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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20

hereby and herein granted ana con-
yeyed shall extend and be in force for
a period of sixty years from the date
of this ordinance.
Ten The said Street Railway Com
pany shall, within 90 days give notice
in writing to the mayor of the city Of
Raleigh that ii accepts the grant
upon the terms and conditions above
set forth. In case of failure to so
accept the said grant within said time
the same shall be void.
Eleven. That upon failure to comply
with the conditions herein contained
for period of 80 days except for the
reasons herein set out, the city of
Raleigh may revoke this franchise,
upon ten days notice to the said street
railway company; and the rights here
in granted shall revert TO the city of
Raleigh.
Twelve. This franchise shall be void
unless the said Raleigh and Durham
Passenger and Power Company shall
operate it's cars from Raleigh TO Dur
ham within five years from the date
hereof, unless prevented by act of
God strikes, legal Interference or
other unavoidable circumstances.
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THE MERCHANTS JOURNAL.
Josiah William Bailey, c. III. Poe and
j. s. Pearson Become Interested.

The Merchants Journal, which was
established about six months ago
with Norman H. Johnson as editor
and w. H. Bagley as publisher, is TO
be owned in future by stock COM
pany, which is TO be organized by
Norman H. Johnson, Clarence II.
Poe, Josiah William Bailey and John
). Pearson,
The Merchants Journal was an in
novation in North Carolina Journal
ism. Mr.. Johnson, who is attorney
general of the North Carolina Retail
Merchants Association and general
counsel of the Association of Whole
sale Dealers Millers and Manufacture
ers of North and South Carolina, and
Mr. Bagley, who is business manager
OF the News and Observer. conceived
the idea of establishing a trade paper
in this State. The publication was
first issued in July last and typo
graphically il was one of the hand
soonest papers ever issued in the
South. The same standard has been
maintained and the circulation and
influence of the paper has grown
steadily under the management of Mr.
Bagley and editorial work of Mr.
Johnson.
Messrs. Bailey, Poe and Pearson,
who are the chief factors in the Mu-
tual Publishing Company, hove had
their eyes on the Merchants j NAL
as it has rapidly grown in stree h,
and yesterday made a propositions to
Mr.. Bagley to buy his interest in the
publication. The sale was consum-
mated last night and this morning a
meeting will be held to organize
stock company, which will continue
the Merchants Journal on the same
high standard it has been since it's
first issue.
Mr. Bagley retires from the man.
agement TO devote all his time to the
News and Observer, of which he Is
business manager. Mr.. Norman H.
Johnson will continue as editor of the
Merchants Journal. Mr.. Johnson Is
known to every merchant in the State
and has accomplished a great work
by organizing the trade and in other
ways lettering trade conditions IN
many cities in the State. He has
gained Il national reputation on trade
laws and conditions and the paper
will seek readers throughout the
Toin
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Nan Patterson's Dramat-
ic Story.
Continued from Page one.)

away and he kept questioning me
about my going away too. told him
10 go away and leave me for a while.
He said l could come over after him
when things should have Quiete1
down. He said that he might not see
me for a long while and said also that
he might never see me again. He was
getting more excited and put his hand
around me. He grabbed me roughly
and kind of pushed me over towards
the side of the cab. All of a sudden
heard a report. There was flash
and then-the end"
did you see the pistol in Young's
hand % asked Mr.. Levy.
What happened after the report? %
He fell over in my lap. He raised
half way up and fell down again. 1t
seemed ages before any one came"
She then denied that she shot
Young or that she ever owned a re-
volver. This ended the direct exam
ination and court adjourned until to-
morrow morning. when Mr.. Rand viii
commence the DISCRIMINATION.
Having waived the privilege OF max
ing an opening address Mr.. Levy CALI
ed as his first witness Ida f. Town
send. She said that on June last she
was employed as a telephone operator
at the St. Paul Hotel where the de-
PENDANT and the Smiths resided. She
said that on that evening Young called
up and gave her g, message which was
delivered to Miss Patterson.
Edward s. Grossman. a clerk in an
Eighth Avenue confectionery store
said that Young used the telephone in
the store shortly after seven O'Clock Oh
the morning of June 4. According 10
the witness, when Young got his con-
nection through the central office, NJ
said:
Good morning, how do you feel this
morning? Hurry up and get dressed
and meet me-
The first alleged eye witness of the
tragedy in the cab called by the de-
Tense was Milton w. HaZleton. an In
ventor of Oneonta, n. Y. Mrs. Halle
ton said he saw a cab approaching
which contained the defendant and Il
man. AS the cab neared him he saw
the flash of a revolver
did the man have the revolver In
his hand at the time of the report
and the fashes?" Asked Mr.. Levy.
He did," replied the witness. He
had both his hands raised above his
left shoulder. AS the shot rang OUT
the mans head fell into the Womans
lap and she placed her hands on top
of his head"
Mr.. Hazleton said the shooting was
mason.
that night ?"
Il was not
You heard oseph Hewitt testify
that you came out of that restaurant
with a man; that a cab stood by; that
he said, you must; that you said I
won't, and that he struck you in the
face? Is that true?'
1T is not
Sh told of her meeting that night
with Young, and dnied the testimony
of William Luce. She said that she
neither quarrelled with Young or
cried, and that Young did not strike
her.
Did you say you would prevent
him from taking passage on the boat?"
she was asked. 4
NO
She stated that when they left the
saloon they walked over TO 125th
street and Eighth avenue where Luce
hailed cab. She continued:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20
HIS NECK SAVED
Governor COmmutes Sent
enCe of Joe FauCette
to Die For Arson.

Governor Aycock yesterday COM
muted to life Imprisonment the sem
tence of death imposed on Joe Eau
cette, colored, who was convicted of
having burned the Burlington Inn last
spring The fire occurred at night
when the hotel was full of people and
many of the guests lost their effects
but no lives were sacrificed.
The Communication was granted at
the instance of Attorneys Z. S. Par
ker, Jr and j. Gilmore Long, of Ora
ham, who were the counsel assigned
by the court for the Negroes defence.
They put up a strong fight for their
client and, after his conviction, were
untiring in their efforts to save his
life, believing that the evidence, while
sufficient to convict, was too wholly
circumstantial to justify the death
penalty; this especially since the fire
d not result in the loss of life and
since there was the lack of a clear
motive for the crime.
The Communication was recommend
ed by all the jurors in the case by nu-
merous petitioners and also by both
Judge Brown and Solicitor Brooks.
Had the sentence of the court been
carried out, the condemned man would
have been hanged on Friday of this
week.
The strongest evidence against Eau
cette was an alleged confession made
to fellow prisoners during his contine-
ment in JAIL and the evidence Of a
policeman who testified that few
minutes before the fire occurred he
saw a man jump a fence adjoining the
hotel run along it in a crouching posi-
ton until he reached the street, when
he Strengthened up and walked off.
AS he passed under an electric light
the policeman recognized this man as
Joe Faucette and few minutes later
discovered the fire. at the hotel. AL
though the defence introduced no tes-
timony, 1t was brought out in the evil
dence that detectives had been intro
duced into the Jail, armed with pis
tolls, who had attempted TO intimidate
the prisoner and force him to admit
the crime. The fact that under these
circumstances, Faucette failed to con-
TESS, tended materially to weaken the
force of the subsequent alleged con-
fession TO inmates Of the Jail.
Faucette will arrive at the peniten-
tiary in time TO eat Christmas dinner
with the State as host; and, notwith-
standing the we'll known fact that
gallows- fruit is always confident of
glory, he will doubtless not rebel at
the substitution of jOwl for angels
food.
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$4,000 TO ST. MARYS.
E'his And More to Como From Estate
of Miss Eleanor Clements fOI II
Scholarship.

st. Mary's School has J.st been the
recipient of a large sum OF money IN
cash, with prospects of more, this be-
ing given by one who loved the institu-
ton.
Five thousand dollars has been left
the school in the will Of The late Miss
Eleanor Clements, OF Philadelphia.
who recently died at Germantown,
Pa. In addition to this there is left
the school a residuary interest in the
estate. all Inventory Of which has not
yet been made.
Miss Clements was native of
France and years ago her mother
taught at st. Mays. 1t is because or
this and because of her @irlhood days
that in her life Miss Clements pre-
pared this gift, so that others might
enjoy the BLESSINGS Of an education I'll
this splendid institution.
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DOES THIS SUIT YOU?

w. H. King Drug Co.. the enterpris-
ing druggists of Raleigh, are having
such a large run on "HINDIPO," the
new Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic
and hear it so highly praised that they
now offer to guarantee 1t in every case
to cure all forms of Kidney Troubles
and Nervous Disorders.
They pay for it if it does not give
you entire satisfaction.
If you use it, it is their risk not
yours. A so cent box sent. by mai!
unde.' positive guarantee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20
Afternoon Euchre Club.

The Afternoon Euchre Club was
formed yesterday morning and the
following young ladies were elected
members Mesdames Tom Ashe,
William Jones, James Litchford, Joe
Marshall Elmer Shaffer William
Smith, Brown Sheppard, Will Best;
Misses Mary Porter Ashe, Mary An
drews Mary Barbee, Margie Ferrall,
Nell Hinsdale, Mary Jones, Mary Lacy
Loise Linton, Hal Morson, Betsy
Montgomery, Sadie Root, Mabel
Young, Virienne, Moncure, Annie
Duncan, Eta Perry.
The club meets Cnce week Furth-
er notice will be given in this pa
per.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20
American League Averages.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE American
League fielding averages We're given
out to-day. The leader of the clubs
is Chicago with ELS. The leaders in
the different positions are: First base
man LaChance, Boston 991. Second
baseman Robinson, Detroit sol. Third
baseman Tannehill, Chicago, 94S.
Short stop Conrov New York. 95S.
Catcher Sugden. ST. Louis, $50. Out
fielder Robinson, Detroit 1000. Pitch
er Joss Cleveland. 985. Pitcher (won
and lOstl Chesebro. New York. ia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20

It's the small but constant
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physical waste = the gradual
slipping away of healthy flesh,
pound by pound, which no
ordinary food seems to re-
store. SCOTS Emulsion will
restore it. This Emulsion is
the greatest flesh builder OBJ
tainabIe. SCOTS Emulsion
first stops the wasting-that's
one gain. Then when it sup
plies new flesh and takes one
back to normal strength and
weight, that's another gain
and a big one.
Wen send you sample free
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl Street New York
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THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
Posts North and South to be Repre-
scented at Meeting i'll Washing
ton,
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the AssOciated Press.)
New Symrna, Fla, Dec. 1.-THE
st. Louis Committee or five Union and
five Confederate soldiers appointed at
the preliminary meeting of the Blue
and Gray, which was held in the Hail
of Congresses on the Worlds Fair
Grounds, St Louis. has fixed the 10Th
day of May, 1905, as the opening date
for meetings in Washington. D. c..
camps and posts North and South will
be represented. Prominent men who
were leaders in the Union and Con-
federate armies will address the vet
Grams, and the fortieth anniversary of
the close of the Civil War will be
appropriately celebrated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20
Noted Negro Lawyer.
ncclal TO News and Observer.N

Especial 20 News and ObserVer.)
Wilmington, n. c.; Dec. t7-John
S. Leary, the first negro in North
Carolina to obtain license 20 prac-
tice law. is dead. He was born al slave,
but was very h ghly educated lie was
several times a delegate 70 eRpubli-
can National Conventions was dean oe
the law school at Shaw University,
Raleigh, Fayetteville and Charlotte,
and often furnished articles in lead
ing North Carolina newspapers, having
the confidence OF the best men of beth
races.
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For Christmas.

The notice of George Allen, secre-
tary of the Mechanics and Investors
Union, saying that the December cou-
pons will be paid at the Commercial
and Farmers Bank on and after Fri
day, February 23rd, will be of inter-
est to our readers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-20
Wood Alcohol Stills Six Hearts.
NV The Associated Press. J

Ashland, KY, Dec. IA report has
reached here that Captain Shriggs ana
five others of the crew of a pushboaC
from Prestonburg. are dead at the
mouth of Beaver Creek from the ef-
fects of drinking wood alcohol. Sew
eral others of the crew who drank
of the alcohol are reported out Of
danger.
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w a o throughout the
and will good cheer wherever it goes.
be~in the subscription Christmas
Observer will send special letter
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The man who has no money is gen.
orally safe from the Establishments or
women.
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Notice of Stockholders Meeting of the
Raleigh Milling Company
of RALEIGH, N. C.

Raleigh Milling Company
ensuing
Monday o'clock
% j. H. GRANT Secretary.
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Agents Wanted
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The Western news., 1904-07-27

may not be economically transported
to the borders Of the sea, and as
against coal, the fuel is cheap and
economically carried. Unfortunately
an oil tank is not protection to tho
boilers when the ship is in action: but
when an 18-inch armor belt girds the
ship the likelihood Of projectile find-
ing its way to the vitals is rather re-
mote. Yet owing to a desire for high
angle fire, the Russian designers have
made ships that are considered dam
gerously high out Of the water. Thew
look terrible and impressive, but un-
luckily, they are the best of targets.
Notwithstanding the reported at
tempts to have this large fleet released.
there are reasons to believe that at the
present time Russia feels much safer
having 1t where it is, for it is no secret
that the ships were built with the
single idea Of Furnishing the "Sick Man
Of Europe" sooner or later.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
Reeds Save Suez Ranka

When the Suez Canal was first con-
templated there were many misgivings
as to the possibility Of preventing the
sand from filling up the channel and
many suggestions We're made as to
the best means of preserving the in
tegrity of the banks. But it has been
discovered that nature has provided
the most efficient means Of protecting
the water way from injury, and a bet
ter one than the sun-burned brick or
sandstone in use along certain parts of
the canal.
This natural safeguard is a fringe
OF reeds. which grows thickly on the
African side below Ismailia. The Suez
Canal Company is making an attempt
to raise these reeds for transplantins
to other places, but the difficulty ID
that they must be reared in fresh wa.
ter. although in after life they readily
adapt themselves to salt waters.
On the Asiatic shore Of the canal M
fresh water is procurable. but the
difficulty should not be insuperable
and then the Suez Canal will grow its
own embankment. When this time
shall have come waving green bul.
wark of reeds will mark both bank,
of the great ship canal.
The Western news., 1904-07-27

cd hardly git to the trough 'thout
help an he'd say, If I'd on'y held of.
might a ben drivin' around In my
kerridge ter-day.'
'lt got so at last folks hated to be
around him, he was SO everlastin' de-
pressed about that oil well. But one
day tramp come along an asst him
made jump an ketched him by the
coat collar. ........
YOU'RE the dunn villain at beat
me out O. my oil well in Pennsylva-
mia" he says. I've a notion to lick
yer
''The feller looked at him sorter
hard an then he says, We'll, consarn
me! I'd never have knowed you. You
was as lean as a rail when we made
that trade an now l bet you weigh
25O. Say! What are you kickin' about,
anyway? Do you own this farm?'
Yes says Kennedy; but If you
hadn't bilked me out O. my oil well
might have owned haf O. Pittsburg.'
IF you hadn't met me you'd have
ben grubbin' rock on that place yet
If you wasn't In the poorhouse,' says
the feller. Your derned oil well gush-
ed jest long enough to get me to put
my $15O,OOO back into it an then it
gushed out. You bilked me out O.
S., 5,OOO-that's what you done-an'
guess the least you en- do now is ter
give me a job an suthin' ter eat
"That took Old Man Kennedy back
an he finerly give the feller job
plowin' corn an the feller worked a
week an then talked Kennedy inter
advancin' him a months wages an
stole his best horse an buggy an lit
out fer parts unknown"
THAT orter We cured him talkin'
about his oil WELL" observed the store
keeper.
1T did," replied Hancock. "But he
never got over talkin' about the pedi-
gree an gait Of the horse the feller
stole. ."-Chicago Daily News.
The Western news., 1904-07-27
The Human Figure.

The ancient Greeks produced the
greatest sculptors the world has ever
seen, and made the human figure their
especial study. 1t Is to them we owe
the measurements here given. and by
which they made all their statues.
From the crown to the nape of the
neck Ia one-twelfth the stature Of I
perfectly formed man. The hand
from the wrist to the end Of the mid
die finger. Is one-tenth Of the total
height. A man of good proportion is
as tall as the distance between the
tips Of his fingers, when both arms
are extended to full length. The face
from the highest point of the fore
head, where the hair begins. to the
end Of the chin, is one-tenth Of the
whole stature. II the face. from the
roots OF the hair to the chin, be d.
vided into three equal parts. the frs,
division determines the place where
the eyebrows should meet, the second
the opening of the nostrils. The pro
portions Of the human figure are six
times the length of the right foot
Whether the form Is slender or plump
the rule holds good. on an average
Any deviation from the rule 10 a de-
parture from the beauty Of proportion
The Western news., 1904-07-27

the United States will sooner or later
be compelled to depart from tradition
and settle for all time the vexed Near
Eastern question by turning out th,
Turks and becoming responsible for
the peace Of the Turkish States in Eu-
rope. Dreamlike as this proposition
appears. there are those in Europe who
have faith in its accomplishment. In
the United States the idea has not
even the stability Of vision.
Not only is the Dardanelles forti-
fed, but the Bosphorus bristles with
forts in pairs strung out along its
length at intervals of two miles. AS
the Russian Black Sea battleships are
the most heavily armored in the world
it has been suggested that this was
done for the purpose of attempting the
passage Of the straits, should necessity
ever arise.
The Ships of the Fleet.
Two of the Black Sea battleships,
the Knyaz Potemkin and the Tria
Zviatitelia, are very speedy ships for
their class, both being able to do seven
teen knots an hour.
In addition to the feet mentioned,
two powerful 13,OOOton battleships--
the Ziatoust and the Erstaf-which
are to have an eighteen-knot speed, are
being built, and two protected cruisers,
a new type for the Black Sea. of 6,645
tons, with twenty-three-knot speed,
are also being built. These are to be
named the Kagul and the Otchakow,
and are part of the new Russian naval
program, which provides for five 49,
500 ton battleships, the largest in the
world-the largest English battleships
being 1880 tons each, and the Con-
necticut class for the United States but
5000 tons, the nearest approach to
which class are six French ships Of
1862 tons each.
One advantage the Russian Black
Sea feet possesses over those Of other
powers is the ability Of some Of tho
ships to burn oil. The Caspian oil
fields are not so distant that petroleun ",
The Western news., 1904-07-27
LINCOLN FOND OF CIRCUIT.

Welcomed by All the Other lawyer
and by the Landlords.
Following the court about on the cir.
cult was, no doubt, the joy, of Lin.
coins life. He was so fond Of it that
he declined flattering offer to enter
lucrative law partnership in Chicago
because, as he contended, it would ne.
cessitate more or less confinement in
the office and therefore keep him of
the circuit.
Seated in one-horse buggy behind
a sorry y-looking animal. he would set
out from Springfield to be gone for
weeks at stretch. The lawyers, as ne
drove into each successive place, eager.
ly anticipating new stock of storlea
gave him a cordial welcome and the
landlords hailed his coming with de-
light, for he, was one Of the most
patient and uncomplaining guests. III
every other fellow" relates one of his
colleagues, "grumbled at the indiffer.
ent accommodations and scant fare
which greeted us at many of the din.
~ taverns we struck Lincoln said
nothing"
His forbearance in this regard well
warrants the observation he is said
on one occasion to have made, that
he never so completely felt his ''own
unworthiness as when he stood face to
face with real, live hotel clerk" How
he appeared on the circuit may be
cleaned from this sketch Of him drawn
by Henry G. Whitney, one Of his col.
leagues in Central Illinois, who is yet
living:
"His hat was brown, faded and the
nap usually worn or rubbed Off He
wore short coat and sometimes 9
shawl. His coat and vest hung loose
" on his giant frame. His trousers
were invariably too short. In one hand
he carried faded green umbrella with
"A. Lincoln in large white cotton OF
muslin letters, sewed on the inside.
The knob was gone from the handle
and a piece of cord was usually tied
around the middle Of the umbrella to
keep it from flying open. In the Other
hand he carried a carpet bag. in which
were stored the few papers he used In
court and underclothing enough to last
till his return to Springfield. d.'-Cen.
tury.