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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
People Through Petitions
Render it Certain.
MANY CANDIDATES
The Big Fight is For County Commits
sioners and Chairman Of County
Executive Committee.--Names
of the Candidates For the
Various Offices.

That Wake county Democracy will
have a primary for the nomination of
county officers is now one of the GER
tainties of local politics.
All factions have agreed as to this
fact and there remains nothing but
for the County Executive Committee,
which meets at noon today, to arrange
the details.
Politics in the county. which have
been simmering under the surface for
months have now begun to boil. There
are candidates in plenty and they are
all active and alertly at work. But
with a fairly constituted and fairly
conducted primary such as is provided
FOR in the plan adopted by the State
Executive Committee on July 10th.
there should be no heart-burnings af-
ter the event and no reason why, hav-
ing fought each good fight, all sides
should not join in heartily together
to break the record of the county in
the size of its November majority.
The primary idea was set on foot
in Wake by Mr.. w. b.. Snow and some
of his political friends the day after
the subcommittee of the State Com
mittee had formulated the plan. Mr..
Snow. who will be a candidate against
tl,,
chairmanship, lost no time in prepar-
ing and sending out for signatures
the popular petitions to the county
committee asking for a primary. The
petitions were sent to every township
in the county and the response of the
people was such as to show the wis
dom of the stable and certain plan
which was drawn up and approved
by Senator Simmons. Regardless of
-. -. Iasnx
shown that the primary is the popular
thing.
Speaking of the primary plan yes
terday Mr.. Snow stated that the sem
timent of the people was oyerwhelm-
ingly in its favor and that he was glad
to know that there was no opposi-
ton in any quarter. The primary
was the only way to secure nomina-
tions in county the size of Wake, he
said, which would be satisfactory to
all parties involved. Every man would
have a chance to. vote his preferences
and, under those circumstances,
Democrat drops his hatchet after tie
votes are counted. That means har-
mony during the campaign and en-
thusiastic work on election day.
Mr.. Snow had only secured the re-
turns yesterday of a few of the petit
tions sent out ten days ago From
tHeSe, however, ana IrOn the Reports
that reach him from the county, he
feels assured that there will be well
over a thousand signers when the pc
titions are presented today. Early iii
the week the petitions had been
signed by at least six hundred of the
Democrats of the county.
AS was printed yesterday, Mr.. l..
B. Pegram is circulating a primary
petition in the city, as are also Mr..
Shows friends, and Chairman Jones
expresses himself as in favor of the
plan So that the primary, either
six-hour or an all-day affair, is an
assured fact.
County Executive Committee.
The County Executive Committee,
which will meet at the mayors office
at noon in response to the call of
Continued on Page Fiye.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.
Union Depot Site Improved by "a Trade
Work on Tobacco Storage
House.
Especial to News and Observer.

Nopeclal To News and Observer
Durham. n. c., August 5.-The
transfer of a valuable tract of land in
TINS county was today recorded in the
office of register of deeds. George NJ.
Graham sold to j. d. Hamlin and Vic
tor 5. Bryant tract of the old Came
ron property, some eight miles north
of Durham, for which he received ST,
300. The tract contains 469 acres.
This is the same land about which
there was long litigation between
Judge Il. II. PEBBLES and his nephew.
George M. Graham, for the purpose
of constituting the will of the late Paul
C. Cameron. Graham won the title
to about eight hundred acres of land
He sold a portion of this land some
time ago and now the remainder has
been sold.
BY trading a small piece of land the
union depot site has been Strengthened
on the north end and w. Mangum's s
property adjoining it has also been
Strengthened. The railroads, through
W. b. Guthrie, attorney, traded to Mr.
Mangum a triangle piece of land, con-
tanning All square feet for d triangle
belong to Mr. Mangum. Both pieces
contained the same number of square
feet
Work has begun on two large stor-
age houses for the American Tobacco
Company. These building are located
on West Main street. Both are over
three hundred feet in length, eighty
feet wide and doubk decked Both
houses are for the storage of leaf to-
bacco in hogsheads. The buildings
are to be comnleted in early fall.
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Another Report From Moore.
Especial to News and ohsor,or

Nopeclal TO News and Observer)
Carthage, N. c., Aug. 5.-One of the
.ai "a Sest ana most enthusiastic conven-
.ioiis ti ieid IN Moore county for a long
time met at the court bousa toda1,
Tor the purpose of NOMINATING co,nty
oiHcefs. w. j. Adams was elected
CHAIRMAN, and w. a. Graham Clark
secretary of the convention. There
Wy H no iack of candidates and most
ol INC nominations were hotIv con-
me following strong men were
n1aned: lnl1pii1liia'ed: Representative, }. r.
,1otsaeeh, OF Southern Pines; sheriff.
Alex. Turner, of Carthage. No or nnnn, ,l,'
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ONE STEP TO DEATH
Off the Bar Hand in Hand
Eight go Down to
Doom.
lBy the Associated Press.l }

Alton, Ills, Aug. 5.-While bathing
in the Mississippi river tonight
Michael Riley, his daughter and six
of the latters little girl friends were
drowned. Cne child who was in th e
party was rescued.
Riley lived near the river in the
southern part of the city, and was
accustomed to bathe on the beach in
front Of his home after his return
from work.
Tonight his little daughter begged
to go with him and Riley took her
and seven of her girl friends to the
beach With him. When they entered
the water Riley bade the children
join hands and they all waded into
the river and walked Song a sand
bar, which stretches out into the
stream at that point.
They had gone some distance from
the shore when suddenly the whole
party disappeared beneath the water.
having in the darkness stepped from
the sand bar into the deep channel.
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Nominated for Congress From the
EIGHTH North Carolina District.
stood as follows. leaving off fractions:
Hackett 1S5.
Bower pa.
NuwLano LAG.
on the next ballot the vote stood:
Hacket 14S.
Bower 1e6. -
Newland Al.
Several counties alternated in CIV
ing their votes first To Newland and
then to Bower each several times
coming within a few votes of nomtna-
ton.
Up To this time the convention had
been. somewhat noisy much enthusl-
asm prevailing for the leading can
didates, notably Hackctt and New
land.
During the last ten ballots noise
and enthusiasm gave way to anxious
suspense, it being apparent that re-
suit was soon TO be reached. There
was enough shifting of votes TO make
il intensely interesting.
In nearly every one Of these last
roll calls some of the larger counties
notably Rowan. asked to be passed
over Ashe with her 33 votes. % for
Hackett and l. shifting between New
land and Bower, but all ready TO be
thrown TO Bower at an opportune
moment, caught on and asked TO be
passed over. In the last ballot this
caused a delay of at least twenty
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Japanese Story of Battle.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Toxic, p. m, nOon.-It is now esti-
mated that the Russians lost two
thousand men i'll the fighting at
Simoucheng. The Japanese sanitary
corps recovered and buried seven hun
dred bodies in the valleys through
which the Russians fought and re-
treated. Prisoners and Chinese re-
port that many of the Russian dead
were removed by the Russians them
selves.
The Japanese captured six guns, five
hundred and seventy shells, quantity
of stores, and thirty-three prisoners.
a detachment of the Russian medical
corps which was captured by the Jap
anese was returned to the Russian
lines. The Japanese casualties at
SlmouchenS amounted to eight hun
dred and sixty men, including eight Of
ticers Killed and twenty-four officers
wounded
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Nominated on the Seventy
Ninth Ballot.
A STUBBON CONTEST
Like Old Caspar's Tale of BIenheim
it Ended in Glorious victory---
Bowie is Nominated For
Presidential EIector
and Accepts.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer)
Wilkesboro, n. c.. Aug. 5.-Hon.
w. <. Newland, of Caldwell county,
was nominated for Congress here this
morning at 3:30. receiving 1S9 votes
1S9 being necessary to a choice. He
was nominated on the seventy-ninth
ballot
The contest became interesting on
the sXty-ninth ballot when Hackett
can UP to within two or three of a
nomination. 1t was at this point that
Bowie and Gwaltney fell out and the
contest narrowed down to Hackett,
Bower and Newland.
Hackett's friends stood steadfaStly
TO him till the last. Sometimes run
ming his vote UP To within five or six
of = nomination..
on the seventy-siXth ballot the vote
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
Durham Firemen Return.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Durham, n. c., August 5.-The Dur
nam firemen returned from Salisbury
this afternoon and they were given a
royal reception by the citizens.
Judge r. w. Winston was one of the
speakers who welcomed the boys back
from their trip.
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Death Of Mrs. Palmer.
Especial to News and Observe

Especial to News and Observer.)
Warrenton, n. c., Aug. 5.-Mrs
Carrie Twitty Palmer. widow Of the
late Horace Palmer Jr., died at the
home of her mother, Mrs. r. G. Twitty,
near town Tuesday evening after a
long illness of consumption. Her re-
mains were laid to rest Wednesday in
the Palmer burying grounds in Six
ponnd township. MIR. Palmer leaves
several children and d number of
brothers and sisters.
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sition. Register of deeds. n. A. Nc
Keithan, of Aberdeen, treasurer Ell
p. SeawelI of Carthage; surveyor, w.
l.. Cole, of Carthage: coroner, Dr. III.
B. Hoyle, of JoneSboro. No oppoSl-
ton. County commissioners, Capt. ID.
O. Bryan, ID. McKelly, M. A. Monroe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
Dull Day at Greensboro.
Especial to News and Observe

Especial to News and Observer)
Greensboro. y. c.. August 5.-Mr.
CHARLES A. Porter, chief clerk in the
freight department of the Southern
railway company here, has resigned
ms position. He is succeeded by Mr..
George Phoenix, billing clerk while
Mr. Thomas C. Coffin becomes head
billing clerk. Mr.. Porter will move
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Kuroki's Att.ck on Keller.


General Kuroki's attack upon the
late Lieutenant-Gen Count Keller
was timed to forestall the assumption
of the defensive on the part of the
Russians.
Frontal and flank attacks were de-
livered simultaneously against the
Russians at Yushulikzu at dawn of
Sunday, the Japanese artillery first
clearing the way for the Infantry This
position was captured at 8 o'clock in
the morning. A frontal attack against
the Russian centre was continued, but
the general advance was delayed to
await the success of tho Japanese left
column The Russians attempted re-
peatedly to re-take their former posi-
tons at Yushulikzu, but the Japanese
repulsed them every time
The fighting at Yangtzuling began
at dawn on Sunday, July 81, when the
japanese drove back the Russian ont
post companies and took possession
Of their positions. The Japanese artil-
lery was ineffective here on account
Of typographical conditions Horses
were useless and men had to drag the
guns over the broken country 1t was
IL O'Clock before the main battery OF
artillery opened fire. The main force
of the left column began the attack
from Mukemenza and separate de-
tachments advanced along various
routes with the object of striking the
Russian tank and rear.
The Taking of the Heights.
The heights of Yangtzuling were
held by the Russians with four bat
talions. japanese partially silcnced
the Russian artillery, but four of the
enemy's guns continued to sweep the
Japanese position. Only twenty Japa-
neSe guns got into action. The frontal
attack delivered by the Japanese in
the morning had not become effective
by noon. In the meantime q thanking
column had scaled some heights, and
gotten the Russian guns and at II
O'Clock the Japanese artillery was
strengthened,
During the afternoon the infantry
pressed forward and the entire line
became engaged. The Russians re-
SISTED stubhornly. The battlefield was
a most difficult one upon which to
manoeuver and the Japanese We're not
able to dislodge the enemy. The
troops of the Mikado slept in battle
formation when the coming of night
suspended hostilities. Fighting was
resumed at dawn next day and the
Russians were speedily repulsed.
General Kuroki estimates the Rus
sian casualties at 1000
At YangtZuling the Japanese cap
tured two guns, with sixty rifles, 400
tents and much ammunition and
equipment. Eight Russian officers
and l49 men were taken prisoners. In
the fighting at Yushulikzu and Yang
tzuling the Japanese casualties
to go, including four Off
GERS killed and forty wounded.
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Ordained as Deacon.
(speclal to News and Observer. }

Wilson. n. c., Aug. 5.-M. W. Moore
and Kinchan Watson, two of our best
citizens and worthy representatives of
the Baptist church, were ordained dea-
cons of that church this week Rev.
Mr.. Howell, of Rocky Mount delivered
the solemn charge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
EVERETT AND MCLEAN.
VIII be the Democratic Senator's From
Twenty-Sccond District
(Speclal to News and Ohserverl

Especial to News and Observer)
Hamlet, n. c.. Aug. 5.-The Sena
torial convention of the Twenty-sec-
ond Senatorial district, composed of
Chatham, Moore, Richmond and Scot
land counties. was held here tonight
The convention unanimously nomi-
mated Captain w. l. Everett, of Rich@
mond, and Hon. Hector Mclean, of
Scotland as the two Senator's
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his family to his farm, fifteen miles
west of the city.
From the quantity of excellent fruit
brought here in farmers wagons and
retailed at the doors of residences
early in the morning, and from the
stores of retail grocers during the day,
the crop must be fine
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06

Many man reaches his charitable
limit when he dispenses free advice
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
County Executive Committee.

The County Executive Committee
which will meet at the mayors office
at noon in response to the call OF
Continued on Page Fiye)
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-07
FATE OF LAZY GIRLS.
U.les. They Preserve Their Bodies
By Physical Exercise They Are
Bound to Rust Out.

The lazy girl will not obey the
promptings Of nature to use her limbs
and faculties as it was intended that
she should use them, says writer for
the Boston Journal She infinitely pre-
fers to loll about, reading rubDfshy books
which make. no call on her mental facul-
ties, absorbing caramels or chocolates
she does not require, thus starving her
mind and overlooking her body at one
and the same moment. By doing this
she tends to lay on an excess OF fatty It's
sue, which soon robs her youthful figure
of any dainty charm it might possess
her digestive organs become deranged,
the liver becomes sluggish and her COM
plexieI assumes sallow tint that ADDS
years to her looks.
A vacant mind gazes abstractedly
through the lack-luster eyes Of the girl
who is too lazy even to think, and adds
still further to her prematurely aged and
world-worn appearance.
Her heart and lungs get lazy. too; her
circulation is barely brisk enough to keep
things going-hence she II often .
martyr to cold feet and an overheated
nose-and she is apt to be scant OF breath.
Thus she becomes sort Of bad carica-
ture Of old age. she has all its defects
with none of its redeeming qualities.
II the lazy girl would keep her girlish
looks she must lose her laziness. for
iaziness and giriishness do not form an
enduring partnership. She must exercise
both her body and her mind in q rational
manner.
It is a matter Of everyday observation
that it is the brisk, bustlfng women OF
business or of society who longest retain
their youthful charm. It Is the thinkers
and workers who retain their powers OF
fascination when the drones have long
since laid themselves. or been laid. on
the shelf.
That is a striking phrase. THE Joy of
living" 1t is Joy that the lazy girl
can seldom feel, for It is only known to
those girls who use life rightly and who
will go through fire and water to realize
their high ambitions. A healthy life is
q perpetual Joy, and 1t can be healthy
only il it is full OF constant striving and
doing.
The lazy girl must set her bodily tenn
pie In. order. She may not have motor,
q carriage. bicycle. or horse. but she
can always use her feet She must walk,
and walk with a will and with a purpose
In view. She should adopt hobby. NO
matter what; painting. music, poultry
keeping. rdwing-anything, in short
that will give her bodily and mental en-
ployment. ..
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survived the balloon accident, but he
Was declared legally dead.
When Mime. Nordica came to New
York in 1884 to begin her season at the
Metropolitan opera house there were
rumors of her engagement to Herr
Doehme, which she confirmed. The mar
rage took place on May rs. 1896. in In
dianapolis, at the close Of the musical
festival. Herr Doehme II . member Of
q prominent Hungarian family. young
and Of exceptional good looks He pos
sesses .. fine voice, and he has appeared
a Psrsifal 1T Bayreuth.
Mime. Nordica was In this country last
fan while her husband remained abroad.
There were rumors that while IN Paris
he WAS too attentive to = pfima donna
Of worldwide fame, but Nine, Nordic4
emphAtically denied the charge In .
friendly letter to the woman named.
When Herr Doehme arrived in New
York city early. last December the sum-
mons and complaint in his wife's suit was
served upon him. Up to that time he
believed that the differences with her
could be reconciled. and the service Of
the divorce papers shocked him % that
he spent several weeks in sanitarium
in New York.
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WORST OF NUISANCES.


OF all the disagreeable types OF woman
kind, the one who regards herself - .
martyr Is the most Objectionable. for the
simple reason that she has nothing In
the world to worry about, and il fraud
OF the deepest dye. reyeling in imaginary
diseases and phantom Ills that never
cross the shadow of her LIES door
sill.
She Is generally = woman with plenty
OF time hanging heavily on her hands.
and II always sick or wrong. II it il not
disease that has wasted her form away
she goes about carrying q secret sorrow
with her, and II one would but believe
all she says 1t would seem that she were
. victim of all the doleful episodes that
could be imagined.
Such people need waking up. Give
them q purpose in life. and the Ills and
worries will vanish In the background.
Work will do more for them than all the
bottles Of medicine which they so assid-
uously swallow, and when life assumes
brighter prospects their friends will
be pleased to listen to what they say
for 1t will then be untinged by any
cloud formed by . diseased Imagination
When. spch people cannot be interested
in the Affairs Of others present them with
something that viii interest them in Z
personal hobby a. the next best thing
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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NoRD1cA FREE AGAIN.


Mime. Lillian Nordica, the prina dom
ma, has obtained q divorce from Herr
Zoltan X. Doehme, an eminent tenor,
Justice Bischoff, of the New York su-
pneme court granted 90 intsrlocutary
Judgment confirming the report OF Ref
cree william H.. Turner, who recon-
,meuded that the divorce be granted.
Nine. Nordica Is an American and she
has been an eminent soprano for sew
eral years. Her maiden name was Lii
uan Norton. Her first husband was
Frederick A. Cover, wealthy electro
clan, to whom she was married in Paris
Al 1852. They lived unhappily together.
and Nine. Nordica began suit for sepa-
ration, but before 1t came to trial Cover
lost his life in an attempt to cross the
English channel In balloon. He left
an estate OF $500. 900. and it is under
stood Mme Nordica settled her claim for
$40. 1000. There were rumors that Cover
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-04-07
OUARRELSOME WOMEN.
they Are Not Only DisaEreeabie' 10
Others, But Must BE . Nufsaace
10 Themselves.

It Il true that q Quarrelsome or bad
tempered woman can cause more I'M
pleasantness for the rest OF humanity
than all the other disagreeable features
one finds In life. It is also equally true
that the unlucky possessor Of an uncon-
trolled temper can easily drive to ruin.
or to other women, the man whose mis-
fortune it is to move in her orbit.
Men are very morbid beings; they are
also very selfish, and they have great
fondness for having their physical and
mental comfort undisturbed. 49,
The average man prizes permanent
peace and content above the gratiica-
ton of possessing beautiful attractive
creature for a wife. and he knows that
= bad-tempered woman and peace 90
cot together.
He admires q spirited woman. but he
knows that q correspondingly strong
win goes along with strong character
and he expects her to exercise it.
I The assertion from a woman that she
has q bad temper, and is proud Of it, has
kept more than one worthy man from
asking her to share hip future as his
wife.
The woman who can control herself
under the most trying circumstances Is
the woman who holds the strongest pow
er over men.
No matter how beautiful, and clever,
and fascinating the bad-tempered woman
may be, or how large her bank ACCOUNT
her power IL infinitesimal compared with
that of her amiahle sister. And anna
bility is not only power. it is mental pro-
erosion. andshealth. and happiness. and
long life to ones self and to ones friends
and family.-N. Y. Weekly.
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edge from one side the length OF the rib
bon. Fringe it to within one-fourth OF
an inch of the other edge. Roll 1t tightly,
and sew at the top. leaving the fringe
to fun out to make the thistle part Now
take a circle Of green velvet measuring
about 3h inches across. Gather around
the edge. Sew the stem to the thistle
part, and make Z small hole in the mid
die Of the velvet. and run the stem
through. STUFF the green with sawdust.
draw up tightly about the thistle, and
when you have stuck the green top with
pins. to give spiky look. your flower Is
complete.!The Modern Priscilla.