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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Increasing the Tension.
(By the Associated Press.)

st. Petersburg, Feb. 3.-The Statement
printed abroad that the Russian note is
held back, while NJ. Kurino the japanese
Minister, communicates its substance to
his government, is untrue
The Associated Press is seml-otficlally
assured that the Russian response will
not be sent before February 5, at the earl
lest
The tension unquestionably is increas-
ing, and the bourse shows nervous feel
ing. but beyond the decided Russian mil
itary activity there is little definite news.
NJ Kurino denies that the Foreign Of
flee has given him an intimation of the
nature Of the reply. The Japanese lega-
tion is without advices indivating import
ant developments in Japan, but it is ad-
mitt ed that the long delay in the response
coupled with the reports of Russian mill
tary activity, are doubtless increasing
the tension and gravity Of the situation
in Japan The strain here is manifested
by the continuous semi-panickly condl-
ton of the bourse. The papers still hope
for peace, but they show more skcpti-
cal tone.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
FARMERS ALLIANCE RALLY.
Secretary Parker Calls for Meetings
Everywhere on Feb. 9th.

Secretary T. B. Parker, Of the State Far
mers Alliance, has issued call for a
grand rally of the alliance on February
9th. In the call ne says:
II have received the gratifying intelIi-
gence that Rock Fish Sub-Alliance in
Duplin county ha sre-organized with nine
teen substantial, active members. Why
should not every old suballiance in North
Carolina follow the example of Rock
Fish,
"Now suggestion for grand rally OF
the alliance. Let every sub-alliance in
the State meet at their respective meet
ing places on Saturday, February 9th.
Let the members of the defunct sub. or
those that have ceased to work, meet on
the same day and reorganize. Let every
man whoever belonged to the alliance, and
who is now eligible to membership, see
his neighbors and have all meet on Sat.
urday, February 27, for the express pur.
pose Of re-organizing the alliance.
''I have had several letters from va
rious counties in the State in regard to
re-organizing the alliance, and so make
this announcement. Let every man, in
every county in the State, who feels an
interest in the upbuilding of our agricul.
tural interests, talk reorganization until
February 27th, and then act There j.
plenty OF time between now and then to
let every farmer know about the proposed
meeting. Let any one who wants further
information on the subject write me at
once
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
THE CRUCIAL HOUR
APPROACHES FAST
Japan Believes Russia
Plays for Time.
WORK MOVES APACE
And All is Directed Toward the Prep
aration for Struggle Whose
Widening Stress and Thun-
der Threatens to Shake
Tho Wnrid
the World.
(By the Associated Press. }

Toxic, Feb. "a specially called con
ference of the Cabinet, Elder Statesmen
and military and naval chiefs was held
today at the residence of Premier Kat
sura The meeting is believed to have
been of much Importance, though no de
tails of the discussion have been given
the public. Possibly it foreshadows en-
ergetic action on account of Russian pro-
crastination.
Although the governments continue reti
cent it is manifest that the situation IS
of the gravest, and that the crisis is
near at hand. The time in which the Rus
sian reply will continue to be fac
tor in the situation is narrowing.
The patience OF the government is be
coming exhausted and if the expected
answer is delayed many days longer th5
issuance of an ultimatum by Japan will
become inevitable.
The japanese feel that the existing con
ditions have entitled them to a more
prompt reply and are bound to infer that
the st. Petersburg government is determ
ined not to yield but is utilizing the
time to advance its preparations.
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Movements at Port Arthur.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Port Arthur, Feb. 3.-In response to the
Japanese war measures important naval
and military movements have been ef
fected here. The Russian squadron here
the battleships Retvizan, Peresviet, Czare
witch, Oral, and Sevastopol and the
cruisers Fremeaschel1 and Smiley have
joined the outside fleet consisting of the
battleships Probieda, Petropavlovsk, aud
Poltava, the cruisers Diana, Paila Ia
Askold, Varyag and Boyarin and the tor
pedo gunboat Balkan. The last named
vessel has just arrived here from Chemul-
20, Korea, with complete Japanese charts
Of the Korean coast.
In consequence of the narrow and dan
gerous entrance at low water it took the
warships three days to get out OF the
harbor. The accomplishment OF this task
is regarded as specially important, owing
to the danger Of the ships being inn
INJURED by an accident in the .hannel.
The cruiser Digit, the torpedo gunboat
Gaidamak, the sloop of War Zabiyaka
four gunboats and the torpedo flotlla
remain inside.
simultaneously the third brigade of ST.
berian Rifles and two batteries of artii-
lery started for an unannounced destina-
ton from Liao-Yang, south Of Mukden.
Altogether about 5000 troops have De
Parted, leaving 10000 mon at Port Arthur
exclusive Of the troops manning the for
tifica tions
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
IT IS A DISGRACE
Durbin's Shielding o1
Taylor Arouses Ken
tuCkians in House.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb 3.-Indiana and Ken
tucky locked horns in the House today.
The debate. which involved nearly every
member OF both State delegations, Was
fast and furious from start to finish Ken
lucky demanded of Indiana the return OF
W S. Taylor that he might be tried for
the assassination of William Goehel. TIE
assault was made by Mr.. James (Ky.i,
and the defense was led by Mr.. Crun-
packer Qnd). Partisan feelings rose to
a great tension and as neither scored both
al plause and derision resulted. The de-
bate was based on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill.
Mr.. James awoke both sides Of the
House to interest and feeling by declaring
at the outset that the Rough Rider
President was ridiculous in his message
to Congress favoring international exit d.
dition treaties. when one State could not
get from another fugitives from justice.
He had, he said, introduced a Dill an
which the Federal government made ex-
tradition compulsory in cases where per-
sens had been indicted for crime. For four
years, he said, Governor Durbin. of In.
diana, had protected Taylor, who had beer
regularly luulCteu Ill henIuChy -OI tue
murder OF Goebel, "and yet / notice that
when Durbin comes to town continued
Mr.. James, che is wined and dined by
this great Don QuiXote upon extradition,
who absolutely confides to Durbin the
right to give the waiting and anxious
world the news that Hanna can run for
President if he wants to. And when we
all read that we again declare, The King
/
can do no wrong.
Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd), arose to make
reply to Mr.. James. and brought a
storm of questions from the Democratic
side. The Governor of Indiana needed no
defense, began Mr.. Crumpacher, especial
ly to any one acquainted with the Ken
lucky election of 1899 He declared Tay.
log had been elected governor, that the
Kentucky juries had been packed, ana
that history would justify the action of
indiana.
Mr. Williams (Miss.), combatted tbs
idea that the Kentucky juries were 'cor.
rupt and rotten In some respects, hc
said, the speech of Mr.. Crumpacker WAS
a disgrace to American civilization. 1t was
ridiculous to suppose that all purity
re:gned in Indiana and that just across
the river all was corruption.
The tension was lessened and better
nature restored by the interpositicn OF 2
speech on the reorganization of the con
sriar service by Mr.. ADAMS, OF Pennsyt
vania, but it afterwards broke cut agar
under the lead of Mr. Stanely, of Ken
tricky. only to be again ''quelled by 4 Ions
sreech against Canadian reciprocity ~
Mr. volstead, OF Minnesota
The session was concluded at o'clocl
by a ten-mnute appeal by Mr.. Harrison
OF New York, for equal treatment O
American citizens abroad, especially foi
American Hebrews in Russia.
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letters and promised to give her treat
ment to persons who requested it for every
imaginable disease and also for troubles
of all kinds. She had agreed to give
treatment for making a new set Of teeth
grow to make a leg grow on a stump,
from which the lower limb had been am
putated; to make hair grow on bald heads;
to restore the affection for each other of
persons who had become estranged; to
transfer the affections of persons, and in
fact to do anything she was asked to.
Only two witnesses were examined
these were Mrs E. II. Dayton and her
daughter. Miss Dora Dayton. Both OF
these were formerly in the employ OF
Mrs. Post as clerks and answered letters
for her. They identified large number
of letters which had been. received by
Mrs Post and in answer to which they
had sent letters, according to the gen.
eral instruction. Very few of these let
ters, the witnesses stated. All she did
was to take out the money enclosed and
pass the letters on to be aswercd She
most instances
On cross examination the defense
brought out the fact that Miss Dora Day
ton had undergone a course of treatment
given by Mrs Post. Also that Miss Day
ton had given Mrs. Posts grandchild a
course of mental science treatment at the
request of Mrs. Post.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
STATES PRISON COTTON.
Directors Will Refer Electric Light
Matter to General Assembly.

Tho Board of Directors OF the State :
Prison were in session yesterday, there
hcing present Messrs. ]. P. E>err, of
Asbevjlle. w. E. Crosland, of Rocking
ham. and 7. G. Hackett of North Wilkes
boro. Mr.. B. f. Aycock, of Whiteyille
and Mr.. ]. T. Hooks of Fremont, were
not present.
Tho board transacted the regular
routine work, and there was beyond this
hnt one matter of general interest.
This was the consideration of the action
70 no taken with regard to the refusal of
the Citv of Raleigh to ermit the erection
of noles TO convey electricity for light
ing nurnoses from the States Prison to
tbo etate buildings. 1t was determined
hv tbo hoard to refer this matter to the
rext General Assembly, this being done
an Tho advice of the Attorney General.
II was stated by Superintendent Mann
that tho States Prison now had on hand
BOO balcs Of cotton, and that this had been
-,laaoJ within Norfolk for sale, with the
pnoes ion Of receiving 151s cents a pound
~ o,,or an the sale. There has already
boon sold 500 bales at prices averaging
15Sl cants pound, the entire weight be.
ing 25l 50 pounds, and the amount re,
naivod for this being about s94,250.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
RAYNER IS The MAN
Eighty-nine of the Ninety
Democrats Vote for
Him.
(By the ,Associated Press

Annapolis, Md. Feb. 9.-Eighty-nine Of
the ninety Democratic members OF the
Maryland General Assembly, met in caucus
tonight and after parleying for more than
three hours. selected Isidor Rayner for
the United States Senatorship TO succeed
Senator Louis E. McComas, the present
incumbent.
At noon tomorrow Mr.. Rayner well
known Baltimore city lawyer who
achieved an international reputation as
leading counsel for Admiral Schley during
tie naval court of inquiry. VIII be elected
by the members of the General Assembly
in joint session to the United States
Senate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
FLEW TO FEDERAL
COURT
Southern Railway Tries
Two Courts at the
Same Time.

The Southern Railway viii, on the
ninth of this month try in the Federal
court here to tie the hands of the Cor
poration Commission in the matter of the
placing of cars on sidings in the city of
Greensboro. The road will seek to enioin
the Commission for making rules elating
to the suit of the Greensboo Ice and Coal
Company. and to restrain any further ex-
ercise of the jurisdiction of the Commits
sion III the case.
It will be recalled that after the Cor
poration Commission ruled against the
railway in this case, and ordered them to
place cars on the siding OF the Ice and
Coal Company and release freight held in
embargo, the railway appealed from the
decision of the Commission, and accord
ing to the law the case was certified
over tc the Superior court of the county
most convenient to all the parties CON
cerned, which, of course, in this case was
Guilforl. So the case was set to come up
at the term Of Guilford county for the
trial of civil causes.
But that didn't satisfy the Southern
Railway without waiting to get justice
from the State court, the Southern, fol-
lowing a characteristic prediction to-
ward the Federal courts. flew to Judge
Purnel and filed bill asking for an in
junction.
So the case is now in two courts. tie
Guilford County Superior Court and the
Circuit Court of the Eastern District OF
North Carolina at Raleigh. Attorney Cen
eral Cline will appear for the Corpora
ton Commission before Judge Purnell and
with him win be Messrs. r. II. Battle
ard s. f. Mordecai For th> Southern
Railway Mr. Fab Fl. Bushee will appear.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
He Died to Save Another.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans. Feb SIN attempting to
save the life of a sailor named Peter
Hansen, George Stadie, engineer of the
oil steamer Northtown, from Port Arthur,
lost his life today Several other men
were prostrated by the fumes, but were
resuscitated. Hansen went into the hold
to repair a valve and was overcome, and
Stadie volunteered to go to the assistance
of Hansen. He succeeded in tying a rope
about the sailor and the latter was drag
ged to the deck, but Stadie. in the mean
time fell unconscious and died in short
while. One by one seven men went into
the hold in the effort to aid Stadie, but
all were overcome by the fumes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04

policy and because of the lavish eXpendi-
tures made on account Of war.
He was delighted that the Senator from
Massachusetts, and Mr.. Temenway, OF
the House of Representatives., had brought
to light that the present revenue laws
were failure, and it was we'll for the
country to know that the refusal to amend
and change them was due to the fear
caused by the approaching campaign.
Mi. German dweIt upon the prospect Of
not securing a river and harbor bill end
said that money for the Improvement of
the rivers and harbers was even more i'm
portant than the payment of the salaries
OF Congress.
1--WE have now,p he said, more shiI's
tran can be manned and navy five-fold
larger than ever contemplated by the
fathers for the maintenance of the Mon
roc Doctrine
If we had the hearts of the people cf
South and Centra! America, he said, VIC
would not need a navy which is top-heavy.
LET war wait and commerce be pro-
tocted'
He went on. '"rake from war and give
the attorney general home. Make your
appropriations for the st. Louis Fair and
for the harbors at Boston New York and
other points. Reduce your duties and
meeting the competition that it is coming
and coming rapidly. That seems to me to
be the policy this country should adopt.
He said that our present era of pros
perity was on the wane.
Mr.. Spooner replied to Mr.. German,
.aying that the speech was purely parti-
san. He assured Mr.. German that he
need not fear for the prosperity of the
country and for a revenue that would be
adequate to enable us to do all that we
ought to do. He said if the Democratic
leader had stopped to calculate he would
nave discovered that the era of prosper
ity had begun when the Democratic ad-
Ininistration ended.
Mr.. Spooner made personal reference
to Mr. German as "the most adroit and
non-partisan statesman in the world
which caused all the Senators. including
Mr.. German, to smile He suspected Mr.
Gorman he said, of the authorship of a
part of the Democratic platform adopted
at st Louis in 1888, but had not supposed
Continued on Page Five.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Hanna Has a Congestiye Chill.
lRy the Associated Press.l !

Washington. Feb. 3.-Senator M. A.
Hanna had setback late this afternoon
which for time considerably alarmed his
family. He was seized with a congestive
chill. Members of the family were on hand
at it's first outbreak and by the prompt
application of mustard plasters and hot
coming serious and later it was stated
that the Senator's condition was again
almost at his normal state OF the past
few weeks. DR.. Rixey tonight said:
Senator Hannas condition is not
alarming and l hope he viii be out in a
week or ten days"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
TO GET HIM OUT OF PRISON.
One of the Things the Science Healer
Engaged to Do.
lBv the Associated Press

Jacksonville. Fla. Feb. 3-The trial of
the mental science healer. Mrs Helen
wilman-Post, who is charged with deyising
a scheme to defraud divers persons and
using the mails to further this scheme.
brought out very little new evidence to-
day.
"A letter from an Indiana woman was
read and placed in evidence in which she
wanted to know if Mrs Wilmar. Post
would undertake to get her son out OF
nrison by using her mental treatment
To this a reply was sent by Mrs. Posts
direction to the effect that nothing was
impossible and that she would take the
case for four dollars per month.
1t was brought out that she answered
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
AIexieff May Declare War.
(By the Associated Press.)

IBy tne ASsOCIaIeU ITCsS.J
London, Feb. ga dispatch to Reuters
Telegram Company from st. Petersburg
dated yesterday and forwarded by way
Of the frontier, says the Russian general
staff has given Viceroy Alexieff author
ity to declare war and open hostilities on
his own responsibility, if circumstances
render it necessary.
The dispatch adds that an imperial
manifesto declaring war is expected if the
Japanese government does not accept the
conditions proposed in Russia response,
which, it is asserted will be Russia last
word.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Drained Wife, Han ged Himself.

Hanceville. Ala. Feb. 81. W. Hodges
farmer in the southern part OF Cutman
county. was found dead in his barn ycs-
terday. hanging from ratter, While 10
the house was discovered the dead podS
OF his wife. The woman had been Drained
with blunt instrument. Hodges was
deeply in debt, it is said. and was being
pressed by his creditors. This is believed
To have unbalanced him mentally and le I.
hin to murder and suicide.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Is This the Fiend of Roanoke?
CBv the Associated Press.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. "a negro answer
ing in some respects the description OF
the Roanoke ravisher of Mrs. Shields
which completed beating his way on a
Norfolk and Western freight train to-
night near Suffolk by the train crew and
vas brought here for safe-keeping, pend
ing Identification
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
D. W. Lum Appointed.


(By the Associated Prese.)
Washington, Feb. 3D.. w. Lum has
been appointed chief engineer of main
teranco of ways and structures cf the
Southern Railway and tho Office OF cngin-
ce1 OF bridges and buildings has beer
abolished.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Death of Mrs. Walton.

Mrs. Annie M. Riddle, of this city, yes
terday received a telegram announcing
the death of her aunt, Mrs. Julia A. Wal
ton, of Fayetteville, formerly of Raleigh.
Mrs. Walton died at half-past seven
o'clock yesterday morning. She was a
sister of Mr.. James Weldon and Mrs. T.
B. Anderson, of this city. She leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Nj. Bills, of Fayetteville,
and several grandchildren. The funeral
will take place today In Fayetteville.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Shelton Admits His Guilt.
(By the Associated press.l }

Morganton. N c., Feb S.--News reaches
here from Mitchell county that Lee shel-
ton, jailed there Monday on the charge Of
killing and robbing William Shell about
January 27th, has admitted his guilt. His
arrest created intense excitement, and it
was feared that the prisoner would not
reach jail alive, but no effort to lynch
him was made. Shell, who had about 800
on his person, was last seen al Montezu-
ma. N. c.. in company with shelton.
Later his dead body was found, with eight
bullet holes in il.
Shelton claims that he killed Shell be-
cause he was afraid Of him. No money
was found on the dead mans body.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Rev. D. H.. Hale Called.

Wilmington n. c.. Feb. 3.--At a largely
attended congregational meeting OF the
First Baptist church tonight a unanimous
call was extended to Rev. Fred D. Hale,
of Hot Springs, Ark. to become pastor
OF the churcn, succeeding Rev DR.. Calvin
S. Blackwell
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News an~eulation

Fusan Railroad has been occupied by
Japanese troops, according to dispatch
from Vaidivostock, which adds that the
Japanese have taken field guns to Seous
for The protection of their legation and
that they are building barracks for the
accommodation of cavalry.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04

Washington Feb. 2.-The Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations today authoriz-
ed favorable report on the Urgent De-
ficiency Bill. An amendment was adopted
appropriating $4,60O,0O0 as a loan to the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-04
Occupied by Japanese.

(By the Associated Press)
st. Petersburg, Feb. 3.-The Seoul
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-08-13

coed Isabel Irving in The Crisis"
under James K. Hacketts manage
ment, and then, like all ambitious
stars, will appear in q new play. Miss
Comstock is an Albany girl, and her
career on the stage has been of rapid
progress.
Florence Rockwell, now with the
Castle Square Company, has the
unique record OF being the only ac-
tress OF the day who has appeared as
Shakopeare's Juliet when she was at
the age OF the heroine of Shake
speare's tragedy. Her first stage APP
pearance was made at the age of II
in Pittsburg. when she played Juliet
20 Thomas Kcene's Romeo.
THE Errand Boy" is the title of
new three-act musical comedy. in
which Billy b. Van will be starred I'M
der the management Of Sullivan, Har-
,ris q Woods. The play is the COM
bined work Of George Totten Smith
and Rem Shields. Mr.. Van will have
the support Of Rose Beaumont and
company numbering seventy-five.
Arrangements have been concluded
and contracts entered into by which
Manager John b. Schoenel will as
sumo control Of the Herald Square
Theater in New York on Nov Is for
the purpose Of presenting there for an
indefinite period Miss Nance O'Neil
in her repertoire Of classic plays and
a number OF new dramatic works.
Mcintyre and Heath have been to.
gethcr longer than any team ON the
stage to-day. their association dating
back 10 1874, but they are still uni
vcrsally recognized as the best in
terpreters OF the negro character in
the world. Mcintyre and Heath will
be starred another season by a we'll
known firm of Broadway managers.
Viola Miliiccnt Dunn. the first clar-
met player Of the Fadcttes Orchestra
no Eciths. Is claimed to be the finest
woman performer Of that difficult in
elrumsnt in this country, at least.
Miss Dunn IS n native Of Somerville.
and was a pupil of Eustach Strasser
OF the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
She has been treasurer Of the Fa-
dottes since the incorporation Of that
organization.