North Carolina Newspapers

- - n y ii ti - - ' For N. C r-- Fair Y - . . v ( . - TT"v i i L-; for Raleigh: .' " VV7 ' -OvTlTnTTTTOI ' LJ) T ,04 ITmj Temperatare for 2fUEHl raleigh. n. a. Wednesday. December 30, 1903. -' Wn 'Sefos be Will Recommend Mrs. Miss Darby Not 1 Russe in Evidence Yesterday. Death of a Descend ant of North Carolina BVTIIOJIAs J. PENCE Washington, Dec. 29. Special. Sena- Ur Overman went to the White House !.!s morning ior me purpose or placing ?fore the president a tele'granv from on. Geo. Rountree of Wilmington, ho wired that the business people of -1 "i a. i - a hat niace uesirea : me re-appomtment ,f jfips Darby as postmaster. The senator will take no part in the lontest. iiis visit 10 tne wnite iouse I-as for the purpose of acquainting, the endent with the fact that Mr. Roun- 2ve is one 01 me most aistinguisnea iiizens of the state and whatever he las to say is worthy ot consideration. rhe 'telegram was placed among the ecords in this case. 5 Miss Darby was not in evidence to-3j-t and it was said that she had gone 0 Baltimore on a visit. She has not Vet had an interview with Postmaster General Payne, who was at his desk oday. It is presumed that the Wil- ir.inston postmaster will arrange to jr.eet him before returning home. It is Reported that Miss Darby spoke her I lieci- tu eenciiri ouiciais at tne post o.nce .department yesterday witn eieience tO her failure tO Secure the rnization's endorsement for re- ppointment. Censure was bestowed pen those who she says were false to er cause. State Chairman.' Rollins' will go "to the Pv'hite House tomorrow or the day fol- names, has been in Salisbury several owing-, when he Jwill recommend the daj's, posing us a representative of the appointment of Mfs. Russell. Mr. Rol-' Montgomery 'Supply Company of At ir.s spent the morning with R. H. flanta, and has been taking orders for aic-Xeill, secretary of the Republican ommittee, going, over all' the naper . the-Wilmington and other contests. '! ho state chairman has not yet heard . . om JNliss JJarDv. , Among the six hundred young people ! attended the reception - given -at, ie White House by Mrs. Roosevelt pre the young daughters of Senators 1 irnmons and Overman.- Aliss Annie ntague of Raleigh, who is visiting Xjilct .UJ.IiiIJUi.l2, VViia iXIXIUIlg 111c Vv.'-'-ts. The little folks were presented So the president, Mrs. ft':e Roosevelt children. Roosevelt and Each one car- ilea away attractive souvenirs, and t they enjoyed the occasion goes h ithout saying. Miss Mary Irwin, a writer of relig-j WHIidms::Savsr'H ' m . .... ; . Hesiqneci f lie Presiclericv But He Leaves It Open to Be lieve the Report That the Board of Direclors Is Expected to Make Changes - New York, Dec. 29. John Skelton Williams, president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, was asked today re tarding the reported impending change in the official staff of the system, and "Xo resignation have been offered or vill be. The annual meeting for the Section' of officers of the Seaboard Air Line Railway will be held by the board f directors within the next thirty da"s. Ko changes are expected to take Piace before that meeting. The mem bers of the board are working together entire harmony, and if any changes should be made they will be such as ; v ill .meet the views -of .the whole board ar,-3 win be satisfactory to all, con .. ' . ... I arr m. I P 3 that . 4i vi ?I do not care to discuss possible nomi jny hitches In the negotiations recently , - presidency now. So far as consummated .with the Ryan-Coolidge i:Sftnt I will sunnort Who- -v-oLa are uniounaea,, - are moving cxlcrya- emrtnthlv arrt satis-1 - - O W4Wil 04Ji'VV V P . - f'iCtOrily," ' Ramor Credited in BBltlmr 'Baltimore, Dec. 29. That important Ranges are impending in the ofiirial Jaff of the Seaboard Air Line Railway -n-ipany is generally believed in local anancial circles despite the denials of me a"d the reticence of others' who :ie on the inside. The board of direc tor; '111 meet in-New York tomorrow :w the executive rhnno-o mnv be made It i! - . 'mi ! be iir;rv.ea tnat Mr wuuams. w" t- : --v-v mrtirinan oi ine ouaru Oi actors, a nosltjrm whinW would - be Psn!,, -viauy created for him. v ilr t tt r!,- Juuucnuun, one m ui'' - ti . nil j . a mw aw aw. a .1 r 1 r r i - it I lrctors g luuieu irura im a w i urn iu" ffai wold not discuss Seaboard ' except to say that -the position es to nut. His Slafte ious poems and fiction, as well as for many years a contributor to newspa pers, died at Garfield Hospital yester day after a brief illness of pneumonia, aged fifty-two. The grandfather of the deceased was Governor Matthews, colonial governoi of the state under Great Britain. The family is prominent in North Carolina and other southern states. Her half brother, Mr. Robert Davis, is surveyor general of North Carolina, and hei brother, Mr. Robert C. Irwin, is a well known Mississippi . man. 1 The remains of Mrs. Carrie "Jenkins Harris, wife of Cicero Harri3, who died in Rockvllle iSunday, were conveyed this afternoon to her old home In Hen derson .N.-.C.; for Interment. Funeral I L " , "iVl "1C leuiaius at her old home at Williamsburg, N. fiviSf f J Mr ,HalTL3 WSS interested himself in the reports from maifS TlAi VZf'. fCC'?!Snyi5e theTre"i abroad of contemplated massacres of an ensign m the .navy, . will receive a 4. x . , nromotJon '.Tarnarv iar k .iithe view to ascertaining tne exact t t'o 4,.i i.- Marriage license was issued today to Manly McDowell of Burke county and Tillie Falls of this city.. YOUNG MOK IN JAIL Edward K. Horton Formed Attachments for Watch es and Diamonds Salisbury, N. C, Dec 29. Special. Qn the charge of obtaining money un- rUr fnlcse nrMwiw n vnnno- rnnn nf trnnrt appearance and giving his name as Edward K. Hortqn of Atlanta, was lodged in jail last eveninsr. not being able to give a bond of $250. Horton, who also answers to a number of 'ciotmng, etc.,. ana collecting a partial payment on the order, the delivery oi which was to be made later. stopping at one of. the hotels here he found ac- foes - r tVio roAm rf a snipsf whft lost ft. -v t . - - : fine watch, about $20 and other articles Saturday night, which were afterwards found in "Horton's possession. He ad mitted his guilt when first arrested, but- later said he had a' pal, who had merely given -him the goods to keep. From one of his associates at a board ing' house, it. is claimed, Horton stole a diamond brooch valued at $125, which was aiso recovered from him after flls arrest. The young man gives his age as twenty, and claims to be a profes- sional decorater. He will be .eld for 'trial at the next term of the Rowan superior court. k of the system is stronger than at any other time since its formation. The plan to make Mr. Williams chairman of the board was .contem plated before the Ryan-Blair Interests entered the property, but for some reason was not carried "out. As chair man of the board Mr. Williams would exercise as much power in the man agement of the Seaboard as he does cow, though he would be relieved of much of the responsibility that he now shoulders. - Resides the changes mentioned, it is understood that plans are pending for extensive improvements having for heir object a material reduction of operating expenses. . Bryan's Opinions Unchanged London, " Dec. 29. William Jennings Bryan arrived in London- from the con tinent today. He will sail for home on the White Star liner Celtic tomorrow. Discussing his trip today, Mr. Bryan said: . "I have learned much during my tour, but nothing mat various topics I-return better American man wuui Asked about the political situation in America as bearing on the T.rP?inntial campaign, Mr. Bryan said: the Democratic party selects." - GAMBLING IN COTTON The English Trade Wants to Break Up the Practice - ironr-hpster." JOlgiana, ieu t mass meetlnsr of th cotton trade held here today,, aaopieu a xu condemning "international,, 1 rTnhlinjr. which has greatly in- ftnn oimblingi trade, resulting in serious! the traae, i"'1" ,'Jt"vu - . .4 r,1ni7TOOTlt thus losses - fl also In- onnewift ' ,.fA.MiTO a ttTinj 1.lLU rv- " - . i i i c a-b w - . . riftrmtatlon with the OD - represeii".- -- -nrnt "ffambltnar in cotton. The meeting:; Not as men, C. W. Macara, president. of the Mas ters' Federation, in moving: the resolu tion, said the development of the cot ton industry throughout the world had been such asT to make it necessary, if the situation wasto be effectively met. to form an international combination to reduce consumption. Lack of fore sight in allowing "combinations of gamblers" : to assume jrifrantlo dimen- sions before taking steps to counteract them by equally powerful combinations was responsible for the prevailing abuses. Legislation was required to deal with the present grave national condition. ? NOTHING ALARMING No Evidence of Contemplated Massacres 'at Kishineff Washington, Dec. 29. At the In- RfnTn t ta,i '', situation. The United States consular agent at , Odessa already has been heard from. He cabled the state department today that there has been no fresh outbreak at -Kishineff as reported. Simon Wolf, representing the E'Nai B'Rith, and Adolphus S. Solomon of New York, one of the trustees of Baron Be Hirsch fund, held a confer ence with Acting Secretary Loomis to- , day, during which the subject of the jJews in Russia was discussed. Mr. jLoomis showed them the Odessa dis patch, which gave them some feeling of relief. - They did not present a peti tion and will not do so, unless later information proves the situation to be Three lie vol ut ions '; in San (Domingo Hostile Forces Marching on the Capital The Morales Government in Finan cial Straits Ship of War Ordered to the Scene Washington, Dec. 29. With three rev olutions raging in the island, the forces of JiKiinez within four hours of San Do mingo City, and excitement prevailing, Minister Powell "thinks the situation demands the presence of an additional warship, and in a cable dated yester day appeals to the state department for aid. In anticipation of the crisis which appears to have arrived, the state de partment had already taken steps to send another warship to San Domingo, and at its request' Secretary Moody yes terday cabled Rear. Admiral Lamber ton, commanding . the south Atlantic squadron, now at Trinidad, to dispatch one of his vessels to San Domingo at full speed to assist the gunboat New port in protecting American and other Interests. San Domingo, Saturday, Dec. 26. The city of San Domingo is again be ing barricaded, this time against the forces of the new provisional govern ment founded at Azua De Compostella by General Pelletier, which are march - PANAMA POLITICS Dr. Arosemana Haa Parts of a Constitution in His Pocket New York. Dec. 29. Dr. Pableo Arosemana, who represented the Pan ama republic here for several weekr. in a semi-diplomatic capacity, sailed , to day on the steamship Segaranica for Panama; Mr. A.rosemana was elected last Sunday to be a delegate to the constitutional convention to be. held in ; Panama early next month. He hmted today that he carries with him certain sections that he will offer for insertion in the constitution of the new republic. He said:i"Every delegate will probably have his-views already written to sub mit, and we ought not to have much trouble in drafting a constitution, which " will be patterned after that of the United States." He said the convention might decide to elect a president of Panama. Dr. Arosemana' is himself spoken of for the offlce. It is the general opinion, however that Dr: Amador will be f- nr. Arosemana will be , . xiray,innn supredine mi who is to have an iQnt, - - In the construction of the - San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. r 29. OC- ficial reports from various parts of the islands show that tne coiton is spou- .tmg, due to tne conunuea rums, aim indicating a possible setback for. the new enterprise. as serious as reported. Mr. Wolf raid he had been Impelled to call at the department1 on account a meeting recently held 1 1n England over which Lord Rothschild presided, which, he said, gave-the matter a character of seriousness which otherwise might not have been accepted. CORRALLED THE COP - - - r Burglars Tied a Policeman While They Robbed . the Fost Office Richmond, Va., Dec. 29.Bound ropes and wire and securely gagged, Policeman J. I Garrett was forced to sit quietly by and see the safe in the post office at West Point, Va. blown open and robbed: of an amount esti mated at $5,0C0. " Garrett was making his rounds -just before midnight when he met three men. "Are you the night watchman?" they asked. As the officer answered in the. affirmative- three pistols were thrust in hi3 face and he was ordered to march on and keep quiet. The . burglars took him to the post office where they forc ed open the door and proceeded to se cure the hapless .policeman. He was asked whether, there was money enough in the safe to justify the. trouble of blowing it open. Garrett did not speak out on account of his gag but he wag ged his . head vigorously in the nega tive. The burglars determined to in vestigate for themselves. They were experts and the safe was quickly loot ed. Garrett was left like a trussed fowl In his xhair, and it was hours be fore he was discovered and the robbery made public. ' But the criminals had escaped. -;- Mr. Henry Griffin,' formerly mail agent on the ( run between Greensboro and Goldsboro but now living in Wash ington City, spent last night here. fsen ing. on the capital. The financial position of the Morales government is bad. .The officials find it difficult to obtain rations for the sol diers. : - The American minister, Mr. Powell, who has been living in the suburbs, has been compelled to move the lega tion 5 inside the .ctty boundaries. , : , President Morales "returned herev last night. Her found it impossible to land on the northern part of the island, but bombarded Puerto Plata. The damage ' done-Is not known.'. Morales is taking; aJl' possible steps to defend San Do mingo, t 1 ' Many arrests have been made. The south and east have Joined In .thti northern -revolution. The situation is complicated and serious. , The government' troops are prepar ing to leave here and attack the rebels at San Cristobal, two hpurs distant from here.. Much excitement prevails at this place. The arrival of another American warsliip to reinforce the gun boat Newport is anxiously desired.. San Domingo, Dec 24 (Delayed) Constant firing is going on in the su burbs of the capital. The ministers of the interior and foreign affairs have re signed. The constitutional guarantees have been suspended and martial law is in force. , " The province of Azua has revolted and the governor has declared himself president. There is one government in Santiago and another here. The government here made an unsuc cessful appeal to merchants for a loan of ,.$20,000. President Morales of the provisional government Is temporarilj absent. FIGHT AT A DANCE- Pistols Used and Burgin Ysr berry Dangerously Wounded Asheville, N. C, Dec. News was received here 29. Special, tonight of a shooting affray on Cane river, some time during the progress of a dance last night or early this morning. It seems that the people of the Cane river section, some fifteen miles from this j city, wore attending a dance when a difficulty arose betweentwo men pres- ent and shooting commenced. When the fighting was over It was found that Burgin Yerberry had been rhot through the abdomen. A messen- j ger came to the city tonight for a : doctor. Dr. Glenn and Coroner Hemp- hill, have gone to the scene of the fight, it is reponeu mai ieroeiTj wuw is in a precarious condition, docs not know who shot him. Railway Foreclosures Chicago, Dec 29. The Railway Age tomorrow will say: The year 1903 takes the palm for the smallest record of fore closure sales In every respect number of roads, mileage, bended debt and cap ital stock. Since ' the year of greatest activity in bringing roads to the block (1896) when the. sales Included S8 roads with 13,730 jniles of lines -with $1,150, 000,000 of bonds and stocks, a decrease In foreclosures has been constant and remarkable. In 1903 'the totals were roads 13, mileage 553, bondar and. stocks 515,885000, .1 w4th Army 0 KEPT THE TROUSERS Lewis Nixon's Lova of Fins 1 Clethcs Got Him in Jail Goldsboro, N. O Dec. 29.SpeclaL Sheriff Stevens I rrw furnlh!nr n i4prt9,nmint .n j Lewis Nixon, a colored man who re--; cently arrived in this cits from Elira beth City. By not providing himself ! with the necessary references and some ready cash before leading heme Nixon was urtabie. to , give a $200 bond j f or his appearance at court, and he ' was detained In jail to make' sure that he would be present to answer the charge of purloining a-suit-' of clothes from Mr. Graves Smith. In order to improve- his appearance1 Nixon had ! donned the trousers, but had disposed of the coat and vest for some cash which he needed. He refused to dis close the name of the party to whom he had sold the articles and Mr. Smith has been unable to get his tuxedo. ARTILLERY FOR THE EASTERN SERVICE : Moscow, Dec. 29. Twelve batteries of the four Grenadier brigades of field artillery, stationed in and around Mos cow, have been selected for service in the far east and have received new guns, which the Russian artillerists claim are ' superior to the French field pieces. The early departure of three of these batteries is expected, which will place 108 field guns, with the latest equipment," at the disposal of Viceroy Alexieff. It Is said here that all the volun teers living at their homes, who, as graduates of high schools, are privi leged to serve only a year with the colors, have been ordered Into bar racks No extensive movements of trops eastward have been reported here up to the present. Bidd ing for S hi p s of War London, Dec. 29. It is said at the Japanese legation here tonight that no saie" , has yet been effected of the Arp.T,tini warship Moreno and Riva- da via, now building at Genoa, Italy, for the purchase of " which Japan is negotiating. Rvissia has made a coun ter bid tinuing. and the negotiations are con- The Fight Lasted Sixteen Rounds and Was Hot and Heavy first One and Then the Other Had . the Advantage San Francisco Dec 29. Young Cor bett met Eddie Harilon In a twenty round bout before the Hayes Valley Athletic Club tonight and finished him in the sixteenth round. The men weighed in at Harry Corbett's cafe at 6 o'clock, tonight, Both were under the prescribed weight, 129 pounds. They greeted each . other cheerfully. There were two preliminaries before the big match. Corbett's seconds were Harry iTuttle. Tim Grather and Billy uus. Hanlon's seconds were Harry Foley, pred Sander and Toby Irwin. Corbett entered the ring at 5:30 and received a eat ovation. 1 Hanlon came In five minutes later and was cheered clso. Eddie Graney refereed' the bout, Round 1. Corbett felt of his man with tne left, repeatedly punching him lightly on the head. Then he would run Jn an(i clinch. Hanlon delivered Keverai good body blows. Before the end Qf the round Hanlon had all the fcest Qf it, landing several lefts, on the oy and ona vicious blow over the kidneys. Round 2. Eddie started in on me ag gressive, landing several short nrra blows, but Corbett stopped him with straight lefts on the nose. In a fierce rally Eddie rushed In and landed right and lert-ton ' Corbett's wind. Eddie continued to press, the fighting, cover- his cead and landing several Ftiff punches. In return he received no punishment. ; , Round 3. Hanlon forced the fighting, guarding his head and having the ad vantage on blows. Corbett landed three hard left uppercuts, bringing blood copiously from Eddie's nose. It was all Corbett's round. Round 4. Eddie started in to press his man, and in a fierce rally Hanlon delivered two heavy blows on Corbetf a .cers; Preparations Being Hastened for Hostilities Which May Bogin in a Few Days. Orders Issued to Military Forces "Wajshington. Dec 28. Secret order have been sent' to the commandinr of-' fleers of troops in various section of the Pauciflc coaat to prepare their men for Instant service at Panama. In case of necessity. These orders have been sent at the Instance of the general staff which is now convinced that there will be flghting at the isthmus. The army transports Sherman, Crook and Buford are under order to be In readiness at San Francisco ; to trans port troops to Panama, The forces ordered to prepare far transportation to Panama are the 1st, Cth and 24th batteries of field artillery, presidio of San Francisco; Sth battery of field artillery, Vancouver barracks; troops A, B. C and D. Sth cavalry (col ored), Montery ; troops I, K, L and M. Sth cavalry, presidio; 15th Infantry, Monterey; lDth ' infantry, Vancouver barracks; 10th Infantry, cantonment, San Francisco; battalions of the 13th infantry at Fort McDowell, Fort Ma son and Benicia barracks, Cal.; four companies of the 16th Infantry, at Fort Slocum, N. Y., and eight companies of the same regiment at Fort McPherson, Ga, Gen. Arthur MacArthur, command ing the department of California, was recalled somewhat hurriedly from Hon olulu to prepare for the work at Pan ama and he Is now supervising the ad vance preparations at San Francisco. The general steJt, it is, learned, does not accept the general report that it is practically Impossible for Colombia to land troops near Panama, Accord ing to Information In the war depart ment, Colombia not only is able to get troops within striking-distance of Pan-, ama, but Is now doing so, and a clash between the Colombian and American forces Is probably a matter of a few days. ... Hay Improves Slowly Washington Dec 29.- The Improve ment in the condition of Secretary Hay, who has been 111 with bronchitis for several weeks, Is much slower than was expected, and It now seems cer tain that he will not be able to pre side at the breakfast to the members of the diplomatic corps at his residence on New Year's day, for which invita tions have been sent out. . ' . wind; which evidently, dazed him. Cor bett made a series of rushes, landing on Hanlon's head and neck, and then clinching. Again it was Corbett's round. , Round 5. Corbett' forced the fighting, but after several rushes received a heavy right uppeccut that Jarred him. In the breaJkaway Eddie got in right and left on the Jaw. In a series of clinches both got in heavy blows. Round 6. In a fierce rally Hanlon rammed In right and left blows to Cor bett's body. In a clinch Corbett evi dently Joshed" Eddie and made him an gry, for he sailed in and landed half a dozen Jolts on the body. Round 7. Hanlon started In to press his man, following Corbett around the ring, although Corbett landed repeated ly on the head. Hanlon landed stiff on Corbett's Jaw, sending him to the car pet. ,He was up before the count could be made, but the house cheefed the Cal ifornia boy. Round 8. Hanlon followed Corbett around the ring, and In a mix up land ed left and right on Corbett's Jaw. In return Corbett landed left and right on the head without effect! In a rally Just before the gong sounded he had all the best of It. I Round 9. Corbett started In to mix things, landing fierce right and left swings on the head, but without ef fect. Corbett landed two stiff upper cuts on Eddie's mouth, making it bleel freely. In " return, Just as the bell sounded, Corbett received two heavy. Jabs in the wind. Round 10. Corbett began feeling wltH right and left, reaching Hanlon's nose, repeatedly, but only with- light blows. In the mix up Hanlon got the worst of it. In a rally Just before the bell sounded. Eddie fought savagely and landed repeatedly on Corbett's wind. Round 1L Hanlon started to cut the pace, but in a series of mixes he got all the worst of it. In a rallyjjust before the round closed both slugged savagely, Hanlon getting the worst of It. Round 12. Hanlon pressed his man, and after a series, of clinches he cu loose and rained fierce blows on Cor-, bett3 face. In return Corbett tried right and left swings, some of whic1! missed. But two landed squarely on the face. . - Round 13. Corbett landed right Continued on sixth pace.) h 'I '