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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
DEFENDER AGAIN
LEFT IN THE RACE
Fairly and SquareIy 0utsaiIed
by Columbia.
THE WATER WAS SMOOTH
BOTH YACHTS SAILED TIE
WRONG COURSE.
BUT IT WAS ASPLENDl) ALL ROUND RACE
The Columbia Won by Over Three Minutes
The Better Boat Will Go to Bristol
and Have her Sails Reset
Before Racing.

New York. July Sat last the big
sloop yachts Columbia and Defender
have met in Il battle royal that has been
satisfactory to all concerned in strong
and fairly steady breeze and smooth
water, they sailed over course OF
about twenty-six miles today and the
Columbia fairly and squarely out-salied
the Defender by three minutes and thr-
teen seconds actual time.
Ii the Columbia, after measurement.
is found to allow the Defender two
minutes. she will still have beaten her
by one minute and thirteen seconds.
That means that she can beat her now
over Il full forty mile course, at least
two minutes, corrected time, ana shat
when she is tuned up, say by the Sep
TENDER races, She will eaSiN beat her
five minutes, which is all that Is re-
quired of her.
Today's race was as fine Il smooth Wa
ter test as the yachts may ever expect
to get
On the first leg of the course, il reach
of about four miles with IL beam wind,
the Defender gained two seconds. On
the second leg of six miles, i'll which
there was some windward work, the
three seconds On the third leg Il three
mile run, before the wind. with spin
M kers set, the Defender gained six see
onds. On the first leg the second time,
around, the Columbia gained one min
ute and eleven seconds; in the close
hauled work on the second leg, she
gained only thirty-siX seconds, AMI in
the run to the finish the Defender
gained fortythree seconds.
The feature of the day and the only
unfortunate incident was the fact that
both of the yachts sailed the wrong
course. The first leg of the course was
to be eight miles long, the turning point
being off Stamford Conn. The yachts
men of the Riverside Club were hav
ing IL race on the sound. They set
their turning mark right on the course
that the Columbia and Defender were
to sail over. but only four miles from
their starting point.
When. after an exciting luffing match.
Captain Rhodes saw this mark, he
promptly kept the Defender off and
rounded it, and for awhile no one knew
whether it was real race or not.
G. Oliver Islcin explained to the Asso-
ciated Press:
The Defender made the mistake. and
we simply followed her to make race.
1t has turned out Il good one. We are
very well satisfied with it all around.
We both made a mistake. but it has been
the best all-around race we have Yet
bad. | am satisfied that the Columbia
is the better boat hut she will 30 to
Brsto! and have her sails rc-cut before
racing"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
METROPOLITAN VOLUNTEERS.
Review of Organization Formed to
Resist Napoleon.

London, July S.-Thc century review
and inspection of the Metropolitan Vol
untecrs. who were organized III Hyde
Park by George III. to oppose the ap-
pretended invasion of England by the
troops of Napoleon occurred on the
Horse Guards parade this afternoon.
About 10000 London volunteers took
part in the review, and the beautiful
weather made the event the great spec
taclc Of the season.
St James Park and it's ncighborhood
was crowded with about 100000 per
sons The reviewing officers consisted
Of the Prince Of Wales, the Duke OF
York the Grand Duke Michael of Rus
sia Field Marshal Lord Wolseley. the
Commandcr-in-Ch Chief; the Duke of Cam
bridge, the headquarters staff and the
American and continental attaches.
\ large number of Americans paid
high prices for favorable spots from
which to view the parade. The troops
displayed a splendid martial bearing,
especially the London, Scottish aud
Royal Irish regiments. At the head Of
the last named rode the Duke of
Connaught.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
WANT TO GET UNDER OUR WING

Washington, -. c.. July S.-Bishop
Grant, of the ~ NJ. T.. Church, and
Rev. NJ. NJ. Moore, saw the President
today with reference to affairs in
Liberia. They are both very anxious
that the United States should assume
a protectorate over the black republic.
Bishop Grant visited Liberia early in
the spring and says the country is ruled
by Americans or their descendants.
President Coleman was formerly ma
tive Of Virginia. Germany. England
and France, he says. are anxious to Cob
bic up the Republic and control her
trade, but the inhabitants OF Liberia
have strong sympathy with the Uni
ted States. DR.. Blyden. !; represen-
tative Of the Republic is now on his
way here to ask the United States on
behalf of the Republic to extend IL
protecting arm around her and defeat
the Vaccinations of foreign powers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
THE COW CAUSED DEATH
A BELL BOY KILLED AT THE VAT MORE
HEAD.
The Pullman and First Class Cars Badly In
iured-. CoIored Porter's Arm Dislccat-
ed Removing the Cars.

Atlantic Hotel. Morehead City, y. c..
July Special Shortly after the ar
rival of the first train tonight, as the
train was going up to the 70 turn
around. Jim Miller. Il colored bell boy
at the Atlantic Hotel, fell from the
moving cars under the train and was
run over. His body was cut half IN two,
causing instant death.
The boys mother is here. They are
Raleigh people.
The Pullman and first-class car were
badly injured the ~ The accident was
was caused by running over Il COW.
Starky. the well known colored porter,
had his shoulder dislocated. Trainmen
are busy removing the cars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09

Washington, July S.-The State De
parfmeTt is relying npon the press re-
ports up to this moment for the details Of
ne Iagne conference. CONSEQUENTLY.
II = not IN possession. MS yet of an
official statement of the mediation and
arbitration plan which is the prominent
measure now before the conference. 49,
ceptlng the press reports as accurate, It
may be stated that the project is emf
hatnly satisfactory to our Government
for. il is pointed out. the arbitration
scheme Is nothing more than an elabo-
ration Of the simple American pronosi
tion with which our deie.ares wore
charged before they left the United
Stafcs. 1t j. true that the pending -,irapo-
siticn is credited to Sir Julian pailnfe-
fore. but that was becaus.. he had
siilfnlly and with great ability olabora-
ted the details Of the Amta1can prsnea
pie 70 meet the nice objections expected
TO be interposed by rhe European j .e-
gates.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
son ASSASSINATES FATHER.

TuScunbia. Ala, July Sc. W.
Weatherford. an engineer on the South
ern Railway, was aSsasslnatci while
asleep in a passenger coach here this
morning The shooting was done through
the coach window from the top or
stock car on Il side track. BloolhounJs
traced the scent ~ the holne Of John
Wcatherford. son Of the murdered man.
The trail was followed into Young
Weatherford's sleeping apartment. TIE
sheriff arrested the boy soon aftcrward
When taken into custody revolver VIII,
one exploded shell was found on his
person. He stoutly denind having com
mitted the crime and asked the officers
to- protect him. Public sentiment is
strongly against he accused.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
DAMAGE CLAIMS FROM SAMOA.

Washington, July S.-Ihe first batch
Of claims against the United States
Government on account Of damages siiS-
tanned by residents of Samoa through
the bombardmcnt by the combined
british and American Naval forces has
been presented to the State Departments.
They aggregate $4,000 and are pre-
ferred by foreign residents Of all nation
alitieS and by Il few natives. All of
them were placed on file, but if the
reports from Samoa be true. 10 the eff
feet that tho commission decided TO
require each Of the three treaty nations
to assume liability for the claims o;
it's own citizens, then very few o.
these claims presented today viii be
recognized by the State Department.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
RECRUITING BEGINS MONDAY.

Washington, July S.-The Adjutant
General of the Army tonight gave out
the following:
The Secretary of War today gave in
structions by telegraph confirming the
instructions previously given by mail to
recruiting officers throughout the corn-
try to begin recruiting for the volun-
teers on Monday. AS fast as enlisted the
men will he sent under instructions al
ready published to the rendezvous de-
signated for the regiment to which they
are assigned"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
WOMAN BECOMES A TIGREss.

Chicago, H., July S.-Ann Elizabeth
lngerSoll. when sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary today for the kidnapping OF
Gerald Lapiner, fought like maddened
tigress in the court room. scratched ana
bit 1T her c,lstodians and struggled fran
tically all the way back to her cell in
jail accompanying her blows and bites
with screams and curses
She was finally carried to her cell af-
ter having severely bruised several
guards John Collins. who was sentenced
at the Same time made no scene. Both
were given intermediate sentences.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09

Boston. Mass, July S.-Ihc filing OF
the will of the late Robert c. Billings,
Il merchant OF this city. for PROBATE in
tho Suffolk court. diScloscs more boun-
teons gifts to public charities than was
heretofore believed. The public gifts of
all kinds reach $1.00O.O00.
The large heneficiaries are Harvard
College. Massachusetts Institute OF
Technology. Music and Fine Arts,
American Unitarian Association of Bos-
tcn. Hampton Normal and Agricultural
Institute. and others. all of which re-
ccive Sums varying from So, 600 to
S1J0,000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
PIERCED ARMOR LIKE P.At nR.

Washington, July S.-An unsuccessful
test was made at INDIAN Head Proving
Ground today of a 512 armor plate rep
resenting 100 tens of caSemate armor
of the battleship Alabama. \ siX-inch
projectile fired against the plate went
clean through it. This is the first fail
urc of a plate in three years. the last
failure being in armor for the Kearsarge
Another plate will now be chosen for
the test. The conditions of today's test.
with a six-inch shot against Il 5la plate.
were unusually severe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
-
SONS Or TIL ERENOLUTION.

AT meeting Of the Board of Man
ayers of the North Carolina Society of
the Sens of the Revolution, held yester-
day. the membership of Leutenant-Co,-
onel Carrie 4. Woodruff. 18th Artillery.
Il. $. A., was received by transfer from
the New York Society. Mr.. Alfred
Moring, Of Raleigh, and Mr.. Thomas
Martin, of Winston, were also elected
members. Mr.. Mornings own fathn.'
fought in fne itoyolution as is shown by
Official II. .e,i!.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
LYNES DEAD.

Augusta. Ga. July S.-Gcorge Lynes,
of Fairfax. s. c.. who was shot by Sam
Bennett, colorcd, at Fairfax Friday,
while attempting to arrest Bennett for
robbery and disorder. died i'll the city
hospital in Augusta, where he was
brought for treatment at | 30 O'Clock
to-day. 1t is stated in Augusta that
there is great excitement ut Fairfax
over the news of the death of Lyncs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
DROUGHT IN JAMAICA.

Kingston. Jamaica, July S.-Drought
in Southern Jamaica is causing wide
spread distress and alarm. The failing
water supply of Kingston necesSitates
curtailment of the service to eighteen
hours daily. The coffee. orange and
corn crops are almost destroyed. and the
destruction of the natives provision crops
is causing Il famine. The rural popuia-
ton is fleeing from the homesteads. seek
ing relief in town centerS. The trouble
is augmented by an outbreak of mala-
ria
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
MINERS RETURN TO WORK.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July S.-The 1,S0O
miners employed by the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company, who went on strike a
week ago, because the company insisted
ON the men using safety lamps, returned
to work today. a compromise was
effected by the men agreeing to use
the lamp in the gaseous parts OF the
mine and the company agreeing to
furnish the new lamps free of charge
and keep them i'll repair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
THE HAGUE CONFERENCE

LONDON. July S.-A telegram from 81.
Petersburg asserts that the Hague con
ference will adjourn at the end Of July.
the members agreeing to reassemhle III
the spring, and that during the in1erval,
Emperor Nicholas will visit the principal
European courts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09

". ~. Bloodgood, son of a well-known
New York broker. has secured Il decree
OF divorce from Katherine Bloodgood.
on the ground of cruelty. Mrs. Blood
good is Il noted contralto and was II
member of Calves company at one time.
Paynmster W. b. Wilcox. of the Navy,
has been tried by court-mrtial. ut the
League Island Navy Yard. and found
guilty of drunkenness. The sentence is
reduction to the foot of the list of pay
masters, and loss of onehalf pay for
ONE year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
MISTOOK WOMAN FOR BURGLAR.

Augusta. Ga. July S.A few minutes
after midnight Nancy Williams. white,
was shot in the breast 1by rolbert Dan
iels. colored. Daniels lived in AN out
house in the rear of Miss Williams
home. Miss Williams had occasion to go
into the yard. Returning She, by mis-
take. entered Daniels house. Daniels.
mistaking her for Il burglar. fired upon
her. She will recover. Daniels surrcn-
dercd to the police.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAES I'M NEWS AND GDRGWlA TD0M.
WAR MATERIALS ON THE WAY

London, July S.A special dispatch
from Rome says that the German steam
or Reichstag has sailed from Naples
with $4,000 rifles. 800 tons of war ma
tcrial and 500 mules for the Transvfal.
According to the same dispatch another
steamer. with similar cargo, will sail
July 14th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
THE SIIAMROCK'S RUN.

southampton, July S.-The Shamrock
had Il splendid run from Ofhurst Cas-
tie. Yachtsmen here declare she fulfilled
every promise today and gives evidence
of being the hest equipped cup challenger
ever seen in the Solent
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
GEN. WALKER ACQUITTED.

Richmond, Va. July S.The jury in
Gen. Walkers ease were ont about forty
FIVE minutes. and their verdict. declaring
the General not guilty was loudly APP
plaadcd by friends of Gen. Walker in
the court rOom
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
ANNALS IMPORTED IL BOND.

Washington. July assistant Sec
Rotary Spauldng has decided that ami
mails imported in bond for exhibition
purposes under the act of 1897 may
lie exported at 4 port other than that
of Importation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
GERMANY WILL NOT ANNEX.

Washington. July S.-AIinister jackson
reports to the State Department that the
North German Gazette. has made Il
seIGi-official denial of the press report
that the German government intends to
annex Bear Island, near Spitzebergen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
BISHOP NEWMAN'S OBSEQJ-iES.

Saratoga. y. Y, July S.--The obsc-
nuies of Bishop John T.. Newman. Of
the Methodist Episcopal church, loo.
place here today. and the remains were
conveyed to Mechanicsvile, Saratoga
county, for interment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
MRS. DICKINs' FUNERAL TO-DAY

Washington. July S.-The remains Of
Mrs. Francis w Dickens. wife Of Capt.
Dickens. OF the Navy. who was burned
to death yesterday. rs n result of a
gasoline explosion. will be buried to-
morrow at = p m. from her late nome
on 10Th street. The house has been
hastily mt in order for the sad cere-
mony because it was believed that Mrs.
Dickins. who was greatly attached to
her home. wonld have preferred 10 be
hurled from that place. The body will
be laid to rest in the National Gene
terry ut Arlington
The man who is always giving himself
oxvay Iaa1. oh TINT
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09
TORNADO IN WISCONSIN.

Manawa, Wis, July S.-A tornado
passed over Union township five miles
north of this city last night. The storm
struck the township and the Western
boundary and plowed a furrow across il
six miles long, and from fifteen to forty
rods wide. Practically everything in its
path was destroyed.
Many farm houses, barns and out
buildings, and miles of fences were de
stroycd. There was no loss of life.
The President has appointed l.. /.
Smith nosfu,aster nj Admission Ala
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-09

The man who is always giving himself
way is dear at that.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
STAPLES REMAIN FIRM.
/, Much Underlying Strength in the Bust
ness Situation.

Bradstreet's says: A striking Illus
tration of the underlying strength of
the general business situation is fur
nished this week by the course of
prices. Almost without exception val
ues of staples remain firm at previous
quotations or manifest still further
pronounced tendency toward higher
level. This, too. has occurred in the
face of rather smaller distribution in
the ordinary trade channels than has
been noted in recent weeks. So far as
autumn and winter trade is concerned,
the complaint of unseasonably mild
weather, restricting retail distribution,
Is reported from many cities. :
But rising superior to this and to the
unquestionably smaller distribution at
first hands. is the accentuated strength
of textiles. particularly cotton goods,
which reflect some additional strength
of the raw product, due to smaller re-
ceipts and better foreign advices, but
In large measure also portray the in
fluence of active demand coming on a
market exceptionally bare of stocks. A
further advance in print cloths, fea-
ture of this week, has brought the quo
tation for standard grades up to 8
cents, point not touched for four
years past.
Raw wool is higher at all markets on
active demand, shared in by the manu-
factured material.
Wheat, including -four, shipments
for the week aggregate $685. ,677 BUSH
els, against 4,540,007 bushels last
week, and 1924, 726 bushels in 1898.
Since July this season, the exports
of wheat aggregate 85,468, 546 bushels,
against SO, .083 bushels last year
and 1O1, ,43, 679 bushels in 1897.
Business failures in the Dominion of
Canada for the week number So, as
compared with 19 last week, 27 in this
week a year ago, "a in 1896 and 81 in
1895.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
RAPID TELE0RAPHY.
Letters Successfully Sent at the Rate OF
10000 an Hour.

New York, Nov. 29.-Experimental
tests of the Pollak-Virag rapid tele-
graphy system were made on Sunday
over ,039 miles of wire, between this
city and Chicago. Signals, consisting
of the letters of the alphabet from A to
q, were sent at the rate of 10000 an
hour, but, owing to the great amount
of induction to be overcome and inter-
ference and Interruptions with the
wire, no actual messages were trans
mitted.
1t is asserted that the system, which
has been successfully operated up to
roo miles, will work at 1000 miles or
more when good wire is obtained and
a sufficient battery power provided. In
the experiments here, two ordinary
telegraph wires were used to form a
complete metallic circuit, and the
ground connections commonly employed
in telegraphing were dispensed with.
Josef Virag, one of the inventors, was
at this end of the wire, while Herr
Pollak was in Chicago.
When the wires were finally found
to be clear, the signals were sent. They
had previously been punched in roll
of tape by perforator similar to that
used in the Wheatstone system. The
tape was passed through a transmitter
containing metal cylinder, revolving
at high rate of speed. Bearing down
upon the tape were two needles. At
each perforation needle completed
the circuit and made dot or a dash
at the other end of the line. A small
electric motor operated the transmitter.
In order to carry the signals through
to Chicago, it was found that current
of rs volts was necessary.
After the signals had been sent
through the apparatus to Chicago. an
operator, using the ordinary key, tele-
graphed back that fhey had been re-
ceived all right. At this juncture, the
time for changing from day to night
wires arrived, and the circuit was in
terrupted at Buffalo. The experiments
were then postponed to another day.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
Forced to Put Back,

Seattle, Nov. 29.-With a cargo of
dying horses and mules, and 55 empty
stalls, the United States transport Vic
toria returned to port late tonight, hav-
ing been forced by an unprecedented
stress of weather off Cape Flattery to
turn back from her voyage to the Phil
ippines OF the 40 horses and mules
carried, 55 were literally pounded to
death against the sides of their stalls
in the storm, and the remaining ami
mails are SO badly bruised that the Off
GERS of the vessel believe that many
cannot be saved.
The Victoria sailed for the Philip
pines last Thursday.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01

day long, and latterly he has taken
nourishment four or five times day,
but always of light character lit
tie meat, soups, bouillon, a glass or
two of Mariani wine and a good deal OF
milk, which forms the larger part OF
his diet.
During his recent illness very little
medicine was given him; the physicians
relied principally upon rest, nourish-
ment and stimulants every now and
then, but always in small quantities.
The Pope's nervous energy, as al
ready noted in a previous letter, is
something remarkable in one of his ad-
vanced years, and when he comes out
of his apartment he almost runs-walk-
ing SO fast that his attendants can
hardly keep up with him.
When he is to be carried in state
into the Sistine Chapel, to attend or
preside at any ceremony, the clanking
of the sabres of the noble guard on
the marble floors can be heard long
distance off, and several minutes be-
fore the procession reaches the chapel.
The Pope, it seems, although sleeping
well and enjoying his afternoon nap,
which he takes every day, does not
sleep SO much at night, during which
he may get up several times, and even
go to work.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
C1aims of snnth herners.

Columbia, S. c., Nov. 29.-Governor
Miles B. McSweeney today addressed q
letter to the governor of each Southern
state, asking for united effort to get
Southern representatives in congress
to work for the passage of bill to re-
fund 81, 200, 900 to Southern people
for cotton seized by United States
troops during the war between the
states. The cotton was sold by the col
lector of customs at New York, and the
funds were placed in the United States
treasury. The United States supreme
court had decided that the government
has no right or title to these funds,
which are held for ultimate return to
those entitled thereto. But the funds
cannot be reached except by congress
sional action, as legislation is neces-
sary before action can be brought
against the sovereign government.