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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26

rived yesterday from New Orleans and
are guests at the home of Mr. John
Pescud.
Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ Cook and chill
dren, of Franklin, are at the Yarbor-
ough.
Mrs. It. j. Lambe and Mrs. L. b.
KING, OF Durham, are guests at the
Marlborough
Mrs. Geo. Fl. Hanes left yesterday
to visit in Indianapolis.
Misses Ruby Ellis and Lucy Pool,
OF Clayton, after a visit to Miss May
Belle Jordan, have returned to Clay
ton, accompanied by Miss Jordan.
Miss Ella Duckett returned yes
terday from a visit to Waynesville.
Mrs. {. M. Bernard has returned
from visit to Western North Caro-
lima.
Mrs. w. IT. Rand. who sprained
her ankle in getting off the train on
Wednesday, was suffering very much
from the accident yesterday.
Misses Gflmer, Claire and MYRTLE
Mitchell have returned from a visit
to Greensboro and Graham.
Mrs. LeHugh and Miss Lena Lee
returned yesterday from Neuse, where
they have been visiting Miss Lees
mother.
Miss Nettie Gilmore. of Henderson.
after a visit to Miss Mabel Young. left
yesterday to visit in Charlotte.
Mr.. Charlesy Dewey, of Colds
bcro, was here yesterday with his
daughter, Miss Hattie Dewey and Miss
Louisa Slocumb, who have gone to
visit at Mr.. Willard Mails near here.
Mr.. w. f. Fiquet and daughter
after a visit to the home of Mr. j. d.
Whitaker, left yesterday for their
home in Kansas City.
Miss Florence Robertson left yes
terday to spend her vacation at her
home in JoneSboro.
Mrs. M CT. Jones returned yester-
day from Clayton, where she attended
the marriage of her sister Miss Joyce
Barnes and Mr.. W. r. Finlaytor of
Burlington.
Miss Annie Mickie, of Winston,
is the guest of Mrs. Miles Goodwin on
Park Avenue.
Mrs. H. E. Cotton, Miss Mcdaniel
and Miss Eleanor Vass have gone to
ST Louis to visit the Worlds Fair.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
Cannot Get Along Without the
Women

Our faithful compositor, Miss Lila
Tolson, is confined at home with
sore foot. and as all the work falls
upon us, we can only get out four
pages this week. We hope our adj
vertisers and subscribers will excuse
us. for to be an editor. printer and
rousta bout is a big JOB for one man.
norehead Coaster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
Control of Canal Zene.

The Senate Committee OH Inter
oceanic Canals heard Senator Nor
gan explain the merits of his bill pro
viding for the government of the cana.
zone. His bill would make mill
tary reservation of the canal strip
The Kittredge bill was before the
committee also and it is believed it
will be reported to the Senate with
a few changes.
The provision for the government
of the canal by two commissions, one
of which was to make the laws, will
be eliminated and the control of the
zone left to the existing commission
1t is believed that for the present only
one Judge will be provided for, but
with a provision that others may be
named if found to be necessary.
The committee has agreed to insert
in the bill a provision authorizing
the President to designate an officer
of the army or navy or any other ois
ficer, who shall have charge OF all
sanitary matters, the official to be
under the Canal Commission.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
TWO KILLED, TWENTY INJURED.
Fast Express Crashes Head'on Into Freight
Train.

Pottstown, Pa, (SpeciaD.-In a
head-on collision on the Pennsylvania
railroad between the Philadelphia ex'
press, leaving Reading at 4 Z. Mu
and a coal train half mile north
of here at AS in the afternoon, two
persons were killed and a large num-
Der injured.
An accommodation train preceded
the express and a coal train was lying
on the siding, the intention being
that it should wait there for both
to pass, but this order was apparently
misunderstood by its engineer. \ 18th
the passing of the accommodation
train, he pulled out on the track when
the express shot into the engine OF
the coal train, with frightful results
The track at that point is on three.
foot-high embankment, and there Is :
clear view for long distance ahead
The momentum of the express train
was so great that no fewer than ter
coal cars were wrecked; both loco
motives were badly damaged and the
baggage car and one passenger coach
were sent over the mass OF wreckage
and then fell over the embankment.
The greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed anon the passengers and they
were thrown in every direction. In
addition to the official list OF injured
given above, many others suffered
severe bruises and had their injuries
dressed BY local physicians.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
SMUGGLED CHINAMEN.
Agents Of the Government Breaking Up 40
Organized Gang.

Chicago, Especially AN organized
gang for the systematic smuggling
of Chinese into the United States by
Way of the Canadian border is be-
arrest here of three Cinnamon, who'
lieved to have been disrupted by the
it is said, were active agents OF the
organization. The arrest Of an Amerl'
can, the ringleader of the gang, is all
that is lacking to make the breaking
UP of the smugglers complete, accord.
ing to agents of the Department o.
Commerce and Labor, OF washington,
who have been working secretly III
Chicago for several weeks.
Those already arrested are Lam
Chez, prominent Chinese mercha,n,'
OF Chicago; Eeong Man, Of Joliet, III,
who admits paying Lam Chez $3.50 10
arrange for the smuggling OF q
countrvman into the United States,
and Leong Dock, of St. Louis, cousin
of Leong Man and a patron OF Lam
For several months the United
States authorities have been aware
IS the existence of an organized gang
which has been smuggling Chinese
across the Canadian border line,
principally between Windsor Canada
and Detroit, Mich. ,.
Every effort was made to discover
re r;nsleaders Of the band until last
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
COINED 40 TONS OF GOLD.
Mint Breaks All Records Since the Use OF
Money Began.

San Francisco, (SpeciaD. The coin
age of gold that has taken place at
the mint in this city since last February
is finished. Superintendent Leach said
regarding the coinage: >.
1.-THE mint has undoubtedly. broken
all records for gold coinage since the
use of money began in civilization.
The amount coined this month has
reached the enormous sum OF S33,II3 81
500, an average of more than $1,000, 900
a day; in fact the deliveries to the ST.
perintendent from the coming depart
ment during the last four days aver
aged $I,55o,ooo day. This, with the
sum of SCI, $4,000 coined in February,
makes a total of $54,6o3,5oo. In weight
this amount would make more than
ITO tons, or little more than tour big
corloads Of rs tons each.
"a research of books and records
pertaining to coinage matter fails to
Show any account of coinage exc.
cuted in the same length of time equal
to this in any Of the other nations OF
the world"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
TORNADO IN MISSOURI.
A Number of Lives We're Lost and orea' oam'
age Was Done.

Charlottesville, Mo-, (Specia)'-A
tornado swept the country 20 mia ,s'
North of here Saturday night, caus'
mo great loss of life and destroy
ING thousands of dollars worth %
property. Twas have been
,oet and thousands of dollars worth OF
property DESTROYED. f,o;,v
Tie lives of the Shoemaker tanily'
living near Portageville, Jour III mum.
her, were blotted out and their nome
demolished. -
Wesley Miller and wife, living two
miles north of Mount Pleasant. were
, killed and their home demolished,
Their bodies were found 200 IyI ara,
awav. badly mutilated. Mr.. Miller
was a wealthy mill owner and planter
Fifteen hundred dollars i'll money De,
longing to him was found scattered
over the ground. Much stock was
killed and wounded. 1t is feared q
full report will reveal greater loss o.
10
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
Congressional and Departments.

A favorable report was author
lied on the bill granting statehood to
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
and Arizona and New Mexico by
the House committee.
Members of the minority of the
House committee filed their reasons
for Directing to the impeachment Of
Judge Swayne, of Florida.
Senator Culberson, of Texas, in
trodrced a resolution in the Senate
for a commission to investigate the
Postoffice Department.
The State Department has accepted
the resignation of Andrew D. Barlow,
United States consul general at
Mexico.
The House passed the Sundry Civil
Service Bill and discussed the confer
ence report on the Army Appropria-
ton Bill.
Lieutenant Hussey submitted to
the Navy Department report on the
expedition to King MeneIik.
The President appointed board of
visitors to the United States Military
Academy at West Point.
The conferees of the two Houses
agreed on the Agricultural Appropria-
ton Bill, which now carries $500, o4o
and provides for investigation of i'm
ported foods suspected of being adult
terated or falsely labeled.
Representative Dayton, of West Vir-
ginia, introduced bill amending the
laws regulating the personnel Of the
Navy.
An additional minority report OPP
posing the impeachment of Judge
Swayne, of the Florida district, was
filed in the House by Representative
Parker, of New Jersey.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
DETERMINED TO GET PORT ARTHUR.
japanese More Hopeful Than Officials vii
Admit.

London, (By Cable).-It is believed
in diplomatic end naval circles here
and in St. Petersburg that the
Japanese are determined to take Port
Arthur and will continue to make that
the object of their offensive naval
operations. The opinion prevails that
Marine Minister Yamamoto's speech
before the Japanese Pertinent about
the difficulties encountered at Port
Arthur was dsigned to throw the
Russians off their guard, and that
the Japanese will do everything in
their power to take Port Arthur, be-
cause if they fail they will be reduced
solely to land campaign in Korea.
1t is reported from Seoul that the
Russians, March ~, killed the perfect
of Fakchon for not following their
instructions.
The Russians are also said to have
dispersed the Korean garrison of Viii
after divesting the soldiers of their
uniforms.
Detailed reports received by way OF
Seoul of the engagement of March 20
between Russians and Japanese at
Chengju, Korea, say the fighting
lasted two hours, at the end of which
the Japanese forced the Russians to
retire toward Win. Two Russian
dead were left on the field, while other
bodies were carried off with the
column. A Japanese lieutenant lKa-
no) and four privates were killed,
while Captain Kurokawa and II pri-
Yates were wounded.
The Japanese are continuing their
concentration and gra iually advanc:-
ing on their way to Win, their ad-
vance guard being at Kasan and their
outposts 10 miles further North.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE.
Careless Workman Strikes Cartridge With Pick,
Killing Three.

Brownville, Pa, (SpeciaD.-Cedar
Hill tunnel, from the Connellsville Cen.
trail railroad, two miles Southeast of
this place, was the scene of an ex-
nlosion. in which four workmen were
killed outright and SIX were seriously
injured. Three Of the injured, it is
feared, will die. The workmen were
all foreigners, and went by numbers
instead of names.
The tunnel is being constructed by
Kelar & Cro5san, contractors. The
explosion was caused by one of the
workmen striking charge of dyna-
mite with his pick.
The dead workmen were terribly
mangled. The injured were taken
across the country to the Uniontown
Hospital
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
Same Air Morn and Eve.

Hereafter "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner" will be played ON board ships
in the navy at both morning anc
evening colors, in accordance with
an order just approved by the Secre'
tary of the Navy.
Heretofore the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner" has been played with the raising
of the flag in the morning and HAL
Columbia" with the lowering of the
colors. Some confusion arose in the
navy, it is said, as to whether the
latter was national air, and the mat.
ter was brought to the attention OF
the department Secretary Moody. iii
approving the order substituting
"The Star-Spangled Banner" for Hail
Columbia" for evening colors did NOT
pass on the question as to whether
the latter was a national air, deeming
that a matter for Congress to deter
mine,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
Wants House Inquiry.

Representative DeArmond, OF Mis-
souri,, introduced a resolution provid'
ing "that the Speaker appoint hive
members of the House to fully in
vestigate the Postofice Department
and report to the House at as early
a date as may be practicable; that said
committee shall be authorized to SIT
during the sessions of the House, and
if necessary, during the vacation, when
Congress is not in session; that the
committee shall have full power to
send for persons and papers, and
the investigation hereby provided for
shall be directed especially to clear,
ing the innocent from shadow OF
unmerited suspicion, to uncoverng tn:
inefficient, careless and offending anc
to the recommendations for the cor
rection of abuses, to the end that
Justice may be done to individuals and
that the service may be improved tor
the benefit of the public
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
CARTRIDGE FACTORY BLOWN UP.
Pour Japanese Workmen We're Killed at
Saseb0.

Paris, (By Cable).-The Mathis
correspondent says that a cartridge
factory at Sasebo, Japan, was blown
up Sunday last and four workmen
were killed
A Hardin correspondent Of the Matinl
says that General Volkaff has issued
a ukase informing the inhabitants OF
Manchuria and trans Baikalia that all
persons convicted of circulating false
news will be punished with the utmost
rigor according to military law, This
ukase, the correspondent says, is espe-
cially directed against handbills pro
mitigating false news issued by the
Chinese.
The ST Petersburg correspondent Of
the Echo lie Paris says:
81 learn that the Gar intends to
send Vice-Armiral Chouknin, director
of the Naval School, to Port Arthur
as assistant to Vice-Admiral Maka-
rolf "
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
RETREAT BEFORE JAPS
The Russians Vacate Country South Of
Yala.
JAPANESE NOW OCCUPY SENGCHENG.
No Opposition to the Japanese Between Chen
ju and Seugchelng Eighteen Miles West on
the Picking k~-a-Japanese EIated by the
Easy Capture Of the Strong Town Of
Chengju.

Toxic, (By Cable).-The advance
guard of the Japanese army in North
western Korea, occupied the town OF
Sengcheng without opposition. Seng-
cheng in on the Peking road, Is miles
West of Chenju and about 40 miles
South of Win.
When the Japanese drove the Rus
SLAMS out of Chengju last Monday the
Russians withdrew in two columns,
one going over the Koaksan road and
the other over the Picking road. The
Japanese advance from Chenju was
made very rapidly. 1t was anticipated
that the Russians would resist this
advance, but they failed to do SO,
and now it is not probable that there
will be any further opposition South
OF the Yalu River.
Chenju, because of its superior
natural surroundings is the strongest
place between Pingyang and Win
Besides these natural advantages
there is an old Korean fort there,
which, had it been defended with
spirit, would have been hard to take
The Japanese are gratified at the COM
parative ease with which they drove
the Russians from this fort.
Russian patrols are reported to be
in the country East of the Picking
road, but it is not probable that there
is any considerable force of the Rus
slams in that section. The patrols
are withdrawing gradually to the
Northward, toward the Yalu.
1t is reported that the ice on the
Yalu is we'll broken up, and in the
future the river must be crossed either
in junks or over pontoon bridges.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08

January, when the dead body OF
I cong Dick was found in a refrlgera-
tor car at St. Louis, and Chinese In
spector c. o. Cowley, who had charge
OF the investigation, found clue
which led to important discoveries, .s, !.
Cowley tracked the car in when l the
Chinannan had met death to WINDSOR,
canada. There Cowley learned thas
Leonk Man and Leong Dick. cousins ms
Of the victim, had paid Lam Chez 5000
to slnuggle Leong Dick across the "a
madam border :, .,s
refrigerator compartment OF frelgns
car in Canada and week Il later e+ ms e.
boz BODY - was found frozen stiff #, at ths st.
I ouis The white agent of Lam Chee,
who is believed to have started s neohs
Dick to his fate, is now being sought
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
No Longer An Experiment.

The President sent to Congress
long report on the progress on the
beet-sugar industry of the United
States in 1903,
The report was prepared by Charles
F. Saylor, special agent of the. De-
partment of Agriculture, and includes
the results of personal observations
and Investigations in the 6 factories
in the United States. Mr.. Saylor says
the industry can be no longer treated
as an experiment; that successful beet
raising and sugar producing is TACT
Four factories have been placed in op-
Grafton since the last report.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
Dalzelrs Naval Pay Bnl Killed.

The House Committee on Naval At
fairs has defeated by tie vote the
Dalzell bill repeating the law which
reduces the pay of naval officers IS
per cent. when on shore duty. Secre-
tary Moody was before the committee,
and as a result of the discussion of the
matter the whole question of the nav
al pay table was referred to the Sec
retary for revision and suggestion by
future action by the committee.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
FACTS WORTH REMEMBERING.

There are no slums in Tokyo.
One in eight of all Americans was
born i'll Europe. .,..
Tubercle bacilli will live for thirty
days in butter, ,,o .r,
In Paris there are over 1000 pro-
fessional fortune teilers;, s;.
Colombia has reduced her stanoing
army from II, 900 to 5000 men.
Farm land in England ranges in price
from 500 to $I2o per acre. ~
A well-constructed brick house VIII
out-last one built OF granite. .
II an earthworm is cut III two each
norton may become perfect worm:
POI Tle average Japanese soldier is not
more than FIVE feet four inches high' -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
Operators Offer Rejected.

Altoona, Pa. (SpeciaD.-The miners
delegates unanimously voted to reject
the operators offer of $3.50 cents for
a pick-mined ton, but agreed to accept
62 ID cents ton, with SIS per
cent. reduction on other classes of la
Dor inside the mines. This action was
reported to the joint scale committee.
The operators were given half an hour
to talk over the situation, and they
asked the miners TO consent to let the
scale go to board OF arbitration,
which proposition the miners are dis
cusslng.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
Weodchucks Destroy Graves.

Middletown, N. Y, Especially
Thrown out of their graves by ground
hogs the bones of many heroes OF
the Revolutionary War and the War
of 1872 are often exposed to sight and
plowed under by farmers IN the town
of Wawayanda, Orange county: In
this town there are rs burying places,
many of them dating back years be-
fore the Revolutionary War. Only
eight of the graveyards are cared for.
the rest being mainly the homes OF
woodchucks. There have been no
burials in these cemeteries for over
so years. Apparently there is no one
who cares what becomes Of the bones
of those who fought for the indie
pendence of their country.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
nutch Slay Five Hundred Ahinese.

Amsterdam, (By Cabie).-A dis
match TO the Telegram from kota
Ra;a Island of Sumatra, announced
hat column of Dutch troops operat'
inc in Achin Northern Sumatra? en-,
a mS a strong, entrenched body o.
Gchinese in the Gajocloeas district
With the result that SAL Achincse were
Tiled. The Dutch lost three mer
k;jlcd and had twenty-five men
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
SIX KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Squib Factory Near Scranton, Pa
Wrecked and Burned.
FIVE GIRLS ARE FATALLY INJURED
W,th One Exception All Of fine Bodies Have
Been Taken from the DebriS-The Bodies
of the Dead Employees Were So Badly
Burned That II Was With Great Difficult
That They Could Be Recognized.

Scranton, Pa, Especially Six per
sons are known to have been killet
and FIVE fatally injured by an explo
sion in the factory of the Dickson
Squib Company at Priceburg, neal
here.
The dead are:
Lizzie Bray, Priceburg.
Beckie Lewis, North Scranton.
Lizzie Matthews, Olyphant.
George Callahan, Priceburg.
Teresa Callahan, Priceburg.
Lillian Mahon, Priceburg.
Those fatally njured are:
Mamie Gilgallon.
Martha Haybrown.
Cassie Foultz.
Mettie Hevron.
Oscar Ayser.
Twenty girls were employed in thu
factory. What caused the explosion
is not known, but it is said that one
OF the girls threw a squib i'll the stove
and that the force Of the explosion was
so great that it wrecked the building
and set it on fire. The squibs are USED
in coal mining.
The Dickson Squib Company oc'
cupied only the first floor of the struct'
ure, the Callahan family having rooms
on the second food.
1t was here that the two Callahan
children lost their lives. Thomas CAL
lahan, the father, was at work, anc
Mrs. Callahan had just left the room
when the explosion occurred. The
children, aged 3 years and months
respectively, were playing on the Hoor
Both were instantly killed. The build
ing caught fire, and the flames COM.
municated to two adjoining buildings
one occupied as hotel and the other
as a butcher shop. Both were de-
stroyed.
The bodies of the dead employees
were so badly burned that it was with
great difficulty that they could De
recognized.
Some wrapping papers are made as
strong as cloth of proportionate
thickness.
In a recently invented motor car a
two-horse-power motor is placed IN
each wheel. .ep
In the government factories Of Rus
STA wages rarely exceed $3.50 MONTH
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
Cossocks Killed 18 Bandits.

Lao Yang, (By Cable).-There is
an enormous movement of troops in
progress and trains are arriving
several times daily
In the rear of Bidzcvo so Cossacks
encountered strong band OF Chinese
bandits and charged upon them, killing
23 and capturing E. Three Cossacks
were killed and six were wounded.
General Linevitch has received a tele-
gram from General Kuropathn ex-
Dressing satisfaction that so we'll
xained soldier is with the army.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-04-08
Americans In Trouble In Africa.

The Consul-General at Cape Town
in a report to the State Department
says that business in the Cape of Good
Hope is in very depressed condition
and that there are thousands OF Amerl-
cans in the country who are IN un-
fortunate circumstances.
Douglas Island news., 1904-01-20
Imperfect Digestion.

Means less nutrition and in con- sequence less vitality. When the liver fails to secrete bile, the blood becomes loaded with bilious properties, the di- gestion becomes impaired and the bowels constipated. Heroine will rectify this; it gives tone to the stom- ach, liver and kidneys, strengthens the appetite, clears and improves the com plexion, infuses new life and vigor to the whole system. 50 cents bottle at J. Heubner's drug store.
Douglas Island news., 1904-01-20
Cured Lunbago.

A. B. Canman, Chicago, writes March 4, 1903: "Having been troubled with Lum bago at different times and tried one physician after another; then diff ferent ointments and liniments, gave it up altogether. So tried once more, and got a bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment, which gave me almost instant relief. can cheerfully recom- mend it, and will add my name to your list of former sufferers" 25c, soc and S1, at J. Heubner's drug store.