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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-18

Tarboro. n c.. May 11.@Special.)- )
The Episcopal convention for the West
ern diocese convened here to-day in
Calvary Church. The trains to-day
brought in large crowds.
The convention organized by electlnG
DIR. NJ. NJ Marshall. of Raleigh. Presi-
dent, and Rev. ]. f. Engle, secretary.
TarDoro has extended hearty welcome
to the visitors. Services were held to-
night BY tomorrow all the delegates
are expected to be present.
The convention will adjourn on Fri
day. and the annual session of the Broth
erhood of st. Andrew will then be held
The Brotherhood of all three of the
North Carolina doceses and the South
Carolina diocese will meet together. On
Sunday afternoon addresses will be made
by Judge Hoke and Mr.. Silas McBee
and ON Sunday night by Hon. Chas. Nj
Busbee of Raleigh. Hon. John t.
Faure. Commissioner of Charities
and Mr.. John w. Wood, General Secre-
tary of the Brotherhood, will deliver adj
dresses These are among the most elo-
uuent men in the State, and the Brother
hood in the country and the people OF
Tarboro look forward with pleasure to
hearing these eloquent addresses.
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CHINA BRACES HERSELF
DETERMINED TO RESIST FURTHER AG-
GRESSlON BY THE POWERS.
First Clash Expected With Germany. Provncia
Governors Ordered 10 Mass Troops
and Prepare for War.

Victoria. b. c., May 17-According to
news received by the Empress of India.
China will resist further aggression by
the powers. That China intends to op-
pose the advance of Germany in the
North is shown by the fact that recent
ly orders We're sent to the Mandarins
and Taotos of all districts and provinces,
ordering them to concentrate what fight
ing men they could and prepare for
war. The arsenals have been ordered
to push forward the manufacture of
arms and ammunition with all haste. A
late edict places Niceroy Liu in charge
of the people. The Chinese navy also.
according to late reports is getting ready
for an emergency.
Trouble has occurred recently in Shan
Tung and German missionaries have
been ill-treated. Germany is sending
expeditions to punish the natives. burn
ing villages and gradually pushing her
way inward until very shortly she will
have possession of the whole province.
The Kobe Herald says that the Ger
man plan is to establish German
kingdom with Prince Henry as ruler, as
previously stated in Pekin dispatches.
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NEGROES WANT HIM HANGED
Jim Kimberly, Colored, Convicted of
Murder, Respited.

Camilla. Ga. May 11.-At the April
term of the Superior court for Mitchell
county. Jim Kimberly, colored, was con
victed of the murder of his aunt and
sentenced to hang on May 10th. Iester-
day shortly before the hour fixed for
the execution the sheriff received notlh-
cation from the Governor that Kimberly
had been respited for thirty days upon
petition of leading white citizens of the
county. The petitioners alleged grave
doubts of the moral responsibility of the
condemned man, and asked for an in
uuiry into his mental condition. Two
members of the jury who convicted the
man signed the petition. To-day leaders
of the colored population drew up and
circulated Il petition to the Governor,
praying that the law be permitted to
take it's course in the case of Kimberly
and deploring that he was not promptly
hanged on the date named by the trial
court The colored petitioners direct at
tention to the allegation recently ad-
yanced by the Governor himself and
frequently made by others. that the de-
LAYS of the law are largely responsible
for lynchings, and call upon the Gov
ernor to see to it. i'll the interest of law
and order. that justice is speedily meted
out to this murderer.
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ALASKAN BOUNDARY QUESTION
May be Submitted to Arbitration When
High Commission Re-assembles.

Washington. May 17.-As a result of
a conference held at the Foreign Office
in London between Lord Salisbury, Sir
Julian Pauncefote and Ambassador
1Choate. the latter acting under direct
instructions from Secretary Hay. it can
now be predicted that the Joint High
Commission to adjust issues between the
United States and Canada will be re-
assembled during the coming summer or
early fall.
The negotiations have taken a new
turn by the suggestion that the Alaskan
boundary question be submitted to ar
bitration, independent of the other is
sues involved, thus leaving the commits
sion free to resume its work on the
many other pending questions. The
boundary question is said to be the
main obstacle to an agreement, so much
so that the commission took its last
adjournment because of manifest ina
bility to come together on this point.
Since then the two Governments have
tried to settle the question, and some
progress has been made. "A final agree
ment does not yet appear to be i'll sight
and temporary adjustment by modus
vivend is still open.
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THE A. L. ELECTS DIRECTORS.

Chicago. May 11.-At the annual meet
ing of the Associated Press today the
following were elected directors:
VIM. s. Mclean. Philadelphia Bulle-
tin. vice Clayton McMichael, resigned
A. j. Barr, Pittsburg Post; l.. Mark
brett. Cincinnati Noksblatt; Clark How
ell. Atlanta Constitution.
The following advisory boards were
chosen:
Eastern Division-St. Clair Nickel
way. Brooklyn Eagle. chairman: Charles
ii. Taylor Boston Globe; Clarke Davis.
Philadelphia Ledged: A. i. Langtry,
Springfield Union; Ambrose Butler,
Buffalo News.
Central Division-George Thompson.
St Paul Dispatch, chairman; d. Nj.
Houser. St Louis Globe-Democrat S.
ii. Wilder. Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune; H. $. New. indianapolis Jour
nal: T.. Rosewater. Omaha Bee; Jonn
Hicks. Oshkosh Northwestern.
Western Dvision-H. w. Scott. Port
land Oregonan; K. b. Piper. Seattle
Post-Intelligencer: II. II. Lannan. Salt
Lake Tribune Hugh Hume, San Fran
cisco Post; *. G.. Cooper. Denver Re
publican.
Southern Division-H. III. Cabaniss.
Atlanta Journal. chairman; Page Nj.
Baker. New Orleans Times Democrat:
&. L. j. Mooney, Memphis Commercial
Appeal: George w. Ochs. Chattanooga
Times; G.. II. Basket. Nashville Banner
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THEIR PLANS IN DETAIL
ARMED MEN WE'RE TO SEIZE
JOHANNESBURG FORT.
AND DELIVER THE BRITISH TROOPS
The TransvaaI Government Regards the Plot as
Merely Local Issue. The British
Think it Trumped up Affair
Of The Ro,r Police.

Pretoria. Transvaal May 1.-The
seven alleged revolutionists who present.
ed the appearance of ordinary loafcEs'
were arragned in court today charged
with the capital offence of nigh treason
They were remanded for fortnight.
Sworn affdavits allege that two thou
sand men have been enrolled for nniii-
tarv service and that it was intended 10
arm them in Natal. to return mem TO
the Rand and. at given signal -
seize and hold the Fort of Johannesburg
for twenty four hours. pending the arrl-
val of British troops.
The Press says the Government re-
CARDS the matter as IAN unforsuhate
local incident which will not affect the
general political situation
The Government also confirms he re-
port that the arrangements between
President Kruger and the Governor OF
Cane Colony and High Commissioners OF
South Africa. Sir Alfred NIilner, for q
meeting at Bloemfontein, capital of the
Orange Free State. are nearly compaeF
ted. The Presidents proposed reforms
will be presented to the Nolksraad prlof
to the meeting.
WOULD DISCREDrT ENGLAND.
London. May 17.--The Consul of t.tr
Transvaal here has received the follow
ing telegram from his Government, dated
Pretoria May 10th:
Richard Nichols. describing himself
as a Colonel: George Patterson. Cap
tain: Edward j. Tromlett. Charles Ellis
and John A. Mitchell I4ieutenants, and
Fries and Hooper. We're arrested yesterday
morning on the sworn declarations '1
three Englishmen, on the charge of
high treason in connection with tne al
legged object of the enrolment of troops
to create revolution. seize Johannes
burg Fort and hold possession of the
town until the British troops from Natal
could come to their assistance.
''One of the prisoners alleges that be
was acting under instructions rom the
British War Department
A representative of the Associated
Press today saw a number of prnmi-
nent South Africans connected with the
leading concerns of Johannesburg. They
all declared they had not received d
word from their own agents in Cape
Colony, the absence of adv1ces indicating
that the affair was ''trumped up by the
Chief of the Boer police" and that in any
case the men arrested were irresr0nsi-
BILE nobodies with fictitious military
titles affixed by the Beers with the
object of discrediting the British in the
eyes of the Continental powers. 1t is
now believed that Tremlett mot from
lett was formerly a captain of volunteers
in Cape Colony and that he Is now a
mining agent; Patterson is described as
Il butcher and labor aG1ta-or; Nircncll
is said to be IA storekeeper; Cooper is
classed as Il carpenter; Ellis Is alleged
to be private detective. .nd The occ,i-
pations OF Fries and Nichols are un-
known.
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MOTHER STAYS HER CHILD
INSANITY WAS The CAUSE OF THE
DEED.
The Woman then Cut her CWn Throat With a
Razr but Failed to lrnct Nor
tai Wound.

Statesvile, \. c., May 11.-(Speciai.)- y
AT eight o'clock this morning, in IL fit of
insanity Mrs. Mary Foster, wife of John
E. Foster,a farmer of Cool Springs town
ship, this county, cut the throat of
her sixteen months old baby boy with
a razor and killed him instantly. he
mother then cut her own throat with
the razor, but not fatally.
She had been insane for a month bat
had improved and was not violent. Her
husband is a poor but respected man.
She will be arrested as soon as she
can be moved, and it is hoped that she
can be admitted to the hospital III
MorgantOn
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TROOPS IN THE COEUR D'ALENE

They Are Considered Necessary to
Prevent Further Disorder.
Washington, May 17.-Secretary Al.
ger has received the following fele-
gram from General Merriam. i'm ex-
planation of the situation in the COeul
D'Alene:
"Wardner, Idaho, May 16.
"Adiutant General, Washington.
'''The Governor of Idaho has care
fully reviewed the situation here and
deems it necessary to place troops at
Burke and Mullan to avoid further
disorder. | request two troops of
cavalry. Referring to the press criti-
csms. ] have made no order. My ac-
ton is limited strictly to the support
of the State authorities. There are
395 prisoners still in custody under
investigation. tSlgned)
''MERRIAM.
''Brigadier General
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WELL EQUIPPED SCHOLAR
AND PRE-EMINENTIY FITTED FOR
THE HIGH POSITION.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION N SESSION
Or. N. M. Marshall Elected President. Noted
Raleigh Orators 10 Speak. Brother
hood Of St, Andrew viii
Convene Saturday.

Tarboro, n. c., May 17.-(Special }
The trustees of st. Mary's School to-day
unanimously elected to the rectorship of
that school the Rev. Il. ID. Bratton, OF
Spartanburg, S. {.
church at Spartanburg. and holds the
chair of history III Converse College for
women.
He is the son of the late Gen. John
Bratton. and both by birth and culture
as well as personal character, is thought
to he preeminently fitted for this exalted
position
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ALL SERENE IN CUBA.

Washington. May 1.-THE following
dispatch has been received at the Way
Department:
Havana. May 18th.
"Adjutant General. Washington.
General Woods reports as result of
his recent trip through department every
thing quiet and peaceful Reports ot
brigandage absolutely without foundar
ton. People working everywhere, Simi-
lar conditions in other departments.
tSigncdl "BROOKE.
Commanding,
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THE LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
Session Called to Repeal Call for Con
stitutional Convention.

Montgomery. Ala, May 11.-After
being in session fourteen days. the LeglS-
lature adjourned this evening. The body
was convened in extra session by the
Governor to repeal the call for con
stitutional convention and 10 propose
amendments to the constitution to be
voted on at the next general election
and to pass primary election laws. Their
| only act passed during the fourteen
days was to repeal the call for the con
vention and appropriate money to DAY
their salaries and mileage. n number
of amendments was offered but none OF
them could command enough votes tC
make them effective.
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MICHIGAN BOYS ARE OUT.

Savannah. Ga. May 17.-The Thirty
first Michigan regiment was mustered
out of the service here to-day. The
muster out was orderly i'll every way
and devoid of unpleasantness. The feel
ing among officers and men has been
of the most cordial. and nothing occur
red to mar the pleasure of the last day
in the service
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BRYAN SPEAKS TO NORWEGIANS

Chicago. ILL.,. May l7.-Norwegians of
Chicago today celebrated the S5th ami
versary of the Norwegian declaration
of independence. \ banquet was held
at the auditorium tonight representatives
of all the Norwegian Societies of the
city sharing in the programme.
Among the speakers was Colonel Will
liam Jennings Bryan. who took for his
subject Our Adopted Citizens in Peace
and War
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KILLED HER WITH A HOE.

Pelham. Ga, May 11.-John Harri-
son. well-to-do farmer living near here,
was arrested last night for the murder Of
his wife. 1t appears that on last Mon
day he was in his field chopping cotton.
For some trivial cause Harrison became
vexed with his wife and struck her on
the head with his hoe With the as
sistance of two negroes he carried her
to the house where she died. Harrison
Is now i'll iail and will be tried n Bain
bridge at once.
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BRIEF IN THE CARTER CASE.

Washington. May 17.-Colonel Barr.
who prepared the brief in the case OF
CAPTAIN Carter has notified the At
torney General that he would make no
oral argument in the case. lie VIII
leave tomorrow for his station.
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WADE HAMPTON DECLINES.
Values the Peoples Commendation
More Than Gifts.

Columbia, S. c.. May 17.-Gcneral
Wade Hampton has written II card to
the people of the State in which he
feelingly and gratefully declines to ac-
cept the home it was proposed to build
for him. replacing the home recently de.
stroyed by fire. He says the reward OF
Il citizen who has done work for the
State is well done, good and faithful
servant" He prize the peoples com
mendation more than any gift.
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PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
1t Will Begin its Annual Session at
Minneapolis Today.

Minneapolis. Mimi, May 11.-At II
o clock tomorrow morning the 1lth an
nual assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States will begin
its session in Westminster church III
this city. About $50 commissioners will
be in attendance from the twenty-five
synods and the assembly will bring TO
the city some fifty foreign mission
aries besides many persons Interested III
the eight auxiliary boards and other
church organizations. including the seven
wOmen's foreign mission boards.
The opening sermon will be preached
by the retiring moderator. Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe, ID. d., of Washington. ID. &.
In the afternoon the assembly will be
organized and new moderator elected.
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The British warShlpS intrepid ana
Pearl have left Nassau for Fort Tampa,
to participate in the Queen Victoria
birthday celebration.
Formosa adviccs give details of IL terri
BILE massacre in the vicinity of Tai
kow. IL town in the central district
Thirty unarmed villagers were ambuShcd
by about sixty SayageS, who killed TWEEN
ty-nine of them. Only one escaped,
The Electric Automobile and Manu-
featuring Company with an authorized
capital of SJU000O was incorporated
at Trenton. y. j., yesterday. The com
pany is empowered to manufacture and
operate vehicles propelled by electricity
or other power.
Queen Victoria laid the foundation
stone of the Victoria aud Albert Mu-
scum. The ceremonies resemblcd n
miniature jubilee. American flags were
conspicuous among the decorations.
The President has sent through Otis
telegram of congratulation to Lawton
and his gallant men for their successful
operations during the past month.
The President has not. ii is stated.
given any consideration to the subject
of an extra session of Congress.
The firemen on all the lake boats, mum
bering 1900 men, will quit work today
if the trouble with the grain shovelerS
is not settled.
The Third engineers. Colonel David
Gallard. commanding, was mustered out
of the service at Fort Mcpherson yes
terday.
A certificate was filed with the Secre-
tary Of State at Trenton, y. j., yester-
day by the American Tobacco Company
stating that of the S3J. .0OO,0OO addi-
tiOnal capital stock authorized in March
last to he issued, $33 100000 has been
paid, making the total issue of capital
stock of the company SGS,000.00O.
The National Conference of Charities
and Corrections has begun In Cincinnati
with large attendance.
The date of the Bob Fitzsmmons-.Iim
.Jeffries fight before the Coney Island
A. c.. has been fixed at June 9th.
Havana hre-eaters have quieted down.
and everything is moving on now us
smoothly as newly creased wheel
Major General Henry, United States
Volunteers until recently Military Gov
| - x..,.l IN N.,txv
York on the transport Mcpherson from
San Juan yesterday.
The National Dewey Home Committee
will send letters to all leading newspa-
pers. national banks and postmasters.
asking them to receive contributions
| from the public and forward the same
to the treasurer at Washington.
A notable feature of Admiral Dewey
arrival i'll Washington will he the presen-
tation to him by the President of the
superb jeweed sword made by authority
of Congress as testimonial from the
Government.
The death of VIM. IL. Young. chief of
scouts of General Lawton's division. is
considered Il serious loss Young was
one OF the scouts with General o. q.
Howard in the Nez perces campaign
through Idaho and Montana some years
ago.
Sir Thomas Upton, the Associated
Press is Informed, has limited To fif-
teen the number of guests to be pres,
ent at the launching of the America :
cup challenger Shamrock. The date
of the launch will not be made pub
| lie.
General Joseph Wheeler will deliver
memorial address before Edward W.
l[inys'Cv Post No. 113, G.. \. H., on
Memorial Day in Boston theatre.
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BIGGEST MILL IN THE SOUTH.
Columbia Will Lead With One Capital
lied at Il Million and Half

Columbia. $. c., May 11.-Application
has been filed for charter for the
Olympia Cotton Mills Of Columbia. :.
&. Its capital will he Sl,50O,000. The
power will be electricity furnished 10y
the power plant on the Columbia Canal
1t will be the largest mill in the South,
having 104, 600 spindles and $500 looms.
The corporators are Columbians, mill
and bank presidents and leading business
lneu.
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The death of VIM. III. Young. chief of
scouts of General Lawton's division. is
considered Il serious loss. Young was
one OF the scouts with General o. q.
Howard in the Nez Perces campaign
through Idaho and Montana some years
ago.
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A notable feature of Admiral Dewey
arrival i'll Washington will he the presen-
tation to him by the President of the
superb jeweled sword made by authority
of Congress as testimonial from the
Government
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TELEGR.APfiI, BRIEFS,

The British warships Intrepid and
Pearl have left Nassau for Fort Tampa,
to participate in the Queen Victoria
birthday celebration.
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Queen Victoria laid the foundation
stone of the Victoria aud Albert Mu-
scum The ceremonies resemblcd n
miniature jubilee. American flags were
conspicuous among the decorations.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-11-23
Programs to be Issued.

Manager o. ]. Hardin, who has
interested himself in the manage
ment of the vaudeville performance
to take place here, on the evening
of the Both, has his company well in
hand and will give a good perfor-
nance. Yesterday he put the copy
of his program in the hands of the
printer, and ordered some fifteen
hundred printed which will be dis
tributed in the several houses OF
the CITY, The program will be got
ten up in book form and carry the
advertisements of some of our lead
ing houses, and will make good
souvenir to keep for old remem-
brance sake. The money which Is
taken in at this entertainment is to
be invested as a donation to the new
opera house, and as our city needs
a place for amusements, there
should be spontaneous tnrn out to
help in the cause. The show will be
worth the money spent, besides you
will know that your investment is to
be turned back to you for the up
building of your city. Let us all
take tickets as far as we are able to
buy.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-11-23
Grows More Indignant,

The press of Shreveport grows
more indignant, daily towards the
management of the opera house in
Shreveport for allowing the Duncan
Clark's Female Ministries to per
form there, aud the papers openly
say that Davis is more to blame for
allowing such a show to exhibit
there than the haIlots in coming,
and that the eggs thrown at Clark
should have been turned on Davis.
In describing the exit of the minis.
trels from that city the Times says;
Duncan Clark's ministries left
on the I. & p. Yesterday morning
for LongvieW, Texas. During the
night carpenters had barricaded the
windows of the car to prevent them
being broken in by the mob, which
they expected would attack the car.
It's safe to predict that he'll never
come here again.
The Journal says: Colonel Dun
can Clark and his Lady Minstrels'
have gone to Longview it is re
ported. The Colonel should have
got his life insured. They don't
shoot with eggs, in Texas"
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-11-23

A late press dispatch from Wash
ing ton says: Several strong COM
binations of capitalists working in
dependent of each other will seek
the privilege of laying the projected
cable between the United States
and Manila, Each and every one of
them will ask subsidies from the
government and congress will be
besieged by enterprising lobbyists in
their behalf this winter. The dan
ger is that they will get into such
hot fight that none of them will
be given any favors. In such event
the government may have to take
the matter up and build and oper-
ate the cable itself. Indeed it is
by no means certain that this will
not be done anyway, and weighty
objections will be raised to private
ownership of a telegraph line cen
Meeting the United States with its
remote possessions.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-11-23
Still More Counterfeiting

The Secret Service has'unearthed
another band of counterfeiters, and
secured a large quantity of bogus
bills, which are so cleverly executed
that the average person would new
er suspect them of being spurious,
Things of great value are always
selected by counterfeiters for imita-
ton, notably the celebrated Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, which has
many imitators but no equals for
indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation,
nervousness, and general debility,
The Bitters set things right in the
stomach, and when the stomach is
in good order0it makes good blood
and plenty of it. In this manner
the Bitters !restores vigor to the
weak and debilitated. Beware of
counterfeits when buying. See that
a private Revenue Stamp covers the
neck of the bottle.