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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-10
WAYNE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Mr.. E. 7. Atkinson Unanimously Reelected
snpt. Public Instruction.
(Snecial 10 Newa and ohseruerl

Especial to News and Observer)
Goldsboro, N. c., July 9.-Hatch Bros.
excursion left this morning for Wrights-
vile. Notwithstanding the heavy down
pour of rain, quite a number left here
with them.
Mr. w. s. Herbert, editor of the Kin
ston Free Press, accompanied by his wife,
came UP this morning and are at the
Kennon.
AS result of competitive examination
the board of school directors yesterday
elected Miss Emma Parker, daughter of
Thos. b. Parker, Of Hillsboro, and Miss
Ophelia Howell, of this city, additional
teachers in the Goldsboro graded school.
Both are efficient and will make good
teachers.
Col. w. D. Pollock, of Kinston. re-
turned home this afternoon from a BUSH
ness trip to Wilson.
r. E. Pipkin will run his usual annual
excursion to Washington and Baltimore
on August 9Th.
Messrs Hollowell and Peterson will run
their regular annual excursion to More
head City on August 10Th, returning on
the Eth.
lHe DUdfu Vi Education met IN JllS
city yesterday. Under the new law it was
left discretionary with the county boards
whether township or district committees
be appointed.
Every township in the county except
Saulston was provided with district COM
mittees. The following were elected town
ship trustees for Saulston: Rev j. F..
Hill, George Smith and H. j. Smith. Mr.
e. I. Atkinson was unanimously re-
elected Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton at salarf of 5000 per year, with
the understanding that he give his entire
time to educational work.
Thus Wayne goes forward in the new
era of educational work. The members
of the board are: Jos. e. Robin son, chair
man: 3. F. Aycock. w. F.. English. Sixty
five dollars was appropriated for county
institute for white teachers and $35 for
colored teachers.
Mrs. "StonewalI' Jackson. accompanied
by her grand daughter, Miss Julia Jack
son Christian, passed through yesterday
on their way to MoreEead City
The New Hope Township convention
for Sunday Schools will convene at Ca
sey's Chapel Friday, July 18th A program
with a number of speakers has been ar
ranged
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-10
BUSINESS OF MUTUAL LIFE.
Investment Demand Big, Particularly For Its
Per Cent Gold Bond Policies.
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Especial to News and Observer
New York, July 9--After eighth
years of work on the mortality records
of 6OS,000 persons, the actuaries of Eng
land and Scotland declare that the av-
erage length of human life is increas-
ing. The Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York, by far the largest
institution of the kind in the world,
demonstrated some years ago that the
average duration of human life has in.
creased notably over what it was in
America at the beginning of the nine
teenth century. Officers of the Mutual
say its records of more than a million
lives on which the company has written
insurance if analysed today would un.
doubtedly show the same result as is
set forth by the British investigation.
The Mutual Life reports an increasing
demand for investment insurance par
ticularly for it's five per cent gold bond
policies which apart from the protec-
ton they give yield much larger net
return than government bonds and are
just as safe. Increased expectation OF
life is believed to be one reason for
this popular favor, and not alone the
lower premium rates and higher guar
anteeS of the mutual.
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COUPON PAYMENT.

Gates of the Mechanics \and Investors
Union will be paid on presentation at
the Commercial and Farmers Bank on or
after Thursday, June 9th. The Me-
chanlcs and Investors Union, in order
10 meet unusual demand for money for
building dwellings offer for sale twenty
fve of their full paid 500 certificates,
each bearing 20 semi annual coupons of
$225. These certificates will be sold for
one payment of $50, which gives a per
cent interest. The taxes on all certifi-
Gates issued by this company are paid
by the company in accordance with Leg
islative enactment, and are non-taxable
in hands Of the owners. They are Sc
cured. by real estate mortgages.
Wv GEORGE ALLEN. Secretary.
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Sheriff Ellington left for Raleigh last
night to take back to the asylum a man
by the name of Guilbreth. He was a
trusty and ran away and came back home
near Renley. He became very violent
again and was at large up to yesterday
afternoon.
Recently Register of Deeds Stevenson
has bought fine tract of land embrace
ing $50 acres lying just outside of the
corporate limits of the town, from Hon.
E. w. Pou.
There is beautiful plot of land for
building lots in the northern section of
the town known as Oakland Heights.
Mr.. Pou has built four new residences
here. Other parties have purchased lots
upon which they have built and others
will erect homes.
H. B. HARDY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-10
SAVES TWO FROM DEATH.

"Our little daughter had an almost ia
tai attack of whooping cough and bron-
chitis," writes Mrs w. X. Haviland OF
Armonk, N. Y, but, when all other
remedies failed, we saved her life with
DR.. Kings New Discovery. Our niece,
who had Consumption in an advanced
stage, also used this wonderful medicine
and today she is perfectly we'll" Des-
perate throat and lung diseases yield 10
DR.. Kings New Discovery as to no other
medicine on earth. Infallible for Coughs
and Colds. soc. and $100 bottles guar
anteed by all Druggists. Trial bottles
free.
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Thrown From Her Buggy.
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Durham N. c., July 9.-Mrs. Leath-
ers, relic of the late A. M. feathers,
who lives fourteen miles north of Dur
ham. was on her way home from
church Sunday, when going down n
steep hill near her home she was thrown
from the buggy, falling on some rocks
Her collar bone was broken and several
OF her ribs were fractured. 1t is learn
ed here today that her condition is Sc
rious.
Mrs. Leathers is one of the most
prominent women in Durham county
and her misfortune will be heard with
regret by all her friends.
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JOB COULDN'T HAVE STOOD 1T

If he'd had Itching Piles. They're ter
ribly annoying; but Bucklen's Arnica Salve
will cure the worst case of piles on
earth 1t has cured thousands. For In
juries, Pains or Bodily EruptionS it's
the best salve in the world Price 25>.
Lox. Cure guaranteed. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
The Cabman Explained.

''I thought to have little fun with a
Paris cab-driver one day." said the
tourist, land SO 1 walked up to him
and told him to drive me to the tomb of
George Washington. The fellow hesi-
tated for half second, and then told
me to jump in,' continued the tourist.
"After driving me about half a mile
he halted in front of monument on q
square, and gravely announced
"'Behold zee tomb Of zee George
Washington!
81 got out and walked around and
had a good look at the shaft, and then
returned to the man to say, But why
does the Inscription refer to Christie
phef Columbus?
Because, monsieur he replied as
he pretended to examine wheel Of his
cab, they were twin brothers, and died
in each others arms to save zee crown
OF ;Englandv
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
Fighting The Canteen.

Washington.-A conference of church
and temperance bodies favor1ng the
anti-canteen. section of the army bill
has been held here. The bodies rep
resented by delegates or commun1ca-
tions were with the permanent COM
mittee on temperance in the Presby-
terian Church in the United o.ates, the
Disciples of Christ, the Universalist
Church, the Friends, the National ~.
C.. 7. u, the National Non-Partisan
w. G. T. u, and the national division
of the Sons of Temperance of North
America.
Representatives of the Baptist and
Congregational churches and 1ndepend-
ent Order of Good Templars partici-
pated as individuals. Rev. +. G. Din
widdie, executive superintendent of
the AntiSaloon League, subsequently
said:
''The conference indicated that the
bodies represented, having constitu-
ency of about 100000 will not be con-
tent with any compromise such as has
been reported by the subcommittee
Of the Senate of military affairs; but
will insist on the anti-canteen pro-
vision as it passed the house. 1t is
not true that were are opposed to the
post exchange system. We believe in
it and desire to have it extended and
improved, but we are opposed to the
sale of beer and other intoxicating Iiq-
uors in the canteen section of the ex-
change"
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
CONFESSED DOUBLE MURDER.
Kills His Mother and Hired Man With
An AK.

Ed V. Higgins, who obviously is de-
mented, lies IN a cell in the Los An
geles county Jail, by his own confess
sion a double murderer. his victims
were his mother, Mrs. Patrick Higgins,
and Billy Shehan, an old sheep herder.
The appalling crime, according to H1g-
gins distraught tale, was committed
on the Higgins ranch, in ColdWater
Canyon, about five miles north OF
Sherman, on the night of december
4. The murderer declares that ne
killed his victims with an ak While
they were asleep and that afterwards
he dragged their bodies to an old po-
tato pit near by and covered them with
earth. Sheriff Hammel went to the
ranch with Higgins, an after removing
a part of the earth from the spot in
dicated by the murderer as the grave,
he saw enough to convince him that
the partially uncovered pit contained
human bodies. Higgins all the time
has asseverated that these were the
bodies of his victims. The sheriff could
go no further in his investigation be-
cause of the horrible odors that IS
sued from the hole, and besides ala
not wish to disturb the bodies until Inc
coroner had seen them. He therefore
returned to the city with Higgins In
custody and placed him In a strong
cell in the county Jail. Coroner Hol-
land will go to the ranch to 1nvestl-
gate the matter and hold an inquest.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
California To Be Honored.

Senator Perkins has recently re-
ceiyed numerous petitions from vari-
Gus sections of California, notably Los
Angeles and San Francisco, urging him
to exert his influence to secure the
consent of the president to naming one
of the proposed battleships California,
and one of the cruisers Los Angeles
Mr.. Perkins received letter from
Secretary Long stating that he had
recommended to the president that one
of the battleships be chrlstened Cali
fornia, but Secretary suggested that ne
could not with propriety suggest .nat
one of the cruisers be named Los An
geles. He thought that if the State OF
California was honored by having a
battleship named for her she should
be satisfied. He said there were nu-
trade and other organizations relative
to christening the new ships, and ne
merous requests on file from boards OF
did not, at present, desire to suggest
names for the cruisers, which prece-
dent seems to imperatively demand
shall be named in honor OF the leading
cities of the country.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
ALL ALONG THE COAST
interesting General Information
About California
MENTIONED IN THESE COLUMNS
Selections That Will Be of Great Interest To
Both Old And Young.

1t is nearly time to plant deciduous
trees.
The Arroyo Grande Oracle has sus-
pended.
Marysville's new woolen factory will
be in operation by April.
No room to doubt that the California
oil industry has come to stay.
Bakersfield will soon be connected
with Kern City by trolley line.
A good many things are happening
now for the last time in the nineteenth
century.
A gang of confidence operators hang
around the Presidio and prey upon the
soldiers.
The man or woman who first in
vented the Christmas stocking should
have monument erected by the little
folks.
George Harnage and H. V. J. Swain
of Sacramento have gone to New York
to collect fortune of $50,UUv falling to
Howard Bulkley of Sacramento.
Henry Kline, a Siskiyou county
miner, uncovered a bed or placer gold
in small hole in the bedrock, and
took out lot of rich metal, including
nuggets valued at SITS, $1O4, and $9S.
J. G.. Humphreys, a Palace Hotel
guest at San Francisco, undertook to
show his friends how to crush a wine
glass in one hand. An artery in Hum
pherey's wrist was severed and ne
nearly bled to death.
Orpheum, Los Angeles, week COM
mencing December "a. AL. Shean and
Chas. L. Warren "Quo Vadis Upside
Down." Hal Davis and Inez Macaulay.
cone Christmas Eve;'' Harmony 4
merrymakers and singers; Spencer
Kelly, descriptive vocalist; Panther
Trio, GA Gymnast's Parlor Amuse-
ments;" Robertus and Wilferdo, Jug
glers andequilibrists; May De Souza,
delightful sopranist; Patrice, "The
Girl in the Moon" Matinee, Tuesday,
Xmas day.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
His Theory.

A novel explanation of the cause Of
thunder showers was once given So
journer in little Nova Scotia town by
one Of the Inhabitants.
"Do you know what makes thun-
der?" the Nova Scotian inquired Of his
guest. 9"I'Te got theory of my own,
and call 1t pretty good one"
II should like to hear it," was the
diplomatic reply.
"Well," said the host slowly, "my
idea Is this: You know we hear about
the air circulating and circulating all
the time. My notion is that the pure
air from. above comes down here in
summer and gets foul with all the
smoke and dirt and grease, and then
the heat drives it up again into the
clouds. and when it gets up there it's
pressed on all round by the clouds COM
ing together, and it explodes! That's
my theory OF course" he added, with
becoming modesty, "other folks may
have others. Youths Companion.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04

hard labor for term not less than three
nor more than twelve months unless
the. delinquent shall give bonds to the
amount of $1,000 that he will pay reg
ularly into court, for the sustenance of
his family, such sum as may be de-
creed by the judge. The humane So
ciety Of Cincinnati in the course Of the
past year has collected $4,000 from
recalcitrant husbands for deserted
wives by virtue of this enactment; but
1t Is only short walk across the bridge
from Cincinnati to Covington, and once
in Kentucky the ruant can defy the
law. Federal legislation cannot be had
on this matter without a constitutional
amendment, and therefore it is suggest
ed that each State Legislature be urged
to pass legislation similar to that in
Ohio. A forsaken wife is the most pit
liable object. When poverty and chill
dren complicate the situation, the stern
est demands Of justice should be in
voked to compel the wretch who aban-
cons his family to take up his just
burden.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
In The Oil Field.

The Pioneer White Oil Company is
down about 1000 feet, but is still hav-
ing trouble with water.
Nelson and Freeman have everything
in readiness to begin drilling on their
No. 3. Work will commence next
week.
The New Century Oil Company is
making fair progress in it's second
we'll, having successfully shut off a
flow of water.
The drillers at the Black Geyser Oil
Company's we'll at Ballona Harbor say
that oil will be found at less than
three hundred feet. The hole is now
down 200 feet, and traces of oil are
found in the sandrpumpings.
The Capistrano Oil Company has just
received from the secretary of war per-
mission to erect thirty-two wharves in
front of it's property at Capistrano.
These wharves extend to the apex of
the anticlinal in eighteen feet of water,
lying 5000 feet off shore, and will fur
nish room for drilling some $50 wells.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
Railway Earnings.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The prelimi-
nary report Of the income account OF
railways in the United States for the
year ended June 30, 1900, prepared by
the statistician to the Interstate Com
merce Commission, contains returns OF
operating railway companies repre-
senting l90.406 miles of line.
The gross earnings of the railways
included in this report were Sl ,48O, $751;
054, or Sits per mile of line. Of these
earnings 1896, ,76O were classed as
freight earnings. The gross earnings
shown in the final report for the pre-
ceding year were $1,313, 3,610,1
Operating expenses for the last fiscal
year aggregated $956,S14 ,143, or $5O25
per mile of line.
The net earnings of the roads en-
braced in this advance report were
$523,858,912 for 1900. or pl3, 11O,141
more than they were for 1899.
Income from investments and other
sources amounting to $6O,b.o,7OO were
received, so that the total income was
$584, ,534 ,6l1.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
White House lis Ricketv.

I'm the plan for building new house
for the President elsewhere than on the
present site it has been proposed to
utilize the present mansion for Offices"
writes Col. Theodore A. Bingham, u.
s. A., In urging the adoption of Mrs.
Harrison's plans for enlarging the
house, in the Ladies' Home Journal.
Zone plea therefor has been that the
historic building should be left as it is.
This is certainly to be insisted on. But
it is said the mansion is too pure
piece of architecture to be marred by
additions. This, however, is specious
argument, since the original design con-
templated side additions, and if the
building in its present state were used
as offices it would be wrecked in five
or six years. Those who have no ex-
perience with public buildings or with
this building in particular, have no con-
ception of the wear and tear on Presi-
dents Office. 1t surpasses that on any
other Office in the country. The present
Executive Mansion was lightly built,
and is already expensive to keep in
proper repair. It's floor beams are not
strong enough to endure office use.
Great difficulty has arisen in the past
with the few rooms now used as the
Presidents executive offices, and great
watchfulness has to be constantly ex-
ercised. Several times the floors have
threatened to break through. The stairs
have already broken down, one flight
being now supported by chain. Still,
to remodel for office use only, the whole
interior of our historic Executive Man
sion, would be not only very expen-
sive matter, but would fail to meet the
requirements Of the case, and also, it is
believed, the approval of the country at
large"
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
Rev. Dixon Was Guilty.

Boston.-Judge Fessenden filed his
decision in the divorce proceedings OF
the Rev. DR.. Joseph X. Dixon, former
ly pastor of the Warren-avenue Baptist
Church, this city, and his wife, Annie,
entering decree in favor of Mrs.
Dixon on the ground of adultery. The
libel of Rev. Dixon against his wife
on the charge of cruelty was dismissed
as unprOven.
Mrs. Ella M zimmerman, widow of
former Congressman zimmerman, of
Pennsylvania, who died some months
ago, was named as correspondent by
Mrs. Dixon. The decision will play an
important part in the contest over the
will left by Mrs. zimmerman, who be-
queaths $55, 900 to DR.. Dixon. The will
will be contested on the ground of un-
just influence.
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04

The tragedy of Leah, the Forsaken,"
and of Mariana, "of the moated
grange" is being daily re-enacted
throughout the country. Desertion of,
wives and of children is of frequent oc-
currence. On one day in the Quarter
Sessions Court at Philadelphia, there
were 225 desertion cases on the docket.
Detected women with dependent chill.
dren fill the court rooms Of the country.
In most of the States it is easy for a
man to shift his family burden with
impunity. When it becomes difficult
he has merely to step across a State
line. The whereabouts Of the deserter
are usually unknown and the law, if
there be law on the statute books of
his State, is easily evaded. The Sc
verest measures that have been taken
In any State to abate the evil are those
embodied in the truant fathers act Of
Ohio $500, which provides as pen
atty Cor non-support imprisonment at
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04

speaks the dialect of the Mexicans, ex-
planned to Inspector McMurray that he
had come to California from Chihua-
hua, Mex, month and a half ago.
In the investigation of me childs
clothing for laundry marks, the aston
ishing discovery was made that, from
his ears and chin to his heels, with
the exception of his smooth face, hands
and feet, Angels skin bears the ap-
pearance of being composed of minute,
overlapping, dark-brown Scales, resem-
bling the skin of Gila monster.
Angel himself bore the inspection
with grave philosophy, solemnly ex-
planning that he was born so, and that
his strange condition was due to ''the
castigation of God"
Mesa free press., 1901-01-04
Negro Murderer Swiftly Punished.

New Orleans, Dec 20.-Citizens of
Gulfport, Miss, lumber town, sew
enty-fve miles from New Orleans,
lynched one negro and are out on the
trail of three others, as the result of
the murder Of Town Marshal w. E.
Richardson. The negro lynched was
not the one who did the shooting, but
he had been arrested by posse that
was pursuing the real culprit and his
relatives.
The murder was the result of dis
pute between Alvin Lewis, a negro,
and Marshal Richardson. A large
crowd, principally composed of negroes
and including two sons and two neph-
ews of Lewis. both of the latter bear
ing the same name, Henry Lewis, sur
rounded the men. While the marshal's
back was turned one of the nephews
drew revolver and, taking deliberate
aim, shot the marshal through the
heart
The crowd at once scattered, and AL
vim Lewis, his sons and nephews fed
in the direction of Void River. Blood
hounds were secured and Alvin Lewis
was quickly captured and sent under
guard to Mississippi City, where he
was placed in Jail. The posse kept on
it's way and ran down one of the neph-
ews. The prisoner protested his in
nocenee, but was started toward Gulf
port Under an escort. Half a mile
from Gulfport the escort was overpow-
cred and the prisoner taken away and
shot to death. The posse is still pur-
suing the two Lewis boys and their
cousin.