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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
DRUM CORPS OUT
Fifer Johnson's Visit
Was the Occasion for
Much Merriment.

The l.. OBJ. Branch Camp Confed-
crate Drum Corps. delighted a good
ly number of people early last evening
with stirring serenades, playing pa
triotic airs. Among those visited were
Mrs. L. Z. Moffitt and Mrs. Armistead
Jones' officers of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, and Commander A. b.
Stronach of L. OBJ. Branch Camp of
Confederate Veterans. who was the
organizer of the drum corps, and has
carried it to every national reunion of
Confederate veterans. The News and
Observer was also transported by the
lively military music.
The members Of the Drum Corps
were treated charlningly by Mrs.
Moflitt and Mrs. Jones, and were tend
cred an Informal reception by Com
mander Stronach. who has been the
life Of their organization, and has
made possible for them a great many
highly appreciated pleasures.
The occasion of the merry making
was the visit 10 Raleigh of Mr.. w. I.
Johnson. Of Greensbor2. who is fifer
of the corps. The other three veter-
ans COMPOSING the corps are Messrs.
A. II. Haynes. J. ]. Lewis and w. ID.
Smith, al! of Raleigh. As is we'll
veterans drum corps in existence. and
despite the age of the members, they
make music as inspiring as when they
encouraged the men who fought under
the Stars and Bars. ~
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
BOYD STOLE $4,000.
Clerk ir, Public Health and Marine
Service Under Arrest
(By the Associated Press }

Washington Sept. 1S.-James w.
Boyd. a clerk in the Public Health and
Marine Hospital service. was arrested
today on a warrant charging him
with embezzlement. The discovery
of facts leading to the charge was
made last Tuesday in Boyd's absence,
and the amount abstracted will, ac-
cording to Boyd's own confession,
reach not less than $4,000.
1t was Boyd's duty to prepare bills
for the approval of the surgeon gem
eraI, and when checks were signed
they were delivered to him to be mail
ed to the persons for whom they were
intended. 1t is charged that he man.
ipulated the bills by erasing the dates
and amounts of duplicates left in the
office, and that he secured the money
on the checks by endorsing on the
checks the names of the firms to
which they were issued. The salleged
defalcation has been in progress for
the past three years Property be-
longing to Boyd. valued at about
$4,000 has been seized.
Boyd was well known about town,
and especially so because of his pro-
nounced fondness for automobiling.
He was drawing a salary of $1,000 a
year Boyd waived a hearing and
was held in $4,000 bail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
NOT ANTI-AMERICAN RIOTS.
Taft Declares That the japanese are
Grateful to Us.
(By the Associated Press.l }

oyster Bay L. l., Sept. 1S.-Secre-
tary Taft in a cablegram from Toxic
has conveyed to the President the as
surances of the Japanese government,
given to him personally. that the re-
cent riots in Japan were not anti
American demonstration. Secretary
Taft says the rioting has subsidized and
that the members of his party have
not been subjected to the least indig-
nifty. The dispatch concludes:
Il feel sure that anv effort to create
the impression that there is an anti
foreign demonstration or anti-Ameri-
can sentiment in the great body of
the people Of Japanese is unjust. |
hope that you will deem it wise to give
publicity to this dispatch in justice to
the Japanese government and people
whose friendship for America and
gratitude for the assistance which you
rendered them in the matter of peace
is abiding"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
TWO SOPHOMORES
WERE DISMISSED
A. & M College Down
On Hazing.
OTHERS MAY FOLLOW
Faculty Will Not Tolerate ROwdyism
Discipline Will be Enforced More
RigoronsIy Than Ever Before.
MaItreated Students Left
College.

AS the result of hazing Sunday
night, two students of A. and M. Col
lege, members of the Sophomore class,
were dismissed from the college yes
terday by the faculty, who are determ-
ined to suppress every indication of
rowdyism and maltreating of under
classmen. An investigation is still in
progress, and it is said that other
dismssals will likely follow
1t seems that some of the Sophs
have attempted to take advantage of
the change in commandant and the
general rush and press of business at
the beginning of the session, and have
made the past few days lively for the
Freshmen. The hazing has been
more or less trivial until recently, con-
sisting of pranks in the park and on
the campus such as making the
Freshmen sing and dance But there
has been a disposition nthe part of
some to do violence, as is usually the
case with such performances, and the
result is the dismissal of two cadets,
with the attendant grief and sorrow
in their homes.
The faculty of A. and p, NJ. deeply
regret the necessity of this action, but
they are determined that hazing,
blacking and otherwise maltreating
Freshmen shall not get a foothold in
A and Nj. College This sort of row.
dyism has died out in all the colleges
of the better class, and it should not
be allowed for a moment in a new
college like A. and NJ. 1t is gratifying
to know that the faculty are of one
opinion in the matter. and are reso-
Int pnfOrPp
pline, order and study. at all mazards.
The total enrolment at A. and NJ.
this year exceeds 500 students, larger
than the college ever had before. and
more than the institution can accom-
modate. With a new system and COM
mandant during the first days of a
term it is difficult to establish abso-
lutte order among youths who are in
clined to be disorderly, and violation
of the college rules and regulations
must necessarily be treated with rigor
as positive preventive.
The under classmen at A. and Nj.
have exhibited an inclination to re-
sist the oppression with which they
have been visited, and Sunday night
or rather Monday morning at o'clock
an attack was made on the room of a
Freshman who had barricaded his
door, and stoutly defended himself
against all attacks. Missiles were
hurled through his window and his
door broken down, but the men were
detected, and dismissed.
Two young gentlemen from Nash
vile returned to their homes because
of the treatment to which they were
subjected. In reference to them the
Nashville Graphic contains the fol-
lowing:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
Little Kenneth Beasley'S Mother in
Hospital at Norfolk. No Clue
to the Missing Boy.
Special to News and Observer.)

Especial to News ana observer
Elizabeth City, n. c., Sept 1S.-
Senator M. Beasley, of Poplar
Branch, Currituck county, passed
through this city today cnroute to
his home He has just returned
from a hospital in Norfolk where he
carried his wife to be treated for ner-
vous debility resulting from the mys-
teriouS disappearance of their little
Kenneth. February 18th last.
Mr. Beasley stated that the mem
tai strain upon his wife was wearing
her life away, and he expressed
strong doubts as to her complete re-
covery unless the missing boy. should
be found. He says there has been no
developments or any new clues since
the search was abandoned. He still
thinks. however. that the boy is
alive. but entertains no hope of re-
covery.
The largest attendance for many
years was present this morning at the
first days session the Superior
court. this county Judge George
marks about the able manner in
which he conducted the court were
heard
There are fifty cases on the civil
docket and about forty OH the GRIM
inal. One of the first cases called this
morning was that of State VS.. w. II.
White for retailing liquor. The jury
was out about 20 minutes and return
ed verdict of guilty" JuCge
Ward reserved his judgment in this
case, and at d late hour this p. m.
it had not been announced
There are several other blind
tiger cases to be tried during the.
session of this court and public inter-
est is very high. A strong fight rs
being made by the whiskey element
to get the bar rooms back in the
city, but the temperance forces are
equally as active and alive and are
putting up a strong fight and hope
to win on October 9th even greater
victory than they did two years ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
TWO NASHVILLE BOYS "HAzED. >
Treated to Coating of Backing and
Otherwise Maltreated.

Last night Master Bodie Ward
son of the late Willis Ward, and Mas
ter Sam Bachelor son of S. A. Bach
elor, Esq, left for Raleigh to enter
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. A few days after being in the
institution letters were received from
the boys by their parents in which
they told of the cruel and outrageous
treatment they were nightly receiv-
ing at the hands of the older stu
dents. Thinking the boys had be-
magnified the actual conditions and
that they had done SO in order to
come home, very little concern was
manifested mby the boys parents
Letters continued to arrive in which
Boddie and Sam pitifully pleaded
with their parents to let them re-
turn home and go elsewhere, as the
hazing and rough ,teatment by he old
studets was unbearabel. They had
not been allowed to sleep for night
scarcely since their arrival, but in
stead. their rooms were entered by
the sophmores who would force them
to go out into the night, half clad
and once in the park near the build
ings thev were chased aud pulled
about. forced to remove their re-
manning scant store of clothing and
treated to a coating of blacking and
vari-cofored Diamond Dye. In this
nude and disfigured condition they
were made to idulge in speech max
ing, singing and dancing, and finally
chased about the park as a gang OF
dogs would a terribly heightened cat
At an unreasonable hour they would
eventually get back to their room in
q nude cold. frightened and weary
condition ito find their possessions
ad furniture disheveled. Such a treat
matn tho boys say, was of almost
nightly occurrence. and that no effort
was made by the faculty to suppress
the same. The boys returned home
Tuesday afternoon and their persons
stir show the signs of rough treat
ment from the application of black
ing and dye, and ! both ct express them
selves as Willie Willie TO % the ssMnere m reth- an,
lege.'
These Young men are known to the
editor of this PAPER They come from
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
COURT MARTIAL CoNvENEs.
1t Will Try Lucien Young i'm Connec
ton With the Explosion on
The Bennington.
(By the Associate Press.)

Mare Island, Cal, Sept 18.-The
court martial to try Commander
Lucien Young, of the United States
gunboat Bennington in connection
with a fatal boiler explosion on the
gunboat at Sl Diego several weeks
ago, convened today. Commander
Young. Judge Gear, defendants attor-
ney, and the full board were present.
Naval Constructor Evans was in the
room and this gave rise to the ques-
tion of the exclusion of naval experts.
After consulting the naval rules and
regulations, Rear Admiral Glass de-
cided that Constructor Evans must re-
tire. The charges and specifications
were read, and Commander Young
pleaded not guilty to each of the six
charges.
Ernest e. West, Judge Advocate, tes-
titled that for the first six months of
this year the logs were not filled out
under the signature of Commander
Lucien Young.
Ensign Sahn, of the Bennington,
also testified.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
PREACHING ABLE SERMONS.
Rev. w. o. Carver, of Louisville, at
the Tabernacle Baptist Church.

The series of meetings now going
on at the Tabernacle Baptist church
are attracting great congregations for
DR.. w. o. Carver, of Louisville, is
preacher of great force and ability.
The meetings began on Sunday
when at the morning service his sub
ject was "The Gospel from God the
Fathers Point of View the subject
at night being From the Point of
View of Christ, the Savior" Both SER
mons were able ones, both delighting
the congregation by the beauty of
.heir construction, and edifying them
by the thoughts expressed.
Yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock
and last night at eight o'clock DR..
Carver preached again, and the con-
gregationS We're large. The voice of
all is that DR.. Carver is to be ranked
among the most able ministers heard
in Raleigh, and that his sermons will
do great good.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
TEN ARE ARRESTED
Are They in Possession
of Masonic Secrets?
They are in Custody On The Charge OF
Trespsss, But il That OF Eaves-
dropping is Pushed The Matter
Becomes Very Serious.
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Especial to News and observer
Spencer, N. c., Sept. 18-Ten
young men of this place were taken
into custody yesterday afternoon by
w. D. Pethel. Esq. on the charge or
trespass in and upon a hall in which
the Masonic fraternity was holding Il
meeting The meeting was disturbed
and broken up by the youngsters who
are suspected of eaves-dropping the
Masons while in secret session.
The boys climbed a ladder to a
garnet and crept to Il ventlator i'll
the room. from which the proceedings
of the lodge could be heard. They
were held under the charge of simple
lrespaSs, but if the more serious
charge of caves dropping is pushed,
the result will be quite different, it
being crime to interfere with a Ma
sonic meeting. The youngsters range
from IA to 20 years of age, and are
of some of the best known families in
Spencer.
THE members of the Masonic fra
ternity here are considerably stirred
over the possibility OF some of their
profound secrets being stolen and the
meeting broken up. The case being
an unusual one. its result will be
watched with unusual interest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
THE LURE OF LOVE
SHOOK HER HEART
Yet She Married Duke,
the Millionaire.
WEPT FOR HUNToON
The Inference Plain That the Power
of Eros Was Not Equal to That OF
Plutus Whose Glitter Seems to
Have Dazz!ed Mrs.
Duke.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observero 4
New York, Sept. 1S.-The remark
able story of the martial trouble of
James B. Duke. millionaire head of
the Tobacco Trust. which led to di-
vorce proceedings, was told today by
a close friend of Mr. Duke, with his
approval, in order that there might be
no misunderstanding of his position.
Mrs Duke, it is said burst into
tears Immediately after her marriage,
and explained to a maid:
81 have married one man when |
have given my heart to another
The mcn 20 whom she referred
is said to be FranksT. Huntoon. a well
known man about town and agent for
a mineral water. Mr.. Duke has learn
ed that on the day before their mar
riage, HuntOon accompanied Mrs.
Duke on trip to Trenton and begged
her rot to marry him.
Mrs. Duke wept bitterly. but went
ahead with her plans, and she and the
millionaire were married next day.
They went abroad and seemed happy
on their return, but Mr.. Duke became
i'll and he then observed a growing
coldness. He was left entirely to the
care of hired servants and later
friends informed him of the remark
able conduct of his wife This was
later confirmed by private detectives.
Mr.. Duke went abroad on business
and he left detectives to watch his
wife, who WIS then at Saratoga,
where Huntoon also was staying. The
two were constantly together. Mrs.
Duke finally became worried and sent
the following cabiegram to her hus-
band:
Il trust that my conduct since you
have been abroad sufficiently meets
with your approval SO that you will
call off the detectives who are hound
ing my footsteps
Mrs. Duke was Mrs Lillian n. Nc
Grady. Sheswas married on Novem-
ber- 10 lasts Her first husband OBJ
tanned a divorce from her. Mr.
Duke declared he has witnesses to
prove his charges, one of them being
a maid lured from Mrs. Duke s. house
by one of Mr.. Dukes servants.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
NO, NOT ANY MORE
Equitable Won't Contrib
ute Sinews of War.
SO Declares Morton When Asked if
That Company Will Give Money
to Political Campaign Man
ayers.
(By the Associated Press. }

\ New York, Sept 1S-Paul Morton,
president of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, said today that hereaf-
ter the Equitable Society will refuse
to contribute to political campaign
funds.
Mr.. Morton was asked if the contri-
buttons of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company to the Mckinley and
Roosevelt campaign funds had been
equalled by that of the Equitable.
"As to that he answered, Il can
not say. | am only concerned with
the future of the Equitable, not With
its past"
"Will it be the policy of the Equit-
able in the future he was asked, "to
defray part of the campaign expenses
of Presidential candidates or other
seekers for public Officer
Not any more" replied Mr.. Nor
ton
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
THE PRESIDENT THANKED.
His Reply to Mayor Bellrman, Will
Visit New Orleans.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., Sept. 18.+Pres-
ident Roosevelt who Saturday last
opened the Diamond Exposition given
at New Orleans for the benefit OF the
yellow fever sufferers today received
from Mayor Behrman OF that city
the following telegram:
Athletic Park, New Orleans, La,
Sept, 16, 1905.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. President
Oyster Bay, N. Y.
"The people of New Orleans thank
you heartily for your expressions of
sympathy and the help you are Civ
ing us. We are stamping out yellow
fever and you are aiding US.
Should you come to New Orleans our
appreciation and feelings will be
shown in the welcome we will give
you. l write this as the sentiment
of the twenty thousand citizens, who
surround me and of all the people OF
this city. stt
(Signed) MARTIN BEHRMAN,
Mayor of New Orleans"
Replying to suggestion in Mayor
Behrman's dispatch, President Roo
sevelt this afternoon sent the follow
ing
"Oyster Bay, New York, Sept. 49,
Hon. Martin Behrman, Mayor, New
Orleans.
Il thank you for your telegram of
the 10th. Nothing has been closer
to my heart this summer than the
welfare of the people OF Louisiana
and New Orleans and each day the
first information | have sought has
been as the progress mande in
fighting the scourge under which they
have suffered.
MY trip to the South begins on the
18th of October. l had cxeptced to ar
rive in New Orleans Tuesday October
"a. If the people of Louisiana and
New Orleans desire me to come at
that time of course l shall come. If
they desire me to come later | shall
make a second trip for the express
purpose Of visiting Louisiana and Ar
kansas | wish you to consider in
the matter simply the wishes of the
people of Louisiana and New Orleans
and also of course the question of
quarantine regulations of other States
insofar as they would affected by
my entering them after leaving Loui-
siana / shall do whatever the people
of New Orleans and Louisiana wish
subject only to the feeling of the 9TH
er States on this quarantine matter.
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
SUPT COUNTY HOME
Mayor of LeesviIIe Elec-
ted to Fill the
Position.

Mr.. VIM. F. Smith. mayor of Lees
vile. but who lives in Bartons Greek
township, was elected superintendent
of Wake County Home yesterday by
the Board of County Commissioners
whe held a special session.. Mr. Smith
succeeds VIM. r. Black, deceased.
There were several applicants for
the nosition. but the greatest support
fell to Mr.. Smith. His father is VIM
I. Smith. of House Creek township
and he is the son-in-law of DIR. l.. p.
Sorrell.
The County Commissioners will
meet again today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19

good homes and could have been
counted among the best students at
the college, and it is to be regretted
that the treatment they received
caused them to return home. They
are mistaken in supposing that the
faculty did nothing to suppress the
rowdyism. The faculty is resolved to
crush hazing, has dismissed ten
Sophomores guilty of it, and will dis
miss the entire class if necessary to
give protection to Mr.. Bachelor, Mr..
Ward and other young men like them
who come to the A. and NJ. College.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
SURVEY FOR ARTEsIAN WELLS.
The Government Will Make One in
The Vicinity of Wilmington
.Cnoo;al RI News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observero
Washington, ID. c., Sept. 1S.-At the
request of business interests OF Will
mington. n. c., the United State Geo.
logical Survey will make an exhaustive
survey of the rarteSian water supply of
that Vicinity. The depth of the water
bearing strata, the quality and head
of water and the mineral and other
elements contained in the water viii
be given special consideration
Director Wolcott. of the Geological
Survey. said today that wilmington
lies on the outer edge OF pam con-
sistiag of unconsolidated beds of sand
which outcrop in vicinity of the fall
lines of rivers and then dip seaward
beneath laterbeds. The outcrop OF
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
MRS. SMITH RESENTENCED.
Charged With the Murder of Her
EiVe-Year Old Child.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond, Va, Sept 1S.-In the
case of Mrs. e. l.. Smith, formerly OF
Brooklyn. New York. Charged with
the murder of her five-year old boy
in Manchester, Judge Clopton today
in the Manchester Corporation Court
oyerruled the motion for a new trial
and Mrs. Smith was re-sentenced TO
a term of five years in the penitenti-
ary. The case will be appealed. Shep-
pard X Smith, her husband was dis
charged. When sentenced was pro-
nounced Mrs. Smith collapsed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-19
j. O.. VAUGHAN is IMPROVING.
In an Access of Insanity Sunday He
Cut His Throat.
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Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington. ~ c., Sept. 1S.-Mrs.
Vaughan and little daughter, and IA.
" Jones, a friend of the family, ar
rived tonight from Norcross Ca, to
be with J. @. Vaughan, the travelling
man who attempted to end his life
by cutting his throat at the Orton
Hotel yesterday morning, but who
seems to be improving tonight. There
is now no doubt that the mans rea-
son was unseated and that was the
cause of the rash act. He had not II
business care, his home life was beau
tiful and his disposition was ordinari-
Iv of the cheerieSt.