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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-01-14
LAWRENCE EMBREE,

j. Il. a. GIBBS, ,...... Plalntlif,
VS..
Margaret G. Gibbs widow
OF j. E.A. Gibbs, Florence
V. Rawlings and B. g.
Rawlings, her husband,
Ellabell b. Moore, Ethel
II. Wade and q. Z. Wade,
her husband, Fannie Bell
Davies, James Gibbs
Davies, Anthony Herpin
Davies and CharlesEdward
Davies, ..............,... Defendants.
IN CHANCERY.
The object OF this suit Is to obtain q
construction of the Will OF the said j. E.
A. Gibbs, to have his estate settled w
under the aid and direction Of the Court
and for general relief.
And an affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendants, Fannie Bel
Davies, James Gibbs Davies, Anthony
Herpin DaYies and Charles Edward
Davies, are not residents OF the State OIL
Virginia, it is ordered that they do appear
here within fifteen days after due publ
cation OF this order and do what is neces
sary to protect their interest in this suit
A Copy-Teste
r. r. WITT, Clerk.
w. L. Shields, p. q. jan At.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
NO BACKWARD STEP
Two Hundred Thousand DOL
lars Says Committee.
First 100000 10 be Distributed per Capita
Second $4,000 for Four Months
School.

The public schools of the State will
once more get a special appropriation
of 100000 a year, to be distributed per
capita, as well as second $100 900 to
be used in bringing the weaker counties
up to the constitutional requirement of
a four months school term
But the amount OF the second $780, --UUU
that may be asked for by. each county
shall not exceed the average salary for
each teacher, and absolutely none of il
is TO be given for building or repairing
school houses.
The Joint Committee on Education
yesterday afternoon finally settled the
matter, after considering the three bills
that were before them.
First there was the bill drawn by
Supt. Joyner and Mr.. White, of Halifax,
to appropriate 100000 or so much there
of as may be necessary to bring up all
the schools of North Carolina to the four
months term, as required in the Con-
stitution.
A substitute to this proposes to dis
tribute 100000 per capita among the
schools, and another 500 900, or as much
counties to enable them to fulfil the Con-
stitutional requirement. (The amount
any one county is limited to for each
teacher is the average salary and no
more)
A third bill before the committee was
one drawn by Mr.. Smith, calling for an
appropriation that would be sufficient TO
bring up the schools in the weak dis
tricts to the Institutional requirement
of four months, and limiting the amount
for each county to 800 for each teacher.
Mr.. Smith spoke IN opposition to max
ing any special appropriation directly
from the treasury for any per capita dis
tribution additional to the regular school
fund.
Mr.. Blount favored the per capita APP
preparation, fearing that it might be in
the nature of a backward step.
Mr.. White, of Halifax, also spoke for
the 100000 appropriation per capita.
Judge Graham likewise spoke for the
substitute bill.
Finally the substitute bill was sup
ported unanimously.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
THE MAN IN THE HACK
A Lock of Hair in the Dead
Mans Hand.
These are CItws Police are Working on 10 Dis
cover Burdick's Murderer
Burdick Appears.
(By the Associated Press. !

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 2S-Mrs. Burdick,
the widow of Edwin L. Burdick, who was
murdered at his home Thursday night,
arrived here today from Atlantic City
The police have found the hackman
%ho drove an as yet unidentified man
to within few doors of the Burdick resi-
dence about midnight on Thursday night.
They regard this as a valuable clew.
Another cleW in the hands OF the au-
thorities is a tuft of hair which was
found in the hand of Mr.. Burdick 1t is
not of his hair but whether belonging to
a man or woman the police do not say
1t is of a color and texture that will
be easy to match with the hair from
which it was torn.
In the room in which the murdered
man was found the police also found
a paper which had been sent to Mr.. Bur
dick by a Cleveland woman, contain
ing a story of the granting of a divorce
from her husband The police learned
that the woman was in Cleveland Thurs
day night and that her former husband
is working in New York or some other
eastern city.
1t was learned today that Mr.. Bur
dick, whose business ,took him on fire.
quent trips out of the city, knew he
had been shadowed for some time when
out OF town. This system of espionage
he had said, had been in effect for some
time, and the inference is that it was
to obtain evidence, if possible, for coun-
ter charges in the divorce proceedings
which had been begun by Mr. Bur-
dick.
The autopsy revealed that there were
at least eleven wounds on the head, five
OF which so serious that any one would
have been sufficient to cause death and
that they had been inflicted by some
blunt instrument.
The location of the wounds indicated
that the victim was in a reclining posi-
tion when the blows were delivered or
that most of them had been delivered
after he had been knocked down. Con-
siderable force had been used, but the
doctors did not pretend to claim that
the force used was greater than might
have been exerted by a strong woman 1t
was evident that the murderer was in
a great state of passion, amounting to
frenzy. as the skull had been broken to
a pulp in one place and many blows
had been struck
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
FIGHT WITH JA|LER
Two of the Birds" Use Their
Wings.
This While the Jaer is 0yerpowarirg Third
---AlI Three Again Petping through
Bars.
Especial News and observer.)

Especial o News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. c., Feb 28.-something
out of the ordinary occurred here at 800
O'Clock this morning, when three white
prisoners in Jail, in broad open daylight.
made an attack on the jaiIer captured
his pistol and keys two of them escap-.
ing, and being back in Jail In less than
half an hour, while the leader in the
assault never got beyond the prison
walls, but did get a severe drubbing at
the hands OF the plucky jailer.
The corridor of the JAIL in which were
four white men, John Archer. John Way,
Clint Breedlove and S. L. Troutman, all
white, was being swept out and Breed
love had the broom. Mr.. May, the jailer,
opened the door, for the trash to be swept
through, when Breedloye threw down his
broom and assaulted the jailer Way
and Archer rushed to his assistance, and
while May was fighting like man, Way
succeeded in getting his pistol. and Ar
cher, his keys. They left Breedlove and
the jailer to fight it out, and made for
the OPEN
With desperate courage May disabled
Breedlove in short order, and succeeded
in getting out, just in time to catch Way
by the foot as he crawled through a bro
ken place in the Jail fence His foot-hold
slipped and Way escaped. Archer had al
ready gone. The latter was caught in a
few moments, near the Banner ware
house by Policeman Weaver and after
chase of half an hour, Way, with the
iailer's pistol, was arrested by Officer
Myvick, who had closely pursued him,
and brought him back to jail.
A fourth prisoner, S. l.. Troutman,
did not attempt to escape or assist
in the assault on the jailer. Breedloye.
who was done up so effectively by Jailer
May, is not considered dangerously hurt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.
A Splendid Dairy Exhibit by a. & M in sher-
wood Eiggs' window.

The Agricultural Department of the
A. and NJ. College is making a very
handsome dairy display in Sherwood
Higgs show window. There is butter,
made into beautiful pound cakes; butter,
in lovely golden blobules just made from
cream; butter-b bacteria in glass tubes,
little fellows that really do the work of
souring cream and turning it into but
ter cheese, big round cake, and cheese
making bacteria; separators, cream test
ers, and millions of bacteria Of all kinds;
facteria that cause rot in apples, pota-
toes and other fruits and vegetables;
factera that produce boils, typhoid fever
or cholera; milk that has kept over
month without souring.
The display is unique, interesting, in
structive, and the butter, we'll, it is
pretty enough to bite. Hundreds of peo-
pie stop at the window and enjoy the
sight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
Loads aO North Gap0D6na Daily Paers la6a0

old son of William Oglesby, colored, who
lives on Mr.. Frank f. Alexander's place
about five miles from Charlotte, was shot
and instantly killed yesterday afternoon
by John Walker, a negro boy, 17-years-
old. Walker was brought to Charlotte
this morning and preliminary hearing
was held before Squire S. II. Hilton.
The facts as brought out at the hear
ing, prove beyond a doubt that the kill
ing was accidental
The Dixie Pants Company, a corpora
tion that has been engaged, in the manu-
facture of pants for the past three or
four years, is going out of business.
While no cause has been assigned, it is
understood that the gentlemen who own
the stock in the corporation, desire to
quit business Mr.. j. M. Oates is presi-
dent and treasurer of the company, and
Mr.. Jay Hirshinger is secretary and man
ager.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01

pass TO any ex-Confederate soldier. The
bill was introduced by Senator Well
born and favorable report has been
made on it by the Committee on PEN
Sions.
The Senate went into Committee of
the Whole to consider the Revenue bill
on motion of Senator London with Sena-
tor Glenn presiding.
Senator London took up a number of
the sections of the bill and explained
the additions and changes made in the
Revenue bill of 1901. Among the amend
ments which the Senate will probably
ask will be one by Senator London not
requiring parties whose income is less
than $1,000 to list this, as the tax is
on incomes above. 1t was stated by 9TH
er Senators that they would ask that the
tax on lightning rod agents be put back
to $50 from $25.
After some further explanation and re-
marks on various sections the commit
tee rose and reported progress. The bill
will be taken up by sections on Monday
as it has been made a special order for
noon.
SENATE-FORTY-S DAY
The Senate began it's session at 10:30
yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Turner
presiding. Prayer was offered by Rev.
NJ. M. Mcfarland.
The Journal was read and approved.
Next came committee reports, the bills
being noted later son the Calendar. The
bills received from the House were re-
ferred. except when requests came for
them to be placed on the Calendar.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were read the first
Continued on Page Four.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
A REAR END COLLISION.
Southern Dashes Into Northwestern Train
Between Newton and Hickory.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Newton. n. c., Feb. 2S.-A Fear-end
collision occurred on the Southern, be-
tween Newton and Hickory yesterday be-
tween two freight trains, one of the
Northwestern and one of the Southern.
Both roads use the same track between
Newton and Hickory. The Northwestern
left ahead and on the way the cylinder
head of the engine blew out on a down
grade. and before the iiagman could make
his distance the Southern ran into her.
demolishing some two or three cars and
damaging the Southerns engine consid-
erably The engineer and hreman
jumped and escaped unhurt. No one on
either train was hurt, until after all was
over, when two men or boys got into
dispute over the matter which ended N
a fight. in which both parties were con-
siderably bruised up.
The parties were bound over to court,
having used rocks, train tools. etc.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
Tobacco Sales at Winston.
fsnecial to News and Observer.) J

Winston Salem, N. c., Feb. 2S.-Leaf
tobacco sales on the Winston market this
month aggregated 1,90,244 1t brought
$164 ,S50.64 Manufacturers shipped 2,2S2,-
716 pounds.
Judge Neal continues the receivership
in the case of Dodson Brothers. tobacco
manufacturers at Pilot Mountain. By
agreement of all parties concerned, E. w.
Cutler, of Pinnacle, was appointed to act
with ]. L. King, of Greensboro, as re-
ceiver. The factory, which has been idle,
since a receiver was appointed will now
resume operations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
British Champion Beaten
(By the Associated Press

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 27.-England tried
for another championship tonight and
scored another defeat. Her champion
bantam weight, Andy Tokell was beaten
cleanly and decisively by Harry Forbes.
the champion bantam weight of the
world.
Forbes won the fight from start to
finish. had the better of every round with
the possible exception Of the seventh in
which he held his own. and proved him
self the superior of the English cham
pion in everything that goes to make a
champion with the exception of courage,
and in this he was equal to Tokell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01

ter 279. Las of 1898, relating to working
public roads in Mitchell.
Murphy, of Rowan: To place w. l..
James on pension roll.
Gay, of Northampton: To fix time for
holding court in Northampton and War
rem counties.
Fuller: To amend section IS Of The
Code, concerning applicants for license
to practice law
Harrington, of Harnett: To regulate
hunting in Little River and Barbecue
townships
McRae, of Anson: To incorporate the
Merchants Railroad Company
Whitaker, of Wake To incorporate
the town of Wendell.
Daughtridge of Edgecombe. by re-
quest: To incorporate the town of An
derson.
PAY PENSION BOARDS.
The pension bill came back from the
Senate with an amendment by Senator
London to pay the members of the county
pension boards 50 day for three days.
That was the provision that the House
voted out of the bill a few days ago
Mr.. Parker of Halifax, moved that the
House concur in the Senate amendment.
Mr.. Lucas, of Hyde. moved that the
House do not concur. He said that this
should be labor of love on the part Of
the three old soldiers on the board
Mr. Parker, of Halifax. favored the
amendment. He said the county should
be willing to pay for this service. If any
county did not wish to pay he would be
willing to except that county.
Euinn olcO favored no x;po tbo man,
bers of the board. He did not believe in
expecting work for nothing, and asked
Continued on Fourth Page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
General Gordon Much Better.
lRy the Associated Press. J

Jackson, Miss. Feb. 27.-General j. B.
Gordon, commander chief of the United
Confederate Veterans who was taken vio-
lently i'll on a Queen and Crescent train
last night, en- route to this city, was re-
ported to be very much better today. Is
is not thought that his condition is at all
serious.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
ATRAGEDY IN CHEROKEE.
Will Watson Shot Dead by Dick Birtchfsld
and John Nelson.
Especial to News and Observer

Asheville. N. c., Feb. 2S-Will Watson
was shot and instantly killed last night
at Upton. mountain village in Chero-
kee county Dick Birtchfield and John
Nelson did the shooting. Watson was
shot Just over the heart and died almost
instantly. Both Birchfeld and Nelson
made their escape and have not been
captured. 1t is said that shooting was
the outcome of a remark made by Wat
son concerning Birchfield's sister.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
Boy Accidentally Killed.

Especial to News and Observerl
Charlotte, N. c., Feb 2S,-The 15-year-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01
To Unseat Judge Campbell.
(Bx the Associated Press. J

Richmond, Va, Feb. 27-The commit
tee of the General Assembly, which hes
been investigating the charges against
Judge Campbell. of the Amherst COUNTY
court adjourned today until next Wed
nesday, after deciding, it is understood.
to recommend the adoption of a joint
resolution providing for the removal of
the judge from the bench. The minority
of the committee will make a report
recommending censure of the judge. The
charges against Judge Campbell grew
out of the widely reported horse whipping
by the judge of the Rev. DR.. Crawford,
of the Anti-Saloon League.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-01

The more you pelt tanner the better
he seems to like it. Il
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-05
LOCAL BASEBALL
SEASON CLOSED.
Two Games Played Yesterday and
Salt Lake Won Both of
Them.
TAIL ENDERS VS.. CHAMPIONS.
FIRST Contest Won by Score of D to 4,
And Second by Score
Of 5toI

r,o ,oco, baseball season came to
aso Yesterday with a double header be-
.,,o.r salt Lake. the tail enders' ana
pone tho league champions and much TO
IN, ioy Of local fans the home crowd
,,0k the leaders into camp In both games
NM first was won by a score OF b 10 q
md the second by a score Of . to |.
me weather was good the damon !
80. IN pretty fair condition and the fans
1sr, ont in force. Both games were ipil
" Good spappy bah playing, Butte went
ma tbe struggle with nigh hopes OF w'n-
r,s hut Inc fates and better bah play
i mss NAN The Miners could produce, de,
WA ,ps il otherwise, Butte used their oest
SS,1Sors In beat Salt Lake, but they talleu
t.rn me trick. In the first game liah-
KIN did the twrllng and was toueheu 4p
~, eigtt hits. Butte hal no trouble ~
soivlng Wigs mysteries, but they coUhd
ri make the winning runs.
Roach the man who has gwen S9ll
Iske considerable trouble, was me We.
iim in thp second game salt Lake MI
Mn p safe ones. while his opponent
T5ger allowed the visitors but SIN hlls.
Tbc detailed score of both games folloWs'
First game
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-05
HOW THEY STAND.
Pacific National League.
RACES Ar FAIR TODAY.
Five Rafting Good Events Arranged ny
Manager Bransford for This Afternoon.

The program OF horse races arranged ny
Manager Bransford for the pleasure ol
the fair patrons this afternoon Is q good
one In every sense of the word. lie has
made up a card Of five events that ousht
to prove intensely interesting. Three OF
the events are harness, and two running
races as follows,
FIRST race trot and pace throe-year-
olds and under. two In three, purse YIN
Iyanho owned by Ross Porter, star,
owned by Frank NJ, Wilson's Fleet away
owned biz David Hansen, Lay May Nal-
lace. owned by H. w. Brown May DRS,
owned by w. d. Wilding Nirda, owned
by W. w Taylor.
Second race special trot and pace purse
Crabtroo. Niger Boy PD, owned by
Reed Bros. Bclva A PD. owned by Lyon
AifonZo (PD. owned by Ii. WI Brown
Chester CD. owned by Spiers Bros,'
l.adysmth (T), owned by W. ;. Eller-
beck. o . and
pace, purse $500 Topeka Maid fJ;
CP5. owned by A. NJ, Pendletqn June
Wilkes Pl. owned by Dr. iummel-
baugh. cold Storage CP), owned By Nc
Fourth race. three and one-half, f1r-
longs. running, purse S0O-Calgula H.
green and red owned By G. f. Tanners
Rattlor. yellow and black, owned by {;
L. bye; Goldle, black and whlle. oWnea
by Ben Hunsakcr, Mollie Allstolt' plack
Flfth race. mile dash, running purse
S5O.-Corvus. pulple and yellow owned
by Doh Bros. Baldo, black and yellow,
owned by G. T.. Dye Honest John lemon
and hlnck owned By c. G. Kolso; Argot,
orange and green, owned by j. Rich.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-05
A dIstlnguIshcd army officer sends

A distinguished army officer sends the
following story to this magazine:
il Is generally understood by the aver
age New Yorker that only MT Hayseed
from New Jersey Is the subject Of the
many ludicrous nciients which occur IN
the great city, yet a short time ago was
witnessed "A "scll on the part Of one of
the former class which would make the
aforesaid Mr., llnysecd" indulge In laugh.
ter to the historical point The writer
had been TO the Eden Musee to inspect
one of their recently completed wax hg-
ures Of notable persOnages, and stopped
IN the lobby for q moment before depart
ure, Al or near the entrance was "A wax
figure Of middle aged man who had APP
patcntly seated himself on rustic bench
ana was busly engaged in perusing one
OF the Muesoe's catalogues which he held
IN his hand. The sole occupants Of tho
lobby other than the writer were young
man accompanied by lady evidently his
wlie,nn1 another younger lady with them.
The attention Of all was attracted by the
latter hurriedly placing herself on the
bench by the side OF the wax figure. lean
ing slightly toward IT and concentrating
Der gaze on the catalogue held In lis
hand' Hardly had she posed correctly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-05
--------------s % 49,
BURLESQUE A NECESSITY,

After the members OF the quartet In
the disguise OF actors. had gone through
the usual net, involving discords ana other
absurdities, they can't to the front OF the
stage, formed in me, nut their hands be-
hind their backs, and began sentimental
song, while the real actors settled down
for a short rest Then II was that the
country cousin turned 10 his city relative
ANA said; HH
Why they made horrible discords at
nrst'
Yes, replied the city relative
And the audience all made fun of
them"
Yes
They made a regular burlesque Of the
scene"
Eyes"
But now they are trying 10 really
sing
They are trying to-
1T that's what they're here for, why
was all the horsc-pluy put n?"
MY boy said the city relative IN "A
fatherly way,"you don't understand some
Of these rustic plays, II was done for
two reasons First II was necessary in
order to lug the quartet IN where II didn't
belong, and TO stop the action of the
play. Secondhand this Is the principal
reason, my Ooy-a certain amount ot bur
lesque Is necessary to put the audience In
humor TO stand the singing, II you
went TO the thcater much you'd under
stand all this brooklyn Eagle
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-05
Saturdays Football Games.

Following are the results Of the football
games played by eastern college teams on
Saturday afternoons
At Lincoln Nebraska, %; South Da-
kOta ..
Al Ann Arbor-- Michigan, 81 Case. 0,
At neapolis-Uniyersity of Mime
At Amherst-Amherst "a; Colby o.
At Wiliamstown--Wil Williams, IL; laur-
cate Boat club, IL.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 10; Lee
high O. me-
AT Providence Brown. III wesleyan, 9,
At Hanoyer-Dartmouth, IN, HOLY
Cross O.
Al brunswick. Mo.--Bowdoin, is, New
Hampshire State college, 0,
AT 81 Louis Washington university III
Rose Polytechnic Institute, Q.
At Columbus O.-Ohio state university
2s; Wittenburg, O.
At Easton, Pa.-La Fayettc. III Gettys-
burg college 0,
At Madison. Wls.-l'nvcrsity of Wis
consin 49, NapcrVillc o.
At Ithaca, n, Y.-Comep, II; Rochcs-
At Lincoln, Nebraska, %; South
Xt Chicago Northwestern, %; Lom-
bard D.
Al New York-Columbia, 80; Union. 0,
At Extraordinarily of Chicago, di
Indiana, 0.
At Ann Arbor--Inlyorslty OF Michigan,
81. Case Scientific school. Cleveland, o., u.
At Minneapolis Minnesota, 4Qi Grim
nell 0.
Al Lafayette. Ind Purdue IL; Bclot. 0.
Al Champaign, llL--lllinois, ~, knox
college ),
sas. 3l State Agricultural college o.
Al Stanford university Cal, Stanford,
6, Reliance 0,
Al Berkeley-Unvcrslt Of California,
81 Naval Training school, o.
Al Iowa Clty-State university, y; state
normal, o.
AZ nes Moluos-Drakc university, ij;
Penn college
At Washington, Pa Washington and
Jefferson college, y Marietta college, O.