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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
SHIPBUILDERS UNITE
Five of The Largest Concerns
in the Country to Come
Under One Control.
(By the Assnciated press.

New York, April SO.-The Herald will
say tomorrow:
AT meeting held in this city yester-
day (Tuesday), an agreement was reached
which will bring under one management
five OF the greatest shipbuilding concerns
in this country. What is of greater con
sequence to New York and to the owners
of ships, this port is to have a dry dock
greater than any other in the world which
will take in any ship now afoat or under
construction.
Capital sufficient for the enterprise
is already assured In order that outside
influence may not obtain control it has
been provided that no bonds shall be
issued. Capital stock amounting to $I0,-
100000 will be issued and syndicate has
already been found to underwrite the en-
tire amount.
II. r. Huntington, nephew of the
late Coils p. Huntington, it is said, is
to be president of the new concern.
Irving M. Scott, president of the Union
Iron Works, of San Francisco. will he
President. and he will have much
to do with the management.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
PreprietoTs.
G9
MONUMENTS.
RALEIGH AND CASTOR RAIL.
ROAD COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that special
general meeting of the Stockholders OF
the above named Company will be held
at it's office IN the city of Raleigh, N. e.,
on the goth day of May, 1901 at 8 o'clock
a. M, for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration Articles of Agreement of
Merger and Consolidation of the follow
ing named Railroad Companies:
Seaboard Air Line Railway, the Raleigh
and Augusta Air Line Railroad Company
the Carolina Central Railroad Company
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Rail
way Company, the Seaboard Air Line Belt
Railroad Company, the Palmetto Railway
Company the Chesterfield and hershaw
Railroad Company. and the South Bound
Railroad Company, heretofore entered
into by the directors of said respective
Companies, and at which meeting a vote
by ballot will be taken for the adoption
or rejection Of said Agreement
By order of the directors.
j. NJ. SHERWOOD, Secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

SS6,680 pounds sterling out of 1000 900
pounds sterling ordinary share capital and
Sl4,900 pounds sterling out of 1,415,00O
pounds sterling preference capital. Sew
eral of the directors also control a large
amount of other shares and all the diree-
tors intend to vote in support of Mr..
Ellermans arrangement at all the meet
ings called in connection Herewith.
The Secretary adds:
1T is anticipated that practically all
the ordinary shareholders will accept the
offer and the effect will be that the Nor
gans will hold 100000 pounds sterling
ofdinaries at a cost of over 1,750, 900
pounds sterling
A meeting of the shareholders has been
called for May eth.
The shipping combine absorbs the in
terest of the commercial world here.
Though no definite information is yet OBJ
tainable, it is understood that the Ameri-
can Line has also been in conference with
Messrs. Morgan and Baker, with
the idea either of joining or
making working arrangement.
Liverpool shipping circles, seemingly in
ignorance of this phase of the affair, pre-
dict sharp competition between the Nor
gan people and the American Line. Aside
from the new combination. there is gen.
eral activity among the Atlantic steam
ship lines. Two conferences will be held
in the near future. The first will be held
with the view to bring the White Star
and Cunard Lines into the continental
pool. The second will be a conference OF
the purely continental lines, to fix uni
from steerage rate. 1t will be held in
Paris this week. 1t is said that over
lures have been made to certain Man
chester engineering firms for the purchase
of their concerns by an American syndi-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

Yadkin Division Main Line-Train leaves
wilmington, 800 a. M, arrives Fayette-
Vile 1905 D. M, leaves Fayetteville l2,25
D. m. arrives Sanford 14S p. N. Return
ing leave Sanford sos p. m, arrive Fay
etteville 4.30 D. m, arrives Wilmington
9-25 D. IN.
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves Ben
nettsville sos a. M. Maxton 500 a. M
Red Springs 9.51 a. M, Partition 1O,4l q.
M, Hope Mills 1856 a. M. arrive Fayette-
Vile lilo. Returning leaves Fayetteville
4.45 p. M, Hope Mills 5 90 p. M, Red
Springs 5.4S p. m, Maxton 6.16 p. m,
arrives Bennettsville 7.15 p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with train
No. rs, at Maxton with the Carolina Cen
trial Railroad, ct Red Springs with the
Red Springs and Bowmore railroad, at
Sanford with the Seaboard Air Line and
Southern Railway, at Gulf with the Dur
ham and Charlotte Railroad.
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 1855 p. m, Halifax
AT D. M, arrives Scotland Neck at 5,CS
D. M. Greenville 6.57 p m, Kinston 1850
D. m. Returning leaves K.nston $50 o..
m. Greenville 8.52 a. M, arriving Halifax
at Ills a. M, Weldon 1873 a. m, daily
except Sunday.
Trains on washington Branch leave
Washington $40 a. m. and 231 p. m, ar
rive Parmele 80 a. M. and 100 p. m,
returning leave Parmele 9.S5 a. M. and
$40 D. m, arrive washington 11.OO a. m.
and 7.3O D. m, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily ex-
cert Sunday $50 p. M, Sunday, 4.l5 p. M
arrives Plymouth TAO p. m, 6lO P. m.
Returning, leaves plymouth daily except
Sunday Use a M, and Sunday 900 a. m,
arrives Tarboro 1910 a. m. 1l.OO a. N.
Train on Midland N. G. Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, 500 a. NJ
arriving Smithfield $40 a. m. Returning
leaves Smithfeld 500 a. M, arrives at
Goldsboro 9.25 a. IN.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at $50 a. M. $40 p. pl,
arrives Nashville 1920 a. M. 4.OS o. M
Spring Hope HOO q. M, 425 p. m. Re
turning leave Spring Hope 11.20 a. u.'
455 o. m, Nashville Has a. M, 5.25 p
M, arrive at Rocky Mount 12.lO P. M
GOO D. M, daily except Sunday
Train on Clinton Branch leaves war
saw for Clinton daily, except sunday
40 a. m. and AIS p. m. Returning
leaves Clinton at 6.45 a. M, and 2.oo p. ~
Train No. IS makes close connection AT
Weldon for all points North daily an ran
via Richmond.
H. M. EMERSON,
General Passenger Agent
J. r. KENNY, General Manager
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
PROFESSOR Ho1 MES SPEAKS.
Why North Carolina Sends Her Conviets to
Work the Roads.

New Orleans, La, April S0.--A perma-
nent organization of the State of Louis
lana was created by the National Good
Roads Association Convention today. John
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
president.
Prof. Holmes, of North Carolina, told of
the conditions existing in his State. In
speaking of the employment Of convict
labor on the roads he said:
In our State we have come to the con-
clusion that when man commits a crime
he works an injury to his State and COM
munity and that such person cannot do
more to repair the injury than be COM
PEELED to work upon the roads of his State
or community, and we have therefore en-
acted legislation to that end
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
ANOTHER MORGAN PURCHASES

New York. April 3O.-The Herald to-
morrow will saw:
Reports having been circulated to the
effect that the Maine Steamship Com
pany with line of boats plying between
New York City and Portland has been
purchased by j. P. Morgan and his ASSOC
ciates. and that change of control had
been arranged for insuring a community
of interests in connection with the oper-
atoms of the Leyland Line and the At
lantic Transport Company. Mr.. Horatio
Hall. representing the Maine Steamship
Company. said:
81 will neither affirm nor deny any
statements which may be made regard
ing the Maine Steamship Company"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
OFFER BIZ KIDNAPPERs.
Will Surrender s2l, 600 to Cudahy if He Will
Give up the Chase.
(By the Associated Press. ]


Omaha, Neb., April 30--An unknown
person, purporting to be an agent of the
kidnappers has made a proposition to
Edward A. Cudahy to return $21, 900 of
the money paid for the ransom of his son.
who was abducted December 18th last.
The offer demanded in return with
drawal of the $25, 600 reward and a cessa |.
ton of the search that is being prose-
cuted together with an abandonment of
the determination to punish the Grim
inals.
II received the letter about ten days
ago." said Mr.. Cudahy." 1t was dated
April 18th at Elgin, and bore the Elgin
postmark / have turned it over to the
detectives and did not make copy. 1t
was very brief and recited that the chief
kidnapper had communicated with the
writer and was getting uneasy. 1t set
forth that the chase by the detectives
was getting intentionally close, and
asked If / would withdraw the offer or
reward now outstanding and let up on the
effort to find the criminals and have
$21, 900 of the $4,000 ransom returned to
me.
1T seems that the writer got some
what in hurry, for as soon as he mail
ed the letter he went to Chicago, where
he called on my brother Michael the same
day. Before reached Chicago he had
disappeared, leaving directions as to how
he could be reached"
Mr.. Cudahy said he would prosecute
the search to the end.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
MCKINLEY SPEEDS
ON TO NEW ORLEANS
Continued from First Page.)

eign policy in the past to our salts
faction, and will treat new ones in the
fear of God 1854
Mr. Mckinley stopped on the plat
form and shook hands with hundreds
who crowded around as the train
started out. Mrs Mckinley was no.
feeling we'll and could not respond to
calls
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

The first time a girl is proposed to
she thinks the man is lin suspense for
fear she won't accept him; by the next
time she has learned that he is generally
that way for fear she will.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

Grayson Arledge has been appointed
postmaster at Mill Spring, Florence M.
Hall at Hallsboro. and Robert D. White
at kimesville.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

lar. Nv.
35 IL sol Rocky Mount ISL rs
P. M. IP. M. p M. a. y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

II. N. EWEhaUN'
General Passenger Agent
]. r. KENNY, General Manager
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
Frenchwomen n. jurors.

After securing the right TO take legal
degrees and be called to the bar French
women have now the prospect of being
required to discharge in courts OF law
duties which many men hitherto have
regarded as rather onerous than other
wise and have sought oftener to avoid
than to assume. 4 deputy has an
nounced his intention of bringing in a
bill during the present session of par
Lament making it not only admissible,
but-legally obligatory. for women to sit
as jurors. He proposes that all juries
shall be required to consist OF six good
men and true and of six women SINH
larly qualified. Exactly the same OBJ
legations as regards the attendance of
persons called to be jurors will be bind
ing on "citizenesses"' as on citizens,
and the same penalties for failure to
obey q summons will be authorized by
law. 1t must at once be said. however,
that the prospective jury women OF
France nobly rejoice at the privilege
which the new measure. if passed. will
confer upon them and show no DISPOSE
ton to grumble i'm advance at the bur-
den which may be laid upon their
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
GRIGGs ON LEGISLATION.

Former Attorney General Griggs
stated that the talk of amending the
constitution to deal with the stu
alton which arises out Of the shoot
ing of President Mckinley is unnec-
essary. "a law should be passed, -
he said, making it an offense pun
ishable by Imprisonment for life to be
q member of any organization that
teaches the murder of public officials.
1t should be made q capital offense
20 attempt the life of chief execu-
tive and The higher officers of the
government, whether it succeeds or
not. This is not like ordinary at
tempted murder. The object of the
crime is the subversion of the gov
eminent, and is therefore aimed. at
every citizen of the republic.
Another law should be passed
prohibiting the importation into this
country of all persons who are mem
bers of organizations that hold ard
teach these murderous doctrines, and
still another providing for the de-
portation of all such persons.
The suggestions coming from so
eminent legal authority are import
ant and would seem if adopted Just
about as they are stated to meet the
public idea of the requirements OF the
situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
saw NAPoLEoN AT wArERLoo.

George G. Cham berlain died in
Stamford, Conn.,. Sept. 2. He was
% years old. When he was he car
ried water to Wellington soldiers in
Belgium and saw Napoleon Bonsparte
at the close of the great battle which
ended his military career. He came
10 New York 81 years ago as a mer-
chant tailor. retired with a COM
potency in 1876, and resided in SIAM
ford until his death.
The important in his life was
eclipsed by the sensational and the
exceptional. Very few merchant tail
ors made enough on which to retire
between 1856 and 1876. Fewer still
were content with that enough, and
even fewer in retirement lived to so
advanced al age. The system. seren-
ity and philosophy Of this mans
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
The p. w. L.. New Home.

Mrs. Edwin Knowles, the new presi-
dent OF the Professional Woman's
league, will greet her constituency in
the early autumn in a new home. The
club will take possession of a large
brownstone house at 103 West Forty
fifth street. On the first floor is a
large assembly room, together with the
club offices. Up stairs there are COM
mittee and class rooms, with number
of bedrooms for the use of members
temporarily in town. A finely fitted
grillroom VIII be in the basement The
Professional Woman's league does not
close its doors in the summer, though
Its activities are somewhat lessened. :.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
TIE NEW GALVESTON.

Galveston is to build q great sea
wall of stone along the coast front to
protect the city from the ravages of
the waves. The new Galveston is a
great city. 1t is destined to be
greater. Statistics show that during
the season of 1900-1901 the city did
more business by far than during the
season of 1S99-190O and there is every
evidence that the Presentrapid growth
and improvement will continue. The
Galveston disaster, horrible as it was
at the time, has, in q commercial
way, proved q benefit to the city
rather than a detriment. Thus is il
emphatically proved that cit is an i'll
wind that blows nobody good"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13

WI TING FANG, Chinese minister,
commenting on the shooting of the
president, said: 1--WE would consider
such a man a parricide, and would
deal with him as the ancient laws of
Confucius direct. He would suffer
the 'ling-chi' or the death of /, 200
cuts. They are made with the saber.
Not only would he be executed in this
manner, but all Of his blood. The
family of this parricide and traitor
would be exterminated- 1t is the
worst of crimes to kill ones parents.
but to try to kill the father OF the
country is as bad, so we think"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
ABSOLUTE FAITH.
You Can Depend Upon the Word OF This
Rock Island Citizen.
He has had the experience.

You Can Depend Upon the Word OF This
Rock Island Citizen.
He has had the experience.
He has thoroughly tested the arti-
Gle.
He found it as represented.
He corroborates the opinions of
scores in Rock leland.
Isaac Shiffer of 529 Fifteenth
street, employed at the Moline gas
works, says: There was a dull,
heavy pain in the small of my back
continually and after STOPPING it was
all / could do to straighten again.
There was always too frequent action
of the kidney secretions which was
very annoying, especially through
the day. 1 saw Doan's kidney pills
advertised in our paper and procured
a box from Marshall q Fishers drug
store. After a short treatment the
dull aching pains left me, my back
felt stronger and the kidney secretions
were restored to their normal condi-
ton know of others who had q
similar satisfactory experience with
Doan's kidney pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn company. Buff
falo, n. Y, sole agents for the u. S.
Remem Der the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
Japanese schools For Women.

A university for women in Tokyo.
Japan. has lately been opened. Count
Okuma in an address which formed a
part of the dedicatory exercises ex-
pressed social and educational views
which could not be surpassed for liber-
atty by the leaders of thought in our
own country or England. when our
women are educated" he said. ''our ma
ton will be twice as strong as 1t is
now. The countries which have tried
to get along with n standard which ap-
plies only to the education of men have
fallen conspicuously behind in the race
of human progress" AS illustrations
he named Egypt, Turkey. Persia and
China. The count admitted that socie-
ty in Japan was disfgured by many
abuses. The remedy. in his opinion.
lies in a radical reform of the ideals of
family life, which can be effected only
by such an improvement in the status
of women as the new university will
bring about.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13

will return to st. Louis to practice as
a specialist in the treatment of dis
eases affecting the eye and ear and the
respiratory organs.
In April last Miss Gibson, who is
now "a years old, graduated from the
American College OF Physicians. She
ranked second in her class of sixty odd
pupils. but her percentage was only a
trifle lower than that of the class lead
er. who was a physician of two years
practice. His percentage was $50.
while Miss Gibson's was 95.5. The fac
ulty of the American college said that
the class honOrs really belonged TO her.
because she was 4 student pure and
simple and had not had the advantages
of any practice in medicine.
All of Miss GibsOn's previous edu-
cation was obtained in the public
schools of this city. She was gradu-
ated from the st. Louis High school
in 1S96.-St. Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
Notice OF PublIcatIon-Chan
R6 ssSi IsI OF at GSaS.v. ss

In the Circuit court of said County, to the
September term, A. 1901. In chancery.
Ella Oberg VS.. Martin ObeIg.
AfidavtT OF the unknown residence of
the said Martin Oberg, defendant above
named, having been fled in the clerks once
of the circuit court of the said county,
notice Is hereby given TO the said
Martin Oberg. defendant as aforesaid, that the
complainant fled her bill of complaint In
said court, on the chancery side there
Of on the 9th day OF March, A.
D. 1901, and that thereupon summons
Issued out OF said court wherein said suit
is now pending, returnable to the said court in
the city of Rock Island, county aforesaid, on
the 9th day of May, A. ID. 1901 which was the
first day of the May term, A. ID 1901. of said
court, as is by law required, and that said
cause has been continued to the September
term OF said court, to be holden in the city of
Rock Island, county aforesaid, the third
Monday OF September, A. ID. 1901.
Now, unless you, the said Martin Oberg,
unknown resident defendant shall personally
be and appear before the said circuit
court, on the first day of the next
September term thereof, holden at Rock Is
land, in and for said county. on the third Mon
day of September next, and plead, answ er or
demur to the said compliments bill OF
things therein charged and stated, viii be
taken as confessed and decree entered
against you according to the prayer of said
bill. GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Circuit Clerk
MCENIRY s. MCHNIRY, Complainant's Solicit
tora
Rock Island, Ill, March "a, 1901
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13

life may deserve commenda-
ton. But they will not re-
ceive it, for interest in him Gull
minated before the beginning of his
career. in the fact that, as boy OF
years. he saw Napoleon at Waterloo.
When the significance of that fact to
him is put in relation with the insig-
nificance of it to Napoleon. contrast
can no further go. We would have
liked to ask Mr.. chamberlain whether
Napoleon, to use the words of William
Winter lately, "lacked something of
the distinction appertaining to a man
of noble birth, rank and fine breeding
the innate superiority of which radi-
Gals always deny the existence, but
of which they always recognized the
intrinsic power?"
A literary man-not a tailor-Roche
the translator into English of Barras'
memoirs, saw Napoleon and Yelling
ton both-and saw both in the early
fifties. He saw the Iron Duke in the
flesh and Napoleon in the casket. An
officer on guard at the tomb in the
Invalides opened the casket to let
Roche, then lad, look at the face of
the Little Corporal. He saw it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
stood Death ON,

f. B. Munday, a lawyer of Henri
eta, Tex. once fooled grave-digger.
He says: my brother was very low
with malarial fever and jaundice. /
persuaded him to try Electric Bitters
and he was soon much better, but
continued their use until he was
wholly cured. 1 am sure Electric
Bitters saved his life" This remedy
expells malaria, kills disease germs
and Purifies the blood; aids digestion,
regulates liver, kidneys and bowels.
cures constipation, dyspepsia, nervous
diseases, kidney troubles, female COM
plants; gives perfect health. Only
SOC a bottle at Hartz &c Ullemeyeris
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
STORY OF TWO FARMERS.

The Cheerful Fellow and the Man of Many
Cares.
Not all farmers are pessimists. says
the Peoria Star, and by the same
token not all are optimists. Three Of
them from the same township were in
town this morning and came together
in a group. One of them whose ap-
pearance indicated that he was at
peace with all the world, said that
his corn was in first class condition
and would shuck out so bushels to
the acre. Another said that he was
in hard luck and that If he got Is
bushels per acre he would be doing
mighty well. In addition to his as
sertion he looked the part.
81 feel sorry for you," remarked
the hopeful farmer, condolingly, land
I'll try and help you out. I'll give
you the present market price for your
field at Is bushels to the acre and take
price later on"
"No, 1 think I'll worry through it
and take the chance myself" rep I'd
the man of many cares.
"Well, III go some better. I'll
give you the present market price
and call it 80 bushels to the acre.
''No; can't say that I'm prepared
to take that offer, but IL you'll double
up again and make it 60 bushels I'll
think it over tonight and let you
know in the morning."
And many a rural tale of woe, as
told at the corners, would take the
same turn il the cheerful fellow was
there to handle it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-13
Why She Was Pensive.

you say" she murmured as she
watched the moonlight on the sea,
that am an angel"
yes"
She was silent for long time.
"Why so pensive?" he inquired sick
ishly,
81 was wondering whether some day
when the thermometer was up in the
vicinity of a hundred, and the iceman
forgot us, and the cream is sour, and
you have n headache because you have
been working hard-I was wondering
whether you would call me an angel
then. Don't answer right away" she
added in the cold, businesslike tone
that women are learning to assume.
Take your time and think it OVER
Washington Star.