North Carolina Newspapers

The M H' iVtATHER TODAY : North Carolina : - uprs. cooler. (MNM TEMPERATURE: Temperature for the past 24- Hours: Maximum, 86, Minimum, 65. c, - Raleigh : : rrs. cooler. VII RALEIGH. N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904 Ho. 22 Post. E a m m iinnL STATE DEMOCRATS TED AND HARMONIOUS 1 iveoiion Without a Gontestr-Chairman Horn 1'jwer Makes a Captivating Speech Cheers Given for Parker and Cleveland-Republican Assumptions Exposed by trying to start until the operatives show that they are ready." Others minimize the possibility of trouble while there s a growing feeling among manufacturers that there is some danger in delaying the start too long. If the market begins to revive and a start is made the leaders can appeal to the strikers to hold out for a time, in the hope that the notice will be ta ken down. If some of the mills can run i I in full their managers will not stop them to aid other mills not so fortu- j nate, and if it is possible the whole ' plan of wage reduction may be thus endangered. X of the chief magistrate of the state, who is supposed to be the servant of all the " people and of all parties, in assuming the functions of a partisan state chairman, calls for rebuke. ' "The candidate nominated by the Re publican convention for the high office of governor of this state, however esti mable he may be in his personal ca pacity, was nominated by machine methods and pursuant to personal dic tation, and represents the most objec tionable of Republican machine meth ods and Republican personal dictation Iit-ters of American fm tne state of New York. The man to was liberally draped II and the bands play- Hall, Saratoga, N. Y., ivmocratic state conven pi T'liminary organization li a recess until tomorrow 1 oVloek. William Horn- v Yore, who was tem tviVL addressed the conven ,. The temporary roll was i w.is referred to the com ,!vn:ia!?. . r the leaders seated on tvo great pictures of v. t i e spread, nanKea on : ai.tse and fairly roared r I'harle? F. Murphy, of Kfke-l'by Bourke Cochran, State? ' States Charles A. State Senator Victor Dow- i down the aisle. Hand ! a. nafening stamping of 1 with souts of "Murphy" my Hall" greeted their ar hy b.ued once or twice in as he took his seat at the ; New York county delega- nator George Raines was tn be nominated by this convention should be, and I believe he will be, a man who will commend himself to the voters or this state as a man who will be his own master, who will stand for honest and efficient government and who will represent no faction as against another faction if elected, but the welfare of the people of the state as a whole, re gardless of faction and of party. "The Democratic party in this cam paign is proud of its national candi dates. The Democratic party in New York is particularly proud of its candi date for president, Alton B. Parker, who is a man for whom Ave need make no apology. The party stands today Ivurman of the committee ! "P thf reat Principles represented which will prepare the '.od speech was made by upo bv the platform of its national conven tion at St. Louis. Past differences have been forgotten and the party stands reunited in common Effort for the ac- ai l. withdrawing in tne , n j 4- v, r,tQoi in ' comp shmer.t of its common purpostl rtnony from the contest in : --nth dwtric . of Ne York candidate and with f charged that his fact on platform jt ought to succeed and abated at the point of the in tfce cQm ,ad otherwise by outrageous.. t Tne withdrawal from he administration which will i? - -r ed with cheers, espe- , . ... A, nnA it? i first Democratic con t'vi ,;;y years without a con- to the welfare oT our country." Mr. Hornblower's address was fre quently Interrupted by applause. AVhen he praised the administration or uro t wi: in r. He " VTm lo oralYer Cleveland there was a perfect .m I . H i-n i vor of New , storm of cheers, and at -the mention -hoser, by the state com hairman. rr.b I of' the name of the present standard bearer, Alton Brooks barker, tne crowa shouted and yelled and stamped their feet for nearly five minutes. There were cheers when Mr. Horn blower attacked the present adminis tration, and more cheers when he com pared what he called its high-handed regime with that of Democratic administration. The situation tonight with regard to al candi- r as ever. After Tammany Leader Murphy had an exhaustive talk -with Mr. Sheehan this evening Mr. Sheehan said if the indent voter i thg selection of a gUDernatorh principles and datg .g as rnuch up in the air ratic party in: T ,T.., p.n -fpte 1 ;!: hish honor ten hy the state committee of pre- t-mi r, '-i'v chairman of this n b'-v-ause I believe it to be an hr,;-,or, but a duty; not as i'Mtativ- of any faction, but -s-ntative of the great body : !; and independent voters s-'.ppArtir.p, the .- "f the Democratic party ;'ra.u!y rssumed, not only by :r:i rrs .o:. lhe KePUDl1" i situation continues to drift as it has ' ' :I ,,'U ,J"U Grout would be nominated for gover- ": :rru hy their candidate, but Mr. sheehan feels that if Grout -m ;,. , v. that the record of .s tQ be nominated ne had better be u.- p rty is a record of dis- , nomlnated with the consent of Tam- party nas no pnn- i. ATnrnhv rather than in to sn to the countrv. ...... spite or it. The opinion of some was that in the o to the country. r.t assumptions and as- : oas.s m trutn, an Qf elimination Stanchfield, -supported by a willful pa Herr!ck. Gaynor . ,ts known of all men. nupreme Court Justice Keoghan with pride when only others whQ fcad been nQml -.a.wies are called for, but candidates for governor were l of the Republican par-j running and that many i m detail pride may turn .UL 7 ' , , .,,, tVl.t country delegates have believed that t, , ,, f ic0, ' ai. Grout would make the strongest cam- " I m ' Paigner. On the other hand, there are f' t'' ct That panic ' democrats here who believe that Judge v" h.. admini.ation of Herrick should be nominated for gover- ind but fo7the"tut Twm. F. Sheehan had a talk over the 'v-land in callin- a e. long distance telephone with Jpudge ss ; nd procuring'tne re- ' Parker at Esopus tonight. Mr. Shee- rrnan silver act, the han told Judge Parker of the great v.. rid have b-en even strength of the Grout boom and asked is than they actually : if Grout would be acceptable to him. j Judge Parker replied that he did not panic of 193 to the , desire to become a factor in the sit 1V.4 is not only a will- I nation here, but that any good lemo - "f facv. but is a mani- . crat who was the choice of the dele- of ths truth. It would gates ougnt zo oe nommaicu. n a kindergarten would t against an argument - yet is seriously ad '"smen .supporting the - Republican party. In (laim is seriously ijau.d apparently accept 1 I'V thousands of our 'lum sometning aone m . , A frl-va .in-.-,! and immediate' 1 Rir' Masf;'ie PMT?." !"rt ' -Pl.-ned in 1893-the ' Naders say that if . 1 ing uciODer a is iteyL up iiij- -f Republican congress- ' " 'uion together and pass votes sim--b.ry of reckless deal- ' "r to that passed by the weavers last 1 '.ances of the country . week' Purpose of which wasnot to ;1 extravagance ; return,, but to hold .a mass meeting !a aftairs of this sta'e : October 3. Another possibility Is the we believe that 'the peo- j advent of Samuel Gompers, who is be - sr, thoroughly dissat- g appealed to on the ground that the cond.ict of affairs by Present strike means the life or -death ' P.. rty during the past of textile union affiliation with the t.v.us of the present in- ' American Federation of Labor. Should -spn t as a -itizen for Gompers be induced to come here and chief magistrate of address the strikers it would interject P me to refrain from an element of agitation which has been ms-lic criticisms made keut out so f ir. , Should Gompers come - dual capacity as chair- on the day the mills open the chances "ublican state committee of succes for the mill men would not be "t the state of New York' good. Some manufacturers realize this ly a w(-ek a?o by certain ; danger. One of them has said: "We are he Republican state con- ' sitting on a powder magazine and we ; impropriety of conduct ' should not be the ones to touch it off MILL OPERATORS AND THE STRIKERS CANTEEN AND CUPID Vicvvs of General Corbln His Annual Report Washington, Sept. 20. Major General Henry C. Corbin, commanding the At lantic division, sets forth the follow ing views on the army canteen in his annual report, which , has just been ; made public: "I am firmly of the opinion that It would be in the interest of discipline to re-establish the canteen feature of the post exchange, believing that in this way the evil of the use of drink can be minimized. I say this, realizing that there are many objections to the selling of beor and light wines at mili tary posts, both on ethical grounds and from actual experience in the past. But as the almost universal testimony of post and company commanders is that many more men will leave the post to get drink when none can be ob tained thereon than if there were beer and light wines at the post exchange, I can but advocate the re-establish-nient of their sale at the military posts." General Corbin advises that officers shall not marry without authority from the war department. He has this to say on that subject: "I am firmly of the opinion that no officer should enter the marriage rela tion without first getting the authority of the war department and that as a necessary condition thereto he should make it clear that his income after marriage will be sufficient to support himself and family, and, above all, if he is to live on his pay he should state that he is free from debt. Starting in t-ven, he has a fighting chance; but starting in debt, he undertakes a well nigh hopeless task. Particularly will this prove true if he has frequent change of station, when all the ex penses of travel of his family have to be met by the officer himself." Bloodshed in Mississinpi Mobile, Ala., Sept. 20. It is reported on reliable authority that more than two killings per day have taken place in Mississippi during the past week, a majority of the victims being negroes; but several were white, each slayer claiming self-defense. Fatal Mine Accident Morristown, X. J., Sept. 20. A .fall of an iron ore slab in the old Andover ,mines at Hibernia this morning result ed in the death of four miners and the Injury of three others, one of whom will die. The men were Slavs and had been in this country but a month. The accident occurred at half past six, a half hour before the day shift. The men were eighteen hundred feet under ground." Consul Undtr Fire Geneva, Sept. 20. H. L. Washington, American consul at Geneva, suffered rough treatment by a crowd of work men near Coppet today. The consul with his wife and party of friends was automobiling. Near Coppet the car col lided with a cow. The consul stopped to examine the damage, when the own er of the animal and a neighboring Ital ian workman attacked the party with stones. Payment on Friar Lands Washington, Sept. 20. The first pay ment of $2,000,000 on account of the purchase of the friar lands in the Phil ippines was today authorized by the war department. There has been on deposit in New York since last Decem ber the fund of $7,236,000 realized from the sale of bonds authorized to be is sued in purchase of the friar lands. A draft- for this first payment will be made on the Bank of England, which will pay over the money to the Socie dad Agricola Del Ultramar. Convention in New Hampshire Concord, N. H., Sept. 20. John Mc Lane of Milford was nominated for governor by the Republican state con vention here today, and candidates for presidential elector were chosen. There were no other nominations as all state officers except governor are appointed. There was no contest for any office and the proceedings were concluded at a session of less than two hours duration. '.The platfprm adopted praised the rec ' ord and achievements of the national 1 party? Hamlin Favors Douglass Boston, Sept. 20. Charles S. Hamlin has announced today that he would not be a candidate for the Democratic gub ! ernatorial nomination and that he j would work for the nomination and of Wm. L. Douglass, "the shoe manufac ' turer of Brockton. The withdrawal of ' Mr. Hamlin and his endorsement of the ( Brockton manufacturer's candidacy as sure Mr. Douglass a practically unani- mous nomination. OUTING IN A BOAT . The President's Engagements Upon His Return to Washington Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 20. Presi dent Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt probably enjoyed thir last outing of the summer today. They left Saga more Hill early this morning and spent nearly the entire day on the bay in a row-boat. The president had no vis itors today. It was said here today that the presi dent would not visit Rear Admiral Barker s fleet Thursday. The nava; yacht Sylph, which will convey the president and his family to Jersey City that day, will make no stops. It is barely possible the Sylph may pass in sight of the war ships, and in that event there will, of course, be a lot of saluting. The president has some Important engagements for the two days imme diately following his return to Wash ington. Friday afternoon M. Jusse rand, the French ambassador to this country, will present to the president M. Picard, president of the French commission to the St. Louis Exposi tion. Saturday afternoon the presi dent will meet the delegates to the inter-parliamentary arbitration confer ence, which has been in session in St. Louis, and Saturday night he will give a dinner at the White House in honor of the archbishop of Canterbury. Many distinguished men have been invited to the dinner. TIBBLES ACCEPTS 1 Populist Candidate Takes a Hopeful View Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 20. Mr. Thomas Tibbies, nominee of the People's party for vice president, mailed his letter of acceptance today to Mr. S. W. Wil liams, chairman of the notification com mittee. The letter was in parts as fol lows: "We look forward with confidence to the coming of the time, not far in the distance, when the principles of the People's party shall guide the rulers of this nation. The adherents of the Peo ple's party come from all classes wher ever a man Is found who loves man kind and believes that governments are instituted among men not for the pur pose of enabling a few to gather gold and pile it up mountain high, but for the purpose of advancing the human race, ' .nging gladness to the hearts of all the people, enabling them through the development of the mind to enjoy the delights of the intellectual world and lay up treasures that all the cycles of time can not take away. To this work more than a million men have consecrated themselves." effort to capture certain of the north east main f ortsi This is the attack for which the Japa nese have been preparing for the past nineteen days, with slight hope of suc cess. As forecasted in these dispatches, the Japanese attack on Port Arthur is directed against the northeast front. The main object is to capture the forti fications on Kikwan Mountain, Rhilung Mountain and the intermediate forts. The foregoing comes from a Russian of standing, whose previous information has been correct. For nearly three weeks the Japanese were engaged in making preparations for this attack. They have been con siderably reinforced. The main object of the besiegers is believed to be the capture of the Kikwanshan and Er lungshan forts and the forts between them. If these defenses are success fully carried it will be an important but in no wise final step towards the end. The Japanese are stated to be holding four outlying forts, which they cap tured at the end of August, affording useful aid in an attack, but the task the Japanese have now set for them selves is so severe that the chances of success are regarded as being small. Their attempt to capture the Kikwan shan fort at the end of August is cred itably stated to have cost the lives of an entire regiment. This and other ex periences seem to have impressed the besiegers with a full recognition of the immense strength of the fortress and the dogged resisting power of the garri son. All the Japanese who have re cently arrived here from Dalny confirm thi3. A steamer from New Chwang reports that the Japanese fleet is supporting the land attack at Port Arthur. Political Contest Republicans Organize a Cam paign of Oratory Babcock Fears the Democrats Will Control the House of -Representatives in West Virginia 4ni- n P.m I sional committee determined ioSav GENERAL ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR Shanghai, Sept. 20. The general at tack on Port Arthur, which began yes terday and in which the Japanese fleet is co-operating, was resumed this morning. The Japanese captured two Important forts on either side of Sueis zeying, north of Port Arthur. Chefoo, Sept. 20. Authoritative in formation has been received here of a general attack upon Port Arthur by the Japanese forces, which began yes terday before daybreak and continued until dark. All indications point to an TEXAS FLOODS The Rio Grande River Out of Banks and Bounds Hidalgo, Tex., Sept. 20. The Rio Grande is seventeen miles wide at this place. A sudden rise of twenty feet in the San Juan river, which empties into the Rio Grande on the Mexican side several miles above here has in creased the flood and caused great destruction of property. The channel of the Rio Grande has been changed in many places by the floods. A short distance below here a slice of Mexico embracing several hundred acres ol ground and occupied by several thou sand sheep and goats, was cut oft and conveyed to the United States side of that stream. The situation arising out of these changes of bound ary will have to be settled by the in ternational whter boundary commis sion. San Antonio, Tex., Sept. 20. A let ter has reached this city from T. L. Kleiman, a merchant of the flood de vastated town, Presidio, Tex., calling for help. It says that six hundred persons are homeless and every ves tige of crops destroyed for one hund red miles below Presidio. BY THOMAS J. PENCE Washington, Sept. 20. Special. That West Virginia, the home state of Henry G. Davis, is to be thefield of a battle royal is evidenced by a statement made today by Elliott Nothcut, chairman, of the Republican state committee, who said: "We. shall keep approximately fifty orators in the field, and we intend to have fifty speeches made each day from now until the election. There are fifty-five counties in West Virginia and we shall try to assign these speak ers so that there will be one speech daily in nearly every county." This statement is taken to mean that the Republicans think West Virginia debatable ground. They think the strongest argument they can produce is along the lines of a high protective tariff and they have already flooded the state with (protection literature. To offset this the Democratic congres sional committee determined Way m scatter throughout the state a leaflet giving in parallel columns President Roosevelt's denunciation of protection as vicious and his latter day praise of protection. The cry of Chairman Babcock, of thtf Republican congressional, committee, that the Democrats will surely win the House if the Republicans do not put more ginger in their campaign, is be ginning to arouse a feeling of anxiety in Republican circles. Ordinarily when Babcock lets out this wail it is for the purpose of getting the money, but thia year his warning cry has been repeat ed several times. One of Babcock's principal fears is that he will lose his own seat in congress. - A statement from Pittsburg, purport ing to be authoritative, is to the effect! that Representative Guffey, the Demo cratic leader of Pennsylvania, will soon send to the Democratic national com mittee a 'check for $50,000. When shown the Babcock statement tonight, Chairman Cowherd said: "Ordinarily I do. not endorse the po litical statements of Mr. Babcock, but in this instance I believe he is correct when he states 'as matters stand now the Democrats are likely to carry the House.' Further, I do not believe that this latest statement of Mr. Babcock is made for the purpose of getting more campaign money, but because he i9 really afraid the Republicans will losal the House." tossiaim Reverses on Contraband Omestion Firm Attitude Taken by the State Department Decis ion of Vladivostok Prize Court Contrary to the Laws of Nations great nervous strain. Suddenly, withj a cry of distress, she ran from her seat and was starting to the stage to rescue the heroine when she was seen to stop, look dazed for a moment and with her hand pressed to her heart, she sank to the floor dead. The autopsy; today showed that she had died off heart disease. Dead in a Swamp Sterling, 111., Sept. 20. The finding In the Meridocia Swamp today of three dead men who evidently had been mur dered and thrown in the swamp after f they had been killed, has added to the excitement following the recent fatal shooting in this part of the state and the death of Mayor Bennett of Thomp son and George Gaynor of Stewart, who were killed by hold-up men. The Meridocia Swamp is twenty-eight miles southwest of this city and is the most dismal place in the state. It is believed the dead men were working-men. Crazy Man Had a Message for Roosevelt MONOPOLY BROKEN UP San Francisco to Be Done With Prize Fights San Francisco, Sept. 20. The city's claim to be the only prize fight town in the country will soon be ended.. Af ter the Gans-Walcott fight on the last day of the month no more ring contests will be held here. The city supervisors today decided on this and refused to grant any fight per mits for next month. This action has grown out of the monopoly possessed by the prize fight trust, which is controlled by Jim Cofroth, secretary of the supe rior court. He leased the Mechanics Pavilion, which is the only place in the city for holding fights. Then he formed two athletic clubs, the Shasta and the Yosemite, of which he is the owner. The board of directors of the two clubs are merely dummies. Then he made a combine with Morris Levy, who runs the Hay's Valley Club. This froze out Li. C. Greggains, who controls the San Francisco athletic club, a genuine club, where many good fighters have been trained. Cofroth's plan has been to get one permit for one month and let Levy have the next month. Then in the fol lowing month Cofroth would get the first permit and perhaps Greggains would secure the other. In this . way Cofroth controlled the game and dic tated what fights should be pulled off. Cofroth has made a fortune out of prize fighting. Oyster Bay, Sept. 20. A man who is regarded by the secret service officers and by the authorities at Oyster Bay as a dangerous crank was apprehended here shortly before noon today. He is J. E. Reeves, a medium-sized, roughly attired man, about forty years old. He was making his Avay to Sagamore Hill when he was arrested. He told Officer Tyree, who apprehended him, that he wanted to see the president on impor tant business. Believing from, the man's manner that he was insane, Officer Tyree took him before Justice Franklin for examination. Reeves said that six years ago he died in a Jersey City hospital and went to heaven in an automobile. While there he .feceived an important' mes sage for President Roosevelt, which he was directed to deliver personally. He refused to say what the nature of the message was, as he declared he could communicate it to nobody but the president. He declared tothe jus tice, however, that he has written a book of his experiences in heaven which he desired to have published, as he was satisfied that millions could be made out of it. The president, he said, undoubtedly would join with him in securing the publication of the work, and that was one reason why he wished to have a talk with him. Reeves, who talked as if he had enjoyed some educational advantages, said that he was a resident of Balti more. 1 Justice Franklin, after the examina tion, being convinced that the man was insane and very likely dangerous, deputized one of the secret service men to take him to Monola, where a formal inquiry into --nt.al condition will be held. Washington, Sept. 20. In connection with the official advices' received , at the state department yesterday front United States Ambassador McCormick at St. Petersburg, stating that the Russian government had practically reversed its position with regard to contraband of war and had acknowl edged the rights and privileges of the American merchant marine, it may be said that Secretary Hay, on August 30, sent the protest of the United States against the Russian decision in the case of the cargo of the seized steamer Arabia to Mr. McCormick at St. Pe tersburg, who communicated it to Count Lamsdorff, the Russian minister of foreign affairs. The protest was an emphatic and unqualified condemna tion of Russia's attitude. After recit ing the Vladivostok prize court's ruling in the Arabia case, Secretary Hay said that it was hardly nacessary to say that the government of the United States was unable to admit the validity of a judgment which apeared to have been rendered in disregard of the set tled laAV of nations respecting contra band. Mr. Hay recited the clauses of the Russian order of February 29, placing certain articles in the category of con traband, and remarked upon the am biguity of the language of the order, especially as to the word "enemy." Secretary Hay declared that the United States could not concede that the arti cles named in the ordere could be con fiscated merely because th were con signed to the open ports of a belliger ent. He proceeded to insist that when war exists between two powerful states it is vital to the legitimate commerce of neutrals that there be no relaxation of the rule determining what is contra band, and pointed out that articles or dinarily innocent, but capable of war like use, are not liable to confiscation unless it is proved that they were des tined for the forces of a belligerent. Continuing, Secretary Hay said: "If the principle declared by the Vladivostok prize court is acquiesced in it -will mean, if carried to full exe cution, the complete destruction of all neutral commerce with the non-combatant population of Japan." Mr. Hay concluded by directing Mr. McCormick to "express to Count Lams dorff the deep regr2t and grave concern with which the government of the United States has received his commu nication of the decision of the prize court. You will make an earnest pro test against it and say that the gov ernment of the United States regrets its inability to recognize the principle of that decision, still less to-acquiesce in it." KURT HIS CONSCIENCE A Negro Department Cler!f Would Not Work Sat urdays Washington, Sept. 20. Elmer Petti ford, a colored man from Cleveland, Ohio, is a clerk in the office of the aud itor for the post office department. He is also a Seventh Day Adventist. Two years ago he declined to ' work on Saturday, holding that it was against his religious principles to dd so. He offered to work on Sunday, but the treasury department, to which the auditor's office is attached, re fused to change departmental practice i to accommodate one man. Pettiford I nearly lost his place ,at the time, but j through the kindly interest of Senator Hanna he was retained, with the un- derstanding that he should not work)' on Saturdays, but lose his annual; leave and suffer a reduction, in salary from $1,000 to $900. Recently Pettiford- was promoted ! from the $900 class to a place paying the same salary he formerly received. Today he . appeared before Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Taylor and demanded the difference in the pay rate of $1,000 a year between the time he was reduced to $900 and the time, he was advanced to a $1,200 position. He maintained, through his attorney that there had been discrimination against him on account of his relig ion and that this was unconstitutional. Assistant Secretary Taylor was not pleased and showed it. He settled the constitutional question at once and Intimated that he thought Pettiford had been treated altogether too len iently. It is not known whether Pet tiford intends to take the sace to thf courts .or not. Fatal Theatre Excitement Indianapolis, Sept. 20 Mrs. Brutus Marshall, one of the leading women in Logansport society, attended the thea tre last night where the melodrama "Why Girls Leave Home" was being presented. She seemed deeply inter ested in the performance from the first ar.d to sympathize intensely with the heroine. She seemed to be under a STAKED LIFE AND LOST IT Sedalia, Mo., Sept. 20. Charles E Eliss staked his life last night in a game of cards and-lost. He paid the bet a few minutes later by cemmittins suicide. Bliss, who was known hera as Charles E. Barlow, was twenty-six years old. Shortly before midnight Bliss called on Ted Moore,-with whom he had become infatuated, and she challenged him to play a game of pitch. They sat down to a table, when the woman asked "What will we play for?" Bliss replied: "I will stake my life against yours." She accepted the chal lenge and the cards were dealt. In a few minutes Bliss' pile of chips had disapeared and he, lost in the desperate game. Bliss put on his hat and with a cheerful good-bye left -the woman, going direct to a drug store, where he purchased a bottle of carbolic acid, which he swallowed, dying soon afterwards.