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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-19

The float of Barber & Sons, furniture,
was in colors and carried Wright's cor
net band.
The Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany's float was a terraced pyramid IN
red, white and blue with their goods
arranged around the base and huge
sheaf of wheat on the apex. 1t was
drawn by four handsome gray horses
with footmen in white and blue. On the
float rode seven young ladies in white
and blue carrying japanese sun shades.
The young ladies We're Misses Lydia
Bedford, Mamie Mccain, Jennie Pow
ell, Bessie Allen, Mamie Young, Lizzie
Martin and Mrs. Henry Young.
The float of Sherwood Higgs n Co.,
was especially striking. 1t represented
the Royal Barge of Cleopatra The
Queen of the Nile, dressed in robes OF
state, was seated under a canopy at the
stern of the barge curtained with Ty-
rian purple. About the decks lolled
her attendants in the historically accu-
rate costumes of the Cleopatra period
and with musical instruments. The rails
of the barge were garlanded with flow
ers and it fioated gracefully down the
Nile with all sail spread. Miss Mary
Sherwood was Cleopatra and her at
tendants were Misses Lula Sherwood,
Ethel Young, Marie Eakins, Ellen King,
Linda Tillinghast, Lula Mcdonald and
Emily Higgs.
II. G.. Williams & Co., of Richmond,
proprietors of Plum tobacco, We're
popular with the crowd. This float
was square of real lawn on which
grew two bona fide plum trees filled with
fruit. In the shade was rustic seat
while goat, some chickens and two
children at play completed theensem-
BILE
The Raleigh Cotton Mills float was
brilliant with coloring. Cotton in all the
forms from the huge rolls used for
spinning to the thread on spools and in
all the colors known to the dye man
was strinkingly arranged in tiers. The
float was piloted by Mr.. j. S. Wynne
The Julius Lewis Hardware Com
pany presented Columbia, Gem of the
Ocean" -Ahoat of snow white was pro
PEELED over the green pillows with oars of
red by fair rowers i'll white, while Column
bia sat upon dais in the stern. 1t
was one of the very prettiest of the
floats Miss Mary Wimbish took the
part VI 1oiuHfUid III appropriate coStuIHc
while Misses Ivey Roberts, Dora Eos
ter and Gertrude Lands were the row.
ers
The float of Steinmetz, the florist,
was a bower Of green, and through four
arches on either side appeared children
holding splendid bouquets. Misses
Emma and Minnie Steinmetz, Sarah
Grayson, Matilda. Carl and Martha
Steinmetz We're the flower holders
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-19
STATE DAIRYMEN.
Officers Were Chosen for the Ensuing
Year.

The State Dairymen's Association met
last night in the office of the Board OF
Agriculture. There was an interesting
discussion Of matters pertaining TO The
association and steps were taken 10 IN
crease its membership and scope OF use
fulness. Much routine business was
transacted and then the association Went
into the election of officers. The fol
lowing were chosen unanimously:
G. i. Weston, of Biltmore, president.
G. II. Seymore, yice-president.
g. w. Gold, Of Wilson, editor Of the
Dixie Dairyman," secretary
Board of Directors: w. Il. Dulin, i.
p. Braswell, T. T.. Emery, L. b. Brown,
G. C. Moore, j. l.. Knight.
Prof. #. Il. Emery, who has served
the association so ably and satisfactorily
for years rendered his resignation
as secretary, which was accept
ed with regret. Much of the
work of the association is done by the
secretary and it was at his suggestion
that Mr.. Gold was chosen. All the
officers are among the best dairymen
of the State. President Weston is the
manager Of Vanderbilt's Bhtmore
farm.
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LOOK OUT FOR TODAY
FULLY 10000 PEOPLE ARE EN-
PECTED TO ATTEND.
YESTERDAYS EVENTS ON THE TURF
And the Program for Today. Committee on
Attractions has Fakirs Pulled on
Charge of Gambling. Notes Of
Men, Horses and Things.

10 a. m.-Horses and exhibits in De
partment b, judged at the grounds.
II a. Procession of marshals, es-
corting officers to the grounds
/ p. m.-Trotting and pacing, 2:20
class, 5000.
Running race, one mile heats, best
two in three, $500.
Trotting race, 2:30 class, $500.
$3.50 p. M Balloon ascension of the
Belmont sisters.
3 and 5 p. m.-I'rick and comic bicy-
Gle work of Jolly Zeb."
$50 y. m--Annual meeting of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society in
the House of Representatives
Easily $500 people passed the gates
of the State Fair grounds yesterday. 1t
looked more like a Thursday than Wed
nesday and while the reports had led to
4 large estimate of the probable attend
ance the Fair officials We're pleased and
surprised by the number Of visitors who
turned out yesterday The grand
stand was comfortably filed during the
racing events, midway was black with
people and the exposition buildings We're
like bargain day in a department store.
The city last night was thronged with
visitors and the streets were filled with
people into the early hours Of the morn
ing All the hotels were over-run with
guests and before night people We're
being turned away for lack of room.
If indications go for anything the at
tendance today will be phenomenal and
perhaps the largest in the history of the
association. Thursday is always the
day when the city people turn out and
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the trains of this morning will add
thousands of visitors to those who came
in yesterday and remained over night.
The racing today will be the best
of the week. The entries for the va
ri0us events are as follows:
THOT AND PACE, 2:20
Maggie Carroll Walton Stock Farm,
Fall Mills, Va.
Rubico ed. w. Harden, Jr., Raleigh.
Dot ........C Steele, Norfolk, Va.
RUNNING.
Mollie Mcclure. .....W. o. Thompson,
Lumberton, n. G.
w. j. Harden. .......G G.. ]. Mengelking,
Richmond, Va.
Lockwood .,.......J Baumgardner
Lynchburg, Va.
$50 TROTTING.
Queen Bess. ... Walton Stock Farm,
Falls Mills, Va.
Lutte Dawson, E. Walton Stock Arm,
Falls Mills, Va.
Little Stakes C. Steele, Norfolk, Va.
Matte Holt . l.. Banks Holt, Graham
Rowdy Bob. ...... II. Il. Pace, Raleigh.
Horses, and all other exhibits in De
partment L will be judged at 10 a. m.
today. Exhibitors must be ON hand
MIDWAY DEMOLISHED.
AN incident of yesterday was the
arrest of a number of the citizens of
midway ON warrants sworn out at the
instance of Mr.. j. w. Bailey, the charge
being gambling. The warrant was under
the State law. Those arrested were
Frank Murphy, proprietor of a cigar
game; G. A. Clifford, who had jewelry
spindle, and A. A. Dauberger, cane
rack man. They were brought UP town
and tried before Justice Roberts and
gave the requisite cash bond. They say
they win fight tue cases.
The result of the arrests was the
practical demolition of midway, most OF
the other fakirs promptly pulling up
their tent pegs. They may pluck up
courage today however and proceed
with business at the old stand-otherwise
the fair today will be quite pious.
The Committee on Amusements, COM
posed of Messrs. N. b. Broughton, Pu-
lasld Cowper and w. Il. Ashley made
the round of the shows on Tuesday and
condemned several and so reported to
Secretary Pogue. He requested the re-
port in writing, which was given him
signed by Mr.. Broughton, the chairman.
When Mr. Pogue presented the report to
the other members they declined to
sign it, but advised that some of the
shows mentioned be removed from the
grounds which the secretary ordered to
be done, under a resolution of the
dThose arrested yesterday We're
not of the number condemned by the
committee.
THE BALLOON ASCENSION.
Miss Belmont, the aeronaut, gave a
balloon ascension yesterday afternoon
that was highly successful. The balloon
rose to about 1900 feet directly over
the grand stand before the aeronaut cut
loose. She landed with her parachute
CONTINUED ON Sixth Page.)
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THE FLOATS.
The National Colors Were Everywhere
Predominant.

Jones 81 Powelfs float illustrated the
coal and ice business of that well snown
firm.
The Mills Wagon and Lumber Com
pany, not only had float ON which were
a gaily decorated wagon of its mana
facture, but two of its wagons followed.
The Farina roller -four mills was piled
high with North State -four, one of the
best of Raleigh's good products.
Allen Il Cram illustrated their Inc oe
business by decorated moving machines,
drawn tandem.
The Elastic Starch Company, adyer-
fised its product in a tasteful way. 4
gaily decorated car, adorned with Ma
tional and Confederate flags, contained
a youthful Uncle Sam and trio OF
Cinnamon, who distributed packages OF
starch in all directions.
Joe IL. Marshall had a washee-washee
outfit, which caused great laugh all
along the line. Three cinnamon, inten-
sely yellow as to face, and affluent as 10
pig-tail, made things lively, as all We're
acrobats. The wash" swung from Il
line. and there was stove and other
fixtures.
Frank Stronach's big float, gay with
yellow ornaments, illustrated the Hay
dock" buggies.
Wynne Il Ellington, real estate and
insurance, had float of unique design.
1t carried a miniature of handsome
residence complete in every detail IN
Guiding lawn and fence. On the plazzas
sat little Misses Elizabeth Brown, Liz
Zie Lee and Lottie Woodland On the
rear of the float was huge safe and
Ben Hardy and Charles Farmer as
clowns.
The Acme Wine Company's wagon
was gaily decorated and closed the tioai
procession.
The fire department came next, and as
always, whether for pleasure or for
business, made a showing of which the
city may be proud. Chief l.. A. Mailer
and Assistant Chief Walter Woolcott
were in charge. A hook and ladder truck
and three horse wagons were in line.
One wagon, that of the Capital Hose
Company, was new.
A striking feature of the process
sion Of floats was that nearly every
one displayed the national coiors in
some way, but the variety of arrange
ment was such that there was no mo-
notony. TO take them in their ordag:
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A HALF MILE PROCESSION
WITNESSED BY PERHAPS 1900
PEOPLE.
VISITORS POURED IN ON EARLY TRAINS
And the Paraders Got an Enthusiastic Recep-
ton all Along the Line. The Greatest
Industrial Parade Ever Seen
in 4bo Cfata
in the State.

The industrial parade yesterday morn
fair of the sort that the State has seen.
In design and execution the individual
floats We're pretty aud original, and rs ii
whole the cole was Il brilliant
spectacle of commerce on dress parade.
Over night the clouds mad fallen away
and the Indian summer sun poured just
a little too much pure gold into the
streets as the procession was forming
for the start. Bdt everybody was haE-
py for the sunshine was the last element
necessary to the success of me parade
and of the Fair.
The early morn,ng excursions on Ill
the railroads brought people II deluge
and the first question they asked was,
rs the parade over?' When they found
it was Just forming at the foot Of Fay
etteyille street they flowed i'll an mum
dating stream up that thoroughfare,
spilled themselves over the front and
west of capitol square and down the first
block of Hillsboro street-and they gave
the procession warm welcome as it de-
served The number of people who saw
the parade was hardly short OF 1000.
The number of out of town people was
beyond all expectations. The train fcom
Greensboro alone was composed of ~
cars and brought the largest number Of
people that ever came into the station
here on one train.
1t was 11:30 when the parade began
to move. 1t stretched from lha foot OF
Fayetteville street around capitol
square and into Hillsboro, and rs it
moved it was a magnificent color scheme
Kaleidoscope in its brilliance and change.
while the air was a-throb with the blare
of the bands.
The order of march was us follows:
Center Cornet Band.
Company B.
The Marshals.
Followed by the floats of Barber x
Sons.
misunderstanding Chemical Company.
Sherwood Higgs & Co.
Il. G. Williams IL Co.
Raleigh Cotton Mills.
Julius Lewis q Co.
SteinmetZ.
Jones & Powell.
Mills Manufacturing Company.
r'arina Roller Mills.
Allen a. Cram.
Elastic Starch Company.
Oak City Laundry.
Frank Stronach.
Wynne a. Ellington.
Acme Wine Company.
Raleigh Firemen.
The parade moved up Fayetteville TO
Hillsboro and thence to the grounds.
After it passed the crowds swarmed in
to the cars and cabs and hundreds
reached the grounds in time to see the
track parade from the grand stand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-19

Yesterday at p. M, on Swain street
at the residence Of Mr.. John Upchurch,
the brides father, Mr., John ID. Angel
and Miss Mamie Upchurch We're united
in marriage, Rev. A. NJ. Simms offciat-
ing.
The couple were attended by Mr.. Nj .
q. Upchurch and Miss Mamie Bagwell.
The parlor was prettily decorated with
cut flowers and ferns.
Mr.. Angel is one of the efficient em-
pIoyes of the Interstate Telephone
Company, and has number of friends
in the city.
The News and Observer wishes the
couple bon voyage.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-19

On last night at 9:15 o'clock in this
city at Edenton Street Methodist par
sonage, Mr.. Geo. 10. Murphy and Miss
Daisy Il. Newberry, of Wilmington,
were united in matrimony, Rev. w. G.
Norman officiating.
Also at same place on last evening
at O'Clock, DIR. III. +. Bowman and
Miss Minta Kestler, both of Gibsonville,
were married, the same clergyman off
ciating.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-19

Eat plenty, Kodo Dyspepsia Cure will
digest what you eat. 1t cures all forms
of dyspepsia and stomach troubles. ID.
r. Gamble, Vernon, Tex, says, ct re-
lieved me from the start and cured me.
1t is now my everlasting friend" Bob
bitt- Wynne Drug Co, w. III. King &
Co.. Adams & Moye, VIM. Simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-19

President Mckinley spoke yesterday at
Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, and
made several short. addresses at other
places. At Youngstown he attended the
wedding of a nephew of his, Mr. William
Duncan. to Miss Anna Viola Dietrich.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-19

Married.

Fresh live HOLSTERS at Giersch's.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Il, 1899.
Mr. Mckinley Mt Boston.

The address of President Mckinley be-
fore the Home Market Club in Boston is
the first distinct and formal declaration
and defence of his policy in the Philippines.
II is an interesting fact that it should have
been made in what is regarded as the
storm-centre Of anu-eXpansion. If any
where in this country an adverse sentiment
was supposed to exist, it was in Massa-
chusetts. and especially in Boston. II was
shown. however. that the great crowd that
listened to this address was in fun sym
pathy with the Administration. Although
Senator Hoar has labored for years to win
the confidence and direct the opinion of
the Bay State, he appears TO be almost
alone in his critical attitude and his efforts
10 discredit the President in the eyes of
the people of his own commonwealth.
The Presidents address is a very care
full statement of the events that placed on
this country the responsibility for the fu-
ture of the Philippines and OF the purpos-
es he has kept in view. They are such as
the conscientious American must approve.
1t is impossible that anybody should sue
ceed in arraigning any considerable proper
tion of the people against the aims and
methods so frankly outlined by the Presi-
dent There is nothing TO conceal in these
and they are in harmony with the highest
ambition of the truest of republicans. BY
full statement of his views the Presi-
dent has disarmed criticism. If he had
said essentially the same things in sending
The Treaty to the Senate, it is extremely
doubtful if there would have been any de.
lay in its ratification.
The evening times., 1899-02-17
HIGH PRICES FOR PICTURES.
Rccord-Brenking Sale in New York
OF the Clarke Collection.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE sale of Thomas
B. Clarkes collection of paintings at Chick
ering Hall last night broke the record in
several respects. One of Inness' earlier
canvases was bought for $10,150 by Henry
Sampson; eleven paintings by the same
artist realized s27,77O, and the total sale
of ninety-two pictures brought the figures
up to SCI, ,22O as against $1,000 on the first
| and S50,5 555 on the second day.
The picture that brought this phenome
nal price is marked in the catalogue with
the title, Gray, Lowery Day" 1t repre-
sents rainy day in midsummer, and was
! painted in 1877. 1t is 16x24 inches The
first bid was $4,000, and $4,000 was reached
by $500 jumps. Then the competitors, w.
| R. Hearst, James F. Sutton, ]. w Els
worth, and Henry Sampson, slowed down
| and went ahead by easier stages until fin
ally the advances We're $25 at time.
! At the 10.000 mark the applause was en-
! thusiastic, and when the painting finally
/ went TO Mr.. Sampson the audience showed
as much excitement as a Bowery audience
would display over a blood-curdling melo
drama. The sale of George Fuller's A
/ Romany Girl for 81. 100 was also a marked
! feature of the evening.
Other high-priced pictures were as fol-
lows:
/ The Clouded SUM- George Inness,
bought by Roland Knoedler for S. 100;
Harvest Moon" George Inness. bought by
F. S. Smithers for s2.700; The Gale, -
/ Winslow Homer bought by j. Harsen
Rhodes for s1,625; New England Valley"
( George Inness, bought by Mrs. B. p. Che
ney for s., ,050 Twilight" George Inness.
name of purchaser refused price paid ST.
600: Headquarters of the Hudson" Homer
( Martin bought by E. Mcmillan for $500;
September Afternoon George Inness,
I bought by f. C. Converse for 81 500; "Puz-
/ lied" Louis Moeiler. bought by E. Weston
/ for s1.525; THE Road to Concarreau,
| William L. Picksell, bought by the Corcor
! an Art Gallery for SLIGO.
! The sale of Mr.. Clark's bric-a-brac yes
! terday afternoon at the American Art Gal
/ leries realized nearly 81, 600. A unique.
| pale turquoise vase" brought $500, and a
unique plum -colored vase was knocked
! down for $500
The evening times., 1899-02-17
THE AMERICAN CATHOLICS.
Matters in Dispute to BE Cleared i'm
Pontificai Letter.

Paris. Feb. 1.-THE European edition OF
the Herald publishes the following dis
patch from Rome: am authorized to in
form you, in spite of all reports TO the
contrary. that it is quite certain that the
Pope's letter on Americanism will be pub
lished. The document undoubtedly will
be interpreted In various senses.
His Holiness expresses in it his views
upon tendencies most uniustly attributed
to Cardinal Gibbons. Archbishops ireland
and Keane, and the Paulist Fathers and
Able Klein.
: The adversaries of the American branch
of the church, who are themselves respon-
sible for, and have invented under the
name Americanism, the absurd phantom
of a new religion and an extensive con-
spiracy against the authority of the Roman
Church, will in all probability use this por-
ton of the Pontifcal letter to minimize
the gravity of the defeat which they suf-
fered few months ago, when the Pope
categorically refused to sign a decree plac-
ing The Life of Father Hecker" on the
Index.
1t is not yet made public that this work
has been condemned by the congregation,
but this is the case, the object of the anti
Americanists being thus to discredit Arch
bishop Ireland, who wrote the preface to
Father Elliott's book. as well as Cardinal
Gibbons, author of the letter that accom-
panies the sixth French edition. by Abbe
Klein.
The refusal of the Pope to sanction this
condemnation of Father Hecker's Life
was severe blow to the opponents OF
Americanism, as it reduced their accusa-
tions to nothing
At the same time it will be found impos-
sible to distort or hide the general sense
of the Pontifcal document. Taken as q
whole, it will be found extremely eulogis-
tic of the Church of the United States, and
if the -Americanists are satisfied with
this meagre result they are certainly easily
pleased
The evening times., 1899-02-17
Politics and the Colonies,

Within twenty years or less foreign OBJ
Servers, especially EngIishmen, have ac-
quired a more accurate knowledge not only
OF the geography of this country, but also
Of the essential principles of our political
system and the character of our people.
There have been no more intelligent and
penetrating reviews Of our conditions than
those of The leading London journals in
the past half dozen years. Still. there are
some matters about which they can speak
with certainty only after an intimate per-
sonal study OF the influences that affect
popular sentiment-only by living among
us for a time. No amount of general in
formation about the actions of large bodies
of men can qualify anybody to predict the
course Of popular movements in America.
It is positive that our institutions have
an educational value hardly appreciated
by our own thinkers and often misunder-
stood by our own statesmen. 1t is this
that fits the average American to assume
responsibilities that in Europe are re-
served for men of special training. There
is hardly a village in the Republic but
can offer a man who is capable of quickly
arming himself for the duties of an i'm
portant diplomatic office.
1t is natural that well-wisher like the
London Times" should receive the report
of the Alger Relief Commission on the
conduct of the war with profound disap-
pointment and alarm. That the terms Of
this report were dictated by political in
luence is obvious, and that the facts would
have led, in England, 10 a condemnation
of the head of the War Department is be-
yond a doubt. That the same incompetent
official who is thus acquitted of response
bility for the worst defects of shocking
maladministration should be allowed to
dictate features of an army reorganization
bill that allows politics to enter the army
is inconceiYable to the London journal 1t
all means from its point of view, that it
is easily possible for political influences to
Impair the honesty and efficiency of colo
NAL government in the case of this coun-
try. If Secretary of War can, for politi-
cal reasons, be acquitted of grave charges
that are clearly true by a Commission ap-
pointed by the President. and if a poll
tician at the head of the War Department
can shape army legislation SO as to make
military appointments depend on party or
Administration favor, what hope can there
be that colonial government will escape
the corruptions that are the inevitable
product OF political partisanship?
1t is here that reliance on the strength
and virtue of the American people comes
in. 1t is here that the foreign observer is
easily led into error. There is no question
about political partisanship in this coun-
try; but there is also no doubt about the
supremacy of Americanism when the ques-
tiops at issue. touch the good faith and
conscience of the nation. We have recent
ly witnessed the complete suppression of
all partisan bias when the nation engaged
In war. A few weeks before the declara-
ton of war the Hannas held the centre of
the stage in the full glare of the calcium
light. In a day they disappeared. Nobody
asked whittier they had gone. They and