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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Colombia's Minister Festive.
(By the Associated Press.)

Wy Llit <AooONlH9tN 1 1897
Washington, Oct. 3O.-It developed
that Senior Concha, the Colombian min
lister, is growing FESTIVE under the delay
of his government in giving him further
instructions in answer to his dispatch
regarding the conditions which have
arisen since the forwarding of the latter
directing him to proceed with the nego-
tiations for a treaty with the United
States affecting the right of way for the
Panama Canal. He has sent several re-
quests for that information without
avail. The legation officials, however,
are moved to the belief that the dispatch
of Secretary Hay to Minister Hart, sent
on Tuesday, will have the effect of ac-
celebrating matters, and that an early adj
justment of the pending questions which
are delaying final action on the treaty
may be looked for.
Much of the delay has been occasion
ed, so it is learned, by the attitude Of
Governor SaIazar. of Panama, who has
been writing numerous letters to the
legation here and these. more or less,
influenced Mr.. COncha in postponing
action on his instructions to proceed with
the negotiation of the treaty.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Hon. E. B. Watson in Person.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Roxboro, N c., Oct. 31-Notwith-
standing the report sent out from here
to the contrary, the entire Democratic
ticket Will be elected by a good safe
majority Chairman Carlton, who has
made a most inspiring campaign, assur-
ed me today that Warren, for the House.
would be elected by a majority any
where from 600 to 800, with the balance
of the ticket Whereabouts. while the ''old
war hourse," d. w. suRradsher, will de-
feat his opponent for Clerk of the Court
by at least 1000. Have no fears about
old Person for she will surely send a
true blue Democrat down to represent
her in the next Legislature, and there
will be no better or safer representative
in that body than our our repreSeni a
tive, Mr. w. A. Warren.
Hon. Cyrus Watson was with the
county candidates today at Woodsdale
and made one of his characteristic strong
speeches. The canvass will close here
On Saturday when Hon. w. w. Kitchin
will be with them. His majority will
DE something like 1000.
The registration books show 1900
whites and 104 negroes, which is falling
off of more than 1000 in the negro vote.
At the last election there were 800 votes
cast by white Republicans and they have
been augmented by only a few by the
independent" movement.
J. w. NOELL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
PICKPOCKET At FAIR
He Got Forty Three Dollars
From w. D. Upchurch.
They Seem 10 Have Been Working in Gang
and Taking Advantage of the Press in
Getting on The Train.

Late Thursday afternoon, as Mr.. w.
u. Upchurch was returning from the
Fair, some pick-poeket stole his pocket
book. He says large man in the front
and associates worked him. The heavy
man was in front of him, pressing back.
Just in the rear of Mr.. Upchurch, press
ing closely upon him, We're several men
evidently accomplices of the man in
front.
L kept saying to the man in the front,
who was pressing back upon me, move
on feeling the men pushing me on the
rear. But he kept poking along, even
when nobody was in front of him, af-
fectin9 TO be unable to go forward and
kicking back as if he couldn't get along.
While he was doing this, his accomplices
IN the rear were pressing upon me hard
enough to mash me, and one of them
put his hand in my pocket and took out
my purse. Pressed on all sides, I
couldn't of course, feel his hand. After
the people got seated and 1 saw that the
man in front didn't move on, / said to
him, why don't you get out of my way?'
He said: The conductor says 1 haven't
given him my ticket and l am trying to
find it, Right them / suspected some
thing and felt in my pocket for my purse,
but it was gone. The men who had been
pressing me from behind We're gone and
not having seen their faces, / couldn't
recognize them. The man in front didn't
get the purse and / couldn't prove that
he was in league with the men pushing
me from behind, though I have no doubt
they were working together. l might
have arrested the big man in front, but
it would have done no good because 1
couldn't catch the fellow who stole the
purse.
How much money did the thief get Q"
/ asked Mr.. Upchurch.
Just forty-three' dollars" he replied.
II had sold hog for forty dollars, and
had that money and three dollars more in
the purse. There was one twenty dollar
bill, one ten dollar bill, two five dollar
bills, on two dollar bill, some change and
seven keys in the purse. 1 have had to
pay 81 to have the keys made
Yesterday morning Mr.. Upchurch fixed
up Il fat pocket book, just like the one
he lost put it in the same pocket, and
went out to the Fair, intent upon cap
turing the thieves if they were plying
their trade again, but of course he didn't
succeed. The pick-pocket is too smart
to be caught.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
n. e. e. Beers
Market Letter.
Especial to the News and Observer

Especial to the News and Observer)
New Orleans, La, Oct. 31.-Liverpool
advices were disappointing and the
weather was favorable throughout the
South, therefore our market opened .
to lower. Subsequently, however, it
was ascertained that a leading New
York operator had again reiterated mis-
estimate of 9,600,000 and this combined
with fears of a cold wave in the South
west occasioned an improvement of to
from the bottom. Realizing near the
close caused esiness, making the net
gain 1 to points. The amount brought
into sight for the week was 469 900
against 555, 900 bales last year and the
aggregate marketed from September LIST
to date has been 3,219,000, against 2,876, -
600 last year or an. increase of az, 600
over last year. The visible supply Of
American during the week increased
241 900, against 2S9 900 last year, and the
total is 2,265,00 against 2,332,00O last
year. Showers are predicted over Texas
and Arkansas tonight or Saturday and
partly cloudy to cloudy weather will
prevail over Louisiana. The tempera-
ture will rise over Louisiana and fall
ton of Texas. After so many weeks of
very faVoraDIe weather it is possible
there may be some change, yet the
weather map does not indicate anything
but showers and fall in the tenn
perature. In the sections mentioned
above we have passed the average date
Of frost and it is claimed the top crop
in all sections is opening. Nevertheless,
although such is the case, and little or
no damage by frost has taken place up
to November, there are still many buy
ing on the expectation of killing front at
this late date. Receipts were. on a more
liberal scale today but their volume
will be regulated entirely by the demand
from spinners. The reiteration of his
1900, 900 estimate by a leading New
York operator had no effect as it is re-
garded as being absurd considering the
character of advices being received from
all sections of the South stating that
there has been a marked increase in
the out turn owing to the favorable
weather prevalent during the past eight
weeks. Sentiment, notwithstanding, is
very bullish and any encouraging fact
can easily cause an advance.
H. & B. BEER.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
One of the Fairs Best Friends.

Mr.. L. Banks Holt and Mrs. Holt, OF
Graham, are in the city, the guests OF
their daughter, Mrs. Jno. c. Drewry
Mr. Holt is one of the State Fairs best
friends and at every annual fair his
magnificent poultry stock and grain
farms in Alamance are handsomely repre-
scented.
Mr.. Holt is too busy man to be
active in political campaigns, but he is
an answering Democrat, and speaking
about the political situation last night,
he remarked that in so far as his OBJ
servation had gone he could not see any
basis for the claim of the opposition that
they would come anywhere near win
ming in Alamance county or in the Fifth
District.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
SUIT INVOLVING MILLIONS.
Atlantic Coast Lumber Company Sued BY Co.
lonial Trust Company.
lBv the Assoclated Presg.l

(By the Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va. Oct 31.-Papers in a suit
involving two million dollars were to-
day filed in the office of the clerk Of
the United States court in this city.
The plaintiff is the Colonial Trust
Company, of New York, and the defend
ent the Atlantic Coast Lumber Com
pany, corporation incorporated under
the laws of Virginia, the principal office
OF which is in Norfolk. 1t is a part of
the great lumber trust
The complainant in the bill of COM
plant alleges that the defendant com
pany, on the first day of July, 1901, exc
cuted a mortgage to the trust company
to secure an issue ofI$2 100000 principal
bonds of the denomination of $1,000 each,
bearing interest at six per cent, paya-
BILE semi annually. 20
The plaintiff further alleges that the
defendant company is in debt $1,000 900
over and above it's principal and interest
of bonded indebtedness, and unable to
pay this or its operating expenses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
The Highest Average.
Special to News and observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Greenville, N. c., Oct. 91.-The highest
sale of tobacco and the highest average
for the lot ever before known or heard
OF by any tobacconist here wa
made for Mr. J. J. Laughinghouse
by Joyner & Dali, at the Farmers ware
house Mr.. Laughinghouse had on the
floor nearly two rows of wrappers which
sold all the way from $2S to $65 per
hundred and averaged 421a cents pound,
every pile of which was bought by Theo.
W. Skinner, of the NJ. P. Jordan Co.
Mr.. Laughinghouse sold at this sale
something over six thousand pounds of
tobacco for two thousand and eighty
three dollars and thirty-five cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Spun up Spiral Tower once too Often
(By the Associated Press.

Savannah, Ca. Oct. 31.-During the
performance of Forepaugh and Sells cir
Gus at Albany, Ca, this afternoon, Mint
ing, one Of the performers, was seriously
possibly fatally, injured.
Minting's act was the riding of uni
cycle UP a spiral tower forty feet high
descending in the same manner. This
afternoon he made the ascent as usual
but when he jumped from his wheel al the
top OF the tower the platform gave way
and he fell to the ground, striking the
structure at ,hree different places. He
was badly bruised about the shoulders
had several ribs broken, and received
internal injuries, the extent of which has
not yet been determined.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
81 Know Nothing of the
Crime" he Said.
Continued from First Page.)

death of Mrs. Adams on January 2, 1899,
when reporter told him the police were
looking for him. Almost at the same
time hi sfather, General Molineux, ar
rived at the place he was boarding with
his wife. He, with his father and the
reporter went to see Police Captain Nc
Cluskey. He gave the police his adj
dress and telephone call and promised
to obey any message sent him.
Ex-Governor Black then said: Now,
MolineuX, I ask you again, Do you know
anything of this crime?"
Absolutely nothing"
You are not guilty of this crime?'
Il am absolutely innocent of any part
or knowledge of it,
With this question and answer before
the jury, Ex-Governor Black announced
the close of the direct examination.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Mr., R. A. Daughton Resigns.

Governor Aycock yesterday appointed
Mr.. ]. R. Lewellyn, of Dobson, Surry
county. a member of the State Board of
Elections to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Mr.. R. A. Daughton'
of Sparta, Allegheny county. At the time
of his resignation Mr. Daughton was
chairman of the board. 1t will not be
known who will be the next chairman
until the next meeting of the board,
which elects it's own officers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01

They are a colored couple. The divorce
was granted on the grounds of abandon.
ment.
All of the jurors who were drawn for
the third week of the October term of
court will report at the court house
Wednesday, November 5th, at $3.50 a. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
KILLED INA GIRLS ROOM.
Two Men Shot to Death by Third Man Found
There.
(By the Associated Press.)

Dayton, Tenn, Oct. 31.-A tragedy oc-
Cured here last night resulting in the
killing of n. j. Cooley and his son-in-
law, VIII Whitfield, by Manuel Thur
man, a saloon keeper. Whitfield was shot
three times and died Immediately. Cooley
fingered until this morning and made a
dying statement to the effect that Cooley
and Whitfield We're at Cooleys home when
Thurman entered a room occupied by
Coolcy's daughter. Whitfield heard a
noise and entered the room when Thur
man grappled with him. Cooley then en-
tered and Thurman opened fire. Thurman
surrendered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01

'The float procession was equal to the
great carnival at Washington city in
1871 said Capt. o. r. Smith yesterday.
Judging by that, North Carolina today
is equal to the United States in 1871.
Their police arrangements were a little
better than ours. Everything was ex-
cluded from Pennsylvania Avenue. The
people stood so thick on the avenue that
saw a dog run himself to death because
he couldn't get out. If we had had the
same arrangement here, the same thing
would have happened on Fayetteville
street
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
CONDUCTOR REID INJURED.
Was Knocked From His Train by n and W
s8ridge at Kilby.

Conductor Reid on S. A. L. freight
No %, was knocked from his train a,
Kilby yesterday by the Norfolk and
Western bridge and was seriously hurt.
He was brought to Raleigh on passenger
train No. Al yesterday afternoon. The
accident was due, it is said, to his care
lessness in standing up while the train
was going under the bridge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Radicals Fighting for a Job.
(New Bern Journal.l

Col w j. Pope, of Lenoir county, has
been in the city for the past few days.
Col. Pope was connected with the At
lantic and North Carolina Railroad for
some years as soliciting agent he is now
very prominently spoken of as Collector
of Customs for this port. There are a
great manp aspirants for this position,
including the present incumbent, ex-
Sheriff Meyer Hahn. This fight is be-
coming quite interesting amongst the
Republicans in this section.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Boodler Gets Five Years.
(By the Associated Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 31.--Edmund Bersch,
former member of the House of Dele
gates, was today found guilty of perjury
in his testimony before the grand jury
as to the $4,000 Doodle fund raised to
secure the passage of the Suburban Fran
chise bill, and given five years in the
penitentiary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Court Adjourned Until Wednesday

The Superior Court has adjourned to
meet here again next "Wednesday No
vember 5th. Judge Timberlake went
home yesterday morning to Louisburg.
Only one case was decided before the
court adjourned and that was Lewis
Hayes against Sallie Hayes for divorce.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Big Cigar Plant for Charleston
nv the Associated Press. J

Charleston, S. c., Oct. S1.-Arrange-
ments were completed today for the es-
tablishment in Charleston of branch
of the American Cigar Company, which
will employ maximum force OF 4'OO'
hands The plant will begin operations
in a few weeks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01

Work is to begin at once ona Casino at
Pinehurst, the winter resort and model
town in Moore county, owned entirely by
Leonard Trifts, of Boston. The building
will be a 200x60O feet and of beautiful
design. 1t will be one of the largest
structures in the State
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01

AL-RALEIGH'S CIRCULAT-
ing Library offers you for one week
for 81 year all the latest books and
others. Stock unlimited. Southern
Book Exchange.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Betting in New York.

One week ago the betting in New YORK
city was to 1 in favor of Odell Now
it is 5 to 4 in his favor, but Democrats
cannot get Republicans to take their
bets at those odds, says the Journal
American.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Fifty.Five Thousand Dollar Ere.
(By the Associated Press.)

10Y IHV NasOOIaVVU IEas'I
Somerville, Tenn, Oct. S1.-The Nash
VILE Chattanooga and st. Louis Rail-
ways warehouse here caught fire today
and $4,000 worth of property was de-
@troyed, including two hundred bales of
cotton. The insurance is small.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
Four Men Killed.

(By the Associated Press)
Niagara Falls, N. Y, Oct. 31.-Four men
We're killed and two fatally injured in a
gas explosion here tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
The
Breath
Of The
Vineyard

Every one knobs
that Royal Baking
Ponder is abSO-
lutely pure. Hence
the housewife uses
it NTH implicit con-
fdence and 1Vithout
question, and she is
justified in so doing.
ut how fe ~
realize that Royal
Baking Ponder is in
its chief ingredient
a direct product of
the healthfuI and
d elicious grape j.!
It is the mild acid
of grapes, which
cryStoIIize d and
ground TO an i'm
palpable ponder is
called cream of tar
tar, that forms the
active principle of
every pound of
Royal Baking Pou-
der.
Fruit acid is in
dispensabIe to the
heaIthfulneSS of the
body, and the acid
Of the grape is the
most v0IuGble and
1eoIthfuI of all.
Hence it is that
2oyaI Baking Pop
r. produces food
2mGrKobIe both in
,avor and vhOIe-
oneness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01
General Miles Arrives at Manila,
(By the Associated Press.)

Manila. Oct. S0.-The United States
army transport Thomas, with Lieutenant
General Miles and his party on board
anchored in Manila harbor tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01

A woman's idea of economy is to have
things charged.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-01

The devil seems to know how TO play
any game that ever was invented.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
Septic Filtration.

The city of Indianapolis is soon to have pure water, and a septic plant to cost about S200,000 is to do the work. The water company in that city is now engaged in putting In the filtration plant, and the people of the Indiana city are congratulating them selves that they are to have not only pure water, but plenty of it, as under the septic system water can be taken from streams that are inadmissable without it.
 The septic system that MT. Gray recommends for this town is by no means new and tentative. It is in use in Andover, Mass; Danville, Ky; Delaware, O.; Lakewood, O.; Mans field, O.; Holland, Mich; Champagne, Kewanee, LaGrange, Macomb, Prince ton and Urbana, all in Illinois; Fond du Lac, Madison and Waukesha, Wis; Marian and Marshalltown, Ia.; Po- mona and San Luis Obispo, Cal. h. dianapolis is town of over 100000 population, and each Altering bed in that city will contain two acres, enough to filter three million gallons a day. In the entire country there are 22 cities which use septic tanks, as against 24 which use intermittent filtration, and 27 that combine inter- mittent filtration with broad irrigation or sedimentation. The septic plan may be said to be growng in favor.
 The subject is fully discussed in Engineering News of April 8, and the city authorities should procure that number of the excellent technical journal in order that they may be- come fully informed as to the methods of purifying water now in use.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
ChjcaQ0's Meat Prices.

The beef trust of Chicago has ere. ated a new issue, or rather it has ex- emplified an old issue. It shows what Q trust can do when it is so inclined. It has raised the price of meats, and advance follows advance in one of the chief articles of food.
 The trust does not greatly fear pub lie Indignation or action on the part of the public authorities under the anti trust law of ten years ago. It has been a heavy contributor to Republi- can campaign funds, and Mark Hanna always stands by" his campaign sub- scribers, and so do the Republicans in general. The efforts that the State officials and the Tammany organiza- ton of New York are making to stop the extortions of the trust will not avail, because the trusts have pro cured decisions against State action in such cases. What the Supreme Court would do if Attorney Genera Knox should start legal proceedings against the beef trusts cannot be even surmised. It, however, leans towards the trusts. 7f:
 The country Is between the trusts and Dingleyism-the devil and the deep blue sea, and it will stay there until the Republican party Is driven out of power, and the party of the people placed in charge of public af- fairs. The beef trust is unconsciously working in that direction.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
--sbs-------------- POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Prejudice is the stepfather of islander.
 The best way not to obtain praise is to ask for it.
 Wine makes the head dizzy; power makes the heart dizzy.
 No man is ever too bad to ladle out a little good advice.
 What the average man needs is a censor for his conversation
 Probably men and women who flirt act like fools because they are fools.
 A married mans idea of home comforts Is a shirt that Is not made at home.
 Half the troubles we complain of are troubles only because we complain of them.
 It behooves those high in political power to provide themselves with parachutes.
 A stock market philosopher says mar riage is just as good as failure if the girl has money.
 Weigh your friends in the scale of pros- perity and they will be found wanting to borrow your money.
 It may be all we'll enough to ''know myself" but if you are wise you will not boast of the acquaintance.
 No matter how rheumatic an old man may be he always tries to prance up to the matrimonial altar like 2-year-old.
 The wise man adroitly tries to conceal his ignorance, while the fool awkwardly attempts to display his knowledge. E. No matter how many cook books a bride owns, she keeps right on cooking things the way her mother taught her.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
THE PIKE LYNCHERS.
From the Elba Clipper.

From the ElDa Clipper.
 In this issue there appears clipping from the Troy Messenger In regard to the arrest of a number of parties implicated in the lynching of Bill zeigler.
 It appears that the negro had preiim- mary hearing and was bound over to await the action of the Pike county grand jury, and the officers had started with him isto Troy when the lynchers took charee of him and riddled him with bull let's.
 We saw no account of anything the father of the child who it was alleged was assaulted, had to say on the subject.
 During the process of arrest and trial and up to the time of and after the lynching 1t seems that he was silent. Now that the parties have been arrested for the crime of lynching the negro 1t Is stated that Maulden says his child was not assaulted.
 The question Is, why did Maulden walt so long to make the statement? Why did he not let the facts come out when the negro was arrested, or at least when the trial came off? It can hardly be possi- bie that he knew nothing of the affair a negro charged with assaulting his little daughter.
 It seems to The Clipper that the proper thing for Maulden to have done would have been to have stated he facts in the case when the negro was on trial. A great deal of trouble might thus have been averted