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TEMPERATURE:
Temperature for Uje
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Vol. VII
RALEIGH. N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.0. 1904
No. 18
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TE IS AN INDEX
(ER WILL BE ELECTED
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A
Proportionate Increase
rties in Indiana and
Those States Safely in
umn Ya.-Carolina League
Boston to sea this morning, partly to
give ner recently repaired machinery a
test and partly to determine whether
there are any Russian or Japanese crui
sers on the coast. The Boston will re
turn to port in the morning and tomor
row she and the gunboat Bennington
will sail for Magdalena Bay for target
practice.
What disposition will be made nf the
. . . - j xjcua o v,cm ia jiul Known, DUt it is
III lnfO nf Knth bel,eved that they will be interned with
111 lUID Ul UUlll the ship. They will be treated as
though the ship were lying at anchor
under normal conditions in a friendly
port. All ordinary courtesies have been
exchanged between the Lena's officers
and those of the American squadron.
Today the ward officers of the Lena
were given a dinner on board the New
York by the flagship's ward room offi
cers. Insurance rates here are still high
and shipping men are uneasy. They
fear depredations by Russian vessels.
Ohio Would Put
Democratic Col-
TV
By THOMAS J. PENCE
nrrton. Pe-pt. 15. opecial. En
K publicans, who yelled
. t-s i e l in the face over the
result in Vermont, and who
r ut- to do the same thing over
, ns from Maine, regret tehir
hi fut if the proportionate
t : ami Republican increases
- kept up throughout the
,i the coming election it is
resume that the G. O. P. will
I'y thrashed.
V;.!e take the state of In-
Republican vote in 1900
r:-.
COTTON REPORT OF
CENSUS BUREAU
h- ,
; . :r jr
Total Cotton Ginned in North
Carolin to September
1st, io4 Bales.
Washington, Sept. 15. The cotton re
port of the census bureau issued today
shows a. total of 390,414 commercial
bales pressed at the ginneries?, ginned
from the growth of 1904, prior to Sep
tember 1, against a total of 17,587 com
mercial bales in the corresponding pe
riod of last year. The : report shows
7.F.67 ginneries operated this season
prior to September 1, while the num
ber operated to the corresponding date
in 1903 was 2,176. The report points out
that in comparing the statistics of the
two y -3 due allowance must be made
Tokio, Sept. 15. The presence of the
league consists of Richmond, Norfolk, Russian war ship Lena in San Fran-
Lynehburg, Roanoke, Petersburg, Ral- cisco is exciting keen interest, although!01 tI-r Afferent conditions of the two
eigh, Greensboro and Charlotte. It is the motive of the trip is unknown. One , seasons, -ine total commercial bales,
said that considerable headway has theory advanced is that Russia is en- j wnicn would number but 374,821, if the
already been made, and in several deavoring to test the attitude of ; round bales were counted as half bales.
to resign by their respective commit
tees. The committee will then submit
a list of five names from which . the
Union Republicans are to select a
candidate for governor who will ac
cept the nomination. The' remaining
six officers on the state ticket to be
equally divided by alternate choice,
the Union Republicans taking first
choice."
This new proposition, however, is un
satisfactory to the Unions and will not
be accepted because it does not give
them the privilege as the majority
faction of naming the governor as they
desire. The Allee proposition, to which
the ab"ove is an answer, offered to give
the regulars all the state ticket ex
cept the governor, state treasurer and
Insurance commissioner, which the
Unions propose to name.
R0WN MADE A HIT
Haas Arrested at Colon
Panama, Sept. 15. Herman E. Haas,
who is charged with the embezzlement
of $20,000 from the Corn Exchange Nat
ional Bank of Chicago, was arrested
yesterday at Colon unon information
furnished by Mr. Barrett, the Ameri
can minister. Haas was fullv identi
cltias the proper backing has been j America upon the legal questions in- comprise 358,796 square bales, 31,187 - t , av b" Mr - tu ""J
31 NPa. IRtnnr! rrfvn I " " "O" tr-
The total cotton ginned in North
i ne
ami the Democratic vote 309,
RopuViiioan majority of 26,479.
:st returns from Maine estl
iat the Democratic vote in that
increased twenty-four per
;hi!e the Republican has In
hut rive per cenf. By applica
this to the 1900 vote of both
in Indiana, the Democrats this ,
al l increase their vote of 309,
:'.h whiie the Republicans
;:m'.,:sp their vote of 33G.C63 to
... D mci-ratie majority of 31,021
' r ;s against a Republican
y of JS. -179 four years ago. Even
. v nor? four years ago the Re
us ir up a majority of 63,036,
iication of the Maine percentage
eases would give the state to
m ra;s this year by 17,70.
r.;vulj'icans are certainly wel-
II the "great victory" they
out of an analysis of the
ii: f- vi'-tv. thousrh nptnnrrats at rnn-
!rtr?s:v;.i'; hindquarters have never
retemiei to claim that there is any
cr;r; ; :; e to the vote of a New Eng-
Virginta-Carlina League Again.
Harry Mace, the well known umpire,
Kho is known to base ball fans through
rirarinia and North Carolina." whfr?
officiated in the two state leagues,
innsrs news from the South Atlantic
u of an effort to reorganize the
irginia-Carolina league.
.Mr. Mace has officiated throughout
he season in the South Atlantic
le: sue. and was the only handler of
io indicator to last the season
.rough. The movement tn nro".nta
. c1"11"1
"- Virginia-Carolina league wls first
: red in Savannah, Ga last week
y professional baseball men who have
:w experience in the two states. The
'-:-d circuit planned for the new
obtained. jvolved. Another theory is that the rouna Dajes ana i oea xsiana crop
While it is said the circuit named will Lena, while engaged in scouting, called baJ.es
at Korsakoff, found the wreck of the
Lynchburg may be dropped in favor of cruiser Novik, learned of the scatter- Carolina prior to September 1, 1904, Is
Portsmouth, and Newport News, or in in of the port Arthur fleet and the 134 Dales as compared with 112 bales
that event they may be left out to re- defeat of lhe squadron, took the No- fied nrior to September 1, 1903.
duce the circuit to six clubs i vlk's crew on board and fled to San I 11113 report will be followed by five
Umpire Mace said- " 'Francisco. The telegraphic reports of others, showing the quantity of cotton
"There is a solendid opportunity in tne na's crw and number o: guns , Sinned from the growth of 1904 to Oc-
bic rr-T,rt 4.w i vnii on ooara inaicaie aonormai ronditions .AO- v nnuci j.-., clciuuci
ICcig O. lie: OUULU lO U&KZ uciu -
crazy, and the interest the people are for a shl? of her cl?ss.
taking in the game is absolutely sur-j "
prising to those who have not care- Admiralty Not Relutcant
13, to January 16 and to the end of
the season. The final report will give
the quantity of cotton ginned during
! the entire season and will also include
I Tha
jonie 10
fully studied the situation The people : St. Petersburg. Sept. 15.-The decls- the quantity of linters obtained by the
want a good game ,are willing to pay ion to disarm the Russian cruiser cotton sead oi! mllls from re-ginnin;?
v,ilc, w.,... u. a. nx, nuw at can rrancisco, ana to cotton seed of this year's growth,
home club to the limit. ; keep her there until the end of the!
Delaware Republican Muddle
Dover, Del., Sept. 15. The Anti-Ad-dicks
Republicans, in order to secure
one Republican state ticket, offered to
take down their entire state ticket
this evening in a letter addressed to
the chairman of the Union Republican
state committee, in which the Anti-Ad-dicks
chairman says: "I am instructed
by the Republican state committee to
acknowledge receipt pf . your proposi
tion under date of September 5 and
to advise you that this -committee does
not find It acceptable. But for the
purpose of electing a single Republi
can ticket in the state and to the end
that the fullest strength of the com
bined Republican vote may be real
ized In November, we propose that all
candidates from both tickets be asked
'The old Virginia-Carolina league pro- war, was the result of a communica-
duced Jesse Tannehill, Chesbro, Dick tion from Captain Berlinski, command
Padden, Chick Stahl, Frank Smith and er of the vessel, reporting that she
other players of national reputation, required extensive repairs and that it
The new one. will offer a fine opening would be difficult to complete them
for many of the crack amateurs of within the period allowed by the
Washington and the two states to go United States authorities. The fact,
into the professional game and try for however, that there is little disposition
positions in the major league. Jto criticise the decision of the United
"The south Atlantic league was a State3 shows that the admiralty was
money maker this season, and next year not reluctant after receiving the cp
it will probably include Tampa and tain's report to acquiesce in her dis
other cities, bringing the circuit up to armament.
eight. President Charles W. Boyer took
hold of the Savannah club when the Diana Dismantling
franchise was begging and cleared Lonaon Sept. 15.-A dispatch to
about $9,000 on the season. The Char- Lioyds from Saigon states that the
leston club also cleared up about $10.- HussIan cruiser Diana, which took ref
000. None of the cities fared so badly vge there after the defeat of the Port
that it has any thought of quitting, Arthur fleet by Admiral Togo on Au
and ail are full of business for next &ust i0 is being dismantled,
j-ear. I
The comptroller' of the currency has
issued a certificate 'autnbrizlng the
Firet National Bank of Lumberton to
Stopping British Steamers
London, Sept. 13. The Russian 'war
begin business with a capital of $25,000. smp AereK stoppea tne untisn steamer
R. C. Lawrence is president, T. L. 1 Troherbert near Gibraltar on Monday
Northrop vice president und H. McAl- and searche her. Lloyds' agent in the
lister cashier Dardanelles telegraphs that the Terek
Chief Engineer Wallace of the Pana- j lso stopped the British, Magrit Groe
ma ,Canal commission today announced j
important appointees who will have J j
charge of the canal work, several of, Parker's Lttter On 26th
whom are southerners. Patrick Goldin w . e . 1C . ,
.fti,. Tiifnnl. , New York. Sept. 15. Official an-
distant eftgineer; H. Winborn of Brook
haven, Miss., supervisor, and the follow
ing are named as foremen: Charles
Pullgulst and S. H. Wallar of Brook
haven, Miss., A. Duke Farrell, H. Dag-
ley and Emile Robichaux of Jfew Or-:
leans.
, nouncement was made today at Demo
cratic national headquarters that Judge
Parker's letter of acceptance will be
, given out for publication in the morning
i newspapers of September 26. Senator
Davis letter of acceptance will appear
on the following Monday.
na Will Disarm
emain Here
A Valuable Prize
feting Under Captain's Re-
pest President Roosevelt
issued the Order to Dis
mantle and Hold the
Vessel Till War
Is Over '
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-- -.1 transport Lena, whose presence
" t..harbor of San Francisco created
national incident of gravity
' P '"'I'tanr-P tn tha TTt,J Ot.txi
-u -as.-.rm and remain at the Golden
I e Uritil tl:o close of hnsHlitiPs in thf.
V'
,.V: up' n the written request of
;"riinski. the commander of
i made under instructions from
r .. i'rr"CAvelt todav issupd an nrdpr
U'iS (?ff' ft IV.. S !JI A. -
fls Dr inciuent so iar as
"t-L ujjuu me irienaiy re
' -'xisting between the United
'ho two belligerents and its
a? an international affair
' '"' may be regarded as
-owing official statement on
'' 'r wr,s made public at the
' rimf-nt this afternoon: "The
' " 1 iy issued an order through
rretary of state directing
;' ssinn armed transport Lena,
,iin" Fr;incisco, be taken into
v the naval authorities of the
' an3 disarmed. The main
' the condition prescribed are
I., na be Mken to the Mare
"y yard and there disarmed
1 f small guns, breech blocks
- ins, small arms, ammunition,
e stores and such other dis-
Norfolk, Va Sept. 15. The American
ship Henry B. Hyde, stranded Feb
ruary 11th near Damneck life saving
station, while bound from New York
to San Francisco with coal, and af
terwards stripped and sold, was suc-
j cessfully floated at high tide today.
the captain give a written guarantee 'to Norfolk. Though professional
that the Lena shall not leave San Fran-' wreckers gave up the task of floating
cisco until peace shall have been con-1 the Hyde and were hopeless, her cap
eluded; that the officers and crew shall! tain and crew remained by her and
be paroled, not to leave San Francisco were at last successful in their efforts
until some understanding as to their 'to get her off. The ship is a valuable
disposal may be reached between the prize.
United States government and both the I
belligerents; that after disarmament I r-p o rw HCMflPDATO
the vessel may be removed to a private JLnoLl ULlYlUUnAlo
dock for suchr reasonable repairs as will
make "ner seaworthy and preserve her
in good condition during her detention,
or may be so repaired at the navy yard
if the Russian comander should so
elect; that while at a private dock the
pcia luunu in nis possession and a
description that had been cabled from
the United States. Haas has been liv
ing on the isthmus. Mr. Barrett ask
ed Panama, as an act of international
comity, to surrender Haas, and the
government consented. With the as
sistance of Chief of Poli.ce Arango,
Mr. Barrett located Haas, who was
passing under the name of Frank Ed
wards. He had $800 in a handbag. He
is held in Panama awaiting the orders
of Mr. Barrett.
JOS. G. B
AT BANKERS' ASSOCIATION
Heartily Applauded When He Touched on North
Carolina's Loyalty The State's Vonder
Ful Output in Many Lines, Her
Marvelous Industrial Growth
New York, Sept. 15. At today's ses
sion of the bankers' association bank
ers from the north, south, east and
west told of conditions, in their parts
of the country at the Waldorf-Astoria
Speakers from the southern states
led the way. Joseph G. Brown, presi
dent of the Citizens National Bank of
groom from his chamber, all go tft
make up as fair a land, perhaps, as
that which greeted the eye of Mosea
when from the mountain top he look
ed out upon a land flowing with milk
and honey.
Happy am I that upon such an occa,
sion I can bring you so glad a message
Foraker Likes Bryan
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 15. When Sena
tor Foraker was here yesterday he was
driven to W. Jennings Bryan's place,
and on his return from there he said:
"I have a higher opinion of Mr. Bryan
than many of his Democratic brethren.
I admire him for his being a man of
ability and a man of principle. There
is no question about his ability and
there is no question that he stands for
a principle. I believe his principle to
be wrong, but still I think he is sin
cere in what he advocates. I can ad
mire a man who stands- for a wrong
principle if he believes the principle is
right. In my opinion Mr. Bryan came
out of the St. Louis convention the
biggest man in the country. He is dif
ferent from the Democratic nominee
Judge Parker stands for nothing so far
as any one knows.
"Mr. Bryan is not a Democrat for
office, but for principle."
Raleigh, N. C, touched feelingly on ( from your brothers south of the Poto-
ine loyaity or is'ortti Carolina to the ; mac. It would be of little use to oc
llag and was heartily applauded when(cupy your time with the oft-told tala
he sai3: of the desolation that stared us in
"In 1S65 desolation stared us in the the face in '65. before we discvprnri
iace; dui mere came a day when we
discovered again the beauty of the
flag our flag and came again to rec
ognize that its stars were our stars.
We have therefore returned, not as
prodigals, but as affectionate sons who
are assisting In making their fathers'
house a glory among the habitations of
the nations of the world."
R. F. Maddox, vice president of the:
anew me oeauty or the stars and
stripes, and awoke again to the fact
that its stars were our stars and its
glory our glory.
Let us look ratler upon what has
been acocmplished since that time,
ever keeping before us the fact, how
ever, that all that the south may be
able to show to the world today datea
from that period of absolute dearth.
Gdell TriuitipsOVer Piatt
Higgings was Nominated
Woodruff, Seeing a Foregone
Conclusion, ? Withdrew
Much Bad Feeling Re-i
suits Among New
York Republicans
NOMINATE BLACK
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 15. Charles C,
Black of Jersey City was nominated
as the Democratic candidate for gov-
commandant of the navy yard at Marejernor today. When Judge Parker's
Island shall have the custody of the 'name was mentioned there was great
ship and the repairs shall be overseen j cheering.
by the engineer officer to be detailed by
the commandant, and that when so re
paired, if peace shall not then ,have
been .concluded, the vessel shall be ta
ken back to the Mare Island navy j
yard and be there held In custody un- j
til the end of the war.
0ETAILS OF WHOLESALE
PRISON DELIVERY
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 15. The details of
"This action has been taken on the the wholesale jail delivery at Camden,
written request of the comander of the
Lena."
The secretary of the navy has tele
graphed the president's order to San
Wilcox county, were received here to
day, and it is the only Instance on
record where every inmate of a prison
escaped. The delivery was carefully
Francisco, . and given instructions to planned for weeks and every man who
Admiral Goodrich and to Captain Mc- ' escaped knew the exact hour when the
Calla, the commandant of the Mare Is-
En-'
fW . "as may be prescribed hy
I 'iliUant Of thp naw vaT-.
land navy yard, to carry out its provisions.
Cruirer Boston Sent Out
break would be made. The leaders for
night after night carefully picked the
cement from the bricks of the rear wall
and after the guards had retired for
the night they let a man out who got
into his residence and stole the kevs.
San Francisco, Sept. 15. Admiral He returned to the inside of the iail
Goodrich received orders this afternoon an it was but the work of a fow
to have the Russian cruiser Lena taken minutes to unlock every cell and after governor was adopted.
to Mare Island and dismantled. All of the prisoners were massed the hqle in
her ammunition and the breech plugs the wall was opened and they were
of her guns will be landed, thus making free, scattering in every direction, some
her harmless. She: may be permitted traveling in pairs and the others indi- ! a speech which aroused great enthusi-
to make repairs to keep in condition, vidually, from the appearance of their asm Wm. A. Prendergast followed in
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 15. Lieuten
ant Governor Frank Higgins, wrho has
had the backing of Governor Odell and
his friends, was today unanimously
nominated for governor by the Repub
lican state convention. Former Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff, who had
been supported by Mr. Piatt, withdrew
as a candidate and requested that the
secretary of the convention cast the
ballot of the convention for Higgins.
Odell triumphed over Senator Piatt and
much bad feeling results among Re
publicans. Mr. Linn Bruce of New York city was
nominated for lieutenant governor, the
secretary casting the vote of the con
vention. The slate arranged by the Higgins
men was put through as follows:
Secretary of state John E. O'Brien of
Clinton.
For attorney general Julius M. Myer
of Now York.
For state treasurer John D. Wallen
meier of Erie.
For state engineer and surveyoi-
Henry A. Van Alstyne of Columbia.
For chief judge of the court .of ap
peals Edgar M. Cullen of Kings.
For associate judge of the court of
appeals Wm. E. Werner of Monroe.
The cheering which greeted the en
trance of Senator Piatt was a genuine
outburst. Most of the audience rose to
welcome him as he passed down the
aisle to his seat.
Mr. Woodruff, who Immediately fol
lowed, received a welcome and Gover
nor Odell, as he entered the hall, was
welcomed with a ringing yell, the band
playing "Hail to Jthe Chief."
The chairman then called for the re
port of the committee on resolutions
and the platform was presented to the
convention, and after being read was
adopted without discussion. The reso
lution presented yesterday by the
Kings county delegation demanding an
individual vote on the nomination for
of party welfare and productive of par
ty discontent." The name of Wood
ruff was the signal for a demonstration
Kings county delegates leaped to their
feet yelling, quickly followed by
Broome, Chenago and Tioga. Senator
Piatt stood, and the cheering in that
quarter was led by Col. W. Dunn, as
semblyman Rogers and others in the
close following of Senator Piatt.
At the conclusion of the nominating
speeches, and just as the secretary of
the convention was about to call the
roll for the ballot, Mr. Woodruff in
terrupted and made his way to the
platform.
"It is so obvious," said he, "that the
result of this convention is already a
settled thing that I don't want you to
waste your time in a roll call. I am a
Republican. You can keep me from a
position of command but you can not
drive me out of the Republican party."
He then paid tribute to Mr. Higgins
and moved that the secretary cast one
ballot for the selection of Mr. Higgins
as the candidate for governor. The
motion was carried with a shout and
obeyed by the secretary.
Message to Roosevelt'
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 15. This mes
sage was sent to President Roosevelt
yesterday:
"Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 14.
"President Roosevelt, Oyster Bay.
"The Republicans who took part in
the organization of the party fifty
years ago and in the Fremont cam
paign of 1856 assembled-. at Saratoga In
celebration of these events send greet-
.ftiaaaox-Kocker Banking Company of j I shall not weary you .. ith multltu
Atlanta, Ga also spoke of the social , dinous figures but will ask the privi
as well as the business conditions of ( lege of printing in the records a few
Georgia, and declared that Georgia was ' striking statistics, so admirably colla
as loyal to the flag of the United States' ted by the accomplished editor of the
Manufacturers Record of Baltimore.
Percentage,
as is the state of New York.
Mr. Brown's Speech
The full text of Mr. Brown's tmech
follows: iron
That is a very beautiful custom, ori- Made, tons
l vame lumDer
Increase of
397,000 3,300,000 731
ginating in New Enerland. but soon
spreding far and vide, that, at Thanks- I Coal- mined, tons, 6,000,000 62,000,000 933
giving uav. the scattered members nf u.
the family should gather again around
the old hearthstone, and while enjoy
ing the roast turkey, and the tooth
some pumpkin pie, tell each other of i
mills; 21,000,000 200,000,000 852
products 39,000,000 200,000,000 412
No. swindles .
in mills, 667,000 8,250,000
their achievements, their aims and;Cotton- consumed in
their hopes.
In such a spirit, I take It, we are
come today, not In pride and bocstful
ness to proclaim aloud our deeds, but,
as members of one great family, to re
joice with rne another over our com
mon prosperity.
The time is not far In the past when
I stood before you and helped to view
my own stare as tne one. garden spot,
and worthy is she of all that I said?
but a trip across this continent f romt
sea to sea, r.:id later from the great
lakes to the gulf, has revealed to me
the fact that not North Carolina, not
the South alone, but this great coun
try has been hightly favored of heaven
The black lands of Texas in their
fruitfulness, the middle and northwes
tern states in the richness of their soil
and the wealth of their products, the
east, with the busy hum of its marvel
ous industrial development, the far
west, with its luxuriance of fruits and
flowers and foodstuffs, wrested from
barren wastes, and my own loved
southland, coming forth like a bride-
110
78S
S'thrn mills bales, 223,000 2,000,000
Capital in
M'fg'ing, 257,000,000 1,200,000,000 367
"Value of M'g.
Products, 457,000,000 1,600,000,000 251
Foreign ex'pts through
S'thn ports. 261,000,000 5OS.00O.0OO 90
R. R. miles lri oper-
atlon . 20,600 60,000 191
Investment MnR.R. bl'dg. from
1880 to 1901" 1,500,000,000
Value of- cot- '
ton crop 313,696,000. 625,000,000 93
Value of all agricultural
Products 660,000,000 1,700,QOO,000 154
These figures will exhibit most faith
fully the result of these years of toll.
The development of our railroads, the
output of our coal and iron, 'the value
of our minerals, the wonderful yield of
our cotton fields, the products of our.
mills and factories, the increasing
wealth of our banks, the ever dimin
ishing percentage of illiteracy among
us, the growth of our schools and col
leges,, the broader, saner views of our
(Contineud on page six.)
Oyim
M
a -oust
Retrieve Himself
Ordered to Attack Kurepatkin
Before Winter Begins,and
a Desperate Battle Is
Looked for When
Troops Are Able
sent north on the railway. It is under
stood that at least 300,000 men and 100
guns will be added to the Japan es
army before October 1. A majority
of these are seasoned troops from
northern Japan, who are able to with
stand the Manchurian winter.
London, Sept. 16. The Tokio corre
spondent of the Express says that
Field Marshal Oyama has received the
ings, good wishes and the assurance of, most rigid instructions to resume the
belief that the wonderful' accomplish- i offensive as soon as his troops have
ments of the past will be continued j recuperated and the roads w ill permit,
under your leadership.
(Signed) "JOSIAH J. WHITE,
"Secretary of Committee."
The president replied today as fol
lows :
"I thank you for your telegram and
extend to you my heartiest greeting.
I join with you in the determination
to make the future of lhe Republican
and to attack General Kuropatkin be
fore the winter begins. Should the
Russians retire from Mukden to avoid
a battle, Marshal Oyama will pursue
them with his three armies.
The collapse of Marshal Oyama's
scheme to surround General Kuropat
kin at Liao Yang caused this order,
which, it is stated, was inspired by the
party as useful to the nation as its' emperor. The general staff is bitterly
past has been.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
disappointed by the escape of General
Kuropatkin, and Marshal Oyama must
retrieve himself, for, according to the
Pleased at Nomination 'Japanese view,, his strategy failed.
Oyster Bay, Sept. 15. President: Consequently a desperate attack is to
Roosevelt received the news of the be expected, which, if directed against
nomination of Frank W. Higgins for Tieling instead of Mukden, must be ac
governor a few minutes after he was ! companied by terrible slaughter,
named by the convention. Bulletins of The entire force is now suffering
the convention proceeding tr ere sent ' from absolute exhaustion,- and needs
The chair then announced that the I over a special wire to the executive sIppo auallv with food. It may be
next business before the convention office and transmitted to Sagamore Hill several weeks before Marshal Oyama
was the nomination for governor. In
but no addition to her military effects tracks traced into the woods.
will be permitted. Owing to reports 1 Sheriff Prldgen called for blood
that Russian cruisers were hovering off hounds, but they had little effect, , as
the coast,, lying In wait for merchant- the prisoners had too much start.. Not
men. Admiral Goodrich sent the cruiser one oi them has been captured, "
behalf of Former Lieutenant Governor
Timothy L. Woodruff.
Mr. Prendergast spoke of a protest
against a course of convention control
j which he characterized as "subversive
by telephoen. The president has fol- is ready to advance. It is, however,
lowed the proceedings of the conven- certain that the Japanese do not in-
tion with the greatest Interest. While tend to close the present campaign un-
he refused to take any part in, any way til they make a desperate effort to
for or against any candidate, he ex- crush the Russian army,
pressed himself this evening as pleased , Transports are now loading troops
that Mr. Higgins had been named for and supplies at Kobe .and-; Hiroshima.
governor. . $ These will be landed at Ying Kow and y
Situation Critical
Paris, Sept. 15. The Journal says
that Viceroy Alexieff has forwarded to
the czar a message . he had received
from Gen. Stoessel, In which the gen
eral says that the situation of Port
Arthur is critical. The troops have
been without meat for the past week
and very little flour remains. The
ammunition, however, is sufficient for
a much longer resistance. Every prep- '
aration has been made to blow up the
fortifications should the Japanese make
a successful assault. The defenders,
Stoessel says, do not despair and still
are hopeful of help from the outside.
Japan Intentions
London, Sept. 16. The Telegraph's
correspondent at Tien Tsin says he
hears from a trustworthy source that
Baron Komura, Japanese minister of
foreign affairs, has issued a circular
stating that Japan intends, when Port
Arthur is . captured, . to hand it over
and the whole of the Liao Tung penin
sula to the Chinese, , who, it is under
stood, will declare Port Arthur a free
port. He says that he also learns
that Japan wishes after Mukden is
occupied to take Saghalien. She will
then be prepared to entertain peace
proposals, which must Include the fol-"
lowing points:
First an international syndicate to
take over the Manchurian railway and
operate It as a strictly . commercial
enterprise.
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