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VOL. XVII., NO. 138. WILMINOTOX, N". C, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1904.11 FIVE CENTS. MARTIAL LAW Mining Situation in Col orado Grows More Serious PITCHED BATTLE The Military and Union Miners Were in ar -Clash at Dunnville One Man Was Killed and 14 Were Captured and Taken to Victor Teller County is Again Placed Under Martial Law Both Sides Are Tired of the Controversy and Settlement is Being Planned Coroner Doran Not Allowed to Hold His Office. Victor, Colo., June 8. A pitched battle between the military and union mlner3 was fought at Dunnville, the new mining camp, thirteen miles out of Victor shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon. John Carley, a union min er, was killed. The troops returned to Victor at 8 o'clock to-night, bring ing with them ,14 captives. Before the special train left Victor bearing the force - under General Bell, it was reported that the miners in the hill3 about 'Dunnville number ed about 250 men. and that it was their intention to march into Victor to-night in a body andaltempt to lib erate by force the inmates of the temporary "bull-pen" in Victor. That the force actually cbnsisted of but twenty-one men is" the statement of one of the fourteen men who were captured by the militia. The train proceeded to the imme diate vicinity of Dunnville without unusual incident. When about a quarter of a mile distant from .the Dunnville temporary station, the of ficers could see the camp of the min ers. It included one cabin and six or seven huts. The officers left the train at the command of General Bell and prepared to advance upon the camp of the unionists is regular, skirmish order. As they emerged from th?cut m which the train had eome tV a stop they were greeted with a volley of shots, which came from - points of vantage surrounding the hills. The deputies returned the Are, and promiscuous ihooting was dngaged in for a period of ten minutes. From the character of the shooting from the hills, General Bell immediately recognized the fact that the strength of the miners had been greatly over estimated, that he had sufficient . force under his command to make an immediate round up and capture the entire opposing force. Accord ingly he divided the deputies and soldiers into seven detachments, and these s4t out to make a clean coup of the Lsurrounding hills. The 'captured miners included John James, charged with shooting John Davis in the riot at Victor. Among the dead was John Carley, a union miner of Cripple Creek. Great ex citement prevailed in this city upon the receipt of the news of the bat tle. The deputies secured the arms and ammunition of part of the miners. . Cripple Creek, Colo., June 8. Tel ler county is once more under mar tial law and the military is in su preme command. Adjutant General Sherman M. Bell and staff arrived in Victor early to-day and immedi ately promulgated military rule by posting on the door of the -armory, where a large number of union men and sympathizers are imprisoned act ing Gqvernor Warren A. Haggott's proclamation of martial law. General Bell is in command and will be as sisted by Colonel Edward Verdeck berg. Two companies of infantry are on duty. All factions in the feamp are tired of the long drawn out controversy and are planning a settlementrThat the union miners who went on strike August 10. 1903. would be glad to bury the hatchet is shown by the pub lication of a two-column editorial in the Victor Record, the mouth-piece of the- Western Federation of Miners, urging that the strike be called off. A dispute- arose over the inquest on the bodies of the victims of the Independence explosion. Coroner James Dorfcn, who resigne'd under pressure, brought to bear by the citizen's alliance (the pressure being a noose around his neck, according to his statement), now says that his resignation does not stand and that he will hold the Independence in qnest. Coroner Doran being informed that he would not be permitted by. the military auhtorities to proceed C rlth the inquest or to act as coroner in this county, relinquished tjie office during the day and discharged the jury which he- had summoned. The inquest will be conducted by George Hall, who has been appointed coroner by the county board. General Bell to-day. appointed a commissioner to try all prisoners. The commission is composed of May or French, of Victor; Captain Gail Hoag, of Colorado national guard, and-Judge M. Gray. "The prisoners will be treated fairlv," said General Bell. "It is not my desire to inflict upon any of them punishment that they do not deserve, and as fast as this is practicable, they will be sent awav or placed in the class that will toe held indefi- nitely. I intend that every man inno cent of the crimes that have been perpetrated in the district shall go free, and everyone who is guilty shall be punished. I Intend to have mat ters in shape within a few hours, so that every business house and every mine in the district can open and proceed with business unmolested." ROBBERS IIOIiD UP A TRAIN. Wrecked the Express Car, But Were Forced to" Take to the Mountains Before They Could Gather Up Any Valuables. Denver, Colo., June 8. Denver and Rio Grande Passenger train number 5, westbound from Denver; has been held up by five men three miles west of Parachute, a small fruit station, mid way between Grand junction and Glen- wood Springs. One sealed box contain ing specie was taken from the safe, which was dynamited. The express car was badly wrecked by dynamite, but the robbers were forced to take to the mountains before they could gath er up the valuables in the car. Two sheriffs, with posses, are hunting the robbers. When the tralin reached a point three miles west of Parachute, two masked men crawled over the tender of the en gine. They placed pistols at the heads of Engineer Allison and his fireman and made them stop the train. Three men who were waiting on the tender then jumped down and uncoupled the express and baggage cars. These carsr with the engine, were run two miles further west. Messenger D. M. Shea refused to open the express car ana piled the baggage up in-front of the door. The robbers, with a stick of dy namite, blew away the door of the car. A stick of dynamite was then placed against the lock of the safe. At this point, Brakeman iShellenbarger, who had been ordered to i emain with the passenger coaches, two miles behind, came running up with a lantern. One of the robbers shot him in the leg. When the robbers saw that the train, crew were coming, they fled to the mountains. One of them, as he jump ed from the express car, grabbed one sealed bag which had been blown clear out of the safe. This was the only plunder which was taken. It was reported today that the bag taken by the robbers contained $5,000, but Manager Mayo of the express com pany stated that they secured only a small sum. GRANTS RAISULJ'S DEMANDS. The Sultan Gives Orders to Grant All the Conditions Imposed for the Release of Perdicaris and Varley. Tangier, Morocco, June 8. The Sultan's letter in reply to the diplo matic representations mafle in re gard to the kidnapping of Messrs. Perdicaris and Varley arrived here this afternoon. It is said by a person in the Sul tan's confidence that the Sultan has given orders to grant all of the con ditions demanded by Raisuli, the bandit leader, in order to expedite the release of the captives. The Sultan, in his letter, appoints Terid el Barrada to be governor of Tangier, which step wras included among Raisuli's demands. Barrada was a member of the council of Mohammed el Torres, the representative of the Sultan here, and formerly was governor of Maza gan. The authorities here assert that the raid made yesterday by armed Anjoira tribesmen pn the home of an Englishman here, during which they obtained several rifles, was only a common robbery and had no polit ical significance. ' , . Washington, June 8. The state department has received unofficial assurance through Mr. Gummere, who had it from the British consul at Fez, that the Sultan of Morocco will accede to all of Raisuli's terms. It i3 stated positively that under no conditions can the United States gov ernment guarantee the execution of the Sultan's promises. It is , stated that this government has no intention of acquiring a Mo roccan port as ,a coaling station or of seizing a port and collecting the customs. ' MORE GIFTS TO TRINITY. A Great Woman's College to be Fs tablished The Dukes Are Gener ous. Raleigh, X. C, June 8. -There . is to be a great woman's college at Dur ham in connection with Trinity. This fact was announced by President Kilgo, of Trinity, to-day immediate ly after the conclusion of the com mencement exercises.' In connection with this matter he also announced the gift by B. N. Duke, of Durham, and J. B. Duke, of New York, of a tract of land adjoining Trinity, valued at $50,000, and an additional $50, 000 in casli. Six thousand dollars were also given by members of the board of trustees. The condition attached to the Duke's donation is that the people of North Carolina give an additional $50,000. The woman's college is an assured fact. Trinity now has an endowment bf $1,000,000. The Dukes have given almost $900,000. ELECTION" IX MEXICO. Nomination of Ramon Corroll for Vice-President Well Received. Mexico City, June 8. The nomina tion of Ramon Corroll for vice-president by the national convention of the Liberal party gives general sat isfaction, his administrative experi ence having won him the confidence of the nation. The result was receiv ed -uietl- The clerical party shows no sis-n of political activity, and in fact leading conservative iournals j cordial'y favor the nomination. Li ! mantour's attitude has been highly I praised, and it is predicted that he ! will be stronger than ever by I9i0, when' th? Liberal party will have to p'rn select itiJ presidential candidate. STILL I JAIL Justice Clark Refuses to Order Release of Mrs. Patterson MEYER'S STORY A Jacksonville Man, in New York, Saw the Scuffle in the Cab and He Witnessed the Killing: or Young He Stated That -Young Himself Held the Revolver Which Fired the Fatal Shot He Describes Another ManJVyiio Was a Witness to the Occurrence Mrs. Patterson Re manded to the Tombs. New York, June 8. Justice Clark, of the Supreme court, to-day denied the writ of habeas corpus for the re lease of Mrs. Nan Patterson, -who is held In connection with the mysteri ous shooting of Caesar Young, the well known bookmaker and turfman. Mrs. Patterson was remanded to the Tombs prison, where she has been confined since Young was- shotf to death in a cab, while he was driving to a steamship pier with the young woman, where he was to sail for Europe. The case took a new turn to-day when Algernon C. Meyer, of 253 E. Second street, Jacksonville, Florida, publicly announced that he was a witness to the killing of Young, and stated that . Young himself held the revolver which fired the fatal shot. His first story was told to the repre sentative of a newspaper, but later in the day, Meyer went to the district attorney's office and was subject to an extended examination. His state ment was taken in full by an official stenographer. According to Meyer, the shooting of Young apeared to be accidental. Mrs. Patterson was struggling with Young, who had the revolver in his right hand, and his . right arm - was around her neck. To Meyer it appeared as though Mrs. Patterson was trying to push Young away from her, or per haps to take the -revolver away from him. According to the policeman who first reached the cab, Mrs. Patterson sat at the left of Young. Meyer says there was another wit ness the tragedy. This was a man about five feet, eight inches tall, at tired in a dark suit and wearing a straw hat. He had a small black moustache. This man, who was di rectly opposite the cab when the pistol was fired, according- to the story told by Meyer, jumped upon the step of the cab and rode there a short distance. Meyer says he thinks the man talked to the woman in the cab. According to the story told by Meyer, he was walking up West Broadway Saturday morning, when his attention was atracted to a han som cab coming down the street. As he looked, the occupants a man and a woman began to scuffle. "As the cab approached me," con tinued Meyer. "I saw that the man had a gun in his right hand. Hi3 right arm was around her neck and the hand was about on a level with her head. At first I thought he was trying' to put the nistol to her head. Right in front of me, th tall man with the black moustache was walk ing, and I saw him stop and look at the scene of the cab. "I could see the glint of the pistol barrel, and all at once I heard the report and saw a little smdk float up. The driver did not stop the cab. The hand with the gun in it dropped down the girl's back and she dodged away. Then the man in the cab fell over. "This was just before the cab passed me, and just as the man ahead of me had run out and jumped up on the step. "I turned and watched the cab go down the street. Then I-saw it stop and saw a crowd begin to gather. I did not want to get mixed up in the case and kept from the crowd. 1 had a reason for not wanting to be mixed in the affair, but when I bought the newspapers Saturday afternoon and saw that the case look ed bad for the woman, I determined to speak if it became necessary. "I had never heard the name of Caesar Young nor that of Nan Pat terson before." Mr. Meyer Recently In Wilmington. Jacksonville, Fla., June 8. Alger non C. Meyer, who testified that he saw Young shoot himself, resides here and is well and favorably known. He left Jacksonville three weeks ago on a business trip, going to Wilmington, N. C, and thence to New York. Wholesale Grocers Association Ad journs. Atlanta. Ga., June 8. The Southern Wholesale Grocers? Association ad journed to-day, after electing the following officers: J. A. VanHoose, of Birminerham, president: G. P. Thom son, of New Orleans, first vice-president; R. P. Woodson, of Memphis, second, vice-president; S. W. Lee, of Birmingham, treasurer, and E. ' L. Bridges, of Birminirh An important action taken by the; grocers before adjourning was the : adoption of a resolution endorsing j the policy of "the National Retail , Grocers Association in regard to the reciprocity and afiSEatioju' NEAR ATHAMD Believed that Operations Against Port Arthur Are Imminent GREAT SECRECY Is Maintained by Japanese Officials and the Cable Between Korea and Japan Has Been Interrupted Chi nese Are Leaving Port Arthur With Permission of the Russian Authorities Rumors That Port Arthur Has Already Fallen Are Not Credited Several Japanese Attacks on Port Arthur Are Re ported to Have Been Repulsed With Severe Doss. Che Foo, June 9. The Chinese, both merchants and coolies, are leav ing Port' Arthur with the permission of the Russian authorities. Fifty Junks which left 'Port Arthur yes terday with Chinese passengers are now arriving here. The reports of the latest arrivals vary in minor de tails, but agree in a general state ment that a battlehas been raging for four days within ten miles of Port Arthur. All the Russian soldiers have, it is said, left Port Arthur for the front, and only three large ships and a number of small ones remain In the harbor. The Chinese are unable to explain what has become of the other large ships. They further report that all the forts at Port Arthur have been more or less damaged by recent bombard ments, and that a number of mines recently laid in the entrance to the harbor were exploded during the thunder storm. 1:3.0 p. m. According to reports brought here by Chinese arrivals from Port Arthur, the outer forts of tnat place have been badly dam aged by the Japanese bombardment. Many' buildings In the town have also been destroyed, but the inner forts have suffered but little. The Chinese appear to be unable' to give any Intel ligent report on the condition of the Russian fleet, probably -owing to the fact that they were not allowed in the vicinity of the naval basin. The statement made bv them that when they left there were only three large ships there probably means that a number were in the outer harbor, and that the others) were be llow! the tiger's tail and naval basin. Every junk at Port Arthur has. It is stated, been chartered to carry aw,ay Chinese, but few of whom now remain in the besieged city. Imiortant Operations Imminent. London, June 9. The sudden in terruption of the cable between Ko rea and Japan is considered signifi cant of the imminence of important operations at Port Arthur, the Jap anese having taken precaution, as1 usual, to cut the only means of com munication with the outside world and thus enable her naval and mill tary forces to work with absolute se crecy. No attention is paid in London to rumors that the storming of the for tress has already begun, because it is known that at the battle qi Kin Chau, General Oku had . exh-usted his ammunition and an Insufficient period hs elapsed, during which the stores of ammunition could be re newed and siege guns brought Into positions. It is considered likely that Admiral Togo is not adverse to Port Arthur wasting its ammunition in constant encounters with the gun boats. This may explain the rumor ed bombardments, while the firing on the land side may. be due to prelim inary operations1, having for Jheirf purpose driving in the Russian forced Rumor That Port Arthur Has Fallen. t. Petersburg", Jung 8. Nofihing is known here of the various rumor3 to the effect that Port Arthur has fallen, but it js not considered possi ble at this time. Port Arthur, the Liao Tung penin sula and the Yalu river are cut off from Russian sources by the Japa nese, who are between the Russians and the territory mentioned. It Is officiallv asserted that the cables con necting Japan with Korea are idle, which would prevent Tokio also from having knowledge of events in that section of Manchuria The "inter ruption" of the cable work, however, is more likely to be "official" and due to a censorship at Tokio. Ancther Rumor Lacks Confirmation. Russian Headquarters, Liao Yang, June 8. The rumor that the Russian squadron has sailed out of Port Ar thur remains unconfirmed here. Unimportant engagements contin ue to take place on the Feng Wang Cheng road, between the "Motien mountains and the Japanese posi tions. They are principally between Japanese cavalry and the Russian advance posts. The reports that the Russians had re-taken Saimatsza, which the Japanese had previously, occupied, are confirmed. Skirmishes are occurring in the neighborhod of Pu-Lan-Tien, about foriy. miles north of Port Arthur. The Japanese, lacking good caval ry, are adopting the system of using infantry , supports in their reconnais- I ances. The Cossacks rarely attack j without finding such supports. Severe Bombardment of the Coast. London, June 8. A dispatch to Reutger's Telegraph Company from St. Petersburg announces that a tel egram has been received from Muk den dated to-day, saying: "According to information here, a Japanese squadron of nine vessels has been bombarding the coast be tween Siung-Cheng (Hiun-Yo-Ti-cheng) and Kai Chop (Kai Phing, on the west coast of the 31.1 ao Tung pe ninsula, ' just below New Chwang) since June 7th. Japanese Attack Repulsed. London, June 8. A dispatch to Reutger's Telegram Company from St. Petersburg transmits the follow ing from Liao Yang: "The Japanese, June 6th, accord ing to Chinese reports, made several determined and stubborn attacks on Port Arthur simultaneously by land and sea. They were repulsed with severe loss. Damage to Japanese Gunboats. Tokio, June 8. Four Japanese gunboats, which made a close recon naissance of Port Arthur harbor at midnight on June 6th, for the pur pose of examining the entrance, were exposed to. a severe cannonade. Gun boat No. 4 was hit eight times and sustained some damage. One of her sailors was killed and two others were wounded. Japanese Evacuate a Stronghold. Liao Yang. June 7. (Delayed in transmission) The Japanese have evacuate ! their position near Vafan gow. Th neighboring mountains are deserted and the recently constructed entrenchments empty. Japanese mounted scouts even are no longer seen, and the Russian patrols have failed to locate any Japanese as far as Nafangkau. The railway is only slightly damaged and can be repaired in a few hours. A- severe fight may be expected at Kin Chou, where the Japanese"; are concentrating in the positions captured from the Russians. Japanese north of Pulandien are ap parently retiring on that place. The Japanese have not effected a landing at Kai Chau. Their fleet of twenty-five transports loaded with war material and provisions, which was lying off Kai Chau, has disap peared. Stores for the Japanese army are reaching Kin Chou from all direc tions. In the recent fighting the Jap anese, it is estimated, lost 320 killed or wounded. They employed many coolies to carry away the bodies un der cover of night. Report From Viceroy Alexieff. St. Petersburg, June 8. Emperor Nicholas has received the following dispatch from Viceroy Alexieff: "According to the report of Rear Admiral Wittsoeft on the battle of Kin Chou, our right flank was strong ly suported by the gunboat Bobor and the torpedo boats Burni and Boi ki, which afterwards returned to Port Arthur. "On the night of May 2t, ten tor pedo boats were sent out against the Japanese boats operating in Kin Chou bav. One of the torpedo boats struck the rocks and sank. Her crew were saved. "The casualties among those serv ing the naval guns were Sub-Lieutenant Shimanobovsky missing, and six sailors wounded." THE TEACHERS ASSEMBLY. Twenty-First Annual Session Ad dresses of Welcome and Response. President Carlisle's Address. (Special to The Messenger) Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, N. C, June 8. The twenty-first annual ses sion of the North Carolina Teachers' (Assembly convened in the assembly hail this morning at 11 o'clock. Senator F. M. Simmons, who deliv ered the address of welcome, was brought over from Beaufort in a sail boat: He with his family is spending theeummer on the sea coast. When he entered the assembly building he was greeted with vociferous applause. In a very modest manner he ascended the rostrum and after the Rev. T. J. No- pf Beaufort, opened the assembly with prayer. TTt11: J: 'SUSS of Wake Forest introduced Senator Simmons in verp appropriate language. The senator read his address of wel come from manuscript. It contained very much of Interest for the members of the assembly and was without douibt an effort that will result in much good to teh teachers. ' After the senator had concluded, President Carlisle, in a very pleasing: and flattering manner, Introduced Prof. A. W. Graham, superintendent of the city schools of Charlotte, who deliver ed the response to the address of wel come. Besides 'being valuable as a historical Piece of literature, his ad dress was one of the most pleasing and interesting numbers on the programme.- His recital of numerous in cidents and his historical account of education in North Carolina did not fail to interest the Jarge audience, which he addressed. After the address of Prof. Graham, the secretary an nounced the programme of this after noon and tomorrow. The members of the assembly are here from all over the state. They spent the afternoon in sailing and fish ing and visiting the many places of In terest around this famous sea elde re sort, v Tonight in assembly hall. President Carlisle delTvered his address before the assembly. It was a magnificent effort and not only charmed and Inter ested the vast audience which listened to him, but contained information anas instruction invaluable to the school teacher. No President of Virginia University Yet Selected. Charlottesville, Va.. June 8. The statement that Rev. Collins Ienny, a member of the faculty of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., has been elected 'President of the University of Virginia is said here to be incorrect. It is stated that no one has yet been elected for the place. A BIG STRIKE 5.000 Coast Marine Fire . men Ordered to Stop Work "CRIMP" SYSTEM The Strike is to Do Away With What the Firemen Consider is Their Greatest Grievance, the "Crimp" System The Movement is Expected to Extend to All the Coast Cities From Portland to . Galveston Ac cording to Expectation f Secretary Sullivan 15,000 Men Will Bo On Strike Within Two Weeks. New York, June 8. Five thous and coast marine firemen, members of the Marine Firemen's union, of this city, have been ordered to strike by Daniel Sullivan, the general secre tary of the national executive board of the Marine Firemen's council. The strike is expected to extend to all the coast cities from Portland, Me., to Galveston, Texas. According to the expectation of Secretary Sul livan, about 15,000 men will be out on strike within the next two weeks. The firemen declare that their strike, although called whHe the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail road freight handlers are out. is not sympathetic, neither is it for in creased wages or shorter hours, but to do away with what the members of the union consider to .be their greatest grievance, "the crimp" sys tem. Secretary Sullivan to-night gave out a statement as to the firemen's eiicvctuLfs, in wiiicii ne earn. "The 'Crimp' is a fellow who goes to the high officials of coastwise lines and gives him money to con trol the shipping of firemen. These 'crimps' make anywhere from $4,000 to $5,000 a year out of the poorly paid and hard-worked firemen. This -money Is taken out of the wages of the firemen on every trip, "and then the 'crimp' meets the head of the line and shares with him the blood money he has taken from the firemen. "We have protested against this system to the representatives of the various coastwise lines, and they have met our protest with denials that they had dealings with the 'crimp' when we offered to prove to them that such was the case. The reason why they stand up for the 'crimps'" is because there is big graft in It for the man higher up. "Our demands upon the compa nies were fair. We asked five of the companies to abolish the 'crimp en tirely and recognize our union, and our demand was refused. From three companies we asked an increase of 16 l-2c. a day, and this was also re fused. "Our organization has swept the crimp' out of existence in the ports of Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk and Mobile, and we are going to do the same thing right here In New. York. TRAINING OF THE YOUNG. Sunday School Teachers Proved, to he Abreast of SAmilar FiinratAiM. Richmond, Va., June -At to- dav's business. aiT ,t. j. . . ons v a tph? -delation of Sunday School l-vors and Publishers, Mr. Hart shon, chairman of the International Sunday School Assoclotlon, led a discussidn concerning the program for the Intematldnal cdhVanUdn to' be held in Toronto, Canada, In 1905. The topics, "Advanced Lessons" and "General Supplemental Lessons," aroused the liveliest Interest. and the charge that the Sunday school leaders of t,o-day. are not abreast of the secular educators in, the matter and manner of the instruction of the young was sharply disproved. A paper prepared by Amos R. Wells, of he Christian Endeavor World, of Boston, was presented. In this a strong plea was made that the Toronto convention be petiioned to arrange for a thoroughly digested advance course of lessons for the senior department of the Sunday schools. The association adjourned at rp. M., and after lunch took a trolley ride over the city and Its environments.- Seven" Pines was visited and the battlefield was fully explored. To-night another business session was neia. - Summer Vacations. Commencing June 1st and Continuing daily to September 30th, 1904, Inclusive, the Atlantic Coast Line will have' on 6ale round trip Summer, Excursion Tickets to all Summer Tourist points, such as Washington, D. C, 318.C0, Vir ginia Beach, Va., $14.10, Blowing Rock. N. C-, $15.80, etc., etc. - If parties desiring rates, schedules and other ihf ormation will kindly write or call on W.J., Craig, General Pas senger Agent, same will be furnished Frank Gouch, with years of experi ence and unprecedented success, will carry you on the Rapid Flyer June 20th to Raleleh and return for only $1.50. See E. B. Williamson, agent.
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