North Carolina Newspapers

Cabinet Material Discmssioii u Bder Hay to Remain and Cortelyou tt Go in-Moody to Stay Awhile-Uncertain as to Shaw Taft Waiting to Succeed the Chief Justice Washington, Nov. 21.-The president Js taking UP the task of reorgamzm the cabinet for the ensuing term and has already reached a decision as to several of the place. As already an ESSd. secretary Hay will 1 at thp head of the siai. -- S ,b?nt term. It as officially an nounced at the White House that At ,rney Genera! Moody will not retire Sareh 4. but will continue at the head of the department of justice. It was So stated however, that Mr. Moody SErtS continue in that office until next 7aU -onlv, which is the fact. The preai SentTtt te said, has in mind Mr. Moody's accessor, but his name has not been ,Xncr attaches to the plans f Secretary Taft, who will remain. at the head of the war department for an Indefinite time. The president wishes him to remain throughout the next t-tt, It is well known that while Mr. Taft was at the head of the Philippine- .government he was offered the first va cancy on the supreme court bench, feel ing that his duty required him to re main in the Philippines. The report has been widely circulated . recently that the president again con- ; templates offering Mr. Taft a place on the supreme bench, to succeed Chief Justice Fuller, who is entitled to retire, having reached the age of seventy 3'ears. Chief Justice Fuller has not in dicated that he intends to retire, and in fact no chief justice of the supreme court has ever resigned, but if Mr. Ful ler should decide to retire the chief jus ticeship would unquestionably go to Mr. Taft if he would accept the appoint ment.' It is now almost a foregone conclu sion that George -B. Cortelyou will be niade .postmastergeneral within a few months, thus -fulfilling his ambition to preside at the head of the department where he began public life as a clerk. Postmaster General Wynne is to be -well placed in a Iucurative position abroad, possibly as consul general at Paris. This is regarded as. next in im portance to Che consulate at London. It is not announced that Secretary Hitchcock will retire from the interior department. It appears that the presi dent has not considered anybody ex cept Mr. Hitchcock himself for that position, and that if Mr. Hitchcock de sires to remain the president will glad-, ly retain him. ' It is said that some of Mr. Shaw's friends have insisted that he shall at least remain in the cabinet until 1906, when he will have served a four year term. In the event that he re tires from official life in March, Mr. Shaw, it is stated, will not return to Iowa but will accept the New York tender said to have been received by him, and engage in the banking busi ness in that city. tractors will win in their effort to em ploy whom they like. Some of the workers had expected that the notice posted Saturday would result in a strike and a few remained' away from work, but they were ordered back by their officers and told if they" did not return their places would be filled. Meetings of the leaders on both sides of the questions . have been held, but no. statement regarding their delibera tions has been given out. Cousins Rent to Kill Norfolk, Va., Nov. 21. Coley Hug trir.t rvf Mnthpws Court" house is deal by the hands of his cousin, Irvin D. Iluggins. There had been bad blooOt between the cousins for several ; months. As Irvin was passing Coley's j place yesterday the was accosted and knocked down. As he arose' he hreu two shots frtm his pistol; striking his cousin above and below the ..heart and killing him instantly. , ; A HOBSON INCIDENT The Girl . Who Rebuked Him May Lose Her Job Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 21. Patrons and pupils"" 61 the Columbia city- public schools arein "a state of intense ex citement over a report that Miss Ida Galbreath, a popular teacher in the schools, is to be dropped from the list on account of her attitude towards Captain Hobson when he spoke at Columbia City during the recent cam paign the other, stand. ;,The two teiegrapn companies having offices here opposed the adoption of the ordinance but the telephone cpmpany was anxious to have it rassed. - Greensboro, N. C Nov. 21 Special The board of aldermen met in called session tonight and took up the under ground wire ordinance and adopted it unanimously after ' striking out the word "telegraph." As It now stands, all telephone wires must be put under ground in- the business section. Southern Beauty to Wed "Winchester, Va., Nov. 21. Miss Mary Elizabeth Russell, the noted southern beautytlaughter of James B. Russell, a wealthy financier and bank president, is to marry Gardiner W. Brown of New York, the formal announcement having been made by Miss Russell's parents tonight. Miss Russell is one of the most beautiful women in the south, being a tall and brilliant brunette with an at tractive figure. She is now in New York. Mr. Brown is a member of the New York stock exchange. Flag Raising J Oi ' apanese ucaipy ussian Trenches Postion in Front of Forts Shel tered From Fire A Sortie of Russian Destroyers Resulted In the Loss of Three Tokio, Nov. 21 The Japanese at Port Arthur now occupy the fosses in front of the Sungshan and Erlungshan forts, vhich are completely sheltered from Russian fire. The garrison must now &wait the drawing up of the scraps of the final struggle. The abandonment of the north fort at ' Tungkikwan is attributed to the bombardment from Palungshan. The' fortification of Liaotushan is be ing pushed rapidly. Naval guns are being- mounted there. It is probable that the Russians will make their final stand at Liaotishan. The Pehyinshan forts are not yet subjected -to the direct .fire 'of the Japanese. These forts to gether with those at Golden Hill and Tigers Tail, may make a long resist ance. The Japanese Mail conjectures from various reports that the Japanese left has reached Kinglung Tien, southwest Of Mukden. ganize an army as strong as that of France. Moreover, all danger of a con flict with Great Britain is happily at an end. The report shows that four years hence the two fleets will be practically eyual, but with the development of the German naval program, which extends from 1907 to 1916, the balance will be removed to France's disadvantage. Greensboro, N. C.Nov. 21. Special. Next Friday night the Greensboro Council, No. 13, Jr. O. U. A. M will havea flag raising and Bible presenta tion at the Curry building at the Stifle Normal and Industrial College, which is Graded School No. 3 of the city school system. An interesting program is be ing prepared and will be carried out under the direction of Capt. F. P. Hob good, Jr., the councillor. The flag will be presented by Mayor O. B. Eaton of Winston and Rev. C. A. G. Thomas of Fdenton will make the Bible presenta tion speech. Will Pay for Coal Belfast, Nov. 21. It is announced that the Russian government has de cided to pay in full for the coal taken from the steamship Allanton. . Military Academy Burned Richmond, Va.. Nov. 21. Stanton Military Academy at Stunton was al most destroyed by fire early this morning. Many of the boys lost all their belongings. Damage, $15,000, surance, $13,000. An Old Man's Crime Asheville, N. C, Nov. 21. A special from Marshall, Madison county, today says: "Old man Peter Smith has been brought here from the Spring Creek section and lodged in jail on a charge of criminal assault. The man is 61 years of ase and the girl, Eva Suttle.?, upon whom he is charged with com mitting the crime, is only 16 'years old. It is said that the old man car ried her some two or three miles to tho mountains before committing tha crime. Smith was tried here about four years ago for killing a girl ana was acquitted." Blind Tiger Raided The Fifth Commissioner St. Petersburg, Nov. 21. It is stated that Emperor Francis Joseph has ac cepted the Russo-Eritish invitation to nominate the fifth member of the In ternational commission to inquire into the Dogger Bank incident. Asheville, ,N. C, Now 21. Special.. The county officers yesterday located a blind tiger establishment in one of the principal streets of" the- city, and in the raid that followed captured the proprietor, a negro named OsCftr Smith, red-handed. In the place at the time of the raid was a Jug of jn ; liquor, several bottles filled with spir its and a large number of empty bot tles. The officers have believed for some, time that there was a great deal of Sunday liquor selling going on here, but their efforts to' catch the parties were fruitless until yesterday. Pump i n'g House Burned Chapel Hill!-' N. C, Nov. 21. Special. The pumping station of the University Hobson was verv severe in his of North Carolina was destroyed d.v criticism of the .president, and at: the 'fire early yesterday morning.- It is not conclusion of his speech, while many known how the fire originated, as Democrats were talking to him, Miss there was no one at the station when Galbreath approached." She refused to , the fire started. Owing to the remote takP Ms hnnrl "-hut. tnlr). him nlatnlv snot in which the building was situat- that he had slandered ' the ' president, ' ed it was consumed before the flreap for he ' knew his charge were untruS paratus cou-a TRA0 PURE RYE li WHISKEY STRAUS CUNST & CV Several days later- she received a photograph and a note of thank3 from President Roosevelt. The rumor has been made the basis for pupils and parents to protest against such action by the board, and some of the teachers have taken the part of the young lady and asked that she be retained as a teacher. There is much excitement among the patrons of the school. reach the scene. I he loss will amount to aooux one nwu sand dollars. BUTCHERS STRIKE Anothr Contest in Chicago Packing Houses Chicago, " Nov. 21. Another strike again in the big packing houses was de clared this noon, when every cattle butcher in the? employ of the Hammond Company walked out. The trouble threatenes to spread to the other plants within a day ori-two and may involve 8,000 men in the cattle killing depart ments. Efforts on the part of the big packers to break up the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen is given as the cause of the strike. According to President Donnelly, since the last strike the packers have made the working conditions for the men intolerable. A few days ago 'John Schick, a cattle butcher in the Ham mond plant, was discharged without apparent cause. Since the strike- he has been trying to induce the cattle butchers to pay up their dues and stand by the union. The men believe this is why he was discharged. President McLean of the National Packing Company, of which the Ham mond . plant ..is- a part, said he did "not believe- the - sijfike - would spread and that he did not regard it as being serious. , ' .'- , Christian Church Conference Durham, N. C, Nov. 21. Special. The annual session of the Virginia North Carolina conference of the Chris tian church will convene at Concord church, Alamance county, tomorrow. It is expected that there will be a large attendance, as the delegates will come from two states. Concord church is about eighteen miles out from Bur lington. Rev. A. P. Barbee, pastor of the Christian church, and R. C. Canada and R. Kelly, members of this church, left here this morning to attend the conference. CEND i2 blue wrappers with " the label and we will send a beautiful and nov el coin purse. Write name and addressplainly. STRAUS, GUNST . & CO., Richmond, Va. r2S 1 ft. f : THE G-&KARD. 123 WEST 44th ST. A Llr NEW YOI3K C3TY. f mm0m A Modern Fireproof Family and 'Trj.nsr.crt Hotel, situated in the mot central part cf the ritxr- fj-tnvf nnt to all r.fir.rs-,?;-rv ,':-..' !" city. Convenient to all sheppm and points ot interest. " MODERATE RATS. S, -cis.-rxcts lEOH. PSUHA, STATION. ' 7 CiU iC5.,'er tai SIsti. Aersa -SljTjisd er Srsaia? Suxiass C;vrs ts btraet. 4 o ? --"fursfshed and under Or!;.: Funeral of Mrs. Pearman Durham, N. C, Nov. Special. The funeral over the remains of Mrs. Z. M. Pearman .was conducted from her late home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock br Dr. R. C. Beaman. The in terment -took -place m . Mapiewooa cemetery Mrs. Pearman was 66 years of age. She died suddenly. Several out-of-town people attended her fu neral, among these being" Mr. R. M. Phillips, Raleigh; Mrs. Louis Phillips, Atlanta; Mrs. Emily Hedgebeth, Mrs. E. M. Sneetz and D. B. Hedgepeth of Fa'yetteville and perhaps others. Three Russian Destroyers Sunk Londan, Nov. 22. A dispatch from Nagasaki gives a new version of the eortie of torpedo boat destroyers from Port Arthur, which were stated yester day to have left at the same time as the Raztoropny. The correspondent of the Express says that the three boats left two days before the Raztoropny, carrying duplicates of a dispatch from General Stoessel. There were some badly wounded officers on board the Jboats who preferred to risk their lives at sea rather than to meet certain offi cers in the hospital at Port Arthur. , The Japanese cruiser Kasuga sank the first destroyer after a fight lasting half an hour, in which all the Russians were shot or drowned except four, who were rescued from the sea by boats from the Kasuga after the destroyer sank. One of those thus rescued has since died. The cruiser Matsushima sank the second destroyer twenty-five miles from Port Arthur, receiving her self an ineffective blow from a torpedo. Two Japanese torpedo gunboats sighted the third destroyer off Liaotishan at midnight and chased her until four o'clock in the -morning, when the en gines of the torpedo boat broke down. The gunboats discharged two torpedoes at her, both of which struck almost simultaneously. The destroyer sank . with all on board of her. The correspondent adds that the Jap . sinese naval officers express the highest . admiration for the bravery of 'the crews ol the destroyers. Kidnapped Nurse Released Chefoo, Nov. 21. A nurse serving with the Russian Red Cross at Mukden was kidnapped by Manchurian bandits, who handed her over to the Japanese at j New Chwang. The latter permitted her j to depart and she has arrived here. She is too exhausted to relate her adventures. The Kroonland Comes In New York, Nov. 21. The Red Star liner Kroonland, which an Antwerp rumor sunk in mid.-oceaii, arrived here this evening with all her 155 cabin and 1;288 steerage passengers well, and anchored in quarantine to day. She will dock tomorrow. Two Republicans Elected Austin, Tex., Nov. 21. There will be two Republicans in the legislature in stead of one as , was first thought. Complete returns show that A. L. Sharpe in the El Paso district and, Fred W. Erner of the Seguin district, both Republicans, have defeated their Democratic opponents. Will Stick to His Job "Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 21. Mine workers here who are close to Presi dent Mitchell attach no' importance to the rumors that he will resign or re fuse re-election in January in order to accept a portfolio from the president as secretary of the bureau of com merce and labor or as labor commis sioner. They say that Mr. Mitchell has expressed "his determination, more than once, of not accepting any such position until he has led the mine workers to a victory in 190P. when the present agreement expires, that vic tory to be a renewed agreement and possibly an eight hour day, but at any rate a continuation of conditions as they are at present.- THE SOUTH'S QUOTA Republican Club Wants to Re- ducrTRepresentation' New York, Nov. 21. The Republican Club unanimously adopted tonight resolutions calling on congress to en act suitable legislation to cut down what was termed the excessive repre sentation in congress and in the elec toral college c for the thirteen former slave states . consisting; ot the solid scuth. The resolutions declared that the only states that went for Parker were those where the constitutional - rights of larre numbers of citizens, meaning the negroes, had been denied. "The injustice," it was asserted, "of allowing these states, with their at tenuated suffrage, proportional repre sentation in congress and the electoral college with the states where suffrage is full and free has long been appa rent." A committee of the club will be ap pointed to go to "Washington for the purpose of endeavoring to have Vts resolution acted upon by congress. Died for Love Ashville, N. C, Nov. 21. Special. John O. Grimes, who committed sui cide on tho banks of the Swannonoa river yesterday morning, was one or the best known young men in Ashe ville. He came here from Washington eight years ago and had since been employed in the nursery department of the Vanderbilt estate. Grimes' self destruction was due to a love affair. He deliberately planned ' the suicide yesterday, but before taking poison, burned all the letters with reference to his affairs and left a note saying: "Let my Maker be my judge," and also a; reference to his friends. The remains will be sent to his former home in Washington. Reduced Rates to Morehead City For the Fishing treason Which Is Now at Its Height. On and after Saturday, October 22d, special tickets will be so! 1 over ;Le A. & N. C. Railroad from - Goldsboro to Morehead City and Return for $3.iO, Tickets good going Saturday and returning Monday. At Atlantic 1 1 -.;- nTrs excursionists on these occasions a spec! al rate of $3.50 for two night? led j:r.g and five meals. To Cure a Cold n Qne Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine . Tab lets. All druggists refunds the money if it fails to cure. E. .W. Grove's sig nature is on each box. 23c. . Little War Nntac Tok o, .Nov. 21.-A dispatch from Seoul reports a skirmish November 17 at Ping Tishan. Japanese cavalry pursued the Russians for twelve miles and captured five of them. The Russians fled toward Hwachientez. The Russian garrison at Possiet Bay has been strongly reinforced. The Rus sians are constructing defense work on the north bank of the Tunen river. France and Germanv thTl ' ?T"- 21-M- BV reporter of tSJi Set' submi"ed his report to the Chamber of Deputies today. - It is noteworthy as indicating that France still regards Germany as her LBos rarks that France, : i n V ff'ts she snakes, willWr lLn n ritain t a any more tHaa Great Britain will be ablo 0J. Nurse's Request Granted London, Nov. 21. A correspondent with General Oku's army reports that a Russian Red Cross nurse entered the Japanese lines and asked to be allowed to go to the Matsuyama Hospital to nurse a wounded prisoner, to attend whom she had left Russia. The Japa nese granted her request. ' Schooners in the Storm Norfolk, Va., Nov. 21. The three masted schooner N. H. Burrows, from New York, arrived here today in a battered and almost wrecked condition. She had just made the Virginia capes and was lying at anchor when the late storm carried her two hundred miles to sea. She suffered dreadfully, losing her life-boats and sails and having her deck stove in. She reports having i ed for next Monday". The government passed in the storm the cement laden' i desires that this case be tried by the schooner George F. Phillips, , bound Present petit jury, and for that reason from New York to aBltimore, and no the iury has been detained until after word having been received from the ' the termination of the argument on Phillips, it is thought in the Norfolk ! demurrer, so in the event of the de marine district that she was lost at I lrurrer beipg. dismissed the govern sea, with all hands aboard drowned. 'mfnt 0311 call the case and go to still hopeful and express the belief that the Phillips "will yet make port. RUSS DEMURS Firm That Put Iron in Cork Life Preservers Trenton, N. J., Nov. 21. James Russ, one of the four officials of the Non pareil Cork Works, under indictment for fraud in placing iron bars in cork life preservers, filed specifications in the United States district court today on the demurrer to indictment entered by himself and 4he other accused offi cers of the company. ' Judge Lanning will set a date for hearing the argument on demurrer. It is believed this argument may be call- CAN SCHOOL CHILDREN BE MADE TO VACCINATE? - o Mr. J. Crawford Biggs of Durham is in the city for the purpose of argu ing before the supreme court today a. case of unusual interest throughout the state. It involves the question whether children can be debarred from a public school because they are not vaccinated. The suit is Hutchins against the school committer of Dur ham. The committee passed an order requiring all the children to be vacci nated. The plaintiff claimed that his child was physically unable to bear the treatment and when the child was not allowed to come to school action was instituted. On account of the im portance of the case it has been -advanced by the supreme court. Mr. Biggs represents the school commit tee. The counsel for the plaintiff are Manning and Foushee, Boone and Reid. Guaranteed Cure for Piles Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud ing Piles. Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you in to 14 days. 50c. Coal Barges Adrift Boston, Nov. 21. The coal barges Burden and Buffalo, owned by the Le high Valley Railroad Company,-' broke adrift from the tug Lehigh last night, and nothing-has been seen of them' since, although two tugs hunted for them all day. It is believed the barges are outside 'Cape-- . -Cod. The barges have a crew of three men each, and a woman is on board one craft. - - Fire at Asheville WIRE ORDINANCE R. P. FOSTER, General Manager. E. A MEL, Traffic M;ii:.!gr, 1(1 If . MOW Tlffl 1U UUl fmmmi IIIIIL i TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK Heating m (Hmrnn I! SEE OUR LARGE ASSORTMENT. SEND FOR CATALOGUES EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE Building Material SEND FOR CATALOGUES EVERYTHING FAINTS Gun Pistols WE GIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS HART-WARD HARDW. CO., IS. w Open Shop Victory Wilkesbarre, Pa., Nov. 21. Union plumbers, painters, sheet iron workers, gas and steam fitters and other build ing trades workers" complied with the "open shop" order of their employers this morning by remaining at work. Xb,e indications are now that the con- Asheville, N. C, Nov." 21. Special. Asheville firemen were given, hara tussel with flames in the central por tion of the city last nisrht, .and for more than two hours it looked a though an entire business block was ' doomed. Five streams were played on the flames and so strong was the pi-essure from the gravity line that tlie blaze was confined to one three-story 1 budlding and gotten under control with ? a loss of possibly $15,000 to $20,000.. The heaviest' loser uy me me wa tne;stood candy firm of 'rneoDaia & .Brand Vttoed by Mayor and Re passed After Amendment Greensboro, - N. C, Nov. 21. Special. Mayor Osborn exercised the veto power today in the matter of the ordinance adopted by the board of aldermen Sat urday afternoon requiring all telephone and, telegraph companies to plac$ their wires underground in the business sec tion of the city. The ordinance can not ue pcts-a over his veto as it is under- that Alderman Vnnstnrv thp m sixth mo, xx.. x. . Tvhose establishment the fire origiar- not s 't V i ? ? ed. The loss is covered by insurance. oonosl? baturda 3 meeting is feature in -connect. " d "llo,e- " s said, . - . , 11 nuwevpr a: . . . . ciL tin xjnamciiitre reiaung on- the hose irnes .of a larSe number of nd, ""f Pne company would pas mountain tfouC measuring- in length mayor fs " " is'so aid that the from two to eight inches.' tone marr I opposed to havmg the tele- ;5 or 30 of the "speckled ordinl " u Krouna': e tne oramance was passed as a whole, and &e cculd not veto part of it and let picked up beauties." 0 If the Thanksgiving dinner is well dressed, surety the diner ought to be.- A man maybe iust as thank julin his old clothes as in new ones, but he doesn't looHit. -now about one of out handsome $12.50 15.00, 18.00 or 20.00 suits, or one of our elepnt ji.ju, lb.oo, 16.50, 18.00 or 20.00 Overcoats P' Thanksgiving. Perhaps it's a 1E WHA T, a NEW M GLOVES, or SOMETHING ELSE in Haberdashery P ARE AFTEU. The best nf F tf VTmwrt in MFW S WEAR IS HERE, and Thanksgiving is a -splendid ti0 w appear in ZVMHTHING NEW. One-price ClothM