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" 1 1 H i i e i 1 1 Jti I I I I 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I J DENTIST. OFFICE: Front Room Over Bank. X WORK GUARANTEED. T ASHEBORO, - . X.c. $ H H i t M I 1 IIP I I I I I I I I 1 1 wivut RANDOLPH, T WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. il I I I I - . . . VOL, I. STRIKE CHIEF JAILED leader of Chicago striking Teamsters Taken to Prison WAS LATER RELEASED ON BOND president Shea, of ths Teamsters' U.Qn Together With President MacGee, of the Truck Drivers' Un ion, is Taken Into Custody on In dictments Chargaing Conspiracy. Chicago. Special Cornelius P. Shea, president of the International Brother hood of Teamsters, and leader in the strike which has existed iu Chicago for the last two months, was arrested and taken to jail Monday night. With him on the journey from the saloon in which he was arrested to, the office of the sheriff, and then tbe wag Hugh MacGee. present Qf the Truck Drivers Union. ?,c,h men were taken into cristody vm capiases issued on in dictments -charging them with conspir acy, whiVh were voted by the grand jury xhat adjourned last Saturday ngfct. When arrested, Shea lost his Arnpr completely and denounced the sheriff and all his works in emphatic language. He was told by the sheriff that he would be given all necessqrv time to procure bondsmen, but that he would bf taken to jail at once un less he moderated his manner of talk is 3. Shea again broke into violent lan guage, and the sheriff, turning to Depu ties Dcnan and Wilson, commanded thera to take Shea to jail immediately. Shea saw that he had gone too far, nnd attempted to say something to the sheriff but the deputies took him quick "ly into hall and from there to the street, where they hailed a cab and conveyed him to jail. President Mae Gee followed in another cab, and in a few minutes the men were inside the ja.il. Both were searched, according to the usual custom, by Jailer Whitman and were then taken to cells and lock ed up. After ' IrMiig a prisoner for a little more than two hours, both Shea and MacGee were released, their attorneys having procured bonds, which were ap prove J by Judge Tuthiil. Vessels Must Leave Manila., Washington. Special. Admiral En quist will not be allowed to repair his ships at Minila. This Government has decided that as the injuries to the ves sels wxre not caused, by either sea or storm they will be obliged to refuse permission for the vessels to be re paired there. Secretary Taft cabled the fallowing Instructions to Governor Wright, at Manila, regarding the ships: "Time cannot be given for the repairs or injuries received in battle. There fore the vessels cannot be repaired un less interned until the end of hostili ties." Admiral Train has been instructed accordingly. It is stated by Secretary ! Taft that if the Russian vessels agreed j to leave Manila in their present condi tion they were welcome to do so. but :as it did not appear that they bad suf fered from any damage caused by sea or storm, this Government was obliged to take the position above out- ; lined. The President's decision regarding the disposition of the Russian vessels at Manila, that they shall interne or put to sea, is, it is said here, in ac cordance with the best naval opinion and is in pursuit of the policy of strict neutrality followed by the Washington government from the beginning of the war. It is specially declared that there is no intention to show the slightest favoritism in the matter, and everything possible will be done for the comfort of the wounded Russians. The ships, when interned, will of course be allowed to be put in habit able condition, and such repairs as are necessary to keep them afloat will be allowed. : " More Headed For Manila. Hongkong, By Cable. The steamer Zafirio, which has arrived here from Manila, reports having sighted a Rus sian volunteer fleet steamer, two sup posed torpedo boats and a three fun neled cruiser, accompanied by a deeply-laden transport, Monday morning, in latitude 20.5!) north and longitude 115.23 east. The vessels were steering southward. Matter Rests With Enquist. St. Petersburg, By CableBoth the Foreign Office and the Admiralty say the decision whether to disarm the three Russian cruisers at Manila or effect repairs there and endeavor to reach a Russian port, was left in Ad miral's Enquist's hands, to determine according to his b?t judgment. Lit tle doubt was felt that the cruisers would be interned until the end of the war as before the repairs which Enquist 'cables are imperative could be effected, a Japanese squadron would be off .Corregidor Island, wait ing to capture or sink them. Funds For Kentucy College. Frankfort, Ky., Special. Governor Beckham received from Hon. Wm. J. Bryan of Nebraska, a check for $4(10 to be 'paid to the Kentucky Agrieul- turai anu iug..,.. ,...-, College, and invested. Tr.e annual proceeds aie a im.c the best essay discussing the princi ples of free government. The money is part of a fund of $10,000 left to Mr. Bryan as trustee, by the late Philo Sheridan Bennett, of Connecticut, to be distributed among 25 colleges. Big Crowd Attends Services. Bristol, Tenn.. Special. The crowd attending wins in Fairmont Grove Sunday in coniieciion with the annua) meeting of the German Baptists of the United State ; was not far short of twenty thousand. The Brethren dic ing hail as crowded throughout the clay. Sermons iv i ie preached in the tabernacle ''.v ie. . . B. Trout. 1 UanaiK. I!'-: '.. Koyor, or l aed I' I. N. 11. Beahm, ot gin. i. ii. --- j Eliza5'''''' ' i be pmpH". i i" varw re fiib d by 'If - , noil :K.'-'tT 1 "CAMLINA CR0P bulletin Weather Conditions Given Out by tho I Department Observer. j There increasing diversity in the j condition of crops as reported from j various sections of North Carolina. but. as a rule, the weather was more favorable i'or farm work over a lare portion of the State than for several w eeks. Hi ill rains occurred on the ';' 30 and ::i of May in many central' counties, which kept the soil verv wet and continued to interrupt farm work. A number of very severe local storms with high winds and hail tiamago i crops in several counties on Mav',1, chiefly in Halifax, Sampson, Martin and Craven counties in the eastern district. Scotland, Johnson. Vance, Guilford, and Harnett in the central district, and only Surry and Iredell in the west. Over nearly all tho western half of the State, as well as most of the northern and northeastern coun ties, the week was dry and favorable for work. v. Inch progressed vigorously. Many if not most of the fields which have been foul for several weeks were given a thorough cultivation, and ci ops placed in good condition. On the other hand the temperature con ditions hiiie not been favorable for the rapid growth of vegetation. While the average temperature was only slightly below normal, the nights have been quite cool, and unfavorable for both cotton and corn. The day temperatures, while not very nigh, in connection with more abundant sun shine we "e more favorable. The cool est days occurred from the 1st to the 4th of June. Cotton is doing fairly well where it has been kept cultivated: the stands remain good, but growth has been slow on account of the absence of stimulating high temperatures; in the majority of counties where the crop is; uncultivated and grassy, and much of it not yet chopped to stands, tho condition is poor; nevertheless the condition of cotton is such thai a fac iei recovery would probably occur with warmer, dry weather. Corn is also improving slowly in growth, bur in many counties where original iy ex cellent stands had been secured, the stands are now reported in ovular and poor on account of the ravat.es of cut and bud worms; some farmers are billing corn in the southern portion; the planting of lowlands could be fin ished w ith' a w eek or ten clays of dry weather. Peanuts are doing well; early planted are being chopped to stand.s, late planted are coming up slowly. Wheat, cats and rye are rip ening rapidly, cutting has begun, and the harvest will be general in a week or so. While in the west reports con cerning these crops continue favora ble, in the central portion wheat is said to have suffered considerable in jury by excessive moisture, which has ca vised the plants in many fields to fall to the ground before ripening; rust is also reported in many counties, but attacked the crop too late to do material damage. Irish potatoes are giving a poor yield in the eastern por tion of the State where digging is un der way, but are reported in good con dition in the wert. Sv ct 'pota'ofs have all been transplanted and are doing well. Garden vegetables are generally fine. The prospect for ap ples has diminished on account of blight. Hay making has commenced with indications for a large and ex- ceiient crop. Order to Sons of Veterans. The following General Order No. 2 has been issued from the headquarters of the North Carolina Division, Depart ment of the Army of Northern Virgin ia, United Sons of Confederate Veter ans, Fayetteville, N. C, June 3, 1005. "GENERAL ORDER NO. 2.'' "It is earnestly hoped that ihe young men of North Carolina, repre senting the United Sons of Confeder ate Veterans in this division, will see to it that the order is duly represented at the annual meeting in Louisville, on June 14-16, 1905, the time set by our fathers, the veterans, for the next annual reunion. "This order exists to perpetuate memories of a patriotism and devotion to duty, in which our State stands sec ond to none. It is with regret, there fore, that we have to acknowledge a sad lack of interest on the part of the young men in this division, as com pared with others about us. "The safety of our country depends largely upon our young men, native Americans, with patriotism and pre paredness; and recent world-events impress this the more upon us; and we know of no better way to inspire our young men than to have them preserve in memory the unsullied rec ord of our veteran fathers. "We therefore earnestly hope to see the division well represented. "By order of "E. R. MacKETHAN, "Commander N. C. Division "U. S. C. V. J. A. Mac ARTHUR, Adjutant." Shot Escaped Prisoner. Winston-Salem, Special. James Gal loway, colored, who was sentenced to the county roads last week for larceny, attempted to make his es;ape Monday and was shot by one of th? guards, Mr. Robert Shore. Nineteen shot took effect in the negro's back and his right side and his condition is regarded as serious. Galloway, when asked why he attempted to escape, replied that he did not know, except that he had decided that road work did not agree with him. His term was four months for larceny and one month for attempt ing to break out of jail. Will Contest Lease. Gol ': oro. Special. At a meeting ot magist.ates here, resolutions were adopted authorizing the county com missioners to take steps to contest the lease of the Atlantic & North Carolina Company on grounds of non-fulfillment of contract in their refusal to reduce rates. C. T. Foy is credited with being instigator of the movement and it is expected that the old warfare of the lease question has broken out again. Three to Hang. Governor Glenn has named July 27 as the day for the execution of Will Adams, the negro murderer, of W.ake county, who killed a negro woman and two of her three children, and also was hunted down by a posse of whites and negroes. He named August 1st for the execution of two white rapists, from Madison county, Peter Smith and Charity Stein, the Supreme Court hav ing decided against, them in a prayer for a new trial. PEACE NOW URGED President Roosevelt Desires That the Warring Nations Come to Terms CASSIM WILL NOT ADMil NEED In a Conference at the White House the President Declares That Rus sia's Military Position is Now Hope less and That Further Fighting Can Only Serve to Increase Japan's De made. Washington, Special The President Friday struck a blow for peace in the far East. In a conference at the White House this afternoon with Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa dor, the President expressed the earn est hope that Russia would forthwith conclude peace with Japan. Prolongation of the war, he be lieves, will not result in vietory for the Russian arms and can only render more difficult the. drafting of a treaty of peace which the Czar as well as the Mikado can sign. The President spoke, he said, as the friend of Rus sia no less than of Japan, and on be half not only of the Washington gov ernment, but the interest of humanity. The President informed the ambas sador that in expressing hope for an early peace he voiced not only his strong personal sentiments and thoe of his government, but he believed these wers held by all of tho powers. His opinion was that it would be a mistake for Russia to continue- the war. In addition to the suffering en tailed by the naval conflict, he did not believe that Russia has anything to win in prolonging hostilities. The President did not enter into de tails, but the personal nature of the conversation and his long acquain tance with Count Cassini enabled him to talk plainly regarding the decisive character of Japan's victories. What Japan's probable peace terms would be, the President was wholly unable to say, but he did not hesitate to ex press the opinion that difficult as these conditions might prove in the light of such a victory as that gained in the Korean Straits, they would increase in severity with every day that a state of war continued. Unless Rus sia has substantial hope of administer ing a decisive defeat to Japan in this war, the President believed it would inure to the interests of the Peters burg government to conclude peace at once. Having received no word from his government since the annihilation of Rojestvensky's fleet save the brief of ficial dispatches telling of the engage ment. Count Cassini was unable to do more than to give the President his own personal opinions on the situa tion. The ambassador was deeply touched by the sincere cordiality of his reception and the frank and friend ly manner in which the President spoke. Hg could not see, however, that there was anything in the pres ent situation, unfortunate as it un doubtedly was for his government, which necessitated Russia's suing for peace. As to territory, he pointed out that China and not Russia had been the loser, for even Port Arthur was held only under lease. On the sea Russia had nothing more to lose, he said. It was the ambassa dor's firm opinion that this was not "the psychological moment" in which to discuss peace with Japan. What ever might be the ultimate decision of his government, he took the ground that Russia could lose nothing by waiting or by continuing the war on land. There was hope yet of a vic tory for the Russian arms, it was sug gested, and in any event Russia had not yet lost one foot of territory and that there was no Russian frontier en dangered. The ambassador pointed out that there was not the slightest official in timation from any source as to Ja pan's probable peace terms, and that these demands as stated unofficially were "altogether impossible." If Ja pan's terms should prove anything like as severe as they have been re ported, it was the ambassador's opin ion that Russia could advantageously continue the war indefinitely, and eventually win a victory on land. That his government would so decide he did not wish to predict, but at.last acounts the Emperor was for a con tinuation of the war. Count Cassini will transmit an ac count of the conference to the Czar. Japan Has Free Hand. Tokio, By Cable. With the destruc tion of Russia's naval power, interest is returning to military operations on land. Togo's victory tremendously al ters the military situation and removes all limits of offensive operations against Russia's marine provinces it is now possible to effectively close la divostock, seize Sakhalin, the mouth o. the Amur river. Kamchatka, and any point between the Tumen river anu cue Arctic circle ItiRt Japan desires. Louis R- Smith Indicted. Washington, Special. Louis B Smith, of North Carolina, formerly an employe of the General Land Office, wQ inrlintpfl hv the grand jury of the District of Columbia, on a charge of abstracting and selling thirty land war rants. Smith was employed in the Land Office from July 1, 1901, to July 6 1904, and it was during this time that the warrantes were taken. He con fessed the theft when confronted with the evidence against him. Ihe war rants taken were worth about So.OUU. Telegraphic Briefs. President Roosevelt was the princi pal speaker at the unveiling of the General Slocum statue in Brooklyn, and in the course of his address he declared a strong navy was the moral of the Eastern war. Memorial day was observed in many places, the graves of the Union dead everywhere being decorated. The program for the opening of the Lewis and Clark Exposition from the White House has been arranged. The attorney who made an investiga tion of the disaster in the Leitc-r mm in Illinois for several foreign govern ments has made public his report, which scores the mine management and numerous suits against Leiter will be instituted. AS1IEBORO. N. C , THURSDAY, JUNE P, 1905. COTTON CROP LETTER Messrs. Klumpp & Co. Issue Their Regular Report The following cotton crop letter is furnished by Messrs. W. F. Klumpp & Co.: The weather conditions the past fortnight have continued unfavorable, and piivate advices with few excep tions report the crop to be very back ward, compared with last season, far mers being unable to work tho fields on account of the protracted rains. In the eastern belt, the plant is making better progress than in the central and western belt, but as a rule over tin entire region the crop is doing poorly, especially in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, where '.he plant is badly in the grass, and in Texas and Arkansas, where the outlook iu many. sect ions is very discouraging, farmers having been unable to finish planting, ami some fields being abandoned on ac count of wet weather. The crop is about two weeks latci than usual, and considering the redii: tion in acreage, of about 15., as pei our crop letter of the thirteehth u:t., the weather conditions cf the next thirty days are of greatest importance as they will throw- more light on the chances for a crop iu keeping with consumption. Weather conditions will continue U govern prices for .some time to come. Memorial Exercises ai Trinity College Trinity College, Special. Trinity College commencement began Sunday morning with services in Craven ile morial Hall in memory of tho late Mr. Washington Duke, the benefactor of tbe institution, thoso services taking the plase cf the regular baccalaureate sermon. More than 1,300 students and representative people of Durham as sembled in. the large hall to hear and attend the sei vices, which were con ducted by Dr. J, C. Kilgo, president of tho college. An appropriate musi cal programme was rendered on a magnificent scale by a splendid choii of 25 voices, under tho leadership ol Mr. A. S. Cheek. On account of the occasion services in the Methodist churches uptown were suspended, tho ministers and their congregations uniting in the services here. The graduating class attended in a body, and the remarks of Br. Kilgo were addressed particularly to them. The address of Dr. Kilgo was a masterful one. Before the address of the prin cipal speaker, Dr. W. P. Few, clean cf the faculty, read an appreciation from that body of the work of Mr., Duke. Big Building Destroyed. Milwaukee, Wis., Special. The Mil waukee Exposition Building, occupy ing a city block, was destroyed by fire Sunday evening. The loss is 300.000; insurance 375,000. The building w as in the block bounded by Fifth and Sixth streeis, running north and south, and by Cedar and State f.trects, running east and wast. The lire is supposed to have been started from an electric light wire, ihe blaze originated in the northwest por tion of the gallery, just at the time the National Skat Congress completed its afternoon session. At the time the flames broke out there were over 7,500 persons in the building, but all got out in safety. To Rejair Ships at P.lanila. Manila, By Cable. The naval board which has examined into the condi tion of the Russian warships here re ports that the Oleg will require sixty days, the Aurora thirty days and the Jemtchug seven days to effect, repairs. Admiral Enquist has requested per mission to repair here, saying that he would be unable to sail except in a smooth sea., on account of his esse!s needing patching near the water line. The Japanese consul at Manila called on Governor Yv'right twice Sunday to make inquiries regarding the disposi tion of the Russian vessels. Killed by Train. Hanisburg, Pa., Special. John Tit tle, a farmer aged 55 years, and his son. James, aged 17 years, were instant ly killed, and his daughter, Bertha, aged 13 years, was fatally injured by being struck by an express train on the bridge on the Pennsylvania rail road between Mexico and Port Royal Sunday. Tittle and his children were on their way home from Sunday school at Port Royal. Toro Visits Rojestvensky. Tokio, By Cable. Vic-e Admiral To io visited Vice Admiral Rojcstvensky .U the naval hospital at Sasebo Satur day and expressed his sympathy for the Admiral's wounds. He praised ihe courageous light of the Russians p.nd expressed the hone that Vice .Ad miral Rojcstvensky would soon be able to return to Russia. Rojostven sky was deeply moved by the admir al's words, and thanked him. He con gratulated Japan on the courage and patriotism of her sailors, and said it lessened his regret and the sorrow of defeat to know the high character of the victors. $200,000 Loss by Lightning. Chicago, Special. During a thuder storm Sunday, three churches were struck by lightning and two of them were destroyed. Several other build ings were struck and damaged. The total loss is 200.000. The two churches destroyed were Unity church in Oak Park, and Sacramento Avenue Metho Cist Episcopal church. North Engle wocd Congregational church was dam aged. The churches were empty. Three Workmen Killed. Pittsburg, Special. Michael Haldol and Joseph Yatsko were killed and Vincent Nehart and Andrew Nemitz. fellow-workmen, were seriously burn ed Saturday while attempting a rescue. Paul Watusko. who roomed with Hal dol was killed about the same hour by falling from a street car while return ing from a wedding. The aer-ident to tbe first four men was caused by the explosion of a "hang" in furnace "J" of the Edgar Thompson tool plant at Braddock. Boat in Distress. Shanghai, By Cable. A Russian tor pedo beat which was towed in here Sunday reports that she had been drifting for six days with ISO men on beard and wrater sufficient for only one day left and with ve ry little food. The vessel was damaged forward. The crew has already been transferred to the Russian trppswrt interned at Woosung: ANTI-WAR MEETING Russian Citizens Met to Protest Against Further Slaughter RIOTING NEAR THE CZAR'$ PALACE Demonstration by 5,000 Persons at a Summer Resort Near St. Petersburg is Interrupted by Police and Troops, the People Defending Themselves With Chairs and Sticks. St. Petersburg, By Cable. At a great demonstration Sunday evening in the Povlovsk Gardens, near Tsakro-Selo, the five thousand persons present clam ored for a funeral march in memory of the Russian sailors who had lost their lives in the naval disaster in the Sea of Japan. The members of the or cestra became alarmed and fled from the platform, when M. Novikoff, for mer mayor of Baku, arose and said: "Lot us all by rising show respect for the victims. Down with the war. We have had enough of blood." Some eighty policemen entered from either side of the hall and elbowed their way through the crowd towards M. Novikoff. whereupon cries were raised of "Let us attack the police." Chairs were seized and hurled at the police, the crowd being led by a col onel with a drawn sword. The police men fled precipitately. Order being restored, a number of speeches were delivered on the national crisis. Suddenly the police, re-enforced to between 200 and 300, again invaded the hall and rushed on the audience with drawn swords. The people defend ed themselves with chairs and sticks, but after ten minutes were driven from the hall into the garden, where there was a battalion of soldiers, wdio raised their rifles to their shoulders, prelim inary to an order to fire, causing a panic. The public fled toward the ex its, and finding them closed, smashed the doors and windows of the hall and so gained the street. Many persons were injured, some so seriously, that they had to be taken to a hospital. M. Novikoff was arrested and the gardens were occupied by police and Cossacks. A strong military force was placed on the road leading from Pav lovsk to Tsarkoe-Selo and to St. Pe tersburg and at the railway stations. People returning to St. Petersburg from the gardens spread accounts of tbe affair, which soon became a general topic. Pavlovsk is 19 miles from St. Peters burg and is a summer resort for inhabi tants of the capital. Called on Gov.-Ger.. Wright. Manila, By Cable. Rear Admiral En quist, accompanied by Rear Admiral Train and tbe French Consul, formal ly called on Governor General Wright Monday. After the usual greetings had been exchanged, Governor Wright asked; "Do you wish to stay at Manila per manently?" Rear Admiral Enouist replied: "My ships are unseaworthy. I have not heard from my government, and I request time to make repairs." Governor Wright then said that ac cording to his construction of the neu trality laws, the Russian vessels could remain long enough to make neces sary repairs, and after these were fin ished, they must leave within twenty four hours or dismantle and interne. Rear Admiral Enquist requested per mission to bring his ships behing the breakwater for repairs. This request was -granted him, and the ships will move Tuesday morning. Narita Goro, Japanese, cunsul, called on Governor Wright just before Rear Admiral Enquist called and made in quiry regarding the probable disposi tion of the Russian warships. Upon leaving, Goro met Rear Admiral En quist in the corridor of the Governor's residence and tendered him a profound salutation. ' Rear Admiral Enquist and staff then called upon Major General Corbin, to whom Rear Admiral Enquist ex pressed great gratitude for the hospital ity and comfort afforded them and the courtesy with which General Corbin offered the use of the army hospitals, together with surgeons and food for the wounded Russian sailors. General Corbin said: , "Admiral, how many admirals were there in the fight?" "There were four of us," said the admiral. Conference of Reforms. Tangier. By Cable. Mohammed El Torree, the Foreign Minister, on be half of the Sultan, has invited the rep resentative of the pow:ers to ask for an international conference at Tangier for the purpose of discussing reforms in Morocco. The members of the dip lomatic corps have communicated with their respective governments request ing instructions in the premises. Negro Woman an Assassin. Roekyford, Ga., Special. Sunday night Joseph Daughtry,' a prominent young farmer, was shot through the heart while in his buggy and killed in stantly. A negro woman (Caroline Riddy) fired the shot. She escaped. This morning Paul Jones, a negro, was arrested as acessory to the mur der. While Jones was being taken to the jail at Statesboro he made an attempt to brain the sheriff with a brick. The sheriff was partly .stunned, but succeedeq in drawing his pistol and firing. The bullet went through Jones' temple and he was killed in stantly. No Longer Obstructs Navigation. St. John, N. B., Special. Word was recived from Edmund Stone, N. B., Sunday night that a portion of the Van Duren Lumber Company's boom in the St. John river, where Canadian - and American lumbermen became involved in a clash a week ago, has been taken up and swung in along the Canadian shore, allowing a free passage up and down the river. It is said that the Vrvn Duren Company will anchor the boom so that navigation of the river will not be obstructed. Ambassador Conner Welcomed. Mexico City, Special. Edwin H. Conger, the new American ambassa dor, arrived Sunday morning over the Mexican Central Railway from Cali fornia. He was met at the station by Senor Torras Rivas, introducer of am bassadors, and Second Secretary of the American Embassy Heimke. Of ficers of the Society of the American Colony went in a body during the af ternoon to the ambassador's hotel to ; welcome him. The official presenta ! tion will take place shortly. The am bassador is in good health. NORTH STATE NEWS Many Newsy Items Gathered From all Sections. Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Good middling S Strict middling 8 Middling SVj Tinges ." I'A to S Stains C2 to 7!,J General Cotton Market. Middling Galveston, quiet New Orleans, easy . . Mobile, firm Savannah, steady ... Charleston, steady . . Wilmington, steady . Norfolk, steady Baltimore, normal .. New York, quiet .... Boston, quiet Philadelphia, steady Houston, quiet Augusta, q,uiet Memphis, steady . . . St. Louis, firm Louisville, firm Sg 8 sy2 sy2 S 5-16 84 8-4 Svi 8.73 S.75 9.00 8 S's S 11-1G S 9.00 New Enterprises. Raleigh, Special. The State charters the South Atlantic Terminal Company, to construct and operate a railway be tween some point in New Hanover county and Southport, a distance of 30 miles, of which three miles are in New Hanover and 27 in Brunswick. The cap ital stock is $150,000, and H. H. Dou gherty, of New York city, hoids all the shares except five. Another charter is granted the Buck Shoals Company, of Arden, Henderson county, this being granted general privileges, such as building a town, operating factories and manufactories, developing wa-. r power, etc., the capital stock being $; :; 000, J. W. Sluder and others of Ashtr ville, being the stockholders. Charters are granted to two rival Republican papers, both of which, it is said, are tc be printed in Greensboro, which is Re publican headquarters in North Caro lina. One Is to be the Industrrial Pub lishing Company, the name of which was at first The North State, of this the capital stock being $50,000, and among the stockholders being J. M. Millikan, of Greensboro, the largest stockholder, next coming E. C. Dun can, Spencer Adams and Tyre Glenn, each with 110 shares; J. El wood Cox, A. E. Hoi ton, Hary Skinner, H. C. Dockery and Thomas S. Rollins, with 40 shares each. The other charter is to the Tar Heel Publishing Company, also with $50,000 authorized capital, Spencer Blackburn having 238 shares, and E. A. Miller, H. L. Grant, R. B. Samms, 40 each. A charter is granted the Greensboro Fire Insurance Company, capital stock $100,000, J. W. Fry and others being the stockholders; also a charter to the Lanier Club, of Tryoa, Polk county, which will build a library and establish a circulating library, .there being no capital stock, the incorpora tors being a large number of ladies and gentlemen of that section, and some other towns. Another charter is granted the Pipe-Bending Machine Company, of Charlotte, authorized capital $100,000, J. W. Conway being the principal stockholder. High Point's Growth. High Point, Special. Tho following is the official report of the buildings erected here the past year and their cost: Dwellings, 194, at a cost of $172, 800; stores, 10, at a cost of $30,000; factories, 13, at a cost of $83,000; churches, 3, at a cost of $22,000; ho tels, 2, at a cost of $35,000. Total, $342,000, or over one-third of a mil lion dollars invested in buildings here in 12 months. This shows the rapid growth of the town. One of the-substantial evidences of growth is that residences alone are not built, as in the case of some towns, but along with them are factories to support the rapidly growing population. The fac tories are built first and then the houses for the employes to live in. Secretary Parker's Report. Secretary T. B Parker, of the Farm ers' State Alliance, has nearly com plete the work of compiling the re ports made to him on the reduction of cotton acreage in North Carolina and finds it to be 23 1-2 per cent, as com pared with last year, the returns from practically all the counties being on hand. Speaking about the alliance, he said it continues to grow. Your cor respondent found that the alliance may be said to no longer exist in Texas, what is knowm as the Farmers' Un ion taking its place there, this being a secret fraternal organization. Secre tary Parker says that he is informed that this union has 200,000 members in Texas, wheich is the only State in which it exists as yet. Carpenter Acquitted. Dallas, Special. At 5.30 o'clock this afternoon, after having been out one hour and twenty minutes, the jury in the case of the State against Earl Carpenter, O. D. Carpenter and S. S. Campbell, for the murder of A. M. Kale, rendered a verdict of not guilty. The former stood indicted for murder in the first degree, while an indictment for murder in the second degree was lodged against the ether two. Severe Storm at Mt. Olive. Wilmington, Special. A special to the Star from Mount Olive, N. C, says a severe wind, rain and hail storm swept over that section, unroofing buildings and laying crops in waste over' a wide area covered by the path of the storm. The power house of the electric plant in the town of Mt. Olive was partially wrecked. In a large elm grove on the outskirts of the town numbers of sparrows killed by the hail stones were found after the storm. German Baptists Gathering. Bristol, Special. Delegates are ar riving on all trains to attend the Na tional meeting of the German Baptists. Bible and Sunday school institutes are being held, in which church workers from all parts of the United States are participating. The local railway men have been advised of ten special trains that will arrive here the latter nart of the present week, including one from the Pacific coast. It is expected tnat 20,000 persons will be here before the end of the week. EXPOSITION THROWN OPEN dreat Northwestern Show Is Now Open to the Public. Portland, Ore., Special. Amidst a scene of festivity and splendor never equalled in the Pacific Northwest, with din and clamor of cheering thous ands, accompanied by the booming of artillery, the chiming cf bells and the blaring of bands, Portland, made her greatest bow to the world in the formal opening of the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition. The event took place under conditions presaging com plete success to this historical com memoration of the blazing trial to "Old Oregon" by Captain Merri wether Lewis and Wm. Clark, who, commissioned by President Jefferson, explored the great Oiegon country one hundred years ago. The celebration was participated in by the President of the United States through his personal representative, Charles W. Fairbanks, representatives of the State and the House of Repre sentatives of the National Congress, of the army and navy, together with the Governors and staffs of the States of California, Idaho, Washington and Oregon and multitudes of people from far and near. All Portland was decked in'her best, business was suspended and the holi day spirit was everywhere in evidence. The States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, in which June 1st had been declared a legal holiday in honor of tho centennial, sent thousands of visitors. The trains of yesterday brought the vanguards of the excur sionists and tho railroads and boat lines entering Portland have been taed to their utmost. Never in the history cf Portland has this city been called upon to care for so many people. president's Southern Trip. Washington. Special It is announced at the White House that President Roosevelt will start on his Southern trip on the night of October 17. It is also stated that the extraordinary ses sion of Congress will not begin until after the November elections. The Southern trip will consume about two weeks. The itinerary has not been arranged, but the President's intention is to visit many important cities, in cluding Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Jacksonville and perhaps Tampa, Bir mingham, Tuskegee, Montgomery, Mo bile, New Orleans and Little Rock, the trip to end at Little Rock and the Pres ident and party will return directly tc Washington. It is likely that some other cities , III be included in the stops made by the President. The length of the stops at each place have not been determined, but will be gov erned by the necessary arrangements to be made hereafter. A delegation from Charlotte called on the President recently to nrge him to spend a day in that city. He told the callers that so long as a stop will not be possible, he promised to extend his cordial greetings to the people of Charlotte. The delegation was headed by May or McNinch and included Daniel A. Tompkins, R. M. Miller, Jr., B. D. Heath, George Stephens, T. 3. Franklin, Heriot Clarkson and G. C. Huntington. Killed on Excursion. Goldsboro, Special. A colored excur sion from Washington, N. C, arrived here Friday. When near Parmele, two negroes became involved in a dispute over a woman, and one of them drew a pistol and shot the other in the breast, killing him instantly. The, slayer then jumped from the train and escaped. The remains of tie dead man were left at Parmele. News of the Day. In a duel between two Italian army officers one was transfixed by a sword and almost immediately killed. Rt. Hon. William Court Grelly, Speaker of the House of Commons, has resigned owing to bad health. The Canal Commission has been com pelled to accept the Attorney General's decision that the eight-hour day ap plies to Panama. Nicholas Biddle was a witness re garding Mr. Loomis connection with the Mercador claim in Venezuela Chicago spent a quiet Memorial Day, but more rioting is feared when the sash and door factories undertake to make deliveries. The two officers deposed by Mayor Weaver informed the latter that they would drop injunction proceedings. The Frick investigating committee is expected to submit its report at the meeting of the directors of the Equita ble Life Assurance Society. Emperor William of Gerrmany clos ed the Riechstag. George E. Lorenz turned State's evi dence in the postal conspiracy case against William G. Crawford. An anarchist threw abomb at the car riage in which King Alfonso and Presi dent Loubet were returning from the opera at Paris. The crush of titled guests to attend the royal wedding at Berlin is very gi eat. The President announced that he had selected Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte to be Secretary of the Navy to succeed Sec retary Paul Morton. Congressman Mudd is striving to have Baltimore designated as a pur chasing station for Panama canal sup plies. Judge George Gray, Justice Brewer, of the United States Supreme Court, and Dr. B. F. Trueblood made address es at the opening of the Lake Mohonk conference on arbitration at Lake Mo honk, N. Y. The report of the Frick investiga ting committee was made to the direc tors of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, but it was not adopted. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Ex pedition will be opened by Vice-President. Fairbanks today. It is believed r-t Washington and elsc-.vlif is r'"t the defeat may hasten peace. v 1 "" ' NO. 2. THE AREAGE REPORT Reports From very Part of Cotton Belt Indicate Substantial Decrease ASSOCIATION FIGURES 25,980.951 Decrease For 1905 is Asserted to be 18.43 Per Cent in Acreage Under 1904, and 16.C5 in Commercial Fer tlizers, as Shown by Tabulated Statement Eased on 17,754 Indivi dual Reports. New Orleans, Special. The Southern Cotton Association issued its cotton acreage report. The report says: "The estimated acreage for 1904, to indicated by the report of the United States Government, amounted to 31, 730,000 acres. "The decrease in the acreage for 1905, as shown by our tabulated state ment,, which was compiled from 17,754 individual reports from farmers, bank ers, merchants and others throughout the cotton belt, fixing the acreage this year at 25,980,951 acres, a decrease of 18.43 per cent, and 1S.05 per cent In fer tilizers. "The condition of the crop as report ed from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, the Territories and portions of Mis sissippi, are unprecedentedly bad, much of the acreage in those States and Territories being yet unplanted, and large tracts either under water or bad ly washed by heavy rains. "In the eastern portion of the cotton belt the fields are grassy, the cotton still unchopped, and labor very scarce throughout the entire belt. The officers of the association express the highest commendation of the loyalty of farm ers throughout the cotton territory ir bo fully living up to their promises and pledges in bringing about so material a reduction in the cotton acreage and the use of commercial fertilizers under cotton for 1905. "The present demand for cotton is unprecedented, and, with a firm and de termined stand, higher prices for the staple will be secured in the near fu ture." Condition cf Cotton. New York, Special. The June report of The Journal of Commerce, points to a reduction of 12.S per cent, in acreage, or even less, and a condition of 77.4 compared with 79.8 per cent, last June. The largest decrease in acreage, 17.1 per cent., is shown by Texas, and Ar kansas ranks next with a decrease of 15.3 per cent. North Carolina is 4.2 per cent, below last June. Louisiana, 13 per cent.; Oklahoma, 13.7 per cent.; Mississippi, 13.6 per cent., and Ten nessee, 12.2. The reduction in South Carolina is 9.1 per cent.; Georgia, 7.7; Florida, 9.9; Alabama. 7; the Indian Territory, 5.3 and Virginia, 9.5. Texas, Louisiatia and Mississippi show de clines in condition amounting to 7, 12 and 11 points respectively, comparing with a year ago. The condition in the Carolinas shows a slight improvement, while Georgia and Florida are up 5 and 6 points, respectively. The Indian Ter ritory indicates a reduction of about 12 points, and Oklahoma a reduction of 5 points. The Journal of Commerce says that securing a reliable estimate of cot ton acreage this season is attended with unusual difficulty, owing to the ac tive campaign carried on in tbe South for a 25 per cent, reduction. Of course no such reduction is to be expected, but the agitation has undoubtedly exerted an important influence, which is shown by the strong tendency towards large decrease in making estimates. The re port is based on reports from 1,800 cor respondents, whose average date of re ply was May 23. Weather conditions have been generally unfavorable for the entire belt, excessive rains making fields very grassy and washing out many of the bottom lands. In conse quence considerable replanting will be necessary, but many correspondents fear that all available labor will be re quired to cultivate cotton already grow ing without replanting. The crop is very late, ranging from one to four weeks. In spite of the grass, good stands have been generally obtained and the plant has a vigorous growth, and only fair weather is needed to give the crop an excellent start. Georgia's Reduction. Atlanta, Ga., Special. Georgia's cot ton acreage has been reduced 13 per cent as compared with last year, and there has been a reduction of a little more than 14 per cent in the amount of fertilizer used under cotton, accord ing to the official report of State Com missioner of Agriculture S. O. Stevens, issued Wednesday. The estimate is based on reports from correspondents in all parts of the State. Slayer to Hang. Birmingham, Ala., Special. A spec ial from Cullman, Ala., says that the jury in the case of John Williams, charged with the murder of State Sen ator Robert L. Hipp, returned a ver dict of guilty of murder in the first degree, and fixed the punishment at death. AVilliams was sentenced to be hanged July 14. Williams' son, aged 20, begged the court to permit him to be hanged in his father's stead. Wil liams is a farmer and shot Hipp while he and a deputy sheriff were trying to levy upon so; e of Williams' property. An appeal will be taken to the su preme courL A New Connection. New York, Special. The surface lines in this city are operated by the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, which was controlled by the late Wm. C. Whitney and his associates. This company plans to build an extensive sub-way system in competition with the Inter-borough Rapid Transit Com pany, which operates the existing sub way and the Manhattan elevated lines. In Japanese Hcspital. Tokio. By Cable Ad niral Ro estven sky has arrived at tho Sasebo naval hospital. The nsval officer has announced that the only Japanese vessels lost in the batttle with the Russian fleet were three torpedo boats. Tokio, By Cable. It is now certain that Adniral Rojestvensky is a prison er of the Japanese. He is wounded ir the forehead, legs and back, but. wili recover. Vice Admiral Votlkersara lb supposed to have perished.
The Randolph Bulletin (Asheboro, N.C.)
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