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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
KING-EDDINs.
Ministers Busy Marrying Couples
These Holidays.

Rev. A. d. Hunter has been rather
busy marrying people this Christmas.
On Christmas Day. at the home of
Mr.. Amos Dean, near Wakefield, he
united in marriage Mr.. VIM. S. Horton,
of Durham, and Miss Rebecca Dean.
Two days later December 9th, at
Swift Greek church, south of here, he
performed the marriage ceremony for
Mr.. VIM. w. Utley and Miss Miriam
Strain.
On the day following December 2Sth)
he was back at Wakefield, where he join
ed in wedlock Mr.. james L. King, of
this city, and Miss Maggie May Ed
dins. The wedding took place at noon,
at the home of the bride. Mr.. e. L..
King, of Raleigh, was best man, and
Miss Lou Whitley, of Wakefield, was
maid of honor. The bridal party entered
the parlor to the strains of Mendels-
sohn's Wedding March, skilfully played
by Miss Rennie Chamblee. The bride
wore. a gown of blue silk and carried a
bouquet of brides roses.
After the ceremony dinner was given
the briday party by Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Eddins, parents of the bride Later in
the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. King came
to Raleigh, where they were, on Thurs
day night given an informal reception by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. King, on East street.
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THE NEW RAILROAD.
To Push Work on the Richmond
Petersburg and Carolina.

Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
Petersburg, Va, Dec. 2S.-Three hun
dred Italians, who have been employed
to work on the Richmond, Petersburg
and Carolina railroad, are expected here
from New York next Saturday. These
men will at once be put to work sur
facing the road between Butterworths,
in Dinwiddle county, and Ridgeway, \.
G. 1t is said that the Seaboard Air
Line, by which the Richmond, Peters
burg and Carolina road is practically
owned, are very anxious to get into
Richmond with the new road, and that
they are determined to sTiare no pains
or expense in pushing the road to an
early completion. 1t was expected TO
have had the road finished from Ridge
way to Richmond by the 1st of January
next and in such condition that trains
could be run over it at speed of at
least 40 miles an hour, but the road will
not be completed by that time. 1t will
hardly be finished before about the 1st
of March next. Much delay has been
caused by the construction of bridges.
1t is proposed now to put on day and
night force and to prosecute the work
on the road with energy.
One special reason for wanting the
road completed at the earliest possible
date is to obtain some of the heavy
travel Of Northern tourists, who usually
go to Florida in January and February
TO spend the winter months.
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BALTIMOREANS PLEASED.
New York Produce Exchange Trust
and Seaboard Air Line.
Baltimore Sun

Mr.. ]. William Middendorf and Mr..
III. Irvine Keyser, the Baltimore directors
in the New York Produce Exchange
Trust Company have returned from a
meeting of the board held in New York
on Wednesday. AT this meeting it was
decided to resume business. and the COM
pany will be prepared to pay its deposi-
tors on January 10. Mr.. Edwin Gould
was elected president to succeed Mr.. j.
Turner Beall who retired. and Gem.
Samuel Thomas was made vice-president.
Mr.. Middendorf said that the results
of the meeting were entirely satisfactory
and the relations of the company with
the Seaboard Air Line consolidation will
be continued i'm the same cordial way.
President John Shelton Williams, of the
Seaboard Air Line, who is also a direc-
tor in the trust company, is also pleased
with the action taken.
Speaking of the recent development in
Seaboard Air Lime and Produce Elk
change Trust Company matters, Mr..
Williams said:
'sThe enemies of the Seaboard Air Line
consolidation have tried to embarrass us
by proving a connection between it and
the suspension of the Produce Exchange
have been quite independent of any de-
velopments that could arise or have arisen
by reason of the trust c0mpany's suspenr
sion. My interest im the Produce Elk
change Trust Company which led me to
come here to attend the meeting yester-
day, was because of my large personal
interests as n shareholder, not because it
had any relation to the status of the
Seaboard consolidation"
Asked regarding the recent statements
of Thomas T. Ryan, Mr.. Williams said:
.'The dispatch addressed to me he gave
to the newspapers, but never sent 1t to
me. What he says is misleading. and in
due time / shall answer him. The vari-
Gus protests he is filling at our meetings
will accomplish nothing, for the consoi-
idation plans have now got beyond the
stage of legal protests"
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manls upon his time and services serve

manls upon his time and services serve
us longer I'M that capacity.
Resolved, That our grateful acknowl-
edgement be expressed to this energetic
and capable educator for his pains-tak-
ing efforts, wise planning and business
like management in all matters entrust-
cd to his care: and that we commend him
for his unselfish devotion, extraordinary
executive ability, and practical ideas,
which have resulted in the establishment
and successful maintenance of the asso-
citation of Acedamies.
A resolution was introduced by Princi-
pal Gray, of Mebane, commencing all i'm
stitutions of high education that have
endeavored or are trying to maintain
suitable standards of admission. The
resolution was passed.
Resolutions Were introduced thanking
the railroads for reduced rates, and the
Carrollton Hotel for favors extended the
association.
committee was elected to confer with
leading colleges and other schools and
arrive at better understanding as to aid
mission standards. The committee Sc
lected is j. C. HOrner, Horner School
j. A. Holt, Oak Ridge Institute; Hugh
~'lolSOI >ANuitiSu 4hdit kACducIiS
"A number of the members joined in the
general discussion. and many matters
concerning the schools We're discussed
among them athletics, courses of study
preparatory departments i'm colleges, &c
The association added quite number
of new members to its rolls during the
session. The next annual meeting will
be held here in the capital during holi-
days next year. All the meetings have
been well attended this year, and I'M
usual interest has been taken in all the
work. The association brings together
annually many of the most active edu-
cational leaders of the State, and the
growing attendance shows the increasing
interest in the work. The association
was never in better condition than now,
and it has d. bright future.
The selection of officers this year shows
the wide field covered by the association
The president elect is from Moore coun-
ty. the new secretary from Jackson
county.
After adjournment large number of
the members of the associated visited the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind institutions; the
A. and NJ. College, the Baptist Female
University.
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= : Raleigh and CASTOR Stockholders.

An adjourned meeting of the Raleigh
and Goston stockholders was to- have
been held here yesterday, but it was
not held. There being no quorum the
meeting was adjourned until January
18th, the date on which a special stock
holders meeting is called. The meeting
yesterday was the regular annual meet
ing. 1t was called to order by Mr.. John
NJ. Sherwood. of Portsmouth. Thomas
T.. Ryan's twenty-one shares of stock
was represented by Mr.. Groner, his
Norfolk attorney.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30

Shepherd, John Andrews, DR.. j. M
Aver, John West, Irwin Jones, Jones
Fuller, Van Wyck Hol<e, DIR. Nj. A.
Hoke. of Atlanta; w. B. Snow, G. IL.
Snow, John West, J. X. Marshall, S. ).
Batchelor, Henry Bridgers, of Tarboro;
w. Henry Bagley, - Skinner, Of vii
son: Sam Hinsdale, r. l.. Gray, Ell. Nj
London. of Pittsboro; Fred Mailer, Jack
Perry, III. Il. Litchford, f. G. Odds, Alex
Webb, Graham Andrews, Il. Z. Hay
wood, Jr.. Siam McPheeters, James Me
Kee, Joel Whitaker, Howard Thomas
s. A. Ashe, Jr., Il. NJ. Ashe, G. NJ
Prtchett, Harry Lee, II. s. Busbee,
Henry Mckee, w. w. Vass, Corn Weir
of New York; Mr.. Herman Dowd, OF
Charlotte, and a large number of spec
tatOrS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
TO THE
Of
North Carolina

1t gives us great pleasure to say that
"THE NORTH CAROLINA GRIM
NAL CODE AND DIGEST" by
Thos. J. Jerome, Esq, Second Edition,)
is now ready, and will be mailed, post
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ON receipt on $500.
This invaluable book to the lawyers Of
North Carolina contains complete Code
of all the Criminal Statues of the State,
including those passed by the Legisla-
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of every criminal case in the North Caro-
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proved.
We hope to have your order at once.
Yours truly,
EDWARDS & BROUGHTON,
Publishers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
A STEP FORWARD.
The Raleigh Post Office at Last Gets a
Night Clerk.

For years the business men of Raj
eigh have felt the need of a night clerk
in the Raleigh postoffce. Under the
present system, no letter written after
. O'Clock can be mailed at the postoffice
although four trains come and go from
Raleigh during the night. The clerical
force in the office has been too small
to permit the postmaster to assign one
to night duty. For months Postmaster
Bailey has been using every argument
with the postal authorities to secure a
might clerk without success. Yesterday
however he received a letter from the
Acting First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral authorizing the appointment Of q
night clerk. This is his authority:
Replying to your letter of the 2Sth
instant relative to the need of a night
clerk in your office and enclosing the
time record of your present clerical
force, you are authorized to employ one
additional stamper at Il salary of four
hundred dollars per annum, to take eff
feet January 1, 1900. This allowance
is made to enable you to assign some
suitable clerk to night duty"
This will be great convenience to
the people of Raleigh, and they will
thank Postmaster Bailey for securing
the necessary allowance.
Mr.. Bailey informs us that Mr.. VIM.
II. Headen, now employed at the post
office on the temporary roll, will be
made night clerk Business men and
others who have been compelled to
send their letters to the depots and
hotels can, beginning next Monday, put
them in the office at any hour of the
night, assured that they will be mailed
Mail coming in ON the 2 o'clock train
will be distributed as soon as it is re-
ceived and box-owners can get it by :
o'clock in the morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
SAID no BE ALUM POISONING.
Serious Cases of Illness Reported from
the Use of Impure Baking Powder.

Serious Cases of Illness Reported from
the Use of Impure Baking Powder.
(Johnstown, Penn, Tribune)
The poisoning of the Thomas family,
of Thomas Mill, Somerset Co., four
members of which were reported To
have been made dangerously ill by i'm
pure baking powders used in mixing
buckwheat cakes, has been further In
vestigated
The original can with the remainder
of the baking powder left over after
mixing the cakes was secured by DIR.
Critchfield. The powder had been bought
at neighboring country store, and
was one of the low priced brands.
DIR. Critchfield said that the patients
had the symptoms of alum poisoning.
As the same kind of baking powder Is
sold in many city groceries, as well as
country stores, DIR. Critchfield thought
it important that chemical eXami-
nation should be made to determine It's
ingredients. He therefore transferred
the package of powder to DR.. Schill, of
this city, for analysis. DIR. Schill's re-
port is as follows:
/ certify that i have examined chemi-
cally the sample of baking
powder forwarded to me by DIR. Critch-
field. The specimen contained alum.
DIR. FRANCIS SCI1ILL, JR.,
Analyst.
Alum is used in the manufacture OF
the lower priced baking powders. 1t is
mineral poison, and for this reason
the sale of baking powders containing
it is in many cities prohibited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
Better Pay City Taxes Today.

Have you paid your city taxes? II
not you had better do so today. Even now
you will have to pay one per cent. pen
atty; but if you wait till Monday the
penalty will be two per cent. See! II
is not a question with the tax collector
this penalty. 1t is prescribed by the
charter and must be enforced.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.-Th
annual meeting of stockholders of The
Commercial and Farmers Bank will
be held at their banking house in the
city of Raleigh on Tuesday, January
the 9th, 1900, at II m. of that day.
3. S. JERMAN, Cashier. 12-1m
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30

WHY AND HOW | BECAME A
drummer and fifty or our adg
envelopes with your business card
printed thereon for 10c; cash or
stamps. Southern Pub. House, Dur
ham, n. G.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-11

profits, property, business and effects of
the corporation in a sun to exceed $54, 900,
and nave absolutely destroyed the cor
poration itself and the object for which
1t was created. That the corporation is
indebted to it's several creditors in a sum
to exceed 10000, and is insolvent and I'M
able to pay its debts, having no property
out of which to satisfy the claims of
said creditors. That the said defendants,
by their failure and neglect, have lost
all the estate, title and interest of said
corporation in and to the said real prop
erty and opera house, and appropriated
the rents, issues and profits thereof to
their own advantage and for the benefit
of the said James A. Murray and Silas
F. King; and said defendants and James
A. Murray and Silas F. King have been
and are cooperating and confederating
SAID corporation of it's real property,
business, rents and profits. And the
stock OF the corporation II the shares
owned by the plaintiff and others SINH
larly ituat will become entirely value
less and the claims of the several cred
itors will not be satisfied unless a receiver
is appointed by the court to recover the
value OF said property from said Defend
ants, together with the rents, issues and
profits derived therefrom.
"Whereupon, plaintiff prays judgment,
that the defendants be ordered to account
VI 'he leH's ana pioaits ana Tor the
value of the property and opera house;
that a receiver for the Grand Opera
House company be appointed to collect
and receive the debts rents and profits
owing and belonging to said
and to institute such proceedings as are
legal and necessary to recover such debts
and the value of the opera house against
the defendants, John H. Curtis, E. l..
Chapman and Charles O'Donnell, to
ascertain the creditors of the
and the amount of their respective claims
and their priority of lien, and to satisfy
said claims in the order Of their prior
ity, ETC."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-11
TROUBLES.

Lee lived at a lodging house at 81 East
Park street, kept by Mrs. Sarah Burke,
and that lady, when seen by an Inter
Mountain reporter this morning, was
much shocked to hear that her roomer
had taken his own life. She said:
Mr.. Lee and his wife Nettie came to
live here about a year ago. They were
a quiet, orderly couple, and everything
went along smoothly until three or four
months ago when some trouble arose be-
tween them, and Mrs. Lee left him. She
went to live on Arizona street and Lee
retained his room here. AS far as 1
know, they nave been separated ever
since, but 1 do not know the cause of
their estrangement. He never told me
what it was about. Lee was one of those
young men who could not save money,
and he turned 1t over to me for safe
keeping. Recently l turned $40 over to
him and induced him to deposit it in the
bank. He told me then hat he had 800
in the bank. Yesterday morning he
came to me and got the last S. of his
money that 1 had in my possession. He
had been out of work for two weeks, and
during that time had been drinking. I
demonstrated with him, but he said he
ham 500 in bank and I told him to be
careful as there was a long winter ahead.
He went away and that is the last I saw
of him.. He did not occupy his room last
night. While the Hennessy building was
being constructed he worked on that n
most of the time was carrying a mortar
or brick hod. The last six or seven weeks
of the construction he vas engaged in
laying tiles in the Railways and entrance.
He was one of those men who turned his
hand to anything that came his way. He
was quiet and orderly and had only been
drinking during the last two weeks. I
believe that he worked for the city engi-
neer during the summer time. / have no
idea what cHlSp0 him To take his own
life"
City Engineer T. c. Bickenbach's time
book of July, 1898, shows that Albert ].
Lee earned $27.90 during that month for
work on the sewer boxes. The clerks in
the engineers office remembered the man
very well and expressed much surprise.
when they learned that he had taken his
own life. ,.-.
Amos, TllrkiSh RathS 81 RdWN &. Main
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-11
A SENSATION
Al SUICIDE
A. ]. Lee Kills Himself on
Broadway.
HE HAD BEEN DRINKING
Called at a Physicians Office and
Killed Himself Immediately
After Leaving.

A sensational suicide was witnessed by
a number of people on West Broadway
shortly after 1880 o'clock this morning,
an the victim. Albert James Lee, lies on
a slab in Sherman's undertaking rooms.
Several pedestrians on West Broadway
noticed Lee emerge from the office OF Dr.
L.. E. Holmes at 81 West Broadway, and
after taking a step or two, put his hand
up to his head. An instant later the
ringing crash of a revolver shot was
heard and Lee pitched forward on the
pavement. A crowd collected and 1t My
required a glance to show that the man
was beyond all human aid. He was
lying partly on his right side, and a
frightful hole in the left side of the head,
from which the blood and brains gushed
forth in a torrent, told the curse of the
bullet. The man was unconscious, but
was breathing heavily, and the crowd IN
morbid curiosity hung around waiting to
see the result. The pistol that was the
agent of the deadly work was picked up
by one of the policemen and handed TO
Captain Dawson, who is acting chief in
the absence of Mulholland. 1t was a
blue-barreled affair, and the supposition
is that it had only been purchased this
morning. Several men recognized the
suicide as A. j. Lee, n said that he was
a m of the plasterers' union. He
was dressed in a neat suit of blue cheviot,
with a square cornered sack coat, and
| wore a light colored negligee shirt and
dark tie. He was about 5 feet II inches
in height, medium weight and wore a
small black r11ctacha
Murray & Freund's ambulance was
telephoned for and arrived upon the
| scene in the course of fifteen minutes. The
injured man, still unconscious, but still
breathing heavily, was conveyed to the
hospital where everything possible was
done for him. He chung to life tenacious
ly and did not breath his last until the
moor hour. The injury was of such a
nature that there We're no hopes for his
recovery. The bullet entered the right
side of his head above and back of the
ear and taking a horizontal course
emerged on the opposite side of the head.
He bled profusely and a large quantity
of brain matter escaped through the bull
let hole. The remains were conveyed to
Sherman's undertaking rooms where an
inquest will be held.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-11
HI L COURT.

Amos Turkish Baths 81. Bdwy & MAR
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-11
DIR. HOLMES

II was feeling unwell and was lying
down on a couch in my consultation
room,' said DR.. Holmes a few minutes
after the tragedy, when the man opened
the door and walked into the back room.
He leaned his elbows on a able near the
couch and looking at me, said that he
was suffering from an incurable disease
and asked if I could do anything for him.
l replied that l was feeling badly just
then, but if he would return in about an
hour / would attend to his case. He said
nothing but went out into the waiting
room and sat down on a couch. He kent
muttering to himself but J. paid no atten-
ton to what he was saying. After sitting
down a few moments 1 heard the front
door open and 7. o. Miles came in, A
second later the door shut and a moment
l heard the shot. Some one
rushed into the office and asked me TO
look at the man, but he was then beyond
human aid"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-11
AT THE POLICE STATION.

Last night Lee applied at the city Jail
for permission to lie down and rest. He
had been drinking and wanted to
S~traighten up. He was allowed to go into
one of the cells and this morning he told
Jailer Tom Boyle that he craved a drink
of whiskey and asked if Mr.. Boyle would
send for some. The man had no money
with the effects taken from him but had
a bank book showing 500 to his credit.
He wanted to draw a check to pay for the
liquor but Mr.. Boyle refused to send for
it and told the man to go and get it him.
self. rs there was no charge against him
he was released. He took his effects and
departed without saying a word.
Just prior to his release he saw License
Collector Walker in the corridor engaged
in loading a revolver. Lee asked him for
the gun saying that he had use for it.
Mr.. Walker asked him in a joking way
how many bullets he wanted in it. Lee
said that he wanted five but one bullet
would do for all that he anted He fur
the gun he would get one just as soon as
he left Jail and he was sure that one bull
let would do all the work he wanted done.
He was surly and Respondent but as the
police hear much talk of this kind the
paid no attention to Lee. He was per-
fectly sober when he left the Jail and as
he was amply supplied with money there
did not appear to be any reason to sus-
pect that he intended to commit suicide.
Fifteen minutes later he was found lying
on the sidewalk with a bullet hole
through his head. "+'