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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
ONE OF THE GREATEST.

The Cleveland Star.
The News and Observer issued a
mammoth educational edition last week
1t was handsomely illustrated and con-
tanned a world OF valuable information
such as is best calculated to advance
the educational interests of the State
1t is one of the greatest papers ever
printed in this State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
OUGHT TO BE IN EVERY HOME.

The Wilkesboro Chronicle.
The News and Observers special edu-
cational edition is an excellent one. 1t
ought to be in every home; it would
stimulate the great educational move
ment everywhere it might go.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

The EdgecOmbe Democratic County
Convention 'reaffirm the Kansas City
Democratic platform in toto and pledge
to it our hearty and loyal support; it
endorsed the State platform and Govern
or Aycocks administration, and adopted
this resolution: That while we are I'M
willing to put ourselves on record against
the education Of all the people, still we
do think and it is the sense of this com
mittee, that recommendations be made to
members of the General Assembly from
this county to devise some wise and just
law whereby a limit to the taxation of
our people for the cause of public educa-
ton may be had which, under the pres
ent system, seems somewhat burdensome.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
ENTERPRIsING JOURNAL.

Reidsville Review.
The News and Observers special Edu-
cational Edition received Wednesday is
one OF the most creditable of the many
special editions issued by this progress
sive, enterprising Journal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
$500 Acres in WatermelonS and
Cantelopes.
Scottish Chief.)

There is something like 1850 acres of
fine lands adjacent to Maxton planted in
watermclons and cantaloupes. Up to date
they are doing nicely.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

There seems to be opposition from
some mill-oWners to the cotton mill
combination. The Charleston News and
Courier quotes one of them, Mr.. T. M.
Pratt, president of a large mill at
Huntsville, as saying that the trust sis
conceived by the New England spin
ners to discourage the building of new
mills in the South"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

Itcing, blind, bleeding or protruding
piles. Your druggist will refund your
money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure
YOU. so centa. tuesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

the proposition that no man ought to
be considered for the Democratic nomina-
ton in 1904 who cannot carry his own
State. 1t says that if Hill hopes to be
considered, he must carry New York; if
Cleveland has hopes, he must carry New
Jersey; and if Olney wants the plum, he
must carry Massachusetts. 1t says "the
man who can defeat Governor Odell this
fall is entitled to the Democratic nomi-
nation" and it asks, Can Hill do it,"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

If you feel too tired for work or pleas
ure, take Hoods Sarsaparilla-it cures
that tired feeling.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

Moorcsville Qredell county, primaries
declared for Clark for Chief Justice;
Conner and Armfield for Associate Jus
tees; evenly divided between Mason and
Beddingfeld for Corporation Commission
er; solid for Kluttz for Congress and
Hammer Cor Solicitor; Long and Bailey
received the same number of votes for
Superior Court Judge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

The name of +. L. Leatherwood will be
presented to the Democratic convention
as candidate for the Senate in this
district The district composes the coun-
ties OF Jackson, Haywood, Swain and
Pennsylvania. Mr.. LeatherwOod has
served heretofore in both the Senate and
House of Representatives.-B City
Reporter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

There is a hot contest in Rowan be-
tween the friends of Hon. b. f. Long and
Hon. I. b. Bailey candidates for Superior
Court Judge. 1t seems they are running
neck and neck. Two delegations have
been elected from China Grove Town
ship.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

Orange has two candidates for the State
Senate-W. n. Pritchard and c. w. John
ston. For the House, Mr.. S. N. Gattis
will be renominated and Orange expects
him TO be elected Speaker.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

The Mooresville primary favored the
election of United States Senators by the
Legislature.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17

Durham county has ordered a primary
to nominate county officers on July 2Gth.
The county convention will be held on the
End of August.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
Politics and Politicians.

The county convention in Northamp-
ton will be held on Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
A HEAP OF RUINS.
Large Block of Buildings in
Norfolk, Va, Burned.

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 31.-A heap of
smoking ruins is all that remains of the
Atlantic hotel, the massive Columbia
office building, which adjoined the hotel,
the Albemarle fats and a block of stores
in the center of the city. The confiag-
ration, one of the greatest in the his
tory of Norfolk, broke out shortly be-
fore o'clock this morning, and when
finally subdued over half a million dol
lars worth of property had been de-
stroyed. The loss is believed to be
fully covered by insurance.
The flames started in the Columbia,
which is the largest building but one of
Norfolks office buildings. 1t was a
structure six stories high, and was built
in 1892 by Davis Lowenburg, its owner
The fire was discovered att :55 this
morning and shortly afterward over l.
900 gallons of whisky stored in the
building exploded with terrific force,
tearing out the front wall. The fire.
men were driven back by the explosion
and before they could get stream of
water on the flames the entire build
ing was on fire. Hardly ID minutes
later the north wall, which was over 70
feet high, fell in, completely annilHfIat-
ing the, home of the Virginia club.
which adjoinS the building on the north.
From the outset it was evident that the
immense Atlantic hotel was doomed.
J. Hull Davidson, its proprietor, per-
sOnally made the rounds OF the rooms,
and aided by his assistants, aroused
every guest in the building. To this is
due the fact that so far as known no
life was lost, although about 300 people
were asleep in the hotel when the
alarm was sounded. The little army of
half dressed men and women refugees
from the flames elbowed their way
through the crowded streets. In their
hands they carried such belongings as
they were able to save in their flight
The flames soon spread to the five
story Albemarle apartment house, OPP
posite the Virginia club, which was
quickly destroyed, and then to the en-
tire block facing the Atlantic, and run
ming from Plume to Main streets.
Within an hour this block was ami
hilated-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
IN LAWS CLUTCHES.
The Courts at Last Have a Grip
on DOWie.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Judge Tu1ey today
lace industries, and Monday will enter
a decree appointing Elmer Washburn
to the position of receiver, under d
bond of 100000.
The court in a lengthy decision of the
case, which was instituted by Samuel
Stevenson, a brother-in-law of John
Alexander Dowie, declared that Dowie's
church, the Christian Catholic church,
was a curious fixture of religion and
business. He held that Stevenson had
by undue influence eXerted by DoWie,
head of the church, been led to turn
over to Dowie practically everything he
had and held that Stevenson was en-
titled to at least 100000 from Dowie,
or the lace Industries, which he said
were practically the same thing.
Undue influence was the chief topic dis
cussed by the judge in his decision.
Dowie, he said, was Internationally the
and business ability Dowie he declared.
was a religious zealot; Stevenson a fol-
lower. Stevenson like others in Zion, fol-
lowed Dowie blindly. They believed him
the agent of the almighty earth, destined
to build up cities of Zion in every country
in the world. None was more influenced
by the teachings Of ''the reincarnated Eli
jah' than Stevenson.
1t was the province Of the court, he
said, to protect. In discussing the bond
for the receiver, Attorney Packard, acting
for Dowie, declared that If the receiver
was for all of Dowie's property he should
require bond of $40, 100000 The court ex-
at present involved and 100000 was agreed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
MIDwINTER FAIR CLOSED.
Banners and Bunting Must All Come
Down Before Tuesday.

Over 10000 admissions were made to
the Midwinter exposition that closed
here last night. Of this number 33, $40
were paid admissions. It's "a record to
be proud Of" said Manager R. s. Brig
ham today.
A very different picture is presented
at the Auditorium today from that of
last night, when the building was crowd
ed with a gay throng, listening to the
music and watching the performance.
Today the hall is all confusion. The
walls and booths have been stripped of
the decorations, and workmen are busy
packing and carrying from the building
all that remains of the show. The build
ing is cold and the scene of desolation
and devastation is depressing. But the
hall must be prepared for the Innes
band concert next Tuesday night and
no time can be lost.
The cornet will go to Mrs. F. E. Wat
son. In the voting contest at the ex-
position to determine the most popular
corntist in Kansas, to by given
the cornet offered by Innes, Mrs Wat
son received a total of 1854 votes. Dur
ing the last six days of the exposition
Mrs. Watson had no opposition, although
all along there was some voting for the
candidates who had withdrawn from
the race. F. w. Swearingen polled
3,00S votes, John Marshall 1888, and F.
d Wilcox S65. There were $50 votes
scattered among a dozen other candi-
dates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
WOMEN ADMITTED.
Two Women Lawyers Join State
Bar Association.

For the first time in the history of the
State Bar association woman has be-
come a member. In fact two women
are now members. They are Mrs. Liz
Zie S. Sheldon, of Lawrence, and Mrs.
Julia F. B. Harris, of Wellington. This
is somewhat significant in view of the
fact that the American Bar association
has refused to admit women as mem
berS.
There was some rivalry between Mrs
Sheldon and Mrs. Harris as to which
should be the first to have the honor
of ad--ission to the state association.
Both Joined the same day, but Mrs.
Harris became a member in the morn
ing and Mrs. Sheldon in the afternoon.
Much of the time of the morning ses-
sion of the association today was taken
proposed tax law by Senator Fred Du-
mont Smith, one of the tax commits
sioners. Sidney Hayden, of Holton-
also read a paper on Probate Courts
in which he outlined some of the weak
points of such tribunals
1t is the custom each year to hear a
thesis read by a member of the senior
class of the State university law school.
There is considerable rivalry among
the students as to which shall have
this honor. and it is decided by
competition. Each student who wishes
the honor writes a thesis upon a given
subject and these are submitted to
judges The one pronounced the best
is the one read before the bar associa-
ton. This year A. L. Billings, whose
home is at Cherryvale, wins the honor,
and will read his thesis this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31

six districts, was made into four These
will be named the northeast, northwest,
southeast and southwest respectively.
The board reviewed the conditions and
needs of the work and expressed them
selves well pleased with the outlook.
Miss A. M. Silvernail; continued the ar
rangements of the temporary home, as
at present conducted; approved the ar
engagements with a helping hand and in
dustrial mission in Kansas City to act
as home of industry until further ar
rangements are made; decided to look
toward the arrangements for a down
town office, possibly in the state house;
decided that it would be wise, as soon as
possible, to publish an official organ
which would act as a means of spread
ing abroad the information connected
with the work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l

From the Atch1Son Globe.1
We don't like the expression. "As
warm as toast"
Joe Jones, who is conducting a re-
Vival at Rushville, is evidently a White
Sin Killer.
woman who wore long gold chain
around her neck2
Do you notice how ugly every one
looks this weather? If you will look
in the glass, you will scream
1t always makes a man mad to hear
His Girl listen sympathetically to some
other mans story of his troubles.
fectly comfortable If she has little
SON ething thrown around her should
ers.
After a woman has been married a
few years, she looks at young girls in
wonder that they can find SO much to
laugh about
When a girl breaks her engagement,
ment that she broke it because of re-
1igious obstacles.
An Atchison woman says that when
her baby acts naughty she must SPANK
him before he looks at her or she can
not spank him at all
What has become of the old-fash-
toned girl who as soon as she became
engaged got out her crochet needle and
began to make her own trimmings?
The man who cannot make a speech
and knows it, is entitled to your kind
consideration Think of the men who
cannot make a speech, and do not
know it'll
mighty proud if she has worn her
mourning the proper length of time
and not shown her face at any kind
of social gathering.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
CAIN ADVANCED.
Is Now Assistant General Man.
ager of Santa Fe.
Henry Lautz Takes Position OF
Chief Clerk.
FOUR NEW POSITIONS.
Mechanical superintendent
Are to Be Appointed.
G. nj. Taylor Will Be Superin-
tendent at La Junta.


The Santa Fre has created a new posi-
ton to be known as assistant TO the
general manager, and d. E. Cain, at
present chief clerk for General Manager
Nudge, will assume the duties of this
Office tomorrow. His headquarters will
be in Topeka.
Henry Lautz, who has been connected
with hte general managers office for
some time, takes Mr.. Gains place as
chief clerk.
Announcement is also made that Jhe
positions of the three general master
mechanics have been abandoned by the
Santa Fe, and four new jobs, to be
known as mechanical superintendent,
have been created.
Ones of the new mechanical superin-
tendents will be stationed at Topeka
and have jurisdiction from Chicago to
Newton. Another will be stationed at
La Junta and be in charge from New
ton to Albuquerque; third Will be at
San Bernardino, Cal, with aSthorlty
over the coast lines, and a fourth will
be at Cleburne, and will control the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe,
c. NJ. Taylor, at present division mas
ted to the position of mechanical super
tendent Of the western grand division,
with headquarters at La Junta-
The position of mechanical super1n-
tendent at Topeka is still OPEN
No successor to Mr.. Taylor as division
master mechanic has been announced.
Speaking of the appointment of Mr..
Cain to be assistant to the general
manager, General Manager H. U.
Nudge said today: This arrangement
is made in order that I may be relieved
from great deal of routine work which
Mr.. Cain can do as well as can, pro-
vided he is given the necessary author
ity. Mr.. Gains duties will not be ma
terially changed however. His office
will, of course, be here in Topeka"
Mr.. Cain has been steadily going up
the line of promotions in the Santa Fe
service, and is one of the most widely
known men in the employ of the road.
ular with the men under his direction.
He was formerly chief clerk for John
Player, and for a number of years has
occupied the chief clerkship for H. u.
Nudge.
Henry Lautz was in Topeka until
about year ago, when he went to
Chicago and became connected with
President Ripley's office. He came back
to Topeka a few weeks ago and re-
manager.
General Manager Nudge stated today
to a reporter for the State Journal that
as far as he knows it is not proposed
to create a position to be known as
shop Inspector" as stated in the rail-
road columns. The four new mechan-
ical superintendent will probably dis
charge the duties which it has been
rumored would be done by the shop in
spectors-
1t is now certain that James Collin
son, G. w. Smith and Thomas Paxton.
the three master mechanics of the
Santa Fe who resigned recently, are
not to be retained by the Santa F'e in
any capacity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31

tricts to get their reports in to the coun-
ty superintendent, and more time VIII
make their reports to the governor. The
promptness with which the money IS com
Stanley.
These contributions are in response to
the suggestion made by Gov Stanley a
few weeks ago that, as January % was
both Kansas Day and McKinley'S birth
day, the date be appropriately observed by
the schools of Kansas and contributions
be received from the school children of the
state for the Mckinley Memorial which is
to be built at Canton, o.
as they probably will within a few days,
Luther Burns, the governors private sec
rotary, expects to be compelled to sit up
nights to make record of them. Con-
tributions will probably be made by the
ma jority of the school districts in the
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Judge Carver Again at the Head of
the Society For the Friendless.

Judge T. F. Carver has again been
elected as president of the Kansas So
ciety for the Friendless. He was chosen
at the meeting of the board of directors
yesterday afternoon in the Office of
Frank Nelson, state superintendent of
public instruction. The other officers
elected for the coming year were:
Vice President-Edwin Snyder.
Secretary-Rev. Edward A. Fredenha-
gen.
Treasurer-Edwin Montgomery.
General Superintendent-Rev Edward
A. Fredenhagen.
The district superintendent serving
last year were continued in office. Chap
lain r. A Hoffman will continue head
quarters at Salina, and be in charge of
the northwest district. Rev. Frank
Gum Brainard will be in charge of the
southeast district, with headquarters al
Ottawa. Rev. George S. Kicker will be
in charge of the southwest district, with
headquarters at Wichita.
The division of territory, formerly in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
FIGHT IS ON.
Charter Asked For Kansas Long
Distance Telephone Co.
Thought to Be Move to Crowd
Out Independent Lines.

Application for a state charter has
been filed by the Kansas Long Dis
lance Telephone company, corporation
being organized with a capital stock
of $500, 900 to build and operate a series
of trunk telephone lines over the state
of Kansas diverging from or near Kan
sas City.
The stock company is divided into
1000 shares of the value of 500 each.
The stock is held by Fred DeLand and
NJ. s. DeLand of Pittsburg, Pa, l. A.
Stebbins, c. J. Evans and D. H. Bran
aman of Topeka. The DeLands have
2,499 and 2,498 shares of stock respect
lively and Stebbins and Evans and D.
H. Branaman hold 1 share each. The
board of directors is composed of the
five gentlemen named. The headquar-
ters of the company will be located at
Topeka.
videS for the erection of two trunk lines
to run entirely across the state of Kan
Sas from a point at or near Kansas
City, one to run to Wichita. one to run
south through the eastern tier of coun-
ties of Kansas, and one to run north
west from Kansas City. The charter
provides for the privilege of extending
these trunk lines whenever the company
deems it advisable.
This company promises to be rival
| in the independent telephone lines of
Kansas. D. T. Bradley, one of the pro-
motors of the Independent Telephone
company that has gained a foothold in
Kansas City, and who spoke before the
independent telephone men who were in
convention here this week, asserted that
although the DeLands announced they
were building an independent line, it
was his conviction that the organization
of the Kansas Long Distance company
was a movement of the Bell people to
men in gaining a strong foothold in the
state of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
MONEY ROLLING IN
Contributions to the Mckinley
Memorial Fund.
School ChiIdren'S Gifts to Mar.
tyred Presidents Memory.

+ The contributions to the Mckinley me-
mortal fund, taken in the schools of Kan
sas on Wednesday, Kansas Day, have be-
gan to come to the governors office, and
Gov. Stanley's private secretary, Luther
Burns, was kept busy most of the morning
recording those that came in the morning
mail
One OF the first opened was from T. w.
Roach of Salina, superintendent of the
R5acb e1c1oseS an cbI F CO. t +
buttons of the students Of his school to-
ward the fund. Gov. Stanley is much
pleased with this contribution, coming as
it does from single school.
1t was the understanding that the coun-
try districts would send their contribu-
TOMS to their county superintendent, but
some are sending them direct to the gov
ernor. District As. Barber county, sent in
S-25 some time ago. Conway Springs also
sent a small contribution several weeks
ago, and will probab bly, send another.
The list OF contributions from schools re-
ceived up to noon today was as follows:
Kansas Wesleyan Business college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31

The trustees of the $4,000. 900 in steel
trust bonds, donated by Mr.. Carnegie
for the promotion of a national univer-
sity, will do we'll to convert them into
cash or government securities at an
early date. Values of Industrial bonds
and stocks are uncertain They are sub
ject to the vicissitudes of politics, of
good and bad times, Of conditions pro-
baby unthought of. Besides this sort
of partnership with a trust and sharing
of its profits is not calculated to make
friends for the institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
QUAKER REFLECTIONS

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Stage money-coach hire.
Cocktails won't help a man to feath-
err his nest.
The stopped-up geyser is an ex-spurt
in its way.
The steeple jack is one kind of high
churchman.
The trusting shoemaker is apt to get
beaten out of his boots.
A hotel may be without a peer, but
it won't last long without arrival
Because a mans house is his castle
that doesn't make him a nobleman.
Hook-'sWhat is swell society?" Nye
Tt must be the kind that's puffed
up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

CFrom the New York Press.1
Modesty never bushes at what immo-
desty pretends to.
1t takes a father to point an example,
but mother to be one.
Boys and girls can get infatuated
with each other without the help os CO.
education.
man who will bring shame to his
parents will not hesitate to bring shame
to himself.
The way to insult woman in a street
car is to insist that there is room enough
for one more when she is occupying
three seats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-31
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Ellen Peterson died yesterday
morning at her home, 1923 Jackson street,
of diphtheria, and her husband is still
confined to the house because it has
not been fumigated. Mrs. Peterson was
buried yesterday afternoon. She had
been married but two months. City
Physician Judd was notified of the death
yesterday and the request made that
he have the house fumigated, but Mr.
Peterson has been waiting all day for
the sanitary officers to arrive fumigate
the place and allow him to leave.