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FOR CITIZN WANTS CENT'A WORD PAYS THE Vol. XIX No. 34 CONSTANT PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE ABOUT THE VATICAN FOR DEATH OF AGED PONTIFF Huge Spit Which Will be. Used For Roasting Beef In Expected Conclave, Drawn Forth From Cobwebby Store Room Pope No Better Friday, Yet No Worse Doctors Deny Canard Regarding Cause of the Patient's Illness Rome, July p. cannot the Pope is better, but he is no say worse." In these words Dr.

Lapponi summoned up for the Associated Press this evening the Pontiff's condition at the end of the second week of his illness, all the varying periods of which the Pontiff has scarcely had a quieter day than this, with the result that tonight's official bulletin declares him to be a little less depressed. In the morning, after a night during which stimulants and nursing restored him to a fairly good condition the Pope complained of soreness, due to the many days he had passed in bed. To relieve this and to humor him, the patient was allowed to sit in his arm chair for a short time with apparent good effect. The celebration of a mass in honor of St. Leo and the Pope's conversation with Manager Pifferi were the only other incidents which today relieved the tedium the sick chamber.

From tonight's examination of the Pope, it appears that the liquid in the pleura remains at about the same level, which is marked with a demographic pencil on the Pontiff's side. The physicians think the liquid amounts to about 1200 grams. Considering the physical condition of the Pope, the doctors do not believe it possible that his body can absorb it, as might a strong, young, well nourished organism. After the visit of the physicians the Pope received Cardinal Rampolla, who remained in the sick room only a few minutes. He again gave the Pontiff full report of the prayers offered in his behalf all over the world.

His Holiness raising both hands, said: "I bless all those who pray to God for me." In vatican circles, there is gossipping over the great reception given by Monsignor Ajuti, at Lisbon, to celebrate his elevation to the cardinal and also over the solemnity with which Cardinal Agliardi today took possession of his new office of vice-chancellor of the church. The Associated Press correspondent, however, learns that the Pope himself in his last interview with Cardinal Ag-' lardi urged the performance of today's ceremony. In sharp contrast with these ceremonies are the continuous preparations at the vatican for the death of the Pontiff: A huge spit, twelve feet long, which has been used for roasting food for the conclaves since the time of Gregory XVI. was brought from an old store room today and will be employed to roast quarters of beef for the isolated cardinals while they are deliberating in the conclave over the election of the successor to Leo XIII. Drs.

Lapponi and Mazzoni absolutely the statement published in the United States that Pope Leo is suffering from cancer and ridicule it as an ignorant invention. They say they are sure that Dr. Rossini takes the same view. ABNER M'MINLEY'S ILLNESS Somerset, July 17. -The Illness of Mr.

Abner McKinley is not as serlous as reported. Last Saturday he came here from New York where he suffered from heat prostration. On Tuesday, he was completely prostrated and vesterday, had an attack of vertigo. This gave rise to the alarming reports sent out last night. NEWS SUMMARY NATIONAL.

The matter of the petition regarding the Kishineff massacres has been closed. FOREIGN. Pope Leo hangs tenaciously onto life. He is no better and no worse, and may live for several days. It is admitted that an American man-of-warsman did run up the stars and tripes on.

some of King Edward's islands. GENERAL. persons were killed and a property of $2,000,000 incurred in a tornado at Streator, Friday night. Twenty-three thousand persons are attending the Erworth League convention at Detroit. Another department chief is accused in connection with the postoffice scandals.

Chattanooga leads all cities in bank clearings increase for the week ending Friday. Death of Chief Arthur, of the B. L. was a spectacular passing away LOCAL. Hotel registers indicate that Ashevile is entertaining many more visitors proportionately than other mountain resorts.

Railway freight men meet in Asheville next Monday. Hereafter alarms of fires must be sent in by telephone. Many Asheville Elks will attend the big Baltimore meeting of that great order. City council held an interesting session Friday night. ASHEVILLE ASHEVILLE, N.

SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1903. DEATH WAS SPECTACULAR Fell Dead With Prophetic Words On His Lips "No Man Can Tell Then Expired REMAINS OF LATE CHIEF OF B. L. E. WERE SENT TOWARDS THE SOUTH FRIDAY.

mains Winnipeg, of P. M. Arthur, July chief The the reBrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. were sent South today on Northern train to Cleveland. The body is accompanied by several delegates to the convention.

A large procession escorted the casket containing the body from the undertaking rooms to the station. Heart failure due to overemotion" was the cause assigned for his sudden death. He had just begun to deliver an address, opening his remarks with the sentence: "I want to say a few things as it may be my patring words many of you." his emotion seemed to be getting beyond his control. His voice lowered slightly but without losing clearness he continued, "We are here tonight, no man can tell when at this point, five minutes after midnight, the speaker fell dead. The funeral took place at one o'clock this afternon from the undertaking rooms.

The remains were taken to Cleveland, Ohio, for interment. Assistant Grand Chief A. B. Youngson, of the Brotherhood, is lying critically ill in a hospital at Meadville, and has not been informed of Mr. Arthur's death.

SPECIAL AGENT SUCCESSFUL. Honolulu, July Pacific cable) -Jared G. Smith, United States special agent in charge of the Hawaiian experiment station, has been successful in his experiments of growing cotton and sumatra tobacco on the islands. WHISTLER, THE ARTIST, IS DEAD London, July McNeill Whistler, the famous American artist Is the Toxaway Dam Likely To Cause a Big Flood Any Time James L. of the Piedmont Manufacturing company of Greenville, one of the leading cotton mill presidents in the state, has just returned from the Sapphire country, where he: carefully examined the Toxaway dam.

He thinks the structure insecure and says that if water should rise Charleston, S. July 17-President ENDEAVORERS HELD MANY GATHERINGS LOSS FIVE KILLED Result of a Tornado at Streator, Illinois New Race Track Buildings Were Destroyed RAILROAD BRIDGE WHICH COST A MILLION DOLLARS IS PARTIALLY SWEPT AWAY Streator, July tornado killed five persons, injured a score of others and caused a property loss of $2,000,000 here tonight. The dead: Harry Doyle. N. H.

Bivens. R. Purcell. Snyder. Unknown" negro.

All except Purcell were killed at the race A new building had just been erected and the races were to have been given week after next. Not al building is left- standing. All of the buildings at Case Electric destroyed and the fence and amphitheatre of the ball park were blown away. Stauber's clothing factory, a two story brick building was down and all the stock was ruined. The Western company's plant suffered heavy loss.

Purcell was killed there. The Illinois, Indiana and Iowa bridge costing $1,000,000 is nearly half gone. Many houses weer unroofed and otherwise damaged. Telephone and telegraph lines are nearly all down and details are meagre. Detroit, July with a watch service at 6:30 o'clock this morning today's program for the Epworth Leaguers who are attending the sixth international convention of the league, comprised 12 meetings during the day and evening.

Despite the early hour there was a good attendance at the meeting watch, which was presided over by Rev. B. E. Towne, of Green Castle, in the Central Methodist Episcopal church. At 9 o'clock four departmental conferences began which occupied the rest of the morning.

There were spiritual work in the Central M. E. church, missionary work in the Detroit opera house, junior work at the Central Presbyteran church and literary and social work at the Fort street Presbyterian church. The general topic of the three meetings, in Epworth Auditorium Tent Ontario and' the Detroit opera house was "Witnessing." The same programs were followed at each meeting. Following are the subjects discussed: "The Epyorth League and Personal Testimony," "The Epworth League and Our Unsaved Associates," "'The Epworth League and the Indifferent Multitudes," and "The Epworth League and the Boy Problem." In addition to the addresses on these subjects and the usual devotions and singing there were fifteen "minutes of "Moments of Waiting" at each meeting.

At the headquarters of the reception committee, it was said today that there. are approximately 23,000 delegates in the city today. This estimate, Chairman Southwick says, is conservative as half of the delegates coming in do not take the trouble or the time to register. The record for attendance heretofore was 21,000 at San Francisco two years ago. The weather is cool with a delightful breeze blowing.

PERMISSION TO FORECLOSE Mortgage for the Trifling Sum of teen Millions. Newark. N. July Andrew Kirkpatrick sitting in the United States district court today, signed an order on application of counsel representing the Mercantile Trust company of New York permitting that corporation to foreclose the $16.000,000 mortgage of the United States Shipbuilding company held by it as trustee for bondholders. Receiver James Smith, will oppose the suit.

The order permitting the filling of the petition has been anticipated by counsel representing the receiver and the legal battle to prevent the foreclosure when it takes place will be of a sensational nature. THE NEWS IS IN THE CITIZEN WHILE IT IS STILL WARM PRICE FIVE CENTS ANOTHER CHIEF WAS ACCUSED On an Indictment Found by a Federal Jury Alleged That He Accepted a Bribe of $840 EX- CONGRESSMAN DRIGGS, OF NEW YORK, SAID TO HAVE DRAWN THE CHECK. New York, July -A bench warrant was issued by Judge Thomas, in the United States circuit court, Brooklyn, today for the arrest of George W. Beavers, formerly chief of the division of salaries and allowances in the postoffice department, on an Indietment found by the federal grand jury which charges him with accepting a bribe of $840. It is understood that payments to Beavers were traced back to the purchase by the government of the BrandtDent Cash Registering Machine company.

The. postoffice inspectors found that Beavers had a large account in the Nassau Trust company. Brooklyn, and are said to have discovered that checks deposited there had been given by exCongressman Driggs, of New York. The warrant has not yet been served and it was rumored that Mr. Beavers could not be found.

It was stated that he would have until Monday to present himself and that an arrangement had been made with his attorneys to enter a plea for him at that time, SOUTH HAS A LYNCHING NEGRO SWUNG INTO ETERNITY BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT TELL ON MURDERER. Charleston, S. July of of the Lexington murder of county, Hall, a white farmer near Batesburg. by Edwards, a negro, Dennis a negro, was lynched by a mob in the adjoining county of Aiken yesterday. Dennis was not accused of complicity in the crime, but was supposed to know of the whereabouts of the murderer.

This he stoutly denied to the last. Butler, a negro companion of Dennis, narrowly escaped from the mob, which fired at him many times. DEED OF NEGRO VILLAINS. Assaulted Prominent Man and Lady With Whom He Was Walking. Richmond, July Jas.

Shelton, ex-member of the assembly from Louisa county, and now a resident of this city, was attacked by negroes and beaten into insensibility, while walking in the grounds of the Hermitage Golf club, in the western suburbs of the city with a young lady, nurse in one of the hospitals, tonight It is reported that the lady was dragged into an adjoining field and feloniously assaulted, but it was ascertained this was not true. WASHINGTON HAS TROUBLE. In Trying to Round Up the Tax ers of That Place. (Special to The Citizen.) Washington, July can just publish," said John R. Ross.

city tax collector this morning, "that the aggregate of real and personal property valuation for this your and the taxes paid in is estimated by me to be $350,000 more this year than it was last year." Last year the total valuation of real and personal property was $1,352,589. Collector Rose says that if the tax dodgers would list fairly the aggregat in this city would reach $3.000,000. SENT TO THE GRAND JURY. Hichmond, July of the men charged with conspiracy to feloniously assault the crew of a street car in Fulton, a Richmond suburb, Wednesday night, were discharged in the police court this morning. The three others, with a seventh man charged with being an accessory were sent on to await the action of the grand jury.

N. W. ANNOUNCES CHANGES. In its Traffic Department Which Takes Effect July 15. Roanoke, July Norfolk and railway today announced the following changes in the traffic department of that road, effective July 15: T.

S. Davant Is appointed freight traffic manager, with offices at Roanoke. J. R. Ruffin is appointed general freight agent, with offices at Roanoke.

F. C. Bryan is appointed division freight agent at Columbus, Ohio, to succeed J. R. Ruffin.

The following transfers are announced: C. H. Kingsbury from Pittsburg, to Chicago as general western freight agent, with office in Marquette building. S. S.

Bridgers, commercial agent, from Indianapolis to Pittsburg, with office in Park building. T. M. Hume from Columbus, Ohio, to Indianapolis as commercial agent with office in Stevenson building. Mr.

C. S. McManus, formerly superintendent of the Charlotte division of the Southern railway, but now general superintendent of the western division of the Southern, with headquarters at Chattanooga, is to be transferred to Birmingham, Ala. John M. Hardwick, one of Wilmington's oldest and most esteemed citizens, died there Wednesday.

He was 80 years old. COMMANDER OF AMERICAN SHIP Made a Mistake King Ed's Islands But it Probably Won't Amount to Anything AT WASHINGTON THE MISTAKE IS TENTATIVELY ADMITTED AND EXCUSE MADE London, July to authoritative dispatches received here, an American warship visited a number of the the northeast' coast of Borneo some weeks ago and hoisted American flags and erected American tablets on seven of the islands, all of which are said to be British. The affair is regarded here as capable of easy adjustment, being, it is asserted, without doubt the result of a misunderstanding on the part of the commander of the American man of war. TROUBLE NOT EXPECTED. Review of the Situation From Headquarters at Washington.

Washington, July learned at the state department. that there have been no representations recently from the British government ing the ownership of any of the small islands in the south of the Philippine archipeligo and adjacent to the roast of Borneo. Nor is any thing known here of the recent, naval operations in that corner world. It is here there is no poshellesed, trouble chato growing out of this incident. The Sultan of Jolo possesses both temporal and spiritual power over the Mohammedan inhabitants, not only of his own group of islands, but of the north coast.

of Borneo and the adjacent islands, and the assertion of spiritual power over such of the natives as' live under, the British flag in Borneo and nearby islands may have led to the supposition that the United States government was improperly asserting sovereignty over British soil. UNITED STATES IS BEATEN IN THE CONTROVERSY WHICH AROSE OVER KISHINEFF PETITION SOUTHERN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY HAS BEEN THROWN INTO THE HANDS OF A RECEIVER IN UNITED STATES COURT Trenton, N. J.6 July Kirkpatrick in the United States circuit court today appointed Thomas A. Gillespie, of West Orange, N. receiver for the Southern Car and Foundry company, a New Jersey corporation, with plants at Gadsden and Anniston, and Memphis and Lenoir, Tenn.

The liabilities consist of about $2,300,000 of floating debts. The company 'has no) bonded indebtedness. The assets consist of $500,000, the value of the plants, and $100,000 bills receiyable. There are also about $1,800,000 of material and supplies the bulk of which has been pledged for loans and warehouse re-ceipts given to cover the same. Among the liabilities are $50,000 due on the purchase price of the Anniston plant and $325,000 due on notes to the Standard Steel Car company, of Pennsylvania, upon whose application the receiver was appointed.

The remaining liabilities are made up almost exclusively of notes. Application will be made at once for the appointment of auxiliary receivers in those states in which the company's property is located in order to prevent the taking out of attachments. In addition to the appointment of a receiver, Judge Kirkpatrick made an order restraining the company from doing business. The company was incorporated with a capital of $3,500,000 and of the stock of the company $765,000 worth is owned by the Standard Steel Car company. Winston-Salem To Vote On Question of Issuing Bonds (Special to The citizen.) Winston- N.

July a meeting of the board of aldermen of this city' held tonight an ordinance was adopted authorizing an election to be held the 31st of August next on the question of issuing bonds to the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of enlarging the water supply system, extending the PRESIDENT NOT SURPRISED. That the Russian Government Did Not Agree to Receive the Petition. Oyster Bay, N. July Roosevelt was not surprised that the Russian goverument should decline to receive the B'Nai B'Rith peany other representation regarding the Kishineff massacres. The of Russia has been forecasted unofficially.

The information of Russia's declination was received here late last night in a long telegram from Secretary Hay. Toward midnight the President sent to Secretary Hay an extended reply. President Roosevelt has no statement to make at this time regarding the matter. It can be said to be ahsolutely unlikely that further efforts will be made to induce the Russian government to receive the petition. It is certain that after so frank and unequivocal refusal to receive the petition, Russia will regard the bringing of pressure to bear upon her to induce her acceptance of the represen tation as an act of distinct unfriendliness.

Plans have been perfected quietly to prevent "Mother" Jones and her 90- called army of -textile workers from visiting Oyster Bay. The matter is in the hands of the secret service and the New York police department. CONSTITUTION WAS FIRST Newhaven, July latest aspirant for cup defending honors the Reliance WaS defeated today by Constitution in the initial run of the New York yacht club cruise, from Glen Cove to this port. The new boat led almost from the start and was in her usual position at the finish, but the Belmont boat, after being at one time more than a mile astern came up with a rush at the close and was only 69 seconds behind her rival at the line. As the Reliance allows the Constition two minutes and 17.

seconds in 37 miles, the length of the the latter won by one minute and 18 seeonds. The time allowance, while unofficial is believed to be within two or three seconds of the correct time. IN FINE RACING TRIM Atlantic Highlands, N. J. July That Sir Thomas Lipton's new cup hunter was in her finest racing trim today, she manifested by showing her clean heals Shamrock I from start to finish over a thirty mile course and winning by eleven minutes 44 seconds elapsed time, a decisive victory.

Twice in the shifty wind captain of Shamrock I got the better of it in shift of wind after the challenger had established a big lead. Only the challengers superior heels enabled her to regain her advantages. The president of the State Fireman's Association has requested postponement for three days of the Third regiment encampment at Greensboro that it may not conflict with the fireman's tournament, many of the firemen being also members of the National Guard. The divorce case of Moore vs. Moore is being tried at Newton this week, having been transferred there from Alexander county.

Secretary of State John Hay Advises That the Incident is Closed, so the Petition Will Not Be Sent Text of the Document, a Strong One, and Signed by Prominent People all Over the U.S. is Herewith Published ..8. B1: RE is dead. unbove the surface of the dam, it would he washed away twelve hours. and the valleys of the Keowee and Seneca rivers would meet with another Johnstown flood.

In the event of a break the Southern and the Blue Ridge railways would be imperilled as well as many large manufacturing enterprises. NORTH CAROLINA EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION (Special to The Citizen.) Raleigh, N. July T. D.

Bruner says very extensive arrangements are now being made for North Carolina's participation in the St Louis exposition. A great show will be made in minerals and State Geologist Holmes has two very capable men now in the field collecting specimens. The display of woods and timbers will be a great one, and State Forester W. W. Ashe is now in the field extending the collection.

Mr. Bruner says it is the plan to have extremely large panoramas of mountains and forsests in North Carolina, these to be from sixty to one hundred and twenty feet length and to be used frieze in the buildings where North Carolina's exhibits are located. Mr. George F. Greens is here connection with the making of the panorama.

Photographs are first taken and then enormously enlarged and colored in the most perfect manner. the top of the wall space of North Caro-' lina's exhibits in the" departments of forestry, natural history and fisheries, which adjoin each other, it is expected to have one of these grand panoramic views hundred and fifty feet in length, representing the three departments above referred to. DEATH OF MR. R. L.

RICE. (Special to The Citizen) Candler, N. July L. Rice died last night at one o'clock. His doctors were preparing for on the next day, when he died.

The whole community extends to the family and relatives its sympathy in their distress. The funeral services will be conducted at his home at three o'clock Sunday afternoon and he will be buried at the family grave yard on the hill near the Hominy Baptist church. SEABOARD AIR LINE HARD HIT. Charleston, S. July Saaboard Air Line railway is hard hit in a decision handed down by the Supreme of South Carolina in the case of Daniel J.

Scott. Seott was switchman employed on the Seaboard bridge across the Congaree and was killed by 3 locomotive. Suit was brought by the $20,000 and the Lexington jury returned verdict for $8,000, the heaviest ever given against a railroad in Lexington county. The ground of the suit was contributory negligence and the road appealed upon some of the charges made by the judge to the jury. The Supreme court, however, overruled every point raised by the road sustained the verdict of lower court." KILLED SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL South McAlester, I.

T. July 17-Dora Wright, a negro woman, was hanged here today for the murder of Annie Williams, a seven year old girl. She mounted the scaffold v. Chout a tremor. She is the first woman ever hanged in this section.

Her crime was whipping a seven year old girl, Annie Williams, until she died of her injurles. I sewerage system and for permanent street improvements, The vote was unanimous. The meeting was thrown open. to the public and leading citizens invited to take part in the discussion of the question. Many were present, but no objections were expressed.

It is thought there will be little, if any, objection to the bond issue. MAYOR HARRISON CALLS FOR PEACE Chicago, July riotous conduet of the strikers of the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply company and their sympathizers, during the last, four days, impelled Mayor Harrison to issue a proclamation tonight urging all people remain away from the scene of the trouble and calling upon the rioters to cease from their work. The only mix-up this afternoon 00- curred at the intersection of Taylor street and Hermitage avenue. A large crowd of men and boys pursuing a wagon load of freight sent out by the Kellogg company finding themselves being distanced by the speed of the wagon, boarded a Taylor street car. None of them would pay fares and street car men refused to move the car until fares were paid.

This angered the crowd and abandoning their pursuit of the wagon, bombarded the car with stones until there WaS not a pane 'of glass left in it. and the motorman and conduetor narrowly escape injury. Efforts were made during the afternoon by President of the Chicago Federation of Labor, to bring about peace conference, but it resulted in nothing for the reason that President Schardt was not able to s2e all of the men in time to arrange a meeting for this afternoon. It is likely that a meeting will be held in the morning and the attitude of both sides of the controversy defined and cessions arranged for. CROP.

RETURNS RECEIVED. What One Thousand Correspondents Say of Conditions North Carolina. (Special to The Citizen.) Raleigh, N. July Returns to the state agricultural department show the conditions of peaches this date 118 compared with an average, 59 per cent, apples, 68 per cent: pears, 68 per cent. The state agricultural department today received from one thousand correspondents the following returns of crop conditions.

Cotton compared with an average 77 per cent; tobacco, 80 per cent: corn. 86 per cent: Irish potatoes, 85 per cent: sweet potatoes, 91 per cent; peanuts, 88 per cent. THANKS NORTH CAROLINIANS. For Kindness to Crew of One of His Country's Vessels Which Was Wrecked. (Special to The Citizen.) Raleigh, N.

July Aycock today received from Secretary of State John Hay a letter expressing the thanks of the King of Portugal to the people of North Carolina for their kindness to the crew of the bark Vera Cruz VIT. which was wrecked at Ocrakole Inlet last May. The letter was transmitted by the Portuguese charge d'affaires through Secretary of State Hay. Washington, July I is stated by the secretary of state that the incident created by the question of the presentation of the Jewish petition to Russia is closed. The state department today made public the correspondence that has taken place respecting the petition.

Its substance already has been forecasted in the press dispatches. The correspondence consists of au instruction to Mr. Riddle, United States charge at St. Petersburg, reciting in detail the petition and directing him to present the same to the foreign office, it it were, willing to receive it. It is stated by Mr.

Riddle that the foreign office would not receive it under any circumstances and Secretary Hay so informed the B'Nal B'Rith committee in a brief telegram. The official statement of the facts is as follows: The Russian government has declined to receive or to consider the petition in relation to the condition of the Jews in Russia signed by several thousand citizens, and to St. Petersburg by direction of the President. At the conference on Tuesday, the 14th of July at Oyster Bay the President conferred with Messrs. Leon Levi, Simon Wolf and Oscar S.

Straus in regard to the presentation of the petition and decided to send the following dispatch to Mr. Riddle, the American charge d'affaires in St. Petersburg: "Department of State, Washington, D. July 15, 1903. "Riddle, St.

Petersburg. "You are instructed to ask an audience of the minister of foreign affairs and to make to him the following communication: 'Excellency: The secretary of state instructs me to inform you that the President has received from a large number of citizens of the United States of all religious affiliations and occupying the highest positions in both public and private life, a respectful petition addressed to his majesty, the Emperor, to the condition of the Jews A in and running as folrelating, lows: "To His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of Russia: "The cruel outrages perpetrated at Kishineff during Easter, of 1903, have excited horror and reprobation throughout the world. Until your majesty gave special and personal directions the local authorities failed to maintain law or suppress the rioting. 'The victims were Jews and the assault was the result of race and religious prejudice. "The rioters violated the laws of Russia.

"The local officials were derelict in the performance of their duty. Jews were the victims of Indefensible lawlessness. These facts are made plain by the official reports of and by the official acts tollowing riot. 'Under ordinary conditions the aWthe ful calamity would be deplored without undue fear of a recurrence. But, such to not the case in the present instance.

Four petitioners are advised that mil1101.8 of Jews -Russian subjects -dwelling in Southwestern Russia are in con(stant dread of fresh outbreaks. They feel that bigotry, Ignorance, and superstition 2.9 examplifled by the rioters, are over ready to prosecute them: that the local officials, unless thereunto specially admonished, cannot be relied on as strenuous protectors of their peace and security, that a public sentiment of hostility has been engendered against them and hangs over them as a continuing menace. 'Even if it be conceded that these fears are to some extent exaggerated, it is unquestionably true that they exist, that they are not groundless and that they produce effects of great importance. 'The westward migration of Russian Continued on Page 2. WEATHER Showers Washington, July for North Carolina: Fair in east, showers in west portion Saturday; Sunday showers; fresh southwest winds.

Forecast for Asheville and vicinty: Fair tonight; Saturday showers. The low area which on Thursday was over Northwest Texas yesterday morning moved northeastward over Iowa and Kansas, rains with thunderstorms in the Missouri and Central Mississippi valleys. Light rains have also occurred in portions of the South Atlantic states. The pressure was yesterday relatively high over the eastern half of the country. The temperature changes have not been marked.

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