The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-21
COOK SAVES HIS NECK
Sentenced for Twenty Years Imprisonment
Tor MurdsI.in the Second Degree.
EVIDENCE SHOWED "a HkE6IVG CASE
& RsaHoonsslinc establishment on Ars tx.
S55tFy hcaint or's Premises fIuc Ea.nS
Throughout The state SILK Mi,ls
Wisi Have Large Capita, Pullman
55 Repair shops nj spencer.

;5s Raleigh, n. G., July eo.-tspaclal)-
Il IN the Superior Court here Thu; morning
Berry Cook. colorcd, cfivi&gad win muir
III dering by stranglng Rosa Morgan. his,
Al mistress, pleaded guilty 10 rnurde. III The
81 second degree. and was sentenced by
81 Judge Robinson to twenty years al ht,rl
" ia Dor Cook adopted t!ti.s method OF
II saving his neck from the gallbws HIS
ri own evidence yesterday evening really
rs convicted him OF murder in The first de
+ gree, ana he Wss NOT willing 10 risk the
"a ca before the jury Of five white men
& and seven negroes.
- II. Curly sends CT the P5abo " fund
20 State Superintendent Mphanc $500
/. Tor State Normal and Industrial Co.lcge,
X making $500 for It. and SlGG additional
II for the Colorcd Normal School al El.z :
z beth City
5s:, a large Illicit dist!llery was seized to-
r IA byGrerenue officers on the premises
OF eX-State. Senator Warren Ca.vcr, ct
u cumberland county; also 900 gallons q
II Seer. A.wa:rant was issued for Carver's
II hrrest for moon. Ginning. Tha still " $
a taken from his house o., barn. lie
L claimed thatit did not fit The furnace,
) nut upon examination !, was found 10
8 exactly fit.
The Durham Light Infantry will
Il break camp at Dream View to-mor ow
81 q nd VIII leave tents standing, 80 they
s can be occupied by the E.dgeconlbc
q Guards; Of Tarboro In a day O. two.
alz Fine and general rains tie IAN ral!,n$
Il lassEevening and continued to-day
H There is no drought; now anywhere ii
the State.
a5zaIt ia said that the Durham and. Ca.o-
4 Ina, railwsE may pass Chapel ii!ll
The Greensboro rilll mil will have
]. Si.5Co.000 capital. When the plant was
4 at Paterson, n. j.. as many as 500 per-
sons We're employed in the mill
The Rex public hospital here has been
completely reti;sed and enlarged In
( one of the additi ms are very handsome
3 quarters for pay patients.
III. The farmers Institutes which are be-
u Ing held in many of the counties, are
4 also III the interest OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical College.
Is learned that al Sren,e the new
s railway town near Salisbury, the Pull
! man car company Will lCcute an extern
&siYe repair shop.
a3 James. NJ. Mcwbo"nc, Commissioner
3 or Agriculture, and ). G. l.. Harris. at
torney of the Board Of hgr!cul;urc, went
& to WASHINGTON to-day to SEQ The Sec G.
4 tary OF agriculture about the se.tlGm ent
Vi of the quarantine lire aga:ua, Texas
& fever. I Is desired II 3, arrange It as
i to allow North Wi.Ec: bo~n 70 he a SHIP
ping point for cattle. .Ns lnA;,cts NOW
stand all ca,tlc S,,a sent = Abirg2on
3 Va, and This cu;a this STATE out 81
much business.
&5 The force Of 200 man nj work in he
sulphur mine at C11u:cs near Charlotte,
h has been reduced one half.
gH5 Assurances arc given thai Newbarn Is
{ to become quite a successful tobacco
market. This is the fist Season The
opening sale will be Held Angus, 7th.
The Superintendent OF Public lAstruc-
4 ton sends the following to tho County
+ Supervisor OF Public Schools THE re-
& organization of the public school system
OF North Carolina, according To tic act
CT the last General Assembly, is now
complete, The working force OF III.
system consists, OF the State Board III
Education, the state superintendent Of
Public Instruction, the County noard.;
OF Education, the County Supervisor.
the township committee and the teach
y erS. We must work tOgath"r we mus.
makes success OF our efforts 20 educate
the masses III North Carolina. As haal
& or the system for the Sm.e. ! shall rx-
\ pect much OF YOU. The first Object h,-
. fore us is to carry the local taxation,
3 election Angus. 10th. For Schools We
1 have great opportunity here and great
responsibility. Local taxation is the
only hope Of building $up our puhl!r
!. school system; II is the only nope 81
educating the poor children.
IF we would have twenty-siX WGck:;
school for them instead OF twelve weeks
five would make North Carolina ono
Of the most Intelligent States ins.Gati
OF one of the most ilitcrate, we must
& get the people to vote for ioca! taxa
ton
Therefore, I come 20 YOU with the
request that YOU personally Do all y0n
can to carry the ccnlinS' election t'o!
q schools that yCu send outS5spta!; cYs
WORKERS nd literaturc If pcss:hte: tina /
you officially prepare 4 lettecETor the
School CommittecEof your county. urs-
Ing them TO work Tor local taxa ;lu!!
4 IN their respective townships. Organ
lie the county thoroughly. Show the
people what little the lax will amount
to and what great things it will do for
them ts=s22. 3s,
Go to the Office Of the Register Of
Deeds and make table Of one o., Two
& townships and show to the public how
Il little Will be the burden each one win
have to bear and how great things wiz
follow for the schools OF the township
that vote for the local tax"
Judge SimontopHmak he Injunction
permanent against Governor r,usacii and
u the President and Directors Of The Al
Slantic and North e Carolina railroad
against carrying out the provisions Of
the act which took away MI Dower f.1ni
the private stockholders and re:darac,
the presence#of the State proxy ncctE-
sary to make a quorum.
= +.