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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
Negro Second Mate Shot.
lBv the Associated Pres.l


Kingston, Jamaica, Dec. 31.-Consider-
able excitement prevails at Savanna
Lamir, on the southwest coast OF this
island, caused by the shooting there
Yesterday of the Jamaican negro second
mate Of the American brig Sunlight by
the first officer of that vessel, H q.
Gardner, of Maine. According to the de-
tails, which have reached here, trouble
arose on board the Sunlight over the
color question and the crew left her and
refused to return on board. During the
disturbance. It appears, Gardner fired at
the second made and probably fatally
wounded him. A strong force of police
was sent on board the brig to- arrest
Gardner, and it was with difficulty that
he was overpowered and taken to jail
The police were compelled to guard the
building in order to prevent native moos
from attacking it. The Sunlight was
loading logwood for Boston.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02

explorers propose to attempt to cross
the unexplored portion of the desert in a
balloon. This plan receives the support
of the French government, which sup
Lies the balloons The air ships to be
Used first are furnished with automatic
registering instruments and carry re-
quests written in several languages ask
ing the finders to return them to the au-
thorities at Tunis.
Major Marchand, of Fashoda fame, is
to meet the explorers at Gabes, at which
point the two balloons will be sent off.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
SOUTHERN RAILROAD MERGER.
The kentucky Railroad Commission Takes
Steps to Prove Its Charge.
(By the Associated Press.)

Frankfort, KY. Dec. 31.-To endeavor
TO prove it's charge Of Southern rail-
road merger, made some months ago be-
fore the Inter State Commerce Commits
sion by the Kentucky Railroad Commits
ion. the latter body has had subpoenaes
served on leading financial men of the
country and on high officials of the COR
porations alleged to have been merged.
Prominent among these called to appear
before the Inter- State Commerce Com
mission in New York city on January ID.
next. the date set for the hearing OF the
charge. are ]. P. Morgan, Geo. w. Per-
kins John w. Gates, August Belmont.
samuel SPENCER, president of the Southern
Railway COMPANY. and r. G. Erwin, presi-
acnt of the Atlantic Coast Line Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
GIVES HER THE GOLD HAND.
Carnegie Shells Out Quarter of Million for
Library at New Orleans.
(By the Associated Pres.)

New Orleans. Dec 31-AndreW Carne-
pic has given New Orleans quarter of
a million dollars for New Years gait.
The money is to be devoted to q nam
library building and three branches. the
city is to furnish the sites and pledge
twenty-five thousand dollars a year Tor
support. The conditions will undoubted-
ly be accepted and the city probably Will
tear down the present library facing the
city hall as the site for the main build
ing. Professor j. II. Dillah, of Tulane
University, vice president of the Library
Board, was summoned to New YORK 10
arrange the details.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
Narrow Escapes at a Fire.
nv the Associated Pres.l

New York, Dec. 31-Fire today did
damage to the amount of 100000 in a
seven-story building, Nos 167 to III,
Wooster street, occupied by small fac
tories and printing establishments. The
occupants of the building, including many
girls, had narrow escapes and number
of firemen were knocked down by an ex-
plosion in the basement. The firemen
were leaving the scene, thinking they
had the fire extinguished when it broke
cut again. The second blaze caused the
greater part of the damage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
RIGHT TO PICKET FACTORIES.
Judge Rufus B. Smith Decides in Favor of
Workmen.
CBv the Associated Press.)


Cincinnati Dec. 31.-Judge Rufus b.
Smith. of the Superior Court, handed
down a decision today in which he con-
cedes to striking workmen the right 10
picket factory when they are seeking
to accomplish lawful purpose and do
not in any manner intimidate or coerce
ron-tsrikers. The decision was written
by Judge Smith in the suit of the Eureka
Foundry Company against the striking
core makers. The strikers are allowed
to have one picket at the factory who
NAV peacefully persuade Workmen 10
leave thor employment. IL the work
men do not care to meet the picket or
listen to his arguments they are not to
be moIestcd and any attempt to influence
their minds by improper means may be
a transgression of the rights of the en-
ployer and may be corrected by inJunc-
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
THE CITY SHOULD BUN TREM.
Intolerable Conditions in Brooklyn Elevated
and surfacs Lines.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the NSSOClateu PTeSS.J
New York, Dec 31-The Kings county
grand Jury made a presentment today on
traction facilities in Brooklyn, recon-
mending that steps be taken to annul the
charters of the constituent companies of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
and that the city acquire and operate
the surface and elevated lines. The
presentment declares that conditions are
intolerable and contains the statement
that the officials of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company had admitted that they
could cure the evils, but were unwilling
to do so. The jury expresses the opinion
that the roads could be operated at
profit on a three cent fare basis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
Cle:ge Turns Corn Into Gold.
CRv The Associated Press

st. Louis. Dec 31,-Thomas A. Cleage
closed his big December corn deal at noon
today "a heavy winner. He made settle
ments on all deals at 46 cents, which was
two cents over the corn quotations at
Chicago.
He estimates that between 1--WE mil
lion and six million bushels Of corn on
contract were involved in the deal, and
that his average profit was six cents to
the bushel. This makes him ahead on
the deal from 100000 to 100000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
Entertainment TONIC mt.

Tbere will be an entertainment given
a. Tho prooklyn Methodist church tonight
~ o'clock and this will be for the bene-
fit of the parsonage. -,
rba entainment will be given by the
Sunday school and it VIII consist ol many
beautiful songs and recitatlons me du-
mission is. ten cents ana the pupl'e Is
invited,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02

The Northern Central Railroad grain
elevator, No. 8. of Baltimore, was totally
destroyed by first last night. Three for
eign steamers, the Alexandra, German;
Poland. British, and Pydna, British.
which were tied up along side taking in
cargoes. were slightly damaged before
they could be towed to safe harbor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
Prof. Walter D. Toy Honored.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. S1.-The Mouoln
Language Association OF Anleile Ir,;,taf.
elected Prof. Geo. Hemp, OF 1no IIor
sity of Michigan. president. JOIN go.
mean. of the University OIL Tug
Walter D. Toy, of the OnlI eiai|y -
North Carolina, and Alcee foi 'ie.
Tulane University. were CHOSEN iiieiiioei ?
of the executive committee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
.rchd,ko I,eonold Ferdinand, brother

Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, orotner
of the Crown Princess of Saxony, IN an
interview at Montex, Switzerland con-
firmed the report that Emperor FRANCIS
Joseph had written to notify him that
he had been expelled from the army, &C.
rrived Of his pension, excluded from Aus
tria and ordered to become the subject
of another country. The Archduke SAID
however, that he had only accepted two
proposals, namely his expulsion from the
army and the Order of the Golden Fleece
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
The Retirement of Bacon.
(By the Associated Press.)

VDy LITU lAooOVIV~VV1
New York. Dec. 31.-J. p. Morgan ~
Company announce that Robert Bacon
has retired from the firm of J. F. Morgan
&. Company, New York; Drexel q Com
pany, Philadelphia, and Morgan, Hargen
& Company, Paris. Mr.. Bacon, IL is
added, retires temporarily from active
business.
Shortly after the announcement, j. P.
Moran said:
MIR Bacon retires on account of i'll
health"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
ArUND oP TWENTY MILLIONS.
Raised by the Methodists as Twentieth Cen
fury Thank Offering
(By the Associated Press.)

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 31.-One of the
most impressive services ever held here
in Springfield was that in Trinity church
tonight when DR.. E. NJ. Mills, secretary
of the Twentieth Century Thank Offering
committee, made the formal announce
ment that The Methodists of the country
had raised more than 500 900, 900 in re-
sponse to the movement inaugurated in
Trinity church by the Board of Bishops
four years ago.
About one twenty-ffth of the entire
amount has been given by Methodist min
listers sons.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
To Traverse the Sahara bv Balloon
nv the Associated Press. J

Paris, Dec. 31.-Mm. De Bureaux and
Castillon De Saint Victor embarked at
Marseilles today for Tunis, where they
propose to send UP two small balloons
for the purpose of ascertaining whether
The winds which prevail in winter win
carry airships across the Sahara desert.
If this experiment is successful the two
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
Negro Dies Fighting.

Rosedale, Miss. Dec. Sid. Hines a
negro sought by officers on a charge OIL
murder, barricaded himself in CABIN
near Deeson, Miss, this afternoon ana
defied the officers. A pitched battle loi-
lowed in which Hines was killed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18
LOCAL NEWS
OFFICERS ARRIVE
WITH FLORIDA PAT"
Negro Wanted for Murder in
Mississippi Spends Night
i'm Local Jail.

E. T. Oglesby, colored, known
throughout the South as Florida Pat
was brought to st. Paul last night
over a Great Northern train by De-
tective j. A Smith and Detective Sam
Grafton, from Everett, WASH where
he was captured July 1, on charge Of
having murdered woman in Missis
sippi. The detectives will leave with
their prisoner this evening for Nc
Henry, Miss, the scene of the murder,
where Oglesby will stand trial.
Oglesby is husky negro, and is said
to have murdered seven people in bis
career. Three of his victims are said
to have been killed in Mississippi and
four in Florida. He was tried on the
charge of numbering man in a box
car in Florida nine years ago, but was
acquitted.
The crime for which Oglesby is
wanted in Mississippi was the murder
of Stella Madden, colored, on March 6.
After the murder was committed
Oglesby made for the woods and was
not heard from for two months. In the
meantime the authorities got out cir
cularS, and a letter was received from
a Colorado town informing the marshal
of McHenry that Madden had been
seen there and that he was bound for
Everett, Wash.
He was located in Everett six weeks
ago, going under the assumed name of
Ed Anderson. He had sent for his
wife, who joined him shortly before the
detectives had him spotted. Oglesby
was not Immediately placed under ar
rest, as the local detectives had no au-
thority. They therefore kept him I'M
der close watch for over month.
He was constantly Swallowed, till
July 1, when he appeared upon the
street with grip in his hand, intend
ing to leave for the interior of the
state, where he had secured a position
on ranch Detectives Smith and
Grafton, who saw him at that time,
placed him under arrest and had him
sentenced as vagrant for thirty days,
pending the arrival of extradition pa
pers. The papers arrived July 10, and
the formalities complied with the de-
tectives started out with their prisoner.
They arrived in st. Paul last night.
The prisoner svas shackled with arm
and leg irons. He seemed to take his
circumstances cool1y and even laughed
at joke of his own when he was be-
ing led to cell in the county Jail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18
TRADE SITUATION
FURNISHES NOT A
LITTLE OF CHEER
Labor Disturbances and Bad
Weather Are Less Mischiev-
Gus Factors Than They Were
a Few Weeks Ago.

NEW YORK, July 17-R. G. Dun &
row will say: Conditions continue sat-
isfatory outside the region of specu-
lation, many reports indicating further
improvement. During recent months
the two disturbing factors have been
labor controversies and weather condi-
tons, but each week has brought bet
ter things in these two respects until
the outlook contains much that is en-
couraging. Crops are making rapid
progress and the army of unemployed
is diminishing. Railway traffic is heavy,
earnings thus far reported for July ex-
ceeding last years by 1876 per cent
and those of 1901 by 1872 per cent. Re-
tail trade in seasonable> merchandise is
fully up to the average and there is
less than the customary midsummer
quiet among wholesalers, while the
preparations of jobbers and manufac-
turers indicate confidence in large
fall business. H5
Unsettled conditions still exist in
forge and foundry pig iron markets,
while Bessemer iron is only barely
steady. The chief difficulty appears to
be the inclination of prospective pur-
chasers to wait for the lowest possible
quotations. This is a condition to be
expected in a declining market, but
appears unusually aggravating in the
present instance. Current consumption
is heavy and the delay is only in con-
nection with distant deliveries. Struc-
tural steel begins to reflect the settle
ment Of labor troubles in the building
trades, but several important under
takings have been postponed until next
year, two large buildings at Pittsburg
being conspicuous examples. Merchant
steel and pipe are in better demand,
several large contracts being under ne
gotiation. Steel rails are sold well into
1904, and other railway equipment is
still one of the best features in the in
dustry. Southern iron furnaces and
steel mills are affected adversely by
the coal miners strike, although there
is a belief that settlement will not long
be delayed.
1t is a season of uncertainty in the
manufacture of cotton goods, and moth
ing in the nature of improvement can
be expected until the artificial position
of the raw material is radically altered.
Supplies of cotton goods in first hands
are low and there is no effort to make
spot sales. Buyers fill their require
ments for immediate distribution, but
in no department of this great indus
try is there any inclination to antic1-
pate needs of even the near futures. AS
supplies diminish there is a correspond
ing stiffening of quotations. Mills are
steadily curtailing production both here
and abroad. New lightweight woolens
are being opened with fair results only,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18
GETS WHERE HE CAN'T SHOOT.
William Mayhem, Who Attempted
Wholesale Murder, Is in Penitentiary.

Special to The Globe. n
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. July IL
Three new prisoners have been lodged
in the Sioux Falls penitentiary during
the past day or two. to serve various
terms. w. A. Baade and Frank Mil
burn, both from Yankton county, are
among the new inmates of the prison.
The former will serve three years for
embezzling from the American Express
company, while the latter will serve a
term of one year for grand larceny.
The third new prisoner is William
Mayhem, who was sentenced from
Hutchinson county for assault with in
tent to kill. He will serve six years
His attempted crime was very sem
sational one, and had his Isans ma
terialized several lives wdlld have
been sacrificed. Last year Mayhem
and his wife moved to Gregory county
Last spring she left him and returned
to the home of her parents in Hutchin
son county. Six weeks ago Mayhem
reached the county, and, procuring a
livery rig and driver. proceeded to the
home of his father-in-law, Mr.. Van
Brunt. Mayhem was ordered out both
by his wife and father-in-la law - -
Mayhem commenced shooting at
short range. He aimed at his wife. but
Van Brunt struck his arm and the bull
let entered the foot of Mrs. Mayhem.
After a desperate struggle Van Brunt
disarmed his frenzied in-law, but
not before he had been wounded in an
arm by bullet. Mayhem, while
struggling with Van Brunt, kept fir
ing until the last cartridge had been
exploded. A sister of Mrs. Mayhem
narrowly escaped death by one of the
bullets. ais9s ha5a
'l.s.l3F ---------- y ~ fgn- =
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18
LoNesHoREMEN RESOLVE.
Enemies of Lake Carriers Association
Are Their Enemies.

BAY CITY, Mich, July IA dec
laration of principles was made by the
longshoremen today at the convention
of the International Longshoremen,
Marine and Transport Workers asso-
citation, to the effect that they regard
as inimical to their interests any yes
sci owners not belonging to the Lake
Carriers association. Vice President
Joyce declared that the longshoremen
should give the Lake Carriers asso-
citation the preference whenever they
could, because its interests were such
that the longshoremen received the
benefit whenever the lake carriers Sc
cured additional work.
1t was decided to issue charters to
all locals of the Marine Engineers
Benefit association that desire to join
the association, but no special effort
will be made to gather them in. The
association decided to affiliate with the
European Transport Workers Fedora
ton, now organized in fifteen coun-
tries.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18
CHILD WINS HEART
OF MILLIONAIRE
Brittany Girl Leaves Storage
to Come West With Wealthy
California Couple.

Bertha Charter, child of nine, from
,(Nittany, en- route to the farm of an
uncle of the same name at Minot, N.
D., arrived here yesterday from New
York, rugged in the most modern cloth
ing the fashionable New York modiSte
knows how to turn out.
The little girl reached New York a
week ago. She came over in the steer
age of the French liner La Cham
payne. Her good looks and delightful
manners captivated a married couple
of wealth who were on the cabin list
Mrs. Martin CrCuth, of San Francisco,
became so enamored of the child that
she insisted on having her transferred
to the first cabin. where she became the
pet of the first class passengers. Dur
ing the remainder of the journey Ber-
tina completed her conquest by creep
ing into the good graces of Mr.. Crouth,
who is said to be several times a mil
lionaire.
When the Crouths took possession of
Bertha she was attired in the garb of
a Brittany peasant child, and was none
the less fascinating on that account.
Mrs. Crouth wrote to the girls uncle
Immediately on arrival in New York,
assuring him that Bertha was in good
hands and that she would be delivered
in North Dakota safe in due time. She
then put the child into a modiste's
hands, who promptly made New
York girl of her in everything that APP
pearance implies. She appeared here
this morning clad in expensive cloth
ing, wearing patent leather oxford
shoes, a picture hat of the touring va
riety, but none the less picture, and
with 500 in $40 bills contained in a
small reticule of Russian leather. also
present from her San Francisco ad-
mirers.
Mrs. Crouth was invisible to reporters
yesterday, but Mr.. Crouth admitted the
infatuation of himself and his wife
for the little peasant girl. He stated
that the original intention had been to
go West over the Northern Pacific, but
the plans had been changed so that
Mrs. Crouth might visit Bertha's uncle
on the farm in North Dakota and en-
deavor to secure his consent to more
permanent relations between her and
the little girl.
1T is not so very remarkable as to
call for publication, 1 think" said Mr.
Crouth. 1--WE have no children, our
only girl having died when two years
old. Little Miss Charter has no par
ents. but has been brought up by an
aunt in Brittany. She is going to an
uncle in order that she may be of use
to him on the farm. She is a fragile
child, and if the uncle realizes this
fact he may be induced to submit to
her education for some more suitable
sphere of usefulness.
According to the rules of romance,
you should make Miss Charter your
heiress and marry her eventually to the
son of her fathers landlord" was sug-
gested.
my dear boy" responded the Calf
fornian. II am not in the romance
producing line. My line is heavy ma
chinery. 1t is not even certain that the
little girl will be able to visit us at
all. If she is she will be very welcome
and we shall be very pleased. If you
propose to print anything about this,
cut it short"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18
TOBACCO kILLEDHlM.
But 1t Waited Till Minnesota Pioneer
STAGE Coachman was 8o. Years Old.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, July 17.-Wil.
liam G. Pattison, of this city. is dead,
in his eighty ninth year, as the result
t to stated that ea Twelve years
Mr.. Pattison smoked more than $4,000
cigars, which cost himy$fS0O. In his
early life he was an even more con-
slant smoker than in his declining
years, and local cigar men estimate
that in the last twenty, years OF ms
life he had smoked 100000 of his IA
vorite brand, which wetNd cost MIN
$4,000. ~ iilcs
Mr.. Pattison was a pioneer stage
coachman of the Middle Jest. navlng
St. Paul and ST. Anthony Mimi. along
the bank of the Mississippi river. he
also established the first stage line pc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18
MINNEAPOLIS

territory, and it will uncover 800 square
miles of anthracite. The veins are from
ten to fifteen feet thick and the coal
is as good as the best that comes out OF
Pennsylvania. We can deliver Yampa
coal in Chicago for S. ton, thus meet
ing the prices Of the Pennsylvania golfers.
We shall be able to deliver coal in Min
neapolis and ST. Paul for far less than
the prices that have ruled and there can
of such an enterprise.
1T may add that in anticipation of the
opening of this road the government is
selling land at $40 an acre, and 40 total
rate of $4,000 to 100000 a day. We are
having our engines built by the Science
tady works. and the entire rolling stock
will be ready as soon as the road is. We
have the capital and the work is being
pushed with the utmost rapidity."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18

buyers exhibiting no anxiety regarding
the future. Silks are firm owing to
curtailed production and the high prices
commanded by the raw material. West
ern jobbers are operating freely the
Boston footwear market, both on con-
tracts for spring goods and supplement
tary fall orders. Eastern wholesalers
are also purchasing additional fall sup
plies and New England factories are
fully occupied.
Failures this week were 213 in the
United States, against 213 last year,
and 16 in Canada, compared with 20
year ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-18
! Northwest News !
fSTIMAT0RSl| ARE
OBLIGED IeINORk
ALL DAY IN WATER
But in Spite of All DHflcu lties
Operations VIII Probably Be
Finished on Red Lake Reser-
vation by Aug. 20.
Special TO The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
CASS LAKE, Mimi, July 17.-Ed-
ward L. Warren, chief of the classifiers
and estimators in the Red Lake Indian
reservation, passed through here this
evening en- route for Thief River Falls
He was accompanied by twenty three
estimators, Assistant Chief Marshall
and clerk. Chief, Warren said that the
estimation of the northern part of the
reservation was completed and they
had been transferred by the interior
department to Thief River Falls, which
would be their headquarters until the
whole Red Lake reservation was clas-
sified and the pine estimated. Red
Lake reservation embraces about 250,
600 acres of land. which was chiefly
agricultural, and they hoped to COM
plete the work about Aug. 20.
The swamps made the operation of
the estimators very difficult and they
worked often in water the whole day.
The land is mostly agricultural and
there is a small amount of pine and
plenty of tanlarack7 andrsome spruce.
The land is of fair quality.