ALL Til E LATEST TF.LK GnAPHIO KKW8 RY TIIK HKARST NEWS SKRYKTC. be Dai 111 Carter. TIIE WEATHER. Inir tonlK|it; showers ««imI cooler! IVliluj'. PRIC K TWO CKNTS VICTORY FOR THE MONITOR m:\VV FltOJKCTILKS IIFKFFK •\T TlltHKT liai'K or FIAHU I».\—OKKH'KItS AltK Jl llll.WT Moltu THAN 'SATISFIED WITH II ESC FT OF TFst OV TlTUtKT l*f- vri: OF TIIK MOXITOIl FI/OltlHA—“WO|’M» UK | |<,irr . | INO YET," fiAYS AK'ltlt A I.. Old Point Comfort, Va., May 2S._ The bigg.*«t naval Run. the heaviest projectile aiul the highest explosive known, combined with close range and deadly aim, yesterday were al lowed to work full havoc on the tur ret plate of the monitor Florida. The. result Is declared to be a vic tory for the turret construction. an\ this notwithstanding the 11-Inch hardened steel plate was blacken ed, broken, the seams of the turret sprung and the rlve.tg and screws loosened and twisted. Worked With IVrf«*ct Fuse. It was not five minutes after the terrible impact that the finely bal anced mechanism of the turret was being worked with perfect ease and •the 1 2-inch gun on the left side was trained at will. Inside the turret where stand the. gunners and crow the havoc was much less apparent than from the outside. Fxatnlna tions show«*d that of the many deli cately adjusted instruments for fire control, sighting and operating the turret, few if any were out of work ing order. “If this had happened in battle,! the Florida would Ik* fighting yet.” Raid one of the rear admirals with enthusiasm. Then followed a futile attempt to destroy the newly designed fighting mast erected on the stern of the Florida. After five shots from the Arkansas guns had gone ripping through It the mast still stood firm. “Fort shots would not bring it ' down, and no enemy would waste ammunition and time shooting at It.” was the. expert com met. It was predicted that all new battleship* will he equipped with battle masts of this design. The story of the ’'shooting up” of the Florida by the Arkansas, how ever, is not contained in this techni cal statement of results. It was an event in which the keen edge of ex lieetation was not dulled by the realization. Rear admirals and brig adier generals together with their juniors, scurried under protected decks and then popped up again as quich\ to look for the damage done by the boom and roar they had felt and heard. Kvery naval bureau was represented, likewise the ordinance and artillery of the army. In Hampton Itoads. The scene of the real war demon stration was at Hampton Roads, al ready made famous by naval events, tlie latest being the spectacular de-1 parture of the Atlantic battleship fleet on Its long journey around the world, which was reviewed by Pres ident Roosevelt. The Florida, which has been In the hands of experts for some time, presented the appearance of a re signed martyr. She lay- with her nose pointing out through the Vir ginia Capes, near Thimble Shoal IJght and about four miles from old Point Comfort. She had steam and a large American flag floated astern. Hack of the bridges on the up|>er structure there hung the weekly wash of several Jackies. dust 3 12 yards on the Inside of the Florida lay her sister ship, the Arkansas. The distance looked cruelly dose.. “Till* is such a t<‘»t as would nev er o<»ur In actual warfare,” re-1 marked a rear admltul as the big party of officers boarded the Arkan sas. “The aim will bo perfect; the i distance Is so c1«hho that the impact will be at its full Telocity, and the part or the Florida to he hit is the weakest."' •*. Everybody went aboard the Ar kansas. an.l attention was directed to a strip of canvas held between two staffs on the turret of the Flori da. “We are going to shoot a twelvw inch project He through that target to get the range.“ was the announce ment. Tin* Shot (jiHN True. There was Just the suggestion of a ground swell coming In through the Capes, and it was an hour and a quarter be <>>:■• Lieutenant WVier M. Falconer, In charge of th* log guns, got his Vm. There was a crash, a roar the monitor kicked back into the water and sprang up again, and when the canvass came into view iv had a hole through its lower half. Then the turret of the Florida was slowly swung around so that he guns and those of the Arkansas looked squarely it each other. At 10:42 the. "big noise” came, two crashes s<» close together that It sounded like one. The 12-ineh projectile Ttad hit its target. It was a crash, a flash, nigl a cloud of yellow smoke, quietly drifting away over the top of the Florida. What was left was a big, black wound. Just to the right of the right hand gun there was what looked like a hole. The officers w«*nt to the Florida at •nice, but before they got there her crew of twenty or thirty "jack les.” detailed from the receiving ship Franklin. and officered by Commander John O. Quimby, com manding Lieutenant Joseph K. Taussig, and a gunner, had come up from the hold and were looking over the damage. The plate had been broken. Inspect the Damage. Officers entered the turret at one© and Its mechanism was oper ated, the turret being swung com pletely around each way, tie” left hand gun trained. The right hand gun. being the ‘‘crippled” gun. of course could not be trained, besides the broken plate had wedged against it. This, the officers said, would not have prevented the gun being fired, although it would have interfered with the sighting. But the turret bore tin* evidences of a fight. The paint along the seams had disappeared, many of the seams were sprung, bolls were loosened and slivers of the plate lay around. A hoard dummy on the inside was intact, and the. opinion of the offi cers was that even with the terrific impact, the gunners in the* turret would not have Iteen injured. The mechanism In the turret, bore* no outward evidence of damage, and the belief was expressed that a test would find It In working order.’ When the text was concluded, Hear Admiral Mason shouted the or der to cease firing. The Arkansas wag ordered back to the 'Norfolk navy yard and the Florida was taken there to he. fitted with a spe cially built bulkhea I in to which a whitehead torpedo la to be fired within fen days, to demonstrate whether or not bulkheads of the now type may not profitably l»e used to protect the hull of the ship. lfev. T. S. Johnson left this morn ing for a few days' visit to friends in tie* eastern part ef the county. “ir v<»r skk it at pkiuoo’h its wokyii tiik KEEP A COOL HEAD You need it these clays. Just to Pedigos —he’ll help you. Men's Split Straw and Hrni I Mats in the swel’ e«t shapes 50c to $5.00. M<-n s r.inama Hats iu all the correct styles $7 to $9 A full line of Hoy's Caps and Hats. The most complete stock of I fatierdashery in the city. E. S. PEDIGO 326 AND 227 PHI NORTON AVB r!"D WK8T VIRGINIA MAIL OHOKflfl HKCKIVF PROMPT ATTENTION. - • - • *• * 1% * ^ v m*** xfig DKNVKR A l' DITOKII’M, WHERE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL RE UKU 1NJVT7V. DEA1H OF GENERAL LEE REPUBLIC A NS ARE SCARED commwdef, i\ chief or ro\. KEDEItATK YETKItAXS \\S writs LAST ItOLL CALL. Vicksburg. Miss., May 2K • - C**n. Stephen I). I/Co, commando.!* in ehlef of the lTnlt«*d Confederate Veterans and lnsi general of tli«* Confederacy dl* I hero this morning after an ill ness of seven days. tie no'•.V. Lee was taken ill on May 21st after a hard day's task In making speech *s and welcoming Iowa and Wisconsin reunion of veterans of the. (5. A It. at the National park here. 11•» auf fered a collapse and his son. Illew ett Lee. general counsel of the Illi nois Central railway, was summon ed from Chicago. Ex-Lieut. Gov. James Harrison and his sister, rel atives of the general, were, at his bedside. He was 76 years old. Lieut. Gen. W. L. Cabell, of Dallas. Tex., is senior among the division commanders of the Confederate veterans, the others being General Irvine Walker, of Ho nth Carolina, and General Clement A. Evans, of Georgia. General Cabell Is next in lino for commander in chief. FOR CONGRESS \ndrew IVicn is| Named In Third Disii ii i — IHri'iilos Instructed for Bryn”. Hinton, \V. Va.p May 27.— Hon. J Andrew Price, of Pocahontas. \vas yesterday tfTternoon nominator! for congress by acclamation by t !»«• democrats of thr> Tliir.l district of > West Virginia, asttnmblcd tin con vention horo. Tho oonvontlon «• n dorsed Ilryan and Instructed Its delegates to voto for him In tho Denver convention. Clen. .fames ,\. Holley, of Charles ton, and John I). Alderson, of, Nicholas county, wore named as j delegates by acclamation, nnd A. P. j Pence, of Hummers, and It. I., Hh*d ton. of Clay, were selected as alter nates. Hon. fleorge Ityrne, of Charleston, In a characteristically beautiful speech, nominated Capt. John (J. l.obban, of Alderson. for presidential elector. The nomina-j tion was made by acclamation amid great applause. The convention was one of the most enthusla tic ever held In this1 district and good fording prevailed throughout. p.vri-i or wiiitmouk iivnoh \v.\s in: IX JKIIMKY7 New York, May 2X.~ Theodore H. Whitmore's alibi on which ho will attempt to show that ho was not in I .Vow Jersey on tho nlRht his wlfo, l/ena, was murdered, will be pro son to d d urine: the trial in Jersey Ci'y today. On the alibi Whitmore’s fato hnnRS. Lawyer Alexander Simpson declared he Is In a position to prove Whitmore’s whereabout* every minute from 1 I o’eloek Christmas night until 2 o’clock next morning. in m;< i:i\ru n iiwph. F*l t f hI»ii rsr. Pa., May 2k. The slock brok' rnv* f]rni of fjeorge W. McMullen and company, one of the oldest houses |n fh< city, hn* been pi need In the hands of a receiver. The flu Aran *ee Title and Trust com pany of this city Is named ns re ceivers, ORGANIZED 1*11. KKKN4'll W. SMITH KI.IKTKD <\\I*T\IN. It. I.. TAVliOlt \ \ I) . «• fT«»rtn of kiiio of our oilt *cn* to organize » local arm of the West Virginia National Ouard Is materialising In the orKanlzail«»n «>r n strong company and now only awaits the approval of the alale of ficials. The new company mot Inst night and organized by electing I MV F. W. Smith, captain-: It. L. Taylor, llrst lieutenant, and l’rof. fjeo. M. Ford, Hecond lieutenant. Dr Smith I and Mr. Taylor were both connect ed with the old company A. ami | have had several years' experience. In national guard work. fir. Smith was a member of the^cneral staff of the state militia. Prof. h\»rer company, and had sought she! ter tinder Pinnacle Hock when the storm came up. The rifle probably attracted the lightning. PRESIDENT OF PERU \l tim ber 2f. Ff/OPK TO III: Is I Of,. Rrlatol. Term ., May 2S.—tprof .fame* A f\ Hurt, principal of the high achool at Wythevllle. Va., and Mias Dora Sutherland socially prominent in Carroll county, eloped to (Iriatol from Dani.ia^u* iye»t<-r day, where Miss .Sutherland was visiting, and were married, Rev. E P Knhle. of Abingdon, officiating The bride I* a sister of Rev. R. K Sutherland, of Radford. Va. Il«-r plan to !>e married was kept secret from here relatives. Common wealths’ Attorney RhafTer and oth er prominent Wythe county people accompanied the couple to Rrlvtol. niAIKMAN TA(HlAltT SAYS WK'lili IIAYK A ItKAIi CAM l'AI I'lMO 111.IK tilt \SM FA KM |\ SMYTH roi'N’TY, YlltOINIA. The following news Item from • Ik* Roanoke Timex will bo dlsqulet ini' to our citizens, wlio know ami ! "Hteem Mr. and Mm. O. (V Jenkins, uni will 1m* very I on Hi to wo thorn b\ive tho oily for n llfo on a farm: Mr. n. (\ Jon kina, a coal opera i«»r of West Virginia, lias Just pnr | ‘based throiiKh Chan. A. Hall Ciimpnny, fine lending real estate linn of our city, tin- old Colonel I'rcston home, near Marlon, Vn., which contains a number of acres I of the finest land In Southwest Vlr i•• i:i. and the finest old colonial brick residence In the state, which built of solid brick, trimmed in I blue limestone and contains four toon beautiful rooms and Is located in a beautiful prove of original growth timber; In fact, it is an ideal home in every way and Mr. Jenkins is to he congratulated on being able to secure this beautiful home. We extend our congratulations to VIr. Flail, the manager of the above firm. In being able to secure such places for sale, and being so suc cessful In selling them, as It brought a big price. Air. Jenkins exi>ecls to Install an electric plant, furnace boat; In fact, he will have a city home In the beautiful moun tains of Virginia, and like all oth ers who leave the old State, he ex presses himself In being delighted to return to the mountains of old | Virginia. NEW YORK MAYORALITY »:»:< orvr or tiik votk f\ voiih m:\icsr Now York, May 2H. In the first 200 votes < inted toi\uy at Quo Warranto proceed I ok** to oust May or McClellan. W. R. Il<%nrnt gained thirteen votes, making 40 votes* Rained before three of the 1.0 4 H tx>x«-H have been completed,. At ali*h rat** llearat'a pluarlty, under a fair count, will rttn far Into tin* t honsnnd *. M U YORK l:\l1CIUK.NrF.H HOT TI:,ST MIV IV i»« VF1RM. N'ew York. May 2H To«lay open ed as the hottest May 2Xth In the history of the weather bureau, fol | lowing the hottest May 27th In 2* years. The difference at i a m to day and last year w’as twenty-four ; d* screen. AN EMERGENCY CURRENCY LAW IttCrOHT OP 4'ONOItKMS Is AUKKKH I'O—AM. TIIW l»KM 4 M'HATH VOTKIk A4.AINST MK.VSl lih: AND POI’IITKKX IX HI IUJKNT HKPC 111.14'A \N votp with oppohition — Mom.: THAN IIAI.P PAITII (TIIK, 4’I.AIth'S IK A HF.lt AI.IHtll'H. Washington, May 28—Interoat in tbe |>ro«W(ltiiKR lb tho house yestcr «l*y centered in the re|K>rt of the conferee* on the currency hill. Aft er an hour's debate the report wan adopted, 16« to 140. all the Dem ocrats voting against It. Fourteen "Insurgent” HepubllcaiiH voted with the opposition. The debate, by unanimous consent. was fixed m one houk After Abe report bud been agreed to the mom horn van Ished and It was with great dlffhul ty that a quorum could be obtain ed on subsequent roll calls. After passing a bill revising the tariff lawn of the Philippine Islands Placing agricultural machinery, im pleinenta aud other articles on the free list, the house at 9:f>5 o'clock recessed until today at 11 a m. Washington, May ax An emer «c**noy currency law |H assured. Tlie currency <|ue«tion hold itH place yesterday an practically the only subject of consideration at both endM of the capitol, ami when both houHea adjourned the compromise bill which wan drafted by the Ito publlean conferee* had rccolv<4l the sanction of the house and been presented to the senate, when f.i waw announced that It would be taken it|> for conalderallon today, and where It will also he pasaed when the vote I* reached. The house had no sooner record ed Ita verdict In favor of the hill than It was hurried over to the sen ate before 6 o’clock, with the an nouncement of the approval of the house of representatives. The con ference report wna road and after the reading had been concluded, Mr. Aldrich announced that today after routine buslnesa he would move to take up the report and continue Ita consideration until it wa« disposed of. In reply to a <|next Ion by Mr, Culberson, Mr. Aldrich stated that the Democratic conferees of the senate ami house had not concur red lu tie* conference rej>ort. The opinion.waa c*pressed by Mr. Aldrich that the whole hill Is more than half "faith cure,” and that, he added. Is Just what Ho country needs, It was decided to summon all ah sent Democratic senators to return As the situation now appears the IlEIiMONT CAFK. Daily. Full Course Dinners, 12 to B p. m. BOc. I>. II. MAHTIV, Proprietor. A. CJ. HI MS, Manager. tlm.> «*r voting an,I ll.,- consequent Hnul adjournment of congrena de largely on one man, and (hat In Senator l.nrollotte. s<> fHr M n,ov lw»\v •poken, the Ixuuocrata aro Inclined to permit Huai action nrtor comparatively brief considera tion. I'lio bill to compensate govern 1,10,11 «'»nployoH Tor injurhv* gun ialio'd while in service was not lumped after dlm-uMlon. I>«nliiu t bo day the senate reso l.iiion calling for audited accounts of former postmasters who nerved iM-tween tS<;4 and IS74. whoso ac counts have not been certified for payment under the act of March :t IMS 3. TYPHOON 11 JIN KOIII °M' TllOiSWl) ,M\KS \ \ u nits HTitAM>i:i> ani» l.fMM) I.IVKH IA 1ST. Vhlorla, II. (\, May 28.—Tlio •“earner Hhinnnn of the .lapnneao line brliiKH news or nnnttUM dlsns ler IbroiiKh a typhoon at Hankow, following the freshet, which Involv ed a loss of more than t.000 liven with the wrecking or 1,000 Junka an,I Btrandlng of many Htonmera, In cluding several foreign ernft. The typhoon came suddenly- and In a few hours reduced hundreds of boats in |