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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
international Y. IA. c. A.

Buffalo. Fourteen hundred
delegates. including many prominent in
al, walks OF life. assembled here Wed
ne sday TO take part In the thirty NTH
International convention OF the Young
Mems Christihn Association OF North
America. Two sessions we're held to-
day. at which the delegates were vel
coined TO the city and permanent or
gsnIzation vas effected under the pres
ident Of the board OF CON missioners Of
the District OF Columbia. This evening
the delegates attended q banquet In
convention hall at which ] 800 persons
were present The following letter Of
regret from President Roosevelt was
read:
White House. Washington. ID. C.. May
8. 1904.
MY Dear Sir: II is . matter OF sin
cere regret to me that am not able
10 be present at the international meet
ing Of the Young Mems Christian Ak
sociation. | believe with al my hesrt
n your work. for you have not con-
fned yourselves merely 10 talking
about what could he accomplished. bu.
have striven In practical fashion TO
realize IL some degree on this earth
the ideals OF Christianity. I feel that
every Young Mems Christian Associz-
tion throughout this land 10 valu-
able adjunct to good citizenship.
With my best wishes. believe me.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
ITO the President Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
International Convention"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
THE MILL men MEET
laesfsasi ssiheriss u xsssfs<isf'
efs 10 vasliassss City
EXIslIsG CONDITIONS plxusap
prss.csss hssth's Asslyss 81 ths SIT
SssIsn-rns A.eh efs<s 81 es~
cetssa ard Small Rsssrns fer ire
Manufactures preeu<s

wastiaEtes. sp<sisI-Tes America
costoa Manufacturers Association re-
sBmed here Wednesday tos its eighth
snnus, sessioa- The mesting. are sstsk
held iE the banquet hall Of the Airing
ten Hotel. and ~in las, t~o dsy.
About .vo members o. the assoeis-
t!oR we're present The proxrsmms o'
the morn!nS session includsa addresses
b. " c. Heath. of Monroe. y. C. pres
Icent OF the soclaiIoe Secretary Cor
telyou. os the Department Of Com
reree and Labor: r. NJ Miller. Js.. G.
Charlotte. \. C: Prof. n c. carpen-
ter. OF Ithaca. y. Y. and J " Nor
wood, OF Greensiile. 3. G.
President Roosevelt 10 To receive The
members OF the association al The
White House.
President Heath in his adsres, said
the most serious coaditIon now CON
fronting the cotton manufacturers 1.
the high price OF the raw cotton.
coupled with the smali returns for the
manufactured pr6auct The manusac-
turers are largely responsible for ihIs
condition. he said. When the prle. OF
raw cotton began to 90 up recentiy.
they had told their customers that The
Increase was due TO speculation and
manipulation. This he asserted wss
not the case. The high psIee OF raw
| cotton was due solely % q response fo
the law OF supply and demand. The
scarcity of farm laborers in the South.
cue 10 the migration Of the negro 10
the cities. in one OF the serious eondI-
tons 10 be met To meet II the immi-
grafton OF Italian and other foreign
farm labor will have tn be encouraged.
| Touching on the labor problem. Ar.
| Heath asserted that while the Tignt az
lsbo. TO organize was not questioned.
neither should the right Of capital to
combine be questioned. The power os
labor organizations. he said. Was being
| put at present time 10 dangerous ukst
| II was menacing Individual rights: 4,
~ss even asking the government In AZ
the hours cf labor. These develop
ments. he concluded. threatened the
very principles Of the government
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
The Next Cotton Crop.

Washington, Special.-The Depart
ment of Agriculture is making elabo-
rate arrangements for its report on the
acreage and condition of the cotton
crop On May 26, the condition of cotton
on June %, and for reports on other
,,ops for July and June. A large num-
ber of correspondents will send IN de,
,ailed reports on the cotton acreage ana
condition on May 26th, greatest care,
especially for acreage. and to base tnelr
opinion on inquiries as well as upon
observation and to avoid underesumat-
ing or over-estimating this years crop
The acreage will be expressed IN the
form of a percentage of last year
acreage, as in previous years. Inc COT
ION schedule for June % will De con
-erned solely with the condition OF the
cotton crop or that date.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19

The Synod Adjourns After a Profitable
Session.

Salisbury, Specialize North Caro-
lima Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
which has been holding its annual ses-
sion at Christiana church. seven miles
from here. was adjourned Sunday at
y clock by Rev. DR.. George II. Cox.
its president The morning session
was taken up in the ordination Of
Messrs. George II. l.. Lingle. c. X.
Cress and E. p. Conrad. A magnifi-
cent sermon, appropriate TO the ser
vices. was preached by the Rev. DR..
j. A. Morehead. president Of Roanoke
tVa) College. DIR. Morehead too his
text from st. fau!'s second epistle TO
the Corinthians. 4th chapter and 5th
verse: For we preach not ourselves,
but Christ Jesus as Lord and ourselves
as your servants for Jesus sake" Al
ter DR. Morehead's sermon, which was
only 80 minutes long. the ordination
took place. Rev. DR.. Cox, Rev. Messrs.
J. II. Wilson, c. B. Miller, n. ID. Bodie,
Y. Y. Boozer and F.. NJ. Harr assisted
ir il. The tremendous congregation
could not nearly be seated and Rev.
Mr.. Boight held service in the open
air After dinner, Rev. \. b. Bodie
was installed as pastor of the church
in which the Synod was held. The
proposition to consolidate the North
Carolina and the Tennessee Synods
received no action at this meeting.
Had this been accomplished the
strength Of the Synod would nave
been almost doubled.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
NEWS 1uRoueleuI Tue COUNTRY


After various attempts TO hold to-
ge;her the Italian settlement at Ssw
Palermo 3s nii~e north Of Mobile. Ala
IL has gone to pisces. The leader, sal
vadore Comriio ponpanslli. IL said 10
have iefs. The coionls,s are from Sss
York and other Eastern elties and are
IT, need os asz.tsnce.
The hattieship Missouri steamed In'e
Hampton Roads Tuesday afternoon af
2 O'Clock and half an hour later drop
ped anchor there. Last nigh, Cspsaln
Cowles came ashore and met bis wtFe
and child. The Missouri wiii be docked
st the shipysrds 10 receive whatever
repairs are needed.
IL Is reported from Mexico City tha,
last week over a million silver dollars
were shipped from here fo Japan via
San Francisco. Japan paying a small
premium over the London quotation TOT
dollars
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Miss Barton ResiQns.

Washington, Special.-Miss Clara
Barton resigned the presidency or the
American Red Cross and was succeed
ed bv Mrs. General John A. Logan,
who has heretofore occupied the of
flee of vice president of the assocla-
ton. The ceremony occurred at MRS.
Logan's residence and was paruclpa.
ted in by Miss Barton, Mrs. Logan ana
members of the executive committee
OF the Red Cross. Miss Bartons let
ter of resignation was a partial re-
view of the work of the organization.
In addition to many individual express
sions of regret the executive commit
tee united in letter to Miss. Barton
paying tribute to her services in be-
half of the Red Cross.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
4 Permanent Organization Effected
A Petition Asking the Southern and
Northern Branches 70 Gene To-
eether in Behalf Of the hesre Ex'
peeted TO Raise q 6reexe.

Nashville. Special when the
Southern Baptist Convention was
called 10 order At the Tabernacle BY
President James p. Eagle. ISt. dele
gates were In their seats.
The FIRST business was the enecting
of permanent organization. and
President Eagle was elected. The
same honor was conferred upon See
retary Lansing Burrows and o. F.
Gregory and on G. W Norton, treas
urer, and w p. Harvey. auditor. The
vote on vice president was announced
at the afternoon session. the following
being chosen:
John W. Thomas, Nashville. Tenn.
c. b. Willingham. Macon. Ga; c. w
Stephens Columbia. Mo; Robert c.
Buckner, Dallas, Tex. A petition in.
troduced at the morning session by
Virginia delegates may cause
breeze in the convention. The utter
ior object seems 10 be for Southern
and Northern white Baptists to come
tOSetueT tld "Oih ahS hNea
as we'll as to bring the Northern and
Southern branches OF the Church
closer together.
It is said, however that there is
a strong sentiment in the Convention
opposed to the purpose OF the Vir'
ginia delegates to refer the negro
question to a committee TO be ap
pointed at this session, and to re
port at the next.
The afternoon session of the Con
vention was devoted TO hearing OF
reports The Sunday school board
| report shows the largest annual re
ceipts in it's history, the 100000
mark being passed.
| The Home Mission Boards report
shows receipts Of $125,S50 for the
| year. The Foreign Mission Boart
| reported contributions OF $247,6
| The annual convention sermon wa:
delivered tonight. Routine business
occupied the remainder of the nigh
| session
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Tar Heel Topics.

The steam bric,, plant of Homewood
Z BRYANT. located just outside the cor
porate limits of Burlington. will begin
operations in a few days This is one
CT the most complete and up-to-date
brick plants in the State and has
daily capacity of 10000 brick. The
firm has already orders for the entire
ontrnt for several weeks in advance
The company has q acres Of very fine
clay and is admirably located. The
business outlook is most fiatterlng.
A charter is granted the Wise Gran
ite Company. of Warren county, }. X
Paschall and others stockholders, cap
ital stock $4,000.
A charter is granted the Salisbury
Hosiery Co.. capital stock $50, 600, S.
H. Wiley and r. H. Conklin being the
principal stockholders.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Thieves Steal Whiskey.

Spencer. Special.-It is learned that
thieves broke into a box car on the
Southern wards here a few days ago
and stole a whole barrel OF whlskey.
rolling the same cut on the ground,
knocking the head out and carrying
the contents to their homes in buck
cts. 1t is said that parties who wit
messed the robbery-in open daylight
are afraid to report the guilty per-
sens. though they are we'll known. A
gentleman who is in a position to
know expresses the opinion that one
or two men are getting rich Off OF the
large amount OF goods which are be-
ing stolen almost constantly from the
Southern at this point, but it is ex-
tremely difficult, it is claimed. to get
Sufficient evidence to convict in the
courts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Wilmington happenings.

Secretary O. the Navy Moody arrived
At Havana.
Formal steps are being taken st
Washington 10 recognize the Morales
Government in Santo Domingo.
The trial OF James y. Tyner and
Harrison J. Barrett In connection with
the postofice investigation vas re-
sumed.
The Court OF Claims upheld the col
lection OF duty on goods sent from this
country TO the Philippines during the
military administration. thus saving
the Government about s. geo 600.
Secretary Shaw held conference
with J. p. Morgans partners TO arrange
the final details Of the Panama canal
payments.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Official Report.

st. Petersburg, By Cable.-Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
official dispatch from General kuro-
ratkin:
AT dawn May II. the japanese be-
gan to emerge from Feng-Wang-Cheng
On the Lao Yang road. The advance
guard marching towards Suelichen con-
sisted of a regiment of infantry, four
guns and a regiment of cavalry. Suel-
ichen was held by troop of Cossacks
acting as a screen while the Chansilin
Qcflc was occupied by two sotnlas.
Two companies of Japanese marched
on Chansilin and another company ad-
IanCed on Suelichen, turning our right
flank.
The COssacks then retired, still
keeping the enemy back with their fire,
first upon the Fang-Tien defile and fin
ally towards the defile in the neigh
Dorhood of the village of Ehumynzo,
where they took up a position.
The captain Of the sotnia, Dewahu,
was wounded and two COssacks were
killed
"kuan Dian San (Kwan Tien Sien)
was evacuated May 10 by the enemy
and occupied by our Cossacks.
"Roconnoisances failed to discover
the presence of the Japanese in the
valley of the Tsacheo. 81 miles south
west of Gaimadza. (Samatzi or Sal
Mah-ki?)
"On May 9th and 10th, the enemy
biyouacks were seen in the valley o
the river Unsianheo, near the villag
Taindza. 1s miles east of Ein-Yen AM
at Sedzkhedze. at the confluence Of tn
Tayang and Sedzi rivers. On the morn
ing OF May 10th, a Japanese infantr
detachment. about 10000 strong, wit
from so TO so guns, which concentrate
al Salitszaipudz started towards ST
Yen.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
ro Ei1ht Yellow Fever.

Mexico City, Mexico, Special lie
sunericr board of health will enter at
once upon an active campaign to pre-
vent another outbreak of yellow FEVER
on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where
a large number of Americans are en-
gagged in managing plantations. Inc
cost Of this work will be about $780,
600. which has been appropriated by
the Federal government. One new case
of yellow fever is reported at Vera
cruz The local sanitary authorities
arc disinfecting houses and water res
ervoirs yellow fever has re-appeared
o+ Merida, where there are now eight
natients at the hospital.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Miscellaneous Doines.

1t is denied that there is danger Of a
rising in Haiti.
American fnanciers agreed TO take
one-half the japanese loan Of $50. .000.-
Geo. the British taking the other half.
Maurus Jokai, the Hungarian nov
elist, died at Budapest.
General Kashtalinsky reported ofii-
cially that his losses IN the battle OF
Sunday last were over 1000.
The Venezuelan Congress conferred
dictatorial powers on President Castro
for one year.
The Davis bakery. at Norfolk. was
operated under guard.
The Railway Auditors Association is
IN session at Old Point.
Peru agreed to evacuata the disputed
territory in Acre pending a settlement
with Brazil.
The late Solomon Loeb left about
500, 900 to charitable and educational
institutions, mostly Hebrew.
II was stated railway earnings bad
decreased $4,000. 900 since April ], al
compared with last year. and the roaos
ere cutting expenses
motornan was killed and five PISS
sensers hurt in a rear-end collision or
the Third avenue L." IN New York.
There is a movement in Mancheste'
in favor of annexation to Richmond
The body OF John Proudft. son o
the late Rev. Alexander Produfit. o
Baltimore. and who was drowned NO
vember 3 last, was found floating in tn
river near New Castle. Del.
The annual meeting Of the Meat Cut
| tiers and Butchers Uoion OF the Onite
States and Canada began In C'ncinnat
James Shay. aagineer Of Blue Ridg
| Colliery, near Peckville, Pa, stAndin
In a hlaxing engine house. hoisted !
saduers TO safety. himself being bsci
J 6oJnsd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
In the North.

4 tornado swept portions OF Iowa.
Kansas AMI Missouri.
Plans were discussed at a meeting in
New York for establishing great Jew
ish university.
The Republican National Committee
will decide contests among delegates at
Chicago on June 10.
Mrs Mary 4. Powell. at Dover. told
in court or the killing OF Estelle Albin
and declared 1t was In seif-defense.
An immense. missionary exhibit was
opened at the Methodist General Con-
ference at Los Angeles.
Three whites were hanged at Win
Ck ester. Tenn, and one white and one
negro at Pittsburg, all for murder.
James r. Hale and r. II. Leary.
brokers. were expelled from the New
York Consolidated Exchange.
Directors OF the New York Central
Railroad completed arrangements for
issuing :3O,OOOo,OOO four per cent
bonds.
Queen LiIiOukalani. deposed ruler oil
Hawaii, and her son, Prince Cupid. ar
rived in St Louis 10 see the Worlds
Fair.
Circuit Attorney J. w. Folk carried
| 10 out of the IL counties in Missouri
| that held primaries Saturday. and bis
| nomination for Governor by the Demo
| Gratis seems practically certain.
Trustees OF the Mckinley Memorial
Association fund decided upon linn
tied paid competition for an architect
at meeting in New York and passed
| resolutions eulogizing the late Senator
| Hanna.
| Rev. j. VI. King. OF Philadelphia. in
troduced a resolution attacking thu
| Catholic position as to public schools
in the Northern Methodist Episcopa
General Conference in Los Angeles, bu
after Chief Justice Lore, OF Delaware
had defended the Catholics, the resolu
tion was referred to committee.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Verdict for $4,000.

Sherman, Tex. Special.-A jury rem
ders Louis James judgment Tor
$4,000 against the Oriental Hotel AS
sociation. of Dallas, Texas, for libel.
It is alleged the hotel people sent
telegram to James and wife requesting
them to return pillow slips said to nave
been missing from the hotel. James
sued for $4,000 actual and $4,000 ex-
emplary damages.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
North State Paraqraphs.

Seventeen young men were gradu.
ated from the N. c. Medical Col
lege of Charlotte and received their
diplomas and their degree of Doctor
of Medicine Tuesday night. Three
young ladies were also graduated from
the Presbyterian Training School for
Nurses, the graduating exercises OF
the two institutions being combined.
The nurses together with their diplo-
mas received the degree of Graduated
Nurse.
Shefiff Edwards of Allegheny coun-
ty. offers a reward of 500 for the
CAPTURE of Fred Johnson, who killed
a man named Keesler, in Allegheny,
few DAYS ago. Johnson was arrested
but escaped Sunday. During a fight
between Keesler and Johnson, the lat
ter was seriously il not fatally stabbed
| in the abdomen by Keesler's brother.
Samples of the ore from the mine at
Indian Trail, Mecklenburg county,
we're exhibited in Charlotte Wedpes-
dav. The ore is very rich in gold,
lead and copper, assaying about $50
| to the ton. The free gold is extracted
by stamp mill, but a smeiter Will IL oe
required for the other metals. Inc
owners of the mine are well pleased
| with the developments so far and are
convinced that they have a good
thing.
/ The Jury in the Madison murder
trial case in Asheville has returned
a verdict finding all three Of the de-
PENDANTS guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree. John and Gus Murray
we're sentenced to Is years in the
nenitentiary, and John Rice to IL
years.
p. r Hart. a member of the North
Carolina genral assembly OF Hehder
son county. Tuesday was found guilty
in the United States court Of running
| moonshine still in Henderson coun
ty. He was sent up by Judge Boyd fol
10 months. 1t is generally believed
: that Judge Boyd will remit the sen
tence.
) Prof. John S. Ray, prominent edu
: Gator. died at Kernersville Tuesda!
! morning. aged IS. He leaves an ages
t invalid wife.
Tuesday morning Judge PEBBLES is
sued rule to be served on the law
J. iyers of the Lumberton bar. to snov
S cause why they should not be pre-
E: tceeded against for contempt. The rul
q is returnable at Fayetteville tomorrow
t Saturday.
III Frank knight, negro empioye
E. the Swannanoa Hotel, in Ashevill'
ri was arrested Monday by Postomc
le Inspector Entermann. on charge {
,f raising a money order. The order wa
h. raised from So to $50 and Knight
lbond was placed at $500.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
SuIIv Hearing Postponed.

New York, Specialize hearing
in the bankruptcy proceedings in the
case of Daniel ]. Sully & Co., which
was to have been continued was
further adjourned until next Tuesday,
counsel for Receivers Taft and Miller
not being prepared to go on with the
examination of Sully. Counsel for
Sully opposed the further delay.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Death Was Accidental.

New York, Special.-An autopsy per-
formed this afternoon finally disposed
of the murder theory in connection
with the death of little Josephine Nc
Cahill Coroner Jackson said the child's
death was due to asphyxia, brought
about through the wedging of the body
in the narrow chimney flue. All indi-
cation. said the corner. pointed to ac-
cident as the cause of death.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Discussed Freioht Rates.

Atlanta. Special.-The discussion o.
freight rates occupied most OF the time
Of the Southern Vehicle Association
here. The report OF the freight commit
Tee composed OF A. d. Beliamy and j.
3. Creighton. dealt almost entirely
with -technicalIties and sugSest.ons OF
interest to the members OF the trade.
Officers wilt be elected tomorro~ aud
the convention will come TO q close.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
LOSE A WAR VESSEL
japanese Suffer Slight Setback 70
Their Hopes
TORPEDO BOAT NO. 4S CUT IN TWO
She Was Lost During a Series of
Operations at Kerr Bay-The Japs
Failed After Several Attempts to
Later Exploded of Itself, Sinking
No. 4a.

Toxic, By Cable.-The japanese tor
rsdo boat No. 4S, was destroyed while
rcnoying mines from Kerr Bay, north
~ Talien Wan port Dalyn) Friday
wounded. This is the first warship ia
ran has lost in the war.
The torpedo boat was lost during a
series Of bOmbardments and surveying
.prratiOns at Talien-Wan, Deep and
Kerr bays, by Admiral Kataoka, COM
mander of the third squadron. The ad-
riral arrived at Kerr Bay early in the
morning and detached the cruiser It
>ukushma, Nishin and Myako, order
ing them to lombard the land batter
Ios while fiotilla of torpedo boats
swcpt the harbor for mines. A second
tIOt;lla of torpedo boats, which had
been engaged in guarding the previous
night, joined the squadron and began
;hc work of surveying the harbor.
The Myako discovered a company OF
Russian infantry and a detachment OF
,"valry on shore and dispersed them.
The survey was completed at 3
o'clock i'll the afternoon.
The torpedo boats that were recon
rojtcring and removing mines in the
west shore Of Kerr Bay discovered a
telegraph line running along the Ia
Fushan peninsula. In order to destroy
i Lieut.. HOtta and four sailors landed
and scaled the heights under the pro
lection of the guns of the torpedo boats
and cut the line. The japanese vessels
then discovered thre bodies Of Rus
sian troops, one large and two small
ones. upon which the squadron ad
vanced close to the shore and shellet
them.
\ Russian force estimated at tel
Companies, took refuge behind an emf
renee, but it was dispersed by the Jap
aneSe.
Torpedo boats Nos. II and "a discOv
cred large mechanical mine in Ker
Bay Their various attempts to blow i
up failed and it suddenly exploded it
self. cutting No. as. in two. The torpe
10 boat sank in Se"en minutes. Th
squadron hurried boats to the rescu
and picked up the wounded. Three 9th
rr mines were discovered and explode
The squadron completed its operation
at 6 o'clock in the evening and return
81 eL to its base.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
To Make Corners impossible.

London. by cable.-In the House OF
Commons when asked III the govern
ment would rot cooperate with the
Liverpool cotton exchange In the same
way that the United states government
was cooperating With the cotton er-
changes Of America. with the object OF
making corners" impossible. Premier
Baifonr. President OF the Board OF
Trade. said no information had reached
the government that the United states
had taken such 9 step 10 deal with this
forni OF gambling.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-05-19
Serious Accident.

Charlotte, Special.-Mr. Henry Hun
ter. a young man living in the Hope
we'll section, met with a serious acci-
dent near Williams Memorial church
on Friday. sustaining a severe fracture
of the skull by being thrown from
buggy to which a fractions horse was
attached. The animal ran the buggy
into a ditch. throwing Mr. Hunter out
against a stone and wrecking the We
hicle. The condition of the young
man. when last heard from yesterday,
was very critical.