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ST1 Motey.Gett I The Meanesi Possessed By a Wall St tt H e OHN D. ROCKEFELL $YVon dollars and he J 0 $6,000,000 a month. D's wealth, but as for * * Spring is coming, and Oil Co. is going to ec the million other bea property of all those < Standard does monop te.ally unesthetic product anyway, and - is ;ar -pleasanter, and cheaper. Moreover, John D. cannot take a s and the property he has accumulated v good of the world. The water in a n except to turn his mill; he can't drink i it escapes and goes on its way, making ing, taken up by the sun, to be showered benefit of the whole human family. Wealth, in the same way, is of nc and no matter how much a man has he of it himself, and the rest goes to enric A successful business man who has "The faculties required for money-gettir possessed by man." Why, then, covet ties; why not rather strive for those hi attached to them, and which indeed are Mr. Rockefeller can buy some thin; the other hand, all his money cannot which are within the reach ( ' the ave healthy tramp and Mr. Rockefeller's, fi little the better of it. As for us, we env do Mr. Rockefeller his money.-The Pa CTO Coming Am By Edwar ~+l'H++++ MAINTAIN that the t: the beauty of the w< + + further and to prove + *the future American + + the brunette. In prpo + In the seventeentl + wife came from Palan $++++++++t trod forests of Penn cabin home-the firsl Christopher Meyer was a blonde, of n wife. They spread the glories of the I the sea. The result was the immediat this new home. which Christopher Mey county, Pa.). The point I want to make were pronounced blondes, with blue e: down tLrough the ccnturies this colony They have been loyal to each other, an nationalities who came later. Now, he is this: My forefathers (Christopher M blondes. Today the sixth and seventh: :nettes, with black hair end eyes. What I, for one thing; secondly, freedom-fri working toward the ideal-namely, brux Another remarkable thing is this: ( <estor. Christopher Meyer, was a mai ation is a race of giants ranging from 6 self being 6 feet-2 1-2 inches. This cha able throu:;hout central Pennsylvania; to manhooa and womanhood are growi1 erage) and their complexion is darkenir a hundred years from now will be a: height, perfectly formed. with black ha dian bronze in color, features str ng. c work of the Divinity since the Garden c A New ~of Ckai ~ /~. By Henry Lo It HAMIPLAIN is one of S can.history. He was jwhen a voyage across S life. He was a per judge of men, and a c an excellent man of \ inspiring, and had w and religious, but ion cal indifference to th and was unselfish and self-sacrificing. of the mysticism and superstition of I be could not meet with conquering r 2nore chfidish superstitions of his say and courageous navigator, but he wa all, he not- only inspired men with his e' from the King, nobles, arnd merchants In -some degree, even as it was then art of politics, he was a statesman; hE factorily, and he could administer th4 charge with the requisite skill.-Harpe The Want of. ____________E the at home day *.++++++ has been given, who I * * servances? No onet + + come boon has been f. * Uf+ A little gossip has go) -vvvants have been dise; *++*p***p@, each visitor leaves. lil +++++++++++ ably regretted late are so temptingly pa: can any .one -say that the real hand of eney is to :aequaintance only. The iin goings. preclude anything like friendsh If there still remains with us the d blessed with worldly goods than ourse .charity unconnected with any subscript The .exercise of a more extended who have not the means to enjoy little much to iessen the enforced sordidness .constant appeals from so many large charity, yet1 withot apparently curtaili ottt much self-deniai, numberless genti poverty. but hide it so bravely, might tered by those known~ to them. without M orror'! The supri::''endenft of a dleparitnen) stere in. Bro--,:1y wlie~h ec-s a woma-- n. n ;-:r2ae:-~ te .. l g ing Faculty and Lowest by Man -eet Bank R'S fortune is rnow a round half bil s adding to the pile an income of Many people are grieving over John us, we are not coveting a cent of it. we do not believe that the Standard rner up the sunshine or the flowers or utiful things which are the common apable of enjoying them. What if the lize oil; it is a dirty, ill-smelling and we ask very little o.ds of it. Daylight ingle kopeck of his money with him, -ill ultimately be redistributed for the ill-dam is of no 'ise to the mill-owner t up, and as fast as he makes use of it the earth blossom and eventually be down again on the thirsty soil for the value except for its potential power, can consume only a certain modicum i the whole world. made his pile said to us the other day: g are the meanest and lowest of those wealth that is produced by such facul ;her objects which have no price-mar; above valuation Ia dollars and cents. s which the rest of us cannot, b-ft on rocure some of the simple pleasures age mort'al. As between the lot of a )r instance, we think the tramp has a y the tramp his freedom more than we hb finder. e erican Type d Meyer. 'pical American beauty (and thereforc rid) is a brunette. I shall try to gc by the following historical facts that girl will be an extreme specimen of f of this I shall cite history. . century Christopher Meyer and his tinate, Prussia, and penetrated the un sylvania. where they built their log touch of civilization in that region t extraordinary stature; so was his ew World among their friends across a emigration of hundreds of others tc er namer "Muhlbach" (now Lancaster here is that all these German pioneers es and flaxen hair. From that time of first settlers has remained intact I have never married into the different re I want to eraphasize point No. 2. It ~yer was my direct ancestor) were all ~enerations are nearly all extreme bru has caused the change? Climate. say ~edom of mind anad soul that has. beer Lette type. ur race has grown in stature. My an of ordinary height, the present gen feet to 6 feet 6 inchies in height. I my acristic increase of height is notice ll the boys and girls now growing u: g taller than their parents (on an av g. I predict that the American girl of agnificcnt creation-about 0 feet it r. b~laek eyes, a comaplexion almost In lean cut. classical-the most beautifu] Eden-and a br unette. ~stima te npplam-~~ mis Nelson.naitoso the noblest characters of early Ameri the Atlantic was taken at the risk 0: ;eveing and patient worker, a keer areful and accurate observer. He was business. He was enthusiastic and derful self-control. He was devoul ; experience bred in him a philosophi ~ological disputes. He had no vanity He was humane. He was possesse( is time: not so deeply, however, tha! dicule the deeper mysticism and th( ge friends. He was not only a gooi a brave and skilful soldier. Abov4 fthsiasm, but invited their confidence f France to the savages of the woods :iven to Frenchmen to understand the could settle disputes justly and satis affairs of the community under his ' agazine. Ulospitality .By Charles Marshall is at an end, and the Iast hand4hake as really benefited by these social ob. whom a good meal would be a wet d; in fact, nobody has been fed at all, te roumd, the shortcomings of the ser issed, and the children compared. As tie remarks have been dropped. prob but the faults of our poorer relations nt to all the world. At an at home friendship is held out? No. the tend ied time, the ceaseless comings and uty of taking an interest in those less Ives we have a vast field for hidden~ ion list. and liberal hospitality toward friends luxuries in their own homes would do of the lives of many. I know that the astituions natural~y dwarf individual g these responses, and. indeed, with cwoen who feel the bitter sting of hankfully accept the kindnesses prof nsing their cherished indiependence. "Paper" Lessons Not Enough. Prof. John Dewvey tells the follow ng story to illustrate the futility of yrt ain. present-day educational meth iswhn applied to the affairs of prac -Tere is a schoocl in Chicngo."' said -weethey teach boys to swim lrvan water. All the mtotions e~Cessar for swimmrarg are taught :eintiicalyand correctly. I asked ~e of the graduates what he did vhe h ~e go into the water. -He repied laconicaliv, Sunk.'" Nem' york Times. PEACE NOW URUT President Roosevelt Desires That the Warring Nations Come to Terms CASSINI WILL NOT ADM11 NEED In a Conference at the White House the President Declares That Rus sia's Military Position is Now Hope less and That Further Fighting Can Only Serve to Increase Japan's De made. Washington, Special-The President Friday struck a blow for peace in the far East. In a conference at the White House this afternoon with Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa dor, the President expressed the earn est hope that Russia would forthwith conclude peace with Japan. Prolongation of the war, he be lieves, will not result in victory for the Russian arms and can only render more difficult the drafting of a treaty of peace which the Czar as well as the Mikado can sign. The President spoke, he said, as the friend of Rus sia no less than of Japan, and on be half not only of the Washington gov ernment,-but the interest of humanity. The President informed the ambas sador that in expressing hope for an early peace he voiced not only his strong personal sentiments and those of his government, but he believed these were held by all of the powers. His opinion was that it would be a mistake for Russia to continue the war. In addition to the suffering en tailed by th.e naval conflict, he did not believe that Russia has anything to win :n prolonging hostilities. The President did not enter into de tails, but the personal nature of the conversation and his long acquain tance with Count Cassini enabled him to talk plainly regarding the decisive character of Japan's victories. What Japan's probable peace terms would be, the President was wholly unable to say, but he did not hesitate to ex press the opinion that difficult as these conditions might prove in the light of such a victory as that gained in the Korean Straits, they would increase in severity with every day that a state of war continued. Unless Rus sia has substantial hope of administer ing a decisive defeat to Japan in this wa r, the President believed it would inure to the interests of the Peters burg government to conclude peace at once. Having received no word from his government since the annihilation of Rojestvensky's fleet save the brief of ficial dispatches telling of the engage ment, Count Cassini was unable to do more than to give the President his own personal opinions on the situa tion. The ambassador was deeply touched by the sincere cordiality of his reception and the frank and friend-* ly manner in which the President spoke. He could not see, however, that there was anything in the pres ent situation, unfortunate as it un doubtedly was for his government, which necessitated Russia's suing for peace. As to territory, he pointeel out that China and not Russia had beei' the loser, for even Port Arthur was held only under lease. On the sea Russia had nothing more Ito lose, he said. It was the ambassa dor's firm opinion that this was not "the psychological moment" in which to discuss peace with Japan. What ever might be the ultimate decision of his government, he took the ground that Russia could lose nothing by waiting or by continuing the war on land. There was hope yet of a vic tory for tihe Russian arms, it was sug gested, and in any event Russia had not yet lost one foot of territory and that there was no Russian frontier en dangered1. The ambassador pointed out that there was not the slightest official in trmation from any source as to Ja pan's probable peace terms, and that these demands as stated unofficially were "altogether impossible." If Ja pan's terms should prove anything hke as severe as they have been re ported, it was the ambassador's opin ion that Russia could advantageously continue the war indefinitely, and eventually win a victory on land. That his government would so decide he did not wish to predict. but at last acounts the Emperor was for a con tinuation of the war. Count Cassini will transmit an ac count of the conference to the Czar. Telegraphit Briefs. President Roosevelt was the princi pal -speaker at the unveiling of the General Slocum statue in Brooklyn, and in the course of his address he de::lared a strong navy was the moral of the Eastern war. Memorial day was observed in many places. the graves of the Union dead everywhere being decorated. The program for the opening of the Lewis and Clark Exposition from the White House has been arranged. The attorney who made an investiga-~ tion of the disaster in the Leiter mine in Illinois for several foreign govern ments has made public his report, which scores the mine management. and numerous suits against Leiter will be instituted. Japan Has Free Hand. Tokio, By Cable.-With the destruc tion of Russia's naval power. interest is returning to military operations on land. Togo's victory tremendously al Iters the military situation and removes all limits of offensive operations agis ussia's marine provinces. It is ow ossbleto effectively close V~a divostock. seize Sakhalin, the mouth~ of the Amur river. Kanmeha-tka, and any point between the Tumnen river and the IArctic circle Cat Japan desires. Louis R. Smiith Indicted. Washington. Special.-Louis R. Smith. of North Carolina, formerly an employe of the General Land Office, was indictedi by the grand jury of the Disrct c-~ Colmicihia. on a charge of nbsractinlt and seliing thirty land war raras. :::ithl w emp)loyIed in the Land Office from Jaiy 1. 190Ii. to July i;. K4. and it was durng tmis time tha the w.ar--antes were take'n. He con feed the theft vwhn confronted withI the evidence against him. The w~ar rnt taiken were wrth about $5.000 JAPANESE VICTORY COMPLETE Fuller Details Given Show That Japa nese Victory Was Most Complete. L-atest. advices confirra the magnitude of the disaster suffered by the Russian deet, and point to the fact that Rus sia's hopes, so far as this war is con erned, now lie in whatever may be ac complished by the oft-beaten army in Manchuria. An official report received from Tokio by the Japanese legation at Washington Monday evening says that the Russian losses definitely known in clude two battleships, a cost defense ship, five cruisers, two special ships and three destroyers sunk, and two battleships, two coast defense ships, one destroyer and one special service ship captured, while over 3,000 prison ers have been taken, including Rear Admiral Nebogatoff. The Japanese, it would seem, are still pursuing the Rus sians, and it may be some time before the final result Is known. There is nothing to clearly indicate the extent of the Japanse losses, and it is suggested from one source that the Tokio government is waiting to hear from Admiral Rojestvensky by way of Vladivostock before announcing to what extent his fleet has suffered. The news of the disaster has caused deep depression in official Russia, though it is not yet known generally among the Russian people. Rojestven sky's defeat has given rise to renewed talk of peace. It is ponted out by the Associated Press' St. Petersburg cor respondent that Russia. in this crisis, will turn to France, through its For eign Minister, M. DelCasse, while from Washington comes informatior that President Roosevelt, in accordance with his promise, announced a long time ago, is taking steps to do all in his power to bring about. peace negotia tCons. Nothing has been heard from Vice Admiral Rc-jestvensky. In Tokio there is one belief that he has perished, while another source says he was rescued by a torpedo boat, but that he is wounded. The Lost Vessels. Tokio. By Cable.--In the battle fought Saturday in the Straits of Ko rea, the Russian battleships Borodino and Alexander III, the armored crusi ers Admiral Nakhimoff, Dmitri Don ski and Valdimir Monomach, the coast defence iron-clad Admiral Oushakoff, the protected cruisers Svietlana and Jemtchug, and the repair ship Kampt schatka and the cruiser Irteisim were sunk. The battleshipes Orel and Nicolai I, and the coast defence iron-clads Ad miral Apraxine were captured. The Borndl'no was a, first-class bat tleship, completed In 1,904, of 13,516 tons displacement and 7.6,000 horse-power. giving her a speed of about 18 knots. Her crew numberpi 740, officers and men. The A'exander I![ was a sister ship of the Borodino and was also com pleted in 1904. The Admiral Nakhimoff was an ar mored cruiser of 8,524 tons displace ment and 9,000 indicated horse-power, giving her a speed of 16 knots. She hadl a complement of about 567 officerti and men. The Dmittri .Donski was an armored cruiser of 6,200 tons, sheathed, of 7,000 indicated horse-power, and having a speed of about 16 knots. Her crew numbered 510 officers and men. The Valdimir Monomach was a sheathed 'cruiser of 5.593 tons and 7,000 indicated horse-power. Her crew num bered 550 officers and men. The Admiral Oushakoff, a coast de fence iron-clad. was 4,634 tons displace ment and 5,000 indicated horse-power. Her speed was estimated at 16 knots and she carried 318 officers and men. The Svietlana was a protected cruis er of 3.82G tons displacement, had 3. 828 indicated horse-power, was com pleted in 1897 and had a speed of about 20 knots. She had a complemnent of 360 officers and men. The protected criuser Jemtchug was of 3,106 tons displacement and 17.000 indicated horse-power giv :ng her a speed of about 23 knots. Her crew numbered 340 officers and men. The repair ship Kamtschatka was a most important unit of Admiral Ro jestvensky's fleet. She is understood to have been fitted up wita every scien tific appliance available for the repair of warships and was described as being a "floating workshop." She had trans port accommodations for 32 officers and 1,000 men. The Irtessim was probably an aux iliary cruiser, but her name is not giv en in any of the naval lists available. The battleship Ore. is a sister ship of the Borodino and carried the same complement of officers and men. The battleship Nicholai I is of 9. 627- tons displacement and 8.000 indi cated horse-power, giving her a speed of about 14*knots. She has sheathed and although completed as far back as 1892 was thoroughly overhauled in 1900. Her complement was 604 officers .nd men. The coast defenfse iron-clad Admiral Seniavin is a sister ship to the Admi al Oushakoff. Eigamist Comrr.its Suicide. Knoxville ,Tenn., Special.-C. C. Cummings, of Pittsbuirg, Pa., commit ted suicide at Williamsburg, Ky., by drinig carbolic acid. He was em-' ployed by the Parker Oil Company, as manage- of drilling. Two weeks ago he married Miss Vicy Summer, of Winiamsburg, and only a few days ago was arrested on the charge of bigamy, it being claimed that he had a wife and children living in Tenn~es see. He~ denied the charge and gave bond, and thus far nothing has been found to bear it out. Broodin~g over his family troubles is supposed to hae caused the rash act. N'ebogatoff Among the Prisoners. Tkio, By Cable.-Rear Admiral Ne bogtoff, former commander of the! fou' th division of the Pacific fleet, re cedy commander of the information sq'. Iron, composed of scouts of the mw hantmen, with 3,000 other Rus-: i,.--:, is among the prisoners captured by the Japanese. Vice Admiral R< jestvensky appears to have escaped. The battle begane Saturday morning, and the Japanese are still in pursuit of the Russians. Tampa Officer Shot Tampa, Fla., Special.-Samn J. Car. ter, captain of police, was shot and dangerously wounded by P. W. Knapp, a sewing machine agent. The shoot ing occuired on the steps of the Hills bcregh H-igh School, where Carter w~as talking with Kna3pp's step daugn ter. According to Carter and t:ae girl. Kr.npp firedI without saying a wrd. Knaa~n say.s he followed his stp-e:gdr to sce whom she was going to raeet. and ihat when Ca rter saw him he fied h ,Knappj firing WIWAR MEETINfi Rassian Citizens Met to Protest Against Further Slaughter RIOTING NEAR TiE CZAR'S PALACE Demonstration by 5,000 Persons at a Summer Resort Near St. Petersburg is Interrupted by Police and Troops, the People Defending Themselves With Chairs and Sticks. St. Petersburg, By Cable.-At a great lemonstration Sunday evening in the Povlovsk Gardens, near Tsakro-Selo, 'he five thousand persons present clam >red for a funeral march in memory )f the Russian sailors who had lost their lives in the naval disaster in the Sea of Japan. The members of the or ,estra became alarmed and fled from the platform. when M. Novikoff, for mer mayor of Baku, arose and said: "Let us all by rising show respect or the victims. Down with the war. We have had enough of blood." Some eighty policemen entered from ither side of the hall and elbowed their way through the crowd towards .. Novikoff, whereupon cries were raised of "Let us attack the police." Chairs were seized and hurled at the police, the crowd being led by a col onel with a drawn sword. The police men fled precipitately. Order being restored, a number of speeches were delivered on the national crisis. Suddenly the police, re-enforced to between 200 and 300, again invaded the hall and rushed on the audience with drawn swords. The people defend ed themst ;es with chairs and sticks, but after ten minutes were driven from the hall Into the garden, where there was a battalion of soldiers, who raised their rifles to their shoulders, prelim inary to an order to fire, causing a panic. The public fled toward the ex its, and finding them closed, smashed the doors and windows of the hall and so gained the street. Many persons were injured. some so seriously that they had to be taken to a hospital. M. Novikoff was arrested . and the gardens were occupied by police and Cossacks. A strong military force was placed on the road leading from Pav lovsk to Tsarkoe-Selo and to St. Pe tersburg and at the railway stations. People returning to St. Petersburg from the gardens spread accounts of the affair, which soon became a general topic. Pavlovsk Is 19 miles from St. Peters burg and is a summer resort for inhabi tants of the capital. Called on Gov.-Gen. Wright. Manila. By Cable.-Rear Admiral En quist, accompanied by Rear Admiral Train and the French Consul. formal ly called on Governor General Wright Monday. After the usual greetings had been exchanged, Governor Wright asked: "Do you wish to stay at Manila per manently?" Rear Admiral Enquist replied: "My ships are unseaworthy. I have not heard from my government, and I request time to make repairs." Governor Wright then said that ac cording to his construction of the neu trality laws, the Russian vessels could remain long enough to make neces sary repairs, and ,after these were fin ished, they must leave within twenty four hours or dismantle and interne. Rear Admiral Enquist requested per mission to bring his ships behing the breakwater for repairs. This request was granted him, and the ships will move Tuesday morning. Narita Goro. Japanese, cunsul. called on Governor Wright just before Rear Admiral Enquist called and made in quiry regarding the probabie disposi tion of the Russian warships. Upon leaving, Goro met Rear Admiral En quist in the corridor of the Governor's residence and tendcred him a profound salutation. Rear Admiral Enquist and staff then called upon Major General Corbin. to whom Rear Admiral Enquist ex pressed great gratitude for the hospital ity and comfort afforded them and the courtesy with which General Corbin offered the use of the army hospitals. together with surgeons and food for the wounded Russian sailors. General Corbin said: "Admiral. how many admirals were there in the fight?" "There were four of us," said the admiral. Conference of Reforms. Tangier. By Cable.-Mohammed El Torree, the Foreign Minister, on be. half of the Sultan, has invited the rep resentative of the powers to ask for an international conference at Tangier for the purpose of discussing reforms In Morocco. The members of the dip lomatic corps have communicated with their respective governments request Ing instructions in the premises. Negro Woman an Assassin. Rockyford, Ga., Special.-Sunday night Jcseph Daughtry, a prominent yotng farmer, was shot through the heart while in his buggy and killed in stantly. A negro woman (Caroline Riddy) fired the shot. She escaped. This morning Paul Jones. a negro, was arrested as acessory to the mur der. While Jones was being taken to the jail at Statesboro he made an attempt to brain the sheriff with a brick. The sheriff was partly stunned. but succeeded in dirawing his pistol and firin~g. The bullet went through Jones' temple and he was killed in stantly. No Lonr'er Obstructs Navigation. St. John. N. B.. Special.-Word was recived from Edmund Stone. N. B.. Sunday night that a portion of the V an Duren Lumber Company's boom in the St. John river, where Canadian and American lumbermen became involved in a clash a week ago, has been taken up and swung in along the Canadian shore, allowing a free passage up and down the river. It is said that the Ycgn Duren Company will anebor the boom so that navigation of the river will not be obstructed. Ambassador Cornier Welcomed. Mexico City, Special.-Edwin H. Conger, the new American amnbassa dor. arrived Sunday morning over the Mexican Central Railway. from Cali fra. He was met at the station by Senor Torras Rivas. imrodn;:er of am b~assa'ors. and Seond Sectary of the American Embassy Hoimke. Of ficers of the Society of the America~n Colony went in a body during the af ternoon to the amba-:::ador's hotel to welOme him. The oflicial presenta tion will take place shortly. The am ascorm s in od iealth. EXPOSITION THROWN OPEN Great Northwestern Show Is Now Open to the Public. Portland, Ore., Special.-Amidst a scene of festivity and splendor never equalled in the Pacific Northwest, with din and clamor of cheering thous ands. accompanied by the booming of artillery, the chiming of bells and the blaring of baads, Portland, made her greatest bow to the world in the formal opening of the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition. The event took place under conditions presaging com plete success to this historical com memoration of the blazing trial to "Old Oregon" by Captain Merriwether Lewis and Wm. Clark, who, commissioned by President Jefferson, explored the great Oregon country one hundred years ago. The celebration was participated in by the President of the United States through his personal representative, Charles W. Fairbanks, representatives of the State and the House of Repre sentatives of the National Congress, of the army and navy, together with the Governors and staffs of the States of California. Idaho, Washington and Oregon and multitudes of people from far and near. All Portland was decked in her best, business was suspended and the holi day spirit was everywhere in evidence. The States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, in which June 1st had been declared a legal holiday in honor of the centennial, sent thousands of visitors. The trains of yesterday brought the vanguards of the excur sionists and the railroads and boat lines entering Portland have been taxed to their utmost. Never in the history of Portland has this city been called upon to care for so many peo ple. President's Southern Trip. Washington, Special-It is announced at the White House that President Roosevelt will start on his Southern I trip on the night of October 17. It In also stated that the extraordinary ses sion of congress will not begin until after the November elections. The Southern trip will consume about two weeks. The itinerary has not been arranged, but the President's intention is to visit many important cities, in cluding Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Jacksonville and perhaps Tanpa, Bir mingham, Tuskegee, Montgomery, Mo bile, New Orleans and Little Rock, the trip to end at Little Rock and the Pres ident and party will return directly to Washington. It is likely that some other cities will be included in the stops made by the President. The length of the stops at each place have not been determined, but will be gov erned by the necessary arrangements to be made hereafter. A delegation from Charlotte called oz the President recently to urge him tc spend a day in that city. He told th( callers that so long as a stop will noi be possible, he promised to extend his cordial greetings to the people 0: Charlotte. The delegation was headed by May or McNinch and included Daniel A Tompkins. R. M. Miller, Jr., B. D Heath, George Stephens, T. S. Franklin Heriot Clarkson and G. C. Huntington .Killed en Excursion. Goldsboro. Special.-A colored excur sion from Washington, N. C., arrived here Friday. When near Parmele, tw( negroes became involved in a disput4 over a woman, and one of them drev a pistol and shot the other in th< breast, killing him instantly. Th< slayer then jumped from the train ana escaped. The remains of the dead mai were left at Parmele. News of the Day. In a duel between two Italian arm: officers one was transfixed by a swor< and almost immediately killed. Rt. Hon. William Court Grelly Speaker of the House of Commons, ha resigned owing to Vad health, The Canal Commission has been coin pelled to accept the Attorney General' decision that tjhe eight-hour day ap plies to P'anama. Nicholas Biddle was a witness re garing Mr. Loomis' connection witl the Mercador claim in Venezuel. Chicago spent a quiet Memorial Day but more rioting is feared when th< sash and door factories undertake t< make deliveries. The two officers deposed by Mayo: Weaer informed the latter that the: would drop injunction proceedings. The Frick investigating committe is expec'ted to submit its report at th' meeting of the directors of the Equita be Life Assurance Society. Emperor William of Gerrmany clos ed the Riechstag. George E. Lorenz turned State's evi dence in the postal conspiracy cast against William G. Crawford An anarchist threw a bomb at the car riage in which King Alfonso and Presi Ident Loubet were returning from tha opera at Paris. The crush of titled guests to atteni the royal wedding at Berlin is ver: great. The President announced that he ha' selected Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte to b ISecretary of the Navy- to succeed Sec retary Paul Morton. Congessman Mudd is striving t< have Baltimore designated as a paur chasing station for Panama canal sup plies. Judge George Gray. Justice Brewei Iof the United States Supreme Court and Dr. B. F. Trueblood made address es at the opening of the Lake Mohoni conference on arbitration at Lake Mo honk. N. Y. The report of the Frick investiga ting comnmittee was made to the direc tors of the Equitable Life .\ssurance Soiety. but it was not adopted. The' Lewis and Clark~ Centennial Ex fl(sition will be' open~ed by Vice-Presi detFibanks today. I is be'lieve^'. at Washington an< TilE AREAG: REPORT Reports From Every Part of Cotton Belt Indicate Substantial lecrease ASSOCIATION FIGURES 25,980.951 Decrease For 1905 is Asserted to be 18.43 Per Cent in Acreage Under 1904, and 16.05 in Commercial Fer tlizers, as Shown by Tabulated Statement Based on 17,754 Indivi dual Reports. New Orleans, Special.-The Southern Cotton Association issued its cotton acreage report. The report says: "The estimated acreage for 1904. as indicated by the report of the United States Government, amounted to 31, 730,000 acres. "The decrease in the acreage for 1905, as shown by our tabulated state ment, which was compiled from 17,754 individual reports from farmers, bank ers, merchants and others throughout the cotton belt, fixing the acreage this year at 25,980,951 acres, a decrease of 18.43 per cent, and 16.05 per cent in fer tilizers. "The condition of the crop as report ed from Louisiana, Texas. Arkansas,. the Territories and portions of Mis sissippi, are unprecedentedly bad, much of the acreage in those States and. Territories being yet unplanted, and large tracts either under water or bad ly washed' by heavy rains. "In the eastern portion of the cotton belt the fields are grassy, the. cotton still unchopped, and labor very scarce throughout the entire belt. The officers of the association express the highest commendation of the loyalty of farm ers throughout the cotton territory ir . so fully living up.to their promises and pledges in bringing about so material a reduction in the cotton acreage and the use of commercial fertilizers under cotton for 1905. "The present demand for cotton is unprecedented, and, with a firm and de termined stand, higher prices for the staple will be secured in the near fu, ture." Condition of Cotton. New York, Special.-The June report of The Journal of Commerce, points to a reduction of 12.8 per cent. in acreage, or even less, and a condition of 77.4: compared with 79.8 per cent. last June. The largest decrease in acreage, 17.1 per cent., is shown by Texas. and Ar kansas ranks next with a. decrease of 15.3 per cent. North Carolina is 4.2 per cent. below last June. Louisiana, 13% per cent.; Oklahoma, 13.7 per cent.; Mississippi, 13.6 per cent.. and Ten nessee. 12.2. The reduction in South Carolina is 9.1 per cent.; Georgia, 7.7; Florida, 9.9; Alabama, 7; the Indian Territory, 5.3 and Virginia. 9.5. Texas,. Louisiana and Mississippi show de clines In condition amounting to 7,.12 and 11 points, respectively, comparing with a year ago. The condition in the Carolinas shows a slight improvement, while Georgia and Florida are up 5 and. 6 points, respectively. The Indian Ter ritory indicates a reduction of about 12 points, and Oklahoma a reduction of 5 points. The Journal of Commerce says that securing'a. reliable estimate of cot ton acreage this season is attended with unusual difficulty, owing to the ac tive campaign 'carried on in the South for a 25 per cent. reductionl. Of course no such reduction is to be expected. but the agitation has undoubtedly exerted. an important influence, which is shown by the strong tendency towards large decrease in making estimates. The re port is based on reports from 1,800 cor respondents, whose average date of re ply was May 23. Weather conditions. have been generally unfavorable for the entire belt, excessive rains making: fields very grassy and washing out many of the bottom lands. In conse quence considerable replanting will be necesary, but many correspondenlts fear that all available labor will be re quired to cultivate cotton already grow ing without replanting. The crop is very late, ranging from one to four weeks. In spite of the grass,. good stands have been generally obtained and the plant has a vigorous growth,. and only fair weather is needed to give the crop an excellent start. Georgia's Reduction. Atlanta, Ga., Specal.-Georgia's cot ton acreage has been reduced 13 per cent as compared with last year, and there has been a reduction of a little more than 14 per cent in the amount. of fertilizer used under cotton, accord ing to the official report of State Com missioner of Agriculture S. 0. Stevens, Issued Wednesday. The estimate is based on reports from correspdndents 1in all parts of the State. .Slayer to Hang. . -~ -j Birmigham, Ala., Special.-A spec ial from Cullman, Ala., says that the jury In the case of John .Williams, charged with the murder of State Sen ator Robert L. Hipp, returned a ver dict of guilty of murder in the first Sdegree, and fixed the punishment at. death. Williams was sentenced to be hanged July 14. Williams' son,. aged. J20 begged the court to permit him tot be hanged in his father's stead. Wil- ,A i ams is a farmer and shot Hipp while he and a deputy sheriff were trying to. Slevy upon some of Williams' property.. An appeal will be taken to the su prene court.. A New Connection. , New York, Special-The surface' lines in this city are operated by the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, which was controlled by the late Wm. C. Whitney and his associates. This company plans to build an extensive -sub-way system In competition with -the Inter-borough Rapid Transit Com pany. which operates the existing sub way and the Manhattan elevated lines. IAlabama Slayer Released. Montgc.mery, Ala.. Special.-John Randolph. who slew his cousin, Judge Francis Randolph, in a street tragedy here Saturday, was released at his pre -liminary trial before Justice M. IH.. Srcs. The testimony adduced in the examination show~ed that Judge Ran dolph had threatened to tak~e the life. of the man who slew him. ilt accord aic with the claim of self-defense set up by John Randolph.