THE MORNING POST.
AUGUST 3i.tg74
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KuropatMB in a .
Difficult Position
His Safety Depends Upon
Crushing the Flank At
tack While the Rear
Guard Holds Liao
Yang Mukden
His Goal
London, Aug:. SI. Only the most
meagre reports hawre been received here
of the mighty strraggle in which some
half a million men are engaged before
Liao Yang. The latest official news is i
contained in General Sak'haroff's tele-;.
gram, which was sent from Liao Yang
Tuesday morning.
Although the French and German ru
mors that the Japanese outflanked
General Kuropatkin to the northward
do not come from good sources, Japa
nese critics here incline to believe them,
pointing- out that there is no doubt that
General Kuroki forced the passage of
the Taitse river at Pensihu, thereby
opening the way for a movement north
of Liao Yang.
The correspondent of the Daily
Mail, in a dispatch dated Ku
pantse, August 29th, reports the
preliminary fighting which result -d
in the Russian retirement on
the base, and adds that General Oko
is advancing from the south. Another
Nodzu, is toward the north in commu
nication with Tienshamvan. It is not
probable that there will be any decisive 1
battle until the Japanese third army
is released by the fall of Port Arthur, i
General Kuropatkin realizes that his j Liao Yaiig, under date of noon today,
safety depends on crushing the flank at- j says the Russian positions form a
tack while the rear guard holds Liao &rand semi-circle fourteen kilometres
Yang. All the impediments are moving j in length along the hills between the
over the plains north of Liao Yang, i r;ii way and the upper Taitse river.
There-are three courses open to General ; The average distance between the posi
Kuropatkin. If the rear guard can j tkm and the town is seven kilometres,
hold the posJtions at the south and the; A Russian battery, which was in a
turning
inniTomAiir pan Via rrnshprl at
the north he will reap a splendid vic
tory. If he waits against the columns
he can retreat towards Mukden safely
as the Japanese have insufficient cav
alry for pursuit. The rear guard, how
ever, might have to be sacrificed. If
defeated in flank and rear his Liao
ang position m uecume a .u .
Ladysmith. ;
-a" . ill i . .-1 i
rtV ' . ,ww js
troops is being prepared to go to Har
bin. They are vastly superior to the j
Siberian troops now fighting in the far I
ast- Theirs will be the task of start-j
5ng the winter campaign on a level
footing or of attempting to relieve Gen
eral Kuropatkin if he should be be
sieged at either Liao Yang or Mukden.
Details of Fighting Near Liao Lang
Tokio, Aug. 30. Amid the quantity
Cf details received of the fighting near
Liao Yang from August 25 to 28, some
trf which are old and others trivial, the
following are interesting:
"On the afternoon of August 26 a
Asheville Entertaining
q Multitude of Visitors
More People Came Than Were
Expected, but the City Is
Equal to the Emergen
cy Old Soldiers
Having a Pleas
ant Meeting
Ash'r.-iile. IT. C, Aug. 30. special.
E?he two days reunion of thj state's ex
Confederate soldiers is on nv.d the city
is filled with the veterans, their friend3
and relatives. All incoming trains to
day ?vere run in two or more sections
and ail were crowded. The streets to
night arc thronged with people. The
city is gaily decorated with Confeder
ate flags, the city's public buildings are
'draped in red and white, while thou
sands of badges of various designs and
bearing numerous inscriptions are
fworn by visitors and residents alike. It
Is a great gathering, far exceeding the
expectations of the reunion manage
ment. The city is taking care of the
visitors in splendid style, however, and
Ithe occasion promises to be a most
pleasant and successful one.
Among the most prominent visitors
&re General Stephen D. Lee, Dr. J. Wil
liam Jones and General Irvine Walker,
fc.ll wearing Confederate uniforms.
Tomorrow morning the veterans and
their friends will take pleasure rides
lover the city, and at 10 o'clock there
will be a general assembling at the I
court house grounds, at which time
General Lee, General J. S. Carr, General
JWalker and others will address the vet
ferans. At this time the business ses
eion of the reunion will be held and di
vision and brigade commanders will be
elected. At 2 o'clock the parade will be
formed and the line of march taken up.
IThe procession will start at the court
house and will march down Patton ave
nue to the government building, where
the veterans will pass in" "review, and
after marching down south Main street
two blocks they will take carriages and
wagons and be driven to Biltmore, and
thence over the Vanderbilt estate.
Extra, trains are being run into the
city tonight, bringing hundreds of
Veterans and visitors to attend the re
1116 number of People coming
xo the reunion greatly exceeds that ex-
Lent the comnee on arrange-
rrovidlTirrrienCinS SOme difficulty in
uiiet However, is in the
great thunder storm broke over the
battlefields, covering the hills with
mist and preventing accurate use of
the artillery- During the night t-e
Russians unsuccessfully assaulted the
Hungshaling and Kahsiko positions.
The Japanese finally obtained com
plete possession of the Hungshaling
position and captured eight guns. On
the morning of the 27th all the Japa
nese columns moved southward
through the mist, the Russians resist
ing vigorously, and it was nightfall be
fore the Japanese possessed the long
ridge which was their objective point.
The fiercest engagement during the
night of the 25th occurred at'Hungs
haling and Kungchangling. As the
moonlight revealed the Japanese ad-
vance the
ing a iiere
ussians, besides maintain
fire, rolled boulders down
the hillside upon the attacking troops
as they clambered" up. The Japanese
reserved their Are and climbed steadily
upward. They reached the summit and
drove the Russians back. "When the
Russians, August 27, unexpectedly
abandoned the positions extending
from Anohanshan to Tengatop the
Japanese pursued and overtook those
-that had fallen back to the eastward
in a road near Tarochuntai. Here fhey
vigorously attacked the Russians and
turned retreat into confusion. A col
umn of Japanese infantry and artillery
pursued the nriin body of the Rus
sians west of Liao Yang, overtook and
attacked them. They drove them to
wards North Shaho. It was in this
action that the Russian guns and
wagons were captured.
Magnificent Art Itery Fighj
Berlin, Aug. 20. Colonel Gaedke,
telegraphing' to the
Tageblatt
from
strong position on the heights on the
north bank of the Taitse river opened
at 9:30 a. m. on the Japanese and at
tempted to check their advance along
the Anping road. An artillery fight
of indescribable magnificence is now
raging, its volume having increased im
mensely since 11 o'clock.
The L,ao Yan correspondent . of the
Lokal Anzeiger, telegraphing at noon,
- rys the Japanese began the attack
along the Taitse river at 4:30. They
were repulsed in the first attempt to
cross the river, but eventually succeed
ed. The firing toward the southwest
land south became 'terribly severe until
j single ?hots were no longer distinguish-
ab!e. The surrounding
heights re-
con-
Minual blaze of guns. The Wyborg regi- j
f -it-vv. thr. hicr iu
ary colonel, is now advancing to the
attack. The Russian army is animates !
by a spirit of greit confidence. The
total number of combatants on both
sides is estimated at more than half i
a million.
work and all the old soldiers will be
well taken care of. At 9 o'clock 3,000
veterans had registered and had been
assigned to homes.
A. J. Barber Dead
. Reicisville, N. C, Aug. 30. Special.
A. J. Barber of Reidsville died at the
general hospital in Danville, this after
noon. He has been in Danville for
some time past and recently under
went two operations. He was thirty
four jrears old. He is survived by a
wife and three small children. The
remains will reach here tomorrow
morning.
Nominations in Dare
Manteo, N. C, Aug. 27. (Delayed.)
The Democratic convention here today
nominated the following ticket:
R. E. Etheridgo for the legislature.
A. H. Etheridgc" for sheriff.
S. C. Gray for register of deeds.
W. B. Fearing for treasurer.
J .W. Evans, T. Skinner Mann and
L. Douglass for commissioners.
There was a strong sentiment for
the nomination of an entirely new tick
et, and it seemed at one time that this
proposition would find fruitage in the
action of the delegates, but the present
sheriff, Mr. A. H. Etheridge, had been
so unobjectionable to the people, and
his efficiency; had been so pronounced
that he was retained.
The Republicans swear that they will
J win out (this is one of the close coun-
ties) but this Democracy is too mili
tant and determined.
Mr. Theodore S. Meekins was elected
chairman of the Democratic executive
committee, and Mr. D. M. Stringfield
was elected secretary.
. Railraad Man Promoted
Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 30. Special.
A circular issued today from the of
fice of A3sistant General Superinten
dent Baker.- Southern Railway, an
nounces th- appointment of W. L.
Pierce, superintendent of the Jack
sonville division, vice W. L. William
son, resigned. The appointment is. ef
fective September 1. Mr. Pierce has
been trainmaster-of branch lines of the
Danville division several months with
headquarters at Greensboro. His de
parture is a source of universal regret
here. His successor has not yet been
named.
Capt. James D. McNeill of Fayette
ville was given a
big reception by
Greensboro firemen here at noon today
in honor of his election in St. Louis
last week president of the National
Firemen's Association. He was met
at the station by firemen with all ap
paratus and escorted to the city hall
where he made a happy address, hav
ing been introduced by Mr. C. D. Ben-bow.
CONTENDING :
HOSTS MEET IN
DECISIVE CONFLICT
(Continued from Page One.)
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Kondrattenko, Smirnoff and others for,
bravery and devotion.
The navy as well as the army wi
n
share in the benefits of the imperial de-
cree, puDiisneu iwx, uy
term of military
i-VL
the Port Arthur garrison is reduced, so
that every month served from May last
until the end of the year shall count for
one year of the full term of service.
This is a repetition of what was done
at the time of the siege of Sebastopol.
Indifference of Russian Populace
sk -pptprshure-. Auer. 31. The czar
received several dispatches from Gen-'
eral Sakharoff during the course of the
day, yesterday, but none of them had
been passed by the censor up to
this (Wednesday) morning except a
brief report outlining the events that
had occurred MP to 9 a. m. Tuesday.
According to an unofficial report f rom !
Mukden all the Japanese attempts to
turn the Russian flank were repulsed.
The Japanese, this dispatch says, lost
more than ten guns and a great num
ber of men. They are said. to have l,20v
guns in action.
The attitude of the general public, as
distinct from the official and court cir
cles, amazes foreign residents of St.
Petersburg. There is apparently a
complete lack of interest in the tremen
dous issue at stake, and with the ex
ception of those who have relatives
fighting, it would seem that nobody is
greatly concerned as to which side is
victorious. To western observers, ac- ,
customed to help create public opinion,
the indifference seems almost animaf-
like
One indeed hears expressions of
curiosity as to whether General Kuro
patkin will prove equal to the strategy
of the Japanese commanders,, but it
seems that even if he proves inferior
the bulk of the population will be quite
unmoved.
Port Arthur Greatly Strengthened
Tokio. Aug. 30 The interest in the long
statement of General Kuroki centers in (
the fact that the infantry and artillery
from the west co-operated. I
All the Port Arthur news published 1
comes trom cneioo. xne Mem n-m
has a dispatch saying that about twen
ty pickets, under the pretense of recon
noitering, give themselves up to the
Japanese ever ' aaj v .''iat otk lor tne nosiery company xor
votes a leauer 10 explaining m-j
in
taking tne toriress ana urges mc
people not to be disheartened. It' says
the strength of. the fortress has been
greatly increased since the war between
China and Japan. There is no reason
to think that it can not be taken by
the Japanese and there are no signs of
incompetency on the part of the forces
investing it. The paper counsels the
people to have patience.
Vice Admiral Arichl has been elected
chairman of a strong standing commit
tee which is to take up the movement
in favor of raising a volunteer fleet.
The net profits of the Seoul-Chemulpo
Railway for the six months were
146,(JO0 yen, an increase of 2 per cent,
over the corresponding year of 1903.
The increase is due to the war.
Russians Fled 'In Confusion
Washington, Aug. CO. Details of the
three days' battle on the. road to Liao ,
Yang were received at the Japanese j
legation tonight in the following dis
patch from Tokio:
"On August 13 our first army com
menced an attack on the enemy, who
was strongly posted on steep mountain
ridges, .twenty-three miles southeast of
Liao Yang. The. central part of our
army attacked the enemy during the
night, and after a bayonet charge we
! succeeded in carrying the enemy's
position on that side, but the enemy's
right and left wings continued to offer
desperate resistance. On August 26th
severe fighting was resumed, but the
enemy's resistance remained unabated.
That night our column, after a san
guinary engagement, carried the ene
my's' left and captured their guns. On
August 27 our whole column resumed
the attack, and at sunrise the entire,
line of the enemy's position fell into"
our hands. Our casualties are estimated
at .2,000. At the same time our other
armies marched toward Anshantien,
from which the enemy retired without
resistance. Our main armies pursued
the enemy, while some of our detach
ments intercepted them. The enemy
thereupon fled toward Liao Tang in
utter confusion, apparently suffering
considerable damages from our fire.
We also captured eight field guns, am-
munition and many carts."
The Rear Guard
Shanghai, Aug. 30. The Russian
cruiser Askold and Torpedo boat de
stroyer Grosovoi finished disarming today.
Tokio, Aug. 30. The Japanese lost ered by Governor Montague of Virginia,
2,000 men killed or wounded at the bat- General Corbin, Judge Thornton of Ma
tle of Anping. The Russfan losses have nassas and Juda- Marks v
not been estimated, but are said to have
been heavy. The Japanese captured
eight guns at Anping and eight at
Anshanshan. .
Paris, Aug. SO.The crew of the .Rus
sian cruiser Novik, which -was de
stroyed in the harbor of Korsakoff, on
,eJlst' by the JaPanese 'arrived at
Vladivostok today on board merchant-
today board merchant-
x
Paris, Aug. 30. A -dispatch from Liao
Tang to the Temps dated yesterday
says, that at that time there was -no
ua;Ion at Liao Yany.
.7 """'X "L niienaea evac-
ROUSING WELCOME
Fayetteville Does Honor to
Capt. James D. McNeill ,
Fayetteville, N. C, Aug. 30. Special.
With martial music, amid the boom of
cannon, blowing of whistles, ringing
of bells and the sounding of the fire
alarm, fully four thousand people met
at the depot to do honor to the newly
elected president of the National Fire
men's Association, Capt. J. D. McNeill,
who today returned from the conven
tion and tournament at St. Louis. The
grand parade . under Chief Marshal
Frank H. Cotton, consisting of mount
ed policemen, the city's promi
nent citizens, all the fireman in gaily
decorated wagons and engines, a brass
beautiful srfrls. a
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gorgeously arrayea convt:jiiiw:a, j.-m-Ans
a orocession a mile in length,
t.-mrrh in Hav
street, and . finally stopped at the
armory where the exercises were open
ed by prayer by Rev. I. W. Hughes.
Mr. J. II. MyroVer delivered the ad
dress of welcome, well sustaining his
reputation as the silver-tongued orator
of the upper Cape Fear. The response
of Capt. McNeill was a most fitting
speech and masterful effort. In beau
tiful terms he thanked the people for
this the greatest honor ever paid him.
He delivered an eloquent peroration on
the St. Louis exposition and spoke
glowingly of the Spencer reel team,
which so well represented North Caro
lina at the fair.
Aftrwards refreshments were served.
a delegation of firemen from Tarboro
was present. Telegrams suitable to the
occasion were received from all parts
of the country, Eh route home Presi
dent McNeill received ovations at
Asheville, Salisbury and Greensboro.
BAD THROW
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Kirby Watts Lying Uncon
scious in a Hospital
Durham, N. C, Aug. 30 Special.
Kirby Watts, a young white man, is in
an finconscious condition at the Watts
hospital, to which place he was carried
this morning. Watts was hurt wnile
at work in the . Durham hosiery mill
and it is feared this afternoon that his
injuries will prove fatal.
It was about 9:30 o'clock this morning
when Watts was wounded. He was on
a table fixing a belt overhead, and his
foot became caught in a running pul
ley, by the side of the table. In a mo
ment he was thrown to the floor with
terrific force, his head striking a table
and then the floor. It was seen that
he was badly hurt and a physician was
summoned. He was taken to the hos
pital and soon "became unconscious, re
maining so up to late this afternoon.
The man lives in East Durham, is
a son of S. A. Watts, and is between
20 and 21 years 'of age. He has been
some time.
TELEGRAPH TERSITIES
St. Petersburg, Aug. 30. The special
commission to consider the British pro
tests against the Russian construction
of the international law of contraband
will meet in the foreign office tomorrow.
Representatives of the foreign office
and marine ministers and those of jus
tice and commerce form the commis
sion. Rome, Aug. 30. Rocchiggiani, the
Ascoli photographer, who was arrested
! on the 17th instant on suspicion of hav
ing stolen from the cathedral of Ascoli
the ancient cope which Mr. J. P. Mor
gan afterward bought, confessed the
theft, revealed the names of his accom
plices and hanged himself today in his
prison cell with the bed sheets.
"JAMES BOYS" COMING
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Appear Thursday Night in
Metropolitan Hall
"The James Boys in Missouri, which
comes to this city Thursday night, .Is
a high class melodrama based on the
lives of the famous Missouri despera
does, and unlike productions taking the
same theme has nothing of the "Blood
and Thunder" element about t. Thrill
ing incidents are chosen and these com
bined with an interesting love story
and the most elaborate scenery ever
furnished a production of this kinl,
make one of the successes of the year,
The Blue Cut Train Robbery is pro-
tray ed with an elaboration -.of scenery
which is seldom equalled i;i the best
Confederate Monument
on Field of Bull Run
uroventon, Va Aug. 30. The feature
of tne exercises here today commemor
. ating the 42d anniversary of the second
little of Bull Run, at which a monu-
ment to the unknown Confederate dead
buried at the Groveton Cemetery was
unveiled, was the presence of Major
Generals Corbin and Bell and their
staffs, together with the seventh regi
ment of cavalry. Speeches were deliv
uroveton, while nothing more than
a small collection of houses, is in the
very heart of the ground where. the
hardest fighting occurred during the
stormy days of '61 and '62.
It was here' that General Jackson
Withstood thtv TTninn
second battle of Bull Run, and but a
mil flnwn tho 0a j
jnile down the road i, ,h. fle.d
e same general received the title of
"Stonewall" during the first battle-in
1861. . . . , -
The exercises today: iere held 'under
xne auspices of the various chapters or
' the Daughters of the Confederacy in
metropolitan TtheatreAl anl i is aery.
real ' train of cars wnicn tne compan y
carries 'With-it .to accm-utelv portray
the incidents' of this sensational hsldup.
The play takes -the James Toys f ro'.n
the Civil War unl Bab Ford assassi
nated .Jesse James. Wnile the tde'. of
the-'Tplay- may seem' a litti daring.-the
production' Is of a , high moral ' tone
throughout and also has a fine git of
clean .comedy interspersed. .1 The com
pany selected to produce this drama i.
a large one and competent, containing
the names of well known articts.
Praise for Spencerites ;
Salisbury," N." C, Aug. 30. Special.
In his . address here ...last night; Hon.
James p. Mclyerrpresident of the Fire
men's National' Association, jetated that
visitors to the World's Fair from all
states were loud in their praise of the
Spencer hose reed team and their work
in the national contests
At one time
when the races were called in which
thirteen companies from various-states
were to enter"" the North"" Carolinians
were the only ones ready, and by their
promptness and agility won the admi
ration of the entire throng. The Spen
cerites won second prize in every con
test in which they were entered.
A large number of veterans from Sal
isbury as well as from the surround
ing country are in attendance upon the
soldiers reunion at Asheville.
Enfield Post Office Robbed
Enfield, N. C, Aug. 30. Special.
The post office at this place was rob
bed about 2:20 this morning by pro
fessional safe crackers. About $1,000
in cash and stamps was taken. $250.00
in gold coins was included and be
longed to the postmaster, Mr. E. C.
Shearin. -
The burglars secured tools from a
shop near by with which to do the
work. It is thought they are the same
gang that have been operating in east
ern Carolina for some time past.
Bloodhounds from the state farm were
brought over- and put on their track,
but no clue could be found. '
BASE BALL GAMES
American League
At Washington: R.H.E.
St. Louis. . . .01 002000 03 0
Washington . .00 000000 22 5 2
Batteries: Pelty and Sugden; Town-'
send and Kittridge. Umpire, King.
Second game: ' R.H.E.
St. Louis.. . . 00000001 01 6 0
Washington . . 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ox 4 10 1
Batteries: Powell and 'O'Connor;
Patten and Clarke. .Umpire, King-.
At New York: R.H.E.
Cleveland. . .00 000000 00 4 1
New York . 100 00 000 01 7 1
Batteries: Joss and -Bemis; Orth and
Kleinow. Umpire, O'Loughlin.
At Boston: R.H.E.
Detroit. . . .000 0000000 6
Boston.. . . . 1 0 3 0 0 2 7 0 x 13 17 0
Batteries: Kitson and Beville; Young
and Criger. Umpire, Dwyer.
At Philadelphia: R.H.E.
Chicago. . . .00020010 0 3 7 1
Philadelphia. . 00000000 00 4 2
Batteries: Patterson and McFarland-;
Henley and Schreck. Umpires, Sheri
dan and Connolly.
Natlonal League
At Pittsburg: R.H.E.
Boston ...20200 0 t 8 2
Pittsburg. . . ... 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 6 3
(Six inning game. Called end, of
sixth on account of darkness.)
Batteries: Willis and Moran: Philippl
and Phelps. Umpires, Flaherty and
Needham.
. At Cincinnati: R.H.E.
New York. . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 03 6 1
Cincinnati. . .10000000 01 S 1
Batteries : Mathewson and Bower
man; Hahn and Pietz. Umpire, Zim
mer. At St. Louis: R.H.E.
Philadelphia. .01000101 14 8 1
St. Louis'. .. . 00000200 0-r2 9 1
Batteries: Corridon and Dooin; Tay
lor and Grady. Umpire, Johnstone..
At Chicago: , R.H.E.
Brooklyn . . .10600010 08 2 4
Chicago. . ..00010030 O-r-4 9 3
Batteries: Jones and Bergen; Wicker
and Kling. Umpires, Carpenter and
Moran.
Withdrawal of Week End Rates
The Seabord Air Line Railway an
nounces that, effective August 27th, all
week-end rates to the seashore re
sorts, Including Wilmington and Nor
folk, will be withdrawn. The Summer
Excursion tickets will be on sale up
to September 30th:
For further Information apply to
H. A. MORSO, C. P. & T. A.
C. H. GATTIS, T, P. A.
Manassas and vicinity.
Chaplain Newsom of the seventh cav-
airy pronounced the invocation and
Judge Thornton made a short speech,
explaining the object of the monument,
a pure white shaft, appropriately In
scribed. .
While the band played "Nearer, My
God, to Thee," the Union and Confeder
ate flags that, covered the monument
were drawn aside by little Miss Neville
Dogan. Governor Montague made a
stirring address.
In introducing General Corbin as the
next speaker, Judge Thornton took oc
casion to welcome the officers of the
army to "Prince William county. Gen
eral Corbin thanked the people of Vir
ginia for the kind reception given the
soldiers and told them that everything
ViS.
dents. He said it was th tnt
the government in sending troops here
to teach the young citizen soldiers the
proper methods ' to follow in warfare
and to make them better fitted to struK-
gle.with the country's enemies.
E
Bernard Men Fou; ,d .a jrap
Set ;for .the m ; at S m ith- -
- ' rit'dmetrealak -
v - to Kaleigh
The Republican executive committee
of this , district intended to nominate, a
candidate for-jicongress in Smithfield
yesterday but upon arriving there the
chairman .and his, factfon found; them-'
selves in a" minority and treat a precip
itous retreat; Indeed part of the com
mittee' never reached Smithfield but
were met in Selma by the returning
chairman and hurried 'back to Raleigh.
Twice has this committe been called
to nominate a candidate for congress
in place of Pearson, who declined, and
twice has one faction or the other re
fused to enter the meeting and thus
prevented a quorum. Tuesday of last
week the clans gathered , in Raleigh
but when the office holding crowd saw
j that. ex-District Attorney Bernard was
to have- the empty honor Postmaster
N. C. Cooper of Nashville went in hid
ing and Deputy Collector J. P. H.
Adams refused to enter the rrfeeting.
and even the' agreement of ' Chairman
F. D. Jones to become a compromise
candidate , failed to persuade either of
; the unruly members to make a quo
rum.
In order- to escape the "pernicious
influence," so called, of these office
holders Chairman Jones called another
meeting to be held in Smithfield In
stead of in Raleigh. Meanwhile ."the
Johnston county convention instructed
for Bernard and the "outs" thought
they had smooth sailing towards h-Is
nomination. But a few things happen
ed and thereby hangs a tale.
When Chairman Jones, leaving. Ral
eigh at 5:15 yesterday morning, ar
rived at Smithfield he found the enemy
already camped on the ground and
lined up under the standard of Claudius
Dockery Esq. as their .candidate for
congress. But he learned even more
than this; three of the six commlttee-
' men were claiming that the seventh
member , Mr. J. A. Giles of Chatham,
who is for Bernard, is not legally a
member of the committee and they
were determined to debar him. With j
ystematic
Stolen Goods Filled a Dray
Burglar of 15 Years Ago
Returned to Resume
Crimgs Here--The
Black Record, of
Brighteyes
An old negro man, held by two police
men, in a hack, followed by a dray
loaded down with stolen goods was the
strange procession seen on Fayette vihe
street yesterday afternoon. Into the sta
tion house the negro and the cargo of
rocking chairs, bicycles, clothes and
curious things were dumped. All the
afternoon came visitors to identifs'
some of the goods as their long-lost
property.
Meanwhile the negro, with a crimi
nal record blacker than his face, sat
complacently in his cell, the goods he
had pilfered for months piled in a heap
on the guard house floor before him,
and consoled himself with the philo.
sophical observation, "Well I ain't don?
nufing they kin hang me fur." Then
he added, "I ain't sorry fur but one
thing, I ain't got de money for all de
things I stole den sold.-"
- For four months a systematic rob
bery has been carried on in the suburbs
of the city in such a cunning way that
the police were baffled. FirsE a rocket
chair disappeared from some porch,
next a set of harners was missing, then
some clothing left. on. the line to dry.
The places visited were always on the
outskirts of the city. -The police have
sought for months for some clue but
none of the things stolen could be found
in Raleigh and no evidence pointed
to any of the suspected thieves,
whom the police constantly watch.
Last week, however, a negro woman
reported the theft of clothing sent her
to be laundried to Capt. Mart Thomp
son, of the police force, and thus he
got wind of the thief. He followed the
clue and this lead to Tiis discovery of a
criminal whom he had not laid eyes on
in over ten years. In his early career
on the police force Capt. Thompson had
some experience with a negro despera
do and burglar called' Duncan-Matthews
but he had long since disap
peared. The moment this officer spied
the negro Saturday be. thought he had
his man. .- Policeman Banks was also
on the case and together they worked
it U. . . ' . .
The outcome was that Matthews was
located in a negro but five miles south
of Raleigh. Officers Thompson and
Banks took a hack yesterday, drove
part of the way, they separated and ap
proached the house from both the front
and the rear. Before the negro could
offer resistance Capt. Thompson sprang
into the room and had his pistol in the
fellow's face. The surrender was" Im
mediate. The room was filled with
stolen property and a dray was used to
cart the stuff to the station house.
Matthews confessed freely to the po
'5
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(LI1
Eiiemy
dKfeiici Fieri
this obstacle staring Mm !.i -ho
Chairman Jones wheeled -,r.!u, fac
faced, . retreated to
Selrru
'' tner-
tol Ttaleteh. TrifWri t.- r,f . baci
hey' Bernard,' who had sta-t,.i HUor'
field ' to ; receive the honcV . I mith'
tyV, hands, - Chairman jor., 'par'
two - committeemen, w v 'r' ' th'
Franklin and"; A. Giles of j!! 01
Who were for Bernard, ar h ln
Raleigh on the 3:25 train
ing smelt powder save from -, f r Z"
anti-Bernard or adminm;...,,'
tingent of the .committ.-.-. T,T,f 'J'n'
opponents came back i:. hiizh
S'ee over
by flfeht. bdUl
Here is the bone of .ronteinion --n."
executive committee, it' seiV .
posed of 6 members an -. i Vhu (lr"
When Mr. Jones wasin, ch; j"1'
Mr. Giles was added ' as u,,--member.
This . the ' npn,!,
claims was illegal. ' - .uuj
The opponents of Bernari h i
idea of allowing him to i:ovoU
In order to be sure of ihis thrL!1
bers of the committee, j. p. h j.;
of Wake, J. L. Curria
N. C. Cooper of Nash, v.vt to'sinS'
field Monday evening. Th?i e t'
launched a boom for Cla.ulp; d..,-
and vowed that Giles was tot a J?
ber of the committee and thy"
vote him out. Berry Godwin;. the" ma.
ber from Johnston, was r-vnxerfcr
called to Sampson on 'legal hasinw,'"'
the three seemed to have a. 'inajoiitv
This was the state of affairs chair,
man Jones ran into when lie arj
on the spot with Green of Franks
and Candidate Bernard in his
He had a hurried conference and
that Mr. Bernard was beaten un'3
Giles could vote and make a tie. T-jJ.
chairman, then hastened to ?elir.a wj.'h
his friends, headed Giles off, and
brought him back to Raleigh.
Chairman Jones explains hi? pou'.
by. saying that he left Smithfield hi
met Giles in e!ma to hav a ,w,
sulfation there and de-rid nh-th"
Giles would have a right to y
his (Giles) right to a seat. lie
he has.
"When will you call the f-omrc;t'e
to meet again?" he was aske-1.
"I don't know, but we win nnri.'.us
somebody some time he repli-i.
Mr. Claudius Dockery profesd u
prise that he had been enteral in
race and said he was not a andidati.
Thie
lice. He had made a practice n; s -,-:-ing
articles from-porches of h--.- a: j
carrying the. things several iY,V--y;. tHi
country and there selling th-m.
Here is a nartial iit nf tt.n -r.,-i
goods recovered by the tolk :
ing chairs, 2 bicycles, 1 set of
1 boys wagon, a shot u. and"r. r::a:..
tity of clothing. '.Mr. liles On.M.u.i::
identified one of the chairs an -1 th
f i . .
uaniess as nis, another chair o
longed to Mr. John W. fro?? ar.j
another to Mrs. Blain, both of li
boro street.
The negro's trial is set for-10 cVif
tomorrow.
The criminal record of - Duncan Ma
thews, alias Ki Cross, alias
Brighteyes, alias "ill Hunclelm:k. nJ-
familiar only to Capt. Thomrson. T'a
negro is about 60 years old, w-is rr '
near Fayetteville and most of hi? life-
has been spent in prison. A
tne Dlaces he his rnhhrrt in v, ;i rs
i by were the stores of C. If.
1 ISldridge Johnson in east ll;A-ish.
Johnson's store he had an :iccoi--ri
and On of thAm pntrrpi! 1) i
l letting the other down l.V '"
ney. Mattheys burglar! U T:ri
ton's store in. west RalHirh. tn'
years ago and he said yosi'.-nl y
cured a. watpr h.irkpt full - r '
He was arrested in Fa yr tt- i ?r
Capt. Thompson wonl i!:r.
(brought him back to Ral. The
fgro went to the penitentiary -f-
years and this is his rirsi - pi- '
in this vicinity since.- !!- :- .
he has been living in He.iin-''
C, and left there April ; -first
robberies here began April 'I-?
lost little time in begir-nij-u'
after returning to the s- .
V!:
crimes.
Bull Derailed Eneine
Judge Thomas R. Purr - -ter
a month's vacation ; ;: 1
?1
mountains. He had
markable experiences i
his way from Hot Hpu.
had started to Morrisfov;
on the track through ti. r
engine struck a bull. ' :
Avas derailed and ran f' '
the crossties, then t'-i
cars, however, did i-'- '
gine. At Morristow-n- t' '
connection and stay-i !
leaving next day,fc.r '"
Duke's Fame-Sf
n i
ICS
The fame of Duk -
who wrecked an au;
caped unhurt, has .--i '
Mr. Chas. E. Johni"r
received a letter yf st
in Toledo, Ohio,' say:
read of Duke's pe,fV'rn;
Mr. Johnson to sen I
dogs just like him. !' ,;'
Toledo. He declared nh
j any price for docs al'
mobiles. Of couis ."Hi
not share these icu.
Duke caused th
I but the Toledo m. ' .
some amusement- aii tiv
f
olice
by