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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
Leads all North Carolina Dalies i'm News and Circulation

j. Battle, of this city, who has been
very i'll at Pee Dee. S. c., with pneu
monia, is much better.
Judge and Mrs. Wallace Scales, of
Grangeville, Idaho, arrived here last
night from Danville, and will spend a
few days with Hon. A. NJ. Scales, his
brother, and other relatives. Mrs.
Scales health is such that she cannot
yet undertake the long trip to her
Western home She had been visiting
her husbands aunt who lives in Dan
vile. Last Saturday her little four
year-old son died, after short and
violent illness. Judge Scales hurried
from Idaho. but arrived too late to
see his boy alive.
Major Charles M. Stedman has re-
ceived an invitation to attend a ban
quet in Richmond, to be given on the
occasion of the celebration of the an
Iniversary of the North Carolina society
of that city on May goth. He is also
assigned to speak to- the toast 1.-The
South"
The Guilford hotel has a distin-
guished guest in the person of Col.
Andrew Cerri, of Turin, Italy. He is
touring the United States on leave of
absence from the Italian army, of
which he is an officer. The Colonel
can talk like re debble," but this
correspondent could get nothing out
of it, until he changed to French, and
it was not difficult to learn that he
was enquiring for Major Joe Morehead
and the location of the Guilford Bat
tie Ground, where one of his distin-
guished ancestors, he tried to say, had
been wounded fighting for "ze Melun-
cum coluneests."
Arrangements have been made to
have the memorial day ceremonies
here May 10th, in the Banner ware
house, the revival services for the
morning will be suspended Hon. Dan
Hugh Mclean will be the orator.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL.
Chancellor Kyle Fixes a Basis Upon
Which Its Basis May be De-
termined.
CBv the Associated Press. }

Knoxville, Tenn, May 6.-Chancel-
lor H. C. Kyle has made an order at
Loudon, Tenn, fixing a basis upon
which the future of the Tennessee
Central railroad shall be determined
next Thursday, May 18th. The road
is now in the hands of W. j. Oliver,
of this city, as receiver. Chancellor
Kyle has directed that 100000 re-
ceiver's certificates be issued to pay
off Indebtedness for labor, etc, hang
ing over the road at present. and
which has been accruing for the past
six months. BY consent it was agreed
that if the company shall not pay off
the floating degt of 100000 by next
Thursday, May 18th, clerk and
master shall advertise the road for
sale and dispose of it upon the block,
and oay all bills pending before the
court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
TO PUT DOWN LYNCHINGS.
The Acting Governor Of AIabalna
Takes Steps TO This End.
CRv the Associated Press.l

Montgomery, Ala, May 6.-Two
lynchings have occurred i'm Alabama
within the past thirty days, one for
alleged criminal assault, and the
other for an alleged assassination of a
white man by negro. Acting Gov
ernor Cunningham today took decided
action to have these lynchings investi-
gated and the guilty punished. He
addressed letters to Circuit Judges w.
$. Anderson and Scott Sayre. calling
their attention to the lynchings, and
urging them to hold special term of
their respective courts to bring the
lynchers to justice. He gave an in
terview in which he said:
81 believe that prompt trial by
courts of all rapists and assassins and
an earnest and prompt effort to bring
lynchers to justice will not only make
the law a terror to criminals, but also
those who disregard it by substituting
lynching for courts of justice
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
HAIL DRIFTS a FOOT DEEP.
The Price of Window Glass Likely to
Rise i'm Louisiana.
(Rv the ASSOCIATED Press.l

Welch, La, May 5.-A hail storm
here this afternoon lasted thirty min
utes and was SO thick that drifts
twelve inches deep were formed
against many buildings. All the glass
i'm a passenger train was broken,
about so per cent. of the windows of
residences and business houses here
were broken, and there were heavy
damages to goods. There were six
inches of water in the street. No
news has come from the country but
it is feared that there has been
very heavy loss to the rice farms.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
HANrMELL's WIRELESS SYSTEM.
Another Gold Mine Developed-A Dis
tinguished Guest from Italy.
Especial to News and observer.)

(Spec1al to News ana observer
Greensboro, n. c., May "a
Greensboro man, in the person of
Prof William Hammell, instructor Of
Science at the State Normal and In
dustrial college, has invented a Won
derfully simple and practical wireless
telegraphy system. 1t has been tested
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital at Bal
timore, and found to be perfect in
every respect in sending and receiving
messages. The wireless system will
be installed at the Normal college and
messages from one building to another
will be flashed back and forth through
walls doors and all other hindrances
to test the strength and efficiency of
the system.
Groome Brothers, who own valua-
BILE farm six miles from the city, near
Guilford college. and a short distance
from the Southern railways main line
and the branch line to Winston have
developed a gold mine. 1t is in the
neighborhood of the celebrated North
State mine. a four foot vein, the ore
of the free milling class and has been
pronounced by experts very rich I'm
der the direction of experienced gold
miners a shaft is being sunk, to extend
40 feet. It has now reached a depth
of 8 feet. Yesterday q pan full of
loose dirt taken at that depth was
"panned' and the sediments showed
the golden atoms so thick in the bot
tom that the owners lay awake all
night dreaming with open eyes of the
fortune that is in it.
Contractor w. c. Balm. against
whom the striking bricklayers aimed
their revolt, because he would not
adopt the union schedule of nine hours
per day has succeeded in getting q
full force of laborers, but is ready TO
employ more at the best wages.
St. Vincent Hospital.
The brick work Of the foundation OF
the new 100000 St Vincent Hospital
has just been completed ana the UNI
bers for the first floor are being put
in place. -
4 nine coach excursion will arrive
here from Wilkesboro tomorrow with
persons desiring to attend the Jones'
Stuart revival.
A letter received here yesterday
from Mrs. Battle states that DR.. j. L.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
JUNIORS PRESENT n BIDLE
State Treasurer B. Il. Lacy Was the
Orator of the Occasion.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Kinston, n. c., May 6.-Lenoir
Council No. rs, Junior order u. A. NJ,
today presented a Bible and tlas TO
the Kinston graded schools. The
was attended by appro-
pirate exercises on the school ground.
The Bible was presented by Rev. e.
H Davis, on the part of the Juniors
and accepted by Principal Wlngate
Underhill on behalf of the schools
The flag was presented by Mr.. Plato
Collins for the Juniors and accepted
by superintendent l.. G. Brogden for
the schools. State Treasurer B. X.
Lacy was the orator of the OCCASION
and his speech was greatly enjoyed
by a large audience.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
The Oklahoma Tornado.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Oklahoma City. Okla, May 5.-A
special from Bridgeport says tor
nado passed three miles west of that
place this afternoon, proceeding
northward. 1t is also reported that
Cordell was visited by a tornado and
that much property was destroyed
Wires are down west of Bridgeport
and rumorS cannot yet be verified
No loss of life has been reported. Eff
forts are being made to secure COM
munications with the sections visited
by the storm, all of which are in the
western portion of the territory.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
I'VE Dropped Out of the Skies
1Rv the Associated Press.l

Toxic, May 6.-(Noon.) beyond
the announcement that a japanese
force had effected a landing at an
unnamed place on the Liao Tung Pen
insula and the giving out of Admiral
Hosoya's report. the War Department
absolutely refuses to disclose the ma
ture of the plan of operations. General
Fukushima, of the general staff,
merely told the foreign correspondent
that on May 5th some strength of the
Japanese army bgean to land on the
LAO Tung Peninsula.
s"Where and what force?" asked
correspondents.
General Ful1ushina smiled.
East, West. North or South? ?" in
ouired a correspondent.
.'Out of the skies, from Heaven -
said General Fukushima.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
seventy Russians Killed.
lRv the Asociated Press

(By the Associated Pfess.)
Washington, May 6.-The State de-
partment has received cablegram
from United States Minister Griscom.
at Toxic, confirming the press report
of the landing of the japanese in the
Lao Tung peninsula, about forty miles
above Port Arthur. The location given
in the japanese dispatch is kinchau.
This is the narrowest point on the Pc
ninsula and consequently, the Minis
ter says, the railroad is practically
closed and the investment of Port Ar
thur has begun.
The Japanese legation has received
the following cablegram from Toxic,
under date of today:
General Kurol1i, commandant of
the first army corps, reports that on
May 3rd our mounted scouts after a
severe hand to hand fight near Feng
Cheng, drove back the Russians toward
Feng Huang Cheng. Chinese say that
ON May 1st. about 1000 infantry,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
INVESTED WITH
ZONE OF STEEL
Japanese Landing in Rear Of Port Arthur, Cut the
Wires, IsoIatng the Oriental Gibraltar
From the World.

posted on a hill east of Feng Huang
Cheng fired upon 300 comrades re-
treating from the Yalu, mstaking
them for the enemy. They wounded
100 and killed 20. The rest of the
body fed in disorder abandoning
commisary carts. A Russian officer
captured there states that the only
bodies which retreated in order on
May 1st were five or six infantry bat
talions and two artillery companies
Two hundred more Russians killed and
wounded were found in the field and
others are being discovered
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
A DEADLY BLAST
BURSTS ON TEXAS
Rumors that Many People
Have BeeL Killed.
WIRES BLOWN DOWN
The Roads are impossible and Relief
Parties Can Not Reach the Scene.
TornadOes are also Reported
in Oklahoma and
t0Mo
Iowa..
Cnv the Associated Press.> J

IBy Ihe AsSOcIdltu PTeSS.J
Fort Worth Texas, May "a spe-
cial to the Record from Cisco, Texas,
says:
1t is rumored here that many people
were killed and much property and
live stock were destroyed by tornado
just south of Moran, eighteen miles
north of here. Wires are down and it
is impossible to get particulars at this
time. Relief parties cannot start on
account of the impassability of the
roads.
At Mooreland, in Shackelford coun-
ty, several people are Known to have
been killed.
A tornado is also reported in Parker
county near Weatherford, with lives
lost.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
SWEEP OF TORNADOES.
One Passes Over Portion of Iowa,
the Other Visits Oklahoma.
(By the Associated Press }

Souix City. Ia, May 5.-A tornado
formed just east of Meriden on the
Illinois Central this afternoon. The
tornado struck Meriden, demolishing
q number of houses and barns. The
torrent of water which fell, washed
out considerable track. The storm
passed east, taking a few buildings in
its path. No person has been reported
seriously injured or killed. The storm
also struck Cherokee and demolished
few buildings there.
At Meriden the tornado swept a
path forty rods aide and a mile long,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
GRAHAM Is BOUND OVER.
All The Testimony in the Madison
County Murder Trial In.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and Observer
Asheville, N. c., May 6.-Horace e.
Graham, the young Southern Express
company employee, who was arrested
this week, charged with the embezzle-
ment of over $500, was given near
ing this Afternoon and bound over to
court i'm the sum of $500. The de-
Tense did not introduce any evidence
at all. Graham, who stoutly denies the
charges. is said to have secured ;he
money on c. O. ID. packages; that
where a collection of SIS was made
it is alleged that he changed the re-
turn figure to IS and embezzled the
remainder.
county murder trial has been given,
ana tba attorneys are engaged in max
ing their arguments. 1t is probable
the case will be concluded some time
tomorrow night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
Capt. James Young Dies Suddenly.
lsnecial to News and ObserverD

Especial to News and Observer.)
Henderson. N c., May 6.-Car: riG
James r. Young. agent of the South
ern railroad at Cleveland, n. c., was
found dead i'm his bed yesterday morn
ing. The body was brought here and
the funeral was held at the Church
of the Holy Innocents this afternoon
at 5 o'clock. He was a native of Hen
derson and has many relatives and
friends here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
(By the Associated Press.)

st. Petersburg, May 6.-10:05 p. m.
"A dispatch received tonight says
that Port Arthur is cut off from all
communication by land, the japanese
having disembarked their troops, oc-
cupied the road and cut the telegraph.
Vice Admiral Skrydloff, who is ell
route to Port Arthur to take command
of the naval forces in the Far East,
Will be unable to reach his destina-
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
A Flowing Oil Vein Struck.
(By the Associated Press.)

Knoxville Tenn, May Ga special
from jamestown, Tenn, says a flow
ing oil vein was struck yesterday
about four miles from Jamestown.
AT a depth of 700 feet oil began flow
ing at the rate of 500 barrels an hour,
and il continues to flow. Excitement
rungs high jamestown is in the
Kentucky-Tennessee oil belt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
To SUCCEED DIR. COGGINS.
The Trustees of the Atlantic Christian
College Hold d Meeting.
70 News and Observer.

WiISon n. c.. May 6.-The trustees
of the Atlantic Christian college held
a meeting yeste.' ~ afternoon to con-
slider a president to 81; sHc9aGl .,;.,, Dr' j. I
Coggins. who has resigned.
me i,,r,dergoing extensive rrps 'rs.
49,, 49, ,vben completed, will make it
~ mn, on.,,oi IF any in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
Death of Mrs. Charles Maxwell.

Especial to News and Observer
Asheboro, n. c., May Ga mes
sage mas reached here announcing the
death of Mrs. Charles Maxwell at her
home in Knoxville, Tenn She is the
oldest daughter of our townsman,
Mr.. w. j. league. Friends here are
much grieVed on account of her death.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07

with deadly weapon upon Master of
Transportation B. A. Newland, of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad.
Nj. Newland himself asked that par
don be granted. Engineer Meredith
resumed his run with the road today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
Negro Hanged for Murder.
IN the Associated Pross.l }

(By the Associated Press.)
Richmond Va, May 6.-Henry
Woodward, the negro convicted in
February of the murder of Frank Ia
Dor, a white man, at Pocahontas. De-
cember 26th, last, was hanged at Taze-
well todaY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
The Bladen Convention.

Especial to News and Observer)
Dublin, n. c., May G.-The time of
the county Democratic convention has
been changed, and instead of meeting
June Sth the people of Bladen will as
semble June End.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
,,oredith Resumes his Run.

=, - News and ObserVer)
topecIei n c., May 6.-The par
New pc pc George w. Meredith by
coming - ,vcoc1 yesterday, was one
Governor neral approval in this sec
that that mef Tr' eFM FMcredith was under sen
uon, tn'l a. M Mr, Ter, days in jail for assault
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
Southern League.

Birmingham, Ala, May 6.-After
eleven innings of rank playing, with a
man on third for Birmingham and
with only one man out, Deaver caught
a line hit off Matthews bat with two
fingers, threw Duffy out at third and
completed double play which game
Montgomery the game. Catch Clark,
of Montgomery. was fined SO by the
umpire for alleged offensive acts. At
tendancs 5000. Score: r. II. e.
b I'm CHM 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Is IL 1
M't'ry ...2 0 l 0 0 0 0 0 2-6 6 0
Batteries: Minahan and Matthews:
StultZ, Triton, Deaver and Clark.
AT New Orleans r. H. e.
Memphis 80 00020 0010-9 4
New Orleans 0013 *-6 13 .
Batteries: Stocksdale and Fritzie;
Brown and Fox.
At Nashville r. II e.
Nashville 20 0 2 0010 Is 8 5
Atlanta -. 1 2 o / 0 0 0 o. 7 q
Batteries: Herman and Fisher; Ely
and Lusky.
At Shreveport-Little Rock -Shreye-
port postponed; rain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
LANDING OF TROOPS

The Point on the Lao Tung Peninsula
Where This Was Effected is Not
Given. A Few Russians Belonging
to a Patrol Were Killed by Japanese
Shells. Report Of Heavy Loss In
flicted by the Muscovites on Their
Own Men Near the Yalu. A Mis-
take that Cost Seventy or More
Lives.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
National League.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PreSs.)
At Cincinnati r. H. f..
Cincinnati ..0020O2 203 81 8 0
st. Louis 20 90 l 3 0 0 0 0-4 6
Batteries: Ewing and Schlcy; Mich
OILS and Byers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
At Pittsburg-

Pittsburg 10000 O410 3 10 5
Philadelphia 0 OF 700 3-15 Is
Batteries: Miller, Cammibe, Smith
and Phelps; Fraser, DOOM and Roth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07
American League.

At Boston r. Fl. e.
Boston :. Il 013 0 0 SIS 8 0
New York 20 0 / 0 l o 0 o.
Batteries: Tannehill and Farrell;
Hughes and Mcguire.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07

At Cleveland r. II. e.
Cleceland 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 *-3 i
Detroit 20 0 90 l 0 0 0-1 !
Batteries: Donahue and Bemis;
Stovall and Wood.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07

At Chicago II. II. e
Chicago g 100000 0-3 g 3
st Louis 20 0 0 0 l 0 2 0 2-5 8 3
Batteries: Flaherty and Sullivan;
Sievers and Sugden.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-07

At Philadelphia r. II. e.
Washington 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 l. 6 10 2
Philadelphia 0 5 0 0 1 / 4 *-1G % 4
Batteries: Patton, Mason and Drill;
Henley and Scheik.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
COURT REJECTS
MANY BALLOTS
Votes Cast in Four Pre-
cincts in Denver Thrown
Out by the Chief Justice
ADAMS MAY BE LOSER
Decision Gives Republicans
a Solid Delegation From
the Capital Of Colorado

DENVER, Dec. 17.-Chief Justice
Gabbert to-day announced the decision
of the Supreme Court to throw out the
entire vote of three precincts of Ward
Five and one precinct of Ward Seven
at the late election on the ground that
gross frauds were committed in direct
violation of the injunction served upon
the election officials. Judge Campbell
concurred in the decision, but Judge
Steele dissented, saying that only the
illegal votes, which had been identified,
should be rejected and that the legal
votes should be counted. The decision
does not affect the votes for President
and Congressman, which had already
been counted with the permission of the
court
Through the action of the court in
excluding five Denver precincts from
the abstract of returns to date the Re
publicans will secure a solid delegation
in the Legislature from the city of
Denver and county of Arapahoe and
Will obtain control of both branches of
the Legislature, which canvasses the
vote for State officers. On the face of
the returns Alva Adams, Democratic
candidate Tor Governor, mad plurallty
of about 11,000. but the Republican
managers claim that when all fraudu-
lent votes are eliminated Governor Pea
body will have a plurality and will be
reseated.
Joseph W. Ray, an election judge,
who is serving a sentence of six months
in jail for contempt of court, received
word to-day that his aged father, A.
NJ. Ray, dropped dead at his home in
McLainsborough, H., after reading a
letter from his son giving a complete
account of the circumstances leading to
his incarceration.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
MAKE A PLEA
FOR OUR SHIPS

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Some Ques-
tions relating to the construction OF the
Panama canal were brought to the at
tention of President Roosevelt to-day.
Representatives Humphrey and Jones
of Washington called at the White
House to lodge a protest with the Pres
ident against the shipping of lumber
from the Puget Sound territory TO the
canal zone in German vessels. The
President was informed that the Canal
Commission had made contract In
Washington for three million feet OF
lumber, and that all this lumber was
to be shipped to the canal strip in
German bottoms, to the absolute exclu-
sion of American vessels, which were
living in Puget Sound waiting for bust
ness.
Representative Humphrey, who is a
member of the Merchant Marine Com
mission, told the President that forty
American ships were lying idle in the
waters of Washington. while the Ger
man ships were carrying the lumber 70
Panama. Bids had been submitted by
both American and German vessel
owners. They did not vary materially
as to price, but the German vessels
were willing to carry the lumber in
broken cargoes, while the American
vessels wanted full cargoes. The con-
tract had been awarded to the German
ships of the Cosmos Steamship line.
The Presidents callers felt that the
awarding of the contract to German
vessels was a discrimination against
American shipping. which ought not to
be sanctioned. The President prom
ised to look into the subject.
Later in the day Admiral Walker,
president of the Panama Canal Com
mission, called on the President and
told him that the commission had made
it's contract with the Belgium Bay
Lumber Company for delivery on the
canal strip. and that the commission
had nothing whatever to do with the
contract made for shipping the lumber
from Puget Sound to Panama.