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DEATH miB. DtSTRUCTlOH
III THE MI,
1 ne r aiaiuies are esti
mated at From ,
30 to 40
HOUSES WERE UNROOFED.
77(e Penitentiary was Demolished
Streets and Cellars were Flood
ed Rains Still Falling
In Torrents.
HONORING THE KAISER.
New Orleans, July G.--A cy
clone at Baton Rouge this morning
brought death and destruction to
this city. The penitentiary walls
were blown down and many con
victs are reported killed. The steam
boat Smokey City, was blown to
pieces, there being nothing left of
her but the hull. Several of the
crew were badly injured. "Eight
dead and twentv four wounded have
been taken from the ruins at the
penitentiary. Two squares on the
east side of Baton Rouge were des
troyed. The fatalities are variously
estimated at from thirty to forty.
LATKH.
The cyclone -passed over the
lower portion of the town unroof
ing holies, tearing up immense
trees and carrying missies along the
air for many blocks. The Gov
ernor's Mansion was directly .in the
path of the. hurricane, which made
a clean sweep of every chimney and
cleared the front lawn of its large
trees. The roof of a handsome resi
dence! belonging to Mr. Marsh,
other damage
The People Give Him an Enthusi
astic Reception.
IBy Cable.
London', July G.The Emperor
William, accompanied by the Duke
of Connaught and a brilliant staff,
to-dav visited the Eton College.
Enormous crowds of people were
assembled about the approaches to
the handsome bridge which con
nects Windsor with the town of
Eton. On the structure itself the
crowds of people were kept in order
by the police and the soldiers of the
Scots Guards and Grenadier
Guards, who formed a continuous
line from end to end of the bridge.
The people were liberal in their
manifestations of enthusiasm and as
the helmetted Kaiser moved along
the all-admired centre of a gorgeous
retinue he was followed out of
Windsor, across the Thames and
into Eton by volleys of cheers, and
a storm of hand-clapping. The
bridge structure was handsomely
decorated.
LOTS WILL BE SOLD
WITHOUT RESERVE,
No Prices Fixed or Limit
Put Upon the Lots to
Be Sold in Durham.
THE TERMS ARE LIBERAL.
A NOVEL ADVERTISEMENT
Eccrusion Tickets for the Round
Trip Will be Sold on
Railroads.
IStaff Cor. to State Chronicle.
Durham, N. C, July G The
big sale of Durham lots will begin
to-day. The sale will be continued
Wednesday and Thursday.
A WORD ABOUT DURHAM.
Queen of
the
was carried away and
done to tite place.
The boulevard is one mass of
trees that have been torn up by the
wind, and the street is tilled with
pieces of house tops and other tim
bers of almost every description.
The .penitentiary walls were blown
down and ten persons killed and
thirty wounded. The factory
building Was demolished and
the hospital of the peni
tentiary. What houses hold
goods have not been carried away
by the wind have been ruined by
water. Streets and cellars are
flooded, and it is feared that some
persons have been drowned in the
lower part of the city. At the pen
itentiary the scene was a terrible
one. Wishout any warning whatever,
the walls of the factory in which
100 convicts were at work were
crushed in as if they had been mere
boards. The guards were helpless,
and as most of the men at work
were either killed or wounded, little
could be done toward extricating
the unfortunate victims until help
arrived from the main prison build
ing. To add to the horror of the
situation, the ruins caught fire from
the furnace in the engine room, but,
owing to the heavy rain whici was
falling, the threatened holocaust was
averted.
The work of rescue at the factory
building, where the greatest num
ber of lives were in danger, diverted
attention from the unfortunate
hospital and it 'vas not until most
of the working force had been res
cued that the prison officials found
time to turn their attention to the
hospital. Here work was even
more difficult than at the factory,
owing to the weakness of the in
mates who were unable even to
live the rescuers an indication of
their presence in the debris by
shouts.
Up to noon, however, it 'is be-
lieud that most of the patients had
been rescued, Rain is still falling
in torrents
Is Converted Into a Scene of a Dis
ircsMiig Death.
(13v The United Press.)
Boston, Mass., JulyG. On Sat
urday last Mrs. Jennie Crockett,
aged 34, of Boston, a professional
balloonist under the name of Nellie
Wheeler, made an ascension from
the grounds of the Waverly Land
Company as a means of advertising
a land sale. At a heighth of 1,200
feet she grasped her parachute and
descended. When about 30 feet
from the ground she became fright
ened at the prospect of landing in a
green house and, letting go of the
I handle, fell on her back, breaking
her spine, fehe cannot survive.
Mrs. Wheeler had made manv sue
cessful ascensions. She is the
mother of a bo v of lo. Her bus
band is said to live in Providence,
Rhode Island.
Durham. The
Golden Belt.
Durham. The Biggest Town of
its size in the State.
Durham. The one town known
around the World.
Durham. "The best all round
town 1 ever saw. Rev. ham
Jones.
Durham "Is regarded here as
the Metropolis of the South." James
Trice, Free Town, Africa.
THE LOTS TO BE SOLD.
The lots to be sold to-mor
row, Wednesday and Thursday
lie adjacent to the beau
tiful park of Trinity College, and
have been neatly laid off'in nice shupv-
for residences and manufacturing
purposes. The drainage is good,
the location good. A lare chance
is offered for investment. In (ive
years these lots will be worth five
times the prices they will bring at
this sale.
A BIG SALE PREDICTED.
GIo ious Fourth at Chapel Hill.
(peii,l Cor. State Chronicle.)
Chapel Hill, N. C, July G
j For years the Fourth has been
j neglected here; this year though
j our people were fully aroused and
a more glorious celebration was
never known. Two weeks ago the
citizen held a large and enthusi
astic mass-meeting, at which $200
was raised and a committee con
sisting of Messrs. Watson, McRae
and Patterson wras appointed to get
up a programme. The manner in
which this committee performed its
duty will ever be an honor to their
memory. Two cannons of ancient
service wrere resurrected and at 4
a. m. began in thunder tones to re
mind us of our Libertv and
those who gave it. At 4
p. m. a grand rally was held
in front of Watson's Hotel.
All Chapel Hill was there and many
besides,the streets were packed with
men, wild ith enthusiasm; while
the porches and windows of the ho
tel were filled with ladies,, whose
patriotism was second only to their
beauty. As soon as he could make
himself heard, Mr. F. H. Argo in-
troduced Mr. Matt. J. Pearsall, who,
in a strong, clear voice, reed the
Declaration. After this Cant. J.
S. Payne was introduced, and for
ten minutes, held us spell-bound with
"Washington as an Indian Fighter."
He was followed by Messrs. Alexan
der and Man gum, who entertain
ed us for ten minutes each on
"Thos. Jefferson and his Principles,"
and the "Signers from North Car
olina." After this the large crowd
marched into the University
grounds, where a repast 'as spread
fit for the gods. About five hun
dred people partook, and I can
r-afely say there was enough for two
hundred more. After all were sat-
o
AT
GAMERS
He Went in Water
Deep for Him.
too
A BRAVE ACT.
HAS Ell ALL YESTERDAY.
His Brother Tries to Save Him and
is Himself Rescued by a
Brave Boy.
Special to State Chronicle.
Garners, Wake Co., N. C,
July 6. Sunday evening, James
Smith, aged about seventeen years,
son of James Smith, near Garners,
wTas drowned in W. Watts' fish
pond at Auburn. He went into
the pond and got into deep water.
His brother, two years younger,
seeing that he wras drowning took a
plank and started to his assistance,
but went unuer betore ne as nea
enough to reach him. Another
boy ran for a boat and got to him
just in time to save him. He de
serves great credit for his timely
assistance.
TWO
HUNDRED
KILLED.
WERE
The Storie Sent of the llombard
ment of Iqueque were Exaggerated.
NORTH G'AROLIXt'&SLUGt; VM.
Fj Csb'.o.
isfied, the following gentlemen were Victoria, B. C, July G. II.
By Tb.t,Jnited Tress.
At Boston Boston, 1; Colum
bus 3; Batteries, Buffington and
Murphy; Knell and Dowse. Um
pire, Kerins.
At Philadelphia Athletic, 4, St.
Louis, 7. Batteries, Sanders and
Milligan; McGill and Cook. Um
pire, Jones.
At Baltimore Cincinnati,.1); Bal
timore, 8. Batteries, Mains and
Vaughan; Cunningham and Town
send. Umpire, Ferguson.
At Washington Washington, 4;-.
Louisville, 6. Batteries, Carsey
and Lohman; Stewart and Caliill.
Umpire, Davis.
At Pittsburg The Bostons won
to-day's game by hitting just at the
right time for hits to count. The
fielding on both sides was brilliant.
The Bean Eaters bunched their hits
for three runs in the first inning
and obtained a lead that the home
team could not overcome. Pitts
burg, 2; Boston, o. Batteries, King
and Mack; Nichols and Bennett;
Umpire, Lynch.
Cleveland, Ohio, July G
Cassian pitched a good game for
the Philadelphias to-day, but the
home team hit him just at the right
times to make them count and won
the game by a narrow margin. Thi
bean carried oft the honors at the
bat for ClevelandjAvhile Childs' work
at second base took fielding honors.
For visitors Cassian and Allans
clever stops ar-d put outs were the
features.
Cleveland .", Philadelphia 4; Bat
teries Young and Simmer; Cassian
and Clements. Umpire Hurts.
At Chicago Chicago, 0; Brook
lyn, 4, Batteries, Hutchinson and
Kittredge; Caruthers and Daily.
Umpire, Bat tin.
T II E KA I V R T V I SIT.
!le Defeats a Californian for a
Purc of $500.
(By The United ' Press.)
Roanoke, Ya., July G. Wm.
Lay ton, weller weight, champion
of North Carolina, knocked out
Frank Griffin, wreller weight, cham
pien ofSouthern California, here this
morning in two rounds for a purse
of $500. The men tried each oth
ers tactics in the first round and in
the second Lay ton knocked Griffin
down three times. The last time
he lay bleeding like a beef till he
was picked up by his seconds. Lay
ton has never been knocked out and
his backers talk cf matching him
against Jack McAuliffe.
Col. Brockenborough, a famous
auctioneer whose reputation is co
extensive with big land sales in
prosperous towns,"is here and will
conduct the sales. It is a treat to
hear him. The company, which
owns the street car line, will take
out the people who attend the sale
to the grounds in street ears and
carriages. Cool and refreshing
drinks wrillbe served on the grounds.
Those who know best, predict a
very successful sale.
Durham dirt pays and the sales
this wreek will bring the purchaser
large profits.
called on to respond to toasts,
Messrs. U. S. Bryant, of Mecklen
burg;, C. A. Webb, of Asheville; E.
P. Mangum, of Asheville, and Fd.
R. McKethan, oi' Fayetteville.
After tliis the crowd adjourned to
meet again at 9 on the ball grounds
to see the fireworks. The night
was beautiful and the display the
best ever had here. The rockets
were seen in Hillsboro and the can
non heard in Durham. When all
was over, when the last rocket had
been fired, when the last cannon
charge was gone, there was a feel
ing of patriotic pride in every heavt
and the three cheers and a tiger for
the "Brave Old Men of the Past"
told those that doubted that Ameri
ca had not yet forgotten her record.
ON THE
EVE OF A
TION.
REVOLU-
Th? Enemies of Diaz Have Been
Arrested.
T j Tho United Press.
San Francisco, July G. Let
ters from a prominent official of
the city of Mexico to a friend in
this city bring the startling Intelli
gence that Mexico is on the verge
of another revolution and that
already large quantities of war ma
terials are secretly leaving that
country. The revolution which
promises to be a bloody one, has
been hastened in its preparations by
the recent death of Gen. Dublan
Secretary of the Mexican Treasury
and a firm friend and supporter of
Prest Diaz. The revolutionists
who include the great mass of na
tives, are led by some of the. ablest
politicians of Mexico. It is said
that within a few months many ar
rests have been made no fewer than
The Stata Will be Turned Over to
the Authorities.
By The United Press.
Washington, July G The Na
vy Department has received a tele
gram from San Diego announcing
the arrival of the Chdian Insur
gent vessel, Itata, at that port. The
vessel will probably be turned over
to the civil authorities, but the De
partment has not yet issued any in
structions in the matter.
abating.
and snows no sign.- oi - . -
eluding two newspaper editors.
Blaine Has Not Resigned, Says the
President
Insane Jealousy Causes
Commit Murder.
Him to
- w ri tit .
Ai. c. arspite arrived Here yes
terday from Chilian waters and will
go into dry dock for repairs. Her
officers say the stories sent to North
America of the bombardment of
Iqueque were greatly exaggerated.
Two hundred was the nnmber killed
at the outside. No women or chil
dren were among the number, but
two squares of the city were burned
or destroyed. They also state that
the Itata landed 2,000 ' cases of
arms, me oincers declare mat tne
reports of all the engagements have
been greatly exaggerated.
Electric Sparks.
-At
(By the United Press.)
Petersburg, Vaf, July G.
Belfield, Greenville county, to-day,
John Davis, a negro aged 30 and
married, killed Wash. Ridley, also
colored, fifty years old. Davis had
been intimate with a colored woman
named Mary Davis, when he en
tered the house at noon and found
Ridley there talking to her. With
out a moment's hesitation, he seized
an axe and dealt Ridley a terrific
blow, felling him to the ground, and
then,ih a murderous frenzy, chop
ped the head of the prostrate man
into an unrecognizable mass. Davis
has been arrested and put in jail.
(By the United Press )
Cape May, N. J., July 6 The
President denies to-day that Secre
tary Blaine has resigned. He and
Postmaster General Wanamaker
are working on a plan to bring the
Postal Subsidiary bill into effect.
Attorney General . Miller is ex-
pected to arrive here this evening.
Chas. Emery Smith, Minister to
Russia, called on the President this
morning. All hands are getting
down to hard work in the Presi-
J dent's office..
Big Failure in Montgomery.
By Tie United Press.
Montgomery, Ala., July G.
Moses Brothers, one of the largest
and oldest banking houses in Mont-
gomeiy failed this morning. The
liabilities are said to be half a mil
lion dollars, with large assets,
which are not available. No credi
tors are preferred. Messrs. H. A.
Sayre, S. M. Levin and. R. R.
Snodgrass have been appointed
'. trustees.
(By Catle.)
London, July 6 A cable dis
patch from Sydney, New South
Wales, says that while the British
cruiser, Cordelia, was out at sea,
engaged in practice firing, a six-inch
breech loading gun exploded. Lts.
Hillyou and Cordon and four sea
men were instantly killed, while
three midshipmen and ten seamen
were wounded.
Charlottesville, July G The
Rev. Dr. John A. Broadus, Presi
dent of the Southern Baptist Tlieo
logical Seminary, Louisville, Ky.,
accompanied by his wife, left this
city to day for New York, whence
they will sail Tuesday for London,
England. They will visit Scotland,
and expect to be absent for several
months.
Nev- York, July G A private
cable dispatch from Rio Janeiro to
a house in this city, engaged in
the Brazilian trade, announces the
re-organization of the Brazilian
cabinet with Don Lucena as minis
ter of the treasury. This appoint
ment, the dispatch says, gives much
satisfaction.
Lynchburg, Ya., July G. Near
the city, yesterday, a colored boy
named Henry Ilamneraged 14 wa
shot with a pistol by
Iti-eems to HaV' a Deep Political
Mnificancc.
By Ci-ble.
London, July G A Parish d;s
patch says that a profound impres
sion has been created there bv the
enthusiasm and cordiality of the
British reception to the Kaiser. It
is universally regarded a? a proof
that England will be fcund with the
Triple Alliance in a European
war, and France and Russia would
have to calculate on the hostility of
the British fleet. The public sen
timent is very strong against
England, almost no other political
matter is a topic of public dis
cussion. There is no conceal
ment of the feeling that the
odds ag.iinst France, and Rus
sia have been increased to a degree
that arouses the greatest appre
hension as to the possible result of
a war. and while this has many a
tendency to discourage war-like agi
tation, others urge an early quarrel
before the Drebunde becomes solid
ified, and while England is yet
bound by no formal agreement to
sustain the cause of the Alliance.
The answer of Russia to the re
newal of the Triple Alliance has
been the addition of two more regi
ments to the force in Yolhynia,
near the Austrian frontier, and
increased activity in the construe--'
tion of ironclads. The Russian
government, says a Yienna dis
patch, is not believed to be ready
for action at this time, or likely to
be ready in the course of this year
The Queen's liranddaughter
Marrit-d.
age.
By Cablo.
London, July G The event of
the day was the marriage of a grand
daughter of Queen Victoria, the
Princess Yietona Loune, to Prince
Aribert, ot Anhault Desau. The
marriage is a lucky one for Ari
bert, who is a fortuneless younger
Tom Flood ruier oi a cneap princi-
pality
years ot age. His bride is one of
the best looking of the QlK'en's de
scendants.
another negro of about the same l'simJ UI,U ,s aoul ieniy-,eeii
The bullet took effect in the
stomach, which resulted in death
this evening.
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