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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
Leads all North Carolina Daiies i'm News Circulation

were awaiting the result Soon after the
jury went out yesterday afternoon ballot
was taken, which resulted in ten to two
for an acquital. Shortly after one of the
minority joined the majority, leaving one
juror standing out. He held to his views
and kept the jury out all night. In fact
it was only about twenty minutes before
the knock was heard on the jury room
door this morning that he yielded. Many
of the jurors got no sleep at all during
the twenty hours they were locked up.
The count in the indictment charging
the carrying of concealed weapons was not
considered, consequently the charge went
without action. After the verdict was an
nounced the clerk held up the pistols and
offered them to the defendant, who waived
his hand, saying:
"They are not mine.
This is the first case in which Mr.. Gary
had presided as a judge, and it was with
a sigh of relief that he heard the verdict
rendered in a case of such great import
ance, mad one in which so much was re-
quired of the one sitting on the bench
With the elimination of the Tillman trial
the court house was soon vacated
AS an indication of the deep interest
manifested in this trial. locally and abroad,
it need only to be said that it required
some eight or ten telegraph wires to ac.
commodate the newspaper correspondents
The trial ended just eighteen days from
the day the jury was drawn, and court
was IN session thirteen days out of that
time, with the addition of the short time
consumed this morning in receiving the
report of the jury and in going through
the brief legal formalities closing up the
case
Mr.. Tillman after his acquittal made the
following statement to the Associated
Press:
II feel very grateful at the result of the
verdict, but at no time did 1 apprehend
any serious consequences. I, of course
deeply regret the death of Mr.. Gonzales
but ! was forced to do what 1 did. 1 have
never apprehended conviction, for I felt
that 1 did no more than any man would
have done under the same circumstances
and what was compelled to do My posi-
hon was fully stated in the testimony ]
gave on the stand.
Il did ask for change of venue because
l was convinced on account of prejudice
IN Richland county that 1 could not get d
fair and impartial trial in that county. ]
felt sure that as soon as my case could
be presented to an impartial jury I could
be vindicated. The verdict has justified
the correctness of my Judgment. Lexing
ton county was selected by the prosecu.
ton. Its people are law-abiding and have
long been noted for the correctness of
thei rverdiets and have been praised by
The press
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
FOUR ESCAPED FROM
CONVICT CAMP.
Two White Men and Two Ne
groes Get Away Near
Dunn.

The States Prison authorities yesterday
evening received notice from the convict
camp near Dunn of the escape of four
convicts. Two were white and two col
ored. One of the colored men, Edgar
Richardson, was trusty who acted as
cook for the camp. He was sent after
wood and did not return. He halls from
this county, and was sent to the prison
last January to serve three years for lar
ceny.
The three other convicts ran from the
guard while at work and got away, not
withstanding that the guard fired at them.
They were Dolph Vinson, white man
from Rowan, sent here in November, 1901,
for three years for secret assault.
Jesse Knott, a negro from Rowan, sent
here in November 1899. for fifteen years
for murder in the seconu degree.
Harry Franklin, white man from Hall
fax, sent here in January, 1901, for five
years for larceny.
The camp from which the men escaped
is on the line of the Cape Fear and North
ern Railroad.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
A Deserved Compliment

The Rocky Mount Motor of this week,
has this compliment to a deservedly pop
ular gentleman:
"The moderator of the Tar River Bap-
fist associat tion is our townsman, T. NJ.
Arlington. who has been reelected Tor
the fourth time He presided with ease
and dignity and 1t was very deserved
compliment when the ASSOCIATION oy an
unanimous rising vote declared Its m
tention to use all efforts to have hlm
elected president of the State Convention,
which meets in Charlotte In December
in the event of the retiring OF the vener-
able DR.. Marsh who has served so we'll
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
Boy Comes Back as From the Dead.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago. Oct 15.---After having been
mourned as dead since early in September,
Guy Jones, IL years old, has turned up
alive and well. In a grave at GracelanG
Cemetery is the body of a boy, which was
buried as that of the missing lad. Taking
offence at scolding by his father, the
boy left home. A search by the police rc-
vcaled body resembling his floating in
the river. The features were distorted
but the parents believed they had identi-
fed .heir son and buried the corpse az
his
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
The Races at Lexington.
tBy the Associated Press.)

Lexington, KY, Oct. 15.---The chief in
terest in the trotting races today center
ed IN the seventh and deciding heat of
the Rich Mcdowell stake for 2:10 trottcrs
Monte Carlo, Hawthorne and Dr. Strong,
the starters in the seventh, heat today.
had each taken two heats yesterday,
Monte Carlo, favorite in the pooling at
$50 to s35 for the field, composed of the
other two horses. won the heat and the
race. Best time 2:06A
Although the track was fast, Dan Patch
did not start against time today Us was
announced, on account of the weather
conditions
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
PLATT STOLE A MARCH.
He Was Welded to Miss Jansway on Last
Sunday.
(By the Associated Press }

New York, Oct. 15.-Announcement
was made today that the marriage of
United States Senator Thomas c. PIatt
and Mrs. Lillian t. Janeway, took place
at the Holland House on Sunday last.
The Rev. DR.. Burrell performed the cere
mony in the presence of the immediate
members of Mr.. Platt's and Mrs. Jane
ways families.
The Senator said today that he chose a
private ceremony to avoid the crush and
annoyance of public wedding. Senator
and Mrs Platt will leave the city this
evening for a short trip
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
A LOST CHILD.
Can Tell Nothing Of His Parentg- Ready
to Adopt Him.

\ Especial to News and Observer) !:
Il Greensboro, N c., Oct. 15.-A ::
K threc-yearold boy was found late !
4 this evening in front of the grand ;.
X stand at the Fair grounds, appar- ::
J. emily lost and deserted. All efforts ;,
< to locate his parents have been un- !;
i successful. A. Fl. Hammer, foreman ;:
X of construction of White Oak Cotton !
4 Mills, has the boy in charge tonight, !
I. and says he will adopt him if not ::
!. claimed. The child cannot tell any !
X thing about parents or where he I
\ came from, although he is bright and =.
i well dressed. ;.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
Martial Law Proclaimed.
(By the Associated Press.)

Armentieres, France, Oct. 15.-The pre-
feet has declared Armentieres to be III d
state of seige, as result of the rioting on
the part of the striking linen weavers. All
houses must be closed from eleven O'Clock
at night until eight in the morning. The
question of submitting the proposal for a
general strike to referendum of the
workmen is still under consideration.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
SHE GOT TIE rRoUsssAU.
Also coffin Because s6fter He Gave it She
Changed Eer Miud.
(By the Associated Press. }

Butte Mont, Oct 15.-Miss Helen Kelly
aged Is, was shot and killed today by
Albert Beckmann, who escaped. Beck
mann claimed he advanced the girl $500 to
buy trousseau, but that she changed
her mind and would not marry mm.
Beckmann brought suit to recover the
money but lost the case Miss Kelly
came here ten weeks ago from Ireland.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
Suspended F,om stcck Excha, ge.
(By the Associated Press,)

New York. Oct. 15.-Three members Of
the firm of Zimmerman & FOrshay were
today suspended from its Stock Exchange
privileges This action was taken as Il
result of an investigation of certain trans
actions by the firm in San Francisco
Street Railway bonds.
Leopold Zimmerman was suspended Tor
one year and Sigmund H. Rosenblatt and
Leonard Schaeffer were suspended 1Jr
ninety days each. These three men were
the board members for Zimmerman q
Forshay
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
Attorneys Comment on Verdict.
Especial to News and observer0

Especial to News and Observer)
Wilmington, n. c., Oct. 15.-The YER
dict of the jury in the Tillman case was
received here today with much feeling OF
surprise, mingled with Indignation Sew
eral prominent attorneys freely said that
the influence of that and other similar
verdicts is bound to most seriously affect
human society.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
Dividend by Philadelphia and Reading
lBy the Associated Press. }

Philadelphia Oct 15.---The directors OF
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company today declared general div
dend of 11A per cent on the second pre-
ferred stock Of the company payable No
vember 10. This is the first time in the
history of the road that a dividend has
been paid on the second preferred stock.
The regular semi-annual dividend of 2
per cent On the first preferred stock was
also declared payable March 10, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
Gift to Elizabeth City Normal.

The State Superintendent of Public IN
str,ct;on wae notified yesterday that fvs
betb r;tv had been donated to the State
Colored Normal school Ahere by Rev. DR..
witt, VT of Cleveland. Ohio, and his
son-in-law. Robert Q. IsEer' OF ONO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16

We start life thinking that wc shall
build a great cathedral, crowning glorv
of architecture, and we end by contriv-
ing a mud hut.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16
Respectfully,
" MRS. F. A. OLDS

Mrs. +. a. OiIJS,
Pres. N. G. Div, U. d. c.
Later I found where, by resolution,
Mrs. Gabbott was paid even more.
Il beg that an earnest appeal go from
this body to the general convention to
elect another custodian and revise the
rules for the Cross of Honor"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16

Besides this, each State is called upon
to pay So this year for additional OK
penses of your office. This is a small
sum, it is true, but it shows that your
great labor is not altogether one of
love.
North Carolina may have given you
scme trouble, but she is not the oniY
State that makes complaint of the rules
you quote, and with the difficulty OF
dealing with the custodian of the Cross
of Honor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-16

July 1st and January 18th, to be named
by the delegates in convention assembled.
II was stated in New Orleans that many
of the State conventions had been held
in October, so the convention could not
name a day. so it was left to the State
presidents. I understand by your extra
ordinarily long report that your objec-
ton to other days was to save yourself
trouble / thought, therefore, that /, as
president, could name county reunion
days. for bestowal of crosses, if it did not
put too much work on you, so told my
chapters to get the crosses before Juae
3rd, and hold them until the old soldiers
could meet You speak of your great Ia
bor By referring to the treasurer's re-
port, / see you have been paid:
Salary Mrs. Gabbott :. :. :. :. $4,000
Extra services Mrs. Gabbott =. =. $500
Expenses Mrs. Gabbott =. =. =. =. 5000
Stenographer :. :. 5000
Total :. :. :. :. :. :. :. =. :. $23o
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21
A Celebrated Horsewoman.

Most women brought up on west.
ern ranch learn to ride horse with
skill, but not every one takes to 1t as
profession, after the fashion OF
Madame Marantelle, who is now driv-
ing horses and riding them at the Mad
ison Square circus in New York, Born
on a large stock farm at Mendon.
Mich. she and her sister learned to
ride her fathers hlooded horses. and
took to riding races at local fairs.
When two other girls, called Belle
Cook and Emma JeWett, began to ride
long distance races in public. these
sisters became infatuated with the
idea and accepted the Offer of pro
fessional horseman named Harris to
appear in the same sort of racing,
This was in 1882, and Madame Maran-
telle has ever since followed the track.
One Of her most extraordinary feats Is
that of driving four horses while rid
ing a fifth and taking hurdles In the
course; this she began to do In 1889,
in London. For a long time she and
her horse Firemaker held the worlds
record for jumping; and she has made
the worlds record for riding 10 miles
without stopping, having accom-
plshed this in Is minutes and II sec
onds by changing horses at every mile,
with scarcely the loss Of a second at
each change. Though she has had bad
falls, Nine. Marantelle not only loves
the work for herself. but has adopted
two children whom she is training to
the profession, Florence and Arthur,
who appear in the present circus ex-
hbitions on their own ponies, one of
which holds the worlds record for
jumping. Nine Marantelle Is strict
~ conservative in costume and strong
~ disapproves the crOss.saddle mode,
For riding. she wears the most correct
of black costumes, with a hard or
tall silk hat, according to the sort OF
exhibition she is giving. For driving
her costume is military blue. and made
by one of the smartest Of Vienna
tailors. The brooch she invariably
wears bears a portrait Of her horse
Evergreen, which she formerly owned
and which she Is now driving. Beside
her when driving always sits Ernes,
tine, her white Maltese poodle, Of
much intelligence and perfect nerve.
Nine Marantelie, who is known IN
private as Mrs Harris (for she mar.
lied her first manager), owns stock
farm in Michigan and spends her win.
tiers in breaking 9na training her own
horses In a ring barn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21
A SONG OF COURAGE.

II the world has gone wrong. and life
Is song
Where the minor chords given to
waiting;
II the skies have swept tears, and ut
trouble and fears
Tho souls In our bosoms are quail.
ing;
II we look through n maze unto
desolate days
When our hearts shall be weary, 80
weary;
II we've thrown and have missed. and
are dropped from the list
On the ones who are happy and
CHEEKY; \
Why, still, do you know, we may fight
as we 10
A battle that's stalwart and on.
ward,
We may rise, though we fall. unto
error no thrall
Cleavlng upward and atarwari and
sunward
And tho light OF our eyes, though IL
lickers and dies,
We may see reappoar In another's,
For the Godgiven light that viii
scatter the night
Is the smile on ,ne face OF our
brothers.
Alfred j. Warehouse In Success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21
THE WORLDS LUMBER KING

The lumber king" of the world lives
in st. Paul. He is Frederick Weyer-
haeuser, whose wooded possessions are
scattered all over the west and the
south. His largest group of sawmills
Is at Cloquet MINI. Others of his
mills are in Wisconsin, Louisiana,
Arkansas, California, Washington, Ida
ho, and Oregon. Mr.. Weyerhaeuser
was born in Niedersaulheim near
Mainz, Germany, in 1894. He work
ed on his fathers farm and attended
the common schools till he was IT
years old. He came to America In
1852, first settling in Erie county, Penn.
sylvania There he remained four
years, when he removed to Rock Isl.
and, H., and at once saw the immense
possibilities in the vast tracts of tim
Der in the northwest, the manufacture.
ing of which had scarcely begun. In
1871 the Mississippi river logging com.
pany was organized, and Mr.. Weyer
haeuser the youngest member, was Sc
lected as it's executive head--a posi-
tion that gave him charge of enormous
interests One OF the secrets Of his
success was the fact that men trusted
him implicitly, knowing that their
money was as safe In his hands as In
theirs-and in many instances safer
Out Of this close association arose the
"Weyerhaeuser syndicate" which is
merely the voluntary and Individual
cooperation of n good many lumber.
men and capitalists with Weyerhhaeus.
er in projects which appeal TO his judg-
men. The lumber king" Is regarded
next to James J. Hill, the wealthiest
man in the northwest, his riches being
placed at s50.000,000; but he is an ex-
tremely modest man, and adverse to
publicity. Once when asked what he
was worth, he replied: Il hardly
know, | know this much though; ] am
worth more than 100000, and am able
TO pay my debts and taxes"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21

queuty interrupted by illness, hut
she graduated, with honors, from the
seminary when she was under 20, and
now hopes to continue some special
lines of study at one of the eastern
colleges. II is the desire OF this
gifted young woman to show "the In
dian side of American life and she is
busy collecting material from every
available source she says of her col.
lection of traditions: ----
The legends which have completed
have cost me much hard work, have
travelled long distances and to the re,
hottest corners of the reserve to get
from the oldest residents these quaint
taucies OF our tribe SO to many per.
sons for the same story, in order to
compare their versions, These take
down in the Indian vornacular from
which make literal translations, and
later do them over INTO good English.
The novel which am at work on will
show the difficulties with which tho
race Is heset IN its stage OF transition,
ulN VIII NbhNthlh N'Al' VI 40 h'NNN'A
cal movements and characters. In
one scene there Is to he a Daniel
Bread Grafton. which | shall note di,
rectly. But do not intend to write
sour piece of literature There Is a
great deal Of racial humor quite new
To Indian literature, because no one
who cannot understand the every day
communion of these people has been
able to catch this flavor
with pride that we recognize as
better than vanity. Miss Cornelius
adds: What ! have done up to this
time has been In competition with the
white world, and have succeeded &C
cording to their standards, so that |
want no one to say of what do That
Is good for an Indian"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21

given by not having any plaits at all,
and the skirt has been fitted closely
around the figure IN an unhecoming
and ungraceful way. Such a skirt is a
travesty ON the original design Ii is
from u desire to get something in
sharp contrast to this failure that the
skirts now turned out are much
wider around the hips, The travel.
ing costume often Is one of the most
important items in the summer ward
roho, This gown Is not always cor
rectly so called, for the travelling gown
of common parlance is apt to do duty
rs a runahout gown from March to
November, and must, therefore, be
smart and good, IN other words.
there should be a smart tailor gown
not too deliberately made This. II
economy must be very closely con.
sidered may have two skirts. One
Of these can he used for travelling,
the other tor the thousand and one diff.
foront occasions for which such
gown Is required The coat OF three
quarter length or short, with n short
skirt, Is the favorito style for the mo-
mont, made on the lines of the riding
habit or after tho pattern OF one or
other Of the favorite fur models of the
winter, With an attached skirt, The
coat blouses, and has a broad girdle
at the back Mixed cheviots, mohairs
and the new woaves OF ctamme are
the best for these gowns, pongee, too,
is servieoahlo and smart In many
different colors, The now CLEANLINESS
have pretty effect of an almost In
visible plaid In tho fact of one thread
every inch or moro being heavier than
tho others, These In blues are par.
tioularly smart Whom buying any.
thing in brown, care should be taken
that II Is n becoming shade, or II will
make most trying costume. --lIar-
pcr's Bazaar,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21
How to be Original in Society.

Lest 1t be thought that women are
and the inventive faculty which
achieved the equestrian dinner, II Will
be we'll to print the following descHp.
ton. from the report in the New York
Commercial Advertiser of an enter.
tainment which was devised and ear.
ried out by women, and which may
even claim to have contained the
germs OF that later production referred
to above, This was the midwinter
picnic" held in New York, at Car.
negle hall, by club of women called
tho unique Assembly" Mrs. Fred,
ericlt Faubel, the president of the club
(for 1t is certainly right that credit
should be given to the individuals con
cernedD, ordained that the guests
should come in warm weather cos
tune; the men appeared In duck and
tlannels, the women In muslin frills
and outing suits of wash materials
one woman was so realistic she wore n
skirt that escaped the floor by several
terestlng details:--
"The entrance to the banquet room
was over fence, This the guests
were forced to climb Some OF the
women baked, but finding that that
was the only means Of ingress, slid,
jumped and fell over, much to the
amusement OF the other guests. The
program consisted Of dancing. a potato
race, sack race, going to Jerusalem,
fortune telling and n fish pond. Prizes
were given to the winners of each
event The potato race on the slip
perry floor proved n source Of great
amusement to every one but the par.
Elephants. The hail was tastefnlly
decorated with palms and imitation
butterflies hanging from the ceiling,
Refreshments were served"
Doubtless one OF the guests OF this
charmlngly original forerunncr Of the
equestrian meal was, or should have
been. the woman who drove an ostrich
harnessed to a cart IN Saratoga dur.
ing the season last year She promised
to import a bird from the ostrich farm
at Hellopols, on tho Nile, and drive
him In st. Augustine this winter. but
the question Of inyentIng the proper
binders, which bothered her last year,
may have proved mn obstacle in the
way Of this sensible woman's plans to
please and instruct the observing
world.
That these silly doings have an ef-
feet upon other classes OF social life
is shown when we hear Of sober
literary debating society In one OF the
suburban towns belonging TO greater
New York having introduced, for the
sake Of variety, live pig into a
meeting of It's members, who formed
themselves into ring and tried 10
catch the animal. after which II was
rallied for by the crowd
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-21
STYLES IN DOGS.

styles change in dogs just as in
clothes" said a man who was looking
at some tiny Pomeranians at the dog
show. Some Of us wouldn't recognize
the canine family If we chung to our
standards of a generation ago. In the
bench show OF today we miss some old
friends DO you ever think how long
it has been since vol have seen New.
foundland dog? I'll bet you cant re-
call having seen one in ten years. The
breed has practically died out and |
understand there is but one kennel In
the world that pretends TO breed New
foundiands, and that is an obscure one
In England When we consider that the
Newfoundland was the close friend Of
the child 81 twenty-five and thirty
years ago. and that the animals were
credited with saving a large number
Of lives, II seems strange that senti.
ment should not have been strong
enough 10 prevent the breed from dy.
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