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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
Lieut. Simpson Ordered to Norfolk
~ the Associated Press

Washington, July S1.-orders have
been issued by the Navy Department
detaching Lieutenant E. Simpson from
the naval torpedo station, Narragansett
Bay to the Norfolk and Newport News
Navy Yards in connection with the fit
ting out of the Arkansas.
Lieutenant Simpson will serve as exec
utive officer on board that yessei When
put in commission.
w. T. Thompson has been appointel
paymaster clerk, and ordered to duty at
the Norfolk Navy Yard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
Gibbons Accepts Vice Presidency.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Baltimore, July 31.-In letter accept
ing the appointment of the vicepresi-
dency of the Schley Triumphal Arch AS
sociation recently organized in this city
to erect an enduring monument to theu
Admiral, Cardinal Gibbons says:
admiral Schley's victory shed glory
on our State and l cheerfully accept the
position assigned to me, earnestly hoping
that the patriotic enterprise will meet
with a hearty response from the citizens
of Maryland"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
No Railway Property Destroyed.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PrCss)
San Francisco, July 31.-Master of
Transportation Richards, of the Southern
Pacific, today stated that the seismic
disturbances in Santa Babara did not de-
stroy any railway property and that the
tracks of his company were intact, all
trains running on a schedule time Los
Alamos is a town of about 500 people, in
Santa Babara county. and is the center
of large oil producing territory 1t is
situated in the Los Almos Valley, one of
the most productive valleys in the State,
olives and citrus fruits being produced
in abundance
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
e Double Hanging.
(By the Associated Press.)

Roanoke, Va, July 31.-The first double
hanging in the history of Wise county
will take place at Wise court house to-
morrow. when Robert Foy and Charlie
Blackman, 10th colored, will pay the
death penalty.
Foy was convicted of the murder of
Dayton H. Miller, secretary and treasurer
of the Toms Creek Coal Company at
Toms Creek last December. He broke
jail with eleven others prisoners in Feb
ruary, but was re-captured.
Blackman killed Thomas Bates, anoth-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
The Kings Rapid Progress,
(By the Associated Press

Cowes, Isle of Wight, July 31-Today's
bulletin on the condition of King Ed
ward follows:
Ellis Majesty has made rapid progress
since Monday last. His general condi-
tion is all that could be desired. The
wound is closing satisfactorily.
The King is now able to walk the en-
tire length of the pavilion deck easily
without assistance
(Signed) Treves, Laking, Bankart."
Favored by perfect weather the rovaI
yacht Victoria and Albert cruised west
ward this afternoon The King sat in
the shade of an awning aft, with the
Queen by his side.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
Joins the Liberals,
CBv the Associated Press, ,

LBy the AssocIated Press)
London, July 31.-Announcement is
made that Earl Beauchamp has joined the
Liberal League. This formal declara-
tion from the conservative ranks, coming
at moment when excitement is rife over
the Liberal victory in the North Leeds
bye-e election, occasions considerable in
tercst in political circles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
Cne Grievance Removed.
(By the Associated Press.)

Hazleton, Pa, July 31.-G. b. Markle
& Company, operating the Jeddo, Eber-
vale, Highland and Oakdale Galleries,
issued a notice today that on and after
August 1 no money will be collected
through their offices for the maintenance
of the company doctor This removes
one of the grievances of which the min
ers have complained for some time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
SAD DEATH OF MISS SOUTHERN.
On Her Way to Health Resort She Expires In
Depot at Greensboro
Especial to News and obscrver)

Especial Lo news and UbscFYcr)
Greensboro. N. c., July 31.-Miss Au-
gusta, daughter of II. w. Southern, of
Avalan Rockingham county, aged IS,
died in the depot here at o'clock, ten
minutes after being taken from the
train. She became sick with heart fail
ure at Summerield, ten miles distant,
dying before a physician could reach her.
Her older sister was with her, both going
to a health resort near Thomasville.
The body was tenderly- cared for, the
family telephoned and the remains will
be expressed home by the first train.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
r H e
American League.

(By the Associated Press.)
At Detroit r IL e
Washington 80 0 0 90 0-1 2 1
Detroit E. .....0 0 0 0 3 0 0 *-9 Is 2
At St. Louis r II E
St. Louis :. ..2O1O $1,000 O-4 IA 0
Phila. =. ....0 8 0 0 0 o / o. IS 0
Game called on account of darkness.
At Cleveland r. II. Z.
Cleveland. :. ,..1OO1OO01-3 10 2
Boston,. e. .....0O0OOOOO0- 5 1
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
Eastern League.
(By the Associate

(By the Associated Press.)
Buffalo Z; Jersey City 6.
Toronto :: Worcester 1.
Rochester 6; Newark !.
Montreal s; Providence Z.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
Southern League.

(By the Associated Press)
Little Rock Nashville game postponed
on account of rain. No other Southern
League games played today
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
LAMB MAKES A DENIAL.
That Louisville and Nashville Has Bought the
Chattanooga Southern.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chattanooga, July 31.-President Hen
ry L. Lamb. of the Chattanooga South
ern Railroad. arrived in this city today
and denied emphatically the reports that
the Louisville & Nashville had bought
the Chattanooga Southern. He declared
there had been no negotiations to that
end.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01

port, was incorporated here today. Flo
memo and Mary Benemilis, of Mobile, and
James L. Lemaire. of New Orleans, ale
the principal subscribers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
On the Diamond.
National League.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
At Philadelphia r. II. E.
Cincinnati. :. .O0OO00010-1 2
Philadelphia =. ..OOO0OOOOO-O /
At Boston R. II. Z.
Boston. :. ......32 1O00O*-6 8
Chicago. =. ...O0OOOOOO0-O 4
At New York RHE
St. Louis -. Il OO10O1-3 1
New York e. 20 0 OO10 0O1 % 1
At Brooklyn R1 E
Pittsburg =. 100 OOOOOO3 % u 1
Brooklyn =. 20 0 10000 90 0
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
Shocks at Lompoc.

(By the Associated Press.)
Lompoc. Calf, July 31.-Three distinct
shocks of earthquake were felt here last
night, two of the shocks being very Sc
we're, lasting over half a minute each
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01
New Steamship Company.

(By the Associated Press)
Mobile, Ala, July S1.-The Benemilis
Steamship Company organized to opcr-
ate steam and sailing vessels out of this
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-01

Some men sow selishness and reap
success.
The courier., 1902-06-28
SOCIETY NOTES
LIFE'S MAZY WHIRL

Ryons. who was best man. The bride
and groom knelt on a white satin pill
low and the attendants formed a semi
circle around them, while the service
was read by Elder H. w. Davis. as
sisted by Reverend F. L. Wharton.
After the ceremony the procession
proceeded through the center aisle. the
flower maiden strewing roses in the
brides path.
A reception was given from eight to
ten O'Clock at Mrs. Whites residence,
300 South Seventeenth street. Mr..
Arthur Ryons presented the guests to
the receiving line, which was composed
Of Mrs. White, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B.
Ryons and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l. Ryons.
The drawing rooms and library were
adorned with palms and white roses.
The dining room was In pink. A lunch
cloth embroidered In American beau
ties, was on the table. and on 1t a fiat
centre piece of pink roses was re-
hected in a silver trimmed mirror. The
high window was banked with palms.
smilax and roses. The bridesmaids
presided over the refreshment table,
and also over the punch bowl. which
was on the piazza. Mrs. G. ]. States.
Mrs E. L. Cook. Mrs. Ella X. Morri-
The courier., 1902-06-28

adding to the effect of the preceding
selections, leading sympathetically to
the climax Of the last number.
Miss Watkins exhibited a perfect
technique throughout the program. and
played with the self-possession and
ease of the true artist. Her fine in
terpretations of classical themes. skill
full execution and beautiful singing
touch, were regarded as very remark
able in one so young. by the severest
critics. The young lady's performance
plainly reflected the style Of her teach
er, Mrs. Wurzburg.
The first two numbers were rendered
with great individuality, the Blumen-
stuck especially showing power Of in
depreciation. The Berceuse was Hof-
mannesque in spirit. while the Song Of
the Brook" suggested light, spark
ling waters and served as suitable
relief from the heavier numbers.
In the selections from Lucia" the
melody notes were particularly fine and
clear. The allegro Of Mozart again
prepared the listeners for the heavier
work in the Merry Wives of Windsor
in which Miss Watkins powers were
shown to advantage.
The following is the program as
rendered:
Let the sounds Of music
Creep In our ears: soft stiffness and the
night
Become the touches of sweet harmony"
The courier., 1902-06-28

gOwned In pink and carried pink roses.
Mr.. Robert Hiltner, a brother Of the
bride, was best man. The bridal party
stood in front Of q mantel which was
banked with palms and above the
heads of the bride and groom was sus-
pended a basket Of asparagus ferns
ard white carnations. Miss Ada
Waugh played the wedding music from
Lohengrin previous to the ceremony.
and after It, Mendelssohn's march. At
eight o'clock a reception was given in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Evans when
two hundred persons called to extend
fluctuations. Misses Elizabeth Perkins
and Ada Waugh presided at the dining
table. which was prettily adorned with
pink and white roses. They were as
sisted in serving by Misses Florence
Kinton and Mary Prescott. Misses
Adelloyd whiting and Olive Graham
served punch. The wedding gifts were
many and beautiful. The groom is a
member Of the class of '9s Of the state
university and Is an instructor in the
electrical engineering department Of
that institution. The bride is a men,
ber Of the class Of 1900. They have
gone to the Black Hills. expecting to be
absent all summer. Their future home
will be in Lincoln.
X 4 4
Miss Margery Watkins entertained
about fifty Of her friends at a twilight
recital last Saturday evening. The
subdued light Of the candelabra with
which the parlor was lighted. added
greatly to the inspiration Of the music
The program was of unusual excel
lence and was selected with good taste
The numbers blended beautifully. each
The courier., 1902-06-28

worth, Gertrude RehIaender, Dorothy
and Helen earns; Masters Harold
Coulter of Canon City, Colorado; Ern-
est and Sammy Guenzel, Louis Usher.
Harold Hirsching. Paul Eubank.
Adrian Scott, Alfred Munson, Thomas
and Henry Woods, Edgar Westervelt,
Devere Dierks.
Miss Jessie Cornelia White gave a
beautiful yellow and white luncheon
to her bridesmaids on Tuesday. at one
o'clock A bowl of yellow roses stood
on Battenburg lunch cloth lined with
yellow, making an effective center
piece. The luncheon was served in SIX
courses. Covers were laid for Mrs. d.
r. Hopkins, Misses White. Lillian
White, Harriet Durham of Onarga, Ill
inois, Katherine Kinnaird of McGregor.
Iowa, Annie McClelland and Grace Gil
bert Of Chicago, Mabel Johnson of
Holdrege, olive States and Miss Laura
Ryons.
first Of the week from California where
she went to attend the biennial meet
ing Of the national federation of clubs.
After the meeting she visited friends
in Los Angeles, and on her return she
stopped in Denver for a few days. Mr..
McCreery met her in Colorado and they
returned together.
The courier., 1902-06-28

son and Mrs. A. L. johnson. of Crete,
assisted in doing the honors In the
drawing room. An orchestra played
during the receiving hours. The pres
ents, which were beautiful. were dis
played in an upper room.
The bride Is an accomplished young
lady. who. during the few years Of her
residence here. has won many friends
and admirers. She was q student at
the Wesleyan university, and spent two
years at the Northwestern, at Evans
ton.
The groom has lived in Lincoln most
of his life. He II q member Of the class
of 1900 Of the state university, and Is
now in the wholesale flour business.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryons will spend their
honeymoon In the Black Hills, and viii
receive their friends after October LIST
in their new home at 1890 Ryons street.
Tuesday evening at seven o'clock at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. L. Hiltner. 2216 South
Fourteenth street, were married Miss
Daisy Hiltner and Mr.. Herbert 8.
Evans. Twenty-Five persons witnessed
the ceremony which was performed by
Reverend H. o. Rowlands, pastor Of
the First Baptist church. The bride
wore a gown Of white organdie and
carried white roses. and her maid Of
honor, Miss May Crabtree. was
The courier., 1902-06-28


Mrs. s. c. Hoover gave charming
children's party on Monday for her
daughters. Stella and Clara, the latter
Of whom was four years old that day.
A Mother Goose. guessing game proved
interesting to the guests. and a prize
was won by Miss Ruth Aspinwall.
Each child received gift from grab
bag. but candy shower gave the
greatest delight A hundred packages
of candy in bright colored paper. were
in bag which was suspended in a
doorway, ribbons were attached to 1t in
such a way that when drawn. the bag
opened, and the shower of sweets fell.
Ice cream, cake and lemonade were
served by Misses Mary Hamer and
Louise Hoover. Guests were Misses
Lucille Lees, Frances Westervelt, Ruth
and Edyn Aspinwall, Martha Quiggle,
Barbara Baird, Gladys. Ora and Mary
Neeshaw, Katherine Dierks, Hazel
Mulno. Marie Holm. Mildred Morning.
Katherine Holyoke. Gladys Derby,
Esther and Eleanor Bennett, Gladys
Lucore, Grace Eubank. Reta Hollings-
The courier., 1902-06-28

Moment Musical, No. -3...."..---.S Schubert
Blumenstuck (hower piece). .Schumann
Berceuse (craile song}.. Chopin
Romance .................T Tschaikowsky
Ball-Silhouetten, Drei Walker. .Bendix
Song of the Brook Lack
Cavatina, from Lucia di Lammermoor..
...................... Donizetti
"Regnava mel Silenzio" Qn silence all
lay slunabsring) "Quando rapito In
Estast" Love wraps my soul In ecetacy,
Allegro. Sonata I'm Mozart
Overture, Die lustigen Weber Won
Windsor erhe Merry Wives of Wind
sOr). -.......s............... Nfcoiat
The age-herald., 1902-02-09
WOMEN AGREE ON PLAN.
Manner of Dlsposing of Negro Club
 Women ls Not Made Public.

New York. February S.--A conference between the representatives of Massa- chusetts and Georgia women's Clubs which has been in session at the Holland House for the last two days has reached a point where the ladies have reached an understanding of the needs of their re- spective sections. After long delibera- ton they have agreed upon plan which they will take to their constituents for approval and which 1t is hoped will har- monize all interests.
 Mrs. May Alden Ward of Boston, presi- dent of the Massachusetts State Fedora ton of Women's Clubs Mrs. Anna D. West of Somerville, vice president of the Massachusetts Federation; Mrs Ida Bar nett Adams of Lowell, general federation secretary for Massachusetts; Mrs J. Alndsay Johnson. life director of the Georgia Federation of Woman's Clubs; Mrs. A. o. Granger. president of the Georgia Federation, and Mrs. Samuel Merrill and Mrs. Ramsay secretaries for Massachusetts and Georgia respectively have participated in the conference. The question of admitting colored women S clubs to the General Federation of Wom- ens Clubs has been one of the main sub jects under discussion
The age-herald., 1902-02-09

the check readily passed the bank cash fer. The man was caught and made re- stitution without publicity, but the case gave bankers shock. Other somewhat similar cases are known, but none involv- ing such a large amount.
 "A famous case was the celebrated Sea yer fraud. He bought draft for $I1 from the Bank of Woodlawn (Cal) and. all though 1t was written on chemical safe ty' paper and perforated in two places with check punch, he raised 1t to $12,000 and it was passed successfully and paid. But however successful they may be for a time. 1t is the fatal hoodoo of this most gentlemanly' way of making a liv- ing without earning it that forgery Is always discovered and the forger gener- ally caught. That is because the forged check remains in existence and must be paid by some one, and sooner or later there will be an outcry. The best the raiser can hope for is to escape before the crime Is discovered.
 Once the false check Is passed and he has the money his first idea Is as to where he shall hide Another fatality attaching to his peculiar business is that the same place that he thinks of flying to is the place that suggests itself to the mind of the thief chaser. In other words
 
 guess well where to find him.
 "If a forger wants to bury himself" said an old detective, he thinks of South America, because 1t is easy to get there and apparently out of the world. Then of South America. he probably only thinks of Venezuela or closer home-of Guatemala or Panama. So the South American hunt Is simplicity itself, as there are not so many large ports that strange Americans can pass through un- noticed.
 If forger wants to continue in his crooked business he thinks of London. Paris. Berlin and Maybe Vienna We guess at his caliber and whether he wants more money, and know where he proba- bly will go to get 1t. for the professional crook has an international acquaintance, and he only goes among friends. So we follow him.
 If a forger is an adventurous spirit and committed the crime on impulse and we could learn absolutely nothing more about him we would look in that Mecca Of adventurers, South Africa, for him. In fact our first business Is to learn what Kind Of man he Is, then shut our eyes and guess which one of a few places he will fly to. The guess often Is so good that our men await him when the steam. CT lands there If not, we don't forget the sailing vessels'"
The age-herald., 1902-02-09

the United States that the banks fear to give even a hint as to the sums of which they or their depositors are robb- ed each year The magnitude of the amount would frighten too many per sons.
 For time it was thought that the use of chemically prepared paper would prove a safeguard, because any erasure or al- iteration would show immediately. The chemicals used in It's composition would make the ink run if acids were used to change the figures. But among the check raisers there were chemists just as clever as the chemist who devised the prepared paper.
 Then paper with watermarks woven through it was used. But it, too, became an easy mark for the chemist who had gone wrong.
 Finally and until recently the bank ing world thought that 1t had struck the absolute safeguard by using a machine to stamp on the check the exact amount for which it was drawn. the machine per forating the paper as 1t stamped it. Ger tainly it does seem that when the paper is cut right out of the check, leaving nothing but holes, no change Is human ly possible But the completeness of this supposed safeguard has offered tempt ing field for the check raiser.
 A special detective in the employ of the Bankers Association who has spent half the years of his mature life in running down forgers and check raisers, said that it was too easy' to raise checks, and that a good many more men than try it now would do it were it not for the well known relentlessness of the as socation In running down offenders against any single one of it's constituent members.
 Write me a check for any sum you want" said the sleuth, land I'll show you.
 A check for $200 was written and pass ed over to him. In less than two min utes, without erasure of any kind,
The age-herald., 1902-02-09

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Raising checks has become the great- est danger to the banks. There is no comparison between raising checks with genuine signature and forging the sig nature itself. so far as ease of execu- tion is concerned. And after many years of arduous'wor and after great expendi- lures of money the banks have to admit sorrowfully that if man wants to raise a check he can do it; and the detec- ton, while, of course, inevitable when the paid check returns to the depositor is not immediate enough to prevent the swindler from getting away with the money.
 That is why the most implacable enemy of the men who dare raise or falsify a check Is the Bankers association This great concern in reality is a protective association, and it relentlessly hunts down all forgers first, last, and all the time. It never lets up. absolutely never no matter time, money, or trouble. It bitterly pursues defaulters for the sake of justice. but 1t has still another ob- ject in It's deadly trailing of forgers and check tamperers. That Is because the whole banking structure hangs on sign ed paper. When it can be altered with impunity, away goes the financial sys- tenn of today Hence the unreIenting hunting donw for forgers who trifle with mems names. On the books of more than one large detective agency of the country are cases more than ten years old. The forgers never have been found, but the hunt still goes on. Reports of the chase come in regularly. and the books will not be closed until the hunt stops at pri<on doors or beside a grave.
 Yet with all this remorseless hunting check raising f1ourishes so well all over
The age-herald., 1902-02-09

ish thought! 'The mate for beauty" said the Richelieu of the drama, should be a man and not a money chest. The money chests in the gay marriage mar ket are not seeking beauties. but female '.money chests" and the beauties are seeking male money chests' with the aid and assistance of manoeuvering mamas.
 Venus has dropped out of the marriage market when maidens are put up for sale. She only runs in nov and then 10 put notions in the heads of young mat rons who are bored to death with money chests" No longer under the eye of watchful mothers. these high danes listen to the whispers of Venus who persuades them to run through the divorce courts and try love with an- other There is no love in the marriage market. Years of teaching have made the maids fortune hunters They ap- pear as harmless and innocent as doves and vet they have the wisdom Of ser pents Their ambition is to make bril- liant match It would seem as though the young girls believe the end of their lives is reached when. with wedding lace and orange blossoms. they hear the thin chested swain lisp with all my worldly goods I thee endow." Alas. few. in a tiny recess of a dwarfed heart, may conceal a secret hope that the youth at the altar beside her may develop and cherish a starved love-
 Truly has 1t been said that we must recognize the "community of interests, and the impulse that bends the men Of millions to the toll of accommodating more millions is shared by their wives who instil in their children the idea that the corner-stone of the family edihce must be of gold. It is gold. coined gold that our new aristocracy seeks to pos sess. And in the seeking of 1t all else is over looked It matters not what the progeny of loveless parents may be so long as there is fortune on both sides of the house.
 If this be not true. where are the mar riaRes of the last few years when the mate for beauty was not money cnest'