North Carolina Newspapers

THE MOtoXO POST, TUESDAY, AUGUST IS. IO05 1 1 t 1 J 11 11 ttVE ELECT J. S. Manning Qat for a D! pensary There REPLY FROM THE PULPIT Mr. Manning Argues That -Durham Needs Money for Her Streets. Pastor Beaman Answers ; City's Need Is Not So Bad She Must Take Life Blood Durham, N. C., Aug. 14. Special. It looks now as If there is to be a fight for dispensary here some tfme during this year, probably in the fall, i The prevailing: sentiment seems to be that there must be an election, some time within the near future. Sunday morning Mr. J. S. , Manning was out in a card in the morning paper in which he took a strong stand for a dispensary. Mr. Signing is a prominent and well known lawyer and was chairman of the county Demo cratic executive committee His letter created a great deal of talk yesterday and today and drew from Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor of Trinity Methodist church and the recognized leader of the prohibition movement, some rather caustic remarks last eve.ning. But all this, taken together with the talk that is to be heard from all quarters, shows that the fight Is now not far away and it promises to be a very warm One. In his card Mr., Manning brought out the idea that the city needed a great deal of money for the purpose of grading and macadamizing streets. He said that the bonded indebtedness of of the city is now something over five hundred thousand dollars and that there were-, yet eighty miles of streets, this including all side and cross itreets, to grade and macadamize. He did not think that a further bonded Indebtedness was advisable and thought that increased taxes would be detrimental to the city.Then he came up to the dispensary question and said that a dispensary basing his est imate on figtures from the Raleigh ' dispensary last year ould bring to the city an annual income ofJW.OOO. With this income, he said, every street could be graded and macadamized and ill indebtedness incurred on this ac count could be cleared away within ten years. Mr. Manning said that in the minds of many this was one of the best ways to handle the so-called whiskey question and said that at the present time there was being sold here very much whiskey. From all of this whiskey, he said, the city was not : getting ' anything. His card was at pome length and was widely read yes terday and. today. Last nigh Dr. R. C. Beaman preach ed a spacial sermon to the members of the Retail Clerks Union, and during the course erf his sermon he took oc casion to refter to the card which ad vocated a dispensary for Durham. He Fpoke with some feeling, so it is said, about the matter and said something about while it was a fact- that streets needed attention this was not needed so badly as to cause the city to take life blood to do the work with. To day I went to Dr. Beaman and asked him for an outlftne of his remarks on this question. Hie said that he simply ppoke of the matter in passing and that he had no notes and could not at this time recall what he hjad said. He said,', however, that later on he would have something" to say on ' the question, intimating that he would preach a special sermon or deliver an address that would define his position. The prevailing opinion is that some time within a few months there will be an effort made to Jbring about a vote on the whiskey question. It is not . thought that the question of open ealoons will enter into the matter at ell, but that it will be a question of prohibition or dispensary. The fight that has now started will bring about a. warm campaign within a short while. ' Thfere are natural fighters on both sides of the proposition. It is about time that a fight is due on this question and it seems to be coming. BUNCOMBE AUDITOR LOSES Register of Deeds to Make Out Tax List and County Statement Asheville, N. C, Aug. 14. Special. Judge Fred Moore this afternoon sign ed an order compelling the county commissioners to turn over the mak ing out of the tax list and the annual county statement to Register of Deeds Fortune instead of Auditor Stokeley. The decision of Judge Mbore was in effect that the auditor's office, created by the last legislature, in so far as it effected the emoluments of the office of register of deeds, was unconstitu- Ttional. The auditor a omce was one of Senator Webb's pet measures. The Ealary of the auditor was fixed , at $1,200 a year, the major portion of his work being the tax lists and the an nual statement, heretofore madeloy the ni Dim AY ummu jegister of deeds, who received several ( czar's government had given a pledge hundred dollars for the work. J that its troops would be withdrawn When the office was created Mr. ' from all Chinese territory and the Fortune decided to contest that por- ' status quo restored. Russia contended tion of the act affecting his salary that she was honestly engaged in with the result ' that the decision was . carrying out her agrement to avacuate in his favor. It is said that the con- Manchuria when Japan by an unex titutlohality of the office of auditor pected and treacherous call of war as a whole 'will now be tested, that th;e commissioners will refuse to pay the auditor his salary since he does not perform all the duties set out In the act, and that the auditor will sue for his pay. To Be Tried for Murder Asheville, N. C, Aug. 14. Special. Sheriff Cole of Madison arrived hero this afternoon for John Pate, the Madison county murderer in jail hero Jr safe keeping. Pate will be tried for his life next week. He is charged with murdering a woman in the county about one year ago. After the crime Pate fled to Yanoey county and concealed himself in Wolf Den until located by the offieer3 eight months afterward. Tried Suicide in Jail Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 14. Special. Sam Reid, a white man arrested and jailed here last Friday on the charge of larceny, attempted to commit buI dde in his cell by hanging1 himself to the cell bars . with a rope. The lat ter was furnished him by a fellow prisoner who quietly watched the fco ceedings until the critical moment, and then gave the alarm. Reid wa3 taken into the sustody of the jailer. DURHAM'S UNDER WORLD Two Fights in Disreputable House.! One Man Badly Cut Durham, N. C, Aug. 14. Special. There is more trouble on regarding the house kept by Bertha Brown, the wo man who came hjere from Raleigh a short while ago and announced that she was going to remain here until she got good and ready to leave. There was a fight there yesterday afternoon or rather two fights in which one man was painfully hurt. Warrants have been issued and arrests made. Tomorrow the case will be tried before a magistrate. H. M. Baker was the man hurt. He received several wounds that look as if they were made with a knjife. Six men have been arrested for engagung in two fights, and of these five' are married men and one single. It is expected that when the hearing comes off there will be other cases to follow. The people in that section are anxiously awaiting an opportunity by which they can get sufficient evidence to move the women from that section. In the mayor's court this morning there were eleven cases tried. The total fines amounted to $51 and the fines and cost aemounted to over $75. One defendant was sent up to the higher court. TWELVE KILLED 25 INJURED (Continued from Page One.) freight train saved themselves by jumping as soon. as they saw the pas senger train coming. Roy Winch of Findlay who, al-thoug-h severely injured,, was the firsi man to rush into the wrecked smokinc, car for rescue work, gave the follow ing account: "The living, the wounded and tho dead were piled all over the floor of the car; the living entangled with the arms and legs of the dead, and many of them pinned down by the dead bodies of the Italians. "The Italians, stamping over the Hy ing and' the dead, fought their way out of the car. To what extent their pounding and walking on the wounded is responsible for many of the injuries sustained, cannot be known. I never saw peole so unwilling to help. They would come up and take a look at the car, shudder and then walk away. - "The' engineer of the passenger train was nipped between the engine and tender, and when we found him he was hanging head down by the shredsf of one leg, over the side of the engine. He died shortly afterwards." THE OUTLOOK MORE HOPEFUL which refuses to admit that Russia Is defeated. Tokio Press Comment Tokio Aug. 14. The Nichi- Nichi says this morning: "Russia's sensitiveness and humilia tion are natural, but the excess of such sentiment , is liable to lead to greater humiliation and possibly to disgrace. Japan consented to open a peace meeting in response to the chiv alrous efforts of President Roosevelt, who was supported by France and by Germany. Should Russia continue her bluffing, she will find herself Isolated and alienated from the civilized powers " . i .... The Nichi Nichi further declares that Japan's terms are modest and that Russia alone will be responsible- if there is a breach at Portsmouth. This remaining point related to the contention of Russia that she should be accorded " the most favored nation's treatment in' her trade interests with Corea, and M. Witte and Baron Rosen ultimately gained their point and had the satisfaction of seeing it drafted in black and white and the agreement upon it altered by Baron Komura and Sr. Takahira. ' There never was any serious dispute over the disposition of the Corean question. Russia readily, recognized the principle -that Japan was the domi nant influence in that country and the Retails of ' the matter were readily j arranged, That Manchuria would be evacuated ; by the Russian..forces was partly set' tied "with the battle of Liao Yang. It was positively decided by the defeat of 'Rojestvensky's fleet. From the Russian standpoint it was adjusted 1 a .1 ' u?iore rne -war was begun for the plunged the two nations into a bloody conflict. As evidence of her com pliance with the evacuation asrreer ments she pointed to the fact tbit she had too few troops In Manchuria to. justify the claim of the Japanese that none had been withdrawn. Accord-" ing to her argument here reverses in the war were due to this very unpre- Daredness. n was not lowering of j pride on Russia's part to consent to j the-Japanes conditions that her sol- ; diers ' should leave the Chinese province, and this accounts for the expeditious way in which the agree ment was reached and drafted into langruage satisfactory to both sides. , The ready acquiescence of the czar's envoys in one of tho most important of Japane's demands promises well for the future of the Portsmouth confer ence. As for the agreement on the Japanese demand that Russia "shall recognize the political and territorial integrity of China,- this was also com paratively easy of accomplishment. To a certain extent it was of greater con sequence that the promise of Russia to evacuate Manchuria, where Slavic power has been brought to an end to all intents and purposes. Today's session lasted from 9:30 until 12:30 and from 3 until 5:30. In thS? six and a half hours that the envoys' were in consultation they reached amicable understanding of the ques tions that gave rise to the far eastern conflict. Of the four Jewish leaders, who reached , here this afternoon and who were in conference with M. Witte, Mr. Strauss and Mr. Lewisohn came with out any other object than to discuss means to bring about a betterment of the treatment given the members of their race in Russia. Mr. Schieff and Mr. Seligman came primarily on the same errand, but information at hand indicates that M. Witte wants to sound them as to the prospects of raising money with which to secure his unhappy country's relief from her difficulties. Tho conference lasted three hours. At its close Mr. Schieff issued the fol lowing statement: - "Exchange of views was held be tween M. Witte and Baron Rosen and Mr. Strauss, Mr. Schieff, Mr. Selig man, Mr. Lewisohn and Mr. Kraus. M. Witte explained with -much frank ness the condition of the Jews in Russia, while the Americans tried to explain to the Russian gentlemen the state of public opinion in the United States and to Impress them with the impatience on the part of th, American people with the restrictive and repres sive laws exercised by the Russian government against his Jewish sub jects. While the discussion in its na ture did not lead to any practical re sults, the gentlemen present at .the conference, which lasted several hours, believe in the course of time indirect ly the mutual frank exchange of views which has been held cannot but bear beneficial results. . Paris, Aug. 14. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo de Paris says he is informed by a person who is attached to the court that M. Witte will refrain from refusing the Japanese conditons point blank and will submit a series of counter proposals. In these he will assert that Russia is beaten but not defeated, and is ready to carry on the war, and that she can not agree to a cession of territory or an indem nity, but would consent to exchanging the Island of Sakhalien for part of the Chinese territory between the Trans Siberian Railway and the Amur river. As regards an Indemniy, Mr. Witte will refuse to admit it in principle, but will consent to cession of the Chinese rail way, which belongs to a private Rus sian company, for which reason the Japanese cannot claim it by reason of conquest. It will further propose a compromise, based on a future cus'fVns tariff which would give Japan adequate compensation for war expenses. Witte is prepared to offer similar compromises on all other points. Peace is thus a possibility if Japan shows a spirit of conciliation. London, Aug. 14. The correspondent of the Times at St. Petersburg tele graphs his paper as follows: "A high personage declared to me today! that if Japan does not abandon her demand for an Indemnity negotiations will be broken off this week. Every prepara tion has been completed with a view to a general mobilization in order to mke a supreme effort in Manchuria in the present year. It is true the chance of victory are dubious, but Russia will play her last card before accepting what she regards as dishonorable conditions of peace. The mobilization order will be issued at midnight of the Russian calendar (August 28) if peace is not concluded." GREENSBORO'S CHAMBER i Last Night Endorsed Esch-To wnsend ! Freight Rate Bill Greensboro, N. C, Aug. 14. Special. At a largely attended meeting of the chamber of commerce here tonight a resolution endorsing every provision of the Esch-Townsend bill giving the Interstate commerce commission powvr to regulate freight rates was unani mously adopted. Demand by Carpenters Richmond, Va., Aug. 14. Six hundred carpenters in this city employed by contractors here have made a demand for an eight, hour day. Beginning to morrow the men want the present per for the short day. The contractors ha notified the men that the dmand Will be refused. Wounded From Bennington Vallejo, Cal., Aug. . 14. Twenty-four of the men wotsnded by the accident on the gunboat Bennington arrived en a train from Port Cosk this morning with four doctors and five hospital attend ants from San Diego. A special launch was sent from the navy yard with a doctor and attendant from the naval hospital. It conveyed the wounded men to Mare Island, where the medical director has made complete j arrangement tor the comfort of the ' wounded, j REUNION AT SHELBY Program for Home Coming Week; August 16-18 State Auditor Dixon and Senator Overman to Speak on Wednesday. Thursday Will Be Farmers' Day, Gov. Glenn Will Speak on Friday Shelby ,N. C Aug 14. Special. The event of absorbing public interest to Shelby and Cleveland county people j and a large number of outsiders is the approaching- "Home Coming- Week," special, days to", be observed being Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Au gust 16, 17 and 18. An elaborate and attractive program has been arranged for each day and the indications, are that a tremendous crowd will be pres ent, not alone from the county and surrounding sections, but a vast num ber of natives of Cleveland county scattered far and wide throughout the length and breadth of the union, will meet again in Shelby upon their na tive soil and mingle with their friends and associates of childhood ' and with the assembled throng who-' will be present to greet them. The first day will be known as the' general reunion day, and the program for this day w'411 consist of the open ing exercises and preliminary remarks, after which Dr. B. F. Dixon, state au ditor and a native of Cleveland, will deliver a characteristically witty and entertaining address.- He will be fol lowed by Honv Lee S. Overman, Unit ed States senator from North Carolina, who will make the principal address of the day. In the afternoon the exercises will consist of s"hort talks and reminis cent addresses by various viBiting speakers and former citizens. At 4 p. m. a match game of baseball between Lincolnton and Shelby will be played and a spirited game is expected. On Wednesday night the famous war drama, "Under the Southern Cross," will be rendered by local talent under the auspices of the Shelby chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. The roceipts will' be used for the purpose of supplementing the Confederate monument fund, the purpose being to' erect early next year, a handsome granite shaft in the court square in Shelby to the Confederate soldiers in Cleveland, county, dead and living. The second will be known . as the ''Farmers' Day," and there will be a rally of the agricultural and business interests of the county. Addresses will be made""ty Col. John S. Cuning ham, president of the. State. Farmers' Association, and Hon. W. C. Heath of Monroe, after which there will be a general picnic dinner on the court square. lr In . theaf ternoon there . will bo one of the famous old-time singings, led . by Mr. O. D Price of'Lattimore, and participated in by all the singers of "Ye Plden Times" and all the later rescruits. In the afternoon at 4 p. m., there will be another match game of baseball between Shelby and Lincoln ton., Both towns have fine teams. At night there will be an informal pub lic reception complimentary to all of the guests of honor and visitors in the city at the residence of Hon. Clyde R. Hoey, at which the town and county people will meet and mingle with all of the visitors. Friday, the last day of the celebra tion, will be known, as "Veterans Day," and all the Confederate soldiers from this and . ajoining counties will be present. The address will be deliv ered by Governor R. B." Glenn and a great audience will geet him. The .Shelby military company will act as escort to Governor Glenn, and will give a practice drill. Tho third and last of the series of ball games between Shelby and Lin colnton will be played at 2 p. m. on Friday afternaan. The Gaff ney brass band, a fine musi cal aggregation, will furnish music for all three days of the celebration and the whole towfn will be in gala attire. Already a vast number of visitor have arrived, and the hotels, boarding houses, homes of private families and the famous pleasure and health resort, Cleveland Springs, will be thronged with guests. , The Southern and Seaboard Air Line railroads have made an exceed ingly low rate to Shelby for this oc casion from all points In North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Each of these roads has given a rate of one first-class fare for the tround trip, plus 55 cents, for ' validating ticket. Shelby throws her doors wide open and extends a cordial welcome to all to honor her with their presence on this auspicious occasion. THE PERSON INSTITUTE Work of the Teachers at Roxboro. State Auditor Dixon Address Rkxborov NV C, Aug. 14. Special. The teachers' institute for this county began here last Monday and has. been in session since then. It . will continue for another week. The superintend ent of the graded schools here is con ducting the insitute. He is ably as sisted by Prof. N. W. Walker of Chapel Hill, N. C, who has . recently been elected to the chair of secondary schools in the State University. He is teaching arithmetic and geography and giving some lectures on general school work. . . Miss Eunice Kirkpatrick of Charlotte, N. c, is teaching primary methods In the institute and she is doing- excellent work. Dr. W. A. Bradsher of this place is giving an excellent series of lectures on physiology. This week Mrs. F. L. Stevens of Raleigh is expected to be present two or three days and give lessons on nature work. A large number of teachers are pres ent and they -seem to be interested in the work that is being done. The worH is of a more definite practical nature than has heretofore been done in in stitutea This is Jue to the splendid plana for institute work that have been prepared by the state superintendent and his secretaries. Saturday was "Rally Day." Dr. B. F. Dixon, state auditor, was here and spoke to a large audience in the court house at 2 p. m. Dr. Dixon made a strong speech in behalf ' of education in North Carolina. The doctor is too well known all over the state to need any comment from this writer as to the excellence of his address. Per son county people will be glad to hear him again. , Several lectures of general interest will be delivered at an evening hour before the institute closes. Dr. W. L. Foushee, professor of Latin in Rich mond Colleg-e. delivered an address on Cuba last Thursday night- To night Prof. S. Garland Winstead of this place will deliver an address on some phase of educational work. Later in the week it is expected that Prof. Walker will deliver an address. Also that Prof. Collier Coob of the Uni versity will deliver one' of his inter esting lectures. , FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT Miss Willing, of Chicago, and Mr. Lindsay, of New York, Killed Manchester, Vt., Aug. 14. As the result of an automobile accident at Pikea Crossing on the Rutland Rail way between North Bennington and Bennington, .late today Miss Evelyn Pierpont Willing of Chicago and . Mr. Hannis Lindsay, deputy commissioner of police of New York, were killed, while young Cramer of Chicago and J. Adamson, the chauffeur of New York city, who were in the party, escaped with serious injuries. The party ve re guests here of the Equinox House and left early this morning to makethe trip to Williams town and return tonight. On their way back they were struck by a pas senger train running between North Bennington and Bennington while go ing over Pikes Crossing, which is known as a particularly bad place. The machine, which is a Mercedes, was climbing the steep grade over the crossing, when the passenger train, tender first, struck it just back kof the center. The bodies were picked up forty-two feet from the track. They had been hurled against a fence with sufficient force to knock it over. Miss Willing and Mr. Lindsay were riding in the tonneau, while Cramer and the chauffeur were in the front seat. Cramer and Adamson were taken to the hospital at Bennington, while the bodies were taken to Balbridge's un dertaking rooms. . Miss Willing was the daughter of the late Henry J. Willing of Chicago, who was a member of the firm of Marshall Field & Co. of that city. The engagement of Mr. Lindsay and Miss Willing was announced just a month ago. Taft Party at Iloilo Iloilo.Aug. 14. Secretary Taft and party, who left Manila yesterday on the Logan, have arrived. Exhausted by the strenuous week in Manila the ma jority slept yesterday afternoon and to day. There was a glassy sea, a cloudy sky and cool breeze. None of the party wa3 seasick. The committee held a session Sunday afternoon for the clear-, ing up of unimportant business. Secre tary Taft and Major General Corbin held a conference on the disposition of the former military lands at Manila, which have been transferred to the civil government. The Logan arrived here at sunset and was received by a procession of launches and music. Burglars Got $165 Salisbury, N. C, Aug. 14. Special The home of A. M. Lof tin of this city was entered oy Durgiars sunaay nignt and one hundred and sixty-five dollars in cash stolen. The theft was com mitted without awakening the family sleeping in the house. The money was principally of twenty dollar gold pieces. There is no clue to the guilty party. Fiendish Suffering is often caused by sores, ulcers and can cers, that eat away your skin. Wm. Be dell of Flat Rock, Mich., says: "I have used Bucklen's Arnica Salve, for ulcers, sores and cancers. It is the best heal ing dressing I ever found." Soothes and heals cuts, burns and scalds. 25C at all druggists. Guaranteed. OF HIGH GRADE CLOTHING FOLLOWING fZG' KVQ U llA' END WITH CLOSING OF STORE THJ5 J18 0ODURINa THAT TIMB WB 'nLXj PDT ON SPECIAL SALE SUITS THAT WERE H2.50, $15,00. $16.00 ar,4 Special Sale Suits THFWtTtSJIJ1151811 SUITS ISPLAYEB- IN OUR BIG CORNER WINDOW, AND A LOOK SowJlN RALEIGH YOU THAT THIS IS THE BIGGEST SACRI FICE OF SUIT SELLING EV STnT?T?NJn - - nun. j. iiuni. , EVFrTSS IJLf0THE HIGH ART MAKE. NOBBY, UP-TO-DATE STYLES AND PERFECT TeS orfxJl18 NLY A CASE REDUCING STOCK AND MAKING ROOM ON OUR COL' IN AT T t tJS ?,L GOODS, WHICH ARE ARRIVING NOW DAILY. LOTS OF OTHER BAKGAI IN ALL LINES. COME EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH. v ' . CD) Bell Phone 1052 CARE OF LABORERS FIRST So Says Chairman Shonts of Canal Commission There Are 20,000 Men Laboring in Panamaf-Were not Promptly Paid At First and Prices of Supplies Rose Very High New York, Aug. "14. The care of 20,- g - 000 employes to work upon the Panama canal was declared by Chairman Shonts of the Panama canal commis sion, who airrrived on the steamer Mexico today from Colon to be of first importance and to have the pre cedence over the actual work, of dig ging. Chairman Shonts was accom panied on his return by Col. Oswald H. Ernst, also of the canal commis sion. Chairman Shonts said: " "We went to Colon with Mr. Stevens, the chief engineer, to see what had been done and what should be done. We found the first thing of importance to be housing and supplying 20,000 men. When our government first took hold of the canal every effort was directed . toward making the dirt fly. I think this was a mistake. Time should have been ? given toward preparing for the task by making arrangements to take care of the employes. "It is true also that the laborers were not promptly paid and that mat ters were becoming congested on the railway and steamers. The people of the Isthmus are not forehanded and with the large addition to the popu lation caused by the influx of the canal laborers the supplies for living were exhausted. This caused the prices to rise and soon the laboring class found that they could not earn enough to support themselves. "To offset this subcommissiary sta tions were established to feed the la borers. I made an arrangement with the president of Panama that until" prices became normal on the isthmus to continue this system of supplying? the laborers. At Colon a large refrigerating plant is now being established from which all supplies will be issued promptly, so that shortly all American employes will be able to obtain the same fare as they would at home. "Of course I found the freight con- ' gestion causing considerable trouble, but soon found by applying the prac- tical up-tto-date railroad methods of the United States that in thirty days the trouble would be eliminated. There lO O.UVUI U,UUV lUiiO Ull llCUli4 lllSYV. J. HIS freight was ordered by the old com mission to be delivered at certain in tervals. We hurried .thje matter up and urged prompt shipment with the result that it all got to 5the terminal point at once. ".Double tracking cannot be done at present, even if necessary, but as the work of getting out the dirt, pro gresses we can easily keep up ' with the work with extra trackage. We have supplied refrigerator cars for the road." . Panama, Aug. 14. It is reported on reliable authority that active work on v the canal will ba suspended for six months, due to unpreparedness to continue the work. In the meantime the commission will devote its time to sanitation and the erection of quar ters and wharves. As a result the services of many em ployes have been dispensed with, a large number leaving for New Yortc, including, according to report, the Cu j lebra division under Engineer Dauchy. LITTLETON FEMALE COLLEGE Splendid location. Health resort. Over 200 boarding pupils last year. High grade of work: High standard of cul ture and social life. Conaervatary ad vantages in MusLc. Advanced courses in Art and Elocution. Hot water heat. Electric lights and other modern improvements. Remarkable health ' record; only one death among pupils in 23 years. Close personal attention to the health and social development of every pupil. High standard of scholarship. All pu pils dress alike on all public occasions. CHARGES VERY LOW. 24th Annual Session will begin Sep tember 13th, 1905. For catalogue ai-dress. REV. J. that were $12.50, $15,00, -$16.50 and $.18.00 FOR THIS SALE WILL POS The One There is apparently a desire on part of Engineer Stevens to we. i 0 the employes who served undc- v, Chief Engineer 'Waflace. 5 ' Ulur Kaneko at Oyster Bay . Oyster Bay, Aug. 14. Baron Kn velt today. The visit, the baron : waJ purely social. Under pressure Yha baron went so far as to talk aWf his mission to . this extent: Prepie Roosevelt had sent him a family photo ' graph, he aaid, and he (the baron) Q-irp' to bring his thanks. "Is it true," he was asked,, "that credentials of the Japanese envoys not show as much authority as Russian?" "Yes, but that is because Japan is , constitutional monarchy, .while- Russia is an autocracy. The -Japanw docu, ments must of necessity be clifr'erer.tiy couched." With reference to the Chinese boy cott of American goods the baron saij that the boycott is by no moans to Japan's advantage, since the kir.i of goods Japan and America export td China differ. The baron left this after, noon. WOULDN'T ROLL CRUM Roller Chair Man's Boys at Asbury Park Draw the Color L:"ne Asbury Park, N. J., Aug. 14. Dr. W. D. Crum, the colored collector of cus toms at Charleston, S. C, is a summer visitor with his wife in West Park. The Crums called on John Schneider, the roller chair man on the board walk thia morning. The doctor .said he wanted to hire a double-seated roller for a ridi on Asbury's crowded esplanade. "Will you push it yourself?" asked, the roller chair man. ' '' "No," said Crum, "I want one of your boys to do it." The customs collector was told that tne Doys wouki not rou colored persons, "but." said he, "if you will allow u placard to be placed on the roller chair announcing your name and the fact that you are distinguished colored peo ple, I think I can manage it." To this Crum again objected. Mr. Schneider refused to let the chair ex cept on the conditions stated. Collector Crum bowed politely and left the board walk. . Tonight the roller chair man is ask ing advice on the , question of the col lector's rights, evidently fearing a suit will be brought against him by ,tha Charleston negro.. Montana .Land Suits Helena, Mont., Aug. 14. United States TiiiH or TV T T TTnnt tni1avmn(1ii ) n rir. j der ln the suit Gf the United States against Senator Senator W. A. Clark ; and R- M. Cobban for the recovery of j the lands involved in the so-calle 1 ; western Montana lumber cases, grant- I ins mc inuuuu yjL me ueieuse xui iiti" j mission to file a plea of bona fide pur chases. . j The case is similar to that of the government against W. A. Clark, in which suit was brought to cancel patents to certain timber lands in west, em Montana on the ground that fraud had been committed by the entrymen. . , B-i- . Miles for Governor Boston, Aug. 14. It is stated on ex cellent authority that the Democratic leaders in this state have decided on General Nelson A. Miles as their nomi nee for governor. General Miles ig now abroad. There i3 no one elee in Massachusets who could make a good run against Gen. Guild, who will b the Republican nominee. The leaders are confident that Miles will get many votes in the rural districts, and it. .H planned to put into campaign use soma of the many moving pictures of tii geenral taken at the recent militia, camx) in Westerford. M. RHODES, A. M., PRESIDENT. Littleton. N. C. I ITI VELY END WITH CLOSING or IN' '- t - Price Clother 1 v ft S-1