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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
BURNED TO DEATH.
The Sunday School Tour Party.
Especial to News ard observer.)


Clinton, N. c., April 6.-The North
Carolina Sunday School Trans-State Tour
party spent Saturday and Sunday here.
The party is composed of four Christian
workers. Prof S. M. Smith, of Elon Col
lege, N. c.; Rev Charles Elmer Fermau,
of New York; Rev. John Thomas Jenkins.
Marietta, Ga, and Rev. Walter Holcomb,
Montreal. II. c.
These gentlemen were heartily received
by our citizens and made a profound inn
preston on our people. Indeed these
gentlemen were given a literal ovation
Such interest and enthusiasm in Sunday
school work was never before manifest
ed in Clinton Our people were loath to
see the Tour party leave.
This Tour Party is sent out by the
Executive Committee of the North Caro-
lima Sunday School Association, which is
interdenominational 1t is their purpose
To tour the entire State. The first timer
airy Will include fifteen cities and towns
IN the Eastern part of the State; closing
up with a great State convention at Kin
ston, April 28-30th. The places visited
thus far are Raleigh, Fayetteville. Lum-
berton. Wilmington, Warsaw and Clin
tOn. At each of these points County or
ganlZations were effected and liberal
pledges were made for the support of the
State work. The next convention to be
held by the Trans State Tour Party will
be at Enfield. on the Sth and 9th inst.
A large and enthusiastic meeting is ex-
peeted at Enfield. The leading Sunday
School Workers Of the entire county III
which the convention are held attend
the meetings. but the congregations at
each meeting place are composed ot
many who are in no way connected with
SUNDAY School work
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Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News am Circulation

Fant was killed by Brown Rodgers, col
ored, tonight at 9 o'clock.
Brown Rodgers is a mulatto about five
feet six inches high and weighs about 150
pounds.
The killing occurred at the house of
a negress. FAINT was on the point of
entering the house when the negro fired
two shots from within, either of which
would have been sufficient to produce
death.
The first shot took effect in the left
breast and pierced the heart, the sec
ond entered the back of the neck at the
base of the skull.
FAINT died instantly.
The murderer fed and at last accounts
had not been captured, though dill
gent search is being prosecuted by the
citizens and officers
Rodgers is about % years old and wears
a slight mustache
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FOB KILLING GOEZsLEs
The Case Of TiIlman Will be Called Up on the
Thirteenth.
nv the Associated Press. J

Columbia, S. C., April 6.--At the open
ing session of the regular term of the
criminal court in this city this morning,
Solicitor Thurmond. ds the Columbia
circuit, announced that the case of James
H. Tillman, charged with the killing q
N. G. Gonzales. editor of the State, t.
this city last January, would be called
up on the 18th of this month.
1t is stated that no change of venue
has been asked by Tillman. who, it is
understood, is anxious for trial.
Great interest has been manifested N
the approaching trial. 1t is stated that
eighty-thr witnesses have been sum
moned by the defense. while as many
have been subpoenaed by the prosecution.
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Seeking Daughter Who Escaped
Especial to News and observer)

Especial to News and Observer)
Washington, n. c.. April 6.-"HaNe
you got my daughter stored away here?'
asked II. S. Waters of the Hotel Louise
day clerk to-day. Last Thursday night
a man named w. s. Waters took Martha
Leila from her fathers home and ran
away to Suffolk, Va. Later this morning
Waters found his daughter in a boarding
house. She claims that she married w
w. s. Waters in Suffolk and would not
accompany her father home. The girl S
father did not object to the marriage.
but her mother did
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
THE FIGHT IN AsaEvILLE.
The Anti-Saloou League Feels Abls to Grappla
With the Situation.
Especial to News and Observer.)

-
AsheviIle, n. c., April 6.-The twelve
citizens who compose the membership of
the executive committee of the Anti
Saloon League. together with a large
number of persons who are friendly to
this movement were in conference for
sometimes yesterday in the study of DR..
r. F. Campbell, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church.
1t was announced that the league now
had a membership of more than four
hundred voters, number sufficient,
friends of the movement declare, to con-
troll absolutely the local political situa-
tion. These voters. it was stated, are
standing on two simple planks, enc call
ing for tho enforcement of all laws on
the statute books, and the other de-
manding that the saloons of the city be
closed at o'clock and not be allowed to
open until a. m.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
MAJ, VfNABLE DEAD
Buncomba's County Super
intendent Died Sunday.
He Was Over 10 Years of Age ard Was Easily
One Of the Abesf, Most ReSourcefuI and
Progressive Superntendents in
the State.
the State.
Especial to News and observer.) }

Asheville, N. c., April Capt. S. f.
Venable, superintendent of Buncombe S
public schools, died yesterday afternoon
at 4;3O, at the Clarence Barker Hospital,
Venable had been i'll for several months.
1t was at first thought that the trouble
arose from wound which he had re-
ceived during the Civil War, but an oper-
alton several days ago revealed the fact
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Said to be Dying.
Especial to News and Observer.

Greensboro, N. c., April Robert
Stanford, who was shot here last night
at a disorderly house, took a sudden turn
for the worse this evening, and is said
to be dying. An official ante-mortem
statement was unobtainable, his condi-
tion being too critical. The woman.
Mag Harris, accused of shooting is in
Jail. A companion of Stanford's says the
shooting was done from window of
another house, while he and Stanford
were trying to enter, and was some dist
ance from the one occupied by Mag Har-
ris
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Charles Hatcher's Body Found.
(By the Associated Press.)

Augusta. Ca, April 6.-The body OF
Charles Hatcher, who disappeared from
his home March 21st, was found floating
in an old mill pond at Graniteville. S. c.,
this morning. 1t is believed by the
family of the dead man that he was
murdered and his body afterward hidden.
The coroner's jury will hold an inquest
Immediately.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
DEATH TO SALOONS,
VOTES WILSON.
Quiet but Hard Fought Battle.
Twenty-one Majority for
Dispensary.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Wilson, N. c., April 6.-After one of the
hardest fought battles in the history of
the town of Wilson the dispensary won
the fight here today by a majority OF
twenty-one. The election passed off very
quietly, there being no show of ill-will
on either side. The town is very quiet
tonight.
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Bingham Defeats Elon.
Especial to News and observer)

ISpeclaI 20 news and UDSeINeT.J
Elon College, N c., April 6.-Bingham
defeated Elon College by a score of II
to 3. The visitors played we'll, but the
diamond was too slow and rough, causing
them to make errors by which Elon Col
lege scored their three runs. 1t would
have been a shut out, but for costly er-
rors.
Batteries: Bingham, Chandler. Lloyd
and Crawford; Elon College Barnes,
Hughes and Turner. Time of game, 1:45.
Umpire, Mr.. Lowe.
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Columbus, Miss. April almost the
entire town of Kennedy. Ala, a station
of the Southern Railway. thirty miles
east of here. was burned to-day. The
loss will reach $1,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-07
SUNDAY MIGHT MURDER AT sARTUC'
sou of supt Pant Killed by a Negro, Brown
Rodgers, who Escapes.

Santuc, April 5.-Rodger, son of Super
intendent Fant and nephew of Major
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-27
KANSAS FAIRS.

Following is a list Of fairs GO be held in
kansas IN 1908, their dates, locations and
secretaries, as reported TO the state boar j
Of agriculture and compiled by Secretary
+. D COEurn-
Allen County Agricultural society,". T.
Tredway, secretary, lola; Sept. Sill
.t.4s fs1r aSs0cIatiOn-Ja Ines
W. Clark, secretary, Great Benz Aug Is
Hiawatha Fair association Drown coun-
| ty)-Eniott irwin, secretary, Hiawatha'
Butler County Fair association. w
Robson, secretary, FL Dorado. oct. %.
Hewins Park and air association tCha-
tauqua county)-P. \. Whitney, secretary.
clay County Fair association-E E
Hopes. secretary, Clay Center; Sept. s.
cohey County Agricultural Fair associa-
! tom. p Woodford. secretary Burliag-
Eastern Cowley Fair association CCowley
county, Ed T. Reed. secretary. Burden
G4owley County Agricultu-al ana Stock
Show assoeiation-W. J. Wilson, secretary
Kinney 'iiii1s County Agricultural socicty-A
". Warner secretary. Garden City. Aug
FRANKLIN County Agricultural society
Carey NJ. Porter, secretary, Ottawa, Sept
Harvey County Agricultural society,"
c. Nicholson. secretary. Newton; Sept =
Jackson County Agricultural and Fair
associations. Is. McGrewi secretary
Jenerson. County Agricultural ana Ne
chanical association-George a. Patterson,
secretary, Oskaloesa: Sept. Il
Jewell County Agricultural association
II. r. Honey. secretary, Mankato; Sept
frankfort Fair association (AIarshalI
county)-J- D. Gregg. secretary, frank
Marshall county Fair assoeiation-E- l.
Miller. secretary, MarysvilIe, sept 15-lS
Miami County Agricultural and Mcchaa-
ical Fair asscc1aI iou-W. II. Bradbury.
secretary, Pdoia. Sept SIT.
Mitchell County Agricultural association
H A Phelps, secretary, Beloit; Sept. 30
Morris County Exposition Co.-M. r.
Amrine. secretary, Council Grove: Sept
Nemaha County Fair association-W. r.
Graham. secretary. Seneca Sept IL
N osho county Fair Hssociai ion-lI.
Lodge secretary. Eric. Sept 29-Oct 3
Chanute asIlcuitnal F5H PARK and
Driving association tNeOha Countyl-A T.
flnpanc. scr etarN. Chanuta. SEPT -
Ness County Agricultural sssceiaf ion-I-
=. Ecniber. secretary. Ness CITY. Sept. ,
Norton County Agricultural association
g. j. Shimcali. secretary. Norton Sept
Central Kansas Fair association tReno
countA)-f1d 81 Moore secretary. IIutchin-
SON sop u t.
Usage County Fair association-lc. 7.
Rice County Agriculture Fair and 1.-Two
StooiS asseei7tion-W. r. Brown. secretafy.
Rilsy County Agricultural society-E- C.
Newly. seclc tarN l.ittNt sept 7 g.
Adawe secretary. STOCKTON
Saline County Aat1SNtft-tai. Horttc,dtu-
ri sud Mee iaHieal ass9''ss'fion u p
Wallace. seer 10y. Salira sept n
Wichita Si=te Fair as~oei4tis.n lSeae wick
eounty)-5. c. Ioier secretst 81. Wichita.
Smith County lair dissertations e. )
Rice. secreta'N. Susjth Center AuE 1921
Stafford Comfy tfiT as~Qelati on--fis0
E. Moore seer. tafv s. John Aug 10 81
AIulvane Ae1ici-lfieT.t association lSun--
ner county)-New ShoHY. secretary.
Tredoria Aerrig,,l4l,sal association, fx7-il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-27

from Calientes southwest to Daggett,
Cal, nearly 300 miles.
Oklahoma leads all other states and
territories with 240 miles to her credit
and Texas is second with 205 miles.
which is 81 miles less than the figures
of that state for the first six months Of
1902 Indian Territory stands third with
2O3 miles; New Mexico fourth with 132
miles; Pennsylvania fifth with 12S
miles; Iowa sixth with III miles, Utah
seventh with los miles, and Arkansas
eighth with 103 miles. These are the
only states and territories showing over
100 miles ea ch- The larger portion of
the new work is located in the south
and southwest. although there IS con-
siderable activity in the Pacific states,
where 269 miles of new line have been
completed since January 1. Nineteen
states west of the Mississippi river show
additions aggregating 1885 miles, OF
which $50 miles have been built in eight
southwestern states, while the 10 states
south of the Ohio and east of the Mis-
sissippi have completed 1872 miles.
Among tie large systems when have
LAID track on important extensions this
year are the St Louis & San Francisco,
2O6 miles; AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe,
120 miles; Chicago, Milwaukee x st.
Paul IS miles; Missouri Pacific, IS
miles: Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific,
including the Choctaw Oklahoma &
Gulf, 81 miles The Rock Island which
mas many new lines pldiluGQ,- has 6A-
panded by absorption rather than by
and on account of the ac-
QUESTIONS made in the past few months
the construction of much projected
mileage will not be necessary.
Although the track laid this year is
less than that shown for the first half
of 1902 tracklaying is just beginning on
several prominent lines. including the
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific. the
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
and the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas
City, all Of which promise to make ex-
tensive additions before January l. The
Missouri Pacific and the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient have much grade com
pleted in addition to that on which track
has been laid and Will push the work of
tracklaying during the last half of the
year In short the mileage of road
way made ready for the rails exceeds
the length of track laid by many hun
dreds of miles.
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RAILWAY BUILDING.
Record for Past Six Months Some
what Disappointing.

Railway building in the United States
has not progressed as rapidly during the
first six months of 1903 as had been ex-
pected. says the Railway Age. The IN
rest in the labor world due to the cpl
demic of strikes and the high prices of
track material have caused the post
pOnement of much important work and
the difficulty of securing rails has con-
tinued, making it impossible to lay track
as fast as the roadway was completed.
The more important lines which were
started last year or earlier are being
pushed to completion as rapidly as con
ditiOnS viii permit. but other new pro-
jeets are making slower progress
The new mileage completed during the
first half of 1902 amounted to 2,314
miles, and the total for the entire Il
months of that year aggregated 1854
miles It has been confidently expected
that the track laid in 1903 would exceed
600 miles, but the figures for the first
six months do not make it certain that
such a result viii be attained Our re-
turns for the six months are not en-
tirely complete, but it is believed that
the reports yet to be received will not
materially increase the present figures,
which show 2221 miles of track laid
from January I to June so. 1903. on 175
lines in IS states and territories.
These figures are exclusive of many
private and logging roads built for tenn
pOrary use. and do not include any Of
the numerous interurban electric lines
some of which contemplate doing light
freight as wen as passenger business.
There are II states which have COM
pleted no new road. as follows New
Hampshire, Vermont Rhode Island.
Connecticut, New Jersey. Delaware.
Maryland, Nebraska. South Dakota
wyoming and Nevada. The eastern
states mentioned viii add very little if
any new track this year. but in South
Dakota Wyoming and Nevada new
lines are under construction, and in Ne
vada tracklaying is Just beginning on
the san Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake
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I0hRA on Real Estate.
- ~ = - Monthly Payments
Capitol Building and
Loan Association.
634 Kansas Avenue. Telephone sos
THE SPIRIT OF MRS. WIGGS.
a Negro Students Work for a Home
in indianapolis & Dumps

AS a bcnefactor Of the weak ana down
tro,idpn Mrs XXi~De - co.. ---t..
f,+,
s''eH' - il"l p'@@'sSeH 20 a rno-rl'1l
l-FHlS*lileS famous suburb has rival Ia
luGIanapolis' less famous -f4t,-..-..s-
.innes l. Jackson q f'rss- ...,..-.i r r,r-.-s
Tsniesstean who is sfii.is-i.i.- flr .E ,.
isttV in tile African Methodist f'-.s-.''--...1
chufCh has he spirit of ftI. .l.I.r..7 ti---
Niges Her creed is MS to fr, ~ ,.---l--
the sun shine On both sides al ,--..-.. $3.50
fences
with that end i'm his heart raea-e., s..,
decided 10 build n home 81 thl f5..--.--. .
along Fail creek -rhr hr-r. i - g..
called THE christian Home ~ Feasr-,' =.
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For KIIIing Man With Pitehfork.

Washington June 27-The trial of
Tom Clark. for the murder of Owen
Masten i'm the north part of this coun-
ty. in appeal. is more interesting than
the Hoxie trial just closed. The state
and defense have rested their case now.
and in the morning the judge viii give
his Instructions The defense have been
trying to take their case on the theory
he had proper treatment The physi-
clans claim who saw him. that he could
not have lived under the heavy blows,
which were struck by the Clark boys
with pitchforks. Samuel Clark. brother
Of Tom viii be tried for the same Of
Tense next term of court.
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Son of Ex-Attorney General of
United States.

Hon. Louis E. johnson is the son of
the late Reverdy Johnson who was
United States Senator from Maryland
Attorney General of the United States
under President Johnson, and United
States Minister to England. and was
regarded as the greatest constitutional
lawyer that ever lived.
Hon Louis E. Johnson who at pres
ent resides at 1905 F street N w.
Washington. D. c.. is an ardent friend
to Peruna. In a recent letter he says:
No one should longer suffer from
catarrh when Peruna is accessible To
my knowledge it has caused relief to so
many of my friends and acquaintance
that it is humanity to commend its use
to all persons suffering with this dis
tressing disorder of the human system
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-27
BABY SHOW AT WINFIELD.
chautauqua Assembly Closes With
Cantata and Fireworks.

Cantata and Fireworks.
Winfield. Kan, June 27.-The Kansas
and Oklahoma baby show was given
at the assembly Friday afternoon and
proved to be . very interesting feature.
There were 10S entries. Nelma Humphry
of Blackwell was the prize winner in
class one, as 5he prettiest baby between
months ard a year She was also the
prize winner at the Oklahoma baby
show at Guthrie some time ago Other
prize winners were as follows: Class >.
/ TO years, Christine Barnes, of OK
ford class 3. to years. Howard
Parker. Of Winfield; sweepstakes, the
pretuest girl. Mary Cottingham, of
Winfield. The father of this baby is 10
years of age and ex-probate judge of
Cowley county. Sweeps the pref
tiest boy. Harold Duncan, of Winfield.
Two thousand Sunday school children
We're on the grounds for the convoca-
ton of sunday schools. Rev Frank
Parker. of the First Methodist, Wichi-
tn. and Evangelist NJ. B. Williams. of
Winfield addressed them. The assem-
bly, ended last night with the cantata
Queen Esther" and fireworks.
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Shooting at Matthewson.

Parsons. Kan. June 27-The coroner's
jury which investigated the killing of
William Farmer by Judd Dixon of Mo-
berry, Mo. returned a verdict charging
Dixon with a felony Farmer and Dixon
engaged i'm q fight over accounts at
Matthewson. east of here Dixon claims,
and most Of the evidence corroborates
his statements that Farmer struck HIM
with a neck yoke of a wagon. He ran
and Farmer overhauled and assaulted
him a second time with the neck yoke
when Dixon shot him through the heart.
Dixon will be bound over to the district
court for trial on the coroner's verdict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-27
TELEaRAPHERs QUIT WORK.
Ten Rock Island Employees at Tren-
ton Walk Out.

Trenton, Mo. June 27-Ten Rock Is
land operators in the local offices struck
Friday for an increase in wa ges. The
operators have been getting $50 month,
and are asking an increase of SIS a
month The men say they contracted to
come to Trenton for SIS a month and
after reaching here We're told that they
would draw only $50. Four men to take
their places arrived on the afternoon
trains from different points. but when
told of the situation by the pickets
awaiting their arrival. refused to go to
work Messages have been sent to the
officers of the Order of Railroad Teleg-
raphers informing them of the walkOut,
and a general strike which viii effect
]. 700 operators on the Rock Island sys-
tenn may be ordered
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stafford Kan. June 21-Peter NIinks of
Faulkner. Ok. was accidentally shot here
In company with five companions he was
ON his way to this place to work in the
harvest fields a few miles south of town.
A companion on the rear seat attempted
to shoot at II lack rabbit The cylinder in
the revolver stuck. He triea to turn il
with his finger and the weapon was dis
CHARGED The ball entered the base of
Mink skull and lodged IN the brain. 1t
was located by means of che X-rays and
found to be resting about an inch below
the skull Minks has been unconscious
since the accident and there seems to be
no hope for his recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-27
Listing Corn on Wheat Land.

lincaiu. Kan, June .7-Nuch wheat in
the Saline valley covered with water in
the recent flood is now being cut and
ground for corn planting some fields pre-
sent the peculiar sight of the wheat har-
Vester being followed Immediately by the
corn lister Very little of this wheat Will
repay cutting and some fields which prom
ised a Weld Of so bushels or more to the
ACRE few weeks ago are now being burn
eN off that corn may be planted Nearly
all of the cornfields that We're under water
have been reulanted. and in some instances
even the third listing has been necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-27
New Road in Missouri.

Jefferson City. No. June 27.-The
Deering & Southwestern railway Of
Deering was incorporated here today in
the office of the secretary of state. The
company has capital of 100000 and
proposes to build a line in Dunklin and
Pemiscot counties, ten miles in length
The following are the incorporators:
Edmund A. S. Clark. of Highland Park,
III, Chester T. Bradford. of Everston;
Carl Deter and J. Benjamin Moulton,
Of Chicago; Henry Pingle Wilmer w.
Proper and James Graham, of Deering.
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own experience to be conducive to
my family found it efficacious in the
treatment of catarrhal tendencies. and
an effective remedy for an annoying
cough. Every household should be pro-
vided with it."-George Baber
The day was when men of prominence
hesitated to give their testimonials to
proprietary medicines for publication
This remains true today Of most pro-
prietary medicines. But Peruna has
become 50 justly famous, its merits are
known to so many people of nigh and
low station, that no one hesitates TO