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TRAINS ARRIVE RALEIGH AS FOL-
LOWS:
From North.
From South
sI,EEpING CAR SERVICE.

Trains 81 and 81 FloTida aud Metro
politan Limited, has Drawing Room
Sleeping Cars New York to Jacksonville
and Atlanta. and between Portsmouth
and Charlotte. vestibule day coaches
Washington to Jacksonville, Portsmouth
to Atlanta.
No. q and 66 "sEABoARD" Fast Mail
has drawing room buffet sleeping car New
York to Jacksonville, connecting at Ham
let with sleeping car to and from Atlanta
No. SO and Il Drawing Room Sleeping
Car and Day Coaches between Ports
mouth and Atlanta.
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NOte-(a) Daily, except SUNDAY.
(b) Eastern time.
Connections at Jacksonville and Tampa
for all Florida East Coast points, and
Cuba and Porto Rico. At New Orleans
for all points in Texas, Mexico and Cali
tornia.
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47O, $50, decrease 1897 $50; surplus ST.
S52, $50. decrease IS, 4S6, $50; Elk. L. S. Dep.
SOS, 107, $50, decrease 1892, IT'S.
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ing conditions The demand for spots and
receipts however, will continue to govern.
H. &c b. BEER.
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RALEIGH STOCK MARKET.
Corrected daily by Grimes & Vass.)
BONDS.

Bid. Asked.
North Carolina 6's, 1919. ....130
North Carolina As, 1919 :. ..104
Virginia new 3's. 97A SO
Virginia Centuries, 1901 ...... 99A 100
Southern Railway SIS, 1894 Ills
S. A. l.. as :. =. =. 84A 80
Western n. c. r. r. 6s, 1914 .11S
Ca, Car. & Northern SIS, 1929 .1111a 112
Carolina Central Railway As 100
Ga, So. & Fla. r. r., 1915 ..114 -
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STOCKS.

SEABOARD STOCKS AND BONDS.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 6. : Seaboard Air Line
common 2SA; preferred ASH.
BOnds-4'S, SAY
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g. Co.'S
Cotton Letter.

Especial to News and Observer.)
New York, Nov. S.-Prices today ranged
S follows:
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ALcn Sn 0en. 4S,1U1&
" adj AS. ok
Bait. e. o. as. ..10o36
do 3 1-2's. gan
do cow. 4's..IO7
Can. So. 2nds....1o7B
c. of g. 5's.."..1o7
" 1st incomes. 70
G. & O. 4K's.....1o5H
c. & A. 3 1-2's... 81
c.. B. & @. ga. 90
CM&StP gen 4's1134
G. & N. con rs. 1897
c.. Il. l. & p. 4's.1o8
CCC&SLgen4's.101
Chicago Ter. as. 81
Colo. So. 4's..... o2N
D s.. Rio G. 4's...1O1
E. prior lien as. 97A
Erie Gen 4's. :. IS
F.W. &.D.C.1sts HAY
Hook. V. 41-2 s,103h
L. g. N. uni. IS ,.10lh
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LIVERPOOL.

SPOT cotton closed quet; middlng lup ands
SIS; middling, Gulf g. 20; sales 20 bales.
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ALARMING RUMORS
IN STOCK MARKET
Very Heavy Selling With no
Apparent Reason
THISSETS TONGUES AWAG
And Reports Pointing to Financial Troubles Be-
gin to fly too Thichy for one TO
Marshal Them Into a
Head.
THIS SETS TONGUES AWAG
(By the Associated Press.)

New York Nov. S.-The dry goods
markets show no new features of any
Importance in the cotton goods divi-
sion. Demand quiet and unchanged
prices. Cotton yarns in quieter demand,
prices irregularly lower than week
ago. Worsted yarns scarce and firmer.
Linen and jute yarns firm.
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.

A AP5jy' T TaESo5o ;i .
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TO ENTER NO TRUST
The Seaboard is Now and
Will Remain Absolutely
Independent +"
(By the Associate Press.)

Baltimore Nd, Aug. 2.-John SHELTON
Williams, president of the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad, made a flying visit to Bal
timore this morning, returning in the
afternoon to New York While here he
spent most of his time in conference
with Vice President j. William Midden-
dorf.
Being asked by a reporter what part
the Seaboard is taking in the pending
railway combines reported in the South,
President Williams said:
''The. Seaboard is now and will continue
absolutely independent. We have never
entertained a proposition to enter any
combination, although we have been ap-
preached as to one or the other of the
various schemes of this sort. Our at
tention is entirely absorbed in develop
ing the opportunities of the Seaboard
system"
President Williams said he had just
awarded contracts for twenty thousand
tons of steel rails this in addition to the
ten thousand tons which are now being
delivered. He also said that bids are
being asked for about $40, ,000,0 900 of
equipments for the line, to Birmingham.
Engines, coal cars, box cars and other
rolling stock are included in this lot
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Boraima Goes Lame and is Drawn
From the Race.
HE WINS TIE FIRST HEAT AMID CHflRs
In the Second He Shows Signs Of Lameness
and Loses and in the Third
He Goes All TO
Pieces.
(By the Associated Press.)

Hartford Conn, August 2.-An aeci-
dent today marred what was expected
would prove to be the greatest trotting
event in turf history. In the third heat
Of the $4,000 match race between Lord
Derby, owned by e. E. Smathers. of
New York, and Boralma, of which Thos.
w. Lawson, of Boston, is to the owner,
the latter horse sustained an injury
which caused him to be drawn and the
race was given to Lord Derby. The re-
suit was a bitter disappointment, not
only to the owner of the Boston horse,
but to the general public, which, OF the
number of $4,000 congregated at Charlter
Oak Park. The injury to Boralma is
such that he will probably be prevented
from racing for some time to come. The
Boston horse gashed the quarter of his
night foreleg badly and was unable to
start in the fourth heat
The Boston horse outstepped Lord Der
by from the start. He took possession
of the pole at the first turn and held it
all the way. The horses were about a
length apart until the home stretch was
reached. AS the ycame toward the wire
Lord Derby swerved and broke, and Bo-
ralma came under the wire four lengths
ahead in 2:0S. Loud cheering marked
the finish of the heat
The horse got off promptly for the sec
ond heat and Boralma led until the dis
tance pole was passed. Then Lord Der
by drew up and shot by Boralma. The
Boston horse followed gamely and rail-
ried, but the rally was followed by
break, and as he crossed the wire two
lengths behind Lord Derby In this heat
Boralmo showed signs of lameness. Time
2:0918.
In the third heat Boralma once more
took the lead at the start, but his adj
vantage was short lived. He broke at
the first turn and again in the stretch.
AS the racers came toward the wire it
was plainly evident that something Sc
rious had happened to Boralma, for he
went to pieces and Geers pulled Lord
Derby in order rnot to distance his un-
lucky rival and allowed Boralma to
come within length of him at the wire.
Time 2:1S IA.
AS soon as the heat was over the an
nouncer called for veterinary surgeon.
DR.. c. Fl. Lee, of Boston, responded and
found that Boralma had been so badly
injured that he could race no more to-
day Consequently, with the consent of
the judges, he was drawn. In order to
fulfill the requirement sof the match
Lord Derby trotted the next heat alone
and was then awarded the victory After
the last heat had been trotted Lord
Derby, accompanied by a runner, trotted
an exhibition mile in 2:0S.
John Roach. Mr.. Lawson's representa-
tive, said that the injury to Boralma
would undoubtedly prevent the race be-
tween the Boston horse and The Abbott
at Charter Oak Park on August Goth
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What Will the Yohe Do?
(By the Associate Press.)

London, Aug 2.-May Yohe this morn
ing called in the police to ask them to
help her find Putnam Bradlee Strong,
but Scotland Yard declined to have any
thing to do with the matter, as she had
preferred no charge against Strong.
Miss Yohe then made all arrangements to
take the 2:30 train for Paris, but aban-
ioned the idea at the last moment.
Miss Yohe, on returning to her hotel
this afternoon, tripped as she left her
carriage and fell, badly injuring her
knee. She was carried into the hotel
and physician was called. Notwith-
standing the accident, however, Miss
Yohe decided that she would leave for
Paris tonight.
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EDUCATION IN ROBEsON.
Some Interesting Statistics from the Annual
Report of the County superintendent
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Lumberton, N. c., July 20
The Seaboard Air Line is putting in a
pair of track scales at the freight depot.
Mr.. H. NICE. Millan's new residence in
northwest Lumberton has been complet-
ed and will be occupied in a few days.
Mr.. Isa B. Townsend has accepted a
position as stenographer in the law Of
flee OF Mclean & Mclean.
The annual report of Superintendent J.
A. McAllister shows that during the past
year there were in Robson county GAS
white children, $3.50 colored children anG
1,764 Croatan children between the ages
of six and twenty -one years. OF this
number there We're enrolled in the
schools of the county 1852 whites, 4,162
negroes and I'll Croatans. There are 444
whites, ! 1,194 colored and 444 Croatans be-
tween the ages of twelve and twenty one
who can read and write. During the past
year there have been taught eighty
eight white public schools with an aver
age term OF 1914 weeks, 6S colored
schools averaging 10 weeks, and II Croa-
tan schools averaging 9.2 weeks. There
are 16 white. colored and Croatan
teachers who held first grade certificates,
80 white, q colored and Croatan teach
ers holding second grade; white, col
ored and Croatan teachers holding
third grade certificates. making total
of 81 white, SO colored and IA Croatan
teachers in the county. The average
salaries drawn by these are: White,
males, $500; Colored, males, 5000;
white females, $2700; colored. females,
$3.50; Croatan, males, $2S.S6; Croatan,
females, $25.00 The total amount appor-
toned to public schools during the year
ending July 1, 1902 was: White, 81, $50;
negroes, $S,703.8l; Croatan, $2,39336,
The assessed value of property on which
these amounts were raised is as follows:
White, $4,000, 1913; negroes, 1924, 345; Croa-
tan. $153,8S3. The number of white polls,
1895; colored. 1853; Croatan, COS. The
county has six rural libraries containing
about eighty volumes EACH
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AN ECHO OF RATE WAR
To Organize New Fire lnsur-
ance Company.
TO Have Paid in Capital Of $4,000 and
Work With Other Greensboro
Companies.
Especial to News and Observer

Greensboro, N. C. August L.
1t has just developed here that on July
Both prospectus was issued by the man
ayers of the Greensboro fire companies,
contemplating the organization of new
company to work in conjunction with the
present companies, the new one to have
full paid capital of $4,000, $4,000 of
this is subscribed by the managers of the
Greensboro companies, $4,000 has been
assured by Greensboro capitalists, and it
is said that the remaining $4,000 will be
taken by outside parties, the plan being
to place it in influential hands, distrib-
uted throughout the State, and fndica-
tions are, I have been informed, that it
will be speedily taken. The home COM
panies have certainly made another game
fight for the privilege of running busi-
ness to the interests of their patrons,
based on their own business Judgment,
and from that view, if no other, are to
be congratulated on the outcome Of the
recent lively breeze.
Insurance Commissioner J. r. Young
was in the city on Friday night and to-
day. He stated that he came to Green's
boro to look into the fight going on be-
tween the association companies and the
Greensboro companies; that he had
been watching the fight with consider
able interest but had taken no part there
in so long as the fight was carried on
within the bounds of the law; but as
soon as he saw that the companies had
notified certain citizens of the State that
they must give up the policies of the
Greensboro companies, or they would
cancel off their policies, he determined
to look into the matter. He came here
and found that this notice had been called
off and no policies taken up, because
many of the companies disapproved OF
it.
The Commissioner stated that he had
had a conference with the representatives
of both sides, and that it now looked
as if the matter was in a fair way to be
settled upon such terms as would be mu-
tually satisfactory to both the home and
foreign companies, and for the best inter-
ests of the citizens of the State
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Very truly,
BENEHAN CAMERON.

The following is a list of the dele
gates:
From the State at Large. Gen. w. r.
Cox, Penelo, Edgecombe Co, Col. John
S. Cunningham, Person county.
First District, j. B. Coffeld, Everetts,
Martin county.
Second District, r. H. Kicks, Rocky
Mount.
Third District, ]. NJ. Wood, Wayne
county
Fourth District, w. P. Bachelor, Raj
eigh.,
Fifth District, ]. S. Carr, Durham.
Sixth District. S. H. Strange, Fay
etteville.
Seventh District, w. L. Everett, Rock
ingham.
Eighth District, j. p. Allison, Concord.
Ninth District S. b. Alexander, Char
lotte
Tenth District. Geo. F. Weston. Bilt-
more.
Commissioner of Agriculture, S. L.
Patterson, Raleigh.
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
President, Geo. I. Winston, Raleigh;
Chair of Agriculture. Prof. Chas. ID.
Burkett, Raleigh.
State Experimental Station, B. w. Kill
gore, Raleigh.
State Horticultural Experiment Sta
tion, A d. McNair, Southern Pines
Board of Agriculture, Maj. w. A. Gra-
ham, Machpelah.
State Agricultural Society, j. A. Long,
Roxboro.
State horticultural Society, J. Van
Lindley. Pomona.
East Carolina Truck and Fruit Grow
ers' Association, VIM. Dunn, New Bern.
State Good Roads Association, p. II.
Hanes, Winston.
Sheep Breeders Association, Prof
Henry Stewart, Highlands, Macon coun-
ty; C. H. Minson, Cranberry, Mitchell
county.
Cattle Breeders Association N. L.
Bernard, Franklin, Macon county.
Horse Breeders Association, b. Cam
eron, Stagville, Durham county.
Swine Breeders Association, S. H.
Webb. Graham.
Poultry Breeders Association, ]. w.
Norwood, Hillsboro.
Dairymens Association, DR.. j. II.
Mott Statesville.
Cotton Growers Association DR.. r. H.
Speight, Wrendale.
Tobacco Growers Association, j. ].
clearinghouse, Grimesland, Pitt county
Corn Growers Association, Frank
Wood. Edenton.
Rice Growers Association, Fred Kid
der, Wilmington.
Wheat Growers Association, w. H.
Williams, Newton.
Bee Keepers Association, H. G. Cheat
ham, EllIins.
Pea Growers Association, A. J. Ruffn.
Hillsboro.
Fishermans' Association. DR.. w. r.
Capehart. Avoea.
State Veterinary Association, Dr. TAFT
Butler Raleigh
State Forestry Association, w. E. Pet
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WILCOX Is JOLLY.
Looking Well and Says His Health Has Been
Good all Summer.
elizabeth City Economist.l

elizabeth City Economist.)
A reporter of the Economist called on
James Wilcox yesterday at the county
Jail and held quite a lengthy conversation
with him. He was looking we'll, with
his hair nicely brushed and had just been
shaven. He said that his health had
been very good all the summer When
asked by the reporter if it was not very
hot in Jail he said some days it was, but
when he got very warm he resorted to
his bath tub and covered up in water. .
Wilcox conversed very freely on differ
ent subjects, and seems jolly and in
good spirits. He said among other
joking remarks, 81 intended going down
to Nags Head last Sunday on the ex-
cursion, but it was so hot / didn't want
to dress" He was asked if he was an
noyed by visitors. and said he didn't
mind to have people call that he knew,
but did not like for strangers to call just
through curiosity. He said he had a
card printed and put on the corner of his
cell with the words, ''the side show is
closed" and kept it there about a month
for the benefit of strangers. He eats and
sleeps well, and says his digestion is
every good, and he spends his time most
ly reading. He said he had read over one
hundred and fifty books besides newspa-
pers, since he has been in Jail. He still
has that very Indifferent appearance as
to his pending fate.
WilcoX's case will be taken up by the
Supreme court on the last Monday in
this month when it will be decided
whether he will get new trial or not.
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SHOT INTO a STORE.
Negroes Become Boisterous and Four of Them
Land in Jail.
(specia Ito News and Observer

(Specia Ito News and Observer)
Scotland Neck, N. c., August q
''They came to the wrong place to show
off, remarked visitor to the town yes
terday after witnessing the arrest of
few boisterous colored people who came
here on the excursion from Pactolus. A
large crowd came in at 10 o'clock and
some who had imbibed too freely We're
soon in trouble. One became boisterous
and profane in dry goods store and be-
ing asked to leave and refusing to do
so he was knocked out by a salesman
Upon reaching the sidewalk the negro
turned and shot back into the store. In
flash the policeman had him and soon
landed him behind the bars of the town
lookup. Others became boisterous and
arrests were continued until four were
Jailed.
Miss Ida Messenger and Ernest Law
renee, of Tillery, ran away from her par
ents Wednesday, went to Tarboro, were
married and returned home the same
day.
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] THE STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK.
The Adjustment Of the Difficulty Gratifes The
Citizens,
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Goldsboro, N. c., Aug. 2.-The differ
ences between the employees of the Colds
boro Buggy factory and the superinten-
dent have been adjusted and the men
have all gone back to work. The ques-
tion for discussion was altogether for
eign to the factory and its management,
and was immaturely considered by the
men and caused them to take very rash
act The community is much gratified
that the matter has been adjusted so
easily and that the operatives have all
returned to work.
At meeting of the Board of Aldermen
last night it was decided to suspend
work on the new city hall until the prop
erty owners on adjacent lots comply with
their agreements to tear down certain
old wooden structures. An alley way
leading to the city hall from John street
was promised the town, and the board
will not allow work to be resumed on
the building until a deal for the alley
way has been forthcoming If the
agreements are not complied with by
Monday night the board of aldermen
will select a new site for the city hall.
Mr.. B. H. Griffin, the proprietor of the
Hotel Kennon, accompanied by his wife,
left this morning for California to spend
the remainder of the summer. Mai w.
T. Hollowell, Past Grand Chancellor of
the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of
North Carolina. also left for California
with Mr. and Mrs. Griffin. Major Hollo-
well goes Is a delegate to the Supreme
Lodge of the World.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-03
WIFE OF SENATOR PRTTCHARD
PASSES AWAY AT BILTMORE.
Cancer is the Cause of Her Death An Opera
tlon at the Clarence Barker
Hospital.

Especial to the News and Observer)
Asheville. N. c., Aug. 2.-The death of
Mrs. j. c. Pritchard, wife of Senator
Pritchard, occurred this morning at the
Clarence Barker Hospital, Biltmore.
Cancer was the cause of death An op-
GRAFTON performed a month or tow ago
brought only temporary relief. About
week ago she was again taken seriously
i'll and was Immediately brought to the
Clarence Barker Hospital for treat
ment. 1t was found that in another OPP
GRAFTON lay her one chance of recovery
and it was performed yesterday morn
ing. 1t was thought that Mrs Pritch-
ard was doing we'll after the operation
until late last night, when she was
found to be sinking rapidly. Her hus-
band was with her, few relatives and
close friends. She was unconscious for
an hour or two before her death.
Miss Pritchard was Miss Bowman a
daughter of Judge Bowman, of Mitchell
county. She was born in Mitchell coun-
ty. She was first married to d. W. Ray.
of Madison county Several years after
the death of Mr.. Ray she was married to
Senator Pritehard. BY the last union
there was one child Mrs. Thomas Roll
Inns.
The remains were taken to Marshall
today and viii be buried tomorrow, the
services taking place in the afternoon.
The pall-hearers viii be Judge Boyd,
H. S. Harkins, Chas. McNamee, e. p.
McKissick, j. A. Nichols, Judge C. A.
Moore.
Out of respect to Mrs. Pritchard U. s.
Court today adjourned from 12 o'clock
to 3. 4asHi
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JARVIS FOR EDUCATION.
A Strong and Convincing Appeal Made at
Smithfield.
(special to the News and obgerver.

Especial to the News and Observer)
Smithfield. N. c., Aug. 2.-Ex-Gover-
nor Jarvis delivered one of the strongest
and most eloquent educational address,
es here yesterday that we have ever
heard The people came out in force
TO hear him and they went away deter
Emined to put forward greater efforts to
educate their children.
At II o'clock, by request of Prof. Tur-
lington, the procession formed in front
of the court house and marched around
the square and back to the stand which
had been arranged for the speaker
Prof. J. p. Canaday, principal of Benson
Academy, in few well chosen remarks,
int troduced Governor Jarvis to an audi
ence of six or seven hundred people,
composed largely of school teachers from
this and other counties. The Governor
said in part:
Il am glad to see so many intelligent
people present 1t is Indicative of the
fact that the best people are interested in
the greatest of all questions-the ques-
tion of education. I note many changes
in Smithfield now and Smithfield years
ago. / am happy to say that these are
all changes for the better. The people
III IuiS, as wen as III every Otner county
of our State, have better churches, bet
ter homes, better school houses than
they had ten years ago. and for this rea-
son they are happier now than they were
then. We live in a wonderful age. We
cannot afford to allow our children to
grow up in ignorance. father has no
more right to starve his child's mind
Than he has to starve his stomach. Let
US educate all the children, for it is our
duty
I'VE should educate the children of
North Carolina not only because it is
our duty, but because we have promised
it to them. / am glad to see that your
representative has done so much to in
crease your mail facilities by supplying
you with so many rural free delivery
routes but what good will they be to you
unless you teach your children to read
the news?'
The Governor closed with a strong ap-
neal for better churches and better
school houses, which he said were the
two things which made every community.