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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-06
Messrs. Bland, Habel, Hicks, johnson and
THE MEETING IN DETAIL.


THE MEETING IN DETAIL.
II was shortly after eight o'clock when
the board met with Mayor Powell presid-
ing and nine aldermen present, who list
ened while City Clerk Wilson called the
roll and read. what was done at the last
meeting.
First came the financial report, and
it showed collections for January to DE.
From Chief of olice $4S6.72; IRON CITY
Tax Collector $,3617.46; general tax ST.
205.29; special tax s96.4S, costs. The ex-
perses for the month reported Were
Police Department $2,05777; administra-
ton SAP; Health $2S1.15; Sanitary 1928 30 :;
Street $616.Se; Pump $43.I5; Fire 1894 Eos
Park $1O433; Market 800; total OF
81, 764 49, This added to the other monies
spent during the month amounted to So
| Is.
! The report of the Street Committee,
| submitted by Alderman Boylan, chairman,
| was for December and January. 800 paw
! ing blocks were reported as being gotten
| out at the quarry, with work in placing
| buffers and matchmaking on various
streets, it being stated that the severe
weather had retarded this
| At this iuncture Alderman Habel called
| the attention of the board to the bill PAID
| out for feed for the horses for the street
department, the fire department and the
Park. The bill, he said. was about $50
| this month and $3.50 last month. He
| stated that he understood that the city
| farm was raising provender and asked
whv it was not used and the bills de
! creased. He said monthly report iron
| the farm was needed.
Alderman johnson agreed that there
was much purchase of feed. and said tina
| only today had he learned that the city
farm was furnishing some corn He agreed
also that a monthly report for the farm
W ould be a good thing and called on SAM
| tary Officer Sale to tell about the farm.
| Mr.. Sale said the farm had been in op
Grafton three years, that the first year
| it had fed the nineteen horses of the
sanitary department for seven months
that the feed next year had supplied thes'
| for fourteen months. and that this yea
| he had a surplus some of which had beer
used for the other departments. He salt
that heretofore it had taken $4,000 t.
| 50. 500 a year to feed the horses of tht
Sanitary Department. The trouble as h
| saw it. was that the corn and slower he
used was not wanted by the other depart
nents and that the bills were for bay
and ots He said the farm could furnish
| largely of its provender for the other Gle
partments and that his horses got alort
well on the feed given them at the earm
| He rather favored monhly report AM
said that the expenses for feed in the
other departments had increased by $40
| var.
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was q rally and just before the close
the bull pool bought, bidding July up u
1892. The close was fairly steady with
July quoted at 1484. The net decline
was 80 to 50 points on the old crop while
the new crop months were 5 points high
er to 10 points lower.
You will break the market and your
selves if you continue" he said. Take
the cotton yourselves and carry 1T and
you will make a profit on it.
Browns stand against the selling it had
its effect as it was clearly evident to
every one that the rules of the exc hange
were being broken by the way many
brokers' were offering cotton. The bull
leade followed his speech by heavy bid
ding and buying, and in a few minutes
other longs followed his lead and in a
short time in place of the panic compar-
ative reigned, and prices showed a mate
rial recovery, although the market nd a
weak tone up to the close. At the low
est levels of the day March had lost 1872
points at 1888, May had lost IT'S at 14.15,
and July lost $50 points at 14.50 The
close was from 65 to 20 points higher than
the lowest levels of the day.
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Goodwin was summoned at once ano
stitched up the cash, which was laid open
to the skull above the eye. He could
find no other serious injury. Little Helen
said that the wheel had passed over her
body, but the doctor thought that was
hardly possible. as it would have caused
serious internal injury, and she would
not have been able to walk home. Mrs.
B. w. Upchuch, who saw it from her
home little way off said that the little
girl seemed to be caught in one of the
wheels and whirled over and over several
times. 1t is not known what made the
cut on the childs forehead whether it
was the horses shoe. or the step of the
wagon, or by contact with the ground.
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Alexieff Holds Russia's
Reply.
Continued from First Page.)

public invests heavily. The announcement
also created a stir among the members
of the diplomatic corps, where there was
much activity and comforting.
The people for the first time seemed
noticeably moved at the prospect of war,
gathering in groups to discuss the stu
alton. Increased activity also was appar-
ent at the MINISTRIES, but the high Off
Gals, while not attempting to conceal the
gravity of the outlook, remained calm,
insisting that the steps taken by the gov
eminent, in the way of military and naval
preparations have been forced on Russia
bv the hurried demonstrations OF Japan
and add that neutrality-suspicious. are be-
ing constantly placed on Russian move
ments in the Far East, which represent
Russia as already engaged in aggressive
tactics.
AS an Illustration they cite a dispatch
published in London reporting the alleg
ed mysterious departure of the Russian
fleet from Port Arthur. The chief of the
naval staff said this movement was utter
" without warlike significance. He au-
thOriZed the Associated Press to say that
the ships merely left the harbor in the
course of a cruise around the end OF the
Ta-Lien-Wan peninsula, to try their en-
gines, so as to be in readiness to meet the
japanese warships in case of an attack,
and adder that the vessels which had re-
turned to Port Arthur would not re-enter
the harbor because the entrance was so
narrow that they could be bottled up.
The chief Of he naval staff pointed on
a map to the Manchurian and Russian
territory between Port Arthur and Vlad-
ivostocks, being the Russian strong line
of defense.
'"The Japanese will have a hard job to
bet us there" he said. This is a bad
country for fighting with squadron at
Port Arthur, four powerful cruisers at
Vladiyostock and strong army massed
between them-such is the Russian plan
for defensive campaign from which there
is no likelihood of deviation"
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Reminder From the Governor.

The Governor is endeavoring to close
up the subscriptions for the North Caro-
lima exhibit at the ST. Louis Worlds Fair.
He says there are great many who
promised to contribute and forgot to do
so, and other who intended to promise
and likewise omitted to do that He
would urge upon both these clase to act
at once, so that the exhibit may be as
large and as varied as possible, and do
credit to the State. He would remind
them that the larger the amount of the
subscriptions, and the more contributions
there are, the larger our exhibit will be.
The time is drawing near. 1t will soon
be TOO late.
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A LITTLE GIRL RUN
OVER
Five-year-old Daughter OF
W. H. Hood Severely
Hurt.

Little Helen Hood, the five-year-old
daughter of Mr.. w. H. Hood. Deputy
Register of Deeds of Wake county, was
knocked down and severely. but not dan
gerously hurt by the delivery wagon OF
Boylan, Pearce & Co, driven bv their
colored driver. 1t was a narrow escape
from death for the little girl rs the
u agon was being driven very fast. AS II
is she has deep cut about two inches
long over the left eye, reaching to the
bone, and painful bruises about the body.
The little victim of the accident was re-
ported last night to be doing as we'll as
could be expected.
Mr.. Hood is informed that the negro
was driving very fast and recklessly; that
he had plenty of time to get out OF the
way of the little girl, but went right On
AZ {. dead run Immediately after he saw
that he he'd struck the child. the driver
stopped and went back, saying he was
Just as sorry as he could be, and declaring
that the horse was running ana beyond
his control at the time, and thst he
hollored to the little one TO get out OF
the way.
The accident happened at about quart
er to four o'clock yesterday afternoon
Nh Hood had given his little daughter :
piece of money, and she had just started
from the home on Person street. neal
Martin to go and spend it. With heI
was her -year-old sister, Mildred
The two little girls were crossing Martin
lstreet, when the wagon came dasnlps
along The older girl was ahead and go'
over safely. but the little one became
frightened and stopped and was KNOCKED
down.
All covered with mud, and with tn:
blood streaming from the wound. in he
forehead, the plucky little girl got up ant
walked back to the house. DR.. A. w
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Thought it Was Burglars.

Henry Switzerland, colored man who
works for Darnell & Thomas, was arrest
ed early yesterday morning for being
drunk and cursing loudly. When he was
taken to the station house pistol was
found in his pocket. The mayor tried him
yesterday evening at o'clock and fined
him 1928 for being drunk and disorderly,
and bound him over to court in $50 bond
for carrying a concealed weapon. The ne
gro said he thought he heard some one
entering his house and put the pistol in
his pocket. He was cursing at the noise,
he said.
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DIDN'T GO BACK.
The Doctors Daughter Was too Smart
for That

The Doctors Daughter was TOO Smarr
for That
A doctors daughter, herself trained
nurse made a mistake put profited by
what she learned about coffee. She says;
For years was such a slave of coffee
that never a meal seemed worth eating
without it..
There seemed every reason why
should be perfectly we'll but l was fire.
quently having spells of gastritis when
everything l ate would cause. nausea.
After a long time of such i'll health
went on a visit to a friend who was a
s.aunch believer in the merits of Postum
hut OF course l would not believe it would
do me any good but had promised her
I would take it every morning for one
week and not touch coffee after that time
1 was to have my coffee.
Morning after morning found l liked
the Postum better and the dull, sick
early morning headaches had gone. A
good appetite for breakfast came and in
every way l was feeling better.
II did not go back to coffee at the end
of that week, | had too much sense fol
that but continued to use Postum for the
last two years and have had no return of
the stomach trouble, headacneS Or otnel
troubles that l used to suffer when
drank coffee
when / went nome I got my father
who is a physician and suffered witt
stomach trouble for years. to quit coffee
and use Postum and now he would no
be without it, says there is something
about it which seems to soothe his stom
ach if it is made Just as directed on tn
package. Father prescribes it in his prae
tice now to a great many people.
II know most people don't suspect COTE
that was the way with me-but thin
if every coffee drinker would try wei
made Postum just one week they woul
never go back to coffee" Name given b
Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
A ten days trial proves things. There
reason. Look in pkg. for the bool
s.Thc Road to Wellyille."
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BLEW OFF THE MUZZLES.
An Accident on the BattIeship Iowa,
While Testing Her Batteries.
nv the Associated Press

Norfolk. Va, Feb. 5.-The battleship
Iowa while testing her batteries on her
wav dow nthe coast February 4th, blew
off the muzzIes of both S-inch guns in her
STANDARD turret. Flying fragments
smashed one o fthe ships whaleboats
po+h Guns are fractured between hoops
= and p and the barrels are badly swollen.
49, of +be crew was injured and nc
donooe outside that given above was
sms+n;ned NV the vessel. The Iowa is now
- Hamn+on Roads. The Iowa came from
IL n1ao,,1-p navy yard to Norfolk for
o my ,oro to joining the Caribbean
e Ia r. o AZ Culebra. The accident will
s s,t 4h;s Man being followed. Today
The Maine sailed for the South.
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American Flag Fired On.
(By the Associated Press. }

San Domingo, Monday, Feb. 1.-The in
surgents this morning deliberately fred
on the launch of the auxiliary cruiser
Yankee, killing j. c. Johnston. the en-
gireer. The bullet entered his head above
The eye
United States Minister Powell has direct
cd the captain of the Yankee to take
drastic measures to avenge Johpstons
az ath and this insult to the American fac.
tombstone will be buried on shore tbis
aftei noon.
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Japanese Flying in Panic.
(By the Associated Press.)

st. Petersburg, Feb. 5.-"The japanese
are flying panic-stricken, cables the
Vladivostock correspondent of the Novoe
Vremya, and the Japanese storekeepers
are sacrificing all they possess in their
haste to escape to Japan. Cases of or
anges are selling for five cents and fur
niture is being literally given away. They
are practically running themselves in their
hurry to get away before the outbreak
of war
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-06
h!LL THE OANDRUFF GERM.
) the Only Possible Way Of Having
IN Effective Cure.

IN Effective Cure.
If you see a woman or man with lux
iriant glossy hair, you may be sure nei-
her has dandrufr to amount to anything.
N nearly every case where women and
ner have thin brittle hair, they owe it
dGndruff. There are hundreds Of prep
-rations that claim" to cure dandruff,
9u@ not one but Newbros Herpicide tells
rou that dandruff is the result of a germ
,urrowing into the scalp, and that per-
nanent cure of dandruff and it's conse-
luent falling and badness, can only be
lad by killing the germ; and there is no
other preparation that will destroy that
serm but Newbro's Herpicide. Destroy
he cause. and you remove the effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1Oc. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co..
Detroit. Mich.
Henry T. Hicks & Co., special agents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-06

The Boar of Aldermen were in session
last night for nearly two hours and
pushed business along.
The most important action taken Was
the adoption OF the ordinance concerning
the use OF lockers for liquor. an or
dinance presented by City Attorney Wat
son at the last meeting by advice OF
Ike Dispensary Commissioners.
There were but few words of debate
on the question and these came from
Alderman Boylan. He opposed the ordl-
nance and moved to table it. This was
seconded by Alderman NOVEL;, but was
lest by a vote of seven to two, but nine
aldermen being present at the meeting
The ordinance regulating the question
CT handling of liquor outside OF the dis
rersary is this:
THAT chapter VII of the ordinance CT
the city OF Raleigh be amended by adding
thereto the following section:
Section s. That no person, firm or cor
poration shall keep On deposit OF Tor de-
posit, for the use Of it's patrons or others,
free or for consideration, any bottle OF
package of intoxicating liquors belonging
to said patrons, customers or other pc--
sons, to be drunk on the premises. Any
person violating the provisions CT thus
section by keeping said liquors on deposit
az aforesaid, shall be fined $50 or impris-
oned thirty days for each offense."
The aldermen voting for the ordinance
were Messrs. Bland, Croker, Habel, Hicks,
johnson, Rogers and Separk %, while
voting against il were Messrs. Boylan
and NOVEL;.
second matter much discussed, but
enc 70 a
from the, Dispensary Commissioners that
al. additional clerk be employed at S45 Z
month, as the services of such was need
e0, that the salary of the janitor, now re-
CURED to do duty as a clerk also be IN
creased from $500 year to $40 month,
OF $3.50 q year, and that the salary OF
Dispensary Commissioner W. n. Smelling
be increased from $25 q month to $40 a
1nonth in view of the fact that he had
to give great part of his time daily to
the duties of Secretary Treasurer of the
Commissioners, being required TO look az
ter the daily balances and the condition
uf the stock on hand
The discussion was concerning the il
creased pay to Commissioner Snellings.
From Alderman Hicks there came mo-
tion that the increase should be to 80
a month, or rather $25 additional be-
cause of extra duties. This was voted
down, and the recommendation OF the
Commissioners adopted, the aldermen vot-
inc for it being Messrs. Bland. Boylan
Crocker Habel and johnson (5), While
TO, the $50 salary the aldermen voting
were Messrs Hicks, NOVEL;, Rogers and
Separk (4).
Alderman Separk made futile effort
TO have the docking for lost time cut
out of the ordinance by which the pay
Of members of the police force. had beer
increased So a month with provision
that lost time should be deducted. Thi'
was lost by vote of to 4, in favor
OF it being Messrs. Boylan, Croker, Now
ell and Separk, while it was opposed b5
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SPOT A BIT LOWER
Cotton Market Here Goes
to Figures that are
Smaller in Size.

The Raleigh spot cotton market went
little lower yesterday by gradual stages.
The previous day the lowest price re-
corded had been IA IL cents pound, with
some early sales made at over - cents.
Yes terday tn fraction of tn lower figure
was cut off and IA cents was tho lowest
price paid.
There We're sixty-one bales on the mar
het here, the prices paid for this cot
ton being from Il TO IL 9-i6 cents
pound. A year ago t%2nty-eight bales
were sold, with prices at from Il to
9 ga cents a pound.
There was no especial feature to the
market, the price following the decrease
IL the market for the last few days. No
one assigns reasons for the decline, but
many speculate upon it.
Those who speculate say that the infiu
eGces that allow the decrease are the
holding back by the bulls. the report
OF sulIy's vacation ard that he had sold
out the larger part of his holdings, the
desire of the men looking for big game
10 shake off the little fellows. and Tire
increase of the feeling that there is to
be war between Russia and Japan.
see which satisfy you, put reasons don't
alter the fact that cotton has decreased
in price. Some cotton buyers say the
prices will go but little lower. others
talk of marked decrease and Others
talk of an advance.
The truth is that they are all at sea
and that each day at present is a dag
unto itself. The varying figures OF the
future market are affecting the spot mar
ket, but the decrease in it is ont nea"
as great as in the future market. New
York's quotations yesterday for mid
ding uplands on the spot market was Is
10 cents a pound.
The men who are bringing cotton to
Raleigh now say that the crop is very
thin and that there is but little left to
market. The government ginners' report,
announced to appear on the ninth of the
month is awaited with a great deal of liz
terest.
The superintendent of the States Prison
yesterday received information that of
the 500 bales OF cotton sent to Norfolk
to commission merchants 129 bales We're
sold on Thursday at Is IL cents pound.
AS has been stated before the first sales
OF cotton made for the States Prison
Farm were at 10 SIS cents a pound.
In the February number of the North
American Review Mr.. Daniel j. Sully takes
i the position that the high price of cotton
''has been due to entirely natural causes,
and not to manipulation. His argument
is elaborate but a large part of it is
answered by the simple fact that when
| he went on a vacation Tuesday the New
York market had terrible sinking spell
1t is probable that Sully and Brown and
the boll-weevil have been about equal fac
tors in the ascent of cotton-Norfolk
Landmark.
With cotton selling at 16 cents seed at
80 cents now comes along several firms
who are dead anxious to pay you cents
for the cotton root bark. We may look
for one dollar dozen for the blossoms
this summer, and properly cured leaves
selling at 50 cents a pound.-Nashvillt
Graphic.
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|. F. Afford WINS
Wrote Best AID. for Mrs.
Joe Person.
Committee Decided Unanimously in
Favor of Mr.. Affords AID. All
Ads Submitted by Number.
Mrs. Persons Advertising.

Advertising pays. Everybody knows
that. but there are many business con-
Germs afraid to place a few dollars IN good
advertising mediums to get good returns.
Well written advertising if inserted in the
proper medium will always bring results.
Well worded and properly displayed ad-
vertisements are in demand and Mr.. l.. f.
Afford, of Raleigh, yesterday won $40 IN
a competition for the best five inch single
column advertisement of Mrs. Joe Person
Remedies.
Mrs. Joe Person has won success. She
has an article that is worth advertising
and she has placed her advertising with
care. Mrs. Person offered the S25 cash
prize in her regular advertising space and
received 294 advertisements from all over
this country. The ads were submitted to
committee of judges, all names being
removed and kept by Mrs Person. Each
ad carried a number corresponding with
the number by the name of the contestant.
Yesterday the committee held pro-
longed session and carefully considered
from every standpoint, all of the adver-
tisements submitted and finally addressed
the following to Mrs. Person:
Mrs. Joe Person,
Kittrell. N. c..
Dear Madam Agreeably to your an
nouncement we have very carefully ex-
amined and considered the two hundred
and ninety-four advertisements sent us by
you, in response to your offer of a prize
of $25, for the best advertisement that
should be submitted to YOU We find a
great many of very superior merit. Some
we thought did not answer your speclfica-
tions. Others that had some brilliant or
captivating ideas embodied in them, we
did not think would be so effective as a
FIVE inch newspaper ad as the one which
we have unanimously chosen. After a
patient consideration we have concluded
that No. 40 is entitled to the prize. To
be sure we do not know the name of any
person who submitted any one of these
advertisements for our consideration
Very truly yours,
8. A. ASHE,
THOS. M. JORDAN,
JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
r - Comm tee
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After this decision was rendered Mrs
Person, through her son Mr.. R. M Person,
who was in the city, communicated with
the successful contestant sending the fol
lowing letter:
Mr. L. F. Afford.
Raleigh. NC.
Dear Sir: Pursuant to my reuest a
committee composed of, Capt. S. A. ,Ashe
DR.. It. NJ Jordan and Mr.. Josephus
Daniels, all of Raleigh, have carefully ex-
amined 294 advertisements which were
sent me in response to my offer of So
for the best fve-ineh, or less, single
column advertisement of Mrs. Joe Per
sons Remedies. They have informed me
that they have decided unanimously IN
favor of No 80, and upon reference to the
sealed records l find that you are the
successful contestant. Enclosed herewith
is s25. y
! wish to thank you and congratulate
you. Very truly yours.
MRS. JOE PERSON.
The advertisement submitted by Mr.
Afford. who is a well known printer and
Merganthaler expert in this city, was dis
played and is reproduced herewith.
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ANT|-LOCKERL LAW
PASSED BY BOARD.
City Horses Must All
Feed Alike.
ABOUT TRAIN JUMPING
Extra Dispensary Clerk and Staun.
tons Salary Increased. Extra
Duties and Pay for Dispen-
sary Commissioner
Smelling.
ABOUT TRAIN JUMPING
WHAT THEY DID.

/. Passed ordinance against whiskey
lockers.
2. Increased salary of Dispensary Com
missioner Smelling by SIS for increased
duties.
8. Ordered monthly reports from city
farm
4. Refused to rescind docking of po
lice for lost time.
5. Imposed penalty of 50 for jumping
on or off moving train.