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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16
Able to Perform.

There are about $50 volcanoes on
this earth that have performed in mod
ern times. There are many hundreds
more that have long been extinct.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16
Johnny Was On.

Johnny" said his employer, my aunt
died yesterday and / shall be absent from
the Office to-day. want you to look after
things"
"All right, sir" replied Johnny. 81
Post.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16

The way to solve the financial problem
of how to keep money in circulation is for
everybody to get MARKEDLY Y. Press.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16

Several st. Louis hotels are adding new
stories to their height, while all of them
are adding new storieS to their price
rates.-Pittsburg Gazette.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch st., Phila., Pa.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16
A Chair Of "Humor.,

It Is proposed to have chair OF
humor Of the University Of Wisconsin.
The professors don't want all the fun
going on behind their backs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16

The Smiths are lineal descendants of
Noah's son Shen. Shem, Shemit, Shmit.
Smit, Smith-it is quite simplest. Paul
Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow 10 unborn
Distribute your bouquets to-day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16

Most of the Chinese reports Of the wa
wont wash.-Ind;anapolis News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-16

Soak the feet CT hands:
on retiring In a strong,
hot, creamy 1ather of:
CUTICURA SOAP
Dry, and anoint freely
with CUTICURA
OINTMENT, the great
skin cure and purest Of
emo11ients. Bandage
lightly in old, soft cotton
or linen. For itchingo,
burning, and scaling &C..
zema, rashes, inf1amma--
ton, and chafing, for red
ness, roughness, cracks.
and fissures, with brittle,
shape1ess nails, this treat
mentis simply
frequently curing In one:
night.
c0npless Humer Cure, eoasis.isg Of cuIIcuKAs
per Vial u 90, Ointment; &c. Soap, 1e Dspois 1cndg,
y charsrho1ss g. farls Rue d Il PaiEJ Boston, ~
~ Sand for " How 10 Cure Essry uunoss
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
A VERY QUEER CASE
Suit of Curtis Against the
Pythians Attracts Great
Interest.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Asheville, n. c., June 10.--On the
night of April 4, 1904, District Deputy
of the Knights of Pythias. in company
with other Pythians of this section of
the State, instituted a lodge at Cam
ton. One of the candidates for MEM
bershfp in the order was John Curtis,
a lumberman of Haywood county.
Curtis had paid $40 initiation fee, had
taken his first rank and was almost
through with the second when he re-
fused to go any further and demand
ed his $40 be refunded to him before
leaving the hall. Little attention was
paid to the demand, as it was thought
that Curtis would either drop the
matter or conclude the taking of his
ranks.
Several days after the incident at
Canton, AMI after Mr.. Hackney had
returned to Asheville, he received a
letter in which the writer stated that
the $40 must be returned or there
would be trouble; but nothing has
since been heard of the matter until
today, when Mr.. Hackney was served
with a State warrant, charging him
with assault on Curtis, and with
taking and carrying away with him
and still retaining the sum of $40.
Mr.. Hackney, in company with Alf. S.
Barnard, who will represent the
grand lodge in the matter, will leave
Asheville Tuesday morning and will
reach Canton in time for the trial,
which is set for 1890 o'clock.
The serving of the papers on Mr..
Hackney this morning upon the
charges of Mr.. Curtis soon leaked out
and has caused a considerable stir
among the Pythians of this city. 1t
is the first occurrence of the kind that
has ever been noted in North Carolina,
and in view of the fact that it has to
do with the largest secret order iii
the country, the outcome will be
watched with a great deal of interest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press

New Orleans, La, June 10.-Secre
tary Hester's weekly cotton statement
issued today shows:
For the ten days of June a decrease
under last year of $4,000, an increase
over the same period year before last
of / 900.
For the nine months and ten days
of the season that have elapsed the
aggregate is behind the same days of
last year 6S5, 900 and behind the same
days year before last $4,000.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 29,0S1
bales against Al, sos for the seven
days last year, and ,054 year be-
fore last
The movement since September 1
shows receipts at all United States
ports to be 1925, ,139 and T,61S,372 last
year. Overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern
mills and Canada 902,S55, against
,059675 last year. interior stocks in
excess of those held at the close of the
commercial year 109,736, against
1874 last year; southern mills takings
] ,701 900, against 1.737,7S6 last year.
The total movements since Septem-
ber / is 9,73S,730, against 10,423, ,507
last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 81 ,69I, against Il,956 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 5,735,101, against 6,492,630 last
year.
The total takings of American mills,
North, South and Canada, thus far for
the season have been 3,803,3S2,
against 3,803,949 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 90
leading Southern interior centers have
decreased during the week 1885
bales against "a decrease during the
corresponding period last season of
1919. Including stocks left over at
ports and interior town from the last
crop and the number of bales brought
into sight thus far from the new crop,
the supply to date is $500. .529, against
10,63S,581 for the same period last
year.
Secretary Hester's statement OF the
worlds visible supply of cotton issued
today shows the total visible to be
2,308,041, against 2,444,513 last week
and 2,470,S80 last year. OF this the
total of American cotton is 1,277,0 ,041,
against 1,373,513 last week, and 1861
$50 last year, and of all other kinds,
including Egypt, Brazil India, etc.
1,031,0 900, against 1,071 900 last week
and 100000 last year
Of the worlds visible supply of cot
ton theer is now afioat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Europe
100000, against 100000 last yeai;
in Egypt, 131, 900, against $4,000 last
year; in India, $4,000, against 703,-
600 last year and in the United States,
$4,000, against $4,000 last year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
HANNAH ELIAS DISCHARGED.
The Memory of Platt, Who Had Her
Arrested, Goes Wandering
Far Afield.
(By the Associated Press }

New York, June 10.-Mrs. Hannah
Elias was discharged late this after
noon on motion of Assistant District
Attorney Rand, acting for District At
torney Jerome at the conclusion of
the testimony of John r. Platt, the
aged millionaire, who caused her ar
rest for extortion. Mr.. Platt proved
a disappointing witness. TO ques-
tions bearing directly on the charges
on which the woman's arrest had
been made, he answered repeatedly:
81 don't know
His helplessneSs and his apparently
unreliable memory Surliised those
who attended his examination. He
did not remember whether he had
given Mrs. Elias large sums of money
during the past ten years as charged,
and did not remember signing certain
of the papers in connection with his
charges against her. The ordeal was
a trying one Tor the aged man and
his replies became scarcely audible
toward the last. AS soon as he had
left the witness chair. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Rand said:
"Your Honor, I think the parties to
this miserable scandal ought to be al
lowed to stew in their own grease.
There is no evidence before you that
will possibly serve to hold this wo-
man on charge or eXtoruOn. /
recommend that she be discharged"
The magistrate thereupon dis
charged the woman.
Immediately afterwards Mrs. Elias
was rearrested on a writ in the civil
suit originally brought against her by
Mr.. PIatt to recover $65S,000. She
was released a few minutes later on
$4,000 bail and was escorted by two
detectives through the crowded cor
ridors of the criminal court building
tosthe street where her carriage was
aiting. Several thousand persons
among them hundreds of negroes, at
tracted by the case, thronged the
building and stood crowded in the
streets outside.
When Mr.. Platt, feeble and tremb-
ling and apparently daDed, was help
ed out of the building, the crowd
hooted and hissed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
NO DO THIS" SAID
Virqinia Will Send Her
Delegates Uninstructed
to St. Louis.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond, Va, June 10.-The State
Democratic convention re-assembled
today and adopted the platform just as
it came from the committe on resolu-
tons. The question of instructing the
delegates to St Louis for Parker came
up and Senator Daniel spoke in oppo-
sition to either endorsement or in
struction. Mr.. Braxton favored ex-
pressing preference for Parker.
Senator Martin spoke against en-
dorsement of instructions for Parker
and the convention declined to endorse
on instruct. The convention adopted
the primary plan as amended by the
convention committee. 1t provides that
all State officials shall be nominated
by a secret primary ballot and the
election safeguardeG by all the laws
thrown around regular elections to
prevent fraud. The convention then
adjourned
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
Three Engagements Reported.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Toxic, June 10.-5 p. m.-General
Kuroki reports that a detachment of
Japanese troops on Tuesday routed a
battalion of Russian infantry. with
two guns, at Hal Machia. the Japan
ese losing three men killed and twen-
ty-four wounded. The Japanese cap
tured two officers and five men. The
Russians left on the field twenty
three men dead or wounde and prob
ably lost seventy men.
A Japanese detachment dispatched
i'm the direction of Tung Yuan Pu re-
pulsed sixty or seventy of the enemy's
infantry at Lin Cha Tai Monday, and
on Tuesday encountered six COM
panies of Russian infantry and three
hundred cavalry at Chan Chiah Sih.
After two hours engagement the Jap
anese drove the Russians off in the
direction of Tung Yuan Pu. The
Russian casualties were seventy or
eighty men killed or wounded. The
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
Prof. j. /. EouSt.

sentiment and gush at times in this
matter. We must stop to look at the
business side of present conditions, Mr..
Joyner said, and he drew Vividly the
real status of educational conditions,
showing how wonderful changes have
recently come about, also what he
thinks can easily be accomplished by
local taxation and more efficient coun-
ty supervision.
Prof. j. Bivins, of Trinity Park
high school, made an interesting ad-
dress upon "A View of Some Famous
Preparatory Schools of the North" in
which he made an interesting compar-
iSon of the condition of the prepara-
tory schools of the North with those
of the South, and those of America
with those of England.
One of the profoundest speeches of
the assembly, one involving an abund-
ance of original thought was delivered
by Prof. Plato Durham, of Trinity Col
iege, on the subject, Modern Develop
ment and Religious Thought" 1t was
presented in charming style and only
an idea of the thought in it can be had
from Il brief summary. Among the
many interesting questions brought
about in the present educational de-
velopment in North Carolina is
the question of the statement of
religious faith in keeping with that
development Wherever in the world
historical creed has failed to be ex-
pansive in time of intellectual de-
velopment, much harm has resulted
The Roman Catholics made their mis-
take in time of revolution. The same
thing occurred in New England in the
last century. We being at the be-
ginning of such a development should
learn from these facts of history to
allow our statements and explanations
of our religious faiths to expand with
the expanding mind of the day. Our
ideas of the Bible should be in keep
ing with modern truth.
We should hold to whatever is es-
sential in the Bible as a religious
revelation of God and cease to de-
mand that students should find in it
a hard and fast revelation of all
truth, scientific and philosophical. In
these things it is not infallible but
as the religious message of God to
man it stands as eternally true now as
in the beginning.
We should also make ourselves able
to see and show to students the tenn
porary element in any creed to show
what ever of science and philosophy
of a particular age is embodied in it,
and thus to preserve whatever of eter-
nal truth is contained therein.
For the religion of Christ there is
but one final authority, and that is
Christ himself, and we should seek
to have Him hold dominion over the
mind of students and allow them the
rights for themselves of statements
and explanations as each generation
must advance over the former in their
knowledge and understanding. Let
us seek to have the development of
mind that shall result from purest
intellectual activity come naturally
and without revelation into a larger
and fuller faith in the Bible and in
Christ, and thus bring the new and
better life of the next generation into
the dominion of Christ.
officers for the ensuing year were
Continued on Fifth page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
To Improve Rowan Roads.
Especial to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Salisbury, N c., June 10.-The
county commissioners for Rowan have
adopted a unique method for improv-
ing the roads of the county. At their
last meeting an appropriation of 5000
was made for each township in the
county and a committee of three from
each township was appointed to dis
burse the funds to the best advantage.
Lawrence Williams, a young man OF
Grant, Quarry, Rowan county, was ac-
cidentally struck in the head with q
baseball bat on Wednesday by whicn
his skull was fractured. 1t is feared
the injuries will result fatally.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News amu circulation

year of 1903 At net aver
age of 81 per crate to the grower it
will be seen that more than a million
and a quarter dollars have been
brought to this territory from berries
alone, to say nothing of the employ
ment of much imported labor for
transporting and gathering the crop.
Inc districts from which these ship
ments have come are as follows. Be-
tween Wilmington and Goldsboro. go
cars; between Wilmington and Con-
way, ). C., and Chadbourn, 1,122 cars;
between Wilmington and Hamlet, So
cars; between Wilmington and Fay
etteville, IS cars; Northeastern Rail-
road of South Carolina, As cars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH
Two Men Have Very Narrow Escapes.
Death of Young Lady.
Especial to News and Observer. }

Especial to News and Observer.)
New Bern, n. c., June 10.-Mr. c.
7 Watson, a water commissioner,
while at the plant today met with a
painful accident. He was getting out
of his buggy as the Coast Line passen-
ger train was passing. His horse be-
came frightened and ran away, throw
ing Mr.. Watson to the ground, run
ming over him and dragging him sew
eral hundred yards, infiicting painful
wounds on shoulder and hip. His
condition tonight, however, is not con-
sidered serious.
Mr.. j. b. Dawson, a member of the
city board of aldermen, had a very
narrow escape from death this morn
ing. AS the Atlantic & North Caro-
lima passenger train passed through
the city en- route to Goldsboro, Mr..
Dawson attempted to board the train.
His foot slipper and he swung under
meath the moving cars, which dragged
him for several hundred yards. But
for his cries and the assistance of by
standers, who had the moving train
stopped, our city father would have
ended his career there and then.
A small tenament house on Jen
kin's alley was burned last night. A
colored child six-years- old, asleep in
the house was so badly burned that he
died this morning of his injuries.
a telegram received from Bryson
City today announced the death at
that place of Miss Mary Dowdee, for
merly of New Bern, a young lady of
excellent character and disposition.
She was a fine telegrapher, having
filled most creditably. positions in the
New Bern and other telegraph offices.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
kuroli Occupies Saimchih.
(By The Associated Press

Washington, June 1O.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received at
the Japanese legation from Toxic.
dated June 10:
General Kuroki reports that n de-
tachment of our troops occupied
Saimchih on June z. Our casualties
were three killed and twenty-four
men wounded. The enemy left on the
battlefield twenty-three killed, besides
two officers and five men who were
made prisoners. General Kuroki's S
army, cooperating with the forces
that landed at Taku Shan occupied
Sin Yen on June 8, driving the enemy
toward Tomucheng and Kaiping. The
enemy consisted of four thousand
cavalry and six guns. Our casualties
were three men killed, one litutenant,
one sub-lieutenant and twenty eight
men slightly wounded"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
FOUST
NOW PRESIDENT
Modern Development and
Religious Thought. !,
A STRIKING ADDRESS
Professor Plato Durham Gives the
Teachers Food for Thought. Do
Your Palms Itch for "SiIver?"
Stop Teaching and Train
Dogs.
(Special.to News and ObserverD


Atlantic Hotel, Morehead City, N.
c., June 10.-The session of the teach
ers' assembly today began with the
Introduction of Miss Leah Jones, of
the State Normal practical school, who
read a paper on Two weaknesses in
Primary Work. These weaknesses
are incompetent teachers and too
many crowded grades. Miss Jones
pointed out very forcibly many of the
weaknesses in our primary system
and showed clearly that many super
iptendents do not understand the diff
ference between nursing and teaching
little ones.
In few we'll chosen remarks Pres
ident Carlyle introduced Superintend-
ent j. Y. Joyner. His subject was,
Present Progress in Public Educa-
cation and Outlook for uture Pro-
gress.' There has been too much
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
The Y. W. c. A. Conference.

Asheville, N. c., June 10.-(Spe-
ciai THE tenh annual conference of
the Young Woman's Christian Asso-
clatlon opened tonight at Normal
Collegiate Institute with John r. Mott,
or New York, the speaker of the even
ing. included in the list of speakers
during the ten days conference are
Dr. !. A. y. Shearer. of Charleston;
Prof. L. T.. BosWorth, of Oberlin Col
lege; Robert Speer, of New York: DR..
A. l.. Phillips, Mrs. F. d. Everett. Miss
Emma Hays, Miss Margaret KYLE.
Miss M. A. Blodgett and Miss M.
Blount.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
PREVENT A POSSIBLE LYNCHING
Negro Spirited Out Of Salisbury and
Kept Under Guard.
Especial to News and observer.)

Salisbury, N. c., June 10.-As pre-
cautionary measure and to prevent
possible lynching at a late hour last
night, Sheriff Julian spirited Dock Ar
thur, colored the alleged train wreck
er out of Salisbury and kept him un-
der guard all night The detectives
who are working on the case believe
they have the right man, though the
evidence is not yet complete. Arthur
is known to have held a grudge
against Jim Watkins the fireman who
was killed in the wreck of No. 40, the
Southern's fast mail, early yesterday
morning, and that he had at one time
had a difficulty with the dead fireman,
in which the latter was shot in the leg
Hc is reported as having said that he
would kill Watkins if he had to thro
a switch to do it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
HIS EYE PUT OUT.
Terrible Accident to Mr.. Harry Cole
at Knoxville.

An accident, terrible in it's result,
befell Mr.. Harry K. Cole in Knoxville
on Wednesday.
He works in the Southern shops
there and on Wednesday by some ac-
cident, the details of which have not
been received, one of his eyes was
put out. The sad news reached the
city yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
were expected to arrive on a train
during last night.
Mr.. Harry E. Cole is the son of Mr..
Henry Cole, of this city, who is con-
nected with the work of the Seaboard
Air Line at the round house. 1t was
only last January that Mr.. Cole and
Miss Virgie D. Enniss, daughter of
Mr.. P. G. Enniss, of this city, We're
married. Shortly afer the marriage
they removed to Knoxville.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
HE LEApED OvERBoARD.
Though Taken Up Quickly He Died
Soon Thereafter.
(Ry the Associated Press. }

New York, June 10.-George bill
lups, of Norfolk, Va, a cabin passen-
ger on the Old Dominion Line steam
er Princess Anne, from Newport
News. and Norfolk, jumped overheard
today while the vessel was steaming
up the lower bay off the Romer Shoal
The ship was stopped and a life boat
launched Within twenty minutes OF
the time Billups jumped through The
port hole the boat was alongside q e
steamer and the man taken on board
in a dying condition. Every eifolt
was made to restore life. but without
avail. The body was brought to the
city and the coroner's office Motif I'd.
No reason for the suicide is known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11

japanese lost four men killed and
sixteen wounded.
On Wednesday a Japanese detach-
ment cooperating with another de-
tachment from the force landed at
Taku Shen encountered Russian
force of four thousand cavalry, with
six guns, near Stu Yen and drove
them back towards Chi Mu Chang
and Kai Chen. losing three men killed
and two officers and twenty eight men
wounded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
SOME BIG BERRY FIGURES.
Record of the Shipments for the Sea-
son just Past.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Wilmington, N. c., June 10.-The
Carolina Fruit and Truckers Journal
of this city says that although of
shorter duration than last year, the
strawberry season has been an emf
nently satisfactory one to the grower
Prices have ruled fairly high through
out the season and the returns have
been good. The total number of cars
shipped out of this territory during
the berry season of 1904 approx1mates
2,217 against ], ,965 last year. Reduced
to crates the total number this year
is 537,369 crates, against 500, 1862 in
1903 BY express the total number of
crates was 1000, which when added
to the shipments by refrigerator car
brings the grand total to 60S,369
against $4,000 during the record
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-11
Taft, Trustee of the Creditors.
(Bv the Associated Press. J

New York, June 10.-At a meeting
of the creditors of d. j. Sully and
Company today, d. H. Miller, who
has been associated as co-receiver
with Henry w. Taft, was elected uus-
tee of the creditors. His bond WAS
fixed at 100000. Mr.. Miller re-
ceived the vote of Sc creditors. hold
ing Sc claims representing $2.9S6,S $50.
while F. w. La Frentz received the
votes of creditors with claims repfc-
senting $97,114.