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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
Demands of Bituminous Miners.
fBv the Associated Press


Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 30-At the
Joint conference of miners and operators
of the bituminous field today President
Mitchell submitted the demands of the
miners. He cited many reasons the min
ers had for making the demands for an
increase of wages this year. He said
that the country was passing through
period of unparalleled prosperity but that
the miners were not receiving their share
of it. The miners demands which he read,
are as follows:
Absolute run of mine basis for entire
competitive field.
A fiat differential of seven cents per
ton between picked and mine mined coal.
An advance of 1917 cents a ton on pick
and machine.
A thirty per cent advance on all inside
day labor based on the Columbus inside
day schedule agreement; uniform scale
for all outside day labor with an adj
vance with the mining rates.
The drivers and cagers shall be paid
the same as layers and timber men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
Fatal Accident in Engine Room.
(By Associated Press.)

Vallejo, al. Jan. 30.-An accident In
the engine room of the United States ship
Boston lying in San rancisco Bay yes
terday afternoon cost Edward Lee Baker
his life and another victim, Sanford II,
Tate lies in a critical condition at the
naval hospital, Mare Island, where he
was transferred for treatment The two
men were machinsts of the United States
navy attached to the Boston While.
they We're endeavoring to repair q
leaky valve a plate blew out and the
escaping steam enveloped them. Baker
was % years of age, a native of Savan-
nah, Ga, and his nearest known relative
is Mrs. Jennie Baker, of Savannah, pre-
sumably his mother. Tate is a native of
Melville, N. Y, q years of age. Hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
OCEAN LINES TRUST.
Organization of international
Mercantile Marine
Company.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. 30.-The organization
of the International Mercantile Marine
Company was announced today. The Off
GERS of the corporate organization are:
President, Clement A. Griscom; Vice,
President in Great Britain. Sir Clinton
f. Dawkins President in America,
Philip A. Franklin; Treasurer, James S.
Swatz Assistant Treasurer, James f.
Fahnestock, Jr.; Secretary, Emerson f.
Parhis; Assistant Secretary, James J..
Hope: Assistant to the President and
Manager in Insurance Department, Rod
man f. Griscom; Comptroller, Monroe
G. Tilley; General Counsel, Frances
Lynde Stetson.
The principal officers of the constituent
companies are as follows: White Star
Line, Chairman and Managing Director
j. Bruce Ismay, Liverpool; General Man
ager, Harold A. Sanderson, Liverpool;
Assistant Manager American Trade.
Henry Concanon, Liverpool; General
Agent United States, John Lee, New
York.
American and Red Star Lines, General
Manager Clement A. Griscom, Jr., New
York; Manager Freight Department, Sam
uel Bette, New York; Manager Passen-
ger Department, James A. Wright, New
York.
Especially charged with the manage
ment OF first cabin and second cabin
business, Manager American Line in
Europe. Henry Wilding, Liverpool; Man
ager Red Star Line in Europe, Edward
Strasser, Antwerp; Manager Paclhc
Coast, George II. Higbee. San Francisco
Atlantic Transport Line; President and
General Manager, Philip A. S. Franklin,
New York; Manager, New York, j. H.
Thomas; Manager, Philadelphia, P. f.
Young: Manager, Baltimore, j. c. Cor
man; Manager in Europe, Charles +.
Torrey, London.
Leyland Line: Chairman, Henry Wild
ing Liverpool: Managing Director, Wal
ter Glynn, Liverpcol; General Manager
II. B. Roper, Liverpool; Manager, Boston,
George Bray; Agent, New Orleans, II. J.
Sanders: Manager and Agent, Montreal,
John Torrance; Manager and Egent,
Quebec, w Nelson Macpherson; Mana
ger and Agent, Portland, john Torrance,
Jr.
Dominion Line Chairman and Manag-
ing Director, Henry Wilding, Liverpool;
Manager, John E. Willett. Liverpool;
Manager. Boston, p. =. Jameson; Mana
aer. Montreal, John Torrance; Manager,
Quebec. w. Nelson Macpherson; Mana
ger. Portland, John Torrance, Jr
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Standing of 1903 Glass.
CBv the Associated Press.)


Annapolis, Jan. 30.-The Academic
Board of the Naval Academy today an
nounced the final standing of the men,
bers of the 1903 class, which will be
graduated on February End. There are
six star men, each of whom earned bet
ter than So per cent. in all examina-
tons. Donald r. Battles, of West Mill
Creek, Pa, and Alexander II. VanKuren
of Howell, Mich. are honor men of the
class. The star men, besides Battle and
VanKuren, are William Woods Smith,
Marion, Ia. Paul Henry Fritz, Grand
Forks, N. D.; Stephen Clegg Rowan, at
large, District of Columbia Walter STRAIT
ton Anderson. Carlinville, Ills.
The Southern members of the class with
their rank follows:
11-Samuel Murray Robinson, Dublin,
Texas
23-Charles Henslay Lacey, Palestine,
Texas.
Civilian Ancrum, Camden, s. C.
39-Hugh Mclean Walker, Augusta, Ga.
41-Thomas Herbert Taylor, Como,
Miss.
42-Frank Howard sadler, Sheffield,
Ala.
4S-Butler Young Rhodes. West Point,
Miss.
49-Daniel P Client. Bolton, Texas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
BEAUFORT TIMBER BILL,
The Objectionable Sections of CT of 1901 Will
be Repealed.

The House Judiciary Committee Will
report favorably on Mr.. l.. l.. Smith
substitute for sections 3. and or chap-
ter ATS. Laws of 1901, the act to prohlp~
it the telling of trees in certain streams
Of Beaufort county.
These sections, it will be recalled,
We're railroaded through the last Leg
islature under the above caption, al
though they really contain very radical
provision. in that no corporation or
North Carolina should be allowed to hold
more than three hundred acres of timber
land, unless it maintain a mill within the
State. at which the timber shall be man
ufactured, and that no corporation at
all unless created under the laws or
North Carolina and has its principal
Mace of business in North Carolina, shall
hold more than three hundred acres of
land. or the timber thereon, or the right
and privilege to cut the timber on more
than three hundred acres.
Mr.. Smiths substitute repeats the above
provisions, which caused widespread dis
satisfaction in Beaufort county.
This restriction was originally put into
a bill showing what it was on the face
of it, That bill was killed in the House
Two years ago, anu IleH us piOhloiCho
were embodied in the sections OF this
bill, under the misleading caption quoted
above.
Now, however, il will be set straight.
Other bills that will be reported favor
| ably by the Judiciary committee are Mr..
| Guion's bill to allow jurors from $1.5O
| to $500 in Craven county, instead of $i.cO
| a day, and a bill by Mr.. Parker. of Hall
| fax, regulating the fees of justices of the
peace in the trial of claim and delivery
actions. 1t provides for a fee of $50
| for issuing all papers where there is one
| defendant. $50 cents for each additional
| defendant, 10 cents for each subpoena
| and % cents for taking a replevry bond,
| and 10 other fees.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
A SPLENDID PERFORMANCE.
Dainty Mabel Paige Will be Seen at Monu'
mental Again Tonight

One of the largest audiences of the
week greeted Mabel Paige at the Monu-
mental Theatre last night to see Car
men," 1t proved to be one of the best
bills of the week, and judging from the
applause, both up stairs and down, it was
highly enjoyed by ALL
This afternoon there will be NATL
nee. especially arranged for ladies and
children when THE Sweetest Story Ever
Told" will be the bill. This is one OF
the company's masterpieces and Is
staged with special scenery and mechan-
ical effects.
Tonight there comes the funniest piece
ever written, the Western Judge" There
will be an entire change of specialties
and it will pay to watch the Great
Martvme. and Mr.. DePuather will be
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
RIGGsBEE STILL LIVES.
The Suit of Main Against the seaboard Goes to
Supreme Court
Especial to News and Observer


Durham n. c., Jan. 3O-Notwithstand-
ing his fearful injury, John w. d. Riggs
bee, the man who was mangled under
the wheels Of a Seaboard train yesterday,
is still living. The report is that he
rested very we'll during the night. His
right leg was completely severed near
the thigh. skull cracked and hand cut
off.
Next week court will be held in Ok
ford but the celebrated Catfish ilgo case
will not come up for its fourth hearing
in the lower court. There will not be
time to try the case.
The damage suit of the Seaboard Air
Line road against Walter l.. Main has
gone to the Supreme Court on demurrer.
This is the case in which Sheriff Mark
ham seized ten horses belonging to the
Main circus last summer. The railroad
claims that Main owes the company
SEQ, this being the amount of a COM
promise with q man who was hurt by
the circus train and paid by the road 1t
is understood that after the settlement
of this suit Mr.. Main will begin suit
for large damages. probably $4,000,
against the Seaboard road, claiming that
he was damaged by the seizure of his
stock.
This mornin Sergeant w. G. Crabtree
and Officer Proctor. of the police force,
arrested a negro by the name of Nor
man Pendergrass on a warrant from
Raleigh Some two years ago the negro
shot and wounded a negro woman In
Raleigh and then skipped. He was car
ried back for trial this morning.
The Durham delegation of twenty or
more Knights of Pythias returned from
Chapel Hill this morning. After the
work of the district meeting was over
with the visitors, numbering fifty or
seventy-fve were banquetted at the Pick
ard Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sprunt Hill and
child, of New York, will soon move to
Durham and make this their home. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Hill will practice
law, his chosen profession. Mrs. Hill
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Watts and it was for the purpose of re-
manning near her parents that the fam
ily is to move back to Durham.
A DISTINGUISHED literary character ar
rived in Durham this morning in the
person of Mr.. William Garrett Brown,
of Cambridge, Mass, who is here Tor a
few DAYS. the guest of DR.. w. +. Few at
Trinity College. For several years Mr..
Rrown has been connected with the De-
rartment of History of Harvard Univer-
sity and is one among the most gifted
of the present generation OF historians
and essavsts. He lectured at the nome
of Mr.. B. ~ Duke tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
Big Four Smashes a Street Car.
CBy the Associated l'ress.)

Springfield, O., Jan. 3O.-Big -Four pas
senger train southbound, struck a street
car at a street crossing early this even
ing. The car was well filled with people
and was hit squarely in the centre driY-
ing it fifty feet beyond the crossing
Eleven persons we're injured, two or
whom. Mrs. Addie Wheeler and Anna
Bailey are seriously injured and may die.
The motorman, A. d. Wilkinson, is also
badly hurt and no statement can be OBJ
tanned from him. although it is thought
he was unable to stop the car on ac-
count of defective brakes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
News Service for Ships at Sea.
(By the Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 30.-The first attempt to
supply incoming vessels with a news SER
vice was made today when Reuters
Telegram Company filed with the Mar
conf Wireless Telegraph Company one
hundred words of news for the Cunard
Line steamer Lucania which left New
York Saturday last and which is due to
arrive at Queenstown today or tomorrow,
The wireless company, thus far will only
engage to attempt to transmit messages
twenty to thirty miles from Brow Head
so the news will only reach the steamer
a few hours before her arrival at Queens
town,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
FIRE AT NIAGARA FALLS.
Bolt of Lightning Enters Power House and
Transformer Fxplodes.
(By Associated Press.)

Niagara Falls, Jan. 30.-A fire, which
was started by the explosion of one of
the big transformers in the power house
of the Niagara Falls Power and Conduit
Company last night, destroyed thousands
of dollars worth of valuable machinery
Twenty of the fifty factories at Lockport
were shut down owing to the fire
The fire was caused by a bolt of light
ming. which struck a cable with a de-
fective insulation, causing a short cir
cult, which blew up a transformed in the
power house The loss is in the neigh
borhood OF $4,000.
At $50 O'Clock tonight the temporary
repairs ut the Niagara Falls Power and
Conduit Company's plant were completed
and the electrical famine along the Mia
CARA frontier due to the early morning
fire was practically at an end.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
BLOODY FIGHT AT URMUj.
Eieh. Lairones and One Constable---One Hun
dred Ladrones Surrender.
INV the Associated Press.

Manila. Jan. 30.-Eight ladrones ana
one constable were killed in an encounter
at Ormuc. in Leyte province, on Tuesday.
The fight was a hard one but the consta-
bulary ultimately won by daring chars''
One hundred and fifty ladrones surren-
dcred ct Ormuc the following day Inc
district has been disorderly and it is be-
iieved that tn surrender of these men VIII
lead to its paciication.
The bodies of the three American vol
rnteers, including Mr.. Osborne, teacher,
who were killed at Bolinao, province OF
Zambales recently, in fight with lad
rones, have been recovered. Malanang,
a noted bandit, who was among the enc
mics dead, directed the fight. The Amer
leans charged and killed him before they
were surrounded and killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
ENGINE LEAPED OVER
CAR.
Acrobatic Feat of Locomotive
in Collision on Pennsyl-
Vania Road.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Hazleton. Pa, Jan. 30.-The fast eX-
press train from Wilkesbarre for Phila-
delphia on the Schuylkill division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad collided head on
this evening with a freight train near
Lofty, nine miles south of Hazelton. The
engineer, Robert Minor, and fireman
Fred Gearhardt. of the freight train were
killed; the engineer and fireman ana
colored porter of the passenger tram
seriously hurt and several passengers
slightly injured.
Between Hazelton and Lofty, there Is
a single track which is used by both the
Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Rail
roads. Through a misunderstanding OF
orders both trains got on this single
stretch Of track and before the engineers
saw the danger 1t was too late to avert
the collision.
The locomotives came together with a
terrific crash. The freight engine"loapcd
over the top of the express car ana
plunged into the chair car. The passen-
gers in this car were hurled in every
direction. The porter, Harry Hayward,
was thrown against the roof and proba-
bly, fatally injured. The hot Goals from
the fire box set fire to the chair car
which was destroyed in a short time.
relief train was sent out from Hazel
ton with number of physicians on board.
The injured were brought to Hazelton
Hospital The engineer of the freight
train had an order to take a side track
and allow the flyer to pass but failed
to reach the siding before the passenger
train arrived. The railroad officials stat
ed tonight that none of the passengers
We're seriously injured and all were able
to resume their journey.
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TO SUBSCRIBE $4,000.
New Barn Will Vote on This Question Affect
ing the P. and W Road.
(SneciaI to News and Observer.

Especial TO News and Observer
New Bern, Jan. 30.-At a meeting OF
the board Of aldermen of the city OF
New Bern, held tonight, the proposition
to subscribe fifty thousand dollars to
the Pamlico, Oriental and Western Rail-
road Company was acted upon favorably
and an election was ordered to be held
in the city, Tuesday, March Oath, 1908,
TO satisfy same.
This is quite an important step for
this place and it is confidently expected
and believed that the election Will be
carried by very handsome majority.
There is very little opposition to the
measure and the action of the board or
aldermen is very heartily approved by
all the citizens.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
q son WAS NECESSARY.
And the Countess Bought One and swore it
Was Hers by Blood.
(By the Associa ted Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Jan. 30.-The Countess Isabella
Wesierska Kwitecki, who has again been
arrested and charged with pretending to
have borne son six years ago and pre-
sentipg him as the heir to an estate
at Wroblewo, Province of Posen, is 81
years of age and lte-haired, though
still an animated, brilliant woman. She
was 81 when the child was born and
had three daughters. 1t is alleged that
the Countess had seemingly two ladies
of high rank as accomplice. These, whose
names haze not been disclosed are said
to have procured the illegitimate son OF
the daughter of a railroad Waterman
in Austria and at the proper momen:
to have brought the baby to the Countess
apartments here.
They went, it is asserted, from the
railroad station in a cab, gave the driver
q gold piece as a gratuity and entered
the house, one of them carrying the
baby done up in a shawl straps with y
breathing space cut in the bottom OF
the bundle. The child. it is further
claimed, was probably drugged and was
apparently kept two days in tire house
before its birth was announced. The
servants of the Countess, it seems. did
not even know of the presence Of the
child. Those nearest the Countess took
the birth in good faith, the old Count
Wesirska, who was in fragile health and
who was in Italy at the time, tele-
graphed to the family doctor at Posen
to go to Berlin and assist in taking care
of the mother and child. The doctor
came to this city, but the Countess would
not see him and sent the doctor word
that she had every necessary attention.
When the legitimacy of the child was
first contested the Countess averred that
she had the services of a midwife from
WarSaW who has since died.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
Easy to Rob the Millionaires.
(By the Associated Press

New York, Jan. Blowing to numerous
recent robberies in the millionaire resi-
Dental district of Fifth Avenue, and the
side streets. between 43rd and 59th
streets, for which Police aptain Lantry
has been severely criticised by residents,
the captain today had recourse to un-
iQue expedient for the purpose of showing
that he was not to blame. He sent
seven detectives to Sc houses Of wealthy
people to see II they were guarded. The
detectives entered every one of them and
in many instances got to the second floor
before they We're discovered. Upon meet
ing some one in the house the detective
announced their presence and in every
instance they say they were abused by
the servants or mistress OF the house.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
A Delightful Reception.

New Bern, N. c., Jan. 30.-Special.-
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Green received IN
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. R. l. Dill, Thurs
day night. Mr.. and Mrs. Dill were re-
Gently married. and have just returned
from thei wedding tour.
The home was tastefully decorated with
palms. ferns and drapings of evergreens.
White hyacinths, Gala lilies were used
in artistic profusions.
1t was a delightful affair and thorough
ly enjoyed by those present.
The Riel Station orchestra discoursed
soft, sweet, enhancing music during the
evening.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
COAL KINGS CASE Closed.
The Striking Miners Will Call Witnesses in
Rebuttal Next Week.
(By the Associated Press.)

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 30.-With eX-
ception OF the presentation of statistics
the coal operators closed their case be
fore the coal strike commission today
and it is expected the striking miners
will begin calling witnesses in rebuttal
next week after which the commission
will adjourn to the following Monday
1t developed during the session that
a miner who testified before the COM
mission at Scranton had lost his place
because he was in Scranton and the
Commission exacted a promise from the
superintendent of the company that he
would re-instate him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
Quarantine Against Texas Fever.
By the Associated Press.)

Baltimore, Jan. 3O-Acting upon the
recommendation of the State Live-St
Sanitary Board, Governor Smith today
signed proclamation forbidding the i'm
portation of cattle into Maryland from
the territory south of an irregular line
running from the northwest corner of
California to the northern border of
Virginia.
This action is taken as a precaution
against splenetic or Southern fever. The
prohibition will last from January 3lst
to November LIST.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
sH0PMEN ON STRIKE.
Men on Union Pacific Declare it Will be- Fx.
tended Over Southern Pacific
(By the Associated Press.)

Omaha Neb., Jan. 30-President Burr
of the Union Pacific Railroad today met
representatives of the striking shopmcn
of that system to continue the confer
ences begun in New York three weeks
ago. Today's meeting resulted in the
shopmen leaving without reaching a set
Element and they declare the strike will
now be continued indefinitely and will be
extended over the Southern Pacific sys-
TEN.
President Mcneil of the Association
of Boiler Makers was spokesman for the
strikers and told President Burt that 4
thorough canvass of strikers had been
made, with the result that they unani-
mously agreed that they could not accept
the piece work system.
President Burt replied that the men
could return to work under no other con-
dition, and regretted that the men would
not give the system a fair trial.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
Negro to Fig hit Jim Crow Law.
(By the Associated Press.)

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 30.-A call has
been issued for mass meeting OF col
ored citizens, to be held in this city Feb
ruary /, to protest against the passage
by the Legislature of a bill to require
the use of "jim-crow' cars on the Mis-
souri, River Railroad
In addition to this, prominent negroes
from all over the State are required 10
assemble at jefferson City, February D.
and appear before the House commit
tee having the bill in charge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
Fast Express Wrecked.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

TBy NSSUC1dVVu
Hazleton, Pa, Jan. 3O.-The last eA-
press train from Wilkesbarre for Phlla-
delphia on the Schuylkill division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad was wrecked al
lofty, nine miles south of this city TINS
afternoon. Robert Mercer of Weather.!
and Fred Gerhardt, of Delano, were kill
ed A number of the passengers were
injured
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
Split Open House, Swallowed Half.
(By Associated Press.)

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 30.-An ac-
cident occurred in one of the slopes of
the Old Telegraph mine at Bingham to-
day PARTIALLY wrecking the residence of
James Johnson, a miner, and instantly
killing two of Johnson's sons, aged and
5 years.
The sudden sinking of the ground split
the Johnson house in two parts, one half,
ia which the two children who were kill
ed. had been playing. was completely
swallowed up. Mr.. Johnson, his wife and
the three other children. were in the other
portion of the house at the time of the
accident and escaped without injury.
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The Mutineers of the Veronica.
(By Associated Press.)

Liverpool. Jan. 90.-The four seamen
of the British bark Veronica brought
here yesterday by the British steamer
Brunswick were remanded today on the
charge of numbering Captain Shaw, two
of his officers and four seamen of the
Veronica. Two of the prisoners have
made a statement duplicating themselves
and the others. Another of the accused
men, William Smith, an American, who
shipped at a Mississippi port, declares
their statements are untrue.