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The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
ENGLISH CONSUL
REPORTS ON KISHINEFF.
Relieves Riots Could Have Beer
Checked by officials.

Relieves Riots Could Have Been
Checked by officials.
London. Aug. ia dispatch from
the British consul general at Odessa,
forwarding the report made by the
British vice consul at Odessa, v. Bo-
sanquet, who was sent specially to
Kishineff to obtain the facts regarding
the recent anti-Jewish riots there, is
published to-day.
Mr.. Bosanquet's report, which is
dated July rs, generally agrees with
the stories of the occurrences cabled
to the Associated Press. 1t says:
THE area of the disturbances COM
prised two-thirds of the town of Kish-
ineff. The murders all occurred on
Monday, the second day of the dis
turbances. They were perpetrated by
bands of rioters, in different parts OF
the town. Many believe they were
the work Of organized companies,
which argues in favor of a prear-
ranged conspiracy to exterminate the
Jews. aAaM
Apparently a feeling existed among
the lower classes that the Jews ought
not to be in a majority in Kishineff
The local authorities took no effec-
tive step to stop the riots. The SOL
diers were passive, If not sympathetic
spectators. If resolute action had been
taken by the authorities / believe the
riots would have been checked at an
early stage"
Mr. Bosanquet places the Jewish VIC
Tins at forty-one killed and BOB wound
ed, while among the Christians one
was killed and sixty-eight wounded.
Off1cia inquiries, he says, show that
three women were violated but this
may well represent a small fraction of
the actual number since the Jewish
women naturally remain silent for
their own sakes, as under the Mosaic
La w diunrca r1nI1et fn1ln,rr- rrinIn Aiorn
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
SLIGHT DAMAGE IN CUBA.

Havana, Aug. 12.-While high winds
and threatening conditions prevail in
all the provinces of Cuba, there have
been no reports up to tonight of any
important damage.
The land telegraph connection with
Santiago which was repeatedly inter-
rupted, has been restored. There was
some destruction of crops and small
buildings in the province of Pinar del
Rio, where the wind appears to have
been strongest. Cable connections with
all the islands of the West Indies is
intact, with the exception of Jamaica,
Martinique, Guadalupe and Domin-
lea
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
PTOMAINE POISON
BY COLD STORAGE BEEF
Fifty Persons Made Ill by senator
Stewards Lunch.

Washington, Aug. ia remarkable
case of ptomaine poisoning is reported
tonight from Ashburn, Va, some
twenty miles outside of Washington.
A large number of persons had
gathered to attend the sale of the
dairy farm owned by Senator Stewart
of Nevada. The Senator served the
prospective buyers a light luncheon,
consisting of coffee, ham and beef
sandwiches. Shortly afterwards at
least fifty persons were taken violently
i'll, suffering from ptomaine poisoning.
One after another, they fell to the
ground, writhing in agony.
Horsemen were dispatched in all di-
rections for doctors, and a number re-
sponded and took prompt measures to
relieve the sufferers. In a statement
issued at IL o'clock tonight, the doc
tors report their patients out of dan
ger. although many are quite i'll.
An investigation developed the fact
that the beef, which had been pur-
chased in Washington and kept in cold
storage on. the farm for several days,
was the cause of the trouble.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
JAMAICA HARD HIT
WEST INDIAN HURRICANE CAUSED
Loss OF $1O,OOO,OOO.
PART OF ISLAND DENUDED.
HUNDREDs OF PERSONS INJURED,
BUT Loss OF LIFE SMALL.

port Antonio OverwheImed-OnIy
six Houses Left Standing-Five
Fruit Steamers Driven Ashore.
Coast Strewn With Wrecks of
small Sailing Crnft-ThOusands of
Peaanntry Homeless and Desti-
tute-DestructiOn of banana Plan
tatiOns COmpIete-Fruit Trade
Will Be ParaIyHed for Year.
Many Fruit Growers Ruined.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 12.-The
West Indian hurricane struck the Is
land of Jamaica with it's full force
Yesterday, inficting great damage.
Port Antonio, on the north coast,
was completely overwhelmed. Only
six houses were left standing there
The United Fruit Company's wharves'
offices. hotel and plantations were ut
+erlv demolished. Five of the COM
pany's steamers, including the Simon
Dumois. Alfred Dumois and Brighton,
were driven ashore, but are lying in
easy positions.
Port Maria, another town on the
north coast, also suffered similarly.
The coast is strewn with wreckage
of local sailing boats.
Property Loss Is $1O,OOO'OOO.
The southeastern portion of the is
land has been completely denuded OF
its crops, the rivers are flooded ana
many men were carried out to sea ana
drowned. Considering the damage to
property during the hurricane, the
loss of life is comparatively small,
though the present estimate is that the
death list will reach fifty. Hundreds
of persons were injured and there
were numerous hair-breadth escapes.
The property loss is estimated at $780,
10000
The entire eastern end of the island
has been devastated. Villages
have been wiped out and
public buildings and churches
demolished.
Fruit Trade ParaIyzed.
Thousands of the peasantry, rem
dered homeless and destitute, are wan
dering about seeking food and shelter.
The destruction of the banana planta-
tions has been complete, and the fruit
trade is paralyzed for the next twelve
months. Hundreds of prosperous fruit
growers have been brought to bank
ruptcy and ruin.
The western end of the island. which
it was at first supposed had escaped.
also suffered considerably, though not
to the extent which the eastern end
did. The new banana plantations
planted there were partly destroyed
and the orange and coffee crops were
also injured.
The Norwegian steamer Salvatore Di
Giorgio was driven ashore at Annotta
Bay and lies in a dangerous position.
Several sailing vessels were wrecked
on the north side.
1t is still stormy and threatening
a renewal of. the storm. Torrential
rains have increased the misery of the
poor and homeless.
Thousands of houses in Kingston
were damaged, the wharves were bat
tered and several coasting vessels were
sunk in the harbor Trade is prac-
tically at a standstiI1.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13

Macon, Aug. 12.-Maj. ]. F. Han
son, chairman board of directors Cen
trail of Georgia Railway, was seen to-
night and asked as to his views of
the Rock Island Seaboard deal. He
said he had no information about 1t,
and has little idea about it's probable
effect.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
MURDER OF TWO MEN.
Charge on Which Father and Son
Are Held.

Wilmington, n. c., Aug. 12.-Jabel
Register and his father, II. B. Regis
ter, were convicted at Whiteville, Co
lumbus county, to-day Of the murder
Of Jesse Sales and Jim Staley last
March and burning their house down
upon their bodies after robbing the
premises of something over $1,000
The younger Register was sentenced
to be hanged on Oct. 8, and the father
was sentenced TO the penitentiary for
life. Cross Edmondson, whose con-
fession implicated the Registers and
secured their conviction, was sentenced
10 six years. Registers counsel gave
notice OF appeal 70 the Supreme Court.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13
irish Land Bill.

London. Aug. 1.-THE House OF
Commons to-day accepted all the
amendments to the Irish land plil
adopted BY the House Of Lords ex-
cent two which are OF an unimportant
nature. II IS believed the Lords VIII
accept the bill IN its present form.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13

The Seaboard made a strong bid for
the Louisville road. and when II was
refused even part ownership in It,
II was intimated that other alliances
would be made, perhaps with the
Gould people.
In contrast with the old time rate
cutting which the Seaboard INDUCED
in, IL has been significant that IN re-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-13

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
REvIvING A GOOD CUSTOM.

In ''the good old times" when newspa-
pers were scarcer and readers fewer than
now, il was the custom for members of
the Legislature, on Tuesday of the next
ensuing court after their return from
Raleigh, to speak to the people in the
court house, reviewing the work of the
General Assembly-g giving, so to speak,
an account of their stewardship. 1t
gave the people better understanding
in some respects of the important legis-
lation and the work of their members
than they could obtain by reading the
proceedings.
The oxford Public Ledger states that
on Tuesday of court week in Granville
county Judge Graham, member of the
House, and Senator Hicks, will speak
in the court house. and give an account
of their work in the Legislature in the
interest of the people of Granville and
of the State"
1t was a good old custom that "age
does not wither." and other legislators
would do well to render to their consti-
tuents an account of their stewardship.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
BACON AGREES WITH SHEPARD.

A few days ago We printed an extract
from the speech of Mr. Edward NJ.
Shepard at Chicago, giving his view of
the Democratic policy as to the tariff.
Senator Bacon. one of the strongest men
in the Senate, has recently expressed his
opinion 1t agrees substantially with the
platform enuneiated by Mr. Shepard. He
said:
Il think VS. should pull some OF the
bricks off the top of the tariff wall and
not attempt TO raZe the wall to the
ground. / would lower the rates to the
point where labor would still be safe
from the competition OF pauper European
labor, and at the same time withdraw
federal protection, through the tariff, TO
interests that are now sheltered behind
prohibitive rates and are enabled thus
to charge eXtortion prices to consumers.
wherever you find a trust that is
selling its goods in foreign countries at
prices less than the prices at which it
is selling the same goods TO American
consumers you will, ] think fad a pretty
safe place at which to begin reducing the
tariff on that class of goods
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
PHARMACISTS LIVE UP TO THEIR
high STANDARD.

| It is just twenty-three years since the
| druggists Of North Carolina at the sug
gestion of the late Edward NJ. Nadal, of
Wilson, organized the State Pharmp-
ceutical Association. Up to that time
any man who chose to do so could COM
pound the prescriptions of physicians
and hold in his keeping the life of the
community in which he elected to open
drug store. The public had no protection
whatever. No examination. no license,
no fitness no anything but a desire to
compound medicines was required 1t
was too often the case that men wholly
ignorant of the properties of medicines
undertook the important work that should
be committed only to trained hands.
The Pharmaceutical Association made
pharmacy profession. 1t drove out
quacks, it raised the standard 1t has
pat the practice of pharmacy in the hands
Of educated and trained specialists, who
protect the public and uphold the dignity
of their profession. 1t secured legislation
which established the Board of Pharmacy
with large powers, so that now no man
can compound prescriptions who does not
pass an examination that tests his fit
ness. This week in Raleigh, before the
State Board of Phaltnacy, composed of
five of the most capable and best edu-
Gated pharmacists in the State, thirty
eight wouldbe druggists applied for
license. The examination was thorough,
but not too thorough and over one-half
of the applicants failed to pass it. As a
result they must study longer until they
have perfected themselves in the science
The State of North Carolina should be
grateful to the Board of Pharmacy for
establishing a high standard and living
up to it. The people are thereby pro-
tected against incompetent pharmacists,
and they feel assured that the men who
obtain license have t'o requisite skill and
knowledge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
HAD TO PAY FOR LYNCHING.

Some time ago the Legislature of Ohio
passed a law, often recommended as a
remedy for lynching. that the county in
which man is lynched shall pay money
10 the heirs of the lynched man. Six
wears ago q negro by the name of Click
Mitchell was lynched in Champaign
county Ohio. His heirs brought suit
against the county under this law and
were awarded $4,000. Payment was re-
sisted upon the ground of the validity Of
the law 1t has gone to the highest
State courts, been upheld, and Cham
paign county has paid over the money.
The theory upon which this law is
based is that the taxpayers of county
will compel officials to prevent lynehing
If failure to do so involves a new tax
upon the property of the county. 1t is
greatly to be doubted whether it will
have any such effect. Most lynchngs
are not present, and those that are car
ried out in the presence of law officers
are by such large numbers as to render
preventions by the officer impossible
The bravest officials who have prevent
ed lynchings or tried to do So are in
fuenced by their humanity and their
oaths. No fear of taxation upon the
people could make them more courage
Ous
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Under power conferred by judgment in
a special proceeding in Wake Superior
Court, entitled A. G. Lowery, admins
traitor of the estate of ]. N. Lowery, de-
ceased, ct al against Calvin Keith, ct al,
will sell at public auction, for cash, to
the highest bidder at the court house of
Wake county, at II o'clock III, on the
goth day of April, 1903, the following de-
scribed tract of land, lying and situated
in said county in New Light township,
bounded and described as follows Be-
gins at a stake on the bank OF Neuse
River, nearly opposite the mouth OF
gut on the south end Of a fish dam, ).
e. Laws corner, formerly beech;
thence with her line, formerly a line OF
marked trees, the line course being
south 1415 W, So 2-3 poles to stake Tor
merly a persimmon tree, James Dew's
corner thence with his line 5.2825., ~ 1-5
poles to a stake and pointers, formerly
a hornbeam. on the bank of Neuse River;
thence up the various courses of the
same about 545 poles to the beginning,
containing 144 1-5 acres, said and ex-
cept the dover interest of the widow of
J. H. Lowery in as acres thereof which
have been set apart to her in a special
proceeding in said Superior Court, which
see for a particular description said
As afcres.
a. G. LOWERY, Com.
Slot. d. s.
March IS. 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
Spirit of the Press.
THE STATE NEEDS MORE LIKE
HIM.

HIM
Greensboro Record.
1t is no doubt true that the legal fra
ternity looks upon Judge Shaw as being
rather severe in his sentences. A mem
Der of the bar in this part of the State
said to the writer not long ago that ne
had rather try a case before Judge Shaw
than any man before whom he had ever
appeared, for one is assured of equal
and exact justice, though when a jury OF
his countrymen say man is guilty
Judge Shaw is mighty apt to put it to
him rather heavy" This is a compli-
ment When one has an absolutely fair
trial in every sense-and no one denies
that Judge Shaw sees that this is done
what is his next duty? Place a small
Insignificant fine on him, if he is a Well
TODD, well-known man, while if he is
some poor devil with no friends. send
him to the roads for year or more, the
offences of the two being practically the
same? There is no denying that this is
too frequently done, but Judge Shaw
never does it. 1t is as necessary to deal
out even and exact justice in sentencing
a man as in trying him and Judge Shaw
proceeds upon this assumption. IS he
not right? The sentences imposed OF
some men are travesty on justice and
cause a contempt for the courts, for be-
yond any doubt there is a discrimination
practiced The attorney with powerful
influence, personal or political. never
fails to exercise it or try to do it, but
none of these things avails before Judge
Shaw. He is not made that way; he
can't be blinded; he will turn down his
own personal friend as quickly as he
will the man whom he has never before
laid eyes on. He makes every attorney
toe the mark. yet without any hectoring
or bragadocio. He is setting the pace for
even and exact justice in North Caro-
lima, bringing more dignity and causing
a greater respect for the courts. He
needs emulating, not criticising. The
State needs more like him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
Bids for State Printing.

Sealed bids for doing all the public
printing, binding, job work, and all 9TH
er similar work required and allowed
by law for the State of North Carolina
for period Of two years, are requested
the same to be in this office not later
than 1 m. (noon), Monday, April G. 1903
Specifications showing the different kinds
OF york, etc, will be furnished on APP
plication. Bids are invited upon the
work as whole, or upon any of the
items as defined in said specifications.
with the understanding tlas the State
Printing Commission has The right to
accept any of said bids either in whole
or in part. And the commission re-
serves the right TO reject any and all
bids.
Il B. WARMER,
Sec. Printing Commission, Raleigh.
3-04-7f
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27

S. w. Stone and J. H. stone, plaintiffs,
VS.. A. E. Stone and others:
BY virtue of authority conferred on me
by order of the court IN the above err
titled civil action, I will, on Monday, the
goth day of April, 1903 expose for sale
at II o'clock m, in the village of Cary,
N. c., at the store of Stone & Sen, at
public cutlery, to the highest bidder for
cash, all the notes. accounts and debts
due said firm of every kind and nature
whatsoever.
e. 2. UPCHURCH. Receiver.
3-20-1 q We
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27

The last Congress appropriated 1854, :
los, SIS, or TO quote the North Carolina
Christian Advocate about 81 900 piece
for each person in North Carolina. ="
Think about it! The tax imposed upon
every man. woman and child in North
Carolina by the last Congress was 1922
And yet some Republican politicians are
abusing the North Carolina Legislature
because it imposed tax of about one
dollar per capita!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
STATES MOST INFLUENTIAL AND
PROGRESSIVE PAPER.
Chatham Observer.

Chatham Observer
The News and Observer, the States
most influential and progressive paper
got out its Legislative Edition last Sun
day. Like everything that paper under
takes to do, it is well done. 1t has the
picture of most of the members of both
Houses and short history of all, with
synopsis of the most important acts
passed by the last Legislature. 1t is
pity the paper can't go into every home
in the State. a party who knows moth
ing of our public men can take this one
issue and get good idea of them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
Among the Railroads.

In the statement OF the securities Of
the Atlantic Coast Line, recently listed
on the New York exchange the corpora
tons property and deep water terminal
in Washington is listed in fourth place
as one of the most valuable properties in
this State. The road has beautiful ter
minal facilities there and will at an early
date erect a handsome freight and pas
senger depot covering half of a large
square.
r. Lee Wright and A. S. Heilg, repre-
senting the estate of the late Walter Id
dings, have brought suit in Rowan
court against the North Carolina Railroad
Company for $4,000. Iddings, young
farmer was killed on railroad crossing
shortly beyond Spencer last January by
a northbound train.
The people of the popuious and pros
porous section of Richards, Onslow
county, are moving to secure a railroad.
They recently held a meeting which was
largely attended presided over by Rep
resentative Thompson. MIR. w, b. Ven
ters was secretary of the meeting, and
the following resolutions were adopted:
I'VE, the citizens of Onslow county,
realizing the need of railroad facilities,
and further realizing that the Dover and
s. b r. r., has a timber road from
Dover to within a few miles OF Rich
lands, do hereby respectfully urge the
president and directors of the A and n
c. r. r. to cooperate with the man
agement of said timber road or take such
steps as they may deem proper to eX-
tend said road to Richlands and make il
permanent.
Knowing we'll that it viii greatly in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
A BIG FIGHT ON.

The passage of the Watts act and many
local temperance acts by the Legislature
was but the first gun in the battle to shut
up the saloons and dry up the stills in
North Carolina. great Anti-Saloon
State Convention will be held on July 18th,
and plans matured for a vigorous cam
summer and fall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27

The Statesville Mascot. which made
great and successful fight for prohi-
hilton in Statesville. says that after
July 1st there will be only one place in
the Eighth Congressional district where
whiskcy can be scId or manufactured
the town of Salisbury. II says there are
over one hundred registered stills in the
rural districts which will go out of
business under the operations of the
Watts act on the first of July.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
SOMEBODY IS JUST JABBERING

Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Some of the prohibitionists are de-
nouncing the Legislature because the
Watts bill, they say, is no good. The
liquor men are "cussing blue streaks"
because the Watts bill stops the liquor
business. Which is right? 1t looks like
somebody on one side or the other is
just jabbering because their tongues
are loose
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
REVENUE OFFICERS PLAYING
POLITICS.


WllkeSbOro Chronicle.
The Taylorsville Scout says, "Blind
tigers are getting both thick and bold in
these parts" There is blockading and
blind tigers in numerous quantities in
every direction The revenues and Re
publicans tell us it is due to the Watts
bill But it looks funny that bill
would operate five months before it goes
into effect and even before it became a
law. The fact is the Watts bill nor any
other State law has anything to do with
the present blind tigers and blockaders,
and the fact that reve~'1o officers "cuss''
the Watts bill and charge to 1T the pres
emit blockading and blind tigers 6 months
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27

The Richmond News-Leader has a
whole column editorial on "The Unspeak-
able Tillman' Whatever else he is or
is not, Tillman should never be called the
'unspeakable, for when he is not speak
ing in the Senate or on the hustings he
is speaking on the lecture platform.
able Tillman"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
Midshipman for Naval Academy.
Wilmington Starr

Hon. G. B. Patterson, Of Maxton, writes
that there will be an examination IN that
town on April 7th for the selection Of
midshipman for the United States Naval
Academy. Mr.. Patterson says he is
sorry that he cannot give longer notice
but he has just been notified of the fact
that he was entitled to an appointment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
MANY APPETIzING DISHES.

can be made doubly delightful and nu-
tritious by the use of Borden's Peerless
Brand Evaporated Cream, which is not
only superior to raw cream but has the
merit of being preserved and sterilized,
thus keeping perfectly for an indefinite
period Borden's Condensed Milk Co.,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-27
THE NEGRO IS ALWAYS REPUBLI-
CAN.
Durham Herald.

durham 1eIdIu.
Wick has at least been turned down but
upon a mighty fiimsy excuse. If the
President knew the negro as well as We
do he would be 10th to believe him dis
loyal to the Republican party. The ne
gro may be a dissembler in many things
but at heart he is always a Republican.