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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Five Quakers on the Jury.
(Bv the Associated Press.l

Charlotte, N. c., Jan. 1.-THE nee re-
suits of the days proceedings in the
Wilcox murder case at Hartford, n. c.,
are eleven jurymen, with the regular
jury and special vepire of 100 exhausted
and a second yenirc Of % men drawn.
The jury as it stands is composed of
men of good appearance. and of fair in
telligence, Lewis FELTON,, a negro, is
among those chosen and five of the Sc
lected jurymen are Quekers. They 'af-
frmcd" instead of kissing the Bible and
swearing. Ex-Sheriff Wilcox, father of
the alleged murderer, is pleased with the
jury while the States attorneys were
apparently afraid of the Quakers.
The leading attorney for the defense
made a motion for a continuance of the
case owing to the absence of his assist
ant but he was oyer-ruled by the court
and the trial will proceed. The court
room was crowded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
THE ICE GIVES WAY.
Twenty or More Persons Sink in the Chilly
Flood, Three are Drowned.
(By the Associated Press.)


Washington, Jan. 14.-While large
crowd was skating on the bathing basin
near the Washington monument this
evening the ice suddenly gave way and
precipitated twenty or more persons in
the water.
Three persons lost their lives.
The dead:
MISS JESSIE C. THOMAS, clerk in Blu
reau Of Ethnology, formerly Of Freder-
ick, Md.
ARTHUR 'WASSERBACH, employe of
the Bureau Engraving and Printing, ma
tive of Washington
HENRY G. HAMILL, clerk in the War
Department, formerly of Michigan.
There was probably two thousand per-
sons skating on the basin at the time
of the accident hot water pipe from
the engine room of the Washington mon
ument empties in the basin near where
the ice gave way. The skaters had been
warned that the location was a danger
Gus one, but it is said that they disre-
garded the advice given them to stay
away from the vicinity and when the
crash came fully thirty men and women
went through the broken ice and into
the water. All were rescued except the
two men, whose bodies subsequently were
recovered.
Miss Thomas died a short time after
her removal to the hospital. Officer
Hannigan of the Metropolitan police,
jumped into a boat near at hand and
unaided, rescued seven persons.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16

lie water supplies OF the State, and the
inspection of the same.
Among those present were DR.. Richard
II. Lewis, secretary of the State Board
of HEALTH j. l.. Ludlow, civil engineer
and member of the State Board of
Health; Drs. A. Cheatham, of Durham
Albert Anderson, of Wilson, and w. T..
Pate, of Gibson G. c. White, civil en-
gineer of Winston; A. E. Boardman,
civil engineer, Brevard; julius Lewis,
president Wake Water Company. and the
following superintendent of water
works; c.. H. Campbell Charlotte; ]. c.
Niche, Durham; B. w. Neave, Sails
bury; r. H. Milton, Reidsville; II. A.
Grantham, Wilson; J. II. Bridges, Hen
derson; f. 3. Balm, Raleigh.
Mr.. j. C. Niche, was made president,
and Mr. E. B. Balm, secretary.
The next meeting of the association
will be held at Durham, sometime next
July.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
MRS. RILEY ESCAPES.
Woman Who Hired Two Boys to Rill Mary
Clark
(By the Associated Press.)

Roanoke, Va, Jan. 14.-Mrs. Maggie
Riley, indicted for murder, yesterday in
Mercer county, w. Va, escaped from
Jail at Princeton today, and has not
been recaptured. She is alleged to have
promisedto pay sum of money to
Herman Riley and Arthur Etter, to
kill a woman named Mary Clark. The
two men were tried today and made a
clean breast of the killing saying that
they had no other reason for shooting
the Clark woman than to get reward
of $40, which Riley's mother promised
to give them to commit the deed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
THE APOSTLE WINS
Smoot, the Mormon, Named
for Senator.
Member of Council Of Twelve and in Direct
Line for Presidency of The Mormon
Church.
(By the Associated Press.)

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 14.-At q
Legislature tonight Reid Smoot of Provo
an Apostle in the Mormon church, was
chosen as the Republican nominee for
United States Senator TO succeed Sena-
tor Rawlins, whose term of office ex-
pires March Ord, next This nomination
is equivalent to an election.
Reid Smoot was born in Salt Lake
City in January 1852. He has been since
1883 a member of the council of twelve
apostles of the Mormon Church, and is
therefore, in direct line for the presl-
dency of the church.
He was married in September, 1894
and has five children. He is mon
ogamist.
Jacob H. Gallinger was nominated by
reclamation by the Republican members
of the Legislature to succeed himself as
United States Senator from New Hamp-
shire.
George G. Perkins was formally elected
United States Senator in joint meeting
of the California Legislature.
w. B. Hepburn was officially de-
clared elected United States Senator to
succeed Henry Heitfeldt by the Legisla-
ture of Idaho.
Senator Orville H. Platt was unani-
mously renominated by the caucus OF
Republican members of the General AS
sembly Of Connecticut for another term
in the United States Senate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
The Cigar Dealers Elect officers,
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE second day of
the convention Of Retail Cigar Dealers,
here was devoted to the consideration
of an appeal to Senator Cullom to use
his efforts to defeat a reduction in the
tariff on Cuban tobacco. and discus
sion of the question of "our duty to
Cuba" as expressed in the Platt amend
mept. Representatives of the Cigar
Makers Union were refused admittance
to the meeting, Notwithstanding they
claimed to be in sympathy with the
movement. The struggle for the presi-
dency Of the National Association re-
suited in the choice of Thaddeus H.
Howe, of Chicago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Caney River Railway Co.

The Committee of the House on Rail
roads and Railroad Commission got to-
gether informally yesterday afternoon in
the office of the Corporation Commission
and decided to report favorably Mr.. j.
Bis Rays bill to incorporate the Caney
River Railway Company.
The road is to run from Bald Noun
tain, Yancey county, to any point in
Mitchell Madison or Yancey county
The capital stock is to be $4,000, which
may be increased to $4,000.
The incorporators are Messrs. j. M
Buck. D. NJ. Buck, w. H. Wood, w.
Whitney Wood, and Hackett Wood.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Champ Clark for Minority Leader.
(Rv the Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Democrats
of the Missouri delegation IN congress,
held a conference today and after dis
cussing the situation determined to place
Hon. Champ Clark in the field as q
candidate for the minority leadership IN
the next House. Early in December
Judge DeArmond announced that he
would not be candidate, but would sup
port Mr.. Clark.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
DR.. Murphy Excused.

The Utley murder case will be tried
in Cumberland court this week. Col.
John w. Hinsdale of this city, has gone
to Fayetteville as one of his attorneys.
Yesterdays Fayetteville Observer said:
Or p. L. Murphy, of the Asylum at
Morganton, who has been summoned as
a witness by both the defense and State.
was excused from attending by Judge
Moore, as he wrote that his attendance
might be required at Raleigh by the
Legislature at any moment
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Two Negroes Shot to Death in Jail
(By the Associated Press.)

Angleton. Texas, Jan. 14-Last night
several men entered cell of the county
Jail in which Ransom ONeal and Charles
TunstalI were confined, with number
of other negroes, and shot the two men
to death. The other prisoners were
warned to cover their heads with blan-
kets. which they did. The clothing
OF the cots occupied by the negroes
caught fire and O'Nears arm and leg
was burned off The negroes were
charged with the murder of County At
torney Smith at Columbia several weeks
ago
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Young Corbett Gets the Decision
(Ry The Associated pressl

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. 14.-'Young
Corbett," the featherweight champion,
was given the decision over Austin Rice,
of New London, Conn; tonight in eight
zenith round of what was to have been
a twenty-round contest, before the Whit
lington Park Athletic Association
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
The Duke" Leaves Genoa.
(By the Associated Press.)

NDJ NIIO <Ao5ONIttLDNI =
Genoa, Jan. 14-Richmond Pearson
the retiring American consul here left
Genoa today on the North German Lloyd
steamer Lain for New York Mr.. Pear
son is going to Washington prior to
proceeding to Persia to take up the
duties Of United States minister to that
country. His successor as consul here
is W. w. Bishop.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16

Miss Eta Aldredge, daughter of the
sheriff of Blount county, Alabama. who
liberated two prisoners from the Jail al
OneoEta on the night of January 4, has
been found at Winston. No trace has
been found of the two escaped prisoners
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
The Plague Victims Increase.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

City of Mexico, Jan. 14.-Official infor-
nation from Mazatlan is to the erect
that there were six deaths from the
plague in that city Sunday. The num-
Der of patients is steadily increasing.
The total number in the hospital is 83
with six additional patients under OBJ
servatior.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Three Killed in a Freight Wreck.
NV the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Houston. Texas, JAN 14.-In a freight
wreck at Sour Lake Station on the Texas
and New Orleans Railroad today three
men were killed and two others badly in
iured. Still another man is missing.
The dead:
j. L. HUDDLESTON. Houston.
F. D. FLOREY.
]. HESTER.
Conductor o. S. Daniels is missing ana
Il is believed he is dead under the
wreckage or that his body was burned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Concession to Beet Sugar Men.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Washington Jan. 1.-THE Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations today agreed
to recommend the adoption of an amend
ment to the Cuban reciprocity treaty,
providing that the reduction of 20 per
cent in the tariff on Cuban sugar snail
not be further reduced by any preferen-
tial rate given to another country: This
action was taken at the instance Of the
beet sugar men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
DURHAM WANTS Sl2O, 900.
The $40, 900 Appropriation for Public Building
Inadequate.

Especial to the News and Observer
Durham, N c., Jan. 14-Judge r. w.
Winston left tonight for Washington,
where he will appear before the super
vising Architect to ask an increase in the
appropriation for the Durham public
building from $4,000 to $4,000; $4,000
to go to the purchase of the site and
e.. 900 to be added to the building fund.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16
Attempt to Float Lightship.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 14.-Captain French,
wrecker left last night with the tug
Sallie and pontoons to try to float the
new lightship, built at Petersburg, which
has been ashore for about week up
the James River.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-16

Mt Holly is to have bank. 1t is to
be a branch OF the Southern Loan and
Trust Company of Charlotte. Mr.. ]. A.
Ccstner is to be cashier.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26

up the sap. and pour II into the
branches" The fruit comes on the
branches. but who will say that the vine
does not produce it2~Just so are we en-
tirely dependent on Christ for fruit bear
ing. We cannot change our own char
acters. we cannot touch a human soul,
Christ must do it all for us. we draw
on Him continually for life. He says,
II am the way. the truth, and the life. :"
He bids us let Him love through our
hearts work through our members.
Ask the branch If 1t is hard work to
bear fruit for the vine. The branch VIII
answer. "All | have to do is to sit still
and let the vine do the work" And
so have we only to abide in Christ the
vine. and let Him live our lives for us.
Christ not only says that iIe is the
vine and we the branches, but He also
saws. my Father is the husbandman.
He will care for the vine as the vine
cares for the branches. Need we be
afraid that we cannot hold out? Many
fear to take a step today, in dread of a
possible fall tomorrow. Who is looking
ont for us? Who has promised that II
we will let Him, he will keep us from
all harm? Let us step out and say, Lord,
there is no good thing in me, ] am going
TO throw myself open to the life OF the
glorious Christ. He will bear the frult
through me.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26
TO EXPEL MORMONS
Prussia Holds Their Teach
ings are HurtfuI to Pub
lie Morals.

Berlin, April 24-The governments of
Prussia and of the Grand Duchy of Neck
lenburg have decided to expel the Nor
mon missionaries, of whom there are 145
in Germany and ninety in Prussia. on the
ground that they are propagating a form
of religious belief incompatible with the
laws of the state and public morals and
justice. Poygamy is not excluded from
their doctrines. The missionaries, who
are all Americans are allowed sufficient
time to settle up their personal affairs.
None of the Mormons has yet been de-
ported.
When a Mormon arrived in a German
village he would rent a hall and begin to
preach the new faith and the common re-
suit was that the local pastor of the
State church or the Catholic priest of the
parish would complain to the police, who
not infrequently ordered the missionary
to leave. The latter then would tele-
graph to the Mormon bishop in Berlin,
who, through the United States Embassy
would obtain a suspension of the police
order indefinitely or it's cancellation.
The Foreign office owing to the number
OF cases pending, took up the subject with
view Of settling the status of the Nor
mons for good, instead of being bothered
by numerous individual cases. The re-
suit has been the decision of Prussia and
Mecl1lenburg to eXpel the Mormons.
which course is likely to be followed by
Saxony, where there are twenty-five mis-
sionaries and by other states
Bavaria some time ago decreed the ex-
pulsion of the Mormons and they quietly
left without creating a stir or attracting
discussion
Bishop Cannon, who had been Informed
officially of Prussia's and Mecklenburgs
decisions, has not yet determined what
to do but he will endeavor to sustain a
reversal of the policy. He aff1rms that
the missionaries never teach polygamy
Eever persuade their adherents to emf
CRATE and always admonish obedience to
the laws.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26
PROP. c C. cRIrrENDEN's DEATH.
Popular and Able Member Of Wake Forest
Faculty.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and Observer
Wake Forest, N. c., April 24-Prof. 7.
c. Crittenden, professor of pedagogy ana
assistant professor of English in Wake
Forest College, died last night at 10
o'clock.
For some time he had been i'll at his
home here with infiamatory rheumatism,
and his physicians feared that the strain
of athletic work might have affected his
heart. The end came last night. The
BODY has been taken to Crew, Va, the
homo of his parents, for interment.
Prof. Crittenden was born near Lex
ington, Va, and was about thirty years
Of age. He was educated at Richmond
College and the University of Virginia,
where he made an enyiable reputation.
For four years he has been valued
member of the faculty here, coming from
Wilson, where he was regarded as strong
teacher At Wake Forest he has been re-
garded as an exceptionally able man,
where in addition to his work in English
he became the general manager of the
athletic department.
Prof. Crittenden leaves wife and an
infant three months of age to survive
him. His wife was formerly Miss Ethel
Taylor, daughter of President Charles E.
TAYLOR, of Wake Forest. There is great
grief here over the death of this promi-
nent young educator, who was greatly
esteemed and loved.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26
Testers Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, La, April 24.-Secretary
Testers statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton issued today shows the
total visible to be 3,242. POI against 3.343,-
727 last week and 3,723,59S last year. OF
this the total American cotton is 2,O61,-
POI, against 2,136,727 last week and $685.
59S last year, and of all other kinds in
Guiding Egypt, Brazil, ndia, etc, 1,1S1,-
600 against 1,20S, 900 last week and 1.11S.-
900 last year.
New Orleans, April 24.-Secretary
Hesters weekly cotton statement issued
today shows for the twenty four days of
April an increase over last year of $4,000
and an increase overthe same period year
before last of 1000.
For the 236 days of the session that
have elapsed. the aggregates ahead of
the same days last year 22S,000 and ahead
of the same time year before last 667 600.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 111,S51, August
SO 665 for the same seven days last year
and SAILS year before last.
The total movement since September l
was 9,91S,127 against $500, 100 last year
and 9,251, 1893 year before last
Stock at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the week 94S
against decrease during the correspond
ing period last season of 1884. including
stocks left over ia ports and interior
towns from the last crop and the number
of bales brought into sight thus far for
the new crop, the supply to date is TO-
l33,20l, against 10049,7S7 for the same
period last year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26
BOOM ME NOT, SAYS TOM L.
The Presidential Bee Hasn't Struck the Mayor
Of Cleveland.
(By the Associated Press.)

Kansas City, Mo-, April 24.-Mayor
Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland, Ohio, I'M
der date of April 81, wrote the following
letter to j. L. w. Merrill, of this. city,
a Democratic politician, in response to
letter from Merrill discussing Johnson
nomination for President in 1904:
Replying to your favor OF the 1fth
instant, permit me to say that ! think
my field of usefulness is right here in
this city, and at most in the State OF
Ohio and must condemn any movement
such as you speak ,of as being unwise
and undesirable
1.-The mere talk about nominating me
in 1904 is a positive injury to what | am
trying to accomplish here, and it does
seem to me too bad to interfere with WORK
that is bearing such good fruit. DO
hope you, as friend Of mine, Will dis
courage this in every way possible
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26

my life that / have been allowed 10 play
some little part in this heroic struggle
DR.. $. c. Mitchell of Richmond Col
lege, spoke on The Part of the Citizens
in Aiding the cause of Public Education"
and the Hon. c. r. Glenn, Assistant
Agent of the Peabody Fund and former
State Superintendent of Education in
Georgia. and the Hon. l. w. Hill. State
Superintendent of Education for Alabama.
discussed Public Education and the Lo-
cal Tax" Other speakers at the after
noon session We're Prof Minis. of Trim
ity College. North Carolina, and Prof.
J. Y. Joyner state Superintendent of
Schools in North Carolina
A feature of this evenings session of
the conference was the fact that white
people crowded into the negro gallery. so
that for the first time in Richmond.
whites and blacks were seen intermingled
and sitting side by side in a public hall.
The strange sight is strikingly illustra-
tive of the interest the Richmond people
of all classes have taken in the discus
sion of the conference.
Among the North Carolinians here are
the following:
DR.. A ]. McKelway. Charlotte DR.. and
Mrs. c. d. McIver Wadesboro; DR.. and
Mrs. C. f. Meserve, Raleigh; Dr. Edward
Minis, Durham; Mr.. Lindsey Patterson,
Winston-S Salem; c. H. Poe, Raleigh; DR..
Benz Sledd, Wake Forest; Hon John H.
Small and wife, Washington; DR.. c. Z.
Taylor. Wake Forest; Rev. c. G. Vardell,
Red Springs; DR., G. s. Traps, Raleigh;
F. b. Arendell, Raleigh
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26
MISS BL0DaErTs LECTURE.
The lords Supper and the Vine and the
Branches Her Topic

The theme of Miss Blodgett yesterday
afternoon was 1.-The Lords Supper-The
Vine and the Branches, and these We're
ably handled as is shown by the following
synopsis:
His enemies had long been seeking
Christ's life, but he had kept out Of
their way, waiting for the Feast of the
Passover. At that time he would deliver
himself up, that he might become for
his people what this feast had long
symboliZed, their escape from death.
He institutes the supper at this time
and in this He again fulflls prophecy.
What is the real significance of the
supper TO most of us? Do we celebrate it
merely because we are so commanded?
Is il merely form to us? Christ says,
"He that eateth my flesh and drinketh
My blood hath eternal life" This does
not mean his literal body and blood as
some teach, but il does mean that our
spiritual food is in Him. Just food
strengthens the natural body. so does
the ife which he infuses in us nourish
the soul. Some are afraid to go TO the
Lords Supper, because of tner unworthi-
ness. We do not go because we are
worthy, but because we are unworthy.
We go as sinners to celebrate the Lords
death, which means to us eternal life.
After developing fully and clearly the
significance of the Lords supper, Miss
Blodgett took up Christ's last discourses.
To whom were these discourses spoken
Not TO the multitudes, not to his enc
mics. but to the eleven-for Judas had
left them. The core of these talks is the
one great. marvellous, truth: Oneness with
God.
Miss Blodgett struck a warning note
here in regard TO the seductive but per-
nicious. teaching of today on this sub
ject. Many writer's. claiming that these
words are addressed to all, base on them
the doctrine Of the universal fatherhood
of God.
From Christ's talk on the Vine and
the Branches. we learn that spiritual life
means union with him. The vine says
'I go with my roots into the soil, bring
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-26
The Superior Court.

In the Wake Superior court yesterday
the following matters were considered
The case of Charles W. Winston against
the city of Raleigh. for damages result
ing from injuries received, when the city
barn fell, continued.
Geo. f. Robinson against ]. B. Thomas
and Company and R. L. Walker A suit
charging failure on a tobacco contract
Continued for defendants upon payment
Of costs of present term and the February
term.
Two cases of B. F. Montague against
Joe Horton, foreclosure of mortgage. Re-
ferred to Judge T. b. Womack.
States Prison against Barbee G. Com
pany. Compromised and plaintiff settles
ali costs.
]. H. Mitchell against Pes Dung on
claim and delivery. Judgment for plain
tin.