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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
FELL PROM TELEGRAPH POLE.
A Linemau Falls and Receives Painful Injuries
Near Crabtree Creek.

Mr.. E. ". Brindle, a lineman for the
Western Union Telegraph Company, fell
from a pole yesterday morning about 8
O'Clock, near Crabtree Creek and received
very painful injuries. His shoulder blade
was broken and he received painful injur-
les on the hand and wrist. He had climb
ed to the top Of the pole, and when within
about fifteen or twenty feet of the ground
the spikes on his legs gave way and he
fell He was brought to this city, where
medical aid was administered by DR.. H. A.
Register. His injuries are OF such a ma
ture that he will not be able to do any
manual labor for two months. He left
yesterday morning for Wake Forest, where
he took the car of the w. U. T. Co, and
will be taken home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
MIDDENDORF AND WILLIAMS
WILL PAY DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR
So it 10 Held and With Reasonable Indulgence
They Will Soon be Back in Active
Business Bgain.
(By the Associated Press }

Baltimore, Oct. 3.-The committee which
has IN charge the affairs of j. Williams
& Company and John l.. Williams &
Sons has organized by the election OF
Robert c. Davidson as chairman. Just at
present the committee is engaged in pre-
pairing an agreement for creditors to sign
granting an extension of time to the two
firms in which to make payment. A large
number of the creditors have already in
dieated- their willingness to grant this ex-
tension. With this agreement there will
be presented statement of the assets
and liabilities of the two firms.
The liabilities are variously estimated
at from s., 900, 900 to $S,000,0O0. Until the
accounts are examined there will be no
authentic information. Those directly in
terested say that the first statement of
the two firms, that all creditors will be
paid dollar for dollar holds good, and
with a reasonable extension the two firms
will soon be back in active business again
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
YES, SHE Has IT, NO, SIZE HASN'T.
Has Blanche Molineux Divorces? AK Us
Something Easier.
(By the Associated Press.)

St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. "a special to
the Dispatch from Huron, South Dakota,
says:
Mrs. Roland B. Molineux, Of New
York, has according to Judge Charles
Whiting, failed to secure from him de-
cree of divorce from her husband 1t
was reported that Judge Whiting had
signed the decree. He is holding court
here, and when asked if nc signed papers
for Mrs. Molineux, he said he had not.
1t is also certain that Judge Bennett
did not sign the decree for he was alb
sent from the State at the time. The
fact that Mrs. Mohneux stated i'll an in
terview that she came to South Dakota
to get divorce would be sufficient to
cause any judge to withhold a decree as
such an admission would make the grant
ing of divorce clear violation of the
law. The rumor that Mrs. Molineux
would file petition for divorce in Chi
cago has been circulated here.
: New York, Oct. 3.-Mrs. Blanche Molin-
eux and her counsel, Alexander c. Young,
declined today to comment on the re-
port that Mrs Molineux has failed to Sc
cure divorce in South Dakota and that
her husband would contest a suit she
would bring in Chicago.
Sioux Falls, s. D., Oct. 3.-Attorneys
who acted in the case asserted positively
today that Mrs. Roland B. Molineux wac
granted a divorce in this State some
time ago. Aside from vouching for this
fact, the lawyers refused 70 talk, declin-
ing to say when or where the decree was
obtained.
1t is believed here however, that the
evidence was taken before referee in
the district of Judg Judson Bennett, OF
WATERFOWL. Mrs. Molineux gave UP her
residence here about a month ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
STILL AT 1T.
Masons Continue Their Extensive Preparations
for Carnival Week

From the 18th to the oath of October
the city will be saturated with gayety of
the Masonic Fair Carnival. For more
than months elaborate preparation for
this great event has been going on and
now, ten days before the opening things
are beginning to assume a shape.
But one of the greatest features of the
Carnival will be the nightly dance on the
polished floor of the auditorium, where
the Carnival will be held. There, in a
been made for the favorite gayety of the
young people.
From everywhere donations for the Fair
have been pouring in, and the work of
decorating the auditorium has commenced.
AS at the Carnival of Nation, booths will
be arranged around the sides in artistic
construction and the great hall viii be
turned into Z fairyland.
The booths for the Masonic Fair will
not be complete before Monday night
rolls round. AS fast as the articles to
be sold make their appearance at head
quarters they are tagged and numbered
in accordance with their character, value
and the place they are to hold. Then
when the time arrives for their convey
ance to the auditorium all will be in readi
ness for their plans. The headquarters
are becoming more and more crowded
Goods pour in every day in large quaint
ties and the attendants are kept constantly
employed checking them up and arrang
| ing them in such manner that they can
be readily and easily reached when wanted
The country store will be erected and
the goods belonging to this will be the
| first to go into the auditorium. The store
has always been the best patronlzed at
traction of these fairs wherever they have
| been produced This is because that
nothing that goes out of it costs more
than dime. They do it this way. Each
clerk is supplied with little envelope.
In each of these envelopes is number
which corresponds with the number on
some article in the store There are no
blanks. For ten cents you are sure to
get something. 1t may be a bunch of
pins, sack of tobacco, a box OF bon
bons or barrel of flour. Whatever a
country store contains you will find here,
and much more besides. What you will
not find is the dry goods box loafer. All
who come near this store are on business
bent and trade is not dull a minute.
Every night one or two things particular
ly valuable will be disposed of from the
store in the manner described. So it will
be all the two weeks of the Fair and it
commences next Monday night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
NORTH CAROLINA CROPS.
Reports show Cotton in Poorer Condition Than
in August

The North Carolina Agricultural De-
partment has issued its crop report for
September, the statistics being made from
the replies to one thousand question
blanks sent out, these covering the entire
State.
The report shows great slump in the
condition of cotton. During August the
condition of the crop was put at 81,
using 100 as the basis of comparison, while
for September the condition is put at II.
The drought in the cotton section is re-
ported as the cause of the decrease il
the percentage.
With 100 as the basis for an avero &c
condition of the crop the present condition
is shown by the following percentage:
Cotton, II; corn, So; tobacco, "a; peas,
81; sweet potatoes, SO; late Irish potatoes,
so; peanuts, 80; sorghum, 81; late cab
bage, IL apples, 81; peaches, IS;
cranes S5
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
SEVERAL OF THEM KILLED.
There Were Also Many Who Received
Shocking Hurts-.-The Tornado
Struck Town With the Sud-
denness of Lightning.
(By the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Paul, Mimi. Oct 3.-The little town
of St. Charles, in Winona county, was
almost completely wiped cut by tor
nado this afternoon. Several people were
killed and twenty-eight were injured.
many of them seriouslq
The dead:
JOHN EBENS, SR.
WILLIAM EBENS, his son
WILL ADAMS.
OSCAR CRITTENDEN.
GEORGE LESSON.
ED. MURPHY.
ED. PETERS, Of Dover, Mimi.
The stricken village IS altogether cut
off from wire communication. The entire
trade district Of the town was literally
wiped out, hardly business place being
(. left standing. Forty-two residences also
were destroyed and the total property
damage is estimated at 100000
This being Saturday, people from the
surrounding farms had gathered in large
numbers in the main street to do their
customary shopping AT 2:30 the storm
cloud was seen approaching from the
southwest and there was an immediate
scramble for places of safety. The tor
nado struck the town from the south
west quarter and made clean sweep
through it, following almost entirely the
Inc of the main street and devastating
buildings on either side. Residences furth-
err back from the business center were
struck and many of them blown COM
pletely away. IT seems almost miraculous
that there was not greater loss of
life.
Four of those killed were III John
Ebens' saloon when it collapsed and they
were buried beneath the wreckage. Two
others were in dry goods store which
was blown away and they were killed by
the falling walls. E. Peters, of Dover,
was killed in the wreck of a hotel.
The storm came upon the town with
such suddenness that it was filing the
air with the debris of demolished build
ings before the citizens fully realized the
nature of the calamity. Many of these
injured received their hurts from the
flying missiles while others were caught
beneath the wreckage of their business
houses or homes and remained pinioned
down until rescued by the relief party.
So far no reports have been received
of any loss of life in the country ada
cent to ST. Charles. The storm, how
ever, seems to have followed very closely
the boundary line between Minnesota and
Iowa and damage to farm buildings, dwell
ings and grain stacks, with injury to hui
man beings and death to live stock is
reported from several points in that To-
celity. The fury of the storm, however
seems to have spent itself in st. Charles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
ALREADY WED AND FORCED TO :.
MARRY he KILLS RIMSELF
O'Neill Had Wife in New York; Although
Devoted to Her He Fell in Love With
Southern Girl
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PreSS.)
New Orleans, La, Oct. 3.-Under unus-
ually sensationally circumstances Jack
Stewart O'Neill, New Yorker, but for
some time business manager of the Or
ange, Texas, Daily Tribune, committed
suicide at the st. Charles today.
O'Neill, who was apparently twenty five
or twenty-six years old, arrived in the city
last night. He left letter saying that
he had wife living in New York City to
whom he had been devoted. Some time
ago he. came South, located in Orange
and fell in love with a young girl of that
city. Recently the young lady's father
forced him to agree to a marriage. With
out giving him any opportunity to say
that he already had wife, O'NeilPs state
ment says, the father insisted ON an i'm
mediate ceremony, which was performed.
After the marriage, the letter continues,
II babe my new wife farewell and started
on journey to New York to tell the
whole story to my original wife and as
sure her of my fidelity. I reached here,
was unable to obtain enough money to
carry me further and decided to write a
story of the whole affair and blow my
brains OUT
The statement completely exonerates
the young woman and says the marriage
was not consummated. A letter addressed
to her and another to his father. j. j.
O'Neill, a real estate dealer. of Schnec-
tady, N. Y, were also found O'Neill had
spent most of the night in writing and
had probably killed himself just before
daylight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06

eigh to hold the reunion here, but the
people of the city will see that each vet
eran who attends has a royal good time.
A great crowd is expected, the size of
which no man can tell and the occasion
will be made one so full of happiness that
all who attend will find it full of enjoy
ment.
Veteraps who get sick here will be care
fully looked after by DR.. r. S. McGeachy,
who is the visiting physician to the Sol
diers' Home and the surgeon of the Henry
Burgwyn Camp of confederate Veterans,
has rendered his services and these have
bee naccepted by General Carr.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
PLANS FOR CONFEDERATE REUNION
How Old Soldiers are to be Cared for at the
Meeting.

The plans for the Confederate Reunion
to be held in Raleigh during the State
Fair were completed here yesterday when
Gen Julian S. Carr, of Durham, the head
of the States forces, met with his Chief
Of Staff, Col. Henry A London, of Pitts
boro; Quarter Master, Jacob S. Allen, OF
Raleigh; Mr. A. B. Stronach, and Com
mander A. B. Stronach of L. OBJ. Branch
Camp.
The reunion begins on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 20, and the veterans are to be in camp
here Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Thursday being the final day. On Wed
nesday there is to be a big parade, headed
by Generals IIoke, Ransom, Cox, Roberts
and Carr. On that day the veterans VIII
be admitted to the State Fair without any
charge. The parade win begin at the
camp on the Cameron lands and reach
ing the Fair Grounds will pass around the
circle. The marshals of the State FAN
have rendered the use of their horses tc
the mounted officers.
Theer will be furnished free to all veter
ans who attend quarters in the. tents
straw for bedding Other bedding is to
be brought by the soldiers and cots car
be secured at small cost by writing te
Ouartermaster Jacob S. Allen. Fuel, ice
water, coffee and bread will be furnished
free and on Wednesday there will be {
big barbecue given by the ladies and by
l.. OBJ. Branch Camp, at which the ladies
vii lserve.
The camp will be ready for the veterans
on Tuesday afternoon, and that there may
be accommodations for all who come re
quest is made that all who wish quar-
tiers reserved at once notify Quartermas
/ ter Allen. The veterans will be in camp
| on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and
while they are away their effects will b.
guarded by special detail from the OLD
| Soldiers Home, the men there having vol
unteered to perform this guard duty.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year will take place at meeting to b.
held on wednesday night in the Hall
the House of Representatives.
No invitation has been extended by RAJ
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
Henry Blount Last Night.

Mr. Henry Blount, of Wilson, delivered
his lecture, the Reproduction of Rip Van
Wrinkle, last night, at the A. and M.
College, before big audience OF A. and
M. students and people of the city, who
kept the hall in continual roar of ap-
plause from one end to the other Mr.
Blount's impersonation of Joe Jefferson.
the aged actor, in the character OF RIP
Van Wrinkle, was true to life and superb,
in spite of a severe coud.
Governor Aycock introduced Mr.. Blount
in one of his happy three-minute speeches
The lecture was given by Mr.. Blount for
the benefit of the Athletic Association
There were probably between five and
six hundred people, present, who all en-
Dyed the evening to the full. Mr.. Blount
has a hearty invitation to return later IN
the season.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
DR.. Moment to Lecture.

The Rev. Alfred H. Moment, D. D..
will lecture next Thursday, October Sth
at hall past eight o'clock in the Presby
terrain Church, on the Bedouins-or Child
rem of the Desert. DR.. Moment has beer
among that strange tent-dwellng people
whose country is east of the River Jordan
and his lecture viii be from his personal
knowledge of them. At the close of the
lecture DIR. Moment will appear in the
costume of native Oriental The lee
ture will be in aid of the fund of the Jul
ian Presbyterian Society.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
Pleased With the Battleship Missouri
(By the Associated Press.)

Newport News, Va, Oct. 3.-The battle
ship Missouri put to sea on her builders
trial trip this morning and returned this
afternoon after proving herself in man
ner eminently gratifying to her builders.
The new warship steamed out one hun
bred miles beyond the capes and was put
through the usual evolutions.
General Post of the shipyard, reports
that the Missouri is IN every way sue
cess. No attempt was made to speed her
past the contract requirement. The shlr
will be given her official trial trip Dc
tober 10.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06

New cases, 6; suspects, 8; deaths, 0; total
cases to date, 81; total deaths, 4.
One death from yellow fever IS reported
from Minerva, coal mining town twenty
eight miles from Laredo.
DR.. Guiteras was informed by the au'
thorities at Nuevo Laredo today that they
thus far have had twenty-siX cases, twelve
of which have proven fatal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
IT CUT AROAD OF
DEATH AND RUIN
Bursting Dwellings Rattledto the Earth, Bury.
ing Unfcrtunates Caught Within Their
Walls IN Masses of Debris.

Homer Leavitt, of Newport. R. l., was
solemnized at 8 o'clock tonight at FAIR
view. the country home of William Jen-
nngs Bryan. The chancellor of the Ne
braska Wesleyan University, Dr.. Hunting
ton, an old time friend of the Bryan
family, was the officiating clergyman.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
Ironworks at Savannah Blaze.

Savannah, Ga, Oct. S.-The iron works
and marine railway of John Rourke &
Company were destroyed by fire tonight.
1t is not known how the fire originated.
The loss is upwards of $125,0OO, partly
covered by insurance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06

Miss Belle Bennett. whose address at
Edenton Street Methodist church on Fri
day night in behalf of the Brevard School,
left yesterday for Durham, where she
will deliver number of addresses in the
next few days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
Two Killed and Three Fatally Hurt.

Lacrosse, Wis, Oct. 1.-Two were kill
ed, three fatally. injured and a score OF
others badly hurt in a tornado which
swept independence, Wisconsin and the
surrounding country this afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
Uptown Ticket Office
YarbersugA House Building.
C. H. Gattis, G.. 7. and P. A.
Phones lit. Raleigh. X. 4
Z. P. SMITH, T. P. A,
Raleigh. N. @
STATE FAIR RATES.

The railroads announce a rate OF one
fare for the round trip, plus fifty
cent coupon of admission to the Fair
Grounds. This rate is from all points
in North Carolina, also from Richmond,
Lynchburg, Danville, Portsmouth and all
intermediate points in Virginia. Tickets
on sale Saturday, October 18th, good re-
turning Monday, October 2Sth. Tho rates
for points are given as follows, rate in
cludes one admission to the Fair Grounds
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
The Fever at Laredo.
40 49, Assnciated Press

(By the AssOclated FFess.J
Laredo, Tex, Oct. 3.-The yellow fever
situation continues the same as forecasted
yesterday, and the weather Is favorable
to the stamping out Of the disease.
Today's Official bulletin is as fellows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
Miss Bryan Marries.

(By the Associated Press.)
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 3.-The marriage of
Miss Ruth Baird Bryan and William
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

ekcrt Line to principal cities Of tAs
South and Southwest, Florida Cuba
Texas, California and Mexico, also NorIS
and Northwest, Washington, BaltimoT
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Cincin-
natl, Chicago, Indianapolis, st. LOUIS
Memphis and Kansas City.
Trains leave Raleigh Al follows:
No. "a. NoRTHBoUND.
1:25 q. m. -"SEABOARD EXPRESS"
Norfolk. Portsmouth, Richmond, WAshing.
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New YORK.
Boston and all points North, Northeast and
Northwest.
No. IS.
HIS A. NJ. "sKABOARD LOCAL MALI
For ALL POINTS from Raleigh to Ports
mouth Norlina to Richmond; comnec0 a.
Henderson for Oxford and Weldon with
o. L.: at Portsmouth-N Norfolk with Ala
STEAMERS for points North and Northeast
No. 60.
11:go A. NJ. "gEABoARD MAIL" FOR
Richmond, Warrington. Baltimore, Phila'
delphia, New York and Boston. Connects
at Richmond with O. q o. for Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis; at Washington VIA
Pennsylvania and B. q c. for all pctaN
No. 81. soUTHBoUND.
400 q. m.-"SEABOARD EXPRESS"
For Charlotte, Atlanta. Columbia, Charles
ton, Savannah, jacksonville, st. Augustine,
Tampa aud MI points South and Southwest
NO. Al.
400 D. m.-sEABoARD LOCAL NAIL
Tor Charlotte, Atlanta snd all local .>.inea.
Connects at Atlanta for all poinT boSts
and Southwest.
No. 81.
1880 D. m.-sEABOARD MAIL" for
Southern Pines, Pinehurst. Atlanta Column
bia, Charleston, Savannah. JacksonvAlles
Tampa and all points South and Southwest
Tickets ON sale to all poin:1. PunmaH
berthS reserved. Tickets delivered and bag
gage checked from Hotel and Resideae~
without extra charge at
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-06

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an effec-
tual remedy for coughts and colds. 25c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-25

OF the firm and TO other securities which
they have on hand In the declining market.
MIR. Viewer said that the figures in the failure
would run into the millions, but reaffirmed
his belief that the assets would more than
meet liabilities.
A feature of the Stow failure which in
terested Wall Street greatly was It's possible
effect on large Mexican Central interests
in st. Louis and in Boston There We're
reports in the Street few days ago to the
effect that one st. Louis man interested IN
Mexican Central had made personal loan
there of nearly 81. 100000, for what purpose
was not said James Campbell, who IL
interested in Mexican Centyal, ia in this
city, and II. Clay Pierce, chairman OF the
board Of directors, il on his yacht Yacona,
which IL with the New York Yacht Club
feet at Newport.
There was a definite report in the Street
that Speyer & Co. on behalf Of the National
Railroad Of Mexico, Which they control,
had taken over a big block OF the STOW
Mexican Central holdings at private sale.
The two roads are co mpetitors and con
cession was made to the National recently
by the Mexican Government that no other
road should within twenty years be built
across the Mexican border. This injured
the future of the Central as to United States
traffic. and makes probable the reported
SpAyer deal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-25
GEORGE r. LINCOLN DEAD
Orr Consul-General At Antwerp Dies at
Brussels.
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.

Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun. ''
ANTWERP. July "a -George F Lincoln,
the American Committeeman at this port,
died at Brussels last night of pneumonia.
HARTFORD. Conn, July n.-George' F..
Lincoln was born in this city in 1850. the
.son Of George S. Lincoln. He was gradu-
ated at Yale in 1870, and studied medicine
for while in Germany, but returned to
this country and took a course in law at
Columbia University.
Upon being admitted to the bar he en-
tered the Office OF Evarts, Southwick Il
Choate, in New York. and later was a mem
Der OF the law firm OF Curran 4 Lincoln in
that city. While William NJ. Evarts was
Secretary OF State Lincoln was appointed
Consul at Stettin, Germany, and was subse-
uuently transferred to Aix-la- Chapele.
When Mr.. Cleveland was elected Presi-
der :. Mr. Lincoln was removed from office,
but upon the election Of Harrison he was
appel ted Coz sui al Ar twerp. When
Cleveland became President secord time
Mr.. Lir coin was agair removed, but was
again reappointed, by President Mckinley.
Later he was made Corsul-Ger eral at the
same place.
In 1894 the French Government con-
ferred upon him the decoration Of Palmes
Acad6miques In October, 1879, Mr.. Lin
coin married Mrs. Fila Lockwood Of New
York, who survives him. His mother, a
brother and sister also survive him, all of
them living in this city.