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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
EXPLOSION OF CAPS.
Four Men Injured and a Car Wrecked at New
port News.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Newport News, Va, Aug. 9.-Four men
were seriously injured by the explosion
of several large cases of percussion caps
in car at the Chesapeake and Ohio
freight depot here this afternoon.
The injured are w ]. Cannon, loading
clerk, and three negro laborers, James
Washington, John Taylor and Frank
Ashe. Taylor is the most seriously in
jured, one of his eyes having been blown
out. The others are badly burned about
the arms, face and neck, but all will
recover.
The men were loading a car with am
munition, consigned to points in the
West, when the explosion occurred, the
exact cause Of which is unknown. The
car was badly wrecked. The injured
men we're removed to a hospital
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
The Writ Discharged by Speer.
(By the Associated Press.)

Mount Airy Ga, Aug. 9.-Judge Emory
Speer, of the United States court, after
hearing arguments today in the habeas
corpus case filed against DR.. Allen,
manager of a private sanitarium at
Milledgcville, Ga. discharged the writ.
The suit was brought by the attorneys of
Mrs. Elizabeth Shotter, of Savannah,
who claimed she had been unlawfully de-
tanned for five years in Dr. Aliens sani-
tarium. in rendering his decision Judge
Speer said he had no reason to believe
that Mrs. Shotter had been unlawfully
restrained of her liberty.
Mrs. Shotter belongs to a wealthy
family and was once a social leader in
Southern Georgia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
Cyrus Thomas Drowned while Bathing
fSpecial TO. News and Ohserunr

Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington, N. c., Aug. 9.-While bath.
ing in the Cape Fear river Cyrus Thorn
as, aged is years and son OF Well known
contractor of Wilmington, was drowned
this afternoon. With a number of COM
panions they had boat and would jump
overheard therefrom and then recover
their craft On one of these leaps the
wind and tide took the boat beyond
young Thomas reach and he was drowned
a hundred feet from shore. His body had
not been recovered early tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-10
Slain by Lightning.
Special to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Wilson, N c., August 9.-Jesse Tay-
lor, a white man, son of VIM. Taylor,
was killed here this afternoon about five
o'clock by lightning. He was doing some
carpenter work at the time. No one else
on the building was hurt. The deceased
is about twenty-five years old.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14
THIS NAN MUST
BE HUNGRY
Eats From a SwiIl Tub on
Wharf at Naval
Station.

i've seen fellers that was pretty
hard up and pretty hungry" said one
of the crew of the Z. S. S. Iroauois
yesterday. but 1 never in all my born
days have seen a hobo like one that
visits the naval wharf every day. He's
Honolulu hobo and comes down here
to get his meals. You see him come on
the wharf and march right up to a
swiH tub. just as if he was marching
up to the buffet of the Hotel Tourai1e
in Boston. and ordering a Manhattan
and a 80 cent cigar. All the things
we don't eat and some things nobody
would eat are dumped into that tub,
and this old sinner comes along. smacks
his lips, let's a reef out o his belt. and
sets to. He fishes in and gets what
he wants-old bread. bones, and such
like, downs it, and then walks off to-
wards the fish market or up to the
Palace grounds for his after-dinner
stroll He's been at the game a long
time and L think the police should be
charitable enough to put him on the
Reef where he can get a square meal
occasionally"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14
Shipping Notes.

The steamer Noeau sails at 5 p. m.
today for Lahaina, Kaanapali, Homo
kaa and Kukuihaele.
The steamer Ke-Au- Hou sails at p.
IN. today for Kappa, Anahola, Kilauea,
Kalihiwai and Hanalei
The gasoline schooner Eclipse sails
tomorrow for Honolua, Kaanapali, La
haina, Kihei, Makena and other ports.
Through an accident at the Naval
Station one day last week hawsers
worth a large sum of money were
burned.
The steamer James Makee, from
Kauai ports on Saturday. brought SS5
bags of rice, thirty-nine packages. en-
gine, eighteen packages sundries, and
two mail pouches,
When the steamer W. G.. Hall left
NawiliwiH the following sugar was left
on Kauai: X. S NJ, 1900; p. X. ESQ:
w. 500 Max, 1850; Mob, 100. or a
total Of 800 bags.
The steamer W. G. Hall brought the
following freight: Twenty packages
pia, twenty-one bundles green hides,
one horse ffty-fve packages sundries
and nine bags of coin.
Purser Ferguson of the steamer w.
C. Hall reports that the Mikahala was
discharging at E.leele, the Flint was
lying at MakaweIi, and the steamer
met choppy seas While crossing the
channel
The steamer Claudine brought the
following freight from Maui ports or
Saturday: Ninety packages sundries.
seventy-five bags potatoes, fifty hogs.
one mule. ffty-nine packages machin-
cry. 2115 sheets corrugated iron
The American bark 5. c. Allen, which
was expected to leave for Frisco with
cargo of sugar, was delayed through
waiting for a cargo by schooner from
Hawaii, but as the small schooner ar
rived yesterday she will complete load
ing today and sail this afternoon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14
ESCAPED TO
AUSTRALIA
Thought That the Albatress Man
Got Away on the
Sonoma.

There has been a rumor along the
water front to the effect that j. Tim
ney, the coal passer OF the U. s. Fish
Commission steamer Albatross. who
Jumped from that ship while confined
in irons in the brig. made his escape
good by leaving Honolulu for New
Zealand or Australia as coal passer
on the o. S. S. Sonoma- This steam
ship paid off fourteen Of her coal pass
ers in Honolulu and took on other
men in their places and it is said that
a man tallying with the description
given of Timney was one of those taken
/ on here.
In connection with Timney's escape
it is now stated that his mates did not
! have a hand in 1t as he had key
which would unlock the bracelets on
his hands and the shackles on his feet
without any difficulty. After doing this
he would have but little difficulty in
! getting out of the brig and escaping to
| the wharf
Several men have been confined in
the brig of the AIbatross before with
irons on them and they have had to
/ suffer no very severe trials. AS the
/ offences for which they were confined
were not serious they had no wish to
leave the ship after freeing themselves,
/ but Of course would be much more
comfortable without irons at night.
None of them had much difficulty in
| finding a key to get the shakes off
and after doing this they have been
known to find mosquito netting in the
brig with which to keep the Hawaiian
grasshoppers off.
/ But as Timney's offense was more
serious he was anxious to get away
and did so as soon as the irons were
I taken off
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14
SHIPS ON LONG
PASSAGES
Several Taking More Time TO
Reach Here Than
Expected.

The American four-masted iron bark
Fort George. Captain Mcclure, is
lightweight days out from Port Prize,
South Australia, bound for this port
and although fears have been ex-
pressed regarding her safety she can
be out some days yet without exciting
any real anxiety.
The Fort George was built in Belfast
and is of 1905 tons register. She
draws twenty-five feet, but on this trip
is in ballast She is owned by WEIGH
& Co. of San Francisco, and is well
known in Honolulu.
The average trip from Newcastle
Australia. to Honolulu is something
over forty-five days and as Port Pir1e
is on the other side of the continen;
the st. George might have to sail way
south of Tasmania to round Australia
and come up between Australia and
New Zealand before she could ever
reach the latitude that Newcastle is in
so that it is probable that she would
take over eighty days for the trip un-
der ordinary conditions.
From Newcastle four ships are due
which are forty-five days out. They
are the American schooner Honolulu
bark Aeolus. Borreson. forty-eight days
out; the American schooner Prosper
Johannsen, forty-seven days out, ano
the American barkentine ]. l.. Stan
ford. Mollestead, forty-five days out
The American schooner Aloha is
twenty-five days out from San Fran
cisco.
Todays mail from San Francisco is
expected to throw some light on the
whereabouts of the u. S. S. Mohican
which is now out fifty-four days from
Yokohama for this port. She may have
been sighted by one of the steamers
bound for the Orient or may have ar
rived at the Coast. At any rate, but
little Importance is being attached to
her long trip at the Naval Station
There officers point out to one that
vessels have been twice as long on this
identical trip but have come into port
safely
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14
The Transport fitzpatrick.

The San Francisco newspapers OF
July 3rd stated that the transport Kill
patrick had sailed on the previous day
at noon for Honolulu and Manila. In
the ordinary course of events if she
had been coming to Honolulu she
sshould have been here Friday. Cap
tain Williamson, United States Depot
Quartermaster here. received word by
the last mail that the transport would
go to Guam. The Honolulu postal Off
Gals received word that the transport
would call here. but matters seem to
be mixed up and it is now thought that
her orders were cancelled in respect to
Honolulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14
Kinau s1ade Special Trip

The steamer Kinau made a special
trip on Saturday to KahuTui with about
$50 Japanese passengers from the
quarantine station for the Maui plan
tations. She left Honolulu at 5 p. M.
Saturday and arrived on her return
here at 2:45 p. m. Sunday. She reports
that the steamship American arrived
at Kahului safely to load sugar for
New York
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14
Mall From Coast Today.

The p. NJ. S. S. China is due TO
arrive from the Coast today. She is
expected about noon. with five days
later mail.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14

Rainier beer, 1875 for 2 doz, and SOC
allowed for the empty bottles, leaving
the cost OF the beer 1925, or S1s2M per
doz See ad. on page II.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-14

The American schooner William F.
CAIRNS went out with almost an entire
Jap crew. her white crew having left
her here.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
DISCUSSION CONTINUED.
Chinese Exclusion Bill Still Before the
Senate.

Washington, April 16.-When the
senate met Mr.. Hansbrough, from the
committee on public lands, reported
the house bill legalizing the manual
of surveying instruction of the general
land Office and the bill was passed.
The senate then resumed considera-
tion of the Chinese exclusion bill and
Mr.. Gallinger read number of tele-
grams referring to the bill
Mr.. Perkins (Cal.) submitted a large
number of dispatches supporting the
bill, One OF the kilograms was from
the mayor and board of supervisors or
legislative body of San Francisco, de-
claring that the opposition Of the
chamber of commerce did not repre-
sent the position Of the people of the
Pacific coast, who asked the passage
OF the senate bill.
The bill was then laid aside and the
senate held brief executive session
When the doors were reopened the
senate passed the additional urgent
deficiency appropriation bill with q
minor amendment.
Consideration of the Chinese exclu
sion bill was then resumed and Mr.
Heitfeld (Ida.) spoke in support Of the
senate measure. 81.
Mr.. Pritchard IN. C.) followed in q
speech opposing the bill.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
PUPILS ARE DISMISSED.
Belgian Schools Used as Barracks for
Troops. s..

Belgian Schools Used as Barracks for
Troops. e..
Brussels, April 16.-In consequence
of the disorders the pupils of several
communal schools have been dismissed
and the premises utilized as barracks
for the troops.
All the factories and mines at Nor
lanwelZ Valare and Mabille have been
closed
Socialist disturbances occurred dur
ing the night at Namur. A mob stoned
the police who charged with drawn
swords. Subsequently a force Of
gendarmes scattered the rioters.
The strike is steadily extending in
both this city and its suburbs, espe-
cially at Molenbeck, where number
! of large factories have stopped work.
The military and police have adopt
| ed more stringent measures to pre-
serve order. The burgomaster has re-
| fused the socialist request to be al
! lowed to follow their own devices in
burying the socialists killed during
Saturdays riots. Orders have been
issued for the procession to be held
at in the morning, without bands Or
funeral emblems. Otherwise the inter-
ment must be carried out at night.
the Charleroi district number now So
900. There are frequent parades there,
but the town is generally peaceful in
accordance with the advice Of the
strike leaders.
At La Louviere 25.O00 men are out
on strike, but the district remains
| quiet.
Dispatches from Client, Liege and
! elsewhere in the provinces show that
the strike is extending. The workmen
thus far have been ,peaceable.
At Horstal $500 employees Of the
National Arms factory walked out.
All the approaches to the parliament
buildings here are occupied by civic
guards.
The International socialist bureau
has decided to issue a manifesto to all
foreign labor associations asking them
to support the general strike in Bel
| gium.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
MARTIAL PROBABLE.
President to Investigate Torture o
Fiiipinos.

Washington, April 16.-The cabinet
considered the testimony before the
senate committee on the Philippines
In reference to the alleged case of tor
ture in the Philippines. Secretary
Root presented the report of Colonel
Dickman upon the matter The whole
subject was gone over at considerable
length. The president is determined
to sift the matter to the bottom and it
is possible that a courtmartial will be
ordered.
Another topic of discussion was GER
tain of the Indian agencies where va.
cancies are occurring or bid fair to oc-
cur. The administration feels that
in the case of an Indian agent. it is pc,
culiarly incumbent upon it to have the
highest type Of official and that polit
ical considerations must be wholly
secondary. Important though othei
officers in the Far Western states may
be, the Indians. who are to q large ey
tent helpless. makes the administra
ton feel that it must have the high.
est type OF officials to supervise their
interests.
The appointment Of Wray C. Knight
as postmaster at Richmond. Va, was
determined upon and the reappoint-
ment of General S. V. Boiling as post,
master at Petersburg, Va, was also
decided on. General Boiling was rec.
commended by Senator Daniel and Gen.
eneral Fitzhugh Lee in addition to
strong Republican endorsements.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
HELD IN MORGAN'S OFFICE.
Negotiations for Settlement of Louis
Vile and Nashville Situation.

Negotiations for Settlement of Louis
vile and Nashville Situation.
New York, April 16.-Negotiatons
looking to a settlement of the Louis.
vile and Nashville situation were re.
sumed at the banking house OF J. P.
Morgan & Co. A conference began al
most before the opening of the stock
market. The conferees included All.
gust Belmont, President Spencer OF
the Southern railway, George w. Per.
kins and William Pierson Hamilton
Mr.. Morgan's partners, and Talbot J.
Taylor of the Stock Exchange firm of
T. ]. Taylor & Co.
Mr.. Taylor is a son-in-law CT James
r. Keene. 1t is also declared that one
or more representatives of the Gates
party attended but this could not be
confirmed. Mr.. Gates was at his office
but denied himself to all interviewers.
On the Stock Exchange Louisville
and Nashville stock sold up to 1871
on the opening sales, but fell back to
the neighborhood of 129. There was
an enormous demand for the Southern
Railway stocks, which lifted them
35s for the common and 31a for the
preferred. The buying was by Morgan
brokers and was interpreted as indicat-
ing a settlement of the question of the
control of Louisville and Nashville in
favor of the Southern interests.
The dealings in Southern Railway
common on the Stock Exchange during
the first hour amounted to about $780,
900 shares and for the two hours up to
noon to upwards Of half a million
shares. This breaks all records for
dealings in a single stock on the New
York Stock Exchange. During the ex.
citing trading in Southern Railway one
block of 10000 shares changed hands
at 40b.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
SAT UP IN THE COFFIN.
Supposed Corpse Gives Undertaker's
Assistants a Scare.

Assistants a Scare.
New York. April 16.-Four assist
ants to an undertaken suddenly drop
ped coffin they were carrying out of
the Paterson On. j. Jail door when
the supposed corpse broke open the
lid and sat up and in vociferous Ital-
ian said he was not dead. He was
Alexander Scazeletta, who had been
imprisoned for some slight offense.
He had been called in the morning
by the keeper, but did not respond.
His cell was opened and the man could
not be aroused. The Jail officials were
Informed and they sent for a physi-
2ian, telling him that a prisoner had
died in tie night. The doctor made a
casual examination and pronounced
the man dead and the undertaken was
sent for. His employees were carrying
the supposed corpse out to the wagon
when ScaZeletta opened his eyes and
sat UP in the coffin. For two days he
talked necessarily in JAIL but on Sat
lrday he apparently lost the power Of
speech, only to recover it in the coffin
when he abused the undertaker's as
sistants. The Jail physician ordered
his release.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
VOTE IS VERY CLOSE
BY Close Vote the Committee Favors
the Depew Amendment for Elec-
tion of Senators.
Qualifications Provided for Citizens
Entitled to Vote for United
States Senator'S.
Final Action on the Resolution Will
be Had at the Next Meeting
of the Committee.

Washington. April 16.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections,
by a majority of one, voted to amend
the house resolution providing for the
election of senators by direct vote Of
the people by adding the amendment
offered by Senator Depew. The
amendment is as follows:
"The qualifications of citizens en-
titled to vote for United States sena-
ators and representatives in congress
shall be uniform in all the states and
congress shall have power to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation
and to provide for the registration of
citizens entitled to vote, the conduct
of such elections and the certification
of the result"
The committee voted down the Pen
rose amendment providing that sena-
tors shall be apportioned according
to the population Of the several states.
The vote on the Penrose amendment
was unanimous. Senator Burrows
voted with the Democrats in opposi-
ton to the Depew proposition. Other
wise the vote was strictly on partisan
lines. The division was as follows:
Ayes-Hoar, Pritchard, McComas
Foraker, Depew, Beveridge and Dill
lingham-7.
| Noes-Burrows, Pettus, Blackburn
Dubois, Bailey and Foster-6.
There was a general discussion OF
the merits of the house resolution and
when the committee adjourned it was
with the understanding that vote
should be reached upon it as amend
ed at the next regular meeting of the
committee, which would be held or
Tuesday of next week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
FLOUR PRICES ADVANCED.
Budget Announcement Immediately
Affects English Buyers.

London, April 16-The Northwest
ern Association Of Millers, at a numer-
ously attended meeting Of the Liver
pool Corn Exchange. decided to ad-
vance the price of -four a shilling
sack and to add the new duty of five
pence per hundred weight on all -four
There was a heavy slump in sugar
at Liverpool during the day. Prices
fell nine pence to shilling early in
the day with the prospect of further
decline in consequence of their being
no alternative in the sugar duty. Spec
ulators had heavily stocked them
selves with sugar in anticipation of a
possible increase in the price.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
WARSHlP'S GUN ExPLODES.
Eleven British Sailors Meet an Instant
Death

Queenstown. April 16.-Gunne1y
Lieutenant H. S. Bourne. Lieutenant
Miller and nine blueiackets were in
stantly killed by the bursting Of ~
inch gun on board the British first
class battleship Mars during gun prac-.
tice Off Berehaven. In addition sew
eral men were injured by the explo-
sion. The breech Of the gun blew out
after it had twice missed fire. The
bodies of the two men who were sight
ing the gun were blown to pieces and
scattered overheard. The injured sea-
men were brought ashore here
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-04-16
MERGER IN lAE SOUTH
Proposed Merger of Two Big Railways
in South May Result in Legal
Action There.
Kentucky Much Interested, as State
Has Law Forbidding Consoli
dation of Lines.
Absorption of Louisville & Nashville
by Southern Railway Would
be Violation.

l-CGiGviilc. April IG.-The Post says:
Governor Bcc:ha:l was asked = -
would take any acton to plcvc~t lie
absorption Of tt,a Louisville al &rash'
Wills read ~ the Southern road, il suc !
an attempt was made. He said:
Il have considered this matter, but
am not ready to state at this time what
steps l will take. My action will be
governed by the situation and after
finding what the law is
The law follows:
NC railroad, telegraph, telephone
bridge or common carrier company
shall consolidate it's franchises, stock
or property Or earnings in whole Or in
part with any railway, telegraph, tele
phone, bridge or common carrier com
pany owning a parallel competing line
or operate, lease or in any way contro
any parallel competing line, nor shall
any railway company or common car
rier companies make any contracts
with the owners of any vessel tha
leaves or makes port in this state O:
with any common carrier, by which
combination or contract the earning:
of the one doing the carrying are shar
ed by one not doing the carrying"
+ New York, April 16.-Presiden
Spencer of the Southern Railway com
pany was asked during the afternoon
will Southern Railway contro
Louisville and Nashville?"
''It will not. The Southern Railwa.
had no interest in the purchase an'
it will have no interest in it at an
time in the future. Louisville an
Nashville will not pass to the South
ern''
Neither directly nor indirectly?"
| mo; neither directly nor indirectly
in any shape. manner or form wi
Southern Railway have anything to d
with louisville and Nashville"