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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30

helping to support the North in a
large measure, and the next forty
years they are going to say that we
owe them for it. 1t must be a slight
case of taxation without representa-
ton, and the Southern people won't
standsfo that.
Il have never been able to give
Lincoln all the credit he deserves.
He said it was not his purpose direct
ly or indirectly to free the negro. But
we are free, and the most credit is
due the Southern white man to let
us remain so.
They say down South they call you
niger Take out one of the 'gs'
and you will have niger the latin
word meaning black, which is not ex-
actly out of our name. But North
they call us COON Take out any
or all of the letters and you won't
have what we are by any means. So
we are even treated better in that re-
spect by the Southern white man.
MY object in writing you is to ask
If you will correct and put a summary
of the same in your paper, to show
that in behalf of the colored people
i'm the South, / thank the Southern
white people for the interest they have
in us. and especially in behalf of the
negroes on General w. II. Cox's farm,
at Penla. N. G.. If the Northern ne
gro could live there once, never would
he come North again.
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Excursion to Norfolk. Wednesday. Au-
gust End.

The Seaboard announces their Mid
Summer excursion to Norfolk on Au-
gust End, from Raleigh, Durham,
Dunn, Ellington and all intermediate
points to. Branchville, Va. The rate
from Raleigh will be $3.50; Durham
$3.50, all other points, same as on
previous excursions.
This train will be operated on fast
schedule, leaving Raleigh at 1000 a.
M, Durham GAS a. m. Reserve seat
cars will be attached. Seats so cents
extra each way. AS there will be
large crowd, seats should be reserved
at once.
This will be the most popular ex-
cursion of the season, and will leave
promptly on time.
This train will be operated during
the big Norfolk Horse Show ana Fair.
and an opportunity will be given to
visit all popular resorts around Nor
folk, giving one and a half days ana
two nights In Norfolk.
For information, apply to agents,
see flyers, or address,
G.. II. GATTIS,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
Raleigh. N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
CONVICT
Thought to be Badly
Wounded by Guards
GunshOt.

George Collins, a negro convict en-
ployed at the railroad convict camr
near Ellington, made his escape from
the camp yesterday morning, but not
until after being shot at by guard
whose name is unknown, and it is be-
leVed the man was desperately
wounded. There was a gang of 10C
convicts at work in this camp con-
structing the extension of the Raleigh
& Southport Railway from Ellington
to Fayetteville. They were in charge
of Supervisor S. j. Busbee. 1t was
stated that the mother of the negro is
Bette Tam, of Edenton.
Last night superintendent Mann. o.
the penitentiary, made the following
statement:
George Collins, ginger-cake col
ored negro, about seventeen years old
feet inches high weighing 100
pounds or more. having brown eyes
and black nair, escaped from our con-
Wet camp near Ellington, Harnett
county, this morning. He was sem
fenced from Northampton county III
January, 1905, for two years for lar
ceny. 1t is thought that he was bad
ly wounded by the guard from whom
he escaped
For his arrest we will pay a re-
ward of ten dollars ($10.00) and all
necessary expenses
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
BIG CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Was Attended by Several Thousand
People.

State Auditor B. F. Dixon has re-
turned from Murfreesboro and Ahos-
kie where he was invited to deliver
speeches and was the guest of hon
or at interesting popular meetings.
In speaking of his trip DIR. Dixon
said:
fhe Confederate Reunion at
Murfreesboro was one of the greatest
occasions of the kind have ever seen
in North Carolina. There were be-
tween $500 and 5000 people present,
and a bountiful dinner for every man,
woman and child. There were old
Confederate veterans there from
Northampton, HEREFORD and BERTHE
counties.
Il left the cars at BoykinS, Va, AMI
was driven from that place to Mur-
freesborO a distance of about fourteen
miles, through a most magnificent
stretch of North Carolina farming
land, and the fields were full of pea
nuts, cotton and corn, and flourishing
in such a manner as | have never
never before seen in my life
after speaking at Murfreesboro |
drove seventeen miles through peanut
cotton and corn to Ahoskie, and th9
next morning drove four miles to
stony Creek, and met the Masons of
BERTHE. Hartford and Northampton.
together with about $500 citizens of
those counties in an annual picnic
for the benefit of the OK
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
INCOME TAXES.
Corporation Commission Is After De-
linquents.

The Corporation Commission is now
after those who have failed to list their
income, and has sent two letters to
many hundreds of people throughout
the State, one to those who have said
their income is more than $1,000 and
another to those who have said that
their income does not exceed $1,000.
The letters are as follows:
1.-THE chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners reports to the
office of the Corporation Commission
that to the question put to you by the
list-taker, as follows: Was your gross
income from salaries, fees, trade, pro-
fession and property not taxed, any or
all of them, for the year ending June
first, in excess of $1,000? You
answered Yes
You have failed to fill out the
blank and forward same to this office
in accordance with section 20, Reeve
nue. Act Laws of 1905. A blank is
herewith enclosed. with the request
that you will fill out same and mail in
addressed envelope herewith enclosed
( o this office"
The second letter:
1.-THE chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners. in accordance
with sections II and % of the Revenue
Act, Laws 1905, reports to this office
that you have failed to list your in
come i'm excess of one thousand dol
lars, and that in his opinion you are
liable for an income tax.
"A blank is herewith enclosed, that
you may have an opportunity of list
ing same if you are liable.
IF you contend that you are not
liable, then let the Commission hear
from you by return mail"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
STOP |NFANT|C|DE
Rumor of Another Case
in Raleigh Yesterday
Afternoon.

Not infrequently there have been
reports of infanticide in this city, but
it seems that none of these reports
has beed substantiated. Yesterday
afternoon, at about six o'clock, an
other report of this character was
spread. 1t found it's way to the coun-
ty constable, who carried it to the
county coroner and they together drove
to the place where the woman under
gro of about eighteen years, lived.
When Coroner Jordan and Consta-
BILE Pope arrived at the place. 10 East
Cabarrus street, they found a negro
girl very sick, but who denied being
the mother of a newborn babe. An
investigation of the house and premi-
Ses failed to show that there had been
infanticide, but the probability of the
birth OF a child still remained, and
the woman is strongly under suspic-
ion
All the neighborhood was active
with curious people, mostly negroes,
some indignant and they were the
source of the report. They asserted
that there had been a birth in the
house of the suspected girl yester-
day, and that the girl was the moth
err. and that she had killed her child.
The girl when questioned closely,
positively denied it. No steps towards
a discovery were taken.
The coroner said that no one but
the police authorities had right to
| Investigate. and he returned to the
police station and notified the Chief
of Police.
Neither the chief nor the sanitary
inspector issued burial permit for
an infant yesterday, and if one was
buried, that action was illegal.
1t was stated that a druggist had
given the girl medicine that caused
an abortion, but upon investigation
the physician said that the medicine
which was administered the girl would
have prevented one.
The girl and her mother were en-
ployed at the home of prominent
family in Raleigh, and three days ago
the girl went home sick. The mother
continued her work, and did not know
of the way of her daughter until yes
terday. 1t was stated at the police sta
ton last night that the girls mother
will visit her today, and endeaVor to
secure a confession. This does not
seem natural that mother would
betray her daughter, the certain con-
sequence being punishment by long
confinement in the penitentiary if not
executed, DIS IHIdHtlclue is d Cdpildl
crime
The police are at loss to know
what to do. They doubt. or the chief
doubts, the guilt of the girl, and moth
ing may come of the affair.
A negro, unknown to the reporter,
said last night that another negro had
told him that man (colored or white
unknown) was in the house with the
girl yesterday, and if this be true, it
iS
son may have carried the infant away
If there WAS an infant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
DISMISSED CASE
City Attorney Placed
Wrong Witness On
Stand.

A novel case was tried in the Police
Justices court yesterday morning, one
in which two negro women, undoubt-
eddy guilty, Chief of Police Mullir
said, turned the tables on the city at
torney and were acquitted.
The defendants were Susannah
Broadie and Minerva Smith. They
are both colored women, of low type
and of the basest society, living near
the North Carolina Building and Sup
ply Company's place, near the corner
of West Jones street and the Seaboard
Air Line Railway crossing. The two
women had the audacfty to engage in
lively affray Thursday evening, in
the lane which leads from the railroad
parallel to Hillsboro street, at the Hills
boro street bridge, just east of Sauli-
ders street. The incensed neighbors,
feeling disgraced by such disreput-
able conduct, telephoned the police
station Officer Brc 1ch was dispatched
for them and he served notice on
them to appear before the Police
Justice at a certain nOur yesterday
morning, and about six witnesses were
summoned to appear in the case. Dur
ing the night the women seem to have
fixed" the six witnesses, and their
tales before the Police Justice were
decidedly different from the stories
they related the night before. The
women, the Chief of Police said, are
bad characters, yet what the witnesses
testified was too weak 10 convict. Their
testimony was sickly mild. Then the
only chance for conviction of either
was to make witness of one of the
defendants. and the city attorney put
Susannah Broadie on the stand.
In a few minutes after this the city
attorney asked for dismissal, as
there was not enough evidence to con-
Wet. City Attorney Snow told the
Chief of Police that he had made the
mistake of putting the wrong witness
on the stand, as by her own testimony.
Susannah was the meaner women of
the two and the one whom by all
means, should have been convicted.
Neither of these women was mar
ried. and the city would be far better
off it were rid of such characters.
Will Snow Sentenced.
Will Snow. the negro who cut an
other in a Scuff1e at the Union depot
Thursday evening, was sentenced by
the Police Justice to six months on
the county roads
Henry Dunlap, decidedly vulgar
negro man, was fined $7.35 for indie
cent exposure in the Capitol Square,
at the cannon ball ascent Thursday
night. He was arrested by the Capitol
policeman, and carried to the police
station, where he spent the night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
Co. 4Hs ' %s5F

SOUTHERN RY. TRAIN. leaving
Raleigh $40 a. M. and Durham $3.50
a. M, arrives Greensboro IL noon and
Lynchburg 3:45 p. m; connects with
C. e. o., leaving Lynchburg 4:10 p. m.
daily twill wait 30 minutes for connec-
ton, Ii passengers are reportefp ana
arrives Va. Hot Springs ~ D m.'
Cincinnati s a. M, Chicago $3.50 p. m
st. Louis 6;28 p. m.
Parlor Car LynchburE to Cnfton
Forge.
Pullman Sleeping Cars, Clifton Forge
to Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago ana
ST. Louis. connecting at these cities TOT
all points I'm Northwest, West ana
Southwest.
S. A. l.. TRAIN, leaving Kaleigh
1880 a. M, and Durham 1905 a. M
arrives Richmond 4.55 p. IN, ard con-
meets with c. IL o., leaving lO:45 o.
m. with Pullman Sleeping Car to Gle,
cipnati and Cincinnati TO Chicago anu
st Louis. 49,
For Rates, Tickets, Pullman heseI-
yations and detailed information. ap-
ply to your ticket Agent. or andIess
W. o. Wsrthen. d. r. A., G. a Y. ny
Richmond, Va.
II. w. FULLER, .. +. a.
C. E. DOYLE. General Manager.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
GIRL DISAPPEARED
Mother Searching for
Ola Thaxton.
A DisgraCefuI Affair. Develops thai
Will AutrY, Accused of a Serious
0ffense, Being Prosecuted by a
Shameful Mother.

To have held up the name of a
hard working young man as sedu-
Ger and deceiver seems to be the deed
of Mrs. Jno Thaxton. 1t developed yes
terday that she had forced her daugn-
ter, Ola, fifteen years old to swear out
warrant for Will Aubrey, a young
white man, painter by trade, and the
papers were served on him while he
was engaged at his work. The charge
was seduction under promise of mar
riage.
The object of the woman's actions
it appears was to force Aubrey to mar
ry her daughter. Both mother and
child bear a character that is re-
proachful, but the motherly instincts
led her 10 wish her daughter well, and
her offense to the young man was in
tended for her daughters good.
A new phase of the case turned up
yesterday. The girl had disappeared,
run away from her mother, and lodged
with a venomous denizen of East Raj
eigh.
The mother went to the Sheriff's
office and to the office of the Chief
of police. and prayed that they might
help her find her child and rescue the
daughter from the place of sin and
shame. 1t was an old tale. The girl
was located, but it is not known
whether or not she returned home.
Many ugly tales are told of this
girl. There is a young man in Wake
County Jail whom she has frequently
associated with. and who only yester-
day, not knowing that she was in Raj
eigh, addressed a letter to her in Will
son. She had been there last week
(just before the fellow was incarcerar-
ed and stayed, while there, in house
Of i'll fame.
Another of the large number of
stories is this: not long ago she was
walking down Wilmington street, and
soon after she had passed the market
she dropped half-pint bottle of whi5-
key which was broken and the con-
tents spilled on the pavement.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY
Between points North, East, Soutl
and Southwest,

Between points North, East, South
and Southwest,
Schedule in effect July 2, 1906.
Trains leave Raleigh.
NORTHBOUND.
No. 81 at 1.3O a. m. daily for Nor.
folk, Richmond, Washington, New
York and points north and northwest
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars
to Portsmouth, Washington and Jersey
City.
No. 3S at HOO a. m. daily for
Portsmouth, Norfolk, where conrec-
tons are made with steamers for
Washington Baltimore, New York.
Boston, Providence and Nypan foa
New York Pullman to Portsmouth.
No. Sc at 11.50 a. IN. daily for Rich
mond, Washington and New York.
Connects at Richmond with c. & o.
for points West. Has day coaches to
Washington. Pullman Sleeping Car to
Jersey City and Dining car.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. Al 400 p. m. daily for all local
points, connects at Hamlet for Will
mington and Charlotte. Pullman sleep
ing car for Atlanta where connections
are made for all points Southwest.
No. 43 at 7.15 p. m. daily for jack
sonville, Tampa and all Florida points.
connects at Hamlet for Atlanta. Pull
man sleeping cars to Jacksonville and
dining car to Hamlet.
No. 81 at 1925 a. m. for all points
South: Atlanta, Charlotte, Whining
ton, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville
and all points in the southwest.
No. 80 at 500 y. IN. daily except
Sunday. Shoo-Fly local train between
Raleigh and Weldon with connections
for Louisburg, Oxford and Warrenton.
No. 20 Shoo-Fly daily except Sun
day between Weldon and Raleigh With
connection from Warrenton, Oxford
and Louisburg. Arrives Raleigh 1918
a. IN.
For further information relative to
rates and time tables, address
II. A. MORSON, c. p. & I. A.,
Raleigh, N. G.
G. B. RYAN, G.. p. A.,
Portsmouth, Va.
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RAWLINGS BLOODY THREAT.
A Terrible Array of Evidence BrOugh:
Against Him.
(By the Associated Press.)


Valdosta Ga, July 2S.-After ex-
hausting nine panels jury in the case
of j. G.. Rawlings. charged with in
stigating the murder of the Garter
children, was secured at noon today
and in the afternoon witnesses for the
State were examined. Besides those
who testified in the cases of Milton
Rawlings and Jesse and Leonard
Rawlings and ALI Moore, a number
of others were sworn. These testified
to threats which Rawlings made. Rev.
Mr. Kemp, the Methodist preacher
who tried to bring about peace be-
TWEEN Carter and Rawlings, said that
the latter would not hear to peace
oVertures, and that if Carter put him
under peace warrant he would crawl
to his house and shoot him through
a crack Rev. Noah Tyler, a Baptist
minister testified OF nearly the same
thing. Joe Caddy said that Rawlings
talked to him of his troubles with
Carter and said that the onl ything
to do was to kill the whole family.
c. A. Fiveash. testified that he heard
Rawlings say that he did not believe
it would be a sin in the sight or God
would betlTateroBi tia h neirg ahdn
to kill Carter and that neighbors
would not b troubled with their
Rawlings and Carter" troubles any
more.
Mrs. Jody Jones was the last wit
ness. She heard Rawlings declare
that before the Carriers should live
there he would kill the whole family
from the babies up. At 1880 o'clock
tonight a recess was taken until to-
morrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
z1oN1sTs ON THEIR MUSCLE.
They Scuf1Ie on the Stairways and
Debate Without Results.
(Bv the Associated PICS. }

Basic, Switzerland, July 28.-The
reports that rioting occurred at yes
terday's session of the Zionist Con-
gress are incorrect. This morning,
however, while the delegates were ar
irving in the hall considerable scutf1ing
occurred in the Railways and STAIR
ways of the Casino. This caused a
scene of angry gesticulation and
shouting. Blows were exchanged and
the police interviewed and cleared the
stairways of the disorderly element.
The Congress held a lively session
over the special order of the day for
the establishment of Zionist colony
i'm East Africa
Sir Francis Montefiore warmly con-
tended for Palestine as more proper
site for colonization. The debate
continued all the afternoon without
result and will be continued tomor-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
A STRICT QUARANTINE.
Memphis Votes to Run No Risks OF
Catching the Fever.
nv tho Associated Press. )


Memphis, Tenn, July 2S-By vote
of to the executive council of Mem
phis went on the record late TO-DAY
favoring a strict quarantine against
New Orleans and other fever-infected
points. The quarantine will become
operative immediately inspectors
have been appointed and every rail-
road train from the South will be
closely canvassed before arriving IN
Memphis. Boats will also be inspect
ed and no person from fever-infected
points will be allowed to land in the
city limits.
The action of the authorities in es-
tablishing a quarantine was brought
about by two meetings here today
The first was held in the merchants
exchange. About 400 representatives
citizens were present and resolutions
were adopted urging the local author
tiles. to establish a quarantine. Later
in the day the Memphis Cotton Elk
change took formal action, endorsing
the resolution adopted at the Mer-
chants Exchange.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
Every attraction and comfort at
LUMINA at Wrightsvillc Beach.
READY FOR AN ARMIsTICE.
When the Credentials of the Commits
siOnerS Have Been Examined
and Verified.
(By the Associated Press. }

Il
New York, July 28.--No statement
was given out at the headquarters of
the Japanese Peace Commission to-
day relative to the visit of President
Roosevelt yesterday, of Baron Komura
and Mr. Takahira, the japanese com
missioners. Aimar Sato who is the
official spokesman for the commission,
said to the Associated Press today:
There is no statement to make
about the visit of the Baron and Mr..
Takahira; what could be said, it was
a most informal visit, and no ques-
tons of any importance relating to the
coming negotiations were touched
upon. l can assure you that Presl-
dent Roosevelt made no request for
an armistice."
Inquiry was made of Mr.. Sato as
to the attitude of the japanese on
the question of an armistice, and he
replied:
Japan is perfectly willing to agree
to an armistice after the credentials
of both commissions have been eX-
amined and verified.
However, / think an armistice will
be agreed upon after the commissions
enter formally upon their work. 1t
has been the custom in all peace ne
gotiations to cease hostilities during
the convention of peace plenipoten-
tiaries."
Mr.. Sato was asked as to the def
mite powers of his commission and he
said:
They have power to reject any
proposal, and commit the Japanese
government to any document they may
sign subject of course, to the sanction
of the Emperor"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
Sunday Excursions to Morehead City
and Beaufort ia Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad.

Commencing Sunday. August 9Th,
1905, the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad will not honor Sunday ex-
cursion tickets sold at the reduced
rate, on any trains except train No 1,
leaving Goldsboro on Sunday at Z a.
M, and on train No 2, returning
leaving Morehead City at $50 D. M,
the same day. W ithout extra charge.
Passengers presenting these tickets
for passage on othr Sunday trains will
be charged twenty-five (25) cents ex-
ira by the conductor This additional
fare will also be charged passengers
who board trains other than trains
Nos. 1 a nd on Sundays at stations
where there are no agents.
r. Z. L. BUNCH,
Traffic Manager.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
An Infants Funeral.

The interment of the remains of
Murray Little, the nine months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fl. Lit
tie, of Norfolk, took place yesterday
at lakewood cemetery The remains
were brought here from the home of
the father, at Norfolk, on the after
noon train, and the funeral services
were conducted by Rev. j. G. Massee,
of the Tabernacle Baptist church.
The following acted as pall-bearers
Jim Adams, Walter Upchurch, Char
ley Mitchell and John Johnson.
Accompanying the remains to the
city were Mr. Thomas H. Little, his
brother, Mr. Ed Little, and Mrs. Lit
tie. Mrs. Thomas II. Little, formerly
Miss Mamie Haynes, daughter of Mr..
M. l.. Haynes, died about eight
months ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
PREPARING QUESTIONS.
Supreme Court Docket is Smaller than
Usual.

Associate Justice Hoke, of the State
Supreme Court bench, is preparing the
examination questions for applicants
for law license. The printers say there
are about the usual number of ques-
lions, but whether they are harder or
easier than the last years list is quite
beyond the legal knowledge of the
printer, and he would not risk guess.
At the fall term of the Supreme Court
the number of applicants for license
to practice law is always large.
The docket to date is small, and it
is not expected that it will be greatly
enlarged from what it is at present.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-30
End Rates Via seaboard.
The Seaboard announces the follow
10 Week-end rates from Raleich

Tickets will be sold for ali trains
Saturday and for Sunday forenoon
trains, good returning not later than
Monday following date of sale, with
the exception that tickets for Gimme,
Rock and Blowing Rock will be solo
for Friday and Saturday trains, good
returning UP to and including Tues.
day following date of sale.
Tickets will be withdrawn from sale
after Sunday September 10th.
For information, address
C. H. GATTIS. T. P. A.,
Raleigh, N. c.