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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-29
An Oyster Roast.

Mr.. J. \. Duncan, the soul of hospital
ity. following out his usual Thanksgiving
custom, on Thursday night entertained
most Hospitality a number of his friends
at his home on Hillsboro street at an
oyster roast that was greatly enjoyed,
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WANTED - GENERAL MERCANTILE
business man; prefer single state in
what lines experienced and where OBJ
tanned; age, energy, habits, ability of
business turn. etc. How long will ac-
cept situation; salary expected and ref
erence. Address General Merchant,
Box 80, Louisburg n. C.
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RENT OR BUY A
seven or eight room house., with mod
crn convcnieuces on North Blount,
North Wilmington. or North Halifax
street. Apply X, News and Observer
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HANCOCKS LIQUID SULPHUR
Nothing like it on earth for skin dis
eases, eczema, bites, burns or old sores.
Wonderful cures Sold by all drug
gists. 11-23-1mo
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FOR SALE-TWO VERY DESIRABLE
dwellings two squares from Fayctte-
vile street. Apply to Raleigh Real
Estate aud Trust Co.
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WANT TO RENT BRICK HOTEL IN
the business section of Nashville; has
always been leading hotel where
all travelling men stop. V. b. Bachelor,
Nashville, n. C. 11-27-4t
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YOU DECIDE ON THE
present for your friend, sec our Fancy
Baskets and Boxes, filled with "IsOYS-
TIERS CANDY"
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HARRIS STEAM DYE WORKS WILL
clean and dye your clothing and make
new hats of your old ones. Second
hand goods bought and sold. East
Hargett street. 1871
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WANTED AT ONCE.-A FIRST CLASS,
sober machinist. Steady employment
Apply at once to K. B. Johnson, Cardc-
mas, n. c. 1f-2S1w.
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of fine Candy, is that "ROYSTEIt'S 55'
is the best.
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Among Those Present"

This promises to be the most notable
event of the present theatrical season.
Sale Of seats will commence on Satur-
day, December 6.
Prices: so cents to $3.50
On account of the interest manifested
in Mrs. LeMoyne's appearance, and the
large number of inquiries already made
at the box office, it has been decided
that applications for seats sent in before
the opening of the sale will be filed in
the order of their receipt Free list
will positively be suspended for this en-
gagement.
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For LaGrinpe and IofluenZa
use CHENEY'S EXPEC1O-
RANT.
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DRUG STORE FOR SALE OR CO-PART-
nership arranged in a growing town;
in one of the finest farming sections
in the State. Address w. G., care
news and Observer
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Special Announcement.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9,

the distinguished actress, Mrs. LeMoyne,
will be seen in this city at the Academy
of Music in her latest successful comedy.
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NO ADVERTISEMENTS TARRN FOR
.Esa THAN 10 CXNTS AN INsERTION.
ASH MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER. sPE-
,,IAL DISCOUNTS ON LONG CON-
TRACTS.
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JANUARY 1ST, REGISTERED. DRUG
eist; single man; good salary; must
have good habits. Address 'G, care
News and Observer. 11-29-4t
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WANTED-TO CORRESPOND WITH
parties who can furnish dry sawdust.
Address H. H., Box 1876, Greenyille,
n. c. 11-29it.
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JOB OFFICE OUTFIT-LARGE AS
sortment of new type; 12xlS Gordon
Press; Cabinets, etc, everything ready
to go to work. Sell at big discount
w. r. Johnson, Windsor, y. G.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
NEW YORK TELLS OF FLOODS
One Results in the Death of Four Perso
Crops Suffer Seriously.

-
Crops Suffer Seriously.
Binghamton, n Y, July 21-The
heavy rains prevailing in this section
for the past few days reached a eli
max Saturday night, when three sepa-
rate torrents of rain occurred within
the limits of BroOme county, and sew
eral in the surrounding territory to the
northward, breaking mill dams, wash
ing out railway tracks and highway
bridges and doing much other damage,
besides delaying trains -Four persons
are dead and two are seriously injured.
The loss to property will reach $780,
600. The dead are James Cook and
wife, drowned at Alton, Chenango
county; the c-months-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Cook. and Michael j. Ryan,
Of this city, killed in washout. The
seriously injured are Engineer Edward
Farran and Fireman Willis E. Marsh,
of this city
Farmer, n. Y, July 21.-The most
disastrous flood that has visited this
portion of Seneca county occurred yes
terday. The rain commenced Saturday
night, but the heavy downpour came
between 2 and $50 yesterday after
noon, washing everything in the path
of the torrent it created Wheat in the
shock, hay on the ground, gardens,
roads, and IN some places bridges are
washed out.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
JOHN ". MACKAY.

but this improvement was followed by
a bad night. and he grew worse as
Sunday progressed. He was uncon-
scious most of the time, and died very
peacefully.
The immediate cause of his death
was heart failure The right lung was
found to be congested and the symp-
toms indicated pneumonia. Mrs. Mac
kay, her mother and Countess Telfe-
ner were present when Mackay died.
and Princess Galatro Colonna arrived
from Paris a half hour after her step
fathers death.
Mackay was the last surviving mem
ber of the four Bonanza kings-FloOd,
O'Brien and Fair, the other three hav-
ing long since died. They got rich out
of the celebrated Bonanza mine on the
COmStock ledgeS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
Waste of Waters Near st. Louis.
PlattsmOuth and Lincoln Complain
Oownpours at Other Points.

Oownpours at other Points.
Omaha, Neb.. July 19.-Reports re-
ceived from Plattsmouth indicate a
most serious state of affairs in that
town resulting from a torrent of rain
Thursday night. The mayor has asked
Chief of Police DOnOhue, of Omaha,
for assistance in restoring the town
to its normal condition. Several mar
row escapes from death occurred and
the damage to property will be great.
Lincoln, Neb., July ia rainfall
of nearly three inches Thursday night
and yesterday caused another flood in
the bottom lands in the west part of
the city There was a three-foot rise
in Salt and Oak creeks during the aft
ernOOn, and first floors of a number
of houses are under water. the occu-
pants vacating. The water is rising
slowly and more rain is threatened.
All of eastern and central Nebraska
received downpcur, the precipita-
ton ranging from an inch and a half
to five inches.
Lincoln, Ills. July 19-This city and
vicinity was visited by a flood of rain
yesterday afternoon. Streets, cellars
and easements in stores were flooded
Considerable damage was done by hail,
wind and electricity.
Lafayette. Ind, July ia severe
electrical storm passed through the
eastern part of this county at noon
yesterday, doing immense damage to
growing crops. Harvey Reesers gran
ary was struck by lightning and 500
bushels of new wheat burned.
Peoria, Ills, July 19.-The Illinois
river is rising at an alarming rate at
this point and farmers along the low
lands are again anticipating damaging
floods.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
WATERS ARE FALLING.
End Seems in Sight Of the Dis
astrous lnundation of the
Farmers Fields.
SOME EXTRA DAMAGE Is REPORTED
But the Total of Perhaps $4,000, 900
Is Not Materially Changed
Flood Notes.

Burlington, Ia. July 22.-The river
fell half an inch last night. The high
water limit has been reached, and
danger Of further rise is considered
over.
Keokuk, Ia, July 22.-The height of
the flood in the Mississippi river was
reached yesterday south of here. The
river fell an inch and a half at Keo-
kuk and the fall will reach southern
points today But the rise of foot
more in the vicinity of Canton, Quincy,
Lagrange and Hannibal carried the
water over thousands of acres previ-
Ously uninJured. The highest water
is between Lagrange and Gregory,
where the water Sunday was well be-
low the rails of the ST. Louis, KeOkuk
and Northwestern railway on the bank
of the river.
Railway Track Was Submerged.
Yesterday a flood was pouring over
the tracks and reaching to the steps
of the coaches. This rise extended the
flood clear back to the highlands at
the foot Of the bluffs. The roadbed is
all right ard trains are delayed only
by slow orders while running through
water. The rise yesterday took out
some more wheat In the shock which
previously stood with its butts in the
water. Extension of the flooded dis
trict increased the damage total a large
amount in dollars. though not a very
great percentage on the enormous total
of millions hitherto accomplished by
the flood.
Loss from 81, ,OO0.O 900 to 100000.
Last night the greatest part of the
flood was between Gregory, ten miles
below here. and Hannibal. sixty-five
| miles below, and conditions were the
same as described during the last few
days. only somewhat worse. Farmers
| are inclined to report much higher fig
ures than a few days ago. but esti-
| mates sent by this correspondent need
not be revised. and $4.O0O,OO0 to SG.-
100000 in Missouri along seventy-five
miles of river frontage tells the dam
age done by the water In figures. The
rise compelled the Barlow Cultivator
works. Of Quincy. to shut down. but
several other factories considered high
and dry got along by pumping out
water flowing in.
Rabbits as Passengers on Drift.
The river is full of debris here. South
| of here the fotsam includes thousands
of rabbits as passengers on logs,
pieces of houses and other wreckage.
Illinois River Playing Havoc.
Peoria. Ills, July 22.-The Illinois
river continues to rise. The Western
League base ball park is four feet un-
der water and there will be no chance
| to play ball there for at least two
weeks. Reports from down river
| points state that the damage to crops
Is daily increa sing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
NEW NAME FOR A UNION
Longshoremen Sort of Reach Out in the
Matter Of a Title.

LOnRSnOremen sort OF heacn Out IN tn0
Matter of a Title.
Chicago. July 21.-Before the ad-
journment of its eleventh annual con-
vention the international Longshore-
mems association became, by vote of
the 200 delegates present, the Interna-
tional Longshoremen, Marine anJ
Transport Workers association. DAN
iel ]. Keefe, of Chicago, and Henry
G. Barter, of Detroit, were reelected
unanimously to the positions of presi-
dent and secretary-treasurer -respec-
lively.
As the head members of the asso-
cations executive committee they will
be assisted by nine vice presidents. as
follows: John Walsh, Cleveland; John
]. Joyce, Buffalo: ]. Gordon O'Neill,
Duluth; ]. A. Madsen, Portland, Ore. (;
Cornelius Wild. Buffalo: ]. A. OWN,
Galveston: Frank Morrell. Ashtabula; I;
James Mclaughlin. Windsor, Ont; j.
E. Porter. New Orleans.
The convention voted TO ask for a
joint conference of the freight ham
dlers of the great lakes and the mana
gers of the freight lines. TO be held in
February, to decide upon a wage scale
for next year The convention also
declared against allowing crews Of
boats and n0n-union workmen TO trim
ore and grain cargoes. and voted to
compel all wooden boats loading ore
at ports where longshorc.. 1en are or
ganized to employ union men. and to
fine all refusing this 3ia cents a ton
at unloading ports.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
STATISTICS OF FARMS
Fin de Steele Totals That Show
Our Immense Agricultural
Bu siness.
AS 1T WAS AT THE OENTURY's END
Ten Figures Required to Give the
Aggregates Most of the Time
State Comparisons.

Washington, July 22.-The census
bureau has issued a bulletin giving the
condition of agriculture in the United
States for the year 1900. 1t shows
that there were at that time 5.739. .651
farms in the entire country which were
valued at S16,614,6 ,69i, PAT. The value
of farm implements and machinery
was S161, POI $50, and of live stock
S3,07S,050,041. These values added
to the value of the farms gives a total
value Of farm property amounting to
$20,514.OO1,S ,S3S.
Value of the Farm Products.
The total value of farm products for
the year 1899 is given at 81, ,739, lis. i32,
of which amount S1,71S, 800, POI was for
animal products, including live stock,
poultry and bee products. The bulletin
places the average size of farms in the
United States at 146 acres. and it is
stated that 40 per cent. Of the farm
land is improved. The total acreage
for the entire country was 81, 1,2Ol,os5.
Increase in Number Of Farms.
The number of farms in the United
States has increased in every decade
for the last fifty years, and so rapidly
that in 1900 there were nearly four
times as many farms as in 1880, and
% per cent more than in 1890. The
total acreage of farm land also has in
creased, but up to 1880 less rapidly
than the number of farms, thus involy-
ing a steady decrease in the average
size of farms. Since 1880, however,
the total acreage has increased more
rapidly than the number Of farms. SO
that the average size of farms has in
creased. The total area of improved
land has increased in every decade
since 1850.
Important Agricultural States.
A comparison by states indicates
that the most important states in the
agriculture of the country are, begin
ming at the west: Missouri, Iowa, ILL
nois, Indiana. Ohio. Pennsylvania and
New York. Together they contribute
Al per cent. of the total value of farm
property, and SO per cent of the tota
value of farm products. Texas leads
with the greatest number of farms
352.1 hut only little more than l.
per cent. of the farm land in Texas
was improved. and the value of the
farm land in Texas was less than In
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Mis-
souri,, Iowa or Illinois, being S962, ,416,
273.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
MAY BE TROUBLE AHEAD FOR HER
The Girl Recently Married at Indianapolis
to Chinaman.

Indianapolis, July 2l.-If some Of
the Chinese of the city are to be be-
lieved the welded life of Moy Sam,
who married Miss Minnie Downs re-
Gently may not be free from annoy
ance. The Chinese of the faction that
is not the one Moy Sam belongs to say
that Moy Sam already has wife in
China and boy Z years old. While
they do not say Moy Sam is bigamist,
they smile with characteristic bland
ness when asked if this is the case.
The Chinese are also discussing the
marriage Of Pang YIN, which occurred
here ten years ago. According to
them, Pang Vim returned with his In
dianapolis with (whO was Miss Alice
Norton) to China, and there the Ameri-
can wife found Chinese wife who an
tedated her some years. They say the
American wife became dissatisfied and
ran away. v~-g az
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
.FRETZ IS IN THE FLESH
So They Say, in Spite of His Writ.
ten Determination to Ex-
plore Eternity.
LETTER HE WROTE TO A FRIEND
Bank Balance That Was Not Big
Enough-New Million Dollar
Steel PIant-Items.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 1S.-Lewis
B. Fretz, who disappeared from Fort
Wayne, Ind, last Friday, after leav-
ing a note saying that when found he
would be dead, was in Indianapolis
early this week, and is probably still
in this city. Fretz was engaged in
newspaper and literary work at Fort
Wayne, and had considerable success.
For some time prior to May 3 of this
year be was connected with the man.
agenent of the Garrett Qnd.) Herald.
The letter left by him was addressed
to Miss Lydia Burtch, of Fort Wayne,
and was as follows:
Had Nearly Reached the Point.
There comes q time in life when
the perversity of men makes one des-
perate. There comes a time In the
lives of some when that desperation
can no longer be withstood- Destruc-
ton then seems to be the only relief
open. Some may call ii cOwardice,
others may classify it as insanity
Whatever IL is, have almost arrived
there. The struggle has been long and
severe, and l might say unrewarded,
save with an increase of casualty I
had hoped to hold out successfully
against fate. but that hope is gone and
my desolation is beyond requital,
either from a sense of obligation to
my fellow men, or the ties of consan-
guinity. | plead no eXtenuation. ask
no sympathy. / shall soon be beyond
their power to soothe.
Perhaps Oblivion. Perhaps Not.
"When this reaches you | shall have
gone to try unknown depths-the
depths beyond alternating currents of
jealousy, hatred. avarice and vitupera-
ton, where at least the peace of obliv-
ion reigns. Good bye.
81. +. FRETZ."
His Checks Not Honored.
Miss Burtch. who had done consid-
erable work for FretZ. received two
checks for S10 each in payment for her
services. One of these was returned
from bank at Garrett with the in
formation that Fretz had only half
enough money In bank to meet it. The
other was also returned with a similar
Endorsement. FretZ carried a life in
surance of $1,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
Did NOT LOVE HESTER
Which Seems to Account in a
Measure for Charges Against
j. w. Walker.
he MAILED SOME POSTAL CARDS
Producing a Sensation in Educational
Circles-Smashup on the Rail-
State News Notes.

indianapolis, Ind, July 22.--J. W.
Walker, secretary and general man.
ager of the Educator Journal COM
pany, proprietors of the Inland Edu-
Gator and the Indiana School Journal,
arrested on a charge of violating the
federal statutes by sending scurrilouS
postal cards through the mail. has
been released on his own recognizance
by United States Commissioner MoOres
after having waived examination. The
grand jury will consider his case
Walker, it is alleged by Postoffice In
spector Kile, mailed, June g, 800 postal
cards, at Limedale, Ind, to prominent
educators of the state and to a number
of the state officials, with an attack
on the candidacy of Professor W. A.
Hester, of Evansville, for the presi-
dency of Indiana university. printed
on them. The card reads:
RATS In the Garrett"
"Has a second Sanford Fell stepped
into the shoes of DR.. William
Lowe Bryan as professor of philosophy
and pedagogy in Indiana university
No. 1t is simply W. A. Hester with
his megaphone turned toward The gal
leries and DR.. Hurry (see his inter-
view in Evansville paper seems to be
roofing for him.
Special to The Indianapolis News.
Evansville. Ind, June Sit is un-
derstoOd that the board of trustees of
Indiana university is considering w.
A. Hester as the successor of President
Swain, who is expected to take charge
of Swarthmore college. in Pennsylva-
MIA Mr. Hester was formerly superin-
tendcnt of the high school here, and
went 10 the state university, where he
has held the chair of pedagogy.
VERA PRO GRATIS.
Bloomington, Ind"
Proved TO Have Mailed the Cards.
The evidence On which Walkers ar
rest is based was secured by Inspector
Kiie. after the postmaster's daughter
at Limedale had identified him as the
man who mailed the cards. Walker
would not discuss his arrest, but made
a statement justifying his enmity to
Hester. and beginning: 1T is quite
natural for certain parties TO impute
to me the authorship of the above pos
tai card That l have the enmity of
both the American Book company, of
Cincinnati, and W. A. Hester is we'll
known. AS the representative of the
former. having been in their employ
for quite q number of years, l delib-
erately refused to observe their In
structions TO violate the text book law
of Indiana"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
Flood Threatens Peoria.

Peoria, Ills, July 21.-The Illinois
river threatens thousands of dollars
worth of damages to buildings and
manufactures in Peoria. The damage
already caused along the lowlands by
the floods will be but a drop in the
bucket compared with what it will be
If the water gets one foot higher.
People living along the bottom lands
both above and below Peoria have
sought the high lands and have driven
their stock with them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
STATISTICS OF IMPROVED LAND
Iowa Has the Biggest Percentage Of Any
State; Illinois Next.


Among other states having more
than 100000 farms are Illinois, 264,-
151: Indiana, 221,S97; Iowa, 22S,622;;
Michigan, 203, ,261; Ohio, 216, 6,11S; Penn
sylvania, 22i,24S; Tennessee, 224 ,623.
Iowa leads the list in the percentage
of improved lands, more than Sc per
cent. of the farm lands of that state
being improved. Illinois follows, with
more than 81 per cent; Ohio comes
next, with as per cent, and is followed
by Indiana with more than a per
cent.
Illinois occupies the first position in
the matter of the total value of farm
lands, the figures for that state being
$1,000, ,316,S97. Other state values are
as follows: Iowa, 1884 ,345, $40; Indi-
ana, S9IS, S,616,471; Kansas, 1854, ,100,-
2S6: Michigan 800 -3.a.734: Minneso-
ia, $7SS, S,6S4, ,642; Missouri, 1903, 121,-
S97; Nebraska, I74I ,950,057; Wisconsin,
$S11,712,319.
The live stock farm lands of the
country are put down at a value of
S1.5Oo, ,2S4, ,213, or more than &c per
cent. of the whole The hay and grain
lands at S6.579. .54S, ,543, or 81 per cent
of the whole; dairy produce, more than
per cent; cotton, more than 5 per
cent There are 512 coffee farms in the
country, valued at S1,932,91
A chapter of the bulletin is devoted
to irrigation. and the following extract
from it summarizes the presentation:
"A comparison of the number of irri-
gators and of the number of acres ir-
rigated at the beginning and end of
the decade of 1SS9-1S99 shows that
these have approximately doubled.
The number of irrigators in the arid
states and territories increased from
52,5S4 to 1O2.S19. or 80 per cent; and
the number Of acres irrigated in
creased from 1864 AS to 1858, ,273, or
103 per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
Engineer Loses His Nerve

Terre Haute, Ind, July 21.-Arthur
Schroeder an engineer in the Big Four
yards. gave up his place when he look
edon hefaceof Engineer Kellifer, who
was killed in the wreck at Lena Fri
day. He was overcome at the sight of
his friend ana had the experience
known among railroad men as losing
his nerve" after which they are un-
fitted for the work at the throttle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24

Wabash, Ind, July 21.-Lightning
struck the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Boyers, near Berne, shivering three
posts of her bed, tearing the bed
clothing to rags, and even ripping open
the pillow on which her head lay and
scattering the feathers about the room.
Mrs. Boyers was but slightly shocked
and picked herself up from the floor
uninjured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
They Think the Ship Is Hoodooed.

st. Petersburg, July 22.- The battle
ship Retvisan, built in Philadelphia
for the Russian government, and which
recently arrived here, seems to be ILL
fated. On her way from Philadel-
phia five members of her crew were
killed by the explosion of a water tube,
and Sunday two others of the crew
were killed by falling to the bottom
of the dry dock while painting the bat
tleShip's keel
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
Disappointed Man Suicides.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, July 22-Charles
Weigand. carpenter, committed sui
eide yesterday morning. Weigand
arose at the usual hour and while his
wife was preparing the morning meal
went into the shed and placed q dou-
ble-barreled shotgun against his breast,
discharging it with his foot Weigand
had recently constructed small Ferris
wheel in which he invested nearly all
his savings. AS financial investment
the wheel nroyed a failure.