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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
DEATH OF MIR. VIRGIL WILSON.
MI. w. o. Cox Passes Away-Robert
Alspaughs Arm Torn or.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Winston Salem, n. c., August "a
Rev. Mr. Virgil Wilson, one of the
county's best known citizens, was
found dead in bed at O'Clock this
morning at PfafftoWn, Viena town.
ship, where he resided. Mr.. Wilson,
who was 70 years old, was brother
of Mrs. l.. p. Biting and Maj. r.. l..
Wilson, of this city. While he had
been in declining health for few
years. he was bright and cheerful yes
terday and when he retired last night
the family heard not word OF com
plaint. The deceased was fine stu
dent and was regarded one of the
best informed men in the county he
had many strong friends and in his
section many relied upon him for ad-
vice in business as we'll as in politics.
He was one of the leaders in the or
ganization of the Populist party in
FORSYTH a number of years ago and
was the nominee of that party for the
Legislature and for county Offices.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
Spreading Slowly From
the Crescent City.
MENACES THE STATE
In New Orleans Itself the Official Re-
port Yesterday Showed an Improve
ment in Conditions as Com.
pared With Those of The
Previous Day.

(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Aug. 23-The official
report of the fever situation up 10
six o'clock today makes the follow
ing showing:
New cases, 53.
Total to date, 1856.
Deaths. ).
Total. 213.
New fOci, 10.
Total. 353.
Under treatment, 312.
The yellow fever situation appar-
emily improved in New Orleans today,
while the scourge is reported to be
gaining renewed energy in Louisiana
outside of this city.
Today the number of yellow fever
deaths fell to five from nine yesterday
while only ten new disease centers
were reported today against twenty
one yesterday. There were fewer new
cases reported today than on yester-
day The number of cases under
treatment in New Orleans gradually
groves fewer in spite of the large
number of new cases reported each
day
Surgeon White, chairman Janvier,
of the Citizens Committee, DR.. Be
Superintendents and President Souch-
on of the State Board of Health, went
to Baton Rouge today for a confer
ence with Governor Blanchard. Tht
trip was made at the sggestion of the
governor who desired to know at first
hand the exact status of all depart
ments of the work. Since the beginn-
ing of the yellow fever the governor
has been unable to put foot in New
Orleans Quarintine had penned him
up in Baton Rouge and he has been
compelled to confine himself to tele-
graphic and telephone commun1ca-
tiOnS.
feature of the situation that is
attracting attention is the fact that
what are termed centers OF infection
now exceed the number of cases under
treatment. 1t is an encouraging fea-
ture,~ because it is an indication of
slow extension of the fever, which is
particularly true of the quarter above
Canal street.
1t is hoped soon to reduce the num-
Der of disease centers. There has
been no attempt at reductions since
the first announcement of the fever a
month ago. Ordinarily it would be
assumed that a center would become
extinct in twenty days the length of
time within which the stegomyia mos
quito should furnish fresh cases in
any neighborhood, which has been in
fected. In order to take no chance,
health officers will not cancel any
disease centers until thirty days have
elapsed.
Inspectors today discovered three
cases in an Italian settlement beyond
the outskirts of the city.
Large quantities of rock sal have
been purchased by the Federal au-
thorities with a view to salt stagnant
cutters and pools. The salt is intend
ed to destroy the pools as breeding
places for mosquitoes.
A freely infected spot in st. Ber-
nard Parish was announced today. 1t
is at Terre Aux Boeufs, the parish
seat. Health officer MereauX found
five genuine cases and three that were
suspicious. The town and its vicinity
were invaded by Italians after the
fever appeared at New Orleans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
BUY my NH|SKEY
And Lay Up Something
for Old Age.
How Liquor Men Sought to Do Busi-
ness With South Cardinals Dis !
pensary. Rebates Demanded by
the Commissioners.
(By the Associated Press.)

Columbia, S. c., August 23.-Sensa-
tional evidence was given today by f.
M. Mixson, who was commissioner
of the South Carolina dispensary be
fore the Legislative Investigating
Committee in 1895. He testified that
he demanded five per cent rebates
from every whiskey concern from
which he purchased liquor. during
his eleven months incumbency he Sald
these rebates amounted to $2O,O0O,
which was turned over to the state
Treasurer. When asked what induce
ments. if any, had ever been of1efed
him to buy certain brands OF WIS
KEY, the witness said several houses
had offered him bribes to favor GER
tain goods. Witness sWOre that >. j.
Lanahan, of the firm of William Lana
han & Sons, of Baltimore, had OIL
fered him 100000 for portion or the
dispensary business for his firm. MIX
son testified:
"Sam Lanahan came to see me
while | was in my office. The office
was simply a partitioned room ana
he wanted to talk to me so the clerks
could not hear. | told him ne mao
better not talk then. He said he could
come later, ana when l left the office
that evening he met me and said that
he hoped | would not get mad. told
him to go ahead. He asked me about
trading with him. He figured up that
if | pushed his goods it would pe
worth about 100000 to me. de-
clined and he asked me if | had any
friends who would accept 1t. L told
him no. He told me / had better lay
up something for my old age. IL was
a strong temptation but | refused 1t
and told him:
$50 help me God, l will never buy
from you.
Mixson also testified that Mahaio-
witch. Fletcher & Company, of Cincin-
natl, had offered him $4,000 for his
patronage, which he also refused 10
accept.
When called upon to produce cor
respondence with the firm of j. w.
Kelly & Co, of Chattanooga, Ienh.'
which has had as their representative
in selling corn whiskey to the dlS-
pensary, MixSon admitted that the let
ters were in the city and within easy
reach, but declined to give them up.
After considering the matter the
icomns.1bee decided that the letters
must be produced or MiXSon be in
prisored for contempt. Witness asked
to be given until tomorrow at which
time he would either produce the let
ters or refuse to do so, saying that
he wed to consult counsel. After
he had promised not to dispose of or
produce the letters beyond the juris-
diction of the committee, MiXSon'S re-
quest was granted
The committee adjourned until to-
morrow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
BAD STORMS AT ATLANTA.
State Capitol and Kimball House
Struck.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 23.-An eIectrlc
storm of remarkable severity, accom-
panied by a high wind, visited this
city today. One younw man, James
Mcdaniel, eighteen years old, was kill
ed by lightning near the center of the
city, the Kimball house and the state
Capitol were struck twice by lightning.
but no serious damage was caused TO
either building. Fully one thousand
telephones were reported burned out,
a score of electric street cars We're
burned out windows were blown IN,
awnings carried away and numerous
cellars flooded with water. Seven
tenths of an inch of rain fell in ten
minutes. The damage will amount to
several thousand dollars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
Prof. Carlyle'a Address.

Prof. CarIyle'a Address.
The address of Prof. j. B. Carlyle
yesterday was one that held the inter-
est of MS audience from start to lin
ish. He said in part:
The county of Robson is in many
respects peculiar. In area 1t is the
largest of all the counties of the COM
monwealth. In population it is third
In the fertility of its soil 1T ranks
amongst the first. But its glory is
not in its size, not in it's soil but in
its people.
The people of this good county have
a priceless inheritance in the charac-
ter Of their forefatherS. These come
from the highlands of Scotland and
other countries of northern Europe,
seeking a fit field for the exercise Of
their freeborn virtues and the enjoy
.ment unhampered of their religious
beliefs. In their souls two ideas dom
mated all others, cherished with un-
faltering fidelity, the unmarried sane
tity of the Christian Sabbath and the
infallible authority of the Christian
Bible. They were church going
people. To them religion was thing
of life-"the chief concern of mortalS
here below" From such ancestors the
people of Robson inherited mgh
ethical standards. 1t was no accident
hut in accordance with the eternal fit
ress of things that Robson settled
the liquor problem twenty years ago.
The typical Robson man is con-
scientious in conduct, courteous III
manner, conservative in spirit and
courageous in action. In politics he
is always strenuous.
The county is also great in it's en-
vironment 1t has no sterile sections
40 barren wastes. The richest cot
ia
slope are to be found in NARROW
South Carolina, and in southern Robe
SON. The Maxton watermelons are
the best in the world
The county has no city, but more
thriving, prosperous small towns than
any other county in the State. But
greatest of all is the county in its edu-
cational progress.
Twenty years ago in all the county
there were but two academies, one at
Ashpole, taught by that great teacher,
Rev. Stevenson Ivey, and one at Red
Springs, conducted by the sturdy
Scotch gentleman and scholar, Frof.
p. G. Shaw. Today there are one
graded school and ten first class acade-
mics and high schools, a military
school at Red Springs, the pride of
its people, and a college for women
the equal of any of it's kind in the
South. The public school system has
been developed and improved. Prog
ress is the watchword.
And what Of the future? Three
things will make any people great
manual labor, skilfully applied; men
tai vigor, we'll developed, and moral
earnestness, crowning and controlling
character.
Let manual labor applied with
skill and energy continue to develop
the varied industries and resources OF
the county. Let the minds OF the
children-the county's richest posses
sion-be frightened and broadened un-
der the faithful teachings in we'll sup
ported schools. Let the moral earn
estness and enthusiasm of the people
be kept pure and strong and active
and the county will continue to move
onward and upward among her Sis
ters in our beloved commonwealth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
Southern League.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PressD
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 23.-Mont-
gomery made it three straights from
Atlanta by opportune hitting and bril-
liant fielding. Attendance $50. Score:
r. H. E.
Atlanta 600 600 1901 l
Montgomery 49,. .OO1 600 11*-3 l
Batteries-Raymond and Archer;
Hale and Millerck. Umpire, Ehret.
Time 1:30.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 23-When the
game was called at the end of the
sixth inning today on account of rain,
Memphis had the advantage of one
run. Attendance LAO. Score:
R. Fl. f.
New Orleans ....OO1 OO2-3 10
Memphis .........0 .003 010-4
Batteries-Dygert, Stratton and Sui
livan; Stockdale and Hurlburt. Um-
pire, Carpenter. Time 1880.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. "a
Shreveport had no trouble in taking
both games from Little Rock today
Attendance 1,500. Scores: r. H. E.
Little Rock -. 900 210 000-3 IL 1
Shreveport 300 102 1917 IL
Batteres-Chinn, Gear and Garvin;
BARLEY and Fritz. Umpire, Shiebeck.
Time 1:2g.
Second game r. H. E.
Batteries-M Murray and Accorsini;
Fisher and Graftius. Time lag. Um-
pire, Shiebeck.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 23-Birming-
hams errors were largely responsible
for the visitors defeat in the first
game of a double header today. Bir
mingham won the second contest with
the bat. Attendance loo. Scores:
r. Fl. r.
Nashville 800 202 01*--8 II 1
Birmingham ....130 020 000-6 10 4
Batteries-Streit and Sample;
Clarke and Montgomery. Umpire,
Pfenninger. Time 1852.
Second game. r. H. r.
Nashville .. 900 200 1903 A
Birmingham ..004 10 002-8 Is 4
Batteries-Herm2n and Bowling;
Sallee and Alcock. Time l: :38. UNI
pire, Pfenninger.
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made today's game one sided by
scoring four runs in the first. Score:
r. H. E.
St,Louis .4O1 600 010-6 8 1
Boston ...O10 100 O00-2 5 l
Batteries-Thielman and Leahy;
Frazer and Moran. Time 1885. Um-
pire, Bausewine. Attendance LILO.
Brooklyn, N. Y, Aug. 23.-Hanlon S
team Just managed to snatch the last
game of the series from Chicago to-
.dav Score: r. H. E.
Chicago ...10O 600 323- 8 IL 4
Brooklyn 1000 015 31"-10 IA 3
Batteries-Briggs, Lundgren and
King; Mcintyre, Jones' Stricklett and
Bergen. Time 2:14. Umpires, O'Day
and Klein. Attendance 1900.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
SUICIDE OF YEoMAN.
Guy Earle Howett of the Receiving
Ship Franklin.

Washington, Aug. 23.-Guy Earle
Howett, yeoman aboard the receiving
ship Franklin, stationed at the Nor
folk navy yard, committed suicide here
todayby shooting himself through the
heart. Howett left a note directing the
disposition of some personal effects
andrequesting that his body be shipped
to his father, w. A. Howett, No. l
Park Row, Chicago. 1t is not known
what prompted the mans act.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
American League.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PreSS.)
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 23.-Washing-
ton won a see-saW game in the
eleventh inning. Score: r. II. E..
Washington 200 O2O oil O1-5 10
Detroit ..... 600 O20 1O1 00-4 2
Batteries-Disch, Donovan and
Drill; FaIkenberg, Hughes and Kit
tredge. Time 2:22. Umpire, Sheri-
dan. Attendance 1900.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 2S.-St. Louis
and New York split even today.
Score: r. I'll. e.
St. Louis .41O 900 OO*-5
New YORK ..... 900 600 600 3
Batteries-Glade and Spencer; Pow
ell, Hogg and Mcclure. Time 1:35.
Umpire, Hurst.
Second game. r. Fl. e.
st. Louis 900 600 600 600 2
New York 900 900 O0O OO1-1 10 4
Batteries Howell and Sugden;
Newton, Orth, Mcclure and Kleinow.
Time 2:25. Umpire, Hurst. Attend
ance 1920.
Chicago, Aug. 23.-Todays double
header resulted in an even break.
Scores X. ii. h.
Philadelphia =. 900 O01 OOO-1 2
Batteries White and Sullivan;
Plank and Powers. Time 2:05. Um-
pires, Connolly and Mccarthy.
Second game. r. H. E.
Chicago ..... .OO2 900 O00-2 10
Philadelphia .... 301 600 900 10 1
Batteries-S Smith, Walsh and Nc
Farland; Coakley, Waddell and
Schreck. Time 1853. Umpires, Con-
molly and Mccarthy. Attendance
.12.742.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 23.-Batting
honors were about even in the first
game. Cleveland won out in the last
half OF the second game. Scores:
r. Fl. e.
Cleveland go. 900 OO1 03O--4 10 2
Boston ...1OO 240 O0O-7 IL 2
Batteries-Hess. Rhoades and Bue-
low; Young and Criger. Umpire,
O'Loughlin. Time 1856.
Second game. r. FL. f.
Cleveland -. 600 600 011-2 3
Boston ..... 900 900 001-1 0
Batteries-Joss and Buelow; Gibson,
Winters, Criger and Armbruster. Time
1:40. Umpire, O'Loughlin. Attend
ance G.203.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
On the Diamond.
National League.

New York, Aug. 23.-New York
gained a winning lead over Pittshurg
in the fifth Score: r. II. e.
Pittsburg ...010 100 000-2 3
New York .... 100 042 00*-7 IL l
"tteries-I .eever, Case and Gibson:
McGinnity and Bresnahan. Time two
hours. Attendance 1900. Umpire,
JOhnStone.
Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 23.-Cincin-
natl today won out through Corridon's s
weakening in the ninth inning. Score:
r. Fl. r.
Philadelphia ..010 001 031-6 II l
Cincinnati 900 O21 204-9 IA 1
Batteries-Corridon and Doom:
overall, Schlei and Ewing. Time
2:25. Umpire. Emslie Attendance
2.782
Boston, Mass, Aug. 23.-St. Louis
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
ARREST OF PECKHAM.
Indicted For the Completely i'm the
Cotton Report Scandal.

Saratoga. N. Y, Aug. 2o.-Freder-
lex A. Peckham, indicted for compli-
city in the Department of Agriculture
cotton reports scandal, was arrested
here today and arraigned before Unit
ed States Commissioner Charles NJ
Dawson, who ordered an adjournment
of examination until tomorrow. In de-
fault of $4,000 bail, Peckham was
lodged in Saratoga county Jail at Ball
StOn
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
A SUIT FOR $4,000.
The Largest Claim for Damages Ever
Filed in BuncOmbe Court.
Especial to News and ObserverD

Especial to News and Observer
Asheville, n. c., August 23.-Mrs.
T. c. Chandley, through her attor-
neys, Tucker & Murphey, has insti-
tuted suit against the Southern Rail-
way Company in the sum of $I5,0OO.
Mrs Chandley claims damages against
the Southern by reason of the death
of her husband, the late engineer /.
n. Chandley, who was killed at Black
Mountain, July 8, 1905. The suit is
the biggest claim for damages ever in
stituted in the Superior court of Bun
combe county. 1t is alleged by the
plaintiff that Chandley was the engin-
eer of a freight train which was di-
rected to take on broken car at
Black Mountain station, that pursu-
ant to instructions the car was
hitched in and that the engineer went
beneath the car to examine the air
brakes; that while between the cars
the engine moved, and that the en-
gineer was so badly injured that ne
died from the effects of his hurts. 1t
is alleged that the accident was due
Jointly to a defective air brake and
a defective dead block on the damaged
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
REV. J.H. ToTTEN DEAD.
A Prominent Divine of the Methodist
Protestant Church.
lsnenial tn News and Ohserverl

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. c., Aug. 23.-Rev-
]. Fl. Totten, a prominent Methodist
Protestant minister, died here at three
o'clock aged sixty-five years He will
be buried at Kernersville Thursday
afternoon. He was taken sick here a
lweek ago, returning to KernersvilIe
from an evangelistic tour of eastern
churches under his charge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
DEAD IN PASSENGER COACH.
Sad Fate of j. S. Pender, Resident
of SaliSbufr'
Especial to News and Observer)

Salisbury n c.. August 23.-J, S.
Pender, aged 55 years and resident
of this city, was found dead in a pas
senger coach on the Southern Rail-
way yards here late last night. When
discovered it was thought the man
was only asleep, and policeman at
tempted to awaken him, but there
was no response to the stern hand of
the officer Coroner DorSett sum-
moned a jury. and a verdict was found
that death resulted from heart failure.
Pender was a painter and had just
returned from Albemarle where he
had been at work and died on the
homeward train. Upon reaching
Salisbury the coach in which he was
riding was placed on a side track, and
in the darkness his body was unob-
served.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
South Atlantic League.

(By the Associated Press)
At Augusta, Ga. r. II. r.
Savannah 900 010 0-1 4
Augusta ...... 900 2O2 % 0
Batteries-Hoff and Swindell;
Rucker and Roth. Time 1:O5. Um-
pire, Matthews. Attendance 600.
At Columbia. S. c. r. II. E.
Columbia 200 01o h1o-4
Macon .O10 005 001-7 10 o
Batteries-Fritz, Wenig, Gilbert ana
Carson; Fox and DAILY. Time 1880.
Umpire. Latham. Attendance 1000.
At Jacksonville, Fla. r. H. r.
jacksonville 001 030 11"-6
Charleston .001 900 000--1 8
MISUNDERSTANDING and Shea; SaVidge
and Smith. Time 1:45. Umpire,
Keefe Attendance 500.
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AZ Jacksonville. Fla.
Convicted Of Murder.
lBx the Associated Press }


Digby N. S.. Aug. 23.-Hope oYung
was tonight convicted of the murder
of her ward, Minnie Alice Ward Young
and sentenced to death.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24
To Hold Apple Fair.

Representatives from the fruit
growing sections of Western North
Carolina met here last night to dis
cuss the advisability and desirabiiity
of holding an apple fair in Asheville
this fall. At the conclusion of an
interesting meeting it was decided to
hold the fair from. September 20 to
October /, under the auspices of the
Asheville Board of Trade.
The value of real and personal
property in Asheville as shown by
the lister is $7,751,15. The number
of taxable polls is given at L, 1856. Un-
der the rate of taxation the revenue
that the city will derive will amount
to more than $124,000 or an increase
over last year of about $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-24

Red Springs by a score of IA to 2. The
meeting scheduled for tonight was not
held on account of heavy rains.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-09-23

TO J. ". Ferguson will be supplied
with free tickets.
Special premium for the Chelan
county fair-One barrel of Peach
Blossom" -four for the best LOT of
bread made from Peach Bolsso m -
-four.
Gus Turner, an old settler of Okla
hogan county, and who is at present
farming ON the north half of the Col
vile Indian reservation, is i'll town to
attend the trial resulting from the
Warner Titchenal boundary dispute.
Virgil Brian and ". J. Warner,
who have been hunting in the Suakane
country are having great run of luck.
They have bagged great many
grouse and Mr.. Brain had the luck to
kill yearliug black bear.
Judge S. "A. Calvert. of Centralia,
who has beeen visiting in this city
for the past few days left for his home
OH the afternoon train yesterday. He
is much pleased with Wenatchee and
will return with his wife to attend the
Chelan county fair.
Mrs. Rose, wife of E J. Eose, buyer
for the G. Fl Robinson company, ar
rived yesterday from her home in
Grand Forks. n. OAK. Mr. and Mrs.
Robinson lett last night for Seattle on
short pleasure trip.
a But the man who refuses to work
when offered job is always ready to
work friend.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1905-09-23
Man S Unreascnabfeness

is often as great as woman's But
Thos. S. Austin, Mgr. of the Re
publican, of Leavenworth, Ind, was
not unreasonable wien he refused TO
allow the doctor to operate on his
wife. for female trou ole "Intead," II
says, 1--WE concluded to try Electric
Bitters. My wife was then so sick,
she could hardly leave her bed, and
five (5} physicians lad failed to re-
lieve ner. After taking Electric Bitter, 8
she was perfectly cured, and can now
perform all her household duties. "
Guaranteed by U.G Pogue Drug Co.,
price soc.