davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27

home state or district. In some OF the
states where this society was doing busl-
ness or had applied for license, this ques-
ton of it's being licensed in its home dis
trict was presented and there became an
understanding with this department that,
pending the decision of this question here,
this society would be permitted to do busl-
ness there; and they would be notified
of the decision. Accordingly, after the de-
ments of the states where the society was
doing business solely because l deemed 1t
my duty, in good faith, to do SO. And IN
this view l was sustained by the assistant
corporation counsel.
Mr. Niemeyer had made some statements
as to what would be done to this Royal
Benefit Society in case he was not made
it's manager. Whatever. If anything. Mr..
Niemeyer may have said in this direction,
nothing of the kind was ever authorized in
spired or warranted by me, or by anything
l have ever said or done. / have never said,
or intmated, that any steps or proceedings
would be taken against this society, nor
authorized any one else to say so. My first
knowledge of anything of the kind was
obtained from this affidavit. Nor has there
ever been the least collision, conspiracy or
agreement of any kind between Mr.. Me
meyer and myself. Nor is there any word
of truth in the statement, or insinuation,
that ever had any lot or part in any at
tempt of Mr.. Niemeyer to sell any interest
in or of that society to a New York con-
Germ, or that 1 ever had the least knowl-
edge of such attempt or intention l never
knew or heard of anything of the kind un-
til saw it in the statement here.
Mr. Drake declares that he has never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27
We Will Trust YOu
Inauguration Needs.
~! y !?
ENMENgMTFS ss$Iss5ISJH5 f6
Y Ns-co. IVA

This CHARTERED Oak Dining Room Table five
massive tuted legs, claw feet, handsomely fin
ished and made; worth $500. go De
Special price. ................... y HZoZS
Solid Oak Dining Room Table. six feet
long, five heavy legs, and strongly CO ON
made. Special price ............. Qaps CY
Solid Oak Cluster Leg Dining Room Table
six feet long. six heavy legs well q km
made and finished; worth SIS. Special epO.OY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27

B. Duvall, corporation counsel. 1t was
commended, among other points, by Henry
F. Davis, attorney for the society, that
it was entitled to permit to transact busl-
ness as a matter of course, and that 1t was
q mere ministerial duty of the superinten-
dent of insurance that was so Strenuousiy
commended for by the society through It's
attorney at that time. The society mas
made SO many false statements in its Dill
of complaint to you that 1t would seem
hardly necessary to give categorical denia!s
to ali of them In the first place, it posi-
lively denies that it ever made application
to this department for license to carry on
its business Three such applications, sign
ed by DIR. c. W.. Reyes as president and u
F. Pennington as secretary, are now on hle
in nv office In further denial of the state
ment that they have never applied for
license / have to state that this society was
issued a license by the assessor of the
District of Columbia, for which 1t paid the
usual license fee, November To- 1897 1t is
hardly necessary to deny the aliegation
that l invegled this society into applying
to me for a license which it did not re-
ouire. when it is shown that the society and
its attorney have always considered that II
required a license by applying for ana re-
ceiving one from the assessor and also
making three separate and distinct appllca-
tions to this department.
According to Requirement.
s.Then, as to the charge that | notified
other departments. it is the almost, If not
the uniform requirement of every state that
an insurance company of another place
seeking to do business there must show
that it is licensed to do business In Its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27
! MAYER & Co., 415-417 9TH St.

animated that any steps would be taken
or had been thought of to have a re-
ceiver for the society ION the contrary
he says, whenever there was occasion, I
have invariably said that it's financial con-
dition was sound and all right"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27

Heavy White Enamel Iron Bed, brass
, knobs high head and foot board;
strong and we'll finished. Worth SD OK
$500. Special. ...--...-- vs.
A White Enamel Iron Bed, three-quartefs
, or full size: strong. well made and
finished; worth 1915. Special, to S 20
. close out. Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27
Superintendent brakes Reply.

superintendent Drake submitted brief
reply to the charges to the Commissioners
late Saturday evening. 57'In general" says
Mr. Drake in his answersss'I Say as to each
and every charge and whether expressly
stated or by implication charging any
wrongdoing, saying, or intention, they are,
and each is, absolutely false. am quite
ready to meet Mr.. Pennington and his
agents upon these or any other charges,
and, in such case, the motive and purposes
of these charges may apAear." Continuing,
Mr.. Drake says:
This society complains that its business
has been damaged through my action in
writing to insurance commissioners of GER
tain states in regard to having refused 1T
a license. The refusal of license to the
society was based principally on the fact
that it had not complied with the law in
regard to having "a representative form of
government and lodge system, with ritual
istic form of work
After considerable correspondence and
healfngs on the question the matter was
finally referred by the Commissioners to A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27
Attractiyely New Hats and Paras01s.

best n
sim
in prices
rounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27
Drake Must Show Cause.

In connection with the petition of the
Royal Benefit Society for al writ of man
damus to compel Thomas f. Drake, the
Districts superintendent Of Insurance, to
cancel license issued by him to the Puri-
tan Life Insurance Association, Justice Bar
nard of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia today signed an order requir-
ing Superintendent Drake To- show cause
the 10th of March why78he prayers of the
petitioner should not be granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-27
Prompt Hearing Requested.
In requesting that the hearing on t
harpeS he held as soon aS DosSihle G

In requesting that the hearing the
charges be held as soon possible, Su-
perintendent Drake, says, in part:
1T is entirely obvious that there is no
disputed fact to be established by any
absent witness and it is expressly appar-
ent from the charges and other communi-
cations that all the evidence, documentary
and otherwise, is in the possession of the
society, or IS readily available, and, from
all that has been written, it is apparent
that time is not required for learning the
facts in preparing his case. On the other
| hand, the pending Of these charges is nee
essarily an interruption to and an inter-
| ference with the business of this office
have, therefore, to urge as speedy a hear
! ing as is possible. Such charges these
are not supposed to be presented until the
| party making them is ready to prove them.
| This society will undoubtedly be repre-
| sented by counsel and l assume that the
| corporation counsel, A. B. Duvall, will APP
| pear for me. In that case, 1 suggest that
| he be notified in order that may put him
| in possession of all thetfactsii'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
MEL ONS BY THE THOUSANDS.
Raleigh Was Overrun Saturday by the
Catalogues and the Watefmel-
OnS i'm All Sizes "nd Prices.

Saturday was watermelon and can
taloupe day in Raleigh and the re-
cords for the day broke all previous
attempts to make day of feasting III
those delicious things.
Before day the wagons were here
and shortly after daybreak there were
hundreds of them, and many We're
here after o'clock at night. There
was not room enough around the mar
ket house for these to find places and
they scattered in the neighborhood.
AS fast as one wagon would sell out
another would be backed into It's place.
Professions of wagons coming to the
city met professions going out OF the
city 1t was a gala day in the melon
trade.
AT half-past one o'clock reporter
of this paper went the rounds of the
market, and about it he found sixty
wagons with watermelons and forty
with cantaloupes. He was informed
that half as many more mao. Iett tne
city, so that would make 100 wagons
here during the day. BY actual IN
vestigation he found that the sixty
wagons had brought about 1000 wa
termelons TO the city, ana the forty
wagons had brought 3,Ooo canta-
loupes. That makes 1900, and adding
those that had left after selllng' IL IS
estimated that there were ABOUT 4'oVo
watermelons and 5000 cantaloupes
brought to Raleigh yesterday nearly
all of which were sold.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
Personally Conducted Tour to the Pa
cific Coast via SeabOard Air
Line Railway.

The Seaboard announces a person
ally conducted tour from North Caro-
lima to points in Colorado, the Yellow
stone National Park, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition at Portland, Ore, and other
points of interest on the Pacific Coast
to leave about august LIST to 8th, exact
date being decided later. The round
trip is only $3.50 and the route will
be via Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis,
st. Louis, Kansas City. Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs, Salt Lake City, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, the Shasta
Route to Portland, Northern Pacific
to st. Paul thence to Chicago and re-
turn via st. Louis.
Through Pullman cars will be ar
ranged for the exclusive use of the
party, which will be personally con-
Quoted by Rev. VIM. Black and wife, of
Davidson, n. c., who successfully
handled the large party from North
Carolina last August.
Itinerary of the trip is now being
prepared which will give full details
as to the rates, stop-overS, hotel rates
and points of interest. 1t will be one
OF the most complete trips of it's kind
ever arranged from this State and at
very small cost. Those who join the
party will be shown every attention
over the entire trip which will con-
sumo between four and five weeks.
Write for booklet and information
to Rev. VIM. Black, Davidson, n. c.,
or address,
CHAS. II. GATTIS, r. P. A,
Raleigh, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
RALEIGH TOBACCO MARKET.
With Guarantee of Best Prices the
Warehouses Open Here on Tues
day the First of August.

Raleigh for big prices in the tobac-
co market is the promise of the ware
houses here, and they are in charge
of men who mean what they say and
on whom the farmers can depend.
Since its re-establishment the Raj
eigh Tobacco Market has continued to
grow. this because of the splendid
treatment given the farmers and be-
cause Raleigh is fine place for trad
ing. Mr.. G.. p. Sellars will buy here
again this year for the American To-
bacco Company and there will be
number of Independent buyers also.
The Capital City Warehouse will be
in charge of Messrs. Williamson and
Johnson, who are lovers of high
prices. Bob Williamson and Buck
Johnson are clever good fellows and
are known all over this section as
men who get the best prices for their
customers. They say that IA good
price" for the farmer is what they
are after, and they mean it. The Cap
ital City Warehouse will be thorough
ly overhauled and put in first class
condition. and all farmers may put
it in as certain that their stock VIII
be we'll looked after, all stalls being
made box stalls SO as to lock up the
horses. No drummers are sent out
but the business is done on the floor
and the highest prices come. The
motto of the firm is hard work, high
est prices best accomm Odation and
honest dealing.
The Farmers Warehouse is the other
live warehouse here and it is in charge
of that prince of good fellows, Garland
Mitchell always secures the highest
benefit the farmers who sell tobacco.
He is glad to be back and the tobacco
raisers are glad he is back, for Garland
Mitchell always secures the highest
price possible for tobacco sold by
him. He wants to make his opening
sale a "rouser" for the highest prices.
The Farmers Warehouse is being put
in first class shape and will be com
pletely overhauled, and everything
being made just right for the farm
er and his horses. The lights are be-
ing arranged so as to SHOW the weed
to every advantage and you should
notice this as it counts. Mr.. Mitchell
declares that the place to sell is at
the Farmers Warehouse" and he
means it.
Remember that the Raleigh TObac-
co market opens on Tuesday, the first
day of August. Let all the farmers
who can find any way of getting here
sell their tobacco in Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
Iappened to be passing.

happened to be passing.
.yGhree hundred prisoners, under
convoy of 20 guards with unloaded
rifles were working in small detach-
ments about Governors Island at the
time. The nineteen men, under guard
of Private Lyon, Company E, Eighth
infantry, while working near the shore
where they looked across the mar
row strait to Brooklyn made pre-
concerted break for liberty today.
Four of them, led by Fred r. Snyder,
attempted to disarm the guard, while
others scattered, running in every
direction. Private Lyons loaded his
piece and pulled the trigger just in
time to pierce the hand Of Snyder
reaching forth to grab the rifle. The
guard was then at the mercy of the
other three leaders.
Unknown to the plotters a corporal
and a private. passing by chance We're
behind the trees near by. AS this pair
advanced with levelled rifles the at
'tackers surrendered, even before Sc
curing Lyons rifle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
THE LIFE AGENTS
Annual Summer Meeting
of Association.
]. D. BoushaIl Elected Delegate to
National Convention With R. B.
Raney as Alternate. A Banquet
and Toasts at the Atlantic.

Morehead City, N. c., July 22.-The
annual summer meeting of the Life
Underwriters Association of North
Carolina was held at the Atlantic
Hotel, yesterday. The meeting was
an enthusiastic one and well attend
ed. General business of the associa
ton was transacted and delegates
elected to the National convention
to be held in Hartford, Conn, on Sep
TENDER 18th. Mr.. j. ID. Boushall
general agent of the Aetna Life, Raj
egh, chairman of the membership
committee of the National association,
and member of the National execu-
tive committee, was elected a dele
gate, and Mr.. r. B. Raney, general
agent of the Penn Mutual, Raleigh
as alternate. Other members who
could attend were given the power
of delegates. A very important move
ment was started in the shape of a
committee appointed to look into the
ACCESSIBILITY of giving each member of
the association the privilege of in
viting his agents to attend the annual
banquet
The annual banquet was held in the
banquet hall of the Atlantic Hotel at
$50. Mr.. Harris r. Wilcox, of Char
lotte, manager of the Mutual Life of
-
citation acted. as toast master, and de-
livered an excellent address of what
Our Association Stands For" Mr.. r.
b. Raney responded to toast, our
Relationship to Those Who are Not,
But Ought to Be Members The toast.
THE Man Behind the Rate Book
His Qualifications, was ably respond
ed to by P. ID. Gold, Jr., of Green's
boro, general agent of the Provident
Savings. c. d. Cohen, of Norfolk,
Va, general agent for Virginia and
Carolina of the Prudential, responded
to the toast 1.-The Evil Effects of Re-
bate
]. D. Boushall of Raleigh, delivered
a very interesting address upon the
subjects OF Our Beneficiaries." Mr..
j. j. Rogers of I<inston, of the Pacific
Mutual, spoke on the subject of Eek
tending the Benefits of the Associa-
ton" Mr.. c. w. Gold, of Wilson, of
the Provident Savings, spoke on THE
Ideal Agent" The toast, THE Re-
lationship of the Medical Examiner to
the Life Insurance Company" was
responded to by DIR. c. O. H. Laugh
nghouse, of Greenville, this State, in
an excellent and instructive speech.
An excellent repaSt served by the
management of the Atlantic Hotel
reflected great credit upon the ban
quet committee, and hotel manage
ment. The meeting and banquet
was one of the most enjoyable, and
most beneficial ever held by the asso-
citation, andemphasized more strongly
the great value of the association to
the insurance business of North
Carolina.
A telegram was received. by the
Agents during the meeting
inviting them there for their next
meeting. This matter was referred tt
the executive committee.
A very delightful sail compliment
tary to the association was given by
DR.. Laughinghouse today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
POSITION OF THE JAPANESE.
More Than Half Million Menace
Observation-Disclosures Cruisers
Threaten Russian Com
municatiOns.
(By the Associated Press. }

UridiapudZe, Manchuria. July %.
The Japanese armies at present oc-
cupy the position of an immense sickle
with the handle reaching from a few
miles south of Lao Yang and pass
ing through Chantafu, the blade cir
cling northward toward Kirin with
the tip on the Korean coast south OF
Possiet Bay. 1t is estimated that
General Nogi has eighty battalions,
General Oku, sixty; General Nodzu,
thirty-Six; General Kurok. 100; Gen.
eral Kawamura, ninety; and General
Hasegawa, 1870. these battalions aver
aging a thousand men each which
makes the numerical strength of the
japanese $50, 900 bayonets with 1000
field and mountain guns and about
100 siege guns. The Japanese eX-
IRENE left is guarded by General Ia
mura's cavalry division. The Chinese
in the japanese service are in the
center screened by cavalry under the
command of General Okihara.
The rains this year have been less
heavy than usual and it Will be posi-
bic to begin operations sooenr than
expected.
japanese cruisers are making DEM
onstrations along the coast in the rear
of the Russian forces in Korea evil
IDENTIFY intent on facilitating the adj
vance of General HasegaWa's force
by menacing the Russian line of COM
municatiOnS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
A HUSBANDS DESPAIR.
DR.. StOckard Attempts to Shoot Hill
self Before the Hotel i'm Which
are His Wife and Children

Graham, n. c., July 22.-Dr. j. r.
Stockard, who came here from
Goldsboro yesterday made q futile at
tempt to commit suicide. He put his
children ON the trainThurday after
noon with the intention of sending
them away from Goldsboro to their
former home here, expecting to fol-
low, them Mrs. Stockard thereupon
took the same train and is now at the
Vestal Hotel, here with the children.
on his arrival yesterday meeting all
his old friends, the doctor became
more and more excited as he kept
talking over his troubles.
Finally. in the midst of a crowd be-
fore the Vestal, he pulled out his pis-
toll and attempted to shoot himself.
The weapon was snatched from him,
and he was gradually quieted down.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT.
EN- Governor AycOck Declares it an
Outrage Against u Good Woman

Farley yesterday evening message
reached this office over the long dis
lance phone from Ex-Governor Ay
cock, at GoldsbOro, calling attention
to q news item that had appeared
in a morning daily of this city-not
The News and Observer, of course
and declaring that the report referred
to was absolutely false. Not only that
Mr. Aycock added, but it was an out
rage upon a most estimable woman,
there being 10 foundation whatever
for the report.
In order to make the statement
clearer, we append the item to which
Mr. AycOck referred:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25


great mental depression. ] was unable to at
tend to my house work and life became bur-
den to me- Twas confined for days to my bed,
lost my appetite, my courage and all hope.
81 could not bear to think of an operation
and in my distress tried every remedy which
/ thought would be of any use to me, and
reading of the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to sick women decided
to give it trial. l felt SO discouraged that
had little hope Of recovery, and when began
to feel better, after the second week, thought
it only meant temporary relief; but to my
great surprise l found that l kept gaining,
while the tumor lessened in size.
"The Compound continued to build up my
general health and the tumor seemed to be
absorbed until, in seven months. the tumor
was entirely gone and l a well woman. | am
so thankful for my recovery that ask you
to publish my letter in newspapers, so other
women may know of the wonderful curative
powers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
When women are trou bled with irreg-
ular or painful menstruation, weakness,
leucorrh9a, displacement or liberation
of the womb, that bearing-down feel
ing, Inflammation of the ovaries, back
ache, fiatulence, general debility, indi-
gestion and nervous prostratiOn, they
should remember there is one tried and
true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound at once removes such
trouble.
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such a record of cures of female
troubles. Refuse to buy any other
medicine:
Mrs Pinkham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health. Address, Lynn,
Mass.
Health is too valuable to risk in ex-
periments with unknown and untried
medicines or methods of treatment.
Remember that it is Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound that is curing
women, and don't allow any druggist
to sell you anything else in its place
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
THE COMMITTEE NAMED.
They Will Call on Wilson to Confer
on Question of Issuing Another
June Cotton Report.
(By the Associated Press

Charlotte. N. c., N. c., July a.
President r. M. Miller, Jr., of the
American Cotton Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION today named the following
committees to call on Secretary Will
son Monday to confer on the advisa-
bility of issuing another June cotton
report:
President Miller, Chairman T |
Hickman, Augusta, Ga; George 3.
Hiss, Charlotte, T. A. Blythe, Philadel-
phia; S. B. Tanner, Henrietta, n G.;
J. w. Cannon, Concord, N. c. {. &.
Bryant, Charlotte.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
DR.. Register to Lecture.

At the literary meeting of Epworth
League Of Edenton Street Methodist
church on Monday evening, DR.. Jas.
F. Register, of the University of Col
oradO, will deliver a short address,
his subject being, "a Modern Short
Story" The public is cordially invited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
FIRE AT HIGH POINT.
Enamelling and Finishing Department.
of the Metallic Bed Company
Burned.
Special to News and Observer

High Point, N. c., July 22.-To-
might at seven fifteen o'clock fire
broke out in the enamelling and fin
ishing department of the High Point
Metallic Bed Company, burning this
part of the building to the ground.
The plant of this factory is built
i'm three sections of brick with fire
proof walls between. 1t is located just
outside the corporate limits, and not
Withstanding the firemen We're handi-
capped in their work they managed
to save the sections on either side of
the burned portion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-25
Police Justice Court.

Victoria Jones and Mamie Scott
We're fined $500 each yesterday by
the Police Justice for en- ARRAY. Geor-
gia Morgan and Harvie Dean we're
fined $3.50 each for being drunk and
disOrderly.
j. E. Perkins, white, was released
after a severe lecture by the Justice
He was tried for being drunk OH the
Ctr