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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-04
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAES DIM NEWS AND G0RGW ITI0M.

be necessary to give him the force of
10000 effectives, which he requires.
The recruiting for the regular army
has brought that establishment UP to
within 200 men of its maximum strength
under the law.
The force that will be at General
Otis disposal when the new troops
now i'm this country reach him at the
beginning of the fall campaign may
be summarized as follows:
Seventeen regiments of regular in
fantry 25,S40 men. Three new volun-
teer regiments, Aba men; four bat
teries Third artillery, 4S0 men. Ten
batteries of the Sixth artillery, 1890
men. The Fourth cavalry 1,zoO men.
An engineer battalion 200 men. Sig
nal corps $50 men. Total 1928 men.
IaEGULAtR OFFICiERS ONLY.
Washington, July 3.-The proposed or
ganization of nine volunteer regiments
will place Il number of important COM
missions at the disposal of the President.
Probably the most important point in
connection with the proposed volunteer
organization is the Presidents S declared
intention to appoint none but officers of
the regular army to command of the nine
new regiments. Nearly fifty regular of
GERS held regimental commands during
the recent war in the volunteer establish
ment. and the nine colonels to be assign
ed to the new regiments will be selected
from among that number The decision
to appoint only regular army officers
does ont apply to positions below the
grade of Colonel.
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AND THE MAYOR.
Committee of Investigation as to
Charges Makes its Report.

Atlanta, Ga, July 3-The special city
council committee appointed by Mayor
pro tenn. Mitchell to investigate the
charges made against Mayor. James q.
Woodward by DIR. l.. G. Broughton, pas
tor of the Baptist Tabernacle church,
made IL report this afternoon to the effect
that its labors were lightened by Mayor
Woodward's frank acknowledgment and
that promises of amends were made. No
recommendation were made by the COM
mttee.
As soon as the report was read, Council
man Maddox asked for the resignation of
the mayor, his exciting speech being sec
onded by Councilman Thomson. \ mo-
ton to file the report was made and car
ried.
\ motion 10 recommt the original res
olution was lost This, it is believed,
ends the Mayor Broughton incident.
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RECEIVER ASKED FOR.
In the Kentucky National Bank VS.. the
{. |. and l.. Railroad.

Louisville, Ky, July 3-The Kentucky
National Bank today filed in the United
States Clerks office at INDIANAPOLIS a
suit against the Louisville. New Albany
and Chicago Railway Company and it's
Successors, the Chicago, indianapolis
ana Louisville Railway Company and
others. asking for receiver.
Colonel st. John Boyle represented the
bank. The complaint alleges that the re-
cent reorganization of the Monon Rail-
way Company was brought about for
the purpose to prevent the collection or
enforcement Of the guarantee of the
s6OO,OOO of Beattyville bonds and that
the decree Of sale was obtained by IA
fraudulent agreement for the purpose
Of cutting out the debts held by these
guarantee bondhoIders. and that the
United States Circuit Court at Indanap-
oils was misled and deceived in granting
the decree.
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MASSACRED BY INDIANS
AsHEVIlLE MAN MEETS DEATH IN PRaZIl-
IAN FOREST.
Mr.. Williamson Led the Party Which was TX
plorirg in the Interests Of Rubber
Company.
Company.

Asheyille, y. c., July "a family
here has received from the Secretary of
State at Washington intelligence of the
massacre by Sinas Indians Of the per-
sons composing the expedition ascending
the XinSu river, in the interior of Bra
zil about the first of the year
The expeditions was headed by an
American company in connection with
the rubber industry. There were three
Americans and three Englishmen in the
party and the remainder are supposed
to have been Brazilians The name OF
only one of the Americans is given and it
is Brownley, native of California. The
Secretary of State received his inforna-
ton from the representative of the Bel
gian Government in New York. who had
received a letter from Belgian gentle
man written from Cujaba, Brazil, March
23rd last
In sending the information to Mr.. Will
hanson here, Assistant Secretary of
State Hill incloses a letter dated Cajuba,
Brazil, March 23rd, bearing the sina
ture of Eduardo Pottieuw. The writer
says:
1.-The whites of the party. six in num-
ber, persisted. | have been living in
this country for five years and am ac
quainted with all inhabited parts and
even some wild districts. have placed
myself at the disposal of the President
of the United States to organize if ne
cessary, an expedition to avenge the
dead and if possible bring back their re-
mains and to continue their work here"
Mr.. Williamson, who led the party.
was Il native of Asheville. and is 81
years of age. He married an English
woman in the City of Mexico and she
accompanied him to Brazil She is now
ut Buenos Ayres.
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NOLkSRAAD AND FRANCHISE.

Pretoria, July 3.-The Volksraad. by
Il vote OF ii to IL, has decided to give
an additional member for Pretoria and
each district having only one mcmber
now.
Herr Fisher. the envoy of the Orange
rree State, had Il long interview with
president Kruger on the question OF
the franchise today. 1t is expected that
Herr Hofmyer the Afrikander leader.
Will join in the conference tomorrow.
At the opening of the Raad, President
Kruger, while urging members to stand
hrm on the independence of the South
African Republic. submitted his scheme
OF additional representation for the gold
heids lie suggested the appointment of
commission by the Raad to confer with
tie executive on the question of re-dis-
tribution, but said it was useless to think
about general scheme. because the peo-
pie We're opposed to it,
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BRITISH INDIES NEXT
JOHN DILLON DECLARES AMERICA WILL
ANNEX THEM.
He Believes the Inhabitants Of the Islands win
Demand it Crown Acquires
Meyer Territory.

London, July Sin the House of Com
mons to-day the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, sub
mitted the proposed terms ON which the
government takes over the Niger Com
Ianys territories. The scheme includes
the revocation OF the charter, tine pay
mellt of stu, JOU pounds sterling, and
half the proceeds from Royalties ON
ilalneras exported through british terri-
tories for ninety years. When the
Niger territories are taken over the
Whole of the British West African ter
ritory will be redivided into three d4vi-
sion. Tney will all be administered
from the Colonial Office, all inland Gus
toms will be abolished and perfect free
dom of trade will be permitted, except in
the case of spirits.
During the debate OH the second read
ing of the Military Works Bill, john
Dillon, Nationalist member for East
Mayo objected to the proposed expendi-
t,lre ON the deIences at Halifax and Ber-
muda, adding that he firmly believed all
the West Indian Islands would soon be.
long to the United States, as the inevit-
able result of the recent war.
4 he lllIlaUIanIS or the British West
Indies, Mr.. Dillon said, would find they
must of necessity join the United States.
since nature intended those islands to
form part Of the United States.
The people of the islands will ulti-
mately say SO" declared the Irish
statesman, ''and Englishlnen would not
be so foolish as to resist If they did
they would have to advance more loans
to the islands and they would soon tire
of that. DO Delivers in an Anglo Ameri-
can alliance imagine that they are pro
noting good feeling by erecting these
fortificati0
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Imperial Government Subsidies a Line
Of Steamers.

London, July 3.-The Secretary of
State for the Colonies. Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain. has sent letter to the West
India Committee saying Il contract has
just been signed by which the Govern
ment subsidies the Jamaican Fruit and
Produce Association with 10000 pounds
sterling annually for five years, the is
land undertaking to establish direct
fortnightly fruit and passenger line of
steamers, to make fifteen knots between
Jamaica and the United Kingdom, com
mencing May 1900. The Association
also contracts to improve the wharfage
at Kingston and elsewhere The impe-
rial government pays half of the sub
sidy.
1t is hoped the contract will be improv-
cd, and that subsidized service between
Canada and the West Indies will short
~ he arranged for.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer then
moved a resolution authorizing the issue
of .StiJ.OOO pounds sterling from the con-
solidated fund. Itw as adopted by vote
of 223 to 1O1.s
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FRENZIED BY THE FIRE
A HUNDRED MEN AND WOMEN MAKE A
Dash TO ESCAPE.
Jumped from Doors and Windows and Many
Were Irured. Heroic Work Of Two
Men With Ladder.

Chicago, H.. July 3.--Four people are
believed to be dead beneath the totterins
walls of the Wetsern Paper Stock Com
pany's plant OH Indiana avenue, which
burned to-day.
The dead:
Bartholomew Sparkiewietz, 80 years
old.
Julius Ostowsky, 80 years old.
Mrs. Josie Doyle. II years old.
Steffina Bagdects.
u Courageous work resulted in the res
cue of large proportion of the one hun
dred women and twenty men who were
employed in the building, but eight of the
more mpetuous and frenzied ones were
badly hurt in escaping from the blazing
structure.
The fire is Thought to have started
from spontaneous combustion among
some old rage in the basement. The
flames quickly spread to the upper floors
by way of the elevator shaft and stair
way The highly nflamErable nature of
the stock caused the building to fill with
dense smoke, rendering escape difficult
for employees on three higher stories.
The occupants of the budding became
panic stricken and on the south side of
the burning structure, many of the fren-
zed women leaped out of the third story
windows to the roof of a shed. 1t was
at this point that most of those injured
suffered.
Josie kuta, one of the girls employed in
the picking room. said she believed sew
eral of her companions failed to escape
from the burning building. Sparkiefietz,
the foreman, was last seen rushing to-
ward the elevator shaft on the third floor
and has not been heard of since.
President Tyler estimates the loss Mt
SGT. 200 on the building andn $4,000 ON
thp stock
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II ION.
OUT . k OK NEGROs.
Natives Is Departing California
Tr $ id Are Repulsed.

Manila, July 3.-6:5O p. m.-Reports
have been received of an outbreak on
the Island of Negros, incident upon the
departure of the California regiment
for home. Some hostile natives, see
ing Il company of soldiers at one of
the small posts, preparing to depart,
thought the Americans were evacuating
the island and IL party of 300 rebels,
mostly Bolomen, attacked the troops
and killed one man and wounded another
belonging to Company T.. The Fill
pinOs were easily driven off
The transport Sherman will bring
the California troops to Manila before
starting for San Francisco
The transport Grant will soon EN-
bark the Colorado regiment.
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TWO MEN MURDERED.

Prescott, Ariz.. July 3.-T'wo young
merchants, j. NJ. Rogers and Clifton ID.
Wingfield, were murdered in their place
Of business at Camp Verde last mid
night Two masked men entered the
store and ordered Rogers and Wingfeld
TO throw up their hands. They followed
this with volley Of shots, killing both
merchants. The shooting attracted the
neighbors and the robbers fled without
getting at the safe, which contained Il
large sum of money.
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THEY HOIIERED.

Paris, July 3.-In the Chamber of De,
ptlties to-day Nj. Charles Ferry, Repnbli-
can. raised a hornets nest by moving a
resolution in connection with the Work
mems Accident Bill, evidently with the
view of drawing out NJ. Millerand. Min
lister of Commerce and Radical Social
list. 4 great lurroar immediately broke
ont. and the President of the Chamber,
NJ. Deschane. suspended the sitting
When the session was resumed NJ. Des-
chanel announced that NJ MIlerand had
agreed to explain matters tomorrow.
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DESTRUCTIVE BUSH FIRES.
\ Town Wiped Ont and 400 People
Rendered Homeless

Quebec, July Blush fires have been
very disastrous in the Province during
the last two days. AT Grand Mere,
where immense pulp works are owned
principally by General Russell a. Algcr
the Chip Conveyer, was destroyed as
,were also some cars of coal belonging to
the lower Laurentiam Railway, and some
telegraph poles. The damage cannot at
present be ascertained.
The town of Garthhy has been entire
ly destroyed and 400 people were render
ed homeless. The loss there is $4,000,
with but little insurance.
The village Of Mitchell. ON the Inter
Colonial Railway us burning, but will
probably be saved.
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STATE SENATOR KILLED.

Richmond, Va, July 3.--State Senator
William Flannigan, who was also Com
monwealth Attorney for Powhatan
county, was shot and killed at Powhatan
Court House to-day by w. q. Pilkinton
The shooting was the outcome of Il
quarrel over the recent canvass for the
election of United States Senators by a
direct vote.
FLANAGAN THE AGGRESSOR.
Richmond, Va, July 3.-Specials from
PoWhatan Court House late tonight
state that witnesses agree that Flanagan
was the aggressor, and that he took
Pllklnton m;wares. Commissioner OF
Revenue-elect Gpode, who was in con
versation with P.lkinton at the time of
the assault. says that Flanagan had
ILlkinton by the throat when the latter
fired the fatal shot and was cilokn.
him. Pilkinton is Democrat and Flana-
gan was Il Republican, and the two
were opposing candidates for Corlmor-
wealth's Attorney in the late election
for county officers. bitterness ellyender-
ed IN the canvass was the cause of the
tragedy a special grand jury indicted
l1lklnton. and he was brought tonight
to Richmond Jail for safe keeping.
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A QUESTION OF TIME.
Marquis Ito Declares the Division of
China is Certain.

Tacoma, Wash. July 3.-Recent ia
panese papers say that Marquis Ito,
former Premier of Japan, in recent
addess, declared his firm belief that the
partition Of China among the powers of
Europe is only a question of time. He
added that Japan must take steps for
her own protection, making every effort
to maintain Il rate of progress equal to
that of the countries by which she will
be confronted.
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i..aE RICH CASE.

Washington, July 3.-The Mexican
Consul at I'll pasco, Texas. has inform
ed the Embassy here that the hearing i'll
the case of Mrs Rich has been conclud-
cd. 1t resembles the Maybrick case.
Mrs. Rich being an American woman
wanted for the alleged murder of her
husband in a foreign country, and more
over it is the first case under the new
treaty with Mexico.
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TREATY RATIFIED.

Madrid, July 3.-The Spanish Senate
resumed today the discussion of the
treaty of peace between the Kingdom of
Spain and the United States.
Senator Montero Rios pointed out that
the treaty was based upon the principle
that Spain had relinquished sovereignty
over Cuba in order that the island should
become independent and not be annexed
to the United States. The Senate rat
flied the treaty and then adjourned.
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ANTI-JESCIT DEMONSTRATION

Barcelona, July 3.-Quiet was not re-
stored here until midnight. The mob
paraded the streets. and made demon
strations before the Episcopal palace and
residence. about the electric ears and in
the cafes. shouting down with the
.Iesnits." Two monks were insulted,
and an attempt to protect them led to
Il serious encounter.
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\ BLOW TO THE FAITHFUL.
No Postoffice Appointments for Ameri
cans ian the Colonies.

Washington. July 3.--Acting Postmas-
ter Heath stated to-day that no more ap-
pointments would be made of Americans
to the postal service in the Philippines.
Porto Rico or Cuba ''We are now
making every effort to reduce the ex-
penses of the mail service in those coun-
tries" said Mr. Heath. Now that the
postal service in each of these countries
has been thoroughly reorganized we feel
that we can safely withdraw most of the
Americans and gradually transfer the
work to the natives"
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DREYFUS' MEMOIRS.

Paris, July 3.-Madame Dreyfus, it is
asserted here is not only permitted to
see her husband daily. hut is allowed to
attend personally to the preparation of
his meals.
His memoirs. which he wrote ON De
Wis Island, were left there, but they
will be forwarded to the government
with his other effects.
There is good deal of comment upon IL
speech made yesterday by Paul Derou-
idle. founder of the League of Patriots,
and long known as one of the most
violent opponents of revision. NJ.
Deuoulede said in substance that il
Dreyflls should be found innocent by the
new court martial mo punishment
would be sufficiently heavy. no pillory
sufficiently infamous for all the Minis
ters. civil or military. who We're respon-
sible for his conviction. and no honors
high enough for the martyr and vic
tim"
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CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT
Relative to the Appointment of Off
GERS in the Volunteers.

Washington. July 3.-The President
was called upon today by delegation
Of Southern members Of Congress
concerning the distribution of officers
of the new regiments to be enlisted for
the army ,in the Philippines. He told
them that eight regiments in addition to
the three authorized to be recruited in
Manila would be raised and assured
them that the officers would be select
ed without regard to political affilia-
tons or location Of residence. due re-
gard being had for fitness and past
service. The delegation comprised Rep
resentatives Bankhead and Clayton of
Alabama: Adamson and Griggs of
Georgia and Norton of South Carolina.
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"Tenth Army Corps.

yers to clttr the prison bore the mStr D.
ton:
''Tenth Army Corps,
Tribunal of The Court Martial.
Permit to Communicate, available un-
til the day Judgment is delivered.
Monsieur ---------, counsel of the
Court of Appeal, is authorized to com
municate with Captain Dreyfus. whon
he is charged to defend.
(Signed) MAJOR CAIsRIERE.'
This was the first time NJ Demange,
the defender of Dreyfus at the court
martial of 1894, and Dreyfus have seen
each other since the sentence.
On entering the room NJ. Demange and
Dreyfus threw themselves into each 9th
ers arms. The scene was most touching.
Neither was able to utter a word, but
warmly embraced.
Dreyfus when able to speak thanked
NJ. Demange for his devoted services.
NJ. Demange then presented NJ.
Labori, who had been silent spectator
in the background of the foregoing
scene. lssa5a
Dreyfus clasped NJ. Labori's hand and
in a voice choked by emotion, expressed
the deepest gratitude for the splendid
manner in which Nj. Laboai had cham
pioned his cause. M. Demange and
Labori then gave the prisoner general
review of all which has happened since
Dreyfus was sent to Devils Island
Dreyfus explained that he knew moth
ing but what was contained in the vol
une which NJ. Labori had sent him, Civ
ing him an account of the proceedings
IL. =
M. Demange and Labor then left.
They We're both greatly impressed with
the appearance of Dreyfus, who they
declared both physically and mentally is
in much better health than they antici-
pated.
Madam Dreyfus visited her husband
this afternoon. She has received per-
mission to call upon him each day
This evening Maitres Damange and
Labori had another conference with the
prisoner, NJ. Labori saying after it was
over that the time had been devoted to
continuing the review of events since
1898. His counsel were surprised at
Captain Dreyfus' strength of memory
even in trifling matters and at the lu-
cidity of mind he displayed
After the interview they dired with
Mime. Dreyfus.
Late this evening it was ascertained
that unless the authorities should direct
a preliminary inquiry or the examination
of Captain Dreyfus, Major Carriere
the government commissioner charged
with the preparation of the case against
the prisoner, will merely draw up re-
port which will be presented to the court
martial.
Maitre Demange returned to Paris this
ever'ng. and Maitre Labori will return
on Wednesday,
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THE LOSS ENORMOUS.

st. Louis. July "a special to the
Post Dispatch from Austin, Tex. says
Reports from Central and Southern
Texas ut noon say the weather has
cleared throughout the region flooded
The water is either receding or is at a
standstil.
Calvert is still isolated except by
long distance telephone. Estimates OF
the number of lives lost place it at
thirty. 1t will be several days before
the real situation can he learned. No
estimate Of property loss places the
total at less than S5.O0O,0OO. This in
cludes damage to railroads. which ex4
ceeds anything ever before known in
the State. Only two white persons are
known to have been drowned. They
were Il merchant of Port Sullivan. Il.
>. Dawson, and an unknown man,
north of Calvert. 1t is feared, however.
that other white PERSONS were drowned
southwest Of Hearnc. i'm district where
nothing has been heard from since last
Tuesday. I
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BOTH GREATLY AFFECTED
REVIEW EVENTS SINCE TIE
PRISONER WAS DEPORTED.
WIFE OF DREYfUS CAN SEE HIM DAILY
Thought that The Prosecutor May Merely Draw
Up Report to Present to the Court
Martial Unless Examination
is Demanded.

Rennes, France, July 3.-Maitrcs
Labori and Damallge. counsel for Drcy-
fus, who hau Il long conference with
Madame Dreius yesterday. visited prcy-
fus n the military prison at 10 O'Clock
this morning. The permit for the law
yers to cn,.r the priscn bore the instr;p-
ton: