VOL. IX.
COLUMBUS, N: C THURSDAY;APRIL-14,. 1904.
NO. 52
Parker Is As Good
". As BJammed Already
He I UiuMly-Be the
Oomocral Nominee. If
CLEVELAUD FOR HIM
The; Attention of Party
Leaders Now Tiirtied
Toward fthe1 Candi
date For; Vice Presi
dent arid ItKeTPlatform
Roosevelt Said ;to be
Afraid of Parker.
WashtngtonApril ;It; is expert po
litical opiniorf thato . all Intents and
purposes JodgeV Alton ' B Parker has
been nominate for :tb!'el Presidency of
the Democracy o! the country , and dis
cussion has now turned to his r prospec
tive running mate", And the probable
platform on which thoySv ill stand. For-f
mer Senator Charles A.- uowne was
here from New Yoik" today, and spent
much time in discussion with Democrat
ic leaders. .To-night he allued to Rep-
resentative Williams, of Illinois, as a
most likelv candidate for VlcerPresl-J
dent. The platform will "contain no
reference whatsoever to free coinage of
silver, and it is
altogether probable I
that the financial plank will contain lit-M
tie else than refernce to the' sovereign
ty of the government" in issuing money,
and the suggestion of some remedial
legislation of minor importance. - The
conviction was boroinupon the Deraot
cratic mind that Judge Parker's nbrnl
nation and election was sure when it
became known that former President
Cleveland had thus declared himself :
"The recent movement lo6klng to a .
. I
concentration upon Mr. Parker's candi-
dacy afforded me the greatest possible . I
relief and satisfaction, not only jo iar
as my personal; comfprt ir concerned,
but as a Democrat anjious lor my
party's supremacy, and delighted with
the prospect of its return to sanity . and
patriotic effort."
There was nothing offhand or acci
dental about Mr. Cleveland's declara
tion of annroval " of candidacy of the
New York jurist," for the expression fol
lowed a season of deliberation, during
which the former President look coun
sel of party leaders of national promin
ence who have for the past fortnight
been laboring with astonishing effect
to bring about an era of good feeling jn
party ranks.
NORTH CAROLINA . SENATORS
FOR PARKER.
To-day both ihe North Carolimft-Sen-
ators formally avowed their intentions
to support Judge Parker. Having in
mind the warning which Senator Piatt,
cf New York, recently gave his party,
Senator Overman said there could be
no doubt about the Democratic party
being on a "sane arid dangerous basis,';'
and that conditions appeared jo Tpoint
to the wisdom of nominating Judge
Parker. The attention of Senator Sim
rnon9 was called to an editorial in The
Brooklyn Eagle, which ' said that the
North Carolina Senator doubtless had
.T udo Parker i n " mind , vvhen, in his
ji . u a,f ikiConofo
,eceff wu u? "ut? "Wl .v-vv,!
be safe, sober and of - ludiclal Uem.'pera-r
ment,
Senator Sirnmons said- that tbe
mw
this inference, a4h feit.t that .itwouiq
be well should thfe'bartV iroakeudge
Paader it?s&ndar4-beawrV-- 411(1 Rture.a the audience
w'r X'iwilli'nis.first sentence. placed. the stan-
itOOSEVELT AE HAlupr t'AUivi!i
iw' ZLln OQW thAv
..w-u ,"""rr I
have been told hat President Roose-1
velt looks upon Jhdge Parker as a mostUy. e. Breese, '1r.",flMPythianlsm as "a socia
formidable adversary; not only becausd
that can be assembled in behalf ot nis
campalgn. It isipenly said byipemo- J der. -Then! followed the gem of the eve
ntnifa it Tii- PoVaK fa ' nn'minat-1 nnrl 'ihistesbbnse.-.to"-the-tOast--.-''The La
y7T " 7 A f7"T, n
ed the .party wilt haye no trouble in
getting aid from Mie conservative in-
dustrial and financial interesw w vtne
East in-tbelr campaiffn This is an im-
, , 7 utu
portant consideration anqnetfblch the
leading Democrat! are not overlooking.
Whim Vm1 if -fW- Ww1aVLt.tnn 'of ' Mr.
iiHVRisnn wnnin ;in" anv ; wxv m uid
j ,,J
Judge "ParkerV prospects, senator
Bacon saiarr i Why should It hurt him?
On the contrary, it should, be of the
ing the nomination ' and being elected
President, and it should be a great in
centive te the other -wing of the party
to give equally cordial support to Judge
Parker. The platform ought to be
direct and positive and should deal only
with liv; issues. " Senator Bacon was
very jubilant as he concluded the in
terview with this statement: 'eel
more encouraged ; to-day than I have
been at any former time." W. A., H.
in Charlotte Observer. -
BIG PYTHI
Held at Heriders'onville
"vr Last Thursday
: Night. ; -
VA8 THE DISTRICT MEETING
And Every Lodge
in
the District Was Rep-
?. .
resented Save One
All the Lodges Are
In- a Healthful Con
dition. -;
Ilendcrsonville, April 8. The tenth 1 is
trict Knights of Pythias convention was
beta ucre yestecaay evening. Lue meeting
was one- of the most important that has
been held in' Pvthian circles 'Aa a eood
while. BThe tenth district inchuleslhe follow
inir lodges, and nearlvall were renresented
in the convention yesterday: Pisgah No
3, Ashcvilie No. 100, of Asbeville; Ual
. - oa, WayncsyiUe; Columbus, jno.
H4. Columbus, N. C .IIendewonviller Jfo.
U6; Tryon, No., :il8,Tuckascegc, No. 131,
Diilsboro; . Transylvcuia, 4t Brevard; Fi
delity, No..l48 Marshall; and the Canton
Kxige oi canton, - ,
' ' nw, nwiu ;.wuu eve,.
lodge in tne : oistnct neing representea ex
cept. one.i ..The afternoon session Deing
LMHtTIl till 1I "CIV IfV bliV V 1 TV1 Li3 J k IlLUU
d chanceuora of the lodges. These
rcDOrts showed the order to be in a most
beattbf ol. condition. - A very large gain in
memberehiD has resulted this year, and lit-
tie doubt is expressed that the tenth district
will have the best report to present at the
coming meeting or the - grand lodge la
Winston-Salem in J irae-V A school, of t in
struction was conducted by two or three pf
the members of the order well up on the
secret woik. This pait of the - program
was much rn joyed and proved most instruc
tive to the members of the order. At night a
public meeting was held in the opera house
presided over by Gea L. Hackney, the . dis
trict deputyv The; program wtfs . opened
with an Instrumental duet by Misses ;Eya
Smith and Helena Morris. The address of
weicome was delivered by Rev. It N. yif-
COX. flir. vviicoxi gpoKU in . a very nappy-
vein and gave a mo6t.' royal welcome to the
visitors. This address was followed by a
vocal solo by Mrs. J. F Brok8,'M.Dream
of Paradise" a uumoet 4hat r wass. very
much coloycd by the audience. Ctias.'E.
Jones of AsheyiUo,"who responded, to the
address ol welcomlwas introduced by ihe
chair noan as "The noted young lawyer who
sncaks-ijiot ; hy the hour out Dy liie day
Mr. Jones, wuose auuressj was enure iv im
i j j ..... .-ji.ii.. .1. '
promptu, spoke- m a most .pleasing way.
His--remarks - were lounfy Ctteereo.-ain
Chas. E. Pless favored. the audi en co with a
vocal solo, which .was followed -by a abort
addresTDy W. K.. Breese, j r . , Jbsq. , o r I5i e
vard.-' " - : " " ',- '
Abdut one hundred people sat down to
the banquet, tendered by tbe Henderson-
ville lod?e, at the Ulue Kidge inn, to the
visitine Knights and their lady, friends. A.
Aerv.temotine menu had been provided. It
was aDOUt ll o ciocs wuep ur. a ii. juor
eV.. the toastmasisr,
rapped : for order and
V. Roberts. Esq.. Hf. Mar-
rKnisbtlV - JMr;"" Roberts, who Is himself, a
new K.nigw;:.naviny. mm: a- memrrr . less
- whcox respoided to thti toast. ''The
jPrihiau l:iiizen." Mr. Wilcox is a very
6t py(hiaiisliip on a high level. Geo
r.. Hacknev responded' to the1 toast, 'Pith
gn'tJoofideiicQ." W. P. Whitmlre to the
Outlook of Pvthianism," and
Oi-der.". J W. Deake told or. the Ungm
-nlelfdid hlntsTfor the members of the or-
dieT by Chas. E. Jones, Esq; Mr. Jones
tte Pessimist's idea of woman, quoting
f rom Alexander Pope and others, but de
clared he bad no sympatny w:tn sucn meas.
He placed woman on ji high pedestal and
fieanently. received the cheers of the audi
his witty as weir as exceedingly
gej)iblc remarks. A few words. -from tbe
fnnai.mas.ifr closed the banquet: - '
- ..
I . ..,s.,i-i0. annAntitn pfitiirn'home at
eiiastisible moment, sat up until
four cl;k waiting for the. freight train,
aho reached.7 . o'clock this morning.rOa.
GROVER IS FOR PARKER
The Friendsr of Parker- Aro
Pleased -Wither Impetus
Given Movement by
Cleveland's Letter.
MR. BACON GIVES ADVIO:
He is Much Gratified at Cleveland's
Declaration, arid Says if the
-Factions WHI Unite There AVill
Be Great Hopes for Success in
in the Coming Presidential Elec
tion.. - - -
Washington, April 6.. The Parker
boom has received a pronounced im
petus - as tbe . result , ot uievenina's
declaration in favor of " hi candidacy!
Parker's friends among the Democrats
of prominence numbered among twhom
are Senators and. Representatives,1- are
ubilant " today over the Gleveland
etter, announcing' the., ex-president's
approval f the pnspective candidacy
of judge Parker.1 '
The views of Parker men mayjbe
summed up in an utterance of Senator
Bacon of Georgia, who said today : '
"I am much gratified that Cleveland
HON. CEO.
has made bis declaration which-indicates,
that, if Parker, is nominated he
and those who have recently been
most . closely identified with , him in
imlitical views will give to Parker a
inost cordial support. If now - those In
the party who have not been recently
in entire pollticai accord , with Cleve
land wilLunita with hira in equally as
cordial support of Parker, we - can go
into the- approaching, campaign with
the - greatest hope of a pronounced
success "at the presidential el ection. ' "'
Cannon For Chairman.
.Washington, ' April 8. Presure is
being brought upon speaker Cannon
to induce him to accept. the permanent
chairmanship of- the v Hepublican
national convention. Cannon's friends
sympathize with bis ' decided opposi
tion to the suggestions that -are being
put forward: that: he. should take it.
They fear his appearance before ' the
convention in that capacity- would lead
td the presentation of his name for
the vice presidential1 nomination and
they do not wanfe him to sacrifice" him.
self when other available candidate
can' be found. ' -
. His present office is one of vastly
greater power and dignity. ,
BURTON TGETS SIX; MONTHS
Term in Iron - County Jarh-and
1 '. Heavy Fine, Too. ' .
StDouls,' " April 6. United States
Setiatdrt Burton .. was today sentenced
to six months i imprisonment 'in Iron
county jail and to pay a fine of $2,500.
Qe was convicted of using his influence
before the! " post office , department in
behalf of the Rial to Grain & Securities
Comrjanv of St. LoulSi. and haring" re
ceived payment for services. - An -ap
... iff sFV
rZen Hn the
f.Puiblic:Eye
Hon, GeovL. Morton...
J This gentleman has achieved great
distinction at the , early age of thirty
six. He is a' native of Onslow county,
-but moved to t Wilmington when ; very
young and" has lived there ever since.
He was educated at the Wilson Col
legiate " Institute . and . the Bingham
School. Owing to the death r of his
father arid beiiig compelled, as an only
child, to take up hl9 business interests,
he wasunablo to continue his education
at ihe University.
' Mr." Morton has always, been deeply
interested :in! politics,; and is a strong
Democrat. He was twice Elected, an
Alderman of VVilmington, from a
Republican ward, which; until the last
few years, ha3 never elected any other
Democrat." He served , as Mayor pro
tern, of Wilmington, and resigned to be
cornel: a , candidate for the House of
Representatives for the session of 1891,
and was the first Democrat elected from
New; Hanover county aW that. time for
rTiirty years. :; H was elected Senator
fm the district comprising New Han
over iind Brunswick' tounties,' to the
session 1894, and was- renominated for
the session pf 1901, being elected by a
majority of over 3,000 not a single vote
L. MORTON.
was cast against him in his own county,
New Hanover, and he led the ticket in
Brunswick. He made a thorough cam
paign ou the Constitutional Amend
ment and Wflite Supremacy. In 1894
Mr. Morton, was appointed Postmaster
of Wilmington, and served five years.
Senator Morton is "ctunnected with
many business enterprises, among them
being the -Galena Oil Company, the
Franklin Manufacturing Company, and
the- Signal - Oil Company. He is also
Vice-President of the Wilmington SSiaa-;
Coast Railroad. ' '. ' "
"''For a number of years be has been at
the bead of the naval Reserves of North
Carolina, and was elected President of
the National ; Association of Naval
Militias of the United : States, in which
capacity he was at the head of all the
rnrgamzations "01 this cnaracter in
twenty States, - and . did much to build
them up and make them efficient for the
service -ui they rendered- during, the
Spanish-American War. . At the out
break of the war he put the -nayal
mjitias into the service of the Govern
ment and built the signal stations on
the coast.7 Senator' Mortan was com-
.:.... t . ..
missioned as a regular officer in the IT.
S. Navy and was put in command of the
U. S. Steamer Nantucket, and in ad
dition was appointed as Assistant to the
Cbief of the Auxiliary Naval force for
Southern waters. In this latter position
he had command of twenty-six auxil-
ary vessels - -
' The democracy of New; Hanover wil
this year ' present the,,: name of Mr.
Morton to the State convention for
Liutehant Governor. - He is a fine
parliamentarian and presides with grace
and dignity . He : was a member of the
House in the General Assembly of 1903
and the joint caucus -elected him chair
man. ; In this, position he made many,
hew friends by his courteous treatment
and impartial - decisions. He is said to
have a strong following in the contest
for -the nominanon as ; Lieutaataa
Covtrnor." -
The Czars Forces
- Are Falling s
Bryan Wants for Support
Lincoln, Neb.,' April 6, William J.
Bryan is sending out from this city to
bis former lieutenants in all tbe c'oun
ties of the State appeals signed by him
self personally asking that they juse all
their influence to see that ' every dele
gate to every convention Is to stand pat
upon the platform and see that the
delegates to the .national convention
are men who can be trusted to stand by
that platform. This appeal .has been
called out by the activity of the reor
ganizes, who have been making-fcon-siderable
headway since they have op
enly signified their intention to support
Parker f or President. They construe
Mr Bryan 's appeal a . confession of
weakness.
L
TALKS
Says His Campaign Is In the
Hands of Louis Bourne,
r Sam Telfair and Other
Young Friends.
Til E WEST flUDGOVERIIORSHIP
The Buncombe County Man-Putting
His Claims on the High
G rou nds -That the Western Part
-of the State Deserves Recogni-
tion -Gent Davidson IS a Very!
Strong Man in tha West.
. . .... I
Gen. Tbea F. Dayidson of Buncombe 1
county, was in the city yesterday calling
on and shaking hands with his friends in
Mecklenburg. Mr. Davidson-feels a keen
interest in tbe. people of this county, for
his ancestois lived hero when the Mecklen-
burgers made history. Some of his kins
men stood on the square an J declared them
selves free' and independent from England
in 1875. They were among the leading citi
zens of the State. ' - - .
' - .i ' -., . :, ""
uentrai luvioson is on nis way nome
from an extended trip through :the eastern j
part of the State.; He has been, among the
bovs. bnildinea few fences" and iratheiinir
informalion. He was not inclined tosav
much for publication, but did say a few
imam nf mitral intprt -
. -e y- o :
"Yee JL am acandidate for governor. It
is the west's time to be reDrescnted and I
m moV5nr mv ftrht ftimicr tht. l!n . .
Mvcamnaijrn is in the hands of Louis
a w
Bourne. Sam Te fair and other vounff t
friends who like that sort of work. They
-.! : t ; -s , - .
are burring iui uie.
"Ten days ago I left home and passed
through the strongholds of Turner, Glenn
and S ted man. I will get the tenth con.
grcssional distiict, and several counties of
the one ajoinlng to the west " I did not ex
pect anything much from the immediate
territory of theother gentlemen. In tbe
northeastern part of the S'ate I was sur-
nrinf .ianrt .flrrfl.titteft to find so. much
trenffdi; Tiiose of the east want the nomi
nation go to a western mftb? it is their con
TrtS tW'tliA whn.ii.i hvo tho man
It is lust and wise:1' Thev i-econize the
' m - f.'m $ .' . v .
nftcessitv of naviocr uie;wcst iret us a sens.
" '"r : " -
of pride; my ancestors lived , here. My
io!.woaupvonMWua1iiiiui
some 01 mm iougnt aowans xora. 1
majr get some nere, ior 1 nave & ioi ot loy
ai menus ui me couniy. 1 come .10 puu me
proposition before the people; r waata fair
uow iu iuc cuuiiij . - -
. "I haven t much Jo say. I am . putting
my claims on uie nign grounu 01 iui rigui
of the west. We should have the nomina
tian.'V 1
General Davidson will remain hertpday.-
He is agood mlxeand-the Charlotte peo-
like to :i hays him y. around.-Chaclotte
Obseryer. - r-
nriinr nr cn nn rvt i rri
By TWO KnQXVille Officers For Ar-
rest Of Nd Ui Negro,
Deputy sheriff ; James ililughes and
rAward lastriipht when tTiev-ftn4sted
at a house on Vine;street a negro about
sixty vears 01 age 1 ana . tnougnt to; oe-
Doc Davis, wanted at Hehdersonville
N. C. The North Carolina" sheriff was
J wired of the'arrest and will be. here tcj
day.v - Wnat the negro is waqted Jor is
not known, v A reward, of $15fr was of
fored for" his arrest. - He - has been in
Knoxville about ; four, months, -s Davis
was! committed ; to laiL -Jourmal 4c
Tribune. - , T -
GENERA
DAVIDSON
Back
As tfiB Plucky LittlB Japs Ad-
Is : Reported Along tho
March to Wiju JVlth
' Russians, Who After
FirinJ a Few. Shots.
- t
Retreat An Epidem
ic of Cholera Attach s
Russian Soldiers;
.-V j
. Shanghai,' April 10. The trend of
advices received here indicate that
the Russians do not intend to offerbat
tle to the Japanese. ' ' ,
Everything : seems to indicate that
the czar's forces, are . steadily .falling
back as the Japanese' advance, Into
Manchuria. Chinese who bare reached
here from southern Manchuria'; report
that a great retrograde movement is la
progress all along the Russian line. It
is even stated - that' the Russians will
not attempt 'to bold ffluchwang if it ft
seriously threatened by the Japanese
;1 Draw The Japaaeac Par ra
, v." Their JSmc
The Russian plan of campaign view
ed In the light of this retrograde movt-
ment? seemsto .have for. its object th
L wwp ita.
i .. m. . . . ...
be expected from the' fleet. Then the
Russians hope to concentrate, fall upea
the Japanese io overwhelming- foree
ana.crush them. p. in fact, theKuisUa
general officers seem : to be adpptipir
the " tactics which : proted so fatal v
Napoleon when he invaded Russlft. . . ; -
Chinese "refugee from ManohurU -
tell stories of great hardships belag '
endured by the Russian army. ' .
, f ; '- BMlam- ,-.,?, -There
is lack pf , clothing, food and ;
equipments of almost every, kind.. Huh-
dreds of th soldiers are Sick, and th
hospital arrabgeinents are so"; defective
that many of the sick are dying for want
w proper nursing. . : :
The Japanese .are reported to be
rapidly advancing from the Yalu river
whlch'they crossed several days ago.
..!., - , . , : . ..
Ane Russians are masmg no auemps
V resisc simpiy wiamng oacic ; as ine
Japanese cpme, on. , ii , tne UMlftPf
I. t, . .
persiswn meir rewograae lacuce jxmay
00 lur "uo apaueso w iorc
general engagement.
St. PetersburCT Aortl: 8. T
St. Petersburg," April 8. The Jap
anese a re . not the only enemies the tos
slans have to flgh V " f ' -
They have cholera typhoid feverto
contend with as well "as the armiee of
Japan. " . 5 .
Advices received here fromHarbli
state, that, the. two dlseasei named t$
I 1 . 1 . i ' 4 1
epiaemic mere . ana inat nunareae i.ii
ywu 9vaDu,
- The ? Tles are the great Wt
refers. 1 nese men reacn narora aiwr
a five-thousand-mUe- joprnev Xn a tr.
riblv emaciated conditloo and fall aaty
I tTtnttm It tfl-drk1 anil wnV
vv J4-vv.
'. -- Eiircs
rT,.rtaVCKa nmi'i
ing at Harbin from European Rustia
. w 8ufferlng from frostbitten noaei.fwt
, hftn, , It uncomn:on thlh
soldiers' on the streets of Harbin
who iqseg dv offui result
nf fiwfhtP. Of. pium thafthhlar
aWtyphoid, which is raging, findf aasy
marts in soldiers1 : whose ' strength bat -
undergo-on the journey to iiarDin, :.
Fearfnl jflrality Bmm ! Cklif
vance
Into
Manchuria
CONSTANT
received hee, is very great, and la ald r
tp be increasing tdaUy Jfin tire iregl- -
.1 ments are reported unfit for service.- "
t: 'The mllitarv authorities - here , ex. -
1C99- U1UVU wUWvl U UlV,tV)WtW r,
from . Harbin! ' Thev fear - th'at unless
the .cholera Ms checked : it wUl render
tne uussian armies- unaoie to meet to-
jayauesB iu iu ueiu. . -v .. . . . -
EpMc
tie f.C'iiir nctkiu n
Filth.
ll The catise of the'epidemic ir Ascrlhedr-
fro the filthy eonditionsf-which exist at.;
The streets are'rfull of offal
ana retuse, ana tne soiaiers nave to iw ;
the water of tbeJSungari rivert a vrhich- ?
is as foul as'ahy sewer." . , - '. ,
' Harbin is, the Russian base in Man v
Caunav v rwu .. o.eu uiu wwyi,':r
riving forthe frontrare,; diJtriputsdl.
Thus it is apparent that' an e$td als
of .cholera - at. Harbin- threatens the '
i. .. 1 -1 - 1 - i'i
Caiiui n pafr. -fx :. .
peal was takenr . . : ,
greatest
it benefit to him both In secur- z:. A'' J . -' ' " " : "
it .
-f