North Carolina Newspapers

he " Vornim'Cx Post. Temperature for the past 24 hours: Max. 53; Min. 21. for Raleigh: fair, warmer. Vol. XIII RAXEIG-H. N. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1904, No. 29 Collector Way to M Mrs, Shipp to Have a Clerk ship in His Office and No Republican to Be Dis placed Duncan Says Republiqans - are for Roose velt BYTIIOJIAi J. PECE , v --.ir.ton, Jan. Special. The a todav that -jrAt"'-"' - - - rnnt WHS II1U.UC , M .ruaret u. onipp naa oeen up- -1 stamp clerk, in the office of :, r Duncan at Raleigh, succeed- W. l King, who is to become post- ,.,r.: Windsor, N .C. Mrs.. Shipp s v i J1.100 and the Windsor post. ,i recently entered the pres - ill n . l.tr( ell. 1 -....J-i c:-i?. -". "b lo the one he has been re-' The wishes of the pres Went irj,:- Mrs. Shipp haxe been TJ Zt'"!1011 K c ruvpr TTnnMiver, .V.Vrj'o-.r.plIsh this seemingly diffl- n-u't but it is a fact" neverthe- 1 -k ' ' " nn- ; .hi mnn rosnonsible is Collec- - 'i: C. Duncan. Some people sat up - - for weeks endeavoring to solve j -uMem before the . party without v i:-es to bear on the situation. Gudger and members of their families, . Ii. I piness reigns in the Republl- Mrs. Lee S. Overman and Mr. and Mrs. ; f. n ily in the state. Mr. King's p. A. Woodard. I ::.;rr.ent will be tomorrow and! The Wake Forest post office entered hipp can qualify at any time. 'the presidential class January 1, and n asked about Mrs. Shipp's ap-'the salary of the postmaster is now :r..?nt today Mr. Duncan said: '$1,000. Mrs. Mary A. Timberlake, the : !-?frence to intimations from the present postmaster, .will receive a re lent I have appointed Mrs. Shipp aDDointment. . t3 place in my omce, iuc ttuimuiti. i) be effective at once. I was asked ,-ut the matter several weeks ago, I the statement was made that the ?: lent wished to do something in - li half. There appeared to be great v-itlon to her appointment at Lin :.io:i from the fact that the incum- t-it would be removed, l agreea io iic suggestion, as I ould carry it out ;ho:it removing any man. in the ser- . or affecting any , Republican in ern Carolina. To effect the ar wtrrent I recommended to State -an Rollins that he aproint W. r. Kir.?, stamp clerk in my oince, ia postmaster at Windsor. lie agreed this, and as a result no Republican - out. for he relieves his mother, heatre Employes and Actors i Manslaughter Due to Crimi nal Negligence Is the Charge-They Will Bs Examined Before C Magistrate Today Today, with the work of Identiflca, tir. of the dead. the work or :-vtigation as to where to plt blame for the- disaster of ' -v -t5 iay went rapidly forward. M.rty-seven bodies were iden ' during the day, and of the &S f. il there still remain only 23 un The increase in the death ll3t -- r.. ;3 that was given Wednesday '.-:.t to KS2 tonieht ls due to the find- i - r f ho lies in private places and the 5 .--T-ent death of Injured victims at f vveral hospitals. 'v- r rt Z Dearborn street, where the "T "s of the victims were taken, is r-rty valued at perhaps thousands !.:.. rs. There are furs, jewels, hats, f:ik.. gold and coral chains and lorg- t'aes. There is also money in small founts. All the effects were gathered - the morgues and the bodies from V:h they were taken were numbered. I those who have been unable to nna t odies of loved ones would go to l"-s p.ace they might through some trirkc or bit of wearing apparel find s '-'ae clue that will aid them In theit Te f.rst result of the investigation 3" the rolice and building departments r.e in late this afternoon In an or- r from Commissioner "Williams to seventeen theatres in the city ht h v.ere not provided with fire ,.Cf curtAins. The order brought pro p's from several theatre managers The v.ere firmly told td obey the or- - wicuy me violation ot tne uunu ' S ordnances and make1 no protests. J-orr-xiScioner villiams also forbade future admissions of "standing la any theatre in Chicago. r. , 'ity bells to11 requiems foi f ':. tomorrow when hundreds of b.r:'r;,!s wm- be held. All places of V4''-' be closed. ..... ,.,s procession or xunerais U' Viil CrntV.l tha ntfif1. - ' r'' a majority of the hearses will i, e7 Thy will contain the bodies ctuaxen, victims of Wednesday's Finds a &Ke Every body Happy the present postmaster. It became nec essary for Mr. King to go home and be with his mother by reason of the death of his father during the past iew aays. uy this arrangement il do not only please the president, but such well known Republicans as, ex-Chief Justice Furches and others." Mr. Duncan, who is one of the wheel horses In the North Carolina Republi can organization, was questioned as to the Roosevelt sentiment in the state. He replied: "All Republicans in the state are for the nomination of the president. It Is only a question as to who can holler the loudest, and with a sentiment like this prevailing, of course there will be slld delegation of substantial men, - 111 J i T-t il. , -r wuo win siauu uy nun iu me lamsn. j. not undertake to suggest who will be tne delegates, but I think I know enough of the sentiment of the Repub- ljcans ,n the gtate to me in saylnff that none wll, be selected as a dele te who Is not thoroughly loyal president." A recei)tIon to wltness tne old year and welcome tne new one ta wag southern states in . E. church Thursday evening. Every uthern state was represented and North Carolinians took a prominent Part in the exercises. Representative Tt "V. "Pn- TrLadf the hamoiest speech N. Page made the happiest speecn of the evening and the audience re- luctantly allowed him to end his re- marks. There were more than fifty A jv v 4Vi a nil .111115 Page and," W. E. Nattress of Iredell, who has been living in Philadelphia for the past year, has moved here and opened an office as general stenographtr. Jacob F. Warlick has been appo'nted rural delivery carrier from Crouse, route No. 1. Tomorrow Chairman Rollins will recommend the appointment of John L. Phelps as 'postmaster at Plymouth. I He will succeed Mrs. Fagan, who was appointed to the office thirteen years ago by President Cleveland. Collector Duncan has an engagement tomorrow with Commissioner Yerkes. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts of New Bern and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Woodard or r .Vilson are visiting here. bolocust. In a majority of the hearses draped with black will be bodies of the women victims. FIXING THE BLA.T1E JIany Arrt Made In the Effort to L-arn Wlio Is -poiilbI Chicago. Jan. 1. Twenty-seven em ployes of the Iroquois and the Mr. Bluebeard" extravaganza company are under arrest. Eight were formally ar raigned today before Magistrate Cav erly. charged with lnvolnntary , man slaughter, due to criminal negligence Managers Powers 'and Davis appeared before Chief of Police O'Neill and had a lengthy -conference with him. With Mr. Davis and Mr. Powers were At torneys Thomas Hogan and William J. Hines. Charles Plamondon, a friend of both men, also was m T ' was Ben. Stevens, manager of Klaw & danger's production. "The Billion aire." now playing at Mr. Davis' other theatre, the Illinois. Mnn The conference was held behind closed doors and it could notbe learned just what was said. O'Neill It is understood- wai demanded of the managers a tun planation of the condition which made the theatre such a death trap. WTien Mr Davis left the chiefs office Detec tives Johnson and Wrenn f ccompanied him, but Chief O'Neill denied that Mr. Davis was under arrest. "I - have received Information from the two men." said Chief O'Neill. "I earn that one man alone to operate the asbestos curtain. I am skine that one man." E fhat man in Chicago?" he was 'is man we are looking for has been missing since the afternoon of the . o'Kpill admitted. He ais appeared almost before. the inniffncr for him. n start, l nave uwu We only had his nickname. N Thes manlgefs have given me his fullname iam going, to find this man. Then, I tiSSL can get near placing the re- SPDurlng the Interview the two mana gers arranged for bail for the employes, fetors aid chorus girls now in custody. Eight of those arrested were arraigned .Sfore Justice Caverly at : the Harrison street police station today on the charge of manslaughter, due to crimi (Continued on-page two.). ail n BIG GUNS GOING TO LOVE FEAST New York Dsmocrats Will Entertain Many Distin guished Guest; New York, Jan. 1. The arrangements for the Democratic love feast that will be held at Sherry's Monday night will be completed tomorrow. The dinner is to be given to Mayor McClellan by the citizens of New York, but so many Democrats of national prominence will attend that the feast may have a wider significance. W. Bourke Cockran will preside at the dinner and ex-President Grover Cleveland will be there as a guest and a speaker. Over three hundred men will be present. It is more than likely that a presidential boom will be un covered. David B. Hill is expected and Richard Olney has signified his inten-J tion of being on hand. When the date for the dinner was first set the fact that it was the open- 1 Arttr rf Cn-rt crrtst fl of till COUI"t OTn,0 wn rtVPTwd This may ent some of the prominent men in- om comn& but all have sent thafc they wm be present If lt i3 ,eiWQ fnr- thPTTl tO dO SO. , , Deader Charies Murphy of Tammany Hall will be there. Others; expected are John G. Carlisle, ex-secretary of the treasury;' August Belmont, John D. Crimmins. ex-Comptroller Ashbell P. Fitch, ex-Mayor J. G. Grant, J. W. Simmons, JusUce Morgan J. O'Brien, Joseph C. Hendricks and ex-Mayor Colombia Gunboat Sunk by an So Reported in a World Cable From Colon, but" Secre tary Moody Says He - Does Not Believe .a Word of It New York, Jan. 1. 2 a .ml A' World cable from Colon, dated January 1, says: "Tt is reported here that the Colom- ! bian gunboat General Pinzon was sunk yesterday in the Darien guir Dy an mer4can cruiser, probably the Olym pia. which was Dewey's flagship in the battle of Manila bay. "Immediately upon receipt of the r- Arimirai: Cohlan left here on icwifc ' MILES SCENTS WAR He Predicts Gigantic Struggle Between Japan and Russia Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 1.- in an m tervlew given this morning at Kicn mond, General Nelson A. Miles sa a that the present year of would witness the greatest war in the history of the world. He had just been read ing the morning .papers and seemed very much impressed by the conditions out of which he thinks the great strug. gle will come. He said: , that the year 1904 win , , i v o world's srreat- ' signanzea uy pst wars. It will be between Russia, . and Japan and tne conniui xua - - involve several European state be dragged lieve the United States will be draggea into it." non ATiles refused to discuss the question of a Democratic nominee for president or to say whether he would accept such a nomination. THE KAISER'S SILVER - 1 ' A Notable Exhibit for the St. - ouis Exposition Berlin, Jan. l.-Emperor William told Ambassador Tower today that be sides the loan of , works of art from the palaces he intended to send to the St. Louis exposition the great silver ser vice used on state occasions, which was presented to the emperor on his acces- sion to the tnrone nywc many. Emperor William ' r in terested in the success ox exposition,' Mr. Tower says, than any Public man in Europe with whom the Libassador has talked on the subject. The emperor was cneenui - ly at todays reception. He spoke eas- ily and naturally, ne n -ident Roosevelt his best wishes for the happiness and prosperity of the Amer- 1CAmb1sor and Mrs. Tower "today rpcrfved-about three hundred members jot the American colony, . Americctii VanWyck. All the big Tammany guns will be there. The dinner will be held the large ball room at Sherry's. Offices in Norfolk Norfolk. Va., Jan. L Special. The executive ofces of the Seaboard Air Line will remove to this city instead of Richmond as '"heretofore. President Barr, who has; resided here for several years, said this evening: "My head quarters will be in .Norfolk. ' There will be no change in the system here." That Mr: Barr will have his head quarters in this city -comes as gratify ing news to the , business men of . Tide water Virginia, who have all along contended that the main office of the Seaboard should be located here. Mr. John Skeltori Williams will move his office from Richmond to New York. GRANDFATHER CLAUSE r. Kentiicky; Going In to Reduce the Negro Vote Frankfort Ky., Jan. 1. The coming session of the Kentucky General As sembly will witness one of the bitterest fights in the history of the common wealths The flghtwill-be between the Republicans and Democrats on the edu cational qualifications of voters. Thfe bill to be Introduced has already been prepared by T. E. Butler of Crittenden county, who is said, to be backed by a large number of Democrats who will work" for the passage of the measure The bill disqualifies every man from voting who can not read and write un ipsa his ancestors were legal voters Drior to 1867. Of course the bill is a direct blow at , the negro voters,' and will only in a rare instance affect the whit a 'voters., should it pass. It is sim" liar to laws which are in force in some southern states. ' The Democrats are said to have, been planning the, bill and enlisting aid from party leaders for several monma Alarm is expressed by Republicans, in asmuch as the present legislature is largely Democratic. ' iser board; the " Mayflower. .This was the in st - A merlcan warshio ief t here -.The protected crinser Olympia, the "auxil- Ti- onrt-r tho e-unboat Castine were hastily prepared for. sea and dispatched for the San Bias coast yesterday." rThe General Pinzon was -, formerly James Gordon: Bennett's yacht Na mouna. The Namouna was a screw steamer, schooner rigged, 234 feet long. She was built 'iat Newburgh in 1881. When taken over by the Colombians Phe was fitted with a battery of eight guns. Her captain was Charles B. Tillon, a big American, who spent three years at Annapolis and who once saved his life by killing a murderer with one blow of his fist. Washington, Jan. LSecretary Moody says he has not had ' any report that any of the American fleet has sunk a Colombian gunboat. He says he does not believe a. word of the report. BRICKS VS, BULLETS A Lynchburg Negro Gives Policemen a Plucky Fight Lynchburg, Va., Jan. L Silas Mick- les. colored, became oxscraeriy iasi Cnu evening at his home. ad when the po- jof place, where for two years May lice sought to arrest hto.he barricad- . d his associates have put in ed himself in his room, axd with pis- tol, knife and stones heiHNthem at bay through the entire night. . Early this morning it was thought that he was trvine- to break into an upper room, and when the police ran up there to inter r a , ... . , m cept him, Mlckels ran into the street. With a half dozen policemen and a biff crowd following, Mlckels dashed . . big ..,v, v.a ctrts of the city. He i tuo.Ln&" -" - - - "T. nnd time aeain. but- not a bullet struck him. Once he took factory, but was soon dis- irt p-p.fi. Once he was cornereo, - - . OUT with a biff stick he fiercely attacked his pursuers, and though they shot at him repeatedly, he escaped unhurt, and again went flying througn tne sireeta. Once more he was cornered, and this time he hurled stones and bricks at the officers. Policeman Tanner receiv ed a bad wound on the head, bergeani Tyree was hit on the arm, Officef Hud son oh the leg and Officer Smith on the head. With a diick in ms ;terest of the few, but m tne interest Miokels started again for Smith. The 'o tne people, i believe In party re latter pointed his pistol at Mlckels and sponsibiiity, but party responsibility ... 1 declared that he would Kin mm n " did not surrender. Just as the negro Trfla bout to throw Smith sent a Dan crashing into Mlckels' brain. The ne- gro fell and will die. A Lineman Shocked Charlotte, N. C. Jan. 1. SpeciaL Frank Stears, a lineman of the West ern Union Telegraph Company, had a narrow escape at 4 o'clock this after noon.' WTille at work at the top of a 60-foot pole at the Buford Hotel cor ner Stears touched a live wire and the' strength of the current was such that he was rendered almost senseless and was badly burned on the hand. Stears held on In desperation until he regained his balance sufficiently, to ellmb qwn. thVpote, for to Bo Report Comes From Paris that Russia Will Refuse Japanese Proposa the s. Resbrtto Arms Al most Certain London, Jan. 1. Baron Hayashi, thfc Japanese minister here, has been in formed from Paris that Russia has de cided not to grant the Japanese pro posals. This is the first intimation any one here admits having received. Tha baron said: "If my Information from Paris is borne out by the wording of the Rus sian reply, and if the Japanese govern ment adheres to its present determi nation, there seems to be small possi bility of averting war." .' ". J ; "My Information from Paris," said the jninister of Japan, "Is not official, but in connection with information im parted to me by the British court it is probably only too correct. j "If Chancellor Von BueloWs state ment that Russia's reply will , be fram ed in a manner intended to satisfy Ja pan turns out correct, It will be bettex news than I have dared to hope for." It was learned that Japan has se cured a large additional amount ot coal in the name of one of the largest English shipping firms sending vessels to the. far east. 1 The St. James Gazette says it under stands that the Japanese government has taken over two vessels of the Nip pon line for use as hospital ships. OMINOUS SILENCE. No News Rortlvd From Japan In Tirrntrfonr Bonn London, Jan. 1. There is absolutely no official or unquestionable j informa tion confirming the Paris and Berlin rumors that Russia's answer to Japan has been delivered and that it is unfa vorable. On the other hand they are not officially controverted and they ob tain . credence in some quarters here. It is; believed that a decision has been reached bv Russia which, when it is communicated to Japan, must precjp- itate. hostilities. Great Britain and France is especially urging a concilia tory, attitude upon the Russian govern ment. : ' ; The telegraph, with unusual typing and spacing, says: "Even in diplomatic circles, which have hitherto professed that they were j sanguine of a pacific solution, there Mugwump Mayor Gives PIcice to a Democrat McClellan Assumes the Reins of Government of Great er New York Little Speech-making and Much Hand shaking New York, Jan. 1. The old city hall was in gala dress for Colonel McClel- !lan and his staff when they took charge go much hard work. The ceremonies jwerd brief. Colonel McClellan and his : cr.trirv John B. O'Brien, arrived at the City hall about 11 o'clock and went j ,rQVrtt. Tw'a nrivate office. At 12 ' KJ .ij o'clock the retiring and the Incoming mayors repaired to the main office ana Mayor Low, with brief remarks, turned over to Colonel McClellan the control of the city. ; Mr. Low said: I Colonel McClellan, the hour-has come when I am permitted to give the city into your caxe, in obedience to the will of the people. Any one who has been mayor of New York will always be jready to honor its chief magistrate, Mr. Mayor, I am glad, as one -or tne great body of citizens, to salute you and wish you well." In response Colonel McClellan said, in part: "I believe Lean only fulfill the trust of municipal government, not in the in- i V . m A A iexists only as the means or aiuumng &ood ends i promise you that there , no step backward, not even in j smallest department of my admin- istration." . . Then Mr. Low retired to his private office and Colonel McClellan took his stand behind the table in the public office and hand shaking began. All the Democrats in town seamed to be on nana ana iung ""cc, city hall steps, were formed by the po- lice. It took a long time iur m? n- ocratic enthusiasts to get oy tne may or's desk. After the reception the pew heads of departments were sworn in, Beer Maker Dead Milwaukee, Jan 1. Fredericte Pabst. cint of the Pabst Brewing Com- liraisv died ftt bis fcome. Sraxul fafMini Fight was recognition that a, rupture between Russia and Japan is all but Inevita ble. Neither Japan nor Russia will abate anything in its claims, and. thera is no. disposition on either side to Invite mediation of friendly powers. It is be lieved that; Japan will take decisive Steps within the next few days unless a conciliatory message is dispatched from St. Petersburg, a contingency which those best able to forro a Judg ment do not anticipate. It is moreover remarkable that for the first time sines the crisis the newspapers and- news agents are absolutely without dis patches from Japan. It Is twenty-four hours since a news message was re ceived from that country, and as Eng lish correspondents are numerous and. the censorship has hitherto been exer cised liberally, it is to be concluded that their dispatches have been pur posely delayed. At the same time theri is direct authoritative intimation that the situation has changed. Baron Hay ashi, the Japanese minister, said this evening that he had not been Informed whether Russia's reply had been de livered or not. Personally, his views were neither gloomier nor more san guine than they were Wednesday." DIED IN THE ROAD Holiday Dinner Party Became , an Occasion of Meurning New Rochelle, N. T., Jan. l.-rCon-dette B. Pallen, the well known writer and lecturer on Catholic subjects, who is living in the Emmet mansion, invit ed Edward Lester Wood, an iron man ufacturer of New York City, to hav New Year's dinner with him today; but the guest arrived dead, and Instead of a holiday party the day. was 'turned into an occasion of mourning. Mr. Wood, who was the son of Col. Oliver Wood of Ohio, came to Pelham Manor In -p.- trap with his wife and son and was apparently in good health. Find ing that, 'there' was no hack at the sta tion, he and his family, started to walk. They had gone a short distance whn one of Mrs. ,Wood's overshoes came off. Her husband stooped down to put it on. As he was doing so he gave ah exclamation of pain and fell uncon scious to the ground. Mrs. Wood and her little boy lifted him to the roads'Ifc and he died a few minutes later with his head in her lap. The body was taken to the Pallen home by a sleigh ing party.. Coroner Weisendangei found that the merchant had died of apolexy. Mr. Wood was 56 years old. avenue, at noon today. He would have been 68 years of age in March. For' the past four years Captain Pabst's health had been failing. This morning he suffered a relapse and began to fail rapidly. He retained his consciousness and conversed with his wife and chil dren who were about his bedside until ten miputes before the end, when he became unconscious and passed away. Sailed for Chinese Waters London, Jan. 2. The British warship King Alfred has sailed from Ports mouth for China. She carries a relief crew for the warship Glory. The King Alfred is fitted out as though she were destined for prolonged foreign service. It is understood that the admiralty is . arranging ror waxsnips io replace njr that may possibly be withdrawn from the Mediterranean or far east In the event of war. I THEATRES CLOSED No More Plays Until Fire , Proof Curtains are ChLcafro. Jan. L Eighteen tneaters . were peremptorily ordered to close thJ evening and remain so until the (man-iT agement- nas ooeyea tne cny wniuwiitw m m L ft A C m. a M a A. i and equipped the houses with asbertos or iron curtains. The orders were Is sued by Building Commissioner Wll- Uams today after a conference wf'.h Mayor Harrison, and conies of the or-, der were delivered imnW lately to the theater managers. One of the theiteis to which tha order was taken had the ban removed shortly after the order was served as Manager W. J. Davis happened to be in the city hallat the time the order was sent out and re quested Commissioner Williams to fend a man to inspect the curtain whi.'h cn the building . department books had been entered as "burlap covered ith fire-proof paint." Deputy Commissioner Stanhope went at once to the Illinois and afterward ' reported that he had inspectM the cur tain, submitted a piece of it to Are lest and it bad withstood the test. Deputy Stanhops brought a piece of Iho Mr tain with him to Comralwioner .Y!J liams office "and again tested it wiil fire, the asbestos withsuaidlag tho Provided