Newspapers / Carolina watchman. / May 3, 1905, edition 1 / Page 2
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SIM A VISIT TO THE OLD FARM Can you findithe spring'in the pksture-lot 'Anil f )lAero!Tii1rkiic lautrliin ig little b: rook Where trout flashed to and fro? Can' you show me once more the broken wail, JWhere blackberries ripened first, And we crushed their thin and tapering flasks To quench our childish thirst? Oh, take nie again to the spicy grove On the western slope of the hill, Where we never knew that the day was done Till told by the whip-poor-will. Ah, here is the same smooth, rounded stone That locked the lips of the well; How many a sweet and homelv tale That sentinel gray might tell! Look! through the low and crumbling Avail The old-time berries shine, Where else but in this sunny lane Was ever found such wine! But the hollyhock path to the old farm door, . Once smooth to feet unshod. Is thorny now with the brier-bush, And choken by the golden-rod. And out of the windows where love looked . ' forth Peer only eyes of the dead Though I thought I heard the spinning , -wheel That stood by the trundle-bed. It was only the south wind stirring a dream In the heart of the lilac-tree, While my soul grew faint at the old per fume , And the lazv drone of 'the bee. S t Now the sun has set; we must both turn back From the land of the long ago, Where blossomed the reddest rose of all And fell the whitest snow. For if we wait till night shall fall, . , Our hearts may break to . see Two children's faces that smile in sleep, Dreaming of yearsfetb be! Mary Minerva Barrows. I ! III! . . LTHE PRETTY COOK f" By MAE. MARTIN. 4 JlOV EAR mother, will be down if k Qn the twenty-fourth, with 2 112 my friend, Allen .Estwald. 0k "m K TTp.'s n snlondirl follmxr lint "WOW rich, and a little fastidious, perhaps so have every thing in trim. But that .warning is not necessarv: you nrp alwavs rpnrlv. v Your affectionately, Royal Dent." That simple little note brought con- for the cook and maid of all work had just taken French leave, and it would be impossible to fill her place on such short notice, for servants did not flourish readily in the quiet little village. "What shr.ll we d?" exclaimed Mrs. Dent, glancing around i at her three daughters with an expression of trag ic despair. ' "Telegraph to Royal that be must bring a cook down with him," said Ange, the youngest, with an irrepres sible smile. "Nonsense! To-morrow is the twenty-fourth, so we shall have to all en ter the kitchen and take our turn, until I can engage a cook." "Oh, mother! you know it would spoil, my complexion to bend over that hot stove. That plan will never do," said fair Gertrude, folding her soft, lily-white hands. "And if we do the cooking, who will entertain Mr. Estwald?" said Mira. , "Well, you know we cannot get one now for love or money," sighed the troubled matron. J'Yes, you can, mother mine. Here Is one for love," said brown-haired brown-eyed Ange. "I will be cook un til you can get one, and Royal's fas tidious friend need never know it. My name is Polly Ann, and I'll prepare the daintiest dishes, and you can en gage a boy . to wait in the dining room." "You are making quite a sacrifice, Ange, my dear child, and I do not like to have you banished in that style." " ' 4"Rnf it ic coif VaricliTvvn :.i Ange, gaii, , giving just one regretful sigh, and then entering heartily into the, work before her. Royal came at the appointed time, accompanied by-a handsome man of weight or. nine and twenty, with fair hair and moustache, keen, clear blue eyes, and the winning ease and grace of one. long used to the cultured cir cles of society. The Misses Dent were faultlessly Pressed, and charmingly cordial, and Mrs. Dent beamed graciously; but Royal glanced arouna with a dissatis fied look. "Where is Ange?" "She she ", the mother began and then not being in the habit of tell ing falsehoods, she .broke down. "She has gone on a visit to Aunt Mary's," said Gertrude, smoothly. "Must have been rather sudden!" he said, surprised. "Oh, yes, Ange; dear child, is so flighty,'" murmured Mira, turning to Mr. Estwald with a sweet smile, and there the subject dropped. But passing through the back Dart of the house an hour later Royal was astonished to find a young person, half. hid in a huge apron, in his arms; to feel the fond pressure of soft arms around his neck, the touch of a velvet cheek to his. "Halloo!" he cried, falling, back a ttep. "Oh, Royal, don't you know me?" Ange!" he gasped. "NoPolly Ann, the cook," she cor rected, with a soft laugh. "What is the meaning ot all this mystery?" he inquired sternlv. "Don't speak so loud," she said, and j then explained the situation. v "Hang it all! I'll have a cook, 4t I have to go back to town ,after one. Here I've brought Estwald down to ee vou. and thpn find vnti hon?cii v w J vu VtJUAaHi to the kitchen! I've a great mind to raise a row.' "If you do, I I will spoil the din ner !" she cried, in alarm, then disapi peared in the pantry. Royal glowered at the bare wall for a minute; then a smile suddenly spread over his face, and he went back into the, drawing room, whistling cheefful- The dinner .was faultlessly cookdj and served, and after it was -over, and her mo -t came out, insisting on washing the dishes, tired -Ange bathed her face, put on a fresh, white gown, and taking a book, sought the solitude of the orchard. She climbed to her favorite seat in the fork of an old apple tree, and had been there long enough to get rested and cool, when a gentleman came sauntering along through the shady sweetness of the" old orchard. Ange did not see him in time to run away, or even get down from her perch, and sat still and almost breath less, hoping he would pass by with out seeing her. But he came on, straight to that particular tree, a fold of her dress brushing his sleeve. He' glanced up, and said quickly: "I beg your pardon." "It is granted," she said, frigidly, apparently intent on her book. He stood still. "I am a stranger here; came down with my friend Royal Dent this morn ing. You are a member of the family I i resume?" lifting his hat, and speaking in the most respectful tone. Ange raised her sparkling eyes, a slight smile curling her fresh, red lips. "I am the cfbok, sir." "Ah, yes! It must be delightful to serve so charming a family," leaning against a low, sweeping bough, and friendly- eyes, thought Ange, feeling a trifle warm. "Are you laughing at them, sir?" "No, indeed. I am in earnest!" he quickly cried. "Just as I thought ready to flirt with mistress or maid," said Ange to herself. She stole a glance at him. "He is very handsome; but beauty sometimes covers a very deceitful heart. I shall test this fine gentle man." He interrupted her thoughts. "May I have an apple?" "If you like them so green." Encouraged by her friendliness, the gentleman drew nearer, and while they partook of green apples their ac quaintance progressed rapidly. That meeting was only the begin ning. A week passed, and every day Allen Estwald managed to see the cook, for Ange still filled that posi tion. At last they succeeded in securing the services of a stout woman, and "with3 a little nervous laugh Ange said Aunt Mary wished her tojreturn home., "I will come this evening, and be in troduced at the tea table," she said, and went away tocher, favorite haunt in the orchard. She felt sorely trou bled. It was her duty to betray Est wald, but she shrank from the task with trembling dread, and finally de cided to keep silent. Just as she had arrived at the generous eonclusion'he made his appearance. "So your situation ha- been taken from you?" he said, with grave con cern. " " . "Yes," heaving a sigh. "What will you do?" f "Try to find another." "I can offer you one if you will ac cept it," speaking slowly and doubt fully, and coming quite close to her. "You are kind," she murmured, averting her face. "What shall I have to do?", "The first and most important duty will be to love me as deeply and as truly as I do you," coming nearer still, and stretching out his arm un til it half encircled her. i "Mr. Estwald sir! how dare you?" she cried out, turning her flushed face and flashing eyes toward him. "Hush, Ange, until I have7 finished." "Ange?" You know methen?" "Yes," he said and boldly took her hand. "Now, how long have you Known?" she faltered, blushing deeply. "Royal told me the first c.ay. I fell in love with your i icture bef ore I saw you, and Royal's accountNf your manifold perfections determine)! mo to see and win you, if I could He talked eloquently, and must haveJ won ner complete forgiveness, for when he lifted her down from her perch, he ke:t her close in his arms a minute, and stole a kiss from the sweet lips unrebuked. New YorK. News. Do Vegetables Breed Typhoid? One of the theories concerning the orijiin of typhoid fever ascribes the in fection to the agency of vegetables grown in contaminated soil. Some re cent experiments made in Europe to determine the facts had interesting re sults, which are described in Harper's Weekly? A thorough test was made! with cultures of bacteria applied in va rious ways to peas, radishes, cress and other vegetables. The results showed that in only one of the four experi ments could any typhoid bacilli be found, and the final conclusion was that "even in the event of bacteria be ing present on the roots or leaves they were not able to reach the interior structures." ' A Cheerful Giver. Bobby's father had given him a ten cent piece and a quarter of a dollar, telling him he might put one or the other on the contribution plate. "Which did you give, Bobby?" his father asked, when the boy came from church. "Well, father, I thought at first I ought to put in the quarter," said Bob by, "but then just in time I remem bered, 'The Lord loveth a cheerful giv er,' and I knew I could give the ten cent piece a great deal more cheerfully, so I put that in." Youth's Companion!' NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN Conditions laYiyen -Out by Depart- menyoTAgriculture. BaesonabJe -weather prevailed during the week Monday, May 1st, 1905, which waa very favorable both for farm work and the srowth of croos. . whii th waa a imie CQOl d rf e first few days the temperature rose rapidly, reaching as high as 88 degrees, bo thatmot, of the week was warm with abundant sunshine; the mean temperatureaveraged over 4 per cent daily above the normal. Refreshing showers occurred on the 26th or 27th and 20th which were needed in most places and proved highly beneficial. In a few counties the rainfall was suffi ciently heavy to interrupt plowing to wards the close of the week, but gen erally just sufficient rain fell to keep the soil moist and in an excellent con dition. A few reports were received of severe local storms with hail in the northeast portion of the State (Chowan county). The warm, showery weather was conducive to rapid germination of seed and the vigorous growth of crops of all kinds. Farm "work is still some what behind in some sections, but rapid progress was made during the past week. Crops showed marked improve ment, the recovery from the freeze of the preceding week having been quite rapid. A large quantity of corn was plant ed, and this work is well advanced towards completion; corn is coming up in good stands, and in southern counties the early crop is receiving its first cultivation; lowlands have not yet been planted. Planting cotton is also proceeding actively, a large portion of the crop having been put in during the past week; evidences point to a definite intention on the part of farmers to materially' reduce the acreage in cot ton; about all the cotton has been planted in the extreme southern por tion; cotton is germinating rapidly and promises good stands. Planting peanuts is under way. Transplanting tobacco has commenced in several counties (Pitt, Johnson, Columbus, etc.) the plants having made rapid growth and are healthy and vigorous; a scarcity of plants is reported from very few counties. Wheat, fall oats, rye, as well as spring oats continue to make vigorous growth and are excep tionally fine in most of the important grain-growing counties of the State; wheat is stooling nicely. Grasses and clover are also fine, pastures are ex cellent and stock in very good condi tion. Large shipments of truck crops and strawberries are now going North dai ly; irish potatoes that were cut down by frost are coming out nicely and look well; very few potato bugs are report ed. Gardens are being cultivated and are improving. Much fruit of all kinds appears to be uninjured and a fair or even large crop is reported. Farmers' Institutes. The series of farmers' institutes have been arranged by the State Depart ment of Agriculture for the month of July 18 to August 12th, one . under State Veterinarian Tait Butler, and the other under State Horticulturist H. H. Hume. Several members of the faculty of the A. & M. College, and two spec ialists from Washington will partici pate. The institutes under Dr. Butler will be in Granvilie July 18, Vance 19, Franklin 20, range 21, Person 22, Cas well 24, Rockingham 26, Stokes 27, Davidson 28, Rowan 29, Stanly 31, Iredell August 1, Catawba 2, Lincoln 3, Gaston 4, Anson 5, Richmond 7, Scotland 8, Roberson 9, Cumberland 10. Johnson 11, Harnett 12. Institutes un der Dr. Hume will be, Chatham July 18, Moore 19, Montgomery 20, Randolph 21, Guilford 22, Cabarrus 24, Mecklen burg 25 and 26, Union 25 and 26, Cleve land 27, Caldwell August 1, Alexander 2, Wilkes 3, Surry 5, Yadkin 7, Davie 8, Forsyth 9, Alamance 10, Durham 11. Educational Affairs. The office of the State Superintend ent of Public Instruction is notified that elections for local tax for the im provement of public schools were car- ied at Vaughn, Warren county, by a vee of 26 to 3, and in district No. 2, Lilesyille township, Union county. The superintendent of Union county writes Superintendent Joyner that the people in the Lilesyille district are among the poorest in tnKcountry, but are among the richest in disposition to help them selves. Sold Under Hatmner. Fayetteville, Special. uhder decree of the Federal Court, the Carolina Trust Company, of Raleigh, re jiver, sold at auction Monday the steai City of-Fayetteville, and all the erty of the Fayetteville and Wilming ton Steamboat Company, for about $12,000, only a small portion of its value. The property was bonded for $125,000 The purchasers were north ern capitalists. North State News. The Kindley-Belk Bros. Co., of Gas tonia, changes its name to the J. M. Belk Company, principal office Char lotte. W. M. Belk is president. A charter is issued for the Moffatt Machinery Manufacturing Company, of Charlotte, capital $100,000. J. H. McAden, Z. V. Kendrick, principal in corporators. The Vermont Mills (incorporated) was chartered, with $50,009 subscribed and $100,000 authorized to operate cotton and woolen mills. The principal incorporators are J. H. Wilkin, D. A. Garrison, E. A. Tucker, S. J. Durham. The principal office is at Bessemer City. GEN. F1TZHUGH LEE Stricken With Apoplexy While on Board a Train to Washington DISTINGUISHED MAN PASSES AWAY Had Been a Confederate Major-General Governor of His State, and Consul General at Havanna, and also a Re tired Brigadier-General in' the U. S. Army. Washington, Special. General Fitz augh Lee, United States army, retired, 2.nd one of Virginia's foremost sons, iied at the Providence Hospital here Friday from an attack of appoplexy, which he suffered on a train while en route from Boston to Washington. In tthe room when he died, were Dr. Montgomery, one of the physicians at the hospital, Miss Dorsey, a relative, and a nurse, two of the attending phy sicians, Drs. Edie and Kean, having retired temporarily. A pathetic feature of the case is that although General Lee had a family consisting-of a wife and five children, not one of them was with him at the time of his-death. The general was 68 years of age. Arrangements for General Lee's fun eral, together with the selection of the place for interment of the remains, will not be made until after the arrival in Washington of Mrs. Lee, who is now cm her way to Washington from Fort Oglethrope, Ga, Meanwhile the body will be prepared for burial and will re main at the hospital. It is possible that the body may be laid to rest at the national cemetery at Arlington, al though it is expected that General Lee's friends may make an effort to have a site chosen somewhere else in Virginia, the State in which he lived so many years and with whose interests he was so strongly identified. A widow and five children survive General Lee. Two of the boys are ar ttiy officers and two of the girls are Wives of army officers, while the re maining child is a young woman still In her teens. The children are Mrs. J. C. Rae, wife of Lieutenant Rae, now at Fort Oglethorpe; Lieutenant Fitz hugh Lee, of the calvary branch, now in Manilla; Lieutenant Mason Lee, of the Seventh Cavalry, who is now in San Francisco; Mrs. Anne Brown, wife of Lieutenant Brown of the Seventh Cavalry, who is now at San Francisco, and Miss Virginia Lee. General Lee was stricken with ap poplexy, the entire left side being af fected, at 3 o'clock Friday morning, while on a train en route from Boston to Washington. The train had just left the Harlem river when the stroke came. The train bearing the general arrived in Washington shortly after 10 o'clock. Under the direction of Ma jor Kean, United States Army, of the Surgeon General's office, the patient was removed to Providence Hospital. A physician was taken aboard the train at Jersey City. At Philadelphia ne gave place to another, who accom panied the general to Baltimore, where Btill another was taken aboard and made, the trip to Washington. General Lee had been spending a few days in Boston and was returning to Washington, on liis way to join Mrs. Lee. His Distinguished Career. General Lee long has been a promin ent figure in Washington, and he al ways was given a hearty reception wherever he went. Prior to the civil war at the begin ning of which he resigned his commis sion in the United States army, Gen eral Lee saw considerable frontier duty in moving against the Indians. He was an ex-cavalry officer. His services in the Confederate ar my as a major general are well known, and during the interval between this war and. his active work in the Spanish-American war, General Lee filled a number of important positions, includ ing governorship of Virginia, the presi dency of the Pittsburg & Virginia rail road, the collectorship of internal rev enue for the Lynchburg district, and the consul generalship at Havanna. Following his honorable discharge from the volunteer army on March 2, 1901, General Lee was appointed to the regular army with the rank of brig adier general, and with this rank he was retired in the March following. Illinois Gambling Laws. Chicago, Special. The Worth Jock ey Club on Friday definitely abandon ed the clubs race meeting, which was to begin Saturday, opening the race season in Chicago. The stockholders decided that there was nothing else for them to do but to bow as grace fully as possible to the ultimatum of the State's Attorney, who declared that the laws of Illinois concerning gambling must be observed. Visible Supply of Cotton. New Orleans, Special. Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visi ble supply of cotton, issued Friday, shows the total visible to be 4,141,621 bales, against 4,798,989 bales last week and 2,931,311 bales last year. Of this, total of American cotton is 2,911,- 62ivbales, against 2,944,989 bales last weekand 836,311 bales last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 1,230,000 balesTJ against .1,23 5.WM) bales last week and 1,095,000 bales last year. Of the world's visihle supply of cot ton there is now anhat and lipid in Great Britainand continental Europe 1,996,000 bales, against 1,668 ,000 bales last year. Death on N. & W. Train. Roanoke, Special. Captain Thomas Alderson, an extensive planter, of Dev il's Lake, N. D., ,dted suddenly on a Norfolk & Western train west of Roan oke Friday night. He left here for his home, apparently in good health. He was a native of Pennsylvania, and dur ing the region of the "MollyMaguires" in 1875-76, he was chief of detectives for the coal operators around Potts ville, Pa. Later he came to Virginia, and was prominent in coal mining. The remains will be interred in Roanoke. FUNERAL OF GEN. FITZdUGfi LEE The Officiating Clergyman Dr. McKIm, An Officer in General Lee's Old Com. mand and a Life-long Friend The Journey to Richmond. Washington, Special. An affection ate and imposing tribute was paid Monday to all that is mortal of Briga dier General" Fitzhugh Lee. United States army, retired. Formal funeral services over the remains held in Richmond, Va. Thursday. Brief ser vices were held on Monday, however, at the Church of the Epiphany, on U street, many of the personal and offi cial friends embracing the opportunity thus afforded to pay a last tribute of respect to the memory of the distin guished dead. Prior to the services, the remains of General Lee. which had been lying in their casket in the Sunday school chapel of Epiphany Church since their removal from Providence Hospital, were conveved to the auditorium of the church. ' Throughout the- night and day they were surrounded by a guard, consisting of members of the local camp of Confederate veterans. The church services were conducted by the rector of Epiphany Church, Rev. Randolph H. McKim, D. D., who is chaplain of the Washington camp of Confederate Veterans. He was an officer in General Lee's old command in the civil war, and, the two were life-long friends. The services were very simple, being in accordance with the burial service prescribed by the ritual of the Episcopal Church. No funeral oration was pronounced. The church was thronged with friends and acquaintances of General Lee and his family. The casket con taining the remains was covered with floral offerings which had been re ceived from individuals and organiza tions with which General Lee was GE LEE. identified. Among them was a hand some wreath sent by the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The details of the arrangement of the services and escort of the body were completed by Major General Gillespie, Brigadier General Burton, Major Kean, and Captain Mitchie, United States Army. The detail of eight non-commissioned officers of the Sevent United States Cavalry acted .as body-bearers. Col. John T. Callaghan commander, and the members of the camp of Confeder erate veterans constituted a guard of honor for the remains while they were being taken to the Pennsylvania sta tion. The military escort consisted of a squadron of the Seventh Cavalry, a battery of. field artillery and two companies of engineers, United States army. Shortly after noon, the cor tege, headed by a band, moved to the railroad statoion via Pennsylvania avenue. In the column, inmddition to the military contingent, wfere rep resentatives of the civic societies of which General Lee was a member. On arrival a tthe railroad station, the casket containing the remains was conveyed, with due ceremony, to the funeral car, in which it was conveyed to Richmond. The escort then was disbanded. Mrs. Lee was accompanied' on the special train to Richmond by her brother, Major B. H. Fowle; General Lee's brother, Captain D.. M. Lee; Miss Virginia Mason Dorsey, Miss Laura Lee Dorsey, Dr. Robert F. Ma son and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Minor. 'In addition to these members of the Lee family, many prominent army officers, including several Who served in General Lee's Seventh Army Corps during the Spanish-American war, also accompanied the funeral par ty to Richmond. The train left for Richmond at 1 o'clock. The body bearers of the Seventh Cavalry re mained with the casket until Alexan dria was reached. There they were relieved by a detail of an officer and eight enlisted men of the Alexandria Light Infantry. In turn, this detach ment was relieved at Fredericksburg by a similar number of soldiers. Remains Arrive atjchmond. Richmond, Va., Special The spe cial train bearing the remains of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee reached Richmond about 5.30 o'clock Monday afternoon and was met at Elba station, at the head of Broad street, by an imposing array of State military, Confederate veter ans, State and city officials and mem orial organizations. The casket con tainingthp bndy-was-laced upon a rhorsesj at the head of each horse being a member of the Richmond Howitzers in full dress gray uniform. A proces sion was formed and the march was taken up for the city hall to solemn strains of music from a band. The bells of the city were tolled as the Drocession moved, flags on the build ings were at half mast, and at fre quent intervals along the way special "emblems of mourning appeared in drapery over store fronts and other houses. The procession was made up of the Richmond companies of the Seventieth regiment, Virginia Volun teers; the Richmond Light Infantry Battalion; the Richmond Howitzers; Lee and Picket Camps of .Confederate veterans; the Veteran Cavalry Asso ciation, Army of Northern Virginia; the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the various ladies' Confederate memor ial associations of the city. 100 ARE SHOT DOWN Fierce Conflict Between Officers and Populace in Warsaw A REIGN OF TERROR NOW EXISTS Cossacks and Infantry Were Appar ently Uncontrollable, Firjng Wan tonly Into Crowds of Demonstra tors, and Workmen, in Retaliation, Resorted to the Use of Fire Arms and Bombs. . Warsaw, By Cable. Nearly one hun dred persons were killed or wounded in disturbances in various quarters of Warsaw Monday. The troops apparent ly were uncontrollable, and violated all orders to act with moderation. They fired into crowds of demonstrators, and workmen, in retaliation, resorted to the use of firearms and bombs, Many women and children are among the dead and dying. What approaches a reign of terror exists, the city presents a most gloomy aspect, and the temper rf t-a onti'ro nn-m mun 1 V la Qlicrura ill May Day opened with every prospect that the recent gloomy forebodings would find contradiction in a peaceful ending. Glorious weather ushered in the beginning of the celebrations and all factories, shops and offices of every description were closed. The streets were crowded from early in the morn ing with gany dressed people and troops. No untoward incident was reported until after noon. The first disturbances occurred between 1 and 2 o'clock p. m., when a procession of several thousand workmen carrying red flags marched along Zelazna street. The demonstra tion was quite orderly, and proceeded without molestation for some distance. Suddenly several squadrons of Uhlans appeared, but without interfering with the procession, and took up a position along thesidewalks while the workmen passed through the lines. Then a com pany of infantry approached from the front, and immediately the calvary charged into the procession, driving it with the flat of their swords into a disorganized mass. When the calvary withdrew the infantry fired a volley, whereupon the demonstrators turned and fled. The infantry continued to discharge volleys into the retreating, shrieking multitude. Thirty-one per sons were killed and many wounded, and of the latter it is believed that fif teen will die. SHOOTING UNPROVOKED. The shooting is described as having been quite unprovoked. It has aroused the most intense indigration among all classes in Warsaw. Many of those who were killed or wounded we,re shot in the back, showing that they were run ning away when they were struck. Another terrible scene was enacted at 5 o'clock p. m., at the corner of Selota and Sosnore streets, when work men fired from behind a wall at a pa trol, which immediately opened fire on the passing crowds, killing or wound ing twenty persons. one first bomb throwing occurred at 9.35 o'clock, when a bomb was thrown Into a Cossack patrol near the Vienna station. Three Cossacks and one police man were killed, and two women who were leaving the station at the time were severely wounded by the explos ion of the bomb. Cossacks and infan try fired a number of volleys, and it is reported that many persons were killed or wounded. Troops surrounded the whole neighborhood. It has been im possible up to the present time to se cure accurate information as to the cas ualties of this affair. Argument Begun in Patterson Case. New York, Special. The evidence in the Patterson trial being concluded, the argument of counsel followed. The de fense has set up a strong plea on the suicide theory. "This case is one of deliberate mur der or suicide. There can be no man slaughter about it. There should be no compromise verdict. She is either guilty of murder in the first degree or nt. all." These are the words in which Abraham Levy, counsel for Nan Patterson, brought to a close Monday afternoon his five-hour argument in lefense of the former chorus girl charged with the murder of Caesar Young. During the long argument Miss Pat terson faced the jury unflinchingly. The court room was crowded, most of the attendants being women, who struggled to get a look at the defend ant. At one time during the afternoon the judge was compelled to stop Mr. Levy while the court officers expelled from the, room some women who per sisted in discussing the case in audi ble tones, to the annoyance of all pres ent. , . President Speaks at Church. Glenwood Springs, Col., Special. Unique in the history of Colorado ;was the church service held at the old Blue school house on West Divide creek Sunday, attended by President Roose velt and his hunting party and all the ranchmen and their families for miles around. The President and party at tended dressed In their hunting clothes. After the sermon by the pastor the President addressed the large audience for ten minutes, speaking easily in, his usual style. He then shook hands with the entire crowd. There was much enthusiasm. Hail Goes Through Roofs. Savannah, Ga., Special. Dispatches from Southwest Georgia report a se vere hairstorm Friday. Fifteen miles west of Albany, in Doughtery and Worth counties, cotton and other crops were broken to the ground. On J. H. Bynum's farm the roofs of houses were broken through. Near Harts field, Joseph Stovall, an old and well known citizen was killed hy the blow ing down of the house of his grand son John Storall. 8
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