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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01

1t has leaked out that Colonel "Jeems"
H. Young, colored, is marshaling his
forces and making ready to attack Wash
ington city on or about the day Congress
reconvenes. The Colonel, so the rumor
goes, is now laying in full store of
ammunition in the shape of letters of en-
dorsement from the various surviving
members of the late Republican party.
The heirs and executors of the deceased
party-namely: Miss Lily White, of
Pritchardsville, Mrs. Mary Ann Populist,
of Huckleberry Swamp Sampson county,
and F. H. Independent, of Hills Retreat,
Halifax county. half brother of Miss
Lily White, are said to look upon the
claims of Colonel Jeems" with much
favor. The reason they advance for TAX
ing this position is thought to be that the
deceased, after a lingering illness, which
dated back to November 1898, passed
away suddenly at Whites Meeting House.
near the historic Guilford Battle Ground
on the 2Sth of last August without max
ing provision in the will for this branch
of the family, and rather than have the
will Of the deceased contested it was
thought best to- quiet this disturbing ele-
ment of the family by sending one of the
members OH TO Il Iar ana distant lana TO
represent Uncle Sam in the official ca
pacity of Minister Resident to the Re-
public of Liberia and Consul General to
Monrovia.
The Colonel. it is said, will not be ac-
companied to the capital city by an en-
tire regiment but will only take a scout
ing party, which will Immediately be
placed on garrison duty at the United
States Senate Annex and a patrol will
constantly be kept on the beat from the
White House to the Senate Chamber. The
color sergeant will carry flag of white
and black stripes, with thirteen green
stars in the upper left hand corner.
The white stripes will represent the
Lilly White Republicans; the black
stripe will represent the "Clarkson fac
ton while the thirteen little stars will
represent the actual vote cast by the
Whitaker Independents" in the recent
election.
The Rough Rider" may meet his
Waterloo when "Col. Jeems f" forces
storm the White House. -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
KIDNAPPED TO BREAK STRIKE.
Twenty-Five Bring Suit Against Erie Road
and Pennsylvania Coal Company.
(BY the Asscciated Press !


New York. Dec. 31-Suits have been
brought by twenty-five residents of this
city, who claim that during the recent coal
strike they were decoyed to the mines
i'll Pennsylvania by agents of the Erie
Road and of the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany. Damages for $4,000 each, amount
ing to 81. 100000 in all. arc sued and the
attorney for the plaintiffs consulted with
an assistant district attorney today about
bringing the matter before the grand
Jury to be sworn in next Monday.
The plaintiffs claim that under pre-
tense of doing work for the railroad and
coal company they were decoyed to Hobo
ken, where they were locked in a car
and carried against their will to the coal
regions in Pennsylvania and compelled
to act as strike breakers" under threats
of being turned over to the fury of
the miners" The men say they finally
succeeded in making their way back to
the city but declare that on their way
home they had narrow escapes from being
mobbed. 4
An officer of the Erie Railroad said
that no complaint had been served as yet
on the company. He said he had no
doubt that the company would be able to
successfully defend any suits that might
be brought against them. The company,
said this officer, is always extremely
careful to explain to the men the condi-
lions undsr which they are employed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
wHIFF GOES $3.50, ooo.1N SMOKE.
The Seventh Day Adventists Lose Great Pub.
fishing House
az the Associated Press. J


Detroit, Mich, Dec 30.-A Tribune
special from Battle Creek, Mich, says:
In the total destruction tonight of the
Zig building, occupied by the Review and
Herald Publishing Company, the Seventh
Day Adventist Colony is brought face to
face with a second heavy loss by fire
within a year, the Adventist Sanitarium
having been burned down only last Feb
ruary. Tonight's loss is estimated by
officials of the Review and Herald Com
pany at $3.50, 900, with insurance amount
ing to $4,000.
The fire was discovered at $3.50 p. M,
when only twenty-five of the 375 employees
were at work. One of the twenty-five has
rot been accounted for at q late hour to-
night, but the others got out by way of
fire escapes, the stairway from the book
room in which they We're working being
already in flames when the first warning
came in the form of choking clouds OF
smoke. When the fire department ar
rived the only thing that could be done
was to fight for the safety of adjoining
buildings. ]. H. Watson, billing clerk,
was seriously injured while saving books
and valuable papers in the office.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from spontaneous combustion in pile Of
rags in the press room.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
Fighting the Harvester Trust.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec, 31.-Wholesale
Hardware Dealers in this city have re-
ceived advices f; ON the headquarters OF
the East Tennessee Hardware and I'm
plement Dealers Association to the ef-
feet that the policy has been adopted
for the leaders ia the association to re-
frain from signing the new contracts pre-
sented by the international Harvester
Company of America. otherwise known
as the Trust. A fight against the allied
concerns has been announced here by
the local representatives of the McCor-
mick Company, who state that they will
transfer their allegiance to another con-
Germ not in the trust.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
Health, Strength and Vigor for Men.

and the benefit has been extraordinary
1t has completely braced me up. I am
just as vigorous as when boy and you
cannot realize how happy 1 am"
Dear Sirs:-Your method worked
beautifully. Results were exactly what
/ needed. Strength and vigor have COM
pletely returned and enlargement is en-
tirely satisfactory"
'Dear Sirs:-Yours was received and
had no trouble in making use of the re-
ceipt as directed, and can truthfully say
it is boom to weak men. l am greatly
improved in size, strength and vigor."
All correspondence is strictly confiden-
tial, mailed in plain, sealed envelope.
The receipt is free for the asking and
they want every man to have it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
OLD FOLKS DINNER.
An Annual Event Of Great Interest 4 air
Comes Today.

Today there comes again an annual
event in which many people in this city
take deep interest.
1t is the sold Folks Dinner" which
takes place at one o'clock today at the
Fayetteville Street Baptist church. 1t is
given under the supervision of Mr.. John
T. Pullen and the young ladies of the
Missionary Society of the First Baptist
church. Among the special guests today
it is expected that Governor Aycock,
Treasurer Lacy and Auditor Dixon will
be present at this feast.
1t is requested that all parties who
purpose to send things for the dinner do
so by ten o'clock this morning, and that
they send direct to the Fayetteville
Street Baptist church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
PARDgNS GIVEN Ten
Governor Aycock's Clemency
and Reasons for This.
Men and Boys Released Whose Crimes Ran
From Murder to Larceny and to Assault
With Deadly Weapons.

Ten nardons were announced yesterday
by Governor Aycock who. in doing so
gives his reasons for extending executive
clemency.
Jack Hardy, Mecklenburg county, con-
victed in July, 1900, of robbing and sent
enced to ten years on the county roads
Reason for pardon: The prisoner is
pardoned on the recommendation of the
solicitor who prosecuted the case, ant
the jurors who tried it, together with 9
great number of citizens. 1t appears thai
the prisoner was drunk at the time OF
the commission Of the crime and it Is
represented to me that he never woulo
have been guilty of the offence if sober
He has already been in prison more than
two years and it is thought will lead an
upright life in the future.
w. T. Roscoe, of Richmond eouney. con
victed in April, 1900, of murder IN the
second degree and sentenced to H1teeh
years in the States prison. Reason LOT
pardon: Pardoned on the recommends
ton of the judge, majority OF the jury
who tried him and great NUMBER OF
citizens. 1t is represented that he mas
been q most dutiful prisoner and is
thoroughly reformed.
Pearl Saunders. of Forsythe county,
convicted in July, 1902, of assault with
weapon and sentenced to nine months
on the county roads. Reason for pardon:
The prisoner is pardoned on the recon-
mendation of the County Superintendent
of Health who certifies that the prisoner
Is an invalid and can never get better
while in jail. The pardon is also rec
commended by the Honorable T. J. Shaw,
the judge who sentenced him. He is
pardoned on condition that he leave Win
ston- Salem.
Jesse B. Mitchell of Guilford, con-
sentenced to twelve months on county
roads. Reasons for pardon: This boy is
about fourteen years of age. His par
don is recommended by the prosecutor
and by many of the leading citizens of
Greensboro. 1t is also recommended
by the solicitor and the judge.
Elzayan Long, of Guilford, convicted in
August 1902 of larceny and sentenced to
ten months on county roads Reasons
for pardon This boy is about fourteen
years of age. His pardon is recommend
ed by the prosecutor and by many OF
the leading citizens of Greensboro. 1t is
also recommended by the solicitor and
the Judge.
Henry Way, Of Guilford, convicted in
August, 1902, of larceny and sentenced
to twelve months on county roads. Rea-
sons for pardon: This boy is about four
teen years of age. His pardon is rec
commended by the prosecutor and by many
of the leading citizens Of Greensboro. 1t
is also recommended by the solicitor and
the Judge.
Hub Stinson, of Chatham, convicted in
May 1900, of larceny and receiving SEN
tence to five years on Alamance roads.
Reasons for pardon: This prisoner is
pardoned on the recommendation of the
county physician of Alamance county
and the Board of Commissioners. The
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
HIS CANNON AND HIS GOLD.
Morocoos Sultan is Deprived Of the sinews Of
War
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated ITeSs.)
Tangier, Morocco, December 31.-Dur-
ing the recent battle with the government
forces the rebels captured twelve of the
Sultans cannon and his treasury re-
ceiptS.
The surrounding tribes are menacing
Tetuan. The excitement there is intense.
No further news has been received here
from Fz. The couriers have been de-
layed by heavy rains.
Madrid, Dec. 31.-Germany has notified
Spain that she intends to observe an at
titude towards Morocco similar to that
of France and Great Britain. All the
powers are thus in accord with SPANS
desire to maintain the status quo
A despatch received here from Ceuta,
Morocco, says that a Moor who was
under British protection has been muir
dered by Moors between Tangier and
Tetuan.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01

How any man may quickly cure hiL.-
SET after years of suffering from sexual
weakness, lost vitality, night losses,
varicocele, etc.. and enlarge small weak
organs to full size and vigor. Simply
send your name and address to DR..
Knapp Medical Co., 1927 Hull Bldg, De-
troit, Mich, and they will gladly
send the free receipt with full directions
SO any man may easily cure himself at
home. This is certainly a most generous
offer. and the following extracts taken
from their daily mail. show what men
think of their generosity.
Dear Sir:-Please accept my sincere
thanks for yours of recent date. I have
given your treatment a thorough test
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
BAR ROOM SCREENS REMOVED.
Death Of Samuel Il. Blount. The w. L. I Will
Attend the Burial
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Washington, N. c.. Dec 3t.-Washing-
ton bar-rooms have no screens or glazed
glass tonight. All day the bar men have
been busy removing them for the law
demands their abolition. This is the end
of legislation by pro and anti elements,
which ended in victory for anti
saloonists.
The death of Samuel M. Blount occurred
last night. He was "a years old. His
funeral takes place at three o'clock
Thursday evening. The Washington Light
Infantry, of which he was once captain,
will be out in full dress as a guard of
honor Rev. Nathaniel Harding will con-
duct the services.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
The Tobacco Trust in Germany.
(By the Associated Press.)

Berlin, Dec. 31.-The Anglo American
Tobacco Trust will introduce here to-
morrow system of rebates and premiums
to small dealers. The trust only owns
one factory in Germany, the Jasmatzi.
at Dresden, which it has greatly enlarged
and filled with new cigarette machines Of
American make. 1t has not accepted so
far other factories which were offered
to it by timid proprietors but has ne
gotiated without success for two of the
largest businesses in Germany.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
NOTICE.

The stockholders Of the Commercial
ard Farmers Bank Of Raleigh, N. c.,
will hold their annual meeting at its
banking house, on Tuesday, January 10,
II m, 1903. B. S. JERMAN,
12-12-t. Cashier.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01

FOR SALE.-A VALUABLE FARM
OF Lightweight acres, lying immediate
" on eastside Of Neuse river at Iron
Bridge at Milburnie. on both sides OF
county road, six miles from Rale;ghs
Sold on reasonable terms. Busbee &
Busbee, Attorneys. e. o. d.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the next General AS
sembly for the passage of an act granting
a charter to the Raleigh, Wilson and
Eastern Railroad Company.
R. A. MUM.
This 18th day Of December, 1902.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-01
READY FOR BATTLE,
Said that Col. "Jeems" Will
Move on Washington.
Wants Foreiga Mission and Supposed to Have
Strorg Support of Heirs of the Late
Republican Party.

Teddy, Teddy, while on others thou arr
smiling,
Do not pass me by;
For that foreign mission am splitting,
And | wants my pie,-'fore l die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-14
WILL BE So PER SEAT.
That Is the Price for skinner-Rehan
Attraction.

Ada Rehan and Otis Skinner will
play The Tanning of the Shrew in To-
peka and the 81 scale of prices will pre-
VAIL
These were the edicts of Robert Hun
ter, business manager for Leibler & Co.,
of the Rehan-S Skinner company, when
seen in Kansas City last night by A. S.
Kane of the Grand Opera House here.
The engagement at the Grand is next
Saturday night. Mr.. Hunter is in Kan
sas City making arrangements for the
company's week at the Willis Wood the
alter following the Topeka date. He
does not visit the one night towns and
Walter Collier will be here tomorrow or
Monday to take up other points in re-
gard to next Saturdays performance.
THE prices in Topeka will be the
same as here at the Willis Wood, and
in fact, everywhere we play, with the
exception of Memphis, where the high
price was 81. So" said Mr.. Hunter. The
complete original Daily production Of
The Tanning of the Shrew' will be used,
and. of course, you know what that
MEANS
George Clarke, stage manager of the
Rehan-S Skinner company, was stage
manager for Augustin Daily and super
vised the big productions which made
Days name famous as a producer OF
Shakespeare Edwin Varrey, always in
the company supporting Ada Rehan in
these productions at Days theater, Will
be here in the company, as will Mabel
Howard, who starred in 1.-THE Heart OF
MARYLAND" and "Zaza." Walter Hale
and many others with prominent rec
ords are members of the organization
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-14
WOMAN AN ENGINEER.
Candidate Successful In Business and
Has Studied Law and Medicine

Miss Annie Ball has just been licensed
by the city board of examining engineers
to run a stationary engine. and thus be-
comes the only woman in that class in
Chicago, and perhaps in the United
States. She was refused a license upon
her first application. Then she offered
to give the examiners $1,000 each if she
could not take an engine apart and put
it together in their presence, but was
told that that was not the way to OBJ
tain the permit. She submitted to an
oral examination. but failed because, she
says, of the ''rapid-fire" method of pro-
pounding wordy questions. Later. she
took the written examination and came
off triumphant with an average of "a.
She took the test, not because she de-
sires to follow the vocation of an engi-
neer, but for the reason that. as she eX-
pressed it, 81 was told that I couldn't
do it" She manufactures playing
cards and composition goods at IS Mar
ket street under the firm name of "A
Ball & Brother" although she is the
sole proprietor of the place. Recently
she found her engineer intoxicated and
discharged him and started to operate
the engine herself. The engineer COM
planned to the authorities. who ordered
her to cease operating the machinery or
be fined $25.
AFTER I had finished the written ex-
animation one of the examiners told me
that I was competent to run the city
pumping works or any other stationary
plant said Miss Ball last evening at
her home. 304 West Monroe street. MY
knowledge of engineering was acquired
from actual experience at my plant be-
fore the present rigid laws were passed
and from the study of technical books.
1.-THE oral examination. which I took
three months ago, consisted of such YER
bose questions, propounded so rapidly,
that 1 think only small per cent of
even the most competent applicants
could have answered. The written ques-
lions. also, are too involved and wordy,
and 1 have no doubt that many de-
serving applicant fails on this account
rather than from lack of practical
knowledge. If the examining board
| would have an engine in the examining
rooms and ask applicants for licenses to
demonstrate their ability, not few of
/ those who now fail would be able to get
/ licenses"
/ Miss Ball has been remarkably sue
1 cessful as a business woman. She was
] brought to Chicago from Holland by her
parents when very young, and has been
4 in business here since the fire. She has
4 large interests in phosphate and real
4 estate near Bay City, Fla, where she
operates mining machinery or directs its
operation the greater part of every year
Z she speaks Dutch, German and Eng
/ fish fiuently, can converse in French
and has taken courses in law and medi-
cine.-Chicago Record-Herald-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-14
TRAIN LEAVES TONIGHT.
It Carries Kansas Woman's Bazaar to
Chicago.

In connection with the exhibit or the
Kansas Woman's Bazaar association at
the Great Northern hotel in Chicago be
ginning November Is and closing NO
vember rs, there is to be an auction
sale of six. tracts of Kansas land
which have been donated to the assocl-
alton. Mrs. Sadie p. Gresham, of Cot
tonvood Falls. will act as auctioneer.
The Kansas Bazaar association IS
the financial branch of the Kansas
EQUAL Suffrage association. The ex-
hibit at Chicago will consist OF the
agricultural and garden products OF
twelve western Kansas counties Eaen
county vill have booth 10 feet square.
The special train bearing these EXHIBITS
will leave western Kansas this even
ing for Chicago.
The land to be sold consists of five
100 acre farms and two city lots at
Sharon Springs. The proceeds will go
towards the equal suffrage fund. The
farms are located as follows:
1850 acres in Ford county, donated by u.
L. Painter & Co.
$50 acres in Kiowa county, donated by
i6o acres in Greeley county. donated by
16O acres in Thomas county, donated by
John Ackard.
Two town lots at Sharon. Springs, dona-
ted by w E. Ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-14
CURFEW RINGS TONIGHT
Chief Medium Says He Will
Enforce the Ordinance.

Curfew will ring tonight. It will also
continue to ring every night as long as
Chief McCollum stays in office. At
least that is what he says
There are too many young boys on
our streets at night said Chief McCol-
lum today. and 1 believe that the cur
few ordinance ought to be kept rigidly
in operation. By eight o'clock the aver
age boy ought to be in' his own home
and unless provided with a good and
sufficient reason for being out the police
department will from now on see that
youngsters are not allowed to be on the
streets at night. The ordinance was
considered a good one when it was in
force before and even if it is an IN
popular one do not see that am the
person to nullify it,
At O'Clock then, the bell on the Audi
of the fire alarms, will sound the curfew-
The hocls of boys 10 to Is years of age
who have been accustomed to range the
streets nightly in search of amusement,
hanging about the entrances of the thea
ters and idling under the electric lights,
curfew bell has stayed unrung because
the city officials did not consider the en-
forcement of the ordinance as seriously
necessary. For months its existence has
been forgotten. Evidently Chief McCol-
lum has really been studying up the du-
ties of his office with the intention of at
tending to them all. The curfew ordi-
nance was enacted after a campaign in
its favor conducted here by Col. Alexan-
der Hogeland ten years ago. Col. Hoge-
the adoption of curfew ordinances in
many of the larger cities of the country
and the movement started by him result
ed in their adoption in many other towns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-14
WICHITA WINS.
Interstate Commission Holds
Freight Rates Are Unjust.

Washington, Nov 14-The interstate
commerce commission in decisions an
nounced today in three cases brought by
the city of Wichita, Kansas. against the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Rock Is
land and other roads in that territory,
declared that both the export rates on
grain from Wichita to Galveston and
the lumber rates from west of the Mis-
sissippi river points in Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Texas to Wichita are un-
reasonable and should be reduced. The
city of Wichita is allowed until January
1, 1904, to apply for leave to submit fur
Their testimony on the reasonableness of
the coal rates to Wichita.