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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
TWO NEAR DEATH
One Shot in Mistake For
a Turkey.
The Other Crushed Under Wheels
One a Prominent White Farmer,
the Other a CoIored
Brakeman.

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Kinston, y. c., Dec. 16.-Mr. John
L. Daugherty prominent farmer of
Sand Hill township. this county, was
shot today by Mr.. w. e. Street, of this
city, in mistake for a wild turkey.
Mr.. Street and Mr.. J. Frank Webb.
both of Kinston, were in a boat on
the river duck hunting, and just after
passing Terrapin Landing the duck
hunters observed two wild turkeys
which Mr.. Daugherty had killed
propped up in a life-like manner as
decOys
Mr.. Daugherty was concealed in q
pit under the river bank. hidden from
the woods but partially exposed 10
the river He had on black coat and
Mr.. Street says he saw only enough of
the man to maize him very sure it was
4 wild turkey he and Mr.. Daugherty
was yelnine. usss =. further deceived
the hunters
When within about twenty five
yards distance Mr.. Street fired, the en-
tire load OF No. 4 shot striking the
unfortunate man in the right shoulder,
neck and head. AS soon as they real
ized their mistake, they went to his aid
and accompanied the wounded man
to his home. Then Mr.. Street at once
hurried back to town for physicians
The physicians think Mr.. Daugherty
will recover.
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Crushed Under Wheels. .
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Kinston, n. c., Dec. 16.-John
Ashley, a cOlored brakeman on the A.
and n. c. freight train, fell under
the wheels of the cars this morning
about II o'clock and was probably
fatally injured.
The right arm was cut off at iae
shoulder and there was also a frac-
ture of the skull at the right temple.
The accident occurred at the stock
pen of the station at McLeWen street
crossing, this city. and was caused by
Ashley, who was hanging on a ladder
of the car being dragged from his
perch by the fence of the stock pen
and thrown under the wheels.
The injured man was taken imYne-
diately to a physician's office ana an
operation performed, but the extent
of the injury is so great little hope is
entertained of his recovery Ashley
was a new man, commencing work
for the company only yesterday, and
very little could be learned from his
fellow Workmen concerning him. He
was apparently about twenty-five
years old. The railroad company,
through their AGENT here and attor-
ney. are having every needful atten-
ton rendered the injured man and
every effort is being made TO save his
life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
Lewis Jones is Charged
with Wife Murder.
CAST INTO A PRISON
The Body Of the Slain Woman Bears
Eloquent Evidences Of the ROrFi-
BILE Manner in Which She
Came to Her
Death.

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Wadesboro, N. c., Dec. 16.-Lewis
Jones' a white man about SO years or
age, was brought to this place to-nighr
and committed to Jail charged with the
most heinous crime-that of murder
ing his own wife.
Jones lives in Lilesville township.
this county, and while not bearing u
name that of the best, there has never
been anything of a serious nature
charged against him before.
The particulars of this case as learn
ed from the coroner and also from
one of the best citizens of Lilesville
township, are about as follows: Jones
had been drinking several days ana
Wednesday badly maltreated his wife;
Thursday morning he reported to q
neighbor living near him that his wife
was dead This created considerable
excitement and an investigation was
demanded The coroner was notified.
and he hastened to the scene. After
examining the witnesses, the jury rem
dered a verdict that the wife of Lewis
Jones came to her death by strangula-
ton and other maltreatment. The
coroner at once arrested Jones and he
is now in Jail.
The parties furnishing this informa-
ton say it is very strong case, as the
marks on the throat of Jones wife In
diCated conclusively that she had been
choked to death, and her body show
ed some very severe bruises where he
had beaten her. :
Jones has made no statement but
he was the most downcast looking man
your correspondent ever saw.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
TO PIN TWO NEW STARS ON
THE BLUE OF OUR BANNER
Bill to Admit Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
Arizona and New Mexico Two States Will
be Reported Favorably
(By the Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 15.-The Senate
Committee on Territories by a vote
Of to 4 today authorized a favor
able report on the Statehood Bill pro-
viding the admission into the Union
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory to
become the State of oklahoma and of
Arizona and New Mexico to become
the State of New Mexico. The bill
is the one originating in the House in
the second session of the 58th Con-
gress ut has been amended material
ly by the Senate committee. The
cIoseness of the vote practically makes
it certain that there will be a minor
ity report. The opponents of the bill
will contest its passage on the floor
of the Senate.
Those who voted today for the bill
We're Senators Beveridge. Dillingham;.
Nelson. Dick, Burnham and Kean all
of whom are Republicans.
Senator Bard Republican, voted
against the bill, together with Sena-
tors Bate and Newlands, Democrats.
The fourth vote against the bill was
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
LAUGH ON POLICE
When Lawson and Greene
Meet They Look For
War, But Bah!
(By the Associated Press )

Boston, Mass. Dec. 16.-Colonel
William G. Greene. of New York, who
this week accused Thomas w. Law
son, of this city, of being responsible
Ior the recent break in copper shares,
came TO Boston to-day and was met at
the Hotel ICuralne by Mr.. Lawson.
The nature OF the statements issued by
both Colonel Greene and Mr.. Lawson,
but particularly by Colonel Greene,
who considered that Mr.. Lawson was
to blame for the raid upon the stock
of the Greene Consolidated Copper
Company, together with the market
Developments of the past few days, ali
mad combined to suggest the possi-
bIlIty OF a clash between the two op,
orators, SO far as became known.
however, nothing of the kind took
place.
A member of a prominent Boston.
brokerage firm, VINO attended the con-
ference issued a statement which he
sald, had been assented to by both
Colonel Greene and MIR. Lawson.
The substantial part of the state
ment was that Colonel Greene had
maintained at the conference that the
recent breaks in the stock market were
due to the public utterances of Mr..
Lawson; that the colonel felt keeniy
the decline in certain stocks in which
he was interested. and that Mr. Law
son had maintained, in answer to Col
onel Greene, that he had done nothing
to bring about any fall in the stocks
in which Colonel Greene was inter-
ested. The statement concluded with
the words:
Each gentleman has perfect un~
derstanding of the others position.
There is nothing further to state of
public interest"
Colonel Greene and Mr.. Lawson
each refused to discuss in any way the
conference, saying that the genera
statement contained all they had to
| express.
Colonel Greene had publicly adver-
tised that he would call upon Mr..
Lawson but Mr.. Lawson anticipated
this by appearing at the Hotel Tour
aine at an early hour. Mr.. Lawson
seemed constrained when they met
but Colonel Greene smiled warmly, ut
tered cordial salutation and extend
ing his hand which Mr.. Lawson seized
invited the Boston operator to his
room. Colonel Greene's manner seem
ed very hapny but Mr.. Lawson was
apparently much reserved. The men
were in conference in Colonel Green 8
room for almost seven hours, all out
siders and all messages of every kind
being excluded
Meantime the police had arrived
and virtually taken possession of the
motel, three officers in citizens clothes
patroliing the corridor upon which
Colonel Greene's rooms were located
! While Chief Inspector Watts and other
detectives remained on guard in the
lobby At the end of the conference
Mr.. Lawson and Colonel Greene both
made a hurried exit fr1m the hotel,
the latter returning at once to New
York.
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that of Senator Patterson, who was
absent but recorded as voting. Sen
ator Clarke, of Arkansas, was absent
also.
The most important changes made
in the House bill are the insertion of
a clause prohibiting traffic in liquor
for period of ten years in that part
of the proposed State of Oklahoma
now known as Indian Territory and
the elimination from the House bill of
all provisions with reference TO sat
frage except the following:
THAT said State shall never enact
any law restricting or abridging the
right of suffrage on account of race,
color. or previous condition of servi-
tude."
AS passed by the House the bill
specifically permitted the proposed
States, if they so desired, to abridge
suffrage on account of sex. The pro-
vision as to sex caused so many pre-
tests from women suffragisys that the
committee struck out the provision or
this subject.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
mo JUSTICE HERE 2
None in State Courts for
Vanderbilt?
AffidaVits Which Caused the Removal
of Cases to the Federal Court.
Application to Have Them
Brought Back.
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Asheville, n. c., Dec. 16.-Applica-
tion will be made before Judge Pritch-
ard during the next few days, by at
torneys for the plaintiffs in four suits
against George w. Vanderbilt to have
the cases remanded to the State courts.
The suits in question were instituted
against Mr.. Vanderbilt, in the Su-
perior court of Buncombe county, but
were ordered reomved to the United
States district court by Judge Pritch-
ard upon afidaVits to the effect that
Mr.. Vanderbilt. owing to local pre-
judice, could not secure justice in Bun
cobe county. The four suits are for
damages aggregating $4,000.
Two of the affidavits, one by Rev.
DR.. r. r. SWope, rector of All Souls
churches and one by j. Hardy Lee,
book-keeper in the Biltmore office,
which played an important part in
the rmoval of the cases from the State
to the Federal court, have been the
subject of considerable comment and
not little criticism on the part of those
who have read the affidavits
III this affidavit DR.. SwOpe says that
Mr. Vanderbilt get justice in Bun
combe county because, owing to his
wealth, there is a feeling that persons
injured or alleged to nave been in
juTed on the BIltmore estate, or while
iii Mr.. Vanderbilt's employe, should
receive large damages. He also says
that he knows that articles printed
in newspapers published in Bunconbe
county and articles published else
where have been greatly prejudicial in
the Bltmore estate" Mr.. ee in his af-
fidayit says that the people of Bun
combe county are prejudiced against
Mr. Vanderbilt, but not SO much
against Mr.. Vanderbilt personally as
against the Biltmore estate, because
in effect Mr.. Vanderbilt has establish
ed a dairy farm, a truck farm, and
other agricultural industries, and is a
live competitor to the farmers of this
county.
When the application is made before
Judge Pritchard to have these cases
remanded to the State courts it is
probable that many affidavits will be
submitted in rebuttal of those of DR..
SWorpe and Mr.. Lee, tending to show
that Mr.. Vanderbilt can get justice in
Buncombe county; that he has been
given justice in Buncombe county ana
that the alleged prejudice against the
owner of Biltmore house is a myth and
doesn't exist.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
GLOOMY CLOSES THE CASE
AGAINST NAN PATTERSON
The Wife the Dead Man Again Faces His Mistress
Testfyng as to Letter Written Young
by Mans Sister.
(By the Associated Press. J

breaks my heart. 1 expect to see you
as soon as possible"
Again in the afternoon Mrs. Young
was recalled and told of the arrange
mept for her proposed trip 10 Eu-
rope with Young. She said that after
her husband had retired early i'll the
morning of June 4th, she searched
his pockets and was certain that he
had no revolver. she said also that
he never carried a revolver.
John Mellin, Young's racing part
ner, was also a witness today. He
told of efforts Young had made to
break off his relations with Miss
Patterson while in Los Angeles in
March last.
BE said that he purchases a ticket
for her and gave her $500 of Young's
money when it was decided that she
should leave him.
At the conclusion of todays ses-
sion Of the court counsel for Miss
Patterson held a. conference to de-
eide whether to offer evidence in her
defense, but their decision viii not
be announcd Until tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17

berries in East Carolina bat all kinds
or fruits and vegetables are grown
mere successfully by the growers. Faison
IS tWenty-one miles South Of Colds
ooro on the Wilmington and Weldon
railroad The kind Of climate we
have IS of course well known to all.
Ihls is the birthplace of the North
carolina berries, for nearly thirty
years ago the WestbroOk Bros. began
here the first strawberry farm in East
Carolina. Potatoes, beans, peas, aspar-
agus, pepper onions, lettuce. corn,
squash, canteIoupes and melons are
the other leading truck crops in Dup
lin. With our shipping acomlRoda-
tons and plenty of labor this section
OF the State is destined To become the
best farming anu truck growing com
munity of the South.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17

New York. Dec. 15.--At the con-
clusion of the examination of Mrs.
Young. widow of Caesar Young. who
was called to The witness stand twice
today, Assistant District Attorney
Rand practically res-ed the case OF
the prosecution against Nan Patter-
son. Mr.. Rand announced that ne
Would call only two more witnesses,
whose testimony would be compare
lively unimportant.
MRS Young took the stand and
verined for the records her testi-
mony of Yesterday regarding the in
intercepted letter written bv Miss
Patterson's sister. Julia Smith. Mrs.
Smith in the letter asks Young to
call and see her at once. She wrote
among other things: Il would like
10 get the whole thing straiehtaned
out, because of Mans perturbed con-
dition. ] understand what is the
matter. We viii be at home at noon
tomorrow. Nan is about frantic.
See me first, and is you don't / cam
not answer for what may happep.
You know how Nan loves you, and q :
she is now nearly wild, her condition
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News ar@eulatior

sion of the House was given over al
most exclusively to consideration OF
bills on the private calendar, a dozen
or more being passed. The Senate
amendments to the Urgent Deficiency
Bill were agreed to- and adjournment
was taken until Monday.
There was considerable discussion
over a bin for the relief of Joseph
B. Sargent, of New Haven, Conn, who
had been detained by a customs In
spector at El PasO, Texas, on a charge
of smuggling Mexican drawn work in
to the United States.
Mr.. Maddox (Ga.) inquired whether
there had been any complaint to the
President about the customs inspector
He contended that if the statement az
to the action of the Inspector was true
he should be removed from office.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
TO SEE GLENN INAUGURATED
Talk of Chartering a Train and Rum
ming it From Winston Salem Here.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Winston-Sa Dec. 16-There is
talk here of chartering a train and
running it to Raleigh the day Cover
nor Glenn is inaugurated. If a train
can not be secured it is proposed to
charter two coaches or as many as
are needed. If sufficient number of
orders can be secured it is proposed
to have pure white flags made. with
the Governors photograph in the CEN
ter. The plan is for the possessors of
flags to be q part of the Governors es-
cort to the State capital
Three cars of a freight train which
left here at seven o'clock this morning
for Greensboro, were wrecked near
Gullford College. The cars were loaded
with coal and turned over Nobody
was injured but the cars were badly
damaged and the track was blocked
until one O'clock this afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
Successful S,,,reical Operation.
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Especial to News and Observer
High Point, N. c., Dec. 16.-Goctor
Bonner of Greensboro, performed Il
successful operation yesterday upon he
throat of little Liz Harris, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Harris. An un-
natural growth WAS removed near the
nasal cavity. The little patient is rest
ing easy from the operation
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
Gould Has the Control.
(By the Aggociated press.l )

(By The AssOciated Press.J
Richmond, Va, Dec. 16.-At meet
ing of the directors of the Old DOnin-
ion Iron & Nail Works, held here to-
Cay, Frank Jay Gould. of New York.
n. K. Wayt, e. D. Harmed and Fritz
Sitterding were chosen as new direc-
tors and Frank j. Gould was elected
president with Thomas S Whcalwvisht
as vice presidnt aud general manager.
This action confirms the statement
heretofore printed that Mr.. Gould had
acquired a controlling interest in the
Did Dominion Works.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
FIRE AT TRYON.
1T Destroys the Building Wherein the
POstOffice Was Located.
lspecial to News and ohserverN

Asheville, N. c., Dec IA tele-
phone message from Tryon stated that
fire there this morning at o'clock de-
stroyed the building in which was To-
Gated the postofiice and also three
ether stores. IEc less is estimated at
$1,000. All the postal supplies were
destroyed and TryOr WAS today sup
Piled with stamps, etc, from the Ashe-
VILE office. 1t is said that the post
mistress at Tryon last evening carried
home with ner the mnoey from sales
and this amounting to a considerable
sum was saved. The origin of the
blaze is not known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
DUpLIN WANTS THE TEST FARM
and Puts Up Some Very Strong Arg1I-
ments to Show Why She Should
Have It
Especial to News and Observer.

Faison, n. c., Dec 16.-The Com
missioners Of Agriculture could not
0nd q better section in the East in
which to establish the truck Iest farm
than along the line of the Whining
ton and Weldon Railway in Duplin
county. The farmers and business
men of Faison will gladly do all in
their power to have the test farm es-
tabIished here. We are situated in the
largest strawberry growing county in
the State, for each year Dupin conn
" ships about 30 per cent. of the
Strawberries from the entire State
Not only do we grow the finest straw
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
THE REPORTS on COTTON.
Livingston of Georgia Asks for Data or
Which The Last Were Made.
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec I6.-Representa-
tive Livingston, of Georgia, introduced
q resolution today requesting the Sec
retary of Agriculture to forward To
the House all data upon which the last
report on cotton acreage and produc-
ton was made. The preamble recites
that "there is great dissatisfaction and
want Of confidence in the reports on
cotton acreage and production by the
Department of Agriculture, especially
as to tho last report made on Deem
Der 8, 1904"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
Would-Be Train Wrecker.

Especial to News and Observer
Selma, n. c., Dec. 16.-William
Harvey, the negro who conspired with
others, to wreck the Southern passen-
ger train near Selma about two weeks
ago, was convicted in the Superior
court here and given two months on
the roads. His light sentence was due
to the fact that his effort was unsuc-
cessful.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17

of his friends, went down in Nash
during the past week and had several
chases.. They caught two of the sly
fellows, and on Wednesday the Col
onel, just to please some of his friends
here, had rabbit hunt, just below
town, and the music furnished by the
dogs was very sweet as DR.. j. +
Malone expressed it. The Colonel ex-
poets to have several hunts during the
hOlidaVs
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
\ DAZZLING EXESfPLIEICATIO
'It Does Not Require Brains to Vote
Says Mrs. Colby.
(Bv the Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 16.-Tha House
Committee ON the Election of Prasi-
dent, Fice-PreSident and members
of Congress today heard Mrs. G. B.
Colby. of Portland, 4rGue in favor Of
the French bill, providing Tor woman
suffrage in the election of members of
Congress. In her argument, Mrs. Col
by remarked:
1T does not require brains to vote
"The last election demonstrated
that" rejoined Representative Hard
wick (Dem., Ca
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
Owes Nothing There.
(By the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated Press.)
Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. 16.--In a tele-
gram to the Pittsburg Dispatch, Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick denies that she is
in debt to any Pittsburg bank. The
telegram says:
Kindly deny report that l owe
money to any Pittsburg banks /
don't owe them one dollar.
(Signed.)
MRS. c. L. CHADWICK"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
Burial Of DIR. 5. ". Shell.

Especial to News and O5server)
Lenoir, n. c., Dec. 16.-Dr. s. w.
Shell, who died here suddenly yester-
day, was buried this Afternoon. The
knights OF Pythias of whicn he was
a member attended the body To the
grave, and laid it TO rest with the
honors of that order
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
His Farewell Sermon.

Especial to News and Observer
Elizabeth City, n c., Dec. t6.-Rev.
d. H. Tuttle preached his farewell SER
mon here last night. Mr.. Tuttle is
greatly beloved and his going is deep
" regretted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
MRS. c. L. CHADWICK
Fine Fox Hunting.

Col. w. T, Hughes brought his pack
of hounds, seventeen in number, over
from Chase City last week. and he
has been having some fine sport fox
hunting. He, together with several
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
All Want a Federal Job.
(xinston Free Press.)

Up to date there have been over
sixty application blanks issued to per-
sons who want to take a try at the
mail carriers job for the city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17
An Order to Keep Beckwith Out.
(By the Associated Press }

Toledo, A., Dec. 16.-United States
Judge Wing here this afternoon is
sued an order to the effect that no
visitors are to be permitted to see Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick unless they have
an order from United States Marshal
Chandler. The order is designed 10
prevent President Beckwith. of the
Oberlin Bank, from seeing Mrs. Chad
wick
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-17

can office-holder is a servant of the
people, remarked the Wise Guy
Yes" agreed the Simple Mug: land
he seldom fails to exercise a servants
privileges"