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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
SEVEN PER CENT
Difference in the Cotton
Reports.
One by Southern Cotton Association,
the Other by The Government.
Association Seeks
Notification.
(By the Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Ga, June 2.-Owing to
difference of Z per cent in the govern
ment report issued today and the
Southern Cotton Association cotton
report issued May 81 on the reduction
i'm cotton acreage, the Southern Cot
ton Association has taken action
looking to a verification of the two
reports.
Secretary Cheatham, of the Southern
Cotton Association has been instructed
to take up the matter with govern
ment officials and today addressed the
following letter to Statistician John
Hyde at Washington, calling on him
for the sources of the governments
information:
Atlanta, Ga, June 2, 1905
Mr. John Hyde, Statistican, Wash
ington, ID. G.
pear Sir: The government report
on reduction of cotton acreage for
1905, issued from your department at
noon today shows a difference of
per cent less than the report issued
bv the Southern Cotton Association
at New Orleans, La, May 81. The
association has been most PAINS
taking and consecutive in its report,
and desires to verify it with that of
the government, and will ask that you
forward to it's office a copy of the
detailed sources from which your re-
port was made and the manner of it's
final tabulation.
"'rhe association also stands ready
to furnish your department with SINH
lar information, giving names and
postofiice addresses of the 1850 re-
porters and business in which they
are engaged, from which reports the
association tabulated it's final estimate.
"a prompt compliance of your office
with this request will very much
oblige.
yours truly,
(Signed)
ORCHARD CHEATHAM.
Secretary Southern Cotton Associa-
ton"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
THE JAPANESE GUNNERs.
They Knew Their Business. The Rus
slams Fired Wild

London, June 3-The Toxic cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
again today sends interesting addition
al details of the naval battle received
from Moi, Sasebo, and other points.
1t is stated that when Rear Admiral
Nebogatoff surrendered the Russians
hoisted red flags on their tOpmasts,
with Russian flags below them. The
crews were drawn up in parade order
on the decks and some of the sailors
were waving white flags The whole
affair, the dispatch says was q con
tcmptible spectacle"
The Sasebo correspondent says that
when the Japanese boarded the tor
pedo boat destroyer Bedovi after COM
pletely disabling her, Admiral Rojest-
Vensky was the last man to be dis
covered. He was hiding at the bot
tom of the destroyer and was bleeding
freely from many wounds. The cor
respondent goes on to say:
1T is understood that Admiral Ne
bogatoff who is grateful for the kind
treatment given him by the Mikado,
will be allowed to proceed home with
in a few days. His surrender was
disgraceful and unaccountable. An
examination of his ships shows that,
though the guns were rusty and the
bottoms Of the vessels covered with
Std NtcNl, lIIcIc was liO lciCh VI ilo
ing resources. There were heaps of
ammunition and no trace of damage
by the Japanese shells. !.
The crew of the cruiser Ural de-
scribcs how three successive 11-inch
shells completely disabled the vessel
and sent her to the bottom inside of
forty minutes. All stories, the Tele-
graphs correspondent say, contrast
the accuracy Of the Japanese gunnery
with the wild firing of the Russians,
who were outfought and out manoeu-
vred at all points. 1t is stated that
Admiral Togo, on the night before the
battle, when he knew from his scouts
that the Russians would be off Tsu
Island the following morning, and
knowing that all his preparations were
complete, slept soundly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
AN ATHLETIC PARK.
Board Of Agriculture Preceded Tor One
For A. and NJ. College.

The Board of Agriculture sitting
Yesterday as the trustees Of A. and M.
College provided for the establish
ment of the A. and M. College Athle-
tic Park, which will be located south
west of the Fair grounds on the land
owned by the college, and will occupy
about five acres A committee was
Amounted from the athletic associa-
ton of the college, consisting OF Prof.
r. w. Burkett, Prof. Henry M. Will
son and Mr.. Ceburn Harris to assume
the leadership, and they will begin at
once towards having the and put in
order. They will solicit subscriptions
from public minded citizens of Raj
cigh, and several thousands OF dollars
will be expended on the grounds.
There will be on the field gridlron
for foot ball, a diamond for baseball.
q tracw for annual meets, and con-
venient sanitary arrangements.
the Street Railway Company coop
crates, at slight expense the car
line which now runs to the Fair
grounds entrance, can be extended TO
the opening TO the athletic park
Even if the electric company should
refuse to lend it's assistance the dis
lance to the diamond would be but
half of what it is at present, with the
field on the Fair grounds.
With tho Athletic Park, there will
be held in Raleigh every year track
meets. baseball, football and athletic
contests with Northern as we'll as
Southern colleges, and Raeigh would
be the centre of athletics in North
Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04

"Resolyed, That the Street Commit
| tee, in accordance with the specifica
lions and plans made by the Street
Commissioner at a cost not to exceed
$4,000, and that the Street Committee
is authorized to let the contract for
said excavation and grading to the
lowest bidder, the cost of the same not
to exceed $4,000; all work to be APP
proved by the Street Commissioners
and Street Committee before accept
ance and payment for same by city"
Standard Oil Matter.
Then came a petition from over
hundred citizens in the neighborhood
of the Standard Oil lot, protesting
against the rebuilding of the burned
place, as it would be a menace to the
neighborhood. The petition came
through Alderman Grimes, who said it
was for mechanics and working men
and desired attention.
Mr.. r. S. Fuller presented the ap-
plication of the company TO repullu
its warehouse and stable, these to be
of standard warehouse plan, OF brlck
and guarded from fire as are all mod
ern houses used for this purpose. he
presented the endorsement of the Raj
eigh Real Estate s. Trust Company.
which stated that as the owners of
fourteen houses in the vicinity and
controlling about fifty more, they did
not object if standard warehouse were
built.
Insurance Commissioner j. II.
Young being called on, said such ware
houses as described would not endan-
ger surrounding property, and that IN
surance rates would not be increased
on houses over fifty or sixty feet away.
Mr. Alex Webb, of the Home lnsur-
ance Company, was also called on for
his opinion and said that with such
safely built warehouses as were proper,
it would be best to have the place IN
the city than with poor warehouses
on the edge of the city,
Finally the matter was refererd TO
tile Fire Committee and City attorney.
who are to report back to the board
either at called or regular meeting.
On motion of Alderman Jackson the
Water Committee was instructed u
have put back all of the public drink
| ing fountains taken down. There are
| six of these. the water being furnished
| free by the Water Company, but III
work on some streets some OF THESE
| had been taken down and there was
| complaint about the matter. rms
| done the board adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
HORRIBLE STORIES TOLD.
They Are of Slaughter and Trcachery
on the Russian Ships.
(By the Associated Press.)

ST. Petersburg. June ALI CEN
sorship is now removed from foreign
dispatches and the people are appall-
ed at the horrible stories of slaughter
on board the Russian ships. The
Admiralty has not yet been able to es-
innate even approximately from the
foreign advices the loss of men, but
as the ships were over rather than
under manne0 the total vii be greater
than the ordinary complement OF the
vessels would Indicate and probably
will exceed ten thousand if only about
1000 were served.
Ugly stories are circulating In this
city of the decentralization and even
trcachery of the crews of several of
the Russian ships during the battle,
and it is even said that the crew OF
the battleship Orel bound their OIL
GERS and hoisted the white flag. The
origin of these stories which are dis
credited by all naval men here, can
not be traced as the only direct in
formation comes from Japan, but
doubtless they are based on the trouble
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
SAUNDERS STREET
ORDERED FIXED
GIenwood Suburb Assur-
ed With Street Cars.
FOR A CLEAN CITY
Board Of Aldermen Agree to Spend
$4,000 to Grade Saunders Street,
Will Deliberate as to Stand
ard Oil Warehouse and Slip
ulate as to Garbage Cans.

The building of the Glenwood SUI
burb the extension of the street car
system to and through it was assured
men voted to spend within $4,000 to
grade and fill Saunders street.
A step was taken to keep the city
neat and Clearly. This was the adop-
ton of an ordinance presented by AL
derman Jackson, prescribing the use
of garbage, trash and refuse boxes
and barrels in certain limits, with
sheet iron cans to be used on principal
business streets, all these receptacles
to be covered and the ordinance to
become effective at once, with of
course time allowed to secure sheet
iron cans.
Besides this. a better equipment for
fighting fire was ordered, Policeman
Haynes, one of the "Only Confederate
Drug Corps in the World" was given
leave of absence on full pay to attend
the Confederate Reunion, and the
Standard Oil Company's request to re-
build the burned warehouse was re-
ferred to a committee for further in
vestigdtion.
Mayor Johnson and the entire Board
of Aldermen were present, as was alSo
a big crowd of people interested III
matters pending before the board. In
fact ii looked as if there was an cleo
ton on hand so large was the attend
ance.
Following the reading of the minutes
Col. j. G.. l.. Harris asked that some
committee be empowered to look after
a settlement of the Schwartz horse
controversy, saying he did not want tC
bring suit. This was referred to tbs
Finance Committee. Then Mr.. j. e
Birdsong asked for leave of absence
for Policeman Haynes to attend The
Confederate Reunion i'll Louisville
this being granted with no deduction
for lost time
How the Money Goes.
The report of the Finance Commit
tee was next read, and this showed re
ccipts for April and to May % from
retiring Tax Collector Lumsden $4,-
T71.76 and from John S. Jones, the
new tax collector, from that time tt
date to be $651.41 tax list 1904 ant
$67.97 tax list of 1908. The receipt:
from Chief of Police Mullins for Ma.
were reported as $455.99 for May, anC
those of Sanitary Inspector Sale a.
$301.21 The total expenses for May
were reported as $6,749.07, of thi!
$2,07S32 going to salaried officers
$2,29969 to work in various depart
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
SOLDIERS To WORK
Fix Tents and Camp For
Themselves.

There is to be more work and less
play for the North Carolina National
Guard at the forthcoming encamp
mcnts.
Such was learned from Adjutant
General Thomas r. Robertson of
Charlotte, who was here yesterday,
and who gave out information as to
the location for the encampment this
summer and told of some of the plans.
The First Regiment, commanded by
Col. j. Il. Gardner, of Shelby, will en-
camp at Charlotte as well also Battery
A, Light Artillery commanded py
Captain r. e. Davidson, the time to
be six days, beginning with the third
of August The Second Regiment,
commanded by Col II. c. Bragaw, of
Washington, and the Third Regiment,
commanded by Col. j. N. Craig. of
Reidsvillee will encamp at Wrights-
vile for six days, beginning the 10th
of July.
These six days are to include the
movements of the companies to and
| from their homes, and the men, after
arriving in camp are to fix. their own
tents lay out the camps, fix the streets
and the trenches and to go at TINS
fro mthe foundation. No details
viii be sent ahead to fix things as
| 0eIeIoIOIcy anu Oilly q NV -
officials are to have tents with floors
| IN them.
! 1t is also understood that the Gen
eral Staff. which has heretofore fig
ured at the encampments is no longer
to get free transportation and ex
penses for attending the encampment.
If these officers go they viii have to
pay the bills themselves.
Capt T. c. Daniels, of New Bern,
the Captain Of the Naval Brigade,
was here yesterday also, in consulta-
ton with Governor Glenn and Gener-
al Robertson. He states that an al
lowance has been made for naval
cruise for the brigade, this to begin
in about the 18th or 10th of July.
The Naval Brigade is composed Of
the New Bern Division, Lieutenant c.
j. McSorley; the Wilmington Division,
Lieut. Fl. M. Chase; the Windsor Di-
vision, Lieut.. w. M. Sutton; the Beau
| fort Division, Lieut.. John Robinson.
| Each of these consists of about so
| men.
| Governor Glenn is making an en-
deavor to get a ship from the United
States government for the cruise. The
Brigade viii start out from Morehead
| City, where ii will be modified ana
| will go out to sea and then up the
coast. 1t will then go South so as TO
be at Wrightsville when Governor
! Glenn reviews the two regiments at
| that point the Naval Brigade taking
part in the review.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
Recital Tonight.

The department of expression at the
Baptist University will give a recital
Saturday night, June 3rd at $50. The
public cordially invited.
The program is as follows:
Reading, Selected, Miss Lillian Tim
berlake. The Soul of the Violin, M. NJ.
Merrill, Miss Corinna Chisholm. Solo,
The Bandolero, Staurt, Prof. Jackson.
What William Henry Did, Miss Eta
Jordan. Revenge of Hamish, Lanier,
Miss Mollye Walters. Harp of the
Winds. Abt, Mrs Brown, Mrs. Ander-
son. Erin Go Bragh, c. Howard, Miss
Lena Markham. Aeolf, The Martyr,
Marchmont, Miss Lucille Withers.
Solo. June, H. II. A. Beach. Mrs. Wade
r. Brown. Ole Missis, Miss Bessie
Ashcraft
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
DESERVES CARNEGIE MEDAL.
Extraordinary Bravery of Young
Elagman.

A few days ago while extra No. 535,
a freight train on the Seaboard Air
Line, was pulling out from Suffolk,
Va Conductor Glucose, standing on
the top of a box car, was struck by
the Southern bridge near Suffolk, and
was knocked down unconscious, and
would have fallen to the ground, but
was caught by Flagman A. F. Goodwin,
who was near.
AS he caught Mr.. Glucose, Mr.. God
win himself fell, and nail on the
roof of the car penetrated his knee
cap. piercing through it. The con-
ductor rolled off the car, but the nag
man kept his grip firm, and although
the weight was great and the pain to
his injured limb terrific, he kept up
courage, and continued his hold on
the senseIess conductor until the train
made it's first stop, over three miles
away.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
TOBACCO MEN PLEASED.
Meeting of Tobacco Association of
United States May be at Chase City.

Tobacco men here and in this sec
ton have expressed their approval of
the suggestion that the Tobacco As
ISOLATION of the United States hold it's
annual summer meeting this year at
Chase City, Va, as that point is in
the tobacco section, and is more ac-
ceptable to the great majority in this
section. Heretofore the meeting has
been held at Old Point Comfort, and
the members are DESTROYS of a change.
The Board of Governors of the AS
ISOLATION meet in Richmond next Mon
day and at that time the place of
meeting will be selected. 1t is expect
ed that the board will decide upon
Chase City as the most desirable place
of meeting. Chase City is one of the
most popular resorts in this country
with North CarolinianS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
STRANGE STORY OF THE oREL.
One Hundred and Forty Mortally
Wounded Thrown Into the Sea.
(Bv the ssociated Pres;

(By the Associated Press.)
Toxic. June st is planned to
bring the battleship Orel to Yokosuka
where the Emperor will visit her A
remarkable story is in circulation con-
corning the wounded on the Orel. It
is said that at the opening of the fight
800 men were killed and wounded,
and that the groans and shieks of the
wounded exercised so harmful an eff
feet that it was decided to throw the
MORALLY wounded into the sea.
One hundred and forty, 1t is said,
were thrown overheard. Those slight
ly wounded were then fastened to the
mast to prevent their interference with
the fighting of the ship.
1t is impossible to obtain any con-
firmation of this story, but later re-
ports indicate that the crew of the
Orel fought with desperate bravery
throughout the day previous to their
surrender. The hull of the vessel is
shell marked, and many of her guns
are smashed and dismounted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
FIRST AT BETHEL.
Col. j. Bryan Grimes Will Represent
the Governor.

The unveiling of the Bethel monu-
meut next week will be an important
event. Col j. Bryan Grimes will rep
resent the governor and make the
principal address.
Maj. E. j. Hale, chairman of the
committee, made application ten days
ago for the same rates as have been
given to AppomattCT but Mr. Fitz-
gerald has not notified him yet. Ii
is almost certain that the same rate
will be given. Those who go from
Raleigh will go over the Seaboard Air
Line to Richmond and then take a
train on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way to Morrison which is only foul
miles from the battlefield. AT Morri-
son vehicle will be in readiness to
take them to the scene.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04

among the crew of the Orel before her
departure for the Far East She was
sunk at her dock before she left
Cronstadt, and later at Libau, the
crew were mutinous. Indignation
against Rear Admiral Nebogatoff is
growing. The epithets Coward" and
traitor" are coupled with his name,
especially since the receipt of the
Toxic dispatches, showing that his
surrender was not in the heat of bat
tie, but with the land close under his
lee to which his crews could have
escaped after the destruction of the
ships.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
Federal Court.

The June term Of Federal Court
will begin Monday and continue two
weeks. There are 80 old cases and
1O7 new cases on the docket, and
more are being entered.
The notorious Powell fraud case is
set for June 9th, and about 100 wit
nesses have been summoned to appear
on that day Powell is in Norfolk on
a $1,000 bond. 1t is doubted if his
case will be heard at this term, and
his friends believe that it will be
again continued
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
CLAYTON High School.

Governor Glenn has accepted an IN
vitation to deliver the literary address
at the closing of the Clayton Hlgh
school on June Sth. DR.. 7. n. lvey
will preach the annual sermon TO-
morrow.
The exercises commence tomorrow
and continue tilal Thursday Inc
school has been exceptionally, success
full this year. and will begin the next
term with renewed strength and an
added Impulse given by this COM
mencement.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
Fixing the Code.

Senator A. c. zoIlicoffer, of Vance,
and REPRESENTATIVE A. w. Graham, of
Granville and r. B. Redwine, of
Union, appointed by the General AS
sembly Of 1905. are here with Messrs.
T. B. Womack, of Raleigh; j. Y. Gull
ley, of Wake Forest and w. B. Rod
man, of Charlotte, the Code Commits
sioners, preparing for the issuing of
the Code, which it is expevted will
be ready by the first of August. The
examination is proceeding rapidly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
To Safe His Life.

The attorneys for Will Adams, col
cred, convicted of the murder of Mary
Bridgers, viii make an effort to have
his sentence committed to life tmpris-
onment Ada. ms was convicted in 1904
and the Supreme Court granted him
new trial. He was again convicted
in anuary. 1905, and this time the de-
cision of the lower court was sustain
ed The governor has not yet set the
date for the hanging of Adams
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
Fined Both.

Police Justice Badger yesterday
tried Walter Hunter and Robert Pat
tersOn, both colored charged with an
affray. They arc walters in Giersch' s
Cafe, and had fallen into a dispute
about a small matter, which led to
blows. Hunter was fined $9.45 and
Patterson was fined $1445.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
Davis Birthday Exercises.

The celebration of the birthday of
Jefferson Davis by the Johnson-Petti-
grew Chapter of the Daughters of the
ConfedeFacy will be held at the
Soldiers Home this afternoon at 3:45
O'Clock.
Short addresses viii be delivered by
Maj B. F. Dixon, Col. Thomas S.
Kenovard and Capt r. II. Brooks.
There will be vehicle at the east
gate of the capitol to take the ladies
out to the home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
ARSENIC IN THE CABBAGE.
Suspicion Points to Convict in the
States Prison.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Columbia S. c., June 2.-State
Chemist Burney has found arsenic in
the remnants of a cabbage dinner
which was given to the prisoners in
the State prison. which made over
one hundred of them i'll, while Super
intendent Griffith discovered traces of
paris green on the window sill of the
kitchen. The men are now out of
danger. Suspicion points strongly to
one of the convicts as having poison
ed the food
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
A Japanese Advance.
(By the Associated Press.)

(BN Ine ASSOCIdItU tSs'J
St. Petersburg, June General
Linevitch in dispatch to Emperor
Nicholas dated May 81, says:
"On May 18th the Japanese began
an advance and attacked our troops
in the valley of the Tin River, about
three miles beyond Fenshu Pass
which remained in our hands"
Manila, June 2.-Three warships
were sighted at two O'Clock, and three
more at three o'clock this afternoon
steaming slowly and headed for the
Gulf of Lingayen. The ships are OF
different types and are painted a lead
color.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04
Sixteen Lives Lost.

Shreveport. La, June 2.-The
steamboat H. NJ Carter, it is reported,
ran into the pier of the railroad
bridge across Red river at Alexandria,
La, at 1890 o'clock tonight and sank.
Sixteen lives were lost.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-04

The pownbroker acts as timekeeper
for men who fight hard luck.