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CAUCASIAN. i VOL. XXIII. TliOSTwerwlETHllAY Great Gathering of the Heroes of the 'lost Cause" in Louisville, Kentucky- WERE TENDERED ROYAL RECEPTION The Kentucky City Decorated to an Extent Never Before Known, It Prepared to Extend Hospitality to All the Old Soldier Who Come. Louisville. Ky., Special. Louisville, iM.niK-l to an extent hitherto un known ami smiled on by typical sum pit weather, extended the hands of l:piiality to a never-ending stream .f arriving veterans who have come to K'li'ijrky to attend the fifteenth an nual reunion of the United Confeder ate Veterans. In every hotel and at almost every corner in the business M'tion if the city the men wearing the xray are to be found. Among the prominent ex-Confederates here now are General Stephen I). Leo, commander-in-chief; General Joe Wheeler, General Andrew J. West, of Atlanta, commanding the North Geor gia Brigade, who came In at the head of a large delegation of Georgians; Lieutenant General C. Irvine "Walker, ef South Carolina; General Simon Bolivar Buckner. General William E. Mickle, of New Orleans, adjutant gen eral and chief of staff; Chaplain Gen oral Wm. Jones, of Richmond, and General Clement A. Evans, of Atlanta, the chairman of the history commit ter and the Battle Abbey. the Virginia and Maryland dele gates came in, and some of the great army of Texans arrived during the afternoon. The Tennesseeans began arriving in force Tuesday evening, fol lowed closely by a detachment of the Arkansas regiments. Much regret has been expressed over the receipt of a letter from Judge Emery Speer, of Macon, Ga., announcing his inabil ity to be present. It had been ex pected that Judge Speer would ad dress the orphan brigade, of which he is a member. Gen. W. E. Mickle, adjutant general and chief of staff, has completed his annual report, which is highly inter esting. It says: "It is a source of sincerest pleasure to me that I am able to report that the debt which has been resting on the federation for a number of years has been paid in full. That this matter has been liquidated is due to the extraordinary efforts put forth by you, and while the urgent appeal made by you to the wealthiest members of our order was sent to nearly three hundred people and should have had most generous responses, the amount realized was barely sufficient to wipe out the debt. This lukewarmness on the part of those who were In a position to re spond most liberally is a sad commen tary on the degeneracy of the times, and displays a deplorable lack of in terest by men who were once so ready to share the dangers and deprivations that rendered the Confederate armies famous throughout the world." "There has been carried on the ros ter of the order for a number of years many camps who had made no pay ment of any kind since they were chartered; some of these were really never in existence, having 'died a-born-ing.' After conferring with the adju tant general of the various divisions, these camps have been put on the 'dormant list,; and no mail matter will, for the present, be sent them. This means an annual saving to the order. There are still on the roster a number of camps who do not con tribute to the finances of the order, makes returns of any kind, or manifest the least interest in the federation. As soon as definite information can be secured regarding them they will be added to the 'dormant list.' "I am proud to be able to report that at no period in the history of the federation have the camps paid their dues with more promptness or in Big Consolidation. Memphis, Special. Announcement was made that a consolidation of the Memphis Trust Company and the Na tional Bank of Commerce, of this city, has been decided on, the merger to take effect on July 15. Both concerns are well known and influential. Thje capi tal stock of the combined institutions, it is said, wil be $2,000,000. John T. Fargason, a prominent local merchant and capitalist, will be president. Chairman Morton Waits. New York, Special. The executive committee of the Equitable Life As surance Society met Wednesday, with Vice President Hyde presdilng, and elected Chairman Paul Morton a mem ber of the committee. There were no further resignations from the board, nor were the resignations of officers and directors already tendered acted upon. Chairman Morton said that he would not outline his policy until he had received the report of Superintend ant Hendricks. On the report was to depend largely the organization of the fociety, of the directory and of its executive and finance committees. Knights of Honor In Session. . Atlanta, Ga., Special. With more than 80 delegates in attendance, there being more than one delegate for each State in the Union, the bi-ennial con vention of the Knights of Honor was called to order here. Delegate Hudson, of Texas, offered a resolution provid ing for the admission of women into the order. Thi3 was referred to the com mittee on the good of the order. The convention will be la eession several flays. greater number. At the Nashville meeting only about 46 2-3 per cent of the camps while at the present time 47 3-4 per cent of them are 'all pres ent and accounted for The field from which new camps are to be gathered is limited, and the material is rapidly diminishing by the erosion of time. Yet there are those who once were units of our great armies who desire to associate themselves to gether and connect themselves with our 'social, literary, historical and benevolent order. Since our reunion in Nashville last June, 18 new camps have been chartered, making the to tal on the roster at the present time 1,583. "For the year 1903 the cash receipts from all sources amounted to $7,035, while for the year 1904 the amount was $7,812. When it is borne in mind that the sources from which this In come is derived i3 greatly reduced each year, this gain is the more mark ed. The disbursements for the year $7,329. "The death rate among our asso ciates has been exceptionally heavy during the past year, owing to the ad vanced age of the men and the unus ually severe winter. From all sections come greatly increased mortuary re ports, to which must be added the names of some of our most distin guished and zealous leaders: "George G. Vest, Matthew W. Ran som, John II. Reagan, Wm. B. Bate, Jno. II. Horner, Cullen A. Bates, Fitz hugh Lee, Thomas J. Churchill, and our beloved Mildred Lee, all of whom in a way added lustre to our dear Southland and contributed to it3 great ness and renown." The reunion was officially opened Wednesday, shortly after the nooa hour, when General Bennett II. Young, commander of the Kentucky division, called the perspiring mass of humanity in the Horse Show building to order and introduced the chaplain general, Rev. Dr. J. William Jones, of Rich mond, Va. Dr. Jones in his invocation, prayed that the blessing of the Al mighty God may rest upon the Presi dent of these United States, and "that he may be enabled to be the President of this whole country and every sec tion." A few moments later, Governor J. C. W. Beckham, in speaking Kentucky's welcome to the old men in gray said: "It is fitting that you should meet here, on the borderland of the great struggle, where we were so torn asun der. The great contest has been set tled for all times. Peace has her vic tories as well as war. "It is now gratifying to us all that there is but one flag. In tender mem ory we have laid away the Stars and Bars, and we rejoice that we have the same flag that floated over us before the war." A rousing reception was given the commander-in-chief. General Stephen D. Lee, when he arose to respond for the veterans to the address of wel come. The general was in splendid voice, despite the long wait In the heated building, and his speech, was Interrupted many times by cheering. It was one of the most appropriate speeches of the kind that has marked any similar occasion. It was estimated that 25,000 veterans and sponsors were present at the opening. Guilty of Contempt. New York, Special. Wm. II. McAl lister, secretary of the American To bacco Company, was adjudged guilty of contempt in the United States Cir cuit Court for having refused to an swer questions before the Federal grand jury in connection with the in vestigation of the so-called tobacco trust. McAllister was asked questions concerning the affairs of his company, and was served with a subpoena re quiring him to produce papers and contracts covering the export business of the American Tobacco Company. Upon the advice of his counsel he not only declined to answer the question, but also to produce the papers asked for, taking the ground that he was protected by his constitutional rights. He was sent to jail, but later was re leased on heavy bond. Fall River Cloth Market. Fall River, Special. The sales in the print cloth market for the week are estimated at about 125,000 pieces. The bulk of the trading which has been of a light character, has been confined principally to medium widths and wide odds during the wreek. Most of the mills are still short of help. Meeting Place Now the Question. Washington, Special. Gradually the negotiations for peace in the Far East are nearing a focus. The one point to which tho energies of those directly concerned in them now are being di rected is the choice of a place for the holding of the conference of the pleni potentiaries of the beligerent pow ers. It is known officially that three cit ies are now .under consideration by Russia and Japan. These cities, nam ed in order of the liklihood of their final selection, are Washington, The Hague and Geneva. Effort . to Rob Postoffice. Durham, Special. It was discovered Tuesday that an effort was made to rob the postoffice in West Durham Monday night. The robbers, the tracks show ing that there were more than one, en tered the building by breaking a pane of glass, but could not get back into the postoffice part on account of the strong lattice work. There was a rain after midnight and the tracks were made after the rain. Up to this time there is no clew as to who attempted the robbery. RALEIGH, NORTH CLOSE OF THE REUNION Without Much Pretense of Formation to Fir as the Veterans Wert Con cerned, the Parade was None the Lees a Stirring Speotacle, Battle Plage Recently Restored by the Gov ernment Playing a Part. Louisville, Ky., Special. Beneath the shot-riddled battle flags that float er over many a sodden field, and to the thrilling strains of "Dixie" that oft had cheered them on to victory or defeat, the Confederate veterans who wore the gray marched Friday in proud review before thousand? of people gathered in Kentucky's chief city to do them honor. There was not much in the way of formation and order in the line as far as the old boys were concerned, but they marched with sparkling eye to the old tunes, and heard the same cheers that have stirred their blood annually since the reunions became a part of Jlfe in the South. Many of the captured battle flags, recently re turned by the government, were car ried in Friday's parade and were the objects of interest and veneration. Three Overcome by Heat. The temperature was near the 86 mark, and John Coke,, of Lawrence burg, Ky., J. B. Allen, of Virginia and William Potter, aged 62 of Nashville, Tenn., were overcome and taken to hospitals. The parade which formed at First and Main streets, was in three grand divisions, comprising the trans-Mississippi department, the department of the Army of Northern Virginia and the department of the Army of Ten nessee. Coi Bennett H. Young, com mander of the Kentucky division, was chief marshal, and the fol lowing were in command of the three divisions: Gen. W. L. Cabell, Texas, the trans-Mississippi de partment; Gen. C. Irving Walker, South Carolina, the department of Northern Virginia; Gen. Clement A. Evans, the Army of Tennessee. Head of the Column. At the head of the column, as spe cial guests of the reunion, rode Gen. Joe Wheeler; in citizen's dress, and Jefferson Hayes Davis, grandson of President Davis of the Confederacy. They were escorted by Wheeler's cav alry. Next came the commander-in-chief, General Stephen D. Lee, and staff. The distinguished leader was cheered at every turn. The comman der's immediate escort was the Colum bus Rifles, from the General's home city, Columbus, Miss., and then follow ed carriage containing Miss Carrie Peyton Wheeler, sporsor for the South and her maids of honor. General C. Irving Walker of South Carolina occupied his familiar place a5 head of the department of the Army, of Northern Virginia. The West Vir ginia division, headed by the depart ment, with General S. S. Green in com mand. The R. E. Lee camp of Richmonj had the place of honor in the Virginia division. The marching of this camp was splendid and the men were cheer ed heartily. Then came the Tom Smith Camp, of Suffolk, Va., and Stonewall Jackson's old brigade with several tat tered flags. These old men and their flags aroused the crowds to much en thusiasm. The William Watts Camp, of Roanoke, brought up the rear of the Virginians. The next reunion will be held at New Orleans. Text of Japan's Reply. Washington, Special. The follow ing is the text of the Japanese reply to President Roosevelt's identical note to Japan and Russia on the subject of negotiations for peace: "The imperial government has giv en to the suggestions of the President of the United States, embodied in the note handed to the Minister of For eign Affairs by the United States minister on the 9th inst, very serious consideration, to which, because of its source and import, it is justly entitled. Desiring, in the interest of the world, as well as in the interest of Japan, the re-estabiishment of peace with Russia on terms and conditions that will fully guarantee its stability, the imperial government will, in response to the suggestions of the President, appoint plenipotentiaries of Japan to meet plenipotentiaries of Russia at such time and place as may be found to be mutually agreeable and conveni ent, for the purpose of negotiating and concluding terms of peace directly and exclusively between the two bel ligerent powers." May be Another Great Advance. London, By Cable. The practical certainty now that peace negotiations cannot begin for another month leads to the conviction that another great battle will be fought in the interval. According to the Daily Telegraph's Tien Tsin -correspondent a Japanese forward movement has already com menced in spite of the rainy season. Booker Washington Sees President. Washington, Special. Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee Institute at Tuskegee, Ala., called on the president to talk with him about his visit to Tuskegee next October. The president expects to pass the greater part of October 23 at Tuske gee, and garrangements already are making for a demonstration by the students of the institute in his honor. The president will review a procession and, pay. a visit to the institute and deliver an address. Prof. Washington tonight delivered an address at the graduating exercis.es of the colored hich school, the colored normal school and the Armstrong Training school. Cloth Sales Slow. Fall River, Mass., Special The sales in print cloth market for the week are estimated at J525.000 pieces. A much firmer tone has prevailed in the cloth market during the week. Buyers are active holders at present prices, but manufacturers continue to be slow sellers. The cause of the firmness on the part of the seller is the high prices asked for the raw material and also the strong belief that cotton may be marked up in the-near future. CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1905, THE CRAR WILL ACT Sees the Evil Co editions That Stalk Through Bis Unfortunate Uad HAS LONG TALK WITH ZEMSTYOS President of Moscow Delegation De scribes the Serious Situation in Rus sia and Greatly Impresses tho Czar, Who Declares That His Wish and Will for a National Assembly Are Unshakable. St .Petersburg, By Cable. Emperor Nicholas received the Zemstvo depu tation Monday. The reception took place at noon in the Alexander Palace at Peterhoif. Prince Trobetskoy, pres ident of the Zemstvo congress of the Moscow government, in behalf of the Moscow delegation, addressed the Em peror in a long speech, in which he de scribed the serious conditions existing in Russia which have caused the Zem- stvos to approach his majesty directly. The Emperor was evidently much im pressed. M. Fedoroff, representing the St. Petersburg delegation, also spoke. His majesty replied, expressing deep regret at the great sacrifices conse quent of the war, and above every thing, at the disaster to the Rus sian navy. In concluding, the Em peror said: "I thank you gentlemen, for the sen timents expressed, and join in your desire to bring about a new order of things. My personal wish and my will as Emperor to summon a national as sembly is unshakable." I await with anxiety the carrying out of this my will. You can announce this to the inhabitants of the towns and villages throughout Russia, and from today you will assist me in this new work. The national assembly will establish, as formerly, a united Russia, and the Emperor will be the supreme support of the conditions based on the principle of Russian nationalism." MAY FLEE WASHINGTON HEAT. Peace Conferees Will Have Authority to Adjourn to Some Other Place Claims of Various Cities Are Being Urged Upon the President, Who Ig nores the subject. Washington, Special. Practically no new developments were observable in the negotiations between Russia and Japan. President Roosevelt, for a day or two has been deeply engrossed in other matters, and while he has not for a n'iraent lost sight of the arrange ments for bringing together the Far Eastern belligerents, he has realized fully that the next move in the game of diplomacy now being played Is with the contending nations themselves. That move is the selection of envoys to represent them at the Washington conference. Both Minister Takahira, of Japan, and Abeassador Cassini, of Russia, called on the President . Monday af ternoon. Neither would discuss his interview with the President. It is known, however, that they were not of great importance. Each of the dip lomatists presented to the President the advices from his government ex pressive of the satisfaction felt at both St. Petersburg and Tokio at the selec tion of Washington as the seat of the peace conference. Whether the conference will actually sit in Washington, or not, has not been determined, of course, as that is a de tail which will be left to the envoys themselves by their respective govern ments. It is eaid that no decision will be reached on that point until the con ferences meet here and organize. If the weather in Washington at that time should be unfavorable to the con tinued sittings in this city, it will be within the authority of the plenipoten tiaries to adjourn to some other city. During the past few days the Pres ident has received as many as a hun dred letters suggesting various cities in the country as desirable places for holding the conference. It can be said that the President will not permit him self to be drawn into the discussion of this subject and the government will not attempt to influence in any way the choice of the confrees in hold ing their conference. Church Takes Ban off State. Rome, By Cable. The Pope has is sued an encyclical encouraging Cath olics to participate in public affairs. While seeking the advice of the eccles iastical authorities, the encyclical says Catholics should retain complete liber ty of action regarding the temporal interests. Members of the clergy, are recommended to refrain from partici pating in party strife. -The encyclical has created a sensation. Its object is to induce Catholics to enter public life, so that the navy be a force against the threat of socialism. France Backs Down. Paris, By Cable. An international conference for the consideration of the affairs of Morocco is now practically assured as the result of the conversa tions between Premier Rouvier and Prince von Radolin, the German am bassader, and attention is now directed to defining the scope of the confrenece. Details are being rapidly arranged, and the officials expect to be able to an nounce the plans for the conference in the course of four or five days. Town Re-taken. Headquarters of the Russian Army, Godzyadani, Manchuria, By Cable The Russian cavalry have retaken the town of Liaoyangwopeng. The Japanese oc cupied the village of Sumencheng, on the main road to Changtufn and Mama kai, in the morning of June 16, but they did not succeed in crossing the river. At 3 in the afternoon the Russians re-captured Sumlencheng, three squadrons of Japanese retiring Is eouthwestery di rection, ' .. FOWELL GETS 2 1-2 YEAtS Judge Purnell Sets Aside Motion foe New Trial and Sentences Norfolk Man on Three Counts. Raleigh. Special. !o the case of the United States against J. II- Powell, the Norfolk man Friday evening convicts of swindling by th use of th mail, and of two other charge, namely, plan ning to swindle and carrying out that plan. Judge Purnell overruled a motion for a new trial and also one to set aside the verdict. The Judge then con sidered the matter of the sentence for the three offenses, of which the man had been convicted. Powell was in Jaii here about six months, gave bail. $5o of It being in money, failed to appear at the trial, and at that time forfeited all the bail. He was given another chance, an affidavit being filed that he was sick and could not get here, and up to his convection he has been out on $1,500 bail. One of his attorneys. Mr. Bason, of Norfolk, declared, in his prayer for mercy, that Powell had heart trouble, to-wit, an aneurism. He said that Powell had led a fast life, but had reformed twelre or eighteen months ago and was a member of the church. Powell listened quite coolly to this ap peal for mercy, his wife, very pale, but quite interesting, sitting by him and keeping her eyes on the judge. Attorney Eason said Powell had turned his face towards better things and that he had in his evidence in his own defense, opened his heart and told of his bad life in the past. The attorney said he would like to have a physician called in to examine Powell and declared that to imprison the latter would be an end of him, and would kill him as much as if he were taken out and regularly killed. Eason made an appeal for mercy and was followed by F. S.Spruill, of counsel for Powell, who said he had but recently heard of Powell's physical trouble and begged that he be not im prisoned. The district attorney said that the Atlanta penitentiary was a hu mane institution and that if Powell was unable to work the very competent physicians there would say so. As a matter of fact, the penitentiary was the very best place for Powell If he had any such ailment as he says he has and that if clemency were needed It would be shown by the President. The judge said this was the fact and he then Im posed sentence, saying the case was a very aggravating one. On the first charge he gave Powell 18 months' Im prisonment and $100 fine, on the second six months and $100, and on the third six months and $100, making two and a half years. Powell did not appear to show any concern and never trembled. He leaned over and whispered to his wife, who was nervous. The judge said that a bill of exceptions had been filed and that he would fix the bond at $5, 000. The attorneys for Powell talked a little about an appeal, but soon decided that this was impracticable, as the bond was so large that Powell could not give it. So Powell next week goes to Atlanta to serve his term. One of his brothers has been here with him and he has another brother somewhere in the State. Many New Industries. Monday was a notable one for the number of charters issued from the office of the secretary of state. Clerk Wilson, who Is In charge of this de partment of the office, says that char ters will now come in very numerously. The following were granted Monday; Elerbe Springs Company, of Rocking ham, to build and operate hotel, place of amusement, deal in water, construct houses, etc., capital stock, $25,000; T. C. Meek and others, stockholders. The Wade Brick Company, Cumberland county, to make brick and tiles, etc.; capital stock $25,000. The White Star Company of Winston, to do mercantile and jobbing business, $25,000; the Al bemarle Light and Water Company, at the town of that name, J. L. Eflrd and others stockholders; the Newton Liv ery Company, $25,000; the Craggy Mountain Extract Company, of Bun combe county, to make tannic acid from bark, also wood alcohol and dyes from the same, operate tanneries, elec tric railways, power plants, lights, etc.; spoke and hub factories and other wood working plants, $125,000, Richard H. Howland and others, stockholders The Greensboro Table and Mantle Company changes its name to the Greensboro Table Company, and is au thorized to increase its capital stock to $100,000, of which one-fourth is to be preferred. Cossacks Charge Procession. Warsaw, Russian Poland, By Cable. Two persons were killed and 36 were wounded in a conflict between troops at Lodz. A procession of 2,000 socialists carrying red flags was stop ped by Cossacks. The socialists thereupon fired and the Cossacks re plied and then charged with drawn swords into the thick of the proces sion. Linevitch Reported in Peril. St. Petersburg, SpeciaL No confir mation has been received here of the report from Godzyadani of June 17 that negotiations for an armistice had been begun between Filed Marshal Oyama and General Ldnevitech. On the contrary, the latest news from the front leaves little doubt thai Oyama's columns are in motion, and disquieting rumors are current here regarding the position of the Russian army, accord ing to which Oyama has succeeded in pushing both his flanks far forward, respectfully opposite Kuanchengtsu and Kirin. whence he can draw a noose around the troops below this line. Alleged Forger Arrested. Wilmington. SpeciaL W. W. Leigh formerly connected with the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Macon, Ga.. was arrested upon his arrival here upon a warrant charging him with forgery, the affidavit being furnished by Traveling Auditor Hogan, of the Singer Sewing Machine company. Leigh is alleged to have committed theJ offense which he is charged while the employ of the company at Macon. H was committed to Jail in default of $1,000 bond, pcadlnj requisition papers from Georgia, . - TrEEIlYCtO? BU1E1K Weather Conditions Given Out by the Department Observer. A Bother week of esc Unit weather has been experienced, favorable la it mala feature both for tee rapid gnth of crops and for farm work. The mean temperature was about Ti do trees, or mod er frit above normal. peratures occu r ti. i ' 10 warmer usaa uunng i&e pretrial week, so that no check to grota oc curred. The rainfall wa irregularly distributed, too much rain fell in sev eral central eastern count leu, chwfly In portions of Wayne, Craves. Halifax. Washington. Bladen. Vance and Frank- in; at many places la these counties rain fell on every day of the eek. but it was mostly gentle in character; heary washing rains were reported rom npnly a few widely separated places this week. On the other hand, drought prevail over a number of counties along the immediate coast line (Currituck, Tyrrell. Hyde and On slow) and also In a larger number of western counties, where the soil l getting dry and hard, and rain U much needed. Generally over mot of th State farm work is now well up. lam is in excellent condition, crops have been well cultivated, are mostly olean and have continued to Improve. In a few counties grass and weeds have not been subdued. Cotton has been nearly all chopped and cultivated, and where it has been kept clear it has improved considerably but the crop is still grassy in many counties; squares are beginning to form on early cotton; lice continue to prevail In some places. Corn has Improved, but is not doing well, and it is doubtful whether the effect of poor stands will be entirely overcome; much of the crop has been laid by in silk and tassel, planting is practically over, and late planted in lowlands is coming up rapidly. Tobacco contin ues to do weM, though some corres pondents report that the plants are running to seed (buttoning) too early. The wheat harvest is nearly over, ex cept in the extreme west; the straw is abundant, but the grains arc not well filled; in some counties cutting was In terfered with by frequent rains, the grains being over ripe but too wet to handle. Gardens have improved and vegetables of all kinds are abundant. Irish potatoes are yielding very well in many places, though some are rot ting in the ground in wet localities; sweet potatoes are growing nicely. Field peas are growing rapidly. In most western counties where mowing is under way, the conditions were quite favorable for curing hay. Early apples and peaches are ripening and coming into market; apples are poor, peaches of better quality and more plentiful; the huckleberry crop is good; black berries are ripening; there are some reports that grapes are rotting con siderably. Rains reported: Nashville. 1.30: Goldsboro, 1.48; Lumbertson. 1.56; Newbern, 1.48; Weldon. 1.C2; Wilming ton, 0.10; Hatterat, 0.80; Ramseur, 1.55; Lexington, 0.73; Selma. 1.21: Moncure. 1.16; Greensboro, 0.64; Ral eigh, 0.26; Marlon, 2.02; Henderson- ville, 3.00; Ashevllle. 2.50. Asheville to Issue Bonds. Ashevllle, Special. During the ex ecutive session of the board of alder men Friday night Mayor Barnard, chairman of the water and light com mission, announced that he would call a meeting of the commission at an early date for the purpose of consid ering the issue of bonds as authorized by the last general assembly, the pro ceeds to be used in building an im mense reservoir and also equipping an electric light plant. Mayor Barn ard said this afternoon that he would call a meeting of the commission for next Monday evening, when. In all probability, some definite action would be taken. The legislative act gives the board authority to sell $40,000 worth of bonds for the establishment of an electric light plant on the Swan nonoa river and $60,000 for the build ing of a reservoir, or less, if It be found that these amounts are not required. To Consolidate Normals. Monday there was a session of the State board of education. Governor Glenn presiding, to consider the mat ter of consolidation of the four ne gro State normal schools. Messrs. Hen dy L. Cook and N. A. Sinclair appeared in behalf of the retention of the school at Fayetteville. E. E. Smith, G. P. Thurston and G. P. Wilkerson, all In fluential colored men there, made ar guments In favor of retention. No de cision was reached. Burglar Rob Concord Man. Concord, Special Saturday night, Mr. T. C. Peeler, a merchant of this city, had $200 stolen from -him at his home here. He had the money in his trouser pockets and the pants placed near his bed and some burglar entered the room and took the money, hung the pants on the window screen and left. There is no clue to the Iden tity of the burglar. Jailed for Contempt. At Raleign Saturday, ex-Sheriff Rogers and J. P. Sore 11 were adjudged guilty of contempt of court in trying to influence Jurymen in the Gattis Kllgo case, and were ordered to Jail 30 days each. . Gambling Law Not Enforced. SL Louis. SpeciaL Despite Governor Folk's order to the sheriff of St. Louis county directing him to arrest all prin cipals and accessories found violating the anti-betting law which went Into effect last Saturday, no arrests were made at Delmar race track, although six so-called book-makers did a fair business. A deputy sheriff was present unUl after the last race. NO. 2h, WASHINGTON CHOSEN AfTteabk U AD Parties As Flicc tf Co!i:af Pcscc Xcetts; MMMMMCWMb ..IBM. CZAR WlfBDIAWS ALL OSJKIIOS - ; .' . . Quarters That Thero Was Almost Open Cavitation at t fUbft to Roosevelt fey the foreign 0H Prior to tho Czar'a Mrvnttn. t EL Petersburg. Py Catlr -IUi has finally and dcflaUrlr repM Washington a the meeting plarf the UusfUa and Japanese r-lnlpwtratUr lea. the foreign eJBc havlrg waived Its request for rreotulderaUvm at lb personal dlcerectm tf the Ktnprtr. whose detre to give the fullett and f aire i opportunity 13 Prtnident No veil's proposal for a .eaie coafricnce It hereby manifested. After his conferente with Atbe dor Meyer. Count Iwamtdnrf?, !h for eign miubter went to Petcrhff and laid the matter Nfore tht Etnperor, who, on learning that loiUtr-or tn The Hague might endangt-r the ng. tiona, directed Cuunt l-anttdoftf jo Inform Ambassador Meyer that Rus sia would accept Wanhlngton. It was after midnight heti thrt for elgn minister returned from ivirrhoff, but Ambansador Meyer was forthwith notified and a cipher dispatch was prepared and sent lo the utate depart mcnt at an early hour Monday morn ing. Count iAmsdorff Fundar aflrmm issued a public announcement of th selection of Washington. Tho result ts lookod upon as de cided triumph for Aimrlcan diploma cy. v 150 Natives Alassacred. San Francisco. Special. ItaJ!a of terriblo massscre by pirates of 150 na tives on the Siberian cojut baa been received in a letter from Petropavlov ski, on the coast of Kamchatka. A Morogravleaof, has written to his brother, a resident of San Francisco, that in the early part of the year the natives. In one of the smalt settlement down the coast, observed a 7cbt. or schooner, drop anchor in the harbor, and its coming was bailed with criea of rejoklnj;. OfT the vessel cam a number of small boats. The natives could see the crew piling what they thought were supplies Into the smaller craft. Then the men pulled lor tho shore. During that and the next day, there was heard firing of arms, and, later, smoke and fire were observed. This led to an investigation from IV tropavlovskl and other towns on the coast, and a horrible tale of pillage and massacre was brought to light. About the streets of the settlement, write Morogravenlof, were strewn the bodie of 150 of the inhabitant!, shot and cut to pieces by the pirates, who, under the pretense of friendship, had gained a landing on the! roast. Rob ber v was their motive, for every hut had been ransacked, and anything of marketable value had been taken. Who the marauders were, those who mann ed to make their escape could not say. beyond giving the Information that some Japanese were In the party. When Morogravenlof sent his letter the peo ple of petropvolakl feared an attack on that town. Maximo Gomez Dead. Havana. Special. Gen. Maximo Go mez died at C o'clock Saturday even ing. General Maximo Gomez, who com manded the Cuban forces during the insurrection, which broke out In 1S5. and ended with tho complete Indepen dence of the Island, when on May 20, 1902, the control of Cuba was formally transferred to the new Cuban govern ment, was born at Ban!, Santo Domin go, In 1R36, and came of 4 Spanish family. He began life aa a cavalry offi cer In the Spanish army In Santo Do mingo and eerved In the laat occupa tion of Santo Domingo by SpaJn. Going for Paul JoneV Body. New York,- Special. Rear Admiral Sigsbee's squadron, which waa detail ed from the North 'Atlantic fleet to bring the body of John Paul Jonea, the first admiral of the American navy, to this country, started on ita voyage to France Sunday. The squadron la made up of the flagship Brooklyn and the cruisers Chattanooga, Tacoma and Gal veston. ' Collision Sinks Vessel Saalt Ste Marie, Mich., Special. Dur ing a thick fog which has prevailed on the upper lakes for a week, tht steel freight steamers Etruria and An aza collided ten miles off Prescoe Isle light, in Lake Huron. The Etruria was so damaged that she sank within a few minutes, the crew narrowly escaping with their lives. The Etruria was struck on" the starboard side, Abreast of the No. 9 hatch. Many of the crew were asleep in their berths, but were awak ened by the crash and reached the deck la time to escape. The Etruria bad a cargo of soft coal. She' was valued at $240,000. The Amaza escaped any seri ous damage. 1 95 Dead In Wreck. . Baltimore, Special. By tar the worst wreck in the history of the Western Maryland railroad oscurred Saturday evening at a point a quarter of a mile from Potapsco, a small sta tion between Westminister and Finks burg. At least 25 people are bellered to have been killed and score or more injured. The wreck was occas sionedby a head oa collision with freight double-header ttat tu rusnlss ajainst ordtrf. 7 , . . )
The Caucasian (Clinton, N.C.)
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