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TELLS OF DISPATCHES.
Lieut.. Wells, of Admiral SchIey's
STAFF, on the Witness Stand.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Lieut. b. w. Wells,
Jr, who was the flag lieutenant of Adj
miral Schley while the latter was in COM
mand of the flying squadron, occupied prac-
tically the entire time of the Schley court
of inquiry Monday. On his direct examina-
ton he continued his narrative of the Gu
ban campaign. Lieut.. Wells was under
cross-examination for about 2E hours,
largely at the hands Of Mr.. Hanna, whose
questions We're directed mainly to the dis
patches received and sent by Admiral,
Their Commodore, Schley. While this line
OF investigation was being exploited Mr..
Rayner. speaking for Admiral Schley, said
that the admiral was willing to admit that
ne had received the Dear Schley" letter
on the Dupont, which arrived at Cienfue-
gos on May %, but he added tina no du-
plicate of this dispatch had ever been, re-
ceiVed by Admiral Schley. He said also
that the admiral admitted the receipt Of
two copies of No. s. Admiral SIMPSONS
dispatch. saying that the Spanish fleet was
probably at Santiago, and telling Commo-
oore Schley 'if satisfied that 1t 0he Span
lsn heet) Is not at Cienfuegos to proceed
with all dispatch to Santiago" one of these
Deing received by the Hawk May % and the
other by the Marblehead May q. Lieut..
Wells was still on the stand when the
court adjourned for the day
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that the government e%ndeavored to
break the fall by giving him the op-
ton of resigning, but that Butler de-
clined to give way. The morning pa
pers all express sympathy for the I'M
fortunate ending of a brilliant career;
but they are unanimous that no other
course was open after his indiscreet
speech.
Whatever may be said of his South
peremptorily sent home by Lord Rob-
erts, Buffers previous service to the
country brought him fame and laurels.
When he went to South Africa in Oc-
tober, 1899, he looked back upon a rec
ord of nearly 40 years of fighting. He
commenced his military career as an
ensign in the Sixtieth rifles, and re-
ceived his first baptism of fire in the
Chinese war of 1860. In the same year
he also received his first step in promo
ton. In 1873 he underwent the hard
ships of the Ashantee war and was
present at the capture of Coomassie.
For distinguished conduct in that en-
gagement he was honored with a C. B..
%
and was promoted breyet major.
It was in the Zulu war that he earned
his V. C. In command of his light horse
he fought in a billy-cock hat and shoot
ing jacket and proved himself a born
leader of men. March 20, 1879, was a
memorable day for Butler. At dawn
he led a small body of troopers up the
Inhlobane mountains, where they were
surprised by an overwhelming number
of Zulus. For some hours the fight
waged fierce and deadly. He saw one
of his troopers hemmed in by Zulus
and making a brave stand against fear
full odds. Butler promptly cut a way
for himself through the swarming
blacks and rescued the hard-pressed
soldier, who, however, was destined to
be killed later in the day.
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THE OREGON HEARD FROM.
Lieut.. Commander Nicholson Tcsti-
fees In the chley


Washington, Oct. D.-Lieutenant Com
mander Nicholson. of the Oregon, was
the principal witness in the Schley inquiry
Friday, and gave a vivid description of the
fight at Santiago. He said he observed
the Spanish fleet as it came out Of the
harbor at Santiago; that they were in coll
umn and in order. three or four ships
lengths apart: that all ported their helms
and turned to the westward. apparently
with the intention Of going ashore If neces-
sary. During the early part of the en-
gagement he had seen but one Of the Span
ish vessels turning toward any of the
American ships, and he was sure that there
was no well-developed movement in that
direction. Yet the smoke was dense, and
he could not be certain Of all details. Att
er telling of the destruction of the Maria
mander Nicholson then detailed the chase
Of the Colon, her subsequent going ashore
and surrender.
DR.. Charles M. de valin followed Com
mander Nicholson. He said that he had
oeen medical officer on board the Brook
Ign and had observed the battle of July
) from the forecastle. He gave a brief
description of the battle, saying he had
been present when Yeoman Ellis was killed
and that he had observed Commodore
Schley during the entire engagement. His
conduct and bearing" said the witness.
was all that could be expected. He seemed
to know what he was about and to be do
Ing all that he wished to do. He was in
perfect control of the situation"
Up. j. Ryan. who was assistant engineer
on the Brooklyn, was introduced. He was
followed by Lieut.. B. w. Wells, Jr., who
was Commodore Schley's flag lieutenant
during the Cuban campaign. All testified
Schley.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-25
M Ts1LKA,s A T
Companion of Miss Stone Is Reported
to Have Died While in
Captivity.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. est is report
ed that Mime. Tsilka, the companion of
Miss Ellen N. Stone, the American mis-
sionary captured by brigands, died re-
Gently in captivity.
London, Oct. 23. - The Morning
Leader publishes the following COM
munication, dated Saturday, October
10, from Sofia: "On the frontier,
nea G~rossbelovo, yesterday, five
fugitives from Baniska, Macedonia
among them a brother of Nine. Tsil-
ka, Miss Stones companion - were
shot dead by Turkish frontier
guards, while ~endeavoring to cross
into Bulgarian territory. United
States Consul General Dickinson, be-
lieving that they were members of
the American mission church, has de-
manded an official inquiry. Great
brutality exists in the district be-
tween Baniska and the frontier.
Turkish officials have arrested over
100 residents of Bulgarian national
ity and subjected them to torture
in order to wiring from them infor-
nation as to Miss Stones where
abouts. Several of them died under
torture. The Bulgarian authorities,
likewise worried over the affair, are
continually arresting fugitives from
Macedonia, and this causes bad
blood"
Vienna, Oct. 22.-"Miss Stone was
captured" says the Sofia correspond
ent of the Neues Wiener Journal,
mot by %brigands, but by a detach-
ment of Turkish cavalry, at the in
stigation of the sultan"
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~Ferryboat Burned.

New York, Oct. 23.-Fire was dis
covered in the boiler room of the ferry
boat Elizabeth, of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey, early in the day, while
she was making a trip between New
York and Jersey City. There were few
passengers on board at the time and
they were all put ashore in safety.
AS the fire spread rapidly the boat
was, taken out into midstream and wa
ter was pumped into her hold. The
fire was under control after an hours
work by the firemen and the boat was
beached on the Jersey flats. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
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r. G. Dun & Co.'s review of trade
says that business this year will ex-
coed all previous records.
Five men were killed and two in
jured by a fall of rock in the rapid
transit tunnel in New York city.
j. B. Burdett won an automobile
race over the 40 miles from Chicago
to Joliet in / hour 40 minutes and 10,
seconds.
The steamer State of Michigan was
wrecked by a broken shaft and sunk
off White Lake, Mich. No lives were
lost.
Two employees of the Merchants ma
tional bank of Lowell, Mass, disap-
peared after embezzling an amount
that may reach 100000.
The department of state denied
that the United States had offered to
arbitrate between Venezuela and Co.
lombia.
Lieut.. Col. William Amman, now in
the Philippines, is to succeed Col. Van
Horne at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Anarchists are said to have threat
ened in letters received at Petoskey.
Mich, to kill 100 society women if
Czolgosz is executed.
Col. Brodie, of the rough riders,
has been appointed governor of Ari-
Dollie Richards, who was kidnapped
ten years ago in Brazil, Ind, is to be
restored to her parents. The woman
abductor in Chicago confessed.
The first monument erected at Valley
Forge in memory of the revolutionary
soldiers who died there during the
winter of 1777-177S was unveiled.
Yale university began the celebra-
ton of the two h%undredth anniversary
of the founding of Yale college in New
Haven, Conn.
Fire destroyed the New England
building at the Pan-American exposi-
ton in Buffalo.
IT Barbourville, KY, James Meridy
was divorced from his thirteenth wife
and married his fourteenth one hour
later.
A lunatic who declared his mission
was to kill President Roosevelt was
arrested in New York after desperate
struggle.
According to DR.. Allen, of the agri-
cultural department., farm products
can thrive in Alaska.
An epidemic of bank robberies in
northwestern Ohio is believed to be the
work of tramps.
Admiral Dewey, as presiding officer
of the Schley court of inquiry, has
created a favorable impression for his
impartiality, business and promptness.
Prof. Hill, of the geological survey,
reports that Texas is fairly flowing
over with prosperity as a result of oil
discoveries.
The steamer John j. Albright and
tug Christian collided near Detroit
and Capt. Harlow and the cook and
one sailor of the steamer were
drowned.
The isthmian canal commission will
estimate the cost of the waterway. at
5000, 900, 900.
The steamer City of Cleveland, car.
rying 176 passengers, struck a sunken
anchor in the Detroit river and sunk
all on board being rescued.
The Pacific Mail steamship Siberia
the largest vessel ever constructed in
America, was launched at the New.
port News CVa.) shipyards.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-25
PERSONAL AND poL1r1CAL.

John S. Pillsbury, governor of Min
nesota from 1876 to 1882, and of
the foremost citizens of the state,
died in Minneapolis, aged 70 years.
Mrs. Edwin H. Conger, wife of Min
lister Conger, left Des Moines, Ia, for
China.
Gen. Walter S. Payne, former COM
mander in chief of the Sons of Veter-
ans, died in Austin, III.
Gen. James A. Walker, ex-member of
congress from the Ninth Virginia dis
trict and a brigadier generalin the con
federate army, died at his home in
Wytheville. Va.
Rear Admiral Francis NJ. Bunce, re-
tired, died at Hartford, Conn, aged
65 years.
Speaking at the opening of the Ohio
republican campaign rally at Della
ware, Senator Hanna announced that
he would not retire from politics or
resign the craftsmanship of the ma
tional committee.
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Dies of His Waund

New York, Oct. s1.-George H.
smith, who lives either in Chicago or
Cleveland, and who was shot in the
right breast in Newark, N. j., Fri
day night, by one of a party of four
men, with whom he had been drink
ing, died Saturday from the effects
OF n wound. The man who did the
shooting is still at large.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-25
FOREIGN.

Mussolino, the famous bandit, was
captured after a desperate fight at
Urbino, Italy.
Students wrecked the government
house at Kitchener, Russia, and
fought the police, who killed II and
wounded SO of them.
The Philippines were swept by a
typhoon and 90 persons were killed
in shipping disasters in Manila bay
and many vessels damaged.
Gen. Chaffee cabled the president ad.
vising against a reduction of the force
nov in the Philippines as proposed by
Gen. Corbin.
United States senators and congress-
men who have been touring the Philip
pines sailed for home on the transport
Sheridan.
The Beers have occupied Malmes-
burg, about 40 miles from Cape Town.
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
has been ordered to leave Italy for fear
of compromising the government with
Spain.
Rich deposits of gold and precious
stones, thought to be the long-lost
mines OF n Pharaohs, have been found
in Egypt.
To check encroachments of Ameri-
can packers British capitalists have
formed a company to build a large
meat plant at Bristol.
Ismail Hudjo, who claimed to be the
oldest a in the world, died at Kruti,
Albania, aged 100 years.
A tobacco trade war was be u in
England by the American trust re-
ducing the price of cigarettes.
The Josephine Ann, a fishing vessel
belonging to Fecamp, France, was lost
at sea with her crew of 80 men.
In a fight with bolomen on the is
land of Samar, in the Philippines, ten
American soldiers and 100 rebels were
killed.
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Congressman nonored.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Representa-
tive James ID. Richardson, of Tennes-
see, was Tuesday elected sovereign
grand commander of the Accepted
Order of the Scottish Rite of Free
Masonry for the Southern jurisdic-
ton of the United States.
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Chinese rebel. Executed.

Berlin, Oct. est is announced in
a dispatch received here from Swa-
tow that 140 rebels have been exc
cuted and that order has been res
stored in the Hsing-Ning district.
where several missions were recently
destroyed.
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Postomce

Marion, Ind, Oct. 21.-The post of.
nee at Vanburne, this county, was
broken into Friday night, the safe
aoor Drown open by dynamite and
$3.50 stolen. No clew to robbers,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
STANDS BY AMERICA
Russian Government Supports Our
Position on Chinese Demands.
ACCEPTS OUR IDEA AS TO TERMS
The United States Proposal as to
Peace Without Settling on Compen-
sation Sustained by Russia.

ST. Petersburg. By Cable-"In this
together of one mind. Indeed, through
out the Chinese trouble America and
Russia have been like that"
The speaker, the Russian Minister
OF Finance, NJ. De White, referred to
the United States proposal to make
peace without settling on the compen-
satlon and commercial treaty ques-
tlons, these TO be relegated to a con-
gress. M. De White continued speak
Ing to The Associated Press correSpon-
dent I'VE are faithful friends of the
United States, and they are our faith
ful friends. Our position is quite nor
NAL, compared with other countries.
Our maladies are not from ourselves.
but from without and prevail in all the
European markets They come from
the war in the Transvaal. When once
this ma1ady is passed our affairs will
be all right again The principal evil
is the lack of capital, which is due to
AIoAJ CuudhS tIIeCllFc dlSO III
Berlin, Paris, Vienna and London.
While many causes are operative, as
stated, the greater is the Transvaal.
This is true because first England has
had enormous expenses, which absorb
capital otherwise available for the
worlds commerce and industry; sec
ondly, the Transyaal geld is not COM
ing to Europe. English expenses in the
Transvaal have been much greater
than those of all the powers in China.
Our expenses have been eXtraVagantly
overestimated. When the Transvaal
and Chinese questions are settled the
situation will be ameliorated.
The correspondents inquiry as to
whether the minister believed the
American proposal was calculated to
hasten settlement, was answered af-
f1rmatively. The correspondent of the
Associated Press is informed that Off
cial circles are faVorably disposed to-
wards the United States idea, because
the powers are at lOggerheads regard
ing compensation. and a treaty of
amity and commerce with country
with which they are actually at war is
uncomfortable. 1t is said that Russia
has actually instructed her ministers
to try to close UP the peace negOtia-
tiOns regardless OF compensation and
commercial treaties.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
Permanent Naval Station.

Washington. D. c.. Special.-Secre-
tary Long has received a cable dis
patch from Admiral Remey. announce
ing that the board Of officers convened
to select the most suitable site in the
Philippines for permanent naval sta
ton, IS fixed upon Olangapo, on Su-
big ?. AS a result of this recon-
mend ION, Mr.. Long has sent to Con-
gress q recommendation that $1,000
900 be appropriated for beginning work
on the proposed naval station. The
present headquarters at Cavite are not
looked upon as suitable for a naval
station. the depth of the water in
Manila Bay not being adequate.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
Kitchener Holds the Lines,

London, by Cable.-It is understood
chat Lord Kitchener now holds secure
ly all the railroad lines in South AFR
ca, having recovered possession of the
Delagoa Bay Line which been cut jan
uary 7. According to the Pretoria cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, Lord
Kitchener is now organizing force Of
10000 Irregular horse, which will Oc-
cupy some weeks. When this force is
ready he will resume offensive opera
tions Meanwhile the invasion Of Cape
Colony looks more threatening. The
defenses OF Cape Town, including two
AZ naval guns, are now completed and
the recruiting Of volunteers is active
throughout the colony. According TO
dispatches to the Daily Express, TIE
admiral of the Cape fleet is prepared,
in an emergency, to land II val br--
gade of 1900 men with six HOtchkis
guns. A MurraySburg telegram Satur-
day morning says the Dutch there re-
ceived the British t-Oops sullenly, arG
1t reports that there are rumOrS that
the colonial rebels Cf the neighbO"hOCd
are joining tkeinva1srs. Tie Pretoria
correspondent OF the Morning Post
wires that a member Of the Burghcr
peace committee, whom he interviewed
frankly confessed that there was no
hope Of many burghers surrendering-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
A Place Of Horror

Baltimore, Special-The December
grand jury. in its report, submitted to
Judge Phelps, says the present man
agement Of the female house of refuge
1t declares the institution a place Of
horrors, where inmates are outrageous
~ treated and where the innocent are
morally corrupted and ruined 1t is
recommended that the State and city
aid be taken from the institution:
that the inmates be taken away and
that mag -stra,es be asked not to COM
NIT females to the place pending the
founding OF reformatory
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
HOUSE..

Twenty third Day-Tho House con-
sidered the river and harbOr appropria-
ton bill Little progress was made.
In bill carrying such d vast sum for
local improvements many localities
are bound to be disappointed and sore
ness OutCrOpped in several places. the
disappointed members refusing to al
low any limit to be placed on the gen
eral debate.
Twenty-fourth Day.-The session of
the House was brief and entirely with
out exciting incident. No bills Of
public interest were passed or dis
cussed, and the discussions were mo-
notouous and uninteresting. At 4:30 p.
N. the House adjourned.
Twenty fifth Day.-Not since the Fiji
tv-frst Congress has the House passed
as many private pension bills at sin
gle sitting as it did Friday. It was
pension day and in all 10 special pen
sion bills We're passed at todayy's ses-
sion. The most important was one 70
increase the pension Of General Amer
icus Rice from S36 to 800. General
Rice made a gallant record during the
civil war. He is an eX Congressman
from Ohio.
AT 455 the House adjourned.
Twenhy-sIxrl Day.-A1rer an hour
spent in miscellaneous routine business
during the course Of which several
bills Of minor Importance were passed,
the House devoted the day to a con-
tinuaticn Of the debate upon the River
and Harbor Appropriation Bill which
was interrupted by private bill day
The main feature was al elaborate
speech by Mr.. Catchings (Miss.) IN
defense of the Improvement of the
lower Mississippi River.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, SpeclaI.-The weekly
statement of averages Of the associated
banks shows: Lean $808, O32 400, in
creased s4,O42, 800; deposits S8S5,336,-
200, increased s14.38G,1OO; circulation
$50, $40, 800; decreased $11,600; legal
tenders s7O,5746OO, increased S3,514,-
500: specie s172, 961 800. increased S.
1890: total reserve S243 .536, 100, in
creased 1890; reserve required
1921, 334,05O increased $3,596,525; sur
plus reserve $22 2O2,050; increased S.
col SO
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
Blizzard in Russia.

Odessa, By Cable.-DoZens Of trains
are showed up on the Southern Rail
ways and some are completely buried
Ten thousand laborers have been dis
patched to clear the tracks. Several
Russian steamers are missing. Sebas-
topol is full Of vessels. which have
taken shelter in the harbor from the
gales. The snowfall in the last three
days has been SO heavy that no mails
have arrived here.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
For Appalachian Park

Washington, D. c., Special.-In the
House Mr.. Pearson, Of North Caro-
lima. introduced a bill empowering the
Secretary of Agriculture to purchase
land suited ito the purpose Of ma
tional forest reserve in the Aprali-
,.nian Mountains within the States of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee,
not to exceed in extent 100000 acres.
Five million dollars is appropriated
for the purpose.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-01-17
IS XII led, I2Ariured.

Rochester. n. Y, Special.-Twenty-
eight dead bodies lie at the morgue
and y others more or less seriously in
jured lie at the different hospitals in
this city as a rc,ult of the terrible
holocaust which occurred Tuesday
morning at the Rochester OrphST
Asylum. Of the de:d 26 were
dren c. both sexes, ranging in -
TO IA years, while the rem
were adults. The fire. which~
covered at 40 a. m, and was a.
less caused by an explosion Of ma uf1e
gas in the boiler room adjoining me
west wing of the asylum, spread 80
rapidly that many of the 109 inns
OF the institution were Eercoma o'
the flames aud smoke almost w.tso''
warning