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when they are fully explained in Wash
ington the only indication of difference
of opinion will have been removed.
There are really but two great .ques-
tions yet to be settled. One is the re-
duction of the duty ON sugar and the
other is the passage of the Constitution.
After the Constitution has been properly
framed and adopted the economic ques-
ton will disappear as there must be O
great reduction in the duty on sugar.
Then Cuba will be prosperous and it's
relations with the. United States settled
on a solid basis. That will end the
whole difficulty and in % hours the coun-
try can be turned over to the representa-
tives chosen by the Cuban people. Today
all the departments on the island are
practically IN the hands of the Cubans
who have been instructed as to how to
manage and when the time arrives all
we will have to do will be to take a re-
ceipt for the money on hand. At the
request of Congress we have accounted
for every dollar expended in the i'm
provement of Cuba since the military
forces have been in charge Of the island
and we hold the receipts for these ex-
penditures.'
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A FREE FOR ALL FIGHT.
Messenger Boys and Push Cart Vendors Duel.
led by the Police
(By the Associated Press.)


New York, April 23.-All the reserves
from the Old Slip and Church Street
police stations, and ten men from Police
Headquarters were ordered to Broad
Street this afternoon because of free
for-all fight between messenger boys and
push cart vendors. A number of the curb
brokers joined in the fight and there was
considerable excitement.
The trouble commenced when num-
Der of Italians were arrested. For some
reason the Italian vendors had crowded
together and refused to move. The police
then arrested few of them. This caused
quite a crowd to collect. In the confu-
sion messenger boys by the hundreds
swarmed about the Italian vendors and
after the police had gone began to steal
fruit and candy. The Italians resisted,
but the boys being reinforced rushed in
and fought the Italians. A man rushed
into the crowd to prevent the boys from
stealing the fruit and he was thrown
down and trampled on. AS the excite
ment grew, the messenger boys. curb
brokers and others rushed from all quar-
tiers. The mob was the thickest in front
of the new Broad Exchange Building at
men on this building threw down plaster
and bags of debris on the crowds. The
reserves soon quelled the disorder
The police arrested one messenger boy
who seemed to be leader in the fight
The police refused to give the boys name
and he was hustled off to a police court.
Another messenger had an envelope with
five certified checks in it, One was for
$27, 900, and other for $4,000. They were
lost in the mob. Harry Van Tassal, a
broker, during the height of the riot.
rushed out from No. A Broad Street and
just as he reached the sidewalk was
struck on the head with a bottle which
was thrown from some upper story. He
received a bad scalp wound. 1t was re-
ported that many valuable messages en-
trusted to messenger boys by their en-
ployers are missing. the boys having drop
ped them during the riot
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GERMAN TROOPS INDIGNANT.
American Troops Will Continue to Guard the
Gate Of the Forbidden City.
tBy the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Pekin, April 2s.-Many applications have
been made to Mr.. Rockhill and General
Chaffee by Chinese of all degrees for the
retention in China of the American troops
until the general withdrawal of the
troops of all the powers.
Field Marshal Won Waldersee has made
application that the gate Of the Forbidden
City be guarded by German troops after
the departure Of the Americans. General
Chaffee has replied that American SOL
diers will continue to guard the gate. At
this the Germans are indignant, saying
this impugns their honesty and that if
the United States desires to do her share
of policing the city she should leave
behind enough troops for that purpose;
that merely few men belonging to the
legation guards should control the gate
which will be within the German quarters
cannot be allowed. If General Chaffee
insists in this course, diplomatic repre-
sensations will be made in the matter
The Ministers of the Foreign powers
are meeting daily. They do not at pres
ent show disposition to reduce the
claims which many think to be extremely
reasonable.
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THE CADETS RAISED CAIN.
Court of Inquiry Investigating the Breach Of
Discipline.
(By the Associated Press.

West Point, N. Y, April ga court
of inquiry consisting of Captain James
*. Thompson of the Fifteenth infantry,
Captain Edward Anderson, of the Sew
enth cavalry and Captain Lassiter of
the First Artillery, this morning began
the investigation of charge of breach
of discipline on the part of several
cadets of the Military Academy. The
cadets became disgruntled over the ac-
ton of Colonel Mills, the superintendent
in furnishing one of their number, Cadet
Ralston, for his failure to report
breach of discipline in the mess hall
while the cadets were at supper few
nights ago. The cadets are said to be
almost In a state of INSTRUMENTATION.
The breach of discipline which has
resulted in the present investigation &C.
Cured one night recently. The aggriev-
ed cadets assembled on the parade
ground under cover of darkness and in
obliged in hideous yells directed at the
superintendent They also removed
the sunset gun from its position at the
north end of the parade grounds and
dragged it over in front of Colonel
Mills quarters, but We're prevented
from firing it by the appearance of sew
eral sentinels who promptly reported
the incident.
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THEFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
Clerk in Auditors Office at Richmond Arrest
ed on This Charge.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond, Va, April 23.-Joseph II.
Shepherd. who for number of years had
been a clerk in the office of the Auditor
of Public Accounts of the State, was ar
rested this morning, charged with en-
bezzlement of public funds The amount
covered in the warrant of arrest is $50.
The specific charge is that Shepherd
fraudulently made out a warrant in favor
of an officer for fifty dollars, which was
not due him and certified under his sig
nature that he had mailed the warrant
to him, but instead of mailing it to the
officer, said Shepherd drew the money out
of the State depository, which he was
enabled to do by adding the words "or
bearer" after the name of the officer in
the warrant after it was signed by the
auditor.
This also involves technical forgery.
Shepherd claims innocence and mistake
in accounts. An examination of the
books is going on, and the State officers
are inclined to be reticent, but it is I'M
derstood there are several other cases
against the accused.
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New Weather Bureau.

Apropos of the article in the columns
of this paper on yesterday in regard to
the whippoorwill and the cat bird, and
the generally unsatisfactory weather
conditions which have prevailed for the
past few days, a charming young lady
of this city has under consideration the
question of establishing a Weather Blu
reau on her own account-at least a
member of the reportorial staff of this
paper has been so informed.
Flooding along in quest of an item OF
news, and with the thought of new
Weather Bureau, presided over by such
a person in our mind, the reporter fell
into rhyme
When this New Bureau prophesies
There will be naught but sunlit skies;
The sullen clouds will drift afar
And soft will shine the Evening Star.
The cat bird and the whippoorwill,
With folded wings and voice now still
To work an evil spell will fail
So here's best wishes to the Nightingale
OF the New Weather Bureau!
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MY FRIEND FROM INDIA.
A Well Rendered Farce at the Academy of
Music asst Night.

At the Academy of Music last night,
my Friend from India was we'll rem
dered to a good audience despite the in
clement weather. That the audience
was pleased was proven by the applause
which greeted the many ludricous stu
ations in Du Souchet's farce. The char
acters were we'll sustained by the va
rious members of the M"ron B. Rice
Comedy Company. Miss May Vokes as
"Tilley'' was an original character rs
the German maid. Miss Marion Rae as
Gertie Underholt and Miss Rose Tap
ley as Marion Hayste showed marked
talent, their charming manners and
pretty faces most happily agreeing with
their characters. John Ward as Eras-
tus, and Messrs. Vrohman, Frank Par
ry and the others in the caste, not
emitting Miss Edna Even, did good
work. The dancing and singing was
well received. All in all my Fried
from India" was well received in Raj /.
eigh last night.
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WATER NAY SAVE THEM.
Dogs May Lose the Bandits Trail in the Over
flowed Bottoms
(By the Associated Press


Memphis, Tenn, April 23.-Detectives
have been at work all day at the scene
OF the daring train robbery on the Choc-
taw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad near
Iron Mountain Crossing, Ark, last night,
but no arrests have been made. 1t is
stated by an official of the Wells Fargo
Express Company that the bandits Sc
cured less than 5000.
1t is suspected that the men who per-
petrated the robbery were in Memphis
last night short time before the west
bound train over the Kansas City road
left at $3.50 o'clock last night two men
approached the ticket window and asked
for tickets to Bridge Junction. The ticket
agent declined to sell them tickets to
that point, stating that it was against
the rules that no. trains stopped there.
The men insisted on buying tickets, both
appearing nervously anxious to get off
on the outgoing Kansas City train. They
stated that tickets were wanted for sew
eral persons.
The supposition is that the robbery
was planned to take place at Bridge
junction and the robbers were the men
who wanted tickets to that point last
night their purpose being to go to Bridge
Junction on the Kansas City train and
wait for the coming of the Choctaw Elk
press which reaches Bridge Junction
about 1908 a. m. Cashier Murphy, of the
Wells Fargo Express Company, said it
was customary to carry money in large
amounts on daylight runs. He would not
say how much money if any was sent out
of Memphis last night. General Agent
Longacre says every effort is being made
to apprehend the bandits but owing to the
bottoms being overfowed he does not
think the dogs will be able to trail
them.
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FOR THE CONVENTION
People of Alabama Decide to
Call One.
The Object is to Amend The State Constitution
With Special Reference 10 The
Suffrage Question.
fBy the Associated Press.)


Montgomery, Ala, April 2S.--The peo-
pie of Alabama voted today on the prop
osition to call a convention to assemble
in this city May 21st to adapt the State
Constitution to the needs of the present
day. An exceedingly light vote was poll
ed throughout the State and the returns
indicate that perhaps five-sixths of the
counties voted in favor of convention
being held The principal reforms which
the convention has in view are suffrage,
the courts, the terms of public officers
and the adjustment of so much local
legislation. No definite program has been
mapped out and the convention will ne-
cessarily be in session some days before
the drift of sentiment can be arrived at.
There was much apathy in the State
during the campaign. The Democratic
State Committee sent out speakers, but
nowhere we're the people greatly en-
Unused. There was no organization
against the issue, the opposition being
simply a disinclination to go to the polls
At todays election fifty-five delegates
from the State at large were elected
and 100 from the counties, each county
being allowed as many delegates as it
has members in the House OF RcIresen-
tatives.S There will in no event be over
four or five Republicans AMI i'opulists
in the convention.
Returns up to IL O'Clock Indicate that
the Constitutional convention movement
has carried the State by about 10000
majority In several of the counties
where the negro vote predominated the
negroes aligned themselves with the Pop
ulists and defeated the Democratic nomi-
nees. 1t seems certain that all of the
Democratic candidates from the State
at large have been elected
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They We're vaccinated.

In the report published concerning the
small pox scare in the Superior court on
Monday, in referring to the case OF Mr..
r. L. Norwood, of Barton's Creek, now
afflicted with small 9ox sentence as
printed read. that neither he nor his
family have been vaccinated. At the
time Mr.. Norwood was taken sick this
was so, but Immediately after the entire
family and those in the neighborhood
were vaccinated, and all likely to be af-
fected We're quarantined. DR.. j. ]. l. Me-
Cullers, Superintendent Wake county
Board of Health was very energetic in
taking all necessary precautions to pre-
vent the disease spreading.
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Yadkin Division Main Line-Train leaves
Wilmington, 800 a. M, arrives Fayette-
vile 1906 D. m, leaves Fayetteville 1926
p. m, arrives Sanford 1.43 p. m. Return
ing leave Sanford 3.05 p. M, arrive Fay
etteville 4.3O p. m, arrives Wilmington
9.25 D. m.
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves Ben
nettsville sos a. M, Maxton sos a, m.
Red Springs g.51 a. m. Parkton 10.41 a.
m, Hope Mills 1876 Il. "a arrive Fuyette-
VILE lilo returning lSrves Fayetteville
445 y. IN. I,ope Mills . 90 y. IN, He'd
Springs 5.43 d. M, MaXton Cit y. IN,
arrives Benneltsvile 1l5 p. m.
Connect ms at Fayetteville with train
No. rs, at Maxton with the Carolina Cen
trail Raiiro;ad, Z: Rcd Springs with the
Red Springs and Bowmore railroad, at
Sanford vita the Seaboard Air Line and
Southern halfway, al Gulf with the DUR
ham aud Charlotte Railroad.
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch
Road /, apcs Weldon $3.50 p. m, Halifax
All D. nj. arrives Scotland Neck at 5.CS
D. m, t,reenville G.57 p. m, Kinston 1855
p. m Returning leaves K.nston 7.50 o.
M, GreenSilie S.52 a. m, arriving Halifax
at Ills a. m, Weldon 1873 q. m, daily
except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington $40 a. m. and 230 p. m, arr
rive Parmele $40 a. M. and 400 p. m,
returning leave Parmele 9.35 a. m. and
$50 p. m, arrive Washington HOO a. m.
and 7.30 p. m, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily ex-
cept Sunday $50 p. m, Sunday, 4.15 p m,
arrives Plymouth TAO p. m, 61O p. m.
He1nrnlng, leaves Plymouth daily except
Sunday 7.se a m., and Sunday 500 a. M,
arrives Tarboro 1910 a. m, 11.00 a. N.
Train on Midland N. C. Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, 500 a. NJ,
arriving Smithfie1d 6.1O a. m. Returning
leaves Smithfeld 500 a. M, arrives at
GoIdsboro S.25 a. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at $50 a. m. $40 D. m.
arrives Nashville 1920 a. M, 4.03 o. M.
Spring Hope 11.00 a. M, AIS p. m. Re-
turning leave Spring Hope 11.2O a. M,
4.55 B. m, Nashville 11.45 a. M, SIS p.
M, arrive at Rocky Mount 1910 p. IN,
600 p. m, daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
11.40 a, m. and AIS p. m. Returning
leaves Clinton at 6.45 a. M, and ESQ p. 10.
Train No. 78 makes close connection at
Weldon for all points North daily, all rail
via Richmond.
III. M. EMERSON,
General Passenger Agent.
]. r. KENLY. General Manager.
T. NJ. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
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TWO GREAT QUESTIONS.
These Settled Cuba May be Turned Over to
Cubans, Says Governor Wood.
CBy- the Associated Press.)

(By- the Associated Press.)
New York, April 23.-General Leon
ard A. Wood Governor General of Gu
ba, with Mrs. Wood and his private
secretary arrived here tonight from
Havana on the Ward Liner Moro Castle
and left on the 9:25 train for Washing
ton.
General Wood did not hesitate to talk
about affairs in Cuba. THE object of
my hurried visit here" he said, lis to
introduce the five members of the spe-
cial commission on foreign relations APP
pointed by the Cuban Constitutional
Convention to President Mckinley.
The members of the commission repre-
sent all the different groups of CubanS
composing the Constitutional Conven-
ton. They have come to the United
States for the purpose of comforting
with President Mckinley on matters
which the convention does not thor
oughly understand and when they re-
turn and make their report / am con-
WINGED that there will be a thorough
understanding on all sides of the con-
troversy.
THE Constitutional Convention has
never voted on or rejected the Platt
amendment, Notwithstanding the re-
ports to the contrary which have been
sent to the United States from Havana
Before the Plat Amendment was
passed by Congress the Cubans knew
the desire of this Government on the
issues which the amendment contain
because they were submitted to them
through the executive. Intervention
and the establishment of naval stations
are the two things which they do not
properly comprehend and / think that
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INDICTED FOR MURDER.
1t is Said the Grand jury Found True Bill
Against Patrick.
(By the Associated Press.l

New York, April 23-Albert T. Pat
rick, David L. Short and Morris Meyer
were taken before the grand jury again
today, that body considering the charge
against Patrick of causing the death of
William M. Rice. The three men said
that, acting on advice of counsel, they
preferred not to testify.
After the jury had adjourned for the
day it was said an order had been given
for the presentation of an indictment
against Patrick on the charge that he
caused Rice's death and for Indictment
against Short and Meyer on charges
of forgery in having. as alleged by the
prosecution, signed their names as wit
nesses to a will bearing the signature
of William NJ. Rice, which signature,
it is claimed, was forged
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TO RECEIVE THEM CORDIALLY.
The President Will Give State Dinner In the
Cubans' Honor.
(By the Associa FED Press. )

NBy the ASSOIIaE6u FTeSS.J
Washington, April 23.-Much of the time
of the Cabinet today was devoted to dis
cussing the coming visit of the commits
sion appointed by the Havana Constitu-
tional convention, which is now on its
way to Washington. The commissioners
are to be received cordially and are to
be shown every courtesy. state dinner
in the state dining room at the White
House will be given by the President in
their honor on Thursday night.
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ToLkToI rs EXPELLED.
The Gear Has signed the Decree and thsIDe
cree Has Been Served.
fBy the Associated Press.

London, April ga special dispatch
from Vienna says the Gear has signed a
decree expelling Count Tolstoi from Rus
STA. and that the decree has been served
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TO CURE A COLD IN NE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo- Quirie Tablets.
&c.
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The Book of Life is treated like all
other books; we neglect its beauty for
the fascination of the plot.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-25
Odd Fellows Celebration.

The eighty-second anniversary of the
Order of Odd Fellows will be held in
Seaton Gales Hall, in the new Vass
Building, by Capital Lodge, No. LAT, Fri
day evening at half-past eight O'Clock.
The program arranged for the evening
is as follows:
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anniversary ceremonies.
Music.

is as follows:
Music.
Anniversary ceremonies.
Music.
Introductory Remarks of the Toast
Master-P. G., Sire Charles M. Busbee,
Manteo Lodge, No. s.
The Order of Odd acknowledgements
Charles B. Aycock, Neuse Lodge, No. g.
The Scarlet Degree Member-Hon. Jas.
H. Pou, Olive Branch Lodge, No. 81.
The Raleigh Lodges-P. G. Rep. w. c.
McMackin, Manteo Lodge, No. 8.
Riding the Goat'-Hon. W. M. Russ,
Capital Lodge, No. lat.
The New Hall-P. c. NJ Jos. G. Brown,
Seaton Gales Lodge, No. Ga.
The Orphan Home-P. G. NJ. Chas. F.
Lumsden, Capital Lodge, No. 147
The Absent Ones-Hon. B. r. Lacy,
Capital Lodge, No. TAT.
Music.
Refreshments.
Music by the Hollowbush Orchestra.
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. r.
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III. M. EMERSON,
General Passenger Agent.
]. r. KENLY, General Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
Reflex Diseases.

Many ailments are reflex, originating
from other diseases.
For instance, sexual weakness sometimes
comes from Varicocele or Structure, in
Vulnerable blood and bone diseases often
result from blood poison faint in the sys-
tenn, or physical and mental decline fire.
quently follow impoteTcy,
In treating diseases of any kind I always
cure the effect as well as the cause.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
: ) PUGILlSTIC TA~Lk-YACHTlNG- SHOOTING. = =

test, Mr.. Sheedy said:
Il didn't see the bout and consequently
can only speak of 1t from hearsay, but
what l heard from parties on the inside
leads me 10 believe that it wasn't on the
level. though at that / feel that the best
man. ct the time. won. Corbett had
weight in his favor, and probably strength
as well as superior skill. Mccoy is a Won
der. He is even %clevercr than was Jack
Dempsey. who was the marvel of his day.
and he has punching power which Dempsey
never possessed.
I notice that most Of the big fellows are
fighting shy OF the Kid. l don't believe a
team Of horses could drag Tom Sharkey in
the ring with him He had one dose of him
and though he won when they met, he got
more punishment in hat fight than any
other man ever gave him, with the ex-
ception Of Jeffries."
I met Billy Brady on Lower Broadway
yesterday in close proximity to Wall street,
out of which pasture of the bulls and bears.
1 am told. he has cleaned quite a hand
some sum Of money in the past three
months. He was inclined to be dubious
about the truth of the statement I made to
him OF the fact that overtures had been
made to Pat Sheedy looking toward his be-
coming Champion Jeffries's manager. l
gave him such proofs that such evertures
had been made that he said:
We'll. my contract ends with him on
June 3. and then it will be up to JEFF
whether We continue further or not"
From a few remarks Mr.. Brady dropped
1 infer that he is not oversanguine Of a
meeting for the championship this sum-
mer between Jeffries and Rubin. When
l suggested that probably Jeffries was not
In tptop condition, that his lame knee
might be bothering him. Mr.. Brady pooh
poohed the idea.
His knee is all right" H. said. THE
of the matter is that Jeffries is a mild
sort OF monomaniac on that subject. He
imagines things about his knee which
don't exist. He is always jumping around
like a jack-in-the-box and thinking he il
straininS and hurting himself"
Evidently Mr.. Brady doesn't see 30 much
money in the future of pugilism to induce
him to worry about 1t. His theatrical en-
terprises have proven 50 remunerative this
season that If the champion should break
away from him l don think the separa-
ton would cause the hustling little mana
ger to NIL many handkerchiefs with briny
tears OF lamentation.
j. b. c'MACON") MCCORMICK.