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♦ ♦ 5 THE.' WEATHER TODAY: { far tha State. | | Fair; Warmer, j Volume LVI. No. 92. Leads ail North Carolina Dailies in Mews ai^Cireuiiation ON THE RACK SHE WAITSTHEVEROICT At Noon the Twelve Be gan Deliberating. THE HOURS DRAGGED Night Comes, Yet the Strain of Sus pense Was Unbroken. With Interest at Fever Heat Nan Patterson and the Public Await the Decision. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 22.—The Patterson jury was finally locked up at 11.30, it being found impossible to arrive at a verdict to-night. Court will not re convene until 10 o'clock to-morrow. Full Story of the Day. New York, Dec. 22. —Nan Patter son. former show girl, spent an anx ious evening in the Criminal court’s building awaiting the result of the deliberations of the twelve men who shortly after noon today were sent to a jury room to decide whether she should be branded as the woman who lived the shot that killed Caesar Young or liberated to join her family. She had exepeted a speedy verdict, and had even packed her belongings and left them in a cell which has been her home for several months, but evening came and the jury went to dinner, and returned to its delibera tions with no sign of what the verdict would be. The suspense of the early days of th** trial when Prosecutor Hand put witnosse after witness on the stand to complete a chain of circumstantial evidence against her, returned, al though outwardly Miss Patterson seemed to maintain the same quiet demeanor that has characterized her from the beginning. A Hi coze of Humors. As the afternoon passed into even ing. various rumors were spread about the Criminal court’s building as to the doings in the jury room. "The jury stands ten to two for ac quittal.” was one of these reports. “One man is holding out,’’ was an other. Some had the hardihood to name the juror upon whose refusal to acquit hangs so much for the former act ress. The fact that one of the jurors af ter the charge of Judge Davis today, had asked that he might take the re volver with which Young was killed to the jury room, gave rise to stories that the jurymen were spending much time in experiments. But all these rumors were but idle talk aparently, for not an authentic hint reached the crowds congregated in and about the Criminal court’s building as to what was actually taking place. Outside Scores arc Waiting. The great interest which the trial of Nan Patterson has attracted was neer evidenced in a more pronounced way than this afternoon and evening. Excluded from the corridors of the court building, several scores of per sons stood outside the main entrance in the slush and snow, and cold to night. waiting for word that the jury had at last agreed. It was a quiet crowd hut needed only the news of a verdict t<> start into a frenzy of excite ment and cheering. in the corridors of the building near Judge Davis’ court were a hundred newspaper men and women keeping a constant vigil and picking up here and there the scraps of information which filtered from no one knew where, con renting juty, defendant, and attor neys. During the evening the lawyers in terested on either side of the case, called at the building but did not re main, having made arrangements to be called in case an agreement was leached. With Fate in tlic Balance. Miss Patterson, after the jury re tired this noon spent the afternoon and evening between her cell in the Tombs and what is known as the "pen” on the third iloor of the court building. Most of the afternoon was spent in the Tombs. As she was led from the court after the jury retired she wit nessed a marriage ceremony between two prisoenrs and congratulated l , them For a moment her face brightened as though she had forgotten her own troubles, but soo nafter resumed its look of sad calm. While she was In the Tombs this afternoon she opened numerous telegrams ar.d letters from relatives and friends congratulating In i upon her defense and expressing the hope and wish that her freedom vus near at hand. One of the mes sages was from her mother, who has tot been able to attend the trial. If said she hoped to have her daughter home for Christmas. This evening after her dinner sin was taken to the “Pen.” where she was joined by her fath**r. who has been constant An his support of his daughter since she was first accused Oi the crime and woh has been her faithful ally and companion every day in court. No ore else saw Miss Patterson dur ing the evening and the fact that she "as taken from the jail to the court indicated that she still expected a ver dict, notwithstanding that the jury bad consumed boors in discussion without t caching a finding. foe ot her counsel was about tlic building this evening hut did not see bis client. 'Hie Mother's Ivcttcr. The abiding faith of the wo man was shown shortly after 6 o’tloek The News and Observer. tonight when she expressed the opin ion that the jury would acquit her. "I almost feel sure I will leave here tonight, for the jury I think will not stay out all night.” When she said this her face was tense with nervousness and in her hand was the missive she had just re ceived from her mother. It read: “Dear Nannie: We look for you to morrow because father sent word that the jury would set you free and semi you. to me tonight. I dreamed last night that you were with us again and it was Christmas day. God grant that the dream comes true, Nannie, and that I will soon have my little girl again.” Watcti’nir the Jury. At 10 o’clock the crowd of morbid ly interested people about the court house gathered on the White street side of the building, where they could see the Httle room hi which the Nan Patterson jury was sitting. This room is on the second floor of the structure and though the curta’ns were drawn any movement made on the inside was plainly silhouetted. Half of those gathered were women, and for a t.me the people v ere quiet. Finally, however, becoming impatient, various cries were set up, directed at the iury-men and this was continued for a long time. The Twelve Deliberating. The jury began Us work of cenTder ic g the evidence about 12:25. At 2 o’clock the twelve men were escorted to a Park How restaurant for lunch and an hour afterward again took up the case. At 7:20 o’clock the court of ficers again opened the jury room and the men went to dinner. The men were a solemn looking lot and during (Continued on Page Five.) TORE ITER LIFE She Was Using a Rapid Fire Gun Cartridge as a Hammer. * (By the Associated Press.) Detroit. Mich., Dec. 22.—Mrs. Thomas E. Barnes was killed today in her home at 203 Pine street by the Explosion of a "one-pounder” rapid i tire gun cartridge which it is sup posed she was using for a hammer in the Christmas preparations for her two baby girls. How the explosion occurred is not definitely known as she u is alone with the children but it is said by friends of Mrs. Barnes that she had used the cartridge for a hammer at other times. The car tridge had been in the possesion of the Barnes family for some time and is said to have been given to Mrs. Barnes by her brother, William Mayhew, a gunner in the United .States navy, and who is thought to be attached to the United States torpedo station at New port News. The woman’s right hand was torn off at the wrist, her left hand was mutilated, part of the cartridge penetrated her breast and cut her heart and lungs and her back was also cut by parts of the shell. Mrs. Barnes had left the children in the kitchen so that they would not see her preparing for the Christmas tree which was to be set up in the archway between the parlor and sit ting room. Evidently she had been re-arranging the curtains of th arch way so that the candles of the tree would not set the curtains on fire, j Using the cartridge for a tack ham mer sh'> was instantly killed by the explosion that resulted. Neighbors found Mrs. Barnes dead on the floor exactly as the spot se lected for the Christmas tree. Mrs. Barnes and her husband bad lived here less than a year, coming here from New York. SEVEN SUFFOCATED Air Shaft Draws Smoke i From Burning Build ing Into Mine. (By the Associated Press.) Boliver, Pa., Dec. 22.—Seven men were suffocated today in the number two soft clay mine of the Hesse-Ham mond Fire Brick Company, near here. The victims were Austrians. There were about twenty-five men in the mine, and all but seven were rescued, though they were all in bad shape and two are likely to die. The cause of the disaster was most peculiar. A small building about 16x20 bunted down at the mouth of toe mine. the air shaft from the working to the surface, some distance in the mine, actede as a sort of fine and drew into the drift the heat and smoke from the fire, tints suffocating tit" men before they could reach the opening. As soon as it could be done, the burning shanty was torn away and rescuers rushed into the mine, but al ready fire had succumbed to the heat and smoke, and others were in a dy ing condition. One more died while on the way out and another after they had reached the fresh air. The men we*'-, not burned in any way. Practically all of the men in the mine were foreigners and those killed were Austrians. The properly loss is trilling not amounting to more than a couple of hundred dollars. it is supposed that the fire was started by -i miner who went out to the shanty to eat his dinner. H<- is thought to have upset a lamp and Ignited some oil. There is scarcely anything a girl en joys more than making a fool of an old man unless it is to be made a fool of by a young one. A nice thing about, being in trouble is how smart you will think yourself to have gotten out, if you do. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1904. HAVE RUSSIANS RETAKEN THE KEY? I Chinese Report Recapture; of 203 Metre Hill. ANOrHER HILL TAKEN Tokio Reports Driving the Russians From an Eminence North of Hous anyentoa on Pigeon Bay. Nothing Thence About 203 Metre Hill. (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, Dec. 2 2.—General Kuropatkin has telegraphed to the General Staff that he has received a report from Chinese sources to the ef fect that the Russians have re-cap tured 203-Metre Hill at Port Arthur, with the vuns mounted by the Jap anese. Kuropatkin’s dispatch, which is dated December 21, also reports fur ther reconnoissances of bothr the Rus sians anJ Japanese but says they were not productive of important results. The weather at the front is sunny and the thermometer registers four teen degrees Fahrenheit. Another Japanese Success. (By the Associated Press.) Toio, Dec. 22. —A dispatch received by telegraph to-day from the Japanese army before Port Arthur says: “The right column of the army at 5 o’cloc this morning taking advantage of the enemy’s excitement drove the enemy off an eminence north of Hous anyentao on Pigeon Bay and occupied the position and at 7 o’clock dislodged the enemy from a height on the peninsula west of Housanyentao. which we occupied, capturing on small gun. After the Japanese occu pation of the position the enemy' made a counter-attack hut was immediately repulsed. At present our occupation of the positions is practically secure." Japan's Warships Far South. (By the Associated Press.) P.ingnapore, Slr.iit.s Settlement. Dec. 22. —Two Japanese cruisers call'd beer this morning and left at noon. They reported that two Japanese bat tleships, two first clas cruisers, two [second class cruisers and twelve tor pedo boat destroyers were nearby steaming West. humimuru Ships Move. (By the Associated Press.) Shanghai. Dec. 22.—A squadron ot powerful cruisers under Admiral Kam iipura has gone South t<> the Ohiuea 1 Sea to meet the Russian Second Pacific j squadron. An Important Capture. (By the Associated Press.) Tokio, Dec. 22. —1 p. m.—The Jap anese troops have captured some ir.i- I portant positions on Pigeon Pay. | CRASH NEAR MONTGOMERY”. j One Man is Killed and Four Persons Are Injured. (By the Associated Press.) | Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 22. —In a j head-on collision between a freight I mid work train on the Atlantic Coast i Line, which occurred eight miles from ! Montgomery, one man was killed and j four persons were more or less seri i ously injured, j The dead: Jim Rhodes, llagman, body cooked under the boiler. Injured: Henry E. McDonough, engineer, skull fractured, in serious condition: Carl Tally, fireman, arm broken in two places: neck nearly broken, badly bruised and burned. Thomas Walker, fireman, toes cut off, caught under engine; C. P. Ward, llagman, arm broken. JAMES O. REAMS ACCEPTS. Position of Co-ordinate Secretary of Foreign Missions of Presbyterian Church. | (By the Associated Press.) Asheville, X. C., Dec. 22. —Rev. Dr. | 11. E. Campbell, of Asheville, chairman jof the committee appointed by the i General Assembly of the Southern ! Presbyterian Church to elect a co-or dinate secretary of foreign missions. I has received a telegram from the Rev. I James O. Reavis. D, D., of Dallas. I Texas, announcing ms acceptance of [|he office of secretary, to which he i was elected by the committee several ■ weeks ago. JUDGE ADAMS RE’iT IINS. Capture of Thieves in Greensboro— Death of Mrs. Kate Lambeth. (Special to News and Observer.) i Greensboro, N. C., Dec. 2 2.—Chief {.Justin* Spencer B. Adams, of the Citi- I zenship Court or the Indian Terri tory. spent yesterday here and left this morning lor Indian Territory, lie stopped here on li its way from Wash ington, where he had been to report to the department, the work of the court, during the two years of its ex istence. .Judge Adams will return to Greensboro to live and resume the practice of law after January Ist. the life of the court expiring December 3 t st. Mention was made yesterday of the robbery by some one Tuesday night of Wilkies restaurant. Yesterday after noon Wilkie found in the* store a bootblacks badge, which the police found belonged to a negro, named Thomas Garland. Before arresting Garland, the officer located his sleep ing quarters and found many articles of stolen property. Garland was ar rested, placed in jail, and will be given a hearing tomorrow. Clerk of tin* Federal court, S. L. Trogden, has resigned his position as custodian of the Federal building here. Postmaster Tyre Glenn, has been ap pointed to the place and has accepted. Rev. J. F. McCulloch, professor of Mathematics at the Adrian College, of Adrian, Mich.,’t rrived last night to spend Christmas with his family here. A movement is on foot to get the various boards of trade here to in vite the Presidet-* to spend a day in Greensboro, when he makes his pro posed Southern t -ip. Mrs. Kate Lambeth, an estimable Christian woman of Oak Ridge, died at her home there yesterday and will he buried at Union Chapel, four miles from here, tomorrow, Rev. S. J. Kirk, officiating. Hhe was a daughter of Samuel Westbrook, a celebrated nur seryman of Guilford county, and sis ter to the Westbrooks, who have made such a reputation in the nursery and trucking business In Duplin county. She was 65 years of age. leaves no children, and survived two husbands, Dr. George Faucette, of Guilford, and Mr. George Lambeth, of Henderson ville. Yesterday afternoon Ed. Brown, col,, of Brown Summit, found when he entered his home, that it had been broken into and robbed of all his clothes, his gun, a watch and sll in money. George Van Hoke, a negro ot Brown Summit, was arrested he*re this morning for the thetf. TOM DEWEY HERE- Spent Last Night With Family in Goldsboro. Will go to New Bern This Morning to Surrender Himself and Stand Trial. The late Southern train that passed through Raleigh at 8:3*1 last night had on it as a passenger a man whose ton gue lias been on ’ very lip in North ■ Carolina during »’»st year— [ Thomas Dewey, former cashier of the Merchants and Farmers Bank or New Bern. He looks older, thinner and is | much broken. His face bears the sign of m**ntal suffering, and die light of happiness has gone from h : s bright eyes. Last night lit* reached Goldsboro shortly after ten o'clock, and spent the night with his family. This morn ing ho will go to New Bern to sur render himself and stand trial upon the eharg* ot wrecking the bank of which he was cashier. Since he left New Bern so suddenly he has been a wanderer upon the face of the earth. In California this month in Teas the next month, and going from one place to another, having no fixed abode. His friends say that he could not stand that life longer. He could not sleep, he could not eat. and regret for the course he pursued weighed so heavily upon him that he i resolv ed to return to New Bern and stand his trial. Nobody expected his return outside his immediate family. The train was crowded from Durham on to Golds boro and the passenger did not recog nize the quiet passenger who sat quiet ly, seemingly loit to the busy scene about him, the merrf laughing and talking of school-bows and girls re turning home for Christmas in marked contrast with his sad return to a home in which he had spent many years of happiness. This morning at eight 'o’clock ex j Cashier Dewey will leave Goldsboro {and at ten o’clock he will reach New i Bern. He will surrender himself to I the sheriff. The case is bailable and j he will probably give bond for his next i appearance at Craven Superior court. The return of the former cashier | was wholly voluntary. He was not | under arrest and no officer of the I law will know that he is in the State I until they read The News and Observer | this morning. The large rewards at j first offered by the bank could not sy i cure his return. The reward offered j by the Governor did not locate him. , He just inn Ic* up his mind to return home, admit his wrong, stand trial, and suffer the mortification and hu miliation rather than spend his days is a wanderer. He is deeply penitent and sorely regrets the steps that led him to the defalcations, but has come to the point where he feels it to be lus duty to stand trial for the offence, THE LAST CENT IS RAID. The Bonded Indebtedness of 810 000 on Greensboro Female College. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, X. C., Dec. V’. —The Alumnae Association of Greensboro Female College, upon purchase of the pioperty. assumed a bonded indebteo ness of $40,000. Every cent of this had been paid off. except a bond for SIOO, vliiHi was strangely not sent in, and could n*»t be located. It cam** in yesterday and tod a.' was redeemed to the last penny, principal and inter est. SHOT DEAD BY HIS OWN GUN. Rutherford College. N. C., Dec. 21. Stovall Hi!], a boy fifteen years old. accidently shot and killed himself to day while returning to the house from a woods near by. While shaking a pile of brush his foot slipped causirm the hammer of the gun to strike a log thus discharging the entire load into his neck. St ova'll was a student of Rutherford College and a verv bright hoy. The college community regrets very much the sad accident. FIGURES OF THE LITE ELECTIUN Decrease in Vote of Near ly Half a Million. POINTS OF INTEREST Among Them May be Noted Thai Roosevelt Received 409.822 Votes More Than McKinley and Par ker. 1.277.772 Less Than Bryan. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Dec. 22. —The official can vass of the votes cast November 8, for presidential electors was completed today when the result was announced in Minnesota. North Dakota and Washington. The Associated Press is, therefore, able to present the first table giving the official vote of all the forty-five States. The total is 13,- 508,496, against 13.968,57 4 in 1900, a decrease of 4 60,078, The ballots were divided as follows: Roosevelt, Republican, 7:627,632; Parker, Democrat, 5,080,054: Debs, Socialist. 391,587; Swallow, Prohibi tionist, 260,303; Watson, Peoples, 114.- 637; Corregan. Socialist Labor. 33,453; Holcomb, Continental Labor , 830. Roosevelt received over all 1,746,768, and over Parker 2,547,578. In 1900 McKinley had 4 67.046 more than all the other candidates and 859,984 more than Bryan. The vote for Roosevelt was 409,822! I more than for McKinley, while that ! for Parker was 1,277,772 less than for Bryan. McKinley polled more votes than! Roosevelt in Alabama, Georgia. Ken- j tuckv, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, | Mississippi. New Hampshire, North! Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, j Texas and Virginia. Roosevelt got; more than McKinley In the other j thirty-two States. Parker received more votes than Bryan in Delaware, j Georgia, Mississippi. New Jersey, New j York. Rhode Island, South Carolina j and West Virginia, while Bryan, got [ more than Parker in the remaining thirty-seven States. Official Vote by States. Tin* following table shows the offi cial vote in each State for the two principal candidates: STATES. Roosevelt. Parker. Alabama 22,472 79,857 Arkansas 46,860 64.4341 California 205,226 89,294 Colorado 134.687 100,105 i Connecticut . . • • 11 1,089 *2,909 ! Delaware 23.714 19,360 ! Florida 8,314 27,046 Georgia 24,003 83,472 Idaho 47,783 18,480 Illinois . . .. . ~ 632,645 327,607 Indiana 369,289 274,345 lowa 307,907 149,141 Kansas 210,873 84,80(1; Kentucky 205,277 217,17 ft Louisiana 5,205 47,708 Maine 64,437 27.630 * Maryland .. .. 109.497 **109,446' Massachusetts .. 257.822 165,746 Michigan 361,866 134,151 Minnesota 216,651 , 55,187 Mississippi .. .. 3,147 53,380 Missouri 321,4 4 7 295,84 7 Montana 34,392 21.773 Nebraska 138,558 51,876 Nevada 6,86 7 3,982 New Hampshire.. 54.179 33,905 New Jersey 245,164 164,566 New York .. .. 859,533 683,981 North Carolina .. 82,442 124,121 North Dakota.... 52,595 14.253 Ohio 600,096 344.674 Oregon 60,455 17.521 Pennsylvania .... 840,849 337,998 Rhode Island ... . 41.605 24,839 South Carolina... 2,271 52,863 South Dakota .. 72,683. 22/102 Tennessee ... . . 105,369 131,653 Texas 50,308 167,220 Utah 62,444 33,413 Vermont 46,682 9,777 Virgina 46,450 80,638 Washington . . . . 101,504 28,098 West Virginia .. . 132,608 100,850 Wisconsin 280,164 124.107 Wyolning 20,489 8,930 Totals 7,628,632 5,080,054 C : ) One Republican elector; (**) highest Democratic elector Party Gains ami Losses. The Republicans made gains over their vote of 1900 in thirty-two States and the official figures show losses in thirteen. The total gains of the Republicans were 738,048 and the total losses 312,- 249, net gain 419.799. i The Democrats polled more votes i in eight States than in 1900, but less in thirty-seven. Their lota 1 gains were 30,792 and the total losses 1,- 291.491, net loss 1,260,690. Roosevelt carried thirty-two States against twenty-eight by McKinley and has 336 electoral vot.es under the ap portionment of 1900. McKinley had 293 under the apportionment of 1880. there having been an addition of 29 ! by the last apportionment. Parker carried 13 States, against 17 by Bryan and has 140 electoral votes. Bryan had 155 under the ap portionment in force in 1900. Watson received his largest vote in Georgia, the total of that State 22,(534. with 20,508 in Nebraska, being nearly one-third of the aggregate 114,637. Barker polled 50.218 in 1900. The Prohibition vote in 1900 was 208.791. in November 260,303, a gain of 51.512. Four years ago the Socialists had an electoral ticket in 32 States and polled 87.7 69 votes. This year they had a ticket in forty-live States and the Debs vote was ,391.587. Tn 1900 over 5,000 votes wore polled in only California. Illinois. Massachusetts, Mis . souri and New York. In November 1 Debs got over 5,000 in California, Illi- nois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas. Massa chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Mis souri. Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsyl vania. Utah, Washington and Wiscon sin, the largest number 69,225 in Illi nu.S. The vote of the Socialist-Labor party in 1900 was 39,944. This year it was 33,453. The Con tinental-Labor party had adherents only in Illinois—really Chicago, where 830 votes were polled. FOR THE FEDERAL BUILDING. Raising Prices for Probable Sites May Work Against Seeming it for Vshev ilie. (Special to News and Observer.! Asheville, N. C., Dec. 2 2. —Through the quiet workings of certain influences there is good reason to believe that the present session of Congress will appropriate before adjournment on March 4th, a sufficient sum of money for the erection of a new Federal court building in Asheville, it is said that the necessity for such a building has been thoroughly' demonstrated and that this necessity will be met and the appropriation passed. It was learned today, however, that there may be one obstacle to the securing of such an appropriation. The ad- j vanc.ng of the price of sites in some; instances double wjrat the land could ordinarily be bought for, may have the effect of causing an adverse report on the hill and thus eliminate for a time being Asheville's chances of securing a new government building. If deferr able sites for flip location of the pro posed building are offered at able prices, it is declared by those in « 'osition to be well informed, that there is little doubt that the appro priation will be secured. II DESPERATE FIGHE His Blade Against Bruin s teeth aud Claws. Marshal R. J. Crawford at Close Quar ters With a Bear Plunges His Knife into Its Throat. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C„ Dec. 22.—News was { received here today of an Interesting and exciting bear hunt in the Smoky Mountains this week, participated in by thirteen sportsmen of the western section of the State, and including Deputy United States Marshal R. J. Crawford, who, it is declared, has killed almost as many bears as the fa mous big Tom Wilson, of Yancey coun ty. According to the story* told here, j the hunters chased a bear into the laurel thickets, where it turned on the degs and a furious fight ensued. During the encounter and before bruin was despatched, two of the dogs lay dead and Mr. Crawford had engaged in one of the* fiercest hand to hand en counters that he had ever experienced. When the bear tnrne* 1 into the laur els the undergrowth \v*»« ;o th 1 ok as to effectually put out of commission fire arms, and Mr. Crawford finding himself confronted by the huge ani mal and unable to use his gun, drew his hunting knife and after a battle of a few minutes, succeeded in plunging the blade into bruin’s throat and then j ending its life with several other j thrusts, TO SACK THE TOWN I i Unless the French Consul and a British Subject Are Given Up. I (By the Associated Press.) Tangier, Dec. 22. —A courier from Alcazar, about sixteen miles north east of Tangier, states that tribesmen have surrounded Alcazar and threaten to sack the town unless the French consul and one British subject are handed over to them. Death of Miss Georgia Casey. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., Dec. 22. —The death of Miss Georgia Casey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Casey, oc curred at the home of her parents on West Centre street yesterday after noon at 4.30 o’clock. Miss Casey was about twenty years of age. She had been confined to her bed for several months past Avith con sumption. and while her death was not unexpected it is nevertheless sad and lamentable: for she was a good ! girl, gentle, kind-hearted and true, j and teas loved and admired by all Avho i knew her for her sunny disposition and beautiful Christian character. The funeral was held from the home this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Revs. E. Tc. Surmt and A. B. Crumpler. officiating. Carthage, N. C.. Dee. 22.—W. J. Edwards, of Sanford, Avas taken kud deniy ill here this afternoon. H** drove over from Sanford and after getting here complained of not feel ing well, and late this afternoon was taken suddenly ill Avith a pain in his left shulder since which time he has been suffering a good deal, and while itis condition is not considered seri ous us yet. he is in a precarious con dition. His son and Avfe have been wirod for and will arriA e by the first train. Mr. Edwards is a physician and the lodge here is looking after his comfort and giving him every pos , sible attention. | THE WEATHER TODAY* | Ear t*ie City, i | RAIN. | Price Five Cents. A CHICAGO BRIDE FOR MR. B. L DUKE A Marriage in Gotham that Surprises Durham, IT WAS SECRET ONE Miss Webb es the Great Western City is Mr. Duke's Third Wife. The Couple Were Wedded Tues day and Have Sailed for Europe. i Durham, N. C., Dee. 22. — (Special.) —News reached here to-day and lata this afternoon was verified, that on Tuesday evening Mr. B. L. Duke, of this city, was secretly married in New’ York, Miss Alice Webb being the bride. They were married, it is said, by Dr. Parkhurst. The rumor is that yesterday morning’ they sailed for ! Europe and will be absent from this country' some two months. The bride, it is learned, lived In Chicago, being the junior member of a firm doing business at No. 112 LaSalle street. It is also said that she is a large owner of Independent Cuban Tobacco Manufacturing stock and owns other interests In this country. Very few people in Durham know of the marriage at this time. The an nouncement will be a great surprise to all, his family as well as other rel atives and his friends. Mr. Duke left here on November 2 3rd, stating that he was going to New York on import ant business matters. Since then noth ing has been heard from him until the news came that he was married. So far as can be learned this evening he has not communicated with any member of his family or with his pri vate secretary, W. G. Brahain. who 1 has charge of his business affairs. As soon as the news of Mr. Duke’? ! marriage reached here your corre | spondent called on Mr. Bramham and i asked him about the matter. “I know nothing directly concerning the mat ter,” said Mr. Bramham. “Mr. Duk» left here on November 23rd, goin* to New York oti important business matters. I went 'with him as far a.* Richmond and he went on to New York. Since then I have heard noth ing from him.” Continuing Mr. Bram ham said: “The private and business transactions of Mr. Duke ai - o open and above board, and while I have never heard of the bride I am satisfied that his usual good business judgment has been manifested in this case. A3 I have not been advised of the mar riage I can neither confirm nor deny the rumor. I represent him in a bus iness capacity and am not supposed to be kept posted as to his family affairs. I have nothing for the press.” An hour after this your correspond ent again called on Mr. Bramham and he confirmed the marriage. He hact been in communication with some friends in New York and these friends wired that the marriage was solemn ized on Tuesday evening. This, Mr. Bramham stated, was the first direct information that he had of the mar riage. His Third Marriage. This is Mr. Duke’s third venture |on the matrimonial sea. His first wife, a Miss McMannen. of this county, died a number of years ago. Later, a few years ago, he was married to Mis»s Minnie W: Woodward, of Chattanooga. » Tennessee. The late divorce proceed ings. at which time Mr. Duke secured divorce by compromise, are still fresh jin the minds of the people of the j State. The divorce was granted on March j 2ith, of this year. There were inti mations of a hard ie°"il fight over ! this matter and Mrs. Duke had em ployed able counsel to represent her. I One of the attorneys was a Congrees i man from California, and he came on ;to Durham to make the fight. Mr. ! Duke had very able counsel. At the | last minute there was a compromise i and an agreed verdict was returned jby the jury. This verdict gave both | a divorce and Mrs. Duke retained the (only child. Woodward. She and the 'child are now at Pasadena, California, i In regard to this matter it is learned | that in order to bring about the corn ' promise Mr. Duke paid to his wife ! tlie sum of $30,000. There is no rec j ord showing this, however. ; The grounds on which this divorce ! were brought were that Mrs. Duke had deserted her husband two years prior to the time of bringing the suit and that she had refused since that time to sign any deeds or papers transfer ring real estate. Mr. Duke is a large holder of real estate and he brought the suit in order to clear title to his property. Considered Very Wealthy. j Mr. Duke is considered a very • wealthy mail. He is a son of Washing ton Duke, the founder of the Duke business that was the nucleus in ferry ing the great American Tobacco Com pany. Several years ago be failed in business but recunerated his lost for tunes, paid off all of his accounts and since then has accumulated large hold ings. He is supposed to be worth a million dollars or more. Mr. Duke holds large blocks of to bacco stock, and speculates on a large scale. Tn addition to this he owns business interests in all parts of the country, being the principal stockhold er in the Keelv Institute at Washing ton, having much mining Interests in Tennessee: owns oil interests in Texas and California, and has property scat tered throughout the western part of the country. Nothing is known about where he will make his home in the future, but it is supposed that I}o will reside here.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 23, 1904, edition 1
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