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The news & observer., 1905-04-26
MISS DOWD LECTURED.
Interesting Entertainment Given by
Music Department of Woman's Club

Miss Dowd, of st. Mary's School,
lectured before the music department
of the Woman's Club yesterday after
noon at the Raney Music Hall. Her
lecture was of high order and replete
with thorough knowledge of German
music. The selections for illustration
We're beautiful and showed perfect
familiarity with the great master and
composers of the German school of
music The climax of her talk gives
a faint idea of what proceeded Let
us look back for a moment over the
progress of German music as we have
traced it from the early folk song to
the present day. 1t has been step by
step expression and from expression
which comes from mans need of ut
terance. When we are glad we shout.
When we have suffering we groan-
and from an entertainment of that ex-
preston, first one in advance and then
the other as a man walks with an
occasional perfect balance. as in Bee
tlB1oVen,, lhen with gigantic stride
with the giant Wagner who by the
union of music and the drama reveal
ed unexpected and dazzling vistas.
And now Richard Strauss-whether
he will take music on its way or not.
who can tell? Only time can prove if
he be a genius. He holds the world
expectant, for the wisdom of the an
clients is as child's play to him he
has things to say and his own way of
saying it. AS we think of these things
we accord Germany the favorite
among among the musical nations
But more than this, there seems no
limit to the progress of music since
the expression of the soul of man.
We hold our breath at the wonder of
it and are tempted to call it the "Art
Cathedral"
The program observed at the meet
ing was as follows: II $50.
Bach-Ah Golgotha, from Passion
Music.
Bach-Air for G. String, Miss Hull.
Handel-'Angels ever Bright and
Fair" from Theodra, Mrs. Dowell.
Beethoven-Die Ehre Gottes aus
Nature. Mrs. Brown.
Beethoven-Raudoin. c., Miss Pix
ley.
Schubert-"By the Sea-" Miss Hull.
Serenade-Mrs. Horace Dowell Vio-
lin Obligato, Mr.. Junius Thomas.
Schubert-Erl KONG, Mrs. Brown.
Schumann-The Two Grenadiers,
schumann - Machstuck, Grillen.
Miss Decker.
schumann-Du Bist mie cine Blume,
Mrs. Brown.
Duets:
Mendelsshon-"O wiIts Thou in the
Cold Blast, Mrs. Horace Dowell and
Mrs Wade Brown
81 would that my love,
Mrs. Horace Dowell and Mrs. Wade
Brown.
Stranss-Mrs. Brown.
Raft Cavatina.
Brahms Hungarian Dance. Miss
Hull.
Miss Pixley, Miss Sadie Duncan. and
Mr.. Wade Brown accompanies.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
A Conflict of Opinion.
(Bv the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Petersburg, April 25.-6.45 p.
m.-The Admiralty continues mis-
trustful of many of the dispatches
from the Far East reporting the
sighting of Russian and japanese
ships. The officials apparently are
certain. however, that Admiral Nebog-
atoff has not yet entered the China
Sea. Some naval officers are of the
opinion that Admiral Rojestvensky
has left some of his transports be-
hind to be conveyed by Nebogatoff
and has pushed on favored by the
thick weather reported along the
coast. But the majority believe that
Rojestvenslxy will cruise along the
AMMAN coast until Nebogatoff joins
him. pointing out that he can afford
to play q waiting game leaving Ad
miral Togo the alternative of allow
ing a juncture or sailing a thousand
miles from his base to give open bat
tie which is exactly what Rojestven-
sky most desires
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
SUICIDE OF CAPT THAxTON.
He Shot Himself i'm His Own Room
Ill Health the Supposed Cause.
(Snecial TO News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Spencer N. c., April 25.-Capt. B.
w. Thaxton, aged forty-five years,
committed suicide late this afternoon
by shooting himself through the heart
with a shot gun. The scene of the
tragedy was in his own room and at
a time when all members of the
family were out in the yard.
The report of the gun was heard,
and loved ones rushed into the room
but life was already extinct as the
entire load of shot had passed
through the body. Capt. ThaXton had
been in his room only a few minutes,
but had prepared himself for the
awful act by disrobing, and the indi-
cati@ns are that he pulled the trigger
of tine gun with his toe Death was
instantaneous.
The remains were viewed by large
crowds of people who visited the
ThaXton home tonight before the body
was prepared for burial
No cause has been assigned for the
rash act, though it is known that
Capt ThaXton, who was a conductor
on the Southern Railroad between this
place and Selma had been in bad
health for several months with little
hope of cure. He had been on the
streets during the afternoon and his
death caused a great shock.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26

broker. does not in any way connect
them with the case; that most if not
all of the evidence given before the
grand jury was in response to lead
ing questions and was really the testi
mony of Assistant District Attorney
Rand and not the witnesses and that
it would not be admitted in any court.
Mr.. Levy stated today that he had
received a letter from DR.. Booth Ken
dali, of Menasha, Wis, containing a
local newspaper clipping in which it
was reported that Joseph Kazel,
jockey writing at Chicago to friends
in Menasha. mentioned he had been
employed by Caesar Young and that
he knew the latter to be a respondent
individual who, in trouble, was in
clined to commit suicide. John Mel
lin, YOung's racing partner, said he
did not know a jockey named Kazel
and is sure he never employed a rider
of that name.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
Third Annual Session of
State Superintendents
WYNDERS Reelected
The Conference For Education in the
South Will Open Today, and the
Members Are Now Arriving
in Columbia BY Every
Train.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Columbia, S. c., April 25.-At the
third annual session of State Super
intendents of Education for the
Southern States here today and night
superintendent from Texas, North
Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina,
Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Ar
kansas are present S. A. Wynders,
of Tennessee. was reelected presi-
dent.
The principal work of the associa-
ton is the collaboration with the men,
bership of the campaign committee
of the Southern Educational Board
composed of DR.. Charles d. McIver
chairman, of North Carolina, Chanc-
eIlor Hill, University of Georgia, Pres
ident Alderman, University of Vir-
ginia, Frizzell, of Virginia, in prepar-
ing a book of statistics to be used
as campaign matter in the educational
revival campaign for local school tax
during the summer. These statistics
prepared largely by Charles L. Coon
and r.. D. w. Connor, of North Caro-
lima, and Fl. G.. Gunnels, of Alabama,
are being carefully examined and the
work will continue tomorrow. The
book will be issued in a few weeks.
Reports made by superintendent
from various Southern States are full
of figures and data, indicating great
progress and zeal everywhere in the
South along educational lines in pub
lie as in other schools.
The city is filing up with visitors
from many States preparatory TO the
assembling of the eighth session of
the conference for Southern Educa-
ton which meets in the State Capitol
Wednesday night. President of the
Conference Ogden, of New York, with
party of one hundred distinguished
men as special guests will arrive at
eleven o'clock tomorrow on a special
train from New York.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
Twenty japanese Warships Seen.
Bv the Associated Press }


Saigon, Cochin China, April 25.-
(9:30 a. m)-Advices just received
from Kamranh Bay say that twenty
Japanese warships passed the bay be-
tween and o'clock in the evening
of April %.
Two ships loaded with rice from
Saigon and bound for Japan have
been captured by ships belonging to
the Russian squadron.
Russian officers are reported to
have declared that Admiral Rojest-
vensky is determined to fight Admiral
Togo and will endeavor to vanquish
the Japanese squadron or sink with 1t.
Admiral Rojestvensky has given every
detail of the coming conflict his par
ticular attention. Togo's flagship will
be ihs objective according to special
plan.
More firing at sea was heard at
Kamranh Bay Sunday morning.
The reports were extremely faint.
1t is reported tnat four Russian
cruisers are lying off the coast
The statements that the crew of the
Russian protected cruiser Diana joined
Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron are
pronounced absolutely unfounded. on
the contrary since the Diana has been
intarned the most minute precautions
have been taken to prevent the slight
est breach of neutrality. With the eX-
ception of DR.. Storm, who was in
valided to Russia, one non-commls-
stoned officer who died. and two sail
ors who were invalided, the crew re-
mains the same. The commander of
the Diana has given his parole and
reports daily to the French command
ant All the essential parts of the
Diana's machinery are on board the
French battleship Redoubtable.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
= DENIAL BY RoCKEFELLER.
Charge by Washington GLADDEN. Gives
Money Kings Counsel an Oppor-
tunity to Pour Hot Shot
Into GLADDEN..
(Bv the Associated Press.)

New York, April 25.-Starr j. Muir
ply, of John d. Rockefeller's private
counsel, today issued the following
statement by Mr. Roc<efeller's au-
thority
I'm his latest attack upon Mr..
Rockefeller, DR.. Washington GLADDEN.
seeks to make out a case of perjury
and in doing SO assumes paternity for
a. falsehood which has been frequently
published during the past ten years,
and until now never answered.
"Dr GLADDEN. says: The South Ink-
provement Company was one of the
schemes invented by the Standard Oil
magnates to pIunger their competitors
and enrich themselves. The organi-
zation and the methods of this COM
pany were abundantly proved in
court, and the company was driven
out of business. A few years after
wards before the committee of the
New York Legislature Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter under oath took part in the fol-
lowing colloquy:
There was such q company?
I have heard of such a company.
"'You were not in it?'
sI was not
Mr.. Lloyd appropriately adds: 80
help me God. On the same day an
other of the former trustees and one
of the closest associates of Mr.. Rock
efeller being asked by a congressional
comittee who made up that South I'M
provement Company, named as among
them the principle members of the
Standard Oil Company and at the head
of them all tsood the name of John
d. Roc4efellAa'
DR.. GLADDEN. makes much of his po-
sition as an original investigator and
says that it is within the power of ev-
cry intelligent man to find out from
the original documents whether the
statement is true or not"
But unfornately his statement is
untrue, and his whole charge of per-
jury rests upon a garbled report. The
testimony is taken from "a report OF
an investigation by the New York
Senate in 1888, pages 419-20. Any
one turning to that report will fino
that Mr. Rockefeller's testimony to
the effect that he was not in such
a company did not refer to the South
Improvement Company but to another
entirely different corporation called
the Southern Improvement Company
There were two corporations-the
South Improvement Company and the
Southern Improvement Company. The
Southern Impl oVement Company was
incorporated in Pennsylvania Apri
10th, 1870, and Mr.. Rockefeller was
not connected with it. The South
Improvement Company was incorpor-
ated over a year later, May 9th, 1871
and Mr. Rockefeller was connected
with it. The charters of both these
corporations are printed in full in the
Statutes of Pennsylvania and are ac-
cessible to all. If DR.. GLADDEN. mac
mendaciously garbled the testimony
in order to make out a case, there is
nothing more to saw. If he has done
it ignorantly and mas confused the
names of these two corporations, he
is scarcely less culpable, since before
making a charge of so serious a spirit
it was obviously his duty to possess
himself of the facts"
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
THE LAST HONORS
Body of Bishop Watson
Laid in the Grave.
The Funeral Services Were BY Bishops
Capers and Cheshire. The Pro-
cession the Largest Ever Seen
....--.-.--..in- Wilmington.
Wilmington.
Especial to News and Observer.


Wilmington, N. C April 25.-Most
impressive ceremonies. beautiful for
their simplicity but withal in full keep
ing with the high official position
which he held in the diocese this after
noon marked the funrai of the Right
Reverend Alfred Augustine Watson,
ID. d., whose death occurred last Fri
day afternoon.
The services We're held in the Parish
church of st. James, which was
thronged with members of the clergy
laity and sorrowing friends not only
from this city but from all over the
diocese. The exercises were directed
by Right Rev. Robert Strange, d. D..
who succeeds as Bishop of the dio
ceSe and they were according to the
beautiful rites of the Episcopal church
The funeral hynS were rendered by
a full surpliced choir, the music being
one of the prettiest features of the
solemn ceremonies.
The services were by Bishop Eli
son Capers of South Carolina and
Bishop Biount Cheshire, of North Car
olina. The funeral escort was COM
posed of the Revs. r. b. Drane, of
Edenton; T. NJ George. of Newbern;
+. II. II. Horsfield, of Goldsboro; L..
L. Williams, of Elizabeth City: Jno.
Fl. Griffith, Jr., of Kinston. and Isaac
w. Hughes, of Fayetteville. The fu-
neral procession to Oakdale Cemetery
where the remains were tenderly laid
to rest by the side of the venerable
prelates second wife, was the longest
ever seen here.
Cape Fear Camp of Confederate Vet
Grams, the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, the various societies and guilds
of the three episcopal parishes in the
city, assembled before the hour for
the services and attended the obse-
puieS in a BODY.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
SHORTS SAW MILL BLAZES.
The Loss Estimated at $4,000 With
Partial Insurance--A Second Fire.
(Special to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer)
Washington. N. c., April 25.-Last
night between Il and II o'cock, the
fire alarm was sounded and the big
saw mill of the e NJ. Short Lumber
Company was found to be afire. Be-
fore the fire fighters could arrive on
the scene the mill building was roar
ing mass of flames to the roof A line of
hose was run to the top of the dry
kilns and the fire kept from them by
strenuous exertions A strong wind
from the south also aided in the sal
vation of the kilns, but there was
shower of sparks over all the sur
rounding property, setting fire to and
partially burning the barn of Mr. Syi-
vester Fleming.
The saw mill building and machin-
cry are total loss, but the other prop
erty escaped, which was fortunate, as
there was upwards of forty thousand
dollars worth of lumber in the kilns
and sheds. The loss will probably to-
tai $4,000 partially covered by inSur-
ance to the extent of about $500.
This is not the first time this property
has suffered a serious conflagration
and the owners have the sympathy of
all.
Mr.. f. H Short, the manager of the
plant, was down the river, on his tug
at the time of the fire. The plans OF
the company are unknown as yet, but
they will doubtless begin to rebuild at
once.
About ten O'Clock this morning the
fire alarm was again sent in, the fire
this time being at the residence of a
darkey Very slowly the flames crept
across the roof of the house, where
they seemed to have started, and
lucky it was for it was an intermin-
ably Ions time before any water came
through the hose. The loss is small,
amounting to several hundred dollars;
uninsured. .
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
Arrest of Russian Suspect.
(By the Associates Press !

(By the Associated Press.)
Singapore, Straits Settlement, April
25.--A Russian giving the name of
Vladimir Antonovitch, but carrying a
passport made out in another name.
has been arrested on the fortified is
land of Brani. and was arraigned
here today on the charge of being on
government property without author
ity. He was remanded for a week.
Antonovitch, who does not speak
English, was residing with a non
commissioned officer of the ordnance
department. 1t is popularity supposed
that Antonovitch is a spy, but the
authorities say that no incriminating
papers have been discovered
The non-commissoned officer with
whom Antonovitch boarded also has
been arrested and will be tried by
court-martial for harboring the Rus
sian. The latter claimed the Russian
Consul would furnish the $500 bail
demanded by the local magistrate
but the consul refused to do So
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
NEW JERSEY STOCK EXCHANGE.
The Certificate of Incorporation Filed
in That State.
lBv the Associated Press. }

New York, April 25.-The certifi-
cate of incorporation of the New Jer-
sey Stock Exchange was filed in New
Jersey today The object of the cor
poration, as stated in the papers, is
to maintain an exchange and to furn-
ish facilities for it's members in the
purchase and sale of securities.
The exchange is capitalized in the
sum of $250,000, there being 500
shares at $500 each.
When the news that there is to be
a Jersey Stock Exchange reached
Wall Street it was assumed that the
new enterprise is undertaken for the
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
Arrest of Alleged Lynchers.
(By the Associated Press.

Charlotte, n. c., April 25-Stew-
art w. Heath, John t. Stevens, Stephen
Walsh, and S. Frank Hough, of Ker-
shaw, S. c., were arrested last night
on warrants charging them with par
ticipating in the lynching of John
Morrison, white, last October. The
prisoners We're taken to Chester to-
day. Two white men and a negro
We're committed to Jail in Lancaster
county Saturday on the same charge.
One of the men under arrest is said
to have turned States evidence. 9th
er arrests Will likely follow. The par
ties are prominent citizens of the COM
munity.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
Deep Water Road Gets the Gap.

NDy IIIt NsSOCIIItU Tess.
Charleston, w. Va, April %.
Another turn was taken today in the
fight between the Deep Water Railroad
Company supposed to be the Wa
bash) and the Chesapeake & Ohio
for the possession of Jenny's Gap, the
gateway from New River to the coal
fields of Southern West Virginia The
Supreme Court awarded the gap to the
Deep Water Company, reversing the
decision of the Raleigh County court,
which gave the gap to the Chesapeake
& Ohio and awarded the Deep Water
Railroad damages
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
FIVE ALARMS OF FIRE.
Spectacular Blaze and Movement OF
Cash by Police.
CRv the Associated Press. J

New York, April 25.-Ffve alarms
were sent in for a fire on the East
Side tonight, calling all fire apparatus
from the battery to TWenty-FIfth
street. The buildings destroyed
were those that for years were occu-
pied by the Ridleys as a dry goods
store, and a familiar landmark on the
East Side, bounded by Grand, Allen
and Orchard streets.
The buildings were occupied by
furniture dealers and manufacturers
of cotton and underwear, on the up
per floors. while the ground floor was
occupied by the Van Norden Trust
Company, a Hebrew loan socity, and
the Hebrew Charity Aid Association
The flames burst through the rooof
a hundred feetinto the air and made
a most spectacular fire, but they were
soon quenched by the numerous
streams played upon them, being con-
fined to three buildings. The loss is
100000
The news & observer., 1905-04-26

purpose of avoiding the additional
cost that will be imposed on stock
transactions when the new transfer
tax law goes into effect on June 1 in
this State.
Although details as to the full
scope of the undertaking We're not
available today it was learned that
the new stock exchange is to be in
Jersey City, that responsible men were
behind the movement and that the
stock of the exchange had all been
subscribed for in money.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
American League Games.
(Rv the Assoclated Press.) }


Boston, April 25.--The Athletic won
the final game of the series with Bos-
ton today by hard hitting at oppor-
tune times.
Score: X. III. =.
Phila. .O1O3O 30 IA 8
Boston 2 OOOO2 2 0 O.
Batteries: Bender, Waddell, Pow
ers and Schreck; Dineen, Winter and
McGovern. Time, 2:07. Umpire,
OLaughIin. Attendance, 6,444.
Detroit. Mich, April 25.-Cleveland
shut out Detroit today in a pitchers
battle. Score: r. H. E.
Detroit ...OOOoOOOO 90 0
Cleveland 100000 O-1 o
Batteries: Donovan and Wood;
Rhoades, Buelow and Bemis. Time,
1870. Umpire, Sheridan. Attendance,
1000.
New York, April 25.-The New York
Americans won over the Washingtons
today in the last inning on a home run
by Keeler Score: K. II. K.
Washington 2 000010 0-5 7 5
New York 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 / 1--6 10 2
Batteries: Hughes and Kittredge;
Clarkson, Hogg and MCGUIRE. Time,
two hours. Umpire, Connolly. Attend
ance, 5000.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
Britt and White to Fight.
CBy the Associated Press

San Francisco, Cal, April 3D.
James Britt and Jabez White, the
English lightweight champion, will
fight in Woodward's Pavilion in this
city on May 9TH. The supervisors have
granted the Hayes Valley Club a per-
NIT for May, with the understanding
that the CLUB will promote the Britt
White Engagement The articles call
for the boxers to receive fifty per cent
of the gross receipts, the winner to
receive sixty per cent of this and loser
forty per cent.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
National League Games.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 25.-New
York won the last of the series with
ease today.
Score: r. H. E.
New York 12OO12O11-S 13 2
Phila. % % 0 90 1 0-1 8 3
Batteries: Taylor, Wiltse and Bres-
n9han; Pittinger, Washer and Kahoe.
Time, 1:45. Umpires, Bauswine and
Emslie. Attendance, 4,S20.
Brooklyn, N. c., April 25-"Vic"
Willis pitched his first game and was
batted hard by the Broolxlyn's.
Score: r. II. E.
Brooklyn .1O1O01oO1-3 II .
Boston % % 0 0 0 o / 0-1 6 1
Batteries: Jones and Bergen; Will
lis and Needham. Time 1:25. Um-
pire, Johnstone. Attendance, 1,S48.
Cincinnati. April 25.-The st. Louis
team was able to hit Harper only in
the first inning.
Score: r. II. E.
Cincinnati .2o4S1O11 *-12 16 A
st. Louis p 0 300 o 0 o. 2 3
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
The Russian Squadron.
(By the Associated Press }

Tsingtau, Shantung Peninsula,
China, April 25.-Positive confirma-
tion has been obtained here of the
statement that the Russian squadron
left Kamranh Bay April % and that
the Russian cruiser Svietlana, the
Russian hospital ship Orel and four
teen transports, are still off Kamranh
Bay.
The division of the Russian squad
ron commanded by Admiral Neboga-
toff had not joined the main squadron
commanded by Admiral Rojestvensky
up to today.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
TWO NORTH CARoLINIANs.
Among Those Who Pass Mental EX-
aminations for Admission to Naval
Academy.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Annapolis, Md, April 25.-Of the
seventy-five candidates who last week
took the mental examinations for ad-
mission to the naval academy as mid
shipmen, forty-seven were passed.
The successful men include W. r.
Bowen, Tennessee; H. G. Cooper,
North Carolina S. e. Gillerstedt, Ala
bama; c. p. Jungling. Mississippi; j.
ID. Maloney, Tennessee; A. l.. Pendle-
ton, North Carolina; r. j. Theisson,
Florida
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
Death of An Editor.

Columbus, Ca, April 25.-B. ].
Daniel, editor of the Evening Ledger
of this city, died tonight at s o'clock
after an illness of several weeks of a
complication of troubles. Mr.. Daniel
had been identified with the news
papers of Columbus for nearly quar-,
ter of century and was ever-faithful
and jealous in his work. He was about
AZ years of age.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26

place last year reached Mukden sta
ton late yesterday crossing the Hun
river on the temporary bridge which
has just been completed. Regular
trains will be run between Port Danny
and Mukden in a few days. QUAINT,
ties of supplies are being sent to Tie
Pass from New Chwang in junks up
the Lao river.
The news & observer., 1905-04-26
South Atlantic League Games.

(By the Associated Press.)
Macon, Ga, April 25--
Score: r. H. +.
Macon 10000 OO1O0O- 8 6
Columbia 2 1 0 0 2 5-11 II 3
Batteries: Dwyer and Harnisch; ;
Reynolds and Beussee Time, 1856
Umpire Latham. Attendance, 500.