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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

Buenos Ayres, May Ga dispatch receiy-
ed here yesterday from Rio Janeiro an
nounced that the United States dynamite
cruiser Nictheroy has sailed northward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
spain wants blockade Effective.

London. March IA dispatch says
diplomatist at Madrid asserts that Spain
will protest to the Powers against Amer
icas failure to make the Cuban blockade
effective.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
TEMERARIo SAILS.
The Spanish Gunboat Supposed to BE
Bound North.

Cpyright, 1898. by the Associated Press.
Buenos Ayres, May e.-The Spanish tor
pedo gunboat Temerario, which has been,
ii is alleged, undergoing repairs at Ensen-
ada, on an estuary of the La Plata, 80
miles from here, and which was said to be
without a crew and disabled, sailed to-day,
probably going northward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07
HAS PLANS OF LAS PALMAs HARBoH
American Consul Reported 20 Have
Deparfed In Haste.

Liverpool, May 6.-steamers from the
Canary Islands report that the American
consul at Las Palmas left suddenly with
plans of the harbor.
There are 1900 Spanish troops in the
Grand Canary alone.
The authorities are pushing forward the
fortlfcations making desperate attempts
TO raise revenue. taking British property
without compensation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-07

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11

built by the Southern was not begun MI
the effort was made 10 annul the lease.
re further said that no personal or
other consideration nor any threat or
personal misrepresentation was made TO
any person directly or indirectly con-
nected with the North Carolina Rail
road in order to further the adoption Of
the lease.
Mr.. Spencer. under cross examination
said that he recalled no state railroad
which had been leased for 80 years. He
said that the Southern in making its
lease of The North Carolina road. wa
not following any precedents but was
renewing the lease Of 1871, which pro
vided that the betteTments Of the road
conld be removed at the expiration of th9
lease. The directors said they wanted
10 make the new lease so as not to pro
vide for the removal Of the betterments
we we're willing to DO this if they would
give ue a lease sufficiently long to JUST
fy us in doing So"
On redirect examination, Mr.. Spencer
said that no work was done, or begun, u
intended upon the Mocksviile-Moores'
vile INK before the attempted repudla-
ton Of the lease Is the defendants II
this litigation.
Former President Alexander testified
Tlat ne InOugNI tiie IedS& tut btSt lIdut
the State ever made.
The rental by which the State gets
G15 per cent until 1901 and after that I
Der cent and axe is evidence Of this,
be said.
He said the directors took the South
ern's first mortgage bonds to the amount
of S220,O00 as security for the lease
money. and he considered the security
safe one. He said that no undue infiu-
ence was brought to bear on the direc
tors to secure the lease.
M the members of the former board
now living offered similar testimony.
The court took q recess till 8 O'Clock to
morrow morning.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11

minutes. when it was cut down sod plac-
ed in a black coffin provided oy an uh-
dertaker from San Francisco. 1t IS not
vet known what disposition of the BODY
will be made. rs Durrants parents nave
hean so tar unable to secure accomm"-
dations in any Of the local cemeteries
for the body Of Their son. 1t S very prop
bile that it VIII be cremated.
Drrrant, ST.. went Immediately to MS
wife w4.o was awaiting IN n or the
s41ard rOoms, and together they accom-
.anied the pody of their son to San
Francisco.
The prison officials were all enthu-
iastic in their praise Of Durrants nerve,
t had been feared by them that n
suite Of his apparent bravado, he Nould
freak down at the last moment and
nake a scene. At one time, several days
ago Durrant gave evidence Of a collapse
1lIt he managed to pull his nerves to-
1ether once more and proudly declined
Ill offers Of stimulants to enable him
to make a bold showing on the scaffold
lie was apparently proud of his race
and avowed that he would die like {
Durrant."
Lurrant's most urgent request OF
Warden hale was that no autopsy ne
held ON his body. The prisoners medi
cal training seemed to have imbued him
with a horror of the surgical treatment
of corpses and he vowed that no knife
should ever touch his flesh. He also re-
quested that the rope with which he
was hanged be burned. His wishes II
both these respects were observed by the
warden.
Eight other murderers are confined il
San Quentin. They We're all prepared
to follow the same tactics for delay
adopted by Durrant's lawyers, but now
that the courts have shown that it is pos,
eible to hang a murderer in California:
they have given UP hope.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
THREE MURDERERS HANGED.

New Orleans, La, Jan. 7.-Three ne
gro murderers died on the scaffold at
Hahnville, a small town in St. Charles
pal to-day. Louis Richnsdo, alias
Pierre, alias Creole, b. uue latter name
beir notorious, vas one of the trio. To
gether with George Washington and
TuXli Morris, he was sentenced to death
for numbering and robbing a Jewish ped
Ter named Louis Zeigler, last June, on
Ellington plantation, near Hahnville.
Creole confessed, duplicating the other
two and with the assistance of his state
ment the authorities obtained conclusive
evidence of heir guilt. Creole also con-
fessed that since 1884 he had murdered
at 'oHst nine men and one colored wo-
man on various plantations and that not
for q single one was he ever arrested.
His victims were principally Italians and
Jews who made a living by peddling
among plantation negroes. Close %investi-
CATION revealed that his confession was
entirely correct and it cleared numerous
murder mysteries of years ago.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
NEGRO RAVISHERS LYNCHE

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. S.-T..r
ored men have been lynched in The r
ity of Rearden, Arkansas, witt.
last few days. Two were rapis.-
two m~urderers. The r~ayiShers, j.
and Huntley were swung up near
low Mill ranch. about three miles
of Bearden, while the murderers 1
their fate near the town Of Little
a few miles south Of Bearden.
work was done by two separate u
and according to reports from For
near the scene the q~uadruple lyme
created but little excitement.
Mrs. Paine, the victim Of the ra,
was a respectable white women 50 Y
Of age. She was prrstrated by the
element caused by the assault
only recovered after a long illness.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
JAPAN JOINS ENGLAND
PLACES A STRONG FLEET AT SIR hLEY
AkOER BULLIh'S DISPOSAL.
Germany Much Pleased al TEE Happy Art4t.
of Russia Brought About by Minister
Won Buiow.

London, Jan. S.-A special dl-pat..
from Shanghai, says that Il J..suo-.
fleet Of three battIeshipe, ten Gr~r-.,.-s
cruisers and numerous smaller vessels.
has received orders practically uac. E.
it at the disposal of Sir Alexander H..
Ter, British commandments of d..
China station, this step le.ug taken. I
case Russia persists i'm ignoring The joint
interests Of England auI Jarau."
The Berlin correspondent of tie Daily
News say he understands that the I-
culiar form of the lea>c Of k.aJ ChaG.
was the outcome of prolonged uegolI4-
tions between Germany and Russia,
ending in an agreement, and the media
ton Of Russia between China and Ger
many. The correspondent says:
This happy conclusion of Baron Won
BuloW's, German Foroigu Nlui@'cr) u#-
gotiations is the cause OF universal salt
isfaction here
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
MEMPHIS TRAGEDY
4 PROMINENT PHYSICIAN ASSASSiNATED
BY A WIDOW.
She Then Killed Herself The Cause of the
Tragedy VeiIed in the Deepest
Mystery.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. IA deplorable
tragedy occurred in the outskirts of
Memphis this afternoon. DR.. Shep A.
Rogers. professor of anatomy at the
Memphis Medical College, eH-Presiden
of the Board of Health, and one of the
most prominent physicians of this city,
was shot by Mrs. Mary Sanbrink, a
widow, and tonight lies in a dying con
dition at st. Joseph's Hospital. After
shooting DIR. Rogers, the woman turned
the revolver to her breast and sent a
bullet through her heart.
The cause of the tragedy is yelled in
the deepest mystery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
PHILIP WILLIAMS AVIRETT."
SAMUEL SPENCER TESTIFIES.
He Tells the Story Of the Night at Bur
Engton.

Charlotte, N. c., Jan. Ga special to
night says that the first hearing of the
plaintiffs in the North Carolina Railroad
lease litigation was held before Special
Master Craige to-day. This is a suit
before the Special Master to set aside
the lease of the North Carolina Rail
road to the Southern Railway Company.
The testimony Of the defendants, Gov
ernor Russell, representing the State,
and his Board of Directors, has already
been heard. It's purpose was to show
fraud in the lease. The plaintiffs are
the Southern Railway Compar. aud the
old Board of Direc+eao of the North
Carolina Railroad who made the lease to
IT, SouJnern and who We're removed by
Gov. Russell.
Samuel Spencer president Of the South
ern was the principal witness and testi-
fed that the Southern having changed
its terminus from West Point to Pinner'
Railroad as the best way to reach that
terminus and to connect the lines of the
Southern north of Charlotte. The At
lantic and Danville was an alternative
route and the Southern considered build
ing from Manchester to tide water at
Norfolk, but preferred the route by the
North Carolina road.
At Burlington, n. c.. at a meeting of
the old directors of the North Carolina
Railroad, when the Southern sought to
renew the lease, there were points Of
! ference between the directors and rep
resentatives Of the Southern, the direc-
tors desiring to reduce the terms of
the lease from 80 years. The South
erns representatives, including Mr..
Spencer objected to such reduction and
so signifieu to a committee consisting
of former President S. B. Alexander and
Director Spruill, and the long time lease
was made. The long lease has had the
effect. President Spencer said of enlarg-
ing the improvements made on the North
Carolina road, but no more were made
than necessary, since the anti-lease Ii
tieation began. He said the Mocksville-
Mooresyille link Of railroad, now being
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
THE LEASE INVESTIGATION.
The Next Hearing is Set for the 18th
Instant.

Charlotte, n. c., Jan. "A special
from Salisbury, n. c., to the Observer
tonight says:
No testimony was heard before Special
Master Craige in the lease case to-day.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs had
expected to examine Col. A. &. Andrews,
first vice-president Of the Southern Rail
way, this morning, but after cOnsulta-
ton to-day they agreed to an adjourn
ment of the court Until next WedneS-
day, the 18th instant, when the plain
tiffs, the Southern Railway, the Central
Trust Company, and the old board Of
directors of the North Carolina Railroad
will continue their evidence, if any they
have to offer, in reply to the evidence of
the defendants, as to the issue of fraud
in the making of the 90 year lease of
the North Carolina Railroad to the
Southern.
l am Informed by counsel for the
plaintiffs that it is unlikely that they
will offer any evidence on the 10Th, but
that they appointed the day in order that
if they desire, they may do so.
All the attorneys and witnesses at yes
terday's hearing have returned to their
homes. Samuel Spencer, president of
the Southern, went north in his private
car last night.
The future Of the p~rotracted litigation
over thelease is as follows:
The sixty days which the plaintiffs
nave in which to fer evidence expires
on the 10th Of January, unless extended
by Judge Simonton, which is unlikely,
as it is understood that the plaintiffs do
not desire an extension of time.
After January 10th, the defendants,
Governor Russell, Attorney General Wal
ser and the new board of directors of
the North Carolina Railroad have
twenty days in which to offer evidence
in rebuttal Of that introduced by the
| plaintiffs.
Upon the expiration Of the defend
ants time on February 9th, Special
| Master Craige will send in all the evi-
| dence adduced in his court to Judge
| Charles II. SimOntOn, of the United
! States Circuit court, who will render
| his decision as to whether or not there
. was fraud in the lease when he sees fit.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
THEY COULD NOT AGREE
JU0GL &C. Avery AND CAPT. ". H. DAY
TOOK TIE LEAD.
This kggrieyed hr. kyirett w.o Desired to
Conduct the Examination of Pres
ident Spencer.

The announcement yesterday that Mr..
Philip W. Averitt had retired from the
CAGE pending before Special Master
Kerr Craig and Judge Simonton created
great surprise. and much interest.
why did he retire. was the ques-
ton asked by many parties. Mr.. Avir-
EFT referred to lis statement printed in
the News and Observer yesterday.
Nobody who was supposed 10 be in a
position to know all Of the inside of the
litigation would talk. The general i'm
preston was that there vas bound to
be an inside story.
And there was.
Here it is:
Mr.. Ayirett had prepared a series Of
questions which he desired to ask Mr..
Samuel Spencer, President of the South
ern Railway. He notified Judge Avery
and Capt. Day, with whom he was as
ISOLATED in the conduct of the case, that
he desired to ask certain questions. They
requested him to put them in writing SO
that they could determine upon the wis
dom Of asking them.
They stated to Mr.. Avirett that it had
been determined that Capt. Day would
conduct the examination Of Mr.. Spencer,
and Capt. Day and Judge Avery told Mr..
Avirett that they did not agree with
him as to the line Of examination of Mr..
Spencer he had mapped out.
Mr.. Avirett did not like this. He felt
that having given much time to the
investigation of the question, he ought
to nave the right to conduct the exam
ination of Mr.. Spencer as it seemed best
to him.
Judge Avery and Capt. Day did not
think so, and would not permit Mr..
.Avirett to conduct the examination.
This was the reason that impelled Mr..
Avirett to withdraw from the case.
The report that his withdrawal was due
to objection to his bill for a fee Of -,
00O seems to he an unfounded rumor.
The above is the real explanation
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
WOMAN WAS INFATUATED.
All Signs Point to a PremeditateC
Murder.

Memphis, Tenn. Jan. Nobody saw
the tragedy. A farmer and his hired
hands went to the assistance of the
wounded man when his cries for help
reached their ears and he was lifted
into a buggy and carried to Memphis
for medical treatment. DIR. Rogers was
shot in the back. the bullet striking the
spinal solumn. The body of the unfor-
tunate woman was removed to the
home Of relatives.
The weapon used by Mrs. Sandbrinl
belonged to the woman, being identified
by her relatives when it was shown to
them. There is no doubt but that the
woman committed the deed. Before
lapsing into Inconsistencies d.. Rogers
blamed her for the deed. What can be
gathered in connection with the tragedy
s~ubstantiates DR.. Rogers's statement.
There We're no footprints or other
evidences that any struggle had occurred
prior to the tragedy. The right hand
of the dead woman was ungloved, show
ing that she took ample p~recautiOn that
the shooting contemplated should no,
nliscarry.
Every effort has been made by the
police and reporters to discover the
cause for the shooting, but up to a late
hour tonight the mystery has not been
u~nravelled. 1t is said that the woman
was infatuated with the physician and
Gu one occasion and threatened herself
in his nreSq0cp.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
MOOREsvILLE OFFICE ROBBED
The Safe Cracked and all Available
Cash and Stamps Taken.

Charlotte. n. c.. Jan. 6.-(Special.)-
The postoffice at Mooresville. near here,
was entered by professional burglars
last night. the safe blown open and the
office robbed of all availab bic cash and
stamps. The door of the safe was
blown into the lock boxes and smashed
them. The robbery is supposed to have
been committed by the same gang that
has robbed eight other postoffices in this
State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
HER NECK WAS BROKEN.

Mr.. ]. d. SCOTS Fourtcen-year-
Daughter Fell Out Of a Roc
Chair.
Charlotte, \. c., Jan. 8.-CSoecia,
News Of a peculiar accident was rece.
here today from TacoIet. :. &.
pretty ~1fyear-old daughter Of !.
Scott, leaned back too far in a zoe
chair. The chair fell over. and her j
struck the floor, breaking her neck.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
SIMON HOPKINS HANGED.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. IA special to
the Post Dispatch from Bainbridse,
Ga, says:
Simon Hopkins, colored, was hanged
here at 11:3O to-day. He made a con-
fession to the effect that he inveigled
a friend named Harris into a swamp and
killed him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
A TWO-SIDED STORY.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 7.-Dr. Rogers
regained consciousness for a few min
utes tonight. He made a statement
that Mrs. Sandbrink decoyed him to the
fatal spot by writing him a note. He
says the woman had greatly annoyed
him with her attentions and threatened
to shoot him on several occasions.
Physicians say there is a bare chance for
his recovery, but that the entire lower
part Of the body will be permanently
p~aralyzed. The family of the dead wo-
man has not as yet made a statement,
but it is understood that they will claim
DIR. Rogers was engaged to be married
to Mrs. Sandbrink and for some reason
did not carry out his part Of the con-
tract.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
POULTRY SHOW.

Charlotte, \. c., Jan. S.-(Speci
The Charlotte Poultry and Pet S
Association which has recently beer
gained in Charlotte will give thef i,
exhibition commencing Januay4
and continuing for three days. II
hibition will be held in the city IL
large and commodious building, an
be open to the public from S a..
l. p. m, " ednesday, Thursday AMI
day the 10Th, 18th and 18th.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
THE WIFE GOT THE bIyorrr


Winston. y. c., Jan. SIS -,s.s
\ sensational divorce suit was e.r,l.4,
here today. the parties being N
Tally and wife. They were mrrr. .
two Of the %connty's best families r.
husband was plaintiff. anu liz d.
was abandonment and ]-,.n- - mis-
with her brother. The iarv v7s
only ten minutes and ~xinHtr..I
wife hy answering aIl ~ rha -
her favor The decree ~ the e..,-.
the divorce T. Mr.. Tally. and a.
her the custody of Tile only ghrI. IT,.
husband haS no divorce ana .r.
cannot marry.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11
SHE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
French BROAD H~uStler.)

Miss 'Neya Owenby, daughter Of 1sanl
OWenby, committed suicide at her rome
on Mills river Saturday morning by
hanging herself with a leather line to a
dogwood tree ABOUT 100 yards from the
house. The cause of the fatal act is
unknown. She was soon to have been
married to a Mr.. Calm, who resided
at the same house. The verdict Of
Coroner Asheworth's jury was that she
came to her death at her own hand
with full suicidal intent. 1t Was a great
surprise to the entire community.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11

Richmond, Va. Jan. S.-John JacV
who was to have been hanged at \
don today. for the murder Of his con
has been respited for ninety days. |
lie sentiment in that section is lar
against carrying out the death sente
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-11

The Thompson Business Collegiate In
%stitute, will open in Sanford on the 18th
Of this month.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-11-24
GpRE RIOT! & Al PANA, III.
Nesroes Shot at the Cottage ~ Nkte
ner-H lo."saic Lrrching Is
Now Threatened

PANA, H.. Nov. Fourteen Ne
grocs. employed by The P,nwcu Coal
Co.. armed with rifles. at 3 o'clock sat
urday morning opened Lrc ca n frame
cottage which was occupied by union
miners. One OF tic white mon was
Shot in the side. The N,oroes then
rushed inside the stoc,Iade Of the PEN
well Coal Co.
The mincowners are denounced. rs
they furnished the Negroes with tn.
firearms. 1t is believed that "A rcpeti-
tion OF the South Carolina riots will
take place here soon. The white peo-
pie of the county are aroused lynch
ing will be the order of things be-
fore long if the imported men fail to
leave. Great excitement prevailed here
Saturday.
WAsHNGroN, Nov. 9l President
Mckinley does not intend to take any
action concerning the race rioting in
Pana. Attorney General Grigr, de-
clareS there is no warrant for federal
interference. as the rioters have not
lnterfered with federal property. nor
have they o6structed the railroads or
delayed the mails. GOV. Tanner has
has made no request for federal as
sistancc.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-11-24
"OUR VICTORIOUS ARMS "
The President quests That the Comm
ties In Charge OF the 4 lanta Peace
Jubilee Change the Namr.

ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. 2l.-Thc COM
mittee in charge of the Atlanta peace
jubilee, for which December II and Is
have been st, has received Telegram
from the president requesting them 10
change the name OF the celebration
from peace jubilee to demonstration
over "our victorious arms"
The telegram gives as the reason for
the change the uncertain outcome of
the Paris conference and the exigen-
cies which may arise"
The executive committee of the cele-
bration held a special meeting on re-
cept of the presidents telegram and
decided to designate the demonstration
as THE Atlanta Jubilee" The dates
will remain as at first announced
December IA and 15-and the presence
of all the prominent people who have
accepted invitations TO the affair is be-
lieyed TO be assured.
Earliest Auto=ra 5h I'm Existence.
The earliest autograph in existence
q that OF Richard III.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-11-24
The LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODED.
Tho F.rcmen Hurled Seventv.F,vs r..
and k!lied-Two Tramps Supposed
to BE Buried In the Debrla

CONVERSE, o., Nov. 2i.-The Chicago
& Eric road had a disastrous wreck
near this city Sunday morning about
9o'clock. The wrecked train was the
second section of west bound reight
train No. So. which was being pulled
by Engine 100. The train was a heavy
one and the engine one OF the big mo-
guls used on the Erie for heavv ira fIic.
The train was running at the rate
OF about 40 miles IN hour when the
engine suddenly blew up. The engine
was manned by Engineer Walter
Shirtlif and Fireman David Little.
Conductor Ed Quick and Head Brake
man Frank Smith were also on the
engine, having gone to the front of the
train when it pulled out of Spencer
vile, 50 as to be ahead when they
reached Ohio City, and thus facilitate
doing the work there. Firman Little
was in the act of throwing in
some coal when the engine let 20. lie
was hurled about Is feet by the cxplo-
sion and buried beneath a fiat car.
from which his dead body was after
ward dug out. The big engine was
raised about five feet from the rails,