Vol. VII
RALEIGH. N. C., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1904,
No. 11
VOTE
NOTHING
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DeniccraTic Leaders in wasnington Attach No im
portance to It-Millionaire Proctor Got Out a
Big Vote for Personal ReasonsNo
Effort in Arkansas
By THOMAS
i n, Sept.
irgans are
7. Special. Re
endeavoring to
. ne :uu li capital out of the result of
do lion in Vermont yesterday,
vKVii thy assert is based absolutely
iu;nvio
i- u v.pil known that Senator Froc-
tor .i unit'. - iinnivinw. w -
?.- V cloto TtH h c.rJ f ffc
per our a bis vote because he is ,to
i M-rel opened and there really was
vo contest to the fight that Senator
.Proctor pat up. though Democrats did
their usual campaigning.
At Democratic headquarters there is
jro concern as to the result in Ver-
! - i i -1 .
Trent, i ne enemy nas ntJiu uicir uu
Vml That's all there'is to it. As one
Republican paper aptly said this after
i .con. "a land-slide to the Democracy
in Xew England is hardly indicated."
Ar.i what's more, it is not expected.
iThe fight this year is not in New Eng-
lard, neither is it in the south.
National Chairman Taggart's com-
y 1 j. At
f.ifnt was aoout mat oi ine average
democrat. - Mr. Taggart said:
'It is not likely that the country will
Jbe startled by the news that Vermont
a? gone Republican. Nor will there
!te any excitement over the news that
lArkanp.iF has gone Democratic by a
!evc thousand more or less than the
'icrmnl Democratic vite. In Arkansas
understand no effort was made to
?ring out the full Democratic vote, cfs
he Democrats had no opposition to
Ipeak of." .
he Blue Army Turned
the Tables on tlie Brown
General Grant Considered to
Have Managed His Cam
Most Shrewdly Attack
; on Gen, Ball's Line
Day
Before a
Feint
Corps Headquarters, Gainesville, Va.,
Hept. 7. "He is the son of his father."
That is what an army officer said to-
r ;ght, speaking of Gen. Fred. D. Grant,
commanding the first division of the
Jvantuver corps. According to the in
dications of the ubipire, General
(.'rant's army had all the best .of to
days ODerations. bavins' nra r-t 11 v
annihilated the 'browns" during an at
:;uk kJ artillery. According to the
cecision of Colonel Wagner, the chief
umpire, the -blue" army achieved a
complete victory. The "brown" armv
t about 1.500 and the "blue" army
bout 2,000, but nevertheless the "blue"
-ice is considered to have performed
he best day's work.
It was seen early this morning that
enerday's maneuvers were merely
rMrninary and for the purpose- of
'impelling General Bell, the command-.
i' ot the "brown" division, to fall back
' the southward. This he did with
'astrous results. At midnight last
Tin general Grant, commanding the
lue" ai'my, took up his task of forc-
lhe "brown" army, commanded by
; ;u --Hell, through Thoroughfare
' ;iP- Although the actual flg-htine: did
rot beg-in at that
to tinuni clashes between the outposts
1 ; l Patrols of the two rommands ami
V-:ltirrnvviAv. c - iai ja n
assuming of new Hnes Qf defense and
-':"' f. fif I'll r.il a:i j
otwithstanding'the fact that the at-
ij, lkjwh triiti wmcix wiiib
f-'n?-v?eir5pnt vnrtarl ot Via Tio-Vifall
auVlSable tn fall V.o olr m eVinytoT. QTirl I
. ... .. ucicuoivc lines. UUl 1HK
Ru-'-' was established from
? tIirouh Thoroughfare, which
Trr U "ne mile and a half east of
''JIt.'l r.,r . .
A "li"invn" l: e - e
. , Jiue ui ueiense was es-
;r . uayugni ana uenerai
n.,;, 1"-rnpriiately advanced on this
l , etjuuu ongaae ox xne
fli.r c. "!, cummanaea oy jyriga-
f,v T. H. Barry, held the line
Jt 1"ir.7'Uf:'rlani1 to Tlroroughfare, where
-laPri Colonel Retran's brieade
ti-V; , --"ivnici XXCgclIl S U rl KclCL I
..... -t . I
Mended it to I.ittlp Bull Run
-.- nuea it to Little Bull Run i
l0 , ine nne was completed ,
General Smith's hriaAo.
Th.
1'i-ouns," General Lee's brigade
been Violl
of
m icscrve 111 me VI-
0.
Tboroughfare. General
Rrj,;i nin assault was made by
the "..V- r'eneral Wint, commanding
iil wing of the "blue." The
S ON F ES
liTIOMLLY
a "'..- mm' m
J. PENCE
The board of construction nas iitiRny
aj. proved the plans for the armored
ctuisers North Carolina and Montana
and the battleship New Hampshire
hich was authorized by the last con
gress. As soon as they have been ap
proved by Secretary Morton the plans
and specifications will be s announced.
The armored cruisers, save in their in
ternal arrangements, follow closely the
lines of the Tennessee, New Hampshire
and Louisiana cln.es.
A story that several colonies of
Guatemalan ants had been located in
Maryland and "Virginia for offensive
operations against potato bugs and
other harmful crop Insects is denied.
The department of agriculture has no
such experiments in contemplation.
Dr." Cook also said that the Guatema
lan ants will eat the larvae of the boll
worm, which differs from the boll wee
vil in that It Is like a grub or cater
pillar. The worm is destructive- to cot
ton, but less so than the weevil.
Rural delivery routes, to commence
operation October 1st, have been estab
lished from Rooklngham and "Warren
Plains.
Prof. Collier Cobb of Chapel Hill, N.
C, is to deliver an address before the
eighth international geographic con
gress, which convenes here tomorrow.
Delegates are here from all parts of the
world. Prof. Cobb's subject will be
"Topography of the Dune Areas from
Cape Henry to the Isle of Palms."
Jesse E. Deviney has been appointed
postmaster at Julian, Guilford county,
succeeding J. R.. Stout, deceased.
ed by Brigadier General Tasker H.
Bliss of the regular service, and Briga
dier General Frost of the continental
guard, were not actually engaged yes
terday, but bore the-brunt of today's
attack.
It was said at corps headquarters to
night that General Grant had managed
his campaign most shrewdly. The at
tack on General Bell's line during yes
terday, it was said, was merely a feint,
so conceived as to give the Impression
that the "brown's" right flank was in
danger. Instead of this, General Grant
massed his infantry in force, six brig
ades, on General Bell's right flank this
morning, and inaddition sixteen guns
of his artillery, compelling the "brown"
forces to fall back. An assault of infantry-
completed the maneuver.
At 6 o'clock tomorrow morning the
second problem will be taken up.
Snlzer at Rosemont
Esopus, N. Y., Sept. 8. Congressman,
Sulzer of New York called at Rose
mount this evening and is the guest
of Judge Parker tonight. Congress
man Sulzer was the most prominent
caller today.
Mr. Sulzer said tonight he was on
his way back to New York after a
stumping tour of the southern tier.
He was enthusiastic with regard to
the outlook. He said he also made a
tour through the west and in the mid
dle west the . Democrats would carry
Indiana and "Wisconsin.
Populist Muddi"
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 7. Populist lex
ers here claim to have assurance from
close friends of Mr. Bryan that he will
not accept any invitation to campaign
for Parker in New York, Before he left
for the mountains "Bryan was deluged
with requests from eastern friends, ask
ing him to stay away', giving as a rea
son that if he does not go ? east the
Bryan Democratic vote will be divided
between Watson and Roosevelt and
thus destroy any hope of Parker carry
ing New York and contiguous states.
Bryan has declined to discuss the mat
ter with newspaper men.
IS R06K ISLAND
IN CONTROL
.
Reported Transfer of Sea
board Interests
Baltimore, Sept. 7, Local financial
IXUllUlUl C, UCl. - 1UU,UV- ;
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circles are discussing with consiaera-1
circles are' discussing with considera'
Die interest a repori mat anoiuei i
! large set of capitalists - are identified i
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with the Seaboard Air Line in connec-! maoe by tne laoor unions, xne impor
tion with the Blair-Ryan syndicate. tant strike breaking army . has been
In this connection .the ..following from disbanded, for the present at least
the Wall Street Daily News is of in-. there is to be no attempt on 'the part
terest: ; 'of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
Announcement may be some time de-jgineers, the Brotherhood of Locomo
layedft but banking interestft are adl-itiY .Firenjeii and thi Amalgamate a
vised that Rock Island Company is
to take control of the Seaboard Air
Line. Rock' Island, with its 'Frisco
lines, is already at Memphis, with ter
minal property purchased in New Or
leans, - and is installed there as well
as Birmingham, where it. naturally
connects with the Seaboard system.
This will put Rock Island into a posi
tion in many ways actually command
ing, in addition to making It In mile
age the greatest railway system in
the world.
This statement indicates that the
Rock Island 'Frisco capitalists repre
sented by Ladenburg, Thalman &
Company might figure, conspicuously
in the future management of the Sea
board. Local interests, however, are
not in a position to confirm or deny
the reported transfer of control to the
Rock Island Company .
A Hitch
Chicago, Sept. 7. -Unless some con
cessions are granted' the unskilled
workers the stock yards strike will be
continued indefinitely. That was the
substance of the decision reached by
the allied trades conference board to
day. A committee was appointed to
seek another conference with the pack
ers and ask them to agree to submit
the question of wages of the unskilled
workers to arbitration, saying the
other provisions made by the packers
would be acceptable and the strike
called off.
Arbitration Reports Denied
Fall River, Mass., Sept. 7. Reports
of efforts being made to adjust the
spinners strike by arbitration are de
nied. Mr. Barry of the board of ar
bitration says he knows of no ttempt
being made by any one to settle the
strike.
President Borden 'of the "cotton man
ufacturers association said today that
so far as he knew there was no in
tention on the part of the manufac
tures to try to start the mills a week
from Monday, reports to the contrary
notwithstanding. Some are of the
opinion that the mills will not be
started before October.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Holtis Nominated Again for
Governor by Democrats
Concord, N. H., Sept. 7.When the
Democratic convention met in this city
today the nomination for governor was
given by acclamation . to Henry F.
Holtis of this cityV who was the candi
date of . the party two years ago. .
, Oliver Branch was made chair
man, and he attacked President Roose
velt, whom he classed as a "secret ally
and co-partner of secessionists and
rebels in Panama." He also accused
the president of Insulting General
Miles and of exploiting the military
spirit.
"Do 'you wonder," Mr. Branch aslced,
"that Republican congressmen and
politicians privately confess their
doubts of the perfect sanity of thisi
amazing man, and that the great busi
ness interests of the country, regard
with apprehension the possibility of his
continuance in power?"
The platform, save that it endorsed
the nominees of the . Democratic na
tional convention and affirmed "hearty
and loyal allegiance to the platform
adopted by that convention," was de
voted entirely to state Issues. A mo
tion to strike out a plank relating to
the license law and to substitute a
declaration in favor of municiptl suf
frage for women was lost, and the
platform was adopted.
LYNCHED AT LAST
Mob Had to Set Jail on Fire
to Get It's Man"
Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 7. Horace
Mapes, a negro charged with the mur
der of Ed. "Waldrop, a white peddler,
was lynched by a mob tonight. A com
pany of militia had been ordered to de
fen dthe jail In which Mapes was con
fined but the mob got by the sentinels
and forcibly disarmed and shot one of
them. The mob gained possession of
the ground -floor, but soldiers who had
taken possession of the floor above held
the mob at bay. The mob finally set
the jail on fire and Mapes- jumped from
a window. He was hanged. The negro
confessed his crime, implicating two
others. The body of the negro was rid
dled with bullets. Four thousand per
sons witnessed the lynching. '
GOT EVERYTHING
Interborough Company Grant
ed Unions' Demand
New York, Sept. 7. All -the confer
ences and discussions between the In
terborough Rapid Transit Company
and the labor jinion headers are now
over, and all talk of a strike by the
- -
n 1 4- v. tlnrnir . 'Amnlftlrfla ' la. O 4- O
cicvalCu icmajr o
o
granted practically all the demands
Am - m
Association of Street Railway Em
ployes to interrupt the operation or
the elevated trains. All this was defi
nitely decided at a conference held in
the Interborough off ice this afternoon
between Bryan and Mr. Headley, rep
resenting the Interborough Company
and the-, national officers and a com
mittee representing the three . labor
unions involved. The conf erence - Te
gan - at 2 ; o'clock in the afternoon and
lasted without interruption until 8:30.
At its close Mr. Wilson of the Loco
motive Firemen tersely summed up the
situation by saying: '
"We have ;got everything. We are
entirely -satisfied." .
Havana Notes
. Havana, Sept. 7. The Royal Cana
dian Bank, which is handling the
money for the payment of the claims
of soldiers of the revolution, will begin
work on October 1st. The payments
at that "time will amount to fifty per
cent, of the total claims.
President Palma; today signed the
house -bill prohibiting . the exportation
of yaguas, or palm strippings, which
are used to wrap bales of tobacco. The
object of the bill is to prevent foreign
tobacco being wrapped In yaguas and
then passed off as the Cuban product.
Theodore Roosevelt Parker
Washington, Sept. 7. The navy de
partment has received request from
Representative Theodore A. Bell of
California that a young Californian
bearing the distinguished name of
Theodore Roosevelt Parker be received
as an enlisted man on the battleship
Ohio, soon to go into commission at
San Francisco.
Theodore Roosevelt Parker, whosei
politics- is an unknown quantity, was
formerly in the marine corps, but
dropped out.
si
AT SAGAMORE HILL
oomis Predicts Big Repu bli
can Majority in Maine
Oyster Bay, N. Y Sept. 7. President
Roosevejt's pnly visitor today was
Francisy B. Loomis first assistnat sec
retary of state. He was at Sagamore
Hill about two hours. He said that he
went over ' with the president a few
matters relating to the improvement
of the consular service.
Mr. Loomis has been spending his
vacation in Maine. He says from what
he gathered during his stay in Maine
that he is certain the Republican state
ticket; will get a big majority there
next " weelc. Ther greater part of the
day the president spent out of doors,
playing tennis and riding horseback.
Iri the course of the day he received
many, telegrams congratulating him on
the result of the election in Vermont.
AMERICAN COTTON
COMPANY INSOLVENT
Receivers Named Debts are
Over a Million Dollars,
Assets Less than
$400,000
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 7. Chancellor
Magie signed an order late today ad
judging the American Cotton Company
incolvent and appointing as receiver
Charles E. Kimball of Summit, N. J.,
and Wm. C. Lansing of Taunton,
Mass. The application wras made by
Richard V. Tanbury representing
Frederick Y. Robertson of New York,
who is vice president and treasurer
of the company. The order of the
chancellor states that owing to the
emergencies of the case, as shown by
the petition and affidavits of Mr. Rob
ertson, the receivers were named with
out notice to either creditors or stock
holders, who, however, may apply to
the chancellor on October next to set
aside the order.
The petition states that the debts
of the company amount to $1,327,706.77.
It is charged that of the bills and ac
counts payable, all except a very small
amount is now due, and the balance
will mature within the next few
months.
Mr. Robertson declares that the com
pany is absolutely without funds to
meet any of these obligations.
The American Cotton Company was
organized in 1896 and has a capital
stock of, $7,000,000. It ' owns all the
stock, except the qualifying shares of
the directors of the following com
panies: Amercan Foundry & Machin
ery, Arkansas Cotton Products, Texas
Cotton Products, Oklahoma Cotton
Products, Indian Territory Cotton
Products, Mississippi Cotton Products
Tennessee Cotton Products, Alabama
Cotton Products, Georgia Cotton Pro
ducts and Louisiana Cotton Products.
The bill of complaint explains In con
siderable detail the business oerations
of the company, and asserts that with
sufficient working capacity it will prove
a most -aluable venture provided Its
varied interests can be kept intact as
a single trust.
Annexed to the bill is a. statement
of its financial condition on August
31, showing the assets In cash, cotton
on hand, etc., of $369,971.
The only other assets, Mr. Robert
son says, consist of patents and stocks
of other companies. These he values
at several million dollars, but says
tjjey are all pledged to the Central
Trust Compapv of New York as trus-
tee to secure the wjrananx'a outstand,
I lng indebtedness .-
ANOTHER
TILDEN
SAYS
Five Hundred
at Banquet
Heaman
Riddle Pledged
to Parker, Clark Howell, McLean
and Others Spoke
New York, Sept. 7. The Democratic
editors were dined at the Waldorf
Astoria tonight. The dinner was an
elaborate affair. Henry Watterson was
the orator of the evening. He made
an attack on President Roosevelt, that
brought tumultuous applause from his
hearers. There were more than 500
guests at the dinner.
The big ball room in which the dinner
was given had been decorated for the
editors. From every side hung the
national .colors and over the head table
were two immense pictures of the can
didates. S. E. Johnson, a former president of
the Gridiron Club of Washington,
acted as toastmaster, and on either
side of him sat a score of celebrities,
editorial and otherwise, from Colonel
Watterson and Herman Ridder to
Senator McCarren and Representative
Cowherd. Besides these, the guests
at the head table included Clark How
ell of the Atlanta Constitution; Nor
man E. Mack, Ury Woodson, R. M.
Johnson, August Belmont and Tom
Taggart.
While the editors consumed the din
ner, the band up in the gallery kept up
a succession of tunes .including the
"Suwanee RiRver" and "Dixie," which
got an editorial yell, the first of the
evening. .
Mr. Johnson started the speech mak
ing by introducing Col. Watterson in a
short speech. Mr. Watterson was ap
plauded when he rose to speak. He
spoke in part as follows:
"Inevitably the personality, the char
acter and performances of Theodore
Roosevelt occupy the foremost place in
the publio mind I would not for my
part utter an unkind or discourteous
word against the president. I admit
that he la as sweet a gentleman as
ever scuttled a ship or cut a throat.
Jndeed, very much-that kind, of a gen
tleman; for, hoisting ? thigv" black ;v flag
over the couth, has he not scuttled the
ship of civil service reform and cut th
throat of reciprocity?
"Has he ever obeyed the law in case
it stood in the way of his humor? He
usurped the power of congress and
added many millions of outlay to th
pension.
"Does not his whole career reveal to
us a self-willed adventurer upon the
high seas of public life, having no rud
der or compass except his own ambi
tion? "Was Jackson, whose ignorance he
rebukes, more personal and autocratic
than he is himself?
"Was Grant, whom in life he per
sistently antagonized, more indifferent
to the admonitions of public senti
ment? And if we have seen such
things In the green leaf, what may wet
not expect to see in the brown? If
elected president in 1904, why not again
in 1908? The tradition broken, what
may not be the possibilities in 1912?
"As a Republican I would take no
such risks; as an American, I shall
not. I dread the one-man power. Still
more I dread, the one-party power; ab
soluteism at length barricading itself
against, the reach of the people; a re
public only in name; a world power in
fact more imperial in its aggressions
and resplendency than Rome itself.
"If we want these things, let us by
all means elect Theodore Roosevelt.
Let us relegate conservatism to th
rear. Let us bring to the front only
socialism to fight with absolutism, a
battle which no matter how it ends is
bound "to be dangerous to the liberties
of the people and the peace of the
country. Already the Republican press
is making a hero of Tom Watson, the
qoming Robespierre,, harrangulng the
sections and preparing the way for
another reign of terror by and with
the advice, consent and sustenance of
the Republican national committee.
"Behind Theodore Roosevelt stands
a group of radical Republican leaders
ready to do his bidding. If the prede
cessors of these radical leaders had
been given their way after the war
of the sections, we should at this mo
ment have in the south another Ire
land, a second Poland. After forty
three years of but twice broken do
minion, this party of oligarchism is
proceeding with as high a hand under
Theodore Roosevelt. "
"Public opinion , needs to rise up on
its hind legs and kick into it a realiz
ing sense that there is something yet
greater than money and parties and
patronage; that the machine is not in
vincible; that there are yet a people;
that there is "still a God.
"Nevc could a change of parties be
effected with so, little 'danger -to exist
ing conditions. What risks do even
honest Republicans take in setting
Rocsevelt and Fairbanks aside and in
preferring Parker and Davis? The
money of the country Is safe beyond
human agency to disturb it. The reve
nue laws are not likely to be adjusted
to suit me, and men like me, until the
manufacturers 'come to see, as ther
i surely win, tnat tne protective tanrc
,t a hindrance ancs rvz-.al&iRj&iw&r
HAS COME
WAHERSOW TO EDITORS
to
Editors
Vote lean industry. Where then, is the danv
ger? ':
"For one, I believe in the. Democracy
of the declaration of independence and
the constitution of the United States.
I believe in expansion, but in that ex
pansion which carries with it the
promise of the declaration of inde-
: pendenoe and the principles of the con
stitution of the United States. I be
lieve in the flag, but beneath it only
and always uniformity of laws; I be-,
lieve in the tariff, but in a tariff levied;
solely for the support of the govern
ment economically administered. I be-1
lieve in the public credit, supported by
a sound, stable circulating medium ex
pressed in gold and silver and paper,
convertible into coin on demand, the
single standard of measurement per
manent and absolute. I believe in the
publio order, all parties, the labor
unions and the labor employers, to ber
made to obey the law, the government
the master of both. Through my life
I have fought to attain these ends.
Some of them have been attained.
"Hence is it that I still believe in the
people, and believing in the people I
am confident that they will take no
chance either In the would-be man on
to a party already too firmly set in the
saddle, but will come to the rescue of .
their threatened institutions - whilst
they may. Another Tilden has arrived
upon the scene and fittingly here in
the empire state of New York; a very
tribune of the people, calm, resolute
and qualified; in all things the exact
antithesis of Theodore RooseveJt, and
in my belief, as surely as Tilden was
elected, he will be elected. And when
elected he will be inaugurated and all
will be well."
Col. Watterson mentioned Cleveland
once In his speech and it was the signal
for cheering.
Following Col. Watterson, Herman
RJdderi was Introduced.wi Mr bidder
proceeded to pledge the independent
vote to Parker. After his speech a let-
oi nf acrrt tract moil fr-m Hnn TDi i
lltzer of the New York World. Clark
Howell, Editor MdLean 6f the Brook
lyn Citizen, and others, spoke.
THIS MAKES THREE
Wm. E. Neale, Slayer of
Shrader, Kills Wife
and Self
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 7. William E,
Neal, the slayer of James K. Shrader,
former assistant commonwealth's at
torney, shot and killed himself this
afternoon in a boarding house on West
Broadway after he had slain the wo
man over whom he murdered Shrader.
The ghastly sequel to the startling
tragedjrjjf last winter was enacted in
the upper room of a boarding house
conducted by Mrs. Baird. Neal and
the woman he killed were known at
the house as Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
The killing of Shrader by Neal was
the result of the latters charges that
Shrader had been Intimate with Mrs.
Neal, and the shooting occurred on the
night of February 1st at the Capitol
Hotel, this city, Shrader dying the fol
lowing day.
Neal was recently released on bond,
and from letters found had made up
with Mrs. Neal. The cause of today's
tragedy will never be known.!
THIS IN PHILADELPHIA
Mob, Deprived of Proy Ter
rorizes Negroes
Philadelphia, Sept, 7. Endeavoring
to escape an angry mob composed of
men, women and children, James Par
ker, colored, twenty-four, years old,
who had beat two white boys, f raced
madly through the streets .near Ontario
Park tonight, beating with, a . Waickjaclc
every one who blocked his path.
When the negro was finally cornered
in a cigar store at Eleventh and Pop
lar streets it was all the police could
do to restrain the mob from Jynching
the man. The combined efforts of four
policemen finally landed. Parker in the
police station out of the way of the
infuriated mob. Then began a reign
of terror for all the negroes, in that
section of the city. Until far into the
night thousands of men and women
and their children paraded the streets
seeking colored men to beat and cry
ing vengeance. Several times the po
lice of the Tenth and Thompson street
station arrested colored men from the
midst of the wild crowd, who had ropes
for lynching, and locked them up to
protect them ' from " physical injur j'.
There were efght negroes Jp. the station
Democratic
Independent