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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
Pouring Through Two Mile Gap.
(By the Associated Press. !

Natchez, Miss, March 16.-The fifteen
foot embankment of the Texas and Pa
cifc Railroad at Bougere, 80 miles below
Vidalia, broke yesterday and a gap OF
two miles in length was out by the river
IN few hours. This gap was followed
by break in the lower Bougere levee
which Tapped the railroad embankment
on the south end and the water is run
ming into and filling Bougere Swamp.
The first news of this break was brought
to the city by the local mail packet.
Betsy Ann, which arrived from up Bayou
Sara this afternoon. The railroad en-
bankment had a base of a hundred feet
and was built last year 1t connected
the upper and lower Bougere levees and
it was feared it would give way since
the protection levee washed out last week.
The ends will be sacked to prevent
further caving of the levee.
DR.. Robert c. Carter, of Concordia
Parish, La. arrived here this afternoon
having ridden horseback over the entire
Sycamore leyee in this parish This leyee
protects Vidalia, the parish site, and
was reported as shaky at each end. Dr.
Carter said that the levee is low in two
places, but Will hold, as during the past
two days Of fine weather the levee has
been materially strengthened and VIII
be made perfectly safe.
A stretch of 900 feet at one end and
"a 600 feet at the other are low, and IL
win stand another 21A feet in its present
condition The weather here Is clear
and the river is on stand at 478 or
3S above the danger line.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18

this fact was to show that whoever was
in the house on the night of the murder
was not familiar with the electric ar
r,npement for turning out the gas.
William V. Delahunt, the cabman who
took an unknown man from in front OF
the Tiff House to the corner OF Ashland
avenue and Bryant street the night of
the murder, told his story
Did you afterwards see Arthur r. PEN
nell in the district attorneys office p"
asked District Attorney Coatsworth.
Eyes sir.
''YVhcn you We're asked in my office If
he was the man you had taken to Ash
land and Bryant streets. what was your
reply?"
Il said I could not tell. The coat and
the hat looked the same I could not
swear that it was Pennell"
Hackman Jeddo told of taking a party
Of three on the night of the murder from
the corner of North Division street to the
corner Of Ashland avenue and Summer
streets. In the party were a man,
woman about 30 years old with light
red hair and an older woman. At Sum
ner and Main streets, the man and the
older woman left the carriage and he
took the younger woman to the corner
of Summer and Asheland streets. She
walked to Ashland in the direction OF
Burdicks house. He saw the same wo-
man about two hours later down town,
but could not say whether she was the
same woman he had seen on West Iup-
per street.
Patrolman Meyer told of meeting the
lone woman near the Burdick home at
1:1O a. m, on the morning of the muir
der. He would not be able to ldentlIy
the woman If he again met her.
The hearing was adjourned tomorrow
afternoon
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
FARRAR SAYS THAT MOSS COULD
NOT RPAD CONSTITUTION
The Hearing in the Gudger Contested Election
Case Resumed---Farrar, the Registrar,
Testifes.
Especial to News and Observer

Ashevine N. c., March 16.-The
Gudger contested election case hearing
was resumed to-day,A the contestee, Con-
gresham Gudger, taking evidence before
Commissioner Garland A. Thomson, a.
G. Farrar was the principal witness.
Farrar told about James Moss case.
He is the negro on account of whose fail
ure to register Captain Farrar was
indicted in the Federal court here.
He said that Moss had spent half an
hour trying to write part of the Consti-
tuition and when he got through neither
the registrar nor people who were pres
ent could read it, and that the negro did
not read properly.
He said he told Moss before he began
to take his time and be sure to write
correctly. He said that Justice, the
man who had brought the negro TO be
registered, remarked that he did not
blame the registrar for refusing to reg
lister the man, as he did not qualify. and
that T. T. Rogers said he could not
read it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
Preached by the Roaring Waters.
lBr the Associated PressD

Memphis. Tenn, March 1.-The st.
Francis Ievee gave way late this evening
at Trice's landing, Arkansas, twenty
miles north of this city, and tonight the
waters of the Mississippi River are rush
ing through three quarter mile
crevasse in the embankment with roar
that can be heard for miles. This is the
first break that has been made in the
vicinity of Memphis, but the fact that
the water is rising at a rapid rate and
the other points in Arkansas levee north
of Memphis are in a precarious condition,
lead to the fear that reports tomorrow
will tell of serious crevasses
Gradually the waters crept up the side
of the Ievee at Trice's Landing. Sacks
of dirt and sand were piled along it's
top and temporary entertainments Of
earth were thrown up The rise today
carried the water over a foot higher,
sweeping away the temporary embank-
ments at Trice's and tearing the levee
itself from its foundation, giving a new
channel for the food The break was of
such extent that the engineer realized
the hopelessness Of attempting to repair
the breach, and abandoned it as the ends
of the leyees at each side of the crevasse
had been reveted with sacks of sand and
stones. The situation in the meantime
had become critical at three other points,
and tonight it is considered doubtful If
these places can be held in the face of
the rising food
At Pecan Point, Fogleman's Landing
and st. Thomas the flood is abreast of
the crown of the levees and hundreds of
men at each place are working by Ian
tern light to save the day. 1t will be
no surprise if a erevasse has developed
at each place before tomorrow night.
The engineers of the levee board claim
that the damage from the break at Trice's
will not be as severe as would have been
the case had the creyasse occurred at
any other point on the embankment
From this point a draw leads into the
st. Francis River through several bayous
and lakes. and this will hold the water
together to a great extent and prevent
its spreading out.
But even under this favorable condi-
tion there will be considerable damage
in Crittenden county, Arkansas, from the
break.
The river at Memphis tonight shows
1877 feet on the gauge and there is no
stacking of the rise. This is an advance
OF foot and two tenths in twelve hours,
or an inch an hour. which is an extreme
increase with the river spread over so
much country. The break above here
may make some slight check in the speed
of the rise at Memphis, but there is every
indication that forty feet will be reached
before tomorrow morning.
In the city tonight the situation is
the worst that has thus far been re-
ported. In both north and south Memphis
many homes and business houses have
been flooded and families driven ous.
Street car traffic has practically been
suspended in North Memphis
Appeals are pouring into the city from
all directions by those who have taken
refugees on points along the river, and
are surrounded by water. All local
packets have gone strictly into the rescue
business.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
A European Hotel.

There is to be a European Hotel in
Raleigh.
Mr. Ed " Denton has just had Archi-
tect w p. Rose to prepare plans to con-
vert the rooms over his saloon and res
taurant on Fayetteville street into hotel
rooms. These will be prepared and fitted
up in the best style.
1t is the purpose to spend something
like $4,000 in making the changes. The
present bar on the lower flower win be
moved back and the front of the build
ing will be used as a restaurant in con-
nection with the hotel.
Other changes will be made in the
building and Mr.. Denton says that he
proposes to have a small. but hand
somely arranged European Hotel.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
SIX HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED.
A Terrible Hurricane Swept Over the Poumotu
Islands in January

San Francisco, Cal, March 16-The
steamer Mariposa arrived here to-day
from the Samoan Islands, bringing full
particulars of the terrible hurricane
which visited the Poumotu group of Is
lands in January. In all over coo lives
were lost and the financial loss will
exceed $500 goo. The Poumotu group of
islands number about one hundred ISL
and divisions Relief measures have been
instituted and everything possible being
done at Apia and other places nthe
Samoan group to relieve the suffering Of
the islanders
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
A Big Gathering Of Democrats.
(By the Associated Press

Chicago, March 16.-Prominent Demo
Gratis from every part of the country
gathered to-day to attend the annual
Jackson Day Banquet of the Iroquois
Club at the Auditorium Hotel. Preceding
the banquet many notables in the party
held long talks together discussing sug-
gestions for the campaign next year.
The speakers at the banquet made
pleas for unified party and for The
adoption of a platform that would meet
general approval. Among them were
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Edward M.
Shepard, of New York; Judge Judson
Harmon, of Cincinnati; David A. De Ar
mond, of Missouri; j. M. Dickinson, of
Chicago, and Samuel Alschuler, of Au-
rora, Ills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
w0KK ON GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH.
This is to be Resumed Today and Pushed For
ward Rapidly

: At the service on Sunday at Good
Shepherd church it was announced that
work would be recommended on the new
church building today.
There is on hand about $40, 600 for this
purpose and the work will be pushed as
rapidly as is possible, and it is hoped to
have the walls completed before the close
of summer.
The marble work will be done by Coop
er Brothers, of this city, with whom
the contract has been made. The con-
tract for the granite work has been
awarded to Messrs, Conner \ Co., of Sal
sbury.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
The State Fairs Reputation.

The fame of the North Carolina State
Fair spreads. Mr.. ], z. Pogue, the sec
rotary, has just received a letter from
the secretary of the st. Louis Worlds
Fair, asking for sample sheets of entry
books, entry cards. applications for en-
try and other printed matter, as well as
samples of premium ribbons, and the
premium list for the 1902 Fair. All these
We're sent at once.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
A Revival Service,

Mr.. Chas. Elmer Furman, of New York,
the blackboard evangelist, last night be-
gan with Rev. r. S. Stevenson revival
at West Raleigh Baptist church. Prayer
and song service each night at 1880
o'clock Preaching at o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
Cars Decree Doesn't Affect Jews.


two Hebrews in Russia were printed in
a local Jewish paper to-day to the Of
feet that the Cars recent decree pro-
religious freedom will not affect
the Jews. The dispatches are from
Barton Horace N. Guenzburg, of St. Pet
rsburg, and E. Sokoloff. publisher of a
newspaper at Warsaw.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
Greatly Improved.

Yesterday Mr. William Harris, who
was injured some time ago at Chapel
Hill where he was hurt by baseball,
returned TO the city accompanied by his
sister, Miss Margaret Harris, who has
been nursing him faithfully for some
weeks. He is greatly improved and after
a short stay here viii return to the
University.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
Harrison of Chicago Renominated.
CBv the Associated Press

Chicago, March 16.-Mayor Carter H.
Harrison was renominated for fourth
term in the Democratic city convention
here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

Short Line to principal cities of the
South and Southwest, Florida, Cuba,
Texas, California and Mexico, also North
and Northwest, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Cincin-
natl, Chicago, Indianapolis, st. Louis,
Memphis and Kansas City.
Trains leave Raleigh as follows:
No. 80 NORTHBOUNp.
1920 a. m.-"sEABoARD EXPRESS"
Norfolk Portsmouth, Richmond Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York.
Bostos and all points North, Northeast and
Northwest
No. SS.
11:15 A. M. ''SEABOARD LOCAL MAIL"
For ALL POINTS from Raleigh to Por1
mouth, Norlna to Richmond; connects at
Henderson for Oxford and Weldon with A
G. L.; at Portsmouth-No with ALA.
STEAMERS for points North and Northeast.
No. Sc.
11:5O A. NJ. "sEABoARD MAIL" FOR
Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Phla-
delphia, New York and Boston Connects
at Richmond with c. & o. for Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis; at Washington with
Pennsylvania and B. & o. for all points.
No. 81. SoUTHBOUND.
5:25 a. m.-"SEABOARD EXPRESS"
For Charlotte, Atlanta, Columbia, Charles-
ton, Savannah, Jacksonville, st. Augustine,
Tampa and ell points South and Southwest.
No. Al.
400 p. m.-SEABoARD LOCAL MAIL
For Charlotte, Atlanta and all local points.
Connects at Atlanta for oil points South
and Southwest
No. 81.
6:27 p. m. -"SEABOARD MAIL" for
Southern Pines Pinehurst, Atlanta, Column
bia, Charleston, Savannah. Jacksonville,
Tampa and ell points South and Southwest.
Tickets on sale to all poin-s Pullman
berths reserved. Tickets delivered and bag
gage checked from Hotel and Residences
without extra charge at
Uptown Ticket Office
Marlborough House Building.
C. H. Gattis. G.. 7. and P. A.
Phones III. Raleigh - y
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Raleigh. N. q
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
Carolina Northern Railroad.
w. ]. EDWARDS, Receiver.
Marion, S. c.
TIME TABLE NO. 10.
eastern TINE sTANDARD)

In Effect Thursday $50 a. IN. Januar
%, 1903.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
STATIONS.

T. O. McNEELY.
". ]. EDWARDS, General Superintendent
Receiver.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-18
DOCTORS PRESCRIBE IT,

DIR. B. A. Schott, 81 w. 101st Street, New
York City, writes: CDR. Bulls Cough Syrup
is used with great satisfaction by my pa
tients. | frequently prescribe it and am
fully repaid for so doing"
Thousands of such letters are received,
telling of the remarkable cures made by
druggists. Large bottle, % cents.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
A WRESTLER IN CONGRESS.
Bird MeGuire, the oklahoma Dele
gate, Is aiHarsl Man to Down.

Bird MeGuire, the, oklahoma Dele
I gate, Is aiHartl Man to Down.
From the Kansas City Journal.
The Hon. Bird S. Mcclure, Okla
homa's new DelegateAto Congress- was
not only one of the neryiest cowboys
and bropco busters on the plains be-
fore he became. a LAWYER, butain his
early days he made a reputation also
as wrestler which still Sticks. There
would not be much sdincNlty now in
persuadtng him to participate Sin "a
bout, provided it could ba done so
secretly as not to interfere, with the
dignity essential to his Congressional
position.
In 1884, when young Mcclure \was a
student at the State Normal, al EN-
poria, Kan, he was in the height OF
his athletic glory.a He could throw
and Outlook everybody in school, i'm
Guiding his roommate, the now Cover
nor of Oklahoma, the Hon. Tom B.
Ferguson. He practised this sport for
several years after he left school and
soon became known as the best man
IN Chaptauqpa; county,andi in all south-
eastern Kansas.
s sllntlkboo great county tatr was held
at Sedan. The occasion afforded an
opportunity for the friends of Mcclure
to test his. mettle and establish his
suIlefionitg2 oAFer all rivals. A wrestling
match was arranged and a def" pub
lished to- the world in due form. The
neighboring town of Independence ac-
cepted, and selected as it's champion
a PROFESSIONAL who, it is claimed, was
Imported from the East. His name
was Weber, and he was every inch an
athlete: special train was chartered,
and all the sporting fraternity of In
dependence went to Sedan on the day
of the fair
A company of gentlemen, chatting in
a Kansas City hotel recently, who saw
this affair." between MCGUIRE, and Web
er, said 1t was as pretty a contest
as was ever pulled off. Both men were
about equally matched and showed evil
denc& Of long and careful 4rainingi
There were three bouts, and the strug-
gle lasted one Hour and al half. AT
the end, Mcguire was seen suddenly
to break from what appeared to be a
.death-like hold, sraise 5rhis antagonist
high in the air above his head and
.hurl him, to the IgTouJ1d limp and al
most lifefess. Weber at the very point
of winning broke "a hngerya and ithis ac-
cfdent gave McCfuife the advantage
and final victory. Over $4,000 changed
hands in this e0HtestE g. = s.,y ~ .-' /.
Mcclure acquired great fame from
ed Challenges rom professi6nafs
Throughout the land, The notoriety of
IT imbeIled hllanssto give upsthe wrest-
ling Jousihess9foF good. - D. Il
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18
Ths Geniu. 81 I1abar.
3Fr9n' the New York PresgA

z = n " = = NJ ~ ~ %
,TWe .hAndEsd persons waiting for a
train, intently watched an old man
driving six-inch spikes with an iron
fnaui. Now, there is nothing unus-
ual or extraordinary about driving
spikes with a maui, even though 1.-The
head, of "a spike is only ,threeseighths
Of an inch square. But there was a
fascination in this old mans work.
His Z genius for driving spikes was
manifest. He never missed a blow.
He never needed more than three
blows. to send the spike. home, with it's
head buried in the plahking. He al
ways gave three. There was a rhyth-
mic harmony in his task that appealed
TO all. In his particular line he ex-
celled. That is the genius of labor.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

qudrtN- mining fssnot for the poor man
Takes Money To Run n Mine.
1t takes money to place a mine son
paying basis For, example, this
company has spent over $75 900 to place
us property on a producing basis.
Inc altitude of the property is $500
feet above sea level.
ind ,the miners a fine class of
men, they spend their leisure hours In
reading. are we'll informed on, all top
Ss' and many of them accumulate
eneIr earningsS their pay being $3.50
per day They board with the COM
pahy' who employ excellent Chinese
COOKS and the fine quality and varied
quantity supplied to them was sur
prise TO me. l will remain here until
the latter part of this week. My re-
turn trip will be via Portland and
seattle. From the latter point l will
go to New York, either by way of the
canadian Pacific or Northern Pacific,
returning to Savannah about the first
OF september With kindest regards
and Well wishes to my fellow citizens
OF savannah. Sincerely yours,
Herman Myers. g
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-18

many of your readers may realize
quartz mining is'Hot for fhe'poor man
Takes Money To Run n MING.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
Siberian SEillet.

AS much is being written about
drought res listing crops for Kansas,
want to say a word for Siberian millet.
Last year | sowed twelve acres to ST.
berian millet. using about twenty
pounds to the acre. which made pref
ty thick stand. sowed about the mid
die If May and cut it with binder
about tho middle of July. the seed being
ripe, bCt the stalk and leaf were still
green. not having changed color mt ALL
In 4 few days the stubble began to
throw out suckers. each of which rip
ened IL little head of seed. and a ! thcre
were several of these suckers to Il stalk
it made fine pasture. l thrashed $50
bushels Of seed and had large stack
of excellent hay unequaled for stock
by any hay except alfalfa. In growth
it is larger than the golden. but not so
large as the German millet \ good
crop can be raised after taking off a
crop of wheat or oats if there are no
chinch bugs in the stubble and thu sea-
son is favorable. / consider 1t one OF
the best drought resisting crops we
have.--Cor. Kansas Farmer
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
SECOND SECTION.
News and Notes.

In all of the principal clover states
except Wisconsin report decreases in
acreage, RANGING from l per cent In
Pennsylvania. Michigan and Illinois to
8 per cent IN Iowa and klasas.
The present prospects for the peach
crop are decidedly nufavoraale. Okla
honla alone among the important p.-
growing stntes showing II condirI4
above it's ten year average.
The acreage reported rs under bar
ley exceeds that harvested last year by
about 100000 acres, or / per cent.
OF tho fourteen states having 5000
600 apple trees and upward but two.
Virginia and Tennessee. report condi-
tons above their ten year averap
Everywhere there seems to DC .n
creased interest in the silo this year
Practical irrigation is needed in ev-
cry township east as well IA west ="
the Mississippi almost every season ~
get the best results of the energy t:v-
pended in preparing the land, remal As
an exchange.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
Cheap Homes and Farm Labor.

In Vermont there have been more
calls this year for cheap farms than
ever before. Some of these have been
purchased by city people for homes
during part of the year. while some
entire neighborhoods have been bought
by individual purchasers. The prices
have not advanced. but there seems to
be an upward tendency. There is more
inquiry from foreign born than native
born citizens. Secretary e. J. Bell says
that last year the calls for this class of
farms have increased probably 80 per
cent. He writes: THE most serious
question for one purchasing farm to-
day is the labor problem The in
creased price of farm products does not
keep pace with it at all. saying nothing
about the great uncertainty. The dairy
interests will suffer unless change
comes soon. The way clear for eight
and nine hour labor upon the farm for
a days work is not yet manifest to the
average tiller of the soil.''-New Eng
land Homestead.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
FENCE LORE.
HOOd Farm Gate md a Handy
Portable Fence


The upper figure shows q gate which
an Ohio Farmer correspondent thinks
the best for ordinary use on the farm
after trying different styles The gate
is twelve feet wide dong ard five feet
high, made of five by 1 inch boards.
If for yard Where hogs rEn Loose the
two bottom bars should be of oak. and
the top one should be of the same wood
to prevent horses, il any. from gnaw-
Ing It, Bars are spaced about four
inches for last. six for second. nine for
third. eleven inches for upper one.
Three inch strips are bolted one on
each side of the bars at the ends with
five-sixteenth bolts, two bolts in each
end Of the upper and under bar. At
the hinge end these bolts hold the
hinge.
On one side of the bars q long tie
comes from the top OF the gate at the
hinge end to the bottom at the other
end. This is also bolted through the
bars. On the other side two narrow
strips are placed so that the bolt goes
through the tie. bar and one of the
strips. The gate is hung with hook and
strap hinges. The upper hook goes
through the post with nut on it. The
lower one Is driven into the post, and
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1903-09-04
MONTPELIER, IDAHO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1903.

the corners are therefore imperfect
For repairing these corners and filling
gaps in the ridges the jump scraper or
horse scraper is used. This is the work
Of the blacksmith. The beams are II by
IA inches and thirty inches long from
the draft ring to the bend downward.
The shovel is of No. 16 sheet iron TWEEN
ty-four inches long by eighteen inches
deep. The handles are those used on
any cultivator. The beams are bent to
stand six inches forward of square
placed ON top of the beams. The braces
are of three-eighths inch round iron
The shovel is slightly cupped to make
it hold more earth.-E. J. WicksOn