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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-10
THE REUKIoH sIDE.
Preparations for This Great Event Receive
the Finishing Touches.
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Greensboro, n. c., Oct. 9.--The Green's
boro Female College will give musical
entertainment in the college chapel next
Monday evening, beginning at O'Clock,
followed by reception IN the college
parlors to visitors at the reunion.
The Board Of Managers of the Reunion
last night changed the hour for the SER
mon OF DR.. A. c.. Dixon in the opera
house from IL to o'clock.
A number of the Davidson College
alumni met in the directors room OF the
Southern Loan and Trust Company Tor
the purpose of organizing a permanent
association and also to make necessary
arrangements for the entertainment OF
visiting Davidson alumni during the Re-
union. Rev. c.. E. Hodgin was elected
president of the association and Mr.. Geo.
r Duping secretary.
A committee was appointed to make
necessary preparations for the Reunion.
The following were appointed: DR.. T.. W.
Smith, DR.. Chas. S. Giln1er, DR.. w. r.
Murphy, Jr., Judge Boyd, Rev. G. e.
Hodgin, Rev. j. Seabrook, Rev. S. M.
Rankin, and Messrs. L. Richardson, T.
j. Murphy, Shelton Houston, Chas. Il.
Murray, j. S. Rowe, Geo. S. Dick, Geo.
r Dupoy and e. r. Wharton.
The members of Greensboro Lodge No
60, Knights of Pythias, have arranged to
give a Reunion smoker on Monday night.
The program for the evening will be as
follows:
Address of welcome on tnc rart of
Greensboro Lodge, No. 80, Judge Robc TT
G.. Strudwick.
Address of welcome on behalf Of Grand
Domain of North Carolina, W. NJ. Lyles
Response by visitors.
Address by Governor Chas B. AycoGk
Address by Rev. John e. Troy.
Address by Attorney General r. D.
Gilmer.
The Pythian Hall will be thrown o9en
to all visiting Pythisns and all who dc
not attend will no doubt miss a most en-
jcyable evening.
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Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, La, Oct 9.-Secretary
Hesters statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton issued today shows the
total visible to be 1903, All against 1852,
912 last week and 2111, ,S51 vast year. OF
this the total of American cotton is 1887
AT against 943,912 last week and ,662, ,S51
last year, and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil India, etc, 100000, against
$4,000 last week and 449, 600 last year.
OF the worlds visible supply Of cotton
there is now afioat and held in Great Brit
ain and continental Europe 75S ,000 against
1,04S,c00 last year; in Egypt $4,000, against
$4,000 last year; in India 242,000 against
21S,000 last year, and in the United States
SCI 900, against $4,000 last year.
The total movement since September
1st is to date 1,251,2 pa, against 1,785,578
last year, and 1,219563 year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have been
1857 against 12GOS2 last year, making the
total thus for for the second season 5O4,
153, against 500, 1893 last year.
The total takings of American mills
North and South and Canada thus far for
the season have been 357 1854, against 405,
635 last year. Stocks at the Seaboard and
the 20 leading Southern interior centers
have increased during the week 177,676
bales against an increase during the cor
responding period last season of 469, 100,
including stocks left over at ports and IN
terror towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
far for the new crop the supply to date IS
1,41O,043, against 2,OOO,65 for the same
period last year
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THREE TIMES A CAIN
ButHanged at Lastfor a Fourth
Murder Which He
Denies.
lBy the Associated Press

Danville, Va, Oct. 9.-Will Jones was
hanged here today for the murder of
Jake Lee last November Jones, whose
real name is James Mealey, left Il comics
sion in which he acknowledges to the
murder of a freight train brakeman il
Clifton Forge, man on the suburbs of
Charlotte, N. c., and an unknown man
who was found murdered near this city
about eighteen months ago. Jones claimed
that he was innocent of the crime for
which he was executed.
The three murders above enumerated
have baffled the police for the past three
years and no clue has ever been obtained
The police here claim to have had Stiff
cient evidence against Jones for the last
named murder to justify his arrest in case
he was acquitted of the murder of Lee.
Arthur Wilton was hanged here in Jan
uary for the same crime.
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TWO THEORIES
OF THE KILLING
Speeches of Mr.. Pou and Senator Woodard
Consumed Nearly All Of Yesterday
in Court.
,f motive on the part of these two wit

nesses.
ing. W. N. Jones will speak. He Will be
followed by Robt. G. Strong, and then
the order will be: j. N Holding, H. Z
Norris, S. G. Ryan, Don Gillian, Capt.
Day. Solicitor Daniel, and Col .Argo.
When court met yesterday morning, Mr
Daniel made statement to the jury. say
ing that the charge in the bill of indict
mcnt covered three grades of homicide
murder in the first degree. murder in tie
second degree, and manslaughter. WhilC
the jury was out the previous afternoon
the court had asked him as representing
the State if he saw any evidence that
he considered convicted defendant of mur
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Labor troubles and Stock
Market Liquidation.
THEIR EFFECTS ARE NOTED
Conservatism Spreading Among Buyers---A
Feeling That High Prices May Tend Auto
ma'icaIIy to Check Consumptioh---
Best Trade in Southwest.
(By the Associated Press.l

New York, Oct. 9.-Bradsbeets will to-
morrow say of the state Of trade:
Trade conditions are still irregular.
Business is of faiEfodume, but not so act
i've as a year ago, partly because of the
backward season, heavy rains interfering
with crop movement and collections, vex-
atious labor troubles, past and present,
discouraging building operations and the
spread of the conservative feeling among
buyers, based upon stock market liqui-
datiol and the feeling that high prices
of many products will tend, if it has not
already done so, to automatically check
consumption.
Many underlying conditions are, howev-
er, still favorable First in importance
should be reckoned the decidedly letter
tone of advices from the corn .crop, whien
has developed a larger yield and q better
quality than was earlier .deGped possible.
Special inquiry by Bradstreets points to
yield of at least $3.50, 600, 900 bushels of
a grade generally for superior to that of
a year ago. Lower prices for this and
other cereals and for cotton, whose yield
will be smaller than seemed probable a
Month ago, seem likely to help our back
ward export trade in those products end
improve the foreign exchange outlook.
collections, too, though backward, are
improving as the grain and cotton move
ments expand.
The best trade advices come frcm the
Southwest, notably at Kansas City ard
st. Louis; from the Western sections,
such as Nebraska. and Iowa, where corn is
turning out better than expected from
the Pacific coast, where trade is still un-
qualifiedly good, despite the slowness of
, new wheat and other crops to move anu
from portions of the South, as the Mississ-
ippi Valley, where present prices for cot
ton offer a good return for fair yields.
New York and Philadelphia business
with dry goods jobbers is backward and
supplementary demand for cotton, woolen
and knit goods from wholesalers is uusat-
isfactory. Louisville reports the tobacco
trade unsatisfactory and 100000 hogsaeads
of western tobacco in warehouse It Liver
pool without offers"
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A FIGHT To THE PM H
Between a Few Merchants and the Clerks
Union al Durham
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Durham, N. c.. Oct. 9.-The most inter
esting thing in Durham now is the fighS
that is being wagcd by the clerks Tor
early closing of stores. All OF the meT-
chants. with the exception OF four or five,
have been closing for some time, but the
few are remaining open IN defiance OF tie
clerks and the entreaties OF the othef
merchants The brick masons, carpenters,
plastcrers, joiners and other unions have
declared boycott upon those merchants
who are now classed as unfair The latest
move of the clerks is to get the dress
makers of the city to sign contract that
they will not cut, work or handle any
goods purchased from the unfair stores.
In addition to this the clerks are using
every effort to get their friends and to
turn the country trade away from these
stores The fight is to be one to finish,
George 7, LYON and W. L. Bryant have
returned from their trip to Boston Ihey
vent on their motor cycles and came back
by rail. They made the trip to Boston
in forty hours and report having fine
time.
The MI. Zion Baptist Association has
just closed its annual session at Cane creek
Baptist church. Orange county. The next
session will he held at Nelson Baptist
church The meeting was largely attend
cd and the collections were up TO the
average.
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MARION TO VOTE TUESDAY.
You May Peddle Chinquapins and chestnuts
But They Draw the Limo at Rattlesnakes.
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Marion, n. c.. Oct. 9.-The town = ali
excitement on account of the wet and
dry election which is to come off Tues
day, the 18th.
Miss Matte Penny, who is principal Cf
the Holiness School here, frequently
marches In town with forty or fifty of
her pupils-preaches, prays and sings in
the interest of the dry ticket. Miss Penny
is very remarkable woman. She came
here a few years ago without money, she
says, and contracted for the Catawba
Hotel which was being built here, bu:
work on which had stopped because of
the failure of the company interested in
it. Miss Penny has it about finished and
paid for now. Her school consist mostly
Of orphans from all parts of the country
and is known as the Elhanan Training
School for missionaries. She is doing a
great deal of good.
Our town is rapidly growing; quito a
number of new buildings going up, amcng
them being new bank building, which
is an ornament to the town.
Our city fathers have just put in place
a rock crusher and we expect soon to have
cur streets paved. It was ordered that
there should be no discrimination maize
with the farmer as regards to disposing
of their products when brought 10 town,
which has heretofore been the case.
Even Sam Crason. from the Blue Ridge.
had his representative before the board
and asked that he be given the right to
reddle chinuuapins, chestnuts and rattle
snakes on the street. 1t was the unani
nous consent of the board that he could
dispose Of all the above except the rattle
snake. and if caught with one after this
should ~be arrested Immediately.
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Joe Lawson Badly Hurt.
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Greensboro, n. c., October g.
Joe Lawson, a white man, of Walnut
Cove, met with painful accident on the
Southern's yards today. He was between
two cars of freight train which was be
ing made up to go to Walnut Cove. and
the engine showed the cars together, catch
ing his right foot between the bumpers,
badly MASKING the foot and ankle. Nc
bones were broken, but the injured man
will be unable TO walk for some time.
Mr. Lewis w Post of Windsor. ILL.,
vino recently purchased two hundred
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to gather information from the men on
board and to entice some of them to come
ashore.
One man did accept the invitation, slid
ing down rope and being hauled into a
skiff. He was given an ovation when he
reached shore. The man says they were
hired at st. Louis under a promise OF
81 a day and board and transportation
each way and that they were assured that
there was no strike here, but simply a
shortage of labor.
Many of them, it is now said, want to
desert. The screwmen were in conference
with lawyers today, seeking to have aft
davits made before United States Com
missioner Craig that United States cit
liens were being deprived of their liberty
on a British ship
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SAMUEL LUMLEY DEAD.
Found Lying on His Bed Face Downward Stiff
and Cold.
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Greensboro, N. c., Oct 9-When the
chambermaid of the Raspberry boarding
house went into room 29 this morning she
found the occupant at o'clock lying with
his clothes and shoes on face downward
across the bed Failing to awake him the
proprietor was called and the discovery
was made that the young man was stone
dead. And thus passed away Samue
Lumley, of Raleigh. The young man came
here from Raleigh three days ago with q
letter of recommendation to the Bell Tel
ephone Company. Work was promised
him next week. Being apparently very
much disconnected at not getting his jot
at once, he became very despondent II
is supposed that he came in late, threw
himself across the bed to go to sleep, and
he slept the sleep of death
Coroner Turner viewed the body. but
deemed an inquest unnecessary. He pro
nounced death to be due to smothering
with possibility of heart trouble
He has a brother here, Mr.. Zack Lum
ley, 4 well known compositor.
Young Lumley registered at the Ras
berry House when he first came here.
The body of Mr.. Lumley reached Raj
eigh this morning on an early train, and
was taken to 41S South Person street, tho
residence of Mr.. O. W. Belvin the father
Of Mrs. Samuel Lumley. The funera
will take place from the residence at hall
past three O'Clock this afternoon.
The first news of the sad death reacLeG
here yesterday morning in a message tc
his brother, Mr.. George Lumley, but nc
particulars were given. Mr.. Lumley i;
well known here, having lived in Raleigl
most of his life. He was about q years
old and until recently had been a specia
police officer and janitor at the city hall
He leaves a mother three brothers |and
two sisters. besides one child and his wife
to whom the sad news has not been told
because of her delicate condition it being
deemed wise to keep it from her at pres
ent.
About two weeks ago Mr. Lumley left
here to secure a position n Greensboro
He returned last Saturday and informet
his young wife and family that he was
going to work for the railroad; leaving
again for Greensboro on Tuesday. The
first news concerning him that has beer
received since was the message that told
of his untimely death. In this sad affGc
tion his family have the deep sympathy
of this community.
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Glad of the Victory,

Ex-State Senator T. o. Fuller, a worthy
colored man of Warren county, now at the
head of loading colored school in Mem
phis, Tenn, sends the News and Observer
this telegram:
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. s.
The News and Observer, Raleigh, n. c.
Absent North Carolinians point with
pride to victory at capital.
, The educational and religious leaders Of
the negro race in Raleigh voted for the
dispensary About one half of the negroe.
voting, supported the dispensary and the
other half voted against it.
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Hurrying Erection of Govern
ment Buildings.
SWELLING NAVAL FORCES
Russian Officials Now Discuss The Permanent
OCCUPATION of Points Held in Manchuria as
the Settled Policy Of the Gov

ernnant.
(By the Associated Press.)


New Chwang Manchuria, Thursday,
Oct S.-The Russians are taking no steps
to restore the government of New Chwang
to the Chinese. On the contrary they are
fastening the erection of extensive gov
ernment buildings and have added
another gunboat to the naval forces here.
Reports from northern Manchuria indi-
cate that no movement has been made
towards the evacuation of that territory
and Russian officials are discussing the
permanent occupation of the points now
held as being the settled policy.
The Russian Viceroy, Admiral Alexieff
has been conducting joint naval and mill
tary manouevers on a great scale in the
vicinity of Port Arthur this week. Ninety
Russian war vessels of all classes were en-
gagged.
Washington, Oct Sir Chentung
Liang Chen, the Chinese minister had a
long conference with Secretary Hay re-
garding the situation in Manchuria. The
Minister received information some time
ago that there was no apparent movement
on the part of Russia indicating that the
country would begin the evacuation of
Manchuria on October 8, as agreed and as
stipulated in a treaty made with China.
The Chinese minister naturally feels keen
" the conditions which exist as it is every
where known that China is in no position
to enforce the treaty and compel Russia
to evacuate. At present the concern o.
the United States is to see that the treaty
made with China for the open ports in
Manehuria is carried out regardless of
what Russia may do either in evacuation
or permanent control of the province.
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Screwmen Control the Situation.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, La, Oct. 9.-Thc wharvee
toda- were crowded with motley as
scmblage OF white and black screwmen
and their sympathizers, prepared Tor any
attempt the steamship agents might make
to begin loading with the men imported
from st. Louis. large police force was
on hand to preserve order. The steamer
Coleman, on which the strike breakers
are housed, remained in mid stream
A dozen skiffs put off from the wharve.
containing screwmen an dtheir sympathiz
ers and hung about the oClonian, seeking
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-10
Hickory's New Bank
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Hickory, N. c., Oct 9.-The Hickory
Banking and Trust Company, has just
been organized here. The stock paid i'll
is $35 900 with the privilege of increasing
to s75 900. The bank is to open for busl-
ness as soon as a suitable location can be
found within thirty days at the furthest.
The officers are: ]. f. Abernathy, presi-
dent; George n. Hutton, vice-president;
w c. Kenyon, of Newton. cashier. Di-
rectors: L. R. Whitener, DR.. w. l..
Abernathy NJ. E. McComb, j. A. Martin,
S. E. KiIlian, NJ. H. Young J. A. Lentz
and J. A. Yoder, of Newton.
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J. B. Readman Dies of Bpoplexy.

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Charlotte, n c., Oct. 9.-Mr J. ?.
Readmau, we'll known photographer Of
this city, died suddenly this morning q
apoplexy. He was in his usual nealth
when he left his place Of business yestef,
day evening. and it was not un'll aDoue
2:3O o'clock this morning that ne was ~
tackled by the ailmcnt which ended his
life so quickly. aAass
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Steamer Searching for Two Thieves
(By the Associated Press.)

Manila, Oct. AT the request Of Gov
ernor Taft, Admiral Stirling has dispatch
ed two gunboats, the Isla de Cuba and
the Pampanga, to Albay and Samar, to
search the neighbQring waters for the 1T
tie steamer Victoria with Johnston and
Herman, the defaulting constabuary Of
ficials ON board. coast guard Vessel
was also been sent out to overtake the
fugitives if possible No word Of Their
whereabouts has yet been received from
any source
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FORSYTH FAIR CLOSES.
To Build One Hundred Thousand Dollar Hotel
at Winston.
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Winston Salem, N c., Oct 9.-The For
syth County Fair closed this afternoon
with an old-fashioned tournament. 1t was
in every respect the best and most sue
cessful fair yet given by the Piedmont
Park Association.
Mr. H. c. Risden, of the Southern Rail
way, Industrial and immigration Bureau
has taken up the proposition to organize
company and build 100000 hotel here
for tourist and commercial trade The Sc.
lected is Hotel Forsyth. 1t will be a hand
some and modern stone and brick build
ing
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Sudden Death of Mr. Leander Todd.
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VoFCVIdl 70 4Nt"a dHI OUoVI VVIJ
Charlotte, N. c., Oct. 9.-Mr Eeandeg
Todd, a we'll known resident of Cha rlotte,
was found dead in bed at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Emery Abernehty, Til.
morning at 7 o'clock. Mr. Todd left
Charlotte Wednesday afternoon to visit
his daughter, arriving there late in the
afternoon. He was in his usual health
and seemed to be in the best of spnits
Last night before retiring he stated that
he did not feel we'll and then went to
his room. When his daughter called him
for breakfast this morning she recei5 cd
no answer. She went TO his bed and found
his lifeless body.
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TO CONCORD PRESBYTERY

J. Especial to News and Obsever.)
i Salisbury, n. c., Oct. AT the :
< session of Concord Presbytery, held :
X in Mcdowell county this week, Rev.
4 DR.. Shearer, of Davidson, contribu :
X ted $4,000 to the Presbytery, the
K same being the amount he had ex- :
X pended on Statesville College, which
J. he also turned over to the Presby :
4 terry. At the same session of the
x Presbytery Mr.. ]. w. Gibbs, of
4 Statesville, was placed under the :
!. care of that body as candidate for :
!. the ministry.
y .
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Washington, Oct. Sat a conference
today between the President and the in
ternational exchange commission, it was
decided that Prof, jerks of the commits
sion, should proceed to China to lay be.
fore the Chinese government a recon-
mendation that it adopt the gold exchange
standard He will sail for China about
october 25th.
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Leads all North Carolina Dailes i'm News Circulation

acre farm some six miles east of Green's
boro, through the Greensboro Real Estate
Exchange, arrived this morning with his
family. He brought along with him three
carloads horses, cattle, hogs and household
nff
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Telegraphic Briefs.
(By the Associated Press)


government of Mohileff on Wednesday
thousand Jews tried to rescue several
, Jewish prisoners who were being removed
from the prison to the railway station
The escort of mounted police drew their
swords and repulsed the attack. Ten ar
rests were made.
Baltimore. Oct. 8.-The convention of
the League of American Municipalities
continued its session today. Among the
addresses delivered were Municipal Re
striction of the Social Evil by Mayor
Julius Fleishman, of Cincinnati; Tor
ganized Labor and the Municipality" by
Mayor Ignatius A. Sullivan, of Hartford
Conn.,, and Municipal Statistics" by
Hugo S .Groesser, municipal statitician of
Chicago.
San Domingo Republic of Santo Domin-
CO. October S.-The United States Minis
ter, Mr. Powell, finding that some of his
communications to the Momincan govern
ment had been made known to and used
by agents of other governments and
against his own government, made a. com
plant to the government of Santo Do.
mingo, demanding that certain officers Of
the foreign depart of this government he
changed. The minister's demand was inn
inediately acceded> to.
Manila, Oct SIT is learned that Geo.
Herman and c. j. Johnson. the constabul-
airy officers stationed at Misamis. Min
dano, now fugitives from justice, not only
took $4,000 in cash from the safe, but also
turned most of the supplies into cash be
fore their dramatic exit on the vessel they
appropriated They took the steamer
Victoria of the city five tons register and
got sufficient coal from the steamer Irene
by threatening the captain at the point
of revolver to carry them to Baliango
town on the north shore of the island
There they procured wood and water be-
fore putting to sea again. They should
have reached San Agau, Borneo today
The governor of Bomeo dispatched the
coast guard steamer Ranger to look out
for them Herman, who was recently /A
NOTED to a 'captaincy, was formerly non.
commissioned officer in the Ninth .Infan
try. He comes from Philadelphia. John
son, ieutenants was formerly non.
commissioned officer in the Eleventh In
tantry. He is native of Moosic, Pa.