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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
The Attack by Keller.
(By the Associated Press.

Lao Yang, Wednesday, July 20
delayed in transmission )-The Rus
sian eastern army today attacked the
Japanese on the other side of the val
ley of the Liao river. Lieutenant Gen
eral Count Keller, after hard fight.
compelled the Japanese to retreat with
great loss.
General Herschelman July 10 had a
successful engagement, forcing the
Japanese rapidly to retreat on their
main force.
The Russian losses were 200 men
killed or wounded
Bands of Chinese bandits have ap-
peared in this neighborhood. They at
tack the Russian sentries. 1t is re-
ported that General Kuroki is suffer-
ing from malaria and that he follows
his army in a litter.
General Oku, it is rumored, has re-
sumed his advance beyond Kaichou
The Russians are expecting a battle
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Incidents of the Fort Worth Strike.
(By the Associated Press.)

Fort Worth, Texas, July 21.-The
local stock yards situation is very
quiet. The strikers were barred out
of the grounds of the packing plants
today and guards stationed at the
entrance with orders to admit no
visitors, and no one seeking employ
ment. The packers announced that
they had all the hep they needdd A
committee from the strikers was de-
MED admission. the packers notifying
them that they might be received
Friday morning.
After the repulse the strikers an
nounced they would not apply for
work tomorrow. II is not known
what will be the move of the strikers.
Killing operators are increasing
and the packers are buying nearly the
normal amount of cattle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Pool Room Wires Again Throb.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, July 21-With a
telegraph instrument installed and
with a bold operator in charge. the
leading pool room here today re-
sumed full descriptions of the races.
the service being identical with that
furnished prior to the day last May,
when the Western Union gave orders
for it's wires to be taken from all
the pool rooms in the county. l.
was claimed by the pool room owners
that the service was better than they
ever had before.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
THE TWENTY-S|XTH
Democratic National Com
mittee Meets at the
Hoffman House.
(By the Associated Press.)

St Louis, July 21.--James *. Jones.
of Arkansas. chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, who is in
st. Louis. today issued the following:
Under the authority of the Demo-
cratic National Convention. / hereby
call the Democratic National Commit
tee to meet at the Hoffman, HocSe
New York city, on Tuesday, July 26th
at noon, for the purpose of organizing
and transacting such business as may
come before the committee"
(Signed.) JAMES K. JONES'"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
NOT YET CONFIRM ED
Another Report Says That General
Keller Attacks the Japanese and
Forces Them to Retreat---The Point
at Which the Mikado's Troops
Pierce the Russian Lines is Said
to be Between the Positions of Gen.
erals Keller and Rennenkampff.
fRv the Associated Press )

Liao-Yang, July 20.-(Delayed in
transmission.)- was received
from Ia Tche Kiao yesterday that the
Japanese had broken through the Rus
sian left flank between Lieutenant
General Keller's position and that OF
General Rennenkampff and that they
were marching on Mukden. The ru-
mors to this effect are persistent, but
there is no official confirmation OF
them,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Manglcd Between Cars.
Special to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer)
Richmond, Va, July 21.--William
I. Hobgood, brakeman, was caught
between two cars on the yards of the
Seaboard Air Line last night about
1880 and fatally injured. Hobgood
was in the act of coupling two cars
when he was mashed between them
His recovery in doubted.
Mr. Hobgood had been in the en-
ployment of the company for about
three months, and is originally from
Granville county, North Carolina
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
MERGER OF BANKS.
John Shelton Williams President of
the New Institution.
(By the Associated Press,

Richmond, Va, July 21.-The Rich
mond Safe Deposit Company and the
Metropolitan Bank here were merged
today and will hereafter do business
under the names of the Bank of Rich
mond. John Shelton Williams is
president of the institution, and T. K.
Sands is cashier. The capital of the
new bank is. $75O,0O0.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
A Few japanese Bayoneted.
dBy the Assoeiated press.l

(By the Associated Press.)
ST. Petersburg, July 21.-General
Kuropatkin in a dispatch to the En-
peror July 20, says that there has been
no change in his sphere of operations.
Last night" the dispatch says, our
sharpshooters and Cossacks surprised
d Japanese outpost at the village of
KhudianZa ten miles southeast of TX
havuan. Twenty-one of the japanese
were bayoneted. Those who escaped
were fired upon by mistake by the Jap
anese, who came to their assistance"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Tax on Stenlmed Tobacco.
(By the Associated Press

Washington, July 1.-Ambassador
Choate has cablad the State Depart
ment that the recent action of the
British government regarding the tax
on stemmed tobacco in bond and on
tobacco in transit from the United
States to England, has settled the
matter for the present.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
A Great Fire Raging.
fBv the Associated press ,

Portland, Maine, July 21.-A fire
which broke out in the storehouse of
Twitchell Champlin company tonight
has grown so serious that all avail
able apparatus has been called out.
1t is one of the most extensive whole
sale concerns in the grocery business
in New England and the loss will be
ha9VV
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
The Malacca Leaves Port.
(By the Associated Press )

(By the Associated Press
Port Said, July 21.-The peninsula
and Oriental steamer Malacca which
was arrested by the Russians in the
Red Sea a week ago on charge that
she had on board articles of war, and
which arrived Tuesday, left this port
today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Fell Hundred and Fifty Feet.
(By the Associated Press. }

Kingston, N. Y, July 21.-Joseph
Weber, 35 years old. of Richmond,
Va, employed in rebuilding the new
West Shore bridge over Rondout
Creek, fell from the bridge today a
distance of $50 feet and was almost
instantly killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
WAR! TO ARMS!
THE BRITISH CRY
EnqIands Honor Demands the Unsheathing OF
the Sword Unless Russia Makes Swift and
Full Reparation.

nual appropriation to the thirty-si1
companies in North Carolina, includ-
ing the Fayetteville company; alsc
regimental and brigade headquarters
and the three bands. The companies
receive $50 each; the regimental and
brigade headquarters SIS each an6
the bands $75 EACH
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
NEW BANK AT LUMBERTON.
The First National Organized-Fo Bc'
gin Business Mid-September.
Especial to News and Observ

(Special to News and Observer
Lumberton, N. c., July 21.-Th%
First National Bank of LumbertoL
was organized with capital stock o.
$4,000.
The officers are: r. S. Lawrence
president; T. l.. Northrop, vice-pre5l-
dent; H. NJ. McAllister. cashier.
The directors are: A. H. Mcleod, J.
w. Ward, w p. Barker I. l.. Nor
throp, j. A. McAllister. r. G. Law
renee and Thos. Gresham.
The bank will open for business
September 18th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Mr.. David SummcrIin Dead.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer)
Goldsboro n. c., July 21-Mr.
David Summerlin, q prominent farmer
of Mt. Olive, passed away yesterday.
His funeral was held today and the
lnterment made in the family bury
ing ground this afternoon He leaves
one daughter, Mrs. Bette Smith; one
son, Mr.. Chas. Summerlin, of Nor
folk, Va. He was siXty-seven years
of age
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Payments to State Soldiers.

Especial to News and Observero
Wilmington, n. c., July 21.-Col,
walker Taylor, paymaster general of
the North Carolina National Guard,
has mailed checks covering semi-an-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
A DEFICIT YAWNS
Rampant Rough Riderism
Wings s19,ooo,oOo
in Twenty Days.
Especial to The Worldly

Washington, July 20.-Just twenty
days of the present fiscal year and
month have passed, yet the figures
ed s19,11O,260 more than it has taken
in and that the working balance in the
Treasury is less than $27 100000.
The new fiscal year began on July /.
The deficit of more than $40,000,000
with which the last year closed was
declared by Republican leaders to be
due wholly to the acquisition of the
Panama canal at an expense of $780,
OGO, 900 and to loan of 100000 to
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
For the twenty days of the new fiscal
year the expenditures have amounted
to SAT, $4,000, and the receipts have
been only $28,729,719. There have
been no expenditures except those con-
nected with the actual running ex-
pense incident to the operations of the
government and to extravagant ap-
propriations.
For the first twenty days of July last
year the total receipts were $31,24S,-
556, and the total expenditures $685.
10000 So far this fiscal year, there
fore. the expenditures exceed the same
period of the last fiscal year by close
to 100000.
1t Will bC IlOllCeu llldl Dul d SIildll
part of the large increase in the de-
ficit is due to a falling off in receipts
for the month, the total income UP to
date this fiscal year being $2S, 729, ,719,
as against s31,24S,556 one year ago.
With steadily increasing income
and rapidly increasing expenditures
there is promise for the coming fiscal
year of a serious deficit in just the or
dinary running expenses.
1t is said that Secretary Shaw is by
nc means satisfied with the situation,
and is confronted with the prospect of
having to call on national bank depos-
itaries for some of the money placed
with them at time when the Treas
ury had so much money it did not
know what to do with it. The actual
working balance of the Treasury-that
is, the amount contained within the
Treasury proper, was today less than
$27 900, ,00O-the lowest sum in seven
years. Tt has for many years been q
tradition of the Treasury that the
actual working balance should not fall
below $50, 900, 900.
That he might keep his balance
somewhere near $50.00O,000, Secre-
tary Shaw a few months ago called
upon national banks for government
funds on deposit with them, and col
lected altogether more than $50,00O,-
600. Now that the balance is far 4
low what it was two months ago.
Secretary Shaw hesitates to make a
call, because it will reveal to the peo-
pie the fact that the administration
is every day running behind it's in
come, and, is steadily using up the
surplus
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Banks Have S11i,OOO.O 900.

There is on deposit with national
banks about $114,064,476 belonging to
the government, while in the treasury
proper there is less than $4,000, 600
to meet the deficit that is daily piling
up, and that is liable to continue to
increase for six weeks before the RI
ceipts and expenditures reach any
thing like a daily balance.
If Secretary Shaw should call on
the bankers they would quickly COM
prehend the situation when they as-'
certained that the treasury was daily
consuming its surplus in meeting -the
ordinary expenses of the governments
instead of depending upon it's income.
For political reasons there will be no
call on the banks now, and the time
honorcd tradition about keeping at
least $50, 100000 in the treasury wiz
be knocked silly by a Republican ad-
ministration.
1t is probable the actual working
balance may get as low as 5,G00,-
600 between now and September =,
but Secretary Shaw will, if possible
wait until after election to make q
call on the banks. AT the same time,
he cannot disguise the enormous rur.
ming expenses and the big deficit that
is piling up.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
A Russian Reconnaissance.
(By the Associated Press.)

Lao Yang, July 2O.-(Delayed in
transmission. General Herschelman
yesterday successfully effected recon-
noissance in force in the division of
Sikeyan, discovering large forces OF
japanese. He held his position until
evening and then retired with slight
loss
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22

When an old man proposes to a girl
it is up to him to la" his heart at
her feet and his checkbook in her
hand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Leads all North Carolina Dailes i'm News Circulation
NO REPLY YET
Governor Aycock Waiting
Word From Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce.

The action of the Wilmington Cham
Der of Commerce on Wednesday after
noon in passing resolutions severe
ly criticising the Governor for not pub
fishing the report of the sub-commit-
tee of the State Guard which was ap-
pointed to visit and report on encamp-
ment sites offered, with recommends
tions, created deal of talk and some
indignation here yesterday.
The committee, which consisted of
Gen. j. T. Armfield and Colonels Bra
gaw and Craige, visited both Wrights-
vile and Morehead City, the two sites
suggested, and made their report, fol-
lowing which the Governor named
Morehead as the place of the encamp-
ment.
Wilmington which took an earnest
interest in the matter, sent q special
committee to Raleigh to urge its
claims, composed of Col. Walker Tay-
lor and Capt. j. Van B. Metts and w.
+. Robertson.
After Morehead had been selected,
the Wilmingtonians set about finding
out the contents of the report of the
subcommittee appointed to examine
sites, and after several letters to the Ad-
jutant General requesting a copy of the
same, they heard at length that the
Governor had declined to permit it's
publication.
1t was following the receipt of this
meeting that the Chamber of Com
merce met to receive the report of the
Wilmington committee and passed the
hot resolutions, which We're printed in
Wilmington special yesterday morn
ing. In addition to the resolutions.
which declared that the report was
public property, that it dealt with the
advantages of Wrightsville and that
the citizens of Wilmington had the
right to know it's contents; that in Sc
lecting Morehead and Withholding the
report the Governor lays himself open
to the suspicion of conserving the in
terests of Morehead City at the eX-
pense of the welfare of the State
Guard; and, third, a sarcastic request
of the Governor for information as to
the superior advantages of Morehead
over WrightSville, several speeches
were made to the resolutions in which
it was freely intimated that the
report of the subcommittee had been
favorable to Wrightsville and that the
Governor had used an arbitrary power
in the selection made for partial reas-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
The Reason of the Thing.

Thoughtful people here who have
considered the matter are inclined to
censure the action of the Chamber of
Commerce and the resolutions passed
and speeches made on the ground that
the selection of a site for the encamp-
ment is a matter entirely within the
discretion of the Governor. A man,
they say, with less idea of fair play,
would not have taken the trouble to
have rival claims presented to a mill
tary board, much less to appoint a sub
committee to report to him with their
recommendations; that the Governor
did these things before deciding a mat
ter that was entirely under his control
is the best refutation of the charge
that he acted through bias of either
personal or an official character.
In matters of discretion, while a
careful man will inform himself of the
facts before exercising the power, he
would stultify himself by giving reas-
ons for his action or by basing it upon
the specific recommendation of any
person or persons. If person having
discretion should be compelled even
to follow the advice that he obtained,
the discretion would not remain. So
clearly is this principle recognized in
law that where judge, in the exercise
or discretionary power, bases his de-
cision on a false reason or refuses to
exercise the power for the reason that
ne doesn't have it, there is ground for
a new trial.
In addition to all this, the Cover
nors friends say that it is easy to con-
celve why he should refuse to give out
report which could under the cir
cumstances be nothing more than re-
eommendatory document; that a re-
communication is made more frankly
when it is made confidentially and
that, the power being his, the Cover
nor is both right and honest to shoul-
der the decision of a mooted question
himself, rather than to throw the bur-
den on others who were called on as
purely advisory parties.
No one as yet knows the Cover
nor's exact views and the above are
only surmiseS thrown out by interested
persons. If the Chamber of Commerce
desires a frank statement, it has only
TO communicate it's resolutions to the
Governor and, as stated above, it will
get it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-22
Awaits Official Communication.

Governor Aycock, when seen yes
terday and asked for statement, re-
piled that he had nothing to say at
this time and would say nothing for
publication until he had heard direct
ly from the Chamber of Commerce,
when he would plainly state his posi-
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
The Senatorship.

One iof the first duties that will de-
volve upon the legislature is the election
of United States senator. The present
senator, Moses f. Clapp, is candidate
for reelection, but the opposition to his
candidacy has become somewhat strenu
GUS, notwithstanding his claim that he
has enough votes to insure his success
Judge Gilfillan of Minneapolis is in the
fight and indications point to the en-
trance in the field in the near future of
Frank Kellogg of st. Paul. Mr.. Kellogg
has not announced that he is candi-
date, neither has he denied that he
might become .one. He appears to be
sizing up the situation. Minneapolis and
st. Paul are strongly jealous of each
other, and neither cityhdoes not want
the other to gain an advantage when it
comes to the matter of distributing the
more important positions national and
state Minneapolis basis its claim for
the senatorship on the fact that it has
not been favored in this respect for
number of years while st. Paul has had
a senator continuously for the past
twenty years or more. At all events
the contest is likely to assume an in
teresting phase. yj-i,a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Broad Life of the Farmers.

Must the farmer confne himself to
only? Must his time be spent in dull
routine, umenlivened by those higher at
tributes which sweeten and bless all
life? These are questions asked by The
New York Tribune. By no means. He
must think along other lines. He will
be student of national and state econ
omics. Upon him rests the destiny of
this great republic. He must answer the
question as to whether or not it is to
be simply an experiment. The pages of
our history are open to him.
Our forefathers builded better than
they knew when they founded this repub-
lie. With each state mistress of her
own affairs, there comes a duty to every
citizen which he may not ignore except
at his peril. We should not be content
to study the financial questions alone;
we have other duties than that. Much
the prosperity of people depends upon
their moral sentiments and character.
The formation of public opinion lies
largely with our rural population, and
should demand a full share of our at
tention. 1t should be our constant
study to teach the young that worth
alone will win; that it is better to be
something than to have great deal of
property; that increased opportunities
bring increased duties; that education is
obtained, not for the purpose of avoid
ing labor, but to increase capacity for
labor; that it is only the means to an
end
The. farms of the country are the
best possible places to teach these prin-
ciples, They are the fountains, pure and
sparkling, from which flow the many
rills and rivulets which unite in the
great river, our nation, As our young
people graduate from these farm homes,
may they go out to build for themselves
other homes, filled with profound sense
of the worth of high moral sentiment
and character. May they be earnest,
honest, Industrious, faithful to the true
principles of right and justice, patriotic
and lovers of home. Then shall the true
purposes of life be fulfilled, the great
. ID.
est good come to us all
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Primary Election Laws.

The Minneapolis Journal does not like
the petition, feature. of the new primary
election law recently adopted by the
people of Wisconsin, and if what The
Journal says is true of the experience
the citizens of Minneapolis had with
petitions, it is, not to be wondered at
that The Journal puts in a protest. I'm
der the present law relating to primary
elections in Minnesota candidates can
be placed on, the, official ballot by pc
tition, but outside the large cities this
practice is not INDUCED in to any great
extent One excellent feature of the
law prevents candidates defeated for
nomination at, the, primaries from getting
before the people on the election ballot
by petition, -.
There; has. been considerable discussion
in this state, relative to the hestitancy
on the part of men to vote at primary
elections because they are forced to de-
clare their political affiliations. The
Free Press does, not hold to the opinion
that many others do that large per-
centage of the voters refrain from exer-
cising theiro privilege at the primaries
owing to this provision of the law. Yet
there are men who are sensitive on this
point, and they~keep clear of the pri-
maries rather than let their fellows
know whaksparty ticket they vote. In
this respect the Wisconsin law is super
ior to that of Minnesota The voter is
allowed to take into the voting booth
the ballot of each party. He can, UNI
der secrecy, vote; whatever ticket he sees
tit. 1.-The worldhis none the wiser. If
possible, there should be. some provision
made in Mihneseta's law to prevent men
OF one party voting the primary election
ballot ofAanother paftg.AThere are men
who vote to assfstoin the nomination of
a weak candidate Eof 5one party in the
hope of securihgsGiss defeat at the gen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Those B. of T. Resolutions.

G. l.. Benedict, chairman, and Leslie
McCleary, secretary, of the republican
committee, appeared before
the Board of Trade this morning and at
tempted to hypnotic that body into
passing resolutions which would white
wash their actions in sending out cam
paign circulars purporting to have been
sanctioned by the board. 1t can be
said to the credit of the board that
it did not adopt the resolutions, but laid
them over until the next meeting. The
Free Press would like Messrs. Benedict
and McCleary to answer this question:
Who gave the committee authority to
use Board of Trade stationery upon
which was printed the deliberate false
hood that catalogue houses had contri-
buted money in the hope of defeating
Representative McCleary for renomina-
ton?
The columns of The Free Press are
open to these gentlemen whenever they
desire to make public an answer to the
above query.
The fact is these two political man
ayers have been caught in petty polit-
ical trick, and they have again at
tempted to use the Board of Trade to
gloss over the act which received such a
vigorous condemnation at previous
meeting. 1t is to be hoped that the
board shall not be further used as tool
by these politicians.