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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-29
AND HAVING EYES
THEY SEE NOT, EH2
King, Duncan and Yerkes
Saw Nothing Wrong.
TusIC nEns HQCC ZINC
THUS DECLARES KING
His Evidence in the Whiskey Frauds
Trial at Greensboro Shows
= Very ''SIack Twisted Way
of Holding Down
Jobs.
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Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., April 2S.-The
trial of the whislzey frauds case drags
its slow, tedious, tortuous length
along in the Federal court. After the
examination of ID. c. Downing, deputy
collector in the Office of the collector
at Raleigh, and the Identification by
him of numberless documents ON file
in the office, which contained returns
from the various concerns operating
at Milton and Reidsville, with reports
OF gaugers on whiskey dumped,
gagged. stamped, etc, the government
introduced several witnesses from
Northern and Western cities, With
their letter books showing orders for
certain brands of whiskey by the
various North Carolina firms. One
object Of the introduction of this
class of testimony, was evidently.
the beginning by the government If
connecting, by letter-heads, the de-
PENDANTS on trial with the actual oo-
Grafton of the. various liquor COM
panies alleged to be in the conspiracy
ITO defraud the government.
Witnesses now under examination
are express and Southern railway
agents at Reidsviile and Milton. on
the returns in the collectors Office in
Raleigh. made by the compan 'es AT
Milton and Reidsville, sworn to by the
operators and gaugers, are records OF
barrels of Whiskey received from tie
various distlling companies in Ken
lucky, indiana, Ohio, Illinois, &c,
where the nine proof stamps were is
sued, but are reported as 100 PROOF
goods by the. North Carolina pro-
fessed recipients as rectifyers.
J. j. Langsford, railway and ex-
press agent at Milton, testified that
during the whole period of their exist
ence. his books did not show a single
receipt of freight for either the Mil
ton Liquor company, the Oak Grove
Liquor company or for L. M Angle.
The shipments made by these con-
Germs by freight and express were
shown to be very large n. c.
Thompson. railway and express agent,
of Reidsville, was next examined his
testimony and records OF office show
ing about the same state of facts in
connection with the Reidsvlie LiGaor
company and Reidsville Distilling
company.
The object of this testimony is TO
support the charge of the government
That the western companies where the
stamps were obtained, were bogus
and only existed for the purpos.. OF
getting the low proof STAMPS which
were sent by mail to North Carolina
and raised to 100 proof, and stamps
obtained for the increased amount.
So far the only ones Of those indicted
directly connected with these com.
panies are the two Sprinkles who have
run away.
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REPUBLICANS GET TOGETHER
A State Soda Pop Bottle as Peace
Offering.
l,uill,eshoro Chronicle.)

We have said all the time that the
Rennhii lean split didn't amount to
ro,Icb t,at they would get together
and In snr .a'd enough it's Just that way.
I law surG LYON, anti Blackburn leader,
LAY l;t ns oGrouch, a Blackburn lead
anu ar ,e eu,1ot - heal the split by coming
tao .rlen NSonday. Lyons fist lovingly
smoothed the side of Of G itroiT n face
and Crouchs hat do1led db leseil o1i RI p9te
recognition. hottie as a peace Offer
stale SOFA po op said he would furnish
ing ing ana , 10y 70 help Crouch wash off
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The M. p. Church has just been
papered and new carpet put down.
The appearance is very much i'm
proved. The Baptist church has been
repainted outside, and the inside i'm
provements are to be made right
away The Methodist church has
elevated the choir space, bought new
chairs for the choir, a new carpet Tor
the space, and is having electric lign+s
put in.--Burlington News
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any regrets still remaining, in the bot
tom of the Yadkin river. At this
point, some of the boys. fearing that
such lavish use of soda pop would
diminish the supply below parts a
dry toWn--and the Lyon and Chame-
leon, they were parted" The Lyon
came back to it's lair Of law, and the
Chameleon proceeded to the looking
glass to see if his color had changed
by reason of the peace conference"
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as executor OF the
estate of ID. K. Moore, deceased, late
of Wake county, N c., this is to notify
all persons having claims against the es-
tate to present the same 10 tha uader-
signed on or before the Sth day of April,
1905, or this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery
T.B. CRoWDER,
Executor.
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SHOT HIS son BY ACCIDENT.
Death OF Mrs. f.. j. Pharr, a PrOmi-
ncnt Woman of MeckIcnburg.
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NSpttIdI 10 NFWo tiIII OUSGI NtT.J
Charlotte, n. C., April 28.-Wallace
Helms, the tWelve-years-o son of Mr..
A. ID. Helms, of Crab Orchard town
ship, was accidentally shot by his ia
Their yesterday morning, and as the re-
suit of the wound the boy will lose the
left leg, and the right will probably
be injured for life.
Mrs. T.. j. Pharr, aged seventy-two,
died at the home of her niece in this
city this morning at II o'clock. She
was a prominent woman of this sec
ton.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrative OF
DR.. A. J. Blanchard, deceased, / hereby
notify all persons having claims against
his estate to present the same, in writing,
to me on or before March 10th. 1905, or
this notice will be plead in bar of their re-
covery. All persons owing said estate are
notified to make prompt payment to me.
HARRIET II. BLANCHARD,
Fuquay Springs, N. c.
March 10, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-29
RAW CREAM

is inferior to Bordcn's Peerless Brand
Evaporated Cream in richness and deli
cacy of flavor. Peerless Cream is supe-
rior as a cream for cereals, coffee, tea, cho-
colate and general household cooking. 1t
is the result of fifty years experience with
the milk problem
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-29

WE HAVE SEVERAL GOOD SECOND
hand engines and boilers for sale. rang
ing from five to seventy five horse pow
or Quick delivery Raleigh Iron
Works. l6-tf.
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PtNKHAM-About two a
health which had become WIeced that was longer able
tob about baclache
abdomen very and irritable and this trouble grew
each month.
"The physician prescribed discovered unable
help and then decided to try Lydia o. nlans Vegetable Com
good My appetite
turning the pains disappearing the general benefits well marked
pleased and after taking the medicine
months found completely cured OF my trouble and
been well and hearty and no more fear OF the monthly
period, without to Yours very truly
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PROGRESS MADE WEDNESDAY.
A Number OF Witnesses Examined in
The WhiskeX Fraud Cases.
DELAYED in transmission

greensboro N. c., April 2S.-Con-
siderable progress is being made in the
trial of the whiskey frauds c;tscS III
the Federal court here. Up II ncon
TODAY the government had examine l
the following witnesses, all If whom
brought records from the collectors
offices of their respective disrriS:s.
(These records are the original re-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-29
Caiarrh Cured Quickly

With only one dose q day of brakes Palmetto
Wine Cures to stay cured ANY reader Of this
paper will receive trial bottle free by sending
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-29

turns made by gaugers at the various
establishments, alleged TO be one and
the same, together with applications
from rectifyerS, wholesalers. iisIribltt-
ing agencies, etc, for permission to
dump" with orders from the collec
for that the same be inspected gagged,
etc, and the assignment If Il gaugtr
to do the work.. w. E. King, deputy
collector in the office Of Collector Don
can, at Raleigh. n. c.. at the time the
records known as Form 1872" pur-
porting to be correct returns of IL
quors. proof, etc, at the rectifying es-
adjustment OF the Milton Liquor COM
pany, who had charge of this depart
ment and being the papers on which
the gauger, Davis, was convicted Of
falsifying: John Quinlan, a deputy
collector in the office of the collector
in Chicago, ILL.,: William Hale, deputy
collector in the collectors office at
Louisville, KY. d. J. Baker deputy
collector in the office of the collector
at indianapolis, Ind.
The government charges that de-
PENDANTS j. #. Sprinkle, b. F. Sprin-
kle, II. c. Sprinkle, II. NJ. Angle and
VIM. Young were all interested and
really owned the following licensed
rectffying and wholesale establish
ments in North Carolina, under va
rious names, to-wit: the Oak Grove
Liquor company and the Milton Lii
quor company, OF Milton, n. c.; the
Reidsville Liquor company and the
Reidsviile Distilling company, of
Reidsville, n. c.; the Diamond Distill-
ing company and the j. p. Jones Ii
quor company, of Kentucky; the Dam
vile Distributing Agency of Danville,
ILL.,; the Merchants Distilling company
of Indiana, and other like agencies in
different States.
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mr.
GSJUUU Il Medicine Mass.
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What the Records Show.

BY these officers records, the proof
so far has not reached the point of
connecting the defendants directly
with these various companies, but it
has shown this state of facts:
The reputed owners of the distiller-
les in the Western States. would make
application under the law for revenue
stamps as wholesalers; the records
from these Offices show the goods
gagged and stamps issued for some,
to have been a low order. like black
berry brandy, or wine, showing what
is known as low proof or nine and ten
per cent goods, amounting to about
five gallons of high proof whiskey to
the barrel. BY the records of the col
lectors office in Raleigh, the reports
from the North Carolina rectifying es-
adjustments, to which were attached
the clips" from the stamps issued
for these nine and ten proof goods in
the Western States, sworn 10 by the
rectifying gauger and by the rectifiers
making application to dump" on
Form 1872" show by comparison with
stamps issued in Kentucky, Indiana
or Illinois the serial number being
the same and the rectifying applica-
ton from North Carolina reciting that
goods were received from the Dia-
mond Distilling company of Kentucky
or the Danville, ILL.,, concern, as re-
quired by law and the sworn report
Of the rectifying gauger that the iden-
teal goods for which stamps had been
issued in the Western States, as nine
proof, are, after reputed receipt by
the rectifyers in Milton and Reds
vile, N, c., $50" proof.
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He Noticed Nothing Wrong.

These complete clips are the collec-
tors only check upon the gauger and
rectlfier, whereby the collector may
know how much the rectifier is to be
credited with on his books. w. Il.
King, chief clerk at the time these pa
pers went to the collectors office in
Raleigh, testified that all such forms
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-29

Another proof which the records
develop of the bogus nature of the
whole business which the District At
torney is putting stress upon, is that
Kentucky goods for which stamps
were issued on May 13. are reported
on hand in the Milton, N. c., rectifier
application to dump, of date of May
II. showing, as he remarks, that the
Kentucky or Illinois or Oklahoma
goods must have been shipped by tele-
graph or d wireless route. The rec
ords so far in evidence show that for
more than $50 packages" or barrels
of mine proof or nine per cent. goods
paid for in Western States, the North
Carolina establishments were credited
in the North Carolina collectors office
for 100 and 100 proof goods. or more
than twenty gallons for one tax paid.
The clips" attached to gauger's re-
port to North Carolina collectors Of
flee, placed in evidence which were cut
from the Western issued stamps
placed on nine and ten proof goods
do not show the proof gallons OF the
stuff dumped, but they are cut SO that
nothing whatever. indicating this, is
sent up, and only the filled in blank OF
the rectifier and the gauger, declaring
on 100 proof spirits, are seen.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-21
CURE SICK HEADACHE,
Trade Report.

Bradstreet's says: Despite irregu
larities, due to warm weather condi
tons and reductions In crop move
ments, trade as u whole maintains a
satisfactory volume. Nothing OF q
boom character is to be noted, but
many lines show gains over the cor.
responding period of 1908, confirma.
ton of this being found on the best
record September railroad earnings
and clearings enlarged over last o.
tober's weekly totals. Business is also
better on the Pacific coast. This same
warm weather, however, is a draw.
back to retail business, which needs
the stimulus of sharp cold weather.
The reports from leading indus
tries are fully as good as recently
made. Lumber is active at the west,
but quiet at the east. Copper is rather
easier on reported withdrawal of ex-
port demand.
Wheat, including -four, exports for
the week ended October 10, aggregate
l,337,175 bushels.
Business failures in the United
States for the week numbered 1876.
In Canada failures for the week num-
bered 49,.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-21
Mininq Notes.

For the first time in many years the
famous old Monumental is again the
scene of great activity, only this time
the mine is being developed in a sys.
tematic. manner by an experienced
mining man fully capable of bringing
the real merits of the mine to the
front, says the Sumpter american.
g Knoxville, Tenn.-The miners of dis.
trict No. IA have decided to accept
the 2 per cent reduction in wages of.
fered by the operators. There are
about 5000 union men in the district.
Sumpter.-A steam hoist and pump
are to be installed Immediately at the
Golden Chariot group, east of town.
AS the crosscut from the bottom of
the shaft neared the ledge a heavy flow
OF water stopped mining operations.
New York,-Frank s. Hobbs, a min.
ing engineer of Boise City, Idaho. who
was committed to Ludlow street Jail
on a civil order of arrest 10 months
ago and who has remained there since
without hearing, is to be tried this
week.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-21

waf = Ao.-one OF the larses,
surveiS aent ever made in the
coeut SEgs has just been com
pleted Ege r. Trask, who has
been 81 the large holdings OF
Al Page. A@(ogether there are over
100 full claims. comprising over 1000
acres. The claims are the extension
of the Wardner group, lying west and
southwest Of the Black Hawk.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-A terrific explo-
sion occurred in mine No. 8 Of the
Union Pacific Coal company at Rock
Springs shortly after noon. Seven min
ers were cut, bruised and burned ana
five were taken to the Union Pacific
hospital here. The explosion was
caused by miner who was carrying a
can of SO pounds Of powder coming in
contact with live wire. The scene
Of the explosion was about one and
one half miles underground.
While timbering in the Standard
mine near Mace. Idaho, William Roth
rock and Robert Talley were caught
by a cavein and were badly cut and
bruised.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-21
Uncle Sans Big Resources.

Between the two oceans we raise
one fifth of the worlds wheat, -four
1fths of its corn, one fourth OF its
oats and four fifths of it's cotton.
Agriculture this year will add about
$4,000, 100000 to the .country's wealth
and foreign customers will pay us
not far from 100000, 900 for our agri.
cultural products shipped to them over
the sea.
The west, with its billion dollar
corn crops. it's half million dollar
wheat crops, its quarter million dol
lar oat crops, has been the country's
bulwark in the storms of inflated fin.
ance.
All the gold in America-the great.
est hoard Of the yellow metal ever
gathered In any country-could not
buy one years harvest of our corn
and wheat To buy one seasons
wheat crop would take all the gold
mined in this country in six years.
In the past three years, while our
exports have averaged more than ST.
iOO,OO0,O00, agriculture's share in this
trade has been nearly $500, 100000
More than one third of all our ex.
port trade has been in the two great
crops-wheat and cotton.
Our home consumption of wheat for
food is about five and a quarter bush.
els a year for each of our 81, 0O0, 900
inhabitants. This per capita consump-
ton appears to be Increasing. The
high prices of meats are probably in
creasing the demand for bread.
During the past twenty years the
milling industry has been revolution
lied.
Because this country raises more
wheat and more cotton and more corn
than any other country in the world,
1t Is to the American farms and plan
tations that the eyes of the world are
turned. The price of bread in Europe
depends in great measure upon the
amount Of wheat we have to export.
The price of beef in England hangs on
our corn crop.
One hundred million bushels OF
grain are sent every year to the mills
of Duluth and Minneapolis
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-21
MONTANA NEWS.

The work of excavation of the new
telephone home building at Missoula
has begun. The building is to cost
$4,000. E a
The death rate in the city of Butte
last year was 1914, and the year be
fore still little less.
John Jordan, an old prospector
dropped dead in the grand stand al
the county fair at kalispell, of heart
failure.
For several weeks the residents OF
Missoula have been the victims of some
one with a mania for cutting down
or mutilating valuable trees.
John j. Pleger, superintendent of the
bookbinding department of the Butte
Inter Mountain Publishing company
has left Butte for Manila, p
State Land Agent John p. Schmidt
last week conducted a sale of state
lands at Kalispell The finished bust.
ness at the sale amounted to 14,471.5 So.
Samuel Dinsmore, representing east.
ern capitalists, about month ago or
ganized company to build big ditch
from Bonner to Missoula. It is to ir-
rigate the Missoula and Bitter Root
valleys, and will be the largest ditch
in Montana. The company will use 49,
900 inches of water. All told the ditch
will be % miles long.
The stone laying on the new court
house at Billings is practically COM
pleted and the ornamental stone cop
ing which tops the walls has already
been partly placed, and almost every.
thing is now ready for putting on the
roof This will be followed by putting
into position the metallic cornices.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-21
MINES AND MINING NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE,pAsT WEEK.
Mine Owners Pushing Work on Their
Properties In ldaho, Montana and
oreson-Mine Operations Of British
Columbia Are Rather oulet-Ma any
Accidents and Personal Events.

According to the estimate of the
director of the mint, the maximum gold
production of the state of Washington
occurred in 1898, when the total val.
ne Of all gold produced amounted to
$766,200. The decline since that time
has not been regular, though in 1902
there was a great drop to practically
the same figure now reported for the
calendar year 1908. The preliminary
report of Director Roberts does not
assign cause for the great falling off
In the gold production of Washington,
though some explanation may be made
when the final report on the gold pro-
duction of the United States is pre-
pared. While many of the leading gold
producing states show a falling off in
gold yield, Alaska breaks her record
of 1903 with an aggregate output of
$S.6l47O0. The nearest approach to
this was in 1902, when the product
was $S,345,000. Alaska is now the
third gold producing region in the
United States, Colorado holding first
place, with product of $22,540, $40;
California second, with $500, 900. and
South Dakota fourth, with a product
amounting to $6,826,7O0 last year.
Washington is not among the leading
gold producing states, nor does it rank
high among the silver producers.
Elk City, Idaho.-The Providence
group has been bonded to New York
parties fore large amount, the exact
sum not being stated. The letter says
that strike has just been made on the
Providence and that several feet of
native gold ore is now in sight. On the
Pacific group, owned by Butte people,
a fine body of ore has Deen opened
up in No. 2 tunnel, ahead of the old
workings. The ore is of a high grade
and means great deal to the prop
erty. E. E. Espey is shipping regu-
larly from his property and the two
stamp mill is running steadily.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-21
CONld Get No Resi-.

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here, is rejoicing in the relief from suf.
fering he has obtained through using
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point the road to health to many an
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II had an aegravating case of Kid
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I am happy to state have received
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Dodd's Kidney Pills make you feel
like new man or woman because they
cure the kidneys. Cured kidneys mean
pure blood and pure blood means
bounding health and energy in every
part of the body.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-10-21
RUSSIANS sEATEN BACK.
Thousands Of Their Dead Are Lsft
Everywhere.

Everywhere.
Toxic. Oct. 15.-General KurOpat-
AIMS southern advance has b3en best
en- back and his army Is In retreat.
He is, however, still doggedIy lighting
SO as to spare the Russian army from
an utter rout.
Field marshal Oyama's triomp haut
troops have driven the Russians north
10 line along the Shakhe river. They
are vigorously pressing the pursuit
and Will probably inflict stin more re-
we're damage on Kuropatkin's forces,
AS a result Of the bloody battle OF
october IA the Russians left 1000 dead
on the field they lost. Field Marshal
oyama estimates the Russian losses ct
over 10000.
The fighting continued all along the
entire line today and the end rs not
near 1t seems to be Impossible for
the Russians to rally, and then Will
probably be pressed back across the
Hun river.
The latest advices are that the Rus
SLAMS left $500 dead In front o. Cen
eral Kuroki's army alone. The Rus
sian losses there are estimated 1t 90
900 men.
General Oku reports that he found
and buried 1000 Russians before the
battle Of October IA. a