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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
DENIES OFFERING DRBE
TO SENATOR GORE
McMurray on the Stand in In
dian Land Case.
VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN INDICATED.
Man Whom Oklahoma Senator
Charged With Offering Him a
Bride, Also States That vice-Presi-
dent and Senator Curtis Were Not
Interested.

Sulphur, Okla. tSpecial).-"It has
been charged that you, through Jake l..
Hamon, offered Senator T. P. Gore $685.
900 or $4,000 as a bride to influence him
in Congress to withdraw opposition to
the approval of your contracts. Did you
or did you not offer Senator Gore such a
bribe?"
"No," replied J.. F. McMurray, to this
question when asked at the hearing be.
fore the congressional committee investi-
eating Indian land affairs.
Mr.. .McMurray, who holds contracts
with Chickasaw and ChOctaw Indians for
the sale of $30,O O0, 900 worth of land in
this State on q 10 per cent. contingent
fee basis, was on the stand all day. The
questions were ~propuunded to him by
Cecil II. Smith, his counsel.
"Did you ever tell any one that Vice.
President Sherman had any interest in
your contracts?"
ri never did," answered McMurray.
"Did you authorize Hamon to say Mr..
Sherman was interested"
81 did not"
"Did Senator Charles Curtiss, of Kan
sas, ever have any interest in the con-
tracts?"
"He never did; and I never told any
one that he did"
gresham B. S. Mcclure had any interest
In any of your contracts?"
81 never did"
"Has any member Of Congress or any
employee of any department of the gov
eminent any interest In your contracts 2"
"They have not" =
Describing his contracts as . plain
business proposition, Mr.. McMnrray told
of his relations with the Indians, begun
in 1899. In the first contracts for the
sale of the land Cecil Lyon, National
Republican Committeeman from Texas,
was a partner, McMurray said. These
contracts were disapproved by President
Roosevelt in 1908, and Mr.. Lyon ceased
to be connected with them. Mr.. McMur'
ray said he then employed as counsel
former Senator j. NJ. Thurston. of Ne
braska; former Senator c.. j. Long, Of
Kansas, and Richard c.. Adams. of Wash.
ington. The witness denied that he ever
offered $25 900 as a bride to D. C. McCur.
tain, a Choctaw lawyer. McCurtain ha6
testified that the offer had been made tt
him in connection with the old triba'
contracts.
Mr.. McMurray testified that he had
called twice on Senator Gore after May
6 1.-THE date on which the Senator sale
Hamon tried to bride him), and the Sen
:ator had made no reference to the alleged
offer Of burberry to him. He had no
heard of It until Cores speach in tn
Senate which was made on June "a.
JacobL. Hamon, mentioned by Sen
Atnr Gore WHO oGered-th
bride in McMurray's behalf. took thu
stand and denied he had ever made sucl
an offer.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
CRACK ~POsTOFFIcE SAFE.
Burglars In Auto Pay Visit to. Grove
land, N. ].

Auburn, n. Y. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ers, supposedly the gang who operated on
the safe at Groveland, near Rochester,
some nights ago, and escaped in an auto
mobile, entered the village Of Cayuga by
auto at 2 o'clock A. NJ. First they broke
into the barn of the Mansfield Hotel and
took rugs and blankets. They next raid
cd a blacksmith shop and obtained tools.
Finally they gained access to the post
office and wrapping the safe in the robes
obtained from the hotel barn, they dyna-
mited it. They got away with a large
quantity of stamps and money.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Burns Herself to Death.

New York Especially. Mrs. John
Beggs, of Dobbs Ferry, killed herself by
soaking her clothes with kerosene and
setting them afre. She ran into the
yard where neighbors saw her burning
and called the firemen, who extinguished
the blaze. She was taken to the hospital
where she died. Before setting fire to
her clothes Mrs. Beggs started the oil
stove and lamp in the kitchen going, and
the firemen also had to put out the fire
in the house. No reason is given for her
act.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
PENNSY. WAGE SCALE.
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Announce the Details.

Cleveland, o. Especially President w.
Trainmen, announced the terms of the
Pennsylvania Railroad wage scale adjust
ment, details of which finally have been
completed. Under the agreement the
daily and mileage rates have been raised
to the New York Central and Baltimore
and Ohio schedules, wherever lower han
the rate obtainable on those lines, and
maintained wherever higher.
"The agreement gives the Pennsylvania
the highest schedule of any railroad"
said Lee. "It increases the roads operat-
ing expenses a great deal. too, as it ap-
plies East and West. The trainmen's
working conditions are greatly bettered."
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
CAN'T SHUT HER OUT
Waterbury Girl Yawns and Jaws Re-
fuse to Close.

Waterbury Especially Physicians are
nuzzled by the case of May Fielding, of
Cherry street, whose jaw is set SO tight
she cannot close it. she is in a partially
comatose state, following Mysteries and
severe fainting spells, and it is feared she
may not recover.
She was employed by the Waterbury
Clock Company, and all last week looked
forward to the picnic. At the outing she
was the merriest of the crowd. Return
ing to her home, she sat in a rocking
chair and yawned several times in sue
~cession. Finally her jaws refused to
close. =
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25

Thousands VI People Fleeing
From flhi0 GhOiera.s
.ellRylHe DREAMED GERMS


NE 49, sC-l.A.YA nAssEsi
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OF cholere, vhichshas broken out il
Southern Italy, is steadily showing IN Is.
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- g. 49, S. $500
y - tne IOWA g n.h ~nere#tn mum.
per q deaths aaIeaoy ls more taans 20.
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Doctor Gets Seven Years.

The final chapter to the Beaver
Taylor tragedy at Murphy, was writ
ten when DR.. R. J. Beaver was found
guilty Of manslaughter and sentenced
to seven years at hard labor in the
State p~enitentiary.
Dr.. Deaver shot and killed his
brother-in-lam, N. B. Taylor, in 1902.
the shooting, it is said, being the out
come Of domestic strife. Beaver
made his escape and succeeded in
eludlng capture until last July, when
he was caught In
He has a wife and four children.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Head Size of Hens Egg.

Duquoin, Ill. Especially "A baby girl
weighing one and one-half pounds and less
than IL inches in length was born to MIR.
and Mrs. Charles Wallace, who live ON a
farm east of here. The infant is so tiny
that q match will hide one of her fingers,
while her head is about the size of a hens
egg. The doctors says she will live.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
15-Passenger Dirigible.

San Francisco, Cal. (Special)~@On
funds supplied by leading business and
professional men, a l5-passenger dirigible
is being secretly constructed here and will
soon be completed. It is said to be of a
new type which, it is hoped, will intro
duce radical changes into air craft gem
orally.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Arctic Ship Sunk.

Copenhagen Especially The Alabama,
the vessel Of the Danish Arctic expedi-
ton, sank last winter off Eastern Gren-
land. News of the disaster was received
here. Captain Mikkelson and the other
members of the expedition were able to
reach Shannon ISLAND, whence they have
Just been rescued.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
$3.50 To Dine With Roosevelt.

Chicago (Special}.It will cost $3.50
TO dine with Colonel Roosevelt at the
Congress Hotel on the night of Septem-
Der 8. Besides, one must first have an
invitation from the Hamilton Club, whose
guest he will be, and then draw for a
chance to be a favored one. Engraved in
vitations with cards setting forth that
the drawing for tickets will take place
at 2 O'Clock, August 90, have been issued.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
HEROES
Five Men Showed Nerve and Courage
at Big Gun Explosion.

at Big Gun Explosion.
Washington, D. c. (Special).-For
nerve and courage displayed at the time
OF. the explosion of a big gun at the
recent target practice at Fort Monroe,
Va, resulting in the death of IL men, five
soldiers were awarded certificates of merit
by the War Department. They are
Private Charles C. Parks, Cook Wilmer
H. Hawk, Private Fred. Faulkner, Cor
poral William Bryan and Private D. c..
Wigley, all Of the Sixty-ninth Company,
Coast Artillery.
Faulkner's certificate was awarded for
"picking up and carrying away a smol-
dering sack of powder" The others zen.
tered a close place to remove sacks OF
powder that were in close proximity to
burning powder and smoldering debris
although most Of the.a were painfully
injured
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
The State Farmers Meeting,

the farmers state convention
meets at the A. & NJ. College, Raleigh.
August Both, 3lst, and September
1st. Rooms at the College are free,
but delegates must take towels, pill
lows, and a light blanket for their
W use. Meals at the College
twenty-five cents each. Delegates
should call for railroad tickets ON
the certificate" plan so as to secure
reduced return fare.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Lightnings Deadly Work at Church.

Lightnings Deadly Work at Church.
In the mountain fastness of Madi-
son county, 40 miles from Asheville,
three men killed, several others
injured by lightning striking Bald
wins chapel on Spring Creek Sun
day.
The congregation had been dismiss
ed when the storm cane up, lightn-
ing sinking the church steeple, and
Throwing the congregation into panic.
The dead r Jay Baldwin, aged
SO years; Homer Yates, 2 years; Joe
Cogdill, 18 wears; Houston Raney,
aged 20, is not expected to recover.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
DEMANDED BABY BOY.
Refused, Automobiles Threw Car
bolic Acid On Mother.

Stanford, Ky. Especially Stopping
their automobile in front of the home of
T. P. Eads, a young farmer, g. man and
woman demanded that Mrs. Eads give
them her baby boy. When Mrs. Eads re-
fused the woman threw a bottle of car
bolic acid on the young mother. Then
the two strangers left in their car. No
explanation for the act was obtainable
Nm Mrs. Eads.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Cover Defaulter's Shortage.

Louisville, Ky. (Special).-Steps to in
crease the capital of the Fidelity Trust
Company from $1,000, 600 to 100000
we're taken at a special meeting of the
stockholders. The new stock issue is in
tended to cover the shortage caused by
the speculations of August Ropke, the
treasurer, who is nov in Jail.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Robbed of $45,oo in levels.

st. Moritz, Switzerland Especially
Mrs. Daniel Bacon, of New York, who is
touring in Switzerland with her sister,
Lady Gilbert Parker, and Sir Gilbert
Parker, was robbed here of $45 900 worth
OF jewe9ry. The theft was carried cut in
a most daring and skillful manner and
no Glue has been obtained to the robbers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
FOR PANAMA EXPOSITION.
Senate Passes Bill Provid-
ing $5,5O0,Oo0.

Baton Rouge, La. Especially The Sen
ate passed the special tax and bond issue
bill, providing $6,5oo, 900 for the Panama
Exposition Company of New Orleans. The
bill now goes to the House, where assur-
ances nave been given of its passage this
week. With popular subscriptions in
New Orleans this will give the promoters
of the exposition considerably more than
the 81, 500. 900 recommended by Congress.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
ETHEL TURNS EXPLORER.
Roosevelt's Daughter With Expedition
to Glaciers.

Great Falls, Mont. Especially Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, daughter of former
President Roosevelt, is in Montana, ac-
companied by Major Henry Fairfield Os-
born, the famous paleontologist OF the
United States Geological Survey. Others
in the party are Miss Osborn, the Majors
daughter, and a number of guides. Miss
Roosevelt, it is said, is interested in ex-
ploring the recesses of the glacier park.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Fayetteville Needs Union Station,

The members Of the North Caro-
lima Corporation Commission 60
Wednesday, August 81, to Fayette-
Vile to investigate petitions. Citi-
zens Of that place ire pressing for
the railroads running into the town
to join in a union passenger sta
ton, the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Raleigh & Southern being principally
Interested.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
IA Home Coming =

Thousands Of Norbh Garoiinians
have migrated to al parts Of bhe
country. This State has played 4
great part in HE winning Of the
West, and in the development Of all
sections. North Carolina virility,
pluck, and ability, have proven no
table factors in many other States.
People from the Old North State
have set their mark everywhere, but
have never lost their love for their
mother State, North Carolina. Com
splete arrangements have been made
for a great "Home Coming Jubilee
and Reunion" for adj persons born
in North Carolina; this to be held at
Raleigh during the fifteenth State
Fair, October 1872. Mayor j. s.
Wynne is chairman and Fred "a
Odds secretary of the committee which
has this matter in charge. and they
desire to obtain the names and aid
dresses. as far as possible, of any
people who now reside in othel
States, IN order that invitations may
be sent them.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1910-08-25
Colored Firemen's Annual Meeting.
THE 21Sf hnna1ial ,Sacsron, nf Aho

Colored Firemen's Annual Meeting.
The 221st hnnual session of the
Coloned N. C. Volunteer Eremen,
meets at Winston-Salem On S eptem-
Der 9th and lasts through September
9th. The tournament will also have,
fair features. NSNygas
The greata--paEades-on Mednss1s
September 7th, will be headed by
Gold Leaf Cornet Band Of % peorEe
followed by 500 fremen, IS autk4sna,
blles, 20 floats, 2 bands, 20QH ridarr
on horse back and $50 carri4ees and
bugggies.
The usual fremen's RACES a,,d
events Of different kinds will he held
as usual, together. with fbot races
and automobile races. -
There will be baseball game each
day, and excursions will be run from
Roanoke, Charlotte, Greensboro, Dam
vile and Raleigh. There will also
be a Midway with the usual Mid
way attractions.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-07
BANDIT HUNT
BY AUTO

Chicago, April Three bank rob-
bers were wounded and captured at
Verona, Illinois, today after am ex-
citing race between a freight train
bearing the fleeing robbers and a
number of automobiles CARRYING rnem-
bers of the pursuing posse.
The captives belonged to a band of
five which robbed the Bank of Coal
City at Coal City, Illinois, and es-
capped with two Thousand dollars. The
robbers entered the town on a freight
train. They began operating By seiz-
ing Barney Ghetto, the night watch
man. and Washington Frye, the night
s-rsineer of the electric light plant.
Then they blew open the bank safe,
seized the money and fed to the rail-
road yards where they leaped On q
Santa Fe freight train.
Gnetto soon succeeded in freeing
himself and rushing to the telephone
notified night watchman Miller. at
Macon, Illinois, seven miles south.
Miller and DIR. f. d. Wates laid in
wait. when the train stopped at MAJ
on the robbers leaped from the cars
10 a clunp of shrubbery and ex-
changed score or more shots with
Miller and Wates. When the train
started the bandits leaped aboard.
Several automobiles were pressed
into service and the pursuit began,
the machines keeping the train In
81 rht and the posse occasionally FIR
ing wien the train stopped.
At Verona the cars were searched
and three of the robbers, all wound
ed, We're found. The other two had
escaped.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-07
new P. M.
FOR ROSWELL

About ten days ago Robert Kella-
hin sent in his resignation as post
master in Roswell and in the same
mail went the application of Arthur
n. Rockafcllow for the position, the
application being accompanied by ali
the endorsements of the Republican
leaders and organizations of the ter
ritory. Yesterday evening the word
came through a press dispatch to AL
buqIerque. tdat President Taft has
announced the name OF MIR. Rockafel
low will he sent to the senate for con-
firnation as postmaster at Roswell.
Mr.. Rockafellow will probably take
the office soon, but nothing on this
point is known at this time. MIR. Kel-
lahin has plans for other business.
and will make the proper announce
menL in short time.
Mr.. Rockafellow mas been a life
long Republican and once made a
race for his party in Chaves county,
where such race is nothing less
than sacrifice for party sake. He is
thoroughly competent for the posi-
ton.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-07
BIG STATE BANK IN BROOKLYN
CLOSED ITS DOORS TO-DAY.

New York, April THE Borough
Bank of BROOKLYN closed Its doors to-
lay and the Superintendent of Banks
has taken possession of the bank. The
institution has a capital of two humid
red thousand with deposits aggregat-
ing two million dollars.
This is the second bank failure in
BROOKLYN within the week, the first
heing the Union Bank of Brooklyn.
As was the case with the latter, the
Borough Bank was obliged to sus-
pend during tae panic of 1907 and
was reorganiZed later. The new man
agement mas been obliged to assume
liabilities which have been a heavy
load.
When the Borough Bank closed in
1907 its president, Howard Maxwell
and cashier, Arthur Campbell were
indicted on the charge tnat the banks
funds had been misappropriated.
President Maxwell cut his throat a
few days later.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-07
MOFFEITT BOUND OVER
TO GRAND JURYs ACTION.

The preliminary hearing of J. NJ.
Moffeitt on the charge of being i'm
piicated i'm the events that lead up to
the death of The late Sylvanus John
son. who died from the effects of a
blow from monkey wrench. thrown
by Moneitt's son, was started yester
day in the court of Justice A. J. Wei
ter ana continued until today. The
hearing was finished this morning
and as result the defendant was
aeld for the action of the coming
grand jury under a bond of $1,000.
Moffeitt has secured Gatewood &
Graves to conduct his case and is
this afternoon making an attempt to
give security. Moffeitt's connection
with the case is alleged to be that he
gave his assistance in getting his son
away after the throwing of the
wrench and afterward. when the
young man was in the hands of Dep
utv Sheriff o. ". Finley, told the dep
aty that he nad not seen the man in
custody before and that he was not
the man Who threw the wrench, thus
causing the deputy to release the
prisoner The younger Moffeitt has
never been recaptured.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-07
THE PAPAL
INCIDENT

Rome, Italy, April 7.-Some promi-
aent ecclesiastics who were received
by tho Pope today managed to intro
Glce the subject of the Roosevelt
incident. The pontiff expressed the
deeDeS; regret tnat he had been pre-
vented from meeting and speaking
with tnS former president but gave
dtterance to no opinion regarding the
incident
The affair continues a live subject
in popular discussion and is empha-
sized by what ulie Liberal press calls
a new mistake Of Cardinal Merry Del
Val, who had before prevented the
Chora! Society of Cologne from beins
received by the Pope because the So
ciety visited the Quirinal and sang
before the Italian sovereigns. in spite
of the fact that every year hundreds
of persons are received by King Vic
tor Emmanuel and afterwards admit
ted to the presence of the Pope.
The Messagero says that within
few DAYS Cardinal Merry Del Val
mas shown discourtesies 10 the most
beloved American citizen, and to a
gathering of the most beloved persons
of Italy. AS long as this young and
aCdacious Spanish cardinal dominates
the LeOnine City the italian Liberals
must be on their guard"
Paris. April THE Matin today
claims that the treatment of Mr..
Roosevelt by the Vatican meets with
the disapproval of the highest and
most important persons in ecciesias-
teal circles. including many members
of the sacred college. who hold Cardi-
nal Merry Del Val and not the Pope.
responsible. The Matin tanks the ad-
Versaries OF the Papal secretary will
seize the incideat as weapon with
which to break down his authority
and prestige.
Spezia, Italy. April Theodore
Roosevelt began today his carriage
drive along the sunny slopes of the
Ligurian Alps, the road they follow
ed as bride and groom twenty-four
years ago. They expect to reach
Genoa hate Saturday.
At the request of Mr.. Roosevelt no
representatives accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Roosevelt on this little sentimen-
tai journey.
stop will he made at the Liosl
taverns in the old Roman towns that
are pei Iched picturesquely on the sum
mits of tile foothills.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-07
SNOW IN THE PANHANDLE THE
FIRST OF THIS WEEK

Amarillo, Tex. April 4.-Snow be-
gan falling in Amarillo and the Pan
handle country generally this fore
noon at al early hour and continued
until near night fall, and it is estimat
cd that the precipitation at tAis
point was somewhat more tnan two
inches. Great good has resulted and
the damage occasioned even to the
more delicate vegetation is inconsid-
cradle. This is a result of the high
prevailing temperature during the
snow storm, the mercury registering
a little above 40 during the greater
part OF the time. The dust has been
settled thoroughly, and ample surface
moisture provided The forecast is
for clear and cooler weather tomor
row
Tucumcari, y. NJ, April Snow
began falling here early today and
las continued throughout the day
Farms and stock were badly in need
of the moisture.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-04-07
A LIMIT TO
STORAGE

Washington, April IA limit
should be placed on the use of cold
storage for th= purpose of maintain
ing or advancing prices artificially.
This is the Judgment of the senate
committee on the cost of living and
Chairman Lodge today introduced in
the senate a bill to meet this recon-
mendaticn.
Mr.. Lodges bill will provide that
food kept in cold storage for more
than a wear should be considered as
adulterated and any food taken out
Of cold storage aud enormously mark
ed as To the time il had been in cold
storage should ne regarded as mis-
branded in violation of the pure food
law
Mr.. Lodge said in presenting the
bill that the committee is of the opin-
ion that the limit of time will tend
TO the equalization of prices and in
some cases to a reduction.
''Fhe committee also has no doubt"
continued Mr.. Lodge, that the limi-
tation of the time during which per
isnable articles of food and more es-
pecially of the meat products may be