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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
THEY WILL BORE FOR OIL.
The siddsll-stewart Company Lease 5000
Acres at Beaver Dam.

Especial to News and Observer
Asheville, N. c., April 24.-Papers
were today filed here granting lease of
nineteen tracts of land at Beaver Dam.
four miles from Asheville, comprising
5000 acres to the Sidcll- Stewart Oil and
Gas Company, which proposes to bore
for oil and gas, beginning operations in
short time. The company is formed
of two men, W. T. Sidell and E. E.
Stewart, of New Martinsville. W. Va,
to investigate the oil possibilities of this
region The company will bore within
year or forfeit the lease Should oil
and gas be found the renters will pay
to the owners one eighth of all oil pro-
duced and 5000 per year for gas from
each gas we'll drilled.
Today in the Superior court habeas
corpus proceedings We're held involving
prize fight between two negroes. The
contest took place at Linn, Polk coun-
ty, Only one of the participants being
caught, the other escaping to South
Carolina. On the prisoner brought here,
Judge Justice imposed a bond of $50
d. p. CUNNINGHAM, of this city, is
preparing to start silk worm raising
On small scale at his home here.
Hon. Locke Craig, who has returned
from Watauga county, reports that the
Democrats of that county are iii fine
shape and will carry the county in the
next election.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
SIRE AND SON IN THE LINE
Besides the Veterans Walk Fair Maids
of the South.
AND THE TATTeRED BATTLE FLAGS WAVE
Near the Head March the Hornets" of Caro-
lima We Are From Arkansas; Now
Laugh, Darn You" Gordon
the V tetans' Idol.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Dallas, Texas, April 24.-With their
blood stirring to the same old airs which
bade them do and die for their cause two
score years ago, the veterans remnant
of the Confederate Army represented at
the Dallas Reunion, marched through the
streets of the city today, the object OF
wildly cheering throngs.
The day was a holiday in the city, all
public buildings being closed between the
hours when the parade was passing
Thousands of visitors, coming for the
sole purpose of seeing the old soldiers
were added to the multitude already on
the streets.
That the weight of years was on most
OF them was apparent in furrowed cheeks
and snowy hair; in halting steps, and
rounded shoulders; but that the old pride
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
THAT POLL TAX.

If YOU do not pay YOUR poll tax before the first
day of May, YOU cannot vote.
This law is unalterabIe as the laws of the
Medes and Persans.
YOU Will feel very cheap next November to be
dsranchised because YOU failed to pay your poll tax
Pay it today
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
National League Games.
(By the Associated Press.)


Chicago. April 24.-Chicago won in the
first inning by four hits and Wagner's 9
error. Pittsburg could not hit Williams
when hits were needed.
Score: R. II. E.
Pittsburg.. 000010-3 2
Chicago. :. .....4 000001 0-5 10
Batteries: Chesbrough and thinner;
Williams and Killing. Time las. Um-
pire, Cantillon. Attendance 3,4OO.
Philadelphia, April 24.-Good batting
by Brooklyn and weird fielding on the
part of Philadelphia gave the visitors
the last game of the series.
Score: R. H. E.
Brooklyn. :. ...100602205- 5-16 16 1
Philadelphia. 131OOO01O- 10 3
Batteries: McMakin and Ahern !;
Voorhees,, Salisbury and Jackl:tsch
Time 2:05. Umpire, Brown. Attendance
2,04S.
Cincinnati, April 24.-The Cincinnatis
had an easy time with st. Louis today.
oNeal was wild, but Hahn pitched we'll
and was given good support
Score: r. n. F..
Cincinnati. :. ..2600OOO1*-9 8 0
81. Louis. 80 002000O0-2 9 4
batteries: Hahn and Peitz; j. A.
oNeill WICKER and M ]. O'Neill. Time
100. Umpire, Emslie. Attendance 1,4OO.
New York, April 24.-The Boston and
New York baseball clubs broke even in
the series of games which was finished
today at the Polo grounds, each side
having won two.
score: r. H. e.
Boston. ......1 04101-S 10 a
New York. ..010 10000003A z 8
Batteries: Malarkey and Kittridge;
Mathewson and Yeager. Time 1:42
Umpire, O'Day. Attendance 1900
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
TEN YEARS IN PENITENTIARY.
Quick Work on the Boy Who Wrecked s. a. L.
Train at De Witt, Va.

The fourteen-year-o white boy, Jack
Quarles, who unlocked the switch on the
Seaboard Air Line road at Dewitt. Va.
on Sunday and wrecked mail train No
AZ, has been sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
This was quick work. The crime was
committed Sunday, the boy was arrested
and confessed on Tuesday, court was in
session at Dinwiddie, Va, and he was
tried, convicted and sentenced on We'd
nesdav.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
wake FOREST WINS
OanviIIe Cadets Tie Score in
Fifth Game Won in
Ninth.
Especial to News and Observer. }

Wake Forest, N. c., April 24.-Wake
Forest defeated Danville Military In
stitute this afternoon in a slow but ex-
citing game. In the fifth inning the visi-
tors tied the score and it was anybody s
game until the ninth inning, when the
home team scored one run.
Score: r. H. E.
ID. M. L.. :. Il 20 0 % 0-5
Batteries: Wake Forest, Hobgood
and Caddell; Danville, Cole and Faust.
Struck out, by Hobgood s. by Cole 8.
Bases on balls, by Hobgood 4; by Cole 0.
Three base hits, Sans l. Dunn l.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
$4,000 Dormitory at Lenoir College,

Especial to News and Observer.)
Hickory, N. c., April PA $4,000 dor
Tnitory is to be erected at Lenoir Col
lege, the Lutheran College here for fe
male students. This increased capacity
is necessary to meet the needs caused
by the increased attendance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25

Especial to News and Observer)
Windsor, ". c., April 24.-Milton Bel
field, the slayer of Thomas Stevenson,
died in Jail here yesterday from the
wound received ct Weldon when arrest
ed 1t was hoped that he would live un-
til court, that he might be used as a
witness against the others in Jail here,
charged with assisting him in the slay-
ing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN TO DEATH.
Engine Runs Away With Engineer on Lum-
Der Road Near soginaw.
(By the Associated Press. }

Roanoke, Va, April PA special
from Bristol tonight says that an en-
gine and twelve cars on a lumber road
ran away down a mountain near Sagi-
naw Western North Carolina, yesterday
and were wrecked William Burton, en-
gineer in charge of the train, was in
stantly killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
Graded School Election.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Roxboro, n. c., April 24.-The election
Cn the graded school tax will be held
here on the 2Sth of Nav The Courier
is making an earnest and able fight for
the school,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25

Albert w. Bertrand, of Lynn, Mass,
has sent to Senator Lodge a story of
the death of Father Augustine, of Bolo
p l., under the torture of the water
cure. This priest, it is alleged, was tor
tured to force him to confess where in
surgent gold was buried. He was unable
to survive the ordeal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
Died From the Burns.

Especial to News and Observer
Goldsboro, N. c., April 24.-Lilie FL
len Peele, daughter of ]. c. Peele, near
Princeton, who was badly burned a few
days ago while setting fire to some
grass, died at l o'clock this morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25

Score: r. H. f.
New Bern. :. .0021130O*-7 6
A & M. ........2 20O0001-5 10 s
Batteries New Bern, Fulford and
Daum; A. & NJ, Shannonhouse and
Brockwell. Time of game, 1:35. Attend
ance 500. Umpire, C. L. Stevens.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
American League Games.
(Ry the Associated Press.D

Baltimore, April 24.-The home team
won the~ game from Philadelphia in the
first inning today, making six runs.
After that Plank steadied down and
stopped the run getting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
NEW BERN WINS THE SECOND.
The Farmers Are Defeated by Score of Seven
to Five.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer)
New Bern, n. c., April 24.-The second
game between New Bern and the A. & NJ
College, was pulled off today at the
Athletic Park, the home team winning
out by score of to 5. Much credit is
due to the 16-year-old amateur pitcher,
Cannon Fulford. for his clever work in
twirling the ball for the home team
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25
Other Games.

AT Columbia, s. C.-Davidson College
5; South Carolina College 4.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25

Score: X II. Il.
Baltimore. :. ...60OOOOOO*-6 9 2
Philadelphia .. 20 1000 O1O-2 z
Batteries: Hughes and Robinson;
Plank and Powers. Time 1:45. Umpire,
O'Loughlin. Attendance 2,4S5.
Chicago, April 24.-The Chicago team
was shut out today, being utterly unable
to touch Siever's great pitching.
Score: X. II. E.
Chicago. =. .....0OO00000O-O 0
Detroit. :. ....0O0OOOO32- 8 0
Batteries: Patterson and Sullivan;
Siever and Mcclure. Time 1:35. Um-
pires, Connolly and Johnstone. Attend
ance 1000.
Washington, April 24.-Boston straight
ened Carricks crves out for seventeen
hits and won today's game easily.
Score: P HI. f.
Washington :. ..00010 0200-3 5
Boston. :. OO3041*-11 II 2
Batteries Carrck and Drill Young
and Criger. Umpire, Sheridan. Time
1:4O Attendance $500.
st. Louis, April 24.-st. Louis won
again from Cleveland today.
Score: r. H. E.
st. Louis. :. 80 00202O0+-4 8 3
Cleveland. ..010 0001000-2 5 3
Batteries Harper and Maloney;
Taylor and Bemis. Time 1853. Umpire,
Carruthers. Attendance 1000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25

Fishermen, unlike doctors, never at
tempt to cure sucker until after he is
dead
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-25

Many men believe honesty in modera-
tion is the best policy.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20
The wrath of the Bee.

At the end of winter most hives have
exhausted their stores and become
dangerous When this is the case. woe
to him who touches the hives. Smoke
has lost it's spell. and you shall scarce
have emitted the first puffs before
10000 acrid and enraged demons will
dart from within the walls, overwhelm
your hands, blind your eyes and black
en- your face. No living being except.
they say, the bear and the sphinx afro
pos. can resist the rage of the mailed
legions. Above all, do not struggle.
The fury would overtake the neighbor-
ing colonies. There is no means Of
safety other than instant fight through
the bushes. The bee is less rancorous.
less implacable, than the wasp and
rarely pursues her enemy. II fight be
impossible. absolute immobility alone
might calm her or put her off the scent.
She fears and attacks any too sudden
movement. but at once forgives that
which no longer stirs.-Harper's
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20
THE sAUERKRAUT PEDDLER.
A Character Common to the German
Section of New York.

The regular and popular visitor to
the German inns and taverns Of the
east SIDE is the sauerkraut man. He
brings his calling with him from the
old country and finds more profitable
field in New York than in Berlin or
Hamburg. His equipment is quite Gu
rious. He wears blue or WhiteAapron
running from his neck nearly 20 the
ankles, and from his shoulders is sus-
pended q circular metal box which
goes half around his waist. 1t has
three large compartments, two of
which are surrouiNed by hot water.
In one are well cooked frankfurter
Bausages ard in the other thoroughly
boiled sauerkraut. In the third com
partmont is potato salad. lie carries in
his hand a basket in which are small
plates and steel forks. One sausage
and a generous spoonful of sauerkraW
and potato salad cost 5 cents. Ali tLiee
articles are of good quality, We'll
cooked and seasoned. He finds his best
customers in the bowling alleys, where
the exertion demanded by the game
produces large appetites. Next to these
are the taverns which do not supply
food with their drink. Last of all are
the halls and meeting rooms where
different societies assemble. His night
ly stock consists of fifty sausages, sew
en- pounds of sauerkraut and as much
more of salad On bad evenings he
takes only half as much stoclS~as on
81 re thu fnrfI1no q q
peddlers have arrangements with clubs
which pay them very fair profit upon
their. goods. Others are free lances
who visit every place where they think
they can effect a sale.
The metal boxes are very ingenious
and are made in Germany. The metal
is some variety of pewter, and the
fitting of the compartments and of the
entire affair to the body is very ac-
curate. The covers are so well hinged
and snug at the edges that when the
owner falls down he is not liable to
spill any of the contents. The con-
trivance costs some So in Germany,
and about So in New York. A few Of
the peddlers appeal to educated pal
ates and carry with them cervelat,
book, reh. leberwurst and vienna,
as we'll as frankfurters. These fancy
sausages usually bring 10 cents instead
of the regulation 5.
The forks are washed after the Gus
toner has finished his little meal, and
from repeated cleansing and use are
as bright as silver. The plates. on the
other hand, are so banged and bruised
that they might be easily mistaken for
crackle wear-New York Post.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
DISPOSlNG OF HUSBANDS.

The leaving of her husband to an
other woman in her last will and tes-
lament by New York woman has
started a spirited discussion in the
east as to the power of wife to dis
pose Of her husband as a chattel. In
this particular case the unique clause
of the will was quite agreeable to the
parties in interest, and was carried
out to the letter, if not gleefully, at
least without any decided dissent. It
will be remembered that Sam T. Jack,
of Chicago, noted or notorious in the
theater business, few years ago left
his wife to his brother by will. It so
happened that neither Mrs. Jack nor
the brother cared to literally live up to
the terms of the will, so they each Sc
lected another partner without undue
loss of time.
The nice question arises over a de-
murrer on the part of one of the per-
sons mentioned for matrimony in a
will of this character. Breaking of
wills is serious matter, because if
found vulnerable in one particular they
usually are so in all. 1t can be seen
that complications both ludicrous and
grave could arise from bequests of this
strange character, For instance, if
one woman has a grievance against
another, she can square accounts to
some extent by willing her her hus-
band. On the other hand, if a woman
gets such bequest, she is not really
obliged to accept the gift. 1t is al
ways possible to turn piece of prop
erty that is not wanted over to the
public< administrator, who is not de-
barred from offering it at public sale
to the highest bidder. OF course, if a
husband is considered slave, he can
not be sold, but if an ordinary chattel,
a point might be made that he could
be disposed of for a money considera-
ton.
1t is plainly up to New York hus-
bands to find out where they "are at. %
If henceforth they are to be consid-
cred chattels, they are in constant dan
ger of being disposed of by the wife
with the same freedom as she can dis
pose of her jewelry and millinery,
Any how, it should be at least estab-
lished through the courts that if a
wife can will a husband, a husband
has an equal privilege of bequeathing
| his wife.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20

This would show that the American
workingman, and not the beef COM
abine, is the guilty party, and there
fore Attorney General Knox should
lave brought his suit against organized
labor to enjoin it from eating intem-
perately, instead of annoying the in
offensive beef combine. This is in
accordance with the Republican theory
that all the troubles in the country
originate with organized labor, and
probably. explains why the Yavapai
Republic In county convention refused
to indorSe an eight-hour labor day.
But there is one fatal defect in this
theory, and the federal department of
labor has collected the statistics to
prove it. The people are not eating
more beef than formerly. The report
of the department of labor, which IS
"a more or less apologetic defense of
the beef combine, gives a tabulated
statement Of the receipts of beef cattle
for the FIRST six months of each year
from 1890 to date. The census years
of 1890 and 1900 We're the normal
years. The supply was not affected
by drought and short crops, which
have been given as the explanation of
scarcity of cattle in 1902. Hence
they are fair years for illustration of
the effects of prosperity And what
do the statistics of the department of
labor show? in 1890 the receipts of
beef cattle wore 2 S27, 900, and in 1900
they were 2,751,984. But in 1900 the
population of the country was nearly
$4,000, 900 greater than it was in 1890,
so that in 1890 the supply was one beef
for every twenty-five people, and in
1900 it was only one beef for every
twenty-seven people. Hence, in these
normal years the people must have
eaten more beef in adversity than in
prosperity, unless they threw it away
in 1890. And that is where the Pres
fott Journal-Miner's new theory is
lacking in substitute.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20
James Settled 1t.

Two boys in rural Scotch district
were one day discussing what sign it
was when the cuckoo is heard for the
first time in the year. One of them
said it was q sign of getting married,
while the other said it was sign that
you were going to be rich. A farmer,
overhear;ng them, said. THAT cannot
be true, because have heard it many
times, and ain not married yet. and
am certainly not rich"
Just then local worthy. known as
Daft jamie" was passing by. and the
farmer said, jamie, can you tell us
what sign it is when you hear the
cuckoo for the first time?" "Yes," said
Jamie rs he took his pipe from bis
mouth, ''it's a sign you're not deaf"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20
A Safe Age.


The insuring of ones life is one Of
those things which one is most apt to
put off. There are few, however. who
postpone what ought to be the inevita-
bic until so late a period in life as did
the tough old smack owner of Grimsby.
When he presented himself at the in
surance office. he was naturally asked
his age. His reply was, "Ninety-four "
why. my good man. we cannot in
sure you" said the compdny. why
not?" he demanded. why, you are
ninety-four years of age" "What of
that?" the old man cried. "Look at
statistics, and they will tell you that
fewer men die at ninety-four than at
any other age."- London Business IL
Illustrated.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20
THE PRICE OF MEAT.

W. are gratified to observe that the
Prescott ioulnal- Miner, which never
misses an opportunity to apologize for
the trusts, has broke away from the cut
and dried explanation OF why the beef
trust is not responsible for the in
creased price of meat, and has evolved
a new and unique defense of it's own.
This shows progress, and also an
ability to see the absurdity of
Republican argument when
it Is mathematically demonstrated.
Our Prescott contemporary new
theory is that prosperity" has devel-
oped an abnormal appetite for beef,
and that the high-rolling American
wolkingman has gone to consuming it
il: sncn vast quantities that the price
has gone up. The Journal-Miner says:
Any person who doubts that pros
perity has increased the number OF
beef eaters takes a narrow view of the
subject. A few years ago the farmers
sold their cattle and ate pork. Now
they are generally beef eaters, and the
number of the same class in the cities
has been largely increased.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20
A WEAK SUGGESTION.

The platform of the Arizona Repub-
licans charges the existence and DOM
inence of the trusts to the loose incor-
poration laws of some of the States,
and by implication accuses the Demo-
Gratis of responsibility because they are
not urging an amendment to the Con-
stitution placing all power over cor
porations in the hands of the Federal
government
Our Republican friends are careful
not to mention the fact that the chief
cause of the trust evil springs from the
refusal of the Federal government to
exercise the power it now has. 1t has
complete control over the tariff, and
the tariff is formed at the direction of
the trusts. 1t has complete power
over interstate commerce, and refuses
to prevent the discrimination in rail-
road rates which is, next to the tariff,
the chief support of trusts. Worse still,
President Roosevelt's department of
labor and census bureau have for
months been engaged in active prepar-
alton for the defense of trusts.
Why should Democrats put any more
power in the hands of the Federal
government, and take away from the
States what little power they have for
self protection from the aggressions
Of corporate greed?
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20
n SERIOUS ACCUSATION.

It is the newspaper fashion to have
fun with Senator Mason Of Illinois.
That gentleman has said and done many
things during his career which have
making He has also said and done
few things which were good in them
selves, but which were conveniently
passed o,'er, in most cases without
comment
Senator Mason's latest appearance is
evidently no laughing matter. He
plainly charges the governor of the
State of Illinois with corrupt prac-
tiees. He 'incs not speak by innuendo
or with equivocation. He speaks with
full knowledge of the meaning of his
words and of their significance as COM
ing from a Senator of the United
States. representing the State whose
governor he assails.
OF course this is to some extent a
family feud among the Republican,
The Citizen, or any other Democratic
newspaper, would not feel called upon
to concern itself, if it possessed no
other significance. But the party feud
involved is the least important con-
sideration from the public point of
view. The real and indeed the only
Importance which it possesses it de-
rives from the charge of corruption in
office made by Senator against gov
ernor. From that charge Governor
Yates%canntt got away. He can not
ignore it if he is a man of honor. He
must meet it squarely if he is a man
of honesty. He can not do like the
late governor uf Arizona under similar
rcumstances-stand on his alleged
right as an executive and refuse to
obey the order of court to come in and
testify under oath. If he is a decent
public official Governor Yates must go
into court and submit to examination
under oath.
Having charged Governor Yates and
some of his appointees with diverting
100000 of State funds, Senator Mason
proceeds thus to fasten the charge on
the Illinois executive: Il know what
he. has done with part of this money.
1t was used to corrupt the primary
ballot box o. our party in at least forty
counties to secure the State conven-
tion Endorsement of Yates and Hop
kins''
Language could not be palmer. 1t
is attended by the statement that Gov
ernor Yates dare not submit to examin-
alton as to the facts, since his accuse1
is possessed Of names, facts and figures
bearing on the corrupt transaction.
This was also the case in Arizona re-
garding the unlawful gobbling of the
contingent fund, but Governor Murphy
dared not enter court to give testi.
mony under oath.
Governor Yates may think, as MUIR
ply did, that he can continue to ig.
more this charge of corruption in Office
thus made against him, by insinuatine
that the animus of it is so plainly po-
litical bitterness that he is not called
on to answer it. Amy such view will
not be shared by the people of Gov.
ernor Yates State, or by any honest
American of any party in any State NJ
Territory or dependency in the polit
ical family Of the United States.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-20

The inevitable occurred when the
good, pious directors of the Northwest
ern University-each individual man
voting the Republican ticket regularly
decided that the color line should be
drawn and that colored girls had nc
place in that institution. And the
reason given-that there was not
enough room-was worthy of its au-
thors. $500