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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
MOUNTAIN TOP BLOWN OFF
And TOWN OVERWHELMED
Houses Crushed Like Eggshels Under Masses
of Rock Hurled Downward From an
Immense Height.
OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED
The Earth Rent, a Gigantic Fissure Three Miles in
Length Yawnng i'm It's Breast. The Old Man
River Damned by Masses of Debris.
Turtle Mountain Still Vomiting
Death Dealing Missiles.

if he offers for mayor, two years hence,
will no doubt receive the nomination,
The vote in the six wards for alder
men, shows that at the Democratic con-
yention tomorrow night, four aldermen
for the first, second third and fourth
wards, will have to be decided upon by
the delegates Merrimon of the first,
Boyd of the second, Vanstory of the
third, and Stafford of the fourth wards,
receiving a plurality but not a majority
of all the votes cast, over their chief
competitors, Brandt, Barber Murchison,
and Ellington, while King, Cutchin and
Murchison hold the balance of power.
Only two aldermen were nominated, j.
S. Hunter of the fifth and j. o. Wysong
of the sixth wards.
A recent amendment to the city char
ter reduced the number of aldermen from
twelve to six, and not a single member
of the present board except Wysong re-
ceived a majority last night. Merrimon,
present member, was the only one get
ting a plurality. Stafford led Ellington,
present member in the fourth and Hun
ter defeating Phipps of the sixth.
Indications now point to a "clean
sweep" in the next city council, with
the exception of Mayor Osborne, and Wy
song, who has only served two months.
The city convention tomorrow night
promises to be a live affair.
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TN. HILL GETS BENCH WARRANT.
For Registrar Because He Didn't Kesp Books
Open Saturday Indignant
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Halifax, N. c., April 29-~T. N. Hill has
just returned from Raleigh where he
procured bench warrant for the regis
trar for failure to keep open registration
books on last Saturday. The warrant
is signed by Judge Connor, and return
able before Judge Moore at Windsor on
the 7th.
The registrar was advised that the
law required the books to be open on
Saturday for inspection only and not
for registration, believing that to be the
proper constitution of the law he fol-
lowed that course.
Only one person offered to reister on
Saturday and he was not a resident of
the town and was not entitled to register.
Every qualified voter of the town is reg
istered except two who did not offer to
register and were not here either on
Saturday or any other time during the
registration period The people here are
very indignant about the matter and l.
had made Mr.. Hills defeat certain.
The warrant was issued on affidaVlts
OF II. B, Furgerson and JOS f. Mcmahon,
chairman and secretary of the late 1nde-
pendent party of Halifax.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
ac1UsBoRo NAMES ALDERMEN.
And Passes Resolutions Declaring Passenger
Depot Necessity.
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Goldsboro, N c., April 29.-The prim-
aries for the nomination of a board of
aldermen for Goldsboro were held on
Tuesday night and resulted as follows
First ward, ]. F. Switzerland and N. a.
Wooten; second ward, J. M. Hollowell,
George c. Kornegay and J. NJ. Lamb
third ward, N. r. Harrison and Sol Wicl
fourth ward, w. d. Cruch and George
Daughtry. Messrs. Switzerland, Wooten.
Kornegay and Daughtry are all new men.
The others have served for the past two
years.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting,
81. That a passenger depot. with up
to-date ccnveniences, for the travelling
public. is prime necessity to our pros
porous and progressive city;
"2. That the nominees of this ward
for aldermen, be instructed, and thay are
hereby instructed to use all legal and
honorable means to secure the erection
of such depot"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
BAER GETS RED HOT
''You are No Gentleman are
You Would Not In
suit Me" F"
tBy the Associated Press.l }

New York, April 292The Inter State
Commerce Commission resumed today its
investigation into the complaint of Will
liam R. Hearst against the anthracite
coal carrying railroads.
President Baer. of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad was again called to the
witness stand.
He explained the operation of the
Temple Iron Company, saying it was in
tended to get rid of the commission men
He declined to produce the contracts be-
tween the Temple Company and the rail-
roads.
us there anything in these contracts?'
Mr.. Shearn asked. 'that would degrade
and incriminate you?"
81 decline to answer that question, be-
cause it is insolent. There is nothing in
any contract I ever made that makes
me the criminal your client published me
as being and he cannot come into court
and insult me. You are not a gentleman
or you would not insult me-"
Mr. Baer said the directors of the
Temple Company control the different
collieries in the Temple system. At their
meetings. he said, there was never any
discussion about the price and output of
coal.
81 do say most emphatically," he went
on, there has been no pool and no com
bination to regulate the price or output
of coal between the railroads presidents
since l have been president of the Read
ing system"
The price of coal sold by the Phladel-
phia and Reading Coal Company, he
said, was fixed after a general consulta-
tion with the general coal agents and
sales agents. The other companies have
issued a like course. He added:
Il thought we were the strongest peo
pie and l fixed the price and compelled
the other dealers to do the same. They
accused me of being arbitrary, and
admit that perhaps l was arbitrary, but
I felt that it was necessary"
He said that the price of coal had been
raised fifty cents a ton, because the cost
of production had increased.
"You have fixed the rate at $3.50
ton?"
Eyes, and on May 1st. I am going to
advance the price ten cents and try TO
work it up to S.. That will be a fair
price and give us a profit. If I can't
set that price I'll have to come down.
If the market will take it at IS, the price
will not be reduced"
Mr. Baer said he believed he could
control the coal market. He says he has
not consulted any of the other coal com
pany men, but he does not fear if he
asked IS a ton that the other companies
will ask any less. That would be foolish
if they did, he said.
"And yet you say there is competition
in the busness?' Mr.. Shearn asked.
"'Of course there is; fair and square
compeItion,' Mr.. Bae,. replied. at Is
not necessary that cor citing merchants
should cut each other Aroats.
''Do the railroads ac ,iy compete for
business in the coal T ns?"
''In the sense of bu hg lines to the
colleries, they do com se. In the sense
of underselling each o, err they don't"
''Is there any agreement among the
railroads to keep out of each others ter
ritory in the coal regions?"
Mr. Baer said he knew of no such
agreement.
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MAY BE THE LAGRANGE ROB sERs
Two Men Who Left Goldsboro Hurriedly on the
Norfolk Train.
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La Grange, N. c., April 29--It is now
believed that but two men We're con-
cerned in the bank robbery Of Monday
night. Two suspicious looking characters
entered Goldsboro, Tuesday morning, one
being described as well dressed, but
dirty, the other wearing a suit of over
alls. They went to a saloon and took a
drink, then got breakfast at restaurant
across the street from the depot, and
waited there till the five o'clock train
pulled out for Norfolk. when they rushed
aboard without having procured tickets,
DR.. J. NJ Hodges horse and buggy
had been used and abandoned near Colds
boro. We have not learned what efforts
ave been made to apprehend the parties
t. R. Rouse estimates his loss at SO 600
A package of gold containing 5000 was
overlooked.
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SECOND DAY OF THE CONVENTION.
Deep Interest in an Excellent Program keel
lentlY Presented.

topeCidl W NEWS anu ODSeINel -
Kinston, N. c., April 29.-An overflow
ing house attested the interest in the
proceedings of the State Sunday School
onvention here today Mr. H. n. Snow, of
Durham, presided over the morning ses-
sion and a service Of praise led by Prof
c. d. Tillman, was most beautifully and
impressively performed.
Reports from counties was feature of
the morning session, as was also the re-
port OF the Trans State Tour Party. Mr.
Charles Elmer Furman admirably illus
trated the scripture lesson by means of
black board drawings, and Mr.. c. d.
Meigs made an entertining address on
How TO Teach with Chalk and Pencil. -
This was followed by reports of tho eX-
ecutive committee and officers of the as
sociation.
Mr.. E. \. Moye presided at the after
noon session. at which there were talks
and addresses by Rev. B. w. Spillman.
Mr.. c. d. Meigs and others. Mr.. r. n.
Sims, of Raleigh. explained the origin and
object of the Baraca Glass.
The features of the evening session,
over which Col. J. r. Young. of Raj
eigh presided was an address by Presi-
dent Geo. H. Crowell. on 'The Child of
the Ages" and "The Front Line Sunday
School and the Rear Line Church Mem
ber." by Mr. c. d. Meigs. of st. Louis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
HIS WORDS BIT WITH THE
SENSE OF JUSTICE OUTRAGED
Judge oke Expresses Indignation at the Second YER
dict of Not Guilty in the Creas-
man Case.

to Judge Hoke and did what they thought
was right.
This is the second time Creasman has
been acquitted and the second time Judge
HoNe has reproved jury in the case for
its verdict
The first time was on February thir-
teenth when Judge Hoke said upon the
return of the verdict of not guilty: mo
self-respecting jury could justify this
verdict, except upon the ground that
they believed the prosecutrix was not an
innocent woman at the time the defend
ant had incestuous knowledge OF her
The verdict tea>-r ends the case against
the man " home in Swan
nanoa| .r, Illinois, where
he swrore to his wife that he was com
ing home and make his confession to the
court as he had to her, even if it took
his life and that 1t rested with her
whether he lived or died.
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Stuart Robson. Commedian, Dead.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, April 29.-Stuart Robson,
the veteran comedian, died tonight of
heart disease at the Hotel Savoy. He
was sixty-seven years old. and had been
on the stage for fifty-one years.
Mr.. Robson was taken i'll early in
March and was Obliged to rest completely
for two weeks. He resumed his engage
ment on March 10, and after playing in
New York and Brooklyn appeared in va
rious towns in the upper part of this
State. few days ago he was taken i'll
in Auburn, n. Y, and was then brought
10 this city.
The interment will take place at Co
hassett, Mass, on Friday.
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mo Change" in Our Intentions.
fBv the Associated Press.N


st. Petersburg, April ga semi official
note on the subject of Russian policy to-
wards Manchuria, just issued, character
ICES the demands ascribed to Russia in
the dispatches from Pekin as being sim
ply inventions. as already cabled to the
Associated Press on the authority of the
Russian Foreign Office.
mo change has occurred" says the
note, in the intentions of Russia with
reference to Manchuria. The exchange
of views about to occur between the Rus
sian minister and the Chinese government
can relate only to the measures to be
adopted for securing the preservation of
order and tranquility after the Russian
troops have marched out of the province
Russia has absolutely no intention to
place impediments in the way of foreign
trade"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
osBoRNE's SPLENDID Run.
Four Aldermen to be Chosen by the Convention
Tomorrow Night, ~
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toPeVIaI 10 News and ObserVer.)
Greensboro. \. c., April 29.-Present
mayor. w. II. Osborne. made a splendid
run in the Democratic city primaries here
last night, receiving 452 votes to 264 for
his only competitor, c. G. Wright.
The two years administration of Col.
Osborne has been signalized by fine busi
ness and administrative judgment on his
part, and the public evidently desired to
crafty his natural desire of an endorse
ment. by a second term. Mr. Wright. the
defeated candidate, is one of the most
popular and public-spiried citizens and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
FENCE OR NO FENCE.
County Commissioners Fpjoinsd From Build
ing Around Federal Point Township
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Wilmington, N. c., April 29.-The
County Commissioners were today enjoln-
ed from building a fence around Federal
Point Township, this county. to exempt
the enclosed territory from the no fence
law, the same having been authorized by
an act of the last General Assembly.
The constitutionality of the passage of
the act is attacked and other reasons are
set forth why the fence should not be
built. The commissioners of the county
favor the injunction, but under the law
they had no alternative to building the
fence. The case will be heard before
Judge PEBBLES as to its permanency on
May 18th at Clinton
p. c. Blake, general merchant Of Lum-
berton, filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy here today which petition
was referred to Referee Samuel p. Collier
who named May 18th as the date for the
first meeting of creditors. The liabili-
ties are all in unsecured claims and
amount TO SO, 3,12224; assets s27.
The annual meeting of stockholders of
the Consolidated Railways, Light and
Power Company was held today. All the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
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Asheville, N. c., April 2S.-"The court
does not desire to be responsible for the
administration of justice with a jury that
would render that kind of verdict on the
testimony"
This statement was made in open court
today after noon by Judge Hoke when
the jury in the case of the State against
w. L. M. Creasman, charged with crimi-
nally assaulting his twelve year old
daughter, brought in a verdict of not
guilty. When the verdict was announced
Judge Hoke considered for few mo-
ments and then ordered the jury dis
charged for the term. He then made the
above remark.
The members of the jury silently de-
parted outside the courtroom. Some of
them said they had no apologies to make
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
SAFE CRACKED AT NEW BERN.
The Arrest of Store Keeper There on sus-
picion.
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New Bern, N c., April 29.-The safe
in the store of Mr.. Robert Rose, on South
Front street, was cracked last night at
1890 o'clock, the cracker receiving a $4OO
bank certificate and over 800 in cash.
Mrs Roses child went this morning to
the small store of A. A. Bender to get
an apple. Mrs Rose went after her, and
seeing piece of paper on the floor,
picked it up 1t proved to be the bank
certificate The Benders were imme-
diately arrested and put in custody until
preliminary hearing.
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An Overdose of Laudanum.
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Especial to News and Observer)
Wilmington. N. c., April 29.-Walter B.
Williams, painter, formerly of Fayette-
vile, and a member of Company A.,
Second Regiment during the war with
Spain, ended his life Monday by taking
an overdose of laudanum TIe was about
twenty eight years old and leaves a
young wife and his mother.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
Leads all North Carolina Dailies i'm News and Circulation

old directors and officers were reelected
except Mr. B. G. Worth who was named
as a director to succeed the late Captain
w R. Kenan. The report of President
Hugh MaeRae showed the properties of
the company in remarkably fine shape.
The increase in earnings from better
equipment and service had exceeded all
expectations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
MAN AND WIFE ATTACK HIM.
He Whips Out a Knife and Gashes His Male
Opponents Throat.
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Marion, N. c., April 29.-Jonathan Dun
can and Alex Jimeson had an alteration
last night in the suburbs of town, in
which Duncan came near getting his
throat cut. 1t appears that Duncan
whipped one of Jimeson's children, and
when he went to see Duncan about it the
difficulty occurred. Duncan and his wife
both attacked Jimeson, and were getting
the best of him, when he pulled his knife
and went for Duncan and made some very
serious gashes. The doctor thinks be may
recover.
Our municipal election is working
quietly There are two candidates in the
field for mayor, both Democrats and said
to be Prohibitionists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
Smithfield Defeats Selma.

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Smithfield N. c., April 29.-The Smith
field team defeated the Selma team by
score of fifteen to five. The batteries for
Smithfield We're Ellington and Dickens
For Selma were Waddell and Whittier
Selma did not score till the seventh and
then on errors of third baseman. Dickens
and Ellington did fine work.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
Oldest Woman in Alabama Dead.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Montgomery. Ala, April 29.-Mrs.
Marsylla Keith, the oldest person IN
Alabama. died this morning, having cele-
brated her 116th birthday March 7th.
She retained her intellectual faculties
until death
She had eighteen children, forty-four
living grand children, twenty great
and-children and two great-great-
grand children.
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Japan Bets on Uncle Sam,

Yokohama, April 29.-The Japanese
Foreign Office today published a tele-
gram announcing that Russia had COM
pletely evacuated the Shing- King province
of Manchuria.
No details of the evacuation have been
received from Russia officially
The same announcement from the For
eign Office says:
Japan appreciates American moral
support"
Shing- King is the Chinese name for the
province of Mukden, the capital of which.
the city of Mukden, is also the capital OF
Manchuria
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below. A broken leg and a disabled hip
resulted. 1t is feared he is also intern
ally injured.
The annual meeting of the State Coun-
Gil of Red Men of North Carolina will be
held In this city next week.
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High Diver Has a Fall.
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Especial to News and Observer)
Washington, n. c., April 29.-This af-
ternoon as the high diver of the Hatch
Adams Carnival Company was preparing
to exploit his feature, his assistant went
to the top of the ladder to test it. The
guy ropes holding the top ladder section
broke. throwing him to a stone pavement
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lRy the Associated Press.l

!. (By the Associated Press.)
! Vancouver, b. c., April 29-Private =
!. advices from Frank, Alberta. state !
!. that 40 are dead owing to mine =
+ disaster, which occurred there at !
!. o'clock this morning. The wires !
!. to Frank are down and details OF :
!. the disaster are not yet obtainable. :
]. The first announcement was that :
+ there had been a volcanic eruption, :
+ but this is generally discredited. :.
4 =
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Aged Negro Dead.
tBy the Associated Press.)

Cartersville. Ga, April 29.-Perry Ed
wards negro man said to have been
born in 1898. died today at his home.
seven miles north of here.
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The Story of the Disaster

Vancouver, b. c.. April 29.-The little
town OF Frank, situated at the foothills
on the eastern slope of the Rocky Noun
tains. was overwhelmed with disaster
about 430 o'clock this morning.
What was apparently volcanic erup-
tion on the top of Turtle Mountain over
looking the town, scattered an immense
quantity of rock and debris over the
town, stopping mine, imprisoning the
miners, crushing a number of houses and
killing 112 people. The telegraph lines
all went down and news of the disaster
obtainable has been meagre.
The entire top of Turtle Mountain was
scattered over the sleeping village of
Frank. Immense pieces Of rock were
thrown high in the air and descending,
crushed in the roofs OF houses and stop
ped up the mouth of the Frank mine.
Most of the buildings in the town We're
destroyed and many of the houses were
crushed like eggshells and their inhabi-
tants instantly killed. The earth was
opened by a gigantic fissure three quart
ers of a mile long. The Old Man River.
which runs through the town, was COM
pletely damned UP and the railroad
track was rendered impossible for a
distance of two miles.
At Las O'Clock this afternoon it is re-
ported from Frank that masses of rock
and lava are still being thrown from
Turtle Mountain. The number of known
dead is now placed at 112. OF these,
eighteen men are imprisoned in the mine,
twelve miners working outside the mine
were killed by flying debris and eighty
two men. women and children were
crushed to death by the flying rock as
they lay asleep in their beds. The list
of those killed Is not yet obtainable.
About sixty of the dead are said to be
women and children. The survivors at
Frank are in a state of panic and are
preparing for flight and escaping big
eruption tonight.
The mountain continues TO discharge
stones and lava at intervals. but there
has been no repetition OF the original
disaster when immense rocks weighing
many tons We're hurled down upon the
sleeping town.
An appeal has been made from Frank
to the government and mounted police
are being hurried to the unfortunate viii
lage Aid is also being sent from neigh
boring towns. but owing to the interrupt
tion of the train service and the noun
famous country it will be several hours
Before help can reach the stricken com
munity.
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Buffalo, n. Y. April 29.-An official
dispatch from the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road TO the Associated Press says:
Latest reports from Frank. N. w. T.,
via Macleod. N w. T.. says:
A volcanic eruption occurred here Mt 4
a. m. today. The earth opened up for
three quarters of a mile in length and
millions of tons of rock slid off the top
of Turtle Mountain, which overhangs the
little town The coal pit mouth and
several buildings near there too, were
buried. 1t is estimated that the loss of
life is about seventy residents OF the
town. and in addition about fifty miners
are entombed in the mine. The Canadian
Pacific Railway at once arranged Ior
trains to convey doctors, nurses and hos
pital stores. both from the east and the
west to Frank
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Some men are surprised when they dis
cover that the truth answers better than
a lie.
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Suicide Near Louisburg.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Louisburg. N. c., April 29-Mrs. ]. w
Poythress, aged % years, living about
four miles from here, shot herself
through the head yesterday morning, dy-
ing almost instantly. The deed was com
mitted with shot gun. She had been
suffering with a mental trouble Her
husband and an infant child survive
her.
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If you are the right kind OF citizen you
don't have to advertise the fact.
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Southern League Games.

CBy the Associated Press. J
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-30
On the Diamond.
American League Games.

(By the Associated Press.)