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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
THE DRYDEN TROPHY MATCH.
Prize of $4,000 Won by Ohio Mt the
Rice Shoot.
CIV tho Associated Press. }

Sea Girt, n. j., Sept. 2.-Ths the
final day of the second week Of the
military rifle shooting tournament
here was given over exclusively to the
Dryden Trophy match, the principal
prize in which is the $4,000 trophy
presented by John f. Dryden, Uni/d
States Senator from Jersey. The
match was won by Ohio with grand
total of 979 out of possible 1000.
New Jersey, which captured the
trophy last year, took second prize
today with a total of $50. The third
prize went to the infantry team of
the United States army. whose score
was 93S. Each team member fired
ten shots each at 200, 500 and 1000
yards.
A strong wind was blowing during
the firing at 200 yards, but the condi-
tons improved as the day advanced.
AT the end of the opening stage, New
Jersey was nthe lead, but the Ohio
team forged to \the front by superior
craftsmanship at the longer ranges.
The competitors other than prize
winners We're we'll punched.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
Crimson Finale of a Mad
mans Career.
He DIES SELF-SLAIN
In ths Face OF the Posse Sent Out to
Check His Work With Torch
and Bullet He Sends
Bullet Through His Own
Brain.
1By the Associated Press.)

Lorain, Ohio, Sept. 2.-On the point
of capture by a sheriff's posse, Peter
Pitts, the maniac who terrorized the
country side from Aven Beach to Lo-
rain for three days is dead by his
own hand He shot himself in the
head today in full view of the band
of armed farmers. who were pursu-
ing him and sank dead upon the
ground.
The three days in which he ran
amuck through territory of twenty
women. burning farm houses and
driving the population from their
homes to places of safety in the city,
marked one of the strangeest and most
sensational episodes in the history of
the county. Young. powerfully built,
intelligent, Pitts turned manias. was
more dangerous than an ordinary man
would have been undeer the same cir
cumstances. Farmers were afraid
to approach him, even with loaded
rifles and shot guns. His first deed
of violence was on Wednesday, when
he fired thrice from a corn field upon
Miss Mary Heckler. His next was
when he set the torch to the Heckler
homestead. buJning 1t to the ground.
Afterward he attempted to fire anoth-
er house, but was driven away. Fri
day morning he piled ties upon the
tracks of the Lakeshore electric line,
but failed in his objects. The mo-
torman of the Toledo limited car dis
covered the obstruction in time to
save himself and his passengers rom
destruction.
The climax came when word was
received that Pitts, still armed and
raving, had been seen at his grand
fathers home at French Creek.
Thither a posse of one hundred men
galloped without stopping. while the
farm houses in the neighborhood
We're locked and barred by their fran
tic inmates. At French Creek the
posse was met by the news that Pitts
had been refused shelter by his grand
father, and was then bound down the
Stony Ridge road.
The posse followed. At a turn of
the road they saw him in the distance,
and they formed, ready to fire. He
turned, watched the squad a moment,
drew his revolver, vaulted a fence, and
then, while the posse grimly " tc4led,
he shot himself four times and fell
a CORPSE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
BOND JUMPER COMES BACK.
Re turn of Arthur Mendenhall. Bud
Radcliffe Arrested for Shooting
Negroes
Especial to News and Observer

High Point, n. c.. Sept. 1.-The
High Point Savings and Trust Com
pany moved into its new home in the
Elwood Hotel annex today. Mr.. S.
III. billiard is president and Mr. Ed.
l.. Raglan, cashier of the bank. With
the bank goes the fire insurance husi-
ness of Jones, Smith d Carr, which
was purchased by said institution. 1t
will be purely a savings bank. having
no checking accounts whatever.
1t has been ascertained that the
late 0. w. Carr carried life insurance
to the amount of $1,000 up to the
time of his death. One of the success
full applicants to practice law was Mr..
Edward H. Farriss, brother of Editor
j. j. Farriss, of the High Point En-
terprise.
Last evening Arthur Mendenhall,
who had forfeited his bond of $500
for his non-appearance at trial week
ago to answer to the charge of re-
failing liquor without license, arrived
here and gave himself up 20 the Off
GERS. Mendenhall stated that the rea-
son he failed to show up was because
he was scared. His trial was called
very soon after arriving and he was
required to put up another bond of
$500 for his appearance at court this
month The first bond of $500 was
not collected, hence it was cancelled
as Mendenhall had shown up, though
quite tardy.
Bud" Hatcliffe. a negro man, was
arrested here yesterday by the Off
GERS for shooting a colored woman
last March at the home of Mr.. FL. G.
Field. where the woman cooked. Rat
cliffe fed the State after the SHOOTING
but returned a day or so ago. He shot
the negro woman through the neck
At the trial last night Radcliffe said
that he was drinking at the time, and
did not have any malice towards the
woman. He was bound over to court
in the sum of $3.50, for assault with
deadly weapon and for carrying a
concealed weapon.
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Total S3,14O.35 $43,747.49
In speaking of these conditions and
facts which require less money appro-
priated and disbursed this year the
Board of Audit and Finance writes as
follows:
1--WE respectfully call the attention
of the board to the manner in which
most of the estimates of expenses are
made out, and would suggest that all
estimates be itemiZed as far as posi-
bic and state number of men en-
ployed, with rate of wages per day.
number of horses cost per month per
horse, for privinder, smithwork, etc,
in doing regular necessary work, ana
that the estimates be made for oniy
necessary current expenses.
1--WE also recommend that any
work of a permanent character be not
included in estimates, but considered
separate, and a special appropriation
be made therefor.
l. We also desire to call your attention
to section Az, page 26 of charter, which
says:
mo ordinance of the mayor and
Board of Aldermen of said city levying
any tax whatever shall be valid or of
any effect unless an estimate and
rate of assessment of the taxes so to
be levied shall be first submitted to
said Board of Audit and Finnace and
approved by at least two of it's men,
bers.
"The estimates aforesaid shall spe-
city the amount required during the
next coming fiscal year to pay IN
terest on the debt of said city and t"
provide a sinking fund for it's ultl-
mate payment and the amount which
will be required, az nearly as can be
ascertained to meet the necessary eX-
penditures for the several departments
| of the city government; and the
amounts to be expended under said
estimates shall be appointed by said
Board of Audit and Finance accord
| ing to the specifications accompanying
| the same among the several depart
ments of Whlch dpporlloi
ment a copy shall be delivered to the
cIe-,- of said city.
! "rhere Voc y floating debt of S2,00J
at beginning of current hscal yeal
| which should be provided for"
! The budget is again in the hands
| of the Board of Aldermen and
expected that the needed reductions
! will be made, and the city live with
in its income.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
DEATH ON EITHER HAND.
Anderson Hanging Over Molten Metal
Caught the Electric Wire
and Died.
(By the Associated Press.)

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Nels Anderson, a
motor inspector for the Illinois Steel
Company, chose death by electrocu-
ton i'm preference to a more horrible
fate in one of the company's seething
metal pits, today at the South Chicago
Works
Anderson was doing repair work on
the arm of a crane directly above one
of the hot metal pits. A slight move
ment of the arm caused him to lose
his balance. The only support within
reach was an uninsulated live wire
which connected the crane with pow
err. The doomed man gave one glance
at the white hot metal below and
caught the wire as he was falling.
He was almost instantly killed and
the body hung over the fire until tine
current was shut off. Death is Thought
to have been instantaneous.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
TO PREACH ON LABOR.
Presbyterian Ministers Throughout
the United States Will Do So
Today.

Chicago, Sept. practically every
Presbyterian minister in the United
States will preach on some phase OF
the labor question on Sunday, Septem-
Der 3, as the result of an appeal from
the department of Church and La
Dor of that denomination which has
its offices in Chicago. Besides these
1000 Presbyterian preachers. thous-
ands in other denominations have Ia
ken up the question, so that more Ia
Dor sermons will be heard on Sun
day than on any da- in the history OF
the church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05

neral services will be held tomorrow
at the Methodist church and will be
conducted by Rev. F. NJ. Snipes, the
pastor of the church.
There is no one who is a truer be-
lever in and follower of Christ than
she was. Her life was pure and beau
tiful and guided at all times by the
true Christian spirit. She will be deep
ly missed by her church and many
to whom she extended the helping
hand.
She leaves the following children:
Mrs. DR.. G.. G. Edwards, of Hooker
ton; Mrs. d. w. Youngblood. of Troy,
S. c.; Mrs. w. A. Leggett, of Edenton;
Mrs. d. FL. Hood and Mrs. Estelle
Moore, of this place, and Mr.. M. IL.
Herman, of Portsmouth, Va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
DEATH OF MRS. p. l.. HERMAN.
A Woman of COnseCrated Life Whose
Loss is Deeply Deplored.

Especial to News and Observer
Dunn, N. c., Sept. Mrs. P. j..
Herman died at her home here this
morning at 1000 o'clock after an i'll
ness of about one month. The news
of her death brings sadness to the en-
tire town. She was the wife of Rev.
2. L. Herman, who was member OF
the North Carolina Conference for
over forty years. She was siXtyfive
wears of age and member of the
Methodist church at this place. Since
the death of her husband, about two
years ago. she had been living with
her youngest daughter of this place,
Mrs. D. H. Hood.
She will be buried here, and the tu-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
ASKING TOO MUCH
Board of Audit and FL
nance Returns Budget.
Call for Economy in City Expenses in
Place Of Increase Of Nearly $40
600 This Year With $4,000
Less Revenue Than Last.

"You want to spend too much
money this year keep within our in
come" is in effect the message sent
back with the budget for 1906 to the
Board of Aldermen by the Board of
Audit and Finance.
Since the making of the budget by
the Aldermen the Board of Audit and
Finance has been figuring and as the
result of this they find that the AL
dermen's figures for money to be spent
this year are nearly $4,000 i'm eX-
cess of last year, while the estimated
revenue for the fiscal year ending
March LIST, 1906, is $4,000 less than
last year.
In returning the budget to the AL
dermen the Board of Audit and
Finance closes it's comparison of re-
ceipts and expenses for three years as
follows:
I'VE regret exceedingly that in this,
our first year, we find it necessary
to return the budget, but we are COM
PEELED to do SO, as the appropriations
SO far exceed the estimated revenues
unless an increase in tax rate is made
This we do not feel called upon to
recommend under existing circum-
stances
at seems to us that the revenue Of
the city should be ample to cover ex-
penditures. We, therefore, ask ma
terial reduction of budget for the sew
eral departments"
The income of Raleigh from all
sources for the fiscal year ending
March /, 1904, was $74,501.26, while
the disbursements were $50, 425.55. To
March 1, 1905, the receipts were $685.
7S4S7, the expenses $S4, 5SS.31. In
both these years the city was living
over it's income, and this is the pro-
posal from the budget this year, d
tendency which the Board of Audit
and Finance proposes to cut short.
This year the estimated expenses from
the budget proposed is $103, 1862,
plus other expenses which have to be
met on amounts not appropriated, IN
terest on current expense bonds and
on warrants amounting to $3.50,
making the total expenses reach
$107 306.92, an increase over last
year of S22,71S.61, and over two years
ago of s26,SS1.37. or with a loss OF
revenue of $5901.S7 as against last
year an excess this year of proposed
disbursements over estimated receipts
of SIS, 423.92.
The Board of Audit in it's report
shows that from March 1st to August
1st of this year an increase in cX-
penses of $7,607.14. OF this amount
the old Board spent money for March
and April, the total for the five months
being $43.747.49 as against the same
five months last year of $36,14O.35
as follows:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
A FRENCH ULTTMATUM.
A Payment of Money and an Apology
Among the Demands.
(By the Associated Press.

Paris Sept. 1.-THE government has
addressed to the Sultan of Morocco
another preemptory note amounting
to an ultimatum. This note says that
the release of the imprisoned ALGERIAN
citizen Bouzian is not sufficient and
demands in addition-first, the pay
ment of an indemnity; second, the
punishment of the Caid who made the
arrest and third. public apology. If
all these demands are not granted
within a brief delay the French min
lister will be ordered to leave Fee pre-
paratory to the adoption of coercive
measures.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
BOYS NECK BROKEN.
The Mule Ran Away and the Boy Fell
Before Wheel.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Winston Salem, n. c., Sept. 1.-Two
sons of Mr.. Lace knight, . Stokes
county farmer yesterday started to
Walnut Cove with a load of wood.
They were driving a mule. The ami
NAL became frightened at a dog that
ran out from a yard and dashed off,
throwing both of the boys from the
wagon.
The youngest, seven years old, fell
under the wagon, one wheel passing
over his neck, breaking it and causing
almost instant death.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
OPENS SEPTEMBER Is.
LittletOn Female College Has Great
Prospects For Coming Season.

Especial to News and Observer)
Littleton, N. c., Sept. 2.-Littleton
Female College opens its fall term
Wednesday, September 18th, and Pres
ident j. M. Rhodes says the prospects
for large attendance were never SO
good as this year. 1t appears now
that the college will make the greatest
stride forward in its history. Many
thousand dollars have been spent in
improving the college buildings and
the faculty is stronger than ever be-
fore,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
Raleigh Cotton Figures.

Ten bales of cotton were sold here
Yesterday, the prices ranging from
10 to 10 IA cents for new cotton, and
from 10 IL to 10 IA for old cotton.
The same day last year Is bales were
sold here at from 10 ga to II cents.
The prices on the market yester-
day for off grades were 8 IL to
cents for new cotton, to IL cents
for old cotton,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05

The Visit to Canton Abandoned Be-
cause OF Anti-American Feel
ing There.
CRy the Associated Press

Hong Kong, Sept. 2.-Secretary of
War Taft and his party, included
among which is Miss Alice Roosevelt,
have arrived here. The party will re-
main three days.
The governor of Hong Kong, Sir
Matthew Nathan, and the British
colony are feting the visitors.
The visit of Secretary Taft to Can
ton has been abandoned owing to
the anti-American feeling there, the
city being posted with obnoxious plac-
ards.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
Groves
The-Highest-Qua1ity Chill Tonic

would be false to cheaper the cost of production
by using ingredients of inferior quality, because the
selling reputation of Groves Taseess Chill Tonic demands
the maintenance of the highest obainabe quality The
makers use every year about ten (O) tons of Qunine
alone which the largest amount used by any manuac
urer in the world and thrtieth 130) of the entire
Quinine supply
Drives Out. Malaria and Builds Up the System
Sold by all dealers for 81 years. Price SO cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-05
CURIOUS CONTEMPT CASES.

Magistrates Haynes and Gudger Play
Legal Game of See-Saw
Especial to News and Observer)
Asheville, N. c., Sept. 2.-The clos
ing of the courts presided over by
Magistrate Gudger, of Asheville, and
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-04-14
Library Entertainment

Under the direction of Miss Mcguire,
the pupils of the public schools will
give an entertainment at the opera
house next week Friday evening for
tue benefit of the public library. Miss
Mcguire will be assisted in the man
agement by Miss McCrery and Miss
Mack and also by the library COM
mittee. The program will consist of
exercises by the pupils, recitatlons
and music, together with some special
music by the male quartette. After
the regular program refreshments will
be served. Admission Is and Is cents.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-04-14
TWO CITY NCKtIs NOMINATED.
Coins to Be lots Doing at the City
Election Next tuesday

Every qualified voter in kimball-,
including the ~women-will probably he
hauled to the polls next Tuesday to
vote, if it takes Il four-horse team to
do it. Aside for somewhat of Il Squab-
BILE over the election of aldermen and
school treasurer, there appears to be q
determination not to permit religious
convictions and ismS to enter the per-
sonnet of the teachers in the public
schools.
In accordance with a call for a "pco-
pies caucus" at the engine house SAT-
urday night about eighty voters as
sembled. j. b. Long was made chair
man and Fred Griswold secretary. The
following ticket was nominated.
For Assessor, Il. ID. Warner.
For School Treasurer, C. @. Lowe.
For Member of Board of Education
at large, Frank Griswold.
For Aldermen, Jos. Yarosh, C. S.
Blodgett, Il. a. Reynolds.
For members of the board of educa-
ton, Mrs. L. G. Conant. Mrs NJ. a.
Willy, Mrs. e. w. Jefferson.
There was a contest Owe the cleo
ton of school treasurer and assessor,
but the aldermen and members of the
board of education were elected by
reclamation. The placing of three
women on the school ticket marks an
Innovation and shows a carefully pre-
pared slate for that purpose. 1t came
as qnite a surprise to those not on the
inside-though there is no reason why
the same thing hasn't been done be-
fore, because the mothers of the child
rem have a direct interest in the
schools. Why the women are let in
to the charmed circle thic year is not
apparent on the surface, though there
are those who think they smell a long
tailed rat.
The ticket as a whole-or the senti-
ment that prompted it-appears not
to have been unanimous. At anyrate,
another caucus was held Monday
night and a full ticket certified under
the name of ':cirizcns; ticket" to the
city auditor. The caucus was called
to meet at the engine house, but as
the council held a special meeting it
was adjourned to DR.. O'Ready's Of
fee. G. Fl. Whitaker was chairman
and DR.. O'Ready secretary and here
is the ticket:
For assessor, f. D. Warner
For school treasurer, Halyor Halvo11
son.
For member of board of education
at large, +. q. Miller.
For aldermen, JOS. Yarosh, B. w.
Ryan, Ernest Mohr.
For members of the board of educa-
tion, Chas. Dewey, p. G. Delire, f.
B. Hubbard.
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The opera House Improvement.

AS noted in these columns last week,
the Ochsner company are making de-
cided Improvements in the interior of
the opera %house-and long needed ones
The most striking one is alterations
in the stage, which as originally con-
structed was an architectural monstro-
city. The stage has been lowered seven
inches in front and one loot at the
rear, leaving a pitch" Of five inches
instead of twelve Ia pitch of two
inches would have been suficient.)
This will make the stage less like a
punch and judy booth and enable
those who trod the boards to AVOID
throwing out a curb or getting knee
sprung. The ends of the %proscenium
arch have also been Strengthened at
right angles with the stage, bringing
the curtain forward four feet. Before
it dropped almost in the middleo the
stage. The additional stage room be-
hind the curtain will not only make
possible a much better stage setting
but make it unnecessary for the william
to roll over two or three times after
beng killed to get inside the curtain
before it drops.
a t~irst-class scenic artist III Iowa is
now painting Il new drop curtain and
scenery for the stage and will arrive
later to finish up here. The hall is tc
be %kalsomined in a pretty tint and
the wood work all touched up. When
completed it will look pretty fine anC
be as much a source Of qualification tt
all good citizens of this town and as il
will be a pride to the Ochsner com
yany. 1t is hoped to have everything
completed by Memorial day.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-04-14

The county auditor of the only coun-
ty in the state which went Democratic
last fall-Brule-has disappeared and
1T appears that before he left he col.
lected about $500 worth Of county
warrants belonging to other parties
Big Stone Headlight.
Perhaps the Headlight won't feel SO
funny when it leprns that the missing
auditor was one of the few Republi-
cans that Slipped into office in this
county two years ago.
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Notice ofSchoo1 Election

Office of Clerk of Board of Education, Kim
ball, s. y.
Notice is hereby given that an annual election
in and fot tho Independent School District Ct
the City of Kimbail, South Dakota, will be held
at the engine mouse in said city on Tuesday,
April IS, 1903, at which time the following Of
ticers will be voted for:
One Treasurer:of the Board of Education.
One member of the Board of Education ut
Largo.
One member CT the Board of Education from
the First Ward.
One member of the Board of Education from
the Second Ward.
One Member of the Board of Education from
the Third Ward.
Dated at Kimball, S, D. April 6. 1905.
II. G. Smith, Clerk.
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Notice ofLicense Election

Office Of City Auditor, kimball 8. D.
Notice is hereby, given that ct the next annual
election to be held on Tuesday, April Is, 1905, at
Dakota, County OF Brule, there will be submit
ted to the legal voters Of said city the question
granting Licenses for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors Mt retallln said city.
Dated at Kimball, 3. L., April 6, 1905.
h. C. Smith, City Auditor.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-04-14
Notice OF Warrant Election

Office of City Auditor, Kimball, SD.
Notice is hereby given that at the next annual
election to be held on Tuesday, April IS. 1905, at
the engine house in the City If Kimball, South
Dakota. County of Brule. there will be submit
ted to the legal voters of said city the question
of issuing city warrants to the amount not ex-
ceedlng twenty-five hundred dollars Gs25OO) for
the purpose of installing a system of Water
works for fire protection.
Dated at Kimball. s. D.. Aoril G, 1865.
III. @. Smith, City Auditor.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-04-14
Notice of City Election

Office OF City Auditor, Kimball, S. D. =.
Notice is hereby given that an annual election
in and for the City of Kimball, South Dakota,
will be held at the engine house in said city on
Tuesday, April Is, 1905 at which time the follow.
ing officers will be voted for: /,
One alderman for the First Ward.
One alderman for the Second Ward.
One alderman for the Third Ward,
One Assessor.
Dated at Kimbull, 8. D., April 6, 1905.
He. Smih, Auditor.