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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
Alkahest Attractions.

Mr. E. H. Sullivan, representing the
Alkahest Lyceum system, of Atlanta, Ga.
is here arranging with Manage Baker.
of the Academy OF Music, for the appear.
ance of series of their attractions dur
ing the coming season. The attractions
selected are Captain Hohson in his lecture
on the Navy and the Nation the Ariel
Quartette, John Thomas Concert Com.
pany, and the Boston Stars. Mr. Sullivan
will call on the citizens Of Raleigh and
if sufficient number of subscribers can
be secured the attractions will be pre-
sented.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
The Story as Told by the
Dying Man.
Continued from First Page.)

man whose face I did not observe. | start
ed for the State House as usual AS 1 got
to the corner of Gervais street. 1 recog
nized Tillman 1 knew if l kept on 1
would collide with him as they were three
abreast, both on the outside cut dag
onally across the left, intending to turn
the corner into Gergais street which
could have done without touching the in
side man. AS / got on the turn, two or
three feet from the exact corner he pulled
and fired his pistol and made some express
sion. The shock threw me around against
the pillar on Main street. l faced him.
He pointed the pistol; l called him
coward. He said, i took your advice
or something to that effect. He put pistol
IN pocket and sauntered into the street.
| never sent him a message. He said, 1
have taken you at the word. l suppose
he referred to something l sad in an edi-
torlal in the campaign. He said this after
he fired. I had no idea of meeting him.
| had seen him two days before in the
lobby of the House. The thing was fin
ished as far as l was concerned"
The statement was first given by the
witness in the absence of the jury, the
defense objecting to the introduction of
the latter part but subsequently with
drawing objection
August Kohn, a newspaper writer, who
was at the hospital at the time DR.. Bah
cock was there, said Mr.. Gonzales told
him at that time in answer to question
that he (Ganyales) had not sent mes
sage to Mr.. Tillman.
Court was adjourned at o'clock, the
cross-examination of Mr. Kohn not hav-
ing been completed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
Gunboat Ordered to Nicaragua.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Wy bilC fASoONletbCh l. INSS'(
Washington, Sept. 29.-The Navy De
partment is advised of the departure yes
terday afternoon from Pensacola of the
gunboat Nashville for ST. Andrews Island
off the coast Of Nicaragua, where Ameri
can citizens have suffered ill-treatment al
the hands of their native employers. Com
mander John Hubbard, commanding the
Nashville, has instructions to institute &
thorough investigation and take proper
steps for the protection of the sufferers
The Nashville has a small guard of ma
rines aboard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
Champion is the Champion.
(Rv the Associated Press. J

Savannah, Ca, Sept. 29.-Bobby Wal
thour and Albert Champion, of France
met at the Coliseum tonight to settle he
question of the motor-paced bicycle cham
pionship of the United States. Each man
had three victories over the other to his
credit. The deciding event was to be
twenty miles straightaway. 1t was agrec1
that should an accident occur before the
completion of the tenth mile. The race
would be suspended until repairs had been
made.
In the ninth mile, with Walthour two
laps ahead, one of the motors broke dowa
So serious was the break that repair was
impossible and Walthour and Champion
agreed to conclude the race by riding one
mile unpaced. The time was slow until
the last lap. Champion won by half a
wheels length.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
The PANTHER LEAVES WILMINGTON.
rhe Germans go With sweet Memories of Cape
Fear Hospitality.
Especial to News and Observer


Wilmington n. c., Sept. S0.-The Ger
man gunboat Panther which has been in
port four days on an official visit will
weigh anchor at nine o'clock tomorrow
morning and proceed to practice grounds
in the British West Indies. The off
GERS of the war craft have been shown
marked attention while in Wilmington
and speak in the highest terms of the
hospitality of the Cape Fear people.
Monday night a public reception at
tended by over thousand people was
held in their honor; Tuesday night
magnificent ball and banquet was ten
dered them in the Masonic Temple and to-
day they were guests of the Howard Re-
lief Company an influential German So
ciety Of the city, at an old-fashioned oys-
ter roast on Wrightsville Sound. The lat
ter event was perhaps the most enjoyable
of all the features of entertainment, it
having been entirely informal and Of d
very elaborate nature. Among the speak
ers were Chairman H. E. Bonitz, of the
Howard Relief Committee; Mr.. Rathjen,
an influential German citizen; Mayor
Springer. Col. A. N. Waddell Alderman
S Behrends, Captain Jantanzeen, of the
warship. and others. Tuesday night the
oncommissioned officers and fifty men,
bers of the crew were entertained at
smoker by Wilmington Division Naval Re
serves and tonight the remaining fifty of
the seamen were entertained by the How
ar Relief Company.
This morning the officers were shown
over the big cotton congresses of Alex
ander Sprunt and Sons, and were much
interested In the way the South's prin-
ciral staple was being prepared and load
ed into big iron ships for export to their
market. Nak
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
STATE FAIR RATES.

The railroads announce a rate of one
fare for the round trip, plus fifty
cent coupon of admission to the Fair
Grounds This rate is from all points
in North Carolina, also from Richmond.
Lynchburg, Danville, Portsmouth and all
intermediate points in Virginia. Tickets
on sale Saturday, October 18TH good re-
turning Monday, October 28th. The rates
for points are given as follows, rate in
cludes one admission to the Fair Grounds:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
TAYLOR and Manderville Suspend,

New York, Sept 29.-The Consolidated
Stock Exchange firm of Taylor and Man
deville suspended today. Failure of Gus
toners to meet their margins in yester
days sharp break is believed to account
for the failure. The firm is composed Of
Henry B. Taylor and j. Arthur Mande
vile. Taylor was a member of the board
of managers OF the Consolidated Ex-
change.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
DR.. Barrett Goes to Ohio

Rev ]. p Barrett, who formerly resi-
ded in Raleigh and edited the Christian
Sun, leaves Norfolk this week for Coving-
ton, Ohio, where he goes as pastor of
the Christian church. He and his good
wife are held in the highest esteem in
Norfolk and were rendered reception
by their congregation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
Hanna's Car Jumped the Track.
(By the Associated Press.)

Berlin Heights, o., Sept. 29-The private
electric car carrying Senator Hanna and
others from Cleveland to the Republican
meeting here struck a derailing switch
three miles east of Berlin Heights today
and jumped the track while running at a
rapid rate of speed. All the occupants
OF the car were thrown into a heap at one
end of the coach, but aside from being
badly shaken up all escaped serious in
jury.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01

At the First Baptist Church tonight at
o'clock there will be general church
reunion, for which an interesting program
has been arranged. All members of the
church are earnestly invited to be present
as a pleasant evening is anticipated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01

The bar does its most thriving
business and is the scene Of most
crimes after dark. The dispensary
must not open before sunrise nor
stay open after sunset.-Rev. r.. T.
Vann.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
SEABOARD.

The life of a saloon depends on
social drinking and treating, which
is the parent of drunkenness' inns
is impossible in a dispensary'-
Rev. r. T. Vann.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01

Loafing in the saloon tempts men
to repeat their drinks. In the dis
pensary loafing is forbidden by
law, and both loafer and dispen-
sary-keeper are indictabIe for such
an offense.-Rev. r. T. Vann.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01

The saloon is made inviting as a
social resort. The dispensary is
wholly unattractive.-Rev. 4. T.
Vann.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01

''The best ever made'-Blue Ribbon
vanilla extract. 25 cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
CURES STOMACH TROUBLES.
HOSTORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE.

Produces healthy activity of weak and dis
ordered stomachs; perfects digestion, and
improves appetite. A strength builder.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01

Quality is what makes price. II BUR-
NETT'S VANILLA EXTRACT was no
better than other extracts its price would
be the same. Once tried, always used.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01

More people than ever are demanding
Blue Ribbon Vanilla. Pure, stfohg, DELI
cious.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01

One dispensary ought to sell less
than twenty-four bars.-Rev. f. T.
Vann.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

The railroads promise an increase of
50 per cent in facilities to accommodate
the great crowds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
"TI RkISH SPY" HIT 4 PRIEST
Police Court Version OF an .\trOcity That
Stopped Short OF Massacre.

Levant Martovgessian, a Greek priest
who lives at 228 East Fortieth street. had
a badly blackened eye when he appeared
in the Yorkville police court yesterday and
made charge Of assault against Nacaret
Donizin, an Armenian, who said he was a
merchant, and that he lived at lo7 West
Thirty-ninth street,
The priest declared that the Armenian
approached him a. Lexington avenue and
Twen'v-sixth street Friday night and
punched him in the eye. breaking his eye
glasses and cutting his face. His assai,
ar, then grabbed his umbrella and beat him
with it. knocking him down, The COM
planant's lawyer gave Magistrate Barlo "
this explanation Of the matter.
This prisoner is n spy Of the Turkish
Government and was sent here to watch
the Arrnenans. He has tried to break up
the mcetinCe Of Armenians in this city. and
has caused disturbances AT several meet
ings. This clergyman advised him to de-
stat, and he retaliated by beating him"
Tho Ma gistrate called for an interpreter
for th7 examination. and the lawyer pro-
tluced Christakos Andoonian Of the Asia
Minor Society for the Protection of Armen-
ians in America. The Magistrate asked
the prisoner If he was satisfied to have
Andoonian for an interpreter
No. He's from the society," the man
answered
Tho examination went over until to-mor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
CERTIFIED CHECKS FORGED.
Arrest OF q Man for Swindling Bost or
Brokers With False PAPER.

BosToN, June 8.--Edward Cranston, who
was arrested after a hard chase last night
bypolice inspectors and locked up on charge
of forging orders on various brokerage
houses in Boston. was arraigned in court
to-day When arrested in Belmont last
night Cranston said that he had lost $500 900
in the Boston stock market, Part Of this
fortune was left him by his father.
According to the police the forgeries
for which Cranston is said to be responsible
began little more than a week ago. The
method employed was TO open communica-
ton with a broker using good stationery
and adopting womans handwriting.
The name signed was Mrs. Margaret 4.
Mcclure" The letter intimated that Mrs.
Mcclure would like to open an account
OF course the brokers responded, and then
would come to them a messenger from
Mrs Mcclure" with a certified check on
the First National Bank Of Meriden, Conn.
The check was larger than the account
desired and the brokers were requested
The scheme worked In several cases, and
Mrs Mcclure" had paid to her several
hundreds of dollars. One broker who
received check yesterday took the trouble
to telephone to Meriden and it was found
that the bank not only did not know Mrs.
Mcclure" but also that 1t had on hand quite
a collection of certified checks made out
to her.
The messenger was held until police
inspector could be called. From the
messenger a description OF the man was
obtained and the police went to Belmont
and arrested Cranston.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07

Decision That All Ofncers May Wear Linen
Collars,
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE ST.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun
LONDON. June 8.-The War Office has for
some time been very active in effecting army
reforms. The caps of the men and the
braiding o! the officers uniforms have
already considerably altered.
The four army corps which Secretary
OF War Brodrick promised should come
into being on the Isl of April have not
vet materialized. but fortnight ago Lieut. =
Gen. Lord Grenfell issued an order point
ing out that the practice Of officers of hav-
ing linen collars fitted to their frock coats
was forbidden except for officers of the
Seventh IIussars. and the Oxfordshire Light
Infantry. The officers replied by calling
attention TO tho fact that linen collars were
. worn fifty years ago. as was proved by por-
traits in the United Service Club. The
Duke of Cambridge was responsible for this
prohibition.
After two weeks elaboration the War
Office has now Issued a new general order
decreeing that the privilege of wearing
linen collars shall be extended to all officers
with the service dress. but 4only as a ten
/ tative measure" The careful consideration
I and calculation devoted to the matter may
be seen from the provision in the order that
| mot moro than one-eighth inch Of collar
| is to show above the collar of the jacket"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
con LIVER OIL GROWS SCARCE.
Failure OF the Norway Catch Sends the
Price Way Up In England.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE sun
LONDON, June 8.-Owing to the failure
OF the fishery catch on the coast Of Norway
the price Of the best cod liver oil has risen
enormously. Fight gallons now cost IS
shlings. A year ago the same quantity
could have been bought for shillings
or less. II is stated that several London
hospitals now decline to supply their pa
tents with the genuine article, and 1t is
rumored that inferior substitutes such as
shark oil, are employed,
Taking into consideration the admitted
value Of the true oil in the treatment Of
consumption and many diseases Of children
the present scarcity is regarded as veri-
table medical calamity. The failure Of the
supply ia duo less to a scarcity OF the fish
than to the condition they are in when
caught, with their shrunken livers yielding
merely a fraction of the normal amount OF
oil. 1t is thought this has been caused
by the failure Of their food supply and the
attack on them by seals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
ENGLaNDS ART COMMITTEE.
Oh lection That All on st. Lo uis Fair Board
Are Royal Academictans.
Special Cnbie Despatch TO THE Sun

.NpFrfnI 1oiS ijfsp0'cH 10 NE o.
LONDON, June 6-Much attention is
being called to the dangers OF a very ono
sided composition of the Fine Arts Com
mittee Of the British section of the ST. Louis
Exposition, which is composed OF eight
ROYAL Academicians, Sir Edward Poynter.
Sir Alma Tadema, William Orchardson.
Francis Dicksee, Valentine Prinsep. Edwin
Abbey. Thomas Brock and Thomas Ora
ham jackson. 1t is feared that a gloriied
ROYAL Academy only can result from their
select ion instead Of a thoroughly repre-
sentative show.
The Judgment Of those named is not dis
trusted, though they would naturally be
biassed in the direction of academic art.
but previous experience has shown that
whole groups Of painters, in addition to
certain wrllknown individuals. refuse to
submit works TO a Jury thus composed.
1t is urged that an exhibition Of English
art in which the Glasgow school and other
Scottish painters. the International Society
and the New English Art Club are not repre-
sented would produce a wrong impression
Of the present state OF art in England.
Even the Royal Institute. the Water Color
Society and the Royal Society of British
Artists are omitted.
There is also some regret expressed that
the pavilion in which the British art section
will be housed will be a reproduction OF
the kensington Palace orangery. As do
nestle architecture is the strongest point
of modern British art, it is urged that some
thoroughly modern building decorated
by leading decorative artists would more
fitly fulfil the object Of the exhibition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
BETTER ELEVATED STATIONS.
INTERBOROUGH COMPANY WILL
ENLARGE MANY OF THEM.

New Elevators at West ll6th Street-Esca'
lators at West Thirty.third street TO
Keep Passenger or the Car Tracks
Rector Street Improvements Planned.
August Belmont. president Of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company, has
decided to improve and enlarge all the
stations where the traffic is great on the
Manhattan elevated system. The recon-
struction Of several stations will begin
Immediately. Among these stations are
Rector street, Cortlandt street and Barclay
street on the Ninth avenue line. The
lleth street station at Eighth avenue will
be partly rebuilt and new elevators will be
installed
Mr. Belmont ia also considering plans Tor
rebuilding the l25th street station on the
West Side. Drawings have been prepared
for changing entirely the system OF handling
passengers at Thirty-third street and Greeley
Square. Since several large department
stores have been built in this section
traffic on the elevated lines has increased
greatly. One plan has been prepared
which calls for large stairway and an
escalator on the northwest corner OF Thirty
third street. Passengers desiring to go
uptown will he taken by the escalator TO the
level of a passageway to be built over the
elevated tracks and thence by short fight
of steps to the uptown train platform,
instead of risking life and limb walking
across Sixth avenue. II is also planned to
put an escalator in the uptown station so
that persons coming up Broadway from
the theatres and desiring 10 take trains
downtown can do 40 without crossing The
danger point at the junction OF Sixth ave-
nue. and Broadway.
In many Of the stations on the downtown
section Of the Ninth avenue line tie plat
forms are only five feet in width. At
the Rector street station the platform ad-
joining the downtown track will be made
ten feet vice. The Rector street station
accom- nodates more than 1000, 900 pas
sengers a year. The platform Of the Bar
clay street station will also be made ten
feet wide.
Several plans have been prepared for
improving the facilities at the Cortlandt
street station. Nearly 100000 passengers
Use this station yearly.
One reason why President Belmont de-
cic.ed on the improvements to the 116th
street station was that he found 20 per cent.
OF the passengers were using the. long
stairs to the street He decided that II
new elevators were put in and plan were
perfected to separate the incoming and
outgoing passengers the crowds could be
handled better and with much less discor.
fort to the people. Next TO the City Hall
station the 10th street station is the most
important on the elevated lines. Last
year more than 100000 people used this
station, which was an increase Of 100000
over 1901.
In less than month there will be new
station at Seventy-second street on the
Second avenue line. Last week a new
station was opened at 10th street and
Eighth avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
HIGH ATTITUDES NOT FATAL.
Dr. Knott Says II Is Escaping Gas from
the Balloons That Kills AerOnauts.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON, June 6.--The greatly increased
heights reached in balloon ascensions may,
according to DR.. Knott, result in interest,"
ing physiological experiments. DR.. Knott
and Percival Spencer. both well-known
asronauts, with third passenger, re-
Gently made an ascent Of ll,70o feet In
an interview on his experience the doctor
said
an healthy persons the pulse beats four
times for one respiration. and that ratio is
supposed never to vary. After we had
reached height OF 1000 feet we found
the pulsations to be one for each respira-
ion. There was also certain f1abbness
of the heart movements. We were then
getting na,lsealng doses of gas from the
mouth of the balloon, the gas escaping
rapidly owing to the decreased atmospheric
pressure ut the great height.
Il cannot speak definitely until the eH-
periments are complete. but ] believe that
nausea, intoSicaton and the ultimate
death of aeronauts at extraordinary heights
are due to the efcts of gas and not to
atmospheric conditions. Never, so far as
| know. has a post-mortem shown that
man died from decreased atmospheric
conditions OF course, decreased pressure
has certain effects, but | think death is
always due in these cases to gas. man
may suffer pain. but so long as he is not
stupeaed he is not incapable
If could construct a balloon from
which gas would not descend on the aero
nauts. much greater heights could probably
be reached than the record, which is now
abou, six miles. There was not the slightest
change in our physical condition until the
gas made itself felt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-07
TOTAL ABSTINENCE ISLAND.
Englishman to Make an Interesting
Experiment at Osea.
.sp.eial cable Despatch to The Sun.

Special tdde Despdtch 10 IHk sun
LONDON, June 6.-F. n. Charrington ia
about to try an interesting experiment
of the effect of total prohibition under
fair conditions He has purchased the
well-wooded island Of Osea, on the coast
of Essex, and intends to convert it into
seaside resort, in which the manufacture.
sale and consumption of alcohol will be
absolutely prohibited. No license of any
kind will be granted and stringent con-
ditions as regards into4icants will be in
serted in all leases.
The island will be large sanitarium
conducted on strict temperance principles.
Probably at first the place will be a resort
for those wishing to break themselves Of
the habit of using intoxicating liquors
to excess.
1t is hoped that evidence will be gradually
accumulated to help settle three disputed
points: Will total abstinence for line
eradicate the desire for drink? a questio ion
on which the evidence of prisoners released
from Jail is not horofu; does total absti-
nence develop tendency to the use Of drugs
such as opium and ether? doubt as to which
is suggested by a mass Of experience &C.
uuired in the East; and has tot al abstinence
any effect in diminishing working energy?
a point which the teet alers declare has
already been answered in the negative,
although none Of the northern races yet
show themselves convinced on this point.