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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
NORTH GEORGIA DELUGED.
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Trains Have
Ceased Running
(By the Associated Press.)


Atlanta, Ca, August 22.-Atlanta and
nearly all the north of Georgia has been
deluged with rain in the past two days.
In Atlanta the rainfall in the twenty
four hours ending at O'Clock tonight was
3.G6. In this city traffic on one or two
trolley lines was suspended by washouts
in the suburbs. Considerable damage
was done by the flooding of excavations
in a great many places where buildings
operations will be delayed some time.
In Atlanta the rainfall was the heaviest
in years. Trains on the Atlanta, Knox
vile and Northern Railway which has it's
southern terminus at Marietta were
stopped on account of washouts and loss
of bridges.
The Atlanta and Knoxville Railway and
the Coe bridges at Ellijay, Ga, were
swept away during the afternoon and
other bridges reported in danger.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
DEFEAT OF WOULD Be
LYNCH[RS At
ASHEVILLE
Sought to Take a Condemned
Negro From the
Officers.
FIRED INTO TIE COURT
One Man Killed and Another Probably
Fatally Wounded in the
Conflict.
AN APPEAL BY THE VICTIMS FATHER
He Urged That The Law be Allowed 10 Take Its
Course. The Attack Followed One Of
the Swifes', fairest Trials
on Record.
(By the Associated 'Press.)

Asheville, Ala, August 22.-One man
was killed and another probably fatally
wounded in battle here today to save
the negro Jim Brown from the vengeance
of a mob after he had been tried and
sentenced to be hanged on September goth
for rape. A small boy, the son of James
Manly, was slightly wounded.
The attempt of the mob to gain possess
sion of the negro followed one of the
swiftest and fairest trials ever witnessed
The Judge and court officials We're on
the defensive to suppress the fast rising
anger of the crowd as detail after detail
Of the crime was told by the witnesses
for the State. There was no evidence for
the defense AS Brown said afterwards
in his confession, there was nothing the
witnesses he had summoned could say in
his behalf.
The clash came in half an hour after
the judge had pronounced the sentence.
By ruse the court room was cleared of
half Of its angry occupants. The remain
inty half was surly and seemed bent on
mischief. AT the request OF Judge Pei
haln j. l.. Garrett, the father of the girl
OUTRAGED by Brown, mounted a table and
sl,ahe, counselling peace.
IN concluding his appeal, he said, eff
YOU have any respect for my feelings. il
/ can have any weight in your hearts, let
me urge you good citizens to go home
and obey the law and will never cease
to thank you from the bottom of my
heart"
After some difficulty the court room
was cleared Sheriff North thought it
unwise to attempt to take Brown to the
jail a few blocks away, for the crowd
was rafidly increasing around the front
door of the court house. Twenty eight
deputies, armed with pistols and shot
guns. were stationed in the front hall and
at the windows of the court room.
The first sign CT an outbreak came when
one man from the outside with a pistol
in his hand started to mount the stair
way. He was followed by two or three
others. Several shots were exchanged and
the mob leaders retreated to the outside,
whcn two members began firing into the
windows.
Arthur Blankenship was hit first and his
brother was shot while emptying his re-
volver in the direction CT the windows
above.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24

Yadkin Division Main Line-Train leaves
Wilmington, 900 a. m, arrives Fayette-
Vile 1905 D. M, leaves Fayetteville 1925
D. M. arrives Sanford 1.43 p. IN. return
ing leave Sanford 3.O5 p. M. arrive Fay
etteyille 4.3O D. n., arrives Wilmington
9.25 p. m
Bennettsville Branch--Train leaves Ben-
nettsville sos a. m. Maxton sos a. M,
Red Springs 9.51 a. ui., Partition lo.4l a.
M. Hope Mills LIS a. m. arrive Fayette-
vile lilo. Returning leaves Fayetteville
AS .. M. Hope Mills on ,. M, Red
Springs SAB p. M, Maxtcn Clio p. ms
arrives Bennettsville 715 p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with train
No. 7s. at Maxton with the Carolina Cen
trail Railroad, at Red Springs with the
Red SPRINGS and Bowmore railroad. ut
Sanford witt, the seaboard Air Line and
Southern Railway, at Gulf with the Dur
ham and Charlotte Railroad.
Train or the Scotland Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon S.55 p. m, Halifax
All u. M, arrives Scotland Neck at 5.cS
y. M. Creenville 6.57 p. M, Kinston 7.bs
n. m. Returning leaves K.nston 7.50 o.
m, Grecnville 1852 a. m, arriving Halifax
at Ills a. M, Weldon 1873 a. m, daily
except sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington $40 a. m. and 2.30 .. m, ar
rive Parmele 80 a. m. and 400 p. m,
returning leave Parmele 9.35 a. m. ana
$50 d. M, arrive Washington II. 90 a.. m.
and 7.3O D. m, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily ex-
cept Sunday $50 p. M, Sunday. Alb p. M,
arrives Plymouth TAO p. M. $40 p. m.
Reforming, leaves Plymouth daily exceps
Sunday 75e a M, and Sunday 300 a. M
arrives Tarboro 1910 a. M, ll.oO a. m.
Train on Midland N. c. Branch leaves
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, 900 O. M,
arriving Smithfeld 6.10 a. IN. Returnlng
leaves Snithfed 500 a. M, arrives al
Goldsboro S.25 a. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at $50 a. H.. Sac D. m.
arrives Nashville 1920 a. M, 4.oS p H.'
Spring Hope HOO a. M, 40 p. m. he-
turning leave Spring Hope l1.2o a. m.'
455 D. m, Nashville 11.45 a. M, BIO p.
M arrive at Rocky Mount l2lO p. m,
no n. m. daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday.
II 40 a. m. and AIS p. III. Returning
leaves Clinton at 645 a. m, and 200 p. 10.
Train No. rs makes close connection at
weldon for all points North daily, all rail
via Richmond.
H. M. EMERSON.
General Passenger Agent.
]. r. KTNLY, Gen. Manager.
y. NJ EMERSON Traffic Manasss
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
And Rail Connections.

Desirable route to Pan American Expo
sition, Buffalo. N. Y, as the monotony of
long rail journey is broken.
Express steamships leave Norfolk, Va,
daily, except Sunday, at 700 p. M, and
Old Point Comfort at 500 p. M, for New
York direct, affording opportunity for
through passengers from the South,
Southwark and West to visit Richmond.
Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach en-
route.
For tickets and general information ap-
ply to railroad ticket agents, OF to M B..
Crowell. General Agent, Norfoik, Va; j.
f. Mayer, Agent, 1912 Main ST., Rich
mond, Va.
H. b. WALKER. Traffic Manager, New
York. N. Y.
J. j. BROWN, General Passenger Agent.
New York. N. Y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
THE TURKISH IMPROGLT0.
French Foreign Office Gives no Information of
the Coaling of Battleships.
(By the Associated Press

Paris, August 22.-According to the
Foreign Office officials there is no news
and no change in the situation of the
Turkish imbroglio This, however, was
noticeable-the officials were more re-
tcent than yesterday. While reassert-
ing that no naval demonstration is
contemplated they refuse to confirm or
deny the truth of the news contained
in special dispatches, saying that three
battleships and a cruiser, which ar
rived at Toulon this morning are TAX
ing On coal and provisions. They said
they had no information on the sub
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
REMEMBER THE DATE:-Th

News and Observers special train
for Norfolk will leave Raleigh Sat-
urday morning, September 18th. Tt
will cost $5.45 to go to Norfolk and
return from Raleigh. Those who
wish to go to New York on this
excursion have to pay $500 addi-
tionaI; those who wish to 20 to
Baltimore pay $500 additional,
those who wish to go to Washing
ton have to pay $500 additional.
These arc the round trip rates.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
Railroad Official Says it Has Not
Been Secured by the Goulds.
(By the Associated Press.)

Philadelphia. Pa, August pa high
official of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company emphatically stated today that
there is absolutely no foundation in fact
for the report that the Gould interests
have secured control of the Norfolk and
Western.
The official added that nobody need
worry about Pennsylvania position in
regard to the Norfolk and Western-that
Pennsylvania has had control for some
time of the Norfolk and Western and
still holds that control.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
Mrs Beckham is Better.
(By the Associated Press.)

Frankfort, Ky, August 22-Physicians
attending Mrs j. G.. Beckham, wife of
the Kentucky governor, pronounce her
very much improved tonight. Her tenn
perature has been normal since noon and
she was able to eat a light meal this
afternoon. She has slept internationally
throughout the day and rested we'll all
the time. II conditions do not change
within twenty four hours her recovery is
looked for.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24

" F0O '7OItI TUT UT u ttIIIk
each Saturday and for Sunday fore
noon trains, good returning not later
than Monday following date of sale,
with the exception of Blowing Rock, n.
c., to which point tickets will be sold
on Fridays and Saturdays, good return
ing the following Tuesday.
Tickets and all information will be
furnished at the Seaboard Air Line
Railways uptown ticket office, Var
borough House building, Raleigh. n. c.
c. III. GATTIS, c. p. & T. -,
Raleigh, N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
Especial TO News and Observer F,

y
Wilson, N. c., August 22.-Prof. Kin
sey having made a partial canvass in
the interest of his school, and not hay
ing the physical strength to continue it,
after consulting his physician. has ten
dered his resignation as principal of
Kinsey Seminary. This is very much
regretted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
Dr.. Lyons
PERFECT
Doth Powder
Used by people of refinement
for over a quarter Of a century.

the Western Railway was Incorporated
T., 600 shares of stock, valued at $3,000,Oo
were issued in the name Of the Georgia
Company, but their control and voting
power went with the lease, it is stated
These are the shares upon which the
comptroller it attempting to get taxes for
the State
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.

London, August 22.-The Westminster
Gazette today says Turkey has pro-
claimed martial law in the Sassoun dis
trict, in consequence of alleged Albian
plots. The Sassoun district was the
scene of the massacres of 1894.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24

The Columbia gave the Constitution a
good sound beating yesterday twice
around the S9awanhaka triangular course.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24

John B. Wright, of Greensboro. N. c.,
has satisfied piano purchasers from the
mountains to the sea. Won't you join
them and be happy?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
WEEK END RATES VIA S. A. L. RY

Commencing Saturday, June 18th, and
continuing until Saturday, September
2Sth., the Seaboard Air Line Railway
VIII sell week end tickets from Raleigh,
n. G. to the following points:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24

sDaiIy. daily except Sunday.
Trains No. 40 and 4S solid trains be-
tween Primers Point and Wilmington.
Train No. 40 connects at Rocky Mouns
with train. % for all points South ana
No. rs train Tor all points Eorsh.
J. r. KENLY. General Manager.
r. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
General Passenger Agent
H. n. ENnRgOfa.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24

ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. r.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-24
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.

Dated January 18th. 1901.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
The Valley Forge monument.


Monuments have been erected on
many OF the battlefields where Ameri-
can blood was shed during the reyolu-
tlon. The valor displayed at Bunker
Hill, Saratoga, Yorktown, and else
Where has been commemorated in
granite or marble. Not until yerv re-
Gently, however, was a monument
erected on that historic ground where
the revolutionary soldiers did not fight
the British, but where they fought
against cold, hunger, and disease. suf-
ferlng greater losses than in many of
the pitched battles in which thew were
engaged.
If Washington's little army had not
held together at Valley Forge there
probably would have been no "crown-
ing grace" of Yorktown. Hence the
Daughters of the Revolution quite prom
erly selected the anniversary Of the
surrender of CORVALLIS as the day for
the unwilling Of the shaft built with
money raised by them in memory of
the revolutionary soldiers who died at
Valley Forge during that dreary win
ter Of 1777-7S.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
How Gladstone was Relieved

The fact that the duke and ducl Is
of Cornwall had to give up promisSu-
GUS Misunderstanding while on their visit
to Canada recalls an incident Of Mr..
Gladstone's memorable Midlothian
tour. At one time there was great
Misunderstanding ordeal at the window OF
the old gentleman's railway carriage,
and he was rapidly getting the worst
of it, A stalwart young policeman
who accompanied Mr.. Gladstone prov
ed equal to the occasion. Crouchingj
behind the great man and thrusting
his hand under Mr. Gladstone's Inver-
ness cape the muscular policeman.
gave each conner in turn a grip that
had no lack of cordiality. "The auld
mans uncommon veegorous at his
time o. life," observed one unsuspect-
ing Scot as he stroked his fingers. HE
is that" concurred another of the po-
liceman's victims, "but did We notice
his nails?"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
A Great strike Threatened.

The French coal miners have for
some time been discussing the advisa-
bility of general national strike. Ra-
Gently referendum was had on t.
question, and the result was sufficient
ly startling. Forty thousand miners
voted in favor of strike on Novem-
Der l, while 10000 registered negative
opinions. 1t is stated that about no.
900 miners did not vote at all, but
whether these are all within the ma
tional federation of the miners we
are not informed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
omcial Mourning Paper.

All departments of the government
are now using mourning stationery,
and will continue to use 1t until the
thirty days of mourning for the late
president shall have expired. At first
only the executive mansion, the state
and the treasury departments adopted
mourning stationery, but President
Roosevelt ordered that all departs
ments at the capital should use the
same paper. So great were the de-
mands of the white house. the state
and treasury departments for this pa
per that the supply in Washington
was quickly exhausted and telegraphic
orders were sent to other cities. Black
bordered paper is used for all com
munications to the world outside OF
the national capital. Such paper costs
a goodly price, and the total expense
Of this government mark of respect to
the late chief will be $4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

school buildings, but he had no hope
to offer that the days when children
would be expected to shade" with
white chalk on black background
were near an end
1t is indeed, little strange that
practicable 'whiteboard, or gray
board, on which child could write or
draw with black or dark crayons has
not been devised. The need for it
although nearly everybody accepts the
traditional blackboard as something
beyond question--is not to be disput-
ed, the demand for it if it were forth
coming would be enormous. The green
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
Grimes oil q Me1ican.

Rafael Pohando, wealthy ranch
man, who is we'll known on the Rio
Grande frontier, Mexico, killed one Of
his servants few days ago. The au-
thorities while investigating this crime
discovered the bodies Of fourteen
other men in an old well on the ranch
and all bore marks of having been
murdered. The murdered men were
formerly employed on the ranch, and
all disappeared suddenly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
A Circus Tragedy.

A tragic occurrence took place re-
Gently in a circus in Batignolles,
France. Carrere, well known tanner.
made his first entrance into a cage
containing a tiger. He had scarcely
closed the door when the animal
sprang at him, tearing his clothes, and
fixing it's claws tightly around his
ribs. A terrible panic ensued. The
keepers were at length able to rescue
the unfortunate tanner, who was taken
mangled and bleeding to the hospital
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

The Illustration shows the instru-
ment as used in the field, with the
carbon electrodes and temperature
cells in place. The carbon electrodes
and temperature cells may be buried
In the soil at the beginning of the
season and remain undisturbed
throughout the year. The moisture
ney that soil areas of the Connecticut
record obtained consequently deals
with the variation in moisture con-
tents in the same portion of soil. This
is one of the advantages of the meth
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

of revenue. The order of the Carthu-
slams was founded by Bruno in 1881,
and the first monastery was built on
the site occupied by the present one.
The latter buildings are nearly 400
years old, and in them was manufac-
tured the yellow. green and white
chartreuse, so loved as an after dinner
cordial by good epicures. The process
of manufacture is secret and has
been safely guarded for centuries. 1t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

is not definitely known what country
the exiled monks will select for the
site of their mother monastery. Eng
land and the United States have been
discussed, but the most recent infor-
nation seems to indicate that they
will settle in the Isle of Wight, where
the hills and valleys are highly favor
able to the production of their famous
liqueur.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

Victorien Sardou was educated for
the medical profession and took to
play-writing because he was so poor.
He now lives in house that cost him
$4,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

AdH Ol4D MOHAolE h1 Of
The convent of La Grande Char
France, after nearly 1000 years of ac-
dvity has just been deserted by the
Carthusian monks, and the worlds
supply of the liqueur which bears
their name has been stopped at its
source. The new associations laws"
of France has driven the friars out of
the country and the republic incident
ally loses one of her largest sources
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
Instrument for Soil Experiments.

The division of soils of the United
States department of agriculture has
Just described a new instrument now
In use for investigating the properties
of soils. This is a great time and labor
saving apparatus, giving accurate and
reliable results, which otherwise would
require months to obtain.
The physical properties of soils are
recognized by plant PSYCHOLOGISTS to be
of the greatest Importance in plant
economy. Even in the consideration
of climatic conditions it is now gen
orally considered that for most plants
the conditions Of the soil hold equal
rank with atmospheric conditions. A
high temperature in the soil under ia
vorable conditions promotes extensive
root development; high atmospheric
temperature under equally favorable
conditions favors a heavy growth of
foliage. A deficiency in water of
either air or soil is attended with dis
tress.
The new apparatus as devised by the
division of soil is an electric affair. 1t
registers half dozen or more various
soil properties. This method depends
upon the principle that the resistance
offered to the passage of an electric
current from one carbon plate to an
other buried in the soil depends upon
the amount of moisture present be-
tween the carbon plates or electrodes
This resistance is measured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31
White "B1ackboards. wantsa

White Blackboards" Wanted.
At the school extension session of
the recent conference of public i'm
provement societies the representative
of the Public School Art Society de-
plored the blackboards which now pre-
empt such proportion of schoolroom
walls, first, because they are so ugly.
and, second, because for all purposes
of drawing, they simply reverse the
natural values by which objects are
ordinarily represented in nature and
art. The county superintendent an
nounced that the excessive expanse of
blackboards was being reduced in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

blackboard" which is now used tn
some extent, does not meet the need
ana the desirability of preserving, by
such device, to the child's hand and
eye IN drawing the natural relations of
asnt ana shadow to outline can hard
~ pe ignored. School supply houses
would do we'll to take into considara-
. the requirement for white
blackboard" for schoolrooms.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-31

cd, since it has been shown that the
moisture contents Of seemingly uni
form soil may vary as much as 4 per
cent within an area of one square rod.
Consequently in order to obtain a con-
slstent record of the change in water
1t Is necessary to deal with the same
sample of soil.
The scale of the instrument is ar
ranged on decimal plan, so that the
various soil properties can be deter
mined directly upon the scale of the
instrument,