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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-16
YESTERDAY ON THE DIAMOND
LBv the Associated Press.l

Boston, June 15.-Brooklyn won today's
game by punching hits in the first and
eighth innings. Attendance 5000.
Score: r. H. E.
Boston. 80 0 0 1 OF 0 0 % 9 .
Brooklyn. 81 0 o 0 0 / 0 ! ii II )
Batteries: Pittenger and Clark; Ken
nedy and Farrell. Umpire, O'Day. Time
$40.
Philadelphia June, 15.-The base ball
enthusiasts today witnessed one of the
cleanest games played here this season.
Philadelphia won out on very close
decision al the plate. Mercer and Fraser
were in fine form. Attendance 3,S42.
Score: r. II. f..
New York 20 0 0 / 90 0 o. 10 2
Philadelphia 30 , 0 0 0 o %-3 10 0
Batteries; Mercer and Warner;
Fraser and Douglass. Umpire, Emslie.
Time 200.
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Griscom Presses the Porte.
lBv the Associated Press }

Constantnople, June 1.-THE United
States Legation has not received reply
TO the note regarding the indemnity
question handed to the Porte on May 21st,
and Mr.. Grscom, United States Charge
d'Affaires is making verbal representa-
tions to the Government and pressing for
a solution of the matter.
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600 Men Go Gut on Strike.
(By the Associated Press,

birmingham. Ala. June 15.-Ihreo .ur-
naces of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company at f!essemer are
banked as the result Of strike among
the stockhouse employees who demand an
increase in wages of Ice per day and a
two weeks pay day.
The strike affects about 900 Zen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-16

All who suffer from piles will be glad
to learn that De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve will give them instant and perma-
nent relief. 1T will cure eczema and all
skin diseases. Beware OF counterfeits.-
Bobbitt- Wynne Drug Co. w. H. King,
Adams and Moye, VIM. Simpson.
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Death of a Estimable Lady.

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c.. June 15,-Mrs. Julia
a. Brachen, of this city, died at the resi-
dence of her daughter. Mrs f. c. Rob
bins, at Lexington, n. c.. last night, and
her remains we're inferred in Green Hill
cemetery this afternoon. The deceased
was member of West Market Street
Methodist church. this city, and was a
most estimable lady.
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Heavy Rains in India.
(By the Associated Press. }

IBY the AssOclated TIeSS.J
Calcutta. June 15.-Rain fell contin-
nously in the Darjeeling district for three
days. ceasing at 4 o'clock this morning.
Several light landslips occurred and a
number of water pipes were broken. As
the railway revetments are unfinished,
trains have ceased running.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-16

At Washington yesterday the execu-
tive committee of the Bureau of American
Republics decided that the second inter
national congress of American Republics
shall assemble in the city of Mexico, next
year. some time between April and July
when the climatic conditions in Mexico
are at their best.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-16

The fourth annual convention of the
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Asso-
citation was in session at Old Point Com
fort yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-16

Southern Hardware Jobbers Association
closed yesterday at Old Point Comfort.
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BLOWING ROCK
Green Park Hotel.
Summit fBlue Ridge 1910 Fl.

Scenery and climate unsurpassed, so say
globe trotters. Hotel first-class in every
respect Only house on the mountain
with plastered walls. Excellent livery.
Forty-fve miles turnpike roads on top
of Ridge. Large ball room, band and other
amusements. Postoffice and telegraph in
the hotel. Opens July 1st. Write for
leafet and rates to Green Park Hotel
Co. Green Park, ". c.
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not enumerated. H5.1a5; four armies
larger than the one Of the confederate
states
In southern prisons. 27O,00o: in north
ern prisons. 220. .100: died in northern
prisons. %. 436: died in southern prisons.
22,576
Comparative I.awlessness-Massac
setts criminals in prison, 5,227; New
York criminals in prison, 4.46S; Ohio
criminals in prison. 2.s09: Illinois crimi-
nails In prison. 1888; total. $50.
Deduct negroes L795. leaving whites
2l.7i5
Georgia whites. 242: South Carolina
whites. l23; Mississippi whites. u9; Tir-
ginia whites. SS2; total. 500.
Population OF four northern states,
Il. AZ .000: population OF four southern
states, 100000.
Multiply by . makes 1880 against 81
7i5 or 800 per cent more, according to
white population.
Mr.. Stetson. Massachusetts statisti-
clan. says. There is no country on
earth where crime IS so flagrant and fire.
Quent as I'm Massachusetts, Her popu-
laticn is double ours twhites), but fff-
teen times as many criminals ana '4S
of these are women. only one white
woman In the jails or chaingangs of the
state of Georgia and 1i> IN the Puritan
state of New England
IN the INSTRUMENTATION war NJ 10
the IL Caney fight. where General Shat
ter wired that we could not take II
and won by Joe Wheeler, every COM
miSsioncd officer who Tell on land and
every naval officer during the entire
war was from the southland. I point
with pride To the six following unparal-
leled events in history and defy any
historian or writer 10 produce a parallel
=. The Almo. where 1S4 southern men
fought 2.OuO MeXic3ns.
- Pat ClcbUrne'S S. magnanimouS feat
of rescuing the federal wounded. facing
a sheet OF lead at Kennesaw, Ga, June
=. 1854
% The martyred Sam Davis.
"A. y. b. FORESTS feat of capturing
General Streight and 1905 men near
.. Lieutenant C. f. Dixon. with six
men. blew up the Housatonic off Charles
ton harbOr June, 1864.
"6. The feat of Lieutenant r. p Hob
son in the Spanish-American war.
And now WE say so long as the
flag can follow the constitution one
flag and one country l conclude in
the language OF Goethe: Happy he
who gladly thinks of his fathers. who
deliEhting in their deeds. entertains his
audience with their greatness and 81
lently rejoicing. beholds himself joined
10 the end OF this beautiful process
sion "
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MUTUAL CONCESSIONS MADE
United States Secures as Much as II
Relinquished.
Brandies and Other Spirits Manufac-
tured or Distilled Are on
the List.

Washington. July 14-The following
proclamation by the president on the Ger
man reciprocity agreement has been made
public:
Whereas. The German government has
entered into q commercial agreement with
the United States IN confoI nifty with the
provisions of the third section OF the
tariff act of the United States. approved
July "A. ley1, by which agreement. in the
judgment of the president. reciprocal and
equivalent concessions are secured in
favor Cf the products of the United
States:
Therefore. be It known that l. William
Mckinley. president OF the United States
OF America. acting under the authority
conferred by said act of congress. DO
hereby suspend during the continuance In
force of said agreement the imposition and
collection of the duties imposed by the
nrst section OF said act upon the articles
hereinafter specified. being the products
of the soil ana industry OF Germany; and
duty provided IN the thiId section of said
act. to be in forge and effect from and
after the date OF this proclamation, as
follows:
Upon argols. or crude tartar, or wine
lees, crude. per centum Hdvalorem.
Upon brandles. or other spirits manu-
factured OF distilled from grain or other
materials. N.75 per proof gallon.
Upon stiil wines. Nermuth in casks, 30
cents per gallon: in bottles or jugs. per
case Of one dozen bottles. or jugs contain
ing each not more than one quart and
more than one pint OF twenty-four bot
ties or jugs containing each more than
one pint, SL25 per case. and any excess De-
yOnd these quantities found in such bot
ties or jugs shall be subject 10 "A duty of
cents per pint or fractional point thereof.
but no separate or additional duty shall
be assessed upon the bottles or jugs.
Upon paintings in oil or water color
pastels. pen and Ink drawings, and stat
nary, Is per centum advalorcm. OF whicr
the officers and citizens Of the United
States will take due notice"
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A Chance To Make Money.

I have berries, grapes and peaches n
year old, fresh as when picked. l used
the California Cold Process. DO not heat
or seal the fruit, just put 1t up cold; keeps
perfectly fresh, and costs almost nothing;
can put up bushel In ten minutes.
Last wear sold directions to over 12O fam
lilies in one week; anyone Will pay a dol
lar FOR directions when they see the beau
tIful samples of fruit. As there are many
people poor like myself. / consider II my
duty to give my experience 10 such ana
hundred dollars round home in few days.
/ will mail sample of fruit and fun direc-
tions to any of your readers for nineteen
0g two-cent stamps, which is only the
actual cost of the samples, postage, etc.
Particulars free. Mrs. NJ. Baird. 1883 La
ciede avenue st. Louis, Mo.
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WAS FAULT OF THE CoPYIsT.
Income Plank Was Contemplated for
the Platform.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 12-Sarnrel
Morse. Indiana member of the resolutions
committee at the national convention in
a signed interview makes the following
statement of how there come td be no in
come plank In the national democratic
platform:
The platform. as adopted by the com
mittee on resolutions of the Kansas city
convention, contained a decoration IN
favor of the adoption of the constitutional
amendments authorizing an income tax
and providing for the election of United
States senators by the people No Objec-
ton was made 10 this resolution and
am convinced that the omission OF the
reference 10 the income tax was an over
sight due to the haste with which the
subcommittee was obliged to act TO put
the platform as unanimously agreed upon
IN shape to be submitted to the COnVen-
ton. The idea that the declaration Tor
the income tax was purposely omitted by
the subcommittee out of Difference for
Senator Hill. or any other person. IS pre-
poSterOuS.
when Senator Tillman had nearly fin
ished reading the platform some of the
Indiana delegates said to ME that nothing
had been read about the income tax. i
said to them that the platform as agreed
upon contained a declaration for the. in
come tax and that If II had been omitted
II was due to oversight. either BY Senator
Tillman in reading or by the copyiSt IN
or Harrison, of Chicago, who was the IL
Enois member OF the committee. If he had
noted the omission. He said he had not
l was about to 30 to the platform TO eau
attention to the matter, when Mayor Har-
rison called me to him and said that Mr..
Abbott told him that tho income tax
declaration had been read by Senator
Tillman. Unless Mr.. Abbotts ears de
ceivcd him, II was so read and the omls-
sion occurred by accident In the copies
furnished TO the press. | have no doubt
that Mr.. Bryan will define his nosition and
that of his partv on this subject In his
letter of acceptance. Mr.. Bryan has long
been an advocate Of the income tax and
the democratic party IS united In adV"-
It
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eyed PLOT TO SLAY MkINLEY
SAID TO HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED

plot to assassnats mt ~
bancon with
the
committee That letter was placed IN the nsnos
oden engaged de
andad dvscrs
matter OF tho u'
president out of harms reach
he Ode
igaton cauto to utmost secrecy
To rlastni
is no
extremely
the mat
Special are the n
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AEROLITE WRECKS HOUSE.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE VISIT
THE SCENE.
Blazing Meteor Falls and a Large
Building Is Shivered In Missis- &.
sippi Town.

Coffeeville, Miss. July 12.-(Special)--
An aerolite. or meteoric stone. fell out
Of the heavens last night at Bellefontain.
thiry miles from this place. and COM
pletely wrecked the large storehouse of
Hodge & Mabrey. and destroyed the stock
of goods contained In It,
The fall of the aerolite at Bellefontain
occurred between and 10 o'clock during
n perfectly clear moonlight night The de-
strUction of the building was preceded
by the appearance of q large ball of fire
Passing swiftly through the air. 1t gave
OH during Its passage enough light to
greatly increase the light from the moon
and attracted the attention of a party
of gentlemen who were standing near the
storehouse of Hodge & Mabrey. 1t blazed
forth with the intensity of huge fame.
As 1t neared the earth loud explosion
was heard. and a shower of fire burst
forth from all sides of the blazing mass,
having the appearance of hundreds of
falling stars darting here and there like
shooting spears of flame.
The StorehOuse vas wrecked stimuli
taneously with the explosion. The explo-
sion of the aerolite caused a report like
the sound of distant thunder cr the roll
of far-away cannon and made an earth
quake shock. When the fire-ball struck
the building II burst into countless fine
fragments. each one bringing destruction
with it
The wrecked storehouse has been visit
ed by thousands of curious people. The
debris is being cleared away in search of
the aerolite. 1t has not been found.
Some Of the searchers say that its We
locity buried 1t in the ground. Others
claim that the stone was shattered into
meteoric dust when the explosion oc-
CURED. Many cinders of gray. gritty.
melted appearance have been found In the
wreckage. The explosive force wrecked
the building.
The strange phenomenon IS causing ex-
element.
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NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Leaders of the Republican Party
Confer with Senator Hanna

Cleveland. o., July 13-An important po-
litical conference attended by a number of
prominent republican leaders was held at
Senator Hanra's office here today to dis
cuss and decide upon the personnel of the
new executive committee. and to name a
secretary of the national committee to
succeed General Charles r. Dick.
At noon senator Hanna announced that
the following named had been chosen as
members ot tho national executive com
mittee:
Green Stuart. Illinois: Henry C. Payne.
Wisconsin; Richard g. Kerns. Missouri, J.
IA. Laniey. Maine; n. B. Scott. West Viz
ginia, Ia ederick ). GIBBS, New York.
FRANKLIN Murphy. New Jersey: VI. T. Her
rick, Ohio; Harry 5. New. Indiana Char
man. NJ A. Hanna: secretary. Perry ).
Heath. e. N. Bliss. treasurer.
General Charles Il. Dick's ) resignation as
secretary OF The republican national COM
mittee was received and accepted. A reso-
luton cOmmendatory of Mr.. Dick > ser
Vices was adopted.
Mr.. Hanna stated that the personnel of
an advisory committee was under Consid-
Grafton, but that II would not be am
nounced tor ten days or two weeks. IL
was also said mat all OF the members OF
the old national committee OF 1896 re
quested President Mckinley to consent to
the resignation of MIR. Heath as nrSt as
sistant postmaster general in order thai
he might become the secretary of the
national committee.
Mr.. Heath will tender his resignation in
about a week or ten days. The executive
committee choose Colonel Myron +. Her
rick. of this city, to ill the vacancy on the
national committee caused by the resigna-
ton of George B. Cox, of Cincinnati.
The con,u'ittee late this afternoon re-
newed the lease for the rooms occupied
as headquarters I'm the Metropolitan Life
Insurance building. Madison Square, New
York.
Messrs. Payne and Stewart were IN
structed to look over the ground in Chi
cago with a view to securing a location
for the national committee in that city.
II is expected that the Chicago headquar-
tcrs Will be opened during the latter part
of the present month.
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ROOSEVELT rs NOTIFIED, TOO.
Wolcott, Of Colorado, Tells the Rough
Rider of His Candidacy.

Oyster Bay, l. l.. July 12.-On the veran-
da of Sagamore. his country home, Gov
ernor Roosevelt today was officially not-
fled of his nomination for vice president
en- the republican ticket The ceremony
was so simple as to be almost Informal.
Surrounded by the members OF the COM
n.ittee of notification little party of
invited guests. Mrs. Roosevelt and the
rest of the governors family. Governor
Roosevelt listened TO the address OF noti-
fication by Senator Wolcott. of Colorado,
chairman of the oommitte. There WIS
Il at ceremony. The party sim
ply ranged themselves ebout the wide
Ntr trandas which command a magnificent
view of Long Island sound. and Senator
WolCott, practically without preliminaries
of any kind, delivered a short address To
this the governor resN NGnded briefly, and
tnen luncneon was Sei |ed. An hour was
spent in general conversation on the cool
porches and then the party returned to
oyster Bay, where a special train was
waiting TO convey them back to New
York.
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GUFFY PLEASED WITH TICKET.
Pennsylvanian Declares Bryan Is
Sure To Win.

national committeeman and leader of
Pennsylvania democracy. who returned
from the Kansas City convention today.
says:
1t was the greatest convention that
ever assembled ana has given US a mag
nlhcent ticket and platform that all the
democrats in the country can support.
In this campaign il is not a question of
finances. but of preservation of the re-
pubic itself Unless We maintain the
republic as it stands today under the con
StitutiOn the people would have no voice
in monetary affairs or in anything else
The duty Of democrats is clearly defined
If We cannot succeed with this platform
and with Bryan and Stevenson as candi-
dates II will plainly snow that the Amer
lean people no longer want Il democracy,
but are in favor of an empire"
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CoNCER WAS NOT ALARMED.
Captain BurwelI Says Minister Did
NOT Want Troops.

Seattle. Wash, July 9-Captain w. r.
Eurwen. United States navy, the new
commandant of the United States naval
station at BremertOn, who succeeds Cap
tain }. Z. Coghlan. relieved on account
of Illness in May last while command
ing the gunboat Wheeling. was ordered
to Taku, at the request of Minister Con-
ger. to protect the American legation.
Regarding the present crisis In an inter
view today he said:
EARLY in May | reached Talcu. There
were gathered there war vessels of
France, Italy and Germany. l proceeded
to Chang Wan Tao. where the English
are building a breakwater. | went to
Pe<in by train, arriving at the Ameri-
can legation May Sth.
"The American minister was imme-
diately informed of the purpose Of my
visit which was To furnish him military
aid in case the American interests de-
mandcd it. in view of the boxer trou-
bleS.
MFR. Conger seemed not I'm the lea st
alarmed. nor even apprehensive % dan
ger to the people of the legation. He said
to me that in his opinion the landing of
troops at that time would have a bad
effect instead of Il good one tie said:
The government has punished the
rioters southwest of the city, whore the
troubles have occurred. l believe the
government is trying to keep the dis
turbers under control. The moral effect
of the landing of troops would ne bad
so soon after the government has ac-
ceded to our demands In taking meas
ureS against the boxers
I'VE spent two delightful days at the
legation. Two young American ladies'
arrived to visit Mr.. Conger the day we
left The minister's wife and daughter
were with him and Captain Squires wife
was In the mountains with her children
on an outing.
May 9th l left with the Wheeling fer
Yokohama, Minister COnger pron'lsine.
to telegraph Immediately if the~c Was
danger of an outbreak of boxers i'm Pc
kin. At Yokohama / received orders TO
proceed to Washington"
do you believe the Americans have
been massacred " he was asked
II do not-I cannot say that they have
or have not. 1t could not look much
worse"
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A VOICE FROM SUPREME COURT
Justice Brown Favors Free Trade
with Colonies.

San Francisco. July u.-At a reception
rendered NJ. NJ. Este. chief justice OF
Hawaii. prior 10 his departure for Homo
lulu TO assume his duties. Associate Jus
tice Brown. of the United States supreme
court who was one of the speakers. said:
AS TO Hawaii. whatever may be said of
Imperialism and the questions that have
recently arisen, / have always hoped that
Hawaii would be a territory of the United,
States. II Is just and right that the land
civilized by us and populated and develop
ed by our people should be under our man
agement. 1t is right that there should
be free trade between US and them. the
great advantage of both peoples"
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and per cent interest at per cent. q
lower rate than that of any other coun-
try, and already more than $500 900 900
have been so funded with a gain to tho
government OF many millions of dollars.
Instead of 16 to / for which our oppo-
nents contended four years ago, legisla-
ton has been enacted which. while utiliz-
ing all forms OF our money, secures ono
fixed value for every dollar and that the
best known 10 the civilized world.
"A tariff which protects American labor
and Industry and provides ample revenues
has been written in public law. We have
lower interest and higher wages more
money and fewer mortgages. The world 5
markets have been opened to American
products, which go now where they have
never gone before.
1--WE have passed from a bond issuing
to a bond-paying nation: from a nation OF
borrowers to a nation of lenders; from a
from fear to confidence: from enforced
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TRANSPORT GOES TO CUBA.
Vessel Will Bring Troops Away with
Sealed Orders.

New York. July 9.-The transport Rawl-
ings sailed from Brooklyn today for
Havana and Matanzas. At MatanZas she
will take on board battalion of the Tenth
infantry, which she will disembark at
Santiago. AT Santiago she will embark a
battalion of the Fifth infantry under seal
ed orders. Tomorrow the Sedgwick will
sail for Matanzas TO take aboard one bat
talon of the Tenth infantry. which will be
disembarked at Cienfuegos. and at Glen
fuegos she will take on board "A battalion
of the Second Infantry for New York. un-
less otherwise ordered. The Mcclellan
will also sail tomorrow for Havana to
bring the Eighth infantry to New York.
On Wednesday the transport Crook Will
sail for Havana to bring to New York
another portion of the same regiment.
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idleness to profitable employment The
public faith has been upheld. public order
has been maintained. We have prosper
hy at home and prestige abroad
Unfortunately the threat of 1886 has
Just been renewed by the allied parties
without abatement or modification. The
record is made up. The people are not un-
familiar with what has been accomplished.
The gold standard has been reaffirmed and
The endless chain has been
broken and the drain upon our gold re-
serve no longer frets us"
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ramc lul address 10 Dr. l. w Knapp.
-sln s-uia building. Detroit. Mich. and he
vii gladly send the free receipt with full
cirecti. us 50 that any man may easily
cure himself at home. This Is certainly
a most generous offer and the following
extracts taken from his daily mail show
what men think IF his generosity:
Dear S-r-P4easc accept my sincere
thank for Yours % recent date I have
given your treatment a thorough test and
the benefit has been extraordinary. IL has
completely braced me up L am Just as
Vigorous as when a boy and you cannot
realize how happy / am"
Dear Sir-Your method worked beau
tifully- Results were exactly what I
needed Strength and vigor have COM
pieteiy returned and enlargement is en-
tlr-iy satisfactory
Dear Sir-Yours was received and had
no trouble IN making use Of the receipt as
directed and can truthfully saw II Is a
boon 10 weak men, / am greatly i'm
proved in size strength and vigor."
All correspondence is strictly c0nfiden-
tiRl. mailed in plsin sealed envelope. The
receipt Is free for the asking and he
wants every man TO have IL.