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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
ON into TENNESSEE
Railroad From Franklin to
the State Line.
The Carolina and Tennessee Southern Railway
Company Chartered Yesterday, With
Capital of 100000.

The plans for railroad from Macon
county to the Tennessee line seem to have
lnaterialiZed.
Yesterday the Carolina and Tennessee
Southern Railway Company was char
tered by the Secretary of State.
The articles of association state that
the road is to run from Franklin, Ma
con county down the valley of the Lit
tie Tennessee River to a point on the
Tennessee line as near as possible tc
the point where the Little Tennessee
River enters the State of Tennessee.
The road will thus traverse the coun-
ties of Macon. Graham and SWAIN and
it will be about sixty miles long.
The capital stock is 100000
There are six directors, as follows: A.
B. Andrews, Henry w. Miller, Fabius H
Busbee, of Raleigh; w. w. Finley and
Fairfax Harrison, of Washington, ID. e.;
and H. c. Ansley, of Alexandria, va
The other stockholders are S. B. Pat
tcrson, Thad. G. Sturgis, Thos. +. Green
w. w. Robards, Jos. 6. Brown, +. f.
Haywood, Geo. G. Thompson, j. ii. An
drews. D. E. Everitt, e. Fl. Lee, Il. H.
Potts, G. RosenthaI, George Little, W. l.
Smith. j. w. Smith, A. B. Andrews, Jr.,
VIM. j. Andrews, V. e. Turner, or Raj
eigh: and F. S. Wynn, of Washington,
ID c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
FUNERAL OF MR. W. H. RIDDICK
Followed By Friends The Body Was LAID 70
Rest In lakewood.

On yesterday afternoon at 4:oO cIoch'
the funeral services of Mr.. Walter Har-
rell Riddick were conducted by the ReV.
DR.. Vann at the First Baptist churcn'
Mr.. Riddick was the Oldest son OF w.
G. Riddick and Anna Foy Riddlck. ne
was educated at Wake Forest College
For several years he was in business III
Raleigh, and afterwards in durham.
For the last five years he has conductee
drug store at Youngsville. He VIII De
sadly missed in his native town, TOT ne
was a man of fine business quaiillcd-
lions and his genial nature made frlenus
wherever he went The family have re-
ceived many kind messages of sympathy
and coincidence from those who were al
tached by his warm heartedness.
Mr.. Riddick's wife, who preceded MIN
to the grave just year ago, after only
a few months of welded life was MISS
Fannie Mitchell of Franklin county.
The following were the pall-bearers:
Messrs. Geo. E. Hunter. Dewitt Smitn,
]. o. Litchford, w. p. Ray, of Raleigh,
and Messrs. A. " Bobbitt, f. A. Cheat
ham, d. W. Spivey, and Hal Harris, Of
Youngsville The interment was in the
family plot in lakewood cemetery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
TOBACCO REACHED s42 YESTERDAY
ON THE RALEIGH M ARKET
Mr.. J. F Belts Averaged S25 on Load Of
About 1000 Pounds. Average for
Break About S12-2O.

Tobacco brought yesterday the best
prices of the season thus far on the Raj
eigh market.
The maximum of S42 per hundred was
reached This was on tobacco sold by Mr..
]. F. Bats. of Garner. He had in all
about 1000 pounds on sale, and he made
the splendid average of $25 per hundred.
This is easily the best average made this
wear. His whole load amounted to
s295.71.
II is estimated that there were about
40 600 pounds on sale at both the Farm
ers and Capital City Warehouses. The
average for the break was something
like $3.50
High prices were the rule at both
houses, and the checks were ready almost
as soon as each pile was sold. Needless
to say, the planters were we'll pleased.
Some of the planters who got the high
est prices at the Farmers Warehouse
were:
Kelly & Passmore, Durham-$1O, $16.75
s2325.
w. A. Adcock, Rolesville-$10, $14, 500
w. S. Goodwin, Wake-$S25, $14.75,
SIT, $50.
]. F. Bats. Garner-$1S.75, $40, s21, $2S,
s35, s42.
B. Hobgood, Garner-s12.5O, $1425,
s15.75, SIS, $3.50, $2S.
Knight Durham, Wake-s9, $14, $1625,
1925, $40.
w H. Robertson, Wake-s1O.75, $1625,
$24.75.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
MODERN DOPE FIENDs,
Husband and Vile, Victims Of Morphine, Al
rested for Vsgrancy.

The term dope fiend' is often heard.
and what it implies was never more
clearly demonstrated than in two pris-
oners arraigned for vagrancy before
Squire Barbee yesterday. They were
II. c. Upton and wife, and in their
sunken, sallow cheeks and dilated eyes
could plainly be seen that destroyer of
manhood morphine.
They were arrested in the woods near
Pullen Park for vagrancy by Constable
John Upchurch. When found they were
laying on the ground, and the woman
was caught in the act of shifting NOR
phine up her nose They both afterwards
begged for a stimulant and said that
unless something was given them they
would die. Squire Barbee informed
them that there would be no donations,
without it was term on the roads, and
in that case the county would not fur
nish them with dope.
They plead guilty to vagrancy, the
woman saying that her husband lay in
the woods while she came into the city
to beg. When food was given her she
carried it out to her better half, but
when the donation was money. she con-
verted it into morphine and cocaine to
still their nerves, as she said The man
also admitted the habit and said that
while he used a hypodermic syringe
his wife generally shifted the medicine
up her nose. The woman gave her age
as twenty-five, but her haggard face
showed her at least forty.
This is the pair whom it was an
nounced several weeks ago were on their
way to Raleigh, tramping through the
country. Upton says that he and his
wife lost everything they had in the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
THE LANDLADY'S SON
Set Right by a Boarder.

Most people are creatures of habit.
The person who thinks he cannot get
along without his morning drink of coffee
is pretty hard to convince unless he is
treated like Mrs Clara Hoffman of Port
land. Ore. treated her landlady's son.
She says: Having suffered with stomach
trouble for several years l determined
to discontinue the use of coffee and try
Postum Food Coffee.
I carefully followed directions for
making and the result was beverage
very pleasing to the taste. l induced my
husband to give it a trial and soon noticed
the improvement.
He complained of heart trouble but
as he drank coffee l felt sure that this
was the cause. 1t proved to be so, for
after having used Postum for short
time his heart trouble completely dis
appeared.
Last year we went East and while
there boarded with private family. Our
landlady complained of sleeplessness and
her son of obstinate stomach trouble
1t was a plain case of coffee poisoning in
both Knowing what Postum had done
for me / advised trial but the son de-
clared he wanted none of that weak
watery stuff Well | had been making
Postum Coffee for myself and husband
and next morning | offered him cup
and he drank it not knowing what ii
was Well, l said, You seem to like
Postum after ALL What he exclaimed
that was not Postum, why, that tasted
fine Mother if you learn to make it like
this ] will always drink it,. The next
morning she watched me and | explained
the Importance of allowing it to boi
long enough. After that we all drank il
regularly and our landlady and her sor
soon began to get well. They continued
its use after we returned home and re-
| Gently wrote me that they are improving
{ daily
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

Mr.. c. c. Ray, who lives near Hills
boro, was in the city yesterday looking
for his lost son, who disappeared from
his home on Sunday. August oath, in COM
pany with another boy Ira Nichols. They
we're first heard of in Wilmington and
then traced to Raleigh. Nichols has re-
turned to his home, but does not know
the whereabouts of his ccmrade. The
Ray boy is about sixteen years of age,
slender built, and when last seen wore
dark coat, light pants and small
black hat. His mother is almost pros
trated with grief and any information
concerning his whereabouts will be gladly
received. Mr.. Rays postoffice is Chley,
N. G.. He gave up the search yesterday
and returned to his home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
MATTHEW'S VAULT.
The Only Private Tomb Built By Colored
Man in the State.

1t will be remembered that when w. H.
Matthews. the wellto-do and much re-
spected colored contractor died last
June, he was placed in a glass casket, In
accordance with his special request, and
kept out until a vault could be built for
his reception, also at his expressed
wish
The vault is now about completed at
Mt. Hope Cemetery. 1t has been built by
w. j. Matthews, of Chicago, a son of the
dead man.
As this is the only private vault built
by a colored man in the State, and is,
therefore of considerable interest, a
News and Observer man went to the
cemetery yesterday morning to see it.
The vault is massive and solid
looking structure made of stone and
Portland cement. Its dimensions are II
by Is feet. and 101A feet high between
joints. The material used was collected
by Matthews during the last twenty five
years. There is stone from nearly every
quarry in North Carolina. The vault is
arranged for two stories. and will hold
about thirty-six bodies.
On the front, over the iron door, is this
inscription: ITO the Memory of w. Fl.
Matthews. Born April II, 1928. Died
June 49, 1902
The body will be placed in the vault to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock. 1t has
been at Mr.. John Browns Undertaking
Establishment ever since the funeral.
The embalming was very successfully
DONE and the old man looked perfectly
natural yesterday, as he lay in the glass
casket.
The casket was quite a curiosity at the
time of the funeral. The frame work is
of cedar but the entire top and sides are
of glass.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
C0LoRED TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Resolutions Passed Yesterday. Allegiance
Declared to the Educational Revival.

The Teachers Institute for the color
ed race, which has been held here this
week at the Washington Graded School.
closed yesterday. 1t was very sue
cessful meeting. there being 1913 teach
ers in attendance.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted yesterday before clos
ing
Resolved, That the teachers of Wake
county appreciate greatly the institute
that has been held by our proficient Su-
perintendent, Rev. w G. Clements. for
our instruction, and we feel that under
his guidance and that of DR.. N. f. Rob-
erts and Prof. ]. H. Branch, and those
who have so willingly aided in making
the institute a success, that we have
|. been greatly benefited, and that we
shall go forth with greater determine
ton to push forward the great work of
< education.
/ 90 That we, the public school teach
ers of Wake county, in session assem-
bled, do hereby declare our allegiance
to the educational revival as set forth
and proclaimed by our most excellent
Governor of North Carolina. Charles B..
Aycock.
20. We shall do all in our power to
promote and advance our race along ed
ucational, moral, economic and indus
trial lines.
II. We believe in educating the
whole people, and we are proud of the
fact that we have a four months school
in the rural districts to the end that
children living in these districts may
compare favorably with those living in
cities along educational Ines.
IS. We are unmindful of the fact that a
large per centage of our race is ignorant
and need the help of all good and inteli-
gent citizens We therefore ask that
all good citizens to join us in suppress
ing crime of what ever nature among
our people. We ask the cooperation OF
tn, nation, the State, the county, the
township and the individual-white and
black alike-to assist in this our great
est need.
's(Signcd) H. S. CHRISTMAS.
MARY BURWELL.
&C. J. SATTERFIELD,
'W. B. HUNTER.
REV. A. A. BRIGHT.
Committee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
The Supreme Court.

Appeals were argued yesterday as fol
lows:
Dawson VS.. Baxter. by g. w. Ward
(and P. w. McMullen by brief)' for
plaintiff; Aydlett for defendant.
Robinson VS.. Lamb, by G.. w. Ward,
E. F. Aydlett (and P. H. Williams by
BRIEF for plaintiff; Busbee and Busbee
for defendant.
Bunch VS.. Lumber Company, by Bond
for plaintiff; Pruden and Shepherd for
defendant.
Monds VS.. Lumber Company, by Bond
for plaintiff; Shepherd and Pruden for
defendant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
To Call q Conference.

In response to request from P. w.
Moore. head of the Colored Normal
School at Elizabeth City, for money to
establish an industrial department, Mr..
Wallace c. Buttrick, of New York, Sec
rotary and Executive Officer of the Gen
eral Education Board, writes that he will
ask for a Conference of county superin-
tendents and leading educators to deter
mine what policy shall be adopted in
the distribution of the money recently
raised at the big meeting in Greensboro
and Charlotte. He says that nothing can
be done until after such a conference.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
WAKE FORESTS FINE OPENING.
The Registration Reaches 600 and 800 is the
Number Indicated For Session.

DR.. Fred X. Cooke. dean of the Wake
Forest College Medical Department, was
in the city last night. He is highly de-
lighted with the opening of the college,
and saws the indications are for large
class for the Medical school, which opens
on Monday.
The registration on the opening day at
Wake Forest was over 200, a splendid in
crease over that of previous years. The
indications are that fully 800 students
will be enrolled. The Freshman class is
an unusually arge one, and the young men
in it are said to be an active, bright look
ing set of fellows.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
Lacked Two Men.

The Mt Airy News quotes Inspector
General T. H. Balm regarding the dis
banding of the military company in that
town, as follows: Il find the company
in good shape, the guns and equipment
were in excellent condition, and the
books were the only ones l have found
so far that have been kept according to
instructions, but they lacked two men
having the number out to inspection that
the law requires"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
Fine Field of Corn.

Secretary T. K. Bruner yesterday took
a photograph of field of corn belonging
to Mr.. James Moore, about a mile and
three quarters east of the city. There
are eighteen acres of silage corn, just
coming into ear. The stalks average
over ten feet in height, and will make
from twelve to fifteen tons of silage per
acre.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
Assault Case Dismissed,

The case of the two negroes, Ernest
Riddick and Jim Morreil, who were tried
for secret assault on Alice Rowland,
near the Rock Quarry. were yesterday
morning acquitted of the charge in JUS
tice Yearby's court. This case consumed
the entire day. Both sides had able
counsel TO defend them, but as the girl
could produce no evidence to sustain her
charge, the case was dismissed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

great fire at Jacksonville, Fla, and that
they have been on their way to Raleigh
for the last six months.
Squire Barbee promised the tramp
and trampess" that if they would just
start tramping to another town he would
let them go. They promised and short
ly afterwards made off, saying their
next prospective point was Richmond.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
Chickens Missing.

Someone no doubt had some good bar
becued chicken, or maybe fried or fri
caseed. For no less than twenty three
fowls were missing yesterday morning
from the coops of Mr.. ]. A. Bashford and
Mr.. j. NJ. Tetchey, who live on Polk
street near lakewood cemetery, and Mrs.
j l.. OQuinn. Mr.. Bashford lost nine,
Mr.. Teachey twelve, and Mrs. OQuinn
two. There is no clue to the thieves.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
Farmers State Association.

There is to be a meeting full of inter-
est to the farmers of the State in few
DAYS. This is the meeting of the Far
mers' State Association, which is to be
held in this city on the 3rd of Septem-
ber The principal railroads of the State
have given reduced rates and there is
promise of large attendance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
Imnudence Punished

Our mayor is a good one. negro
boy Sunday night, in passing little
white girl on the street, had the impu-
dence to punch her in the side and call
her names. The mayor just got down to
first principles, and told the constable
to give the scamp a good thrashing,
which Mr.. Mcleod proceeded to do in
a way to aforementioned, and told him
to get out of town, and that he would
get a worse dose if he was ever caught
here again.-Lumberton Argus.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
To Change Serpentine Lines.

DR.. TAFT Butler. the State Veterinarian,
left yesterday morning to attend the
United States Association of Veterinary
Surgeons, to be held in Minneapolis. The
chief work of this meeting will be to
recommend to the government certain
thanges in the Federal quarantine lines.
Hence it is important for North Caro-
lima that DR.. Butler should be there. The
government usually adopts the recon-
merdations made by this body
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
Colnred Teacher Dead.

Parallia Mitchell, colored teacher il
the Washington Graded School, died yes
to-day morning at her fathers house, II
the 2ith year of her age. She was the
wife of Joe Mitchell, who used to be-
head waiter at the Marlborough House
ard is now at the Kennon House, Colds
boro. The funeral will be today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

Excursion to Norfolk and the Seashore
leaves Raleigh Union Depot promptly at
2 D. M, September End, Tuesday via
Seaboard Air Line. Separate coaches for
white and colored and a fast schedule.
Apply to undersigned for any informa-
ton. Tickets sold at City and Depot
offices of the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
C. H. GATTIS, C. P. & T. A.,
Raleigh, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

Calcutta, Aug 2S.-A great disaster is
reported from the native State of Ne
paul. Tho Rivers Baghmati and Wish
numati overlooked their banks and
caused serious landslides in Khatmandu
Valley The cities of Bhatgaon and
Patna were greatly damaged and several
hundred persons were killed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30
EXCURSION TO NORFOLK VIA SEA-
BOARD AIR LINE.

On September End the Seaboard Air
Line will run an excursion train from
Raleigh to Norfolk Train will leave
Raleigh at p. m. returning leave Ports
mouth at 1910 a. M. September 4th
Round trip rate $3.50.
For information apply to
C. H. GATTIS, C. P. & T. A.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

Don't fail to take the Seaboard Air
Line Railway excursion to Portsmouth,
Norfolk, Old Point, Ocean View and Vir-
GINA Beach on September End. Fare
for round trip $3.50. This is your last
chance this season and as the Week End
Rate of $500 will be withdrawn August
S1st, there will be no more reduced rates,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

WANTED.-A PHYSICIAN TO ASSIST IN
work for few months. with view to
permanency; young man preferred. Ad-
dress physician" care News and OBJ
server S-30-2t sat & sun
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

The Week End rates to Wilmington,
Portsmouth Norfolk, Ocean View, old
Point and Virginia Beach, Va, Will be
withdrawn from sale after August S1st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

WITHDRAWAL OF WEEK END RATES
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-30

EXCURSION TO PORTSMOUTH,, VA,
SEPTEMBER IND.
r On September End the Seaboard AIR
Line Railway will operate its last eX-
cursion of the season to Norfolk' va
Train leaves Union Depot at p. IN.
September End, returning leaves NorfolK-
Portsmouth at 10 a. N. Fare for the
round trip $3.50.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-16
Sunshine = soporiao.

No sirup of peoples, no t'ncture Of
opium, says one of the medical
journals, can compare in sleep-pro-
ducing power with sunshine. The
worst soporific is laudanum and the
best is sunshine. Therefore 1t is easily
understood that poor sleepers should
pass as many hours In the sunshine
as possible. Many women are mar
tyrs and do not know it. They shut
the sunshine out of their houses. they
wear wells, they carry sunshades, they
do all that is possible to keep off the
subtlest and yet most potent influence
which is intended to give them
strength and beauty and cheerfulness.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-16
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.


The military telephone system
of Captain Charollois, which is
rapidly coming into use in the
French and German armies, per-
mits the laying of the bare wire
upon the ground when not too
wet The wire, usually about one
fortieth of an inch in diameter, is
of special alloy known as Martin
bi-metal, and it is 80 light that a
man can easily carry three or four
miles of it, reeling it off at two
and one-half miles an hour. With
a microhpone transmi'ter and adj
Unstable receiver, the line can be
worked up to six miles.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-16
New Secretary.

At meeting of the directors of
the keystone Oil company the
resignation of Owen Price as
secretary was read and accepted,
and Evan James WAS elected to
fill the vacancy by full vote of
those present.
The company states that the
Columbia Crude Oil company,
which secured lease on the Key
stone ground, having failed to
comply with the stipulations of
the lease, will be notified of the
forfeiture.
The directors endorsed the poll
cy pursued by Superintendent
Frank E. White.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-16
Famous Tower Demolished.

The famous Tower of "Remem-
brance." which was erected at Grave
lotte by the Germans in 1895 at cost
Of more than 100000, has been blown
up by the military engineers Origi-
nally intended as a post of observation
over the neighboring country, it was
afterward found that the existence of
such a watch tower was incompatible
with the safety OF the new fort out
side Metz, which it completely domi-
mated.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-16
wild Horses In Arizona.

There are thousands of wild horses
roaming the ranges in the Boboquavari
country. Arizona. They come down
from the mountains in great bands,
stampeding the stock and tearing their
way to the water holes. They are as
wild as deer. They move in great
bodies and after watering return to
the mountains as though hunted Once
day the journey of from twenty to
twenty-five miles is made, and the
range is torn to pieces by the sharp,
saucer-shaped hoofs.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-01-16

AN oil exchange in Denver will
soon be ready for business, and
stocks are to be listed in two
classes to comprise the pro-
ducers, the other the non -produc-
ers, the latter to be known as
prospects, some of which will not
even have hole in the ground.
But then if they can only produce
a little oil bearing rock for exhibi-
ton, there will be plenty of suckers
who will be willing to buy small
block of these wildcat companies
just to bs stockholders in an oil
proposition. If an oil exchange is
run on strict and relia BILE business
principles, there is no doubt but
that it would be a good thing.