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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
Athens, Ca, using the southerns tracks

Athens, Ca, using the Southern's tracks
into Atlanta.
The first train over the Southern from
Washington since 10 o'clock last night
pulled into the Atlanta depot at 8
o'clock tonight. This branch of the
Southern is handicapped by washout
near Toccoa, ninety miles from Atlanta.
In order to reach Atlanta this train was
sent from Toccoa to Elberton, Ca, over
it's own line tonight to Athens over the
Seaboard. A foreign road was used for
seventy-five miles and Lula, Ga, was
reached. Here the train again took its
usual route into Atlanta, covering
trackage Of $50 miles.
No train has arrived from New Orleans
for twenty four hours. washout on
the Atlanta and West Point, near CAB
bettsville, Ala, has caused all trains to
be held UP there. President Wickers
ham, of the West Point route, has been
at the washout with a crew of men since
l o'clock this morning and expects to
get train through tonight. The water
is falling very slowly.
The Southern reads to Chattanooga
and Birmingham is maintaining its US
ual schedules and all trains on the Nash
vile, Chattanooga end ST. Louis, the
Georgia Railroad and the Central of
Georgia, are On time. The Southern is
using the track of the last named road
for it's Atlanta Macon business
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
A MESSAGE TO ROOSEVELT
Resolutions Assuring Him of Warm Wei
come at Charleston.
(By the Associated Press }

1
Charleston, S. c., Feb. 2S.--At the
| meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Exposition Company tonight, Col. J. H
Tillman's message to President Roose-
, welt, was fully discussed and the follow
ing reolutions unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the President of the
Exposition Company be, and is hereby re-
Quested to communicate at once with His
Excellency. Theodore Roosevelt, the
President of the United States, and ex-
tend to him the cordial greetings and
good wishes of this board of directors.
With assurances that we look forward to
his romised visit to the exposition with
the greatest pleasure, and that he will
receive from our people the warmest
welcome.
Resolved, further, That the President
he Informed that this board of 1ire ctors
deny any responsibility for the -scent
communication made by Col j. II. Till
mar 10 President Roosevelt and express
their utter lack of sympathy with his
action in that mater
4 committee was appointed by the
Board of Directors to convey this action
TO President Roosevelt.
The city council will hold special
meeting tomorrow to take action in This
matter
Col. Tillman was interviewed at his
home today by a correspondent of the
News and Courier, and said
Il 90 not propose to be placed in the
light ty my conduct of having been the
cause of President Roosevelt's decision
not to attend the Charleston exposition.
] am in no way connected with the cx-
position officially or otherwise.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS GIFT
MADE TO SHAW UNIVERSITY
A Unknown Benefactor Provides For the Erec-
ton of Central Steam Heating
Plant.

President c.. F. Meserve, of Shaw Uni
versity, made an announcement yester-
day of greatly appreciated gift to the
institution. His face was beaming as he
told of it, and he had right to be re-
joicing.
The gift was a donation of SIS, 600 and
the money is to be used to erect and
equip central steam heating plant for
the buildings, which are now heated by
stoves.
The party giving the fund does not
allow the use of his name, and President
Meserve knows nothing of the giver be-
yond the fact that the money came
through the trustees, who notified him
of it.
The $4,000 will not cover all the cost
of erecting the necessary plant and put
ting it in running order put it is I'M
derstood that the rest of the funds is in
sight, and that work will shortly be
commenced, and the building pushed for
ward to completion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
AVALANCHES OF ICE
AND SNOW BURY
MANY
Buildings at Liberty Bell
Mine Swept Into
GuIch.
SIXTY MEN GO DOWN IN 1T
A Few Only Manage to Escape. Thirty
Believed to Have Been
Killed.
SIXTY MEN GO DOWN IN 1T
A SECOND AND MORE TERRIBLE SLIDE
Under This There Are Enombed About Forty
Men Who Were Engaged in the Work
Of Rescuing Victims of the
Fist Disaster.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PresS)
Telluride, Colo, Feb. 2S,-The mosf
terrible snowslide ever known in Colorado
caused the deaths of from thirty to sew
enty-five men at the Liberty Bell mine,
on Smuggler mountain today.
Although the \scene of the disaster is
scarcely two miles from this town, in
formation is difficult to obtain on &C
count of the prcciptous character of the
roads and the vast amount of snow.
Nearly all the buildings of the Liberty
Rell mine We're carried down by the
slide, all the books which show the
number of names of the men employed
being lost, so that the death list can
hardly be known for many hours, pos
sibly not until the rescuers shall have
removed the immense quantity of snow
rocks and logs from the canyon, where
the victims lie buried.
1t seems that two slides occurred
practically at the same place, the second
burying those who were working to res
cue the victims of the first.
The first slide occurred at Z: 80 o'clock
this morning, while the men of the day
shift were preparing for their days
work. About two hundred men are en-
ployed in the mines and mills of the
Liberty Bell Company, and less than
half of these were at work at the time
of the accident. The others were in the
boarding house or bunk house nearby.
Both these buildings We're carried down
the mountain side g distance of two
thousand feet and crushed by tons of
snow.
1t was 10 o'clock before news of the
disaster reached Telluride. Al once q
number of men started for the scene
Meantime the surviving employees of
Liberty Bell began the work of rescuing
the victims of the slide. Several were
taken out alive and dozen or more
bodies were removed from the snow,
which lay piled twenty-five feet deep in,
the bottom of the canyon.
A little after noon a second slide,
starting a short distance above the first
and practically following it's track,
swept down the mountain side, burying
many of the rescuers
third slide came down at o'clock,
about mile below the Liberty Bell
Mine and Gus Vonintel. John Powell
and Paul Dalpra, who were on their re-
turn from the scene of the catastrophe
this morning, We're swept away.
Harry Chase lost his life with the Lib
erty Bell, while assisting in the rescue
of the unfortunates of the first slide oe
this morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
GREENSBORO wATERwoRKs CASE
Argument Concluded in the Circuit Court The
Point at Issue.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer)
Greensboro, N. c., Feb. 2S.-Argument
IN the celebrated Greensboro Water
Works cases was concluded in the Cir
cult court this afternoon. The point at
issue is tine right of the Federal court to
review judgments rendered by State
courts in damage suits aggregating $75 600
against Greensboro Water Supply Com
pany. State court gave judgments in tort
Bondholders contend that Judgments
should have been under contract and are
seeking to have jurisdiction in State court
reviewed.
w. S. Hyams was this afternoon ap-
pointed clerk in the United States court
at Asheville. He will be succeeded as
secretary to Senate Committee on Pat
ents by r. II. Mcneil Jefferson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
A DAY OF STORMS.
These Increase Danger From Swollen Streams
in the Country

The heavy rain of yesterday afternoon
added to the volume of water previously
swelling the rivers and creeks, makes
it possible that some of the bridges Of
the county are in danger and that the
roads are in bad shape.
Reports reached Raleigh Of the creeks
being very high, though no damage is
reported as yet. All the streams in the
country are swollen and at Milburnie
the Neuse river is impossible.
The storm early yesterday morning was
a severe one, and with it came wind,
lightning and thunder. Yesterday after
noon there was a deluge for awhile and
the weather turned colder rapidly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
TIE STORM FURTHER SOUTH.
Seven Lives Lost and Great Damage to Pro-
pert5. Railroad Crippled.
(By the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press)
Atlanta, Ga, Feb 28.-Not in many
years has the Southeastern Gulf States
experienced damage so widespread by a
storm as that which on yesterday spread
over section of country embracing
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia.
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Florida
AS far as known seven lives were lost,
and several persons injured. The dam
age is enormous, the railroads being par
ticularly heavy sufferers. Four lives
were lost in wreck near Grifton, Ga,
which was caused by a washout The
other dead were negroes, whose cabins
We're blown away by the storm. The
rains raised the water to flood height
in the Chattahoochee, Alabama. Ocon-
gee, Savannah and the Oconnees, but
late tonight the stage in all of them was
stationary except at Columbus, Ga,
where the Chattaboochee was rising
slowly. Columbus suffered severely.
One bridge was washed away and
another is expected to go at any mo-
ment.
The city of Athens, Ga, is in total
darkness; the two rivers sending the vol
umes of water through some parts of
the town. They passed the high water
mark there early this morning. but to-
night were stationary. The power plant
of the Athens Electric Street Railway
was submerged to a depth of six feet.
AT the Princeton factory the river rush
ed through the building, doing great
damage. to the machinery.
The water works plant was inundated
and the machinery ruined. The water
supply of the city was shut off. Both
gas and electric light plants were COM
pclled to close down. All the bridges
city, county and railroad--are in danger.
No train has passed there on the Sea-
board from tie north for Atlanta in
twenty-four hours
Washouts are reported on all rail-
roads coming into Atlanta. excepting
two. The loss to the railroads is enor-
nous and they are handling their pas
senger traffic only with the greatest diff
Guilty. No train on the Seaboard Air
Line reached the city since Thursday
morning until 5:15 this afternoon. All
trains on this road are turned back at
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02

Yadkin Division Main Line-Train leaves Will
mngton, 9;l0 a. M, arrives Fayetteville 1920 p.
m, leaves Fayetteville 1912 p m, arrives San
ford 1853 p. IN. Returning leaves Sanford 1905
D. m, arrive Fayetteville 20 p. m, leave Fay
ettevile 4:S0 p. M, arrives Wilmington 7:l5
p. m.
Bennettsvile Branch-Train leaves Bennettsvlle
$40 a. M, Maxton 9:05 a. m. Red Springs 9:32
a. M, Parkton 10:41 a. M, Hope Mills 10:55 a.
M, arrive Fayetteville 4:45 p. M. Hope Mills $500
p. m. Red Springs 543 p M, Maxton GIG p.
M, arrives Bennettsville 7:15 p. m.
Connections at Fayetteville with train No, 7S
at Maxton with Carolina Central Railroad, at
Red Springs with the Red Springs and Bowmore
Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboard Air Line
and Southern Railway, at Gulf with Durham and
Charlotte Railroad.
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch Road leaves
Weldon 1916 p. M, Halifax 1929 p. m, arrives
Scotland Neck at 4:10 p. M, Greqnville 5:47 p.
m, Kinston GAS p. m. Returning leaves Kin
ston 7:30 a. m, Greenville $3.50 a. M, arriving
Halifax at IL 05 a. IN, Weldon 11:20 a. m, daily
except Sunday.
Trains on Washington Branch leave Washington
500 a. m. and 2:45 p m, arrive Parmele SOB a.
M, and 4:10 p, m, returning leave Parmee
lilo a. m and 5:22 p. m, arrive Washington
1890 a. m. and 6:15 p. m, daily except Sunday.
Train leaves Tarboro, N. c., daily except Sun
day 435 p. M, Sunday 4:35 p. m, arrives Ply
mouth 6:35 p. M, $3.50 p m. Returning leaves
Plymouth daily except Sunday, 1880 a. M, and
Sunday 900 a. m, arrives Tarboro 9:55 a. m,
1900 a. m.
Train on Midland N G. Branch leaves Colds
boro daily except Sunday, $500 a. m, arriving
Smithfed 6:10 a. m. Returning leaves Smith
field 700 a. M, arrives at Godsboro S:25 a m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rocky Mount
at $3.50 a. m, 400 p. m, arrive Nashville 1920
a. M, 4:23 p. m, Spring Hope II: 100 a. m, 4:45
q. m. Returning leave Spring Hope 20 a. m,
5:15 p. m, Nashville ii AS a. m, 5:45 p. m.,
arrive at Rocky Mount 1910 p. m, 6:20 p. m,
daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Blanch leaves Warsaw foI
Clinton daily except Sunday, 40 a. m. and
AIS p. m. Returning leaves Clinton at 6:45 a.
m. and $3.50 p. m.
Train No. rs makes close connection at Weldon
for all points North daily all rail via Richmond
ii. NJ. EMERSON,
General Passenger Agent.
j. r. KENLY, General Manager
r. NJ EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
ACADEMY ATTRACTIONS.
Tbs Coming Week Bring Many Attractive
offerings For Raleigh.

Next week Raleigh is to have some
bright theatrical attractions, q feast of
good things all coming in bunch. The
list of attractions show:
Tuesday, March 4th, Finnigans Ball
Wednesday, March 5th King John, by
Mclean and Miss Tyler. Thursday
March 9Th. Janice Meredith, by Mary
Mannering. Saturday, March 9Th. CAST
no Girls. Tuesday, March 18th, The Bur
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
In the House.
(By the Associated Press.l

(By the Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 2S.--The House today
broke all its records in the matter of
private pension legislation clearing the
calendar and passing 159 bills in little
over three hours. The conference report
on the census bill was adopted and the
House adjourned until Monday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02

Your life isn't worth living unless you
think it is.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
gomaster. Thursday, March 18th, Royal
Rogue, by Jeff de Angelus.
FINNIGAN'S BALL.

Rogue, by Jeff de AngeluS.
FINNIGAN'S BALL.
So completely has "Finnnigan's Ball"
changed this season that it might well
have a new name Inasmuch as music
and dancing constitute about three
fourths of any farce comedy, to change
all of it's music and dancing is equivalent
to giving a new piece. Exactly this has
been done to "Finnigans Ball." and when
the curtain rises upon Kearney and
Ryan's comedians in that we'll known
farce comedy at the Academy of Music
on next Tuesday night the audience may
be prepared to see something that bears
but very little resemblance to last years
"Finnigan's Ball" It is true that
Casey" will be there, and he will wor-
nv poor old "Finnigan" just as he did
last year
So. too, will be seen a few other ia
miliar faces and characters, but the
clothes upon their backs and songs they
sing. the dances they do will all be new,
bright and fresh.
Theatre goers who have seen the
'Finnigan's Ball" five or six times can
see it again and go away feeling that
they have seen a new show, nothing but
the name of the old one remaining. Seats
en- sale this morning. Prices 25, so and
rs cents.
MR. MCLEAN AND MISS TYLER.
Mr. Mclean and Miss Tyler, who will
appear on Wednesday, March 5th, may
justly be congratulated upon the result
of their performance of Shakespeare's
ToI,,, T1,sr
historical play is given with most care
full regard to the requirements of envir-
onment and atmosphere. The designs of
the scenery were obtained from sketches
made in Italy by a member of the firm
of scenic arts, who painted the scenery,
and are, therefore, historically correct.
The costumes are new and handsome
those of Miss Tyler having been made
from designs partly her own The acting
of the company is thoroughly in keeping
with the production. Mr.. Mclean makes
an ideal King John, by reason of his
physical gifts and temrerament. His
performance is virile and imperious as
the character requires, and yet delcately
shaded.
1t is satisfactory to note that cheat
rical enterprise of this magnitude has
met with success from the start. Re-
serve seats on sale this morning. Prices
25, So 75c.. $1.00 and $3.50.
MISS MARY WANDERING.
Mary Mannering Frank McKee's new
star. who will be seen at the Academy of
Music next Thursday evening, in a dra-
matte version of Paul Leicester Ford
Janice Meredith" is distinctively q wo-
mans star-that is, she is wonder
fully popular actress among the lady
patrons of the theatre. Everywhere she
has played this season her audiences
have been conspicuous for the extraor
dinarily large number of women in at
tendance. At a Saturday matinee dur
ing her run at Wallack's Theatre in New
York, the house was packed to the
doors, and there were but twenty-one
men, by actual count, in the audience.
over 1000 ladies saw Miss Mannering I'M
Janice Meredith" at this per-
formance Robert Drouet is Miss Man
nering's leading man. Reserve seats go
on sale Monday morning. Prices so cents
to $780,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
Disastrous Flood Threatens.
1y the Associated Press.)

40 !
Pittsburg, Feb. 2S.-Pittsburg and vi.
cinity is tonight threatened with a dis
aetrous flood The great ice gorge in
the Allegheny happily passed out today
without doing any serious damage, but
the great volume of water behind it,
which is being augmented every moment
by swollen creeks and mountain streams.
make it apparent that much damase
must result before the water subsidies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
A Verdict of Manslaughter

Especial to News and Observer
Reidsville. H. c., Feb. Esd. Pettus,
the negro who killed little Tom Rainey,
white, at Leaksville, New Years day. was
tried at Rockingham Superior court. the
jury bringing in verdict of manslaugh-
ter tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02

Lord Kitchener cables to London that
as a result of combined movement of
two days duration against the Boer
forces within the Harrismith and Van
Reenen line of blockhouses, there have
been killed or captured six hundred
Beers, and that 1000 horses and $4,000
head of cattle have fallen into British
hands.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-02
DOWNS JAILOR AND ESCAPES.
Four Men Put OFF Train Fire Upon 1t. They
Are Captured.
Especial to News and Observer.)

(opecldi 10 news anu ODSeTNeI.J
Marion, n. c., Feb. 2S.-Bob Mont
gomery, colored, escaped from Jail here
last night. He called the jailer, and
when he came to see what was wanted
knocked the lamp out of his hand and
ran down stairs, jumped through a win
dow and made his escape. Nothing has
been heard from him since. He was SEN
fenced yesterday to three months on the
ehain-gang for fighting. Jailer Nichols
was not seriously injured.
Four white men were put off the pas
senger train on the Southern here this
afternoon. After being put off they fired
several shots at the train and made their
escape. They have just been captured
at Nebo, six miles east of here. They
will be brought back and lodged in Jail
tonight.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-08-26

that the smallpox-stricken family in
Wide Hollow have not only concealed
the fact that the dread disease existed
with them, but have not taken ordinary
precautions to prevent spreading the
same; that members of the family have
gone back and forth and mingled with
other people to an extent that makes
the spread of the disease in that neigh
borhood highly probable. While such
conduct is criminal there seems to be
no way of preventing it among people
who have no regard for anybody in the
world aside from themselves. Since
knowledge If the presence OF the pesti-
lence has come to the health authorities
close quarantine has been established,
and it is hoped the disease may be con-
fined to its present limits.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-08-26
Beach and Bowers Ministries.

The coming of Beach & Bowers min
strels, under canvas, on Monday, Sept
ember l, is heralded with pleasure. It's
now the oldest minstrel company on the
road under one continuous management
and Yakima is very fortunate in getting
performance from them. 1t will fur
nish more fun and entertainment than
any show of its kind. This season is all
new, original and funny. The singing
is as perfect as is heard in the very best
OF opera companies. The specalties
can not be beaten and are decidedly
laughable and intensely interesting as
Beach & Bowers have called to their as
sistance an array of talent that places
their company in the van OF minstrelsv.
The minstrel bows are young, active and
up to date and seem uatiring in their
efforts to please, and they arouse the
spectators to the highest pitch of en-
thusiasm.
This fine minstrel organization which
is well known to Yakima theatre goers,
having exhibited twice in this city in
previous years, will undoubtedly attract
a large crowd to their big canvas across
the railroad track on Monday, Septem-
Der list
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-08-26
New Creamery at Yakima City.

The new creamery which has been
contemplated by Mrs. f. Carmichael fOr
some time past will soon be reality.
The building, which is located on
the bench near the main thoroughfare
in Yakima City, is ready and the whir
of the machinery will soon be heard.
Mrs. Carmichael has spared no money to
secure the very latest machinery for the
separating OF milk and the manufacture
of butter and cheese. The plant will
be under the supervision of +. + Ran
dali, a gentleman thoroughly competent
and with large circle of acquaintances
in that vicinity. He is expected here
tomorrow and it is believed all will be
in readiness to begin business by Sept
ember 5 at the latest.
The farmers of that locality and Par
ker Bottom have long felt the need of
such an institution and will doubt ess
show their appreciation by giving it
liberal support. Many have already ar
ranged for additional cows
Mrs. Carmichael, the proprietor, is
well known Throughout the county as a
business woman of integrity and she
has invested her money in this enter
prise not only with the belief that it is
a good business proposition but that it
is worth much to the farmers of that
locality and the town in which she lives.
That she is right is almost foregone
conclusion.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-08-26

Our Brother of the Yakima Herald is
too hasty in accusing us of "rotten ma
liciousness" in publishing that North
Yakima has ian epidemic of typhoid"
The Yakima papers stated that there
was danger of such an epidemic and the
Ellensburg papers published that there
was such an epidemic. II such is not
the case the Bulletin is glad to correct
the statement. There certainly was no
malice on our part, and that's where
the Herald man is in error. We have
nothing but good will for North Yakima
and her eople.-Prosser Bulletin.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-08-26
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON
VENTlON

In accordance with resolution duly
passed by the Democratic County Cen
trail committee held at North Yakima,
Saturday, August %, county conven-
ton of the party is hereby called to
meet at the court house in North
Yakima at 10 a. m. on the 18th day of
September, 1902. The purpose OF the
convention is to select delegates to the
state convention at Tacoma on the 18th
OF September, 1902; To name ticket for
county and precinct offices, and to trans
act such other business as may be con-
sidered necessary.
At said convention candidates are to
be nominated as follows: One for the
state senate, two for state representa-
tive, sheriff, auditor, treasurer, clerk,
assessor, attorney, surveyor, school
superintendent and commissioners from
the first and third districts
The apportionment made by the CEN
trail committee entities the various pre-
cincts to the following number OF dele
gates: