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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
A BLOODY TRAGEDY
Two Dead and Three
Were Seriously In
iured.
(By the Associated Press

Pocahontas, Ark, Nov. 17.-Big-
gers, little town on the Frisco Rail-
road, ten miles north of this city, was
the scene of bloody tragedy last
night. John Shipley and d young man
named Dennis, are dead, and Lee
Jones. Deputy Sheriff Jim Wisner,
and City Marshal Jesse Johnston are
seriously wounded.
Wisner's jaw was broken and one
ear was shot off.
Shipley. Denneys and Jones We're
charged with being members of a garg
of cotton thieves who had operated
in the Cherokee county for some time.
and the trouble arose When the deputy
sheriff and his posse arrested them.
When told TO halt they opened fire On
the posse who returned the fusilade.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
SIX INDICTMENTS.
Handed Down Yesterday
in Election Fraud
Cases.
(By the Associated Press

New York. Nov. 17-AiderIAan
Timothy p Sullivan, Tammany leader
of the sixth assembly district, ap-
peared before the board of canvassers
today when it came time to examine
the tally sheets OF his district ha
said that he felt sure no errors would
be found, that he would fight all pro-
tests. The first sheet examined showed
that Hearst had not been credited
with 33 votes which were cast for
him. In the third election district the
returns of election night showed no
vote for Hearst and SO for Crawford,
the prohibition candidate, but the tally
sheet showed that these votes We're
cast for Hearst while the prohibition
received none.
The grand jury today handed down
six more indictments in the erection
fraud cases, which they have been
for the past week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
AN INGENIOUS THIEF
Entered Warehouse in
Pa ckage and Stole
$500.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York. Nov. 17.-A thief who
entered the Security Storage Com
panys warehouse in an express pack
age yesterday was caught today as
he was about to leave the warehouse,
hidden in the same package along
with $40 worth of stolen goods. Last
0night he climbed out of his package
and after rifiing the warehouse again
repacked himself and his plunder.
When caught today he said his name
was John Schmidt and told the story
of his robbery Yesterday afternoon
at four o'clock two packing cases We're
taken to the company's warehouse at
PIP Spring street. Schmidt was in
one of them which was fitted With
spring locks so as to be opened from
the inside. With him was a bottle
of whiskey. a set of burglars tools
and a dark lantern. The other DoX
was used for packing his plunder.
Schmidt emerged last night and
plundered the place and at seven
O'Clock this morning was safely re-
packed with his plunder, but an vm-
ploye saw one of the boxes move un-
accountably as il stood alone on the
floor and peeping through a knot hole
in the top saw the burglars hat. lie
Immediately smashed the packing
case open.
Five minutes later an expressman
called a policeman in to review the
two boxes which contained the blf-
glar and his plumber. The police Weht
with the expressman. to meet the man
who sent him after the boxes. This
man, who gave the name of Robert
Arnold. was found waiting at the
Bowery and Second avenue and was
arrested
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
SEVEN pICKPoCKETs ARRESTED.
Were spotted and Arrested by Circus
Detectives.
CBy the Associated Press.)

legged pickpockets were arrested here
today and are being held for inves-
tigation. They are said to be ganS
that has been following circus
through Georgia and Florida. The
names and locations given the pris-
oners are: James King. of Birmin0-
ham; John Burton, Montgomery; Ed.
Cole, Memphis: Frank Morgan, of
Louisville: I. A. Morris and Sam Ack-
erman, of Memphis, and James
Hickey, of Marion, Ind. Circus de-
tectives spotted the men and local
police followed and arrested them
Two travellers were robbed here early
today, one of eleven hundred dollars
and the other of one hundrd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
Weekly Cotton Statistics
(By the Associated Press.

Liverpool, Nov. 17.-Following are
the weekly cotton statistics:
Total sales. all kinds, $4,000 bales;
total sales, American, $4,000 bales:
English spinners takings. 106, 600
bales; Total exports, 1000 bales: i'm
ports. all kinds, $4,000 bales; i'm
ports. American 128,000; stock, all
kinds $4,000; stock, American. COL
000; quantity afioat, all kinds, 345,-
000; quality afioat, American. 285.000;
total sales on speculation, 1000; total
sales to exporters I 400.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
PENNSYLVANIA'S COMMISSION
To Represent th;i State at the James
town Exposition.
(By the Associated Press.

Harrisburg, Pa. Nov. 17.--Goyer-
nor Pennypacker today appointed the
commission to represent PennsylVa-
MIA at the jamestown Exposition to be
held at Hampton Roads. Va, in 1907
to commemorate the settlement of
jamestown. The commissioners are:
VIM. s Harvey. James F. Pollock;
John Lewis, f. 4. Stoesburg, George
T. Oliver. Aigernon b. Roberts, Paul
II. Gather. T. B. Patton. c. c. Frick,
Edwin M. Thomas and John S. Arncg,
The last legislature appropriated
100000 to be used for exhibition
purposes after a visit here by the late
General Fitzn Hugh Lee. President Of
the Exposition. Members of the COM
mittee TO represent the Senate and
House will be appointed by the presid-
ing officers of these bodies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
FIRE IN OXORDNEWBERNS GUESTSYALE THE FAv0R|TE
Building at the Seminary
Was Destroyed.
Losses Covered by Insurance. No Ac-
Cidents Occurred From the Con-
fIaqration. Homes of the Town
Thrown Open.
Especial to News and Observer


Oxford, n. c., Nov 17.-This morn
ing at five o'clock the shrill whistle of
the oxford fire department sounded
an alarm which awoke the people of
the town to find the kitchen of the
Oxford Seminary in flames. The tlre
was first seen as the flames burst ont
through the roof of the kitchen, just
above the range, from which the hre
originated.
The two fire companies promptly
reached the scene Of the fire. The col
ored fire company was first to reach
the seminary and did energetic and
effective work in eXtinguishing the
flames The dining room caught in a
few minutes and it was seen imnl@-
diately that the Administration build
ing would be burned and the best
efforts were concentrated on saving
the Recitation building. 1t required
hard work to save this building, Out
the fire was under control by SIX
o clock and the flames kept within The
walls of the first building and from
spreading to the adjacent structures.
The front porch front walls and
chimneys Of the Administration build
ing are all that remain of the ilTSt
of the four structures recently erect
ed. The three buildings remaining
are ample for the accommodation
necessary to continue the school with
out Interruption. People of oxford
opened their doors to entertain The
teachers and scholars today, while
kitchen and dining room are being
arranged in the most suitable manner
at the seminary. Fortunately ther"
was no case of sickness in the 5ahCol
and no inmate in the infirmary NO
accident occurred at the fire, ana
there is good insurance on the build
ing.
The school is in most prosperous
condition and has very flattering num-
.befs of scholars. But for the valuable
aid of the two fire companies and the
abundant supply of water from the
artesian well of the Oxford water
works the loss would have been mu"n
greater.
In the Administration building the
family of Prof. Hobgood lived; amt
number of young ladies had rooms III
this building. All the furniture and
property in the rooms of the boarde"S
was saved. The dining room furniture
was burned.
A large crowd gathered at the lire
and all were forcibly reminded Of the
destruction of the old seminary build
ing in February. 1908.
The four new buildings were con-
structed in most improved style and
it is hoped that the Administration
building will Immediately be replaced.
Fell Forty Feet.
Mr.. Horner. one of the Workmen
of the Roanoke Bridge Company, fell
forty feet from pole, and was picked
up as dead. and carried into the prize
house. DR.. Cannady was summoned
and found him unconscious. He adj
ministered medicine and Mr.. Horner
gradually regained consciousness. DR..
Cannady found no bones broken, but
after washing the blood off his head
and face found a scalp wound five
inches long, but no fracture of the
skull The wounded man was taken
to his room and his wound dressed and
SeWed up.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
EXTR RAORDINARY SEVERITY.
French Commander OF the Army Ar
rested for Fifteen Days.
(Rv The Associated Press. }

Paris. Nov. 1.-THE council of min
listers al a meeting today decided to
in1ict fifteen days arrest on General
Brugere, commander of the army, for
making public details of a conference
which he had with the minister of
war relative TO the controversy be-
tween General Brugere and General
Pcrcin, who was chief of staff under
General Andre, the former minister of
war General Brugere gave out a
statement saying that he had refused
the war minister's request to shake
hands With General Perctn. The
measure is one of extraordinary Sc
verify against the head of the army.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
ATTACKED BRITISH FLAG.
Longshoremen i'm New York Fought
Off BY Police.
(By the Associated Press. }

New York. Nov. 17.-An attempt to
haul down the British flag was made
today by longshoremen at the Cunard
Liners dock, where Prince Louis
flagship, the Drake, is anchored. The
flag, which was attacked was not on
the warship, but floated over the dock
in honor OF the British guests The
longshoremen were fought of by a
dozen policemen who saved the en-
blem from violence
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
YOUNG MAN LOST.
MysteriOusly Disappeared from Home
and Searching Parties Fail to
Find Him.
lsnecial to News and ObserverD

Especial to News and Observer
Elizabeth City. y. c., Nov. Il
William Spivey, d we'll known Perqul-
mans county man, has been strangely
missing for the past sixteen days, all
efforts of his people to find him re-
sulting in failure.
In. cart he drove out in the coun-
try to get a load of wood saying he
would return before night.
Three days afterwards he bought a
jug of brandy at a Gates county dis
tillery. which is the last heard of him.
Searching parties have secured the
section in quest of his body, believing
him dead but have now given up.
Bloodhounds will be sent for.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
Decision Today.

Washington, y. c., Nov. 1.-THE
full board of consulting engineers Of
the Ithmian Canal Commission was
III session all day today 1t is ex-
pected that the final decision Will be
reached tomorrow as to the charac-
ter of canal to be built
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
Killed His Brother.

Wadesboro. n. c.. Nov. 17.-Major
and Sam Ingram. sons of Eb Ingram,
colored, who lives in Lilesville town
ship, went rabbit hunting yesterday
and in, some way Major accidentally
shot Sam. killing him instantly. The
boys We're about i and IA Years of
age. Major being the older of the two.
1t is not probable that any action VIII
be taken AGAINST Major.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Young Woman accidentally Shot and
Killed ky Her Cousin.

Tarboro. \. c., Nov. 71.-Miss
Sarah Crisp, a lovely girl, just bud
ding into womanhood, is dead. a vic
tim to accident and a rifle. Tuesday
afternoon she was hanging tobacco in
the room where her two cousins,
James and Thomas Crisp, aged re-
spectively 2 and 8 years, were. Tom
picked up the rife and said he was
going hunting, that he intended to
kill birds. squirrels and all sorts of
game. suppose you meet me and
take me for a bear, what would you
do?" Tom replied that he would
scare her. and then the rifle was dis
charged The ball struck her on the
neck cutting the iugular vein. In
about a half hour she was dead. hav-
ing bIed to death.
Just how the awful accident occur
red no one knows. Both the boys say
that the gun fell. and was in that way
discharged
Both the boys and the girl are the
grandchildren of Mr.. s. NJ. Crisp. one
of the most respected citizens of the
Barter field section of the country.
The two boys are the sons of Mr..
Hawkins Crisp. and the girl about Is
years old WAS the daughter of Amos
Crisp
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
Albert j. Pitkin Dead.
.lRv The ssociated Press.

New York, Nov 16.-It was stated
at the American Locomotive office IN
this city today that Albert j. Pitkin.
president of that company died at
his home on Riverside Drive. this
city The nature of his illness was
not known at the office. but he had
not been to the office for several
months. owing to i'll health
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
-Four Hanged for Murder.
CBv the Associated Press

Carson, New. Nov. III. p. Sew
encr, Fred Roberts Al Linderman and
T. S. German were hanged today for
the murder of Jack Welch, in Hum
bOldt county. in August, 1903. The
execution took place in the shoe shop
of the State prison. Roberts and
German were hanged in the afternoon
while Sevener and Linderman were
hanged in the forenoon
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
y DARK TRAGEDY.
Man and Woman Found Dead AT The
Lattcr's Home.
lBv the Associated Press.

Augusta, Ga, Nov. 17.-John Buck
ley, who was at the head of the city
bridge and wharf department, and
Daisy May were found dead at the
home of the latter this afternoon 1t
is supposed the man killed thee w0-
man and then committed suicide
He is said TO have been drinking
Buckley was As years old and leaves
a family. The woman was 2S. The
cause of the tragedy is not known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
Fire at LunnbertOn.
Special to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Lumberton, \. c.. Nov. 1.-THE
machine shop of the Southern saw
mills and Lumber Company. of Kings
dale, was destroyed by fire THURSDAY
night at nine o'clock. The origin OF
the fire is unknown. The losses were
partly covered by insurance. The net
loss is two thousand dollars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
DORSETT IN CHARGE.
As Postmaster at Spencer-CrOWell
Talks About CITY Organization.

Spencer. n c.. Nov. 17.-Mr. j.
-. Dcrseft. who was two weeks ago
appointed as postmaster at Spencer.
received his commission as such last
night and is in charge of the office
hdre. Notwithstanding the threat
ened opposition to his appointment
and confirmation as postmaster in
Spencer Mr.. Dorsett is in the best of
spirits and expects to be confirmed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
Lumber Concerns Merger.

(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans. Nov. 1.-THE merge?
of four large lumber concerns in A'a-
bama. Louisiana and Illinois, with 4
capital of S1.O00.O00 and with head /
quarters in New Orleans was an
nounced today. che new comrany
is TO be known as the F. E. Creelman
! 'lmber and Manufacturing Company
The companies merged are the Florida
Lumber Company, OF montgomery.
Ala; the f. f. Creelman Luh3er Of
AFRO, Ills; the Krotz Mahut; ctdrlns
Company Of Melville, La, AMI the
Melville Rox andp Lumber Company
OF st. Landry PARISH La
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
\ $4,000 Fire

Rocky Ford. Col, Noy. 17-Fire
in the large warehouses; the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar Company piant mere
S3oo o00 to $500, 600 fully covered by
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18

Louisville. Ky. Nov. 16.-The w. S.
Mathewson az Sons tobacco rehandliris
plant was DESTROYED by fire tonight
The loss is 100000 fully insured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
Leads all North Carolina Dales lin News and Circulation

| KislAratnce! iThe3a VIDE about ten
million pounds of sugar in the ware
house. 1t is believed the first start
ed from spontaneous combustion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18
\ Child Burned.

Gladys, four-year-old daughter of
Mr. Joseph Pulley, of West Tarboro.
was very seriously burned this morn
ing. Her clothing is supposed to nave
caught from a heater. Mrs. Pulley
was out of the room at the time, but
hearing her child's screams ran in and
found the clothing blazing. She
managed to smother the flames, but
not before the child was burned over
many parts of her body.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18

Charity is the cream generated by
the milk of human kindness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-18

A lazy mans clothes soon become as
threadbare as an empty spool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-15

Mrs. De Style-Got your new Easter.
gown. l see. Well. did your dress
maker give you a fit?
Mrs. Van Nobb-Yes; and she gave
my husband one. toe. You should have.
seen him when he inspected the bills
Chicago Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-15
A slight NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Don't you feel deeply impressed by
the halls of congress??"
Il don't know" answered Senator
Sorghum. thoughtfully. THE hauls
made There don't strike me as being
nearly as large as formerly. Wash
ington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-15
To Be Exact.

"This meat" protested the boarder.
"is overdone."
Not exactly, it amt" replied the
waitress, its done over. This is the
same meat you had yesterday
Philadelphia Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-15

Smith ~ They say Enpeck's wife
raleazhim with Q rod Of iron.
Jones-I guess that's right. saw
her chasing him With poker the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-15
Mems BaIbrIggan
Underwear at Csc
and 800 stamps
Negligee Shirts
at 49C
and 400 stamps

light and dark c~olorings, neat
stripes and figures, corded mad
ras and batistes, collar bands
and collars attached, IA to II,
at 4oc
The Arizona sentinel., 1905-04-26
TO HANG JUNE 10.
Death Sentence Pronounced Upon
Martin Uhl!ies for Murder
of Simon AIdrete,
The Mdrderer's Second Victim, The
First Crime Was a FieEdiSh One.

Judge Campbell reconvened court in
Yuma last Saturday at II a. m. and
observing the usual ceremony custom.
airy upon such occasions, pronounced
the death sentence upon Martin Ubil-
los for the murder Of Simon Aldrete in
the territorial prison in August, 1903.
In effect the sentence was that on Fri
day, the 10Th day of June, 1905, between
the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 5
in the afternoon, the condemned man
be hanged by the neck until he is dead.
the execution to be conducted by the
sheriff of Yuma county in the Jail yard
of said county. The manner in which
Ubillos received the sentence was en-
tirely in keeping with his record. APP
parently he was the least affected of
all who were present, exhibiting an in
difference hard for the average person
to comprehend. Ubillos' crimes show
him to be a vicious, blood-thirsty brute.
At the time he killed his fellow con-
vict, Aldrete, he was serving a life
sentence for the murder of another
Mexican in the Weaver mining dis
trict, Yavapai county, where the two
were placerif1g and camping together.
They had some trouble in camp one
day, and Ubillos beat his partner to
death with club. TO make sure of
his work he pushed the body around so
that the head lay in the campfire and
was burned off. He was sentenced to
be hung for this crime, but later man
aged in some way to have the sentence
committed to life imprisonment.
Ubillos is one of the worst con-
yicts in the prison; no trouble has
arisen there since his incarceration
which he has not instigated, or been
actively connected with in some way
He picked quarrel with Aldrete and
invited him into his cell to fight it out.
Unknown to anybody he had q deadly
weapon-a dirk which he had fashioned
out of case knife, concealed in his
cell. Aldrete accepted the challenge,
and was stabbed to death. If ''life for
life" is right, then Martin Ubillos is
deserving of death-a double death if
that were possible.
The Arizona sentinel., 1905-04-26
German Field Guns Unsatisfactory.

Although adopted but few years
ago the entire quick-firing field artil-
lery of Germany has been condemned,
and it is to be replaced by field guns
similar to those used by the Japanese.
In the selection of a family medicine
the people of our own country have al
so made mistakes. They have been
deceived time and again into trying
this or that remedy in the hope of OBJ
tanning a cure without success. Not
so, however, with those who selected
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, for in il
they found good health and happiness.
Better, by far, than anything else for
the cure of Indigestion. dyspepsia. con-
stipation, biliousness, chills, colds, la
grippe, spring fever, impure blood,
torpid liver and female complaints
That's why so many people stick to it
so faithfully and why we urge you
again to try bottle this spring.
The Arizona sentinel., 1905-04-26
Concealed Weapons.

The 22rd legislature amended the
law against carrying concealed weap-
ons, adding a Jail sentence to the pen
atty. The statute reciting the new
provision is as follows:
''Nny person found guilty of violat-
ing any of the provisions of this act
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than twenty nor more than three hun
dred dollars and shall be imprisoned in
the county Jail for not less than ten nor
more than thirty days"
The law against carrying concealed
weapons is openly violated every day
in Yuma, and perhaps in every town in
Arizona, and nobody knows this better
than the peace officers whose duty it is
to compel observance of the law. It is
a dangerous and unnecessary practice:
no justifiable grounds can be given for
the ''gun packing" habit and officers
should get move on themselves and
endeavor to stop it.
The Arizona sentinel., 1905-04-26
VALUE OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Conference Held to Determine Value
of the Ludy Canal Property.

According to advertised notice, a
the United States government held a
two days session last Friday and Satur-
day at the Office of the geological Sur
vey to receive testimony bearing upon
and to determine the value of the canal
system of the Irrigation, Land and I'm
provement Company. The gentlemen
composing the Commission were En-
gineers J. B. Lippincott, w. H. Sam
defs, Geo. Y. Wisner and J. Jacobs.
The position taken by the Water
Users Association in this matter has
all along been that they, representing
the government, could take such por-
tions of this canal as would be neces-
sary or that could be used to advantage
in the construction of the government
system, paying reasonable price
therefor, and that the company would
have no recourse as to remuneration
for the balance of the system. On the
other hand the canal company contend
for the cost and value of the system as
a whole. The price asked by the COM
pany is 100000.
A great deal of testimony was taken
the nature of which varied greatly,
the individual witness being generally
Influenced as to values according to
his relation to the transaction, whether
he was to be a beneficiary or otherwise
by the purchase. 1t was noticeable
that no little evidence was submitted
showing that the Ludy irrigation sys-
tenn has been very important factor
in the development of the Yuma valley.
To determine what thall be paid for
the system, as we understand it, is not
within the province of the Commission,
but rests with the department of the
Interior. However, the report of the
committee, which includes transcript
of all the testimony, will naturally
govern largely the secretary's decision
In the matter. AS matter of fact
it is question in which one side want
good round sum for their property
while the other side want to buy at the
lowest possible figure. Both have
rights which should and will be res
pected. The Commission adjourned
Saturday evening.
The Irrigation Company was repre-
sented by Attorneys Peter T. Robert
of Ynma and Happy & Hindman of
Spokane, Wash.