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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Product of That Double
Territorial Egg
BATE ON STATEHOOD
He Uses an Extraordinary Metaphor
to Express His Disgust at the
Idea of Uniting the Terrific
ries. House Passes the
Army Bill.
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, San. 2O.-The State
hood bill and the Fur Seal indemnify
bill again divided the attention of the
Senate today and both again went over
without action. MrA Fulton spoke in
support of the Indemnity bill and
Messrs. McCreary and Bate in opposi-
ton to Statehood measure.
Mr. McCreary said: THE pending
bill must be considered in the light of
force BILL distasteful alike to all in
both territories"
Mr.. Bates opposed in vigorous lah
guage. the consolidation plan, declar-
ing that the union was not desired he
said This double territorial egg was
laid by the chairman of the House
Committee on Territories and upon the
report Of his committee was Matched
in three, and a half hours the shortest
period of CESSATION known 10 biological
history"
sThe Senate adjourned until tomor-
row.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
CAUGHT IN FLIGHT
Negro and White in Saw
age Struggle.
Burglar Leaps from Window OF Davis
Home When the Latter SEXES
Him. Wife Flies to
Davis Aid
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Elizabeth City, y. c.. Jan. 90
Emerson Davis, who lives about one
raiie from the corporate limits, had a
fierce fight with a negro burglar about
. O'Clock this morning as he was re-
turning HON after having. played for
the german at ElkS' Hall. When Mr..
Davis entered the ward he noticed one
of the blinds open. His daughter, re-
spending to his knock, as usual, he
asked her she had left the blind thus.
Just about this time a negro man
rushed from the house through the
window. Mr.. Davis started after him
and caught him III the yard. They had
IL terrific struggle, and finally fell on
the fence, knocking the fence down,
Mir. Davis falling on top. The negro
got a grip on Mr.. Davis throat and
came near strangling him; but,
fortunately Mr.. DAVIS succeeded in
getting hold of piece of paling and
released his hold. a neighbor, hear
ing the struggle, arrived about this
time, and with his assistance the negro
was securely tied and brought to town,
W here he was locked up.
The negro has been Unidentified as
Richard Turner, a plasterer of this
city 1t appears that Mrs. Davis.
when she heard the struggle rushed
out to the assistance of her husband
and beat the negro with a piece of
stick until he was subdUed. The trial
was to have come up this morning, but
Turner is in such a pitiable condition
from the severe beating he received
that he is unable to appear in court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
GLOOM AT THE COLLEGE.
-, n
The Death Of James Nj. Powell Sad
d.ens the Students.
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Wake Forest, n. c., Jan. 20-A
shadow of gloom envelopes the college
and the entire community is saddened
over the untimelv death of James NJ.
Powell, of Whiteville, n. G. He had
been a student at the college for over
a year and just before the holidays
he was taken sick with la grippe, but
upon his return home contracted pneu-
monia which proved fatal. He was IS
years Of age and an exceptionally pop
ular young man among the student
body and people of the Hi1l.
Mr. Powell was an active member OF
ID: E. l.. fraternity and Phi. literary
society.
DR.. Fred Hale, who is a fluent speak
er and of magnetic personality, closes
his course of lectures here Saturday.
His classes have been we'll attended
and all who have heard him are well
pleased and greatly repaid for attend
ing the course. He spoke this MORN
ing to the entire college on How he
banished skepticism from his mind"
1t was a scholarly presentation of the
subject and a large audience attended
the service.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Leads all North Carolina Dailies i'm News 49, Circulation

solicitor was the most powerful from
areumei tatIve aud oratorical stand
point of any ever heard in the court
house here.
The Charge OF the Jury.
Judge PEBBLES began his charge by
saying that he congratulated the jury
on the fact that the long case was
nearing an end. He also congratulate
ed counsel on both sides as to the
able effort in which The case haG been
managed. Their duties have cnde
Ind now Your duties and mine re-
main, said the court You will accept
the law as laid down by the court, he
said, nd find the facts without favor
or fear. Without li.:oWflc or thinking
who you will please or displease.
Beginning his charge, which was ia
ken by the court stenographei. he said
that there were two kinds of teSti-
mony, positiv and negative That the
Jury should give more Crcdencc to the
positive testimony than to the mega
tive. 1t was the duty % the jury, he
SAID, to reconcile the evidence il pOsa:-
Die and = this was not possible then
to strike out ard find verdict in
accordance with their impression of
the evidence from both sides. JUDGE
I'eebleS then charged that under no
aspect of the case could the prisoner
1egree. Then the degrees narrowed
TO murder in the second degree and
nansIa laughter. lie Sc the mair rues-
ton was who fired the fatal shot. This
being decided that the bur len OF proof
shifted il tho J iry found that Rob
Murray did not fire that shot then The
verdict would be not guilty. If he
did fire the shot then the verdict
would b. murder in the second degree
unless the defense had introduced
such evidence AS to reduce the verdict
to that of manslaughter. If the jury
finds, saiG the court, after fir Iirg that
Bob Murray fred the fatal shot, that
upon his arrival upon the scene of
the difficulty he either pushed or
struck the deceased, that that was an
assault. If the deceased then drew
the pistol and the prisoner grapp;ed
with him to prevent him shooting, if
he secured the pistol he had no right
to shoot and the verdict should be
murder in the second dagrce. If the
prisoner was not the aggressor at the
beginning but later secured the pistol
then he still had no right to shoot
but after disarming his man he should
have withdrawn from toe difficulty. If
the pistol was fired by Joe Murray or
by accident then the prisoner should
be acquitted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
ASheborO's industrial Phase.

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ASheboro. y. c., Jan. 20.-The car
penters are all busy erecting new resi-
dences in almost every part of the
town. 1t is thought that Asheboro will
develop more this year than any year
in its history.
A spinning mill or knitting mill
will probably be built this spring.
All of the old and the new manufac-
turing establishments have had a
successful years work and start out
with renewed energy, and some of
them with increased capital.
The Asheboro Mining Company is
developing it's copper mine near here,
and is selling the treasury stock rapid
ly They expect to ship two car loads
of ore in the very near future.
The county convict force has great
ly improved the streets leading from
the court house east. They have
graded down the hills so that at least
one-third more can be hauled than be-
fore.
The Building and Loan Association
has caused great increase in the
number Of houses erected in the past
few months.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
NEARLY A HUNDRED CONVERTS
Splendid Results CT Religious Services
Held by Rev. William Black
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iDpcCldl " news anu oDSerNoG.) .
Rockford n. c., Jan. 2O.-A very
interesting series of meetings has just
closed in the Presbyterian Church
here. The meetings We're conducted
ty Rev. Vim. Black, of Davidson, who
hardly has an equal in North Caro-
fne as an evangelist. From the first
there was deeD interest and the great
crowds that filled the church to its
utmost capacity, hung as it were on
the speakers words. The music under
the able management of Mr.. Bever,
who is Mr.. Blacks leader, was incom-
parable. There were nearly one hun
dred conversions, and seventy nine
additions to the church. Some will
unite with ather churches On sun
day morning this beaut full new church
was formally dedicated, and The
splendid offerings of the people show
ed their gratitude for the blessings
that have been showered upon them.
From here Mr. Black and Prof.
Bever go to Florida. to hold two meet
irgs in that State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
No Verdict Rendered by
the Murray Jury
LIGHTS OUT. REPOsE
The Last Information Given the Pub
lie is That the Jury Stands Five
10 Seven. Beyond This
Indefinite Statement
Nothing is Known
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Durham, n. c.. Jan. 20.-At ten
O'Clock tonight, with the fall of busy
feet growing less and less frequent
upon the streets and the lights vanish
ing one by one from the windows of
the houses, it can be said that 10
verdict will be rendered by the jury In
the Murray case before morning.
Since the giving of the case into
the hands of the twelve today, but one
event of Importance has occurred III
connection with this remarkable case.
That was the appearance at four
O'Clock of the jury in the court room.
They came, it was evident from the
sequel, for further information.
ON their appearance the judge asked
them how they stood. The answer was
Five to seven" More might have
been added, but this was forbidden.
Then one of the twelve asked the
Judge to read once more that portion
of his charge referring TO manslaugn-
ter The request being complied
with the jury departed to continue
their deliberations.
At this hour they have retired. as
stated for the night. There will be no
verdict before morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21

Taking up the charges in the pro-
test, Mr.. Worthington asked:
Have you in any way since you be-
came an apostle promulgated or ad-
vised the practice of polygamy?"
II have not.
at is charged that the president OF
the Mormon church and a majority
of the twelve APOSTLES now practice
polygamy and some have taken plural
wives since 1879. Have you any
knowledge on that subject except that
produced here? ?"
Il have not
1T is said these things have beer
done with the knowledge and consent
of Reed Smoot."
That is not/true.'
1T is said that all of the first presi-
dency and apostles encouraged po.yga-
nous cohabitation. Do You?'
Il do not
THAT they countenance it; do you? 2
II do not
Have you ever upheld any man for
any office in the church because he
was a polygamist,"
Il have not.
Smoot's Views on POlygamy.
On cross-exa mination by Mr.. Tay-
Tor, the Senator said the manifesto
made the impression on him that II
was going to stop polygamy forever
He did not understand that it dispar-
aged the doctrine of poiygamy, but
that it did disparase the practice. He
said he believed the revelation in re-
gard to polygamy was received by Jo-
seph Smith, but he did not believe in
the practice of polygamy against the
laws of the land.
Questioned by Chairman Burrows
Mr.. Smoot admitted President Smith
was living in violation of the law anC
that Apostle John Henry Smith wa:
doing the same. He thought Presi-
dent Smith would be condemned il
he abandoned his wives.
Senator Smoot took exception to the
statement of John Henry Smith in re.
gard to his position in the eyes Of
the low, SO far as polygamy was con
cerned. The Senator said he knew
of many polygamists who were MOI
living with their plural wives. II be-
lieve that the men who took plura
wives before the manifesto took then
with the sanction of God. No law 81
the land could dissolve the relations
but it could interfere with the carry
ing out of the marriage contracts
he said.
Question by Oyerman.
Senator Overman asked the witnes.
dent Smith had refused him leave o.
absence.
II don't know. I would have con
suited with my friends, and if / haC
concluded TO run, l would have re-
signed from the apost leship.''
Would that have put you out OF
harmony with the church," asked
Senator Burrows.
More than likely it would"
Senator OVerman asked if there was
any reason why he (Smoot) should
get leave of absence rather than re.
sign his apostleship.
There was no reason why I should
resign" Mr.. Smoot replied.
Senator Burrows wanted to know i
action would be taken against him i
he should have been a candidate fol
the Senate had~leave of absence no.
been granted.
The witness did not think action 81
any kind would have been taken. Il
might have put hi mout of harmony
with The church, but he had not con
sidered this course.
The committee adjourned with Sen.
ator Smoot still on the stand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Birthday Of Lee.
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Washington, n. c., Jan. 20.-The
birthday of General r. E. Lee was
observed here yesterday by the banks.
which were closed. and tonight by the
ever loyal Daughters of the Confeder-
acy. The latter superintendent COM
memorative exercises at the court
house, which were largely attended.
Messrs. S. S. Spruks and N. A. Wells,
Pennsylvania capitalists who are ex-
tensive investors here, are in the city
for several days.
The brokerage and cotton business
of j. e. Latham at this point has been
purchased and incorporated under the
name of the II. NJ. Jenkins Co. The
incorporators are II. NJ. Jenkins, form
erly of Tarboro, G.. A. Stanciil, of Hill,
and Messrs. Speight and Forbes, of
Greenville.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Letter to Sherifs.

Treasurer Lacy has sent a letter &c
numerous sheriffs in the State insisting
that they promptly settle their taxes
With the State; he has also sent out
another circular letter to all sheriffs
III which he directs that they shall
pay over the school funds collected
by them to the Treasurer instead OF At
tempting to-. distribute them them
selves. the distribution of these taxes
to the various counties being func-
ton of the State instead of the county
government.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
WTNSTON-SALIEM CHOSEN.
Next Annual Session of State Bankers
Association to be Held There.
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Greensboro, N. c.. Jan. 20.-The
executive committee of the North Car
DINA Bankers Association met here
this afternoon and accepted Winston
Salem's invitation to hold the next an
nual meeting of the association there.
naming May 18th to 18th as the time.
The executive committee discussed the
proposed establishment of bonded
warehouses for farmers to store their
cotton and take receipts which shall
be negotiable paper. Delegates were
appointed to the convention to be
held in New Orleans Jan. 18th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Southern Fair Circuit.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Nashville, Tenn. Jan. 2Q.-Repre-
sentatiVes from Kentucky. { Alabama,
Georgia and Tennessee, met here to-
day and organized the Southern Fair
Circuit which will include towns from
Bowling Green, Ky. to Montgomery,
Ala. Another meeting is to be held
soon at which dates will be arranged.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
\ BLOCK IN RUIN.
The Fire is Supposed to Have Been
Started by an Incendiary.
(By the Associated Press.

Hillsboro, Tex. Jan. 20.-Fire last
night destroyed an entire block of
business houses, entailing u loss of
500 900 with partial insurance. A fire
last Friday night destroyed property
rations leave the town practically de-
vastated. The fires, it is believed,
were of incendiary origin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Hanged for Wife Murder.
Try the ssnniated Press

NBy Unt ASSOClaLeU PfeSS
Macon, Ga, Jan. 20.-A special to
the Telegraph from Perry. Ga, says
that Lige West, negro, was hanged
there today for murder. The crime
of which West was convicted was the
killing of his wife several months ago
near Elko, Ga. The occasion attract
ed a crowd CT both whites and blacks
Ito Perry
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Leg Broken in Six Places.
Especial to News and Observer

Burlington, n. c., Jan. 20.--Warren
Isley, young white man, was badly
mangled in the shops of the Carolina
Steel Bridge and Construction Com
pany. While removing some iron the
fixtures gave way falling on his leg.
breaking it in six places. The wounds
are serious though it is thought they
will not prove fatal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-21
Recommends No PoIygamist

Have you recommended TO the
president the appointment of a polyg-
amist to a Federal Office asked Mr..
Warrington
mo. sir, and l do not intend to-
replied the Senator.
Senator SmOot said. that ne had
never advised or countenanced any
man or woman to live in polygamy.
He said he thought it best not to
hold religion classes in school houses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-18
THE CONVICT BOARD
FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW IN-
 sPECTORs IS HELD.
All Members Present and Routine Bus- mess Transacted--Reports Receive cd from Various Departments
 of the Work

The new State Board of Convict In. spectors held its first meeting yester- day in the office at the Capitol with all members present. These are Dr. Shir- ley Bragg, President of the Board. and Associate Inspectors, M. W. Camper and pr. Nat G. Clark.
 It was the first meeting of the Board to be attended by the new physician inspector. Dr. Clark, of Ensley. It was of course. the first meeting over which Dr, Bragg presided as he only succeed ed President J. M Carmichael Monday l+tfea fatter. having been appafhted 6tnts Auditor, as Mir. Sowelfs successor. to take effect the same day. Nothing more than. routine business was transacted at the meeting of yes terday morning. Of the routine mat ters there was a large number of de- tails relative to the administration of the bureau.
 Dr. Clark returned to Ensley last night after the meeting. and. as said
 before, he will spend most of his time
 as physician inspector in Jefferson County. At least 40 per cent. of the
 States convicts are in that county in
 Flat Top and Pratt Mines. An occa-
 sional trip will be made by him to the other camps of the State as usual.
 Rev. George E. Brewer. State chap
 lain of the convicts. was in the city
 yesterday after trip to the Northern
 part of the State. He reported that
 services are held regularly among the convicts in Jefferson County and that they give signs or satisfaction with the
 mining work.
 There will be no other meeting of the
 Board until the third Tuesday in Ne- vember.
 There was no announcement of
 changes in the clerical force of the
 bureau in the Capitol. The present
 clerks are W. F. Beard and Robert Tait.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-18
NEWCARS FOR WESTERN
SEVERAL FINE COACHES ARE
 NOW BEING BUILT.
Expected That HayneviIle Railroad Will Be Running Trains in Thir- ty Days-Crews to Handle
 Presidents Train.

By December the Western Rail- road will have possibly four of the finest coaches in the South. The St. Louis car works are turning them out now.
 These cars will be seventy feet in length with six wheel trucks, lighted by Plntsch gas and electric lights while three large electric fans will be in each car. They will be run on trains 37 and Ss. the fast passenger runs from Atlanta.
 Master Mechanic Walsh is having built at the local shops of the Wes- tern d seventy-foot combination bag gage and mail car which will be used on trains 33 and 34. running through from Atlanta to Selma.
 A big lot of new freight equipment is being turned out for the Western. fifty fiat cars of S0.000 pounds capac- itv now being built for them by the Louisville and Nashville at the Deca- fur shops The seventy-ive box cars received by the Western a few days ago are now in service and they will have all the freight and passenger rolling stock needed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-18

rmts made by tho negro ~srs unauali-
 II, , % representative of The Advertiser MT. Gum s}ve the following written
 aAs superintendent of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company of Nashville. Tenn, I desire to make the Life and Accident 1nsdrance Company a mutual aid association. wish to has not been in my ofics in about two I would blow his brains out with ahctgun or any of my representatives.
 Henry Mcifiiisr has been paid every ohic1 for payment. and if he stated that hsa sas S nisn in rsfsssa s p1cs ns % Ths claim at first was held up because n investigaticn had to be made wheth- which resulted in his being injured which he claimed indemnity for.
 T wish to state that in my ten years experfence that this is the first claim that I have ever had any trouble in adjusting satisfactorily. I have been. fp the employ of the company longer
 sa psyS any man now employed Mr s for the State will vouch for my honesty in the adjustment of claims and he will also vouch for the financial standing of 'The National Life and Accident In- surance Company was the, first com pany to approve of the bill passed by the last Legislature and the first com RIsns Iams 10 make the 'epo'i' reaus'e' o Insurance Commissioner McDavid said yesterday that he had seen MT promised that McMiller's claim would be paid. He added that no adequate excuse had been made to him for fall ure to pay the claim except that the negro had not provided the company with the necessary certificate of phy- sician showing that he was still dis II asked Mir. Gunn," said Mir. Mo- David, s.why his agents had not been to see the negro to collect his fees and he did not give any satisfactory an swer. also pointed out to him that he was dealing with ignorant persons terested Itself in having the certificates of his disability prepared. The negro needs the money. and MT; Gum assured me that he would be paid up to date.
 Mir McDavid said that McMiller was injured on June 26tn and that the &C., cident company paid him indemnity for eight weeks when It seems the o, pay of the policy is that the injured policy holder shall present physicians cer- tificate of his disabilit yeach week be- negro declared to MT. McDavid that he had not been to the Montgomery office of the company because he was afraid.
 When shown the written i,,s s.;d ssatemen5 hs Sad always found Mir. Chm to be reliable and honest and that his company was one of the best in its class: his company supported the new law and was among the first to meet its requirements.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-18
FRANCIS MARION CHAPTER,
 ID. A. n. MET WITH

The Francis Marion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Phares Coleman at her home on Clay ton Street. The day being the anniyer- sary of the organization of the Ma tional D. A R. Society, an especially attractive program had been prepared for the occasion, the feature being an Points in Alabama History" Before touching upon his subject MT. Owen in few preliminary remarks spoke of the National Society D. A. R., and alluded to 1t as "the most important and in fiuertial association of women in the world"
 meeting yesterday was the reading or a paper on The Work Accomplished ed by the National D. A. R." by Mrs. Bur well Boykin.
 In appreciation of the pleasure and instruction MT. owen had given the members and their friends he was. pre- sented with a cluster of roses at the conclusion of his speech.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-18
HaynevIlIc Road Rushed.

The owners Of the new line from Tyson to Hayneville are certainly not losing any time. They propose to have the road not only equipped but to have trains running within thirty days from today. The grading and roadbed has been ready for d year or more and nothing remains now but to lay the ties and rails which IS Deing dohe With all the rapidity possible.
 in inc Western shops are the two coaches that were formerly In use on the road from Opelika to Lafayette. The Western people are repairing the coaches and making them look like new cars The lettering of the La fayette Railroad will be painted over and the words "HayneSille Railroad" painted in it's place.