davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
HEsTERs ANNUAL REPORT,
Cotton Receipts for the Year 1878, $50 gainst
1866, ,452 Last Year.
lBv the Associated Press.l

(By TIE Associated Press.
New Orleans, Sept. 1.-The totals OF
Secretary Hesters annual report of the
cotton crop of the United States, promul-
gated today, show receipts of cotton at
all United States ports for the year to
have 1879 800, against 1866, ,452 last year
overland to Northern mills and Canada
,103953, against LAO, ,237 Southern con-
sumption taken direct from the interior
of the cotton belt 1897 ,437, against 1876
?53, making the cotton crop of the Uni
ted States for 1901-02 amount to 1O,6SO,-
$50, against 10, 1888, ,422 last year.
Reports from every mill consuming
cot ton in the cotton growing States, in
Guiding wooden mills that have used cot
ton, show total of 1,927,971, of this 40,-
5S4 were taken from ports and included
in port receipts.
Today being a legal holiday the ex-
change was closed and onlv the leading
totals of the crop could be given out.
The full report will be issued tomorrow,
showing the consumption of the South
by States the crop by States and the
continued increase in spindles of the
Southern mills, also data in relation to
rev mills now building, some of which
will come into operation during the now
commercial year.
The years exports and takings by
Northern mills are as follows
Exports to Great Britain 5 3,036, 233
against 3,0G3, ,S2S last year; France 745.-
965, against 729,013; Continental European
ports 2,S5S,60 against 2,745 ,917; to Brit
iah North America 122261, against 102,-
52S.
The total exports, foreign, including
Britisb~North America, amount to 6763.-
III, against 6641 ,2St an increase of 121,-
79O.
Northern mills took during the year g.,
050,77 against 1,96O,570 bales.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Whitsett's Fine Opening.
Special to News and Observer.) )

Especial to News and Observer)
Whitsett, n. c., September Last
week. opening week at Whitsett Insti
tute, Whitsett, N c., and every train
brought numbers of students during the
past six or eight days. The opening is
fifty per cent better than for any pre-
vious year. Last year there were en-
rolled two hundred and fifty and TINS
promises to be record breaking year
All students are delighted with the ele-
giant new school building, and 'Whitsctt
under its able head and a strong corps
of teachers begins it's new year with the
brightest of prospects.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
SHOWN HIGHER HONORS
The Sons of Toll March in Mighty
Parades.
THE OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY GENERAL
Fairbanks Speaks at Kansas City. He Declares
That Child Labor in Mills is Doomed.
Gompers Makes an Address
al New Orleans.
at New Orleans.
(By the Associated Press.)

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept 1.-Ten thous-
and union workmen in the trades of both
Kansas City's paraded the downtown
streets here today. The parade ended at
Electric Park, where nearly twenty
thousand persons listened to the speech
making The principal address was de-
livered by Senator Charles w. Fair
banks. of Indiana, who was given a rous-
ing reception. His speech was devoted
to various phases of the labor question
Among the other things he said
There is no greater evil that than of
child labor in workshops, factories and
mines. Labor organizations have done
much to correct this evil in many of the
States and are making commendable eff
fort to eradicate it where there are no
laws to secure the necessary legislation
in the States where this crime against
humanity is unchecked but they have
been defeated by the mill owners The
defeat, however, is but temporary. No
such abuse can long endure when the
moral sense of the country is aroused
as it is being aroused Mere selfish
ness cannot long stand in the way. 1t
is a gratifying fact that in most of the
States laws are upon the statute books
which protect tender childhood from the
rapacity of such as are now arousing
the moral sentiment of the country in
many of the cotton mills of the South.
This is not a sectional question. 1t is
Humanitarian question, which knows
neither section nor latitude
"ChId labor is not kronP done alone
to childhood. Society is vitality inter-
ested in the fullest possible physical,
moral and intellectual development of
its members, and in the end it suffers if
the children who are to constitute it's
membership are atrophied in the essen
tial qualities of healthy citizenship.
Greed should not be allowed to coin the
sweat of childhood and rob children of
tender years of two of the richest jew
els they can possess-health and cduca-
iton''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
GREENSBORO WELL PLEASED.
Result of Fors yth Democratic Convention
Looked Upon With Great COmplacency
(Special to News and Observe

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., Sept. 1.-The disas
trous defeat Saturday in the Democratic
Convention of Forsyth of the element
which had made war on the nomination
of the Board of County Commissioners
for inaugurating and prosecuting a sys-
tenn of building good roads for the coun-
ty, is looked upon with great complacency
here, and matter of more practical i'm
pcrtance than the happy. if spectacular,
settlement of the Watson-Glenn Sena-
torial rivalry.
Four Cubans, three from Cardenas and
cne from Havana, were here today on
their way to enter Guilford College.
Prof. Walter Thompson, the new SUI
perintendant of schools in concord, has
just returned from conducting very sue
cessful Teachers Institut" Lumber
ton. He goes to Concord tonight and his
family will go later in the week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Elaborately Observed at Charlotte.

Especial to News and Observer)
Charlotte. n. C., September 1.-Labor
Day was celebrated on an elaborate
scale by the various labor organizations
fChariotte today. There was a parade
in the morning. in which the unions par
ticipated and the merchants of the city
were represented by appropriate floats
At noon Hon. Jerome Jones. of Atlanta,
addressed great crowd at Latta Park
He made a conservative. inteIliEent
speech that was we'll received In the
afternoon there were a series of ganes
and contests for prizes and the colebra-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
HIS BODY Is CUT IN TWO.
Young Negro Meets Horrible Death Under
Iron Wheels.
Especial to News and obscrver.)

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro. N. c., Sept. Ivory AL
ston, colored aged 23S arriving here last
night from West Virginia to visit his
home, met a horrible death this evening
near the passenger depot here. While
walking on one track he saw a yard en-
CINE approaching and stepped on another
track just as another yard engine, coming
in the opposite direction, reached that
point. While not going over four miles
an hour, the engine completely severed
his body at the waist, tore off both feet
and terribly mangled his head and trunk.
Twenty cents and a pistol were found on
the unfortunate mans remains. No in
quest was considered necessary by the
coroner. s,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
The Second Bullet Passed
Through Her Hair.
Beattie Leaned Over and Fired Across the Bed
Behind Which She Was Crouching.
Held for Court.
Especial to News and OhscrverO

Charlotte, N. c., September 1.-Robert
A. Beattie, prominent merchant and
owner of large property interest in this
city, was held for court this morning af-
ter a preliminary examination for a
murderous assault on his wife.
The defendant did not appear in court
as he was intoxicated when the assault
was committed and is now under guard
at his home for the same reason.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beattie have been sepa-
rated for some time. He entered the
house where his wife is staying, drew a
pistol and fired, but for some reason the
bullet flew wide of the mark.
The wife crouched behind the bed and
the man leaning over the bed, fired
point blank at her head Again he
missed, this time the bullet going
through the woman's hair He was then
overpowered and prevented from' doing
further harm.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
MORNE ROUGE ANNIHILATED
BY THE FIRES OF MONT PELEE
lie Carbet Devastated BY the First Eruption Swept
by Tidal Wave. Two Hundred
People Perish.
CBy tll6 Associated Press)

entirely destroyed and that is garbet
a village on the coast which was dc
stroyed at the time of the great eruption
had been swept by a tiday wave. About
two hundred persons lost their lives.
sloop from the island of ST. Vim
cent, which reached here this morning,
reports that Mont Pelee's crater is now
quiet, but that the detonations during
Saturday night were the loudest heard
up to that time and tha the Inhabitants
were terribly alarmed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
WRECK ON SOUTHERN
Disaster In Alabama in Which
twenty-five Negroes
Are Killed.
(By the Associated Prcss.)

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE officials of
the Southern Railway in this city today
received telegram advising them of a
wreck at 9:20 o'clock this morning on the
Southern Road at Berry. Ala, about six
ty-five miles west of Birmingham. The
trainmaster, H. N. Dudley and about
twenty-five colored passengers were
killed. The engineer and firemen were
badly scalded and about twenty-five
passengers injured. The engine was de-
rallied and six coaches overturned. The
cause of the derailment is not known
here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Two Masks Rob a Train,
(By the Associated Press)

Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 1.-As through
passenger train No. 9, northbound. on
the Louisville and Nashville, due here
at 7:2 p. m. was pulling out of Franklin,
Tenn. ten miles south of here, the ex-
press car was boarded by two masked
men. With revolvers at his head, Mesr
senger Battle was forced to open the
outside safe, which the robbers rifled
Keepink the messenger covered with
their guns the men rode with him into
the South Nashville yards here, where
the train slowed down and they disap-
peared. 1t is not known how much
booty was secured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Beckham Endorses the Preacher.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Louisville, Ky, Sept. 1.-THE Rev. w.
F. Lloyd, pastor of the Fifth and Wal
nut Street M. E. church in this city,
who last night preached a sermon de
nouncing prize fights, received letter
this morning from Governor Beckham,
expressing the disapproval of prize
fighting in Louisville and throughout
Kentucky and stating that he hoped the
Louisville authorities would take the
necessary steps to prevent the contest
between McGovern and Young Corbett,
which is scheduled to take place in this
city September %. The Governor did
not state whether he intended to take
any action in the matter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
a Negro Outrage.
,cnociaI IN News and Observer J

Especial 10 NEWS anu OO,VI 49, VIZ
Marion. N. c., Sept. 1.-The colored
neople here were thrown into quite an
excitement Saturday morning when IL
became known that EDhrain McGill,
negro about fifty years of age, had com
mitted an outrage on the siX-year-old
daughter of Zeb Greenlee, also colored.
McGin was captured about nine miles
east of here making his way to Ruther-
ford county After a preliminary near
ing he was lodged in Jail to await action
of the Superior court, which convenes IN
October.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Little Noticed in Richmond.
(By the Associated Press.)

Richmond Va, Sept. 1,--Labor Day
was not as generally observed here today
as formerly, and many of the places of
business that were closed last year were
cren today.
The Trades Unionists generally OBJ
served the day. About seven hundred
of them and their friends went to West
Point to spend the day. The majority
of laboring men remained in the city, evil
IDENTIFY rreferring either to spend the day
quietly at homo or else take in some one
or more of the many local attractions.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02

CaSiries. Island OF ST Lucia B.NS.
l., September 1.-The British steamer
Korona arrived here yesterday evening
from Fort de France. Island of Martha
que. She reports that a. terrible erup-
tion of Mont Pelee occurred at IL o'clock
Saturday night and that the people who
arrived at Fore de France from the
northern part of the island reported that
the village OF Morne Rouge near the dis
trict previously devastated, had been
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Generally Observed in Kentucky.
AN the Associated Press. J

)
Louisville, Ky, Sept Labor Day
was more generally observed throughout
the State today than in previous years,
Governor Beckham having declared it a
legal holiday for the first time.
The feature of the day in this, city was
a big parade in the afternoon participated
in by nearly every labor organization
in Louisville. A big mass meeting and
picnic was scheduled at Phoenix Hill
Park at night
Business was almost at a standstill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Decrease in Texas Cotton Crop.
(By the Associated Press.l

Galveston. Texas. Sept. 1.-The Calves
ton News today published a statement
showing the Texas crop of cotton, years
1901-19O2. which closed with this date,
to- be 2,207.259 bales; a decrease of SOL
027 bales compared with the Texas crop
for 1900 o1. The crop for Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma for 1901 '02, is 531 ,01S
bales, an increase of 2oS.567 compared
with last year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02

ger train was passing Thurman Station
this morning at eight o'clock the front
truck of fish car jumped the track and
ran for a hundred yards over the ties, but
fortunately no lives were lost
The remains of Mrs. Geo. n. Ives ar
rived on the $50 train this evening. Mrs.
Ives died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in
baltimore while undergoing an operation
for appendicitis. The funeral took place
from the Presbyterian church on arrival
of the train this afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
BIOL TERS OF HALFAX.FIRED At HIS WIFE
Rake the County With a Fine
Comb.
Corral All Their Small Scattered Forces and
Name Full County and LegisIativs
Especial to News and obsorverl'

Weldon N. c., Sept. 1.-The independ-
ent Democrats" met in convention at
Halifax today and nominated full coun-
ty and legislative ticket. About four
hundred people were present. The inde-
pendents claim that there were more. A
conservative estimate places the inde-
pendents present at two hundred. They
nominated for the State Senate Col. A.
Prescott for the House, Joseph MeMa
hon and w. C. Whitaker 1t is believed
that today's convention showed up their
entire strength in the county
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02

tion wound up tonight with free min
strel show in the park auditorium.
The feature of today's labor parade
was the participation of the colored or
ganizations for the first time. The lat
ter were separated from the whites by a
number of floats.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
To Investigate the Railroad Merger
(By the Associated Press }

Frankfort Ky, Sept 1.-The State
Railroad Commission was in session to-
day mapping out the line of investiga-
tion to be pursued in the Southern Rail-
road merger matter. The commissioners
went to Louisville this evening for
conference with Attorney General Cliff
ton Pratt before taking evidence in the
matter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
BULLETS HISS AT a DANCE.
Negroes Ordered Out Inflict CHASTITY Wounds
on Three Merry Makers.
(By the Associated Prcss.)

Hopllinsville KY, Sept. 1.-At a negro
festival near Pembroke, Jerry and Dan
gerfeld Ware infuriatod because Mana
ger Frank Massie tried to eject them
from the grounds, emptied their pistols
into a crowd of dancers. Massie was
probably fatally wounded John Tandy
was shot six times and instantly killed
and James Williams jaw was shot off
No arrests have been made.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Business Generally Suspended.
(Bv the Associated Press.

Roanoke, Va, Sept. Labor Day was
celebrated here in fitting manner, bus
mess generally suspended. In the morn
ing ansimmense parade took place, which
was participated in by the union men of
the city At Crystal Spring Park,
Mayor Cutchin, of Roanoke, and State
Labor Commissioner Doherty addressed
a large crowd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
FIVE VESSELS LOST
All the Members of Their
Crews Drowned. Two
Tugs Founder.
(By the Associated Press.l

Cape Town, Sept. 1.-Eighteen YES
sells, mostly sailing craft have been
driven ashore in gale at Port Eliza
beth. Five of them were dashed to
pieces and all the members of their crews
were lost. Two tugs are also reported
to have foundered and a score of light
ers are ashore. tits feared that there
has been great loss of life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
CONSTABLE WHITE STABBED.
He Nevertheless Succeeds in Arresting the
Negress Mitchener.
(snecial 10 News and Observer

Especial, to News and 0bserver.1
New Bern, N. c.. Sept, 1.-Consfable
White, of Dover, N. c., while in the at
tempt to arrest colored woman named
Mitchencr, was stabbed over the heart
The constable fell to the ground but re-
gained his feet and arrested his prisoner.
She was carried to Kinston last night for
safe keeping and will be brought back
tomorrow for trial.
While the westbound mail and passen-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Labor Candidate Elected.
(Bv the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Prcss)
Dublin, Sept. Alderman Patrick
Lowd, the labor candidate, was today
elected Lord Mayor of Dublin. Timothy
c. Harrington, the retiring Lord Mayor,
was a candidate for a third time, but
was defeated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Gompers' Address at New Orleans
(By the Associated Press

New Orleans Sept. President Conn
ers, of the American Federation of La
Dor, today reviewed an immense parade
of organized labor. 1t was the first cole
bration under the law making the first
Monday in September Labor Day. Banks.
exchanges. public buildings and many
business houses closed. Mr.. Gompers de-
livered an oration at the big picnic given
by the Central Labor and Trades Coun-
ell
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
LOCKE CRAIG AT SHELBY.
He Discusses State and National Issues and
Receives Great applause
(sneciaI to News and Observer

Shelby, n. c.. Sept. Hon. Locke
Craig, of Buncombe county one of the
States most distinguished orators
opened the Democratic campaign in this
county today. He discussed national and
State issues and his one hour and forty
minutes talk was heard by large and
applauding audience.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
THIRTY ONE NEW ENGINES,
A Big Order Given by the seabOard to the
BaIdwin's.
Bv the Associated Press.)

Richmond, Va, Sept. 1.-The Sea-
board Air Line Railway has just gwen
an order to the Baldwin Locomotive
Works TO rthirty-one new locomotives.
This order includes twenty-five heavy
consolidated engines. 1t is understood
that these engines are for use on the
Birmingham extension. which it is
thought, will be in operation within the
next twelve months
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02

Mr.. F. n Bridgers. book keeper for
the Farmers Guano Company. left on
the early train yesterday morning for
Washington and Baltimore to spend a
week with friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-02
Addresses by Self and Webb.

Especial 10 News and Observer.)
Newton, n. c., Sept. 1.-Saturday night,
the opening guns of the campaign in this
were fired and the people list
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

A very curious birds nest is pre-
served at Salem, in Massachusetts, in
which state the novelty was found.
The story Of the nest is very interest
Ing.
The COW bunting of that section
never builds a nest, but the female bird
lays her eggs in the nests of those
birds which feed their young on in
sects. In the case in question a COW
bunting left an egg in the nest of a
sparrow, in which was one egg of the
latter. When the sparrow returned
she saw that an intruder had been
there. She remembered that she had
one egg and no more, and there before
her were two. What was TO be done?
She consulted with her mate, and final
ly they hit upon a plan of action.
They built a bridge of straw and hair
directly over the two eggs, making q
second story in the home and thus
leaving the two eggs below out of the
reach of the warmth of her body. In
the upper apartment she laid four eggs
and raised her brood. When the spar
rows left the nest, it WAS taken down
with the two eggs still in 1t, and pre-
served as a curiosity.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
Sarcasm That Failed.

He is such little man-only three
years old--yet he insists upon intrud-
ing his presence and advice upon his
elders, often to their intense annoy
ance.
1t was only few days ago that his
mother and his Aunt Belle We're dis
cusslng some household problem-some
thing which an infant was not sup
posed to know anything about Sud
denly Cliff appeared on the scene and
In a moment was informing both of
the feminine members of the family
just what the facts were.
ooh, Wisdom, when did you arriyeY
exclaimed Aunt Belle, thinking that
she might be able to "squelch" the
youngster.
"Just come dis mint" replied the
mite, not In the least abashed by the
sarcasm. And Aunt Belle gave it up
as hopeless case.-Duluth News-Trib'
une.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04

of 1t to make a thin coating of mois-
ture. Place the tumbler, rim down.
on the end Of the table where the
wedges are, and 1t will not move, for
the incline, if you have not made the
wedges too thick, will not be great
enough to make the tumbler move by
gravity.
But you are going to make the tum-
bier move of itself SO that it will seem
to do SO by some magical power. To
do this light the piece of candle and
hold 1t near the tumbler for a few
moments. The heat from the candle
will cause the air in the tumbler to eX-
pand, and this expansion will have the
effect of raising the lumber just a lit
tie from the smooth marble. The air
cannot escape, however. because the
water around the rim of the tumbler
keeps it in.
Then the tumbler will begin to move
slowly along the marble top, for the
slight elevation that the expanded air
has given it makes it now rest on a
thin layer of moisture, and it glides
down the incline by the force of gray
ity.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-09-04
His Great Pressure,

The German officer is nothing If not
practical, so there may be an element
of truth In the following amusing Incl
dent, which comes from Berlin, says
the London Express:
A sergeant was perpleXed how to
deal with bowlegged recruit At last
he bethought himself of a plan. TAX
ing one mark piece, about the size of
shilling, he ordered the recruit to put
1t between his knees and said, Woe
betlde you If you let the money fall
before l come back In five minutesr'
The unhappy recruit, with knees
pressed together, remained in that un.
comfortable position for minute, and
at last, struck by happy idea, he took
the coin from between his knees and
put it in his pocket.
When the sergeant hove in sight,
he hurriedly replaced what he thought
to be the same coin. 1t was, however
n two mark piece, about as large as a
form. The sergeant smiled as he com
plimented the bowlegged recruit on
the great pressure he must have ex-
erted on the coin between his knees.