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The Weather Today: j '©Sb oumT. i Showers. The News and Observer. VOL. LI 11. NO. 89. ®DD ROcdcpllDd ©®o°®Do[]n® [P®[p®[p© Sod ®®ft|]D sqodgD (BfiimioOaftß®® TRENCHANTBLOWS DEALTBYCOUNSEL Uzzell, Pou and John E. Woodard Fill the Day With the Fire of Their Eloquence. IT IS A BATTLE ROYAL The Opinion in Wilson Now Seems to bs That the Case Will Reach the Jury This After noon. (Special to News and Observer.) Wilson, N. C., June 26. —This has been a day of argument in the Jones murder trial. Mr. J. R. Uzzell for the State con cluded his argument which was begun yes terday. His speech was filled with earn estness, an appeal to the jury to stand up bravely and render a verdict, not accord ing to friendly feelings they might have had for the defendants, but according to the evidence brought out in this trial. Mr. Uzzell’s speech impressed all as an able appeal for justice to those who on the 14th of May committed the most hor rible crime in the history of Wilson county. Mr. Pou for the defense followed Mr. Uzzell in an able speech of tfo hours. It was no surprise to Wilson people that Mr. Pou's speech should be an able appeal for his clients. While impressing the jury with their obligations he urged that their minds be tempered with mercy for tbese men who have been connected with this killing by a chain of circumstances. His plea was circumstantial evidence, and right well did he place this idea before the jury. He urged that while this evi dence was circumstantial, strong as it was claimed to be by the State, the law said that, a man is innocent until his guilt was : proven beyond all reasonable doubt. Mr. Pou's speech was received with care ful attention, not only by the jury, but a crowded court house as well. The entire afternoon of the court was consumed by the argument by Jno. E. Woodard. Esq., for the defense. His speech consisted principally in holding up in ridicule to the jury the confesison of W. W Barnes. The opinion is now that the case will reach the jury tomorrow afternoon. (Continued on Second Page.) Durham Bar Room Beized and Closed. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham. N. C., June 26.—-The Durham Elks are going to Baltimore, some twent ty to thirty strong to attend the annual meeting of the Elks to be held next month. A Durham bar-room is now under ar rest. The constable of this township, armed with papers from Justice Gunter, has seized and closed the bar-room of A. P. Terry. This was done on a writ of at tachment in favor of W. Magum, Jr., who claunsu that Mr. Terry owes him $127.65. In the meantime W. J. Woods, who has been managing the business, claims that he is entitled to about S3OO on back sal ary. The Manguin matter was heard be fore Justice Gunter this morning, and he gave a verdict for the amount claimed. The business is still closed and will be sold unless there is a settlement of the claim- Durham dirt is bringing nice figures these days. Yesterday and today some eighty lots were sold in the extreme western part of the city, and these brought in a total of about twenty thousand dol Jars. This is a very good price when the location of some of the property is taken into consideration. The Blackwell Durham Tobacco Com pany listed taxes yesterday and the amount of property given in shows an in crease of between ninety and one hundred thousand dollars over last year. The total amount of property listed amounts to $1,376,715. This makes the fourth con cern that has given iu property here this year of the average value of more than a million dollars. Today there was a rush to give in property for taxes. Under the (he new law property is being listed higher as a rule than a year ago. The increase in this county this year will be considerable. In the police court yesterday John Smith, a white boy. was tried on the charge of cutting Billy Cash, a negro. The fight occurred several days ago and the abdomen of Cash was ripped open. Since then he has been in the hospital and was only able to leave today. After hear ing all of the evideuce young Smith was bound over under a bond of S2OO. He gave bond immediately and was released. The fight occurred over a game of marbles. The white boy is about twelve years of age and the negro hg cut is about four teen. The Brevard Ip worth School. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C., J une 26.—Mrs. Mc- Dowell, Miss Bennett and Miss Ham mond. cf Nashville. Tenn., who were guests of the Battery Parle Hotel, left yesterday for Brevard. These ladies are representatives of the Woman’s Home Mission Board of the Methodist church. They were accompanied by several mem bers of the board of trustees of Brevard Epworth School. The advisability of per mitting l/he Woman’s Home Mission Board to take charge of the school at Brevard will he decided upon. HE TBBASHKD A CONDUCTOR. For This and Unbecoming language Before I adies Harmon Pays S3OO (Special to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. C., June 26. —In the Superior court here today before Judge Peebles, S. F. Harman, a well-to-do white man, who, some time ago assaulted a conductor on the Surburban car line and upon the same occasion used language in the presence of ladies, constituting a nuisance, was left off upon payment of costs and S3OO to the injured conductor, who is a man of small physique and was beaten so that he was incapacitated for some time. Judge Peebles delivered a wholesome lecture to the defendant upon the conduct of passengers upon cars in which there are ladies. Leading attor neys were employed on both sides of the case and interest in the same was wide spread. The grand Jury at the present term of eourb strongly Tecommended that the State law’ requiring Jim Crow cars on Surburban lines of railways be enforced against the C. R. L. and P. Co., now op erating the electric system to Wrighta ville. No definite action * however has been taken by the court proper. Hester's Cotton Statement. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, La.. June 26.—Secretary Hester’s weekly cotton statement issued today for the twenty-six days of June, shows a decrease under last year of 10,000, and a decrease under the same time year before last of 82.00 b. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 31,320. against 46,038 for the seven days ending this date last year. Since September 1, receipts at all United States ports were 7,653,728, ag&inst 7,474.- 798 last year; overland across the Missis sippi, Ohio and Potomac Rivers to North ern mills and Canada 1.064.531. against 1,090,794 last year; Southern mill takings 1,798,500, against 1,604,128 last year. The total movement since September 1 is 10,498,943, against 10,157,719 last year, j Foreign exports for the Aveek have been 12,075, against 55,563 last year, making the total thus far for the season 6,540,155, against 6,362,807 last year. The total takings of American mills North and South and Canada thus far for the season have been 3,881,627, against 3,705,537 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading Southern interior centers have decreased during the week 5,081 against a decrease during the correspond ing period last season of 47,811. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns fro-m the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 10,714,017. against 10,517,046 for the same period last year. A Telegram of Thanks to the Kaiser (By the Associated Press.) Washington. June 26.—President Roose velt today sent the following telegram of thanks to Emperor William in reply to the latter’s message regarding the Ameru can squadron now' at Kiel: “Washington, D. C.. June 26. “I thank Your Majesty for your grac ious welcome to the United States squad ron and for the complimentary expres sions of your dispatch. I had already re ceived notice from Admiral Cotton of the kindness shoAvn him and his squadron by Your Majesty. I am deeply impressed by these tokens of Your Majesty’s friendship and good will towards the United States and 1 reciprocate in the heartiest manner the sentiments which your dispatch con veys. (Signed) “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.’’ With Smallpox on Board. (By the Associated Press.) Cane Henry. Va.. June 26—The schoon er Henry Sutton, Captain Rogers, bound from Bangor. Maine, to Fernandina, Fla., has been anchored off Ocracoke -for three days. It is reported that small pox has broken out among the crew’ and that the schooner is disabled. A steamer was alongside this afternoon. The Industrial News Suspends. (Special to News and Observer.) Charlotte. N C., June 26.—The Indus trial Journal. *he organ of the National Federation of Labor, has suspended pul>- licatiob, the last issue appearing June 6th. The paper has been in several hands since its establishment two or three years ago, but at the time of its suspension RALEIGH. NORTH CARO LIN fs-ftR+eAT MORNING, JUNE Stf. I<IU3. it was conducted by Mr. Frank E. Cline, who is now’ in Salisbury The Industrial Journal was a weekly paper and did much to foster the sentiment of unionism in this community, made a crusade for child labor legislation and bore the dis tinction of being the original supporter in this State of William Randolph Hearst, for the Democratic Presidential election next year. An effort is being made to get capital inlisted in another newspaper enterprise to be the exponent of organ ized labor, to rise from the ashes of the Industrial Journal. I E, M'BEE RESIGNS The Fourth Vice-President of the Seaboard Air Line. (By the Associated Press.) New York, June 26. — At a meeting of the directors of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, held in this city this week, Captain V. E. Mcßee. Fourth Vice- President. tendered his resignation to take effect on July 1. Captain Mcßee proposes to take a vacation before taking up any additional \\’ork. The duties of the Fourth Vice-President will be divided among the other officers of the company and the of fice of Fourt Vice-President will not be filled at the present time. Japs Restless Under Rus.ia’s Actions (By the Associated Press.) London, June 26. —The Tokio corre spondent of the Times says public irnpa- ALMOST A TRAGEDY IN THE STATION AT DUDLEY Mr. C. A. Spruill, a Bullet in His Abdomen, Tells the Story of How Two Men Were Shot There Yesterday Morning. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., June 26. —'The little town of Dudley, nine miles from Golds boro, on the Atlantic Coast Line, ha* come forward with a sensational shoot ing affair. Two men were shot this morning at 11 o’clock in the office of the lailroad freight depot. One is the agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, Mr. C. A. Spruill, whose wound is of a serious na ture. The other is Mr. J. Kornegay, an innocent spectator, who received u pistol ball in his right arm which makes -an ugly flesh wound, but will not prove se rious. The man who did the shooting is Mr J .M. B. Fields, a soil of Mr. W. B. Fields. All the parties live in Dudley. Local physicians attended to the wounds of Mr. Kornegay, but Mr. Spruill was put on the northbound passenger train, which came along about an hour after ward, and sent to the railroad hospital at Rocky Mount. When the train reached this city the reporter who had just previously learned of the tragedy, boarded the tram and found Mr. Spruill in the smoker of the first class coach with his coat off and sitting up smoking. He is a young man about 27 or 28 years of age. He looked somewhat pale and appeared rather weak frem the loss of blood, which was slowly oozing from the wound. The ball entered on the left side and lodged in the abdo men. He said he was not suffering very much from pain at that time, but that tience in Japan with regard to the Man churian question is increasing daily. The most sober journals declare that the na tion would support the government in taking strong measures. A council of all the leading statesmen was held at the pal ace today and it is rumored that as a result thereof the government intends to adress a protest direct to St. Petersburg. Other information, which may be consider ed as more reliable, says the Japanese gov ernment is awaiting the outcome of the negotiations at ePkin. and if they prove injurious to the interests and rights of Japan the government will not shrink from the necessary measures. The grav ity of the situation, concludes the Times correspondent, is fully recognized in offi cial circles. Earth Shocks in Hungary. (By the Associated Press.) Trlau, Hungary, June 26.—Four violent earth shocks were felt here at C o’clock this morning. Several houses in the su burbs collapsed and nearly all the build ings in the town were more or less dam aged. The inhabitants were panic stricken. Signing of Treaties Postponed (By the Associated Press.) Havana, June 26.--The signing of the Hnal treaties between Cuba and the United States has been postponed until next w**olr because of the delay arising from the ques tions raised at Washington. Edwaid’i Birthday Celebratfd. (By the Associated Press.) London, June 26—King Edward’s birth day was officially celebrated today in Lon don, and at all the home naval and mili tary stations. BUIS FORJCORNELL She Fulls toTriumph in Three Races. Some Sur prises. . (By the Associated Press.) Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 26. —Varsity four-oared race, two miles. Cornell first, time 10 minutes, 34 seconds, third of a length over Pennsylvania second, time 10:35, 4-5 seconds; third Wisconsin, time 10:55, 3-5 seconds; fourth Columbia, time 11 minutes and 14 seconds. Best previous time in four-oared race 10 minutes, 31 1-5 seconds, made by Pennsylvania in 100. Freshman race, four-oared, two miles. Cornell first, time 9 minutes, 18 seconds; Syracuse second, time 9 minutes and 22 1-5 seconds; Wisconsin third, time 9 min utes and 32 seconds; Columbus fourth, time 9 minutes, 41 seconds; Pennsylvania fifth, time 9 minutes, 45 seconds. Best previous time 9:19 V*, made by Yale in 1897. Varsity race, four miles, eight-oared. Cornell first, time 18 minutes, 57 seconds; Georgetown second, time 19 minutes and 27 seconds; Wisconsin third, time 18 min utes and 29 2-5 seconds; Pennsylvania fourth, time 19 minutes and 33 3-5 seconds; Syracuse fifth, time 19 minutes, 36 3-5 seconds; Columbia sixth, time 19 minutes and 54 1-5 seconds. Best previous time 18 minutes, 53 1-6 seconds, made by Cornell in 1901. For the first time in years there were distinct surprises in the niter-collegiate races here today. Two crews of practical ly unknown quantities and whose coaches had not predicted or had not hoped for them anything better than fourth or fifth ! he could feel the ball and it felt heavy in his stomach. In response to a ques tion as to what caused the trouble be “Some days ago Felds told a false ! hood on me. 1 do not care to state what: the falsehood was and what it was about. I had made up my mind the first time I saw him I would take up the matter with him and settle it with him. ; While the local freight was standing at the depot this morning at 11 o’clock Fields walked into my office and I approached i him on the subject, intending to give him a good thrashing if he did not make | amends. When I got within three feet of him and before I had time or oppor i tunity to strike him ihe pulled his pistol from his pocket and began shooting. The first shot struck me right here (indicat ing the spot in his left side) and he was so closp to me the powder burned my 1 arm. I caught hold of his left arm and he fired again, the second shot strik ing Mr. J. Kornegay on his arm and j making an ugly wound, l then turned loose and ran. He fired another shot which went wild as I was going out of the door into the wareroom. He followed me and fired still another shot. Captain I Jones, of the local freight, had reached ; Fields by that time and knocked his arm up and the last snot went up in the top of the building. Fields’ left the sta tion and I went back ;yid telegraphed the company to send a man in my place. I learned just as I got on the train that 1 Policeman Hatch had arrested Fields.” places in their respective races, each fin ished second in the two most important races of the day. The Syracuse Univer sity crew took such close second honors in the freshman race that for the last half mile it was a serious question whether her boys would not pull to victory. Georgetown University, in the Varsity race, while finishing a very bad second to the phenomenal crew put in the race hy Cornell University, walked away from the other four crews in the race, old timers wit hthe exception of Syracuse, in a man cer that made the rowing sharps simply throw up their hats for joy. Columbia University crews, from which much had been promised, finished in the worst pos sible shape, although in the betting in the general predictions and in the prog nostications of her coach, she was sup posed to have an excellent change in both the four-oared and varsity races. As it was, she finished last in the four-oared rate, being beaten out even by Wiscon sin, which university had put a green crew in (he field in a shell borrowed from Columbia. Kaiser is Cordial to Peter. (By the Associated Press.) Belgrade. Servia, June 26.—The German Emperor has sent King Peter a telegram couched in cordial terms. The Austrian minister today resumed official relations with the Servian govern ment. The King’s reappointment of the minis try yesterday is regarded as equivalent to a notification that no punishment will be meted out to the assassins of King Alex ander and ueen Draga. Foreign Minister Kalievics has sent a circular to the Servian representatives abroad examining that King Peter re appointed the cabinet, because he consid ered that lie could not do better than en trust the government to the men in whom Parliament had a few days ago expressed its full confidence. One of the first tasks of the ministry woqjd be to order new’ elections and the King would then be able to select a second cabinet from the pre dominant political party. TBOOPS STILL OH GOaBD. The Cara are Bnuning on Host of the Lines in Bichmond. (By the Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., June 26.—Cars were run on most of the city lines today and for a part of the day at least, on the suburban line to Barton Heights, all under mili tary protection. There lias been no mo lestation of cars aud no disturbance of moment, so far as reported. Travel on the cars continues light, however, though it was perceptibly heavier today than yes terday. The , cars to run until twelve o’clock p. m., and the outlook is for a peaceful night, though it is realized that au outbreak of disorder may occur at any moment. Five Cotton Gins for Porto Bico. (By the Associated Press.) San Juan, Porto Rico, June 26. —Five cot ton gins have arived here from the United States and will be immediately installed. They are the first gins to reach Porto Rico in forty years. The cotton plantations o fthe island now cover eleven thousand acres and the area is being increased weekly. San Juan has “been chosen as the center ol this trade. Willis Sweet, of Idaho, was sworn in to day as attorney general of Porto Rico. On the Diamond. National League Games. (By the Associated Press.) At Boston— R. H. E. Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 —5 8 1 Chicago 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 I—41 —4 12 1 Batteries: Pittinger and Moran; Tay lor and Kling. At Brooklyn— * R H E Cincinnati .. ...0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 o—B0 —8 9 3 Brooklyn 11 000302 2-9 12 1 Batteries: Suthoff, Harer and Bergen; Schmidt, Jones and Ahearn. At Philadelhia — R H E I St. Louis 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 I—l 71 | Philadelhia 00010 1 00 o—2 7 2 Batteries: Dunievy and Ryan; Duggle by and Roth. American League Games. (By the Associated Pre,s.) At Detroit— R II E Detroit 3010 00 0 1 *—s 6 1 Philadelphia ....0 1 l 0 1 00 0 o—3 10 2 Batteries: Kitson and McGuire; Hen ley, Coadkley and Powers. At Cleveland — R H E Cleveland 0010000 0 o—l 7 0 Washington .. ..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o 3 0 Batteries: Dorner and Abbott; Patten and Drill. At Chicago— R H E Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 I—3 6 0 New York 0 0002000 o—2 7 2 Batteries: Flaherty and McFarland: Chesbro and O’Connor. Southern League Games. (By the Associated- Press.) At Shreveport R H E Shreveport .. ..0 0400111 o—70 —7 10 0 Memphis 0 0000001 o—l 6 0 Batteries: Fisher and Gratflus; French and Aceorsini. Nashville, Tenn., June 26. —Nashville-At- lanta game postponed. Eastern League Games. (By the Associated Press.) Worcester 4; Rochester 1. Baltimore 5; Providence 2. Buffalo 1C; Newark 7. Toronto 4; Jersey City 1. Stopped by Ram (Special to News and Observer.) Winston-Salem, N. C., June 26.—The ball game lieer this afternoon between Winston and Greensboro was stopped at the close of the third inning by rain. The score stood four to two in favor of the locals. Holt pitched for the visitors and Johnson for Winston. Bitay Defeats New Bern (Special to News and Observer.) New Bern. N. C.. June 26.—Elizabeth City and New Bern ball teams met this afternoon at the Athletic Park in the seconr game at 3:30 o'clock. The visitors were victors by a score of 12 to 5. Hard rain prevented the finish of the game. 'Score: RHE New Bern 001020 2—5 8 12 Elizabeth City 0 0 1 0 0 7 4—12 10 5 Batteries: New Bern—Prettman and Patterson; Elizabeth City—Fearing and Cannon. Concord Defeats High Point. (Special to News and Observer.) High Point, N. C-, June 26.—Concord defeated High Point in the second of a series of three games this afternoon in a pretty five inning game, which was called on account of rain. Score: R High Point 0001 o—l Cnocord 0 0 0 0 2—2 It sometimes happens that a man’s bluntness is due to his sharpness. Though a man may be popular with a widow, he isn’t her first choice. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FORGERY CHARGE HOT TO BE PRESSED Vlachen Won’t be Forced to Answer This. TYNER’S CASE NEXT WEtK It Will Probib'y be Maced Before the Grand Jury in the Early Part— \ssuranca Givtn Thai Payne Will Not Resign. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 26. —The grand jury which has been considering the postoffice cases presented by the investigation offi cials held a brief session today, examined several unimportant witnesses and ad journed until Monday. What is known as the Tyner case, involving the abstraction of papers by Mrs. Tyner, from the safe in the office o fthe Assistant Attorney General for the Postoffice Department, probably will be placed before the grand Jury early next week. Although two indictments already have been returned aeainst August W. Machen, the former general superintendent of the free delivery system, additional evidence is Ling put into shape for submission to the grand jury. The cases of alleged forg ery which postoffice inspectors have been looking into in connection with other charges brought against Machen will not ! be pressed, as anticipated some time ago, the evidence not being conclusive and the alleged offense being barred L>y the satute of limitation. Assistant Attorney General Robb, of the Postoffice Department, today submitted to First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne a decision in the money order contract case, which holds that the bid of Paul Herman, of New York, who submitted a bid $45,000 below that of the present con tractors, meets the requirements of law, and that he is therefore entitled to re ceive the contract. This is the case which led to the recent dismissal of Superintendent Metcalf, of the Money Order Bureau and the present i decision has a considerable bearing on Mr. Metcalf’s case, now pending before the President on appeal fer reconsideration of the removal. Mr. Metcalf opposed the acceptance of the Herman bid. Mr. Robb holds that the award of the contract to my other than the lowest bidder in this case would be in contravention of the in terests of the government ar 1 sound pub be policy. He says that the lowest has furnished satisfactory evidence of his financial responsibility and of his me chanical ability. Meeting of the Cabinet (By’ the Associated Press.) Washington, June 26.—The last meeting of the Cabinet before the President’s de parture from Washington tomorrow was held today. Postmaster General Payne was among the first to reach the Cabinet room. Shortly after the members had as sembled former Postmaster General Smith, who took breakfast with the President, was ushered into the Cabinet room. Upon leaving the White House M Smith said that his statement in respor > to the references to himself in the B tow report would be given to the p tomorrow morning. Postmaster General Payne oecupif n siderable time at the Cabinet me* discussing his future plans relativ investigation. In th it can be • r thoritatively that the reports t n t master General Payne contr ifuos r tiring from the Cabinet are f;u ■ has plotted out his future k i i , nection with the investigate hi !e partment and is anxious 1 ; i.-d* it r! ►» President, it is said, has s inn to his own feelings in th y ing that he would per i igu only in the event that tv. > itter of life and death. Nellis S(> u .> -if < . (By the A -oci.-,;. 1 I •*'.) Washington, June 26.-- It In Nellis seed contract suit 1 the (’on t of Claims, an affidavit b’ -m K ley, of Palls Church, Virg *. h;.s be*-a made public, alleging tha' . ’. Nell> of New York, who had th m nut so- urnishing seed, ready for >' -.'but cm the government, two years hr--. .1 that no books were to m tnat the packages should b l .t we* lit. Kingsley w*, :« >• *' i for Nellis, and in his affidavit says that no record books were kept showing .e amount of seeds received in bulk; that he had suggested the keeping of such books, but that Nellis said he did not want them kept. Kings ley says that these books were kept under former seed * distributions. He charges that a great portion of the seeds was put up in light weight packages, that Nellis instructed him to notify the employes en gaged in putting up this seed to let the weights run lig.it. at he knows that these t„Hors - iey also charges that Nellis told hi~i he did not know how' many seeds he had sent out, and that beet seeds were put up at the rate of eighty packages to the pound, though the contract called for sixtv-four packages to the pound * \n at Blowing Rock Burned. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C., June 26. —The Rhodo denron Inn at Blowing Rock was destroy ed by fire night before last. All the guests escaped without injury, though their effects were destroyed.
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