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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
Ten Dead at Montague.
(By the Associated Press.)


Montague, Texas. July 5.-Ten peo-
pie are dead as a result of tornado
that passed over Montague this after
noon. They are:
A. u. Earle.
Miss Sadie Earl, daughter of A. P.
Ear.
Burke Earl, his son.
Baby of Lawrence Pallow.
TOmlinSOn family, consisting of hus-
band, wife and four children.
Fatally Observation-Disclosures White,
As years old.
Houses totally demolished:
j. f. Clark's drug store.
d. Y. Lunn's grocery store and
offices.
Old bank building occupied by G.. l..
AlcOrn, real estate agent; store of
Rowe Hardware Company; fifteen
dwellings.
The tornado lasted perhaps thirty
minutes. Hundreds of head of stock
in this vicinity were killed outright
by the wind.
The number of injured is unknown.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
Of
WAR BY THE KN|AZ
War Against the Russian
Government.
FOOD is DEMANDED
The Authorities of The0doSia Furnish
This and the Potemkine is Now
Reported Again on the Seas
Bringing Joy to the
Rev0lutiOnists.
(By the Associated Press.)

st. Petersburg, July 6.-2.15 a. M
While no official confirmation is OBJ
tainable, the Associated Press has been
informed by an authority usually reli-
able that the Admiralty has received
news that the Kniaz Potemkine, after
shipping COAL provisions and medi-
cines, is again at large in the Black
Sea and that her destination is I'M
known. Whether the report of the
sailing of the battleship be true or not,
the crew took a remarkable course
yesterday, when with all the solemnlty
of provisional government it issued
d manifesto to the powers.
This action doubtless was taken to
quiet the apprehension of foreign
powers, and to leave no excuse for the
sending of warships through the Oar
danelles to affect the capture of the
battlesnip, which until now Russia s
Black Sea fleet has not dared to at
tack. 1t is considered a shrewd move
on the part of the mutineers. and
stamps the commander of the crew
as a leader far above the class of the
ordinary sailor, and strengthens che
opinion that he is not member OF
the original crew but one of the revo-
lutionaries who went on board at
Odessa.
In circles closely in touch with the
rcvolutionists it is regarded as a fore
gone conclusion that the commander
of the Kniaz Potemkine, knowing the
situation in the Caucasus will head Tor
Poti or Batoum, where the revolution
lists are exceedingly strong, in the nope
of producing a general rising. WIN
the authorities in the Caucasus almost
powerless to prevent it, such a contln-
gency is by no means Impossible.
Dispatches from Tiftis received laSt
night say that reports of the riotlng
at Odessa and the action of the kntaz
Potemkine have aroused the most IA
tense interest and the widest 10y
among the rCvolutioniStS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
NV the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
Theodosia, July 5.-The Russian
battleship Kniaz Potemkine has arriV-
ed here and asked for coal, provisions
and medical attendance.
The mutineers demand that the au-
thorities of the town guarantee their
safety during the stay of the ship
here.
The mutineers of the Kniaz Potem-
kline today formally raised the stand
ard of the rebellion and ISSUED the
following declarations:
"The crew of the Kniaz Potemklne
notify the foreign powers that the de-
c'sve struggle has begun against the
IN t:s. ian government. We consider
1T to be our duty to declare that we
guarantee the complete inviolability
of the foreign ships navigating the
Black Eea as we'll as the inviolability
of foreign ports
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
A FLARE OF DOOM
Two Men Dead, Others
Will Die.
The Explosion Occurred in The Tide
water C al Mine t vivian,
West Virginia. Gas Civ
en- as Cause.
en- as Cause.
(By the Associated Press }


Blueheld. w. Va. July 5.-By an
at Vivian, twenty-five miles west of
this city today nine miners, ali Ital-
ians, were injured, two of whom died
later in the hospital while three more
are in precariouS condition, with
slight chances of recovery. All of the
men were burned badly. The dead
are:
Lee MozZiIIe.
Antonio BupitOms
The injured: Dominiclz Sadmillie
Jim Granateer, Antonio Lochie, Jem-
sole Ezadale. Antonio Jupitoni, Fran
co Travsti, Romeo Antonio.
The explosion occurred about $50
o'clock this morning. The men had
just begun entering the mine and those
injured represent all that were in the
mine at the time of the explosion.
They were rescued with little difficulty
and sent to the miners hospital at
WEIGH, six miles distant by special
train.
Mine officials calm that the cX-
ploSion was caused by a very heavy
shock in robbing the pockets and they
ignited. The Tidewater mine, how
ever, is below the Elkhorn river bed,
and outsiders familiar with the mine
doubt the dust igniting theory. The
mine is ventilated by an eighteen foot
fan.
Roanoke, Va, July 5.-Several ex-
perts have been at work in the min g
all day and no further trouble IS
anticipated. The loading of coal at
the Underwater Triple will probably be
resumed tomorrow.
Columbus, O.. July &c. II. Board :
man, general of the Tidewater Mines
at Vivian, w. Va, tonight said that he
had received a dispatch direct from
the mines saying ten men were IN
jured by the explosion that occurred
in the mines today, and that 'none
were killed. The explosion, according
to Mr.. Boardman's information, was
caused by gas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
A VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM
Church at Port Norfolk and Other
Buildins Struck by Lightning.
(Ry the Associated Press


Norfolk, Va, July San unexpected
and extremely violent thunderstorm
accompanied by a rainfall of nearly
two inches prevailed in this region for
an hour this afternoon and during that
time lightning struck the Port Nor
folk Baptist church, it's pastor, Rev
X; Al. Rabb, the power house of the
Portsmouth Electric railway company
deraneed all the electric motors n
that city, killed some stock in the
country and damaged several houses
In Norfolk the streets in the lower
patr OF the city were SO deeply flooded
that traffic was tied up for some time
and the produce market suffered
heavy losses by stock on the street
stands floating away.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07

Belcher were considerably damaged.
The Methodist church at Montague is
reported wrecked and the court house
damaged, also other churches. The
Dixie school house, six miles south of
here was entirely destroyed. The
Dixie school house. six miles from
here was entirely blown away. Hail
as large as hens eggs fell here, break
ing out many window glasses.
Reports of the work of the tornado
are still coming in. The number of
killed and injured will probably reach
sixty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
KILLED THEIR OWN FATHER.
Climax of Crimes Committed by Two
Desperate Negroes.
(By the Associated Press.)

Memphis, Tenn, July "a special
to the Commercial Appeal from Tuni-
ca, Mississippi, says that Mark and
Robert Harris the De Soto county ne
groes who killed Bob Maston near
Tunica, June 21, and who have since
eluded capture, today at their home
near Walls, shot and killed their own
father and dangerously wounded an
other man, Aubrey Gardner, who WAS
in posse that had gone to arrest the
Harris negroes. The negroes were
concealed in a corn field, and as
Sheriff Owens, of Tunica, and his posse
passed down the road, having in their
keeping the father Of the Harris ne
groes and their younger brother
whom they had arrested as accom-
pIices in the Mast6n murder, they
stepped to the edge of the field and
opened fire. One shot despatched the
old man, and the other hit Gardner
in the abdomen, wounding him so
seriously that his life is deSpaired of
The negroes, however escaped. Sew
eral posses are now searching for them
and it is believed that they will soon
be Overtaken.
Gardner has been brought to Mem
phis and placed in hospital.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
Downpour at Washington.
(By the Associated Press

Washington, ID. c., July 5.-One of
the heaviest rain storms ever eXper
fenced in Washington occurred tonight
when the downpour reached almost
the proportions of a cloudburst Be
tween 1922 and $40 p. m. the rain
fall amounted to 81 inches, a greater
amount than during any day of "a
hours with but three exceptions dur
ing the past thirty-three years.
Considerable damage was done about
the extensive railroad terminal i'm
provements now in progress here.
At various places in the South there
was also unusually great precipitation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
Response by j. I'll. Lindsey.
(By the Associated Press.)

Asheville, n. c., July 5.-The first.
joint session of the Virginia and North
Carolina Press Association was held
this afternoon. The feature being an
address of welcome to the Virginians
by State Auditor of North Carolina.
B. f. Dixon. The response was by ].
H Lindsey, editor of the Charlottes
Vile (Va.) Progress. Tonight ball
was given at Kenilworth Inn attended,
in addition to the editors, by Mayor
ALI. S. Bernard and all the city Off
Gals. The morning session was de-
voted to routine business.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07

ulation a proclamation demanding the
termination of the war, conVocatlon
of Zefstvos etc.
Learidlun un un un un un un un u
Learning of these demands, many
inhabitant fed the town.
The workmen insisted that the de-
mands be granted.
A special meeting Of the municipal
council was called and the council
consented to deliver the provisions,
but refused to comply with the de-
mand for coal for the reason that the
town had none.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
YOUNG PEOPLES CONVENTION
That Of tho Associate Reformed Pres
bytePian Church Meets at GaStonia.
(By the Associated Press.)

(by TIC ASSOCldIed PTeSS.
Gastonia, y. c., July 5.-The open
ing session of the Young Peoples con-
vention of the Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian church took
place at eight o'clock to-
night in the First Presbyterian
church, where all the sessions will be
held. Already there are about zoo
delegates present, half the total num-
Der expected At tonights session
Miss Lillian Morrison, of Statesville,
general secretary Of the Young PEG
pies work, presided and later turne"
the melting over to Rev. Jame5 l,'yce,
president of the Due West Female
College, who conducted the devotional.
exercises. After an address of wei
come and response, a nominating com.
mittee to name officers was announced,
to report tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
Demand Made and Granted.
(By the Associated Press

Theodosia Crimea. July Sum
moned by the Kniaz Potemkine repre-
sent3tives of the town council went
on board the battle ship and were re-
ceived in the admiral's cabin by the
commission commanding her.
The commission demanded the de-
livery of 500 tons of coal and proViS-
ions of various kinds within Is hours
and threatened that in the event of
noncompliance. after due warning to
the inhabitants, the town wiuld be
bcmbarded
The commission also proposed that
the mayor should transmit to the pop
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07

The Eeaboard's annual Conductors
excursion for Norfolk. ocean View,
Old Point, Pine Beach, Virginia Beach
leaves Raleigh at 1000 a. m, Dur
ham 9:45 a. m. Tunesday July IL,
returning leave Portsmouth. S45 a. m.
Thursday, July ! 3. This is always a
first class excursion and is patronized
by the best people. The conductors
will have plenty of cars and will OPP
crate on fast schedule, running same
in two section.
For information apply to
c. H. Gattis T. P A
Raleigh N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07

ditions which demanded the attention
of many members. Cheatham, or
Edgefeld. S. c., was elected vice-preSi-
dent to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of a former incumbent. Presl-
dent J. j. Wilder, of Cordele, Ga
presided. The next meeting OF the
will be held in Atlanta next
November.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
Tnnr to Pacific Coast.

Those who have not already done SO
should write Mr.. c. Fl. Gattis. T. y.
A., the S.A.yL.R mbmb NIB mbmfwy
A. the S. A. l.. Ry. Raleigh, N. c.. for
circular giving information in regard
to the Seaboards personally conduct
cd tour to the Pacific coast. 1t is a
well planned tour and affords one CT
the most attractive trips ever ar
ranged. His circular gives detailed in
formation up the coast and length OF
time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
Week-End Rates Via seaboard.

Tickets will be sold for all trains
Saturday and for Sunday forenoon
trains, good returning not later than
Monday following date of sale. with
the exception that tickets for Chimney
Rock and Blowing Rock will be sold
for Friday and Saturday trains, good
returning up to and including Tues
day following date of sale.
Tickets will be withdrawn from sale
after Sunday, September 10th.
For information. address
c. Fl. GATTIS. T. p. A,
II. A. MORRISON. c. p. A.,
Raleigh, n. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
Two Shots Brought Provisions.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Odessa July Sit is reported that
the battleship KniaZ Potemkine APP
peared today off Akkormah. twenty
seven miles southwest of Odessa.
On July 3 a torpedo boat entered
the harbor of Alderman and de-
manded coal and provisions, the au-
thorities refused = to furnish them.
whereupon the torpedo boat fired two
shots. The torpedo boat afterwards
obtained all the supplies she required.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA
COMPANY

Circular No. ID. 157.
Important Change in Schedule and
Improvement in Service. Effect
i've June IL. 1905.
All Ticket Agents, Conductors and
Connections and the Public:
On Sunday, June II, 1905, following
schedule of trains will become effec~ >
i've:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07
The Bee Keepers Convene.
DIV the Associated Press. )

(By the Associated Press.)
Savannah. Ga. July 5.-The South
ern Bee Keepers Association met here
today and discussed methods of bee
culture The convention was Dut
slightly attended owing to crop con-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07

Don't place too much confidence in
appearances. A genius sometimes
wears good clothes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-07

Happy is he who never knows when
enemies is generally a nonentity.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06

They respect constituted authority,
and generally have no occasion for
grievance. Only small percentage
of the members ever become disor-
Derby and create confusion, and they
represent mainly those who are sub
jects of long-continued habits OF in
temperance
Col. T. H. Goddard, the command
ant has proved his great interest IN
the welfare of the home and its mem
bers. He is strict in discipline, and
sometimes it has been considered Sc
we're, but it is intended for the good
Of the offenders and to protect the
rights and insure the comfort of the
larger body Of members who are al
ways orderly. We are convinced that
If there have been occasional In
stances of seeming strictness In en-
forcing the rules and regulations OF
the home, they have not been SO In
tended, but the object has been to pro-
mote the highest good and the COM
fort Of all the members, and not sim
ply the punishment of an offender. We
believe that it will best promote the
interests of the soldiers home If he
shall continue to serve as it's COM
mandant.
'The members of the board desire
to express their hearty appreciation of
the generally improved appearance OF
the home, the careful regard for its
cleanliness. and the efforts made to
make it attractive and comfortable.
"The board cannot too highly COM
mend the very efficient service of the
matron, Mrs. Goddard. She is an ideal
woman for the position that she so
successfully and satisfactorily occu-
pies. She is held in the highest es-
TEEN by all the members of the home.
who respect her for what she Is and
appreciate her for what she does.
'.The hospital was never in so good
a condition or so successfully man
aged as it has been under the care OF
Surgeon w. s. Bentley. It's improved
condition and wise practical manage
ment are heartily commended.
Maj. l.. D. Smith has served most
satisfactorily for several years as ad-
iutant of the home. 1t would be very
difficult ii not impossible to find an
other one who would be SO capable
and efficient.
Maj. w. II. Reed Is rendering very
satisfactory service as quartermaster.
In the work of providing supplies for
the home he is always considering Its
needs and the interests OF the state.
-. F. Baker.
ST. M. Shanafelt.
q. S. Pratt.
CHARLES Marshall.
Thomas Fitch"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers
ST. Paul, April 3. Wheat-No. /
Northern, s1.12@1.13 "a; No. 2 North.
ern, s1.O7@1.0S 12; No. 3, s1@1.O3 IL.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 45@46c. Oats -
No. 3 white. 30031c.
Minneapolis, April 3. = Wheat -
No. / hard, SLIP 49, No. Northern,
s1.10 So; No. 2 Northern, s1O55-S @
LOG 5-S. Oats-No. 3 white, csc.
Duluth, April 8. Wheat-No. 1
Northern. s1.o4 "a; No. 2 Northern,
SO 3-4c@s1.O2 IA; fax, SOC; rye, TIC
Milwaukee, April 3. Wheat--No.
/ Northern, Slip 1-2; No. 2 Northern,
s1.OS q ITO. Rye = No. l, S5 1-2c
Barley-No. .. sic. Oats = Standard,
81 1-2c. Corn-No. 8, Ale.
Chicago, April g. = Wheat-No. 2
red, SLIP 1-2@1.141-2; No. 8 red, 81 .O3
@11O; No. 2 hard, S11O@1.12 1-2;
No. hard, $1@1.09 IL; No. 1 North
ern, SLIP 12@1.14 70; No. 2 North
ern, s1.09@1.12. Corn = No 2, IS @
As Lac. Oats-No. 2, 30@SO Lac.
SlOuA Slly, lONd, app II o. = odlIlo
--Beeves. 81 a 5.25; cows, bulls and
mixed, S2.5O@4.5O; stockers and feed.
ers, IS C 4 calves and yearlings,
S2.75 % $50. Hogs-Bulk. S5@505.
Chicago, April 3. = Cattle-Good to
prime steers, s5.25@6.25; stockers and
feeders, $2.75@475; cows, $2.s0@4.50;
heifers, SO q s. calves, SO q 7.
Hogs - Mixed and butchers, 1925 @
$40; bulk, s5.30@5.40. Sheep-Good
to choice wethers, s5.75@625; native
lambs, $3.50 q 10; Western lambs,
$6@7.s0.
South st. Paul, april 5. - Cattle
Good to choice steers, $4.75 q $50;
good to choice cows and heifers, 1920
@4.25; butcher bulls, $265@3.4U:
veals, $2@4.75; good to choice stock
steers, 1904; good to choice milch
cows, $3O640. Hogs Range price.
$4.90@5.10; bulk, S. @ $40. Sheep
Good to choice lambs, sG.75@7; fair
to good. s6@6.75: good to choice
yearling wethers, s5.40@6.50: good to
choice ewes. s4.73@525.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06
WILL SOON BID ON IRRIGATION JOB
Belle Fourche Contracts to Be Let on April 10
Beet Raising to Be important Industry

Con tracts for all the Belle Fourche
lrrigating work will be let on April 10.
The first company Of surveyors will ar
rive this week to look after the bids
when they are let They will come
from Denver and will be in charge of
II. e. Green.
The tract that will be irrigated will
cover more than 200 square miles of
the choicest farming land in South Da-
kota. By actual test at the agricultur-
al college at Brookings it has been de-
termined that the soil in the vicinity
of Belle Fourche is especially adapted
to the raising of small fruits, alfalfa
and sugar beets. The sugar beet gave
an extraction of % per cent sugar.
The irrigated district is surrounded
by at least 100000 acres of grazing
land upon which half million cattle
feed for twelve months in the Year
There is usually shortage of feed
In winter time and one of the principal
crops of the farms in the irrigated
tract will be alfalfa.
There will be about 10000 acres Of
oullu W NC iCSlillJcu Ny lulS SySJtll.
Something like $4,000 acres of this
amount is government land, which will
be subject to location. The ground is
worth without the water IS to $40 an
acre and IS soon as it can be irrigat-
ed it will increase $75 to $100 max
ing an increased value of the entire
! tract of several million dollars. The
government experts has made esti-
mates that the annual yield from this
irrigated tract will amount to close
to $2,000.000. A number of farmers
along the river have been in CORE
spondence 70 rsome time with Michi-
gan capitalists who are DESTROYS Of
putting in a large beet factory at a
convenient place to the farmers. 1t
| is stated that the representative of tbs.
| Michigan people has been here. quiet
| ly looking matters over, and has decid-
| ed that a great field will be opened
| for the raising of beets. axis
| This Belle Fourche project will cost
over $2,000,000, an appropriation Of
$2,100,000 having already been made.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-06

The water will be taken principally
rivers. A diyerting dam will be built
mile and a half below this city on
the Belle Fourche river. The water
will be carried through ditch six and
one-half miles long, which will be for
ty feet wide at the bottom and sixty
feet wide at the high water mark, and
will carry 1885 cubic feet OF water a
second. The water will be emptied
into mammoth reservoir on Dry
creek, which will be built a half mile
above the mouth of that stream
This reservoir will cover 5000 acres
of ground, to a maximum depth Of
ninety feet, the capacity being $780,
900 acre feet, or enough water to COW
er $4,000 acres two feet deep There
will be two main distributing canals
from this reservoir, one to be run
down the west side Of Owl creek,
crossing the river with a dam above
the mouth of Sinking Water, and wa
tering the land on the south side of
the river in the vicinity of Butte, Vale
and Empire. This canal will be thirty
miles long. The other canal will irri-
gate the land on Indian creek f1atland,
also the land on Willow creek divide.
The canal will cross Owl, Indian and
Horse creeks, with masonry struc-
lures, taking in the flood waters OF
these streams when they flow. This
canal will be sixty miles long A res
ervoir will be constructed also at Will
son Lake basin, which will cover 1900
acres with maximum depth of thirty
feet. This, will water the land along
inc lower portion Of 4 Belle f f ottrciittss=
river and at the mouth of Horse and
Willow creeks.
Each person will be entitled to wa
ter for 100 acres of ground and no
more. 1t is likely that the govern
ment land will be divided into 8O.acre
or 120-acre tracts. All the structures,
such as dams and canals, will be of a
permanent character, little wood be-
ing used. The entire water system isl
to be completed within at least two
years time.