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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
TO LA BELLE FRANCE
Fer Rep esentatives Given a
Warm Welcome.
They Come 10 Participate in Ceremonies At
tendant Upon dwelling of Rocham-
b.au Monument.
CBy the Associated Press


Baltimore, Md, May 21.-The initial re-
ception of the representatives of the
French republic who are here to partici-
pate in the ceremonies attendant upon
the unwilling of the Rochambeau monu-
n cnt in Washington next Friday, took
place on board the French battlcship
Gaulois in Annapolis Roads at z O'Clock
today. The weather was ideal.
The commissioners representing the
United States, Colonel Theodore f.
Bingham. Assistant Secretary of State
II. H. d. Pierce, and Commander b. Il.
Rodgers, embarked on the dispatch boat
Dolphin, commanded by Captain Albert
Gleaves.
The Indiana, which lay between An
napolis and Greenbury Point lighthouse,
was the first to give a sign of welcome
to the French by hosting a signal. The
Alabama responded with a signal, and
then the air reverbrated with cannon
boom from the Gaulois, the traditional
twenty-one guns being fired. This was
followed by two patriotic exercises from
the band on board the Gaulois, one of
those being the Marseillaise. lmme-
diately thereafter the United States
commissioners proceeded in launch to
the Gaulois, and as they approached the
French battleshp a salute of fifteen
guns was fired
The giant battleship, a perfect model
of modern naval architecture, was spick
and span from bow to stern and every
sailor, marine officer was in proper place
to give a hearty welcome to the American
visitors AS they touched the deck of the
Gaulois they were effusively greeted by
General Brugere, Admiral Fournier and
their staff officers.
The visitors were escorted to the
cabin, where the brief ceremony of well
come and response at once took place.
Secretary Pierce spoke on behalf of the
Government of the United States as fol-
lows:
General. this commission now present
has been charged by President Roose-
Welt to welcome you and your colleagues
to the United States in his name, and to
express his hope that you will enjoy your
stay in our country and carry away with
you an agreeable impression of the
United States institutions and the peo-
pie. On behalf of our President l bid
you welcome
General Burger replied:
Gentlemen, l thank you in the name
of President Loubet and the French peo-
pie for the kind welcome which you have
accorded to us. 1t is very great pleas
ure to me and my colleagues to visit you
on such an occasion of International es-
TEEN, as the unwilling of the Rochambeau
monument.
"Since our departure one incident has
occurred, which will stir the heart OF
every Frenchman in grateful recognition
of American friendship, and this is the
immediate and munifcient aid which was
extended to our stricken fellow country
men on the Island of Martinique. Gen
tlemen. l thank you for your generous
welcome"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
MORRISON THE MAN |
He is Richmond's Choice
For Congress.
No Names Of Candidates For the Chief Justice
ship Mentioned in the Convention. The
Primary Plan.
Especial to News and Observer


Rockingham, n. c., May 21.-The Rich
mond County Democratic convention was
called to order in the court house by
Chairman Morrison at 1890 O'Clock to-
day. He made ringing speech. advising
harmony and fidelity to Democratic prn-
ciples. w. N. Everett was made per-
manent chairman, and representatives of
the Democratic press, secretaries.
A resolution was introduced instruct
ing for Morrison for Congress. No other
name came before the convention. A
vote was then taken and resulted
seventyfour to seven for Morrison.
Delegates selected by friends of Morri-
son to the Congressional convention.
were elected and a resolution adopted al
lowing the chairman to add other dele
gates to the list that Morrison might
suggest. Delegates to the State, Judicial
and Senatorial conventions were not
elected
A motion was carried allowing all
Democrats pledging themselves to vote
the Democratic ticket, and for all candi-
dates chosen by conventions to go to
these conventions as delegates. The
primary plan was adopted to elect county
officers.
After adjournment of the convention
the Executive Committee reelected Cam
Morrison. county chairman; E. NJ. Bog
gan, secretary There was no wrangling
or clash in the convention.
During the session of the convention
no names of candidates for chief JUS
tice or associate justices were mentioned.
Clark's friends say the county is from
Is to % per cent for him. Lockhart, Con-
nor, Walker and Brown have some
strong friends here For Superior court
Judge Judge Meals friends claim the
county, although Adams has some good
friapdc in tho cpupt,,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
Diocesan Delegates.

At the last meeting of the Vestry of
Christ Church, Raleish. delegates and
alternates were elected to represent the
parish at the next Diocesan Convention
10 be held in St Stephens Church, Ok
ford. on the eleventh of June. The del
egates are Messrs. Charles r.. Johnson,
C. NJ. -Busbee William a. Syme, r. j..
Raney. Alternates T. T. Hay. William
Little. T. A. Arnold and John Grange
Ashe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

James ]. Jeffries, champion pugillst
Of the world. and Robert Fitzsimmons
will fight for the worlds championship
at San Francisco, probably on July 4.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

When a man gets up in the world
good reputation often comes in handy
as a parachute.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Secretary Shaw left Washington last
night for MONTGOMERY, Ala, where he
will join the Thompson Congressional
party on Friday. On Saturday the Sec
rotary will deliver an address at Biz
mngham. after which the party viii
start on the return trip to Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

A bachelor says women can talk twice
as fast as they can think
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Many a mans pessimistic views of life
are due to his acquaintance with him
self
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Annual Meeting Southern Educational
Association. Chattanooga, Tenn. July
IA, 1902.
On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Chattanooga. Tenn,
for one first class fare for the round
trip, plus $500 for membership fee. Race
from Raleigh $3.50. Tickets to be sold
it can be extended until September 10
June 9th to July 1st, inclusive, with
final limit July 9Th. However, final linn
by depositing ticket with Joint Agent
and payment of 80 cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Independent Order of Fcresters, Los
Angeles, Cal, April 20, 1902. Conven
ton of Federation of Women's Club,
Los Angeles, Cal, May Is, 1902.
Biennial Meeting. knights of Pythias,
San Francisco, Cal, August 11-12.
On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets from all points at
greatly reduced rates. Rate from Raj
eigh, N. c., $65.25 for the round trip.
AS to selling dates and other informa-
ton, call at Seboard Office, Marlborough
House.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Annual meeting Glasses of North Caro-
lima Reformed Church, Lincolnton, N.
c., May Is. 1902.
On account of the above occasion the
SeabOard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Lincolnton at rates
based on Tariff 2, Circular A, 8 JOG. Rate
from Raleigh $780, tickets to be sold
May 14th and 18th, limit May %.
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SPECIAL RATES VIA S. A T. r

SPECIAL RATES VIA S. A. l.. RY.
Meeting Kings Daughter and Sons, Raj
eigh, n. c., May 1916, 1902.
On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Raleigh at rates
based on Tariff 2, Cir. A., 3106, tickets
to be sold May Hip, final return limit
May 18th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Commencement exercises Guilford Col
lege, Guilford College, N. c., May
2729, 1902
On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Guilford College,
N c., at rates based on Tariff 1, Cir. A,
3,106. Tickets to be sold May "a, 2627
and %; final return limit May 81.
Meeting Medical Society State of North
Carolina and State Board of Medical
Examiners, Wilmington, n. c., June
$40, 1902
On account of the above occasion the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Wilmington at rates
based on Tariff 2 Circular No. A, 3,106.
Tickets to be sold June 8, 4. and 10,
final limit June 18th Rate from Raj
eigh $685.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Annual Meeting General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Miss,
May 1927. 1902.
On account Of the above occasion the
SeabOard Air Line Railway will sell
round trip tickets to Jackson, Miss, for
one first-class fare for the round trip
Rate from Raleigh $24.5O, tickets to be
sold May Y, 10 and IA, final limit May
seth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23

Annual Convention of Knights of Ply
thias, Asheville, N. c., June 10, 1870:
On account of the above occasion tn
Seaboard Air Line Railway will Sc
round trip tickets to Asheville at rate
based on Tariff .. Circular A. 2,10'
Rate from Raleigh $11.00. Tickets to u
sold June Sth to 10th, inclusive, fine
limit June 14th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
SPECIAL RATES TO NORFOLK, VA
VIA S. A.. r. RAILWAY.

Account Meeting Rebecca Totts, Nor
folk. Va, May q, the Seaboard Air Line
Railway will sell round trip tickets from
Raleigh for $7.45 tickets to be sold May
% and &c. final limit June 3rd.
c. H. GATTIS,
Passenger and Ticket Agent, Raleigh,
n. c.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-27

a loop to the stern, which was gently
lowered into the sea, the strain was
taken by the paying out drum, the
propeller began to revolve as the yes
sells head swung into the course, there
was nothing in the way of machine or
which did not respond to the touch of
life, the order for the cruising speed
was given, and at a half hour past
midnight on Sunday, December IA, the
actual start of the Silvertown, with
seven miles laid which do not appear
on her reports as they were taken
from the lighter, was made and re-
ported.
STORMS MARK THE JOURNEY.
Out into the darkness of the night,
with the slender thread of copper and
| its multiform coverings, steamed the
Silvertown. There was little sea on
at the time, but everything had to be
smoothed up, and the speed was a lit
! tie below the seven knots. This speed
was maintained till close to IL o'clock,
when the hitherto smooth sea took on
F., the grey of an approaching storm, and
the hour between the time when the
barometer began to fall and the noon
i reckoning was one which gave presage
of approaching troubles. When the
count was made up at noon it was
found that 70 miles had been traversea,
and as the ships rev day began the
motion of the Silvertown took on sew
eral new things in rolls, and early in
the afternoon the rails were under
water and seas were shipped with
each toss of the vessel.
During the night the seas increased,
the wind coming from the west, and
southwest there was nasty cross sea,
accompanied by a roll which made life
aboard anything but pleasant. Tues
! day morning broke with the vessel
making ground and lofty tumbles,
green water spraying over the bridge,
and the men who were compelled
| to move about doing so by the aid of
ropes which were stretched from end
to end of the decks. 1t was terrible
time for men and cable together. Seas
broke over ladders, smashed in lights
and flooded galley and starboard sa-
loon, and two of the minor help were
injured Through it all the vessel
held to the southwest, and despite the
desperate pulling of the cable strand
there was perfect control maintained.
More than once on that Tuesday there
was seriously considered the cutting
cellent management of the ship by
Captain Morton, and the superb hand
ling of the cable machinery by Engi-
neer Benest and his capable corps. pre-
vented recourse to this heroic treat
ment, and the day and night were
weathered. the storm abating in the
evening, though seas continuously
swept the deck and made life above the
matches a problem. During the period
between noon of the 18th and noon
OF the 10th only 1S2 miles could be
! logged. The Wednesday was a good
day, however, the sea smoothing out
its ruffies and giving the navigators
an idea of how nice the Pacific could
treat strangers. 1t was with a record
of 1951a miles that the noon report
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1t was a tale of high seas and the
putting out of buoyed cable end that
the officials on board told. The seas
swayed the light vessel so that to splice
and lay the intermediate cable was i'm
possible and so the end was marked
and dropped and the ship came in for
coal which will put it down so that
some steadiness will result.
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MAY LAND TO-DAY.

While nothing can be said as to the
movements looking to the completion
of the work, it is believed that the
shore end of the cable will be laid off
Sans Souci this afternoon. The plans
will be announced this morning and
the laying of the mile or more of cable
will take place as soon as possible
thereafter. The only trouble now en-
countered is to secure a power lighter
to carry the thirty tons of special ar
mored cable inside the reef and close
to the shore. If this cannot be done
then the great wire wound conductor
will be transferred from the ship by
its own small boats.
The task will not consume many
hours and the question then will be the
putting down of the intermediate cable
which weighs about fifteen tons to the
mile, and which Will reach from the
mile of rock cable to the Junction with
the deep sea conductor, which weighs
only 1854 tons to the mile. The work
to be done will require time, princi-
pally owing to the splicing to be per-
formed. The cable will not be laid in
deep water, in comparison with what
has been passed, as during the trip the
ship put down cable in an average of
265o fathoms, reaching above 5000 and
getting as shallow as 24oo out in the
seas.
There viii be special invitations for
the Witnessing of the laying Of the
shore end, and the recipients viii be
the guests of the Commercial company
at the premises Of Mr.. F. NJ. Hatch.
The lands ofthe company are too small
and those Of the neighbor have been
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CPhoto by Rice & Perkins.)

off to the south and bound for the
coast. The days work, too, showed
the deepest valley of the oceans floor.
The average, closing with the noon
hour, indicated that the cable of the
day had dropped into 5000 fathoms,
the deepest point being 3,0S3 fathoms.
STORM ON THE COAST.
There was to be no holiday for the
busy men aboard the ship, though the
holiday feeling was there and everyone,
! from chief to scullion, was in fine hui
NOR over the fact that 800 miles would
bring sight of land. The morning
/, showed a cool strong breeze and the
sea was running with, vigor, causing
J the ship, which now showed nearly
I twenty feet of free board, to roll al
most to the dangerous angle. The Sec
| ond change of tanks, this time from
the after one to the fore tank. was
made during the night without trou-
BILE, and the last leg of the work was
fairly on. The noon hour observation
showed that 215 miles for the day had
been passed, and that 2,109 miles of
cable had been dropped into the sea.
! But the afternoon and evening were
such as to try the hearts of the bravest
of all. The wind which swept as a
gentle breeze through the rigging all
day turned into a gale and howled over
the rolling craft. EMPTY, almost the
vessel turned on the sides, the angle
of rolling passing forty degrees, and
the life boats on the upper davits being
dipped into the green seas which went
swirling over the decks. The officer
of the deck was lashed into his place
and the quartermaster was kept busy
| holding his place beside the wheel.
The pitch of the light ship was increas-
| ing and the screw half exposed in
smooth water, often raced as the seas
lifted the stern high out of water.
Men who have given the better part
of a generation to the laying of sub
marine cables admitted their impotence
to cope with the conditions. To no
subordinate did Mr.. Benest and his
chiefs leave the watching of the cable
as it was drawn out of the tanks and
| dropped out into the foaming waters,
which, radiant with phosphorescent
and ahead as we'll. Ali night the men
with eye and hand upon the brakes
which held the great drums. regulating
| the speed of the cable. into the ocean,
stood to their task and when the relief
came, it meant only that two men in
stead of one watched the working of
the machinery. Capt. Morton had fig
ured that the end of the deep sea line
should be dropped at a. m and all
hands were ready for the task, which
| it proved was to be one which tried
the mettle of the men engaged in it.
The pitch of the ship increased, until
the cable was drawing with something
| like five tons pressure upon the drums
| and brakes. 1t was a serious question
if the pitching of the ship would not
make it necessary for the slender
strand to be cut and sent adrift rather
than to risk the possible serious damage
to the machines by the tuggng which
marked each plunge of the ship. At
length the records showed that 2,2S9
(CGntfuued IN Page El
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YING in 45O fathoms of water,
attached by a strong line to a
- buoy which rides the waves

f.
buoy which rides the waves
above. indicating the presence
and furnishing the connection with
the strand beneath, the cable
which means the advent of the new
Hawaii, is now within twenty miles
of the Island shores.
After twelve days of such cable lay
ing as has never before been experien-
ced by the experts aboard the YES
sci, days when the question of cutting
the cable was uppermost in the minds
of all, as the only means to save the
precious line, the Silvertown, yesterday
morning, when two hours steaming
off Makapuu Point cast overheard the
end of the first stretch of the Com
nercial Pacific cable and ran into this
harbor TO look over the ground and
refit before undertaking the putting
down of the local shore end and the
intermediate weight line, which Will
connect the so-'called rock cable with
the deep sea line, which is now off the
lee coast.
1t was great feat, the laying of the
cable, and the men who carried 1t
through successfully We're received
with acclaim when they arrived at
their destination, for the SiIvertown
will have finished its task when the
cable yet to be put down, some thirty
five miles in all, is under water and
connected. and the remainder of some
thing like $50 miles rests in the cable
tank IN the Iwilei reef. Met off the
harbor by prominent men OF the city
the ship was cheered, its men were
greeted with, a hearty aloha and the
music of the band helped to make the
occasion of the coming of the VesSei
which will have bridged the distance
between continent and islands, one
memorable to citizen and visitor alike
Disturbed by the reports from Fan
ming, heartened by the news In the
San Francisco journals and made jubl-
liant by the telephone from Waimanalo
before 10 o'clock yesterday morning
that the great ship was coming, the
people of Honolulu, despite post-holi-
day solitude seeking, turned out in
numbers to see the Silvertown. The
Eleu took to the offing where the cable
vessel was undergoing examination by
the port physician, the officers of the
government, and the Ke Au Hou had a
crowd of the general public, While
special guests of Irwin & Company
went out in the Fearless. The band
was on the tug and there was music all
the way into the naval dock, where the
ship is now berthed.
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rendered. Admission will be entirely
by ticket, issued by the company. The
connection is yet in the distance, but
it will not be beyond the first of the
week, the time depending somewhat
upon the subsistence of the storm on
the north.
HOW THE LINE WAS LAID.
The foretaste of the Pacifcs way of
receiving the thread which will soon
cross from side to side and complete
the exploration of the deeps of the
great sea which was had by the engi-
neers of the expedition on Friday.
December IL, when the unsuccessful
attempt was made TO put down the San
Francisco shore end was more than
fulfilled by the experiences which
crowd the record of the twelve days
cable laying. Rough and boisterous
was the treatment bestowed upon the
great ship which, as its precious load
was laid upon the floor of the ocean,
became more and more the toy of the
| widest waves which have been seen
along the track of the steamships be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu
for many years.
The story of how the surf beat back
the boats and rendered unsafe the lay
ing of the slender cable has been told
and the trip of the vessel described
i through the brief bulletins which pass
ed between the ship and shore at noon
each day. Then alone was the line
other minute of the day there were
being pressed the tests, which were
continuous and exhaustive, each min
ute the cable, as it passed over the
great wheels at the stern of the ship,
showing that no damage had resulted
from its wearing as it sped to its rest
, ing place on the floor hundreds of faith.
oms below. These tests were made, not
only on board the ship, but when the
California shore was left behind, there
were in the cable hut facting the west
four men whose duty it was to con-
stantly watch the fluctuations of the
spot upon the scale. 1t was a matter
of arrangement when the tests should
be discontinued so that the days re-
ports could be made. The hour of me-
ridian is usually chosen, for the OBJ
servations made at that time show the
position of the vessel and enable the
engineers in charge to make compari-
son of the work they have done during
the run.
So careful are the men who do this
that it was five minutes less than an
hour between the time that the News
boy, the steam lighter, had carried off
the shore end of the cable from the
California coast to the Silvertown. lay
ing seven miles out at sea. and the
receipt of the first signal from the
shore, telling that the connection was
made, was perfect. and that the Prov
OF the ship might be turned to the
southwest and the eventful journey
begun. This was work of only a few
minutes, for when the shore end was
received from the Newsboy it was
taken in over the bow, but there was
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was made, and the outlook was for
the same kind of fast work during the
remainder of the trip. Thursdays
record was better, with 207 miles and
a total of 661 for the half of the week
which had been passed, and with the
promise of further trouble, for a fall
ing barometer gave indication of worse
luck ahead
The Friday after the false start had
been made saw a perfect day, but ow-
ing to the fact that the main tank of
cable had been exhausted, there hav-
ing been taken out 929 miles of cable,
there was a delay of about an hour
during the evening in changing, which
cut down the record to 204 miles.
! There was little out of the ordinary
which marked the week end, the yes
sci, relieved of nearly half her cargo,
rolling like mad, and the speed being
maintained at about eight knots, the
days work netting 1S9 miles. Sunday
, just seven days out from California,
was the most perfect day of the entire
trip and the men, both in the engineers
department and. in the management of
the ship, felt that the worst was
passed.