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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
NEGROES RESENT JETER'S
CHARGE OF DISLOYALTY
Cheatham Declares Pritchard ISLANDERS the Most Re-
liable Element of the Republican
Party.

plaintiff claiming the right to distribute
it among creditors while defendants had
in the Superior Court successfully re-
sisted this contention. While. Messrs.
John N. Wilson and l.. M. Scott, Of
Greensboro; Judge e. K. Bryan, of Will
mington, and Mr.. John Sprunt Hill, of
New York, leading counsel for the plain
tiff. claim that the decision of the Su-
preme Court virtually decides the case
in their favor, and in effect will entitlt
the creditors to the proceeds of the i'm
mense amount of property involved, the
attorneys on the other side, Messrs. j. T.
Morehead and King & Kimball, of
nsboro, express themselves as not
at all disturbed. as the questions decided
will not at all affect the result in a sec
ond trial before jury, as the merits of
their case are sufficient, with the ques-
tions passed upon by the Supreme Court
eliminated from the case. The action was
brought in May, 1900, to test the validity
of an assignment by Benbow to J. S.
Cox, and whether a deed by one Fisher
to Benbow and by him assigned to his
wife on the day prior to his deed of as
signment to Cox, was transferred with
judgments purchased from five Judgment
creditors of Benbow. paid for by him,
but assigned to another done so for the
purpose of hindering, delaying or de-
frauding his creditors; and whether, If
the Fisher note was for a valuable con-
sidera ton, the judgments which We're
purchased with the proceeds thereof
would have priority of the lien over
other judgment creditors in the distribu-
tion OF the estate of ID. w. G. BenboW.
In the trial plaintiff offered to read in
evidence a part of the evidence Of Zen
bow given in supplementary proceed
ings before the referee in bankruptcy
and also a part of his testimony taken
in an examination in the bankruptcy
court and a part of the evidence given
by Mrs. Benbow in the supplementary
proceedings. Judge Shaw, upon objection
by defendants to a part and not all the
testimony in both cases, sustained the
objection. The Supreme Court says the
evidence should have been admitted as
offered, and cites in support, Gossler VS..
Wood, 120 N. c.. So, and Roberts VS..
Roberts, So n. c., Q. Plaintiff at trial
offered letters written by H. r. King to
Chas. u. Williams, of Richmond, Va.
and others, containing messages from
Benbow concerning purchase Of judg-
ments against him. He testified that he
had no recollection of writing the letters
Independent of them, but testified that
they We're in his handwriting, and being
asked said that statements made in
letters were true; these letters were eX-
Guided, upon objection by defendants, by
the court; the Supreme Court says they
should have been admitted, citing Green
leaf on Evidence, 439 (a) and 439 (b) as
authority.
On account of these errors in the Su-
perior Court the Supreme Court. after
nearly two years elaboration. grants a
new trial.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
John Brown and Shepherd.

washington Letter to Montgomery Ad-
vertiser.)
That old fl eebooter, John Brown, whose
body long since moldered in the grave.
and whose soul is alleged to still go
marching on is recalled to living men
by the death IN this town of the widow
of Haywood Shepherd, the negro keeper
OF the station gate at Harper's Ferry
and first man killed by Brown on his
infamous raid. That was in 1859 Shep-
herd, who was described as "a tall black
man, with decidedly African features
refused to surrender his keys to Brown.
and for that act of loyalty to his en-
ployer he was shot dead by the notorious
raider. The murdered man was buried
at Winchester and at his funeral was ac-
corded public honors by the State of Vir-
ginia. At Harper's Ferry and Winchester
he had been long and greatly respected
for his loyalty.
Shepherds widow, who was buried to-
day, was in her SSth year, and enjoyed
the respect of the entire community She
was accounted woman of rare courage
and industry. OF the six children left
with her when her husband was muir
dered, four survive her
The passions aroused by John Brown are
nowhere so brutally and bitterly illus
trated as in that foully blasphemous
phrase of Ralph Waldo Emersons that
Browns hanging made "the scaffold glo-
rious as the cross"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Col. w. e. Lucas, of Byde County, Announces
His Candidacy.

Gentlemen of the House of Representa-
tives: / have never admired the style Oh
writing personal letters to each indivld-
ual member of the House asking MS
support for the position of Speaker, put
have always thought it best to make the
announcement through the public press.
l am candidate for Speaker, having no
special claim more than that of being
a Democrat for forty years and have
tried to do my duty honestly and faith
fully, having been in every campaign
since the war l joined the Confederate
army in April, 1861, and surrendered with
our great chieftain, General Lee, at APP
pomattox. 1 am a farmer by occupation
and have tried to do my full duty In
building up the agricultural interests of
the State. l have nothing but the very
kindest feelings for all other occupations
and professions. l have made it rule
all of my life to never be drawn into
that idea of voting for men because they
live in the East or the West. Conse-
quently / expect no man to vote for me
because 1 am an Eastern man; but be-
cause l am a true North Carolinian. No
man is truly fit for Speaker who is not
broad enough in his views to cover the
entire State with all of her varied inter-
ests. Now, gentlement of the House, L
leave the matter in your hands. l snail
not trouble you with any letters, neither
shall l ask you to vote for me when we
meet in Raleigh, believing you are fully
competent to make your own choice with
out being annoyed with persona appeals
l am with very great respect,
w H. LUCAS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
President Caldwell Hal dy.

The New York Commercial publishes a
Norfolk, the new president of the National
Bankers Association. with a long sketch
of his career. From that sketch we
quote:
''He is justly proud of the two sue
cessful institutions of which he is presi-
dent, the rank and standing of which are
further evidenced by the fact that the
stocks of both, besides paying their
stockholders handsome dividends, are now
bid for at over 200. Personally Mr. Har-
dy is easily approachable and very affa-
bic. He is thoroughly conversant with
the banking requirements of his section
and ,he has contributed to make Norfolk
(and particularly his own banks) the
clearing center for Tidewater Virginia
and North Carolina. He keeps well-in-
formed as to the financial conditions of
the greatest money markets and is there
fore always prepared to send money
wherever it is needed or to take it to
Norfolk to meet the demands of the great
business of the truckers, the navy yard,
the Newport News shipyard or for the
various large wholesale trades of that
region.
''Mr Hardy has a charming family con-
sisting of his wife, a grown son who mar
ried Miss Symington, of Baltimore, re-
Gently and two daughters just budding
into womanhood. He lives in house Of
the beautiful colonial style that has been
preserved to remind modern architects
that their predecessors can still teach
them not only permanence and stability
but grace and beauty in building"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
From the Washington Post.

facilities for leaving the State, either
north or south. and something like four
hundred thousand of our people have
awaited themselves of the privilege But
you can't go up and down in the State,
especially from Raleigh going east with
out great tribulation and delay. A man
in Washington, N. c., about the head OF
deep water on the Pamlico, ninety miles
from Raleigh, will take from nine TO
twelve hours to get here if he makes his
various connections on time. This is
something faster than the stage coach of
a century ago, and not quite so fast as
good horseback. The same traveller can
reach New York from Washington, dis
lance of about six hundred miles, in
twice the time it takes him to get to
Raleigh.
Wilmington is the only port of any con-
sequence in the State. and this conse-
quence is due to the fact that its rail-
roads carry something there, which need
ships to take them away. We are indeed
building up one deep water city in our
State with our own trade, when we could
as easily build four or five at ports hav-
ing at least equal natural advantages.
Of the sixty or seventy million dollars
of taxable property in Norfolk and the
cities in cannon-shot of it, | dare say
at least one half of it is due to North
Carolina trade and her merchants who
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
(By w. ]. Peele.)

Raleigh has but one road to the deep
water in our State-the one to Morehead
City-and that is not direct. 1t not only
runs southeast instead of due east, but it
is zig-zag as we'll, and thus doubly in
direct. Columbia, South Carolina about
the same distance from the sea, has four
roads leading to deep water on the
South Carolina coast. Anyone, who will
examine the map of North Carolina, Will
find that there are only five roads in the
State of any consequence, leading up
westward into the State-three OF those
lead up from Wilmington; and one, that
from Plymouth, is a very short one-thls
is the road that stops at Springhope and
may or may not make daily connections.
There are at least twelve railroads
leading out of North Carolina into Vir-
ginia, besides canal which is or can
be made more capable of bearing traffic
than any railroad; and there are four
teen roads leading out of the State into
South Carolina. So there is no trouble
about our Northern and Southern con-
nections. There are comparatively ample
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
FEW. POOR DEEP WATER
CONNECTIONS HURT THE STATE
Only Five Roads of Consequence Lead up From Our
SeacOast. Twelve Roads Take Our Trade
Into Virginia.

followed it out of the State-and are
still following it. Virginia capitalists
see that our trade is valuable, and there
fore they provide facilities by which we
can reach Norfolk, 10 miles away, quick
err than we can reach Washington, q
little over half that distance. We can
not blame the railroads, they get
longer haul and are controlled by out
side capital.
1t takes the closest deep-water con-
nection to give a city its best natural
advantages. Raleigh is elbowed out Of
it's legitimate trade by zig-zag railroads
and bad connection with the Seaboard,
and must go nearly a hundred miles out
of its way to get to the seattle great
monopoly breaker and equalizer of OPP
portunities.
1t is said that a sea-Wall at Beaufort
would make that harbor one of the best
on the Atlantic Coast. But there will
be no sea- wall there until the weight and
Importance of our seaport towns and
our seaboard sections are increased by
superior connections with their own
people. The proposed inland waterway
Will lag for the same reason. The small
voice of the little towns on our coast will
b drowned by the raging conflict of in
terests, which roars around the halls of
Congress at Washington City.
A million dollars invested in a railroad
from Raleigh to Washington, N. c., will
speak louder to those who control ma
tional legislation than a dozen small and
i'll organized towns and cities; and this
million dollars can be easily had if the
people to be benefited show faith in the
enterprise by putting a little of their
own money in 1T. e. ten per cent of the
amount needed. There is no better coun-
try in the South than that which lies on
both sides of the proposed road.
Railroad men say that the local traffic
will pay a good profit on the investment.
Ultimately, however, the local traffic will
not be the best part of it. 1t will be
the great through line between this sec
ton and the ocean at its nearest deep
, water point Government expenditures
for Improvement of harbors and sounds
VIII be asked in a way that will be
heard and North Carolina will begin to
| circulate TO a far greater extent than
now its vitality in its own body, in
stead of being tapped perpetually on
every side.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
Mt. Airy Club Entertains.

Mount Airy N. c., Dec. 6.-(Special)
The Commercial Club entertained most
royalty from 8 to II, their guests num-
bering hundred or more.
The handsome furnished parlors We're
ablaze with light, and beautiful in deco
rations of holly, chrysanthemums and cut
flowers.
The courteous gentlemen composing
the reception committee WED with each
other in promoting the comfort and
pleasure of the guests, and the affair
was most enjoyable from beginning to
the ending.
a delightful program of vocal and in
strumental music. readings and recita-
tions added to the pleasures of the even
ing. Among those who contributed to
this charming feature were: Messrs.
George, Thomas and Frank Woodruff,
violinists, with Miss Quincy, pianist in
orchestral music; Misses Margaret
Hines and Carrie Joyce, instrumental
duet; Mrs. ]. Z. Mutt. vocal solo; Miss
Fannie Hughes, vocal solo; Misses Liz
zie Greasy and Bethania Ashby, readings
and recitation Messrs. George Fawcett,
John Banner, George and Frank Wood
ruffe, vocal quartet.
The banquet hall was a picture of
loneliness in artistic arrangements of
7greaths and flowers while the table was
none the less attractive in its wealth of
luscious fruits, natures bright yield.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
TIE D. w. C. BEEBOW CASE.
New Trial Granted in This Important Suit In.
volving Distribution of sl50,0U0.

Especial to the News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., Dec. 6.-Through
the courtesy of attornies interested your
correspondent was enabled this morning
to examine a copy of the decision of the
Supreme Court handed down Tuesday, i'll
the case of the Southern Loan and Trust
Company. Trustee in Bankruptcy of d.
w. c. Benbow, VS.. d. w. c. Benbow ct
al. This case is a very interesting one,
involving the question of who is entitled
to fund of $4,000 now held by the
court, creditors or assignees of B9nbow,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07

Secretary Wilson is now contemplating
the installation of an additional machine,
which, it is said, will affix the Congress
sional franks, bearing the addresses TO
the envelopes as rapidly as they are filled,
insuring accuracy and rapidity, as we'll as
eConomiZing labor.
Arthur Simmons, one of the, messen-
gers at the White House, is great ad-
mirer of Senator Platt, OF New York.
Yesterday Senator Plat called on the
President Arthur was talking about the
Senator's political prowess.
'I understand" said one of the White
House policemen, that Senator Platt
didn't do any too much in the last cam
paign.''
That's just where you are mistaken, y
Simmons retorted, Indignantly. He made
Herculaneum efforts"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
A Brother Without Ambition.
(Atlanta Constitution.)

Oar you is, in de common, county
chaingang," said Brother Dickey to a
member of his flock, "Dar you
is. workin' side by side wild de ign'un
en- oneddicated. wen you might er sot
yo' stakes fer de National Fed'rul Prison
Of de guver'mint you raise en- bon I'M
der You amt got no mo- ambition dan
Il elephant, or oystern'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
Loads a0I RorGh @aromn Daily Paers G6rouDaG6om

Weatherspoon; NJ E., w. p. Mofftt; M.
Al }. e. Rush; l. CT, P. H. ST. Clair; o.
g., w S. Glass.
The Sanford Cotton Mills have recent
~ installed $50 additional looms and yet
they cannot fill their orders This plant
runs day and night and they have re-
Gently took and order for 1000 bales of
shooting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
SAFE MARGIN.

Old Rocksey-Can you afford to marry
my daughter?
Impecune-Oh, yes. You're worth
moro than my debts amount to.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
Washington Day by Day.
Baltimore News.)

Col. Harry Hail, the Pennsylvania wit,
is back in Washington for the session.
He has been i'll this summer, and the
doctors have finally diagnosed his case
as one Of Suppressed govt"
Il asked them what to do" said Col
onel Hall, "and they told\me to drink
as much old burgundy as / could and eat
terrapin and canvas back duck and all
that sort of thing. This, they thought,
would develop my suppressed govt into
the real thing, and they could treat govt
all right.
1.-THE trouble is, continued Colonel
Hall. pensively IAN all-wise Providence
has fixed it SO I cannot live UP to my
affection
A machine which, with one attendant,
will perform the labor of 10 women, has
just been installed in the Department Of
Agriculture. With almost human inge-
nuity, this complex machine weighs out,
in accurate quantities the seed intended
for Congressional distribution, fills each
CT five packets with a different variety,
seals the flaps, places them in a large en-
velope, and seals it's flap. Sixteen of these
machines have been installed, each with
a capacity of 10000 packets of seed day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
HE SHAVED NO MORE

He-How do you like the idea of my
growing a beard this summer?
She-Why, I should set my face
against 1.-THE Smart Set.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07

Half the people in the world, if they
had their way. would start substan-
tial dinner with the dessert.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07
A MoMENTous QUESTION.

Madge-Dolly seems to be worrying
over something.
Marjorie-Yes. She sat on the beach
all day yesterday, and doesn't know yet
whether she will tan or blister.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-07

1t is just as easy to make whistle
out of pigs tail as it is to make piss
tail out of whistle.
The bee., 1902-09-18

AN Associated Press dispatch
from Wilkesbarre, Pa, dated
Sept. 10, says:
Two Italians, named John Divine
and Antonio Dizzi, at Old Forge,
Pa, were held up by fifty Italian
strikers as they were returning from
work this morning. Both men were
badly dubbed and stoned. Several
shots were fired and Il striker is re-
ported to have been shot in the leg.
Divino's injuries were so serious
that he had to be removed to the
Pittston, Pa, hospital. Dizzi was
able to walk to his boarding house.
In singular contrast to this is
the long distance telephone in
terview of the indianapolis News
with John Mitchell on that day.
Mitchell talked from Wilkes
barre. When asked if the troops
were to be withdrawn from the
region he replied:
Not that 1 know of. All the in
formation / have on the matter is
what ! see in the papers. There is
no need of troops, however, as the
men are orderly. They are keeping
within the law.
The Chicago preachers, or some
notoriety-seeking daily paper
should now rise up and take an
other collection for the Italian
strikers.
The bee., 1902-09-18
church Directory.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. - Sunday
school at $3.50. Prayer meeting, We'd
nesday evenings at 1880. Regular
services second and fourth Sunday
morning and evening. Elder j. w.
Mitchell, pastor.
NJ. f. CHURCH.-Regular services
first Sunday at IL a. m. and 7 80 p.
M, and third Sunday at 7:3O p. m
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 1880. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. m.
Glass meetings, second aud fourth
Sundays at 4 p. m. f. B. Timmons,
pastor.
M. K. CHURCH, SoUTH.-B. NJ.
Currie, pastor. Services first Sunday
at IL a. IN. and 7:30 p. M, and fourth
Sunday at 1880 p. m. Sunday-school
at $3.50 a. m. Prayer meeting, Tues
day evenings at 1880 O'Clock. Ep-
worth League, every Sunday evening
at $3.50. Also one Literary meeting
each month with some member. The
Woman's Missionary Society Satur-
day afternoon before first Sunday.
MISSIONARY. BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching the second and third Sun
days at II a.. m. and 7:30 p. m.
OnuICH 1nCObAuk O6buludy nlStlJ Oc-
fore the third Sunday. Sunday
school at 9:30 a. m. Prayer meeting
every Monday night at 7:30.
CATHOLIC CHURoH.-Rev. A. M.
Coenen, pastor. First Mass, Sunday
morning at o'clock; Second Mass,
$3.50 o'clock. Afternoon service at
2:30 every Sunday.
GENERAL BAPTIST CHURCH,
Rev. Jno. M. Burden, pastor. Servi-
ces, third Saturday night, Sunday
and Sunday night in each month.
Sunday School every Sunday after
noon. Prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH - HEC-
La Regular services second Sab
bath in each month, and Saturday
nights before; prayer meeting
Wednesday nights: Sunday school
each Sunday morning at $3.50 o clock.
REV. q. K. THOMPSON Pastor.
The bee., 1902-09-18
TAKING THE CENSUS
PERMANENT BUREAU ORGANIZED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Force of Experts TO De Continuously
Employed Gathering Statistics and
Preparing For the Next Enumcra-
tion-WorIS of Director Merriam.
When the time arrives to take the
next census of Uncle Sans dominions,
there will be a fully equipped and
thoroughly organized force ready to
undertake the task. In the past the or
ganization of asforce TO take the cen
sus has been a mighty undertaking,
and the work of compiling the results
of the enumerators has been labor of
years.
All this is changed now, for the inte-
rior department has organized a per-
manent census bureau, the first in the
United States. Such an undertaking
presupposes confusion-the assembly
of an army of clerks, the disposition of
supplies and the preparation of quar-
ters. But such was not the case. The
important new bureau sprang into life
without causing ripple.
Under the direction of William r.
Merriam. the last census was the most
complete and expeditions ever taken.
In previous decennial years directors
of the census have wrestled year aft
er year with the enumeration and its
incidental computations, sometimes for
five years, sometimes six, sometimes
hrtf
four. Mr.. Merriam's force completed
its four principal reports in about two
years, having done work that in the
previous census extended over seven
years.
To accomplish such a result required
the greatest possible degree of admin
istrative skill and energy. There were,
for example, over $1,000 enumerators
to be trained and supervised. About
620,000,000 cards passed through the
punching machines in the Washington
Office. The special tasks of the bu-
reau included 100000 schedules on
population, $4,000 schedules on vital
statistics, 5,73S,524 agricultural sched-
ules and 60S,4O1 schedules on manu-
1actureS. Every single schedule, eV-
cry one of the 620,OO000O cards which
were punched here in the main Office
of the bureau, had to be carefully eX-
amined and stripped of its statistical
information.
Yet the number of assistants who
united with Governor Merriam to
achieve this result in two years was
The bee., 1902-09-18

Like the running brook, the
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the veins has to come from
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The springs of red blood are
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For pale school girls and
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