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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Death Of w. w. Hudspeth.
(Spccial 10 The mcs-D!spatclI.)

49, Especial 10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. '1 1900
MIDIIOTHIAN,8V VA. Nov. 23.--Mr. w.
w. Hudspeth died q his home here We'd
nesday night after a long illness. lie was
hfty-thrce years old and leaves = WIDOW
Misses Margaret, Annie and Elizuteth;;l
four sons, william, John, Robert and
Richard Iiudspeth He was employed III
the oNlco of the Southern Railway lom,
many. Richmond. He is survived by one
brother, Mr.. =. NJ. Hudspeth. chief tram
dispatcher for the Southern. and one
nephew, Lewis Hudspeth three nieces;
nichmond, and Miss Bessie Hndspeth, q
Martinsyllle. Va. ~,
Mr.. Hudspeth lived here all his j fe e: LIS
body will be carried to Richmond Frloay
afternoon and be buried In ltnliy"ooo
Cemetery. G Is #lSg55 g1s ilgtty5 .t5 6ss
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Death Result of Blows.

DR.. Finney. In answer to a hspothetl-
cal question propounded by the judgc-ad-
yocnte, said that under circumstances
similar. to those In this case. his pro-
fessional opinion would BE that repeated
h,ows OF the fist had caused the death OF
the person RECEIVING them. Crnss-exalnl-
nation elected the opinion that DEAN
with similar symptoms might be .causcu
nv the stopping of the veins or arteries
In the brain from causes other than eA-
ternal injuries. for instance, matter form
cd by vegetation In the arteries IN othef
parts of the. ihody being carried toStne
brain This, DR.. Finney thought, Was
most unlikely IN the present case
In answer to this Judge AdNocate ai'i-
rlx propounded tho question Of whether
or not the surgeon could swear that DEAN
! was caused by the effect OF the bullet
! when a man was shot through the heart,
\ ana not by an attack Of heart disease
I lust before the bullet entered the body,
Or. l'inncy answered that 1t could not be
+ positively said unless an autopsy was
held.
DR.. Thomas expressed his positive con-
yiction that no treatment would nave
saved Branch $ life, and that the death
was caused by the blows he received in
the fight. Practically the same hypo-
thetical question and heterogeneous on
cross examination were put to Or.
/ Thomas as to DR.. F!nney, and substan-
4 tally the same answers were given.
The members Of the court, particularly
Admiral Mccormick and Captain Barry
questioned the medical man closely on
several points, but particularly seemed
anxious to elicit information AS to whether
or not 1t was reasonably certain whethe,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
TURKEY THREATENS
CHRISTIAN MASSACRE
In Her Note in Reply to Ultima
tum She Indicates Awful
Retaliation
afRx Assoc;uted Pres. 4

s. LONDON, November 2S.-The persist
ent refusal of the Turkish government
to accept European control of the revc-g
nues OF the Vilaycts OF Macedonia, not
withstanding the ultimatum presented By
the allied powers, IS about to lead to the
putting in operation OF the threat OF
naval demonstration with the view OF
compelling the acQuiescence of Turkey
in the European control OF the admins
tration of and the proposed reforms in
Macedonia.
The obduracy of the Sultan apparently
is based on the belief that he has TIN.
passive support of the emperor OF Ger
many, and upon the 5ealousies supposed
to exist among the powers interested.
In diplomatic quarters il had been sup
posed TO the very las. that the Sultan
would yield, and even noTii it is expec4t5!
that he will do SO before the internal
tional feet takes active q s1'res.i
1t is understood that The satan appeal :
ed yainIy to Emperor william Emperor
! Nicholas and Emperor Francis Joseph
against the expected demonstration. TIL
| combine fleet of the powers now as
| sembling at Piracus consists of six large
and four small vessels. commanded by
| Admiral Ritter yon JeGina. of the AUS
TRAN navy. Great Britain lis represented
!! by the armored cruiser Lancaster ant'
the scout ship Sentinel. Austria By The
GrIlDg'c ETulAt-l taSSt'4
pedo cruiser Szge,var: Italy by the ar,
nored cruiser Guizeppe Garabaldi and
the torredo destroyer Ostro; and FRANCE o.
by cruiser and gunboat
Germany's :sbstention from partlel pa
ton in the proposed demonstration makes
the situation increasingly Interesting.
The Powers are said to have agreed.
| as the first part Of their procedure on
| the seizure Of the harbors and custom
houses OF the island of Nytilene. the island
| of Limos In the northern part OF tbs
Aegean Sea, and the island OF Tenedost
on the west coast OF Asia Minor.
4 The fact that the session Of the council Iln:1
| OF ministers at which the proposals q
| the Powers were rejected was storm,
one, and that all the ministers except the
Minister of War favored yielding to thf
ultinatum. leads to the belief that ths
sultan win yield at the first show 9
determination on the part OF the lowers
after satisfying his people that he IS ylela.
! ing to superior force. This Is said 70 pf
the view OF Count Goluckowski, the Aus
tro- Hungarian Minister OF Foreign Al AZ
| f.,J. 4 Is = r.
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n Noyentser, caused the death of his
opt,one1,,. fact brought out at the
II court -fnartial today.
@ A relative of Midshipman Branch, from
s Richmond, and n virginia MiiIary An ~. =
tnte man. said to-day that while he had
s. mr., = ;,,i-si, fnclins against Meriwether,
wi,om he acquitted of all criminal intent
No could rot help feeling resentfui 70
wards system sns:,, , as , npua Tie ai,ling
AZ ~ cadet under fistic arena rules Al
fhs institute, he said, he had engage, M
nnnms a fight, but never unaet rule ss
such as those which govern tite iei we
Z of tho prize ring. u Il ,.....t,,,.
III The verdict of the court y Is in,pos sipl I.
Y ~ forecast 1t has unlimited crimiilai
u,,sdiction and may s ,nn e him neu to
term in military prison Inc sent i ~, ~
the court will not he made pubic unit, lll
ssit has been reviewed by tue secre'als
4 member OF the court told me TO,
night he could not predict the ena Oh
tho trial Il may be coIhpie,uiS,a ga 49,
Z ,ny night, hut lie thought IL ilkely tiit.
iii would Extend far into next week.
sympathy Tor Meriwether.
s . ,.,,,,,a,hv is overwhelmingly with Meri-
X wether This is true of all classes, naVa'
Il officers, cadets aud citizens OF ahnap ..,
Their, has always been decided trena
10 authority here. but It has been great
{. ~ strenEthsned since tlc trial began. one
hit bof tho testimony had 4 great deal
to- do with this .ss<rease in sympaths
for the accused lt was shown by .ne
4 evidence that Meriwether In the cou I,S
OF tho fight had brcus hi Branch 10 ms
knees. and under the rules had the risH1
i TO give him Knockout blow.
But the gallant fellow refusea. a,,a
turned Ills back until his ANTAGONIST couIo
regain his feet. No blame attaches 70
the memory OF the dead inldshlpmah. Iie
made the mistake of inspecting the quar-.
ters OF Merriwether in his apsenee . out
he5 did not report having found the suit
or civilian clothing. For cadet 70
have a suit Of citizens clothing IN ms
nos Sc sion is n most serious Vlolatlon ol
academy regulations. Branch was -. q
I, high minded hpnora BILE fellow, ana MS
memory is not furnished by disnonor-
able act. ,,, -
my criminal intent His face shows vs. ! the !, 9
torture he is undergoing. because OF the
i'm vic result OF his act He ana ms
dead comrade are the victims or the
code
The court-martia is to say what shall
be the punlshment meted out to the living
victim. The court may not say any
thing in its verdict regarding the exist
scrlce Of "the code" It may leave that
40 public sentiment.
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MISS ROOSEVELT I'LL
At FARNIAG.T0N, GOWN
--,,,.-'' -, Z. I. 1,,s,,tcb

Especial to The Tines Dispatch. }, :.
HARTFORD, CONN NOV, go 2a,--,Ai ~.
Alice Roosevelt Is III Ut inc nome O ~!
uncle, Commander ". ?, Co"les, ~ =,
warrington, where she has been since
last saturday, arriving after the Har-
vnrd-Yalo freshman football game at
Cambridge, where her brother, Theodore
m played on the Harvard side.
Her illness is not serious and. although
sle Is confined TO her bed, IT Is moro a
demand for rest than anything else, Free
quent communications with the White
House notify the Presidents family o.
her condition. =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Fleet to Sail.
iRy Associated I'ress.l

----- ----- l15y AasUcIHtcd -1,Ftss'1 ~
Z ATHENS, November 23.--lt is under,
stood that the international meet VII
sail Tomorrow. The foreign ministers to-
dav paid visits to the commanders of the
warships Of their respective countries.
,rhe commanders later held @ conference
on hoard the Austrian flagship,
CBy Associated Prcss.)
VIENNA, November 23--l'aron Won
Calico. the misunderstanding nmpassa,
dor at Constantinople, mas telesrup''iisn
Aan,ir,,1Rittcr von JedIne for n portlon
If the international feet 70 sail imme,
datelv. proceeding to Mytlleno Gan tslana .
Of the Grcclan Archipelago belongiig ~ ~
,I,,,rkey in As'a). or for Besilsa, near = ne =
entrance OF the Dardanelles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
"The Pace That Kills

,rhoro viii be q meeting for men az
,h eh Acad s1 Of Music sunday unde, the
aus Of the Central Young; M Nc ?
Christian AssosStiGn so Doage, Of 'S War
Esn r nwo We wse Re the At Nsw
Castle Pa was paskfeia nna aer hus aay
turned away The dat Se rpi held IN a New
was she rh Sss Doors Mi SIG eosk
songs in the dark will 3eEn z! siso' p rne
new mnlc auartettc ana Mr'se:'.t1'' t''op
ityiil sing, 94 '4 X igt t& t l4t3fts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
.ATT{LL STAYED LIMIT
WITH KID SULLIVAN
. lEy Associated Press.

y BALTIMORE, MD, November 2s.-kid
Sullivan of Washington, and Abe Attell,:
OF San francisco, met in a fifteen round
match before the Eureka Athletic Club
to might. Attell had insisted upon It's
being called a draw II both men We're on
their feet at the close of the fifteenth
round, and his one object seemed to be
TO prolons the fight to that point. He
succeeded, and Referee O'Hara held up
the hands of both men.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Bryant-Wren.
(special to Inc Times-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG. VA. November GA
very pretty home wedding took place
"Wednesday afternoon at the home of the
brides parents on North Market Street.
The contracting parties were Mr.. Thos.
Wrenn. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee J. Wrenn The bride was gowned
in white mousseline over silk. her veil
caught with diamond brooch. the gift
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Loses Two Fingers.

" u. Wharton. an enploye at the Allie
,hnny Box Factory. had the misfortune
n lose two of his fingers last night apout
3 o'clock. IIo got his right hand enthn-
gled in some way IN MOVING saw.
Which cut off the second and third fingers
before 1t could be stopped. He was at
tended by Or, Clllen Pitt, of the ambu-
ance corps. ts st55
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Mayor Ill.

Especial to The Times DlspaEtcll., -
BRISTOL. VA, November 25..,,g I'm Wy W..
has ni Been 'n Critically III for two Or tl,res
days, and seems 10 be suffering dr n3l ~ =
grip. He is now g years n OF : af Rchmo s
ana ~ Was pr brother Of the wife q judge
Roger ROE A. Pryor, Of New York city
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
8EoARTRIDGES NEARLY
EXTINCT IN VIRGINIA

Especial to The Iimes-D !spa,ch.l
FREDERICKSBURG VA, Noyempcr
o.--Partridges are scarccr IN this sec
ton than they have been known TO pc f for
many years It Is not inf lnd !, wb tIs
tlav in Tie fields and woods without See
ing II partridge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Give Friends a Dance.

The members of T.. A. "A. o. HUI i-
vision No, 9. will tender to their NAM
friends dance at Corcoran ttall tornlsnii
A pleasant time may be expected by al
who attend. 8ftr ti3f} sl5isf'9l$ lza
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Virginians Pass the Board,

Mr.. II. NJ. Harper. of Richmond, ana
Mr., s. +. Fletcher of ldarria9nDnrg, va.
have passed Tie hoard Of Pharmacy 81
North Carolina, and will Become drug
Eists OF the Old North Stut0. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24

compression OF the blood vessels on the
brain A strong attempt was made to
show that some other cause than the
blows OF Meriwether's fist might have
produced this He was also examined
as to the possible effect OF the hot bath
TO which Branch was treated after tha
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24
Charged With Big Shortage.

fBy Associated I'Ttss,, a,.na
l,d IVA Adams, cashier Of the u M
States Assay olies W Ha.y ar on c Dy
secret se sSori ss5Gto in hsaccounta.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-24

hospital He had him carried III an cleo
trio carriage TO the hospital. and deliv-
cred him to Surgeon Stone, The trans1er.
he testified was accomplished without
anything to disturb Branch. ~
DR.. Stone said in his testimony that
when Branch came under his care atsthe
hospital he was absolutely unconscious.
Technical Testimony. 4
From the symptoms and what was dis
closed during the operations, Dr. Stone
was confident that the condition had been
brought about by external injuries 10
the head such as might have been caused
by blows of the fist These blows could
have been inflicted on either side of tho
head. "A
Much of the remainder Of the direct
testimony was on the technical points.
connected with Branch's injury. g3
On cross.exa minaton DR. stone said
that a similar condition Of the brain to-
Branchs might be produced by some
forms of poisoning. Tho exact cause OF
the DEATH in his opinion. was the os!i:c-
ration of the vital centers caused by the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-29
Stocks and Bonds.

New York, Nov 2S.-SpeculatiOn in
some special stocks attained unusual
violence today. and the general mar
ket in the latter part of the day
showed signs Of WEAKNESS in conse-
quence of those excuses, and yielded
quite generally. The movement show
ed some irregularty from the outset.
and it was obvious that large profit
taking was going on in the midst of
the most excited advances in the
specialties. The Southern iron group
and tho metal industrials attracted
the largest share of speculative ac-
tivity Tennessee Goals upshot Of
: 81 supplemented rise of over II
points yesterday, while Leads jump
of . points was only slightly in ex-
cess of the rise achieved N yester-
days market. The dealings in these
two stocks were confused AMI fever
ish to the highest degree. One after
another stock in the list of obscure
industrials was taken up and put
through some such process as this,
although none made quite such mer-
curial fluctuations as the two named.
Sudden advances of four points in
American Wooden. being and 4 in
Cotton Oil. Locomotive preferred,
Anaconda, Knickerbockc Ice and
United States Pipe and over points
for Virginia. Carolina Chemical, Sloss-
Sheffield Steel. Railway Steel Spring
and Wooden preferred, offer concrete
examples. The later reaction In
tht market made wide inroads on the
advances and carried the average level
of prices elsewhere well below last
night. The most conspicuous ex-
ample of strength amongst the stand
ard stocks was st. PaufS with it's / g
point rise. Reiterated rumors of an
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-29

early issue of its treasury stockhold-
ers and the extension of the system to
the Pacific coast were used again to
stimulate the speculation in the stock.
Attention was attracted to the money
situation by he heavy transfers to in
terror points through the sub-treasury
and by an engagement of gold at the
sub-treasury, which was suspected to
be intended for export An attempt
was made to rally the market before
the closing, but the recovery did not
hold and the closing tone was decided
ly weak with Reading breaking badly
three points just at the last hour.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales
(par valued $3.015,000.
United States new As registered, de-
c.ined Is, the SIS "a and the old As
a point on the last call.
Total sales 1,4S0,900 shares includ-
ing Copper 111,000: Cotton Oil 1890;
Locomotive $500; Smelling 23,400;
Tobacco 5000; Atchison $4,000; "A. G.
l.. 1000 Brooklyn Rapid Transit A.
200: Atchison $4,000; G. A. p. 23,5O0:
Chesapeake and Ohio $500; st. Paul
$1,000: G. r. l. $4,000: Erie 32.700;
Louisville and Nashville 400; Nor
folk and Western 1900; Reading 81
800; Republic steel 45,500; Rock
Island $4,000; Southern Pacific 3S.70O;
Southern Railway $500: Southern
Railway, preferred. 200; T. G. ]. 80
900: Union Pacific 142.500: United
States steel $4,000; Virginia Carolina
Chemical $4,000; Virginia-Carotna
Chemical, preferred 500; Sloss-
Sloss- Shcffie 4 10000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-29
VALUES REC[D[
IN DULL MARKET
Cotton Closes at About
the Lowest Point.
ACTIVITY IN STOCKS
The Movement in Some Special Secur-
tiles Was Violent, and in the At
ternoon WEAKNESS Resulted
and Yielding of Prices Was
Quite General.
1Bv the Associated Press. }


New York. Nov 28.-In the dry
goods market today a .fai volume of
trade reported at first hands with
certain classes of buyers particularly
active and with operating in some in
stances for a considerable distance
into next year. Stocks were I'M
usually depleted in, many lines and
buyers were frequently compelled to
seek supplies at second hands.
New York Cotton.
New York. Nov. 2S.-The cotton
market was less active. Business APP
peared to be largely in the way of
evening up for Thanksgiving. and in
anticipa ton of the governments crop
estimate next month and with selling
for long account considerably in >evi-
dence. the market closed at about the
lowest point of the session or net
decline of 13 to 20 points. Sales
were estimated at 100000 bales The
opening was easy at decline of to
II points in response TO lower cables.
and the outlook for big receipts. The
decline was increased soon after the
opening TO a matter of IL to 1 points,
when indications that December no
tiCes were being promptly taken care
Of caused n part al rally, which how
ever, was relieved by renewed weak
ness under scattering liquidation and
selling by room traders for turn.
After selling off to a net decline of
16 to 10 points the market was again
rallied 4 or points by covering but
once more weakened toward the close
with January selling at 11.35 and
March at 11.61. The close was
steady in tone, but within point or
two of the lowest. 1t was the first
December notice day and it was esti-
mated that about $4,000 bales out Of
the large local stock were rendered.
With December selling IL to 90 points
under January, SPOT people bought
all the December offering against sale
of the latter months.
Receipts at the ports today Sl,52l
bales. against 101,546 last week and
1874 last year. For the week tes-
timated) $4,000 bales, against 39i,-
900 last week and SS7,267 last year.
Todays receipts at New Orleans co.
303 bales, against 122,017 last year.
ana at Houston 21,604 bales, against
25.406 last year.
Me- York. Nov. IS Spot closed luiet.
20 points lower.
MIddling up!ands II 80; mddlns gnlf IL o..
sales 260 bales. Cotton futures opened easy
md closed steady.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-29
sale of valuable City Property.

BY authority of a judgment Of the
Superior Court for Wake, en-
tered at october term, 1905, in an
action entitled w. A. MCGOWAN and
wife VS. p. w. MCGOWAN and others,
the undersigned commissioners will,
on Monday, January 1st, 1906, at IL
O'Clock m, at the Court House door
of Wake County. Raleigh, N. c., sell
to the highest bidder at public auc-
ton for cash that valuable city prop
erty, known as the MCGOWAN proper
ty, near the Academy Of Music, front
ing Sc feet and inches on South
Salisbury street and running back
west in rectangular shape 1876 feet.
bounded on the north by the lot Of
]. A. Bragassa and wife, on the east
by said Salisbury street, on the south
by the livery stable lot of j. r.
Holder and on the west by the lot of
c.. b. Edwards and others. Sale made
for division and between tenants in
common. Said lot will be sub-divided
and sold by the commissioners and
then sold as a whole, the commits
sioners reporting to the court the
highest price thus obtained.
G.. NJ. BUSBEE,
w. N. JONES,
Commissioners
11-19-t. d. 8.
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CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE.

by virtue of an order of the Supe-
rior Court in re j. Ii. Hunter and 9TH
ers, ex Dartee, on
Monday the 18th day of Dec, 1905,
at II o'clock m. at the court house
door in Raleigh. N. c., will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder.
for cash. the following described par
eel of land:
Situated in the city of Raleigh, N.
c., beginning at the corner of Swain
and Edenton streets. thence north one
hundred and five (105) feet; thence
with Sophia Jeffries line west forty
seven CAD feet; thence south to
Edenton street one hundred and five
1859 feet thence north Edenton street
to the beginning. containing not quite
one-eighth of an acre more or less. as
shown by deed of f. c. Christopher to
Lucrctia Walker and duly recorded in
office Of Register of Deeds for Wake
County in Book so. page so.
This sale is for partition.
g. G.. BECKWITH,
11-17-1m Commissioner.
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The Raleigh Banking and Trust
Company

Corner
found
BanLin NIL In
liza
Ourna thar
Trust and nc
We Burglar Proof Vault absolutely
All valuable papers,
nd WiI hOuld
Bu1bec
JONES' Thomas =. b. w \
Morning. j II
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New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, Nov. 2S.-Spot cotton
dull lower. Sales 1900 bales. including
400 to arrive and 200 t. o. b. quo
tations unchanged; middling l 5-S.
Futures opened 5 points to I points
down and by noon were IL to l5
points lower than lasS evenings clos
inC The undertone was decidedly
weak Liverpool closed lower ana
the local market continued some Is
points above New York. The uncer-
taintv concerning the government
bureau report, due next Monday, is
such that all those who have profits
in any transaction seem inclined to
take them and await further develop
ments in the trading which was active
throughout the session. December
opened z points lower at liza. sold
up to 114S and finally receded TO
1877 The market closed steady net
losses IA to Is points
New Orleans. Nov g. --Cotton futures closed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-29
Raleigh Spot Cotton.

Receipts yesterday .104 bales.
Prices yesterday IL Is to IL Is C.
Receipts year ago ......... ~ baleS.
Prices that day ..... "a to 9 NC.
Receipts to date S,762 bales.
Last year same date 80. .S,737 bales.
Quotations by grades: Strict good
middlng. IL IL cents; good mid
ding. II 3-S cents: strict middling,
II Ia cents; midddling, II Is cents.
other Cotton Markets.