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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-17

said the court, then was the defendant
guilty of anything?
The judge gave notice of this at this
time so that there would be no hitch
He sad he wanted to try the case
strictly on the law, regardless OF al
feeling and sentiment If the court
commits an error, he said, then it Will
be because the lawyers have not done
their duty in showing the law, after il
was asked for.
Mr. Capley, the sick juror in the
Murray case, was not able to attend
court this afternoon, and adjournment
until tomorrow morning at $50
O'Clock, at which time the doctor
thought he would be in a condition to
sit with the twelve. Judge PEBBLES
instructed the sheriff to see that the
sick man had every attention.
Unless he is able to go to the court
room tomorrow there will be another
adiGairnment. AASl paose connected
with the case and the court are very
anxious that the trial be completed
at this term. 1t has been very cost
ly to The county and a mistrial would
mean a repetition Of this bill of cost.
On account of losing today in the trial
Of the case il is now thought that the
case cannot reach the jury before
Thursday afternoon or Friday.
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all of which have been very detri-
mental to her, are revelations to him.
He believed her at the time to be a
good woman and his first intimation
of anything to the, contrary was con-
Veyed to him through me on last FRI
day, and through the papers | gave
him containing the accounts of this
Woman'S doings. He at once instruct
ed me to have our attorneys, Messrs.
Sturche and Andrews and Mr. l. $.
Phillips TO leave ~ stone unturned to
find out her true character and until
then he would refuse to see her or
have anything to do with her or any
one concerned with her. If her bad
character is established he will forth
with relieve himself of his unfortun-
ate situation, the embarrassment of
which he realizes as much as any one
else.
There is no i'll feeling between
myself and the Duke family in the
case, as has been intimated. We
stand together as to the marriage
question, our only difference being
that refuse to- become party to any
action to declare as sane a man as
Brodie Duke insane. and deprive him
of his liberty, or to place his affairs
in any ones hands without him being
first consulted Through the medium
of the habeas corpus proceedings 1
have seen him, and say to his friends
that he is the same that he has always
been, and will remedy any error that
he has committed or his own accord.
1.-The final hearing on the writ OF
habeas corpus will be before Judge
Gaynor, Of the Supreme Court of
Brooklyn. Thursday when Mr.. Duke is
sure to be set free. My reason for
leaving this evening is TO be present
at this hearing"
1t is learned here that Mr.. Duke is
very angry with his son and his broth
er Mr.. B. n. Duke. 1t is said that
when the present matter is cleared
up he will institute damage suits
against several parties.
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THE STORY MAsTERsoN TELLS.
.VNhen Entered the Room She Fired
Point Blank at Me-
(By the Associated Press. J

Colorado Springs Colo, Jan. 16.-
Murat aterson denies the statement
attributed to Mrs. Alice Webb. now
Mrs. Brodie L. Duke, of New York, to
the effect that he shot her in the hand
IN 1890. Mr. Masterson. who is an
attorney of this city, has made the
following signed statement:
Il first met Mrs Webb, then Mrs.
Hopkinson. in the summer of 1890, at
the Washington Park race course in
Chicago. [ was legal counsel for Don
Luis Huler, a large land and mine
owner of Mexico. He had several
deals under way and Mrs. Hopkinson
introduced me to some capitalists in
New York. | waited until May. 1891,
and then finally asked her for papers
which I had turned over to her to
present TO her hackers. She was then
living in fiat on 37th street. At first
she declined 10 give up the papers.
but after seyef$.l meetings she de-
cided to DO So
when / entered her rooms I found
TWO men, strangers to me. there. After
a few words I found that / was going
TO have trouble to secure possession
of the papers. which / saw on the
mantle. | was unarmed, but finally
drove her two friends from the rooms.
When / entered her apartment Mrs.
Hopkinson held a pistol in her hand,
and fired point blank at me. bullet
whizzing past my head and burying
itself in the door OF the same.
wrenched the pistol from her hand
and threw ii into the hall. / then
took possession of the documents and
left the house. Both Mrs. Hopkinson
any myself were arrested and taken to
Jefferson Market police station. and
next morning we were both taken into
the police court, but the case was dis
missed and that was the end Of it,
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REVIVAL AT WAKE FOREST
Largely Attended Services. The College
Gice Club. Other News.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Wake Farest, Jan. 1.-THE revival
services are on and unusual interest
is being manifested, not only among
the student body, who are attending
in large numbers but the people from
the Hill and surrounding country
gather in large number. until numeri-
cally it is one of the biggest meetings
that has been held in a long time.
Secretary johnson, who has the
meeting in charge, is a very impress
sive speaker and his ability is well
known to the people of North Caro-
lima.
The pastors course starts tomor-
row and will be attended by 4 large
number of ministers from all parts of
the State. This cause has proved a
great help to those who have been able
to attend in the past, as they have
an opportunity of coming in con-
tact with some of the foremost men
in the religious denomination and
Christian work of today.
The College Glee Club and archestra
are preparing with endefatigable
efforts a program for university night,
which will surpass any which they
have yet presented. Five new men
have been added to the club, making
twenty-five in all, and with this new
addition of talent there is no reason
why this cont be done. One feature
of the new program is. The Grass
Hopper an opera which Will be sure
to make a hit. This will continue for
about twenty-five minutes
f. Cox, of Catharine Lake, chief
marshal anniversary, is arranging q
very extensive and elaborate program
for anniversary, as this occasion has
been long looked upon as one of the
most important of the year
Hon. Z. Y. Webb returnedyester
day TO Washington, after spending a
few days on the Hill with his family
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WARRANTS FO RRETAILTNG.
Tic Greensboro Ice and Coal COM
pany Demurrage Suit to 60 10 the
L. S. Supreme Court.
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Greensboro, n. <, Jan. 16.-+-f he po-
live have made only TWO arrests fU1
drunkenness since prohibition went IN
TO effect in Greensboro Sixteen days
ago, and it seemed that rot much OF
the ardent was being consumed, bu!
this morning Chief of Police Scott is
sued rineteen warrants against J artes
for reta. ling. A majority Of the de-
PENDANTS are Whiet.
The regular criminal term of Gull-
ford Superior Court was scheduled 20
start this morning, but it did not eli
account of the absence of Judge
PEBBLES who is detained at Durham,
trying the Murray murder trial. Judge
shaw is still here, but he cannot pre-
side over a regular term outside of his
district He will, however, hold a
special term beginning next Monday,
the. first week TO be devoted TO cr.ml-
nal cases, and the term to continue OIL
civil cases indefinitely to relieve -ne
congested docket.
Mr.. j. /. Joyner, a young Eian whose
home IS in Wilson, had his left ankle
crushed in this city this morning while
engaged in coupling cars of a Southern
Railway fregnt tran. on Whch he was
! working as brakeman. He was remov-
ed to Greensboro hospital and his leg
was amputated just below the knee by
Drs. EIichauX BroadnaX and Best.
His mother at Wilson has been noti-
fled of ire accident.
MIR. e. ]. Justice, Of counsel for the
plaintiffs in the celebrated demurra Sc
suit of the Greensboro Ice ~ Coal Com
lany and the North Carolina Corpur-
alton Commission VS.. the Southern
Railway, gives it out that the case
which was recently decided oy Judge
Purnell III Raleigh in favor OF the de-
fendant, will be appealed to the Su-
preme Court of the United states.
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SOUTHERN SENATOR'S MUTE.
Roosevelt Informs Them That Claims
Against Southern States Could
Not be Enforced Under Ar
bitration Treaties,
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 16.-President
Roosevelt had a conference last night
with Senator'S McCreary, of Kentucky;
Daniel, of Virginia, and Foster. of
Louisiana, regarding the action of the
Senate on the pending treaties. Some
opposition to the conventions has de-
veloped among Senators of the South
who have thought that, if ratified,
might be made the basis of action
against some of the states in an at
tempt to collect claims held in foreign
countries against individual states.
President Roosevelt informed the Sem
ators that nothing of the kind could
be done under the treaties proposed.
The matter was pretty thoroughly
discussed, but the Senators did not dis
close what their attitude might be in
the future.
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MINERS CONVENE MONDAY.
They Will Make Precautionary Prep
arations for Another Great Strug-
gle With Operators.
(By the Associated Press.)

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 14.-Miners
of bituminous and anthracite coal are
arriving for their national convention
which begins Monday. 1t is antici-
pated that precautionary preparations
for another great struggle between the
anthracite coal operators and the
United Mine Workers will be laid. The
convention will devote a part of it's
time to planning for a war footing for
the Reorganization so that 1t will De
able 10 meet and make demands OF
the anthracite operators on April l.
1906. The miners want:
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had certified for $40 a day in locali-
ties where it was known the hotel
rates We're not more than S3 or $4 "a
day.
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.) in answering
Mr.. Lacey, said he was willing thai
judges should write down so many
eggs. so many miles, so many cigars,
SO many cocktails or anything else
necessary to hold court, to be paid for
by the government"
The House adjourned until tomor-
row,
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FIRE AND ROBBERY.
The Dwelling of Mr.. w. A. AldIidge
is Burned.
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Goldsboro, n. c., Jan. 16.-Fire to-
day destroyed the two story dwelling
of Mr.. w. A. Aldridge, merchant of
this city. The house was out at
Georgetown and was occupied by an
aged couple Nv and Mrs. Henry
Deshong.
There was no one at home at the
time of the fire. and Mrs. Deshong
before leaving home had placed a sum
of money in an old trunk for safe
keeping. During the fire the trunk
was rescued but mad been broken
open and the contents taken.
There is no doubt that the thief who
entered their home in their absence
and stole the money and set the house
on fire. Loss about $4,000 with no
insurance.
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A CONFEDERATION AVERTED.
Woodwork of Hotel Pamlico Blazing.
Fired by Gas jet.
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Especial to News and Observer)
Washington. n. c., Jan. 14.-The
Hotel Pamlico came near being the
scene of a conflagration last night.
A lighted gas jet turned too near the
wood work set fire to it. The wool
was blazing when discovered. It was
eXtinguished by a bucket of water in
the hands of Mr.. Osman. of the Osman
Stock Company.
One of the innovations instituted
by the board of aldermen is the sta
tioning at the city hall of a policeman.
This will enable a "cop" to be located
at any time in case of need.
The General Assembly will be petit
toned from here not to repeal the
present law regarding pound nets in
and around Pamlico Sound. The re-
peal of this law would work a hard
ship on the fish dealers and fisherm ari
here. The annual fish business hence
exceeds 100000.
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Mr. Elisha Daughtridge. who has
twice represented Edgecombe in the
House, was popular visitor to the
House yesterday. He was one of the
hest legislators in the past two sessions
of the General Assembly.
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HE Is SANE.
Hc Talks ut Length About Brodie /.
Dukes Affairs and the Woman
i'm the Case

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Durham, y. c., Jan. 16.--W. {.
Bramham, private secretary of b. Il.
Duke who went to New York immedl-
ately after Mr.. Duke was taken IN Gus
tody and who had issued the writ of
habeaS corpus soon after his arrival,
was in Durham last night and today.
He came home to spend Sunday with
his family and returned 10 New York
this afternoon in order to be present
at the hearing on Thursday of this
week. He was accompanied by john
T. Pope and Edward Pugh who went
to New York with MIN. III. r. Good
all, Son-in-laW of B. l.. Duke, who mas
been in New York several days N
conference regarding the Duke mat
ter. came home yesterday.
Mr.. Bramham was seen at his home
and asked regarding the entire nar-
ter. He talked freely and said that il
was the wish of Mr.. Duke that he
make a statement to the people of
North Carolina.
There seems to be considera Die
misunderstanding in regard 10 the
Duke case" he said. The situation
is just this: Application was made on
the part of Mr.. Lawrence Duke for
the commitment of his father 20 an
insane asylum, which was done; lie
being sent to Sanford Hail. az Flush
to New York and, called upon M.
Lawrence Duke and Mr.. Is. \. Duke,
and asked to be allowed to see Mr..
Duke. The former promised to ac-
company me, but upon the arrival OF
Mr.. Sullivan, one of his counsel, was
informed that neither | nor any one,
could see him without an order from
the court and that if 1 saw him il
might interfere with steps they were
about to take. Later / found that
steps were about to be taken and that
proceedings were being prepared TO
declare Mr.. Duke permanently insane
and have his property placed in the
ing upon the face of the papers filed.
To this | dissented, feeling absolutely
certain that MIR. Duke was absolutely
sane, but possibly had been drinking.
and felt that my relationship to him
demanded that he be Informed Of the
proceedings. hence my application for
writ of habeaS corpus before Judee
Gaynor.
OFF the Woman He Married.
When he was presented Thursday
saw him and was present at the
preliminary hearing and had long
talk with him. He was the same
Brodie Duke and as sound mentally
las anyone. Later in the evening l
went out to see him and had three
hour conversation with him. lie BIT
terly resents the attempt to declare
him insane and have his estate man
|aged by others than himself.
AS TO his wife. late DEVELOPMENTS,
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(By the Associated Press.

Waycross, Ga, Jan. 14.-George
Dole Wadley. -presdetn and gen
eral manager of the Atlantic & Biz
1ninghani Railroad, made the state
lnent today that immediate steps
woald be taken for the extension OF
teh road from MonteZuma, the north
western terminus, on through Seor-
gia and thence TO Birmingham, Ala
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Knights of old feared nothing--but
| Woman'S tongue.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-12-22
w ashington.

The necessity for maintaining In
dian music, the establishment of an
Indian reform school and the erection
of sanatorium for tuberculous Indi-
ans are now features of the annual re-
port of the commissioner of Indian af-
| fairs, Francis e. Leupp.
The president has summarily re-
moved from Office United States Mar
shall l.. r. Matthews of the district of
Nebraska for misconduct in connec-
ton with the case of Richards & Com
stock, who were recently convicted in
that state of Illegally fencing the pub
lie domain.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has assigned for hearing in ST.
Paul on Dec. 80 the case of the Pine
Island Farmers Elevator company of
Pine Island, Mimi, against the Chica-
go Great Western Railway company,
involving alleged discrimination in the
matter of freight rates on grain.
The house will dispose of the state
hood question before the holiday re-
cess, according to the plan just formu-
lated. The precise manner in which
statehood is to be granted to the four
territories will be set forth in what is
known as the Hamilton bill, giving
statehood to Arizona and New Mexico
as one state and to Oklahoma and In
dian territor vas another.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-12-22
SEES SIGNALS AND PASSES ON.
French Steamer Leaves Burning Brit
ish Vessel to Its Fate,

Bostono. Dec. 19.-Capt. Jepson and
officers of the Mritish steamer Arran-
more, which arrived here yesterday
after an eventful and perilous passage
from Antwerp, were much incensed
over the failure of a french freight
steamer, which they believe to have
been the Bordeaux, in acknowledging
their signals, but not Offering assis.
lance when informed that the Arran.
more was on fire. Dec. a fire started
in the after hold. The crew fought the
flames for three days, and owing to
the fact that the vessel had on her for.
ward deck fifty barrels of chemicals
used in the manufacture of dynamite
the situation was an extremely peril,
Gus one. Every man on board
Worked Without Rest
for many hours. The matches were
battered down and the steam was
forced into the hold. At noon on the
9th, while the fire was at it's height,
and it was feared that it would break
into the forward part of the ship, a
steamer having one funnel and two
masts and flying the French flag over
took the Arranmore, passing close
aboard. Signals were hoisted by the
Arramore, stating that the vessel was
on fire in the after hold. The French
vessel acknowledged the signals and
informed the officers of the Arran.
more that their signals were under.
stood.
The French steamer, however
steamed steadily by and an hour later
had disappeared. That night the fire
subsidized and on the following day
when the matches were removed it was
found to have been extinguished.
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Foreign.

A fire In the Carraca arsenal de.
stroyed two torpedo boats which were
under repair and caused other dam
age. One man was killed.
Six hundred Danish Americans
reached Copenhagen. They will
spend Christmas with friends in differ.
ent parts of the country Every one
of those arriving had good word for
the United States.
A violent wind storm caused damage
to many steamers in Neapolitan wa.
ters. At Venice launch was capsized
and its five occupants were drowned.
At Sarno, in the province Of Salerno
a freight train of twenty-one cars was
overturned by the wind. Several re-
gions' in the south are flooded.
The schooner Florencia, while on
her voyage from Blueflelds, Nicaragua
to Port Limon, Costa RIGA, was wreck
ed. Among those lost were Frederick
NJ. H. Wood, British consul at Port
Limon; two Americans, John Tibant
and w. M. Rather the latter from
Texas, and three sailors. One passen
ger and two sailors were rescued.
It is expected that toward the end
Of the month King Alfonso will go te
the RIVERA, where he will meet Prin
cess Ena of Battenberg. The. be
trothal of the king and the princess
although not oficially announced. /,
considered assured. 55 rs
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-12-22
Accidental Happenings.

While hunting near Evansville, Ind,
| Silas Jones, aged II, was fatally shot
| by a companion.
Fire in the overall factory Of OBry-
an Bros. at Nashville, Tenn. did dam
age to stock and building estimated at
$4,000.
The newly enlarged Congregational,
| church at Winnipeg was damaged by
fire to the extent of $4,000 The loss
is fully covered by insurance.
Joseph Coon, aged So, was instantly
killed; William Phillip, IS. is dying
and Henry Hector, As, was frightfully
scalded by an explosion of boiler at
Marion, Ohio
Miss Nellie Ainsworth Of Madison,
Wis, and her cousin, Bert Stewart,
living near Brighton, Mich, were
drowned while skating. Miss Aims
worth came here two weeks ago to
visit.
A heavy runaway trolley car at
Meadville, Pa, dashing down College
hill faster than mile minute, struck
the heavily loaded Cambridge Springs
car, killing two passengers and injur-
Ing a dozen more.
The mixing house at the works of
the Dupont Powder company, near
Boyles, Ala, was accidentally blown
up, instantly killing five workmen. The
force of the explosion was felt for
miles and the report was heard in
Birmingham.
A fire in Hoboken, N. j., burned five
small tenement houses, rendering
twenty families homeless and seri-
ously damaged the annex factory and
pattern and storehouse of the Keuffel
& Esser company. makers of mathe-
NAUTICAL instruments. Estimates place
the total loss at 100000.
A four-story stone building in New
York, occupied by business firms, was
Quilted by fire. The flames the origin
of which was not determined, started
within the building and made such
rapid Roadway that the building was
doomed almost before the firemen
could get to work. The loss. it is
thought, will amount to $25O,O0O
Six children were burned to death
at Lindsay, near Punxsutawney, Pa,
and William Morgan and wife, with
their two remaining children, barely
escaped with their lives. The names
of thise burned to death are Thomas,
aged IL years: Pearl, aged years;
Grace and Ethel, aged 3 years; Rachel,
aged 10 months, and an infant, aged
3 months. The mother threw two Of
the children from an upstairs window,
thereby saving their lives, and jump
ed herself as the roof fell in. She was
badly burned, and will probably lose
one foot as the result of her injuries.
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FIVE ARE BLOWN UP.
Fourteen Hundred Pounds Of Nitro
qlycerin Explodes.

Marquette. Mich, Dec. 10, - Five.
men were killed by an explosion at the,
Dupont company's dynamite works
here. About 1,400 pounds Of nitro
glycerin exploded in the mixing house
of the company's factory. which is
thrse miles distant from Marquette.
The explosion badly damaged the
plant, and caused much excitement in
Marquette. The dead are all work
men employed by the Dupont com
pany. The men were blown into
shreds. OF the thirty buildings in the,
plant, few escaped damage and some
were badly wrecked. The mixing
house was utterly destroyed In Mar
quette windows all over town were
smashed and in the business district
much plate glass was splintered
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-12-22
ENTIRE FAMILY cREMATED.
Father, Mother and Three Children
Perish in the Flames.


Crookston, Mimi, Dec. 10. - En-
tombed in a living hell by the fire
tiend Saturday morning at O'Clock.
Peter Martell, for nine years car
riagemaker ut Red Lake Falls, his
wife Jane, aged 81; little Eddie, aged
10; Dan, aged 8, and Annie, aged II,
were burned to crisp in their home
in the heart of Red Lake Falls.
Martell. who was sleeping down
stairs at his home, was awakened at
3 O'Clock by the smell of smoke and
the sight of fire. His wife and the
three children We're asleep in the up-
per chamber, and the father, frantic
with fright, rushed to the stairway.
only to find it mass of unpenetrable
flames.
He ran to the barn, and, Selling
ladder, placed it to the second-story
window of the home. An eye witness,
Mrs. Michaelson. aroused by the fire.
says he broke in the glass and entered
the sleeping room of his wife and
children. AS he did so there was a
terrific roar and crash.
The upper story of the building,
weakened by the fire, had fallen in,
precipitating the mother, father and
the three children to the veritable hell
of fire below
Before the fire department could
stop the fire the house consisted of
four blazing posts and mass of
wreckage, with the charred and
blackened remains of the members of
the family in a heap. burned to a
crisp in the center.