The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20
THINGS GOING ON
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Negroes Moving Out from Win
ston in TraipLoads.
CHICKENS in PARL0R CARS
Chief Justice Spencer B. Adams Get
ting In Trim for His New and Res
ponsible Position-Nine Car
Loads of Looking Glasses.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
GREENSBORO. N. c.. July 19.-Miss
Annie Lewis. of Goldsboro. daughter OF
General w. G. Lewis. and said to be
one of the finest teachers In the State.
has accepted the position OF assistant pro-
lessor in the department OF English LIZ
erature Of the State Normal and Indus
trial College.
last Saturday four cars full OF negro
men, women and children pulled out
from tho Norfolk and Western depot in
Winston. They were going to, Ohio.
Nine solid carloads of mirrow glass
billed for furniture factories arrived here
one day this. The exact value was
1887, 900.
CHICKENS WELL FIXED.
Chickens now ride on parlor cars.
saw two cars containing 5000 OF this
beverage in all stages Of growth go
through here Thursday from Tennessee.
going to New York. Each car had COM
partments and four tiers Of berths. In
the center of each car was passage way
running clear through. giving the chick
ems individual rooms on each side OF
the coach. The panelling was all wire
netting. and as those birds gazed at the
sight-seers and squeaked when the car
bumped. it occurred to me that chickens
like folks were hard to satisfy. They
had air. room. food. water. scenery and
free rides to burn. and then did not look
especially happy.
JUDGE ADAMS NEW JOB.
Chief Justice Spencer B. Adams re-
turned from Washington last night.
where he has been some time getting
acquainted with the details OF his new
work IN Indian Territory. Part OF his
time was spent at Oyster Bay In confer
ence with the President and the Attorney
General. He also spent day In Boston
in conference with another department
official. The Judge Is very much i'm
pressed with the responsibility OF his
position. especially with the magnitude
Of work that Is awaiting the organization
Of the court. in untangling the equities
Of titles to many lands occupied and
claimed under all sorts of titles. these.
in many cases. being bitterly contested
by parties. neither one Of whom have
any earthly right, under the law OF tho
territory. so far as 1t now appears. It
Is for the purpose OF properly settling
who are rightful claimants In these cases
that this new court Is created. That the
Indians are educated out there Is evi-
denced by the paper Judge Adams showed
me. It is published one-halr in English
language, with some Chinese thrown in
for good measure. The only way could
tell the Chinese was that what I read
of that was standing on my head. until
the Judge told me the way to do 1t was
to occupy my normal position. and just
turn the paper upside down instead of
myself. He is certainly quick to learn
About August 1st Judge Adams will be
Joined here by Judges F'oote, OF San
Francisco and Weaver. Of Ohio. They
will spend a day at his homo mere and
will go on to South McAllister for their
first headquarters. and will probably Sc
Iect that point as the capital Of the court,
having two other points to hold the ses-
sions in. Judge Adams will have disposal
of the best Office under the new court.
worth So 500 and although the public had
best not know what office 1t is and
doesn't, except me and him, there are
already in his mall twelve applications
from lawyers Of North Carolina alone
for some job suitable to their capacity.
Judge Adams did not meet Judge
Weaver, Of Ohio, but he met Judge II. s.
Foote OF California. and was delighted
with him. He Is one Of the most promi-
nent public men OF California. and is 9
Missisippian. son of the celebrated Foote.
who defeated Jefferson Davis for Cover
nor Of Mississippi.
Judge F'oote was District Attorney un-
der Cleveland. and IN 1896 voted for Pal
mer and Buckner. Foots was a, gallant
soldier from Mississippi and served on
General Buckner's staff during the war.
Since 1898 he has served as district at
torney under Mckinley. His brother is
now one OF the leading Democrats in
California
Judge Adams talks Interestingly OF
no hoe ~ hn p{r,-
and seems impressed with the fact that
it is not pioneer region at all Why the
Legislature out there Is up-to-date enough
to elect two editors of a State newspaper,
dividing up the writing into half Eng
1ist, the balance into most pvt Indian
or Choctaw. with the little sprNkling OF
Chinese alluded to. to give spice to the
tout ensemble know several editors CT
papers this item is written Tor who could