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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
The Missionary Convention.
Special 70 News and observer.)

Especial 10 News and Observer.)
New Bern, n. c., Feb. 26.-The Mission
airy Convention of the New Bern district
of the Methodist Church South, met yes
terday morning at the Centenary Method
list church. The attendance. though small
were interested in the proceedings and
received much profit from the discussion
of the various missionary topics.
The meeting yesterday morning was
opened by devotional exercises conducted
by Rev. P. Greening, of Grifton. Rev. H.
NJ. Eure, of Beaufort. made an address
on the Motives of Missionary Life and
Rev. Mr.. Potter. of Mt Olive, spoke on
the Outlook of the Missionary Cause. He
said that the Nineteenth Century had been
known as the century of missions, but
that the Twentieth Century would be
called the century of conquests. His ad-
dress was full OF optimism.
The afternoon session was devoted TO
the discussion Of ways and means of Sc
curing Missionary collections. The speak
crs were Revs r. H. Willis, OF Morehead.
VI. Bradshaw, of Golds6oro. and j. W.
Jenkins.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
C.C. JONES COMING
New York Lawyer Here
to Arrange Bond.
Said that He Will be in RaIeiqh Mon
day to Answer TO Bench War
rant in Godfrey Bond
Stealing Case.

Monday is the day set for The hearing
in the matter of the Godfrey bond steal
ease.
And yesterday the news came to Raj
.igh, or rather was brought hCra, 3bat G.
c. Jones, who received the stolen bonds
from somebody known in the bond case
as one ''Staunton, would be in Raleigh
on Monday.
Col. j. c. L. Harris, who gave the
$500 bond when he learned that bench
warrants were being arranged, is in the
city. The whereabouts of Fl. p. Dortch,
Jr., are not known and it has not been
given out whether or not he will be here
TO answer before Judge Geo. Fl. Brown.
A New York lawyer arrived in the city
yesterday, and he came as the reDresen-
alive of c. c. Jones. This lawyer is Mr..
Horace Comfort, of New York, and he
came to Raleigh to arrange for the bond
If $500 the appearance of Jones on
Monday
He says that Jones is in New York
and that he will be in Goldsboro before
Monday. That then he will come to Raj
eight to answer at the hearing before
Judge Brown to the charge of conspir-
acy, blacllmail and extortion as alleged
N the affidavit of Mr. j. L. Godfrey, OF
Jonesboro, from whom the two one thous-
and dollar State bonds were stolen.
Jones will stick to the statement he made
before the grand jury when the court was
n session.
Mr.. Comfort had something to say
while here Of the postage stamp matter
n Goldsboro, matter in which has been
rumored that Jones sold postage stamps
10 number of parties in Goldsboro after
the robberies of the postofflce at Mount
Olive and the bank at LAGRANGE.
Mr.. Comfort say that Jones states that
he came into possession of these stamps
while doing a mail order business with
seed as his stock in trade at Norfolk.
That he received stamps from all over
the country and that when the United
States postoffce department shut down
On mis- business he had great quantity
of stamps On hand. Jones denies all
knowledge of any wrong in connection
with his stamp dealings.
Mr. Comfort left here yesterday at
ternoon for Goldsboro, where he wa% IN
formed he would have to make the Bond
for Jones, as the bench warrant for him
is in the hands of the Sheriff Of Wayne
county He will be in Raleigh on Mon
day as one Of counsel for Jones in the
hearing before Judge Brown.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
The Retail Drygoods District of RoCh.
ester Lies in BIrzing Ruins.
(By the Associated, Press

Rochester, n. Y, Feb. 26.-The sun set
tonight with ten engines pouring streams
Of water on the ruins of what was prac-
hcally me retail dry goods district of
this city. for three out Of the five de-
partment stores were consumed in to-
days disastrous fire, one of which, the
Sibley, Lindsay and Curr Company, was
by far the largest establishment of this
kind in the city, and the Oldest
Insurance men place the loss at $3,OOO.-
Geo. or this amount $750,O00 represents
the loss on buildiDgs, and the remainder
the loss on stocks OF goods and to occu-
pants of offices. 1t is estimated that $500
people are thrown out Of work, temporari-
ly, at least, because of the fire.
The burned district lies on the north
side of Main street, between St. Paul and
Clinton Avenue north, running from ST.
Paul street almost the entire length OF
the block. The fire started in the store
of the Rochester Dry-goods Company, and
worked west. taking but one store east
of this establishment, that of the Walk
ever Shoe Company, before its progress
was checked in that direction. Next west
was the store of the Beadle. Sherburne
y,
Marble block, occupied by the Sibley,
Lindsay & Curr Company, also destroyed,
and finally the thirto story granite
building, the lower part of which also
was occupied by the Sibley, Lindsay &
Curr Company and the r"ner part by
offices. Only the front wall of the marble
building is standing tonight. The she'll
Of the granite building is intact. and the
floors are in place, but the building was
Quilted.
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company's six
story wholesale building, together with
the stables in the rear, was destroyed with
all its valuable contents. this loss beng
placed at s1,45O,O00.
There was livery stable and some
frame dwellings on Division street, mar
row thoroughfare running IN the rear OF
the burned stores and these were damaged
by water and falling walls.
There were no casualties and no one
was injured excent Assistant Chief Frank
A. Jaynes, who was struck by flying
nozzle and received some bruises.
The power on the trolley line running
along Main street was cut off to avoid
danger from electricity, and no cars have
run through the block where the fire oc-
CURED ali day. All other traffic has also
been stopped and probably will not be
resumed until Monday.
Following is a table OF the losses:
Granite building $500, 1000; marble build,
ing $75,OO0 Buell. estate $4,000; Cornwell
building 100000; Kirley building $4,000;
Walkover Shoe Company 10000: Sibley,
Lindsay e. Curr Company $250,000.
The loss on stock was as follows:
Sbley, Lindsay & Curr Company, retail,
$4,000; wholesale, $1,250000; tenants in
granite building $500. COO; Beadle and Sher-
'ourne Company $3.50, goo; Rochester Dry
Goods Company, $1500G0.
The smaller lcsses foot UP $4,000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27

of the National Editorial Association, is
sending out information concerning the
tonal committeeman 1or North Carolina
convention at st. Louis, May 16, II, IS
and 10 to the delegates from this State.
They are;
Thad R. Manning, the Gold Leaf, Hen
derson; d. t. Edwards, Free Press, Kin
ston; j. A. Thomas, The Times, Louis
burg; Rev. P. r. Laws, Robesonian. Lum-
berton; w. F. Marshall, Gazette, Gas
tonia; j. A. Robinson, Sun, Durham; Rev
P. D. Gold, lions Landmark. Wilson;
j. Noel, Courier, Roxboro; NJ w. Lincke,
Graphic, Nashville; Archibald Johnson
and children, Thomasville A. B.. Carter
Sun. Salisbury; r. F. Beasley, Journal,
Monroe; j. j. Farris, Enterprise, High
Point; w. c.. Hammer, Courier, Asheboro.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
CHANGED
All RaIeigh's Soldier Boys in TIE Third,
and Durham's Too.

There was conference yesterday of
National~ Guard officers with the Adju-
tent General for the purpose of making
some changes in the assignment OF COM
panies to regiments for the sake of great
er convenience, and also to discuss the
question OF the encampment of all three
regiments together rs a bridgade next
summer Nothing definite was decided
as to the latter.
The changes made were as follows:
Company E, Oak City Guards, OF Raj
eigh, us changed from the Second regi-
ment 70 the Third, both Raleigh com
paL:es by this change being now in the
Third; Company l, OF Durham, was trans
fclTed from the First regiment to the
Third. Goldsboro Company ''B," was
changed from the First to the Second
regiment. Company "a Of Salisbury,
was changed from the Third to the First
regiment, and Company * Of Mt. Airy,
frcn the Third to the First regiment
Those present at the meeting were Ad-
jutant General B. S. Register, OF OK
ford Col. 7. H. Balm, of Goldsbcro, In
spector GencraI;- Col. ]. N Craig, of
Re;dsville, Third regiment Col. T. R.
Robertson, of Charlotte, First regiment;
General Carrie A. Woodruff, OF this city, U.
S. Army officer detailed to the n. C.
National Guard, and Col. Alfred Williams,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Brigadier- General ]. f. Armfeld, of
sHtesville, was unable to get here Col
H. c.. Bragaw, OF Washington, Second
regiment, wrote that he got as far as
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
a Chora! Organization.

Oxford, n. c., Feb. ga choral or
ganization was effected Thursday evening
under the auspices of the Oxford Musical
Club. The object of the society is to
promote musical interest among the peo-
pie and sacred concerts viii be given
each month in the different churches. The
first VIII be in the Episcopal church Easter
week, under the direction of Mrs. John
Booth and Mrs j. G. Homer. organist.
The officers elected last night were:
President, Miss Lizzie billiard Vice
President, Mrs. j B. Booth: Secretary.
Mrs. A. A. Hicks; Treasurer. Mrs. S. H.
Cannady; Librarian, Mrs. ]. C. Horner.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
Battle With Rebels Saturday.

San Domingo, Monday, Feb. 22.-Gov-
ernment forces attacked San Pedro De
Macoris last Saturday. They went IN IN
small boats with the intention of landing.
but were received with a fusilade from the
insurgents which resulted in many being
killed or wounded. The gunboat Presidente
then bombarded the town and inflicted
much damage. The attack and the bonn
bardment were renewed on Sunday. The
rebels fired on the Presidente and dam"
aged her about the water line. This
obliged the gunboat to leave and returned
here. The government gunboat Indepen-
dencia arrived here this morning. The
United States training ship Hartford ar
rived here yesterday to relieve the cruiser
Columbia, which left for st. Thomas,
d. w. I. This city is quiet.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
Mills and FinIayson Made
Another Bid.
SINCE RECEIvERSHIP.
Offered 3 Per Cent. for IS Years, q
for 10, 5 for 10, and for IS:
Pay Floating Debt, and Build
Fifty Miles IN Ten
Years.

As a further evidence that the ap-
pointment of Receiver for the Atlantic
AID North Carolina Railroad was alto
cether unwarranted by the actual con-
di.icn of affairs is the fact that on Thurs
day. the 25th,- the day after tine order for
tn. receiver was signed by Judge Pur-
nell. Messrs w. w. Mills of this city
II. L. Finlayson, of Goldsboro, submitted
IN the Governor another proposition to
lease the road for fifty years, on the
following conditions:
TO pay of all the present floating debt
of the road.
To pay interest on the bonded debt of
$325, COO.
Tc pay the maintenance of the organiza-
ton OF the company not to exceed Sl,2Oo
a year.
To Pay on the capital stock outstanding
three per cent for the first fifteen years,
four per cent for the next ten years,
five Per cent for the next ten years. and
seven per cent for the remaining fill
teen years.
To build within the next ten years
fifty miles Of railroad connecting with
the A. and n. C. Railway.
TO secure the rent by depositing $780,
eco bond subject to the approval OF
The Governor, and to give bond OF
S5c, GOO for the assurance of keeping the
property intact.
In case of failure to build the fifty
miles OF road the lease to forfeited
The road not to be sub-let to the
Southern Railway or the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad without the assent Of the
State
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
March up Hill and Down
Again
Continued from First Page)

That's Bunch McBee.'' said some
gentleman as he entered and the whisper
went round that the party were present
to serve eiectment papers on Mr. Bryan.
Everybody looked
us Mr. James A. Bryan here?" asked
Mr. Dockery of the hotel clerk. while
Judge Robinson and Captain McBee look
ed happy.
''Pll see,' was the reply, and the clerk
examined the register.
Hes paid his bill and gone,f he said
Deputy Dockery looked blank, Judge
Robinson failed to find his smile. Captain
McBee appeared to droop.
where has ne gomez was the next
question.
But the clerk knew not. and then the
trio in front of the desk moved off. They
Separa ted and some asked folks they met
if they knew where Mr.. Bran had gone.
No one knew till Mr.. Dempsey Wood. of
Failing Creek. a director of the Atlantic
and North Carolina on the part of priv
ate stockholder, was met coming down
the stairs from his room.
why said he, when asked, "Mr. Bry
an left at 7:17 on the Saaboard.' 1t was
then a few minutes of eight O'Clock.
Thus the party could not find the A. &
y. C. president on whom to serve the re-
ownership papers. He had gone to Char
lesion in company with attorneys and the
Attorney General of the Staff. to see how
tho grab game might be checked.
Thus Captain McBee failed to person
ally be present to aid Bryan out and lift
himself in. and thus Judge Robinson fall
ed to smile as he failed to drift closer to
the new job. and the new salary.
And silently the party left the hotel,
with feathers dropping in place of jubi
lantly erect, for the scalp of Mr.. Bryan
did not dangle at the official belt.
When will you serve the papers on
Mr.. Bryant" was asked Captain McBee
5,ri tic phone last night.
Il don't know he replied. THAT is
the duty of the United States Marshal.
I don't know what he is going to do
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
UNITED INSURANCE co. u,,,.
License Revoked and S. Brown Skcp-
herd Appointed Receiver.

Insurance Commissioner James r. Young
yesterday revoked the license of the
United Insurance Company of this city.
Major Leo D. Heartt was President. and
Mr.. Ham T. Smith, Secretary. The stock
was owned by somehow York parties,
who some time ago sold out to Phila-
delphia people. The company lost heavily
in the Baltimore fire, and also sustained
other serious losses, and the Commits
soner thought it safe to revoke the
license and ask for a receiver
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. s. Brown Shep-
herd went to Goldsboro. WHO'RE Judge
Allen appointed him receiver of the com
pany. Mr. Shepherd returned by the late
train last night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
coaee Caused the Trouble Originally

Coflee Caused the Trouble Originally
A wcll known Penna. physician who is
The proprietor of a sanitarium row uses
Postum Food Coffee In place of ordinary
coffee in his home, in his practice and in
his sanitarium exclusively
His knowledge of the bad effects OF
coffee and the good effects of Postum be-
gan with his own personal experience OF
waich he says:
II was compelled by stomacl trouble
brought on by drinking coffee to spend a
year lii European travel and rest Since
returning to this country will rot allow
coffee to be made for me but instead [
have gained flesh, strength and health
b. drinking Postum Food Coffee three
tiIdes daily
My family as well as myself have
now been using Postum for the past 21s
years with the very best results. | have
a private sanitarium for surgical patients
and use Postum as blood maker before
and after all operations with excellent
results. All ny patients with any class
Of stomach trouble are placed upon
Postum in place of coffee OR tea
1T is one OF my rules TO patients to in
strict them how to prepare Postum and
1 also write the name Postum Food Cot
fee upon prescription blank so that nc
substitute will be given in its stead.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich
There is no other beverage like Pos
tun 1t makes red blood.
Look in. each package for copy of tn
famous little book. THE Road to Well
VILE
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
New Freight Tariff.

Messrs l.. T. Nichols and Z. F. Reid,
of Chester, S. c., General Manager and
Auditor respectively of the Carolina and
Northwestern Railway, were heard be-
fore the Cooperation Commission yester-
day in the matter Of the new freight rate
schedule of that road, which was recently
changed from a narrow to the standard
gauge new tariff was submitted to
the commission.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
Bank Summary.

The summary of the reports OF the con-
dition of the state, Private and Savings
Banks of North Carolina, at the close OF
business January %, 1904, was issued yes
terday by the Corporation Commission. 1t
shows the resources of the banks TO be
$23, 525, 142.22, the private banks $29l;962'.
60; the savings banks $4,617, 1870. Total
SOS 434 SAG
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27

Rocky Mount but could get no farther
because the hotels there would not wake
their guests for the early morning train,
ard because there was no conn""ti"n at
Selma for the afternoon train.
L. MeGehee, of Franklinton, wa
to be present.
Major j. J. Bernard, our genii
ter of Deeds, is much plsased
changes His battalion will nov
of the two Raleigh and the two
companies, in the Third regime
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
News Items From Trinity.

Especial to News and Observer
Trinity, n. c., Feb. 26.-The new table
factory has started up work on small
scale. but the building viii be enlarged
and new machinery added before begin
ming the regular work of manufactar-
ing tables.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27

The director of the Trinity Glee Club
has arranged several numbers on the pro-
gram specially for the Raleigh concert.
notably the popular Glae Club song IF; "
medly by the Quartette, bringing in the
female colleges of Peace, St. Mary's and
The Baptist Female University. and the
reading by Mr.. Williams, APPLES The
concert Is clean. full dress affair. and
is full OF amusing surprises. Monday
night is the time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
Ambassadors Daughter Engaged.

Mexico City, Feb. 25.-The engagement
is announced of Miss Cathleen Clayton.
daughter of United States Am
hassador Powell Clayton to Arthur Cum
ningham Grant Duff, Charge D Analres
of Great Britain, who has been here some
months. Another daughter of the Ambas-
sador married Baron Monchur, the Bel
gian minister at Washington.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27

Mrs c. W. Mason, who has recently re-
turned TO the city from the Philippines,
has presented her brother, Mr. Graham
Haywood, with several very interesting
souvenirs, among them Chinese pocket
knife and some japanese and Hong Kong
coins. The Hong Kong dime" has King
EDWARDS head on it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27

State Superintendent of Public Inetruc-
tion ]. Y. Joyner speaks today at Rock
ford, in Surry county. on his way back
from Atlanta.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-27
North Carolina Delegates.
WENT TO EUROPE.

Labor Commissioner H. B. Warner, Ma
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-26
Dogs Memory of a Bee sting.

Something must have stung your
dog" said resident of this city to a
suburbanite. whom he was visiting a
few days ago. as he noticed the antics
of a large collie which, after swapping
frantically at flying insect, lowered
his head and carefully licked his right
forepaw.
mo" replied the owner of the dog,
that is only a little delusion of his.
When he was a puppy bee stung him
on that foot you see him attending to,
and ever since he has cherished a
standing grudge against flying insects.
Apparently the sight Of one not only
arouses his anger, but recalls most
wildly his first experience with one.
for each time after running after one,
whether he catches it or not, he stops
and tenderly licl<s the place where he
was stung two years ago. AS far as
know he has never been stung since
then. "-Philadelphia Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-26
CLIMBING PLANTS.
The Five Different Classes, With
Their Peculiarities.

Their Peculinrities.
Climbing plants may be divided into
five classes-hOok climbers. root climb
ers, twiners, leaf climbers and tendriI
bearers.
Hook climbers are equipped with
hooks. which are caught up i'm the sur
rounding vegetation.
hoot climbers, like ivy, throw out
hbers along their stems and ASCEND
slowly, insinuating themselves hv
means of rootlets, which grow away
from the light and become glued to the
stems of trees or to harder surfaces
Twiners, like the scarlet runner hon
convolvulus and bryony, Irvine them,
selves around the upright stems of
their neighbors. Some, like the conyoI-
vulus, bend toward the left; others. like
the hop. Irvine to the right
The climbing habit, however. is most
perfectly exhibited by plants with SEN
sitive prehensile organs, either leaves
or tendrils.
In the tendril bearers we find here
and there along the stem sensitive,
twining. whiplike structures, which
curve to what they touch and eventu-
ally link themselves round it. OF this
sort are the passion flower. sweet pea,
grapevine and Virginia creeper-Pear-
sons.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-26
FOND OF A GOOD HORSE.
Thomas Jefferson Was Particular In
Selecting His Steeds

Thomas Jefferson Was Particular In
Selecting His Steeds
l am completely satisfied with my
horse from Major Eggleston. a better
one in harness | never drove. he
brought me in my single phaeton from
Washington, without ever appearing
fatigued, altho the roads were bad. &
the weather rainy. he is fine tempered
and manageable. tho high spirited
tho the price was about 80 d too much
from appearances, yet | would give that
advance i'll the purchase of a horse to
know that he was what | wished Cas-
tor, & FitZpartneT are both left here at
nurse, and [ shall have them sold.
consequently my stable will be reduced
to DiOmede & st. Louis. match for
DiOmede, as good as he is, would make
it up what will suffice for me as a prt-
vate citizen. l will thank you to be
on the enquiry, for such an one, and to
give me notice Of price & properties.
but it will be essential that he match
Diomede tOlerabIy, and be well broke to
the carriage Il 10 bauIkeE | trouble
you with these commissions because
you are in the only part of the country
where a fine horse can be got. | leave
this for Washington the day after to-
morrow. present me with all pos
sible affection to the family, and be as
sured of my constant attachment s. re-
spect. tn. JEFFERSON.
Family Letters of Thomas Jefferson
in ScPibner's.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-26

good. The children showed a..
drill, and were ready to meet the der
of the occasion in song and story
Christmas trees were we'll loaded wit ;
from both societies Some OF onr
delivery men were remem bered W
minature turnout, and the lannon's .
letic Society" was not forgotten
When S. w. Beauclerk was cali
receive quite heavy parcel from
Christmas tree last Saturday event,
felt confident there was some Joke
bottom of it, so quietly RETAINED
exa mining the parcel until With,
quiet precincts OF his own home wb
car efully removed the cover only 70
large fat chicken, with best wishes
his young friend, Preston Webster
by the way, is a rising poultry man .
plsce.