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r '' ,1 . V ' ' ' 1 1 5, V SUBSCRIPflON: J58.CO PER YEAR. CHARLQTTE, N. MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12. 1904. PRICE FIVE CENi 41 X p. PILGRIMAGE OP THE EDITORS. fIDEUOHTI ON ROSEMOUXT TRIP. Oaly a, VrattnMM . Iaaaetaatloa :, Cms Ptaee Jadge Park Hair la "' the Red-Hradad ( ! Tt Edltera $ M Tbemarlvra at -Hane Rose W ( a KralliatUa af the Cona- ' try Home The CuaaNaM til at V. Baae Darin Hla neeekv Bat Hli - Denaeaaor Simply Denoted Hla Ia . tease sincerity. BY W. A. HILDEBHASD. Special to The Observer. '? . New York, Sept. 11 In making the trip to Esopus with the editors the writer made several mental notes Which are perhaps worthy of recital. Jt was Interesting to note the things that caught the attention of that crowd of 500 pilgrims. Ait soon as the boat hove In sight of the Parker home, some landlubber, to again speak in nautical teuns, yelled to the crowd to look a aft, as he had discovered . the place where Judge Parker was wont to take his plunge. He Indicated a snot near the boat house and landing. It perhaps was not the exact spot at all. but scores of people looked long at the place where the reporters sought Judge Par ker to tell him of his nomination for ProBldent of the United States. Rose mount la a perfect realisation of the .American country home. The house stands upon a hill high above, but Just a short distance from the historic Hud son, and the fine farming land to the rear, with Its orchards, vineyards, and Its full barns and "cattle upon a thou sand hills," affords a home where one could live always with a feelinar of un alloved content. . A GLIMPSE .OF ROSEMOUNT. Editor Shipmah, of The Brevard Hustler, voiced the .sentiment of a good many people when he told Mrs. Pa ker that he did not blame the judge for his disinclination to leave Rose mount for more than four years. Mrs. I ii ker replied that she did enjoy her hoiTf immensely, but laughingly ob' served that the White House might fce an agreeable place to live for awhile. V Is all a mistake, that report thlf relic hunters, vandalistically inclined, l-i:ve stripped even the branches from tre fruit trees. There Is even plenty or fruit lert on the trees, although the crop la lighter than It was when before the sentiment-moulders paid the place n visit. Just after the speech-making the curious ones of the crowd inau Ku rated a search for the show-pieces of the place, the dog Teddy, the one black sheep, and ox team, which is said to have a place in the 'judge's affections, and then, after curiosity had been sat lijfled the sense of hunger asserted It ret and an expedition was organized f'r the purpose of foraging for fruit Plenty of It was found, an1 while ed itors and their friends were knocking down apples the generalissimo and his lieutenants of the estate looked on with a good humor that must have been cultivated on former occasions. They don't mmd, as they are doubtless under Instructions to let guests do pretty much anything they care to short of carrying off the .trees. JUDGE PARKER'S FACE. When Judge Parker stepped out up On the veranda to make his speec there was Instantly much low-toned discussion concerning the color of the candidate's hair. To the writer It seemF that only the most venturesome imag Ination can place Judge Parker in the red-headed class, in good and reg ular standing. However, there need be no defection among the red-headed on account of this publication, for the Judge's mustache is distinctly red, and his face Is red to his eyebrows. 8eri ously. Judge Parker has a good face face that bespeaks Intelligence and beneficence, and If the man's breast is not filled with the mllk- of huma kindness, and his bruin not marked by a high order of ability, then there is nothing In appearances. Perhaps it will be urged by partisans that his letter of acceptance, and his utterances since that time, are do not bear out this as sertion. ut anyway, that Is the way he looks. There was not a person of that 500 who did not come away with , the Impression that, with acquaintance Judge Parker would Immediately find a place In the affections of men, as well as excite their admiration. After hav Ing come face to face with the candi date there comes to mind the words of his clerical friend, Mr. Van Slyke. who thus appraises the mania personal at tractlveness and general worth. "He Is neither sly nor sinister, but straight forward and transparent; he never poses or plots to win his way by any of that artfulness which seeks to fool the people. His genuineness is self -at testing." HIS INTENSE SINCERITY. Just before Judge Parker commenc ed speaking his appearance was such as to suggest that lie felt worried, and 111 at ease. He did not smile once, and there was about him an air of con straint, but later It was realized that this demeanor simply denoted an in tense sincerity, which was thrown aside when the hand shaking began. A friend of the family explained to the writer that Judge Parker never felt comfort able any more while speaking, although he was at one time looked upon as one of the best stump speakers In the State. This Is 'because some of the newspaper men at Esopua have mlsrep resented nlm. Now he reads every thing he has to say directly from man uscript, bo there will be no opportunity to , put words In his mouth. It Is evl dent that some of the papers have sent ..tttEsopua .aama .representatives whom the Democratic candidate and his friends look upon, with constant suspi cion. . This intelligence was heard with keen regret by newspaper, men who never, think, of going outside of the ethics of the profession, In their search for a story, and to whom Judge Par ker, or President Roosevelt, for that matter, could talk with the utmost freedom. But there are all sorts of people In New York, Rla Graaa flo4 Dart Much Daan- , Alolnei Tex.. Beot. 11. The Rio Grande Is " , In flood and great destruction of property i i-is ""'(iy resulted at rrealdio ael Nor- 1 te. Ojinito and many other smaller aet- i, ' tlemonu situated on both sides of the rlvar ' for a distance of 900 miles. According ' f. to information received to-day from a ' , ! mounted courier, who came direct from ' ' , I PreMdla del Norte, more than 100 house of that town, including the United States i customs house, were washed away by the . flood. The-flood la said to have swept way whole settlements of houses occupied ,v ' ' 1 ; by Mexicans between Presidio del Norte ' , and BoqullltfS. No reports of loss of life have been received. . MKMORIAd SERVICES. Maxataaaat Trlbate Paid the Meat ory af the Lmtm Prafeeaar Blvlaa at Trtalty ISxerelsea Held la Craveav Mraaorlal Halt-A. Seraaaa by Dr. Kilce. Special to The Observer. Durham. Sept. : lfc--Jrlarely In tyorth Carolina has a higher tribute been paid a man than was paid to the late Prof. J. S. Btvins, head master of Trinity Park High School, In the services in his memory at Craven Memorial Hall, Trin ity College,: this morning. The services were conducted by Dr. J C. dCilgo, pres ident of the college, assisted by the min isters of the several Methodist churches in Durham, at all of which there were no services on account of the memorial services. Besides the 450 students of the college and high school, eight or nine hundred people from the city attended the service. The music waa by a spe cial choir. The services were Impres sive. A tribute from the faculty was read by Dr. Edwin Minis, and at times during that reading and the services by Dr. Kilgo, there wee tears In the eyes of many. The services were begun by the read ing of the twenty-third Psalm by Dr. Beaman. Dr. Kligo then read a lesson from the nmt chapter of the eplBtle of Paul to Timothy. The tribute of the faculty was earnest and touching. It was, In part, as fol lows: "We. the faculty of Trinity College, have heard with deep grief of the death of Headmaster Joseph Francis Btvins In view of his relation to this Institu tion as student alumnus and headmas ter of Trinity Park School, we desire to put on record an expression of our es timate of his work and our apprecia tion of his character. He will always remain In our memories as an ideal stu dent, active and aggressively Identified with every Interest of college lite. As literary editor of The Archive he did more than any other man to give it tone and dignity among college periodi cals. As a member of the Columbian Literary Society he was in the fore front of nil efforts looking to the de velopment of debating and oratory. He was the first student in a brilliant and promising classalways energetic, sym pathetic and accessible to Ideas. He was a leader In the religious life of the college, deeply Interested In bringing his fellow students to see that the man liest life is a genuine Christian life. Coming Into his prime as a student at the beginning of the present admlnis- tnation. he co-operated with the presi dent and faculty In every effort to cre ate a healthy public sentiment. His most distinctive contribution to Trinity College was the development of Trinity Park School an institution which has made possible an Improvement In the college work and an extension to Its constituency. The work he did at Trin ity Park School in developing right standards In preparatory training was being felt throughout the State. By building up a worthy and successful In stitutlon and by his contact with his fellow teachers, he made a deep Im pression. Nor was his influence connnea to educational circles. His gifts as a public speaker and preacher gave him access to a large number of people who were looking to him as one of the best balanced and most Inspiring lead ers of the future. Magnetic In his de livery, prophetic In his message, he was being felt as a distinctive power In the State. When all of his achievements have been noted, there yt remains as i final impression his bouyant, abound ing personality, at once the secret of his Influence and the assurance of u future of untold possibilities." The sermon of Dr. Kilgo followed this tribute, which was well delivered by Dr. Mims. The sermon was moat power ful at times eloquent and made a pro found Impression on the congregation, almost all of whom were personal friends or students of the late Prof. Blvlns. NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. No Content la the Convention Over the Uubernatorlal Nomination I.lkely. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 11. This has been a day of informal conferences among the Republican leaders gath ered here In advance of the State con vention called for Wednesday noon. At a late hour' to-night there seems to be a general Impression that there will be no contest in the convention over the nomination for Governor; that the mat ter will be practically settled in con ference not later than Tuesday night Governor Odell and Senator Piatt had a long talk this morning, went driving together this afternoon and were to gether at dinner at Saratoga Lake to night. After the morning conference Governor Odell said: "Senator Piatt and I have had an ex tended talk over the general situation and are agreed that the business of this convention Is to nominate for Gov ernor the strongest possible candidate. At this hour It appears that the ques tion of nominees has practically nar- rowea aown to Mr. Woodruff and Lieu tenant Hlgglna, as the two men having Denina mem tne most sentiment. How ever, we need to have conference with men from all parts of the State before we can know how the sentiment of the Republicans of the State really stands m tne matter. Possibly we mav find a man stronger than either of these two." The Governor refused to express any reierence Deiween Messrs. HigKlns and Woodruff. "I am for the nomination of Woodruff," eald Senator Piatt, "and as Governor Odell tells me he has no candidate, I should think there was a good chance of Mf Woodruff s nomhta tlon by the convention." Belmont Call on Jnde Parker, Neirro Troona stoned. ' . Esopus, Sept. 11. August Belmont, of ew i org, a memDer or tne national executive committee, arrived at Rom mount at 9:15 to-night. He waa met there by Wm. P. Sheehan, chairman of the executive committee and a long conference was held with. -Judge Par ker. Mr. Belmont left for New York at a late hour. Judge Parker declined to discuss the conference. . Another Heavy' BBB-asement in Buenos Ay res. Sept 1L A further heavy engagement between the Insur gents and the troops of the govern ment in which the latter are reported to have been defeated, la said to hare oc curred in , Uruguay. Rumor concern ing the casualties are conflicting. Nego tiations petween the raraguyan a-ov- ernment and ths revolutionists there are im proceeding-. - , s - ' - , MBMOVi HENRY G. DAVIS IN NEW YORK LKAU1KU IJKMOIBAT TO CUKFKH. The laaaes of the taaiualSB to Ba Ularaat-d br a Mwllag la the Ma troHlla Klrat Uvaeral I'laa at lantpalarn !St Altogether Wllhoet (rltlrlam Mr. Dm via Telia Chair, man Tansart That the Democrat a Are Hunetal of t arrying Weal Vir ginia The Vlca Prraldentlal Can didate Mar Vlalt Eaopaa. New York, Sept. 11. The visit to New York of Henry 11. Davis, the lHnocrat Ic nominee for Vice President, at thix time will be nvade the ot'Cttaion of a conierence or Democratic leudcra upoi the iHsues of the cumimiKii. Senator Gorman, of Muryland. will arrive here to-murrow and Win. K. Sheehun, chair man of the national executive commit tee, and Cord Meyer, chairman of the Htate committee, will return from their visit to EsotiuH, where they have, con ferred with Judge Parker. It Is ponsl ble that David B. Hill will come from Albany. JmneH J. Smith, of New Jer sey; John H. McLean, of Ohio; Jumes M. Guffey, of Pennsylvania; August uelinont and DeLrfnicey Nleoll, of New York, and Secretary Urey Woodson will be present ut the conference. Mr. Davis 'thinned to come to New York hour- time ago and desires to exchange views with the leaders here. Senutoi "Mini! n has not been In New York since the first meeting of the executive committee. It was unnouru-ed ut the time of the appointment of the execu tive committee that Senator Gorman would be in close touch with The Dem ocratic campaign and that the mana gers would have the benefit of his ad vice ami counsel.' Several Dttnocruts among tliuse who urged that Oormtt be made chairman of the national com mittee suggested lust week that the Maryland Senator should come to New York and that liis advice be sought to various features of the campaign. It has not yet been determined whethei Senator tiorinun will make any indefi nite stay In the city. It is expected that the conference of Democratic lead ers will be general and all plana of the iinpalgn will be discussed t he work that has been done iih well as the pro posed work of the future. The first general plan of the cam paign was to devote September to or ganization and October to active Meld work, in the way of speeches and club meetings, making it more vlgorouR from day to day and the last two weeks the most Important ami Intense of all. I his plan has not been altogether with out criticism and there has been a de mand from some prominent Democrats that the active work should be com menced at ome and the people aroused to the usual Interest of a presidential canvas. It is expected that this matter is onv of the Questions that will be taken up during the conference. Dem ocratic leaders here do not anticipate that any change of plan will result ut Judge Parker has known and approv ed what has been done. It has not Vet been determined that Mr. Davis will visit Judge Parker ut this time. It was not his intention to go to Esopus when he cutne to New York," but in case Judge Parker desires to consult him Mr. Davis will go to ltosemount. chairman Taggart culled on Mr. Davis at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to day, but the political situation was not discussed at any length. Mr. Taggari was told that the Democrats were hope ful in West Virginia and were making every effort to carry the State; that there were large pluralities to overcome but that the united Democracy and divided Republicans would make Dem ocratic success possible. Senator Davis said that he was quite sanguine of suc cess in West Virginia, Chairman Taggart will leave for the West Wednesday und will spend a day at French Lick Springs, in Indiana, and several days at Indianapolis and Chicago. While there he will take up the subject of Western headquarters. The subject will be Ulscussed at the coming conference, but it is not ex pected that definite announcement will be made until Mr. Taggart returns, WORK A mom; NKUHOKM. Hrv. C. J. Thorauaon ltrtarna to Hap ham Krom Attendance Ipoa Meet inn of torn nilaalon Rental aa of I. ale Jh- Fuualiee ,Kxpected To Day. Special to The Observer. Durham. Sept. 11. Rev. C. J. Thomp son, pastor of the First Baptist church, has returned from Atlanta, to which place he went to attend the conference between a commission appointed by the .Southern Baptist Convention and the Home Mission Board. This conference was held on Thursday and was for the purpose of considering the negro ques tlon from a religious standpoint. The object was to devise means by which $15,000 could be raised to which the Home Mission Board agrees to add a like amount for work among the ne groes. Mr. Thompson said that the meeting was largely attendd, but there is nothing to give out at this time. In a short while, he said, a statement would be prepared and issued to the public. The remains of Guy Fouahee, the young man who died whlje seeking health in Texas.wil 1 arrive here to morrow. The funeral service will be conducted from the First Baptist church and the interment will take place In the city cemetery. The deceased went to Texas 'With his mother a little more thun a month ago and the mother died soon after reaching there. Now the son. In dead. Consumption wus the cause of their deaths. TRAIN U1C1.D 1 1'. Foar Maakrd Men Secure Auont S1I.4HM1 From a Canadian I'arlfle Express. Winnipeg; Man., Sept. 11. -The Cana dian Pacaflc Ralfroad west-bound trans-continental express, was held up by four masked men last night at :30, Four and one-half miles west af Mis sion Junction. At the point of revol vers the express messenger was com pelled to hand over the valuables and the safe was dynamited. The registered mall was also ransacked. The robbers escaped to the bush and are supposed to have 'crossed the "boundary. They secured about $6,000 from the expjress safe. ' I - Caagreaaman Vnderwood Weda, at Aahevllle. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 11. Con gressman Of W. Underwood, of the ninth, Alabama district, was man-led last night In Aahevllle, N. C, to JtUss Prtha Woodward, daughter of J. H. Wpodward. president: Wood ward tron Company, jta Alabama millionaire. 81)R6WNEI)INTHRIKUWARE STKAMKH CRASHKs I MO 1. AIM II. The I-atter Waa Cat la Two aad Klaht a ,,the Twrlvr Oeeapanta Draward-Tha Partr, All at Whom H raided la Philadelphia. Had Hern I p the River on a I'leaanre Trip Whea Bwata Fauni the Veaael Reached (he ttrrne Onl Knar lvr aoaa Con Id Re Hern strnasllaa In the Darkaraa. Philadelphia, Sept. 11. The Delaware river steamer. Columbia, on its way from this city to Bristol, Pa., to-night crushed Into a steam launch about 10 miles north of . here, grinding it to pieces and causing the drowning of H of the doieli occupants of the small boat. All of the party were Phlladel phlaiiH. The dead lire: JOSKPH FOIlTHrtCllR, owner of the launch; WADE AUDAY. THOMAS DUFFY, THOMAS OORVKHIKIt. A.NNA YOUNG, JOSEPH PFROMKR. MHS. JOSEPH PFUOMBH. ENU INKER JAMKS HltKKJS, The accident was the tragic ending of a day's pleasure trip on the river. The launch wiis owned by Joseph Fortescue and the party had been made up from among a few of his friends. The day was sont In n cruise up the river as far us Trenton. The return trip was begun after nightfall, the pilot of the boat keeping close to the Pennsylvania shore on the run down the river. When at a point near Andulsla, the Columbia suddenly loomed' up In the darkness. Fortescue Jammed his wheel to stnr board, but Just a moment too late. The big steamer struck the launch squarely in the middle und cut it in half, throw ing nil the occupants Into the water. A terrible shriek went up as the boats struck. Which almost caused a panic among the passengers on board the Columbia. Doxens of life preservers were thrown overboard to those In the water and a boat lowered. Not wit h Ktnndlng the fact that Captain Camp bell, of I he Columbia, Instantly reversed his engine, the Columbia was some dis tance from the struggling people In the water when he came to n full stop. When the row boat reached the spot only four persons could be found in the darkness. It Is believed several of the victims were crushed by the paddle wheels of the Columbia. THOOl'H tiOINK III! MIC. Knlralnlna; PruKreaalng Haplally and All State Mllllla Will Leave Camp Tw-Davi Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va.. Sept. 11. General Corbin has abandon ed the battle Held. He left corps head quarters this morning for Washington n an automobile. Mrs. Corbin and Mrs. Grant accompanied ihe general The State troops are on the move und iccording to the programme till will lie out of camp and-on their way home by to-morrow. The entraining is prbgTess- ng rapidly, aid according to a tempor ary schedule arranged by the manage ment of the Southern Railway the score of tracks at each of the two main camps are filled with troop trains. which are being louded with the horses, baggage and men. Kach regiment Is run in two and sunt' time three sec tions. Already the cities of canvas which nestled in snug locutions In the Virginia hills und swarmed with the armies of the Blue and the Brown have disappeared. The 5,000 regular troops which were divided between the two amps will remain in the field until the State troops have reached their desti nation and the necessary cars have re turned for the transportation of the regulars. Yesterday the first and second Maine. Fifteenth, Kighth and Tenth Massachu setts, the First, Second and Third Con nectlcutt and the Fourteenth New York were entrained and started homeward fo-duy the troops entrained and start- d, were Ihe First KlorT, First anil Second South Curolliui, First Tennes1 see. First Alabama, Seventieth West Virginia. First and Second Texas. Twelfth New Ytfck. First Georgia, Fifth New Jersey and Seventy-fourth New York. To-morrow the trops remaining will start, Including the First Vermont Third Tennessee, Second New York, Second Georgia, Fourth New Jersey First Battalion Delaware. First Mary land, and the Georgia cavalry. Neirro Trtpa stoned at Manaaaaa. New Haven. Conn., Sept. II. -Tired ami footsore and craving for a good nlght' sleep. Ili- members of the l.'oiiuellcui rsa tional Guard, comprising three ri-glmctilH returned la-nluhi from Virginia, wher l hey went u e k ago to Join in the ma- neouvres of the army regulars ana tn troops of many other States. Car, lain liosK. of Ihe Klrst separate com- nanv (colored), and Lieutenant Jones, of Ihe same company, stated to-night thai while the regiments were waiting for fains al Manassas Junction yesterday af ternoon their company was stoned by a few men of Ihe Southern regiments and several men hit. Tills, they claimed, was the only time during which there seemed to tie any feeling against them on the part of the citizen soldiers. One Killed aad Torre Iajured In Georgia Wreck. Savannah, Ga Sept. 11, Train No. 3. from Savannah for Atlanta, last night was derailed at Ogechee in precisely the same munner that train No. 4, Its op posite, was derailed yesterday morning it Rocky Ford. Fireman Gabe Polite. colored, of Macon, was killed, and En gineer Arden and Express Messengers Littleton, were Injured. The switch was found open and the lock broken and on the ground, as In the case of the Rocky Ford accident. The stations are 6 miles apart. The railroad authorities attribute the derailments to the workj of wreckers and have offered a reward of $.100 for their apprehension. Blood hounds are on the trail. Maaaarhaaetts Holdlera Ureet Jndwre Parker. Esopus, Sept. 11. The Eighth Massa rhusetts Regiment, on Its way home from the maneouvres at Manassas, stopped at Esopus to-day and enthus iastically greeted Judge Parker as he was boarding a train for Kingston to attend church setvlces, The judge shook hand-with-as many Of the sol diers as he could before his train started. Requests that Judge Parker go on a speaking trip and also visit New York to direct thecampalgn personally, con tinue to pour In, but as yet the candi date has made ho change in his original programme. lime Melba, the distinguished singer, while driving an automobile at Parts yesterday afternoon! accompanied by her two cousins, the Misses Walker, ran over a man about 84 years old and killed him Instantly. FLEET SAILS FOR FAR EAST. HtHfllA TO INCRKAKR 11 KR rOHlU. Maada a N amber af Warehlaa aad Other FlMNtlaa Craft ta tha War Kuae Active Oprrallona la thr Vlelalty of Makdra A I moat Ka- tlrely Snaprnded Vlrrro- AlesleoT Maid ta Have Healnnrd Iteporta Prom Part Arthnr Tell of a Coa tlnaaaee of th Homhardmvat. What little news wits received Sun day from the Munchurlnii theatre of war tiidiiutes the almost entire sua pension of active operations by both Russians and Japanese. The lust dis patch from Mukden was filed thy cor respondent of the Associated Press Sunday evening. It suld that all was quiet in I tut I region and the under standing was that the main force of ihe Japanese had retired to Yentul, on the railroad, about 10 iiiIIcm northeast of I.lau Yang. Kuropulkin briefly re ports that there wus no lighting Sat urday, except small patrol encounters A dispatch received in londou from St. Petersburg gives u report tllut Viceroy Alcxlcff lias resigned. The Bui lie fleet, rumors regarding which have from time to lime occupied the press reHn is, sailed Kumluy liiiiii CroiiHludt und 11 is officially announced In St. Petersburg that its deal Ination is the Fur Hast, St. Petersburg Kllsputclu Indicate active preparation to greatly Increase the Russian flghtlm! force. The story from Port Arthur Is one of bout bard men I. Plt tVKIt I'll II IK sslAK All MM. The Holy Hynod Mprelally Ordalna a Supplication for lllvlat- Support of thr t'aar aud Ilia force. St. Petersburg, Sept. II. -The Official .Messenger to-day publishes Ihe follow ing resolution which adopted hy the Holy Synod; "Hy virtue of an imperial ukase lo (lie effect that during the present trials of our dear country more ardent pruy ers Hhould be offered for the victory of the Russian troops who ure wor shippers of Christ, over it cruel ene my, full of guile, the Holy Synod pro nounces the time ripe for special pray ers to be offered In all of the churches in the Empire on Sundays and holi days after mass, beseeching that heav enly a hi should bo sent to the Russian army, which Is sacrificing Itself for lis faith, Its Kmperor and Its country, for long life for the victorious troops and for the repose of the souls of the war riots who full." The following prayer has been spe cially ordained: "Although unworthy, we knplore Thee, who ure strong In buttle for aid and humbly beseech Thee to uccept our weaMns In Thy cause, toj give thy Christ loving army victory and to permit It to subdue the enemy. Send from on high Thy hand and touch the hearts of the enemv so that they ahull make supplication to Thee, the God of Peine who loves Ills creatures. Strengthen us with Thy might. Defender of the orthodox faith, send Thy arrows to confound Ihe ene my. Strike them us with llghtnlng uiid give them into the hands of Thy faithful troops. Thou who hurkened to 'Moses, bless the Kmpcrnr doings, multiply His glory and confirm his Km pire. By Thy almighty hund preserv his arniy. Send Thy angel to fortify his troons und give them salvation. Send peace upon us. May Thy Invlslbl finger defend Thy servunts, show Itiem the right path, forgive them their sin and bestow upon them the crown of glory. Grunt the Emperor peaceful life and well-being, the fulfillment of hi leslres mid a conquest of Ills enemies. The prayer also appeals lo the Vlr gin and concludes by beseeching eler nal rest for the dead, and for all those who have laid down Ihelr lives for their faith, and their country. HKI'OltTH FROM I'OIIT ARTHUR. Huaalana Drutrur Japanrar Covered Trrncbra Flarht Over a Trench. Chefoo. Sent. 11, 12:20 p. m. Accord Ing- to the latest news received here from Port Arthur, the Russians on Sep tember 4 shelled the Jupunese covered trenches In front of Pullchuung und de stroyed them. Everything was uuh: along Ihe entire line durlntf the night of September 4, but In the morning I was seen that the Japanese outpost? had crept (loser to the Russian lines One Incident of the recent bombarding of Port Arthur was the striking of Un roof of a hospital by a Japanese shell The Japanese tire was drawn to the hospital by the placing near It, by the Russians, of beacon signals. One small Russian scouting party succeed ed lu creeping close to the Japanese intrenehments on Corner Mountain, but the barking of (logs gave the aluun ind prevented a further udvunce. Jap anese reserves pourea into me in trenchment and opened fire on the Rus sians, but a shell from a Russian but tery landed in the trench and killed many of the Japanese soldiers, and the remainder retired. This enabled the Kussiaris to occupy the trench until dawn. The trench evidently was unlm portunt, tor the Japanese made no at tempt to retake It and the Russian scouts withdrew shortly after duy- break, On September 6, a small body of Jap anese troofts captured some outpost trenches on high hill, which Is not far from Corner Mountain, but upon the approach of a Itusslan detuchmenl they evacuated this position without fighting. i The Port Arthur Novlkral, In a re cent Issue, declares that a Japanese colonel has been executed because he failed to occupy a certain position on Corner Hill within a specified time. In its issue of September 2, the same, paper says that a Japanese torpedo -bout struck a tnlne 14 miles southeast of the harbor and sank;, and that on the day after this occurrence the Japa. nese cruiser ltsukushlma also waa dam aged by a flouting mine. TUB BALTIC FLKKT SAILS. Huaala Hlarta m Stronar Array of War Vesaela to the Far Beat. Cronstadt, September 11. The Bal tic fleet sailed to-day for the far East The vessels of the fleet are as follows: The battleships Somvaroff, Vice Admi ral Rojestvnsky's flagship; the Nava- rln, Sissol Tellky, Borodino, Alexan der ' III, Orel, Oleg and the Osllaba, Hear Admiral voeiKersam s . nagsnip; the ' cruisers , , Admiral Nakhlmoff, Dmitri iH.nskol, - Aurora - hrnl - the Aiasa and torpdo boats and torpedo bnt destroyers, Th ileet will merely touch at Lfbati, where It will be Joined by twelve transports, collier and supply ships already waiting there and will then proceed direct to the Orient. With destroyers ahead and abeam the Houvuroff led the squad run down the Finnish Oulf. The water front and the piers and forts were crowded with siiectators. The ensigns on the forts were dipped and the guns of each chain of forts across the bay Joined In an admiral's salute, while from the signal musts above the forts fluttered u string of colored flags, rending "Good luck to the linltifl fleet on Its long THH AsKOI.ll HRTIRKD. Raaslan Protected f ralaer aad Her crew tn Hrmala al Shanghai. Shanghai. Sept. It. The Russian pro- u'cuni cruiser arkoiii, completely re. paired, painted and gilded, but with no bunting wbutever showing, proceeded to her berth In retirement In the upper harbor yesterday. There were three course proposed for the disposition of the crews of the Askold ami the tor pedo boat destroyer Uroxovol, also held In retirement, one wus to distribute I hem among tho chief t reaty port widen wus first accepted and then re Jilted; the second condition was to In. tern thun In the Chinese forts at Klang Niung on the Yang Tsce river and the third was that they should remain on board the disarmed warships, The Jap a nese government hue accepted the third and final proposition. It Is understood that the visit At Tie llliig, who left Pekln a short time ago for u visit lo the southern provinces, Is mainly concerned with an exhaustive Inquiry Into the proposed removal of n portion of the Ki Ngan arsenal and the erection of the arsenal at Ping rtiang, the site of the Whcng Klugpoo'a col liery and Iron mine. Kmperor Nald to Have Ordered Re- TahluaT ut l.law VaaaT. London. Hept. 12. --The Dnlly Mall's Hln- inlullii correspondent, cHlilltig under date if Keptetnlier II, says: "General Kuropat- kin has returned to Mukden, after in- HpeetlnK Hie foi llllcatlona .at Tie Pans. work on which Is not well ndvanoctl, bill which Is being hurried along. At the same lime daiito roua unit costly efforta to. de lay the Japanese advance are being made I learn from a Htmslttn source that thlr Is the outcome of the Emperor' order? and Hint Ihe Kmperor even peremptorily I'lninanileci Kliropatkln to re-tukn l.l.io Vang. Thei-o h no abatement In the Unit of (lie Itusxlun troop northward," All Unlet A boa I Makdra. Mukden. Sept. ,11. All Is quiet In this region. It is understood that the main force of the Jupunese has retired to! Yeiilul. A solemn service was held here tb-day for the repose of the souls of those led in action. It was attended by the entire Htuff and garrison. A few distant shots were heard during; the ceremony, but this did not disturb the solemnity of the service. The wather Is threatening and more rain Is expected. I7,n.'l Japs. Killed and Wounded at Mao Yang. Washington, Sept. 11. A dispatch from Toklo which reached the Japanese legutlon to-day placed the total casual lies on the Japanese side at the battle of Uao Yung ut 17,539 officers and met killed und wounded. Of theso the army of right (Kurokl's) lost 4.8IJ8. The cell tre (Oku's) 4.2 and the left (Nodxusl 7.6S1. The number of officers killed wat, 138 and number wounded 4fi4. Hnaalan Iteaervea Called. St. Petersburg, Sept. 11. The Emperor has culled to arms the reserve troops In twenty-two circuits of the govern ments of Kherson, llessarlbl, Ekaterl nosliiv, and Tarldti, belonging to the military district of Odessa and also one category of reserve officers through out the empire. No Important Rnaageiuenia Satar. day. gram to Emperor Nicholas, dated Hep lemher 10, General Kuropatkln says: "There were no hostilities to-day (Hat unlay), except Insignificant patrol en counters, In which we sustained no cu uultles." KAMK tilVKX. Secretary Wllaoa l.rarna the Hairm of the Information Sent to Savan nah Rewarding; thr Uovrraaarnt Cotton FlaTarva. Savannah. Ga., Sept. 11. Yesterday Chairman Hunter, of the cotton ex change Information committee, receiv ed a letter from Secretary of Agrlcul lure Wilson asking for the name of the "prominent wire house" In this city that bulletined the government's cot ton crop figures recently 30 minutes before thf report was officially releas ed. Chulisnun Hunter wrote to the sec retary In reply as follows. "I am directed by the committee on Information and statistics of the Sa vannah cotton exchange to say that 12:45 p. m. on September 2. Messrs. Heyward & Co., who have an office In this city, received the following tele gram: "Government looks like 4.i, signed Bache, which was posted In their ofriTe for the information of the public generally. I am Informed by Messrs. Heyward, Vick & Co., that Messrs. Bache & Co.. of New York, are their correspondents and author of the above telegram. The writer, together with several others, saw the telegram in question." This letter was signed by Capt. Hun ter as chairman of the committee. See retary Wilson has made no statenrtent so far us is known here as to what line hla investigation will take. TUB CAMPAIGN OPK1C. laaaanra of HooaeveH's Letter Merles Ita Formal Beginning. ' ; Chicago, Sept. 11. With the Issuance of President Roosevelt's letter of ac captance to-morrow, . the Republican campaign may be. considered as form ally open. It then depends on the vari ous State organizations to arrange for their meetings and the national com mittee will assign, the, speakers . who are to do the work. ',..! rf , Partly in furtherance of this a num ber of State chairmen are being called In to see National Chairman Cortelyou. who has been in Chicago for the past week. State openings will follow ran idly on the Issuance of the President's letter.. ; Michigan ;;wshington-W and Montana Wilt begin on September 15, Nebraska and West Virginia on Sep tember 17, Indiana and Iowa' on Sep tember 20. Pennsylvania on September tl, Minnesota on September 24, and Ohio on October I. In Missouri and Kansas work has already begun. MR. R00SEVEJS ACt;.. . TAKES A "STAHn-PAT" Pv The Preside! laya It Is El. lad Oat Pmn Ik Ittrra.. "Oar Opponents" What At. Real laanrn taa Which 'l i,. . ! voaa ta Wear Their Cau The - Aetlaa af the Rrp He Ceatewda, gsaha Kvra l Thaa Wards aa t. the Fall). . la la ThenaThe Deaaeerata st We Treated tm Uevera la A a? ter Repablleaa Pollelra Aim Only After They Have Bern I Mlarepreavated. . Oyster Bay, K, Tw Bept, 11. F. Ing Is the full text of President I: veil's letter of acceptance, givf-.i t to-day: " Oyster Bay,. N, Y. Bept. l:r. 1 Hon. i. O. Cannon, Chairman of tin- . tirtcstlon Committee, My Dear Sir: I accept the pom.,, . for the presidency tendered we i it i Republican national convention, and c dlitlly approve the platform adopted i . In writing this letter there arc e.-n-polnta upon which 1 desire to lay ; stress, ' , It Is difficult to find ut from the tersnces of our opponents what ni ; real Issues upon which they pra Wage title campaign. It Is nbl um.-,i say that, having abandoned rnoi t principles upon wlileh they have in. st aining the last -eight years, thy i seem at a loss, both as to what It is i they really beilrve, ami ua to how lin. they shall assort their belief In anytm. In fact, it Is doubtful if they Venture i lutely to press A) tingle Issue; aa soon they raise one they shrink from 11 seek to explain It away, Booh an n tude la the probably inevitable result -the effort to improvise conviction a; l when thus Improvised, It Is natural u they should be held in a tantative i tier. ...:.) The party now In control or the t emment is troubled by no such l cutties. We do not have to guess at own convictions, and then correct t guess If It seems unpopular. The prim , plea which we profess are those In wi s we believe with heart ' and soul trvngth. Men may differ from on; i they cannot accuse us of shlfMneiia or ! sincerity. The policies we have purmi. ure those which we earnestly hold as es sential te the national welfare and re pute. Our action speak even louder ih- . our words for the faith that is tn u. v. base our appeal upon what wa have d and are doing, upon our record of admin istration and legislation during th 1 . atvrn rears. In which we have had com plete control of the'govemment. We in tend in the future to carry on the govern ment in the same way that we have car ried It on In the past. - A party whosa members are raflua : at variance on most vital issues, ami i united at all, are only united on li where their attitude threatens widesprea d disaster to the whole country, cannot l . trusted to govern In any matter,. A part .' which, with facile ease, chaagee all i cor.vlctlona before election cannot i trusted to adhere with tenacity to si.. prlnclpte after eleirtlon. w'A; party fit govern must have nonvlctlona. in i the ReDUbllcan oartv came Into cower. und in 1!M0 it retained power en certain definite pledges, each of which was scru pulously fulfilled. But In addition to meet ing and solving the problems which wern issues tn these campaigns, it also beian necessary to -met other probtem whit arose after election, and "It le "o emu. I part of our claim to nubile fmfldem- that these wore aolved with the same suc cess that had attended the solution ' ? those concerning which the battles at th poll were fought. In other words, out governmental efficiency proved equal nt only to the tasks that were anticipate ! but to doing each unanticipated task as l arose. When the contest of UM was dec Id- 1. the question .of the war with Spain w -i not un Issue, When the contest of 1" waa decided, the shape which the bt' mlun canal question ultimately took coui t not have been foreseen But the snvt qualities which enabled those respons-ii ,. for making and administering th l.-m . at Washington to deal auccesfullv wi'.i the tariff and the currency, enabtedd thr-i also to deal with the Spanish , war; . the same qualities which enabled them t act wisely in tne fhinppmes, ana in l u. also enabled them to do tnelr duty regards the problems connected with tl trusts, and to secure the building of t - -Isthmian canal. We are content to re t our case before the American people i: the fact- that to adherence to a lofty Pie t we have added proved governmental cr. clency. Therefore, our promisee ma y sore ly be trusted as regards any Issue that la now before the people; and we rn tv equally be trusted to deal with any prob lem "'which may hereafter arise, -MISREPRESENTATION OF REPUBLI CAN POLICIES. So well has th: work been done thi our opponents do not. venture to, recite the facts about our policies or acts, ami then opoose them. They sttack them ..I.. n 1,11 'ik A tk.l A , . only when they have first tnisrepresente l mem; tor a trutnrut recital would leave no room for adverse comment. Panama offers an Instance In point rv,r opponents can criticise what we did i i Panama only on condition of mlRtatir.,c what was .done. The. administration be haved throughout -not only With goo. faith, but with extraordinary patience en urge generosit towards those wu-i horn It dealt It was also mindful American Interests. It acted In stri, - compliance with the taw pased by Con. gresa. Had not Panama been promt-' recognised, and the transit across n Isthmus kept open. Id accordance with our treaty rights and obligations, there woul 1 hove ensued endless guerrilla warfare an t possibly foreign complications; while e ' J chance of building, the canal would huvo been deferred, certainly for years, per haps for a generation or more. Crltl. i- of the action in this matter In : ain - criticism of the only possible action wi.i. u could have secured the building of t -canal; as well as ' the tieaca and on, which we were, by treaty bound to - aiong- me line or transit across ti, isthmus. The service rendered this co - try in securing tne perpetual right t construct, maintain, operate and defpr. i the canal was so great that our opponei.i do not venture to raise - the Issue ! straightforward fashion; for If w. rui . there would be no Issue. The decisive -tlon which , brought about .this beneii -result was the exercise by the Prei, . . of the powers vested In him, and In 1: alone, by the constitution; the power i recognise foreign governments hv enr : in Into diplomatic relations with t- and the power to make treaties wr when ratified by the Senate, becomes i der the constitution, part of the un law of the land. Neither in this t any other matter' has there b. ( , slightest failure to live up to th stltutlon In letter and In soirln ' constitution must be observed po' aa; well as negatively. The, Presi.i, duty la to serve the country In a ance with the constitution! and I be derelict in my duty If I used a construction 'of the constitution : shield for weakness and timkliiv, an .excuse for governmental tn, Similar , misrepresentation Is i weapon Of our opponents In r- s: 't i foreign policy, and the vv t : .. i been made useful in carr. Icy. Here again all ti t . they truthfully state wimt i awl then say whether or i- to It; for if continued i i i continue our foreign p.;i- v- ; ling cf the navy on e ,. lines in the future i- what phase of our f - i , hnt use of the ilk e . . oblect? Do thev . WMcti the I, t L. n- t f. : 1- ,1 !.,)-! ,
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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