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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

teams and the high degree of skill is
such that invariably the winner OF our
FIRST prizes only wins by the fraction OF
a second For instance, last year the
winner in the hand reel contest won in
80 seconds, while the second prize was
won in 80 % seconds, and when 1 tell
you that the rules for hand reel contests
call for them to start from a standstill,
run $50 yards, couple hose to hydrant,
lay 100 feet of hose, attach nozzle and
throw water all in 80 seconds you can
we'll realize the skill and efficiency re-
ouired. All of the other contests are
equally as interesting if not more So
AS bushes investment to your mer-
chants, hotels, soda fountains and deal
ers in all kinds of liquid refreshments,
as We'll as to your street railways,
livery stables, etc, / know of no other
occasion that will pay so we'll as this
State event.
Let me assure every one of your peo-
pie that not one penny of the prize
money will ever leave Raleigh. 1t and
twenty times as much at the very least
will stay right there. The firemen don t
go to tournaments to make money. Just
the contrary. Lots of them have been
saving up for some time just to blow it
in at Raleigh. The prizes are necessary
to insure vigorous competition and a
large attendance and to give Zest to the
event The medals are carried home,
the cash spent where it was won. Your
business men should make it a gala oc-
casion. Advertise it thoroughly and
bring everybody to Raleigh for fifty
miles aound, besides those who will
come fom all sections of the State.
All indications point to a lage attend
ance and 1 hope to see evey town and
city in North Carolina represented.
Lent your citizens look upon the oc-
casion as one of profit to them and not
as money given as a gratuity to the Raj
eigh firemen, as the profits, which will
be large, will all go to the business men
of Raleigh, while as usual the firemen
will have to do the work and have all
the trouble for their share. The real
obligation is in favor of the firemen
for had it not been for them the event
would have gone elsewhere and the city
Of Raleigh and it's citizens would have
been just that much the loser. My adj
vice to every business man in Raleigh is
to $50 and see Mr.. Brown
Respectfully,
JAS. D. MCNEIL.
Fayetteville, N. c., June Is.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
Halifax VS. Hargett.

There will be an interesting game OF
baseball at the A. and NJ. College
grounds this afternoon. The opposing
teams are the Halifax street VS.. Hargett
street. The line up for Halifax is as
follows: Lacy, c.: Clark. C. f.; Melon
aid, 3d.; Munford, S. s.; Mills, 2b.; Bur
ton, h.; Haynes, r. f.; Carol or Harris,
|. f. For Hargett street as follows:
Hulin, c.; Allen, h.; Olds, 2b.; White
S. s.; Primrose, 3D.; Habel, r. f.; Boylan,
b., C. f.; Gattis, /. f. Batteries-For
Halifax, Duckett and Lack; for Har-
gett Jones anad Huln.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
Ballentine For County Commissioner

To the Editorials it is time for the
citizens of Wake county to be thinking
who they will put forward to fill the diff
ferent offices in the county, and as it
seems best to make a change sometimes
will suggest for county commissioner
j. Erastus Ballentine, Esq, of Middle
Creek township. In the opinion of this
writer he is eminently qualified to fill this
position.
He IS a man who has convictions and
has the manhood to assert them. Sc
you will make no mistake in supporting
him for the position named.
w. II. HOLLAND.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
DELINQUENT CITY TAXPAYERS
TAKE NOTICE

There are still many city Taxpayers
who have not settled their 1901 poll and
personal property taxes. 1t is impossible
for the collector to see each one in per-
son, as his place of duty is at the tax
office, there being no assistant or deputy.
Past experience has proven that notices
sent out by mail do very little, if any,
good. Therefore this general notice, in
addition to several hundred already
mailed, will be the only notice given.
The collector being held by his oath and
bond of office. must collect these taxes,
and this will be done duding this and
next month by levy and garnishment I'M
less settled at once. Please give this
matter your prompt attention, if you have
not already done so, and thus save your
selves the unpleasantness of legal pro-
cess, and additional costs.
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES f. LUMSDEN,
City Tax Collector.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
Will Get $4,000.

By a decision of the Supreme court
John l.. Phillips, of Wharton, N. c., will
get $4,000 damages from the Atlantic
Coast Line. He sued for $4,000, but the
jury said $4,000. 1t seems that Phillips
shipped some potatoes to Wharton and
asked the conductor to let him go along
or the train to look after his goods. This
was agreed to, but the conductor abused
him. put him off and made him walk
back.
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june 17-2t
EXAMINATIONS FOR ENTRANCE TO
THE A. AND NJ. COLLEGE.

Examinations for entrance to the State
Agricultural and Mechanical College at
Raleigh will be held Tuesday July 10th,
in the court house (the county superin-
tendent will be in charge.) Young men
desiring to enter that college and OBJ
tain a practical education in Agriculture,
Engineering, Electricity, Cotton Manu-
featuring, and Mechanic Arts, can try
their hand at these examinations, and
thus save the expenses of a trip to Raj
eigh. Two hundred and forty scholar
ships are offered, comforting free tuition
and room rent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
Mr. Brown Wins Scholarship.

North Carolina boys are doing we'll
everywhere. Mr.. Alfred I. Morrison, a
nephew of Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and
Mrs. d. H. Hill, has received a 5000
scholarship at Johns Hopkins University.
He graduated at Hampden- Sidney and
the University of Virginia. Modern Lam
guages is his speciality
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
Killed by Lightning.

Especial to News and Observer)
Taylorsville, n. c., June 16.-Mr Mack
Josey, of this county, was killed by light
ming at his mill, five miles from this
place. Two sons were shocked at the
same time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
All Should Help.

Every business man, every property
owner, every professional man and every
politician living in Raleigh should sub
scribe something to the Firemens Tour
nament fund and help out the boys, they
will surely help you whenever the alarm
is turned in-when you need them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
Leesville School Incorporated.

The Leesville High School Company
was Incorporated in the Secretary OF
States office yesterday. The school is
located in Houses Creek township, in this
county, and Prof. ]. A. Dowd is in charge
The capital stock of the company is au-
thorized at $4,000. The incorporators are
r. L. Sorrell, DR.. l. p Sorrell, A. M. Sor-
rell. w. G. Jones, j. T. Holloway and
]. T. Edwards.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
Fine Crops in Vance.

1--WE have had good rains and the
crops are better than l have ever seen
them. We have the finest stand of cot
ton have known said Mr.. o. w. Black
nall, of Kittrell, who was in Raleigh
yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

LOST-MONDAY AFTERNOON, BE-
tween Dobbin G. Ferrall's store and
the Union Depot, a small memorandum
book bound in red leather. Finder will
be rewarded upon return to Dobbin &,
Ferrall
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
NOTICE

Tho annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Standard Gas and Electric Com
pany will be held at the office OF the
company, 124 Fayetteville street. on Wed
nesday, June 18th, at o'clock p. ia.
H. w. JACKSON, Secretary.
SSH 8 to IS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
PAY YOUR LICENSE TAX.

Attention is called to the fact that the
license tax on all professional men, Dusl-
ness men and corporations is now due
and an early payment Of these taxes Is
expected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

The miniature railway at the Park
will run today from 4 to p m. for the
children. and from $50 to 1890 for the
grown folks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

Calendar Cleared of Private Pension
Bills, I73 Being Passed.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 12-The House de-
voted the day TO consideration of private
pension bills The calendar was cleared,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
Big CONCERNS TROUBLES
CONSOLIDATED LAKE SUPERIOR
COMPANY SHORT OF MONEY.
Has Spent Twenty-Six Millions I'm I'M
provements i'm Five Years-Fur-
ther Decline of Stock.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12.-There were
three important developments to-day in
connection with the collapse of the shares
of the Consolidated Lake Superior Com
pany. which began yesterday and continued
during to-day's operations on the Stock
Exchange At a meeting of the directors
of tte company the resignation of Presi-
dent f. S. Lewis was received and ac-
cepted His successor was not chosen
The directors issued statement announc-
ing that the last quarterly dividend Of II.
per cent. payable Dec. 15 had been de-
ferred, and it was learned that the board
has succeeded in arranging for a loan
of 81, 100000. Mr.. Lewis had been president
of the corporation only since Oct. 25, when
he was elected to succeed f. v. Douglass,
resigned.
In the market to-day Consolidated Lake
Superior preferred stock dropped to 335.
a decline of $3425 share since the de-
cline began. Common sold at 6, fall of
$3.50 a share during the same period. The
cause of the companys financial difficulty
is the existing money stringency. The
closing of the company's steel rail mill at
Sault Ste. Marie. which appears to have
precipitated the spectacular decline OF the
stock, is said by officials TO be due to the
noncompletion of blast furnaces, steel
plants and other improvements the con-
tractors being nearly two years behind in
their work +. III. Clergue general man
ager wired the directors from Sault Ste
Marie to-day that he had closed a con-
tract for a large order of steel rails at
$S2 a ton for the Intercolonial Railway.
which Is controlled by the Canadian GOV
company has expended S26.000,000 for i'm
provements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

17S bills being passed. None of them was of
especial interest. The bill TO appropriate
81. 100000 for the eradication of the foot and
mouth disease in New England was made
a special order for next Tuesday, with the
understanding that only the legislative
features of the bill would be considered
and that the appropriation would be re-
ported from the appropriations committee.
Mr.. Mccall, of Massa chusetts, introduced
bill authorizing the President TO enter
into a reciprocal agreement with Great
Britain whereby coal mined in the United
States may be shipped into Canada free of
duty and Canadian coal admitted into the
United States free of charge.
Delegate Wilcox, of Hawaii, introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 for the con-
struction of a revenue cutter to be sta
toned at Honolulu.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds reported favorably the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Mercer, chairman of the COM
mittee, appropriating $7,000.O00 for the pur-
chase of site and for the erection of
court of the United States, the Depart
ment of Justice, national law library and
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6. COL. Sd
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Majority Report Does Not Estimate
Worth of Buildings as High as
Gen. COburn Does.
CONDITIONS FOR A SALE
THE APPRAISERS SUGGEST THREE
ANNUAL PAYMENTS.
Full Text of the Reports Now In
Secretary Roots Hands-ln.
terests Of Technical School.

The report of the board of appraisers.
tion of the arsenal grounds, is now in the
hands OF Secretary Root. of the War De-
partment, at Washington. The report was
forwarded Wednesday. The majority re-
port was signed by three of the commits
sion-Former Judge Byron K. Elliott, Hen
~ Eitel and Charles E. Coffin-and con-
by the other member, General John Coubrn.
General Coburn filed a dissenting opinion
as to the valuation fixed.
The majority fixed the valuation at sl54.
900, inclusive of grounds and buildings.
General Coburn estimates the value of the
property at s25O,OO0, and gives his reasons
in his dissenting statement
The decision to sell the arsenal property
was made by the War Department in order
that the funds secured from such a sale
could be reinvested in land for an army
post-over 1000 acres being required. The
action of the War Department opened the
way to the promoters of the Winona Tech
nical School to undertake the collection Of
funds in Indianapolis to an amount suf-
ficient to enable the directors of the school.
who have already provided liberal en-
dowment, to bid for IT. The canvass for
subscriptions for fund of s150,OO0 has been
in progress for several months and the
amount raised is now about $1,000 short
of the amount needed, but pledges have
been made that the full sum of s15OOOO will
be subscribed.
The conditions of sale recommended by
tire board are taken to mean that the board
did not lose sight of the educational scheme
that is depending largely on the purchase
of the arsenal grounds. If these condi-
tions are accepted the technical school will
have ability to bid much higher than the
amount of its subscription because, IL the
property is secured for the institution, there
will be less difficulty in procuring additional
subscriptions to meet whatever payments
may come due later and which may exceed
the s15O.000 already pledged.
The arsenal grounds contain seventy-six
acres. The testimony of witnesses varied
ued them as high as s50.OOO and others said
their value was insignificant and that the
ground alone was worth about $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
NONE OF THE CABLE LAID
FIRST ATTEMPT AT SAN FRANCISCO
WAS A FAILURE.
UnfavOrabIe Tide the Chief Cause
Clarence III. Mackay and Others
Slightly Injured.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made to-day to lay
the shore end of the Pacific cable. AS a
result the big steamer Silvertown, with the
cable in her hold, is floating idly in San
Francisco bay. Aboard the Sivertown
there is keen disappointment that adverse
conditions made a failure of to-day's at
tempt to lay the first span of cable toward
the new American possessions. A strong
unfavorable tide was the chief cause of the
failure of the first step in the great under
taking. Minor accidents were encountered
by the workmen on shore.
Just before the attempt was abandoned
for the day a number of men took hold of
the hawser for a final pull. The hawsel
flew up and struck Clarence Mackay on the
chin, carrying him off his feet. George w.
McNear, of San Francisco, was hit on the
back of the head and rendered unconscious
for a short time. Frank Hotaling, of New
York, was struck in the face sustaining
a cut. George Frazer, a photographed,
was also hit in the face and his camera
was broken.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
CASTRO WOULD ARBITR ATE.
Makes q Proposition Through the
United States Minister.

WASHINGTON, Dec. PA cablegram
from Minister Bowen at Caracas states
that the Venezuelan government has re-
quested him to propose to Great Britain
and Germany that the difficulties arising
out of the claims for alleged damages and
injuries to British and German subjects
during the civil war be submitted to arbi-
tration. Secretary Hay went Immediately
to the Cabinet meeting after the receipt
of the cablegram. When he returned to
the State Department the British and Ger
man embassies were placed in possession
of the news from Venezuela and it was i'm
mediately cabled to Berlin and London.
II is probable replies will be received over
night and will be sent by the State De-
partment to Minister Bowen, who will in
form the Venezuelan President. II is GER
tain the State Department is willing to
go to any reasonable length to settle the
difficulty in Venezuela in any manner that
shall be honorable and satisfactory TO all
parties. Therefore Secretary Hay to-day
replied to Mr.. Bowen's cablegram author
izing him, in his discretion, to use his
good office to secure arbitration He was.
however, made to understand that in the
arbitration, If one should follow, he would
represent not the government OF the
United States, but that of Venezuela at
its request
Not much hope is entertained OF the
favorable reception of the proposition at
LONDON and Berlin, IL felt the difficulty
has progressed too far for a settlement by
the peaceful methods of arbitration. The
reprisals made by the Venezuelans for the
destruction of their navy. in the seizure
of British ships and the arrest OF British
and German subjects, practically have de-
veloped the relations between the countries
into those of real war, although technically
the principals prefer to designate IL as
something less In doing Great Britain
and Germany are simply following the
course taken during the war with China,
when. Notwithstanding the fact that the
allied fleet battered down Taku and cap
tured and distributed a number of Chinese
vessels, no declaration of war was forth
coming.
II Is realized here that the outcome is
very doubtful. and the way is beset with
difficulties. II the claims against Venezu-
Ella were only those of Great Britain and
Germany the adjustment might be easier
but France and Italy. the United States
and perhaps other nations also have claims
and they cannot accept any arrangement
which Great Britain and Germany might
force upon Venezuela. which would de-
prive them of their right OF reclamation.
Castro's proposition was considered at
the Cabinet meeting to-day and II was re-
| ceived with favor. although some doubt
was expressed whether Great Britain and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
so FAR, AND NO FARTHER.
British and German Operations Linz
ited by the United states.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 12.-The Republics
Washington correspondent says: In addi-
ton to the previous statements of lie
limitaticrs under which Great Britain and
Germany must act In Venezuela in order 20
avoid a collision with the United States
this explanation Is made on high authority:
Neither Great Britain nor Germany have
free hand in Venezuela that term Is
understood to apply In Asiatic or African
countries, where the influence of other
countries does not prevail. Both countries
have freely informed the United States
that 1t is not their intention to violate the
principles OF the Monroe doctrine.
They have explained that the debts are
lawfully due their subjects: that President
Castros government has failed TO acknowl-
edge the Indebtedness and has houted all
efforts on their part TO obtain payment or
to fix time when payment might be ex-
pected TO begin.
''The United States have been prevented
from being of assistance 10 President Cas-
tros government by the quixotic attitude
OF President Castro himself This has been
in many instances exasperating and always
He has his own Interpretation OF the
Monroe doctrine. This appears 10 be that
the United States must stand between any
debtor OF South American republics and a
foreign creditor, inasmuch as territorial In
demnity under the Monroe doctrine Is out
OF the question.
Leaving out Of consideration entirely the
financial misfortunes OF Venezuela which
President Castro inherited. the earthquakes
which distracted his country and the revo-
luton which he has had 10 put down and
the agricultural and financial crises which
he had 10 meet, this government feels that
at no time has he shown a disposition TO
act the part of anything bus dictator with
banditti at his back
The frank statement by Great Britain
and Germany that they were only going TO
collect the debts OF their subjects or pre-
pare a way 10 the collection OF these debts
has been satisfactory To the United States
This government has been perfectly willing
that they should try.
AT the same time II has never consented
10 any proposition OF reprisal contemplating
the subjection OF the country and the hold
ing of any ports for an indefinite period IN
is not possible 10 squeeze blood from a tur-
| nip. nor rs IL the American idea 20 throw a
debtor into jail. The United States stands
ready at all times 10 act the part OF a
mediator. althouSh IL has not offered ita
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
CASTRO ASKS ARBITRATION
But Continues Preparations for War, While Germans
and British Threaten to BOmbard

LONDON. Dec. 13.-Up to o'clock this
morning no news of a startling nature had
been received from Venezuela, and 1t is
now believed the situation is less critical
than a few days ago. Yesterdays develop
ments were: President Castro asked for
arbitration; Great Britain disavowed re-
sponsibility for sinking a Venezuelan war
ship; the Venezuelans are preparing to de-
fend Caracas and Laguayra, and the block
ade of the Venezuelan coast continues. On
Thursday it was reported that Germans
prisoned. This morning the Daily Mail
prints the following from Wilemstad, Cura-
Gao. dated Dec. IL: 1.-The foreign residents
of Puerto Cabello are taking refuge on
board the German cruiser Vineta and the
British cruiser Ariadne. These vessels are
threatening to lombard the port
Lord Lansdowne made a speech last even
ing which is held to show that the situa-
tion is in no way alarming, end although
the opinion is expressed that President Cas-
tro's reported request for arbitration has
come too late. this step on his part is well
coined as a proof of his anxiety to with
draw from his position.
The morning newspapers express various
opinions to the arbitration proposals,
but there is a general agreement that II by
a guarantee made by the United States or
other means Venezuela could be bound to
carry out an award no reason exists why
Great Britain should refuse to consent to
arbitration. 1t is believed, however, that
neither Great Britain nor Germany is like
ly to accept the arbitration proposal.
Statements attributed to the consuls and
other representatives of Venezuela in
European cities all betray a stronger feel
ing against Germany than against Great
Britain, as we'll as reliance upon the United
States to prevent any Anglo-German in
vasion of Venezuela. The Venezuelan con-
sui at Genoa is credited with the assertion
that the armed intervention of the United
States would be certain to follow imme-
diately such invasion.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Morning
Post says the British commander in Vene.
zuelan waters will, senior officer, in the
future direct all joint action by the Anglo
German feet after having consulted with
Commodore Scheder, the German COM
mander. Germany has no intention OF
sending a force to the interior of Vene-
zuela. All German action, according To the
correspondent, will be confined to the coast
In dispatch from Paris the correspond
ent of the Daily Express gives an inter
view with Senior Maubourgit, the Vene-
zuelan representative In Paris. He says;
"Germany's true motive in urging Great
Britain to that country's present course
was found in the question of trade. Ameri-
cans lately have been pushing German
products out of the South American mar
ket," continued the Venezuelan envoy
land Germany's consular representatives In
| South America are constantly impressine
| this fact upon their government. OF course
American competition also injured British
| trade. The present trouble will strengthen
! President Castro's position Immensely"