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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
LESS CONGESTION
ON THE RAILROADS
Turning Out Locomotives at
Lightning Speed.
RUSHING WORK ON CARS

CBy the Associated Press.}

by the Associated Press
New York. Jan s5-R- C. Dunn &
coaDaay-s Weekly Review OF Trade to-
morrow VII say.
Domestic trade and Industry continue
10 prosper. while the situation has g-ga1
less disturbing through t1e special e.
forts q tra1sportsrs. aided ia 10 small
degree 1y mild weather Distribution u
ether products has been restricted by
The Discrimination in favor o. c0sl, and
shippers zre importu1zte. Clearance
sales are about ended. leaving only small
stocks OF winter goods Advance bust
ness u spring deliveries IS very heavy,
and fail contracts are also placed Hbe--
ally. In most cases where there Is no
delay on fuel account manufactures
plants are busy. though cost q mate
F.als and labor IS very hlgh- Firm prices
for finished products are consequently
10 be expected Favorable returns Of
railway earnings are constantly Issued.
figures thus far available showing At al-
crease OF 80 per cear over last year and
1.-s per cent over 1871
Miles q loaded ears and thousands
q tons q coke piled il TIE yards at
Co1neIlsvijle tells The story o. c0udl-
tiozs in the iron and steel Industry.
Furnaces are closing because q the
fuel shortage BY giving coal. 1--we stock
AID perishzbie goods precedence over al
other freight. the railroads helped con
suDers everywhere. bEt 81 Ihe expense
% the leading manufacturing Industry.
Locomotives are being turned OFT q the
shops with record breaking rapidly. and
other railway equipment is in equally
good demand. while structural material
IS stll a feature. 3 better inquiry ia
noted for cotton goods. pet sales are not
materially Increased oEIlg 10 The ind-s-
position Of sellers % accept contracts. a
number Of lines have advanced ia price.
the upward movement q raW cotton hzF-
inz = natural effect
Failures for the week numbered -4s
against sgI last year.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
Eew York. Jan. s8.-For the week end
lZg January go
-set receipts at all United states ports
during seek. IS ~, uet receipts ar all
United States ports same ueak last rear.
20 sss. total gece pts since September
1zt =-s4sse-- total receipts 10 same dats
last year. 5-s6s.7.-. exports for the week.
-. 40; exports fo- same week last year.
81 s4s. total exports since September
1st. 4Z1ssls. total exports same date last
year 80 52z. stock az ali CniteI States
ports. l.lIs.1-4- stock 81 al United States
Ports same tine last gear So -ss. stock
al all interior towns. sza9sz. stock -
all interior towns sane tine last year.
g. 80. stock al Liverpool. ss5 9y5, stock
a. Liverpool same time last year. sS1- e3a i.
stock OF American azoat for Great Bri-
tain. 10 g8. stock q American aaoa-
for Great Britain same time last year.
47s9ea.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31

E=s=s a .e--zz1s1tg =-r@z y ire E-z u c.
skl--rz C1.Ph Gre IS 1@Ver z prez--l5ti11
q u e-a--+ Ityzsczz. 49, g1F=z tie sez= q one
MINUTE COUCH CURE 1e-z-zz l-ztzrt e - Hzs
ssays fcEcs5 IS 80. Z tzesg sfst y ire set &
- f---s I'D z-tz % tae szfzrzez -re1-z-e. r..
- a zas-g zr-5zT IRIS IRE z1zz-1 ans c-zs5.a
q z1-yefF - tls sFz-@zz -ss=9 = = llztz-1y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
AJALZ

Application viii BE made 10 the Gen
e-al assembly by the Board Of Commis-
aioners Of the town q Y0u1gsTille 70
change its corporate limits
L II ALFRED. Superintendent
January eth 1862 1-Z--5at
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
Young King Ted

Young King Ted
Had q very hard head
md 2 very hard head 11E he:
He called Tor his Cox
Ard h GALES for his Cum.
And he called for his Booker =
Savannah News.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
NOTICE

Application vill ba made 10 the Ge7-
eral Assembly BY the Board % Al6eTuea
q Wake Forest 10 change the corporate
limits sol. } ALLEN. MAYOR.
Isl m
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31

The preliminary hearing 81 the case
Ct lha state VS.. J. D. and j. l. Broad
aE4y for the alleged slandering OF their
sister sn-Iaw. Mrs Mary Broadawz-.
was 70 nave been held last FRIDAY BE-
fcre Es.. L Il Horton. but On account
@. The absence q Witnesses vas con
l5Iu@1 uE1l tomorrow All these par
rIes 1--we IN BurnsyilIe township. ass
We ore told that . large proportion %
the male and admit population q that
township WiN d here tomorrow 10 testI-
g il tas casz-ETa 5esbo-o Messenger
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31

Notice IS hereby given that application
VIII b@ made 10 tza General Assembly &c
zn1e11 the charter q the town o. Ran
dleEaz
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31
OUR GREAT PICTURE SALE.


Over one thousand different subjects comprising rearly
ali of the most celebrated and best known paintings of the
old masters.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31

George B0graE. the negro who * want
q by The authorities u Richmond county
on tEe charge ~ attempting 10 b1-- q
store 52sI3fng az Hamlet. and who was
rUrE1r1 az3 s-ot ar br q posse headed
ty Constable David Crawford. IS report
20 10 Ba shot through the right thigh.
W. suppose. however that The latu-v is
not serious as - has succeeded ia --1'-
ing Ais rse1re -TTazIshor0 Messeugsr-
" II O3om. he Ct senatorial notoriety
AID 5ntauy. has moved 70 WadcsbOro %
b= eligible for appointment as p0stmas-
ser - Wa3esborc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31

New York. Jan. 33.-Tbe following sta-
tiStics or the movement Of cotton for the
week ending Jan Both were compiled by
the Eew York Cotton Exchange
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-31

Brought into sight
thus FAR for season sens s.05s. $50
Total crop IS FOR 10 days this year
against 10 days las- year
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.
Grand Army Veterans at Chippewa
Falls-Work Being Done by School
for Deaf-Boy Kills Himself Because
Sister Died-BurninG of Hustler.

The Wisconsin department. G. A. r.,
held Its annual encampment in Chippe-
wa Falls. The meeting was largely at
tended. The candidacy of Gen. John c..
Black of Chicago for commander in chief
was ind5rsed. J. Z. Rumble of Milwau-
kee was elected department commander.
IN; other officers are: Senior vice depart
nent commander, Rev. r. T.. Clough
lhlppewa Falls; junior vice department
commander, j. NJ. Whitley, Depere; med
zeal director, Dr. Hugo Z. Philler, Wau-
kesha; chaplain, Stanley Il. Bester. The
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie elected Miss Bessie NJ. Call of Mil
waukee president and Miss Celestial Ed
wards of Oconomowoc was elected presi-
dent of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
All Over the State.

Robert Bloom, at one time a leading
merchant of Kansas City, died at Bara-
boo, aged A.
Jerome l.. Barker, assistant postmas-
ter at Stevens Point, was arrested and
lodged in Jail on the charge of embez-
zling $3.50.
Great damage was done by frost in
Eau Claire and adjoining counties. Ice
formed and the temperature registered
in Eau Claire city was 80.
Fred Hammerly, supervisor of the
town of Haney, was attacked by a vi
cious colt and had his left leg broken
in two places below the knee.
Ten thousand people were in attend
ancc at the annual convention of the
Northwestern Band Association at Fond
du Lac Twelve bands participated.
Frank Forte, veteran from Lake
Mills, who was attending the encamp-
ment, fell down a stairway at the Taylor
House in Chippewa Falls. Two ribs
were broken and his back and foot hurt.
Thomas Waddel, who assaulted Ole
Hanson, Il conductor on the Milwaukee
Street Railway Company's line, pleaded
guilty in the Racine municipal court to
a charge of committing an assault With
intent to kill, and was sentenced to serve
seven years in the States prison at Wau-
pun.
The funeral of the late Maaijke De
Groot of the town of Sheboygan was held
recently Though % years of age at the
time of her death, and though a resident
of the vicinity since 1S41, she had not
set foot in the city for the last twenty
five years She had never used Il rail
road nor a steamboat and had never
seen trolley, a telephone or an electric
light in close proximity.
Frank Lane of the Berlin machine
works az Beloit, whose machinists are on
strike, was assaulted and seriously in
jured, it is said, by Israel De Cramer,
one of the striking machinists of his fac
tory, while on his way to work. De
Cramer is an iron molder and was dis
charged by Mr.. Lane, and. it is alleged,
threatened the superintendent with vlo-
lence. He is said to have waylaid Mr..
Lane The striking machinists decline
any responsibility for the act and are
very indignant at certain reports which
have blamed them. De Cramer has fled
to Illinois.
4 freshman student at the university
IN Madison applied to the chief of police
for permission to carry revolver. He
said he wanted to be prepared to resist
attacks of haZers.
Mrs. Bartholomew Coyne will remove
to another house in Madison, her present
home having been sold to the University
of Wisconsin for $4,000 to allow of an
extension of the boathouse.
Ennis Crate, farmer of Seneca, was
ttacked by a bull and one of his arms
nas broken and nearly torn from the
socket and two ribs were broken. Help
arrived in time to save his life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
MODERN CASTLES IN SPAIN.
How One Man Tested the Cash Value
of One of Them.

How One Man Tested the Cash Value
of One of Them.
"If there's one thing more lngralned
in the average man than another 1t IS
the feeling that he is entitled to some
property that some one else is keeping
him out Of" remarked man who
looked as if he possessed plenty OF
common sense.
Gwen now | tlatter myself that
know a little of life and the world,
and l have read the newspapers
enough to be alive to the fact that
many unprincipled men make a llvel1-
hood by discovering claims that never
existed; but I'm ready to admit that
I felt more than elated the other gay
when | received notice from one or
these agencies that I'd better call, as
I might be interested in case they
had under investigation.
1.-The man questioned me as to my
family history as far back as l could
remember, and it wasn't long before
was as much interested in the matter
AS he seemed to be. There was no
doubt he had studied up our brancn
of the family pretty industrlously, Tor
he told me many things that got me
interested in his scheme at once, and
I began to feel that if there were inn
posters in the business at least he
wasn't one. According TO his way OF
Touring there was $2J0,000 tied up
with rod taDe in one of the English
courts, to which | came in on the
Ground floor for one-fifth. | began to
feel that perhaps my mother was
RIGHT after all, when she contended
that the family had been detrauded
ont of a large inheritance. and l telt
sorry that I had once told her that II
ve were kept out of any property 1t
WAS by the rightful owner. When the
man saw | was interested he grew elo-
ouent and dilatcd upon the ease with
which the fortune could be obtained.
OF course, it would require money,
but would be a fool not to eXpend
little when the return would De so
great / allowed him to exhaust hlm-
self in pcturing my good fortune ana
then sprang little scheme OF my
own
III there's anything in this, | said
YOU can bet 1 won't allow it to slip
through my fingers.
Anything in it, he echoed, slap
ming me on the back. Why. man, the
money is as good as if it was in your
pocket
I'm glad to hear you say SO, | re-
piicd dropping into very confidential
tone. because. to tell the truth, IN
rather embarrassed just at present.
Saw, can't you let ME have $50 for q
lay or 500
"sIv words seemed To stagger the
man and he dropped back in his chair
rs il he had been shot. When he show
cd no inclination to respond TO my re-
Quest. left him. feeling satisfied that
If wasn't advisable to push claim
for thousands on which | couldn't bor-
row q twenty dollar bill.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19

The entire business portion of the
town of Hustler Village was destroyed
on Il recent morning, with the exception
of one restaurant. The following bust
ness places were burned: Frank Nor
tons hardware store, L. J. Aliens gen
eral store, +. Foelker's saloon, the
Schroeder block, in which are situated
Gaylord's meat market, Bugbee store,
and f.. +. L. Hail. Miller's general store,
Thompson's barber shop, the postofiice,
the Hotel May. Terson's saloon, c. T..
HobSon's hardware store and seven resi-
dences. All were a total loss.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
Work of School for Deaf.

The superintendent of the Wisconsin
school for the deaf at Delayan is engag-
cd III work that requires the aid of his
entire staff of assistants. Two hundred
deaf and dumb boys and girls are being
returned to their homes for the summer
vacation. The school is in hourishing
condition. Hundreds of bright boys and
girls sighted by nature have not only
been educated, but have been placed in
good positions. The manual training de-
partment has been productive of great
good, many of the graduates following
trades. The school has attracted the no
tice of philanthropists, who have extend
ed substantial aid to the unfortunates.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
Boy yoius Sister in Death.

John Rankin, a 16-yearold boy emf
ployed on the farm Of William Mckizer-
ger, near White Hall, shot and killed
himself in the presence of his employer S
wife and her mother. because of despon-
dency caused by the death Of his only
sister. a beautiful girl. He witnessed
her death and remarked that there waa
an easier way to die Near midnight
he was found in the barn with a loaded
revolver, AS friends rushed upon him
to grasp the weapon he placed the muzzle
against his head and pulled the trigger.
Dashing the weapon to the floor he was
heard to mutter his sisters name and
say, 1T is an easier way to die
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
Madison Student Is bro owned.

Arthur +. Beule a senior law student
ut the State University, who would have
graduated the next week, was drowned
in Lake Mendoza at Madison, falling
overheard from a sailboat through the
breaking of stay Beule was a COM
mencement orator on his graduation from
the "Hilf' two years ago, and was a
member of the Wisconsin debating team
which defeated Georgetown this spying.
His home was at Beaver Dam, where his
father is a banker.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19

A damaged footballer has just been
fitted at a London hospital with a celur
tOid nose.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19

The Mercur, weekly paper published
by a group of young literary men in
Strasburg, was recently coniscated on
the charge of lese majestic. A radical
student named Hans Pagel, the response
BILE editor of the paper, thereupon shot
and killed himself and his sweetheart.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-06-19
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al'4 q r He had not called on
~ time, and she had heard
kss-Soe her face as She stood alone
tsts4t 9fu NTH his card in HOY hand
1sso1u r.,ipr As he entered. and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
PROPERTY TOO HIGH
School Board May Not Make Bryant
School improvements.

Differences between the board of edu-
cation and the owners Of some property
adjacent to Bryant school, at Third ave-
nue. S and Thirty seventh street, may in
terfere with the plans to enlarge Bryant
addition. The property owners will not
sci 1.-The two lots which the board desires
to purchase, but seem to be trying to
force the board to take four lots or none,
at 1916 per lot. At a meeting of the
board yesterday it was votetd to offer
$1,000 for the four let's but the offer was
rejected. The board may now erect an
eight-room addition to the Horace Mann
school and abandon, for the present, the
proposed Improvements to the Bryant
school. -.Et. ... s.-E
A communication from a, resident of the
Calhoun school protested against the neg
lect of the Calhoun school,, which it is as
serted. needs an addition and the in
stalling of higher grades. ghe writer
closed his communication with the state
ment that if the people of the Calhoun dis
trict had known that the board Of edu-
cation would refuse to consider plans for
the improvement of their school this
year, petition would have been pre-
scented that would make your hair
stand" ). . j go TX &
The board decided to advertise for bids
for site in the Laurel school district, but
as s146,000 of the $4,000 bond issue has
already been used, it is likely that the
| Laurel school will loccupy rented quar-
tiers for another year. ~ rs }4- 50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
CITY NEWS
WEATHER NOW AND THEN.
Minimum Temperature To-day So
Degrees; Year Ago IS Degrees.

Glass Of Ten Confirmed-Ten candidates
were confirmed last night by Bishop Ed
sail at Grace Episcopal church. Sixteenth
avenue S and Twenty fourth street. They
were the Misses Frances Naomi Ferguson,
ElizabetL Haworth Hall, Gladys Raymond,
Pearl Irene Sargent, Marguerite circuit,
Azetta circuit. Messrs. Charles H. Alcock.
Harry A.. Gilkey, James r. Rundell, Lewis
M Smith and Leon E. Silky.
O'BrIen Out on Bond-Harry O'Brien,
the young man who was arrested upon the
charge of criminal assault upon the per-
son of Miss Matilda Nelson, and who was
held to the grand jury in $4,000 bail, was
given his liberty yesterday upon the filing
of a bond by the American Bonding COM
pany of Baltimore, The bond was Sc
cured thru the efforts Of OBriens father
and brothers. .. ...... ..' go: ,rl,
"A Successful RevivaI-The revival OF the
Grand Avenue Church of Christ Obs
ciples). Grand avenue and West Thirty
FIRST street, continues with undated In
terest and Evangelist Osgood has decided
to hold another weeks services, following
the present week, the fifth In the series.
The church has doubled In membership
since its inception in October. and has
Sunday school taxing the capacity of the
church building. The Portland avenue
Church of Christ is pleased with the situa-
ton and may undertake further mission
enterprise in the vicinity of the university.
To-nisht's topic is "a Good Man Con-
verted"; Thursday. Conversion of a Good
Woman; and Friday night. 1.-The Chief
of Sinners Saved" Professor John S.
earns has charge Of the music.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
A MAN, A WHEEL, A DOG
A Combination That Got Mixed Up
on Seventh Street. {.

c. L. Simons and dog met with an ac-
cident on Seventh street this morning,
and neither is likely to forget the expert
ence, at least until the wounds received
are healed. Mr.. Simons was riding along
the street on his wheel. He was not
moving rapidly Neither was the dog,
which was crossing the street and rub
bering" at something which kept his
eyes from Mr.: Simons. The swapping of
Mr.. Simon's tires on the brick pavement
warned Mr.. Pointer when 1t was too late,
and dazed by the impending catastrophe,
Mr.. Pointer, instead of jumping away
Mr.. simons shot straight for the front
wheel of his bicycle. He landed straight
and hard, and so did Mr.. Simons Mr.
Simons got up sans several inches OF
cuticle and plus several hard bruises, bli
the dog was caught. His front paws had
gone thro Mr.. Simons' front wheel and il
took two men to extract him from the
trap. Mr.. Pointer chewing the tire vigor-
ously in the mean time to keep from cry
ing out with pain induced by the opera,
ton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-08
BEATEN BY A THUG
Another Domestic Is Desperately As
saulted, This Time in
Loring Park.
Tho Help Came When She
Screamed, She Was Seri.
- - = MsEfs
ously Injured. s

I'illie Anderson, a domestic employed
on Willow street, was held up and hor-
ribly beaten by highwayman at Yale
and Willow streets. shortly after O'Clock
last night. She screamed for help ana
her cries attracted Charles kantrovitz,
who frightened the thug away and took
the girl to her home. She had bad cut
on the forehead. another in the temple,
one eye was swollen completely shut and
she was otherwise badly bruised.
Miss Anderson was within block OF
her residence when a man approached
her He asked if she knew family in
that neighborhood named Brown. She
said she. didn't. He then asked her il
she had any money. When she replied in
the negative he aught her by the shoul-
ders and tried to drag her into Lorlns
park. threatening to shoot her if she re-
sisted or made any outcry. When they
had gone a few feet Miss Anderson re-
covered her courage and turned to hight
her assailant. The ruffian seized her by
the throat, threw her to the ground and
/ Jumped upon her. He then beat her on
the face and head.
t Although it was quite dark Miss Ander-
son was able to furnish description OF
her assailant She says that he was a
man of medium height, heavy build and
dark complexion. ..t