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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-13

Patronize the North Side pioneer
drug store, The Steiner Drug COM
pany 0s06 North Monroe. Free de-
livery to any part of the city. Day
phone Main 2127; night phone Main
2si6.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-13

You giddy old fossil, you silly old
dame,
You thing of those tresses, those
out-of-d date curls,
Those back-number dresses, those
antelope eyes,
Will make people take you for one
of the girls.
If only you had the least bit of a
brain
You'd quickly take everyone's ready
advice
And let an embalmer fill up your old
skin
Or lay you out in a big box Of
cracked ice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-13

Registration book will be open for
registration of voters every day this
week from a. m. to 9:30 p. IN. at
the following places:
Burton precinct at No. 1 fire sta
ton. First avenue near Stevens street
Blake precinct at Fanning's drug
store. corner First avenue and How
ard street.
Beacon precinct at Union shoe
store. sl4 sprague avenue
Bernard precinct. Frank Tuell's
drug store. corner Second and How
ard.
Blaine precinct California grocery
store. corner Third avenue and How
ard street,
Belmont precinct at Omo's barn,
Sixth avenue and Washington street.
Cleveland precinct at basement DIR.
Essig's residence. Adams and Fifth
avenue.
Carlisle precinct g. office Sexton
Lumber company. Pacific avenue.
Cass precinct at Saunders 4 Burk-
hardt's store. 1890 Occur dAlene
street. G. A. FLEMING
City Clerk and Elk Otticio Registrar
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-31
More of the WinterviIIe Burglary.
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Especial to News ana Observer
Winterville, N. c., Jan. 30.-Later de-
tails of the robbery here are to the eff
feet that Mr.. and Mrs c. A. FAIR. who
live diagonally across from the store OF
Harrington and Barber, saw about mid
night a man with his arm in sling
standing near the corner. They recognized
him as a tramp who had been hanging
around the town for day or two, but
who apparently had no connection with
two other tramps who were also lOafing
about the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fair then went to sleep
but about 80 were aroused by an eX.
plosion and saw the same man standing
across the street as if on guard. TIE
door of the grocery was open and the
place Illuminated as if by flashlights.
Fair aroused j. M. Blow who sleeps at
his house; but as neither of them had
any weapon they deemed discretion the
better part of valor. About o clock
the burglars left. 1t was six in the
morning when the alarm was given.
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Tribute to Col. Lucas.

To the Editor: l beg to thank you for
your estimate of the worth of the lament
ed Col. w. H. Lucas in your editorial
today.
/ happened to meet him one evening
last winter in Raleigh. He was on the
way to his room after an evening ses-
son of the House. He gave me his reas-
ems for advocating aggressive temperance
legislation. He said: L am getting old
] shall not have much longer to fight
evil. / am determined TO stand for the
right every time. When my Master calls
me- want TO have a clean record.
This was refreshing after hearing, only
a little while before, friend. who was
i'll the legislature for his first time, say:
u am not sure that can favor any legs
lation for temperance. The men who
voted for me are afraid it will hurt the
rarty.'
Your friend,
J. S. WILLIAMS.
High Point, N. c., Jan. %. 1904
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THREE MURDER CASES.
Man Convicted of Selling Liquor With
out Licenses Won't do so Any More.
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Louisburg, n. c., Jan. S0.-SupeIior
court has been in session here this week.
Judge Fred Moore presiding. 1t has been
just five years since Judge Moore presided
over a court in Franklin county. lie
has made a deep impression on our reo-
pie by his fairness, courtesy and ability.
The criminal docket was an unusually
heavy one, there being three murder
cases.
Charles Aston, negro was brought
back from New York and plead guilty of
murder in the second degree for the STAY
ing of Charlie Branch. He was sentenced
to thirty years in the penitentiary.
Henry Horton, a negro, plead guilty to
manslaughter for killing his step son,
Major Spivey, and he was given five years
in the penitentiary. Both have been TIA
ken to the penitentiary by Sheriff
Kearney.
Alexander Aston, alias Bud Aston, was
tried for the murder of Elijah May and
after a most stubbornly contested legal
fight the jury returned a verdict Sof
guilty of murder in the second degree.
All one day of the court was consumed
in the trial of one man for the sale of
liquor without license. He was convicted
in two cases and sentenced % pay a
fine of 500 and give bond in the sum of
81, 900 to appear at each succeeding term
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Wilmington, N. c., Jan. 30.-Restrained
of his liberty in the common jail of the
county as the result of proceedings by a
commission of lunacy which declared him
insane a week ago, A. w. Rivenbarks, a
well known grocery salesman, lately en-
ployed by Sternberger Bros. today wrote
letter from the Jail to Judge Ferguson,
holding Superior court here. which letter
Judge Ferguson held to be a lawful petit
ton for habeas corpus. The sheriff was
directed to bring the prisoner into court,
and after MS appearance at the bar Rlven-
bark employed Attorney A. j. Marshall to
defend his plea that he was not insane,
and was being unlawfully detained.
The matter was continued until Mon
day, and in the meantime a boardFrof
physicians was ordered summoned to make
an examination of the man and report
the result of the investigation at the con-
tinued hearing.
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BLOOD TRAILLED
HIM TO HIS WIFE
A Home Desecrated and Two Fair Young Lives
Slipping Into the Black Tide of
Death.

drawing of mileage for travelling 5000
miles during the period that the clock
was striking on 2. He said that the
House had talked of horses and carriages
used by the several government depart
ments and made the point that it would
be inconsistent to allow a fictitious con-
structlon on the mileage item.
Mr.. Livingston (Ga.), called attention
to the fact that the House on meeting
December had notified the President and
Senate of it's assembage. Why was that
done he inquired, if this was a continuous
session.
Mr. Parker replied that it was Desired
to take every precaution, re-afirming his
contention, however, that the House could
not adjourn the November session with
out concurrent resolution.
Mr.. Maddox said he should vote against
taking mileage. He declared that Con-
gress was duty bound to set examples of
economy to the government departments.
On a viva voce vote Mr.. Underwood s
motion was declared lost. but tellers
demanded
Immediately both Republican and Dem
ocTatc members arose and all started for
the tellers. The scene provoked laughter
, and applause and as the crowd in front
OF the Speakers desk grew denser there
were demands to 'call off the tellers and
make it unanimous. When all had passed
and been counted in favor of striking out
the mileage, those opposed were asked to
vote, but not a single member responded
There was more laughter and applause
and the chair announced that 1877 votes
had been cast in the affirmative and none
| in the negative.
The Deficiency Bill was passed without
division just as it came from the commit
tee of the WHOLE ,.yi
A concurrent resolution accepting the
status of James Marquette missionary and
explorer, and providing that it remain
| in Statuary Hall in the Capitol, and ex
tending the thanks of Congress to the
people of Wisconsin was passed.
The House adjourned until Monday.
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toners were unrepresented in either cot
ton exchange.
On the boards of the company here, the
following notice was posted:
"a. B. Baxter & Company has assigned
All trades will be closed out at the close
of the market today"
It is not supposed that the firm has lost
much money here, but through the mid
die South, it is estimated that they have
been losing 100000 a day for some time
past against the long side of the cotton
market.
Birmingham, Ala, JAN 30.-The Biz
mingham office of Baxter & Company
brokers and commission merchants, was
closed today by orders from headquar
tiers. The local manager was surprised al
the step, but says he supposes it was due
to the recent wild state of the cotton mar
ket The firm did large business here
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SECOND MILEAGE PAYMENT.
House Votes Against This and Passes
Urgent Deficiency Bill.
lBy the Associated Press

Washington, ID. c.. Jan. 30.-Tbe House
today voted unanimously TO strike from
the Urgent Deficiency Bill the provisions
Tor the second payment OF mileage to
the Senator's and Representatives of this
Congress and then passed the Urgent De-
ficiency Appropriation Bill. This action
was the climax to an exciting discussion
OF the mileage problem begun yesterday
first on point of order raised against
the provision by Mr.. Maddox (Ga.), then
on motion to strike out made today by
Mr.. Underwood (Ala).
Argument on the point of order that
the item was not authorized by law turned
on the question of whether this was
the second session of Congress or merely
a continuation of the session convened
November 8 on the call of the President
Messrs. Fuller Ulls.), and Cooper wis.,
contended that there had been Two scs-
sions while Mr.. Parker IN. j., insisted
that because new sanction had been
given for meeting on December Z, the
status OF the session, which he held TO
be continuous, was not altered Mr.. Lit.
tlefield supplemented his argument bv
Yesterday by affirming that it had been
no interregnum between the two session.
Mr.. Tawney Mimi, as chairman OF the
prepared opinion overruled the point Oh
order against the appropriation, saying
the parliamentary question as to whether
existing law authorized the payment OF
mileage was the point to be decided by
him and the question as to whether the
mileage should be received was Tor the
committee to decide.
An amendment by Mr.. Grosvenor pro-
,viding for the return OF the mileage 10
the Treasury was agreed to and Mr.. I'm
derwoods motion to strike out the provis-
ion for mileage was adopted without
d;ssonting vote. The result was loudly
cheered. >,
Deep interest was manifested in the
determination of the question and there
wore but few absentees when the House
convened.
During the debate Mr.. Parker insisted
that this was nothing to warrant the
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near Fancy Gap, and from there by way
of Hillsville and Laurelfork, Va, crossing
Buffalo ridge about four miles east of
Buffalo mountain; thence through Floyd
curt House, from there following Little
River, near the Bent Mountain road,
crossing Bent mountain and leading direct
to Roanoke At Mt Airy the line would
connect with the Southern Railway, and
at Roanoke with the Norfolk and Western,
making a direct line to both Northern
and Southern markets
This road will open up fine farming
country, mining district and one Of the
best oak timber belts in the United States.
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AHORROR AT ROANOKE
Young Mother Attacked and Outraged.
Her Skull Fractured, Her Throat
Cut, She is Flung Bleeding Into a
Closet and Her Little Child Struck
Down by a Murderous Blow to Hush
its Cries. The Demon Escapes.
Roanoke Seethinq.
CIV the Associated Press.)

Roanoke, Va, JAM 30.-When George
]. Shields, well known young business
man reached his home in the heart OF the
city at the luncheon hour today, he found
his three -year-old daughter Mildred lying
in a pool of blood on the reception hall
FLAIR, with two ugly wounds on the head.
Following bloodstains from the dining
room to an upstairs chamber he found
his wife lying in pools of blood on a
clothes closet floor, with her throat cut
from ear to ear and her head horribly
hacked Mrs. Shields managed to gasp:
"a large black negro man came through
the kitchen and attacked me in the din
ing ROOM
\ Besides this there is no clue to the
criminal
Mrs. Shields had been outraged, after
which her assailant dealt her several
blows on the head with a Ratchet frac-
turing the skull, dragged her upstairs,
where he cut her throat with a razor and
threw her into the closet, fastening the
door on the outside The little girl was
struck to hush her cries. The dining
room floor was covered with blood and
showed there had been a terrible strug-
gle. The doctors entertain but slight
hopes for the recovery of either the moth
er or child
Ever since the discovery of the tragedy
a large crowd of citizens has, been in the
vicinity of the city Jail watching to see j.
the officers carry any one into the build
ing. At s o'clock tonight this crowd
numbered more than 1000 men. Mayor
Cutchn has ordered Captain Francis, of
the Roanoke Blues military company, to
assemble his men as a precautionary
measure.
BY order of the mayor all the saloons
were closed at o'clock tonight.
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A FEN CAUGHT IN THE FALL.
Attachment on the Funds of Baxter
and Company at wilmington.
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Wilmington, N c., Jan. 30.-The failure
of Baxter & Company, who operated a
brokerage office here with special wire
from New York, caught a number of local
spectators, but as usual in such cases,
definite information is hard to obtain. 1t
was given out from the local office that
very little Wilmington money was ON the
market. This afternoon A. S. Williams,
through his attorney, Cameron L. Mae
Rae brought proceedings against the
company for the recovery of $1,35O in
vested in five cotton contracts and an
attachment was made upon all funds of
Baxter & Company in the local banks
and other property here. T. M. Turren-
tine, local manager of the company, says
he will go to New York to look after the
interests of his customers here.
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The Snow Holds.

The snow is with us yet. and the fun
and frolc of it continues.
Yesterday afternoon the weather mod
Grated and the "slushing" period had an
inning for q few hours. AS night APP
preached the temperature fell and the
snow hardened.
There was much sleigh riding yesterday
and the day was pleasant one for it.
The little folks kept up the frolic with
their seds and SNOWFALL engagements.
The SNOW prophets say that if this
snow remains for a week it will call
another one 1t looks as if it were good
for many days, and if SO, and the prophets
are prophets. then another snow is due
in a few days.
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A WILD MARKET
H|TSBAXTER& CO
And Knocks Them Off
Their Feet Financially.
TO BE UP AGAIN SOON
Such is the Claim of the Brokers' Le-
gal Representative. Controlled
a Chain of Officers From
New York to New
Orleans.
(By the Associated Press. }

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 30-Folhowing an
order issued today by the New York office
of A. B. Baxter & Company, cotton
brokers, the local office of that concern
posted notice today stating that the
Atlanta office had assigned. Nothing Off
cial could be learned here as TO the rea-
son for the suspension, but it is probably
due to the sharp break in cotton yester
day 1t was stated by the Atlanta man
ager that all trades made for the day
and those pending would be settled at
the close of the market today
Baxter & Company had only recently
bought out Murphy & Company, incor-
porated, one of the largest stock broker
age companies in the country and had
reached capitalization of 100000.
The notice of the failure created a sen
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IMPRISONED AS INSANE
HE APPEALS TO THE JUDGE
The Court Orders an Examination of A.. w. 7Riven-
bark's Mental Condition by Board of
Physicians.
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Rivenbarks family became alarmed at
his condition last Sunday, and it was al
the request of his wife that the clerk
of the Superior Court, the county physician
and the family physician met as COM
mission of lunacy, according to law, and
declared him insane He is a man of fine
physique, and subterfuge was restored to
in coaxing him into Jail, where he was
being held until a place could be found
for him In one of the State institutions.
In his letter to the judge, Rivenbark
says he is in his sound mind and was
locked up without warrant or process
under protest; that confinement in the
Jail is breaking down his health, and
that as an American citizen he has the
right of protection. The case is exciting
great public interest here, where Riven-
bark is we'll known He owns property
and is a man far above the average in in
telligence.
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KILLED C0AST|NC
Judge Henry B. Starbuck
Loses His Only Son
at Salem.
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Winston-Salem, n. c., JAN 30-MastCr
David H. Starbuck, seven-year sor
and only child of Judge Henry B. Star
buck, was fatally injured today. While
coasting down Bank street IN Salem hc
ran into passing street car on Nam
street He was dragged for a short dis
tance Later he was removed TO the nos
pital and after an examination the at
tending physicians announced that the
boy was injured internally and he couk
not live He died at Sis this evening
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The Way of the Transgressor..
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Winston Salem, n. c., JAN 30.-A jew
peddlor, named Lovine, was arrested here
last night for bastardy. He put up a
check for one hundred dollars for his ap
pearance at trial this morning. LOVING
went to the bank and drew out every
cent of his money before the officer ar
rived, and then skipped, officers went in.
pursuit and caught the peddler who was
forced to deposit 500 in cash.
Winston manufacturers shipped 1879
2SS pounds of tobacco this mouth. Loaf
sales here aggregated 2,739699 pounds and
brought Sl72,3 57.37.
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sation The defunct company controlled
chain of 125 offices, from New York to
New Orleans.
New York, Jan. 30.-A. B. Baxter & Co.,
Incorporated have offices in this city, at
81 Broadway, where it was said the cor
poration did a general brokerage business
in stocks, bonds and cotton. An assign
.ment was made today for the benefit of
the corporations creditors. The company
of which A. B. Baxter was president and
Felix Lipp, secretary, was incorporated
in 1902
John F. Mcintyre, of Cantor, Adams &
Mcintyre attorney for the assignee, says
of the suspension that it results from the
short interest in cotton held by num-
Der of the firms customers who failed to
respond to calls for extra margins. The
firms embarrassment Mr.. Mcintyre says
will probably be only temporary. He has
no idea at this time of the liability.
The firm claims to nave a capital of
$4,000 and has numerous branch offices
throughout the South. 1t had an extern
sive leased wire system.
Mr.. Mcintyre says that the corporation
was not O. member of any of the New
York Exchanges but was represented on
many out of-town, exchanges, including,
he thinks the Chicago Board of Trade and
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. The
corporation had over 100 branch offices
and, according to MI. Mcintyre, its $780,,
600 of capital was actually paid in. He
added that the liabilities are certain to
exceed 500, 900, but he could not say how
much beyond that figure they may go
He said further that it wiz take twenty
days in which to prepare schedules of
their assets and liabilities.
New Orleans, La, Jan. 30.-Unofficiai
announcement was made on the floor of
the Cotton Exchange of the closing of the
house Of A. B. Baxter &, Company here
TODAY Baxter & Company is one of the
largest commission houses in the country
with branches i'll many cities. The offices
hero were closed before noon. The violent
fluctuations in the cotton market are said
to f1e responsible for their trouble.
Baxter & Company is the firm which in
stjtutod the litigation here in the effort TO
prevent the New York and New Orleans
Cotton Exchanges from cutting off their
quotations. An injunction was issued and
the Western Union Telegraph Company
was forced to continue to serve customers
throughout the country, even If those Gus
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Smith1eldS N. c., Jan. 3O.-The coroner 5
jury which held an inquest over the body
of w. j. Lee, who was killed Wednesday
night, eleven miles south of here. rend-
cred verdict that Lee was killed by
Clarence Glover. 1t appears that both
men were intoxicated and that as the
result of quarrel between them Glover
cut Lee to death. Glovers pocket knife
had been washed, but the large blade yet
retained smears of blood. He bears bad
character
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Wilhelm to be Buried To-day. Eu
banks Hearing Wednesday.
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Monroe, n c., Jan. 3O-The body OF J.
E. Wilhelm, who was killed last Wednes-
day, will be buried here tomorrow The
funeral has been delayed awaiting the
arrival of his brother from Texas.
Eubanks will be given preliminary
hearing before Squire NJ. L. Flow next
Tuesday. The defense will be represented
by Redwinc and Stack, Adams, Jerome.
Armfield and Stewart, while the prosecu-
ton will be conducted by Stevens and
Skies.
Both Eubanks and Wilhelm are from
pTominentn families, and much interest is
being taken in the trial.
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Writ of Error in Peoples Case.
BY the Associated Press.)

Roanoke, Va, Jan. 3O-A special to
the Times from Wytheville, Va, says
Judge Jackson, of the Circuit Court, has
granted writ of error in the Cheslev
Peoples murder case, and it now goes to
the State Supreme Court. ePoples is un-
der sentence to hang March % for the
killing of John Seagle last December.
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Plans for The Rifle Range.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 30.-Plans have been
completed for the $4,000 rifle range on
the naval reservation at Pensacola, Fla.
Il IS hoped by the authorities to have
tins six hundred yard range sufficiently
advanced in construction Tor the use in
March of the naval vessels of the North
ana South Atlantic fleets and the Euro
pean squadron when these vessels arc
IN Pensacola harbor for target practice.
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His Auto Turned Over.
(By the Associated Press.)

Daytona, Fla, Jan. BON. w. Ehrlich,
while driving his automobile i'll the TWEEN
ty mile handicap, ten miles and return,
met with an accident today. his machine
turnin over at the turn, dislocating his
shoulder and suffered Commissions and
slight cuts. He is doing well and will
live
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Killed by the Train.
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Charlotte, N. c., Jan. 30.-W. NJ. Wit
iams, of Morganton. while under the in
fuence of liquor was run over and killed
by No. 1, the Palm Limited Vestihulo
at the junction of the freight and pas
senger tracks here yesterday His head
was. frightfully crushed, The deceased
Twas about sixty years of age.
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From Mount Airy to Roanoke.
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Mount Airy. N. c., Jan. 30.-An electric
road from Mt. Airy, N. c.. to Roanoks,
va, seems assured. 1t will be about
elghty-five miles long. From Mt. Airy it
VIII go across the Blue Ridge mountains,
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of the court for two years and show that
he had neither manufactured or sold i'll
toxicating liquors during that time.