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The news & observer., 1901-02-24

DR.. Pope was yesterday fined $4.25 by
the mayor for reckless driving.
There will be Lenten services at the
Catholic and Episcopal churches today.
Tomorrow term of civil court begins.
lasting two weeks. Judge H R. Starbuck
will preside.
Owing TO the inclement weather no
cotton was sold in Raleigh yesterday.
The price remains S1a to cents.
Watsons photograph group of the Sen
ate has been completed. The same can
be seen at his gallery on Fayetteville
street.
Maj. Wyndham E. Gay. of Henderson.
was yesterday reappointed assistant
quartermaster general and chief or
ordnance.
Mr.. c. H. Gattis. the Seaboard Air
Line city ticket agent, has on hand
number of Seaboard Air Line calendars.
which he viii distribute to any who
want them.
Inc Nd[ Oh the OTOSS Will De IH6
service at the Catholic church tonight
Father Griffin, the rector, will be present
and conduct the service which will close
with the benediction.
Rev. Livingston Johnston the newly
elected secretary to the Baptist Mission
BOARD, will conduct the morning service
at the Tabernacle Baptist church this
Dp ic of hn
ablest preachers in the State.
There was delegation of citizens here
yesterday from Greenyille to appear be-
for the Educational Committee in re-
gard to the establishment of graded
school at Greenville. Messrs W. L.
Brown, j. B. White and R. w. King op-
posed graded school. and Mr.. J. n. Hart
favors II.
Sheriff Ramsey, of Madison, was here
yesterday He brought a prisoner named
Guy Turner. who is to serve a sentence
of thirty years in the State prison for
murder He killed one man and shot
down two others. Sheriff Solomon. of
Harnett, brought in four convicts who
are to serve short sentences.
The Greensboro Furniture Company
was chartered yesterday. The capital
stock is fixed at 100000 and the privi-
lege is reserved of raising it to $4,000.
The object of the corporation is to manu-
facture furniture. The stockholders are;
J. C. Murchison, c. NJ. Vanstory, E. E.
Holton. C. H. Ireland J. w. Fry, w e.
Allen and W. E. Harrison. The place OF
business is Greensboro.
The Seaboard Air Line has announced
a change in schedule which went into ef-
feet last NIGHT. The passenger train
leaving here at 1918 for Richmond will
in the future pass at 1928. The train
for Portsmouth will pass here at
O'Clock. This train makes all local stops.
The train for Charlotte and Atlanta will
mass at 3:02 and make local stops. The
train for Columbia will pass at 3:46.
The Burlington Furniture and Manufac-
turing Company was chartered yesterday
The incorporators are: Messrs. F. S.
Williamson, T. E. Allen. w. E. Sharpe
J. G. Daley J. G.. Daley, J. A. Iseley c.
L. Iseley, J. e. Sharpe, Zeb. V. Waller,
ID. F. Lambe. Geo. Troxler, L. c. Christ
ian A. Mitchell ]. D. Whitted and l.. B.
Whitted. The object of the corporation
is the manufacture of furniture. mat
tresses. bed springs, and all kinds of
house furnishings. The present place of
business is Burlington, and the capital
stock is $13 500.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24

THE Way of the Cross" will be the
service at the Catholic church tonight.
Father Griffin, the rector will be present
and conduct the service which will close
with the benediction
The news & observer., 1901-02-24
6)gzeswouaaMavY6S
FINE MAN.TAILORED GARMENTS.
THE GREATEST PURCHASING
OPPORTUNITY OF THE YEAR
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Separate Coats, Capes and Jackets for
Ladies' and Msses--at just half the original
price.
All this winters stock--made from fine
BroadcIoths, Kerseys, Metons, Cheviots,
Homespuns and Venetians --the very latest
styles proper cut--the best fit and finish-all
the leading colors of the day. The convincing
proof of these bargains lies in the irresistible
inclination to purchase.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24
Ladies' Separate Coats.

SIS 90 Black Melton Coats ....... so
5000 Black Kersey Coats-ltalian En-
broidered .......... .............9 93 w
ST. so Plaid Back Coats-fne Meltons and
kersey-Blue Black and Tan. So
$500 Coats-lined and unlined-Black
and Brown ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. p 4.Oo
$1,000 -Kersey Beaver and
Covert Cloths-Blue, Tan, Black. So. 90
$12.OO Blue Kersey and Black Pebble
Cheviot Jackets ..,.............. 30. .OO
Others at $3.50. 115O. 1875, ID so,
14OO, 1850 and $2O.OO-all go at
just half of these prices-$4.75 all the
way up to $1,000.
Ladies' and Misses cloves and
Mittens at Stock Reducing
Prices.
Ice Ladies and Childrens Mittens-rib
knit ..................... nc.
I5c Ladies Fleece Lined Gloves and
Children's Mittens ................1O 1Oc.
19c Ladies Fleece Lined Gloves -. l5c
Csc Ladies Wool Mittens-Black only
...................., ...................., 19c.
3oc Ladies Wool Lined Gloves 25c.
soc Ladies Silk Mittens and Cashmere
Gloves--Wool lined ................ sc.
75c. Taffeta Fleece Lined Gloves and
Silk Wool lined Mittens ........... soc.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24

Rev. Livingston Johnston, the newly
elected secretary to the Baptist Mission
BOARD will conduct the morning service
at the Tabernacle Baptist church this
morning. DR.. Johnston is one of the
ablest preachers in the State.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24
Clearing out the Golf capes.

Clearing Out the Golf Capes.
I$3.5O Children's Golf Capes ......$1.75
$l2.5O Plaid Back Capes-self-iine
$625.
$1,000 Long Sweep Golf Capes-OXford
Grey, self-lined with purple plaid
$500
All the sturdy, every day cheap capes
well made as follows
Were-5Oc 75c. SI.0O and $3.50
now 25c., 81 1-2c., SOC. and Toe.
Mems and Youths Gloves.
25c. Boys Scotch Gloves and Mems
Fleece lined Town made Glaves Ice.
soc. Mems and Boys Gloves-wool,
dressed and undressed-kid and dog skin
plain and fur op................3 39c.
75c. Gents Fine Kid GIoves-feece
lined Observation-Disclosures. 0Uc.
$l.OO Motormans Mits, best Buck palms
kid back. Astrachan top Fireman and
Engineers Buck Gauntlets Mems Fine
Fur top Kid Driving Gloves-and Chill
dren's Castor Mites, Fleece Lined with
fur tOps--- -----"~--~--. z SC
$1.25 Engineers Buck Gauntlets, riyet-
ed Gun ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. y 10
led cum ..........,........ ..........S 1.UJ
Other fabric and skin gloves-were 25,
sc. Use. $IO0, $l25-now 19, SO,
o. Use. $I.Oo.
50. -, $1.00.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Norfolk
and Western Railway Company will ap-
ply to the General Assembly Of North
Carolina at the present session for au-
thority to locate, construct and operate
extensions of its line of railroad from
Carroll and Grayson counties in Virginia
into the Counties of Allegheny, Ashe and
Natauga, in North Carolina, with
branches therefrom.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY, By
GUTHRIE & Gun YRIE,
ATTORNEYS.
Durham. N. c.. January 22nd. 1901.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24

Tomorrow a term of civil court begins.
lasting two weeks. Judge H R. Starbuck
will preside.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24

There was a delegation of citizens here
yesterday from Greenyille to appear be-
for the Educational Committee in re-
gard to the establishment of a graded
school at Greenvlie. Messrs. w. L.
Brown, ]. B. White and r. w. King, op-
posed a graded school, and Mr.. j. n. Hart
favors Il.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

DR.. Pope was yesterday fined $425 by
the mayor for reckless driving:
The news & observer., 1901-02-24

There will be Lenten services at the
Catholic and Episcopal churches today.
The news & observer., 1901-02-24

Sheriff Ramsey. of Madison, was here
yesterday. He brought prisoner named
Guy Turner. who is to serve sentence
of thirty years in the State prison for
murder. He killed one man and shot
down two others. Sheriff Solomon. of
Harnett brought in four convicts who
are to serve short sentences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
Rise in Land Values.

Florida Times-Union.
 There has been lately substantial ad- vance in farm prices Farms in the North are selling 25 to 50 per cent higher than they did five years ago in a great many places and all good farm land has advanced The returns from it are bet ter it is a safe investment, and far sighted men are beginning to realize that the area of productive land in this coun- try is not as was once thought, practi- calIy without limit. The fact that pOpu- lation is steadily gaining on production is attracting the attention of investors
 The machinization of farm labor in the West cut the ground from under the East, left farm values no basis to stand on But agricultural machines seem to have about reached their limit; ingenuity can no further go. The West and the East are leveling up; the balance is being restored between them. Farm values in the East will now gain on the West for a while.
 The machines drove the younger gene ration to the cities, and now the expan- sion of agriculture makes them needed on the farms again. Hundreds of thousands of farmers and their wives are fairly at their wits ends for help.
 The South has her own farm labor, con- tented and happy, and she has much to gain yet in the machinizing of her farms Land values are likely to increase in the South as fast as anywhere in the Union if no faster.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
NATIVES coURTMARTIALED.
Records of Trials of Filipinos for
 Murder.

Washington, Dec 24-The War Depart ment has received from the Philippines the records of courtmartial by which three natives were tried for implication in the murder of five American soldier prisoners. One of the Filipinos was Timeto Dahalan, commandante Of the irssurgent forces, who ordered Manuel Gonzales, lieutenant of insurgents, to kill the presidents of the puebla of San Miguel de Mayumo, province of Bulacan. Gonzales, in command of a band of in- surgents, successfully ambushed a de- tachment of the 18th volunteer infantry. taking five of the American soldiers pris- oners
 The Americans had been acting as a guard for the President of Miguel de Mayumo, and he, too, passed into the hands of the insurgents. The insurgents captured and afterwards killed Privates John T. Hickman, Company B; William A. Smith, Company c; Hamlet Jarvis, Company O.; Elmer Dane, Company D, and Frank H. Wilson, Company E.. The president was stabbed. The Americans were placed in charge of a sergeant, taken away and killed with bolos. There was an attempt of each of three Fill pinos to shift the responsibility for the crimes at the trial. It was developed that Commandante Dahlanan, in ordering the ambuscade. gave the following direc- tions to Lieutenant Gonzales: Separate Joseph Buencampano (the president from the Americans, and with these Americans do as if you were to take them to the general; but when you reach the tall grass, do them what we are accustomed to do.'
 He finished his directions for the mur- ders with these words: You will receive five pesos for the soldiers. God keep your life many years"
 In passing upon the findings in the case of the insurgent commandant, General Chaffee said: His open appeal to the base instincts of his soldiers by promis- ing reward for the execution of his in human command, aggravates his offense and marks the accused as one so lost to the better instincts of his race as to pre- clude an appeal to clemency."
 In Dahlan's case and that of Gonzales General Chaffee approved the sentence oi death by hanging imposed by the mill tary commission. In that of Clemente de la Cruz, the sergeant. who personally directed the murder of the prisoners, ht l commuted the death sentence to impris | onment for life at hard labor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
In Tennessee, Also.

Chattanooga Times.
 Of course there is number of so- called country papers in Tennessee that can't help it: their editors haven't any thing to say, and very properly they don't say anything. These are to be eX- cused for publishing their sfVets because their patronage would probably not stand anything better. But there are others published in towns of considerable size and pretensions; these ought to have more regard for the intelligence of their readers than to attempt to palm off q lot of rubbish about things foreign to their communities as original editorial. Tho practice is becoming. altogether too general and we would advise our coun- try friends to quit it. Write your own editorials if you can; is you cant. why then don't have any editorial; that would he vastly better than the mere space filling stuff sent out from Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
A BOTTLE UF STUARTS GIN AND BUCHU
Cures Kidney and Bladder Troubles Rheumatism, Etc.-Deep Seat
 ed Cases a Speciality.

We have set aside 5000 bottles of Stuart s Gin and Ruchu to give away to sufferers. to prove to them that Stuart's Gin and Buchu will cure the worst and most deep-seated cases of Kidney and Bladder trouble and Rheuma- tism.
 Many people die from Bright's disease be- causs SO many oVarwork themselves. Other folks suffer from Diabetes. Dropsy. Swelling of the Feet and Ankles, Rheumatism, Bad Blood, Gout. Gravel, Inflammation of the Blad- der, Sleeplessness, Anaemia, Nervousness, Headache, Neuralgia, Urine looks badly, with strong odot frequent desire to pass water, Dizziness.
 Stuarts Gin and Buchu will destroy the poi son so that a permanent cure Is made after all else fails. All the symptoms promptly dsap- pear and you feel better from the first dose. Thousands of the worst cases ever heard of have been permanently cured by Stuart's Gin and Buchu. which gives energy. life and power to the kidneys. They cause the kid ncys to purify the blood, to make it redder and healthier and more nourishing Puts new life into your body, new color into your blood, new ambition into your mind, new use into your muscles, and cures all above named symptoms of kidney trouble Sold at drug stores. or by express prepaid, Sl.
 Thoroughly tested for twenty years. Stu arts Gin and Buchu, pleasant to take. You can rely on this grand cure for weak kidneys. To get free sample bottle simply write Ia request on a postal card will dol Stuart Drug Co., Atlanta, Ga. and Stuart's Gin and Buchu will be sent at once prepaid. There are no conditions, don't hesitate to write us at any time. CD
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
THE OLD COTTON GIN.

It lies alone in the rank June corn, A relic of days that are numbered and gone The June wind sings a song in its throat The June clouds lovingly over 1t hoat, And through it's skeleton rtbs of steel The moth-fies dance in drowsy reel.
 For ita saws are rust
 With cAnker and crust They hum no more from dawn to dusk
 And the Hazard is ginner-
 And out and in,
 The spider is spinner
 At the Old Cotton Gin. Ay, many a day for the old, old South, It spun its fleece from a fiery mouth. And wove it's wool in a fabric of gold As picture is painted. tale that is told. And 1t sat in it's might, this fallen thing' A hoary monarch. an uncrowned King,
 And over the land
 With an iron hand, a It flung its wealth with a gesture grand,
 And Might the ginner-
 Of barn and of bin
 There was never a winner
 Like the old Cotton Gin. Broad was the Kingdom he ruled in his might, Brave were the armies he rallied for fight, Bright were the wings of his ships on the seas, Bold were his merchantmen-kingly his ease. True were his women in hut or in hall, Sweet the soft sunshine that fell over all,
 From banjo and bow
 And the cotton's long row, Free-song and slave-sons would mingie and
 And Pride was the ginner-
 Unpardonable sinO
 Was there ever a sinner
 Like the Old Cotton Gin? When out from his loom came the jackets oi And the locks that were plucked in despair Were woven to crimson in shrouds for his They died for the sin the centuries had given of heaven,
 By river and plain
 They march not again. And wet was his fleece with the blood of his
 For Death was the ginner-
 And Riot and Din
 And Sorrow the spinners
 At the Old Cotton Gin. He buried his dead, and a tenderer tone Crept into his song for he sang it alone; But he wove as he sang and the pattern wa! The tapestry of stars that come with thu And he built his waste places and conquered by toll And gathered in peace what was garnered fl
 And all the day long
 He wOve in his song The patience of right in the pillage of wrong
 And Faith was the ginner,
 The fabric to spin,
 And Hope was the spinner
 At the Old Cotton Gin. With his hope in the future, his heart In thu He worked for his people and wove to the last And, tottering, he stood through the rift an' the reel
 And died as he lived-with his hand on tn wheel. And signing, his soul passed peaceful! As pure as the last lock of lint in the iue-
 The heart, whose beat
 Was the century's feet, Was willing to cease, but not to retreat,
 And the New South was ginner,
 The New Age was in,
 The New Century spinner
 A New Cotton Gin. Rear hinl-O sons. of generous sire Aloft on a monument, not on pyre; Base-stone of valor. column of youth, Shaft-stone of chivalry, cap-stone of truth Honor him, sons of a land that is fair, Let him not lie in the rank weeds there
 For see! from his night
 He rises all bright. He wakens! He wakens--a loom of new light
 With Fame for his ginner,
 His kith and his kin,
 And the world is the winner
 In the Old Cotton Gin. JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
rHE NEW CHRISTMAS.

The first milestone of the new era has almost been reached, and the first Christ mas of the Twentieth Century dawns on earth In every civilized nation and country, and in many parts of the land of the heather, there will be rejoicings and ceremonies and church services in commemoration of that morning when Judean shepherds saw the beginning of the new dispensation and angels pro- claimed the birth of the Mediator.
 Nineteen centuries, with all their hopes and fears, have passed since the dawn of that blessed morning. and they have been centuries filled with all the evil and all the good inherent in man. To all who love their fellow man, who love the right and the good and the pure, there is satis- faction in the knowledge that humanity has gone upward and forward, and that in all these years there has been a con- stant growth towards a better life. Civ iIization has gone forward and Christian ity has driven out infidelity and heathen- ism. That the world is not as good as It might be will not prevent good men and women from striving to make it better, or weaken their efforts in the service of that Savior whose coming was foretold by prophets of old, and whose teachings were for the good of mankind.
 In this great country the year whose end Is drawing very near has given us its share of the good and the bad which cling to all the human family. If we have been visited by i'll fortune and ca lamity in some places, we have received blessings in others. War and murder ant assassination on one hand and prosperit, and plentiful harvests on the other, hav' made up the account and rounded out th' measure. For those of us who have lift and health, there is cause for rejoicing
 while we sympathize with those who have tasted the bitterness of sickness, poverty and mental and physical distress Let us
 rejoice with those who rejoice and con dole with those who suffer, and let al
 unite in helping those who are in need
 and try to make it, what The Advertiser
 wishes for all, happy Christmas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
WEDNESDAY, DEC. e5, 1eo1'
ABOUT TAXES.

The despotic governments of the Old World, who have the power of life and death over their subjects. and cut off their heads for under assessing property, more especially personal property, have not been able to get full or fair returns of property for assessments, how, then, can we expect to do any better. relying only upon an oath to compel an honest return?-Baldwin Standard.
 The Advertiser does not consider it pos- sible to enact any law or formulate any plan which will secure an absolutely just valuation of property. To do that is an impossibility because no law can make men truthful and honest if they elect to be otherwise, and too many of them so elect. There are so many loop-holes through which those who are so disposed can escape that we have no hope that they can all be stopped while human na- ture remains as it is.
 If it were possible to have tax officials, all of whom would be absolutely fearless and honest, and who would do their duty in all cases without fear or favor, then it would be practicable to collect the taxes on all visible property, so far as the tax
  a correct and equitable valuation, but even then only a part of the difficulty would be overcome So much of the wealth of the country consists of per sonal property in it's various forms which the assessor has no opportunity to list and value, and which the owner can hide and fail to give in, that the collection of
 
 is impossible.
 The worst feature of this nefarious practice of evading taxes is that only the rich are benefited by it. The poor farmer, whose only property is his land and stock, cannot evade the officers. He may un- dervalue his land, but it is the privilege and duty of the revenue officials to put a just valuation on it and the owner must pay 1t. The case is entirely different with the rich man. He may own a home worth ten thousand dollars, and he may own personal property in various forms worth ten or one hundred times as much. The assessor can tax the home and land at a fair valuation, but must take the owner s word as to the amount and value of the other property. The man may have a chest full of gold and bank notes, or he may have pictures, jewelry and other ar ticles worth thousands of dollars, but il he fails to give them in, there Is no rem edy. So We are forced to the conclusion that there can be no system devised which will ensure just and equitable tax ation until human beings become abso- lutely honest and truthful.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
ENGINEERS CHANGED.
Orders of Yesterday Transfer Sew
 eral Officers.

eral OmcerS.
 Washington. Dec. 24.-Orders Issued to- day make several important changes in the stations and duties of high oH1cers in the Corps of Engineers.
 Colonel Garrett Lydecker, at present at Detroit is ordered to Cincinnati. He will relieve Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Fl. Handbury of his duties as division engineer of the central division and Ma jor William N. BiXby of the work in his charge, reporting to the Secretary of the Treasury for duty as engineer Of the fourteenth lighthouse district
 Lieutenant Colonel Handbury will take station at San Francisco, Cal, relieving Lieutenant Colonel C. P. l.. Davis of the fortification and the river and Iarbor work in his charge, and of other duties, including that of engineer of the tweltth lighthouse district. Lieutenant CoIohel Davis will proceed to Manila for duty as engineer officer on the staff of the com manding general and for duty as senior member of the board of officers appoint ed last September to report on the sub feet of the defense of the important har- bors of the Philippine Islands, relieving Major c. B. Sears of these duties. Major Sears has been assigned to command the second battalion of engineers, now serV- ing in the Philippines.
 Major BiXby. on being relieved or ms present duties at Cincinnati, will take station at Detroit. Mich, assuming charge of the work now under the dlrec- tion of Colonel Lydecker.
 Captain William l.. Sibert has relieved Major C. F. Powell of his duties at Pitts burg Major Powell has been transferred to New London, Conn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25

If the majority report had been little rnilder and had not dsregarded the evil dence of the defense to such an extent that Admiral Dewey was forced by his sense of justice to go to extraordinary lengths in his minority report, the matter r,igbt have been settled.-Kansas City Journal.
 While you are indulging in ifs" you might add that if the court had not been organized to convict or condemn Schley, it might have done him justice.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-25
Roosevelt Extends Greetings.

Washington. Dec. 24.-While the Cabi- net was in session today President Roose- welt was called into the reception room to see Chief Justice Fuller. When the Chief Justice left the President followed him to the door and then stepped out into the ante-room and pleasantly wished those assembled there a merry Christ mas He then crossed over to the room in which the clerical force of the White House was at work and extended his greetings to the clerks.