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f Morning Post. ON ONE SECTI 1 to 8 JljLJDj RALEIG-H. N. C. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1904 No. 39 3 i II W. RAN DEED no' God Words of the Hi ,K rint y an; 1 t the h r.f tv.xsi V; t nr. p:on re- 71. ral Han . :.iy. Dur r : .mtntion Ransom. -. the af l -. in his -1 between .l his sons ! pitchM for W. Lewis ar- i-iw minutes rncious to "- ". h remarked r : cr.-A reHff he f.: v realized he .' 1 rn the side I" '.: to hi. sons i;; I r.od b!e.s "t !-: r. fre hard- f i k on the : ?: ' -t Random. v;ta:iAn In HaJl i -:r. and her i-ir Rock, as "-!;;!- wired r r.'-rx rn their ' 'rt'k f. Ransom ' rlty afternoon '"'l rarh here a:. : Iave at H :!.-. Fro-, IVel.ofi S;h. Special. -"rn dil at an :.-.-- r. Xrthamp- - s. c in the 73th 1: " th wast a. ptm iii'zx in .or- I . . ;r 1 frifn-Is and y. Mrs. Ransom - :e,hr. were at r r-xpctel to ? rr.ir.jr. . " ' r.tej Xorth 1 - the United : ' the greatest 1 ' - H- was a su- : ' r at riot, and a ' "-! Ms state, his r. t::.n. in Weldon ! " him and he ' 'th and took !- t:fsing current ' 'u,;- Profound ' ' !:r Thurs " --Unsly of the i nil a beautl- ' srar-1 old man 1 Uinr on the ,r,if! with his IT had been -t and called His. last '' Hht boys. ''hlay. ife . t .i the pn?ml- " at twelve 1 :v-vl up to that tik rlar Monday, 5 1 - UNEXPECTEDLY Bless Your Mother," Dying Statesman. Career of the State's Most Distinguished Citizen, Personal Tributes i: i!?om. .afternoon at 4 o'clock. He was a mem i tt man hi" f the Masonic Lodge at Warren- lt ; ten and wll be burled with Masonic honors. The Interment will be In the ;:.tr- HI- family burying grounds near his splen ic last j did country home. HIS CAREER IN WASHINGTON ' Romero Th(R(pil,:nK, Gjin(d ,n thf Senite Wjl Not Confined to State Limits Washington. Oct. Sth. Special. The fc.rcjl and succersful, but never vin de.th of Ex-Senator Ransom, which ietlve or Implacable. Amonk other was announced on the bulletin boards notable cases he secured the convlc- . ' t.f nJl lh -lt' n:tnr hrrt1i hfrro of p :ir:i , . - ll(7n OI lne wiie muruerer rarwr x t-i - - r-tROon' occasioned the deepest sorrow ry ln ake county, despite the efforts tcrejln Washlnjrton. Though this honored Cf the strongest lawyers in the stats n -.Iar- cf cit,2?n of orth Carolina had not j to save him. ivJ?Jti the scene of h!s greatest tri-1 ne resigned before the end of his i t ... , io-U!rrhs Flnce his retirement from the : trrm and removed his residence to the h. ua.rv'i n- fc,! nam w honored and;county of Northampton, having mar-!-w thi- r"vr"1 ,n th,s national capitol. where ; rled Mlss rattle Exum of that county. : r.itt- hf hrld sent the be?t Part of h,s ,lf,From that time he was largely engag- n u.-e;uny representing his ., ... y in .rttevl In ft rrnrlil ravirA In . - . nay . - ... .,. ntiory oi nis country ne naa given .'Tarvs-;hH,1,fe and hIs orgies to Its cause. inirimTj urn me ror ume io ; into the 8torm of war. the lawj-er-come. for his was a glorious careet. planter was among the first tovolun ance and Ransom! Who will forget. teen He became colonel of the thlrty thoe two magic names? Both the ; fcurth North Carolina, the ptesent greatest statesmen North Carolina has;chlef 3ustlce, Walter Clark. belAg at I i-oduced in modern times, their ser- one tlme the adjutant of his regiment. K. Ransom. : "J ltw . . 3 : as me state of their nativity, where they were loved and admired as none others ril Ran-1 J . ' . and suf-L r ? -y r P ' a ihUwn Tw ,.f v TfulHUOn inan anyi - irjjicBcmiru inc state in the federal congress. From ' . . i- IrUlf to find ' - 4, - other wnatnr ha vr a-i-j1 tha ,tito :: plained of . ' ; " 1. : Home rem- ( " .7. " . v. trnuirht no re- , , .-.I . ..... MV'"Jthe war General Ransom resumed the it -uuai uiiu uuui xiis r-iire ment March 3dlS?5. some twenty-three a ,arffe and lucretlve pract',ce, espe years afterwards, he was regarded as r,llv Warn .r.iifnr ic-h- ::r.ate friend , V. ; " . """"v ; " , V ,n "l,ilons of Kirk held the truest men of " ,u ' ,,reb! Ul uu'r,,Mhe state ln custody, and the state - I : ! '.th his three of th,,s untry-less than a score-to t. his -.eJs. erve longer in the upper branch of con - press, r.ut it was the ability and lead- rii: in nit- man iii.ti cuuniru lir iu much. lie easily took rank as one c the foremost members of the Senate. His wisdom and experience gave him a prestige that placed him at the fro; t of the statesmen of his time. Po.Mbly he ncMeyed his gTQit-st rep- Iniquity. While Senator Ransom was one of the most polished orators In the Senate, he seldorn spoke. He was, however, never negligent to the Interests of hi? peorle. and It is common knowledge that he did more for the state in a practical way than any one who has ever represented the state In congress. Possessing almost the modesty and timidity of a woman. Gen. Ransom never failed to look after North Caro lina's Interests when appropriation . matters were under consideration. As chairman of the Senate committee on commerce, the most Important com mittee asslgrvnent ever held by a North Carolinian, the former senator was able to do much for rivers and harbors In the state. And ln the capacity of chair-. man of one or the most important -t uw .ni5r..-.vU.u....-. "-"- a strong Influence upon national legls-' ".Tir. His soul," 11 n ,niS "Km K-n im- rme,mlt the -eat tribunef Zebu,on B. 4 ir. the morn- the Powerful aid he gaxe Sena.or Ocr-j hJs dlsabllItles had not r(fmoVe(S. i man Men ta.i in tpia ftvtinmn' r r rn j . . . I .... , , ueneral , ;ive1 by his ma,clous ana oonoxioua ma -LM General - ! v. ton. Matt om "w,ueme' uul ",s "(as Senator ; n r; wh fiuence among lifelong friends In the j remained. - . , - f.fV,r ,,ltri;k j Senate helped to overcome the incn-a member "- i , . . i uir. nil. it naa luiucii -u i . t.iv.i . , cor i i -i. -ii me iniyi vcinciit vl rivero l:on" T .., t , .tn 'and harbors. In the erection of public Everywhere I went today I heard sin-, buld he waa of mo. ervlce than cere "Presslons of deepest regret when comblned. the death.of Gen Ransom JJ" with rare tact and unfailing courtesy, tloned One of those t d handsome presence, magnetic charm of touched by the sad news was Col "en-. manne fc enato ry G. Will ams. who served as wcretry whoe hg to General Ransom for some time and , XX;hJVa9..TL; .v"9 H.,Tt V f "na"lh'9 a3mirers wished, his eloquent had elated -with him throughout his sena-! torlal career. ne was one r noblemen." was Col. Williams' com ment. "North Carolina has lost one cf ... .111 v.- her greatest citizens-one. who 111 be . missed. THOS. J. PENCE. Death Deplortd at Ashevilte AsheviSle, N. C, Oct. 8th. Special, The news of General Ransom'r death was received here with genuine sorrow. Many or me u?aa y;.n-.-- man's former, comrades in arrr rei1- here and when they reTd this after- noon that their chieftain had sudden- ly passed away a feeling of personal loss came over them while, tears sprnn to their eyes. Captain J. I . -sawyer, president of the. Battery .Park Bank, who was ln General Ransoms brigade, s. id that excepting Senator Vance, I General Ransom was the greatest of North Carolinians. GEN. RANSOM'S CAREER Half a Century of Public Lite--His Service to the State lion. Fabius II. Busbee of the Ral eigh bar, an Intlrnate friend of the. dead statesman, prepared the iouow ing sketch la6t night at the request of The Tost: Matt Whltaker Ransom. the oldest son of Robert Ransom, was born In "Warren county October 7. 1826. His mother. Priscilla Whltaker, was a member or the Whltaker ramiiy i Halifax, which has always been prom inent in the history of .the county. After an academic education in War renton. he entered the University of North Carolina, and was graduated In the class of 1847, being a claps-mate of Gen. J. Johnston Pettlgrew, Senator John Pool and other men of note. The commencement was the notable one at tended by President Polk, and the English salutatory address of the young graduate was one of the feat- ures of the occasion. Soon after graduation he entered upon the practice of law In Warrenton. and at once attained marked success. "While a very young man, about 1S33 i he was a candidate for attorney gen- WY V A eral. and although a ne elected by a legislature which contain- ed a small Democratic majority. As j a prosecutlnsr officer he was eloquent. t m , t . !n planting. In 1S5S he was a mera- 0f the House of Commons from . . K rortnampion as a uemocrat. u-hn th ortii thnt hnri lonr hnn ,,overlnff over the land. In 1S61 broke lie waa afterwards promoted to be brigadier general, and distinguished j hImseif by conspicuous gallantry in ' engagements. At the capture of j Plymouth he was second ln command 'to Gen- IIoke- and 8 greatly com- mended. At Fredericksburg he held lhA Morn. TTotc-ht- rlth- .matchless coutagaand at Five Forks ..... v , .i imiu v A.nw an(J other historic fields, his reputation . . . . T as a sKiirui ana fearless soldier was forever established. After the close of Hf of n tinntr nnd lan-ver nnrt VioA lamPton counties. When the hired mln- , courts seeme1 poness to reli?ve, 1 nen Ransom applied to JuAge Itrooks for the nTlt of h3Lis corput and in co-operation with the veterans of the bar, Bragg. W. H. Battle. E. F. Moore and others brought about the release of the prisoners and the restoration of the reign of law. In January. 1S72. when the senate of the Un,ted Stat(?s had declmed to d Ransom was elected by the Assembly of North Carolina of the United Stales. He by successive re-elections-. cf that body until March i -ojo, uvms nau ine longest term or J - . 1 . M I service of any North Carolinian His services for nearly a quarter of a century are a part of the political his tory of the country. He entered the Senate when the passions engendered by the war were ctill glowing at white heat, and he was perhaps the greatest single force In the Senate "in bringing about the reconciliation of the warrinfir sections. While he would speak with matchless eloquence and force, as w aa tj.,.-- hIg chJef k . In committee room and on the floor. day by day and year by year in bring Ing about a more perfect union of states and peoples. He was ever alive to the interest of his state and section and was for twen ty-five years a potent factor in bringing the beneficent agencies of the federal government to the development of the T . But this Is. not the time to recount at length the public services of Gen. Ran som. Today we mourn the loyal friend --" M IllUUtll UIC l J I 1. 1 I-ilL n . staunch comradef the sallant sol dler. the faithful public servant. Gen. Ransom, during his whole life, was a peace maker, not 'only ln his pub lic career, but In his private life. Of courage and honor undoubted, his counsel was always sought ln cases of private dlfflculty, and the result was .i.-iuv.-i i.iaui my u nnruie aujuoi- n-i-.t. He had the greatest faith ln the fu- tu-e of eastern North Carolina, and vvveu oy nis raitn large investments ! i lands In Northampton and Halifax. iie Decame pronabiy the largest cotton planter in North Carolina, and with the aid of his sons managed a princely do (Continued on Page Two.) CLASPED OVER BLOODY CHASM Russian and Japanese Dele gates to the Peace Con gress Join Hands Boston, Mass., Oct, 8. The internat ional peace congress assembled today for the closing of Its thirteenth annual meeting. President Paine Introduced Urn Ahratftni of ToVlO to RDM If fo j Mr. Abratanl said he was wll llng to admit that militarism was on the increase in Japan, but he declared there was good ground for the expecta tion that when the present conditions were brought to an end peace would be the moving spirit of the nation. Dr. John Chlrug, delegate for Russia, asked for a moment in which to correct a statement made yesterday by John Burrows of England, and this was granted. As Dr. Chlrug passed to the platform, where Dr. Abratant was slU ting, a woman delegate arose and said: "Dr. Chlrug, it would- gladden 'my heart to see you shake hands with Mr. Abratanl Russia and Japan in friend- j ly clasp." "I should bo most happy," the Rub -- w r w w - slan answered. as"h9 movai toward , th Japanese and. warmly slezed his hand, saying'' "I am1 glad to greet a fellow man." , When Dr. Chlrug had concluded his statement" the committee on questions of the day reported In favor of an investigation into the present govern ment of the Congo Free State. The resolution embodied three questions which they declared should be referred either to a renewed conference of the powers concerned in the formation of the Congo Free State or to The Hague court of arbitration. ' II OPEN THE BOOKS' J Slogan by Which Herrick Will Win New York New York, Oct. 8. "Open the books," Is to be the Democratic campaign slo gan ln this state, printed on thou.mds of baners and portraits of Herrick and Harrison. "Open thp books," is to be j the key-note of all the speeches. Ora tors in every part of the state are to be instructed to keep lt going. Judge Herrick, when he takes the stump Wed nesday, will not permit the; slogan to be forgotten." Democratic manajr - are now r. absolutely.. - confident they have New Tork worvbut they want co make their, victory so signal that it will stand as a memorable rebuke to the system which they -claim is prevalent. The managers are sure of the state for Par ker, but they realize that there is to be a great difference between the vote for Herrick and Parker, nd thev ward to stir up sentiment so as to Insure the state to Herrick as well as to Parker. State Chairman Meyer is having nis second canvass of the state made. This is the most minute . canvass that has ever been made by the state commit tee. The returns received up to date are of the most satisfactory character. It can be said on reliable- authority that they indicate that the vote on the state ticket will show an improvement of flfteeen per cent, over the vot of 1902 for governor. The feature of tnese reports Is the remarkable number of: Republicans who, as show. are to vote the Democratic ticket. APATHY IN POLITICS Why Taggart Draws Comfort From the Situation New York, Oct. 8. Chairman Taggart of the Democratic national committee said today that while he had never be fore known so apathetic a political cam paign, he was drawing comfort from the apathy because he thousht it show ed that the people were turning from he said, "has there been less excitement at this stage of a presidential cam paign. The apathy throughout the country is remarkable. This doe3 not mean, however, that the people are not interested in the. Issue. Their interest is deep enough, but lt is not expressed in the old way. People make up their minds nowadays on the Issues present ed to them by the two great organiza tions - and do not want brass bands and torchlight processions to influence them. I think the change is favorable to the Democrats bec-iusa the more people think, the more the majority must think that it will not be advis able to elect Roosevelt. ' SUCCESSOR TO PAYNE It is Generally Assumed That It Will Be Cortelyou Washington, Oct. 8th. It is expect ed that an authoritative statement will be made next week in regard to the appointment of a successor to the late Henry C. Payne as postmaster-general, Action in the matter is naturally de- j f erred until after the remains reach ; Milwaukee, although the law offices of! the government have Been looking up the statutory provisions regarding the time limit within which tha permanent-appointment to fill the vacancy must ba made. There was some talk today that the president would mok & coniplimen- tary appointment to the office of Rob ert F. Wynne, the first assistant postmaster-general, and now th acting head of the 'department, in the under standing that Mr. "Wynne should with draw within a few months or as soon as George B. Cortelyou is ready to re sign the chairmanship of the Republi can i national committee. No authori tative statement as to the likelihood of Mr. "Wynne's appointment, howev er, could be obtained. Although the discussion of a succes sor to Mr. Payne has generally pro ceeded on the assumption that George B. Cortelyou would ultimately be made postmaster-general, there Is no posi tive assurance that the president in tends to appoint him. At the White House today it was said that he would not consider the matter of a new postmaster-general for several days. WISCONSIN POLITICS The LaFollette Faction Is Fair ly in the Saddle Milwaukee, "Wis., Oct. 8. The Repuo- lican national committee has recognized the La Follette state cenral committee. Chairman W. D. Connor of the La Fol- lette committee received a telesrram to - - - j day from Col. Harry C. New, of the ? executive committee of the national committee, asking that k meeting in Milwaukee be arrangii for October !, at which time Senator Fairbanks, the vice presidential candidate, will make an address. This is said to be the first instance of the national committee com municating directly with either of the state committees in arranging for nat ional speakers in the campaign in Wis consin. Nearly complete returns from the Re publican caucuses in Milwaukee indi cate that the La Follette organization will control the nominations in the county convention by a good majority. Besides this, the control of the county organization Is lost to the Stalwarts. This is a complete change in the situa tion which has existed for years. CLEVELAND MAY ' MAKE SPEECHES New York, Oct. 8th. Grover Cleve land will probably take the stump for Parker and Davi3 after all. It was semi-ofl-cially announced at Democrat ic national headquarters today that ef forts to ' get Mr. Cleveland to recon sider his determination not to make any speeches had about succeeded-and that Mr. Cleveland will make three or four speeches, probably in New York or New Jersey. It was authoritatively announced at headquarters ten days ago that Mr. Cleveland would positively not take the stump. It was stated that his health was such as to make such a thing in advisable and Mr, Cleveland had in formed representatives of the national committee that he should not be asked to speak. At the same time he stated that he intended writing several arti cles in behalf of the Democratic ticket and would do all he could for the party. Democratic leaders have not ceased their efforts to Induce him to change his mind since this decision was an-nounc-d. It was declared last night on high au- thority that Mr. Cleveland had indi- cat d that he wouTd reconsider and take the stump for the Democratic party. Watson's Acceptance New York. Oct. 8th. Thomas E. Watson, the Populist candidate for president, has made public his letter of aceptance, which is a document that would cover more than a page. In the opening paragraph he says: "When two great olitical parties have in turn governed a country and have between them brought about un satisfactory conditions, it is but natu ral that a third party should arise. Citizens who have looked in vain to the two great parties for remedial leg islation lose confidence in' both after awhile and adopt one of two courses; they either submit to the evils of bad government or protest by organizing a third arty." Refused to Carry Mails Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 8th. Dowell & Co. today notified the postmaster-gen eral that the Blue Funnel and China Mutual Lines, operating about fifty steamers on the - Pacific and Atlantic routes, would hereafter refuse to carry United States mail for Japan. The ac tion is taken because Alfred Holt & Co. the Liverpol operators of the .two lines, have received word of the seized steamer Calchas from Ta-eoma proba bly would not be released by Russia because the vessel was carrying mail containing financial information of reat value to the Japanese govern ment. Gilmer at Fayetteville Fayetteville, N. C, Oct. 8. Special. An intelligent assembly of Democrats 'filled the county court house last night j to hear Hon. R, D. Gilmer, attorney : general, make a capital speech on the ; issues of the campaign. His words: were on a high plane, dealing with of war, this fact being apparent with generalltles, such as befitted his aud- , out argument. But the point at issue ience, and were delivered In a force-'called forth in Secretary Fish's ruling ful style. His clear, strong logic quite and the point at issue in! connection captivated his many '"hearers and ht'with the submarine boats i said to be effort was declared to have been the j now building in this country for Rus btet heard here In this campaign, (aia. is entirely, based on the question IacdioE irevais : at line Seat of War? The Fate at Mukden and Por Arthur to be Decided and Then Will Come Pre- parations for a Harder Strug gle Next Year London, Oct. 8. For more than a fort night no authentic news of importance has been received from the fighting cin tres t nthe far east except Gen. St.oes sel's account of the September atack oh j Port Arthur. This and Manchuria events, which will decide the campaign i of 1904, are stili awaited. Speculation ' no tn j k. w , v w ' -. . j ' , events has now been exhausted and ac- j tual news is impatiently awaited That the Baltic fleet will really sail ; is now universally accepted a3 a fact; but the answer to the tl-stlon when it will start is that it probabiy depf-nijs on happenings at the frot in be im mediate future. However, with the cacipafga cf 1904 concluded, there is no longer any doubt that it is only a pre'ude to a longer and sterner one in 1905. As yet "here is no glimpse, not only of peace, but of an opening for peace. Gen. Romanoff, who was recently in command of the sixth division at.Liao Yang and who has been invalided home, is now in St. Petersburg. He ha3 given his opinion as to the r-mlt of the nest campaign, which is net an optimistic one. He says he does not despair, but he doubts whether eve a three hundred thousand men will be able to outflank the Japanese. He bailees that Gen. Kuropatkin was greatly hampered by dread of the conseauences of a severe defeat which might have ended the war. Gen. Romanoff is of the opinion that victory will depend upon the col lection of an overwhelnv.ig force of ar tillery and an enormous supply of am munition, but he points out that the Japanese can resuppiy themselves in a week while it will take 'Ui- Russtar.s six weeks to do so. - -! News From the Front Is Meagre St. Petersburg, Oct. '8. The meagre ness of the news from the front is ; In creasing the uncertainty regard.'ng de velopments. There is good warrant for A Number Under Construc tion in American Shipyards. Official Opinion Is to the Effect That the Laws of Neutrality Are Not Violated Washington, Oct. 8. Unofficial Infor mation was received in Washington that two submarine boats -which had been in course of construction by th3 Newport News Shipbuilding Company for some time past are almost com pleted and will be shipped to their des tination in a short time. Just what this destination is can not be posi tively ascertained, but there appears to be a general belief among govern ment officials in Washington that the vessels are being constructed for the, Russian navy. The submarines will be taken apart and shipped in sections, and it is understood that there is no ground on which the United States can interfere. According to information received today about fifty submarines were or dered by Russia some months ago, and orders for thirty of these craft wer placed with shipbuilding firms in the United States. Some time ago it was asserted that the shipyards of the Lewis Nixon Company was turning out nKnnt pl dozen vessels of this type, and this is said to have been confirmed later by official advices received in Washington from government agents. Officials) of the state department looked up precedents of the case and found the only one bearing: directly on the matjter was a decision by Hamil ton Fish, secretary of state in the cab inet of President Grant, who held that a torpedo boat craft which coII.j not cross the seas, under her own steam, but which had been taken apart and shipped in a neutral vessel, wa to all intents and purposes merely merchandise. Of course there coul 1 be no contention with regard to such merchandise being contraband for KU the belief that General Kuropatkin is strengthening his left flaatc to meet th Japanese turning movement,' his troops occupying, a triangle frm Fushun ta. Mukden and Tie Pass. Ovtr 300 gurni have arrived at the front. The activity of the Russian skirmisher, below the J Hun river creates the impression that Kuropatkin may contempl-te assuming the offensive. The war office, howeverJ gives no encouragement of this ideaJ though naturally, if such a move la contemplated, the war office could notf be expected to admit, lt. V It is now accepted here that the re ported naval fight off Port Arthur wa7 purely imaginative. The naval ex- perts of the newspapers dwell on the' difficulties which the Port Arthufl' squadron must experience in breaking " out after the disastrous sortie of Au-4 gust 10th. The general opinion is that the squadron could not venture out unless something had happened to the( Japanese warships of which there Is no toiowledge here. In any case the Russian ships could not go to the neu- tral port of Chefoo, but must head for "Vladivostok. If the Baltic fleet were? approaching, however, the whole situ ation would be different. Russian Battalions Thinned Out Tokio, Oct. 8th. It is believed thati owing to the number of Invalided men, the Russian battalions number only from 600 to 600, Instead of 1,000. Only, a third of the men invalided have been replaced hitherto. The scouts now araj apparently inexperienced. This is con4 sidered here to indicate insufficient re serves. General Yuen's troops have adj vanced to Sulcheng, on the Manchurlan side of the great wall. Their destina-i tion is Kinchow, west of the Liacr ' river. General Tseng Chi, in comand of thejf Chinese garrison at Mukden, has formed the authorities at Pekin thati the Russians are fortlfyins: the im-4 perial mausoleums ln the neighborhoodf of Mukden and" the heights of Tien Chau and Lungyu. , The Japanese ar- my disburses daily among the ChJV' nese coolies 800 yen ($400). The Asahl notes the strange phenomenon that while Japanese securities have recov ' ered their tone in the London market the domestic market shows a furthest decline- and dull business. Foreign) trade is good and farmers are pros-i perous, and yet stocks and bonds! which recovered rapidly in 1894, do jet" recover now in spite of Japan's strong-,' er financial position. The Nlchl Nichi which is a governmental organ, hint that a record of the operations aft Port Arthur will be published soon. ' . J. oats ssian Navy ) 4 whether the United States, in permit ting such "merchandise" destined forf a belligerent to be shipped out of Itftj territory,- Is -not allowing its own neu-j trality to be violated. ; ' . ., . Government officials in WashingtJj say that even if official statement) should be made to the state ,aeparx- ment by representatives of the b-allig1' erent powers concerning the shipment of such craft to Russfaor JapatC It ii doubtful whether any action coruld ta.en. it is unaerstooa to. ne tne; view of those in authority that If th submarines are taken apart, orated and shipped in a neutral vessel which-, must take her chances of capture and; confiscation or destruction it ' would) not be possible for the United Stated, to take action ln the matter. 1 One American submarine of a new type was shipped to Russia some months ago. Reports received la Washington from official sources in dlcate that at recent tests near StA Petersburg the boat's performance wai considered remarkable. A number ol submarines of this . type and about a dozen of several other makes are said to ba either in construction ln this country or now on their way to Rna-Ut in n.utral vees-ls. Light Vote in Georgia Atlanta, Ga., Oct. P. Th CcnsMttj tion today .estimates :he total vote I'll the state election of Wednesday about 25,000. There was a Msjit vote through out the stato, except in thos. counties where there waa opposlf. ti to the Denw ocratio candidates for the letrlslntdr and for county offices Death at Snow Hill Snow Hill, N. C, Oct. 8. Special Death visited the home of Mr. and.' Mrs. F. W. Faircloth Thursday after noon and laid its hand upon their only; child. Bennett. The body of the littl boy. his father's hope and his mother's comfort, was interred in the Episcopal .cemetery, the Rev. E. C. Sell conduct ing- the ceremony. Hackett at Salisbury Salisbury, N. C, Oct. 8. Special. A'-' big Democratic rally was held In the court 'house tonight 'and was largely attended by Rowan voters. Richird N. Hackett of Wllkesboro, who Is stump ing a portion of the state in the inter est of the ticket, was the speaker of tha occasion. . t
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