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The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23

Washington Not Informed as TO. the
Sentences.

Washington, May 22.-The War Depart
ment has received no information Of the
execution OF these sentences. nor has any
information been received as to the ex-
act length of time that either Barrows
or Boyer would be confined. The dispatch
from Gen. Macarthur. which announced
the action Of the court-martiai In the COM
missary cases. stated that these men. as
well as Capt. James G. Read. a volunteer
commissary. had been convicted ana SEN
fenced TO dismissal, and 10 Imprisonment,
but did not state the time fixed by the
court. Gen. Macarthur asked authority
as a commanding general in the field to
approve these sentences and this author
ity was granted.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23

to be between two systems one the deter
naination of the cadets to practically run
the academy and establish code of NOR
ais and Conduct of their own, especially
in regard to the fourth class men. The
other was the determination of the au-
thorities to regulate the conduct of the
academy in accordance with what was
deemed the best military government.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
AMERICANS LEAVE PEKIN.
Other Powers Show Great Friend
ship and Enthusiasm

ship and Enthusiasm.
Pekin, May 22.-The last of the Ameri-
can troops here, with the exception of
the legation guard, left Pekin at o'clock
this morning. The headquarters staft
departed at 10 O'Clock. In spite of the
early hour and the long distances they
had to march, all the bands of the Brit
ish troops escorted the Ninth United
States Infantry from the temple OF agri-
culture to the depot. where Japanese
band awaited the troops. All the gen
erals and their staffs and all the officers
off duty were present. The scene was
one of great enthusiasm.
AS the later train left great crowd
was present to wish Gen. Chaffee fare
well.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
MRS. M'KINLEY RECOVERING.
President ana Party 10 Leave for
Washington Saturday.

San Francisco. May 22.-secretary cort-
elyou has ceased issuing regular bulle-
tins regarding Mrs. McKiniey's condition
He stated this morning. however. that she
had good night and was sitting up to-
day. and at / o'clock gave out the follow
ing:
Mrs. McKinley's physicians report that
she is now convalescent and is daily gain
ing strength"
II has been definitely decided that the
President and his party will leave here
Saturday next. They will go direct 10
Washington. and no stopE viii be made
except those made necessary by railroad
arrangements.
The President will review the troops at
the Preside at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23

New York. May 22.-Bail in the case OF
"Dr." Kirke Stanley the masseur ar
rested in Connection with the death OF
Father Phillips. was to-day reduced to S5.-
coo. Stanley was taken back 10 the Tombs
IN default OF bail. His examination Is set
for May 81.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
virginia DcnfIst Appointed.

Washington. May 22.-secretary Root
has appointed Robert w Morgan Of vir-
ginia. contract dental surgeon In the reg
ular army.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23

New Orleans. May % The steamer Me-
chandcian cleared to-day for Cape Town
with 1850 horses.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-23
NOT WILLING TO REDUCE.
American Suggestion Does Not Meet
With Favor mt PeIxin.

Pekin, May 22.-The foreign ministers
meeting to-day was very unsatisfactory.
No power was willing to accede to the
American idea of a reduction of the Chi
nese indemnity to forty million pounds,
though Great Britain recognizes the ad-
visibility of some reduction. There will
be another meeting tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
SALE OF LAND.

BY virtue of decree of the Superior
Court of Wake County, in a special pro-
ceeding to sell land of the infant heirs OF
J. B. Howell, deceased, 1 will offer for
sale to the highest bidder at the court
house door of said county, on the nth day
of June. 1901, at II O'Clock m, lots s,
and 10 Of the plot of a certain tract of
land, lying in Raleigh township, near the
city of Raleigh, Wake county, adjoining
Pullen Park, said tract Of land being
more particlarly described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Ayent
Ferry Road, on the west side thereof, 100
feet from the centre of the N. c. r. r.
thence AZ feet to Cox avenue, thence with
the west line of Cox avenue sos feet to
J. r. Nowell's corner; thence in a direct
line, and with j. r. Nowells line 1873 feet
to the centre of ditch, w. G. Stron-
achs line; thence south with said ditch
572 feet to the said railroad line; thence
eastwardly with the said railroad line to
the beginning, containing two and one
half acres, more or less.
Terms of sale. one-third cash, the
residue on a credit of twelve months, with
interest at rate Of six per cent per au-
mum from day Of sale.
For further particulars see Broughton
& Moseley, or J. c. l.. Harris.
J. c. MAROON
Commissioner.
Raleigh n. c.. May 10, 1901.
1-w-4ws and on nth
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
LOSSES By THE FLOODS.
Thousands of Dollars Wouldn't Cover Them in
the Rutherfordton Section.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Rutherfordton n. c., May 27-The
damage done to land and timber in this
county this week by the continued IAN
has been the worst and heaviest in the
history of the county. To itemize it at
this writing would be impossible. That
which has already been learned is bad
enough, saying nothing of that which IS
SUE to come. The damage is known TO
be thousands and thousands of dollars.
There is but one or two bridges left
standing in the county-and there were
many fine ones built by the county. Every
piece of land in the bottoms that was
plowed is washed deep, and every crop
will have to be planted again. Saw mills,
grain mills. shingle mills, were taken off
of small branches and carried away just
as river would carry plank.
Every small stream in the county was
more than river At Col. Frank Cox's
Green River Plantation, the waters were
up to his house, all through his stables
and the twelve feet telephone poles on
the way there We're out of sight. At
Island Ford, below here. families had to
move from their houses at u o'clock at
night The water got four feet in the
houses. There were several hundred
chickens, hogs. pigs and sheep washed
away by the stream.
In the Chimney Rock section, on the
road to Asheville, there are eight bridges
known to be gone. Land there that was
just finished being planted the second
time was washed away TO the hard soil
and in some places it cannot be planted
again. Young calves and pigs We're
drowned in this section also. Many fine
farm implements that were left in the
fields were taken with the flood. The
sight is horrible and it will be months
and months before land will even look
itself again. if at all. All the mail that
goes out of Marion, or that has gone for
past few days comes through the country
here to catch the S. A. l.. The postmas-
ter there writes that they will get no
mail off on a train for several days yet.
All mail from Marion is sent this wav,
via Dysartsville. The S. G. and G.. e.
road from Blacks to Marion has got the
lower end in shape so that a passenger
can be run to Thermal City. A wagon
load of mail was taken to this train from
Marion several mornings ago. Two Of the
long trestles between here and Marion
are washed away and much of the track
and it will be r~~hors two or three weeks
before even mail can be transferred at
any point conveniently.
All The star routes in this county were
blocked but the postmaster TODAY inform
ed me that they are about straight. Some
of the carriers have been walking in with
country mail, not being able to get across
small streams at anv places with hose
small streams at any places with
horse
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28

Carolina Railroad and transfers are
made by hand cars.
The cotton crop Is badly damaged,
perhaps ruined, but corn and peanuts
are not SO badly injured. Crops on the
highlands are suffering for work. The
rains are so heavy the farmers cannot
plow.
Mr.. D p. Stern, one of the bright
est students at Chapel Hill, has been
called home here by reason of the ex-
IRENE illness of his father, Mr. Jos.
Stern.
ar. Asf - - So
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
APPEAL FOR BAKE asvILLE.
Funds Are Asked For the Relief of the Storm
Sufferers

To the Editor: The following telegram
is self-explanatory:
!" Marion, N. c., May 25, 1901.
a. G. Pritchard, Marshall, ". G.
Following is list of houses destroyed
in Bakersville: E. Morgan. Gibbs Green,
Hicks Patterson, NJ Buchanan, sam
Turner, jim Green, Bill Green, Nora An
derson, Berry Stewart, Prof. Britt. Quin-
ton Moore, c.. Silver, Lizzie Howell, K. II.
Young, Henry Poteat John Gudger and
Baptist church. These homes with all
household effects were swept away by
flood Much damage in surrounding coun-
try.
(Signed) j. 5. MORGAN,
Will you please raise fund for the re-
lief of the sufferers of Bakersville and
vicinity?
Yours sincerely
J. c. PRITCHARD
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
WAKE COUNTY BONDS FOX SALE.

Sealed bids will be received at this Of
flee until IL m, June 1st, 1901, for the
purchase Of fourteen one thousand dollar
five per cent 30-year Wake county bonds.
These bonds run 80 years from June 1st,
1901. They carry 80 coupons of fifty doll
lars each. payable June 1st, each year,
at treasurer's office of Wake county, at
Raleigh, N. G.
For authority for the Issue Of these
bonds see law passed and ratified Feb
rary 28th. 1901
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check for one hundred dollars,
ana be addressed to the Treasurer OF
Wake county.
The Commissioners of Wake county
reserve the right to reject any or all
bids.
B. p. WILLIAMSON,
Treasurer Wake Co., Raleigh, N. g.
May T. 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
BLOWING ROCK
Green Park Hotel.
summit of Blue Rid 4.34o Feet,

This popular resort will open on 10Th
June, under the management of Frank p.
Morton.
Scenery and climate unsurpassed in the
World. Hotel tirst-class in every respect.
Patrons say they get more for their mon
ey here than anywhere else. and that it
compares favorably with four dollars a
day hotels. Superior roads, excellent liv-
cry; all the usual amusements. Postof-
flee and telegraph in hotel.
Write for leafet and rates to Green
Park Hotel, Green Park, N C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
BAD OFF IN VANCE.

State Senator Burroughs, Of Vance
county, who is in the city says that he
has been farming many years and that
he has never in his life known such de-
plorable conditions on the farms as
now, except possibly in 1867, when the
farmers made next to nothing. He
says that the crops have been damaged
much more than has been generally
supposed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
THE ROANOKE FALLING.
The Loss Cannot Yet DO Appropriated. Cotton
Injured by Rain.
(special to News and Ohserverl

Especial to News and Observer
Scotland Neck, N C.. May 27-The
floods in the Roanoke river, five miles
from town is the greatest seen since
1877. Farmers here lose heavily and
the loss cannot yet be even approximat-
ed. News comes that the river is fall
ing now.
Trains have been stopped from cross
ing the river over the Norfolk and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28

To add to the trouble caused by the
storm, Asheville's water-works got out of
gear and the people were without water
part of day. With water coming from
the clouds in abundance they did not
have a drop to drink.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
DATA ABOUT THE FLOOD.

State Geologist Holmes is procuring
data with reference to the floods and
has assigned his four assistants to
work as follows: "E. w. Myers, for
the Catawba. Yadkin and Cape Fear;
N. c. Curtis, for the Broad river and
tributaries; r. +. Shuford, for the
French Broad and Watauga; Ernest
Graves, for the Roanoke and the Neuse.
Prof Holmes is also having photo
graphs taken of the destruction so
wrought by the flood, particularly on
bottom lands. Speaking of the great
rainfall last week he said the heaviest
at one point in twenty-four hours APP
peared to be at Chapel Hill-five inches.
1t was really nearly all in one night
In this county eight inches has fallen
in May thus far
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28

1t is reported that among the heav-
lest osers by the flood in the Roanoke
are ex-senator NJ. w. Ransom, Hon.
Thos. w. Mason, Col Geo p. Burgwyn.
The losses of Gen. Ransom are very
great as, next to the State, he is the
largest owner of land on the Roanoke.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28

The Sanford Express says that nearly
all the bridges across streams in hat
section were washed away.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28

The first train from Asheville over
the Western road in five or six days
reached Salisbury on Sunday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
MUsH ISLAND SUBMERGED.
A Force of Convicts Goes to Weldon This Morn
ing to Rebuild the Canal.

Maj. J. w. Wilson was here Sunday
He said that the Roanoke Navigation
and Construction Company, of which
he is the head, had suffered greatly by
the flood losing 800 acres in cotton and
several hundred acres in corn and other
crops on their Mush Island in the Roa-
noke river. The entire island compris-
ing some 1000 acres, was flooded. ex-
cept about 300 acres of the higher land.
Weldon is in darkness because of the
breaking of the canal stopping all the
milling electric lights, etc Maj. Will
son while here contracted for forty con-
victs to rebuild the canal. They will be
sent down this morning in charge of
Mr.. Henry A Ford, supervisor.
Maj. Wilson said that up to noon en-
Sunday the river had fallen four feet.
DAMAGE IN YANCEY.
The Asheville Citizen gives this view
of the great damage in Yancey county:
Deputy Sheriff Weaver is back from
a trip to Yancey county, where he went
to carry Ed Haney, who is charged
with the murder of Wash Gibbs, and
who has been in Jail here for safe keep
ing awaiting his trial, which is now
taking place. Deputy Sheriff Weaver
says the Yancey people are having a
most distressing time as a result of the
flood The Toe River is out of all bounds.
The narrow gauge railway is completely
washed away in many places and the
only iron bridge Yancey county possessed
is at the bottom of the river When
Mr.. Weaver was going over Cane River
on the road to huntsville his team seemed
likely to be buried in quicksand Quick
sand abounds in that neighborhood an
in food times is very dangerous. The
wheels of the buggy sank deep in The
sand. and the horses could scarcely eX-
tricate their legs from the mire. In
Yancey county the people have suffered
great damage. Their houses and barns
have been washed away in exposed
places. On bottom land the sand washed
completely over the crops, and all vege-
tation was ruined"
NOBODY GRUMBLED.
The stories of the flood continue to come
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28

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SOLD BY BoBBITT- WYNNE DRUG &C,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28

in. Here is one of the hemmed in pas
sengers en- route to Asheyi!le from Fri
days Asheyille Citizen:
There were thirty-two people on the
flood bound train in Mud Cut. supper was
served from the Pullman car buffet the
first night The next morning only
enough was left for the ladies'. of whom
there were eight in the party. The
gentleman foraged for their part of
the breakfast, and got anything they
could from a few cabins neav The
Southern sent canned goods from Black
Mountain and this provided for them
Wednesday. Thursday morning about
ten O'Clock a small lunch was secured.
and then the party had nothing more
until they reached Asheville last night
Labor Commissioner H. b. Warner
was among the number in the train
and he says he never knew pleasant
er crowd. Not grumble was heard.
The gentlemen of the party went trout
fishing, played cards. read and refraiued
frcm smoking, as there were no cigars
to smoke.
The party's cheerfulness was arg ,ly
due to thankfulness over their marrow
escape The slide below them. which
prevented their returning, occurred Just
as the train passed-so close that the
tralnmen saw it start The one in font
had hardly settled when they reached
it, and stones We're still rafting down
The quantity Of dirt which fell would
have crushed the train as an egg she'll
had they been in one Of the cuts.
Their rescue was accomplished thus:
The engine took one coach to tao forward
slide, which the passengers crossed afoot
f.Snf srI,E a..
them to Terrells, where the train sent
Our from AShevi1ln mot than,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
DAMAGE IN CATAWBA.

The Newton Enterprise says: Ca
tawba river is four feet higher than
ever known before. The Catawba River
Toll bridge at Hickory and the new Cliffs
Hotel are washed away and the water is
touching the railroad bridge at Catawba.
Both these bridges were built Ger forty
years ago and were never reached be-
fore by water. The South Fork lacked
few inches rising as high as it did lost
month";
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28
NOKE.

EAVIEST LOSSES ON THE ROA-
NOKE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-28

NOBODY GRUMBLED.
The stories of the flood continue to come
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24

they result in so much discomfort to
passengers, and mean loss Of business,
and partly because they constitute a
wear and tear on the ship itself. II
was apparent that engines with a sin
gle vertical piston rod or, In other
words, those which had an up and
down motion, exerting free force" so
called, like that OF the man exerting
his weight on the experimental steel
bar. should be kept away from the
ships nodes. other machinery which
exerted a rocking couple"-an alter
mating movement comparable 10 that
OF the man sstIade Of the support OF
the steel bar--shOuld be kept away
from the supports or nodes,
Certain practical difficulties, Of
course, prevent the perfect application
Of these rules, a. for example the I'm.
possibility ~ placing the engines very
near the bow o. the stern, Where more
complicated engines are employed,
moreover Engines which exert an lp-
ana down ana back-ana forth motion
the best thar can be-
done y 70 select . comDromisq gltuar
ton,
When the great express steamers
were put ~ the Atlantic service "a Nas
noticed fhnf from nnf 40 dine fhe
fhlD'f vibrations would IUHetfe WITH
ogt apparent cause The shlB might he
ffsamlne urQnfn comparatively quiet
seas. buf the fh8kirF go guessing %
tae qsek would manltfsi iikelf "a integs
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24

of the engines. Some interesting stud
les have recently been made of these
vibrations, among others by Prof. Ce-
ell H. Peabody. of the Department Of
Naval Architecture of the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology. In these
studies, queerly enough, the phenome-
ma of seasickness are found to be most
easily explained by reference to the
phenomena of music, with the result
that an entirely scientific parallel has
been established between the steel hull
of a thirty-knot torpedo boat vibrating
under the strain of her vertical, IN
verified triple expansion engines and
a violin or piano string vibrating to
the touch of the bow or key.
The comparison between the violin
string and the steamship will be easier
to understand by introducing still a
third factor, a long bar of steel such
as may be found in any blacksmith's
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24

United States. A large order recently
came from Persia, and even in Aus
tralia the homespun is not unknown.
The peasants are rapidly becoming
prosperous compared with their cir
cumstances a few years ago. The new
market for their goods has claimed
every yard they manufacture, so that
while royalty faunts the homespun the
cottiers are content with the cheaper
mill article.
For hundreds OF years the peasantry
OF ireland clothed themselves In gar
ments OF their own manufacture. Less
man fifty years ago no wedding was
complete without a spinning wheel
heading the list of presents from the
parents Of the bride. Even In poor
ould Ireland" however, machinery has
made such strides mat had Queen Vie
toria delayed much longer IN placing
me nrst royal order for the hOinespun
NE sound OF the loom would not ROW
De heard IN the land, As IL H. old
wneels are being busted and renovated
myers that had almost forgotten the
auties required Of them are being
guickened again 20 work, and young
nahas are rapidly becoming expert with
Practice
lhe accompanying pictures are Do
|siie awe ~ the homeHpun ineuaty Y,
~ attempt hes been made ~ convey
impression Of the people engaged lQ
80 WORK ene aiao tie houses ln which
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24

CINE when they are in time. as one
might almost say TO It's own musical
key. But even so simple an expedient
as the changing Of the angle Of the
propeller blades Is sometimes effective
in reducing a vibration, which at high
speed seems likely 10 shake the ship to
pieces.
In discussing these various phenome-
ma IL Is noticed that in addition 10
the vertical vibrations caused by the
engines, a ship may also have hort
zontal vibrations resulting from the
Stating OF connecting rods. or she may
acquire a t0rtional or "wringins" mo-
tiOn from the fluctuations OF her pro-
peller shaft. II a ship has a nat bot.
tom u may be made 10 yibrate like a
drumhead by the action o. the sea ~
self, and must be stlffened II the VI
bration II ~ be prevented, Even more
curious IA another statement ~ naval
which, however, - easily
understandable the effect that
when an afflicted passenger on 40
ocean liner seeks AIS bunk his diseom,
fort may BE- eth further Increased W
the fact that be wire mattress. has a
time ~ vibration which cQlnciaea With
me vibration ~ tAe ship iiseif Hai
fhf whole subject ie tfiN comparatively
rev nuq i H4F le expected ih0t f3fr
fhtf inYosiigfi'ons VII nfinF Quf many
ether fsels ~ egpai Interest anq lin,
neftsheA
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-24

learned by experience that there are
certain places on a ship where the vi
brations are very great and other
places where they are hardly noticea-
BILE; and naval architects have had no
hesitation in explaining the difference
by pointing out that a ship, too, has
its nodes and loops, and vibrates, to
all intents and purposes, just like the
string of a violin or the steel bar be-
tween the saw-horses. Later 1T was
found that the shaking at some points
prevented the reading of fine type, so
that the page Of a book might be used
to test the comparative vibrations of
a steamer. Very soon, however, test
ing instruments were devised, so that
an accurate record of the number of
vibrations a minute could be taken,
and from the definite data thus afford
ed mathematical formula has been
worked out by means of which the.
principal notes and loops of any ship
can approximately be obtained from
calculation.
The practical purpose of all this
work, of course, has been to determine
such an arrangement of a ships en-
gines-which are the cause of most Of
the difficulty--as should reduce the vi
brations to minimum, partly because