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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
HE DIGGED NOT, BUT WAS PAID.
The Four Dollars Which Abe Lincoln
Merritt Procured From the Hole
He Ought to Have Made
Digeed One 70" Himself.

Abe Lincoln Merritt who contracted
some time ago to dig well for Doctor
l.. Z. Sorrel at the price of four dol
lars and collected the money only to
vamoose the ranch until such time as
he was caught in Durham town and
brought back prisoner to Raleigh,
was tried yesterday before Justice M.
b. Barbee and bound over to court
upon the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenceS.
1t was understood. however, that
Abraham was to be given time GER
tain in which he might have the
opportunity to refund the dollars that
he had extracted from a hole which
he had not dug and thus extract him
self from tho hole which the dollars
thus procured had dug for him.
Wen, weui
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
OUT ON A LIMB. >
Chairman Rollins Puts up
a Weak Bluff That
Doesn't Go Down.

Chairman f. M. Simmons yesterday
received a telegram from Republican
Chairman Thos S. Rollins, from Ashe-
Vile, asking whether he would APP
prove a joint debate between w. a.
Self and Britt the Republican candi-
date.
1t will be remembered that, in ac-
Ccrdance with a resolution of the
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee, Senator Simmons wrote some time
ago to Chairman Rollins offering to
arrange for joint debate between all
the candidates of the two parties.
This proposition Chairman Rollins
refused, in view of which Mr.. Simmons
properly refused yesterdays special
request. The Democracy, having tried
to be fair, is in no humor to be
bluffed.
The correspondence follows:
'Asheville, n. c., Aug. 81, 1904.
Hon. F. NJ. Simmons, Raleigh n G.
wv. A. Self agrees to divide time
with Britt, September 9TH to 18th, if
YOU approve. Answer
'"THOS. S. ROLLINS,
Chairman"
Raleigh. n. c., Sept 1, 1904.
Thomas S. Rollins, Chairman Repub
lican State Committee, Ashevllle,
n. G.
My letter of July 27th asking for
a joint debate between the candidates
for political offices of our respective
parties all along the line and all over
the State; your letter declining that
challenge and my reply thereto of Au
gust goth, is my answer to your tele-
gram concerning debate between
Messrs. Self and Britt. l will not re-
cognize your right, after declining
Joint canvass between all the candi-
dates to select the candidates whom
YOU. will challenge.
IF. M. SIMMONS,
CHR DEM State Elk Committee"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
Visiting Sick Brother.

Mrs. J. G.. Parham, of Kinston. is
in the city visiting her brother Mr.
Joe Hunter, who has been .-,ite sick
for some days. Mr.. Hunter was first
seized with fever which was reduced
only to take the form of muscular
While he is said to lC
satisfactorily, Nv Hunter
is in much pain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
Cox Club Won.

Yesterday afternoon the Raleigh
and Pittsboro Tennis clubs played five
sets on the Cox Club tennis court
The Raleigh club won the best three
out of five. The first two sets went
to the Raleigh club and the next two
to Pittsboro, then came the tug of
war for the last one. which ended in
a victory for the Cox club. Mr.
Brown Shepherd and VIII Vass from
the Cox club, and Mr.. Fred Bynum
and Mr.. Henry M. London, from the
Pittsboro club.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02

Bids are desired for grading six
miles of railway at Vaughn, N. c., APP
proximately eighty thousand (S0.000)
cubic wards of earth excavation and
500 linear feet of trestle. For further
information apply to E. w Smith, en- :
gineer in charge at Vaughn. N. c., or
at the office of the Greenleaf Johnson
Lumber Co. Norfolk. Va, where bids
viii be opened at noon on Thursday,
September Is, 19O4.
GreenIeaf johnson Lumber Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
To Visit Tax Assessors.

Chairman Franklin McNeill went to
Durham yesterday to make a visit to
the tax assessors of that county. I'm
der the law, some member of the COM
mission is charged with the duty of
visiting each county in the State at
least once a year for the purpose of
examining into the collection and as
seSSment of taxes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
Mr.. Craig Speaks September 9Th at
Marion.

The statement printed yesterday
that Hon. Locke Craig would speak
at Rutherfordton on Monday, Septem-
Der 5th. was a mistake. as he speaks
at Marion on that day, as previously
q 6VortiSp6
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
w. C. It. u. Meeting.

The w. c.. II. u. will meet this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. T. A. Goodnoe on Harp street,
next to Peace Institute. This meeting
is for the election of officers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02

all of which has been subscribed. IN
corporators and shareholders: j. w,
Carter, A. II. Currie, Howard McNair,
Henry BoWden, all of whom have sub
scribed for 35 shares each.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
A Boy Wanted.

The management of the Metropoli-
tan 1heatre announces an exceptional
attraction Tor next Monday night in
the musical comedy "a Bow Wanted
This play is said to have made big
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
Old Saw Mill Burned.
(By the Associated Press. )

IBy the ASSOC1ated Press.
Grovetown, Texas, Aug. 31.-The
new saw mill of the Trinity Lumber
Company at this place was burned to-
lay, entailing a loss of $130,000. The
fire is supposed to have been of incen-
diary origin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
KINGS QUININE
HAIR TONIC

the subject. While it is not under
stood that it is Mr.. Bailey's duty to
furnish the chow. where, when and
how" as to new postoffices, yet from
the point of view of Mr.. Johnson the
Raleigh postmaster ought to assign
some other reason than that the seek
er after knowledge is not going to
vote for Roosevelt. Hence the feelings
Of Mr. Johnson in this matter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02

The first bale of cotton which was
brought in Tuesday by S. H. Whitley,
of Panther Branch township was
bought yesterday by Parker & Son,
cotton merchants of this city, for
liz cents. the bale weighing 462
pounds and is middling cotton, gin
cut
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02

The many friends of Mr.. Joe Hunter
will be glad to know that his con-
dition is somewhat improved, although
he is still quite sick.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
4 Stock Vote Taken.

then came the stock vote on Dun
cans resolution. the vote resulting. as
follows: James A. Bryan for 146,
against 2: Craven county for 1875,
against nothing; Dempsey Wood for
295. against Is; Lenoir county for Sc
against nothing; Pamlico county for
nothing, against &c: G. NJ. Busbee for
S. against nothing; T. j. Jarvis for s.,
against nothing; G. =. Foy Cor moth
ing, against 81; II. r. Bryan, Jr. for
81, against 8 j. c.. Daniels for moth
ing. against 3 e. G. Duncan for 2O7
against nothing: William Briggs for ],
against nothing; j. w. Granger for
$50. against nothing.
Total for 1,243. against 81.
Craven county was voted by James
A. Bryan. Lanoir by Dempsey Wood
and Pamlico by G.. A. Flowers The
Cuyler stock was voted for a lease,
and the Finch stock was not repre-
sented.
Upon motion of James A. Bryan,
the meeting took a recess until $50
tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02

Mr.. r. N. Simms has returned from
a business trip to Durham
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
ICSIJCOlI UIIN,
RICHARD S. ROWLAND.
The Kennedy-Borden Offer.

In addition to the provisions as
stipulated in the Rowland proposition
above, it is agreed to assume the
$4,000 debt due on the Atlantic
Hotel and pay same. The Kennedy
Borden syndicate proposition is a YER
batim copy of. the Rowland PROPOSE
ton with the exception of the ex-
penditureS of $250.000 on improve
ments in three years, it providing for
$4,000 improvement in four years.
Immediately after the reading of
the two propositions Carl Duncan in
troduced the following resolutions
Resolved. That the proposition this
day submitted by Richard S. Rowland
TO lease, hire and farm out the At
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02
The Proposition Discussed.


c. A. Flowers. proxy for Pamlico
county. spoke in opposition To the
proposition submitted He said his
county had instructed him TO favor
no lease offering less than 5 per cent
for the first ten years and an addition
al one per cent each succeeding
period of ten years. Mr.. FoY, made
a motion to adjourn until the fourth
Thursday in September, and when
Chairman Robinson put the vote he
declared the meeting adjourned.
Carl Duncan called for n stock vote
before the decision was given and in
response To a protest the stock vote
was ordered. Before Il half dozen
names had been called the motion to
adjourn had been defeated.
Governor Jarvis then reviewed the
history of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad. He spoke of his
experience with the road when gov
ernor of North Carolina, and said that
after studying the proposition care
fully in every detail he had become
convinced that the best interests of
the grand section through which the
road runs demands the lease of the
road He said his heart belongs to
this section. and he was glad that
this time had arrived Mr.. Foy inter
rupted Governor Jarvis several times
to explain his position and agreed to
the statement that the road would
prosper under private management.
Mr.. Foy said: It's bound TO pros
per under either private or State con-
trn1
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-02

iantic and North Carolina Railroad,
pe and the same is hereby accepted,
ana the officers and directors of this
company are hereby authorized. en-
powered, directed and instructed TO
take all such proper action as may be
necessary to carry out this resolution,
according to its true intent and mean
ing, and that they cause to be pre-
pared under the direction Of counsei
q tease for the farming out hiring ana
ieltlng the said railroad win us
privileges, rights of transportation
"orkS and property, including among
plnef things it's suDerStructure, road
Eed, flght-of-W2y incident thereto,
uepots, warehouses, shops piers,
Wharfs, water fronts, water privileges,
buildings fixtures, engines, cars ana
idilfoad equipment and all Other
tHillgS necessary incident and appur-
tenant to the free, easy and convenient
operation of the railroad, and lnclud-
iilS the property situate in the town
OF Morehead City, known as the At
lantic Hotel. with all of it's rights,
privileges and appurtenances and the
luiliilure fixtures, equipment and APP
ollanceS for a term of ninety-One
years and four months from this date,
Whlch said lease they shall cause to
be executed and delivered to the
HoWland Improvement Company,
corporation duly created, organized
and existing under and by virtue of
the laws Of the State of North Caro-
lima, when and upon the performance
by the Rowland Improvement Com
pany or the conditions precedent re-
CURED by 1T, and particularly the de-
post by 1t with the Treasurer of the
State of North Carolina of the sum
of ono hundred thousand dollars of
United States bonds or bonds OF the
State Of North Carolina or other
marketable securities acceptable to
the directors of this company, and
having market value of not less than
said sum as security for the payment
of the rentals, interest and charges
and the performance of the conditions
of said lease. That upon said deposit
being made and said lease executed
the said directors and proper officers
of this company are authorized and
directed to put the Rowland Improve
ment Company into the possession of
the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail
road and its property, rights and fran
chiSeS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-02
CHURCH 80 PASTOR.
.ets ;te11z Of !ntare-: in Milne Heiigi-
Gus Circles.

Y n. :coz Will peooahl;, De held for tee
ar- ,.,..e III -he ~" ing 'a"ttonat
inch It 2:.l;,noe!set, this NJ ~.
..be ra,. ho3ars e ST. Mary's Cath
o.i, churs.l, jIou,,on, rresonted their
,.,e-or. -. J. Mccarthy. Win Il
-.3..:tr.o- orfe"i1.g OF $215.
WI a--osut OF i'll health Rev. =. II.
Ia. =. ..f..j4. q the ED;s' o21l c?ur' Il
.at -;-:.. tor. Falls, viii not resume his
~. .l.s tLa.c before February and pos
s.. - nol 1t al. Sir. F. =. Lee. Z grad
.-..-. - HJwdoin in 1900. and rheolog-
... \. hccl N New York in 1903, has
sea engaged to take his place.
TIL rr~'~ Of Portland have purchased
IT, ,,,o-, ., t4.t -'nyv Jerusalem! church
that CIV. row ,5c.r:er torn down, and
ii. -. hem in lhei:' .loW SYM gosUe,
~, .u,.- IN. t''is spring. The syn
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SOMERSET.
EORTE. FAIRFIELD.

! Christmas co4ccrt and tree wss he'd
~ TIE T~icn churcE. Friday evening.
THU singing by ira ehcir ard tho apetK-
ina and Songs By the young folks usre
.-satig joyed ny MI. Thee we're wa
t--a and both we're well Ioa.ed with
Nf-s..f.ts
Michael St. Ledger recently sold bis
3tiin II Fred A-carIand of Caribou,
Percy WFma1 and Harold s Ho;sie.
Ioth Of the University Of Maine, ". are
at home during their Christmas vacation.
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p.ain 'Tl'ic Of Cedar Groyr, pass, (.
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Vt the residence of Mr.. ana MIS-. M
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a, !! pretty home wedding. The con-
acting parties were MIR. R"h"rt Halo
30. i of CEina. and Mrs. ,.ary ribbett5 o.
4aEsa.hoI0. Tie tcr,!AoIT was performed
ty nrv. J. Frank Jones. pastor Of :La
Baptist church. North Wins in the
i'r.E- zee % near relatives. All are glad
II Nr. and Mrs. Hallcwell are t. 20
i'N here. May prosperity attend them
!; to wish Of many friend.
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al Cn".tgaas with her parents. Mr.. and
It.s. Fred Barton.
Tho home Of Fir. and Mrs. John stud
-. presented an appearance Of joy and
si@ dncss, last Saturday night. The occa-
sion was the wedding reception OF their
son Clarence. Relatives. old schooima teB
.'TI friends came together and were high
X entertained by games and music. Re-
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EEa.l. ESTATE TRANSFERS.


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EAST Cc2MIi..E.

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wed in town and is -Di.l:; 81 wori. fcI
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has quite n crew ii mis- employ
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Monday. rciU-l:ini;; the same Gay with
Clyde aud Gala ttpHi1sun.
George Smith, VIC has hecn q,lara ntineG
Q" account Of smallpox. 5 doing well and
will rctu.N 10 his work soon.
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have been shipped TO Portland
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STAT! NEWS.
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t .-A = III tie Lincoln s..houI for twelve
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So Claus. Tho rarerls AMI friends Of
children exhibited 9 g: Il deal OF taste
il -hv arrangement OF ire decorations.
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Recitation. Norman Young
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Rrci,atnn, Dwight Young
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-06
ART EXHIBIT AT OGDEN
Utah Institutes Annual Picture
Show Opens For One Week
Tomorrow.

The Utah Art Institutes annual exhibit
ton Of paintings, sculpture, decorative
work, etc. opens at the Carnegie library,
IN Ogden, tomorrow and viii continue for
one week. This is the sixth affair Of
its kind held under the Institutes aus
pieces, and comprises an art exhibit a
state art collection and a course of public
lectures on art. All Utah resident artists
were invited to hang cduVaSSeS or show
specimens of their work and a large
number have accepted the opportunity
this year.
The rules governing the exhibition in
clude "A provision that all works must be
original. and another that the right IS
reserved to withhold any award if the
best work exhibited is considered by the
judges to be of insufficient worth.
Among the prizes 70 be awarded are a
bronze medal Of honor 10 be given for the
best work of art. whether exhibited by
resident or nonresident of this state; the
state prize of $500. 10 be given for the best
painting by a Utah resident artist, the
painting TO become the property Of the
Alice art collection Several other cash
prizes Of less value have been offered.
The governing board at this year S eX-
hibit will consist of George NJ Otunger,
president. ). T. Whitaker. vice president,
Mrs Edna Wells Sloan, secretary; II. I.
a. Gunner. treasurer; Mrs Alice Merrill
Horne. Alan l. LOvey and L. \. Ramsay.
The following committees will act. Elk
hibition committee: s. i. Whitaker. Mrs.
L. w. Sloan and Alan L. Lovey. Lecture
ship committee II. i. a. Culmer Mrs.
j. McNicler and Professor j. Ii. Paul.
Alice art collection committee: L. y.
Ramsay. Lewis S. Hills and Mrs. Julia 4.
R2u-liOc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-06
TEN PEOPLE INJURED
Fire in an Automobile Garage
in New York Many Lives
Were Endangered.

New York. Dec. 5.-Ten persons We're
injured and S250eo9 worth Of property de-
strOved as the result of explosions caused
by a spark leaping from a gasoline ma
chine on which a chauffeur was WORKING
in an automobile garage on West Thirty
ninth street today
Forty automobiles were DESTROYED or
badly damaged. and SO rapid was the
progress Of the fire that men working lu
the second story of the building had no
opportunity 20 escape by way o. tAe
stairways, and were forced 10 leap from
windows.
The sparks which started the IRE CONF
municated with a tank holding 100 gallons
of gasoline. There were forty-five auto
mobiles in the building. and the dense
smoke prevented the rescue Of the ma
iOrirV of them.
The leo gallons Of gasoline exploded soon
after the fire started and spread -L-o
flames to other tanks, and I'm . snort tlilis
there were ten distinct explosions, IlliiHs
the building with fire and smoke
The garage is in the heart Of the thea-te
and hotel district OF Broadway, ana I~-
NOR spread that the Metropolitan one
House and several of the big hotels W.
doomed. An immense crowd gatheleg 80
the police reserves were summoned ~
keep the people out OF danger ..s
The garage was practically oestsos ~ 49,
but little damage was done 10 Aeai ~
prODerty--
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-06
LAND FRAUD CASES.
Arguments Begun in Behalf Of the
Accused

Portland, Ore. Dec. 1.-The argument
of counsel for the defense in the land
fraud case commenced today, Lawrence
F. Puter Of Eureka. Cal, brother of one
Of the defendants, being the first
speaker to address the court and jury
on behalf of the persons accused by
the federal government of a conspiracy
to defraud the government of public
lands. The speaker held that the gov
eminent has failed to make out its case
against the prisoners and attacked the
testimony of the governments princi-
pal witnesses. Montague and HeideCke,
as being unworthy Of belief. Counsel
claimed that the principals in the de-
Tense were innocent purchasers of the
lands and not responsible for decep-
tions practiced upon them and that the
persons whom the government claims
are fictitious are living human beings
who actually went upon the lands in
question
Judge O'Day went before the jury
this morning to defend himself of GER
tain aspe-siOns thrown upon him by
Witnesses for the government. He at
tackled the efforts of the government To
convict the defendant in sarcastic vein.
Judge O'Day will finish this afternoon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-06
THREE OF A KIND.
Two Suits of Stolen Clothes Are
Identified.

The two suits of clothes over which
John Collins. J. r. Stone and J. d. Egau
day night have been identified as the
clothes stolen from the West Mail order
House at ~ fWeSt South Temple street
and the three men viii be tried for petit
larceny Joseph r. West. the proprietor.
came to the police station yesterday and
Identified the clothes by his cost marks
lie further identified tho three men and
said that a few days ago he sold a pair
Of shoes TO Collins. West says that
Stone and Egan were with him at the
time and while Collins was buying the
shoes the other men stole the clothes
West filed complaint against Stone and
Egan. charging them with petit larceny.