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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
USING WOOD IN RALEIGH.
street Railway Company Does Rest
1t Can Under the circumstancc..
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RALEIGH. N. C., October 1o.-fspecia1o
Inc number of State convicts to-day is
$50, falling Off in numbers OF 644 in
twenty years. In the penitentiary there
are only 80. none of whom can be sent
away 10 work on the farm or on the
railways. Good progress is being made in
harvesting the crops at the farm, and 300
bales or cotton are already ginned and
picked.
another set Of campaign appointments
mas been made for Governor Aycock. and
he will not return here until the 2sth in
slant. On the 9th he will open the State
Fair.
The demand for wood here is far greater
than in many years. Prices have not as
yet risen, oak being $3.50 and pine SITE to
- a cord. The street railway is using
wood for fuel.
The advance guard of tramps has ar
rived here. One of these pilgrims says
that the number coming South will be
large, and that they Will go as far to-
wards the Gulf OF Mexico as they can, in
order to dodge the cold wea ther.
1t is also learned that more tourists than
usual will come South for the winter.
Moore county will have several thousand
of these winter visitors. They are max
ing that county rich, and in few years,
it will be one Of the richest in the State.
Another great hotel is to be built.
The president Of q railway Of hundred
miles in length. which has done an i'm
mense business in lumber, says that so
great is the cutting of timber that he
will have next year to look for other lines
of business. Not long ago there were over
Is saw-Tnills along the road. This year
his timber haul has not been half as
large ns it was last year. Miles of forest
have been literally destroyed.
The State Superintendent to-day sent
warrant TO Scotland county for five rural
school libraries; the first established in
that county.
Cotton-J1ill men here are interested in
the news that 20 mills have gone into the
H. Z. Fries combination or merger. Two
Raleigh mills are in it.
Insurance Commissioner Young is at
Jonesboro, making an Investigation of the
burning of a store. There is a strong sus-
picion Of incendiarism.
Thera IS complaint of discrimination in
railway rates between Goldsboro' and
Dunn and between Goldsboro and Durham.
The distance between the first-named
points Is only 40 miles. while the rate is
s1.45 thousand on brick, while from
Goldsboro' to Durham. so miles, the rate
is only sl.25.
The sweet potato crop this year is
remarkably large one. and is bringing so
much money that q grower here says his
crop brought him more money than his
cotton crop did last year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
TORRANCE ENDORSED
BY G. A. r. ENCAMP MENT.
Many Assurances of Appreciation Of
His Position Regarding EI-Con-
federates, from North ana
from South.

WASHINGTON, October l0.-Before adj
7onrnment today, the encampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic adopted
resolution submitted by st-Commander-
in-Chief Burdette, indorsing the position
taken by Commander-in-C Chief Torrance
in his recent address, calling for assistance
from members of the Grand Army or the
Republic for the home for Confederate
soldiers at Mountain Creek, Ala, and urg-
ing upon the veterans generally the adop-
tion of an attitude of brotherly kindness
towards their foes of the Civil war.
Since his arrival in Washington, Cen
eral Torrance has received many assur-
ances of appreciation OF the spirit OF that
address from his comrades of the Grand
Army. There have also come to him a
number of letters and kilograms from
points In the South. expressing apprecla-
ton. In some instances, these communl-
cations advise him Of the action Of posts
of ex-Confederate veterans, endorsing the
address, Among other letters received,
is one from Major ]. NJ. F'alkner, OF Mont
somery, Ala, who is interested in the
Mountain Creek home, from which the
following is an extract:
CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOME.
contributions, as a result Of your in
Splred and inspiring lslLet, coiltuue. ~
reach me from nearly every part OF the
Union. have received, up to date. as
result of your letter, s541. But better than
all money that could be sent me IS the
brotherly love, good will. gentleness and
kindness which pervaded every letter that
have received, and have yet to hear of
any adverse criticism anywhere in Ala
bama, either as to your action, or as TO
mine in receiving the funds contributed.
I read your letter a short time ago to
the old soldiers at the home at Mountain
Greek, and every one of them said: May
God bless General Torrance and such
believe to be the prayer of every true ex-
Confederate soldier in Alabama.
I'm my opinion, down to this date. moth
ing has ever been done that is SO calcu-
lated to obliterate all the scars Of war,
and to wipe out forever all bitterness be-.
tween those who wore the blue and those
who wore the gray, as your action in this
matter. and while there may be few
who came in late, and did not get enough.
Of war, that are still measuring up ami
mosities, yet there are few indeed who
are not ready to say IN the language Of
that illustr4ous and magnanlmous victor,
General Grant. Iet us have peace e.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
IN PITTSBURG, PA.
Boy Inventor, Temporarily DeranS-
ed, Butchers Mother and Sister,
and FriShtfuIly Injuries.
Four Other Children.

PITTsBURG, PA, Oct. 10.-While labor
ing under mental alteration. the result OF
the strain of perfecting an appliance
for patents on air-brakes. which are pend
ing in Washington. Charles cawley.
early to-day Killed his mother and one
sister. and seriously injured four other
children. He tried to kill his two older
brothers. but was detected. overpoWered
anG turned over to the police. The weap-
on used was an axe. with which he crush
ed and hacked his victims beyond recog-
nition-
The dead:
Mrs HANNA CAWLEY, aged forty
years; head and upper portion of her body
almost pounded to a jelly.
BELLE CAWLEY, aged twelve. who
slept with her mother; head frightfully
crushed.
The injured: Joseph, the baby. aged if-
teen months, head and chest battered:
Adellne, aged six, skull fractured; Ray,
mond, aged six. twin of Adeline. head
head crushed.
morning Charles quietly, rose. and.
his Shoes, crept down to the Cellar
and secured an axe. Coming upstairs he
went into his mothers room where the
victims were all sleeping. After turning
up the light, the maniac approached his
nlOtherS DedSlde, swung the axe MSn
in the air. and brought it down with such
force that the skull was crushed. The
mother evidently never knew what struck
her, but the crazed son, thinking that
mis- blow did not do it's work, pounded his
mothers head almost to a jelly.
Belle, oldest daughter slept throughout
the time. The dull sound of the axe on
her mothers head did not arouse her.
Charles hurried to her side of the bed and
struck her with the axe. 1t is thought
that the first blow slipped and awol1e
the girl. but only for second. She did
not have time to scream for the next
blow killed her. The fiend then turned
to the smaller children and struck each
one over the head with the bloody wea-
pom.
Then he started for his brothers room,
but James, the eldest, had been awakened
by the groans in his mothers room. and
as Charles entered he seized a heavy
rocking chair and after a fierce struggle
overpowered him and turned him over to
the police.
On the way to the station he fought
ferociously, but after being secured in
cell ne Gained down, and did not seem
to realize what he had done. He denies
emphatically that he committed the deed.
He tells a fairly connected story, in
says he was awakened at an early hour
by sounds on the first floor, and went
downstairs to investigate. Returning up
stairs, he states. he found his sister
lying across the bed, covered with blood,
and fled to give the alarm.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
FRISCO NEXT TINE.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE)

St. Louis DR.. Hagerty was a chaplain
in Sherman's army during the war. The
main portion of the cane was cut from
a tree on the battle-ground OF wilson's
Creek, Mo-, while the ferule is made or
the iron of cars dumped into a creek by
General Marmaduke. The head OF the
cane. however, is the most unique portion.
In its center is star made of wood from
historic places. The quadrants of the
star are made from pieces Of wood from
the frame of the Liberty Bell in Phlladel-
phia, Grants log cabin, Sherman's man
sion, the house in which General Lee sur
rendered in Virginia, and the home OF
Lincoln in Springfield. The points of the
star are composed of wood also of his
toric interest. These points are from the
battlefield Of Lookout Mountain, Moro
Castle, Havana; the ship Christina Re-
gina, sunk in Manila bay by Admiral
Dewey: DEVILS Den, on the battlefield Of
Gettysburg, and the peach orchard at
Gettysburg DR.. Hagerty made the cane
himself and it was a most agreeable pres
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Corn, wheat, Rye, Oats, Tobacco
Potatoes, Apples, &c.

Corn, Wheat, Rye, Oats, Tobacco,
Potatoes, Apples, &c.
WASHINGTON. D. c., October 1o-The
monthly report of the Statisttcian OF the
Department of Agriculture shows the ave-
"a % condition of corn on October. list to
have been 1875, as compared with SCI a
year ago.
The preliminary estimate of the average
WELD ner acre of spring wheat is 14.a
bushels.
The preliminary estimate Of the average
WELD Der acre of oats is 345 bushels,
as com ared with PSI bushels a year ago.
The preliminary estimate of yield per
acre of barley is go bushels, against "a. Z
bushels a year ago.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre of rye is 40 bushels, as COM
pared with ISL bushels a year ago.
The average condition of buckwheat on
October 1st was sos as compared with
1874 a year ago.
TOBACCO.
All of the important tobacco-producing
States, except Ohio, in which State the
condition is the same as last month, re-
port improvement in condition during
September. This improvement amounts
to three points in Kentucky, four in North
Carolina and Tennessee, and five in vir-
ten-year averages, North Carolina is
seven points above, Tennessee three points
below, and Kentucky exactly the same as
such average.
The average condition of potatoes on
October LIST was SIS, against $40 year
ago.
AS to the condition OF sweet potatoes
Tennessee reports one point, North Caro-
lima two points, and South Carolina and
Virginia five points above their respective
ten-year averages. While Georgia reports
three points, Texas four, New Jersey, six,
Florida seven, Louisiana. eleven, Missis-
sippi fifteen, and Alabama nineteen points
below such average.
SUGAR CANE.
All of the important sugar-cane pro-
ducing States, except Texas, report condi-
tons below their respective ten-year ave-
RACES. This reduction amounts to two
points in Georgia, five in South Carolina,
seven in Florida, eight in Louisiana, fif-
teen in Mississippi and twenty-five in
Alabama, while Texas is two points above
such average.
AS to the conditions of rice, Texas re-
ports eleven points above and South
Carolina, one point, Florida five points,
North Carolina eight points. Alabama
twelve points. Mississippi seventeen
points, and Louisiana twenty-three points
below their respective averages for the
last eight years, while the condition in
Georgia is the same as such average.
AS to the condition of apples, North
Carolina reports eight points; Illinois.
nine points; Missouri, ten points; Penn
sylvania, eleven points; Maine, twelve
points; New York fifteen points; Iowa,
sixteen points, and Michigan twenty
seven points above, and Ohio. two points;
Indiana, three points: Virginia, nine
points; Tennessee. eleven points; Ken
lucky, nineteen points, and Kansas,
twenty-one points below the mean Of their
October averages for the last seven years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
CoTToN-MILL STOCK INCREASE.
To Build a New Factory at Hunts
willie. Alabama.

N anu em companv was authorized
bv vote of the stockholders; at the an
nual meeting held here today. &c 10 cd lse o0o
which increa ses the Capitalization of the
authorized today is needed for the GO COZ n
struction Of a new mill in Huntsville
rates substantial plant 1t is the inten-
ton to build a mill that will give en-
ployment to from 1,5o0 to 600 OPERATIVES,
Of the Merrimac Company in Lowell with
the material that is now being bought
al a high figure in the open market.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11

noticed what appeared to be a pair Of
1000 boots lying along side Il hay stack.
ne started to pick them up. when he was
CONSIDERABLY startled to find them fas,
al, 70 near muf11ed voice crying:
tease don't shoot! surrender
we pulled or some Of the hay and
say much. He couldn't. but pretty soon
he developed a strained tendon. and had
to be invaded home
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11

The four other members Of the family
injured afe reported to-nlsnt6 as having
ANOTHER SISTER DEAD.
Anna the 4-year -old sister of Cawley's,
died tonight at the Southside Hospital.
It is reported that the three others In:
tured viii probably die before morning.
TOUR NOW DEAD.
Raymond Cawley died at the Southside
Hospital tonight, at n:30, making four
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
Sunday Trains In North Carolina.

DURHAM, N. c., October 10.-Major w.
A. Guthrie left to-day for the western
part of the State, to consult Governor
c. B. Aycock. and obtain, II possible. MS
sanction for Sunday coal trains TO be run
in North Carolina. He is acting under
INSTRUCTIONS from the legal department OF
the Norfolk and Western. The sole OBJ
iect is to relieve communities and bust
ness interests now suffering on account
of the coal famine
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
THAT CoTToN-M1Ln COMBINE.
Southern Textile Co.'s Promoters
Now I'm Session.

SOufhcrn TcXtIIe Co-5s Fro"otcrE
Now I'm Session.
GREENSBORO, n. c., October 10
Especial. THE committee of promoters Of
the Southern Textile Company, appointed
to consider the options mill properties
obtained by Mr.. II. Z. Fries. has been
in session here all OF to-day. and will
hardly finish It's work before tomorrow
night. If then.
Until it completes its work, it Will not
be known what mills will be in the COM
bine Neither Mr.. Fries nor any mem
Der of the committee will give any hint as
to what proportion of the seventy mills
on which options have been secured, will
he taken in.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
Eota1 Premature Explosion.

ANDERSON, S. c.. October 1o.-As a
result of the premature explosion Of a
dynamite charge at Portman shoais; nine
miles west of this place, to-day, James
White. of Norwich, Conn, foreman Of
the quarry gang. was instantly k1lleeI
and three negroes were injured, one OF
them fatally. White was an employee
Of the construction company, of Palmer,
Mass,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
;;iirst Prize $500; Second Prize, $3.50;


divide the handsome sum o
) cash anongo urreades
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11

Texas Defents Sevanee at Ball.
DALLAS, TEN, October 10.-Texas de-
feated Sewanee in a well-contested game
Of foot ball here to-day, by a score of
II to g.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-11
Hon. r. r. Glass Passes Away.

RIPLEY. TENN, October 1O..Hon. +.
r Class. former congressman from this
dhe Ninth) district, died here last night;
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18
A pollcemnn,s BIunder

Gen. Grant believed that OF all men
in the country the president OF the
United States should obey every law
An excellent opportunity was offered
for the practical demonstration of this
belief in the following amusing incl
dent:
One night about dusk, Grant, a Dip
lomat, two senators and a member Of
he cabinet were returning from
drive. They were late, the president
had a pressing engagement that even
ing and be was making up for lost
time with vengeance. The span
came tearing down Connecticut ave-
nue. but when | Street was reached
A new recruit. on the police force held
them up for fast driving. The presi-
ient quietly said Yes, l guess | was
Irving too fast, now you speak of it."
We'll" replied the delighted police
man, proud that he had the courage
% bring to terms some swells from
weldon. you can consider your
selves under arrest" He climbed up
On the seat with Gen. Grant and the
horses were driven toward the station
house A quiet voice soon whispered
II the policeman's ear. do you know
whom you have arrested?" No, and
[ don't care" was the rejoinder. "Oh,
all right" replied the soft voice, Il
only thought that you ought to know
hat it's the president
"Wha-a-t!" gasped the agonized po-
liceman as he comprehended the truth
and realized the absurdity of his posi-
lion. He begged them to let him go,
but the president insisted that it was
1 just arrest and, drawing up at the
station house, paid the full fine for the
of the law.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18
Rreathes Through It's Tall.

Insects that breathe through their
tails are rare, but the state geologist
received two specimens from Prof. o.
f. Fidlar of Vincennes, Ind. who de-
sired to know what manner of Great
ures they are. Professor Blatchley
says the insect is known as the rat
tailed-maggot. 1t is the young of Il
sweat bee or fly. the eristalis. genus
of syrphid flies. Tail and all, it is about
an inch long, but the body is between
an eighth and a quarter OF an inch
long. 1t moves from place to place
something like a snake. In answering
Professor Fidlar's inquiry. Professor
Blatckley wrote of t4e tail:
This is a respiratory tube which
enables the insect to obtain air when
its body is submerged beneath several
inches of water or decaylng matter
This tube is telescope in nature, and
can be heightened or shortened as the
insect may need it. AT its tip there
is a rosette OF minute hairs, which.
floating On the surface of the water,
keep the top from being submerged" >"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18
American Ammunition.

Gen. Chaifee was not long in proving
beyond any doubt that the Cuban could
never be a match for the ordinary
American soldier This was strikingly
illustrated in the following incident:
When Chaffee was advancing on El
Caney he sent Cuban officer with
some Cuban soldiers over to take
certain Spanish blockhouse. They
marched away triumphantly and took
a position several miles distant on a
convenient and comfortable hill Here
they rested, the officers and men shoot
ing in the direction of the blockhouse
but, of course, not reaching anywhere
near it. An American scout thinll-
ing the blockhouse had been taken.
went around it, and to his surprise
discovered that it was filled with Span
ish soldiers all sound asleep. He went
away and reported to Chaffee. Soon
afterward the Cuban officer rode up
with much excitement and said:
I'VE are all out of ammunition. Give
us more
The kind of ammunition you are
out of" replied Chaffee, lis brains.
sir, and the kind we have got would
not fit your heads.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18

The costly revenge that one firm en-
gagged in the iron trade took upon all
other in 1895 will always find a place
in the annals of British trade. Both
firms were engaged in the same class
of work, and one chanced to clash
with the other over the expectation of
their goods. which so enraged the first
firm that they determined to be re-
venBed however great the cost.
They began by buying up all the
smelling coal they could procure at a
cost of SS75,OOO, but as this did not
ruin the other firm they tried to copy
their rivals goods and sold them in
America at a loss of 81 800 a day. The
opposing firm still held out doggedly,
however, and at last the revengeful
parties, unable to stand this serious
drain upon their resources, decided to
give up the game as not being worth
the candle. This, however, was only
one when their revenge had cost them
ever 81 250,UO0
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18
Hear Broke Up the Dance.

South Heberton. twelve miles from
Hazleson, Pa, has just gone through
an exciting experience with a tame
bear. until recently the property of
Hugh Malloy. who bought the animal
from a circus.
The bear behaved well while in
Malloy's care, but the latter had no
particular use for Bruin. so he was dis
posed OF to Henry Krause, a tavern
keeper at South Heberton. Krause
chained the bear in his barn, where
he had Intended to keep it until sum
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18

How strangely are the contradictions
Of fortune manifested in the career of
Carl Schurz, who is to have the honor
of receiving the German emperors
magnificent gift to the Germanic mu-
scum at Harvard university. He who
was once an exile, the companion of
revolutionists and refugee from his
native land is now the leading repre-
sentative of German-America in the
nation. Would Germany ever have
forgiven Schurz had America remain
ed a STRIPPING among the nations =?
Probably not
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18

Have you ever heard of the laughing
plant? 1t gets its name from the in
toXicating property of its seed. 1t
grows in Arabia, a bush of moderate
size, with yellow flowers, each produc-
ing a pod of black beans, which are
ground and the powder taken. It's eff
feet is like that of laughing gas"
causing the very soberest man to ca
per, laugh and shout for nearly an
hour until he Is thoroughly exhausted
and falls asleep. On awakening he
seems to have no recollection of his
previous antics This frivolous plant
has not yet been classified by botan-
lists
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18
MIR. Morran.s LIbernlitr.

Every New Year ]. Pierpont Nor
gan gives to every one of his employees
in the great banking firm a certain
bonus in proportion to the salary they
are drawing.
This year the highest sum was an
even $25,000 to one man. The lowest
was $50, to a new messenger, who also
got his pay raised $120 a year Wall
street figures that every year Mr..
Morgan gives to his employees one
twentieth of the net earnings of the
bank for the year. If Wall street is
right, the bank made $5,0OO,OOO clear
last year. How much Mr.. Morgan
himself made with his reorganizauons,
mergers and special fees for financial
work, no man could tell.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-18
naby reIenhones Its Arrlxnl.


The telephone bell rang in the home
of IA New York millionaire who.
at home or abroad, keeps his finger on
the pulse of the markets of the world.
Half awake and dimly conscious that
it was long past midnight, he stagger-
ed to the phone.
Hello! Hellov' he said.
over the wire came the plalntive
wall of a new born babe
"Gee!" he ejaculated its Jacks
long-distance telephone and the baby
has come! Say, mother; mother! Get
up, quick! You are grandma
How do you know?" cried a wom-
ans voice. eXcitedly
why Jacks baby is telephoning
from Chicago!"
We'll, father! What do you think
of your first grandson? Isn't he a
howler?' said the man at the Chicago
end of the wire.
Well, | should label him a Shout
ing Methodist Say, Jack, how old
is he?"
Just ten minutes and ne is an
nounGing his arrival to his New York
grandparents! He is lying on a pillow
and whenever he screams | put his
mouth to the phonel"
And this is the true story of how an
up-to-date little man in Chicago tele-
phoned his New York relatives when
he was only ten minutes old.