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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
AN IMPETUS TO EDUCATION.
Gov. Aycock Thus Characterizes the Work Of
the Teachers Assembly.

Governor Aycock yesterday returned
from a meeting of the Teachers AS
sembly at Wrightsville. He was greatly
pleased with his trip.
There was, according to the Governor,
a large attendance of the teachers from
the different sections of the State There
was manifest an increased interest in
education and hopefulness for the future,
which was extremely gratifying. The
papers read at this Assembly were of un-
usual interest and value.
The Assembly is delighted with its re-
ception at Wrightsville and each individ-
ual is gratified at the kindness of the citi-
zens of Wilmington. who have done every
thing in their power to make the session
one of pleasure and profit.
Governor AycoclS feels satisfied that the
work of educating the masses of the State
has received an impetus in this meeting
of the Teachers Assembly and will &C
forward with greater momentum. All the
teachers, whether of public schools OF
academies, are cooperating to their ut
most in the great work of universal edu-
cation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Four Are Chartered For Points in Eastern
Carolina.


The State keeps adding to it's corpor,
atoms. Yesterday there We're four char
tered in the Secretary of States office.
The Windsor Cotton and Peanut Com
pany, with a capital stock of $4,000, tt
be increased to $4,000, was Incorporate.
ed AS it's promoters are Messrs. r. G..
Bazemore, Geo. l.. Mardre JAS. j..
Mardre, Francis ID. Winston and Thos.
Gillian, all of Windsor N. G. The COM
pany is to buy. sell. and g.n cotton, to
deal in cotton seeds and meal. to deal in
and prepare peanuts and peanut meal,
to operate an electric light plant, to
conduct saw MILL to manufacture
chairs and furniture, to deal in live
stock, harness and vehicles and to
grind corn and wheat.
The James c.. Braswell, Company, of
Rocky Mount, was Incorporated. This
is to deal in leaf tobacco scraps and
stems, and also to buy and sell all kinds
of farm produce. Capital $4,000, but to
start with $4,000. Incorporators James
C. Braswell, Thos. p. Braswell and L..
c. Lucy.
The Ravens Oil Company, of Wash
ington township, Beaufort county, was
Incorporated, the incorporators being I.
Ravens, Geo. III. Brown Jr.. Mrs. Addie
F. Rodman and w. b. Rodman. OF the
capital stock of $4,000, the sum of $685.,
900 has been subscribed. The company
is to manufacture oil and other pro-
ducts from cotton seed to gin cotton
and to manufacture it, to deal in ferti
lizers, corn and other domestic pro-
ducts.
The Merchants Protective Company.
of Tarboro with twenty-four of the
business firms of that city as incorpora-
tors was chartered, the capital stock
being $4,000 with privilege to increase
to $500. This company is to advance
and promote the mercantile interests of
Tarboro, and for the protection of cred
it's in that town.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
SUES THE SEABOARD
One of the Imported Mach
inists Demands His Hire
Road Says Il Won't Pay Till R. glilar Pay Day.
Other New Hands Proce,d 10 Quit
Work

The Seaboard Air Line was sued here
yesterday by one of its imported ma
chinists.
The man is Carl Rathgeber, who
comes from Philadelphia. He quit work
in the Seaboard shops here on Friday
and when he asked for his wages these
were not paid.
Rathgeber sued for 771a hours work
at 27h cents an hour, or $21.30. The case
was before Justice John Nichols, and
-Rathgeber, being without money, had
no lawyer. He appeared for himself
and in the absence of Capt. w. Fl. Day,
counsel of the Seaboard, Mr. Jas. III.
Pou appeared for the road.
With Rathgeber there was in court his
son Fred and three or four of the non
unionists now at work in the Seaboard
shops. Master Mechanic Lee, Mr.. Allen
and Mr. Bruebaker were present for the
road.
Mr.. Pou before the case went to trial
said that the claim would be adjusted
on pay day. That the company would
pay for the work done, but not before
the regular time. That If forced to trial
in the absence of papers necessary, the
Seaboard would appeal the case and
make it necessary for Rathgeber to re-
turn to the city to court.
Justice Nichols tried TO arbitrate the
case, but in vain. The Seaboard peo-
pie claimed that Rathgeber had charg-
ed for too many hours. Rathgeber said
that the eighteen hours complained of
We're due as per contract. That his pay
was to begin when he was employed i'm
Philadelphia, and these hours We're for
the time in travelling. He offered to de-
duct 1896 for these eighteen hours, the
company to pay when it was convinced
that he was right, and to pass him to
Portsmouth. This offer was declined
The Seaboard people claimed then that
Rathgeber owed the company $1.25 or
$1.50 for overalls, but Rathgeber said
he had got none, that he had used his
own.
Finding it impossible to arbitrate the
case Justice Nichols called it to trial.
Rathgeber sWore to his statements and
the Seaboard put on no witnesses. Mr..
Pou stated for the road as its refusal to
pay, that nothing was due until pay
day, July Is, that to the best of knowl-
edge and belief of the road, that no con-
tract existed as stated by Rathgeber
to pay for work not done, and that when
pay day arrived the correct amount
would be paid.
Justice Nichols here adjourned the
case until Monday. He told Mr.. Pou
that he would probably decide in favor
of Rathgeber unless evidence to change
his mind was produced. Mr.. Pou asked
that an appeal bond be prepared as he
would be absent and unless the matter
was settled out of court the road would
appeal
Last night two of the non unionists
at work at the shops said that they too
had quit, that two others had done so
and that another would stop on Monday.
This makes six and will leave only
eight men at the shops. The men claim
that their fare is hard, and that they
are tired of their jobs, that they did not
know where they We're being brought
when they came and want to go back
to New York.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
EXCEEDS ITS income
Raleigh Credit in Danger Of
Being Impaired.
Not Alone Have We Lived Beyond Our Income e,
But Ahead Of Il, Says Chairman.
c. B, Barb.e.

At the meeting on Friday night of the
city aldermen financial report was sub
mitted by a committee which shows that
Raleigh is living beyond its income, and
has been doing this for a long time.
The report of the committee is as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen Of
the City OF Raleigh, your Committee
beg to submit the following report:
1t appears from careful investigation
that the annual expenditure of the city
has exceeded it's income year after year
for almost an indefinite period. AS an
evidence of that fact we call your atten-
tim to the $25, 900 current expense bonds
and approximately $4,000 outstanding war
rants.
In the opinion of your committee this
condition cannot much longer continue
without serious impairment of the city's
credit. We have not only lived beyond
our income but have, In most cases, lived
ahead of it. 1t seems to us that the first
thing to do is to take an accounting of
our resources, and then shape our ex-
penditures accordingly.
In considering the budget for the coming
year We have, in nearly every instance,
curtailed the amounts asked for by the
various departments and we hope all may
by close economy, live within the allot-
ments.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
SCHEDULES UNCHANGED.
The Early Trains to Goldsboro Will Not be
Put On.

The rumored changes in the schedule
of the Southern Railway have not ma
terialized into facts. Various rumors
published had led the public to expect
that trains would be run from Greensboro
to Goldsboro, making connection there
with early trains for Morehead City, for
Wilmington and for points north on the
A. c. L. This schedule was to have
gone into effect this morning, but did
not do so.
1t is said that the train crews which
We're to do the work had been notified, but
yesterday information was received here
by Mr.. Potts, of the Southern, that no
change would be made. This information
is understood to have come from Super
intendent OBrien at Greensboro.
The proposed schedule would have been
hailed with pleasure by the people along
the line, as it would have given bet
ter schedule both east and west, but
it seems that it is not to be, at least
not just yet awhile.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
FOR BOND ELECTION.
The Registrars and Judges of Election Are
Appointed.

Yesterday City Clerk III. f. Smith APP
pointed the registrars and judges of
election for the $4,000 bond election to
be held in August.
The registrars are:
First DiStrict-Melyin Andrews Rich
ard Koonce, VIM Bell and e. NJ Mar
tin.
Second District-H. e. GLENN, NJ. L.
Haynes, Sherwood Haywood and w. w.
Parish.
Third District-E. H. Marlborough, r.
l.. Hefiin, III. f. Upchurch and w. r.
Blake.
Fourth District-R. G. Reid, w E.
Austin, w. ID. Smith and A. l.. Cum
ingham.
The judges of election are
First District-Worth Hanks, J. r.
Worrell
Second District-W. B. Goodwin, w.
S. Barnes.
Third District-Ed Scarborough, c.
H. Beine.
Fourth District-H. G. Ruth, A. D.
Huhin.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18

Yadkln Division Main Line-Train leaves
Wilmington, 900 a. M, arrives Fayette-
Vile 1906 D. M. leaves Fayetteville 1926
D. M, arrives Sanford 143 p. m. Return
ing leave Sanford S.05 p. M. arrive Fay
etteville 4.SO p. m, arrives Wilmington
9.25 .. m.
Bennettsville Branch-Train leaves Rem
nettsville sos a. M, Maxton 905 a. m,
Red Springs 9.51 a. H., Parkton 1O41 a.
M, Hope Mills 1856 o. m. arrive Fayetto-
Vile ii 10. Returning leaves Fayetteville
AS D. M, Hope Mills 90 p. m, Red
Springs 5.43 p. M, Mlxton G16 p. m''
arrives Bennettsyille 7.15 y. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with train
No. IS, at Maxton with the Carolina Cen
trail Railroad, at Red Springs with the
Red Springs aud Dowmore railroad, at
Sanford with the seaboard Air Line and
Southern Railway. at Gulf with the Dur
ham and Charlotte Railroad.
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch
Road leaves Weldon 1855 p. M, Halifax
All D. m, arrives Scotland Neck at 5.cs
D. m. Creenville G.57 p. M, Kinston 7.ss
D. m. Returning leaves K.nston 7.5O q.
M, Greenyllle 1852 a. m, arriving Halifax
at Ills a. M, Weldon 1913 a. M. daily
except OuHudys
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington $40 a. m. and 2.So .. M, ar
rive Parmele $40 a. m. and 400 p. m,
returning leave Parmele 9.35 a. M and
$50 D. M, arrive Washington 11eO a. IN.
and 7.SO D. M, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily ex-
cept Sunday $50 p. m, Sunday, Alb p nl'
arrives Plymouth TAO p. m. $40 p. m.
Reforming, leaves Plymouth daily except
Sunday 7,5o q M, and Sunday 800 q. M
arrives Tarboro 1910 a. M, ll,OO q. m.
Train on Midland N. G. Branch leaves
GoIdsboro daily, except Sunday, 300 o. M,
arriving Smithfleld 6.1O a. m. Returning
leaves Swlth1eld 500 a. m, arrives al
Goldsboro s.25 a. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave
Rocky Mount at $50 a. M. S,4O p. m..
arrives Nashville 1920 a. m. 4.O3 p. m.'
Spring Hope HOO a. M, AIS p. m. Re-
turning leave Spring Hope 1120 a. M.
4.55 p. M, Nashville 11.45 a. m, O,25 p.
M, arrive at Rocky Mount 1910 p. in.'
600 D. m, daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday.
40 a. m. and 4.25 p. m. Returning
leaves Clinton at 645 a. M, and 2.5O p. 10.
Train No. rs makes close connection az
Weldon for all points North daily. all rail-
via Richmond.
II. M. EMERSON.
General Passenger Agent.
JR. KENTY, GGn. Manager.
r. NJ EMERSON. Traffic MANAGES.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
GREAT RAILWAY SCHEME.
j Pierpont Morgan Backing Two Billion
Doller Combine
tBy the Associated press.)

tBy the Associated IreSS.l
New York. June 15.-The Tribune TO-
morrow will say:
1.-THE report was current in WALL Street
Yesterday that a railway combination had
been organized with an aggregate capital
of s., 900 000, 900. The combination was
said to include the ST. Paul. Burlington,
Chicago and Northwestern, Great North
ern. Northern Pacific, Wisconsin Central
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. J.
Pierpont Morgan was said to be the
financial hacker of the combination.
According to prominent official in one
of the lines said to be involved. the
story grew out Of the reported st. Paul
Union Pacific deal, by which the latter is
said to have bought q large block of
stock in the former. Little credence wGs
given to the reuort in Wall Street"
THE TRIBUNE'S REPORT.
Chicago, June 15.-The Tribune will say
tomorrow:
"E. H. Hartman, was the directing
figure in Two movements begun yester-
day, and which are expected to affect
every railroad running west of Chicago
and st. Paul.
what was held to be the first step
toward composite agreement between
the great rods running west of these
cities, was perfected at a conference held
here between Hartman and officials Of
the companies concerned. BY it's terms
an ironclad agreement to end rate wars
and other complications, is expected to be
spread over all the railroads in the
Northern group, including the Northern
Pacific, the Burlington, the Milwaukee
and st. Paul, the Union Pacific the
Northwestern and the Great Northern
lines. To the Southwest the Santa Fe
wflf~Uperafe hand in hand With the
Southern Pacific. 1t will be community
oof interests" plan and provides that the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18

Pacific Mail and Occidental Steamship
Lines, controlled by the Southern Pacific
shall take care of the Santa Fes trans
Pacific business.
THE other move directed by Mr.. Har-
riman was the practical provision for the
transfer of the Chica-o Milwaukee and
st. Paul to the Hartman syndicate, and
the turning of this line into link of the
Union Pacific system Little doubt is en-
tertained that the syndicate has acquired
control of the Milwaukee and st. Paul on
practically the same lines that ]. ]. Hill
secured control of the Burlington. The
stock of the st. Paul road viii be taken
over by the Union Pacific at the October
meeting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18

Bonificio Manalac Y Reyes, native
mail clerk in the Cavite postoffice in
the Philippine Islands has been SEN
TEnced to Two ygITs ''si irTrr5F-fsessaaan and
to pay fine of $1,000, for robbing the
mails.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18

ATLANTIC COAST LINE r. R.
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SKILLFUL TREATMENT.

80 understanding of the
absolutely Especially
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.

Dated January 18th. 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18

Now, to meet the requirements of the
departments as above we have as per last
years tax books, taxable property, real
and personal in round numbers
1912, 900
Increase this year say... $50, 600
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-18
TRAI,Is COMO NORTH.

Ly. Wilson -. Q
Ar. Rocky Mt. 3
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-03-16
SZ/GHZZ Y Nv ERROR.

In last Sundays Times Democrat
appears an article copied from the
Chicago Record and signed by
Walter Parker. The article is full
some in its praise Of the Duson
Brothers, a great deal of which is
no doubt deserved. 1t contains,
however, much which is absurdly
untrue. No one will! deny to the
Messrs. Duson their full need of
praise, but in doing them simple
Justice it is unnecessary to detract
from the good name of others not
less worthy than they. There has
been altogether too much rot writ
ten by persons who have wllfully
misrepresented facts or else they
have been most shamefully misin-
formed. The writer in the Chicago
Record would create the impression
that before the advent of the Duson
brothers "Southwest louisiana"
was a vast prairie inhabited by a
few hundred "natives" who were
unalterably opposed to the ways of
progress and civilization. The fol-
lowing is one Of Mr.. Duson's thrill
ing experiences recounted in the
write-up of the Chicago Record:
When Mr.. Duson moved his newspaper
from Rayne to Crowley the bitter feeling OF
the natives broke out afresh. A band of
| sixty-two men organized themselves into a
Good of the Community league and sixty of
| them voted to destroy the newspaper plant
and burn the home of w. w. Duson. But
MIR. Duson persisted in his policies and over
came all ignorant opposition
| One would infer from the fore
going that prior to the Inauguration
of Mr.. Duson's scheme of "benevo-
lent assimilation" the "natives"
were little better than savages. All
this is supremely ridiculous. There
were newspapers published in South
western Louisiana half a century
| before Mr.. Duson moved his print
ing office to Crowley. Two very
creditable newspapers had been
published at Rayne, in Acadia par
ish. In editorial ability and typogra-
phical neatness those papers were
not inferior to any weekly 'publica-
tons in the State and they were is
sued without any molestation from
the "natives," who, on the con
trary, subscribed for them. No
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-03-16

one who knows the character of the
peaceful and lawabiding "natives"
will believe the cock.and bull story
about the attempt to bum Mr.. DIV.
sons printing Office and residence.
A wholesome respect for the laws
Of the land aud a decent regard for
the rights Of Others we're pro-
nounced char acteristics of the Aca-
dian race and it is not possible that
they should have entered into a
conspiracy to burn anybody's prop
erty because of an alleged hostility
to progress.
The Gazette admires Mr.. Duson's
ability. He is a most enterprising
gentleman and possibly the greatest
promoter in the South-but he is
not a Columbus or Cortes by a
long shot.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-03-16
Il SPLENDID IDEA.

It is passing strange that rural
communities do not give more at
tention to the question of good
roads. Only when they become
nearly impossible the people seem
to appreciate the necessity of good
roads. Then, all realize the fact
that sunshine and fair weather can
not always be relied upon to furnish
the people with the kind of high
ways which all civilized countries
should have. The question of good
roads is verv trite one, and vet
little seems to have been done to
bring about any practical results.
II is true that much has been said
on this subject. particularly by the
newspapers, but poorly-kept roads
continue to be stubborn obstacle
in the way of the country's advance
ment. Farming communities are
especially handicapped by inferior
roads. Without good roads the
farmer cannot get to the local mar.
kets with his wares, or he does sc
under very great disadvantages
This NOT only imposes a seri"n:
hardship on the farmer but cause:
snuch INJURY to the business of the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-03-16

The Gazette was pleased to re-
ceive among its exchanges this week
the second number Of Southern In
dustry, a weekly journal recently
established in New Orleans by N.
F. Thompson and John = Coffin.
AS it's name imports, Southern In
dustry is devoted TO the industrial
development Of the South. 1t is a
most creditable publication and it
should circulate freely i. all pro
gressive communities The South
is just now entering upon a period
Of industrial and commercial devel-
opm ent unparalleled in it's history
and the best way to encourage the
spirit of progress which appears to
have taken possession Of this sec
ton is to give generous support to
those journals whose energies are
exerted toward the development Of
the country's resources. Mr.. N.
F. Thompson, one of the editors OF
Southern Industry, is secretary Of
the Southern Industrial Association
Of which Mr.. Hargrove, of Shreve-
port, is the president. Mr.. Thomp-
son seems peculiarly fitted to be the
editor Of journal published In the
interests of Southern industries and
it is hoped that he will meet with q
full measure of success.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-03-16
locality.

locality.
Like in all great movements pop
ular prejudices must be diss'pated
before much progress is made. Edu
cation alone in the medium through
which this end can be attained.
Taking a practical view of this
question, the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company and the National
Good Roads Association have
Joined hands in scheme to edu-
cate the farmers living along that
railway, in the hope of imPressing
upon their minds the importance
and usefulness of good roads. Thus
plan is explained by Southern In
dustry in the following paragraph:
The Illinois Central, will run especial
from New Orleans about the middle of
March, made up of cars, including COM
nliSsary coach, flat cars and the machinery
required in the building of modern wagon
ways. There will be men sent out in adj
vance who will work up mass meetings at
specihed points, interesting tn. farmers in
the coming of the train and explaining the
purpose of the visits. The train will make
the trip between New Orleans and Chicago
in about three months, stopping at twenty
or more points, at each OF when expert
road men will build about mile of road
way. The advance agents will arrange
with the farmers to have everything ready
for the practical demonstrations when the
special arrives. The farmers will be ex-
pected to provide the material to be used in
the building.
1t is to be hoped that the farmers
living along the line Of the Illinois
Central will take the proper inter
est In the combined efforts Of the
railroad company and the Good
| Roads Association. The plan seems
most practical and there is no reason
| why it should not succeed. Its sue
cess would no doubt be followed
by similar projects in other parts OF
the South.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-03-16

Too Much of Good Thing
Jimison-"What became Of that
man who had. twenty seven medals
for saving people from drowning?"
Dock Worker-"He fell in one day
when he had them all on, and the
weight of 'em sunk him. New
York Weekly.