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mmn- ' We.puarantMg --. . I . Y fi A CROSS MARK -1 a larger lilt of actual ubscribera in Madi son than any other here indicates that your subscription is J past due. Pka.se !fewspa.per . . . 3 n remit . . . ixsssnnscssassa: RMUkkSSSS POLITICAL REFORM AND THE GENERAL UPBUILDING OF MADISON COUNTY. VOL. VII. MARSHALL, N. CU FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 190&. NO. 26. Record. la I : S 1 " iHC(ewpa.per ... 3 y m WAS SHARP RASCAL Former Got Bis Band in Ctererly For Neva Million MANY BANKS WERE EASILY DUPED An Investigation Into ths Affair of . Banj. H. Gaskill, a Philadelphia - Broker, Who Died Four Week Ago, Oleelosee a Sensational Case of Forgery. Philadelphia, Special. One of . the most sensational eases of forgery that . has ever, been brought to light In f nan lal circles of this city was disclosed ' when it was announced that certificates calling for a small number of shares ' of stock had been fraudulently raised to hundreds of shares, causing a loss . to certain banks and trust companies : of this city of from $750,000 to $1,000, 000. The forgery Involves the name of Benjamin H. Gaskill, who went to his Crave four weeks ago. Gaskill was the sole member of the banking and . brokerage concern known as Ben. H. Gaskill ft Co. He had offices in the financial district and his credit was considered gilt edged. Gaskill died about four weeks ago, and at the time of his death he was believed to be worth about half-million dollars. He left no will and ad ministrators began to close up his bus iness. A patron of the firm, whose . name is not given, bought from the state 100 shares of Philadelphia Trac tion Company stock. This was sent to . the Philadelphia Traction Company's office to have the transfers recorded. The stock exchange, of which Gaskill was a member, then sent out notices to its members not to receive stock certificates from the Gaskill estate. A further Investigation brought to light a surprising state of affairs. It was found that Gaskill had credited llmself on his own books with 6,000 shares of Philadelphia Traction stock, valued approximately at $600,000. while the Traction Company's books showed that he only had 400 shares. It was also discovered that he had raised stock certificates of the United States Railways of New Jersey from two to , 200 and the certificates of tho Frank- . ford ft Southwark Street Railway Company, in this city, from two to twenty. The latter stock is worth $450 a share. Gaskill kept two accounts, one re cording the transactions of his custom ers, which was correct, and another giving his own transactions His books showed that he was losing from $15,000 to $20,000 a year In his business His method of operation was to obtain cer tificates of gilt-edged securities call ing for one, two, three or some other small number of shares, raise the fig ures and Eive them as securities for large loans At least six banks and trust companies of this city admit holding fraudulent securities for large loans. A financier who has been making an investigation said that the amount of money loaned on the raised certificates will aggregate between $750,000 and . $1,000,000. It Is believed that very little will be recovered from the estate. Texas Railroad Sold. Beaumont, Tex., Special. The Beau mont, Sour Lake ft Western Railroad, a twenty-mile line from this city to Sour Lake, tapping a rich lumber and oil region, has been sold to B. P. Yoa kum, of New York, representing the St Louis ft San Francisco. The sale was ratified at a meeting of the stock holders here. It Is expected that the purchasers will make the road the nu . cleua of a line reaching from Houston to New Orleans, with various branches. The terms of the sale were not given OUt. ' ;: - - ' Ex-Governor Lubback III. - 'Austin, Tex., Special. Ex-Governor - Frank Lubbock, one of the most prom inent men in Texas,, at the advanced age of 80 years, was stricken with pa ralysis. It may be possible, It Is said, that he will linger for a day or two, bnt the attending physicians assert that his advanced age gives no hope of recovery.,.- .-. --. . ' Bowen Dismissed, Washington, SpeciaJA-The dismissal of Herbert W. Bowen, for tome years United States Minister to Venezuela, nd tho exoneration of Assistant Sec retary of State Loom Is, of the alle gations brought against him by Mr. Bowen, are the outcome of the Loomis Bowen controversy, which has attract ed wide attention for many, months past. This disposition of the ease Is made by President Roosevelt In a letter addressed to Secretary Tnft, made pub lic, approving Mr. Tart's report on his findings and conclusions In the case.. , ; Iteddoch Goes to Prison. St Louis, SpociaL M. M. Red dock, ex-postmaster of Taioo, Missis sippi when arraigned In the United States . district court pleaded guilty to having tramped np charges against Congressman Claude Kitchen of the first North Carolina district, and was sentenced to serve on year la the Missouri penitentiary at Jefferson City and pay a Am of 1100. - - WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN Weather Conditions Given Out by the ; Department Observer. Another week or excellent weather has been experienced, favorable In Its main feature both for the rapid growth of crops and for farm work. The mean temperature was about 75 de grees, or moderately above normal, and although no very maximum tem peratures occurred, the nights were warmer than during the preceednig week,, so that no check to growth oc curred. The rainfall was Irregularly distributed, too much rain fell In sev eral central-eastern counties, chiefly in portions of Wayne, Craven, Halifax, Washington, Bladen, Vance and Frank lin; at many places In these counties rain fell on every day of the week, but It was mostly gentle In character; heavy washing rains were reported from only a few widely separated places this week. On the other hand, drought prevails over a number of counties along the immediate coast line (Currituck, Tyrrell, Hyde and On slow) and also in a larger number of western counties, where the soil la getting dry and hard, and rain is much needed. Generally over most of the State farm work Is now well up, land Is in excellent condition, crops have been well cultivated, are mostly clean and have continued to Improve. In a few counties grass and weeds have not been subdued. Cotton has been nearly all chopped and cultivated, and where it has been kept clear it has Improved considerably but the crop Is still grassy in many counties; squares are beginning to form on early cotton; lice continue to prevail in some places. Corn has Improved, but Is not doing well, and it Is doubtful whether the effect of poor stands will be entirely overcome; much of the crop has been laid by in silk and tassel, planting is practically over, and late planted In lowlands Is coming up rapidly. Tobacco contin ues to do well, though some corres pondents report that the plants are running to seed (buttoning) too early. The wheat harvest is nearly over, ex cept in the extreme west; the straw is abundant, but the grains are not well filled; in some counties cutting was In terferred with by frequent rains, the grains being over ripe but too wet to handle. Gardens have improved and vegetables of all kinds are abundant. Irian potatoes are yielding very well in many places, though some are rot ting in the ground in wet localities; sweet potatoes are growing nicely. Field peas are growing rapidly. In most western counties where mowing is under way, the conditions were quite favorable for curing hay. Early apples and peaches are ripening and coming into market; apples are poor, peaches of better quality and more plentiful: the huckleberry crop is good; black berries are ripening; there are some reports that grapes are rotting con siderably. Rains reported: Nashville, 1.30; Goldsboro, 1.48; Lumbertson, 1.56; Newbern, 1.48; Weldon, 1.62; Wilming ton, 0.10; Hatteras, 0.80; Ramseur, 1.55; Lexington, 0.73; Selma. 1.21; Moncure, 1.16; Greensboro, 0.64; Ral eigh, 0.26; Marion, 2.02; Henderson ville, 3.00; Ashevllle, 2.50. Ashevllle to Issue Bonds. Ashevllle, Special. During the ex ecutive session of the board of alder men Friday night Mayor Barnard, chairman of the water and light com mission, announced that he would call a meeting of the commission at an early date for the purpose of consid ering the Issue of bonds as authorised by the last general assembly, the pro ceeds to be used In building an Im mense reservoir and also equipping an electric light plant Mayor Barn ard said this afternoon that he would call a meeting of tho commission for next Monday evening, when, In all probability, some definite action would be taken. The legislative act gives the board authority to sell $40,000 worth of bonds for the establishment of an electrio light plant on the Swan nonoa river and $60,000 for the build ing of a reservoir, cr less, if It be found that these amounts are not required. - Burglar Robs Concord Man. Concord, Special. Saturday night, ! Mr. T. C Peeler, a merchant of this city, had $200 stolen from him at his horns here. He had the money in his trouser pockets and the fiants placed near his bed and some burglar entered the room and took the money. nnng me pants on the window screen and left There la bo clue to the iden tity oi ins burglar. . " Jailed for Contempt, - At ' Ralelgn Saturday, ex-Sheriff Kogers and J. P. Sore 11 were adjudged guilty of contempt of court la trying to Influence Jurymen la tho Qattls- KUgo case, and were ordered to jail 10 daya each., , - Gambling Law Not Enforced. St Louts, 8peclal Despite Governor Folk's order to the sheriff of 8t Louis county directing him to arrest all prin cipals snd accessories found violating the anti-betting lav which went Into effect last Saturday, ao arrests were made at Delmar race track, although alx so-called book-makers did a fair business. A deputy sheriff was present vntll after the last race. THE CZAR WILL ACT Sees the Eril Conditions That Stalk Through Bis Unfortunate Land OAS LONG TALK WITH ZEMSTVOS President of Moscow Delegation De scribes the Serious Situation In Rus sia and Greatly Impresses the Czar, Who Declares That His Wish and Will for a National Assembly Are Unshakable. St .Petersburg, By Cable. Emperor Nicholas received the Zemstvo depu tation Monday, The reception took place at noon in the Alexander Palace at Peterhoff. Prince Trobetskoy, pres ident of the Zemstvo congress of the Mobcow government, in behalf of the Moscow delegation, addressed the Em peror In a long speech, in which he de scribed the serious conditions existing in Russia which have caused the Zem Btvos to approach his majesty directly. The Emperor was evidently much Im pressed. M. Fedoroff, representing the St. Petersburg delegation, also spoke. His majesty replied, expressing deep regret at the great sacrifices conse quent of the war, and above every thing, at the disaster to the Rus sian navy. In concluding, the Em peror -said: "I thank you gentlemen, for the sen timents expressed, and join in your desire to bring about a new order of things. My personal wish and my will as Emperor to summon a national as sembly is unshakable. I await with anxiety the carrying out of this my will. You can announce this to the inhabitants of the towns and villages throughout Russia, and from today you will assist me in this new work. The national assembly will establish, as formerly, a united Russia, and the Emperor will be the supreme support of the conditions based on the principle of Russian nationalism." MAY FLEE WASHINGTON HEAT. Peace Conferees Will Have Authority to Adjourn to Some Other Place Claims of Various Cities Ar Being Urged Upon the President, Who Ig nores the subject Washington, Special. Practically no new developments were observable in the negotiations between Russia and Japan. President Roosevelt, for a day or two has been deeply engrossed in other matters, and while he has not for a moment lost sight of the arrange ments for bringing together the Far Eastern belligerents, he has realized fully that the next move in the game of diplomacy now being played Is with the contending nations themselves. That move is the selection of envoys to represent them at the Washington conference. Both Minister Takahlra, of Japan, and Abeassador Casslnl, of. Russia, called on the President Monday af ternoon. Neither would discuss bis interview with the President. It is known, however, that tbey were not of great importance. Each of the dip lomatists presented to the President the advices from his government ex pressive of the satisfaction felt at both St Petersburg and Tokio at the selec tion of Washington as the seat of the peace conference. Whether the conference will actually sit in Washington, or not, has not been determined, of course, as that is a de tail which will be left to the envoys themselves by their respective govern ments. It is paid that no decision will be reached on that point until the con ferences meet here and organize. If the weather in Washington at that time should be unfavorable to the con tinued sittings in this city, it will be within the authority of the plenipoten tiaries to adjourn to some other city. During the past few days the Pres ident has received as many as a hun dred letters suggesting various cities In the country as desirable places for holding the conference. It can be said that the President will not permit him self to be drawn into the discussion of this subject and the government will not attempt to Influence in any way the choice of the confrees in hold ins their conference. Town Re-taken. Headquarters of the Russian Army. Oodzyadanl, Manchuria, By Cable The Russian cavalry have retaken the town of Llaoyangwopeng. The Japanese oc cupied the Tillage of Sumencheng, on the main road to Changtufu and Mama kal, in the morning of June 16, but they did not succeed In crossing the river. At 3 in the afternoon the Russians re-captured 8umlencheng, three squadrons of Japanese retiring In a southwtery di rection, v Church Tskee Ban off State. Roma, By Cable. The Pops ass Is sued an encyclical encouraging Cath olics to participate to publlo affairs. While seeking tne advice of the eccles iastical authorities, tho encyclical says Catholics should retain complete liber ty of action regarding tho temporal interests. Members of tho clergy are recommended to refrain from parti ci patlng In party strife. Tho encyclical has created a sensation. Its object is to induce Catholics to enter public Ufa, so that ths navy bo a force against the throat of socialism. ; IN NORTH CAROLINA Occurrences of Interest In Parts of the State. Various Charlotte Cotton Market These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Good middling 9.00 Strict middling 8.00 Middling 8.87 Tinges 7 to 7 Stains 6 to 7 Geneal Cotton Market. - Middling. Galveston, firm .9 New Orleans, steady .i 9 Mobile, steady 8 13-16 Savannah, quiet 8 Charleston, firm 8 Wilmington, firm 8 Norfolk, firm ..8 Baltimore, normal 9 New York, quiet 9.15 Boston, quiet 9.15 Philadelphia, steady 9.40 Houston, steady 8 15-16 Augusta, steady 9 Memphis, firm 9 St. Louis, firm 9 Louisville, firm 9 Fight May be Fatal. Ashevllle, Special. Dr. W. P. Whit tlngton has returned from Banards ville, in the Big Ivy section of Bun combe, and twenty miles from this city, where he was called to attend a man named Tom Rice, who was struck In the head by a '.ock thrown by Jim Adams. Dr. Whittington said that the man was badly hurt, but that he was still alive and might recover. The rock crushed the skull and a difficult operation was necessary. The cause of the trouble between Rice and An drews resulting in the assault was over some trivial matter. It Is said that Andrews made his escape. Serious Fight at Newbern. Newbern, Special. Charles Bryan and George Cutler, colored men, be- ame engaged In a fight on the docks. and Bryan assaulted Cutler with a boat oar in such a manner as to burst I he eye ball. The wounded man also received a serious Injury to the head. An operation was necessary to re lieve the eye. Bryan is in Jail pend ing the result of the other's Injuries. Gattis Loses Suit. The famous Gattls-Kilgo case, trial. at Raleigh last week, resulted In a verdect In favor of defandant Kilgo. Two Jurors were charged with con tempt of court at the close of the case. An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court North State News. There was a serious wreck on the Southern Railway near Kings Moun tain Thursday, resulting in the death of Engineer Cauble and his fireman. None of the passengers were seriously hurt. The State charters the Johnson City Southern Railway, A. B. Andrews, Hen ry W. Miller, F. H. Miller, of Raleigh; Alfred P. Thomas, Fairfax Harrison, of Washington, D. C, and H. a Ans- ley, of Alexandria, Va,, incorporatoxs and directors; capital stock $355,000. The road will extend 71 miles from Marlon, up the north fork of the Ca tawba river and down the valley of the Toe river to the Tennessee line, there to connect with a railway to Johnson City. Monitor Puritan Aground. Washington, Special. The monitor Puritan is reported hard aground off Point Lookout in the Potomac. She has on board the naval reserves of ths District of Columbia and was to have participated In the manouvres of Wednesday night against Forts Wash ington and Hunt All efforts for two days to float the shin have proven so far unsuccessful. . Telegraphic Briefs. A submarine torpedo boat that can bo carried on the deck of a battleship was successfully tested in England. Ovama Is reported to be ready to assumo she offensive and strike a crushing blow before an ' armistice can bo arranged. It la Intimated that Germany's sup posed intention to fortify Klaochou Bay may decide Great Britain to hold on to Wei Hal WeL King Oscar's letter was laid before tho Storthing and referred to a special committee without comment, but It Is understood Norway wllJ ataa by her decision. Members of two lodges of the ROyal Arcannm in Petersburg are preparing to adopt resolutions of protest against the action of the Supreme Lodge in raising assessments. James W. Cocke, charged with the larceny of 19S from an iron safe In the drug store of W. E. Brown, In Petersburg, in May last, waa before the Mayor yesterday, and waa sent oa to the grand Jury. CockO Is highly connected and married." He was la tho drag bostaeaa la Petarebars. CLOSE OF THE REUNION Without Much Pretense of Formation So Far ae the Veterans Were Con cerned, the Parade waa None the Less s Stirring Spectacle, Battle Flaga Recently Restored by the Gov ernment Playing a Part, Louisville, Ky., Special. Beneath the shot-riddled battle flags that float er over many a sodden field, and to the thrilling strains of "Dixie" that oft had cheered them on to victory or defeat the Confederate veterans who wore the gray marched Friday in proud review before thousands of people gathered in Kentucky's chief city to do them honor. Theie was not much In the way of formation and order in the line as far as the old boys were concerned, but they marched With sparkling eye to the old tunes, and heard the same cheers that have stirred their blood annually since the reunions became a part of life In the South. Many of the captured battle flags, recently re turned by the government, were car ried in Friday's parade and were the objects of interest and veneration. Three Overcome by Heat. The temperature was near the 86 mark, and John Coke,, of Lawrence burg, Ky.. J. B. Allen, of Virginia and William Potter, aged 62 of Nashville, Tenn., were overcome and taken to hospitals. The parade which formed at First and Main streets, was In three grand divisions, comprising the trans-Mississippi department the department of the Army of Northern Virginia and the department of the Army of Ten nessee. Col. Bennett H. Young, com mander of the Kentucky division, was chief marshal, and the fol lowing were in command of the three divisions: Gen. W. L. Cabell, Texas, the trans-Mississippi de partment; Gen. C. Irving Walker, South Carolina, the department of Northern Virginia; Gen. Clement A. Evans, the Army of Tennessee. Head of the Column. At the head of the column, as spe cial guests of the reunion, rode Gen. Joe Wheeler, in citizen's dress, and Jefferson Hayes Davis, grandson of President Davis of the Confederacy. They were escorted by Wheeler's cav alry. Next came the commander-in-chief. General Stephen D. Lee, and staff. The distinguished leader was cheered at every turn. The comman der's immediate escort was the Colum bus Rifles, from the General's home city, Columbus, Miss., and then follow ed carriage containing Miss Carrie Peyton Wheeler, sporsor for the South and her maids of honor. General C. Irving Walker of South Carolina occupied his familiar place as head of the department of the Army of Northern Virginia. The West Vir ginia division, headed by the depart ment, with General S. S. Green In com mand. The R. E. Lee camp of Richmond had the place of honor in the Virginia division. The marching of this camp was splendid and the men were cheer ed heartily. Then came the Tom Smith Camp, of Suffolk, Va.. and Stonewall Jackson's old brigade with several tat tered flags. These old men and their flags aroused the crowds to much en thusiasm. The William Watts Camp, of Roanoke, brought up the rear of the Virginians. The next reunion will be held at New Orleans. Text of Japan's Reply. Washington, Special. The follow ing is the text of the Japanese reply to President Roosevelt's identical note to Japan and Russia on the subject of negotiations for peace: "The imperial government has giv en to the suggestions of the President of the United States, embodied in the note handed to the Minister of For eign Affairs by the United States minister on the 9th inst, very serious consideration, to which, because of its source and Import it is justly entitled. Desiring, in the interest of the world, as well as in the interest of Japan, the re-establishment of peace with Russia on terms and conditions that will fully guarantee its stability, the imperial government will, in response to the suggestions of the President appoint plenipotentiaries of Japan to meet plenipotentiaries of Russia' at such time and place as may be found to be mutually agreeable and conveni ent for the purpose of negotiating and concluding terms of peace, directly and exclusively between the two bel ligerent powers." Booker Washington Sees President Washington, Special. Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee Institute at Tuskegee, Ala., called on the president to talk with him about hla visit to Tuskegee next October. The president expects to pass the greater part of October 23 at Tuske gee, and (arrangements already are making for a demonstration by the students of the Institute in bis honor. The president will review a procession and pay a visit to the Institute and deliver an address. Prof. Washington tonight delivered an address at the graduating exercises of the colored hlch school, the colored normal school and the Armstrong Training school. May be Another Great Advance. London, By Cable. The practical certainty now that peace negotiations cannot begin for another month leads to ths conviction that anotaer great battle will be fought In the Interval. According to the Dally Telegraph's Tien Tata correspondent a Japanese forward movement baa already com menced la apRo of tho rainy season. WASHINGTON CHOSEN Arreeable to All Parties As Place of Holding Peace Meettar CZAR WITHDRAWS ALL OBJECTION Envy and Jealousy of the United 8tates Are ao Unconcealed in Some Quarters That There Was Almost Open Exultation at the "Rebuff to Roosevelt" by the Foreign Office Prior to the Czar's Intervention. St Petersburg, By Cable. Rassla has finally and definitely accepted Washington as the meeting place of tho Russian and Japanese plenipotentiar ies, the foreign office having waived Its request for reconsideration at the personal dieerectlon of the Emperor, whose desire to give the fullest and fairest opportunity to President Roose velt's proposal for a peace conference is hereby manifested. After his conference with Ambassa dor Meyer, Count Lamsdorff, the for eign minister went to Peterhoff and laid the matter before the Emperor, who, on learning that insistence on The Hague might endanger the Demo tions, directed Count Lamsdorff f.o inform Ambassador Meyer that Rus sia would accept Washington. It was after midnight when the for eign minister returned from Peterhoff, but Ambassador Meyer was forthwith notified and a cipher dispatch waa prepared and sent to the state depart ment at an early hour Monday morn ing. Count Lamsdorff Sunday afternoon issued a public announcement of the selection of Washington. The result Is looked upon as a de cided triumph for American diploma cy. 150 Natives Massacred. San Francisco, Special. Details of a terrible massacre by pirates of 150 na tives on tne Siberian coast has been received in letter from Petropavlov- skt, on the coast of Kamchatka. A Morogravlenof, has written to his brother, a resident of San Francisco, that in the early part of the year the natives, in one of the small settlement down the coast, observed a yacht or schooner, drop anchor In the harbor, and its coming was hailed with cries of rejoicing. Off the vessel came a number of small boats. The nativea could see the crew piling what they thought were supplies into the smaller craft. Then the men pulled for the shore. During that and the next day, there was heard firing of arms, and. later, smoke and fire were observed. This led to an Investigation from Pe tronavlovskl and other towns on the coast, and a horrible tale of pillage and massacre was brought to light. About the streets of the settlement writes Morogravenlof, were strewn the bodies of 150 of the inhabitants, shot and cut to pieces by the pirates, who, under the pretense of friendship, had gained a landing on the coast. Rob bery was their motive, for every hut had been ransacked, and anything of marketable value had been taken. Who the marauders were, those who manag ed to make their escape could not say, beyond giving the information that some Japanese were in the party. When Morogravenlof sent Ms letter the peo ple of Petropvolskl feared an attack on that town. Maximo Gomez Dead. Havana, Special. Gen. Maximo Go mes died at 6 o'clock Saturday even ing. General Maximo Gomes, who com manded the Cuban forces daring tho Insurrection, which broke out in 1895. and ended with the complete indepen dence of the island, when on May 20. 1902, the control of Cuba waa formally transferred to the new Cuban govern ment, was born at Ban!, Santo Domin go, in 1836. and came of a Spanish family. He began life as a cavalry offi cer in the Spanish army In Santo Do mingo and served in the last occupa tion of Santo Domingo by Spain. Collision Sinks Vessel Sauit Ste Marie, Mich., Special. Dur ing a thick fog which has prevailed on the upper lakes for a week, tho steel freight steamers Etruria and Am aza collided ten miles off Prescue Isle light. In Lake Huron. The Etruria was so damaged that she sant within a few minutes, the crew narrowly escaping with their lives. The Etruria was struck on the starboard side, abreast of the No. 9 hatch. Many of the crew were asleep in their berths, bnt were awak ened by the crash and reached the deck in time to escape. The Etruria had a cargo of soft coal. She was valued at $240,000. The Amaxa escaped any seri ous damage. . Going for Paul Jones' Body. New Tork, Special. Rear Admiral Slgabee's squadron, which was detail- ed from the North Atlantic fleet to bring the body of John Panl Jones, tho first admiral of the American navy, to this country, started on Its voyage to France Sunday. The squadron Is mad np of tho flagship Brooklyn and tho cruisers Chattanooga, Tacoma and Gal- Ill
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