North Carolina Newspapers

t THE WEATHER TODAY: * % For the State, £ | Partly Cloudy. I VOL. LV.’ NO.* 48. r ■- ■■■ 1 -- ~ —.--- - ■ - J Leads all ■ North Carolina Dailies in News and Circulation FIRE SHIPS SUNK BY RAIN OF BALLS Russian Batteries, Torpedoes and Mines Combine in Thunderous Fury to Prevent the Block ing of Port Arthur. TOGO’S EFFORT FAILS The Sinking of Eight Fire Ships and Two Tordedo Boats is Reported. General Kuroki Describes the Re treat of the Russians from the Yalu as marked by stubborn Reistance but Whose End Was Neverthelessa Rout. (By the Associated Press.) LONDON, MAY 4. (WEDNES DAY) —THE CHEI'OO CORRE SPONDENT OF THE DAILY CHRONICLE, CABLES THE FOL LOWING UNDER YESTERDAYS (TUESDAY'S) DATE: “THE JAPANESE LANDED TROOPS AND ATTACKED AND CAPTURED NEW CIIWANG LAST EVENING, THE RUSSIANS FALL ING BACK TO PROTECT THE WAY.” FOUR THOUSAND KILLED. Ruinous Slaughter of the Russians on the Yalu Admitted by Kuropat- Kin. (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg:, May :». —In a report received by the Emiicror from Gen eral Kuropatkin under today’s date, it is stated that at least from three to four tliotisr.nd men were killed in the Yalu river tight. The Attack cm Port Arthur. (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, May S. —Admiral Togo made another desperate attempt to block (the entrance to Port Arthur last night but failed. Viceroy Aiexieff sent out a section of the fleet to meet the attack. He reported officially that the Japanese sent eight fireships and two torpedo boats to block the en trance of the harbor, hut they were all sunk by the Russian torpedo boat 3 and the tire from the land batteries, leaving the channel clear. The fireships were discovered by searchlights of the batteries and guardships, creeping towards Port Ar thur from the east and southeast, shortly after midnight. The torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers were ordered out, but none of the lar ger warships. Viceroy Aiexieff him self went out on hoard the coast de fense vessel Otvashni. The guardships at the entrance of the harbor and the forts opened a llerce tire on the fire boats, which lasted until 5 o'clock in the morning, when the last fireships went down. The Russians succeeded in saving a few-members of the crews of the fire ships, including two officers. Alcxieft’s Official Report. High Admiral Grand Duke Alexis has received the following official tele gram from Viceroy Aiexieff: “I respectfully report to Your High ness that a fresh attack was made by the enemy last night with the object to obstructing the entrance to the port, and that it was successfully repelled. “At one o’clock this morning, five torpedo boats were perceived near the coast from the eastern batteries. Un der the fire of our warships and bat teries they retreated southward. At 1:40 o’clock the first fireship, es corted by several torpedo boats was sighted, and we opened fire upon it from the batteries and the warships. Three-quarters of an hour afterwards our searchlights revealed a number of fireships making for the entrance of the harbor from the east and south west. The coast defence vessels Ot vashni and Gremieshchi and the gun boat Giliak repulsed them by a well directed fire. Eight Ships Sunk. "Altogether eight-ships were sunk our vigorous cannonade, by Whitehead torpedoes launched from out torpedo boats and by the explosion of several submarine mines. Further, according to the reports of the officers com manding the batteries and the gunboat Giliak, two Japanese torpedo boats were destroyed. “After 4 o’clock a. m. the batteries and warships ceased fire, subsequently firing only at intervals on the enemy's torpedo boats which were visible on the horizon. “All the fireships carried quick firing guns with which they main tained a constant fire. Thirty Men Picked .Up. “Up to the present thirty men, in cluding two mortally wounded officers who took refuge on a launch, or were rescued from the fireships bv us., hav ing been picked up. The inspection of the roadstead and the work of saving the enemy’s men were hindered by the heavy sea running. We suf fered no casualties with the exception of a seaman belonging to the torpedo boat destroyer Boevol. “Upon the appearance of the first fireship accompanied by the enemy’s torpedo boats. I boarded a launch and proceeded to the.Otvashni to take The News and Observer. immediate measures for repulsing the fireships. With me were Lieutenant Zalinski and Captain Eberhard of the naval general staff. Lieutenant Gen eral Stoessell was on the fortifications at the same time, and General Los chinsky, chief of the defence force of the forts, was to board Giliak." A Carnival of Joy at Toklo. (By the Associated Press.) Tokfo, May 3. —9 p. m. —The great est popular demonstration since the beginning of the war began in Tokio this evening. The capital is showing its joy at the Japanese victory on the Yalu. Thousands of people, half* of whom are women, paraded the streets in celebration of the triumph of their arms. There were dozens of parades in as many different quarters and they later were all concentrated in one great pageant. T.ie students compos ed one parade and they all carried red lanterns. The streets are still lined wtih thousands of people and the en tire city is decorated with hags and lanterns. A supplemental report was received here today from General Kuroki. It. is dated today and says: “Yesterday the enemy offered a stubborn resistance against our pur suit, adding about three hundred to our casualties. The enemy stood with resolution until their artillery, con sisting of two batteries, lost the ma jority of its men and horses. They then broke the breeches and closing apparatus of their guns and hoisted the white flag. The Enemy Were Routed. “According to a captured Russian officer. Major General Kasljtalinsky, commander of the Third East Siberian rifle brigade, the colonels of the Elev enth and Twelfth rifle regiments, and the commander of the rifle artillery battalion were killed in the fighting at Hamatin. “It seems that the enemy was en tirely routed by our attack, because since yesterday many have come in and surrendered. Our prisoners in clude thirty officers, twenty of whom are wounded, and 300 men, 100 of whom are wounded. “A preliminary report from the chief surgeon of the First Japanese army shows that we had 79,8 men killed and wounded. These casualties are divided as follows: the Imperial Guards. 132: Second division, 350: Third division, 316.” Kuroputkiu’s Report of tlie Battle. (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, May 3.—7:05 p. m. —General Kuropatkin’s official re port, dated May 2, says General Zas salitch's force retreated in good or der, eventually arriving at Feng- Wang-Cheng. He attributes the losses on the Yalu to the superiiority of the Japanese artillery. The num ber of casualties or of the guns lost are not specified by General Zas salitch. According to information jhst ob tained from the general staff Zas salitch’s entire force at the Yalu con sisted of fifteen rifle battalions, of 800 men each and live batteries of forty guns, one regiment of three battalions and two batteries stationed at Antung. did not participate in Sunday’s fight and retired without loss. The heights of Kiu-Lien- Cheng and Husan were held by four regiments and four batteries, about 10.000 men and 32 guns, against 80,- 000 Japanese and 160 guns, in addi tion to sixteen twelve pounders siege guns landed from the gunboats. These guns are considered by the Russians to have been responsible for General Zassalitch’s defeat, as the Russian guns were of a light field pattern, with some mountain pieces. The general staff asserts that Gen eral Zassalitch had no reserves near er than Feng-Wang-Cheng. Reserves, it is added, were unnecessary, as General Zassalitch’s mission was only to observe and harass, hut not to im pede the Japanese. Opoient in Excuses. “It is like General Kuroki's luck that General Zassalitch should oe such a headstrong commander,” said an officer. It is admitted by the general staff that the Japanese flanking move af fested the whole of the twelve battal ions and three batteries at Kius-Lien- Cheng and Litzavena, which accounts for the desperate character of the fighting. The twelfth and twenty second regiments suffered the most. A great number of officers were killed or wounded, and the gunners of the captured pieces were either killed, wounded or made prisoners. One battery had every man killed. The Emperor is understood to be greatly grieved over the losses sus tained on the Yalu. Those who have seen His Majesty say that he was dumbfounded when he was informed of the heavy fighting which attended the passage of the river. As is well understood here, General Kuropatkin's jrogranitne did not con template such resistance to the Jap anese advance. It is said, moreover, that Kuropatkin himself was equally surprised and so chagrined over the miscarriage of his plans that lie sent his first telegram to the general staff and not direct to the Emperor. The understanding here is that General Zassalitch had specific orders to avoid RALEIGH, NOBTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 4. 1904 anything like a general engagement, and it is believed that the Russian commander at the front probably was deceived in his estimate of the strength of General Kuroki’s artillery, being in entire ignorance that 4.2 guns had been posted, and got into a position from which he had the greatest difficulty in extricating his men. The only consolation for the loss of the guns is that being without their breech locks they are of no value to the Japanese. We Lost ‘‘a Feu” Guns. (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, May 3. —Noon —The Emperor has received an official dis patch from General Kuropatkin, for warding a dispatch from General Zas salitch, commanding the Russian forces which have been engaged with the Japanese advance from the Yalu. It is dated noon Sunday, and describes how lie ordered the Russian forces at Antung and Kulien-Chen to fall back along' the main road toward Feng- Wang-Cheng. This movement was protected from the threatened flank attack by men and guns stationed at Potieinsky, one mile north of Kulien- Cheng, and Chin-Gow, villages on the Litzavena river. Here the fighting was protracted and severe. The Rus sians lost artillery and hoises, being obliged to abandon, according to the text “a few” guns. General Zas saliteh says: “Although we were unable to bold qur positions here we inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.” Generals Wounded—27 Guns Taken (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, May 3.—7:04 p. m. -—it is now admitted here that both Generals' Zissaliteh and Ka&'ii tali n sky were wounded and that twenty-seven (Continued on Page Six.) ragelikTbeasts Anti-Russian Riots Said to Be Caused by Rus sian Reverses. (By the Associated Press.) Vienna, May 3.—Reports are cur rent here that there were serious an ti-Jewish riots in the essarabian town of Bender April 30. It Is stated that the rioting began Saturday forenoon while the congregations were In the synagogues. The mob smashed the windows of houses in the Jewish quarter, entered the houses and threw women and chil dren out of the windows. A girl was murdered in a most revolting manner, the reports say. Cossacks were sent to restore order. The outbreak is said to have been due to the anger of the crowd over Russian reverses in the Far East. These reports lack official confirma tion. A GREAT STRIKE OF BAKERS. Tu Consequence of Which Chicago and Other Places Feel Rather M. T. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago. May 3.—Thirty-five thous and loaves of bread were received in Chicago today from Pittsburg to re lieve the famine threatened by the strike of bakers. Milwaukee and St. Louis bakeries were appealed to for a portion ofthe city’s requirements, but refused to respond, fearing tiiat a sympathetic strike in their own es tablishments might follow. New employes are being engaged and the nine large baking plants af tecied uy the strike are expected to yield the customary output within a few, days. Boston, Mass., May 3. —In conse quence of the action of a large num ber of the smaller bakeries in sign ing the new working schedule from three to four hundred bakers of the one thousand who struck in this city yesterday, returned to their places to day. About one hundred of the smaller concerns now tiave signed the new schedule, and the bakers unions expect that a majority of the others in this class will consent to the de mands of the men. The contest then will bo with the Master Bakers as sociation including the operators of *hi-p« o v four (<* tlie largest bakeries in the Boston district. PLANS FOR STATE TOURNAMENT. Belief Tlmt Henderson Stewart Com mitted Suicide Over Imaginary Troubles. (Special to News and Observer.) Spencer, N. C., May 3.—The Salis bury fire department held an import ant meeting last night, at which plans for the State tournament, to be held here in August, were discussed. The committee, which is soliciting funds for the expenses of the occasion,, is meeting with success, and no pains will be spared to make this the best tournament in the history of the State, It is now believed here that Mr. Henderson Stewart, son of Capt. Stew art, of Davie county, who died sud denly here a few days ago. supposedly from the effects of swallowing a piece of steel, committed suicide. He was found in his room in a semi-conscious condition, with a bottle of strychnine near his side. His father states that the young man was frequently de spondent over imaginary troubles. Big Lumber I*laut Burning. (By the Associated Press.) Brunswick, Ga., May 14.—Hilton Dodge Lumber Company is burning —loss $75,000. \V. IL Oflell Declines to Run. (Special to News and Observer.) Concord, N. C., Mav 3. —W. It. Odell, of this place, whose name has been mentioned by Democrats as a candidate for Congressional honors m the Eighth district has come out in a public announcement declining to run. BONEY IS_ VICTOR Primary's Result Points to New Hanover as Solid for Stedman. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C., May 3.—Official returns from a!! precincts in today’s Democratic primaries indicate the nomination of G, J. Boney for House of Representatives over Thos. W, Davis by a majority of 85 and the re nomination of H! McL. Green to be county treasurer over G. F. Quinn by a majority of 768. Every precinct elected delegates*to the county con vention next Saturday solidly for Chas. M. Stedman for governor. There were no contests for other county offices and Brooke G. Empie was unopposed for State Senator to represent the counties of New Hauovt r and Brunswick. The primaries were very quiet. Only a fair vote was polled because of the scarcity of can didates for the choice county offices. The selection of delegates in today's primary insures the solid vote of this county for Stedman in the State con vention. DONE WITH THE REPUBLIC’ANS. E. T. Clark, of Halifax, Comes Out — J. C. Meekius for Congress. (Special to News and Observer.) Weldon. N. C., May 3.—The Halifax county Republican convention was held today. The convention endorsed the administration of President Roose velt and instructed the delegates to the Congressional convention to vote for J. C. Meekins for Congress. R. J. Lewis, of Littleton, was elected coun ty chairman of the Republican com mittee in place of E. T. Clark, who has held the place for several years. Mr. Clark publicly announced that he was henceforth and forever done with the Republican party and that he will come back to his first love —the Dem ocratic party*. No county ticket was nominated! The convention adjourn ed after electing delegates to State and Congressional conventions, sub ject to call of chairman. Ashley Wilkins, of Gaston, who wants to be postmaster at Thelma, went into the convention and was made secretary. He is now a full fledged member of the *i. O. i\ ELECTION A AS»TTF* RC The Democratic Ticket Elected by a Majority of Sixty to Seventy- five. (Special to News a'i 1 oii.v r \< r ) Asheboro, N. C., May 3. \t tlie town election here yesterday the Dem ocratic ticket was elected by a major ity of from sixty t:> sevenrv-ii re o\er the opposition ticket. The town offi cers elect are as follows: Elijah Mof fitt, mayor: W. J. Teague, treasurer: H. D. Caudle, clerk; O. It. Fox, con stable; C. C. McAlister, C. C. Cran ford, C. A. Pamplin, W. W. Jones, and Nathan Hinshaw, commissioner*. The poll tax list for Uai lo’pn eo’ii.- ty will show something like one hun dred and fifty white polls not paid by the first day of May. The various township primaries wdl be held in the county next ,’aturday and the county. Democratic convention will be held here on the Ilti day of May. Rejoicing Over Vote for School Tax. (Special to News and Observer.) Salisbury. N. C., May 3. —There is general rejoicing at Spencer today over the fact that a special school tax was unanimously voted by that town yesterday in the municipal election. The place has grown so rapidly with in the past two years that it has been impossible for the needs of the school to be met and the people had become so aroused on the subject that relief was bound to come. A significant fact in connection with the election was that not a single colored vote was cast and there is not a colored voter reg istered in the town, a condition which perhaps exists nowhere else in North Carolina where the population is as large as 3,500. It is also learned that three of the nominees of the citizens’ movement, which opposed the straight Democratic ticket did not vote in the election, one of them failing on ac - count of not having paid his poll tax as prescribed by the law. For Gudger. Justice, Davidson. (Special to News and Observer.) Columbus, N. C„ May 2.—The Dem ocrats of Polk county, in convention here today, selected delegates to State and Congressional conventions and in structed the Congressional delegates to vote unanimously for Congressman Gudger, delegates to State convention unanimously- for Judge Justice, of the Supreme court. The majority of the delegates fav ored General Davidson for governor. DURHAM GOES DRYER. You Can’t Buy Cider There Now, They Say—Fewer Arrests Made. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham. *N. C., May 3.—Durham is now suooosed to be a bone dry town. Not even pure apple cider can be sold inside the city limits. This ac tion on the part of the city aldermen was taken last night. At a meeting of the aldermen sev eral months ago it was decided that dealers in apple cider should pay to the citv a tax of SSO per year. It was generally supposed that this was a prohibitory tax There was no kick, however, and quite a number secured license that would carry th Last Ur ni^t M ? committee from the f h “a" ed th b a^ the boaici re fused. The com eder license notice st i( j er caused drunkenness: thirit whcUed the appetites of drink- ers for whiskey-, and that it was against the prohibition Spirit. There were five applicants for license, the applicants sending to the aldermen SSO for each license. When the mat ter came up the aldermen refused the whole bunch and let it be understood that no one would be granted license. An ordinance was passed to pro hibit the display of goods on the pave ments, and attached to it was a pro vision that will stop the placing of small bill board signs about on the streets, such as are usually placed against walls or telephone poles. The meeting last night being the beginning of a new aldermanic year a number of city officials were elect ed. All of the present encumbents were re-elected with the exception of the city health officer, Dr. Boddie, who has been health officer for a year. He was replaced by Dr. W. A. Gra ham, both men were placed in nomi nation and Mr. Graham elected. The annual report of Chief Woodall showed that during the past year there were u total of 1,403 arrests, this being a decrease of 628 since the year before. The fines and costs from the Mayor’s court amounted to $5,369.80, this being an increase of $151.96 since the year before. Mrs. Levi Gates, who lived some eight or nine miles from Durham, died suddenly last night. Heart trouble is supposed to have been the cause of her death. She was as well as usual up to a few minutes before her death. She left a husband and eight children. It is now estimated that probably live hundred people in Durham county have disfranchised them selves by failure to pay poll-tax. This is a decrease from two years ago, when over six hundred people "could not vote on account of failure to pay tax. The Trinity Glee Club will give the last entertainment of the season here on Friday night of this week. FLASH INTHE DARK To One It Meant Free dom, to Another the , 'Grave. (By- the Aociated Press.) Roanoke, Va., May 3. —Robert Crockett a Chesapeake and Ohio Rail road special agent with headquarters at Hinton, W. Va., was shot and killed by Tom Owens, of Logan county-, West Virginia, on a Chesapeake and Ohio t?-aln on the Guyandotte branch near Big Ugly, W. Va., last night. Owens had been arrested by- a con stable and was being tried by- a justice of the peace on the chax-ge of attempt ing to shoot a newsboy-. While the trial was in progress on the train, he drew a knife but was disarmed by- Crockett and another man. The light then was put out and Owens fired a shot which killed Crockett. He then jumped from the train and es caped. On the Diamond. In the spring a young man’s fancy Lightly turns to —two ahead! In the spring—say, who’s a-pitching? Lightly turns to —got him dead. In the spring—another bagger! In the spring—they’ve knocked him out! In the spring the young man’s fancy— O, just hear the bleachers shout! In the spring—he must have got it. Croesus, what an awful roar! In the spring the young man’s—-avow, wow! ’Nother hit! It's five to four! In the spring—the—crowd’s a-hrwl ing! Lightly turns to —that's a shame! In tlie spring—O, jam nis fancy! 1 must go and waten ;he game! —New Yo m Turn s A. & M. IS JUST NOW Z. Guilford Beats tlie Time in Nine Six Measure. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, X. C., May 3. —In a well played game here, Guilford College this .afternoon defeated A. & M. Col lege, of Raleigh, 9 to 6. National League. (By the Associated Press.) At Boston — R. H. E. Boston 00120001 * —4 8 1 New York ..00000000 o—o0 —0 6 6 Batteries: Wilhelm and Moran; Milligan and Warner. At Philadelphia— R. H. E. Brooklyn ...10000 130 1-46 11 1 Philadelphia 01100001 o—3 71 Batteries: Poole and Bergen; Mc- Pherson and Dooin. American League. At Now York — R. H. E. New York ..0 2400 11 0 * —B 10 1 Washington .00000110 o—2 10 6 Batteries: Powell and Klienow; Mason and Drill. At Boston — R. 11. E. Boston 0200 a2 0 0 * —4 5 1 Philadelphia 10000100 o—2 8 4 Batteries: Dineen and Farrell; Henley and Schreckengost. At Detroit — R. H. E. Detroit 0 0002000 0— 2 5 3 Cleveland ...1001 0121 4—lo 19 1 Batteries: Kitson and Buelow; Rhoades and Bemis. DEAD IN HOUSE OF ILL-FAME. All the Inmates Under Arrest and Further Inquiries. (By- the Associated Press.) Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C.. May 3.—Charles Fisher, a negro riverman from Pender county, was found dead this morn ing in a hut occupied by disreputable women in the extreme northeastern section of the city. The corner was summoned to investigate and having suspieioned foul play, all the inmates were arrested by the police and an in quest. Fisher sold timber to one of the lumber mills here yesterday and sls received therefrom was taken from was taken from his person by unknown parties. The jury of inquest will meet tomorrow further to inquire into the facts of the death. WANTS TO ABOLISH FEES. Think All County Officers Should be Paid Salaries. ~ -=w i, !W T Some weeks ago the county commis sioners of Rowan county- changed the method of paying the county treas urer, substituting a salary for commis sions. At the meeting ot the board of trustees of Charlotte township, Mr. F. D. Alexander offered the following resolution which was adopted with few dissenting votes: “Resolved, That it is the sense of the board of trustees of Charlotte township that all fees and commis sions of all county offees shall be con verted into the county treasury, and that in lieu of said fees and commis sions heretofore received by said offi cials, a fixed salary shall be paid to each. “Further, that a salary commensur ate with the dignity and duties of the oHiee shall be paid to the chairman of the board of county commissioners." A committee of F. D. Alexander, Walter Brem and J. S. Myers was ap pointed to represent the matter before the people of the county. THE LILY WHITES PUT HIM OUT. “Pomp" is Not Allowed to Show Ilis Face in the Delegation. (By the Associated Pressc.) New Orleans, May s.—After a long and hard struggle the leaders of the lily white Republicans in caucus to day decided against the negro and it was agreed to send a solid white dele gation at large to the Chicago con vention instructed for Pi-esident Roosevelt. Collector of the Port Hen ry McCall, and ex-Governor Warmoth fought hard to get a negro on th,e delegation, believing it Avould be bene ficial to President Roosevelt in the doubtful States, but Chairman Frank 13. Williams led a strong fight for an all white delegations. The delegates chosen are: Pearl Wight, H. C. War moth, W. J. Beham and L. F. Suthon. DREW COLLEGE BURNED. One of the Pioneer Educational Insti tutions for Women. (By- the Associated Press.) Carmel, N. Y., May 3.—Drew col lege. one of the pioneer educational in stitutions for women in the country, was destroyed by fire today-, entailing a financial loss of fully SIOO,OOO, with only $25,000 insurance. The big dorm itory. which housed more than a hun dred students, the members of the fac ulty- and a number of servants, was the last building to catch fire and all escaped without danger, having time to save their personal effects. Drew college was conducted under the guidance of the New York confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church. CHAPMAN IRON. COAL COMPANY. A New Corporation Whose Capital Stock Is in the Millions (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., May 3.—The Chap man Iron, Coal and Coke Company, Covington, to engage in extensive min ing operations, the reduction of ores, the building and owning of factories, and the doing of ajl things necessary for the operation of a coal and coke and iron plant, was chartered by the State Corporation Commission today. The capital stock is from one to three million dollars. M. D. Chap man, of New York, is president; R. L. Parrish. Jr., Covington, secretary treasurer. A DIVIDEND OF TWO PER CENT. It is Declared by Kyndcate Takng Over $35,000,000 of A. C. L. Bonds. (By the Associated Press.) New York, May 3.—A dvidend of about 2 per cent, has been declared by J. P. Morgan & Company as managers of the syndicate which took over the $35 000,000 of Atlantic Coast Line 4 per cent collateral trust bonds issued to acquire control of the Louisville A Nashville railroad from J. W. Gates and his asdeiates. The syndicate was to have expired last December, but extended to May, 1905. Bought by Wynne and Ellington. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro. N. C., May 3.—The countv commissioners today sold to F. K. Ellington and J. S. Wynne, of Ral eigh. the lot between the city- hall and court house on main street, 95 feet front by 120 deep, f0r,514,500. The same parties are reported to have purchased a valuable business cor ner at rate of five hundred dollars front foot. Other real estate trans actions amounting to $50,000 were re ported t >day. To Be Tried for Working Sunday. (By- the Associated Press.) Danville, Va., May 3.—At Chatham today in the Circuit cort the action of the magistrate in fining three foremen of the contracting company which is erecting two million dollar cotton mills here was sustained. This me n « that the remaining fifty- employes will be tried for doing Sunday work. The appeal was to test the validity of the law as to what constitutes necessary wor kon Sunday. Clarence Welch is Dead. (By the Associated Press.) DanvUle, Kv„ May 3.—W. G. Welch, a prominent lawyer, who served as colonel in i.. A Confederate army, died today at Stanford, near here from blood poisoning. Mrs. John F. Johnson, of this city, was notified yesterday of the death of her little grand-niece, Mildred, the in fant child of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Knight, at Mcßee, S. C. The burial will take place at Cary today. AAA A. A AAA WWW* VVVVWVV fVVT f TVs ' t THE WEATHER TODAY: * For the City, I Fair. PRICE 6 CEMB, WRESTLING WITH WHISKEY FRAUDS The Case is in the Jury's Hands. IS IT TO BE A MISTRIAL No Decision Will Be Rendered Before To-day. The Jury Took the Case at Five O'clock Yesterday Afternoon. Fiery Speech by Mott. (By the Associated Press.) Greensboro, N. C., May 3.—The jury in the whiskey frauds trial were given the case at five o’clock this afternoon and have not at this (seven) hour reported verdict. A mistrial is pre dicted. The Judges charge is said to be favorable to the defendants. Later—At nine o’clock tonight the jury made application to the judge for a copy of the typewriting evidence in the whiskey frauds casec and for ex hibits introduced by the prosecution Counsel on both sides agreed to sub mit the same. Judge oyd amended his charge of this afternoon by recount ing the features of law he had over looked in his first charge. The jury will not further consider the case tonight. The probabilities of a mistrial seem stronger than when the jury first took the case. Day Report of Proceedings. Greensboro, N. C., May 3.—The speeches made in the whiskey frauds trial have been in keeping with the magnitude of the case. On the part of the defendants, Col. G. S. Brad shaw made the opening argument. He contended that the government had not made out a case against the de fendants, and there was no necessity of their giving any testimony, until something had been produced by the prosecution, fixing direct responsibil ity for the frauds upon the govern ment on them. lie reviewed the evi dence offered by the government to show that aside from that of the ex pert on handwriting, there was not a particle of evidence against them. The evidence adduced showed frauds against the government, but that they were committed by 11. C. and J. T. Sprinkle, in collusion with officers of the government, neither one of whom were on trial. The records introduced, he said, only proved the guilt of these absent defendants, and unindicted government officials. Great stress was made by him on the contradictory evi dence of the handwriting experts, and the failure of the prosecution to in troduce evidence showing the least direct connection of the defendants on trial with the frauds, admitted to have been committed by the records, and by government officials, either through ignorance, negligence, or tur pitude. Price and Reid’s Argument. Assistant District Attorney Price fol lowed in a short argument, outlining the various circumstances surrounding the case, all of which he claimed, gathered from all points of the United States, pointed with irresistible con clusion to the parties on trial as in complicity with the most colossal frauds that had ever been perpetrated against the government. Taking up the records, reports made, and ingen ius ramification of the scheme, he in sisted that it could only have been suc cessfully organized by brainy men, and several of them, and that young J. T. Sprinkle and H. C. Sprinkle, who had run away, were only figure heads in the whole transaction. Reuben D. Reid next followed for defendants. He closely analyzed tlje evidence offered, contending that while frauds had evidently been com mitted, there had been no connection made by legal evidence of his clients with them. The only evidence to that effect was that given in by experts on handwriting, and that evidence had been overthrown by the admissions of the expert himself, of glaring mistakes he had made in his testimony, attri buting to B. F. Sprinkle the writing of names one day, correcting himself the next, and being confronted by the evi dence of an officer in the collector’s office, who admitted that the name had been written by Deputy Collector King himself. The most sensational and dramatic speech yet made was by M. L. Mott to day for the defendants. He also made prominent the weakness of the hand writing expert evidence, stating that when that was eliminated every par ticle of evidence against the parties on trial fell to the ground. On that evi dence he said the jury could not con vict defendants and sleep an hour in peace, if each one of them lived a thousand years. He ridiculed the con tention of the government and state ments in newspapers of colossal frauds against the government, and said the prosecution had not proved the loss of a single dollar by means of the stamps procured in the various Western States. Frauds had unques tionably been committed against the government, bit aside from J. T. Sprinkle and H. C. Sprinkle, who were on trial, the only parties the records introduced showed were guilty, were officers of the government. Officials are Guilty, Cries Mott. At this point he turned to the Dis trict Attorney and asked why in the name of God, with records innumer able, showing absolute guilt on the part of officials of tlie government, he had not first prosecuted them, instead of implicating private humble citi zens, against whom the most import (Continued on Page Five.)