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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-10
A VERY NOVEL CASE
important Words Omitted If
Transcript to Supreme
Court.

A matter of very great interest will
come up this morning before the Supreme
court, a case that presents some novel
features.
At the November term, 1902, of the
Union County Superior court, John
Marsh was convicted of rape, and appeal
ed to the Supreme court where he moved
an arrest of judmgent for the reason that
the bill of indictment failed to allege that
the assault made upon the prosecutriX
was against her will. The court arrested
the judgment, but now it appears that
the bill of Indictment upon which the de-
PENDANT was tried did contain the words
against her will" but that they were
omitted in copying the transcript for the
Supreme court The matter will be pre-
scented to the court by Attorney General
Gilmer when it convenes this morning at
ten o'clock
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burning pain after. tried many kinds of
medicine and four of the best doctors in the
country until gave up all hope of recovery.
In January, 1901, l wrote to Or. R. Y. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y, and received from him letter,
bottles, six of Favorite Prescription five of
Golden Medical Discovery, one vial of Pei
able to work at anything want to. Thanks to
you for your valuable medicine and kind advice"
Weak and sick women are invited to
consult DR.. R. V. Pierce, by letter, free.
All correspondence is held as strictly
private and sacredly confidential. ADJ
dress DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
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JURORS FOR OCTOBER TERM.
List Drawn FIR Three Weeks by Co. Commits.
sioDers Yesterday Morning.

Mr.. w. NJ. Andrews, because of physi
cal disability, was relieved from road
duty.
Clerk of Superior Court w NJ. Russ
submitted his account for court costs
for the July term of court which
amounted to $1170.76. It was ordered
paid
Barney Jones, of Middle Creek town
ship, made complaint of the valuation
of his land. A rebate of $500 was or
dered granted.
OCTOBER JURY DRAWN.
The following list of the jurors for
the October term of superior court
was drawn:
First Week.. G. Goodwin, Ra.
leigh; j. R. Hicks, Little River; w. F..
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) DEATH OF MRS. STEPHENSON.
Remains Brought Here From Durham Yester
Gay---Was Miss Myatt.

The remains of Mrs. j. E. Stephenson
were brought here yesterday morning
from Durham and taken by Mills Road
to Willow Springs, where they were in
tered at the home place of the Myatts.
Mrs Stephenson, who died at o'clock
Tuesday morning, was the daughter OF
the late Mr.. Alvin Wyatt. She was
twenty nine years old. Consumption was
the cause of death. She leaves three
little children, besides her husband, two
sisters and one brother. Mr.. Stephenson
holds a position with the American To-
bacco Company in Durham.
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no lasting good.
1t is no wonder
that the woman
feels discouraged.
Thousands of
these weak and
sick women have
found health and
courage regained
as the result of
the use of Doctor
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. It
establishes regu-
larity, dries I'M
healthy DIR al n S,
heals inhamnla-
ton and ulcerea-
ton, and cures
female weakness.
It III axes weak
women strong and
sick women well.
~In the year 1899
l was taken sick"
writes Mrs. Edna
Crowder, of Ripley,
I.auderdale Co. Tenn.
MY limbs a c h e d,
had severe pains in
back and lower part
of bowels, with diff
iculty i'll urination,
and Sinartiup and
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The following counties have no report:
Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Chowan
Craven, Cumberland, Dare, Duplin, For
syth, Franklin, Graham, Guilford, Hall
fax, Johnston, Lincoln, Martin, Mcdowell,
Mecklenburg, NASH Onslow, Orange.
Rockingham, Tyrrell Washington, Watau-
ga, Wayne.
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The expression occurs so many times in
letters from sick women to Dr. Pierce; III
was completely discouraged" And there
is always good reason for the discourage
ment. Years of suffering. Doctor after
doctor tried in vain. Medicines doing
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Interest in Revival Services.

The revival service at the Fayetteville
Street Baptist church last night was even
more largely attended than the one on
Monday night. The interest in these meet
ings is growing, both the members of the
church and the people generally becom-
ing more and more interested.
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The extra section of the Sunday eXcur-
sion to Morehead on the Atlantic and
North Carolina. running ahead of the
''shoofy," Sunday morning, had an acct
dent about four miles from Morehead
City. In making the curve at that point
the tender left the track and ran on the
crossties for 800 yards before it was
stopped No one was injured.
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Atlantic
and III. G. Railroad
OFFICE of General Superintendent,
New Bern, N. c.. Sept. 9TH, 1903.
NOTICEi

notice.
To Stockholders of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad.
All Stockholders of record and their
immediate families will be passed free
over this road to and from the Annual
Meeting of the Company, Thursday, Sep
TENDER "a, 1908, at New Bern, N. G.
Tickets will be furnished by S. l.. Dill
General superintendent New Bern, upon
application. Good on September oath
and 18th.
NOTE IMPORTANT-This Compary5
construction of a stockholders immediate
family is the husband and wife, and such
of their children as domicile with them
and who are dependent upon their parents
for maintenance and support.
No special train will run, Stockholders
holding tickets will be transported by the
regular trains.
Agents will post this notice.
General Superintendent.
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Four for the Pen.

Sheriff Warren, of Nash county, yes
terday brought in three negroes to the
penitentiary for years each. One was
convicted of lmanslaughter, one of bigimy
and one of highway robbery sheriff
House, of Halifax, also brought in one
for three years, convicted of larceny.
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Gastonia Savings Bank

The Gastonia Savings Bank, of Gas
tonia, was Incorporated yesterday in the
Secretary of States office, to conduct both
savings and commercial banking bust
ness. The capital stock is $4,000, sub
scribed by l.. L. Jenkins, L. L. Hardin
and S. N Boyce, of Gastonia.
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Columbia, N. c., Sept. 9.-The steamer
Guide, under the management of Captain
A. L. Calhoon, made her first trip here
last Thursday The new line is to work
between here and Norfolk, and is to make
two trips each week.
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Fall Announcement
we Want the Men
We Want the Men

whoue ndd where % best il bat AND
etprt from shops I'm
m they be thoroughly htht
advantage
Aecf "Cs dsuproT every al
efr-FYo nweang rp,p
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Among the Railroads.

Charlotte has long wanted better de-
pot facilities. Lately it has been talk
ing about a union depot. Now comes a
report that the Southern Is going to
make large additions to its depot. Will
Charlotte give up its just deman9-tor
a union depot?
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Great Fire at Piqua.

Dayton, Ohio, Sept st is reported
here at one o'clock this "wednesday
morning, that fire at Piqua threatens
the business portion of that city.
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Grafton from Chester to Lenoir is at pres
ent doing practically all the business that
it can handle, and especially is this true
of the freight traffic"
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STATE NEWS.

Wilson, N. c., Sept 9.-Seven students
go from here to the University at Chapel
Hill
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Speaking of the cause of the Fishing
Creek wreck as probably to be found In
the rotten trestle timbers, the YorkVille
Enquirer says: THAT there will be heavy
damage suits goes without saying, and
that there ought to be is equally beyond
question. There has already been too
much loss of valuable life in this very
call a halt."-GaStonia Gazette.
The latest joke on the Southern Rail-
ways belated trains was perpetrated in
Atlanta the other night, when a minstrel
troupe opened the season in one of the
theatres of that city. Two end men en-
gagged in the following conversation:
"See here, Bill, let's give these peo-
pie something new something the like of
WHICH was never heard of before
a"All right, Tom, but what shall it
beg"
~ have it," replied Bill. well give an
limitation of headon collision between
two trains. I'll get over behind the right
wing of the stage and you'll go behind
the left Then we'll come out on our
all-fours, in imitation of Southern and
Seaboard Air Line trains. and meet in the
center of the stage, when therell be a
terrible wreck"
"a most capital idea" replied Tom.
"Tll be the Southern and you'll be the
Seaboard train"
The end men took their positions be-
hind the respective wings and Bill ambled
across the stage in imitation of a fast
@ na nod
the cener of the stage, he blew for down
brakes, but the Southern train did not
appear. Just then the manager stepped
to the front of the stage and said:
Ladies and gentlemen there will be
no wreck tonight, for the Southern Is
three hours late "-Charlotte Chronicle.
The following good piece of news from
the Yorkville correspondent of the Char
lesion News and Courier will be read with
interest by North Carolina folks:
while very little is being said about
extending the Carolina and Northwestern
Railroad over the mountains, from its
present terminus, Lenoir, N. c. to Bris-
tol, or to some other point IN Tennessee,
still it is a fact that force OF about 300
hands is now employed at point about
twenty miles beyond Lenoir in grading
the proposed extension land there is no
reason to doubt that a large additional
force will be put to work in the near tu-
ture, and that in a comparatively short
time the missing link" will be supplied
and trains of freight and passenger cars
be in operation over the shortest hne
to the west" A glance at the map Will
convince the most sceptical that the new
line will possess advantages not now en-
joyed by any line now in operation. 1t is
said that one reason why so little has been
said recently about the extension IS be-
cause the owners of the road have an
abundance of capital with which to carry
cut their plans and it is, therefore, not
necessary to keep themselves before the
public. The part of the road now IN OPP
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ARE |LL|TERATE
Sixteen and a Half Per Cent
of White Children.
Results From Seventy -one Counties TO-
600 White Boys in State Can: Read
and Write.

Capt John Duckett Chief Clerk of the
Department of Public instruction, yester-
day gave out the following statistics:
The Legislature of 1901 enacted the fol
lowing clause in the school law: "They
Committees shall also report by race and
sex the number of all persons between the
ages of II and p who cannot read and
write The reports from 16 counties fail
to give these statistics, and no reports
have been received from ten other coun-
ties, and some reports received are incom-
plete. 1 send the statistics as reported
from Il counties and though incomplete
in some instances, yet there is enough to
show there is great deal of illiteracy
among our young white people between
the ages of II and II.
In the first column is given the mum
Der of white persons in each county be
tween the ages of IL and q, and in the
next is given the number of white persons
between these ages who cannot read and
write, and in the third volume is given
the per cent. of illiteracy in the various
counties of those persons over II years of
age. These reports shows there are in
these II counties 97,170 persons between
L and q years, and of that number 16, ia
annot read and write. At the same aver
age for the other 26 counties that have
not reported there would be in the State
2,076 white persons between the ages of
II and q who cannot read and write and
of that number 1922 are white boys:
COITNTTES
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No. of white
persons between the
ages of II and u.
No. of white persons
between ages of II and q
who cannot read and write.
Per cent. litter
acy between the ages
of - and 81
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Elsewhere.

KANSAS CITY. June 2o.-Cattle-Receipts. 100
Gsocs sss a none the market
fair "a to good. 1909 80; stockers and feeders.
s. toes14S; Western fed steers 81 $50 So Texas
$50: native cows. s2a4.i5; native heifers. 1850
:sSc Receipt. 9or the Week sS Cattle 60
Hogs-Recelpts. 1000 The market was steady
Sss hf 1SSt I %i5sd Psss S SIS
s5.25a5.s5. Receipts for week. $4,000.
ssSssa S I'd s.S T:s:: iii %s
yearlings, ss.5OG535; Texas clipped sheep. $500
SO; stoekers and feeders. sa.2oG4 Receipts for
CHICAGO. June 2o-Cattle--Receipts. 800.
Western steady: good to prime steers; $saS:4s;
ssSa7s: cows. mscSGse: hslfsIs . ssS.. s; can:
nsrs; 81 .e2 50; bulls; sseeiaS; calves sa0s-5o;
tS,dsy 200; .o,mo,sog 200:
lower; mixed and butchers. s5.s5Qs.15: good to
fs sS .s assyS ss 81 .al Tsuga ssssy
oeoa e cSCse wsthsrs Ma5s te fair A to choice
anse Is . sheep $ native
onciai yesterday: Receipts tattie. 1855;
s ass; hass s's LASS. ssn' :gRs.p ss e. sh'Dm'n'c''
ST. LOUIS. June observation-disclosures. 100. In
Guiding $50 Texans. The market was steady.
Ss.ys 'ss sF and and
steers under 1000 lbs, ss'i5@t7si stoeEers and
iccucls, SO.Eo4f.oV, Co"s auu neilcis, wv ~,
snd indian steers euS cows and hefers
81. 40I3.20.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000 The market was easy to
sc lower. Pigs and lights. IS. 65f15 e5; packers,
s5.70g6- O5; butchers, s6Q6.2h.
Sheep--Receipts, 500 The market was steady.
Native muttons stq4. IS: lambs. ssqsso: Gulls
ans, S3.50g4.25.
NEW YORK, June 20.-Beeves-Receipts. So
bees ssSs s ayess native
S12c per h. Reported exports for to-day, 200
beeves So sheep, 1926 quarters OF beef
Calves-Only two head on sale. City dressed
veals sQ11c
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $3.50. Sheep lower
Reported sales OF sheep at 1880; culls, s3
lambs, $6.50Gs7.50 Dressed mutton. general sales,
7G10izc: dressed lambs, general sales, 11813c.
Hogs-Receipts. 2,s4l; none reported on sale
alive.
SOUTH OMAHA June observation-disclosures
600. Market nomnaly steady. Native steers.
ST. 25d5.25; COWS and heifers s.25dl50; calves
Hogs-Receipts. Il. 500. Market sc lower
Heavy, s3.soG6.2o; pigs. S2sQa.7s; bulk of sales.
shsep~Fed muttons. s5a575: wethers. $500
5.25; ewes. S375Qi-65; common and stockers, 81 80
d3.75; lambs, s5.75a715.
EAST LIBERTY. June 2o.-Cattle-Receipts
Hoss-Receipts. 1900. All grades selling from
sheep-Receipts. 1000. Sheep. IS down; lambs.
$50 down
CINCINNATI. June 2o.-Hogs active and high
err at A.50G6.30.
Cattle dull at s.. 5095.
sheep steady at s.. 25@4.1o. Lambs easy at a. Is
d6.75.
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Ine flndncief says. Inc most notable
feature of the official statement of the
New York associated banks last week was
the Slight increase in the net cash gain
compared with the estimates of the increase
during the week. The official returns
showed a net increase of $3.50, 500, while the
estimated gain was s., 23l. 400. 1t is difficult
to account for the discrepancy, for after
making al allowances for averages ii would
seem that there should have been a much
greater increase in cash than was shown.
Possibly cash resulting from the liquidation
of the loans directly made in our market
by country banks may nave been withdrawn
from the New York banks in such manner
as TO have not been reported in the cuSt0-
mary way. 1t seems also possible that trust
companies which have this week been large
loanerS In the market may have drawn
down the cash balances on deposit with
81, 100, instead Of a decrease, as was ex-
pected. The deposits increased S2,949600.
which amount quite closely corresponds
with the total of the increase in loans and of
net cash. The reserve requirements were
augmented by $685., 400 through the increase
gain in cash leaves $622, 800 as the increase
in surplus reserve, which now is $l0,099575.
Calculated the basis of deposits, less
those of s37. 700 public funds. the surplus
is $19, Az, 900. Circulation shows the slight
increase of $2.70o, and the excess of loans
over deposits, which in the previous week
was SIS, $50 800, is now $15041, 800. The av-
erage daily clearirgs during the week were
$2l2. 100000, against s2S5, 100000 in the proceed
ing week"
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Representative Sales

Sheep-Receipts. 300; shipments. 400. The re-
ceipts of sheep and lambs this week have been
considerably above the average. showing gain
of about 1000 last week, 1.500 over the
same week year ago. and 100 over the cor
responding week two years ago. The receipts
thus far this year little 1900 smaller
than the same period last year, and for the
month thus far there is a gain of over $500
compared with the same period a year ago.
The supply this week has been really larger
than required and the natural result re-
action in prices. The changes. however have
been more perceptible on lambs than sheep.
In fact, there was not much change in prices OF
sheep until at the extreme close of the week,
when the bulk of the sales were made at a de-
cline OF about 25c, but the extreme top remained
the same. Lambs lost 25c at the beginning of
the week. and later SOC more, at the close
of the week they were selling generally 7sc low
er than at the close of last week. On account
of the decided change in prices statesmen
little slow in transferring their consignments,
and the clearances were not as good usual in
this market. The highest prices paid this week
were 81 for spring lambs. S. 75 for yearlings.
and "a for sheep, but at the extreme close of the
week there were not many lambs selling above
IS. sheep above 50. rs. yearlngs above s..
The receipts to-day were larger than usual at
this time in the week, and with no important
orders the market was quiet. and Ii was diff
hcult to consummate sales at yesterdays decline
in prices. Shippers, as usual this time in the
week. were rot wanting many. and, there being
more than local butchers could USE the market
closed with number left unsold Quotations:
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TRADE In GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, BaltfDores
Cincinnati and Elsewhere

ST. LOUIS. June 2o.-Flour quiet and firm; red
winter patents, S..5q3s9; extra fancy and
straight. ss4sG3.7o. Timothy seed steady at $40
sacked. east track. s0QSlc. Wheat steady; No:
red cash. elevator. nominal; track. nGSo1zc,
July 1si1c: September. 7f1sc; No. hard. 7s4toc
July. 4s7sc: September. 4saG4sikc. Oats lower:
No. cash. nominal; track Ale; July. &c, nom
inal; September. S3kc: No. white. CSC. Rye
held at SIC. Pork lower; jobbing. standard mess,
boxed extra shorts. sl0 clear ribs. sos; short
clear, s10.s7h Hay dull; timothy. s1lQ leS; prai-
RE, s69n. Whisky steady at 81 30. Iron cotton
ties q MoS , Basging skashe Hemp t vii &c.
2. 900 bu oats. % 900 bu. Shipments-Flour. Zoo
brls: wheat 5000 blu; corn. 1890 bu; oats.
IL. 600 bu.
CINCINNATI June 2o.-Flour nrm- Wheat
firm; No: red. 7sa7s,sc. Corn firm; No: :
43c. Rye frm: No. ?. Sc. Lard quiet at s. s2is:
Bulk meats steady at $9.25. Bacon steady az
si9.37k Whisky. distillers' finished goods dull
on basis OF $3.50. Sugar steady
LIVERPOOL June 20-wheat-Spot quiet; No.
spring. Is I'd: No. 1 California. Go Sd Corn
Spot American mixed. new. nrm at IS Id; Amer
lean mixed, Old quiet at ss ID
DULUTH, June 2c.-wheat-To arrive: No.
hard. ss7sc: No. northern. @xc; July. 1&c;
September. 73kc: December. IKE Oats-To ar
rive and track. s7iz@ssc-
MINNEAPOLIS. June 2o.-whsat-cash. SSHc;
July. size: September. 7SSc. On track. NO.
hard, s41sc; No. 1 northern. ssHc; No northern.
S2Ac.
KANSAS CITY. June ao-wheat--Jaly. esisc:
September, 65lzc. Corn-July, 46lsd46ssc; Sep
TENDER, 4ikc.
TOLEDO June 2D.--Clover seed fairly active:
October, 1915; prime timothy, $50
MILWAUKEE,, June 2o.-Barley steady; No. \
&c; sample. 46Q53c.
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PRIVATE WIRE ADvICEs.

Meyer & Kiser's Telegram.


NEW YORK, June 20.-Intereet to-day
conferred in the bank statement, and this
proved disappointing. There was no dis
senting voice in the preliminary opinions
that IL would be good, but it fell far below
the most conservative estimates. Instead
of a substantial decrease in loans, an in
crease of about 81, 100000 was shown. Cash
increased only 100000. when at least ST.
coo 900 had been expected, and the reserve
showed an increase of only 100000 The
publication of the statement gave the mar
ket sharp setback, and the whole list de-
clined, while nervous tone developed. Of
ficers of banks and clearing house authori-
ties say that they can offer no direct ex-
PLANTATION of il. A loss of $954, 500 in legal
tenders is especially puZzling. There has
been no activity in the stock market to ac-
count for the increase in loans, but that is
always mysterious item.
Prior to the publication of the bank state
ment the market was very uninteresting
trading narrow and the whole tone dull and
lifeless The opening somewhat weak
i'm sympathy with lower London prices. but
a steadier tone quickly developed and the
fractional declines made at first were re-
covered There was a momentary mani
festation OF strength and then the market
degenerated into dullness, evidently waiting
on the statement of the banks resources
sharp decline In smelters was the only
feature of the early trading. The market
closed weak and irregular.