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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
A NEGRO MAN SHOT
Symms in Hospital. 9th
err Negro at Large.
Ed. Simms Has Fight With an Un-
known Negro, and Gets a Bull
let in His Arm as the
Result.

Monday night, in that part of he
city known as the dark East two ne
groes, one named Ed Symms and the
other unknown at this date, got into
a serious difficulty, the consequence
was that Ed Symms got a pistol
bali I'm his arm. Information about
the fight and shooting is meager rs
the negro who did the shooting is AZ
large The police do not seem 10
know anything about it. and up Till
last night nothing has been heard OF
the fugitive However. Constabu
Pope is making d diligent search ana
il is certain will soon have his man
behind prison bars.
AS soon as the negro SymmS was
shot he was immediately carried ="
Rex Hospital. and the wound dressed.
1t is said that the wound is not seri-
Gus and that Symms will soon be able
to leave the hospital.
Rumor has it that the two negroes
were seen in the early part of the
night in the business section Of the
CITY and that they started toward th=
East together, and on the way got to
QuarrelinG and wrangling at each
other and on reaching a certain nc&iu
woman's house they both went in Gnd
there the shooting occurred.
A warrant was issued by Magistrate
Earbee yesterday for the negroes a'li
az soon as the negro who took leg
bail is apprChended the whole matte
will be cleared uo. The negro Who
was shot is hardly moro shan 4 yOuth,
and the boys father appeared before
ESQUIRE Barbce for the Warrant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
MR.. II. WALTERS DENIES STORIES
Coast Line Not Interested in Seaboard
Air Line.

The report that the Atlantic Coast
Line had become a dominant interes
in the affairs of the Seaboard Air
Line, and with the Southern Railway
now controlled that property, was Civ
Ell emphatic denial in Baltimore sat
urday by Mr.. Henry Walters, chair
man of the board OF directors of the
Atlantic Coast Line. This report has
been pergistently circulated and given
credenCe in many quarters. 1t was
also accompanied by a report that
became a belief i'll some circles thai
the Louisville and Nashville, and even
the Atlantic Coast Line, were undel
the control of j. z. Morgan, VINO. as
is well known, dominates the Southern
Railway. The attention of Mr.. Wal
ters was called TO the persistency OF
these reports, and ne said:
Any statement from any source
that the Atlantic Coast Line in any
way controls or is Interested in The
ownership of the Seaboard Air Line
heard such reports aud know then
source. They have been circulated in
the past 20 boost some one else's game
but l desire to say that they are utter
" without foundations. | am speak
ing for the Atlantic Coast Line, and
while / can not speak for the South
ern Railway. my opinion is that the
report in regard to that company is
equally without truth
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
BTIIlnING IS SOUND.
Examination Shows Thnt There Was
No Danger OF Collapse OF State
Library.

The metal ceiling of the Supreme
Court room, just under the floor f
the State Library which a daY or so
ago sagged under the strain of the
Richmond county prohibition delega-
ton and came near for moment or
so to causing a manic, was yesterday
ripped off by Workmen and the reason
of the partial collapse accurately dag
nosed.
j was found to be the fact that the
timbers supporting the floor were in
sound condition and that there was no
danger whatever of the flooring com
ing through into the Supreme Court
room. The big twelve inch Joists run
ming the length of the long room were
supported at points by iron bars run
ming to the bottom OF the floor of the
library room above. While perfectly
sound the timbers into which these
iron bars were fitted had shrunken
considerably so that the nuts which
held them had become loose. giving an
inch or so play which the heavy
crowd caused u result When the
floor 50 aged its slight fall caused these
bars to be pushed back in position ana
never came into contact with the
beams running across the room. While
the experience of the sinking fioor
was startling to the crowd, there was
never the most remote danger of scri-
Gus accident.
The Supreme Court room is FLEA
with the scaffoiding necessary to ex,
anime the top OF the room and tins
metal sheeting has of course been torn
off. The trouble will be entirely re-
paired today fs
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
TO RECEIVE $1,000
Senate Committee Re-
ports On Wards Bill
to Increase Salaries.

Al d meeting of the Senate Com
mittee on Salaries and Fees last night
was decided TO report favorably the bill
Of Mr. Ward, Of Craven, increasing the
salaries of all the Supreme and Su-
perior court judges to $500. The bill,
however, was amended, repeating the
act now in force allowing the judges
$3.50 for expenses.
This bill is the second one fixing the
judges salaries introduced by Mr.
Ward, and it substitutes both his form
er bill and the bill of Mr. Scales, OF
Guilford.
The bill provides;
THAT each Justice OF the Supreme
Court shall be allowed an annual SAL
airy OF $500.
court shall be allowed an annual sal
airy of So 500 in full compensation for
all judicial duties required by law, IN
Guiding travelling expenses and hold
ing special terms. That each judge
of the Superior court shall open court
at or before the hour of II o'clock a.
m. on the first Monday of each term of
court unless prevented from doing so
by sickness or unavoidable accident or
delay and shall remain i'll attendance
upon said court until the expiration of
the term unless all the business there
OF is sooner disposed Of
Mr.. Scales offered the following
amendment, which was accepted by
Mr.. Ward, and adopted by the COM
mittee:
ITO amend section / by adding at
the end thereof, the following: And
the act now in force allowing judges
$3.50 for expenses is hereby repealed. .
The committee was unanimous in
recommending the passage of the bill
Mr.. Zollicoffer sad that he was
heartily in favor of the bill as amend
cd. there were but few who op-
posed the proposition TO raise the sala-
ries of the judges as their duties had
in the last few years, more than
doubled He said he would vote for
bill giving the Chief Justice $4,000.
the Associate Justices 1000 each, and
the Superior court judges $4,000 each.
but he believed u bill allowing this
large an increase would be unwise
now, especially SO as this is q time Of
depression He had conversed with
a large number of members Of the
House, he said. and as matter OF ex-
pcdiency, he thought it should be re-
ported favOrabiy as it stood with the
amendment attached. He said that a
fiat salary Of $4,000 with no allow
anceS. met the entire appreciation of
the judges. the Legislature and ali the
people, and he thought there would be
no difficulty in its passing the House.
Mr.. Fleming favored the bill as
ana said he believed il
would be favorably acted upon by the
House committee.
The concensus of opinion in the
committee was that the amount of the
salary fixed by the bill was right and
proper at this time. and was not too
large. but more likely to be too small.
All the members of the committee
agreed that the course suggested, the
bill with the amendment, was the
best to pursue, and that it would meet
with the favor of the House.
Mn Hollicoffer moved that the bill
with the amendment be reported IA
and the motion CARRIED unan-
mously.
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HOW WE COR THAT WAET.
B;ccn's Resolution Questioning the
President Referred to Committee.
(By the Associated prcss.l

tBy the Associated Press
Washington, Jan. 2i.-Tbe Senate
today referred 80 the COMMITTEES ON
Foreign Relations a resolution intro
GGCcd by Senator Bacon, of Georgia,
making inquiry Of tire President con-
corning the details of the agreement
between the United States and Santo
Domingo. Mr.. Lodge moved to re-
fer it 10 the Committee on Foreign
Relations and Mr.. Foraker suggested
that the natter should be considered
I'm executive session.
Mr. Bacon contenGed chat it would
be competent for the President 20
scnd his reply to the Senate. either i'm
legislative or executive session ami
that II is not necessary at this time
10 20 into executive session re,ative
to the master. IF he said, 1.-THE,
statement made in the public nress
Are untrue a simple denial will dis
pose of the natitr: ii they are true
aud Vert given to the hubble by tn.
State Department. as reported. SEQ no
reason why the Senate should be so
DESTROYS OF secrecy"
lie referred 10 the negotiation as in
the nature OF q treaty. and SAID II
treats with the prcroGative OF the
Scn3tc.
After considerable discussion OF the
noiuts OF order involved. Str. Lodges
Iaaticil prevailed.
air. MeCunbci made an address on
the Statehood bill after which the
senate adjourned until tomorrow.
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day presented themselves in the Sem
ate and We're announced by Assistant
SerGeant-at-Arnls Il. +. Layton.
They were formally notified by the
presiding officer of the action of the
Senate and Mr. Palmer. replying for
the House, voiced 'the demand of that
body that the Senate issue a process
requiring Judge Swayne to appear be-
fore the bar of the Senate
Accordingly q resolution by MIR.
Fairbanks Ordering that a summons
for Judge Swayne be issued was
passed. 1t was made rcturuable Fri
day next at / D. m.
Tho Senatorial court then adjourned
until that time and the Senate pro-
ceeded with its Legislative business.
The entire ceremony consumed only IL
little more than thirty minutes time.
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To Arms! Death to the
Emperor.
Continued from Page one. }

regarded by them with suspicion and
even hatred because il an article jj:Ih-
lished by the Pravo he described the
rcvolutionis.s as Z Port Arthur in
side of Russia which Russia Woujd
have To overthrow.
NJ. Hcssen. editor Of the Prayo
whose advanced liberal views are vel,
known, has been arrested
The Working Mems Club has been
closed by order of the project Of po-
lice
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
Compliment TO MIR. Beckwith.

Federal Judge of another State
who requested Mr.. Il. G. BeckWith for
copy OF his argument before the Su-
preme Court in the Huff case, writes
to Mr.. BeckWith as follows:
Il thank you very cordially for a
conv of your argument in the Huff
case before the Supreme Court of
North Carolina on December 14th, ana
with your permission, il the appro-
pirate case arises. | will cndeavor 10
avail myself of the learning re-
search and classical attainments it
exhibited
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
Radom il, a State Of Siege.
lRy the Associated Press.l

10y IIlt -As5uCIdIeU I-ItSS.J
Rreslau. Prussia, Jan 24.--'Fele-
grams from Radon, European Russia
describe that city as being in a state
oc siege. with military patrols in every
street. The soldiers occasionally fire
on gatherings of the people who have
returned the fire killing three officers.
The people are also said to have blown
NJ several buildings with dynamite.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25

jefferson City, Mo-. Jan ga
resolution was adopted today by the
Republican State Committee calling
on all Republican members of the as
sembly 20 support Thomas X Med
ringhaus, the caucus nominee for
United States Senator
To-day 5 balloiing in the Legis' ature
Was without result and showed nc
change.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
a Strike az Wilma.

(By the Associated Prcss.)
Wilma. Russia Jan. 2t-A strike
has commenced here. The Town isl
Quiet.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25

0nely one remedy in the world that
VIII at once ston itehiness of the Skin
III any part of the BODY: Doans Olnt-
inent. AT any drug store. SO cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25

Coughs and colds. down to the very
borderland of consumption. yield to
the soothing. healing Influences OF DR.
Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
Work Stops 1T koyno.

Koyno. Russia Jan. 24--Work has
been stopped at all the factories ana
railroad shops here
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25

Burdock Blood BIttars cures Ii
promptly, permanently. Regulates
and tones the stomach.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25

Is it burn? Use DIR. Thomas
Electric Oil. a cut? Use Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil. AT your druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25

Humanity gives the level head on
the lofty height.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25

New York. Jan. 23.-Edward Pay
son Cone, prominently identified with
many patriotic and other Organiza-
tons, died suddenly from an apo
pletic shock today. He resided in
Nashville, Tenn. for many years and
had a prominent place in public af-
fairs in the State before he moved to
New York after the close of the Civil
War.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 23--Postog-
fee Inspector w. r. Keyes received
kilograms today that a man answering
tho descrI ption of George T. Lowe is
under arrest at Fernandina, Fla. Ii
he can be identified as such it will
complete the arrest of tr.o Of post
office money order raisers who aeeced
local merchants out of many dollars
and also visited and worked in several
other Southern cities. James Falr,
the first member of the gang, is UNI
der arrest in this city. and Horace
HAIRY, a second, is in jail at Buffalo,
\. Y.
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Summoned Before Bar of
the Senate.

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COMPLETING PLANS
FOR BIG FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL
 EXPOSITION

To be Held at the RegimentaI Armory
 Next MOnth-Great Rush for Floor
 Space for Exhibits - Enthusiasm
 shown Indicates Great Success. |.
 E. J. Rowe of New York, member of the firm of Green & Rowe, who are to have charge of the food and indus trial exposition here in October, was in town yesterday to complete the plans for the arrangement of the exhibits. Mir. Rowe expressed the utmost satls- faction with the progress made by the committee in charge of the exhibits.
 Tt beats anything ever saw' sald NIT. Rowe, "the way manufacturers are falling over each other to get room in this exposition. Why. already half Of the floor space is sold outright, and half of the balance of the room Is al- ready covered by options. It is my candid opinion that by the middle or September there will not be left an inch of available space for exhibition purposes" !. s The sanguinary VleWes oA MT. tNomS are shared by every member of the New Haven Business Mems association under whose auspices the exhibition is to be held. They have good cause. too, for taking this view, for not only are former exhibitors taking hold of the matter with increased enthusiasm, but fifty per cent. of the space now taken is held by concerns who tried without success to get space at the February show. ..-.. -.... ..i During the present week space has .been taken by the Royal Cheese Co. of New York and Detroit, who will show a large exhibit of the royal lun-- eheon cheese; stoddard & Gilbert, local agents for the PiHsbury flour, and manufacturers of the Hermitage brand of coffee, and P. c. Tomson & Cos of Philadelphia, who handles the ''red seaP' brands of I've and laundry soap,
 l options are held by ,Washburn x Crosby, manufacturers of gold medal flour; Manning, Bowman & Co, man ufaeturers of various kinds of cooking and kitchen utensils; the American can Cereal Co, with puffed rice and apetizoi
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tion of first floor with steel beams and columns. s'' 4 ,---e@ ' 3.2 z
 Bid No. 3-Cost of concrete footings under walls.
 Bid No. 4-Cost of concreting on side and rear of building.
 Bid No. 15-Cost of asphalt pavement across the front of lot from building to curb stone line.
 LSd No. 6--Cost of terrazo floor and slate wainscotting in both room.
 Bid No. 7-Cost of battlement walls with tile coping above roof, if omitted.
 Carpenter work
 James A. Fogarty-Bid No. 1, $3,547; No. ?, $4,26O.
 John W. Kenney-Bid No. 1. $4,251; No. 2. $4,S02.
 The D, H. Clark Co.-Bid No. 1, sS,- 5S7; No. ?, $4,2S2.
 Bid No. t-As per plans and specified tions, first floor fire-proof construction. Bid No. 2-As per alternate plan of wood construction for the first floor.
 Plumbing work
 The Foskett & Bishop Co., $7OS; John B. Beegan, $694 Heating work
 The Foskett H Bishop Co.,, $7Os; John B. Beegan, $5S8. Painting work F. R. Hamre, $374; A, J. Thalberg, l $285; James F. Goodwin, $2S3. Electric work W. W. Gale & Co, $1S7; Eugene B. Underwood, $2o0.
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RECOMMEND S3,5OO SALARY
TO BE PAID TO THE BUILDING
 INSPECTOR.

Public Hearing Held in City Hall Last
 Night-OnIy Few Citizens Appear
 Ex-AIderman WaIIaee Says That the
 Position Will be a Political Craft
 Those Who Spoke.
 A public hearing was held in city hall last evening by the special com mittee of the board of aldermen ap- pointed for the purpose of fixing the salary of the city buidlnig inspector, who is to be appointed by Mayor Studley. The meeting was only attend ed by half dozen people. Alderman at-Large McKerness presided at the meeting.
 The first speaker was Attorney c. T. Coyle. MT. Coyle stated that he be- lieved that a competent man should be secured, and that the appointee should be paid well, so that, such man could be secured. He stated that the salary of the building inspector in Hartford was $2,50O, and that his clerk received $1,000. A horse and carriage is also furnished the department The speaker thought that at least this amount should be paid in this city.
 J. E. Rowland thought that the sal ary should be $3.0OO. He said that no provision had been made for clerk, so he saw no, need of the matter of a clerk being discussed.
 The next speaker was George Wal lace, who said that in his opinion the place was being created for some poli- tical favorite, and as 1t would be "The Man With the Pulp who would get the job he thought that si,500 would be enough pay for the position,
 Alexander McWilliams said, Don't do as the board of education has done and appoint blacksmith as a building inspector" The speaker thought that $1,500 was a sufficient salary.
 Mir. Wallace took the floor again, ant stated that he thought that the firt marshal could continue to look out foi 1 the matter, and if at times he found that he had more to do than he ;,.. u reasonably handle provision. should bt made so that he could hire an assistant The sneaker said that there were t;
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-01
AUTUMN OFFERINGS.


 P. J. Kelly Company offer Suggestions
 The Popularity of the Crawford
 Range.
 The return to the city home about this time of year naturally focuses att tention on the household needs for the coming fall and winter. Many will no doubt find that they are in need of this or that to put their homes in the snug, delightful condition that, makes, the great charm of winter time. Right here is where the P. J. Kelly company logically enter into the field of thought. Under the roofs of their Grand avenue and Church street establishments is contained an immense stock of every thing in the household line, making the firm capable of completely fitting out the home, or any part of it.
 During the next few days there are special doings in the line of carpets. All the great autumn stock. all grades, patterns and colorings. are offered with the proposition of free making, laying and lining. And the easy payment sys- tenn is not suspended. either. This of fer holds until September 10.
 Another special point that is already, or at least soon will be, most season. able-the matter of stoves. The Kelly company is agent for the famous CraW- ford range, the popular product of the Walker & Pratt company. We use popular" advisedly. A few days ago a large delegation of Crawford' deal- CTS journeyed to Watertown, Mass, the home of the Crawford K to witness the largest consignment of ranges ever made in this country On that day the 1 Walker {, Pratt company shipped i twenty three carloads of these ranges l to their eastern consumers. The aggre- gate weight of the shipment reached 322, 900 pounds Of this consignment two carloads were destined for the F. J. Kelly company. Crawford ranges are popular, Has your experience shown Iycu why? If not, come in and become acquainted with the Crawford and, if not already. with the P. J. Kelly com pany. At home, S17rS2S Grand avenue and S6-sS Church street.
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FIRE COMMISSIONERS MEET.

Bids Referred to the Board of Finance
 Shortage of $1,5OO-The Bids.
 The fire commissioners at their meet ing last evening voted to refer the bids # for hook and ladder house No. in the the Ninth ward to the board of finance as the lowest bids are nearly $1,500 above the amount the fire commission CTS have for the work.
 The following are the bids:
 Mason work-John M. Leonard & Go, bid No. 1, $7,769; No. 2, $6,S7O; No. 3. $50; No. 4, $14O; No. 5, $650; Mo- 6, $120; No. ', $100.
 A. J. Carmichael, Bid Mo- l, $7 647; No. 2, $6,S4S; No. 3, $167; No. 4, $147; No. 5, $653; No. 6, $123; No. ', S115.
 Bid No. 1-Complete as per plans and specifications, including fire proof construction for the first floor and steel beams and columns supporting same.
 No. 2--Same as bid No. l. substituting wood construction as per alternate plans and emitting fire-proof construc-
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NEW HAVEN STEAMBOAT LINE.
STEAMER RICHARD pEcH

Sif From NEW Steaner leaves 2:15 a, m, daily, except Mondays. Pas- sengers may board steamer at any time after 10 D. m.
 From NEW YORK-Steame leaves 400 p. m, daily, except Sunday
 SUNDAYS--Ste RICHARD PECK leaves New York at 9:30 a. m. Return, leaves New Haven 4:30 b. m.0 Sundays, steamer touches at East Thirty first street, eastward, 10 a. m; westward, S:45 D. m.
 Time between New York and New Haven about five hours.
 Steamer arrives at and departs from Belle Dock, New Haven, and Pier 20, ID. R., foot of Peck Slip, New York < For tickets and staterooTls apply at the office on Belle Dock. also at Bisf- op < Co.'S. 715 Chapel street, and at Purser's office on steamer. The NEWsENCfLANDaNA CGs
 GEO, Q. BLACK, Agent,
 Belle Dock; New Haven
 SPECIAL NOTICE. On Labor Day. September 4, the 10:00s o'clock morning trip of the New Haven line steamer will be omitted. The steamer Richard Peek will leave for New York at 4:3O D. m. The 12:45 night trip on septein Der will be made by the City of Law renee
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ARRESTED FOR FRAUD.

Man Who Promised Plumbing Licenses
 to Victims.
 Morris Batter was arrested last night by Sergeant Gibson and charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. The arrest was made on complaint of Harris Lehman and Nathan Marks, both of 256 Cedar street, who claim that Batter represented himself as being in a position to procure plumbers licenses for the men and to also be able to sat- isfy the board of health that the men were qualified to do plumbing work, Owing to these promises the men claim they gave Batter 80 and check for $20. The alleged offense was committed on July 5. 4s~
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4 FALSE ALARM.

The fire department was summoned out about o'clock last night to 4s Oak street on a false alarm. The house is a brick block and is owned by H. Alder man. The trouble occurred in the rooms occupied by E. J. Reed, where some stuff on the stove burned causing smoke, which the neighbors thought was caused by the house being on fire.