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r ♦ [ THE WEATHER TO-DAY. { t For the State. ► RAIN. I Volume LVUI. No 29. Leads all North Carolina Dailies in Mews and CSs«Nation YING SHE PLEAD FOR HER SLAYER iomas McCraw Shoots His Mother-in-Law. I FLAM ED BY LIQUOR Held That She Was Responsible (or Troubles Which Had Brought A tout Separation Between Him self and Wife. Meant to Kill Wife and Self. (By the Associated Press.) Wilmington, C., Oct. 12. —Be- ise he believed that she was re msible for domestic troubles be een himself and his wife, leading their separation several months ago, omas A. McCraw, aged 45, an up- Isterer and harness maker, his mind lamed by liquor, today went to the nily home in this city and shot death his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Wright, whom he met on the ■eshhold 01 her kitchen where she s preparing dinner. I'he woman fell back in the arms her ughter, Mrs. McCraw, and n hour later, pleading that iw be not hanged for the little children, who are daughter. d\v was arrested by a police .l a few minutes later standing where he had lired the shot, a smok ing revolver, purchased the day be fore. in his hand. In a note containing sensational charges against the Christian Science religion, which are regarded too fla grant to bo true, it is cleariy indicated that the man not only intended to kill Mrs. Wright, but his wife and himself ab o. As McCraw was taken away to the police station a son of the dead wo man had to be restrained from shoot ing him in the police patrol wagon. THE OFFICERS RE-ELECTED. Two Changes in Norfolk anti Western Directorate. Cassatt is Present. (By the Associated Press.) Roanoke, Va., Oct. 12. —The an nual meeting of the stockholders of the Norfolk and Western Railroad was held in the general office building here at noon today. Eighty-four per cent of the stock was represented, and there were two changes in the board of directors. J. D. Thayer was elect ed to fill the vacancy ocasioned by the death of S. M. Provost, of Phila delphia, and Parker Shortridge, re signed. was succeeded by William G. McDowell, of Philadelphia. This makes iht* board of directors: L. E. Johnson, W. H. Barnes, John P. Green. James M. CreA. Samuel Rea. Henry- Fink, Joseph I. Doran, Victor Morawetz, William G. McDowell. Walter H. Tay lor and J. B. Thayer. After the stockholders adjourned the directors met and re-elected all the officers as follows: President L. E. Johnson; Chairman of Board, Henry Fink; Vice-President, w illiam G. McDowell; Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, E. Halden; Treas urer. Joseph B. Lacey; General Mana ger. X. D. Maher; Comptroller. Joseph W. Coxe; Freight Traffic Manager, T. S. Davant; General Freight Agent. J. R. Ruffin; General Passenger Agent, W. B. Bevill; General Superintendent, A. C. Needles; Purchasing Agent, E. T. Burnett; General Solicitor, Joseph i. Doran. They also endorsed the general im provement schemes of President Johh son and the management was author ized to go ahead with double tracking and add new equipment as needed. President Cassatt, of the Pennsyl vania Railway was present at the meeting and expressed himself as both surprised and pleased with the devel opment in Virginia and the splendid condition of the Norfolk and Western. 'Phis was President Cassatt’s first visit to this section of Virginia. H. C. Frick, the steel magnate, was also a visitor. He is much interested in the coal fields of West Virginia. The Pennsylvanians left at 1:50 for the East. They will go from Peters burg to Richmond, and thence to Washington and home. President Johnson and Mr. Fink left for Cincinnati to attend several meetings of corporations that are a part of the Norfolk and Western. WORKMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH. Young Colored Man Who Voted for Saloons Tries to Kill Himself While Sobering Up. (Special to News and Observer.! VYadesboro, N. C., Oct. 12.—Ed Hammond, a young negro who works j tor Mr. W. T. Brasington, at his brick j yard here, was crushed to death by an embankment of dirt in which he had been digging to get clay, falling on bfiti. * ' John Chavis, Jr., a young colored man. made an awkward attempt at suicide a few days ago. He had been drinking for several days, and while sobering up he got his pistol and shot j himself. He was so nervous, however, that he could not hold the pistol steady and only made & flesh wound. It had been but a few da vs since .he voted for saloons and distilleries. Mr. John Ross, of Liiesville town ship, this county, and Mr. John Shep herd. who lives just across the river, I in Richmond county, went turkey i hunting Tuesday morning. After 1 reaching the woods they separated, ! The Only Newspaper m North Carolina That Has Over 10,000 Subscribers . The News and Observer. and a little later Mr. Shepherd no ticed some movement in the under growth. and thinking it was a turkey, shot in that direction. It turned out to be Mr. Ross, and eleven number . four shot took effect in Mr. Ross’ I body. Dr. Kerr, of Liiesville, dressed I his wounds and he is doing very- well I at present. ACCIDENT ON THE STOCKTON. Two Men Badly Scalded by the Blow ( ing Out of a Tube. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk. Va., Oct. 12.—Michael Maria, chief water tender, and Patrick Saulsbury, second-class fireman, on the United States torpedo boat Stock . ton. are at the Norfolk naval hospital I seriously scalded as the result of an accident on the Stockton while that vessel was out from this yard on a five days cruise. » The two men were in the fire room when a tube blew out and a draft from above caused the men to be scalded by the dry steam which enveloped them and burned by the fire from the boiler w hich was forced out from below. The Stockton was but little injured by the accident. , THE MURDERER CAPTURED. Ilis Family Learn of llis Fate at (lie Hands of the Mutineers. (By the Associated Press.) Pretty Marsh. Me., Oct. 12. —The . identity of Captain Rumill. who, with four of his crew, was murdered 1 in a mutiny on board his schooner Harry Berwind, in Southern waters. [ was today established as Captain Ed ward B. Rumill, of Pretty Marsh, Mount Desert, Maine. He was 40 years old and leaves a widow and two . children who received news of the . tragedy- through press dispatches to , day and were prostrated with grief thereby-. ! STORY OF MURDER Two of the Mutineers Accuse the Third. He Asserts That All the Negroes Were in the Conspiracy. The Three are Held Without Bail. (By the Associated Press.) Wilmington, X. C., Oct. 12.—Her decks and cabins splotched with blood from the fearful butch/A following the mutiny aboard ship early Tuesday' morning off the North Carolina coast, : the four masted schooner Harry A. ' Berwind, of Philadelphia, was tow-ed into Southport today by Wilmington ! tugs. Aboard were the prize rew of l the New York shooner Blanche H. ■ King, who were wanted as witnesses ' against the three negroes shackeled and brought to the Cape Fear quar ■ antine station on Wednesday, charged . with mutiny and murder. i At the preliminary investigation be , fore United States Commissioners Col i Her, of Wilmington, and Planer, of , Southpoiv, today-, the men who , boarded the Berwind told th» story of . conditions on the vessel as they found them, and the prisoners were then [ introduced at their own request. [ They gave their names as Robert Saw yer, Henry Scott and Arthur Adams, , all colored, and under forty years old. I Sawyer and Adame-'emplqyed counsel [ and both charged that Scott did the killing of the five men, with the ex ception of Captain Rumill, who dis appeared before day Tuesday morning 1 in a mannei- of which they knew nothing. Each said he saw Scott shoot the mate on the lee side of the ship and throw his body overboard. Then he killed the engineer and went down the ompanion way. Very soon they heard shots below dek in the mealiey, and a short while thereafter Scott came up again, bearing the body of the cook, a small white man, in his arms, depositing his burden over the rail. They afterwards bound Scott and were steering the vessel as best they could until overhauled by the King. Scott says all the seamen, four ne groes. formed a conspiracy soon after leaving Mobile, September 23rd, the colored seamen feeling outraged be cause of short rations. He said that he killed no one except the negro sea i man found o ndeck, Cokeley by name, and that he killed him in self-de fence. Cokeley hit him with a stick and shot at him while he was bound. He attempted no explanation of why he had been bound except that his companions wanted to get rid of him after the trouble. He said he saw Cokeley shoot the mate and saw Adams kill the engineer. He does not know how the cook was killed as the shooting was below the deck. Scott is a mulatto and is the most intelligent of the four; Adams is also a mulatto and claims to be a British subject from St. Vincent Islands. All three of the negroes were held with- j out bail and are confined in the South- j port jail for the Federal Court in Wil mington in November. Three mem j hers of the crew of the schooner I Blanche H. King are held as wit- I nesses, but will give bond upon the | arrival of the vessel owners tomorrow morning. Upon her arrival in part the Ber wind had lost the foremast, topsail, her rudder was disabled and she was leaking slightly. She has a cargo of lumber. Swallowed by the Belt (By the Associated Press.) Richmond. Va., Oct. 12. —A. Wil liamsburg. Va., special says: The Chesapeake Telephone and Telegraph Company, organized here in ) 1900. today passed into the hands of i the Southern Bell Telephone Company. 'The deal was practically closed last I Saturday. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1905. THIRD SWING OF BALL PENDULUM The New Yorkers Score Nine Runs. PHILADELPHIA NONE The American Leaguers Made One of the Poorest Exhibition of Bail Playing They Have Shown This [ Season. Only One Reached Second Base. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 12. —It was all New York today in the third game for the baseball championship of the world between the National League champions and the American League pennant winners, the visitors scoring nine runs while the home team failed to tally. The series now stands 2to 1 in favor of New York. Mathewsoa pitched another magnificent game, the Philadelphians hitting him for only four singles—the same number of hits they made off him on Monday. Only | one home player reached second base. Coakley, the former Holy Cross Col lege pitcher, received poor support, the American Leaguers putting up one of the .worst exhibitions of fielding they have been guilty of this year on the home grounds. Murphy was the chief offender. lie fumbled three grounders at critical moments and Hartsel dropped a fly ball. The usual good head work of the home players was missing. New York played an easy game. New York started off with a rush in the first inning, scoring two runs, but excepting a muff by Hartsel of Mc- Gann's fly in the third inning, they went out in order in the second, third, and fourth innings. Events of the Fifth. The fifth innings was a distressing affair for the home rooters. Ma-thew son went out on ah easy gfougder to M. Cross. Bresnahan \Vas given a base on balls. Murphy fumbled Browne’s grounder, Bresnahan going to third and Browne took second on the throw to catch Bresnahan at third. Donlin was purposely given four balls filling the bases. Then Murphy fum bled McCann’s easy grounder, Bres nahan scoring. A single by Mertes to right sent Browne home. Dahlen forced Mertes to second on which play Donlin scored and a moment later Dahlen stole second while Coakley had the ball. McGann scored the fourth run of the inning on Devlin’s single. Dahlen going to third. The Philadel phians signals went wrong as Devlin stole second and Dahlen slid across the plate with the fifth run. Gilbert, the ninth man up in the inning, sent a fly to Lord. Powers relieved Schreck behind the bat in the sixth inning. The Eutl of the Contest. Not a New Yorker got to second base after the fifth until the ninth, ! when the visitors scored two runs. Os the thirty-two men who faced Mathew son, nine reached first. Hartsel, the first man up in the first inning, was safe on Devlin's fumble of his ground er. He stole second and was caught; between the bases on Davis’ fielders choice. Seybold got to first in the second on Mathewson’s only base on balls and was forced out. In the fifth M. Cross singled and was left at first. In the seventh Davis singled and was thrown out, going to second after a foul fly had been captured. Seybold singled in the same inning and never got away from first base. In the eighth Coakley was hit by a pitched ball after two were out, and the man who followed was an easy victim. With two out in the ninth Captain L. Cross singles and Seybold ended the game bv striking out. The day was cool and raw for base ball. The receipts were $8,348 and the players share $4,507. The total attendance for the three games is 53,938. and the total i*eceipt.s $40,072. The Story in Figures. The teams will play in New York tomorrow and Saturday. Plank and Powers will be the Philadelphia bat tery tomorrow. Score: New York — AH R H O A F Bresnahan, c 3 2 0 8 4 0 Browne, r. f 5 2 1 0 0 0 Donlin, c. f 3 3 1 4 0 0 McGann, Ist b.. 5 1 3 9 1 0 Mertes, 1. f 3 0 1 ' 1 0 Oj Dahden, s. s 3 1 0 3 0 0 Devlin, 3rd b 4 0 1 0 6 1 Gilbert, 2nd b 4 0 0 11 0 Matliewson. p.... 4 0 11 2 0 Totals 34 9 8 27 14 1 Philadelphia— AH R H O A K Hartsel, 1. f 4 0 0 2 0 1 Lord, c. f 4 0 0 2 0 0 Davis, lstb 4 0 1 10 0 0 L. Cross, 3rd b. . . 4 0 1 2 1 0 Seybold, r. f 3 0 11 1 0 Murphy. 2nd b... 3 0 0 2 2 3 M. Cross, s. s 3 0 1 4 2 0 Schreck c 2 0 0 2 1 0 Powers, c 1 0 0 2 3 0 Coakley. p 2 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 30 0 4 27 13 4 Innings— New York 20005000 2—9 Philadelphia 00000 0 00 o—o Earned runs: none. Two base hit:, McGann. Stolen bases: Browne, 2; Donlin, Dahlen Davis, Hartsel. Double plays: Coakley, Schreck and Davis; Seybold and Davis. Left on bases: New York. 4; Philadelphia. 5. First base on balls: off Mathewson, 1; off Coaklev, 5. First base on errors: ■ New York. 4; Philadelphia 1. Hit | by pitched bajl: by Mathewson. 1: by Coakley, 1. Struck out by Mathew son, 8; by Coakley, 2. Time 1:47. Umpires: Sheridan and O’Day. At tendance, 10,991. Other Ball Games. Chicago, Oct. 13.—The Chicago American League baseball team de feated the Nationals today. Score: R JJ Americans 411 000 001—7 8 1 Nationals 100 000 300—4 13 3 Batteries: Altrock and McFarland; Reuibach, Brown and Kling. Um pires, Johnstone and Connolly. At tendance 11.500. St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 12.—The St. Louis National and American League teams played ten innings so a tie to day, the game being called on account of darkness. Attendance 2*300. Score; R. H. E. Nationals .....000 000 100 0-'—l 3 1 Americans .. . .100 000 000 o—l0 —1 G 3 Batteries; McFai'and and Grady; Powell and Spencer. Boston, Mass., Oct. 12. —The local American League team by winning to day’s game have only to win one game out of the remaining three to take the series: Score: ' R. H. E. Americans 011 210 301—12 14 2 Nationals 000 000 000 — 0 6 4 Batteries: Winter and Criger; Frazer and Moran. Umpires, Emsiie and O’Loughlin. Time 1:45. Two Minutes at Lexington. Asheville, N. C„ October 12. Judge Pritchard yesterday wrote Judge Pritchard yesterday wrote President Roosevelt requesting that he make a stop of two minutes ar Lexington, and this afternoon Judge Jfritcliard received a wire message from Wm. Loeb, the President’s private secretary, saying that the re quest had been granted. ED MEET OLD NICK Holton May be Ready by the 24th. Judge Hays Says He is Simply Worn Out by Overwork. News and Views of North Carolina Bankers. i (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, D. C., Oct. 12. —Judge A. B. Hayes, solicitor of the Internal •Revenue Bureau, who was at his desk in the Treasury Department this morning, having reached here from Greensboro last night, says that Dis trict Attorney Holton is simply worn out from overwork, and will take a complete rest until October 24th, when he will have charge of the prosecu tion of the Nick Williams distilling case, which Judge Boyd is utterly un willing to postpone any longer than that date. Judge Hayes was much pleased with the courteous manner in which ex- Governor Aycoek and other eminent counsel for the defense in the Sam uels case, discussed its postponement to a date which would enable Mr. Hol ton to handle the prosecution. Indeed he states that owing to the delay, caused by Mr. Holton’s breakdown, the case could not have been finished this week, as had .been agreed upon by counsel even had Judge Hayes ta ' ken it up on Wednesday, which would have seriously interfered with other engagements of Governor Aycock. Judge Bynum and Judge Boyd, and would have postponed important cases ( in the Federal and State courts. Judge Hayes says there is not a shadow of doubt that the Samuels’ case and others which should follow, as a result of re cent indictments, will be called for trial in January and be disposed of, and he thinks that Mr. Holton will certainly prosecute all these cases alone, but he will, of course, aid the district attorney if the Department of Justice decides that he requires aid. He believes that Mr. Holton will, by taking complete rest until October 24th, be able to handle the case at that time without assistance. Upon being asked whether Mr. Hol ton’s term would expire in January, as has been asserted, with the prob ability that he would not be reap pointed, Judge Hayes said that he was not sure that Mr. Holton’s term would expire soon, but after looking up the matter, found that he had been ap- i pointed January 13th, 1902. While re-I fusing to discuss the matter of Mr. Holton’s reappointment, he did not appear to have any doubts that the present district attorney would han dle the cases set for January next. Loeb Admires Fair Edition. Although it *was a very busy hour ] with him today, when your corn - spondent handed him a copy of the Fair edition of The News and Obser sei\ Secretary Loeb stopped for a mo ment to admire the excellent picture of the President and to glance hur riedly over the poems beneath it. He expressed much pleasure at receiving this copy of the big North Carolina newspaper, and said that he would hand it to Mr. Roosevelt, who will doubtless have something to say in regard thereto when he speaks at Ral eigh next week, as Mr. Loeb says ne is saving his remarks about the South and her people until he speaks to them on their own soil. President J. G. Brown, of the Citi zens National Bank, Raleigh, was to day elected a member of the execu tive council of the association. “Joe” Brown is one of the most prominent North Carolinians at the convention and stands high in the National asso ciation. Another prominent member from the State is J. O. Ellington, formerly bank examiner for the State, and now (Continued on Page Five.) SUBSIDIES FOR SHIP BUILDING The Bankers Association Favors the Law. THREE FOURTHS VOTE The Currency Committee Submits its Report. Fletcher ot Little Rock Op- I poses Subsidies and Refuses to be Silenced While Extolling the South. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 12. —The Ameri can Association of Bankers today put itself squarely on record as favoring 1 government subsidies for the upbuild ing of the American Merchant Marine. Resolutions reviewing the growth of American commerce and the decline in American shipping and pledging the association to throw the weight of its inlluence towards the enactment of a ship-subsidy law were presented by the executive council of the associa tion and adopted by a rising vote, in which it was estimated that three quarters of the delegates took the affirmative side. Robert J. Lowery, of Atlanta, the author of the resolu tions, spoke in their favor. Mr. Fletcher, pres.dent of the Ger man National Bank, of Little Rock. Ark., opposed “subsidies” for any American industry. This declaration evoked the first applause on the sub ject. He hoped the resolutions would be defeated. Upon a rising vote the resolutions were agreed to. The resolutions recite that the mem bers of the association are deeply in terested in the commercial and indus trial interests of the whole country; that it favors and most respectfully urges upon Congress the passage of some measure to foster and encourage the upbuilding of the American Mer chant Marine; that the ship-subsidy measure which haj received the con sideration of Congress is favored; thtyt members of the association, recom mend and urge upon their respective Senators and Congressmen the neces sity of action; and that as an associa tion, Congress be memorialized with a copy cf the resolutions. Currency Committee’s Report. The report of the currency commit tee was received, but no action taken thereon. The report followed sug gestions made yesterday by Secretary Shaw in his address before the con vention for an emergency currency. Former Representative Pugsley, of Peekskill. who submitted the report, expressed the opinion that Congress would enact fimficial legislation should the bankers present a united demand for some specific measures. The report outlined several changes in the system, which it might be advisa ble to make by legislation. It was given as the opinion of the committee that such provide that United States notes of legal tenders should be retired if prac ticable. Also that a sufficient re serve fund should be set aside in the United States 'Treasury to provide for the redemption in gold of about $600,- 000,000 pf silver outstanding; that the Secretary of the Treasury should ] have discretionary power to deposit in the national banks such portion of the surplus fund in excess of $50,- 000,000, whether derived from cus toms receitps or internal revenue as he may deem proper, to prevent ab sorption of money by the treasure the issuance in times of great financial stress of supplemental currency, along the lines suggested by Secretary Shaw, so as to appear identical with the present national bank notes, but heavily taxed so as to secure its re tirement as soon as stringent condi tions had passed; this currency not to appear as any new form of money, but to be guaranteed by the govern ment. and banks holding fifty per cent of the capital in government bonds to be permitted to issue the supplemental currency in limited amounts. An address by Walker ill, president of the Mechanics American bank, of j St. Louis, on the practical benefits of j membership in the American Bankers Association, was delivered. Five minutes description of the business prosperity of different parte of the country were indulged in by the convention for a half hour, when ad journment was taken until tomorrow morning. The convention was invited j to meet in Detroit. Mich., in 1 907. ! | No action was taken. An amusing incident in the discus- j sion of business conditions was oc- j casioned by the refusal of Mr. Fletch- i er, of Little Rock, Ark., to discon- ! South at the end of the prescribed j time. The convention good naturedly j voted him off the floor., only to have him interrupt the next speaker and continue his own remarks. PROGRESS AT ME BANE. White Furniture Company ami Other Industries Pushing tlu* Town Forward. The Schools. (Special to News and Observer.) Mebane, N. C.. Oct. 12. —Prepara- tions are now being made by the White Furniture Company, the Meb ane Bedding Company and the Conti nental Chair Company to have some of their product at the State fair, which will give the public an idea of the fine grade of goods that is being turned out of their mills. Each fac tory shipped several car loads of their finished product during the last week and more hands could be used if they could be obtained. Mr. J. M. Warren, of Caswell county, is erecting a new livery stable here, and will reside here with his family. Steam was turned on for the first time Monday in the three large dry kilns recently erected by the White Furniture Company. These kilns are said to be the largest in the South, and will hold thirty solid car loads of lumber. Contracts will be let at an early date by the Mebane Land and Im provement Company for three or four new houses. The demand for dwell ling houses is greater at this time than it has ever been, and several families who wished to locate in Mebane had so go elsewhere. Mr. M. A. Glazebrook, vice-presi dent of the White Furniture Company, 1 spent Monday in town. Mrs. E. F. Clay, of Lexington, Ky., is spending the winter with her son. ; Prof. J. Scott Clay, of Bingham School. The patronage of Bingham School this year is by no means confined to the State of North Carolina, there be ing students from Missouri, Arkansas. West Virginia, Nova Scotia, and Cen tral America. The Bingham Band is practicing a while each day and making rapid Improvement. For the past week a very interest ing protracted meeting has'been held at the Methodist Protestant church of this place by Rev. W. D. Foreman, assisted by Rev. Mr. Andrews, oi Greensboro. Quite a number were added to the church. Monday night the meeting was brought to a close, and the services at that time were conducted by Miss Wright. The graded school is being well at tended by ihe children of the town and community, and all are well pleased with the excellent way the work is being carried on by the com petent corps of teachers, consisting of Misses Mebane, Jones, and Craig. RESULTS OF RACES Some Fleet Heels and Enormous Crowds. Cashier of Citizens Bank. Reidsville. Loses or is Robbed of Three Thousand Dollars On a Crowded Car. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 12. —It is estimated that thirty thousand peo ple visited the Central Carolina Fair today. Business was entirely sus pended in the city. There were many attractions besides the excellent ex hibits and racing began at 11, lasting until 6 o’clock. Rain yesterday made the track too heavy for racing and double races were on. The track was in fine or der, byt a stiff breeze prevented rec ord breaking. The results of the races are as fol lows: 2:27 trot, S3OO purse, Billy Gorm ley (Jay Gormley owner) disqualified; Lady Herford (Cy S. Smith) 2:22; Nutler (Nicholson) 3:33; Bettie Jones (D. Wilcox) 1,1. 1. Time 2:25 1-2. 2.23 1-4, 2.25 1-4. 2.30 pace, purse $300: Billy Jack son (George Perry) 4,3, 2,2; Car olina Agnew (T. M. Arrosmith) 3,1, 1,1; Malzia (C. Dyer, 2,2, 3,3; Maude Adams. 1. (drawn. Time 2.31 1-4, 2.34 1-4, 2.32 1-4. Three-eighth mile dash, 2 in 3, purse $300: Pernilia (H. C. Breck enridge) 3 , 2; Postmaster Bailey (G. T. Perry) 5. 4; Run After (W. J. Jimison) 1,5, 1; Cabin Bov. 2. 1,2; Marsailes, 4. 3. Time, 1,3, 12, 1, 2. 2.19 trot or pace, pure $500: Bon aparte (W. White) 4. 3. 3; Jim Bay ard (Nicholson}-2, 2. 2; Ferris( C Dyer) 3,4, 4. Time, 2.27 1-2; 2.30, 2.27 3-4. Free-for-all trot or pace, pure $300; Conroy( M. H. White! 1.1, 1: Mary Dell (Nicholson) 3,3, 3; Sadie Temple( Sparehouse) 2,2, 2. Time 2.22. 2.20 3-4, 2.20. Very little work of pickpockets has been reported. The biggest loss heard of was by Robert Lee Watt, cashier of the Citizens Bank. Reidsville; and it is not yet certain that he was robbed. He rode to the fair grounds in a crowded car and lost over $3,000, ten dollars cash, three hundred dol lars check on Gi-eensboro National Bank and a certified check for $3,000 on a New York bank. His purse was in his hip pocket over which was a winter coat. One other loss of S2OO is reported, all others being for small amounts. TWO DEATHS YESTERDAY. Tlieri' Were Fifteen New Cases ami Three New Foci. (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, La., Oct. 12.—The of ficial report of the yellow fever in this city up to six o’clock this after noon shows: New cases, 15; total to date, 3,261: deaths,' 2; total, 419; new foci, 3; cases under treatment, 164; cases dis charged 2,6 78. SCHOONERS IN COLLISION. The Harris) Has Her Bowsprit Carried Away by ail Unknown Vessel. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk, Va.. Oct. 12. —The schoon er General Levi Harris was in collis ion near Lambert’s Point today with an unknown outboutnd schooner and had her bowsprit carried away and her foresails torn from the rigging. The schooner that struck the Harris was coal laden and proceeded to sea uninjured. The Harris was bound from Pinner’s Point' to Newport News and was towed here for repairs. The collision was unavoida \ THE WEATHER TO-DAY. 1 For ilie City. + ♦ RAIN. ♦ Price Five Cents. GOOD RACESATTHE FAIR ARE ASSURED Fleetest Horses in Two States to Run. PURSES lARE LARGE Five Horses Mnst be Entered for Each Race. Trotting. Pacing and Run* ning Races With the Best Blood in Virginia and Carolina. The race entries of the North Caro lina State Fair have been prepared for publication by C. G. Fox, of Phil adelphia, .clerk of the course. The list is excellent, and all the classes have filled except the 2:18 trot. Ac cording to the published conditions five horses must be entered for each race, and there must be at least three to start. In the 2:18 trot there are four entries, and the horses will be permitted to go by and additional en trance fee being paid, so as to be in accord with the conditions. It is possible that an entry or two, which may have miscarried, will still be re ceived. All entries mailed prior to 11 o’clock last Tuesday night are eligi ble. A letter was received, which had been mailed at Greensboro on Tues day. that simply contained a scrawl in lead pencil in these words: “1 will also enter ‘Bettie Jones’ in some classes. I want three starts for the two horses.” This is supposed to have been writen by a horseman who filled out an entry blank, and neglected to enclose it in the letter. Clerk Fox has been unable to put the ho— " Bettie Jones’’ in the list, as ther nothing to go by as to the classes which the entries are intende whether for three trotting or th pacing classes. The sender of the ter will, no doubt, turn up next we when he will be given the opportur of rectifying his mistake. This v give two additional entries for each the three trotting classes, and tl fill the 2:18 class, which lacks o entry of the number required to fill .... As tlie entry list now stands there are six horses named for the 2:22 trot, six for the 2:17 pace, ten for the 2:35 trot, seven for the 2:21 pace, four for the 2:18 trot, seven for the 2:13 pace, six for the 2:27 trot, and five for the 2:27 pace; besides five, four and six entries respectively for each of the running races. This is a very excellent showing and ensures good races. In the list will be found some fast ones, including “Mary Dell,” the chestnut mare that established the record of this track (2:16) one year ago. Other good ones are “Minnie Thompson” (2:17 1-4), and “Sadie Temple" (2:18 1-2), the Roanoke (Va.) horses that are great rivals. These horses have had several tilts this year, and are expected to race here for blood. Either one of them can break the track record. “Fleety J,” another Roanoke horse, is a green four-year-old, that has al ready obtained a mark of 2:21 3-4, and is said to be capable of going consid erably below her mark if hard pushed. The city of Roanoke in Virginia, since the construction of the new race track and training course there in 1903, has become a great headquar ters for horsemen. It is pleasing to know that the best horses which have been trained on that track will be seen here next week. In addition to the running horses of the Jamisons, at Roanoke, the same horsemen will bring a number of colts of running stock, and arrangements are being made for several gve-eighths of a mile dashes by them which will prove one of the greatest drawing cards of the Fair, ‘ ' * The names of some of the horses will strike one as peculiar, but none more so than that of “Tearoleon.” This is not a case of mis-spelling, as some .might suppose. The Tyrolian Alps of the St. Louis Exposition re ferred to the valley of the Tyrol in Austria and Switzerland; but “Tearo leon” is a word compounded from the hnimal’s pedigree, the sire of the horse having been "Red Leo,” and the dame, “Tea Rose.” “Butcher Boy” was formerly driven in a butcher wagon in Pennsylvania, and sold originally for a mere song. He was found to be a speedy, animal, dnd has been several years on the raee track. “Billy Gormly” is named after his owner. “Conductor Corbett” bears the name of a well known con ductor of West Virginia, on the Nor folk and Western railroad. “Quick” is a very good name for a horse, but "Clam” Is a slow one. The latter re fers to a production of the coast, and to oft-set it there should be one named “Tar,” another North Caro line. production. “Mary Del” is a compound of Mary land and Delaware, the horse hailing from Baltimore. She holds the track record. Mi. C. G. Fox. the clerk of the course, is here to stay until the races are over. He is getting out the mo 4 attractive program and official score card ever seen at a Southern race track, and it will be issued daily as a Roosevelt souvenir of the great North Carolina State Fair of 1905. Colonel Robert Hough, of Balti more, who will be the starting judge next week, will not arrive in Raleigh until next Tuesday morinng. He is a veteran turfman.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Oct. 13, 1905, edition 1
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