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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-04
rHE FoURrEEsrH AMENDMENT.
Judge Parker Speaks Before the Georgia Ear
association.
fRv the Associated Press


Tallul,1h Falls. Ga, July 3-The mem
hers of the Georgia State Bar Association
toav listene to an address on due Pro-
cess of Law" by Chief Justice Alton b.
parker. of the New York State Court
OF Appeals.
"At no time in the history OF TINS coun-
try couIdkth amendment the fourteenth
have beEn adopted prior to the so-eaiied
Reconstruction Period; and il 1T were not
now Apart of the Constitution It Il not
probSble that it could be Incorporated IN
to that instrument It is doubtful II II
woAld have been adopted had it been tnen
u @derstood to confer upon Congress the
,6bwer to enforce the restrictions on State
A,owers contained in the amendment, and
Fupon the Supreme Court power to sci
aside provisions of a State Constitution
or statute, which, in the judgment of that
court abridge the privileges of immunI
ties of citizens of the United States, de
prive any person of life liberty. or prop
erty without due process of law, or den,
any person within the jurisdiction of tn,
State equal protection OF the laws thereb.
ltial rights of life, liber
under the ultimate pro
ational government"
he referred to the four
mt as follows:
re every year is due pro
ked by reason of its plac
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MURDERED BIZ MExrcANs.
They Rewarded Dawson's Hospitality With
Bullets in Ris Pack
(By lhe Associated Pres. !

Tucson, Ariz., July 3.-M L. Dawson
OF Lynchburg. Va, who for the past year
has been assistant superintendent of
Minas Prietas Mines, In the State of So
nora, has been foully murdered
This news was brought by Alexander
Grant, a well known mining man of Bis
bee. who has just returned from Chihua-
hau, Mexico.
Dawson and a partner named Joss were
prospecting in the Ocampa district in
Chihuahua and had separated a few days
before. going in different directions.
Dawson was camping in small canyon
two days later when he was approached
by several Mexicans whom he invited to
stop and eat with him. During the meal
one of the Mexicans arose, walked behind
Dawson and shot him twice, once in the
back and once in the head. He was then
robbed of all his belongings.
A few hours later the body was found
by two Mexican boys. The case was re-
ported to the commissarait at Ocampo,
who sent officers in pursuit of the MUIR
derers. Two of them were captured nifty
miles from the scene of the killing. Daw-
sons gun was found in their possession.
They were taken to Ocampo and are now
IN jail there.
Grant says the prisoners have confessed
to having been in the party, but they
ASSERT that third man, who has not been
cptured, did the shooting.
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J. c, MAROON LEAD.
One Of Raleigh Leading Citizens Passed Away
Last Night.


Last night at ten minutes to eleven
o'clock Mr.. ]. c. Maroon passed into
rest. He had been Ill with sciatica for
nearly four months, during all of which
time he was confined to his bed and
suffered a great deal of pain, which he
bore with characteristic fortitude. Yes
terday morning he took sudden turn
for the worse and grew steadily weaker
all day until the end.
His brother, Mr.. John Maroon and Mrs.
John Maroon, and his sister, Miss Agnes
Maroon, with whom he lived, were with
him when the end came. He leaves an
other sister, Mrs. Henry Afford.
Mr.. Maroon was one of the best known
citizens of Raleigh. For many years he
had been a magistrate and public adj
ministrator, and was considered on all
sides as one of the most straightforward
and honorable of men. He had been a
member of the First Baptist church for
nearly half a century, having Joined in
1856. and had taught in the Sunday school
for nearly that length of time. lie was
a God-fearing, pious, just man, a splendid
citizen, and a well-informed magistrate.
Mr. Marcum was born about 81 years
ago some fifteen miles from Raleigh,
near Durham When a boy he came to
Raleigh and with his brother. John
Maroon, learned the printing trade under
w. C. Doub, for whom they worked for
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HURRAH FOR JULY 4TH-EXCUR-
SIONS OVER MILLS ROAD.

On account of the big barbecue at Flu
quay Springs on 4th of July, and attrac-
tions at Raleigh. NJ c.. the Raleigh and
Cape Fear Railroad will operate trains
between the River Road, near Ellington,
and Raleigh on the following schedule:
Train will leave Raleigh at tbs a. m. !;
arrive at Fuquay Springs $3.50 a. M; ar
rive River Road $50 a. M. viii leave
River Road 1880 a. m; arrive Fuquay
Springs $50 a. M; arrive Raleigh 1910
a. m.
Rate:-Raleigh to Fuquay Springs and
return 6Oc. Raleigh to River Road and
return Csc; River Road to Fuquay Springs
and return 35c.; River Road to Raleigh
and return csc. Proportionately low rates
to all other points along the line.
Returning: Train leaves River Road $40
D. M; train leaves Fuquay Springs $40
D. M; arrive Raleigh ITO p. m.
Returning: Leaves Raleigh 4 D. M;
leaves Fuquay Springs $40 p. m; arrives
River Road 64 p. M.
Don't miss this outing on the new line.
A good time for ALL
j. A. MILLS, President
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in the fourteenth amendment, to chai-
lenge the action of State governments and
the time cannot be predicted when such
efforts will cease
1T may be safely asserted that the re-
straining power of the fourteenth amend
ment against the States viii be exercised
far more conservatively by that court of
which every citizen is justly proud, than
it would be were the exercise of It con
fined to the other departments of the ma
tional government
81 feel warranted in saying that valua-
BILE beyond comparison as has been the
service Of the Supreme court of the
United States to the people, it never has
been charged with a greater responsibility
than that placed upon it by the adoption
of the fourteenth amendment response
bility to the meeting of which its indivld-
ual members have practically devoted
their supreme energies, great abilities and
broad scholarship, keeping ever in mind
as appears from the many opinions writ
ten-the danger expressed by Mr.. Justice
Miller of so far extending the fourteenth
amendment as to fetter and degrade the
State governments.
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rae rrcAmpmENr QUESTION.
Advantages Of the Raleigh site--.TO Decide for
1st Regiment Next Week.

Col j. N. Craig, of Reidsyille, and
of Henderson, who have been here in
conference with Col. P. M Pearsall and
Assistant Adjutant General Alfred Will
liams regarding a site for the Third regi-
ment encampment, left yesterday morn
ing after having examined the site offered
by the city of Raleigh. 1t was stated
that it might be week before they
would recommend site to the Governor
that is, decide between Raleigh and
Greensboro, for it is understood that Dur
ham is out of the race.
The site proposed in Raleigh is the strip
of woods between the railroad tracks and
the Hillsboro road in front Of the penn
Tertiary. This would place the regiment
across the road from Cameron field, an
unusually excellent drill ground, while
to the rear of the penitentiary is a splendid
place for rife practice. Then there is
plenty of shade and good water, lots of it..
and it is close to the capitol, right on
the street-car line and with both the Sea-
board and Southern railroad tracks on
the other side, giving opportunity for the
unloading of equipment right at the
camp. Only few hundred yards away, in
Pullen Park, is the swimming pool, grad.
uated from to feet in depth.
There would be the advantage of being
close to the State officials Then Raj
eigh is the great objective point of the
excursionists from all parts of the State
II would be a fine advertisement for the
State Guard to have the encampment
here.
place of encampment for the First regi-
ment would be decided upon next week
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CONVENTION OF TEACHERS.
Closing Session at Asheville Yesterday-.-The
Educators Visit Biltmors
(By the Associated Press. }

Asheville, N. c.. July 3.-The closing
session of the Southern Educational As
ISOLATION was held today Dr. w. H. Law
son read paper on the Teaching of
Agriculture in the Schools and advocated
the establishment of agricultural schools
between the grade of common schools and
colleges. G. Victor Campbell also discuss
ed the teaching of agriculture in the
schools. DR.. Thomas Hume of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, discussed
Child Study and Sunday School Work
The committee appointed for the warn
Gus States is as follows: G. r. Glenn,
chairman, Atlanta, Ga; Prof. T. NJ. Lam
drum Atlanta, Ca; Dr.. Frederick w.
Moore, Nashville, Tenn; John w. Wide
man, Gainesville. Fla; J. u. Calhoun,
Baton Rouge, La; ]. ID. Lentz, Concord
NJ c.. DR.. George B. Cromer, Newberry
South Carolina.
Attendance in the public schools was
discussed by Commissioner J. NJ. Cnllom
of Schley county, Georgia, and by various
other members in the association in five
minute speeches.
The educators Were driven through the
Biltmore estate this afternoon and lef
for their homes tonight.
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LECTURE TONIGHT.
Or c. Alphonzo Smith at the A. & n. College
on Southern Orators and Oratory

A lecture will be given tonight at the
A. and M. College by DR.. c. Alphonzo
Smith, Professor of English in the Uni
versity. His subject will be Orations and
Oratory in the South before the war. Dr
Smith is one of the most brilliant and
accomplished scholars and speakers in the
South. He belongs to the talented Smith
family, of Greensboro, being a son of Dr.
Jacob Henry Smith.
After the lecture there will be an in.
formal reception by the faculty of the
Summer School, when the visiting teach
ers will have the opportunity of being in
PRODUCED to one anotherJ and the social
side of the school will be enjoyed.
The lecture will begin at half past eight
o'clock, and will last about one hour.
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A PAYING INVESTMENT.
Here is One That Gave Profit Of One Hundred
and Forty-two Per Cent

Especial to News and Observer.)
Charlotte, N. c., July 3.-The following
letter tells the story of an investment that
returned a profit of 142 per cent
Colonial Trust Company of Reading, Pa.
Capital $250,OOO; surplus $150,000. Louis
F. Kramer, President; John S. Thompson.
Secretary and Treasurer.
Reading, Pa, May 13, 1903.
Messrs. Van Hagen & Merritt, District
Managers The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York, Second National
Bank Building, Reading, Pa.
Dear Sirs: Pleace accept our thanks
for your companys check to our order as
administrators for s5.9S72S in settlement
of policy No. 5.267.42, on the life of Mr..
Samuel B. Keppel, deceased, of Sinking
Spring, Pa, in accordance with the fol-
lowing statement:
Amount of policy 81, 900. 90
II Premiums paid, returned. -. 2,S11.60
Refund of interest on loan.... 800
s6,S15.2
Less loan on policy :. ............ $500
Company's check :. :. SIS, 98T %
The policy was issued in 1892 on the the
Fifteen Payment Life, fifteen year Distri-
button plan, with the provision that in
case the insured should die within the first
fifteen years the Company would return
all the premiums paid in addition to the
face of the policy. The eleven premiums
Iaid up to the time of Mr.. Keppel's death
were so returned as the foregoing state
ment shows, and had he not withdrawn in
advance $82S.O0 as loan on the policy.
the Companys Check would have been
s6,S11.60 for s2,S11.60 paid in; thus, after
having been insured for eleven years, his
estate makes profit of over 142 per cent
on the investment. This is the best re-
suit in life insurance settlements of which
we have knowledge and adds to the conf
dence which we have always had in the
conservative and able management of the
staunch old Mutual Life
Very truly yours,
Colonial Trust Company of Grading, Pa.
JOHN S. THOMPSON,
Secretary and Treasurer
Anyone desiring to know what such q
contract would cost him can ascertain by
writing H r. Wilcox. Charlotte, N. C.
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An Anti sa' DON League Organ.
Especial to News and Observer. J

Especial to News and Observer.)
High Point, NJ c., July Rev. Jno.
w. Wilborn has been made chairman OF
the Anti-Saloon League here. Five dele
gates were appointed at recent meet
ing to attend the State meeting in Raj
eIgh July 7th. A State organ Is being
talked, with High Point as its home.
Mrs McGhee, of Madison, ~svho IS visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. j. McAnally, while
out driving yesterday was thrown from
the buggy and slightly injured
Work has begun on the buildings OF
the Southern Car Works. They viii be
of brick and substantial.
Rev. NJ MEG Shields, of Concord, has
accepted the pastorate of the First Pres
bytcrian church here, preaching his first
sermon as pastor August list.
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On to Gettysburg.

Col John r. Lane, Of Chatham. the
noble and chivalric commander of the
Twenty sixth North Carolina, was in Raj
eigs yesterday en- route to Gettysburg
Va, where today many of the men who
took part in the memorable third of July
1863 will meet and celebrate the event.
Col. Lane expects to meet there the Fed
eraI soldier, Mr.. Charles Fl. Mcconnell, OF
Chicago, who shot him at Gettysburg.
and with whom he held the first meeting
since the war on the 23rd of last May.
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New Company for Washington.

The Industrial Investment and Loan
Company, OF Washington, Beaufort county.
was Incorporated yesterday in the Secre-
tary OF States office, to build and operate
silk mills, knitting mills, cotton mills,
saw mills, planning mills, grist mills. cot
ton gins and presses and for other pur-
poses. The total authorized capital stock
is 500, 900, of which 1926 Is subscribed by
John Fl. Love. j. M. Lloyd, L. r. Randolph,
Geo. H. Reed, NJ c. Harvey, Allen w.
Peyton, Abram Williams. e. o. Bryant,
and M. " B. Redding, all of Washington.
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TEMPERANCE CONVENTION, RAIL-
EIGH, JULY Z.

On account of the Summer School at
Raleigh the Railroads have granted rate
of one fare plus % cents for the round
trip, July s, 4 This will enable many
to attend the Temperance Convention. 1t
is most important meeting, and the
friends of temperance should take this
opportunity to manifest their interest.
The entire State will be organized with
view "a To enforcing the Watts act;
co to establishing prohibition in towns
and cities; 80 to obtaining more effective
legislation. All friends OF temperance
invited to attend.
J. w. BAILEY, Chairman.
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Holiday for Rural Carriers.

The Glorious Fourth" is going to
bring with it one holiday that is observed
for it comes to class of men whose la
Dor is constant This class is the rural
free delivery mail carriers. No mail win
be taken out on the rural routes on
that day, and while letter or a paper
may be missed, the people along the routes
should feel a pleasure in knowing that
this one holiday has come to the post
man who travels the road and distributes
the mail at the peoples doors.
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FOR RESIDENCE LOTS,
The Raleigh Male academy lot is to be Divi-
ded Up.

1t was announced yesterday that the
entire square on which the Raleigh Male
Academy is situated will be divided up
into residence lots and put on the market
at once.
The location is desirable one, and it
is probable that the lotaa will be taken
up rapidly. 1t is not known yet whether
part of this will be bought in for the
school property, or whether the school
will be removed to another place.
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BIDS FOR COAL AND WOOD.

The Secretary of State desires to pur-
chase for the use of the State one hun
dred and ninety Q90) tons of good, steam
making coal in lump, ten (1Ol cords Of
seasoned pine wood. twentyfour CAD
inches long and ten cords of seasoned
pine wood, twenty (2Ol inches long. The
twenty four (24) inch wood and one hun
bred and fifty 15O) tons of coal to be
delivered in the coal house behind the
Supreme Court Building, and the twenty
(20) inch wood and forty (4O) tons coal to
be placed in basement of Governors
Mansion All to be delivered before Sep
TENDER 1st.
Sealed bids viii be received at this Office
until 81 m, August Srd.
Bidders will give name of the coal Of
fered and the weight of the ton.
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
j. BRYAN GRIMES,
Secretary of State.
July 2. 1903. Wv
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Miss Bessie White. of No. 214 South
Blount street, last night, entertained a
party Of friends to witness a night bloom
ing cereus unfold IFS blossinms. In this
case there were nine. The plant is very
large one, standing fully seven feet high.
The buds began to unfold about O'Clock
and by about II o'clock had reached their
perfection. They folded up again, taking
about three hours to do so. After that
they will wither again.
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Death of Miss Taylor.

After lingering illness from tuber
culosis, Miss Lula Taylor passed away yes
terday afternoon at the home OF her
mother, corner of Swain street and New
Bern Avenue. The funeral will take place
this afternoon at six o'clock, at the resi-
dence. Rev. DR.. M. M. Marshall will
officiate The interment will be IN the
City cemetery.
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To Help Industrial School.

Rev. James M Henderson, principal OF
the Industrial, Textile and Training
School of Concord, who has been in the
CITY 10 rsome days, is seeking ard to
increase the efficiency of the school by
erecting necessary buildings
The school is non-sectarian. with or
phanage and kindergarten departments
and its work is in many lines of indus
trial work Two teachers and superin-
tendent are employed.
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Prostrations by Heat.
(By the Associated Press

(By INC AssOCIdItu IItso'J
Philadelphia, July 1.-Two deaths and
more than thirty prostrations due to the
heat were reported by the, police today.
Baltimore, July c.-Annie Geissmann.
aged 16 years, was Frustrated by the
heat today and died this evening. -Four
laborers were Frustrated during the day
Pittsburg, Pa. July 2.-Four deaths.
two of the victims being children, rep
resent the effect of the intense heat to-
day.
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oh, for a Whit From Montana.
(By the Associated Press.)

Butte, Mont, July 2.-Snow was gen
eral in Montana today, slight fiurries be-
ing reported from all over the State The
fall was heavy on the continental divide.
The temperature has dropped to 40. The
snow alternates with cold winds and great
damage to crops is feared.
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about two years, until Mr.. Doub failed,
when they went with Mr. Aleck German
and finished their apprenticeship. Later
Mr. Maroon merchandized in partnership
with Mr.. ]. FL. Afford for eight or ten
years.
The remains will be embalmed and kept
out until Sunday, when the funeral will
take place.
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To Decide Tomorrow.

The State Board of Education WILL
meet again tomorrow to try to come to
a decision on the question Of consolidating
the colored normal schools. 1t was i'm
possible for Lieutenant Governor Turner
to be with the board until tomorrow.
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Among the Railroads.


A new mechanical invention intended
to stop trains approaching each other
and prevent collisions, will be put to a
thorough test at Gulf, this county, on
the 23rd inst. The invention is that OF
Mr.. Mortimer Kingley, and the outcome
of the test will be awaited with lively
interest.-Chatham Record.
The White Oak. correspondent of the
Clarkton Express says: 'Messrs. Swift, OF
Kinston, and Wade, of Fayetteville, were
here this week looking for location and
a route to run a railroad through this
section. The people here earnestly hope
that they found everything to the adj
vantage of this contemplation for a rail
road would be the making of this sectlon
of the country. This would be such a
fine trucking country, but shipping by
the boats is too uncertain for anything of
this kind
The engineer of the train running from
High Point to Jackson Springs as soon
as he left his engine and made his toilet,
walked UP in the choir with his song book
and helped the service all he could at
Der of Pastor Pattons church, and sets
noble example which many of our rail
road men would be wise to follow.-Chari-
ty and Children.
The preliminary survey for the route
of the proposed railroad to Greensboro
will be completed in few days, probably
by next Saturday. This is only the pre-
liminary survey. and it is not yet known
where the route may be located perma-
nently. That will depend IN a measure
upon what trouble there will be in oh
tanning the right of way. The route of
this preliminary survey crosses Dry
Creek, six miles north of Pittsboro, near
its mouth. thence follows Haw river via
Loves mill and Saxapahaw. goes in about
half a mile of Swepsonville, thence
through Graham. crossing the North
Carolina railroad about han a mile east
of Graham depot. thence parallel to that
road to Burlington thence to Ossippee and
Altamahaw factories, and thence to
Greensboro. entering that city, on the
north, near the White Oak factory. The
cllzens along the proposed route are
anxious to have the proposed railroad,
and they ought to be, for it will be q
great benefit to them. At Graham the
town authorities offered to give the right
of way on any street that may be de-
sired. and at Burlington the same public
spirit has been shown. The company
building this road is not asking for any
public or private subscriptions. but at
own expense is trying to build rail-
road that will be great convenience
and benefit 20 everybody living near it.
Chatham Record.
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A Queer Reason for Suicide.
(special q News and Observer.l

Toptc1dT 10 N6Ws 1r'
Asheville, N. G., July 2.-ohver Gid
con. of this city, became highly lncensed
because he was obliged to appear as wit
ness in Police court this morning and
dank an ounce Of laudanum this afternoon
with suicidal intentions. He-was uncon-
scious two hours Physicians were sum
moned who saved his life.
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Wanted
J Rock FOremcn.

familiar with steam drill plants; one earth
excavation foreman who has some
knowledge of Golfer dam work. Apply
on works, Buckhorn Shoals, Chatham
county, N. c., Cape Fear Power Co.
Pepper and Register, Contractors, No. liz
Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Nv
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DR.. Skinner Better.

Reports received late yesterday after
noon from Jackson Springs was that Rev.
DR.. T. E. Skinner. i'll there with bron-
chitis, was a shade better Dr. Dclla
Dixon Carroll is still with him.
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Uskub, European Turkey. July 2.-Severe
fighting is reported to be occurring
oskin between Gievgyieli and Grumendja
No details have been received here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-04

A boy never considers himself mar
until he possesses bunch OF keys.
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July 2. 1908.

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
Of the North Carolina Railroad Company
will be held in Greensboro on Thursday,
July 9th. 1903.
d. H. M'LEAN,
Secretary and Treasurer.
6-2O-t. d.