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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Brutal Act of Woman
Crazed With Maternity
WOMEN WATCH DEED
Horrible Infanticide Committed Before
the Eyes of Witnesses. The Testi-
mony. Annie Brown, the Mother,
Shields the Unknown Man
Who Wronqed Her.

Annie Brown, a white woman, forty
years of age, who says that she came
To Raleigh from the neighborhood of
Cary, in Wake county, and who has
been living at the home of Mrs. Francis
Wood, at the corner of Johnston and
Salisbury streets for three weeks past
was charged by coroner's jury yes
terday with the murder of her new
born female child early yesterday
morning.
The circumstances of the crime and
the practical admission of the WO
man furnish a most disgusting story
of brutal heartlessness.
On certificate of DR.. Gotten that the
womans condition was such as to
permit her removal from the Wood
home. she was last night arrested and
placed i'm Wake county Jail, a woman
being employed to nurse her until she
RECEIVERS her strength.
Discovery of Crime.
The first known of the crime was
when Dr. j. w. McGee. Jr., was sum-
moned at Z o'clock yesterday morn
ing to attend the woman and child,
the messenger stating that the wo-
man had said that he was her physic-
ian. Although DR.. McGee states that
he na0 never seen or nedTu OI lii't
woman before he went to the house,
where he found the woman lying
across the bed with the dead body
of the child beside her.
An examination of the child showed
that it had been on the ground and
that it's neck and chest were badly
bruised both front and back. After
seeing that the woman was not in "A
critical condition, and talking with tli :
witnesses who We're later examined by
the coroner, DR.. MCGEE made affidavit
of the facts within his knowledge and
gave ii as his opinion that the child
had died of violence.
Upon the receipt of the physician =
affidavit, Dr. T. Nj. Jordan, the county
coroner. at once empanelied a jury
and proceeded to hold the inquest.
The Jury's Verdict.
After hearing the evidence of the
woman and of the several witnesses
who had knowledge of the facts, the
Jury which was COMPOSED OF Messrs
M w. Hood Frank Simpson, f. e.
Moore. F.. A. Watson, j. 7. Haywood
and ]. w. Davis, returned the follow
ing verdict:
s.T,haG the female infant child found
with Miss Annie Brown i'll the city OF
Raleigh. came to it's death by violence
at the hands of its mother, Miss An
ME Brown
Placed i'm Jail.
When DR.. Jordan placed the COM
u1itment of the woman to Jail i'll the
hands of the sheriff. a controversy
arose between him and Sheriff Page
as to whose duty it was to take the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
4 Strangely Horrible Case.
Winner of Lccch Cup match.
CBy the Associated Press.)


Sea Girt, N. j.. Sept. 1.-THE leech
cup match was won today by George
r. Cooke, of District of Columbia,
shooting under the colors of the Man
haitian Rifle and Revolver Association
of New York city, with a total of 94
points out of a possible 100.
The company team match was won
by Company L." Second regiment Ma
tional Guard of the District of Column
bia, with a total of 210 points out OF
possible $50.
The competition for the 1000 Dry
den trophy, the most important event
of the meet will take place tomorrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Pat TeIegraphs the Gar.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the AsSOC1ated PreSs.J
st. Petersburg, Sept. 6.-The EN-
peror has received the following dis
patch from General Kuropatkin dated
September 5:
To-day (September 81 the army is
northward. 1t has extrica
ted itself from the dangerous position
in which it was placed, being threat
ened by the enemy and having a mar
row front.
"The enemy throughout the day
cannonaded our rear guard, especially
it's left flank, but without much eff
feet.
1--WE lost about one hundred men
tOdaY,"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Affairs at Norfolk Navy Yard.

(By the Associated Press.)
| Washington, Sept. Rear Admiral
| Harrington. commandant of the navy
ward, Norfolk, was at the Navy De-
partment today in conference with Sec
retary Morton and other officials re-
garding work and affairs at the Nor
! folk ward.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
y. Il. O. T.. Barbecue.

A barbecue that is going to be a de-
Iichtful event will be given today at
the Fair Grounds by the Raleigh Elks,
who always do things in the best style
The event is in charge of A. b. An
drews, Jr, Will Robbins, and j. T.
Wray. The admittance will be by
card.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
FOUR YEARS IN STATES PRISON.
Captain James Phillips Receives This
Sentence for Theft.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Salisbury, N. c., Sept. Capt.
James d. Phillips, the Southern Rail-
way conductor, who was arrested at
Spencer three weeks ago for robbing
freight car, was arraigned in the
Superior Court here today. There
were four indictments against him
to all OF which he submitted. Judge
Cook promptly sentenced the former
conductor to four years in the State
penitentiary. Phillips was at one
time assistant road foreman on the
Southern.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08

The residence No. 610 South Sails
bury street owned by the heirs OF Mr..
Jack Freeman, was sold for $l,5S5 10
Mr.. c.. Fl. Stevenson. 1t was sold BY
the court commissioners. The price
paid was in excess of the assessed val
uation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Major DcImar Ties the Record.
(By the Associated Press.l

Wy I
Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. 7.-Major IGl-
mar only succeeded in tieing the
worlds trotting record of 2:02 IA
without wind shield in his attempt
this afternoon at the New York State
Fair. The Major, accompanied by d
runner, trotted the first quarter in
80 seconds. the half in one minute, the
quarters in 1:31 IA and the mile
in 2:02 IA.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Where Golfers Will be Built.
CBv the Associated Press.)

Washington, Sept. formal an
nounccment is made at the Navy De-
partment that the colliers authorized
by the last Congress will be built, one
at the navy yard, New York, and the
other at the navy yard, Mare Island.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08

close the paternity of the child, the
woman stubbornly refused to do SO,
in the extremity of her effort to shield
the man who had Wronged her, gong
even so far as to swear ferVently that'
so far as she knew, she had lead an
absolutely blameless and correct life.
despite the fact of the birth of the
child.
A Strangely Horrible Case.
The case is one of the strangest and
most horrible that has ever occurred
in this city. The actions of the woman
in killing the child when she knew
that concealment was impossible and
her wild statements and the vague
tone of portions of her testimony leave
a serious doubt as to her sanity.
In appearance she is light-hairedt
white faced, grey-eyed woman of ttO
poorer class of country folk-an Or
dinary woman on whom tragedy
seems to sit oddly.
Her trial, if her health permits, will
be held at this months term of Wake
Superior court, presided over by Judge
Ferguson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Arrested Charged With Wife Murder.

(By the Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va, Sept. Il. Samuel
McCue, eX-mayor of charlottesville
Va, has been arrested for the alleges
murder of his wife.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
The Negro 1ianged.

(By the Associated Press.)
Birmingham. Ala, Sept. IA spe-
cial to the Advertiser from Huntsville.
says Horace Naples was taken from
the Jail and hanged at 1925 .. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Difficulties of the Retreat.

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Petersburg, Sept. "a Russian
correspondent of the Associated Press
supplies the following:
Our retreat is being carried out
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08
Placed i'm Jail.

When DR.. Jordan placed the COM
mitment of the woman to jail III the
hands of the sheriff. a controversy
arose between him and Sheriff Page
as to whose duty it was to take the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-08

My army, 'tis of thee,
Sweet band of miIiteree,
Of thee ! sing.
Land of my potent pride,
Land where roughly ride,
Nor is my right denied
To rule as king.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Cheap Rates Southwest
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, ARkAN
sAS, LOUISIANA AND TEXAS.
Homeseekers' Opportunities.

Here's your chance. Very low one
way and round trip rates Southwest
this winter-about half the regular
fare-nearby dates are Dec. Is, 1903
Jan and 10, and February 2 aud IS
1904. Good time to visit Southeast
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana or Tex
as and pick out a location.
Round trip tickets permit stop-oy
or on the going trip, return limit q
days. Write and tell us your starting
point and where you want to go. We
will tell youu exactly where you want
to go We will tell you exactly what
your ticket viii cost, one way OF
roundtrip. We will see that your bag
gage is checked, and that you are com
fortably located on the right train
Write for our illustrated descriptive
literature, maps. lists Of real estate
agents, and let US help you find a bet
ter home In the country along the
Cotton Belt route.
e. W. LA BEAUME, G. p. & T. A.,
Cotton Belt route. St Louis. NO
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Relief in One Minute.

One Minute Cough Cure gives re-
lief in one minute, because 1t kills the
mcrobe that tickies the mucous
membrane, causing the cough, and at
the same time clears the phlegm.
draws out the the inflammation and
heals and soothes the affected parts
One Minute Cough Cure strengthens
the lungs. wards off pneumonia and is
a harmless and never failing cure in
all durable cases OF cougs, colds and
Group. One Minute Cough Cure is
pleasant to take, harmless and good
alike for young and old. Sold by Metz
gers drug store.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
STOCK MARKET
MORE CONSISTENT
Than Monday But Character Was
Not Essentially Changed.
THE PRICES SLUGGISH
AND so MARROW AS TO BE Al
MOST lMPERcEPTlBLE-
NOTHING TO ACCOUNT
FOR CONDITION.
THE PRICES SLUGGISH
BY Associated Press,

BY Associated Press.
New York, March 1.-The move
ment of today's stock market was
somewhat more consistent than that
OF yesterday, in that prices were
above yesterdays level throughout
the day, but the character Of the mar
ket was not essentially changed. Trad
ing was near the minimum record for
the last -four years and the movement
Of prices SO narrow and sluggish as To
be almost imperceptibe Sugar was
the strongest stock, the only news on
il being the declaration of the regular
dividend, about which there had been
no doubt felt. and the rise in prices of
refined sugar Otherwise il was quite
impossible to account for the move
ment of the market from any news
known to the public Returns of net
earnings for January, which appeared
during the day, included the Canadian
Pacific, Rock Island, Louisville and
Nashville and Colorado and Southern
all showing declines in net earnings
of varying degree compared with last
years corresponding period, Rock
island and Canadian Pacific showed
some heayiness early in the day, but
the stock of other companies with the
rest Of the market, The heavy snow
storms which were reported the Sc
yerest ia the history of the company
in the case of the New York Central
threatened to impair the operating
efficiency and volume of traffic again
but the market ignored the fact.
A lack Of progress was reported
from the coal conference in indianap
oils and the spread of the freight war
to other commodities than grain was
alleged Prices dropped from the
best before the closing after Il period
81 practical stagnaton
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
THE COTTON MARKET.

BY Associated Press
New Orleans, March THE cotton
market opened today at to lG points
down, but bulls secured control and
boosted prices to 90 points above the
opening Bears again got control and
the close showed net loss for the day
of l5MlG points on May and July and
decline of % points from highest level
of the day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
PRODUCE MARKET.

BUTTER-Firm. Creamery 1j02G
CHEESE Firm; large aud small
l03l @12.
EGGS. Steady; western 20M
COFFEE Options closed steady
1t unchanged prices to advance OF
IS points. Sales $1,000 bags May
1Gdm5C1 Spot rio steady
Sugar,-Raw frm; fair refining ga
129-a2 centrifugal 90 test AK a 1892
Molasses sugar 25sM2 ll-lG; refined
eonfectioners A 4l0; mould A 400;
cut loaf, crushed 525; powdered lG5
cubes 400
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Consequence There Was Con-
slant General Liquidation.
LOW FOREIGN MARKET
CAUSED WEAK OPENING AND
FEAR OF WAR SPREADING
OCCASION FOR SALE OF
LONG WHEAT.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. ILL.,, March WHEAD
Throughout the session the sentiment
was bearish and there was constant
markets caused weak opening. May
being y TO | lower at 100 to y. July
down A@7s 10 lAm3s. at SO to e.
Long wheat, bought under the belief
that the war would be sure to spread,
was for saka in larg quantities Lar
ger primary receipts induced selling
by all large commission houses. and
the north west was also liberal sell
Ter here. Little support was off red
until May declined To 80, July TO 92as
scattered demand from shorts and
buying July by the Armour interest
caused some recovery. May rallyine
to 99h, July TO 93ls Decreased
nearly three millions in worlds avail
able supply had steadying influence
for a time. The last half hour heavy
selling again set IN and the market
broke, May rec ding to 9G12, July de
clined to 9ll2. A slight recovery
followed but the close was weak, May
3A lower July down 2l2@9s Liver
pool steady to rs lower On the
coast boat loads were taken 2 red
l05mG, 3 red 100M4: hard 1905;
3 hard 7Sm9S, May opened lO0M Y
highest i4 lowest 9Gi5 closing ~
July 9lA
CORN Corn declined with wheat
the market beginning without sup
port There was a heavy liquidation
By houses that have been carrying
long lines, also profit making by tn
smaller holders The feature was the
selling of May and buying Of Jul,
BY several commission houses. The
close was two cents lower for May
while July lost l7s02. 43MR;
aSm4l, white. 3mi9 yellow IA
N March 519s May opened GMMH
highest N; lowest AZ, losing n
Liverpool l2m& lower AT seaboar6
II boatloads accepted
OATS.-Were weak and declined
l1sN3h; May leading The clos
WAS al a small rally from the bottom
At losses y to pa There was liqui
datl0n throughout and poor support
The selling was led by the largest
Chicago March 1.-THE following
was the range Of prices for the day:
holders who unloaded through bro
kers. The weakness and damorai.
cation Of other grains had a depres.
sing influence. The buying was main.
~ by the shorts and local traders
VINO had the oats to sell later Stat
lstics were baarsh 3 40; 3, 3912
! white 1894; 3 white los; 4 white
81; standard say. May opened Az
q 12, highest " lowest ~, closing
=
Short clear sides 7A7s7s. Others
unchanged.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Lark's All Heslino Ointment.

Salt Rheum Itch, Cuts, Burns,
Bruises. Scalds. Testers, Old Sores
Wounds. Assesses, Carhuncles, Boils
Erysipelas, BARRIERS Itch, Sore Feet
cured by Lark's All-Healing Ointment
Price 25c Paul G Schuh & Sons, and
Harry w. Schulz Drug Co No cure
no pay,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. March CATTLE Only
moderate business transacted today
at prices. Cattle selling below 450
are Disseminated against. strongest
demand is for good fat, but they are
SO scarce that other lots have to be
substituted very largely
HOGS.-TEere was a very big sup
ply today, demand active. Prices,
except for light, better than yester-
days close, bulk sales 5l505O
SHEEP There's a good demand at
steady prices. Few sales lambs made
below 400.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Through Pullman Sleeping Cars TO
California Points via The Iron
Mountain Route.

Leaving st. Louis $3.50 a. m. daily
for Los Angeles, via True Southern
Route" also tourist sleeping cars ON
this same train for Los Angeles and
San Francisco every Wednesday and
Thursday. Best winter route to Cali.
fornia. For further information call
on or address,
c. G.. Miller, G.. P. A., Cairo Ill.
Elmer Smith, D. T. A.. Cairo. Ill
II. c. Townsend, G. p. g. T a, st
Louis, NO.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Both Quiet Colors.

The Chicago managers of the district
messenger service are hardly 20 be
blamed for employing negro messen'
ger boys. Black is supposed to be a
faster color than white, anyway,
though goodness knows there's been
little complaint Of running among the
white lads,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
$40 cure.

The grape cure at Weisbaden has
for a long time been an important
feature OF the autumn season at that
fomous health resort The worth Of
the cure lies in the high per cent Of
sugar in the fruit, grapes being from
"a to 60 per cent sugar, with import
Gnt elements Of acid and water.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
"Touuh" GobbIer.

look at the rakish way that young
turkey gobbler is strutting around
these days remarked the duck,
Eyes" replied the wise guinea fowl,
its getting near Thanksgiving time,
y0a inow." What has that to do
with ito why, you see, he wants to
appear tough. Philadelphia Press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
AT ST. LOUIS.


St Louis, March 1,-CATTLE,-
Receipts 1000. Steady to strong and
higher; beef steers 3l5@535; stock
ers feeders 22jM370; cows, heifers
?25Mi00; Texas steers 300M420.
HOGS Receipts 5000. Steady;
Range 4S0I5G0
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Miscellaneous.
Money and Exchange.

Prime paper 4laM5h. Exchange
firm. closed weak, demand s4SG55n
4SG.G0. sixty days $iS370d 1880
Bar silver j7i2. Money on call easy
.1%M2 per cent Closing bid "a, OF
fered IA. Time loans easier: sixty
days 3 per cent, ninety days 3ls six
months IA "a
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
NrM YoRk eRAlN MARKEr.

BY Associated Press
New York. March WHEAT r
ceipts 1000; spot easy: red l07 Gle
yator and 10S@lll +. o. b. aAoat
Options closed unsettled at net de
cline Of 2Am2h May l0l1ss
CORN. Receipts 10000 exports
Spot easy; a, go elevator ana G2!.
aaoat. yellow IS: white 5Gla OF
tons closed easy at 4@lss net lower
May Goa
OATS Receipts $1,000 exports
1900, Spot easy; 2, 55 standard
white. 2 white 81.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Winter at Chronicle.

A healthful. restful. inexpensive re
sort in the pines of Alabama, thirt,
miles north of Mobile It is high AM
dry. Address Jno NJ Beall, Mobile 6
Ohio railroad. st. Louis. for illustrated
booklei.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
LOCAL GRAIN MARKETS.

Cash prices in the Cairo market
yesterday were as follows:
No. Red Winter Wheat. 800.
No 5 Red Winter Wheat. Csc.
No White Corn. 44c
No. Mixed Corn. 43c
No 2 White Corn. 33c
No Mixed Corn. i2c
No White Oats. lie
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
MINNEAPOLIS CEREALS.

by Associated Press.
Minneapolis, March WHEAT
May 97$s July va September SG$; ,
On track hard 997s, northern 977s
> northern 951sG2s
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
tiomeseekers and Settlers Rates
To the Sunny South.

On frt and third Tuesday vi eacb
month to. aud including April 1904
Write Jno. NJ. Beall, A. G.. p. A., Mo.
bile & Ohio n. r., St Louis. Mo. stat
Ing 10 what point you Wish rates
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
ST. LOUIS GRAIN MARKETS.
St Louis. March THE following
vas the range Of prices for the day;
WHEAT
THE CASH MARKETS

ST. Louis, March 1.-The following
spot prices ruled here today for yari
Gus grains mentioned:
No. 2 Red Winter Wheat. Sl05d
l0S12
No. 3 Red Winter Wheat, 5000
05.
No. 2 White Corn, 4GG 4Ghc.
No. Mixed Corn. acc.
No. White Corn, 4364fc.
No. 3 Mixed Corn. aga 43lsc.
No. White Oats. 45llc
No Mixed Oats. i2c.
No. White Oats. 4Sa re
No. Mixed Oats. l1M42c.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02

The rwye and the pocket book sci
dom get up a simultaneous boom.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02
Once A Reader
oftNe
CHICAGO JOURNAL.
Always a
Reader -.
THE OLDEST DAILY
NEWSPAPER IN ILLINOIS
S. Years the Home Paper.

A paper that has the most COM
plete news service obi ain bl c
from all parts Of the world. Its
columns are most eompetently
edited. Society, Music and
drama, literature aud art are ably
commented upon. Its financial,
commercial and live stock re-
views are acknowledged to be
thoroughly complete and most
reliable.
4 CENTS The WEEK ~ CAR
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02

Receipts. Shipments.
FLOUR 254S, WHEAT 1867;
CORN &0dls9. OATS 2G0-l15.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-03-02

No. 2 Mixed Oats, age
NO White Oats i3c
No, 3 Mixed Oats, ale
No / Timothy Hay, per ton, $3.50
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-05
THE LITERARY SOCIETIES.
One of the Strongest Features in Wake
Forests Collegiate Life.

Especial to News and Observer
Wake Forest, n. c., Oct. 4.-The lit
crary societies of Wake Forest College
have always been one Of its strongest
features, and through their instrument
tality the college has turned out men
who have had potent influence in
every profession and walk of life. This
year, from the very first especial in
terest has been displayed, and many
questions agitating State and nation
have been settled by the new men far
beyond the possibilities of successful
contradictions. The annual debates
with Richmond and Furman Universe
ties, the anniversary and Senior
speaking occasions are looked for
ward to with unusual interest.
The following men from the two lit
erary societies were chosen to repre-
sent the class upon the latter occasion:
J. d. Proctor, j. M. Justice, j. II. Yer
non, M. l.. Davis, H. f. Page, G. C.
Howard, A. l.. Fletcher, B. F. Bray,
G. E. Goode, j. w. Cole, r. d. Coving-
ton, P. c. MacDuffie. Euzelian Society
also elected j. O. Patton, of the Jun
Tor class as second DICTATOR anniver-
Sary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-05
THE STORY DENIED
A Woman Worse Than
Murdered" a Fake.
After Investigation So Thinks the &c
itor Of the Roanoke ChoWan
Times. Up to the Core
spondent.

The following telegram just received
at this office explains itself: The re-
port of the alleged atrocious crime in
Northampton county was printed IN
Sundays paper under the caption "A
Woman Worse Than Murdered This
report was furnished us by q gentle
man who some time since served us
faithfully at Statesville and later at
Gastonia He seemed most conscien-
tious in his work, and we saw no rea-
son to doubt the accuracy of the infor-
nation forwarded us in the case in
question.
That some mistake has been made,
however. now appears apparent. Here
is the telegram referred to:
Tunis, N. c., October A.
Your special from Tunis in Sun
days paper so far as it relates to Mar
garettesville and Northampton county
is a fake. After investigation l am
convinced there is no foundation for
the story. Not heard of here till ii
appeared in the News and Observer.
You have been imposed upon
A. J. CONNOR,
Editor Roanoke Chowan Times.