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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11
Under the Dome.

The question of the proper control
of the liquor traffic is prominent now be-
fore the General Assembly. Along this
line Representative Ed S. Abel, of John
ston, has introduced a bill entitled "An
Act to prohibit the manufacture of whis-
key, and to regulate the sale of spiritu-
GUS liquors in Johnston county. This
reads as follows:
''The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima, do enact:
Section l. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
manufacture whiskey from grain, or
malt or any other substance in the coun-
ty of Johnston. That no license from
the United States Government shall be
construed as permitting the establish
ment of a whiskey distillery in said coun-
ty. Any person violating this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not
less than thirty days nor more than
one year, and during such Imprisonment
may be sentenced to work upon the pub
lie roads. And the distillery apparatus
and all liquors made shall be forfeited
to the general school fund of said county.
Sec. 2. That all persons found at a
whiskey distillery in said county shall
be prima facie guilty Of the violation Of
this act, and upon conviction shall be
subject to the penalties of section one.
Sec. 3. That no witness shall be per-
mitted to refuse to answer any question
upon the trial of any bill of indictment
for the violation of this act, upon the
ground that the answer to said question
would tend to criminate him on her. but
the witness will be required to state all
the facts within his or her knowledge;
but it shall not be legal for said wit
ness to be indicted for any offence COM
mitted by him or her prior to his or her
examination, and which offence was dis
closed by said examination.
Sec. 4. That it shall be unlawful for
the commissioners of Johnston county to
grant license to retail spirituous liquors
outside of incorporated towns in said
county.
Sec. That nothing in this act shall
be construed so as to prevent the man
ufacture of brandy from fruits and grapes.
Sec. 6. That this act shall be in force
and effect from and after the 1st day OF
June. 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11

Congressman J. NJ. Gudgep, Jre of
Asheville, returned home last night. He
informed the News and Observer re-
porter that he would file his answer to
Moody's contest notice some time this
week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11

Ex-state Senator of Orange County.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11

A colored employe of the A. and A.
Railroad by the name of Ralph Wooley
was killed by the train at Biscoe Tues.
day-Troy Examiner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
CHARLES \, ELLIOTT IS
BADLY KURT IN CHICAGO
Suffers Fractured Leg and
Crushed Ankle in Ac-
Cident.
THROWN FROM "A CAR

Charles N. Elliott. former city clerk and
chairman Of the Marion county Republican
central committee. lies in st. Luke's Hos
pital, Chicago, suffering a severe fracture
of one of his legs and a crushed ankle as
the result of being thrown from the rear
of street car Thursday night
His condition. although serious, is not
critical. There is slight probability, how
ever, that the injuries will leave him per-
manently disabled. Attending physicians
say that Mr. Elliott will not be able to leave
the hospital for four months
Elliott went to Chicago several days ago.
He was the guest of Fred Campbell well
known to Indianapolis politicians, who is
clerk of the United States Circuit Court
in Chicago.
Thursday night Mr. Campbell and Elliott
boarded "a car in front of Campbens hotel,
the Lexington, several miles from down.
town. The car had proceeded several
squares when the motorman stopped for a
passenger. Campbell was sitting down in
side the car. but Elliott was standing on
the platform with three other passengers
The motorman started the car at full speed
without warning the passengers. The three
men on the rear platform were thrown vio-
lently to the pavement.
Eliott's leg was badly fractured and his
ankle crushed Mr.. Campbell had him taken
at once TO st. Luke's Hospital Yesterday
the patient resting easily.
The word of the accident reached the city
yesterday. Last night great regret was
heard about the Columbia Club of which
Elliott is member
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
MANSLAUGHTER IN
NAME OF ATHLETICS
Washington School Board Will
Take Notice of Brutality in
Football.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE annual re-
port of the Board of Education for the
District Of Columbia, submitted to-day.
contains the following in regard to football:
'"The board has had its attention directed
to a growing strenuousness and careless
ness in inficting injury in the football
games between the schools. While highly
appreciating the value of all reasonable
athletic sports. the board will aim to
sharply check all tendencies toward rowdy-
ism and savagery which characterize the
play of many of the prominent institutions
of the country The statistics Of the game
for the year show startling list OF players
killed and the serious manning of many
more. No self-respecting school organize
ton should tolerate such manslaughter in
the name of athletics and the board Will
not fail to take notice of brutality in play.
and, ii need be, it will stop 1t to prohibit
the game in the schools"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY
At THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Mrs. Rachel Ann Beall Found
Dead with Six Bullet Wounds
in the Body.
THREE ARRESTS MADE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-With six bull
let wounds in various parts of her body,
almost any one of which would have caused
death, Mrs. Rachel Ann Beall, seventy-one
years old, was found dead in her home
here to-day. Many mysterious features
surround the case. The police have two
men and a woman under arrest on sus-
picion of knowing something about the
crime. All of them are members of the
dead womans family, and evidences point
TO long-standing family dispute as the
motive for the crime. Those in custody
are Andrew Weedcn, the husband of Mrs.
Beal's stepdaughter and Charles Oelrich
and his wife Jessie, son-in-law and daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Oelrich admits discovering the body
but, il is said. did not report to the police
for at least three hours. There were evil
dences that an attempt had been made to
clean up the pool of blood on the kitchen
floor where Mrs. Beall had fallen. Mrs.
Oelrich admits doing this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
CRUMPACKER WILL
URGE AN INVESTIGATION
Wants the House to Determine
Status of the Title to the
Isle of Pines.
INDIANIANS INTERESTED
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE House COM
mittee on judiciary will not take up the
Crumpacker resolution relating TO the Isle
of Pines until after the holidays. Repre-
sentative Crumpacker will appear before
the committee to urge that an investigation
be made to determine whether title to the
land is in Cuba or the United States. Mr..
Crumpacker offered the resolution last
Tuesday and made a vigorous speech in
support of it. He thinks inquiry should
be made to determine whether the Isle of
Pines is properly within the meaning or
the Constitution. The Senate is now con-
sidering a treaty ceding TO Cuba sover-
eighty over the Isle of Pines. Judge Crum-
packer believes the House should go on
record in the case of the Isle of Pines in
order that it may not be embarrassed by a
question of this character in the future.
He is of opinion the island should go to
Cuba. but believes the facts should go on
record showing that the House acquiesces
intelligently in the negotiations of the
treaty-making power ip disposing of the
island in order that no wrong precedent
might be established and the rights Of the
House jeopardized. Many Americans, in
Guiding several Indianians, are interested
in the matter, having purchased lands In
the island
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
NO CHANGE PROBABLE
IN NAME OF CHURCH
Members of the Protestant Epis-
copal Denomination Seemingly
Satisfied as 1t Stands.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec 1-No change
will be made in the name OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the immediate future,
according TO statistics In regard TO the vote
on change of name collected by the Living
Church. an Episcopal order of this city, as
follows: The vote which favored a change
at once-Bishops. p: clergy. 904: laity. 64,-
$50. The vote against any change was
Bishops. 81; clergy. 3S4; laity, 1926 The
vote which favored an ultimate change, but
did not desire 1t at this time. was II bish-
ops SOC clergy and 923. 3i2 laymen. The
largest vote did not pass at all on the ques-
ton of change. but considered 1t unwise
TO act on the question at this time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
SANTO DOMINGO MUST
NOT TRY TO REPUDIATE
Minister Powell Says All Former
Obligations Must Be Faith
fully Fulfilled.

SAN DOMINGO, Dec. Hunted States
Minister Powell has been officially informed
that the provisional government is not dis
posed to accept as final the settlements of
American claims made with the late gov
ernment of President Wos Gil. Minister
Powell has replied that the government of
the United States considers the cases of the
San Domingo Company, the rights OF the
Clyde Steamship Company under it's con-
cessions, and the claims of j. Sala & Co.
as having been finally settled, and that dis
cussion of these claims will not be reopened-
The minister has also informed the provi-
sional government that his government ex-
poets a full compliance with all the agree
ments entered into by the United States
government with the former governments
OF General Wos Gil and General Vasquez.
and that his government will not recognize
the provisional government until 1t ac-
knowledges all the agreements made with
preceding administrations The British,
French, German and Belgian ministers have
refused to recognize the provisional govern
ment, and will not give 1T formal recogni-
tion urtil similar action is taken by the
United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
STUDENTS OBJECTED TO
PICTURE OF PRESIDENT
This Was the Principal Reason for
the Assault and Outrage on
Sullivan County Teacher.
PUPILS ALL DEMOCRATS
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Dec. ia representa-
tive of the Journal to-day visited the homes
of the scholars Of Miss Erline Sinclair, the
teacher of district No. 13, in Cass town.
ship. who was ducked in the icy waters Of
pond near her school last Tuesday by a
sextet of belligerent pupils, and from the
facts elected to-day it is evident that the
outrage was partly engendered by mar
row-minded partisanship.
Miss Sinclair's school was composed en-
tirely of the children of Democratic par
ents A few days ago Miss Sinclair hung
a combination picture of President Roose-
Welt, Mrs. Roosevelt and the executive
mansion on the wall of the school. The
picture had been up but a snort time when
it was torn down and destroyed. and for
this offense Miss Sinclair expelled Pearl
Parks, aged seventeen, and suspended Ina
Deckard. twelve years old. and Essie Good
man, sixteen years old. In retaliation for
this and the teachers refusal to state the
form of her Christmas treat, the outrage
was committed.
Those against whom charges have been
preferred say the whole school was i'm
plicated in the attack on Miss Sinclair. To-
day Deputy Sheriff Mills arrested the foi,
lowing scholars on charges of riot and
assault and battery: Pearl Parks, seven
teen years old: katherine Parks. fourteen,
Jessie Mcclellan. fifteen; Gertie Mcclellan.
Deckard, seventeen. They gave bond to
appear for trial at the January term of
court. The parents of the children con-
denim the children for their rashness, but
criticise the teacher harshly for placing the
Presidents picture in the schoolroom.
Miss Sinclair says she will resume teach
ing next Monday. and notice TO that effect
has been placed on the school door. but
to-day she is confined 10 her bed by sick
ness. probably induced by the exposure to
which she was subjected last Tuesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
DRUGGED, ROBBED AND IS
LED into A SALOON TO DIE
Charles Duvall, Real-E.state Man,
Victim of Foul
Play.
WHO IS THE. STRANGER

Charles G. Duvall. the real-estate member
Of the law firm of Morgan & Morgan, with
Offices in the Lombard building, was
drugged last evening by some unknown
man, evidently for the purpose of robbery,
and was taken into Lux Brothers saloon,
on West Market street where he was left
TO die. Early last evening a tall, dark-com-
plexioned stranger, half carrying the semi
conscious form of Mr.. Duvall, entered the
saloon and asked permission TO allow Du-
vail to remain there until he could call for
him.
The saloon men did not pay much atten-
ton to the pair and supposing Duval to
be under the influence of liquor arranged
place on leather covered couch for
the unconscious man and laid him down
to await the return of his friend.
The incident was forgotten and when the
proprietor of the saloon was closing his
place of business at IL o'clock last night he
found the unconscious form of Duvall still
lying on the couch.
He attempted to awaken the man, but
was unable to do so, and, becoming
alarmed, he called for DR.. Jones, of the
City Dispensary. DR.. Jones on his arrival
detected at once the traces of poisoning and
ne speedily administered antidotes in hopes
of saving the life of the unconscious man.
Duvall's identity was learned through pa
pers found in his pockets and his wife
was notified. From IL o'clock last night
until o'clock this morning DR.. Jones
worked with the man. vanly attempting
to bring him back to consciousness, but
the case was most stubborn.
The City Dispensary ambulance was
called and at o'clock this morning Duvall
was removed TO his home at 1907 Hoyt ave-
nue. and DIR. Knox was called in attendance.
AT an early hour this morning the man
was still unconscious and grave fears for
his life were expressed.
Duvau was known a man of excellent
| habits and never drank or dissipated to any
| extent. His business affairs are said to
have been in the best of condition and the
suicide theory is not thought of.
1t was known that he had in his possession
| yesterday considerable sum of money
! but when he was found in the saloon he
had only few dollars In his pockets The
police are investigating, but they have been
unable to locate the tall, dark stranger
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
NORDICA SEEKS A DIVORCE
FROM TENOR welded HERE
Couple Was Married at the Dio-
cesan Residence in This
City.
SUIT FILED IN NEW YORK

Nine. Lillian Nordica, as she Is so well
known the world over in the realm of
music, but Mrs. Zoltain Dome in private
life. the wife of young Hungarian tenor.
filed suit for divorce yesterday in New
York
Nine. Nordica, as will be remembered by
many, was married very suddenly in this
city during a May festival at which she
was the star attraction.
Mr.. Dome. who had shortly before arrived
from Europe, came to Indianapolis on Sum
day night. May "a. and it was Immediately
decided upon the meeting of the two that
they should be married on Tuesday even
ing.
The wedding rings were purchased at
Herron's jewelry store, but as the Rev. DR..
Christensen, to whom they had been rec
commended, was out of the city, the we'd
ding was postponed until such time he
should return. Wednesday brought several
very intimate friends and relatives to the
city and it was on that day that Nine.
Nordica Informed Mr.. Dome before Jour-
nal reporter that May might be an unlucky
month for the wedding. and. as June was
the all-favorite month for brides, she sug-
gested that 1t might be well to postpone
the wedding until later.
This the bridegroom objected to, and TO
settle the matter they decided to abandon
all previous plans and get married the next
evening. Thursday evening came, and at 3
o'clock Nine. Nordica and Mr.. Dome, ac-
companied by William Armstrong, of Chi
cago, a personal friend of the beautiful
woman, entered a carriage at the Denison
Hotel and instructed the driver to take
, them to Bishop Whites residence, at No.
242 North Pennsylvania street.
1t happened that the bishop was out when
the party arrived. but they had waited long
enough. and as the Rev. Graham happened
to be there he performed the ceremony,
which was very short. The bride was
dressed very plainly in a handsome white
of American Beauty roses
The vast amount of jewelry which she is
known to possess was discarded, with the
exception of a string of pearls around her
neck. After the wedding a dinner was
served to a few of her friends at the Den
ison Hotel, and Thursday the newly mar
ried couple left for New York, intending to
leave this country on the first ship that
sailed for France.
Madame Nordica's career has been one
| of unusual interest. She came to Boston
| and became a shop girl when quite young
| under the name of Lillian Nortan, OF
| Maine. A patron of the shop heard her
| singing softly to herself, and, recognizing
| the quality Of her voice, arranged for her
| to take music lessons, and later sent her to
Europe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
QUEER CONFESSION OF
A MUCH-MARRIED NAN
Admits Committing Bigamy to
Avoid Prosecution for Desertion
Woman Also a Bigamist.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Dec. u.-Before Judge Nc
Even to-day John X. Beebe admitted that
he was bigamist, asserting that Julia
Heine was not his wife and therefore he
could not be guilty of having abandoned
her. With the same breath the witness
said that the woman, too, had committed
bigamy; that she had a husband living.
when she married him in Terre Haute, Ind
This allegation the complainant denied,
saying she had secured a divorce from her
husband at the time she married Beebe.
Beebe formerly lived in Paris Ill., where
he met Julia Heine, waitress in a restau-
rant. They went TO Terre Haute and were
married. Beebe said he joined I'm the cere-
mony with no intention of ever living with
the woman as her husband, and simply
agreed to marry her to satisfy her plead
ings. His object, he said, to save her
from disgrace. as ii had been already ru-
mored among her friends that she had
married Beebe.
After hearing the evidence Judge Nc
Even decided that inasmuch as Julia
Heine was not the legal wife of Beebe he
could not be held guilty of wife abandon
ment. 1t having been shown that he had
not deserted his legal wife. The bigamy
charge is still pending against him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
OUTPOSTS CHANGED.
Canadian Officer Moves His Men
On Arbitrated Boundary.

DAWSON, N. w. T.. Dec 11.-Maj.
Zachary Taylor Wood. who has returned
from Dawson. announces the changes OF
Canadian outposts in accordance with the
outcome OF the commission which arbi-
trated the boundary outposts. Major Wood,
who is commander of the Northwest
mounted police. moved the police post at
Wells, on the Dalton trail, to Pleasant
Camp. 1t is possible that the latter may
ultimately have TO be changed also, but
this will depend on the international sur
vey which will be made next spring.
Major Wood is nephew of General Tay-
lor, former President OF the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
MARRIED BESIDE BIER
OF THE BRIDES MOTHER
Preacher Who Welded the Couple
Also Delivered the Funeral
Grafton.

TOLEDO, O., Dec. 11.-Miss Rettie Giles
and A. c. Norris, Rockford. Ill, were mar
ried to-day beside the bier of the brides
mother at Bowling Green, o. Rev. Frank
Essert performed the daughters wedding
ceremony and then delivered the mothers
funeral Grafton. The mother was killed last
Monday by a stone thrown into the air by
q blast of powder in a sewer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
YALE SUFFERS BY FIRE.
Forestry School and Many Rare
Botanical Specimens Burned.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Dec. 12.-Yale Uni
versity sustained a severe loss early this
morning, when the Forestry School build
ing was gutted by fire. The loss is 100000
on the building, while many fine specimens
of plants and>trees which cannot be re-
placed were destroyed. The fire started,
Ii Is believed, from an overheated furnace
The building was constructed Of stone and
was three stories high.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
Jury Could Not Agree.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE jury
I'm the case of John Dean. charged with en-
bezzlins money from a miners union. was
unable to agree after being out twenty
four hours. The case was brought here
from Warrick county Dean tried to or
ganize khe farm hands of the State into a
union to years ago to fight the trusts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
GULETTE'S OFFER.
Fugitive Cattleman Says He Will
Paw SI,5oo,oOO He Owes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 11.-In a signed
statement addressed to the Kansas City
Star Grant o. Gillett, the former Kansas
cattle king, wired to-day from Fostoria. o.,
regarding his Indebtedness of s1.5O0OO0' as
follows: II have offered my Kansas City
representative, who is one OF my largest
creditors. security which he or a committee
of my creditors is TO hold until my affairs
are settled up. III l am not in any way
molested or harassed my creditors will re-
celve what Is due them az an early date"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
SEVEN MISSING JAPS.
Ordered Deported, They Started
on Long Swim to Shore.

ASTORIA. Ore. Dec 11.-Seven japanese
are missing from the Oriental liner In
dravelli. When the vessel left Portland
she had nineteen japanese on board. eight
cen being deported for Irregularities in
their papers. and one for contagious dis
ease. At Brookfeld the steamship was
compelled to come To anchor and the men
escaped during the night They jumped
into the Icy cold river and started to swim
for shore, ten miles distant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12

PORTSMOUTH, o., Dec u-Rufus
Burcham. charged with the murder OF Ed
ward Test, on Oct. H. was found guilty of
murder In the first degree tonight. The
jury recommended mercy. which carries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
CANNON TO ILLINOIS MEN.

About nifty OF the members OF the dele
CATION which Is here from Chicago called
on Speaker Cannon to-day To pay their re-
spects. Addressing the visitors. Mr.. Can
non expressed the opinion that they would
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-05-21
Parish House Supper.

The supper given at the Parish
House last Saturday evening by ST.
Margalet's Guild was a record
breaker, the attendance being the
largest of any similar occasion ever
held there. The proceeds were
about one hundred dollars, and ex-
penses about twenty dollars, leav-
ing as the net results, eighty dollars.
Mrs. Robert Hawley had the supper
in charge, and it was a success in
every way, the bill of fare being a
most excellent one. The patronage
was so unexpectedly large that the
food supply began to fall short about
seven O clock, and at 1890 they were
obliged to refuse to sell supper
tickets, but still had ice cream and
cake. Mrs. Hawley was very ably
assisted by the Guild and others
Another similar supper is talked o.
in the near future, for the purpose
OF buying dishes and si'verware.