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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
SEIZURE OF ALExANDRovsK
An Official Report of the Operations
on Sakhalin Island.

Toxic, July 27.-It is announced ut
army headquarters that the Japenese
army Sakhalin Island on the morning
of July "a, without meeting heavy
resistance from the Russians conf
menced landing in the neighborhood
of Alkova, eight miles north of Alex
androvsk and that Alexandrovsk was
seized Tuesday.
The official announcement says:
"A detachment landed at Mugati
assisted by the torpedo boats dis
lodged the enemy and captured 40,-
600 tons Of coal and light railway
materials. Another detachment oc-
cupied a third line at AlkoVa the
same afternoon. Continuing the ad-
vance, Alexandrovsk was taken and
enetered the same evening after some
resistance. The enemy continued his
resistance in redoubts west of the
town and on an eminence northeast
of Alexandrovsk a stubborn resistance
was offered. The fighting had not
ceased at sundown. At dawn July
25 the enemy, holding the. position
east of AleXandrovsk, was attacked
and our troops pressed him toward
Novoe- -Michaelkoye. We completely
occupied Novoemichaelkoye July 25.
The place and Alexandrovsk escapes
confiagration. Two hundred prisoners
were taken and our detachment also
captured gun carriages, ammunition
and provisions
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
NEUTRAL LRATON
Of VLAD|VOSTOCK
A Proposal Not to Fortify
Port Arthur.
WILL JAPAN DO THIS?
Believed the Proposition Will be Made
by Her ENJOYS. Probable Con-
ditions Under Which Komura
Consented to Serve as
Head of the Mission.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, July 27.-As a clearer
idea is gained of Japan's peace terms,
whose general character Iwas out
lined the Associated Press dispatches
last night, the skepticism with which
Washington received the European re-
ports that Japan would demand the
naturalization of Valvivostock, is les
sened. In fact it is learned that not
only is this likely to constitute one of
Japan's demands, but it will be ac-
COmpanied by a startling counter pro-
pOSal. In fact, according to a SEEM
ingly well Informed source, Japan VIII
propose in return for the neutraliza-
ton of this last Russian portion the
Pacific not to fortify Port Arthur.
Should this information prove cor
rect, it will entirely change the view
which has prevailed in official cir
cleS that the question of VladiVO-
stocks naturalization could not rea-
sonably be made a part of Japan'S
peace price. 1t is pointed out that
while the war has demonstrated that
Port Arthur was a military blunder
nevertheless this great fortification
constitutes a tremendous political in-
fluence i'm the Far Eastern question
and it's abandonment as a stronghold
is concession of such magnitude that
it is not felt Russia can refuse TO
meet it.
On the other hand Japan's sacrifice
would not be as great as IT seemed
at first glance because her fortifica
tion of the straits of Korea would OFF,
set the loss of Port Arthur as a -rate-
gic point II is believed here that the
question of Vladivostock will prove
to be one of the most difficult which
the conference will face, as Russia
has not concealed her disinclination
to permit it to enter into the nego-
tiations.
In this connection an interesting
story is current in diplomatic circles
regarding the selection of Baron as
Japan's chief envoy. According to this
story Japan has hardly less trouble
than did Russia in finding an Off
cial willing to undertake this delicate
mission. Baron Komura was finally
induced to accept it with the stipula-
ton that before the conference as
sembled the following things should
be done:
First The flotation of a new loan
in order that Japan should be prepar-
ed to continue the war in the event
the effort for peace failed.
Scond: The occupation of the Is
land of Sakhalin.
Third: An advance against Vladi-
vostock; and
Last That Oyama should strike
a decisive blow at the Russian army
III Manchuria.
The fact that the first three stip-
ulations have been fulfilled while. ad-
vices from the front indicate the inn
minence of a general engagement,
would indicate that the story is we'll
founded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
.PECKHAM DEF|ES
THE GRAND JURY
Refusal to Answer Ques-
tions Brings Warning.
GIVEN UNTIL TO-DAY
Then Very Probably the Screws Will
be Put On. Splitting Difference
in Cotton Acreage Estimate
Arouses Disgust. Hyde's
Going Angers Roosevelt
(By the Associated Press.

Washington. July 27.-F. A. Peck
ham, a New York broker, today re-
fused to answer questions as to his
dealings in agricultural products be-
fore the grand jury investigating the
cotton report leakage. Mr. Peckham
was tnereupOn told by United States
District Attorney Beach that unless he
(Peckham) changed his mind by to-
morrow morning at II o'clock when
the grand jury cOnVenes for the day,
his recalcritancy would be reported
to Judge Wright, of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia, who al
ready mas given public notice of his
intention to punish any witness refus-
ing to reply to proper questions. The
penalty is Imprisonment. When ques-
toned tonight MI. Beach, who has
StCadfaStly refused to discuss develop
ments in mis- inquiry, declined to admit
the probability of proceedings against
Mr.. Peckham. Secretary Wilson in his
report on the examination into the
affairs of his department by the Sc
cret Service men, referred to Mr.
Pec1ham at some length saying:
Mr.. Peckham was interviewed at
the Hotel Breslin in New York city.
He was shown the above series of let
terS and asked for an explanation of
the contents. Mr.. Peckham stated
that the only explanation he had to
give was that at the time the letters
were written he was trying to make
some money in the cotton market.
Further than this Mr.. Peckham re-
fused to give any information about
his relations with Mr.. Holmes, Mr..
Haas or Van Ripper or throw any light
on the matter under consideration.
shortly after Mr.. Peckham was in
terviewed ne left New York for Wash
ington, and Immediately on his arrival
in the city he held a conversation
with Holmes over the telephone in
which he inquired whether Mr..
Holmes intended to resign his position
or whether he expected TO be dis
missed from the gOVerment service.
Mr.. Pcckham EaS interviewed
again at the Hotel Berlin. after his
trip but declined to give any further
information concerning his relations
with Mr.. Holmes.
"When Mr.. Holmes was questioned
about his relations with Mr.. Peckham
and Mr. Van Ripper he said that they
had all been on very intimate terms
SOCIALLY, and that when he had occa-
sion to visit New York he frequently
found that his hotel bills had been
paid by Mr.. Van Ripper or by Mr..
Peckham. Mr.. Holmes admits that
he and Mr.. Peckham and Mr.. Haas
were at one time associated in Il busi-
ness venture. in which Mr.. Holmes
was to have an interest equal to the
sum of $4,000 which he was to re-
ceive as gift from the other members
of the firm"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
JAPANESE WRESTLER Thrown.
PhcIan Beale Gives Jiu Jitsu a Black
Eye at HendersonviIIe.
Special to Asheville Citizen.

Hendersonville, July 27.-Prof. Kol-
zumi, one of Prof. Ono's conferes
who wrestled last week at the AShe-
villegrand opera house and gave illus
trations of the advantages OF jiu jitsu,
was thrown to the mat by a local
wrestler here last night
The match took place in the ball
room of the Imperial Hotel Prof.
Kolzumi, accompanied by Prof. Ono,
who is to wrestle with Tom Frisbee
at ASheville August 4, and several 9TH
er Japs, came down here yesterday
to do stunts in the jiu jitsu line. Prof.
Kolzumi issued a challenge to any
body in the town to meet him on the
mat for the best two out of three
bouts, the Jap to use jiu jitsu, his
opponent to use any style he chose. A
champion came forth in the person
of Phelan Beale, son of j. D. Beale,
of this city. Beale is a student of
Columbia University and he is now
home for the summer holidays. He
is well built and weighs about 10
pounds. At Columbia Beale took first
medal in the wrestling class.
About three minutes after the con-
test began the Jap threw the Ameri-
can about ten feet over his head with
jiu jitsu twist. Beale, who was
using catch-as- -catch-c tactics,
landed on his feet however, and
started after Kolzumi. The crowds
cheered as it was seen that the Ameri-
can wrestler was holding his own
against the arts of the Mikado's land.
And the cheering was increased when
Beale, eight minutes from the open
ing of the bout, secured a half-Nelson
on the Jap and forced him squarely
to the mat. Both shoulders and hips
were mashed down by young Beale.
and the Jap admitted his defeat. Kol-
zumi refused to take on the remaining
bouts, saying that his arm was in
iura6
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
AN INTOLERABLE SITUATION.
1t Wa, Shown i'm the Statistical De-
partmcnt When the Revised Re-
port Was Issued.

The New York Herald's special cor
respondent at Washington sums III
events on the day of issue of the re-
vised cotton report as follows:
That a situation which is intOlerable
exists in the Bureau of Statistics OF
the Department of Agriculture be-
came apparent with todays exploit o1
the Statistical Board" in preparing q
new estimate on cotton acreage.
The Southern. Cotton Association
from reports furnished by seventeen
thousand correspondents, made an es-
innate early in June Inat the decrease
in acreage would be at least eighteen
per cent. The Bureau of Statistics
issued its report on June 3, making
the estimated decrease 11.4. Then
came the investigation of the Southern
Cotton Association which has raised
as great an amount of trouble as the
Postoffice scandals.
The figures which Messrs. Hyde and
Holmes had at the time they made
the estimate of a reduction of acreage
of H. showed q reduction OF 1876.
This was the computation made by
one of the experienced clerks, and 1t
would have gone out, it is supposed,
had not some one in New York been
promised that the report would be
more bearish" than 1876.
Merely Split the Difference.
The Statistical Board" decided yes
terday that the decrease in acreage was
neither ia nor 1876, out 14.9 The
board seems to have decided that it
would not do to put out the old figures
of Holmes and Hyde. Nor was it
willing to concede the accuracy of
the figures of the Cotton Association,
because that would have been a vic
tory for Mr.. Cheatham. So the board
simply split the difference between
lib and 1876. 1t had no new can
VaSS before it.
The mean between the two esti-
mates would have been exactly Is, but
in order to cover up its simple method
of guessing, it is asserted, the board
made the estimate 14.9 and let it
go at that.
The findings and report are form
ally approved hv w. M. Hays, Assist
ant Secretary, in charge of the Bu-
reau of Statistics, and by James Will
son, Secretary of Agriculture.
1t is said here that President Roose-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
CARTER AGAINST CALDWELL.
An Important Case From West Vir-
ginia DOcketcd in the Supreme
Court.
By the Associated Press.

Washington, July 27.-The case of
Carter against Caldwell Involving
charges of irregularity made against
the governor of West Virginia in the
appointment of the Secretary of State
for that commonwealth, was docket
ed in the Supreme court of the Unit
ed States today.
The cases of Guy VS.. Donald and
of the national Council of the Jr. Or
der of the United AMERICAN Mechanics
VS.. the Virginia Council of the same
order were also docketed. The Guy
Donald case involves the question as
to whether the Virginia Pilots AS
sOciating is responsible for damages
caused by the negligence of a mem
Der.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
GUN FLASHED HIS ANSWER.
Negro MOonsbiner Called on to Sur
render Shoots Deputy Mar
Shal Dead.
(By the Associated Press. }

Roanoke, Va, July 26.-At Union
Hall, Franklin county, today, United
states Deputy Marshal u: r. Wade,
was shot and killed by negro named
Cephas PoindeXter, an alleged Illicit
Whiskey distiller Wade went to ar
rest PoindeXter and the negro fired on
him with a shot gun, the load of shot
taking effect in the abdomen. The ne
gro then made his escape and is being
hunted by a posse. Wade had been in
the revenue service seven years and
was popular. Great excitement pre-
walls in the vicinity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
TRAIN wRRCKING CHARGED.
Arrest of Jacob Morgan and John
Brady. Seventeen-Yea Old Boys

Especial to The News and Observer.)
Salisbury. n. c., July 27.-Jacob
Morgan and John Brady, each about
II years old and of Rockwell, Row
an county, have been lodged in jail
here on the charge of wrecking Il
passenger train on the Yadkin branch
of the Southern Railway on June 27.
spike was placed on the rail in
such a manner as to derail the train.
Detective Hainy who has been work
ing on the case since the incident,
has strong evidence against the men,
who fled the country, but have since
been captured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
On the Diamond.
CHARLOTTE BEATS GREENSBORO
Greensboro Starts on Wen But Fails
to Keen Up the Lick.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial 10 News and ObserVer)
Greensboro, n. G., July 27.-Char-
lotte won this afternoons game from
the locals by score of to 4. Green's
boro led off with two runs in the first
inning and had a fine prospect of VIM
ming the game, but in the second in
ming home run by McEvery scored
Reynolds. In the fourth Fetzer also
made a home run, scoring kain. At
the beginning of the fifth Charter re-
lieved Giland, who was in bad form,
and after that the visitors made only
one more run.
Score: K. II. f.
Charlotte E. ..O21 200 U01-6 II }
Batteries: Gilland, Charter and
Daley; Shannonhousc and Reid Time,
las. Umpire. Murphy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
RUSSIAN REPORTS SOONER.
Estimates to be Issued as
Soon Afte" Noon as Possible
(By the Associated Press. J

Washington, July 27.-Beginning oil
August ten the monthly estimatfti
of the condition of the corn, spring
wheat and oat crops, will be issued as
rapidly as possible after twelve
o'clock noon, instead of 400 p. m,
according to the system heretofore
in operation at the Department of
Agriculture. A statement announcing
the change was made by Assistant
Secretary HAYS TODAY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
Correction of an Error.

Washington, July 27.-In the re-
vised cotton report issued yesterday by
the Department of Agriculture an er-
ror was committed in the second
paragraph which made it appear that
the June estimate by Mr.. Hyde was
made lower than the facts at hand
arranted, when in fact it was made
higher"
The erroneous statement has been
corrected by the Department.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
TO VISIT MIR. ROOSEVELT.
Komura and Takahira will Call on
Him Informally Today.
(By the Associated Press )

New York. July 26.-Baron Komura
and Minister Takahira, the Japanese
peace plenipotentiaries. will make an
informal visit to President Roosevelt
tomorrow.
Only the two principals of the del
egation will go to Oyster Bay tomor-
row. the other members of the suite
remaining in this city to transact the
business of the commission of which
there is a great amount
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News and Circulation

a plea for education, the education OF
! Ihelpfulness, of growth through COM
| petition with a race of tall men. 80
only could one get the best for him.
self, by making others better.
Quakenbush knew that principle,
he lived it, he had struggled with
poverty and with pain. He had paid
in advance for the value he achieved,
as any one must pay in suffering, in
brave patience afte" being misunder-
stood in infinite faith and supreme
conservation. QuakenbuSh. expert
enced all this and he grew while he
suffered
His strong life, his pain, his SER
vice have given this people pre-
eminence that no other community
can challenge.
He walked with God by walking
with suffering humanity, and that Is
the only way in which it is possible
to walk with God.
II would be an insult, he declared,
to the memory of Quakenbush to do
otherwise than to urge the cause of
education in an address in honor of
his memory. Quakenbush aimed for
every man to have an equal chance.
With all reverence, God was no re-
specter of persons. Quakenbush knew
that he lived it. He was that princi-
pie.
Coming to the close of a passion
ate appeal for education of all men,
the Governor declared that Quaken-
bushs life taught that if you wanted
to find the happiest man, you must
look for him having the least thought
of himself. the most for others. The
prevalence of suicide could be traced
to self-centered lives. When man
h.,I fie.fn ,II l.;
TOO long and there was nothing left
him but to quit. When he tried to
help others, life was all too short,
there was so much left to do.
Avcocl> and the People.
IT was the old AycOck who spoke
a trifle ruddier than when in office :;
the same master of chaSte words, of
delicate shades of meaning of appeal
that won and sympathy that had al
most a physical manifestation. The
people who packed the court house
to the doors and Overfowed outside
were delighted. They were, however,
truly interested rather than explosive
~ enthusiastic. The hush that is the
finest tribute to the orator was upon
them for the most part.
Hundreds of people were in town
from the country, and the crowd it
self was educational to look at. Had
one not seen them driving in with
their wagons, one would not have
suspected that they came from the
farms. 1t was a unique outpouring.
Quakenbush, a cripple going on one
leg with crutches, was whole coun-
ty. He was a big man physically,
mentally and with the brain of "a
master and the tender impulses of a
boy. What he did for the community
cannot be estimated.
His name was in every mouth.
every person had his personal
anecdote to tell, and always it was one
of a humor so mixed with love that
the joke was like a cross from the
grave.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
case of yellow fever should be per.
mitted to get into the State.
YELLOW FEVER AT TAMPA.
Man from New Orleans Suffering
from Mild Attack.
(By the Associated Press. }

Tampa, Fla, July 27.-Dr. Joseph
Y. Porter, State health officer, has is
sued an official statement to the effect
that Victor Vitello, an Italian, who ar
rived here last Saturday, from New
Orleans, is suffering from a mild az
tack of yellow fever. The patient has
been isolated and every effort is be-
ing made to prevent the spread of the
disease
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
THE CHRISTIAN ORPHANAGE.
Contract is Given Out for the Erection
OF the Main Building.
Especial to News and Observ,

Especial to News and Observer
Elon College, y. c.. July 27.-At a
meeting of the trustees of the Chris
tian Orphanage here this week a con-
tract was let for the erection of the
main building. This building is to be
of brick, 40 by 116 feet, two stories.
with 30-foot wing The contract
aggregate over $1,000, and the work is
to begin at once.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
HISTORY OF THE MONUMENT.
BY Nj. l.. John, Sccy. Monument Com
mission

TO the Editor: You ask for history
OF QuakenbuSh Memorial Association
Inscription on monument. Soon af-
ter the death of Prof. Quakenbush in
March, 1903, a few friends met to-
gether and set date for a meeting OF
all his friends to discuss the question
Of erecting a monument to his mem
Ory and in honor of his great work
He was buried about four miles from
town, and the family having determin-
ed to duplicate there at his grave the
handsome monument that he had
placed at his wife's grave. it was read
lily agreed that to suitably honor his
memory another monument\Should be
placed at some public place, prefer
ably on the court house square. Upon
the fuller meeting of his friends the
idea took definite shape and a COM
mittee was appointed for the purpose
of taking the matter in charge and
conducting the business to a close
The great question was to get the
names and addresses of the old pu-
pills. Only a small number have been
located aft.r diligent effort. 1t would
be improper to mention any individual
who contributed either in means or
time, as all who have given Of either
have done so with such evident pleas
ure that it would be necessary to men
ton all or none
The monument and fence enclosing
it cost nearly eight thousand dollars.
More than this amount has been spent,
including the unveiling expenses. The
monument Is q substantial granite
structure, twenty-five feet high and
seven and a half feet square at base.
The following are the inscriptions
on the monument
(West Face.)
WILLIAM GRAHAM QTAKENBJSH.
Orange County, North Carolina, De-
cembeT f2, tS49, March 8. 1908,
LauriDburg, North Carolina.
con Base)
QUAKENBUSH.
(EaSt Face.1
Christian. Scholar PhilanthrOpiSt.
TWenty-ODe Years Principal Laurin-
burg High School.
fS70-f90O.
(North Face.)
..fyis life was gentle. ard the e!e-
ments 50 mix'd in him that Nature
might stand up and say to all the
world, This WIS :. man.
(South Face.)
IN RECOGNITION or HIS EXALT-
ED CHARACTER.
IN APPRECIATION OF HIS EN-
N0BIING INFLUENCE UPON
YOUTH.
ERECTED BY A PEOPLE CRATE
FJL FOE HIS LOVE AND SER
VICE
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28
Not "a Good Day for Rat Killing.
,C'arthage I2lade. J

i':ue was the fun and great was
IT," siauG' - at the stock barn of J.
&. AMI T.. Nrwsnm. one day last week
wner thc oCys with th2 assistance of
M J. e YC1a'. little pug dog
killed 105 rats and it was not a good
day for rats either.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-28

velt's ire has been aroused by the es-
cape of John Hyde on a steamship
bound for England. He has sent sew
eral kilograms to various officials in
curing how it happened that the De-
partment of Agriculture permitted
such a thing to happen, The hurried
departure of Mr.. Hyde has a very
bad look, in the opinion of many of
the officials.
Without Watchman.
Until recently there was no night
Watchman in the Bureau of Statistics
and on several occasions C carriages
were seen waitinN before the door
late at night This may have been the
time the most important information
as to forthcoming reports was di-
vulged.
1t is also stated that two years ago,
when a very flagrantly doctOred re-
port was issued on cotton, the clerks
were given specific instructions not
to criticise any reports of the Bureau
of Statistics
Distrust of The Report.
The Herald continues, writing of
local conditions:
Resentment against Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson became pro-
change yesterday when the revised
report OF the cotton acreage was pub
lished. Statements made by Mr.. Will
son and John Hyde Chief Statistician
of the Department of Agriculture, af-
ter the sensational Holmes disclosures
were made, were to the effect that
there was no reason why the figures
of the cotton acreage should be re-
vised on the percentage conditions.
A. Brittin, president of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, telegraphed
Secretary Wilson on July II asking if
he had any notifications to make in
view of tiny disclosures. Secretary
Wilson did not reply, but Mr.. Brittin
received this telegram from John
Hyde:
Nothing done by former Statis-
tiCian Holmes affects the validity of
the report on the acreage and condi-
tion OF cotton issued by this bureau
on June , and l have no reason for
making any change i'll the figures"
In view of the revision made yes
terday, in which Mr.. Hyde is indirectly
accused his telegram sent to the pres
ident of the New Orleans Cotton EX-
change is regarded as a vital blow to
the prestige and honor of the Agri-
cultural Department.