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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Concentrating at Wiju.

st. Petersburg, April 20.-General KuTo.
patkin has sent the following telegram
to the Emperor:
General Kashtalinsky reports as FL
lows on April 8:
"'All is quiet on the Yalu. The Japa
nese are throwing up entertainments op.
posite Golusty and iurther to the north.
9 The numbers of Japanese troops are
increasing. They are concentrating at
Wiju and spreading toward the north
along the Yaiu.
"'Cossack sentinels have observed the
lights of Japanese transro is near Ching
Tai Use, opposite the village If potansa,
twenty-five versts west of Tatung Kau.
The vessels were anchored at distance
of fifty versts from the shore.
According to dispatches from General
Mistcnenko Japanese were also seen neal
Sou Chou
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
4 HISTORIC DAY
Founders Day Celebrated
at Converse College.
Gov. Aycock Speaks.
Especial 10 News and observer.)

Spartanburg, S, c., April 21-Founder's
Day at Converse College has occupied the
attention CT the city today and the ex-
ercises have been OF Il most interesting
Chcr2cer.
The birth of Mr.. D. z. Converse, the
founder of the college, was celebrated in
most fitting manner.
The two principal features of the cele-
bratiOn were the senior class day eXer,
cises on the campus o. the college this
afternoon and the addresses by the tvf,
governors followed by a reception tonight
The class day exercises consisted OF
professions Of the Converse girls nv
classes. Though the campus before the
governors and staff, songs, decorations
ceremonies, the planting of the class tire.
and at the end an open air play.
The address of Governor Aycock wa.
listened to by about one thousand Da:,
PIE the -,,roe auditorium being nearI,
filled. His speech was pronounced bv ri,
ore of the ablest addresses ever delivered
in this city, on of the most elective.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Dispensary Clerk Elected.

The city dispensary commissioners,
Messrs. w. n. Jones, John a. Mills and
w. N. Smelling met yesterday and elected
MIR. j. Henry Pool as clerk in the dis
pensary to succeed Mr.. j. NJ. Norwood,
who resigned Monday morning. There
were about fifteen applications for the
position. Mr.. Pool has been clerk in
the firm of Crowder & Rand, of this
city, and held his position with them for
many years He has been q resident or
this city for nearly ten years, having
come here from Johnston county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Daughters of the Revolution.

The Raleigh members Of the Society OF
Daughters OF the Revolution are requested
to meet at their room IN the Carolina
Trust building on Saturday afternoon
next, at 4:30 o'clock. full attendance
is desired to confer in the report to be
made at the annual meeting which con-
venes in Boston on May 3rd.
MRS. T. X. BRUNER, Regent.
MRS. E. +. sMOFFITT, Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Newspaper Men Go TO Mukden.

New Chwang, April 20.-The corps of
leading French, Italian and British news
papers, of one American newspaper and
of the Associated Press have been per-
mitted to proceed to Mukden They left
here today.
United States Consul Miller entertained
the corps at the Consulate previous to
their departure They are the first foreign
newspaper men admitted from here to
the Russian lines since the declaration of
war.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Constant SkirmIshing on the YaIu.

Seoul, April 2o.-The Japanese authori-
ties admit that constant skirmishing is
occurring between the opposing armies,
but they claim that no decisive fight has
taken place up to date, though news of
such an engagement is expected at any
moment.
1t is estimated that the Russians now
have fifty thousand men on the Yalu
river.
The widest rumors are aaoat. largely
from Korean sources. which are absolutely
unreliable
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Insurance Men to Atlanta.

Quite delegation of representatives OF
the metropolitan Life Insurance Company
went to Atlanta yesterday to attend the
triennial meeting OF the company.
In the party were Mr.. M. A. Simpson,
Of Goldsboro, superintendent, and assist
ant superintendent A. D. Perry, Colds
boro; +. C. Savage, New Bern; j. B.
Mitchell. Raleigh; P. F. Slattery, Wilson;
o. McFadgen, Fayetteville; S. J. Jones
Kinston, and Agents O. w. Patterson,
wilson c.. r. Rogers, New Bern.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Bryan 10 Speak on New York Platform.
(By the Associated Press. }

Lincoln. Neb., Arrii GOV. j. Bryan
announces that he will deliver a political
address at the Princess Rink in Chicago
Saturday night on "the New York plat
form" the platform referred to being the
one adopted by the New York Democrats
recently. There will be reserved seats for
ministers and ncwsro per men, otherwise
seats will be free. Mr.. Bryan says he
will pay all the expenses. 1t will be his
declaration as 20 platform and presiden-
tial candidate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Cotton Talk.

Cotton talk, as well as cotton, is short
very short, in Raleigh.
New York spots went Up five points
yesterday and the market there is now
1415.
In Raleigh the prices are unchanged
the best estimated price being 1874 cents
pound. There were no sales here yes
terday, while a year ago eighteen bales
were sold here at from 97s to 10 cents a
pound.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22

the loss or the Petropavlovsk to the bat
tleship having touched mine.
St Petersburg, April 20-The dispatch
received by the Associated Press from
Vladivostock tonight was the first abso
lutely authentic information in regard to
the whereabouts OF the Russian cruiser
squadron for over a fortnight
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Twelve Miners Killed.
by the Associated Prnss

Mexico City, April ga telegram has
reached the city frcm Capucha, capital Of
the State of Hidalgo, stating that q nine
disaster occurred there today, in whic6
twelve miners lost their lives by being
precipitated to the bottom of a shaft $50
meters deep. The cause Of the accident
was the breaking of a cable to which,
was attached the cage containing the men
The accident occurred in the La Blanc,
mine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Gets a Name.

Mr.. ]. L. Ramsey thinks he will settle
on the name of THE Raleigh Enterprise
for his new weekly paper, as it is said
that The American, the national organ
of the ]. o. y. A. M. will be removed
from Wilkesbarre, Pa, TO Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
The VIadivostock Fleet Heard From

Vladivostock, April 20.-Captain Essen.
of the Russian cruiser Novik. commando,
OF the squadron here, has issued an order
OF the day referring to the death of Vice
Admiral Makaroff, in which ne attributes
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22

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It weighs to ozs. more to the pint than
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
CLERKS FOR FEDERAL COURTS.
Bills Giving Them to Elizabeth City
New Bern and Wilmington.

Washington, April 20.-Bills We're
passed in the House today amending the
law so as to provide clerks for United
States Circuit and Districts courts al
Elizabeth City, New Bern and Whining
ION. Il. G.
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The Raleigh & Cape
Fear Rwy. Go.
TINE TABLE NO. 10.
Effective Tuesday. April 5,
1904. ct 12:O1 a. m.

Superseding All Previous Time Tables
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
OPPOSITION TO WOOD.
Senator Hanna's Death Removes Ats
 Greatest Antagonist.

~n~. A
 Washington Special.
 The death of Hanna removes the strong est force in the Senate against the con. nrrnation of General Wood. He had told the President and all his friends that he would oppose Woods confirmation to the last. and would never let up until Wocu was beaten or confirmed. lie Daseu ms opposition to Wood upon several srounas cnie1 among which was that ms nlgh promotion was gross injustice to many gallant and meritorious officers Of the me and that officially and persona.iy M9od was uniitted for the high rank which the President was bent on be- slowing. In addition to this, Hanna charged that Wood was an insincere man. and had basely mistreated his Qdan- na's) friends.
 When 1t come to a question of friend ship. Hanna was as firm as an oak and as close as the bark on a tree. The deep CT the trouble that involved friend the closer he stuck to him. He believed in friend indeed" and that no man had use Tor Friends when the heavens smile and things were going his way, but that when clouds came. and with them trouble, goQd friend was guardian angel. Thus 1t was that when trouble came across the pathway of Estes Rathbone and Perry Heath, Hanna boldly came to the front and announced that they were his friends; that they had done the party good ser vice and that he would stand by them until the charges against them were sGs- tained. He Batly refused to allow Heath to resign as secretary of the Republican National Committee, and informed the committee itself that if it removed Heath he would resign the chairmanship.
 II you have any charges to prefer against Heath,'' he said to a member. draw them up and present them to the Committee. and we will look them over" This was the end of it. As for Rathbohe, he had known him for twenty years and believed that he was an honest man, and that the rascal in Cuba was General Wood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ls 1904.
GOT FEM AGAIN.

-
 The esteemed Nashville News is seeing lem again--more of them and bigger ones. This time it Is because good Democrats all over the country favor sending un- instructed delegations to St. Louis. In this The News discovers deep, dark and dannable design to capture the conven- tion and hand it over to somebody. This demand for a free delegation lsy ir the opinion of The News, '.the cry of. the political bunco-steerer;" 1t Is "a conf dence game" and several other things to- horrible 10 contemplate Appoint good men" yodeIs The News. none but loyal Democrats. and tell them what to ao." Then, as it sees things. "the wolves may howl but the prey will be beyond their reach"
 This is all very sad. but we incline to the opinion that The News may get a bigger vessel to weep in.- There is de- cided and growing inclination to send good men to St. Louis. and not only good men. but good Democrats. and then there Is 8 further inclination to leave these men on their honor. hands united. their only instructions being that they shall build Democratic platform and nominate Democrats on 1t. This might be displeasing to The News and those who are still wandering in the dead pastures of Bryanism. but 1t would be the Kind of platform and ticket to ate tract and hold tho great mass of Demo- cratic voters who want one more chance to vote a req! Democratic ticket
 Locking at the matter frcm a different viewpoint from that which would prob- ably be taken by The News, We can see one reason why an uninstructed delega- ton might be dangerous, if we judge the future by the pastS In 1896 there were many Democrats who went to Chicago with no other intention than to put ous good ticket. but a certain oratorical spell-Linder got the floor, talked the coI- veution of it's feet and forced himself and his failacies on the Party. If We could believe that such a misfortune could again overtake the Party, wo should favor sdeleeations specifically instructed against anything of the kind. but We do not really apprehend such a catastrophe. The Party, let us hope has had enough of rainbow chasing. and will not again be caught with brilliant chafr.
 believing this, and that the great body of the Democrats of tho country have re- covered their sanity and are new In the mood to act as good Democrats should, we favor sending good men without col lars on their necks. and let them do wha; is best for the Party and the country. This may not be pleasant prospect for our Nashville contemporary but 1t Is De- mocracy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
A RocxEFELLpR DoLLAR.

Is there taint in a Rockefeller dollar. Is an individual disgraced when he ac- eepts charity at the hands of the oil mag nate? Is a State to hang it's head in shame while accepting a gift from him in aid of State institution?
 The Rockefeller dollar Is live issue in Nebraska. That State is torn with strife over proposition made by John D. Rockefeller to give two-thirds of the ship on the grounds of the University. The President of the University. E. Ben- jamin Andrews. of free-silver fame, had approached the great capitalist and beg ged him for help. Tn fact, he strongly lmportuned the moneyed man for some of his money. Mir. Rockefeller finally con- scented and according to his habit, bar gained that the beneiclaries should do something on their own account: he would give $66,666 2-3 if the University and It's friends would raise $33,3Ss l-3 Mark Twain describes this form of benev- olence to be precisely the same thing as tying tin can to a dogs tail The rat tie and the fun at once began throughout Nebraska. It would have been a hard task at the best to raise one-third of the amount needed by voluntary subscrip- tions. It was a desperate venture when Populist preachers began to inveigh and Populist newspapers to denouuce. MT. Rockefeller had acquired his millions. they said. by a process of illicit plumber; he had trampled upon his weaker com petitors in tho oil business; had de- bauched trusted employees of these con cerns; had debauched the railroads; with blind unscrupulousness fraud here and unblushing force there had destroyed all competition and reigned supreme. His money. they said, did not keep him from being a consummate scoundrel and the State should not consent to blacken and degrade its fame by taking a dollar of his ill-gotten gains.
 President Andrews is making the fight Of his life. He wants the money, and he declines the moral issue. He persuadcs, he exhorts and the young men and wo- men gathered around him. 2,50O strong, are busy touching friends and relatives throughout the State in the effort to SC. cure that necessary one-third.
 We hope they will succeed. We do no; in the least admire the methods by which Rockefeller has made his millions We admire but little more the methods by which Andrew Carnegie accumulated his But if these gentlemen choose, after hay ing under had forms of law, put mil lions in their pockets, to redistribut, any portion of their wealth in building schools, libraries and churches, 1t seem to US We should be happy to recover wha is. in a sense. our own. We fail to SC, that person reading book in our pub lie library need keep constantly in minC that steel rails once sold behind our tarii wall at $72 per ton, and that without tn shelter afforded by the tarifr the Scotch man might still be in business at Pitts burg earning a moderate but wholly hon est living. The books will be read an' enjoyed unmindful of how Mir. carneg
 made his fortune. And so with the OI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
ADD1cKs BOOMING ROOSEVELT.
Delaware Republicans Still Fighting.
 Gray Can Get Delegation.

Wilmington (DeI.) Speclal.
 Whether the President likes 1t or not, the Addicks Republicans of Delaware are again gathering themselves under the Roosevelt banner and their delegates to the National Convention on March l6 will go to Chicago instructed to vote for the nomination of the President.
 The delegation will be headed by Ma tional Committeeman J. Edward Addicks. Senator James Frank Alice and Secretary of State Layton will be two of the other delegates.
 Union Republican leaders declare they would like to unite with the Regulars in a compromise, but if this cannot be done they will make the fight straight down seems to think that the outlook Is for or carry Kent and Sussex Counties almost solidlv. and stand an excellent chance of picking up enough members of the Legislature in New Castle County, to give Addicks a clear majority in the Legisla- ture. This was the sentiment of the leaders at the Dover meeting. Saturday; |,
 There seems to be something of lul in the Gray boom for the Presidential nomination here, although friends oi Judge Gray can probably secure his in dorsement for President if they wish 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
"seeing New York. "

Mayor McClellan's house has been put on the regular itinerary of the Seeing New York tourists who are now carried around the city in big vans accompanied by a guide who describes the various places of interest. The other morning as the mayor left home one of these vans was standing in front, the ''spieler' meantime rumbling through a megaphone This, ladies and gentlemen is the home of George B. Mcclellan, mayor of the city of New York. MT. Mcclellan was elected last November by the enormous majority of 6, 900. and Is now prominent ly mentioned for the Democratic noni- nation for President" The mayor dived down the steps and made a dash for Broadway. As he disappeared the barker shouted: ''He comes of a great and illustrious family, being the only son of General George B. Mcclellan who also ran for President and" But by that time his honor had fled beyond hearing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
REPUBLICAN, cHA1RMANsH1p
Ex-Governor Crane of Massachusetts
 Likely to Succeed Hanna.

Washington Special to New York Amer
 Ecan.
 It is said among Republicans in ;ne East that there will be no occasion to bring about an extraordinary meeting of the National Committee to elect a sue cessor to Chairman Hanna. Postmaster General Henry S. Payne is the vice. chairman and unless President Roosevelt is 5esirous of having a chairman chosen at once, Mir. Payne will call the conven- tion to order in Chicago, June 20. As chairman to do until then. Such work as falls to tho Committee during inter missions of campaigns usually is attend ed to by the secretary. MT. Heath stIlf holds that job
 Myron T. Herrick of Ohio. is Ma tionai Committeeman, and there will be no ocasion for tho selection of another Ohio man for place in that body unless Herrtck should be elected its chairman, which is improbable Early last year Senator Hanna spoke plainly concerning reelection. Hc did not want the place again and said so. It was believed by not a few that when the Committee met In Washington two months ago both he successors be named. But they did not.
 If such an event had happened Presi- don't Roosevelt would have requested the election of former Governor Crane of Massachusetts. It has been looked upon as a settled fact that if Mir Hanna fe- tired Crane would succeed him. The President adrnires the young Fastener They are personal friends, and i,nmodi- ately after MT. Hanna made the state ment last spring that he would decline reelection. President Roosevelt, it is said.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
Gossip cf men
 and mlatterS
Kantnckv oil Fialds.

Mir. H. H. Graff, of Pittsburg. Pa. who is interested in the oil fields of East ern Kentucky. is visiting Montgomery
 Mir. GraR, who has been in the oil bus mess twenty years, said yesterday that the Alabama-Kentucky oil Company, with capital stock of s300,0OO, was aboat to be organized by citizens of Montgom- cry for the purpose of developing 7.50O acres of oil lands in Eastern Kentucky recently leased by promoters of the com. panY. Among the Montgomerians inter ested in the company are Charles II. Scott, C. G. Abercrombie, Thomas Ad- dison and John E. Trimble. MT. Graf is the only stockholder who does not live in Montgomery and the company will have its offices here.
 The lands leased by the company are in Magofin, Breathitt Wolfe, Powell and Morgan counties. Kentucky, and are ad- Jacent to the pipe lines of the Standard oil Company.
 Kentucky" said MT. Graf, "is now passing through the infancy stage as producer of oll. The Standard Company has under lease about 100000 acres of land in Eastern Kentucky. This coming spring they will push drilling very ex- tensively. The acreage controlled by our company has been carefully selected and will no doubt prove to be productive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
Now In Order.

Savannah Press.
 It Is now in order for the Democrats to nominate man like Grover Cleve- land in order to win the support of the business interests, without which Roose- Welt cannot hope to win and with winch MT. Cleveland could certainly be elected. He Is level-headed; he is not spectacular. lie has the courage of his convictions and he can be entrusted not to try ex- turesque effects rather than for their practical results. He made the country respected abroad and stable at home. He did more by his one proclamation iNf the Monroe doctrine than all the swag ger and swash-buckling that has been III. dulged in since that time. He preserved the credit of the nation at home and m" terposed the strong arm of the law wher- ever the civil supremacy was assailed. he put at rest the race feeling by not making forced experiments or trying 10 force albances which were clearly agalnst the laws of nature and the experience or the past.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
CONGRESSMAN sHAFRoTH.
His Case Remarkabie-one Some
 what Like It.

what Like It.
 Washington Special to New York Word
 For the first time in the history of Con gress a member of the House voluntarily resigned his seat to a contestant, an nouncing his conviction that he held 1t by a fraudulent title from the rightful member.
 The nearest approach on record to the action of MT. Shafroth was that of James Wilson. now Secretary of Agriculture, who, when In the House. yielded his seat to contestant to end a flibIster and permit of the passage of the bill retiring General Grant as General.
 The action taken by MT. Shafroth caus- ed much comment in view of the fact that in his district thirteen members of the Colorado Legislature were elected who voted for Senator Teller. If these thirteen members had been declared frauduienty chosen. the entire result of the Senatorial contest would have been changed.
 MT shafroth. rising to a question of personal privilege, and reciting tho facts in the contest and the bringi;Ig of the ballots cast in twenty-nine precincts here under seal for examination. said he had examined the ballots. had found them so tainted as to make it impossible to purge the poll. and under the law. he said, If were a judge considering the case. l would be compelled to find against my self"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-18
Frauds Were Committed by Denver's
 "Tenderloin' Gang.

Denver Spec'a; to New York World.
 In the Congre .sional election of Novem- Der. 1902. outside of two election districts in Denver. Boynge had majority. of 1,S ,S37. yer "Tenderloin" Shafroth's majority was returned as 4.62s. The figures were such that there was no doubt that a gang that has made these precincts famous for fraud in the past was responsible. An inquiry in which 300 witnesses were ex- amined, including the handwriting ex- pert, David N Carvalho. showed that out of S700 ballots examined 5000 had been written by few persons. All the ballots in two precincts were written by one man.