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The news & observer., 1905-12-17
Mrs. B. n. Duke EntertainS.
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Durham, n. c., Dec. 16.-On Thurs
day afternoon Mrs. b. N.'Duke enter
tanned the Up-to-Date Club at her
home on Chapel Hill street. There
were vases of flowers in hall and lib
rary where the ladies spent most
charming afternoon Responses to
roll-call were of much interest, en-
braCing topics Of late news. Two eX-
cellent articles were read descriptive
of Philadelphia. Mrs. w. Fl. Bran
son read THE Days of the Friends
and Mrs. E. c. Murray described many
points of interest. After the exchange
of books Mrs. Duke invited the ladies
into the dining room, where delicious
course luncheon was served. The CEN
ter piece consisted of exquisite La
France roses, carnations and ferns,
artistically arranged in beautiful low
ing cups. In addition to the CLUB mem
bers there were present MISS Mary
Duke and Miss Bella Bridgers. of Tar
boro. The members of the club who
enjoyed Mrs. Dukes hospitality were
Mrs. George Watts. Mrs. h. Z. Mur-
ray Mrs. J. Harper Erwin, Mrs. W.
II. Branson, Mrs. l.. L. Sasser. MRS.
w. L. Wall, Mrs. Paul Graham, Mrs:
E. j. Parrish. Mrs. j. G. Niche and
Miss Mary HaneS.
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Nineteen Men are Re-
ported Missing.
A MAGAZINE BURSTS
And Another is Threatened by Fire.
Two Hotels are Torn to Pieces
by the Explosion and Many
People Injured by Fly
ina Glass.
(B the Associated Press.)

Spokane. Wash. Dec. 16.-The pow
der magazine of the Center Star and
War Eagle Lines at ROssland. b. c..
exploded about 1:45 p. m. today. 1t
is reported that Il to 5 men are dead
and as many more injured.
A special from Rossland to the
Chronicle timed $40 D. M, stated that
10 men are still missing since the ex-
plosion. One body. that of J. S. IN
graham. who was in charge of the
magazine, has been recovered. The
search for the dead is delayed by fire
in the ruins of the wrecked maya
zine.
Another magazine close by is in
danger from the fire. Two hotels were
demolished by the explosion 1t is
reported that nearly 100 persons were
cut by broken glass The property
loss is estimated at from $4,000 to
100000. The location of the maya
zine was on a hillside overlooking the
town and about One-half mile distant
from it.
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HE IS ARRA|GNED
Mathews Case Continued
to February Term,
The Man Seems a Physical Wreck. In
His Appearance He is Pitiab'e
and Horrifying OBJ
ject.
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Greensboro, y. G., Dec 16.-In the
Superior Court this morning, DR.. J +.
charged with the murder Of his wife
was brought into court and arraigned.
His counsel, Mcssrs Guthrie. of Dur
ham, and Stedmand & Cooke, of
Greensboro stated to the court that it
had been impossible to get the wit
nesses necessary and besides defend
ant was physically unablee to so
through the trial. Solicitor Brooks
said it had been understood from the
nature of the defense. that witnesses
had been agreed that the case be
continued to the February term.
Judge Ward, by request of counsel.
issued an order for the SummOning of
Il special venire to form q jury from.
] was also agreed that the case
should not stand for trial before We'd
nesday of the court.
Matthews, from all appearances. un-
less he improves rapidly, will be in
another world before February. He
could scarcely walk. coming totter-
ing in from the Jail, holding the arm
of the deputy sheriff. He was entire
ly out of breath from the eXertion
of ascending the stairs, while be ng
arraigned, he stood but a moment, be-
ing allowed to drop in his chair. He
paid no attention to the reading of the
awful charge, but in reply to formal
inquiry as to how he would be tried
answered as his attorneys prompted.
IN "A firm, loud tone of voice, by
God and my country"
His beard has grown out over his
shrunken, emaciated face, and as he
sat there, rolling his great eyes, the
whites being the most prominent fea-
ture, and poking his tongue out ev-
cry moment or two through his
cracked lips, he looked more like an
ogre or ghost than an animate NOR
tai. To add to the gruesome picture,
as Matthews feebly arose from his
chair to go back to Jail, he produced
new white Silf handkerchief from
his overcoat pocket handed it to the
officer, craned his neck towards him
and as the officer nervously fumbled
in trying to tie it around the mans
neck, while he stood Indifferent to
the stare of thousands of eyes. The
sickening suggestiveness of tho officers
act. gave every body the creeps, eX-
cept Matthews, who was having it
done, he said. to keep from catching
cold going back to Jail.
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THE WOUNDED DOING WE'LL.
ID. c. Christian Unable Yet to Leave
His Bed.

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Durham, n. c.. Dec. 16.-All of the
wounded firemen. who were hurt in
the wreck yesterday afternoon, are
getting along very nicely today. d. c.
Christian, who was 4re worst wounded,
is unable to leave his bed and it is
feared that two ribs are fractured in
addition to his other injuries. MI.
Llewellyn. ex-chief of the department,
is not in bed but is very sore and can
not get about very much. Assistant
Chief Johnson is able to get about but
the cut on his head is very sore. All
of the men who were in the wreck
are reported as being better, however
In the police court this morning
Urquhart a white man, was sent to
the grand jury on two charges, one
for carrying concealed weapon and the
other for larceny of pair of legglnSS.
negro by the name of Matthew
Yates was sent to the grand jury for
stealing.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
CONTROL OF INSURANCE.
This is Again the Subject of Debate in
the House.
CBN the Associated Press. J


Washington, Dec 16.-The House
indulged itself again to-day to the eX-
tent of four hours Of what was many
times termed an academic discussion
of Federal control of insurance. 1t
was the fourth day of the debate, but
the interest of members had apparent
ly not diminished.
Democratic contention for States
rights DrcdOminated in the OratOry.
The Republicans confined themselves
more to the committee reference
which should be made of the subject
OF insurance in the Presidents mes
sage. On this MANY views were eX-
pressed. None Of them, however. sup
porting tee pending proposition to
send the subject to the ways and
means committee.
During the latitude permitted by de-
bate. a protective tariff was inVeighed
against by Mr.. Hardwick (Ga.). He
said the value of the property of his
state was 100000, 900; that Rocfel-
Ter could buy it twice oevr and Rookie
feler was q prospect of the protective
tariff.
Mr.. Sullivan (Mass.) paid his re-
spects to President Roosevelt by stat
ing that he did not believe him infal-
libic either in his law, his state policy
or in his recollection of controversies
with distinguished visitors.
The discussion finally was concluded
by Mr.. Finley (S. CO who spoke
against Federal control of insurance.
The holiday recess was fixed from
next Thursday to January A.. For the
purpose of bringing out information
showing the existence of civil pen
sion list the House asked the Pres
dent for the number of civil employees
of the government who have reached
the age of senty years.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17

pie from the mighty oppressor even
more than from the petty thief No
one can doubt that the government
has the power to protect the people
from extortionate and unjust rates,
though there may be different opinions
as to the best method of exercising this
power.
1T is a stranoe mind. if disinter-
eSted, that can consider just and
reasonable rates not desirable, or not
rightfully due to the people. 1t is
passing strange for one, who admits
their desirability. to oppose entrusting
the over somewhere to secure them
If the government performs it's great
duty of protecting the people from ex-
tortion the power must be lodged in
some governmental agency to fix a
just and reasonable rate after investi-
cation in every proper case. The most
practical method it seems to me IS TO
give the Interstate Commerce COM
mission as an administrative body the
power in such cases to fix such rates
for Interstate commerce which rates
shall go into effect at once and remain
until revised by court or changed by
the commission itself. Under our pres
ent law the commission has the power
upon proper complaint and after in
to declare an existing rate
to be an unreasonable one. but it has
no power now to fix a just and reason
able in the place of an unreasonable
one that will reduce wages or destroy
railroads. or that will even furnish
pretext unOn which an honest official
may threaten to reduce wages. "A Just
and reasonable rate is one which is
fair to the railroads and to the pub
lie. 1t will inflict no injustice upon
the railroads; it will permit none upon
people.
On Democratic Ground.
''The President has acquired much
of his popularity on propositions ad-
vocated by Democrats. On this rate
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THREE DEBATES ARRANGED.
Wake Forest and Mercer tho Contest
ants. First Debate to BE Held
in Raleigh.
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Wake Forest College, Dec. 16.-
Messrs. j. NJ. Picot, Of Halifax cOun-
ty, and LiscOmbc Jackson of Marion.
S. c., representing respectively the
Euzelian and Philomathesian Liter
airy Societies, met recently in Colum
bia. S. c., a committee from Mercer
University. Macon, Ga, and arranged
three debates between that institution
and Wake Forest, the first to tal."
place next Easter, in Raleigh, the ST
ond in Macon, Thanksgiving Day a.
1905. and the third to take pla
in Atlanta, Ga, Easter Monday RS
1903.
The question for debate in Ralei .
Caster Monday will be. Resolved IL
the Southern States should encOura
foreign immigrants admitted into Il
country to settle within their borders.
The question was proposed by Wake
Forest and Mercer was allowed to
choose either side She has chosen
the affirmative. In arranging the next
debate Mercer shall present the quCs-
ton and Wake Forest shall take eth
er side preferred.
Each institution shall select two
representatives and an alternate from
it's student body in any department
without limitation, but no one shall
be chosen to represent either in
stitution who is not a bona fide stu
dent, or who has an A. 3. or B. S.
degree from the institution he is to
represent.
Each debater shall be allowed two
speeches of twenty minutes duration
and a rejoinder of five minutes. The
alternate from the visiting college
shall act as secretary. and both alter
mates shall act as time keepers. The
presiding officer shall be chosen by
the college nearest the debating point.
At the conclusion of the debate the
judges. without any consultation, shall
determine their decisions and sh;-l
submit them in writing to the rep
siding officer, who shall announce the
vote. The award shall be made in
dependently of the merits of the ques-
tion and solely on the merits of the
debate, the decision going to the side
which eXcels in argu.S Sentation Eacn
contest shall be decided by three dis
interested persons not connected with
either institution in any relation.
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AN ANNEX TO KELLEY.
Twenty Additional Rooms Are Being
Constructed to This Institution.
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Greensboro. n. c.. Dec. 16.-The
Keeley Institute is making the second
improvement to it's building on West
Washington street, since the COM
pany purchased it less than year
ago. An annex. with twenty addition
al rooms is being constructed
Greensboro's postoffice receipts
have Just about doubled since the last
national census was taken. In 1900,
the receipts were $4,000, while for
1905 they will amount TO over $4,000.
In the matter of conveyances of
real estate, the increase is still great
err In 1900 deeds recorded in the
county were 1040. In 1905 to De-
cember 18th. there were 2,603.
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Weekly Bank Statement.
CBv Associated Press.D

New York, Dec. 16.-The weekly
statement of the clearing house banks
for this week shows that the banks
mold a surplus over the legal reserve
requirements of $3.961,0 ,015. Last week
there was deficit of $1,246,525.
Loans $1,000, 4,564,000; dec$rease
$11, 756.800.
Deposits. 1888. soon decrease.
$8,347,200.
Circulation. $53,o6O,7OO decrease.
$2O8.00O.
Legal tenders, $75,714,1OO; increase.
$242S, 900.
Specie, $174.219,1O0; increase, $892,-
800.
Reserve. $249,9S3, 200; increase. So
120,S00
Reserve required, s245.927t25; de-
crease, $2,0S6.S00.
Surplus, $3,961.O75; increase, S.
206,60
Ex-U. S. deposits $6,112,475; in
crease, $5,216,925,
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
The Friends Conference.

The Friends Conference began yes
terday afternoon at two o'clock in
the Friends church here. The after
moons session consisted of addresses
and papers on subjects which directly
interest the church. Prof. r. NJ. Jones,
of Haverford College, Pennsylvania,
spoke last night and will also speak
tonight and Sunday. This morning
other workers from various parts of
North Carolina, made addresses or
presenting papers bearing on various
church topics. Notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather a large
crowd is in attendance upon the Con-
ference.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
\. & Nj. ATHLETICS.
New Place selected For the Park At
the College.

A decision has been reached as to
the location for an Athletic Park at
the A. & NJ. College, this having been
done by a joint committee from the
trustees and the athletic association
of the A. & NJ. College.
1t will be on the college grounds
between the stable and the Southern
Railway track. The space will be en-
closed and the college alumni asso-
citation proposes to raise the money
TO do this. The park will be ready,
according to present expectations. for
the bail games next spring. and the
citizens of Raleigh will be asked for
help in properly fixing the grounds.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
Gapma Both amd GpGuG1Om

OF York, S. c.. "Our Treatment of
China" Edwin B. Josey, of Halifax
county "The college Man in Life"
Jesse b. Weatherspoon, of Durham
county, THE Independent Voter"
BYRD ]. Gentry, of Person county,
'The Triumph of Mediocrity."
Final examinations for the spring
term have been in progress since
Thursday morning and will continue
through Thursday, the 21st, at which
time the Christmas holidays begin and
continue through Tuesday, January 2.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
NcCracken-Pickett.

Burlington, Dec. 15.-On Wednes-
day morning last. at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w;
Pickett Miss Blanche Pickett and
Mr. George T. McCracken We're mar
ried Reys. r. w. Culbertson and
Jacob McCracken officiating. .he lat
ter brother of the groom.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
Good Roads in Duplin.

Kenansville, n. c.. Dec 16.-At a
mass meeting of Duplin citizens here
an organization for good roads was
perfected and the work on q sandy
clay road from Kenansville to Magno-
liza has commenced. Mrs. Fl. M. Flag
ler. who has been on a visit to Ke
nansville to Miss Annie Kenan, gave
$500 to the road fund and the seven
miles of good road to Magnolia is as
Sured.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
AT JACKSON SPRINGS.
The Company is Making a Number of
improvements.

Jackson Springs, n c., Dec. 10
The Jackson Springs Company is still
making improvements about the no.
tel and grounds. Several private bath
rooms are being constructed in the
hotel building. About half a mile
from the Springs a dam across Jack
son Greek is being constructed, and
in the pond bath ng houses will be
arranged. The dam is to be built to
hight sufficient to furnish the nee
essarY power for tho electric plant
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
A Terrible Indictment.

ne manifesto Is a terribly IluICl-
ment of the manner in which the bu
reaucracy has brought the country to
financial rum, asserting that the gov
ernment has Squandered not only the
country's income, but the proceeds of
the foreign loans on railroads, the
army and the fleet, leaving the peO-
pie without schools or roads.
1t is declared there is no money to
feed the soldiers and everywhere
there are instructions of the beggar-
ed and starved troops and sailors.
Tho manifesto even charges the
government with using the deposits in
the government saving banks TO specu-
late on the BourSe. and with covering
up it's chronic deficits in the interest
on the immense debt by the proceeds
of the foreign loans. which are at last
exhausted.
SLUG FOUR
The railways it is further declared,
have already taken warning. and are
converting their property into securi-
ties and gold, and are sending them
abroad.
The only salvation for the country.
according to the manifesto, is the over
throw of the autOcracy by a constituent
assembly, and the sooner the govern
ment fails the better. Therefore the
last source of existence of the old
stopped"
The document is signed by the mem
bers of the WOrkmen'S Council, the
committee of the Pan-Russian union
and the central committees of the So
ciaI Democrats, social revolutiOnists
and socialists of Poland.
Leaders Laid Plans Deeply.
This great step If the revolution
aries, which throws down the guage
of battle to the government, was pre-
pared with such secrecy that the au-
thOritieS were taken off their guard
and did not even attempt to prevent
it's publication in the newspapers
The revolutionary leaders expect it
will be followed by reprisals and ar
rests, but it has been fOreSeen. The
leaders laid their plans deeply before
issuing the manifesto.
New committees of the various or
ganizatiOns have been elected in the
third and fourth degree. If one set of
committees is put behind the bars
another will take its place and carry
on the work
The league of leagues was not asked
to join the manifesto, being regarded
with some jealousy by the proletariat
organizations. which claim to be bear
ing the brunt of the revolution and
to be entitled to the fruits thereof.
The 0rOletariat leaders claim to
have absolute knowledge that the gov
ernment has just issued 1925, 100000
in paper money. Under the provisions
of the press law the editor of every
paper which printed the manifesto has
rendered himself liable to eight
months Imprisonment and $1,5 fine.
Now must come the test of the govern
ment's power.
It DEVELOPS that among the papers
of NJ. Krustaleff. the president of the
executive committee of the Work
mems Council. seized at the time of
his arrest, were documents which fur
nish evidence of a WE'LL planned con-
sniracy to seize and carry off Premier
Witte.
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Pay No Taxes to This
Bankrupt Government.
A WARM MANIFESTO
One Issued by the Workmen's 0rgani'
zation a Terrible Indictment of Man
ner in Which the Bureaucracy
Has Brought the Country TO
Financial Ruin.

(By the Associated Press.)
st. Petersburg, Friday, Dec.
15., via Eydtkuhnen, East
Prussia, Dec. 16.-The pro-
| c a organizations
through the invisible guard"
threw a BONN shell into the
camp during the night, is
suing a manifesto, following
the form of a regular i'm
perial document, declaring
the bankruptcy of the trsas-
ury. ordering the proleta-
riat army everywhere to
refuse to pay taxes of any
description, to insist upon
the payment of wages in
gold or silver and to with
uraw all their deposits from
the savings bank in gold.
The news & observer., 1905-12-17
Condition of The Treasury.
Try the Associated Pr,

tBy the AssocIaIeu FFtss.1
washington. Dec. 6.-Today's
statement of the treasury balances, eX-
elusive of the gold reserve. show avail
able cash balance $138, 490,071; gold
|$S7,665,276.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-11-04
Sells More of halmlDerlaim's
Cough Remedy than Of All
Others Put Together.

Mr. ThOs George, a merchant
at Mt. E|gin, Ontario, says: 81
have had the local agency for
Chamberlain's Cough, Remedy
ever since it was introduced into
Canada, and | sell as much of it
as do of all other lines / have
on my shelves put together. OF
the many dozens sold under
guarantee, l have not had one
bottle returned / can personally
recommend this medicine as I have
used it myself and given it to my
children and always with the best
results, For sale by all drugg.
lists. Nov.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-11-04
THE WEEKLY IBERIAN.
Eff. WILLARD, Proprietor.
Established in February, 1898.
Subscription Price, S1.0O per Annum'
CITY OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
The PIaquemlne Locks.

Bayou PIaquemine is fast be
coming the Erie Canal of the
South. You would be surprised
to see the oil boats, the fish boats,
the tugs, the Government boats
and all kinds of crafts that this
stream. And this Is not marker
to what will be the case as soon
as the Plaquemine Lock is open
ed.-Plaquemlne South.
Aye, brother; but when? Some
Of the denizens of the Attakapas
had fondly dreamed that they
would be numbered with the quick
on the day of the celebration of
the opening, but "hope long de
ferred, maketh the heart sick
Pardon the Impotence of the
so""tt LEST. put if something isn't
doing pretty soon, we will be how
ling again for our Senators and
Representatives to find out for us,
"why?"
We want to help make that
''Erie" Canal busy; and when it
will be opened we will promise
YOU a "marker."
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-11-04

The new grand jury will be
drawn on Monday next and sworn
into office. Many are the cases,
and tangled are the questions,
that will be brought before that
body for a hearing, Many eyes
are watching, many ears are listen
Ing, to learn what this body will
do in the discharge of its duty.
The "white wash" brush should
be thrown away. And the oath
of Office should be It's NOrth-star.
Public confidence in our courts
and proper respect for the
majesty of the law can only be
preserved by the integrity of those
who take the oath Of office.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-11-04
The State Assessment.

General JaStremskl will doubt
less explain how a 6 mills tax on
SAG, O0O. coo will produce sufficient
revenue to cover Il deficit of
500, 600. General Jastremskl
will either explain or else he will
back down from that deficit figure
and try to entrench himself on
another Shreveport Times.
Gen. JastrcmSki will answer
this question when he is told the
size of the deficit from the total
that the equalization ~ was ex
pected to produce. That there
was such deficit is revealed by
the official journal in thus giving
vent to His Excellency's sore dis
appointment at the ''tlunklng'
that occurred in some quarters:
i1c utCIedSc III tHN Nf>oN 80
ment roll Of Acadia has OccaSioned
surprise and disappointment,
and this disappointment is shared
keenly by Governor Blanchard
who inaugurated the movement to
euualiZe the assessments of the
State, The Governor is also dis
appointed at the small increases
shown BY some OF the other
parishes, where much better show
ings were expected, as a result of
the equalization movement
Baton Rouge Times"
The proud boast is made that
Louisiana has increased her assess
ments this year over S45,OoO,0OO
Now the question is, will the ad
ditional taxes cause any reduction
in the tax rate or only go to fill
deficits! Monroe Star.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1905-11-04

To believe that you should vote,
and can't:
To want 20 vote, and can't:
To be asked Why you don't vote,
when you, can't:
To be asked to vote, when you
can't:
TO know that your property
rights demand your vote, when
you can't:
To see your rights as citizen
calling for your vote, when you
cant:
Any one, or all of these condi
tions must be disagreeable-One
Dollar paid to the tax collector
before Dec. 81, 1905. will save
you from the experience.
The Southern Pacific Co., are
changing up things I'M general at
the depot so as to make room for
four trains east of this place dur
ing the busy season. This will
facilitate the service in getting
trains over the road-MOrgan City
Topics.