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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30
sUB.c )MmIssIoN AT WORK.
Give six to Ten Hours Day to Examing Text
Books

The Sub Commission OF the selection
of text books for use III the public
schools of North Carolina is hard al
work. Each day at least six hours is
devoted to examining the books while
some of the SUBJ Commission give eight
to ten hours to the work There are
between $50 and It's books for each
member of the Sub Commission to ex-
anime, as the law requires each mem
Der to examine each book submitted
This task and the time which must be
consumed by the members in comparing
their notes on the books examined, viii
carry the work almost UP to the date
at which the StatesText Book Commits
sion will meet to finally adopt the
books.
The SUBJ Commission Is doing earnest
work, and the people, likewise the
book publishers, can rest assured that
each book submitted VIII be thoroughly
examined and it's merits discussed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30
PERSONALS.

Miss Clyde Ellington left for Clayton
yesterday morning.
Mr. r. H. Busbee and wife have gone
to New York on pleasure trip.
Rev. J. B. Hurley is attending the
Methodist Conference at Clayton.
Senator George l.. Morton will leave
today for his home in Wilmington.
Mr. w. G. Petty, Jr., of Carthage, spent
yesterday here on visit to relatives.
Mr.. w. t. Aycock, of Goldsboro, was
here yesterday on a business mission.
Mr. A. ]. Bynum, of Sanford, who has
been visiting relatives, has returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Jones, of Wilson,
passed through Raleigh today en- route to
Florida.
Mr.. ]. w. Bailey left yesterday for
BERTHE county to attend an educational
meeting
Col w. A. Turk, general traffic man
ager of the Southern Railway, spent yes
terday in Raleigh.
Mr. f. S. Spruill returned to his home
at Louisburg. after spending some time
here on legal business.
Judge Fred Philips, who has been here
on a visit to relatives, returned to his
home in Tarboro yesterday.
Prof r. l.. Flowers has returned from
Trinity College yesterday to take part in
the work of the sub commission on text
boks.
Miss Annie Kenan, of Duplin, and Miss
Stanley, of New York, are visiting Col.
and Mrs Kenan, at POI North Wilmington
street.
Mrs. Henry Mordecai. who has been
spending the winter in Washington with
her daughter, Mrs w. A. Turk, has re-
turned to the city.
Mr.. George Rountree left yesterday for
his home in Wilmington. He was a
prominent member of the Board of Man
ayers in the Impeachment trial.
Mr. Walter L. Cahoon, the reading
clerk of the Senate, left yesterday morn
ing for his home in Elizabeth City. He
will begin the practice of law there.
Messrs. M. j. Freeman, of Concord; A.
r. Autry, of Wake Forest; w. ]. Speir.
of Charlotte and H. G. Patterson, OF
Smithfield, were visitors to the city yes
terday
Mrs. j. S. Allen has been in Washington
City several days with her daughter, Mrs.
w T.. Oldham, who has been very i'll
in hospital there for some time. Mrs.
Oldham underwent an operation last
Tuesday and her condition is improving.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30
NIGHT WAS HER TERROR.

"I would cough nearly all night long,
writes Mrs. Chas Apologize, of Alex
andria, Ind, "and could hardly get any
sleep. l had consumption so bad that II
walked a block | would cough frightfully
and spit blood, but, when all other medI-
cines failed, three $1.00 bottles OF Dr.
Kings New Discovery wholly cured me
and / gained So pounds" It's absolutely
guaranteed 10 cure Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat and
Lung Troubles. Price soc. and $1.OO. Trial
bottle free at all druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30
THE WEATHER TODAY.

Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
to p. M: Increasing cloudiness Satur-
day, with rain by Saturday evening.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday Max
imum temperature, SO; minimum temper
allure. So; mean temperature, Az total
rainfall, none.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30
NEW ADvERT1sEMENTs,

J. RosENGARTEN-Clothing Etc.
FRANK w. DANNER-The Equitable
Life Assurance Society of New York.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30
For Alderman

At the request of my friends, | hereby
announce myself candidate for Alder
man in the First Division of the Third
Ward, subject to the action of the Demo-
chatie Primary.
CHARLES f. COOKE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

After the grip. or other serious illness,
Hoods SarsaDarilla is the medicine to
take to restore the appetite and strength.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

Fruit trees are now in full bloom and
everybody is hoping there may be no Sc
we're cold weather to kill them and cut
off the fruit crop next summer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

Mr. Sam S. Croker, of Cary, was badly
injured last Tuesday in the lumber mill
at Cary He accidentally became caught
in one of the machines and his leg was
crushed and several ribs broken The
bones have been set. His injuries are
very serious, but he will recover.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

The sherifs of New Hanover and Dare
counties settled their taxes yesterday,
paying respectively $23, 451 and 81 ,313 into
the State Treasury
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

Fresh Strawberries, Celery and Toma-
toes at Dughi's.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

Atlas Robbins, who lives near Riley's
Crossing, was yesterday bound over to
court by United States Commissioner
John Nichols for running an Illicit dis
tillery. The still was located near the
dividing line of Wake and Franklin
counties.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

The penitentiary management will be
changed April End. The new chairman,
E. l.. Travis, will be the superintendent,
by another name.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

The Victor Chair Works of High Point
was chartered yesterday. The incorpora-
tors are S. L. Davis, E. M. Armfield w.
H. Ragan and Harvey l.. Davis. The
company proposes to do a general furni-
ture manufacturing business, The capital
stock shall be $4,000. The company is to
last thirty years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

The Legislature made no appropriation
for an exhibit at the Buffalo Exposition,
but the State Board of Agriculture will
probably appropriate sufficient funds to
make an exhibit of forestry and minerals
alone, in proper style.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30


Jewell
certainly
thank the ladies for their
patronage
a havep prompt en
agents considered
the Staple bat
tie to the mosfu
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Seventy-six bales of cotton were sold
here yesterday, the prices remaining as
follows: Middling, IA; good middling,
8, and strict good middling, 81.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

force of convicts is now at work
on the Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad
Strengthening the road and filling in a
ravine between Asheboro and Biscoe. This
ravine has hitherto been trestled
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

Mr. and Mrs. Jas. s. Manning, of Dur
ham, and little daughter, Julia, went to
Chapel Hill last Monday to have one OF
her knees which was hurt some time age
examined with the X-ray. She has been
suffering very much since the accident
and the examination was to see if the
bone was affected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

Our Japanese Mattngs cannot be equal
led for beauty of patterns or wearing quail
tiles. Jap Mattings. to give satisfaction.
should be cut to fit the room, made, and
laid just as carpets are This can only be
done satisfactorily by expert WorkmIlen;
We employ only the best and most skilled
carpet makers and layers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

Application in bankruptcy was filed
with Clerk Grant yesterday by Mr.. w. H.
Arlington, of Castalia, Nash county. His
liabilities are placed at $4,000 and his
assets at $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

The Secretary of State has sent out
to the clerks of the Superior courts a
list of the magistrates in each county.
There are several thousand magistrates
in the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

CHARLES F. COOKE.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

News reached here yesterday of the
death of Hinton Cooley, an aged citizen
of Wake county, who passed away at his
home near Rogers Store, late Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr. Cooley was about q
years Of age and had been in feeble
health for some time. Heart dropsy was
the cause of his death. He left wife
but no children.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

The Wilmington Messenger of Thursday
says: Captain T. H. Leayitt, the we'll
known evangelist, and family, OF Blaine,
N. c.. have arrived in the city and VIII
make this their home" Capt. Leavitt is
the Rev. It. H. Leavitt is the Rev. /. n.
Leavitt, who made his home IN Ralelsn
a year or more and finally bloomed out
into a full-fedged divine healer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-30

Mr.. Jas. A. Butler, the Superintendent
OF Public instruction of Iredell county,
. writes General Toon that six schools In
his county have raised the $40 necessary
for the library provided for in the recent
library act. These schools are No. .,
Chambers township; No. 8, Concord town
ship; No. 2, Statesville township; No. 3.
Shipman township; No. 4, Bethany town
ship.
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IS DEwET DEAD OR ALIvE7
Several Conflicting Reports in South Africs
About the Famous Boer
General.

Durham, Natal, Oct. 21.-Gen. Do
Vets recent inactivity has produced
the impression that he is either dead
or incapacitated through illness o,
wounds. According to a letter from
Pretoria q Boer recently wrote to .
friend there relating the hardship
suffered by the Beers in the field, es
pecially from lack of surgeons
"DeWet, for example," wrote thi,
Bocr, suffered the most terrible
agony before he died. He was wound
ed in the shoulder by a splinter from
a shell and the wound gaugrened il
consequence Of a dressing with dirty
rags"
Five Beers recently captured at diff
ferent places said DeWet was dead
but each gave different version o.
his death. Against these reports il.
a statement of Piet DeVilliers, thu
field cornet taken prisoner in tn,
northeastern part of the Orange Rive
colony, who says that on the morn
ing Of his capture he took breakfas
with Gen. DeWet.
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TRIALS BY coURr-MARrIAL.
Lest Year tho Number In the Army Aggrs
gated $3.50 and Death Sentences We're
Executed I'm 101 Cases.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Gen. Geo. B.
Davis, judge advocate general of the
army, has submitted to the secretary
of war his annual report for the year
ended June 80, 1901. It shows that
during the year there were $3.50 trials
by general court-martial, being 600
less than during the preceding year.
OF these, Is were trials of commits
stoned officers, of whom 10 were con-
victed. OF the enlisted men tried SOC
were regulars and 1,167 were volun-
teers. The report says that the num-
Der of men sentenced to dishonorable
discharge in the regular army was l.
s95, and in the volunteer army 1913,
making a total of 2,22s. Death SEN
fences were imposed by court-martial
in six cases of enlisted men. four of
the cases on conviction of murder and
two on conviction of desertion.
The records of military commissions
during the year show that $50 persons
were tried, of which number 729 were
convicted and 2O2 acquitted. The SEN
fences in 40 cases were disapproved.
Murder leads in the number of
charges before these commissions,
numbering 317. Violation of the laws
and usages of war follows with l57
cases, while the charge of robbery
comes next with los cases. Gen. Da-
Wis says that death sentences were
imposed by military commissions in
about 242 cases, nearly all natives of
the Philippine islands, on conviction
of more serious crimes, and the sem
fences were exacted in about 1O1
cases.
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BY FORCE OR DIPLOMACY.
ands, But by Which of Two Methods
It Doth Not Yet Appear.

Washington, Oct. 22.-There has
been no report since Saturday at the
state department, from Turkey or Bull
garia touching Miss stones case. The
officials, however, are by no means
discouraged and are still confident
that they will succeed in saving her
life, but whether by diplomacy or by
force is not clear. 1t is gathered that
the friendship of the Russian govern
ment has much to do with the con-
fidence of the officials here. That
government has responded in the
most cordial spirit to the appeal of
the state department whicG, unable
itself from geographical and political
reasons to exert pressure upon the
government of Bulgaria, has been
pleased to avail itself of the powerful
influence of Russia on that govern
ment. The Turkish government has
for its part responded in the same
spirit to the appeal of the United
States and altogether the two govern
ments, Turkish and Bulgarian, prob
ably have been put to a degree of ex-
pense equal to the amount Of the
ransom demanded by Miss Stones cap
tors in the military operations they
have already directed in her interests.
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GUARDIANSHIP TO CEASE.
Commissioner Jones Says the Government
Policy Hereafter VIII BE to Make
Indlans More Self Reliant

Lake Mohonk, n. Y, Oct. 19.-Wil-
liam a. Jones, commissioner of In
dian affairs, was the principal speak
er at last evenings session of the
Indian conference. He said that the
most important step taken by his de;
partment during the year was Sc
curing the record of Indian births,
marriages and deaths. In working
for Indian reform grave obstacles
were encountered. The indiscriminate
issue of rations, unwise appropriation
of money and the leasing of allot-
ments were some of the obstacles.
The schools gave the Indians too
many things. including not few lux
uries. for little or nothing. Not earn.
ing their education, in too many cases
they failed to appreciate it. The In
dams were hardly more self-reliant
than they were a quarter of century
ago. The time had come to make
vigorous move to end such guardian
ship, and to throw the Indian on his
own resources
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NELSON BUYs THE rIllRy.
Owner OF The Kansas City Star AcQuiFes
the De0ocratac Morning Newspaper,

Kansas City, No., Oct. 20.-The
Kansas City Times has been sold to
the Kansas City Star. The Star is
owned by W. r. Nelson. Judge G..
Lee Chrisman was the proprietor of
the Times and il said to have sunk
considerable money in the two years
the paper has been under his control.
The Times has been a Bryan demo-
cratic sheet. 1t is said that it will
be made an independent newspaper
and run as morning edition Of the
Evening Star. The Times has changed
hands three times within the past
seven years. 1t has been a steady
money-loser for 12 years. It is stated
that Mr.. Nelson paid $4,000 for the
Associated press franchise and the
subscription list. Mr.. Chrisman re-
tains the plant and pays the floating
Indebtedness, including $50, 200 paper
bill. This leaves Mr. Chrisman some
thing like 100000 for the paper.
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DID HE WIN THE PRIZE7
Santos DumOnt In His Airship Rounded
Einel Tower. But There Is q Dis
pute About the Time.

Paris, Oct. 21.-The Santos-Dumont
airship assembled at st. Cloud at 1888
o'clock Saturday afternoon and five
minutes afterwards began to round
the Eiffel tower. Santos-Dumont
completed his trip successfully, but
question has arisen as to whether
it was done within the time limit, 80
minutes. NJ. Deutsch says the aero
naut won the prize. The committee,
however, declares NJ. Santos-Dumont
took 30 minutes and 10 Al seconds to
make the trip.
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HIS SISTER AIDED HIM.
Pat Bennett Was Surrounded by Omcers
But Woman Blew Out the Lamp
and He Escaped.

Independence, Kan, Oct. 2O.-The
officers of this place had an exciting
chase last night after Pat" Bennett,
who is charged with a murder COM
mitted in Oklahoma about seven years
ago. A brother lives five miles from
here. 1t was at the house of his
brother that the fugitive was located.
When the officers had him surrounded
in one of the rooms, Il sister of Ben
nett's blew out the lamp. Before it
could be lighted again Bennett had
escaped.
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BOERS WILL TRY AGAIN.
Col. James O'Beirne Calls at the White
House to Urge President Roosevelt to
Stop South African War.

Washington, Oct. 19.-Col. James
O'Beirne, of New York, special repre-
sentative of the Boer government in
this county. called on President
Roosevelt Friday. He will seek, it is
said, to 60 over the Boer situation
in the hope that some steps may be
taken on the part of the United
States, either by a tender of good
offices or by an expression of a de-
sire that hostilities cease, to bring
about a settlement of the war in
South Africa. Col. O'Beirne says his
latest advices indicate that the Beers
may be able to secure Delagoa bay
and make it base of operations.
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MADE A BIG HAUL.
Burglars Rob the Temporary Post
Office in Chicago.
Drilled 81 Holes In tho Steel Vault, Making
IN Opening Large Enough for . Msn's
Body and Took o74.61O Worth
of STAMINA.

Chicago, Oct PA sensational rob-
berry which netted the perpetrators
$74, $40 in stamps was discovered here
Monday morning when the wholesale
stamp department of the post Office
was opened for business. A rapid in
vestigation developed the fact that
the burglars had crawled under the
flooring for about 300 feet, bored a
hole in the bottom of the vault, Sc
cured the stamps and escaped, carry
ing their booty in a wagon. The work
of forming an entrance to the vault
had evidently been going on for many
days. 1t is believed, however, that
the intention of the thieves had been
to enter the cashiers vault, in which
there was $4,000 in money and
stamps valued at hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. The bottom of the
vault is of steel, half an inch thick.
In this o. holes were bored until a
space 18 inches square-just enough
to allow the entrance of a mans body,
had been so weakened that it was
possible to take out the whole plate
with little difficulty. A dry goods
IVA ctOOO oNSA thC illus
and concealed the work of the rob-
bers while it was in progress. When
discovered, the finger marks of one
of theOburglars were still discernible
on the dust of the box which he had
pushed to one side.
1t was the largest stamp robbery
ever done in the history of the postal
service of the country. The stamps
were arranged in 2O-pound bundles,
and the weight of the load they car
ried off must have been 500 pounds.
Evidently one man handed the pack
ages down to others waiting below.
AS their progress must haze been
slow carrying even one bundle
through all those tunnels, crawling
on all fours, they worked for hours
getting their booty to the wagon.
Evidently they felt perfectly secure,
though somewhat disappointed at
missing the cashiers vanit where
there were $4,000 in cash and a great
quantity of stamps. Postmaster
Frederick E. Coyne is responsible for
the loss until an act of congress frees
him from it.
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OFF FOR NEW haven.
President Roosevelt Left tho white House
Monday Afternoon to Attend Bicen-
tonnial Celebrates ut Yale.

Washington, Oct. 22.-President
Roosevelt. accompanied by Secretary
Cortelyou, Assistant Secretary Barnes
and one or two members of the white
house stat, left Monday afternoon for
Pennington, Conn. The party trav-
eled in q private car. The president
viii spend a brief time in Farming
ton with his sister, Mrs. Cowles, be-
fore going to New Haven, where he
is to receive the degree of LII. D. from
Yale during the bicentennial celebra-
ton of the university which began
Monday. Inasmuch as the trip is q
private one, no details concerning it
were made public.
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SENDING OUT THE SEEDS.
100000 Packages, Double the Amount
Distributed Last Year.

Washington, Oct. 1e.-The depart
ment of agriculture has completed
plans for the annual seed distribution
throughout the country. There will
be 100000 packages of seeds dis
tributed, comprising both vegetables
and flowers. A change has been made
in the method of distribution of cot
ton and forage crops, which now. in
stead of being sent broadcast, will be
sent only to certain sections where
they are adaptable and likely to bring
about improved conditions.
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REFUSES TO PAY RANSOM.
Bulgaria Arrest the Leaders Responsible
for the Abduction of Miss stone.

London, Oct. 19.-The Globe says
it fears that the safety of Miss Ellen
NJ. Stone is seriously compromised
by the attitude of Consul General
Dickinson in refusing to pay the ram
som and in demanding that Bulgaria
arrest the leaders of the Macedonian
committee as the real authors of the
missionaries abduction. The paper
says the situation contains all the
factors of a grave, international COM
plication and threatens to assume i'm
portance far beyond the personality
of any individual missionary.
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CONTEMPT FOR AMERICA.
Austria Would Not Take Onicial Recogni-
ton of McKinley's Death because the
Presidency Il IN Elective once.

Vienna, Oct. 1e.-Count Goluchow-
ski, the imperial minister of foreign
affairs, is responsible for the president
of the chamber of deputies not re-
ferring to the death of President Nc
Kinley on the reassembling of par
lament, the contention being that
although it is customary to refer to
the deaths of foreign sovereigns.
President Mckinley being only an
elected president was not entitled to
such a distinction.
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Work on q Granger Railroad Begun.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. Reconstruction
work has begun on the Atkinson &
Niobrara railroad, running from At
kinson to Butte, Neb. The line is only
IS miles long. but is the first road
to be built into Boyd county and
reaches one of the richest agricul-
tural sections of the state. The new
line is a granger road and the capital
for its construction comes from New
York and Boston.
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Frisco Train. to Oklahoma City.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 21.-Benja-
min L. Winchell, vice president and
general manager of the Frisco sys-
TEN, announced last night that
through train service between Kan
sas City and Fort Worth, Tex, would
be established about February l..
Through service to Oklahoma City
was inaugurated by the Frisco last
night. The equipment of the first
train under the new time card con-
sisted of 12 cars.
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First Winner at Lawton Dead.

Lawton, Ok, Oct. 22.-James r.
Woods, who drew No. 1 in the Law
ton1and district at the Ell Reno lot
terry, died Friday and was buried in
the government cemetery at Fort
Sill. Before his death all the contests
against his claim were disposed of
by the interior department and his
widow will be in undisputel posses
sion of his claim.