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BUTLER AGAIN
IN LIE LIGHT
Stands Spcnsor for the Re
publican Industrial News
' : "
DOES TALKING BY PROXY
McNeil Says the Paper Is Not to Be
. , , '
the Organ OI a r action Blackburn
t j j. "
Was Invited to Go into the Com -
T ' ,
p-'ny Judge Adams Reserves His
Remarks
By WILLIS G. BRIGG5
Washington, D. C, June 3. Special.
Ex-Senator Marion Butler has re-en-ttrt
l North Carolina politics with a
vim. After a few years eclipse he comes
i:n under the full glow of the lime
this time as a pioneer in form
corporation, of which Repub-
S tute Chairman T. i5. Rollins is
t, ftr the purpose of publish
;: x The Industrial News, a Republi
.a; daily, at Greensboro. The ex
Sru'iist leader Is a full-fledged Roose
vf It Republican and has seemingly
Minified himself with the present Re
publican state organization, rather than
on the side of the "outs' headed by
congressman Spencer Blackburn.
The former senator was caught to- !
r'ly in his suite of office rooms in the
I'nnd Building. He was in extellent
Mints, reading The Morning Post and
wugning nearuiy wun a iew inenaa
r er the unique bi-paper situation in
hi? native state.
No, I have nothing
to say for print,'
he said, "but I sup-
T'-o wnatever Mr. aiciMeiu nere or
Jurlge S. B. Adams says is about cor- I
.
Ml-. Robert H. McNeill, formerly
s retary of the Republican state exe- '
u ive committee and now occupyfng
MtU-es here opening into Senator But- c.and,''be the guest, of Congressman; i waa made public. The government, how
ler was much more communicative" Blackburn, ; who ' had J Vice President j ever, did not Klve publicity - to all its
ar.i left no, room- to doubt where he Fairbanks as his guet .last Jlarclu .- Information, and the portion suppressed
in this fight 1Jiough--he. -tried -to.
rnv.r on on the troubled waters.
The charge that the Industrial
X- w . originally proposed to be organiz-
el mi i with the establishment of which
have had something to do, was or-
c : hizel for the purpose of promoting
tke interests of any faction of the Re
rublicant party in North Carolina, or
perpetuating in office any individual or
fct of" Individuals is ' unqualifiedly
false," said Mr. 'McNeill. "My record
:.r working in the ranks of the Repub
lican party in North Carolina, where
I have served all my life, and my earn
pst efforts to promote harmony in the
party, is sufficient answer to such an
in-putation.
"My. connection with the proposed
flaily industrial newspaper at Greens-
1 V. 3 1 . .
To rVS,'
pressive city an up-to-dae newspaper
the mission of which is to be the up
building of my party and state.
"In sending out letters' to the party
lf-aders in North Carolina every faction
v.-as fully represented. Mr. Blackburn's
friends were ae fully recognized as any
othprs and n-prp as much dpsired to he-
come stockholders. Many of his best
friends are my best friends and live
in the eight district, where I have l Dtike were served ; today on Mrs;
rpent my entire life Mr. Blackburn j y Webfe rke, whose marriage .to
was included in the list to whom these , 4U
letters went, and he having failed to Mr. Duke in December last was the be
re.pond to the first appeal made to ginning of seasationa litigation
him to co-operate in the movement, A1' -tne same , time it became known
a second Jetter dated May 31st was sent , ttatproc pending against Mr
to him and others who had not re
sponded." Letter Sent to Blackburn .
a
With this Mr. McNeill handed out a whose instigation the-suit was begun,
ropy of the letter sighed by Marion , His property, however, is now held by
Sutler and himself and addressed to trustees.. .H,
'nnpressman Blackburn. The letter! Mrs. Alice Webb was married to Bro
rf,;ld. die L. Duke in this city December 19,
, "Recently we wrote you, at the same As soon as the i1 heard of
time that we wrote to a large number i the marriage they secured an order
-f other leading and prominent Re- from the Supreme Court in this county,
Publicans in the state, requesting your, which Brodie Duke was com
subscription to the proposed morning mitted Phnff-.an inquiry as to-his
ri,n ,o v -Ji sanity. He was confined in a sanitar-
j ijc v puauci at uiccnouuiu auu
soliciting your co-operation in the
ninvement. . ,
"We are very much gratified at the
larfre number of responses which we
iav received and the hearty approval
5f the enterprise from every one who
ias responded. . . .
"As shown by our letter, accompa
nied by a partial list of names of par
's to whom we Avere writing, our de-'
:ire was not only the establishment of
3 high-class morning industrial news-
rorisi-. 4. 1 A. . . 1 Jl J a. '
-kni"-' wouia HUVwaie me pun-
cies that you and we
, , . , . .
UC1ICVC VVUU1U uc
fiost effective in developing the great
ndustrial resources of the state, but
"hat we desired especially to have all
irrnents, classes and factions" if there
- such of the Republican party and
f the business world in sympathy with
hp policies that we favor, to unite
Jolidly behind this enterprise and co
rporate harmoniously and-'earhestly to
make it an assured . success, thereby
neatly redounding to the growth and
progress of the Republican party and
the welfare of the state.
"We are sure you will agree with us
the best Interests of tjhe . party
;and tLj state require the establlshm
i.uw paper on such, broad and high
lines,' .and therefore we earnestly hope
to have your helr and
I furthering the enterprise which is now
ceriain to be establ'shed, but which we
wish to make reach the highest meas
ure of success. ' ' -
i , "Trusting to hear from you soon with
a substantial subscription-of ybur own
and also suggestions at least as to the
names of others, who would subscribe
if we would write to them, we beg to
remain." etc. -
After disclaiming that he would toler
ate a factional organ and declaring
that he would repudiate the Industrial
News if it became such a paper, Mr.
McNeill squarely planted himself with
the present state oreaniv.atlon bv sav-
ins: -
i "The Industrial News, incornorated
by Judge Spencer B. Adams, has my
hearty support, and my best efforts
shall be urged to; make It a live, pro
gressive and successful paper. as I be-
, HpVA It in moon
of my party than any other possible
i movement. It wiU be established at
an early day, has aready contracted
I with the Associated Press for the morn-
ing news service at Greensboro, and
jhas behind it the real leaders of the
Republican party and the best busi
ness Interests of the state. '
"I am proud of my connection with
its promotion, and If it has the success,
which I fiere prophesy and for which
I shall exert myself to the utmost, it
J will mark an epoch in the uplifting of
that party which stands for the great
est development of free thought, tha
industrial resources and the general
welfare of the state's citizenship."
Adams Holds Thunder in Reserve
Judge Adams, who is here on legal
business, dropped into the joint offices
of Mr. Btitler and Mr. McNeill about
this time. "I shall not say anything
now," he answered the reporter's ques
tion, "but if Mr. Blackburn "continues
to throw stones, I shall do some loud
talking."
Politicians here are generally discuss
ing the North Carolina row, and both,
factions have friends at the national
canital.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw does
not propose to let the other aspirants
for the Republican presidential nomi-
nation s-pt ahpnd nf him. TTi will Start
t rv,,wr v,A -rat r
vice President Fairbanks through the !
0-et aaiTa n im.
nrMS thu natives and confuse the scent,
Mr. Shaw will make the commence-
ment address at Grant University,
Chattanooga, Tuesday, and from there)
he will sro to Jacksonville to speak be-1
fore the Joint session of the Georgia
and Florida bankers. On . his return
trip he wll stop over in Greensboro, N.
HMr. and MrsrTVR-Cratrford,- Jr.T'Ot
(Raleigh will leave tomorrow for New
York after spending a few days here.
Mrs'. ' John ' Nichols of Raleigh left
'here today for Waterbury, Conn. -
j - - - "-
DUKE WANTS A DIVORCE
Papers Served on Mrs. Alice
Webb Duke in New York
Sequel to Sensational Marriage ri
Confinement of Duke in a Sanita
rium Interview With His Di
vorced Wife .
New York, June 3. Papers in., action
for absolute divorce brought by Brodie
; liukb 111 mis city, mc uujcti ui ""-"
were to have him declared incompetent
to manage his affairs,. have been aban
doned by a member of his family, at
. , t .
being in
communication with any one.
I When Duke was arrested the whole
story came out aid furnished one of
the sensations of the year. Duke final
ly was released by direction of the
court. The suit for divorce brought" by
'Duke is based upon statutory grounas.
j Those who were acting for Mr. Duke
found out some, time ago through tele
grams that Mrs." Duke, was com
ing to New York. It was anticipated
that she would communicate with her
, tmr'o TTn
lawyers, ine uintva wi. ' j o.iv
ger were watched, and last Thursday.
she appeared there. From that time on
she was trailed until Friday evening,
when accompanied by another woman,
she went to the BijoU' Theater. Just
as she entered the vestibule the papers
were handed to her. She became very
much excited,, weeping londly and ap
parently being on the verge of hys
terics. The calmedmhtlhe: turnec
terics. She calmed down, however, and
went on into the theatre, where she sat
through the pray. ' ' , , .
Speaking of the notes which Mr.
Continued on page two.)
RUSSIANS IN
Three Stragglers From
Great Sea Battle
A PUZZLING QUESTION
What to Do With the Ships Compli
cated by the Actions of the Com
mander, Who Represented That
is Vessels were French Bad;n, mnn r,miv a,o i-
Faith Supposed
"Washington, June 3. A new and in
teresting phase of the great naval bat
tle in the Corean Strait which immedi.
ately concerns the government of the
United States has arisen through the
presence at Manila of three Russian
warships that escaped the terrible de
struction inflicted by -the guns of the
Japanese fleet under Admiral Togo.
In connection with the arrival of
these Russian ships at an American
port the government at Washington is
not only confronted with the embar
rassment of determining what shall be
done with them, but with a serious and'
mucJi more lar-reaching question in-'
volved in the suspicion that the com
mander of the Russians attempted a
grave violation of international law.
The problem which the administration
1 may have to determine is " not only
whether these Russian vessels shall be
mei ely subjected to internment until the
end of the war if they do not "choose
, Manila TiHthrmt Hcbv. 1
ihut whether thev have forfeited the
rleht to such considerate treatment by
the alleged violation mentioned. -.. -.,
The navy department today received
a dispatch, or dispatches, from Rear
Admiral Train, commander" of the
American naval force on! the Aslastic
station, on the subject, part of which
1s tnuch the more interesting. -."
According to the official advices from
Manila, three war vessels put into the
harbor f Sual, a town in the province
of Pangasinan, in the Island of Luzon,
situated about 125 miles from Manila,
and an officer who came ashore repre
sented that they were French vessels.
The officer said that he wished, totbe
directed to a telgraph office. It was
observed, however, that the flags which
the vessels were flying were not the
well-known tri-color of-France, but no
body at Sual was able to say what
nationality they indicated- Suspicion
was caused by this circumstance, and
the 'governor of the province was in
formed. He immediately telegraphed
the authorities at Manila, and as a re
sult Admiral Tram was notified and
started out with a squadron in the dl-
of sua. That part r Adm.ra,
Train's telegram which was made pub
lie tells the rest of the story: '
"While cruising off Lingayen Gulf en
countered' three Russian cruisers close
in shore. Aurora, flagship of Bear Ad
miral Enqulst, Oleg and Zemtchug, all
more or less damaged, and many
wounded. Accompanied them to . Ma
nila. Further particulars tomorrow."
-r Soon after the receipt of the advices
concerning the- Russian cruisers Secre
tary of the Navy Morton had a confer
ence with . the President on the subject,
and instructions were sent to-Admiral
Train to send a full report without oe
lay; This report is expected to reach
here tomorrow. ' f,'
The question which has arisen In con--nection
-with the presence of these , Rus
sian, ships at Manila, and upon which
?Tie government is anxious to obtain de
tails. Is whether an attempt was made
by Ihe Russians to conceal their na
tionality at Sual in order to - obtjUn
privileges which cannot properly be al
lowed by a neutral nation to "the ves
sels of a nation engaged in war. Should
it appear that it was for the purpose
of securing coal and supplies under the
claim that the vessels were French .the
United States government mayV feel
compelled to treat the matter as a seri
ous breach of international law arid
observance, and to act accordingly.
This position may be regarded as ab
solutely necessary, particularly on ac
count of the criticism to which the
French government was subjected for
apparently making no effort to prevent
Admiral Ro jestvensky's Baltic fleet
from coaling in the territorial waters
of the French possessions in China.
What action the United States govern-
men t'wnuTd feel lustifled in takimr in
thes circumstances has not anneared.
That is the problem which the govern
ment will have to determine if . the ad
ditional advices show that the alleged
pretense at Sual that the Russian
cruisers belonged to the French navy
was made for the purpose of securing
privileges which could not have been
obtained if it were known that thecitlzens of Greensboro, died this morn
strange vessels belonged to the navy of , Ing at. 1 o'clock after a lingering ill
a belligerent engaged in war with a 'ness. Her age was 73 years. She had
nation with which the United States .been in feeble health for two years, and
was on friendly terms. . ' .suffered a stroke of apoplexy last April,
Lingayen Gulf, upon which' SuaL is from the effects of which she died. ; The
located, and where the Russian squad- funeral will take place from her resi
ron was encountered by the squadron dehce, 218 North Elm - street, Sunday
under command of Rear Admiral Train, afternoon at 5 o'clock, conducted by
is between 1,200 and 1,400 miles from Rev. C. E. -Hfldgln.
the CoreanrrStrarts,' where the great
naval ngaJemen'tflweeTi'th'(e' Japan-"
ese' and Russian fleets was fought, and
fSriinJured vessels I'thaTAurora. the Oleg
and the 1 Zemtchu' made pretty good
time in covering -the distance in the
Cse,v?n.day"nce ;UHy fled : to escape
the Japanese. "What became of the
Aurora after . the .battle '.was . a deep
mystery. -The Oleg was mentioned as
haying , supposedly - foundered : while
Rear Admiral Shimamura, one of the
til ft, reported poaitivelyf that the Zemtchug
'"'".had, been sunk., llis report, which ap
peared in" the Moving Post this morn
ing sounds rathert'funny in view of the
news that the Zenjtchug had arrived at
Manila, He. saldr,;.
'During the battle on May 27, at 3.07
p. m Iwate vigorously attacked cruiser
Zemtchug at a distance of 3,000 metres.
Zemtchug sank In one minute."
The Russian Slips Bally Battered
Manila, Sunday. June 4,--The execu
tive - officer of "Rear Admiral Enqulst
in an -interview said the cruiser Oleg
was hit several times at the beginning
of the. battle with-big shot while a per-
fct Aettrcrit- of snot frnm tVi Toti nuia
f Awami- 1 Jl 1 -
rair-al Enqulst, who was on v board,
transferred. his flag to the Aurora. Af
ter this trahsfervthe Aurora drew the
combined lire of many torpedo boat
destroyers at close range, arid the at
tack of submaries and torpedo boats
"Taking advantage of a mist," the
officer added, "we nadea dash for the
open sea and were followed by the Oleg
and Zemtchug. Three officers of the
Aurora were - wounded and twenty- of
the crew killed arid eighty wounded.
The captain of jthe Aurora was killed,
but Admiral ,Enqulst escaped unin
jured. ; . .;; '"; " "
The funnels of. tlje Russian ships are
all badly riddled but apparently suffer
ed no damage below the : water line.
A number of Russian officers asserted
that the Japanese used a large number
of , submarines;, and to the, confusion
caused byy these they attributed their
defeat. ;
JARS IB THE JtUNNING
Difficulties in Adminis tering Reve-
nues of Santo Domingo
Washington, June S.Tthe arrange
ment .nlade by this government and
that of Santo Domingo for the adjust
ment of the debts of. the Dominican
government is not running as smooth
ly as might 'be. Thomas Dawson,,
United Stales ministers to Santo Domin
gnC who;; .nei: tfted,: th jnodus Vivendi
foX;-. the control of -the'customs of the
republic until the senate has had an
other chance to act on the Dominican
treaty,- called on the president today
and reported a disagreement which has
arise between Colonel Colton, collec
tor in thief of Domonican customs,1 and
Rear Admiral Sigsbee, until recently in
cotripiand tf the Carribean squadron,
concerning the plans of Col. Colton to
retain native collectors at various ports
and, to use the American members of
his staff asinspectors. Minister Daw
son supported Col Colton, and today
President Roosevelt decided that Col.
Colton's plan Is the better way to
handle the situation.
It was also decided today to withdraw
from Dominican waters all the Ameri
can warships now there .except one,
probably a small cruiser or gunboat,
which will be stationed 'a.t Santo Do
mingo City. Minister Daw'son point
ed out that the conditions in Santo
Domingo are so peaceful and quiet that
it was not necessary to maintain a large
squadron there.
COTTON CROP ESTIMATES
Two Reports Differing Widely on
Reduction of Acreage
Washington, June 3. Owing to a dif
ference of per cent, in the govern
ment Teport issued Thursday and the
Southern Cotton Association report is
sued .May 31, on the reduction in cotton
acreage, the Southern Cotton Associa
tion has taken action looking to a veri
fication of the two reports. '
Secretary Richard Cheatham of the
Southern Cotton Association has writ
ten Statistician Hyde here as follows-:
"The government report on reduction
in cotton acreage for 1905, issued from
your department at noon today, shows
a difference of 7 per cent, less than one
report issued by the Southern Cotton
Association at New Orleans May 31.
The! association has been most pains
takii'Jtnd conservative in its report,
and uesifes to verify with that of the
goveent, and will ask that you for
ward to this office a copy of the de
tailed sources from which your report
was made and the manner of its final
tabulation:
"The association also stands ready to
furnish your department with similar
information, giving names 1 and post
ofhee addresses of the 17,500 reporters
and business in which they are engaged,
from which reports the association tab
ulated its final estimate."
.Death of Miss Annie Dick
Greensboro, N. C, June 3 Special.
Miss Annie W. Dick, one of the-oldest
R0LLIP1S HITS
HEAVY UCKS
The Republican State Chair
man Whacks Blackburn
BONE OF CONTENTION
The Rival Dailies Incubating at
Greensboro Blackburn Will be '
Permitted to Control Patronage in ' the,8tate mtmia a Pfce under Gen-
0 . erals Longstreet and Badger, and over
His DistrlctHintS AbOUt Unsup-' threw the Republican state government.
ported Statements
Asheville, N. . C, June 3. Special.
Republican State Chairman Rollins in
an interview this evening gave out the
following .statement , in regard to the
proposed establishment of a daily Re
publican paper: , ' ' J: .
"Tes, a number of leading Republl
cans in, this state have organized the
Industrial Publishing Company with an
authorized capital ; stock of $50,000 for
the purpose of. printing and publish-
ing a daily Republican paper at Greens-
boro. The r company was incorporat-
ed last Thursday. and was f orrnally or-
jranlzed Hast night in Greensboro. I
am informed that I was ( elected presi-
dent, and that a board of directors country's humiliation. The Vast ranks
was Elected, who will have charge of of officialism are looking on cynically
the management , and policy of the to see if the reception of the news
paper. ( throughout the country will "blow over
The paper- has been named the In-! without endangering .. their' ' appOlnt
dustrlal News, It will, contain the As- ments and salaries f roro the govern
soclated Press dispatches each day, ment. - . '"--J ''-
and will be thoroughly -up to date and i
Awb rtlo n. in Qiramr rkanAAt T4- will Im .
strictly a party paper, and will be de-
irntoA n nnvrtlMlnQr nf n ntronnr. !
...civ. n.n,iMn r,9rtv n Mnrth
Carolina and to the advancement of
iiata tho H.vlnnmnf nf
our resources. The paper belongs to Groom, an employe of ; he. street, rajl
no man, arid will advocate, the cause of wa company here, charged with em
no one'.. It Is not a Rollins paper, a bezzlement., Young Croom was placed
Butler paper nor a Blackburn paper. .ln jalt in default of bond, ; .W
ATu,a An-1 i,inrA. i-A-rtWin--C The grand, jury-has returned a true
. - -. w.... .
or set -or men, out wui oca uocnu, -
broad-gauged Republican paper. :
"The statement that it was organiz-
ed by federal office holders for the pur-
pose of holding themselves In office Is
obsolutely false and without foundatiort.
I have taken stock in this companyv and
have advised 'some of my friends to
do likewise, but I am not ' collecting
any money for it. That will be the
duty of the business manager. Recent
ly I did write several letters to some
Republicans, requesting them to send
the treasurer of our state committee a
small contribution with which he could
pays , stenographer's salary, postage,
telegrams, etc;, but those contributions
are to.be used by Mr. Bailey, and my
self for the purpose for phlch they
were collecedr and not one j cent of the
money shall be diverted from Its
proper use.
"In this connection I desire to say
that if Mr. Blackburn meant to in
sinuate that I was soliciting -money to
pay the expenses of the committee and
using it for newspaper purposes, he !
stated what was absolutely and un- j
nualifiedlv false. Se far . as the lastf
campaign is concerned; I ran it ab-
solutely . within the limited. -finances Intends' to erect a ljgntnouse uponuKino
which we had at our command, and Island to commemorate the battle of
there is nof a single debt Incurred In the Sea of Japan. The light is to coyer
that campaign remaining unpaid, but.an area of eighty miles. It will be a
on the other hand we settled our bills convenience to navigators, and in any
and paid several hundred dollars .on the future war wffl'prevehl; disasters such
old debts of the committee, contract- as those that befell the transports
ed several years ago, before I was Hitachi and Sado. It. will be erected by
chairman. Since the campaign we owe popular subscription.'
our stenographer, for printing, postage St. Petersburg June 3.--Notwith-and
telegrams, and It was for the pur- withstanding rumors to the ; contrary,
pose of settling these.bills that I wrote 'Minister Meyer has received ln
a few letters to certain. Republicans, structlons whatever from Washington
requesting them to send a small amount o make any 'representations- to Russia
to our state treasurer, Mr. C. G. Bailey. reference to peace negot!aons -
at iflvii(' - St. Petersburg," June 3. A siege of
"Who Im have charge of federal 'Vladivostok is imminent.- The dmi
V xtu -kitt. ralty has been informed that a Jap-
appointments in .North Carolina, Mr. also. about to start for
RfiinSuK ii,-.-- i-the river Amur and blockade it.
"Mr. Blackburn will have contral of, M , o Mnnn,
matters tn, Ws district, butoutside of
that the State committee and the other
candidates tor congress ana leading e-
publlcanswill say what shall be done. thg Britlsh steamshlp Oldhamia. which
"I notice- that -Mr. Blackburn says . was geized by Ro jest venskys fleet and
he is-opposed to the one man power. afterward taken by a--Japanese war
What have you -to say on that ques- sh,Dj were. found on' board a Russian
tion?" - k y, 1 ! hospitar ship and have been released.
"Well, he Is opposed to the one man Twenty.nlne of the crew, 'after the
power, unless he can be that man, and Russana 8eized the ship, were put on,
that Is the sole cause of Mfr. Black- board a Russian transport which left
burn's dissatisfaction. But strange to the fleet May 25.'
sayi only, a few years ago he was only i The rum0r of tlje sinking of an Amer
too' glad . to ;accept ' a position at the jcan 8hlp by the Russians grew but' of
haids ot. what he is now pleased to tne seizure of the Oldhamia. i
term the . one man power. There are f The Oldhamia jeft New York March
other Republicans in the state besides 26 bound for Hong Kong.
Mrf Blaekburn and myself who are en- j Tokio, June 3. Admiral Rojestven
tltlfed to be consulted relative to federal 8ky is. resting well and his speedy re
appointments, outside of Mr. Black- covery is certain.
bttfn's' district, ahd;i sh continue to; The officers of the battleship ,Orel,
corner ith them In the tuture as In : when offered their parole," declined to
the pasty Jir- Blackburn seeks to create ' accept the privilege. " ' ; , u
the imp jession that the state commit- i
federal office holders. This statement
is without, foundation as !Mr. Blackburn 1 London, June 3. The . British bat
well knows. The drily complaints-that tleship Caesar of 14,900 tons displace
I have heard as. to the interference of ment collided thisf evening with the
federal- office, holders in politics relate
to the .manner ; by - which he secured his
nomination and to their conduct tn the
recent campaign'. ' I hope lthes com
plaints are not true inasmuch as they
are. calculated to bring our party Into
disrepute. 1 " -.
Mr. -Blackburn's statement that I am
endeavoring to turn otir party over to
(Senator Butler is false, and he knew it
when he made the statement. Senator
Butler .along . with other Republicans
has signified a willingness. to aid In the
establishment of a Republican paper,
and Mr. Blackburn's uncalled for as-
sault upon him will not deter the. Re
publicans of the state from giving theit
loyal support to an enterprise which
has been organized for the sole purpose
of promoting the welfare of the party.
Famous White Leaguer Dead
New, Orleans, June 3. Captain Doug
lass Mitchell,. Kilpatrick, prominent
In business and club circles, died 'here
today,-aged 61." He was a native of
New Orleans, entered the Confederate
army at 16 and served; with distinction
throughout the war, being twice left
on the field as dead. . .1
In 1874 he commanded the ; company
of the White . League ' which defeated
Commerce - for: ten. years. ,Hwas also
the organizer and director of the New
Orleans carnival" and the Mardl Gras
parade, and the balls were given un
der his supervision and management.
Exodus From St. Petersburg
London, June 3.There has ' been . a
large exodus from St. Petersburg dur
, ing . the week of well-to-do residents.
One man who arrived here today was
obliged ? to , wait four days be2bre he
could secure train accommodations,
The correspondent of the Laffan Press
at St. Petersburg says the capital is
even yet bewildered at the complete-
ness of the disaster of the Baltic fleet,
People who earn their; living outside
of government employment alone show
that they are deeply wounded at '.their
In Jail for Embezzlement
Wilmington, N. C, June a.peciaL
A rather sensational happening took
PIace today when' with a capias.
Deputy Sheriff Cox arrested T. C.
tMi atrnmt th'-tiTifortunftte. 'Conductor
. - .' .
. Croom was recently married and Jai
Deen a ident of this city all - his . lifer
Friends are endeavoring to raise Uie
amount of his bond. s-!- -
MAHERS OF WAR NEWS
Stray Items Gathered Frotn
Various Sources
A Light House to Commemorate the
Naval Victory Russians Believe
a Siege of Vladivostock is Im
minent Englishmen Released
I TOklo, June 3. The navy department
the British mInister to Japan, tele-
graphed to the foreign office today that
. QT,fo, QTW, tixrntk nf twf; crtw Qf
bark Afghanistan c , Dungeness. The
bark sank and twenty-three , persons
were' drowned, . .
PROSPECT FOR
PEACE IS POOR
Russian Ambassador Gives No
Assurance Whatever
SAME AS TO TAKAH1RA
Visits to the White House Declared)
to Be Without Significance Ger
man Kaiser Wants the President
to Take the Initiative Toward
Reconciling the Belligerents ,
Washington, i June 3.Enough wat.
learned today m goverftment and diplo-i
ma tic circles to Justify the conclusion!
that the prospects of peace betweenA
Japan and Russia are exceedingly re-j
mote. . The conversation at the White
House yesterday between the president!
and Russian ambassador was of then
most general character. It did not re-
BUlt in any. proposals or suggestions
from either jside and is expected tot
have no effect upon the. efforts o brinss
about an ending of hostilities. )
Count Casslnl was besieged today y
his colleagues of the diplomatlo corps,!
of the ambassador's conference withi
the president. To his diplomatic call-
ers the ambassador repeated what he j
said to the Morning Post last night
that, his; visit to the White House hadf
no significance. . "
As lias been stated in Washington
dispatches to the Morning Post,? the
German government since the great;
naval victory of Japan in the Corean
Straits has shown a disposition to have'
the Washington government take the ;
initiative in efforts to bring about peace
between the hostile nations.
Emperor William has sent telegrams,
to his ambassador here Indicating that f
he believes that the president of the?
United States was the person best sifu-J
a ted to-make, the first direct move in,'
the direction ot opening negotiations,.
etit.-.-..; n. Viu,... I
.crou vuu oieniuuig, tue b.o.joct. s tcy-
VesentatlVelln'this capital who, has had'
f Several talks with President Roosevelt
since . the defeat' of Rojestvensky, . re-;
fiirned from a brief visit to New York
today and called on the Russian am
bassador and the Japanese minister,
hfe purpose being, it is understood,- to
ascertain the prospects for the opening,
of peace negotiations. There is reason'
to believe that Baron Sternburg did noti
receive any encouragement. .
The German emperor is of the opln-
ion that no power is as well situated'
in its relations with both Russia and'
Japan as the United States to act" ai
an intermediary. He has adhered to'
that idea since the beginning of hos- -'
tilities, and it was in accordance with
it that he asked the President to tak
the initiative in an effort to secure
(promises from Japan and Russia soon, .
after the war commenced to respect'
the neutrality of China and to limit
their military operations to certain gen-
erally defined territory. Russia ha.
been displeased, with Germany ever1- .
since she learned that the kaiser was
responsible for the action of the United
States, and this furnishes an additional
reason . for the attitude of the German,
sovereign in desiring President Roose-,
velt to pave the way for bringing Japan
and Russia together.
The emperor has not sought to sug- -gest
a way 1n which the president may;
approach the belligerents, but he has
sen assurances of his willingness ta
assist in any efforts which the presi
dent may believe it expedient to under
take. '.
Kogoro Takahira, the Japanese min
ister, called at the White House by
appointment tonight and was closeted.,
with President Roosevelt for more than
an hqur. The meeting, coming so soon
after, the visit of the Russian ambassa
dor, is considered . as . significant, but
Mr. Takahira when leaving said em
phatically that there was nothing new
j on the peace question.
"St. Petersburg must take the first,
step," he said. He denied that he ha! ,
had anything from his government rel
ative to the ending' of the war, main
taining the attitude that he has takew
since the renewed peace talk hag
arisen. The minister in his conversa
tion with a group of newspaper men,
just as he was departing said thati
there was practically nothing now. This
may mean that there have been devel
opments, but his assertions that there,
is nothing on foot, as far as he knows
:or is concerned, tends to refute the
placing of any such construction upon
his words. ' '
An hour or so before going to the
White House tonight Mr. Takahira said
that he was aware of no move toward
the resumption of peace between Rus-
isia .and Japan.
: ; i
The Czar Decides to Continue the War
London, June 3. -The destruction o
Russia's navy will not bring the war tai
an end, and it may even prolong ther
conflict. The world has not yet learn
ed that logic and sanity, much less
humane motives, do not control .tha
. Russian policy. There was an almost
i universal expectation following th
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