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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
RATE CASE HEARING
1t Comes Up Before Judge
PurneII at Wilmington
Monday.
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Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington, N c., June 13~-Before
Judge Purnell. presiding at a special term
Of the United States Circuit Court in
Wilmington, Monday, there will be hear
ing in the case of the Interstate Com
merce Commission against the Cincinnati
Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad Com
pany and about forty others, including
the Southern, Atlantic Coast Line, Sea
board Air Line and their connections to
Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville and other
Western points.
Three years ago the Interstate Com
meree Commission, sitting in Wilmington,
heard suit brought by the Wilmington
Tariff Association against the same de-
fcndant roads for an adjustment of freight
rates SO there would not be discrimination
against Wilmington as compared with
Norfolk, Richmond and other Virginia
cities in freights on shipments from Wes-
tern points, the conditions being such
that by reason of favorable rates the
Virginia cities enjoyed a great advantage
over Wilmington in the wholesale trade
with Carolina points.
The commission ruled in favor Of Will
mington and for an adjustment of rates,
but it has been powerless to enforce its
order. The pending bill in equity in
vokes the power of the Federal court to
enforce it. The railroads will be repre-
sented at the hearing by Judge Ed. Bax-
ter, of Nashville, Tenn, special counsel,
and a number of other leading lawyers III
the country Hon. - A. Shaver is lead
ing counsel for the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
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LIQUOR MEN AS ONE
Money to be Concentrated at
Any Point Attacked.
They viii Fight the -Four Per Cent Tax uD 10
the Supreme Court If
Necessary.
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I ISDeCldl 10 NEWS ana observer
Greensboro, N. c., June 1S.-Mr. E. G.
West, one of the leading retail liquor
dealers Of Greensboro, who was recently
elected president of the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association of North Carolina,
reached home yesterday from the annual
session Of the association held this week
in Raleigh. He reports a harmonious ses-
sion at Raleigh. There was not single
,dizcord in all our deliberations, said he,
nor anything but an earnest desire to
raise the standard of our business to as
high a degree Of legitimate enterprise as
that of other mercantile pursuits"
Being questioned as to how this was to
be done President West said that it was
generally conceded that high license, rigid
regulations and strict enforcement of the
law were the best means of regulating and
controlling the traffic This, it seems.
was the conclusion of the association it.
self. and in al towns where low license
and low construction of the laws prevail,
it need not surprise any one to hear that
the most reputable dealers have made ap-
plication to the city authorities to weed
o1b eHS AZ" ulFes anu IoWuy uedlefs. TX
higher taxes and stricter regulations In
towns like Winston and Greensboro, where
high license and strict laws prevail and are
enforced, the main evils of bar-rooms, it
is said. have been eliminated
President West thinks the Watts law
a good one, as it viii destroy the low class
Of distilleries which so greatly demoralized
the country districts aad brought discredit
upon the reputable distiIlers, as well as
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retailers. ut will bring the disti,leries in
the town where they can be under police
regulation, will drive out the worst ele-
ment. thus insuring purer whiskey and
better men to deal with both by the re
tailers and by the government" said he.
There was no disagreement. at the recent
session held in Raleigh on the question of
cutting loose from the distillers and form
ing a compact association of retailers 1t
seems that in the fight on the Watts bill,
the city retail liquor dealers were not dis
posed to antagonize that portion of the
Watts bill which broke up the country
bar-rooms and distilleries.
The city retailers were concerned about
the London biz requirement of getting a
majority of voters to give petition be-
fore a license should be issued in cities and
towns In making a fight with the dis
tillers and country bar-rooms they were
lmperlling the loss -of everything. out
Of this clash of interests grew some con-
fusion and to prevent any such in the fu-
ture, by common consent it was agreed
by all parties that there should be sep
arate organizations. THE only matter
actually decided upon, except matters of
routine organization at the recent session,
was to endeavor to get relief from the
owners and what they call the unjust
and unconstitutional tax of four per cent
on purchases, as recently construed by the
Supreme Court For this purpose the
very best legal talent in the State will be
employed to make test case, and carry
it to the United States Supreme Court
II necessary"
The liquor dealers side of the case is
expressed as follows:
I'VE buy liquor for $125 per gallon.
Of this $110 is government tax, fifteen
cents being the actual cost of the liquor.
The Supreme Court says we mast not only
pay heavy tax of four per cent on the
actual value of the whiskey, but must
pay a tax on a tax, to-wit: the govern
ment levying of $1.10. We contend tnat
this is wrong and unconstitutional. 1t is
poor business proposition. AS to liquor
being worth fifteen cents per gallon, that
Is the distillers business. He says that
he gets expenses in distilling out of the
by products of bushel of corn. It will
fatten as may hogs and cattle after the
alcohol is extracted as before, and running
four gallons of liquor to the bushel the
price of sixty cents a bushel is clear profit.
Whether this is so or not, does not effect
the question of whether it is right to
make us pay a heavy tax on a tax or not,
and we shall exhaust every legal means to
legitimately have the question settled
right"
President West is ex-offlcio member Of
the Central Committee and the Executive
Committee of the association. AS such he
has power to call them in session at any
time to take such action as may from
time TO time be deemed necessary. There
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WILCOX is UNMOV[D
Says Will Not Do Any Work
in the Penitentiary.
There is Feeling in Elizabeth City That VIII
cox win Not Serve Out His Full

How does Wilcox feel about serving his
sentence in the penitentiary?'
The last issue of the Elizabeth City
Tar-Heel answers that question by an in
teresting article as follows
when a party consisting of the sheriff
and Chief Dawson, with several citizens
were admitted to the prisoners cell to
break the news to him they found him
quietly reading paper. The sheriff calm
ly announced the decision of the court to
the imprisoned man, and requested per-
mission to search the CELL This act was
done to prevent any attempt at suicide.
1t was evidently unnecessary, however
for the young man was quite cool and
seemed not to pay any great attention to
the news which means, in the words OF
the jury's verdict, thirty years in the
penitentiary.
THE only thing found in the cell was a
razor which the sheriff had loaned Will
cox. This was removed On leaving tine
cell Wilcox jokingly called to the sheriff,
requesting him to come back and make
up his bed. which had been fumbIed uD
in the search Chief Dawson remarked
you will have plenty of work to do when
you SCI " the PeHlJeHJidTy, won I yGd,
Jim?" The answer was, "Ill not have
any work to do there"
1T is not generally known that Sheriff
Reed will not convey Wilcox to the peni-
tentiary at Raleigh. He will be escorted
hither by Sheriff Winslow, of Perquimans
county, where the last verdict was rene-
cred, Wilcox himself, is alleged to have
expressed a desire to have Mr.. Reed take
him to Raleigh.
During his long confinement in the pail,
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NEGRO FRIGHTFULLY CUT.
Two Boys Fight over Game Of Marbles
White Boy in Jail.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. c.. June 1s.-This morning
negro boy by the name of Bill Cash.
about fourteen years of age, was severely
cut by white boy named John Smith.
The latter is about thirteen years of age
and Is now in the guard house. while the
negro is being treated at the Lincoln Hos
pltal The two boys were playing marbles
when ulspute arose and the white boy
used knife with almost fatal results.
The wound is across the abdomen of the
negro and his intestines were laying out
when the physicians arrived. Tt is NOT
thought that the wound will prove fatal
unless some unlocked for complications de-
velop.
Capt r. E. L. Niche, Of the United
States Army, was in Durham a day or 50
this week and has now gone to Washing
ton. He has been ordered to an island
some ten days out from Mania to make
inspections and report back to headauar-
tiers. He goes as member of the general
staff. During the Spanish American war
Capt. Niche was adjutant general of the
Seventh Army Corps, under General Lee.
and had the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
He IS well known and very popular among
the North Carolina Soldiers, who were
in General Lees army.
DR.. George Braxton Pegram, son of
Prof. w Fl. Pegram. of Trinity Park. Is
here to spend the summer. This week he
received the degree of doctor of philoso
ply After spending the summer here
Dr. Pegram viii return to Columbia Uni
versity, from which he received the de-
gree, as tutor in physics. On the same
day that Mr.. Pegram received his degree
IN Columbia, his sister, Miss Irene Craven
Pegram received the degree of bachelor
If arts from Trinity College.
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And Five Perish in The In
cendiary's Fire,
AEROISM OF The FIREMEN
Tbs Police Declare That The Railways Of the
Building We're Covered With Oil and
Strewn With 0H-Sa!uraled
Rags.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, June 13.-Five persons were
burned to death early today in flat build.
ing at 347 East 115th Street. 1t is be-
lieved the fire was Of incendiary origin.
The dead:
THERESA DECICCo, your years.
CAMILLI DECICCo. two years.
ALFREDO DEICCO, four months.
FRANCIsA sTAFANo, eight years.
GIUSEPPE CIPRIANO, twenty-four
years.
1t is asserted by the police that the hall
ways of the building had been covered
with OIL and tnat boundles of rags satu-
rated with the same substance also were
found scattered about the place.
The fire was discovered by little Leciceo,
who lives on the third floor of the build
ing. Decicco's cries of fire" aroused the
other tenants, most of whom made their
escape. Decicco with his wife and one
child were taken down fire escape by a
policeman who tried to return for the
others, but was surrounded by flames at
the third floor and was preparing to
jump when the firemen arrived
The building at this time was fiercely
burning. but firemen were sent up the lad
ders in an effort to rescue the other oe-
cupants. Cipriano was found on the top
floor still alive but unconscious. He was
taken to the hospital, where he died half
an hour later.
Again the firemen started up the ladder
but they were ablaze and further search
Of the building was impossible until the
Nire was extinguished.
The bodies Of the three Decicco children
were found on the third floor. The Stef-
ano children was on the top floor but was
still alive. She died while an ambulance
surgeon was trying to revive her. There
have been number of incendary fires in
tenements in this locality and a number of
lives have been lost
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DOWN THE CAPE FEAR.
Delightful Tripfor MsmbsrsOf the Teachers
Assembly.
SPECIAL to News and Observer

S(peclaI TO news ana observer
Wilmington, N. c., June 13.-The
twentieth annual sessions of the Teach
ers' Assembly having adjourned last night,
today was given over to pleasant diver
slon Of many kinds by those who did not
return home before evening. About forty
of the visitors became guests of Captain
John w. Harper, on the steamer Whining
ton for a delightful trip down the Cape
Fear river, leaving the city at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon and returning at 7:45. A
short stop was made at Southport and
Captain Harper later ran the boat under
the guns of Fort Caswell in order that
the visitors might view the magnificent
fortifcations there. During the trip Old
Brunswick and Fort Fisher we're pointed
out from the decks Of the handsome boat
and the teachers were charmed with
what they saw.
Upon their return to the city the visi-
tors adopted suitable resolutions of thanks
tc Captain Harper for his magnanimous
tender and for the use of the boat. Many
of the visitors have returned to Wrights-
vile to spend Sunday, but the greatest
number have returned to their homes
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
EATS THE AIR
He is First in the Struggle
for the St. Louis
Derby.
(By the Associated Press


St. Louis, June 13-Claude, with 127
pounds up and ridden by DAILY, won the
st. Louis derby, valued at $4,000, from
a good field today Claude, although
overweighted and overlooked, disposed Of
his field with ease, winning by two
lengths, with something in reserve. The
colt had everything in his favor from
the flag fall. Au Revoir, the Bennett
candidate, an equal favorite in the betting
with the Darden pair, Monster Beaucaire
and Sioux Chief at 8 to 2, was first to
show, followed closely by Deutschland
Claude was fourth. Coburn on Au Revoir
allowed Deutschland to set the pace, pass
ing the stand the first time and at the
seven-eighths pole made a fast move with
the Bennett horse. Deutschland hung on
and the pair ran neck and neck to the
mile Au Reyoir led by a neck, Deutsch-
land second, Lendin third and Claude
sixth. Turning into the stretch Au Re
voir had enough and surrendered the lead
to Deutschland. Here Monster Beaucaire
was brought up and for a time was in
the lead with the fast tiring Deutschland
second and Bas dor third.
At the sixteenth pole little horse was
seen coming out of the bunch head down
like pitching broncho and moving dowu.
the horses ahead of him with remarkable
ease. Claude went into the lead and be-
fore the wire was reached had put two
open lengths between himself and the field.
Claude has now three derbys to his
credit. His last appearance at the track
was as a two-year-old when a sensational
killing was made on him at prices rang
ing from 100 to 60 to /. Attendance 30
600 The distance was mile and a half
and the time 2;35H Claude was to /
in the betting,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-14
ROME SAYS EUROPE
WILL PUNISH THEM
The Servian Assassins Shall
Not Escape.
TUDOROVITCH is DEAD
II is Now Regarded as Absolutely Certain That
KarageOrgsvi'ch WILDE Elected King
Fears Of Foreign Inter-
TUDOROvlTCH is DEAD
Yenlion.
fBy the Assoeiated Press

London June 19.-A special dispatch
from Rome says a semi-official note pub
lished there declares that whoever is
made King of Servia the powers viii ex-
act the punishment of the murderers of
King Alexander and Queen Draga, as
civilized Europe cannot tolerate that high
administrative and military positions in
any country should be occupied by as
sassins.
A special dispatch from Belgrade says
the draft of a bill with marginal notes
written by the late King Alexander has
been found in the palace. 1t provided for
the proclamation of Queen Draga' Is
brother as heir to the throne This, the
dispatch adds. is held by the conspirators
to be complete justification for their ac-
tion.
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company refuse either to confirm or deny
the statement. 1t is said however, that
the appeal now pending in the United
States Supreme court viii be carried to
its conclusion so as to establish the legal
status of such companies by the court u
last resort
The Northern Securities Company was
incorporated in 1901 with capital Of
S4O0,O00,0 600. It's formation was the out
come Of a struggle for control of the
Northern Pacific, which precipitated the
stock market panic of ay 8, 1901.
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TIE STUDENT CONFERENCE.
Attendance at the Y. W. C. A. Convention Large
---cOngressman Gudger Returns.
Especial to News and observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. c., June 13.-The Southern
Student Conference. under auspices of the
Y. M. G. A, convened tonight in its
tenth annual session at the Asheville
school.
The intent of these conferences is that
a deeper spiritual life may be promul-
gated among college men and TO train
them not only for Christian work while
in college, but make them as well to be
fitted for such after entering the wider
field in after life.
Many speakers and teachers of note
nave agreed to attend the sessions of the
conference and deliver addresses.
The attendance at the Y. w. C. A. is
large, and many more are expected within
the next few days. The delay in arrival
OF many was occasioned by the Interrupt
tior of traffic on the Asheville and Spar
tanburg Railroad, due to washouts and
landslides.
Congressman Gudger and Col V. S.
Lusk might have returned from the trip
to Washington which they made this
week. They went there to be present
on Thursday noon when the clerk of
the mouse OF Representatives opened Jne
evidence taken by the various commits
sioners II the Moody -Gudger contested
election case and to decide then what
parts of the evidence should be printed.
They arrived twelve hours late on ac-
count of railroad wrecks and found the
evidence had been opened at the time
specified by the clerk and that he had
ordered it all printed.
The wreck on the Southern, at Balfour
near Hendersonville, yesterday afternoon,
was only prevented from becoming more
fatal by the rare presence of mind of
Baggagemaster Morehead. When he dis
covered that the cars in front We're leav-
ing the track he Immediately applied the
air brake to his own car and thereby
lessened the speed of the train greatly.
The speed of trains along the stretch of
track where the wreck occurred is about
IS miles an hour. and had it not been
lessened the disaster OF yesterday would
have recorded deaths instead of injuries.
Tho vrabarnacIp Baptist Sunday school
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Industrial News.
AsHEBoRo GAMING COMPANY.

boro, was incorporated yesterday by
Messrs. E. L. Moffitt. Elijah Moffitt, H. E.
Moffitt. M. A. Moffitt. ]. p Burroughs
and William c. Hammer. The company
begins with capital stock of 81 200 and
is authorized to increase this to $4,000
at $50 share. The purpose of the com
pany is to grow, buy, sell, pack, can and
prepare fruits and vegetables for the
market. Besides this the company is au-
thorized to manufacture furniture, chars,
chair stock, sash, blinds, doors, lumber
and all kinds of building material and to
buy and sell the same.
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THE ECONOMIST WRONG.

The Elizabeth City Economist yesterday
had the following:
Yesterdays News and Observer, in
giving a short history Of the case aud
speaking OF the trial here. said
THE feeling was so hot against
him that during this trial the spec
tators made such a demonstration
that the Euperior court on appeal
gave him a new trial. When Mr..
Aydlett arose to speak for the defense
the spectators arose almost en- masse
and quilted the court room. The fire
bell was rung, and guns discharged
on the outside of the court house.
''The News and Observer has been mis-
informed. Every one attending the trial
knows this ls not correct.
There were probably twenty-five or
thirty out of four or five hundred people
VINO left the court room when Mr.. Ayd
lett arose to make hs speech and one OF
these hot headed fellows turned in the
hre alarm, which was I condemned gen
orally by the people here. AS the firing
of guns the News and Observer is very
much mistaken, as no one here ever heald
of such thin There was not a
gun fired and no demonstration enough for
the jury on the case take any notice, as
they have said since"
There was no firing Of guns, as the su-
preme court granted new trial because
Of the demonstration as the following
fDom the decision of Justice Montgomery
shows.
In reading the record in this case, it
hardly seems possible that the jury could
have given that cautious and vigilant at
tention to the evidence which the law
required of them, or to the presentation
of the prisoners case to them by his
CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
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THE SALISBURY ROLLER MILLS.

An amendment to tire charter of the
Salisbury Roller Mills was yesterday
filed in the office of the Secretary of
State. This adds the words Company
to the name and increases the capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000, of which $6,-
600 is preferred and $4,000 is common
stock. with further privilege to in-
crease the stock to $5O,000 In addition to
manufacturing flour. the company has its
privilege to extend to that of buying and
selling coal and wood, manufacturing and
dealing in cotton oil and other oils and
all products from cotton seed.
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a North @arona Daily apeps

the laws and reminding them that meet
ings of any kind on the day preceding the
of the Skupshtina or during its
session are strictly prohibited.
Mingled with the general satisfaction
felt ut the success of the coup d'etat there
is some sense of depression and anxiety
at the possibility of foreign intervention.
The War Minister has issued a decree
dismissing several military commanders
and appointing successors to their posts.
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THE NORTHERN SECURITIES
COMPANY TO BE DISSOLVED
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, June 19.--It is stated by the
New York American that the Northern
Securities Company will be voluntarily
dissolved. and that the stocks of TIE
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Railroad Company will be distributed
among the shareholders. In this manner
the properties mentioned will be returned
to their former owners. That prepara-
tions are being made for the dissolution
of the Securities Company is declared by
the American to have been learned on the
highest authority, but officials of the
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He Fired the First shot at Sumter.
(By the Assoeiated Presg.l

Charleston, s. c., June 12.- Major w.
H. Gibbs, who is said to have fired the
first shot of the Civil War on Fort Sum
ter, died today in Columbia. Major Gibbs
was gunner in Captain George James
Company, to whom Gen. Beauregard sent
the order to open fire on Major Anderson.
He served as postmaster of Columbia un-
der President Cleveland.
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Death of Mr.. Wallace Rose.

Especial to News and Observer)
New Bern, N. c., June 1s.-Mr. wal
lace Rose. prominent business man of
this city and member of the city board OF
aldermen. died this morning at 6: 80 o'clock
at his residence on Queen street of abscess
on the liver Mr.. Rose was forty-one
years of age and leaves wife, mother
and brother The funeral viii take place
from the Middle Street Baptist church.
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The Sultan Quakes.
(By the Associated Press

Constantinople, June 1S.-The terrible
drama at Belgrade caused stuefaction ut
the Yildiz Palace The Sultan was so
affected that he was unable to listen TO
the details published in the newspapers
and only allowed those who conversed
with him to speak of the death of the
King and Queen of servia. and would not
permit them to mention the word "assas-
sination''
1t is announced here that King Charles
OF Roumania. who was honorary colonel
Of the Sixth Regiment of seryian In
fantry which perpetrated the rnassaeres at
Belgrade, has severed his connection with
the regiment which, he considers. he's
given such horrible proof of lack of
military honor"