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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-07
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
Testimony on the Great FIJI
cago. More Arrests M
(By the Associated Pr

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The spe
mittee composed of membe
City Council appointed last
investigate the condition OF
theatres and to report upon
terations are necessary to M
conform to the building or
held it's first meeting today.
According to the stateme1
derman Friestadt, one of the
of the committee, it is doub
35 per cent. of the theatres
open their doors. Strict adhe
the building laws would requ
every one of the play house.
city be of fire proof construct
this would require the demolit
rebuilding of the majority
theatres.
Late this afternoon the attol
the fire department caused the
of four employees of the Full
struction Company, David il
masonry foreman, and Angus
Otta Rausch and John KingstC
workers.
Attorneys for the Fuller &C
took Jones, who had been sou!
by the police for several days,
fire department. 1t had been C
that Jones and his men broke Il
lights of the theatre after the
order to destroy possible eviden -
developed today after the arrest Of
Jones and his men that the skylights
were blocked by scantlings and tied
with wire to prevent their opening and
that neither of them had been opened
since the theatre was built.
81 wish it understood" an attorney
said. that this is not a trial, but
simply an inquiry to determine the
facts of the fire as far as we can. The
coroner's jury will not attempt to fi1
the blame of the fire upon anybody
nor will it recommend the punishment
of anybody. 1t will simply report or
the facts as it has been able to gather
them and the rest of the work viii
be left for the States attorney, if il
is found that there is anything for hin
to do"
Fire insurance companies object tC
the statement of the coroner that ne
verdict will be rendered after the in
quest, claiming that large sums o.
money in insurance on the lives o.
those who persisted in the theatre flrt
depend for their payment on the yer
dict Of the coroner's jury.
Joseph Dougherty, who had charge
of the curtains swore that week age
during a matinee performance, there
was a fire on the stage, and that wher
he attempted to lower the asbestos
curtain it was stopped by the same OBJ
struction that prevented its operation
last Wednesday, the fatal afternoon.
The curtain manager declares that
he protested at that time but that nc
attention was paid to his warning. In
his opinion, if the curtain had been
run down during the fatal matinee, the
lives OF many, if not all the victims OF
the disaster might have been saved
1t was only by the merest chance that
a panic was averted as the result OF
the first fire. The skylight at that
time, he said, was securely closed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-07
Or. Dabney to Go to Ohio
(By tho Associated Press.)

Knoxville. Tenn. Jan 5.-Dr. Charles
w Dabney today resigned as President
of the University of Tennessee to accept
the presidency of tho University OF Gin
einnati. The resignation is effective Sep
tcmbcr list, next. when he will take charge
at Cincinnati. His acceptance, it is stated
was conditioned on an income of $3.50, 600
Per anpum for the Cincinnati institution.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-07

Burnctt's Vanilla Extract has outlived
criticism. IT. is the finest and purest
vaaula Extract that can be bought.
Once tried, always used.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-07

Summer brings leaves of absence and
autumn brings absence Of leaves.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-07

Actors mist prevent sore throats The,
have used Piso's Cure 40 years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-07
S25 i'm Gold
Given Away
........BY........
Mrs. Joe Person.

! will give $25 in gold
to the person sending me
the best five-inch, or less,
single column advertise
ment, written or display
ed. of Mrs. Joe Persons
Remedy. All who try for
the award mast send in
their papers to me by
the 31st day of January,
1904, as the contest closes
on that date.
Captain S. A. Ashe,
Hon. Josephus Daniels
and DR.. T. M. Jordan. all
of Raleigh, N. c., will be
the committee to decide
who sends in the best adj
Vertisement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
The Sky.Scraper.
Editor The Advertiser:

Editor The Advertiser:
 Many letters have been written to you for and against the proposition to erect an office building upon the site now occupied by the Court squar @
 The proposition is to lease the said space for ninety-nine years from the city at $1.000 per year and to erect 8 handsome twelve-story structure to cost not less than $150,ooO and to pay thereafter all State, County and city taxes upon the structure.
 Now, let's consider the proposition. The capitalists desire a place upon to pay any money for this privilege. except by way of rental; 1. e., to be tenants of the city of Montgomery. The land belongs to the city and the structure will be absolutely the city's property after ninety-nine years, ac- cording to the lease which the capit1 H. ists wish to make, and provided the city accepts the proposition.
 The question now is: who will pay the taxes of State, County and city that might be assessed against said structure? The capitalists say thev city of Montgomery upon whose land this structure Is to be erected, does not pay any tax to any State or County or city, upon any of its property; they know that said land belongs to the city and they well know that every structure upon the top side of said land belongs to the city and would not be liable to any taxation. Therefore. how could these capitalists be required 10 pay taxes upon said structure? Let the attempt be made. after the struc- ture is completed. to require these cap italists or their assignees to pay taxes upon said structure, and then see how quickly they would resort to the courts and put in their plea that the property did not belong to them. but did belong to the city of Montgomery.
 I am personally in favor of the prop osition to remove the fountain and al- low the office building to be placed there instead; but let us put a price upon said land and sell it to these cap ftalists, if they are so anxious to get that particular place and then the land and the building thereon. would bear its proper proportion of the burden of taxation. Yours.
 John W. Watts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1904.
WHAT NEXTR

The dictum of the highest judicial tribunal in Alabama is that there is and has been no legal court in Hunts vile to try the lynchers. All the brave work of Judge. Solicitor and Grand Jury falls to the ground, and that ends what bid fair to be little less than a judicial fiasco.
 For it should have been plain to all who have kept up with the proceedings of the trial court that no conviction was probable. Neither Judge nor Solicitor can force a conviction, if the jury elects to take a different view of the law and the evidence. Juries, un- Fortunately, are not above that form Of public opinion which would shield a 0riminal. Witnesses sometimes have a convenient faculty for not seeing any thing, or for forgetting what they have seen. Between all the antagonistic influences there was little hope that the murderers of Naples would be pun ashed. =
 What next? is a question that Thoughtful law-abiding citizens of our State must ask themselves. and the uuastion must be answered. It must De answered by the true friends of Ala bama. who are jealous of her good name and who feel themselves shamed at Aevery miscarriage of justice. They are ,humiliated by the criticisms which are land will be showered on the laws and Ahe courts of Alabama. A grand jury an Dallas County refuses to in- lgaict, and petit jury in Madison Coun- hy refuses to convict. That is the freputation the State of Alabama is lay ang up for herself. and every good man and woman feels the sting and the Humiliation of it.
 Once more, what next? Shall those who believe in even and exact justice give up the fight and leave the victory with anarchy and lawlessness? Shall the pulpit admit its impotence against ,crime? Shall the press acknowledge Itself beaten and powerIess and hold its peace? That would be cowardice and treachery to Alabama and to the cause of justice. Both press and pulpit must renew their efforts to punish crime, and the good citizens of the State must become the upholders of the law. In the words of the poet. Faber:
 For right is right. since God is god,
 And right the day must win;
 So doubt would be disloyalty,
 To falter would be sin
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
WILL NoT uNpERsTANp.

The New York Mail affects to be pug gled because of the plainly. apparent change noticeable in the South with re- gard to the colored race. It refers to the negroes who were in public life some years ago. and the tolerance then shown them, as well as the encourage ment given them by the white people. and says:
 But a great change has come. No where shall you now find a negro who is a political leader; nowhere the same tolerance toward the blacks as citizens. Then objection was made to the rule vidual negro. however capable, is the victim of race prejudice in politics. Southern opinion has suffered radical departure. It now says that no black man shall hold office, however fit he may be.
 As a partial comment on The Mail s argument we refer to an article pub lished elsewhere In this issue taken from Golfers Weekly, an independent Republican publication in The Mails own city. Golfers practically admits that the Republican Party is responsi- ble for the undesirable change apparent in the South. It might have gone further and asserted that the change Is more largely due to Roosevelt than to 1 any other cause That there has been l a change in conditions down here since the death of MT. Mckinley is plain to all who try to know the truth about Southern affairs. That 1t Is a change for the worse is equally true, and it ought to be apparent that 1t is bound to go from bad to worse while the present spirit dominates the White House. There are plenty of men in the North and East who understand these facts. almost as well as Southern men un- derstand them, but there are others. like the editor of The Mail, who. it seems, do not wish to understand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
A SANE AND SAFE PROPOSITION.

The Advertiser takes great pleasure in announcing this morning that the Modern once Building Committee of the Commercial and Industrial Associa- tion has abandoned It's purpose of going before the City Council tonight to in duce that body to lease the fountain site for an once building. Elsewhere in this issue there appears a signed statement from that Committee to that
 effect.
 The Committee bases it's decision on the force of the argument that to erect 1 the proposed building in Court Square
 would be only to create even Q greater concentration on the Square than
 already exists, and to enhance the
 value of real estate there more than tn other parts of the city; that it Is best
 to try to create new center in this rapidly growing city,
 The Committee ls very wise in this decision. and it acts upon its own reasoning by advancing another and totally new proposition, viz., to under take the erection of the desired office building on the site of the First Bap- tist Church. That property has been on the market for some time. and Is available for the purpose.
 The Advertiser endorses this proposi- ton with enthusiasm. The First Bap- tist Church site fills practically every requirement for the desired purpose. It Is in the business district, and within a block of Court Square. It is an isolated small block, all to itself, com pletely surrounded by streets. and every office in e building there would have an outside exposure. It is abundantiy large for an admirable building. A fne building there would create new centre .,and add greatly to the value of surrounding property. which is now not so valuable. The project would help Montgomery to spread out, and to show that it is no longer a one-square city. The Committee proposes to open l books of subscription today for local capitol to show its approval of the pro- ject. If capital is attracted, plenty of
 foreign money will be ready to join in. It is to be expected that everybody
 who owns property in that vicinity will eagerly assist in the undertaking. and
 all progressive Montgomerians, who are able to make investments, should sub
 scribe for stock, if the details of the plan commend themselves to their judg- ment.
 By all means let us put through this enterprise. A new half-million dollar
 hotel and a new sky-scraper in one year would give Montgomery send-off
 that would resound from one end of the country to the other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
He is an Issue


 Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, says that the Republican party is willing to accept the President as a campaign issue. As that party cannot escape MT. Roosevelt as an issue the conces- sion Is not of great moment. He has been an issue ever since he began to betray evidence of rashess judgment contempt of legal restraints, disregard for the constitution and lack of con- lSsideratien for the rights and privileges of others. He has been an issue ever since he demonstrated that the promise given at Buffalo 10 carry out the poli- cies of his illustrious predecessor came from the lips and not from the heart He became an issue when he belied his own civil service professions by estab- fishing an office holding machine. He became an issue when he surrendered bag and baggage to the robbery -barons, He became an issue when he tried to revive sectionalism and by his ill-con- sidered If not vicious conduct intensi- fled racial prejudice. He became an issue by his encouragement of extrava- gance in the various departments of the government due to his mania for what he considers big things" He is very much of an issue and Senator Beveridge cannot break the force of it by pretending to be pleased.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
SOUND SENSE.
4 Sane Nertheru Exvresnion Upon the
 Southern Attitude.

A Sane NeFthera ExUression Upon the coliier's weekly sRsp.
 Th2t the South Is solid, end that the than when Mckinley died. are condi- thized with by Northerners who have sufficient imaginations to project them selves out of their own environment. no wonder the south can Dne not ssSs vote dnc ror the party of reconstruction outragoa. force bills. bloody shirts. and negro ex. ploitation; Who Is going to consider daughter are in danger7' Who is Roing to put currency and imperialism ahead or the survival of his own race? The ing the slaves and giving the fnai an- swer to q disrupting question. It de- serves obloquy for the narrowneas. with which 1t has hanaIed the s nsgroes and the southeyners ever since. Our latest editorial on the Southern snirit has been met with straightforwardness cali q istaiwart Democrat.s writes H Sns Sns Southerner, "and intensely partisan. but am also an American in It's broaS stars stars and ana sa1s % ioVe Sufs shs as aeeo of fns s country and everything for which 1t now stands. am Democrat because and does not believe in sectional ieEis- latton that shows passion and hate, and tends to arouse one section against Ar1- other. It is time for Mhe immortal words. Let us have peace to influence and control all sections. even though the President seems to be a man of waP both at home and abroad" It is in- deed, time for those words to control all sections. A vast work Is to be done before terrible conditions are cured. The negroes must wipe out of their worst class the crime which is so large q part of the trouble. The most intel. ligent negroes might we'll set a good example by voting the Democratic tick ct. The wisest Southerners must con- tinus to stamp out any remaining idea that coarse. cruel and reckless ven- geance Is preventive. The crowd of Northernsrs who talk so much more about the Filipinos than they under laying down moral principles in a mem tai vacuum--do immeasurable harm whenever they mention the negro or are wicked where the others are fool ish--are the politicians who would stab one part of their country to increase partisan advantage in another So strongly do we feel about the setback which has been received by the South both black and white, since McKinley's death, that were the administration record less admirable ln other direc- ttons, or were tho opposition party headed by candidate whose wisdom and ability were assured, and whose associatfOhs were of the best, 1t might seem to us, as it does4to our Southern correspondents, the over-shadowing is- sue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
The Public squnre
Editor The Advertiser:

Editor The Advertiser:
 Throughout history all nations rec ogniZe the necessity of public square. The people rush to it for discussion. whenever stirred by great issues, and in times of peace 1t is the field for, processions and other demonstrations of public pleasure. Paul introduced the plan of salvation upon Mars Hill. while the schools of philosophy and political science were first taught in the public squares of Athens and Rome. It is the peoples forum, the palladium of their rights and liberties. dear to their hearts as life itself; home first. next, the public square
 On Boston Common the conception and future of great nation was plan ned. even before the tea was thrown over board. or the Declaration of In1A-
 Pendence had been proclaimed. Next
 to Boston Common one Of the most his
 torical squares of the Union is our own Court Square. It was there that lurid bonfires lit the night. while the for
 ensic battles of secession and union
 were fought and a new republic pro jected, before the inauguration of Da- wis at the Capitol It was there that the tocsin of war was sounded. and the
 Montgomery True Blues and the Met ropolitan Guards marshalled for the fray, from which many never returned It was there that mass meetings were held during reconstruction, resulting in rolling back 2 black cloud of oppres- sion. and in delivering the State unto her own. Even vet. 1t is the only | proper place for outdoor demo cnstra- ! tions. either fin politics CT for pleasure 1 II has been used for public purposes in
 the past, and it will be necessary for ! such in the future. Lay no ruthless ! hand upon it, for 1t Is enshrined in the
 hearts of the people hallowed by the 1 memories or an unfortunate. yet glori- ! ous past.
 ! The Constitution guarantees to the 1 people the right to peacably assemble l Tor that purpose. The Public Square is | their forum. and to impair it's integrity
 Is death thrust at liberty herself
 to private use Win snezsment we in- stinctively exclaim. not for resident not for alien. For the opposition to
 leave the argument and dwell upon a word incidentally used. is to acknowl- cage the weakness of their cause.
 Aliens build a city. because they
 prlng new ideas and new money; we
 invite and welcome them to our midst. put we try not to fall down before eve 1 " strange and unnatural suggestion, | whether made by allen or resident Be lt sald 10 the credit of our pelghboring
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03

making Court Square a cooler breathing space than it is now. 1 am surprised that we have not been tripped up on that argument.
 rogress'-Gentlemen. after sitting all of our arguments, I am afraid that we are reduced to only one that has any possibility of standing, and rec . ommend that we harp on that, Con gestion on Court Square" The prop erty owners on the side streets and higher up on the streets leading from the Square would take up that argu- ment, and self-interest would dictate that they help us.
 More Progress I ask if busi- ness can be any more congested on Court Square than it is now?
 "Progress"-I believe not, but we can make the public think so, and that will serve our people. If there is nothing more to be said, we will adjourn, sub ject to the call of the chairman, and in the meantime let every one present ring out the congestion idea; it appears to be our only hope. The meeting stands adjourned.
 Commerce Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
MIR. PITTS INJURED.
Arm Was Mingled in Gin Aeci-
 dent.

Union Springs. Oct. 1.-(speciaLl- Last night about o'clock, while MT. Fred Pitts was attempting to clean out a part of the machinery connected with his gin, in an unaccountaple way the gin was started and his left arm most terribly mangled.
 Surgeons were summoned and for a number of hours 1t was thought he would die from the loss of blood, but this was finally controlled and at o'clock this morning ho was able to stand the operation of having his arm amputated just below the elbow. Mir. Pitts lives at Bughall near here and is a brother of MT. Will Pitts of this place, and the many friends of both deplore this sad accident.
 Quite q new departure in minstrels was given here last night when Mir Menko. of Florida, played for the ben eft of the Ladies Memorial Associa- ton and Children of the Confederacy. Fifty children from six to fifteen years participated and the part, all of which were excellent, were well rendered. The performance will be repeatd again this afternoon at matinee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-03
EUFAULA EVENTS.
Remains of Mrs. ,. T. Kendall In-
 tered.

Remains of Mrs. J. Y. Kendall An- tered.
 Eufaula, Oct. 1.-(speciaL)-The re- mains of the late Mrs. J. T. Kendall reached the city this morning on the early train from Gainesville ana were taken to her late residence on college Hill from whence the funeral was held' A large concourse Of frienas was pres, ent at the exercises which were con4 ducted by Revs. E M. Bounds and J. A Peterson after which the inter ment took place at Fair View Ceme- tery. hands of a new management this morning. J. P. Lowe of Macon, Ga.' assuming charge. E. B. Freeman and his family have gone to Dawson' Ca. where they will resid"
 No indications of a rain have shown No indications o ia rain have sown m vet and the matter of watering stock is growing more and more se' rious. Not only streams are going dry in many sections but wells also and considerable trouble Is being ex- perienced. Many of the oldest tnhab- itants say they have never seen any thing equal it. The river is at the lowest stage 1t has ever been seen In this section.
  Block has been graded and graveled and presents quite Q different appear ance from the sand beds of a few months ago. No city its size in the State can boast of prettier streets and residences and still the work of beau tifying goes on.
 The Joie Do Vie Club is a new or- ganization among the younger class of girls of the city that Is destined hn rln has already made a donation of ten dollars to the Cenegie Library and Is now entertaining proposition to give A lawn fete in the near future to raise more funds for the cause Miss Louise Foy is the popular president Miss Lila Merrill secretary, and Miss Carrie 1 Spurlock treasurer.
 Farmers are fast paying out of debt and will be in better condition this year than in a dozen past. In some instances old accounts and notes that have been standing for several years have been paved Gff and collections generally are better than have been known for several seasons. l Considerable sickness is reported in sections around the city believed to be | the result of too much hot weather. Small pox is also prevalent In section of the Georgia side twelve miles from town.
 1 Work on the new Arlington Hotel Is progressing very rapidly and 1t is thought the building will be ready for use by the middle or latter part of this month. It would hardly be re- cognized as the same place when conn pleted.
 Cotton came in ak lively rate today and business went With a merry hum all day. With the advent of cold weather it Is believed that trade in all lines will be the best seen in this l section in many years.