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The News and Observer.
VOL. LI. NO. 08.
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ODR SOLDIERS ARE
INVITED TO DESERT
Nine Americans Sign the
Proclamation.
SEVEN WERE IN OUR ARMY
Declared Conscience L.d Them to Join
The Filipinos.
WHO ARE COMPARED TO PATRIOTS OF 76
The War is Characterized as a Cruel Invasion,
Wnich Sooner or Later Must
End in Disaster to the
Americans.
(By the Associated Dross.)
Washington, Jan. 4.—The War Depart
ment hn.s received from the Philippines
copies of a remarkable proclamation,
signed with the names of nine Americans,
seven of them stated as being in the
United States military service, inviting
Americans soldiers to desert and join
the ranks of the Filipino soldiery. The
text o* the document is as follows:
“To Whom it May Concern:
“Dear Fellow Countrymen—After many
months anion the Filipino people, study
ing their customs and characters, we,
the undersigned, have come to the con
clusion that the time has arrived for fcu
lts to break the silence and let you know
the real truth so you will see the folly
of continuing fighting these people, who
are defending their country against the
cruel American invasion in the same
manner in which our forefathers did
against England in those- glorious days
of ou- grand and noble liberator. Gen.
G< or go Washington.
“Since the day we were led by our
conscience (and) presented ourselves to
the Filipino authorities we have received
the best of treatment and we are en
joying a life of luxury without having to
put our lives In danger as you do. who
still remain in the American ranks
lighting for an unjust cause which sooner
or later must surely prove disatrous, as
it did to the Spanish, notwithstanding
that, thev knew the country and customs
of the people (better) than the Ameri
cans do.
"For above mentioned reasons, and
also that the war may soon end, we ask
the Piatt of the American army stationed
in these islands to present themselves to
the Philippine authorities as we did,
thereby showin yourself to be trtiie Am
ericans upholding the policy of Washing
ten and the Monroe doctrine, against the
ambitious policy of President McKinley,
who for (wo years has carried on this
cruel war, spilling the innocent blood
of thousands of American soldiers, and
with what object but to fill the itoekecs
of Mark Hanna and several other Am
erican capitalists, who have been for
years and arc now ruling America today,
or in other words, changing your blood
fur geld and robbing many>fi loving moth
er or wife cf son or husband—thereby
making many a once happy home sad and
miserable.
“Before we close let us tell you that
in nearly every town there are always
stationed forces of Filipino troops, to
whom should you so desire you can pre
sent yourselves with or without iyour
rifles, and to avoid danger it is betft to
hide in a secure place and after you have
presented yourself inform the Filipino
officer or chief of the guerillas and they
will recover it and pay you some money
in return
“With this we conclude, wishing you
the best of fortune.
“We rema*n yours most sincerely.
(Signed) Harry Horal Almar, Company
K, Jhn Blake, trumpeter Company B,
28th T. S. Infantry; Frank L. Clark,
Company F, 21st U. S. Infantry: J. Thom
as Kroider, corpora! 23th U. S. Volun
teer Infantry; Charles Buchanan, Corn-
I any B, 28th Infantry, Volunteers; Har
ry Richter, Sixth U. S. Artillery; Charley
Wright. Hospital Corps; Fitzhugh Smith,
John Ryan. Fourth Regiment.'’
John T. Kreider, one f the signers of
this proclamation, was tried recently by
military commission in the Philippines
n a charge of treason and records of th?
court martial hove just been received a(
tiie War Department. The preponder*-
anoe of proof, said Gen. Chaffee, m re
viewing the case, was in farce of the
contention of the accused that he was
held by the insurgents as a prisoner and
took no part in operations against the
United States, gave no aid aad comfort
to the enemy, made reasonable effort to
escape and was compelled by his Captors
under legal dupees t sign the above pro
clamation. by threats of violence in case
he refused. The military commission
found Kreider guilty of the charge of
treason and sentenced him to confine
ment at hard labor for life, but Geu.
Chaffee, because of the absence of con
clusive proof that the accused had com
mitted an ovet act (such an act being
necessay to consummate the technical
offense of treason) disapproved the son
tv nee and ordered the prisoner set at
liberty.
KILLED THREE DEES
Hunting Party Returns from Carteret Lodge
Pythian Officers Installed
(Special to News ami Observer.)
Durham, N. C., Jan. 3.—The party ol
Durham people, who have been spend
ing several days at Carteret Lodge, in
Craven county, have returned home. They
report an exceedingly pleasant time.
AH were guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. N.
Duke during their stay. The trophies of
the hunt, were three deer and a number
of fish.
The city has received a new roller for
street work, and a new twenty horse
power engine and twenty-five horse
power boiler. The old street roller, that,
has been in operation here for some time,
is being shipped to the factory in
Buffalo, X. Y., from which the new ma
chinery was purchased. The city expects
a new rock crusher to arrive here in a
short time.
At a meeting of Durham Lodge, Knights
of Pythias, the newly elected officers for
the ensuing year were installed, by
Deputy Grand Chancellor W. M. Yearby.
After the installation ceremonies, re
freshments consisting of oysters in
different styles, celery, pickles, etc.,
were served in the banquet hall.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company, has opened a telegraph office
at Willardville station, in this county.
Dr. L. B. Henderson, was taken sud
denly ill on the streets of this city
Thursday. He is reported as beqing bet
ter today and hopes to he out by Mon
day.
Mr. William Lipscombe has gone to
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, for
treatment. He has been in ill health for
some time.
MERELY A VICTIM OF THE
SOCIAL DISEASE, ANARCHY
An Exhaustive Report by Drs McDonald and
Spitzka on the Mental Condition of
the Assassin Czolgosz
(Bv the Associated Press.)
New fork, Jan. 3. —An exhaustive re
port on the trial, execution, autopsy and
mental status of Czolgosz, the assassin
of president McKinley, is given in the
New York Medical Journal, for January
Ith. The report embodies the result of
much caeful investigation by Drs. Carlos
McDonald and Edward A. Spitzka. of this
city. The question which these investi
gators set themselves to answer was:
“When Czolgosz shot the President did
he know the nature and quality of the
act he was doing, and that the' act was
wrong?”
This was from the legal standpoint.
From the standpoint of medical science
the question that framed itself was:
“Was Czolgosz at the time he commit
ted the act a victim of mental disease or
mental unsoundness?”
The reply to these questions ■which em
bodies the entire history of the case front
the trial of the criminal to his execution
and the disposal of his remains takes
up nearly twelve pages in the “New York
Medical Journal” and divested of all
technicalities is to the effect that Czol
gosz was sane, and responsible under the
law' and punishable for the offense, al
though everything in his history, accord
ing to the medical experts, pointed to the
existence in him of the social disease,
anarchy, of which was a victim. His:
refusal to reply to questions at the trial
is regarded as having been in line with
his rob' expressed in the theatrical dec
laration.
”1 am an anarchist and have done my
duiy."
Dr. McDonald explains that “the an
archist creed teaches that when one of
their number is selected to do a certain
deed he is to proceed about it quietly and
in his own way, taking no one into his
confidence; that, having accomplished the
deed if apprehended, he shall not admit
ihis connection with any other members
of the circle; that if convicted and sen
\ fenced to die he shall go to his death
' v Ithout revealing his connection with
others, resting secure in the belief that
he will be ever regarded by his associates
as a martyr and a hero who died in the
discharge cf a notable duty. The course
and conduct of Czolgosz from the begin
ring down to his death are entirely in
keeping with this creed. And finally, the
cool and courageous manner in which he
met his death, ami the fact that from
the day of his arrest until he died he
never uttered a word that could be used
against his accomplices, if he had any,
and that he died, as anarchists who suf
fer the death penalty always die, with
out uttering a word that would tend to
incriminate any of his co-conspirators,
tend to stamp him as am anarchist.”
Dr. McDonald concludes his report with
the declaration that Czolgosz when he
assassinated President McKinley was in
all respects a sane man—both legally
r.n i medically—and fully responsible for
his act.
Dr. Spitzka, who made the autopsy, con
cluded his report as follows:
“There has been found absolutely no
condition of any of the viscera that could
have been at the bottom of any mental
derangement. Taking all in all the ver
dict must be ‘socially diseased and per
verted. but not mentally diseased.’ The
most horrible violations of human law
cannot always he condoned by the plea
of insanity. The wiki beast slumbers in
t.s all. It is not always necessary to
invoke insanity to explain its awaken
ing.”
FIGHT ON. CRIES BOTHA
Thinks Another British Demand for Sinews
of War Will Disgust John Bulk
(By the Associated Press.)
Johannesburg, Jan- 3 —-Gen- Botha has
sent a note to all Boer commandos re
questing them to keep on fighting, for
the British Parliament is to be asked
for another war vote, which will Induce
the British nation to demand that the
war in South Africa be stopped.
CHECK BLOCK HOUSE BUILDING
T’.et i. ia. Jan. 3.—Gen. De Wet has or
dt r< 1 tin B cr commandants to retard
th ».>:!: of extending the British
bl 1: hourcs at any cost. Further
fighting may consequently bo expected.
Gen. Brucc-Hamilton has captured
another Boer laager and twenty-two
prisoners on the Swaziland border.
BALKIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 5. 1002.
CARNEGIE REMOVES
OBSTACLES 10 GIFT
And the Carnegie Insitution
is Incorporated.
NOW 10 ELECT TRUSTEES
Objects of Institution to Promote
Study and Research,
SEC. HAY HEADS THE INCORPORATORS
It is Understood That Carnegie’s Gift Will Bs
in the Form of Gilt Edge Securi
ties Acceptable to the
Governmtn 1 .
(By the Associated Press )
Washington, Jan. 4. —Secretary liay
and a number of gentlemen interested in
the Carnegie project of a National Uni
versity met at the State Department to
day and formed an incorporation known
as the “Carnegie Institution.” It is un
derstood that Mr. Carnegie has removed
the obstacles that existed to the accept
ance of his §IO,OOO-000 donation to the
cause of education, and today’s .action
was the first step toward giving legal
form and substance to the proposition.
Besides Secretary Hay, the incorpor
ators, all of whom were present at to
day’s meeting, are Edwin D- White, jus
lice of the Supreme court; D. C. Gilman,
late president of Johns Hopkins Univer
sity; Charles D. Walcott, Superintendent
of the Geological Survey; John S. Bil
linas, ex-Surgeon General" of the Navy,
and Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner
of Labor. Marcus Baker, of the Coast
Survey, was also present, not as an in
corporator, but charged with the prepa
ration of the article of incorporation.
The article of incorporation cf the Car
negie Institution were filed with the Re
corder of Deeds in this city today. The
incorporators are Secretary of State
John Hay; Edward D. White, Dr. John
S- Billings. Daniel C- Gilman, Dr. ('has.
D. Walcott, of the Geological Survey:
ami Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of
Labor. The articles fix the name and
title of the institution as the ‘Carnegie
Institution” and show that it is organn
ized “for a perpetual term ” Its objects
are the promotio of study and research,
the power to acquire, hold and convey
real estate and other property and to
establish general and special funds to
assist investigations in science, litera
ture. to co-operate with government,
universities, colleges, technical schools,
learned societies and individuals to ap
point committees of experts to direct
special lines of research, publish and dis
tribute documents, conduct lectures
and hold meetings, acquire and maintain
a library and in general to do and per
form all things necessary to promote the
objects of said institution.”
The affairs, funds and property of the
corporation will be in general charge of
a board of trustees to consist during the
first year of twenty-seven and thereafter
not to exceed thirty members, except by
a three quarter vote of the board.
The preamble of the articles of in
corporation sets forth as follows:
“We, the unndersigned, persons of full
age and citizens of the United States
and a majority of whom are citizens of
the District of Columbia, being desir
ous to establish and maintainn in the
city of Washington, in the spirit of
Washington an institution for promot
ing original research in science, litera
ture and art do hereby associate our
selves as a body corporate for said pur
pose under an act to estabilsh a code of
law for the District of Columbia, ap
proved March 3, 1901, sections 599 to 604
inclusive.”
In pursuance of that act the provisions
and purposes already mentioned are cer
tified briefly in four articles.
The meeting today at which the in
corporation crystallized, as the result
of a number of informal conferences
that have been bel;l by the incorporators,
who were selected personally by Mr.
Carnegie. The definite form in which
the gift of Mr. Carnegie wil be made
has not been announced, although ac
cording to those interested in this pro
ject it will be in a shape generaly satis
factory- It is understood that it will be
in the form of gilt edged securities, but
not of government Issue, in view of the
greater income by the outside securities.
The further development of the pro
ject now awaits the outlinno from Mr.
Carnegie as to his ideas and purposes-
The next step will be the organization
of a board of trustees. These doubtless
wil include the present incorporators
and other representative men from all
parts of the country. This will be in
line with the policy pursued in organiz
ing the board for the Carnegie institu
tion in Scotland.
Three Trains in Wreck.
(By the Associated Press.)
JOHNSTOWN, PA., JAN. 3.—THREE
TRAINS WERE PILED UP IN A WRECK
JUST WEST OF “S. Q.” LOWER ON THE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. ABOUT
SEVEN MILES WEST OF THIS CITY
TONIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE BEST
REPORTS OBTAINABLE. ONE MAN
WAS KILLED AND FOUR BADLY IN
JURED, SEVERAL OTHERS SUSTAIN
ING SLIGHT INJURIES. THE KILLED
AND INJURED WERE RAILROADERS.
WHAT FACTORIES
111 N, C, ARE DOING
The Smaller Ones* Employ
11,766 Persons.
ADAYS WORK 101-2 HOURS
Eighty Per Cent, in Favor cf Com
pulsory Education.
TEN FATAL ACCIDENTS LAST YEAR
168 Accidents in All. Six'ythree Per CfnE.
Employ Children Under Fourteen,
Increase in Wages Reported
in Half.
The board of directors of the State
prison have been called to meet in spe
cial session tomorrow at Halifax.
“The damage to the State farms by the
breaking of the dykes is almost stagger
ing,” said jtiendont Mann last
night. “It was deemed best to have the
board go to the farms at once and thor
oughly consider the situation."
Chairman Travis of the board of direc
tors of the prison did not think the
damage was serious when he heard of it,
ahd as was stated in the News and Ob
server, he thought the dykes could be re
placed at comparatively little expense.
Since then more definite advices have
hi en received and it has been decided
to call the board in special session.
“It is almost impossible to tell the
extent of the damage jet." said Super
intendent Mann last night, “but it will
be vast. Tn fact it may be irreparable*.
The latest advices states that the water
has flooded the farm and until it recedes
nothing definite can be said. Peanuts
that were stacked are buried under the
water and large quantities of forage
jvzm e in the path of the flood and are
probably ruined. The damage to the
peanuts cannot now he stated.
“We have been working on one sec
tion of the dykes that was washed away
last spring and had not completed its
restoration when the water washed over
it again. It may not be possible to re
pair the dykes and it may be necessary
to change the course of th* present
dykes in some places. All these facts
must be considered by the board. '
As superintendent Mann stated, noth
ing can be said with any degree' of cer
tainty until tlu water recedes and a full
study and investigation is made.
The Caledonia farm was purchased by
the State in 1899 and cost *70,000. It is
estimated that the two freshets this
year, which resulted in the breaking of
dykes, has cost the State two-thirds of
the purchase price. \
Louisburg Industrial Notes
(Special to News and Observer.)
Louisburg, N. C\, Jan. 4.—There have
been a great many business changes in
Louisburg recently- We mention a few:
Mr- J. J. Barron has sold out his stock
to Messrs. W- I*. Noel & t'o., W. G.
Raeklay sold out to .Mr. J. P. Winston:
King and Clifton have by mutual con
sent dissolved partnership, Mr. J. W.
King continuing the business and Mr.
Maurice Clifton being appointed by the
commissioners as register of deeds in
the place of Mr. J- T. Clifton, his uncle,
deceased. R. T. Corlile wil sell out his
grocery and beef market and wil open
a fruit store, restaurant and case.
Messrs. Hicks and Allen have dissolved
by mutual consent. Mr. Allen will take
some of his younger brothers in with
him and Mr. Hicks will continue in bus
iness by himself-
The Louisburg Mercantile Company,
Mr. J. W- Hollinsworth manager, bought
the furniture business of W. H. Macon
and W. H. Macon bought the undertak
ers business of Mr. Hollinsworth.
Mr. E. C. Pones rented the livery stable
of Janies Perry on Nash street.
Mr. G. W- Ford and Allen Brothers
hope to finish the cotton seed oil mills
and be running in about two weeks.
One of the barber shops here was
broke into one night this week and four
dollars an eighty-five cents in money
and eight razors were taken No arrests
have been made, but a negro who fell
over a role of barbed wire and cut his
hand pretty bad that night and had it
dressed with iodaform is suspected, as
there was blood from the drug store to
and in the barber shop and across the
bridge, and they say everything smelled
like iodaform.
We have sold lots of tobacco at good
prices and business has been good this
fall.
Mr. C B, Bradham Reported Married
.Ppcciai to the News and Observer.)
New Bern. N. C-. Jan. 3.—lt is report
ed here today that the marriage of Mr.
T. C. Bradham to Miss C/iaddie Cradle
bus beta solemnized at Rochester. N. Y-
Both bride and groom were formerly
residents of this place.
McLeod’s Murderer Hanged.
(By tlie Associated Press.)
Clayton, Ala., Jan. 3. —Bob Brown, a
negro who murdered Mr. McLeod, a road
overseer, was legally hanged here today
at noon. The execution was attended by
a large crowd of white and colored peo
ple. . a
12 Pages-Section One-Pages I to 8.
THE CAPTAIN'S STATEMENT-
The Death List May Possibly Beach Forty or
Fifty. He Says.
(By (be Associated Press.)
Eureka. Cal., Jan 3. —Capt. A. L. Hall,
master of the wrecked steamship, gives
a graphic account of the disaster. He
says:
“We left San Francisco Wednesday,
being bound for Victoria and Puget
Sound The weather thickened as the
night advanced, and Thursday morning
a heavy fog, accompanied by a light
rain, set in. About 4:10 a. m. I was sud
denly awakened by an awful crash on
the port side, well forward. Second Of
ficer Luke was on the watch at. the time.
The housing, especially in the vicinity
of my cabin, was badly shattered, the |
main force of the collision striking her
just forward of my state room. My
bunk was struck and thrown across the
room o)i my table.
“After the crash the vessel, which I
think was a French bark, judging from
the language used by' her sailors, re
bounded and groped alongside. I vailed
upon her to stand by. She drifted away' !
and was lost to view. I could not tell
how badly she was injured. But I do
not imagine she was severely hurt, as
she struck us bow on, and though her
forward rigging might have been
broken, it is not likely her hull suffered
materially.
“Those of the passengers who had not
been awakened by the crash were
aroused at once. The vessel began to
fill immediately and she sank in thirty
live minutes. There was no confusion
on board- The officers and crew kept
the passengers from becoming panio
strickeh-
“The crew was immediately ordered
to man the life boats and rafts and an
effort was made to -save the baggage, j
This was given.up, however, the vessel
filling at such an alarming rate that no
thought was given but for the safety of
the passengers- I gave orders to have
the port boilers blown out, it being
necessary to give the vessel a list to
keep the gaping hole in her side from
the water.
"In a few moments all the life boats
and rafts were out with the exception
of two, which were smashed. One of
these boats contained nine or ten passen- '
gers. All were thrown into the water,
but managed to board a life raft, which
had been launched a few minutes pre
viously'. The second boat was smashed
by striking a heavy object in the water,
but all the passengers were rescued by_ ,
another life raft.
"We had about sixty-five first and !
second class passengers on board and
one hundred and sixty' souls all told. We
had no knowledge of the approach of j
the vessel striking us, the weather be- j
inu; so thick she was not seen until we
had been struck. It was very dark at
the time and the uncertain light inter- ]
fired to a great extent with the rescue j
of the passengers. I remained on board i
assisting them in every way possible, j
I went down with the ship.
“After 1 had been down, I don’t know
how long, the social hall deck broke off
and I floated to the surface with it.
Sighting a life raft. I commenced swim
ming, and Succeeded in reaching it af
ter a hard struggle and was pulled on
board by the three occupants. We
floated about nearly all day.
‘From the information 1 have con
cerning the rescue of the passengers apd
crew, 1 am not able to state how large
the death list will be, but In any' opinion
it will not be Jess than twenty and pos
sibly' may reach forty' or fifty. A num
ber were injured by the falling timbers.
It is almost certain a number of the
steerage passengers perished in this
manner ”
An Account of the Rescue.
Eureka, Cal.. Jan. 3—Captain Victor
Johnson, of the steamer Dispatch, which
rescued a majority of the shipwrecked
passengers, gave the following account
of tlu result:
“About 8 o’clock Thursday morning, my
attentiou was called to a small boat
which was manned by three men and
coming towards us. Owing to the fog we
did not discover her presence until she
was right alongside. We took them
aboard and lay to the remainder of the
day. Several boats and rafts were picked
up at different intervals; the last about
4 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Some of
the wrecked people were quite badly
played out, especiallyMhose on the life
rafts.
“Os the passengers rescued several were
injured. One man had his leg jammed,
while two were cut about the head and
shoulders. Captain Hall was injured by
a spar as the vessel went down. Several
of the women were more dea l than alive
when taken aboard and with difficulty
wire resuscitated.”
Captain Johnson was loud in his praise
of the bravery displayed by women whom
he rescued. They gave valuable assist
ance in caring for the survivors, as each
succeeding raft was picked up.
The captain and the crew of the Dis
patch gave early attention to the wants
cf the passengers. In many instances
their wardrobes were entirely depleted.
While many of the passengers had ample
time to robe themselves after the alarm
had been given, many failed to do so,
and as a result, not a few w re thinly
clad, while those more fortunate were
drenched to the skin and suffered equally
1 with the others.
Death of Miss Lassiter.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C., Jan. 3.—Miss Lillie Las
siter, daughter of Mrs. Senora Lassiter,
passed away at an early hour this morn
ing at the home of her mother on Vick
ers Avenue, of pneumonia. Deceased
was twenty years of age. She was a
consistent member of the Second Baptist
church, of this city, and an exemplary
j Christian. The funeral services will
j take place from the residence tomorrow
| afternoon, after which the interment will
; bo in the city cemetery.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IRE SFATE PRISON
IN A BAD PLIGRT
Directors Called to Meet in
Special Session,
i - ——
BAD NEWS FROM KARIMS
Part of the Peanut Crop is Buried
fiS;*., Under Water.
THE FARM IS A SEA OF WATER
; Directors Go to Hal.fax Tomorrow to View
the Situation. Supt. Mann Says the
Loss is Staggering and May
Be Irreparable.
The forthcoming report of the Commis
sioner of Labor and Printing, Mr. H 13.
Varner, will give some very interesting
information relating to miscellaneous
factories, which include furniture, wood
work, clothing and all factories save the
cotton mills.
Os this class of factories, there en
gaged in the manufacture of furniture
j comprise the largest number. The mis
cellaneous factories employ 11,766 per
sons, 422 of whom are under fourteen
years of age.
Table No. 1 of the commissioners re
port shows county, postoffice, year of
incorporation, name of factory, capital
stock, name of president, kind of power
used, and number of horse power. The
tables following arc arranged by sub
jects and show the following facts:
j Average number of hours of employes
per days is 10Vo.
i ifty-si xper cent, pay weekly, 18 per
cent semi-monthly, nineteen per cent,
monthly, 1 per cent bi-monthly, one per
cent daily, two per cent on demand, and
j thiee per cent make no report-
Forty-nine per cent report an increase
of wages, thirty-four per cent no in
crease, and seventeen per cent make no
report.
Forty-three per cent report the finan J
l cial condition of employes good, twenty
nine per cent fair, fourteen per cent
poor, two per cent bad. and twelve per
j cent / make no report.
Sixty-three per cent oppose employ
-1 ment of children under fourteen years
j of age, 11 per cent favor such employment
| and twenty-six per cent make no re
port.
The highest wages per day is $2.08, the
lowest 3S cents.
One hundred and sixty-eight accidents
were reported, tin of which w#re fatal,
and three resulted in permanent, disa
bility. Fifty-six report insurance against
accident.
Eighty-two per cent of adults can read
p.nd write.
Sixty-one per cent report improvement
in education, nine per cent no improve
ment, and thirty per cent make no re
port.
Forty-one per cent report improve
ment in morals, eleven per cent no im
provement, and thirty-eight per cent
make no report.
Eighty per cent favor compulsory ed
ucation, 12 per cent oppose it, and eight
ptr cent make no report.
Sixty per cent report financial condi
tion of employes improving, sixteen per
cent no improvement, and twenty-four
per cent make no report.
DE. BASSETTS LECTURE.
‘‘The Conditions of Authorship in tht South”
Admirably Treated
“The Conditions of Authorship in the
South” was the mbject o. a peculiarly
charming address made last night by
Dr. J. S. Bassett, of Trinity College, be
i fore ;t cultivated and appreciative audi
ence :\i the auditorium of the Baptist
Female University.
The audience ave evidence of their
pleasure by frequent applause, and the
witly sallies interspersed in the thought
ful and valuable address were greeted
with ripples of laughter, proofs of genu
ine enjoyment.
Dr. Bassett has evidently given much
thought to his subject, for he gave a
clear and critical analysis of the deplora
ble sonditions of Southern authorship
and pointed out how these could be
l emetiie 1 by a people capable of the
ihighest intellectual development. T!he
language of the address was in so pleas
ing a style that the speaker was forgot
ten in the enjoyment afforded by his
treatment of the theme disc mussed.
. Thirteen Were Lost.
(By ihe Associated Frees.)
San Francisco, Jan. 3.—Word has just
been received from Trinidad by telephone
of the boat which put in there. The sur
vivors had a terrible experience and only
five or six are left out of a boat load*
The telephone dispatch states that thir
teen were lost The boat was capsized
several times in rough weather Thursday
morning and each time several person*
lost their lives. The survivors are now
on the road to Eureka and their names
cannot be learned until they arrive.
The Citizens’ Committee has arranged
for a patrol system covering forty-five
miles of the coast, both north and south
cf Eureka, so that should any survivor
t cirne ashore they will be taken care of.