Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-04

Raleigh, N. c.. May IA special
from Mt. Olive says:
The body OF MIR. lobe Sutton, n we'll
known citizen of Dulln county and a
son Of Mr.. o. w. Sutton, was found
near here this morning and the cause
OF his death appears to be enveloped in
mystery. Mr.. Sutton was at Mt. Olive
about o'clock Monday night and told
some friends who were with him that
he was going to Faison on the freight
train as it was nearer to his home
from the later place than from Mt.
Olive He was last seen alive in one
OF the express cars attached to this
freight. Marshall McCaleb, who found
his body this morning, reported the
matter to the town authorities and the
coroner was summoned to investigate
the circumstances of the death.
The back OF the dead mans head is
crushed in as II By blow, aid there
Is Il cash about the throat. There is
no sign of an encounter about the spot
where the body was found and the
death remains u mystery for the coro-
ner's jury.
Mr.. Sutton was about 80 years of age
and leaves q wife and several children.
TEACHERS ASSEMBLY.
C. II. Mebane, Superintendent of
Public instruction, came in town form
the western part of the State yester-
day. He Is very busy working up the
North Carolina Teachers Assembly,
and reports the prospects for a great
meeting this year are very encour-
aging.
UNIVERSITY'S RECORD.
oil re
Is preparing n sketch for the Confed-
crate Veteran on the record OF the Uni
versity and her alumni in the civil war,
shows in the record that Chapel Hill
gave 1.051 soldiers to the armies OF the
Confederacy, 40 of whom were officers
and 272 privates. Among the officers
there was one lieutenant general, three
major generals, twelve brigadier gen
erals. three inspector generals. three
ad1utant generals, seven assistant adju
tant generals, sixteen adjutants, seven
ty-seven coloncls, thirty-one lieutenant
colonels sixty-four majors, seventy two
surgeons, nine chaplninS, two hundred
and iifty-eight captains, one hundred
and slSty-ninc lieutenants, three quar-
ternasters, three paymasters, eight SER
,geantmajors. thrty-seven sergeants
and three corDornls. OF this number
three hundred and eight laid down
their lives in the service OF the Con-
federacy.
BAPTIST FEMALE UNIVERSITY.
The new president of the Baptist Te-
male University has practically been
chosen
The nomination committee which was
appointed by the board of trustees at
the recent meeting met last evening
and selected the man who will be re-
commended to the board Of trustees
for election. Further than the fact that
no 10 trto . n ~.
OF the committee declined TO discuss
the choice made.
a special meeting OF the board of
? trustees OF the University will be called
for next Monday or Tuesday, when the
new president to succeed Professor Bla-
singamc will be chosen.
OPEN SWITCH WRECK.
An extra passenger train this noon
ran into an open switch in the yard of
the Charlotte Oil and FertiliZing Com
pany as drill engine was backing out
Both engines reversed, but too late to
AVOID collision, i'll which both loco
motives were badly smashed.
Engineer Charles Mickle, of the yard
engine. was caught between the engine
ana tender and could not jump. His
ieg was literally ground off above the
Knee. ana the unfortunate mans cries
were SO appalling that strong men were
forced TO turn away In horror. He died
before medical aid could reach the spot.
Engineer A. r.. syfan, of the passen-
ger train, sprained his ankle in iump-
ing. but escaped other injury. G N
isaacs, baggage master. had his leg in
5ured. The company is investigatinr
the accident to fix the responsibilitv
for the onen switch.
a SUICIDES WILL.
Captain ]. j. Newman. who ,o+.,,,
committed suicide by blowing himself
to pieces with dynamite. left a hoIo-
graphic will, in which he leaves two
requests to churches in Virginia ana
the balance of his estate to his raia.
tiyes. John M. Julian and w. Murdoch
Whey qualified yesterday as admInis-
traitors.
GUARDS REMOVED.
The guards which have been en,n,ov-
ed by the Southern Railway during The
strike OF the telegraph opera tors and
who have been guarding the newly an
pointed operators, are being withdrawn
from the various Storiono ~, -