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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
TO RETIRE THREE
MILLION BALES
Plans Perfected by the
Cotton Association.
TO SECURE PLEDGES
This Cotton (which Farmers Will be
Asked to Keep Off the Market
for the Present Will be Sold
at Not Less Than Fiji
teen Cents.
(By the Associated Press }

New Orleans, Nov. 15.--FolloWing <
the arrival of President Harvie Jor-
dan, the Southern Cot~1.i y Association
today perfected plans fo' taking off
the market 100000 bales of cotton
by means of a series Of pledges which
the farmers will sigl themselves,
stating their name an idreSs and
the amount of cot IN they NiII thus
hold. The cotton held viii Lot fc
sold for less than Is ceats pound,
according to the pledges. y lepoi ,
OF the association is to be sent into
every one of the 817 cotton producing
counties of the cotton helt at once.
When the pledges are signed they will
be sent to the central Office IF the as
Sociation in Atlanta
President Jordan says that half of
the crop has alreadv been sold at all
average of 10 cents and the spinrCrs
must have all the remAMde'. He be-
lieves that 15 cents for ,i.c remaiuGcT
is fair price and it VIII only average
the Spinners II 1-2 cents, While they
have based all their calculations on
IA cent cotton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16

SUCH is THE REPORT
Neither Havana Nor Washington
Knows of the Matter Officially. Palma
Talks of Jail for Offenders and
Roosevelt May Help TO Put
Them Therein.
(By the Associated Press }

Washington, Nov. 15.--It has been
known for several months that Amer
lean residents in the Isle of Pines were
becoming restive under Cuban control
but surprise was created at the re-
ported erection of a territorial govern
ment on the island and the selection of
important officials TO administer the
affairs of that government
No adviceS indicating such action
have been referred officially, and it
can be said that the Would-be seceders
viii receive no encouTagem from
the administration. Secretary OF
State Root when he was Secretary Of
War, was very clear and emphatic
that the Isle of Pines belonged to
Cuba as a matter of rights, as a mat
ted of international law and as mat
ter of justice; furthermore that in
procuring naval stations in Cuba for
the United State there was a general
understanding that the Isle of Pines
Yas to be ceded to Cuba, although its
title had been in doubt. The reported
secession of the residents from Cuban
control is deprecated but action re-
garding it, if any should be contem
plated would be taken only after the
government had been advised officially
and fully as to the situation.
Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister
here called at the State Department
today, and seemed TO be considerab.
agtated over the news of the NOV
ment in the Isle of Pines. He had an
interview on the subject with Seer
tarv Root but declined TO make atH
statement concerning it. The Cubs
legation has no advices concerning the
reported secession.
The contention of the American res
idents of the Isle is that as they own
in fee simple, five-sixths of the ground
and as the remaining one-SiXth is in
the hands of one or two Spanish fam
lilies. the l.200 native residents being
nOn-prOperty owners, they have
right to be heard by this government.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
WILL BROOK NO TEsTIFYING.
Men Who Attempt 20 CSurD Ohiciat
Functions VIII BE Jailed.

Havana. Nov. 15.-President Pair
said today that the Cuban goyernmC +
had no definite information alb
what has occurred on the Isle of Pi
and he was not willing to discuss Ur
matter until officially informed. -
fact that The Isle of Pines officials
have not reported any movement in
clineS the government officers here TO
belieVe the reports are exaggerated.
General Andrae. Secretary of the In
terror said the government was not
especial concerned about what was
said at public meetings. but he added
emphatically that if there was any at
tempt at the usurpation of the official
attributes by anybody. CubanS or for
eieners, the perpetrators of such as
sumption would soon find themselves
in Jail cuba would use every means
to maintain her governmental func-
tiOnS and there was not the slightest
doubt that the United States would
assist her in so doing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
.RAMMEO AND SUNK
Steamship Earnford in
Collision With the
Carthagenian.
(By the Assorted Press

Philadelphia. Nov. 15.--Th9 Nor
wegian steamship Earn1or1 from -
ley's Island for Philadelphia was SUI x
today at the mouth of the Schuylkill
river. in collision with the British
steamship Carthagania1, which was
bound from Philadelphia tor st Johhs
and Glasgow. The crsN IF the Earn
ford We're saved
The Earnford, which was laden With
pyrates ore, was Just cntrIIcG the
mouth OF the SchuJil.Ill river :1'out
four miles below this civ. as tie Cf,i-
thagenian was proce ling l3Wn tile
Delaware river. The channel at t1is
point is narrow and the eurrenc very
swift. Before the helm % the Cartha-
genian could be thrown over the big
vessel had crashed into the h.arnford,
tearing a hole in the latler'S s5de Il
few inches below the water tine. The
Earnford sank in q fe"' minutes. The
crew were taken off ~ lh2 C1rihaG en-
ian and the latter returncl u THIS city
for repairs. The railing; ana pilot's :
house of the Earnford are above water
and the vessel may possibly - sage4.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News Circulation

witness. Then came the fun when
Holton put the question:
Didn't you say to me that if you
went on the stand and told all you
knew it would cost you your life?"
Il won't answer that question" SAID
Ace; 1T was confidential talk between
us. We We're tarking that as MasOns,
and YOU got no right to ask nothing
about ii and I'm not going to answer
nothing about it, And he didn't
Asked about how he could tell what
Holton said to him and now what he
said to Holton, he replied that what
Holton was not told as a secret at all
or he would have respected it. That
he told him several times the govern
ment settled his case to get him as a
witness against Williams and not IN
junction of secrecy had been given.
Ace said he could not help knowing
nothing against the Old Nick company
and il the government hadn't got any
evidence to hurt the company it was
not his fault, as ne was On mis- oath
here and was not when having a con-
ndential talk with the District Attor-
neY or when his trade was made with
the Internal Revenue Department. His
name was Ace but instead of proving
Il high card in the case. he played the
deuce in the game today.
He plead that he was 'onlarned"
every time the District Attorney pin
ned him down with Il question and
when he had answered without saying
anything showed the magnificent
shreWness of his class. with a perfect
iy helDlessneSS of Observation-Disclosures
that appealed with irresistible effect
to the ShreWd and hard headed Dis
trict Attorney himself. Ace has been
making Whiskey in Yadkin county
all his life and in that business it is
1. &c Cd IN, =,
business of a spy witness forlthe gov
ernment.
Just before court took a recess for
dinner Revenue agent Sam was placed
on the stand and his evidence was ex-
pected to be of most importanced vet
produced outside of the record.
The evidence of Revenue Agent
Sans, which occupied the whole of
the afternoon session proved of impor-
tance only by way Of comparison Of
record of amount Of packages of goods
by him at the Old Nick
DiStilling Company and the amount
sold, as detailed by railroad. and eX;-
press agents and consignees records
of product retailed by the company
on cross the witness
stated that during his trip of inspec-
ton he found nothing wrong in the
operations of the plant
AT the conclusion of Sans testimony
an adjournment was taken until
as several other important
witnesses remaining yet to be eaXmin-
cd
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
a. AND NJ. STUDENT DEAD.
Young T. l.. Weaver of Rutherford
County Died of Typhoid Fever.

After but a short illness Mr.. j. L.
Weaver. who lives at Thermal City.
in Rutherford County, near Marion.
died last evening at about $50.
His death came from typhoid fever,
with which he was attacked just after
the State Fair He was given every
attention, being under the care of Dr.
j. r. Rogers, the college physiciap
and DR.. j. f. Jones, who came from
his home.
The deceased was twenty-one years
old and was a son of Mr.. "a. r.
Weaver, of Thermal iCty. This was
mis- first year and he was in the
Freshman Glass. The body was
taken from Raleigh this morning on
the west-bound train, after having
been emDalmed at the Brown Coffin
mouse.
There are three other cases at the
y. and NJ. College. but each of these
S reported as doing well.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
A WRECK AVERTED
Wires Throb Hot Under
Operators Agony.
Forgotten Order as to Meeting Point
Thrills Men With Sense of I'm.
pending Disaster. Saved as by
Miracle.
Miracle.
Special 10 News and Observer,

Especial 10 News and Observer)
Asheville. y. c.. Nov. IA thrill
ing story was today told of the almost
miraculous escape from what doubt
less have been one of the most appall-
ing freight wrecks that ever occurred
on the AsheVille Division of the South
ern Railway, of how two heavily laden
freights We're rushing toward one an
other at terrific speed between AShe-
vile and Black Mountain Monday
night To what appeared To be certain
destruction. While Mortified railway Of
ficialS hurriedlY summoned Wrecking
crews and prepared to go to the aid
of the in iured; of how as the Wrecking
train was being made up it was
learned that the TWO freights had met
at a watering tank, both slowing
down to reDlenish the boilers, and that
the wreck had been avoided.
1t is stated that this is another story
of forgotten order and the facts are
given below as told.
An extra freight. east bound was
run out of Asheville near midnight
Monday, and given a speed limit of 30
miles an hour with orders to pass
regular freight No. So. west bound, at
Black Mountain station. The opera
tor at a station beyond Black Noun
tain was also instructed to order the
west bound train to pass the extra at
Black Mountain and to advise the
freight conductor that passenger train
No. 35 was running late.
The order in regard to No. 35 was
delivered. but it is said that the meet
order was overlooked, and the freight
crew sent away without a warning of
their deadly peril.
Some time after the west bound
train had gone, however, it is said the
operator remembered his instructions
and attempting to rectify his mistake,
hurriedly called Black Mountain,
only to learn that the train had
passed He called no SWannanoa. the
last station at which the train could
be reached, only TO find that the train
had oassed-he was too late.
Thinking that wreck was inevl-
table. the Mortified operator then in
formed the dispatcher's office here of
his oversight and "a Wrecking train
was hurriedly being made up, when
Asheville was informed that both the
freights simultaneously stopped for
water at a tank a short distance west
of SWannanoa station. ana that inns
had averted the wreck. Both con-
ductors thought the track was clear
TO Black Mountain and each was
dumbfOunded 10 see the other tram.
The west bound freight was double
header and was running toward Ashe-
vile with a speed limit of sixty miles
an hour.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
AN $4,000 FIRE.
II. :. Paramore's Store Burned-.In-
Sured for $1,000.

Especial TO News and Observer
Greenville, \. c., Nov. 15.-About
ten o'clock last night II. A. Para
more's store at GalloWay's Cross
roads. this county. with all contents,
was burned 1t is not known how the
fire originated as the roof of the
building was falling in when discov-
cred by the people in the neighbor-
hood. The stock was valued at
$4,000, and there was $1,000 insur-
ance. Mr.. Paramore lives in Green"
vile and was advised by telephone of
his loss.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
A BLADE As A PASS
Hoboes Lord it on Branch
of Coast Line.
Two of the.Fraternity Demand Passage
and Present a Sharp Reason why
That Demand Should be
Granted.
Especial to News ana observer

ISpGOIdI % %NN''F ~ =
Greenville \. c., No,-. L. Tu'@
day evening two White aoho"s tiaSscd
the Atlantic Coast line train between
Bethel and Conetoe IN tsle ciyfndtth
branch. When the train stopped both
boarded the second class car and de-
manded passage to Parmelh PasseE +
gers aided Conductor Farmcl' IN put
ting the hoboes off ,he trai,l, but when
it moved on both hoboeS aEail
climbed on the rear platform ot the
last car and took seats inside Nehen
Captain Farmer WeIt ~ them 'he
hoboes being armed showed right
and one cut the ,oIGGcttr on fle
hand. For the sake of lady nassen-
gers who became greatly alarmed the
conductor made no fu"taer Effort -
put them Off the hoboas laft the
train at Parmeie.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
Death of \. IL. Burton

Especial to News and Obs:rvcr.D
Reidsville, y. c.. Nov. 15.-air. y.
NJ Burton, a resident of Reidsville for
the past quarter of a century, died
suddenly last night al his home on
Arlington street. He is survived by
the following named children: w. T.,
OF Greenvilie; Misses Ida and Minnie.
of Reidsville; Walter, Of GreenVil'";
Miss Lillian, of Rel lsv;.'e. md Ms.
Orlando w. G. Wynn, of kinston.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
ONE NAV BE EASILY REMEDIED
Sir Thomas Lipton Has Two Regrets,
One That lie Never Married.
(Bv the Associated Press }

London, No. 15.-"There are two
regrets in my life: one that | have
not vet lifted the Americas cup, and
the other that | have not been mar
ried, secretly or otherwise is Sir
Thomas LiptOn's reply TO the state
ment published in the United States
that years ago he was secretly welded
to a Scotch girl. Sir Thomas received
cable inquiries from New York on the
subject.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
COMMISSIONER ROGERS VISIT.
Al Winston Looking Into Promised
Improvement by the Southern.
Especial 10 News and Observer. }

Especial 10 News and Observer.)
Winston, y. c.. NOV. 15.-Mr. Sam
uel Rogers. a member of the North
Carolina Corporation Commission, is
in the city to see What progress the
Southern Railway is making in the
promised improvements in regard to
passenger and freight service i'm this
city. and to look after some other
matters in which the commission is
interested.
Mr. Rogers is interviewing the bus
mess men and large shippers, and
will no doubt make a report TO the
other members of the Corporation
Commission as to what he saw and
heard while here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
Police Justice Court.

Annie Quinn and Raefus Richard
son both white, were fined $3.50
each for an affray yesterday, and the
woman was fined $12.75 in addition
for an assault.
Jack Sellars was tried for being
drunk on the streets. but discharged
upon promising to go To Durham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
NEW BANKING INSTITUTION.
The Peoples Banking and Trust Com
panN Opens i'm Salisbury

Especial to News and ObserVer)
Salisbury n c. Nov 15.-The
Peoples Banking and Trust Company,
q newly chartered banking institution,
opened its doors for business in Sails
bury today. The new bank starts with
an authorized capital of $75, goo, one
half Of which has been paid. Mr. j.
d. Norwood of South Boston. Va, is
cashier
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16

representing a syndicate. and by Geo.
w. Young. These We're made verbal
ly. and the largest was made by Mr..
Young. former president Of the Unit
ed States Mort@a"e and Trust ComDa-
ny. which offered $7,000.O0O. -.
Hyde said he declined all these offers.
because he did not think it to the best
interest of the society TO accept any
of them.
Mr.. Ryan made the only offer for
the stock after the Frick report Mr.
Hyde started to read a statement in
reply TO the criticism of Superintend-
ent Hendricks on the Safe Deposit
Company controlled by the Equitable
but it was marked for identification
and put in advance without it's read
ing being finished and viii be consid-
cred by the committee in it's report
If it 1t is revelant matter.
Mr.. Hyde was excused While George
ii. Squire. Jr,. q stock broker. and
son of the former financial mana ger
of the Equitable Life. was called 10
explain some transactions of his faith
ers. He told how his firm sold stock
of the Lawyers Title Insurance, and
Trust Company for his fathers ac-
count 10 the American Deposit ana
Loan Company.
Geo. = anr<ins. formerly president
OF this company. was called and said
of this stock offered by his sons firm
be purchased. This was done from
time 10 time and subsequently sold to
the Equitable Life at an advance, the
profits going 10 Mr.. Squres
Mr.. Hyde was again called and said
this was the first he had heard of
these transactions He said in answer
to Senator Armstrong, that his powers
of attorney We're destroyed when he
returned from Europe always. but
that if an obligation should turn up
now, purporting to have been made
while he was abroad the situation
would be very embarrassing.
Hyde Reaflirms His Testimony.
After Mr. Hartman had testified
Mr.. Hyde was called again and asked
if he heard Mr.. Hartman testify. He
replied that he had. He reaffirmed his
previous testimony and supplied data
about several questions concerning
which Mr.. Hartman was uncertain.
Samuel Untermeyer counsel for Mr..
Hyde, attempted to crosS-examine Mr..
Hartman, but the committee after
consultation, refused permission.
whereupon Mr.. Untermeyer asserted
the examination had been conducted
in a disorderly manner.
Late in the day Mr. Hyde threw the
room into an uproar by an answer TO
Assemblyman Rogers, who asked Mr..
Hyde why Mr. O'Dell was feared
when there was no legislature in ses-
sion. and the Governor was soon to
retire. Mr.. Hyde replied that some
men are more influential and powerful
out of office than in.
With today's session the examination
of both Mr.. Hyde and Mr.. Hartman
was completed, and The next witness
who IS awaited with much interest is
Mr. O'Dell. who has requested that he
be examined
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16

High Point y. c.. Nov. IA tele-
gram was received here this morning
announcing the death of Mr.. w. A
Farris. at his homo in Wilmington
Deceased is a brother 10 Editor j. j.
Farriss and Mr.. Ed. II. Farriss, OF
this city. and DR.. Chas. s. Farriss. OF
Stetson University, De Land. Florida.
Mr.. W. A. Farr!ss has been a mer-
chant at Wilmington many years
Sometime ago he suffered Il stroke OF
paralysis, due to a deranCed stomach
and since continued to grow worse
and a sudden attack this morning
proved fatal.
Deceased was born at Warrenton,
n. c.. April, 1858. He leaves wife
and ono crown son and three brothers.
Editor Farriss and Mr.. E. II. Far
riss left on the noon train to attend
the funeral
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16

1t makes n man almost as mad to
have TO stay in bed Sunday morning
because breakfast won't be ready as
to have to get up other days because
il is.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
WILLIAM \. FARRISS DEAD.
\ Brother Of Editor Earriss, of th'
High Point Enterprise.
Especial to News and ObservcrD

Wilmington, n. c.. Nov. 15.-Wil-
liam Austin Farriss, AZ years old, q
baker and confectioner of this city,
and Il brother CT Editor Farriss, of the
High Point Enterprise, died suddenly
here this morning of recurrent at
tack of paralysis. The remains Will
be sent tomorrow to Henderson. n. c.,
for interment. Mr. FarriSs leaves a
wife and one son. w. +. Farriss. also
three brothers, Charles s. of Florida.
and f. II. and j. }. Farriss. of High
Point.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16

1t keeps a hypocrite busy trying
to convince himself that he is hon
est.
Once a hero always a hero to the
hero himself-but not to the tickle
populace
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
A VETERAN KILLED
Commanded Sixth North
Carolina Regiment.
WoodviIIe Fleming, Colonel in Civil
Mar and Later Prominent Lawyer
of New York. Killed by a
Train.
(as the Associated Press }

Jamaica. L. l., Mo-. I5.-NccoNihe
Fleming. a prominent wye of New
York. was killed by ! train mere tC-
day. Mr.. Fleming WAS "id9V hhoNii
through having successfully closed up
the affairs of several large insol"ent
building and loan aS*"cIar1hs IN this
State. He was "onte lerate colonel
daring The civil War. aeinE n COM
mand of the Sixth N"'th |3Fo'ina
regiment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-16
HYDE Again Tesiifes.

Ir. HIDE was the first witness of the
ta-. He told OF four offers for his
ck. besides that of Mr.. Ryan to
ON he sold. These offers were
nude by Mr. Frick and Mr.. Hartman.
bo George Gould. by Gage f. TarbeIl.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-07-21
NoRTHsIDE LOCALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Potter spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Mrs. Potters mother, Mrs. Jennie
Harpole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hubbs spent
Sunday in our community, attend.
ing church at Bethlehem.
The meeting at Bethlehem was
postponed Sunday on account of
the rushing business OF our farmers.
The rainy weather caused them to
be much behind in their work.
Some of our young people are at
tending the meeting at Pleasant
Valley.
Misses Adrian and Mayme Bre-
ward spent one night last week
with their friend, Miss Irene Moss,
Threshermen are sure flaming
the wheat out now, taking advan-
tagesof the sunshine.
Miss Bonnie Polk is visiting her
friend, Miss Lula Naylor, this week.
Miss ANNE Garter, of State Line,
spent Sunday with her cousin, Miss
Naylor.
Well did you ever; one week Gypsy
Is celebrating in honor of her sweet
sixteenth birthday and the very
next she is too old even to try to
think of keeping up with the times,
but Gypsy is a "corker" when it
comes to lying around in the
shade trying to keep cool.
Topsy.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-07-21
EAST SIDE.

r. L. Moore. of Number Seven,
was in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Ben Akln's watermelons are
just fine.
On account Of some trials to be
pulled off at Samburg next Satur
day in which trouble is expected,
Scott Wiley, our deputy sheriff,
has been asked to be present at
these trials to help keep peace.
The protracted meeting at Pleas
ant Valley, which is being conduct
ed by Rev. Sam Wynn. is largely
attended and much interest is being
manifested.
Messrs. A. e Darrah, J. M.
Moore. J H. Slower and r. M.
Sheppard will leave Union City
next Monday to attend the South
ern Teachers Association at Mont
eagle.
We are glad to know Gypsy is
better; perhaps she will be able to
read Barleycorn's hand next time
he comes.
The Bachelor, in company with
his better half and the little Bache-
lcrs, spent last week and portion
of this with relatives and friends
in Numbers Three and Five.
THE BACHELOR.