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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
DEMOCRATIC M0RNIHG
PAPER FOR CHARLOTTE
A Company of the Leading Business Men
Proposed to Garry Out the
Plan.

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4 Charlotte, N. c., May 9-There ::
4 have been some important develop !:
= ments in newspaper circles today. !
4 On the heels of the announcement !.
4 that they propose starting an af- !:
4 ternoon paper comes the report that !
X that morning daily is to be es- :;
4 tablishcd Your correspondent ;.
4 learns fro ma thoroughly reliable 4
i source that company composed of :;
4 the leading business men of the city ::
4 is proposed, and if the plans on ::
4 foot are carried out morning pa !
y Per with ample capital will be !
Il started in this city at once ;:
= Several gentlemen interested !
4 stated today that there had long !
4 been felt need for a morning daily !:
4 in this city and this section of North !
4 Carolina that was Democratic, and i
4 that they had no doubt that such !
!. paper properly conducted would ::
4 receive the warm support of the !
4 great majority of the best people ;:
!. of Charlotte and this section of the ::
= State. !:
4 A meeting of prominent business /,
4 men was held this morning and !
4 the matter was discussed at length !:
4 1t was the unanimous opinion of j
X those present that Charlotte should ;:
\ and must have a morning Demo !
X cratic paper Another meeting of 7;
Il those interested will be held in a !
i. few days and at that time it is ex- !
\ pected that an organization will be :
4 effected and arrangements made for !
X the immediate issue of a Demo ;.
4 cratic morning paper in this city. !
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
Address by Hon. Lecke Craig.
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Especial to News and ObserVer.)
Rutherforton N. c., May 9.-Hon Locke
Craig, of Asheville. addressed the closing
exercises of Rutherfordton graded school
here last night, his speech was eloquent.
Mr.. b. A. Justice read the names of the
children who deserved special mention
and of those who We're awarded medals,
he told Of the great success of the school
and Miss Bessie Hoyle, the principal.
The court house was packed. The medals
We're presented by Rev S. L. Cathey.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
There is No Need for DipIo-
matte Action.
RUSSIA HAS EXPLAINED
"When the Truth is Known" Says Cassin,
"It viii BE- Found That Russia Has
Not Violated Single
ptnIn.o
PLEDGE
lBy dc Associated Press. J

Pekin, May 9-The official at New
Chwang, who sent yesterdays news of
Russias alleged action at New Chwang
and elsewhere in Manchuria, telegraphs
today that the occupation Of the forts
at the mouth of the Lao River was tenn
porary, and that the Russians have now
withdrawn.
Official circles at Pekin are mystified.
Their subordinates at New Chwang have
not reported the re-occupation of that
place, hence there is a disposition to
question the correctness of the informa-
tion, although the author of yesterdays
story is generally considered to be one
of the ablest and best informed foreigners
in China.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
Big Filipino Cigar.

Mr.. Graham Haywood, at the Hart
Ward Hardware Company, has a huge
Filipino cigar, which was sent to him by
an army officer in the Philippines The
officer says it is the kind smoked by the
philippine bellies. 1t is a foot and one
inch long and an inch and quarter in
diameter at the big end.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
A Word From the Foreign Office.
(By the Associated Press

st. Petersburg, May 9--The Foreign
Office here strongly depfecates the ex-
citement concerning Manchuria 1t be,
lieyes mischief makers are responsible
for the reports, and says the arrival Of
troops at New Chwang was due to the
retirement of troops from MoukdaI1
province southwark instead of northward.
The troops depart by sea. The other al
legged warlike preparations of Russia arr
ridiculed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
WAS IT |NCENO|ARY 2
Grimesland's Third Big Fire
in Fifteen Months.
]. 0. Prcclor and Brother Lose Between Eight
and Ten thousand Dollars by
the Blaze.
Especial to News and Observer

NoPSN"A " -SOno anu CpoSihCiJ
Greenville, n. c., May 9-Grimesland,
in this county, had another serious fire
last night when the mill cotton gin, cot
ton storage house, seed house and repair
shops of J. o. Proctor and Brother were
destroyed The fire occurred between
twelve and one o'clock, and is supposed
to be incendiary. The loss viii reach
eight to ten thousand dollars, and there
was no insurance. This is the third big
fire at Grimesland in fifteen months,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
A Tar Heel in This Enterprise.
(By the Associated Press. J

Roanoke. Va, May 81. H. Robinson.
of Murphy, N. c., and M. Mccoy. of
Wheeling, w Va, will soon establish
two fannie acid extract and tanner nlants
in Smyth and Grayson counties this
state. Each plant will cost 100000 and
Will have a capacity of sixty barrels of
extract a day and give employment to
$50 men. The old chestnut wood consjd-
cred useless by the farmers will be used
in the manufacture of extracts.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10

your exceedingly friendly expressions at
this time. In answer to the uestion with
which you conclude your letters, 1 can say
no more than to assure you that at no time
since the close of my last administration
have been DESTROYS of carrying the Dem
ocratlc banner for the fourth time in a
Presidential contest.
Yours very truly,
(SlgneD GROVER CLEVELAND.'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
College Games.

(By the Associated Press)
University of Pennsylvania, z; Prince
ton, 8.
Yale freshmen, 5; Princeton Fresh
men, 10.
Cernell, 81: Union, q
Lafayette, Z; West Point, 8.
Brown. 5; Yale, g.
Navy. 9; West irginia University 2.
Harvard, II; Wesleyan, 8.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
Representative Lucas Ill.

Especial to News and Observer
Washington, N. c., May 9.-Represen-
tative Wilson G.. Lucas, of Hyde coun-
ty, is i'll at his home. re was to have
been the orator here today at the me
mortal day exercises. Stephen c. Bra
gaw filled his place.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
DISTRIBUTE CROSSES OF HONOR.
rtrait of Late Hon. John Manning Presented
to the Camp Of That Name.
Especial to News and Observer

ESpeclaI TO NEWS uIIu OJsOI VVII
Durham, N. c., May 9.-The Daughters
Of the Confederacy held the regular Tenth
of May celebration in Stokes Hall this
afternoon at o'clock The Confederate
veterans, both the John Manning and r.
II. Webb camps, the Daughters of the Con
federacy, several ministers and others en-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
BOWS This for a Game?

Especial to News and Observer.)
Chapel Hill, N c., May "a very in
teresting game of baseball was seen here
Friday evening between the young girls
and boys of Chapel Hill. The score:
Girls :. :. :. ;. ;. :. :. :. ;. :. -. %
Boys. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. 8
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
Eastern League Games.

(By the Associated Press.)
Toronto, /: Baltimore, 6.
Buffalo, s. Rochester, 7.
Jersey City, 8; Worcester, 5.
Newark, 3; Providence, Z.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-10
SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP
WRESIED FROM VIRGINIA
The Heavy Hitters of Carolina Win Fresh
Laures on the Diamond at Char
lottesville.
Southern League Games.

(By the Associated Press.)
At Memphis RHE
Memphis :. ..3 o O140 2 do 13 8
New Orleans :. Il 0 0 0 8 o 0 O. Z A
At Little Rock RHE
Little Rock ......2O o 300*-5 II 0
Shreveport ;. - 900 OO10 o. 5 8
AT Nashville Ri f.
Nashville :. ....1 00100 23-9 Is Z
Atlanta :. ......3 90 / 0 2 80 13 5
At Birglngham- r H f
Birmingham :. 10 0 0 0 0 @ IA 10 /
Montgomery 80 20 1O1 3-5 IL ]
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27

able and so despicable that it is hardly worthy of notice, for they must first wash their hands of blood before they attempt to pose as apostles of the law and order.
 Jim Howard, the thrice convicted mur- derer of William Goebel. who when he could not assassinate a man for hire. would shoot one for pastime is the pet ted beneficiary of their liberal donation and is lauded with slavish addlation, his cell decorated with flowers and his sav- age face the object of admiration by those who love him because they believe he murdered in cold blood the man whom the Democrats of Kentucky had elected to be their Governor. do not speak of the mass of the Republicans of Ken lucky who, I believe, do not approve of crime and lawlessness of any kind, but I refer to those whose bitterness and malig- nancy would place on me the responsi- bility of the condition of affairs in Breath it. F.
 The Governor concludes with denun- ciation of a Republican newspaper at Louisville which had taxed him with abuse of the pardoning power in the cases of Breathitt feudists. He declares the charges are false and claims that he did not give nearly so many pardons as did Governor Bradley, former Republican executive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
Convention of prummers.

Columbus, O., June 26.-The annual meeting of the Supreme Council. United Commercial Travellers of the America, opened here today. The sessions were oc- cupied by the reading of officers reports. which show the order to be in a flourish ing condition During the past year sew enteen new councils were instituted. The order now has a total of g 3,500 members. Minneapolis. Minn., has the banner coun- ell with 1,O2s members. The meeting will continue tomorrow.
 At the opening of the session Attorney. Gardner Lathrop announced t6At he was present as the representative of the Santa Fe road and that he desired to an- swer the insinuations made by MT. Stubbs as to the actions of Vice-President Paul Morton In inetituting this investigation. He declared that in view of the fact that Morton was out of the country when the inquiry started the insinuation was uu- warranted and reprehenslble. Lathrop al. so referred to Stubbs's attack on the Commission as an insult upon that hons orable body and an American.
 Fraight traffic manager. J. A. Monroe. of the Union Pacific Railroad admitted that an agreement Is in force by which his road pays to the Peavy concern at the points mentioned 1 1-2 cents per 10o pounds of grain loaded into the Peavy elevators at those points. This, he said, amounted to 8. sS.25 or $d.50. according to the capacity of the car and the arr engagement he asserted was worth while for the railroad company. but was not remunerative for the elevator concern and was. he believed reasonable and not dis criminative. Frank Heffelfinger. Min- neapolls. a partner in the Peavy concern. held the same view with reference to the 1 1-4 cents payment. He told of the business done by the different elevators and in both cases. he said only grain from the Union Pacific road was handled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
SHOT BY THE SOLDIERS
TWO PERSONS IN RICHMOND
 ARE WOUNDED.
Boy Cried ''Scab" and Upon Refus- ing to Desist Was Fired on and Badly Wounded-Many
 Cars Running.

Richmond, Va, June 2s.-Lester Wilcox, a l6-year-old boy. was shot by soldier in Fulton, the lowex end of the city. about g o'clock tonight, for crying "scab" at a car ana reruging 70 TeBasr when -Uriereti to do SO He is wounded in the hand and hip The hand Is badly mangled. The boy was brought up town on street car and taken to a hospital
 William Tucker. aged g. passenger on a Main Street car, was shot tonight at the corner of Main and BeIvidere Streets.
 He was peppered in the arm and leg with small shot, and was rsDt too badly hurt to walk to his home after receiving the wound. Who did the shooting is not known.
 Cars have been running regularly on all but one or two of the city lines today and tonight. all under military protec- ton.
 The business men are moving toward bringing about settlement of the strike if possible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
TO "MY DEAR ARMY"
King Peter Issues an Address Prais-
 ing the Troops.

h1uR EoLer 4bSueS hu Au0IcSS xEh1S-
 ing the Troops.
 Belgrade. June 26.-King Peter today issued a general order. "to my dear army:
 "On setting foot on the soil of our dear fatherland. my cradle and the cradle of my ancestry. my heart gives greeting, first to you. the hope of the Servians my dear heroic army. On ascending the throne of my glorious ancestors. I also take supreme command of the whole Servian army. which under the leadership of my immortal grandfather, by its virtues and military successes astounded the world and the latter war for the liberation of Servia. afforded many proofs of its military merit. feel happy that the supreme command has been entrusted to me.
 officers, n-commissioned officers and men: At this solemn moment greet you with the words. God be with you. the falcons of the Servian people. I am hap py to see you all united around my throne, imbued with fidelity and loyalty to me and to the ideals of our farther land. I will endeavor to maintain this spirit by judging and estimating each and all of you solely on your military merit. You are all equally dear to me. I merely ask that you will devote your selves heartily to the calling you have chosen and that you will assist me to guide you In the path of honor and glory.
 "I therefore cry: Long live the hope of the Servian people. the army
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
HOW NELLIS WORKED
SEEDS FURNISHED GOVERN
 MENT SHORT IN WEIGHT.
Charles Kingsley, the Contractors Foreman, Swears That the Gov ernment Was Defraudeo and
 at the Orders of Nellis.

Washington, June 2s.-In the Nellis seed contract suit before the Court of Claims. an affddavIt by Charles Kingsley Of Falls Church, Va, has been made public, al- leging that A. c. Nellis of New York, who had the contract for furnishing seed for the distribution of the Government two years ago, directed that no books were to be kept and that the packages should be light weight.
 The legal representatives of Nellis are suing for the payment of $1S0OO which Secretary Wilson withheld from the con- tract payment for alleged non-perform- ance of contract. The full amount of the contract was $10S, 900.
 Secretary Wilson said tonight that the $1s.OO0 was withheld as the result ot an inquiry into the work of the contractor at the time and that the Government is still in possession of Nellis's bond for $35, 900. Mir. Wilson said that ne had di- rected that the seed contract and it's ex- ecution be probed to the bottom and that the investigation has not implicated any one in the Governments employ.
 The distributing machines used by Tel- lis, he said. failed to do satisfactory work and caused serious delay in tEe sn- nual seed distributidn and a 5r.lt rush of work subsequently,, making 1t lmpossi- ble for Government inspectors to see all that was being done.
 Kingsley was foreman for Nellis. and his affidavit says that no record books were kept showing the amount of seeds received in bulk; that he had suggested the keeping of such books. but Nellis said he did not want them kept. Kings ley says that these books were kept un- der former seed distributions.
 He charges that a great portion of the seeds were put up in lightweight pack ages. that Nelis instructed him to mo- tify the employees engaged in putting up his seed to let the weights run light. and that he knows that these instructions were followed.
 Kingsley also charges that Nellis told him that he did not know how many seeds he sent out and that the beet seeds were put up at the rate of eighty pack ages to the pound. though the contract called for sixty-four packages to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27

prisoner and asked where his prisoner was. The bailiff said that he had left the prisoner in charge of a friend at the jail.
 On reaching the jail Jailor Screws open ed the outer door of the jail and as he did so an armed mob closed quickly about him. pistol was thrust in his face and he was commanded to open the door to the cell containing the three prisoners. Under pressure. the jailor obeyed the commands.
 The three negroes were taken by the mob and hanged on the same tree less than a mile away from the jail. The bodies were so riddled with bullets that all the clothing was shot away.
 During the confusion which followed the jailor's arrival at the jail the pris- oner of the bailiff escaped.
 The crime with which the three negroes were charged was an ugly one. On last Saturday night large crowd of negroes gathered on the farm of Mir. F. s. Bull lard, near Peace, Ga, to indulge in a froiic given by one of Bullard's farm hands. The three negroes from Miller County were in the crowd. which many of whom being drunk, soon started trou- ble.
 Their host could not keep them quiet. and Mir. Bullard went to the house and commanded quiet.
 Annette Mccoy and Mckinney drew their revolvers and opened fire on Bull lard. infiicting wounds from which he died Tuesday.
 It was proved that Mckinney fired the shot that killed MT. Bullard
 The affair created intense excitement in that part of the county. and the mob last night is supposed to have come from that section. as the lynching was a great surprise to the citizens of Newton. Jailor xuhA ie ha an paneled a jury for an inquest this morn- ing. He did not recognize any of the mob last night and 1t is understood that none of the men can be identified.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
Casev Will Investieate.

St. Louis. June 26.-Major Thomas Casey. United States Engineer in charge of river improvements at St. Louis re- ceived instructions today from the War Department In Washington to Investigate the published charges that the Merchants Bridge is a part of the St. Louis Terminal Railway Association in violation of the act of Congress authorizing the bridges, which forbids It's consolidation with any other bridge and empowers the Secretary of War to take charge of 1t whenever such consolidation is shown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
HERMAN BID LEGAL.
To Refuse it Would Be Inimical to
 Governments Interest.

G0VermSuC'S interest,"
 Washington, June 26.-Assistant Attor- ney General Robb of the Postofflce De- partment, today submitted to First As sistant Postmaster General Wynne a de- cision in the money order contract case which holds that the bid of Paul Herman of New York, who submitted a bid of $45, GOO below that of the present con- tractors, meets the requirements of the law and that he is therefore entitled to receive the contract.
 This is the case which led to the recent dismissal of Superintendent Metcalf of the money order department.
 The present decision has a considerable bearing on MT. Metcalfs appeal for a rehearing, now pending before the Presi- dent Mir. Metcalf opposed acceptance of the Herman bid.
 MT. Robb holds that the award of the contract to any other than the lowest bid- der in this case would be in contravention of the interests of the government and against sound public policy. He says that the lowest bidder has furnished sat isfactory evidence of his financial respon- sibility and of his mechanical ability and that the contention of the present con tractors who have been fighting Her mans bid that a bidder must have a plant reasonably fit to fulfill the contract would result in stifling competition, as no establishment could afford to equip a plant on the mere expectation of secur- ing a contract.
 A committee from the printers union in the government printing office called on First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne today and urged that that office should be agven the work. It was found, however. that the printing office not only had not made any bid. but had stated that Cor Anl because lithographing on the blanks is required under the specifications. A committee from the Typothetae conven- tion at Atlantic City asked to be heard before the award is made, but did not appear at the department today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
Boodling on Candy Bill.

St. Louis. June 2G.-Boodling in connee- ton with the candy bill was the subject of investigation before the grand jury today Three local candy manufacturers. F. D. Seward. c. F. Wennecker and 4. T. Walters were the witnesses. It had al- ready been brought out by witnesses call- cd in the investigation that a poodle fund of $2,5OO was raised in St. Louis during the last session of the Legislature to de- feat the Eo-called pure 4ndy bill, the passage of which the sugar trust was urging.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
IS RESENTED
 BY RUSSIA Petition of Jews Will Be
 Rejected. VIEW IN ST. PETERSBURG No "0utSide Interference'' Will Be Permitted. At the Same Time the czar's Govern. ment Hopes to Give No Off,
 fense to the United
 States.
VIEW IN ST. PETERSBURG

Washington. June ss-The Russian gov ernment has learned with profound re- gret of the Intention of the Washington authorities to forward to St. Petersburg a petition from American Jews relativs to Russia's treatment of her Jewish sub- 3eets.
 It Is yet hoped that the United States will appreciate the Russian view of the case and will content itself with the kind ly expressions of sympathy which 1t al- ready has offered for the affair at Kisti- ineff. NaE
 The Associated Press has already stated the Russian position regarding what is considered outside interference in the in ternal affairs of Russia. That position continues to be held. and the Associated Press is further permitted to say that MT. Riddle. the American charge. when he presents the petition at the Russian Foreign Ofice, will be received with the same cordiality always accorded an American envoy.
 No Ill Will Cherished.
 In returning the petition to MT. Riddle, the officials will assure him that Russia cherishes no i'll will towards the United States, and that the action it takes with respea.- to the petition is necessary In view of Russias unalterable policy of re- framing from interference in the internal affairs of other powers and insisting on similar treatment for itself.
 The Russian government hopes its drrn- ness in the matter will not be misunder- stood but in view of the announcement of It's position weeks ago, is surprised at the developments which will force reik- eration of its views.
 Should the presentation of the petition be deferred until the return to St. Peters burg of MT. Mccormick, the American Ambassador to Russia, the same program will obtain, unless in the meantime the Russian government is made aware of extenuating circumstances which puts the matter in a different light. Indeed. 1t is declared Russia would be glad to do any @thinR- possible to relieve the tension in the United States. but feels unable to sacrifice a principle which has followed hitherto and the American support of which it has warmly endorsed.
 The Russian government readily admits the sincerity of the American govern ment's decision and declines to listen to reports that the forwarding of the petit ton has anw ulterior significance or is in any way associated with any other matters.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-27
THREE PUT TO DEATH.
Triple Lynching in Baker County
 Ga.

Albany. Ga. June 26.-Newton. the County seat of Baker County. twenty miles south of Albany, was the scene of a triple lynching last night.
 Three negroes. Wiley Anette, Garfield Mccoy and George Mckinney. charged with the murder of Mir. A. B. Bullar, on the goth instant. were taken from the jail in Newton and hung to a tree less than a mile away.
 About F o'clock last night Jailor Bill Screws was called up by a bailiff from one of the outlying districts of the coun- ty. who said that he had a prisoner to put in jail
 panied the bailiff to the jail some distance away. He noticed that he bailiff had no