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t VSEATHER TODAY X PcP orth Carolina : TEMPERATURE: . Temperature for tht pa ?4 hours: Maximum, 73 . Minimum. 54. ZZZZZ -Ji-llJLL -JL, V JUL.. Jj VjjJL Nl JL JL -1L J PQ JL o 1 M,n,mum' 54' -1 Vol VI RALEIGH. N.' C FRIDAY. MAY 20, 1904. No. 82 SO JAP WAR VESSELS DESTROYED BY ACCIDENT fiilS Si Yostiino Rammed by tte Kasuga and Sunk Battleship Hatsuse Ran on Mine and Went5 to the BottomMany of the Crews Perished r M a? 19. Vice-Admiral Togo third squadron was returning from ; a follows: one of the lawyers appointed to defend the negro said there was nothing: on which to appeal. Judge Cooke and Solicitor Brooks have both refused to SiSTl a. rtetltinn to tho crnvornnr osklnir . T . 4 . . a .-w. O ; x un Annur on uie 10m aunng a aeep for a cnange of sentence to life im ALBERT POWELL TO HANG JUNE 30 No Ground for Appeal Other Matters in Durham Court Durham. N. C. May 19. Special. Al bert Powell, a negro charged with Alfred Daniels the murderer of Furni crlmlnally assaulting- his own daugh- j fold G. Simmons, who was shot down ter, has been sentenced to ' hang on ; on his plantation In September 1903 June 30th. He was sentenced last night ! while driving trespassers from hunting just before dark, the jury returning a on his land, was hanged today in Tren verdlct after being out of the court ton. the county seat of Jones. Dan room elighteen minutes. No appeal jiels was carried to the gallows about will be taken to the supreme court, as 1:35 pi. m. and at 1:38 the trap felL ALFRED DANIELS r ENTERS ETERNITY Murderer of F. G. Simmons Has Paid the Penalty New Bern, N. C, May 19. Special. The prisoner hung for twenty-two min utes .before he was pronounced dead. It Is said Daniels confessed while in jail that he shot Mr. Simmons, but claimed it was In self defense, Whii on the gallows the prisoner advised Two Prominent Men Are Held for Ransom Ah American Citizen and i British Subject in the Hands of Bandits and Held for Ransom from Rear Admiral Dewa fog the cruiser Toshino was struck by prlsonment. It looks now as if there j all his hearers to profess religion, as he he Cruisers ICasura. nl th rrnU.r TTa n tra nff Shantung nrn. I . . . .. ... ,? me cruisers nausea, ana tne cruiser Kasuga off Shantung pro- , tn h anirint, ,,. t,0 , Ililed during a fog ofT Port montory and was sunk. Ninety of her!flrgt since the county was formed. y r. r May 15th. The Toshino crew were saved. The same day, when r:.;y ninety of her crew being ten miles southeast of Laotoshan with 'other vessels, the battleship Hatsuse c letalls of the disaster. Vice-1 was "struck by a floating mechanical Toco says: mine and sunk. Just .then the Rus- :rtn minutes past one In the sian flotilla, consisting of sixteen tor- . ot May 15th, In a dense fog pedo boats and destroyers, approached, f,vr Arthur, the Kasuga rammed but were repulsed by the Japanese r Vrhir. sinking the latter In a 'cruisers, who saved three hundred of r. r.-.;i'". Ninety of her crew were the Hatsuse's crew, Including Admiral fcrI jNashelo and Captain Nakao." -Tk.e - n:e morning the Hatsuse, j The legation has also received a dls rruHing off Port Arthur, cover- j patch giving an account of the Jap r the l.nding of the soldiers, struck anese losses in the battle of the Talu tt . i ten knots southeast of . the . river. It says: v,rvr entrance. She signaled for- "General Kurkl reports the exact .3 ar.J Instantly struck another ' number of casualties in the battle of he sank in half an hour. Three the Yalu on the Japanese side as killed iri-i of her crew were saved by tor- ;218, Including five officers, and wound ;: beats." ' ed "S3, including 33 officers. Thirteen T:. Toshino was a cruiser of 4.1S0 hundred and sixty-three Russian r- ,.p.ncement and 15,000 indicated corpses were burled by the Japanese ;.-..-wer. She was built In Eng- forces and 613 Russian prisoners were 5. launched In 1S92, was 350 taken. Guns and ammunition of war ?. hid 45H feet beam and her; captured -consisted of two 13-Inch i-.f: i IT feet. Her armament con- quick-firing guns, eight quick-firing z rour o-incn guns, eigni .4-macnine guns, i.ici rines, a numoer vi T't r-ins and twenty-three 3-pound- j horses and a large quantity of ammu-.-i 5h had five torpedo tubes, her'rmion. clothing tents, etc. At Fen-i.-r.cr i dck was 4i inches thick and chuang quantities of ammunition. ir c-n positions were protected by clothing and provisions were captured." tlS.l 44 Inches in thickness. The r:ir's speed was estimated to be :-rr.:y-three knots, her coal capacity i? 1.0 tons and her crew numbered ; cruder with which the Toshino g a wmoaramfni ran Ar nur n riiied mny be the Kasaga (or Ka- r?!. a crui'r of 5.416 tons, built in ?i::adiphla in 1S97-9S, or It may be t Story Told by Russian Refugees Chefoo, May 19. Thirteen Russian refugees from Dalny assert that dur ing a bombardment of Port Arthur on Monday, after the Japanese battleship Shiklshima and cruiser Asama struck The grand jury is making the "boys", skip around this week. Yesterday and j today odcers have been searching the county ror witnesses oraerea Derore tne grand jury. Probably one hundred have been summoned up to this time. These witnesses are wanted to ascer tain If there Is any whiskey being sold in this county, and If so who is doing the selling. What information the jury is getting Is not known, and a report and presentments will be sent up to the court at the end of the session. Two suits for damage have been In stituted against Mr. "W. M. Yearby. druggist. These suits are for $2,500 each, and are brought by Frank How ard and J. D. Leathers. Some time last March, one Sunday night, Leathers went to the Edgemont drug store and while the head clerk was out pur chased what he thought was Jamaica ginger from a young clerk. The pur chase proved to be bslla donna, and the two men who had the thirst that called for Jamaica ginger came very near "passing in their checks." Now they want pay for the terrible "mental and bodily sufferings."- The cases willj be heard later in the year. had done, and hoped they all would lead a better life. The refugees assert armorel cruiser Kpsuga. formerly."- ; " " ryn'f i. Morlno. purchased from Argentina ; owed them a telegram from Port s Italy and taken by British omcers f to " Zi'Z i.h the Nis-'hlnln. bought by Japan m Argentina, and formerly the Riv- ilixlx to Japan, just previous to the rr.fcreak of the war. The Hatsuse was a battleship of of the Japanese ships.' They say that the Russian torpedo boats went out of the harbor, but retired when the Jap anese received reinforcements. The entrance of the harbor, they say, P.- tons displacement and of the;fl" comin, . IZ C.a :-t moduli She was only completed but the sunken steamships that blocked i I y w,- built in England, was 400 .lt were removed. This made a pass Ad. had 764 feet beam, drew 27; age, but a dangerous one. The fleet Indicated has reen oraerea io reuum i bor until the arrival of Aamirai oxrya loff. The refugees made a statement to the Russian consul In which they four 12-inch guns, fourteen i moameu riir w Z l' h ru,.s. twenty 12-pounders. eight snid it s the battleship uji, not n 'j-1r and four 24-pounders. sne Awma. t f-vjr torrMo tubes. Her estimated :vn 13.11 knots. Her crew num- f-t of wnter. had 16.300 . power and was fitted with water- k t-Ur. She was completely ar- i with steel: her armament con- FRANK DAVIS HANGED Condemned Man Declared His Innocence to the Last Kinston, N. C, May 19. Special. Frank Davis was hanged here today between twelve and one o'clock. The execution took place in the county jail and was strictly private, only the phy sicians, necessary assistants, guards, and the required number of good and lawful citizens to witness the due exe cution of the law, together with the officers, were present. Davis was con victed of the murder of Chas. Pate at the November term 1903 of Lenoir su perior court. The case was appealed to the supreme court and the lower court was affirmed. Davis declared to the last that he was innocent. PRESBYTERIANS MEET Will Consider Union of North errTand Southern Churches X : Mobile,' Ala., May 19. The forty fourth general assembly of the South ern Presbyterian church convened to day in the Government Street Presby terian" church. Several hundred dele gates are in attendance. After a ser mon by the retiring moderator. Dr. A. C Hopkins, of the First Presbyterian church of Charleston, W. Va., the as sembly was called together and Dr. W. A. Alexander read the roll call of com missioners appointed. The most Im portant matter to come before the as sembly is the proposed union of the northern and southern churches. The question of union with the Dutch Re form church will also be considered. The states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia are embraced in the general assembly and delegates are present from all. The two negrb delegates. both from Alabama, are in attendance. The conference begun last night by the representatives of five theological semi naries supportea oy tne cnurcn, was continued today. The work of the conference is to pre pare for the general assembly papers dealing with the management of educa tional Institutions, at which young men are - prepared for the. ministry. The general assembly will be in session ten days. Tangier, Morocco, May 19.-An Amer ican citizen named Perdlcarla and his stepson, a British subject, were carried off by the well known bandit, Ralsuli and his followers last night and will doubtless be held for a heavy ransom. The captives were staying at Perdicaris summer residence, only three miles from Tangier, when the bandits attack ed and captured them. Perdicaris is of Greek origin, but is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He Is very wealthy and has lived in Tangier for years. He married an English woman, whose son is his companion in captivity. Foreigners are much excited by this bold raid, so near Tangier, and attrib ute It to the supineness of the govern ment in failing to punish the bandits who last year captured Walter D. Har ris, the correspondent in Morocco, of The London Times, and their failure to deal with general lawlessness in the district. Atlantic squadron and is on his way tq Madagascar by the European route." He left San Juan, Porto Rico, on April 14 with the armored cruiser Brooklyn, the cruiser Atlanta and the gunboatf Marietta and Caetlne, the two first bound for Tenerlffe and the gunboaU for Los Palmos. also in the Canaries Tht distance from San Juan Is 2,700 miles and the squadron should reach the Canaries by Monday. Tht Bandit's Terms for Riltast Tangier, May 19. Ralsuli, the leade of the kidnappers, has written an ex ultant letter to Mohammld El Torres,' the Sultan's foreign minister here de manding the withdrawal of the imperial troops from his district, the release o several of his followers who art In prison here, and the remoA-al of the present Basha. When these demand are complied with he will Inform th foreign minister how he intends to dis pose of his captives. 741 men. D sister as Reported In Washington TMhtr-mn. May 19. An official re V". Toklo of the sinking of two 't-,',.' r-vits by collision nnd mines . r.-"iv.l at the Japanese legation !. if"rronn. The dispatch" says: An fr.U Toi-o reports that while the richted. according to their story, and cruisers towed her off, but It was not believed that she could reach port. They declared that the Shiklshima sank within two minutes after striking the mine. Tht Russians Seem Bewildered London. May 19. It is reported that I Cossacks have destroyed the bridge at (Continued on page2.) Knox Urged to Indict the Tobacco Trust H23 Decided to Take Indirect Freiiminary Steps and Asks Subordinates to Report on Violations of Interstate Law rr 10th. relative to the British American Tobacco Company, Limited, I have re ferred it with Its . enclosures to air. Abraham M. Tillman. Tnlted States attorney for the. middle district of Ten nessee with direction to receive any evidence you may possess or that may be submitted by you or others, tend ing to show a violation of the federal law relative to .restraints on inter state or foreign commerce and with further direction to report such evi dence to me with his opinion as to its efficiency to establish a violation of the law. "Yours respectfully, P. C. KNOX." In this case the same procedure is being followed as in the merger case. The dpartment is doing business through one of its district attorneys. Some criticism is manifested on the ground in other cases, notably that of the peons of Alabama wherein the de partment took the inltative and inves tigater the matter direct, with a fund which It has for that purpose. It is Intended that the full facts shall be brought out respecting the operations of the tobacco trust In its alleged discrimination against the to- shelr detriment in defiance of bacco growers and if possible a case - recently construed by the made out against it. The department, rurt in the railroad merger" however, appesrs to be only nominally "i'r-y have appealed to the ot-" interested in the proposition and has -r:l to act and Judging from . not entered Into the spirit 01 me pro ceeding In a manner caicuiaiea 10 arouse the highest hopes of those de siring a prosecution In the courts. In fact many believe that the tobacco trust may , be one of thoee against which the administration is not going : r.spiytn t0 your letter- of Mayto Tun amuck" .very, strenuous! a . Mrston, May 19. Special. A t fcrrr General Knox is being pressed fcv.itutt proceedings- against .the 7,vrro Trust and he has decided to 4 l- !;r?t preliminary steps In the tv'r r.d his subordinates have beoo 1 to report as to whether pro---r hall be inaugurated for vlola of th law pertaining to Inter-state rr. - and the restraint of trade. '"n rialnants to Mr. Knox in the ar members of the Hous of Rep- ''- .,. r .11., .lota In TkTirt. K'-uucicy. North Carolina and ites growi.15 tobacco. These 'f-ri rnrMpnl lh tobaCCO Dlant- 7 !alrn that the trust, other J u lJritih American Tobacco :''rf---. Limited, is pursuing Us bus- ri--.vei today rrom air. i.nw :r -torts ar not without some de- u 5. Representatives uam x Ti-nre5se this morning was 'In f ih- following letter from the REED SMOOT'S APPEAL The Mormons Must Rally to Roosevelt and Save the Day Salt Lake City, Utah, May 19. Sen ator Reed Smoot made a remarkable appeal to an audience composed en tirely of Mormons last night. In his address the apostle declared that Roosevelt could not carry New York, and that the Mormons must rally to his support, carry Utah and save the day for the Republican ticket. Apostle Smoot is considered here as one of President Roosevelt's closest friends and advisers, and the statement that Roosevelt cannot carry New York, coming from him, is considered ex cathedra. In fact, it Is stated that Senator Smoot's urgent appeal to the TWO MEN STRUCK IN THUNDER STORM Ona Killed and the Other Knocked Senseless on Railroad Washington, N. C May 19. Special. On yesterday during a terrible thunder storm a white man by the name of James Boyd was struck by lightning and instantly killed, and another white man named James Sawyer was knocked senseless. Sawyer fell across the track of the log road belonging to Mr. Surry Parker, situated about eight miles from Pinetown, and the log train backing ran over him, mangled his arm to such an extent that it was amputated later by Dr. Tayloe of this, city and Dr. Hun ter of Pinetown. The case of State vs. John Reid and James Moore, for the murder of John Rue is now In progress. The state will only ask for a verdict of murder In the second degree. Messrs. Rodman and Rodman, C. F. Warren and D. F. James of Greenville appear for the defendants. Delaware Political Battle Utah apostles was the result of a con- Dover, Del., May 19. After a well- ference he held with President Roose- attended meeting here this afternoon, velt early last week, and is the first ; tha Democratic state committee con appeal for help from the Roosevelt j eluded to call together the Democrats managers. The Mormon apostle's of Delaware in state convention on friends give President Roosevelt credit j Tuesday, June 7th, after the primaries for delaying the Smoot investigation j on Saturday, June 4th. Thus the first which has been on in Washington, and jun of the campaign In which the are using this fact to make capital for Roosavelt. The Registrar Cases Ashevllle, N. C May 19. Special. In the federal court yesterday evening the bonds of registrars . Farrell and Bumgardner, who were Indicted in 1902 for refusing to register negroes, were renewed and the cases set for hearing at the November term of court. This is the fourth time the cases have been continued and the. bonds renewed. It was said today that the case against registrar John Simpson of Rutherford county, would be. called In the United States court at Charlotte next month. - Delaware Democracy is again to rally to a battle royal with the forces of J. Edward Addicks, who has already begun his biggest fight of all times, for the domination of Delaware and admission to the United States Senate, was fired. Federal Judge George Gray's friends are determined to have the delegation pledged for his support Back up Demands for Release Washington, May 19 The state de partment received full confirmation of the kidnannins: through a cablegram from United States Concul Gummere, J dated at Tangier today. The consul s report is to this effect: Mr. Perdicaris, a prominent American citizen, long a resident of Tangier, and rich and well known, and his stepson, Mr. Varley, a British subject, were car ried off last night from their country house, three miles from Tangier by a large band of native brigands, headed by Raisuli, the bandit, who carried off Mr. Harris last year. The Peridiearis house was broken into about 8:30 o' clock last evening while the family were in the drawing room and the two men were carried away. Mr. Gummere and the British minis ter have sent a special carrier to the court to inform the sultan's deputy to comply with all the requirements the brigands make in this matter and to insist that the terms demanded by Raisuli shall be granted in order to obtain the release of the captives. 'Acting Secretary Loomis was in con sultation today with Captain Wtnslo w of the navigation bureau, navy depart ment, respecting the dispatch of a United States warship to Tangier to back up the consul's demand. Of course there are a number of British warships within a few hours sailing and It is un derstood that as Mr. Gummere is co operating with the British consel there will be no hesitation on the part of the British government in hurrying a Brit ish warship to the scene. To Recall Ambassador Paris, May 19. The Temps says that the government has decided to recall M. Nissard, the French ambassador tq the Vatican, if the published text o( the Pope's protest to the powers con cerning the slights put upon him by? France in connection with President' Loubet's visits to Rom shall prove accurate. Cotton as Contraband London, May 19. In the House o Lords today Lord Lansdowne stated that Sir Charles Harding, British am bassador to Russia, had telegraphed that Russia's notification that sM would treat cotton as contraband oj war applied only to raw cotton, suita-j ble for the manufacture of explosives. It was not meant to apply to plec soods. Warships Ordered to Tangiers Washington, May 19. In accordance with a request from Acting Secretary of State Loomis, acting Secretary of the Navy Darling sent a telegram to Tenriffe, Canary Islands, to be deliv ered to Rear Admiral Chadwick upon his arrival there, directing him to send a warship of his squadron to Tangiers where additional instructions will be sent to her commander If necessary. Admiral Chadwick commands the South Shut Down for Lack of Orders Johnstown, Pa., May 19. The rail mill, the nine-inch mill and the plate mill, all departments of the Cambria! Steel Company, are closed down and the employes are idle. The cause o the shut-down is due to lack of orders. Tonight the men employed in the Con nemaugh mine of the company werfl notified that it would shut down Indefi nitely Saturday. Plans are also beinrf made to bank at least one and perhaps two of the big blast furnaces. Thd steel car plant of the company Is also idle and will not be started up for soma time. Destroyed by Explosion Newark, N. J., May 19 A terrific ex plosion today in a frame building at the plant of the Armitage Varnish Company on Dawson street destroyed the structure and shattered the win dows for blocks around. The only per son known to have been injured wa Florence Wrigley, fifteen years old, ay employe of the company. She was lr the yard and was struck by flying d brls, being badly hurt. John L. Armitage, the head of thi varnish company, says that the build ing blown up belongs to the Petrifold company and not to the Armitage company. Reeking and Tottering in the Hands of a Weakling Corean Independence in a Shaky Condition Empe ror a Prey to Witches and fortune Tellers Who Infest the Palace Restraining Order Asked Seoul, via Chefoo. May 19. Corean in- dpnendence is tottering. The touri reeks with intrigues. A weak empiror is appointing and removing a faction torn cabinet and is concentrating in himself whatever semblance of govern ment the country still possesses. Y.?t he is a complete prey to the witches and fortune tellers who are infesting the palace and the victim of two schem City platform element of the party is already vigorously fighting the plan. Wreck at Burlington Burlington, N. C, May 19. Special. The second section of the through freight, No. 172, , west-bound, was de railed at the western end of the yard here at 10:10 this morning. Seven cars loaded with pig-iron were derailed and Salisbury, N. C, May 19. Special, ditched, but no damage was done be- In Rowan superior court here today a yond bent axles and shattered beams. petition was filed before Judge Justice The derailed cars were replaced by asking for a temporary restraining or der against the town of Spencer to prohibit the corporation from, collect ing its taxes as levied last year. It is claimed the rate is in conflict with the general state law governing rates. ..The action was made returnable at a later date, and the result of the Injunction la -unknown. from beginning to end, but the Kansas j mg. women who enjoy Japanese sup port. The most powerful of t .i'.fe ranks as chief concubine and has been para mount since the empress was murdered. She is ndw'the first lady in waiting. She has acted as interpret during im perial audiences and received marked attention from the MarquH Ito during that statesman's recent visit to Seoul. Today she is recognized as the go-between for Minister Kuyashi and the emperor. She steadily crjulre3 power by pledging her alleged Japanese in fluence in support of Ladv Om's aspi ration to the position of emprs. Mean time it is well known that Hyenyungun is a Japanese protege. He Is. notorious ly dishonorable, as he has proved in several civil positions. Last January he was a major, but has already beer, promoted to be a general and vice min ister of war. Foreigners are surprised at the wi the train crew, assisted by Section master B. O. Garvin and the local crew, and were side-tracked to await train inspection. Passenger traffic was delayed about an hour and a half. Conductor Waddell was in charge of the train, and Engineer Field of the engine. The cause of the accident was : scrupulous gang of Coreans forced into office bx-the-Japanestt Tvtio;.sireforret-Coweflk IfitrVnatlVei In control. ting the failure of similar taction hi 1895. Doubt is widespread of the sin cerity of tht promised reform, because it is inexplicable why they should b alienating the respectable tlemen. and leaving tht creation of tht ntw party to discredited politicians. The numerous recent resignation! from the cabinet art largely traceable to fear of the Japanese and their pro teges, who refust to recognlet the old officials. The landed famille hesitate to fill offices in this transition period. dreading the war and Its uncertainties. The Japanese art thus clearing the field for a new party and emperor. The provincial chiefs art reported to desire the return of the Russians be cause they are Ignorant of the worst features of the Russian rule, while they are sadly aware that Japanese occu pation means the appropriation of tht entire country. The Japanese agges sively control the Corean telegraph system and demands the fishing rights of three western provinces claimed by China. They have also obtained ex tensive trading privileges from muni cipal governments for Japanese com--munities. Minister Hayashi repeatedly urges the emperor to move the east palact near the Japanese quarters. The em peror fears to leave the Imaginary se curity of the vicinity of the legation and the foreigners' residences. Eleven Japanese advisers expect to assume the direction of the financial and political administration within a month. Last Monday Minister Hayashi ad vised the court that when it under takes to employ foreign advisers or U renew present contracts it must submii, the proposition to the Japanese I"?-' fion. The Japanese grip is beonmfn complete. The Coreans are everyvh" suppressed. Daily street scenes g-w evidence that even the coolies hold tho 1 !
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