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1 t Ii ;1 ! ! IN pi Vol IX RALEIGH, 1ST. C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 1905 No. 12 For Raiergn j -I I 11 L-I I II 1 1 It f 1 I nX ! SI - W 1 m H -.If JZ? ft .TV' ft -10 - Zt) "0 ijEAEHERS MEET IN GREENSBORO Hie Assembly Puts Itself on a Working Basis PLAY LEFT OUT OF IT Attendance Is Large and the Pro ceedings Enthusiastic Women's Work for School Improvement. Some Who Are Contributing to the Success of the Meeting By BRUCE CRAVEN Grer.s'boro, N. C, June 13. Special. i vvonty-second annual assembly of Carolina teachers was called to at S:45 tonight by President Jas. 1. F 'lit, who with a few remarks pre- k i : 1 Hon. A. M. Scales to deliver an .. r.:- ? of welcome. Only a moderate x:-,v.v l was present but they were prac tically all teachers, who gave the clos c?t .. mention to the addresses. Mr. ii. s, in well chosen words, discussed ;;;r Kvelopment of Greensboro in re ; to schools and paid a tribute to t'r.o t-ichers. He was followed by Su tendent W. H. Swift of Greens Vo! schools, who emphasized the spirit wdcome as -coming from teacher to ;..:l:.. r. Dr. E. W. Sikes of "Wake Forest re rr.ued, bringing rich good humor and i repressing into an earnest discussion r: the part teachers should take in up valuing the commonwealth.' He hon v? the man whoh was last at Appo : .trox, but no more than he who first xii-r-.n industry, at home and who first v;an to teach our people. Dr. W. V. Stetson, superintendent f '.aine, the speaker of the evening, was Ir.tro.luced by Lieutenant Governor Winston with characteristic wit that ; -:v. the audience into a gooci laugh and !:. red them for the feat of reason flow of soul that .followed. Dr. jiet?on is a large man physically and ti. -.tcVicctually. He haa the audience m 'lis vower from the start. He joked Vu'-e. Winston unmercifully, spoke !1 !.;i?a;:t;y of I Norfh" Carolina and fl i-r.i.-.?-i in highest terms the visit of W'li -fn and Aycock to Maine last ::. Ho said his subject was "Thr:e net Spasms of Rducationai His- tiv : Mrst. trouble over curriculum; ...:.:;:. r.bout the proper work to be r.'V.-.e by schools of the various grades; : I'.ir-I.- financial embarrassments. Each was discussed logically but Ku- i n urly, and tne interest oc ine ivj- Lieutenant -General unaiee, jviajor vc r.i n.e was maintained. It was jn able, ; eral West and Brigadier General 1 :actical talk with no attempt at e!o- j Brooke. In addition to these were nii:;.ce or oratorical effect. 'Secretary of War Taft and the French ........ ..'j . more nom arm uess iay Greensboro, N. C, June 13. Special. Tie first North Carolina teachers I -S3, and though the annual meetings in ih? years following were interesting ; ; 1 profitable, they were much less in and purpose than the great As M n.bly here. In recent years, the ai : ill meetings at Morehead have de ? r-.f rated into pleasure outings and t:.."Urh large numbers of, teachers at ' ! 1, it has been decided best to re i "Vf the recreation feature and estab lish the movement on a solid business basis, so the teachers have come to tr.or in Greensboro with only one aim ; i that is to learn. The meeting has 1 i "-.. auspiciously, large Crowds at i every exercise and the manage ment is much encouraged over the ex cellent prospects of complete success.. Woman's Betterment Association The business meeting of the Woman's As-ciation for the Betterment of Hi. ol Buildings and Grounds was held i t the Normal College this morning at t-a o'clocjt. Committees were appoint- --i and organization perfected for- an .-Tussive continuance of the good ' -rk fo well begun already. Mrs. W. 1- Jloiloweli of Goldsboro, the presl- ! -t, and the other officers made their :; rts, and while it was entirely for i uslness organization, the meeting was wy interesting. 1" legates are present representing 1 "y counties from all sections of the Sr,tf and great interest is manifested 1 a the meetings which "Till be conducted ;h sections Wednesday and Thursday ''''moon. At both of these times, an ! i iress will be made by Miss Mar!-. ) , I Shaw tho riieitlnp-iiisripfl wrllpi1 .., v ----a -r-.- volunteer SOiaier- was me iiibl lu suaic on these topics in "World's Worlc.-'ithe wall at pekin during the Boxer 1,ie Association waa organized in 1002 1 1inrifri ,a offered esDecial words of he suggestion of Dr. Mclver and l i e and Mrs. Hollowell, Mrs A. ! Ivhr rt f-a T .inrl.o v T'aftArentt "MVS 1:- I-:.' Moffltt, Miss Mary Taylor Moore, Miss Edith Royster and ethers have active and faithful, in maintain in? and extending the Hvork. Much "j has already been accomplished :ird the reports of officero and -dcle-Rtti? dfinonstrate that the. movement ls fining adherents and that the pao generally are in sympathy with Mt. T7j," purpose Is to stimulate Interest in " iking the school attractive and to in the work in every way possible, j :'I,S Hollowell is a model oresidinir exffi- ! :'T and her wilty and timely remarks I which were afterwards Interned there, 2" Invariably appreciated by the audi- j traxusferred to the Dutch steamship r , r! The two secretaries, Misse ; Floras to the Btreits o't Msiao- tnrtv : ""re and Applewhite, made excellent one Ohinsjaasa of the crew of the Eritish. ' p'-rts that showed the effect of work ' steamship SU Kllda and the mails fef ally done. Mrs. Ebert of Wlnstoo ' caxriod by tier. ' made an interesting report of the good work done in Forsyth county and. Miss Fanni E. S. Heck of Raleigh then made an elegant address discussing the promise of woman's work in public edu cation, of the uniqueness of North Car olina schoo problems and of the things that the school should do for the com munity in return for what the commu nity does for tho schhool. Superintend ent Stetson of Maino spoke briefly compiimenting the North Carolina wo men, and mentioning the various ways in which the women can help th-3 schools and the great work they have always done. The hotel lobby is a erood nlaca to -study human nature. A man is never more likely to show his real nature than when in a crowd, probably be cause of the fact that humans were in tended for social intercouse. At any rate, the scenes and conversations are generally interesting. Secretary W. D. Carmichael is the general in command of the active ope rations, and he is a good man for the place. It is largely' due to this remark able energy and efforts that so great an ocoasion as this Assembly was made possible. He is calm and genial but full of life and force and the teachers of the state owe him a debt of grati tude for the success o this meeting. - The president o the Assembly, Prof. J. I. Foust, Dry Mclver and Prof. T. II. Foust have also been active in pre paring for the meeting and it is a group of able men. Some gentlemen in the lobby were philosophizing, or thought they were. 'I don't seo that teachers are any dif ferent from ordinary people," said one as he viewed the other; "you can tell a teacher anywhere you see him." Then the Morning Post representative put in and pointed to two gentlemen standing near the register talking and asked the second philosopher if he could tell their occupation. "Both drummers," was the prompt reply. One was Dr. Mclver and the other was the Hon. E. Spencer (Continued on page 2.) ARMY MEN GRADUATE Hero of Pekin Among Successful Ones the A Georgia Cadet Leads the Class. Tail-ender Cheered as Heartily as the Rest Words of Counsel and Encouragement West Point, N. Y., June 13. Ideal June weather today favored the grad uating exercises of the first class of cadets. There was an unusually large number of visitors in attendance. Among the general army officers pres ent were Lieutenant General Miles, ambassador. The exercises were neia beneath the shade of the stately old elms in front of the library, where a platform for the speakers was erected junder a canopy of canvas Brigadier General Albert Mills, su perintendent of the academy,, presided and introduced ex-Governor Franklin Murphy of New Jersey, president of the board of visitors, who delivered the address to the. graduating class. He spoke in a happy vein and his re marks were well received. In conclu sion he said to the class: "Boys, love and reverence your country's flag. It stands for more than any other flag in the world. Cling to it with a love that shall never die." General Chaffee was next introduced He spoke briefly upon the duties de volving upon an officer and soldier and congratulated the class on the success ful conclusion of their course at the academy. The French ambassador said that he was giad.to be here, and on behalf of the people he represented congratulated the graduates. He dwelt upon the friendly relations between France and the United States. Before entering upon his duty of de livering the diplomas the secretary of war made a snort address to the class in which he congratulated them upon their entrance to military life. "Until you put off your clothes as retired army officers ycu can not fully realize the great sacrifice yoit today make for your country's good," he said. Then the secretary began the deliv ery of the diplomas, beginning with DeWitt C. Jones of Georgia, who hea,d ed the class. ' To Cadet Titus of Iowa who as a J.U .U.U.b .vv. ,.- - . , ...si a. iQ ' frr11-t!on and eood wishes. In ndvan'irnf tr thf nlatform to receive their diplomas all the members of tne class were heartily applauded, but none more so than Cadet Charles C. Bankhead of Texas, who graduated at the foot of the class. Out of the Danger Zone Singapore, -June 13. The Russian converted cruiser Dnieper, .which was sruppod t the time to" have envoy?d Shanghai tho - Russian transports PMING PLACE iliFORT fill Ui UJNttKtNlt MUI OhAL HI Geneva and The Hague Most Favorably Mentioned . . . THE FIRST PREFERABLE Russia Objects to the Far East and Japan Is Opposed to Paris For mal Response of Russia Received. Publication of Notes HWill Not Be Made for the Present Washington, June 13. From present indications Geneva or The Hague 'will be the meeting place of the Russian Japanese representatives. While Japan still desires that the negotiations be conducted at Chefoo or some other ac cessible place in the far east, she is open to suggestion and has shown no; disposition to assume an uncompro mising attitude on this point. Russia, which originally named, Paris, is anx ious to have the plenipotentaries meet in Europe, and there is reason to be lieve that she will gain her point. Both Russia and Japan are now considering a suggestion, transmitted through' President 'Roosevelt, that a place in Switzerland be selected, with preference for Geneva or Berne. They have also the selection of The Hague in mind. Russia is unwilling to Che foo or any Chinese or far eastern place,' mainly on the ground of inaccessibil ity, while Japan does not favor Paris for the reason that it is the capital of her enemy's ally, where pro-Russian sentiment is prominent.' The pro posal that a city in ope of the smaller of the European countries be chosen is favored by the United States ' gov ernment, and if the choice is left to President Roosevelt he will, it is un derstood, name Geneva or The Hague. The Hague, while advantageous in many ways, is chargeable w-ith the same objection that was urged against Washington by Japan, that. it will be too hot during the meeting. On the other hand, Geneva is delightfully cool and pleasant in summer and is his torically famous as a treaty-making seat. It is urged in behalf of Geneva that it is situated in a country which is a nonentity in national politics, and for that reason marked as neutral ground. President Roosevelt, it Is understood, does not favor Washington or any place in the United States, and there has no consideration been given to American summer resorts. The formal Russian response to President Roosevelt's note of June Sh has at last come to hand. It reached the state department late yesterday, having been transmitted in cipher by Mr. Meyer, the American ambassador at St. Petersburg, to whom it was communicated on the same day by the Russian minister of foreign affairs. President Roosevelt has caused a copy of the response to be transmitted to the Japanse government. It is regard ed as entirely satisfactory, confirming the somewhat informal assurances conveyed to the president before It was received. No. doubt now remains in the minds of the officials who are cognizant of the note's contents that peace is assured, barring always, of course, ,that unforeseen differences of a serious character should bring the warring nations to sword's points again. The expectation that the Russian and Japanese answers would be made pub lic as soon as both had been received was not realized today for the stated reason that the Russian and Japanese governments have withdrawn , their willingness to have their notes given to the world.- Each now desires that the publication of the notes be with held for the present, but it, is believed that this embargo will be lifted as soon as the Japanese government has had time to receive and examine the Russian response. rfhe Czar Takes a Vote , Paris, June 13. According to a St. Petersburg dispatch to the Echo do Paris a special council of war was con voked at Tsarskoe-Selo to decide what answer should be returned to Presi dent Roosevelt's note. The Grand Duke Michael and Generals Sakharoff, Gripenberg and Lokbo voted "for con tinuation of the war. The Grand Dukes "Vladimir, Alexis and Alexander Michaelovitch and Admiral Avellan, minister of marine, voted for peace. At first the emperor was undecided, but he finally decided to accept Presi dent Roosevelt's offer on condition that the acceptance should ;.,not: preju dice the final decision, which must-depend entirely upon the Japanese con ditions. Fourth of July Capital City Council of Jr. O. U. A. M. has appointed a commitee to get up a celebration for the Fourth of Tnlv in 'Rfllple'-Vi thft nhlent; hptnir tn revive the old time patriotic celebra- J tions. It will be remembered that Cap ital City Council started the movement that resulted in he celebration' 'last year. Result-of Attack on Defenses of Baltimore FORT MONROE ATTACHE Searchlights, Artillery, Mines and Torpedoes Figure in the Opera tionsRain Favored the Fleet. Admiral Dickins Parades Before Old Point Hotel Baltimore, June 13. The progress of the war game today, embracing an at tack on this city, might be thus summed up: Maryland reserves on Sylvia tech nically removed mines this morning near Fort Howard, but the vessel was later theoretically sunk. Admiral Dickins, with bigger vessels, made two attacks on Fortress Mon roe today, being beaten off both times. Some of the "enemy's" fleet is in the loAver Potomac river preparing to at tack Washington forts. Torpedo boats still lurk near Balti more, ready to attack local forts again. Banana boat American struck a mine and was theoretically sunk below Fort Carroll. The crew was badly scared. Bay Dine steamer. Georgia, mistaken for a warship, was fierd upon by Fort Howard. ' Navy observers claim that the navy, won in yesterday's attack on Fort Howard, completely demolishing it. Operations at Fort Monroe Fort Monroe, Va., June 13. Whea the sunset 'gun sounded a't Fort Monroe today and the post flag fluttered, down from the top of its staff, the battleship Texas, the training ship Hartford and a vessel of the converted yacht type, presumably the Hornet, lay at anchor in the channel off toward Cape Henry and : reporti&ad. been received that eight of the smaller vessels of the fleet were at Indian-Head, some thirty miles below Washington. The whereabouts of the other vessels was unknown, but their presence in this vicinity was sus pected and another night attack was regarded as certain. The main forces on both sides had an opportunity to rest during the afternoon and every thing was-propitious for a maximum of efficiency on the part of both the con testants in the event of the materializ ing of the expected engagement. An other heavy downpour of rain occurred during the forenoon and there was some precipitation during the latt?r part of the day, but at dark the weath er was comparatively clear and much more favorable to ooeration of the searchhlights than when the first at tack was made this morning. Official information secured tends to confirm the "statements made in the earlier dispatches sent from here. The searchlights were more effective than was at first supposed by the artiller ists, tho official calculations showing that the Texas was picked up by the lights at a distance of approximately twelve thousand yards, instead of 9,000 as at first reported. t There is a difference of opinion as to whether the Texas or the Hartford was first discovered, but the general opinion now is that it was the former, since she was in front and her white hull offered a better target for the powerful ray than the dark body of tho old training ship. Fort Wool did more work than any of the land bat teries, her guns having fired some for ty rounds. The batteries in Fort Mon roe, proper, fired two .rounds, either constructively or actually. One of Fort Monroe's principal searchlights was completely blanketed by the searchlight on the Texas during the progress of the fight. The big ray from the battleship -was concentrated directly on the one on shore and the latter became Immediately ineffective, with the result that the flagship had a temporary advantage. The shore light soon met the light from the ves sel full in the face, however, and be ing the more powerful, in turn blank eted it and held it so. Then another of the shore lights was turned on the Texas, and she was in full view once more. Reports to the contrary notwith standing, the approach of the "enemy" was first discovered by the search lights, and not by the scout boats or through contact with the mines. Six mines were struck during the period between the discovery of the ships and the close of the engagement, but the mine experts believe that three wrere constructively exploded while the ac tion Avas in progress. The torpedo planters were ordered out at dawn and perff"ed the re mftfkable feat of replacVj six of the exploded mines Avith fresh ones before seven o'clock this morning. . Nobody, here seems to understand the purpose of the demonstration made by Adlmral Dickins shortly after noon w-hen with the Texas and the converts ed yacht which is now supposed to be I the Hornet, he sailed into Hampton I Roads, drew a limited constructive and .actual fire , from the main fort, and (then passed out to the point where he was -anchored.; 'at sunset ajfter having executed a graceful loop directly in front of the big hotel. The Kbtel , ve randas and the pier were crowded with spectators expecting something SDectacular and thev seemed to be jas interesting to the sailors who i swarmed the decks of the two vessels as the jackies were to them. The bat tleship was hot much more than a hundred yards from the pier when she turned to port and started for her an chorage. The logical Inference is that the ad miral took advantage of the pouring rain to make a test of the possibilities involved Jn approaching a fort undex such conditions. Admiral . Dickens moved on Fort Monroe for the third .time within twenty-four hours shortly before 10 o'clock tonight. As was the case in the first attack early this morning the vessels engaged were the Texas, the training ship Hartford and the con verted yacht Hornet. All were con structively sunk for the fifth time since the present exercises commenced. Attack on Potomac Forts Fort Hunt, Va., June 13. An attack was begun on the fortifications guard ing the city of Washington by Admiral Dickins' fleet at 9:10 this evening. The first -vessel of the hostile fleet to be picked up by the . big searchlight" at Fort Hunt was of the cruiser tvDe. Her name could not be made out. The firing was begun by the 8-inch gun's in Fort Hunt on the Virginia iside. of the Potomac. Five . round3 were fired by this battery and then the rapid fire guns here and the big 10-inch guns, mounted at Fort Washington across the river, roared out their sa lute. When the necessary number of shots had been fired to nut a shin out of action the forts ceased firing. It Is believed here that a general attack on the city of Washington will be made tonight. Reports received by the commanding officer of these defenses announce that the cruisers Atlanta and Newark and several other vessels are approaching up the Potomac. WENT THROUGH BRIDGE Wreck of a Train Carrying Veterans to Louisville Supports Gave Way and Engine Went Into a River With Cars Piled oa Top Several Persons Killed and Injured Princeton, Ind., June 13. A train carrying Confederate veterans, to the reunion at Louisville, Ky., went through a bridge over Little Wabash river, just opposite this city in Illinois, today, and four persons were killed and twenty injured, some o fthem, it is thought, iatally. The train consisted of an engine, baggage car, four chair cars and two sleepers, and al but the sleepers plunged int othe river and were partially . submerged in the water and mud a tthe bbottom of the stream'. J. D. Johnson, fireman; Wm. Grates, engineer; J. J. Uhls of Arkansas and an unknown woman pinned-under the wreck, are dead, and Henry Lancaster and A. B. Hayes are believed to be fatally Injured. As. the engine passed on the bridge the engineer found ' the struoture sag ging under its weight, and it is sup posed that he opened the throttle, for the train gave a sudden lurch forward as the bridge gave way. The engine and tender sank into the stream be Ioav and dragged the four cars after it, but the two sleepers were derailed by the overturning chair cars and re mained upon the bank, the passengers i nthem escaping injury.- The first chair car to go- down fell upon the engine and was overturned in the river. The second fell upon that, and the third struck the second and remained with the end leaning against the end of the bridge that protruded. With the falling of the cars the pas sengers Avere thrown violently forward and the majority of the injured re ceived their hurts in this way. Two of the passengers, however, wer caught under the cars and killed, and the en gineer and fireman went down with the engine and both were buried be neath it. The train was running about fifty miles a nhour, and except for the warning received by the engineer when the bridge began to settle under his engine, the passengers were in the riA'er in a struggling mass of humanity before they knew what had happened. It Is said that the bridge was inspected a short time ago, but it is thought that recent heavy rains had weakened the supports, thus causing it to give way. A wrecking train was sent from this city and the dead and injured were brought here late this evening. Another Rothschild Dead Vienna, June 13. Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, brother of the head of the Austrian branch of the firm, died today. He had been seriously ill for a long time. Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild was an elder brother of Baron Albert Solo mon Rothschild, head of the Vienna banking firm, and was regarded as having the best financial mma in me Icouhtry. He was a cousin of Baron Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild of Paris, who died two weeks ago. Ha -was a son of" Anselm Solomon Roth schild, who died in 1874, and a grand- 'son of Solomon, who founded the : Vienna business and died in 1855.' 8URM0UNTAIN TIMBER TREE! Government Report by a For estry Expert THE CHINESE QUESTION The President Consults With Se'cre tary Metcalf, Who Can See No Relief Except Through Legisla tionNorth Carolina Graduates oi Georgetown and Johns Hopkins By WILLIS G. BRIGGS Washington, June 13. Special. An interesting bulletin relating to the, forests of Western North Carolina wai made public today by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. The publication is issued under direction of Gifford Pinchot, millonaire and a -close per sonal friend of the president, who de votes his time to his office of United states" forester only beotiuse of his deep interest in this work. The author, how ever, of this pamphlet is Franklin W. Reed, an assistant in the bureau oi forestry. The subject of Mr. Reed's investiga tionvwas the tract of the Linville Im provement Company, comprising a mountain area of about 16,000 acres in the counties of Mitchell, CaldAvell and Watauga, cornering on the north peak of Grandfather mountain. About 7 per cent, of this territory has been cleared. After dealing minutely with the char acter of the forest Mr. Reed reaches the conclusion that logging in a small Avay can be carried on without impair ing the beauty of the scenery, but operations on a large scale would be disastrous to the aesthetic value of the , forest. In conclusion, this report, which is handsomely . illustrated, says: 4,It is therefore earnestly advised that a competent . forester o'e ; employed to take complete charge of all the forest work upon the property, advise the lay- , ing out and. building of roads . and trails, the planning and supervising of lumbering operations, the development of an effective system of fire and game protection, and the general . develop, ment and improvement of the stand." The visit to President Rooseveli Monday of a delegation from the Asiatic Association, in which North Carolina was largely represented, haa been productive of some results. Today the president had a talk with Secre tary Metcalf of the department of commerce relative to this petition from the cotton mill men, which urged that in the enforcement of the Chinese Jaws that race should be accorded such treatment as to give the Chinese people and officials no cause to attempt a boycott on American goods. Mr. Met calf said at the cabinet meeting today that he would look into the matter, but that he had practically reached the conclusion that the suggestion 's pro perly for congress and not for tha, executive branch of the government. If congress wants to relax the immi gration laws so as to admit Chinese merchants, capitalists and tradesmen it has that power, but, said Secretary Metcalf, the officials must enforce the law just as It stands until changed. The bureau of forestry and the geo logical survey are calling in outside engineers, mostly representatives cf railroads, for consultation In the test ing of the character, durability and strength of structural materials such as stone, cement and timber. A' continuing body may be formed for, this work. It Is the first time in thai history of the government that such; co-operaticn has been effected. D. W. ; Lum, chief engineer of the Southern railway, was among thvw here for the meeting. t The first assistant postmaster gen-, eral announces that after July 1 the,1 salary of the postmaster at Tarboro will be increased from $1,800 to $1,900. The salary of the Concord office vill be reduced to $2,100. Seven new rural free delivery routeg for North Carolina, to begin August 15, were approved today. They, are at the following places: Buies in Robeson county, Burgess in Perquimans, Col fax in Guilford, Dover in. Craven, Eleiod in Robeson, Lawndale In Cleve land, Rocky Hock in Chowan, 'Among the graduates in law at the Georgetown University here today were Robert Emmett McNamara and . David Wilkinson Bell, both of North , Carolina, ; ' 'I North Carolina will be represented among the graduates of Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore tomorrow b? Eugene W. Gudger and Henry B. Phil lips, doctors of philosophy. Dr. and Mrs. J. Graham of Charlotte and Mrs. Alico H. Webb and Miss Re- "becca 'Hill of Hlllsboro were here today Ion their way to Atlantic City. 1 Today's arrivals: B. F. Renfrow, Lewiston; R. A. Burcb, Roxboro; S. G. j Worth, Beaufort; XX. D. Gillespie, Tar 1 1 I i ii Ml ii' '' i'l i-'r r i ) - v