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The news & observer., 1905-10-24
NEGRO SHOOTING SCRAPE.
Jealous Husband Shoots. But Does No
Damage to Other Negro Man
i'm Ills Home.

Three shots in quick succession, fol-
lowed by the panic stricken appear
ance of a shouting negro woman on
the streets near the Electric Company
Power House created a stir in that sec
ton last evening and there was re-
port that a negro had been killed.
This was not SO, though the shots
had been fired. Cornelius Dimond ar
rived unexpectedly at his home, and
found w. H. Joseph, who runs a shoe
shop near the power house in the
house with his wife. He felt there was
something wrong and pulled his pis-
tol, plugged away at Dimond, while
his wife hunted the street and
shrieked, "He is killing him, and he
has done nothing"
Inside there was a lively scene, for
Dimond was shooting at Joseph, who
kept lodging and thereby missed the
bullets meant for him. After three
shots there was an agreement between
the men. and they both skipped out to
avoid thtA police, who shortly arrived
on the stane. while Dimond's wife,
screams descended from crescendo by
the diminuendO stops till sobs, slow
and mournful, closed the event.
Both negroes have taken to the out
of-sght, and no lives have been lost.
The ieolaus husband and the wife S
visitor are probably on different routes
now, the development of the story be-
ing left to the future.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
SPRINGHOPE RAILWAY.
Road Will Operate Through Several
Counties.

A charter has been granted to the
North Carolina Connecting Railway
Company, which will operate a line
between Roxboro and Spring Hope,
with extensions penetrating Guilford
Vance, Warren, Franklin and Nash
counties. The total amount of au-
thorizet capital stock is $450,000
while the paid in capital is $4,000.
The incorporators are: d. w. Gum,
of Roanoke, Va: T. T. Whittlesey and
d. J. Nysewander. of Mobile, Ala. r.
H. Hood, of Henderson, n. c.; and S.
p. Douglass, of Toledo, O.
A charter was granted to the I'M
perial Mutual Life Insurance Compa
ny, of Asheville. The incorporators
are: Charles A. Webb, w. b. William
son, w. A, Boyce, w. w. Rollins and
others.
The Wilmington Furniture Compa-
ny, of Wilmington, with s125,000 au-
thorized and $14,0 600 subscribed capi-
tai stock, was chartered. The incor-
porators are: w. T. Mercer, f. H.
Hancock and A. Rich. of Wilmington,
and Henderson Cole, of Smithfield.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
n. G. UNDERWRITERS.
Hold a Meeting of Unusual Interest
and Elect New Officers.

a meeting of the North Carolina
Underwriters Association, held in the
Senate Chamber, at which President
A. B. Daingerfield presided, a num-
Der of new members were received.
An address of welcome was deliv-
cred by w. S. Primrose, to which there
was a response by j. H. Southgate.
The address of President Daingerfield
was of great interest, special atten-
ton having been given by him to the
endorsement of the Fire Waste Bill,
and an urgent request was made that
the insurance agents of the State to use
their utmost endeaVors to uphold it.
He also advocated the endorsement
of the efforts of the National ASso-
citation of Underwriters in their eff
forts to secure a decision defining
ownership of business. He also made
an appeal to the companies to resist
overhead wiring and the establishing &
of multiple agencies.
There were several addresses OF
unusual interest. especially that of
Col. Walker Taylor endorsing the Is
Francis Wonlack on the "Relation of
Insurance to the Public in which
particular stress was laid upon the
duties and responsibilities of the local
agent as an intermediary.
President Daingerfield, after two
years of service, declined a reelection.
and Mr.. Francis Womack, of Reds
vile, was chosen his successor. Mr..
Charles W. Scott of Graham, was
elected Secretary and Treasurer. The
meeting was the largest and most en-
thusiastic in the history of the Asso~
citation.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24

Famous Comic and Fancy Bicycle
Riders i'm Raleigh.

Seven years ago William "Rube"
Shields, the most famous bicycle per-
former in the worldwide has figured
prominently in magazines as a daring
rider and scientific performer-visited
Raleigh. He was then the best known
trick rider in America, and has since
sustained that reputation. He was in
Raleigh again yesterday, with his COM
panion, Harry Fowler, of San Fran
cisco, the best expert trick performer
in Wheeldom.
These gentlemen gave several free
exhibitions on the streets of the city
yesterday, and several hundred per-
sons witnessed each performance. They
leave Raleigh today for Burlington,
Greensboro and Charlotte, going South
to Cuba, thence to Madrid, English
provinces South Africa. Australia, the
Philippines and then home.
"Rube' Shields is the famous wheel
man who rode down the west steps of
the National Capitol, and attracted
the attention of the press of the coun-
try Since then he has wheeled down
the steps of every State house in
America
In their stunts yesterday these in
imitable men kept hundreds of folks
laughing hours at a time, and were
thoroughly enjoyed.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
ANOTHER THEORY
Was Murderer of Smith
a Third Man?
Truth May Never be Positively Known.
Physician Did Not Probe for the
Bullet. Dead Man Taken to
Petersburg.

The trial of Clark and Lilliston. the
fakirs in the police station charged
with the murder of Charles G. Smith,
Saturday afternoon in Union depot
will be held next Saturday at one
o'clock. Lilliston will be represented
by Messrs. Argo & Shaffer, and Messrs.
Harris & Harris will appear for Clark
The attorneys for Lilliston Will en-
deavor to prove that the murderer is
Clark, the man who shot twice ana
ran. while Clark's lawyers will contend
that there was a third person in the
shooting who killed Smith.
Neither an autopsy nor anqueSt was
held over the body of Smith, and there
was no examination of the wound.
Harris e Harris desired that the coro-
ner should probe for the bullet Sat
urday night, but he would not do SO
unless paid by the attorneys Sunday
morning Col j. G. l.. Harris would
have had physician to get the bullet,
but the brother of the man refused to
give his consent to permit the ball
to be probed for.
Yesterday Col T. M. Argo tele-
graphed Smiths brother to have the
bail taken from the body, but the
man wired back that he would refuse
to do so unless he should receive $50.
Upon the receipt of this reply the eff
fort to secure the ball as evidence was
abandoned.
There are many who are firmly or
the opinion that a third man in the
excitement and disorder which the
first disconcerting shots caused, slip
ped to the back of Smith and with the
revolver hid from view, pulled the
trigger. shooting Smith in his back.
The coat of the dead man is being held
as evidence in support of this theory,
as there is a large circle burned by
powder in the middle of which is the
bullet hole and this effect could not
have been produced except by some
one pressing a pistol or gun against
that place and firing. 1t is believed by
those who support this theory that 1t
was physically impossible for either or
the participants in the supposed duel
TO have shot Smith, and as further evil
dence the places struck by the ran
dom bullets, far above the head, in the
wall of the depot, are held to be a
strong indication that the fight be-
tween Clark and Lilliston was pre-
tended, and a farce to divert the eyes
and attention of the crowd from an
other person who is believed to have
fired the fatal shot. 1t was believed
that if the bullet had been produced 1t
would have been found to have been
of a different calibre from those Whlch
were shot by the two prisoners.
1t was said that Charles q. smith
was the same man who had roDDeu
an old Confederate veteran of $l.46,
and was tried for larceny and
nIaced under a 500 bond, but Police
man Austin who effected the arrest
of the pickpocket Turnkey Champion,
who received him at the station, 20
lice Captain Mart Thompson and
others say that the dead man is not
the same as G. Smith, the .pickpocket..
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
The President a Guest
of Mobile.
Continued from Page One.)

He spoke briefly as follows from the
rear platform:
My fellow citizens: l wish to
thank you most heartily for coming
to greet me today. The last time [
came through your great and beauti-
fua State | was With my regiment on
the way to the Spanish war In that
regiment / had more men whose faith
ers had worn the gray than L had
whose fathers had worn the blue; but
they united in the generous rivalry to
know no difference and in the emula-
ton of seeing whether or not each
,could do all. that was. in him for the
flag of your common country. Gen
tlemen, think how fortunate we are
as a people that whereas most great
wars leave memories of rancor and
bitterness to sunder cOmbatants, we
now have the right of Americans all
over this country to challenge as part
of the glory of all Americans all that
was done alike by the ex-Union and
cx-Confederate man, provided only
that man did all that in him lay; acted
as he should act in the times that
tried mems souls.
There are surely here in the au
dience men who are veterans of the
Civil War; and they have given us a
lesson not merely by what they did in
war but by what they did in peace
The same spirit that made them va
liant in battle made them when they
came home from battle take up the
strings of their lives where they had
dropped them when the appeals to
arms came, and do their, best in walks
of peace"
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
DUTY TO MANKIND
One Cured of Drug Ad-
diction Speaks.
Owing Life to Treatment Received,
Mr.. Jeffries Believes it His Duty
to Inform All Who are Af-
fIiCted.

Forced to the use of drugs through
freys found the remedy worse than the
disease. How he was cured of the
habit is interestingly told as follows:
About six years ago | was taken
sick The doctors who attended me
said | had nervous prOstration; L was
so nervous / could not lie on the bed,
and to sleep was impossible, unless
l was under the influence of drug. The
disease was bad enough, but | soon
found that the drugs would kill me
before the disease. The physician who
was attending me at that time, and
who had taken the Keeley Treatment,
advised me to go to your institution
and be treated. My son wrote to you,
explained how / was afflicted and
asked your advice. You replied by
saying come at once; we think we can
cure you. After much persuasion by
my friends / decided to go. When /
arrived at the Institute | found law
yers, DOCTORS judges, ladies, etc, taking
the treatment. Every department of
the institution is run very systematic
cally; board is all that could be asked
for; baths are excellent; some one to
wait on the patients night and day. |
staid at the Institute eight week. When
| went there | was very feeble and
did not think there was any chance
for me to live, but l was entirely cured
and now am well and weigh 1875
pounds. Had better health since taking
the treatment than [ ever had before.
All of my family and / think the
Greensboro Keeley Institute one of the
greatest institutions. ] believe | owe
my life to it. | saw people come there
objects of pity and went home well
and happy, and to make their families
happy. There are those suffering from
nervousness, drunkenness and the drug
habit, who, if they knew the virtue in
the Kelley Treatment as [ do, would
soon be well. 1t is our Christian duty
to try to influence our neighbOrs who
are suffering from these diseases to
take the Keeley Treatment. If they
are not able to bear the expense we
should go to the relief of their wives
and little ones and help them to bear
it. r. M. JEFFREYS.
Chase City, Va, Dec. 10, 1904"
Send names and addresses of those
who may be benefited to the Keeley
Institute, Greensboro n. G.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
If you want a smooth, clear
complexion, take HOLSTERS S
Rocky Mountain Tea this
month. Bright eyes and red
lips follow it's use. IS cents,
Tea or Tablets.---King Drug
Company.
Company.

as we'll as for the journals to which
he contributes articles.
He some time ago wrote a series OF
articles on Virginia, her advantages
and resources, which were publish ed
simultaneously in the Reading Herald
(afternoon) and Reading Times
(morning) the two leading newspa-
pers of Eastern Pennsylvania. The
city of Reading has a population of
100000, and is one of the most i'm
portant manufacturing cities of the
United States.
The Virginia articles written by
Mr. Fox were republished in a num-
Der of newspapers of the "Old Do
minion." Editor d. l.. Lewis. of
itor Fox, thanking him for the good
he had done the State. said
II have been very much pleased
and interested by those articles writ
ten by you which came under my
observation. 1t would be great
thing for our State if We had some
one who had the time and the ability
to write up his material advantages
The series you have written ought to
be collected by our State authorities
and used, with your permission"
Governor Montague, of Virginia, al
so sent Mr. Fox a letter of thanks,
and stated that the series of letters,
twenty-four in number, the publica-
ton of which extended through a pc
riod of two months, had undoubtedly
done Virginia a vast amount of good.
Mr.. Fox, who was accompanied to
Raleigh by his wife and two youngest
sons, is stopping with Mrs. J. II.
Barkley, on New Bern avenue, near
North Wilmington street. He had in
tended spending Sunday at Southern
Pines, with his friend, and companion
of his boyhood days. Mr.. Albert A.
Heizmann, who has been resident
there for some years, having one of
the handsOmest places there. Mr..
Heizmann is treasurer of the Penn
Hardware Company. of Reading, Pa,
a corporation which employs l,500
hands, but is unable to reside in
Reading, on account of a severe asth-
matte trouble. Southern Pines is the
only place where he has been able to
find relief. He and his brother own
practically all the stock of the Penn
Hardware Company, which is capt.
talized at $1,000,O00. Mr.. Heizmann
was a member of the Board of Water
Commissioners of Reading, when Mr..
Fox was secretary Of the same.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
COTTON ROSE THIRTY POINTS.
The Cause Was Frosts in the Northern
Belt TwO-Thirds of aGin Held.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

New York Oct 23.-Considerable
activity and excitement attended an
advance of 80 points in the cotton
market today due to more or less
general frosts over the northern part
of the cotton belt and reports of crop
damage Opening at 1887, against
1O.18 on the close of Saturday, jan
uary cotton sold up to 10.47 or about
III points above the low level of last
week and 20 points higher for the
day on hurried covering of shorts and
an expansion of bull support through
wire and commission houses.
Realizing caused some irregularlty
late in the day but the market was
well supported and closed steady at a
net advance of 20 to 23 points. me
sales of the day were estimated AT
500 600 bales
The news & observer., 1905-10-24

wall Jackson. He spent two days
here in August as the guest of Capt.
Jack w. Johnston, of the Seaboard.
He is not yet II years old, but he
might pass for a man of 21 or %.
He is a manly youth-handsOme, tall
and physically we'll developed. But
it was his intelligence and his gentle
manly bearing that impressed me. Abb
solutely free from pride, he was
model of good breeding. In associat-
ing with his elders he was as COM
panionable as a man of mature years,
and yet he was boy-an Old-fashion
ed boy. He never intruded himself
but when his time came to talk what
he said was worth listening to. / do
not recall any lad of 16 SO we'll man.
nered and so engaging in his person
ality. No wonder President Roose-
welt referred to him as a very fine fell
low, by Jove"
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
TWENTY-ONE DEAD.
Forty-Two Vessels Lost
or Damaged.
Such are the Latest Reports From the
Scene of The Storm, Which
Swept the Great
Lakes.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Chicago, Oct. Platter returns
from the storm which swept the
Great Lakes for thirty-siX hours, sub
known death list to tWenty-one and
the number of vessels, either lost or
damaged, to forty-two. Several small
crafts arc missing and it is feared that
the death list Will be increased.
Ludington, Mich, Oct. 21.-FOur
survivors of the schooner j. V. Jones,
which was wrecked in Lake Michigan
during theh great storm Thursday
night, and Friday were picked up and
brought here today by the car ferry
steamer Pere Marquette No. Is.
Two of the crew, William Thomas
and Even Olfsen, were drowned.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
A HIT.
What She Gained by Trying Again.

A failure at first makes us esteem
final success.
A family in Mimi. that now enjoys
Postum would never have known now
good it is it the mother had been dls-
coura ged by the failure of her first at
tempt to prepare it. Her son tells the
story
I'VE had never used Postum food
coffee till last spring Ga year ago)
when father brought home a pack
age one evening just to tT II. we
had heard from our neighbors, and In
fact every one who used it, how Weli
they liked it, and that besides taxing
the place of coffee as a beverage II
furnished most nutritious ana
healthful article of food So we were
going to give it trial.
We'll, the next morning mother
brewed it about minutes, just as she
had been in the habit of doing with
the old coffee. preparing it, | fear,
without paying special attention TO the
directions printed on the package. 1t
looked weak and didn't have d very
promising color, but nevertheless
father raised his cup with an air of
expectancy. 1t certainly did give him
a great surprise, but I'm afraid it
wasn't q very pleasant one, for he put
his cup down with a look of disgust,
and said Mother. are you sure this
ism your dish water?
Mother wasn't discouraged though,
and next morning gave it another
trial letting it stand on the stove till
boiling began and then letting it boil
for fifteen or twenty minutes and
this time we were all so pleased with
it that We have used it ever since, and
though We have a quantity of the old
coffee in the house, | fear it will all
be spoiled before we can get it used
up.
Father was a confirmed dyspeptic
and a cup of coffee is to him like
poison. So he never drinks it any
more. but drinks Postum regularly
He isn't troubled with dyspepsia any
more, and is actually growing fat, and
I'm sure Postum is the cause of it
All the children are allowed to drink
it and they are perfect pictures o1
health" Name gwen by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
JACKSON CHRISTIAN.
The Appointment of That Young NAN
Made Roosevelt Popular in
TIE South.

The most popular thing that MT.
Roosevelt has done since he has been
President was the appointment OF MI.
Jackson Christian as cadet to west
Point He is fine young felloW'
worthy grandson of Stonewall jack
son and worthy son of Mr.. W. f..
Christian. formerly of The News and
Observer staff The following from
the Birmingham Age-Herald is just
tribute to that manly young man:
jackson Christian, whom President
Roosevelt appointed to cadetship at
the West Point Academy, and OF
whom he spoke in complimentary
terms when he met the widow OF
StonewaH Jackson last Wednesday,
was in Birmingham recently" remark
ed railroad official
young Christian is son of the
assistant general passenger agent or
the Seaboard and a grandson of Stone
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
The Week of Prayer.

The 1aity of Edenton Street Meth
odist church will conduct prayer ser
vice in the Sunday school room, every
day this week from ten to eleven
O'Clock. This is in view of the special
revival services to begin in the church
next Sunday, and as the
Woman's Home Mission Society S
week of prayer OCCURS at the same
time, the ladies of this society will
take part in these services, and re-
ceive each day an offering for their
work.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
THE SIBERIAN FOUNDERS.
The Captain and the Entire Crew Are
Saved.
(Bv the Associated Press.O

er Siberia, of Cleveland. foundered
on the Canadian shore of Lake Erie
this afternoon. Captain Denham and
the entire crew were rescued and
brought to Buffalo tonight by the
steamer j. H. Wade.
The Siberia, buffeted by the terrific
gale which ragged yesterday and last
night, sprang a leak early today while
Captain Denham was trying to get
under the lee of Long Point. The
rush of waters through the seams
in her side and the tons of water
shipped as the steamer stuck her nose
into the huge combers finally put ouc
the fire beneath the boilers. and Cap
tain Denham and the crew were fore
ed to the lifeboats.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24

Chicago. oct. 23.-Expert account
ant Charles McFerson resumed lhe
witness stand today before Speclal EX-
amined Richard Wyman in de1ense OF
Oberlin NJ. Carter former army OF
ficer who is charged with misappro-
priation of almost sS,000.000 of gov
ernment funds. Figures compiled by
Bank Examiner Johnson and upon
which Carter was sentenced by a court
martial to five years Imprisonment in
Fort Leavenworth. was reviewed in
detail by McFerson
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
Interest Due on A. G. l.. Fours.

Wilmington, N. c.. oct, 23.-Treas-
urer James r. Post gives notice of
a two ner cent. interest on the new
four per cent. certificates of indebted
ness of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road Company due and payable at
the office of the treasure, in this city,
on November 1st
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
Won Success In Indian Territory.

In the current issue of the Muskogee
Phoenix there is a large cut of Mr..
Seth K. Gordon. delegateyto the Con-
stitutional Convention, member of
Committee on Constitution, and chair
man of the Finance Committee. He is
a native of Washington, n. c., and one
of the most successful men in the In
dian Territory. North Carolinians go
to the front everywhere.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
An Infants Death.

The remains of the infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Hill. who died last
night at 1890 o'clock at the home OF
its parents. corner Boylan avenue and
North street were taken to Hamlet
yesterday for interment. There is deep
sympathy for the bereaved parents.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
Police Justice Court.

George White and Sydney Crabtree
were fined $2.35 each by the Police
Justice yesterday for an affray. D. T.
Morgan was fined $17.35 for carrying
concealed weapon and being drunk
and disorderly. B. w. Moore was
fined $7.35 for being drunk and dis
orderly. All the offenders were white.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
STATISTICS OF OLD TAR STATE.
Editors Fox Gathering Data for Pub
lication i'm Northern Journals.

Mr.. Cyrus T.. Fox, of the Reading
(Pa.) Herald, and his son. c. G. Fox.
of the Philadelphia Ledger, who We're
in attendance at the late State Fair,
have deferred their departure from
Raleigh for a few days. Mr.. Fox,
senior is desirous of securing some
additional data for his newspapers.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
Special Train Sunday, October Goth
From Raleigh to Ellington and
Return.

On account of the Masonic funeral
of Aaron Senter at Chalybeate Springs,
the train will leave Raleigh at a.
M, returning about p. m. Rate for
round-trip to Ellington, $1.00, to
Chalybeate Springs. so cents, j. A.
Mills President and General Manager.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
Capital Hose Company.

The adjourned regular quarterly
meeting of your company Will be held
tonight at s o'clock. Prompt attend
ance is desired.
ALEX. KRETH, Secretary.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
Malaria Causes Loss of Appetite.

The Old Standard Groves Tasteles5
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for 27 years. Pr.ce so cents.
The news & observer., 1905-10-24

Mr.. Ed Benton, a cripple veteran,
would like to know who the fine look
ing lady dressed in black) was that
spoke to him in capital square on
Thursday of Fair week. Raleigh, N. c.
Oct. %, 1905. 1t
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
Cruiser Goes for Roosevelt.


rDv
New Orleans. Oct. 23.-The armor-
ed cruiser West Virginia which is to
take the President north after his Wis
it to New Orleans, arrived off the
mouth of the river today and anchor
nI
The news & observer., 1905-10-24
Sunday Trains AnnulIed.

Trains Nos. so, 81, 50 and SO (Sun-
day trains) are hereby annulled. j. A.
Mills, President and General Manager.
Raleigh, n. c.. .f
The news & observer., 1905-10-24

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is after the private ear line
1t is one of the worst
in the country