnamz Lin
coin for the presidency of the UniteN
States"
New York, Oct 9.-The RrnubEcar
municipal nominations were ratified TO-.
night at mass meeting 4t aope-
Union. Every seat in the big hall y La
occupied
General Tracy was enthusiastically re-
ceived. The principal address was by
Senator Foraker, of Ohio. His chief aa-
tention was given 10 an analysis OF the
records of the opposition tickets in the
field and included a strong arraign-
ment of Low as a ''passive Republiean'e
and acknowledged free trader. Henry
Georges name was received with miH-
gled cheers and Kisses. ot 1a 81 W
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
COOK ON THE GROUND.
He Visits the White House with Con-
gressman White.

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Washington, d. c., Oct. 9.-(SpecialJ
Congressman White, accompanied by
Hon. Charles A. Cook, who is hot after
the district attorneyship for the east
ern district, are in the. city. They were
at the White House today to learn from
the President something about the stu-
alton. The fact that District Attorney
Ayeock was reappointed does not set
well on the Republican stomach. and
Congressman White is anxious for tie
President to act. The President, it is
said, is worried over this appointment.
Powerful influences are at work for the
three candidates, Cook, Bernard and
Spear, and he does not want to
offend the friends Of either candidate.
This being the case, he may, and prob.
ably will, solve the problem by appoins-
ing a dark horse. Those on the inside
say that Assistant Attorney Boyd holds
the key to the situation, and that he can
name the man any time he feels so dis
posed. 1t is believed the appointment
will not be made until after the NoTeni-
ber elections.
There will probably be hot contest
over the Kinston postoffice. Congressman
White is quite confident that his man,
J. @. Hargett (colored), will be ap-
pointed. The commission of Postmaster
Wooten expires tomorrow. White
was at the postoffice department today
and saw Postmaster General Gary
about the matter. He says Hargett is
|one Of the leading men in Kinston, has
the respect and confidence OF the bank
ers and business community. He con-
ducts one of the largest grocery stores
in the town and is in every way quail
fed for the office, and White will be
disappointed if Hargett fails to get the
appointment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
WHY MOTT "CUssED" GRANT.
He Got Tired of Republicans Going to
Pritchard with Tales About Him.

Marshall Mott is in the city. He came
down yesterday from Greensboro, where
he has been attending Federal court.
Explaining why he "cussed" Maj.
Hypha Lootin Grant out so completely,
he said:
81 got mad when l heard what he had
said about me. This thing of talking
about me in my own party had gone
far enough and l determined to stop it.
once for all. Pritchard has told me that
Republicans have been writing to him
and abusing me; that man in there
(pointing to Col. Andrews office) said
he had often heard that I was backing
Russell in his railroad fight. These
things made me tired and when Grant
came out in the newspapers with them
thought it time for me to speak out in
meetin'.
PERSONALLY like Gov. Russell. I
was chairman of the convention that
nominated him and had any other man
in the State been in the chair he would
have been defeated. But since his elec-
ton can not endorse all that he has
done, and he knows it. And why Grant
should go out Of his way to bring me in
to an interview criticising the Governor
I can't see."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
BALTIMORE WINS AGAIN
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL GET THE TEMPLE
CUP.
It Defeated Boston by Score of IL to H.
II Was Not an interesting
Game.

Baltimore, Nd, Oct. Off the newly
fledged Champions" do not take the
next three games from the "three time
winners" the temple cup will remain
in Baltimore for another year and the
have beens" viii get the big end Of
the gate money. For the fifth time in
succession the Baltimoreans defeated
the pennant holders to-day and as three
of the games count in the contest for the
silver trophy, it looks blue for the Bos-
ton contingent. In everything save the
weather, to-day's game was in marked
contrast to those in which the same
teams fought for the pennant here two
weeks ago. There was small crowd, lit
tie enthusiasm and the game itself was
dull and uninteresting until the ninth
inning, when it looked for time as
though the visitors might win. Heavy
batting and ragged fielding, quite equal
ly distributed between both teams, char
acterized the contest. Attendance 3
626 Score:
Baltimore, 6500010ox-12 IA 3
Boston, 000024 20-11 16 3
Earned runs Baltimore 8; Boston 6.
Two base hits Keeler, Stencil, Doyle,
Lewis, Lowe, Stahl, Duffy.
Three base hits Bowerman, Long
Stolen bases Stahl, Long, Tenney,
Lowe, Stencil.
Double plays Doyle and Jennings;
Stahl and Tenny.
First base on balls off Nops 2; off Cor
bett 3; off Stivetts 6; off Lewis 3.
Hit by pitched ball by Nops 1; by
| Stivetts /.
Struck out by Nops /; by Lewis 8;
| by Corbett 2. elosa.
Passed balls Bowerman 8.
Left ON bases Baltimore z; Boston
10. Time 2 hours and 30 minutes. Um-
pires Hurst and Emslie.
Batteries: Nops, Corbett and Bower
man; Stivetts, Lewis and Yeager.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
MUST PAY THE LICENSE TAX.
Benevolent Insurance Companies That
Have Agents

1Ae Secretary of State has ruled that
benevolent insurance associations, that
only. levy an assessment upon their MEM
bers to create a fund to pay to the fami-
ly of a deceased member and make no
profit therefrom, and have been incor-
porated under laws of the State, are
liable to the same tax as other insur-
ance companies, in case they solicit bus
mess by agents in North Carolina. But
if the company is purely beneficiary and
solicits no business, then it is exempt
from the insurance regulations and the
taxes imposed upon other companies
conducted for general profit.
This ruling win affect a number of Sc
called benevolent companies in the State
that are doing business through agents
and for profit, but paying no taxes On
the ground that they are benevolent as
sociations. In his ruling DIR. Thompson
goes on the theory that it is the inteR-
tion of the law to give the field to the
companies that pay license fees and
taxes.
This decision grew out of some in
quiries made by agents of the Supreme
Ruling of the Fraternal Mystic Circle,"
a benevolent insurance order chartered
by the last Legislature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
WILL NOT ACCEPT PARDON.

Wheeling w. Va, Oct 9.-The Atkin-
son trial is progressing rapidly. The de-
fense introduced this afternoon several
witnesses whose testimony was along
the same line and of substantially the
same character as that heretofore given.
Public interest centers in the anticipated
appearance of Mrs. Atkinson on the
stand in her own behalf. Mrs. Atkinson
is reported as saying today that in event
OF conviction, which she does not at
all expect. she will not accept pardon
at the hands Of the Governor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
FOOTBALL.

New Haven, Oct. 9.--Yale 80; Will
iams O.
Philadelphia, Oct. 9.-Pennsylvania
So; Lehigh O.
Annapolis, Nd, Oct. 9.-Princeton 2S;
Naval Academy O.
Lexington, Va, Oct 9.-Virginia Mill
tary Institute ID; Columbia University
4.
Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 9.-Harvard
13; Wesleyan 8.
13; Dartmouth O.
West Point, N. Y, Oct. 9.-Military
Academy u; Wesleyan 8.
Athens, Ga, Oct. 9.-University of
Georgia "a; Clemson College (South Car
olina) O.
Newport News, Va, Oct. 0.-Hamp-
ton Athletic Club 80; Richmond College
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
SOUTHERN VS.. SEABoARD.
Taking Testimony Stayed Until Ques-
ton of Jurisdiction Is Settled.

Taking Testimony Stayed Until Ques-
ton of Jurisdiction Is Settled.
Charleston, S. c., Oct. 9.-Judge
Leigh r. Watts, general counsel of the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad, appeared
before Judge Simonton of the United
States Circuit court here today and OBJ
tanned an order staying the taking of
testimony, which is now in progress, by
special master, until the question of
jurisdiction can be argued. 1t will be re-
membered that Judge Simonton recent
ly issued an order enjoining the Hoff-
man interest from voting it's stock at
the annual meeting Of one of the lines
OF the Seaboard Air Line system held
in Norfolk, and special master was
appointed to take testimony regarding
the condition of the property. Under the
order granted today the question of ju-
risdiction will be heard in Richmond du-
ring November, and no further action
can be taken until then.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
TIE cUMoUcK MINES SOLD
George Pendleton the Buyer at Forxy
thousand Dollars. ~

George Pehdleton the Buyer at Forty
Thousand Dollars ~
Col. J. ". Hinsdale, ex-Judge r. rs.
Womack, Mr.. A. II Taylor, of Balts-
more, and ex-Judge MacRae have re-
turned from Cumnock, in Chatham
county, whittier they went to sell, ac
commissioners, the Cumnock coal min
ing property, which was sold on Friday
under an order of court, for $40,006.
The bidder was Mr.. Geo. Pendleton, OF
Baltimore, the bid being made by Mr. G.
+. Pendleton. Mr.. George Pendleton,
the purchaser, it is understood, repre-
sents the first mortgage bondholders,
and as an evidence of the good faith OF
the purchasers a check for $4,000
drawn by the Baldwin Locomotive
Work, was put up.
This property has been the subject OF
much litigation of late and the sale ia
the elimination of it all. The trouble be-
gan some five years ago, when an awful
explosion occurred in the mines, killing
and wounding a large number of
miners. The former owners, the Lang
on-Henszy company, have been WAT
ring among each other, and the sale
seems to have resulted in the Henszy
interest controlling, Mr.. Langdon not
having appeared to bid. There has been
a sensation connected with the owner
ship and management of the mines and
the former management seems to have
been largely speculative, the officials
scattering bonds and stocks about pro
miscuously. The property as valuable
and if operated and managed on strictly
business principles it would doubtless
pay handsome dividends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
A NEW CLOTHING FACTORY.

The Piedmont Clothing Manufacturing
Company, of Charlotte, was yesterday
incorporated by the Secretary of State,
for term of thirty years. The capital
stock Of the company is $4,000, with
privilege of creasing to $4,000, divid-
ed into shares of $500 each It's incor-
porators are J. A. Durham, w. III. Belk,
G. s. Donaldson, r, A Torrance, Jas.
j. Sims, I. w. Faison, w. NJ Long, A.
III. Rhyme, J. III. HarriH and j. w.
Cobb. The business proposed is the
manufacturing and sale Of clothing.
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A RATTLING GOOD SHOW.

The Arnold-Well company last
night closed a weeks engagement here.
and this afternoon go to Durham for a
week. 1t is good troupe, composed of as
clever set of men and woE4en as ever
appeared on any stage. They have played
to good houses here during the past week
and were they to remain a week longer
they would have still larger audiences.
IT is a rafting good show, at popular
prices, and deserves the good patronage
that it is getting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
MULLEN, PEARSON AND RAMSEY
Charlotte, Morganton and Salisbury
Get New Postmasters.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 9.-The
President has appointed the following
postmasters:
North Carolina-Charlotte, Jonas w.
Mullen; Morganton, Duncan G. Pear
son; Salisbury, James III. Ramsey.
Georgia-Atlanta, William Ell. Smyth !;
Sparta, Julia Flemming.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-10
HIGHEST ENROLMENT IN UNI
VERSITY'S HISTORY.

Chapel Hill, N. g., Oct. 9.-(Special)
The University registration reached
462, high water mark, on October Z. Mr..
Chase Bernizer, Of Charlotte, tied the
461 mark, and Mr.. Tom Vanderford, Of
Salisbury, registered 462. Mark 461 was
made in 1853 and was the registration
on the LIST Of June. This is to the 7th Of
October.
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Charleston, S. c., Oct. "a special 10
the News and Courier reports the burn
ing Of large part of business portion of
Bennettsville, Marlboro county. this
State. Estimated loss $4,000. Estimat-
ed insurance $500. Col. G. s. Mccall
was heaviest loser, losing $4,000; on
insurance.
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UNIVERSITY WINS AGAIN.
II Beats Guilford College bw Score o.
80 16 to O.

I6 TO U.
Chapel Hin, N. c., Oct. Q. 9.--(speciaD--
The Varsity to-day defeated the Gull
ford College team by score of 16 to
nothing. In the first half the Varsity
fumbleds continually and went to the
Guilford five-yard line several times only
TO give the ball to Guilford on a tumble
Neither side scored in the first halG
In tine second half McRae. was placed
on the Varsity and scored two touch
downs Turner scored the third and
Belden kicked two of the goals.
Guilford put up a stronger game than
the A. and NJ. College last week. but
there can be no comparison as the Varsi-
ty was fifty per cent weaker than in
the first game. on account of accidents
in practice games. The line up WIS as
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IUIIOWS. = .f3l---1 " y g-I--- 80 =
Faison left end Lewis
Simmons left tackle Bennett
Bennett left guard Joyner
Cunningham center Wheeler
'Cromartie right guard Farlow
Turner right tackle (Manager) Petty
Kluttz, p. (Manager right end English
Osborne quarter back Worth
Busbee( Collinsl left half back Armstrong
Johnston (McRae right half back, Hill.
Belden Capt fullback Tomlinson (Capt.
DIR. Baskerville, referee; Mr.. Butler,
umpire; time of halves, Is minutes each.