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King Of Spain Caii Princess Victoi AMID BRILLIANT SCENE .Dazzling Sunshine and a Bilwilderin. Maze of Color Greet the Bride o: Her Wedding Day.. The Street Thronged With Joyous People. Madrid, By Cable.-The marriag of King Alfonso and Princess Victor ia was celebrated Thursday. King Alfonso and his bride left th church at 12:30 o'alock. The announ cement of the wedding. by the firin of artillery saktes was wid-v ac claimed by the people. The citv awo.ze under a cloudles sky, with' dazzling sunshine addin its glories to the bewildering maz of color in which the streets wer envolved. From an early hour the centers pre sented an aspect of extreme anima tion. The entire night had been pass ed amid a din of fireworks, singin, and dancing and thousands of pro vincials, unable to secure shelte spent the night in cafes and in th, streets. At eight o'cloek the crowds dense ly packed the main thoroughfare: and troops tool: up their positions stopping all traffic, and the whol city took or an air of feverish ex pectancy. The esplanade frontin *F. SPAIN.'S NEW Q the royal palace was occupied by regi ments of royal guards in full gal; uniforms, with glittering breast-plate and helmets. T :oops lined both side of the streets in solid ranks for miles As the King's coach appeared i was greeted by great roar, while th< multitude wildely waved handker chiefs, fans, and parasols. His Ma jesty could plainly be seen smilin and bowing to the popular greetings lie wore a uniform of Field Ma.rshal his hat surmounited by a sweepin white plume. I ediately :ollowing the Roya coae - bride's party. Th appeare~e. Princess, who w a about to mne the Queen, arous ed the people to the highest pitel of emotion. The bride looked mos charming and graciously acknowledg ed the continued ovations. Princess Victoria came from Pard< Palace to Madrid early ir. the mornin accompanied by her mother, Princes Henry of Battenburg and her ladie of honor and escorted by a regimen of royal guards. The wedding cortage started fron the royal palace at 9:30 o 'clock. ami< the ringing of church bells. firing o: artillery salutes and elamnorous enthu; siasm of the crowds massed alongr th< route. The Ceremony Said. The ceremone accompamed hy alu the impressive and gorgeou:s e'eremo~ ial of the Ro~man ( at holic (Church was conducte'd by the Pim:ute o Spain, whoa w.a' assisted by :mmh of other diistingVuished p'!ates of tij Spanish eierzy. The de'roain the Citar and the robes of9 the oliielai Premier Koret is Pleased. Madrid. By C.able.- -Premier Kore expressed real lieasulre at the clo-e union of the English and Spanish na3 tionzs, brought nbout throuzh the mna rimi of King Alfowso and Prine Euna. Sai.t: The people Mf Spa? are'~ c:aptiaed by .he charmx an. *euyo t!: Princess. We aire :i A' Hu nane Request. Maidrid. By Cable.-The first not abl )at of Picess Enn of Batten ns e Young rngsn -ia for His Bride i inz prelates were resplndeint with qlcd s1iver. jewels, laces and rare embroide~rv. WheIn the archbishop pronounced the benediction over the royal couple. the guns of the artillery stationed oni s the plaza thundered their salute to the new Queen. The people who were packtd in a solid mass outside of the cordon of troops. became wild e with excitement and joy when the salute proclaimed that the ceremony had been perofrmed, and cheered un til their voices almost drowned the a booming of the guns and the ringing . of the church bells all over the city. The religious ceremony in St. Geroni mo Church was the final act of the marriage ceremony, as the formal signing of the marriage contract had s taken place before at the Prado Palace, in the presence of the min e ters of the Cabinet and other digni e taries of the goveinment. After the wedding ceremony in the - Church the King and the Queen rode - in state to the Royal Palace,.where - everything was in readiness for their reception. The enthusiasm with - which they were greeted on their way I r by the people is indescribable. Flow e ers were showered from the windows and hats and handkerchiefs frantic - ally waved. The King and the Queen s bowed graciously in every direction , and seemed highly pleased with the e ovations. At the palace they received - the representatives of the foreign po tentates and the diplomatic repre ~C j . . . I ridge, the American special envoy and Srepresentative of President Roosevelt. .In the evening a State dinner was t given at which only the imniediate . members of the royal houses repre -senited at the wedding were present. -The Prince and the Princess of Wales occupied seats of honor near the , bridal souple. While the wedding ,dinner was being served in the pal ace the population gave itself up to amusements of every kind. There Iwere special performances in all theatres, fireworks. parades and balls ;everywhere and the whole city, in -cluding th thousands of visitors. ii attracted by the festivities, seemed a o have abandoned itself to fun and -frolic. Brilliant Banquets Follow. There were brilliant banquets at all embassies and the city was bril Iiaintly illuminated. The streets were thron~ged with people and carriages,; containing beautifully dressed women and civilians or oflieers. .lplomnats in their official costumes. dignitaries of the State and the Church. irolled thrug thle streets, a constant source o. curosity to the crowdV~s. T he King and his young bride will reai in 31adrid for eight days to taike par t ini the endlless fest ivities ar rrinzed in honor' of1 the~ royal weddilnz. I -lb' orogrammeii( incluides threa:ried1 I ,)~'~ perofrmaces, iira ry reviews. a a V rafl( or represe: 1tives of the vari r e*us Spanish proivice in their char a'teristie] nit ionl~ cotumes,' a pa Si vnt of the t rad es Orizl .at ions of -i t elv an of t he olfieers and( em Wins 25-Mile Bicycle Race. I 11'vere . 'Mass.. .Special-Bobbie r W I our of Atl anta. (Ga.. defeat v -' lin c lean. ('1 (helesa, in a25 -nmile m1otor paCe bjicyeOiae ce at the 'aCRevere track by about twov miles and( 1a quarnter. Wahuri:n' s time was 30u * minutes. 42 J .'5 sCon0i'. U to) the ! lcfeenth mile thia rIce was~ ec-e and: Salvador Strictly Neutral. New York-.)peial-The. 1 stte''n ployes of the municipality, bull fights, balls, receptions and various other features. At the -nd of the weeek the King and his bride will retire to the beaut:Iul and secluded La Granja Palace. where they will spend their honymoon undisturbed by the out side world. They will then go to Sebastian to spend the summer and! will probably not return to Mad I hefore somz time in the fall. The wedding presents. which were t to the yon couple from all parts of the w-rl and n which comu plcteiy ille d .- rge halls in the an emcontami many prieeless gifts from the rulers of European coun tries. They will not be publicily ex hibited. however. and only shown to a select few. To become. the bride of the King of Spain it was necesary for Princess Ena to renounce the Protestant re ligion and join the Catholic church, and also to renounce the succession to the English throne. BOMB THROWN AT ROYAL PAIR Sixteen People Milled, While King and Queen are Saved by a Wire. Madrid, By Cable.-The public re joicings over the marriage of King Alfonso and Princess Victoria had a terrible dramatic sequel, when a. bomb thrown from an upper window exploded with deadly efect near the coach occupied by the King and Queen. Providentially, King Alfonso and Queen Victoria escaped by an electric wire deflecting the bomb, but at least 16 persons, most of them be ing of the personal and military es cort and the others spectators, were killed. Many others were injured. The following are the killed: Captain Barros, commanding part of the King's escort; Lieutenant Reysient, Lieutenant Prendergast, six soldiers, the Marquise of Colosa, her daughter, Don Antonio Calvo, his niece, aged 6 years, Josa Sola. 70 ), IN O y, ~ N us , year of ae, l onfeth hose froy which the bomb was thrown. The explosion occurred just as the royal couple were about to enter the palace. The route of the cortege had been diverted from Arsenal street to Mayor street, owmng to the -oopular desires. The procession had just passed through Mayor street and was about to turn into the esplane lead ing to the palace when an explosion shook the buildings in the vicinity, stunning a large number of people and throwing the cortege into mex trieable confusion. The King and Queen entered anoth er carriage and were rapidly driven to the palace without eirhar being harmed. Arrival in Spain. Madrid. By C'able.-Thie arrival as the future Queen of Spain at the Pardo Palace was the signal for a mnagnificnt ovaltion, testifying Spains welcome to her new soverign. The Queen Mother embraced her son and his prospective bride. The party thou1 passed between lines of halbecrdiers beaingi pikes, anad. en terng caenrriages. tokup thbe ioute to the pa!.ce. Prixn (.('5 Enai. wvith1 c hermot her. Princess Hteny oBattenberg. and the Queen Moter.ocupied the first coaches. h.orse. galiopedl alonv.s.ide. aceompani ed by Princes Ferdin:and anid Carilos. Four Go Down With the Ship. Detroit. Mich.. Sp'ecial.-The Unit ed Sta tes Tranisportat ion Company 's steamner (Cowle collided with the steamer~ E~rin1. a (Canadiian bout in the St. Gir river. almost cutting her in t wo. The vessel sank almost ime diateclv. eairryinu dowvn withi her two womenC 1t coo-, t he chiefc engineer.on ra ini 'ne dec hawi. 'The Victory Over Guatemalans. 1entra Told. i the for as min, ANOTHER REVOLT ON Active Fighting Takes Place in Gautraala CASTELO REFULSED IN BATTLE Revolutionary Leader Fcrced to Re tire After Taking the City-Invad ing Forces Steadily Rmerniting and the Government is Threatened at Several Points. Mexico City, Special.-Ceneral Cas tello, commanding one detachment of Guatemalan revolutionists, after tak ing the city of Ocos, was forced to re tire before superior forces. Castello is now reported to have taken a new base and will be reinforced by sev eral hundred good fighting men from the steamer Empire City. General Barillas is in the mountains making his way to Quezaltenango. Barillas has with him a fine body of picked men and is reported t6 be steadily recruiting his force. No news has been received here from Salvador but the invading force should by this time be well advanced into Guate mala. Resident Guatemalans here state that the whole country is ripe for the overthrow of Cabrera. The season of rains has set in and the roads are bad in Guatemala. Tele graphic communication is difficult owing to the cutting of wires on the Guatemalan side. Guatemalan .revolutionists, who at tacked Ocos, have been driven back acro6s the Mexican borders, but small parties of revolutionists are appear ing at various other points along the Mexican boundary and threatening the Guatamalan governnant. This information was contained in a dis patch received at the State Depart ment from Mr. Combs, the American minister to Guatemala and Honduras. To Merge Four Copper Mines. Calumet, Mich., Special.-It has just been authoritively announced that gigantic merger, to include four large Arizona copper mines controlled by Calumet, Duluth and Pittsburir cap italists is soon to be made. It is pro posed to organize a ncv corporation with $20,000,000 capital to take over the Calumet and Pittsburg, Lake Su perior and Pittsburg Junction and Duluth Mining Companies, op6rating ersaectoldab hrlerigs Jmsand Thomas Hoatson, of Calu met and Thomas E. Cole and associa tes of Duluth. Nearly every man prominent in the United States Steel Corporation is heavily interested. The deal will result in one of the largest copper mining corporatio-s in the world. Record Breaking Appropriations. Washing ton, Special.-The sundry civil appropriation bill was completed and Chairman Tawner was authoriz ed by the appropriations committee to report it to the House. It is the largest sundry civil bill ever report ed. earrying $94,3463.573. of which $25,460.901 is for work on the Pana ma canal. The amnount carried is $11.070.003 less than the estimates fromn ile various Departnsents. The canal appropriation is to be reim bursed to the Treasury from the pro ceeds of the sale of canal bonds, which have been authorized to the ag gregate amount of $130.000,000. Abandoned Schooner Sighted O02 Sandy rook. New York, Special.-When a heavy fog lifted near Sandy Hook, the schooner Annie R. Lewis was sigted with her starboard side stove in from the effects of a collision. The main mast was broken off about 1, feet above deck and was swinging in the rigging bet ween the fore and mizzon masts. The crew hadl abandoned the schooner, and the steam'pilot boat New York towed her into port. The pilots believe that the crew of 16 Lewis was lost.. Pilgrims Honor Bishop Potter. London. By Cablc-The Pilgrim So cty of Great Britain will give a din ner at the Savov liotel in honor of H-ishop Potter. president of the Pil gzrimns of thre United State.'. The .Archbishop of Canterbury will offer the toast to the guest of honor and Field Marshal Earle Roberts, the pres idient of the British society, will pre side at the dinner. A. W alter President of S. A. L. Birmingham. Ala.. Special.-Alfred Walter. presidetnt of the Seaboard Air Line. was elected president of the At lantic & Birmingham Air Line at a meeting of the directors held here. Other officers were re-elected as fol lows: N. S. Meldrum.. vice president and t rea?surer: D. C. Corteous, eere tarv: B. L. Nutt. assistat~ secretarv and assist anrt t reasurer. The di ree tors ai 1horized the construct ion of a spuir line into Calhoun county. Ala. Mob Lynches White Man. Tallulah. La.. Spcijal.-Robert T. Rogerus. a white mian. awaitjin. his AFTER THE TRUSTS Standard Gii and the fertilizer Combines SUBJECTED TO EXAMINATION Prouty and Clements Now Go to Washington Where They Will Begin Preparing the'Report Which They are to Submit to Congress. Clevei-nd, 0., Special.-After three days spent in taking testimony con cerning the affairs of the Standard Oil Company, the Interstate Com mwee Ccmmissioners Prouty and Cle in,-ts adjourned, and shortly there after started for Washington, where they are expected soon to begin the preparation of their report on the testimony here and in Chicago for presenta:ion to Congress. The report however, will not be closed until the Standard Oil Company's attorneys have had ample opportunity to reply to the iany statements and charges put in evidence. Attorney Virgil P. Kline, for the Standard Oil Company, gave notice just before adjournment, that he desired to answer some of the testimony produced, and requested the commissioners to name a suitable time and place for the reopening of tMe case for this purpose. Mr. Kline was told that this privilege would be extende. to him and that announce ment of the time and place would be made in the near future. In the three days' hearing just completed a total of thirty-five wit nesses have been on the stand. About fifty or sixty were subpeonaed. Some of these were not called. Counsel for the commissioners, however, had five or six on hand ready to be sworn, but the commissioners declined to hear them, ir dicating that the things ex pected t Le proven were not import ant. FERTILIZER TRUST ALSO. Engaging in a Combination in Re strait of Trade as Defied by the Sherman Act. The Case Against Virgiria-Oarolina Chemical Com pany, et al. Nashville, Special-The grand jury of the United States Circuit Court, which has been investigating the al leged fertilizer trust, for the past four weekc returned an indictment against about eighty fertilizer manu facturers, including a number of local men. The indictment contains six counts detailing in specific form alleg ed violations of the anti-trust laws and charging the defendants with combining and being engaged in a trust or combination. The defendants live in variou.s part3 of the country where fertilizers are manufactured and certified copies of the indietment will be sent to the various districts in which the defendants reside and there se rved. The defendants will be requirea to execnte bonds for their appearance at the October term of the court ir this city, when the cases are to be t:'ed. The grand jury examin ed during the inevstigation 140 wit nesses and the indictment returned is a volunmnious document. The six counts in the indictment are in a dopble series of three each. The first charge the defendants with en gaging in a conspiracy; the second charge the defendants with conspir acy, and the third with conspiricy un der section 5440, revised statutes, to commit the offense of engaging in a combination as defined by the Sher man law. The punishment under section 53440 is two years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The third counts charge the com mitting of an offense against the Uni ted States by engaging in a combinsa tion in restraint of trade, as defined and prohibited by the Shierman act. The styvle of the case on the docket indictnment is United States vs. V ir giniia-Carolina Chemical Company et al, and the indictment is described as "indlictment for violatioz Oct oIf Can gress approved July 2, 1390. and en titled "An act to protet the trade and commeree against unlawful re straints and monopolies'' and section 5440. revised statutes. United States Total of $54.000 Raised. Bristol, Special.-The emergency campa~gn of thirty days to secure funds to erect a new Y. M. C. A. building here has been concluded. The two contesting committees of young men secured a total of $.54.000 in sub scriptioins. The association wants $6.000 more. The construction of the building will commence at once. Telegraphic Briefs Preddent Roosevelt received the Gaek-xar of Baroda at the White House. One negrro is dead and another wili proba )ly die as the resul t of a shoot* inig affray at Rosslyn. Va. The cruiser (Clumbia. with fi00 ma* rines ilet Philadelphia Tiuesday under hurry orders for Santo Domnin. go. THREE CHILDREN PERISH Mother After Search Finds Them Smothered in Trunk. Kenk'.akee. Ill.. Speeial.-After four hours search for her three youngest chl:itren. Ida. aged eight. Roselle, six and Pearl. two years. Mrs. Adelord an Slette fotuid them Wednesday niht. dead in a trunk in an upper c-h:n1b er. The childrje-n had been pi: i out of doos u ote da, La.-: in the afternoon they went into the 'ouse to continue romping. Sup per time came and Mrs. Van Slette' calls through the house and yard fail ed to bring any response. At last the mother observed an old fashion trunk from which the tray had been taken and was lying on the bed. She lifted the lid and saw her two babies lying on the pillow in the bottom of the trunk. Ida was sitting upright. The ohildren were so still that Mrs. Van Slette stood in sympathetic stillness for an instant. Then she put forth her hand and touched Ida and spoke. I The contact with the girl's head and lack of response froze the woman with horror. The children were dead. Fourteen Lynchers in Jail. Wacsboro,N.C.,Spccial-The lynch ing of John V. Johnson is growing in to a big business. Thirteen alleged members of the mob are in jail here without bail, to-wit: John Niven, Les ter Johnson, Zeke Lewis. Elmer A. Dunn, John Jones, J. F. Dunn, May Gilledge (masculine) and Lewis Ad ams. Warrants were out for IS men but five were not taken. One, Tom Johnsori, showed up at Morven much surprised at the posse which he found 4 there and volunteered to drive to Wadesboro without the trouble of offi cial escort. but he got lost on the way to Wadesboro and has not arrived here vet. The others who fled are: John MeLaurin. Ira Johnson, Tom Johnson, Battle Lewis and Ben Hol-t. Major John Postell Dead. Cartersville. Gaj. Special.-Major John Postell died here Tuesday. He was born in Beaufort. S. C.. in 1S36, whence he removed to Savannah in early life. Upon the outbreak of the eivil war he received a commission in the engineering corps of the Confed- 1 erate army and worked upon the de fenses about Charleston. Savannah and Johnston's Island. Later he was transferred to the Army of Northern Virginia and assisted in the fortify ing of Richmond and Petersburg. He was in charge of the counter mining at the Crater. After the war he built the Brunswick and Western, and other railroads in this State. . Ratify Anglo-Cuban Treaty.. Havana. By Cable.-The Senate ratified the Anglo-Cuban treaty of commerce, navagation and industry, as amended by the foreign relations committee May 23. The vote was 11 to 4. The opponents to Pie amend ment declared that Great Britain4 would not accept tihe treaity in its amended form, while the advocates of the amendment insist that there is no reason for Great Britain not ac eepting it. These latter declare that the friendship of the United States was the first consideration in any event. Trials of Russian Admirals. St. Petersburg. Special.-The trials by court ma shal of Admiral Negoba toff, Grigoreiff and Smyrnoff and subordinate unwounded naval officers for surrendering to the Japanese in the battle of the Sea of Japan will begin in June. The accused officers are liable to the death penalty. The Tmmunity Bill. IWashington, Special.-What is known as the Knox "Immunity Bill'' as amended by the committee on Judi iary was passed by the Senate. The bill proVides that "Immunity shall ex tend only to a natural person who, in obedience to a subpeona gives testi' mony under oath or produces evi dence, documentary of otherwise, un' der oath.'' Lincoln Party Meets. Philadelphia. Specia.-The first State convention of the Lincoln party met in the Musical Fund Hall to perfect its arrangements for the com ing campaign and to nominate a State ticket. The convention has been set one week ahead of the date of the Republic-an convention for the double purpose of giving expression to the desire of the new party to preserve its independence from any Republican influence and to force the Republi cans, if possible. to endorse the can didates selected by the Lincoln party. 600 Saloons Out of Business. Cleveland. Ohio. Specia!.-Accord ing to computations mad2 by agents of the brewing companies about 600 saloons in -Cleveland closed rheir doors through inability to pay the $1.000 tax provided under the recent ly enacted Aiken law. When the time for the second semi-annual install ment of the tax comes due it is be lieved that 600 more saloons will be compelled to stop doing business. Telegraphic BriefsI Charles H. Horton. of Richmond. was enjoined from dispos~iug of prop erty elaimed by his wife. The i.rinia Classis o: the Re or-d'hurch. which hadb been aiI WIII MAN YNHE Faken from Jail and Done to Death By Mob WFUL SEQUEL TO A MISTRIAL Eob Batters Down Dors of North Carolina Jail D:js 3. V. Johnrson, Alleged MZurLcer f C! Drother in-law, Gwinn Johnscn, From His Cell, Strings Him to a Tree and Riddles His Body With Bulled. Wadesboro, N. C., Special.-A mol :omposed of 50 to 75 men battered lown the jail doors shortly after 2 >'clock Monday morning and lynched John V. Johnson, a whi.te man about 10 years old, the killing of his broth -r-in-law, Guinn Johnscn, on Decem >er 17, last. The mob, it apears came 'rcm McFarland, Morven township, a ;mall place on the South Carolina ine and, largely under the influence if whiskey and treated the prisoner in c tiost cruel manner, while taking him >ut of town. One story is that they :old hiz to run for his life and then illed his back with bird shot. This nay or may not be true, but in tak ng Johnson out of jail :ne wrist was ilmost severed and the trail of the nob out of town was easily traced by )loody splotches. About 1.45 o'clock two or three nen, partially disguised, appeared at :he back door of the jail and told sheriff J. A. Boggan they had a pris mner and displayed a commitment pa >er. The sheriff came out and the loor was bolted behind him. He tried o get the men to levae, but instead lozens more swarmed in and took iold of the officer and began to bat :er in the door, at the same time fir ng several shots into the jail, one oad from a.shotgun at close range naking an inch hole in the door fram ng and a pistol bullet burning a nark on the jailer's collar. Gaining admission to the jail after bout half an hour, the men swarmed ip stairs, breaking down two other oors. When the cell was reached ieveral attempts were made to break lown the iron door and the mob put t number of shotguns through the yars and threatened to kill Johnson :here, when a member of the sher 's family, fearing harm to that of icial, opened the cell door and John son was dragged out barefoot and scantly dressed. He attempted to iold on to something, when he was >adly cut on the wrist. The doomed nan's appeal for mercy were met with ibuses as the mob dragged him out .nto the street. Here the crowd was livided into three squads, with the >risoner in the center, and amidst vol ey after volley from a number of ihotguns and pistols and many shouts, wended its way out the Morven road n the direction of the scene of the ' >ffence for whieh Johnson was in ail.. J. V. Johnson was tried at the April term of Anson Sunerior Court ~or the murder of Guinn Johnson, he jury failing to agree on a 'verdict. rudge Shaw, who presided at the ~rial, reprimanded the jury for its. ~ability to reach a verdict and a nistrial was ordered, the prisoner be zig remanded to jail for second :rial at the next term of court. The xial was vigorously corntested on both sides. Solicitor L. D. Robinson was assisted in the prosecution by Mr. John A. McRae. of the the Charlotte bar, and Mr. H. H. McLendon. of Wadesboro, while the defence was ab [y represented by Messrs. T. L. Cau dle, J. A. Lockhart, Jr., John T. B3en aett and Henry Bogan. The evidence showed that the two men were engag ed in an altercation when the fatal shot was fired. After a trial which occupi'ed near ly a week, the jury took the case. The first ballot was eight for raur der in the first degree, three for mur der in the second degree and one for acquittal. After being out three days the final ballot was eleven for murder in the seco'nd degree and one for manslaughter. A isitrial was then ordered by Judge She w and the see and trial set for the July term of curt. Judge Neal to Scene. Raleigh. Special.-Governor Glenn has ordereri .Judze Nea! to thre scene of the lynching to assist in an inves tigation. The governor is severe it his condemnation of this act of law lessness. News Items. A $20,000 fire occurred at Amherst Courthouse. Va. Count Salsky has l:een relieved of the presidency of the Russian Coun eil of the Empire.. Gray Silver was nominated for* - ator in the Jackson county (W.VI .) primaries. A census bureau reort shows that there are 3.40),000 telenhonIes in the United States. with nearly G,000,000, (00 calls a year. The contest before the arbitrators in the matter of the Raleigh & Pam licno Soud Railway and the Glen w i nopnny comii:nues at Raleigh: an i robably .ast at least 2 wekl:gr. it in not yet(~ kn:owr