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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
DEAD BY HIS OWN HAND.
Mr.. Dortch Appears TO Have Died by
Accident, However.
(Special to News and DECEIVED


New Bern, N. c., Oct 10.--Mr. T. G..
Whitaker brought the sad news to
the CITY today that Mr.. V. Dortch, a
Russian, who carried the star line
route from Trenton. Jones county, to
Core Greek postoffice, Jones county,
met death by his own hand at the
latter office at one o'clock this morn
ing.
He entered the office and threw his
mail pouch on the counter, scarcely
having any mail in it. He wrapped
UP a pistol in it which he always car
ried for protection. The weapon was
discharged and the ball took effect in
the heart.
Dortch exclaimed that he had kill
ed himself. turned and walked out the
door and fell dead on the street. Mr..
Dortch had the reputation of being
thorough and intelligent gentleman.
He had served his time in the Rus
sian navy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
REV. Il. j. GATTIS INJURED.
He Falls Through Trap Door and is
Badly Hurt.

Charlotte. n. c., Oct. 10.-Rev. T.
j. Gattis who SIZED DR.. John G. kilgo,
president of Trinity College, for sland-
er. fell through q trap door today and
sustained serious injuries. Mr. Gattis
was in the office OF c. II. Robinson &
Co. and having occasion to go to the
rear of the building, he fell through
the door.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
Into a Japanese Ambush.
(By the Associated Press.)


Mukden, Oct. 10.-On the western
front yesterday a party of Caucausian
scouts while accommodating fell into
an ambush of two comp;anies OF
Japanese infantry who fired a volley
at the scouts. Before the latter could
withdraw they lost ten wounded, in
cluding Lieutenant Kousoff. and one
man killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
BROWN AND SELLERS.
Negroes Charged With Outrage and
Murder Taken to EIizabethtown
(snecial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, n. c.. Oct. Brown
and Sellers, the negroes charged with
implication in the murder and brutal
outrage upon Mrs. George Packer
near CIarkton, during September, and
who were saved by the military from
a lynching in Wilmington two days
afterwards, were brought from the
Penitentiary via Fayetteville, this af-
ternoon. and are now being taken
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
NEWELL SAYS IT'S FALSE.
I'll Prove it, Says Webb and Sends for
AftidavitS.
(SpeciaI to News and Obser

TSpETIdI ODSETNET.J
Hickory, N. c.. Oct 10.-The joint
debate between Messrs. Webb and
Newell occurred here today, begin
ming about 1:30 o'clock in the pres
ence of a crowd of three hundred
people, The speaking took place on
the lawn Of M. A. A. Shuford. of the
First National Bank. The trains
shifting near the place greatly inter-
fered with the effect of Mr.. Webb S
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
AT ST. IC
American League.
(Rv the Associated Press 4

(By the Associated Press.9
AT Washington r. III. 10.
Philadelphia 0 5OO2O O0-7 II 8
Washington % 90 8 / 2-6 IL 3
Batteries: Hughes and Clarke;
Applegate and Noonan.
Second game. r.. II. u.
Washington 1901 50 5 0
Philadelphia .....0 0 0 0-3 z
Batteries: Wolfe and Kittredge;
Waddell and Noonan. (Called by
agreement)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
Mrs. Maddry Improving.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. c., Oct. 10.-Mrs. j.
Frank Maddry, wife of the well-known
and highly esteemed newspaper mar
and who has been i'll for some time
with typhoid fever, is reported to he
improving.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
Child ScaIded to Death.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Charlotte. n. C., Oct. 10.-,The s.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. Donaldson, of this city. pulled
a kettle of boiling hot water over on
her today, causing death a few hours
Ia tpr
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
THE STATE SORROWS.
Flags Fly at Half Staff and Resolu-
tiOnS Are Passed.

The State flag on the Capitol of
North Carolina was at half staff yes
terday as a State tribute to the SOL
dier and statesman the late General
Matthew w. Ransom, whose funeral
was yesterday conducted at his home
in Northampton county. The office
of the State officials were closed at the
hour of the funeral.
And another tribute with the flag
of his State was paid. Out at the
Soldiers Home where are other vet
Grams of the Lost Cause the State flag
was at half staff, in memory of the
dead.
Throughout the entire State there
nave been expressions of grief at
General Ransom's death. and voicing
thls on behalf of the people the Coun-
eli OF State met yesterday and passed
the following resolutions:
Resolutions by Council of State.
At meeting of the Council of State
IN the Executive Office of the morn
ing OF October 10, 1904, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed:
At one O'Clock on Friday morning,
october 9Th. in his home Northamp-
ton county. North Carolina. surround
ed by his sons, General Matthew w
Ransom. died. 1t was on the 18th
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
Fifty Men Killed.

(By the Associated Press.)
Santiago Chile. Oct. 1O-By the
collapse of building in the course
of construction here today fifty men
were killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
THE YELLOW TIDE
IS ROLLING BACK
Kuropatkin Having Taken the Offensive, the Japan
ese Renguish Bentsiaputze Almost With
out Struggle, and Fall Back.

right flank, fourteen miles southwest
of Mukden.
Such news Of the Russian move
ments as may be given out without
compromising the advance is likely
to be telegraphed by General Kuro-
patkin each evening, after the days
work in the field is over.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11

A good deal of the money that
makes the mare go is invested in wild
oats.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-11
POst-Season Games.
(By the Associated Press.


Cleveland, Ohio, Oct 10.-The first
post-season game between Cleveland
and Pittsburg today ended in a tie.
the game being called on account of
rain Score: r. H. E.
Cleveland 0 0 o. L
Pittsburg ....0 2 0--2 A 1
Batteries: Hess and Bemis; Fla
herty and Phelps.
At st. Louis r. II. E.
Nationals ..O00100OO 2-3 6 /
Americans % 10 O 0 0 0 0-1 4
Batteries: Taylor and Grady; Petty
and KahOe.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16
The RetOrt Courteous.

THE late Charles Hoyt," says Frank
Daniels, the actor, according to Col
lier's, was about as genial a fellow
as n would ever meet; yet, when oc-
casion offered, he could give utterance
to some rather sarcastic remarks.
Il remember once how he gave an
awful jolt to a player we'll known for
his intense egotism. Hoyt was in the
box of a Western theatre witnessing
the first production of his musical
comedies, and, in accordance with his
custom, making notes for the improve
ment Of the piece, when a telegram
from the actor referred to was handed
to him. The telegram read:
IF your new play is a success, l
very much desire the leading role in
same
''Whereupon Hoyt turned over the
message, wrote upon the other side:
You are alone in your DESIRE and
gave it to the messenger 10 be at once
put on the wire"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16
MR.. BRoWNLOw-s CANDID AD-
MISSION.

The agitation over REPRESENTATION
from the southern states in congress is
still kept UP. Up to the present time
the ayowed object Of the agitators was
the interest OF tie negro. The threats
to reduce the umbe OF conxressmen
from IA section was because OF he
acknowledgements OF the igDorant ne
groes. The south was to b. told by
congress that she must restore the
right Of suffrage TO this class or be
deprived Of her present number of rep
rese natives. It was all for love Of the
negroeso the advocates OF the mea-
sures introduced said. Now comes Mr..
from Tennessee. who has gone Crun-
packer, Keifer and Piatt one better in
this matter and wishes TO remedy what
he considers the evil existing at the
south by giving me federal courts jul
risdictfon over all elections, federal and
state. declares tnat his object is not
to return to the negro his right 10 vote.
He does not want 10 restore his right
of suffrage; does not want him to vote.
Here Is what he says:
something has to be done with the
south. 1 have a plan which I shall
urge, 1T meets with the approval of
numerous republicans in high circles.
No one cares whether the negro gets
his vote or not. / know the negro and
L am sure / do not care for his vote,
and do not want him to vote. but I
do want the white men of the southern
ST afQC To vote Epouy tha1y bo,-. ~
been doing it in Tennessee, Kentucky
and other southern states. All | shall
contend for is that every Write mar
shall get to vote and that his vote shall
be counted Is cast. In order to guaran-
tee this l propose to introduce a bill
giving the federal courts Jurisdiction
OF election frauds in all elections-feG-
era, state, county and municipal. When
this bill is passed, as I believe it will
be, then h south will get relief"
Some persons claim that Mr.. Roose-
Welt favors some action by congress
along this line. 1t is said Mr.. Brown
low has been trying to get the presi-
dent to approve Of his contemplated
action, but it seems he has not vet
succeeded, nor is he likely to do so,
judging from what the president said
IN his message on the subject of con-
gress enacting a law on federal cleo
tons.
We do not think the southern people
need have any e of any of thes.
measures passing congress, certainly
not the one proposed by Mr.. Brownlow.
The two senator's from this state take
the right view Of the situation. They
are losing no sleep over the matter
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16
HE Is STILL At 1T.
The Dcvouring CataInounf Encoun-
tered Last Night-He Ia Fond OF
Dogs Heads as Well rs Dog Blood.

That dog eating catamount Is still
night Pete Secrecy. eolored. who lives
in warnersviHe. started home from
his work at a late hour and saw the
animal. Sercey does not know what
were fits intentions. for he never gave
IL a chance TO demonstrate them; he
didn't like the looks OF 1t or its move
up town where he found Officers Neel-
ley and Donnell and they accompanied
him home.
Likewise last night a man who
works for the Southern Express COM
pany found the same obstacle on his
reaching home and had TO get a police
man TO go with him.
Several persons bold enough have
been trailing the animal. watching his
movements at night, marking the
place and examining the footprints
next day. They all say he has a foot
like a man, with toes we'll defined.
except that they are shaped differ
ent. walking as If he was slew-foot-
~, oS oiiS Lie odyS III ~
got a good look at him says ne looks
like Ed. McDowelrs stump-taiI dog
at the market only he is more saw
age looking, his tail looking as IL it
had been cut off and had grown out
and curled up at the end like a pine
rooter hog.
Matt Headen, janitor at the city
hall, who lives on East Washington,
saws To n~1 ~1thn fa,,l [;-,
the other night eating away at a dogs
head. Matt held a light and the 9TH
Ell took a pistol: they got within %
feet of him and while Matt held the
lamp the other blazed away at the var
mint. Matt says he never stopped
chewing on dat dogs head" Then
another shot was fired at him with
like results, but after eating the head
of the dog w Matt says he turned and
left. So did they.
Matt is authority for the statement
hitherto published about the number
Of dogs being killed by the animal
the other night. Matt say he saw
eight of them with the best part of
their heads eaten off. while the others
were killed. but had not been devour-
ed, presumably because the catamount
was not hungry, having been filled VI
with the heads of the eight. Matt
also says he is about sure that the an
ina lives in a culvert or cav down
beyond East Washington, but he is not
anxious to investigate further.
From his antics it is said he pre-
ferS dogs, but when he cannot get q
dog he acts like he would not MIND
a human hear or two.-Greensboro Rec
ord.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

The public is still being promised
startling developments IN Mrs. Chad
wick's case. We would like to know
what she has done with ell the big
sums OF. money She was able to Dor
row. 1t is now said her son is. worth
$l,5O0,000 and that he is not endors-
ing cheeks or notes for n members
of his family. He must have thorough
acquaintance with his mothers stvle
of doing business.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

ffCdlfF All the O<DlOC dkS, u Is lIOuSlIt.
and some Of the republicans. 1t Is
believed that the president will try
to force the fight at this session, as
there viii be fewer democrats I'm the
next congress. OF course, it is not
admitted that a republican president
is relying too much upon the help OF
the opposition to get his recommen-
dations through congress. but there 10
good reason to believe he is counting
on democratic support in having this
freight rate bill passed 1t Is very
doubtful If congress has known a
harder fight than hat which the rail-
roads, through the leaders OF the
dominant party in the house n SEN
ate, will wage against the bill giving
TO the interstate commits
sion the power to regulate rates. The
legislation, IL enacted, would be the
most ~far--eaching since the passage
OF the reconstruction acts.
There are in fact many signs which
tend to show that the president is
going to have a rough time with his
party before he completes his term
OF Office, and which show also that
party is going to have a rough time
with him before the 4th of March,
1909, is reached. Representative
Glass, Of the Sixth Virginia district,
voiced a sentiment, which is becoming
general in Washington, lei he re-
marked today:
II believe that those people who
think Mr.. Roosevelt is goirg 10 go
slow in the matter of trust ~prosecu-
ton are going to be about the most
disappointed human beings We have
ever seen. 1 believe he is going to
go to the extent of the law in the
prosecution of the trusts. He has a
he would not accept another nominal
ton. Nobody believes he will. He
will not be thinking of succeeding
himself, but of making history, and
1 believe he is going to make IT.
The course of the stock market this
week. the tremendous slump in stocks.
which Wall street ascribes in part to
the declaration OF the president in his
message in favor of a law which will
give to the interstate commerce COM
mission the power to regulate freight
rates. indicates that the business in
terests of the country think that the
president is going after TIE Dig cor
porations and trusts.
Furthermore, it seems that the rail-
road men had gotten an linking, be
fore the message was made public OF
what it would contain on this subject
and an effort was made. but to no
to induce the president to
omit this recommendation. The Char
lotte Chronicle of Saturday says on
his subject:
According to a report in The New
York Times, representatives of one OF
the leading systems in the country
sent a protest to President Roosevelt
when they learned wha his message
would contain on the subject of the
increase of the powers Of the inter-
state commission. 1t was
said that one of the best known rail-
road men went to Washington to sec
the president about h matter, but
that he was unable to influence the
in any way enough de-
NAL was made of tbs-I&03Ntha one
railroad president a seen President
Roosevelt or had had words with
him personally, it was not denied that
letters of protest were sent 10 him
This is all the more reason why con-
gress should act on the presidents
suggestion.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16
House Committee on jamestown Ceie-
bration.

Washington, December 12.-Chairman
Tawney. in accordance with the action
trial Arts and Exposition, took last
week providing for the appointment
of a Subcommittee of which he is 10 be
chairman, to consider and report some
suitable plan for the commemoration
of the settlement of Jamestown, Va,
other than by holding an industrial ex-
position, today named the following as
members of a Subcommittee: Messrs.
Rodenburg. Illinois; Howell, New Jer-
sey; bartlett, Georgia; Maynard, of Vir-
ginia.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

Wonder if the president will carry
his grudge against General Miles to
the extent If refusing to let him ac-
cept the position of adjutant general
of Massachusetts? That would be OF
great discourtesy to Governor Doug
las, but. then, Mr.. Roosevelt may
think he deserves a little squelching
for becoming governor of a state
which gave him such n big majority.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

\ Missouri man declines appoint
ment as pension commissioner. So
says an exchange. which wants him
put on exhibition. This appointment
should have been rendered before the
close of the st. Louis exposition.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16
Warshins Reach Norfolk.

Newport News, va, December ~
The cruiser San Francisco arrived at
Old Point at ) o'clock this morning
from Gibraltar. She viii proceed to
Norfolk where a board of inspection
and survey will go aboard her and
are expected to complete their work this
week. The monitor Nevada passed up
the roads this morning for Norfolk.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

what makes the south solid. He
ought not to try to be president of
the United States if he has not yet
learned that much about American
politics.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

Up in Guilford county some kind
of n wild varmint is killing out the
dogs. Pity but what that breed Of
varmint could increase and get one or
two to doing business in every county
News and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

Mr.. Carnegie should not be angry
with Mrs. Chadwick. She was only
helping him carry out his cherished
plan of dying poor.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

Secretary Morton wants more"sand"
in the navy. He probably wants the
battleship equipped with sand boxes
as we'll as Observation-Disclosures
Post.
Several of our warships have suf-
fered of late by having too much sand
under them.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

The democrats have the solution Of
h trust problem, but they were TOO
late in discovering it and may never
have the chance of applying it-Dur-
ham Herald. o..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards" Irr. Wood s Norway Pine Syr-
up helps men and wonnan 70 a happy,
vigorous Die age.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

Bodily pein loses its terror if you've
a bottle Of DR.. Thomas Electric Oil n
the mouse. instant relief in cases Of
burns. cuts. sprains. accidents of any
sort.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

MI. C%ortelyou says he is now going
to take a long vacation-until March
5th. we
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

The president would rather under
take a trip to the south in the spring
to have the members OF congress stay
in Washington after March 18th.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16
e Q. GAYLORDS
Xmas Opening Sale.
Starts Thursday, December 1st


drcn Ill say when they ~ te facinarins toys tho enchanting Tolls. the ne~
m entertaining games All grouped co vicinity in the ncw tore Bring
the children with you Thursday. December Is and let them Sex IN Rig
Display.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

Where did General Coxey get
enough money to go into bankruptcy /?
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

1t looks like King Cotton is think.
ing about a~bdicating.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-05-28
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