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Morning j THE WEATHER TODAY J cor North Carolina : ; Partly cloudy. ! For Raleigh : ; r-rtlv cloudy. TEMPERATURES Temperatun for lh past 24 Hours: Maximum, 38. Minimum, 60. Vol. VII RALEIGH, N. C. "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1904, No. 16 Post. I. HE ea! for From Dsmocratic State Committee Mississippi Will Set the Bail Rolling-Southern Congressmen Not . Responding to Calls for Speakers By THOMAS J. PENCE i.ctnn, Sept. 13. Special. The '.uc state committee of Missis- -.1 within a few days issue a to the Democrats of the o I'r.tribute funds to the Demo- :.utiinal committee. It will be i that the election now pending it "st important for years, that v;;;;-:;ition, the social system of i:h ilr-i-nds udoii its result, and n tn who can afford to do so c-mnbute to the Democratic :u w fund, thus doing everything ,-,vor to aid in the defeat of !o Roo.-evelt. It is predicted ::i-?r southern states will follow :r.t ' course as the state of Mis :. and every one will be asked sh what he can to the Demo .. .-mmittee. realized fully among southern rats that the south does little -wards bringing about a fayor-t-.-ii'.t than furnishing campaign : -s. Even in this the nation.il :.izr ssional committees are not with a response from southern vs of congress which under the starM-es might be expected. c them who are effective speak- . much to the surprise of the :of?, holding back and seem re tn give their services to the Two years ago John Sharp Wil with a few other exceptions, ntative Pou being among the Lena Will - Report of Expert Engineers Finds Her Beiiars in Such Condition That Many Weeks Will Be Re quired to Repair Them Fan Francisco, Sept. 13. It seems crwin from today's developments .in ' .-;:se of the Russian cruiser Lena ?:.: will have to dismantle and her vrs and crew will go home via New i""rk ar.d England. This -decision was reached by experts h-".e af careful examination of ihe : ,'? V.oi'.ers today by Captain John -v. IJuIgt-r, I'nited States Inspector .f v.V.s and boilers. Admiral Goodrich's rk-et engineer of the ' Pacific ' If-.n reported yesterday that six. -. null probably be ample thu r Tat;:;y the boilers in condition, but ;-' - not make the same careful and I-tailed inaction that Captain Bul 'r nvi de today. Though Captain B"J rer will not talk, it is understood irm uthoritative sources that he has re v': the boilers are in such a terrible or: lit if n that it would be folly to at- iv.f r to patch them up in a few weeks. " the;- extensive repairs must be made, -va' li would require months, or ele r v i.r,if.rs must be put in. In either ';;;.-. P!jr x work could not be done un- lit? neutrality laws, for it- would "'r-:'-n converting the disabled shi.3 int 2n effective cruiser. According to Bulger's report the rruiser would be taking great risks to a: -rrpt to cross the Pacific at this -on with hastily patched up boilers, ft ;? understood that the officers and of the Lena will be glad to have '"':r vessel dismantled, as they know tr .- t,e oan not hold ner own even J-j-.:-.st the small Japanese boats. I reported here that the Japanese - .1 der.eral received a sharp re ." ' ' ' today from his minister In v. ,-. ? t : - :ton because of the dictatorial which he demanded yesterday ! -ht to inspect the Lena. cai Japanese are still greatly over the nrpispnpp nf the Lena. fx ' windows of the local Japanese '-'-hii-.g goods stores 'bulletins are I giving in Japanese the 'atest ; 'r the Lena case. If Admiral ,j :? r ha(3 not posted guards over " !; -sian cruiser there Is no doubt u ' ': pntriotic Japanese would have tnis endeavored to blow the ves r r'f the water. They are great- t:. - j ' sf d at her for trying to secure 1 von in this harbor. Russia Authorities Ignorant j f -.pr' "shurg, Sept. 13. The authori ' rv' Profess ignorance of the cir- ' ' s surrounding the case of the n transport. Lena, now at Si'i co. A higher officer of the ad- Hup,-: Funds the South number, did practically all the stump ing for the party. .Mr. Williams was rewarded with the minority leadership, which he deserved, and is also this year devoting his time and money to the Democratic cause. The Mississippi appeal will likely have a good effect throughout ,the south, and result in substantial good to the party. There are many men in the, south abl? and willing to contrib ute to the campaign fund and effort is to be made to give these men a chance to do so. Elizabeth City Public Building The architect of the treasury is now work'ing on rcw plans for the public building at Elizabeth City. Plans were made for a handsome public building at that place more than a year ago. Then the site for the building was changed and the old plans had to be abandoned. v ' " 1 The new architectural design will not be completed for a couple of months. Rural delivery routes to begin opera tion October 1st were authorized today as follows: From Harrellsville, Hertford county, route No. 1, twenty miles in length. From Lockville, Chatham county, route No. 1, fifteen miles in length. From Rennert, Robeson county, route No. 1, nineteen miles in length. From Sharps burg. Nash county, route No. 1, twenty miles in length. From Sunbury, Gates county, route No. 1, twenty-one miles in length. From Willard, Pender coun ty, route No. 1, twenty-seven miles in length. From Woodleaf, Rowan coun ty, route No. 1, twenty miles in length. Arrivals: Hon. and Mrs. TV. D. Tur ner of Statesville, Mrs. M. E. Bacter of Jackson Springs, S. . E. Fowle of Pinehurst, TI. L. Fry. of Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Boylin of TVades boro, Mrs. A. B. Freeman, A. R, Free man and Miss Bessie Edwards of Goldsbpro. James W. Koglog is appointed post master at Beaux, Wilkes county, vice W. D. Lovett, resigned. Reuben c. Morris is apolnted rural delivery carrier on route No. 4 from Kernersville. Likely. Dismantled miralty says that her appearance at San Francisco was a surprise, as Vice Admiral Skydloff had not notified them that the Lena was going to San Fran cisco from Vladivostok, and they b-ivJ no information of the purpose of h r cruise. The foreign office also stat.es that it is without advices on the sub ject. Nevertheless, if the ship is In need of repairs and coal, Russia vIU expect the United States to igiore the reported Japanese demand that she be forced to leave within twenty-four hours and to permit the necessary re pairs to be made and also to a,;ow th Lena to take on board sufficient coal to enable her to reach the nearest Russian heme port. It is not believed, hovev r, that Russia would object to the stipu lation that if the Lena is allowed to coal, the ship shall undertake not t.j interfere with neutral commerce pond ing her arrival at a home port. Roosevelt Waching the Case Oyster Bay, Sept. 13: President Roosevelt has had under consideration today the situation created by the ar rival in the harbor , at San Francisco of the Russian armored transport Lena, He has been in communication with . the state department and other departments in Washington concerning the matter all day, and has been kept informed of all the details in the case, including the preliminary reports that have been made relative to the condi tion of the Lena's boilers. Strlck Watch Over the Lena San Francisco, Sept. 13. Early today the destroyer Paul Jones, Lieutenant G. Davidson commanding, was sent to an anchorage off the Union Iron Works Jones was reinforced by a steam launch from the Marblehead, in charge of Mid shipman Davis, with an armed crew and four marines with loaded rifles and belts filled with ammunition. As sisted by the launch as a picket and patrol boat, the Paul Jones will keep a close watch over the Lena as long as she remajns In port to see that neu trality laws are rigidly enforced, both for and against her. Vigilance is being exercised that no fanatic, Japanese or other, creeps up on the Lena for the purpose of doing her harm and possibly repeating the Maine incident in this port, and equal vigilance is being exerted to see that she herself receives no military he!p In the shape of arms, ammunition, men or equipment or any coal beyond the quantity to which she Is entitled, namely, enough to carry her to the nearest home port. Washington, Sept. 13. It is the opin ion of several officers of the govern ment that the Lena was sent to San Francisco to compel the United States to take action , which could be used by Russia as an excuse for ending the war on the ground that the sympathies of this government are with Japan. This is a rather radical conclusion, but it Is realized iu suDPort of it that Rus sia's action In sending part of her vol unteer fleet to seize British and other neutral vessels was attributed to a de sire to force Great Britain and contin ental countries to take action which would enable the St. Petersburg mln Istery to claim that Russia was opposed not merely by Japan but by other pow erful nations, and thus "save her face" in the conflict with her brown adver sary. Another view is that . she was sent out to capture Japanese merchant vessels and neutral vessels carrying cargoes to Japan from American ports, but finding her boilers in bad condition was obliged to put into San Francisco for repairs. Still another theory ad vanced is that the Russian steamer was afraid to turn to .Vladivostok on ac count of the presence of Japanese war ships in that vicinity and fled from across the entire breadth of the Pacific to b out of harms way. Whatever the real reason for the ex traordinary proceeding of the Lena may be, her visit to San Francisco, accord ing to the general belief here, was ill advised and unwarranted, and not an act of friendship toxvards the United States, in that it placed this govern ment in an embarrassing position. San Francisco, Sept. 13. Late this evening Admiral Goodrich of the Pa cific squadron received orders frcm Washington to take full charge of the case of the Russian cruiser. It is un derstood that the admiral will have a thorough inspection made of the boil ers, bue he as well as his chief officers are convinced that the only safe course is to have the Lena dismantled. It is a suggestive fact that the sec retary of the navy wired tonight to the admiral Instructing him to offer on the part of the United States govern ment the facilities of the Mare Island navy yard for the dismantling- of the cruiser. THE TEMPS' COMMENT Roosevelt's Letter Criticized in Parrs Paris, Sept. 13. The Kemps com ments upon President Roosevelt's let ter of acceptance in a leading article. It thinks that his references to the tar iff were wisely discreet. It is suggest ed that his advocacy of protection for the mercantile marine is somewhat se rious, as tending to open a new orgy of subsidies. It thinks that the halting mention of trusts is highly significant, as coming from the originator of the anti-monopoly campaign. It contrasts Roosevelt's eloquent silence as to inter vention in the miners strike with his ready outburst upon his foreign policy and the navy's performances at Bey reut, Tangier and Smyrna. The Temps notes that he does not refer to the lynching in the south, despite his negro sympathies. He sums up the letter as speech about what he has done and lit tle about what he will do.- MAINE ELECTION FAVORABLE SIGN r . Taggart Says Any Falling Off in Republican Vote Must Be Regarded So. New York, Sept. 13. Chas. R. Hall, attorney at law of No. 45 Broadway, New York, was today appointed assis tant treasurer of the National Demo cratic committee. His position was created that tha financial end of the campaign may be constantly in hand, as it is impossible for Treasurer Pea body to give his entire time to the work. Many informal conferences were held between Chairman Taggart and his lieutenants today pending the depar Bonkers Will Vote Once More According to Party National Association in New York Address by F. H. Fries-Mr. Brown Says North Carolina Is Very Prosperous New York, Sept. 13. The first session of the American Banker's Association, which will be in session for four days in this city, was held this morning when at 10 o'clock the trust company section was called to order In the ball room of the Waldorf-Astoria. George W. Young, President of the Trust Companies Association of this city, welcomed the delegates. He said that the wealth of this city was not derived alone from its own environ ment, but rested upon the general pros perity of the country. The functions of the national and state banks and trust companies, he said, are co-operative rather than competitive.. Twenty years ago there were less than 100 trust companies in America; today there are more than 1,000, with resour ces amounting to oyer $300,000,000. An address was delivered on "conser vatism" by F. H. Fries of North Caro lina. The bankers who are from every state ture of Mr. Taggart for the west to morrow.' "Mr. Taggart goes to Indiana polis, French Lick Springs, and Chi cago, to be gone until the first of next week. .The .Afaine election was declared by Mr. Taggart today to be a very favor able sign" for the Democrats. He said that any falling off in the Republican vote could not be regarded in any other light. . Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas, former chairman of the national Dem ocratic committee, had an extended conference with Mr. Taggart during the morning. Mr. Jones is taking much Interest in the campaign and his ex perience as chairman places him in a position to offer many suggestions, which he is giving, keeping constantly in touch with the situation. AT ESOPUS Has Been Decided to Open Western head quarters Esopus, N. Y.. Sept. 13. Judge Par ker was up early today and spent an hour with the newspapers before break fast. He made no comment for publica tion regarding the result of the Maine elections. ,As a result of recent conferences be tween party leaders who have visited Rosemount it has been decided not to open western headquarters. Chairman Taggart will personally survey the western situation and when he re turns to New York will take measures to put more life into the wprk in In diana, Wisconsin and Illinois. Judge Parker expects to go to New York Thursday. It it his first visit to New York since his nomination. Ha will likely return on Friday. What object the candidate has in making the flying trip is not announced. A delegation from the Lawrenceville Cedarhurst Parker and Davis club came to say "How do you do?" It was headed by Peter B. Olney, a brother of the former secretary of state. Judge Parker's letter of acceptance is almost finished and soon will be in the printer's hands. It will be made public in about a week, it is thought. It is not likely to be as long as Presi dent Roosevelt's. PARKER TO SPEAK Heads ListDf Cam paign An nouncements New York, Sept. 13. Three thousand orators are to be turned loose in the doubtful states by the Democratic campaign managers the last week in September. Announcement was made at national headquarters today by Daniel McConville, head of the speak ers' bureau. The list is headed by Judge Alton B. Parker. This is the first official announcement that hast been made that the candidate is to speak. It is known that Judge Parker, ex-President Cleveland and William J. Bryan will each take part in the cam paign. EXCURSION TO NORFOLK AND RICHMOND The Seaboard .announced yesterday they would run their last excursion to Norfolk and Richmond some time the latter part of this month. The exact date will be announced in, a day or so. The train will be run from Raleigh and Durham and at Norlir will be divided, part going to Rich mond and part to Norfolk. The iate will be $2.50 to Norfolk and $2.25 to Richmond. in the union declare that the country is everywhere prosperous and not wor ried in the least over the outcome of the presidential campaign. Testimony of the visitors was unani mous to the effect that practically all the Democratic bankers who voted fcr McKinley and Palmer four and eight years ago are now supporting Parker and Davis. It was made clear by the exchange of views among the bankers in the.corridors of the Waldorf-Astoria that once more they are voting accord ing to their party. 5 ' -'It does not matter who is elected president, the country is safe," was the sentiment of the bankers, both Repub lican and Democratic. . ' J. G. Brown, President of the Citi zen's National Bank, of Raleigh, said: "The people of North Carolina are just now enjoying a fine season of prosper ity. Of course we are all for Parker and, Davis, but there is a general feel ing that the country .will be safe which ever candidate is elected." Thomas B. Payne, banker of Atlanta, Ga., said: "I voted for McKinley twice and most of my banking friends did the same, but I and many of them are for Parker now." As a result of a poll taken today of 2200 delegates who are .attending the annual convention of the National Banker's Association, 144 announced that they favor the election of Presi dent Roosevelt, while 46 announced their intention to vote for Judge Park- Caplwe off , . . Kussiains But Gen. Sasselitch Was Not Wounded It Is Understood Kuropatkin Will Fight at Mukhen, But Main Army Will Go en to Tieling St. Petersburg, Sept. 13. The cxar will shortly go to Odessa to bid fare well to the troops going to the far esat. His majesty has received a long dispatch from General . Kuropatkin fully detailing the progress of the cam paign, the disposition of the army, and discussing the military and political situation. The dispatch will not be pub lished but so far as it deals with the immediate future it is possible to guess its tenor from official expressions of opinion that Kuropatkin will not leave Mukden without fighting.- He will try, it is said, to repeat his tactics at Liao Yang, leaving 50,000 men to hold the enemy, while his main army retires to Tienling. Staff officers say that Gen. Kuropatkin probably has been rein forced since leaving Liao Yang by the equivalent of two corps. His force is believed to number now more than 200,000 men, with three hundred guns. Kurokl Was Cut Off Tokio, Sept. 13 A dispatch from Kuroki, covering his operations from August 28 to September 5, has been issued. It is a long impassioned rec ord of the movements and combats, in directly testifying to the desperate character of the struggle of his army In face of a resolute, unflinching en emy. He .confirms the report that he was cut off from the other Japanese armies for twenty hours on September 2. The report says: "Our difficulties reached the utmost. The officers and men were unable to get food or a drop of water. All had to satisfy their hunger with unboiled rice." N This was during the combat around Heiyingtai, where the Russian resis tance succeeded in covering the re treat. The topographical features af forded the Japanese artillery the most disadvantageous positions, and com munication was cut on all sides by the enemy's shells. According to newspaper dispatches from Peking, the Chinese government is uneasy respecting the future of Man churia. It is rumored that China in tends to send Wu Ting Fang, formerly minister in Washington, to Europe and the United States on a special mission concerning Manchuria. The report can not be confirmed, but it seems to cause some irritation here. Newspapers de clare that such a mission is entirely unnecessary. The 3,000 Were Captured St. Petersburg, Sept. 13. No change is reported in the situation at the front and no confirmation is obtainable here of the report that General Kuroki is moving northeast of Mukden, but authorities are more reticent than usual. - - The emperor received a " dispatch from General Kuropatkin, announcing that a considerable force of Japanese has been seen about twenty-five miles Seven in One Family Perished in Tenement Fire Brave Rescue Work by Po licemen and Firemen Blaze Broke Out at 2 A. M. in Crowded Sec- tion of New York New York, Sept. 13. Seven persons in one family were burned to death and six others were injured seriouVy in a fire which partially destroyed a tene ment building at Nos. 6'J and 70 First street early today. More than twenty families were asleep in the building and thrilling acts of bravery accompanied their rescue, which was accomplished by the lire men and the police. It was shortly after 2 o'clock when the alarm was given. Owing to the danger of the fire in such a crowded section, police reserves from three pre cincts were hurried to the 'scene. With in the few moments that had elapsed the flames were found to have gained great headway from the first floor, and the neighborhood was in a panic of terror. Women and children were be ing dropped from the windows of the lower floors, and dozens of grown per sons were fighting in the hallways to reach the open air. A policeman clambered to the roof of an adjoining building and by cling ing to the" cornice with the smoke pouring into -his face reached down to the winodws of -the fifth floor and raised seven children Who were hand ed out by their parents. Another officer, winding a coat about 30P0 - . - Confirmed! southwest of Mukden. ' Later it was learned that the Japanese were seen southward of the village of Blaniu puza, thirty-six kilometres southeast ward of Mukden, not twenty-five miles southwest of the place, as at first re ported. The war office authorizes the report circulated by the Morning Post of Lon don to the effect that 3,000 men of Lieutenant General Zassalitch's corps have been captured; to deny the report I from the same source that he has been wounded, and to also deny the state ment from Tokio that dum dum bul lets were used by the Russians at Liao Yang1. The general staff denies that General Llnevitch has marchel into northeast ern Corea from Vladivostok and cut General Kurokts communications with Feng Wang Cheng, as reported. Kuropatkin's Plans. London, Sept. 13. A correspondent with General Kuroki telegraphs un-jp date of September 8 that the foreign military attaches are convinced that General Kuropatkin has planned to de feat the Japanese in detail and then send a powerful column to relieve Port Arthur. As he has thirteen divisions at his disposal, Kuropatkin ought to have been able to do this had he had officers and men as good as those of the Jap anese. The correspondent describes the sacking of Liao Yang by the Russians and Chinese, and by the Japanese later. Russia Buys Submarines Frankfort. Sept. 15. The Gazette states that Rusla has ordered from tn American firm twenty-five submarine boats forty-five feet long. The crow of each will consist of three men. Each boat will cost $200,000. Taklo Notes. Tokio, Sept. 13. A junk, captured t near Tsihisingsu Island, Kawan.tua3 Province, with 420 rifles and six case of ammunition for the Kwancsi insur gents, was sold by the Germans at Hong Kong. : Mobs from the Kwangsi Province have invaded Linyuan, in Anhui.Prov ince, where the prosecution of chns tians are endangered. There was a slump in stocks yester day, owing to the prospect of a pro longed war. The market is still un steady. Money is dull and ;p.ricc ris ing. The prospect is that r. new do mestic loan will be floated next Decem ber on the same terms as the last one. Captain Hoffman's Trunk Berlin, Sept. 13. It is stated that the contents of a trunk belonging to Cap tain Hoffman, the German naval at tache who has been missing since ha left the fortress, were secured by tha Japanese and supplied Admiral Togo with Important information which in duced him to completely alter his strat egical plans. Toxio, Sept. 13. Strong detatchments of Russians are stationed near Mukden. The Russian main force apparently 13 in the neighborhood of Tsing Sutai fur ther north. The forts at Hung Hopae have had their armament Increased, from ten to thirty guns, in proportion to their size. Despatches from Mojl state that the Japanese right army, un der Gen. Kuroki, occupied the Russian's position at Teng Wang Cheng ona night. his head, entered the building from be low and rolled down the stairs tha body of a half suffocated man. Three times the officer came back carrying two persons In his arms. Then he foil exhausted. Meantime ladders had been run to th' top of the building and firemen, clan, bering up, rescued at least twenty ten ement dwellers who were about to jump. I0ILER EXPLOSION INJURES A SCORE Worcester, Mass., Best, 13, By tha explosion of a boiler in a mill of the American Steel & Wire Works this evening four men were probably fatally burned by escaping steam and twenty others were badly scalded. Pieces of the boiler were blown completely through the side of the building, Another Respite , Petersburg, Va., Sept. 13. A de'.gi tlon of prominent men of Prince George county, including the commonwealth's attorney of Petersburg, went to Rich mond today and petitioned the gover nor to grant another respite to Henry Dickerson, colored, convicted of rape on a colored girl of this' county, and who was to have been hanged at Prince George county court house on next Fri day. The governor granted the con demned man a respite until the 221st, ;of October. It is said that the belief among many In the county is that Dickerson was Im properly convicted. ""
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