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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-20

were spoken by Horace Greeley when
he was almost ut the end of this life
and on the threshold Of the one to come
Live so that you may be an honor to
the fraternity and to your community"
AFTER the address there was a SOLO
on the trombone by Mr.. June Turner
Then the DoXology was sung and the
benediction said 10y the Grand Chap
lain.
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State Papers. 10 volumes.
Bacon's -Abridgment. ) volumes.
diamonds Nisi Prius.
Tourgee's Code.
Savers Reports.
Civil Practice
VIM. Blackstone's Reports. Volume 1.
iamson's Digest. Volume /.
lredelfs Digest. Volume /.
lredell's DigeSted Manual
Selion's Practice, , volumes.
Leach's Crown Law.
Buffers Nisi PriuS.
t. $. Circuit Court of Appeals Re
ports. Digest, Volumes.
For further information address,
Executor Of Thos. W. Strange, Whining
ton, y. G..
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JAMES RYEsON STABBED.
w. P. Hallyburton Did the Deed.
Ryeson's Condition Serious.

Winston, Y. G., Jan 19.(Special.)-.
w. p. HALLIBURTON, for several years
manager of the Piedmont Springs lIotel.a
last night stabbed James RyeSon, adv
cry man twice in the back ut Walnut.
Cove. The wounded mans condition is
serious The difficulty originated from
a discussion
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NOTICE.

BY virtue of a decree of the Superior
court made in the civil action wherein
II. a. Woodland and wife are plaintiffs
and A. j. Jones and wife are defen
dants. will sell at the court house
door in Raleigh, on Monday, the 18th
day of February, 1900, at i o'clock,
the following described property: One
house and lot situated in the city of Raj.
eigh. containing one half acre more or
less, being the lot whereon the said Jones
now lives. Terms cash
W. II. ROBBINS.
Commissioner.
T. A. & S. a. Woodland, attorneys.
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Miss Maggie Reese's
200 FAYETTEVILLE ST.,
Raleigh, N. q.
SALE OF NOTES, ACCOUNTS, ETC.


Under and by virtue of authority cor
tanned in Deed of Trust from l.. Wood
lief and A. L. Davis and j. l.. Davis,
trustees, we will expose for sale, on
Monday, December 4th, 1899, at II m.
o'clock, at the Court House door in the
city of Raleigh, to the highest bidder
for cash at public auction, all the notes.
mortgages, judgments, accounts and all
other evidence of Indebtedness, formerly
owned by l.. Woodlief, and now in our
hands as such Trustees under said Deed
of Trust, list of which can be seen
upon application to the undersigned or
their attorneys.
A. L. AND J. d. DAVIS,
Trustees Of l.. Woodlef.
ARGO & SNOW, Attorneys.
This November 18th, 1899.
Above sale continued to Monday,
February 5. 1900. at Il IN. O'Clock.
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The - Days. Cure.

(FOK MEM
Leads all remedies in this State. Drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure.
Guarantee ON the package. Price One
Dollar Also by mail on receipt of price
THE "rHRlE DAYS" CURE co.
washington. ID. Q.
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SeasonabIe
Goods.

10 CARLOADS RED Ash CRATE
COAL.
FREE BURNING WHITE ASH EGG
COAL,
10 CAR LOADS CHESTNUT COAL, 4
Is CAR LOADS STOVE COAL.
POCAHONTAS DOMESTIC AND
STEAM COAL COMING EVERY
WEEK.
CAR LOAD BEST NORTHERN
IRISH OTATOES. sA
rs CRATES BEST MOUNTAIN AP-
PIES.
SEVERAL CAR LOADS CORN,
Hay, BRAN, CHOPS, ETC.
FOR SALE AT Low CASE
PRICES, BY
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Gin House and Cotton Burned.

Franklinton, y. c., Jan. 19.-(Special)
A large gin house and fifteen bales of
cotton were destroyed by fire last night
at Gainesville on the Louisburg railroad.
Origin of the fire is unknown.
Two new firms opened in Franklin
ton with the new year-Mesrs. Joyner
4 Harris and Duke IL Barrett. They
are enterprsing young men and deserve
success.
Franklinton is becoming quite re-.
sort for Northern huntSmen. as Il mum
her have been down from New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
February promises to he very gay IN
the matrimonial line if Madam Rum0r
is true prophecies.
There are now two vacancies in the
State Guard One in the First Regiment
owing to the failure of Company Is, at
Raleigh, to re-organize. The other va
cancy is in the Third Regiment, owing to
the disarmament of the Scotland Neck
Rihemen 1t is probable that both these
vacancies viii be filled soon. There are
many applications for admission.
Men with long heads very seldom have
long faces.
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Twenty minutes for dinner, is one
railway timetable.
Money talks, but little scare is apt
to shut it up tight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
JUDGMENT IN 4 BIG SUIT
SUIT FOR POSSESSION OF TELE-
GRAPH LINES LOST BY
RAILROAD
DECISION BY JUDGE LoCHREN
Ut Conclusion of Argument He Yer
baIIy Decides That Telegraph
Companies Enjoy All Their
Old Rights.

Judge Lochren, of the United States
circuit court, late yesterday afternoon
rendered q verbal decision in the big law
silt between the St. Paul and Manitoba
Railway Company (now the Great North
elm against the Western Union and
Northwestern Telegraph Companies in
favor of the telegraph companies TIE
decision was a very lengthy one, ana
will be filed some time this week. Judge
Lochren held, however. that the rights
Of both parties were the same at the
expiration of the contracts as they were
during tie operation of the contracts.
The court allowed nc costs in the case
for either side
Judge Dillon, for the Western Union
company, finished shortly before II
o'clock yesterday.
He stated that the grant to the Mani
toba by the government was a bounty,
pure and simple. Ii was i mmateriaI
whether the grant was fee or incorporal
easement. Under the act of Feb. q 1866
the Manitoba was Incorporated ard re-
ceived its power. Under that act this
company was born, subject to congress
siOnal legislation The Manitoba, under
this act, was q government road, and any
telegraph company had the right to op-
crate line OF telegraph along the road
The act was If aid Of telegraph cons true
tirn, and dictated by public policy. BY
its terms the government could ACQUIRE
possession of telegraph lines. The activi,
ties Of these telegraph companies could
not be circumscribeG. Such a company,
Panop'ied with national authority, could
enter any state and occupy the public
domain Consent only in the case of
private owners was required The tele-
graph company could go On any military
or post road. even where such roads
were built anterior to the act Of 1866
The Western Union had the consent OF
the Northwestern company, and the con-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

parties being equally interested, the tele-
graph company to furnish the material
and the railway company the labor, the
telegraph company to furnish the in
struments, batteries, ETC., the railway
company will transport free of charge
men and Materials
1t was Covenanted in the contract that
the telegraph company should pay one
half the expense in constructing the tel
egraph line; the railroad companies to
receive and transmit commercial mes
sages; the railway company not to trans
fer men and material for competing lines;
the telegraph lines to form part of the
general system.
1t was mutually covenanted that where
there were two wires each was to have
the exclusive right of one; either to string
an additional wire or wires at his own
expense; each the right to use the 9th
er's wire in case of a breakdown; each
to have the right to readjust the con-
tract at the end of five or ten years.
The Northwestern constructed 853 miles
of poles and 1887 miles of wire up to
May Z, 1881, when the North Western
turned over to the Western Union all it's
business by ninety-nine years lease.
In July the plaintiff company was notified
by the Western Union of the lease. The
North Western had been notified by the
plaintiff company that it's telegraph lines
along the right of way were in bad con
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

sent of the plaintiff company to go on
the right of way now occupied.
Whatever the right of the telegraph
company to remain, there could be no
question as to the ownership of the
wires and poles, because the company
paid for them. He had heard of no bill
of sale
Judge Young closed the case for the
plaintiffs. He said the case should be
decided on pure questions of law. The
court was dealing with certain definite
matters. There was no occasion to go
back to antiquity to decide the rights
of the plaintiffs. Neither Of the old con-
tracts were assigned or leased to the
Western Union. 1t must stand on the
contract of 50. None of the telegraph
lines referred to in the bill We're built
under the old contracts. Mr.. Young made
a strong plea and when he finished
shortly before o'clock yesterday after
noon, Judge Lochren gave his decision
which in substance, is as stated above.
The suit has been pending since 1888,
but did not receive a hearing until last
Thursday, when argument was COM
menced before Judge Lochren. The IN
tervening time was all spent in taking
evidence out of court.
Stated in its briefest form, the case
involved the ownership and control CT
the telegraph lines along the right OF way
of the Great Northern Railway company
from this city to the. Pacific coast Ike
value of these lines is between two and
three million dollars.
The telegraph lines were built Jointly
by the railway company and the tele-
graph companies, under contracts speci-
flying the rights Of both parties for a
period of ten years. The agreements ex-
pired several years ago, and the railway
company claims that the ownership of
the wires reverted to it, with all the i'm
proVements that have been made. In
the absence of any clause specifying a
perpetual interest in the lines on the
part Of the companies, it was claimed
that as the contracts have expired the
railway company is the sole owner OF the
telegraph lines in dispute.
The telegraph companies had been Of
fered reasonable compensation for any
interest they might think they owned in
the lines, but they refused to accept it,
claiming that they We're still part own
ers of the-syStem of wires and poles.
The array of counsel in the case was
imposing. For the railway company NJ.
d. Grover was the chief pleader, as
sisted by George B. Young. The Western
Union company was represented by Judge
John F. Dillon, of New York; Rush Tag
CART, of Chicago, and c. M. Ferguson, of
Minneapolis. George c. Ripley and Leon
western Telegraph company.
An important factor in the case was a
contract with the Northwestern com
pany in 1879, known as contract A In
this was the following paragraph:
The telegraph company will construct
line Of telegraph along plaintiffs right
of way; both parties may establish tela-
graph stations; the telegraph company
to indemnity the railroad for claims; the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
dition. The later promised to make re-

dition. The later promised to make re-
pairs as per the contract
In contract "a" there was no provision
authorizing a transfer OF the telegraph
lines either by lease or otherwise The
plaintiff commended that the lease meant
Negotiations followed based on the OBJ
jections of the railroad company to the
transfer and the upshot was compro-
mise contract to run for ten years, at the
end Of which, the Western Union Would
cease to operate telegraph lines along
plaintiffs road.
Tie. new contract "B'' was executed
July l, 1882, and under its provisions the
telegraph companies agreed to furnish
the material; the railway company, the
labor; the telegraph company, the labor
and material for extensions; the Western
Union had the exclusive right along
peting companies; the plaintiff was pre-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

cluded from building telegraph line
and the contract was limited as to time
The defendants maintained that con-
tract abrogated contract A, and that
the defendants were estopped to make
a new contract; that neither of the de-
PENDANTS could claim anything under con-
tract A, and that as to lines built since
July, 1882, neither defendant could claim
anything under contract A.
The contention of the defendant in brief
was that contract A is still in force; that
it was not abrogated by contract 8, and
that contract expired by limitation.
The contract, expiring in 1892, the rail-
road company claimed the lines to the
absence of specific mention as to future
interest in the wires, poles or improve
ments.
Yesterday George B. Young and Judge
Dillon, of New York closed for their
respective sides, and Judge Lochren i'm
mediately proceeded to deliver oral iudg-
ment, in which he stated that the rights
of the defendant companies were pre-
cisely the same after the expiration of
the contract as during their operation.
Judgment was accordingly given for the
defendant and costs were denied either
side.
RUDD ON THE. JUDGMENT
Manager w. A. Rudd, of, the Western
Union company, said last night that if
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
DEATHS.



at his late residence,
231 Cliff St, Dec. q, at GAS p. M, John
Mahoney, aged thirty years. Notice
CLOONEN-In St. Paul. Friday, Dec Il,
at p. M. at late residence, 166 Ed
mund ST, Thomas Cloonen, aged sew
enty-five years. Funeral Monday,
Dec. q, at $3.50. Services at st. Vim
cents church at 9 o'clock.
ST Paul, at family
residence, No. $50 Western av., Satur-
day. Dec. %, at 3:45 a. M, Mrs. Mary
McNearney, aged thirty-six years. Flu
neral from above residence Monday,
Dec "a, at 7:45 a. m; service at st.
Vincent's church at a. M
SARGENT-In st. Paul. Dec. %, at the
residence of her uncle A Messer 80
Mackubin street, Sadie A. Sargent,
daughter of P. J. Sargent, aged TWEEN
ty years. Notice of funeral hereafter.
VIM. E. NAGEL. f. c. LIsTOE.
William E. Nagel Undertaking Co., fu-
neral directors and embalmers. Lady
attendsnt, if requested. No. 222 Wa
basha street, between Third and Fourth
streets. TeIephone sos. day or night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE saw
ings Bank have declared a semi-annual
dividend at the rate of per cent per
1901. Depositors entitled to interest
will please present their books for en-
try after Jan. 20. The new interest
period begins Jan. 1, 1901. ALL DE-
POSTS MADE ON~OR BEFORE JAN
WILL BE ENTITLED TO 6 MOS
INTEREST JULY L. 1901.
JUL. NJ. GOLDSMITH, Treasurer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
G1NNER IS OUT AGAIN.
Bishop of Church of America Cam
vases for InstaIIment House.

Samuel G. Gfnner, who organized the
Minnehaha Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany the order of Minnehaha, the
church of America, (which is the church
of Cod" except that he was to be next
in rank, and who was sent to the state
prison for irregularities in connection
with the insurance scheme, has been Pa
rolled
Or. Ginner is now working for an
installment publishing house, located on
West Seventh street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
SAYS He Is Rankrupt.

bon street, a street commissioner in the
city engineering department, yesterday
filed. a petition in voluntary bankruptcy
places his liabilities at 81, 925.09 and as
sets at 5000, of which $152. 80 is claimed to
be exempt. Marquardt was a member of
the firm of Marquardt & Co.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
south nakotn Irl,an Cenxns.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The popu-
lation of certain Incorporated places in
South Dakota, having population Of
more than 1900, but less than 25,GO0, is
as follows: Aberdeen, 4,0S7 Bookings,
2,346; Deadwood, 2,793; Lead, 6,21O; Madi-
son, 1850; Mitchell, 1858; Pierre 236;
WatertoWn, 1852; Yankton, Alps; Sioux
Falls. 1926; Vermillion, 2,183
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

the decision had been adverse to the
Western Union, every railroad in the
country operating telegraph lines under
contract with it would have terminated
its contract, and either operated its line
Independently or would have entered a
consolidation of interests in opposition
to the Western Union, Is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
To Realize on Bank Assets.

Gustav Willius. as receiver of the Ger
mania bank, has commenced an action
in the district court against John F.
Bruggemann and Mrs. E. Rochat to re-
cover $1,614 alleged to be due on prom
iSory note.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
sucs the street RaiIway.

Robert A Totten has commenced an
action in the district court against the
city railway company to recover $500 for
personal injuries Totten alleges in his
complaint that while riding in a wagon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
Grants Empire a License.

Mayor Smith las signed the resolution
granting to Ella Weinholzer a permit to
run the Empire theater
Mayor Smith yesterday attached his
signature to a number of minor ordi-
nances making them laws
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
VIII Hold 1t a Month.

Judge Jaggard, of the district court,
yesterday continued further hearing in
the divorce case of Anna L. Dickson
against Peter Dickson for thirty days
In the meantime the children will be in
the custody of the mother.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
NOT BITTEN BY FROST.
Christmas Edition of BreezeIets, the
Laurel Clubs Paper.

The Christmas number of Breezeiats,
the Laurel Cycle clubs paper, is hand
sCmely Illustrated, and contains, besides
a number Of interesting departments, a
large amount of advertising, Hastily got
ten up. 1t reflects a great deal of credit
on its editors and on the club.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

last, the wagon was struck by a car,
throwing him out and bruising his side,
arm and head. He also claims to have
received a shock to his nervous system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
Seeks to Quiet TftIe.

De Witt G. Ruff has brought suit
against William Dawson Jr. ct al to
quiet title to a lot in Summit Park adj
dition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

8 o'clock, at the Bethlehem German
Presbyterian church, corner Pleasant ave
nue. and Ramsey street. All Germans are
cordially invited to be present.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
In Behalf of Temperance.

A public melting in the interest of tenn
perance work among the Germans of
Minnesota will be held this afternoon at
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

In consequence of the very
low prices placed on these
suits and because this sale
was instituted because of the
necessity of turning this
clothing into cash before Jan.
1st, We are forced to make
this a strictly cash sale.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23

These suits are the small
lots of the best selling suits
in our stock. You'll find
them on separate tables with
the old prices on them.
Plenty of extra clerks to wait
on you.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
ScHO = ~
Main Store 9TH and Broadway Uptown Store Library Building
Plenty Of fine Christmas Trees.

$4,000 pounds Of Fancy Dry Picked
Corn Fed Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and
h'Ckens.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-21
HAVING HOT OLD
TIME in MONTANA
Democratic State Convention Is
"ShOt All to Pieces"
FACTIONS ARE AT IT AGAIN
Clark and Daily Crowds, Failing to Agree,
Holding Separate Conventions Con.
testing Delegations to Kan.
sas City.

BUTTE, Mont, June 2o.-There will
be contesting delegations claiming ad-
mission from Montana at the demo-
cratic national convention in Kansas
City.
The democratic state convention was
called to meet acre at noon. An hour
before that time the state central COM
mittee met to make arrangements. The
friends OF Senator Clark on the COM
mittee. including those who held prox-
les. were in the majority. Chairman
W. NJ. Cockrill Of the state committee
refused to recognize the proxies and
appointed in the places Of the absen-
tees men known to be favorable to
DAILY.
The scene in the room at this time
was very wild. A number of deputy
sheriffs, under the leadership Of I'm
der-Sharif Murphy. attempted to eject
the Clark people. For awhile it looked
like an incipient riot The Clark people
finally withdrew.
Chairman Cockrill was deposed by
vote Of the committee and John S.
Neill was elected. The delegates then
assembled at the Auditorium. which
Cocirill had selected as the place Of
meeting.
They found the doors barred and
the place in charge of a number Of
deputy sheriffs acting under the direc-
tion Of the Daily people. The Clark
delegates then went to the Grand Opera
House, where the convention was called
to order shortly after o'clock. E. c.
pay, who voted for Clark. was made
temporary chairman. After the ap-
pointment of the usual committees the
convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
The Daily people, representing nine
counties-three Of them regular and
the others contested met in the Audi
toriun at the same hour. and State
Senator H. L. Myers. who voted against
Senator Clark in the legislature, was
made temporary chairman. After the
aupointment Of the usual committees
the convention adjourned until o'clock
tonight.