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VOL XXXYII No 7 WILMINGTON- J . C, SEPTEMBER "9, 1904. SI. 00 PER YEAR YARII MANUFACTURERS MEET. BIG BANQUET! A. AND M. IS IN DANGER OF BEING DISRUPTED CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY. 1 PROGRESS 13IPORTAXT SECRET COXFER . EXCE HELD IX CHARLOTTE. TWO DATS FIGHTIXG RETWEEX BROWNS AND BLUES. x i v n. i r 4hat ? OlUUulllO LClIlUllU Ilia Senior Privileges be Restored FACULTY IS UNYIELDING Thirty-nine of the Seniors of a Class of Forty-two Have Taken an Oath to Leave the College Unless They "Are Given the Same Privileges as Senior Classes in tlie Past Have Enjoyed The Seniors Say Tliat They Are Backed by the Juniors In a Body, 83 of the Freshmen and Many Sophomores Four Members of the Senior Committee Which Called on tlie Faculty Expelled A Telegram is Sent Commissioner of Agriculture Patterson. Who is at Home President Winston JIakes a Statement, and He Says the Faculty Will Remain Firm in the Stand "Thcy Have Taken Work Has Stopited at the College and Sides Remain Unyielding. Both ! Raleigh. X. C, Sept. 7. The state Agricultural and Mechanical college here is in danger of being disrupted by the threatened departure of over 150 students who yesterday si agreements to leave the college unless privileges recently taken away from the senior class are restored and four ii , I seniors- who wen expelled are rem- i stated. The senior class was not permitted last night to either eat or sleep at the college. Work has stopped and both faculty and student body are unyielding. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C. September 7. There is trouble at the Agricultural and Me chanical College, and ibe senior class say that the other classes are backing them up. The seniors were on the streets of ltaleigh this afternoon in large numbers. They. said they had lone no duty and had no recitations today, tint all the seniors except three out of a class of forty-two had taken a?i oath to lease the college unless they were given the same privileges as en joyed by seniors last term; that all the juniors had taken an oath to support the seniors; that eighty-five freshmen had signed an oath, and that the soph omores were rapidly signing it. ' The faculty met this afternon and expelled Howard, Squires, Graydon and Harper, four of the committee of the senior class, sent by the latter to represent it before the faculty. The seniors claim that they offered a com promise, but that the faculty refused. They say the faculty wanted the sen iors to sign the liberty book, as other tiassmei. do, and be back to college .by 10:30 p. m. The senior classmen met in Pullen Park this morning; the juniors met this afternon in a cornfield three quarters of a mile from the college; the sophomores met in the park, and the freshmen in the fourth dormitory, while the sophomores stood guard. Only the freshmen were at the drill ihis afternoon. All these statements are made by seniors. They say they have telegraphed Commissioner of Agriculture Patterson, who Is at home, and that representatives of the senior, junior and sophomore classes signed this telegxam. President George T. Winston was interviewed tonight, and he said: "The struggle at the college be tween the faculty and seniors is really as to whether the college shall be sub ject to discipline and the proper regu lation of hours for study and work, or whether the students shall be left to regulate themselves, leaving their col lege duties and visiting Raleigh at will. To such question there can be -only one answer. The college has grown so rapidly and so greatly, at tracting a large mass of diverse and nonhomogeneous elements, that its government and discipline offer very perplexing problems, its proximity to the citv renders it necessary to safe guard the cadets by proper regulations as to the hours of study and work and' the liberty to visit Raleigh. The pres ent struggle is apparently for liberty to visit Raleigh at will. Ii is really for looser discipline. The permission to visit Raleigh is now given at times when the students are free from their college duties, that is Saturday after noons and Sundays. Besides this gen eral liberty, special permission is also -given on special occasions and when ever any necessity requires. For a student to go oftener and without the .proper restraint; would mean the ne- Sleet of duty in the college, and the exposure of idleness, extravagance. temptation and vice in the city. Such license cannot be permitted. It is not good for young- and Inexperienced lads, far from their home, nor is It condu cive to preparation for the industrial careers A few pestiferous mischief makers among the senior cadets have stirred up the whole college, have or ganized oathbound promises and writ ten agreements not to obey the regula tions and not to remain in the college. I regret to say they have caused much trouble, influencing some young men against their real inclinations and bet ter Judgment to sign silly papers. Four of the ring- leaders have been dismissed. On account of the excite ment of the moment', others have quit college and have sought to persuade all other classes to quit. We shall hope to save the young men the trou ble, expense and humiliation of such folly. The parents of all are being in formed of the situation, and we shall permit no minor x'o leave without au thority from home. Parents who ob ject to such regulations and discipline will withdraw their sons. Of course, the college will speedily fill up again with the sons of those who value edu cation in economy, regularity and obedience to authority, as well as In books and handicraft." The following account of the trou ble between the faculty and seniors at the A. and M. is taken from yesterday's News and Observer: The A. and M. College seniors, who are aggrieved at the rule recently in augurated at the college preventing them from visiting the city without permission, except on Friday even ings, Saturday afternoons and Sun days, were to have met last night with the junior and sophomore classes to take action towards forcing the authorities to withdraw their ruling. Instead of this Dr. Winston called the senior class together, addressed them' briefly and ordered them to their rooms. After the meeting the students tried to meet in the hall, but were again confronted by the president, who told them that ?f they did not disperse he would expel the entire or Au1 Unon this the students scattered to their rooms and quiet fell upon the college. The contention between the stud- ents and faculty grows out of prlv- , whjch have been taken from the seniors, ana irom development of hazins the incipient on the part of the sophomores. Last year the seniors were per mitted to visit the city at will, but now their. only peculiar privilege Is the Friday night outing. When the boys were informed of the change, they agreed, met and de clared that they would leave the col lege in a body. In this determination they were to be backed by the other two classes had not the president spiked their guns. Some of' them said last night, how ever, that they would meet again to dav and if the class was willing to -hold out" would "resign" their offices in the battalion and leave the college. Besides the complaint .of the sen iors, the sophomores are angry at the expulsion several days ago of one of their number for hazing, and the jun iors are standing by the higher class with the idea of preserving their "dig nity" next year. ""The class has gone too far to back out now," said a senior last night, "ana if the rule is not rescinded we will leave." Dr. Winston's Statement. President Winston was seen last nieht. "This is a military college," said he. "and it Is iroing to be run on military nrlnHnlM. The discipline Instead of beinir lightened Is to be Intensified. The boys at the A. and M. have to work In the day and they cannot siudr satisfactorily except at night, consiu eriug the distance of the college from town, the students will not be allowed to visit the city except at such times no thif' have no work to do. I told the senior class that they had no bus! ness to be meeting as a class to com plain of leaving college as a class, and t advised them that they had better hear from their parents before they left. Of course, any Individual wno doesn't like" the college can leave it; there are rdentv to take their places. I also told them that the class would not be permitted to meet during study hours." As to hazing. Dr. Winston stated that" it had never taken root at the college, and he didn't intend that it should: that he would break it up if he had to expel every' boy in the col leere to do so. One hazer had been caught and promptly expelled, and if the trouble reoccurred others wouia follow. While he would not like to lose his senior class. Dr. Winston states that the college is "long" on applicants, -as his notice that no more students can be taken shows. Of course, if thirty or forty leave, he can take that many more from the hundreds that are anx ious to come. While the college boy is a great. hand at resolutions, his species Is gen erally lacking in the moral backbone I which makes a mass meeting effective. The senior class will nrobablv remain to tamely do their courting on Friday nights. Major Dclmar Ties the World's Trot ting Record. Syracuse N. Y., September 7. Major Delmar only succeeded In tleing the world's trotting record of 2:02 1-4 without a wind shield in his attempt this afternoon at the New York state fair. The Major, accompanied by a runner, -trotted the first quarter in 30 seconds, the half In on minute. ; the three-quarters in 1:31 1-4 and the mile la 2:02 1-4. . . Situation of tlie Trade Was Discussed ami Several Resolutions Passed Members in tlie Sonference Are Very Reticent Concerning Wliat Occurred. Charlotte, N. C, September 7. Hosiery yarn manufacturers, repre senting 285,000 of the 400,000 spin dles engaged on that line of goods in the South, held what was said to be an important secret conference here to day. They held two sessions lasting the greater part of the day, and after adjournment it was 'given out that there was nothing for the public in the proceedings, that several resolu tions had been passed and the situa tion discussed, but nothing else about the meeting could be secured from any of the 24 men in attendance. One of the resolutions looked to the fixing of the tare at a figure between 5and 10 pounds to the case of yarn. Samuel A. Carter, of Atlanta, was chosen chairman, and J. F. Taylor, of Kin ston, secretary. The principal feature of the morning, to those on the out side, is the reticence of those concern ed, which is quite unusual. Mr. Taylor, the secretary, said the meeting was entirely informal and had no connection whatever with any or ganization. It was called by six or eight prominent spinners, who, along with many others, realized the neces sity of concerted action and took upon themselves the responsibility of calling the meeting. The meeting, said Mr. Taylor, was for the purpose of discuss ing the situation and getting to a better working basis. The outlook he said is more favorable. If ohe present cotton crop can be kept out of the hands of the speculators. If the crop should prove to be more than 11,000,000 bales, spinners believe the speculators hardly be able to manipulate It. will Atlanta, Ga., September 7. About forty of the prominent colored cotton goods manufacturers of the South met here today and organized under the name of the Southern Colored Cotton Goods Weavers' Association. F. O. Moring, of Raleighr N. C, was elected president and a committee was selected further to perfect the organization and to notify all manufacturers of this line of goods of the action of the meet ing. This committee includes J. A. Smith, of Bessemer City, N. C; C. W. Johnson, of Charloite, N. C. and B. S. Robeston, of Burlington, N. C. The discussion at the meeting today is summed up practically in the fol lowing resolution, which was adopted unanimously: Resolved, That this meeting recom mend to the members of this associa tion that final action be taken at an adjourned meeting to be held at Char lotte, N. C, October 5, binding its members not to place goods on mem orandum or to guarantee prices ro customers. Furthermore, not to allow cancellations of contract by customers, and that fulfilment of all contracts be rigidly enforced. We also recommend that action be taken on freight allow ances, which have grown to be exces sive." About twenty millions of invested capital are represented In the new or ganization. One of the most prominent men attending the meeting is R. S. Reln hardt. of Lincolnton, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers' As sociation. Mr. Reinhardt does not see anything particularly encouraging in the outlook and thinks it is "up to" the spinners to do something for their benefit. "Yarns continue to sell at low prices," he said, "and cotton fails to decline, despite the fact that the sea son for lower prices has arrived." "Won't the price decline when the "crop begins to come in?" asked the reporter. "It ought to, but It doesn t, replied Mr. Reinhardt. From interviews with various spin ners who are attending the meeting th& reporter learned that the curtailment of production since May would ag gregate 25 per cent, of the southern spindles running hosiers yarns. THE OLYMPIC COXTESTS. Two American Records -in Swiminlvj Races Brolrcn. St. Louis, Mo., September 7. In the Olympic swimming races today the American record of 6:18 1-5 was brok en by Cr M. Daniels, of tho New York Athletic club, who won the 440 yards championship swim in 6:16 1-5. This was not allowed, however, as one of the three stop watches required to record the time stopped. E. Rausch, of Germany, in swim ming the half mile championship race m 13:11 3-5. broke the American roll Schcefer, of the University of Pennsylvania. New York won the team champion ship, with a score of 40 points; Ger mans was second with 32 points. The Olympic fencing championship was wop by Ramon Fonst, of Havana, Cuba; with A. V. Z. Post, of New York c ity, second. Pretty Polly Wins Her lith Succes sive Race. London, September 7. Pretty Polly- won the St. Leger stakes at Dorcaster today. Pretty Polly's win makes her fourteenth successi3 victory. The fil ly has never yet been beaten. . . , i. Bedlam in a Class by nerself. New York. September 7. Bedlam. the great three year old filly, won the September stakes, one mile and three furlongs. . at Sheepshead Bay today. She made practically fell the running and won with case. " Ortwills was deci sively beaten, finishing a bad third. Graziallo finished second. In the opin ion of many horsemen. Bedlam's easy victory today places her In a class by herself. 500 Democratic Editors in Conference New York in TO VISIT ESOPUS The Editors Are From All Sections of the United States Well Known Xewiaper Meu Respond to Toasts on Political Subjects Speech by Henry Watterson on "If I Were a Republican" "Dixie" Arouses Great Enthusiasm, tlio Southern Editors Greeting it With the Rebel Yell Letter from Joseph Pulitzer. New York, September 7. Nearly five hundred Democratic editors, from all parts of the United States, met at a banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria to night, the occasion being a national conference of Democratic editors, which was called at the instance of the Democratic committee. The toast list included several of the best known Democratic editors in the country, and all of them respond ed to toasts on political subjects. S. E. Johnson, Washington correspon dent of The Cincinnati Enquirer, and a former president of the Gridiron club, was the toastmaster. . A large orches tra furnished music during the din ner. When "Dixie" was played, the diners, many of whom Avere from the South, jumped to their feet and the rebel yett was given several times. Enthusiasm was at the highest pitch when the selection was encored. A letter from Joseph Pulitzer, writ ten from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Chair man Daniels, in which the writer stat ed that physical infirmities prevented lis b3lng present, was read. The let ter in part was as follows: The result in Vermont reported today should be accepted as a warning. not as discouragement. Rpmpmhpr that the largest total vote ever, cast in Vermont is only fifty-six thousand. It s absurd to suppose that the result of the presidential election is decided, or even foreshadowed. The to be fought in New York, the emnire state, whose habit it is to vote inde pendently; in the rich and doduIous industrial cities of Connecticut and New Jersey, on the wide plains and in the busy marts of Indiana. Wisconsin and Illinois, and in the doubtful states or the farther west. There are si;rns of a reaction against protection, priv ilege ana plutocracy; against person- government, militarism, extrava gance and the political power of the irusi. nr. itooseveit s weakness as a candidate in his own state has been demonstrated at every election. Should he carry the country in No vember, as it is possible that he may. me aaverse vote of New York would serve as a salutary check on his usur pation of power, and no effort should be spared to secure this result. "The lesson of the Vermont election i? that the Independents and the Dem ocrats must work with increased vigor and under a more thorough svstem. irutn may be self-radiant, but it Is but self-enforcing. Truth is mighty, but it will not prevail without all the aids of publicity. Truth must be pro claimed, illustrated, established, en forced. Most Important of all. truth must have a leader. "The result of the Vermont election makes it. In my judgment, all the more imperative that Judge Parker shall realize and perform his duty - to the millions of honesi voters who seek no rffice, look for no personal gain in this election, but who see in him an ideal and a hope. (Signature) "JOSEPH PULITZER." Editor Henry Watterson, of the Loisviile Courier-Journal, responded to the toast "If I Were a Republican." Mr. Watterson's Speech. Mr. Watterson said: In order to allay curiosity and sup press conjecture or words to that effect let me say in the beginning that I believe we can win this presi dential battle. I will go even further. and say that, with anything like an V;v"?u1 :uuw" rt,r..;:;r t, ."' it will be our own fault if we lose It. The two parties will 'go to the finish fairly united. Each will poll very nearly, if not quite, Its normal strength. The independent vote, there fore, will decide the result. In the five debatable states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut-in the east; Indiana and Wisconsin In the west, there are, on a rough estimate, a million" of these Independent voters. Half a million of them are Germans. The other half are mugwumps and noaters. For the life of me -I cannot see hnvc any self-respecting mugwump can vote for Roosevelt, the recreant civil service reformer, nor how any in telligent German, much as the Presi dent resembles the Kaiser, can be willing to take even a lottery chance in a war with the mother country, pre cipitated upon the drop of a hat, fb glorify the administration. , Parker, the jurist, means peace with all nations, entangling alliance with none. Roosevelt, the war lord, means complications abroad and .corruptions at home, designed to prolong a single (Continued on Fourth Page.) Many Spectators Enjoy the Sight of a Battle In Real Progress Mill tla Troops show Inexperience General Grant's Forces Within Two Miles of the Objective Point. Corps Headquarters Gainesville. Va September 7. The first maneuver prob lem closed at noon today, with Gener al Oram's force pushed through the left wing of General Bell. This put the Blue force within two miles of Thor oughfare Gap. the objective point. However. General Bell had Smith's brigade on the right and Barry's bri gade on the left of this breach In his line and Colonel Wagner, Chief umpire, draws no conclusion as to what might happen had not hostilities ceased under the command previously Issued by General Corbin to cease hostilities at noon so that the tired troops might ba given relief. This attack on the part of the Blue force was made by General Wlnt. with Price's brigade, consisting of the 70th Virginia, the 'First Maine. First Ala bama and Sixteenth Infantry.. Previous to this there had been severe fighting on the line to which General IBell had fallen back during the night. This line, the Antioch Road, was within two miles of the western limit of the maneuver zone, and extended the five miles of the width of the zone. While General tBell was falling back to the new line from the Carolina road, which had been the scene of the con flict the day before, General Grant oc cupied the hours between midnight and daybreak. He withdrew all of his cav alry from the southern portion of his line, the position on the first day, and threw two full brigades and sixteen guns to the point indicated. His artil lery was so well placed that it had un obstructed play for an hour on the Brown line. The effect of this fire was not taken j into account by a decision rendered by tne umpire on the field early in the bat tle when the Blue force was required to fall back, but was taken into account later and credit given accordingly to the effects of the fire of the Blue ar tillery. The spectacle of a battle in full prog ress was produced In the maneuvers today and the field was viewed from near and far by many spectators. Gen eral Corbin went among the troops of both armies and made close observa tion of the progress of the battle. Mrs. Corbin and Mrs. Grant and Miss Pat ten viewed the maneuvers from an au tomobile. During the afternoon the troops returned to their respective camps, to rest until 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, when the problem will be re versed and the Brown army will take the field against the Blue in the effoM to strike at Washington. The militia troops displayed the usual disadvantage of inexperience In the field. Many of them went hungry to day. The regulars set them a good example in this respect, dividing their supplies equally between the two days. Complaint of depredations by militia men came to headquarters today from Wellington, where it was claimed that the First South Carolina regiment had cleaned out a provision store absolutely. The loss will be reimbursed to the pro prietor and the amount deducted from the pay of this regiment. General Corbin and both divisions commanders unite in praising the conduct cf the militia. A daring attempt was made last night to capture General Bell in his headquarters at Thoroughfare. Ths capture was not made because XJeil heard of the plan and Utterly took up bed and walked. He secreted himselr in a farm house nearby and slept till morning. The capture was planned by a scouting party, and would undoubted ly have been successful had not Gen eral iBell made his escape in time. lie had stripped his headquarters of its guard for other duty and if confronted by the armed scouts would have had to accompany them to the lines of the 'Blue army. It i3 estimated by army officers that the casualties during the two days of fighting havev depleted the Blue army by 1,800 men and the Brown from 1,500 to 1,800. PARTICIPANTS IX A MOB. Seven Men Fined $50 Kadi and Sen tenced to One Day in Jail. rDanville, Va., September 7. W. T Hams. Wicker Armes.Dan H. Talley, 'Bud T. Pruitt., George C. Mills, R. J. 'Lynch and Whit Meyers, were convict ed today in" the Corporation court of being participants in the mob, when an attempt was made several weeks agv to lynch the negro, Koy Seals, charged with murder confined In the city Jail. The men were sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and to serve a term of one day in jail. The men were recently con victed by mayor's court and the Jail sentence fixed at 60 days. The case was annealed to a higher court. The men were marched out of the court room to the prison and will serve the time. They were placed In ftie same Jail with the negro they attempted to lynch. Postoffiee Robbed of $550 In Stamps. Greenfield, Tenn.. September 7. Early today several robbers entered the Greenfield postoffiee and blew open the safe. They made two unauccessrui at tempts ind the third time brought it open. fNitro glycerine and ether chem icals were used. were taken irom tne sate, postmaster (Farmer has been authorized by the postoffiee department to offer $200 re ward for the capture of the robbers. Ex-Mayor McCue Arrested for tho Murder of His Wife. Richmond. Va., September 7. J. Samuel McCue, ex-mayor of Char lottesville, Va has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife. , - Great Battle Said to be Raging in Front of Mukden NEWS SILENCE Tlie Authorities nt Si. Petersburg Consider that tli Critical Stage of. the Russian Retreat is Pa-sscd. and That Kuropatkin'a Army U Out or Danger Silence Concerning Kuro- tl'a Movement Since Sunday The General Staff la No Displaying Anx iety Over tho Report from Mukden that Part of the Russian Army is In Danger of Being cut Oft. There is no news from the far eaat, either from Russian or Japanese sourc es. For the world watchers of Ihe great tragedy the curtain has been dropped and all is conjecture. fNot even an ex pression of opinion comes from Japa nese sources, but from St. Petersburg it is indicated that authorities are con fident the critical stage of the Russian retreat is passed and that Kuropatkin Is no longer in danger of loosing any part of his forces to the pursuing Japa nese. The Russian commander has ar rived at Mukden, and it is given out in St. Petersburg .that the bulk of hi army 1s now near there, while a dii patch from 'Mukden to the Associated 'Press, filed Tuesday says the main Russian army is pushing northward and evacuating that place. It Is indi cated that the Japanese are still har assing the Russian rear. Further than this nothing is known. An absolute news silence prevails. St'Jetersbur8r- Ptember 7. 5:23 p. m. The bulk of the Russian Manchu rian armv Is near Mukden, where It now appears. General Kuropatkin has been since Monday, ills troops, it is understood, are not entering the city, tut are taking up prepared positions around Mukden. While there is no spe cific information on this point the gen eral staff believes that only a small rear guard Is in the neighborhood ot lentai. No further fighting of impor tance is expected south of Mukden. The critical stage Is regarded as having passed and the announcement was made this afternoon that the war office will no longer give out two bulletins each day. Tokio, September 7.-8 p. m. The gen eral staff has not yet made public any details of the battle of Uao Yang. Th- people are still celebrating the victory but there is considerable speculation over the official silence regarding Gen eral ivuroki s movements since Sunday. ii is reportea tnat the Japanese now In the ravages of fire captured vast ac cumulations of Russian stores and am munition at Liao Yane. The" renort that Lieutenant Teraouchi. son of Lieu tenant General Teraouchi, minister of war. was killed In the fighting before Liao Yang Is denied today. Mukden. Tuesday. SeDtember 6. .De layed in transmission) Part of th Russian army, which is coming to Muk- cen ny wagoi road, is in danger of be ing cut off. All day and night Monday the 'Japanese in the hills on the east road shelled the Russian troops. In one instance the Japanese infantry at tacked a large force of Russian Infan try and artillery which had taken to the hills, running parallel to the Japa nese, in protecting the flank of the retreating army. Troops, guns and transports, are pouring into Mukden by train and road. Consick table transport was left behind. The roads are in a frightful state, owing to the heavy rain Monday. The main Russian army pushing northward is evacuating Mukden.. Paris. September . The St- Peters burg correspondent of the Echo Da Paris says: . "A great battle is going on before Mukden. The first and seventeenth corps are engaged against General Ku rokl. General Kuropatkin with the bulk of his troops is moving toward Tieliag.' St. Petersburg, September S. 2:30 a. m. The general staff is not displaying great anxiety over the report that General Kuropatkin Is In danger of b ing cut off. The members also decline to ay that they know whether General Kuropat kin purposes taking hU army nortU of Mukden. An officer of the general staff said to the Associated Press Wednes day night: MI believe it Is safe to say that' Gen eral Kuropatkin' army is now out of danger. Our advices since Monday in dicate that fighting is of an insignifi cant character, and I do not believe that the tired troops are capable of seriously threatening the line of re treat. The greatest difficulty our army Is now having to contend with is the terrible roads owing to th erain of Mon day and Tuesday. Our information is that the bulk of the baggage has al ready passed through Mukden. This is the usual proceedure in the case of any retreat . . - . A man who is unable to stand his grocer off for a month loses faith in his financial ability when he finds his neighbor has tailed for 1500.000. Washington Post.