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fTS J vB fen U Air k r i 5 a ti fZ7 VOL. XA 7" O. 252. WILMINGTON X. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1902. PRICE 5 CENTS A- fc IN TIO LATION Kentucky's. Files Charge Against Several Rai?road Companies The Ciplniii AmKm t ! - lnter-.State- Cemmfrcc Co ui in 1 sfon to Invent! feate Th-Np Ftonilr-. Their Contract. .iKreraentN, Ele.. AlleIntv Tfcnt thei Combliiiifion Iteeeutly tion I rit f, Im t'nlawfiil aii'J .Knittnt the IntereMts. of the State The- Ten der? y J to Put 10 n tire Charge ot Freight and I'nunoiiRfr Traflti Into the Hands of it Fen-Tlie Hearing Wilt he Given in DeeeiuUer. Washington, October 20. The Inter State Commerce commission today made public the complaint of the rail road commission of Kentucky against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany, the Louisville and Nashville rail road, the Southern railway, .the South ern railway in Kentucky, -the Southern railway in Indiana, the Cincinnati, New 'Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company, the Cincinnati-Southern Railroad Company and the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad Company, involving allegations of un lawful combination. The complaint asks .for an investiga tion of these roads by the commission, an examination of the contracts, agree ments,, etc., the production of books, papers, tariffs, contracts, etc., the issu ance of subpoenas for witnesses, an in quiry into the management of the bus iness of these roads; an inquiry as to "whether their contracts, etc., constitute an unlawful combination and a . con spiracy to pool the freights of the dif ferent and competing roads and a de vice to enable the roads to divide the net proceeds of the earnings, so as to equalize the earnings of each of them, and the general results of the arrange ments ,J3mdoon thecTrree of the section involved. The complaint says these roads cover all important railroad points and all railroad lines in their territory, aggre gating 25,000 miles of railway with an operating income of over $30,000,000 an nually and charges that J. P. Morgan & Co., have secured practical control and management of the affairs of all these lines. The -transportation facili ties of this territory, the complainc charges, practically will become one system operated by a few individuals and will control the commerce of Ken tucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. The capitalization of the defendant roads is stated to. amount to at least a billion dollars. -One man or firm, with a few associates, .controlling tht "Southern Railway," the complaint al leges, "has now secured control of the stock of the Louisville and Nashville railroad and later of the stock of the Atlantic Coast Line Company and the Atlantic Coast Line Railway Company, and has secured entrance into St. Louis and Chicago through lines by which it would be able to forcably compel oth er lines out of St. Louis and Chicago into that territory to make, rates such as it should dictate and to dictate schedules, terms and rates of every kind to all smaller roads. The com plaint alleges that this purchase, con solidation and ownership means the placing of the commerce of that entire section under the control and operation of a very few men, dominated by the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. It is alleged that the defendant com panies have not filed with the Inter . State Commerce commission as requir ed by law, copies of the contracts, agreement, etc. It is charged that such arrangements, combination, purchase and sale for the producing of what is called a "community of interest" consti tute simply an agreement or combina tion by which all freights of all roads named shall be pooled or controlled or routed, so as to prevent competition. This consolidation, joint ownership and joint control, it is charged, are simplay to pool freights between these railways in such proportion as those' controlling; or managing the combination shall des ignate and so destroy competition. The complaint alleges that as a result, the rates will be advanced, communities discriminated against, and freight will toe routed over one or another of these Sines to maintain increased earnings and create fictitious earnings to give fictitious values. "By this control and S operation, says the complaint, "the commerce of these states will become subject to the dictation of a few indi viduals and by the tremendous com bination of powers thus secured legis lation may be had, traffic impeded, and business destroyed in part of this terri tory. "The object," the complaint continues, "is to place all the railways under the control of a single firm or of a few individuals; to control and manipulate railroad traffic and practically pool the business of all the railroads in all this territory, to produce enormous profits, etc., and to place all the busi ness and products of over sixteen mil lion people In 422,000 square miles of ter ritory under the control and domination of a single individual. The combina. tion, the commission charges, is in vio lation of both the letter and spirit of the laws of the United States and of the several states involved. The inter-state commerce commission will Immediately notify all concerned of the complaint and probably will ar range for a hearing not earlier than December. OF IAW Railroad Commission A FAIR A9 JIST CONSTRICTION. CuiiKreitNniuii Poo in an Interview on Constitutional Amendment. (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, North Carolina, October 20. Your - correspondent asked James H. Pou, Esq., whether it was the policy of the democratic party to enforce th amendment harshly and technically. He said "No, our purpose is to execute the amendment in a just and fair spirit. Every negro entitled to register should be allowed to register. Three classes of negroes are entitled to registration un der the Grandfather clause. 1. Old issue free negroes who voted in this state prior to 1835 and their de scendants. 2. Negroes or the descendants of sucn, who lived prior to 1867 in states which permitted negroes to vote, and who voted in seid states. 3. Negroes born of white mothers. Such negroes are entitled to registra tion regardless of any inability to read or write. Then, every negro man not convicted of felony, a citizen of this state, for two years, is entitled to regis ter, if he can read or write correctly any section of the constitution. We hold that this means what such words ordinarily import a substantial com pliance, not absolute perfection, nor technical and exact accuracy. The mis spelling of a word, when it is plain what the. word is, mistakes in punctua tion, capitals, etc., will not deprive a man of the right to register. Such mis takes are not permitted to avoid a deed, a will or even an act of the gen eral assembly. For generations the doctrine of Idem Sonons has cured such errors". Such trifles should not de prive a man of his vote. The payment of poll tax is a pre-re-quisite for voting, but a man may regis ter who did not pay his poll tax, pro vided he is otherwise qualified. No doubt the enemies of the amend ment would like to see us enfor6e it. in a rigid and harsh manner. They be lieve such a course on our part would, make the amendment unpopular, and that its postion, legally and morally.- it it ever came before the courts, would be weakened. Another thing people should be thinking about is this. After six years this educational test must be applied to the white voter. If we now require absolute perfection from the negro, we will be compelled to then re quire absolute perfection from th white voter. The requirement of per fection in reading, writing and spell ing and punctuation is much more than the framers of the amendment ever Intended to require. A fair substantial compliance with the test is all that should be required. If republicans could show -that wre systematically denied registration to men entitled, some of our members of congress might have ugly .contests on their hands. Our policy is to let every man regis ter and vote who, under a fair and just construction of the constitution, is en titled to register and vote. FIGHT ENDS DISPUTE A Street Encounter Between Prominent People in Pen sacola. Pensaeola, Fla., October 20. In x street fight today growung out .of a dis pute over a law suit, W. C. O'Neal, president of the American National Bank -stabbed Adolph Breeoakut, a wholesale grocer, under the left ear near the large artery, also in the back and on the arm, the wound in the jrck being serious. O'Neal was arrested on a warrant charged with assault with intent to kili and was released o& S5.G0O boncL Greenhut is resting .easy tonight, viut is not yet out of danger. A DRAMATIC INTERRUPTION. Man Supposedly Head Enters Co nr t Room as Case of His Supposed Slayer in Called. Knoxville, Tenn., October 20. While the supreme court was in session in this city to?day, a man claiming to be Silas Hulin entered the court room un accounced and addressing Chief Justice Beard, said: "I am Hulin, who was not killed by Clarence Peak." Young Peak's case, pharging the mur der of Silas Hulin at Clinton Tenn., was about to be called before the court. Peak, who iis the son of a prominent family, had been sentenced in the lower court to ten years in the penitentiary. Peak is now in the insane asylum near here, a raving maniac, caused by this case. Hulin claims that Peak shot an other man, whose name is now un known, and that he (Hulin) escaped on the first train and went to Colorado, from which state he came back here io prove he was not dead. Hulin was a stranger at Clinton at the time of the shooting. THE TRIAL BEGINS! Jury Completed in Moiiieux Caie and Evidence is Taken. New York, October 20 The jury lor the trial of Roland B. Molineux, charged with the murder of Mrs. Kath line J. Adams, was completed today. Assistant District Attorney Osborne this afternoon made his opening ad dress for the state, after which the tak ing of evidence commenced. The As sistant District Attorney after explain ing the nature of different persons, was advancing a theory as to the ef forts at secrecy made by the alleged prisoner, when the court interrupted him saying: "You can tell the jury", Justice Lam bert said, "what you will prove and not the deductions you want them to draw." "I expect to prove these facts, your honor," Mr. Osborne replied. "Very well," ruled the court, "prove them and let the jury draw their own deductions." At the conclusion of his address which had occupied an hour and a half, Mr. Osborne asked for an adjournment until tomorrow morning, which was de nied. He then called Dr. Edward F. Hitchcock, the first physician to see Mrs. Adams after she was taken ill. "The doctor said he saw a "suspicious appearance," in the throat of the dying woman and administered whiskey but without eff ect. He put about one-sixth of a grain of the stuff from the bromo seltzer bottle to his tongue and detected hydro cynac acid. There was traces of mercurial poisoning on Mrs. Adams' lips. Dr. Hitchcock identified a piece of paper as the one that Cornish gave him as the wrapper that enclosed the bottle and holder wrhen it reached him at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. It was admitted in evidence. The bottle holder and bottle were also admitted after the witness said he saw them on the dining table in Mrs. Adams' flat. The witness said he was sure one of the cyanides caused the death of Airs. Ad ams. Dr. Hitchcock said he gave Cornish no antidute for the poison but nitrate of bismith to relieve the stomach irrita tion complained of. Cornish was sick when he reached the street, the air re viving him. - Harry F. Cornish told of the receipts of the poisoned package at the club house on December 20, 1894. It was put on his "desk by one of the clerks. He tore off the wrapper and threw it away. Later at some one's suggestion he pick ed the paper up and wrapped it around the package again. Then he told of speaking of the anonymous gift at din ner that evening and said Mrs. Rogers suggested that he bring it home and give her the holder, the description of which seemed to match the silver on her toilet table. The "trial was adjourn ed until tomorrow. WAR BETWEEN RAGES Trouble Arse Ovoer Attack of a Woman By Several Negroes. Birmingham, Ala., 'October 19 Three white men and eight ; negroes are re ported to have been killed in a race riot at Littleton, La, a little town 25 miles southwest of this city tonight. The number of wounded has not yet been ascertained. A special 'train carrying Sheriff Andrew W. Burgm and 10 depu ties left for the scene ot : the riot. ?The riot is said to have been, caused by a crowd of negroes attacking a white wo man wrho was passing over a railroad bridfe en route home from a visit to a neighbor. As soon as the white citi zens of the town learned rof the attack they immediately began their search for the woman's assailants. The negroes refused to deliver the woman's assail ants and armed themselves to protect their leaders. When the posses arrived the negroes opened fire, killir g three of the officers. The 'deputies returned the fire, kiling eight negroes. Owing to the large number of negroes, who out numbered the whites 10 to 1, the posse was. forced to retreat. The negroes are reported to be in complete possession of the town and have entrenched them selves. The negroes have captured a powder magazine, the property of a coal company, and are strong'y fortified. Birmingham, October 20. News from Littleton, Ala., the scene of the xiotjast night between negroes and white men, develops the fact that everything is quiet there now. the negroes having gone to their homes and no further trouble is apprehended. Ira -Creel, the white man who was re ported to have been killed, appeared in Littleton safe and sounl today, having spent the night in the woods, but Joe Thompson, white, who was seriously wounded, died, while bring brought to this city. Joe Baer, one of the wounded negroes, is doing well and is expected to recover, but Will Tc-lbert. the other negro who was shot and was the originator of the fight is missing and is known to he seriously wounded. Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. 6pecial to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, October 20. The state charters the Farmers' Mutual Fire In surance Company, of Rowan county, C. M. Pool president. It is an assess ment company and has no capital stock. A Loving: Cup for Admiral Schley. Dallas, Texas, October 20. Admiral Schley was presented with a handsome loving cup today. The cup was given by the city and was te tulered to the admiral in short addross by General M. M. Crane.. BIG FIRE IN HAMLET I r Cott n Compress and Ice Plant Destroyed and a Man Cremated. (Special to The Charlotte Observer.) Hamlet, October 19 Fire which broke out at the cotton compress here at noon today destroyed property valued at $200,000 to $225,000 and caused the death of Mr. J. M. Wilson, of Clarks ville, Ga., book-keeper at the compress, and a nephew of Mr. George E. Wilsoi., of Charlotte. - The cotton compress, which was the property of the Seaboard Air Line rail way and was leased by C. E. Johnson, of Raleigh, together with the ice plant, one of the largest in the state, and 2,400 bales of cotton, a vast quantity of bur laps and bagging, was entirely con sumed. The railroad authorities succeeded in saving the car-shed, a short distance away, with engines and a bucket brig ade, and many cars on the sidetracks near the press were saved, but s:x empty cars alongside the press plat form were burned. When the fire started, from a cause as yet undetermined, Watchman Gib son, of Hamlet, was on duty in the middle of the building and says ii threw on buckets of water, placed close by and all around the building for safety, while Mr. Wilson, the book keeper, attached a hos-i and played on the fire, but so rapidly did the flames spread that the watchman cried: "We can do nothing, run for your life." The fire was coming on so fast that the watchman ran thiough the olTice and jumped through a raued window, but Wilson was caught in the flames and burned beyond recognition. His body was found this afternoon , a aonz 5 o'clock within a few. feet of a rcrar en trance to the building. His head, limbs and shoulder had been consumed and only a charred mass remained. He was identified by his watch, keys and his belt buckle. Mr. Wilson was a son of the late James Wilson, of Clarksville, Ga., and was a grandson of the late Harvey Wilson, of Charlotte, and a nephew of Mr. Geo. E. Wilson, of Charlotte. He had only been in Haraict this season, but in his short stay had by his quiet, dignified and gentle bearing endeared himself to our people. His uncle Mr. Chas. E. Johsnson, of Raleigh, will' ar rive tonight. Until then I do not knovv what disposition will be made jf hi.:, remains. The compress covered five acred cf land and in season did-a large business. It furnished employment to about 75 people, , most of whom own homes here. f ljjlsmot know whether the compress -will be rebuilt. ? FATAL S. A. LWREGK Vestibule Runs Into Switch, Striking Two Freight Trains. (Special to The Charlotte Observer.) Rochingham, October 19. This tovvn was excited this morning by a rumbling noise which was soon discovered to be a collision of three trains on the Sea board Air Line, resulting in the death of Flagman Holland and th3 probable fatal injury of Engineer Jim Roberson and a colored brakeman named 'Trump. As the vestibuled train came in from Hamlet it ran into an open switch and struck a freight engine and one: car. This engine in turn struck another en gine which had a number of freight cars behind it .and badly damaged it. The engine of the vestibuled i3 doubtless damaged beyond repair whil the first engine it struck is not quite so bad, but the tender is torn to pieces. The mail car on the vestibule was reduced to splinters. The white passenger car was not damaged very mucn. The mail clerk saw the danger and jumped, and only received a few "fledn wounds. Herbert Holland, of Sanford. flagman on the extra freight, was killed, and Charley Crump, a colored brakeman on the same train, was dangerously hurt. These two men were asleep in their cab. " Jim Roberson, engineer on the vestibule, was also badly hurt, and it is not though either lie or the negro will live. The flagman on the vestibule saw what was going to happen and climbed out the window, while the en gine went down a space of 25 feen on a fill. No passengers on the vestibule was seriously hurt but several wTere bruised and badly shaken up. This was the worst wreck the people of this com munity ever witnessed and many have visited the scene today. Rockingham, October 29. As a result of the wreck on the Seaboard here yes terday, there has been one dead, H. L. Holland, of Raleigh, flagman, and it is thought the other injured will recover. Engineer Jim Robinson, the worst in jured,' has a fractured skuli, but it is thought he will recover. He went down with his engine, which was completely wrecked, and his escape is remarkable. CREDITABLE DRESS PARADE. A. and JJ. Cadets Turn Out for First Tim (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N, C, October 20. Cadet corpg of Agricultural and Mechanical college after five weeks drill had first dress parade today and the ceremony was very cerditably performed. There were 240 cadets in line, with a band of 24. L. D. Boney, cadet major, was in command, while Cadet Bogart acted as adjutant. About one hundred cadets are yet to be uniformed. Uniforms will ar rive Wednesday. Cadets and their and made a tour of Raleigh tonight, celebrating the victory of their foot hall team. MINERS" TAKE NO ACTION Convention Met But Did Not Reach a Vote . o"o the President's Pro posed Plan of Arbitration Over Six. Hundred Oelexntes Were Present. Mont of Whom Were En tirely Free in TheSv Votes The "ou veiition Aluioxt Adntel l'renl dentM Plan of Arbitration. But the Steam Men" l'lea AViix uo Earnest t:nd the Vtite Went Over Till To day. When it Im Aliiiost Certain to Adopt the Plan Iy a His Majority. Mr. Hitehell Makes u SIrt Sneeeh. Committee on Kesolut i e :s Appoint ed hy the President. Vviikesbarre, Pa., Octv;er 20. The anxiously awaited eonven ion of 14.1, U00 striking miners met today, ljut did not reach a vote on the rop'53?d plm of settlement. It ."s exp tl to do so tomorrow. There were 662 dclegau s pref.ent in the Xesbit Theatre where th? conven tion was held and they were empowered- by their local unions to cast S6? votes for or against President Roose velt's proposed plan of arbitration. The great majority of the delegates were uriinstructed, the few who were, being ngrineers, firemen and pumpmen who fear that the 5,000 strikers of those classes may not get back to their old places now held by non-union m?n. This question of the engineers, fire men :md pumpmen o roved the only s.vmbiing block in the way of a'inost immediate adoption of the president's plan, which carries : with it declaring the strike off and a general resumption of work through the 175 mile strip of the hard coal mining region. At one time today it seemed certair that the convention was about to adopt the recommendation of President Mitchell to end the strike, J?ut the steam mensplea was too earnest, the final vote went over till tomorrow, when it is next to certain the vote to declare the strike off will show a big majority for it. The leaders of the strike, except Mr. Mitchell, were hardly heard at all in the convention today, the 'anxious en gineers being allowed to give full ex pression to their feelings.. But tomor row, it is predicted, the leaders will be heard, and one of them, a half district officer, said today there would not be more than fifteen votes recorded against the plan which the president of the: United States has proposed to them and which all the highest officials of the mine workers in this region ear nestly have recommended. There were two sessions, forenoon and afternoon, today and tb net result as regards the progress of the conven tion towards its great object, was t permanent organization with Mr. Mitchell in the chair, his speech laying the president's plan before the dele gates, the eloquent impromptu" speech advocating its adoption, and the ap pointment of a. committee of resolu tions. This committee, as Mr. Mitchell said to the delegates, would prepare a formal statement to the public, tell ing fully and carefully why the con vention decided to continue the strike, if it should so decide, and why the strike was declared off, if that was the outcome of their deliberations. The Question before the convention, when it adjourned for the day was the adoption of the resolution embodied in President Mitchell's opening speech, to call off the strike and leave all ques tions to the president's commission. The surpise of the convention today war; the decision to admit newspaper men to all the sessions, open or execu tive, when even uniort miners, eagerly waiting by the hundreds out in the streets, could not get into the theatre Twice the newspaper men won a vic tory by big majorities. First, w-hen, on a petition from them asking to be al lowed to remain, a motion to grant the reauest was carried; and latr wncn a motion was made to z-econsider the first vote to admit. The ples which won were that the reporters represented the people, that public opinion had helped the strikers and that the best way t get an accurate report of this conventio of immediate and vast national import was to let the press representative stay there on the spot. Even the sug gestion of a press committee of dele gates to give the news to the corre spondents was turned down by the con vention. District President T. D. Nicholls, of Scranton, called the convention into session at 10:20, twenty minutes after the time set for its beginning. On ac count of pressure of business at strike headquarters, President Mitchell was unable to be present until the after noon session; The morning session was taken ut with reports on credentials and ad journed at 11:45 until 2 p. m. The afternoon session began at 2:10 o'clock with only the accredited dele gates and a small army of newspaper men present. The proceedings for awhile moved rapidly. Without any speech-making. Mr. Mitchell was elect ed permanent chairman and national secretary. Just as the cheering for the election of the two officials was ended, President Mitchell walked on the stage. The Instant the delegates saw him they rose en masse and cheered their leader for several minutes. The first question to come up was that of admitting reporters, and when this had been settled, the strike leader began reading his carefully prepared opening address. Mr. Mitchell said In part: "With all the earnestness cf which I am possessed, I urge that you give your approval to the action of your execu officers, who have recommended ac ceptance 'of the proposition that thtr strike be declared off and all men are then to return to work in the iositlons. and working places occupied by them prior to the inauguration ol the strike and that all questions at issue be sub mitted for adjustment by the tribunal selected by the president of the United States. The address was followed with the closest attention by the delegates. At various stages of the reading, Mr Mitchell was applauded, but when he urged the delegates to adopt the recom mendations of the executive boar! to call off the strike and "all men are? then to work in the positions they oc cupied before the strike was inaugu rated," .tremendous appalusf greeted the remarks. The moment lie finished a Wilkesbarre delegate was on his feet and moved that the i ecommendatlon contained in President Mitchell's ad dress be adopted. If this had been act ed uoon at once the strike would have been off and the conventions work done, but those in opposition would not "have it that way. They wanted to and dlti debate the matter until the adjourn ment after 5 o'clock. A Panther Creek engineer was the first 10 take the floor in its opposition to accepting the plan until he and his colleagues had some assurance that they would be rein stated in their old positions. The com panies have said, he continued, that they will not dismiss the men now em ployed by them and place strikers iu their positions. A number of othei delegates spoke along the same lint- . and then confusion resulted over the presence of persns who were not dele gates. President Mitcheil straightened this out by reqesting outsidein to leavt the hall. About half of those present retired. A dozen speeches -were made for and against the question of obtaining spe cific assurance that the ,nen would get. back their places if they i (-turned t work., Finally a delegate arose and asked President Mitchell to express his viewB on the ubjecti Ho -Immediately -re--sponded and made one of the most Im portant addresses he has been calletl. on to make during the past five months. His remarks were greeted with, ap plause. Another delegate made a. speech against ending the strike with out definite assurance of reinstatement and Mr. Mitchell was again called upon for an explanation of the status of the. arbitration plan as It now biands. After further debate on both sides; if was decided to let the question go over until tomorrow morning. A committee on resolutions was then appointed and at 5:18 p. m., the con vention adjourned until 10 o'clock to morrow morning. The committee-n . composed" of the following delegates of' the union: ' President Mitchell, Secretary Wilson. District President Nicholls, Duffy ant! Fahy; Delegates P. F. O'Hara, of Dun more. Adam Rescavage. Plymouth, John L. Jones. Plymouth; James Gal lager, Hazelton; Thomas McElhenny,. Coaldale; Andrew Matty Hazelton; Thomas Thomas, Minersville; Paul Pu laski, Mt. Carmel and Lords Cupp.Tre mont. The resolutions committee met to night and outlined a 3et of lecommen dations to be presented to the conven tion tomorrow. Nothing of tomorrow is given out tonight as to what they will contain. It is prob.ible they will recommend the acceptance of the ar- " bitration plan, that all grievances bt submitted to the comm-sion appointecC by President Roosevelt: that all men who should not find immediate employ ment shall be taken caie ot by the union until they get positions, and tttat organ ized labor throughout the world aivi other organizations and individuals be thanked for the assistance given the mine workers during choir struggle. EDWARD VA TJAl'-l IMMCTED. MilIion:iir 'imrse'l With Payintr liriUv to ti :t Io;v:i.e io Pas Mlit-" iuK Hill. St. Loui. October 20. The millionaire. politician. Edward Butler, was indictecC py The grand jury this afternoon on the charge of paying to delegate Charl3 F. . Kelly, a $47,500 bribe for members of the house of delegates combine. wn passed the ten year city lighting bid. November 28, 1899. The witnesses whos names appear on the back of the in formation are: J. K. Murrell, E. E. Murrell, Georg F. Robertson, Otto Schumacher, Joim Helms, William M. Tamblyn, Joseph N. Judge and George F. Mockler. The last two named are formal wit nesses, Judge being clerk of the present house of delegates and Mockler secre tary of the present council. The other six members are members of the com bine, which included the recipients of the bribe. Butler was later released ont a bond of 120,000, signed by John A Robb. A. and M. iu FiKhtlitK Foot Dalh Game. Roanoke. Va.. October 20. North Car olina A. and M. College foot ball team , defeated the St. Albans eleven here to day b- a score of 5 to 0, dn ona of ther hottest contested games ever seen ora. Roanoke's field. In the last, half there were many choking matches and fist, fights among the players. The police were called to the field. After the game the fist fights were renewed.
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