davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
DOVER TURNE EDDOWN
Made Charges Against Post
Office Chief Which He
Couldn't Prove.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, May S.-Postmaster Gener-
al Payne today dismissed James Dover, a
firemen employed in the Postoffice Depart
ment as a result of charges that Dover
recently filed against Chief Engineer James
O'Donnell and other superior officers.
Dover alleged that a ring to govern pro-
motions and other matters existed in the
engine room and that improper contracts
had been made. The charges were investi-
gated by postoffice inspector and the
report does not sustain them. The Post
master General announced today that the
action of Dover in making the frivolous
and scandalous charges, giving them pub
hcity and then failing utterly to sustain
them, is to the detriment of the service and
subversive of all discipline, the discharge
of Dover is ordered for the good of the
service The inspectors report says
Dover is reported by Assistant Engineer
Anderson to have incited or attempted to
incite other employees to acts of insubor-
dination.
Postoff1ce Inspector Fosnes today took
charge of the free delivery service. Cen
eral Superintendent Machen, who was re-
ieved from duty yesterday, did not appear
to turn over the office. He sent word that
he was too i'll to come.
Postoffice Inspector Thorpe, of New
York city, who has been assisting in the
investigation of the department. will re-
main with Acting Superintendent Fosnes
to assist him in the handling of some of
the details of the work Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne said today that the transfer
of the free delivery to the office of the
Fourt Assistant and Mr.. Machen's indefi.
mite leave was with the full knowledge
and acquiescence, of the First Assistant
Postmaster General Wynne Seymour w.
Tulloch, the former cashier of the Wash
ngton City Postoffice, who in newspaper
interview made grave charges against the
administration of the postal service at the
time of his removal several years ago. was
in the city today.
1t is curious coincidence" said Mr.
Tulloch, "that the suspension of Mr..
Machcn follows so closely the receipt Of
the replies to the letters the Postmaster
General sent regarding my statement If
the truth was told the information those
replles contained must have fully borne
out everything that have said. Mr.. Bris
tow is thoroughly honest man. and / be-
lieVe. fearless investigator, and his reply
must have embodied data of which the
Postmaster General had not been previous
ly aware. regard my statements as suh-
stantiated in those replies. If the renlies
exonerates the officials accused tba
letters would have been immediateIv
made public. The department now knows
all about the conditions l have referred
to-"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Memorial Exercises Held in
Many Places.
GEN.CARRAT CHAPEL HILL
He Gives Vivid GIimpses Of Cardinals Great
Part in the Titanic Conhc.---Services
at Scotland Neck, New Bern
and Wilson.
Especial to News and observer)


Chapel Hill. N c., May 11.-Under the
auspices of the Leonidas Polk Chapter of
the Daughters of the Confederacy the peo-
pie of Chapel Hill and the surrounding
country were invited to do honor to the
surviving veterans of the Confederacy, and
to hear the memorial address by General
Julian S. Carr, of Durham. The exercises
were held in the University chapel, which
wa sthronged with students, faculty, citi-
zens, and conspicuous among them the
noble women of the chapter.
Judge Macrae presided. President Ven
able made very striking Introductory ad-
dress, recounting mainly the memorial of a
Confederate youth. Rev. Mr.. Meade led
IN touching prayer.
DR.. G. Alphonzo Smith, then presented
General Carr In fehcitious phrases. The
General was given an enthusiastic ovation
and was at his best in a carefully prepared
and eloquent review of Orange county S
contribution to the army of the Confeder-
acy, with occasional Illuminating glimpses
OF the great part played by the noble State
in the service to the Lost Cause
Judge Macrae was Iun of impressive
pathos in his account of the Confederate
roll Of honor of the University alumni, and
President Venable reminded US that this
University showed the most numerous roll
of any institution in the country.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
DAY THAT MADE COT.
TONSPECULATORS'
HEADS REEL,
(By the Associated Press

New York, May 11.-There was a wild
market in cotton trading today with
prices covering a range of dollar bale
in this market from Saturdays closing
quotation and $50 to $500 a bale in New
Orleans. Prices scared at the commence
ment of business, going up by leaps and
bounds on trading 20 to % points here and
30 to 40 points at New Orleans. The Liv-
erpool markets were almost equally ex-
cited. There spot cotton advanced ten
points or equivalent to one dollar per
bale in our fluctuations to the basis OF
5s Sd per pound for middling cotton,
which is equivalent to s1160 cents in our
market.
At all points preveus high records for
cotton. options, aaas 7lsU spot cotton on
this seasons crop we're surpassed. Spot
cotton here is held at about Ills cents
per pound, and 10A cents at New Or
leans against 9Z cents last year.
There has not been anything like the
equivalent of these high prices since the
last week of January, 1901, when option
and spot cotton in this market was forced
up to IL cents per pound. That was the
highest record for cotton since 1890. when
it sold in January of that year in this
market at 12% cents and about I'd per
pound at Liverpool, after prolonged ses-
sion of bull speculation.
The shorts in the May option here were
practically ell driven in last week except
spot dealers, who intend to make good
their deliveries.
That option will soon expire. The stock
Of cotton here of contract grade, which
Yxyac npl,v Ioolo 4.
gradually been increased to about $4,000
bales through the recent steady advance in
prices attracting cotton here.
Almost every broker was loaded with
buying orders when the market opened.
and there was great road when trading
began. May sold as high as 11.20 in the
afternoon July, which closed at 1929,
started at 1040 bid, and was up to 1880
before there were any sales.
Then the, transactions were on an enor-
nous scale, ranging from that price
down to 1916 to 1910, and then there was
a break to 10.41. The August option
which closed at 9.97 started at 1920 and
1921, and was as heavily traded in as
Jky, while the September option of
next years crop, which has only just been
planted and which closed at 92S, opened
IA points higher at 9.42 and sold up to
9.44 and then broke 10 points and after
wards rallied to 9.40 These three months,
July, August and September, were those
which were most heavily dealt in.
At New Orleans, the July option which
Saturday advanced 25 points and closed
at 11.45, started at 80 points higher at
t1.S0 and then sold at l170 and 1175,
while August which closed at 1889,
started % points higher at 1921.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
STABBED HIM AND RAN.
Serious Cutting Affair at salisbury---Waltsr
Lambert Acquitted Of Charge Of Murd<r.
Especial to News and Observer.)


Salisbury, N. c., May 11.-A serious
cutting affair occurred on Council street
here Saturday morning in which one c.
B. Bennett came near losing his life. The
carving was done by George Murphy an
other white man, whose anger was caused
by words which grew out of a conversa-
tion concerning the arrest, on Friday, of
a brother of Murphy, who was accused
of picking the pocket of an employee at
the Spencer shops. Bennett received a
severe wound in the forehead and another
cash still more serious in the left arm,
the artery of which was severed. He
came near bleeding to death before medi-
cal assistance could be rendered. Muir
PLY, who did the cutting, took flight inn
mediately, running north of the city and
taking refuge in a clump of woods. 4
the woods soon afterwards. Murphy was
seen number of times by members of
the party but evaded capture. Bennett
is still in a critical condition.
In the Superior court Saturday Walter
Lambert, who stood charged with muir
der in the second degree, was acquitted.
1t will be remembered that last July
Lambert. then a deputy sheriff, shot and
killed negro named Byers at Cleveland.
who was under arrest and was attempt
ing to escape Much interest has been
manifested in the case in this section.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Memorial Day at Scotland Neck
Especial to News and observer,

Especial to News and Observer.)
New Bern. n. c.. May 11.-Memorial ex-
ercises were held this afternoon at 43O
o'clock. A thousand people witnessed
the ceremony, the old Confederate vet
Grams, Children of the Confederacy and
Sons of the Confederacy, headed by the
Naval Reserves of this city formed the
procession at the Academy Green and
marched to the cemetery, where the SER
vice was held. The choir rendered ex-
cellent music, and the address by Capt.
Matt Manly was eloquent and touching.
Capt K R. Jones eulogized the fair ladies
of North Carolina; w. R. Darlington
spoke on war, and Mr.. w. H. Oliver
spoke in behalf of the daughters, sons
and citizens, referring to 1866 when Mrs
e. B. Dawes as Chairman of the associa-
tion, they laid the cornerstone of
the monument erected to our dead. also
to poem written by Randolph A. Shot
well, for the benefit of Stonewall eeme-
terry at New Bern. N. c.. which has never
been published until Mrs. Jennie Shot
well, the sister of his widow, gave it to
". II. Oliver, of this city, who had it
put to music which was sung at the SER
vice today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Forced to Drink Sea Water
for Five Days.
ONE MAN DIES OF HUNGER
Over Four Hundred Emigrants Who Came on
the Ship are Destlute---Ths Ship
Driven for a Fortnight by
Fierce Tempes!s.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, May 1.-THE four hun
dred and thirty-three shipwrecked Por-
tugue5e emigrants from the barkentine
Vera Cruz III. driven ashore at Ocracoke
Inlet, NC, Saturday night, are still be-
ing cared for on the coast today = reve-
nue. cutter will carry them to Newbed-
ford, Mass. whittier the barkentine was
bound when she anchorede off the North
Carolina coast Friday for food and wa
ter and was later wrecked. Of the emf
grants, $50 are men, and "a women One
man died from starvation. The others
are we'll. The barkentine lies high and
dry and may yet be saved. Norfolk
wreckers left for the scene today.
A most thrilling story of the experience
at sea OF the barkentine came to Nor
folk today over the government sea coast
telegraph wire from Hatteras, n. c.
The Vera Cruz with her 433 immigrants
passengers, bound from the Cape Verde
Islands to Newbedford, Mass, was within
135 miles OF the Massachusetts coast two
weeks ago, when a terrific storm carried
away the vessels sails and drove her far
out to sea.
1t was thought the craft would founder,
and most of those aboard abandoned all
hope of ever reaching shore again Jury
sails were finally rugged but another
storm carried them away.
The barkentine arrived at Ocracoke
helpless Friday afternoon, and the i'm
migrants aboard had been drinking sea
water for five days to prevent perishing
from thirst, food of all kinds had also
given out. The immigrants baggage and
portions of the ships deck load had to
be burned for a fire to make as good
condensation of salt water as possible.
The captain, upon arriving off the
North Carolina coast, declared he would
never put to sea again with his human
freight. That night bad storm drove
the ship ashore. All of the immigrants
are destitute and depending entirely on
charity until the government takes charge
Of them on the revenue cutter Boutwell,.
The Merritt and Chapman Wrecking
Company first intended sending the
steamer Rescue to make an immediate at
tempt to save the Vera Cruz, which is
high and dry, but later this plan was
abandoned and Agent w. S. Tooker left
this afternoon by rail to make an in
spection of the vessel for the purpose of
ascertaining if she is worth saving.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
COT TON NEVER So
SCARCE AS NOW
Only Fifteen Bales in Raleigh
Today.
WAR REHOUSES ALL EMPTY
Prominent Cotton Man Says He Does Not Be-
Iieve Mills Have Enough TO Last Thirty
Days---Wake Co Famars Have

Never in the history of this State has
the cotton situation been as that which
confronts the people today In this sec
tion of the State there is little or no
cotton to be had at any price, as the
farmers have disposed of their entire
crop.
Every year previous to this in the
recollection Of our cotton brokers there
has been an abundant supply of cotton
in the hands of the farmers, who would
hold for the August and September sales
A reporter OF this paper desirous of
learning something of the cotton situation
in this section had a talk with several
cotton merchants yesterday, and learned
from all of them that the entire crop in
the surrounding country had all been
sold, and that comparatively little was
being brought on the market. All ex-
pressed themselves by saying that never
in their recollection have they seen the
country so completely stripped of the
staple. For the past ten days only thir-
ty-seven bales have been sold on the
Raleigh market, and only fifteen are now
the platform.
Every year at this time all the cotton
warehouses have had a bountifuI supply,
stored away to await fall orders, but at
present three Of the main storage houses
are vacant and it is reported that only a
few bales can be found stored anywhere
in the city
The high price of which it is now sell
ing at over elCven cents has gone to
prove the facts that are stated. When the
rise began about ten days ago
and reached ten cents, the farmers
at once commenced to sell what they had
and the country was completely stripped.
All of the largest cotton planters around
Raleigh had what they had on hand mar
keted at once, which they generally do
when IL reaches ten cents.
Little information could be learned
from the conditions existing among the
cotton factories but a prominent broker
said yesterday that he did not think
there was enough cotton now on hand in
the mills to keep them running thirty
days longer and judging from his corre-
spondence he thought they were badly in
need of cotton.
One Of the largest cotton sales made
in this section was made few days ago
when the entire crop of this year belong
ing to Mr.. Yelverton, who lives near
Fremont, was bought by Messrs. NJ A.
Parker e. Son, cotton merchants, of this
city The check amounted to near ST..
00O Another cotton broker said if there
was any cotton to be had that it was of
an inferior grade and not fit for the man
ufacture of a higher class of goods.
This state of affairs does not only ex-
ist in this section but in other points in
the State Wilmington is the chief cot
ton market in the State, and the Viii
Star says that for three days
not a single bale was received on her
market
The present increase in the price has
caused tho farmers to make an increase
in the acreage and it is expected one OF
the largest crops ever planted in the
state will be this year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
A HORRIBLE CRIME
Arrest of Man Charged With
Attempting to Debase
His Child.
(special to News and Observer. }

Charlotte. N. c., May IA telephone
message this afternoon from Lancaster,
S. c., states that Clyde Boone, a we'll
known farmer, OF Lancaster county, was
committed to Jail here today charged
with an assault on his 12-year-old daugh-
ter Boone denies the charge, though
there are witnesses who will swear to
his guilt. Boone is about sixty years
old and up to this time had been con-
sidered man of good character There
is considerable excitement in Lancaster
over the arrest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Villas Agrees With Bryan.
(By the Associated Press

Madison, Wis, May 9-Grover Cleve-
land, twice president of the United States
will not be candidate for nomination
to the Presidency before the Democratic
National Convention. This is the opin-
ion stated by William F. Villas, former
Senator from Wisconsin, Postmaster Gen
eral and later Secretary of the Interior
in Cleveiand's Cabinet, and one of the
closest political and personal friends the
ex-President has in the country Senator
Villas has recently visited the Cleveland
homo in Princeton and passed several
days in the ccrnnanv of the ex-President
He had also recently corresponded Will
but neither the visit nor let
ters received disclose any purpose on Mr.
Clevelands part to be candidate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News and Circulation

soul-stirring that have ever been conducted
here by the Winnie Davis Chapter OF the
Daughters of the Confederacy. The court
house was beautifully decorated with flags
and bunting, with banks of lovely flowers
on every side The exercises consisted oil
songs by the local talent of Plttsboro with
short talks by the ex-Confederate soldiers
Crosses of honor were given to those who
weer not in possession of them.
Can't w. L. London made the opening
speech. giving in detail what the Daughters
of the Confederacy was organized for-to
teach history to the young generation and
tell of the deeds of valor performed by the
soldiers of the lost cause which has never
been printed in history.
A good. substantial dinner was served to
the veterans, furnished by the ladies of the
town. Preceding these exercises Rev. w.
F. Thorn held short services in the Presby-
terian church Sunday evening and made a
short - well timed address. From the
church the ladies went to the graves of the
soldiers and decorated them with lovely
flowers from an over the township There
ire fifty Confederate graves in Pittsboro,
which have been marked by suitable head
stones where no monument marked the
pot Mrs. H. A. London, who is president
Of the chapter, was the moving spirit in
,etting up the exercises, and to her and the
who so readily assisted her, the
sx-confederates of Chatham are profound
y grateful.
Moncure was well represented, the morn
ng train bringing twenty-five.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Elks' Home Dedication.
(By the Associated Press. !

Roanoke, Va, May 9.-The program of
dedicatory exercises of the Elks National
Home, Bedford City, Va, May II in
cludes:
Invocation, Rev. Dallas Tucker Ports
mouth, Ohio; address of welcome, j..
Lawrence Campbell, mayor of Bedford
City, Va; address, Hon. A. j. Monta-
que, governor of Virginia. addresses,
Hon John w. Daniel, United States Sen
ator. Virginia; transfer of building to B
p O. Elks, Joseph T. Tanning, chairman
Board of Grand Trustees of Indianapolis,
Ind; acceptance of building, George p.
Cronk, Grand Exalted Ruler, Omaha
grafton, NJ. d. Detwiler, chairman home
committee, Harrisburg, Pa. benediction,
Rev. John d. Boland, Baltimore, Md.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
At Wilson.

Especial to News and Observer
Wilson. N. c., May 11.-Memorial day
was observed here with beautiful and fit
ting exercises. in the presence of a large
crowd
Judge Connor delivered the address. He
was introduced by Mr. John Blount.
Frank w. Barnes was chief marshal. He
was assisted by Will Graves. w. t.
Clark. Tom Selton, Jas. F. Woodland, Jr.,
George Connor. Lucien Hadley, Ben
Howard, Will Leach
Judge Connor's address was magnih-
cent, eloquent effort.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
The Day Observed at Charlotte.
Especial to News and observer

Especial to News and Observer)
Charlotte, n. c., May 11.-MemoriaI day
exercises took place this afternoon at
clock. Many of the stores were closed
from four to six and quite a large num-
her OF people assembled in the First Pres
byterian church yard to hear the exer-
cises and from there marched TO the
cemetery to pay tribute to the dead. The
program was as follows: Prayer by
chaplain. DR.. r. C. Holland; address by
Rev. DR.. J. w. Stagg; roll-call, Judge
A. Burwell: presentation of the crosses
of honor given by the Children of the
Confederacy: Dixie sung by every
body: march to the cemetery where the
graves of the soldiers were decorated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
They Say Campbell Must Step Down

Richmond, Va, May 9.-The Senate to-
day concurred in the House resolution re
moving from the bench Judge Campbell,
of Amherst county. who horse-whipped
Rev. G. II. Crawford. president of the
State Anti-Saloon League at the time.
The vote was twenty-five to ten The orig
inal resolution was amended however, in
two particulars, and must return to the
House for concurrence there IT is said
that Judge Campbell will at once appeal
to the Supreme Court of the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Duelists Rsdden the Streets.
fBy the Associated Press. }

Yazoo City, Miss, May "a street
duel took place here this afternoon be.
tween I. A. and f. NJ. Kelly on one side,
and r. F. Birdsall editor of the Yazoo
Sentinel, and his two brothers-in-aw,
Gibbs and Doyle Dorsey, on the other.
T. A. Kelly was killed by bullet through
his heart and his brother was dangerous
ly wounded. Doyle Dorsey was also IA.
tally shot and died later. The trouble
grew out of politics. T. A. Kelly was
circuit clerk of the county. Birdsa1l was
the only participant who escaped without
wounds. He and Gibbs Dorsey are in
Jail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Shot Down From Ambush
fBy the Associated Press. J

Lexington. KY, May "A report each.
cd Winchester from Jackson tonight that
J. B. Even was assassinated from ambush
at sundown, but the report cannot be
confirmed tonight, as Jackson cannot he
reached by telephone or telegraph
Even was standing in the court hotse
door with j. B. Marcum, when the latter
was killed last Monday. and it has been
said, recognized the assassin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
The Trundy Pnlled OFF the Shoals.
nv the Associated Press.)

Wilmington, N. c., May 11.-schooner
Gertrude l.. Trundy, Captain rawlings,
Carabella, to Philadelphia, lumber laden
and in leaking condition, grounds on the
shoals two miles from Cape Fear bar Sun
day night 10th. Tug boats report that to-
day she had seven feet of water in her
hold and it is thought to be biged. 1t is
uncertain whether the vessel can be saved
or not. Wilmington tugs are pulling on
her.
Tonight the wilmington tugs Alexander
Jones and Marion succeeded in getting the
schooner Gertrude l.. Trundy off the
shoals and towed her into Southport with
only partial loss Of deck load. Damage to
vessel is not yet ascertained.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Death at LaGrange.

Especial to News and Observer)
LaGrange, N. c., May 11.-Mr Tommie
Dawson was buried Sunday afternoon in
the James Fields burial ground. near La
Grange. He died of rising on his
shoulder which baffied the skill of all the
physicians.
Mr. Sam Smith was called to New Bern
Sunday morning to see his nephew,
James o. Mccoy, who is very sick of
meningitis
Reports from Beaufort county arc to
the effect that the digging of the Irish
potato crop will begin this week.
The telephone line to Jason is now
complete.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-12
Address by Hon. Locke Craig.
yspocial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Rutherforton. N. c., May 9.-Hon Locke
Craig. of Asheville, addressed the closing
exercises of Rutherfordton graded school
here last night, his speech We Eloquent
Mr.. B. A. Justice read t mes of the
children who deserved special mention,
and of those who were awarded medals,
he told of the great success of the school
and Miss Bessie Hoyle, the principal.
The court house was packed. The medals
were presented by Rev. S. L. Cathey.