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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08
PERSONALS.

Mr. 3. r. Lacy went to Charlotte
yesterday.
Mr.. Frank II. McMacllin, of Atlanta,
Ga, is / nthe city.
DR.. ID. II. Abbott returned from
Pamlico yesterday.
Mr.. n. G. Cameron, of Jonesboro,
spent yesterday here.
Mr.. S. a. Hodgin returned from
Greensboro yesterday.
Mr.. Carl Duncan returned to the city
yesterday from Newbern.
Col. Benehan Cameron, of Stagville,
spent yesterday in the city.
Prof. j. B. Carlisle, of Wake Forest,
spent yesterday in the city
Mr. n. A. Mclean, of Lumberton, is
attending the Supreme Court.
President T. p. Nenable, of Chapel
Hill, spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.. Mcdonald and
Mr. A. p. Mcpherson are in the city.
Mr.. n. n. ST. Clair, of Fayetteville,
is here attending the Supreme Court.
Miss Miriam Allen returned to Salem
yesterday. She has been visiting her
parents.
Mr.. Frank Brown, of the Marshall's
office, returned from Jones county
yesterday
Mr.. e. X. Bryan and Mr. George N
Rose, of Fayetteville, are attending
the Supreme Court.
Governor ID. l.. Russell returned yes
terday from Wilmington, where he
went to vote.
Mr.. j. H. Gore, Jr., of Wilmington
spent yesterday here attending the
Supreme Court.
Mr.. Austin Ross Neal, of Roanoke
Va, is in the city to attend the Chase
MacMackin wedding.
Mr.. j. B. Schulken, of Whiteville
has been in the city several days, at
tending the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Thomas r. Purnell and her son,
Thomas r. Purnell, Jr., have gone to
Hot Springs to spend a while.
Mrs. c. B. Miller, of Godsboro, and
Mrs. C. C. McAllister, of Asheboro, are
visiting the family of Mr. b. r. Lacy
Judge George II. Brown was in the
city yesterday, on his way to Rock
ingham, where he will hold term OF
Criminal Court.
Mrs. C. C. NEcAllister, of Asheboro
and Mrs. c. B. Miller, of GOldsboro
are visiting their sister, Mrs. b. II
Lacy, on North Blount street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Mcneil, Mr.. Matt
land Chase, DIR. Brooks Rutledge. Mr.
Harry Brunson and Mr.. Sanborr
Chase, of Florence, S. c., are in the
city.
Mrs. Mortimer Peasants, of Louis
burg, passed through the city yester
day to attend the crystal wedding OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Page. of Ashe'
vile. From there she goes to Wilson
to visit her brother, who is sick.
The Weather Bureau reports that
the owest temperature yesterday was
reported from Montana and the
Dakotas, where the mercury was be
ow freezing. Frost was reported al
Knoxville and Charlotte. A storm is
forming over the lake region. FAN
weather prevails throughout the
| South.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08
NEW ADVERTIsRMENTs

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w. H. KING DRUG CO.-Toilet Ar
ticles.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-Una Clayton
Company.
SHERWOOD HIGGS & CO.-Some-
thing New Always.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08
THE WEATHER TODAY.

Local forecast for Raleigh and
vicinity to s p. M. Thursdays, fair.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 10; minimum
temperature, 43; mean temperature,
So; total rainfall, 0.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

Red is a danger signal on a railroad,
on a mans nose and on a woman's cheek.
If you would know a man study his
infirmities rather than his virtues.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

ST. Lukes Circle of Kings Daughters
will meet this afternoon at O'Clock at
st. Luke's Home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

The Klondyke Club will meet with
Mrs. Joseph E. Pogue at o'clock
Friday afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

Forty-three bales of cotton were
sold here yesterday at prices of o
cents and under.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

Prof. j. b. Carlyle will lecture at
Leesville Academy on Friday. Rev.
NJ. A. Adams is principal of the Acad-
envy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

Mr.. O. w. Blacknall, of Kittrell, who
was in the city yesterday says that
Col. w. r. Davis, of Boston, Mass,
having decided not to return to KIT
trell, has leased his hotel to Boston
firm, who will arrive here today This
well known hotel will be opened as
resort for Northern people this win
ter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

All will receive most cordial well
come to the oyster supper to be given
on Fayetteville street, next door to
Williams book store, this Thursday
afternoon from to 10, or later Ice
cream and cake served if preferred
Proceeds to heating plant of the
Presbyterian Church. Tickets 20 cents
at the door.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

The Charlotte Observer says that
Mrs. r. T.. Dewey is critically i'll, and
but little hope is entertained of her
recovery. She was Miss Lacy before
her marriage, daughter of Rev. Dr.
Drury Lacy, of Raleigh. Mr.: i. H.
Lacy yesterday left for Charlotte IN
response to a telegram stating that
she was dying.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

Eight convicts were taken from the
penitentiary here yesterday to Tar
boro, where they are to build rail
road bridge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

In the Mayors Court yesterday Con
Perry was sentenced to thirty days
on the roads for disorderly conduct;
William Ray, for being drunk on the
streets, was fined $5.25; and Bell
Caster, for. disorderly conduct, was
also fined $5.25.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

The case of the State V. Robinson,
from Brunswick, was re-argued be-
fore the Supreme Court. The point
involved is how far does the parents
right to punish children extend. The
State contended that the parents had
no right to infict a cruel or excessive
punishment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

On last Monday the stock of goods
assigned by Mr.. w. e. Jones to Mr..
Joseph G. Brown were sold at prl-
vate sale to Augustus Wright d Co.,
of Petersburg, who is one of MI.
Jones' largest creditors. The goods
brought $4,000. Mr.. Jones liabilities
were about S21 900. The sale has been
confirmed by Judge Purnell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

Judge Purnell went to Richmond
Yesterday, where he will sit as judge
on the General Court of Appeals for
the Fourth district, which includes,
besides the two Carolinas, West Nir-
ginia, Virginia and Maryland.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

At Panther Branch precinct there
were no Giles ballots distributed, and
the Republicans of that district voted
solidly for Jenkins.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

This morning at 10:45 o'clock, at
the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Miss Nantcy McMackin., of this city,
and Mr.. John Alexander Chase, of
Florence, S. c., will be married
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

News was received here yesterday
If the burning of the residence of
Mr.. r. J. Buffaloe. Monday nlght' IN
st. Matthew's township. The cause
of the fire is not known, as there mao
been no fire in the house since II
o'clock of the preceding day. me
smoke-house. was also burned, win
its contents, but the furniture ana
household goods were saved. Inc
building had been insured in a coun-
try insurance company. but 1T IS SAID
that the insurance had lapsed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

The ladies of the Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian Church will hold
a meeting at the church parlors this
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

A letter received here yesterday
from a former residents of Raleigh,
who now lives az Pilot Mountain,
states that the gentleman at whose
house he is staying has been sued by
a Republican for refusing. as regis
trar. to deposit the Republicans vote
at the August election. A few days
before the recent election the plain
tiff offered to compromise the suit
for SO. The registrar refused, and
saws the trial must proceed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-08

Appeals in eight State cases will be
called next Tuesday, November 18th,
in the Supreme Court. This is the
largest number of State cases that
has been called from any one district
this term.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24

Columbia, s. c., March 22.-Informa-
ton has been received here of the burn
ing Of a woman in Chesterfield county
and the arrest of several men charged
with the crime. News of the crime comes
from Cheraw, % miles from Chesterfield.
Cassie Boon, young white woman, had
been missing from her home several days,
and searching party found her char
red body in the woods far from any
habitation. There was a burned heap Of
brush nearby and the woman's clothing
had been consumed. On some evidence
not revealed four white men, John, Har-
vey and Ben Jackson and James T..
Steen, were arrested and taken to Ches-
terfeld Jail. There is only surmise as to
the cause of the crime Whether COM
mitted by the men acting as a committee
of regulators or whether she was forcibly
taken into the woods, assaulted and then
burned cannot be told.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24
Prominent Republican Dead.

Hon. John A. Bingham died at his
home in Cadiz, o., on Monday, aged 80
years. He had been in i'll health, the
result of old age, for some time, and
his death was not unexpected. Two
daughters survive him. Judge Bingham
was noted orator. He served eight
terms in congress from the Sixteenth
Ohio district and was minister TO Japan
from 1872 to 1885. He was a member
OF the house committee which brought
the impeachment proceedings against
President johnson and as judge advocate
Of the army sentenced Mrs. Surratt for
conspiracy in the murder Of Lincoln. He
was the author of the first section of the
fourteenth amendment TO the constitu-
ton. During his public career he was a
leader in the national councils of the Re
publican party and was a close friend OF
Lincoln and Stanton He was voted a
pension by congress in recognition of his
distinguished service TO the country.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24

Savannah, March 22.-Fifty thousand
persons on the streets here yesterday
gave Admiral George Dewey an enthusi-
astic welcome. The admiral had recover
ed from his indisposition of Tuesday suf-
fciently to take part in the military pa
rade and review as he rode through the
streets with Mrs. Dewey at his side.
Ringing cheers rent the air, and waving
colors made the scene one to be long re-
membered. There were in all IL out of
town organizations. Adding the local mi
litia, there were nearly 1000 men in line.
The review took place in the park extern
sion, where an admiral's salute was fired
by the Chatham artillery from brass
pieces presented to the organization by
President George Washington. Business
public and private was suspended from
noon in honor of Admiral Dewey. The
climax of the occasion occurred at the
banquet in the De Soto hotel last night.
where the admiral was presented with
beautiful silver vase on behalf of the city
of Savannah by Hon. +. G.. Dubignon.
The vase is elegantly engraved and
stands nearly three feet high on marble
base.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24
chinese Ho.tiIIty Grows.

Chinese advces say the ascendency of
the antiforeign party is becoming more
pronounced daily. The dowager empress
appears to be unable to sufficiently re-
ward the officials who exhibit marked
hostility to everything not Chinese. Hen
Tung, probably the most bitterly anti
foreign official OF the empire, has been
decorated with the three eyed peacock
feather, which had not been conferred
for so years; the notorious Ii Peng Hing.
who was dismissed from the governor
ship of Sbangtung on German demand,
has been advanced to the first rank, and
Yuh Sien, the former governor of Shang-
tung, has been appointed governor of the
Shansi district, snub to the powers in
terested and likely to prejudice British
interests in the province. as the powers
believe his maladministration is the cause
of the present state Of affairs in Shang-
tung.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24

Fall River, Mass, March 22.-Abram
Broadbent, a farmer living in Westport,
about six miles from here, has reported to
the police that on Monday two rufiians
ransacked his house and nearly murdered
his son William, 10 years old. In his alb
sence the men came to the house and de-
manded food. The lad ran into the barn
and hid upon the hay. The tramps fol-
lowed, and, seizing the boy, they tied his
arms to his side, slipped a moose over his
head, and hanged him from a rafter.
He was found by his elder brother uncon-
scious and black in the face, hanging to
the BEAM A doctor was called, and after
three hours work the boy was revived,
but could tell only fragmentary story
of what had happened. The motive of
the men is not known. The neighborhood
is greatly excited over the outrage.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24
SwINDLING GANG PLEADS GUILTY.
They "worked" Wholesale Mer-
chants In Many Leading Cities.

chants In Many Leading Cities.
Savannah, March 22.-In the United
States district court yesterday ID. A..
Tysor and ten others pleaded guilty
sc TIC charge of conspiracy to defraud
through the use of the mails. This
ended case that has engaged the
court for the better part OF two weeks
and which Judge Speer characterizes as
lone of the most notable cases ever
tried in the federal courts in this
country"
The conspiracy had qualifications
through half a dozen of the country
counties of this state, most OF them
prohibition counties The conspira-
tors would send orders by mail to
wholesale merchants out of the state
for all manner of goods, principally
beer and liquors, which they would
dispense In blind tigers, and the ship
pers would never hear of their money.
With materials ordered on elegantly
engraved letter paper of fictitious firms
Tyson built and equipped long dis
lance telephone line connecting this
city with a dozen neighboring towns.
He also made use of number OF small
country merchants, whom he persuad-
ed to permit the use of their names for
the fraudulent ordering Of goods.
Many pianos. organs, reapers, cases OF
wine and other articles were found in
depots in the territory of the gang.
consigned to the various members OF
it. The gang victimized wholesale
merchants in Montgomery. Chatta-
nooga, Richmond, Charleston, Balti-
more. Cincinnati and elsewhere.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24

Death of Jersey Trolley King.

Bernard NJ. Stanley, one of the wealth
lest men in New Jersey, died in Newark
Monday night Of paralysis. Mr. Shan
ley was president of the Essex and Hud-
son Gas company and at the head of the
Great North Jersey Street Railway COM
pany which controls almost every street
car line in Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Ber-
gen and Union counties. He also owned
wholly or controlled majority of the
stock of the companies taken in or leas-
ed by the North Jersey company. He
was closely associated with the Elkins
syndicate Of Philadelphia and was a di-
rector of several large financial institu-
tons, including the City Trust company
of New York. the Title Trust company
of New Jersey and the Fidelity Trust
company of Newark. He was born in
Newark 50 years ago.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24

them. The agreement covers not only
all the points at issue between the two
leaders, but also the taking into the COM
bination of all the allied companies in
which they are individually interested.
The main points in the agreement are:
First.-That all old differences should
be settled and all litigation stopped at
once.
Second.-That those present, acting not
only for the firms which were in litiga-
ton, but also for all their individual
holdings in outside companies, agreed
that all these allied companies, of what
ever kind and nature. should be combined
in one common concern and put under
the management of one immense corpora
ton. Incorporated under the laws of New
Jersey, with a capital of S200000,000
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24
INSURGENTS ACTIVE.
HOPE TO FORCE CONGRESS TO Ac-
CORD FAVORABLE TERMS.

Murder. piitaRe. Treachery and Per-
ndy n Part of Their Methods--Na-
tive officials Resian--Two Insur-
gents Sentenced 20 Death.
General Otis considers Manila the most
troublesome center in the situation today
The insurgent iunta there, in conjunction
with that in Hongkong. is growing active.
The military authorities have been forced
TO put stop to Mabini's intercourse
with the public The local and foreign
press considers his recent utteranccs cal
culated to incite the Filipinos TO eontin-
ued revolt
Flores, who has just arrived there, says
he comes trusting TO American leniency
and that he would not have dared come
TO Manila If Spain were yet in control
He eherishes the hopes and aspirations
which actuated him when in the field and
desires TO watch congressional action up
on the question OF the Philippines. The
insurgents, he says, do not expect to van
quish the Americans, but are maintaining
q resistance with the idea of forcing con
gress TO accord to them the best possible
terms.
number of representative insurgent
leaders from different parts of Luzon
have recently been in conference In Ma
Mia Some have been placed under ar
rest, but the others thus far have not
been interfered with.
II is asserted upon good authority that
three loads of arms and ammunition have
recently been landed on the east coast of
Luzon. Captain Taylor OF the Thirty
ninth regiment recently captured Il new
Mausers near Calamba.
Ill
reorganization in the province Of Morong,
where the insurgent leaders are said TO be
assisted by prominent Spanish residents.
Inhabitants of this province who are now
in Manila have been advised not to return
to their homes, but to remain under the
protection of the Americans.
II Is also reported that the rebels are
reorganizing in the province of Zambales
under Muscardo. Brigands are commit
ting atrocities in the province OF Nucva
Ecija, whexe they have murdered 20 ma
tives and Cinnamon. Eight other muir
ders have been committed near Tarlac.
The Nueva Ecija insurgents are heavily
taxing local traders and farmers, with
the result that business is parayzed and
there is a general scarcity OF food.
The funds for maintaining this guerril-
towns of the island, whether occupied by
the Americans or not, even including Ma
Mia.
Major Allen OF the Forty-third regi-
ment has been appointed military govern
or OF the island Of Samar, where Lukban.
the former leader of the rebels in that To-
cality, is still in the mountains.
General Kobbe has opened 20 ports In
the southern part of Luzon Nand in the Is
lands Of Samar and Leytc, the result of
which is to stimulate trade there, al
though only temporarily, as the country
opened is nonproductive and apparently
nonconsuming. Owing to the political
conditions of the last II months products
accumulated during the blockade.
A military commission at Bayambang
has sentenced to be hanged on March 80
two natives who have been found guilty
of numbering their countrymen.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24

Paris, March 22.-There was an excit-
ing incident in the palace of justice yes
terday when a druggist named Bardin,
who had just lost suit, tried to murder
the presiding judge of the fifth court.
Just after the judges had taken their
seats, when counsel in another case had
begun his speech, Bardin drew revolver
and fired three shots at the judge, who
had narrow escape, the bullets grazing
his head Municipal guards threw them
selves on Bardin and removed him to a
cell, while the judge, with perfect cool
ness, said TO counsel: "You can continue.
maitre. II Is nothing"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24
No. 80
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Porto Ricnn TariG Question stiIr Un-s
settled.


settled.
The senate on Friday passed the ST.
100000 appropriation for the relief Of
Porto Rico after amending il. Senator
Allison named steering committee to-
formulate tariff measure, which. II is
asserted, win have the support of As Re
publicans when II comes up for consid-
GRAFTON. In the Quay case the senate
agreed 10 take up the matter of seating
the Pennsylvania on April 3. The
house devoted its session to the consid-
Grafton of private bills.
The house on Monday refused to con-
cur in the senate amendments TO the Por-
TO Rican appropriation bill. the hackers
OF the original bill insisting that all mon
eys heretofore collected and TO be collect
ed 20 10 the Porto Ricans. They re-
quested a conference, and each house APP
pointed three members 10 agree upon a
compromise measure Senator Bevcridge
(Rcpl of Indiana offered an amendment
20 the Porto Rican bill providing for free
trade and expressly stipulating that no
part of the constitution be extended to
the island A resolution reviving the
rank of lieutenant general was introduced
In both houses.
The conferees of the house and senate
on Tuesday came to an agreement on the
appropriation bill for the relief of the
Porto Ricans. Mr.. Morgan discussed the
Porto Rican question in the senate. The
house began consideration Of the Loud
bill relating to second class mail matter.
Mr.. Sulzer of New York denounced the
administration because the war depart
ment refused to give ont secret informa-
ton as to British Notifications on our
northern border He declared England
had used the United States TO accomplish
her own selfish ends.
In the senate on Wednesday Mr.. Tur-
ner asked that Secretary Root be re-
Guired to inform that body whether he
had granted rights to mine gold in the
bed of the sen In the vicinity OF Cape
Nome. During the debate on the Loud
bill in the house Mr.. Cromwell charged
that Mr.. Lentz was the attorney for the
lobby against the bill Mr.. Lentz replied
by saying Mr.. Bromwcll represented the
express companies. The official corre-
spondence relating to the Panama canal
was sent 10 the senate.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24
German Flag Hoisted mt Apin.

Advices from Samoa, dated March 1, re-
port that the German flag was hoisted at
Apia in the presence Of the treaty Off
Gals and of Mataafa and Tamasese. DR..
Solf, president of the municipality, is
governor. Herr Knipping, formerly vice
consul at Sydney, will act as chief judge
and vice governor. A public reconcilia-
ton took place at the flag hosting be-
tween Mataafa and Tamasese. The SUI
preme court, the municipal council, the
municipal magistracy and the consular
courts were abolished.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-03-24
Chicago Won't Read English History

Chicago, March Histories of Eng
land have been dropped from the list of
supplementary reading for the public
schools by the board of education. Books
have been adopted for all grades at a
cost of thousands of dollars, but none of
the histories will contain a mention of
England except as an incident in connec-
ton with the war of Independence. For
three months Trustee John /. Heating,
who is the national president of the An
cient Order of Hibernians, has been fight
ing the use of histories of England,
which he declared were prejudiced in ia
vor of England. The district superin-
tendents decided to eliminate English his
tories and nothing but American history
will be included in the supplementary
reading