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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-05
FINCH'S CHARGES
ARE UNF0UNDED
President Bryan Makes Demurrer and Answer in
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Receivership Matter.

sary or material for them to answer unto,
do aver and say:
/. That the allegations cont aimed in
paragraph one of the bill Of complaint
are true.
2. That it is not true, as alleged in
paragraph two of said bill of complaint,
that the amount in controversy in this
suit is of more than $4,000 in value, ex-
elusive of interest; but on the contrary,
defendant avers that the sum or value
o. the amount in controversy in this
suit does not exceed S1.575, and If the
kreceivership is continued in this cause,
will grow continuously of less and less
value.
5. That upon information and belief,
| it is not true, as alleged in the third
paragraph of the bill of complaint, that
the complainant is a stockholder in the
defendant company; and is the owner of
As shares Of stock of said corporation OF
the par value of s4,500 but on the other
| hand defendant is informed through its
Secretary and Treasurer, who is in charge
of the books of said corporation, that
the complainant's name does not appear
upon said books, nor is complainant a
stockholder of record in said company
And further answering the defendant
says that while each share of the capital
| stock OF the defendant company is of par
value of 800 each, yet upon informa-
tion and belief defendant AYERS that none
of its capital stock has ever sold for
Continued on. Page Three.)
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correspondents;
Come in the hotel and / will dictate
report He did so and as follows:
There are two sorts OF warfare, one
A war of bayonets, the other of opinions.
The lowest human being in the street
cutters can be trained to make good
bayonet bearers; still it requires superb
courage to make a formidable army Of
bavonefs. When Generals Joe Wheeler
and Shafer were resting with their arms in
front of the Spanish at Santiago. If
Shafter. upon the approach OF the army,
had thrown down his flag and Wheeler
had coura geously and defiantly kept his
m Wheeler would have been canonized
as saint. while Shafter would have
been shot for his dastardly conduct
IN the last campaign for Congress in
tbs district Mr.. Kluttz spoke 1t Jcffer-
son. the home OF MI BLACKBURN 10 a
vast audience, supposed to be two thous-
and voters AT the urgent request OF Our
oxncptive committee l went to Jefferson
ana followed Mr.. kluttz IN Il speech OF
=, hour and a half, while Mr. Black
burn. it was said was oil on some little
creek in his own county.
"At the close OF my speech the Hon
Hugh Wjlbern, himself courageous pa
triot with o great many others equally
a., natriotic, came upon the stand and
Il:terallv showered their congrat tulations
r,,or me Had l been the colore- bearer
cf I'm nv party and Mr.. Kluttz or any other
D.nocrot in the State OF North Carolina
baG challenged me at my own aome and
lad refused ! would have been in the
nosition Of shafter in. the illustration
given and would have been courtmartlaled
sa9n srd sbot n, for assertion as party leader"
Yet 'a blackburn, according to the Lenoir
News questions nfy loyalty to the party.
! most emphatically deny the statement
letoS Nrto for him ard remain loyal to his
party.
and tbo State Executive Committee hnds
aha !. ,oaassarv sne sr for Mr.. Blackburn to meat
nv II nertss ent.gonist shall gracefully doff my
my my anu sn[asu sUrn over to him the party ooors
,,non nae ana tba 'a grounds that am TOO eoMardly
to sstar ii the intelligence ssHIs enough to meet
the foe
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TO Lake Michigan, but Mr.. Quarles
amendment was not acted upon and will
be considered tomorrow.
NINE MURDER CASES.
Judge B. F. Long Holding Madison
Criminal Court.
(Special to News and Observer. }


Asheville, N. c., March 4.-Judge B. F.
Long, of Statesville is holding the pres
ent criminal term of Madison Coanty
court. There are nine murder cases on
the docket. but they will not all be tried
at this term.
The murder trial of State VS. Fred Avery
is in progress there today. Avery, col
ored boy, killed another negro named Joe
Bryant at Hot Springs on Saturday, jan
uary IS. After the shooting Avery was
arrested and taken to the Marshall jail
for fear that the negroes would attempt
to lynch him. 1t was said at the time
that the feeling against Avery was in
tense and that had he not been removed
he would never have been tried by a
court.
The grand jury at Marshall yesterday
returned a true bill against the Southern
Railway Company and the Southern Ex-
press Company, who are charged with
violating the law by receiving packages of
liquor for delivery in Madison county.
The case was first tried before a justice
Of the peace several weeks ago and a bill
was sent before the grand jury with the
result that a true bill has been found 1t
is not known whether or not the case
viii come up for trial at this term of
Madison court.
About year ago the postoffices at
both Waynesville and Canton. in Hay
wood county, were entered and robbed
of hundreds of dollars worth of stamps
and otheE government property, the offices
at Waynesvile being the heaviest loser
About a month ago or nearly year
after the robbery occurred. the children
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the Pacific coast where much needed rain
has fallen, and reports from the South
indicate exceptional prosperity. Buyers
continue to arrive at the leading markets,
but the volume of trade is restricted by
high prices, particularly for cotton goods.
Railway earnings for February were
% per cent. less than last year, bad
weather restricting traffic.
An abundance of buyers in the dry
goods market failed to produce any large
volume of business, although there is g
disposition 10 advance bids
Recovery in the raw material corrected
whatever tendency there was last week
TO make concessions on forward business,
and the average of cotton goods is at the
highest point Of the season. This natural.
ly checks operations for the future, par
ticularly in export trade, which is very
dull
Failures this week in the United States
are 236, against 229 the corresponding
week last year
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT
New York, March 4-For the week end
ing Friday, March 4th, 1904: Net receipts
at all United States ports during week,
i-t-Jt, net ICCSlDls dL dl Dulttu IotdtcS
ports same week last year. 1895; total
receipts since September 1st, 6.448,460;
total receipts to same date last year,
6,716,O70; exports for the week. 96, 456; ex-
ports for same week last year, 159, ,170;
total exports since September 1st, 4,906,24O;
total exports same date last year, 5,i54,592
stock at all United States ports, 597. 7.i39;
stock at all United States ports same time
last year. 797,146; stock at all interior
towns, 2S,S74; stock at all interior towns
same time last year, 291,54l; stock at
Liverpool same time last year, $4,000;
stock of American afloat for Great Britain
same time last year 216,o0O.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York. March i.-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at ali
ports since September list:
Galveston. 2191,542; New Orleans,
Ire. los; Mobile, 1898; Savannah.
/ .o5t.s13: Charleston, 145,i5s; wilmington.
3l5, ,9e6: Norfolk. 1850; Baltimore. 22,294;
New York. 80 507; Boston 1851 Newport
News, 11,ol3; Philadelphia. ,45t; Bruins
wick, IS, ,6SS; Pensacola, 110,314; Port Ar
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THEY ASK FOR AID
Tobacco Farmers and
ToiIers Under Heel
of Trust.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c.. March 4.-The House
To-Day had under consideration the Agri-
cultural Appropriation Bill, the reading
of which for the purpose of amendment
IVES pending on adjournment. During the
general debate on the bill Mr.. Martin,
addressed the House on his resolution di-
recting the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor to investigate the causes for the
differences which exist between the cost
of live cattle and dressed beef. He pre-
faced his statements with a high tribute
TO Attorney General Knox and by saying
that he was not one who went into hys-
terra on hearing the word trust But,
while this was true, he believed that a
monopoly exists in one of the big food
products which should be investigated by
the Department of Commerce and Labor
He reported opposed a repeal of the for
feiturc clause in the Sherman antitrust
law.
Mr.. Stanely Democratic member from
Kentucky, made an urgent appeal for re-
| lief at the hands of Congress for the
| tobacco growers and the toilers in the
tobacco fields, and complained that COM
petition had been destroyed by combina-
| tions of capital
! The grower could not go to England as
there was but one company there he said
ana there was no competition in this
country. Mr.. Stanley reviewed the his
| tory OF the America Tobacco Company
aud complained OF its control. He declared
| that the american and the Imperial COM
panies parcelled out territory in this and
| other countries in which the buyers for
| France, SPAN and other European com
panies purchase tobacco, adding that no
other buyers will purchase in those sec
| tions.
Mr.. Hedges (Rep., Ial. entertained tire
House with a few humorous thrusts at
the iowa idea,' which he opposed. and
some serious remarks on Republican pol
| icies.
| Mr. Robinson Dem. Ind). in closing
| the general debate on the Indian bill
declared that a monopoly exists in the
coal business in the Indian Territory. and
expressed the belief that the subject
should. be investigated by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor.
The House confirmed the right Of M
Sims (Dem. Tenn.), to his seat. A Re
| publican had contested 1t.
| Washington, ID. c., March i.--practi-
cally the entire time of the Senate to-
day was given to the consideration of the
question of the selection of a site for a
naval training station on the Great Lakes
and most of the Senators from The States
bordering On the lakes participated in the
discussion The controversy arose over.
an effort to secure as an amendment to
the committee amendment provision au-
tborizing the appointment of new com
mission to select site. This amendment
was offered by Mr.. Quarles. and its
origin was due to the fact that a former
commissioner had given preference to
Lake Bluff, in Illinois. Tho committee
amendment was so modified as to make il
| apply to all the Great Lakes and not alone
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THE BULL Of THE
BRUSHES ROARS
FigurativeIy He losses
Blackburn Sky-High.
WHO is THE COWARD?
A Charge Of UnfaithfuIness Directed
Against the Zig-Zag Monarch of
the Peaks Arcuses Him to
Make a Singing
Reply.
Especial to News and observerD

Statesynle, N. c., March 4.-The fight
for Republican nomination as candidate
for Congress in this district grows warm.
Yesterday ex-Congressman Linney was
here and the News and Observer reporter
asked him if he had seen the statement
made by Spencer Blackburn at Lenoir
last week when the latter said that Lin
ney had not been faithful to his party,
and was responsible for his defeat by
Congressman Kluttz in the last election.
AS soon as Linney read what Blackburn
had said he flushed up and said to your
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(Ex-C0NvICT TAKEN.
Chief of Police Karcher Captures Gus.
Long Under Exciting Circumstances.
Especial to News and observer)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Statesville, n. c., March 4.-Chief OF
Police Karcher, accompanied by Mr.. G.
E. Daniels, facing the point of pistol,
arrested Gus Long, an ex-convIct at his
home about two miles south of States
vile, yesterday. Long was convicted in
October, 1900 in Yadkin county. and SEN
fenced to five years in the penitenIiary.
IN July. 1868, he escaped and has lived
around here ever since. The penitentiary
authorities were notified and Guard Ewing
arriyed this morning to Identify Long.
While going through the Jail he recog-
nized another convict, viii Smith, sem
teuced from Johnston county. They were
both taken back tonight.
Smith was serving a term here for bur
glary.
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SPRING BUSINESS
SPR|NG|NGH|GHER
Despite Exalted Price
and Prone Mercury.
RETAILERS UP TO EYES
Plans Submitted for Numerous Build
ing Operations. Prospects Bright
en- Out by the Golden Gate
Where Much Needed
Rain Has Fallen.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, March Ar. G. Dunn &
Company's weekly review of trade tomor-
row will say:
Business continues to improve despite
the difficulty of low temperature and high
prices. Weather conditions have been
singularly unpropitious, deep snow re-
tarding distribution of merchandise and
excessive cold delaying the opening OF
spring trade and structural work. Yet re.
tailers are making extensive preparations
and plans are submitted for numerous
operations. Prospects have improved or
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of Graves Osborne, who lives at Clyde,
a station not far from Waynesvile, were
playing in field in the rear of Mr. Os-
bornes property and found a large guam
tity of stamp books empty. 1t is the
general supposition that this was the
pfoperty stolen from the Waynesville and
Canton offices, and that the robbers
after removing all the stamps, placed the
books in sack and carrying them to
an old field. dumped them there. 4 re-
ward of LOCO was offered for the capture
of the robbers
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Suit May Follow Small Pox Scare.
Especial to News and Observcr.)

Especial to News and Observer
Oxford N. c., March 4.--Considerable
interest was aroused here yesterday by
the detention of passenger who boarded
the train at East Durham en- route for
Dabney. The man had an eruption on his
face which aroused suspicion of doctor
at Stem, who telegraphed to DR.. Sam
Booth to meet the train at Oxford depot
and find out whether the man had small
pox or not
DR.. Booth met the passenger and es-
corted him to his office I'D town and
pronounced the eruption simpe eruption
different from smallpox. In consequence
OF the detention here the man failed to
make connection for Dabney and threat
ened to bring suit against the town of
Oxford.
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The Medjidia in Hampton Roads.
(By the Associated Press.l )

Norfolk, Va, March 4-The Turkish
cruiser Medjida arrived in Hampton
Roads today from Philadelphia. She
gave her engines a thorough test on the
way down but will put to sea again in the
morning for another trial before being ac-
cepted by Chekib Bay, Turkish Minister
to the United States, who is on board.
The cruiser at present is in the hands of
the Cramps of Philadelphia, who have
just completed her construction
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Cancels Southern Trip.
(By the Associated Press.)

Providence, R. l., March 4.-Manager
Elmer It. Stevens, of the Brown baseball
team, today announced the cancellation OF
the Southern trip of the college nine. The
dates cancelled include those with Univer
sity of Virginia, March % and 26.
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National League Schedule.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, March 4.-With the a,lop-
ton and announcement of the schedule
Of playing dates for the season of 1904
the representatives of the National
League baseball clubs finished their an.
nual spring meeting this evening. The
National League schedule was given out
tonight. Like the American the National
League has arranged what is known as a
three trip schedule the eastern clubs
making the initial trip first to western
territory The season will open on Thurs.
day, April II, and close October s.
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Has His Foot Crushed OF.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Monroe, n. c.. March 4-zMr Elmore
Funderburk, constable Of Buford town
ship. got his foot caught in the carriage
of his saw mill today and had it crushed
off.
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MOVEMENT OF COTTON.

New York. March 4.-The following
Statistics on the movement of cotton for
the week ending Friday, March 4th, were
compiled by the New York Cotton Ex-
change:
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A woman dresses to please others and
eats to satisfy herself.
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Leads all North Carolina Dalies i'm News and Circulation

thur, 55,316; Port Townsend. 26.636; San
Francisco, 1859; El Paso, 400; Eagle
Pass, 4,143 Laredo, 4,44O. Total, 6,44S, 460
bales
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THE ANSWER.

And the defendant answering the bill
OF tompaint fled in the above entitled
cause. SAYS: Saving end reserving to
themselves the benefit of all exceptions
to the errors and imperfections in said
bill contained. for answer to go much
thereof as they are advised IS neces-
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Brought into Sight thus
far for season. ....... .S,S49,747 9,OS7, $50
The oasis., 1904-12-10
The Benson Shelter.

MT. R. H. Clary was st NogaIes this week representing the South western Smelling and Refining Company whose new 200-t ton GUS tom smelter at Benson has been completed and will be ready to blow in before the first of the year. MT. Clary made the trip here for the purpose of getting in touch with mine owners in this section and explaining to them the saving to be effected in shipping their ores to Benson for treatment instead of El Paso and other points. He visited several Of the mining camps in Santa Cruz county and opened negotiations with the owners for the reduction of the ores. This new enterprise should be of great benefit to this section and ought to give added impetus to the mining industry Doubtless there are many properties which can now be worked at profit owing to the elemination of the prohibitive transportation charges which have heretofore proved stumbling block in the attainment of that end.
The oasis., 1904-12-10

'ihe office hours tor ihe Circulate inr librarY Will bc held fnlce "a week pn fuesdays and 1huFsdags from 3AO io 4.l5 p m. in Room 9 lof tho High School building. Naude Jessup, Librarian.
 Assisiant United States District Attorney for Arizona John II. Campbell was here from Tucson Thursday in attendance upon the trial of two Mexicans accused of smuggling, which took place before Court Commissioner R D. George.
 Monday evening Mir. anG Mrs. John Henderson and family re- turned from a visit in Boston and other Eastern cities. While away Mr. Henderson purchased a large amount of improved machinery for his different Sonora mining properties.
 La Francesa has the sole agency for pr laeg ers underwear If
 MT. Charles T. Jones, the we'll known caterer, who has recently leased the Montezuma Hotel Din ing Room, is meeting with ex- cellent success in that connection and many compliments are heard for the splendid meals being served under his management. Sunday evening special dinner will be served during the usual hours at fifty cents the plate.
The oasis., 1904-12-10
NOCALES NOTES.
interesting Items Gathered Around
 the Line Cities.

L. T. Bristol. Dentist, Marsh Bldg
 Harvey Walker was in from Ca- labasas on Monday.
 schowb says that lace collar is the very latest. Buy one of them. If
 Jack Straith was in town Tues day from the Golden Rose mine.
 Try Barnes cakes, cookies, doughnuts and pies. They are the best yet.
 Mir. and Mrs. L. c. Conwell have returned from short visit in Ca- lifornia.
 Buy your child swell hat for holidays at La Francesa. if
 Mrs. J. Knox Corbett of Tucson has this week been visiting Mrs. Otto Barnhart.
 There Is a movement on foot for the organization of another fire company for Nogales.
 A. l.. Cane was a visitor at No- gales Thursday from his copper mine near Calabasas.
 Dr. Homer F. Parr, who is now located in Magdalena. was a visit or at tn 6 line cities on Tuesday. silk shawIs s3.75 Mex up at L a Francesa Store. If
 Messrs A. w. Tenant and A. Hoover were in from the Mejia mine, Sonora, early this week.
 Colin Cameron was a guest at the Montezuma on Monday from his San Rafael ranch.
 Sunday evening MT. E. L. Cro- we'll returned from a visit at his mining properties in the Santa Ri tas.
 Gents and boys clothing and underwear, stylish, cheap and dur able at the Red House, Ramon Vasquez. x
 J. W. Oatman, the we'll known travelling man, was at Nogales Wednesday on one of his regular trips.
The oasis., 1904-12-10

Tomorrow, Sunday at II o'clock there will be services at the Metho- dist Church. A sermon to busi- ness men. Sunday School at 10 a. m. "Come thou with us and we will do thee good for the Lord hatb spoken good concerning Israel"
 Over 100 differ styles of silk h ndker chiefs at La Francesa. If
 Saturday evening of last week Mr. Emerson Gee, formerly super intendent for the Pride of the West Mining Company at Washington Camp, passed Nogales en route to Altata, Culiacan and Mazatlan, points in the state of Sinaloa, where he has mining interests.
 Early in the week Mark Lulley went out to the Joplin mine in the Santa Ritas with Mir. R. H. Clary, .representative.of of the Benson smell ter, for the purpose of sampling the ores with a view to making shipments to the smelter. Samples were taken from three carloads of ore now on the dump. Samples oi ore were also taken from the Wan dering Jew mine.
 Mr. Miller Weir, National bank examiner for Arizona ard New Mexico was at Nogales last Mon- day checking up affairs at the First National Bank. He found everything at the institution to be in first class order and compli- mented the offers of the bank upon the fine record 1t is making in th $ section. It is an organization of which Nogales may we'll be prond
 Whenever any association of persons have an incorporation to frame they can save fifty to one hundred dollars, cold cash, by em- ploying "THE OASIS BUREAU OF IN CORPORATION" The entire cost will be limited to sixty dollars, in ad- vance. Elsewhere the cost runs from one hundred to one hundred and sixty dollars.
The oasis., 1904-12-10
Metal onotstions.

Following are the market quota tations on metals for today Copper E. Cathode) ID 154 Lead, per 100 lbs. 4.30 Silver, per oz., 5Ss cts. Pesos. Bullion value 46.06 Mex. Dol. (local) 46.S0-4S4 American Dollars PIT Mexico City Exchange 2.03