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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
Total Authorized Stock
Issues $4,000, 900.
THE USEOF THE MONEY
TO Liquidate Floating Debt, For I'm.
proyements, Betterments. Extern
sions. Committee Headed BY
Ryan Says 1t is Acting For
Majority of Stockholders.
1By the Associated rress.)

New York, Jan 13.--The plan to
consolidate tie different properties of
the seaboard Air Line Railway into "a
Single corporation and to provide ad-
ditional capital was made public to-
day by the reorganization committee.
The committee X composed IT Thomas
=. Ryan. chairman; James A. Blair,
..rnest Thalmaul., James II. Donley, q.
Jefferson Coolidge, IN, G.. Sidney Shep-
ard and 5. Dawes Narfield.
Under the new plan it Was announc-
cd today that the capital of the COM
pany is re-arranged. The total au-
thoiiZed stock issues are to aggregate
So, 100000, divided as follows.
First preferred. five per cent. stock
authorized $4,000, 900, Of which only
Ss625, 900 is 70 De issued 1T present.
Second preferred, non-cumulatlve 8
Ief cent stock authorized SIS Gd0,tnc.
Common stock authorized $36 00e,,
COZ.
The present preferred; stockholders
are to get - per cent. of their present
holdings in new preferred stock ana
the present common stockholders are
To get - per cent in new common
stock
The S1.625, 6ea of the new first pre-
ferred stock to he issued at the pres
est time. IS to 10 offered TO the present
preferred and common stockholders at
par with an equal bonus Of common
stock Each preferred and common
stockholder VIII he offered $3.50 par
value of the new first preferred stock
with IL bonus of $12.50 on comno,l
stock for $3.50 in casI on each sn@re
q. stock owned b.. him.
\ syndicate is TO underWrite the en-
tire new preferred stock without CONF
mission or compensation, and To take
s1ich OF it a. Is not subscribed for by
the present stockholders on the terms
on wh-eh it is offered 10 me stock
liulders.
THE new money is t1 be used to-
wards liquidating the floating debt,
and for improvements, betterments,
extensions, etc.
''Flie balance Of approximately So
. 1o0.ga0 of the lew first preferred
stock is to remain unissueti for the
present. 1t cannot be issued below
rar.
"Fhe present voting trust may be
dissolved. but the committee reserves
the right to create a new voting trust
TINTED to not mere than five years.
The comptittec announces that il IS
citing for a majority Of the stockhold-
ers as well as The Board of Directors.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
"MAGDA" \ STRONG PLAY.
Miss Elizabeth Kennedy Is Superb In
Suderrman's Dramatic Masterpiece.

.Magda" is a play that is intense in
its hold upon an audience. It's story
is of dramatic fibre ,tnd in it there is
place for the strongest dramatic
action tits a play from the German.
Miss Kennedy as "Magda' is the
central character. She is an artist of
ability and her acting was superb and
dominating. She is surrounded by a
strong company. one of unusual merit.
The contrast to Miss Kennedy is in
Marie" her sister, a part taken b.
Miss Helen Holland, who is very
clever. Mr. G.. w. King, as 'Col.
Schwartze;" Mr.. e. r. Mawson. rs
Pastor Hefterdingt," We're admirably
presented strong and forceful.
The performance scored u dramatic
success and Miss Kennedy has won
a place in the estimation of theatre
goers here as most able and &C
complished actress, full of 81 strong
personality, graceful and charming.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
Transfers OF Land.

The following transfers OF land as
recorded by the register of deeds were
made yesterday:
A parcel of land in Wake Forest
township, sold by w. H. Edwards ard
wife to NJ. Y. Gulley, amount paid
500
One parcel of land in Wake Forest
township, sold by ID. ID. Gill to john
j. Dunn, amount paid $40.
Forty-four acres in Swift Creek
township. sold by John l.. Atkins and
wife to Walter stephens. amount paid
1852.
Twenty acres of land in Swift Greek
township, sold by Mrs. RoZanna c
Yates to Jesse S. Taylor, amount paid
Sis.
One lot in Raleigh on West Person
street. sold by l.. G. Weathers and
Wife 10 j. A. Briggs, Jr., amount paid
50 900.
One hundred and twenty-five &C 'es
of land in Neuse township, sold by
James Richards and wife to y j.
Honeycutt, amount paid $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
DISCRIMINATION is CHARGED.
1illman Points to How Men From the
South Are Overlooked When Re-
wards are Bestowed
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington, Jan. 13.-The Senate
today passed the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill and al
so Il number of private pensions bills
Much of the time of the session was
devoted to a discussion of the proper
policy to be pursued in granting pen
for service in the Indian police and In
allowing gratituities for injuries re-
ceived by Workmen While in the eNn-
ploy of the government.
In connection with the bill granting
q pension TO the families of the MEM
bers of the Indian police. who Were
killed in 1890 in the capture of Sit
ting Bull, Mr.. Tillman made the claim
that the Indian police are on the SD me
footing as the Philippine Constabu-
larv. He said that he had made an
effort to get pension for the fam
lily of Il South Carolinian who was
member of the Philippine force ana
who was Killed while on duty there
he contended that there had been dis
l.. Webb-DuSe for fourteen years
IF | was asked to class this woman.
would place her at the head of the
champagne drinkers of Chicago" said
one of the detectives. II don't believe
exaggerate when ] say that Alice
Webb-Duke has probably consumed as
much wine as any woman in the city,
II not more than ny other Further
more, from what l have learned she
has spent and helped others to spend
ENOUGH money in wine to have pro-
NOTED all the Texas tobacco planta-
tons within q radius of fifty miles OF
Nacodoches
"She has been ordered from places
where she roomed. she caused so
many scenes in houses that she was
frequently ordered to seek apartments
elsewhere. From various sources
come stories of small loans made 50
the woman. Scores of her notes are
scattered about Chicago but the hold
ers of a majority of these papers win
probably never present them for col
lection. L was discovered also by De-
tective Woodbridge of Chief O'NeilPs Of
flee that Alice Webb-Duke, who had
been given into commercial rating
agency two years ago by Charles T..
TAYLOR her business partner, was en-
tered in the records as adventures ,"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15

DEAL FOR \ MEM PLANT.
Cape Fear Lumber Company Buy iiu
comuga Mill-putting Wires
Underground.
Especial to News and Observer)

(SpeclaI TO News ana oDSeTNelb
Greensboro, y. c., Jan. 12.-The
Cape Fear Manufacturing Company,
whose lumber plant was completely
destroyed by fire Monday night, closed
a deal today for the purchase of the
old Hucomuga cotton mill property,
located just beyond the corporate linn
its south of the city and will place the
order at once for 81 complete equip
nent TO manufacture lumber into ali
kinds of builders supplies The fac
tory is a spacious brick building and
will make an ideal lumber mill. The
company will not lose but n few weeks
on account of the fire, in fact they
are continuing to book orders.
The excellent volunteer fire depart
ment of Greensboro is in receipt OF
three checks one from the Cape Fear
Company for $50. and from the Gull
ford and Greensboro Lumber Com
panies for $25 each as tokens of APP
precia ton for their effective work III
preventing a spreading of the fire
which occurred in the heart of the
lumber manufacturing district.
|. Greensboro will have Il new miiii-
merry firm after February lst. Known
as Miss Selma Lamb & Co.. and COM
posed of Misses Selma Lamb. Margaret
Rankin and Annie Mcknight, three
well known ana popular young ladies
who have received several years train
ing in the millinery stores of the city.
Ground was broken this afternoon
by The. Southern Bell Telephone COM
RAINY for putting the wires underground
in the business section in compliance
with an ordinance adopted by the
Board of Aldermen. The company Is
erecting a handsome three-Story build
ing on West Market street, 1T y cost
of $2G, 200 end will make number OF
improvements to the local svsten.. Thu
work Of underground wiring is To be
completed within twelve months.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
GOING re BE. COLD.
Danp Weather Departing and Shut
OF the Water Pipes.

A cold wave is coming. ane the
cloudy damp weather is going 10 leave
us. Turn off the water in tie pipes
tonight and Sunday night.
At ) O'Clock yesterday Afternoon
tie Weather Bureau office received
the following telegram
cold wave approaching: ten?pera-
ture will fall rapidly tonight and sat
urday, aud during Saturday night VIII
fall below freezing in the South At
lantic States and in northern ana CEN
trail Florida"
This telegram indicates that tie Sc
we're cold wave visible Friday morn
ing in the West will spread r1piatiy
ever the Eastern and southern por-
lions of the United states. The en-
tire country from the Rocky Noun
tains to the Mississippi WAS covered
with a mass of heavy clear, cold air
which must follow the slope of the
land and advance Southwark.
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Cobb and Son Bankruptcy Case.

Tarboro. n. c., Jan. 13.-In the case
of Cobb and Son. petitioners in bank
ruptcy, papers We're presented yester-
day TO Jas. Il. Gaskill, referee in bank
ruptcy for this district, who at once
issued a call for a creditors meeting
here on the gath. w. A. Hart was an
pointed receiver to take charge of The
property until the meeting, When Il
trustee viii be appointed by the credi-
tors.
The liabilities are about $23 900. as
sets about $12 900. About $1,000 OF
the assets are pledged to secure cer-
tain debts, so that the unsecured
claims, amount to about SIG, 900.
In this financial misfortune. when
has overtaken these gentlemen. tire
entire community sympathizes.
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The Official Notice.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway an
nounces the Inauguration of the Shoe
Fly train between Weldon and Raj
eigh, with connections from Oxford
Louisburg and Warrenton. commenc-
ing Monday, January 9th.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway
takes great pleasure in announcing the
inauguration of the Shoo-fly train
between Weldon and Raleigh, making
connections to and from Oxford. Louis
burg and Warrenton in both direc-
tons.
The trains will be known as No. %
southbound, and No. 30 northbound,
will stop twenty (20) minutes at
Norlina for breakfast and supper, and
will be operated daily except Sunday.
commencing Monday. January 9ts.
1906. on the following schedules:
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Between points North. East. South
and Southwest.
Schedule in effect January s, 1905.
Trains leave Raleigh
NORTHBOUND
No. so at 1.25 a. m daily for Nor
folk. Richmond, Washington, New
York and points north and northwest.
Pullman drawing room sleeping cars
to Portsmouth. Washington and Jerse,
City.
No. 3S at 100 a. m. daily for
Portsmouth, Norfolk. where connec-
tons are made with steamers for
Washington, Baltimore. New York,
Boston. Providence and Nypan for
New York Pullman to Portsmouth.
No. Sc at 11.50 a. m. 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 ca.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 81 at As a. m. daily for al!
points South and Southwest, connects
for Charlotte. Pullman drawing room
sleeping cars to Charlotte, Atlanta ann
Jacksonville. Dining cars Hamlet 20
Jacksonville also for Atlanta
No. Al 400 p. IN. daily for all locai
points, connects at Hamlet for Will
mln8tOn ana Charlotte. Pullman Sleep
ing ear for Atlanta where connections
are made for all points Southwest.
No 43 at 700 D. IN. daily for Jacf-
sonville, Tampa and all Florida points,
connects at Hamlet for Atlanta. Pull
man sleeping cars to Jacksonville and
dining car to Hamlet.
No. 80 at 500 y. m. 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 1915
a. m.
For further information relative to
rates and time tables address
c. II. GATTIS, II. p. A..
Raleigh. N. c..
II. A. MORSON, G. p. & II. A..
Raleigh. N. C.
c. b. RYAN. G. p. A.,
Portsmouth. Va
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Mountain range and the Cumberlands.
President Zimmerman said that the
use of the name Of the Virginia and
Southwestern Virginia & Southeastern
in this connection was caused by a
similarity Of corporation names. WIN
the acquiring of the railroad goes the
ll2,O00 acres of coal lands which is
known as the Cranes Nest mines. .Nr-
rangement has been made with the
chesapeake and Ohio for connection
at the Breaks Of the Big Sandy and
than for transportation To the nofth-
ern region reached by the Detroit
Southern.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15

Rutherford County To Have New
Paper.

Mr. ]. G.. Hamrck. leading Re-
publican in Cleveland county was in
the city yesterday, and in speaking
with a reporter about conditions in
the West, said, among other things
that, there would be a Republican
paper established at Rutherpardtoa
at an early date. That. Rutherford
county needed, Republican paper.
and that the county was good fighting
ground.
There are 1900 Republican voters
in Rutherford and Mr.. Hamrick seem
ed TO think that they, would support
81 Republican paper.
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BRIsTow NOW RESIGNS.
snd tic President Appoints Him ;
Special Commissioner to EXAM
ine Freight Rates.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Joseph L.
Bristow, Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General today rendered TO the Pres'-
dent his resignation as an officer Of
The Postal Service TO take effect or
the goth instant.
by an executive order issued late
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Bought South and Western.
lBv the Asaociated Press. }

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 13.-Following
the ratification by the stockholders
of the Cincinnati, hamilton & Day
ton of the Pere Marquette deal is
the announcement OF the purchase
by Eugene Zimmerman and II. f. Hnl-
Inns, of the South and Western Rail-
way Company, corporation doiag
business in Virginia and the Carolinas
in the valley between the smoky
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
Hope to Save McCue's Neck.
nv the Associated press. }

Lynchburg, Va. Jan. 13.-Three of
the counsel fol. j. Samuel McCue eX-
MAYOR of Charlottesville, who is to be
executed in Charlottesville on next
Friday for murder of his wife cor
ferred here this afternoon and mapped
ont a plan of procedure, which viii
be carried out tomorrow in the nope
of saving McCue's life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15

recent marriage resulted in his COM
mitment to Il Sanitarium, was brought
into the Supreme Court in BROOKLYN
today on writ of habeaS corpus ana
after n hearing was sent TO the Lone
Island home until Thursday next. On
that date commission appointed by
Justice Gaynor, is to meet to inquire
into Mr.. Dukes condition and make
Il report rs TO whether he is insane.
The writ of habeas corpus on which
Mr.. Duke was brought into court today
was obtained by w. c. Bramham. Of
Durham, N. c., who has acted as pr
vate secretary for Mr.. Duke. Coun-
sci for Mr.. Bramham argued for IN
immediate examination Of Mr.. Duke
i'm court to determine whether or NOT
he was insane. This was objected 20
by De Lancey Nicoll who said he rep
resented members of Mr.. Dukes fam :
lily and who insisted that Mr.. Dukes
sanity should be determined by com.
mission appointed by Justice Gaynor.
Mr.. Nicoll declared that he desired
to secure witnesses for himself ana
ithat the persons whom he repre-
scented wanted to rescue this man
from the tolls of one of the worst
associations of criminals which ex-
listed for the purpose of robbing this
man and perhaps killing him.
Ordered Back to Sanitaiium.
Mr. Bramhams counsel insisted
upon an immediate examinat ton by the
court, but Justice Gaynor refused To-
do so and ordered Duke to be COM
mttted to a sanitarium until January
10, when he will be examined as TO
his sanity by a commission which JUS
lice Gaynor has already appointed on
anplication by counsel representing
Mrs. Alice Webb-Duke Wire of Brodle
L. Duke.
AS the proceedings were about to
adjourn De Lancey Nicoll requested
that Mr.. Duke DE transferred from
Sanford Hall, where he has been
held for several da"~ TO the Long Is
land Home. Mr.. Nicoll represented
that DR.. Brown Sanford Hall was
about to depart for the South and
would not be here to take part in the
proceedings. This request was granted
by Justice Gaynor and the proceedinG
was closed.
During the argument of counsel, the
attorney for Mr.. Bramham declared
that Mr.. Dukes son. who had insti-
suited the proceedings which resulted
in Mr.. Dukes commitment. was on
bad terms with his father and had
been excluded from his fathers home
for several years.
Duke Says He'll Fight.
Mr.. Duke was not questioned nor
did he offer any statement during the
proceedings. He sat quietly by the
lawyers and appeared pale and neI-
yous. His wife was not in the court
room. An attempt was made TO ques-
ton Mr.. Duke as he entered the car
riage to go to the sanagarium, but the
physicians prevented ii. As the car
ria@e started. however. Mr.. Duke leah
ed out OF the window and shouted:
II am going to fight this thing to
the last"
Before Mr.. Duke was taken to the
Sanitarlum he was in conversation
With three physicians at the court
house, Al the conclusion of the talk
one of the physicians said that MIR.
Duke was apparently sane but in Il
weakened physical condition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
Joseph w. Irather is Dead.
Special to News and observer)

Especial to News and VDsefNeFJ
Greensboro. n c.. Jan. i3.--Joseph
w. Prather. of Mount Airy, died here
this evening and his remains We're
shipped home tonight for burial To-
morrow. He was brought here We'd
nesday for treatment and developed
pneumonia, which produced death.
Deceased was fifty-six years old and
had been for a lcng tine Mount Air! ;
leading clothing merchant. widow
ana five children survive.
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The Poultry Show.

Such great interest was evinced yes
teriay at the poultry SHOW that ii was
decided to remain open today This
is the last day of the show.
All school children Mill be admit
ted at the popular price of ten cents.
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905, on the following schedules.

The above schedules on the branch
lines will in no way effect the present
connections with regular No. 38 ana
Al. For further information in re-
gard to schedules apply to
C. Fl. GATTIS. r. P. A..
Raleigh. ". G.
C. b. RYAN, G. p. A..
Portsmouth. Va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. +. w. Groves Sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
LET RATES ALONE
Spencer For"ReasOnable
Agreements.
He Concludes His Presentation OF the
Case On the Part OF The Rail
roads. TaIksaWith Nor
ton.
lHv the Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 13.-President
Samue! Spencer OF the Southern
Railway. today resumed his argument
before the House Committee on Inter
state Commerce against the Quarlas-
Cooper bill. Answering question rs
to whether there would be any obJec-
ton TO IL uniform classification OF
freight throughout the country. Mr..
Spencer said there might not be, al
thought it would without Doubt thro y
the rates of certain railroads out OF
line If il was done violently and sud
denly, it would result in Il CONNER
cial up heaval.
Answering Representative Richard
son. of Alabama, Mr.. Spencer said;
speaking unofficial,y for, [ might
say. Is per cent of the railroads o.
the country, | assert that you cannot
make law forbidding rebates too
drastic to suit u.s. No we'll managed
railroad now gives rebates, he added.
Reyerting again to the result Of
Reconsideration OF freight which is
constantly going on. Mr.. Spencer SAID
the result was uninform'y reduction
and not an increase in rates. Carriers,
he said, did not expect an arm of til"
government to help them to raise or
maintain rates, but they ought to be
in the way of making reasonable
agreements among themselves.
IF legislation is TO take place in
any FORM he continued, it should
include something that VIII insure
sta bility of rates and that those rates
should be high enough TO remunerate
the carrier for service performed.
THE man does not live asserted
Mr. Spencer, who can draft law
~ hn nj m
of men that can be exercised effective
ly TO abolish discrimination between
localities. 1t is impossible to do away
with complaint of discrimination on
the part Of the localities"
Anomalous Powers
The bill. he said. would be con-
ferring anomalous powers upon one
body. The commission was created
to institute proceedings against car
riers. Here it was proposed to invest
the body with judicial function
the power to condemn a rate as un-
reasonable. Then the next step con-
templated was to give them authority
10 name Il new rate for the future IA
function under the law and decisions
of the court a legislative function.
This would make the commission.
first, a prosecuting body, next Il judi
.
In concluding he suggested that in
his opinion the on.y legislation neces-
sary on the subject at the present
time, if indeed any was necessary y,
WAS the stopping OF appeals from de-
cisions of the commission at the cir
cult court except where points of Jaw
We're involved when cases should go
TO the Supreme Court: that the freigh,
carrying lines by water. the faSt
ftai 10Th tn Iit,,,
all be brought under the jurisdiction
the same as the railroads now arc;
that carriers should be relieved OF
the anamlous position of being re-
quired to maintain uniform rates and
prohibited from making ragreenenls
as to what those rates should be.
Lastly something should be done IL
prevent abuses of the rebate system.
Hill. Spencer and Morton
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Hill. spencer and Morton.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Secretary
Morton had q long conference this
evening with James J. Hill, of the
Great Northern, and Samuel Spencer,
of the Southern Railway. on the sub
Ject of arilway rate legislation hut
beyond this nothing was ohtainable
tonight as TO the nature of the con-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15
I'LL FIGHT 1T TO THE END
Thus Shouts Duke as He Is Driven
Away-Three Physicians Say He
Is Apparently Sane.
CIV the Associated Pres

New York Jan. l3.--Brodie l.
Duke, half brother of the president of
the American Tobacco Company whose
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15

Trains Z and run daily except Sun
day.
CONNECTIONS:
At Goldsboro with Southern Rail-
way and Atlantic Coast Line.
At Kinston and New Bern with At
iantic Coast Line.
r. A. NEIL,
Traffic Manager,
II. +. FOSTER,
General Manager.
GOIdSboT0. y. c..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-15

Between points North. East. South
and Southwest,
Schedule in effect January 8. 1905.
Trains leave Raleigh