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The broad ax., 1905-03-18
Dog and Han.

A dog grovIs over his dinner be-
cause he dTkes II, and q man grovis
over his because he doesn't-Chicago
Daily News.
The broad ax., 1905-03-18
Practical Politica-

II cost the United States Sss7.o5 last
year to collect 70 cents 1t the port q Ca
lena, mL-N. Y. Tribune.
The broad ax., 1905-03-18
Poor Mans Gift.

A poor man with q single handful
Of flowers heaped the aims bowl Of
Buddha, which the rich could not III
with 10000 bushels.-From the Chi
nese.
The broad ax., 1905-03-18
'Tis Trusl

The man always anxious to close q
discussion with q bet usually laekl
both argument and money.-N. o
Times-Democrat.
The broad ax., 1905-03-18
Fat nd Runninr.

AFreneh army omeer on skis has tray-
eled Il miles and eco yards In Is minutes
In Switzerland.
The broad ax., 1905-03-18

Simple Remedy for Indigestion
The food must not only be palatable.
but must be served in an attractive
manner (Ane dishes, table decorations,
etc l-Medical Record
The broad ax., 1905-03-18
Liter'X.

Mamma, which periodical d It that
papa goes OF on?"-Life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
TIE LIE GIVEN. y BLOW. \ SHOT.
Mr.. l.. W. Ratc"elor in = Sanitariun.
Van Sharp in Jail

Wilson, n. c., June 19.-Mr. l.. ".
Bachelor, Wilson man, is lying in
the sanitarium with bullet wound in
his left hip inflicted by another white
man named Van Sharp, of WilbankS.
Mr.. Bachelor was brought here Sat
urday night and is resting comfort
ably.
The trouble occurred about three
miles from Selma at the saw mill Mr..
Bachelor is locating on the Mouse
river, where the Southern Railroad
crosses. Sharp has been cooking for
his force, and Saturday afternoon Mr..
Bachelor, after paying him, Informed
him that he had not been doing his
duty of late and therefore his servi-
ces were no longer required. Sharp.
so Mr.. Bachelor says, at once disputed
his word and was asked if he intended
to call him a liar. The words were
repeated and Mr.. Bachelor struck at
Sharp who pulled his pistol and fired
with the above results.
Sharp is now in the Smithhefd izfif
and having had his preliminary hear
ing Saturday afternoon. was impris-
oned in default of bail for $1,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
Maryland Jobbers Return
to Membership.
About Three Hundred Groccrs Answer
the Roll When President Van
Hoose Calls the Convention
to Order.
(By the Associated Press)

Norfolk, Va, June 20.-The opening
session of the convention of the Whole
sale Grocers' Association was held this
when President j. A. Van Hoose call
ed the convention to order about 800
grocerS answered to the roll call.
The feature of the first session of
the convention was the election OF
twenty-five or more of the Maryland.
Jobbers to membership in the associa-
ton. At the convention at AShe Vile,
North Carolina, about three years ago
the Maryland people became dissatis-
fled at some action of the association
and withdrew. During the past winter
President Van HooSe went to Balti-
more to see if he could not adjust mat
ters. The return of the Maryland peo-
pie to the fold yesterday was the result
of his work
After reviewing the work of the year
in his report and congratulating the
members on the promptneSS with
which they had carried out the agree
ments of the body the president made
the following comments on the various
special lines of work that had engross-
ed the attention OF the officers.
'In accordance with our last meet
ing in Atlanta we were prepared and
ready to assist the National Association
of Retail Grocers in carrying out the
work of organizing States i'm our ter
ritoTy Legitimate retailers, properly
organized and working in harmony
And sympathy with our association
can be of the greatest possible bene-
fit to themselves and us.
81 he plan of the ArbuCkles concern
ing the coffee situation is working well
and the reports from over our terri
tory are to the effect that secret cut
ting and rebatlng havo entirely ceased
in many sections and have been great
ly reduced in others. although the
plan has just passed through It's first
quarter.
TO my regret as well as some sur
prise l found that a very large num-
ber of retailers, semi i-jobberS and
brokers posing as wholesale grocers,
are still buying directly from several
manufacturers who also solicit busi-
ness from firms whom we class as legi-
innate wholesale grocerS.
while the net profit on tobaccos
and Snuffs are still not satisfactory. Il
gives me pleasure to report that the
general condition on both are better.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
BACK TO THE FOLD'DROPPED AND DIED
Sudden Death in Con-
ventiOn Hall.
S. P. Shearin, Formerly President oil
the Democratic National Com
mittee, Tested and Then Fell
and Expired.
and Expired.
lBv the Associated Press }

Chicago, June 20.-S. P. Sheerin,
formerly secretary of the Democratic
National Committee. dropped dead on
the floor of the convention hall in the
Auditorium Hotel today while making
an address before the delegates to the
convention of the National Interstate
Independent Telephone Association.
Death was due to apoplexy.
Mr.. Sheerin was president of the
new long distance telephone company
of indianapolis, and had been selected
to reply to an address of welcome AS
Mr.. Sheerin went to the speaker $
table he jokingly remarked that he
was unable to make a speech without
notes, and asked the pardon of those
present while he read his response -
the address of welcome. He had pro-
Ceeded well along with the reading
when he suddenly stepped backward
and fell to the floor. expiring within
a few minutes
Mr.. Sheerin. a moment before his
collapse, remarked to Colonel j. -.
Powers of Louisville, Ky. temporary
chairman of the conyention, that he
was not feeling well. The convention
was thrown into a state of intense
excitement by Mr.. Sheerin's death and
several minutes elapsed before order
could be restored.
che convention Immediately ad-
iournCd for the day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
Tor Twenty Thousand Dollars.

Especial to News and Observer
Durham. n. c.. June 20.-Last Dc
cember there was head-on collision
on the yard of the Southern road in
which Conductor Jack Price and a
colored firemen by the name of Ihoo,
Trollinger were badly hurt. Troliinger
lost a foot had his jaw broken and
was hurt otherwise. He has now in
instituted suit against the North Caro-
lima road for 100000 damages.
Thursday evening there will be q
Joint mass meeting attended by the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce, the mayor. board of aldermen
and citizens generally, looking to-
wards a move to tear away the present
iaiI and purchase a small strip of land
for the purpose of making a small
park near the union station. There is
p general demand that the unsightly
iail be torn away from the union sta
tion and put elsewhere. The coun Y
commissioners are going to spend sew
eral thousand dollars improving the
iail and now is a good time, so those
who want the Jail removed think, TO
start the ball rolling.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
Japan Has Things Too
Much Her Own Way.
THUS RUSSIA THINKS
In Toxic There Have Been a Number
OF Conferences to Consider Con-
ditions and Discuss the Se-
lection OF The Plenipo-
ten.iaries.
(By the Associated Press.)

ST. Petersburg, June 20.-10 p. m
The only hope for the armistice pend
ing the meeting of the peace plenipo-
tentiaries seems to rest with President
Roosevelt. and even that is considered
slender. SO far as known the Presi
dent has not taken a positive step in
this direction. The impression here
continues strong that Japan. only with
great reluctance, could be induced to
torego the advantages of her strategic
position which, despite the tone of the
oftlcial adviceS from the front, is re-
gaTded as being altogether favorable
TO Field Marshal Oyama, and agree to
a suspension of hostiItIes for at least
six weeks, during which time thous-
ands OF Teinforcements would reach
General LineVitch and Vladivostock
would be strengthened with munitions
and supplies to withstand siege. In
deed. II is suggested that Japan delib-
erateiy planned to postpone the meet
ing long enough to give Oyama a
cnance to administer to the Russians a
fresh defeat on land in order to rob
The war party III Russia of their last
card and facilitate acquiescence to her
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
THE JURORS REPLY
AtweII and Kennedy Be-
fore the Court.
Judge Boyd Will Not Pronounce Judg-
ment Until the Cases Against
the Other Jurors Are
Tried.
(spcial to News and Observer.)


Charlotte. n. c., June 20.-In the
Federal court today a. l.. Kennedy and
C.. F. Atwfl two of the grand jurors
charged with contempt of court in
connection with certain information
divulged as to the proceedings of the
grand jury at the StateSVIlle term of
court last April in connection with the
evidence upon which q bill of indict-
ment was returned in the celebrated
Williams case. filed answers to the
rule against them. The answers al
legged that the respondents had not
violated any oath and were not guilty
of any imprOpriety and asked that the
rule be dismissed. Counsel for the
respondents argued that the matter
did not come i'm the jurisdiction of the
court since the grand jurors were not
officers of the Charlotte court and did
not make the disclosure cOmplained of
until after they had been discharged
and the Statesville court had ad-
JOu"ned.
After hearing the arguments Judge
Boyd ordered that the rule be made
= absolute. stating that judgment would
not be pronounced until the case
against the other jurors had been dis
aosed Of 1t is presumed that the mat
ter will be carried TO the Circuit Court
Of Appeals.
In the course of the hearing of the
rnle issued against Messrs Kennedy
and Atwell able arguments were ad-
dressed to the court by Judge w. +.
?vnum, Judge Charles a. Moore and
MIR. Il. r. Cansler for the respondents
and District Attorney Holton and AS
s:stant l.. - let Attorney Price for the
yo.ernment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
Date satisfactory to Russia.
tRv the Associated Press.)


st. Petersburg, June 20.-Russia,
tho Associated Press is officially in
formed. finds no objection to August
l as suggested by Japan for the date
Of the meeting of the plentipotenti
aries. and instructions will be sent TO
Am ba sSa dor CaSsini to accept it.
In spite of the dispatches from
Washington indicating the possibility
that Count CaSsini and Minister TAX
ahlra may sign a temporary armistiCe
before the end of the week. the For
eign Office declares positively that
there have been no official exchanges
on the subject. Indeed according to
the view expressed by the, Foreign
Offices recognized moutbpiece there is
not much expectation that a suspen-
sion cf hostilities can DC arranged. At
the same time it is readily agreed
that the prospects of peace might he
advanced il battle could be avoided
pending the meeting.
According to reports current in this
city some prelminaries looking to an
armistice have already taken place
b ween General Lnevitoh and Field
Marshal Oyama, but the War Office
offers no confirmation of this On the
contrary the news from the front. IL
though meagre. all seems to indicate
that the Japanese advance has already
begun.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
THE NEGRO TEACHERS.
Large Numbers Gather at Greensboro
for Their Association.
(Special 10 News and ObserverO

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., June 20.-Today
the trains are bringing in large num-
bers of colored teachers from all over
the State to attend the oath annual
session of their teachers association.
They will be in session all the week
the order of exercises, modelled large
Iy on tn plan of the white assembly
concluding Saturday night. Tonight
in the auditorium of Bennett College
a large audience was present at the
opening exercises. Addresses of well
come were made by the president of
Bennett College, DR.. j. D. Chavis;
president of the State A. & NJ. College.
DR.. j. r. Dudley; principals of Green's
boro graded schools for the colored. II.
n. Faulkner and w. S. Winslew. The
response on the part of the visiting
teachers was made by Prof, w. G.
Pearson, principal of the Durham
graded schools. The president of the
State association is P. w. Moore, prin-
cipal of the State Normal College at
Elizabeth City, and the secretary is S.
C. Atkins, the highly esteemed super
intendent or principal of the Slater
College at Winston-Salem.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
Leads all North Carolina Daiies i'm News and Circulation

Smith and Shea. Time 1:40. Um-
pires, w. Clarke and Fly.
Second game. r. H. E.
Birmingham 0002 *-4 3 o
80 0 100000 Ii 1
Batteries: Dessau and Clark
Jackson and Shea. Time 1:45. Um-
pire, Pfenninger
Nashville. Tenn, June 20.-Mont-
gomery took two games from Nash
vile today. Attendance LOO. Score:
R.H. E.
Nashville ..OOO0ooOO 90 ? ?
Montgomery 00001-4 s
Batteries: Herman and Accorsini;
Starkell and Yeager Time 1927.
Umpire, Fremont.
Second game r. II. T..
Nashville 10000 0001O1-2 5 Z
Montgomery O00O0 0 3 1 O.
Batteries: Bailey and Swindell;
Stultz and Mi1lerick. Time 1850.
Umpire, Fremont.
Little Rock. Ark, June 20.-Little
game postponed on
account of rain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
THREE PUT UNDER BOND.
The Death of Mrs. Safreight Involved
I'm Mystery.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, n. c., June 20-In SUM
ner township yesterday afternoon, af-
ter a hearing on a charge of muder,
three justices of the peace sitting with
Squire PaSchal, required the defend
ants, Mrs. Nancy A. Linebery w. Ii.
Osborn and A. A. Safreight to give
bonds for their appearance at the next
term of court.
The evidence, while somewhat con-
f1icting. tended to establish these
facts: Two weeks ago, Mrs. Safreight,
wife of defendant A. A. Safreight. and
sister to Mrs. Linebery, died suddenly
and was buried the same day. Rumors
of foul play pervaded the neighbor-
hood resulting in warrants against the
parties named. Witnesses Swore to
finding on the body marks of blows
and a heavy stroke on tho temple,
which must have broken the skull
The husband was charged with caus-
ing death by cruelty beating his wife.
The Evidence being conflicting the de-
fendants were allowed 10 give bond.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
AN ILLEGAL SENTENCE.
This is Judge PEBBLES Decision in the
Case of Austin Scales.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, y. c.. June 20-Judge
PEBBLES yesterday heard habeas
corpus case brought by Stedman and
Cook for the purpose of getting their
client. a negro named Austin Scales,
out of Jail. On Saturday, while Scales
was on trial before the mayor on a
charge of retailing liquor. witness
under examination stated that Scales
had importuned her to not testify
againSt him, or TO make il light on
him" Mayor Murphy lit on him with
an instantaneous process of contempt
of his court. while Major Stedman got
hot in protesting that he could not
SummaTily have n man up for con-
tempt without first serving q rule on
him to show cause why he should not
he attached for contempt. The mayor
sentenced Scales to Jail for thirty days
for contempt whether or not, and Mai
Stedman took an appeal. The mayor
then required five hundred dollar
bond. necessitating the defendant s
going to jail to await the coming of
the court he had appealed to. which
would have made his Imprisonment
WAS sentenced. writ of habeas cor
pus. reciting these facts was sued out
before Judge PEBBLES. and after hear
ing the case yesterday he decided that
Scales had been illegally sentenced and
the case against him on charge of
contempt of court was dismissed.
Judge PEBBLES also found that there
was some evidence of Scales having
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
MORTON WANTS TO KNOW.
And There's to be Another Stirring
up of Equitable Waters.
CBy the Associated Press.D

New York, June ia new and
Independent investigation of the af-
fairs of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society is TO be begun at once. Paul
Morton, the newly elected chairman of
the board of directors, wants to know
exactly how things are with the sooiety
and has commissioned Price, Water
house e. Company and Haskins g.
Sells, chartered accountants working
together to examine every detail of
the work investments and relations
of the society.
In a letter sent by Mr.. Morton to
the firms employed he instructs them
10 ascertain the society's annual eX-
penses, cost of securing business. value
of the society'S real estate and other
investments the relations between the
society and the trust companies and
other matters bearing on the society's
condition. Mr.. Morton directs that the
Investigations shall be prompt and
thorough
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
ls.,l.ls pI,E:s.A AI.l..ell QcEIR.ss..
Arrival Of Delegates to the Convention
i'm Norfolk
CRv the Associated Press.)

by the ASSOCldLtu 4 lCfp'-t
Norfolk, Va, June 19.-Nearly
three hundred delegates to the annual
convention of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers Association came to Norfolk
today and 9th RS will arrive tomorrow
morning. The Southern Association
is being entertained by the Wholesale
Grocers and Tobacconlsts Association
of 1idewater Virginia. The sessions
will all be held i'm the CRANKY Theatre
and tho first formal session will begin
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
afternoon sessions will begin at two
o'clock and the evening sessions at 8
o'c.ock
At 1880 o'clock this afternoon the
delegates who had arrived at that
hour met in executive session at the
theatre to hear the reports of various
special committees that were appoint
ed at the last convention 10 look into
the matter of rebates and special in
ducements made by large manufac-
turing concerns to have their wares
pushed ahead of goods of a similar
nature manufactured by other con-
Germs. An effort will be made to put
Il stop to this system. which works to
the dctriment of the jobbers. An ef-
fort will also be made to abolish the
custom of the manufacturers Of sell
ing to retailers at jobbing prices.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
Certain Banks May Lose
a Million.
NONE SUSPECTED HlF
But When GaskiII Died ard Admin
traitors Began Closing Up His All
fairs a Gigantic System Of
Forgery Was Revea'e1 to
the Amazed People.
(By the Associated Press }

Philadelphia. Pa. June 2O.--One.
the most sensational cases of forg
that has ever been brought TO lighA
financial circles of this city was a
closed today when it was announcer
that certificates calling for small
numbers of shares of stock had been
fraudulently raised to hundreds of
shares. causing a loss TO certain banks
and trust companies of this city of
from $d50,000 To $1,000,000. The
forgery involves the name of Benjamin
H. Gaskill, who went to his grave
four weeks ago. Gaskill was the sole
member of the banking and brokerage
concern known as Benjamin II. Cas-
kill eS Company lie had offices in the
financial district and his credit was
considered gilt-edged.
Gaskill died about four weeks ago,
end at the time of his death he was
believed to be Wul In abo1t nalf a mli-
lion dollars Fjc left no will and ad-
ministrators began to close up his
business. A patron of the firm, whose
name is not gwen, bought from the es-
tate ore hundred shares Of Rhiladel-
lhia Traction Company stock. This
was sent TO the Philadelphia Traction
Office to have the transfer recorded.
The certificate did not agree with the
conIpany's looks and an slnNes tiga-
ton showed tla1.thc certificate had
been raised from six shares. 10 one
hundred. The stock exchange,
which Gaskell was a member, the
sent cut notices TO its members ref
To receive stock certificates from the
Gaskiil estate
further investigation brought
light Il surprising state of affairs ~
was found that Gaskill had credieod
himself on his own books with six
thousand shares of Philadelphia Trac-
ton stock, valued at Approximately
$500 900. while the Traction Com
pany's books showed he had only four
hundred shares. 1t was also discover
cd that he had raised stock certificate
OF the United Railways OF New Jersey
to two hundred and the certificates
of the Frankford d Southward Street
Railway Company, of this city, from
two to twenty. The latter stock Is
worth $450 a share.
Gaskill kept two accounts. one re,
oording the transactions OF his custo-
mers. which was correct, and another
giving his own transactions. His books
showed that he was losing from $l5,-
600 to $4,000 a year in his business.
Ills method of operation was to OBJ
tai certificates of gilt edged securities
calling for one, two, three or some
other small number of shares. raise
the figures and give them as securities
for large loans. At least six banks
and trust companies of this city admit
holding fraudulent securities for large
loans 4 ffnancicr who has been max
ing an investigation said tonight that
tho amount Of money loaned on the
raised certificates will aggregate be-
tween $3.50, 900 and S1,000,00O. II IS
believed that every little will be re-
'ccs0Vefed' from the estate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
Discussion 1T Toxic.
(RN -tho Assoclated Press

(Ry the Associated Press.)
TOXIC, june e..20.-lu q. NJ Discus
sion of the meeting of the peace plel1-
potentiaTieS continues through Wash
ngtcn with indications OF an early
completion of the details There has
been a series. oil conferences between
the Elder Statesmen and the Cabinet
to consider the conditions and discuss
the selection of pienipotentiaries. 1t
is thought to be possible to complete
the details. appointing the plenipotcn-
tiaries and organize Il staff of assist
ants in time TOR them To sail on the
steamer Empress of Indian June 30
from Iokohoma for Vancouver, Is.
G., ca voyage of about two weeks.) 1t
is expected that the party will num-
Der 4 dozen.
In the meantime military activities
will continue Important develop
ncnts in various directions are expect
ed speedily.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21

The following United States Com
missioners have been re-appointed by
the Federal Court here. their terms to
be for four years from June 4:
ID. 5. Baggett, Mt. Carmel; r. l..
Burns, Carthage: Samuel p Cooler.
Wilmington; William II. Cox, Laurin-
burg; l.. II. Daniels. RoxboTo; 7.
Gooch, Weldon; Thomas w. Ha Sc;
Littleton; Charles r. Hill. New FERN.
Hugh Humphrey. Goldsburg; Carson
Johnson. Pittsboro; w. NJ. Kelly.
Rockingham; John Nichols, Raleigh;
r. C.. Lawrence. Lumberton; j. C..
Warren. Edenton: j. ]. Wilson, Dunn:
J. NJ. Wolf, Beaufort: F. s White.
Elizabethtown; j. b. Wicker, v'nite-
Vile.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
RELIEF IN SIGHT
State Corporation Com
mission. investigates.
They Promise the Truckers to Do All
in Their Power TO Relieve
the Situation Com
planned OF.
(special 10 Kew and Observer.(

p Especial to News and Observer
Faison, y. g, June 2O.-The state
Corporation Commission met at Fai-
son today to investigate the freight
rates. slow schedules and the general
bad transportation of the strawberry
and vegetable crops along the viii
mington & Weldon Railroad. Truck
crs from this section were present and
gave full evidence to the commission
of the present bad state of transporta-
ton. i he commission was interested
as we'll as amazed at the poor trans
portation service given the growers
and particularly as to the vegetable
growers since the strawberry season
closed with its disastrous record.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-21
The Electrical Engineers.

(By the Associated Press)
ASheville. N. c., June 20-The sec
ond days session of the American In
stitute Of Electrical Engineers was
given over to the discuss on of rail-
road topics. papers thereon being read
by Messrs. F. n. Waterman and c.
DeMuralt. of New York City, AMI
William Mcclellan. Of Philadelphia
This afternoon the delegates were
rendered an excursion along the
French Broad river by the Southern
Railway.