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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
STOPPED BY RUSSIAN CRUISER
An Act That Causes John Bull tn Ask
What Russia's Word Is Worth.
(By the Associated Press.D

Durham, Natal Aug. 22.-The Brit
ish steamer Comedian from Liyerpool
July "a, arrived here today and re-
ported that she was stopped yesterday
by a Russian converted cruiser said to
be the Smolensk, off the mouth of
Bashee river, in the southeastern part
of Cape Colony. After the Comedian s
papers had been examined she was al
lowed to proceed.
London, Aug. 22.-The news that
the Russian volunteer fleet steamer
Smolensk is again stopping her YES
sells leads the London newspapers to
question the value of the assuranc es
which Premier Balfour announced had
been given by the Russian government,
that the st. Petersburg and the
Smolensk would no longer be utilized
as cruisers
According to dispatches from Dur
ban, Natal, the Smolensk was supposed
to be watching for the British steamer
Orm!ey, which left New York on July
8. bound for Fusan with a cargo OF
railway material. The Ormley left
Durham August 20, just before the
steamer Comedian was stopped and SO
ESCAPED.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
PACKERS ASK AN INJUNCTION.
Restraining Chicago from Interfering
With Their Housing Employees.
(By the Associated Press. }

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Chicago meat
packers today asked for an injunction
preventing the city of Chicago from
interfering with the housing of en-
pIoyes in stock yards plants during
the continuance of the butchers strike.
The injunction was asked In the
name of the Hammond Packing Com
pany and it insisted that the compan-
les were violating no law. and were
acting entirely within their rights.
No decision was reached.
Practically every striker at the stock
yards went on duty as picket to-
day, all working under thoroughly
organized plans.
Colored ministers and officers OF
colored organizations were reported
today to be making a secret inVestSa-
ton of conditions in the packing plants
with a view to urging members OF
the race to quit work should aliega-
tons concerning conditions there be
found true.
"These colored preachers, said
John Floersch, one Of the strike lead
ers, are following the lead of the
Greeks, whose priests are urging all
Greeks to quit
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
CELEBRATION AT GALVESTON.
Immense Work of Constructing Sea
Wall DOne-AnOther Vast Labor
Projected.
(By the Associated Press

Galveston Tex, Aug. 22.-The COM
pletiOn of the Galveston sea wall, the
greatest structure of its kind in the
world, was celebrated today by run
ming excursions from different parts
of the State to Galveston.
Governor Lanham was present and
made a eulogistic address, comment
ing on the remarkable work which has
ben accomplished here, Galveston be-
ing now in line to seek advantage from
the unique position on the city as an
UP to date American port and railroad
center nearest of all to the new Pan
anna canal, and natural outlet for the
commerce of nearly one half the
United States.
last of July. Two granite monuments
were erected at the foot of fremont
street to commemorate the compile
ton of the wall and the monuments
were unveiled today. The Galveston
sea wall represents one of the finest
pieces of engineering work of any kind
ever accomplished in America. The
wall is 1883 feet long Is feet wide at
the base, 5 feet wide at the top and
stands II feet above mean low tide
with granite 'riprap apron extend
ing 81 feet out IN the gulf side. The
contract price of the wall was $1,l9S,-
31S. The actual construction of the
wall proper consumed one year, four
months and seventeen days.
The grade of the city is now to be
raised to slope gradually from the top
of the sea wall. This will necessitate
a raising of the grade from one to fif-
teen feet according to location. For
this purpose the State of Texas has
donated all State taxes collected in
Galveston county for period of eigh-
teen years.
Bonds to the amount of $780, 900
are to be issued for this purpose. A
contract has been let for the grade
raising work.
Under the terms of the contract a
canal is to be dug on the inside of the
sea wall which will permit the en-
trance of hopper dredges loaded with
sand taken from the channel in the
bay, to come in and discharge the fill
ing to the required depth. This work
is now under way. The last session
of Congress provided for an extern
sion of the Galveston county sea wall
to protect Fort Crockett. for distance
of 1000 feet to the west. This will
extend the wall to Fifty-fifh street,
so that the city of Galveston on the
gulf side will be protected by sea wall
the full extent of its incorporated
limits.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
GUNBOAT ON A ROCK
Feared That the Column
bine Will be a Com
pIete Wreck.
(By the Associated Press.)

st. Johns, N f.. Aug. 12.-The Brit
ish gunboat Columbine, one of the yes
sells of the squadron patrolling the
New Foundland fisheries, struck on a
rock today in Snooke Arm, Gre6n
Bay, and it is feared that she will
become a total wreck.
The whaling vessel Cabot vainly
tried to pull the Columbine off the
rock.
The ,runboat Fantome left here to-
night for the purpose of trying to re-
float the CoIumbine and if that should
be found impossible, to save her gear
The Columbine, formerly the Hiarta,
is a single screw steel vessel and was
purchased by the British government
in 1897 to assist in the supervision
Of the fisheries in New Foundlani
waters She is of $50 tons displace-
ment, is 1873 feet long and is capable
of making 8 knots an hour. She was
built in 1889.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
NAY, SAYS CASTRO
Uncle Sam, Seeing Him
so "Sot' on it, Whist
les Awhile.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 22.-President
Castro has not favorably received Min
lister Bowen's request for restoration
of the property of the New York and
Bermudese Asphalt Company in Ven
ezuela pending legal proceedings. The
minister cabled the State Department
today from Caracas that President
Castro thought the United States gov
eminent should await the conclusion
of the legal proceedings allowing the
asphalt lakes and property to remain
meanwhile in the hands of Receiver
Garner. Nothing further has been
done about this matter, but 1t Is eX-
pected that the State Department will
Take some action to secure the asphalt
company against loss until the Vene-
zuelan court announces it's decision
next month.
The New York & Bermudese AS
phalt Company in a long communl-
cation to it's stockholders, reviews the
history of the trouble. The commun-
ication, practically, is the company
reply to President Castro's charges.
1t speaks of the 'innumerable him
derances, eXtortiOns, conspiracies ana
wanton wrongs" experienced 'in
spite of it's (the company's endeaVors
to pursue it's legitimate business ac-
cOrding to its RIGHTS and obligations,
finally, in July of this year, resulting
in the placing of the company prop
erty in the hands of a receiver, for
mer officer of the company, through
the aid of Venezuelan gunboats and
soldiers. The statement adds that at
the time of the seizure, the COM
panys employees were arrested, its
property despoiled and negro laborers
from Trinidad, British subjects, COM
PEELED to work at the point of the
bayonet. BY its terms the original
Hamilton concession will not expire
until 1908 AS far back as 1883, how
ever, the company says it enlarged on
this concession and secured a definite
mining title for ninety-nine years to
Bermudese Lake LARGO deposit of
asphalt in the State of Bermudese and
a title in fee simple to over tewlve
square miles of land under and sur
rounding the lake. The company de-
clares that Notwithstanding the con-
tention of President Castro to the con-
trary, it has fully complied with the
terms of the concession, and has spent
large sums of money in exploration,
construction of a railroad, WharVeS,
and plant, the improvement of rivers,
and the development of its business.
Nevertheless says that after many flu
tile attempts to confiscate the COM
panys property, commencing in 1897,
and to bestow it upon others, suit
was instituted by the Venezuelan gov
eminent on July 20, 1904. to concel
the Hamilton on the ground of alleg-
ed nonfulfillment of certain of its
optional clauses and to appoint re-
ceiver for all of the company's prop
erty."
. IJ.,,. 40 C of
mite mining and fee simple titles were
ignored and that no notice whatever
of the commencement of the suit was
given to the company, nor opportun-
ity to oppose the application for a re-
ceiVer, but that by an ex-parte order
former cmploye of the company, A.
Howard Garner, was named receiver
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
THE DEAD ALIVE
A Story That Recalls One
of WiIkie Collins
Weird Romances.
1Ru The ssociated Press.l

Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. ~
Two brothers. one of whom had been
tried for his life on the charge OF
numbering the other, met uneXpect-
edlv at q hotel in this city today.
They are Edward S. Van Lieu. OF TINS
city, and Cornelius ). Van Lieu Oh
Pasadena, Cal. The meeting cleared
up a mystery of long standing ana
relieved ore of the brothers Oh a
shadow which had rested upon MN
for -'cars.
Twenty years ago the brothers mad
quarrelled i'll tavern IN Ohelua
county. N. Y.
After the quarrel, Edward returned
to his home at Vernon Center, re-
solved never to recognize his brotner
again. Cornelius made like resolu-
ton and having no family determined
to go West and forget He left with
out seeing any of the members OF
his family or his friends and without
giving them any idea of his plans.
The next day after the departure
of Cornelius a search began.
The search was in vain and 1t was
rumored that Cornelius had beel
struck by his brother and carried
away. Edward was afterward tried
i'm the courts of Oneida county, but
set I'D a plea of self-de1ense and the
jury disa creed. a second trial fol-
lowed and he was discharged.
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A HEART sICKENING CASE.
Charged by Half-Witted Girl With
Criminal Assault. Howard
Denies AL

Especial to News and Observer.)
Kinston, N. c., Aug. g2-Charged
with the most abhorred crime known
to the laws of this State, Caswell
Howard, a white man about As years
of age, who was lodged in Jail here
Saturday, denies absolutely and I'M
equivocally his alleged guilt.
The charge against Howard is that
of criminal assault on the person of
an 1S-year-old white girl, of low men
tai capacity, near LaGrange last Tues
day at her home while her parents
were away at work. The
girl testified to Howard's ide/tity and
guilt before the justice at LAGRANGE
Saturday. when the warrant was taken
out for him. He was bound over I'M
der $500 bond, in default of which he
was committed to Jail here to await
the term of September court.
Howard says the charge was
trumped up against him by the par
ents of the girl, who he says, hate
him. Howard is married and has one
child. Howard is a man OF very low
order of intelligence.
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THE REGULARS LED
The National Soldiers
Shooting Match at
Port Riley.
(By the Associated Press.)

Fort Riley, Kas., Aug. 22.-At the
close of the first days firing in the
team of the national soldiers shooting
match, the regular army infantry
team was in the lead. The day was
ideal. The wind was variable, from
one to nine miles an hour, and cool.
Firing began at 7:45 o'clock this
morning with New York firing first.
Todays program was the longest of
the match and shooting was discon-
tinued at noon only long enough to
serve light lunch on the firing lines.
Major General John G. Bates, COM
handing the Northern division, arriv-
ed this afternoon and went directly to
the range, where he remained until the
firing ended at $3.50 o'clock. He Wis
tied every team and inspected their
scores.
The shooting today was at 200 and
600 yards slow fire, and at 200 and
500 yards, rapid fire. The following
is the standing of the teams repre-
senting the different States, with their
hi
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
Thuck! Thuck! Rain Bull
let's Into Ravisher.
THEN TO THE FLAMES
A Thirteen.Year Old Child Deflowered
BY Negro Upon Whom Mob of
Five Hundred Wreak
Swift Ven.
geanCe.
(By the Associated Press.)

Cedar Town, Ca, Aug. 22.-Jim
Glover, negro, was shot to death to-
night near the home of the white girl
he had assaulted and his body then
dragged distance of about a mile
into this city and burned at the stake
on the public square. A mob estimat-
ed at 500 composed the shooting and
Burning party.
The crime for which the negro was
thus punished was that of commit
ting criminal assault upon little Levia
Reeves, the thfrteen-year- daugh-
ter of well known farmer.
The true story of the crime is the
most revolving that had ever been
given to the public from this imme-
date section of the country. After
the little girl had protected the negro
from the attack of a large dog owned
by her father he followed her to the
pasture where she was taking COW,
caught her, choked her to inSenSibility
and left her bleeding and unconscious
in a corn field. This occurred early
this morning.
Bloodhounds had been on the ne
gro's tracks all day, and he was cap
tured some distance away late this af-
ternoon and carried to the home of
the girl. who unhesitatingly identified
him as her assailant.
In the meantime a crowd of fully
so persons had gathered and sum-
mary justice melted out to the negro
as soon as it was learned that the
young girl had positively identified
him as the right man. The negro
confessed his guilt. Immediately the
crowd took him away from the posse
which had captured him and his body
was riddled with bullets.
The crowd continued to gather
and when the march back to the town
with the dead body in tow began, it
appeared as if fully 1000 persons
had Joined the procession. By the time
the crowd reached Cedar Town sew
eral hundred more had been added to
the strong.
About 1000 persons witnessed the
burning as best they could in the
bright moonlight on the most conspic-
uouS place on Main street.
The town is in a fever of excitement
tonight, but it is thought no trouble
will follow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
SEE THE SHOOTERS
Hear the Bang! Bang!
Today as Clay Pigeons
Fall.

This morning at $50 the North
Carolina Trap Shooters Association
will start the first of it's annual trap
shooting tourn9ss1ents.
# will be participated IN py ldIse
number of trap shooters from IN ana
ont of the State, and there are eoille 3
eXDerts who are gong 10 40 w ~
marvellous shooting, Tor tiey are iiieii
who can do stunts WIN q IiliI
There are eleven events TO-DAY, anu
:, +an of these each man shoots at ~
tn,@ats The entrance is $500 and
mo added money is $40, or 500 in the
fem events. In the five-men team race
Ok targets will be shot at. entrance
$500. with $4,000 added money. On
Wednesday, the last day the last event
will be for the State championship
medal.
Some fifty or more trap shooters
will be here ana many had arrived last
night. A meeting was held and plans
we're outlined for today's work. 10
the shoot an invitation to be pres
emf is extended to the public, and es-
pecially to the ladies.
Among the trap shooters already
here are the following from the points
named:
Richmond.--Messrs. Turner j. w.
Young, Ii. Brown, =. u. IL ullH, W. -
Mcclellan, f. II. Johnson, W. a.
Hammond.
baltimore j. r. Malone,
r M. Hawkins, e. FL. Spoor, DR.. H. Il.
Lupus.
AtIanta.-J. w. Elgin.
Macon.-Mr. Waiter Huff.
Wilson.-Messrs VIM. Walls, ). ID
Barnes. e. f. Kellette, w. w. Slmms'
r.. e. Crawford, Seiby Anderson, e.
]. Cater. of Cate; r. F. Warren.
Rocky MOunt.-Messrs. w. Z. Har-
ris, w. a. May.
ReidsS iiIe.-Mr. Melton.
AsheviIIe.-Mr. }. b. Carrier, MI
Adickes.
Charlotte-Messrs. Yates, j. II.
Cravton. J. w. TODD, j. III. McCoi-
Tough, A. Burwell. w. c. McCormlck'
j. 7. Anthony. -,
Wiimington-Messrs P. j. Empej'
j. FL.
New Bern-Mr. Craig Jordan.
boron essrs. Coy JorI1n.
C;yeensboro-Mess Paul Welch, &.
II. McKought.
Durham--Messrs Geo. l.. Lyon
Arthur Lyon, VIM. Fleming, MI 0ldIer'
South CarOliRa-W. {. Colllns.
MANY local trap shooters VIII take
mart and there are some good sports
in Raeigh, who will make 1t lovely
Tho President of the State Association
is DIR. James |. Johnson and the Sc
rotary is Mr.. r. T. GoWan.
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TO ENTER THE MINISTRY.
Three Young Men From the Taber-
nncIc Church.

Messrs. Thomas Wyatt, Jas Adams,
and C. c. Wheeler have resigned their
positions and have left the city to en-
ter school to prepare for the ministry
Messrs. Wyatt and Adams have gone
to Cary to enter the Cary High School
and Mr. Wheeler has entered Buie
Creek Academy They are all excel
lent young men and a successful career
is predicted for them in their chosen
calling. Resolutions were passed by
the Tabernacle church Sunday COM
mending their decision and bidding
them God speed in their noble under
taking.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
MISS PATTIE CARROLL
CbarmincIy Entertains the Il. 5. V. Z.
Club Last Night.

Miss Pattie Carroll entertained the
r. S. V. Z. Club in a most delightful
manner last evening. The guest OF
honor was Miss Louise Dixon, the at
tractive daughter of Rev. Ihomas
Dixon, Jr., the novelist.
A most delightful car-ride to Pull
len Park was enjoyed and there dainty
refreshments were served
Miss CAROLS guests were: Misses
Louise Dixon, of DiXondale. Va; Lucy
Andrews, Alice Aycocl< Mary Hall Nc
Kimmon, Caro- Gray, Villa Norris, Lilly
Terrell, Lucy Haywood, Bessie Ira
pier, Lula Mcdonald. Emile Higgs
Lilly and Rosa Skinner.
Mrs. w. p Whitaker and DIR. Della
Dixon Carroll were the chaperones.
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THREE PERSONS DROWNED.
The Capsizing of a Small Catboat oar
kens Three Homes.
nv the Associated Press.)

Boston. Mass, Aug. ply the
capsizing of a small catboat of Boston
Light this afternoon three persons
lost their lives. =.
The drowned, all of whom lived III
Cambridge, We're:
Karl Linquist.
Mary Ancorson, a step-daughter OF
Lindquist.
Ralph jacobson.
'rhe Gloucester fishing schooner
William II. Cross rescued Harriet An
corson, of Cambridge, and carr UNI
bert, of Quincy.
The party was sailing about IN the
harbor in the catboat Viscen Wheh a
hat blew overheard. Umbert, VINO
was steering the Viscen, manoeuvered
the boat until the hat was within
reach. All of the party then rushed
to the Ieeward side Of the poat' the
roll vent under water, and at the
same instant sudden squall capslz-
ed the craft.
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THIRTY-FIyE MEN KILLED.
Further Fighting Between the Revoiu-
tionists and Government troops.
CBv the Associated Press.)

Buenos Ayres, Aug. 22.-There has
been further fighting in the repupnc
of Uruguay. In hand-to-hand hSht
between Uruguayan revolutionlsts ana
the government forces at Santa Rosa
held by the government torce' thl[ty-
five men were killed and eighty-fiVe
were wounded. The town eventually
surrendered and the government
troops retired by water. More OF
them were killed or drowned during
the retreat and others sought refuge
on an island belonging to Argentina.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 22.-The Para
guayan revolutionists have seized the
town of Villareyes and have captured
the garrison, consisting of 200 men,
100 rifles, and one cannon, in addi-
ton to a quantity of ammunition or
rifles for cannon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
LEARNED HOW TO EMPTY HALL
Anglin Began Bitter Abuse of Il Re-
publican Brother and Witnessed
Stampede.
(By the Associated Press.)

Danville. Va. Aug. pa special
to the Register from Stuart says:
1.-THE Republican campaign opened
at Stuart in Patrick county on sat
urday. j. S. Taylor, principal in the
Taylor-Parr controversy, was re-elect-
ed county chairman. Ex-senator
Parr, the other party of the contro-
versy, in a speech before the conven-
ton bitterly denounced the Taylor fac
ton. He was called to task for his
language by the chair. j. B. Angl1n'
an anti-Taylor man and a staunch
friend of Senator Parr. obtained the
floor. and produced pandemonium in
the hall by the bitterness of his
speech. Mr.. Anglin had hardly spok-
EN- twenty words when he was left
in complete possession of the bare
hall. Mr.. Anglin had earlier in the
day had a difficulty on the street with
a friend of Chairman Taylor in which
encounter he came out second best
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supposedto have murdered Maud AL
len in Columbia two weeks ago. The
woman was found dead in a house
which she had been occupying with
man whose description was the only
clue the police had. Holt sometime
ago married a young woman of New
berry known as Lula Allen and with
her left the Monday before the body
was found in Columbia. He was ar
rested Saturday and the Medlin wo-
man who had testified at the coroners
inquest was summoned from Column
bia.
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THE TURMOIL IN COLORADO.
Men Expelled From Cripple Creek to
Ask Federal Court for Injunction.
(By the Associated Press.)

Denver Colo, Aug. 22.-H. N.
Heinerdinger and j. S. Hall, repre-
sentatives ofthe Interstate Mercan-
tile Company, who We're expelled
from Cripple Creek Saturday by Il
mob, today retained former Cover
nor Charles S. Thomas. who Will be-
gin suit in the Federal court for an
injunction forbiding interference with
them and their property in Cripple
Creek. They also will seek compen-
sation from Teller county for their
losses. Suits for damages also will
be brought by the deportes against
the leaders of the mob. who are all
known. An appeal will be made to
Governor Peabody for protection.
Thomas Parfiet. who was beaten by
the mob is preparing an affidavit to
be forwarded to President Roosevelt
with request for Federal protec-
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-24
REWARDS FOR LYNCHERs.
The Authorities of Alabama Are
Moving to Stamp Out the Crime.
CBv the Associated Press.)

Montgomery. Ala, Aug. 22.-Act-
ing Governor Cunningham today Of
fered rewards for members of the
mobs which have participated in three
recent lynchings in the State, $50
for the first conviction in each case
and 500 for the next two. These
cases are the lynching of Will Rob-
erts. July 9th, in Pickens county;
Rufus Lessuere, August 16 in Maren-
go county, and that of Will Avery
last Saturday at Cordova. He said:
Il expect to use every particle of
power the laws of the State give me
to prevent lynching and to punish
those who take part in the illegal
execution of men, white or black
charged with crimes
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A WINDSTORM AND a FLOOD.
Two People Killed and Two Probably
Fatally Injured.
(By the Associated Press.)

WATERFOWL, S. D., Aug. ga Sc
we're windstorm swept over a region
i'm Hamlin county in the northeast
part of South Dakota last night kill
ing Mr.. Erickson, of Willow Lakes,
and Mrs. III. Schilling, of Bryant. and
injuring thirty persons. Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. b. Smith, of Willow Lakes and
Mrs. Schilling's son and daughter
were probably fatally injured.
The greatest damage was done at
Willow Lakes and Bryant.
At Willow Lakes every building
was damaged. Three churches, a
school house and all the elevators and
livery barns are lying in heaps of
ruins The Great Northern depot was
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Kaiser Heels the Auto High Notch.
CIV the ssociated Press.)

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. ZZ.-Slx
thousand spectators saw the first
days races ofthe American automo-
bile at Chenille track this afternoon
Earl Kaiser, driving gasoline ma
chimes broke the worlds records. one
in the five miles race when he made
the last mile in 1884 seconds fiat
and the second. when he broke that
record in a three-eight cylinder ma
chine race. by making the last mile
in G. As.