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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
MEETING OF THE LEADERS
Important Papers Read Before the
National Council.
PROF. BROWN ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
He Declares il Characterized by Great Expan-
sion. Doubts That Academic Freedom
is in Any Serious Danger. Edu-
cation in the South.
cation in the South.
(By the Associated Press.)

Detroit, Mich, July 8.-A meeting of
the National Council of Education in Y.
M. c. A. hall this morning, and the first
session of the Department of Indian edu-
cation in Central church opened the for
teth annual convention of the National
Educational Association, The first session
of the general body will not be held until
tomorrow afternoon. The National Coun-
Gil of Education is a coordinate body OF
the National Association, composed of
number of the foremost educators who,
through the council, lead the thought of
the general assembly. The paper of the
morning before the council was read by
VIM. t. Harris, National Commissioner of
Education, on Isolation in the School;
How it flinders and Helps"
Mr.. Harris advocacy of isolation pre-
cipitated lengthy discussion on the
floor, Col Parker, of Chicago, and others
opposing the idea of isolation, and saying
the true life was a community life.
In the afternoon Elmr E. Brown, Of the
University of California, read paper on
Educational Progress During the Past
Year"
He said "the characteristic work of
progress during the past year mas Deen
expansion. Educational expansion has
been the accompaniment of political and
industrial expansion.
1.-The great accumulators of wealth
have been giving largely to educational
institutions.
''These great benefaetions have raised
anew the question of liberty of teaching.
1t is doubtful whether there is any gen.
eral or serious danger threatening real
and reasonable academic freedom The
discussion Of scientific temperance Nm
struction has brought forward the ques
tion of freedom of teaching in another
form.
New educational movements in the
South are closely bound up with political
and industrial changes The negro is
making his own contribution to the solu
ton of the problem and the Tuskegee
school has been one of the centers of
educational interest during the year"
The Indian branch of the meeting was
devoted wholly to welcome addresses and
responses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
SHAKE UP IN BALL
The North Carolina League
Formed With Four
Clubs.

The resignation of President Cunning
ham and of Secretary Doran. of the Vir-
ginia- North Carolina League of profess
sional ball players accepted by default.
Mr.. Sherwood Higgs, of Raleigh, elected
President, MIR. Geo. Holderness, of Tar
boro, vice president. and Mr.. Thos. J.
Pence, of Raleigh, secretary of what is
to be the North Carolina League.
A determination to carry on the North
Carolina League for the remainder of the
season with Raleigh, Wilmington, Char
lotte and Tarboro comprising the league,
provided that Tarboro will stick.
The representatives of the North Caro-
lima League at work at midnight maxi
ing out scredule of games, which are to
be played, including Tarboro in the
schedule. This week Wilmington plays
the first three games at Charlotte, Raj
eigh at Tarboro. The last three Charlotte
at Wilmington, Tarboro at Raleigh.
This is the status of affairs on the re-
constructed league at midnight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
BOUND OVER TO COURT.
Braswsll in Jail For Court and Hunter is at
Large

Yesterday in the Mayors court, the
case affray of Saturday afternoon on
Wilmington street was investigated.
The affray was caused by negro step
ping on Mr.. Will Mangums foot and
abusing him when told to get off. This
negro was Charles Braswell and anoth-
er negro, Will Hunter, came to his as
sistance and the fight began. Mr.. John
Mangum came to help his brother and
was stabbed by Hunter. The negro
Braswell also had knife.
The result of the trial was that Mr..
John Mangum was released, Mr.. viii
Mangum fined $1.00 and costs and Chas.
Braswell, the negro, was committed to
Jail in default of $50 bond for his APP
pearance at court Hunter is still at
large.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
AFTER STATE LANDS.
Mr.. K. l. Finch of Charlotte Wants 90, 600
Acres on a Compromise.

The State Board of Education was in
session yesterday considering PROPOSE
tion from Mr.. K. /. Finch, of Charlotte,
whose option on 100000 acres of State
school lands the Board sometime ago had
declared was no longer in force
The proposition of Mr.. Finch to the
Board was that he would surrender all
options that he had if they would allow
him to control, at his option price of so
cents an acre, 10000 acres of land lying
in Carteret and Tyrrell counties. Mr..
Finch also claims half of an option on
some State land lying in Craven county
on which ex-Private Secretary to ex-
Governor D. L. Russell, Rev Baylus Cade,
has the other half.
The matter was discussed for some time
by the Board. but no action was taken.
Some of the members are warmly in fa-
vor of standing by their original finding
that Finch has no option that is binding,
while others of the Board are in favor of
accepting the compromise proposition pre-
sented to them. 1t seems likely from the
information TO be obtained that the Finch
compromise will be accepted
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
Bankruptcy Case Decided.

Judge Purnell yesterday rendered a
decision in the bankruptcy case of Din
glehoef Bros, of Wilmington, holding
that Mayme III. Dinglehoef, named in
the petition as a member of the firm
was not entitled to the $500 personal ex-
emption, not being a resident of North
Carolina. The opinion says: Claimant
does not and cannot claim to have be-
come resident of North Carolina un-
less at boarding house in Wilmington
soon after her marriage or to have any
right to the exemption except such as
she acquired through her deceased hus-
band. He was not resident of the
State. She has never been a resident
and the declared intention to return to
the State cannot avail her.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
AND NO DIRECTORS YET.
But They Came Awful Near to Being Appointed
Yesterday

'Manana, manana' tomorrow, tomor-
row., say the people of Mexico, made
lazy and dreamy by the pleasant climate.
Tomorrow, tomorrow" says Governor
Aycock touching the appointment of North
Carolina Railroad directors, but for a
vastly different reason
There is a large number of candidates,
and most of these Tor their friends) want
to be heard before the appointment is
made, and hence the names have been
held up by the Governor from day to
day.
The appointments are to be made ''by
and with the advice and consent of the
Council of State,' and he called the
Council together yesterday for the pur
pose OF submitting to them the names, but
as he was about to do so a telegram
came from one of the candidates asking
that the matter be held up until he could
be heard. His request was granted and
the Council adjourned without the names
having been submitted.
The Governor says the appointments
will certainly be made today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
ULTIMATUM TO STRIKERS.
Get to Work by Thursday or Remove Your
Tools From the Shops.
(By the Associated Press.)

by the ASSOCldltu IItSo.J
Newport News, July S.-The monotonous
record of the machinists' strike has been
punctuated in the last two days by two
events, both likely to have some influence
on the situation
Sunday, James O'Connell President of
tha International Association of Ma
chinists, arrived here, and after address,
ing a meeting of the strikers. had con-
ference with w. A. Post, General Super
intendent of the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Dry Dock Company. He asked
Mr.. Post what the company would do to
end the strike, and Mr. Post informed
him that the company would make no con-
a proposition but returned and reported
the result of the conference to the strik-
ers, who voted to stay out unil their de-
mands are granted.
This afternoon Mr.. Post sent a letter to
e. ]. Mulcahy, president of the local
lodge of machinists, notifying him that
any of the men applying for work between
date of letter and o'clock Thursday
morning next, would be re-employcd.
Those not intending to return to work
were notified that they must get their
ools out of ne yard before Thursday as
their places would be filled and their
services would no longer be required.
1t is believed that the next three or
four days may be productive of develop
ments, though, on the surface, there is
no change in the attitude of the strikers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
FAMOUS DISPATCH TO DEWEY.
Crowninshield Says he Wrote the Order to
Destroy the Spanish Fleet.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, July S.-Rear Admiral A.
S. Crowinshield, Chief of the Bureau
of Navigation, today issued a formal
statement to the effect that he is the
author of the famous dispatch to Ad-
miral Dewey ordering him to proceed
from Hong Kong to Manila and there
capture and destroy the Spanish fleet.
Admiral Crowinshield states that he
wrote the dispatch in the White House
and submitted it to both Attorney Cen
eral Griggs and the President, and that
the only change made in the dispatch
as he wrote it was the addition of either
the word capture" or the word 'de-
stroy" The dispatch, according to Adj
miral Crowinshield, was then handed to
Lieutenant Whittlesley. who took it to
Secretary Long and after the latter had
signed it sent it to Admiral Dewey.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
The Baby Base Ball League.

There is in the Northeastern part of
Raleigh regularly organized baseball
league, which rejoices in the name of the
Baby Baseball League"
This consists of three clubs, the boys
who are members being from ten to
fourteen years of age. The president of
the League is Master w. Fetner and
Master A. F. Duckett is the secretary.
The teams in the league are known as
the "Black Cats Captain e. Bashford;
the "Spitfires, Captain James Hggs;
the Cyclones, Captain c. Burton. The
umpires of the league are Masters Roy
Hamlet and Mortimer Forest, and a reg
ular schedule of games is now going on.
The ball grounds is in the yard of Mrs.
r. O. Burton, where a regular diamond is
laid out. The admission to the games is
one cent and a seat in the grand stand
costs one cent more.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
THE JURY SYSTEM STANDS.
The Alabama Convention Decides to Make no
Change.
(By the Associated Press.)

Montgomery, Ala, July S.-The Consti-
tutional Convention, after an animated
debate, decided not to change the present
jury system, which guarantees the right
of trial by jury.
The pending question was on section
12 of the proposed constitution which is
arousing great interest all over the
State. An amendment by the minority
that e-fourths of a jury shall find a
verdict in civil cases was the principal
cause of contention Long, of Walker,
opposed the amendment. He said it was
brought up by men hostile to corporations,
who wanted to get big damages out of
them
at is a scheme to work corporations
for damages, and it invites their hostility
to the constitution" he concluded.
Thompson of Bbb, also spoke against
the amendments, saying if it was right in
civil cases it is right in criminal cases.
White, of jefferson, said the present law
was old and covered with cobwebs of
centuries. This amendment would render
it necessary to tamper with only four
men to defeat justice.
Judge Coleman offered an amendment
allowing the Legislature to provide for
three fourths verdicts except in cases of
tort or suits for damages. Rejected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
THE CONSTITUTION WINS AGAIN
The Columbia Beaten by Half an Hour and the In
dependence by Twice That Much. The Con-
stitution Record Breaker.
(By the Associated Press.)

Newport, r. L., July S.--If the victory
of the Constitution over the Columbia
and the independence in the first of three
cornered races on Saturday was signifi
cant and definite, her winning today may
we'll be characterized as overwhelming
and the defeat of the independence as
positive and almost hopeless. The ap-
proach of evening again found the COM
mittee boat anchored far out in Nara.
gansett Bay, along with the cat boat
which marked the other end of the finish
line. tediously waiting for the Boston
boat to cross, while her rivals were we'll
up the harbor on the way to their moor
ings.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09

the Columbia by nearly half an hour over
the thirty mile course, while the record
against the independence was almost a
full hour She came near travelling
around the triangle while the Crownin-
shield creation was covering two legs of
it. Today's race establishes the new
Bristol sloop as a record breaker in light
airs. She has accomplished what yachts
men considered impossible in thus beat
ing the Columbia, while her performance
has put the Independence entirely out of
the running in conditions like those of
today. What her showing may be in
heavy weather is still a matter of con-
lecture.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
OUR CONSUL GENERAL RESIGNS.
Says His Salary Was insufficient to Maintain
Him in Cape Town
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
London, July S.--A dispatch received
here from Cape Town today announces
that United States Consul General Jas.
G.. Stowe has resigned and that he will
sail from Cape Town on his return to
the United States July 25.
HIS REASON FOR RESIGNING.
Washington, July S.-The resignation
was based on the utter inadouecy of the
salary of the post as the $4,000 salary
allowed won't defray the cost of main
tanning family in modest conditions at
Cape Town The United States Consul
General is the worse salaried consular
officer at the Cape Mr.. Stowe was ap-
pointed from Kansas City, Mo. The va
cancy has not yet been filled.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
THE PLAGUE COMES EARLY.
And Its Ravages at Annoy and Other Chinese
Cities Are Appalling.
(By the Associated Press.)

l.
Washington, July S.-ConsuI johnson,
at Annoy, China, reports to the Secre-
tary of State the appearance of the
plague at that place two weeks earlier
than usual this year His statement is
dated May IA. He says he has refused
to permit Chinese steerage passengers
to depart to Manila and adds:
''The spread of plague during the past
ten days has been rapid and the fatali-
ties most appalling. / think that during
the week just closed there were as many
as 100 deaths per day in Annoy and it's
suburbs. The same state of affairs ex-
lists in surrounding cities within thirty
miles of Annoy.
The representatives of the Marine
Hospital Service at Hong Kong also re-
ports the earlier appearance of the di-
sease in that city and a more rapid
spread than usual. He says that several
Europeans have been attacked.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
THE HORNETS GET
ON THEIR METTLE.
The LobsterS Peeled in a
Brilliant Game.
GAME AT TARBOR0 Walls
Tarboro Team Hopes to Play Raleigh
There Today.
IT HAS NOT GOT HOME FROM NORFOLK
GAME AT TARBORO WAITS
IT HAS NOT GOT HOME FROM NORFOLK
StatesviIIe and Durham Are Anxious to Enter
the League and The indications Are
That Our Clubs Will Play
Out the Season.
Especial to News and .observer.)


Charlotte, N. c., July S.-Charlotte and
Wilmington played a thirteen inning game
in this city this afternoon. Charlotte
won by score of 5 to 8. The game
throughout was one of the most brilliant
ever seen on the Charlotte diamond.
Hooker, Richmond's old crack pitcher oc-
cupied the box for Charlotte, and Stewart,
the Monroe boy, played in similar posi-
tion for the visitors. While both were hit
at times, neither side punched their hits.
The attendance was 500. The following is
the score by innings:
Charlotte. :. 10000 O210OOOO0 2-5
Wilmington. II 90 OIL 0 0 0 O-3
There is every indication that the four
North Carolina teams will remain in the
field until the season is out. Statesville,
it is understood, wishes to come in, also
Durham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
READY TO COMBINE
The S. F. & W. Files Articles
of Incorporation.
Another Step Taken at Atlanta in the ConsoIida-
tion Of Roads Of The Tampa
System.
(By the Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Ga, July S.--ArticleS of incor-
poration of the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company were filed
with the Secretary of State today. The
incorporators are the Plant Investment
Company, Robert c. Erwin and Franklin
q. Brown, and the company will be later
incorporated in South Carolina. The in
corporation follows the application re-
Gently made for an increase of the capital
stock of the Savannah, Florida and Wes-
tern road to twenty-five million dollars,
and embraces the following railroads:
Savannah, Florida and Western Charles
ton and Savannah, Brunswick and Wes-
tern, Alabama Midland Silver Springs,
Ocala and Tampa, and the Tampa and
ThonostaSsa.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
The Public Laws Printed.

The Public Laws enacted by the last
Legislature will be delivered to the
Secretary of State by the printers this
week The Private Laws will not be
printed before the first of August The
delay in the printing of the law is largely
due to a change made by the Legislature
in the method of giving out the public
printing; the contract could not be
awarded and the work begun as quickly
after adjournment as heretofore.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
FOR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
Government Issues Warrants For S1,200,000
to be Divided Among States
(By the Associated Press.) }

NDJ tHN -h"SOOIt0tDU T Ooo'J
Washington, July S.-The Treasury De-
partment today drew warrants aggregat
ing 81 200 900 or $25, 900 each for 45 States
and two Territories, being the maximum
amount provided for Congress in the act
of August 80, 1898, for the endowment and
maintenance of colleges for the benefit
of agriculture and mechanic arts. This
act provided a minimum sum of $4,000
for that year with an annual increase of
$1,000 for ten years up to $4,000. The
maximum is now reached, and hereafter
each of the States and Territories will
receive annually this sum for its agricul-
tural colleges. This money is the pro-
ceeds of the sale of public lands.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
With Bubonic Plague on Board.
(By the Associated Press.)


Marseilles, July S.-Since the arrival
here yesterday of the French steamer
Laos, Captain Flandin, from Yokohama,
May %, with fifteen cases of the bubonic
plague among the Arab stokers, two
deaths have occurred on board. The
Laos left Colombo June 16 and Djibouti
ten days later
AS yet no cases have developed among
the passengers or the remainder of the
crew aggregating 317. The authorities
are taking every precaution in the way
of isolation and are enforcing ten days
quarantine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
A REPORTED TARIFF LEAGUE.
Story That Austria, Germany and Russia Have
Joined Against Us Disbelieved.
(By the Associated Press

tBy the Associated Press)
Washington, July S.-Acting Secretary
of State Hill had his attention drawn to-
day to report printed in a Vienna news
paper to the effect that Austria. Germany
and Russia had formed a tariff league
directed against the United States aKd
that Italy and France were likely to join
the league. DR.. Hill said that there was
nothing in the information reaching the
department 20 bear out such a report:
and he regarded it as having no basis of
fact.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
Keene's Colt Takes the Stakes.
(By the Associated Press.l

Iby the A5sOCIdIeu PTeSS.D
London, July 81. r. Keenes Lot
tie Hampton colt (Henry) won the Car
rington plate at the Nottingham July
meeting today. Ninon was second and
w. C. Whitney's Prickles, filly g. Reiff)
finished third. Eileen Violet a.. Reif)
won the Arnold selling plate. Nil Des-
perandum q. Reiff) won the Bramcote
plate. Long Cecil L. Reiff) won the
Newstead Abbey plate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
Minister Browns Instructions,
(By the Associated Press.l

Washington. July S.-Mr. Brown, the
new minister to Venezuela, today re-
ceived his final instructions but will not
leave the United States for a month as
there is no pressing need of his presence
in Venezuela. His instructions on the
questions which have engaged attention
are a repetition of Minister Loomis' in
Structions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
Lawn Party Tonight.

Tonight lawn party will be given
under the big oak at Epworth church for
the benefit of the church. There will be
variety of good things and the public
are cordially invited.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
Thermometer at 103.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Topeka, Kansas, July Sat 1:30
o'clock today the government weather
bureau reported the mercury at stand
ing at 103 degrees. the hottest day of
the year AT o'clock it dropped to 101
with clouds appearing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09
THE SPREAD OF CHARBoN.
The Disease Has Broken Out in Three More
Counties.
CBv the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press.)
Jackson Miss, July S.-Governor
Longino is informed that charbon has
broken out in Washington, Sunflower and
Sharkey counties.
The disease has attacked the mules on
the State farm in Sharkey county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09

Our State Department has received
information of the death from sunstroke
on the 9Th inst. of Robt O'Neil Wick
ersham, vice consul and deputy com
mercial agent of the United States at
Castellamare Di Stabia Italy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09

1t makes a girl awful mad to catch her
self yawning and realizes that she has
caught it from man that she just hates.