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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
TlaChiulStS Have Won.

WASHINGTON u. c.. .pccial.-Prcsi-
dent O'COnnell OF tho international
Association OF Mnchinists. said Fri
day that he regarded the machinists'
strike a. practically won. Even K
an order should be issued at this timn
directing all men ont to return -
work on the old basis" he said. IN"
nine hour day would be won Con
timing he said: The movement hal
been attended with every sucCosS.anl
In many respects Is the most -
markahle struggle on record. Tn" "
are now only 1900 men out and
agreements are being signed every
day reducing this number. II has not
been a strike. 1t has simply been a
&c qaipn of work. A strike. 10 tho
mind of the public. means riot and
hlcoIshrd The ma"hinis:s have hal
mono OF this. II IL trur 'hrre hdyr
been one or two eases IL as 0ui's. bar
these are Iiahl" 10 occur a any tine.
and cannot be chargcahl" TO Tn" ma
chinists." The first financial ali to
6c received by the machniStS ancb
tha.r s'lisc began was accepted hY
President O'C0nncll In the form OF a
cncc& for s. $50 from the America
Federation uf Labor.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
ELIZABETH CITY, NC. THURSDAY.

seep of sixty centuries and brought TO
a knowledge OF the true God. These
mass represent all the substantial hu-
man progress in the ages past. the
highest and best civilization founded
upon the moral lsW. governments the
most perfect ever instituted. and the
'rue spirit OF human freedom. II was
never designed that individuals should
fight singly the battles of the c,pss
All they can aCCompl 81 by Individual
eHorts is 10 convert individuals % the
tTne faith. Ii is the mission OF nations
10 achieve fruitful Victories under .hc
banRer-of the cross ani spread Chris
uanity. Paul labJTSd and preachel
all over the known world in his Zine.
bit II was the COnquerinZ banner OF
Constantine supported by all the power
CT the Roman empire that ErystaIlized
results and made effective the nreach-
!Gg or the great apostle ~ the Gcn:i!es,
II seems that to our nat on is commit
ted the work in these latter days OF
planting the banner OF the cross IN the
ls,cs OF the SCI and among all helthcn
nations, and fulfilling the prophecy
that all peoples and tongues shall bow
and worship the true God This wurk
OF tie eVangelizatiOn OF the world was
not ready for accomplishment after
Pauls preaching and Luthers re.or-
nation, but was reserved for one of
tha era-making events Of the twentieth
century. If as n nation We arp true 10
duty. oportunity and our appointed
destiny. we will he the favored nauon-
al instrumentality 10 fight the decisive
Of 4
the final and complcte victory for
Christianity.
We cannot as nation avoid III s.
/ sacred obligations imposed upon Us.
We must go forward and meet the
grave responsibilities Of the future
They can lie discharged and when
they are. what a glorious future there
GIL be for our nation and for the An
g.0-SaNOn race. with one language. one
civilization, one Christianity. and our
perfect political institutions. sp.ead all
over the habitable earth. Then the pa
:rs Of history Will be nothing bat the
>1trancing story Of the glorious
! achievements Of oar republic. The
world will be wrapped in mantle 0f
reacc. the race Of man viii have
achieved all il was designed to accom-
piish, and the nations will pursu" in
harmony the arts OF peace and the path
of happiness and thus enjoy the full
fiuti0n Of the efforts of man for sx
thousand years.
Feilow-citizcns. one more word and
| am done This is not the Place or
time where politics and persons should
be discussed. The war with Spa n. II
it meant nothing more, has been worth
ten times the blood and treasure it cost
in reuniting this country. We hal Il
President in the White House who was
rot afraid to trust eX-C0nfederates. lie
not only spoke lovingly Of our dead,
bat he trusted the command of the
G1mies of the United States and EGnOr
Of this country to Cy-Confedcra' cs, Lee,
! Wheeler, and our gallant Butler, werh
honored equally with Grant. Logan and
Harrison On this anniversary day, we
can rejoice not only at the liberty
granted us under the Declaration made
On July 4th 177G, but we can THANK
God that we are now united people.
and that our house Is no longer diy.d-
Cd against itself.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
TeseqraDh:c Briefs.

Rev. DR.. C. s. Gardner, of Greenville
S. c., has been called to the pastorate
of Grace Street Baptist church, Rich
mond, Va.
It is reported in st Petersburg, says
dispatch to The L0nGon Daily Teie-
graph from the Russian capital, that
the Czarevitch IS betrothed to Princess
Cecil, daughter OF the late Grand Duke
OF M9cklenburg -Scnwerin
A serious afray occurred Saturday
at Ooisy Lessee. France, where num-
Der OF anarchists discharged revolvers
at detachment of infantry.
statement prepared at the Pensio IN
Office shows that for the fiscal year
ending June go, the increase in the
number of pensioners on the rolls COM
pared with the previous year was about
$4,000.
P. B. Winston, a senior member OF
the firm of Winston BSothers, railroad
construction contractors OF Mime
apolis. died in Chicago Of heart failure.
Mr., Winston was born in Virginia IN
1874.
Two steamers are to be added to the
feet between Cleveland. o., and Bufa-
10, n. Y, to take care OF the Pan
American rush which is just starting.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Gcn GCnPY Djued

New York. Specially. +. R.
Stokes, gave dinner at the Union
League Club Saturday evening to Gen
eral Maxine Gomez and General T.
Estrada Palma. Mr. Stokes was
formerly a member of the Cuban
League Of America. and was closely
identified with work Of the junta OF
which General Palma was the head
The dinner was arranged on the spur
Of the moment The Cuban general
was the hero Of the occasion and was
warmly received. He made a brief
speech, which was interpreted by Gen
eral Gonzales. General Come said
he was almost touched to tears by th2
remarkable reception he had received
in the United States. He knew Cuba
was indebted to the United States but
he never knew until he came here how
deep that debt WaS-that it was not
merely the obligation Of one people
to another, but OF brother to brother.
Every Cuban born and bred. he said,
lived and died with the idea Of Cuba
libre before him. with the hope Of the
people being free and relieved Of the
yoke Of oppression. Cuba and the
United States. said the general. belong
together. 1t is only a question OF
gravitatiCn when they will be one.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
FOURTH IN MANILA.
United States Establishes a Form of
Civil Government,
GOV. TAFT DELIVERS A SPEECH.
lhe Advisory Board to Contain Some
NatiVes-The Personnel OF the Pro-
VinCial Cabinet.

Manila, BY Cable.-C.Vil government
in the Philippines was usp.ciouslv N
augurated Thursday Commissioner
Taft was escorted by General MacAr-
thur and General Chaffee from the pa
ace to a great t -nporary tribune on
the opposite side of the Plaza Palacio.
standing on projecting centre of the
tribune, Mr.. Taft took the oath OF Of
nee as civil governor of the PhilipD m
Islands, the oath being admin steel
by Chief Justice Arellano. Governor
Iaft was then introduced by General
Macarthur. the guns of Fort Santi2gD
being fired by way Of salute. A fea-
ture of the inaugural address OF Gov
ernor Taft was the announcement that
on September ]. 1901. the c0mmiss OR
would be increased by the appon
ment OF three native members. Dr
Nardo DetaveTa, Benito Legarda ana
JOS E. Luzuriaga. Before the 1st of
September, departments will be insti-
tuted as follows. the heads being men,
bers Of the United States Philip n
commission: Inter or. Worcester: Con-
nerce and Police. Wight; Justice and
Finance, Ide; Public instruction. Mos
es. OF the twentyseien provinces o.
ganized, Governor Taft said the in SUI
rectiOn still exists in five. This W /
cause the continuance OF the military
government in those sections. Sixteen
additional provinces are reported with
out instructions, but as yet they have
not been organized. Four provinces are
not ready for civil government.
Qu'et Fourth in Washington.
Washington. Washington
celebrated the Guictest Fourth of .tuly
for many years. This is due to the
fact that the regulations controlling
the discharge OF fireworks have been
more strictly enforced than hereto
fore. The orders prohibited the shoot
ing of f1recrackers before 6 o'clock and
the explosion Of large crackers at all.
The President spent the greater part
Of the day with Mrs. Mckinley. The
day was an exceptionally quiet one At
the executive mansion.
Big Celebration in New Orleans.
New Orleans. Special.-NeW Orleans
started the century by celebrating the
Fourth Of July in most approved style.
The display OF bunting was lavish AMI
fireworks We're in evidence. All buSi-
ness was suspended for the first time
in years. There was great free fes
tival at City Park with military fea-
lures and patriotic speeches AMI
clerks, grOCerS, drummGrs. street rail
way men and others conducted large
festivals.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Visits The Town of Huntington, West
Virginia
A LARGE HOTEL WAS BURNED.
The iremen We're Rendered Helpless
Because There Was No Water In
the Reservoir.

Huntington. W. Va. Spccial-A fira
ragei in the heart OF this city from II
o'clock Tuesday morning until q
O'Clock in the afternoon. resulting I'm
n loss Of s200. 600 The flames started
in the Adelphi Hotel from an clcctrid
wire on the nth hoor and had gained
great hcadway before being discover.
ed. The hotel was crowded with guests
man. OF whom were women. OF these
number tainted when the alarm or
fire rang through the halls and IL was
with great ditfihiCulty that they were
removed from the building. Many at
tempted to leap from windows. but
were prevented from doing SO. There
was not n gallon Of water I'm the city
reservoirs when the fire started and
all of the engines in the city were
out of repair.
The flames spread rapidly and soon
half a dozen residences were on fire.
The brick annex to the Adclphi Hotel.
on the other side OF the square, also
caught fire and was destroyed. This.
AS wei as tnt npttl proper, WAN manu-
sOmely furnished. All is n total loss.
together with a livery stable ana "A
number Of private offices, fruit stores,
barber shops and dozens Of smaller
structures.
The fro engines that were sent 10
the scene from surrounding towns
soon broke down and the flames
spread rapidly and unhindcrci. Pros
trations among the hrcmon were
numerous. but none will result fatally.
c. w Yost, al Catlcttsburg, waa
struck by Il falling wall and his skull
fractured. lie Is In serious condI
ton.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
LABOR WORLD.

Farm labor is reported scarce ii all
parts of Delaware.
Ten glass factories at Massillon,
Ohio. have shut down.
Missouri and Kansas coal miners
have failed to agree with the operators
on a wage schedule.
The American Cattle Growers AssO-
citation has been formed at Denver,
Col. to secure fair shipping rates.
The street labOrers' strik" ut Roch-
ester, y. y, has apparently failed.
Some of the strikers have returned
10 work.
The strike against the American
Sheet Steel Company involves 10000
men. and may extend TO the entire
Steel Trust
The Northern Pacific Railroad man
agement has voluntarily increased the
pay Of its first-class mechanics from
ten TO fifteen per cent.
Nine hundred women operatives in
the George c. Batchellcr Il Company
factOrv at Bridgeport. Conn, left their
work owing to a new check system.
The members Of the local unions Of
bricklayerS in New YORK tltE- ABOUT
5000 in number. now receive sixty
cents an hour. an advance Of five
cents.
Reports of building boom i'll Chi
cago have caused hundreds Of me
rhanics TO flock to that city in search
OF work. only to find that there II not
oven employment enough for the local
workmeD.
The executive council of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor has author
lied an assessment on affiliated organ!-
cations for the purpose Of aiding the
striking machinistg in their contest for
Il ninc-hour day.
A strike for the mustache is threat
cned in Paris. One automobile con
Germ has ordered clean shayes for its
chauffeurs, and the men, in union as
sembled. have resolved to quit the ma
cl.ines sooner than the hirsute adorn.
ments OF tn. il upper lips.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Cornell Wins Boat Rec.

Pnughkeepsie, n. Y. Spec.al.-Th'
inter collegiate boat races over Hni-
son liver course were decided a f9l
lows: Varsity eight. Cornell FIRST tiTn
1888 IL; Columbia second, TIM.
IS: So; Wisconsin. third, time 1905 i.j;
Georgetown fourth, time 1921. Tho
best previous record Of varsity c'Rht
was 1874 80 No time was taken for
Syracuse snd Pennsylvania, who wcro
many lengths behind. In the varsity
four Cornell was first, time 1l:3j -;
Pennsylvania second, time 1875 . .;
Columbia third, time 1851 3-5. Tao
best previous record for this distance
vaS IL: ellis.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
g. 600 600 For Artillery Barracks

Washington. Special.-The Grart'r
masters department Of the army ha
completed arrangements for l"c g.
penditure OF 81. 900 900 for quarters
and barracks for men of the coast a.
tiIlnrv. These buildings a." 10 d"
erected at fortihca:iOns that aT"aa
have been constructed, or ar" no" -
course OF construction. Fort Howard
on the Potomac river near "a7H'h :,
ton Fort Monroe. Va: Fort CaT""'.' .
n C.: Sullivan Island. CharIcato:''
6. C.; Fort Morgan, Mobile, Ala.' a.
the points where buildings arc 10 is
constructed.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Hotel Burned,

Hot Springs, Va, Special.-About
lO.45 O'Clock Wednesday night as the
guests were retiring a fire broke out
in the Homestead Hotel between the
floors and totally destroyed the hotel.
All the cottages connected with the
hotel and bath house were saved. Inc
impression at first prevailed that the
fire broke out in the bakery, but from
further investigation it was a defec-
tive electric wire which caused the
blaze. There were about 12O guests in
the house. Nobody was injured and
every one was taken care of. The
guests had ample time to move their
baggage The hotel was insured for
1892 0O0
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Calls or the President.

Washington. D. c.. Spcoial.-H.
Clay Evans. Commissioner of Pm
sons. called Oh the President II BID
him good bye before his departure for
Canton. He told Mr.. Mckinley thar
he had been taking an inventory OF
all pensic1 claims on hand, that he
could have his annual report ready
very s0c1, and asked the President
# he had any instructors or orders
TO give. The President made few sug-
sesuons. The in,oTview was an eX.
temely pleasant one and nothing has
deVeloDed to change the situation as
i has existed for some time past.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
DefauIterprESCaDcS.

PhtlldcIphia, Spocial.-Wm, T..
Douglass. until recently an assistant %
the receiving teller in tn" Gua"antn"
Trust and Safe Deposit Company Z
th's city. is a defaultcr in tho @um Il
s12 001. which loss is covered by n B1'-
tin3rc surety company. DGu2la"s -
gusI his position f7w weeks ato
TIE auditor Of the trust company iu
the last monthly audit found iac Il. %
rrnpancy IN DOUGLASS accounts. and I
the ICqun-t OF the surety company
which Is on his bond. a warrant was
sworn out for his arrest. H. vn3
placed under surveillance. but cscapsC.
He is about 26 years of age and IN.
married.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Lightning CauseS FIRE.

New York, Speciai-Lightning wh.ch
struck an uncompIeted brick and stone
apartment on Ninety-hfth street. near
West end avenue. destroyed the hCu.'
with an estimated loss Of $3.50 000. The
high wind prevailing carried the
Eparks TO residences in the vicin!tE,
causing damage TO the extent Of seve-
raj thousand dollars more. The apart
ment house was owned by LoTenZ
Weiher. Among other buildings de-
stroyed was the old Riverside Drive
Hotel, which forty years ago was q
resort Of the elite OF the city.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Alabama Convention.

Montgomery, Ala, Special.-Numer-
ous petitions were again presented to
tfp constitutional convention liking
that the railroad commiss oner5 be
mad elective, instead Of appoint:ve.
and requesting that the commission be
gwen pIenary powers. The petitions
were referred The discussion Of the
question limiting municipal taxation
was resumed and consumed the re-
mainder of the morning se5 ion.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Average Condition of Cotton.

New York, Spec al-The Journal
IF Commerce says: The condition o.
cotton. according to replies received By
The Journal Of Commerce and Com
mercial Bulletin from a valuable Is.
of CORES spondents shows a decrease CT
1-2 points compared with the June
report of condition promulgated b.!
tre Department Of Agriculture. Re
turns from nearly 1,100 corraz pon5e1. 5
have furnished the data on which a
general average condition OF II for tee
ontire cotton belt has been obtained.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Death in Dental Chair.

Charlotte. n. c., Special.-A special
from Gastonia says that Mary Miller,
a respectable coloTed woman of Gas
tonia. died in the dental chair of DR..
f. T. Glenn while under the infuen-
&c of Chioroform. A physician had
been called in to administer chioTO-
form ana the operation was almost
completed when it was found that the
woman was sinking. kli efforts to
save her life were unavailing.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
TeiegraDhic Briefs.

The Virginia Cons;itut onal Conve1-
tioa took a recess until Tuesday ext.
Hon. William J. Bryan delivered his
lecture on "A Conquering Nation at
Bristol.
Joseph Jenkins, of King George
county, Va, died of sunstroke
Mr.. John NJ. Sherwood, assistant
treasurer Of the Seabo-1d Air Line
Railway, died in Portsmouth.
The Homestead Hotel, the prime -
hotel at Hot Springs, Va, was destroy
ed by fire. The guests escaped unharn-
ed
Two men were killed and four
Wounded in a riot Of striking II ne-s
At Telluride, Colorado.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Another Strike Settled.

st. Louis, Spccial,-In connection
with the action OF their union taken
Saturday night. 800 transfer team
sters who struck in sympathy with the
freight handlers at the East Louis
freight yards, returned TO work. This
it is believed will end the strike. AS
a result of the conference between
strikers committee and the railrOa1
companies. the amended demands OF
the freight handlers were granted
This amounts to an advance Of l.
cents a day. The railroads promised
to take back as many OF the striking
freight handlers as they had places
for
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Too r1any Priests.

Rome, By Cale-According to Eati'
can circles. one of the principal sub
iects Of the recent conference between
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Chap
ellie and Cardinal Rampolla, was how
to devise means for counteracting the
Spanish sympathies of the priests in
Cuba and the Philippines. 1t is said
that the United States, through Car
dfnal Gibbons. requested that the
necessary measures be taken to s2cu e
the immigration Of Belgian, French
and American clergy to Cuba and the
Philippines in order to gradually di-
lutte the pro-Snantsh character OF the
priest'nood 1t is added that the sug-
gestion WAS favorably received at the
Vatican.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Pierre LOriliard Deed.

New York, Special.-Pierre LOril-
lard died at 2:10 O'Clock Sunday AT
ternoon. The death Of Mr.. Loriilard
took place at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
where he was taken from the Deut5-
chland when that steamer 2rrivei
from Europe July 4. the membc.s OF
the family present at the ied5idc
when the end came were Mr. LOril-
lard's daughters, Mrs. T. Suffern -ay-
Ter and Mrs. VIM. Kent, aid their
husbands, and Pierre L0rillard, Jr..
and wife, and also Pierre Lo- iliar1
third
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
Electric Cotton rliil.

Columbus. Ga, Special.-The Colun-
bus Manufacturing Company's new
q. 600 spindle cotont mill was formally
started July 4, with elaborate cere'
monies. This mill is the first in Geor-
gia to be operated exclusively by cleo
tric power. It's power is obtained
from the falls of the Chattahoochee.
The mill is to manufacture brown
sheetings for the trade OF the far
East.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
DIR. ChaDr1au Improving.

Warsaw Depot. Ind, Special.-For
the first time since the illness Of Rev.
J. Wilbur Chapman commenced. Df.
w. r. SchoOnOyer, who has been con-
stantly at his side, expressed the hope
that his patient may recover, al
though the danger point is not yet
passed His attack has been brought
about from overwOrk and mental
strain. Besides having charge Of the
congregation OF the Fourth PrCsby-
terian church. New York. his evange'
listic work has increased each year.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
TeIecraDi1;C Briefs.

CIoudburst did immense damage
/, Western Michigan yesterday.
A panic took place among goo pas
senge.s en- the steamer Damascus,
which went ashore at Irondequat Bay,
n Y.
The New York Times says that the
Oregon &, Oriental Steamship Compa-
ny. which operates feet OF steamships
between Portland, Oregon, and ports
in the Philippines, China and Japan, IS
seriously considering the establishment
of a line from New York TO the far
East. via the Suez Canal.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
IriritI Library Ha.ld Nc.

Durham. Special-Matcrial is being
placed on the ground for the begin
ming Cf work on the new Trinity Ii
brary. This building will he one of
the finest college library buildings in
the South and will be a model OF
beauty and convenience. The build
ing will cost about s50,000 and the
necessary equipments will be about
$4,000 more. making in all about S7o,-
eco The work is to be done by Con
tractor n. Underwood, Of this city.
This building is the gift Of Mr.. J. B.
Duke. of New York. and 1t will hold
about one hundred thousand volumes
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
| Az Unconstitutional.

Fort Scott. Kansas, Special.-A
jury Of prominent business men took
four minutes to find CnC of the States
new liquor laws passed as a result
of Mrs Nations crusade, UncCnStitu-
tional It was the ''inquisiliOn' law
which authorizes county attorneys to
summon and examine witnesses touch
ing their knowledge Of the violation
CT the law Dan T.. Campbell, an at
torney. who was summoned, refused TO
testify and was arrested. The jury
acquitted him, though he admitted tie
charge
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
War Nav Continue.

London, BY Cable.-The dispatch re
ceived Thursday night by Nj. Brodr-cE
in the House of Commons was the fist
really definite announcement the gov
ernment mss made that the peace ne5o-
+iations have failed. 1t has revived
keen interest in the war. Dispatcher
from the front say the Beers still haY:
- ooo men in the field ani declare tnat,
unless the war can be finished during
the next two months, the prospect Is
that it will continue for another year
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-11
peH Haf af Baltimore.

Baltimore, Special.-According to the
Weather Bureau reports Baltimore u a
the hottest city in the United State
Monday. The Weather Bureau thsr
raometer recorded so degreaes ct a.
m. and from that hour the mercury
steadily mounted upward until 1t2 was
rear " at noon. Up to Il o'clock al
night, ii deaths and about 2S prostr'
tions had been saPoDteG.