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Got It Good.

Downward Stocks-Did yer hear about
Tired Tatters gettin' an automobile?
Psrkbench Pope-No. How did Tatters
ever get an automobile?
HE didn't dodge quick enough an got
It IN de eck"-Judge
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Overdid tt.

Hewson-That man Scalper has a natural
bent toward speculation.
Hume-Yes. and the last time he bent too
far and went broke.-Town Topics.
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All Aboard for Boston q. a. II. N.
tional Encampment,

tional Encampment,
Aug. 1920 via the Nickel Plate Road, Tickets
on sale Aug. 10th, 18th and 18th, '04. Liberal
return limit. Stop off at Niagara Falls and
Chautauqua Lake A special g. A. r. train
wiiEleave Chicago 500 a. m. Aug. 18th. For
rates, reservations in sleeping cars, etc. call
on local agent or address J. Y. Callahan,
General Agent LII Adams ST., Chicago, Ill.
The individual sense Of honor which leads
to duels is not particularly falser than the
national sense OF honor which leads to wars.
Puck
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BRIEF KANSAS ITEMS.


Desirable Land to Homestead.
The belief that all OF the desirable
homestead land in Kansas has been
AIKEN up by settlers is dissipated by
report from the receiver of the land
,flce at Dodge City. The report is to
he effect that at the end of the fiscal
rear. June 80, 1904, the Dodge City
and office finds that it has yet more
han 100000 acres of government
homestead land. This land is subject
% settlement under the usual condi-
ions, the homesteader becoming the
absolute owner of 160 acres upon COM
oletion of five years Of residence up
IN the tract.
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Squeezing Process Begins.
The Standard Oil company is accused
Of squeezing" Kansas producers. Be-
sides decreasing the price of crude oil
more than 40 cents barrel within
the past three months it is now wag-
ing a relentless war upon the Webster
independent refinery at Humboldt, its
only competitor in the Kansas field.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-07-29
Decrease of Nine Pensioners.

OccTcaoe OF nine fcnS1OnefS
The rolls for the Topeka pension
agency show a decrease Of just nine
pensioners over the previous year. ac-
cording to the annual report just is
sued by Pension Agent Metcaf. The
number Of pensioners on the roll at
the present time Is lis $50 against 49,
500 last year. The amount paid out by
the Topeka agency for the year aggre-
gated SIC. ,221.72. This is the larg-
est agency in the United States and is
run with fewer employees than any
other in proportion to the work done.
Truancy Law and ParochfaI Schools.
The auth critics of Osborne county
have asked whether the truancy law
applies to parochial schools and If a
truancy officer can go into such q
school to determine whether it COM
plies with the state law. The attor-
ney general holds that where pa
rochial school teaches about all tina
branches taught In the public schools
that it will be considered a regular
school for truancy purposes.
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lor So 700 payable in 80 days. While X. S.
Finch was ready to hold himself out to
the world as the owner of ~ shares for
which he had paid only a promise and
signed his name to note secured by the
same shares.
Ill this time during the twenty-second
and twenty-third of February work had
been going ahead on the Finch complaint
for the Federal court. The number of
shares had been left blank and q docu-
inent was ready to be signed as com
plant against a railroad company by q
rsn who had never had an interest in it.
Work was kept up on this till after mid
Right in Col. Hinsdale's Office on the night
,ot February %. 1t was signed by Finch.
and on the train after one o'clock Messrs.
HiEsdalc, Finch and McBee went to Nor
iolk Judge Purnell, of Raleigh. who was
there, was called on and after consultation
with Judge Waddell. also of tho Federal
court, signed the order for a receiver.
though he was not certain he had Tho
rlght, the order being signed without no.
tice to the State or other parties CON
ccrned. Then the PARTY came back 20 Raj
eigh and the next day Judge Purnell
c7me, opened court here and signed tho
order anew, putting the A. ana N. C. r. r.
II receivers hands. and that reeeivn, =
man who up to the afternoon OF Feb
.uary 23 had in Governor Aycocks hands
proposition to lease the roal These
re simply some of the leading incidonfs
IL hearing that as it derelapad fairly
rocked with telling dark lantern r,othods
The court having been called 10 orda,
and the State having announced it's reodi.
ness Tor trial. w. W. Clark. Of counsel
sor McBee, asked for postponcmcnt fo,,
ton DAYS as counsel had not o.ns,,ltod
Attorney General Gilmer. Mr.. TiIiet9 and
Nh. Munroe argued against nos;nonc.
merit saying the gravity Of the case was
such that it ought to be heard at once
and that no legal reason for ,lelav~ had
been shown.
Judge Clark announced that he would
allow counsel till 7:s0 at night ~ con.
lsult, as modern facilities, telesraphs and
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railroads would enable them to be ready.
Then W. w. Clark announced TO the
court that the defendant desired to waive
examination and admit probable cause
within legal qualifications. Judge Clark
stated that the court could only bind
ever on the truth of the affidavit being
shown or admitted, and inquired if the
defense were ready to admit the truth
OF the charges. This the counsel for
the defense declined to do and then there
was argument on this new phase, the de-
Tense contending that as it had waived
an examination the only thing to be done
was to bind McBee over, while the State
ccntendcd that it had the right to pro
ceed with the examination of witnesses
ana that it only asked that the defend
ant be bound over if probable cause was
shown. The State held that it was man
datory on the presiding justice 20 exam
inc the witnesses.
After this argument Judge Clark ad-
journed the sitting till one O'Clock so a
stenographer might be secured as he said
that he wished to have in writing what
he had to say in the case before him.
THE HEARING STARTS.
The court reconvened at one o'clock and
Judge Clark asked ii the court was cor
rect in that it understood that the de-
fendant admitted probable cause to bind
ever TO defraud the State. The defend
ants counsel said only within legal quail
ication so as to waive the examination
The Judge Clark informed the State that
it could put on witnesses.
At this the defense agreed to admit
probable cause without reservation. be-
ing evidently very anxious to keep from
an examination. ut Judge Clark held that
as the State insisted on the examination
it was mandatory on as required by the
Code, to examine the witnesses, have them
sign their testimony reduced to writing
and send this on to the court. cne fea-
turo of this requirement being so be
cause of witnesses now present being alb
sent then OF dying before the trial
The first witness put on by tie State
was Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith, OF Raleigh
He was asked by the Attorney General
who conducted the examinations:
DO you now own any stock III the A.
and n. c. Railroad?"
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A. Il don't think do
@. did you on the first of February,
1902"
A. Il did"
G. How many shares?'
a. 'Forty-seveD.
O. what disposition have You made
OF your shares since the first OF Feb
rualy?"
A. Il sold them to x. S. Finch.
o. .IIave you in your possession n pa
per of writing of any kind concerning this
sale to Fmch?'
A. i have
Then Mr. Smith was asked TO produce
this. lie did so aud it was examined by
the attorneys and the court. The paper
w3s note for $4,700. dated February
2srd 1904. and read Ninety days after
cate | promise to pay to E. G. Smith or
order S4. 700. Forty seven shares ct a. and
n G Railroad stock being deposited as
&C lateral for this note. The number oil
tho certificate OF shares was given as l3,-
2gf and the note was signed by X S
rincb and was witnessed by Miss Marie
sfupkel. This being read tho examina-
ti0n was resumed.
q "Will YOU please state who was pres.
erf at the exchange OF the notc?'
Miss Marie Stunkel, Miss Emma
st,.nikel Mr.. McBee and Mr.. Finch
Beinr asked to tell of any conversation
= tho tune Mr.. Smith said he did not
and ,yrotc the note and delivered il TO
Inn. Inn He signed it and returned it to
ne ne and | gave him the certificate of stock
wr;cb he delivered back to me as collat-
e,ai A. that time McBee remarked that
-, pioneer in High Prices l hal
ssked d 800 share for the stock"
= ..na you know the market value OF
and 4 6. stock on the 25rd OF Feb
ruary?" haa now ,o
Of any selling above 70, sont afa7o a, put 70.
gay CO. CO. quoting now at $50 Q share
,bs 8 Pa psrpss s''i es5ssssos 9s e. ssss @ !.
a. MOI i - any kind of what they were
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Or Has it Joined the VIad-
ivostock Squadron?
TOXIC THIN KS 1T GONE
1t is Believed Possible that Makaroff
by a Sudden Dash Has EIuded
the Vigilance Of the lara
nese and Gained the
Northern Port.
(By the Associated Press.)

Toxic, March 15.-It is strongly believ-
ed here that the Russian fleet abandoned
Port Arthur after the fourth attack was
made upon it by the Japanese feet and
is endeavoring to reach VIadivostock.
Confirmation of this movement is not OBJ
tainable from any reliable source, but re-
cent scouting in the vicinity of Port Ar
thur has failed to reveal the presence of
any Russian warships. 1t seems logical
enough that the Russians should attempt
a dash for Vladivostock, where it is pos
sible to dock larger ships, effect "a juno
tion with their armored cruiser squadron
and secure a base for operations while
possessin gadequate land defenses. The
hopefulness of continuing at Port Arthur
is manifest, while dash for V!adivos-
took might succeed, contrary to the opin-
ion previously expressed Vice Admiral
Togo is unwilling to run the risk of di-
viding his battleship squadron and con-
tinues to operate the six battleships to-
gether. If the Russians should make an
attempt to reach Vladivostock it is believ-
ed they will try dash through the Ko-
rean straits rather than enter the Japan
sea through the Sugaru Straits.
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DARK CONSPIRACY
LAIDBARE tn COURT
Evidence of McBee and Finch Outrage Conclusive
and Overwhelming -McBee Bound Over to
COurt-FinCh Out Of State.

summoned from New York. reaching here
on Monday. February 22nd. He owned
no shares in the A. and n. C. Railroad
and some were essential to filing q com
plant.
Then on Tuesday, February 29rd, Nc
Bee calls to see Ed. Chambers Smith,
Esq, to get an option on some shares.
Mr.. Smith had AZ and was not inclined to
sell. Finally McBee named 100 cents on
the dollar and Mr.. Smith agreed to take
a note for ninety days for the shares and
to hold these as collateral. Shortly after
Finch came in McBee's footsteps and a
most remarkable financial transaction
took place.
MIR. Smith wrote out a note for 81, 700,
dated February 23rd, and X. S. Finch.
Of New York, whom McBee said was sol
vent. Then Mr.. Smith, the transfer on
his shares being made in blank, handed
tho shares to Finch. who at once gave
them back as collateral. Thus Mr.. Smith
held his shares as before and also a note
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gong to do and did not know Ill I saw
it in the paper
c. when did Finch or McBee approach
you in reference to the purchase Of your
shares?''
In reply to this and other questions as
to the time Mr. Smith said it was on
tho afternoon of Tuesday, February %,
about ? or o'clock that McBee first
called to see about the purchase and that
the note was executed by Finch about 4
o'clock That McBee first came, and
asked if he would sell "He asked what
l would take. l told him I did not know
what it was worth, that it might sell
Cor more if there was a lease. He asked
mc if / would take $100 a share. l said
would and he said he would take it
for -"
Q. For whom?"
=. ''T1e did not say for whom"
O. How long afterwards before Finch
clme?"
A In about an hour and a half after
ward McBee proposed to purchase.
don't recall any conversation we had.
simply wrote the note, he signed and
the stock was delivered and returned as
coliateFal did this as McBee wanted
full delivery"
G. You have now in your possession
the AZ shares?"
a. II have"
Q. Have you ever been paid any
thing?"
A. Nothing at all"
Q. Did McBee state to you at the time
he first saw you who would be bound
on the obligation?"
A. mo. He said the man who wanted
the stock was solvent"
Q. 'Did you ask who this was?'
A Il did not
Mr. Smith further, said he had not seen
Nc Bee and Finch together at at any time
before the execution of the note, nor had
McPee told him whom the purchaser was
till the second visit, when he indicated
Finch as the man.
@. Did you make any endorsement of
transfer to X. S. Finch on the stock?''
A. Il did. l made the endorsement in
blank. I did this so if I got it back it
would not have to be re-transferred to
mo-
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MORE ARRESTS TO FOLLOW?
Talk that Parties May be Arrested for
Prosecuting McBee.

The revenue officers and Republican
politicians who haven't been so happy
over anything in a long time as over Nc
Bee and Finch's conspiracy, were talking
last night about future arrests growing
out of the arrest of McBee. One of them
gave out this mares nest:'
Look out for more arrests. Every law
yer who appeared against McBee, the
Governor, the Attorney General, and 9th
ers may be next bound over to court for
obstructing the process of the Federal
Courts orders McBee is in charge of the
A. and N. C. r. R. by direction of Fed
eral Court Judge. His arrest was an in
suit to the Federal Court and you need
not be surprised if some of the men re-
sponsibIe for it are shortly arrested and
punished Men who are doing what the
court has ordered are entitled to the
courts protection. and those who hinder
them are subject to punishment Look
out!'
And that story was rolled as a sweet
morsel under the tongues of the revenuers
and other Republicans last night.
And the Gobbins will get YOU If
YOU don't watch out" Such stuff as that
is TO boost up Republican hope that party
capital can be made out of the receiver
ship affair The arrest of McBee IS upon
charges of wrong doing before he was ap-
pointed receiver and for nothing he has
done since his appointment.
But don't tell that TO a doodle this
morning, for his chief Joy is in expecting
TO see the Chief Justice and the Governor
arrested and put in Jail by Federal
Judge. When he finds that it cannot be
done the doodle viii go off and once more
"cuss" the Democrats for disfranchising
the negro and stopping corn liquor stills
in out of the way places.
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lions were allowed and General Cilmcr
n referring to his being an attorney for
Finch and McBae asked:
Q. For what purpose?"
Then Col. Hinsdale said he would ex.
plain his connection: Il received a tele-
phone message from Capt. Day or Satur.
day, September 20, to come to MS house
tc consult on an important matter.
told him ! would come after supper and
then l went around. ] found Capt. Nc
Bee with Capt Day. They expiqincd the
matter to me. Both talked They said
McPee had filed two bids foe The A. and
n. c. lease with Governor Aycock, and
Chat McBee was representing responsible
pacties whose names he did not disclose
and I do not know them now He rep
resented that hs wished 10 lease the a.
ant. N. G. Railroad an: did not see how
it could be d)ne upder existing cIicum-
staI ces and that for the paiT0Se Of Cf-
fecting a lease. We consulted about this
lease and he wanted a bill in equity Gl, d
fer the purpose of bringing II about The
pulrose for which ! was employed by
him was primarily to have the A. ami
n C. leased. 70 cff4ct a lease to some
body He, McBee, thought it could be
leased with good results to the State and
private stockholders His purpose was
not to depreciate the roa6, but till a
lease to have it run in the best condition.
think he told me of his propositions to
the Governor.
q. did he tell you he ha6 an intcrcs.
in the stock?''
A. "He did not tell me he owned stock
n the road or that he represented any
cne having stock. He named no one or
gave me no name and I did not know
the party till we met to arrange to file
the bill The impression on my mind was
tl,at the party had stock.
c What converse tion produced the
impression that the party re,erred by
''McBe2 had stock?'
A. 81 am unable to say. / gathered
l. from an assumption that the party rep
re serted had stock. knew no one could
bring suit except a sto ckholder. The
n1me of X. S. Finch was mentioned as
tho one who would briST the suit. and it
was stated that he would come to Raj
eigh for a day
O. Where does he reside?"
A. 'In New York He regularly resides
there. I've been at his home there and
ne told me he lived there eleven CT
twlve months"
@ do you know what is his bust
ness?"
A 'He is an agent of some kind for
tae Forest Wireless Telegraphy Com
pary."
@. WAS there anything said about the
fact that whoever brought the suit would
have to own stock in the road?"
A. "Assurcdly So"
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IT'S WAR TO THE Hit.
Five Hundred Out Of Six Hundred Bell
Subscribers to Support New System.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial TO News and Observer)
Greensboro, N c., March 15.-At
largely attended meeting of subscribers
to the Bell Telephone tonight the execu-
tive committee reported that it had been
unable to obtain satisfactory action from
the company in calling off the raise Of
rates recently announced to go in effect
April first and recommended the estab
lishment of an Independent system. Sew
eral thousand dollars of stock was sub
scribed and committee appointed 10
obtain charter from the city council.
Pledges to support the new company Were
taken from five hundred present subscri-
bcrs OF the Bell Company out Of total
of six hundred for five years patronage
of the new system.
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Sale of 10000 Acres.
tRy the Associated Press }

Lake City, Fla, March ia land sale
vinolving $240,0 was concluded today.
the land in question consisting of 10000
acres in Taylor county. They were sold
by j. F. Williams to J. S. Belts & Com
pany, Of Ashburn, Ga, for six dollars per
acre. The entire amount was paid in cash.
Belts & Company are among the lead
ing lumber manufacturing companies in
the South, having already large tracts Of
land in Georgia and two mills in that
State that cut 100000 feet of lumber per
day
They will, in the near future, put large
saw mill on the land they have just pur-
chased.
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THE QUESTION ANSWERED.
A Dispatch From Port Arthur Shows
Makaroff Still There.

Port Arthur. March 15.-vice- Admiral
Makaroff today visited the torpedo boat
destroycrs which participated in the fight
with the japanese on March 10th and
warmly thanked the officers and crew for
their splendid behavior. The Admiral dis
tributed decorations.
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Q. Why did you anticipate the con
tiugcncy of getting it back?"
A. Il did not anticipate the contin-
geacy. | simply did it out Of caution as
| usually do
MI. Smith said he did not think he
knew Finch before the transaction, though
his face was familiar. That he had made
no inquiries as to his solvency ana only
heard from McI3ee that he was solvent.
Sale Mr.. Smith, Il had the note and the
Istcck / had at first and knew / could
not be hurt"
Q. Was there anything said at this
time about a lease of the A. and N. {. %
\. Il don't recall any" In continuing
Mr. Smith said that McBee had not talked
to him OF lease at the time, but at an
other time afterward he said he had a
proposition with the Governor for q
lease. yet it was not at the tine of the
execution of the note.
Being asked as who suggested the pay
ment Of the note in 80 days he said Me
Zee had, and that he had no means OF
knowing that Finch would meet It at ma
tulity except what McBee said as to hs
being solvent. that he had the note for
81 700 and the stock and could not be
hurt
The defense declined 10 make any cx-
animation OF Mr.. Smith. General GiImer
offered in evidence certified copy OF
the Finch complaint filed by K S. Finch
in behalf Of himself and all other stock
hc ldcrs OF the A. and n. c. Railroad In
the Federal court on February 2Srd, 1904.
COL. HTNSDALE TE6TIFIES.
Col J. w Hinsdale OF Raleigh, g coun-
sci for Finch and McBee. was next put
on by tho State. He was asked his con-
nection with the suit referring to the sale
of shares Of stock of the A. ard N. e. for
the purrose Of fling q bill in equity In
the United states Court that receiver
might be appointed for the a. and n: Z.
Railway Company.
w. w Clark. Of defendant counsel, OBJ
jecscd He asked Col. Hinsda,e il at this
tine he was not an attorney for Finch
and Col. Hinsdale said he was The ques-
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JAMES H. TlLLMAN MAY RUN.
He Who Killed Gonzales is Candi-
date for Congress.
(Bv the Associated Press. D

Augusta, aG, March 15.-Ex-Lieutenant
Governor James H. Tillman, recently ac-
quilted of murder for the killing Of Edi-
tor N.,G. Gonzales, of Columbia, S. c.,
announces his candidacy for Congress in
an Interview in the Augusta Chronicle
in the morning. He will stand for the
seat vacated by the death of Colonel c.
w. Croft. The dead Congressman was at
one time the law partner of Tillman and
his leading counsel in the murder trial.
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. . New Rules for Lumber inspection.
(BY thel Associated Press.)

Jacksonville, Fla, March 15.-The Geor-
gia Interstate Saw Mill Convention, com
posed Of mills men from Georgia, Florida
and Alabama. met here today adopted new
rules. for the inspection of lumber that
will go into effect OH the 1st of July. The
only other business consisted Of the ap-
pointment of number of committees.
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A Brief Battle Sunday.
(By the Associated Press

Tien Tsin, March IA foreigner just
arrived from Port Arthur reports that a
short engagement took place between the
Russian and Japanese fleets ON Sunday last,
the Russian protected cruiser Diana. re-
ceiying some injuries About twenty or
thirty shells were exchanged.
The Imperial Chinese Railway Com
pany is considering the withdrawal of its
station force and all of its movable prop
erty from New Chwang.
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Transfer OF Turkish Cruiser.
(By tho Asaociated Press.l }

by INC Ass0Clatcd Pfess.J
Newport News, Va, March 15.-The for
nal transfer of the cruiser Medjida, built
by the Cramps, to the Turkish govern
mcnt was made this afternoon when the
Turkish flag was raised on the warship.
The Medjida sailed for the Dardanelles'
tonight by way Of ST. Thomas.
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Some Great Secret Move by Japan.
(By the Associated Press.)

Nby IHt NsSOCIdIeU GresS,D
Seoul, March 15.-The Japanese author
tiles have ordered the newspaper ocrIe-
spondents at Ping Yang and Aniu to re-
turn. They also refuse to honor the per-
mits formerly given for correspondents
to accompany troops to the front and are
holding them at Seoul This action is re-
garded as significant.