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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-07
IT'S EXPECTED SATURDAY
Five Hundred Workmen in West Vir
ginia Already Idle.
THE OPERATORS MEET FOR DlsCussio.
One Controlling Vast Interests Ready TO Com
ply With the Unions Demands. Troubles
Begin Breaking Out in the An
thracite Region.
(By the Associated Press.)

Roanoke Va, June 5.-From present
indications it is believed here that the
general strike among the soft coal miners
of Virginia and West Virginia, which has
been scheduled for next Saturday, will
go into effect and that practically all
the fields will be tied up on that day. 1t
is said that the trouble is brought about
by labor agitators from the anthracite
regions who wish to tie up mines here to
hasten the end of the strike there.
The mine operators are anxious now
that the strike shall take place as they
believe that this is the only solution of
the trouble. Now laborers have already
been employed by some to take the place
of the strikers as soon IS they come out,
guards have been employed to protect
those who wish to work, supplies have
been provided against a tie-up and the
men have been notified that they can
either work or quit but that if they
choose the latter course they must inn
mediately get off the mine reservations.
A special from Bluefield, w. Va, says
that there is considerable alarm felt
there on account of the strike situation
and that it is feared trouble may result.
Many miners. both union and non-union
are leaving the coal fields. The strike
will occur either tomorrow or Saturday.
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THE STRIKE GAINS STRENGTH.
Boy Shot by Guard. Mine Property Fired
by an Enraged Crowd
(By the Associated Press. J

|
Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 5,-There were
the usual scrimmages in several parts
of the Wyoming Valley today in which
workmen who refused to desert the COM
panies generally got the worst of it. No
one, as far as is known, is seriously hurt.
| The work of the miners pickets and the
stoning by boys and young men is hay
ing it's effect. Each day fewer number
of men leave their homes for the mines,
fearing they may not again get home
alive.
1t was stated at strike headquarters
! tonight that thirty-three additional men
had joined the ranks of the strikers dur
| ing the day and that more are expected
out today. The operators are still able
to fill the places of those that desert or
are forced to quit. Most Of the COM
panies have exhausted their force of COM
pany employees and are now using nom
union men more freely.
The action of the New York Board of
Trade in requesting President Roosevelt
to take up the matter of settling the
strike, aroused considerable interest.
President Mitchell had nothing to say
when he was asked for an expression of
opinion on the new move.
The mining superintendent continue to
have trouble in operating their pumps,
however, and in some mines the water is
creeping up slowly Notwithstanding the
strenuous efforts of the men on hand to
keep it down. This is caused mostly by a
lack of firemen to keep up enough steam
and also to the fact that some of the
men have to fill dual positions.
The shirt of unrest that has been man
ifesting itself more or less in this city
and vicinity during the last few days
broke out in earnest at two places in
this city tonight and as result hoy
was dangerously, if not fatally shot by a
guard at the Stanton colliery and con-
siderable portion of the property around
the colliery was destroyed by fire.
Several nights ago. part of fence
surrounding the place was burned and
also a small frame building on the culm
bank. Since then other attempts were
made to fire the place. The guards as a
result kept close watch. Tonight while
Charles Mccain, aged 13 years, was
walking along the field outside the
fence, it is said, a guard on the inside
fired a revolver or riet at him. The bull
let struck the body in the back. The shot
was heard by the people in the vicinity
and it looked for a time as though there
would be serious troubles. The boy
was quickly removed to the Mercy Hos
pital and the public notified.
The guard was arrested but the crowd
on the outside was so great and threaten
ing that the police did not dare take
him from the place.
Shortly after the shooting the crowd
sought vengeance on the company prop
erty and someone set fire to a trestle
work The fire department was sum-
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was given by Mr.. F. Walter Grabs. Of
the class of "a.
Among those in attendance on com
mnncement day We're Mr.. Jesse M. Htln-
dy, of Atlantic City. at one time super
irtendent of the school; j. Y. Joyner, eX-
superintendent Mehane. Mr.. Gray, OF
Raleigh DR.. McIver. of the Greensboro
Normal College: Professor Collier Cobb
of Chapel Hill; Mr. r. G.. Worth, oil
Ws'mir gton, and Others.
The exercises consisted in devotional
exercises conducted by James r. Jones
chorus, ''The Lullaby of Life, three
brief orations given by members chosen
to represent the class, "a Cluster Of
Roses sung by Miss NJ, Moore. the
comforting of degrees and the address by
DR.. M. G.. Brumbaugh, of the Univ ersity
of Pennsylvania. The address was one
OF the most admirable and charming and
appropriate commencement addresses
ever made in our great country.
At the close of the address Prof JOY
ner presented the greeting of the State
and announcement of scholarships and
prizes were made. from which it was
shown that the Bryn Mawr scholarship
of $500 had been awarded to Miss Clara
lone Cox, of High Point, and the Haver-
ford College scholarship of $500 to Mr.
Charles w. aDvis, of Virginia.
Brief and extremely interesting
speeches were made by Mr. Worth, Mr.
C. L. Van Noppen, Mrs Mary Z. Cart
liant and others, and some interesting
letters read.
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Golf Contests at Nashville.
Try the Associated Press.)


Nashville, Tenn, June 5.-The semi
annual championship series of the South
ern Golf Association were begun today
Schwartz, of New Orleans, won over Mel
son, of Louisville, ) up, 3 to go; Manson
Of Darien. Ga, over Baugh of Birmng-
ham, up, to go Carroll, of New Or
leans, over Wood, of birmingham, III
Kand to go; Hill, of Atlanta, over
Gaines, of Chattanooga, up; Whiting
OF Nashville, over Seldom, of Sewanee,
up, to go; Smith, of Admission, over
Wilson, of Nashville, / up; Lupton, Of
Chattanooga, over Rambough of Ashe-
Vile, IN; Bowerock Of Admission, over
Orr, of Nashville, 3 up, 1 to go.
Schwartz and Mansen broke the anna
teur record of the links, making the first
nine holes in 3S.
In the afternoon, the winners of the
morning were matched in singles with
the following results:
Schwartz won from Mansen, up; Hill
from Carroll, up; Whiting from Smith
6-5: Lupton from Bowerock, Sd.
The score in the first games of the
consolidation cup were as follows:
Drewry won from Watson, Az; Thatch
from McKleroy, 4-3 Ward from Dake
a.; Barr from Cowden 9-2; Henderson
from Angler sc; Styles from Rambo 81
Sayre from Lusk Sd; and Lutron from
Faxon by default.
After the games were concluded Nc
Andrews and Mccormick, the two Scotch
professionals played a match against
Mansen and Rambough, winning from
them 3 up.
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IT WAS NOT MURDER.
coroner's Jury Find That Mr.. Dennis Died
From Natural Causes.

The coroner's jury yesterday in the
case of Mr.. j. NJ. Dennis, of Holly
Springs, decided that Mr.. Dennis came
to his death by natural causes. This of
course releases from custody Charles
Horton and Bette Judd, colored, who
were held in Jail here yesterday to
await the result of the inquest. The au-
topsy was performed by the county cor
oner. DR.. T. M. Jordan and DIR. Judd
Mr. Dennis was found dead in his yard
last Sunday, and heart failure was at
first assigned as the cause of DEATH
Later suspicion was directed toward
Charles Horton, as he had been heard to
make threatening remarks about Mr.
Dennis, and persons who saw Mr.. Den
mis- said there were marks of violence
upon him. Accordingly the body was
exhumed and examined with the above
result.
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Commencement at Guilford.
Especial to News and observer)

Especial to News and Observer)
Guilford College, N. c., June 5.-Manv
features combined this year to make the
exercises at Guilford commencement the
most impressive and satisfactory in the
history of the institution.
On May 25th an edifying relig-
ious meeting was held in Memorial Hall.
at which the editor of the Christian Ad-
vocate, II. NJ. Blair, of Greensboro.
preached "a very able and appropriate
sermon. On the evening previous val
liable and admirable lecture was given
by Mrs. Mary M. Hobbs on King Ar
thur and the Holy Grail.
ON Monday nigh. occurred the annual
music recital. which was highly enjoyed
by about five hundred people The en-
tertainment reflected great credit on the
music department which is under the Gi-
rection of Mrs. Myra A. Albright, of
Greensboro.
ON Tuesday at 2:3o p. m splendid
United States flag was raised. This flag
is the donation of our friend, Mr.. Joshua
l.. Bailey. of Philadelphia, who made a
visit to the college about two months
ago.
Field exercises then followed which
were greatly enjoyed. and prizes wera
awarded for excellence in various ath-
letic sports.
At p. m. the annual alumni address
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CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS.
Ten New Buildings Commenced Last Month in
the City Limits

During May ten new buildings were
commenced in the city limits, and the
following contracts were made:
NJ j. Adams, 2 room addition, Peace
street and Hicks avenue; Adams & Cuth-
rell> contractors, price $500.
r. B. Raney, room frame house. West
Edenton street. Bonniwell & Coffee, con-
tractors; price $4,000.
Miss Stella Jordan, improvements on
West Jones street; Bonniwell & Coffee,
contractors; price $175.
James Moore, repairs on Fayetteville
street store; Bonniwell & Coffee, con-
tractors; price $500.
j. o. Smith room house, North Saun-
ders street; w. NJ. Riggsbee, contractors
price 5000.
e. A. Johnson. 3 room frame house,
West and Lenoir streets; w. B. Sanders,
contractor; price $500.
John Smith, room frame house, North
Saunders street. w. M. Riggsbee, con-
tractor: price 5000.
r. F. Hoke, frame addition, Edenton
and Dawson Streets f. A. Olmstead, con-
tractor: price 101.
J j. Thomas, improvements, Mcdowell
and Jones streets, Bonniwell & Coffee,
CONTRIBUTES, pIlCe oUo'
J. w. Barber & Son. repairing front,
los and 10 East Martin street, w. B.
Barrow. contractor; price $3.50.
j. NJ Costner, room house, North
Mcdowell street; price $1,000.
C. C. Hervey, room house, South Daw-
son street; Adams & CuthrelI, contrac-
tors price $3.50.
j. L. OQuinn & Co., frame barn, North
Swain street; Brodie Rogers, contractor;
price SIS.
w. W. Vass, shop on South Salisbury
street; \. E. Olnstead, contractor; price
$780,
w. f. Fam, one room house, Cannon
and West streets; price $125.
Hogg and Mordecai, one room frame
house, East Morgan street; w. B. Bar
row. contractors price $3.50.
Numerous other contracts for small i'm
provements, costing less than 500, were
recorded in May.
Mr.. c. j. Hunt has bought the resi-
dence formerly occupied by DR.. A. o..
Jones, on North Person street, and he
will move back the house to the north
side of the lot and increase the size of
his home place. Mr.. Grin Smith has the
contract for the moving.
The residence occupied byl Mr.. Thos.
Badger and family, on North Halifax
street, opposite the cotton platform, is
being raised several feet higher.
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45-inch Black Mexican Cords, seass-
thing new, $780, $1.35 and $3.50
45-inch Black Etamine, $1.00 to $40.
42-inch Black Wool Crepe de Crime,
75c., $1.C0 and $1.25.
3S-inch Black, ALL Wool Alba 3Eoss,
Soc, 75c., and s1.00.
43-inch Black Nuns Yelling, 50c., &c.,
75c, $1.00 and s125.
44-inch Melrose and Prunella Cloth,
$780, '$1.25 and $3.50.
44-inch Silk Warp Henrietta, $L00,
SIPS, $3.50, s1.75, $500 and $3.50.
44-inch Black Crepeoline, $3.50.
46-inch Black Light Weight Wool
Serge, S5c., and S1.00.
42-inch Black Tamies, Clairette and
Batiste, $1.00 and $1.25.
42-inch Black. All-Wool Poplin, soc.
56-ineh Black Cheviots, sponged and
shrunk, 75c.. $1.Oo, s1.25 and $3.50.
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Reciprocity in the Shoals.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Washington June 5.-The committee
appointed by the beet sugar Senators to
confer with the Republican members OF
the Senate Committee on Cuban Rela-
tions as to the degree of relief to be
given to the Cubans in the way of tariff
concessions or otherwise had their first
meeting with that committee today.
No agreement was reached and an adj
iournment was taken until tomorrow.
The conference for a time took the
shape of a discussion of the wisdom of a
general revision of the tariff, but it was
generally agreed that this is not de-
sirable from any point of view. The
beet sugar men then urged that there
was no more reason for a reduction OF
the duty on sugar and tobacco than upon
other commodities.
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CALLS LOUBtT THIEF
Deputies Fly at Each Other )
Threats, DueIs May
Result
(By the Associated Press.l


Paris, June 5.-DHring a dispute in the
Chamber of Deputies today, NJ De Lar
gentayc, a reactionary deputy from the
Cotes du Nord. exclaimed:
Yes, you Republicans are swindlers
and traitors, and, in a way foreigners"
A number of Republican deputies re-
torted hotly whereupon NJ. De Largentaye
added excitedly:
And your president of the republic is
a thief
A scrimmage, during which fstcuffs
were exchanged, resulted, half a dozen
deputies, including the Marquis de Dion,
NJ. Millevoye and NJ. Meslier taking part
in the fighting.
The dispute which caused the fight
arose over Nationalist posters, in which
the Republicans were attacked in violent
language. Several of the Nationalist
deputies today, approved these express
sions, and in the row which followed the
participants freely exchanged insults,
such as "Blackguard' and Thief" An
official of the Chamber had to intervene
between the combatants. Deputy Bachi-
mont, having called NJ. Millevoye a
scoundrel, the latter sent NJ. Bachmont
his seconds, the Count de Dion, and Nj.
De Largentaye, who, in their official ac-
count of the interview, said:
1--WE informed NJ. Bachmont of the OBJ
ject of our mission. He replied (here
follows a filthy expression, which is un-
printable in English.) The Count de Dion
retorte1 by slapping his face
NJ. Bachimont, to the foregoing pub
lished this terse reply:
Count de Dion says he slapped my
face. This is a lie"
1t is reported that NJ. De Largcntaye
will be prosecuted for insulting President
Loubet.
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tSIILL SHOWED UNDER
The Result of the Primaries Virtually
an Election.
NO OPPOSITION TICKET IN THE FIELD
The Election Of the State Ticket Nominated
Yesterday Will b, Held in October Can
didates Chosen For Congress
Renominated.
(By the Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Ca, June 5.-Incomplete re-
cratic primaries held throughout this
State today show that the following
State ticket has been nominated:
For GOVERNOR. M. Terrell
For Secretary of State-Phillip Cook.
For omptroller-General w. A. Wright.
For State Treasurer. E. Park.
For Attorney General. c. Hart.
For State School Commissioner-W. B.
Merritt
For Commissioner of Agricultural.
B. Stevens.
For Prison Commissioner-Thom
Eason.
For Associate Justices of Supreme
Court-A. ]. Cobb and Samuel Lumpkin.
United States Senator-A. S. Clay, was
renominated for the term of six years.
The following candidates were chosen
for Congress, all receiving nomination,
except T. ID. Hardwick who won in the
Tenth District over w. H. Fleming, the
present representative of that district:
First District-R. Z. Lester.
Second District. NJ. Griggs.
Third District--E. B. Lewis.
Fourth District-W. c. Adamson.
Fifth District-L f. Livingston.
Sixth Distriet-C. L. Bartlett.
Seventh District. w. Maddox.
Eighth Ditrict-W. NJ. Howard.
Ninth District-F. c.. Tate.
Tenth DISTRICT. w. Hardwick.
Eleventh District-W. g. Brantley.
The result of today's nominations is
virtually an election as no other political
parties in the State will place an oppo-
siton ticket in the field. The election
of the ticket nominated today will be
held in Octhober next. A heavy vote was
polled throughout the State and advices
received tonight give Terrell a large
majority over Estill and Guerry. the two
other candidates entered in the guber-
Material race. Terrell carried this (Ful-
toni county by safe majority.
Mr.. Terrell entered the campaign upon
what is known as the local option plat
form, having as his opponents Hon. d. s..
Query, an advocate of prohibition, and
Colonel j. H. Estill, editor of the Sa-
vannah Morning News.
Mr.. Terrell was former Assistant At
torney General, which position he re-
signed in order to enter the campaign.
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COURT MARTIAL FOR
Gen, MILES.
The General Threatened by
President Roosevelt.
Charged With Having Betrayed Official Secrets.
Such is The Report at Kansas
Cstu
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated ETeSS.)
Kansas City, June 5-The Journal will
tomorrow say:
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
commanding the army, passed through
Kansas City last night on his way from
Fort Riley to Washington, called there
by President Roosevelt, and threatened
with an immediate court martial on a
charge of having betrayed secrets.
Whereas General Miles went through
here the day before, attended by several
other members of board convened to
observe long range gun tests at Fort
Riley to be so engaged for several days,
he came back yesterday afternoon entire
ly alone, and in such haste that he bad
not even reserved sleeping car berth.
"a Journal reporter read to General
Miles special dispatch saying that he
was suspected in the White House of
having furnished details of tho scandal
involving Lieutenant Arnold to Senator
Culbcrson. General Miles comment
was:
"'Senator Culberson seems to have
made an answer as full as one could
make, and as explicit as Senator Bever-
idge or any one could demand.
but for yourself, General?"
I repeat that Senator Culberson
seems to have made the reply for which
you are seeking
There is second dispatch general
was then remarked, to the effect that
you are peremptorily ordered back to
Washington to face charges.
General Miles would make no reply
OF this question. He left for Washington
at $50 o'clock tonight, a short time after
his arrival from Fort Riley. While here
he did not leave the Union Station.
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40 inch Black, Atwood Cheviot, 90
and soc.
48-inch Cork Screw Diagonals, 75e-,
$1.00, $1.25 and $3.50.
38-inch Black Mohair, 80, 40 and Doc
4S-inch Black Mohair, 75c., $1.9O to
$780,
56-inch Black Unfinished Korsey,
light, medium and heavy weight, for
walking skirts, $1.00. $1.50 and 5000
45-inch Black Tosca Net, dull finish,
so, 75c., $1.00 and SLIPS.
45-inch Black Tosca Net glace fin
ish, $1O0, SLIPS and $780,
10 inch Black Filet Net very fine
frist, s125 to $500
3,-nell Black Lace Net, $1.00, $1.25
5l.55 et75 to $3.50
Gipeh Black Tosca Net, all silk,
;7;fl II ayy embroidered dots, 80, S5c,
sI.z5 s. $500.
45-ir Il BLACK Point d'Esprit Nets.
&C, So, s1z5. and $3.50.
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Southern Railway Surgeons Convene
(By the Associated Press.)

IDy I
Washington, June 5.-About 135 dele
gates met here touday in attendance on
the seventh annual convention of Sur
geons of the Southern Railway Company
The address of the president of the or
ganization, Surgeon Thomas H. Hancock,
of Atlanta, Ca, contained several recon-
mendations of interest to the members
OF the society.
The greater portion of the day was
taken up in the reading of specially pre-
pared papers largely of a technical char
acter.
A pleasant feature of the day was a
card reception at the White House at
noon when the delegates were greeted by
President Roosevelt.
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Purchases Amount
ing to $500 and
over delivered by
express prepaid to
any point in North
Carolina and Vir-
ginia.
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moned and with considerable difficulty
put out the blaze.
At the Murray colliery, also operated
by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Company,
in the eastern part of the city, a crowd
of boys succeeded in burning about 400
feet of high board fence that sur
rounds the companys property. The fire
department cxtinguished the blaze
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MINE WORKERS WALK OUT.
The West Virginia Coal Operators Meet at
huntington Today.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Huntington, w. Va, June 5.-The coal
operators of West Virginia will meet
here tomorrow night and Saturday, to
take final action on the strike ordered
at the end of this week. A dispatch
from Welch. w. Va. states that the oper-
ators of Flat Top and Tug River dis
tricts are arriving tonight for a meeting
tomorrow relative to the proposed strike.
A dispatch from Eckman, w. Va, tonight
states that more than 500 mine workers
quit today and that the remainder say
they will quit Saturday night.
j. X. Hill, president of the Western
Kanawha Coal Company, which controls
almost all the mines in the Guyandotte
Valley, stated here tonight that he would
comply with the demands of the United
Mine Workers for an advance
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A Negro Lyuched For Murder.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Charleston, S. c., June 5.-Jim Rlack.
a negro, implicated in the murder of the
wife of ]. X. Jones, a section master of
the Atlantic Coast Line, was lynched
near Ravenel late last night by mob of
men who secured him from a posse of
officers while en- route to Jail.
Black committed the crime some weeks
ago and escaped, but was captured near
Savannah yesterday and was being
brought to Ravenel Cor confinement when
unprecedented by the mob.
The negro confessed his crime, raining
another negro as an accessory.
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Democrat Governor of Oregon.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Portland Ore, June 5.-Complete re-
turns except from the small precincts
from every county in the State give
Chamberlain, Democrat, for Governor 341
majority The discovery of an error in
compiling returns from Multnomah coun-
ty, resulted in favor of Chamberlain by
213 votes.
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The British steamer Conway in ballast,
with bad list, apparently no steam, an
chored very near beach one mile north
of Kitty Hawk, n. c., at p. m. yester-
day Life ayers went alongside but cap
tain of steamer refused information and
reported no assistance needed.
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II man could understand one wo-
man in the world he could understand
them all; but he stops at the first.
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Richmond Virginia.
BLACK GOODS HIS WEEK.

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