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COLUMBUS, N. C.f THURSDAY, JULY" 7, 1904.
NO. 12
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VICTORIOUS JAPS
On Water Between Clrcfoo and Port
Arthur Perhaps in Progress.
EXPLOSION REPORTED
But Whether Russian or Japanese
CL!. U.i i;
omp ii ui rnuwn.
Chefoo, July . 1. What should prove a
decisive naval engagement is iu progress
midway between Chefoo and Port Arthur.
The steamer Chefoo. passed within fifteen
miles of the Japanese fleet. Two battle
ships and five cruisers are all actively en ¬
gaged. The Russian fleet was not seen,
but the distance of the Japauese from land
precludes the possibility of an attack on
land batteries. .
. The captaiu of the Chefoo says he heard
a terrific explosion, but was unable to dis
cern whether it was a Japauese or Ruoslan
ship affected. But be believed it to con
firm the Chinese report that only four large
Russian warships were at Port Arthur last
night. " .
Chinese confirm the previous reports that
a large ship is ashore southeast of Liao H
Shan promontory.
The Japanese captured two small forts
ten miles east of Port Arthur. .
180,000 Me ia tke Field.
Chefoo, July I. It Is stated that the
Japanese landed an independent division of
men at the naval base on Eldix Islands.
This division is to be used to assist Gen .
Nnsfi at Port Arthur or Oen. Oku in clear
ing the railway. From an authoritative
source it is learned that the Japanese now
have 180,000 men in the field.
Japaicac RepalMd.
Lio Yang, July 2. Big battles have
been fought at Talien pass and the
Japanese have been repulsed. The
fight was fierce. The Japanese at
tacked and continued to attack in the
face of successive repulses. The Jap
anese guards' division, which took the
biggest part ia the fighting started to
withdraw when it was seen that the
pass could not be carried. Reinforce
ments arrived shortly for Gen. Keller.
Be seized the opportunity to make a
withdrawal out and Tetreat. The Jap
anese are being closely pursued by the
Russians.
London, July 2. Reports from semi
official Japanese sources have been
received to the effect that the Russian
Vladivostok squadron and the Japanese
squadron under Vice Admiral Kami-
mura met oh the east coast of Corea.
Kamimura sighted the Vladivostok
squadron last night."- A general attack
with torpedoes followed. Kamimura
was pursuing the Russians and can
nonading has been heard. Kamimura
has not yet reported to Tokio. It is
thought that Kamimura has passed the
Russians into the" Tsu Islands and that
the Russians ran north in the effort to
escape.
Junk Blown Up
Chefoo, July 2. A junk was blown up
by contact with a mine at the entrance
to Liaon river, below New Chwang.
Twenty" Chinese were killed and twelve
wounded.
GORMAN's GAH DID AC Y EXPECTED.
Efforts Made to Keep Favorite Sons In
the Field to Aid the -MaPTlander.
St. Louis, July 3. Today Mr. Gorman,
Jr.. brought a letter from his father to Ben
ator Davis, the contents of which were pot
staled. - A report .was circulated that the
letter caused Mr, Davis to take Gorman's
name out of the presidential discussion, but
- f ' - a . A. A. .,
Mr. Davis saw tnis was no u-ue. y!
It ia exbectecT that a formal announce
ment will be made to-iuorrow that Senator
Gorman is a candidate. Meanwhile efforts
are being made to keep favorite: sons in the
field. . Gorman's friend? are trying to have
Pennsylvanypte'for Robert K Pattison,
so as to prevent Parker's nomination. Some
of the Hekret delegates have.been in con
ference with Gorman's friends and have
assured ihem that the Maryland Senator
had mporters among the Hearst men.
Gorman Rernains at Home.
Baltimore, July i.-Maryland's delegates
to the Democratic national convention left
hem tndav for St. Louis. Senator Gorman
did not Join the party and is reported, late
tc-night to be at his home lu Liaur.ru JCi-u
member Of the delegation wore a Gorman
buttoq and a number of Gorman banners
OUTRAGED AND: DROWNED.
A Discovery Near Danville Signs
of Pesperate Fight for Life.
Danville; Va,, June 29. Miss Pauline
Edwards was drowned in a creek near her
home in this county late yesterday. he
body, partly submerged, was discovered be
fore the young woman was missed from
her home. The discovery of the body was
made by a farm hand. There was every
evidence of foul play. The youug wo
man's clothing was torn aud dishev led.
and the sod on the bank of the stream was
loosened as in a struggle. It is believed
that the girl, who was not more than . 6
years of age, was assaulted, and that her
head was afterwards held in the stream
until she drowned. The watei io the creek
4
is not more than a few inches deep, which
eliminates the possibility of her having
fallen in and drowned. Clasped in the
fingers of thread girl was found a piece
of cloth which might have been a part of a
man's coat.
The position of the girl as she lay in the
water, the condition of her clothing and
the signs of a struggle on the bank, all in
dicated that she had made a desperate fight
for her life and her honor. There were
marks on her neek which might have been
the impressions of human Augers.
THE CONVENTION.
The convention has come and gone. It
has been uppermost in the minds of the
Greensboro people for the past week.
Greensboro has seen the state and the state
has seen Greensboro. The satisfaction is
we trust, mutual"
Greensboro keenly regrets that Iter man
was not named for Governor. It feels like
the honor was due him. It believes that
in years to come wheu the last man woie
the gray shall have passed over the river
North Caroliua will regret that on June 24,
1904, it thrust aside an opportunity to hon
or a Confederate soldier. There is regret,
too, that Southern Railway employes were
so active iu the convention and so largely.
we would pay exclusively but we want to
be eare of being accurate, for a candidate
other than Greensboro's, Greensboro had
a candidate and admittedly a worthy man
Greensboro people, including the Southern
Railway employes should have felt glad
and proud to labor in behalf of Greensbo
ro's candidate. But the convention has
spoken and Capt. Glenn will be as loyally
supported in Greensboro as la any town in
the State.
We would never tire ot talking of the
tremendous enthusiasm ' and vitality of
Nortn Carolina democrats, l nere are pien
tv of red corrjtiscles In the blood of those
fellows. If yu are looking for cold, list
. i . rm . 1 1 l . C .
less. inainereiu mms, p wdjr irum
North i amlina democrats In State coiiven-
fiAn QOPmhtrL And l.hp InvaltV of the
delegates to their favorites! How Iredell
yelled for Turner, BuncomDe lor uavutson,
Forsyth for Glenn, and Qui ford for Sted
man! It was an exhibition of devoted
friendship that ought to make a man better
for beholding it.
' Solicitor Brooks, who inauaged Major
Stedman's campaign, put up a splendid
fight and, although be lost it, is entitled to
sincere praise and commendation for hi
courageous, aggressive, thorough going
campaign. He was indefatigable in ins ei
forts in Major Ste Iman s benair. .A-a ny
his arduous ard energetic efforts he hu
pressed himself most favorably on all sec
tlons of the State. Greensboro Telegram,
NO, SAYS .CROKER,
Van Wyck Urges Him to, Influence
New York from Parker to
Cleveland.
Wantage, England, J uly 2. Robert
A. Van Wyck, the first mayor" of
Greater New York, visited Richard
Croker at his home here to-day. Mr.
Van vWyek urged the ,ex-chlef of Tam
many to use his influence with the New
York Delegation to the Democratic
national convention at St. Ixui to in
duce It to swlncr its vote from Alton B.
Parker to Grover Cleveland, after a
com olimentary ballot had been given
for Parker. After the visit, Mr. Croker
said to an Associated Press 'reporter
that he was oulot politics and intended
not to say or do anything with regard
to the campaign. ; r
Looks Like
St.- Louis, July 3. It jooka like
Parker. Nine out of every ten men
v.n k.no Kaon tOnsAlv . wa.tcb.ini? the
W 1 1.1 UD W C7 fcWM D- - .
i i.t.tl . V.a . f6flrat rill lift
RILU&L1UU' IUIUK ' u ' m. w. ...
nominated by the second nor later than
the -third toauot.' ; At fne same huid
there is much uncertainty lo make the
situation interesting. The balloting is
UTt9 UBIO v mj vy - .
happen In 120 hours. With many : un-
uA HAita ara v anil ia, vrHnb uoaa nioT
Diedgea ana nuiuiwuureu ""b"""
r i.LB j.i..Um'thiit. will onnaidftr
WlbU UClCKOVliuo V"
... i 1 ..,nflnra ' fill filliwl tkJtjPiV lDA OV
two bollots. coupiea wim me w
there is a strong unucreuireuv .K.v
the leading candidates, much might
happen. If the opposition to Judge
Parker naa iDeeicmw""' -
At-?aAt Ynt t.h dlfficultv ore-
COUIU UC uoiei " , -
sehted is that of mixing oil and water.
If not farser. : iueu uui
PARKER ON FIRST BALLOT
Friends Yorkinc Hard to Accon-
pltsh This Result. -
CLEVELAND- AMD GORMAN.
Their Supporters Said to Be fan
ning Parker's Defeat by Pre'
venting His Nomination '
on Qarly Ballot.
St. Louis, July 1; Two distinct lines
of operation develoed today in the pre
imtnary skirmishing of the Democratic
national convention.' One is a scheme
to rush the nomination of Judere Parser
on the first or second ballot, and the
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other is to scatter, the vote, prevent an
early nomination with a view of nam-
ug Cleveland or Gorman. The friends
of Gorman and Cleveland are working
to hold the convention for several bal-
ots in the hope that their candidate
would be named. The Gorman men
are not parties to the Cleveland move
ment, nor are the Cleveland advocates
combining with Gorman's friend.
There Is no alliance, but It is to ther In
terest of both that s the Parker strength
be disintegrated as soon as possible.
There are a few men here men of
the old Cleveland guard who are
watching eyery point, and who are in
close communication with Cleveland's
supporters, and in a subtle and subter
ranean mannexjbey have been feeling
the pulse of men as they arrive.. They
are using the race issue on the South
ern 'men, and with all delegates they
use the argument that Cleveland is the
only map that the Democracy can elect.
With some effect they are pointing- out
to the Southern delegates that they
need no better excuse for supporting
Cleveland than that they did so for the
purpose of preventing negro domina
tion by the' Republicans. The man
who is credited with being the head
and front and manager of the Cleveland
movement, Thomas F. Ryan, will ar
rive tomorrow. Uyan is a delegate
from Virginia, and has been" identified
with the Atlantic Coast Line road. He
has also been associated with Charles
P. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall.
Uyan is credited with- having some
Southern States' delegations up his
sleeve ready to throw at Cleveland.
WHAT AROUT THE PLATFORM?
Longer in length than usual, the
platform of the Democrats is receiving
the consideration of delegates and
others interested in the party's wel
fare, and it is believed that there will
be pers'iFtent effort to secure an expres
sion of party views which will meet the
approval of all factions.
M We must get a pronouncement
which will meet the Democrats of all
denominations," " said Representative
Clayton, of Alabama, "and I believe it
U going to be a comparatively easy
matter to accomplish. that result." "
Other party leaders ou the ground
expressed themselves in like optimistic
manner, but when they entered upon a
comparison of views it became evident
that there are differences which , will
have to be smoothed down before the
desired result can be secured.' Evi
dently the principal contention will be
over the point as to whether there shall
be a specific declaration favorable to
the affirmation of the principles enun
ciated in the platform of 1896 and 1900.
There is already strenuous contention
as to whether there shall be any refer
ence whatever to those platforms, and
there are many shades of views as to
how the subject should be covered.
- Delegates who are close to Mr. Bryan
want a reaffirmation in terms, but some
of them are content - to say that while
making the reservation they consider
other. ;and newer questions of leading
importance, and are w illin? on; that ac
count to give them more prominence.
Others: take the position that- it would
be invidious to mention' the Chicago
and Kansas City utterances, and urge
that It will be sufficient to reaffirm, the
principles enunciated by all previous
Democratic conventions and then pass
to the considerations of newer ques
tions. A third class would have all
reference, r to previous party declara
tions entirely ommitted. '
Vr Some express the opinion . that that
portion of the platform will be left en
tirely to Senator Gorman and Repre
sentative Williams. It Is generally, be
Moved that the character of the plat
feOTn nrill have a marked influence, upon
the presidential nomination, and as
only a majority vote is required for its
adoption, its exact wording: will be
awaited with mucn interest.
Representatives From Brevard. Ashe
ville and Spartanburg.
OFFICERS .ARE ELECTED.
Eighteen Games to Be Played on
Each of the Diamonds.
The organization of the Carolina Inter
state Base Ball League was perfected at a
meeting held in Hendersonville Friday, at
which representatives from all of the towns
of the league were present.
This base ball league is - organized on a
sound, practical business basis. The sea
son will Open on July 11, and continue for
six weeks. Each club put up the $200
profit exacted as a guaiantee that the
schedule would be played out to a finish.
It is proposed that eighteen games be
played on the home grounds of each town.
The following were elected the officers
of the league;
President H. P. Clarke, of Brevard.
Vice President -F. D. McErwln, of
Spartanburg.
Secretary J. W. Neeley, of Asheville.
Treasurer J. S. Bhodes, of Henderson-
vllle.
The season will open at the ball park at
Spartanburg next Monday, July 11. Spar
tanburg wilt . play Hendersonville Mouday
and Tuesday, and on Friday and Saturday
of that week the locals will play Asheville
on the home grounds.
Hendersonville will have a fast ball play
ing team in the field by that date. A lib
eral support and hearty co-operation from
the home people will make the boys win
oer, and wilt enliven up things during the
summer season.
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.
Congressman Gndger and Judge cwart
Agree on Time and Place
for Joint Debate. -
The joint congressional canvass between
Hon. J. M. Qudger, Jr., democratic nomi
nee for congress, and Judge H. G. Ewart,
republican nominee, will open at Brevard
on Monday, September 12.
Judge Ewart expected to be here on
Thursday as suggested by Mr. - Gudger but
was delayed by late train. He came yes
terday morning and he and Mr. Gudger
promptly settled on certain appointments.
Other appointments will be agreed on later.
The speaking will begin at 11 a. m. The
following are the places and times of
speaking:
Brevard, Monday, September 12.
Glenvllle, Jackson county, Wednesday,
September 14.
Highlands, Macon couuty, Thursday,
September 16
Aquone, Macoa county. Saturday, Sep
tember 17. , -
Hayesviile, Clay county, Tuesday, Sep
tember 20,
Murphy, Cherokee county, Weduesday,
September 21.
Bobbinsville, Graham county, Friday;
September 23 ; ' -
Bryson City, Swain county, Saturday,
September 24.
Webster,' Jackson county, Tuesday, Sep
tember 27. '
The campaign is sure to be a highly in
teresting one. Citizen
NO CAMPAIGN FOR CLEVELEND.
Nev Jersey- Delegation Decides Hot to
Press His Name,
" St. Louis, July 3. All possibility of the
formal presentation of the name of . Mr.
Cleveland to the convention appeared to
vanish when, the New Jersey delegation
arrived today and announced that in all
probability that delegation would not make
an aggressive campaign for the ex-Presi
dent. This decision was reached at a meet
ing held today on the! train as it approached
SC Louis.; , I :; v:r.
Seventeen of the twenty-four delegates
are for Mrf Cleveland, but they decided not
to press his name unless there should ap
pear to be a good prospect of his nomiua
lion. " J
" Seven of me New Jersey "delegates are
for Parker, but no effort has been made to
reach a decision for a candidate In case a
definite conclusion not to present Mr. Cleve
land's name is reached. ,
i
One of our now cut-rate imi-
granta should be welcome in New
York city for he, inscribed upon
the register the convivial name of
Boozena Sokup.
NORTH CAROLINIAN HONORED.
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Professor of English at University
of North Carolina Elected Head
of University of Tennessee.
KnOxville, Ten n., June 29. The trus
tees of the University .of Tennessee have
elected Dr. C. Alphonso Smith, professor
English literature at the University of
North Carolina, president of the Univer-
nty by unanimous vote. Dr. Charles W.
Dabuey, the ' present .president of the
University of -Tennessee, . who resigned
snme time ago to become' president of the
University of Cincinnati - and will leave
Knoxville in about a month to take charge
of his new duties. Dr. Smith,' the Lew
president of the State University, comes of
very distinguished southern family. He
only 40 years of age and is a son of Rev.
Jacob L. Smith, a Presbyterian minister at
tireengboro, N. C, c
The position pays a salary of $4,500.
HON. J. M. GUDGER'S REPLY.
Says He is Ready for Ewart His
Answer to Challenge.
From the Asheville Citizen.
Congressman Gqdger, the unanimous
nominee of the Democrats of , the Tenth
district for Congress, has accepted the
challenge of the Hon. H. G. Ewart, Re
publican nominee, for a joint canvass.
A meeting of the two candidates will
be held in Asheville on Friday to ar
range the dates and terms of this joint
discussion. At this conference the
places for speaking and dates will be
fixed. ' ": '.
Judge Ewart's challenge came while
Mr. Gudger was at the State conven
tion last, week and Mr. Gudger took it
up as soon as he had disposed of accum
ulated business. "
Judge Ewart's challenge, which was
published in The Citizen last week,
went beyond the terms of the usual for
mal letter ancUl-t the spirit of sarcasm,
of which it may be said the bright wit
led Republican nominee is an adepts as
sailed Mr. Gudger's position in favor of
national aid to building roads through
out the country. Following the depart
ure of Judge Ewart from conventional
methods, the Democratic nominee
plants himself firmly on the position
that the inland districts should have
some share in the billion dollar con
gressional appropriation, and expresses
surprise that Judge Ewart should
oppose the measure. He sends the Re
publican nominee a copy of his speech
in the House of Representatives in
favor of such ; aid, and expresses the
hope that it will convert Judge Ewart.
Mr. Gudger's reply is as follows:
Asheville, N. C, June 28, 1904. -
Hon. H. G. Ewart, Hendersonville,
N. C. ...
My Dear Mr. Ewart: Your letter to
band and I will be pleased to confer
with you at Asheville on July lstand
arrange the dates for a joint discussion.
In your letter you say: "I also note
your scheme to build a great highway
I ike the ' famous Appian Way, I sup
p jse, that as you say will ring around
the world. This is a huge undertaking
that will take billions of money and in
crease the burden of taxation under
which you say the people are now
groaning.'' I am sorry that you are
opposed to this measure and to find you
disposed to ridicule a measure that
means so much for the people of this
district. : ;- - ' ' r
It is not a scheme to build an Appian
Way, as you seen! to think, but it is a
sound legislative proposition to give to
the people of th6 inland districts na--
tional aid in the construction of high
ways in the same ' sense that national
aid is given to the people pf the coast
and river districts for the improveinent
of rivers and harbors all over the coun
try, thereby making an equal distfibu
tion of the moneys appropriated ; for
public improvemenu.,:. V";v J v' v
Again you say:i ,It is a huge under
taklncr that will cost .billions of
money." ' I am surprlsed'that ;you '.'com
plain aVthe cost of this measure and re
fuse, to give to the farmers of this coun
try the r relief demanded for, the im
provement. of public highways when
the national government appropriates
at each term of Congress more than a
billion of dollars,' jtnd not one dollar of
this for the improvement of the public
roads. , .- .
' This and the other matters referred
to in your letter, 1 will gladly discuss
with you in the joint canvass, and I
herewith mail you under separate cover
a copy of my speech oh pnblic roads and
after reading same I am satisfied that
you will change your mind on this great
question, and if "you are not entirely
converted '. before the. joint discussion
opens, I sincerely trust, that I will be
able to make your "'conversion as effect
ual as that of Saul of Tarsus. '
yours very truly,
J. 11. Gudger, Jr.
ARMENIA APPEALS TO U. S-
To Stop the Butchery of Turkish
Soldiery -
MURDER AMD . OUTRAGE
Stopped Five Years ago, Has Been
Resumed the Sultan Driv
ing Armenians from'
Mountains
London, July 2. An appeal from the
Armenian bishop has come to .Washing
ton to stop the slaughter of their flocks
by Turkish soldiery. It shows that they
are disheartened and' have lost hope of
effective action by British .and French
ambassadors at Constantinople.
1 urkish .soldiers are being let loose
among the Armenians.murdering shoot-
mg and outraging them. - Upon the
frontier aud in the mountains 'they are
killed, while wholesale devastation has
been carried out in the district of Murh.
The Armenians say that under cover
of war excitement, the sultan is compel
ling the extermination which began at
Sassoum five years ago, but was stopped
on account of American action.
Turkey is driving the ' Armenians
from the mountains and forcing them
to settle in the plains where they can be
kept in greater subjection and at the
slightest sign of insurrection can be
cut off, and any excess can be commit
ted.
WIJUII Ull I IHilUI lilt
On the subject of platform; -'Mr. Bryan
Knon nn
was more non-comittah
"I have heard talk, he 'said, "of a
gold plank in the platformOf course,
it goes without saying' that' I am op
posed to such a thing and will-not' stand
for it." . .
"Does that mean if a gold plank is in
serted In the platform ; you will leave
the convention?"
Mr. Bryan laughed heartily as he re
plied: "X do not think that-1 will be
called to answer . that question in the
convention any more than t am com
pelled to answer it now. Really though,
I could not d iscuss s uch a ' question as
tnat."
When asked if he had any . particular
financial plank that he proposed to fath
er before- the committee on resol utions,
Mr. Bryan declined to say, mei ely re
marking: "I cannot talk Of that mat
ter before the meeting of the t commit
tee on resolutions." ; , ; i
Neither would- MrivBryan say if he
would accept a financial plank compro
mising between atf affirmation of the
Kansas City and Chicago platform and
a gold plank. - -
BROUGHTON'S CHARGES
Backed Up by Business and Pro
fessional Men.
Albany, Ga., June 29. As a sequel to
the attack madevby Chief of Police West
brook on Rev. Len G. Brooghton in a bar
ber shop on Monday, Mayor iLippitt today
received the following communication,
"ft""- "J -" v,.j
and professional men:
"Sir: Chief of Police RrN. Westbrook,
having a card in yesterday's Herald de
nouncing the charges made against him by
"Rov. L. G. Broughton from 'the pulpit at
the auditorium last Sunday -afternoon as
false aud maJlctonand demanding of him
the name pf Informant and the source
of his informaUpjjj : therefore, "'.the' : under
signed dtizehs rio' relieve Dr. Broughton
from further trouble 'ancfi responsibility,
have taken the matter in hand, and after
a thorough investigation, Unanimously re
quest and demand that your honor call a
meeting of your board that; we may come
before it by an attorney and prove by evi
dence that Ihe charges are' true. ' If proven,
we demand the rernoyal "of Chief West
brook." . -t' ' ; , . - '
The incident has'arousd much feehug.
WATSON AND ALLEN IS TICKET.
A iloYemement Started to Hale Populist
- Homtoees :
bpringfield, ; 111., Jufy 3. A move
ment was started to-night to make the
standard-bearers of the Populist party
for 1904 Thos. E. .Watson, of Georgia,
and former Senator William V. Allen,
of Nebraska. As toSvhlch one shall
head the ticket,' there seems to be little
preference among those who are behind
the movement. J.. A Edmiston, vice
chairman of the fusion Wing of the pop
ulist party,is leading the fight for Allen.
It is understood that .Watson will not
attend the convention, . and Mr. Allen
is taking no part in ' the movement to
make himself the nominee and refuses
to discuss the question. .
remotelyTleveland. , ,
were taken on the train.