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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23
Armenian Customs

In Erzerum, Armenia Christmas tide is
the season when the maidens fancy they
can choose the love of their dreams, and
they have a unique way of getting the
question decided. In the early morning.
before sunrise, the maiden makes a corn
cake. While it is in the oven, she dresses
herself in her prettiest costume, for this
is an Offering to fate and she must look
her best When the cake is done, the
maiden bears It to the roof where she
places it on the terraced house-tOp, then
hides herself behind the great chimney.
Suddenly there comes a whirr of wings,
and she sees a great bird looking toward
the cake. Finally he swoops down in
swift flight and seizes the maiden's offer
ing to fate. This is the supreme moment
The girls eyes never waver a moment
in watching the birds flight. for where
he rests will be her future mate, OF she
chooses to have him. If the bird flies
far away her fate will not be settled
during the coming year.
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Leads all Carolina Daies News and Circulation

many men of practically no fortune were
bribed by their pockets or their future
financial hopes in the late election?
The Republican party managed to ere
ate the impression that with them lay
financial prosperity.
If a voter said
Trusts are dangerous, vicious and ille-
gal"
The Republican party replied:
IF you destroy trusts you will brighten
rich men; rich men will lock up their
money and you will not be able to get
any of it,"
The country, bribed by it's pockets, vot-
ed to continue the trusts in power.
An extremely intelligent politician, Mr..
Steckler, said to this writer long before
election:
THE savings bank depositors decide
elections If the Republicans once sue
coed in frightening them they are sure to
win"
The Republican party, with ingenious
falsehood and plausible talk, did succeed
in frightening the savings bank depos-
itors.
1t was no great sum of money that
bribed the average savings bank depos-
itor.
Seventy dollars, two hundred dollars,
perhaps five hundred dollars sufhced in
tens of thousands of cases to dwarf all
noble considerations in the minds of the
voters.
Imagine the average Woodworking man
saying to the Republican party:
why do you ignore the Declaration Of
independence? What excuse have you to
offer for changing our system of govern
ment without the peoples consent?"
The Republican party replied:
Never mind the Declaration of indie
pendence. and as to your other question,
we don't want any excuse. Listen to
this You have two hundred dollars in
the saving bank Haven't you? Very
well. Vote for the Democrats and that
money will shrink to one hundred dol
lars"
The statement is false, and the voter
feels that it is false. Yet he has some
slight dread that there may be some
thing in it. He knows all about his two
hundred dollars. He pats and loves the
greasy brown bank book. About other
things he can only speculate.
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Bribed By Their Own Pockets.
New York Journal.l

New York Journal.)
Many a man is called incorruptible who
is bribed every day of his life Many
a nation, including our own just at pres
ent, has been bribed without realizing it,
The man who would rage justifiably at
the suggestion of a bride, the man who
would spurn an offer of any amount from
another can be easily bribed by the
money in his own pocket
This writer has in mind a man of great
ability, who illustrates singularly well
the corrupting power that lies in a man S
own money.
When the man mentioned was young
he was enthusiastic in the cause Of the
people. His ideas were sound his ambi-
tions lofty. He had nothing, and his sym
pathes went out to others who were as
poor as he Today his inmost feelings and
ideas are the same as of yore But his
financial condition has changed. There
used to be nothing in his pockets. Now
his bank account, safe deposit vault and
real estate foot up twenty millions of dol
lars.
The mans daily life is at variance with
the good instincts that were planted in
him originally.
He used earnestly to sympathize with
every effort to increase wages when he
worked for wages. Now he pays wages,
and the money in his pocket corrupts
him and imre'r lin to cut down where
he can and to grudge where he might we'll
be liberal.
To friendly critic he will say in per-
feet good faith:
Property has quieting influence.
Money brings responsibility. Consistency
is all very Well but financial matters Of
ten change the early hasty views" els.
The money in his pockets corrupts
him; he is bribed by his own fortune to
violate his conscience. No other mans
money could tempt him to go against
that which he knows to be right. His
own fortune thinks for him, acts for him,
and changes him.
DO not believe that man must OWL
twenty millions to be controlled by the
money in his purse.
How many men of small fortune, how
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23
1T BEGINS ON DEC. 9TH
Nearly a Score of Witnesses From
Durham Examined.
is NO SYSTEMATIC NATURALIZATION
The Evidence Taken Here Ras So Far Been a
Complete Retaliation of the Contentious
of the Railroads in Their Com
plants in This Case.

The State yesterday completed the
taking of its evidence in the railroad
taxation cases at this place for the
present.
The next hearing will be at Will
mington on December 27th.
The witnesses put ON the stand yes
terday with one exception, were from
Durham county, and their evidence did
not materially differ from that given
by the Wake and Johnston witnesses.
The exception was Mr.. James w.
Stevenson register of deeds of john
ston county who testified, not only
as to the general rule, but especially
as to particular tracts in the county
that were overvalued or undervalued
for taxation as shown by their sale
since. The list of tracts that brought
less than the taxation value was much
the larger and for most of those that
brought less than the assessed value
there was some circumstance that full
ly accounted for the difference.
The Durham witnesses were almost
to q, man assessors and they We're most
emphatic in their declaration that the
true cash-value of assessment had pre-
vailed in their county, and that in 1899
all lands in the county were, taken
as rule, assessed for all that they
would have brought ON the market
In the city of Durham property has
increased very rapidly in value in the
past year. Some of the witnesses
thought the increase had been about
so per cent in case of the most desir-
able property. Others put it at from
20 to 25 per cent.
In the country, remote from the
railroads, they thought the increase
in value had been less marked.
''But whether in town or in coun-
try" most of the witnesses said, "a
fair cash value was placed on every
acre of it for taxation in 1899"
One of the witnesses, Mr.. c. r. Will
son, said he was summoned here for
the railroads when they were taking
evidence, and that he came, but when
Capt Price privately questioned him as
to what his testimony would be, he
Capt. Price told him that he (Wilson)
would not be needed by the railroads,
so he was paid his per diem and mile
age and sent home.
The witnesses put on the stand yes
terday were as follows: c. W.
O'Bdien, 3. w. Matthews, Jas. w. Stew
enson, B. W. Barbee, J. w. Allen, G.. r.
Wilson, G. D. Markham, j. w. Bur-
roughs, J. j. Thackston. w. p. Glenn
ents, G. r. Blackwell, M. w. CARING
ton, J. A. Henderson, d. A. Turrentine,
DR.. w. N. Hicks, j. v Rigsbee, j. r.
Harp and r. 6. Russell.
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THE NORTH CAROLINA YEAR BOOK.
Warren Record

THE NORTH CAROLINA YEAR BOOK
Warren Record.
We note that the News and Observer
Company. of Raleigh, announces that they
will issue an annual North Carolina hand
book of the leading events of the State
about the first January next. This is
good move, and we hope that the enter
prise VIII be so successful as to cause
the News and Observer to issue one every
year 1t is a good thing to have the
events and facts of each year put up in
a nutshell. in convenient form. Let il
be full of useful information told cor
cisely and we believe that 1t viii be
accepted by the people OF the State. Sue
cess to you, Brother Daniels, in this work.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-23
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.
Pupils Of Buie's Creek Academy Appeal FOR
Aid in a Noble Cause.

To the Editor: Buie's Creek Academy
the largest preparatory school in North
Carolina. was consumed by the flames at
4 o'clock on the morning of December 90
1900. No clue to the cause, as yet, can
be obtained. The following resolutions
were adopted by the student body, and we
trust that all will heed to the needs OF
the principal. and the cause of the in
stitution:
Resolved /. That we, the students of
Buie's Creek Academy, do hereby extend
our deepest sympathies to the principal
and faculty of our much loved and ex-
cellent institution. We pray that God
may visit them by his spirit, and teach
them to be resigned amid calamity
2. That we will ever stand by, and up
hold the excellent Christian faculty for
their kindness, and for the many helps
extended to the poor boys and girls of
our State by our principal.
3. That we feel that the trouble and
loss is not only upon the students, facul
ty and community, in this Christian work,
but upon the entire State. and therefore,
we appeal to every generous hearted edu
Gator and Christian worker to support the
institution, and see that it is rebuilt; for
nothing could do more for the glory Of
God, and the cause of education.
4. That we, the students. will use every
effort to raise by contribution, in our
respective communities. funds to rebuild,
and extend the work of the institution.
We pledge our loyal support in the effort
to extend it's patronage. May God put it
into the hearts of the people of our re-
spective communities and State, to rally
TO the support of this most excellent in
stitution, and it's able faculty.
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e. d. POE.
H. 4. RlVES.
J. D. HOWELL.
J. b. TUGWELL,
LILLE MATTHEWS,
PENNIE DANIELS,
NORMA BURT.
r. T. UPCHURCH,
]. A. CLARK. Committco.
Buie's Creek. N. c.. Dec. 90.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
THE HEsTER's HARD TRIP.

Halifax, N. S., July 14.-The missing
cutter yacht Hester, purchased by Rear
Commodore Robinson of the New York
Yacht club, arrived oday from Glasgow,
AZ days out. Captain Fairweather con-
tradicts the report 81 steamer Human at
Philadelphia that his yacht was out of
provisions when spoken by the Luman
at sea. He denies receiving any provis
ions from the steamer. The yachts
locker at that time and at the present
time contains sufficient supplies for the
crew Of nine officers and men for many
more days. Captain Fairweather crossed
to New York as mate of Valkyrie III. on
the challenger's initial trip. He says he
never before experienced as severe a pas
sage on the Atlantic as the present trip in
the Hester. The yacht sailed from Glas-
gov Sunday, May 27. for Halifax. She
had strong head winds and thick rain
down the Clyde and anchored in Rothesay
bay until Tuesday, sailing again that
morning at daylight. Fine weather wa s
experienced down the channel to latitude
1880; longitude 1856.
For "a days following Ju ne 4, to June
%, the weather was very heavy. The
yacht was continually washed by seas
and the scuttIes were not open for 81
days. Thursday, June %. a sea was
shipped, which swept fore and aft on
deck carrying away one pinnacle lamp
and which nearly caused the loss of all
hands. The patent log also disappeared.
The weather then moderated, Saturday
June 30, the mainsail, which was consid-
erably torn, was lowered and all hands
set to work repairing the rents. Sunday,
July 1st, the tank steamer Human of
Liverpool, bound for Philadelphia, was
spoken and boarded and four bags of
coal obtained. This was ZOO miles east OF
Halifax.
On July 8, a large iceberg was sighted
five miles distant, latitude 47O2; longi-
tude 46 ~. A heavy gale undertaking to
a strong gale, lasted until July 9Th. The
yacht shipped another sea which broke
the pinnacle. Light winds and Gains
succeeded. Off Halifax the Hester fell in
with yacht Gloria, also from G lasgow, and
the two boats entered port in comp any.
They viii receive new spars and sails
here. The Hester proceeds afterWar6 to
New York and the Gloria to Toronto via
st. Lawrence.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16

Plans for 1settIement Presented to
the Creditors.

New York, July 14.-The numerous
creditors of Price, Mccormick & Co.,
members of the New York Stock EX-
change, Cotton Exchange and Produce
Exchange, who failed in May last with
liabilities estimated at S13, 900, 900, will
receive from Assignee William g. Curtis
and the latter's counsel a statement in
which is outlined as ''pIan and read
justment agreement for the settlement
of all claims against their solvent firm.
IN substance the plan aims at the early
discharge of all loans now outstanding
and the redemption of the collateral
on which these loans were obtained. 1t
is proposed to distribute 80 per cent in
cash to all creditors asserting to the
plan and the establishment Of trust
for the more valuable assets, which are
to be held until fairly reasonable price
can be obtained for them in the open
market.
Another plan open to the creditors is
the payment of % per cent in cash and
the pro rata distribution Of the stocks
now held under the conditions of the
plan.
The so per cent and 25 per cent plans
are optional, but in either case it is pro-
ViGed that the trustees shall, from time
to time, distribute the net proceeds of
the assets held by them, including any
further dividends paid by the assignee.
The primary purpose of the plan is the
speedy winding up of the assignment.
A number of creditors have signified
their Willingness to accept the plan of
the adjustment which has the hearty
support of the trustees.
1t is altogether likely that the 80 per
cent provision will be accepted in which
event the speedy settlement Of all claims
may be looked for.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
no PROVIDE FOOD.
FOUGHT At PLAT KOP.

London, July IA report from Plat
lSop says that the British engaged the
Beers all day long. Scouts and mounted
infantry moving north, located the
Beers, thousand strong occupying the
ridge from which they were driven
yesterday. Col. Thorneycroft S men held
the ridge facing them. Members OF the
Strathcona horse were driven temporari-
ly from the ridge by the heavy musketry
lire. After a Stubborn resistance the
Beers forced the British to bring the
Howitzers into action. The infantry
deployed for q general advance under
Cleary direction. The Beers opened
fire in all directions, Smelling with the
guns posted on the British right. The
mounted infantry in the face Of the fire
attacked the Beers. A gun posted on
an entrenohed kopje, four miles to the
east, forced the Beers from a number Of
ridges, detached parties retiring on the
centre, while gun on the right was
withdrawn through a ravine towards an
entrenched hill,
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
sENATOR GEARS FUNERAL.

Washington, July 15.-The remains OF
the late Senator Gear Of Iowa, who died
early yesterday, left here this afternoon
at 8. 30 O'Clock via the Pennsylvania rail
road for the Gear home at Burlington,
Ia, where funeral services win be held
Wednesday at O'Clock. The caslet con-
tanning the remains was enclosed In a
heavy oaken box with plain silver
handles. Eight members of the Capitol
police force, in full uniform, acted as
body bearers, and carried the caszet from
the hearse to the express car. There
was an absence of flowers or display of
any kind. The people at the station
stood In respectful silence Mrs. Gear,
on the arm of Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson passed down the platform to the
Pullman car Grassnere, which is to car
~ the party to Burlington
Those accompanying Mrs. Gear are Col.
RamSdelI, sergeant at arms Of the SEN
ate; Secretary Wilson, Col. Root, the
senator's private secretary and Mrs.
Gears maid. At Chicago they viii be
met by a number of relatives of the de-
ceased Senator and a comm ittee of Bur
lington citizens. Other arrangements for
the services win be announced by Col.
Ramsden after arrival at Burlington.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16

Attleboro, Mass, July 14.-Norman
f. Robbins of Attleboro, who was re-
ported among the United States marine,
killed at CaYite, P.I., in May 8,s89, was
heard from today. He was one of the
first party to land after Admiral Dewey
destroyed the Spanish fleet. The United
States. forces were attacked by the Span
iards and Robbins was reported among
the killed, He was however, severely
wounded. He writes that upon recover
ing consciousness he made his way to
an English ship in the harbor and was
taken to England where he enlisted in
the English army. He was attached to
the 34th regiment. southern division,
Royal Garrison artillery and in the South
African war was thice wounded. He
is now at the Island of Ceylon and in
good health.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16

Providence, r. l., July 15.-The house
breaker captured here Wednesday, who
gave his name as Joseph Grace, has adj
m1tted that he is Fred HanilI and that
he has been connected with several
crimes. He is but 20 years of age and has
served sentences in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, and at the present time
is wanted in Connecticut. He is a ma tive
of HaverhilI. Saturday he was arraigned
on a charge of breaking and entering in
the day time the dwelling of Wallace r.
Chandler and stealing. He denied the
allegation and was held Tor trial Friday
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
TWO SHOT

St. Louis, Mo-, July 14.-Herman
Baude, an EN- ploye Of the Union Rail-
road company, was shot and fatally
wounded by William E. Herman, a mo-
torman. Charles Young, "a striking street
railway man, was also shot and wounded
by Herman. Herman had entered a drug
store when William Gray, a striker,
stepped into the place and told the drug
gist not to sell Herman anything as he
was a scab. The remark enraged Her
man and he drew revolver and fired
four shots at Gray. One Of the shots hit
Baude, who was at the telephone, and
another struck Young who was in the
store. Herman was arrested.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
BRIrIsH POSSESSIONS.

Cape Town, July 14-It is understood
that Johannesburg will be the Temporal
ry capital of the Orange river and the
Transvaal colonies. 1t will also be made
the headquarters of the high commits
sioners. When the settlement is finally
completed, it is believed that Blemfon-
tein viii become the federal capital of
South Africa, and the seat of the resi-
dence of the encouragement. The gov
ernor of the colonies will reside at Cape
Town, Pietermaritzburg and Johannes
burg.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
A CRIME IN NEBRASKA.

Omaha, Neb., July 14.-Niss Fern At
wood, a good-looking young woman, is
in a cell at the city jail, the charge
against her being kissed a man wilfully
ana without his consent having cen first
obtained" The man who was kissed is
Capt. Her. He was walking on Dodge
street, when the young woman stepped in
front of him, spread out her arms and
clasped him in her embrace. kissing him
upon his lips. Her broke away, but the
young woman again grasped him and
kissed him several times. Then she rar
laughing down the street. Later she was
arrested.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
DYNAMITE IN FREIGHT YARD.

Nashua, N. H, July IA second dy-
Mantle bomb has been found in the Bos-
ton and Maine freight yards here and the
railroad men are excited. A few weeks
ago Fred Bouley, an employee Of the rail
road company, found bomb on the
tracks in the yard, and yesterday after
noon, Leon e. 1ravers, the son of an
engineer on the road. discovered a car
fridge under the platform of the freight
sheds. Among the employees and officials
there is CONSERVATION over the second dis
covery. The bomb tirst found contained
about pound of giant powder and dyna-
mite. What the second contained viii not
be known. Engineers Frank Z. Warren
was the first man to see it after the
Travers boy picked 1t up, and neither he
nor any of the other employees cared TO
investigate it further. It was soaked in
a pail of water over night and was tn en-
thrown into the Nashua river. The rail-
road officials are making a careful in
curry.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
GUEST OF P RESIDENT.

Canton, Ohio. July 15.-Gov. Allen Of
Porto Rico and Gen. Russo Hastings of
Bermuda, were guests at the Mckinley
home all day. Gov Allen came to talk
over matters connected with the admin
lstration Of the island and left tonight
for Washington. Latter he will go to his
old home in Lowell, Mass, for Z. rest
before returning to Porto Rico. Gen
Hastings was on his way west and
stopped for a social visit with the Presi-
dent.
President Mckinley attended mornin0
services at the First M. e. church. Gov
Allen accompanied him. Comptroller
OF the Currency and Mrs. Dawes Joined
the party at dinner.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
MUST MARRY Az NUPrIAL MAss.

Worcester, Mass, July 15.-In accor-
dance With decree issued by Bishop
Thomas ID. Beaven at the retreat of the
Catholic clergy OF Springfield diocese in
Holy Cross college last week. all marri-
ages hereafter performed in the diocese
must be at nuptial mass, except under
certain conditions. In the order which
has been issued to the priests of the do
csse' they are instructed to urge their
people who have not been married with
mass to return for special mass Nc
matter how long they have been married
~ 80 a onaD Oney may be given the nuptial
~. pi9sslIiS' 1he new regulation will be
IN conformity with the practices in AZ
qqIIo o.ts OF Providence and the diocese of
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
CONVENTION OF LUTHERAN
CHURCH.

The annual convention of the Lutheran
church of the Boston district begins here
this evening, when there will be recep-
ton to delegates at the Emmanuel
church on Sherman street. The conVen-
ton will continue Tuesday and Wednes-
day and will close Wednesday evening
with a communion service. On Wednes-
day afternoon there is to be missionary
meeting with a general discussion.
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
FOOLISH TALK.

The Bangor correspondent of the Bos-
ton Globe writes:
The report sent out that the Portland
hremen were the sole cause of Defeating
the plans of the association for a muster
ia Gardiner is regarded as foolish talk bv
people here who look at things in a SEN
sible light. There is no doubt hut the bio
muster TO be held in Portland during old
nome week did In some way affect the
success of the Gardiner eelebrafior
which was slated for the week before
The Portland people offered bigger prize
in the different events, and as it. is
money that many Of the fire companies
are looking for til y decided to go to the
place which gives the biggest nurses,
The Portland daily press., 1900-07-16
no SAVE by CHRISTIAN sC1ENcE

Chicago, July 14.-Throngh the un'
aided power OF united thoughts, conon'
trated by nearly 900, 900 people on a sin.
gle purpose, representative Christian
Scientists Of Chicago say they are a''
tie npting to so influence events and shap
destinies in PARKWAY China that Che lR
Of a sister in Scientist faith-Mrs Edwin
b. Conger, wife of the United Stats
Minister in Pezin-as well as lives Of iha
whole COnger family and all Christians
in besieged legations may be spared nan
great crisis now imperilling that part
the Ash attic world. That they will
spared-are spared in fact-and soon will
be found in places OF safety is the conf
dent belief of the Christian Scientists
The centre in the movement for Focus
sing mind force upon China is the Chris
tian Scientist denomination in Chicago
This was due to the fact that Minister
and Mrs. Conger have close ties Of family
as we'll as religion in this city. Ai'
James s. Mcconnell, who lives here
| Mrs. COnger sister.