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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
strlcts Pop Dem. mai. Dem. mai.
MIR. SMITHS BILL.
To Prevent Indebtedness Of State Institutions
Without Authority of Assembly.

Mr.. Smith, Of Gates, introduced a bill
in the House yesterday TO prevent State
Institutions from mourning Indebtedness
without authority of the General Assem-
bly,. 1t provides as follows:
Section l. That no president, superln-
tendent, board of managers, directors, or
other executive heads of any State Insti-
tuition supported wholly or in part by
the State. shall purchase any real es-
tate or construct or enlarge any buildings
or contract any debt on behalf of the
State without positive and specific au-
thority given by the General Assembly,
except as hereinafter directed.
Sec. 9. That in cases of extreme en-
ergy or dire necessity the executive head
OF any such Institution shall, upon the
recommendation OF the Governor and his
council, make such expenditures upon
the credit Of tho Stc:e as may be actually
necessary TO provide against such emer-
gCncy or necessity
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
TIE MARINE INQUIRY.
The Department Endorse in the Main, Judge
Advocate Lemly's Decisions.
(By the ASSOCIATED Press.

(By the Associated Press)
Washington Feb. 2S.-The Navy De-
partment has made public the findings of
The court of inquiry which investigated
the circumstances attending the illness,
death and burial OF Marine Hobart Green
which have been made the subject OF
Congressional inquiry. Green died on the
Santee at Annapolis, December last from
pneumonia. The findings of the court,
as has been already made public eXoner-
at"d the officials from improper treatment
OF Green and the new phase OF the mat
ter is the endorsement of Judge Advocate
General Lemly aud the action OF the Navy
Department. In brief, the former is
satisfied that Green received skilled at
tendance and diet. but he expresses doubt
whether the hospital attendants gave the
case the constant attention which its Sc
robustness demanded. The Santee's sick
quarters are said TO be all right, bur
criticism is made by Judge Lemly of the
flooding OF the floor of the sick bar.
where Green was lying i'll, and also
OF his being allowed to walk, though as
sisted from one cot to the other while
desperately ill. Judge Lemly also criti-
cses the haste with which the funeral
arrangements weI2 made and the man
ner in which The remains were prepared
for burial. He finds that there is no oc-
casion for bringing Corporal iWnters TO
trial for false testimony
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
~i ppa,s ,pe Of lI1HAz1MSl
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND.

Under and by virtue of powers con-
ferred by Judgment rendered on the 18th
day of January. 1901, by the Clerk of
the Superior Court for Wake county
North Carolina, in special proceeding
entitled J. c, Maroon administrators OF
S. 7. Carroll, deceased, against Julia G.
C9rroH. e. als.. Will sell on the
FIRST DAY OF APRIL. 1901,
at public auction, for cash, at 70 o'clock
m, at the court house in Wake county
to the highest bidder, the following
described lot, or parcels of land. lying
and situate in said county of Wake, in
ST. Mary's township:
Lot No. /. Beginning at Adams corner
running west So feet TO Bennett's corner.
thence south 80 feet to stake, thence
east So feet to n stake, Adams corner.
thence north 3S feet to the beginning.
Not No. ?. Beginning at a stake in the
Rand read, runs thence north GS degrees
west ii poles TO n stake, thence north .
degrees cast poles to a stake. thence
south 6S degrees east IA poles to the said
Rand road, thence with the road poles
IL links to the beginning.
]. G. MAROON.
March /, 1901. Commissioner.
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Ha.Lehurst. Ms. FED. %. 800.
PROFESSIONALS AT WORK.
Robbers Break Safes and Get Several Thous
and at RutherfOrdton.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Obselver)
lsutherfordton, N. c.. Feb. 2S-Pro-
fcssiOnal safe crackers blew open the
safes Of Beal and Company, II. $. Rob
erson and the postoffice at Lincolnton
this morning between 4 and O'clock
They went to the depot, stole a railroad
hand car and rode To Newton, and it Is
supposed they took the Southern for
New York From the postoflice they
got fourteen hundred dollars in cash
and books and papers amounting TO six
hundred They got several thousand
from the two stores. A dozen safes have
been blown open and robbed in this
State recently.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
HEARD DISTRESS SIGNALS.
Capt Ward and Pilot Jordan Charged With
Criminal Negligence
CBy The Associated Press

San Francisco Feb. 2S.--Captain Hodg-
son, of the Fort Point Live Saving Station
notified Major Blakely. superintendent of
the Life Saving Service, this morning that
Mark Ellingsen, the guardsman on duty
the morning the steamer City Of Rio de
Janerio was wrecked. had confessed he
heard her signals of distress, but neg
lccted to arouse the station Ellingsen
denies this but maintained that he heard
only two short signals and that he had
not attached importance TO them as
they were not long blasts. The matter
will be investigated.
The coroner's jury of inquest on the
steamer Rio disaster has returned a
verdict charging Captain Ward and Pilot
Jordan with criminal negligence and cen
surfing the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany for the employment of the Chinese
crew.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
TUGS AND PILOTS.
Delegations From Wilmington in Regard to
Shipping Interests.

Delegations representing the shipping
interests and pilots of Wilmington eX-
pected yesterday to appear before the
Judiciary Committee in regard to the
use of both tugs and pilots by incoming
and outgoing vessels in Wilmington
harbor. The trouble, which is caused
by bill before the House concerning
the use Of tugs and the services of
pilots. seems likely to be adjusted be-
tween the shipping interests and the
pilots, and the matter will not be heard
till Monday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
For an Eastern Normal.

A delegation of Wilson citizens are
expected to reach Raleigh today. The
delegation comes for the purpose OF
urging the passage of bill making the
Kinsey Seminary, of Wilson, State
Normal. The delegation will work
hard to this end, for they believe Nor
NAL College for girls is needed in East
ern Carolina.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
Sends Declarations to Washington,
(By the Associated Press

havana, Feb 2S.-Senor Capot. Presi-
dent of the Cuban Constitutional Conven-
ton at two o'clock this afternoon handed
to Governor General Wood the declara-
tions of the convention on the proposed
relations between Cuba and the United
States as adopted yesterday afternoon.
The presentation was informal and nt'
remarks were made. General Wood has
notified the authorities at Washington
that the declarations will be translated
into English and mailed to Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
THE BURGoMASTER.

The Burgomaster" heralded as the
bisgest and best musical comedy pre-
sentedf0r many a day, will sojourn at the
Academy OF Music next Tuesday. March
5tt. This merry melange is the joint
work of Frank PiXley and Gustav Luders,
and enjoys the distinction OF an uniu,er-
rttpted run of one hundred and fifty
performances at the Dearborn Theatre.
Chicago, where It smashed all office rec
ords OF the West. Frank Pixley is a wit
everybody in the West knows that. There
are few things in The best OF librettos
neater than some OF his quips about the
KISS. But not so many have known be-
fore OF his peculiar felicity in the evolu-
tion OF musical and tripping verse OF Mr..
Luders music everybody has had a good
word 10 say. 1t is fluent. graceful,
melodic, without being of the class cata-
logued as ''tinlling." Like the Kentucky
mint julep, it has strength as we'll az
sweetness. Seats are now on sale.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
COMMISSIONERS SALE or LAND.

Under and by virtue of power conferred
by Judgment rendered by the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Wake county, on the
2Sth February, 1901, in special proceed
ing entitled Ellen Jackson, Betty Haw-
kins ct ais. eX parte. we will sell on
MONDAY, APRIL !. 1901
at II o'clock m. at the courthouse door
in the county of Wake, at public auction,
for cash. to the highest bidder certain
tract Of land situate in said county OF
Wake about two miles east of the city
OF Raleigh. in st. Matthews township, and
ON what IS known as the New Road,
ana bounded Oh the north by said Road.
on the east b., the lands OF William
Thompson. on the south by Walnut creek,
and on the west by the lands formerly
owned by James Common. Said tract con-
tains about 100 acres. and is the same
conveyed by James Edwards. sheriff. TO
Lewis FeIts. by deed dated March /. 1913.
and recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds for Wake county. in Book 15
page 522.
S. G.. RYAN.
j. II. FLEMING.
Commissioners.
March ], 1901. dts
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
A DOUBLE MURDER.
Levi Carroll Slabs His Father Because He
Wont Support Him
Cny the Associated Press. }

Macon, Ga, Feb. 2S--Levi Carroll, Il
young negro, today stabbed his father
to death. He then went to the house
Of Diana Lockett, colored. and while she
was asleep stabbed her to death. He
said he killed his father because he would
not support him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02

vember basis the entire ten districts are
Democratic.
In making these calculations the Popu-
list vote was added to the Republican.
and the figures give the Democratic ma
ioritles over the combined vote of the
opposition:
Districts Pop. Dem. mai. Dem mai
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
General Fitzhugh Lee Retired.
CBy the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 2S.--An order was is
sued at the War Department today plac-
ing Brigadier Generals James H. Will
son and Fitzhugh Lee on the retired
list OF the army.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
TO 1UCREAsE TT Err PAY.
Butt r to Introduce a Bill Increasing Con-
gressmen's Salary.
Rv The Associated Press.l

(By The AssOCIHtVu ~
Washington. Feb. 2S.-Senater h.Hi"T
today gave notice Of an amendment ne
Will offer to the sundry Civl biil IN
creasing the salaries Of Senator's and
members oa'ongress to $500 per year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02

Inc entire time of the court was taken
up yesterday by the case of Allen and
cram Machine Company against the Page
Lumber company. The verdict was in ia
Vor OF The plaintiff and was for the
amount OF S4Ol.55. an amount due ON ac-
count. Douglas and Simms represented
the defendant and J. n. Holding and S. G..
Ryan for the plaintiff.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02

4 YIN H. Harrison. a bright and in
ieiiS0n young gentleman Of the good old
tow. q Sll. .hl.clG. arrived in Oxford
io@ faya asJ and likes the town so
Mc.i has dec. lcd TO locate here for the
practice of law.--Oxford Public Ledger.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02

For LaGripDe and influenza
use CHENEY'S EXPECTO-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
LIBEL IN ENGLAND.
Not Hard There to Give Cause For
Actions at Law.

Not Hard here to Give Cause For
Actions at Law.
England's libel law is a terror to the
defendants. A short time ago a young
playwright sold a piece to a London
manager and drew a small royalty
each week, which was paid by check.
One week when the playwright pre-
scented the check to the bank for cash.
ing it was returned to him marked
mo funds" The playwright had the
check framed and hung conspicuously
in his study. He took pleasure in
pointing it out to visitors and making
biting comments until one day the
young man that lie was committing
a serious libel Oh the manager, where
upon the check was taken down AT
once.
Over in England the railway COM
panies, OF al least one vi them, put up
in the station placards bearing the
names of passengers WHO had violated
rules of the road, with addresses, the
nature of the offense and fines impos-
ed. The offenders took the matter into
court, and now the placurds show only
the words opposite the O~ffense, "A
passenger"
1t frequently happens that names
given to villains and ridiculous charac-
tiers in fiction will duplicate in real life.
A certain English novel had its scene
laid on the west coast Of Africa, and
the villain Of the book was n major
in the army, supposed to be stationed
there. To the novelist's dismay there
appeared one day out Of the unknown
a real major, bearing the name of the
villain Of the novel. who also had been
stationed on the west coast of Africa.
In vain the unhappy author protested
in the consequent action that he had
never seen or heard Of the plaintiff.
A verdict for the latter was given,
with substantial damages.
A Birmingham lawyer held that one
could libel a mar effectually enough
by leaving out his name. He brought
an action against a local paper for
persistently emitting his name from
its reports of cases in which he pro-
fessionally was engaged. Presumably
he imagined that the loss Of the adj
vertisement he would have obtained
by his name repeatedly appearing was
damage enough. He was n%onsuited,
however.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

While no scientist. think. will rec
Ommend less than eve cubic feet OF
air each minute for an adult. DR.. Reed
gives ten as the smallest amount that
will meet the wants of the body. All
of this, of course. is not absolutely
used. only needed that purity may be
secured. The average room-12 by 10
and s feet %high-even il the room Is
empty, will consume only 9GO cubic
feet, or enough to supply air for one
person for about two hours. Now,
when two or even four persons occupy
such a room. the doors and windows
closed to keep out the supposed poi
sonous night air." it is not strange that
the stencil of vitiated air Is overpower-
ing to one who enters the room after
breathing the pure air OF heaven. such
as the good Father intended for use.-
Weekly Bouquet.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
The good points Of the Vermont

The good points Of the Vermont
Anti-Saloon League are many, but
different people see different points.
For instance. Editor George W. Nor
row of the Vermont Issue views it's
benefits in the following paragraph:
"The> League organized eight years
ago, is now firmly established is IS
states. 1t employs 22o men and wo-
men who give their entire time to its
work." The logic of the argument
may be readily seen. Any organiza-
tion which furnishes lucrative employ
ment to such men as the spoilers
Busted and Kelley, who attained con-
siderable notoriety here some time
ago, or to such men as those
who got poor Carrigan drunk in
in the arid city Of St. Adams is per-
forming a service to the community
aside from the good work which it
processes to have in hand, for it keeps
busy a class of inhabitants who are less
dangerous when employed even at
the s'spotter" business than they are
when turned loose without a halter
amongst a contiding populace. This
is intended as no ridicule of the Anti
Saloon League, however, for the funda
mental principles Of that organization
and the policy which it purports to car
ry out are most praiseworthy. In its
endeavor 70 enforce the law, the lea
que should have the sympathy Of law
abiding citizens and when any mem
Der in bis zeal over steps the bounds Of
propriety or performs any unmanly
act let the blame rest upon bis shout
ders alone without calling anyone else
to account for the contempt which he
has brought down upon himself.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
AN FARM.
1t Surely Was Hard n Stony Land
and No ExaggeratiOn.

1t Surely Was Hard and Stony Land,
and No ExaggeratiOn.
She was on the witness stand in her
own behalf, being also defendant in the
action. She was a sturdy widow. hard
working. shrewd in a deal and garru-
lous. A. landlord was suing for back
rem on a little farm she had abandon
ed.
"You say that the land was hard and
SOU and sterile" suggested the attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
THAT'S what l said, only wasn't so
persniffity about it, and I'll say more
"Just a moment. please. We want
evidence. not opinions. Did you raise
anything on this land of .ours?"
Land of ours!" with a sniff. "You
never owned a thimbleful of it. Yes. l
did raise things on 1t. 1t took two hills
to raise a bean and a whole row Of
corr to raise a nubbin. l raised a cab
in, l raised a pigpen, and I tried to
raise a goat, but it starved to death.
poor thing! That ground wouldn't raise
dog fennel or even Canada thistles."
Don't exaggerate, please. You say
the soil was souri,"
81 couldn't exaggerate about that
ground if l was a lawyer. In the morn
ing when the dew was steaming off in
the sunshine you'd think you was liv-
ing next door to a pickle factory. l
kept my sugar in an alright jar"
tIT1olcr,S 7N1,ct,, rtJ;,,, ri
pose the ground was so hard you could
not blast IT."
".Nuthing Of the kind. I'm here to
tell the truth. But I'll tell you how
hard that ground was. | had to crop
my set onions out with a Ratchet, and Il
big ganuer | bought broke his neck try
ing to pull q tuft of spear grass" The
landlord did not recover.-Detroit Free
Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
TEACHING A YOUNG LARK.
How It's Mother Coaches 1t to Hop
About and Fly.

How It's Mother Coaches 1t to Hop
About and Fly.
]. NJ. Barrie, the noted Scottish story
writer, in Scribner's Magazine told
how a young lark got its first lesson.
A baby lark had got out Of its nest
sideways, 4 fall of u foot only, but a
dreadful drop for a baby.
"YOu can get back this way" its
mother said, and showed 1t the way.
But when the baby tried to leap 1t fell
on its back. Then the mother marked
out lines on the ground on which it
was to practice hopping, and it got
along beautifully SO long as the mother
was there every moment to say, "How
wonderfully you hop"
"Now teach me to hop up" said the
little lark. meaning that it wanted to
hy, and the mother tried to do it in
vain. She could soar up, up. very
bruvely. but she could not explain how
she did it.
wait til! the sun comes out after
the rain" she said. half remembering.
"What is sun? What is rain:' the
little bird asked. "If you cannot teach
me to fly. teach me to sing" .
"When the sun comes out after rain"
the mother replied, then you will
know how to sing"
The rain came and glued the little
birds wings together.
II shall never be able to fly or sing"
1t walled.
Then Of a sudden it began to blink
its eyes, for a glorious light had spread
over the world. catching every leaf
and twig and blade of grass in tears
and putting a smile in every tear. The
baby birds breast swelied, 1t did not
know why; it futtered from the
ground, it did not know why.
"The sun has come out after the
rain!" 1t trilled. "Thank you, sun,
Thank you! Thank you! Oh. mother,
did you hear me? l cal sing"
Then it floated up, up, calling,
"Thank you, thank you, thank your
to the sun. ooh. mother, do you
see me? am flying"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
Glorious Sp ing.

II with the coming O. Tn warm,
glorious days Of sp ing. YOU fe' Il lack
OF vigor, do not tlish y"nr lood.
mouth tastes bad tye> DUH. and
y u feel tired al. over, do not be
alarmed.
Take Baxter's Mandrake Bitter, be.
fore meals. for a week or two. II
will wonderfully assist nature In
OF the a 'cumulated poison S
Of winter, and you will som be r..
stored to your nnrmal health and
strength. Get B xter'S Mandrake
Bitters at any druggists, al 25 cts. a
bottle OF box.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
%FLATFISHES' EYES,.
4 Migration Which Takes Place Aft
err the Creatures' Birth.

ef thc AIGatuGcD OAEth
Flatfshes keep their white and blind
side on the muddy Or sandy bottom
and pretend that the upper and spec
killed. side is a part of that bottom. This
they do to avoid observation, for in
spite of their awkward shape they are
swallowed ut sight by pertinacious ne-
mics, to the manifest discomfort Of
both. A greedy cormorant curling up
and attempting to swallow a plaice,
which tries to be as disobliging as pos
sible, affords an object lesson not soon
forgotten on the way not to behave at
ceeds in it's object, and the flatfish, in
spite of persistent efforts to retain its
natural fairness, at last disappears
down the round, elastic throat of the
cormorant. With a view to avoid un-
pleasantnesscs of this kind, soles are
keeping only their eyes above the sur
face to at as sentinels.
In reality the dark surface Of n sole,
plaice or turbOt Is its side and not its
back. 1t is true that both eyes are Wis
ible, which is not the cast when n
mackerel or a conger is laid on its side,
but this is simply owing to the fact
that one eye Of a fiatfish has since the
creatures birth passed across what we
may call the bridge Of its nose to keep
company with the other eye.
The wandering eye begins its migra-
ton at a very early ageso early, in
deed, that it Is a little difficult to detect
it on it's journey. A place a fifth Of an
inch in length and 5 days old carries
one eye on each side Of its nose When
three-f1fths Of an inch long and about
2 months old, the left eye has crossed
over to the right side. Lemon soles
when one inch long or 2 months old
have the left eye on the edge Of the
head, but when double that size and 6
months old both eyes are found on the
right side. \ sole assumes its lopsided
aspect by the time it has been hatched
2 months. When a turbOt is half an
inch in length. the right eye Just be-
gins to peep over the center arch of the
bridge. at three-quartcrs of an inch 1t
is half way across, and at an inch the
passage is complete and the two eyes
look out from the left side of the head.
-Longman's Magazine.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

Probably there is no medium OF
publicity which would not bring some
trade If judiciously used. Whether
a particular kind Of advertising pays
depends on the cost Of each customer
which it brings. That a newspaper
OF large circulation. with the average
rate for advertising space, will give
the best returns for the cost is be-
yond all doubt. Business men who
consider it cxpedient to use many
forms of advertising invariably place
their chief reliance on the newspaper.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

Lieut.. Richmond P. Hobson of Mer.
rimack fame is to be the orator on
the Fourth Of July at Jamaica Pl. in,
Mass. His tiancee is scheduled to be
present on that occasion SO as to rule
out of the game all attempts at oscu-
lation on the part of the fair DANES of
that Bay State town.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

Elsie-Mamma, there's a funny old
mar in this Pickwick book that's III
ways telling his son to beware of the
widows. Why is that?
Mamma-Well. a widow is supposed
to be skillful in catching a husband.
Elsie-Gracious! l wonder If I'll have
to be a widow before l can get married.
philadelphia Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27

DR.. Parkhurst says: New York as
it stands today is the. most rotten
city in the verdi" That being the
case it makes one shudder to think
what it must have been ten years ago,
before DR.. Parkhurst began his bat
tie against crime in that wicked met
ropOlis.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-27
Stock Holders Meeting

The Annual Meeting Of the Stock Hold
ers Of the Barre Railroad Company. will
be held at the general office Of the Com
pam over PASSENGER station, Bsrre, YER
mont, Thursday. May 80. 1901, at 1000 a.
M, to transact the following business;
ist-To elect a Board Of Directors for
the year ensuring.
2nd-To transact such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
F. w. STANYAN, Clerk.
Barre, Vt. May IA, 1901, 3o-42