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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
LOSES THE SUIT
AGAINST THE CITY FOR Sc, 600.
The Man Who Claimed Damages For Barn
Falling on Him on the City
Farm

The suit of Q. E. Olmstead against the
city for Sc 600 damages for injury alleg-
ed to have been sustained in the falling
of the barn on the city farm was decid-
ed in favor of the city Yesterday in
Wake Superior court
After the evidence had been COM
pleteG Judge Robinson intimated that
the action would not be sustained and
a decision was rendered in favor of the
city, from which the plaintiff appealed
to the Supreme court.
City Attorney Walter Watson was as
sisted in the defense by Mr.. J. Newton
Holding, while Messrs. DauNas & Sims
and j. c. L. Harris appeared for the
plaintiff Similar suits are pending
against the city for alleged damages by
the falling of the barn on the city farm.
The suit of Lucy Reddish VS.. r. T.
Reddish was dismissed, no complaint
having been fled.
j. G. Blalock VS.. Capitola Blalock, was
dismissed for want of a complaint
In the case of the Pabst Brewing
Company VS.. Acme Wine Company, a
non suit was ordered
Dollie Hackney was granted an abso-
lutte divorce from Currin Hackney.
In the case of A. c.. Buden, ct al, VS..
w. r. Bennett and wife the action was
dismissed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
A CIGARETTE FIGHT
Trust Offers Five Packages Of Virginia Brights
For Ten Cents.

Virginia Brights, a cigarette product
of the American Tobacco Company. is
being put on the market in Virginia and
North Carolina TO fight the Carolina
Brights, the only cigarette that has
been successful against the trust.
The Virginia Brights are being sold
at two cents a package in Raleigh, or
five packages for ten cents. Local deal
ers says this is special price for the
introduction of the trust product.
The Richmond News says:
Last Saturday j. B. Wood, acting for
the American Tobacco Company, oeffred
for sale twelve packages of Virginia
Brights cigarettes for twenty-five cents.
With every five packages of cigarettes
sold, the American Tobacco Company
gave five more, and the foil wrappers
in which the boxes are now enclosed
were good for twelve extra boxes.
One of the Broad street tobacco deal
ers was offered $50 alst week by an
agent of the American Tobacco Com
pany for the use of his show windows,
which it was proposed TO use for dis
play of Virginia Brights. The sum was
refused, and the amount was doubled
but the dealer declared that he would
not let his window to the American To-
bacco Company for $1,000 week, and
that he had already promised it to the
manufacturers Of the Carolina Brights.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
MAGISTRATE CAN'T RELEASE
PRISONER AFTER SENTENCED
The Board Of County Commissioners Of Wake
County Met Yesterday in Monthly
Session.

The County Commissioners of Wake
Wake county met yesterday in regular
monthly session and transacted much
business.
A claim of damaged crop by road
supervisor was made by Mr.. Deb John
son. who lives on the Smithfield road.
He said that he told the supervisor that
he might use some of the dirt The mat
ter was referred to Chairman Green for
settlement.
A petition from Messrs. n. W. Poole,
]. p Tempe and others, asking that a
bridge be quilt on Beaver Dam creek,
at Lees Mill was presented by Mr. b.
f. Montague The matter was referred
to Mr. w. g. Allen.
Mr. James II. Sears having been APP
pointed deputy sheriff was unanimously
elected constable of White Oak town
ship.
The petition for new road in Cary
township, presented at the last meeting,
was taken mp and the road ordered laid
out. The matter of the Bridge across
Crabtree, on this new road, was referred
to Commissioner Ellington.
Sheriff Page reported his settlement
of taxes with the State.
Mr.. w. y. Snow, county attorney,
stated to the board that after mayors
and magistrates committed prisoners to
the roads or sentenced them to a term in
Jail, the Jurisdiction of these officers
was at an end. This is an important
matter and will remedy what has been
an evil and source of expense to the
county, for some of the magistrates have
been sending men in and after few days.
RENTING tie sentence and turning them
loose. With this as the rule when man
is sent to the roads he will have to be
pardoned to get out without serving a
term.
The Board transacted much routine
business and heard the applications
made for rebates in taxes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
MIGHT HAVE CUT ROPE.
Sheriff Page SAYS the One Sent to Fayetteville
Was New and Sound.

The rope which broke in the first effort
to hang Lewis Counsel at Fayetteville
last Saturday was sent to the sheriff OF
Cumberland by Sheriff Page. Sheriff
Page expressed the opinion yesterday that
the rope must have been tempered with.
Il can't help believing that the rope
was cut" Sheriff Page said yesterday.
1T was a comparatively new rope and
was made of iute. 1t was ordered from
Cincinnati and / am certain 1t was all
right when it left here. The rope had
only been used at two executions. 1t
was bought when Jim Booker was hanged
and was used at he execution of Tom
Jones. similar rope was used at some
fifteen executions having been borrowed
for use in number of executions outside
of Wake"
One of the deputies said that it was
impossible to break a new jute rope like
the one shipped TO Fayetteville, and he
feared that some one had slipped a
knife into K.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
SMALL Pcx ON DECK AGAIN.
With the Advent of Cold Weather the Disea 0
Takes New Hold in State.

Smallpox is again getting a grip in
the State. During the summer months
the disease was at low tide, appearing
only at few isolated places in the
Stata.
Smallpox made it's appearance in the
State three years ago and since then it
has almost died out in the summer
months. only to renew firm hold
throughout the State in the winter. 1t
is a cold weather disease.
Mt. Olive is the latest scene of a
smallpox outbreak. The Wilmington
Dispatch says:
Capt. Robert Green, quarantine Off
Ger. has returned from Mt. Olive. where
he went to look into the smallpox sit
uation. He says he found a half dozen
cases in that community and there are
no quarantine restrictions or regulations.
Capt. Green says that although there Is
nothing alarming in the situation, there
is nothing to prevent a spread Of the
disease.
1T is probable that the State Board OF
Health will take some action in the mat
ter at once
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
FOR A COURT OF ARBITRATION
Plan Of Treaty to be Submitted to the Pan
American Conference Today.
(By the Associated Press

Mexico City, Nov. 5.-The prospectus
for a treaty of arbitration and court of
arbitration which will be submitted to
the Pan American Conference tomorrow
by the Mexican delegation is largely
framed on lines raised by The Hague
Peace Conference. However, it proposes
an increased number of obligatory sub
jects for arbitration and creates various
sanctions with a view to coercion or
punishment of nations which, after sign
ing a treaty, fail to live up to it.
Among the matters proposed are the
following:
The aggrieved nation and any other
nation sympathIaing with it may termi
nate their treaties with the offending
power before the proper date for their
expiration Members of the offending
power on the court of arbitration may
be erased therefrom, and if the majority
of the nations signing the treaty APP
prove a note of censure may be address
ed 10 the said power.
In extreme cases the disappearing
powers may suspend diplomatic rela-
tions with the recalcitrant government.
The reception of Nine. Diaz to the
delegates and their families at Chapul-
tepec Castle tonight was the most bril-
liant yet of the social functions in honor
of the visitors.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
SALE OF LAND.

Under and by virtue of decree OF
the Superior Court of Wake county, N. c.,
in a special proceeding entitled w. G.
Stronach ct al, administrator of David
Lewis. deceased against Robert Crabtree
and others made and entered on the 9th.
day of October, 1901, will offer for sale
at public cutlery to the highest bidder for
cash at the court house door in the city
of Raleigh, n. c., on Monday, the 18th
day of November, 1901, at u o'clock m,
the following described tract of land to-
wit: Situated in st. Marys township,
Wake county, N. c.. and bounded on the
north by the lands of Rom. Sturdivapt
on the east by the lands of w. A. Ho-
cult and Augustin Williams, on the south
by the lands of WI. Beasley, on the west
by the lands of Thomas Johns and the
heirs of Seth Jones. being the tract
known as the Dave Lewis home place and
containing 15S acres more or less.
Terms of sale cash.
THOMAS JOHNS, Commissioner.
ARMISTEAD JONES. Attorney.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
THE TRtASURER'S DUTY
State Treasurer Lacy Now Consider.
ing What He MIST Do.
BIG APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE MET Soon
Mr., Lacy Notifying Sher;ffs That They Will
Have to Settle Promptly to Meet States
Obligations. Only 100000 in
The Treasury.

Sheriffs who have let the circuses of
with only fifty dollar tax may have to
go down in their pockets for the full
circus tax.
State Treasurer Lacy is now consid-
ering the question as to whether it is
not his duty to charge UP the sheriffs
with the 5000 tax, the amount specified in
the Revenue act for the State.
Treasurer Lacy says after telegraphinG
several sheriffs that the tax was 5000 and
to collect that amount, they collected
the sheriffs are giving as an excuse that
they acted on the advice of the county
attorneys The State Treasurer happens
to be the authority on the Revenue law
and this does not help matters.
In the same way there is an evasion of
the license on sewing machine agents,
which is $3.50. The Treasurer will in
sist that the sheriffs collect this amount
and stop the evasion of the law that is
being resorted TO.
The settlement of taxes is not proceed
ing as rapidly on the part of county Off
Gals as Treasurer Lacy desires. Sec
tion So requires that monthly settlements
shall be made. There is now in the
treasury about 500, 900, but the demands
on the treasury for funds are four times
that amount. On January 1st the special
appropriation of 100000 to the public
schools. will be due and many other i'm
portant appropriations must be met at
that time. The treasurer feels the neces-
sity of making prompt collections from
the SherilfS in order to meet coming
obligations. Letters to this effect were
sent out to the sherffs yesterday.
Nearly all the sheriffs have settled in
full for 1900 taxes, and many payments
have been made on this years taxes.
Treasurer Lacy was very indulgent with
sheriffs last year but this year he will
be forced to insist on more prompt pay
ments.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07

Yadkin Division Main Line--Train leaves
Wilmington, 800 a. m, arrives Fayette-
Vile 1905 D. M, leaves Fayetteville l2.2o
q. M. arrives Sanford LAB .. m Return-
ing leave Sanford sos p. M. STRIVE Fay
etteyiIle 400 p. m, arrives Wilmington
9.25 .. m.
Rennettsville Branch--Train leaves Ben
nettav,lle SOC a. M. Maxton 500 q. u,
Red Springs 9.51 a. ui.. Parkton lV.ai e.
M. Hope Mills 1885 q. M. arrive Fayet.e-
vile lilo. Returning leaves Fayettevihs
445 n. M. Hope Mills 30 .. M, Reo
SPRINGS 5.43 D. m, Maxton 6lS p. M
arrives Bennettsville 7.15 o. M.
Connections at Fayetteville with train
No rs. at Maxton with the Carolina Cen
trail Railroad, at Red Springs with the
Red Springs and Bowmore railroai, AZ
sanford With the Seaboard Air Line ana
Southern Railway, at Gulf with the Dur
ham and Charlotte Railroad.
Train or the Scotland Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 3.55 p. M, Halifax
All D. M, arrives Scotland Neck at ooe
n. m. Greenville 6.57 p. m, Kinston low
n. m. Returning leaves K.nston 7.oU a.
m. Greenyille S52 a. M, arriving Haliiax
at Ills q. m, Weldon 1133 a. m, daily
except Sunday.
trains on Washington Branch leave
washington sic a. ~. and ESQ p. m, ar
/ rive Parmele 90 a. m. AND %Vo p. M.
returning leave Parmele 9.35 a. m. and
& 90 n. M. arrive Washington D.Oo a. m'
and 7.30 D. M, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro. N. O., daily eA-
cent Sunday $50 .. m, Sunday. Alb p M
arrives Plymouth TAO p. m, CIV .. IA.
Reforming. leaves Plymouth daily except
Sunday 7.5c a m, and Sunday 500 g. m.'
arrives Tarboro 1910 a. m. Il.oo a. IN.
Train on Midland N. c. Branch leavea
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, s.Vo q. u
arriving smithheld go a. IN. returning
leaves Snlthfield 500 a. M, arrives ~
| Goldsboro s.25 a. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch Iea'e
Rocky Mount at $50 a. III. $40 .. L.
arrives Nashville 1920 a. m, 4.oS 2. n''
Spring Hope HOO a. m, AS p. M. ne
turning leave Spring Hope 112o q. IN.
455 D. M. Nashville 11.45 a. m.. o.zo p
NJ. arrive at Rocky Mount lz.lV " "''
500 >. M, daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves war
cav TOR Clinton daily, except sunday
f14o n. m. and AIS p. M. Aeturnins
leaves clinton at Gas a. M, and z'oO p. In
Train No. 70 makes close connection az
weldon for all points North daily. all RAN
\ 'i0 II. M. EMERSON.
General Passenger Agent
+ r. KENLY. Con. Manager
T. NJ EMERSON. Traffic Ma"Ass
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Low Thanks the Papers.

New York. Nov. Seth Low, a 8
o'clock tonight. said at his home, where
he was receiving election returns:
II suppose ii is safe to assume the re-
suit of the election is now assured. 1t
bears out what my friends have antici-
pated and ! am very much gratified by
the result This is pleasant outcome
of :, hard struggle. I appreciate heart
lily the splendid support the newspapers
have given his movement. / think they
have been a splendid and important fac
tor in bringing about the result"
Mr.. Low said that tomorrow he and
his wife were going to Great Barring
ton, Mass, where they would remain for
the remainder Of the week, if not for a
longer time.
About IL o'clock Mr.. Low gave out a
formal statement in which he said
THE outcome Of this election is 4
This is no mans triumph, but it is the
peoples victory
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Shepard Sends Good Wishes to Low

New York, Nov. 5.-Edward M. Shep-
ard made public acknowledgement of his
defeat tonight at police headquarters in
Brooklyn. He sent a telegram of con-
graduation to Mr.. Low and dictated a
statement to the reporters in which he
expressed his hope that the coming ad-
ministration would be a successful one.
His telegram read:
With all sincerity wish you the ut
most success in the great office to which
the people of Greater New York have
called you.'
Mr.. Shepard then dictated this state
ment:
Il sincerely wish Mr.. Low thor
oughly successful administration. The
people have Indicated their decided pref
erence; not only is it the duty of every
good citizen to cheeffully acquiesce in
the result, but he should do his utmost
to make the result beneficial to the city.
All Of us--Republicans and Democrats
alike--should Loyalty hold up the hands of
those whom the people have chosen"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Murdered and Hidden in a Barrel.
(By the Associated Press


Chicago, Nov. 5.-The body of a man
about 30 years of age, whose head had
been almost cut off, was discovered in a
-four barrel on strip of prairie near
Rice street and Western avenue, carly
today The victims feet were securely
bound together and the body doubled in a
sack, from which it was apparent that
his slayer or slayers had experienced diff
ficulty in forcing the body into the bar
rel.
Beside the wound in the neck the face
had been gashed and disfigured. The vic
tim was identified as Antonio Napoli,
who, with twenty-five other Italian la
borers, reached Chicago last night from
Iowa Center, Iowa.
The sack into which the body had been
thrust bore the name "Dattoli.' An Ital-
ian fruit peddler, Vincenz Dattoli was ar
rested this afternoon. The police dscov-
cred in his shop several barrels and sacks
similar to the barrel and sack in which
the body was found.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07


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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
LYNCH THEM" rs THE CRY.
New York Police Have Hard Work to Save Ne
groes From White Mob.

New York, Nov 5.-Several negroes
engaged in an argument at 37th ST., and
Eigth Avenue late tonight and two shots
were fired. Suddenly a crowd of white
men started toward the negroes shout
ing. Lynch them" The black men
took to Their heels and were chased for
blocks until they sought refuge in a
hallway. Thirty reserve policemen here
took hand and had to fight the crowd
of whites with their clubs before they
could get tie negroes safely to the sta
ton. One of the blacks, Samuel Taylor.
was shot in the leg while being chased.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
CROKER TO ABD|cATE
This is My Last Campaign
He Says.
ne Will Resign and John F. Carroll viii be
Elected Leader Of Tammany
Hall.
BY the Associated Press.)

New York, Nov. 5.--Richard Croker,
Maurice Untemeyer and Senator T. d.
Sullivan We're together at dinner tonight
and it is said on good authority that a
little later Mr.. Croker said this was his
last political fight. Then it is stated
Croker abdicated his leadership of Tam
many Hall and turned it over to John r.
Carroll.
There was some discussion as to the
plans of reorganization of Tammany
Hall, in which Mr. Croker took no part
except to suggest that younger blood be
admitted to the inner council of the wig
wan. The party proceeded to Tammany
Hall, where Mr.. Croker held conference
with John +. Carroll. 1t was after this
conference that Mr.. Croker announced
This is my last campaign
1t is now said that Daniel F. Mcmahon
will call meeting of the executive COM
mittee within week or so. Mr.. Croker
will then tender his resignation and John
f. Carroll will be elected the new leader
of Tammany Hall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Claims Fair Can't be Held in 1903
tBy the Associated Press.)

st. Louis Mo-. Nov. 5.-Adolphus
Busch, chairman of the committee on
Foreign Relations of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition Company. who has just
returned from six months tour of Eu-
rope, in an interview in the Post Disp-
atch said today that 1T would be inn
possible to hold a great worlds fair in
st. ouis in 1908" and that further, 'if
the exposition is to be on scale of in
ternational greatness, the time for rep
resentation should be postponed at least
one year"
President d. i. Francis, of the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition, when inform
ed of Mr.. Rusch's statement said: The
fair cannot and will not be postponed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
WOULDN'T SWAP HORSES.
The Assailants of Colored Preacher Will be
Heard in Court

Squire Barbee has had before him Sid
ney Williams, white. Jno Burroughs. ST.,
and John Burroughs, Jr., both colored.
The charge against the men was that
at the rock quarry they had met and as
saulted a colored minister, Rev. Jenkins,
who was returning from an association.
The trouble was that jenkins did not
agree to a horse swapping proposal.
In the trial there was found no evidence
against the older colored man, but Sidney
Williams used stick on the preacher
and Burroughs, Jr., applied knife, SO
they were both sent on to court under a
$50 bond.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
To Protect Imported Cigar Makers
(By the Associated Press.)

Tampa, Fla, Nov. "a number of ex-
ira deputies have been called out tonight
to prevent threatened trouble upon the
arrival here of the steamer Florida from
Havana with cigar makers to take the
places of strikers. The steamer is char
tered by the Manufacturers Association
and forty cigar makers are on board.
great crowd, numbering several hundred
Of Rcsistencia are at the docks awaiting
the arrival of the boat for the purpose
of preventing the men from going tc
work. A great number of citizens and
officers are on hand to protect the impor-
ted men. At 10 O'Clock tonight the steam
or had not arrived at Port Tampa
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Roosevelt Congratulates Low.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 5.--President
Roosevelt sas kept informed of the re-
suits of the election during the evening
while aboard the train returning to
Washington and later at the White
House by The Associated Press bulle-
tins and private dispatches. Soon after
reaching the White House he telegraph
ed his con2l atulations to mayor elect
Low and later when the election of Mr..
Jerome appeared to be beyond any ques-
tion he sent a telegram to the new Dis
trict Attorney.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07

just cut. The old reliable State stand
ard improves with age. The 1902 edition
is by far the hest ever published. Tt
contains more valuable information than
any of it's predecessors. We are greatly
indebted to the Enniss Publishing Com
pany, Raleigh N. c., for this complete
guide for the year now rapidly APP
preaching. The almanac speaks for it
self. It's table of contents show how
valuable a publication it is
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Attend Mangham Coleman Wedding
ny the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press)
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 5.-Several promi-
ncnt st. Louisians left here this evening
in special car for Macon, Ga, to attend
the wedding of Miss Ida Winship Man
guam to William Pritchard Coleman, sec
ond vice-president of the American Car
and Foundry Company of New York.
In the party are Rolla Wells, mayor OF
st. Louis, and former Governor David H.
Francis, president of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Big Fire at Portland.
lBy the Associated Press

Portland Me-. Nov 5.-Firc on Conn
mercial Street carly today destroyed the
big wholesale grocery store of the Mil
ken Tomlinson Company causing loss
estimated 1T nearly d quarter of mil
lion dollars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Two Men Killed in an ARRAY.

(By the Associated Press.)
Lockhart, Texas, Nov. 5.-Earl String
fellow and Frank Hall were killed late
last night in an ARRAY in saloon and
Zach Hall was wounded. Stringfellow
began the shooting. which was returned
by the Halls who fired twelve bullets into
him before he fell. Frank Hall lived a
short time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Reward of 5000.

Governor Aycock Yesterday offered
reward of 5000 for the unknown person,
who waylaid and assaulted. with intent to
kill W. A. and Arthur Jones. OF Lenoir,
on October END. The crime was most
eowardly one and there is no clue that
leads to the identity of the ~oSEndcr,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-07
Mr.. jenkins Goes to Baltimore.

Mr.. John Wilbur jenkins. editor of the
Times Visitor has accepted a position on
the Baltimore Sun and will leave for Bal
timore in a few days. II is understood
that Mr.. Willis G. Briggs will succeed
Mr. Jenkins in the editorial mana cement
of The Times Visitor.