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51 Tfoe Paper in North Garotina Mao Over HH90S0 QdsbcGFibQ OA Volume LXXXIV. Ko. 2. RALEIGH, N. THURSDAY MORNE 6, 16, Price Fire Cents.

News Qfee 4j Dal IS In News smd eawf all Nci.ih Carolina ai LARGE VIEWS IF YIELD IF CUTIS Theodore Price Expects It to Be Doubled. FIGHT ON EXCHANGE The Burden of price's Speech Relates to His Suit Against tbe New York Cotton Exchange He Is Ambitions to Reform the Institution. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa. May 15. More than one thosand delegates, and pos- slly double that number of visitors to its much heralded suits convention of the American Cotton American Tobacco Company, acMfrt-Manufacturers' Association', arrived in 10 information here in ton.

For the past two years this city yesterday afternoon and last k. nK. tmmt Kiirll i- nignt. ine delegates ana visitors are charged with operation in restrain of from all sections of the contry. 1 Federal and International trade.

Have Theodore Price spoke at length at- been under investigation by ttumdd-tacking the methods of the New York partment of Justice. Henri I W. Cotton Exchange. Mr. Price viewed Taft.

a brother of the fecretarj) of the future of cotton production in this War first had charge of the through glasses of large mag- tion. but it la in the.han of nlfying power. He said: i former Assistant Attorney Gef Jral "Sometimes, gentlemen, I indulge, in MacReynolds. who. it is unders.jod.

day-dreams, and today I have a vision of the United States twenty years hence, when we shall be producing a cotton crop of 20.000,000 to 25,000,000 bales, and American spinners alone will be consuming from 10,000,000 12,000,000 bales. It will 1e necessary that in order to secure the selection that they require, there shall be carried in some great market all qualities of cotton ready for prompt shipment, north or south, east or west. There will be great cotton warfhoii'-s in New York where the segregation of the various grades of cotton in sizeable lots, will be made, and sample rooms where the samples of that cotton can be promptly iivwn. It is entirely within the range of possibili ties, under such conditions, tiia a. s-tocfc uijwt of cotton of at least a million bales.

should be carried in New Yrk, and that spinners, with such a wid selection to choose from, should daily ga there to buy it. If the New York Cot- ton Exchange contract be pu' upon a basis that enables it to-maJntafh 5' Jtjst slight ft Jury- Lef 4 8 years old and leaves a wit slx children. Mr. Ernest Go? fi. general manager of the Gre jf Electric; will )eav 1rrow, accompanied by Mrs.

ich" and two children, for lebo to spend the' summer. Mr. Gozenbach w'll come back about once a month to look into the management of the company, which, during his absence, will be in the hands of an executive committee of the heads of deportments consisting of Messrs. Russell, Hammet and Fra- i zler. The parties who control he Greensboro Electric plant also control the electric plant at Sheboygan and Mr.

Gozenbach while at Sheboygan I will give the most of his attention to' the system there, receiving, however, regular reports from here. Deal in Electric Plant. It developed here this afternoon that W. T. Vanbrunt, close to Harri- man, of New York, D.

Allen and soctates have purchased the Greens- boro Electric Company with their holdings and in a few days will take over the same. The company has a monopoly here of street car, electricity, lighting, gas and power plants. Tn new owners acquired some time ago the franchise for a railway from High Point to Greensboro, and have been at work constructing the line from High Point to connect with the company's steam road from Thomasville to Glendon. The plan is to connect Greensboro and High Point by electric road. The purchase of the Greensboro plant makes the enterprise a certainty.

Mob on Lynching Bent Circumvented by the Jail Officers. (By the Associated Press.) Darien, May 14. A mob of about 100 men came to Darien from Glenville with the avowed purpose of lynching the negro Lee Holmes, who killed E. A. Sands, of Glenville, at Darien Junction last Saturday.

The authorities, however, had been apprised of the intent of the visit and last night took the prisoner to Brunswick for safe keeping. After looking through the Jail the mob returned to their homes. Militia Guarding the Prisoner. Brunswick. May 14.

Th militia ia in charge of the Jali to pro- tect negro, Lee Holmes, charged with killing E. A. Sands at Darien Junction Saturday night. Sands was a prominent white man. A crowd of armed men is reported to be coming here from Darien' and Glenville.

WOODMEX ELECT OFFICERS. E. B. Ijewla, of Kins ton, is a. Member of the Board of Managers.

(By the Associated Press.) I Norfolk May 15. The Sov- ereign Camp Woodmen of the World in biennial cohventlon here today elected the following officers for the PAmniiiniK, Root. Omaha. W. A.

Dallas. Tsxas; banker, Morris Shepperd, Texarkana, Texas; clem, John T. Yates. Omaha. escort, H.

F. Slmrall, Columbus, watchman. W. B. Jewell, Manchester, Iowa; sentry, D.

E. Bradshaw, Little Rock, Ark. 'Of the board of managers, N. B. Maxey, of Muscogee, I.

T. e. C. Farmer, of Mount Carroll, J. E.

of Kansas City, L. Q. Rawson, of Cleveland, Ohio; T. E. Patterson, of Chattanooga.

and E. B. Lewis, of Klnston, N. will be elected without opposition, but for the seventh member of the board, made vacant by the death of C. K.

Erwin, Milwaukee, there is a spirited contest between Wm. P. Thompson, of -Columbus, Ohio, and E. D. Campbell, of Detroit, Mich.

GONE TO ALABAMA. High Point Minister and Others Will Attend the Southern Presbyterian Assembly. (Special to News and Observer.) High Point. N. May 15.

Rev. W. L. Siler, of the First Presbyterian church of this city, left this morning for Birmingham. where he will attend the meeting of the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church, being away until May 25th.

Mr. Siler ffoes as a commissioner from Orange Presbytery. He was accompanied by Rev. D. Clay Lilly.

D. of Winston, and ruling elders A. H. Solases. Greensboro, and S.

Strud-wick, Hillsboro. The closing of Liberty Institute at Wallburg, is announced for May 2 4 and 25th. The annual address will be delivered by Congressman W. W. Kitchin, of Roxboro, N.

C. DAMAGED A CENTS WORTH. BHD FLOWN i I i 1 relation to the real value of all graisiJ04, was at the White House -tujav el JUMP ONTO BUCK The Tobacco Trust Hear Thunder. if. ill It DISSOLUTION THE IM Henry Gassawfty Davis MakesfVAn- 1ft other Effort to Inflate a Boq yi for Judge Gray, Who Bolted Bryan in 1906 An Im- f' possible Nomination.

By THOMAS J. PENCE. "Washington, D. May government Is about read yto lticU iwu According to Representative -lhn Wesley Gaines, of Tennesseeiffirho has been co-operating with theOe-partment of Justice in the development of evidence, criminal as we as civil suits will be r'he proceedings, which will be brought in New York, will includ-J an injunction with the object of dlstdlv- Mft WOW Mr. Gaines, who Is satisfied fhat the government is In earnest tH I Its fight against the tobacco trust, jay criminal proceedings wiu.oe tnsti itea against Thomas F.

Ryan and bes B. Duke, the president of the At rl-can Tobacco Company. Washlri.tou has heard. for some weeks that th tw trust magnates whom the presid it mOBt anxious to have punlahed'Jar E. IlJ: Harrlman, the railway tt an cle and James B.

Duke, the tobgieco King. I5oItT Not Available. Dho ci-atld vice-presidential cahdldfaH tin and went' on record as the nomination of Judge George Grajjjfor the presidency. Mt Davis I see it at this time Judge Gray best man the Democrats can while he conservative, he regressive and stands for the things '-he people desire A great C3n -fix- tion of- miners Is shortly to Jd at Pottsvillei for the purpM Dooming Air. uray ror tne presitle Although Judge Gray's nam fias been mentioned several tlmea 'eceWiy this connection, he la not regaled eligible by the Democratic l-aers here for the Important reason lliaf tie i ru I "STIUII iilllf pari OI 'PI'S week, and will have a conference fijgth President Roosevelt regarding thcfp-litical situation in North Canilgg.i.

Mr. Mebane. it is understood, is pleased with the report that Chaoes J. Harris, of Dillsboro. has by Secretary Taffs polllHi! managers to look after the e-reiaH's Interests in North Carolina.

ir. Mebane had no comment tol make 5 the Adams-Butler controversy. jr: II HI -l "arr18- "Doro. nas oeenrrfe- W1ULU KILL 17 Confession Made by Olfb of the Plotters, rg- A Soldier Took Large Sum of Motiy to Assist in the Murder of -If, Nicholas Took Fright and Told of the Consplrncy. the Associated Press.) si St.

Petersburg, May 15. A terrijfe list conspiracy directed against tftfc lite of Emperor Nicholas, the exlstetgS of which has been suspected for sou' time past, has been levealed by tl5 arrest at Tsarskoe-Selo of a soldier the guard regiment, who today c4j fessed to the acceptance of a latfji money bribe to assist in the murder: his majesty. According to the detalu of this plot, the existence of which hiif 1 MM oeen connnnea oy one or me nignf-, officials of the court, susnlclon was rected to th jsoldi'er by the he was seen to have. In his possession! considerable sums of money. The ma was placed under -Whef he noticed that he was being ed he became panic strlcKehramt untarily made confession, 'afttU All the threads of conspi which is radically different fro former attempts of this a 10J yet in the hands of the secr service men.

A few-tinderlinlngs been apprehended but the. real Inst gators of the crime and. tjie men, wh j'-jf furnished the blood money have n3 yet been identified. The police, officials refuse either tr affirm, or deny thevstorj', and 'IlraM themselves to stating, that there -is nSi' indication that the men: arrested week1 -occupied with the re-o conization of the fighting bands oNY' the revolutionists -which the police suesrti'' ceeded last year in', breaking upv ariSfe that the authorities of the present conspiracy must be sought out-side St. Petersburg.

TEDDY ABIUT 1 1 I a I I af of of cotton, there is no reason why this business should not center In New York, and the rxchang become a community of cotton engaged in "the handling of the article itself, and making in the proilj as le- I gltimate intermediaries insiai of at Dresent a community of men. whose i r-t ii-tt nro pnnfinii th ronidir- atlon of abstractions, and trinsac- tions in mythical obligation, which in their essence contemplate no commer- cial consummation. "To this end. gentlemen, I am work- ing. and shall continue to work.

It i not ETpnerallv aoureciat.l ixit. a I a matter 01 ract. 1 nave inei pennant of Rear Admiral Evans, commanding the Atlantic together with the battleships. Ohio, Iowa. Indiana- and Rhode Island, sailed today.

The Varese and Etrarta. under command of the Duke De Abruzzi. go to League Island navy yard. Philadelphia vhrre -they will remain for a week. From Philadelphia they will go t3 New "York for a stay of eight days.

They will return to Hampton Roads June 8th. 1 and remain until after President Roosevelt's next visit to the James- town Exposition. June 10. sailing, on June 12 for Boston and later returning; home. MIDSIIIPMAX'S LEG BROKEN.

Young Man at Elizabeth City Hurt by a Horse Fallinjr on Him. Elizabeth City. N. C. Mar 15.

Midshipman A. Pendleton, of the Naval Academy. Annapolis, Mil- who has been home on an extended furlough, while out horsebaok riding Monday afternoon broke his leg. 4 Mr. Pendleton, in company with a lady, was ridinsr in Road street, ne.vr I the otTlco of Mr.

Lumsden. In pulling his horse in order to avoid running Into I a lady who was crossing the street, the horse fell. Mr. Pendleton's leg was caught between his body and the curb i stone with such force as to break both bones. The injured tcpti vas taken Into the office of Dr.

Lumsden. who set the broken member. He was then carried to the home of his mother. Mrs. Rose Pendleton, lh West Church street.

His Presidential Boom to Be Launched in September. (Special to News and Observer.) Albany, N. May 15. Announcement was, made br Max Ihmsen this afternoon that Hearst's Presidential boom would be formally launched at a national conference of the Independence League In New York City early In September. In a speech at Schenectedy last nlghtTDemocratic State Chairman Con-ners renounced his allegiance to Mr.

Hearst In these words: "Last fall I thought the best thing the Democratic party could do. was to nominate William but that was last fall, Weelected the rest of Hhe ticket, trort fhre people-efr New Yorfc State still want a Democratic Governor, and we are going to give one to them. RAILROAD TO IffDE. Citizens of WashiiMrton Sphscribe Liberally to Stock. tgpeclal to News and Observer.) Washington.

N. May 14. The committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce to solicit subscriptions for stock in the Mattatnuskeet Railroad Company recently incorporated and organized in this city have been very successful in their work and already $3,000 have ben subscribed by Washington citizens. This committee is composed of Messrs. Geo.

J. Stud-dert, E. J. Hocutt and H. Carter, Jr.

Quite a number of our business men are interested in the undertaking. The company is organized for the purpose: of building and operating a line of railroads from some point' on Pamlico' Sound to connect with some point on the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, thereby connecting with this city. Thq route has not yet been laid off. but it is stated on very good authority that in a short while civil engineers will be set to work on the' new road, the two objective points selected and tbe course the road will traverse will be determined. This railroad is an exceedingly Important enterprise and moans much to Washington, as it will open up Hyde, county which is one of the richest counties in the State and also one of the few counties in North Carolina that has no railroad.

TANGLED WTTH A TORPEDO. Tag and Schooners Have an TJncom-. fortable Time at Fort CastreL (Special to News and' Observer.) Wilmington. N. May 15.WhIle proceeding up tho river with two schooners heavily laden with coal, the Wilmington Alexander opposite Fort Caswell, fouled one of the torpedoes planted in -the channel there to guard the approaches to, the harbor from a hostile fleet.

Fortunately "the torpedo did not explode. But the men on board the tow boat and the schooners had a bad fright. The wires connecting the torpedo with the batteries on shore were wound around the pr-pelier of the Job es and jth schooners came near belnr thrown in'colllsion when the tug had" to -mack speed. The obstruction extricated by very carefully backing the'ecjglne and unwinding the wires from the wheelA v-Thls is the second' occurrence the kind off Southnort and the fort within the-last year, Tug boat men are gettl ng a little charry of the place-In passing in and out to sea. OPPOSING FAIR RATES.

Tfie Railroads with' One 1 Consent 'Fighting Reasonable ClHrcs. -the Associated Press.) Richmond, May 15. The Atlantic 'Coast Line. 'Norfolk and Western and" Chesapeake and Ohio railroads, today filed papers with Judge Prltch-ard. of the United States circuit court Indicating" their; purpose, to appeal from: the decision of the corporation commission In the cent passenger rate They follow the same proceedure as jthe Southern.

'To Commencement at Cary. The commencement' exercises at the Cary High School are attracting many visitor, iln a. party which; went Hst night were Misses Annie "Luna Sallle Thompson. Myrtle Albright. Vera Forsvth, Carrie Nicholson, Alice Pool and Pool; Messrs.

Malone, Baucom, Howard; Whitley and Cain- HEARST SAEvlBITlDN TD START AFRESH Says He Lowered His High Ideals. A GRAFTER PENITENT Pleads Guilty to the Charge of Extortion After His Lawyers Withdraw From the Defense Sentence Will Be Pronounced Later. (By the Associated Press.) San Francisco. May 15. Abraham Ruef, nervous and palid.

today in Judge Dunn's court, pleaded guilty to the crime of extortion, the felony for which he was to have been tried by the Jury already selected. In pleading guilty he made an Impressive address to the Judge, stating that he had commenced his career in politics with high Ideals for himself and for the city but that conditions had broken him down and he now desired only an opportunity to make reparation and restore his character before the world. After he concluded his address he fell back into his chair, almost fainting and tears coursed down his cheeks. His health, he said, could not endure the strain of the trial which he was facing and the torture was beyond the endurance of those who ware nearest and dearest to him. Before Ruef arose his attorneys.

Henry Shortrldge and Frank Murphy, one ty one arose and stated that, ow- MK to a grave difference of opinion with their client each of them murt withdraw from the case. Ruef, in his address, spoke with emotion of the fidelity of his counsel. Continuing, he said: "This trial has become a threatening danger to my health, both mental and physical. I am unable to bear the strain any longer. The strath, on those nearest and dearest to me is undermining to me.

They are on the verge of collapse. 'Their lives hang In the balance and must take some action." Blamea the Newspapers. Ruef, whcvTide.ntIy was laboring under great emotion, after pausing a moment, continued: "I have occupied prominent position in this city. I hope to remain here, aud this will be the place of my eternal sleep. Here tofore 1 have borne an honored 'name In my professional life.

There has been no stain upon my honor and until the present board of supervisors was' elected. There was no act of mine that could be Justly censured. Nevertheless, owing to. the assaults of the press I have been placed in a wrong light and have been burdened with a bad name. 'It Is true that in order to hold together the political machine which I had built up with great difficulty.

I did lower the high political ideals that had hitherto upheld. Last night I reached the conclusion that there might still be an opportunity to make wme effort to restore myself in the public favor and be a power tor good. will do all that still lies in my power to overthrow the system which has made possible the terrible corruption of public officials. To do this, I will work even as the humblest citizen. My future career will be one of Integrity.

I hope that I can still accomplish some good. "I am making the greatest sacrifice that could befall a human being of my disposition namely, to acknowledge my faults and mistakes In order to restore myself In public favor. Duty calls me whereve- the path may lead, but I want the whole world to know that I am not guilty the made against me In this instance. Nevertheless, on account of the reasons stated. I withdrew my plea of not guilty and entered a pela of Judge Dunn made an order setting the case over two weeks for sentence.

Then Ruef arose and wearily, still pale and trembling, went out of the court room with Detective Burns. The two walked to the corner of Sacramento and Webber streets where they entered an automobile and drove io the house on Fillmore street, which is Ruef prison. LOOKS LIKE FORGERY. Trouble Ahead for Officials Who Manipulated the New York Life -Election. (By the Associated Press.) New York.

May. II. A warrant charging forgery against one of the def endants in the case of George R. Scrugham. manager of Interna-: tionat Policy-holders' committee, Charles.

F. Canington and Charles Stirrup under' arrest on a charge-of conspiracy -will be asked for by the according to an announcement made by Assistant District Attorney Smyth' In" court today. Mr. -Smyth's announcement came ter he had "Informed the- cotxrt- that he had only one more -witness, Leon he said. r.

Toberfner will be ready testify next Monday and he asked that the hearing be adjourned until that time. our 'evidence hr all said Mr. Smyth in asking for the adjournment. "I will leave It to your honor whether a warrant chanrlng forarery shall be Issued against of. these defendants." The adjournment was ordered andr' the, magistrate said Hhat, he would announce his.

decision upon, the question issuing 'a warrants soon as the testimony Is SHIPS SA1IAWAY. Exposition Attractions Take Their Javc of 'Roads, the -Associated Press.) Norfolk, May- Italian and. Chilean warships assembled in Hampton Roads and the United States battleship 'bearing. WANTS SEVEN YEARS FOn CASE OF HOMICIDE Durham Court Disposin rj of the Docket. TWO MURDER TRIALO Lyon's Case Win Bo Taken fp, Ed Guthrie's Stay Not Be Reached at This Ten -Dr.

Vepable Delivers an Address BrotbcToood, 1 (Special to News and Observer,) Durham. C. May 16- The tlm of tho Superior Court was taken today. to areat extent, in the trial of amaU cases, such as carrylhrg concealed weapons and small fights. There sras bul little contesting and quite a large number of cases were disposed of hy the court- and the Jury.

One Important case was settlM. This was a murder charge but was not rpfacient to try fcT any of the mora serious degrees and a plea was accepted by 'which John Fuller, defendant, was sent to the county roads for seven years. trouble was like this: Jo.nn Bynum and John Fuller got into a scuffle In as mall store in West Durham. One wns making as If he would cut the olher with a email pen-knife. Finally.

a spoaii mark -was made across the hand of Bynum. Then the two men rot mad. and Will Ruf3n, a friend of Juller. Fuller a larger saying, "This will reach his hollow. A few moments later Bynum wji stabbed." At first it was thought the wound wu fatal, hut the negro recovered and the day Fuller was arrested find.

brought here from Burlington Bynum was at the train. Complications s.et In, however. and death was the result. Then Fuller, who- had ba' placed, under bond for assault and bat tery with deadly weapon, was re-arrested, together with his partner. Ruf-fm.

and both were placed In Jail on tie murder charge. "Bynum lived several months. oL who la the acting solicitor, was not willing irr im for his llf. The compromise wc "reached. The "cae" against t.e complice has not been settled as yet.

The grand Jury has found a true Mil for murder against Harvey Lyon, who on Saturday struck Jarn Slmm on the head with a rock and ceath-resulted-The Solicitor has looked fully into case, and there are evidences of murder in the first degree, this being by the acts of the murderer'and words used Immedlate'r after the homicide. The Solicitor will try Lyon for his life. As yet no bill has been found In the case of Major Guthrie, a it is killed his wife last Saturday night week. The circumstantial case against hlra Is a very strong one. There is hardly any doubt that a true iblll will be found.

There Is some doubt. however, about the court being at' "to reach the case at this term- One "of the attorneys for Guthrie tells of an unusual circumstance in connection with the death of Guthrie's wlfa anl the killing of 3mm a few days Ut. Guthrie is to rely on an alibi to keep, him out of the reach of his wife on the right she was killed. His principal witness was vjames Slmms. Now be has been murdered and his attorney says it has left his roan In bad stripe.

Dr. Tenable Lectures. Tonijrht Dr. F. P.

Venable, president of the -State University, delivered an address in the First church. This address was before tie Brotherhood of that church aad one of a series of a.ddresses that organization. The BroherhK--. meet every Wednesday night and each fourth Wednesday Mm -ST-eakr not connected with the Brotherhoo-J la secured to deliver an addri. The merchants association ff Durham met in regular session last airtt at'd officers were elected for the ensuing term.

Mr. Jr H. Sneed was r-; elected president; T. Gorman, rice-president and, J. Pollard Mr R.

O. Ererett was re-elected attorney. Messrs. D. T.

Sasser, A. TL Lloyd, W. Ellis. J. D- Priden ani C.

Thomas were eVcto-l an advisory committee. The Durham Southern road has agreed to pal ri a ek end train to Dnrhm r-r Apex, this bemg In oirder to tba of that sectlo.i a ehanca to di Ihir shonolng hefe. Tho mercbanti have appointed a arrange about paying for the tickets ca condition of a certain amount of pur- chases. Mrs. Sarah Gurley.

who lived la West Durham." died yesterday after- noon. The remains were interred te-low Ea3t Durham thl3 afternoon. C'z was 69 years of age and belonged to a prominent family. AL3IOST A SEED FAMINE. Tlirco "Plantings of Cotton Necessary In Parts of (By the Associated Press.) New Orleans, May 14.

Advlc i from Baton Rouge say that rott-T seed Is becoming so scarce that farriers who have sold seed to oil jnls era telephoning the xallls begging to, buy It back. As many as tr.r plantings made necessary by the r'. rains in some secfioni. havs brought planters to the verre of a seed famine. Several cotton ceej r.I mills have closed because of care of seed.

Death of AY. L. James. (Special to News and Observer.) N. llsy 14.

James, aged seventy-four cr, Salisbury's best known citirs die i his home here today, follows- -stroke -of paralj'sis, sustaine 1 ago. He never rejalned ousness after- the stroke anl hung on a thread for days. a Confederate veteran, -hsvir with distinction through th He leaves a wife anj 3 and one son. OF EXALTED Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templars. IN ANNUAL SESSION Greensboro AIdermca Elect Judge Shaw City Attorney--Convention of Merchants to Ee Held in June -W.

H. Lewey Killed on Rail road. By ANDREW JOTNER. (Special to News an 1 Observer.) Greensboro, N. C.

May 15. The Convocation of the Gn nd Chapter of Royal Arch, Masons wis held "at the Elks HaU beginning at eight o'clock. Rev. Dr. 1.

Wt Battle, of Greensboro, made a capital address of welcome, a fellcitious response cn the part of the visitors being -mad "by Dr. J. C. Brasrwell. of TVTiltaker'i.

The addreis' of Grand High Prieat Lat Williams, of Wilson, showed the increase in membership in the past year to have been the greatest in the fcistory of the Grand Chapter, the whole address abounding In facts of an encouraging nature.) Grand Recorder James C. Munds, of Wilmington, made his annual report and 'further routine business was transacted, after which here were refreshments and smokin r. The second session the Grand Chapter was held this morning and the assembly of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons was held this afternoon. The opening: session of the Grand Com man dry of plights Templars was held tonight and the concluding session will 1 tomorrow morning at 9:30. At this morning's se: slon the following officers were el for the Grand Chapter to serve or-1907-1908: A.

B. Andrews; Ralelgl M. E.Grand i High Priest; J. C. Brafewell.

Whlta- kers, R. E. Deputy Grand High Priest; B. Griggs, Elisabeth City. i R.

-E. -Grand Kin a-: rw. Shuford. LlllckoryrvR'Grand'-'Spriber Martin- Wlllard, Wilmington. 1.

E. Grand C. Muifcds, Wilming ton, Grand Secretary; TT, M. Robin son, Wilmington. oraad, captain or the Host; MurrtlS, Grand Principal Sojourner; J.

Cameron. Raleigh. Gran. Royal Arch Captain; J. T.

Alderman, Henderson, nran UTasfa. TVilvrl I A. Dods-M aster Sec-Grand Mas- worth. Charlotte, 5rand iviiii veil, a. uaiimutliU Iter First Veil; F.

M. dye. jGrand Lecturer; R. H- Bradley, Ral eigh. Grand Sentinel.

Judge Shaw City Attorney. At a meeting, of the new. Board of Al dermen last night: Ex-Judge Thos. J. Shaw was elected cityaktorney over present City Attorney R.

r. Stmdwiek Jby a vote i of 4 to 2. The salarv was reduced to $5f0. Chief of Police Neeley Was re-eleejted without opposition as was City 1 Clerk John Mlcheaux. p.

M. Reese, tax eollector, was re-elected. L. Rankin receiving two votes. The tax collector who has been getting a commission amounting nearly a year, was placed a salary basis, at $1,500.

The salary of the mayor. wrastxeduced. from $1,200 to $1,000. The salary of the Treasurer was reduced, from $300 to $200. 1 I Alderman: E.

E. Bain was elected Mayor pro tern. Alderman John L-King and Citizen Joe J. Stone were elected Fire Commissioners, Fred N. Taylor, Chief and W.

RL Pleasants assistants or the Fire. Department. 1 Coming Convention of Merchants There was an important conference of members of the Executive Cnm-rr ittee of -the Greensboro Retail Mer chants Association held last night with Attorney-General Norman 01. Johnson, of Raleigh. I The coming annual 'session of the State Convention to be.

held In Greensboro June 18-20 was thii principal topic of discussion. The Ioal association will meet Thursday night and appoint committees Of arrangements for the convention. Attorney-General Johnson tonight ir Salisbury and will be in 'Ashevllle Thursday night to confer, with Presld mt Sawyer and Secretary Nichols orth State Association, in regard to. the approaching convention. Speaking the coming convention General Johr son says it vill be a good sized bod of men.

There are- 4,300 members cf local associations in the State and! for every ten of these a delegate to the State Convention may be sent. The delegates will number on it conservative esl-mate, 250 and there will b4 It is estimated fully as many visitors. Mr. Johnson states that there are two reason why a-, large attendance may be expected thin year. One-.

o)T these Is that there, will he considered the question of festablWhing a fire insurance company for purpose of getting at lower rate- of rlite tlnsur ince than Isjnow available. Another Is that it will be decided' what 'towns shall be selected to Instituti the 'proposed test cases bearing on 1 reiht There are matters w.ich will P-jnlrent- men fr other Etates wlll he here" for the nvention. sinong them C. J. Kramer, of Rock.

president of th National Ktail Merchmts' Associt on; John A. Green, of Cleveland. Ohio secretary oi the body; VM, TTmj N- rfolk. president of the Virginia Fti te Retail Merchiftts "Ai sociatlon; John Craddock, of Lynchbx rg; of tb Southern AVholesale Grocers' Asseelgt: OBr I Killed on Railroad Cro isbijr. v.n.

xwey, of this city-whAe af tcnting to cross the Southern RallAI vay track near Buffaloe church with 1 Jw2" horseT team and wapon, was struck and 'instantly' killed by an en-? gme of south bound nassentrer truint 5.rn.,ns' The wagon 1 was de-! uui me norses escaped witli RANK past six years received, onl paid ftr. rauj recognizea oy uemocraii? iqki-some 400,000 bales of cotton on th ers that the nomination of a New York Cotton Exchauyo. I doubt is Impossible for obvious 1 reasons, tgl it anv other member or firm in the Frank Mebane. of Spray, waln exchange, has received an 1 paid the city a few hours today en rte as much. I have in most casts re-j to Philadelphia, where he goeto ceived this cotton in the hop- of being 1 attend the textile manufacturers' able to resell it to spinners.

vntL0.n- Mf: Mbtt will returfo it KcL.Taa haw. r.imi difficulty in such resales a increasing one, until todiy. the b- stacles in the way of such business have become almost insuperable, tlvit 1 1 nave Deen comoeuea i mp me stann I have in favor of a roforma- tion of existing methods." Referring to his suit against the New York Cotton Exchange, Mr. Price said: "Since I prepared the foregoing mv case against the New York Cotton KrchanRij has come up for argument before the referee, and, very much to my surprise, the exchange, through its counsel, is endeavoring to evade the issue upon the technical pla that I have no recourse by equity proceedings for the abuses qlleged. The issue in this respect is still undetermined, but for the sake of the York Cotton Exchange, I exceedingly regret Its adoption of this suicidal policy.

Unless my allegations, which were made in good faith, are disproved by a thorough investigation, the public will to believe that the methods practiced on the Njw York Cotton Exchange are not above reproach. That its contract is dc vised and construed in th interest of the seller rather than of the buyer, and. as surely as I etand here, the result will be the decadence and the ultimate disappearance of the exchange as a commercial factor." In conclusion the speaker slid: I have no enmity toward the c.change. My father was one of its founders. I have man friends there, and I believe that a con siderable minority, if not a large ma- 1 1 1 drv 1 1 l' iriuiiu lilt t'xiiinK aUUItPS, and I hope, and believe, that, in the end, sane judgment will prevail and a thorough investleatlon will lead to a complete rehabilitation of the meth- ods of a commercial body, whose ear- Her career did not fall to Justify its existence as a legitimate and necessary factor In our great American commercial organization." RAILROAD CONVENTION.

Freight Agents Elect Officers Close the Session. and (Special to News and Observer.) Charlotte. N. May 15. At the 1 closing of the two days' session of the Southern Railway Freight Agents As- sociatlon this afternoon, the election I of officers resulted as follows: C.

D. Charleston, S. C. president J. M.

Gray, Memphis, vice-Dresldent; D. L. Brjan, Clumr bia, S. secretarj': W. Townsen.d.

Auusta. treasurer. The time and place of jjeapt meeting will be determined In, Appropriate resolutions': "were passed, in regard to th death of the late President Samuel Spencer of the Southern. Verdict for a Negro Lawyer Who Jority. of the exchange, are in sym-Bnrked the Jim Crow Car Law.

Pfthy with the efforts that I am (By the Associated Press.) Washington, D. C. May 15. In the case of W. H.

H. Hart vs. the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a Jury in the. Supreme court of the Districjt of Columbia, brought in a verdict for onfc cent in damages. Hart, who it was claimed, was a negro, was ejected from a train in Maryland In 1904.

and placed in Jail at Elkton, on the charge of violating the "Jim Crow" law. He is a practising attorney in this city and was at one time private secretary to Wm. M. Svarts, while he was senator from New York. TRAMPLED BY A COW.

Mrs. fames' Loman of Spencer Has a Hip Broken. (Special to News and Observer.) Spencer. N. May 15.

Mrs. Jas. M. Loman, Spencer, was severely Injured by being run over antfvtram pled by a COW tod a v. The animal ttn- Mrs.

Loman'g foot throwing her the ground She was badly bruised by the feet of the cow besides mitln. Ing broken hip in the fall. She was1 camea 10 a hospital in Salisbury..