THE WEATHER TODAY .
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ENVOYS GOING
10 OYSTERBAY
.Japanese ' WIH Lunch
Russians Will Dine
and
EXPECTED SATURDAY
Komura, Witte and Rosen Make
Their Acknowledgements to the
President for His Efforts Promof
isg the Negotiations Resulting in
the Treaty of Peace
Oyster Bay, Sept. 6. Baron Komura
a:; : -Mr. lHKanira. tne JapaneseTeace
: ipotentiarics, it was announced
I y by Secretary Loeb, will lunch
v.: n me president next Saturday.
Ti-ey will come down from New York
:i the naval yacht Sylph.
The same evening M. Witte and
Faron Ro?en will dine at Sagamore
Hil!. They will come from Long
Is'.Mrvl City to Oyster Bay in a nri-
car. The reason for the Russian
.:.:pctentiaries coming by train is
c-.ivise of M. Witte's preference for
-..ilioad travel.
The following are copies of telegrams
r tived yesterday by the president
om Baron Komura and fromM.
,Vu:e and Baron Rosen, announcing
:: e signing of the peace treaty be
v. Russia and Japan.
"Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 5. 1905.
'To the President:
I hasten to inform you that the
::vmy of peace-has just been signed.
Humanity is under a lasting debt of
r: ititude to you for the initiation and
crcssful conclusion of the peace con
ifr.re. I beg to be permitted to
i my own thanks and sincere
ickr.owledgement.
"KOMlURA." .
"Hotel Wentworth,
"Newcastle, N. H., Sept. 5.
"The President:
"We have the honor to inform you
h it we have this day signed the
tr aty of peace with Japan. It is not
for us' to thank you for what you have
done in the cause of peace, as your
:ob!e and generous efforts have been
fittingly acknowledged by our august
vertisrn. We can only express to
y'vi. ilr. President, and to the people
of the United , States our personal:
:s;i'iti.e:us of. profound gratitude for
the cordial reception you have done
us the honor to extend to us, and
v hi h we have met with at the hands
of the peopla in this country.
"WITTE,
"ROSEN."
Portsmouth Settles Down
Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 6. Life In
tho picturesque section of New Eng
land which for the last four weeks has
rcr.terel around the proceedings of
H.o peace conference began slipping
ack into normal channels today with
tiif departure of M. Witte and the Rus
5i;ih mission on a special train for
N' w York and of the members of the
Jiprmise entourage who did not go
'nh Baron Komura last night. M.
Witte was up early this morning, and
before he had taken breakfast a crowd
had assembled on the hotel veranda
to -Pee him off. He shook hands, with-
faoh of the persons gathered about
him, and when he -started he was
ven cheers and cries of -"Adieu."
Mr. Takahira, who headed the Japa
party, also was heartily cheered.
At the navy yard the work has al
rady begun jf restoring the general
fore house to its former condition.
Thr. furniture will be shipped back ,to
Washington, including the table on
vhich the treaty was signed. This
(i -ce of furniture may be preserved
y tho department of state, and aiso
ft chairs in which the plenipoten
tiaries sat. The building-will, how
pv?r, continue-to be known as "the
I-ice building."
Mr. Pierce; assistant secretary of
Hate, will remain here this week to
Kind up the government's business in
connection with the conference.
GONE NORTH POLEWARD
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T-ast Message From Peary Dated the
16th of August ;
N'ew York, Sept. 6. A telegram was
'pfeived this morning by the Peary
rctic club, from Commander Peary,
is now well on his way to the
N'th Pole, having left Sydney, N. S..
Jn July 26. It was dated Etah, North
peniand, and started on its long
5rl circuitous journey August 16. It
es as follows: ,;
"I:h, North Greenland, August 16.
&n York was reached August 7,
Afive riajys from Sydney. The voy
was unusually favorable, no ice
yv.tioio, Natives and dogs were se-;
4 and joined the Erik at North
'r Uay August 9. Transferred to
Erik
and Roosevelt proceeded to sea
mediately to overhaul machinery
and prepare for ice fighting:. The Erik
visited all the settlements, securing
natives, 'dogs and walrus, joining the
Roosevelt at Etah August 13.
"Natives are in prosperous condition;
plenty of meat; abundance of dogs,
and located this season deeper in Mell
ville. Bay and in Gleafield Gulf than
for years. The Roosevelt overhauled
machinery filled with coal, and leaves
Etah for the north with twenty-three
Eskimo men and some 200 dogs Au
gust 16. Ice. extends from Littleton
j Island to Cape Isabella, but apparently
nt neavy. This may make the es
tablishment of a base at Cape Sabine
unnecessary. No ice was seen south
of Littleton Island. All well or; board."
SALMON RESIGNS
Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry
Will Retire
Washington, Sept. 6. Dr. David E.
Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal
industry of the agricultural depart
ment, who was recently exonerated of
charges against his integrity, today
tendered his resignation to Secretary
of Agriculture. Wilson, and it was im
mediately accepted, to take effect Oc
tober 1. ,
Secretary Wilson declined to state
whether the severance, is due to the
charges filed recently against Dr. Sal
mon. These charges relate to the con
nection which Dr. Salmon had had with
George E. Howard in the printing busi
ness, and which later resulted in the
organization of the Howard label com
pany of Washington. This company
holds the contract for supplying meat
inspection tags to the government.
In his report on the investigation of
the charges that Dr. Salmon was using
his position as chief of the bureau of
animal industry to aid the firm of
George E. Howard & Co. in getting
contracts for meat labels, Secretary
Wilson stated that inquiry disclosed
the fact that Dr. Salmon had an un
fortunate connection with the above
mentioned firm. At the same time he
defended Dr. Salmon's integrity, hold
ing him blameless.
While the announcement was mad
that the resignation was purely volun
tary, there is a well authenticated ru
mor that President Roosevelt was not
satisfied with the conditions shown by
the investigation.
FEWER FEVER CASES
New Orleans Fighting the Yellow!
Scourge Effectively
New Orleans, Sept. 6. A further" de
cline in the number of cases -of yellow
fever was recorded today, when the
United States marine hospital service
reported J51 new cases and 4 deaths,
the increase of deaths being due to a
drop in-temperature. Two of today's
cases were negroes and one case was
discovered in the middle of the Missis
sippi river. '
A white boy was picked up from a
skiff by a passing tug boat he having
been stricken -while rowing across to
his home in Algiers.
Dr. J. H. White surgeon of the
United States marinehospital service,
in charge of the fever situation at New
Orleans, - today announced that the
suspicious case of fever under ob
servation at Mobile was not yellow
fever, he having received a report
from the expert sent there to make
a diagnosis.
Outside the city there was reported
15 new cases and 5 deaths, with Tal
lula and Patterson yet to be heard
from.
CABLE CLOSED
The Venezuelan Government Seizes
a French Company's Line
Washington, D. C, Sept. 6. Minister
Russell reported to the state depart
ment today that the Venezuelan gov
ernment had closed .the French cable
between La Guayra and Caracas. This
is in line with thei recent decision of
the high federal court of the country,
There is some expectation at the state
department that drastic action may be
taken by the French government.
The cable company property was
seized by the .Venezuelan government
under a decree of the high court on
the ground that it had failed to meet
its obligations under the concession in,
the matter of supplying proper cable
connections. -'
Another suit brought by the govern
ment against the cable compa"hy is for
damages on account of alleged aid ex
tended by the company to the revolu
tion during the Matos insurrection.
Germany Approves French Demands
London, Sept. 6. The Pall Mall Ga
zette declares it has the highest au
thority for saying tftiat Germany offi
cially. recognizes the justice of the
French demand in the matter of the
arrest of the Algerian French citizen,
Boumzain, and that the sultan of Mo
rocco has been warned not to expect
German support in his refusal to make
the required reparation. ,
Another Large Diamond Found
London, Sept. 6. A flawless diamond,
weighing 460 carats, is reported to have
been found in the Premier mine, Jo
hannesburg. It was in the Premier
mine that the Cullinan diamond, 3,032
carats, was found -last January. One
weighing 334 carats as found the next i
month.
RALEIGH N.
VENT10N OF
Annual Meeting Begun
Asheville Yesterday
in
ATTENDANCE IS LARGE
Sentiment of Delegates Favors a
Minimum Price of 12 1-2 Cents
a PoundPlan of BiivintythpTirct
a -0Una flan 01 UUymg tne First
Million Bales of the Crop to Main -
tain Prices Finds Supporters
Asttievllle, N. C, Sept. 6. Special.
The first session of the Southern Cot
ton Growers' Association was held this
morning at 10:30 o'clock in the sun
parlor at Kenilwortfh Inn. When Presi
dent Harvie Jordan rapped for order
there were fully 200 committeemen,
delegates and visitors present. It is
a fine, intelligent body of men, and
that they are here for business is evi
denced by the snap and vim manifest
at this morning's session. The fea
tures of the meeting this week will
be the fixing of the minimum price of
cotton and the decision as to whether
or not the association shall purchase
1.000,000 bales of cotton at the opening
of every season in order " that : t!he
price may be held up. The sentiment
of the growers is strongly in favor of
this move. It is pointed out that there
is a certain portion of the crop that
must be marketed early to meet obli
gations of the growers, and that if the
association can purchase this ' cotton
the price at the first of the season can
be fixed by that organization.
r
It j.s the opnion of many prominent
cotton growers attending the conven
tion that the minimum price of cotton
will not be fixed at less than 12 cents.
that it is more than probable the price
will be 12 cents. A number of dele
gates have come Instructed for 12Vi
cents.
The convention -wa welcomed this
morning by J. A. Brown of t?hadbourn
on behalf of North Carolina. The re
sponse was by Col. McMartln of Mis
sissippi. Both the welcome and the
response received great applause. On
motion of Mr. Brown the sessions of the
.convention were made public and the
"world invited to attend t'he conven
tion." Col. McMartln introduced a number of
important resolutions that were re
ferred without debate to the resolutions
committee. A committee was appoint
ed to revise the constitution and by
laws of the association. It is composed
of Smith of South Carolina, Hickey of
Texas and Witherspoon of Mississippi.
The statistical committee and a com
mittee composed of one member from '
each of the cotton growing states will
have the fixing of the minimum price.
The convention will hold three sessions
daily.
The night session of the association
was taken up with discussion of a reso
lution introduced by Smith of South
Carolina for uniform bagging and ties.
Mr Smith contended that the growers
wore paying for bagging and that the
amount was -deducted. Mr. Hickey of
Texas and Brown of North Caro
lina opposed the resolution. Mr. Hickey
said, "Put on more bagging," that
farmers were paid for it at the rate
of cotton and that it netted the farmer
one hundred per cent. Mr. Brown ar
gued that it was a minor matter and
that it tended to muddy the waters
for the association.
The report of the committee on mini
mum price will not be made until the
morning session tomorrow. There are
two elements contending with each
other. One is holding out for 1? cents,
the other wants the price fixed at 10
cents. It is believed tonight that the
12-cent men are in the majority and
that this will be the minimum price. .
Colonel Peters, who was summarily
removed as vice-president of the as
sociation by President Jordan, is at
tending the sessions.
Theodore Pries Not Wanted
Asheville,, N. C, Septi 6. Special.
It has been the opinion that Theodore
H. Prica of cotton fame would arrive
in Asheville last evening or today to
"look in on the Southern Cotton Grow
ers convention," but from information
gleaned today, Mr. Price has not come.
In fact, it was stated on authority
that Mr. Price was in New York city
last night. Asked today if Mr. Price
would be heard by the convention
should he desire to talk, a member of
the association said: "Oh, we would
listen to what he had to say. He would
he given an opportunity to express
himself, but that would be all. !
President Harvie Jordan was asked
this morning if Mr. Price would be
here. "Don't know,", he said, "we are
not Interested in whether he comes
or not. He can't have anything ' to
do with our meetings."
The cotton growers have no use for
Mr. Price, and they show it plainly.
j As to Oriental Commerce
Birmingham, Sept, 6. The London
I correspondent of the Post says that aa
CON
COTTON GROWERS
C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1905
a direct result of the treaty of peace
between Russia" and Japan the United
States has laid , certain ' proposals be
fore Great Britain v for the regulation
of European and American commerce
in . China, ' and practically Manchuria
and Corea. If this should be accepted
the British minister to China and Mr.
RockhjiH, the American minister - to
China, without . waitng for the action
of their powers: win lay certain most
important proposals before China and
Japan.
, Nobel Prize for Roosevelt
Christiana, Norway, Sept. 6. Many
suggestions have been received by the
storthing that President Roosevelt be
proposed as,, a candidate for. this year's
Nobel prize - for his peace achieve
ments. Candidates, however, are ineli
gible unless proposed before February 2.
President Roosevelt undoubtedly will
be proposed for the prize of 19Q6.
The Nobel peace prize: is part of a
bequest left by Alfred Bernhard Nobel,
the scientist, who died in 1896. By his
will a large portion of his fortune was
r3063 to flve annual Prizes, each val
ued at ahout $4,OO0. They are awarde
awarded
! fr " most important discoveries m
i nhvsies - chemistrv. rhvdrwlnp-rr nr. rv,f
cine, for the most -distinguished work
of an idealistic tendency In the field of
literature, and for the best effort to
ward the fraternity of nations and the
promotion of peace. - The last named
is awarded by a committee of the Nor
wegian storthing.
- - . W , '--07 AAIVVA'
The Cruiser Lena Released .
Vallejo, Cal., Sept.' 6. The Russian
cruiser Lena, which .has been interned
at Mare Island navy yard for nearly
a year, will leave for San Francisco
next Saturday,. where she will go into
the dry dock. Permission has been re
ceived and orders -. are now awaiting
for the Lena to depart for Vladivos
tok, and it is expected ' that she. will
sail for that port-about September 20.
TAFFS TO TO CHINA
The Secretary
Break the
to
He Made a Speech to the Chinese at
Canton-He Will Go to Amoy and
Make a Trial of ITJ3' Pw"s of
""Persuasion
Washington, Sept. 61 The. ' trip of
Secretary Taft to the far east, at first
designed merely as a journey to' the
orient with .the Philippines and isome
important insular . possessions asv the
object of his visit has developed into
something more, and Secretary Taft
is now visiting Chinese cities endeav
oring to break up the boycot by his
personal contact with the situation.
Monday he was in Canton, and spoke
there to the Chinese, and today he left
Hong Kong for Amoy, a 'hotbed of
the anti-American movement. All this
was by special direction of President
Roosevelt, who desires Secretary Taft
to make an effort to disillusionize the
rabid Chinese of their belief that the
American government has deliberately
planned - to mistreat them.
As originally planned, neither Can
ton nor Amoy was included in the
itinerary of the Taft party. Secretary
Taft will probably cable a report to
Oyster Bay as soon as possible after
He finishes his visit to Amoy. The
plan of President Roosevelt is to have
Secretary Taft assure the Chinese that
this government intends to treat them
friendly and fairly.
In Canton, Mr. Taft, at a luncheon
given to the visitors by the viceroy
of the province, said he was glad to
nfcrte the friendlv delations between
the two countries. He said also that
this government did not desire a foot
of Chinese territory. Speaking of the
boycott, Mr. Taft said he believed
it was an unreasonable violation of
the treaty rights of citizens of the
United States. The viceroy had a short
time before, upon orders f romi Pekin,
decreed that the boycott come to an
end. Secretary Taft professed his pleas
ure that this had been dona It is
expected that he will make a similar
conciliatory speech at Amoy. The
feeling against Americans and Ameri
can . goods at Amoy runs high. There
have been frequent reports of violence
from that place w;hile the other storm!
centres in China seem comparatively
quiet. A couple of months ago a mob
of Chinese attacked the American con-
sul at Amoy.
It is firmly believed here that the
boycott is dying a natural death. The
dispatches received at the state depart
ment during the past fortnight from
various points in China, notably Pekin
and Shanghai, indicate that the move
ment is losing strength. It is anti
cipated that within a few weeks the
movement will be over and American
goods will find a readier market thence
forth, than they have had in the past.
Ambassador Tower's Reciprocity Idea
Berlin, Sept. 6. The Lokal Ahzeiger,
contradicting certain assertions, says
that Charlemange Tower, the Ameri
can ambassador, does not oppose re
ciprocity between Germany and Amer
ica, but advocates the appointment of
a commission for the purpose of study- J
ing the details of the matter, and
thus paving the way fo a treaty. j
l Trying
boycott
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RIOTS PROVOKED
BY PEACE TERMS
Japanese Protest Voiced by
Mass Meeting
OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE
Mob Attacks a Government News
paper Office Public Gatherings
Held . in Various Places Public
Sentiment Against the Mikado's
Advisers Holding Office
Tokio, Sept. 5 (Delayed in transmis
sion). The first turbulence attendant
on the popular anger over the terms
of peace arranged with Russia took
place today.
A mass meeting to protest against
the action of the government was call
ed to take place at Hibiya Park, but
the police closed the gates and at
tempted to prevent the assemblage.
The municipality protested against the
action of the police, and finally the
gates were thrown 'open. A large
crowd gathered and voted in favor of
resolutions declaring the nation hu
miliated and denouncing the terms
upon which the treaty of peace was
arranged. The crowd was serious in
its conduct rather than angry, and
the police handled .it discreetly. The
gathering eventually dispersed in or
derly manner. -
Later on, however, a crowd attempt
ed to hold a meeting in the Shintomi
theatre and the policedispersed it. A
portion of the crowd then proceeded
to the office .of the Kokumin Shim bun.
the government organ, and began
hoodling. Three employes of the pa
per, armedwith swords, appeared at
the door of the building and checked
the attack, and the police ag-in dls
persed the crowd. It was thought that
4ihe trouble , had passed; when . suddenly
a portion of the crowd made a rush
at the building, hurled stones and dam
aged some of the machinery.
Several persons were injured during
the attack, but the police eventually
cleared the mob and arrestee numbers
oi me rioters.
The disorder is not general and the
situation is not serious.
Sfmilar meetings have been held at
Osaka . and Nagoya, which in round
terms denounced the government and
asked them to resign.
General sentiment throughout the
country seems o favor reactionary
measures, but it appears that the ma
jority of the-people will eventually ac
cept the result-of the peace confer
ence, however disappointing It may be.
OUTRAGES UPON JEWS
Barbarous Atrocities Perpetrated by
the Mob at Kertch
Berlin, Sept. 6. Prominent Jews here
received details of the riots at Kertch.
It says some of the ;-rioters seized the
two-year-old son of a Jewish trades
man named Hirschmann and threw him
Into a bonfire, and he was burned alive
before the eyes of his parents. Many
similar outrages are reported. After
the atrocities had bec-n proceeding some
hours sixty young Jews armed them
selves with revolvers and resolved to
defend the Ghetto. The governor, who
had hitherto been passive, immediately
summoned troops, who fired on the de
fenders, killing three and wounding
eleven. The total Jewish casualties
were six killed and over two hundred
injured. Six hundred were reduced to
destitution. .
INSURANCE INQUIRY
New York Legislative Committee
Begins Its Investigation
New York, Sept. 6. To what extent
policy hoWers participate in the gov
ernment of so-called mutual compa
nies is the first question selected for
investigation by the Armstrong legis
lative commission investigating insur
ance affairs. .
Officers of five of the mutual com
panies doing business in this state, the
New York Life, the Mutual, the Mu
tual Reserve, the Mutual Benefit of
New Jersey and The Metropolitan,
which is a mixed company, were called
to the stand at the opening hearing
of the committee today. The evidence
adduced established the fact that the
mutual plan, so far as th policy hold
ers' interest in the annual elections of
the companies are concerned, is pretty
much of a myth.
Probably the , most sensational de-
velopmentof the hearing occurred be- j
rore tne formal taking of the testi
mony began,, when President John A.
McCall of the New York Life an
nounced to the committee that his com
pany did not intend to be represented
hv rminsp t ths hparin:
Chairman Armstrong replied to Pres-
ident MteCall that the commission had
no desire in the matter. The announce
ment, however, created a favorable im
pression for President McCall's com
pany. Before the inquiry began the
news leaked out that the committee
and subpoena servers has been unable
to locate two of the most desired wit
nesses in the Equitable scandal
Thomas D. Jordan and William T. Mc
Intyre. The process servers also have
been looking for James H. Hyde, but
he is in Newport, and has. it is said,
given no intimation that he will ac
cept service. He is, it was said today,
being urged strongly by persons con
cerned in the Equitable scandal to re
main out of the state until the inves
tigation is concluded.
Mr. Jordan and Mr. Mclntyre are
wanted chiefly in connection with that
$883,000 building loan account from
which blackmail and lobbying fees were
paid. It Is learned now that Mr. Mc
lntyre probably knows more about the
transactions represented' in that ac-.
count than any other Equitable direc
tor. He left the city several days ago
and is said to be sojourning in the
White Mountains.
TEXAS feANK FAILURE
ImbodenBank Complications Swamp
the Bank of Commerce
Dallas, Tex., Sept. 6. The Bank of
Commerce at Fort Worth closed its
doors this morning, as sa result of com
plications of the Imboden banks over
the country. -
The only statement given out by.
Teller D. D. Wall was "that at a meet
ing last night- of interested parties a
decision was reached that unless the
bank could get immediate : relief it
would not be in a position to take
further deposits. We failed to get
this relief and have suspended pay
ments. All deposits taken yesterday
were taken as special deposits and
paid back today, where the parties
could be -reached. Others are held
subject to their order as special de
posits." '
Mr. Wall says the immediate cause,
of suspension is the failure of the
Denver savings bank. Mr. Imboden,
who. is in St. Louis, is expected to
reach,: Port Worth today. Mr. Wall
understood that the Union Exxchange
Bank . of Macallister has also closed
its doors.
LILY WHITE PARTY
Extreme Position Taken by Mary
land Republicans
Baltimore, Sept.'f The' "Republican
state convention, held today, adopted
a platform, organized its state com
mittee, and then adjourned subject to
the call of" the chairman. The dele
gates will be reconvened the latter
part of this month, when a comptrol
ler, the only state official to be elected
this fall, will be nominated. The con
vention was a large one, most of the
counties having sent large delegations,
but aside from skirmishing for posi
tion by some Republicans who were
after control of the organization, the
only features were the address of the
presiding officer, Secretary of the
Navy Charles J. Bonaparte, and a
plank in the platform in which the
Republicans of Maryland decry negro
domination and declare opposition
to social equality. This declaration
is ahead of anything the party has
yet made. It is made in reply' to the
charges of the Democrats that the
white Republicans and the negroes are
inseparable and that unless the blacks'
voting power is curtailed the state is
threatened with negro rule. The re
mainder of the platform is confined
entirely to the proposed constitutional
amendment and an arraignment of the
Democratic managers for proposing it
to the voters for adoption.
SULLY SUED
Newspaper Advertising Charged to
the Cotton Broker
New York Sept. 6. A queer use of
the name of Daniel J. Sully, the cotton
speculator, was brought to the light
today through an action begun in the
third district municipal court by An
drew Cone, to recover a sum of money
which he alleges is due him on a con
tract for inserting notices in various
southern newspapers.
According to Robert H. Hlbbard, at
torney for Cone, this printing was for
the benefit of a pool of brokers
speculating in -eotton. To the com
plaint is annexed as "Exhibit A," a
statement bearing the name of Daniel
J. Sully and purportincr to be an ap
peal- to the cotton growers ; of the
south. -In the document the cotton
growers are advised to reduce their
acreage. They are told that if the
final report of the government shows
that they have failed to make that re
duction the only persons " who would
gVtin by the acreage would be the
speculators. -
Mr. Sully disclaimed having any
connection with the matter.
Gaynor and Greene in Court
Montreal, Sept. 6. The Gaynor. and
Greene extradition case again came be
fore the public today when argument
was resumed on the petition to quash
the judgment of Judge LaFontain com
mitting them to extradition. The pro
ceedings came before Justice Ouiment.
The two prisoners were present in
rourf; -with, their rnunsl' The arsrif.
i n ,i j -
tinned tomorrow. .
No. '85
THE NEW DAILY
TO APPEAR SOON
Industrial News Due to Come
Out October
THE PRESS HAS ARRIVED
Armour Car Lines Company Given
Time to AnswerRailroads Enter
a General Declaimer in Regard to
Transportation and Icing of Per
ishable Fruits
. Rv TH!"l MAC i nrupr
Washington, Sept. 6. Special. Pnr.
jjner Senator Butler, who has just re-'
xumea rrom a trip of several weeks
duration to Canada, says the indus
trial News will certainly make its
appearance October 1st. Mr. Ackerty
of the Washington Post, who will ba
in charge of the mechanical depart
ment, talked the subject over with!
Mr. Butler before he left for Greens
boro sesterdaj', and both are of the
opinion that the first issue will ap
pear on the first of the month. The'
press is already in Greensboro, having
arrived this week, and the Mergen
thalers are ready for delivery.
The Armour Car Lines Company ha tj
been granted by the inter-state com
merce commission an extension until
September 10, in' which to file its an
swer to the inquiry concerning 'rela
tions between refrigerator lines and!
railroads. The Atlantic Coast Line,
the Seaboard; Southern, Central of
Georgia and nearly all the eastern and
western roads have filed their an-
" " ucicure oc l up uy mesa
roads is practically Identical. They;
take the position that they do not holdi
themselves out as carriers of nArich.
able fruit and that the shipper is
obliged to furnish refrigerator cars for
all shipments of this class. For the
convenience of the - shippers, and at
their request, the roads have madar
arrangements with Armour and other
refrigerator- lines and have included
refrigeration in the rate. They deny
all knowledge of. preferences to certain
shippeds in rates for refrigeration of
In the furnishing of cars.
The Pennsylvania Company con
tends that all the shipments of perish-
on points along the lines of its south
ern connections and that it is only
party to the transportation chargea
anu not ior me cost or icing tne cars.
The southern roads maintain that theyf
do not directly engage in the handling
of perishable freight of this class, but
receive this business from the Armou
car lines. They deny all responsibility
for the refrigeration charges, and 1
this service is furnished' at an un
just and unreasonable price they artf
not to blame in the matter.
Marriage licenses were issued today
to Leonard B. Laws and Ada" Walr
lace, both of Moravian Falls, N. C
aiiu ausiui xia.uipi.oii itnu Jiary uavii
both of Hennison, N. C.
Representative Small has gone toj
Baltimore.
Fever on Revenue Cutter
Washington, Sept. 6. One case of
yellow fever on the revenue cutter
Winona, at Gulfport, Miss., has been
reported to the treasury department.
The victim is Fireman Haraldberg anct
the case is a light one. He has been
removed to the fever hospital at Gulf
port. Twenty cases of fever Mad been
reported In that town up to yesterday.
The Winona is one of the fleet of
revenue cutters patrolling the fever
district. The outbreak at Gulfport will
probably result in the withdrawal oi
part of the squadron, owning to the dif
ficulty of obtaining supplies there. Tha
Seminole and Forward will probably bo
sent to Ship Island for fumigation and,
detention, after which they will be sent
outside the infected zone.
.
Cart Upset and Occupants Hurt
Z i
Greensboro, N. C, Sept. 6. Special
A horse drawing the material wagoii
of the Southern Bell Tclephon Com
pany ran away in Ajheboro street
at 6 o'clock this evening and collided
with a pony and cart, upsetting the
cart and throwing out the occupans
Mrs. II. B. Marley, Mrs. George P.
Crutchfield and little son, Harry. -All
of .them were badly shocked and)
painfully bruised, though no bones
were broken. 'Mrs. Marley's injuries
are the most serious and may provt
fatal.
An Ambassador's Bad Guess
Berlin, Sept. 6. Count Von Atvenste
ben, the German ambassador at St.
Petersburg, has been recalled. This no
tion is due to his report that a war
between Russia and Japan was im
possible, which report be sent to Ber
lin when hostilities had almost be