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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-31

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Home Made Yeast in combination
with North State Flour and find that
they make excellent bread. In fact
this homemade yeast and homemade
flour is better than any can get Slse-
where. The yeast will be certain to
give perfect satisfaction to all who
use it.
MRS. JosEPHUS DANIELS.
My Dear Mrs. Rogers:-Your Home
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bread and buckw heat cakes I have
ever tasted Please send me fifty
cents worth this time by mail. I en-
close 16 cents for postage.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. VIM. BINGHAM.
Mebane. n. c., Feb. IL. 1905.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-31
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Mr.. Julius Lewis, who has been Ill TOT
a week and confined to his nome Is
reported as improving.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-31

Mr.. T. F. Brockwell went to Rox
boro yesterday. He has been calie'
there to do some work on number
safes.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
NEW-Y0RK UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Summer School Closed-Thomas W. Mitchell
to Succeed Henry W Mussey.

The Summer School of New-York University
closed yesterday. after a session Of six weeks
The total enrolment 2so gain of nearly 80
per cent over last year. Twenty-Five States and
Territories were represented, large number being
present from the South.
The University has appointed Thomas Warner
Mitchell of Philadelphia, assistant professor Of
finance and accounts and secretary of the School
of Commerce to succeed Professor Henry w. Mus
sey- who has resigned to accept professorship at
F2rvn Mawr College Professor Mitchell received
hts bachelors degree from the University of the
state of washington and the degree of Doctor Of
Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania
He comes 10 the university from the Wharton
school of Finance where he has held position
instructor in accounting and finance.
The faculty of the School Of Commerce has been
increased by recent appointments. so that 1t now
numbers twenty-four. besides eleven special lect-
,,-ars OF special note is a course on invest
nents and speculation to be given by Frank A
Vanderbilt formerly Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury and now vice-president of the National
Bank
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
MR. FAIRBANKS GUEST.
Visits Catholic Summer Schools
Justice Brezcer Speaks.

Plattsburg, " Y, Aug. I7.-Vice-President and
Mrs. Fairbanks visited the Catholic Summer School
Of America at Cliff Haven, N Y, this afternoon
The President and party came from Burling-
ton. Vt, in Congressman Sibley's steam yacht the
Valcour. Arrangements hurriedly made to
have the party stop Cliff Haven and a short
informal programme was arranged. Among those
in the party were Supreme Court Justice and Mrs
Brewer, Representative-eect Cannon. Senator
Hemenway, of Indiana; Representative-elect David
J. Foster, OF Burlington and Representative e-elect
Sibey.
The Rev DR.. D. J. Mcmahon president of the
school, introduced the Vice-President. saying that
the school taught among other things Respect
for authority Vice-President Fairbanks made
brief response in which he alluded DR.. Nc
Mahon's injunction TO Respect authority saying
earnestly that those words ought Ping from
one end OF the country to the other
He remarked that the first sight that greeted him
upon landing was American flag, and said: That
flag, born OF the blood of heroes. stands for the
right Of every American citizen TO worship God
in the way his conscience dictates. The Vice
President said he did not come TO make a speech
i am not orator. he said, but I had hoped
that Mr.. Cannon would address YOU for he is a
good speaker" Mr.. Cannon was seated on the
stage and the Vice Presidents Joke was greeted
with long continued laughter and applause
Justice Brewer spoke briefly of the great pleasure
It gave him TO visit the school He said
The school is the foundation of the republic. and
and S see ne % ae e e2 qe sag hs PsTo fvDd
in the school. patriotism typihed in the flag and
permit add more thought This is a
Catholic school am a Protestant But alike
look up 10 that same Jehovah. believe in the Js
sus of Nazareth, glory in the the SYM
boz Of our common faith. and under the Constitu-
ton of the United States each is free in the
pursuit of his religious ideas according mis- own
conviction, It is the glory Of this country that
We know no difference between denominations;
they all stand alike. and 10 those who believe
/ aelieve in the of Christ il is Z glorious
thing meet those who disagree with me Slightly
in the Of creed. but believe with me in the
same cross. and 1 call to mind the lines:
Towering the Of time:
AL light OF sacred
Gathers round its head sublime.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
NEW solar THEORY.
Universe Came from Tides on Sun;
Says Professor.

Chicago. Aug 17.-Laplace's ring theory Of
the neouar hypothesis for the creation OF the uni
verse. which has stood service for more than a
century in the scientific world was torn TO pieces
yesterday by Professor F. r. MouIton Of the Uni
versty OF Chicago, who believes that he has made
the real solution OF the evolution OF our solar
system.
assisted by Professor Thomas c. Chamberlain,
heao OF the geology department. Professor foulton
mas been working for than four years to dis
prove the ring theory. and to set 10 what he
terms the spiral theory. The results of their
researches were made known yesterday IN a Iect-
ure on The Evolution OF the Solar System,
delivered by Professor Mouton. He said:
The ring theory was brought out BY Iaplace
IN ltso; ana has been accepted almost universally
UP 70 the present time. The theory which Profess
sor Cnamnerain and myself hold is the spiral the
oTy. We believe a second disturbing sun
moved down near our sun and caused sun
enormous tides, thousands of miles high The
tiocS were similar to the tides Of the sea One
tlos was at the point nearest the disturbing sun
ana the other tide was the opposite side. The
matter shot toward the disturbing sun Ordi-
Marty IL would have been straight up, but the dis
turplng sun moved around in eIiiptical sort Of
orbit Consequently all the masses thrown off
were In spiral direction. after another,
which accounts for the orbits Of the planets. The
swollen masses were attracted to the large nuclei
"hich made them into planets.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18

oi ns iainiy the same legal freedom of conscience
ana OF creed that Is enjoyed by his subjects Put
puec opinion Is not yet ripe for this in England
where the Roman Catholics. as q rule, belong to
the most cultured. wealthy, aristocrato and in
nuenuai classes The bulk of the population. being
Protestant, Is convinced that IL is necessarv +o
protect the throne from the influences OF tha Catbo
lie arisioeracy and will insist upon some ruarant..
that the reigning dynasty shall not be e,atboIc
All the Protestant middle classes are united ON this
subject But their divisions as to the question of
restricting the crown to any enc particular protsv-
tsnt denomination stands in the way of the nooai
hcaton of the existing law. which despite it's ana
chronic and medieval character is therefore likely
10 remain unaitered.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
HURT IN PONY RACE.
Member of Ouorn Hunt Seriously
Injured on Polo Field.


Hampstead. Long Island. Aug. 17--John r.
Foster, OF the Quorn Hunt, who last season
acted on several occasions master. during
the absence of P. F. Collier. the NJ F. n OF the
Meadow Brook Club. was seriously injured this
evening on the Meadow Brook field
Mr. Foster and Harry S. Page own ponies
which are very fast. a match arranged
and at 6 o'clock tonight the race was run The
course was straight away on the larger polo
field which is little less than a quarter mile
in length.
The ponies were neck and neck when pass
ing the grandstand. in which were several spec
tators when Kodak, Mr.. Fosters mount, stum-
bIed. rolled over, then got on his feet, and
dragged his rider more than a hundred feet be-
fore he fell
Mr. Foster was unconscious and bleeding rom
his mouth. and ears when picked up. He
was carried to the clubhouse and DR.. H. NJ
Warner. of Hampstead, summoned. Dr. Warner
found that Mr.. Fosters right leg was broken
and that he had been injured internally. He was
removed to Nassau Hospital. Kodaks of fore
leg was broken and he was killed.
Mr.. Foster came from England, where he was
an expert cross-country and steeplechase rider,
last February. He served as volunteer in the
Boer war.
Kodak the pony that caused the accident was
formerly owned by James T. Kernochan. ana
was considered one OF the fastest polo ponies IN
the East.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
FUNGUS ON BRONX TREES.
Deadly Grozcth Killing Fine Chest
nuts an ZOoIogicaI Park.

In the last month. Hermann W. Merkel. chief
forester Of the Geological Park has noticed that
on some of his fine chestnut trees the leaves OF
many branches were whitening. little later they
seemed dead An examination revealed the pres
ence of fungoid growth which attacks the bark
of a tree branch. usually the trunk complete
" rings it with its deadly grasp. and quickly kills
the entire branch from that point outward. Within
few days from the first visible sign OF attack, a
branch would be brown and dead
II was noticed that many fine chestnut trees OF
priceless value. were being attacked. Without de-
lay the Department of Agriculture. at Washington.
was appealed TO for information and advice. The
specimen sent on by MIR. MerkeI was pronounced
TO be the first case in which this particular fungus.
a Cytospora. was found to he a parasite preying
on live tissues The leading mycoIogist OF the
department Mrs. Flora W. Patterson. replied
follows:
The specimen has been examined by the mycolo-
Slst, who reports that the diseased condition ap
pears 10 be due 10 the fungus present upon II.
Cytospora. No species of this genus has been
ported as injurious 10 chestnuts, but closely re-
lated species parasitic upon other deciduOus
trees We have recently had similar material from
New-Jersey. and in that Instance thought that the
fungus might have gained entrance through wounds
injury but in your specimen il seems more prob
II would be we'll before spraying with Bordeaux
mixture to cut away and burn all infected parts
In this way you may be able to hold the disease
in check. and at least prevent its spreading 70
neighboring trees in the nursery. Cultures have
been started OF the fungus and II anything CT IN
terest is observed you shall be informed
1t being apparent that it would be useless for the
Geological Society TO spend large sum Of money
in spraying it's hundreds OF giant chestnut trees
unless neighborng forests were similarly treated.
Mr.. Merkel examined the other section OF the
Bronx Park forest Ii was found that throughout
grounds and the Geological Park and IN portions
Of Pelham Bay Park the fungus was at work
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and recast.-W ashinEton Aug II
Temperatu have decidedly in the south At
antic States and they below the seasonal average
Mississippi although it has been sghy
to-day from Ohio Valley and upper lake
region
is West. with the principal cenlfe
depression Colorado and western Kansas
and as result high temperatures prevail IN CooTaao
Kansas and Texas II IS also sone"h~l "14"-' AZ -"
and r,.,.
There have been showers in South Atlantic and GUN
States Arkansas Oklahoma Minnesota ana me DSAotas
and light rains ia Washington ana >OiI4e-" O-'s0---
Elsewhere the fair.
Forecast Special Localifies-For Eastern Fenh-
sylyanIa Maryland District OF Columbia far tooAy
ana Saturday sowly rising temperature shl east
southeast winds.
For New Jersey fair to-day slowly rising tenpsra
tlrs s4turday. fair IA the Interior Aght 70
fresh 90 southeast winds
For %ew-York fair today "aihsi IN N.s
interior: Saturday fair light to heSh east 70
southeast winds. -. ,tut+ .. ,r.s.
eas southeast winds u,.-,,a- Il.
For New-Englnnd to-day and SstuFoAS maHLeH IA
vest portion: llEht 10 southeast 20 soutn
For Western Nev-York. fair warmer To-Day satuf-
day partly cloudy showers III afierhoOh "4 Ns' "4"
10 fresh southeast wlnds.
FSoy Western Pennsylvania, FAIR "aIusi 70
rlsv partlv cloudy showers IN afternoon OF @nt' hku
to fresh southeast winds
rnc,I ooIcial Reeord-The following Official record
-. - ,s-.atb.r bureau shows changes in the
srs-e for the last wenyfour hours IN comparison
y,Ith the corresponding date OF last year.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
NO NEWS OF CROKER MARRIAGE.
Relatives and Friends Here Discredit Story
of Elopement

Relatives Of Miss Florence Croker in this city
yesterday showed interest in a cable dispatch to
an evening paper stating that Miss Croker had
turned to her fathers house in Ireland. Dub
lin. and that Richard Croker had denied that she
had eloped with Louis San Martino. Dr. William
r Jenkins who married a sister of Richard
Croker. had received no information yesterday
about the reported marriage OF Miss Croker, al
though his wife and children have been with the
Crokers in Ireland for weeks. Patrick II. McCann.
a brother-in-law of Mrs. Croker, said at the An
sonia last evening that he had received informa
ton about the reported marriage from Mrs. Croker.
who has been abroad for time, and is be-
lieved to be in Paris at present
Il never had any acquaintance with San Mar
tno,' Mr. McCann said and have no means of
knowing whether he is n count not We are
quite Ignorant as TO how he came TO meet Miss
Croker and we do not believe there has been
marriage"
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
Fosromrs Notice.

may occur ar -
,, of1sn mails for the week ending August - viii
SI1so promptly
ttegisered and Parcss-Posr Nails close at
Snsral Posto11e
1-. arces-Posr Mails for Germany close o m
EssslsFoss Mails for Great Britain Ireland ara
White and "
taS Aae5can line on Saturdays additional dispatch
She Cunard when
on Saturday than the Ar.-fcan Tns sTsa15s 80
the regular mails 49, ~ 0~-
.aEeslsPost Mall for Barbados ana Britain a-s
eser and Supplementary mails close Foreig1 STA
on tcorr OF West and Morton halt later than
unl9 SHOWN below (excspt that
MANS for Europe. for Central America Via Colon
close one hour later az Foreign Statlonl
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18

Dr. Lyman Hall was born at Arnericus. Ga, Feb
ruary 1S 1889. He was educated at Mercer Uni
versity and at West Point, being graduated from
the Military Academy in 1881. He then became
commandant Of cadets and professor of mathe
matics at Edgewood, Ga. In 1888 he went to the
South Carolina Military Academy as assistant pro
fessor OF mathematics remaining for three years
and then returning TO Edgewood to resume the
mathematical chair In 1883 he became professor
OF mathematics at the Georgia School of Tech
nology. and in 1885 he became president of that in
stitution which is at Atlanta. The degree OF LII
d was conferred him by Washington and Lee
University in 1902. DR.. Hall regarded
authority on algebra, and wrote Halls First
Chapters in Algebra Elements of Algebra" and
a key for the He married in Charleston
Miss V. T, Jennings in 1888
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18

BAGG-on wednesdav. August 1s. st els ? N Her
ber Fsgr aged 81 beloved husband Of Christine
Funeral services will be held az his resi-
7srra Ssth-sr and 2d-avs- Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on
Frdav August Is. az clock n Internent private
HART-At Rochester. N I. Wednesday. August IA
James g Hart Funeral service Friday afternoon Au-
enst is az 23o . his late residence. No. 20
Pymouth-ave-. Rochester n l.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. At his residence. No ISL Cottage
@ob vear Funeral the Church Of the Ascen
sfSn THURSDAY. al 4:5o p Interrnent a. Bethel
tonn Friday. 1870 a m Bridgeport and Danbury
papers kindly copy
rvNAN-On "Wednesday. August -. 1905. John T, b.
I6v.d Z late Thomas and catherine Lyman
Brookivn saturday August 10. at Intsrmen,
HOLY cross Cemetery
CHARDs-Drovnsd a. Chain Of Ponds Maine. On
viresssv August 1898 Ethel Adelaide daughter OF
jeremiah and Susan Adrtana Richards. Notice OF
funeral hereafter
PIcaARDs-Dro7vued at Chain ot Ponds Mains. on
"wednesday August 16 1905. William Stiger. or
jeremiah susan Adriana Richards. Notice OF
Funeral hereafter
sFvARD-In the year Of his age Brigader General
William seward. his home, No 35 Hamilton Terrace
New-Hacksnsack Duchess County. N Y
taS5 Yette Silk Of StIx. her T7th wear
Funeral private Cincinnati ami St Louis papers please
copy
TERRY Suddenly at Ssult ssiate Marie. Mich August
"a Edwin Terry. of 1sS Berkeley Place BROOKLYN
y Funeral services THURSDAY clock. the resi-
In Memoriam.
SMITH In loving memory Of her deceased husband
Edwin Post smith. Nina NJ Smith. August Is. 1904
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18

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New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
/. A. SOMERS.

Cleveland Aug. III. A. Somers, d veteran tele-
graph man. died at the home OF his son here to-day
of dilatation of the heart. He sfxty-si years
old. He had been connected with the telegraph
business practically since its inception having been
associated with J. H Wade. Anson Stager and
other we'll known Western Union officials. Mr..
Somers was chief operator Of the government war
department telegraph controlling the telegraph
vice in the Civil War, with headquarters at Wash
irgton For the last thirty years he had lived in
Cleveland and had been the manager of the gold
and stock department Of the Western Union com
pany in this city and nearby places for many years
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
STARS IN STREAMS.
Kapteyn Says Most of Brightest Stellar
Bodies Move in Plane of Milky Way.

Cape Town. Aug 17-At the session to-day of
the British Association for the Advancement Of
Science, Professor Kapteyn, OF the University of
Groningen, Holland. read paper Star Stream
ing" He explained that he had been Investigating
for many years the structure OF the stellar uni
verse, and had arrived at the conclusion that
were not distributed at random, but that great
part Of the brighter stars belonged to the
other OF two great streams moving in the plane
Of the Milky Way, and meeting one another in
space.
The University OF the Cape of Good Hope to-
day conferred the degree of Doctor OF Science on
Professor Davis, OF Harvard, and Professor Porter
OF McGill University
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
J. HERBERT sAGG.

!. Herbert Bagg. who died on Wednesday night
at his home at s4th-st. and 2d-ave.. Bay Ridge
few years ago one OF the leading lacrosse
players of the United States. He was a member OF
the Crescent Athletic Club. In commercial life
Mr.. Bagg was private secretary to President Mich
OILS of the General Chemical Company. He was
thirty-seven years old. He leaves wife, who be
fore marriage was Miss Mary c. Carter of BaItf-
more and young son. Death resulted from "
phoid fever. The funeral will take place today.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
ROYAL CLAN ELECTS OFFICERS.

The Royal Clan, the governing body OF the fra
terual insurance order Of Scottish CIans at the
session OF its biennial meetlns' IN CA'hes'e f1AI
...rsa,, slscted: Royal Chief W. H. Steen.
ars,swood Ill: Past Royal Chief Walter Scott
N.w-York city Royal Tanist. George Taylor. Lon
don ont; Royal Counsellor. John Irvine. Tauton
Mass; Royal Secretary. Peter Kerr. boston
~. povsl Treasurer John Hill. St. Louis; Roy
"a pht,sician W. II. Fraser, NJ. D.. La sale. III.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
PROMINENT ARRIVALS At THE HOTELS

HOTEL ASTOR-Dr. Wade Thrasher, Cincinnati
BELYEDERE-Dr. A ,Berkowitz Riga, Russia Russia
Henry Peck, London: GRAND-GIaaptaains A 1,P ?
PERTsT@Judge Allan Hughes. Jonesboro, Ark;
Judge ". NJ. Titus, Massachusetts, PARK AVE
Crane Boston. SEVIL4LE-J W Flynn. San Fran
cisco VICTORIA-John H. Taft Ceqar ,RaPlds'
Iowa WOICOTT-Richard Harding Davis, Ma
rfo
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
MISS BARRYMORE ARRIVES HOME.

Miss Ethel Barrymore returned from abroad yes
terday on the Deutschland. she readiiy connrmeo
- anor+ from England that she is engaged 10
Captain Harry Graham, of the Coldstream Scotch
Guards She is 10 be married next spring she said
After a short rest here. ske will go TO the Pacific
Coast playing in Sunday Returning to New
Vo-L sSe Will be seen IN j. NJ. Barrles play Alice
sir bv the Fire" Her brother, Jack BARRYMORE
who has been playing in London with william
SaIiier T in .tThe Dictator also returned
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
WHAT rs GOING ON TODAY.

National Negro League convention' ram ,5ar-
der 5stf-st ana Igexingtou-ave. 10 a. m; dinner'
$50 - m.
Foe-a of Tsr,+v Police Comrnissoner Harris Lnosley
Brick Presbyterian Church. 3Tth-st and oth-aFe 10
a. m.
Farewell communion service missionaries going 10
the Far East Church Missions House. I'D ST and 4h-
lo:3O 6 m.
Scottish AZ Carnegie Hail dinner Ne"
Grand Hotel, evening
Free dav Al Metropolitan Museum Of Art
New-York tribune., 1905-08-18
naticurER TO ADMINISTER ESTATE.

Counsel for Mary ]. Mott the eldest daughter OF
,ta1i..rsts John O. Mott. havs fled petition Win
tna surrogate praying for her appointment as aa-
,,-,s+ratrix Of the estate Mr.. Mott died at
Noroton Heights. conn. August H. Ihe ss'a.7 -
80 -. =, "A 2oo in cash and the house al No. 81
te.t -7thst valued at 5000 II win be DIVIDED
t@.-san the tWo daughters. Mary j. Mott ailu
T.fI;. NJ watts. OF Glenridge, y. ).