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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-22
JOHN IS IN BUNCH
Goodnow VIII Not Be Dis
tinauished In Report
Globe Special Washington Service

-OTope 0PeCIdI VVdSTII1IgtUH oeTVICe
14f7 G Street
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 21.-As-
sistant Secretary Herbert HID. Pierce.
of the state department, who has been
Investigating consulates and consular
officers in Southern Europe and Asia.
said today that he would not have his
report on the charges preferred against
John Goodnow, of Minnesota, consul
general at Shanghai, ready for submits
sion to Secretary Hay until October or
November.
He will not make an exception of the
Goodnow case but will tell what he
found out about conditions at Shang-
hal in the report covering all the con-
sulates he inspected.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-22
WITHDRAWS DAKOTA
LAND FROM ENTRY
Interior Department Reserves 14,S0o
Acres for Irrigation Project
Globe Special Washington Service

Globe Special Washington Service
1417 Street
WASHINGTON. D. c.. July 21-
Secretary of Interior Hitchcock has
withdrawn from settlement and entry,
except under the homestead law, A.
500 acres of land in connection with
the Owl creek irrigation project in
South Dakota. This withdrawal was
recommended by the director of geo.
logical survey several weeks ago.
Walter E. Clark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-22

For ST. Paul and Vicinity-Fair.
For Minnesota-Fair and Warmt
Friday; fresh northwest winds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-22


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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-22
FINANCIAL FAILURE NOW
THREATENS ST. LOUIS FAIR

Carter, of National Commission, Warns Exposition
Management # hat Attendance Far Short of What
Pubcity-..Suggest Reorganization of Bureaus and
Urges That Newspapers Be Supplied With Matter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-22
PRIZE LEAVES SAID
AND WAR IMPENDS
LONDON LOOKS FOR ROW
WITH RUSSIA

Premium on Insurance Against War
Is Same as Three Weeks Before
Russia-Japan Hostilities Opened
inspired Papers Say Malacca Will
Be Taken by yForce---Mediterranean
Forces of British Are Augmented
end RussiansDenounCed as Pirates
- Meantime the Japs Advance on
Mukden
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13

another attemDt to locate the ball-they
supposed it was still back OF the eye.
On examination they found the eye had
been put out. They then took out the
eye and found the pistol ball had pene-
trated to the back part Of the head but
they failed to locate it, There are very
little hopes of his recovery. Garland is
still at large. Papers were sent to Nit
chell county Immediately for his arrest.
w. c. Smith. who deals in evergreens
here. is apparently doing thriving bust
ness and nothing uncommon to see four
or five teams come in from the Mountains
loaded with boxes filled with galax and
sprays of different kinds.
These boxes are deposited in Mr.. Smith :
large ware house on Main street are
overhauled and repaclled under his super
vision and shipped to different parts of
the country This industry is very help
full to the women and children of the
mountain section, who gather them.
Later.-At a late hour last night the
young negro, Callcut. died
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walk and where it is dark after the
stores have been closed up. There q
largo tall man jumped out OF buggy
ana Mashed pistol in his face with the
command TO throw up hands. Captain
Duncan obeyed the command as anyone
elsa would have done under the circum-
stances, and the highwayman held the
pistol with his right hand while he pro-
ceeded TO go through Captain Duncan's
pockets with his left hand He got i
gold watch valued at $50 and some keys
and a knife. Fortunately for the Captain
he did not have any money in his pocket.
The mghwayman jumped back into his
busy and drove off rapidly down the
street. He was driving a small mule
mtched to buggy. Captain Duncan went
TO the city hall, which was only a few
feet away and gave the alarm. Before
~ could find an officer, however, the
man had had plenty of time TO make
his escape and up to this time there have
been no new developments
The sheriff of Robson county arrived
in the city last night with two young
white men who left this city some days
ago under cover of darkness. ,neir names
are James Monarch and Lorenzo Spencer
Last Monday morning was one week ago
since they left the city. On the nigat
before they slept together at the nome
of Spencer's father on William street in
the neighborhood of the cotton factories.
The elder Spencer works at the cotton
factory and has other factory hands
boarding with him. On Monday morning
after the hands had gone to the factory
Spencer and Monarch arose and made
search OF the premises and took all the
valuables which they could carry off ,inclusl-
ing jewelry and wearing apparel. As
soon as the articles were missed the police
were notified and they began search
for the young men. They were traced to
Bcwden, where they disposed of gold
watch. They We're afterward traced to
Wilmington, where they stayed some days,
and later on q letter came from Lumber
ton from Monarch to his sweetheart and
thereby hangs a tale. The young lady
of course did not divulge the secret, but
the police were OH the lookout and papers
for the arrest of the young men were
forwarded to the sheriff of Robson. who
made the arrests of the young men and
brought them to this city last night. They
were placed in jail Monarch has made a
full confession and the two criminals
will await the action of the Superior
court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13
A YOUNG FIRE BUG
Negro Boy Caught Red
handed at Greensboro.
Sad Story OF the Burning Of an Old
Mans Home After an Evening
of Rejoicing and
Thanksgiving.
Especial to News and Observer

Greensboro, n. c., Feb. 12.-The negro
terday for setting fire at six o'clock in the
morning of the livery stables of j. l..
Harrington, was identified by Mr.. Far
rington in jail this morning as the boy
he suspected. But the boy, a negro
youth, IA Years old, named Arthur Walk
er, had not been caught by the police for
firing the stables, but by the Waterman
of an old building used for a mattress fac
tory on Bragg street.
The boy was caught red handed in an
attempt to burn this building. About ten
O'Clock the Waterman ran little negro
off, who was trying TO make the building
roosting place for the night. About
one o'clock he saw some one strike q
match and set fire to lot of loose cotton
that was lying piled up beside the wall
Of the house. Without stopping to put
the fire out, the Waterman dashed after
the fire-bug and caught him in less than
blocks distance Hurrying back with
him to the burning waste. he made the
little negro, at the point OF q pistol stamp
the fire out before it had had time to set
the wood afre. Upon hearing this NOM
ing, that Arthur Walker was in Jail for
tins fire. Mr. Harrington said at once it
was the name of the one he suspected,
and when he took a look at him recog-
nized him at once. Mr.. Harrington said
the boy had been stealing bed in his
stables for several nights, and on Thurs.
day night when he caught him and ran
him cut, the boy went off muttering and
in a very bad humor.
Mr.. Garland S. Ferguson, Jr., son Of
Judge Ferguson, and a lawyer here, has
been appointed local counsel for the
Southern Railway Company at Green's
boro.
Judge Boyd returned yesterday from
hoIding term of the Circuit court at
Richmond He was III bad health during
the whole sitting Of the court. but man.
aged TO stick it out.
Mr.. r. A. Slaughter, who has been
until recently night clerk at the Guilford
Hotel here left for Raleigh this morning
to take the position of manager OF the
trading stamp store there.
Mr.. l.. H. Fisher of ThQmasville, Ga,
has purchased the Moon farm, mile
south from town, and viii move his
family here April 1st. Mr. Fisher will
engage principally in truck and dairy
farming.
Or. Henry Van Dyke, the noted profess
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sor ana divine of Priccton College. will
deliver a lecture to the senior class of
the High School here, at Smith Memorial
Hall. on next Tuesday night, February
10th.
b. r. Sprinkle OF Reidsvillc, through his
counsel, W. F. Bynum, Jr filed petition
in bankruptcy today before Judge Boyd.
The case was adjudicated and referred to
Major Alexander, referee.
Thursday night, the home of ri Crutch-
field a worthy old colored man living
three miles south of town was entirely
destroyed by fire, nothing being saved.
Six years ago Kl purchased a small farm
and had. besides making his living by
hard work and economy been able to
build very comfortable home. Last New
Years day was a great day for Kl and
his family On that day he paid the
last dollar of debt due on his farm and
home and commenced life, as he ex-
pressed it. "fer the fust time sence l
wuz horned free with all the wur1 scusn
the flesh and the debble." That night he
gave feast, one of his invited guests be-
ing his six year white creditor, whom XII
toasted in q deep draught of 'simmon
beer, as having treated him square. been
good to him and hadn't never cheated
him out Of cent, so far as he could ever
ketch on to-" About two O'Clock We'd
nesday night, HI was awakened from
deep sleep by the roof Of fire falling in
on him. and barely had time 10 get out
with his wife and children, not having
tine to save stitch OF clothing. except
what they wore in bed Kind friends will
see to it, that the old man shall have
another home soon. without having to
spend the balance OF his industrious life
III debt for it.
Aunt Hettie Mosely, kind hearted
negro woman here, allowed a poor sick
negro stranger to sleep in her house out
of the snow and cold. Monday night.
The man was sick and died Tuesday night.
In applying for aid to bury the body she
said yesterday, when the authorities were
first informed of her dilemma, chat she
was tired of going home and finding a
dead niger there every time she opened
her door
Next Tuesday afternoon and night there
will be a meeting Of the newly formed
district Of the knights of Pythias lodges
here. The new alignment takes in the
two lodges in Greensboro, and those Of
Reidsville, Siler City, Liberty, Worthwhile,
Ramseur and Sanford. Visitors are ex-
pected from the lodges at Asheville, Char
lotte, Winston, Salisbury, Raleigh Will
mington and other places.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13
FIRE AT ASHEvILLE.
The Damage is Over $4,000. Be.
Iieved to be lncendiary.
Especial to News and Observer.


Asheville, N. c., Feb. ia destructive
fire occurred this morning shortly before
four O'Clock in the cotton mill section
OF the city, when the large brick building,
situated between the Southern Railway
tracks and Smiths bridge, and belonging
TO the Asheville Cotton Mills, was badly
damaged and the mercantile stock belong
ing to NJ. d. Long: was destroyed and
damaged TO the extent of 100000.
BESIDES the damage TO the building and
goods on the first floor, the Riverside In
dustrial Club, the Riverside Free Kinder
gar;en and the Presbyterian Mission sun
day School, occupying the second floor,
were all more or less damaged. The fire
originated in the rear end of the base
mert II seemed to remain in the rear
end of the building, and after burning
through the first floor, caught the ceiling
and then burned through the second floor
into The large room occupied on week days
by the Riverside Club. and on Sundays
by the Presbyterian Sunday school. The
smaller front rooms of the second floor
were not damaged, although a hole some
twenty feet wide was burned through the
flooring OF the Sunday School room.
ID. G. Devenish. of the Asheville Cot
ton Mills, said this morning that the dam
age to the Riverside Industrial Club
would reach $400 or $500, but that the
work of the club would not be interrupt
ed. In speaking of the fire, Mr.. Long
said:
''The fire started in the basement of
the building and indications point to its
being the work of incendiary Shortly
after the factory whistle blew the alarm
a carriage was seen to drive rapidly across
the bridge and disappear in the darkness.
There had been no fire IN the basement
and I cannot account for the blaze except
through incendiarism.
DR.. H. B. Mohr left today for Washing
ton. d. c., where he goes to see the
Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital
Service, preparatory to leaving New York
on Tuesday for the Isthnlus of Panama.
Dr. Mohr has received appointment from
the government to proceed at once to
Colon, as surgeon in the service of the
government. 1t is presumed that his
duties will be to furnish the government
with full and regular reports of the SAM
tary condition of the Isthmus. His head
quarters will be either at Colon or the
City of Panama.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13
A BLAZING BLOCK
NOW GRAY ASHES
Nine Buildings in Win
terviIIe Gone.
FEW WERE INSURED
The Loss is Estimated at Twelve
Thousand Dollars With About
Three Thousand Dollars In
surance. Only Two
Stores Left.
especial to News and observer.)

Creenville, N c.. Feb. 12.-Fire starting
at two O'Clock this morning. destroyed an
entire block of stores in Winterville, five
miles south of Greenville, on the Atlantic
Coast Line Practically all the mercan-
tile section was burned. and only two
stores being left in the town.
The fire began in the drug store of DR..
b. T. Cox, about the centre of the block,
and burned both ways to the corner.
Nine buildings were lost, being all frame.
Total loss is estimated at $4,000, with
about $4,000 insurance.
Those burned out and the losses were:
DR.. 3, T. Cox, building $500. stock $1,000,
soda fountain $780, no insurance.
Mrs. Sarah Taylor millinery stock, $500;
no insurance.
c. d. Hooks, vacant store, 5000 no in
surance.
Josephus Cox, building, $500; no in
surance.
Winterville Manufacturing Company's
supply store, stock, $1,000; no insurance.
G. A. Kittrell & Co., stock. $500; no in
surance.
Tucker Bros building. $3.50; insurance
5000
Guy Taylor. stock, 5000: no insurance.
II. l.. johnson. stock, $1,000; no in
surance.
Harrington. Barber & Co., sock, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
j. S. Barber, building, $1,000; insurance
500.
J. r. Cooper. building, $500; insurance
$500.
Winterville Masonic Lodge, $50; no In
surance
Junior Order American Mechanics, 800;
no insurance.
Will Washington, barber: no insurance
j. NJ. Blow, personal property, $25; nc
insurance.
A. D. Johnson, personal property, $25;
no insurance
A. G. Cox Manufacturing Company
building slightly damaged.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13
A DARING ROBBERY
Engineer Duncan is Held
Up in GoIdsboro.
With Pistol in His Face He is
Robbed Within a Hundred Feet
of the City Hall. Two Ar
rests Made.
Especial TO News and observer

Goldsboro, n. c., Feb. 12-Engineer
Duncan, OF the Atlantic and North Caro-
Liza Railroad, had Wild West exper-
ierce last night right here in the city
OF Goldsboro. He was held up and robbed
within one hundred feet of the new city
hau at 10 o'clock. He had just come in
with his train from New Bern. Walking
MP the street in the direction of his
boarding house, he reached the corner of
East Centre and Ashe streets, in front
OF the store Of Mr. w. r. Thompson,
whore there is Il shed across the side
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13
Joseph Patterson Dead.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 12.-Former Con
gresham Joseph Patterson died here to
day of a complication OF diseases. He
was widely known throughout the South
as lawyer and statesman. His son, Con
gresham M r Patterson, Representing
the same district as did his father, ar
rived from Washington today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13
Both Men May Die.
Especial to News an Observer

Especial to News an Observer
Salisbury, II. c., Feb 12.-While un-
loading a coal car from car on top of
coal chute fifty feet high II Spencer
this afternoon, Walter Stokes and George
Hayes, colored. were knocked off, togetf-
er with a box car. The men were thrown
high in the air and fell to the ground,
sustaining injuries from which both arc
expected to die. The car was accidental
~ run into by shifting engine.
Demand Blue Ribbon vanilla of your
grocer You'll be more than pleased.
Two sizes, 10 and % cents.
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DEATH OF AN AGED FARMER.
Vain Search for Bullet in Boys Head.
Thriving Trade in Evergreens.
Especial to News and Observer

Marion, n. c., Feb 12-Slas Proctor,
an old and respected farmer died at his
home OF pneumonia this morning. He was
seventy-fve years old and leaves wife
and severai children
Ivey Calhcut, colored, who was shot last
Thursday night by Il white man named
Garland, from Mitchell county. of which
mention was made in your paper Of the
fifth, is still in a critical condition. On
yesterday Drs. Kirby and MorpheW made
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13

OFFICERS:
w. N. KREMER, President.
c. G. SMITH, Secretary.
c. H. COFFIN. Assistant Secretaries
E. NJ. CRAGIN, j y :
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-13
OPENS ON THE 2aRD.
The State Normal Not to Begin Work
on the 18th.
Especial 10 News and observer.)

Especial 70 News and Obsefver)
Greensboro n c., Feb. 12.-The follow
ing circular letter was sent this evening
by President McIver to all students OF
the Normal and Industrial College.
On account OF some delays in freight I
think it unwisa to risk opening the col
Iege on the 18th. and the date of the
opening is therefore, postponed to Tues
day morning, February 23rd. when we will
expect you to be present.
CHARLES D. NEWER, President
If you know the best you'll appreciate
Blue Ribbon Vanilla.
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JEFFERS0N'S CONTRIBUTION TO The
rDrr DDrQo


Perhaps the strongest utterance of
faith in the power or free, honest
and liberty-loving press made by man
was JetfcrSon's d aclaration. w e:v
it left to me to decide whether we
should have a government without
newspapers, or newspapers without a
government, / should not hesitate a
moment to prefer the latter"
Was this too high praise of news
papers? History furnishes the an
swer; it was the press and the printed
letters of Payne, Jefferson, Madison,
Adams and others read in every nook
and corner of the colonies, which
aroused the people of America to Sc
cure independence, rather than the
thrilling eloquence of the Patrick
Henrys, heard by small audiences; and
almost every right won for the people
since Gutenberg has owed its success
tc the agitation. argument and exhor-
tuition of newspaper and pamphlet.
Indeed, but for the invention of the
art of printing and its wise use by
men like jefferson, who were devoted
to liberty the food tide of freedom
would have been centuries later in
reaching the shores of the New World.
In a letter from Paris on Shay's Re
hellion, which shows that he was de-
cades ahead of his time, Jefferson
gave expression 10 Ills illSH cStihiatc
of the value Of newspapers as mould
ers of sound public opinion. He wrote:
."rhe people are the only censors or
their governors; and even their errors
will tend to keep them to the true
principles of their institution. To
punish these errors too severely,
would be to suppress the only safe
guard of the public liberty. The way
to prevent these irregular interposi-
tions of the people is, to give them
full information of their affairs,
through the channel of public papers,
and to contrive that those papers
should penetrate the whole mass of
the people. The basis of our govern
nent being the opinion of the people,
the very first object should be to keep
that right; and were it left TO me 90
decide. whether we should have a gov
ernment without newspapers, or
newspapers without a government,
should not hesitate q moment to pre-
fer the latter But / should mean
that every man should receive those
papers, and be capable of reading
them
In 1856 to DR.. James Currie he
wrote: "Our liberty depends on the
freedom of the press and that cannot
be limited without being lost In
1903. in answer to an address, he
wrote: 1.-The liberty of speaking and
writing guards our other liberties. TO
General Washington in 1892 he wrote:
"No government ought to be without
--~~-orc and where the press is free,
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Arizona republican., 1904-02-23
A REMARKABLE MEMORY.

A remarkable memory for faces is one of the attributes of George Denny. head watchmanfat the state, war and navy building, whiCl, according to standard guide books, is the largest of fee building in the world. It is as head doorkeeper of this massive structure after the office hours that Denny's pc culiar gift stands him in good stead. Like the other government buildings, no visitors are allowed at the state, war end navy after 2 o'clock. Many of the offices remain open until 3 o'clock
 however. and there is constant stream of ofici als, messengers and newspaper men pouring in and out beyond the time that the doors are closed. Denny never makes the mis- take of holding up the wrong man. He has a trained eye for faces, and though an official connected with any
Arizona republican., 1904-02-23

cular effort, a desperate shove. a shuf- fle. deperate moment of suspense, and it is passed like a shot. Now for the final wild rush down the last run. A few seconds more and the last cor ner is reached. A repetition of the last maneuvers brings him round. Yet few yards and he glides swiftely past the winning post, The cheers of his friends crowding around the finish sound duly in his ears while for a few moments he sits ex- hausted on his skeleton. A minute later the screams of the excited look CTS on announce the arrival of another man, ore of the favorites. At a ter rife pace he approaches, but alas! too quickly for instead of rounding the corner he dashes over the side into a heap of snow-such is the fate or even the best of riders occasionally. In 1897 when the Holsters track was coated with ice, "Bertiep Dwyer rode the two miles in the splendid time of minutes 34 seconds.-Outing.