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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03
MILLS USING TRADE CHECKS
State Treasurer Notifies the Sheriffs
That it is Unlawful.

nat II 10 ClildN III.
Another violation Of the law by manu-
facturers using non-transferable trade
checks, was yesterday brought to the
attention of the State Treasurer, who
in turn has brought it to the attention
of the officers of the law, whose duty it
is to stop such offences and have the
guilty punished.
Gardner Bros, liverymen and dealers
in general merchandise. Cherryyile,
Castor county, wrote to State Treasurer
Worth as follows:
We have in our little town of 500
inhabitants three cotton factories and
four factory Tor company stores. SO
YOU can guess we are abundantly bless
cd % with an almost complete monop-
oily III the general merchantile business
All the factories pay their hands in
coupon books--betWeen the regular pay
days. These coupon books are payable
in merchandise 1T the company stores"
and as the factories keep their opera
tiyes forty-iive days behind in pay. that
is they do not pay off their operatives
for labor performed during the month
until the 18th day of the following
month, great majority Of their opera
tiyes are forced by this arrangement to
take up nearly all their labor in coupon
books before regular cash pay day lit
being so long after the labor is per-
formed and trade them out at the COM
pany stores, paying enormous prices for
what they buy
THE factories claim they cannot be
forced to cash these books; that they
are good only for trade at their stores.
Quite a number of the operatives or
we might truthfully say all of them,
are dissatisfied with this coupon-book
business, and want us to accept the
coupon books in exchange for goods as
our prices are lower than prices at the
factory stores; and if we can force the
factories to cash these coupon books
we want to accept them, as by SO doing
we believe We can crush the coupon
hook business out of existence and give
all an equal chance for trade.
we enclose Il coupon book used by
them. Please examine same and kindly
advise us if the factories can be forced
to cash them"
These books consist of a cover and
two leaves. On the cover are the
words: THE coupons in this book are
good for 81 in merchandise at the store
Of CASTOR Manufacturing Company. Is
sued to --, on -----, No. ----.
Each leaf contains twenty sections good
for five cents-or n cents" and Il cent
so that any possible change can be
made, like tearing mileage out of
railroad mileage book.
TO this letter Treasurer Worth replied
quoting an opinion of the Attorney Gen
eral to the effect that 'non-transferable
checks are prohibited by chapter $50,
acts of 1889 and chapter 456 of the acts
of 1891"
Also the sheriff Of CASTOR county
has been notified of the unlawful use of
these checks chat he may put a stop
to it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03
RECEPTION TO DIR. BRATToN.

A general reception in honor of Bishop
and Mrs Cheshire and Mr.. and Mrs,
Bratton will be given at St Mary's this
evening between the hours of $50 and
1890 No cards have been issued except
to city pastors, and cordial invitation
is extended the public to attend. The
reception is given under the auspices Of
members of the Good Shepherd and
Christ Church congregations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03

WANTED THE BOARD
of Trustees of the public schools Of
Washington, n c., wish to employ Il
male teacher as Principal of the white
schools for the ensuing session. He
must be man Of ability and trained
for teaching. Address with refer
ences and testimonials, giving the sal
airy desired. John IL. Small, Chair
man. 7-30-1w
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03

WANTED.-A TYPEWRITER AND
Stenographer of practical experience.
Speed and accuracy required. Steady
employment. Address this office, Civ
ing speed Of both Shorthand and Type
writing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03

Our August Prices for These New Fall Carpets
Saving of 3 to 40 Per Cent by Your Buying Now.
High Pile Extra All
Worsted Velvets.

With and without Borders-also Hall
and Stair Patterns. The low price on
these high pile Velvet Carpets for Fall
viii be S1.25 per yard. August price,
$f00 per yard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03

WANTED THOUSAND MEN
aud Women to give us their work.
Our Agents are all over the State
OAK CITY STEAM LAUNDRY,
Raleigh, y. c. 1-29-tf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03
FOR SALE.

BANK STOCK FOR SALE. TEN
shares Morehead Banking Co. dur
ham, n. CO, stock for sale at 800 per
share, par value $4,000. Enquire at
this office.
7-26-tf.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03
One Cent a Word.

NO ADVERTISEMENT TAKEN
FOR LESS THAN ~ CENTS AN IN
,ERTlON. CASH MUST ACCOM-
pANY ORDER SPECIAL DIS
COUNTS ON LONG CONTRACTS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03

WANTED. Position rs drug clerk
Three years experience Best refer
ences furnished. Address Pharmacist,
224 East Martin street Raleigh, n G..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03

FOR SALE-A NICE TWENTY
room hotel. comparatively new, well
furnished, stable and barn on premises,
i'll n growing little town. Also other
property, improved and unimproyed
Address, II. h. GIBSON, Gibson, \. C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03
Extra Wilton Velvet
Carpets.

With and without Borders; also Hall
aud Stair Patterns-eXclu styles and
colorings-a very durable Carpet. Regu-
lar Fall price will be $1.00 per yard. Au-
gust price, Soc per yard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-03
WANTED.

WANTED Salesman to sell country
stores Tinware, Woodenware and
Hardware. Address Hardware. 1920
y. Caroline St, Baltiome, Md.
S-3-4t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
MURDERED IN MUECIE, IND.
Young Business Man of tho Place Killed
On His Way Home.

lNDIANAPoLIs. Sept. 5.-EImer Hamilton. a
prosperous young business man OF Muncie
Ind. was murdered last night In that town and
his body thrown into vacant lot When the
body was discovered early this morning. 1t was
seen that the head and face had been pounded
into an unacceptable mass. Some ten feet
away was a heavy club. broken in the middle.
with which the deed had evidently been done.
1t is not believed that the crime was com mitted
at the place where the body was found. for
there was evidence OF a struggle. and 1t 10
thought that young Hamilton was murdered
elsewhere and the body placed In the lot.
Several houses are near the vacant lot where
tho body was found. but none Of the occupants
heard any disturbance in the night. block
away is low resort where many crimes have
been committed. but friends OF the murdered
man scout the idea Of him being in such a
place. When last seen he was going toward
his home early in the evening. but no trace
can be found OF him later than q O'Clock. Tho
victim OF the crime was married and NOM
Dor OF the firm OF G. b. Hamilton Sons. lum-
Der dealers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
WHALEh WOULD HURRY TUNNEL.
Corporation Counsel Now Thinks Work
It Ought to Begin on Jan. 1.

Corporation Counsel Now Thinks Work
on 1t Ought to Begin on Jan. 1.
The conference which was to have been held
yesterday between Corporation Counsel Wha-
len. Rapid Transit Comm ssioner George L.
Rives. and Edward NJ. Shepard. Of counsel to
the com m ission. fell through. Mr. Shepard
didn't como to town He drew the form of con-
tract proposed BY the conn ission. which Mr.
Whalen wants to alter In several details. Be-
cause he could not be present. it was decided
to postpone the conference until to-day. when
the three gentlemen will meet In Mr.. Whalen's
office
Mr. Whalen says that he wants to have con-
domination proceedings in acquiring land for
the tunnel conducted through his office. be-
cause he can do it cheaper than the commits
sion can. Mr.. Whalen Is very enthusiastic for
tho tunnel now. He said yesterday that il
would be a valuable asset for the city and he
believed it would paw so per cent. within a
short time. Mr.. Whalen thinks that work on
the tunnel should begin on Jan. l.
Comptroller Coler. the one city official who
has been in favor OF nun cpal own rship since
the present administration went into Office.
has not been invited to the conference in Mr..
Whalen's office.
A member OF the syndicate OF contractors
who made a bid for the construction OF the tun.
mel in 1898 said yesterday that any contract
which was made this year would bear large
increase over the price named at that time.
This member OF the syndicate, who is
enc OF tho largest contractors in the
city. says that at least SlO.0O0o00 must
be added to the estimate made in 1898 on
account OF the increased cost Of iron and Steel
and the fact that under the labor law adopted
by the last Legislature all men employed by
the contractor must receive So day. AS an
example OF the condition in which the
iron and steel trade is. he cited the
fact that the furnace masters who contracted
with the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany to supply rails for the now electric equip
mcnt Of the Broadway. Columbus and Lexing-
| ton avenue lines had been utterly unable to
keep their contracts and had been forced to
| beg for two extensions OF time. vast
amount Of iron and steel must be used
In the construction OF the tunnel. II it is ever
| built. The quantity will be so great that II
| would have an uplifting effect on the market
even under normal conditions. With domes.
tic and foreign demand OF such dimensions as
at present contractors will find great difficulty
| in getting the material they will need.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
TEPUBLICANs IRE HARMoNIoUS.
Only Two Contest for Assembly District
Leaderships in Manhattan.

Only Two Contest for Assembly District
LeadershipS In Manhattan.
The Republican County Executive Commit
tee met yesterday afternoon to arrange for the
primary elections on Sept. Ia. The committee
men received sample ballots to be voted at the
primaries. and had talk about tho situation
in the Assembly Districts. Judging from the
reports from the stricts. the executive mem
bers made up their minds that there
would be only two contracts worthy of atten-
ton at the primaries. The first 10 in
the Twentieth District. where the enrolled
voters are going to do up" the Hon. Light
ming Jim Stewart. Richard NJ. Lush 10 the
leading candidate in opposition to him. Capt.
F. Norton Goddard. who in politics discards
tho Captain and the +. out OF Difference to tho
prejudice Of the residents Of tho district. is
also contesting Stewards seat In the com mit-
tee. Goddard Ia a former lieutenant OF Stew
arts. His campaign has added much to the
pleasure Of life in the Twentieth district The
other contest is in the Twenty-seventh dis
trict. in which James Perry Is now tho leader.
The opposition to him 10 led by John Sabine
Smith.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
COMPLAINS OF HosPITAL DOCTORS.
Coroner's Physician Weston Says They
Bungled n Fractured Skull Case.

Coroner's Physician Weston Says They
BunEled n Fractured Skull Case.
.Coroner's Physician Weston complained to
Coroner Hart yesterday that the authorities at
the City Hospital and the Harlem Hospital
had not attended to their duties In the case Of
James Hanratty. a waiter OF 121 East 124th
street, who died on Sunday in tho City Hospital
on Blackwell's Island.
Hanrattv had a quarrel with his employer.
Nicholas Bang. q restaurant keeper at 1894
street and Third avenue. on July Fl. Bang.
1t Is said. struck the waiter on the head and
he was taken to the Harlem Hospital and
his skull was trophined. DR.. Weston when he
performed the autopsy yesterday found the
body in a bad condition. The wound In the
head caused by the operation was covered with
thin gauze. DR.. Weston declared that tho
physicians had bupgled the case.
1t was said at the Harlem Hospital last night
Ambulance Surgeon Powell. who diagnosed
his injury as q fracture Of tho skull. House
Physician Campbell called it a compound de-
pressed fracture, and on July ~ Visiting Sur
geon Thomas II. Manley operated on the man.
Dr. Campbell said last night that DR.. Manloy
had removed several pieces Of bone from the
wound. and had dressed the head carefully.
Anderson was pronounced convalescent on
Aug. IL. In the meant he had had an cpl
leptic fit. and said he had been subject to SINH
lar fits for fifteen years. He was treated for
epilepsy and showed improvement, Finally he
was sent to the City Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
IMMIGRANTS FOR CUBA. |
LARGE NUMBER or SP1NIIRDS ARE
ARRIVING At HAYANA.

Health Authorities Exercising Great Care to
Prevent Introduction of the Plague from
PortuEal-AttRck on SpRniard Who
Led Expedition Winch Killed Maceo.
Special cable D,,satoh TO TIE sux.
HAVANA. Sept. 5.-The number Of Spanish
immigrants has been increasing during the
past two months and the health authorities Of
the port are exceptionally vgilant, owing to
the presence OF the bubonic plague in Portugal.
Every ship from a Spanish port is Thoroughly
inspected. After taking the declaration Of
the captain. each immigrant is examined
separately. The Spanish steamer Ciudad de
Cadz. which arrived on Sunday. had 300 immi-
grants. mostly Galioians. The whole day was
spent In examining them. Some OF Thorn were
so ignorant that when askedi they had been
in Portugal they answered: Il don't know
whore Portugal is" The French steamer
France which arrived to-day, brought 14O
immigrants.
Crsscencio Matagas. who 10 said to have been
the guide Of the Spanish column which killed
Gen. Antonio Maoeo. arrived on Sunday from
Spain. lie was recognized to-day at La Punts.
where the Cuban soldiers who were skipped in
the original lists were being paid OF. They
pursued him into q saloon. large crowd
gathered and wanted to lynch him. but the
police came to the rescue. After fighting of
the mob with their clubs. they took Matagas
to the Spanish consulate He will be sent back
to Spain.
Another strike OF the coachmen here 10
threatened. and the public is worried. Their
experience In walking whom the coachmen
were striking before was anything but pleas
ant. The principal plant Of the coachmen
Is that the police are continually arresting
them on petty charges. and they have to pay
their own Amos. They asked Mayor Lacoste
to remedy their grievance. but he answered
that 1t was i'm possible for him to interfere.
adding that II they broke the law they must
stand the consequences The coachmen were
greatly disGruntled and they held a meeting
tonight to decide upon their course. They
hope by a strike to so Inconvenience the pub
lie that their condition will be ameiorated BY
public clamor in their behalf.
La Potesto. following in the footsteps OF tho
suppressed Reconcentrado. which II defends,
roundly abuses Gen. Ludlow in its issue OF to-
day. 1t speaks sightngly of a reception given
by Gen. and Mira. Ludlow last night. II it per-
sists in this kind Of journalism, it will have no
political influence. even II allowed to continue.
Battaions Of the First and Eighth In fantry
will probably be sent to Beaufort ON Friday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
An Interesting
Photo
A Baby's Testimonial for
CRAPE.NUTS
INV IIIlIIII lIIIA III ~ IIIlIIIIIE

Amateur photographers recognize the
difficulty in securing good interiors;"
One OF the most perfect specimens OF
this sort OF photography was received
by the Postum Cereal Co. q short time
ago, showing in perfect light and with
the cleanest lines, baby in a high
chair at the table, the mother in the
act Of feeding baby some Grape-Nuts
with spoon. The little one has ono
"gobbling" the food. A package OF
Grape Nuts rests on the table, and that,
together with all the utensils, are per-
fectly outlined. The picture contains
much detail, but could not be successfully
reproduced on newspaper, otherwise il
would be given here.
The mother writing, states g. take
pleasure in sending you photo OF
Mabel Anita Bennett, who is very fond
OF Grape-Nuts. Among all the pre-
pared foods we find Grape-Nuts especi-
ally fine for children beginning to eat
solids they are RS, SO easily digested and
very eager when she sees US preparing
Grape Nuts for her, and you can see
by her face how thoroughly satisfied
she is with her meal. She seems to
think her mamma needs help in get
ting the Grape-Nuts to her mouth and
the picture is true to life. ! want to
thank you for placing such a delicious
and delicate food on the market. Re-
spectfully, Mrs. L. NJ. Bennett, Forrest,
Illinois"
No stomach is too delicate to receive
and digest Grape-Nuts, for the reason
that the food is really pre-digested by
the processes through which il passes in
the manufacture, and by these processes
the starch is transformed into grape
sugar, which is ready at once to 60 into
rich blood and build up the tissue OF both
muscle and brain.
All first-class grocers sell Grape
Nuts and the Postum Cereal Co. Ltd.
make them at their factories at Battle
Creek.-Adu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06

Mr.. Hall Wanted to Solve "The Grand
secret'-Tried With y Toy Pistol.

Mr.. Hall Wanted to Solve "The Grand
secret"-Tried With Toy Pistoi.
Frank Manner. the Waterman at the Mills
Training school for Nurses at the foot OF East
Twenty sixth street. heard q revolver shot in
the direction OF the river last neht and went
outside to ind out what had happened. A
prosperous looking mm with gray board. .
high hat, frock coat. came zigzaRginR across
the street toward him from In front OF tho
morgue. holding q small revolver at some dis
lance from him. As tho man came nearer
Manner saw that his face was covered with
blood and that large piece Of white paper was
pinned to the lapel OF his coat. Manner seized
him.
Take me to the hospital" said tho stranger.
family. Manner led him across the street to
Bellevue There It was found that he had shot
himself in the right temple with the revolver.
which had not power enough to send q bullet
through his skull. The bullet had glanced and
lodged somewhere on the side OF his head. On
the piece OF paper pinned to his coat was
written: Sept. 5.-Famiy trouble caused
this-my last act on earth. l want to
be buried as am. Take nothing of. Put
nothing on" On the other side were these
words written In apparent excitement and
haste: THE Morgue. 8 p. NJ will soon know
the Grand Secret p"
They asked him what his name was and whore
he lived He said that he was Peter Hall. Of 22a
East Twelfth street. a railroad contractor. and
a native Of Manchester. England. When he
was asked who his best friend was he told
them TO put down the name OF his wife. Mrs.
Jessie r. Hall OF 2o3 East Fourteenth street.
In one OF his pockets was . postal card from
MRS Hall asking why her clock had not come
yet and desiring earnestly to know whether or
not he was going to attend TO it,
The surgeons believe that he will recover.
Mrs. Jessie R. Hall came to the hospital later
and said that she was not Peter Halls wife but
| the widow OF John Hall, Peters brother.
Peter Hall. she said had been associated with
| Coleman Bros. the Croton Anqueduct con-
tractors and had later been an Assistant Street
| Cleaning Commissioner under Michael Cole
man In 1881. Recently he had engaged In
law suits with another contracting nrfn with
which no had been associated. and had lost all
| Of them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
FUTURE or PORTO RICO.
Post once Employee Gets Back with Glow
ing Reports of the Island.

ing Reports of the Island.
JACKsoNv1LLE. Sept. 5.-John K. Mizell. oil
Winter Park. this State. was in town
to-day on his way homo from Porto
Rico. He was in Porto Rico ten months
as a clerk OF the Post Ofloe Depart
ment. establishing postoff1oes and getting
them In working order. Mr.. Mizell 10 so
pleased with the island and so enthusiastic
over the soil and fertility OF the country. that
he fs going to organize a company from Flor
Ida to go to Porto Rico and settle. Mr.. Mizell
said:
During my travels around tho island. es-
tabilshed nifty ofIices. l Thoroughly examined
the island from an agricultural standpoint. and
l believe that there are more possibilities In
Porto Rico than In any place Of its size on the
face OF the earth. The country contains three
elements seldom II ever found anywhere.
health. fertility OF soil and good climate.
Sickness is almost unknown. and the people
know no more what yellow fever is like than
they do in New York. Most Americans are
staying in the cities. but as soon as the mill
tary government Is withdrawn. capital will &C
ahead.
What Porto Rico needs most now ID
think the people are capable OF govern
ing themselves. They are childlke
and ignorant. They know less Of civil govern
ment than the negro did when slavery was
first abolished. What they need is a govern
ment like the District Of Columbia has There
are some we'll educated Porto Ricans. and
while their mum Der ia small they are deserv.
ing OF recog ition The native Porto Rican ID
extremely sober. tenn perate in all his habits
scrupu ously honest. and could be made O
good worker"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
CHRIsTIAN SCIENCE UsELESS.
Tho Coroner in Now Haven InvostiEat ing
tho Death of n Believer in 1t.

Ane coroner In NOW maven InV0buknt 1nR
tho Death of Believer in 1t.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Sept 5.-Ira o. Estey.
aged 48 years. a Christian Scientist. died last
night In West Haven. and his body
will not be inferred until the investiea-
ton which the Coroner and medical
examiner are making is completed. Up to
tho time Of his death Estey had been attended
By a Christian Science doctor. Mrs. Mary l.
Hooper Of this city For ten years Estey has
been one Of the leaders In the Christian
Science movement In this city. and had been
an exhorter at all their Sunday meetings. He
was a retired merchant and had money. Two
weeks ago he was taken seriously Ill with
what the medical examiner thinks was liver
com plant.
No regular doctor was called into tho case,
for Estey would not have one. neither would
his wife any OF his relatives permit the
presence OF q regular medical practitioner.
When he died the undertaken called into tho
case asked for the customary death certificate
from physician. but the only one offered was
signed by the Christian Scientist attendants
upon Mr.. Estey. This the undertaken refused
to accept. and the authorities were notified.
The widow OF tho dead man said to- night:
MI. Estey had been seriously I'll for about
month. He had been better and had again
suffered relapses till he passed away He had
been a member OF tho Christian Science faith
for many years and had been treated by them
for ten years. He treated himself in accord
ance with his own doctrines and studied his
own books relative to Christian heal
ing whom he was Ill. Mr. Estey believed
in this kind Of treatment. and Of course had q
perfect right to treat himself as he wished.
His brothers and his friends knew OF his wishes
to treat himself In this way. and agreed with
him in believing 1t to be good thing. Mr..
Estey would not have lived half as long had no
not resorted to tho Christian Science treat
msnt. The funeral will be private and will be
conducted by officers OF tho Christian Science
Church to which Mr.. Estey belongs"
Medical Examiner Barnett said:
Il am Just about starting upon my investi-
CATION into the case. or course. any man has
. right to employ any sort OF physician he
wishes but there Is element which must
be regarded. and that is known as the law.
/ have no wish to make matters hard for the
bereaved family. but 1t Ia only right that 1
| should be learned whether tho law has been
violated. The law forbidds suicide. but the
law gives man wide scope in his own treat
mSnt OF himself. Still. the person who treats
another In a way which results In the death Of
| his patient must face an investigation"