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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12
UP THE LONG CHUTE.
Especial Correspondence. !

press upon it. 1t is said that the lands
owned by one company are so extensive
that gang of choppers might begin at
one side, and reaching the other side
the trees would be large enough in their
track for them to commence over again.
A lumber camp of Louisiana is ell
tirely unlike the old time camps in
Maine, New York or Michigan. New
tools, modern inventions in saws, Crap
ping hooks, ETC., are used throughout,
and railway tracks, roughly laid, but
sufficiently smooth to allow of fat car
passage, are pushed into the very heart
of the woods. With their branches fes-
TONED in the pretty Spanish moss the
trees make cathedrallike arches for the
tracks, and there is over the entire en-
terprise an air of romance and strange
ness that seems utterly foreign to so
prosaio a business as numbering.
Once ready for the mill the huge
trunks, straight and uniform, 30 to 30
feet long and 2 feet in diameter, are
made into great RATS in the bayous or
slow running rivers, and the noisy little
tugboat sets to work hauling them to
the mill. Putting along between over
hanging, moss draped trees, with its
slow moving burden of timber kept in
line by energetic raftsmen, it makes
pretty picture. When arrived at the
BOOM before the mill, the logs are
herded together like so many animals
ready for market and await their turn of
q most curious continuance.
This consists of long trough leading
from the water up slope to the end of
the mill. An endless chain, with pro-
jeoting irons, runs along its deepest
portion, and when the log, no matter
what its size, is pushed and pulled by
the spiked poles of the guides into line
it rides easily and smoothly up the chute
to its doom. Once entering the portals,
a rule is applied, and its measurement
is quickly taken. Then rattle of Crap
ping hooks, rush of the log carriage,
a whir of saws, and slice after slice of
the great trunk is whitfield off and sent
on its way down the room to end in
smooth boards and pickets. That noth-
ing may be lost the ultimate refuse goes
up another chute to the roof of the en-
CINE house and becomes fuel for the
motive power of the mill.
The daily output of each mill runs
up into the tens of thousands of feet,
yet the supply of logs in the boom seems
undiminished.
In thus developing its natural re-
sources, which are SO close at hand,
and which have so valuable and re-
munerative power wrapped up in their
sturdy bosoms, the new SOUTH is
making forward strides which can but
oo1nTnend it to the entire nation. Much
of the capital employed in these enter
prises is from the north. On the cleared
lands farmers are settling, and rice and
cotton are growing in fields where a
year ago were unbroken forests. Thus is
the lumber business doing the south
good in two ways-by furnishing an in-
come and enlarging its tillable area.
The great trainloads of lumber that go
northward into Texas and the prairie
states and the ship1oads that are carried
from gulf ports to foreign lands tell
how extensive and profitable is this
new and growing industry.
g. n. HARGER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12
AGROWING INDUSTRY
MARKETING FORESTS IN THE LOUISE
ANA PINE REGION.

The South Waking Up to Her Possibilities
Thousands OF Acres Heavily T1mbered.
Massive Hard Pine Trees Straight As Ar
rows Find = Foreign Market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12

bia, is an
Englishman by
birth and educa-
ton. He was
born at Clayton,
n g ar Ipswich,
En- g l a1l d, in
1884, and was
e d u C a t Q d at
w Unstable, near
Canterbury. At
the age of 20 he
sailed from Eng
land to seek his
fortune in Cana
da. He embarked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12
LoNDoN's LITERARY LION.

Novelist Crockett, His EARLY Poverty and
His Successful Literary Career.
The latest literary lion Of L.andon. S.
R. Crockett, author Of 1.-The Raiders, "
1.-THE Stickit Minister" and other de-
lightful books of Scottish life, has
fought his way to the front with rare
pluck and persistence. Early in life his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12


Massive Hard Pine Trees Straight As Ar
rows Find Foreign Market.
Especial Correspondence
LAKE CHARLES, La, April 1.-The
south is waking up to its possibilities
with an energy that is likely to make
New EngIand's thrift pale before it.
The development going on throughout
the southern states is nowhere more
clearly exemplified than here in Louisi-
ana, the land of the Acadian and creole.
of easy going plantation life and of
French blood. The northern immigra-
Sion has transformed its towns, bust
ness enterprises and social life, bring
ing out with distinctness its rich nat
ural resources and waking it to the
chances that await intelligent sndeavor.
Nowhere is this seen more than in
the lumber industry, which has sudden
~ sprung into prominence. Throughout
the states history its magnificent hard
pine forests have stood unnoticed; the
massive trees, straight as the most per-
feet arrow, with clear, clean trunks
reaching high in air and the symmetry
of their forms marred only by the fes-
toons of Spanish moss clinging to the
branches, have attracted no woodchop-
per, nor have the new residences of
southern cities drawn upon them for
material, it being rather the policy of
the builders to ship lumber from the far
northern mills at an added expense of
freight and handling.
Here at Lake Charles have been erect
ed IS sawmills, and at other points
along the gulf are a dozen more, all
busy slicing up the magnificent hard
pine logs into lumber of assorted sizes
and for various uses. Up in the northern
part of the state are the forests, and
they are sight to make the builders
heart beat faster. Nowhere can be found
handsomer, straighter trees, and with
their roots fastened deep in the rich
southern soil they are standing thick
and erect awaiting the woodman's ak.
Thousands on thousands Of acres are
covered with available wood, and the
gangs Of choppers make but small i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12
BRITISH coLUMBIA's PREMIER.

In Thirty Years Turner Has Accumulated
a Fortune and Achieved Political Fame.
Hon. John Herbert Turner, the new
premier of the province of British Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice az
many Topeka people As can be reached
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
HOLIDAY ON 'CH %NGE.
Bot Cotton was Active aad Hig her In
Liverpool.

Yesterday being a legal holiday
Thanksgiving nothing was done IN
any of the markets of the United
States. But in Liverpool an active
business was done in spot cotton.
Prices ranged higher with American
mddling 4.23-32 Sales of the day were
$4,000 bales, of which 1000 were for
speculation and export and included
10000 bales American. Receipts 1000
bales all American. Futures closed
quiet, but steady at the advance. Am
erican middling l.. NJ. C.-Nov 4.36 "a
037-64.
Nov. and Dee 4.35M36; Dee. and Jan.
4.35; Jan. and Feb. 4.34M35; Feb. and
March 4.34M35; March and April 14.35;
April and May 4.36; May and June 4.36
d37; June and July 4.37G138; July and
Aug. 4.3sM39.
Spot quotations-C Cotton. American
middling fair 3-16; good middling
4 1916: American middling 1882;
low middling 4 IS; good ordinary AZ;
ordinary j-16.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.

Yesterday morning at eleven O'Clock
every seat i'm the capacious of Edenton
street Methodist church was filed to
attend the joint Thanksgiving service
of the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyter-
ian and Christian churches. DIR.
Daniel, DIR. Carter and Mr.. Tuttle were
in the pulpit. After the voluntary.
Ny Country 'Tis of Thee" Mr.. Tuttle
read the 97th Psalm. Prayer was of
fered by DR.. Carter. DR.. Daniel read
the Governors proclamation. A solo
by Mrs. Barbee and one by Mr.. Charles
Newcombe delighted the large cOngre
CATION.
Ihe sermon was preached by Rev. ID.
ii. futile, of Central NJ. +. Church,
from Psalm, rs: 10, YEA, they spake
against God; they said, can God pun
ish atable in the wilderness?" and Phil
lipians, 4:19 But my God shall supply
all your needs according to his riches
in glory by Christ Jesus" He started
out with an opposite reference to the
young preacher in ''Beside the Bonny
I1rier Bush" the popular novel by Ian
McClaren, who was turned aside from
attempting a display of learning in his
first sermon by his aunt who remind
ed him of his mothers last words,
Whenever you speak, speak for
Jesus" The preacher said he hoped to
do likewise-speak for Christ.
The lesson taught was that the Lord
would provide table anywhere, and
that the object lessons of the orphan
asylums, Soldiers Home, Rex Hospi-
tai proved the text. The same God
who heard Hagar's prayer for water
for her son would hear and answer the
prayer of the orphans and widows to-
day. 1t was an excellent sermon-one
among the best Mr.. Tuttle has preach
ed during his residence in Raleigh IL
wish every man could have heard that
Sermon" remarked a prominent citi-
zen as he came out. ut was truly ex-
cellent."
DIR. Dauiel offered prayer, and after
wards spoke of the needs of Oxford.
Fhomasyille, and Barium Springs Or
phans, and made direct and effective
appeal for liberal contribution. A
collection was taken up by Messrs. w.
5. Primrose, w. n. Smelling, f. b.
Thomas, w. H. Hughes, o. j. Carroll,
and George Allen.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
CONGREssM len ARE ASSEMBLING
All the North Carolina Delegation are
on Hand.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 28.-(SpeciaI.) J
Senator j. G. Pritchard, Congressman
A. c. Shuford and w. Stroud are in the
city. With these all the Republican and
Populist Representatives and Senators
from North Carolina are here. The
Glenn-McDowell ticket is certain OF
being carried through. congressman
Pearson. Settle and Skinner have
agreed to support it from North Caro-
lima. The Southern representatives
will hold their caucus tonight. 1T is
claimed that Settle and Pearson have
refused TO attend.
Mr.. ID. \. Jordan, of the Interior De
partment, who has been unwell for
some time. left last night for his home
in North Carolina to recuperate.
Col. Julian Moore, of the Treasury
Department. who was called home tc
see his brother-in-law, who was strick
en- with paralysis, has returned.
Miss Belle Bagley, who has been at
tending the Atlanta Exposition, re
turned to Washington yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
iEMAY ISSUE A DAILY PAPER.
The Union Republican Publishing
Company Organized.

WINSTON, n. C., Nov. 2s.-(Special)
The Union Republican Publishing
Company has been organized here with
a capital stock of $4,000. The officers
are as follows: President ]. w. Cos
len; Nice-President h. n. Duke; Sec
retary Geo. IL. Right Directors: f. A.
Holton, II. l.. Grant, w. j. Ellis, j. f.
Miller, j. w. Goshen The company
will do general printing and publish
ing business, and continue to issue the
Republican weekly, and also semi
weekly or daily as the directors may
deem expedient.
Congressman Linney, of this district,
has appointed Spencer b. Blackburn,
of Ashe county his private secretary.
Thanksgiving was pretty generally
observed here. Services were held at
several churches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
TAKING THANKSGIVING.

We are quite sure that every reader
of the News and Observer, after the
mammoth Thanksgiving Cotton Mill
edition, printed yesterday, would vote
that editors, printers, pressmen, mail
ing clerks and all deserved a day of
rest, and the strain they have been on
for more than three weeks would make
a day of rest peculiarly acceptable,
and it was at first determined, in obe-
dience to the time honored custom
which has obtained in this office, to
issue no paper at all to-day. But, up
on reflection, this decision was revers-
ed.
One of the staff has gone to the At
lanta Exposition; another has gone to
the great football match game i'm Rich
mond; and this small paper is sent out
so that our readers shall not lose the
gists of the news of the world on
Thanksgiving day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
THE NEWS AND OBSERVERS BEST
MAN.

\ few days ago Mr.. Archibald John
son, editor of Charity and Children.
published in the interest of the Bap-
list Orphanage, on a visit to Raleigh.
nonored the News and Observer office
with call. In this weeks Charity and
children he said:
''Mr l.. +. Afford. who received his
training at the Thomasville Orphan
age and who afterwards held a posi-
ton in the Government Printing Office
Washington, is manager of the famous
Linotype machines in the News and
observer office. Messrs. Samuel Bogas-
see and Walter o. Scott, foreman and
assistant foreman in the Office, are
Oxford Asylum boys.
''These men," said Managing Editor
Daniels, ''are among our most faithful
and efficient employees"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
BUT THE A. AND M. BOYS WON.
They Defeated GuiIfOrd College by a
Score of 26 TOO.

GREENSBORO, n. c., Nov. 2S.-(Spe-
ciaD-The game of foot ball between
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege and Guilford College this after
noon was a very one sided game. The
score standing 26 to nothing i'm favor
of the a. and NJ. boys
At the residence of the brides par
ents on Edgeworth street at 80 this
morning Mr.. j. +. Jordan, a well
known and popular tobacconist of this
city, was united in marriage to Miss
Mary W. Waddell, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. G.. Waddell
The beautiful Episcopal ceremony
was pronounced by Rector Miller of ST.
Andrews Episcopal church of this
city. The bride and groom left for
New York and other eastern cities.
All places of business in this city OBJ
served Thanksgiving to-day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
FUNERAL OF MRS. FRANCIS w.
DANIELS.

Died at the Louise Home, in Wash
ington, ID. c., on the night of the 27th
inst, Mrs. Francis w. Daniels, widow
of Hon. j. r. j. Daniel, once Attorney
General of the State, and sister-in-law
Of Judge j. j. Daniel, of our Supreme
Court, in the S5th year of her age.
In pursuance of her expressed wish
her body will be buried in 0akwood
Cemetery, near this city. 1t will ar
rive here Saturday morning accom-
panied by her nephew, Hon. A. C. Cor
don, of Staunton, Va, and be deposit
ed in Christ Church until the hour of
10 a. m, when it will be taken to the
Cemetery for interment.
Funeral services will have been held
in Washington, and the burial service
of the Episcopal church, of which she
was long a devoted communicate, will
be said at the grave.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
BONNER'S MURDERES TRIED TO
IMITATE THE CAREER OF
JESSE IA N ES.
THEY FORMED A MURDER CLUB
and Rob and Never Tell. Bonner
Headed Their Black List and was
the First Victim, Though They had
Previously Attempted Two Other
RObberies.. Credle Makes a FuiI Con-
fessiOn and all are Now iu Jail.

AURORA, y. c., Nov. 2S Special }
The investigation i'll the Bonner
murder was closed Tuesday and the
coroner's jury said that the deceased
came to his death by pistol balls fired
by Dave Credle, Urlah Bell, Sheriff.
Eell and VIM. Brantly, Jr., or one OF
them. They were at once securely
tied and hurried away to Jail on one OF
the steamers which run from this
point to Washington.
1t seemed at first thar there was no
clue. but on close examination the
tracks of two of them were found
where they crossed the field. The
tracks showed that one was lame, and
the other had on shoes, both for the
same foot. Brantly was known to be
lame and Credle was his chuni. and
upon a warrant sworn out by Moses
Fowler of Washington, u detective.
they were arrested.
The circumstances al. pointed TO
their guilt, and Tuesday Credle told
ALL. duplicating the He'll boys. They
had all been working in the woods,
logging, and at night they organi: ed
themselves into band OF robbers.
They all took an oatn io Kill and rob
was made captain and all had to obey
his orders. A few weeks ago two
stores were robbed here. Credle SAYS
Uriah Bell worked an hour on one OF
the safes and could not olcn It. aud
heard some nois. and ran away. They
had four more On what they called
their black list, with John Bonner at
the head.
They had the life Of Jesse James,
which was to be their gnidc, and they
boast of reading it through many
times. Credie is the oldest. about Is,
native of Hyde county; l,rantly is
%. a native and citizen of this com
munity: Uriah Bell is -; Sheriff. Bell
is about 10; both ire from Hyde conn
ty, but have been in this county sev
eral years. They are nephews OF the
Nahabs, of Hyde. All are single men.
except Brantly who has a wife.
Credle says Brantly, Sheriff. Bell and
himself went down below fsonners
house and sat for him; that Uriah Bell
was to follow behind Bonner whist
ling, which was a sign: says they
knocked him down and threw him over
the fence and then shot him, one of
them keeping his month closed Credle
had no pistol. Brantly and young Bell
shot him. Credle and Reil then took
everything from his pockets.
The Bell boys went back ;iown the
street. while the other two crossed the
field and went TO Brantlys house,
where they all met and divided the
spoils. Creole SAYS his hands were
bloody and he washed them at Brant-
ly's house, Brantly's wife holdInr
down the window curtain to keep any
one from seeing. He also says She
took the oath with them all. Iriah
Bell has been at work for Bonner for a
year or more, but was discharged some
time ago
This all care abo,t from reading
Jesse James"
This closes up this terrible tragedy
for the present and the people think
they are blessed by being rid of such a
gang.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
SPECIAL TRAIN TO METHODIST
CONFERENCE.

The Seaboard Airline will run a
special train from Raleigh to Ports
mouth, on account of the North Caro-
lima Conference, M. e. Church, South,
to be held at Elizabeth City, N. c..
December II, 1895. This train will
make connection with train from Nor
folk for Elizabeth City, and it will run
probably on Tuesday, the 10th of De-
cember. Further and more definite
particulars later.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29

Those persons who have been asked
TO contribute to the Christmas tree of
Christ Church Sunday school viii
kindly send their donations to Miss
Marion Haywood, as Mrs. Annie Par
l<er will be out of town.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29

Mr.. Harvey Il. Jones, well known
knight of the grip, spent Thanks
giving in Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
Bicycle Races at Newbern

NEWBERN, n. C., Nov. 28.--tSpe-
ciaI. THE first race meet of the New
bern Cycle Club came off to-day on
'''rhe Oaks" track under l.. A. w. rules
with the following results: One-Inile
novice open race won by w. A. Salter
3:11H. Half-mile won by NJ. Marks
1:34H. Quarter-mile won by W. A
Salter, 40. 0ne-mile club champion
ship gold medal race, j. w Brock
3:14Ha. Half-mile open race, Il. Il. Mat
thews, 1871. Consolation race, G. I'll
Bryan, 1861. Weather and TRACK
fine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29

A student of the University of Vir-
ginia. football player, died this
week. 1t is said that death resulted
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29
TME LARGEST GDRGW ATOWR NGRTm @AHOQ1NA

Il am not anxious to hear the sound
of my gold and silver falling into my
till; but | want to hear it sing in the
happy voice of the orphan. | want to
hear it speak in the comfort of the
widows home / want to hear it re-
ioice in the Christian school; ] want
to hear it shout in the mission work of
Japan and of the isles of the sea and
echo back to me from the hills and val
leys of all the continents of the earth. "
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-02-08
LOCAL NOTES.

In Justice Burleigh's court yesterday
the charge of resisting an officer, pre-
ferred against Bert Hoefer by Constable
Morgan. was withdrawn and a chorge
of assault substituted. The defendant
was fined and paid $50.
Arguments will be heard in the dis.
trict court Monday in the suit of the
city of Great Falls VS.. the Great Falls
Water company, if the suit is not aban-
doned ere that, the defendant having
demurred to the complaint.
Sun River lodge No. 456, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, will give their
annual ball on Thursday evening, Feb.
14th. All arrangements have been com
pleted for a good time, and the railroad
boys never give anything but a first class
ball in every respect.
Silver division. No. 10, uniform rank,
K. Of P, on last Tuesday evening elected
the following officers for the ensuing
term and the same will be publicly in
stalled on Feb. 10, the anniversary of tie
order. All Knights will be in full uni
form: M. L. Bridgeman. S. X. captain;
Sam French, S. X. lieutenant; A. S,
Siree, S. K. Herald; 3. Wegner, S. X,
treasurer; j. B. Terhune, S. X. recorder;
j. w. Stanton, S. K. G.; Il. A. Gellisple.
s.. X. O.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-02-08
A TERROR.
He Tries to Poison the Whole Police De.
p&rtsn ent AZ the City HALL.

He Tries to Poison the Whole Police De-
psrtan ent AZ the City HALL.
SALT LAKE, Feb. G.-6p-ingville has a
bad boy who is accused CT trying to poi
son the whole official contingent at the
city hall. His nam is Ralph Caflsy
and be is but 16 Yeara OF age. 4 few
days ago he had e plugging match With
another boy and was sen up for six
days.
Friday afternoon the boy was in the
cell and called out that he Yves cold AID
the city justice asked that be be let out
to warn himself at the stove in the mar.
shal's office.
The boy was left alone in the room q
short time and in a drawer was a pack
age of strychnine. This the lad emptied
into the water pail. The marshal dis
covered the absence of the %strychnine
before any of the water was used OF
there might have been a sick lot of city
officials. The water was taken to a
drug store, analysed, and found
to be 'impregnated with strychnine.
Further investigation led to the dis
covery Of some of the poison in a
bottle at the marshal's Office and on
some bread under his cot. Yesterday
afternoon the lad was taken before JUS
tice Boyer, on the charge of trying to
poison people, and was bound over in the
sum of $500 to await the action of the
grand jury. The justice, however, will
send up with his papers a recommends
ton that the lad be committed to the
reform school.