2 EFFORT TO HOLD UP VOTE OP VIRGINIA Petition From Negroes not Allowed to Register. CASE BEFORE WADCILL It is Asked That Certificates of Ehciion be De nied the Ten Congressmen on Grounds That the New Constitution is Invalid. (Ry the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va., Nov. 15. —In the United States Court this afternoon John S. Wise, formerly of Virginia, now of New York, on behalf of William H. Jones, Edgar Poe Le? and John Hill, negroes, filed a petition against the State Board of Can vessers, asking the court to restrain the hoard from canvassing the Congressional vote of the State on the 21th instant. The board is composed of Governor Montague, David Q. Eggleston, secretary of the Commonwealth; Morton Matye, auditor of Public Accounts; Asher W. Harmon, Jr., Treasurer, and William A. Anderson, Attorney General. The petitioners, two of whom claim to he tax-payors and able to read and v. rite, and the third to have fought for the United States in the Indian War, al lege that they were refused registration under the new constitution, which they claim is invalid, and which conflicts with the Constitution of the United State?. The petitioners can be joined by any man, white or Mack, in the State who claims ho was entitled to registration and was refused. The petition was argued before Judge Waddill, beginning at one o’clock this afternoon. If he grants the petition the entire Congressional vote of the State will b. held up until the matter is argued. At all events it will go to the State Supreme Court and eventually to the Su preme Court of the United States. The petition asks that the canvasser? l e restrained from issuing certificates of < lection to the ten Congressmen on the ground that the present constitution is in valid and that the constitution of 1869 is vet in effect. Judge Waddill reserved his decision. A Sir OF ROYAL OS3ULATION. William and Edward Separate at the Station With K 15369. (By the Associated Press.) London, Nov. 15.—Emperor William ' concluded his visit to King Edward this morning and started on his visit to Lore and Lady Lonsdale at Lowther Castle, Penrith, Cumberland. Hours before the Emperor’s departure, the road to the railroad station was lined by hundreds of spectators. A strong toiee of police guarded the route and the approaches to the depot were rigidly cordoned. The Imperial and Royal pro cession, which was attended by consid erablc display, was headed by a detach ment of cavalry. Emperor William, King Edward, and the Prince of occu pied an open carriage drawn by four horses and preceded by outriders. Be fore entering the train the Emperor in spected the guard of honor. Emperor William and King Edward entered the falcon car together and kissed each other on both cheeks. King Edward then left the car and stood chatting with the Em peror until the train moved, when he again shook hands with the Emperor. The King's lass words were: “Good-bye, again. An revoir.” Emperor William stood for some time at a window, as the train moved away, acknowledging the cheers of the crowds about Ihe station. They say Chowfa’s to Wed. (By the Associated Press.) London, Nov. 15.—The Evening News announces tha the Crown Prince of Siam, Chowfa Maha Vajirazudh, is en gaged to marry the eldest daughter of the Emperor of Japan. The Princess is 14 years of age. The officials of the Siamese ligation here inform’d a representative of the As sociated Press that the report of the Crown Prince’s engagement is unfounded. As, however, considerable poliieal im portance would attach to such a mar riage, a diplomatic denial would naturally be forthcoming were the announcement made before all the details were fully arranged. A blind horse can never see what his owner is driving at. Ms Pills After eating, persons of a bilious habir will derive great benefit by taking otu of these pills. If you have been DRINKING TOO MUCH, they will promptly relieve the nausea SiCK HEADACHE —„ and nervousness which follows, restore the appetite and remove gloomy fee), lugs. Elegantly sugar coated. Take No Substitute. Very good indeed. I wonder wtiat will come next to make says of—. - things easy. Presto is a most excellent preparation. ■ PO Q C 842 Fifth Avenue> ° ctobcr I0 > I 9° a - (Signed) Emile Guilard, with Mrs. Astor. The ho -1 rr; Company What does vour cook say? AJL UvU OFFICIAL VOTE OF 67 COUNTIES The official vote of North Carolina will not he known until the State Board of Canvassers meet. The official vote from *l7 counties inNorth Carolina shows that Walter Clark received 106,971 votes and Thomas Hill 50,226 for Chief Justice. The official vote from 56 counties give Chas. M. Cooke 82.551 votes for Superior Court Judge and E. W. Timberlake, 55,114. The official vote from 56 counties give Beddingfield 82,282 for Corporation Commissioner and I>. H. Abbott 36,208. The following table shows the vote from the counties that report the official vote: Counties. Clark. Hill. Bedding- Abbott. Cooke. Tiin fielil. berlake. Alamance 1,842 1,517 3,894 1.4 S Alexander 872 910 881 90S 880 Alleghany 701 536 701 ; *36 Anson 1,297 52 Ashe 1.450 1,530 1.449 1,531 1.449 1,530 Beaufort 1.724 172 1.719 172 1.720 172 Bertie L4lB 105 1,440 84 1,441 *jl Bladen 1.059 506 1,051 508 1,052 Buncombe 3.212 2.485 3,242 2.483 3.242 2,393 Burke 1,154 852 1.179 837 1.174 839 Cabarrus 1,172 1,379 1.417 1,188 1.417 ITBB Caswell 1,074 193 1,098 175 1,098 176 Catawba 1,609 1,409 Chatham 1.531 1.346 Chowan 759 61 762 -1 762 60 Clay 351 306 351 307 351 307 Cleveland 2.270 818 2,378 746 2.378 746 Craven 1,385 103 Cumberland 1,742 858 1,743 865 1.742 B<o Durham 1,740 942 1,817 894 1,815 890 Edgecombe 1,643 99 Forsyth 2,220 1,992 2,297 1,955 2,298 1,955 Franklin 2,244 381 2,252 385 2,246 387 Gaston 1.986 617 2,055 589 2,055 589 Gates 763 171 763 171 762 I*l Granville 1,736 499 1.754 491 1,753 491 Greene 1,086 199 1.089 196 1,092 195 Guilford 3,002 1,426 2,902 1,372 3,102 1.373 Halifax 1,963 285 Hertford 1.003 86 1,004 85 1.004 85 Iredell 1,985 1,246 2.1G8 1,154 2,169 1.134 Jackson 967 885 966 887 966 881 Madison 1,086 1.994 Martin J 1,469 41 1,480 38 1,480 36 McDowell 745 828 811 804 842 771 Mecklenburg 2.674 799 3,000 577 2.999 578 Montgomery 1,062 770 1,103 743 1,108 .39 Moore 1,635 1,004 1,660 976 1.656 980 Nash 1.832 567 1,836 567 1,858 553 Northampton 1,638 105 Onslow 1.094 148 1,092 147 1,092 144 Orange 1,048 466 1,077 411 1,077 Pamlico 551 306 369 467 582 314 Pasquotank 1,104 149 1,117 149 1.102 148 Pender 1.034 HO L 055 94 1.054 94 Perquimans 714 264 718 263 718 263 Pitt 2,668 37 2,678 33 2,678 33 Randolph 2.466 2,198 2,507 2,190 •• Richmond 930 287 967 272 968 2.1 Robeson - 2,664 866 2,670 874 2,672 872 Rockingham 2,267 761 2,286 754 2.266 . >4 Rutherford 1,890 1,165 1,934 1,153 1.931 1,157 Scotland 727 1 63 Stanly 1,273 ( 719 1.284 715 1 284 714 Stokes 1,283 1.434 1,292 1,437 1.292 1.437 Surry 1.928 2.202 Swain 528 721 528 722 527 721 Transylvania 531 500 521 500 531 503 .Tyrrell '. 481 190 442 185 471 185 Union 1,135 117 1,205 141 1.208 140 Wake 4,146 773 4,168 756 4,268 e>6 Warren 1.041 83 1,069 63 1.069 63 Washington 634 177 634 ISO 634 180 Watauga 945 1,243 945 1.243 945 1.243 Wayne 2,632 528 2,646 ->92 2,648 597 Wilkes 1.465 2.231 Wilson 1,795 547 1,809 552 1.807 540 Yadkin 797 1.461 Total 106,971 50,226 83,383 36,208 82,551 35,114 * ROOSEVELT BURNS THE WIND BUr CHASES BRUIN IN VAIN. All Day lie Keeps up the Pursuit, Wearing out Hen aud Doga to no Put pose. (Bv the Associated Press.) Smedes, Miss., Nov. 15.—N0 fresh bear skin had been hung up today at the camp on the Little Sunflower up to 430 o'clock this afternoon. At that hour, the Presi dent, Mr. Mcllhenny, and Holt Collloi were still out in pursuit of a bear, which was started early in the morning, but the remainder of the party had abandoned the chase and twenty of the twenty-eight dogs had straggled back to camp com pletely worn out. The President had hard luck today; twice he narrowly missed a chance for a shot. The pack split almost immediately after leaving this morning, Holt Collier, with half the hounds followed the trail of one bear down the river and nothing had been heard of him at four o'clock. The other bear went in the opposite direction and gate the President, the other members of the party, and the rest of the dogs a merry chase. He was a big follow and kept well ahead of the dogs. He was cut off several times and threshed up and down the brush over an area of about four square miles. Once ( Mr. Dickinson and Major Molman heard him close by, but they did not get a glimpse of him. At one stage. Mr. Foote, who was with the President, heard the dogs quartering through the woods above them and by hard riding he and the President managed to reach a cut-off ahead of the pack- They waited and Mr. Foote felt certain that the 1 President was at last to have a shot, but they were too late. In about five minutes the dogs swept by in full cry, within thirty yards of them, but old bruin had passed before they got there. Two hours later, the ! President had another unfortunate ex perience. The digs were by this time playing out rapidly, owing to the exces sive heat, but five of them had hung on and finally brought the beast to bay In a dense thicket. The President and Mr. Foote hoard the dogs fighting him, anc got within one hundred yards of the row on their horses. There they dismounted i and went in. but the bear evidently heard j them and fanning off the dogs, turned THK NEWS AM) OBSERVER, TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 18. 1902. and fled before the President got sight of him. The fact that he disposed of the dogs so easily indicated that he was a large strong brute, and this was proved later when he w’ent into the identical water hole where bear was bayed yes terday. Secretary Cortelyou and Dr. Lung, who were in the thicket close by, heard the splash, but tt\e animal did not stop and neither of them got up in time for a shot. When they examined the queer, half-human footprints where he went In which measured eight inches across, the experts declared that this indicated that he was very large, probably weighing 400 pounds. The bears killed yesterday furnished meat for the camp last night and to day. Daughters Re-elect Officers. (I3y the Associated Press.) New Orleans, La., Nov. 15. —The Uni ted Daughters of the Confederacy com pleted their four days’ convention after a session that lasted until after mid night, re-electing all their present offi i cers ny acclamation for the ensuing ' year, and choosing Charleston, S. C., for the next place of meeting. At the completion of the morning ses | sion the ladies adjourned for a visit to Chalmette, the scene of the battle ot New Orleans. Only routine business was transacted at the opening. Mrs. S. T. McCullough, of Virginia, president of the Jefferson Davis Monu ment Association, made a report of the j work of the board. She said there was ' on hand for the building of the monu ment $45,836.41. of which $23,000 had been : raised by the Daughters in the last three years. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the President’s ! oldest son, arrived in Washington at 4:50 o'clock yesterday, from Groton, Mass., : where he is attending school. Mrs. Roose velt received a telegram yesterday from 1 the master of the Groton school inform ing her that it would be best for her son to take a rest of a week or ten days for tho benefit of his eyes, which have | been affected by the strain of study. Most young men get a lot of rye mixed with their wild outs. The Price of Pleasure. It is hard for a lovely woman to forego the pleasures of the life which she was created to enjoy and adorn. She may have to be busy all day in office or in store, yet she cannot deny herself the social pleasures which are offered her. But the fatigue ist often too great for her, ami she suf fers from headache and backache as a consequence of over-exertion. Women who are tired and worn out will find a perfect tonic and nervine in 1 )r. Pierce’s Fa vorite Prescription. It cures headache, backache and the other aches and pains to which women are subject. 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A SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT COMES ON MONDAY NIGHT The Atlantic Symphony Quartette has Won the Highest Praise as a Bigh Class Company, The Atlantic Symphony Quartette ap pears at the Academy t<of Music here on Monday night in an enter tainment that has received unstinted praise from press and people. The per formance is said to be an admirable one, and an evening of great pleasure may be expected. The Wilmington Messenger says that tho quartette made such a pleasant im pression ih re that a big audience may he expected on a return date. The performance given ts spoken of by the Messenger as having been re vived in Wilmington by a packed house composed of one of Wilmington's most refined and critical audiences, and con tinues: “The Quartette i 3 starring Miss Geor gia Ray MacMillan, a beautiful North Carolina lady, of extreme popularity and most conspicuous gifts and cultivation as a reader. The programme consisted of twelve numbers divided into two parts and it was carried out in a most pleasing manner. “The quartette is composed of Mr. W. r. Smith, first tenor; Mr. C. A. Coley, second tenor; Mr. W. M. Nowell, bari tone, and Mr. J. Sherwood Upchurch, basso. Accompanying them as accom panist and violinist is Miss Laura Belle, a young lady of fine talents and rare charms. “The singing of the quartette was highly admirable and greatly appreciated by the audience, while Miss Belle's rendition of “Faust” as a piano solo and her playing generally was accomplished with notable skill. Miss /MacMillan appeared on the programme twice with readings and cap tivated the audience. Personally she is very attractive and has a sweet, musi cal voice. She possesses remarkable tal ents as a reader and evinces splendid dramatic power. She is equally at home in light lines and emotional work, and with a charming stage presence and ad mirable grace, she became at once the favorite of the audience. She was most flatteringly applauded and had to re spond to several encores. “The banjo duets of Mr. Smith and Miss Belle were also an enjoyable feature of the entertainment. The fact is, the whole affair was greatly appreciated and all the members were encored.” Such praise as this has been given at all points, and a splendid audience should greet the company on Monday night when it makes its initial appear ance here. It is worthy of it, and Ral eigh should prove appreciative. Casey to Leave Panama. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 15. —The Navy De partment today received the following cablegram from Rear-Admiral Casey, dated Panama, November 14: “Your dispatch has been received. Ow ing to recent changed conditions my pres ence here not necessary. Leave in about one week. Government forces now on ,lino of the railroad and reinforcements expected soon. Think government will be able to insure a free transit to permit withdrawal of the train guards and em barkation of marines soon. Panther to remain here until relieved by a vessel sent to Colon or Panama.” The department has ordered Rear- Admiral Coghlan, commanding the Carl bean Sea Division, to send a vessel to Colon to relieve the Panther, withdraw ing the marine battalion to join the fleet off Culebra. For Whooping Cough use CHENEY’S FXPECTORANT. MITCHELL AGAIN UNDER CROSS FIDE Wilcox and McVea Try to Trip Him. AND THE TWO ARE FOILED The Two Brilliant Lawyers Brirg all Their Le gal Guns to Bear on Mitchell but His At mar Proves to be Impene trable. (By the Associated Press.) Scranton. Pa., Nov. 15. —President Mitchell, of the Mine Workers' Union, occupied the witness stand throughout both sessions of the Coal Strike Commis sion today. For four hours and a half he took the cross fire of the two brilliant attorneys of the tcoail operators and ended the day with few scars as a re sult of the battle. David Wilcox, of New York, general counsel for the Delaware and Hudson Company, and Wayne McVeagh, of Phila delphia, who is representing the Pennsyl vania Coal Company anil the Hillside Coal and Iron Company, were the princi pal questioners, and they put hundreds of questions to Mr. Mitchell. Harmony prevailed between the lawyers and the witness. The members of the commission con tinue to take the same intense interest jn everything done and frequently inter rupt with questions in order that they may have a better understanding of what is being said. The afternoon session was (be more interesting. Mr. McVeagh's questions, was, as a rule, very keen and while ho, assured Mr. Mitchell that he was not radically opposed to him, he did not miss an opportunity to place Mr. Mitchell's reasons for better conditions in tho anthracite field in a bad light be fore the commission. When he began his cross-examination of Mr. Mitchell at noon, he informed him that he was not opposed to proper organized labor. He took up the demands of the miners seriatim. He questioned Mr. Mitchell on the demand for an increase in wages, and pressed the national president hard when he asked him if he cared to carry the responsibility of increasing the living expenses of the groat mass of our people of the Eastern States ulti mately have to carry the burden if the demands of ’he miners for higher wages were granted. Mr. Mitchell’s reply, in substance, was that the miners could not assume the responsibility, as it was a, situation over which they had no control. Mr. McVeagh made the most of his op portunity to picture the great burden that , would fall on the people if the demands J of the miners were granted. From this j question he passed to the demands for a shorter work day and the weighing of coal by the ton of 2,240 pounds, and then took up the fourth demand of the men for trade agreements, which practically means recognition of the union. He asked Mr. Mitchell what sort of a con tract he would draw up and the latter re plied he would favor an agreement as outlined in his suggestions to the com mission yesterday. After going over the demands of the miners, Mr. McVeagh took up the con ditions existing in and about the collier ies of tha companies he represented and tried to show that the conditions spoken of by Mr. Mitchell were not borne out by investigation. He took Forest City, where the mines of the companies are sit uated, a3 an example, and produced pho tographs of houses in the town and also referred to the large deposits of money in the local bank to show the prosperity of the community. Mr. Mitchell, although not admitting that the conditions as pre sented by Mr. McVeagh were true, said he could not, for lack of familiarity with the community, deny his assertions. The Constitution of the United Mine Workers of America also was taken up by the lawyer and he and Mr. Mitchell several times sparred for points regardingthe references contained in in to an eight hour day. Mr. McVeagh contended that no one had the right to deny a man the privilege of working more than eight hours a day if he so desired. He said not one member of the commission would bo occupying his present high place if references contained in it to an eight hours a day. With reference to this argument, Mr. Mitchell thought it was not fair to c'mpara tho mine works with the arbitrators. Mr. McVeagh had himself started out in life by working fourteen hours a day on a farm and for more than forty years he had worked more than ten hours a day. To. the direct question as to whether he, as president of the union, had a right to curtail the hours ot employment each day for the miners, Mr. Mitchell said he thought he had, and made an explanation by saying that if one minor worked more than eight hours a day it would probably result in the other men being compelled to work tho same number of hours. During Mr. Mitchell's examination by Mg Wilcox, the fact was brought out that if the increase in wages was granted it would increase the expenses of the companies about twelve million dollars a year. In regard to child labor, Mr. Mitchell said, he was in favor of a State law which would make the minimum age for a boy to go to work at the collieries fourteen years instead of twelve. The attention of Mr. Mitchell was directed to the demand that the opera tors should make an agreement with the United Mine Workers and Mr. Mc- Veagh asked if he bad prepared a draft of ste h agreement, which be would have the commission compel them to execute. Mr. Mitchell replied that he had sug gested in his opening address to the commission a form that would bo practi cable and acceptable to all-interests in the anthracite field. Mr. McVeagh de clared that there was nothing in Mr. Mitchell’s suggestions that the com panies must enter into partnership with the United Mine Workers and inquired if that was one of the miners’ demands. Mr. Mitchell answered it was, where upon Mr. McVeagh said his company was endeavoring to ascertain and would continue to ascertain what reasons there were for attempting to compel them to enter into that agreement. It is expected that all of next, week will be taken up by the miners in pre senting their case. Tho same great array of lawyers was present today and they took notes as the examination of Mr. Mitchell proceeded. It is possible he may occupy the witness-box for several days next week. DIED FUR A MARRIED CIRCE. Conductor Killed by the Bullet of an Outraged Husband \ (By the Associated Press.) Charleston, S. C., Nov. 15.—A News and Courier special from Greenville, S. says: B. F. Rush, a well known merchant of this city, this morning shot and killed J. T. Stephens, a freight conductor on the Southern Railway. The sfiooting is said to have been the result of intimate rela tions between Stephens and Mrs. Rush. In the altercation, Stephens attempted to pull his pislol, but Rush got the drop on him ard fir’d. Stephens is thirty years old and un married, and it is said that letters were found on his person from Mrs. Rush, in which he was urged to settle the matter with Rush. Mrs. Rush Is now said to be living with an uncle in Texas. Mrs. E J. Hale's Funeral. (Special to the News and Observer.) Fayetteville, N. Nov. 15, —Yester- day at 11 o’clock the funeral services of the late Mrs. E. J. Hale took place at St. John's Episcopal church, being con ducted by Rev. Isaac W. Hughes, as sisted by Rev. J. S. Moody. There were many friends present and the floral remembrances were exquisite and in great abundance. There were rendered appropriate hymns, “Abide With Me," being given most beautifully in solo by Mrs. W. M. Morgan, accom panied by Mrs. W. L. Holt. Mrs. E. J. IJlly, Messrs. Hash and Sheets. The pall-bearers wore: Honorary, Col. W. J- Green, Col. J. 13. Starr, Col. C. W. Broadfoot, Maj. Chas. Haigh, Capt. J. H. Robinson, Capt. A. H. Williams, Messrs. J. W. Atkinson and W. N. Til linghast. Active: Dr. H- W. Lilly, Maj. B. R. Huske, Capt. J. D. McNeill, Capt. R. A. Southerland, Messrs. J. C. Haigh. F. R. Rose, Robert Strange, J. E- Haw ley. The country sympathizes deeply with the bereaved family. Mr. Louis 13. Hale is sick in the hospital and was un able to attend the funeral. Mr. Fred erick Hale could not be reached in time for the funeral, as he is on business in the mountains of Northern California, three days away from telegraphic com munication. FOR SALE. —A VALUABLE FARM of eighty-eight acres, lying immediate ly on eastside of Neuse river at Iron Bridge at Mllburnie, on both sides of county road, six miles from Raleigh. Sold on reasonable terms. Busbee & Busbee. Attorneys. «• <>• d. about prospective WORRY baldness. Do as thousands have done--use Coke Dandruff Care It prevents baldness, preserves the hair and promotes its healthy growth. 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