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The news & observer., 1901-03-13
KILLED BY THE F aE1GHr.
Thomas Harris Sits Down Upon the Crossties
to Rest With Fatal Result.

Especial TO the News and Observer
Reidsvillc, N. c.. March 11.-Early
yesterday morning Thomas Harris was
struck by an engine on a through
freight going south and instantly killed.
Harris was employed by Mr.. Luke
Palmer, a prosperous farmer, living one
and one-half miles from Reidsville, ana
except for love of intoxicants was con-
sidered a good citizen. 1t was while
seated on the cross ties just north Of
the old city limits post that he was
struck and killed. Harris head was
split open and almost entirely severed
from the body. One of his pockets con-
malt. The man was evidently full OF
the booze or else he would have
rested elsewhere.
1t is strange that the engineer failed
to see the man. There is almost a.
straight road for 500 yards coming to-
wards where he was killed, but for
some reason the freight didn't stop un-
til the depot was reached. There the
engineer told Mr.. j. a. Pierce, the
night operator. that the engine had
struck something. Harris body was
Immediately identified by friends. 1t
was not removed to his home until
about noon.
The authorities deemed it unnecessary
to hold an inquest. The remains were
carried to the dead mans home.
Harris was about forty years old. He
came to this county from Virginia some
time ago and was held in high esteem
by Mr.. Palmer. with whom he worked.
\ wife and five children survice Har-
ris. The remains were buried today
Governor Aycock has notified Sheriff
Hutchinson that it will be impossible
for him to secure some one to preside
over Rockingham Superior court in the
absence Of Judge Bryan. who is i'll, and
to postpone court indefinitely.
The news & observer., 1901-03-13

ton first came up he thought with the
majority of the judiciary committee,
but he had changed his mind on fuller
investigation. He discussed the uues-
ton carefully from constitutional
standpoint. The members of the court
are only the Senators and the only rea-
son for another oath is to impress the
dignity of the trial. The Senate was
as much a court Of Impeachment Mon
day last is will be next Monday, and
it's pay could be drawn at one time as
il can be at the other; the fact that the
House has adjourned will not destroy
that fact. He did not think that the
Senate had right to sit at all after the
House OF Representatives adjourned.
DO you think if an impeachment
trial should last for six months that
the Senators would have TO stay here
without pay and try it? Do we live un-
der such a constitution" asked Sena-
tor Ward
Il cannot pass upon the intent but
that is what thee constitution means
when sixty days of compensation is pre-
scribed," said Senator Toushee.
Senator Travis upheld the report of
the majority of the Judiciary committee
for the bill The constitution clearly
makes the Senators officers when they
become members of the court of I'M
parchment and further the constitution
provides that the General Assembly
shall fix the pay of all officers. There
fore the Senator'S are as clearly entitled
TO have their pay prescribed by the Leg
islature as are the judges of the Su-
perior court '
Neither a Senator or Representative
can draw pay when both houses are not
in session, fer then there is no General
Assembly.
When both are not in session then you
are not members of the General AS
sembly, but Senators or Representa-
tives. The same person can act in two
capacities. for instance you may do one
thing as attorney and another as an in
diVidual. The House was the grand
jury and found the bill OF indictment,
presented it and selected the managers
to do the prosecuting and the duty was
then discharged and can go home The
House has nothing to do with the YER
The news & observer., 1901-03-13

dict; the constitution does not say
what must be done with any verdict,
but that is plain enough. A verdict must
of course be entered upon the record of
the court, that is all that is done with
any verdict.
Senator Vann offered an amendment
that the President of the Senate receive
a per diem of $500. This was adopted.
The bill passed third reading, ayes 81,
noes H. as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative: Mcssrs.
Arlington, Aycock. Bray, Broughton.
Brown. Buchanan. Burroughs, Calvert,
Gambler, Crisp, Dula, Gudgcr, James,
Justice, McAllistcr. Mcintosh, Mcintyre.
Mcneil, Michael, Miller of Caldwell, Mil
lcr of Pamlico, Morton. Pinnix, Robson.
Scctt, Smith, Speight Stikeleathcr, String
field Sugg, Thomas Travis, Vann, Ward,
Warren, Wood. Woodland.
Those voting in the negative: Messrs.
Alexander Foushcc. Glenn. Henderson.
Leak, Lindsay London, Long, Marshall,
Morrison, Webb
ELECTION or U. S. SENATORS.
The House bill for the election of
United States Senators by direct vote
OF the people came up at the afternoon
session CT the Senate and Senator Wood
ard said that he was opposed to changing
from the old system which the forcfathers
had established and he demanded a roll
call on the bill.
The bil passed its third reading, ayes
%. noes -. as follows:
These voting in The affirmative: Messrs.
Aiexander, Arlington Aycock, Bray.
broughtcn Brown. Calvert, Gambler
tRepl Dula tRep3, Foushcc. Henderson,
Leak, London, Mcintosh. Morrison. Rob
tpop). Mcintyre. Mcneil. Michael (Rep),
MILLER OF Caldwell, (Rcp), Morrison, Rob-
cson (Pop), Smith Stikelcathcr tPopG
Warren, Wood
Ihose voting in tho negative: Messrs
buchanan Rcp). Crisp (Rop), Glenn, Nc
Muster, Miller of Caldwell (fter.). Morton,
Pinnix CRcp), SpeiGkt, Thomas, Nann'
Woodard
The politics of the Democratic Senator'S
N the above vote IS not designated.
TOWN ELECTION LAW.
The general town election law was
taken up and the following amendments
were adopted: Exempting bond elections
and those already called. also cXenplihs
the following cities and counties Fltt'
Shelby. Eoekg Mes.sv Robeson, randolph md,
The news & observer., 1901-03-13

The following bills passed final reading
at the afternoon session:
House Bill: TO amend chapter 3,
Laws of 1899
House Bill; To amend chapter 80, Pri-
vate Laws of 1897, regarding the Moore
county railroad.
House Bill: To amend chapter 2S3,
Laws of 1895, regarding working conviets
on the roads in Wilkes county.
Senate Bill: To regulate tho fees OF
standard keeper of Cumberland county.
The message from the Governor regard
ing funds for the public schools was
read.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The Senate met at $50, Lieut.. Governor
Turner presiding. Senator Ward was
appointed on the part of the Senate to in
vestigatc the shcll-fish expenditures
PASSED THIRD READING.
Senate Bill To extend the corporate
county.
House Bill: To incorporate the town
OF Dover, in Craven county.
House Bill: To incorporate the Aber-
deem and Gibson Railroad
House Bill: 10 allow PcndeT county W
levy a special tax IN 'ertain township
to build bridge over Black River.
House Bill To repeal an act to ncor-
porate Victoria, Buncombe county.
House Bill: To levy special tax In
Wilkes county.
Senate Bill: To amend chapter 1874,
Laws of 1897, regarding the town oil
Southern Pines.
House Bill: To establish stock law in
Warsaw township. In Duplin county.
House Bill: To amend the charter Of
the GoldsborO Lumber Company.
House Bill: To create a school district
In Leesburg township. in Caswell county.
The Senate passed the primary cleo
ton bill providing legalized primary
when asked for. This applies to Neck
lenburg Columbus, Cabarrus, Wake,
Guilford, Washington Hyde, Pamlico,
Granville. Richmond Durham, Henderson,
Orange, Beaufort, Martin, Haywood,
Tyrrell and Davie counties
The news & observer., 1901-03-13
FIVE CITIZENS ARRESTED.
Five Men Arrested at Carthage Charged With
Assisting in Martindalo's Lynching.

1t was reported here yesterday that L.
j. Jones, Dr.. M. f.. Street, David Andrews
and William S. Harding, among the most
prominent citizens of Moore county, were
arrested Saturday night and lodged in
Jail at Carthage, N. c., charged with be-
ing responsible for the horrible death OF
Silas Martindale. The Jail of Moore
county at Carthage was broken into Sat
urday by mob of fifty men who secured
MaTtindale, who was confined on charge
OF assault, and hanged him to tree
Martindale was hanged just outside the
corporate limits. He was choked to death
and from indications about the scene it
is supposed the lynchers raised and low
cred him many times in order to extert
confession from him. This is the first
time in fifty years that white man has
met death at the hands of a mob in North
Carolina.
The news & observer., 1901-03-13
TO EDUCATE MILL CHILDREN.
Proximity Manufacturing Company to Erect
Large School Building.
Especial TO News and obscrvcr.)

q
Greensboro. n. c.. March 1l.-Thc
Proximity Manufacturing Company has
let the contract for the erection of a
large brick school building at the
Proximity Cotton Mills. The building
will contain school rooms sufficient TO ac-
commodatc all the children of school age
residing in the district. of which there
are about 700. 1t will also contain a large
hall for all kinds of public gatherings. 1t
is expected TO have the building in readi-
ness for school by the beginning of the
fall term.
A large majority of the children in the
school district reside in the mill village.
and ii is principally for their benefit that
the school will be maintained The dis
tricts share of the public school money
is $500 year, and all other funds that
viii be required to run the school will be
furnished by the Proximity Manufacture
ing Company. The school will be con.
Quoted on the plans of the graded schools
in the TOWNS and cities.
1t has not yet been decided whether at
tendance on the part of children of the
mill operatives will be made compulsory
If this is not done every effort will be
hheVS " lhuuCt tlc parents 10 nave thclr
children avail themselves of the oppor-
tunities afforded.
DR.. Fl, l.. Smith, of Davidson College.
lectured in the First Presbyterian church
at both services yesterday.
President Samuel Spencer. of the South
ern Railway, is spending a few days hunt
ing on his preserves near Friendship, in
the western part of the county.
The news & observer., 1901-03-13
Narrow Escape of Working Girls.
(By the Associated Press.)

Baltimore, Md, March 11.-Thirty five
working girls made narrow escapes from
death from suffocation by smoke or flames
in a small fire that destroyed the estab-
lishment of N. Frank and Sons, at 1042
Mulliken Street this city, The women
were employed in the upper floor of the
building, and so quickly did the flames
spread that escape by the usual means
of egrcss was entirely cut off. All OF
them We lNescucd. and the damage done
amoun oaly $4,000 fully covered by
The news & observer., 1901-03-13
THEY FAVOR CURTAILMENT.
cotton Manufacturers Will be Asked to Make
Less Goods
(By Inc Associated Press. }

Fall River, Mass. March 1l.-At a
meeting OF the Selling committee of tho
Fan River Cotton Manufacturers today
1t was voted 10 ask manufacturers to cur
tail production. The conditions of the
proposed curtailment have not been made
public
The news & observer., 1901-03-13
The Carolina Trust Company.

The Carolina Trust Company. which
was chartered by the last Legislature,
was yesterday organized and Will. the
promoters Of it say, soon begin business,
Its plincipaf 0ffcE Will he in Raleigh
It's chart gives iii th{ powers and
priviIes. ia85 confefred upon trust
The news & observer., 1901-03-13
Ba'elgh Business Houses.


ARCHITECTS.
PEARI,ON CHARLES.
Tucker Building.
ARTISTIC WOOD MANTELs.
ZACHARY e. ZACHARY,
los West Martin ST.
BOOK STORES.
SOUTHERN BOOK ENCHANOR
1877 Fayetteville St.
BAPTIST BOOK STORE.
ll3 Fayetteville 81.
BANKS.
COMMERCIAL & FARMERS BANK,
Cor. Wilmington and Marin Sta
BUSINESS COLLEGES.
PEELE, JUDSON,
Pullen Building.
COAL, WOOD AND ICE DEALERS.
JONES 4 POWELL
1O7 Fayetteville ST.
CANDY MANUFACTURERS.
POPE, j. A.,
los Fayetteville ST.
COFFIN HOUSES AND EMRALM@zS
STRICKLAND, 9. A.,
III to l19 ). Wilmington ~
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
HUGHES, VIM. e.,
127 Fayetteville st.
CHINA, TOYS AND CANDY.
RIGGAN, J, D.,
1872 Fayetteville Street.
DRY GOODS.
DOBBIN & FERRAL1..
123 and 1875 Fayetteville street.
WOOLLCOTT, WALTER,
IA e. Martin ST.
DRUGGISTS.
SIMPSON, WILLIAM,
Pullen Building.
WHARTON, G. p,
119 Fayetteville Street.
MARBLE WORKS.
RALEIGH MARBLE WORKS,
Cooper Bros, "ropr etora
JOB PRINTERS.
Afford, BYNUM & CHRlSTOPIlEHS
115 e. Hargelt st.
CAPITAL PRINTING COMPANY.
lis West Martin st.
UZZELL, e. NJ,
Cor. Wilmington and Martin Ste
MERCHANT TAILoRS.
2ELVIN, g. H.,
End Floor Holleman Building. 4
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
DAIlNELL & THOMAS,
ia Fayetteville ST.
PLUMBERS AND GAS FILTERS.
NORTH STATE PLUMBING AND
HEATING COMPANY,
100 West Martin ST.,
SHOES, TRUNKS AND HOSIERY.
HARDING, VIM. IT.,
13O Fayetteville st.
VEHICLES AND HARNESS.
STRONACII, FRANK,
Pic to 323 Wilmington ST.
FURNITURE.
.0 THOMAS d. CAMPBELL, .a.
0,to IL f. Martin ST.
INVESTMENT AND LOAN.
ALLEN, GEORGE,
Pullen Building.
SIGN PAINTERS.
BULLOCK, CHARLES IT,,
IL e. Hargctt st.
JEWELLERS.
JOLLY, Is. H.,
12s Fayetteville st.
MAHLER'S SONS, H.,
228 Fayetteville st.
LIVERY AND SALE STABLES.
ROBBINS, j. H., STABLES,
Wilmington ST., back Marlborough House.
ROOFING AND SHEET METAL.
ALLEN ROOFING CO., THE,
1913 Salisbury Street
HARNESS AND SADpLERI.
WYATT HARNESS COMPANY,
100 e. Martin st.
cRocERS, WHOLESALE, RETAIL
LANCASTER & CO.,
IL Z. Hargett st.
Evening journal., 1901-10-19

service reform. and he intends to hew
to that line during his administration.
Furthermore. he is to stand by the
right at every turn, and he is not to
compromise with men who assume to
be bosses of the Republican party. The
President has started in well and he
is expected to continue doing we'll
He is thoroughly clean and honest him
self and he does not intend to identify
himself with any man who is not thor
oughly clean and honest. He does not
hold TO the mistaken view that bad
Republican is better than a good
Democrat, yet he is one of the most
loyal and most eminent Republicans in
the country. He is an honest man and
good citizen first and a party man
next. The faith of the American peo-
pie in their new President is bound
TO be strengthened as the months roll
by. The country is indeed fortunate
in having such a man as Theodore
Roosevelt to take the place of William
Mckinley.
Evening journal., 1901-10-19
Cat DESTROYS Brlc-a-Bra

The Wayfarer has just heard an in
teresting story about West Side
young man, who OWNS a pet dog. The
young man delights in taking the dog
walking with him, and has taught the
animal to chase cats.
lit was several days ago THAT the mas
ter OF the dog took dt for e stroll out
Seventh street. The dog espied cat
and gave chase. Pussy darted into an
open doorway and doggie followed.
The cat ran into the parlOr of the
house and sprang on the mantlepiece.
and later a handsome piano lamp and
mudh bric-a-brac crashed to the floor.
The owner of the dog forthwith struck
a double-quick up THE street away from
the scene of destruction. Looking over
his shoulder he saw both cat and dog
leave the house, and rushing in close
pursuit was a red-faced woman armed
with a broom. The dog came up the
street, but was not recognized by its
owner until THE next corner was turned.
and me was safely away from the house
Cf too much trouble" The man now
leads doggie out instead Of giving him
lhis freedom.
Evening journal., 1901-10-19
BENNETT GETS DECISION
Defeated Charley McKeever in &
Fif.een Round Bout

ElAttGn lAOuuU pOUN
In cne of the best contests seen in
this city for some time, Jack Bennett
was awarded the decision over Charley
McKeever in a fifteen round go before
THE Wilmington Athletic Club in Pyle's
Cycle Academy last night.
The fighting was sharp from start
to finish and every one of the 500
spectators was thoroughly satisfied
with the decision given by Referee
Recap. Although some of the punches
exchanged were hard ones, at the end
Of the bout neither man showed any i'll
results from the fight. Both men broke
clean at the call, and there was no sug-
gestion Of a foul on the part of either.
The preliminary event was a fifteen.
round go between Eddie McCafferty and
Joe O'Hara, OF Philadelphia, in which
McCafferty was given the decision. AL
Though there was an exceptionally
large number of spectators, the crowd
was an orderly one, and no trouble of
any kind took Place.
Among THE spectators were Chief OF
Police Eugene Massey Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Robert II. Richards and
City SClio1tcr David J. Reinhardt TheiI
presence caused a report that the fights
would be stopped, but they were not
I None of the officials would say what
his object was in attending the ex-
hlbitiCn other than that he was
present simply to see the bouts,
Evening journal., 1901-10-19
oNE Thing or mac orHEn

Every newspaper in the city worth
considering, takes the ground that the
time for discussion. investigation and
delay in reference to the Pennsylvania
project OF elevated tracks in this city,
has passed. and that If the matter is
held up any longer. there wiz be de-
mands to know the reason why. Al
ready It is being rumored that there i.
a job in this. and the Street and Sewer
Commissioners by inaction will give
that supposition color If we mistak,
not. the railroad company will expec
an uneQuivocal answer; it will have I,
be yes. or no, and we doubt whethe
uhe- personal consideration of ANYONE
viii figure in the matter.
The Every Evening in discussing III
Evening journal., 1901-10-19

Sir John Ramsden is said to be the
richest of all English baronets, his in
come, it is estimated, footing up to
$S4O,0 900 year.
In THE church, Of St. Cunibert, where
Bruno was a schCOlbOy, Cologne has
just celebrated the eight hundredth an
versary of the death Of st. Bruno, the
founder Of the Carthusian Order in the
original Chartreuse near GrenOble.
Sidney Cooper. now in his nineties
Is not, as is generally supposed, tha
oldest living artist lie Sound Beaure-
gard, now 101, and AdOlphe Joseph
1lhiac. who was born in 1900, are rivals
for THAT distinction.
Admiral Evans recently refused a
request to write a magazine article b.
saying that, having been known as
Fighting Bob" HE did not want to be
called Writing Bob"
A monument to the memory of John
Ericsson. the inventor of the first ar
mored warship, the monitor and Of the
screw propeller, has been unveiled In
Stockholm, Sweden.
The Crown Prince Of Germany is de-
scribed at Is as a stalwart youth, very
suave and diplomatic, who assists his
father not a little in court duties.
The Crown Prince of Siam, who has
been studying at oxford. is about to
publish a volume of essays on the War
of the Polish Succession.
Some people hate to be happy So
much that when they laugh they
always have tears in their voice.
At the Art Institute OF Chicago. the
Chicago Society of Amateur Photogra-
piers opened its second Photographic
salon the first of this month.
Switzerland. after long discussion
resolved by federal law in October
1897. to gradually purchase all the pri-
vate railroads. On January 1, 1901, the
first federal railroads were operated
by the government.
Kummel. sweetened spirit imported
from Russia and Germany. derives its
title from the German name of the herl
cumin. with which it is favored
though caraway seeds are also useC
for the same purpose.
When a woman is one hour late keep
ing an engagement the takes a goo'
deal of pride in the thought that
wasn't two hours
IF I brought the party"
Says Grover c..
''ro the verge of ruin
II seems TO me
II was pushed clear over
BY Co,onel b."
Chicago Tribune.
b The woman who sheds the mos
tears in the theatre where the herOin
is pursued by wicked slander. is tn
one who pulverizes the reputation q
her nearest neighbOr the next day.
There was a woman once who neve
said: Il told you So" Once.
Evening journal., 1901-10-19
"GEORGIE" WRITES INTERESTINGLY
ON THE SUBJECT OF GOLF P

When Paw ran out to watch the
captun's dawg getting licked becoz h,
tackled a Collie that was trotting dowT
the street minding its own Bizness
the other morning nav Got hold of the
Sporting page for the first Time IL
menny munths," says George" in the
Philadelphia Press.
1T seems to me the People of this
Country must be going crazy over
Sports" she sed when paw got back
Look at the lot of golf clubs scattered
around Everywhere. / shouldn't think
they would be People Enuff to keep
Them al Going"
I've often thot OF That" paw an
swered. You can go out TO The
Edge of almost Emmy town now and see
people with red coats on Scattered in
Bunches over the Hills and Trying tC
Get out of the tall Grass. And IL you
Look close you soon Begin to see that
The men there are not a lot of Charleys
and Willies that have time for driving
and putting on the Links becoz their
fawthers are bizzy driving bargens in
the marts of Trade or Putting the poor
widows furnicher out on The sidewalk.
Instead of That most of the old men
are There themselves with the Boys
worrying becoz their niblicks don't
seem to hang Just rite or ranging
about the Best way TO Approach the
seventh Hole. and Getting more Sattus-
faction out OF going out in fifty-seven
and Coming back in sixty-three than
they would in Getting sumbuddy cor
nered and making him Unload his
Stock of Goods at twenty pur sent be-
lew the market price Some people
call this the golden aige, and some say
ITS The commershul aige bit its the
sporting aige"
But how in the world Can people
find time to do such playlng?" NAV
asst. 1T used to be that a person was
too Bizzy making a Living to Go out
playing golf Every day"
Il no." paw anserd, But that's he
COZ the Country was nav. Your faw-
ther and mine didn't iced to Get out
Door exercise by nocking a Little
brindle bail from the Sheep pasture
Over into the meadow and From there
to the orchard and then into the
Seven-acre field back Of the barn. They
got all the fun they Could stand cut
ting the Crops and putting in a Supply
of wood for the Winter. When they
got thru with that Checkers was Excit-
ing Enuff for them. If a man had a
Store or a notice in Those days he had
to walk up Stairs, and he KEEP the mus
sells of his arms Hard and his back
strong by putting coal in a stove that
Looked like a piece of Sewer pipe
Evening journal., 1901-10-19
Excelsior


On, once there was a little sheet,
Devoid of shame and reason,
That lied in every second line,
Both in and out of season.
1t lied in every second line,
Because it had to pander
To ignorance. and 50 reserved
The other line for slanderl
As
Its owner kept the thing alive,
And when il got its ration,
II set TO work TO undermine
Some good mans reputation.
When all it's lies were threadbare, then
The paper was in clover;
It ripped them up and turned then
round
And made the garment over.
No fashion was beyond its power,
No style too hard to copy;
They always We're in evidence,
Although tmfle sloppy.
So lies and SANDER hand in hand,
Go tripping on together,
And tiaunt their rags in shameless
ness.
Forever and foleverf
BIN Parsons.