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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
Cities May Buy Without
Holding Election
BoGGAN MUST HANG.
The Supreme Court of North Carolina
Hands Down Some Opinions of
Great Interest to The Public
and Then Adjourns Till
February Term.

In the opinions just handed down by the
Supreme Court which closed it's fall term
yesterday and adjourned till February
there were some cases of more shan or
binary interest and Importance.
One of these will make a revolution
in the granting of franchises to light and
water companies, as it in effect limits the
time OF these. In decision handed down
yesterday the Supreme Court held in
Faucet against Mt Airy that for a city
TO buy or establish a plant for lighting
the city or furnishing its water is a nee
essary expense, and therefore does not re-
quire a vote of the people. This .ustains
the dissenting opinion of Judge Clark in
Mayo against Commissioners in I22 N. C.
and over-rules the opinion of the ma jor-
ity of the court to the contrary in that
ard other cases. The opinion in the
Faucet case is written by Judge Mont
gonery and is unanimous.
On the other hand the court strongly
intimated in Wadsworth against Concord
recently that contract to furnish city
with water or lights by private parties
would not be valid beyond the two years
for which the Board of Town Commits
sioners is elected. This being sofmany
contracts for years beyond the life of a
board are merely he'd at the will of the
succeeding aldermen or Boards OF Town
Commissioners.
IN the case of Will Boggan, the negro
from Arson county, sentenced to be
bf.Gged the judgment is affirmed and Bog
gan will have to be re-sentenced.
He killed man named Sullivan in
Wadesboro on the 18th of February of
this year, in an alley by the side Of the
Klondyke Hotel, and Sullivan before oving
said that Boggan shot him. Others said
Boggan was seen going into the alley and
coming out and that he followed up Suill-
van. The negro tried to prove en- abb
and appealed on this as also on the decl-
nation of the judge to charge that no
verdict of murder in the first degree could
be found Undue influence was also
charged against the jury in that they
slept in a hotel overlooking the alley and
passed through it during the trial. All
these objections were over-ruled and the
judgment of the lower court affirmed.
The decision of the court in the Regis
te4' case from Columbus county will send
Jabel Register to the gallows, while his
father is to serve ten years. The evil
dence and letter of Edmondson, the wit
ness who testified that he was ccerced into
perjury and who wrote a letter cxculpat-
ing the Registers from the murder dill no
service. New evidence secured after
trial is held to be of no avail in an
appeal in criminal cases.
The Judgment of the lower court Was
reversed in the case of Asheville against
Webb. This validates 100000 of bonds in
Asheviile and is a victory for the city.
These bonds were issued on the authority
of an election held without the formal
thirty days notice usually required to
be given by municipalities. The court
held that under the peculiar charter held
by the city of Asheville the notice OF
election was not necessary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
In Honor of Miss SIocumb.

Miss Lii Gray entertained a few of her
friends at charming afternoon card
party in honor of her guest. Miss Lillian
Slocomb, of Fayetteville, N. c., at her
home on North Person street, on last
Thursday Six handed euchre was played,
after which a dainty luncheon was served.
Miss Annie Hinsdale. who won the first
prize, graciously presented it to Miss Slo-
comb. Mrs. S. A. Ashe, Jr. received the
consolation prize.
Those who were fortunate to be pres
ent were: Misses Belle Pescud, Alice
Stronach, Mary Burton, Rosa Battle,
Mary Davis, Frances Jones, Sophy Busbee,
Annie Hinsdale Annie Rogers, Hal Nor
son, Kate Skinner. Nell Hinsdale. Mrs. ].
X. Marshall, Mrs. A. ]. Wllllford, Mrs.
VIM. West, Mrs. S. A. Ashe, Jr., Miss
Moore, of Toronto, Canada, and Miss
Mary Cole Boyden, of Salisbury, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
Beautiful Home Wedding.

beautiful home wedding was celebrated
when Miss Martha Williams of McCullers,
the accomplished daughter of the late
Sion Williams and Mr.. Wyatt Smith, of
Willow Springs, was united in the holy
bonds of wedlock. at the resi-
dence of the brides mother. on last Sun
day at p. m, the ceremony was grace
fully performed by Elder j. I. Coats.
The parlor was tastely decorated and
many of their friends were present to
witness the happy event and to extend
to them their best wishes. They left on
Monday for Flortnc S. c.. where they
will reside. Mr.. Smith is manager of an
oil mill there and is indeed very prom
ising young man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
The American 0utposts.
(By the Associated Press. }

Panama, Dec. BY means of gunboats
Rear Admiral Glass is keeping in almost
daily communication with the two Ameri-
can outposts at San Miguel Gulf. One OF
these, composed Of one hundred marines
and four field pieces is well and comforta-
bly, located at Yaviza, and the other,
numbering one hundred, and composed of
marines and bluejackets and field pieces,
is stationed at Real San Maria, ten miles
from Taviza. Both of the outposts are
encamped on the Tuira River
The American gunboat Nashville had
been sent to the Gulf of Darien to replace
the Atlanta in patrolling the Gulf.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
RECITAL DELIGHTED ALL.
Given by School of Music at Baptist
Female University.

The recital given by the School Of
Music of the Baptist Female University
last night was excellent in every detail.
Each number of the programme was rem
dered with accuracy and skill and gave
evidence of great diligence on the part
of the students and careful training by
their instructors.
The chorus was a prominent feature.
The smoothness of movement. clean ar
ticulation and careful manner in which
the pupils followed their director was i'm
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
Offer to Serve the Government.
(By the Associated Press.)

Colon, Dec. 19.-News received from the
coast is to the effect that Sanander, An
tiquia and other departments in Colombia
continue their offers to raise money and
enlist new battaIions to defend the ma
tional integrity. AT a large meeting held
by Cartagena Liberals November goth,
resolutions were passed Offering their ser
vices in defense Of the republic and in the
maintenance of public order.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as Executor OF D.: D.
Upchurch, deceased late of Wake county
N. c., this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned on
or before tho 23rd day of November
1904, or this notice will te pleaded in
bar of recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make immediate
payment.
]. ALONZO AUSTIN,
Executor of d. L. Upchurch.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
Convicts on Railroad.

Mr. Henry r. Bryan of New Bern and
others interested in the Pamllco and
Oriental Railroad, were here yesterday.
They came after one hundred convicts,
who are to work on this road, which ex-
tends from New Bern to Bayboro.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
The Auditorium.

Talk of IN auditorium is being revived.
It is understood that at the meeting of the
stockholders Of the Auditorium Company
the 30th, steps looking to this will be
taken 1t is stated that Mr.. c. M. Bus
bee, the president of the Board OF Direct
ors, will decline a re-elect on.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
Midwinter Recital at Peace.

The mid-winter recit Al by the pupils OF
Peace Institute, on Monday evening, at
8 O'Clock, will be of a notably high order.
varied program has been prepared. The
art rooms will be open at p. M. where
representative work by the students will
be on exhibition
All friends and patrons OF the lnstltu-
ton are cordially invited. to be present
on both occasions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Miss Martha Washington Philips and
DR.. John Woodward.

Tarboro, ~ c., Dec. 19-(Special.)-
One of the most beautiful and fashion
Hblc weddings which Tarboro has wit
messed was that which took place ON
Wednesday night at Calvary Episcopal
church when Miss Martha Washington
Philips, of Tarboro, and DR.. John Frank
In Woodward, of Norfolk. were married.
The bride is beautiful young woman,
the daughter of Judge and Mrs, Freder-
ick Philips. She is very popular young
woman and Tarboro regrets to lose hei
The groom is a prominent young ply
s:c:an OF Norfolk, vice president OF the
Laryngological Neurological and Otologl-
cal Society, one of the most scientific
societies H. America.
The church was thronged with tire
friends of the popular couple and the
scene was a brilliant one. The decora-
lions were artistically affected with palms
and white carnations. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. F. H. Harding. the
rector.
The maid of honor was Miss Josephine
Philips, sister of the bride. attired il pink
crepe and lace, shower bouquet OF La
France roses. The first bridesmaid was
Miss Louise Todd, of Atlanta in white
crepe and pearls and rose point lace, white
chrysanthemums, and the bridesmaids
were Miss Gertrude McCabe, of Baltimore,
Misses Leila Burt Philips. Nan Clark,
Miriam Lanier, Sallie Ttaton, OF Tarboro,
and Miss Sallie Gotten, of Cotterdale.
All OF these were beautifully atsircd in
white tulle. pink satin, with bouquets OF
white chrysanthemums, pink ribbon.
The best man was Mr.. Sydney Alexander
Woodward. of Norfolk, the first grooms-
man was Mr.. Eugene Gary, of New York
city,< and the groomsmen were Messrs.
Lawrence K. Jones. of Baltimore; VIII
liam A. Wrenn, James Holloweu r.. z,
Field and j. Penn Turner, of Norfolk, and
Mr. Robert Pegram, of Richmond. The
ushers were Messrs. Herbert w. jackson.
% Raleigh; Hal. G Wood. Edenton
Joseph j. Green. Il. aoro: Henry Buell..
ohio.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22

Prof. ]. Y. Joyner was here yesterday.
having returned from BERTHE county, where
he spoke on education. He went to Wash
ington. ID. c., yesterday to be with his
aunt, Mrs G. w. Sanderlin, whose condi
tion is somewhat better.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
FOR DESTITUTE CHILDREN.
Saloon Men of Raleigh to Issue Tick
cts to Christmas Tree.

of business on the last Of this month, are
completing arrangements for Christmas
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
Peru Recognizes Panama.
(Rv the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press)
Lima, Peru, Dec. by decree dated
December is the Peruvian government
has recognized the government of Pan
anna.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22
THE RECEPTION.

After the ceremony a brilliant reception
was held at the home of Judge and Mrs.
Fred Philips.
The bride and groom received the con-
CALCULATIONS of friends, then, with the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-22

Mothers don't wait until Group becomes
dangerous. They give Piso's Cure.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-25
SeWard's Good Barsain.

Alaska has often been called Uncle Sam's back pasture lot, worthless eX- cept as a source of ice and firewOod and too distant to be practically avail able even for these. It is amusing at this day to read the criticisms once cur rent on the folly of it's purchase. If Secretary Seward were alive now
 he would easily have the laugh on his critics. Our Alaskan back pasture is producing every year several times its entire cost. AS an investment it has proven immensely profitable. A few items of recent production are worth citation.
 Seward agreed to pay s7.200.000 for Alaska The value of the salmon catch of last year alone exceeded this amount. The Alaskan output of gold previous to 1897 was $15,000000. For the years 1901 and 1902 the gold product was $33,- 545.000, more than four times what Alaska cost. The fishery product of 1897 reached s6S.OOO.OOO. nine times the cost of the whole country, and the fur product of the twenty years ended in 1890 was $33,000.000. The gold mining industry is increasing rapidly. and peo- pie are learning that the agricultural possibilities of the territory are of no mean order.
 If the United States never makes a poorer investment than the price 1t paid for Alaska, there will be no danger of it's having to go into bankruptcy.- Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-25
An October Extra Session.

It is by no means certain that con- gress will be called in extra session in October, as rumored from Oyster Bay last week, but so far as the majority of republican newspapers express party sentiment on the proposed October ses- sion. it seems to meet with general favor. If both a currency bill and d Cuban tariff rebate bill are to be the fruit of the extra session. October would seem to be a better month than November for calling the two houses together" the New York Tribune Rep.) says. With currency bill to be drawn, debated and beaten into such shape as to satisfy the many schoCls of banking and currency which flourish in the two houses and in the two par ties, the obstacles to rapid progress be-
 come greatly magnified. Unless. as Senator Aldrich hopes. he can prepare a bill which will meet the approval not only of the various republican groups, but virtually also of the house and senate minOrities, the prospect of pass ing any amendatory currency legisla- ton at the extra session is far from roseate. Such bill as the Aldrich bill of last February, which got the assent of every democratic member of the sen ate finance committee. and was lost in the senate only because it somehow got entangled in the statehood bill
 hold-up might serve again as the basis of non-partistn elasticity
 law. But against any radical or thor oughgoing currency measure the nat ural sluggishness and hesitations of the two houses will be more than likely to assert themselves. Public Opinion.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-25
Methods of Finaneierins.

r Cashier Cowart of the Navesink Bank at Red Bank N. J., had some original ideas on finance. His specula tions brought the bank to a business con- clusion and left it in the hands Of the government bank examiners, but he reasons that they were for a good pur- pose. He wanted to demonstrate that he was good financier and drew from the deposits to pay dividends. He made a good showing with the directors and was popular-while' he lasted. Forty two thousand dollars is a large sum for experiments in small banks, and that amount Cashier Cowart admits the bank will probably see no more.
 The occasional drop of bank cashier from grace is remindful. pleasantly re- mindful, of the fact that such occur rer,ces are coming much more infre- quently than in other years. We would like to believe that the standard of honor and integrity is more elevated. but we are more inclined to the opin- ion that government regulations and in- creased astuteness on the part of di- rettors are responsible for these con- ditions. At any rate the Canadian and Mexican colonies are not being aug mented.-New York Commercial
Arizona republican., 1903-08-25
Are Unions Responsible7

A Chicago man, painting contrac- tor is about to bring a suit for damages which is designed to determine whether labor unions can be held responsible in a financial way for their acts, even though they are unincorporated.
 This man claims that the Painters union has made war upon him for ten years, depriving him of $500.000 worth of contracts and s5O,00O in profits in that time. He charges that he has been per- secuted without reason, simply because he insisted upon the right of freedom of contract; that he has not been un- fair to union labor, being willing to em- ploy union men and pay union wages. but refusing to bind himself to employ none but union men. As the result of the unions warfare upon him, lie says. he is compelled to go out of business, and he will therefore, ask for damages.
 The result of this case will be awaited with interest. because it will be of vital importance to union men everywhere. The suit is to be based upon the prin- cipie ablished in the English decision giving the Taff Vale Railway company verdict of damages against its srik- ing employees. It is a disputed question whether, under the laws in this coun-
Arizona republican., 1903-08-25
Noah Brooks.

One item in yesterdays news had an interest of its own for some of the older newspaper men of the country, and for d good many men who have nothing to do with newspapers beyond reading them. Noah Brooks died in Pasadena, Cal. Sunday morning."
 Who was Noah Brooks? A Maine lad, to begin with. who heard the call of the sea as Maine lads do and fol- lowed it. An adventurous young man who made his way to California close in the wake of the Argonauts of '49. .- patriotic citizen-Abraham Lincoln's friend and chronicler. During many busy years a self-respectinS, respected, careful, useful newspaper man. doing his share of the best work on the best editorial pages in New York. A writer of popular histories, of biographies. and of clean, wholesome, stirring, edu- eating stories for boys-a true boys benefactor in the class of Trowbridge. Henty and Kirk Munroe. Toward the last a studious recluse. October would have brought his 73d birthday.
 There is a curious parallelism be tween his career and that of his old friend and neighbor, Charles Nordhoff. Both men went to sea in their youth. served in the navy, worked long and to good purpose in metropolitan edi- tor:al rooms, wrote stories. tried to give American boys an insight into Ameri- can politics. and-the toiling years over took their well-earned rest in the earthly paradise which We name South ern California. Nordhoff left us years ago and now Noah Brooks has followed him.-Hartford Courant.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-25
Defense of a Watermelon Crop.

We have waited with more or less anxiety for a week to learn of the out come of tragedy which had it's origin in a Georgia watermelon patch. It will be remembered by those who read the telegraphic columns of The Repub- lican that a negro was forced to eoml init homicide. He was the possessor of a fine crop of watermelons. the joy of his palate, the light of his eye and the pride of his heart, as they would have been the pride of the heart of any we'll organized colored man.
 party of white men asked him for entree to the patch. It was granted with the utmost willingness. No soon CT were they on the inside than they began a wanton destruction of the crop. The owner demonstrated with them to no purpose. They might as well have have engaged in an assault upon his wife and children. He did the most natural thing in the world in the cir cumstances of a man crazed with grief. He procured a shotgun and winged several of the invaders. putting them to flight. He then did the next most natural thing for a southern colored man who had fired upon a white man. he took to flight himself There was a vigorous pursuit in the course of which four of the pursuers were killed. That was week ago, and since then nothing has been heard by the outside world of the watermelon patch or it's owner.
 Well-meaning people everywhere will wish that that negro may escape. He was acting in defense of what was to him his most sacred right Perhaps no other provocation to slaughter could have been offered him.
 IL may be urged that he was at fault in thus vigorously taking the law into his own hands. But there was not as must be apparent. any other speedy and adequate remedy. He lacked time even to procure an injunction against the despoilers of that watermelon crop He pursued the only course that the rapid progress of events left open to him.
 His subsequent killings were a natur- al sequence of the fusilade in the water melon patch. He had marked himself for the stake. or at least for a violent and sudden death, and whereas he had been fighting for his watermelons. now he was fighting for his life, which he proposed to sell no less dearly than he had been disposed to sell the water melons. He had become the victim of circumstances over which he had no control; but if he could help it he was not going to become the victim of a mob.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-25
CURRENT COMMENT
For Swifter Justice.

It IS easy enough to say-and it cer- tainly ought to be said-that lynching is murder and that it must be stopped. It is harder to say just how it is going to be stopped. The country owes thanks to Justice David J. Brewer, of the United States supreme court. not only for denouncing lynching as mur- der, with force and authority, but for pointing out means by which the easy popular argument for lynching can be answered.
 Give lis quick punishment of out ragers and murders as a means of pro- lection for our women." the people de- mand. But too often it is answered by the courts themselves with the encour- agement of dilatory motions and pro- ceedings. The prevailing popular inn precision that 1t is easy for lawyers to slave off the punishment of guilty men invades the consideration of a class of cases in which such dilatory proceed ings are by no means common; it pois- ons the feeling of the people with re- gard to the law in general.
 Therefore it is peculiarly welcome to see a. justice of our highest court point ing a way to make convictions more summary and certain, and to render dilatOry appeals in criminal cases less frequent. Justice Brewer wants no ap- peals in criminal cases at all. If it be an evil to abolish them, it is surely a greater evil to see the peoples respect for the courts swept away.
 He proposes that to cases of outrage shall be given a special and summary course in the courts. with no appeal l, is enough to say, with regard to this that it is vastly better that courts shal exercise instant and irrevocable justice than that mobs shall attempt to exer- else it.
 We want all the traditional safe guards to remain around the accused man. if it is possible to retain them But in this country these safeguards have become excessive. to our fearful cost. And the present greatest work of the American people is to deliver themselves from this lynching curse which threatens them with destruction New York Mail and Express.