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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-28
TRIAL FOR MURDER new PARIS BOYS
Will Be Given A. J. Baker Charged
With Killing Richmond Man.

Andrew J. Baker, the Elwood man,
who is charged with shooting and
killing Fred kiser. former Rich
mond man, at Elwood more than a
year ago. will be taken to Mobiles
vile about the middle Of Novembr
his ease having been set down for
November p. It is probable that
when the day Of trial comes mo-
tion to have the case certified back
to Madison county will be made.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-28
AMATEURS
Will Take Places of Old Players on
Reserve List.

Yesterday Secretary Gaar, of the
Richmond Athletic Association sent
Secretary Durbin Of the Western Po-
10 League. the names of Quigley
brothers. Evans, and Alexander, four
of the best amateur polo players in
Richmond. These men are to 90 on
The Richmond reserve list to take the
places Of Bone. Cunningham. Do
herty and Jessup. who have refused
10 sign contracts.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-28

Richmond's good reputation for
caring for the sick should not be
lowered i'll the Charity Ball event
for Friday evening. October 2sth.
The Flower Mission ladies are enti-
tied to the sympathy and support
of all people Of the city to raise
funds to assist the needy sick.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-28
THE ELkS
Have a Business Meeting at Their
Hall Last Night.

The Elks had business meeting
last night at their hall In the Colon
ial. No business that would interest
the public was transacted A class
will be taken in on November II.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-28

The 1897 pioneers will meet Sat
urday al the court house 1t will
be an interesting meeting.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-10-28

Continued on last page.1
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
Wake Rural Carriers.

The rural letter carriers of the
Wake r. f. d. routes have organized
the Wake county branch of the North
Carolina r. +. ID. Carriers Associa-
ton. William j. Rudy has been elect
ed chairman, and lola j. Suggs secre-
tary and treasurer. Mr.. Rudy was ap-
pointed delegate to the State conven-
ton of rural carriers at Greensboro.
Mr.. Rudy reports a splendid meet
ing at Greensboro with about IS car
riers present. He said there was a
movement on foot to instruct the
delegates to the National convention
to ask for fifteen days off with pay
after service of II months, also all
the legal holidays.
At the meeting here on Saturday,
the following carriers were present:
B. c. Beck, L. M. Stephenson, O. M.
Marshburn, z. j. Suggs, w. j. Rudy.
Wiley Robertson, all of Raleigh, and
Hickman Allen. Lonnie w. Perry, of
Neuse. The next meeting will be on
Thanksgiving day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
WORSE THAN DEATH
Woman Assaulted in ver-
mont by Trio of Mask
ed Negroes.
tBy the Associated Press

Burlington, VT, July with her
her husband away delivering milk
Mrs. Elsie T. Biddle the young wife
of Charles Biddle, a farmer living
along the Ranches road near here
was the victim of criminal assault
and robbery by three negroes today,
and tonight man hunt is in progress
throughout the surrounding country.
Hundreds of men armed with all sorts
of weapons are in pursuit of the per-
petratorS
Mrs Bddle recognized one of the
men as Aaron Timbers. who was re-
Gently released from the Jamesbury
Reform School The second man is
said to be a well-known negro char
acter and the third an unknown farm
hand. Pursuers caught up twice
with the negroes, and two of them
are believed to have been wounded.
Late this afternoon two negro Sus-
poets were brought to the Burlington
Jail. AT the lookup a large crowd
had assembled and threatened to
lynch them. 1t was with much diff
Guilty that they were gotten into the
building safely. Both men declare
they are innocent.
Mrs. Biddle was washing the break
fast dishes when she heard knock
at the door. Responding to the call
she was confronted by three masked
negroes, one of whom she is sure is
Timbers. This man held revolver
to her head and demanded her mon
ey She protested she had nothing,
to which Timbers, who had been en-
ployed on the farm and knew the
family, replied that she lied and thai
money was on the second floor.
Leaving one man on guard the 9th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
A JOLLY FOURTH AT FUQUAY.
No FriIls. You Know. but Pure Down
right Oid-Fashioned Enjoyment.

Old Sol spat on his hands Monday
and drove his flaming chariot across
the skies in very sirocco of "sprang-
ling flame, but down at Fuquay the
crowds did not seem to mind 1t par
t1cularly. It's true that at times the
famous spring seemed on the point
of running dry owing to the contin-
uous demands made upon it by the
thirsty pilgrims drawn hither from
near and from far; but many drank
as much for the waters curative eff
fects as for thirst born of the heat,
and out of the depths of the medici-
nal rock under the shadows of the
trees the waters kept unanimously
flowing "for the healing of the ma
TONS"
All the country round about seem
ed to have gathered in the grove. The
spacious pavlions, the shaded bench
es, the swinging chairs, the cool piaz-
gas of the Cottage Hotel, the shad-
owy perspective of the grove all were
occupied by groups of loungers and
Eromenaders. Pyramus and Thisbe
were oct in force and languishing
chances and the coo, coo, COO of voices
attuned to the hearts deepest and
sweetest melodies made old gray
boards even feel the thrill of youth
full fancieS-especially when TnlShe
in bIissful Inconsistencies let her
low-lidded eyes of dreams rest for "A
moment upon the gray boards in ques-
ton.
No, they stunned no ears with bel
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

dred will arrive within the next few
days the question is not an easy one
TO solve.
The only way is for the people of
the city to help, and to that end, Prof.
ID. Fl. Hill. last night issued the fol-
lowing call to the people of Raleigh;
can appeal is reluctantly made to
the citizens of Raleigh to help enter
tain the convention of County Super
intendents of instruction, which meets
at the A. and NJ. College, July IL, II
and 18th.
THE college can supply board but
not lodging. About fifty superin-
tendents will attend. If twenty-five
families in Raleigh will furnish one
room each the sproblem will be solved.
1t is greatly to be regretted that the
roomng accommodations at the col
lege are SO limited. but it is hoped
that for this occasion the good peo-
pie of Raleigh will rally to our help.
Lodging for three nights only is de-
sired, the guests will be boarded at
the a. and M. College.
please communicate at once by
phone or mail with Professor d. H.
Hill, West Raleigh, Bell Phone"
The above is a call that must and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

Immense Grain Elevator Burned-Ihe
Loss VIII Exceed Million.
(By the Associated Press.)

Nby the Associated PRESS.
Boston, Mass, July 5.-The i'm
mense grain elevator of the Boston
and Maine Railroad Company, one of
the largest in the world. together
with the company's freight houses on
piers l and 2, Mystic Wharf. Charles
town, were burned tonight entailing a
loss that will exceed $1,000,OOO.
Three lives are supposed to have
been lost. Thirty-five sailors of the
Allen Line steamer Austrian, which
was lying at pier /, jumped overheard
to save themselves from the flames
which had communicated to their
vessel. Olga Olsen, boatswain's mate;
James Flynn, fireman, and Patrick N
Meehan, fireman. are the supposed
victims. The body of Flynn was re-
covered from the harbor late tonight
The fire started during heavy
thunderstorm when a bolt of light
ming struck the northeast end of
freight house III which was stored
quantity of hay.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

lowing din of fireworks; they knock
whose refrain shall be "The Girls?''
God bless EN-" said old Ned Bunt-
line once. II love 'em because my
mother was a girl" If he'd been al
Fuquay on the Fourth, wouldn't his
bosom have swelled and his head
spun! 1t was d case of which tina;
defied solving. Yes, which? The
blooming forest belle with her riante
red lips and soft shy eyes, or the city
beauty. lily pale, white-sandaled
draped in fashions latest and love-
hest creation-Ioose flowing robes that
convert modern maids into statues
fresh from the chisels of the sculp-
tors of classic Greece?
Which?
Dogged if 1 know.
Do you?
But one thing is certain: Fuquay
had a happy Fourth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
CAPTAIN EIGHSMITH DROWNS.
He Falls Into the River From the
Steamer \. j. johnson.
(Special to- News and Observer.l

Especial to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, n. c., July 5.-Captain
John Highsmith, chief engineer on the
steamer A. j. Johnson, plying be-
tNeeH Wilmington and Clear Run.
Sampson county, fell overheard from
the deck of his boat a mile and a
half above Navassa this afternoon and
was drowned.
The steamer left Wilmington al 4:30
o'clock for Mill Creek, making a brief
stop at Navassa for fertilizers. She
had proceeded only short distance
when Captain j. III. Bornemann left
the engineer in his room, apparently
in his normal health. About five min
utes later one of the crew noticed the
absence of the engineer and reported
the fact to the captain. No trace OF
the engineer could be found ard the
boat put back to Wilmington. Cap
tain Highsmith was between SO and
60 years of age and had been on the
river since the war.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
TANfNIANY SPINS ON IT'S HEEL.
In the Morning for Parker, i'm the AZ
ternoon Against Him.

ST. Louis, Mo-, July 5.-Tammany
furnished one of the few sensational
incidents of the day by swiftly back
tracking on a Semi-official announce
ment that it had dropped its opposi-
ton to Parker. During the forenoon
the organization allowed it to become
through some of it's most prominent
representatives that it had decided
to turn the Parker ranks. After a
period of silence and apparent politi-
cal idleness, late this afternoon they
renewed their warfare against his
candidacy and Senator Victor DoWl-
ing, Charles A. Towne, Bird S. Coler
and Bourke Cochran started to poll
delegations and ask for votes against
Judge Parker.
Senator Bowling on behalf of
Charles F. Murphy made this state
ment
Judge Parker cannot be nominat-
cd. We have four hundred, more
than one-third of the convention
pledged against him. He cannot be
nominated. Only this afternoon we
'WilI you give list of your
States?" was asked.
Il cannot do that" said the Muir
ply representative.
ssWill you say what new States were
gained today?"
Il cannot tell you. can only say
that we have four hundred votes"
Twill the Bryan people assist you
after this mornings attempt on your
part. through Mr.. Cochran, to secure
the adoption of gold standard
plank"
ut was only an attempt to compel
Senator Hill and those who support
him to show their hand" replied Sen
ator Bowling "The Bryan people un-
derstand it and will not antagonize
u.s."
ssWho is Tammany's candidate p
was then asked.
II cannot say. We are voted for
Parker
1t was said. however by other
Tammany men that the real object Of
the fight was Mcclellan. but Senator
Bowling protested that Tammany Was
simply against Parker. Closing his
interview he said significantly:
you'll see a very hard fight on
the platform.
Senator Hill, Edward Murphy, Sr.,
and William +. Sheehan were conf
dent at the Parker headquarters.
Senator Hill said Judge Parker may
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
A PLEA FOR ROOM
Accommodations Needed
for County Superietend-
ents Who Come
Next Week.

With the six hundred summer
school teachers on hand and more
coming, and with an impending meet
ing of the County Superlntendents,
who will arrive to meet at the col
lege next week, the managing MEM
hers of the faculty of the a. and NJ.
College Summer School are put to it
TO adequately provide for the guests
that they have invited to the city.
The problem is not board, but
lodgings. With Peace Institute, the
Baptist Female University and the
A. and M, College taxed as they are
to at present provides for one hun
dred more students, and with the
certainty that more than this hun
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
A LETTER TO OUR READERS.
So Cottage St, Melrose, Mass

SO Cottage, ST., Melrose, Mass.
Dear Sir: Jan. 18th, 1904.
Ever since / was in the Army. I
had more or less kidney trouble, and
within the past year it become so Sc
we're and Complicated that I suffered
everything and was much alarmed
my strength and power was fast leav-
ing me. | saw an advertisement of
Swamp Root and wrote asking for
advice. I began the use of the me-
dicine and noted a decided improve
ment after taking Swamp-Root only
a short time.
l continued it's use and am thankful
to say that / anne entirely cured and
strong. In order to be very sure
about this, I had a doctor examine
some of my water today and he pro-
nounced it all right and in splendid
condition.
I know that your Swamp-Root is
purely vegetable and does not contain
any harmful drugs. Thanking you
for my complete recovery and recon-
mending Swamp-Root to all suffer-
-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
Stop! Look! Listen!

Such is the lay of the land in re-
gard to parties approaching a rail
road crossing, and it is a wise thing
to do in many other matters. Are
you suffering with any blood disease?
Do you need a purifier of your blood,
or an alerative? Are you suffering
with cancer in it's early stages? Do
you need a tonic or nervine to give
you good natural sleep? Are you
suffering with erysipelas, rheumatism,
eruptions, eczema, scrofulous affec-
tons, or any disease that comes from
impoverished or impure blood? Then
STOP
suffering with any of those diseases,
Do you want to know how you can be
cured? Are you not willing to put
yourself to a little trouble to aScer-
tain if you can be cured? How do
you ascertain the truth of anything
in which you are interested? Do you
not look to and weigh the evidence
in regard to it? Then
LOOK
to the evidence. which can be easily
obtained. that Mrs. Joe Persons Rem
edy will cure all diseases for which it
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is to write to Mrs. Joe Person. Char
lotte. North Cal DINA. to send you the
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Hundreds of persons have been cured
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1T Will only cost you a two-cent stamp
and the trouble of writing letter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

ed no holes in the sky with rocket
Ike bursts Of oratory; but they were
happy. There were plenty of soft
drinks at the Cottage Hotel and the
Varina Mercantile Company's store;
there were booths scattered about the
grove where one might lounge and
float in lemonade; there were boys
who blew harps and other boys who
plunkity-plunked on banjos; other
boys still whose saltatorial feet kept
up happy shuttle.
And as for girls
Why doesn't some one paint the
lily and gild-refined gold" by writing
a poem on the order of "The Bells,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND.

Under and by virtue of a mortgage
executed on the 18th March, 1908, to
me by William Reeves, and which is
recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds for Wake county, in Book
ne, page 204, l will sell at the Court
House door in the city of Raleigh, at
public auction for cash, to the high
est bidder, on the 18th day of July,
1904, at IL o'clock M, the following
described tract of land, in the State
of North Carolina, Wake county, in
New Light Township. and adjoining
the lands of William Mangum, James
Hunter. Callie Ray, Jackson Bullock
and others, and contains SO acres.
J. w. MANGUM,
Mortgage.
Ju'ne Is, 1904. did.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
Very truly yours,
T. @. RICHARDSON

You may have a sample bottle of
this wonderful remedy, DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, sent absolutely free by
mail, also a book telling all about
swamp Root. If you are already con-
WINGED that Swamp Root is what you
need you can purchase the regular
fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles
at the drug stores everywhere. Don't
make any mistake, but remember the
name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, and the address, Bing
hamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

not be nominated on the first ballot
as delegations like to pay tribute to
favorite sons, but he will be on the
second"
Mr.. Sheehan said:
Judge Parker will be the nomi-
nee. Nothing can stop it now. We
are gaining every hour in strength"
Senator Murphy said:
Parker will be nominated on the
first ballot, for before we get to the
end of the roll-call all the States will
want to jump in the band wagon"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

yet been decided upon and there
seems to be no disposition to NEEDLE
with the prerogative of the commit
tee on permanent organization. The
names most frequently suggested are
thase of Champ Clark, of Missouri,
and Patrick A. Collins, of Boston.
Z here is a strong and growing senti-
ment in favor of making the tempo
rary organization permanent and al
lowing John Sharp Williams to pre-
side over the convention from start
to finish
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

er two forced Mrs. Biddle to go up
stairs and secure the money Under
cover of the revolver she produced
$13 The negroes found a watch
which they returned on her plea that
it was given TO her by her mother.
The negro who was on guard, was
called up stairs and Mrs. Biddle's
hands were tied behind her and two
handkerchiefs stuffed in her mouth.
With a revolver pointed at her head
Mrs Biddle was assaulted by each of
the negroes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Discharge of Gun i'm the Hands of Il
Child.
(By the Associated Press.

(BV The ASSOClated PreSS.J
Roanoke, Va, July "a special to
the Roanoke Times from Graham,
TaZeWell county, says:
A triple tragedy occurred this morn
ing on Bluestone Creek, when the
eleven-year-old son of Henry Gill, a
farmer, accidentally shot and killed
his brother, aged five years; fatally
wounded another brother, aged seven
years; seriously wounded his sister,
aged three years, and MORALLY shot
a boy by the name of Holbrook, aged
eleven years.
Young Gill was in an upstairs room
of the Gill home playing with his
fathers shotgun when it was dis
charged, the contents passing through
the floor to the room directly below,
taking effect in the children who were
at play.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
For EIectrical Instructor.

DIR. Geo T. Winston has left for
Boston. New York and possibly Chi
cago to investigate and make a seiec-
ton from fifteen or twenty applicants
for the chair of Electrical Engineer
ing at the A. and NJ college. The sal
ary is $500. 1t is the policy of the
boar not to select without a per
sonal interview with an applicant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
For. County Commissioner.

] desire to announce to my friends
and the Democrats of the county that
am a candidate from the eastern
section of the county for the position
of county commissioner, subject to the
action of the Democratic primaries.
Very respectfully.
II. p. RAND.
Garner, n. c.. June 20. 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

Greensboro, n. c., July 81. H.
H'Connor recently in the employ of
the superintendent of the Southern
halfway here, while under the influ-
ence of liquor jumped from a three
story window of Clegg's Hotel here
this evening and sustained very Sc
rious injuries.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

Senator German as to his attitude be-
fore the convention was made tonight
by his intimate friend, former Sena-
tor Davis of West Virginia lie mere
ly said:
at is understood that Mr.. German
does not desire that hiss name should
be. presented to the convention"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
Ohio Probably for Parker.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Louis, Mo-, July at a caucus
lasting several hours the Ohio dele
cation tonight adopted resolution
declaring the delegates should vote
their voluntary preferences for candi-
dates for President. A majority ex-
pressed themselves for Judge Parker,
and since Ohio is under the unit rule
this action is believed to presage the
action of the delegation in the con-
vention. 1t was agreed, however. that
the action of tonight's meeting should
rot be binding 1t is understood Jud-
son lannon's name was withdrawn
at his request telegraphed to a close
friend in the delegation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
Turner Gains Strength.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Louis, Mo-, July Sat the
Washington headquarters tonight a
meeting of the delegation. was held to
discuss the candidacy of former Sena-
ter Turner for the vice-presidency.
After the conference the statement
was made that a careful canvas of
the delegates led to the belief that
Turner was gaining strength and that
he had received assurances that made
him very Sanguine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07

will be needed and it is to be hoped
that Prof. Hill can soon give the
word, mo more room needed"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
Williams May BE the Whole Thing

(By the Associated Press.p
st. Louis, July 5,-The permanent
chairman of the convention has not
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
German Doesn't Want 1t. He Says.

(By the Associated Press.)
St Louis Mo, July 1.-THE nearest
to a definite statement from
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-07
Week End and Sunday Excursion
Rates Via SeabOard Air Line
Railway, to Resorts In North


Carolina and Virginia.
The Seaboard Air Line wishes to
announce that commencing today it
will sell round trip tickets to resorts
named below on Saturday. good. re-
turning Monday following date of
sale, with exceptions as noted below.
From Raleigh, N. c., to
Portsmouth, Va ............, .$4.15
Old Point Ocean View. ....... ATS
Virginia Beach ...........s.... ATS
Wilmington, N. G. ........... Asa
Lenoir, n. G. $50
Blowing Rock, N. G. ..... $50
Tickets to Blowing Rock, N. c., viii
be on sale for Fridays and Saturdays
trains. Good returning Tuesday fol-
lowing date of sale.
For further information, call or ad-
dress
C. II. GATTIS, c. p. & T. A.,
Raleigh, N. C.
q. p. SMITH, T. p. A., Raleigh, N. C.