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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Thirty Thousand Bobs Up Again
(By the Associated Press.)

Wy liie NoooCl@AIcN 80"
st. Petersburg, July 14.-Under yes
tcrday's date, the correspondent of the
Associated Press with the Russian
headquarters at Lao Yang, whose tel
egrams heretofore have been conserv-
Iative and reliable. announces the re-
ception there of the Joyful news" of
the brilliant repulse of the japanese
assault upon Jort Arthur, with a loss
of 80, 900 men.
The correspondent says whole mass
es of the enemy were blown up with
mines and adds that the Russian loss
es were 1900 and that Major General
Fock pursued the japanese to the
Nan-Ga Pass
The correspondent says the reports
are causing general rejoicing and con-
cludes:
at is believed that General Oku viii!
row retreat to the SOUTH"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
MYSTERY OF A CAB
Woman in Case Vanishes,
Leaving the Dead
Man in Carriage.
CIV the Associated Press. J

New York, July 14.-Charles w. III.
Carter, a wealthy manufacturer, was
found dead tonight under certain
circumstances which bear a resem-
blance>to the recent death of Caesar
Young. He was in a 4 cab with a
young woman, near Prospect Park
near Brooklyn, when the woman
called for help and shortly afterward
disappeared Investigation showed
that the man had been dead for some
time.
The young woman insisted on get
ting out of the cab against the cab
mans protest, after she had called
his attention to her companions con-
dition. She walked some distance be-
side the cab and at a dark corner
suddenly vanished.
Carter lived in a fine house in Flat
bush. His wife and daughter had left
only yesterday for their summer home
on Shelter Island.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
GET OUT. SHE'S TOLD.
The Lady Managers Elect a Second
Secretary, Pushing Out the First
(By the Associated Press

st. Louis, Mo-, July 14.-By a vote
of s to 5. the Board of Lady Man
ayers of the Louisiana Purchase EX-
position, which convened today in the
woman's building, declared the office
of the secretary vacant.
Miss Lavinia Egan, of Louisiana
who was busted from Office by this
election, and who is also a member
Of the board, protested against the
declaring of her Office vacant, and
asked that the reason for the action
be submitted in writing.
The board elected Miss Ella Lou
Carter, of Jefferson City, temporary
secretary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16

to the pupils of the free schools con-
Quoted by the French Society Am
bassador Jusserand donated one of the
prizes French Consul General Rich
ard presided. Governor Blanchard
and Mayor Capdeviele were among
the speakers. banquet closed the
festivities.
Mexico City, July lathe taking
of the Bastile was celebrated here to-
day by numbers of the French colony
A grand ball was given tonight, which
was attended by the foreign diplomats
prominent members of the French
colony and the elite of Mexico's So
ciety.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Two Negroes Hanged.
(By the Associated Press.)

Pittsburg. Pa, July 1.-two, ne
groes, Frank Ousley and john john
ston were hanged together shortly
after ten o'clock today in the county
jail yard. Both men marched to the
scaffold and with one pull of the leeV-
er were dropped to their death.
The execution was witnessed by a
son of James Donnelly, whom the ne
groes murdered. Just as Jthe trap
was sprung by Sheriff Dickson, a
member of the jury and two spectators
fell to the ground in a faint.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Part of Old Times Building Drops.
By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
New York, July IA large part Of
the upper story of the old Times
building on Park Row, where repairs
and additions are being made, fell to-
day when several workmen were on
the scaffolding on the upper floors and
the streets were crowded. a stone
coping, several tons in weight, was be-
ing lowered from the eleventh floor
when the ropes and boom of the tackle
broke. There were many narrow es-
capes from injury in the crowd on
Park Row below.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Maier Knocked to Pieces.
CIV the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Pa, July I4.-Peter
Maher and Jack Williams started q
six-round bout at the Broadway Ath-
letic Club tonight but it lasted less
than two rounds. Maher was knocked
down four times in the first and IN
the second was so badly used up tina!
the police stopped the bout.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
General Butler Named.
lBx the Associated Press.)

(By the ASSOCIATED Press.J
Nashville, Tenn, July 14.-At Cook
vile today, General M. G. Butler, of
Gainesboro, was nominated by the
Democratic Congressional convention
of the Fourth Tennessee district. Hon
NJ. G. Fitzpatrick, present representa-
tive was not a candidate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
"A Dual-Headed Badly.
(By the Associated Press. }

(By the Associated Press.)
Cairo, Ills, July IA two-headed
girl has been born in Cairo to a negro
family of the name of Shane. 1t died
shortly after birth. The heads were
both well formed and rested or the
shoulders at about the same angle.
The features We're perfect. The body
of the infant was fully matured. The
child had only one set of lungs, but
it possessed two independent necks
each wind pipe furnishing air for one
lung.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16

st, Petersburg, July 14.-The En-
peror is expected to arrive here tomor-
row or Saturday from his trip to the
South of Russia, whittier he went TO
LID farewell to the troops departing
for the Far East. All preparations
have been made at the PeterhoT Tor
the reception of an heir to the throne
about July "a.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Little Anti-Fat Remedy Here.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond, Va. July 14.-According
to a telegram from Norfolk. Armour
q Company, will open a branch
Strengthening house here to relieve the
meat situation in Virginia during the
Western packing house strike. At the
local branch of Armour & Company,
however, nothing had been heard of
such contemplated move.
The prices of meats here have risen
very little, so far.
Pork remains at the ante-Strike fig
ure. There are various and extensive
Strengthening houses already at this
point and the work there is practical
ly unaffected by the strike in the
West
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
GRAND CONCERT SUCCESS.
Pullen Auditorium damned With Peo-
pie Last Night.

Fifteen hundred people were pres
ent last night at the first grand con-
cert of the Summer School given un-
der the personal direction of Prof.
Wade Brown. Every one was abundant
in their praise of the concert, pro-
claiming it to be one of the finest and
grandest ever given in this city.
The program published below
speaks for the evening, on it being the
most accomplished musical talent in
the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16

Buzzards Bay, July 14.-Mrs. Cleve-
land arrived here today and Mr.. Cleve-
land met her at the station. lie
seemed in the best of health. the
Cievelands are stopping at the home or
Joseph Jefferson. They expect to leave
mere for their summer home at Sand
Wlch, n. H., tomorrow morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
FIVE PEOPLE DROWNED.
Four Ladies and Child Swept to
Death While Bathing.
(By the Associated Press. }

Richmond, Va, July IA War
saw, Va, special says Miss Helen,
aged twenty years; Miss Ada, aged
nineteen, and Harriet, aged fifteen
years, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Kemmon, of Washington, to-
gether with Mrs. James Hubbard and
child, of Meter, Va, were drowned at
Edgewater. near Meter, Westmore-
land county, this afternoon while bath
ing. Their bodies were recovered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Gun Tournament at Wilson.

In the gun tournament which took
place at Wilson this week under the
auspices of the Wilson Gun Club, Mr..
Geo. Lyon. OF Durham, brought off
the laurels for the best amateur shot
and Mr.. F. H. Storr, of the Peters
Cartridge Company, the best profess
slonal shot.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
KILLED BY WHITES.
Two Negroes, One a Soldier. Meet
Death at StcarnS.
(By the Associated Press

Knoxville, Tenn. July 1.-THE
United States recruiting station in this
city has received a message from
Stearns, KY, to the effect that Will
bert Moody, colored, an enlisted man,
has been fatally shot and his brother,
killed in a fight with white citizens
near Stearns. No details are known
here. Moody was on a siXty-day fur
Tough. The War Department wired
to do nothing until the shooting is
fully Investigated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
PROGRAM.
Part One.

The Sentinel Am I-Watson-Mr. C.
Il. Hudson. Miss Mary Mackay ac-
cOmpaniSt.
True Love Land-d'Hardelot-
Anna Louise Pittenger; Miss Ebie
Roberts accompanist.
Violin Duo-Petite Symphonique-
Thomas-Miss Emile Rose Knox,
Miss Helen M. Smedes; Miss Mary S.
Smedes accompanist.
v Berceuse from ''Joselyn
In PRODUCTION and Polonaise OPP Z,
No. 1-Allen-Mr. James j. Thomas,
Jr.; Miss Bessie Futrell accompanies.
O That We Two Were Maying One
Spring Morning (violin obligatO)-
Nevin--Miss Pearl Jones. Miss Helen
l.. Smedes Violinist, Miss Macarthur
accompanist.
Ladies' Chorus, Only a SOng-Mrs.
Beach. First Soprano-Mrs. e. f..
Kephart, Miss JeSsamine Higgs, Miss
Annie Spencer Jones. Second Soprano
Miss Nina Green, Miss Ellen Dur
ham. Mrs. Ernest Martin. First Alto
Miss Loula Hall Briggs, Mrs. Sam
Young, Mrs. Wade r. Brown. Second
AIto-Mrs. G. V. Albright, Mrs. j. j.
Thomas, Mrs. Palmer Jerman.
Part Two.
A Day Dream (Vfolin Obligato)-
Strelezki Miss Daisy Moring, Mr..
Thomas Violnist, Mrs. c.. b. Williams
aCcompanist.
A Thought Like Music-Brahms.
The First Primrosc-Grieg. Mrs. F..
Weihe. Mr. w. A. White accompanist.
John Anderson, My 10, John-Dur-
ner.
Comm Thro' the Rye-Arr. by
Wodel--I4adies Chorus.
RomanZa From Faust-Gounod.
Miss Susie Tucker, Mrs. c. V. Albright
accompanies.
Fantaisie-C aprice-Vi Miss
Helen l.. Smedes Miss Mary S. Smedes
accompaniSt.
ChanSon Provencal-DelH Acqua.
Mrs. Walter Grimes, Miss Martha
Dowd accompanies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16

Mount Vernon, Ohio. July 14.-Al
G. Fields has been named as heir OF
commission to collect funds to be
used for the erection of monument
in this place to the late Daniel De-
catur Emmett, author of the song
Dixie" who died a couple OF weeks
ago
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16

Hon. Francis d. Winston. OF Bertle'
democratic nominee for Lleutehdllt-
Governor was here yesterday. ne
was returning from Sanford, Where ne
spoke Wednesday night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Supt. Joyner to Speak.

State superintendent j. Y. Joyne1
will speak to the teachers of the sum
mer school at the college at nine
o clock this morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
Masonic.

Raleigh Lodge No. 500, A. F. and
A. M, will meet in regular communi-
cation at eight O'Clock tonight
There will be work in f.. A. degree.
All MaSons invited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
TAKING OF THE BASTILE.
The Anniversary Celebrated in New
Orleans and Mexico City.
(By the Associated Press. J

New Orleans, July 14.-The four
teenth of July was celebrated here by
grand festival, one of the features
of which was the awarding of prizes
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
j. "a. Jones
JOHN w. HAYS,
Civil Engineer

On. Am. Soc. G. Ed
WATER POWERS. WATER WORKS,
SEWERS, Municipal Engineering OF
all kinds, Properties examined, Re.
ports made. Plans prepared, Work
directed. No. 3 South Adams ST., Pc.
tersbur2. va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The firm Of Jones & Powell is this
day dissolved by mutual cu.lsent. Mr..
J. A. Jones assumes all liabilities, and
money due the firm will be paid to
him.
April 20, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
+. A. JONES.

April 20, 1904.


A. M. POWELL
Having sold my entire interest in the
firm Of Jones 81 Powell to Mr.. j. A.
Jones, desire to thank the public for
the liberal support given us for the
past twenty-six years, and to besreab
for my successor the same liberal pa,
tronage accorded the old firm.
A. M. POWELL
In confirmation of the above 1 wish
to join in thanks to the public and all
friends for past favors and confidence
and to request a continuance of thu
same and the immediate payment O
all accounts due, which will be the
most practical method of showing
their good will.
J. A. JONES.
HAVING PURCHASED
the interest of Hon. A. M. Powell ~
our joint business as above stated, this
is to announce that l have sold our
wagons, horses, tools ETC., and our in
terest in the Coal, Wood and Ice BuSi.
ness to Messrs. Johnson g. Johnson OF
this city, who will be pleased to serve
our former customers and to whom
respectfully command them.
j. A. JONES
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16

have just received two
carloads of first class dry
corn, two carloads of oats,
two carloads OF hay, one car
load OF "chopps," composed
OF corn, oats and wheat
ground together and thor
oughly mixed. This is what
the horses used to get and
fatten on and they have
been wanting 1t ever since.
Lately they have been swim
died by so-caiIed feed made
of all things that would fill
up but not satisfy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16
External,

Gowan's Pneumonia Cure. EXTERNAL,
powerful, harmless and rapid.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-16

Gowan's Pneumonia Cure-a life pre-
KerVar.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-20
THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.

Both the proposed constitutional
amendments to be voted on at the COM
ing election are nOn-partisan. One of
these amendments provides for the
holding of elections every two years
only, instead of each year as at present.
The other provides for the increase of
the number of the lower house of repre-
sentatives in Iowa from 100 to 1O8,
thereby to give one representative each
to 80 counties and two each to the other
9counties. At present several counties
have two representative each and
several districts are formed of two
counties each.
Judging from careful daily perusal
of exchanges it appears that the first
mentioned amendment will be defeated,
as it should be, as annual elections are
none too many for the proper education
of the voters, especially on state mat
ters. Should this amendment carry,
elections would be held in congression-
al years only and federal politics would
overshadow state politics to the detri-
ment Of the conduct of state affairs.
In the campaigns nothing would be
talked or written of except national
issues and state affairs would be lost
sight of-and there is not enough at
tention given to them.
AS to the second amendment, it is
merely a question as to whether or not
it is advisable to increase the number
Of representatives and in our iudg-
ment the outcome is not material to the
welfare of the state.
AS near as we can figure it democrats
generally are against the proposed
biennial election amendment and in
their opposition to it they are support
ed by large portion-pf the republican
party and possibly half of the republi-
can papers of the state. In the recent
Lee county republican convention a
resolution favoring the amendment
carried by vote of 4S to ~, a narrow
margin of 6. There was more or less
politics in this vote, however, as some
Of the republican managers were de-
pending on influencing number of
democrats in the upper district of the
county to vote the republican county
ticket by pleasing them by joining with
them in opposing the amendment. We
do not believe that many would have
been so influenced, but under the cir
cumstances are glad the vote was as it
was, as it removes the possibility of
any such thing coming to pass.
AS pointer to farmers that they
should vote against this amendment it
is not out of place to say that the Meat
Producers association of the state is
united in it's opposition to it. This
association is, as it's name indicates,
composed entirely of stock raisers, with
local branches all over the state, and is
absolutely non-partisan. The meat
1 producers oppose it for the reason that
they want legislatures elected wholly
with regard to the needs of the people
and the conditions existing in Iowa
from time to time and not on questions
of federal policy. They are right. Ft.
Madison Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-20
Abraham ouln Bibby

Was born in Sciota county, Ohio, June
16, 1898; died at his residence in Deca-
tur City, Iowa, Oct. IA, 1904, at the age
of 66 years, 8 months and % days.
The deceased moved to Iowa in the
fall of 1847, locating in Jones county,
where he resided for twenty-eight years
and came to Decatur county in 1875,
where he resided until the fall of 1883,
when with his family he moved to Web
ster county, Neb, where he lived until
the spring of 1892 when he returned to
Decatur City, where he remained until
his death with the exception of seven
months which he spent in California.
He was united in marriage to Miss Lura
Burnight in 1868, and to them were born
ten children, six boys AID four girls,
one having preceded him to the great
beyond, and nine children with the aged
widow are left to mourn his death. All
of his children except three were at his
bedside when he died, the absent ones
being Owen G. Bibby, of Silver City,
Iowa, Mrs. Alice Bedwell, of Holton.
Kansas, and Mrs. Almira Bedwell, Of
Des Moines. He united with the Nj. E.
church in 1868 at Center Junction, Iowa,
and ever tried to lead Christian life.
He was man who was respected by all
who knew him, good citizen, kind
father and loving husband. His last ILL
ness extended over period of ten
months.
Funeral services were held from his
late residence on Sunday, Oct 10th, con-
Quoted by Rev. A. G. Heckathorn, pastor
of the M. e. church at Decatur CITY,
interment being in the Decatur City
cemetery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-20
New Court Cases

Iowa State Bank Of Osceola VS.. A. S.
Mumper ct al. Suit is brought on two
promissory notes for S1,576.51 secured
by mortgage on the east half of the
northwest quarter and the west half of
the northeast quarter Of section 13,
township 68, Decatur county, Iowa.
Tallman & Crist attorneys for plaintiff.
Acme Harvester Co. VS.. James Fry.
Suit is brought on three notes for $40
each given in payment Of binding
machine. G. w. Hoffman attorney for
plaintiff.
Elba Read VS.. A, W., J. D. W., and J.
W. Sparger. Plaintiff asks for Judgment
against the defendants in the sum of
$3.50 for the reason that in January,
1901, he purchased farm from them
and received warranty deed for same,
but later found there was an encum-
brance of $3.50 against the land which
he was compelled to pay. G.. W. Hoff-
man and Marion F. Stookey attorneys
for plaintiff.
g. w. .Goodhart VS.. Emma o. and Geo.
Shaw. The plaintiff holds judgment
against George Shaw for $55.75 and al
leges that the defendants conspired to
defraud him by allowing Emma Q. Shaw
to take a deed for a tract of land in this
county which was really bought by
George Shaw,sand asks that the court
hold that the land is subject to plain
tif's Judgment. Marion F. StooKey at
torney for plaintiff.
M. A. Gammill VS.. w. M. Kinds.
Plaintiff sues to recover commission
fee of $120 which he claims to have
earned as agent in making the sale of a
farm owned by defendant to John A..
Stout. Marion f. Stookey attorney for
plaintiff.
Mrs. Beva Howard VS.. Mary J. Booth.
Action is brought to quiet the title of
plaintiff in the undivided one-third of
lot 5, block 1, Elmwood Heights addi-
tion to Lamont, and lots 4, 5 and 6, block
l, College Park addition to Lamont, the
defendant being the owner of the other
two-thirds of the property, and if this
cannot be done, that the property be
appraised and sold and the proceeds
divided among the owners. v. r. Nc
Ginnis and B. M.sRussell attorneys for
plaintiff.
William Woodland VS.. Ellen and l. K.
Fisher. Suit is brought on note for
$99.17. Marion Woodland attorney for
plaintiff.
Walter Elliott VS.. G. M. Corrington
and wife. Plaintiff asks for Judgment
against the defendants in the sum of
$1,000, as damages due him by reason of
the failure of the defendants to com
plete trade wherein they were to
trade their farm and hotel property at
Decatur City for plaintiffs stock of gen
eral merchandise at Davis City, as per
the terms of a written contract made
by them. Marion F. Stookey attorney
for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-20
A Comparison.

We hesitate to say that the Leon
Journal is given to plain unvarnished
lying, but that it is unfair in it's politi-
cal statements and cannot be otherwise
is notorious. In it's last issue it pub
lished an article which pretended to
make a comparison of the legal exper-
ience of George W. Baker the demo-
cratic candidate for county attorney
and the, practice of W. B. Kelley, the re-
publican candidate for the same Office,
the comparison showing that during the
past three years Mr.. Baker had appear
ed in SO cases in the district court,
whileaMr. Kelley had appeared in %,
only eight cases less than Mr.. Baker.
Comparisons are odious but since the
Journal has seen fit to make it, we are
willing to compare and stand on the
record. Since the August term of
court in 1901, Mr.. Baker has been in
terested and taken part in SO cases, on
one side or the other, while during the
same period Mr.. Kelley's name appears
as attorney of record on the courts
calendar in 80 cases. Further, the bulk
of Mr.. Kelley's cases are made up of
probate matters, appeals from justice
court and minor law and equity cases.
During this time Mr.. Kelley has assisted
in the trial of not to exceed three con-
tested cases, at least two OF which
were lost to him. One Of these cases
was suit for about $1OO rent, another
was the suit of A. Howard against the
town of Lamont, and the other was an
application for the vacation of street
in the town of Lamont. On the other
hand Mr.. Bakers SO cases in the main
are made up of very important law and
equity cases, many of them involving
large sums of money. In addition, he
has had large experience in criminal
cases, which is in fact the principal
business Of county attorney, and has
helped to prosecute or defend in the
following state cases:
State VS.. Charles Woodard.
State VS.. Port Woodard.
State VS.. James Cain.
State VS.. +. A. Greenland.
State VS.. Otto Wood.
State VS.. w. G. Hamilton.
State VS.. Oscar McCarl.
State VS.. ]. w. Crofford.
State VS.. L. P. Detrick.
State VS.. Enoch Burrell.
State VS.. Richard Pray.
State VS.. T. G. Gilreath:
State VS.. George Riggs.
State VS.. w. H. Clark.
State VS.. A. I. Rowe.
State VS.. Ira Hammond.
State VS.. Froud ct al.
State vs.. Annie Hammond.
State VS.. Henry Crees.
We are entirely willing to give Mr..
Kelley credit with having built up a
good practice, but it is unfair to make
the assertion or leave the impression
that his experience during the past
three years has been in any way as
broad or diversified as that of Mr..
Baker, to say nothing Of the latter's
previous experience of many years, in
cluding four years as county attorney,
during which he made a reputation as
the best county attorney Decatur coun-
~, aran bol