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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Hands On Pillars of Bu-
reaucraCy's Temple.
HE WAITS THE SIGNAL
This Giant, the People, Though Sight
less, Can Feel, and He Senses
the Fact That the Promised
Reforms Are But a Struc-
ture of Lies.
(By the Associated Press. }

ST. Petersburg, April 5.-The pros
poets of general upheaval of the
city and country with the advent of
spring increase daily Evidence &C
cumulates that the radical forces are
acting in unison and awaiting a sig
nal which it is generally believed will
be given shortly after the Russian
Easter. The terrorists are showing
great activity and reports from all
over the country prove that the work
men who in many cases have been
formulating petty demands which are
no sooner granted than they are sue
ceeded by others are acting under in
structions from the revolutionary
leaders who are only biding their
time.
The employers frankly admit that
it is impossible to try to continue their
businesses and some of them have
already shut down. The people are
plainly becoming panicky and the au-
thorities also cannot conceal their
alarm. The guard regiments which
usually go to camp in April will be
retained in st. Petersburg, it is an
nounced, until June ostensibly in or
der to allow the camps to be cleaned
in view of the danger of cholera
which is regarded as being so serious
that the sanitary authorities have or
dered the immediate cleaning of the
streets, sewers, cesspoolS and canals of
the capital and have issued specific
instructions to householders especially
in the poorer districts where the peo-
pie live in cellars.
The dilatory tactics of the govern
ment in celebrating the scheme for
popular representation provided for
i'm the imperial resCript of March 3,
tends to intensity the acuteness of
the coming crisis as the liberals are
firmly convinced that the real pur-
pose of the bureaucracy if the crisis
is safely passed is to smother the
whole reform movement. The state
of public opinion on this subject is
apparent from the fact that over
three hundred municipal councils and
public institutions have already pc
titioned for participation in the task
of working out the project.
In the meantime what is now called
the constitutional press adds fuel to
the flames by entering on a campaign
for exposing the corruption and We
nality in various branches of the ad-
ministration. Old scandals relative to
the transportation of merchant
freights especially on the Siberian
railroad, have been revived, and from
documentary evidence the most rot
ten state of affairs is shown to exist.
AS the military authorities control
transportation on the Siberian rail
road the general staff is issuing per-
mits for every car and merchants de-
string to ship goods to Irlutsk or
further east are compelled to buy
such certificates a regular traffic in
them having been exposed, permits
bringing from $500 to $500, the au-
thorities then shipping the goods as
munitions of war while the latter are
side-tracktd.
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the Presidential train had passed. The
station was decorated with flags and
bunting and an immense sign suspend
ed at the point where the Presidents
train stopped, bore the words 'Wel-
slowed down a salute was fired. Hun
dreds Of people, on foot, or horseback,
and in vehicles Of all kinds pressed
about the train
A stop not in the schedule was made
at Wagner. Several hundred people
were waiting about the depot plat
form. 1t had been intended that the
train should slow down in order that
the citizens might see the President.
The train stopped long enough, how
ever. for the President to talk to the
people on the question of statehood
for the territory.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
SMITHS RETURNED TO JAIL.
Habeas Corpus Hearing Again Post
poned. This Time Until Monday.
(By the Associated Press.)

Cincinnati, o., April 5.-The habeas
corpus hearing of j. Morgan Smith
and wife, who were arrested here last
week and held under a New York in
dictment for conspiracy with Nan Pat
terson to extort money from the late
Caesar" Young, was to have been
had this afternoon before Judge Spie-
gel, of the Common Pleas Court, but
on request of counsel the hearing was
again adjourned until next Monday at
ternoon. The court fixed bail at S2,-
600 in each case and the prisoners
were remanded to the county Jail.
In long communication to the
Times Star today, j. Morgan Smith
says that when arrested in this city
last week, his wife and himself were
on their way back to New York, where
they expected to arrive in time for the
new trial of Miss Patterson next week
and that the detectives who arrested
them had been told of this intention
He says that Detective Akin first met
them three weeks ago and that they
had told him of every move they
made and of their intention to return
to New York. Until two weeks ago
Smith says he had been working reg
ularly and he denied some of the pub
lishcd reports of mysterious sources
of money for his expenses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
STATES PRISON OFFICERS.
All Are Reelected by Unanimous
Vote.

The board of directors of the State S
prison were in session yesterday, this
being the annual meeting.
The board reelected by a unani-
nous vote Mr.. j. S. Mann as superin-
tendent Mr. 7. M. Arlington as clerk,
Capt. J. M Fleming as warden, and
Dr. Jas r. Rogers as physician.
The finance committee selected is
Messrs. j. p. Kerr, chairman; Jno. d.
Dawes and j. G.. Hackett, and the
farm committee Messrs. w. e. Cros-
land, chairman; ]. G.. Hackett and r.
II. Speight.
There was some talk of the disposi-
ton to be made of the cotton on hand,
but no action was taken.
There we're present at the meeting
Messrs. j. G. Hackett, of North Wilkes
boro, chairman; Jno. P. Kerr, of Ashe-
Vile; w e. Crosland, of Rockingham
Jno. d. Dawes, of Elm City and DR.
r. II. Speight, of Edgecpmbe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
YELLS OF RESIGN
BaIfour Thus Greeted in
House of Commons.
LIBERAL Victory Of Brighton Fills the
House With TumuItucus ExuItatio1
Of ofOpponcnis Of the PEE
mier's Policy.
lBx the Associated Press.l

London, April 5.-The House of
Commons tonight was the scene of a
remarkable demonstration based upoE
the defeat of a government candidate
in the bye-election for Brighton, q
constituency which for twenty years
had not failed to return conservative
or unionist candidates for Parliament
by majorities of two thousand and up
wards. The House had been engaged
in consideration of a resolution offered
by Sir William Tomlinson (Conserva-
tive) declaring that ''in view of the
peril to which the industries of the
United Kingdom are exposed by too
great dependence on the United States
in which the source of supply of cot
ton and the good results of the oper-
ations already undertaken by the Brit
ish Cotton Growing Association. the
House desires to express it's apprecia-
ton of the benefits derived by the era
couragement afforded by the govern
ment to the association and looks to
continuance of the good offices as
essential to the speedy development OF
the resources of the colonies. depend
encies and protectorates for the main
tenance of employment in one of the
greatest national industries"
A number of the members spoke
cotton growing territory. Mr.. Emmett
0ioeraD said the cotton growers OF
the United States already were jealous
of the success of the experiments in
the West Indies.
While a somewhat deSultory and un-
interesting debate was dragging on
there was a rush of opposition mem-
bers from the lobbies shouting with
joy over the Liberal victory in Brigh-
frN,. Iion.- ie. i.1ti
which was received with great cheer
ing. Premier Balfour, who was just
then entering the House, was greeted
with shouts of Resign" /" Resign"
Colonial Secretary Lyttleton who
had been speaking when the inter-
ruption came, after the demonstration
had subsided continued, saying that
since 1902 the production of cotton
inside the British empire had trebled
The government. he added. had not
relaxed it's efforts looking to a further
increase. He trusted that Lancashire
would assist the work more literally
in future.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
Mr.. Balfour quilted the House al
most immediately
On a motion to adjourn. an extra
ordinary scene occurred. Mr.. Lloyd
George advanced LiberaD said he
had intended to question the premier
on the fate that had befallen a mem
Der of the administration at Brighton
He complained that on receiving no.
tice that the question would be raised
the premier had deliberately left the
House. The premier's discourtesy tc
the House. he said, was becoming alb
solutely offensive.
Several members spoke. supporting
Mr.. Lloyd George and declaring thai
the government ought to resign Win
ston Churchill said it looked like the
beginning of the end. The House ad-
iourned amid loud opposition laughter
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News Circulation

about here as standing alone irreso-
lutely. The considerations that still
delay his decision are personal ones
he feeling that his reign is a failure if
Russia does not win the war and that
his prestige as a sovereign will be lost
at home and in foreign countries, but
he cannot yet bring himself to speak
the word that will set the peace nego-
tiations ir motion. Much good will
and sympathy are felt for the Rus
sian Emperor in higher official life
here, but it is regarded as a certainty
that he must yield to his family and
ministers and that the month will not
end without peace. In the meantime
the prospect of peace and the incerti-
tude of the Emperor weakens the
military administration and delays the
execution of plans for fresh armies
and the gathering of new supplies.
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One of the kidnappers
Said to. Be Son of
a Minister.
POLICE KNOW NOTHING
And Doubt is Now Cast On the Whole
Story. 1t is Alleged That the Boy
Was Spirited Away From the Shool
in a Vehicle Belonging to One Josh
lie Harrison.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer)
Elizabeth City, n. c., April s.
The peculiar and battling mystery
connected with the disappearance of
Kenneth Beasley, the eight-year-old
son of Senator S. M. Beasley, of Pop
lar Branch, Currituck county, has been
partially cleared up by the finding of
the boy in Norfolk, where he was car
ried by those who kidnapped him dur
ing the recess of the Poplar Branch
High School on Monday February
18th.
1t is reported that one of the kid
nappers has been arrested and that
fear is entertained for his safety.
Senator Beasley and detective "Hur-
ricane" Branch have gone to Norfolk
today to bring the missing boy back
home.
1t is alleged that the boy was spirit
ed away from the school in a vehicle
belonging to Joshua Harrison and that
one of the kidnappers is the son OF
d prominent divine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
GRAND DUKES FOR PEACE.
Germany Understands That Personal
| Feeling Holds Back the Gar.

Berlin. April 5.-Peace at an early
date is regarded as probable by the
German embassy at St Petersburg,
the Associated Press is informed, and
i'm consequence of dispatches received
from there by the government during
the last three days this opinion cir
culates in official circles for the first
time since the war began. The Rus
sian Emperor it is true. has not vet
decided for peace but the Grand
Dukes and practically all the members
of the court who have access to the
Emperor are for peace. His Majesty
is described in the gossip that goes
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
BELT OF BAYONETS
To Protect Negro On
Trial For Assault.
The Victim Of This Creatures BestiaI.
ity, Driven Mad BY Shame and
Horror, Has lust Recovered
Her Reason.
(By the Associated PICS. )

Columbus, Ga, April Captain
John c. Coart, commanding the CO.
lumbus Guards, has been ordered to
report with his company at Preston,
Ca, tomorrow morning to assist sew
eral other companies in preserving or
Ger. Tobe Thornton, negro, is to be
tried for criminal assault upon white
woman at that place tomorrow and
these companies have been ordered out
to protect him as attempts to lynch
him are feared. The victim of the as
sault lost her mind shortly afterwaTd
from the shock, excitement and NOR
tifcation, and has only recently re-
gained her reason. The Americus
company is already at Preston on
gard and companies from Albany, Co
lumbus and Dawson have been order
ed to report there tomorrow morning.
The Columbus Guards will leave early
tomorrow fully armed and with a
thousand rounds of ball cartridges.
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on account of the death of a relative.
Reports from the president. w. A.
Blair, of Winston, and from the sec
retary, Miss Daisy benson. of Raleigh.
were read and other routine business
of the association was transacted. The
board meets quarterly in different sec
tions of the State. this being the sec
ond regular meeting of the year
The board visited the jail here and
reported it's condition not all that it
should be- Rain prevented visit to
the county home.
The secretary's report for the quar-
ter speaks among other things of the
work done in the Legislature, noting
that six important bills bearing upon
charitable and penal subjects were in
troduced. two only of which passed,
the conditional pardon and the vag-
rant law. OF the Scales bill, the OBJ
ject of which was to establish reforma-
tories for both races, she says that
had it been enacted into law, North
Carolina would have been placed in
the front rank of States that care
properly for deliquent children.
After summing up the appropria-
tionS made for the several charitable
institutions of the State, the secretary
speaks with regret of the fact that
there will not be room for more pa
tientS at the hospitals for the insane
at Raleigh and GoldSboro under two
years, and that even then the in
creased accommodations will not be
sufficient for the whites. 1t was earn
estly hoped that provision might have
been made for 500 additional white pa
tients instead of $50.
In concluding the secretary says:
"The last year having been given
to the State institutions. the secretary
hopes this year to work especially for
the county institutions. One of the
questions is the inspections. of the pri-
vate hospitals asking for license
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
is THE REPORT A FAKE?
Strong Doubt Cast on the Finding of
Young Beasely.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, April 5.-Norfolk po-
lice know nothing of the reported
finding here of young Kenneth Beas-
ley, as reported from Elizabeth CITY.
Senator Beasley is not registered at
any Norfolk hotel and Hurricane
Branch is at his home two miles out
side of Suffolk, Va. tonight. He in
formed the Norfolk Associated Press
correspondent over long distance tele-
phone that his son, Shelly Branch, had
been in Norfolk for some days work
ing on what he thought was clue to
the Whereabouts of the missing boy
but that the son had not advised him
of the boy having been found.
Hurricane Branch has not been III
Norfolk in connection with the case
and no arrest has been made here
In the matter
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
TEDDY's ..MoRNING TONIC"
Called Out Before Breakfast to Speak
to Admirers.
(By the Associated Press. }

Vlnita, l. T., April 5.-Presidert
Roosevelt was routed out before break,
fast today The Presidential special
stopped at Parsons, Kas., at 1880 to
change engines and q crowd of five
thousand persons gathered around the
private car Rocket" and attracted the
attention of the occupants by shouts OF
where is hep" several negroes called,
1--WE have been waiting since 4 o'clock
TO see you
The President hurried his dressing
and stepped to the rear platform,
where he was chcered The crowd
was not satisfied with merely seeing
the President and in response to a de-
mand for a speech he addressed the
Deople briefly
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
TAR HEEL TORNADO
Livingston College is Bad
Iy Damaged.
Two Churches Also Are Blown Down,
The Damage at the College
is ( 81 i'm a tie d at
$4,000.
(By the Associated Press.)

Salisbury, N. c.. April 5.-A violent
tornado this afternoon did great dam
age to Livingston College, blowing
down Ballard Hall auditorium and the
laundry. Two students in the print
ing shop, l.. Hall and Ernest Robin
son, were seriously injured. The loss
is about $500. Andrew Carnegie
recently gave the institution $12,5O0
for a library. Two churches were
destroyed by the wind storm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
ENDORSE sPEER's VIEWS.
The Federal Grand ury on Tht Ques-
ton of PcOnage.
lBv the Assoctated Prtsg.

Augusta, Ca, April 5.-The Federal
grand jury today, in a special report,
endorsed Judge Emory Speers views
on peonage, which were recently ex-
pressed in his charge to the grand
jury in the United States court at
Savannah. Judge Speer in discuss
ing the peonage question spoke of
the men who are condemned to the
chain-gang for violations of petty
municipal ordinances and added:
For myself / do not hesitate to
declare that enforced labor on a local
chain gang imposed under such cir
cumstances or for any offence not
amounting to crime is involuntary
servitude and peonage in the light of
the decision of the Supreme Court OF
the United States, no matter what the
State law and municipal ordinance
on the subject may be"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Russians Driven Out of Tsuiushu.
(By the Associated Press.)

Noy tIIO @AooOOIe1IOU I Ooo'J
Toxic, April 5.-3 D. m.-Imperial
army headquarters reporting today
says:
"A part of our Changtu force drove
the Russians out of Tsulushu. two
miles north of Changtu and also out
of Sumiencheng, nine miles west of
TsuIushu and occupied both places on
April 3rd.
After driving the enemy from the
ncighborhood of Soumiaotsu. six miles
southeast of Tsulushu. our force
reached the vicinity of Santaukou. on
April 4 at noon. when they were fired
upon fiercely by about 500 Russian
cavalry retreating north along the rail-
way.
"Our force dispersed them"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
The Letters in the Case.
6Bx the Associated Prcss.l J

New York, April 5.-Mrs. Frank
Young, widow of Caesar Young, the
bookmaker, visited the district attor-
ney's office today, and with Assistant
District Attorney Rand went over the
packages of letters found by the de-
tectives who arrested j. Morgan Smith
and his wife in Cincinnati last week.
The letters will be used at the next
trial of Miss Patterson for murder.
j. Randolph Patterson, father of the
accused actress, was before the grand
jury today as a witness. It is supposed
that his testimony was required on
some phase of the Morgan Smith al
legged conspiracy ease.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Oak Ridge Defeats Lenoir.

Especial to News and 0bserverl
Oak Ridge, N. c., via KernersviIle
N. c., April 5.-Oak Ridge defeated
Lenoir College in a beautifully played
game of ball here this afternoon by a
score of Z to 0. The score would have
been much larger. but for wet grounds.
The chief feature of the game was
Hester's pitching. He did not allow
the visitors a hit.
Score: R. H. E.
Oak Ridge ........... /
Lenoir College ............ 0 4
Batteries Lenoir College, Moser
and Bently; Oak Ridge, Hester and
Holt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Losses Put at 100000.
(By the Associated Press

Harbin, April 5.-Complete returns
received at headquarters give the total
Russian losses in killed, wounded and
prisoners at the battle of Mukden as
LOT, 900. The wounded are being taken
away from here over the Siberian
railroad as rapidly as possible in or
der to free the hospitals preparatory
to a renewal of the fighting.
BY General Linevitch's orders the
bands play daily at all the Russian
positions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
CONFESSION OF PARTRIDGE.
He Says He is Guilty of Criminal AS
sauIt ON Mrs. Hales.

Walter Partridge. the negro SEN
fenced to be hanged at Fayetteville to-
day, has confessed that he is guilty
of criminaEy assaulting Mrs Lille
Hales. near Fayetteville in January
and that letters purporting to be from
q witness saying it was another negro
who committed the crime were forged
by him. The Governor has not inter-
fered and Partridge is to be hanged
to6au
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
sroked Down With statehood. =
(By the Associated Press.)

Muskogee, 1. T., April 5.-President
Roosevelt paid tribute to the people
of Indian Territory and commended
them as eligible for statehood in a brief
speech at Vinita where a stop of two
minutes was made at 9:08 a. IN. The
little city was more profusely deco
rated than any place through which
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
TIIE sTATE HosPITAL.
Election of Building Committee and
Aids at The Hospital.

The State Hospital Directors were
in annual session yesterday and be-
sides re-eIecting to two positions and
appointing some committees transact
ed only routine business
Mr.. j. w. Hardesty was reelected
as the steward and Miss Mary Lacy
as the clerk and stenographer.
AS a Building committee the board
selected Mr.. S. o. Middleton, DR.. r..
H. Stancill DR.. l.. j. Picot, Mr.. Jno
w. Thompson and DR.. James Mckee.
This committee will meet at an early
day to receive bids on the new build
ing to be erected.
The members of the board are
Messrs. J. d. Biggs, chai1man Will
liamston; Edward Smith, Goodwin; DR..
l.. j. Picot Littleton; Mr. S. Q. Mid
dleton. Hallsville; DR.. W. II. White
head Rocky Mount; DR.. r. III. Stancill
Margarettsville; DR.. j. c. Hunt Ok
ford; Dr. J. NJ PARROT, Kinston, and
Mr.. Jno. w. Thompson. Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
He Fought on The Menrimac.


Norfolk, va, April 5.-Daniel
Knowles, aged rs years, one of the
few survivors of those who fought on
the Confederate ram Merrimac in the
fight with the Monitor in Hampton
Roads during the Civil War, is dead.
He was veteran of two wars having
served in the United States navy dur
ing the Mexican war. On the Merri-
mac during the Hampton Roads fight
he was a gun captain and commanded
the big Dahlgren gun crew during the
two days fight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
She'll Lie in strangers Lot"
CBy the Associated Press.

Norfolk, Va, April 5.-The rela-
tives in Savannah. Ga, of Edith Tur-
ner the 22year-old girl who COM
mitted suicide here yesterday by TAX
ing morphine, not having claimed her
body friends here of the suicide have
taken charge of tho remains and will
bury them tomorrow in Stranger S
Lot" Elmwood cemetery. this city
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Lightning Strikes Church.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, n. c., April 5.-Light-
ming this afternoon struck the Cath
olic church, ripping off the weather
boarding and slate from the roof.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
STATE BOARD or CHARITIES.
Quarterly Meeting is Held at Green's
bo&o and Reports Submitted.

Greensboro. n. c.. April 5.-Every
member save one of the North Caro-
lima State Board of Charities was pres
ent at the meeting held last night Z;
the Giulford- -Benbow Hotel. Mr.. A.
W. McAlister, OF Asheboro, was absent
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Consulship for Negro Lawyer.

Richmond, Va, April Sit is stated
that James Hayes, a negro lawyer of
this city, has been rendered by the
Department of State the position of
consul at Guadalupe, West Indies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-06
Parliamentary Practice.

The parliamentary Practice Quizz
will meet in the Olivia Raney Library
Reception Hall promptly at o'clock