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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21

Waterbury April 2t, 1902 Board of Commissioners of Public Health:- his certies that the undersigned members of the Connecticut State Board of Health have this day person ally inspected all the alleged cases of smallpox now in the isolation hospital and thirty other cases in private houses and have heard the statements of the patients and of the physicians who have been in professional attend upon them. We have given each of them care f1 examination and have doubt whatever of the cor rectness of the diagnosis of smallpox.
 Respectfully submitted
 C. A. LINDSLEY,
 JOSEPH H. TOWNSEND.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
HE RINK |S F|RE PROOF.
A Blazing Fire Failed to Blister
 the Old Shell.

Fire Department Responded Promptly to Both Alarms Last Night-Al- though a Fire Seemed to be Burning Fiercely in the Old Rink Building it Failed to Get on the Outside Samuel Root Says Repairs Will Be Made and the Business Will Go On as Before.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-21
BROOkS|DE HOME WAGES.
Prisoners Sent up Will be AL
 lowed $1 per Day.

The Same as is Allowed at the New
 Haven Jail-This Decision After q
 Consultation Between Judge Burpee
The courier., 1902-03-15
N THE REALM OF
Z POLITICS =

The honor of a politician is a curious
thing. 1t is easily touched and II is
easily satisfied. A recent incident i'm
Dodge county politics is case in
point. Ross Hammond has for four
years been postmaster at Fremont,
a position he earned by consist
ent, earnest work, not only for the
party but for the selfish interests of
various individuals. He supposed that
as the party had again been victorious
nationally he would be called upon to
serve his country and his tOwnspeOple
i'm the postoffice for four years more.
Suddenly he woke up to the fact that
Dan Swanson, erstwhile his friend and
ally, was after the place. Dan had
been representative in the last session
guided by r. B. Schneider. who is the
political mentor of Mr.. Hammond. Mr..
Schneider had taken Daniel unto the
heights and showed him a fair array
of Offices, any of which should be his
for the asking. When the time came
to fulfill the promises Mr. Schneider
was painfully shy of delivery. After
Dan had been pulled hither and thither
in pursuit of something he could not
cOrrall. he began to grow suspicious
that he was about to get what is tech
nichally known as the dinky dink, or as
Mr.. Noah Webster succinctly defines it.
the throw-down.
II was then he called upon L. ID.
Richards. who had been deposed as Mr.
Hammond's mentor by his former pro-
tege, Mr.. Schneider Mr.. Richards
agreed to help Dan get the postoffice.
The courier., 1902-03-15

They worked silently and swiftly and
before Hammond fairly awoke to the
situation Dan had all the endorsements
floating around save that of Mr..
Schneider. who is national committee
man. Ross has not been upon the po-
litical earth "a number of years without
acquiring that subtlety of feeling that
enables a man to know when he is up
against it. Now he did not care so
much about the salary attached to the
Office. because he then had a good,
profitable business. but if he was not
a turning down. There was where his
political honor became involved. In the
lexicon of politics there is no word
surrounded with more dread alarm
than that of turned down. The possibil-
ity of it attaching to his fair fame
sickened the brave heart of the editor
postmaster. He and Mr.. Schneider i'm
mediately got their heads together
and evolved plan. 1t was that, to Sc
cure what he really thinks is a vindi-
cation and to avoid the possibility of
the epithet of turned down being ap-
piled to him, proposition should be
made Swanson.
This was that Swanson should agree
to allow Hammond to be named. This
would enable him to triumph over his
enemies and give them the merry ha-
ha. At the same time Swanson would
have HammOnd's written agreement to
resign within a given time and prom
ised Hammond's influence for Swan
son as his successor. Swanson saw
therein "a certainty, and they agreed.
The courier., 1902-03-15

convention that made the committee
men is the same convention that pass-
I'd resolution condemning the pa
role of the ex-state treasurer and de-
manded that he be returned TO prison
at once. III these men would take ad-
vantage of the general hostile feeling.
brevity of time viii he of the essence
of their success. The longer they de-
lay the more they endanger their
cause.
From the other side IL Is limited that
the governor has not yet played his
highest card. From those who are I'm
"A position to know comes the word
that it is yet within the power of Gov
ernor Savage to make himself the
next nominee. The big trump Is I'm
courage to lay II down. No one yet has
doubted the courage of the governor
and il is possible that lie will do the
very thing his opponents least suspect.
IL he does so act an early convention
will be more to his liking than TO his
disadvantage
On the heels of the announcement of
the meeting of the republican commit
tee came the proclamation of the dem
Ocrats and populists calling their state
committees together in this city one
day ahead of the republicans, Wednes-
day. March 18th. Just what this means
the republicans are wondering. and i'm
many quarters there is a suspicion that
the fusionists intend doing a little fore
stalling.
Ii has been suggested. and not with
out a showing of color, that, when they
meet in joint session after the respec-
tive wings have completed the pre-
liminary matters for which they have
been called to consider. they will pro-
ceed to pass a few resolutions on mat
ters pertaining to what will apparently
be issues in the coming state campaign
IL is not difficult to foretell the things
that will receive public attention
throughout the fall. and few could miss
very far the tenor of the platforms the
various parties will adopt. II the fu-
sionists can get together first and
commit themselves on certain issues
they will thus, they figure. get ahead
OF their opponents and have the credit
of leading the procession in matters Of
reform.
The courier., 1902-03-15

of the civil
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in the
Mr.. Clary naturally a n
his
unswervingly republican.
he
Maryland While still baby his
Polk There farm he lived until
in the office he learned of Lincoln
it,
His political ambitions not
in
interest his friends when candidates.
ndianola.
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The courier., 1902-03-15

Later Richards kicked over this agree
ment. and it became a fight between
Hammond and Swanson. Schneider
would not endorse Swanson and Mil
lard would not appoint Hammond. He,
i'm fact. would not appoint anyone until
the Dodge county leaders got together.
This meant an outsider. Hammond
would not get his vindication and
Swanson would not get his Office. And
so they got together. Hammond has
been reappointed but is to resign be-
fore the first of the year and Dan is
to get three years picking of the plums.
If this agreement could have been kept
secret Hammond would have had his
vindication, but the publicity of the
whole affair robs his seeming triumph
of that genuine satisfaction that comes
to the man who wins out. Most men
would have insisted upon four years
more or none at all, but so long as Mr..
Hammond is satisfied there is nothing
more to say. 1t is possible that in
view of the great disaster that fell up
on MI ffdfi1iiloHu lueSudy, WneH Int
accrued labors of twenty years were
wiped out by fire in a few hours. ar
rangements may be made to permit
him to continue as postmaster for the
full term. The services he has rem
dered Fremont both in a business and
an editorial capacity entitle him to this
assistance. just now. and no one would
object to this recognition of his past
efforts.
Next Thursday the republican state
committee will meet i'm this city and
determine on a date for the state nom
mating convention. The general opin-
ion seems to favor setting the time in
the latter part of May or the early
part of June. The reason back of the
opinion is apparent to the most super
fetal observer
The contest before the convention is
to be between Governor Savage and
his opponents. and the whole issue will
revolve about the pardon of Joseph
BARLEY. There is no escaping the con-
clusion that sentiment throughout the
state at present is strongly against the
governor on this one act of his ad-
ministration. Savage's enemies are i'm
control Of the state machinery The
The courier., 1902-03-15

a
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-23

be determined III lew Houi upoh Tia :
basis, and that / will use my offices as
attorney for the grandchildren OF Mr..
Willard TO see that such settlement
and adjustment is effected. If you wish
a settlement on the basis stated in the
newspapers let me know and / Will at
once communicate with my clients, who,
| am sure. will authorize me to see YOU
Immediately and agree upon the terms
of a judgment.
Yours truly,
T. b. WOMACK.
The proposition contained in my letter
was not accepted, and a counter PROPOSE
ton submitted. with which it was utter
~ impracticable to comply. as it requir-
ed many thousands of dollars to be
raised in cash BY authority of my
clients, on Saturday of last week ] sub
mitted another proposition for settle
menr based upon the payment by my
clients of their brothers Indebtedness.
which we We're then informed would
amount TO about 50 600. and the payment
to his widow of $l,750. This was not
accepted and last night I delivered to
opposing counsel copy of the following
letter from my clients:
Raleigh, N c.. January %, 1902.
Hon Thos. b Womack, Raleigh, n. c.
Dear Sir: Until the announcement was
made last week that tf.~ estate of our
brother Thomas M. Ashe was not sol
vent we had always believed it to be
more than solvent; and we have for
many months been very DESTROYS that it
should be settled up; but we had no
right to interfere in it's management and
have not been consulted or advised with,
and could say, or do nothing in regard
to it,
The announcement that it was not sol
vent was a surprise to us, and the I'M
feeling use attempted to be made OF its
alleged condition shocked U.S. Although
administration was granted nearly eigh-
teen months ago, no inventory or state
ment of assets and debts has been filed
in court, but there has been no COM
municatio had with any of our broth
er's kinspeople in regard to the settling
of his estate. We all had reason to con-
slider it solvent. We beg that you will
communicate to those in charge of his
estate that if the MANAGEMENT and adj
mnistration shall be committed to either
of us, or any other member of his
fathers family, the estate will be at
once settled and his Indebtedness paid,
regardless of how the pending litiga
ton for the construction of Mr.. Will
lard's Will may terminate. The PROPOSE
tion you made in our behalf last week
looking to our settling up our brothers
estate, not having been accepted, is with
drawn, and we now offer this as a sub
stitute.
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POLITICS IN THIRD.
Wayne May Have Two Can
didates For Congress.
Co.'s. Jos. {. Robinson and W. T. Dortct. Re-
preventative Thomas and c. [. Absr-
naihy Strong Men.
lStaff Correspondence.l

Goldsboro. n. c.. Jan. 22.-Convention
the least consideration in the Third Con-
gressional district. In fact wherever /
go in the counties comprising the dis
trict the several candidates for the hon
ors of the convention have their follow
ers. and these are on the alert They
have their convictions as to the relative
strength of the candidates in their own
county and are DESTROYS of like informa-
tion as to the other counties. And all
eyes are on Wayne. VIII Wayne cou r
ty have q candidate is repeatedly asked.
/ am now in position TO reply in the af-
firmative. Possibly two of them. Hear
inc it limited | asked Col. Jos. +. Robin
son. editor of The Argus, this morning
if his reported candidacy was true.
Yes" came quickly the reply. l
have felt the pulse of the district and
know the strength of the other boys in
the race and l tell you / will receive the
nomination"
Col. Robinson has a long head on his
shoulders and knows a thing or two in
politics.
The question is asked: Does Col w.
r. Dortch want the nomination. will be
be candidate?"
Coming across the genial Colonel /
blurted right out: Colonel, will you be
a candidate for Congress before the next
convention"
With a merry twinkling in the eye he
replied:
This is a little early. | cannot say
yes I will be a candidate.
The reporter is never satisfied, so he
said: Colonel. will you probably be a
candidate?'
Yes, you can say | will probably be a
candidate
huff ced." With Col. w. T. Dortch
a probable candidate the other boys will
have 20 hustle.
Now, who are the boys? One of them
is Chas. r. Thomas the present repre-
sentative. He is at his post laboring, as
always, energetically in behalf of the en-
tire district The other one is Chas. l..
Alternately, of Cartaret, whose candidacy
is now We'll known throughout the dis
trict. That Charles Alternately is gain
ing strength as the days come and 90 is
a fact. visit to the district will demon
strate. On the other hand, Charley
Thomas friends are legion and very san
guine The fight in the Third will be an
interesting one-perfectly clean. The
whole batch of them are splendid fellows.
The demand for the Year Book contin-
ues. At Kinston yesterday the supply
was inadequate. and while there. not
withstanding the larger number already
placed, / received the following order:
Newbern, n. c., January 20, 1902.
Please ship at once 200 copies Year
Book. They are worth their weight in
gold TO a business man.
Folks who at first hesitate later when
they realize the scope of the book call
me back, write me, send me word: 81
want it" and they get it just as early
as possible.
G. j. RIVENBARK.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-23
OUTLOOK At TARBORO
Prospects For a New Paper,
improvements.
Three township Schools Consolidated al Cone.
toe. Talk Of Re-opening the Tobacco
Market at Tarboro.
Mar ket at Tarboro.
Special 10 News and Observer.

especial TO News ana ODsefVer't
Tarboro N c., Jan. 22.-The outlook
for Tarboro along the line OF improve
ments is very promising, buildings are
going up and money continues TO be IN
vested in substantial way. Dr. r. II.
Lewis of Raleigh. who owns valuable
property on Main street, will this spring
tear down the old buildings and erect
four new up-to-date stores. under
stand that all have been spoken for. one
of these stores will be forty-six feet
front and will be occupied by the Nor
ris Company.
Mr. r. II Parker is putting up
handsome residence on Main street that
will cost about four thousand dollars
DR. Harris new residence will soon be
completed. Mr.. Barnhill has just begun
the erection OF beautiful residence on
the Pender property. On this same
property two new residences will be
erected this spring. Besides these it is
reported that four more residences will
soon be built
There is much talk of opening the to-
bacco market at this point 1t is a fact
undisputed by all, that when our people
. allowed the market to so down. they
committed grave error. While the mar
ket was not very large one, yet it was
a great advantage to the merchants of
Tarboro
DR. j. Fl. Baker, who has been i'll for
some time. does not improve. He was
for several years mayor of our town and
has been in the active practice of medi-
cine for many years.
The public school of Conetoe opened
Monday With a large attendance. The
township in which Conetoe is situated is
composed of three townships, and in each
township there We're formerly public
school buildings. Now all these schools
have been consolidated at Conetoe and
a large up to- date building erected. The
township trustees have employed twe
teachers of merit and ability. The in
structon now given will be much better
than under the old system
The first arrest for the sale of liquor
since the dispensary was established was
made yesterday. The defendant was
bound over to the next term of the court
under 5000 bond Having failed to give
it he is now in Jail.
1t begins to look now that Tarboro will
soon have another newspaper. A meet
ing of several of the prominent men in
tile town was held yesterday afternoon
in the law office of III. l.. Station, and a
committee appointed to solicit subscrip
tions. This committee will go to work
today. If report is true. il is the nten
ton of the stockholders TO establish a
daily and weekly paper here in connec
ton with first class job office outfit
vChe nolicy of the paDer has not vet been
made known.
Mr. Onslow Mayo wealthy planter
Of Onslow county, has been confined for
some time to his bed with pneumonia,
and his condition is critical.
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The Willard Will Case.

To the Editor: This case was argued
before Judge Allen at length last week.
Each of the morning papers next day
contained local notices of it. which were
exceedingly prejudicial to my clients,
and to the executors of Mr. Willard
Permit me to make statement in regard
TO it, IN justice to the grand children of
Mr.. Willard.
Mr. Willard dying about four years
ago, left a will, in which he bequeathed
the bulk of his property to his execu-
tors, Judge Walter Clark, Capt. S. A.
Ashe and Mr.. w W. Ashe, in trust to
hold and invest it and pay over the in
come, less certain charges, to his daugh-
ter and his grandchildren, and upon the
coming of age of the youngest grand
child, the whole of the trust fund to be
divided between the grandchildren and
their mother. The latter died during Mr..
Wizards life time, and after his death
one of the grandchildren died.
The executors were confronted with
this question: Could they include the
administrators of the deceased grand
child in the annual distribution, or was
the distribution limited to those who
were grandchildren. If the executors
made a mistake in distributing the fund,
they would themselves be liable for mis-
applying trust funds. The right of the
executors to make advancements was
also subject to some question.
Mr.. r. II. Battle, attorney for the
executors, concurred in the view held
by the executors, that the distribution
was limited to grandchildren, but to set
tie the matter he advised that an appli-
cation be made to the court to instruct
the executors as to their duties and
powers under the will. BY consent of all
the parties interested friendly suit was
instituted by the executors against the
grandchildren and the administrators of
the deceased grandchld. and by consent
the matter was heard by Judge Allen
without jury at the recent criminal
term upon full arguments as to what
the will means. He has not rendered
decision yet.
The two morning papers contained ac
counts of the case that were liable to
put my clients, the grandchildren, in an.
improper light before the community.
Immediately upon reading the accounts
/ addressed the following letter to OPP
posing counsel:
Raleigh. N c., January %, 1902
Messrs. C. M. Busbee and Ernest Hay
wood, Attorneys, Raleigh, n. G.
Dear Sirs: / see by the morning pa
pers that it is stated that your client,
Mrs. Thomas M. Ashe is simply contend
ing for such construction of the will of
Mr.. Willard as will enable the debts of
Thomas NJ Ashe to be paid. 1t is said
that Mr.. Busbee informed the court.
III - 4f,:x all
his client desired / presume that this
portion of the publication in the news
papers must have been authorized by
some one representing your client,
We are under the impression that the
litigation involved very different conten-
tons and issues. namely, those arising
upon the pleadings, and / write TO say
that If the newspapers account is a cor
rect statement of the present position of
your client, ! am sure the litigation can
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-23

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-23
ALLEGED MURDERER CAPTURED
Increase Of Manufacturing Enterprises. The
New Collector Of the Port

Especial 10 News and Observer
Wilmington, n c., Jan. 22.-Police
Sergeant c. s. Burnett. of Wilmington
returned last night from Nayassa, four
miles from Wilmington, on the Carolina
Central railroad, bringing with him
Lewis Myers a young negro, charged
with numbering colored woman with
whom he had been living. Myers is held
here awaiting the arrival of an officer
from Brunswick county, where the crime
is alleged TO have been committed. About
week ago, it is said that Myers and
the woman quarrelled In his rage he
saturated her clothing with kerosene oil
and applied flames. The woman succeed
ed in putting the fire out, but not before
she was so horribly burned that she died
a week later Myers says that he was
in the woods when the woman caught
fire, and that he hurried TO the house
upon hearing her scream and assisted in
eXtinguishing the flames
The many extensive and permanent
street improvements which has been in
progress the past year in the city will
cease this week, the $4,000 special APP
preparation made at the beginning Of the
new fiscal year having been exhausted.
The 1902 edition of the Wilmington City
Directory published by the j. l.. Hill
Printing Company, of Richmond, Va, is
being distributed TO subscribers. Tie
notable feature of the directory statistics
this year is the great increase in number
of manufacturing enterprises in the city.
b. F. Keith. better known in North
Carolina as the "Silver Advocate" ar
rived from Washington last night, where
after an arduous fight, he finally landed
the Wilmington collectorship. II is
stated here that he Will recommend for
appointment Deputy Collector Jno. E.
Taylor a q salary of 81 900 and Assistant
Deputy Collector VIM. Struthers at a
salary of 81 400. Mr.. Keith is president
of the B. #. Keith Company whole
sale grocery concern on the wharf, and
also owns q valable landed estate in
sidered in the ranks of the Populist, and
was member of the Board of Aldermen
of the city as a representative of that
party at the time of the Wilmington
riot in November 1898.
The annual meeting of the Carolina
Insurance Company, home organiza-
tion, was held yesterday The years
work was very gratifying to stock
holders. All the old directors We're re-
elected d. l. Gore. c. w Worth. S.
Solomon. II. l.. Vallers. Donald MacRae,
Ii. c. Mcqueen and K. c. Bellamy
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