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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
SECRETARY .CONNOR
EXPOSITION JUDGE
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Officer Of Carolina Historical
Commission Will Serve on Com
nittee Of Awards.
PUT BARS UP FOR TEACHERS
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Those Who Now Apply Must
Know Latin or Some Other
Foreign Language.
PUT BARS UP FOR TEACHERS
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RALEIGH n. G.. September l2.--.
r. ID. w. Connor. secretary of the North
Carolina Historical Commission. has
gone to the jamestown Exposition to
serve the next two weeks on the COM
mittee Of awards to Judge eduea-
tional exhibits. Otter members of the
committee are r. +. claxton and Presi-
dent u. A. Alderman of tile University
OF Virginia.
An Amendment to the charter OF the
Tennessee Coal Field and South At
Iantic Transcontinental Railway COM
pany, of AaheviIle and Waynesville.
was filed to-day in tho Office oil tho Sec
rotary OF state. changing the name to
South Atlantic Transcontinentai Rail
road Company. Captain s. a. Jones is
president.
A charter Is issued for the Taylor
Harvey Real Estate Company, of kins-
ton; capital. $4,000. by j. r. Taylor.
Charles II. Harvey. and others.
Ernest w. Meacham, a well-known
Seaboard Air Line freight conductor
here, has been placed under bond OF
$3.50 on warrant charging him with
the betrayal OF Nora Bledsoe, who Is a
daughter Of N. \. Bledsoe. The hear
ing is set for Wednesday. September
18th.
TO Examine Teachers.
The next examinations throughout
the State for applicants for State
licenses for teaching IN the public
high schools Will be held at each
county seat, under the supervision OF
the respective county superintendent,
October lith and 18th. Directions in
detail to those who expect q; undertake
this examination are being mailed from
the Office of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction. In addition TO
the usual high school subjects. the ap-
piicant must stand examination. sue
cessfullY on either Latin. Greek, French
or German.
The regular edition Of the recent
bulletin Of the State Department of
Agriculture on Adulteration of
Starches Used ini Food Products. by
Assistant State Chemist G. ID. Harris,
has been exhausted and a second edi-
ton ordered. There WAS an order yes
terday for LOO copies. the largest
single order for any bulletin ever is
sued by the department. Requests for
copies have. come in from all parts of
the country
Or. a. H. Moment. pastor OF the Pres
bytertan Church. and one of the most
able meinhers os the Presbyterian min
istry in this State Is very Ill at his
home here. suffering from typhoid
fever. Relatives from a distance have
been summoned mere.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
BRAKEMAN INSTANTLY KILLED
WHILE COUPLING CARS

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WAKE FOREST, n c.. September 70.
A message was received here this
morning that German Davis, negro
brakeman was instantly killed at Wv
att, a flag station, three miles from
Wake Forest. by Seaboard Air Line
northbound train No. 4. He was coup
ling two freight cars when struck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
THREE NEGRO PAINTERS on
TRIAL FOR ALLEGED ROBBERY
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RALEIGH. n. c., September 12.-
There has been in progress in the
Wake courthouse the trial OF three
negro painters--Dave Pool, Henry Rob
erson and Sam Riddck-or the charge
of highway robbery. Well nigh one
hundred witnesses are in the case and
half dozen lawyers on each side.
Some small change and a quart of
whiskey are alleged 10 have been
taken; from Walter McRae. Hundreds
of negroes are attending the trial.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
ncnderson scholastic Year.

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HENDERSON, N. c., September "a
The Henderson graded schools opened
on Monday, the 9th instant, under the
most favorable auspices. The white
school opened with an enrolment OF
325 students and pupils The colored
pupils number 800. Professor w. T.
Alderman. superintendent of boil,
schools. is doing noble work and
the management of the schools Is in
ferior TO none in the State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
Drought Ipiurcs Cotton.

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HENDERSON, N. c.. September Ia
The August drought. 1t is stated by
some farmers in this county. has dam
aged the cotton crop to considerable
extent, some asserting that the loss
Will reach 10 per cent 1t is, however
supposed the crop will be an average
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
-Inclpient aledicos Bcg,n work.

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RALEIGH. N. c., September Ia
There were eighteen medical students
present for the opening of the medical
department of the University of North
Carolina here yesterday, as compared
with fifteen for the opening day last
term The enrolment during last wear
ran up to twenty three, and DR.. n. A.
Register. dean. expects the enrolmane
this year to reach at least thirty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
Southern Conservatory.

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DURHAM n. c.. September 12.-The
Southern Conservatory of Music held
it's informal opening for the fall ses-
sion this morning, and the attendance
gave evidence of q progressive fall
term. There are many pupils from
other States and quite a number
of old students that have resumed
their work,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
wake doctors Have Barbecue.

RALEIGH, ". c., September Ia
Members of the Wake County Medical
Society, OF which the Raleigh physi-
clans are the controlling spirit. par
took of big barbecue to-day at
Leesyille as the guests of DR.. l.. P.
Sorreil, the occasion being the regu-
lar monthly session of the society.
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Peace Institutc Opens.
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RALEIGH. n. c., September Ia
Peace Institute. the well-known Pres
byterian college, opened to-day with
an attendance we'll up to the record of
former years DR.. Jerome Stockard is
the new president. succeeding the late
DR.. James Dinwiddie
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
Goyernor peneen ,tonlng.

sPRlMGFIELp, ILt. sertemherf ta,--
Governor and Mrs Deneen lett this morning
for Cincinnati. where they viii be iotnel
by President Edmund ], James, OF tho Unit
versity Of Illinois and Mrs James, aud viii
viii make the resnonse To the address ot
welcome By Governor Manson. of Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13

ity and open the same school on the
same day from tile same platform, but
hardly with the same gavel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13
Given Reception.

The exercises in the Auditorium be-
Ing over the Governor of MARYLAND
and his official party We're entertain
ca at luncheon, and from 2 to oclO1k
tho GoVernor was rendered Q. recep.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-13

Notable Mary]anders who were ex-
pected, but whose absence was noted
ana regretted. We're Attorneys
Charles j. Bonapartc and Rear-Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley.
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irresponsible
handling ddcnen quality
absolutely
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Senator Whytc, Who. presided over
a tbs proceedings next introduced Col-l
onnl James r. Randall, author Of
"Maryland, My Maryland The aud,
fence Joined in the singing of tho
song. After THIS other Southern me'n-
dies were played by the band, Profea-
son Smith, Mayor Of FREDERICK, Md,
acting as musical director,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
Carlisle Institute In nanner.

Washington, D. C.-Carlisle insti.
tute, which was established at Carlisle,
Penn, in 1879 for the higher education
of the Indian, Is in danger Of being
abolished. The subcommittee Of the
senate committee on Indian affairs,
which has the Indian appropriation
bill under consideration, has agreed to
report an amendment striking out the
appropriation for this school,
The reason advanced by the mem
bers of the committee is that a school
so far away from Indian reservations
Is not so effective as the western edu-
cational institution for the Indians.
The appropriation bill, as 1t passed
the house, carried $4,000 for the sup
port Of the school during the ensuing
year. The members of the subcommit.
tee are not confident that the senate
will accept the amendment or even
that the full committee will follow it's
suggestion, but they will make an eff
fort to have it adopted, but that IL
they fall, movement will have been
started that eventually will bring
about the abolishment of the school.
One member of the committee said
that while he was not ready to
say that the higher education Of the
Indian has been failure, he could
not overlook the fact that few instan-
ces could be cited where the Indian had
made the most of the benefits of his
schooling.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
San FRANCISCO School Cases.

Washington, D. C.-Attorney Gener-
al Bonaparte has decided that the case
of the federal government against the
board of education of San Francisco to
determine the rights of the Japanese
children to attend the white schools
will be filed next week.
Mr.. Bonaparte had conference with
President Roosevelt on this subject
recently. U. S. Dist. Attorney Deylin
of San Francisco, who has been here
10 days consulting with the attorney
general and President Roosevelt on
this question, has completed his work
and will return home soon.
1t is understood that the case will be
presented in both the United States
district and circuit courts, and the
action will be against the board of
education to compel 1t to allow the
Japanese children to attend the white
public schools in accordance with the
Interpretation by the administration
of the treaty between Japan and the
United States.
The city Of San Francisco will take
the case to the United States.
The city of San Francisco will take
the case to the United States su-
preme court If the lower court renders
a decision in favor Of the government
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
No Sunday Mails.

Washington.--Sen Elmer j..
Burkett of Nebraska took the first
legislative step in the senate Wednes-
day toward bringing about the general
closing of all postoffices on Sunday.
The Nebraska senator secured the pas
sage of resolution calling on the post
master general to inform the senate
by what authority postofIices are open
ed on Sunday and postal employees are
required to work on that day; also as
to the amount Of business transacted
on Sunday and the additional expense
to the government of maintaining Sun
day opening. Explaining his resolu7
tion Mr.. Burkett said to correspon-
dents: 81 am in favor Of closing all
postoffices on Sunday. We ought not
to receive our mail on Sunday, and we
don't need it. Public sentiment, in my
opinion is opposed to Sunday opening
Some time ago I announced In my
own state that l was in favor of clos
ing all postoffices Sunday. Since then
I have received hundreds Of letters in
dorsing my position, not from church
people alone but from non-churchgoers
as well. l have tried repeatedly to get
information from the postmaster gen.
eral concerning the matter, and have
not been able to do so. Hence the reso-
luton"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12

Fall River, Mass.-Walter ]. d. Bull
lock of Little Compton, r. l., Fall
River and Boston, the we'll known poll
tician and state house legislative agent
was taken out of the superior court
room Wednesday forenoon and ar
rested on a warrant. He was brought
to the central police station, and bail
was furnished
The warrant alleges assault and bat
terry on William Y. McMullen. we'll
known stable keeper The trouble be-
tween the men occurred at the Repub-
iican state caucus held last November
In Ward 7. During the evening Bullock
and McMullen had argued politics, and
the argument attracted so much atten-
tion that officer Davol, who was
on duty, suggested that they go out
side II they intended to continue their
talk.
The men went out, and few min
utes later McMullen returned to the
wardroom and complained to the Of
ficer that Bullock had given him a
stiff Jolt in the jaw" as soon as he
stepped outside the door and without
a word being passed between them. Of
fcer Davol was prepared to prosecute
at that time, but McMullen withheld
action until now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
For One Offence ONLY

Montgomery. Ala.-The final message
iof Gov. Jelks went to the legislature
Jan. 9.
With reference to the John Williams
case, where a man about to be hanged
in Birmingham, was saved by the in
reference Of habeas corpus, the gov
ernor says:
THE indispceition Of juries to SEN
tence to hanging, as disclosed by the
record in this case, and the excitement
which it created among respectable
people, leads me to the conclusion that
the hanging of white men in Alabama
is almost an impossibility, and induces
me to suggest to you that probably it
would be well to allow the law to de-
clare against capital punishment ex-
cept in case OF an offence against
woman.
1T Is monstrous to allow a law TO
stand which is operative only against
one class OF car citizens"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12

Pittsburg. of the worst eX'
ploslons in the history Of the Jones
& Laughlin steel works occurred We'd
nesday night about o'clock at the
Eliza furnaces, when a large guam
tity of gas which had accumulated at
the base of the furnaces exploded
Tons OF molten metal were shower
ed around the furnace for a radius
Of 40 feet. Out of force of 30 men
cmplayed at the furnace when the
explosion occurred, three, John
Cramer, Andrew Featherka and Gus
tave Kessler, have been taken to the
morgue, their bodies horribly multi
ated by the fire. Seven are in hospi'
tails fatally injured and "a others
have not been accounted for.
Only one man, George Knox, has
turned up since the explosion, and
Knox says everything happened so
quickly that he doubts whether the
men escaped. Chief Peter Snyder OF
fourth fire district was probably IA
tally injured by fall while directing
the firemen to extinguish the fire
which followed the explosion.
While responding to the alarm, a
hose carriage was struck by street
car, injuring two firemen and killing
a horse. The windows of the street
car were shattered and panic fol-
lowed among the passengers Two wo-
men were injured by being trampled.
Women, men and children gather
| ed before the gate after the explosion
and made frantic efforts to gain ad-
mission Several of the frenzied wo-
men rushed upon the officers and
| fought them to enter the mill to see
| their loved ones. Later it became
necessary to call additional police
to forcibly escort the women and chill
dren to their homes.
A heavy guard of worltmen were
placed at the yard entrance, and
even the police were powerless to
gain admission.
George Knox, the only man believ-
ed to have escaped uninjured, said:
THE furnace is one of the improv-
ed style and 35 Of us were working
about. Suddenly there was terrific
roar and Immediately l started to
run. Molten metal was thrown in
| every direction. Streams of it were
running in all directions and was
confronted with an awful death un-
less l could run faster than the metal
could travel. Thank God, reached
place Of safety and not a minute
too soon. l don't know what hap
pened to the other men. If they did
not run quick and fast, all are buried
under six feet of molten metal"
The Eliza furnaces are in the
Hazelwood district, between I'd aven-
ue and the Monongahela river. The
fremen worked hard to save parts
of the large mill, which had been set
atire by the hot metal, while around
them live electric wires were lying,
and it was some time before they
were apprised of the danger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
blame for lena cotta Wreek.

Washington.-The coroners jury in
Quiring into the Terra Gotta wreck OF
Sunday night, Dec. 30, held for action
by the grand jury Harry H. Hide
brand, engineer of the dead train"
No. $780, Frank Hofmyer, conductor
of that train; p. f. Dent, night train
dispatcher at Baltimore; William E..
McCaulley, division operator Of the
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.; B. l.. Yer
million, engineer of local train sc, into
which 2l20 crashed; George W. Nagle,
conductor of train &C; ]. w, Kelly, Jr.,
tranmaster of the Baltimore & Ohio,
and william M. Dutrow, the telegraph
operator at Silver Spring.
All the men held except Dent, Nc
Cauley and Kelley were in the build
ing, and were placed under arrest,
The verdict of the jury was that
the deaths were caused "by impact,
due to the neglect of operator William
Dutrow in displaying an improper sig
nal to the crew of train 2120," and di-
rects that Dutrow be held for the ac-
tlon of the grand jury. The jury held
the others here mentioned as respon-
sible in lesser degree for the deaths.
The jury arraigned the block sys-
tenn ON the Baltimore g Ohio as not
affording satisfactory protection to the
lives and property Of its patrons, ar.
raigned the system Of wages paid thu
operators and signal men on the road,
and recommended that all block signal
stations be kept open "a hours a day,
and no additional duties given the
operators aside from working the sig
nails and attending to their telegraphic
! duties.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
FOR MOBILIZATION.
War Departments New Order Makes
important Changes to the Militia.

Washington. "Details Of vital i'm
portance to the militia Of the country
are contained in the order Just issued
by the war department governing the
mobilization OF that arm Of the nation
al defence In case OF war. Some Of
these provisions follow;
A sufficient reserve force to meet any
emergency must always be left within
4 state or territory when its militia is
called into the service OF the nation
The President alone is the exclusive
Judge Of the existence Of an emer-
gency iustifying a call for the militia.
The minimum strength of the militia
organizations which states must main
tain IL they expect to receive allot-
ments from the congressional appro-
prlation for the maintenance Of the
militia, is placed at IS for company
of infantry, troop Of cavalry, company
of engineers and signal company. A
coast artillery company must have n
minimum of 63 and battery of field
artillery 1888. Organizations below
these numbers must be Immediately
recruited to the standard before they
can leave the home station in case of
call
In addition to equipping their men
the state officials must buy cooked
meats for the militiamen where they
cannot use rations in kind, and for
this purpose an allowance of go cents
day is authorized for each man,
which Is increased to rs cents when
travelling The United States will pay
these bills as well as those for trans
portation of the militia upon certifca-
lion from the proper state officers.
States that already have the United
States standard Of physical exaln!na-
tion for recruits Shall have these troops
mustered into service at once and with
out interference with the supreme duty
of the militia "the defence Of the coun-
try" physical examination to- be made
by an army officer later on and after
the muster. To facilitate the settle
ment OF pension claims militiamen will
be examined medically prior to being
mustered out.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12

Londan-Lewis Vernon Harcourt,
liberal member of parliament for the
Rossendale division of Lancashire and
son of the late Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, has, according to apparent.
ly authoritative, though not official,
information, been appointed to the va
cancy in the Irish secretaryship,
caused by the appointment of James
Bryce as British ambassador at Wash
ington.
Mr.. Harcourt himself seemed indi
rectly to confirm the news, ..-'
If the announcement-is correct, the
premier, as anticipated in some quar-
ters, has surprised the political world
by selecting a man who hitherto had
not been considered a candidate for
the post.
Mr.. Harcourt's selection, however, is
regarded as peculiarly appropriate, not
only because of his fathers lifelong
advocacy of home rule for Ireland,
but also from the fact that Mr.. Har-
courts wife is an American (former-
ly Miss Mary Ethel Burns, daughter
of the late Walter H. Burns of New
York;, and her sympathies will there
fore be in accordance with the Irish
nationalist aspirations to a far great
er extent than would be expected in
the case of an English woman.
Mrs. Harcourt Is a niece of ]. Pier
pont Morgan, and married Mr.. Har-
T,.I., ~,
church, Westminster. She had lived
with her mother for some years in
England She is wealthy, has a fine
London house, and is the chief liberal
social leader. Her husband is first
commissioner of works in the Camp
bell-Bannerman government. She is a
friend Of Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
Hounds Train Themselves.

The following story, which has just
reached me from well known Devon
shire clergyman, shows how the life
in the kennel Is frightened by play:
Some fifty years ago was visiting
Mr.. Garth's kennels, when the first
whip showed me a tunnel in the air
Ing ground about six feet long, which
the hounds had dug themselves and
utilized as follows: They used to
choose one OF themselves and start
him to run round the yard, they being
in full pursuit, till he had enough.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
Unknown Dies Saving Wood.

Medford, Mass.-An unknown man,
believed to be French, dropped dead
recently while at work saving wood
at the residence Of Nicholas Dwyer, 8
Osgood street. He Is of medium
height, with black hair and mustache
Mrs. Dwyer found him lying dead
across a sawhorse when she called
him for dinner. Death is believed to
have been due to heart disease.
The body was taken to the Nichols
undertaking rooms on High street to
await Identification. Nothing was
found in the clothes except a letter of
recommendation signed Eddie Keith,
West Somerville" The police could
find no person of that name.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-12
Natural Gas Main Broke.

Cleveland, O-The natural gas sup
ply, which was completely cut off in
this city early Saturday, following
the blowing up of both mains leading
from West Virginia to Cleveland, was
restored later, the break in the 12-inch
main being repaired shortly after day.
break, and the new 1S-lnch main being
completed in the afternoon.
One death has already been report.
ed as a result of lack OF heat. Physi.
clans state that many deaths from
pneumonia and other ailments caused
by exposure to the cold will inevita
bly, follow.