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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press1

New Orleans. March 3.-SecretaI.x
Hester's weekly cotton statement is
sued today shows for the three days
OF March an increase over last year
OF $4,000 and an increase over the
same period year before last of 26.-
200. For the 184 days of the season
mat have elapsed the aggregate is
anead of the same days of last wear
100000 and ahead of the same days
year before last $685. 900. The amount
brought into sight during the pasr
week has been 225,526 bales against
1886 for the same seven DAYS last
year and 192,956 year before last.
The movement since September L
SHOWS receipts at all United States
ports to be 7,151,114 against 6,462,S25
last year. Overland across the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
Northern mills and Canada 711,67S
against 794,705 last wear: interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year 516,S69
against 296.115 last year: Southern
mills takings 1,31S,000 against 1881
So9 last year. The total movement
since September 1 is 9.697.66I against
S,791,504 last year Foreign exports
for the week have been 150.512
against 110,210 last year. amkinr the
total thus far for the season 5752 359
against 4,991,058 last year The total
takingS of American mills North.
South and Canada thus far for the
season have been 2,S69,330 against
3.O33, los last year. Stocks at the sea
board and the 20 leading Southern
interior centers have decreased during
the week 1874 bales against a de-
crease during the corresponding per-
iod last season of S2,S77. Including
stocks left over at ports and interior
towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight
thus far from the new crop, the sup
ply to date is 9.S59,62S against s.
955.303 for the same period last year
Secretary Hester's statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton issued
today shows the total visible to be A.
1SS.S42 against 4.179.421 last week
and 3,607.607 last year OF this the
total of American cotton is 3,162,S42
AGAINST 3,177.421 last week and p
549 .607 last year and of all other
kinds including Egypt. Brazil. India.
ETC.. 1,0z6,00 against 1.002, ,000 last
week and 1.05S,0 600 last year. OF the
worlds visible supply of cotton there
is now afloat and held in Great Britain
and continental Europe 2,164. 900
against 2,032,G00 last year: in Egypt.
10000 against 248.000 last year; i'm
India $4,000 against 375.000 last
year and in the United States 1,257, 900
against 953.000 last year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
Southerners Won't Attend
Inaugural Ball.
TICKETS TO NEGROES
Because of This Hundreds of Our Peo'
pie Who Intended Going Mill Re-
main Away. North Carolina
Items in Bills Before
Congress.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Washington, n. c., March S.-Hun-
dreds of Southern people who had in
tended attending the inaugural ball
will lnot attend on account of tickets
being sold to negroes. 1t is said the
negros are unusually pushing them
selves forward at this Inauguration.
Your correspondent knows at least
one Southern Senator who has been
appointed on the reception committee
for the ball who will quietly remain
away from the ball on account of the
prospective presence of negroes. He
will not decline the appointment but
simply absents himself from the func-
ton.
The conference committees of the
two houses failed to agree on three
items in the river and harbor bill and
further conference was ordered At
this hour it is doubtful whether an
agreement can be reached in time for
the bill Ito pass or not. The confer
ence committees agreed to strike out
large number of Senate amendments,
among them the appropriation of fif-
ty thousand dollars for the Neuse and
Trent rivers from fifty-five thousand
60 forty thousand dollars The other
North Carolina items remains in the
oil las 1t passed the Senate. This in
cludes the Senate amendment for sur
veys of the inland waterway and OF
Beaufort harbor. The two houses are
probably beginning an all night ses-
sion, as many important bils are still
in conference. Representative Pou's
street car vestibule bill has been sign
ed by the President, as have been Mr.
Small's bill to increase the cost Of the
lighthouse off Hatteras and for a Fed
eral court at Washington, and Mr.
Thomas bill to make the deputy clerks
of the Federal courts at New Bern
and Elezibeth City full clerks
Senator Overman has been appoint
ed by the President of the Senate a
member of the committee to investi-
gate the Tennessee river and it's trib-
utaries in Virginia, Tennessee and
North Carolina, with view to ascer-
tanning the water power, damage by
Hoods etc. This is a move in the di-
rection of the Appalachian national
forest reserve. This investigation will
be made during the recess of Congress-
Among visiting North Carolinians
your correspondent notes the follow
ing: Judge and Mrs. Pritchard, Ashe-
vile; DR.. r. S. Young, Mrs Young and
Mrs. l.. Il. Hartsel, Concord; j. c. Alb
ernethy, Charlotte; G.. H. Smathers
WayneSville; +. b. Redbow, Franklin:
Collector Harkins, Asheville, and a
host of others.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
Chairman of the Committee ON Appro-
priations, Who Secured the Unani-
nous Passage of the ApprO-
priations Bill by the Sem
ate Yesterday

mittee, was warmly complimented for
the eminent success he had met in
providing a bill that gave almost uni
versal satisfaction, and when it finally
passed without one Senator opposing
it, every amendment having been
withdrawn, Mr.. Mason was congratu-
lated by large number of friends.
The Revenue Act was taken up on
its second reading, and the first sixty
three sections We're adopted, the re-
mainder to be considered today.
The bill to pay solicitors stipulated
salary instead of fees passed its second
reading yesterday, and will be debated
today.
Bearing upon one of the important
matters before the General Assembly
for it's consideration, viz the work of
the State Geological and Economic
Survey, Governor Glenn transmitted
to the Legislature q communication
from the directors of the United States
Geological Survey setting forth the
basis of the cooperation work of the
National and State Geological Surveys
in North Carolina. To this was added
information relative to the work of the
United States Bureau of Fisheries and
other government bureaus in North
Carolina in cooperation with the State
survey. In conclusion the message
read: '"rhis is the only agency of the
State which is devoting its time to the
scientific investigation of its hidden
and little understood resources, and
no step backward should be taken at
time when we are inviting people
and investment to come into the State.
To cut off this source of official and
expert information at this time would
be Q serious mistake. Such a course
is not in keeping with the spirit of
progress now prevailing among our
people.
The bill of the committee on the
ratification Of the laws, in regard to
the Revised Code, was passed unani-
mously on it's second reading, and
resolution of thanks to Mr.. Zollicoffer
chairman and the members of the
committee, was adopted. Several
speeches were made and some of the
Senators declared that the State owed
that committee and the Code Commis-
sion debt it could never pay for their
work on the Revised Code.
THREE SLUG THREE
| SENATE-TWO II sha 6 Al. 6....6 8
In behalf of the joint committee OF
the Senate and House of Representa-
tives on the codification of the laws,
Mr. Zollicoffer said the committees
had earnestly endeayored to go over
the work as prepared by the Code
Commission, carefully examined same
and corrected all possible errors. Con-
tinuing Mr. Zollicoffer said;
"They have devoted many hours OF
their time to the task, and the labor
| has been arduous and extending upon
many occasions far into the night and
early morning Even then It has been
impossible in the limited time and
amid the pressure of other duties to
give the work such thorough exami-
nation as they had wished. but withal
/ think the people and profession Of
, the State will have no cause for SER
| ious complaint
"In the performance of our duties
we assigned to subcommittee con-
sisting Of one Senator and two Repre-
sentatives, various portions Of the
| Continued on Page Three.l
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
Appropriations For State
Institutions.
THE REVISAL ADOPTED
Revenue Act Considered, and viii
Probably Be Adopted TOdaY---The
Educational Bill; the Bills to
Pay Solicitors Salaries, to
Prevent Dealing in Futures.

After a lengthy discussion, the Sem
ate yesterday passed the Omnibus APP
preparation bill without dissenting
vote, taking the same action as the
House. The joint committee on appro-
priations had considered the bill
cautiously and conscienciously, and
had recommended the distributions as
equally as possible, after a great many
long and toilsome meetings. In all the
speeches Mr.. Mason. of Castor, chair
man of the Senate branch of the COM
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR WHIsKEY
Who Would Imagine Charlotte Folks
j Had so Many Pains?
(Snecial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Charlotte, n. c.. March Char
lotte physicians wrote 1854 whiskey
prescriptions durir~ the month OF
February. Recorder Shannonhous2
figured them up this afternoon and
finds that about twice as many were
written during February as in Janu-
arr The highest number filled by
any one drug store was 535 and the
lowest II.
OF the seven drug stores dealing in
whiskey the following are the number
for each: 535, Ala, sos, 129. 124, 113.
and IL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
Millinery for Sherwood HIggs & Co.

Misses Carrie Phillips and Dixie
Stein, buyers respectively for the mill
linery and coat suit departments of
Mesrs. Sherwood Higgs & Co, have
just returned from q business trip to
New York and other business centres.
They speak in glowing terms of the
beautiful new spring hats and stylish
dresses to be worn. Miss Beach, the
Northern milliner, arrived yesterday.
Everything is hustling now to put
stocks in trim for the spring trade.
TIE work-room presents a busy scene
and the output will be larger than
any previous season.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
ASKS ABOUT TEA CULTURE.
a Mnn i'm Ceylon Wants to Know Con-
ditionS ia Eastern North Caro-
lima
(snecial to News and Observer

(Snecial to News and Observer.)
Washington, N c.. March 3.-The
Chamber of Commerce is almost daily
in receipt of letters from different sec
tions of the country, asking for infor-
nation touching on the advantages OF
residence here. One was recently re
ceived from Los Angeles. Cal. Not
long since, one of the business men
had a letter from party in Ceylon.
India, asking about the possibilities of
tea raising in Eastern North Carolina.
The legislature having recently
passed a bill authorizing an election
here for the issue of bonds for munic-
inal improvements this election will
take place in April.
Senator Overman has telegraphed
John Kerr son of J. p Kerr of this
city. rendering him a cadetship in the
naval academy to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of S. Westray
Battle, Jr
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
PARTIALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE
The Steamer Columbia Carving l.
1872 Bales of Cotton.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, La, March 3.-The
steamer Columbia. owned bv the Car
ter Packet Company, was partially
destroyed by fire today soon after ar
riving from Monroe. Beside consider
able miscellaneous freight the steam
er carried 1882 bales of cotton The
crew escaped. The steamer was built
at Jeffersonville, Ind. in 1908 and cost
about $4,000. Much of the cotton
was saved although in a damaged con-
dition. 1t was insured for about $33
a bale. The steamer was uninsured
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
LIKE YOUNG REAsLEY.
Young Man Now Living In Raleigh
Lost In The Swamps of Bladen.
(T,umbartoD Argus

There is living at Raleigh a young
man, who as a child, spent several
days and nights in Colly swamp in
.Bladen county, while hundreds of peo-
pie We're searching for him, and it was
only by happy chance that the little
fellow was saved. In the swamp are
great areas where the earth is cover
ed by sheet of vines, leaves, and
other deposits a foot or two from the
ground, and George, who had followed
his mother to the creek, without her
knowledge, got lost, and for a day or
two crawled about under this screen,
getting taste of water from a mud
hole and finding a few berries to eat.
by chance he came upon a foot path
and following it walked up home
where hope of his recovery was almost
gone. Doubtless George Corbett has
thought much of that experience dur
ing these days when every heart is at
tuned to pity for Mr.. and Mrs. Beasley,
whose little son has been gone two
weeks-dead or alive. who knows?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
A PEEP AT OIL PIPE LINES.
Texas Senate Passes :. Bill Putting
Them Under Railroad Commits
Sion'S Jurisdiction.
(By the Associated Press. )

Austin, Tex, March 3.-The Senate
today passed an oil bill that will place
all pipe lines in Texas under the
jurisdiction of the Railroad Commis-
sion, fix a maximum rate of the same
and provide for monthly statements
of all ~ersons using the lines as to
what oil they have in storage and
what is anticipated for the subsequent
thirty days. The bill now goes to the
House where it is anticipated a bitter
fight will ensue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
Mr.. Basil Webster Dead.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and UbserVer.J
Pittsboro, N. c., March S.-Mr.
Basil e. Webster died at his home
seven miles west of here. Heart
trouble was the cause of his death.
He leaves four sons, all married, and
a widow He was nearly 66 years
of age and was one of Chatham's most
respected citizens being at the time
of his death the president of the
Chatham County Cotton Growers As
soeiation. He was an active and zeal
Gus member of Emmaus Baptist
church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
SLUG TWO mgmn 2 IS. 6. 6
CHILD KILLED BY CAR.
Attempting to Dodge Wagon He
SDrang OH the Track.
lsnecial 10 News and Ohserver. )

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro. n. c.. March Edwin
Clarke, the five-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. e. L. Clarke. died at the
City Hospital here tonight from the
result of injuries received by being
struck by a street car at o'clock
this afternoon. He lived nearly three
hours after the accident occurred.
The little fellow was attempting to
dodge a wagon and jumped on the
track in the way of the approaching
car.
The motorman and conductor say
they used every effort to save the
boys life. His left leg was horribly
crushed and the right leg broken.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
Leads all North Carolina Dailes i'm News and Circulation
nents, finally passing the bill.

ments finally passing the bill.
The House then adopted a resolu-
ton thanking the managers in the
Swayne impeachment case "for the
able and efficient manner in which
they discharged the onerous and re-
sponsible duties imposed upon them"
The action was greeted with applause.
The House took a recess to 8
O'Clock,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
To Attend Funeral.

Members of Hiram Lodge. No. 40,
A. F. and A. NJ. are called to meet
in Masonic Hall this afternoon at 2:30
to attend the funeral OF our deceased
brother. II. w. carp. Members of sis
ter lodges invited to attend.
j. w. COFFEY. w. M.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04
w. G. II. U.

There was very interesting meet
ing of the w. C. T. u. at the residence
of Mrs. j. c.. Blair yesterday after
noon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04

Never judge mans thoughts by
what he says
A man can find fault if he will and
woman will find fault If she can.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-04

Many so-called political plum.
prove to be only sour grapes.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-11
WABASH DIRECTORS
ARE NOT CHOSEN
GREAT GOULD-RAMSEY FIGHT
COMES TODAY
James R. keene Supports Faction
Opposing Missouri Pacific Crowd.
Gould's Slate of Six Directors.
Western Union Official
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TOLEDO, o., Oct. 10-No directors
We're chosen at the annual meeting of
the Wabash today. The sessions. with
the exception of two brief recesses,
lasted from 9 o'clock in the morning
until 11:15 at night, almost the entire
time being taken up by the examin-
alton of proxies. Although no figures
had been given out by the inspectors
of elections, it is believed that the
vote to be taken the first thing to-
morrow will show that Mr.. Gould has
behind him about S22 900. 900 of the
bonds and that Mr.. Ramsey has in the
neighborhood of s2,000O00 This makes
certain that six men nominated by the
Gould faction as directors representing
the bond holders will be selected. These
men are Russell Sage, Winslow S.
Pierce. E. T. Welles. w. 3. Saunder.
R. c. Clowry and E. D. Galloway.
Mr.. Ramsey has not shown sufficient
strength to enable him to hold his
seat as a director, and it is believed
he is weaker in stock proxies than he is
in the bonds.
At the night session, Mr. Ramsey S
attorneys took the position that no man
should be allowed to vote unless he is
the actual owner of stock at the time
Of the meeting. They submitted affi-
udNltS covering ABOUT $l,UOO,JUU or
bonds, in which the atlantis declare
themselves the actual owners of stock
which stood in other names on the
stock list at the time the books were
closed prior to the election. The proxies
for this stock had been given to Mr..
Gould in every instance and the per-
sons declaring themselves the present
owners had given proxies to Mr.. Ram
sey.
Chief among these was James r.
Keene, who gave a proxy for $212, 900
who gave one for 1854, 900. The inspect
ors ruled against Mr.. Ramsey in every
instance, holding that the bonds could
only be voted by. the persons in whose
name it stood at the time of closing
of the books.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-11
Secretary Taft Goes
to Panama
Insiders Believe Shonts
to Be Shorn
Head of War Department Resents the
Manner in Which Canal Chairman
Has Ignored Him and Gone
90 Roosevelt
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-A serious
friction has developed once more in the
administrative machinery of the Pana-
ma. canal project.
Secretary Of War Taft's laconic an
nouncement that he is going to the
Isthmus 'to look things over for few
days" has a burden of meaning which
is not apparent in the words.
1t probably means the trimming of
T. P. Shonts.
When the secretary meets Chairman
Shonts of the canal commission the
Washington belief is that there will be
words. the meaning of which would be
plainly and simply apparent, as Secre-
tary Taft does not like the way Shonts
is said to have of ignoring him and of
going direct to the president with all
Panama matters.
Taft disapproves Of several contracts
which Shonts is said to have let with
out going through the preliminaries Of
advertising.
1t is further said that Shonts has
given some contracts to persons who
were not the lowest bidders.
Shonts is a man of set opinions. So
Is Taft.
The outcome of their discussion of the
matters at issue is waited with interest.
and in some official circles with con-
siderable concern.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-11
BENNINGTON HAD BUT
TWO B0ILERMAKERS
ONE MAN ATTENDS TO DoU5LE
DUTY
Court-MartaI of Captain Young of the
Damaged Gunboat Makes Slow
Progress-Lieut. Commander Bart
lett Is Again Permitted to Testify
By A ssocia ted Press.

By Associated Press.
MARE ISLAND. oct. 10.--The trial
by court martial of Capt. Young of the
Bennington was resumed this morning
with Naval Constructor Evans OH the
stand A motion by Commander Per
kins that the testimony of Evans be
stricken out was overruled. He testi-
fed that the safety valve of boiler &C.
had been tested under water pressure
and lifted al 140 pounds Then it was
! taken apart, rust was found in it and it
was shaken out. It was tested again
and lifted at 14O pounds and after ten
days again lifted at lao pounds.
Lieut.. Victor Blue testified that so
far as he knew the discipline on the
Bennington was good, but he did not
know the men in the engine room.
Other evidence related to the kind of
coal used and the details of routine
work.
G.. Duston. a boilermaker on board
the Bennington, testified there were
only two boilermakers on board and
he had for awhile expanded all four
tubes. About four hours after the ex-
plosion he attempted to go into the fire
room. nor did he succeed till the sec
ond night following. The stop valve
of boiler "B" was closed for ne put
his hand in and felt It closed. Ensign
Wade and Water Tender Frederickson
We're with him al the time.
Lieutenant Commander Bartlett was
the next witness and the court asked
him if since he testified last he had ex-
pressed an opinion as to the guilt or in
nocence of the accused. He said he had
not, beyond expressing the hope that
| Commander Young would be cleared as
! any friend would do. The court ac-
cepted the witness, who identified sew
eral parts of the boiler which he hao
seen packed in boxes at San Diego.
Lieutenant Commander Bartlett also
| introduced photographs and blue prints
| taken at San Diego by order of Admira,
Goodrich Of parts of the Bennington
| Attorney Gear objected in behalf of the
defense to the introduction of blue
prints as the scale might not be accur-
ate. The objection was not acided
! when court adjourned.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-11
PROR0GUES PARLIAMENT
King-Emperor's Rescript Brings Forth
Storm of Protest From Assem-
bIed Members

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 10
Parliament was prorogued today by
royal rescript until December, 1905
Acting Premier Baron Fejervary and
his colleagues did not attend the brief
sitting. The baron merely sent the
president of the lower house the re-
script signed by King-Emperor Joseph
proroguing parliament and explaining
that the step was necessitated by the
fact that no success had been attained
in forming a new cabinet on a basis
which would secure parliament against
disorder.
Shouts of "Scoundrels!" and similar
epithets mingled with queries of
"Wheres the constitution" greeted the
reading of the rescript, but there were
no cabinet ministers present to take
note of the insults hurled at then
Count julius Andrassy rose and de-
nounced the ministers, who contrary
to precedent failed to appear before
parliament
"The government" he said, has
thereby shown contempt of the house
and has abandoned all pretense of con-
forming with the laws"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-11
FIGHT DUEL TO THE DEATH
MutiIated Body of Man Killed
Monday Night
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 1O.-The
body of Antonio Alvarado was found
this morning in the Pavkovich vine
yard at Declez.
The mans jugular vein had been sew
cred and numerous other cuts showed
that he had engaged in a terrible battle
with some one.
Near the body lay a fence picket with
nails in the end covered with blood
and flesh.
Jesus Morillo with whom Alvarado
had quarrel Monday night. is missing
and the police believe the men fought
duel to the death.
The tragedy probably occurred soon
after the men left a cabin where they
had been drinking. The men quar-
relied over a guitar which Alvarado
was playing to the annoyance of Nor
lilo