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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
SCALES ARE WANTED.
Lumber Company Thinks a $4,000
Freiqht Bill Deserves Set.

The need of a set of scales and who
should pay for them was discussed pro
and con before the Corporation Commits
sion yesterday.
The Dennis-Simmons Lumber Company,
which does a large shipping business OF
lumber from Elm City is in need OF scales
at that point in order to indicate its
freight weights and it complained to the
Corporation Commission because the At
laEtic Coast Line. with which it does
business, would not put these in.
At the hearing yesterday Mr.. ii. M.
Emerson, the traffic manager OF the A. c.
L.. appeared for his road, while Mr.. John
ID. Biggs, secretary of the Dennis SIM
mons Lumber Company, and Mr.. w. n.
Jones, of this city, attorney, appeared in
behalf of the lumber company.
The lumber company held that their
freights to the A. c.. l.. amounted to $35,
900 a year and that the company could
erect the necessary scales at a cost of
81 eco 1t held that in Jew of the busi
ress given this was very little 20 ask,
and urged that it was needed. The Allan
tic Coast Line held that the erecting and
putting in cf the scales was an expense
that the Dennis Simmons Lumber Com
pany should meet, not the Atlantic Coast
Line.
The Corporation Commission has the
matter under advisement.
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DR.. ALDERMAN MAY
BE MADE PRESIDENT.
Belief Expressed That He Will be
Chosen as Head of the University.
(Rchmnd Tmes-Dspatch.)

A gentleman who is in close touch with
several members of the board of visitors
of the University of Virginia predicts
that when the board meets on April 10Th
at the University it will select as the first
president of the University of Virginia
under the law creating that office DR..
Edwin A. Alderman, now head of Tulane
University, New Orleans
Nearly all of those urged for the place
a year or two ago, when the topic was
much discussed have been eliminated
from consideration by engagements con-
tracted, or by refusal to be considered
applicants. Dr.. Alderman is not known to
be an applicant for the place. but is re-
garded as a man well fitted for it in
every way, and in no way more than in
possessing the the tact necessary in such a
difficult position. He has a fine record in
similar positions, both in his present loca-
greatly under his direction, and prior to
that time at the University of North
Carolina
Few others have been mentioned at all
for the position, but among them are
Professor William Minor Lille, of the
law department, and Professor James M.
Page. Since the last meeting of the board
there have been few changes in the per-
sonnel of the board, about the only one
recalled being the substitution of Mr.. B.
f. Buchanan for Hon. R. Tate Irvine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
LOCAL TAX SPREADS.
One Hundred and Ninety.two Districts
for Schools.

That the disposition for local taxation
for schools in North Carolina is making
great progress can be seen at a glance
by visitors to the office of the State Su-
perintendent of Public instruction.
A large map of the State has been made
and in the space of each county the local
tax districts are numbered These now
reach to 1872 for the entire State. as
against about "a two years. ago, an in
crease of 16S. That's pretty good show
ing for an advance along educational
lines.
BY counties the local tax districts are
as follows, these being in 81 counties. the
other 3S having no local tax districts
Cuilford leads with nineteen local tax dis
tricts. while Dare has eighteen, and is a
splendid second.
One district each in Ashe. Burke, Cas-
WELL Catawha, Craven, Durham. Edge
combe, Forsyth, Franklin, Gates, Iredell
Macon, Martin. Mcdowell. New Hanover
Northampton. Orange, Person, Polk
Sampson, Halifax. Tyrrell and Watauga
Two each in Buncombe. Caldwell, Cher
okee, Cleveland, Davidson, Duplin, Hal
flax, Hyde, Lenoir, Nash, Richmond
Rowan, Rutherford, Swain. Vance, Wake
Washington. Wayne and Wilson.
Three each in Cumberland, CASTOR
Mccre. Rockingham, Wilkes and Yadkin
Four each in Beaufort. Cabarrus. Co
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Senator Dick Appears.
(By the Associated Press1

Washington, D. c., March 22.-The Sen.
ate spent the greater part of the day in
considering the Indian Appropriation bill.
That measure, covering 100 pages. was
read almost through for commit -
ments, most of which were agreed to
but there was more or less debate on
various provisions.
Late in the day Senator-elect Dick, oi
Ohio, appeared in the Senate chamber
the first time since his election. He went
direct to Senator Foraler's seat and wa.
cordially greeted, but their conference was
cut short by the announcement of al
executive session, from which Mr.. Dick
not having yet taken ,Ae oath of office
was excluded under the rules of the Sen
ate.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow
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FIVE SOLDIERS SLAIN
Such is the Russian Report of the
Battle. 1t Adds that Nine Were
Wounded. After Daylight the Rus
sian Fleet Met the Attack of the
Iapanese i'm the Outer R0adstead.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
London, March pa dispatch to Reut-
ers Telegram Company from St. Peters
burg says:
japanese torpedo boats appeared OIL
Port Arthur at midnight of the night OF
March 21-22 and the shore batteries and
guardships shelled them for twenty min
utes.
THE japanese retreated, but reappeared
four hours later, when they met with
the same reception. when they retired
again.
''At a. m. a Japanese squadron OF two
divisions composed of four and eleven
ships and accompanied by eight torpedo
beats, appeared, and the Russian squad
ron sailed out from the outer roadstead
to meet them.
are available.
AT 8 a. M the Japanese battleshlps
having fired several shots at Liaotlsnln
and sheltered behind the promontory com
menced tombardment OF Port Arthur.
st. Petersburg, March 22.-The Empe-
ror has received the following telegram
from Vieeroy Alexieff: ss7 - ''fetsFssf "a
''Lieutenant-Gene Stoessel reports
that at midnight of March II Japanese
torpedo boats were discovered by our
searchlights. Our guardships and shore
batteries opened fire upon. them, the mr.
ing lasting for twenty minutes. AT four
o'clock in the morning the attack was
renewed.
AT $50 O'Clock in the morning four
of the enemy's ships appeared from the
south, followed by the whole squadron OF
eleven ships and eight torpedo boats.
Our squadron left IT,. roadstead to meet
the enemy.
.At 8 o'clock the enemy's battleships
opened fire on Liaotishin, after which
they took up position behind the rocky
eminence of Liaotishin and bombarded
Port Arthur
Viceroy Ale&.cff adds that he is walt
ing for details.
later dispatch from the Vlceroy to
the Emperor says:
According to q supplemental report
from Lieutenant General Stoessel the ene-
n.y's feet consisted of six battleshlps and
twele cruisers About O'Clock IN the
orning the fleet divided, the battleships
and torpedo boats taking up a position
between Liaotishin and Golublnaia Bay
(Pigeon Bay) while the cruisers formed
us in two divisions on the south and
southeast of Port Arthur.
Al a2O the battleship Retvizan opened
fire over the crest of Liaotishin against
the enemy's battleships, which replied by
firing on the town. Meanwhile our fleet
formed up in line in the outer road
stead.
About II o'clock in the morning the
cannonade slackened, and the Japanese
fleet reunited, drew off slowly to the
southeast, and at 1890 had disappeared.
During the bombardment five soldiers
were killed and nine were wounded. One
soldier on the shore was bruised.
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caused Mr. Moon, of Tennessee. the
ranking minority member of the commit
! tee to administer q rebuke to those mem
bers who are trying to take from the
! fourth assistant certain duties given to
| him under the law. He said there was
motive behind it all and that certain
members, chafng under the recent report
of the department are seeking to punish
Bristow for discovering frauds in another
bureau of the department
! 1t was. he said, not the time to do
| this.
Why" he asked should we place the
control of these things back under a dis
credited bureau of the government? Why
! take it from the bureau that has brought
about the prosecutions of these wrongs?'
| In sarcastic vein he inquired:
Have you such feeling towards Bris-
tow because he has discharged his duty.
that you propose to violate all precedent
and take from the Postmaster General
the discretion given him?" He said GER
tain members were chafing under the re-
cent Postoffce Department report and
added:
Il think YOU are getting as far from
him as you can." He said the House
ought to stay by Bristow Just a little
While longer" His remarks were greeted
with applause. The Butler amendment
was defeated
An amendment by Mr. Tawney, of Min
nesota, which was agreed to, prohibits
the Postmaster General from ordering
out of postoffices telephone companies
other than the Bell company
An amendment by c. P. Lands, of Indi-
ana, prohibiting the further rental of
cancelling machines was adopted after
spirited debate.
MIR. Babcock (Rep. Wis.,. rising to
question Of privilege, denied having ship
ped large Quantities of documents in the
weighing neriod in the interest of the
railroads. Ee said the documents had
been sent out in the course of ordinary
business and that he knew nothing about
the Official weighing.
Mr.. Babcock was interrupted in the
course of his remarks by Mr.. Tawney,
who inquired if there was any member
of the House who knew when the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News and Circulation

prt sent outstanding shares be called in
for surrender and cancellation.
Third, that against each share of the
stock of this company SO to be surren-
dored, there will be delivered 1927 stock
of the Northern Pacific Railway Com
peny, $3O17 stock of the Great Northern
Railway Company, and proportonate
amounts thereof for each fraction OF a
share of stock.
"As required by the laws of the State
of New Jersey, under which the COM
pany was created, a special meeting OF
the shareholders has been called for April
21sl 1904, at the office of the company
In Hoboken.
The assets of the company remaining
in its treasury after the foregoing dis
trihution is made, will consist of stocks
and other property in no way involved
in the suit, producing income, and con-
scryatively valued at an amount in ex-
cess; of So, ,954 900, to which it is proposed
TO reduce the stock of the company"
The new plan was formally adopted at
meeting of the directors which began
in the morning and lasted until well into
the afternoon. There were present at this
meeting President Hill, George F. Baker,
Wllllam Z ClouSh' i~u"aAu L. AA'i 'i-'
y. Willis James, Daniel S. Lamont, John
S. Kennedy, George w. Perkins, N. Ter
hume and one or more other directors.
Dealings in Union Pacific common on
the Stock Exchange aggregated over for
ty per cent OF the total outstanding is
sue. 1t was declared in various quarters
that the Hill-Morgan party had for some
reason deemed 1t necessary buy heavily
into this stock.
The belief in this rumor was heightened
by the fact that brokers who often rep
resent Morgan interests on the exchange
were heavy buyers of Union Pacific all
the wav UP. Large amounts of South
ern Pacific shares also changed hands and
sales of Great Northern preferred, of
which the floating supply is very small,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
Treaty With Cuba Ratified.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, March 22.JThe Senate in
executive session today ratified the treaty
between the United States and Cuba,
signed at Havana, May %. 1903, embody-
ing the Platt amendments. defining the
future relations of the United States
with. Cuba. The treaty ecites the Platt
amendments and enacts them in treaty
form comprising eight articles The treaty
Is made public together with a supple
mentary convention extending the period
within which the ratification NAV be ex.
changed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
MOON ARISES TO
DEFEND BR|STOW
He's Not Shorn of Au-
thority so Easily.
BUTLER'S .AIN EFFORT
The House AppIauds Representative
Moon and Kills Buffers Amend
ment. The Senate in Exec
utive Session Ratifies
Treaty With Cuba.
(By the Associated Press }

Washington, March 22.-Qutside of a
few routine matters the House of Repre-
sentatives devoted the entire day to fur
ther discussion the Postoffice Appropria-
tion bill. but disposed eof only one page
of the bill Mr.. Butler of Pennsylvania,
ondeavored unsuccessfully to have passed
an amendment designed TO transfer back
to the office of the First Assistant Post
master Genera jurisdiction OF the free
delivery and rural delivery services, which
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23

stock surrendered the company will de-
liver $39.27 stock of the Northern Pacific
Railway Company, and s3O17 Of the Great
Northern Railway Company The shares
of the Northern Pacific Company which
were taken over by Northern Securities
at 115 and those of Great Northern at 180
will be distributed on this basis.
Official notice of new plan, which is
signed by President Hill, under this date,
was sent to Northern Securities stockhold
ers in circular letter which says in
part:
The company's acquisition of North
ern Pacific and Grat Northern shares was
made in full belief that such purchases
we're in no wise obnoxious to any law Of
the United States-an opinion which has
received the approval Of four justices of
the Supreme Court of~the United States
In the suit brought by the United States
against the hight of the company to hold
and vote the shares. However the ma
| ]ority OF the court disregarding as irrele-
want, any beneficial increase of commerce.
was OF the opinion that as a matter Of law
your company's holdings of the stocks of
| NoiupdulcS Ill 1lSS1 constituted
restraint of interstate commerce pro-
hibitcd by the so-called Sherman act of
loso. Accordingly the railway companies
nave been forbidden to permit your com
pany 10 vote or to collect dividends on
The shares held by it.
Therefore, your directors. at q meet-
ing held this day, have, under the adj
vice OF counsel, decided that in order
lully and promptly to comply with the
decree in this suit. it is necessary 70 70
duce the capital stock of the comnanv
and to distribute to its shareholders the
shares OF stock of said railwa companies
cow held by it.
ITO this end they have adopted reso.
iutens recommending to the stockhold-
ers:
First, that the capital stock Of this
company be reduced from 1854 600 shares
now outstanding. to $3.50, being reduc,
tiol of SO per cent.
/ Second, that said 90 per cent of the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
SUICIDES GEOGRAPHY MIXED.
He Said He Was Going to Help Peary
Find the Pole.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, March I'D. Paul
Hughes, Secretary of the Duquesne Mining
Company director of the Pittsburg State
Bank, and prominent in Pennsylvania
financial matters shot himself through the
head on the shore of Malone Lake this
morning after writing a note in which
he bequeathed his body to medical
school and declared he was going on a
long journey to help Lieutenant Peary
fnd the North Pole. The man had been
drinking heavily since lie came here two
weeks ago and his friends say his mind
became so derangcd as to be noticeable
some days ago
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
= mounted to 1000 shares.

amounted to 1000 shares.
After the close of the market a long
conference was held at the office of j. p.
Morgan & Company. Those who attend
ed included Messrs. Morgan, Hartman,
Hill. Lamont, j. p Morgan, Jr., Francis
Lynde Stetson, of counse to ]. P. Morgan
Il Company, and eX-Judge Bum, OF Min
nesata. Mr.. Hills personal legal adviser
Messrs. Hill and Hartman lsft the Nor
gan banking house arm in arm ana appar-
emily in the best of spirits. Both declined
to make any statement beyond saying
that q perfect understanding had been
reached all around. Mr.. Hill denied there
had been any differences respecting the
dissolution plan.
Mr.. Morgan and his rtners had no
comment to make but Mr. Morgan seemed
pleased with the days events.
At the banking house of Kuhn, Loeb
E Company. the chief financial hackers of
tba Hartman system of railroads, no
statement of any sort was forthcoming.
A renort taht the firm had, as the Har-
,.;nan representatives, received Hubstan-
;ial cash bonus for agreeing to the dlstrl-
button nlan. could not be verified. The
etroet heard that Hill and Morgan in
terects would be given representation in
tha Union Pacific road, in return for
which Union Pacific interests would be
asked to have place in the Northern
Pacific directory.
Sales of Union Pacific common aggre-
gated over four hundred thousand shares,
. net advance of IA points. Southern
pocitic was traded into the extent OF over
1e1 600 shares, gaining net "a points.
Tho odyance in the 10000 shares of Great
No,tbern preferred was 71z points. All
tbo pocifics, in fact the general market
went higher with the boom in the North
er,, Securities stock
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
TORNADO IN ARKANSAS.
Much Damage to Property and at
Least One Person Killed.
(Bv the Associated Press,


Little Rock, Ark, March PA tornado
did great damage to property and caused
aC least one death in central Arkansas.
at Fourche Dam. four miles from Little
Rock. a negro school house was blown
down and one of the pupils, Nellie Began,
was killed Several other pupils were IN
jured. ..l A88&At4h&
At the Confederate Soldiers Home, five
miles from Little Rock, the chimn eys
were blown down. the slate roof torn up
and the interior deluged with rain. None
of the old soldiers. were hurt. Frame
houses. fences and trees were levelled in
MANY districts and the property damage
IS extensive. In the section twenty miles
north of Little Rock great destruction OF
property is reported, but wires are down
and it cannot be learned whether there
was any loss of life. The storm did much
damage to property in this city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
ON A WINK FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE
The Northern Securities
Adopts New Scheme.
n 90 ~
PLAN MADE PUBLIC
Official Notice OF the Scheme of ReOr'
ganization is Given by President
Hill in a Letter Addressed
to the Northern Securi-
ties Stockholders.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, March 22.-Following day
of great excitement in the stock market
and numerous conferences among the
leading financial interests, the new plan
of the Northern Securities Company was
it provides for stock dividend of 80 per
cent, this to be effected by reduction
of that amount in the capital stock of the
Securities Company.
For every share of Northern Securities
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
A Negro Horse Thief.
Especial to News and Observer

Kinston, N. c., March 22.-Tne negro
horse thief captured at Greensboro
few days ago was Luther McCrimmons,
the negro who escaped from the county
chain-gang here and stole Mr.. Joel Hill's
horse.
Chief Scott turned McCrimmons over to
the Rocky Mount authorities because they
offered the largest reward. AS McCrim-
mons was serving a sentence here already,
Lenoir county has precedence, but may
waive her rights to Rocky Mount TO try
him Tor the more serious crime.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23

Eugene S. Edwards, of Hookerton, has
been elected to fill the vacancy as princi-
pal of the High School caused by the
sad and untimely death of Prof. Stephens.
Mr.. Edwards has the degree of A. 81
from Trinity College and has the qualities
o. fine educated and cultured gentle
man.-Greenville Reflector
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
THE AMER ASSASSINATED.
Ruler of Afghanistan Said to Have
Died by Poison.
(By the Associated Press. }

st. Petersburg, March ga dispatch
received from Ashkabad (the capital of
the Russian Trans-Siberian territory
says rumor is current there that the
Ameer of Afghanistan has been poisoned.
Habibullah Khan, the Ameer of At
ghanistan was born in 1872. and succeeded
to the throne on the death of his father,
Abdurrahman Khan. October 1. 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
MIDNIGHT AROAR
WITH A GUN DUEL
The Japanese Squadron Makes Savage Attack
Upon Port Arthur, Withdrawing After
an Engagement of Eleven Hours.

lumbus, Haywood, Pitt. Randolph and
Surry.
Five districts in Robson.
Six districts each In Henderson and
Johnston.
Eight districts in Union.
Nine districts in Alamance.
Twelve districts in Mecklenburg.
Eighteen districts in Dare.
Nineteen districts in Guilford, which
leads
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
b Two Bank Robbers to Sci . State.
1Ru the Associated Press

Bristol Tenn, March PA speelal to
the Herald from Lebanon, tells OF the
successful prosecution of two noted bank
robbers, j. p. Morgan and l. Porter, who
were found guilty of blowing the safe
in w. E. Burchfield's store at Cleveland,
va. and given ten$and five years re
srectively in the Renitentiary. Eon com
plction of their Srms the map will be
tried on charge of blowing open the
safe of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
at Ivanhoe, Va, on July 9, 1903.
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weighing took place and if it was not a
matter entirely secret with the depart
ment.
Mr.. Butler (Rep. Pa) declared that
nobody knew. which caused Mr.. Hull
tRep. Ia.), to remark that members did
Know and that they were called on to
recommend the weighers Mr. Overstreet
declared the weighing was public to every
body. The House adjourned until tomor-
row.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-23
THE POSTOFFICE BLOWN.
Forty Dollars in Cash and a Number
of Stamps Taken at Winton.
Especial to News and Observer.

Winton, N. c.. March 22.-The post.
office here was blown up last night and
about $40 in cash was secured. Stamps to
the value of $3.50 were also taken. No
clue as to the crackers"
The postmaster at this place is negro
j. B. Cotus. The explosion did great
damage to the postoffce building. and
the buildings near by were more or less
damaged by the shock.
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On the Gridiron.

(By the Associated Press)
Charlottesville, Va, March 22.-Unlver-
sity of Virginia, 6; st. Albans college, U.
AT Atlanta: Atlanta, 0; new York
(American), 3.
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Something New in Brutality.
nv the Associated Press.)

Atlanta Ga, March 22.-W. H. Nc
ne,,o,,gb Of Chicago, brutally beat his
~ pGo ushi,e driving in carriage here today.
Monopough arrested.