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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
PAYMENT OF
THE BOSSES
Unrest In the Anthracite
Region.
SIDE OF THE OPERATORS
Dispute Hinges on C0nstruc-
ton of ArbiterS' Decree.
Carroll d. wright Charged with Iusv>
ing Exceeded His Authsrity -
Umpire In His Repiy to
Nichols.
SIDE OF THE OPERATORS

Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 20 Tho cons
troversy between some of the coal com >
panies and their miners In the upper.
anthracite coal field over the question
Of the payment of the check Weighing
and check docking bosses is attracting
much attention and causing considers
able uneasiness in the Wyoming and
Lackawanna districts
The situation has reached such d
stage that the representatives OF tho
operatives have deemed 1t proper TO
make an official public statement Of
their side of the case. The statement
was made today by 8. d. Warrinet OF
the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, q
member of the anthracite Cancellation
board. BY way Of explanation 1t may
be said that at some of the collieries
the mine workers have been permitted
to employ. ut their own expense, q man
who has check on the company
weighman and docking bosses.
At most Of the mines this scheme
works well. but at others there IL
friction.
warriner's Statement.
Mr.. WARMERS statement gives q
complete history OF the controversy.
He quotes a resolution adopted by the
board year ago to the effect that the
wages of check weighmen shall be paid
company shall make the deduction
from the earnings of such miners as q
legal assignment. This resolution.
adds Mr.. Warmer. has never been re-
pealed.
Recently employees of No. Colliery
of the Pennsylvania Company, Mr..
Warmer says. asked that concern to
collect quarter OF cent per ton
from all miners agreeing to the props
xAff H. q - -
over to an authorized committee -of
miners. The company replied that il
was willing to collect the exact wages
for the checkmen, but refused to col
lect fund, to be turned over to and
be held by committee. The matter
was referred to the board OF concilia-
ton which could not decide the guess
ton and 1t was turned over to Umpire
Carroll ID. Wright Continuing, thu
staternent says. 1s.st ~
Wright ISxeeeded Asahssity,
IT. d. Nichols. representing the
miners of district No. !. asked tina
umpire to deliver decision in regard to
their action on the entire subject Of
check weighmen. The umpire did not
sustain the contention of the men, but
in addition to his formal finding tooA
occasion to set forth his views cons
corning the question asked by Mr..
ANiShoAiS, dAu III uOAhS SO, eACocucQ tH0
authority vested in him by the anthra<
cite coal strike committee.
TT should be clearly understood tha&
the operators do not object to check
weighmen; in fact. many of them ara
in favor of them. The operators, how~
ever. do not believe that 1t was cons
templated by the strike commission
that they should discharge such Of
their employees as do not desire to join
with the majority OF their fellows In
the request for the appointment Of ttA
check weighmen."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
HEAVY FIGHTING RACED.
JAPANESE Assault Port Arthur by Land
and Dy Sea.

Chefoo, July $40 p. ma
Junk containing thirty refugees from
Port Arthur. who are all foreigners of
the better class, arrived here tonight.
having left Port Arthur Tuesday.
They report exceedingly heavy fighting
by land and by sea to the east and
northeast of Port Arthur Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday of this week,
aniI they express the belief that gem
eral assault was begun Thursday.
TheS say that this bombardment was
the heaviest experienced since the be-
ginning of the siege and that tho Rus
sian forces made very little reply to
the Jahanese. These foreigners con-
firm previous reports of the serious
condition of the Japanese fleet.
Field Marshal Marquis Oamaya. ac-
companied by his staff, left Port D1lny
Tuesday. He is conducting the Japa-
nese operations in person.
The fresh meat supply in Port Ar
thur is exhausted. Only the troops
are getting salt meat. Noncombatdnts
are subsisting mainly upon oatmeal
and rice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30

Lynchburg. Va. July 29,-Robert H.
Glass. a brother of Congressman Carter
Glass. of the Sixth Virginia district and
business manager of The Lynchburg
News. died here today after an illness
extending over a long period. His de-
mise was caused by a cancer of the
stomach. Mr.. Glass was 81 years of
age and is survived by a wife and in
FAINT daughter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
STEAMER HI.'sING SUNK.


Refused to Obey Command to Halt and
Was Sent to Bottom.
Chefoo, July 29.-Russian refugees
who arrived here to-day bring details
of the sinking of the steamship Hip
sing, which belonged to the Indo- China
Navigation Company
She was passing Pigeon Bay within
the three-mile limit in the morning of
July 90, when the fort fired four times
across. her bows. She refused to stop
and four shots were then fired into her
side. AS she still continued to steam
ahead, a Russian torpedo boat ran out
and sank her. Four of her Chinese
crew were killed and eight Chinese
passengers wounded.
The officers of the steamer. who were
foreigners, and one, foreign passenger
were taken to Port Arthur. The cap
tain was arrested and placed in con-
finement for refusing to stop his ship.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
AN ARTILLERY DUEL.
Battle of Tatche xiaO Was Fought at
Long Range.

Newchwang, July 29.-Heavy firing
was heard outside of Newchwang until
o'clock this afternoon.
NJ Crosse. the Russian administrator
of Newchwang has gone to Pekin.
After the battle of Tatche Kiao. four
teen trains were used to carry away
the Russian forces. 1t is said here
that In this fight the Japanese did not
come to close quarters, the battle being
purely an artillery duel. The Russian
losses at Tatche Kiao are declared here
to have been slight.
The japanese torpedoed and sank the
Russian torpedo boat destroyed Lieu
tenant Burukoff and damaged two
other torpedo boat destroyers in Pigeon
Bay last SUNDAY.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
PORT ARTHUR'S FALL.
Shanghai Sends Dat RumOr of Disaster
70 REANia.

to Russia.
Shanghai, July 29-(Night)- tel
egram received here from Wei-hal-wel
confirms other kilograms received here
to-day from Che Foo to the effect that
Port Arthur has been captured. the
Wei-hai-wei telegram says also that
the British fleet which has been cruis-
ing, will return tomorrow.
At Wei-hai-wei there is British
wireless telegraph station and war
ships are equipped with this means OF
communication. 1t is possible that
wei-hai-wei has been in wireless com
munication with the fleet and the In
formation of the fall of Port Arthur
was received in this manner.
The British China feet left Wei-hai-
wei July s. SO as not to be too near the
scene of hostilities, owing to the fear
that its presence near the Gulf OF
Chilli might be interpreted as giving
moral support to the Japanese. July
Is the fleet was cruising in Yung Cheng
bay sixty-three miles southeast of Che
Foo.
Yung Cheng bay is about thirty
miles southeast of Wei-hai-wei
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
BRITISH FLEET RETURNING.
Weihaiwei Believes Japanese Have Ia
ken Port Arthur.


London. July pa dispatch TO
Reuters Telegram Company from Wei
halwei, dated today, says:
1t is supposed here that Port Arthur
has been captured as the British fleet
is returning here tomorrow.
Presumably this report is from the
same source as the dispatch from
Shanghai. reporting from Weih9fwet,
the rumor that Port Arthur has fallen.
The only basis for the report known
here is that whine Russia no longer
occupied Port Arthur. the British, by
the treaty. will evacuate Weihaiwei
and the inference is that the British
fleet is returning to Weihaiwei to re-
move the stores from that place.
Not much credence is attached for
the moment to the Weihaiwei report.
though similar rumors are flooding the
continent
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
RETREAT or KUROPATNrN.
Russian Commander May Kali B'ek on
Harbtu.

St. Petersburg. July 29.-Slnce tn"
Russian retreat from Tatche Kiao and
the taking of New Chwdng by the
Japanese the feeling here has grown
suddenly more pessimistic.
With the Japanese able TO get around
General Kuropatkin's right from New
Chwang. with their forces pressing in
upon Hal Cheng from the east, and Il
Japanese column threatening the RUS
SLAMS communication above Lao Yang.
the withdrawal of the entire Russian
army northward may be absolut ly
necessary. In this connection the or
ders issued to the foreign war CORE
sDOndents to go TO Harbin. as an
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
tM CARRYING TOO MUCH WEIGHT.
Soldiers Complain of HcIviness OF
Their AccOutrements.

Liaoyang. July 29,-The Russian SOL
diers are complaining of the weight of
their accoutrements, which is exceed
ingly onerous in the mountains Their
high boots are especially cumbersome
and the stitched soles wear out easily.
1t is claimed they should be replaced
by low American boots with nails In
the soles,
A dispatch from the front TO the
newspaper here begs the people at home
not to send Gu de cologne, perfume
sachets or gloves. saying that su'h
presents are insulting, while solid 2rs
need such Indispensable articles as
boots and linen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
Return of British Fleet
Gives CredenCe to
Report.
JAPANESE ASSAULT
BY LAND AND SEA
Refugees Reach ChefO0 Win
Tales of Fierce B01ll-
bardment.
EstabIished That Determined Attack
ON the Forts and Entertainments
Was Made, But as to the QUIT
come Nothing Is Definite.

= London, July 30.-No further 4
= news regarding the reported fall 4
=, of Port Arthur or war news OF 4
= and kind has reached the Lon 4
= don morning newspapers.
D The japanese Legation has Z
. received no news indicating the 4
. fall of Port Arthur.
= Washington, July 29.-The
D Shanghai despatch reporting the 4
y fall of Port Arthur was COM 4
. municated to the Japanese min Z
= lister here. No official news on
D this subject has reached the Lee
o cation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
JAPANESE ARE ENTHUsED.
kurOlxi's Men Anxious to Make Cam
paisn short and Aggressive.

General Kurokis Headquarters, via
Fusan. Korea. July 2S-(Delayed.)-
There is great jubilation in this army
over the Japanese victory at Tatche
Kiao. General Kurokfs army has been
so long stationary that the officers, and
soldiers are anxious to advance and
make the campaign short and agrees
sive.
1t is almost impossible to over-esti-
mate the effect of the Japanese occu-
patton of New Chwang upon the Chi
nese to whom the Russian occupation
of that port was always a bitter pill
The Russians have again begun en-
trenching themselves in new positions
In front of Molten Pass.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
TRIP OF THE KOREA
FOgs Possibly Enabled Her to Escape
VladivOstOh Squadron.

Toxic. July 29.-The steamship Ko-
rea arrived at Yokohama at 7 o'clock
this morning. She saw no Russian
warshps and was not aware of dan
ger. She saw the steamship Doric.
which was prepared to give warning,
but did not speak to her. She did not
speak to the steamship Lyra which
left Yokohama last Tuesday for Seat
tie.
The Korea did not go to Midway ISL
and because she was late, and was try
ing to make up for lost time. The
weather was thick yesterday and this
possibly accounts for her escape.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
boys CAUSED WRECK.
Two S-Year OIds Arrested and One Inn
PIicates Two other Youths.

HOOpestOn, III, July 29.-Blaine
Castor and Weber Williams. both s
years old. were arrested today charged
with tampering with the switch which
was thrown and causing a fatal wreck
on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
railroad her today.
Castor confessed and implicated
Richard Kyle. IA and Porter Laird. ~.
Fireman James Frame was killed and
three trainmen injured in the wreck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
WAR VESSELS STRIKE MINES.
japanese Reported 10 Have Lost Cruiser
and GUnbOat.

Chefoo. July 29.-Refugees who have
arrived here from Port Arthur say that
the Japanese lost a cruiser and gun
boat last Thursday night as a result
of striking mines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
WEATHER FOR TODAY.
washingtOn, July z9.--FOr Alabama /,
Fair saturday and SundayJ light, vari-
able winds.
at Swift's pack

breakers from a train at Swift's pack
ing plant.
The strikers were trying to induce
the newcomers to not go to work. In
an alteration that followed the watch
men began using their clubs. Several
shots were fired, but nobody was SER
iously hurt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
CHINA NOT INVOLVED.
Refuses to Administer Customs House
Mt New ChManE.

mt New ChWauE.
Pekin, July 29.-When the Japanese
entered New Chwang they handed the
West Customs House over to the Chi
nese and themselves took possession OF
the East Customs House.
This was reported by telegraph ito
the foreign Office here. which immedi-
ately replied. ordering the Chinese Of
ficials not to accept any authority
therefore the Japanese took back the
West Custom House, and also several
departments, which they wanted the
Chinese to administer. but which the
latter declined.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
vLADIvosToK SQUADRON BOLD.
russian Crnisers Sighted ut Entrance
of Bay of TOXIC.

Loudon. July 3O.-A correspondent of
The Times at Toxic. cabling under
date of July go says:
The cruisers # the Vladivostok
SQUADRON were seen south of the isIlnd
of Idsu Cat the entrance of the bay of
Tokiol this morning. 1t is believed
the Russian cruisers will be driven off
or brought TO bay in the course of n
few davs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
STRIKERS BADLY BEATEN
Watchmen Use Their Clubs on Omaha
UniOniSfA.

Omaha. Neb.. July 29.-WHliam Ry-
der and Joseph Korbe. strikers. were
badly beaten by packing house watch
men today while the latter were try
ing TO unload a number Of strike
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30
/. Edward Sent symna,,,x.

London. July 29.---King Edward yes
terday teiegraphed to Emperor Nicho-
las his sympathy with him on the loss
Of his distinguished Minister Won
Piehve and has received very appre-
ciative reply.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
Men of Mark.

There is to be a publication that will
be of interest in the State. 1t is Men
of Mark in North Carolina" a publica-
ton to be issued by Mr.. B. F. johnson,
of Washington, who is represented in
North Carolina by Mr.. s. B. Caldwell.
BY invitation of Mr.. Johnson number
of gentlemen met him and Mr.. Caldwell
last night at the Marlborough House to
consider the making of arrangements for
publishing valuable Biographies of North
Ca1olinans The meeting was a happy
and harmonious one.
There were present with Messrs. John
son and Caldwell State Superintendent ].
Y. Joyner, DR.. Charles d. Mclverg OF
Greensboro Prof. w. l.. Poteat, of wake
Forest Mr. James H. Southgate, of Dur
ham; Prof E. l.. Middleton. of Cary;
Mr.. n. b. Broughton and Capt. S. a.
Ashe, of Raleigh. Other gentlement on
the advisory committee of the publication
are Mr. c. w Tillett, of Charlotte; Gen.
Theo. T. Davidson, of Asheville; Mr.: j.
C. Buxton, of Winston; Hon. r. A.
Doughton, of Sparta, and Ex-Governor
r. j. Jarvis. of Greenville.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
Distinguished Visitors.

Hon. and Mrs. H. A. Howard. of Glen,
Falls, New York. are in the city guests
at the Marlborough House. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard have been attracted 70 Raleigh
because OF the elegant hotel made by
the Mes3rs Cobb.
Mr. Howard is a prominent New York
lawyer, and was formerly the District At
torney COR the Northern Distict of New
York. He is staunch Democat. a man
of much influence and a most charming
gentleman. Yesterday he and Mrs. How
and visited the State Museum in COM
pany with Chief Justice Clark and were
delighted with it. He speaks in praise
of Raleigh as a delightful city.
The new Marlborough is attracting other
tourists. Mr.. C. f. French and party
Of three from Boston have been spending
some time there. A large party of visit
ors are booked from Pinehurst and all the
signs point TO a most encouraging state
of affairs in the new hotel bringing in
many visitors to the city 1t is beautiful
enough to attract and so well conducted
that it will hold
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
THREE YOUNG CRIMINALS.
In Jail for Stealing From Schools. a
Preacher and Carpenter.

Two white boys and one negro boy,
youthful criminals were before Mayor
Powell yesterday. 1t was a sad
sight TO see these young boys charged with
stealing from schools. residences and
shops.
The three boys are Delmar Ogburn. ten
years old, and Carey Booker, fifteen
years old, both white, and Henry Jones, a
rcgro, aged sixteen. Four charges were
preferred and under each OF these they
were sent to Jail in lieu OF q $50 bond for
each.
Here are the charges made: ID Break
ing into Washington graded school, col
oreG, and stealing knives, books and 9TH
e. things CD Entering Wiley graded
school for whites, stealing four clocks
50 in money and other articles; CD En-
tering the residence of Bishop Joseph
Blount Cheshire and stealing over 5000
worth of valuable books which they after
war, offered for sale at ridiculous figures;
"a Breaking open q carpenters tool chest
and stealing the tools from 1t.
Ogburn is the boy who sometime ago
set cotton ON the cotton platform on fire,
just to see it burn. His mother is a
widow who has been working at the knit
ting mills and who was heped by the
Day Nursery while it was open, thus car
ing for two small children. Since it closed
she has been kept at home By the chill
dren.
The white Boys first said the negro boy
had led them into trouble and later that
they had entered other houses before. The
negro asserts that he is innocent, but
the evidence is strong.
The arrest of the boys, and the posi-
b;lity Of their conviction brings to mind
the need OF a reformatory for young Grim
inGls. There is a crying need tor it over
the State and it's establishment would be
the means of effecting great good.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23

of the obligation Finch made that it
should be paid.
THE payment has not anything to do
with starting another suit. | have no
sort of interest in the matter and 7 do
not expect to have any further connec.
ton with it. / would gladly tell YOU
everything you ask if I were permitted
to do so by my relations to the parties at
interest, but these do not permit it,
Now comes the question that the public
are trying to figure out Where did Nc
Bee or Finch-or both-get the money to
pay for the shares. Neither are capital
lists and neither would be going about
paying 100 cents on the dollar for shares
quoted at 80 cents on the dollar. They
are not hunting such a bargain
Who was behind these men in the deal?
Who Is 1T that put them up to the grab
process? Who has given the s2,250 for
Mr.. Smith? Who suffers the loss of the
$500 prosecution bond that Finchs surety
had to pay, for that surety was ndemni-
fed against loss.
WHO'S Why? and Why? Who?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
RURAL ROUTE IMPROVEMENT.
A Better Service isBeing Arranged for
this Section.

The outlook is for a great Improvement
IN the already excellent rural postal routes
in this county and section.
Mr. Edwin w. Shriver, OF Washington,
d. c., an energetic special agent, has been
in the Fourth district, nearly six weeks
making a general inspection of the work,
and sending to Washington recommends
tions for changes suggested to improve
the service
Two new routes have been arranged to
start on April 18th, one from New Hill
and the other from Apex. The agent in
his report will recommend new routes
from Raleigh Milburnie, Selma, Nashville,
Glover, Princeton and Kenly. In addition
he will inspect the service for new route
which will be established from Riley,
Wake Forest and Pittsboro, all excellent
fields. FIe reports the Raleigh routes as
too long and recommends that these be re
duced from 20 and so miles to % and "a
miles
Up to February of this year North Car
DINA was in the Southern division, hut
from that time this State has been in the
Atlantic division, having been transferred
This transfer Immediately put into effect
better facilities for this State. Compe-
tent agents were dispatched here direct
ly, three in the Eastern and two in the
western section of the State The entire
State will be benefited, but it is said
that the greatest good to be accomplish
ed VIII be in the territory between the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air
Line
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
VISION OF ISAIAH.
Large Congregations Hear Rev. J. H
Shore at EdentOn Street Church.

Large congregations heard excellent
sermons yesterday from Rev. j. H. Shore
who is conducting revival services at
Edenton Street Methodist Church
At the service last night his subject
was: THE Vision of ISAIAH rs told of
in the sixth chapter of his prophecies. In
developing his theme the preacher said
Men sometimes ask how long the world
will stand. 1t will stand until God raises
up a generation that will do his will.
Men need the same preparation today TO
do Gods work that Isaiah did. The man
called of God and prepared for his work.
His work was to reprove sin and to teach
the people.
There are three things in this vision.
First, God. His glory and His Holiness.
Second, Man, his great slnfulness. Thlrd,
The moral transformation. The preacher
iwelt with great yividness upon each OF
these divisions. showing how the sight of
Gods glory and holiness filed the prophet
with an overwhelming sense OF his IN
sinfulness and prepared him to respond
TO the call to service.
we need the same vision of Gods holi-
ness 20 disclose to us our sinfulness.
There viii be services again this af-
ternoon at o'clock and tonight at 7:45,
The public is invited to attend.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
MARKET IS RAGGED.
Prices For Cotton Tear
Away From Big Figures
of Recent Days.

The cotton market is decidedly in a
ragged condition.
That is, the cotton market away from
Raleigh. Here there is nothing doing in
spots
Yesterday not bale was brought to
the market. The farmers are not biting
al the present bait.
Prices here can only be estimated, as
there are no sales to report. The dealers
say that Is cents is their limit and that
they are not anxious to buy at that fig
ure. Agar ago 8 ga to rs cents a
pound was paid here for twenty -nine
bales.
The market declined yesterday after
sharp advance on Saturday and Mon
day May went off 40 points from the
opening; June 81 points and July 20
points. The market wobbled during the
day and buyers and sellers were both
nthe nerous rack.
New York spots went o. half a cent
and the price marked up was Il cents
for middling uplands. Thus ON the basis
of the past few weeks would put Raleigh
at from II 1-2 cents to IS cents a pound
The condition for spots appears about
this If there is a lot of cotton held by
SPECTATORS thrown on the market the
picc must go down. II on the contrary
SPOT cotton is kept off the market by all
who kae it in hand the actual demand
must send it back shortly to Is cents at
least.
There is the proposition, but you must
do the figuring on it for yourself.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
Making Splendid Music.

chorus choir of forty voices led by
Nj. Junius H. Smith, with Miss Annie
Love as organist rendered delightful music
at the Tabernacle Baptist Church Sunday
morning and night
While all the music was exceptionally
we'll rendered the special features were
tne Duet by Miss Rosa Broughton and
Mrs. Ida Weathers, and the solo by Mrs.
Fletcher Phillips. The chorus choir is
preparing for the revival services which
are to begin at this church the first Sun
day in April. The meetings will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Dunoway, of Rich
mond, assisted by the pastor Rev. ]. C.
Massee. The public is extended a cor
dial invitation to attend all of these
services