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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
STOP THE TRUST
Is North Carolina Run BY
An Insurance Trust?
The State Should Say 10 Companies
'!You Can Come in as individuals.
But Not as Members OF Tariff
Association"

/ was talking yesterday with a gem
tleman who knows about as much
about insurance and insurance laws as
any man in North Carolina. He has
mot figured much I'm the public eyes,
he is modest and has devoted much of
his life TO the insurance business. He
is Of the opinion that North Carolina
should not permit the Southeastern
Tariff Association TO dictate to It's
agents in North Carolina. as they are
now doing. Here are his views:
Can not our Legislature do some
thing to break uD the fire Insurance
trust, operated through the South
Eastern Tariff Association 80
This tariff association sounds large,
but IL is confined to some six South
ern States.
"All insurers know that the rates of
insurance are constantly on the in
crease and that more and greater re-
StrictionS are placed on the assured.
We have for years been passing laws.
in the interest of insurance companies.
Now let us pass some in the interest
of the property owners The compa-
MES assert that the insurance trust
makes cheap and equitable rates.
y
declare they do not get cheap rates.
will not the Legislature say to the
insurance companies: I'VE are glad to
have you in our State. but you must
come as individual companies and not
as members of any tariff association.
Your home office must fix the rate
you charge. and you must not be gov
erned by any compact or agreement
to fix rates.
Some may say that We need the
tax paid by insurance companies to
help run the State, but North Carolina
needs no trust
"Some might say the companies Will
not come into the State, except as a
trust or combination. Well, let them
go. We would then build >up local
companies and keep our money at
home. But the companies will not
so. Do we hear any complaint from
States that have no tariff association
Texas, Tennessee. Mississippi. South
Carolina and others. j has been ass
serted that fire insurance companies
have made 10 money. and that rates
must be kept up. Let's sec: Here are
a few figures for the last ten years Of
some of the leading or largest COM
panies Underwriters Agency of New
York. capital stock, $1,250,000: di-
vidends paid, $3.7S7.000. Glens Falls
of New York. capital 100000: divi-
dends 100000. Hartford of Conn,
capital. $1,250,000; dividends, $3,7S7,-
600. Home of y. Y, capital, $4,000
600. dividends, $3.330.000 Gcrmania
Fire, capital, $1,000,000: dividends,
$3.50 ,00G.
"These are the poor infant insur-
ance companies to which "rich'' North
Carolina is asked to contribute and
to protect. Will the Legislature re-
lieve our people of this burden p
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
ALMOST KILLED BY ENGINE.
Fireman on the Steamer AlbemarlC
Has a Unique Tussle ana Gets
WOrstcd.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer)
Washington, n. c., Jan. 2S.--W-il-
liam Latham, fireman on the steamer
"AlOcmaTle." narrowly escaped death
yesterday while on duty Latham
was using a crowbar TO facilitate the
movement of the engine which had
stopped for the moment and starting
no Unexpectedly, the engine caught
the iron bar in its turn and threw
Latham with great force against the
machinery. cutting a cash in his head
and otherwise bruising him severely.
DTs. Tayloe and Brown rendered in
slant aid at the Washington Hospital
an institution recently organized here.
Mr. w w. Satterwaite, foreman at
the Ravens Oil Company plant, met
with a serious and well-nigh fatal ac-
Cident While pouring some melted bab-
bitt into II box on which he was work
ing. Some of the metal spattered up
and into his eyes. Medical attention
was at once secured and the patient
is getting along as we'll as possible III
the circumstances
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
TAFT FAvoRs THE CURTIS BILL.
And Says the Philippines Will Bear
Their Present Relation to Us
Through This Generation.

(By the Associated PreSS.)
Washington Jan. 2S.-Secretary
Taft made an argument today before
the House Committee on Ways ard
Means in favor of the Curtis bill re-
ducing the duty on sugar and tobacco
from the Philippines. He said: The
present status of the islands so far as
our relations to them are concerned,
will remain the same throughout the
present generation and probably
longer"
With this in view. he maintained it
would be as just to establish tariff
between the States of Ohio and Penn
sylvania as between the United States
and the Philippines. Ultimate free
trade rvdld have to come between the
islands and the United States.
Mr.. Williams (Miss.( the minority
floor leader. asked the secretary if it
was not the Republican policy to give
the island ultimate independence. The
secretary affirmed this, stating that
such would be the case When the peo-
pie of the islands were capable Of
elf-goVernment.
"Self-government as the American
understands it or as the Filipino UNI
derstands it?' asked Mr.. Williams.
"I doubt if they ever reach the self
governing capacity of Americans" the
secretary replied.
'Wen." asserted Mr.. Williams
there is not so horribly much differ
ence between you and theeDemocrats.
You believe in granting self-"overn-
ment when the people are ready and
we believe in fixing a date for their
independence.
Secretary Taft replied: Yes. that is
practically it. Whenever they reach
the condition where they have a rea-
sonable public opinion which may be
relied upon to restrain radicalism.
when inter-iSland communication has
been established and when conditions
generally have become settled--then
fl they desire independence. give it to
them. If they don't: if they desire d
bond which might become sweet by
coming inside our tariff wall. that
might be considered"
Mr. Williams: Even then you would
make them "a self-governng colony?
Secretary Taft:-''Yes SIR
Mr.. Williams remarked that the Re-
publican position at first was that we
were to keep the islands forever
Secretary Taft said there was no
danger whatever that either sugar or
tobacco from the Philippines will
swamp" or even figure in the markets
Of this country.
The secretary regarded the fear Of
the cigar makers of this country that
the free entry of Philippine tobacco
to the United States would be injuri-
Gus to them as unfounded and that
they would profit by importation OF
raw material from the Philippines
But few cigars in the island as COM
pared to the great number made IN
this country, he said. adding that the
demand for home consumption was
enormous it being estimated that six
seventies of the Christian Filipinos
smoke tobacco.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
No Disorder Expected.
(gv tho Assoeiated Press. !

Moscow, Jan 2S.-The authorities
do not anticipate any disorder here
tomorrow and declare that an entire
restoration of order is certain Never
thcless. if any inclination is shown to
disturb the peace they say that pre-
cautions already have been taken TO
prevent it. The higher schools have
been closed until February Z, arms
have been removed from sunsmiths
shops and patrols are being continued.
The authorities are convinced that
the movement here was not occasion.
ed by an read grievances. but is mere
lily the reflex action Of the st. Peters
burg strike. they say that in many
cases the men walked ont OF the FAC
tories under pressure. asking employ
crs to pardon them for so doing, and
that they viii not fail to resume work
shortly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

Again he asked for information. It
was denied him as before. He could
not write letter or send word TO his
friends. The attendants treated him
with the kind inhumanity of those who
have to deal with disordered brains.
Lawrence Duke the Mover.
The warrant for the Park Avenue
arrest was obtained on information
and belief as to some minor offense
now even forgotten by counsel, ana.
sworn out by the son who had left
Durham ten years before, Lawrence
Duke. 1t was patiently and openly
ruse to get the certificates of the doc
tors mentioned above after their ex-
animation made at the hospital. The
next day other papers were sworn out
before Justice TruaX by the same Law
renee Duke charging insanity by rea-
son of twenty years of habitual drunk
ennesS and setting up that Mr.. Duke
by reason of such long continued dis
sipation was utterly incapable of man
aging his own affairs, 1t was on this
tors referred to that Justice TruaX
signed the commitment sending Mr..
Duke to the sanitarium.
It was noticeable In this proceeding
as in those which have followed by
the attorneys of the Ostensible plain
tiff Lawrence Duke were Nicholl. An
able and Lindsay. the regular and con-
slant attorneys of the American Tobac-
co Company; and the great expense
necessarily attendant upon the pro-
ceedings shows that the son must have
had strong financial backing to say the
least.
Cut OFF From the World.
That even after ten days during
which time he was as completely re-
moved from the touch of the life
about him and from his friends, he
Continued on Page Thirteen.) =
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
TO GREENSBORO FOR BURIAL.
The Body OF Engineer Puryear Killed
by a Mail Crane.
lSpecial to News ana OhserNer.l

Especial 70 News and Observer
spencer, \. c., Jan. 2S.-The body
OF Engineer X. Q. Puryear, OF this
place, who met such a tragic and sud-
der death two miles north of Spencer
by being struck in the head by Uni
ted States mail crane yesterday was
carried TO Greensboro for intermeut
this afternoon. Accompanying the re-
mains was an unusually large con-
course OF friends Of the deceased. The
officials of the Southern Railway Com
pany, by which the dead engineer
bad beer so long employed. placed q
handsome coach at the disposal OF the
burial party for the trim to Greensboro.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. j.
e. Gay, pastor of Spencer Methodist
church. There is not q man in The
employ of the Southern system who
was more universally liked than Ollie
Purycar.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
AS Toxic Describes 1t.
lRv the ssociated Press. !

Toxic, Jan. 2S.-The long inactivity
ON the Shakhe river was broken jan
uary rs when General Kuropatllin
advanced a full corps from the vicinity
of Chengtsui. Field Marshal Oyama
Immediately assumed the aggressive
and engagements occurred at Chen
chiehpao and HeilIoutai. Oyama re-
ports that he defeated the Russians
at Chenchiehpao. The engagement
1T Heikoutai was progressing when
the Field Marshal reported. The Off
cial telegram does not disclose the OBJ
ject OF the Russians and does not in
dictate the prospects of q general en-
gagcment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
ODD FELLOWS At WILSON.
The District Mectins--A Banquet at
the New Briggs.
Especial 10 News ana Observer

Especial 10 News ana Observer.)
Wilson, n. c., Jan. 2S.--Tne district
meeting of the odd Fellows, composed
of various lodges in the territory ad-
iacent to Wilson. which is in session
here. is presided over by Grand Mas
ter II. Il. Bggs. of Scotland Neck. and
Mr.. |. j. Dowdy, Of Rocky Mount, is
secretary.
The address of welcome was deliver
cd in Il graceful and hearty manner by
Mr.. j. d. Bardin. aud the response by
Grand Secretary Woodell Of Raleigh.
The attendance, both by visitors
and members Of the order in Wilson.
has been quite large and it is said viii
be Of incalculable benefit to the order.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
The Strike In Warsaw.
CBv the Associated Press

(By the ASSOCIATED Press.)
Warsaw, Jan. 28.-A hundred thou
sand people are now out on strike.
Thus far there have been no disturb
ances of any Importance. The street
cars are not running and no newspa-
ners were published this morning.
There is practically no bread left IL
the bakeries.
About 100000 persons have struck
at Lodz. Telephone communication
with that city has been interrupted by
the strikers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

The secret work Of the order was
eXemplified in thorough manner by
Grand Secretary Woodell, assisted in
q parr thereof by others.
Tonight after the regular meeting OF
Enterprise Lodge No. Al in conjunc-
ton with the district meeting there
was banquet at the new Briggs Hotel
rendered to the visiting Odd Fellows
by tho local members of the order
The occasion was most thoroughly en-
joyed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Japanese Fly Before Them.
an the Associated Press.D

st. Petersburg, Jan. 2S.--The gem
era! staff hiss received the following
dispatch from General Sakharoff, Cen
eral Kuropatkin's chief of staff:
Our troops continue on the Often
sive at Sandepas. South of there our
cavalry encountered four Japanese
battalions and six squadronS of cavalry
advancing from Heikoutai. The Japa-
nese fled throwing their arms into
ambulance wagons. One of our col
umns took thirty prisoners and an
other captured twenty
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
EXTENSION or TUE STRIKE.
It's Worst Feature the Widening of the
Movement i'm Poland and the
Baltic Provinces.
CBy the Associated Press.

st. Petersburg Jan. pal a. NJ
(Sunday. 1.-The most serious Feature
Of the strike situation is its continuous
extension on the Baltic provinces aud
in Poland. Strikers are cutting tele-
graph wires and intcrrupting COM
Iounications and fears are expressed
af most serious disorders, especially
in Poland
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Loss OF the Russians.
lHx the Associated Press. y

(By the Associated PreSs)
81. Petersburg. Jan. ga telegram
from ChanS:amutun says the russians
lost 80 officers and 1000 men killed
or wounded at the capture of the vii
lage Of Sandepas January 26. The
Russians took 1912 Japanese prisoners,
besides arms. wagons and ammunition.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
american Steamer seized.
ny the Asosciated Press

tBN the ASOSCldtcu. IIeSS.J
Toxic. Jan. 2S.-2 p. m.-The
American steamer NJ. S. Dollar. en-
route for VladiVostock with q cargo of
provisions and forage, was seized yes
terday by the japanese in the Pacific
Ocean east OF Hokkaido Island.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News and Circulation

large mills including Prohoroffs where
the men were paid yesterday have
struck.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
b.. DUKE'SSTORY
OF ALICE WEBB
History of the Famous Case of Legal kidnapping
Reads Like Dime
Novel.

out into the world by his father with
TIE injunction that he would get no
money from him as gift but that for
every dollar that he earned of his own
another would be added. Mr. Lawrence
Duke disappeared from the ken IT
North Carolinians until he became
the ostensible central figure in the
proceeding to declare his father an
insane man.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30
KAISER MAY YET KICK UP TROUBLE

Paris.-Reports from the front con-
tinue to show marked military activ-
ity and feeling of unrest among the
people living along the border. The
influential press, evidently in accord
ance with the wishes of the govern
ment, refrains from discussing the
military aspect, asserting that the ne
gotiations, while in delicate stage,
continue normal.
Gloomy sentiment increased during
Friday afternoon. On the bourse
rentes suffered an unusual decline Of
over 40 centimes.
Much excitement accompanied the
trading. One of the alarmist reports
was that Prince Hadolin, the Ger
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30
Two Steamers Sink

Detroit.-The wooden steamers City
OF Rome and Linden collided early
Friday, in the st. Clair river opposite
Pashmoo park, and both were sunk.
TWO members of the crew of the Lin.
en-, the cook and his wife. were
drowned. The other members OF both
crews escaped in safety from the sink.
ing boats. The City of Rome was
bound down with a cargo of iron one,
and the Linden was upbound. or
Tashmoo park the Linden, it is said.
suddenly sheered and rammed the City
OF Rome.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30
MINERS PERISH IN DEATH VALLEY

party OF nine men and three burros.
Seven of the men and all the burros
were dead.
The two survivors were in a pitia'
BILE condition. Their tongues were
swollen SO that they protruded from
their mouths, and the action of the
heat had so stiffened their limbs that
they had to be carried on the backs
of the rescuers animals.
No details can be obtained at pres
ent, as it is doubtful II the two men
rescued can live. The bodies of the
dead were partially covered by sand
and recognition was impossible
The burros lay dead with their packs
strapped to them, and It is certain that
the party had become lost and in their
vain search for water in that dry alkali
stretch of desert had Travelled in cir
Gle until overcome by thirst and heat,
and then laid down and died
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30

man ambassador, had left Paris for
Berlin, the intimation being that his
departure was due to the unsatisfac-
tory nature of the French note.
A diplomat who lunched with
Prince Radolin declared that the re-
port was absurd, as not the slightest
word had yet been received concern
ing the attitude which the German
government intended to take.
The evening papers sought to allay
public uneasiness. The semi-official
Temps expressed the government
view that the exchange Of notes would
serve to remove false impressions and
produce durable agreement If Ger
many was prepared to reciprocate the
conciliatory advances Of M. Rouvier.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30
WILD RIDE DOWN OGDEN CANYON

Ogden, Utah.-A runaway accident
with serious and possibly fatal conse-
quenoes occurred Thursday night in
Ogden canyon. Four women were in
jured. Mrs. Chapman of San Fran
cisco, visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bertrand Bingham of Ogden, is
most seriously hurt. Her right ankle
is broken and the flesh about it LAGER
ated and bruised. Internal injuries
are also feared. Miss Dot Bingham,
her sister, was also cut and lacerated
about the back of the head and neck
and over one eye. She is also badly
bruised but no bones are broken. Miss
Flossiel Bingham, another sister, is
bruisd and suffered some cuts on one
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30
Murderess Sentenced to Death.

Kansas City.-Mrs. Aggie Myers,
who at Liberty, Mo-. recently was
found guilty of murder in the first de.
gree, was on Saturday refused a new
trial and was sentenced to be hanged
on Aug. IL. An appeal will be taken
TO the state supreme court. Mrs NV.
ers was convicted with Frank Holt
man, who was infatuated with her. of
killing the woman's,, husband, 'Clar.
ence Myers, a printer, at their home
In this city IN May, 1904. The crime
was a most cold.blooded one.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30
NSURRECTION IN TRANS,CAUCASUS

st. Petersburg.-Bands OF insur-
gents in the district of Scharankau,
province OF Erivan, trans Caucasia. re-
Gently sacked and burned four Arme,
nian villages. Subsequently the insur-
gents surrounded and attacked Ow-
lianoraschau. The inhabitants of the
town repulsed the besiegers, killing
100 OF them. Cossacks and other
troops stationed at the village or
Khouloundian also repulsed an attack
of the insurgents on that place, in
flicting enormous losses on them and
capturing $40 prisoners. a quantity
of arms and a black standard The
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30

Saratoga, June 27.-The very name
Saratoga" brings to every mind
health-giving springs, unsurpassed
hotels and beautiful drives. II
has been for many years the
Mecca for all who admire nature.
enjoy good living, and are searching
for health, or are simply taking a va.
cation.
The Grand Union, the largest sum
mer hotel in the United States. set
among green trees with its long wings
enclosing a court with fountains and
flowers, grass and trees, music and
light, is throughout the season throng-
ed with guests. With the progressive
spirit always shown by its manage
ment, the Grand Union has again add
ed to its attractiveness by introduc-
ing acetylene gas to make still more
brilliant the evening hours. The ge-
NAL proprietors believe in furnishing
their guests with the best of every.
thing, and now, after investigating
and finding that Artificial Sunlight
can be had, they have installed a com
plete acetylene gas plant to produce
II, and have connected upwards of six
thousand acetylene burners in and
about the house and grounds to this
little gas plant.
Like many discoveries of recent
years, which are coming into popular
favor, acetylene, one OF the most re-
cent, is very simply produced. It is
adapted for use wherever artificial
light Is needed and the necessary APP
paratus can be understood and oper-
ated by anyone.
The generator in which Acetylene.
Ia produced by the automatic contact of
carbide and water might be termed a
gas plant, as 1t performs all of the func-
lions Of a city gas plant. The acct
ylene generator can be purchased for
Few dollars and in any size, from
one adapted to furnish acetylene to
ten or a dozen burners for a. cottage.
up to the large but still simple ma
chine such as is now furnishing
Acetylene for six thousand burners
in the Grand Union.
Outside of large cities the use of
Acetylene is quite common. The
owner OF the country home now de-
mands r"'nning water, gas and other
conyeniences which a few years ago.
were considered as luxuries, and
acetylene gas has met his require
ments, and gives him better and
cheaper light than is ordinarily fur
nished In cities.
tits well known that rooms lighted
with Acetylene are more comfortable.
because cooler. and more healthful be-
cause. the air is not ,vitiated.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30
Coyote Bill in Trouble.

Missoula, Mont,-Wfllam Burrig, a
rancher on the Rattlesnake river,
twelve miles from this city, is dead
as the result Of the elimination Of a
feud OF three years standing between
William Beeskove. VIGOROUSLY known
as Coyote Bill" and his neIghbors.
Beeskove turned loose with a rife on
THURSDAY as Burrig was hauling wood
from land claimed by Beeskove. Two
shots took effect Within twenty min.
utes burris was dead and his slayer
started for this city to surrender to
the sheriff.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30
Rubonlc Plague at Panama.

Panama. fatal case of bubonic
plague occurred at La Boca Saturday.
The constant arrival of steamers from
infected South American ports, which
are received at La Boca without anv
extra precautions being taken. must
be a source of contagion. The dead
man had been working Oh board the
British steamer Chill, which the au-
thorities of Guayaquil would not allow
TO enter that port. The companions
OF the deceased laborer- have been iso.
lated, Rats taken from the steamer
Chill are being examined.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-30

insurgent chiefs and mulahs were ex-
ecuted.' Proclamations we're found
exhorting neighboring villages to join
IN war against the common enemy.
The'sgitation is spreading A mum.
Der of Armenian villages containing
aboutr7'oOo' inhabitants have been
surrounded and skirmishes between
Tartars and 'kurds and the Russian
troops are frequent, The villages Of
Ouschi aud Kischisbken have been
burned. Five thousand .cossacks are
expected from Baku:to. aid in suppress
ing the rising.
The insurgents are estimated to
number $4,000 men.