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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Trains Bearing Troops.


Salonica, European Turkey, April l.
Special trains with troops on board are
proceeding from Monastir and other
places to Vuesteen, where severe fight
ing recently occurred. 1t is rumored
here that there were 1900 casualties.
Sixteen battalions of Anatolian Redifs
have been ordered to Salonca.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Tribesmen Attack French Troops.
(By the Associated Press. J

Algiers, April News has arrived
here of an attack by a body of $50
0utad Djerir tribcsmen on French con-
voy, escorted by detachments of Algerian
light infantry, the following legion and
Spahis at the village of Ksar Ell AZouz,
Southern Algeria. The fighting lasted
eight hours with varying fortune. The
French troops exhausted their cartridges
and then fought a hand-to- hand en-
counter. Finally the tribesmen were
victorious The French had nine killed.
thirteen wounded, including an officer
and two missing. The tribesmen suffered
heavily, carrying away their dead and
wounded on forty camels which they
captured from the French convoy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Colonel Balm bridge Dead.
(Bv the Associated Press

Washington April Colonel Edmund
C. cambridge, U. S. A., retired, died
here to-day of heart trouble and COM
plications incident to old age Colonel
cambridge was born in Virginia and APP
pointed to the Military Academy from
New York In 1852
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Ordered to Fort Caswell.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, April 1.-The Secretary OF
War has ordered that the following artil-
lery organizations which have been or
dered home from the Philippines shall
take stations in the United States as
follows:
Coast Artillery-Twenty- fifth Com
pany at Fort Miley, Cal; Twenty
Company at Fort Baker, Cal; Thirty-first
Company at Fort Caswell, n. c.; Thirty
sixth Company at Fort Getty, s. c.
Field Artillery-Fourteenth battery at
Fort sheridan, Ills; Fifteenth battery
at Fort Sam, Houston, Texas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Postmaster at Washington.
Especial to News ara observer.)

Especial to News ara Observer)
Washington, N. c., April For over
a year the local postoffice job hung in
the balance and nominations were made
and withdrawn. Thos G.. Stillery today
became postmaster and Geo. e. Buck
man, an aspirant for the job became
book-keeper in the office. S. T. Carson,
a former aspirant, became chief clerk.
All ends in a love feast. John B. Res
pass is the retiring postmaster.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Coal Mines Shut Down,
(By the Associated Press.)

Saginaw, Mich, April 1.-The bitumin-
Gus mines of Michigan shut down to-day
pending the results of tomorrow night S
conference between the Michigan opera
tors and a commission of the miners in
President Mitchelrs office at Indian
apolis on the matter of pushing loaded
cars out of the mine. A settlement is
expected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03

having kidnapped the girl yesterday, but
gave no reason for their action
The girl was restored to her friends
and the men locked up, pending a hear
ing on the charge filed against them.
Mrs. StrOhmeyer, who aided her husband,
Is also under arrest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
a Strike of Carpenters
(Bx the Associated Press. }

Schenectady, N. Y, April 1.-The long
threatened strike of the carpenters for
forty cents an hour instead of 35 cents
the present rate, began to-day and build
ing operations are tied up throughout the
city. Eight hundred men are out
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Arrest of the Kldnappers,

Omaha Ncb, April 1.-The police 10
Gated and arrested Albert Strohmeyer, OF
Kansas City. and his son, at Island Park,
a suburb of Council Bluffs, late last
night on the charge of Kidnapping Lola
Young, the adopted 1iyear- old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. \. Young. and who
is the daughter of Strohmeyer by a
former wife. The two men admitted
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03

The most troublesome factors in rails
ing children are Coughs, Colds, Group
and Whooping Cough. Always Group
Syrup is the only safe and certain cure
for these ills. Try it and help baby to
pull through the spring months. Is cents
at Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Negro Student Takes the Prize.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Haven, Conn, April 1.-The Henry
James Ten Eyck prize at Yale was award
ed tonight to William Pickens member
of the Junior Academic class, whose
home is in Little Rock, Ark. The prize
is the income of $4,000 given annually
for excellence in the junior exhibition
speaking
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
The Seaboard Not in 1t.
(By the Associated Press.)

lBy the Associated FTess'I
Macon. Ga, April chairman j. f.
Hanson, of the Central of Georgia Rail-
read, said tonight that the rumor that
the Seaboard Air Line will acquire the
Macon and Northern division of the
Central of Georgia, is absolutely without
any foundation. The report mas oeeh
widely circulated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Postmaster Hart is Dead.

Mr. r. L. Hart, postmaster at Hartman
Stokes county. died Sunday at the age OF
about 40 years. He was one of the coun-
tvs best citizens.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Ten Thousand Miners Out,
By the Associated Press.)

Terre Haute, Ind, April 1.--Ten thous-
and coal miners in Indiana did not go to
work today pending an agreement on dis
puted points. John Mitchell and a com
mittee of the miners will meet with rep
of the operators in Chicago
and it is expected they will reach set
tIement
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Richmond Men Secure Contract,
lRu the Associated Press.l

washington, April 1.-The War De-
partment to-day awarded the contract
for the excavation and concrete work of
the filtration plant for Washington to
the Cowarden, Bradley e. Clay Company,
of Richmond, Va. the bid being $3.50 694.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03

WOMEN FOR DISTRICT MANAGERS.
Business prosperous and permanent.
Salary $2l00 cash weekly and office
expenses. Colonial, Caxton Bldg, Chi
cago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
Russian Consul Shot.
AN the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Vienna, April IA dispatch to the
Neue Freie Presse from Belgrade, Servia,
says, NJ Stcherbina, the Russian consul
at Mitrovitza has been wounded in the
back.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
The Days of Piano
Opportunities
are Passing

The adjournment OF the Lcgis
lature will bring our stay in RAJ
leigh to a close. Every Piano in
our present establishment Is Of
fered at a Sacrifice Price" Here
are a few examples of what you
can expect.
Stleff, Mahogany, Upright, latest
design
Regular Cash price, $550.00.
Reduced to $39S.00
Steinway, Upright, slightly used
Regular Cash Price, 100000
VIII sell to-day. $29800
We have a number of other
style upright Pianos. beautiful
Empire designs. Mahogany, Burl
Walnut, Satinnette Walnut, and
all colored eases. that mill be
sold at a sacrifice.
Here is another example-a
$4,000 Upright Piano, San Do
mingo Mahogany case, full size.
Empire design. reduced to $250.00
$1,000 cash and $500 per month.
We do not wish to re-ship one
piano back to the factory.
Scores Of your friends aud
heighbors have seized this oppor-
tunity. 1t is a chance of to-day.
VIII you allow it to slip by?
Every instrument guaranteed and
backed by capital of SO 600, 000.
Sole agents for the Celebrated
Cicellan Piano Player.
Open until o'clock every even
ing.
CHAS. M. STIEFF,
Raney Library Building,
Raleigh, N. G.
A. w. Chandler, Factory Repre-
sentative.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03

The award Of the Anthracite Coal
strike Commission went into fun effect
yesterday throughout the anthracite
coal region
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

| Short Line to principal cities Of the
| South and Southwest, Florida, Cuba,
Texas, California and Mexico, also North
and Northwest, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Cincin-
natl Chicago, Indianapolis, st. Louis,
Memphis and Kansas City.
Trains leave Raleigh as follows:
No. so NoRTHBoUND.
1920 a. m.-"sEABoARD EXPRESS"
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond Washing
ton Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York,
Boston and all points North, Northeast and
Northwest.
No. 38.
11:15 A. M. "sEABoARD LOCAL MAIL"
For ALL POINTS from Raleigh to PortF
mouth, Norlins to Richmond; connects at
Henderson for Oxford and Weldon with
G. L.; Mt Portsmouth Norfolk With Ali
STEAMERS FOR points North and Northeast.
No. S6.
1850 A. M. "SEABOARD MAIL" FOR
Richmond. Washington Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York and Boston. Connects
at Richmond with O. b o. for Cincinnati,
Chicago and St. Louis at Washington with
Pennsylvania and b. g. o. for all points.
No. 81. soUTHBOUND.
5:25 a. m.-"sEABoARD EXPRESS"
For Charlotte, Atlanta Columbia. Charles
ton, S'avannah, Jacksonville, st. Augustine,
Tampa and Ill points South and Southwest.
No. Al.
400 D. m.-SEABOARD LOCAL MAIL
For Charlotte, Atlanta and all local points.
Connects at Atlanta for all points south
and Southwest.
No. 81.
8:27 D. m. -"SEABOARD MAIL" for
Southern Pines Pinehurst. Atlanta, Column
bis Charleston. Savannah Jacksonville,
Tampa and ell points South and Southwest.
Tickets on sale to all poinS Pullman
berths reserved Tickets delivered and bag
gage checked from Hotel and Residences
without extra charge at
Uptown Ticket Office
Marlborough House Building.
c.. H. GattiS, G. 7. and P. A.
Phones III. Raleigh, : y
II. S. LEARD, T. P. A.
Raleigh. n. C.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
SOUTH BOUND.
STATIONS

~. ]. EDWARDS, General sgncTistendent.
Receiver.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16
slUSH AND SLEET STORM
New York Slips and Slides Around
Trouble on the l..


New York Feb. 16.-Those abroad in
New York last night struggled over ICY
,aveuents or slipped in a slushy sub
stance which gave way at the slightest
touch of a shoe. =. =
1t was day of contrasts in the weather
under foot. Ice and water made 1t mis-
cradle one for those who walked and Tor
the horses who drew vehicles over the
slippery asphalt .
For those VINO sought elevated trains it
meant slow ride over a structure which
was continually Illuminated with erratic
flashes Of light almost like search
light which was sent in every possible
direction. More trouble was apparent on
the elevated railroad than anywhere else.
For q time trains on all Of the lines were
stalled AS rapidly as possible however,
motor cars equipped with scrapers- with
third brushes on the third rail were sent
out and late at night these were able to
proceed at fairly good pace. Early in
the evening trains were almost at a stand
still. H''1<
To-day seet storm again crippled the
elevated road service Unusually heavy
fashes Of flame from the electric cars and
rails caused a fire on the dra wbridge ove1
The Harlem river at One Hundred and
Twenty ninth street on the Third avenue
line The fire caught in the wooden ties
or sleepers and was ca fused. it is said, t,<
the sparks igniting some oil which haG
been spread on the third rail to prevent
the formation of ice. 1t was quickly ex-
tinguished with but little damage.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16
CARNEGIE WANTED TO HELP.
He Offered to Pay Germany the $36o,ooc
Demanded.

He offered to Pay Germany the $s6o,ooo
t4 Demanded.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Impelled by the
spirit in which Herbert M. Bowen con-
Quoted the peace negotiations at Washing
ton and desirous that his mission should
succeed Andrew Carnegie, upon hearing
Of Germanys demanding a cash payment
Of 1,71S.O00 bolivars instead Of the 6 3, 500
previously promised, sent the following
message to Mr.. Bowen. dated Feb. u:
II shall be glad to hand you over at
once s$360.O0O to meet the German demand
if Venezuela, desires it.
Mr.. Bowen dispa tched a grateful reply,
thanking Mr.. Carnegie for the generous
offer. which. however, it was not neces-
| sary to accept.
Mr.. Bowen said that many banks and
financial syndicates had all along been
| anxious to lend money to Venezuela, and
had sent representatives to see him,
though these were, of course, of a bust
ness nature, whereas the offer Of Mr. Car
negie was made without any reservation
or mention of security.
| Cablegrams have been pouring in upon
Mr.. Bowen from Venezuela, congratulate
ing him upon the success of his mission.
1 The first to arrive was from President
Castro He said:
/ Bowen, Washington: In the name of Ven
ezula and in my name offer you express
| sions of my eternal gratitude for the decided
/ spontaneousness with which you have served the
! manity that distinguishes superior minds
| Castro
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16

: To-
ment and Mr.. Bowen for the signing of a
protocol providing for the settlement of
the claims Of the United States against
Venezuela, as it is the desire Of Venezu-
eula that the. United States agreement
j shall be drawn up first.
The protocol will provide for a commits
sion of one member to be appointed by
President Roosevelt and the other by
President Castro to pass upon the Ameri-
can claims. In the event of disagree
ment the King of Spain is to appoint the
umpire.
Thirty per cent Of the custom receipts
Of the two ports of La Guaira and Puerto
Cabello will be set aside and held in trust
until The Hague tribunal decides in what
way it is to be distributed among the
creditor nations.
When the United States protocol is
signed Mr.. Bowen will call in turn. on
the representatives of the other creditor
nations.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16


of all the candidates presented, said Mr..
Bryan, "and ascertain their views on all
public questions. Then shall be better
prepared to express an opinion as to their
availability. At the same time I can now
add general statement that ought to be
plain to every one: When people are Sc
lecting candidate they desire man who
expresses their views and stands for
their principles. If the democrats who are
opposed to the Kansas City platform de-
sire a candidate also opposed to it, they
ought to expect that the men who are
in favor of that pla atform will insist on a
candidate in sympathy with the principles
set forth therein.
1T is a reflection on the honesty and
earnestness of those who rescued the
democratic party from plutocratic influ-
ences to say that they will accept any
candidate or favor the nomination Of any
man who is put forward or actively sup.
ported by the men who divided the demo.
cratic party and helped to elect IRE.
publican president"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16
TIMBER LORDS IN It
Scheme in Oregon to Tax All Small
er Owners for Floating
Their Logs.
Bill for the Alleged Steal Has Passed
the House and Is Before
the Senate.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal
Portland, Ore, Feb. 16-The greatest
steal through legislation since the Pacific
railroads were granted alternate sections
of land bys:congress. is being attempted
in the Oregon legislature. House bill 1877.
by Tiles. which 1la pa ssed the house and
is now before the senate,i proposes to
give few individuals thearight to tax
smaller: timber owners fifty Years at the
rate of <7o cents.'a thousand feet for all
logs floating downstream. the taxes to be
,,sed**to; improve the stream and make
floating possible.
There are absolutely no restrictions or
safeguards. The franchise owner can fix
tariff in addition to "a, toll for booming,
separating and expediting the logs. SOn
the first charge alone the schemers will
make $3.50, ,250, 900. :,ss
Blakely, at the head Of a syndicate OF
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota cap
italists, is here working forsthe passage OF
the BILL having cornered the two main
rivers Of the. state.
The matter has made a tremendous sen
sation Throughout Oregon. The timber
| lords have been scheming five years FOL
this result. Five hundred dollars a vote
| is offered for favorable legislators.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16
A FIERCE BLIZZARD
A Terrific Snow and Wind Central In Hi
nolS,

A Terrific Snow and Wind Central In iii
Chicago, Feb. 16.-The fercest blizzard
of the year. and in some places the worst
IN many years. swept almost all
Cle northern states yesterday.
From every point reports were received
of the raging storm which fell most heav-
iy upon the lake territory, buryng the
cities in snow. impeding traffic and
threatening even greater damage.
Driven by terrific gale that sometimes
reached a velocity of forty miles an hour,
the know fell during most Of Saturday
night and all day yesterday. - ft,a
In Chicago the greatest sufferers were
the traction companies. whose cars were
frequently blockaded by high drifts. At
times the elevated roads had difficulty in
keeping trains moving and nearly all the
steam roads reported trains late. Sub
urban traffic at times was paralyzed.
The point Of lowest temperature in tho
country yesterday was Williston, N. D..
where the mercury sank to A degrees
below ezro.
West Of the Mississippi the blizzard
reached as Tar south as Northern Texas
and was even felt in New Mexico and
Southern California. At Los Angeles
there was g, heavy frost, while San Diego
visited by a lighter one.
Armarilo, Texas, Hereford Texas and
points in the Indian and Oklahoma Ter
ritories reported the heaviest snowfall in
four years. A peculiar feature Of the
storm in Oklahoma was that 1t was pre-
ceded by a dense Fog, the first even seen
in the territory. o..
Seven inches Of snow, with the ther"
mometer above was reported from En-
poria> Kansas. Stock is suffering and as
the terlpera ture gradually fell the great
est fears We're expressed that the dam
age would be heaps.Dz sssHsas4 ..E .s, y
From Topeka, Kan, Kansas City, Md.
and Omaha Neb., similar reports were
sent out. The maximum tempersture II
Nebraska was 3 above. Telegraph ane
telephone companies in Kansas were ham
pered by broken wires and traffic was i'm
peded by seven inches of snow, the heavi
est fall Of the year. The snowfall, in Ne
braska was light. In the south there wa
q heavy rain.
Seven inches Of snow on the level, &C
cornpanied by gale rea ching velocit
of more than forty miles an hour, ushere'
in cold wave which this morning sen
the mercury close to the zero mark. ,Th
traction and steam railway service Of tn
city, teegra phi and telephone wires a.
are suffering from the fall OF snow tn
heaviest of the year. Loss Of life attend
ing the storm, however, was less than an
ticipated, but one person, SO far as known
having succumbed. An unidentified ma
was found frozen in a snow drift In tn
down town district. The cold which a
midnight registered II degrees above zero
gradually Increased until 4 degrees abov
was cached early in the day. Fai
weather is in prospect with brisk mort
winds. The minimum ten1pera ture for tc
night will reach several degrees belo'
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16
WEALTH AND CHARACTER
Bishop spaulding Sizes Up the Rich
Men of the Age and Their !.
characteristics.

New York, Feb. 16.-Addressing q
gathering at Carnegie hall last night un-
der the auspices of the ST. Vincent de
Paul society, Bishop John lancaster
Spalding Of Peoria, ILL.,, received great
applause when he declared that great
wealth is almost certain to degrade the
possessor of it. Out of all the men who
are known to reckon their positions in
the millionaire class he named only one
Andrew Carnegie-as man able to
rise above his surroundings.
Bishop Spalding admitted the great
power of money and declared that it ap-
peared to be almost the real form of power
in our day, giving the man who pos
sesses it, he said, "a hold on things that
neither intellectual power nor faith can
give
ut is the quality Of a. mans thought
the things he yearns for, by which YOU
must judge Him., he said. "A man may
have the wealth of Mr. Carnegie and still
be a thief, an idiot and brute It IL
not what you have but what you are" E
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16
BODIES TAKEN FROM MINE
Services for Victims Of the Spruce
Mine Disaster

Eveleth Mimi, Feb. 16-The bodies Of
the two men who lost their lives In the
fire disaster at Spruce shaft No. 2 last
Wednesday morning were recovered yes
terday afternoon and brought to the sur
face after having been under water at
the bottom of the shaft for over four
days. The bodies are well preserved, the
water having been very cold.
The water in the shaft rose to the depth
of ninety feet above the third level, which
was entirely flooded and new and large
pumps had to be put down to draw out the
water. The old pumps were stopped after
the water had submerged them
The remains of the men will be inferred
in the Virginia cemetery. The funeral
arrangements of Michael O'Brien are to be
under the direction of the Fraternals Order
of Eagles, of which order he was a mem
Tuesday afternoon.
The funeral of William I'll. Mathews -
be held Wednesday after -ae--s e-ssa
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-02-16

public. It is known that the county at
.torney is confident that ample evidence
will be available on this count to insure
the defendants conviction. 1t is well
understood that this last Indictment
traces the collection Of graft by Irwin
Gardner from the moment it was paid
over to Gardner up to, the time that it
was actually delivered 20 DR.. Ames.
Strong verbal and commentary cor.
robative evidence is understood to be
available on that point. "a !.
One of the strongest indictments
against Ames was nullified by the death
Of Coffee John Fitchette. This indict-
ment charged him with receiving $1,000
from j. c.. Sodini for permitting him to
conduct the Columbia theater on WASH
ington avenue. Fitchette was the star
witness. His death forced the authorities
to base their hopes of a conviction upon
another Indictment.