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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-04
WILLIAM l.. DoRSETT DEAD.
The We'll Known HoteIist Passes From
Life at Spencer

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Spencer, n. c., Dec. 3.-Mr Will
liam L. Dorsett, one of the most
prominent and highly esteemed citi-
zens of this place, died last night
after d lingering illness of several
weeks from that dreaded disease
typhoid fever. The remains, accom-
panied by the parents, brothers and
number of friends of the deceased,
were carried to Siler City, Chatham
county, for interment today, that be-
ing the old home of the family and
where the parents yet reside.
Mr.. Dorset formerly resided in
Raleigh where he was engaged in the
hotel business having been connected
with the Marlborough mouse, and later
with Hotel Dorset. While a resident
of Raleigh Mr.. Dorsett was married
to Miss Alma e. Ellis, who mourns
her loss. About two years ago he re-
moved to Spencer and become asso-
ciated with his brothers, Messrs. j. ID.
and 5. T. Dorsett. in the management
Of the Spencer Mercantile Company,
until about two monthsl ago when
he accepted a travelling position with
the Etchison Hat Company. of Rich
mond, Va. Soon after starting on his
first trip he was brought home from
Georgia very i'll and never recovered
Mr.. Dorset was one of the best cit-
zens of Spencer, and the whole COM
munity is touched by his unexpected
death. The deceased, who was only
about &c years of age, was an es-
teemed member of the Woodmen of
the World and a leading member of
the Baptist church at this place.
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read with heavy hearts. not atogeth-
er on their own account. but more
on account of the wives and little ones
at home. Some of the work to be
assigned is hard. and many hardships
must be endured in serving it, but the
faithful Methodist preachers will not
falter or fail. And no man is Drawer
than the true woman who loves her
husbands work. He will face moth
ing more bravely than she. and in her
he finds at all times his greatest hu-
man encouragement and help. And in
many instances the next twelve
months will be his happiest in the
Masters work so far. and "a good
year" Will be the refrain from many OF
these pastors next year.
Details of the Fourth Day.
The fourth days session of the North
Carolina Conference was called to
order this morning at 9:45. by Bishop
w A. Gambler, who requested Rev.
G. A. Oglesby to lead the devotional
exercises.
Bishop Gambler announced the APP
pointment of the following committee
on Divorce Laws Rev. DR.. E. A.
Yates, w. II. Moore and Ex-Governor
Thomas j. Jarvis.
The announcement of the arrival of
the following lay delegates was made:
Millard Mial, of Raleigh, and w. NJ,
Hinton, of Elizabeth City
In answer to Question 10, what
travelling preachers are elected eld-
ers?' Joseph f. Holding, submitted
his yearly report, and having passed
the examination Of character and the
required course of study, was duly
elected to elders orders.
The Bishop announced the follow
ing transfers in answer to Question
No. s #. A. Skies and A. r. Surratt,
of the Western North Carolina Con
ference.
The call OF Question 20 was re-
sumed. and the preachers on the Raj
eigh and Durham Districts reported
as follows:
Rev. II. Il. Bunpa>s. Edenton Street
church Raleigh: "Fitty-hve acces-
sions, q on profession of faith. All
collections and pastors salary paid in
full. and altogether prosperous
year,
u. \. bishop, Central Church. Raj
eigh: Not very satisfactory year.
but some work done Collections not
in full
n. L. Seabolt, Brooklyn church,
Raleigh: Three good revivals dur
ing the wear. Good Sunday schools,
general Improvement Oh the charge:
$40 raised on a debt of $500 on Il
church. Salary and collections paid
in full
G. Il. starting, Cary: Good revi-
walls. Fifty professions, 40 additions
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Answers to Question 20
Make Hearts Glow.
MONDAY THE LAST DAY
1t is Believed That the Conference Can
Complete Its Labors Then and
That the Appointments Will
be Read Out Monday
Night.

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Henderson. n. c.. Dec. 3.-Confer-
ence is moving along smoothly and
quietly and so far there has been NO
animated discussion of any kind
There may be more discussion and
more excitement. though when the
boards and committees submit their
reports, which will no doubt occur on
Monday.
The conference is expected to ad-
journ on Monday afternoon or night
and the reading of the appointments
which is by far the most interesting
feature of the conference. is looked
forward to anXiously by both preach
ers and people.
So far no Leaks" from the cabinet
have been reported and no news"
is available save that from the "kitch-
en- cabinet" and lust how far that Is
true will be revealed at the final ses-
sion.
No doubt many preachers will leave
the church after the appointments are
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UNIVERSAL TOBACCO COMPANY
Preliminary steps Taken in Court of
Chauncey Towards its Dissolution.
(Rv the Associated Press.

Trenton, II. T., Dec. S.-Prelininary
steps were taken in the Court of Chan
Gerry today towards the formal disco
luton of the Universal Tobacco Com
pany as a distinct corporation. This
company was recently merged into the
American Tobacco Company. An or
der granted by Vice-Chancellor Car
rison fixing Jersey City, December
10Th. as the place ana time where a
hearing on the application for the
dlssolving OF the companies charter
VIII be had,
The order fer a dissolution will in
clude o provision for the payment Of
the companies proved debts Which
amount to $4e9,4Se.52.
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The Government Estimate.
(Bv the Associated Press.l


Washington Dec 3.-Preliminary
returns to the chief of the Bureau of
Statistics, Department of Agriculture.
show total production of cotton in
the United States in the year 1904
1906, of 1852, 900 bales. Round
bales have been included in this es-
innate and reduced to their equiva-
lent in square bales, The estimate
does not include linters. The esti-
mated production by states will be
made public December 9Th at l / a. IN.
In the preparation and issuance of
the cotton report Secretary Wilson
gave a demonstration of the precau-
tons taken to avoid advance infor-
nation leaking out. Representatives
Burgess, of Texas, and Randell, of
Louisiana, were invited by the Secre-
tary to witness the preparation of the
estimate The party was locked in
the private office of the statistician
and the reports from all the cotton
districts were taken into the room.
The doors were locked from the out
side, and the Secretary then gave or
ders for the opening of the report.
The estimate of the crop for the year
1904-1905 was then prepared and sent
out before any person in the room
was permitted TO leave or communi-
cate with any person from the out
side. I'm this manner the cotton es-
Inmates are invariably made" said
Secretary Wilson, and all human in
genuity is used to prevent leakage Of
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THE CASE A MISTRIAL.
Hardness Versus the Forest City Tele-
phone Company-Other Ruth
erfOrdtOn News.
Especial to News and observer.)

(Specla1 to News ana observer
Rutherfordton. y. c., Dec. s.
Judge Walter Fl. Neal has adjourned
the two weeks term of criminal and
civil court here, and many recruits
have been sent to the county roads.
The civil docket is full of cases which
the court could moot reach at this
term. The case of Harton VS. Forest
City Telephone Company resulted in
d mistrial. The facts in this case are:
Mr.. II. H. Harton. a good citizen of
this county, was driving along the
Forest City road one Sunday with his
daughter en- route to church when
suddenly he ran against telephone
poll which was propped, causing the
poll to fall on his daughter and in
flicting such injuries that she died
contested case.
acting as editor of the Rutherfordton
has made many friends for the Sun
while here, and is very popular with
our people.
Our people are very much pleased
over the fact that Rev. j. d. Arnold
was sent back here for another year
Rev. l.. G. Vass, erturned mission
AIRY from Africa. delivered a magnifi-
cent address in the Presbyterian
church here Thursday night to the
pleasure of all present
The home of the Blue Ridge Club
an Organization for young men, is one
of the most interesting places of
amusement of the town.
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Loads aD North Daily Fapeps amid Gpeun50m

Salary paid in full. Collections in
advance of former years.
g. w. Fisher: ELEVEN members
added to the church roll. Collections
in full Salary paid and over"
N. f.. Coltrane: This is Smith
fields first year as an independent
charge, and 80 members have been
received, IA on profession of faith.
Net gain of g. Salary paid and over
and collections paid in full. Parson-
age debt paid, and building furnished
new in part. Everything in good
condition, and pleasant years
work.
j. o. Guthrie: Thirty-nine acces-
sions. Net gain of SIS. One church
built at cost of $2,100; $50 raised
for parsonage. Salary paid in fill.
Collections about as last year"
X. III. Whitaker: Collections near
ly in full. Net gain in membership
20. Salary nearly paid in full
j. H. Shore: Fine year. Seven
teen accessions, with net gain of IA.
Salary paid in full with increase. Cot.
lections all met. Two Woman's Mis-
Societies, which raised $500
during the year, and $1,000 contri-
buted to the orphanage on the
l.. S. Massey: mine accessions,
pastors salary paid in full. Collec-
lions $S6-more than paid last year.
One good working Woman's Mission
airy Society"
A. L. OImond: ga very good year.
Good reviyals. Eighteen accession
with net gain of 5. Salary paid IN
full. Collections rs 60 80 per cent
paid. Five Sunday schools. The
charge supporting one orphan. The
work in good condition"
T.. Nj. Shamburger: mo special
revival service, but the revival spirit
during the year Fifteen
All financial claims paid
in full: $500 raised for all purposes.
One Woman's Mission Society. Our
people are growing in grace"
w. II. Pucl<ett: "Seventy-five pro
LESSONS. IS accessions and net in
crease of 81. Salary and collections
all paid in full and $1,000 raised for
new church"
Church Organ and OrpIlanage.
Rev. DIR. II. n. Ivey, Editor of the
Raleigh Christian Advocate, read re-
port of the years work of the con-
ference organ, showing gratifying in
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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OUT, BREW OF HE'LL
AsheviIIe Refuses to Ii
cense Further the Five
DistiIIerys There.
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AsheviIle. n. c.. Dec. 3.-The Board
of Aldermen in executive session last
night gave the distilleries of this city
Knockout blow when it declined Go
Ie-license the five establishments,
both large and small. to continue bus
mess after January list, 1905. Unless
the order Cf the board is reseinded,
and it is not probable that it will be,
the distilleries will cease to operate
here with the ushering in of the new
year.
The action of the board was a sur
prise to the distillers and their
friends, but those who have watched
the trend of affairs for the past sew
eral months and VINO have had the
car of the city administration expect
ed such an event to occur. 1t is said
that the boards determined stand is
due to the fact that the distlleries-
all but one or two, at any rate--have
been indicted for violating the law and
the members of the board do not pro-
pose to countenance such business.
The action Of the board has been
the subject of much discussion on the
streets and the distillers are nom
plussed. One distiller declared that he
could not believe the board would ad-
here to its policy of last nigt and said
that such policy, if carried out,
would mean severe loss to the men
who have invested their money in the
business.
Another Interesting phase Of the
question is the declared purpose OF
the distillers and their friends to re-
taliate against the Gdministratio next
spring and work for prohibition.
The county authorities are heartily
n ia nf ri1 81
tilleries. and it is said that had the
city granted the license the County
CommiN toner's would have refused to
do Sc.
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ELKs MEMORIAL DAY.
\ Couple Who Wanted to We'd Told
to Wait Awhile--To Wait But
Not for the Justice.
(speciM TO News AID observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Goldsboro, n. c., Dee. 3.-To-mor-
row Sunday is Memorial Day of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, and vii lbe appropriately OBJ
served by the lodoe of this city in the
Messenger Opera House at $50 o'clock
in the afterra The public is in
Vited.
Rabbi f. ~ Calish. of Richmond,
Va, one of the most eloquent of Eng
fish speaking orators. will deliver the
memorial address.
Mr. E. ID. Oliver, of Baltimore, a
noted baritone so.oist, will sing.
Wayne county Superior Court adj
journed this afternoon after weeks
sitting.
young couple came TO this city
yesterday afternoon and at once went
to the office of the register of deeds
and applied for marriage license.
but tn register knowing the young
lady's people and thinking the girl was
not of age refused to grant the re-
quest He told them to wait awhile.
and left the office to call up the girls
parents, and when he returned the
young people had disa" reared.
They are both popular young people
and why they took this means Of mar
riage we do not know.
MIR. w G. Pearce. of Chicago, viii
address all the Sunday schools of the
city al the First Baptist church Mon
day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. and at
Ills o'clock at night.
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Rev. Mr.. Turner was assigned by the
conference
Rev. DR.. L. w. Crawford. TO the re-
greet of everybody here. will move his
family to Reidsville next week. He
| VIII be pastor of the Methodist church
there. DIR. Crawford. as pastor of
West Market st. Methodist Church.
Editor of the Christian Advocate. and
for the past four years pastor OF
|Spring Garden st. Church. has resided
in Greensboro for fourteen years and
will be greatly missed here. He has
cause to be proud of his record. He
built Spring Garden church edifice
land in years leaves valuable
church property and $50 working
members.
There was considerable interest and
some CONSERVATION here this morning
upon receipt of the governments esti-
mate of the cotton crop. But few
seemed to think it would go beyond
the twelve million mark. The local
bears are openly rejoicing. One prom
inent cotton manufacturer states that
he expects to buy cotton yet for z
cents.
A game old bull who holds now
about 500 bales in actual cotton. in
stead of being disconnected. was in
clined to buy futures on to-day's
prices, but was advised that he could
buy still lower in a few days. He
declares that cotton will yet sell for
II cents.
Messrs. Stedman & Cooke attorneys
here, have brought suit against the
railroad for j. c. Mabry for $4,000
damages. Mr.. Mabry was a car in
spector for the Southern Railway on
the yards here, and while under q
car. in September. an engine backed
cars against the one under which he
was working, knocking him over and
so badly crushing his foot it had to
be amputated just above the Nnkle.
Plaintiff claims that the engineer
paid no attention to the warning flag.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-04

IDENTIFY repaired and painted. Forty
miles South of the Shantung prom
ontory the officers of the Binh-Thuan
sighted the Japanese battleship Asah-
ismilarly rehabiiated She was
steaming North. The repair work of
the Japanese fleet has been progress
ing with great secrecy since August.
The torpedo boat and torpedo boat
destroyer hotilla is reported TO have
been maintained in good shape. The
boats are mostly at the Japanese
naval base and at Port Dalny.
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"Yor MAY DIG ANYWHERE AND
You'll Turn up a., Moonshiner i'm
Guiiford--Cotton Bears Make
Merry
tSpecial 10 Newsc and ohserrer !

49, ~ ANNNoC anu observer
Greensboro Y. G.. Dec 3-C,ol w
II. Chapman, Internal Revenue Agent
for this district says that for the
month of November there were Is IL
licit distilleries CAPTURED and DESTROYED
by government officers There has
been unusual activity among the
moonshiners, or more vigilance on the
part of officers, for the number cap
tured is the largest months total
made in several years.
Rev. Harold Turner and family have
arrived here from Winston and have
moved into the parsonage of Spring
Garden st. Methodist Church, to which
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-04
Epuorth League.

The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Epworth League of Eden
ton street Methodist church will be
held Monday night at half-past seven
o clock. 1t is important to have full
attendance as officers for the ensuing
year are to be elected. Friends Of
the league are invited to attend.
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Armistice Between Com
batants at PortArthur.
THE WARSHIPS MOVE
Japanese Preparedness to Meet the
Russian Second Pacific Squadron
Shown by Report of the
Officers of the French
Steamer Benh- Than.
six HOURS
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Toxic. Dec. 3.-The first armistice
between the combatants at Port Ar
thur was declared on December, for
the purpose of burying the dead. 1t
lasted for a period of six hours.
The Port Arthur beseigers report
that yesterday bearers of flags of truce
in the direction of the left wing ar
ranged for a partial armistice to eX-
tend from ten o'clock in the morning
to four in the afternoon for the re-
moval of the dead and wounded.
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Hemenway Has CIea: Field.
(By the Assoclated Press

7
Washington. Dec. 2.-Representa-
tive James A. Hemenway. of Indiana
Chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations telegraphed Speaker
Cannon today that all the candidates
for Senator Fairbanks seat in Indiana
had withdrawn leaving him O1emen-
way) a clear field in the Republican
caucus.
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To Meet the Pacific Squadron.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Chefoo, Dec. 3.-Japanese prepared
ness for an encounter with the Rus
sian Second Pacific Squadron was evil
denced by the officers of the French
steamer Binh-Thuan which left Japan
November 80 and arrived here to-day.
Near Sasebo they saw the Japanese
battleship Mikasa unsecured and evil
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Shall Spend 100000
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Handsome Pillow for Most popular
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At the bazaar at Rosenthal hall 70.
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Any one winning the pillow VIII be
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The Elks' pillow contest will be CON
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The Bazaar

Iii all its beauty is open to the gaze Of
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Mrs. Ludwig Ilfeld's booth-sGrari.
mothers booths a triumph II
architecture-a typital log cabin
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The dainty, airy booth representing
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achievement Of Miss Lucy Rosentnai
Miss Bazinsky, Miss Cellars, and MISS
Alexander.
Mesdames Stern, Holman ano
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Mrs. Chas. Danziger, presiding owe
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Are You BoWling?

Dilt's alley offers Al q prize to the
luckiest bowler, a first class sewing
machine. The machine Is shown IN
the window Of Rosenthal Furniture
company. 1t will be awarded Feb. rs