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The Weather Today: The News and Observer. VOL. LUI. NO. 65. o=®®s® ®OO fciFttOo GSareOSongi ffi)aioDv [Paipsc 0 © 800 o siDDd] dSo[p©QoOsifto®an THE LEASE OF THE MANHATTAN LINE Taken by the Interborough for 999 Years. AN INCREASE OF STOCK New Shares Amounting to Seven Millions in Value Will be Taken by the Manhattan Stockholders at Par--The Official Announcement. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 26.—The official an nouncement was made today that the Manhattan Elevated Railway Company will be leased to the Interborough Com pany, which is to operate the subway now being built, to take effect April 1, 1903. The rental from April 1, 1903, to January 1, 1906, will be the net earnings of the Manhattan Company, not exceeding 7 per cent. After January 1, 1906, the rental will be 7 per cent flat, on Manhattan stock guaranteed by the Interborough Company. The Manhattan Railway Com pany will increase its stock to $55,200,000 lor the purpose of completing improve ments. This is an increase of about $7,000,000. The Manhattan stockholders will be given the new stock at par. Povisior is to be made in the lease for the ultimate increase of Manhattan stock to the total amount of $60,000,000. The lease is to be for a period of 999 years. The official announcement made by the two companies says: "The other details of the lease will be those customarily adopted in similar cases. "The lease will provide security satis factory to the Manhattan Company for the payment of the dividend rental. "The board of directors of both com panies, at their meetings, approved of the general proposition and have author ized their officers to prepare under the advice of counsel a lease which will have to be submitted to the board and to a meeting of the stockholders for ap proval.*’ , August Belmont, of the Interborough Company, made the following statement this afternoon: "The directors of (he Tnterborough Rapid Transit Company have this day, after previous long deliberation and in vestigation. determined for reasons which appear to them important and controlling as affecting the interests not only of the stockholders of the company, but of the city and of the travelling public, to lease the Manhattan system of ele vated roads for a period of 999 years on the terms given out this afternoon. “It is believed that this plan when perf'eted will work out a prompt and sat isfactory system of interborough transit, both lessor and lessee being thereby en gaged in a common effort to stimulate, increase and develop facilities for trans portation, rather than —as would liavo been the case if the properties had re mained separate—being engaeed largely in the effort to divert traffic the one from the other. "It is not intended by this arrange ment that any of the plans for the devel opment of the interborough system shall be interrupted or departed from. In the meanwhile, however, before the exten sions can be completed, the two systems will work in harmony. Nor is it intended to dispense with any additions which are desirable for the Manhattan property. The proposed authorized but unissued in crease of capital stock of that company beyond the $55,290,000 up to $60,000,000, an Important part of the plan, has been provided for to that end. "It is impossible, in any brief state ment, to give in detail the advantages which—as the negotiations for a lease have progressed—have appealed to those who will be practically identified with the management of the united system, but these advantages affect both economy of operation and convenience of public traffic. As I have said, however. in com ing to the conclusion arrived at. it has been considered by the directors of the Interborough Company that they were not alone charged with the duty of car ine for the best interests of the stock holders, but also that they are carrying responsibility of the management and de velopment of a quasi-municipal enter prise, and they have come to this decision with the conviction that they were act ing for the best interests of the city and the travelling public both for the pres ent and the future.” George J. Gould, president of the Man hattan Company, followed Mr. Belmont’s statement with the following: ""I have seen the interview with Mr. Belmont, and so far as the Manhattan system is concerned, we agree with him that a union of the two properties will bring about a conspicuously satisfac tory solution of the rapid transit prob lems of the Metropolis, while, at the same time, the advantage of a fixed guarantee by a corporation of the char acter of the Tnterboroughh Rapid Transit Company will bo appreciated and accept ed by the stockholders of this company, a large number of whom have, of course, as negotiations have progressed looking to this lease, approved of the proposed plan.” Synod’s Flan to Consolidate Totters (By the Associated Press.) Knoxville. Tenn-, Nov. 26. —The plan of the Tennessee Presbyterian Synod to consolidate the interest of Maryville College, at Maryville, Tenn.; Tuseuluir. College, at Tuseulum. Tenn., and Wash- ington College, near Greenville, Tenn., is about to fail. It was proposed to make Maryville an exclusively male inr stitute,' Tuseulum a girl's college, and Washington College an Industrial school, all to be jointly maintained, and con ducted by the Presbyterians instead of separately as now. The plan has, how ever, been frustrated by the trustees of Maryville College voting against the abolition of eo-education at the school. President. Wilson, of Maryville, is bit terly opposed to denying girls admis sion to Maryville College. The proposl ttion may go back to the synod- JOHN ANQEL BENTENCED. Given Twenty-one Yesra in State Prison for Killing Sanford York (Special to the News and Observer.) Mt. Airy. N. C., Nov. 26.—John Angel was today sentenced to the State prison for twenty-one years by Judge Shaw, for the killing of Sanford York last sum mer. The verdict is generally regarded a righteous one. Angel is considered fortunate in not going to the gallows. IN II STREAM OF FIRE Several Deaths May Follow This Spurt of Liquid Iron. (By the Associated Press.) Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 26. —One man was burned to death, two were fatally injured and a third was severely hurt, while two strangers are reported missing as the result of a sudden collapse of the furnace of the Williamson Iron Company in Birmingham today. The dead: THOMAS J. EDWARDS, general man ager of the plant. Injured: James F. MeAunaulley, storeman, fa tally burned. Allan Maw, colored, foundryman, fa tally burned. Charles Sampson, son of the secretary of the company, severely injured. The break in the furnace caused a mass of molten iron to gush forth and Edwards and the injured men were caught by the fiery stream. The two strangers missing, and whose names are unknown, were talking to Edwards at the time the explosion occurred and may be under the debris and molten iron which has since hardened. FOLLY THAT 18 CBIMISAL. Boy Shot in the Throat by a Pistol Supposed to lie Empty. (Special to the News and Observer.) Scotland Neck, N. C., Nov. 26.—Sun day morning a boy named Lewis shot Eugene Stanp»r at the home of Mr. John Whitaker. Young Lewis was handling a pistol and thinking he had taken all the cartridges from it, began snapping it at various ones. Young Stanper came in and the second time he snapped it fired. The ball struck Stanper in the front part of the neck and ranged around to the back part, lodging near the skin. The wound bled profusely, but was not seri ous. Sunday at Tillery Mr. W. H. K- Jones died suddenly with something like heart trouble. He was about 55 years old and left a wife and three small children. Halifax Superior Court is in session this week, with Judge George A. Jones on the bench. This week is being given to the criminal docket. The first case was a quo warranto case from the town of Littleton. At the last town election C. P. Rodwell and Thos. N. Harrison were candidates for mayor. Rodwell was elected and Harrison being then mayor claimed to the office by virtue of the statute under which he was elected. Rodwell, who has been acting as mayor, as well as Harrison, sued for the office. The court decided in favor of Harrison. Rev. J. C. Jones, who has been pastor of the Methodist church here for more than a year, has received a call to the First church in Bueblo. Col., and will leave this week to enter upon his charge # there. ARRESTED FOR DESERTION Supposed Mad Dog Killed—Collision of Wagon and Street Car (Special to the News and Observer.) Lumberton, N. C.. Nov. 26- —Gaston Barfield, a negro about fifteen years old, was arrested and jailed here for a criminal assault on the twelve-year-old daughter of Mr. T. J. Noblin, of Barnes ville. The girl and her ten-year-old sister were on their way to school. When assaulted by the negro the screams of the children attracted the at tention of neighbors nearby and the ne gro fled. A party at once set out in pur suit and captured one negro, whom the young girls did not recognize. As soon as Gaston was brought before them they identified him as t*e assaulter. The blood of the good people of Sterlings was thoroughly aroused, but like law abiding citizens they refrained from vio lence ,and turned the culprit over to Sheriff McLeod, who arrived on the scene )by a special train over the Caro lina Northern Railroad. llr Eugene Wright Dead. (Special to News and Observer.) Winst jn-Salem, N. C., Nov. 26. —Mr. Eugene 'Wright, aged 49, died at Lewis , ville today of Bright's disease. He was j a large and successful merchant and farmer and leaves an estate valued at fifty thousand dollars. RALEIGH. NCItTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27. 1902. SOUFRIERE IS ABLAZE Inhabitants of Villages Fly* Earth Groans. Volcanic Lightnings Flash. (By the Asociated Press.) Kingston, St. Vincent, Nov. 26. —A violent eruption of La the fifth big outburst since the catastrophe of May 7th, took place today. Georgetown and the village of Chateau Belair, sit uated on the west coast of St. Vifcent, were again evacuated by their inhabi tants. Telephone communication in these districts is interrupted, owipg to fierce lightning. Subterranean rumblings can be heard and volcanic clouds are seen from this city. The crater has been smoking con stantly since the terrific eruption of Oc tober 16th. * 4 <1 THE GOVERNOR'S THANKSOIVING f ,* .j. ‘ ‘ Thanks to God for all the Blessings Which 4 .. Have Come to This Commonwealth 4 «. ♦> *'* Our thanks as an entire poo- J* pie are due to the over ruling T «ii* Providence which has so blessed X us in every department of life, 4* and reverently let us thank 4 God for his manifold blessings 4 son North Carolina, so abund antly bestowed. a f CHARLES B. AYCOCK, 4 T Governor. T Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 26, 1902. X .j. -J* •$* -j* ♦;*«!**!* -j, «|» * What North Carolina has to be Thank ful For. Oxford, N. C.. Nov. 26.—God has given to us as a .people material prosperity. We are peculiarly favored in climate and soil and in those blesings which we term "natural conditions." From war, pestilence and famine we have been free. Peace, hoalthfulnoss and plenty have boon ours. None who are able to work need now be idle. We are com paratively exempt from the low hred, foreign element, which is a dangerous and demoralizing factor in some dltrer States. The relationship existing be tween capital and labor is more friendly than in many States. North Carolina is filled with a generous, open-hearted, strong type of manhood and with a3 high a type of womanhood as can be found on the face of the earth. Our peo ple are awakening to the duty and necessity of educating the children of the State. The gospel in its simplicity and power is proclaimed from our pulpits, and in the lives of many of our people We are thankful for the progress of the church of God and for the hope of its mightier movement onward. We arc thankful for the growth of charitable, fraternal organizations, which are doing good. We are grateful for all indica tions that the moral and spiritual life of our people is growing more vigorous, and one of the plainest manifestations of this fact is in the growth and de velopment of orphan work in North Car olina. If material prosperity meant im poverishment of the higher life of our citizenship, it would not be a blessing. For these and innumerably more bless ings we are thankful. W. J. HICKS. GAVE THEM THE BLIP. Attempt to Trap a Burglar—Sixteen Fairs cf School A go Twins (Special to News amJpObservcr.) Greensboro, N. C., Nov. 26.—Last night a clerk in Stockholm & Currie’s store, looking across the street, saw a man crawl over the transom of the front door of John Barker's rectifying establishment. He immediately 'phoned Chief of Police Scott, who was soon on the scene. Barker being cut off and no key obtain able, a guard was placed around the building and the front door broken in with an axe. Careful search was made, but the burglar had vanished, jumped out possibly while the clerk was at the 'phone. The transom showed the sign of recent disturbance, the metal number on the door had been detached and was lying on the sidewalk. Greensboro has sixteen pairs of school age twins alone, according to the school census just taken by Mr. W. C. Work man, who returns the following report to the school authorities. Total number of school age 3,331, of whom 1,916 are white and 1,418 are col ored. Two thirds of this number are attending some school, while thirty-four white and ninety-three colored children over 12 years old cannot read and write. In the total number are tw T ins, sixteen, white, blind 3; colored, blind, one, and one deaf and dumb white child. Judge Adams left this morning for In dian Territory, stating that his duties as Chief Justice of the Choctaw-Chickasaw claims court would keep him there for six months. Dr. Charles D. Mclver left this morning on a trip to Eastern North Carolina. Today and tomorrow he will visit the Goldsboro and Wilson graded schools and tomorrow he makes an educational ad dress at Lucama, Wilson county, where a local tax election is soon to bo held. He speaks at Elm City tomorrow' night. Henry Blount, the well known news paper man and lecturer, entertained vefy delightfully last night the guests of the McAdoo in the hotel parlor, giving a reading, Rip Van Winkle and tw r o g three humorous recitations. Policemen should be successful specu lators; so many servant girls let them in on the ground floor. COIN Mills; OUTPUT Statement by Director of Mint. Coinage of Silver About to Cease. (By the* Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 26.—George E. Rob erts, the Director of the Mint, in his annual report, says that the coinage mints at Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco were in operation through out the fiscal year. In number of pieces the coinage of the year never has been exceeded, aggregating 191,419,506, but in value it has fallen from $136,240,7K1, in 1902, to $94,526,678, this being due to the greater demand for the small denomi nations. The coinage of silver dollars amounted to $19,402,800, subsidiary silver coins to $10,713,569, and minor coins to $2,429,736. The gross expenditures on account of the Mint service, including loss by wastage in operating upon the metals, was $1,910,503. The earnings from all charges and incidental gains exclusive of seigniorage aggregated $357,586. The seigniorage realized in the manufacture of one and five cent pieces, amounted to $1,919,370, and the total seigniorage accruing on the silver, nickel and bronze coins made in the year was $11,013,856, which was turned into the general fund of the Treasury. The director says that the increased capacity of the mints at Philadelphia and San Francisco and the prospective opening of the new mint at Denver, will give the country a much greater coinage capacity than it has haj heretofore, while on the other hand, the pressure on the mints is about to relax instead of increase. The coinage of 1,500,000 silver dollars per month, now required by law, will come to an end soon by the exhaus tion of the stock of bullion. This amount now calls for the entire capacity of the New Orleans mint. When the dollar coinage ceases, that mint will be idle unless work is diminished at Philadelphia and San Francisco to give it employ ment. When the Denver mint is opened, the bullion output of Colorado and possi bly of other mining districts of the west now going to Philadelphia, will be cut oft from the latter institution, and the report says it is not advisable to reduce still further its operations in order to supply work for New Orleans. It. accordingly, is recommended that coinage operations be discontinued at the latter institution at the close of the current fiscal year, and that it be con ducted hereafter as an assay office. If coinage operations are now discon tinued at New Orleans so much of the machinery there as is in good condition and of approved design can be transfer red to the new' Denver mint, and the estimate for equipment there corre spondingly reduced. Attention is called to the fact that the gold coinage of the country is now’ en tering almost entirely into storage, and that the coinage of the entire annual deposits is unnecessary. The Treasury holds about $500,000,000 of coined gold which, the report says, doubtless is more than will be called for in a gen eration to come. Practically all of the current coinage is being deposited in the Treasury for certificates. When gold is required for export it is w’anted in bars, while for domestic circulation the public prefers the Treasury certificates which, with some modification of the statutes might as well be issued against bars. THE PRESIDENT RECEIVEB THE BRITISH LABOR COMMISSION- It is Idle, he Declares to Piotost Against the Inevitable Tendency Toward Corpor ation and Union (By the Associated Press.) Wahington, Nov. 26.—President Roose velt received today the members of the British Labor Commission, who aro making a tour of the United States as te guests of Alfred Mosely, the British philanthropist. After greeting the mem bers of the party, the President said: "I am delighted to have the pleasure of meeting you gentlemen and Mr. Marks. I have had communication with Mr. Marks on more than one question lead ing up to the coal strike. Naturally, like any man who has anything to do w’ith public affairs, I not only take, but am bound to take the very deepest interest in all the manifold social problems which include as one section of them what we group together as the labor problem. More and more as our modern industrial progress goes on there is a tendency to work in federation or combination, both among employers and among employes, in corporations and in unions; and, of course, gentlemen, among the reasons why I take a very great interest in these combinations is the very fact that by their power they have such great possi bilities for good, which necessarily im plies that they have also great possi bilities for evil. Whether you wish them or not it is ic(lo, in my opinion, to pro test against the inevitable tendency of the times toward both corporation and union. It is worse than folly to take exceptions of either corporation or union as such. The line should be drawn on conduct.” Mr. Marks, whom the President ad dressed in his remarks, is the president of the National Association of Clothiers, with headquarters in New York. He is traveling with the party. He is one of those with whom the President con sulted during the coal strike negotia tions which resulted in the appointment of the arbitration commission. Over-Zealous Employe Bounced. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 26. —William O. Theo bald, special employee of the Treasury Department, in connection with the New York custom house, has charged that Mr. Theobald has been over-zealous in the discharge of his duty and has brought the department into disrepute by all-advised action ir. connection with seizures of im ported goods. Farmers at Elizabeth City. Commissioner of Agriculture S. L. Pat terson is back in the city after a visit to Elizabeth City. He reports that the farmers of that section have just held an excellent institute or convention. Mr. Patterson and Dr. Tait Butler made addresses. The attendance wag good and there was much interest hown in the meeting, which is expected to do good. Big Bobbery of Securities. (By the Associated Press.) Evergreen, Ala., "Nov. 26. —The store of Frank Feagin, at Brooklyn, was broken into last night. The safe was blown, the robbers securing S2OO in cash and $lO,- 000 in mortgages and other securities. There is no clue, but it i 3 believed the work was done by experts. HANS ANOJQHH BULL Discuss Plans for Bringing Venezuela to See Error of Her Way. (By the Associated Press.) London, Nov. 26.—Diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Venezuela have not been severed up to the present, though the Foreign Office would not be surprised if it were compelled to take a decisive step at any moment. Thus far, Venezuela shows no signs of granting the reparation demanded and the question of the seizure of *he Venezuelan customs has been discussed between Berlin and London, as one of the various possible methods of obtaining satisfaction. No decision, however, has been reached re garding the course which shall be finally adopted. Berlin, Nov. /26.—Germany and Great Rritain have determined to take joint action to collect their claims against Venezuela. The two powers are in cor respondence over the form of this action. No time can be named when they will act, because the respective Foreign Office have not yet agreed on the details. It is understood that only slight differences exist regarding the course to be follow ed. It is confirmed here that the United States is fully informed on the subject of the negotiations and knows that what is meditated will not infringe the Mon roe Doctrine. President Teddy’s Plump Gobbler. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Nov. 26. —When the President and Mrs. Roosevelt sit down to their Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow they will he surrounded by practically all the members of their immediate fam ily. All the children will be present, except Kermit, who is in school at Groton, Mass. In addition, the several house guests of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt will dine with the family. It is not unlikely that three or four other intimate friends of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt will be at the dinner. The feature of thhe President’s Thanksgiving dinner menu will be a 32- pound, ehestnut-fed turkey, which reached the White House last night. It was sent by Horace Yose, of Westerly, L. 1., who. for a quarter of a century, has supplied a fine specimen of the American bird for the Thanksgi\ing dinner of the President of the United States. Great Steamship Company Organized. (By the Associated Tress.) New Orleans, Nov. 26.—Information has been received here to the effect that a four-million dollar steamship company has been organized at Copenhagen pro posing to establish regular service be tween the city and St. Thomas in the Danish West India Islands. This route will be fed by a number of smaller ves sels which will connect St. Thomas with points on the coast of Venezuela, Cen tral America and Mexico. The company will also engage in commerce in the countries mentioned. Benediction for Abbott. Fathers O’Brien and Irwin, of Raleigh, left yesterday for Belmont, where they go to attend the solemn abbotial bene diction of Right Reverend Charles Mohr, of the Order of Saint Benedict in the ab bey church at Belmont. Bishop Haid will officiate and five other bishops and about eighty priests will be present. Father Charles was formerly pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart in Raleigh. A Cablegram received yesterday from Cuxhaven, via the Azores, aftnounccd that Mr. Dave Befwanger had crossed the ocean in safety. Telegrams the day before had told of the “Deutchland" be ing damaged in a storm. Mr. O. B. Harris, formerly of this city, who has been critically ill at Rocky Mount, is reported as being very much improved. His wife and child have also been critically ill here at the home of her father, Mr. J. P. Gulley, on South Wilmington street. Sheriff Lee, of Buncombe county, yes terday brought a colored woman to the State’s Prison to serve a twelve months' sentence for larceny and receiving. PRICE FIVE CENTS. A BREACH OF FAITH BT THE COAL KINGS Facts Speak for Themselves, Say Miners’ Counsel. ANDTHEYGIVETHEMHERE In a Nut Shfll the Coal Ro;d Presidents Agreed to MacVeagh’s Plan of Settlement out of CourN Then Rt pudiated Him (By the Associated Press.) Scranton, Fa., Nov. 26.—Quite in con trast with the happy faces of the inde pendent operators when they returned from New York last night were the coun tenances of the miners’ representatives when they returned today from their disappointing trip to Washington. How the latter views the sudden and surprising turn of affairs is well set forth in a statement issued this after noon by Messrs. Darrow and Lloyd, the minors' attorneys, who accompanied Mr. Mitchell to Washington. They clearly indicate that they think the coal road presidents acquiesced in Mr. MacVeagh s plan of a settlement out of court and then repudiated him. The statement is as follows: “The commission adjourned for ten days in pursuance of an arrangement be tween the parties to give opportunity for conciliation on account of a telegram which he understands was written by George F- Baer in the presence of and with the consent of every railroad con cerned and was signed by Wayne Mac- Veagh. This telegram was written after a careful reading of the tentative agree ment which had been prepared and writ ten by counsel of both parties and which had been submitted to the commission. At the request of Mr. MaeVcagh, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Darrow and . Mr. Lloyd went to Washington to consult upon some minor details of the agreement. There was no friction or important flis agreenient between the parties at the meeting in Washington. Later iu the day, after the conference in New York with the independent operators, Mr. MaeVcagh received a telegram calling off all negotiations and advising that the matter he settled by the commission in a regular hearing. "The man who wrote the telegram to Judge Gray, stating that the main fea tures of the contract were acceptable, was the same man who .signed the tele gram to Wayne MaeVcagh three or four days later, stating that negotiations must end. "A copy of the tentative agreement ia in the hands of Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, Mr. Will cox. of the Delaware and Hud son .Company; Carroll D. Wriglit and probably Mr- Baer. “We can see no reasons for the ex pression of any opinion, the facts speak for themselves. We have been ready at all times to consult with any one, and make any reasonable adjustment, but we have no anxiety whatever over the case and its results and shall be ready for business when the commission meets.” While admitting that they did much towards breaking off the negotiations for a settlement out of court, the inde pendent operators do not hesitate to say that they wore not required to advance much argument to bring the coal roads presidents to their way of thinking. One of the independent operators said today: ‘ The big companies had come to our way of thinking before we met them.” THANKBGIVING SERVICES. North Carolina Day is Celebrated With Appro priate Fxercises. (Special to News and Obscerver.) Durham, N. C., Nov. 26.—Thanksgiving services will, be held at diiferent city churches tomorrow’, with the exception of the First Baptist. Rev. Dr. E. A. Yates will preach at Main Street church, and at the other churches the regular pastors will conduct the services. ’I he day will be observed as a holiday by most of our people. The Durham Graded Schools observed North Carolina Day with appropriate ex ercises today. In connection therewith an excellent Thanksgiving progam was rendered. At the Edgemont SSO was sub scribed for the benefit of their library. State Superintendent J. Y\ Joyner, County Superintendent C. W. Massey, Judge R. W. Winston and P. C. Graham attended an educational gathering at the ! high school in Mangum township today. Prof. Joyner, Judge Winston and others delivered addresses. Tomorrow night the Pythians will give a banquet in their castle hall. Asheville Schools Celebrate. (Special to the News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C*.* Nov. 26.—North Carolina Day was celebrated in the city schools with appropriate exercises to day. The observance of Thanksgiving will be general here, the business houses all closing- The holiday promises to be cele brated more widely in this city than in several years. Mr. and Mrs. George Vandervilt are entertaining a house party. A rope often gets tight because that i 3 i the way At is taut.