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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
FOR A GIRL s RUIN
Gary Stanley Goes to
Prison for a Term at
Hard Labor.
Especial to News and observer.)

Elizabeth City. n. c., March 18.-The
against Cary Stanley charged with the
seduction of Miss Jessie Coppersmith, af-
ter being out only a short while return
ed a verdict late yesterday evening OF
guilty and this morning Stanley was SEN
fenced to IS months at hard labor in
the State penitentiary.
This case has attracted more attention
than any which has appeared at this term
of court on account of the connection OF
the people, all of them being we'll known
residents of this county. Several efforts
were made during the progress of the
trial to reach settlement by a mar
riage between the parties
Up until yesterday the plaintiff was
willing to marry the. provided a bond
for his faithful performance of their
marriage vows be given. The defendant
offered to marry, but couldn't give the
bond required.
This morning after the jury had rem
dered a verdict of guilty. two more Of
fers were made, by Stanley's attorneys,
The first offer made by Mr.. Bond for
the defendant was tomarry the girl and
to execute bond in the sum of $500 for
the faithful performance of the vows.
This was refused by Mr.. Aydlett for the
plaintiff in a speech in which he said
that he had had consultation with the
young lady in his office this morning and
that she had stated that after the ex-
posure to which she had been subjected
on account of the letters that were read
in open couat she could never look him
in the face again and could not accept
the offer. She would endeavor somehow
to make a support for herself and her
child.
The next offer made by Mr.. Sawyer was
that the defendant pay all costs in the
case and would execute a bond IN the
sum OF $500 to pay the young woman
the sum OF SIS per year for the term of
five years.
This was also declined by Mr.. Aydlett
for the plaintiff. Mr.. Bond then asked
that on account of the youth of the de-
fendant and the humiliation of sentence
of Imprisonment to the family. a. fine be
imposed.
Judge Hoke, in sentencing Stanley
said that he had given the case careful
consideration and had hoped that the
matter could be adjusted by a marriage
but that he questioned that advisabihty
of this procedure. He said that to his
mind it was clear case of. seduction
That he did not think it was the inten
tion of the young man at the start to
ruin the girl, but that he had become
tired of the courtshio and continued his
attention to her with the deliberate and
premeditated intention of bringing about
her ruin, the only mitigating circum-
stance being that of the youthfulness OF
the defendant. and that in view of this
he sentenced him to eighteen months at
hard labor in the State penitentlary.
Late tonight it is rumored that STAN
ley's friends are trying to raise bond to
bail him out and that it is probable that
an appeal will be made.
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S. A. L. PASSENGER MEN.
Meet in New Marlborough and are
Delighted With 1t.

There was a meeting of Seaboard Ali
Line passenger men in this city yesterday
who gathered at the call of Mr.. C.. B.
Ryan, of Portsmouth. the General Pas
senger Agent of the company. The pur-
pose was to discuss matters concerning
passenger traffic.
The meeting was held in Raleigh out
of compliment to the New Marlborough
and the proprietors, the Messrs. Cobb.
The railroad men were delighted with
the beautiful hotel and expressed this in
highest terms, 1T is a gen. was the ver-
dict The passenger men say that now
they will aid in sending northern tourist
to Raleigh, as it has a hotel to be proud
Of, one that will attract and hold visit
orS.
There were present here yesterday with
Mr.. C. B. Ryan, Messrs. o. A. Mcdowell,
of Jacksonville. Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, Mr.. c. f. Stewart, of Sa-
vannah, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Mr. w E. Christian. of Atlanta,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Mr..
Cliff Wayne. of Portsmouth, Chief Clerk
Passenger Department. Mr.. Phil Barber,
Portsmouth, Private Secretary to Mr..
Ryan and Mr.. II. S. Leard. of Richmond,
District Passenger Agent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Negroes Deceived by Labor Agent.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Loulsburg, N. c., March 1S.-Soma ol
the negroes, who listened TO the glitter.
ING stories told by j. W. Robertson, the
labor agent, and left here for Dallas, Ga.
to work for from $1.25 to $3.50 a day, are
back at the old home sadder if not wiser
men.
They give a very woeful, though in
somc respects amusing account, OF how
the hands are treated down there, one
saying that the hands are guarded just
as the convlcts are guarded on the roads,
and are not allowed, at any time, to get
out of sight. At night they are marched
into shanties and made to sleep on plank
shelves. placed around she sides, the
only bed clothing used being blankets.
He says that he escaped from the camp,
together with seven other Loulsburg boys,
after they had been working about
week. They received no pay Tor what they
had done-being only too glad to escape
and coma back home. Being asked how
long they remained at Hamlet he said
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FROM BOOKER WASHINGTON.
Thanks People of Columbus for Erect
ing Monument to Bragg Smith.
(By the Associated Press.l }

Columbus, Ga, March 1S.-Mayor L. n.
Chappel~today received the following let
ter from Booker T. Washington, president
Of The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
School, referring to the act of the city of
Columbus in erecting a monument to
Bragg Smith, colored, who on the 30th of
September last loss his life in heroic,
though lruitless effort to save City Engi-
neer Johnson, from caving excavation:
"Tuskegee Ala, March r. 1904,
''To the Mayor, Columbus, Ga.
Dear Sir:-As Il member Of the negro
race Iwant to use this opportunity for
thanking you and the members of your
city government for erecting a monument
over the grave of Bragg Smith, who lost
his life in a heroic effort to save that of
an official of your city. Such recognition
of the merits of worthy colored people
goes further than you can realize in the
encouragement of my race to put forth
worthy efforts in the direction OF living
strong and useful lives, and at the same
time such action convinces the world that
here in the South there are white men
who recognize the merit and will see that
justice is meted out to any man who de-
serves encoura cement and reward.
Yours truly,
tSignedD
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
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Raids on Moonshine Stills.

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Asheville, N. c., March 1S.-Deputy
Collector Stocky Hare has been bot after
the moonshiners this week and in two
raids that the deputy collector made over
5000 gallons of beer were captured and
destroyed, besides quantity OF low wine
and corn whiskey. Mr.. Hare first raided
still near Fells. where he destroyed the
apparatus, SEQ gallons Of beer and six gal
Ions Of low wine. Shortly after this work
of destruction he went to Spurgeon, and
near that place located another moon
sinner outfit, where he destroyed a valu-
able apparatus, $500 gallons of beer, y
gallons of low wine and six gallons of corn
whiskey. At both these places the moon
sinners mad taken their departure before
the revenue officer arrived and no arrests
were made.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
W. H. Sprunt Gives $10,-
600 to Hospital.
THE JAMES WALKER (.
1t is for the Purpose Of Erecting an
Annex. A Committee is Ap-
pointed to Begin at Once
Suitable Structure
There.
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Especial to News and Observer)
Wilmington. N c., March 1S.-Without
any restrictions whatsoever, Mr.. William
II. Sprunt, one of Wilmington's most pub
lie spirited and benevolent citizens, today
presented to the James Walker Memorial
Hospital of this city, a certified check for
$4,000 to be used for the erection of a.
suitable building or annex for the nurses
home IN connection with additional wards
and rooms for the care of both charity
and pay patients as the board of managers
may elect. Accompanying the bequest
was the expressed wish of the donor tnat
as little publicity as possible be given the
matter.
The managers at a meeting today accept
ed the gift with warm resolution of
thanks and appointed a building commit
tee to begin at once a suitable structure
in which shall be provided comfortable
quarters for the nurses in the institu-
ton and a separate apartment to contain
wards and rooms for the care of colored
patients, the accommodations for which
are at present limited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Outlook for Berries and Fruit.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N. c., March 1S.-The
strawberry fields are already beginning
to show the efforts of warm. sunshiny
days. The past winter has been the
most severe this section has experienced
in quarter of century. There has
been no mid-winter strawberry blooms,
and the vines this season should produce
unusually fine fruit. The increase of acre
age throughout North and South Caro-
lima and Virginia this year is at least Is
per cent. over that of last year.
Shipments on a large scale will not be-
gin before April Goth or 25th. making the
season 10 days later than last year. Last
seasons crop of berries. which was worth
about $3,000O00 to Eastern Carolina, will
be surpassed by the present large crop.A
Spring shipments of the lettuce crop
will begin afresh about the latter part of
the present month. The lettuce acreage
this year has increased fully 80 per cent.
over 1903. but the severity of the winter
ha sseriously retarded its growth and de-
veloDment.
The increase in the Irish potato crop
in this belt over last year will be from
% to 80 per cent.
The cantaloupe and melon crop will
also be much larger this year, probably
as much as so per cent increase over the
1903 output.
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DENIAL BY GOULD
That McBee Represent
ed Him or His Rail-
road Interests.
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Especial to News and Observer
New York, March 18.--At the office OF
George Gould Raleigh dispatches to news
papers here asserting that V. Z. McBee,
under arrest there. claimed to be repre-
sentative of Gould or Goulds railway in
terests, were shown Gould through his
private secretary for confirmation. The
private secretary stated that Gould knew
nothing whatever of McBees transactions
with Finch in the matter OF the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railway deal and
had no connection with it in any way.
and certainly McBee did not represent
either George J.-c 5uh or his interests.
The secretary ADDED that it was pre-
pcsterous that Gould should want the
road. or that he should take the least
steps to get it. that he knew nothing,
either of Finch or Finch's whereabouts.
Close inquiry among railroad and fnan-
cial men on Wall Street and at the Wal
dorf failed TO disclose that McBee was an
agent or acting for Gould. McBee's pres
ent hackers do not appear to be known
here or else are keeping shady.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
THE Jury CAN'T AGREE.
Carnegie to Give Library to Win
throp College.
(special to News and observer.l )

Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte, n. c., March 1S-rhe jury in
the case of McGraw VS.. Southern Pail-
way, which took. the case day before yes
terday, is still out, making total of
nearly fifty three hours, during which they
have been endeavoring to agree upon
this case. The plaintiffs ask for $4,000, al
leging that they were put off the train
while the latter was in motion, although
they claim they had tickets.
President Johnson. of Winthrop College.
at Rock Hill, S. c., it is learned has re-
ceived a letter from Andrew Carnegie,
stating that he will donate 500, 600 for the
library building on the campus of the col
iege President johnson has been at work
on the matter of a new library for some
time and it is intimated that the gift was
not altogether unexpected.
The first copy of the new textile Jour
nal, The merican Cotton
was mailed to outside points and distrib-
uted locally today. The magazine is edited
by VIM. Whittam, Jr., with Mr.. Geo. r.
Hiss, president, and c. b. Bryant secre-
tary and treasurer. The directors are w.
c. Heath. r. S. Reinhardt, j. p. Wilson.
VIM Whittam, Jr., j. c. Bryant, r. M.
Miller Jr., and Geo. r Hiss.
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having been pushed up above II cents a
pound early this year, he wdened the
scope of his firms business, bought seat
on the New Orleans Stock Exchange,
went into the Coffee Exchange, got a
membership on the Chicago Board of
Trade and it wa aid made connections
with ether prominent exchanges through
out the country.
The members of the firm were Daniel
j. Sully, Colonel s. F. b. Morse, of Hous-
ton, Texas, Walter S. Crandall and Ed
win HGdley, Jr. Recently William r.
Pagan, manager of the firms New Or
leans office. was taken into the firm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
NAUGHT is THE RIDGE.
Upon the Blackjack Sky Trinity
Chalked Zero.
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especial 10 News and ODSerVer.)
Durham, N. c., March 1S.--In game
of ball that was one-sided from the start
Trinity defeated Oak Ridge this afternoon
by the score of 8 to 0. At no time dur
ing the nine innings did the visitors have
any show to score. Best two men reached
bases for Oak Ridge and only one of
these went as far as second. Trinity
started off with five runs in the first
rring and then held up for several in
niEgs, making two in the sixth and two
in the eighth. The visiting team did not
get hit during the game and Trinity
made but one error and hat on very
hard chance. The score by innings was as
fellows:
Trinity :. ..5 o 0 0 0 2 0 x--9 s l
Oak Ridge :. 20 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 Z
Batteries: Trinity, Bradsher ard Wrenn;
Oak Ridge. Sloan, Warren, and Taylor
and Fletcher.
Time of game, 1876. Umpire. Mr.. Card.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Fears for the CIematis.
CRv the Associated Press.)

savannah. Ca, March 1S.-The agents
here express fears for the Belgian steamer
Clematis Of the Antwerp Naval Stores
Company's line of tank steamers to Lon
don ana antwerp The Clematis left Ant
-, -, 1rohruary and was sighted Feb
n,,ail,. ,;nce which time she has not
49,. ,,o,orted. She is now twenty-one
- a,,aue She has made some thirty
uays uassaos and was never more than five
~. oSord,e before. She carries crew
of thirty-two men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
What Was Done for Storm Sufferers
(By the Associated Press.)


Gainesville, Ca, March 1S.-P. N. Par
ker, chairman of the Relief Committee ,of
Gainesville, has made an itemiZed report
to the public, showing the receipts and
disbursements of the relief fund donated
TO the storm suffers of June l. 1903 This
report shows that the total amount re-
ceivcd and disbursed was s55, ,924.6S. The
report also shows that the total number
killed including those who died from the
ELECTS of the storm was 112 and that the
total number wounded was 1885,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Ten Johns Ordered Departed.
(By the Associated Pres.)

Jacksonville, Fla, March 1S.-Ten
Cinnamon we're ordered deported today
by Commissioner Archibald for violation
of the Chinese exclusion act. They are
Chew Sir Yon, Wong Tong, Quong Gung,
Chung Boy, Gong WOy, Joe Chung Joe
Woy, Lue Bng, Wang Kim and Lu Sing.
Joe Chung claimed to be Japanese. The
cases against Joe Gun, Yung Shong and
Ny Chow were continued to enable them
to send elsewhere for their certificates.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Robbed of Diamond Ring.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

Atlanta. Ga, March 1S.-Mrs. j. A.
D,vyer of New York, on her way from
New Orleans home, Will in a Pullman car
in the union. station here today was
robbed va newsboy of a valueable dia-
mond ring, diamond encrusted watch,
SIS in cash, gold-mounted looking glass,
and all her trunk checks. The young
thief snatched her purse, which contained
tbeso vamables from her belt while she
wa, in the act of paying him for a paper.
Mrs Dwver continued on her way home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Ellis Trial Postponed.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Wilson, N c., March 18.-Magistrates
w. j. Eason and Z. r. Eagles at Saratoga
today postponed the trial of Ellis until
Tyson whose condition continues favor
able, is able to appear in court
Judge Fred Moore will tomorrow at ten
O'Clock hear the milton by counsel of the
Stancil boys for bail. The Stancills are
row in Jail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
The Bank of Chadbourn.
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Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington, N c., March 1S.-The new
bank, known as the Bank OF Chadbourn
Just organized at that place, will be oper
for business by the 4th of April. The
bank has an authorized capital of $4,000
of which $4,000 has already been sub
scribed and paid. Mr. D. C. Clark is the
cashier of the new bank.
The following is a list of the officers:
President, j. A. Brown; President,
C. c. Pridgen; Cashier, D. G. Clark.
Directors.-J A. Brown, r. E. l..
Brown, H. G. Mcqueen, G. G. Pridgen,
M. F. Leonhart, VIM Gilchrist, j. r.
Allsbrook, ]. L. Williamson and D. c.
Clark.
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that they were there only long enough
to change cars. Robertson in order to
racify them, telling them that he was
only going to take them down the road
little piece'--it probably being too far
to walk. After this they ,ravelled all
night, reaching their destination about
ten o'clock on the following day they left
Louisburg
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Other Games of Ball.

At Atlanta: Atlanta, 2; New York l..
Batteries. Ely, McKakin, Mckay and Be
vile; Hughes, Putnam and Mcclure. At
tendance, 1900
Virginia Military Institute 4, Millers
School T.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Sentenced for Safe Cracking
(By the Associated Press.

Roanoke, Va, March 1S.-Henry Dono.
hue and John Raymond, indicted on the
charge of cracking the safe in the Ma
tional ank Of Rocky Mount, Va, two
months ago when $4,000 was stolen, were
arraigned in the Franklin county court
today The men plead guilty TO the
charges against them. Donohue was given
ten. years in The State pententiary and
Raymond was sentenced to five Years in
the same prison.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Leads all North Carolina DaiGes i'm News - Circulation

the field. but the big storage tanks con-
tanning many thousands OF barrels OF oil
escaped injury. Seven small 10000 barrel
tanks filled with oil were destroyed with
several derricks and a number of drilling
rigs. The loss is placed at 100000 at
the offices of the principal owners in this
city
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Valentine Held for instruction.
Especial to News and Observer

Winston Salem, N. c., March 18.-A
telegram was received here this afternoon
from the Colonial Bank in New York stat
ing that George William Valentine, who
surrendered to the police here yesterday,
was the man wanted for stealing money
from that institution in December. 1902
Valentine was locked up and will be
held for further instructions from the
bank Valentine says he is anxious to get
back to New York.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Confirms the Merger.
(Ey the Associated Press J

Wy the AssOcIated PresS.)
jackson, Miss, March 18.-The State
Senate this afternoon passed a House
bill confirming the merger of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad into the Southern Rail
road which took place some time ago. The
fight was one of the bitterest that has
taken place this session and the bill only
passed the Senate by majority of one
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Part of the Oil Field Gone.
(By the Associated Press.)

Beaumont, Texas, March 1S-A second
fire today Wiped out a portion of the
Batson oil field which escaped Wednes-
Gay nights fire.
The Moonshine gusher caught fire
throwing a stream of boiling oil across
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Submarine Boat Sent to Bottom.
(Bv the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Portsmouth, March 1S.-The British
submarine boat Number A /. was run
down by liner at o'clock this after
noon. All hands were drowned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK.
A Gang Make Several Efforts at
RandIeman, but Failed.
Especial to News and Observer

News reaches here from Randleman that
several attempts were made by a gang
Of five or six men to blow open the safe
of the bank there, this morning The
men were unable to penetrate the inner
door. A negro who happened to pass
while the gang was at work was held
a prisoner for three hours.
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lBy the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated Press)
NEW YORK MARCH 1S.-THE SUS-
PENSION OF SULLY, THE COTTON
OPERATOR, WAS ANNOUNCED ON
THE COTTON EXCHANGE TODAY.
HIS LOSSES ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN
$5,OOO,OOO IN THE LAST TEN DAYS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
AN ABYSS OPENs'

And into it Drops Cotton, Losing at
Once Thirteen Cellars on the Bale.
Later There is Partial Reaction.
The Losses of the Great Cotton King
in the Last Ten Days are Placed at
Ten Million Dollars. SuIly lis Silent.
1t is Stated that Obligations Will
be Met in Full.
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The physician doesn't always preach, but
he has to have a practice.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-11-03
EVA BoorH COMING.
To Command salvation Army Work in
United states.

st. John, N. B., Nov. IA telegram
from Salvation Army headquarters IN
Toronto to the local commander, an
nounces the new commissioners for the
army in the United States and Canada.
Miss Eva Booth, who for eight years
has been in command in Canada, VIII
be commander in the United States
with headquarters in New York. She
will leave Canada on November 29. She
win have Commissioner ,Kilby as dep
uty commissioner. The latter, who has
been in charge in South Africa, will
have particular jurisdiction Of the
western section Of the United States
with headquarters in Chicago.
Booth Tucker, now the head of the
army in the United States. viii return
to England, but his future charge is
not announced. Commissioner Thorn
as Coombs. who was the first to COM
mand the army in Canada, and who is
now in charge of the British Isles work,
is coming to Canada to succeed Eva
Booth.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-11-03
METHODIST cHUnoH EXTENSION
Conference to be Asked for $4,000 to
Garry on work.


worcester, Mass. Nov. 2-The gem
eral committee of church extension Of
Methodist Episcopal church met this
Afternoon at Trinity church here, Bish-
op Cyrus D. Foss presiding. Annual re-
ports of Recording Secretary Charles
M. Boswell and Treasurer Samuel
Shaw were submitted.
On motion Of Rev. DR.. J. N. King it
was voted to ask the conference to
raise $4,000 to be apportioned amogn
the 1870 conferences of the country. It
was shown in reports that the society
has loan and annuity funds amounting
to over s6OO,OOO, and that the receipts
from collections, gifts and legacies
amounted last year to $15O000.
The bishops who arrived tonight for
these meetings, which continue until
Sunday night, are c. D. Fosss ]. NJ.
Walden, I. w. Joyce, D. A. Goodsell,
|C. C. McCabe, Earl Cranston, D. H.
Moore, J. w. Hamilton, j. T. Berry,
Henry Spellmeyer. w. F. Mcdowell. l..
B. Wilson and T. B. Neely.
The sessions Thursday will be at 8
a. m. and 2;SO p. M, with q public re-
ception in the evening.