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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-21
MERIDIAN POSTS ERECTED.
y Mark Placed in This County fo
Benefit of Surveyors.

~ IdEk I1actu Ill lUlS 1OuuIy lol
Benefit of Surveyors.
Mr. ]. B. Baylor, of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey. who has
been here erecting meridian stones, as
provided for by an act of the last Legis-
lature, has completed his mission and
will to-day 60 to Greene county. These
meridian posts will be placed at the
county seat of every county in the State.
They have already been established in
nearly fifty counties.
When the State has completed this
work. "a report of it in every county will
be published in pamphlet form.
il requires two granite posts. 300 tn
GOO feet apart, with cross on top Of
each showing the true north and south
line. These We're erected here at the 4.
and NJ. College. and Il United States
standard of lengths (33 feet and 80 feet)
was put on the court house floor for test
ing surveyors chains.
When the work was completed here.
Mr. Baylor made a report showing the
compass variation at this point to be >
degrees and ~ minutes west of true
north. This report will be filed in the
office of the register of deeds for the
bene,-~ of surveyors and others inter-
eSted
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RUSHED TO SEE DREYFITS.

Paris, June 20-The approaching ar
rival of Dreyfus at Rennes is causing
an influx of FOREIGNERS there. The
hotels are besieged with applicants
fer rooms, which command immense
prices.
The arrangements for the conveyance
OF the prisoner from Brest have been
made with The greatest care and ii is
believed there is no danger of demon
strat.ons.
Dreyfus is expected to reach Brest
early iii the morning and precautions
have been taken to prevent any body
from seeing him either at Brest or at
Rennes.
The Figaro today says 1t understands
Dreyius will arrive at Rennes ON June
10Th and that he will be landed else
where than at Brest.
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HE1LNER's STATEMENT.
His Report of the Conversation on tho
Bridge of the Brooklyn.

His Report of the Conversation on the
Bridge of the BROOKLYN.
Washington, June 20.-Following the
statement of Lieutenant Commander
lfndgson respecting the events that oc-
CURED ON the bridge OF the BROOKLYN
July 3rd. the Navy Department today
1na6n rsbiic the following report from
Chadwick of his examination of Lieu
tenant Commander Heilner:
u. s. S. New York, Boston. Mass.
June 10, 1899.
'.Sir:
I'm obedience to the orders of the
Secretary Of the Navy, / have the
honor to make the following report Of
an examination of Lieutenant Com
nansler Heilner with respect Of his
knowledge of "a conversation rerorted
to have occurred between Rear Admiral
S1hley and Lieutenant Commander
Hedgson during the action of July Bird,
1893.
.Iieutenant Commander Heilner
states as follows:
9 At one of the early sessions of the
Board on Ships Positions During the
Action of July 3rd. strongly expressed
my doubt as to the Brooklyn's position
before making the loop. as laid down
by Mr.. Hogdscn: several other naviga-
tors. Mr.. Comfy and Mr.. Schuetze, ]
know. sided with me. Mr.. Hodgson and
| on this particular occasion walked
M and down the port side pf the cabin
Of the Brooklyn in which the board
was sitting II is my impression that
Mr.. Hodgson claimed that the Brcoklvn
was eleven hundred yards from the
lq,ading Snanish ship when the turn was
made. The EGard. think. rnt 1t later
MT fourier hundred yards. Mr.. Hodg-
sep told ire that he felt certain they
were closer than fourteen hundred yards,
and that their standimeter gave eight
hundred yards. He aaid, We were
81 close THAT Schlev gave the order
Hard a-port, said 10 kim You mean
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A MAN INSTANTLY KILLED
FOUR OTHER MEN WE'RE VERY
BADLY HURT.
SEVERAL BUILDINGS WE'RE DESTROYED
Fire Broke Out in The Fort Late at Night and
Reached the Magazine Before it Could
be Checked. Work of the
Gallant Men.

Jacksonville, Fla, June 2O.-A special
to the Times Union and Citizen from
Pensacola. Fla, says:
The smaller powder magazine at
Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island,
blew up at 5:4o this morning. The ex-
plosion wrecked the western corner of
the old fort. demolishing the new brick
store house, the brick bake house. the
orderly sergeant's residence and several
wooden buildings used for quarters for
the laborers who had been working on
the new Notifications.
Flying fragments hit Private Wells
of Battery III, who was on sentinel duty
on the wharf, and almost instantly kilt
ed him. Four other men were badly
injured, one having a leg and arm
broken.
"A tire broke out among the buildings
at the fort at late hour last nieht
anu reached the magazine before il could
be checked, thus causing the explosion.
The fire ragged all the forenoon and The
larger magazine In which was stored a
great quantity Of dynamite and other
heavy explosives was in danger. it and
the forts being saved through the brave
work of Captain Nieumann and a de-
taehment of marines. who had been
sent over from the navy yard by Com
mander Reisinger. They, at great Eper-
sanal risk, fought the fire ana iiiiaqiiJ,s OK
tinguished it at about l o'clock this
afternoon.
Flying fragments from the explosion
fell across the bay in Warrington and
on the deck of vessel that was being
towed to sea. Buildings in Pensacola
were shaken by the force of the ex-
plosion.'
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CONDITIONS IN SOUTH
MORE OF THE DARK DAYS AMONG THE
AGRICULTURAL POPULATION.
Lack Of kon4y, Presence Of he Negro, loo
Much Cotor, all Given as Reasors
Of the Conditions

Washington. June 2O.-The Industrial
Commission today continued its inves-
tigation OF the agricultural conditions
of the South. Mr. Folk Brown. Presi-
dent Of the Agricultural Society of
Georgia, was the first Witness He
agreed with Mr.. Barrett. who testified
yesterday. that the condition of agricul-
ture in the South was more depressed
than it had ever Eeen. More people
were piowing barefooted and barebacked
than ever before. He agreed with the
late Henry Grady thaf the fault was
not with the soil or the climate, nor,
as many had claimed. was it entirely
with the tariff. Ore Of the most prolific
causes of the t1onLse was in the fact
that cotton WAS .rTacticaily the only
crop.
Education, he considered, was not
sufficiently pgaotical. 1t should teach
People to do manual qaLor. SO far as
the col0red race was concerned there
was no oIening for them in trade or
the professions.
Mr. Fr'nwn 2yeh on the presence Of
The negro as the special cause of the
want of development Of the South He
regarded him as retarding the industrial.
laarnhil. religious. social and agricultural
development of the section. and he felt
thaf Il he were absent !, BETTER class
OF lahor would take his place. The
more me negro was Iaid the less eff
lh9eIt he WIS as n laborer Mr.. Brown
Wallfed the race separated from the
whites and colonized either In this coun-
try en- elsewhere i'm the interest of the
Southern States.
The great obstacle i'm the way Of the
development Of the manufacturing in
teffSts was the want of money
Mr.. Brown advocated diversified crops.
recommending tlrat each community
should raise sufficient of everything to
meet its own demands
At the afternoon session, the commits
son listened to statement by Mr..
K. H. Lovejoy. Il merchant and planter
of Hawkinsyille, Ga. He spoke espe-
cially of the relations of the local mer
chants and the farmers. The mer-
chants themselves had not been pros
porous for several years They were
Competed to make the majority of their
sales on credit. and had 70 take mort
cages upon the hand of the farmers if
Trey had any, or on their crops if they
had no Land. Many of them were not
able to give collateral Of any value.
and to such men sales were naaJ.e on
large margins of Profit.
I'VE SIZE the man up" he said. IF
he is good we sell to him on small
If he is hard case we take
what he has and quit."
He said that freight rates from Geor-
gia to New York were about twice what
they are from New York to Georgia.
The large cities were evidently being
built up at the expense of the country.
Even the watermelon crop was unfavor-
able.
melons we pay the freight" he said.
The railroads cut us oEt of profit in
that business
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THE BIBLICAL ASSEMBLY.

Charlotte, y. c., June 20.-The
Southern Biblical Assembly held it's FIRST
session of a ten days convention in the
Second Presbyterian cnurcn this even
ing. Rev. DIR. ]. Il. Gilbert, the Ma
tlona Secretary. presiding in the alb
sence Of the National President. General
John Eaton. detained by illness.
Hon. Armistead Burwell. of the local
bar, welcomed the assembly and his
address was responded to by Rev.
George h. Kirby, President of Weaver
VILE COLLEGE, after which Rev. DIR.
Alexander Sprunt delivered an address
on the motto of This assembly:
More and better Bible study"
Many prominent ministers of various
denominations are here.
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WAR DOGS CALL ON HIM
ATTACK ON PiERFIZ DAS MARI
MAS RENEWED.
THE AMERICANS CAPTURE THE CITY
The Place, Surrounded by Swamps, is Of no
importance, and Gen. Wheaton Will
Probably Return 10 linus.
O.is commends Wheaton.

Manila. June 20-S p. m.-Rear Admir-.
nj John c. Watson arrived here to-day
ON board the United States transport
Zafiro from Hong Kong, and raised his
flag on the United States cruiser Balti-
more. The commanders of all the war
ships called upon the Admiral during
the course of the day.
THE ATTACK rs RENEWED.
Manila, June 20.--9 a. m.-General
Wheaton's command has renewed the at
tack upon Peres das Marinas. Early
this morning they moved on the town.
hoping to reach there by noon unless
very strong opposition was encountered.
The latest list of the American casu-
aities in yesterdays fighting shows that
five were killed and twenty three wound
ed. The list includes no officers. The
wounded We're brought to Manila from
Bacoor in cascoes.
WHEATON TAKES THE TOWN.
Manila, June 20.-S p. m.-The troops
commanded by General Wheaton entered
Peres das Marinas today without opposi-
ti0n except upon the part of small bodies
of rebels who inflicted no losses upon the
Americans. The town is an alnimportan.
place, surrounded by swamps and Gen
eral Wheaton will probably return 10
linus.
OTIS REPORTS THE FIGHTING.
Washington, June 2O.--GeneraI Otis,
IN a caDlegram to the War apartment,
to-day gives the following brief account
OF the operations south of Manila yes
terday:
Manila. June Goth
AdJntant General, Washington:
Wheaton at linus, Cavite Proyince,
with four guns. four battahons Fourth
and Fourteenth infantry. Nevada troop
cavalry; sent battalion south on recon
noissance direction of Marinas yes
terday morning where enemy reported
concentrating scattered forces: battalion
encountered enemy's force two thousand
marching to attack linus: successfully
impeding its progress. Wheaton with
two guns and two battalions hnrri, 4
forward; repulsed enemy with heavy
loss: enemy leaving over hundred dead
on field: our loss five killed. twenty
three wounded. Wheaton reinforced
last night by battalion Ninth infantry:
is driving enemy beyond Das Marines
now IN his possession. Casualties to.ilar
not reported. Wheaton's qualities far
bold and successful attack UNSURPASSED
iSigned) ..OTIS.
TRANSPORTS FOR MANILA.
San Francisco, Cal. .J,rne oO.-Fonr
transports will sail for Manila Within
a week, and a fifth will soon follow.
The steamer Zealandia is scheduled
70 sail on Thursday. The Sheridan and
the Pennsylvania will depart together
on Saturday and the Valencia will fol-
bow on Sunday. The Wayfcid. CARRYING
only freight will depart early laaxt
week.
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SOME ERRORS IN THE COPY.

Washington. June 20-The Navy De-
partment to-day gave out the following
correction in Captain Chadwick's letter.
anent the Hodgson statement:
The typewriter copy of the state
ment Of Captain Chadwick and Lieu
tenant Commander Hodgson, given to
the press yesterday was in error ia the
following points
About one-third from the beginning,
where published statement reads: II in
tended him to understand there was
danger Of running into the Texas. He
sand All right or words to that effect;
| cannot repeat verbatim-it should have
read: II intended him to understand
there was danger of running into the
Texas. He said All right the Texas
must look out for that" or words to
that effect. | cannot repeat verbatim.
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HOLYOsE HONORS HIM
lT CONfERS UPON MCKINLEY DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF LAWS.
Tn. President Presents the Diplomas. Miss
Grace Mckinley Among The Gradu-
aes. President Speaks.

South Hadley, Mass, June 20.-Com-
mencement day at Mount Holyoke Col
lege was made a national event to-day
by the participation of President McKin-
ley, who with Mrs. Mckinley, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Allen and MEM
bers of his official family, had come here
TO witness the graduation of Miss Grace
Mckinley, the Presidents niece. Gov
ernor Roger Wolcott and Mrs Wolcott
and others of political and social prom
inence also attended the exercises
President Mckinley presented the gradu-
ating class with their diplomas and de-
srees.
AS the last diploma was presented and
the President was about to resume his
seat, Dr. Trask arose and, addressing
Mr. Mckinley, announced that Mount
Holyoke College wished to confer upon
him the degree of Doctor of Civil Laws.
The President accepted the honor in the
following words:
Mrs. Meade, ladies and gentlemen:
Il cannot refrain from making ac-
knowledgement in the presence of the
very distinguished honor which the Board
of Trustees and officers of this institu-
me. | want to assure the young ladies
of the graduating class that / am both
delighted and honored to be a member of
a class of 80. Massachusetts has been
and is first in many things, but in moth
ing more than in educational institu-
tiOns.
Il count myself most fortunate to have
been privileged yesterday to look upon
the faces of graduates of Smith College,
that splendid institution of learning for
the education of the women, and | count
myself most fortunate to-day to look
upon the faces of the graduates of this
gioriously historic institution, that has
done so much for the eXaltaton of wo-
men and whose influence is felt not only
in Massachusetts, but in every part o.
our common country.
Mount Holyoke is more than sixty
years old to-day and the influence of this
institution in moulding and shaping the
citizens of the nation can never be told.
Il am glad that we are demonstrating
in the United States to-day that the
boy shall have no more advantages than
the girl, and Mount Holyoke and Smith
and the half dozen other institutions of
the land are demonstrating that fact
IAN educated womanhood is an open
school for citizenship every day of the
year and the home is the training school
for mother. soldier and statesman.
wish for this graduating class all good
things and i want you to be assured that
all good things wait upon a pure and
noble woman"
At the close of the Presidents deliver
ance of the degrees, beautiful purple
banner inscribed Mount Holyoke.
90" was presented to him by the gradu-
ating class.
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UNDER DIFFERENT. REGIMES.
American Economy and Honesty Sur
prise the Cubans.


Havana, June administration
Economical, which is charged with the
disbursement of the finances Of the pro-
visional government of Havana, and the
province, published a statement show
ing that from January to May inclusive,
the receipts were $763,194 and the ex-
penses SITS ,22S, the balance being cash
on hand. This causes general astonish-
ment among the Cubans and is unpre-
cedented in the history of Havana.
Never before have the figures been pub
lished openly. The officials, formerly,
merely made semi-official statements,
which We're not itemized. No two years
of the Spanish regime have yielded as
much as the past five months.
The English La Lucha in an editorial
based on this fact, says the Cubans and
Americans are watching the results of
military rule recognizing the immense
influence which will be exerted in the
future political struggle by the present
campaign, and adds:
''The greatest praise is due to the
Americans here at this evidence of
their intent to maintain methods of the
strictest honesty"
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THEY LOOK FOR A FIGHT.

Louisville, Ky. June 20-The State
Democratic Convention which meets at
Central Music Hall tomorrow to nomi-
nate full State ticket promises to be
long and bitter. The sharpness of the
struggle between the three leading can
didates for Governor, General p. Wat
Hardin, w. j. Stone and VIM. Goebel
has not been lessened by the numberless
conferences which have occupied their
followers to-day and tonight.
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THEY FAVOR FEDERATION.

Sydney. N. s. W., June 2O.-11:2O p.
m.-Ihe Australian Colonies are voting
to-day on the Federation question. The
struggle is most acute in New South
wales. Incomplete returns in this
colony up to the present show 1OO,O34
votes in favor of Federation and rs, 239
against it.
London, June 20-The Secretary Of
State for the Colonies, Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, in the House of Commons
to-day announced. amid cheers, that
New South Wales has voted in favor of
Federation by a large majority.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-21
THE CHESAPEAKE LAUNCHED.

Bath, Maine, June 2O.-The United
States practice vessel Chesapeake was
launched to-day from the Bath Iron
Works Yards. She was christened by
Miss Elise Bradford. daughter of Rear
Admiral Bradford, Chief Of the Bureau
Of Equipment, at Washington.
The launching was successful in every
particular.
The Chesapeake will be taken to the
Charleston Navy Yard where she will
be rigged and fitted for sea duty.
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GOT TEN YEARS FOR MURDER.

Memphis, Tenn, June 2O.-Green-
berry Redditt, a white farmer of con-
siderable wealth and influence, was con-
victed to-day by jury for numbering
a negress. Redditt shot Maggie Hobbs.
whom he claimed, tried to kill him with
a brick. The jury, which was composed
entirely of white citizens, returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the second
degree and Redditt was given ten years
in the penitentiary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-21
OIL OCTOPUS GOES TO GOTHAM

Cleveland Ohio. June 2O.-The
Standard Oil Company is preparing to
get out Of Ohio. It's headquarters will
he removed from this city to New
York. and on the first of July its Ohio
charter will be given up. 1t was sug-
gested that the action of the company
was prompted by desire to avoid furth-
er litigation such as was instituted by
Attorney General Monnett, but the off
Ger who gave the information denied
that such was the case.
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A MOB SURROUND THE JAIL.

Mobile, Ala, June 20.-Daniel Pat
rick. the negro who is accused of as
saulting Miss Bessie Isaacs in her home
near Scranton, Miss, was captured to-
day. He has confessed. At midnight a
crowd has gathered for the purpose of
assaulting the Jail. Sheriff Moore and
deputies say they will resist the mob.
Shooting is looked for
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CONSUL GENERAL AT MANILA.

Washington, June 2O.-The Spanish
Minister has been advised of the ap-
pointment by the Spanish Government
OF Senor Luis Marinas as Consul Gen
eral at Manila.
lie has been Spanish Consul at Balti-
more, Savannah, Key West and New
Orleans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-21
PRINTING INK TRUST.

Trenton. n. J.. June 2O--Articles Of
incorporation of the Federal Printing
Ink Company were filed to-day at the
State Department. The company is
formed for the purpose of manufactur-
ing printing ink and has an authorized
capital of $20,0O0.00O.
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RIOTS IN INDIA SPREADING.

Bombay, June 2O-The riots in South
ern India have spread to Travancore,
where the police have been severely
beaten and forced to retire. The rioters
have seized a number of guns and a
quantity of ammunition. They are cut
ting off the ears of their opponents in
order to obtain their earrings more ex-
peditiously.
About 450 houses have been burned at
Samboovadagarai.
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Prof. J. w. Canada. principal of
Chapel Hill school, was in Raleigh yes
terday. He rode over from Chapel Hill
on his bicycle and made the trip in 5
hours. Prof Canada has built UP a
fourishing school at Chapel. Hill that
numbers nearly 200 students. He is
now putting up new building on Pitts
boro street, three stories high, which
will contain 10 rooms and be model
school structure. Mr.. c. s. Canada.
who graduated at the University this
year, will assist his brother in the con-
duet Of the school.
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STREET RAILWAY COMBINE.
One Hundred MilssOn Involved-Many
More Men to be Employed

st. Louis. Mo-. June 20-I is an
nonnced that as Governor. Stephens has
signed the street railway bill, the ne
gctiations for general consolidation
of all the street railways of st. Louis.
which have been in progress for some
time. have ben practically completed.
The deal involves nearly S100.000000.
Over S5.G00,000 will be expended in
improvements and Il much larger num-
Der of men will be employed than
ever before.
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THE TWO COUNTS RELEASED.

Paris, June 20.-Comte De Dion and
Comte DAubigny, who were sentenced
June 10th to two weeks Imprisonment
and to pay 100 francs fine, after having
been convicted of completely in the dis
turbances at Auteuil, June 4th, were
released from prison to-day.
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LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAl[ES I'M NEWS AND GRGU ZTl0M

sitarboard, do You not! The Commodore
Said No. | mean port; we are close
enough to them now Mr.. HodgSon then
said he called attention to the position
of the Texas and told the Commodore
he thought there was danger of run
ming her down. The Commodore re-
piled. Damn the Texas; let her look
out for herself This conversation was
repeated to me on several different Oc-
casi0ns.'
A." Everything | say now was con-
tained in Mr. Hodgson's statement. The
words may have been little Different.
He may have said Don't you mean
starboard Commodore? instead of the
first phraseology. He certainly said
We are near enough to them now and
also Damn the Texas; let her look ont
for herself
"'He repeated this conversation TO
me at least three times during the
sessions of the board. because every
time a discussion arose. l recurred to
the position given by him which I did
not think correct. / placed no depen-
dence on any observation by standime
ter or sextant during gun fire. My ex-
perience was that during the action,
conld not get a single observation of
the standimeter on which I could place
any confidence. though | was using two
standimeters and had a man in tine
conIsing tower with cleaning material,
whose only duty was to try to keep the
glasses clean. With the utmost care
this could not be DONE I tried keeping
the standimeter under my coat, but it
was no use. | mcrtion this as II reason
for the doubts which brought up the
discussion
The report as published was prac-
tically the conversation as repeated to
me-
Lieutenant Commander Heilner APP
pends his signature rs an attestation
of the correctness of the foregoing as
herewith given.
''Very respectfully.
"F f. CHADWICK.
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Though there are bright prospects of
a settlement of the Cleveland street
car mems strike, there was severe riot
ing yesterday.