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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
MINNEAPOLIS PURIFIED.
A PaDer on the Reform Government
of That City Read Before the
Municipal League.

New York. April 2S.-Conditions in
Minneapolis under the reform admin
istration of Mayor Jones were lauded
in a paper by S. P. Jones, of that
city, read before the National Munich
pal League in convention, here today.
According to 1tlae*sauthor. Mimi esIfolis
has been purified to a point within
the limits of reason and practicability.
Gamblers have been refused the priv
ilege of operating a few square"
places. Saloon men have been forced
to regulate their business according
to law, in regard to Sunday closing
and women and the saloon have been
divorced
Prof. w. b. Munro, an instructor in
municipal government in Harvard
University read a paper on conditions
in Canadian municipalities"
Charles ID. Willard, of Los Angeles,
read a paper on municipal progress
in Los Angeles"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
THE GREENE AND GAYNoR CASE
Prima Facie Case Having Been
Made.

Montreal, April 2S.-Gaynor and
Greene have been put upon their de-
tense. Magistrate Lafontine. the ex-
tradition commissioner, announced
today that he considered a prima facie
case of conspiracy had been made be-
tween Gaynor and Greene and Captain
Carter and others for the purpose of
defrauding the United States govern
ment He therefore announced that he
was prepared to hear their defense
Mr.. Taschereau, on behalf of the
defense, asked for a delay as he had
already made an application to the
court of appeals in Quebec, which sits
on Monday for an appeal of the de-
cision of Justice Davidson, who refus-
ed writ of prohibition in the case
After considerable argument it was
decided to allow an adjournment until
next Friday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
NEwsPAPERMEN VS.. OFFICIALS
Large Crowd Should Witness the
Game To-day.

This afternoon at 3:45 o'clock the
newspapermen of Raleigh will play
the State Officials" at a game o.
baseball at the Fair Grounds, and the
professional stunts will be wonderful
to behold. Both teams are in Al
trim, and the game will be earnest
interesting and exciting" The bene-
fits of the game, the gate receipts, viii
be given to the Old Ladies Home
and the small admission fee Of ten
cents will be charged.
1t has been stated that the "offi-
Gals" bribed Won Hermann, the
weather prophet. TO make il rain OH
Wednesday afternoon, but there is no
positive proof establishing it as a fact,
and the Officials" holly repudiated
the assertion. and in return declared
that it was such an urgent case OF
dire need that the newspapermen
resorted to prayer, which was an
swercd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
To Mrs Cobb's Funeral.

A large number of sympathizing
friends left yesterday morning for
Chapel Hill to attend the funeral of
the late Mrs. Lucy Cobb, wife of Prof.
Collier Cobb. A great number of
floral tributes were sent. these going
from friends. relatives church and So
cial organizations One side OF a bag
gage car was filled with these.
In the party were DR.. and Mrs. r.
H. Lewis, Miss Pattie Lewis, Mrs. {.
Mex Pittenger and Mrs. Harry Leob.
DR.. and Mrs. Miller, of Goldsboro.
joined the party here Mrs. Miller be-
ing formerly Miss Rosa Battle, a SIS
ter of the deceased From Cheraw.
s. c. on the afternoon train went Mr..
N. Il. Cobb Misses Lucy and Penlope
Cobb. brother and sisters of Prof Col
lier Cobb.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
EX-GOVERNOR BOB LECTURES.
A Suit Won That Means The Early
Coming of The Southwestern.
(Special to News and Ohserverl

Especial to News and Observer.)
Marion, N. c.. April 28.-Ex- Gov
ernor Bob Taylor. of Tennessee, de-
livered his famous lecture, Castles IN
The Air" to a large and appreciative
audience in the Opera House last even
ing, under the auspices of the Marion
Lyceum Bureau.
The news has reached Marion that
Mr.. Carter has won his suit in the
matter of the Southwestern Railway
Company litigation. This is especially
gratifying to. the citizens of this town
for the reason that it means the prac-
teal assurance that the road will soon
be completed to Marion, which will,
possibly, compel the Southern to build
d parallel line.
Attorney L. c. Sinclair returned
from Jacksonville and St. Augustine,
Fla. where he had been to bring his
brother-in-law, DR.. White, back home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
A Tablet to James Monroe.

New York, April 2S.-With appro-
pirate ceremonies. a tablet marking
the house, N. 63 Prince Street in this
city, in which President James Monroe
died in 1881 was unveiled today by
Gouverneur Hoes. of Washington, D.
c., a descendant of the dead presi-
dent. General Frederick Dent Grant
made an address on Monroe, the Sol
der"
Among the Monroe descendants
present were Mrs. Roosevelt Hoes. of
Washington. d. c.; Miss Annie Law
renee Roe, Miss Mary Stuart Roe, Miss
isabelle Hoes, Miss Marion Gouvern-
eur Huskill, Gustavus Lane Monroe,
Jr., of Richmond. Va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
A BUST OF STONEWALL.
Sent South From Boston to be Placed
i'm Museum I'm Richmond.

Boston. Mass, April 2S.-A bust of
General ''Stonewalr' Jackson, which
has been in the possession of Colonel
John A. Bruce, of Brooklyn, for the
past forty years, was today sent South
to be placed in the Confederate Mus
cum at Richmond, Va. The bust for
merly was the property of President
jefferson Davis, of the Confederacy.
In 1865 it was presented to Major
General Drulius, of Massachusetts,
who handed it over.to Colonel Bruce.
The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society wfflxhave.- custody Of the bdsff.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
THE GRADED SCHOOL WINS.
Vote on the Question of Bond Issue
at Sanford.
Especial to News and observer)

Sanford. N. c.. April 28.-The cleo
ton held here today for the purpose
of issuing bonds to erect a building
for the graded school was a little spil-
tied. but very successful for the issue.
of those who voted. more than twice
as many voted for as did against and
all will unite now to uphold the grad
ed school and the various institutions
of the town
At the closing exercises of the school
tonight very large audience honored
the occasion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
University Glee Club.

Chapel Hill, N. c., April 28.-The
University Orchestra and Glee Club,
under the direction of Mr.. Charles 7.
Wallen, the clever leader and instruc-
tor, left here this afternoon, going on
their western trip. Tonight they play
at the State Normal, Greensboro, and
tomorrow night at Salem Academy,
Winston-S Salem.
Dr. Alexander has just returned
from Knoxville, where he has been
since Monday, attending the inaugural
of the new president of the University
of Tennessee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
Stricken ut Mott Haven.
(By the Associated Press. }

New York April 28.-General Lee
was stricken with apoplexy while the
Federal express, on which he was a
passenger, was at Mott Haven, the
sterniii.el' of the New ork, New Hav-
EN- ,&. Hartford j Railroad on .,the, East
were summoned and General Lee re-
manned on board the train while it Was
transferred by float to Jersey City and
proceeded to Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
Weldon Expresses Sympathy.

Especial to News and Observer
Weldon. N. c., April 28.-At mass
meeting of the citizens of Weldon to-
night to nominate town officers a
committee consisting of VIM. III. S.
Burgwyn, r. c.. Harrison and w. e.
Daniel were appointed to convey to
Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee the deep regret of
those present at hearing of the sud-
den illness of her distinguished hus-
band and their earnest hope for his
speedy recovery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
Warships Get Common.

Toxic, April 28.-(5 p. 1.-THE
Russian second Pacific squadron was
sighted yesterday off Cape Varela, 70
miles north of Kamranh Bay.
Island of Penang, Straits Settle
ments, April 28.-The British steam
er Catherine Apcar which arrived
here today from Calcutta reports
having passed two attachments of
eight and seven warships respectively
last night sixty miles south of Penang.
They were heading for Singapore
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
-Four Bears" Says Teddy.

Glenwood Springs, Colo, April %
Secretary Loeb today received a tel
ephone message from a ranch house
two miles from the Presidents camp
The message was dictated by the Pres
ident. 1t said:
1--WE got four bears yesterday. We
are all we'll"
There was more to the message
touching on government affairs but
the rumor that the President had
been ill was proved unfounded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30

land, rs miles above this city. Mrs.
Lee has been at Fort Oglethorpe, the
new army post at Chickamauga Park,
for several weeks visiting her daGgh-
tiers who are the wives of officers in
the Seventh cavalry, which is sta
toned here. Mrs. Lee and her two
daughters will arrive in Washington
at $3.50 Saturday morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
Mrs. Lee on The Way.
CIV the Associated Press. J

(By the Associated Press.)
Chattanooga, Tenn, April 28.-Mrs.
Fitzhugh Lee and two daughters, Mrs
James r. Ray and Mrs. Lewis Brown,
left here tonight at 1895 for Wash
ington to attend the bedside OF Cen
eraI Lee. When they left Chattanoo-
ga they did not know of General
Lees death and the news was not told
them until the train reached Cleve-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30
SteWart-Hubbard.

Clinton. n. c., April 28.-Mr. w
3. Stewart and Miss Florence Hub
bard were married here last evening
and left Immediately for Washington
d. {. and other points North.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-30

Miss Elias of the Conservatory and
Miss Long of the School of Express
sion on May the twenty-first.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
BIrminqham's Exposition.

The success of the exposition move
ment is assured, the handsome capital
needed having been fully subscribed
for. A capital of $4,000, and plenty
of energy and skill behind it, will give
this district a handsome exposition
next fall-one that will bring here
thousands of people from all parts of
the country. Alabamians will turn out
in great numbers.
The early start is favorable, and so
is the fact that many of the best citi-
zens of this district are interested in
the movement 1t will be started UNI
der the best auspices, and all that is
lacking now Is a wide-awake, expert
enced manager. The man who is
needed will be forthcoming, and he
will proceed to organize a better ex-
position than has ever been put before
the people of this state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Mr.. BRYAN ON SIGNS.
Oh, What Difference Four Years
AfterWard.

From the New York Sun.
Since the Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November Mr. Bryan has yeen
ore wide smile. Not a word about the
Money Changers and Naboth's Vineyard
ard Absalom hanging by his hair in the
timber trust. Everything is lovely since
tie reorganizers' goose was cooked
We like to see Mr.. Bryan happy, but,
as humble students of psychology we
can't help being puzzled to see him joy
full for the very reason that long made
him howl and gnash his teeth.
There will be much left in the result
to encourage the democrats" he told
the New Haven dollar diners the other
night, and ut was a good sign that the
Independent voter asserted himself in the
last election"
The Independent democratic voter as
serted himself in 1894 by boiling the DEM
oeratic nomination. Mr.. Bryan pats him
the back The Independent democratic
voter asserted himself in 1896, and to a
less extent in 1900, by boiling the DEM
ocratc nomination; and Mr.. Bryan
b-eathed fire and slaughter at him.
The bad sign of 1896 and 1900 becomes
the good sign of 1904.
This anecdote teaches us that 1t makes
al the difference in, the world what cam
didate is bolteL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Chorus Men.

81 wonder why ii is that the musical
comedy managers do not pay more at
tention to the appearance of the men
forming the company and the chorus"
said a regular theatregoer last night.
This entire season l have not seen
a single musical comedy in which the
chorus contained men who were good
enough looking to attract attention, but
nearly every one of them have had men
who were ugly, not tidy in their dress,
wore unclean linen and looked like coun-
try jays in dress suits.
1T is Just as important to have good
locking. neat, attractive men as 1t is
to have pretty chorus girls. and the
costumes of the men should be equally
as good as those of the women. The the
aires cater to women more than to men.
and women care. very little for the looks
OF the women on the stage, but let there
be good looking male chorus or two
or three good looking men in the COM
pany and the girls will think it has
been a good attraction and they will
want to go again.
I'm other words good looking men in
the company appeal to the women in the
audience just as the pretty women in the
chorus appeal to the men in the au-
dience. 1t is the old rule of opposites
attracting, ald it is certainly good
thing for the theatrical managers to APP
peal to the women, who are the greatest
patrons of theatres.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Ground Hoo Day.

Today is Grounding day. When the
compact, short-legged marmot comes
out of his burrow, he will look for his
shadow, and if he sees it, he will go
back to stay six weeks. So runs the
legend. He goes back because his
shadow tells him winter will last six
weeks longer. Why he should look
for his shadow, or what relation his
shadow has to winter weather, is not
explained. The little animal issues no
key to his February movement. He
explains nothing. He does not phi
Josephine at all. He does not say what
incites him to come out on the second
day in February. Why should he de-
fer his coming out to the second day
of February when he could usher in
the month with eclat and possib'-
hopel
The grounding was once numerous
enuuSH III lnG DuJ INC tololVu
troops long since ate him, and they
kept on eating him until there were
no more of the species left. In the
north the grounding is called wood
chuck, and there are millions of them
in those states--so many of them that
they destroy early vegetables and all
other green crops. They will eat young
green corn to a finish. Any other
green and succulent crop goes down
before them when they are hungry,
Few eat them in the north. They are
fat and they weigh about twenty
pounds, but pretty strong animal
taste goes with the twenty pounds Of
flesh. They eat the most wholesome
and best of food, and it is strange in
deed that the destructive pests of the
burrows are not suited to the table,
hut they are not.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Railroad Building.

IF all the railroad building planned or
being discussed for this year is done.
or even started, before the first of next
January this state will lead all others
in the union in railroad construction for
the year" said railroad man yester-
day.
Half dozen railroads for Alabama are
being worked out on paper, and half a
dozen others are in the course of con-
struction inside of the limits of the state,
or from other states inc Alabama. I have
watched the accounts of railroad plans
and Alabama should have about 1900
miles of new road this year if all the
schemes are put into effect.
For the sake Of the state I certainly
hope that all of this proposed construc-
tion will be accomplished but / am afraid
| that a large amount of this building
is on paper only, although | do believe
that something like 500 miles, possibly
more, will be built in the state this year.
There are so many directions from which
roads are coming towards the Birming-
ham district. there is considerable double
tracking being discussed by roads al
| ready built, and many shore spurs are to
be built, so that the total may run even
over 800 miles,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
The Pie Habit.

Have you any idea as to the number
OF pies eaten in Birmingham every day."
was asked by a restaurant man last
night. well | am not able to answer
my own question, but | can tell you
some facts which will give you a pretty
good idea.
I'm this restaurant alone and it ranks
about sixth or seventh in the sale of
pies, we make between seventy and one
hundred pies a day, and on Saturdays
and Sundays run a little over that
estimate that there are fully half
dozen restaurants and lunch counters
in the city which sell more pies than
we do, and that there are at least fifty
which sell fewer pies This latter class
includes several of the better class of
negro restaurants which are big pie CEN
ters
"of course I cannot even estimate
the number of pies consumed in pri-
vate families, but just look at the num-
Der eaten in the restaurants. | would
estimate that there are something like
1000 or 2500 pies used every day
people may doubt that statement. but
il is a fact that l nave at least a dozen
men who will average one pie a day
each, and a numDer who will average
half a pie or two slices daily. Many of
the restaurants make their own pies,
but still a number of them purchase
from the bakers. Customers seem to like
the home made pies best for frequently
they can get them hot ant just out of
the ovens"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
Autocracy Yields a Point.

The zemskysabor or land parliament
which Grand Duke Vladimer has been
put forward TO present, is not a new
device. Russia once before had one
1t does not reach the suffering massss.
1t does in fact represent an inteyest
that desires to get out of them all they
can bear. 1t is to have no vote in the
government 1t is merely grievance
committee with no power to act. 1t
can complain, and it can possibly pass
advisory resolutions, but action is re-
served for the autocracy, which, says
the hated grand duke, must be pre-.
served.
Grand Duke Vladimer says the peas
ants, who comprise the vast bulk OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
HOW SHALL THE WOMEN
SALUTE NATIONAL FLAG?

This plan was suggested by General
Fitzhugh Lee: 81 think an appropriate
salute for the girl to make to the flag
would be to stand at attention and kiss
her right hand.'
General Fred d. Grant wrote: 1T would
seem to me that the simple bowling of the
head would be correct
II can think of no bettertsalute for the
flag on the part of women than the mill
tary one of holding the open palm at the
brim of the hat" wrote Secretary of the
Navy John D. Long.
Brigadier-General A. L. Mills of West
Point suggested a courtsey, and John c..
proposed the plan prae -4ced in some
schools thus:
'In the presence of the raised flag the
child, standing, lays his hand upon his
heart, then to his forehead, then stretches
it toward the flag saying: L give my
heart and my head and my hand to my
country 1t seems to me that no i'm
provement can be made upon this simple,
affectionate and patriotic salute"
General ]. NJ Schofeld thought the
courtesy would be best, and Charles H.
Darling, the Acting Secretary of the
Navy, wrote
Il am of the opinion that if any ges-
ture or salute is to be given by girls the
regulation salute of raising the hand to
the forehead or hat is the one most ap-
propriate"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
GORMAN A GOOD LISTENER.

From the Washington Post.
There is no more attentive and patient
listener in all the Senate than Mr.. Cor
man of Maryland. His attitude, when
ever he takes his seat on the minority
side of the chamber, is involuntarily that
of attention to what is going on. If any
senator be expounding his views to empty
seats and desires some one to address his
remarks to. there is always the demo-
cratic leader, quietly taking in all that
is said and never Directing to being used
as an oratorcal target
There are other senators, to be sure.
who attend the sessions diligently, who
consider it a part of their duty to be or
hand promptly to make a quorum. But
no one of them knows more in detail
about what Is said or compliments more
speakers by nearing them to the very
end. Counting the period of his service in
the chamber years ago rs page. hc
one probably has heard greater variety
or a greater number of senatorial
Speeches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02

This court Is to hold four regular ses-
sions in Washington. It may hold
special sessions elsewhere. The five
circuit judges are to be additional and
new appointments. This court Is 20
have exclusive original jurisdiction of
all appeals brought under the Esch-
Townsend bill and the interstate COM
merce act. It is g court of appeals,
but 1t may issue subpoenas for wit
nesses. Appeals may be taken direct
from the &C r. OF transportation to the
supreme court, and the latter Is TO
give precedence to such appeals over
all other cases except criminal cases.
This reads very fair on its face, and
the railroads will not oppose it very
strongly. 1t should be remembered
that an appeal made from a rate
named by the interstate commerce
commission is an appeal made in an
equity court, and an equity court can
enjoin the operation OF that rate until
the appeal is decided, first, by the
court of transportation, and. secondly,
by the supreme court. Time and
money would thus be freely expended
before a rate Objectionable to the
railroads could be put into operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
ALABAMA CONSOLIDATED.
Chairman R. H. Edmonds Discusses
Southern Iron Outlook.
From the Wall street journal.

From the Wall Street Journal.
Richard II. Edmonds, chairman of the
executive committee of the Alabama
Consolidated Coal and Iron company,
who takes an optimistic view of the out
look for the new company says of the
outlook in the south:
1.-THE time has passed when Alabama
should be content to ship its pig iron
to other sections instead of working it
up into the finished product at home.
The wealth created out of the iron and
steel industry is not so much on the
turning out of what may be called the
semi-raw material, or pig iron, as on
the turning of this into the finished
goods, and hus the creation at home Of
a market for all the product of its fur
naces There are some very important
movements under way looking to the
development of the property, which,
when carried out, will prove of far
reaching Importance to the entire south
The final demonstration of the CONNER
eial success of steel making in Alabama,
which has come about within the last
two years, although experimental work
has been going on for a number of
years, marks the turning point in the
history of the iron and steel interests of
the south.
Alabama steel rails are now in use
by many of the leading railroads of the
country, and pronounced by experts the
equal of the best rails made, and, in
fact, some experts claim them to be the
In a
great steel rail mill at Birmingham has
already sold its entire product ahead for
the balance of this year, and has COM
menced the enlargement of it's steel
works. The success of the steel wire and
wire nail mill has been so great that the
owners of that plant are also at WORK
building a duplicate mill at an esti-
mated cost of $1,000, coo or more.
For a long time Alabama had to
make its fight to capture the pig iron
market of the country. Having done
this and proved to the worlu that no
other section of this country can COM
pete with the south in the production of
pig iron, it has now lead thc way in the
production of steel, and thus brings to
the front a situation of worldwide in
terest to iron and steel makers. The real
great development of the south is just
getting under way"