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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-31
FATHERS DEATH
SOON AFTER SON S
Durham Courier Arrived in
Wake too Late.
c. B. Lilies, of Durham, and B. Lilies, of Wake
Dead--- Durham 10 Build Three
WarehouS S.
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Durham, N c., March 3O.-At an early
hour yesterday morning Mr.. o. B. lilies
died at his home in this city after a
long illness. Soon after his death a
messenger was started to Wake county
to inform his father Mr.. Burbun Lilies,
who lived at Hickory Grove, and when
the messenger arrived he found him dead
also. The father died only a short while
before the son, and on account of ms
living out some seventeen miles from
Raleigh, the news of his death had not
been received here when the son died
Both fathr and son were laid to rest
this afternoon-the father at the old
burying ground in Wake and the son in
the city cemetery here.
The elder of the two men was 79 years
of age and had three children at the time
of his death one of them dying here. Two
of his children are sons and the other
daughter. The son was about forty-nve
years of age and left O wife and several
children. The funeral was conducted
from his home this afternoon by Rev.
C. j. D. Parker, pastor of the Second
Baptist church,
The business men OF Durham are MAX
ing great effort to push the Durham
tobacco market far ahead of anything
il has ever been. The Chamber of Com
merce has started a move for the erec-
ton of three warehouses for the sale of
leaf tobacco The sites and buildings will
cost about $40,0 900. A committee has been
taking subscription for stock and has
about $4,000 subscribed. 1t is thought
that the necessary stock will be sub
scribed soon and that the warehouses
will be ready for the opening of next
season.
Tobacco companies are also making
arrangement for storage of more leaf to-
bacco here IN future than in the past.
Three large storage houses are in course
of construction. One of these houses
will be more than 10Ox400 feet. 1t is
stated that the three houses, with the
tobacco will add about S9000 600 to the
taxable valuation of property here. With
the completion of these houses and 9TH
ers that are to be erected within the
near future the company will be able to
handle more tobacco than ever before.
For this reason Durham will naturally
be a better market for the company, as
purchasing the weed here will save
freights 1t is along this line that the
movement for the new tobacco ware
houses were started.
A few minutes after midnight Saturday
night there was a marriage in West
Durham. The contracting parties were
Wiley Garden and Miss Fugenia Jones.
They we're married by Justice of the
Peace J. T. Inscore. 1t was not run
away affair.
Mr. N. Underwood a well known con-
tractor, has gone to Ohio to attend the
funeral of his father-in-law, Mr.. Isaac
Ward. On account OF sickness in the
family Mrs. Underwood could not attend
the funeral Of her father.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-31
WILD CLOUD BURST
Fights, Business, Base Ball
and Booze Interest in
Greensboro

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Greensboro, N. c., March 30.-Saturday
afternoon, near Walnut Cove, while Mr.
Andy White was crossing mountain
stream, and saw to his CONSERVATION a
furniture, he happened to look up the
stream, and said, to his CONSERVATION a
rushing mighty wave or wall OF water
coming down upon him. Instantly he
and the driver jumped from the wagon
and plunged for the shore, which they
reached just as the food struck the slow
er moving wagon and team. One of the
horses, had taken the alarm by some
instructive natural presence of danger.
and had broken out of the gear and
struggled to the shore in time to es-
cape, but the other horse, wagon and
furniture were swept down in the tor
rent and had not been found late yes
terday afternoon. There was q cloud
burst in the vicinity which suddenly sent
the waters raging down the stream from
the mountain side.
A fair Illustration of the success Of
many other retail business firms here is
had from the record Of Harry Belk Bros,
who came here four years ago, employ
ing four clerks. They now have twenty
five, and need more.
The Virginia Carolina baseball league
has not materialzed after all Kemp p
Battle, manager of the Danvlle team
who arrived here from Roanoke Satur-
day night, says that the question of rails
ing the guarantee fund for Roanoke is
yet undecided. but that a committee is
at work for that purpose, and will not
be able to report definitely until the last
of this week.
The visiting teams of Brown and Caro-
lima Universities and the rooters here
Saturday and Saturday night were con-
spicuous examples of sobriety and order.
Some of the local sports, however, cele-
brated too much, and eight of them had
an interview with the mayor this after
noon
Negroes fight with all kinds of weapons
and sexes. Saturday night Nancy Gallo
way and George Kivett INDUCED in
lively affray in the latter's clothes clean
ing establishment. Nancy gave George a
rousing wh2ck on the back Of his head
with an axe, while George retaliated with
a red-hot pressing iron, placing a brand
on her right cheek that will last her
for life.
Rev. >. NJ. RANKIN was yesterday In
stalled as pastor of Springwood Presby-
terian church eight miles east of here
Mr.. Rankin arrived last week from Ken
tucky to take charge Of Alemance ard
Srringwood churches.
In spite of the downpour Of rain yes
terdav q large congregation attended the
Friends church. to hear Rev Mr.. Ed
wards, Just arrived from Indiana preach
his first sermon.
A telegram Just received by Mrs. Car
rirgtor, who is visiting her mother here
Mrs Lucy Case, announced tho death Of
Mrs Lucy Case. announced the sudden
death of her husband, Mr.. Matt Caring
ton an insurance man at Pocahontas. Va
Mrs. Darlington was able to take the
noon train for Roanoke.
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Husband Shot by Man He
Supposed a Rival.
ATTACKED BY HUSBAND
He Forces Inc Man Out Into The Hall FoIowe d
by His Screaming Wife, There Dob
son Draws His Revolver
and Fires.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, March 30-Filled with
being entertained by his wife this after
noon, William ], Peppler, of East 11Sth
street, threw the visitor out into the
hall, fought him from the third floor to
the front door of the apartment house
in which he lived, with the wife scream
ing and weeping at their heels, and was
then shot dead by the man whom he
thought had wronged him.
This man was William Earl Dobson,
a cashier in a stock brokers' office He
fled and the police have sent out a general
alarm for him. Peppler was about twen-
ty-six years old and clerk. He had
not been married long
A policeman, summoned by the cries
of the other tenants of the house who
were alarmed by the shooting. rushed
into the building and in the hall stumbled
over the dead body of Peppler, on which
his wife was lying unconscious. Pep
pier had been shot in the side, the bull
let passing clear through the body
After being revived, Mrs. Peppler said
that she and Dobson were together when
her husband returned Unexpectedly
from work and a fight followed, result
ing in Dobson being thrown out Of the
room and pursued down stairs by her
husband. In the lower hall the men
clinched again and Dobson fired one
shot. After that the woman remmebered
nothing, for she tainted.
Dobson is said 70 be a married man
with wife apd~,t so Children living
somewhere in North Carolina.
Dobson. until recently, was an expert
accountant in the office of the Southern
Railway Company in Washington, d. c.
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DEVELOPMENT ON
THE Angler ROAD
Four New Stations Have Just
Been Opened.
Construction Of The Great Cotton Mil at Duke
Southern Terminus of the Road, Pro-
crossing Rapidly.
Especial to News and Observor.)


Apex, N. c., March 30.-Great develop
ment is in progress along the line of the
Cape Fear and Northern Railway, where
four new stations have just been opened
and the construction of the new cotton
mill at Duke, the southern terminus of
the road, is rapidly progressing. The sta
tions OF Barclaysville, Coats, burlington
and the new town Of Duke are already
doing a large business. The road now
covers thirty-six miles, through the heart
of some of the territory in North Caro-
lima.
President and General Manager John
c. Angler has just returned from a busi-
ness trip to Portsmouth, Va. His road
delivers at Apex q great volume of busl-
ness to the Seaboard Air Line. Mail ard
freight trains make close connection
with all Seaboard trains al Apex and the
passenger service has recently been
greatly improved Connection is now
made on Sundays with train No Al, leav-
ing Raleigh at 4 o'clock making it possi-
bic TO reach Holly Springs and Fuquay
on Sundays.
This road has gradually found its way
to a rich section. The bed is well laid
and the general condition of the road is
excellent.
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Marshall Delaney Haywood nominated
| Thomas Badger.
| Mr.. Arendell moved that the vote be
| by roll-call
Mr.. Thompson proposed that each can
didate have spokesman, who should
call out the number of votes for his dele
cation as a whole
This did not meet popular approval
and Mr. Thompson withdrew it,
Then amid death like silence the
roll-call began.
Secretary Wombe began with the
Stronach delegates.
"Armistead Jones'" he called
| Armistead Jones, a leading Stronach
supporter, arose and said:
''Mr. Chairman" said he In the in
terest of harmony and the Democratic
party, I take pleasure in casting my
vote for A. NJ. Powell" wild applause
for several seconds)
Then the voting went on. Stronach
man after Stronach man. as his name
was called said: "a NJ. Powell"
A few insisted upon voting for Stronach,
but they We're only two or three.
The cheering became wild and tumul
tuors. Mon stood up and waved their
yelled. 1t was a remarkable scene. Chair
man Smith broke his table in rapping
for order.
The Powell delegates Of course voted
for their own man Then the Wynne
delegates were called. and one by one
they said "Wynne." The two Badger men
voted for their candidate.
The chairman announced the result
9t
Stronach and Badger 2, | therefore de-
clare A. NJ Powell to be the nominee
of this convention for mayor of Raleigh.
At S:25 Chairman Russ of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of the city,
asked Mr. Ed Chambers Smith to pre-
side. and Mr. Edgar Wombe of the
Raleigh Times. to act as secretary.
Mr.. Smith, in a briof speech. said
that in the proceedings Of tho convention,
he hoped the delegates would be guided
by sense Of justice and fairness. He
then declared the convention in order and
called for the credentials of the dele
gates.
J. c, Ellington moved that the names
of tho delegates. as chosen hv the can
didates he read. and that those he con-
sidcred as credentials:
Then r. p Arendel said he had some
resolutions to offer touching the con
testing deleCations
Chairman Smith ruled that the conven-
tion was rot in order until the credentials
were handed in.
The motion seconded by p. c. Beck
with, and was put and carried
Mr. Russ then read the list of dele
gates as they had been handed him by
the candidates.
When the names anpaintcd ny Mr., Pow
I'll for tho second division of the Third
Ward were read out. voice said: II
object"
After ali the names had been read, Mr.
Continued on Fifth Page)
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GRAVE APPREHENSION FELT Fol
FISHERMEN AT NEW BERN.

New Bern, n. c., March pa severe
wind and rain storm struck this city last
night and has been raging all day. The
Neuse and Trent rivers to-day presented
scenes almost equal to the Atlantic OH a
rough day, being white from shore to
shore. In some portions of the city
streets are impossible, and down on
Union Point people have to be taken
from their houses in boats, the tide
covering the first floor of their homes.
Grave apprehension is felt for the fish
ermen who left the city yesterday noon,
as it is thought they were struck by
the gale when they were miles from land
All prospects for a successful and early
truck season are doomed. as the wind has
blown the peas fiat to the earth. 1t Is
said by a prominent trucker that the
damage done to crops in Craven county
will amount to $4,000. A little snow fell
early in the morning Reports from La
Grange, about forty miles from this city
says snow was falling fast at 300 o'clock
this morning.
A good deal of damage was done to
small craft around the city, as they broke
loose from their moorings and dashed
to pieces and sunk.
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Heavy Damage at Washington.
Especial to News and observer)

Especial TO News ana ObserVer.l
Washington. n. c., March 30.-Wash-
ington's water front was flooded Sunday
night and to-day. The rise of water in
Pamlico river has been the most pheno-
menal since the inundation of 1887. Be
tween FIVE and six feet of water banked
in front of the Atlantic and the loss oc-
casoned to water front business interests
is between fifteen and twenty thousand
dollars. The railroad trcstle of the
Washington and Plymouth bridge was
destroyed and the county bridges dam
aged badly. 1t is reported that the long
bridge at Greenville was swept away.
For week a binding rain has filled the
upper waters. causing a freshet which
added to the ocean water flooded the
city wharves. At HatteTas the wind
blew a gale and several incoming boats
reported that sailing vessels were scud-
ding coast wise under bare poles.
A southwest wind is gradually increas-
ing in velocity, bringing up more water
with every indication of further inunda-
tions which will entail great loss.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-31
BAD STORM SUNDAY
Grave Apprehension Felt for
Fishermen Along the
Coast.
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Norfolk, Va, March "a wild storm
has ragged all day along the Virginia and
North Carolina coast. Tonight H.
Roads. in front of Old Point, is filled
with storm bound vessels, and every ship
that can possibly make port is running
for it under reefe<. sails Dozens OF
them have passed Old Point to-day seek
ing an anchorage in Hampton Roads
The tramp steamships passing the capes
also ran in for shelter, and they, as we'll
as the smaller craft, are in danger OF
dragging their anchors. No collisions
have been reported
The usual heavy Sunday passenger
travel between Norfolk and Old Point
was on to-day, but the passengers were
slung from one side of the steamer to
the other. Some of them sustained
bruises more or less severe. The storm
is now abating and it is believed that the
shipping is all safe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-31
ALEX. N. POWELL
THE NEXT MAYOR
StrOnach's Delegates Cast
Their Votes for Him.
A STORMY CONVENTION
First the Stronach Men Tr d for Committee
on Credentials, hen for a New Pr
mary, and Finally Voted for
AN. Pow,p.

A. M. POWELL will be mayor of Raj
eigh again for the next two years.
The convention last night after a brief
but very stormy session gave him tho
majority of it's votes.
At first the Stronach delegation held
out for the point that Mr.. Powell had
had no right, under the rules OF the pri
mary, to change any of his delegates af-
ter precinct meetings, and they strove
for the appointment Of a committee on
credentials to settle the question of pro-
tests from the delegates first named.
In this they were defeated
Then they tried to get through a reso-
lution calling for another primary to set
tie the whole matter.
In this, too, they were voted down. at
least IN so far as mayor was concerned.
So it was now or never. And 1t was
now.
Then the real business OF the conven-
tion began
Graham Haywood placed in nomina-
tion J. Stanne Wynne.
w E. Faison nominated A. M. Powell.
f. B. Arendell named Frank Stronach.
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LOSS OF LIFE AND SHIPS
Reports Forom Wilmington, New Bern, Kinston,
Greensboro and Other Places Tell of The
Wild Work Wrought by Cloud
and Gale--- Eastern Caro-
lima Appears as One
Vast Lake.

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Wilmington, N. c., March 3O.-The
northeast storm predicted by the weather
bureau reached its greatest intensity
along this coast between 1 and o'clock
this morning, accompanied and followed
by a deluge of rain which, with high
tides, inundated much of the lowlands
throughout this section. The water
came above the street level along the
city docks and Eagles Island, across the
ever, without damage except to the turn
pike of the Brunswick Bridge and Ferry
Company which crosses it.
Further up in the lowlands between
Northeast and Cape Fear rivers, the
waters of the two streams met across
the tracks of the Atlantic and Yadkin
Railroad and undermined the ties for a
distance of about one hundred yards.
An outgoing local freight train at $50
this morning ran into the washout and
four cars were derailed after the engine
had passed over safely. No one was in
j1red and the track will be cleared by
morning.
The Fayetteville passenger train was
sent around by Chadbourn and Elrod.
In the city the damage was OF no conse-
quence. The wind reached a maximum
velocity of As miles
The damage to shipping along the coast
must have been heavy and reports are
already coming in. The schooner Jno.
II. Buttrick, Capt. c. w Sprague, which
sailed from Wilmington Saturday morn
ing for New York, with a cargo of some
thing over 500 900 feet OF lumber, con-
signed by The Cape Fear Lumber Com
2any, of this city, went ashore on Frying
Pan Shoals during the night and was
pounded literally to pieces, causing a
total loss. r. H. Sprague, % years old.
of fremont, Maine, brother of the Cap
tain and first mate of the vessel, was
washed overheard at a. H., and
drowned The captain and crew of
seven including the captains wife and
SON. were rescued at $50 this morning
by the Wilmington tug Alexander Jones
and were brought to Wilmington this
evening. Mrs. Sprague is suffering from
nervous prostration
Late this afternoon the revenue cutter
Tuscarora towed into Southport the
Standard oil barge Conemaugh, bound
from Philadelphia to Port Arthur. Tex.
She was in tow of the tank steamship
Winifred but broke loose is miles east
of Frying Pan during the storm, went
adrift and was picked up by the cutter.
The Winifred is believed to have gone
ashore but nothing had been heard from
her tonight.
'The gale on the outside was fearful
- ,ba craw of tho Inflated schooner
Buttrick say the wind must have reached
n velocity of ninety miles an hour.
The schooner Estelle from New YORK
and the Norwegian bargue Broderfolket
from Mossel Bay arrived this evening
hut have not yet reported The New
York steamer due to leave Saturday d'd
not clear until four o'clock this after
noon.
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Wild Day Off the Virginia Coast.


Newport News, Va, March Coon
siderable damage was wrought by wind
and wave during the storm, which has
ragged in the past twenty four hours.
The great storm which the Weather
Bureau predicted Saturday night would
sweep over the eastern coast, eliminated
this morning in a violent gale. The tide
reached a danger point within two feet
of the level of the floors of the piers
and threatened to bring great disaster
to property along the water front.
To venture out into the raging seas
was equivalent to attempting suicide,
and many sea-faring men stayed on
shore last night rather than risk their
lives on the waves.
The two masted schooner William Is.
Hall. bound from up the James River, to
Norfolk with $4,000 brick. sank at her
anchorage off pier 10. about o'clock
this morning and will probably be a
total loss.
The captain and crew of two men put
off from the boat in an open skiff from
where she was going down and attempted
to reach shore. The men, who we're all
negroes. fought frantically against the
raging elements to no avail, and they
were finally compelled to give up the
fight All hope lost. they sank exhaust
ed into the bottom of the boat The
men were compelled to remain exposed
TO the storm until six O'Clock this morn
ing. when they 'Tere rescued by the
chesapeake and Ohio tug Alice. They
were almost frozen when picked up
The dead body of Captain William Col
lier, of the oyster pungy w. II. Smith
which capsized in Chesapeake Bay Jan
uary 80. was cast up by the sea al
Ocean View to-day
The body of a negro. probably a victim
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A HUGE TREE LAY ACAOsss
THE TRACE, BLOCKING Way.
The seaboard Fast Mail Narrowly Escapes Be-
ing WreckedA Telephone Message
Probably Saved the Train.
Especial to the News and Observer)

Especial to the News and Observer)
Franklinton, N. c., March 30.-The
Seaboard fast mail narrowly escaped
being wrecked two miles south of here
this morning. The mail was three hours
late and efforts were being made to make
up some of the lost time. 1t was neces-
sary to flag the train here, as a telephone
message from Youngsville told of a huge
tree, two feet in diameter, having fallen
directly across the S. A. L. tracks just
around a c5surve, where the mail is
usually travelling over thirty miles an
hour
The train slowly proceeded to the
scene and the crew had to cut the tree
away This caused an additional but
unavoidable delay. Quite a number of
other large trees were felled by the
storm.
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TIE WHITE WINGS SUNK.
In Collision With the Old Dominion Steamer
Princess Anne.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, March 3o.-The schooner
White Wings owned by her master,
Captain John Taylor, of New Point,
Mathews county. Virginia, was in col
lision with the Old Dominion steamer
Princess Anne at SIS o'clock Saturday
evening. and the White Wings was sunk.
Captain Taylor and an employe, who were
on the schooner, took to their skin and
came ashore in safety. The White Wings
was at the time of the accident. on her
way to Norfolk with a cargo of phos-
phate The accident occurred just off
Atlantic City Flats Norfolk harbor.
The Princess Anne was bound out for
New York.
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A. C. l.. CONDUCTOR KILLED.
Struck by the Norfolk and Western Cannon
Bal" at Ulopton
BY the Associated Press.)

Richmond, Va, March 9O.-Conductor
Thomas j. Wood, of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway, was killed on the tracks
at Clopton, Chesterfield county, shortly
before noon today
He was standing, it is said, almost
between the rails when the Norfolk and
Western cannon ball" from Norfolk to
Richmond. came in sight. He could not
clear the tracks before he was struck and
thrown to one side corpse. Mr.. Wood
leaves wife and two children, The
family lived in Manchester. He was
about 50 years old and had been in the
employ of the Atlantic Coast Line many
years A day or two ago he received
notice that he would be promoted from
the position of conductor to the position
of assistant yard master April 1st.
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EXCHANGE TO BE MADE TODAY.
The Notifications of the Reciprocity Treaty
With Cuba

Washington, March 30.-Ratifcation q
the Cuban reciprocity treaty will be ex-
changed at the State Department to-
morrow morning To-day Senor Quesada,
the Cuban minister, called upon Secre-
tary Hay and officially notified him OF
the ratification of the treaty by the
Cuban Senate as reported in the news
dispatches. AS there is only one copy
fthe treaty in Washington. the other
being enroute from Havana, the exchange
of ratifications will be constructive
rather than actual Secretary Hay accept
ing as sufficient the assurance that tho
Cuban copy has been dispatched to Wash
ington
No date has been set for the assemb
ling of Congress to take action on the
treaty.