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The news & observer., 1905-12-03
MILLS FACTORY
LOST IN FLAMES
Big Blaze Reddens the
Sky Above Raleigh.
A $4,000 LOSS
$4,000
Five thousand People See Fierce
Fire Eat UP the Buildings While
Firemen HeroicaIIy Fight to
Save Them and the Adjoin-
ing Property.

Reddening the sky in its vividness
one of the fiercest fires seen of late
"a Raleigh last night about half after
six o'clock totally destroyed the
main buildings of the Mills Manufac-
turing Company, on the Southern edge
of Raleigh next to the Southern Rail-
way tracks.
1t was a big blaze and it occurred
at IN hour that made it possible for a
great crowd of perhaps over five thous-
and people to collect these seeing the
flames spread from part to part of the
big buildings. set fire to houses across
South Fayetteville street. burn tele-
graph poles and drop dangling wires,
SffTt llamcS on flat cars of the Raj
eigh and Southport Railroad on the
track and put in flames small buildings
beyond the track
But the firemen were alert and
Neaf ..e the telrt1c tet.t kept the
fire confined in the lines of the main
building ard sheds. AS needed they
would put the water on the houses
near by as they caught, and saved
these. but il was impossible TO save
the big plant. which burned as If it
were made to be burnt in hurry
The flames shot UP high in the air
the smoke being thick and dense. and
- roof after roof fell in. the flames
shot up in high columns.
People naSSing the building shortly
after six o'clock saw no fire. and when
the wOrkmen left at six there was
none TO be see. in the buildin the en-
gine rooms being at some distance
Watchman Faison had seen none and
was taken unaWareS. SomF friends as
sisting him in getting oft his clothes
an umbrella and coffe pot. No one
offers a solution as to the cause of
the fire. which started in the back
of the building and which spread rap.
idly. threatening the saw mill. the
lumber in the yard and tho Roller
Flour Mills near at hand. The flat
cars. two of which caught fire, were
rolled away, and an engine pulled
them off.
Mr.. John \. Mills, the
president of the company,
says that the loss will be fully S25. 900
and that there is about $4,000 in
surance. The plant destroyed had in
it much lumber. and machinery for
working up lumber. as we'll as some
machinery for wagon work. The
buildings, one of which was of brick.
were two stories and covered $4,000
feet of floor space. The president ur
the company is Mr.. John A. Mills. the
directors Messrs. f. Q. Moring Frank
Stronach. J. n. Holding. ]. w. Barbee.
w. +. Ashley. Mr.. j. A. Jones is the
secretary and Mr.. a. j. Oldham the
manager About twenty men were
employed i'm the work. and last night
il had not been determined whether
or not the buildings would be re-
placed.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

made SO by paying $4,000 to the OBJ
jects of the Convention. The Conven-
ton is composed of delegates thus ap-
pointed. The Convention elects annu-
ally, a president, two presidents
a secretary and assistant secretary, a
treasurer, and a corresponding secre-
tary of the State Mission Board. The
President and vice-presdents are cleo
ted by ballot. The other officers
are often nominated by COM
mittce appointed for that purpose,
and the nominations are confirmed by
a vote of the Convention.
The Convention has no legislative
power. She can make no laws to
bind any church, association, or in
Gividual member. Her relation to the
churches is simply advisory. She may
recommend to churches what she
thinks is wisest and best to be done.
Each individual Baptist church is
a sovereign, Independent organization;
independent of all other churches as
sociations and conventions; subject to
no daw but the law of Christ as given
in the New Testament. And while each
church possesses the highest Ecclesi-
astical authority, and while each
church is entirely independent of all
other organizations: yet, there is a
beautiful unity of faith and practice,
based on New Testament teachings.
that binds them together in sweet
and loving harmony.
The churches do most of their be-
nevOlent work through the agency of
the associations, and the Convention.
These bodies appoint boards. compos
ed of a certain number of their best
men, who work free of charge, who
find out the most important work
that needs to he done, and they invite
the churches to furnish the money to
carry forward this work
The churches voluntarily contribute
to Foreign Missions, Home Missions,
State Missions ministerial education,
old preachers relief. and Orphanage
work. This year the State Mission
Board has employed about one-hun
dred missionaries who have carried
the glad tidings of Salvation into hun
dreds of destitute fields in the State.
A blessed work has been done. The
churches have contributed about $30,
900 for the support of these mission
aries.
The Baptist State Convention will
convene in Raleigh. December 9Th,
and continue until the 10th. 1t is ex-
pected that the best years work the
has ever done will be re-
ported.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
BRUsHY MOUNTAIN THE PLACE.
Wants the State TO Establish Sani-
tarium i'll I,hat Zine Climate.
WlTkeSDofO Chronicle


The discussions now going on con-
cernng the State hospitals for the in
sane bring out the fact that there IS
TOmething yet lackGng-alwayS the
case in human affairs.
Under the present law the State
must pay the expenses This neces-
sarily gives room for friction, when
two different classes of insane, f1nan-
cially, are to be cared for i'm the same
institution. While the. law plainly re-
quires these institutions to care for
ali the INDECENT insane before taking
pay patients, yet the managers can
easily tnd unintentionally allow pay
patients to crowd out indigentS, for
after patient is admitted it is hardly
right to turn him out to give place 20
another, be he pay or INDECENT pa
tient. There is no doubt that under
the present system. indigent insane
persons have been kept out of hospit-
ais for lack of room occupied by pay
patients. We DO not know whether
or not the managers could avoid this
conflict, or whether they have been
negligent and culpable. But this we
do know, there is a lack of clearness
in the law which so easily allows such
mistakes.
The fact is the State should care for
all the insane-the rich who pay tax
for this purpose and the poor who
pay no tax. These insane persons are
non-intities. inert incubus wich Siv-
ilized humanity must care for TO pro-
tect Itself and its good name They are
the wards of the whole State. no
matter what their financial condition.
and should be cared for
1t. however, would not be improper
for those who are able to assist the
State in caring for their own insane.
These should undoubtedly be kept at
an institution entirely separate and
apart from the other hospitals. This
suggests the idea that the State should
stablish a separate institution san
atorium-for this class of patients.
This would avoid all friction and give
satisfactory service.
Why not the State do its duty ard
establish sanitorium of this kind"
1t would be justice and economy, too.
And where could there be better
place selected than out on the Brushy
Mountain in Wilkes county? 1t is an
ideal location for a. sanatorium. Ma
ture blends its efforts in making this
section u naeural Sanatorium. The
scenery is inspiring. the climate is
ideal. neither too cold in winter nor
too warm in summer for comfort. and
the breezes are fresh sort
of exhiliarating ozone, with life.
health and strength in every breath.
The State under the guiding hand of
our popular Governor Glenn. could
not take wiser step than to establish
a State Sanatorium on the Brushes.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
IN A BOMB PROOF
A. ]. Williams Feels Him
self Safe.
After Eighteen Years Battle Agains
Temptation it No Longer AssaiIs
Him, and He Thanks
God.

From a condition of frequent il.
ness and mental worry A. J. Williams
nas been rescued and tells of his OK
perience thus:
I'm July, 1902, I entered your In
5titute for treatment for the whiskey
habit, or disease rather. | had been
drinking the stuff off and on for
something like eighteen years. and
had been trying to stop for several
years, but try as l might l could not;
md the older | grew the stronger the
habit grew on me, until | became dis
susted with myself, and nearly every
hing else. At last a friend of mine.
Who had taken the treatment and was
cured, advised me to do the same, ana
after thinking over the matter ] did
o, and | thank God that / did. | be-
lieve if | had kept on drinking twD
years more it would have killed me.
for my health was failing very fast.
/ entered the Institute on Saturday
night and drank something like n
half gallon by the following afternoon
1T five o'clock; then | quit off, for |
did not want any more, and have not
wanted any since, up to the time OF
this writing, notwithstanding the fact
that | have been asked scores of times
to drink, nor have [ stunned any of
my former friends who drink whis-
key. The treatment has proved to be
a bomb-proof maagzine for me thus
tar, and | have confidence in its stay
ing qualities so long as | live, pro-
vided | don't force whiskey down my
throat and acquire the old disease
again My health has been first-claSs
since taking the treatment, as | have
not been sick a single day since:
whereas. before taking the treatment
| was sick three to five days nearly
every month.
"A. J. WILLIAMS.
Greensboro, n. c.. Dec. Z, 1904"
Send names and addresses of those
who may be benefited to the Keeley
Institute, Greensboro. n. c.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
IMPORTANT RAILROAD
Fifteen Miles Have Been Built Out
From TllOmaSyiIle

The Lexington Dispatch has an in
teresting story of trip over the rail-
road of Capt NJ. L. Jones. which has
been completed from Thomasvlle to
Glen Anna From the Dispatches ar
ticle we take the following:
AT the age of fourteen Captain
Jones went to work in a Guilford
county mine Eighteen months would
cover all the time he spent in a school
house. At twentv-one he was super
intendent of the Eureka mine and for
years he operated old mines opened
new ones and carried on mining oper-
ations generally all over this country.
He worked the Steele mine for HI. III.
Warner. the 'Safe-cure man. and
many a morning wrestled with him
before breakfast. Warner. he says.
was a good egg. Finally. after various
vicissitudes in mining. Captain Jones
got into the timber business and made
a pile His mining gave him lots OF
experience but little wealth, although
he has at the present some of the
finest prospects he has ever had and
will open them up at once, for ne is
still engaged in mining enterprises.
His railroad is the tangible result OF
twenty years of thinking, Twenty
years ago he was at the Silver Valley
mine and saw $4,000 a month paid
out for hauling the ores to the rail-
road. knowing that the country was
rich in mineral wealth and knowing
too that it would remain more or less
undeveloped until reached bv rail, he
kept the idea in his head, and during
the years has accumulated the funds
necessary to build the road.
What did it COST | asked him.
"A whole lot more than | ex-
pected, said he, and it will take all
the freight in the country to pay
for it,.
Work was begun two years ago
and now, for sometime past trains
have been running and traffic carried
on There are fifteen miles of track so
far and six additional miles have been
made ready for. the rails which will
he laid at once. The train reaches
Cid now. and in short while will
reach Denton. the center of a rich
territory. where the terminus will be
for some time to come. Whitney on
the Yadkin. is the ultimate goal of
CAPTAIN Jones and he hopes to have
trains running into that place by this
time next year. Whitney is thirty
five miles from Thomasvlle. The pro-
posed route will give an excellent
railroad. not a cut on it being over
ten feet in depth. From Thomasville
to Cid tho road is credit TO the
engineering skill of Mr.. L. V. Ed
wards. an a. and M. student. On
this ra~t of the road there are but
two grades that reach two per cent
and the remainder are insignificant
In five miles there is but 26 feet rise
and there are long stretches of road
as straight as can be- The portion the
section gangs have worked over is as
smooth as anvbodys railroad. AS soon
as possible Captain Jones will fill in
the few trestles and diminish the
heavier grades putting the road ir
first class condition"
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
The North Carolina Baptist State Con
VcntiOn.

q
This is the largest religious body of
the State. 1t represents all the white
Missionary Baptists of the State. The
Episcopal Methodists. the next largest
denomination of the State. are divided
into two Conferences. The Baptists
formerly had two Conventions, but
now. one Convention represents all.
This convention meets annually. 1t is
composed of delegates appointed by
Individual churches, and associations.
Each church may appoint one delegate
for each ten dollars paid to the be-
nevolent objects of the Convention:
but no church can have more than
ten delegates. This is to permit strong
churches having too much controlling
power over the weaker ones. Each
association may appoint two delegates
to represent her in the Convention.
There are also some life members,
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

worst sin of society what do you call
that spiritual ignorance? Without
bright minds and clear heads the peo~
pie do not know tho a. b. G., of the
spiritual life and world. 1t is my mis-
sion to free them from tn" most
dreadful condition of life, the most
immeasurable waste of human life
So let us help our church. Offer your
money and men. not to Japan but to
God and we will ask Him to give them
for His cause and do our best for tn
salvation of Japan and her people. y,
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Bishop Charges New Minis
terS.

Continued from Page Nine.)
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Delegation FROM New Bern

sentatives, four clerical and four lay
1aI 1t,aS
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
J. A. STRADLEY.

The Country Calendar" started
last summer by the Review of Re
views Company, has been merged in
that slendid monthly Country Life in
America" published by Doubleday
Page &, Co This is a distinct gain for
the old publication. It is no easy
matter to make a new magazine 'go,
and that shows the good management
that put Country Life in America"
on a sound basis in so short a time.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

All persons wishing to communicate
with us by phone ire requested to us
Bell 1914 as the disastrous fire last
night destroyed our Raleigh and Inter
state connections. We sustained no
loss. Thanks to Raleigh's efficient fire
company
RALEIGH MILLING co.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03

Wise men settle their quarrelss be-
fore they are begun.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
The resolution was adopted.
Report on Bible Cause.

ne IeSO-utIoil was o'Cp'S''
Report on Bible Cause.
The report of the Bible cause sub
mitted it's report and there was op-
pc.sition to the act of the Amer
lean Bible Society in publishing q
'Sectarian Bible by using the word
immersion whenever baptism oc-
CURED. The ministers were unwilling
to circulate this Bible. but as the
General Conference had required sup
port to the Bible cause. the North
Carolina Conference could not with
draw it's support. A precaution and
warming was made for the benefit OF
tho American Bible Society.
The report said the American Bible
Society during the past year had en-
ioyed unprecedented success but the
demand for the Bible IN every land is
greater than ever before. Every pastor
was urged TO collect at least 10 cents
from each member Of his charge.
Bishop Wilson said a more active in
terest in the American Bible Society,
fer all mission work is seriously Grip
pied when the American Bible Society
is financially embarrassed He said
he was not apprehensive for the Sec
tartan Bible as only those who desired
it would get the Sectarian Bible
Report OH temperance.
The committee OF temperance SUB.
mitted it's report which contained
notes of rejoicing for the progress OF
temperance. The report in full IS as
follows:
..Wc rejoice 20 note the increasing
interest and activity in every part of
our Conference N the matter of tenn
nerance The time of indifference
seems to have passed and our people
are realizing as never before the ma
Iirnitv and cruelty of the whiskev
traffic hence they are now speaking
md acting in such way as to make this
royer of darkness tremb,e through
ont the bounds of this Conference anu
tbroushout the State hrs the former
insolence of this enemy or right
eousness changed its tone. but his
forces. while IN retreat are a.so WIN
vigilance arranging a defensive war
fare the Christian people OF the State
have Spoken to our lawmakers ano
thew have heard their voice. inc
Watts-Iaw and the Wardlaw are
the leoislative reply They have MOI
tho sweep that the temperance people
desired. hut they bear TO us dem-
onStration of the awakening or lne
public conscience. marking the nlsh'
est reach that has ever before beer
attained in the law-making BODY o.
the Old North State. and is the promlst
of better things yet to follow In an
swer to the prayers of Gods people.
THE battle is not yet over. no.
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
4 Missionary Meeting.

This afternoon a missionary meet
ing was held and addresses were made
by Miss Davis and Mr.. Hinohara. The
visit of Miss Davis has served to deep
en- the interest of the ladies in the
mission work. She is now teaching st
Rio de Janeiro and is home for 4
short stay. Miss Davis is a daughter
of Rev w S. Davis of Warren. n.
c.. a lovely young woman. and spoke
interestingly of hrer work
The news & observer., 1905-12-03
Henohara's seInedid Plea.

In his stirring address ON missions,
Rev. u. Hinohara, the Japanese stu
dent. who will soon return to Japan,
as missionary, said:
Il am SO glad that the dear name of
YamaZucki has been mentioned be-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-15

ST. l.ouis-New York, no game schcd-
ulld
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-15
Large Crowd Attended Session
of the Circuit Court.
TO TRY FRISCO SLIM AUGUST Is
Case of Alleged Bank Robber post
poned on Account of illness of Com.
monweaIth's Attorney-Many Visit
ing Lawyers In Town.
Especial to the Daily Press,

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. Aug. H.
Circuit Court convened here this
morning with an unusually large Al
tendance. Owing to the illness Of
commemorative Attorney n. l.. Hen.
ley, all criminal cases were continued
among them tho case of John Smith,
alias Frisco Slim" the alleged rob
her of the Peninsula bank. His case
was set for Aug 90. The prsocu.s
wife, Il delicate little woman in black;
overcome ny the heat and the crowd
cd court room and had to be removed
Sheriff w. ". Ware and Deputy r.
c. Lawson carried Frisco Slim" back
to the Newport News Jail this even.
ing.
Among the visiting attorneys ta,lay
were IL. ID. Lewis, OF West Point. l..
NJ. Nance, NJ. II. Barnes and j.. r.
Gregory, Of New Kent; Bohannon. of
Surry; u. ST. George Wilcox, Of War
wick; Smith and Evan, of York; G.. a..
Ashby, of Newport News, and Fay 5.
Collier, Of Hampton.
Mr.. Frank Armistcad qualified 10
practice law in Judge Tylcrs coure
here
The regular grand jury Is invcstsa
Ing the property hooks, but no inlict.
mcnts have been returned.
Sergeant l.. w. Milstcad. of New
port News. and Treasurer S. r. Cur.
It's, of Warwick, were here today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-15
NINETY DAYS FOR
STEALING PAPERS
Police Justice Makes 1t Serious
Thing to Sneak Mans News.
papers off His Doorstep.
Especial to the daily Press,

RICHMOND, VA, Aug. li.-"If
there is anything calculated to make
man lose his religion it's to 20 out
to his front porch for his newspaper
and find that some niger has stolen
it," the police justice said this morn
ing when James Gregory came before
him.
John Taylor. Of No. II East Nah,
street, had taken James rcd.handed
and turned him over Ia the police.
While James was gathering up Il
supply of papers carly yesterday morn
ing he reached ont for Mr.. Taylors
When he looked up the muzzle of a
revolver in the hands OF Mr. Taylor
was against his black face. But James
took long chance and made dasir
for liberty. Mr.. Taylor pursued anu
captured him.
The justice gave James ninety days
in jail for petty larceny
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-15
Francis R. IIltchcock's Baub' e
Takes the Kentucky.
RusrLING SILK uspLAcfD
WelI-PIayed Favorite Not Heard From
in the Running Watcrgrass a
Length Behind the Winner-B ookles
Had Good Day.


SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. ll.-Fran.
els II. Ilitcocll's Baublc won today's
stake race, the Kentucky, in game
drive, while Rustling Silk. The we'll.
played favoritr. III Z to >. was unplac-
ed l'auhlc won against hard drive
by IIildobrnnd on Watergrass by n
length. Only two favorilcs won.
Summaries:
First race, C Memories,
won; Shrine, second Mabel Richard
son, third. Time. l:27.
Second race. tliunler siccplcchasc
short course. pumctual, won: Red,
White and Blue. second. Time, 4:lO
Only two starters.
Third race, tthc Kentucky, > IL fur
longs)-I'aublc. won; Watcrgrass
second; Flavigyn. third Time. los
Fourth race (handicap, mile ANA an
eighth Monster I'caucairc. won
Ooasman, second; Blandy, third. Time
:52 3.5
Fifth race, &C furlongs) Roidmocre
won; Dave Lewis. second; Tho Quail
third. Time, l.: Is 10.
Sixth race, Conc milo Colonial
Girl, won; Edwin, second Dlucher
third. Time, 40 30.
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Races at Latonia.

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 14.-Latonii,
summaries:
First, Give furlongs) won !;
Densie Dcnsmorc. second; Anita, third.
Time, ! :05 10.
Second. Zone mile)-Grapple, won );
Axarcs, second; Hot. third. Time,
LIS Rs.
Third, (6 1-2 furlongs) -Major Car
pentcr, won; CLANCY, second; Nomi.
nee. third Time. 1927 %
Fourth, (sllort course steoplechasc)
Out won; New Amsterdam,
second; Mr.. Rose, third Time,
sos 3-5.
Fifth, &c IL furlongs)-El Donoso,
won; Katie Powers. second; Miss Mac
Day, third. Time. :25 As.
Sixth, Is 1-2 Observation-Disclosures,
won; Mandator, second; Yazd, third.
Time. 1872 80.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-15
HUNT FOR sYRcLE CONTINUES.
Police, However, Have Little Hope Of
Catching Indicted Man.
Especial to tho Daily Prcas)

RICHMOND. VA, Aug. li.--Thc
police are pursuing their quest for
hobert Lee Syrcle. indicted by the
Hrand Jury Tor participation in Inc al.
legged primary frauds.
Norlolk and other Tidcwatcr locali-
tics are being searched, as 1t is known
,hat Syrcle spends much Of his time
III norfolk and on the peninsula.
Inc police ut Newport News report
mat Syrclc sold ont his business inter.
GELS In that city some weeks ago and
mas not since returned. They are keen.
Ing a lookout for him
No hope of locating the other miss.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-15
RAiDED A SPEAkEASY.
Chief Reynolds and Sergeant Mitchell

Chief Reynolds and Sergeant Mitchell
Arrest Willie Michaux.
Chief OF Police Reynolds and Ser
Eeant Mitchell rallied an alleged speak.
easy in Rockets Sunday and arrested
Willie MichauX, IL negro, on the charge
of selling liquor without license
Several bottles of whiskey and some
empty whiskcy and beer bottles were
taken as evidence by tho officers
MichauX is alleged 10 have been doing
IL ilourishing business III q shack on
Warwick avenue.
The case will be tried in the police
court this morning
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-15
SPECIAL EXCURSION.
$3.o0---.Lynchburg and Return--$3.oo
$3.50-Roanoke and so
Via Norfolk G. Western Railway.

Nid ISoTIolH q WcSteFH halfway.
Special excursion train will leave
Norfolk Friday. August 25th, at 1890
a. M, stopping only at Lynchburg, Bed
ford, Montvalc, Blue Ridge and Roam
okc. Returning. leaves Roanoke Mon
day. August 2Sth. Mt 10 noon. Three
days In the heart Of the beautiful Blue
Ridge mountains. An excellent oppOr-
tnnityto sec Natural Bridge and the
peaks Of Otter ut an exceedingly low
rate. Last popular excursion of the
season to the mountains. Take adj
vantage. Newport News and Hampton
passengers take Norfolk and Atlantic
Terminal cars via Pine Beach, leaving
shipyard mt Sac n. m. Full informa-
ton Mt corpany's office, III Main
street, Norfolk. Va.
JOHN T.. WAGNER.
Passenger Agent.
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