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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-19

the storm for eight hours All of the
passengers who were hurt by being thrown
about, were reported as doing nicely to-
day.
The British steamship Bechuana, which
arrived IN Hampton Roads late this al.
ternoon from Galveston on her way to
Rotterdam, caught a portion of the big
storm in the Gulf and was tossed about
considerably, but no damage was done to
the vessel.
The tug Helen, having three barges in
tow and for whose safety some little APP
prehension was felt, arrived in the harbor
this afternoon. Neither the tug nor
barges appeared to be damaged.
The steamship Dorchester of the Mer
chants and Miners Line, passed in the
capes this afternoon and proceeded 90
Newport News. The Dorchester left
Providence Tuesday, and was some hours
late on account OF the storm which the
ship encountered at sea.
The weather bureau reports that the
A. S. Sherman passed in the
capes badly crippled, having lost her
bowsprit and foremost.
A three masted schooner with her fore
topmast carried away also passed the
capes, but the name OF the vessel was not
learned.
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Arrival of the Chatham.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 17-Fourteen hours
overdue on her run from Boston the
steamer Chatham of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company tied up
at her pier in Norfolk tonight at 1925
o'clock and the sick, tired and joyful pas
sengers lost no time in scattering to the
various hotels.
The Chatham struck the storm off
Gay Head Wednesday morning at one
o'clock and was in the thickest of it con-
tinuously for eighteen hours. The gale
was so fierce when it first struck the
Chatham that Captain Hudgins put out
two anchors and hove to for six hours.
He then got under way and bored through
the blow until he was off Long Island
Here he was again obliged to lay to- but
this time he did not anchor, but let the
ship drive before the wind.
While every passenger was much dis
turbed by the terrible pounding of the
ship there was only one accident, that
of a young girl who fell down compan-
ionway and sprained her arm. The Chat
ham is not damaged. There were sixty
enc passengers on board.
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are already busy appointing Austen Cham
berlain Chancellor of the Exechcquer, the
Earl of Selborne as Secretary for the Col
onies ETC., because it is recognized as i'm
possible that an appeal to the country can
be much longer delayed, and the general
opinion is that in the present shattered
condition of the Unionist party the Lib
erals will be returned to power.
The editorials in the government organs
this morning practically recognize the GER
tainty of the Liberals coming into power,
while admitting that Mr. Chamberlain has
gained brilliant triumph by winning Mr..
Balfour over to his opinion. Mr.. Bal
four's letter in this sense is admitted to
be vastly more important than his recent
pamphlet, because in it he unhesitatingly
admits the principle of Mr.. Chamberlain s
project, only contending that the coun-
try is not yet ripe for it.
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THE STORM SPIRIT AGAIN AWNING.
Stories Of Foundering Boats and Drowned
Crews Come From the Coast.
(By the Associated Press.)

10y lHe Associated HFeSS.)
New York, Sept. 17.-Following We'd
nesday's hurricane came another severe
storm today. In New York city the gale
blew at the rate of 81 miles an hour
which was stronger than yesterdays gale.
The damage was not so widespread, how
long.
Fishing schooners that arrived today
brought tales of disaster from all along
the coast. AT least half a dozen men
were drowned from these boats and it is
feared that many more met similar fates
as many schooners are missing, some of
which are known to have foundered
During the height Of the storm one of
the United States cruisers Chicago's
launches carrying the paymaster, an en-
gineer, and four men put off from shore
at Tompkinsville, S. 1. Out in the stream
the launch was swamped and all the
men went overheard. The paymaster had
with him a satchel containing s27 900, but
according to the regulations. it was at,
tached to buoy The lighthouse tender
Daisy put out from shore and saved the
men when they were almost exhausted.
Although no bodies have been washed
ashore there is little doubt that seven
lives were lost in the numerous wrecks
along the Brooklyn water front in We'd
nesday's storm.
Four persons died in Brooklyn Hospital
today as result of injuries received in
yesterdays storm.
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CHINESE ATTACKED Ar ToN0PAH.
Outrage That Called for a Protest From the
Chinese Minister at Washington.
(By the Associated Press !

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Chinese min
lister called at the State Department to-
day and laid before Acting Secretary
4dee, a dispatch which he had received
from the Chinese consul general at San
Francisco detailing an attack made last
night on a number of Chinese at Toropah,
Idaho. The consul general reported that
the labor union of that place drove all
the Chinese away and that seven or
eight were severely injured. one an old
man, being nearly killed. He also re-
ported that five Chinese arc missing and
asked for protection.
Acting Secretary Adee wired the COVER
nor OF Idaho asking for an immediate in
vestigation and requesting that he af-
ford every protection in his power to the
Chinese residents of Tonopah.
Tonopah, New, Sept. IA mob of
twelve or fifteen men invaded Chinatown
at this place yesterday afternoon and at
the point of guns compelled a number Of
Cinnamon to leave town at once. Sew
eral who did not comply were badly
beaten, dragged to the outskirts OF the
town and told to take the road to Soda
vile. Later on all but one returned to
town and notified the officers. They
stated that Ping Ling, 20 year old man
and the proprietor of a wash house, was
one of the victims and they believed he
had persisted on the road. Searching par
ties were sent out and found his horribly
mutilated body three miles west of town.
The Cinnamon were also robbed of
several hundred dollars before being run
out of town. Eighteen men, mostly
cooks, and walters, have been arrested
and are now in Jail. Among the number
is F. M. Arandall, president of a labor
union.
A meeting of the citizens of Tonopah
was held today at which one thousand
or more persons were present Resolu-
tions were adopted strongly condemning
the outrages.
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Today in History.

Today is the one hundred and tenth ar
niversary of the laying of the corner
stone of the National Capitol 1t was
laid on the eighteenth of September,
1898, by President George Washington.
and there were imposing ceremonies in
which the Masons took a large part. 1t
is also the anniversary of the surrender
of Quebec to the English, in 1859; the
battle of Lexington, Mo-, in 1851 the
capture of the British posts at the outlet
of Lake George and Ticonderoga by the
American forces in 1777, and of the first
issue of the New York Times.
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Open Air Meeting Tonight.

The open air speaking for dispensary
was postponed last night on account of
the inclement weather, and will take place
tonight at the same place, corner Har-
gett and Swain streets, with the same
speakers, Rev. G. T. Adams, Mr. w. G.
Douglass and Mr. w. e. F3ison.
Two meetings have been announced for
Sunday night, one at Brooklyn NJ. E.
church, to be addressed by Messrs. Sey-
mour Whiting, W. c. Douglass and j. c.
Caddell and the other at Epworth
Chapel where the speakers will be Mr.
A. A. Thompson. Mr. J. D. Boushall, and
Rev. Marvin Culbreth.
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Punta Rosa Little Damaged
CBy the Associated Press. !

Savannah, Ga, Sept. 17.-Captain w. B.
Denham, General superintendent of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway, who has
just returned from trip through the
storm swept portions of Florida, says af-
ter having visited Punta Rassa that the
reports of that town having been swept
away are absolutely without foundation
as it suffered almost no damage. After
comforting with leading orange growers,
he concludes that the damage to the crop
will not be more than five to ten per cent,
instead OF fifty, as reported from different
sources.
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STORM TOUCHES RALEIGH.
A Phenomena in the Skies That Attracted Much
Attention.

Raleigh was discovered by the storm
centre yesterday late in the afternoon
the skies became threatening. This was
followed by very heavy rain and some
lightning. There was some wind in the
storm, but the only damage known of in
the city was the blowing down of some
trees, the breaking of limbs off of others
and some fences blown down
A phenomenon was noticed in the skies
about seven o'clock. 1t was to the north
east and appeared as a comet that alter
nately frightened and grew dim and at
tracted much attention.
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Curtis Jett's Mother appeals.
(By the Associated Press.)

Cynthiana, KY, Sept. lin the trial
of Curtis Jett for alleged assassination of
James CockrilI, at Jackson, KY, today the
State began its evidence.
Thomas Cockrill, prosecuting witness,
made a sensational statement this after
noon. Cockrill stated that Curtis Jet s
mother had just appealed to him because
the friends of her son iii former trials
were now deserving him. Cockrlll says
Jets mother says her son will tell all if
he is spared from the gallows. Cockrill
says he told her the case was now beyond
his control and then he learned that Jet
was with difficulty prevented, from max
ing confession today involving promi-
nent people. and that he had said he
would confess all tomorrow before he
would stand trial in the pending case, and
that the only chance now OF preventing a
confession was in continuance OF the
case.
Mrs. Hagins, the mother of Curtis Jett,
in appealing to Thomas Cockrlll named all
the, prominent people at Jackson, KY,
who helped her son IN the Marcum muir
der trial and said they were now deserving
him in the Cockrill case. She reminded
Thomas Cockrill that he and Curtis Jett
were first cousins, that the same blood
coursed in their veins and her boy was not
tbe one responsible for the death of his
brother Tim Cockrill and others. Thomas
CockrilI says he was greatly affected by
the appeals of his aunt and says she is
telling her boy to confess all rather than
stand trial in this case as scapegoat. 1t
is believed that Mrs. Hagins has been adj
vised by Curtis Jet to go to his cousin
Tom on this mission.
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Five Clinging to the Wreck.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Haven, Conn, Sept. IA delayed
communication received from West Port
tonight says a large three masted schoon-
er went on the rocks at Dry Reef last
right. When last seen tie waves were.
breaking over the vessel and five men
could be seen clinging to the rigging The
name OF the schooner cannot be seen
4 rom shore and the tumbling sea makes
1t impossible to launch boat to go to
the rescue of the mariners in distress.
The schooner is about two and a half
miles from shore and as soon as the
storm abates an attempt will be made
to reach the vessel
The prospects of the schooner riding
the storm out safely are very poor.
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They Say Lord Balfour is Out.
(By the Associated Press.)


London, Sept. 18.-The retirement of Co.
lonial Secretary Chamberlain, which pre-
cipitates the most dramatic crisis and the
bitterest party struggres since his seces-
sion from Mr.. Gladstone's home rule Cab
met. was unknown and unsupported in
London until the official announcement
was issued late at night, too late for the
evening papers. 1t will only become
known to the general public from this
mornings papers.
1t is understood that the designations
of some other members of the Cabinet are
imminent and that Iord Balfour of Bur-
leigh, Secretary of Scotland, has actually
resigned, although the fact has not yet
been formally given out.
Curiosity centers on the attitude of the
Duke of Denvonshire, whose resignation
has been fully expected. AS to the recon
struction of the Cabinet no great interest
is excited, although the political prophets
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-19
ALL HOPE ABANDONED,
Two Schooners, Each With Thirty Men, Be
lieved to be Lost.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, Sept. IA Cape Charles
special to the Virginian-Pilot states that
the Atlantic Fisheries Company, of Cape
Charles, has given up all hope for its two
fishing schooners Beatrice and Swan, each
carrying a crew of thirty men. The two
vessels in company with the fish steamer
Atlantic left Cape Charles for Delaware
Breakwater Tuesday fish laden. They ran
into the storm seven miles north of Chin
colleague and were separated. The At
lantic has searched two days for the
schooners without success and the owners
have abandoned hope. The boats were
valued at S25, 900 each.
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Fierce Storm at Norfolk.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk Va, Sept. IA fierce wind
and rain storm, accompanied by lightning
swept over Norfolk this evening. The
spire of Queen Street Methodist church
was battered by bolt of lightning, which
tore a great hole in the roof of the cdi-
flee and dug up a considerable amount of
pavement. The electricity struck trolley
cars and burned out circuits, paralyzing
the system in some parts of the city. The
same conditions apply to large section
of the telephone service.
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Maryland Republicans Ticket.
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Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 1.-THE Repub-
hcan State Convention of Maryland met
today in Ford's Opera House and nomi-
mated the following State ticket:
For Governor, Stevenson A. Williams.
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Condition of Sir Thomas.
(Rv the ssociated Press.

IbV IIlt ASSUCIdUtU TTtSS.J
Chicago, Sept. 17.-At 10 o'clock tonight
the physicians reported that the condition
of Sir Thomas Upton was entirely salts
factory. The crisis is expected within the
next twenty-four hours. If no evil symp-
toms develop within that time his speedy
recovery is said to be certain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-19
Many Crippled Craft Coming In.
(By the Associated prass,

Norfolk. Va, Sept 17.-Hampton Roads
is rapidly filling with sailing vessels which
are putting In for repairs. Nearly all of
Inc vessels are reported to be coal-car-
rlers and they met the storm while COM
ing down the coast.
An examination of the hold of the
Princess Anne. which was in the hurri.
cane, disclosed the fact that the cargo
had suffered but little, considering the
fact that the ship was tossed about by
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-19
Gr-r-r! Whar's MY Overcoat ?
(By the Associated Press

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Reports from the
middle West show frosts of more or less
severity over a wide territory Kansas
reports temperature of 90 and 80 degrees;
Minnesota 80 degrees, Nebraska AZ de-
grees, Missouri AZ degrees. Iowa escaped
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Called to His Door to be Shot.
(Bv the Associated Press

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 17.-Peter Odum, a
farmer at Newsoms, Va, was last night
called to his door and shot to death by
parties suspected of being in long stand
ing vendetta with Odum. Mrs. Odum
witnessed the killing of her husband.
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To Honor Curry's Memory.
fBy the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Montgomery. Ala, Sept. IA resoIu-
ton was passed unanimously by both
houses of the Legislature of Alabama to-
day, naming the late DR.. J. l.. NJ. Curry
as one of the two men to represent Ala
bama in Statuary Hall in the National
Capitol The other has not been selected
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Saved as by Fire.
(By the Associated Press.)

Iby IHt ASsUCIdJtu FTtSS.J
Selma, Ala, Sept T.-Cicero Webb, a
negro, who was to have been hanged to-
day for the murder of his wife, was saved
from death as he was stepping upon the
scaffold by a telegram announcing that
Governor Jelks had committed the sen
tence to Imprisonment for life.
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frost and her corn is safe. There was three
inches OF snow in the James River valley
of North Dakota. Generally speaking the
reports show smaller damage to the corn
than was at first thought.
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DR. Hubert Royster to Lecture.

DR.. Hubert A. Register will lecture to-
night at the Baptist Tabernacle to young
men on Muscle. The lecture will be
under the auspices of the Baraca Glass.
All young men are invited to attend.
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"THE BLUES" are always located in
the stomach. EUVITA will Danish the
blues. At all fountains.
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-04
A Fantastic Painting.

The morbid streak in human nature
was evidenced recently by the throngs
that paused on Broadway to gaze at
an old painting that hung in an auc-
tioneer's window. 1t represented The
Day of Judgment" Pits of sulphur,
ghouls, fends, harpies and serpents
were all pictured in a way to make the
blood run cold. but the most grewsome
part of the painting was the upper left
hand corner. There Napoleon Bona
parte was shown standing grimIy,
with folded arms, in the midst of en-
wreathing flames. The victims of his
ambitious schemes confronted him as
skeletons. and n dead body pierced
with a sword was held a~ccuSinely be-
fore his eyes.
This painting was begun by Jean
Cousin at Paris in 1870. The part Of it
called Napoleon In He'll was eNecut-
ed by WiertZ in 1910, and the finishing
touches We're added by a third artist
named Wallet.
1t is q fantastic work. evidently in
spired in theme by Dante's Inferno
1t is said there is nothing else like it
In the world. Many of those who view
ed it with Il shudder say that one paint
ing of the kind is enough.-New York
Press.
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JAPANESE HOMES.
There Are No Doors or Passages In
II lyrical Dwelling.

The Japanese house consists in the
main of q post at each corner IL Il
roof. The roof may or may not be COW
cred with ilea Y ~channeled purplish
tiles. 1t mikes little difference in the
it is not tiled the first typhoon that
comes along irnove it into some
body's garden anything up to a quarter
OF Il mile away. and if it is tiled heav-
lily enough To resist the typhoon so
much the worse for the people under
meath it when the first genuine earth
quake arrives. But the odd are that it
pens. as the japanese use very cheap
lamps and very fiery petroleum and
are regular children about fires. OF
course something else is done TO the
four posts and the roof before they be-
come Il house in which births. mar
riages and deaths can take place. But
really remarkably little is necessary.
C~rossbeams are naturally added to
support the weight of the roof, grooves
are made in the croSSbeams and II
the platform raised a foot n two abov"
the ground which constitutes the floor
A Japanese house is all on one floor
generally-in fact. one might say il is
all one floor. Between the grooves in
the ioor and the grooves in the cross
beams are run shutters with paper
panels to divide the houses into what
eve number of rooms the owner may
choose. which depends on the number
of bedrooms he may require. There
are no doors or passages in a typical
Japanese house. In it every room acts
as 4 paSsag c into the room beyond it,
and for the door you slide back the
panel that happens TO be nearest TO
you. For this sliding there are little
bronze sunk handles in the wooden
frames Of the panels. The outside pa
per shutters 10 not come quite to the
edge OF the platform floor: the grooves
along the edges are filed at night Or in
severe weather with wncacn shutters,
each of which is held in its place by
the one that follows it, the last one
being secured with q fiimsy wooden
holt