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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-17
WITH H0NORS EVEN
Carolina Puts 10 Against
Harvard's 10.
A HOT BASEBALL GAME
GAME WAS PLAYED AT CHAPEL
HILL AND CALLED.
FEATURE, CARDINALS HEAVY BATTING
Interscholastic Athletic Contests Between tou'
Schools, Namely, Oak Ridge, William
Bingham, Horner's and Chapel
Hill High School.

Chapel Hill. n. c., April l6.-tSpeclal.)
-Four schools entered the lnter scnoias-
tic athletic sports which took place on
our grounds to-day on invitation OF me
University Athletic Association, viz:
Horner. two men: Oak Ridge, four men:
William Bingham, six men, and Chapel
Hill High School three men. In the
thirteen events Oak Ridge won the
banner for the greatest number of points:
Carter. OF Oak Ridge, silver cup as
champion school athlete for greatest
number of individual points. All first
places counting five, second, three and
third one. individual prizes were won
as follows: Throwing baseball. Reed,
of William Bingham, 316 4-12 feet, first;
Brake. of Oak Ridge, second; Long, of
Horner. third. Drop kick, football
Brem, Oak Ridge, 120, first; Long. of
Horner. second; Oldham. William Bing-
ham, third Punting ball-Brem, Of Oak
Ridge. first. Fifty yard dash-Carter,
of Oak Ridge. 40 seconds. Throw
ing twelve pound hammer-Brake. of
Oak Ridge. SO 1912 feet; Reed. of Will
liam Bingham School, second: Oldham.
VI w lllldll DiHSIdih oCutO1, LlIlIu. tpD
yard dash--Carter of Oak Ridge 1Git
seconds, first; Oldham, of William Bing-
ham School, second; Long, of Horner
School, third Putting twelve pounds
shot-Reed, of William Bingham School
30 PIP feet; Brake. of Oak Ridge,
33 4-12 feet; Oldham, of Oak Ridge, 333
feet. 80 low hurdle-Darden. b. S.. 30
seconds: Carter. Oak Ridge. 30 seconds
Pole vault Linville-Oak Ridge. So
feet; Scott. b. S., Z 6-12 feet Running
broad Linville, o. R.--1S S-12 feet: Car
ter, Oak Ridge. 16 5-12 feet: Scott. b.
s.. 10 feet. Running high iump-Lin-
vile, o. r., 1912 feet; Oldham, Il. S.,
4 1912; Carter, o. r., 5-12. Five
mile bicycle race-Turrentinc, of Horner.
first, u minuest 1884 seconds; Will Hun
ter. of Chapel Hill High School, second.
Oak Ridge won the one mile relay.
Prizes were announced at 3:15 just be-
fore the Harvard game, and prizes dis
tributed, consisting of posters and
badges in a graceful speech by Prof. j.
w. Gore, Dean of the Faculty. The
day was perfect, and there were no ac-
cidents. A large and enthusiastic crowd.
including many visitors. witnessed
the sports. The day means a step for
ward in school athletics in North Caro-
lima. The University accords hearty
welcome to all schools at field day next
year.
After the exercises the Harvard Uni
yersity and the University of North
Carolina on the diamond, met and after
a hotly contested game, quit with hon.
ors even, the score standing 10 to 10.
The captains agreed to call the game
ne features were the heavy batting OF
Carolina. Batteries for Carolina were
Lawson and Graves; Harvard. Cozzen.
Fittz, Reed and Davis. Carolina hits,
IL; errors, 4. Harvard, hits ): errors.
4. Umpires, Chandler, of Harvard, and
Oldham. of Mebane.
LUMBER MEN ARE ENJOINED.
The times., 1898-04-20
CHARGED WITH SWINDLING.
A Wholesale Leather Merchant In
dicted in New York.

New York, April 19.-George B. White
a wholesale leather merchant, formerly
connected with the firm of w. s. White
& Co, of Massachusetts and ]. X. & Ct.
B. White 81 CO., having tauneries in
Pennsylvania and Maryland, was indict-
ed today by the grand jury upon evil
dence given by. .ex-Mayor Strong and sew
eral officials and clerks of New York
banks. 1t is alleged that White had OBJ
tanned 1885 by fraud from the Central
National Bank. 1t is asserted that White
succeeded in obtaining over s200,000 from
various banks throughout the country
just previous to the failure of his firm in
1899
According to the story told by ex-May-
or Strong today White called at the Cen
tral National Bank in 1893 and convinced
the bank officials that he had valuable
property at Hazen, Md, and at Hynd-
man and Mans Choice, Pa. At that time
Mayor Strong was president of the Cen
tral National Bank. According TO Mr..
Strongs testimony. White told him that
he (Nhite) intended to open branch of
his business in this city and desired to
establish a credit. He then got the Cen
traI National Bank to discount notes.
Along about the same time. it is al
legged, he succeeded in getting the Chem
ical National Bank. the Mercantile Ma
! tionaI Bank and the Bank of North
America to discount his notes. 1t is al
legged that none of the banks knew that
any other was discounting Whites notes.
the security in all the eases being the
same, that represented in the White
| tanneries in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
After hearing testimony from the repre-
sentatiVes of the four banks mentioned.
the grand jury ordered a bill to be drawn
up charging White with swindling the
| Central National Bank. a reauisition for
| White, who is in Philadelphia, will be APP
| piled for.
Lawyer Dobbins, counsel for the Cen
trail National Bank. says he has learned
! that White obtained money from at least
! dozen banks in Boston, Philadelphia and
! New York on notes. knowing that his
| firm was about to fail.
| The loss to the Boston banks through
| Whites methods of doing business
| amounted to $4,000.
White declared that all his transactions
We're legitimate. He admitted that he
owed many banks money but said that
| the only redress the banks had was civil
suits against him. He had simply failed
in business and was unable TO pay his
| debts, he said.
1t is said that Whites notes were float
ed during the months of April, May, June
and July, of 1893. White failed in business
in September of that year
The times., 1898-04-20
EIcyenth-Hour Action.

AT last and bitterly against his will
the President has been forced TO take
the action that his duty and the IN
questioned demand of the American
people called upon him to take in the
first week Of his Administration. 1t is
action which every consideration of JUS
tice, national honor and humanity
made it mandatory upon his predeces-
sor to take, two years before the eXpira-
ticn of his term, and every day there
after that he remained in the White
House History will note the remarka-
BILE and alarming position assumed by
two successive American Executives in
standing solitary and alone against the
universal opinion and angry criticisms
of the country in pursuance of a policy
sordid. dishonorable and infamous upon
its face.
But the nation has worked its will af-
ter many days and much shame and
SORROW; and worked il through Con-
gress, in which every device of insin-
cerity and iniquity has been resorted
to by the Administration to defeat ac-
ton As a final result. the President
is called upon TO evict Spain from Gu
ba lat once" That means that the
American people have passed the limit
of patience and now demand instant
action. There can be no excuse for de-
laying it one hour. All men know that
the mandate of America to Spain will
not be obeyed without the application
of force; that any evasion or subter-
1 fuge on the part of the Spanish gov
ernment would be obviously and only
/ for the purpose of gaining the advan-
! tage of a postponement of hostilities.
The Spanish Cortes meets today. When
| its session opens the American ultima
/ tum should be in the hands of the min
istry and ready for submission. That
ultimatum ought to have been cabled
! last night and it should peremptorily
! demand a definite and decisive reply
within twenty-four hours without
! grace. At the expiration Of that time
unless a complete surrender has been
made and certified to this Government
the shells of SIMPSONS fleet should be-
gin to crash through the walls of MorrC
| dSlle DelOIE SuIllONAl lOlIlblION-
There is a cool dispatch from Madrid
that the Cortes will probably be
gin to consider the Cuban situa'
ton by Saturday or Monday. Perhap!
Senor Sagasta, as Ell Correo, his organ
says, counts upon the ''vacillation' o
President Mckinley to give him leisur,
for legislative discussion and othe
humbug He is likely to be disappoint
ed, because the American people ar
cut of humor with the Administrator
and in no mood to be trified with. The!
will have immediate action, and Spain
must get out Of Cuba ''at once or fight
Let US hope that she viii promptly de
eide to fight, for in that solution alon
can the blood of the Maine martyrs b
atoned for.
The times., 1898-04-20
Coal as Confrabana.

Great Britain could have offered no
more valuable assistance TO the United
States in this emergency than was given
last Friday. when Joseph Chamberlain.
the minister of the colonies. instructed
the governors of Jamaica and other Brit
ish colonies in the West Indies to treat
coal as a contraband of war And il is
believed the example of England in this
particular will be followed by Holland and
Denmark, and perhaps France, which also
have colonies in the Caribbean Sea and
by the governments of Central American
republics and on the Spanish main If
this is done the Spanish fleets will be
helpless if they venture away froTa their
base of supplies in Cuba and Porto Rico,
and the ports in which their supplies are
stored Will be the scenes of immediate.
action Under the ordinary construction
of International law ueutrais can sell 20
belligerents anything that cannot be used
in war Such articles as are exempt from
traffic are called contraband of war y
century ago only arms. ammunition. ship
timber naval stores and horses were con-
traband, but during the Crimean war
which was the first great test of fighting
with steam vessels. coal was included by
England. Until 1860, however. our Gov
ernment insisted that coal was not con-
traband, and we have treaties with
France. Germany, Sweden and Norway.
Holland, Mexico and some of the Amer
lean republics which were made years
before that date in which coal Is not in
cluded among contraband articles Be
cause of these treaties earsoes of coal
carried under the flags OF the countries
named would be free from capture by
our ships. France has held that coal
was not contraband. but England and
Germany have always insisted upon Il,
and, in the opinion of dipiOmatists. il the
United States and France will now unite
with those nations and declare coal con-
traband they will render naval operations
impossible in American waters. because
they control all the coasts and islands
available for naval stations. with the
exception of the Dutch and Danish ISL
andS. which would. of course, promptly
agree. The TRANSPORTATION OF coal across
the Atlantic will be an insuperable OBJ
staCie To the operations of the Spanish
feet, and when Their present supplies of
coal in Cuba and Porto Rico are exhaust
ed Jieir ships will be powerleSS- At the
same time and for the same reason a
declaration by this Government that coal
is cOntraband would render our own fleet
pOwerleSs upon the other side of the At
lantic and for 1,000 miles from our Own
coast in any direction
The times., 1898-04-20

Some Of our people seem TO be hav-
ing q good deal q fun with the idea OF
war. This contingent is about as large
as that other division of the population
which is shaking in its boots with
fright Neither one is exactly in the
proper position for hostilities.
To the greater part Of the American
people the last great war is only a
memory. Colossal as were the interests
involved. only a small proportion cf our
population today We're actually en-
gagged in the struggle. The South has
q moro vivid memory Of il than the
North. by reason Of having been the
battle-ground, and il is all the more
TO the credit Of the Southerners who are
on the side of Cuban independence that
they are willing 10 risk, If necessary.
another invasion Of their land. and to
send more Of their men 10 battle But
there are people who seem To think that
war is sort Of joke. whose victims are
principally the soldiers who lose their
dignity by being obliged to run away.
These people viii be undeceived when
the news OF the first great battle
reaches this country. Although icon
trary TO the popular idea) a modern
battle does not entail so great a loss
Of life as did the battles Of olden times.
because il Is shorter and the result is
more quickly known, still there is
enough carnage to take the laugh OUT
OF almost any frivolous body. For this
very reason II has been desira bic for
many years TO increase the appropria-
tion for cur Army and Navy. Owing "a
a careless confidence in our ability 10
equip at short notice almost any mum
Der Of men that might be needed, there
has been an almost criminal careless
ness on the part of our legislators. II
wsuld cost Us less to maintain q force
Of drilled and disciplined men, and a
store If effective arms, which might b.
utilized at short notice in time of need
than il would TO have even one encoun-
ter with a really first-class power in
our present unprepared condition.
There are people who viii say that we
need never have any war at ali. Ger
tainly, Il we are willing To pay the price
that may be asked for immunity. Bur
that may be a large one. In the present
case, fear Of q possible war with a
small and brcken-down counuy has in
The times., 1898-04-20
{" "MznaRa.o

The President may sign the Joint
Resolution of Congress today and he
may not. He could have signed it yes
terday but Speaker Reed had thought
Iessly adjourned the House and Mr.
Mckinley had an engagement to take
a walk with Secretary Bliss, and af-
ter all it was scarcely polite to Queen
Christina 10 seem too precipitate, So
manana, manana, manana,
This is the sort Of President America
has in these troublous times. The
country may not approve, but the
country is quite helpless. Seven mil
lions Of American voters picked out
this dignified and sensitive little gen
tleman 10 bear the nations sword and
shield, and the seventy-fiye million peo-
pie who remember the Maine and think
of national honor must abide the conse-
Quences.
An infant awakened in the night and
frightened by the dark is apt to put its
instructive appeal to the mother who
bore it: Mammal mamma, NAM
ma" The thirteen-year-old potenate
and the fty-five-year-old child who
are respectively at the head Of the
Spanish and American governments at
this crisis agree in changing the cry to:
'Manana, manana, manana,"
Little King Alfonso understands
'manana" TO mean tomorrow" Presi-
dent Mckinley, badly instructed, star
tied in the night, thinks it diminu-
tive FOR Hanna.
The times., 1898-04-20
The Volunteer Army Bill.

On yesterday a most important war
measure was introduced simultaneously
in the Senate and House of Representa-
tives with the approval Of the Presi-
dent. who is said to have urged its early
passage It is a bill providing for the
organization of a volunteer army. Its
features are Of much interest at the
present time.
The bill provides that when it be-
comes necessary to raise a volunteer
force the President shall issue his proc
lamation stating the number of men de-
sired. within such limits as may be
fixed by law" and ''as far as practical
BILE" they shall "be taken from the sew
eral States and Territories and the Dis
trict Of Columbia in proportion to their
population"
The volunteer army is to be main
tanned only when war is in progress or
imminent 1t is to be mustered out
when the purpose for which it shall be
organized has been accomplished. En-
Iistments are to be for three years un-
less sooner discharged. Militia compa-
nies or regiments WHICH volunteer in
bodies will be allowed to retain their or
ganization. Regimental and company
officers are to be commissioned by the
President on the recommendation Of the
governors Of the States and Territories
from which the several regiments are
drawn. General officers viii be selected
and commissioned by the President,
who is empowered to appoint a major
general for each army corps and divis-
ion. and a brigadier general for each
brigade.
The American Army. consisting on its
war footing Of regulars, volunteers and
militia, is to be organized into brigades
Of three or more regiments, divisions Of
three brigades; and the army corps viii
consist Of not more than three divisions
on the request of a governor the rresl-
dent may assign a regular army Of
! fcer 10 regiment of volunteers, and
this officer will usually be in command
Of the same. The officer so appointed
viii retain his rank in the regular ar
nay. Not more than one regular officer
is to be appointed to any one volunteer
regiment
The foregoing are the principal points
in the bill of interest 10 Times readers.
II strikes us as a liberal and excellent
measure The latitude which it allows
in the appointment Of general officers
viii be welcomed by the country. There
will be power and authority vested in
the President To illustrate the unity of
our nation by calling to the flag such
splendid American soldiers and fighters
as the eX-Confederate chieftans who
are yet young enough for active ser
vice. Three Of these. at least, Lieut.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler Of Alabama, Ma
jor General Fitzhugh Lee Of Virginia,
and Major General John B Gordon Of
Georgia ought to be and probably VIII
! be commissioned as major generals Of
volunteers.
We trust that the wish Of the Presi-
dent and the War Department to have
the bill hurried through Will be respect
The times., 1898-04-20

volyed the destruction Of the Maine and
her crew, a considerable unsettlement
OF business and perturbation of spirit
throughout the country. Any a gression
on the part of a really first-class power
might cost US more in money. territory
and honor than is at all pleasant to
contemplate. If a war with Spain will
impress upon this country the fact that
we nsed an effective Army and Navy.
not in embryo, but where it can be
reached quickly whenever needed, a
war with Spain will be one of the most
useful things that ever happened to us.
With most of our wealth in our cities,
and all of these cities with three or
four exceptions on the seacoast or the
coast of the Great Lakes, it behooves us
to have some effective means of pro-
lection should an enterprising power
see fit to come with a fleet and attack
US before we had time to prepare for
trouble
The times., 1898-04-20
POLITICIAN MURDERED.
Fatal Quarrel Between Contractor
and Sub-Contractor.

New York. April I9.-Deteetives are to-
day searching every nook and Granny in
Little Italy" on the extreme East Side.
around One Hundred and Thirteenth
Street. for Contractor Fiorf. the murderer
of Builder John J. Ryan. the weIl-known
Republican politician
Ryan. who lived at No. S07 East Eighty
seventh Street. was building a row Of
houses at One Hundred and Sixty-second
Street and Amsterdam Avenue. and Fiori
was doing the foundation work
Ryan went to the place yesterday and
told Fiori that he was thoroughly dissat-
isfied with the way that part OF the work
was being done.
The Italian retorted with a voIley Of
oaths. and the disputants damned each
other vigorously, and Ryan thought that
was the end Of it.
Fiori went on with the work and RYAN
had about forgotten the dispute when he
strolled down to Hockheimer's Hotel. on
the southwest corner OF Amsterdam Ave-
nue. and One Hundred and Sixty-second
Street. to get a drink.
The bartender William Guinness, was
behind the bar. and Ryan had been in the
when FiOri entered and renewed the dis
pute- FiOri finally bOIted out of the place
with threat that he would do up
Ryan at the first opportunity.
Ryan paid no attention 10 Fiori's threat
and after getting his drink left the place
Just then three pistol shots hurried all
the inmates of the saloon outside Ryan
lay on the porch on his back bleeding
from wound in his right forearm and
el1 10f bar in, nh
Cling 10 regain his feet and FiOri with
Il revolver in mis- right had. fed down the
avenue. The Italian darted east into One
Hundred and Fifty-fifth street when
the crowd reached the corner FiSri had
disappeared and the men returned 10 the
hotel
They We're startled TO find that Ryan
had not been able TO get up. but stiu lay
on the porch. and by this time was un-
able to speak They called for an ambu-
lance DR.. Ramsey arrived few minutes
! iateF from Manhattan Hospital found
Ryan unconscious, and pronounced the
wound in the abdomen mortal He died
II ten minutes after reaching a hospital.
The times., 1898-04-20
SPANISH AGENTS AT WORK.
organizing Layyiess Spnniards and
Mericaus tu Invade Texas.

I
Mericaus to Invade Texas.
Dallas, Texas, April Ex-Governor Cul-
berson today received a telegram from
the people of Presidio County. stating
that bands of Mexicans are being formed
on the border for freebooting purposes.
and that the citizens out there will form
| themselves into voluntary battalions in
order to protect their lives and property.
For some time the executive has been
receiving adviees indiea ting that in case
of war with Spain. there will be danger
of invasion of the Rio Grande Valley by
| the Iawless element from Mexico. Agents
of the Spanish government have been at
work there for some time. Demonstrations
on the Mexican side have recently become
more pronounced, Federal troops along
the border having been ordered to leave.
Governor Culberson has kept officials at
Washington posted in regard to the Situ-
| alton and advocated the maintenance of
the army of the Department of Texas,
protesting vigorously against the removal
of forces stationed in the threatened ter
ritory. The executive will order a con-
centration of States rangers in the Rio
Grande Valley and increase their num-
bers
Boquillas, Mex, April IA number of
! agents of the Spanish government have
been working in this section of the Rio
Grande border for the past few weeks
organizing fiIibustering expeditions
among the Spauiards and lawless Mexi-
cans for the purpose of invading Texas
! in the event of war between the United
States and Spain.
The Americans on the border are
greatly disturbed over the threatened at
/ tackS.
The times., 1898-04-20

The lurid story is afioat that Editor
and Lunch Room Manager Kohlsaat Of
Chicago, one of the most eminent mort
gagees of the Administration, has been
by some mythical person, offered a bribe
of 81, 0G00 900 in Cuban bonds if he would
influence the President to recognize the
Maso government. 1t is further ro-
manced that he was guaranteed 40 cents
on the dollar of face value of these bonds
as soon as such recognition should be ac-
complished. The latter part of the tale
brands it as a lie upon ITS face. If it
had been true, and the guarantee was
good, it is not conceivable that the story
would have leaked, except in the event
that Mr.. Mckinley found himself unable
to comply with the suggestion involved.
Who the attempting briber was will
probably never be known. 1t is rumored
that he ate one of Kohlsaats nickel pies
and is no more.
The times., 1898-04-20
Old Glory.

Now let Old Glorys silken folds
Upon the morning breeze float free;
While bugle's note and war drums roll
Call men to arms from sea 10 sea
Stream cut, proud banner. on the wind,
In every herO's heart enshrin-d!
The tide OF war that rises now
VIII stand at flood till every stain
OF martvrcd blood is blotted from
Tic rivcu wrcchagc OF the Maine
Float out proud banner brave and free
The heros guide to victory!
From every fortress by the sea,
On every mast and spar
OF battleships. a token be
OF victory in Wa-.
Proud banner, foat! Old Glory. wave!
Der serried ranks of freemen brave!
Nov let The naughty Spaniard feel
The Lightning Of our l0ng-pcut wrath:
The bolt that hclcies fire and steel
VIII sweep the tyTant from its path.
Wave, wave, Old Glory, ProEd and frCe
And perish Spanish tyranny.
C. ii. DOING.