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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-05-07

Winston Sentinel: It is known
that several hundred negroes have
left Winston the past two years.
While this is true, a number Chose
who we're able to do so) have return
ed. This exodus extends beyond this
county. About seventy five negroes
left Greensboro yesterday for
Stonega, Va, to work on a new rail
road. A Greensboro correspondent
says that with the past twelve
months several hundred negroes
have gose from that place to work
on railroads in Virginia andin coal
mines in West Virginia. Many OF
them were disappointed and returned
at the first opportunity. On account
of the emigration of large numbers
of negroes, and the removal of many
others from the country districts to
the towns, farm labor is scarce. But
it is not only farm labor that is
scarce. A great many domestic e
wants have gone North and many
housekeepers in Greensboro find it
difficult to secure cooks and other
help.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-05-07
AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORY.

N. C. Cotton Planters Association.
President-W. A. Graham, Machpelah, n. G.
Secretary-Jno. P. Allison, Concord, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-05-07
COMMITTEE.
N. c. State Horticultural Society.

President-J. VanLindley, Pomona, N. c.
Vice-President-W. F.. Massey, Raleigh.
Secretary and Treasurer-FrankIin Sherman
Raleigh.
District Vice Presidents-R. c. Simon, Ollen
Warren, J. s. Westbrook, o. w. Blacknall,
D. E. Parker, C. R. B. Caldwell and DR.. Balm
sere.
Executive Committee-B. Won Herf, P. III.
Beck, J. F. Gulliver, J. Van Lindley and Frank
lin Sherman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-05-07

No sign.-Squire engaging coach
mani care you married."
Coachman: "No, sir. These ere
scratches came from a cat.''-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-05-07

North Carolina State Dairymen's Association.
Presfdent-G. F. Weston, Biltmore, NC.
Vice-President-C. f. SeymOre.
Secretary-Treasurer-C. w. Gold, Wilson,
NC
Board of Directors-W. E. DuIin, T. p. Bras
well, F. E. Emery, T.. B. Brown, G. c.. Moore
J. L. Knight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-27


The Dixie and Topeka are two Of the yes
sells purchased at the beginning of the Span
ish-American war. The Dixie was formerly
the Ell Rio. built at Newport News for the
Southern Pacific Railway Company Her
purchase price was $3.50 She is 391 feet
6 inches long, 40 feet broad and nearly 20
feet draught, with a displacement Of 6,114
tons. With an indicated horse power of
$500 she has a speed of 16 knots. Her
armament consists Of eight 5-inch rapid-flre
guns, four 6-pounders, four 1-pounders two
Colts and one 3-inch field gun. She was
first commissioned as an auxiliary cruiser
in April, 1898, and together with the Annap-
oils Gloucester and Wasp, formed the
squadron that captured Ponce, P. R.. July
%, 1898.
The Topeka is a gunboat, $50 feet IN
length. IS feet beam, 151s feet draught and
1,S14 tons displacement. With an Indicated
horse power of 1000 she has a speed Of 18
knots. Her battery consists of six finch
rapid-fire- guns, six 3-pounders, two 1-pound-
ers and two Colts. She was built by c.
Howaldt at Kiel, Germany, for the naval
service of the Peruvian government, with
the name of Diogenes, but for some cause
was never turned over to that republic She
was purchased for $17O,327. Together with
the Annapolis, Wasp and Leyden, the To-
peka, in July, 1898, took possession of the
Bay of Nipe. During the engagement that
followed the Spanish cruiser Jorge Juan
was attacked by the fleet and sunk About
year ago the Topeka was refitted for the
training service and is now with that fleet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-27

Literary Society DevOtes Evening to
Patriotic Sentiment

Literary Society DevOtes Evening to
Patriotic Sentiment.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society held a
patriotic meeting Monday evening in the
chapel of the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
corner 9th and A streets northeast The
chapel was handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting, and was early filled to
Its utmost capacity. Nearly all the pa
triotic organizations Of the city were repre-
sented
The president, Mrs. C. Norman Beaten
presided, and the opening prayer was de-
Hvered by Rev. DIR. G. S. Williams A let
ter explaining the presidents inability to
accept an invitation TO attend was received
from G. B. Cortelyou. secretary to the
PRESIDENT and a letter Of regret, expressing
best wishes for the success of the meeting,
was received from Lieutenant General Nell
son A. Miles.
The following was the program for the
evening" Balch, Salute to the Flag, pupils
OF Peabody School; solo. Flag Of the
Free Mrs, Thornton; address, THE Amer
commander. G. A. r.; song, "Tenting To-
night on the Old Camp Ground" CanitoI
HIN Quartet-Mrs. H. C. Murray, Mrs.
Emil Emily Jester. Mrs: T. E Spencer. Miss
Union" Theodore F. Price, Loyal Legion
original song, America Is Ahead of Them
All, written and sung by Col G. c. Ross,
VINO. In response 10 a number of requests
also sang illinois, address, THE Spirit
OF Liberty Col. l.. l.. Bridges Union
Veterans Union; address, THE Flag as
Our Emblem DR.. r. c. Easton; song,
Medley of Patriotic Airs" CAPITOL Hi
Quartet; address, True Patriotism" Col.
u. Z. Ross, president Union Soldiers ALL
ance; chorus, america
The next meeting will be held March II
Massachusetts avenue northeast
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the Inauguration. Others are expected THIS
evening. When visited this morning by a
reporter for The Star the Puritan was lying
| between two tugs, the Mohawk and wan
meta, and was almost completely incased
in ice She was in charge of Lieut.. ). T..
Craven, the executive officer. Lieutenant
Commander T. B. HARDWOOD, commanding
the vessel, had left early in the morning
for q visit to the Navy Department. Lieut..
Craven stated that the Puritan left Anhap.
Oils Monday morning, thee25th instant. at
10 o'clock She anchored below Plney
Point and got away yesterday morning
arriving off Jones Point yesterday after
noon at 5:45. The voyage was mage age WIS tnns
Mohawk and Wahneta accompanied the
montar, but the war vessel made the run
under her own steam
In regard to the part which the vessel
the officers and men will take in the pro-
gram March Lieut.. Craven said ne was
without information. He could not say
whether the vessel would remain a. nea
anchorage or whether she would be ordered
to Washington. The Puritan at present
has a complement Of eighty-one ohcers ana
| men. The following are the officers: Lieu
| tenant Commander T. B. HarWood' COM
manding: Lieutenant Commander p. 7.
Warburton, chief engineer; Lieut.. J. T..
| Craven. executive officer; Lieut.. r. Stone:
l. Norris passed assistant ISL. surgeon Wenman n
I gunner and G. J. Shaw, carpenter. Inc
1essel was brought up the Potomac by
| Pilot H. Kendrick
The Monitor Puritan.
| The Puritan is modern monitor OF the
double barbette-turreted type. AS original
| Nv designed she was one of the double-tur-
| reted monitors resultant from the war OF
the rebellion, but before completion she be-
| came obsolete and redesigned by Rear Ad-
| miral Hichborn, then naval constructor at
League Island navy yard. Her dimensions
are: Length, $50 feet inches; breadth, W
feet. She was originally fitted with one
| twenty-inch smootn-bore gun In each tur-
| ret and war armored with maximum
thickness of five inches. Her displacement
| is $3.50 tons and she Is propelled by twin
| screw horizontal engines with $500 tndi-
Gated horse power for a speed of 12o knots.
| Her armament consists at present OF four
| Pinch B. L. rifles 0wo in each barbette
| tower), six 4-inch rapid-6re guns. two 81
nm. III. r. cannon and two 1-pounder rapid
| Are guns Her armor is fourteen inches in
| thickness on the sides, eight inches In the
| turrets, fourteen inches in the barbettes
| and two inches on the main deck.
| She is generally regarded as one of the
| most formidable vessels of the American
| navy, besides being the largest and ,nosi
powerful of any of the monitors. The Puri-
tan's keel was laid in 1876. and although
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Confesses to Theft of Bicycle.

John Maddox. colored. twenty years old,
was arrested at Hyattsville this morning
by Constable Vincent while the young man
was trying to dispose Of bicycle. Detec-
tive Muller brought the prisoner and b.
cycle here. The wheel belongs to Harry A.
Parke, and was stolen from in front Of his
place Of business yesterday morning. Mad
dox says his home is in Florida He makes
no denial of the charge against him. He
says he reached here from New York yes
terday and, being short Of funds, he
thought he would take the bicycle and ride
part of the way home on 1t. In some way he
got on the wrong road, and when he found
he was headed toward New York instead
of Florida he attempted to sell the wheel.
He will be given a hearing before Judge
Scott tomorrow,
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King Edwards Response.

In response to a letter Of coincidence, sent
to his majesty King Edward, the follow
ing letter was received by an elderly lady
living in Washington:
buckingham Palace
The private secretary is commanded by
the KING to express his majesty's thanks
to you for your kind and loyal letter Of
sympathy.
ITO Mrs. Eliza Reed,
!76O st. 9Th February 1901"
Inc letter Is written on paper bearing a
deep mourning border and emblazoned with
the royal crest and coat Of arms.
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The Lafayette Statue Covered.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:

Have you noticed how the parties who
erected the grand stand at Madison place
have boxed in the Lafayette statue? For
one, I think 1t a shame. There will prob
ably be many admirers of General Lafay-
cite present at the Inauguration who will
think it an outrage, and many others who
would like to see the statue. Space to
walk around the base of this beautiful
statue, with it's handsome pedestal, ETC.,
should have been left, in my opinion. and
the boxing of same omitted. Widening the
space around it and placing large windows
in the boxing. Or as above suggested, omit
ting same entirely, would help matters a
little even now, X Y. 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-27

The lecture by Prof. Robert T. HILL geol-
ogist, to be given in All Souls Church
Thursday evening, the 2sth, for the benefit
of 1.-The National Junior Republic" is at
tracing considerable interest. Mr. Hill
made a difficult and perilous Journey
through the canons of the Rio Grande,
where no man had been before. He has
brought back a valuable and unique COL
lection Of photographs, which will be shown
by the stereopticon and will bring the
scenes vividly before his hearers.
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THE OFFICIAL ORDER.
Restoration of Col. May to Command
of First Regiment.

Oh NcBI"cuts
The order restoring Col. Henry May to
the command of the LIST Regiment, District
of Columbia National Guard. was issued by
Brig. Gen. Harries yesterday. 1t follows;
Special orders. No, 9:
Pursuant to Instructions dated War De-
partment, adjutant generals Office, Wash
ington, February 20, 1901 paragraph 1,
special orders No. 81, series 1900. relieving
Col. Henry May, LIST Regiment, Of his COM
mand, is revoked.
Col May is restored to duty with his
regiment and will report in person to the
commanding general, District Of Columbia
militia, for instructions.
by command of Brigadier General Har-
ries.
THEODORE MOSHER,
"Adjutant General"
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Ruby Lips

And clear complexion. the pride Of woman.
Have you lost these charms through torpid liver,
constipation, biliousness nervousnessi Dr.. Az
nevis Liver Pills will restore than 10 you-4e little
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Arrangements Mt Stations.

Arrangements are being perfected at the
railroad stations for handling the inaugu-
ration crowds. Station Master Carr of the
Baltimore and Ohio and Station Masters
Roby and Mewshaw at the Pennsylvania
station said today that reports from all
points along the lines indicate an unusual
outpouring of the people. Several miles Of
new track are being laid by the roads en-
tering the city. The B. and o. passengers
will leave the trains at the New Jersey
avenue station and at Florida and New
York avenues. The Pennsylvania, South
ern and other lines, entering the 9th street
station, will bring passengers to that sta
ton and to 9th street and Maryland ave-
nue.. and some troops will leave the trains
of the Pennsylvania road at a point near
the Pennsylvania avenue bridge.
One of the features of inauguration traffic,
it is said, will be the unusually large ship
ments of horses. Four years ago only
eight car loads of horses, 1t was said today.
entered the city over the Baltimore and
Ohio, and between March J. and next
seventy cars of horses from eastern and
western points will be brought in over
that line.
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Prono.aI Accepted,

The District Commissioners have accepted
the proposal Of NJ. ]. Drummond Of New
York to furnish 100. fire hydrants, at $41.4O
apiece. The Camden iron works Of Phila-
delphia agreed to furnish them at $3.50
each and the Ellicott Machine Company Of
Baltimore at $40 20 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-27

Mrs. Eliza Blunt, a Missouri woman, IL
1O2 years old and haa.274 descendants.
A Connecticut woman is suing her hus-
band for divorce He has given her only
4 cents In nine years.
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FIRST TO ARRIVE.
Monitor Puritan Here to Take Part /
Inaugural Ceremonies.

Inaugural Ceremonies.
The double-turret monitor Puritan, which
arrived off Alexandra shortly before 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Is anchored
near Jones' point this morning awaiting
orders from the Navy Department concern
ing the part the vessel and its officers and
men will take in the inaugural ceremonies
The Puritan was the first to arrive Of the
feet Of war vessels ordered to this port for
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THE GQLDENBERG Stores 9Th aasA AMP < sTs
The Dixie and Topeka.

she was launched in 1882, she was not put
in commission until December 10, 1896.
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Regulations at the Capitol.

The committee of arrangements will intro
nected with the inauguration of the Presi-
dent. Heretofore the President has been
among the first in the line OF march from
the Senate chamber to the stand at the east
portfco of the Capitol where the inaugural
address will be delivered. Next Monday
the President after seeing the Vice Presi-
dent take the oath Of Office, will be con-
Quoted to his room in the rear of the Sem
ate chamber where he will remain until the
Senate and others who will proceed to the
stand have taken their places. Then the
President will be escorted to the stand and
will at once begin his address. This ar
ranpement will prevent the necessity of the
President waiting until all who have here
tofore followed him have taken their places.
important to Ticket Holders.
Col. Ransdell is particularly anxious that
all having seats on stand A and stand B
[ should be informed that the entrances to
these stands are by way of bridges from the
stems Of the Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatives wings Of the Capitol. Tickets Of
admission to these stands do not admit
their holders to the Capitol. Stand A is on
the Senate side of the Capitol and stand B
on the House SIDE.
strict attention will be required on the
part of those going to the Capitol in carri-
ages in order to prevent confusion. The
Carriages of the President and those accom-
panying him, members of the Senate, the
supreme Court and the diplomatic corps,
| will he marked during the ceremony on the
driveway within the Capitol grounds just
south of B street between Delaware avenue
| and 1st street northeast. Other carriages
after delivering their occupants will he
| parked in the driveway south of the Cap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-27
Indicates Large Crowd.

1t was said at the ST. James that the
demand for rooms indicates that more peo-
pie will come to Washington in 1901 than
came in 1897. Apartments have been en-
gagged by a party of students from Prince
ton University, by ex-Mayor Sheldon of
Haverhill. Mass; A. E. Parsons and party
of Rochester, N. Y; Ezra Richardson of
Saginaw, Mich; Guy Webster and party
of twelve from York Pa, and e. H. Hatha-
way of New York.
The manager at the National Hotel ex-
poets to be called upon to provide shelter
for LOCO people. club from Philadelphia,
200 strong, has secured quarters there.
The Raleigh is already full, and the peo-
pie there believe that the coming inaugu-
ration will be- "the greatest" in the matter
of attendancaas
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GUESTS ALREADY ARRIVING.
What is Said at Hotels and Railwa
DepOts.


DepOts.
1t was learned from railroad officials and
hotel managers and proprietors by re-
porter for The Star today that, though the
tide Of Inauguration travel has set toward
Washington, the quadrennial rush has not
begun. The sale of railroad tickets at re-
duced rates on those systems operating in
the territory out of which the vast major
ity of Inauguration visitors will come is not
to be begun until Friday, and the great
mass Of people, it is said. is holding back
for the cheaper fares. AS rule, those per-
sons who have arrived have come thus ear
ly to avoid the rush. and for this privilege
have paid full fare. There are two three
New England excursion parties in the city,
and these visitors are conspicuous at the
uptown hotels, in the executive departments
and at points of interest in the city. Some
Of the hotel men with whom a Star man
spoke today believe the crowd in attend
ance March will be extraordinarily large.
Others expressed the opinion that it will be
normal Inauguration throng.
Samuel B. Hege, general agent in Wash
ington Of the passenger department of he
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, said: 1.-THE
organization business over our system and
over the other lines of railroad entering the
District of Columbia will be much heavier
than we thought sixty days ago 1t would
be. The individual travel will be very
great"
Mr.. Hege said there was a belief not iops
ago that the number and strength of po-
litical clubs and other organizations which
would attend the Inauguration would he
light. The prospects, he said, in this par
ticular have materially frightened, ard
though the number of organizations coming
to Washington may not be so large as II
was four years ago, yet it would be salts
factory to all persons interested in the sue.
cess Of the inauguration.
PercenfihIe Unoroa.a
Colin Studds, passenger agent of the
southeastern district of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, said there has been within a few
days a perceptible increase in the passen.
ger traffic coming into Washington but
that the rush OF strangers toward the
capital city would not begin until the ex.
cursion tickets shall have been placed on
| sale. This will be done March at nearly
all points east of the Mississippi river
Judging from general indications and be.
| cause Of the prosperous conditions through.
| out the country the volume Of inaugural
| travel, said Mr.. Studs, will be large.
L. s. Brown, general agent Of the South.
| ern railway, stated that although inaugu
| ration travel over the system named haG
/ not begun excursion tickets not yet hay
| ing been placed on sale. the outlook for {
| full tide Of travel is bright.
The railroad men quoted said the grea
factor which is making for q monster out
pouring Of the American peOple on tn,
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Guests Already Arriving.
1t was learned that practically all rooms
"a the Arlington have been engaged for the
occasion, and guests are arriving by all
through trains Among the prominent per-
sons who have engaged apartments there
are John Jacob Astor, family and party
Senator-elect William A. Clark and party
of Montana, Charles H. Cramp and party,
E. s. Cramp and family, George Faoyan
and family of Chicago, S. B. Griffin editor
Moore of Brooklyn, the governor OF Illinois
and his staff, John D. Rockefeller, Louis
Stern Of New York, ex-Mayor Schieren or
Brooklyn, ex-Representative Charles Tracy
of Albany, Governor Odell and Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff Of New York.
Rooms are being rapidly booked at the
Ebbitt and at Wizards. The corps OF
cadets from the United States Military
Academy will be quartered In those houses
The pressure of inaugural travel Is felt
at the Riggs House. Apartments have
been engaged there by the Lincoln Club
of New York, and by General Goblin and
staff of Pennsylvania.
At the ShOreham and Normandle II was
stated that strangers are coming In on
all trains from the east and on nearly all
trains from the south and west and that
the demand for accommodations Is greater
than at the corresponding period four
years ago.
Some of the prominent persons who have
engaged rooms at the Metropolitan are
Frank A. Lapham of New York, Samuel I.
Atchley of New York. August G. Drummer
of Philadelphia, Robert Burke and party OF
Staunton, Va; o. F. Woodward OF New
York and fifty students from the female
seminary at Forest Glen, Md.
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Guests aIreadx Arriving

coming inaugural day Is the prosperity
which affects all classes of people and
reaches into all parts of the republic.
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Extra precautions are being made to pro-
tect visitors now arriving for inaugural
week. The detectives are doing extra duty
guarding the depots and watching the
hotels. Saturday morning the detectives
from other cities will go on duty, forty-five
Of them having been employed. Several
of the visiting detectives have already
reached Washington and, while not yet on
active duty, are on the lookout. and crooks
who endeavor to reach here early may not
fare we'll.
While the police will endeavor to prevent
the pickpockets and sneak thieves from
reaping a harvest, the officials advise house
holders to lend their assistance 1t is be-
Heved that confidence men of every va
riety will try to make haul. They know
that people will be busy during the next
few days and for this reason they may
attempt to take advantage Of housekeep-
ers. The bogus electric light man made
start a few days ago, and now the bogus
gas and water inspectors may be expected
to call. The police request that If they do
they shall be made to show their creden-
tials and even then no harm can be done
by watching them.
With the exception of the work done by
the bogus electric light man, the police
have received no complaints of prowlers.
Information has been received here Of the
work of three ICON" men who work the
short card game, and who have been op-
Grating on trains about Baltimore, but so
far as is known the men have not come to
this city. 1t may be that they holding
back intending to come in time to pick
victims from the inaugural crowd.
Another confidence man who is likely to
work here while the city is crowded is the
man with fake" or ''snide" jeweiry. Men
of this class as a rule, do not succeed in
obtaining large amounts from their vic
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