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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25

women in Chicago, who ought to be
started down South at once. said Dr.
stinson. ..Fifteen years ago could
get plenty of money here for the edu-
cation Of the southern negroes, but
when the green, unsubstantial, ignor-
ant nerd Of brutcs from the South
came yelping UP TO Chicago, where
they have free bars; free street cars,
free hotels, where they can go where
they please and talk as they please
things were nearly turned upside
down. The Southern negroes are not
able to meet conditions here. They
are ignorant and they are deceived,
The best negroes stay in the South,
but instead of telling these poor peo-
pie the truth, you in Chicago urge
them to come where they can vote.
81 WOULD urge the practical and
systematic education of all the facul-
ties Of the heart, the mind and the
head.
There are too many poor ministers
begging through the South. Make
your daughter good cook and your
son q good carpenter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL.
More Money Paid TO PolicyH Holder.
Tl.an Received From Them.

ON the LIST of March. 1904. the Con-
necticut Mutual reached a stage in its
history very interesting to its man.
agement and its members, and one
which is unique in the history of
American Life Insurance.
on that date, but little more than
fifty eight Years from, its organiZa-
ton. it had received from it's members
i'm premiums the sum of $22S,376,2 PCS,
and had returned TO them or their
beneficiaries $22S,724.073. or $347, sos
more than it had received from them.
The Connecticut Mutual is the first
American life insurance Company tn
return to it's members one hundred
per cent OF its receipts from them.
And it holds. besides $65,O00,000 OF
assets, with a surplus of over $4,000
600 to protect over seventy thousand
policy-holders insured for over $780,
500,0 900
The company is the largest finan-
cial concern in New England doing
simply d life insurance business, and
it is proverbial everywhere for the
conservatism of its management and
the safety of its insurance
The company has lately changed
and made valuable Improvements in its
applications and policies.
For full information apply to -.
:. ID. WAIT. Raleigh. n. G.,
General Agent for North Carolina
since April, 1867.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
FIGURE THIS OUT
Is Ohio Going to Instruct
for Parker, Hearst or
Nobody?
(By Associated Press J

Columbus, o., May 23.-Leaders
tory to the Democratic State conven
ton for the next two days Nothing
seems to be settled in advance eX
cept Webb p. Huntington. of Column
bus, for Secretary OF State. He has
40 opposition. The Hearst men have
for weeks been contending in Ohio for
district delegates to the national con
vention at ST. Louis for county dele
gates to the State convention here
this week, put they have failed to get
majority of either, so that there will
be no such scenes Of contest as were
expected here during the week. The
Hearst men are now in favor OF no in
dorsement for President. This would
give them the district delegates they
have secured, while any instructions
on the unit rule would prevent them
from getting any votes from Ohio at
st. Louis. 1t seems certain that there
will be no instructions for either
Hearst or Parker.
The Hearst adherents tonight say
they will have a majority in the State
contests will be determined over 200
delegates from Cuyahoga, Hamilton,
Franklin, Montgomery, Summit
Miami, and Madison counties.
Bryan and Hearst partisans say they
have, out of 1913 delegates, 351, while
their opponents have ~ with 200
doubtful.
Opponents of Hearst say the con
tests will be decided in their favor by
the committee ON credentials, no mat
ter what the State committee; that
their poll gives them 80 delegates to
200 for Hearst witnoat the 800 con-
tested seats, anu that when the CON
vention is permanently organized any
ballot will show 523 against 200 for
Hearst.
IF Hearst's friends succeed to-mor-
row their action will affect not only
200 seats in the convention but also
mine of the u Congressional districts
with their nine members of the New
State Central committee, and of the
regular committees, including that on
credentials and on resolutions.
1t is conceded that the convention
win be opened by Hearst adherents.
w. l.. Finley, Ohio manager for
Hearst, as chairman of the State Cen
trail committee, will call the cOnven-
ton to order wednesday morning.
X. l.. Starr, chairman, and the rest
of the temporary organization are
Hearst men. when Starr was first Sc
lected as temporary chairman it was
reported that he would deliver a key
note speech that would carry the con-
yention by storm for Hearst, but
since Hearst partisans are now advo-
eating no Endorsement for President,
the address of the temporary chair
man is expected to be conciliatory. He
will, it is said, declare that the ma
tional platform and ticket should be
made by those who supported the
Democratic National ticket during the
last eight years
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
COTTON CONTINUES BACKWARD
Irregular Stands-Lice and the Boil
Wcevil the Subject of Reports.
(By the Associated Press.)


Washington, May 24.-The weekly
crop report of the Weather Bureau
says:
Cotton continues backward and has
made slow growth during the past
week Throughout the cotton belt low
night temperatures being generally re-
ported as detrimental. Improved
stands are reported in portions of the
central and eastern districts, but irreg-
ular stands are the rule. Chopping con-
tinues and the fields are mostly well
cultivated. Lice are very extensively
reported from the central and eastern
districts and DOLL weevils continue to
increase i'm the southwestern and CEN
trail cotton counties of Texas.
The transplanting of tobacco has
been behaved by dry weather in Ken
lucky but more than half the crop has
been set i'm North Carolina. Planting
has begun in Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania. In the more northerly tobacco
States the plants are small.
Except i'm the east gulf States the
outlook for peaches continues poor,
bnt the prospects for apples and other
fruits are promising.
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INCREASE TWELVE PER CENT
That's the Increase in Acreage by Cot
ton Planters.

Mr. White, an experienced and cap
able statistician connected with the
Agricultural department in Washing
ton, was in Raleigh yesterday pursuing
his inquiries as cotton expert He
was informed by the best informed
cotton men in Raleigh that the in-
creased acreage in North Carolina was
ten or eleven per cent. In the South
at large Mr.. White thinks the increase
is about twelve per cent. 1t is too
soon, he says, to estimate the effect of
the injury by the boil weevil because
the crop is late. The boil weevil bores
a hole in the cotton boil when the Doll
is young and sticky. lays the eggs, ana
then the destruction is done.
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RAIDS ON POOL-ROOMS.
Fourteen People Taken Into Custody
=. andNIany Telephones Confscated

New York, May 23.-TWenty-seven
places, suspected of being poolrooms,
were visited, fourteen persons were
taken into custody and ninety-four
telephones and two telegraph instru-
ments were confscated today in police
raids in New York. Fifteen of the
raids were made in the Tenderloin pre-
cinct. Police Inspector Brooks was
in directcharge of the raids, while In
spector Titus, Captain Cottrell and %
plain clothes men carried out the or
ders in the Tenderloin where ten of
the telephones, several alleged racing
books, and one prisoner were taken
The other raids were made in vari-
Gus parts of the city. One of the
places visited in the lower section of
Manhattan, it is said. was a racing
| news exchange, and here nine tele-
Iphones and many racing sheets were
contiscated by the police. In another
place twenty telephones were found
and in third eleven were taken out.
The tenderloin police visited the
place said to be kept by Honest John"
Kelly and found Kelly on the steps
You can't get in here unless you
have a warrant" said "Hon John"
I've had too many visitors lately and
I'm tired showing people the
house"
The officers made no effort to en-
ter
Two detectives visited the room,
said to be kept by Frank Ferrall, on
33rd street. They found colored wo-
man in charge of the house, but moth
ing more.
At the place where "Joe" Vendig
/ is said to maintain on 25th street,
| there was no occupants. A telephone
was found. All the places, reputed to
have dealt in bets on the races were
visited but most of them were vacant
when the police arrived. In one place
on Broadway opposite the post office
the police were forced to climb from
the roof of building down to the third
floor on a fire escape. They found q
telephones but no person inside. The
place evidently had been vacated in
haste. The raids were the most eX-
tensive made in this city in years, and
covered the distance from And street
to Battery.
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THE BEST WEEK YET
Abundant Rain in Driest
Sections.
Hail Storms Do Damage in Henderson
Ashe, Alexander, Wilkes, Surry,
Forsyth, Davidson, Rutherford,
IredeI and Other Counties.

The Weekly Crop Bulletin for the
week ending Monday, May %, 1904
SAWS:
throughout the eastern half of the
State the past week was more favor
able for crops than any preceding, it
because abundant rains fell on the
18th and 18th in the sections suffering
most severely from drought, with
great benefit to vegetation generally.
In the northwest portion the rainfall
heavy and washed land considerably,
and i'm more than twelve counties hail
storms occurred with some damage to
gardens and wheat; the following
counties reported damage by hail:
Henderson, AShe, Alexander. Wilkes,
Surry. Forsyth, Davidson, Rutherford,
Iredell and one or two eastern coun-
ties. On the other hand in the ex-
trme west and southwest portion of
the State the rainfall for the week was
SUFFICIENT for the requirement of
crops. The temperature has continu-
ed below normal, especially at night
preventing rapid growth, and injuring
more sensitive crops, such as cotton,
considerably. The latter part of the
week was fair and warmer. On the
whole the rainfall this week was eX-
tremely beneficial, and placed the soil
i'm good condition: where the largest
amount occurred farm work was de-
layed to some extent. but crops are
generally i'm good condition, clean and
we'll cultivated.
Much cotton is not yet up on stiff
soils in the northern portion; else
where most of the crop is now up, and
chopping we'll advanced, with fairly
good stands; cool nights are very I'M
favorable for this crop, causing young
plants to die out, and necessitating
some replanting; but there are COM
paratively few complaints of poor
stands: the crop is backward, but far
i'm advance of last year. Corn is do
ing fairly well, though it is small; it
is being cultivated; growth is slow
on account of cool nights: a very large
number of reports were received of
damage to corn by cut worms chiefly
i'm low ground. Setting tobacco is ad-
vaneing under favorable conditions,
and from one-half to tWo-thirds of the
crop has now been transplanted; it is
being injured in some counties by flea
bugs and cut-wormS. Farmers are
still planting peanuts which are COM
ing up slowly. Wheat and oats are
doing better, and though heading low,
the heads seem to be filling well. Gar
dens. truck crops, especially Irish POI
tatoes. peas and beans are doing nice
~ oSltIIlS Out sweet potato sprouts
is underway The shipments of straw
berries are nearly over, and the crop
was large one. There will be plenty
of peaches i'm upland orchards; cher
ries are ripening, and grapes are in
bloom.
Rains reported Goldsboro. Lie
inches; Greensboro, 0.7S: Lumberton,
0.52; Newbern, 1.02: Weldon, ia
Raleigh, or: Wilmington, Ito; Ashe-
10 n nrIa To
0.70: Brews, $50; Hendersonville
O.40; Marion, OF; Balsam. OBS; Mon.
cure, 0.SS; Liberty, 1.54 Foster, 2.70;
Saxon, 200; Nashville, LII.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25

Lillian Pugh, of Morrisville, to Miss
Kate Skies, of Grissom.
Beauty cosmetics and powder-Miss
Minnie Lou nelly, Of Kinston, to
Miss Bessie Wooten, of Kinston.
A little man-hIiss Mary Whitmell
Bond of Windsor, to Miss Louise
Finley, of WillIesboro.
A magnet to attract--Miss Daisy
Daniel Eggleston, of Charlotte. class
president, to Miss Jane Swift, of
Waynesville.
Each OF the above were presented in
happy speech and to the last a bright
response was made by Miss Swift.
Then Miss Estelle O'Berry made a
bright and witty address to the alum
nae, this being responded to by Miss
Susie Heck of the alumnae, whose re-
marks were especially happy in vel
coming the new additions to the
aIumnae, whom she called plus" but
whose addition meant a multiplication
Of influence. In speaking of Peace she
used two acrostics with effect one
being Of memories OF Peace, thus Prac-
ticing, Exercises, Acquisition, Concert
Examinations and another of hopes,
thus: Prosperity, Enlargement, Adj
yancement, Cooperation Eternity.
Then Miss Bond for the class, pre-
scented to eacn some souvenir as a
take off A little kilmona, Miss Egg
gleston, a trumpet, Miss Banks; a
Mother Goose book, Miss Beula
Brown; a ease OF measles Miss
Helen Brown; a pickle, Miss Coving-
ton; a Irritation guide, Miss Mclean;
a bottle Of milk TO the class baby, Miss
Lucy Haywood; a rubber ring to cut
teeth, Miss Kelly; a baking mule,
Miss Land little red head A. and M.
cadet, Miss o Berry; an arithmetic,
Miss Pugh, and finally two dolls dress
ed as nurses to Miss Bond, who, just
recovering from illness, took part in
the class exercises in an inyalid's
chair
Then the class adjourned to the
west of the chapel, where to the his
tOric ivy there planted two were
added, these being one from Sidney
Lanier's grave in Baltimore, sent by
Mrs. Lanier, and one from Paul Ham
ilton Haynes home in Charleston, S.
G. The sponsors for the ivy were
Misses Lila Mclean and Bessie Nor
ment Covington The dedication was
by Miss Annie Land AS this event
closed the Peace chorus, Alma Ma
ter was sung with effect.
Then finally tne class exercises
ended with the rolling of the Hoops
of Fate" in front OF tn building. Each
hoop was gaily bedecked and on each
was a bell, a package of needles, a
hoe, a sheet Of music, wisp of broom
straw, an empty match box, kitchen
ware, a book, a pencil and thimble.
AS each hoop was rolled many Of
these articles fell off, and those that
were left told Of the future of the
girl who rolled the hoop, and great
was the fun as cook, or seamstress, or
teacher, or matchless belle was thus
revealed by fortunes turn of the
wheel.
phe event was a delightful one and
it gave enjoyment to all, making the
class day as bright spot in com
mencement.
The marshals of the occasion, who
did much to add to its pleasure, were
Miss Mamie Long, of Statesville,
chief; Miss Margie Scott, of Graham,
and Lois Stanley of Jacksonville,
Fla, for the Junior; Misses Ada Ed
wards, Of Jacksonville, Fla, and
frankie Grail, of Norfolk, Va, for the
Sophomores; Misses Lois Edwards, of
Jacksonville, Fla, and Ellen Stronach,
of Raleigh, for the Freshmen.
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sCANLON AND rGOVERN.
The Two Sign Articles to Fight Twcn-
ty Rounds.
CBy the Associated Press. }

New York, May 23.-Articles were
signed today in this city by Eddie
Scanlon, of San Francisco, and Terry
McGovern, to fight 20 rounds before
July Is before the club offering the
best inducements.
The men are to weigh 129 pounds
at o'clock on the day of the match.
SiXty-five per cent Of the purse is to
go to the winner and 35 per cent to
the loser. Greensboro rules. five ounce
gloves, choice of referee one week be-
fore the match and an agreement that
neither shall ENGAGE in any other con-
test between now and july Is, were
provided for in the articles signed
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DR.. Kilgo had his auditors in an up
roar. HIS eloquence was a surprise
his marshaling of facts and striking
conclusions source of amazement
For the time the spirit of primitive
Methodism brooded over the place and
the days of Whitfield were recalled
AS the throng present grasped it's full
import, backed up by fiery eloquence,
there was storm of applause seldom
Witnessed In present-day assemblies.
delegates jumped upon chairs, hand
kerchlefs We're waved and cheer after
Ct eer was Voiced
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DECREASE IN DIVIDENDS.
Thirty-three Corporations in the New
England States Affected.
(By the Associated Press. J

Fall River, Mass, May 23.-Divi-
dends paid by thirty-three corpora
tons operating seventy cotton mills
in this city in the past quarter, show
a decrease of 2 per cent as compared
With the corresponding quarter last
year. The dividends aggregated $23,-
$50 on a capitalization of $21,745, 600
and the average was ITO per cent.
Seven corporations capitalized at $4,-
035, 900 assessed their dividends and
four oothers reduced their dividends
one-half OF one per cent.
In view of trade conditions the
showing is not considered a poor one.
The margin between the cost of cotton
small, admitting Of little or no profit.
The mills ran in full substantially dur
ing the parter, but since the new quar-
ter began the production has been -
down about 80 per cent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
a Fund Started for an Alumni Build
ING. r.. Seymour Elected
President

yesterday morning at II O'Clock the
A. and M. College Alumni Association
held its annual meeting in Pullen hall
The meeting was by far the largest
and most successful that the associa-
ton has ever held, and an intense en-
thusiasm was exhibited in the plans
for the advancement of the college in
terests. An important step was
taken i'll the founding Of an alumni
building fund, and a considerable
amount was subscribed as q nucleus,
and the "old boys" hope to soon lay
at the college. the corner stone of the
finest alumni building inthe South.
The fund was placed in the care of
Messrs. c. B. Williams, r. f. Sloan
and Q. NJ Gardner. in whose hands
the members are sure the matter will
mover flag.
The list of officers elected was as
follows,
President-C. e. Seymour, '93, Raj
eigh, NJ G.
Vice President-R. f. Snowden,
OF, SnoWden. n G..
Secretary -Treasurer-T. e. Sevan.
90, West Raleigh, n. G.
State Secretary-W. l.. Darden, '03.
Goldsboro, n. C.
Master Ceremony-O. NJ. Gardner,
O9. Shelby. N. c.
Chairman Executive Committee
C. b. Williams '93, Raleigh, N. c.
Committee Alumni Building-O. NJ.
Gardner, Il. E. Sloan. c. b. Williams.
At the close of dress parade yes
terday evening on the campus, an
nouncement was made by Nj. II.
Weeks. captain and adjutant,l of the
appointment of the staff and officers
for the coming year, as follows
STAT.
Cadet major, Chambers; captain,
and adjutant, Mcintyre, w. H.; cap
tain and quartermaster, Graydon;
sergeant-nlajor, Knox, w. c.; quarter
master sergeant Shannonhouse; color
sergeant. Lykes, T. M.
Captains.
/. Towards. Julian NJ; T., Bagley.
o. L.; 8. Hoffman, L. NJ; 4, Porter; s.,
Soinks; g. Pierce
First Lieutenants.
1, Hadley, 2, Wall; 8. Seifert; 4.
Kenyon; 5, Lynch, c.. c.; 6, Smith
w. Z.
second Lieutenants.
/. Lehman; 2, Venable; 2, Viele: 4.
Lykes l.. G.. 5, Howle: 6, Walker: I,
Knox, s. N: 8, Chreitzberg: 8, Ed
wards; 10, MUIR; IL, Watt; II, Smith,
j. K.
First Sergeants.
1, Clarke, S. H.: 2, Winston; 8.
Pepper; 4, Robertson, d. w; 5,
Hodges. c. W.; 6. Brock.
Sergeants.
1, Turner; 2, Tillman; 8. Hansel-
man: 4, Morrison; s. Clarke, D. NJ; 6,
Tomlinson; Z. Cox; 8, Clarke, j. D.;
8, Hackett; 10, Asbury, c. p; IL.
Smithwick; II, Gregory; 10, Moore,
H.; Ia, Norman; Is, Vaughan; 10,
Piver, A. B.; IT. Clark, j. w; 1S,
Loyi!..
CorDorals.
1. Lynch, J. b.. 2, Willis, n. L.; 5,
Old; 4, Pegram; 5, Jones; r. H.; 6.
Ferguson, j. L.; Z, Fruit; 8, Watkins:
9. Schwab; 10, Stancell. c. E.; IL,
Mauuey, "; IL, Carleton; IS, Mitchell;
Ia. Jones' A. c.; Is, Buracker; 16
Broadfoot; Il, Carter. r. h.; IS,
Korner; 10, Hunt, j. p; 20, Middle
ton, O. D.; 81. Miller. F. T.. %, Sad
Ter; %, Montague; "a, Blow.
Instructor, f. Il. Robson: captain,
Cartwright; first lieutenant, Park, j.
A.: second lieutenant Lilly; first SER
gsant. Higgins, G. B.; second SER
geant, Hardson; third sergeant, Pivcr,
W. c.; chief trumpeter, Ogburn; drum
major, Captain Harper.
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To Avoid Conflict With the Holy See
(By the Associated Press.)

Rome, May 23.-Information re-
ceived from France by the Vativan
authorities today indicate that the
situation growing out of the papal
protest against President Loubet's
visit to Rome and the recall of Am
bassador Nicard has assumed more
satisfactory phase. 1t is understood
the Vatican has been assured that the
government, unless compelled by the
action of the Chamber of Deputies in
tends to allow the matter of Cardinal
Merry Del Walls note to drop, thus
avoiding a conflict with the Holy See
before the general elections of 1905.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
DIR. KILGo MADE A HIT.
His FraternaI Address At Los Angelo.
Warmly Praised.

The Los Angeles Times prints in full
the fraternal address of DR.. John C.
Kilgo president of Trinity College, at
the General Conference of the NJ. +.
Church in session at Los Angeles, and
says of it:
From the beginning of his address
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
TOO MANY CooNs IN TOWN.
Rev. IL. ID. Stinson Thinks the Ignor
ant, Yelping Herd do Much
Harm in Chicago.
CIV the Associated Press. J

Chicago May 23.-There are too
many negroes in Chicago, according to
the Rev. K. d. Stinson. chancellor of
the Morris Brown college, Atlanta,
Ga, who made an address at the
institutional African Methodist Epis-
copal church. His subject was
Practical Education for the Masses
the Redeeming Feature of the Race
There are $4,000 negro men ard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
The Governor At Concord.

Speaking of the speech of Governor
Aycock at the close of Concord Graded
Graded School. The Times says that
Sin a speech of one hour he spoke elo-
quently for education, universal edu-
cation. His speech was forceful, elo-
uent original and inspiring, and pro-
voked tremendous applause. We can
not, of course, give a synopsis that
would give even a faint idea of the
greatness of the speech
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
The President Goes 10 Groton.
CRv the Associated Press.D

Washington, May 23.-President
Roosevelt and party left here this af-
ternoon for Groton, Mass, to attend
the prize day exercises at the school
where Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt
attend. The party travelled in the
private car Mayflower, attached to the
regular 4:45 O'Clock train this after
noon over the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
World Famous Horse Dead.
(BY dc Associated Press.O

San Franc cisco, Cal, May 23.-Or-
monde, the world famous horse, is
dead He was killed at the MenlC
Park stock farm of w. CD. Mac
Donough to relieve great suffering
from paralysis.
Ormonde won every race that he
started in and earned for his owner
in stakes the sum of $142.325. He
was sold TO his late owner for $3.50, 200
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