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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
WILL SPEND THE WINTER HERE.
Mr.. Philbrick of Waterville, Maine, the Guest
of DR.. Meserve.

President Chas. F. Meserve. of Shaw
University, yesterday returned from
Mohonk Lake, n. Y, where he has
been for a week attending the annual
Mohonk Indian conference. During
the conference he delivered an address
before it on 1.-THE Condition of Allotted
Indians in Oklahoma Territory
DR.. Meserve was accompanied home
by Mrs. Meserve, who has been visiting
in Waterville, Me-, and by her father,
Mr.. j. w. Philbrick, who will spend
the winter in Raleigh
Mr.. Philbrick is now 97 years old
but still strong and in full enjoyment
of life. He was for 80 years master
mechanic of the Maine Central Rail
road, and then, until advancing years
compelled him to relinquish the activ-
tiles of life, he was president of the
Peoples National Bank and the Saw
ings Bank, of Waterville, Maine.
1.-THE Weekly Calendar of the First
Baptist church of Waterville contains
this notice of Mr. Philbrick's departure
for the South:
''The church will greatly miss the
helpful presence of it's Senior Deacon.
Mr.. J. w. Philbricl1, who during this
week will go to Raleigh, N. G.. where
he will spend the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Meserve. Deacon Phil
brick has rendered to the church many
years of quiet, faithful and very i'm
portant service. For his words OF
counsel, his deeds of help, and for his
excellent spirit" he is held in very
high esteem. We extend our best
wishes with the hope and prayer that
he may have a pleasant winter and an
early return to us.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
THE NEXT STATE FAIR.
The Fortieth North Carolina
State Fair will be held at Rail
eigh October 22-27, 1900.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

A. S. Observation-Disclosures
r. F. GIERSCH-Restauran
T. w. TIGNOR'S SONS-Gunsmith
ALBERT WHITEHOUSE-The New Their
apy.
S. T. BEvERIDGE & CO.-Grass and Field
Seeds.
A. B. sTRONACH-Prices Made for Quick
Selling.
BoYLAN, PEARCE & Co.-visitors to
the Fair.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK-Rich-
mond Va.
SOUTHERN BOOK EXCHANGE-126th N.
C. Report.
SHERWOOD HIGGs & Co.-The Great
State Fair.
ZACHARY G. ZACHARY-Artistic Wood
Mantels, etc.
JUDSON PEELE-Peeles Practical Bust
ness College.
S. & D. BERWANGER-To Be or Not to
Be Well Attired
w. c. STRONACH'S SONs-Chase and
Sanborn's Coffee.
THE COMMERCIAL AND FARMERS
BANK, Raleigh, N. G.
JNO. w. THOMPSON-virgi Fire and
Marine Insurance Company
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUsE-The
Herald Square Opera Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Ed Chambers Smith has gone to
Goldsboro.
Governor Russell has returned from
Brunswick county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Harden have re-
turned from Burlington.
M. Z. M. Boshamer, of StatesvilIe.
was m the city yesterday.
Frof Chas. Brewer, of Wake Forest,
was IN the city yesterday.
MISS Sallie Smith, of Statesville, is
visiting Mrs. I. X. Bruner.
Prot. w. II. Pegram, of Trinity Col
lege, spent yesterday here.
Mr.. L. M. Washington, of Wilson,
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. b. H. Cozart, Jr., of DanviIle,
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. ID. A. Oates, of Fayetteville,
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. j. H Westbrook, of Goldsboro.
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr.. Henry r. Thorpe, of Rocky
Mount, is here for the Fair.
Mr.. Needham p. Mangum. of Wake
Forest, spent yesterday in the city.
Miss Penelope Myers, of Washington,
n. G., is visiting Miss Mary Turner.
DR.. t. N. Ivey left yesterday for
Garysburg, where he breaches today.
Mr.. J. B. Sheriff., editor of the Con
cord Times, spent yesterday in the
city.
Mr.. E. o. Cole, of the Treasurer's
office, returned yesterday from Car
thage.
Mrs. w. H. Crawford, of William
ston, is in the city visiting Mrs. Henry
I. Hicks.
Mr. Franklin Mcneil, of the Cor
poration Commission, spent yesterday
in the city.
Mrs. S. I. Blair, of Little Rock, Ark,
is in the city on visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. [. T. Blair.
Miss Vivienne Strong, of Atlanta, is
here for the Fair. She is the guest of
Miss Mamie Norris.
Mr.. j. J. Jenkins, of Chatham coun-
ty, Populist candidate for Congress,
spent yesterday here.
Mrs. Latta G. johnson. of Charlotte.
will be the guest of Mrs. A. b. An
drews during the air.
Miss Daisy Hanes, of Winston. and
Miss Lauise Holt, of Graham. are the
guests of the Kisses Norris.
Mr.. ID. t. Egerton and wife. who
have been visiting relatives in the city.
left yesterday for Middleburg.
Mr.. n. B. Broughton has returned
from Morehead, where he attended
the Atlantic Baptist Association.
Mr.. ID. II. Mclean, of Harnett
Democratic candidate for elector at
large, spent yesterday I'm the city.
Mr.. Edward L. Tarkenton, of the W.
Fl. King Grug company, is spending a
few days at his old home in Plymouth,
N. C.
Miss Daisy Stuart Page, who has
been visiting Mrs. Julian f. Johnston,
of Park Avenue, returned to her home
in Morrisville yesterday.
Miss May Hunter and Miss Bessie
Hines, of Henderson, n c., will be the
guests of Miss Lucy Andrews during
Fair week on North Blount street
Mrs. John l.. Borden, of StatesviIle,
is visiting Mrs. T. X. Bruner. Mrs
Boyden was Miss Mary Davis, and at
one time attended school here and has
many friends here.
Mrs. C. M. Wilder and Mr.. Sam Nor
of Royal, and Miss Pattie Beves. of
Durham, will spend Fair week with
Mrs. w. f. Foster on West Morgan
street.
Miss Annie Badger Duncan, and Miss
Eta Duncan have gone to Birming
ham, Ala, on a visit to the Misses
Browder. During their trip South
they will visit several southern cities.
At Montgomery they will take in the
Street Fair.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
THE WEATHER TODAY.

For North Carolina: Fair Sunday;
warmer in western and central por-
tons. Monday fair, except rain in ex-
IRENE western portion. Fresh easterly
winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
cinity to p. M: Fair and much
warmer.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 65; minimum
temperature, 43; mean temperature,
"a. Total rainfall % inches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Cases from the Fifth district will be
called by the Supreme court next
Tuesday.
The salary offered Rev. John e.
White by the First Baptist church in
Atlanta is $4,000.
Forty convicts were taken from the
penitentiary here to the Tillery and
Halifax farms yesterday.
The managers of the Fair desire to
state that all tickets issued will be
good at night as well as in the day.
The Monday Evening Club meets at
Judge Montgomery's residence on N.
Person street, Monday after the Fair
Otober goth.
The Elkin Chair Company was char
tered yesterday with E. I. Bailey and
others as incorporators. The capital
stock is $4,000.
The Weather Bureau predict warmer
weather for today. The chances are
excellent says Mr.. Won Hermann for
splendid weather during Fair week.
Rev. J. N. Craig, of Atlanta, Ca, the
General Assembly's secretary of Home
Missions, will preach this morning at
the First Presbyterian church.
Rev. DR.. Bratton will deliver an adj
dress at Christ church this afternoon
at o'clock upon the recent convention
of the Brotherhood of ST. Andrews, at
Richmond.
Mr.. Theophilus White, of Perquim-
ans county, was in the city yesterday
to get the amount adjudged by the Su-
perior court to be due him. He was
paid 1891 by Treasurer Worth.
The ladies of the city who are in
terested in the ST. Lulle's Home, have
arranged very attractive booth,
where refreshments will be served
next week at the Fair grounds.
County Superintendent Clements re-
ported yesterday, that of the negro APP
plicants for teachers, five obtained
first grade certificates, 10 received sec
ond grade certificates and 25 failed.
Rev. DIR. Bratton will deliver an adj
dress i'm Christ church this afternoon,
his subject being the recent Brother
hood of ST. Andrew convention. Ser
vices begin at o'clock and the public
is invited.
Four hundred and one bales of cot
ton have been sold here this week, at
prices about nine cents. The receipts
for the corresponding week of last
wear is 54S bales, at about seven cents.
Week before last 1,249 bales were sold
here.
Prof. Carl Hoffman, director of mus
Sc at the Baptist Female University,
requests the News and Observer to an
nome that q concert will be given by
the faculty of music at that institution
on Monday evening, October goth at
S p. m.
There were three seizures reported
at the revenue office yesterday. They
were made near Sller City by Deputy
Collector Reagan. The articles seiz-
ed were three fermenters and guam
tity of mash, the still having been re-
moved. The owners could not be
found.
The remains of the late Mr.. Benja-
min Pollard were taken to Richmond,
Va, yesterday for interment. The pail
bearers were: Messrs p. r. Albright,
George Nottingham. S. l.. johnson, J.
W. Williams, A. c. Hinton, E. T. Han,
Jr., w. Crabtree and Mr.. Brandon.
HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
lousness, Indigestion, Headache.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

The ladies of the city who are in
terested in the ST. Luke's Home, have
a very attractive booth.
where refreshments will be served
next week at the Fair grounds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

County Superintendent Clements re-
ported yesterday, that of the negro APP
plicants for teachers, five obtained
first grade certificates, 10 received sec
ond grade certificates and 25 failed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
lousness, Indigestion, Headache.
Easy to tako, easy to oneYatoe GHNr
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

Mr.. Theophilus White, of Perquim-
ans county, was in the city yesterday
to get the amount adjudged by the Su-
perior court to be due him. He was
paid 1891 by Treasurer Worth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

Forty convicts were taken from the
penitentiary here to the Tillery and
Halifax farms yesterday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

Rev. DR.. Bratton will deliver an adj
dress at Christ church this afternoon
at o'clock upon the recent convention
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrews, at
Richmond.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

The managers of the Fair desire to
state that all tickets issued will be
good at night as well as in the day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

Rev. DIR. Bratton will deliver an adj
dress i'm Christ church this afternoon,
his subject being the recent Brother
hood of st. Andrew convention. Ser
vices begin at o'clock and the public
is invited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

The Elkin Chair Company was char
tered yesterday with E. I. Bailey and
others as incorporators. The capital
stock is $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

The Monday Evening Club meets at
Judge Montgomery residence on N.
Person street, Monday after the Fair
Otober goth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

The remains of the late Mr.. Benja-
min Pollard were taken to Richmond,
Va, yesterday for interment. The pail
bearers were: Messrs p. r. Albright,
George Nottingham. S. l.. johnson, j.
w. Williams, A. c. Hinton, E. T. Han,
Jr., w. Crabtree and Mr.. Brandon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

Cases from the Fifth district will be
called by the Supreme court next
Tuesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

Rev. J. N. Craig, of Atlanta, Ca, the
General Assembly's secretary of Home
Missions, will preach this morning at
the First Presbyterian church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21

The Weather Bureau predict warmer
for today. The chances are
says Mr.. Won Hermann for
splendid weather during Fair week.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
New York's Hall of Fame.

New York, March 6.-At the quar-
terly meeting of the council of the New
York university yesterday announce
ment was made of a gift of 100000,
which is to be devoted to the erection
of what is described as "the Hall of
Fame for Great Americans" 1t will
be in the form of terrace, or prone
made, on University Heights. connect
ing the Hall of Language and the Hall
of Philosophy. The structure will be
SOC feet in length, and will be in the
form of semi-circle, extending to-
wards the west 1t will be 10 feet
above the Hudson, and will overlook
the Hudson and the Harlem rivers,
and will command view of the Pal
isades. The donor is citizen of New
York, who desires his name withheld.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
WORST BLIZZARD OF THE SEASON.
Wisconsin and Southern Michigan
Feeling It's Fury.

Feeling Its Fury.
Milwaukee, March 6.-The worst biz
card of the season has been raging
all night and day, the snow, however,
changing to sleet. None of the steam
ers left port last night, as the harbor
is icebound. One Of the Pere Mar
Quette line steamers is fast in the ice
about quarter of mile from the en-
trance to the river. 1t is reported that
Is or 20 passengers are on board. The
vessel is not believed to be in any dan
ger, as the ice is of a slush variety.
Specials from other points tn the state
report the most severe storm Of the
winter.
Detroit, March 6.-For the second
tie within a week southern Michigan
is in the grasp of a furious snow
storm. Trains into Detroit are from
one to twelve hours late, and similar
conditions are reported generally
throughout the region affected by the
storm. The car ferry Great Western,
which transfers Wabash trains across
the river to Canada, has been aground
on a shoal for five hours. Aboard the
boat is the st. Louis limited passenger
train. The local snowfall yesterday
was 91s inches, making a fall of 80
inches in six days, more snow than
has fallen in any one month since 1878.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
CBN. BATES EXPEDITION
Occupying Towns in Southern Lu-
zon With Slight Resistance.
A SHORT BATTLE AT LIBMANAN,

,, The FiIipinos, Concealed in the Rice
Fields. Resisted the Fortieth Regi-
ment, Losing hundred and Fifty
i'm Killed and wounded.
Manila. March General Bates ex-
petition to Southern Luzon, consisting
of the Fortieth and Forty-ffth regi-
ments. a total of $500 men, has oc-
cupied Nueva Caceres, province OF
South Camarines Daet, province OF
North Camarines, and the neighboring
smaller towns. The enemy resisted at
one point. and two Americans we're
killed, including Lieutenant John b.
Galleher, of the Fortieth regiment.
On Feb. 20 the expedition arrived at
San Miguel bay, landed and. in three
columns, Immediately pushed inland,
converting upon Neuva Carceres and
attempting to control the enemy's
routes Of retreat.
At Lithuanian, northwest Of Neuva
Carceres, the enemy was concealed in
the rice fields and resisted a battalion
of the Fortieth regiment, which en-
gagged them at close quarters with
bayonets. After 40 minutes fighting
the enemy fed, and Lithuanian was oc-
cupied. The Americans buried "a OF
the enemy, whose total loss in killed
and wounded is estimated at 140
From Lithuanian the expedition pro-
ceeded to Neuva Caceres, the gunboat
Paragua arriving ten minutes ahead OF
the troops. The town was found prac-
tically deserted. The Americans, daily
scouting in the vicinity, report that
the enemy have retreated into the
mountains.
The insurgents around Legaspi and
Albay, province of South Camarines.
are harrassing the Americans nightly.
Foreigners doing business at Legaspi
are living on ships in the harbor or in
the American barracks.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
Sentenced For Forwarding "sapho,'

Philadelphia, March George Y.
Jordon and ]. Harrison Jordan, trad
ing as the Jordan Publishing COM
pany, and John Inscho, an employe,
who were last week convicted of send
ing obscene literature (Daudets
"Sapho") by express from this city to
Chicago, were sentenced yesterday by
Judge Mcpherson, in the United States
district court The Jordans we're SEN
fenced to pay fine of 81 and costs and
undergo an Imprisonment of two years
and six months in the Eastern peni-
Tertiary. Inscho was sentenced to
one year in the county prison. In the
central police court yesterday Magis-
trate Jermon held Bernard Kline, a
street peddler, in $500 bail for trial on
the charge Of selling copies of "Sapho. "
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
KEYSTONE HAPPENINGS.
News Items of Interest From All
Parts of the State.
PLUNGED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT

Serious Accident to IA Train ON the
Broad Top Railroad - Conductor
Killed and Two Injured-To In
crease the Pennsy's Capital.
Huntingdon, Pa, March Gan acci-
dent to the early morning passenger
train on the East Broad Top railroad
yesterday at Martins Meadow resulted
in the death of Conductor George w.
Briggs, the probably fatal injury Of
Mine Superintendent Frank Lyon and
Grant Schmittle, and the serious inju-
ry Of dozen passengers. The acct
dent was caused by broken rail. and
the derailed cars, containing about 100
passengers, were thrown over an en-
bankment. Scarcely any Of the travel
ers escaped without some injury. A
lone woman passenger and her little
babe were extricated from the debris.
the former being severely hurt, while
the babe escaped without a scratch.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
Victim, of chinese Highbinders,

San Francisco, March 6.-The war
Of the Tongs in Chinatown was re-
newed yesterday by the murder of two
Of the most prominent Chinese mer-
chants in this city and the wounding
of third man, all members of the Sam
Yup organization. The victims of yes
terday's outbreak are Poon Gee, Low
Soon and Leong Cheu, members Of the
pork packing firm Of Tuck Wo & Co.
The first named were killed and the
third seriously wounded. The store
had just been opened, when four high
binders darted out of small alley,
opening up fusillade. The murderers
eScaDed
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
DUTIES PAID BY PUERTO RICO
VIII be Returned to the Island For
Public improvements.


Washington, March 3.-Within two
hours after special message from the
president recommending the immedi-
ate passage Of a bill to place in his
hands all the moneys collected upon
Puerto Rican goods since the Spanish
evacuation of the island, to be used for
the relief of the Puerto Ricans, had
been read to the house yesterday the
house had passed and sent to the sem
ate a bill to carry out the recon-
mendation. The message came like a
bolt out of clear sky to the minority.
They were at first inclined to hail 1t
with delight as a reproof of the ma
jority for the passage of the Puerto
Rican tariff bill on Wednesday. The
Republican leaders, however, had bill
ready to carry the presidents recon-
mendations into effect, and 1t was pass
ed by a vote of 1872 to 107 13 Demo-
Gratis, 2 Populists and Silver Repub-
licans voting with the Republicans in
the affirmative. Under the bill about
$4,000 already collected and all
duties hereafter collected will be re-
turned to Puerto Rico.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
Death of Ex-Judge walker.

Pottsville, Pa, March S.-ExJudgt
Thomas H. Walker died at his home
here Thursday night, aged n years
Judge Walker who was born in Ian.
caster county, was admitted to the
Schuylkill county bar in 1876. Ter
years later he was elected district at
torney by the Democrats, and in 1871
was elected an additional law judge OF
the county for ten years. Governor
Hartranft, in 1878. appointed Judge
Walker as one Of the delegates from
Pennsylvania to the international
prison congress, which met at Stock
holm, Sweden, the same year.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
Valuable Painting Seized.

New York, March Ga special in
spector of the custom house and a
special agent of the treasury yesterday
seized the Rubens picture, "The Holy
Family" at the gallery of Fifth ave-
nue. art gallery. The painting was
entered at the local custom house on
Dec. II last by Eugene Fischoff, an art
dealer 1t was valued at $4,000 and
was passed by the United States ap-
praisers, and duty was paid in the fixed
valuation. 1t has since been ascertain
ed that the painting was sold at eXecu-
tors sale of the estate of Sir Cecil
Miles in London last May for $4,000.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
Tuesday, March g.
The Advance i'm Coal Prices.

Philadelphia, March 6.-After several
meetings of representatives of the
more prominent bituminous coal in
terest engaged in shipping coal to tide
water points to consider questions OF
contract prices for the year beginning
April l, have agreed upon rates which
as compared with the present contract
tide prices for soft coal, is an advance
of about 70 cents. OF this advance the
new freight rates, which go into effect
on April !, will consume 80 cents, leav-
ing 80 cents advance to the operators.
Deducting from this ten cents per ton
for the advance in the miners wages,
which will. it is confidently expected,
be demanded and granted. the operat-
ors will have a net advance for their
coal of 25 cents per ton.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
Consul Hay Having No Trouble

Washington, March GA cablegram
received at the state department from
Adelbert Hay, United States consul at
Pretoria, indicates that he is having
no trouble whatever in the full exer-
else of his functions, and especially is
he unhampered by the Boer officials.
with whom he seems to be on an ex-
cellent footing, securing any informa-
ton desired as to the condition Of the
British soldiers who are prisoners at
Pretoria.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10

Baltimore, March 6.-Ex-United
States Senator and Former Governor
William Pinckney Whyte was yester-
day appointed city solicitor by Mayor
Hayes, to succeed Bernard Carter, re-
signed. Governor Whyte accepted the
place and was confirmed by councils
last night. Governor Whyte has a
very large practice, much of which he
will give up in order to accept the
city solicitorship. Mr.. Carter, who
has for many years been counsel for
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone company, resigned because of
difference between that corporation
and the city regarding the company's
right to lay electric subways.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
why Carter Fnvors Quay.

Washington, March 6.-Mr. Carter,
of Montana, dealt vigorously with the
Quay case in the senate yesterday in
the course of an explanation as to why
he will vote for the former senator
from Pennsylvania. He voted against
the seating of Mr.. Corbett in the last
congress because, he said, Mr.. Corbett
was endeavoring to benefit by wrong
perpetrated by himself. He declared
Mr.. Quay was the victim of a 'diaboli-
cal plot" in his own state such as had
no counterpart in American political
history.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-10
Pennnylvania Miners on Strike.

Meyersdale, Pa, March 6.-Fifteen
hundred miners of the Meyersdale coal
region went out on a strike this morn
ing for a preliminary advance Of five
cents per ton to place them on an
equal basis with the Georges Creek
region, prior to asking them for the
ten cent advance on April 1, which has
already been granted to the Georges
Creek miners.