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*»♦♦♦♦♦♦»+♦♦♦»♦»»+++++ ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY t ♦ F or North Carolina: ♦ ♦ Colder. | VOL. LI. NO. 124. Leads all Morth Carolina DaiMes in Mews and Circulation DEEMS THE WAR A DOUBLE CRIME Against the Filipino and Against Civilization, SEVERE ON INSURRECTOS Bell a Reconcentration Order Was Rot Necessary. SO SAYS TAFT BEFORE THE COMMITTEE H e Does Not Think the Whole Filipino People Should ba Made to Suffer For the Deeds of Those Who Are in Arms. (By the Associated Proas.) Washington. Feb. 4.—Governor Taft to day continued his narrative before the Senate Committee on the Philippines concerning conditions in the Philippine archipelago. Governor Taft analyzed the work of the army in the islands. He recalled that as soon as General Otis had re teived reinforcements sufficient for his purposes the Philippine army had broken up and scattered into guerrilla bands. On this point Aguinaldo and Luna had dif fered, Luna advocating the continuance of the way on the old lines. So sharp was this difference, he said, that Agei naldo had directed and secured the assas sination of Luna, thus leaving the way open for the carrying out of his own plans. The presence of these guerilla bands rendered it necessary to place garrisons everywhere, there being at one time as nany as 500 of them. “The condition of activity continued until the last presidential election in the I'nited States.” said the Governor, I • The insurgents' believed that it Mr. Bry ar. should be elected there would be a change of policy and the islands sur rendered. placing those who were in in surrection in charge; but when Mr. Mc- Kinley was elected there was a. feeling that there would be an indefinite reten tion of the archipelago and that the system then in force would be con tinued.” Governor Taft said one of trait, of the Filipinos is cruelty. He had been told by American officers of many instances o' 111 utilation of the corpses of our sol diers. This being true it was not sur prising that there had been some retal iation on the part of the small hands of American soldiers. He had heard of no • harge of mutilation, but there were prob ably some oases of unnecessary kill ing, some eases of whipping and some cases of what is called the “water cure." This method of punishment consisting of pouring water down the throats of men until they swelled up ami becoming frightened, told what they knew as for instance, guns could be secured, if these Infractions of propriety had occurred he was sure they had been on 'he face of direct orders to the con trary. Governor Taft said that notwithstanding he was not In an attitude of favor to military rule, it was still his deliberate judgment tout * never had a war been conducted In which more compassion, more restraint and more generosity had been exhibited than in connection with tiie American war in the Philippines. in this connection Senator Culberson made inquiry concerning the effect of tltb policy of concentration in the Phi ipplnes. Replying, Governor Taft said, that General Bells order for concentra tion had been published since his de parture from Manila. -.He had. however, miked with General Bell on that point and had told him that he did not consider such an order necessary. After reading a part of General Boll’s order Senator Culberson asked if he still < ntertained the same opinions previously • .'.pressed as to the military policy in the Philippines. To this Governor Taft replied: “The war which remains, is a crime .'.gainst civilization. It is also a crime against the Fiiipiuo people to keen up a state of war under the circumstances. They have worn out the right to any treatment but that which is severe and within the laws of war.” This statement led Senator Patterson to ask whether the witness did not con sider that even a small number of peo rle who were waging a war for inde readence do not deserve consideration •it the hands cf the American array. In rr-fponse Governor Taft said that the great majority of the people of the is : <nds, 1 sire peace and that the insur •■cctioni.Us were bv their acts preventing the mass of the people from settling down and earning a quiet living. Instead of Icing allowed to do this they were kept under a system of terrorism which should be stopped. democratic members of the committee real statement* from General Mae A rthur and others expressing the opinion t! r.t the hostility of the Filipinos to American institutions is due to iuuate (Terences aud is general, but Governor Taft replied that he had approached the question at issue from a different stand-, point from these authorities and said • Hot. most of his conclusions aero drawn from contact with the Filipinos them selves. In conclusion. Governor Taft was ques tioned concerning the act of the Philip pine Commission for the punishments of treason, but ho expressed a desire to L. The News and Observer. postpone discussion of this mailer to a time when more attention could be given it. He had not, he said, been present when this law was enacted but he had an opinion on the subject which he would tie glad to give. PUBLIC BUILDING COMMITTEE It Leaves Durham Thursday For Washington Ordinance Affecting Hack Charges (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, N. C., Feb. 4.—The commit tee recently appointed to go to Washing ton to present the claims for a public Fuilding for Durham will leave here on Thursday. This committee is composed of Messrs. R. L. Duke, George VV. Watts, AV. A. Erwin, Judge R. W. Winston and Alderman W. T. O’Brien. They will go before the Committee on Public Build ings and Grounds on Friday morning. Parties who have returned from Oxford court state that the case against T. S. Rogers for criminally assaulting Miss Harris, will not come up at this term. A few days age it was said that Rogers would return there and stand trial, but he has not done so. George W. Holt, father of R. E. L. Holt, baggage master on the O. and C. road, died yesterday afternoon at his home in Burlington, Ransom O'Briant, son of John O’Briaut, who lives two or three miles below EasT Durham, disappeared from home Sunday, without telling any one where he was going. A message received this morning stall's that he has returned, much to the lelief of his father. ' The board of aldermen have passed an ordinance further regulating the charges of hackn.tu and drivers of pub lic vehicles in this city. The rate? w r ere fixed as follows: Inside the city limits in the day time, 10 cents; inside the city limits ai night. 25 cents. Drivers of ve hicles must have a printed card to show to any who may wish to know, the card to be signed by the city clerk or chief of police. For a violation of. the ordi nance, there will be :i forfeit of license. The mayor was given power to banish all unsightly horses and carriages from the streets and to revoke the license of all such. Fifteen deaths occurred in Durham dur ing the month of January. Sev* n were whites and eight colored. During the past month IX2 arrests were made by the police in this city. Fines and costs, $233.20. Special taxes 'collect on. $139.75. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Watts have | gene to Florida to spend some time. L. H. Holcombe has moved to East Durham from South Carolina and ac <■( pted a position as second boss in the j mills of ihe Durham Cotton Manufactur ing Company. TO SUSPEND THE OBDEK. Elkins Introduces a Bill to Hamper Inter- State Commission- , (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Feb. 4.—Senator Elkins to day introduced a bill to amend the Inter- State Commerce act,, which provides that an order of the Inter-State Commerce * Commission fixing just and reasonable rates shall become operative within thirty days in cases where complaints of discrimination have been made and in vestigated. All orders are to be review able by any circuit court of the United States and unless otherwise ordered the order of the commission shall be sus pended while the court is considering the review of the order. Provision is made for pooling between two or more common carriers as follows: “It shall be lawful for any two or Mnore common carriers to arrange be tween and among themselves for the es tablishment or maintenance of rates. It. shall also be lawful for such carriers to agree by contract in writing led with the Inter-State Commerce Commission upon the division of their traffic or earn ings or both.” Authority is given to the Inter-State Commerce Commission to hear com plaints against the. fairness of such pooling arrangements and in case the eomplaiut is found to be just the com mission is authorized to make an order annulling the contract in the respects found to be unjust and unlawful. This it is provided shall be changed in the manor prescribed in the order, and fail ure to comply with the order breaks the anaullmcnt of the contract. Hugh les Miller Head. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro. N. (.. Fib. 1.-AHugh Lee Miller, aged 21. son of Dr. J. F. Miller. Superintendent of Eastern Hospital, died al Columbia. S. C., at 1 o’clock, of con sumption. His remains will reach here at 5 o. m , tomorrow. Interment will take place Thursday morning ai 10 o'clock. The engine of train 32 or the Atlantic Const 1 .in° had in azle broken n f, ar Ken ly this morning, causing tho early morn ing southbound train to come byway of this point and Wilmington. Rate to Confederate Reunion. <By the Associated Press.) Dallas. Texas. Feb. I.—Au ordinance had been passed by the Dallas city council prohibiting trams* 4 ticket specu lators operating here during th<' Confed erate re-union. Railroads now promise a rate of one c<nt per mile to the Con federate reunion. April 21 to 25. For Disabled Ex Stave-,. (By the Associated Washington, Keb. 4.—A delegation of negroes, representing the National In dustrial Association, called ou the Presi dent today aud presented an address urg iug hie co-operation iu securing an ap propriation from Congress for disabled und decrepit ex-slaves in the South. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. Er BRCARY .'». 1902. HE DUES FOR $60,1100 i Alleges the Southern Failed to Furnish Cars. Schley Will Stop in Asheville Half an Hour. A Wreck Near Marshall Stopped Travel Eight Hours. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, X. C., Feb. I.—Thirty suits for two thousand dollars each have been 1 instituted against the Southern Railway by W. N. Cooper, of Asheville, for the recovery of alleged damages and losses sustained by the insufficiency of cars. The suit was brought under the law of 1901, chapter six hundred and thirty-four. . Admiral Schley will be here half an hour Friday. An Important engagement in Washington prevents his staying longer. A petition signed by three hundred citi zens of Cocke county, Tennessee, asking the commutation of the sentence of Rus sel L. Gates, the Emma burglar, will be presented to Governor Aycock in a few days. Gates is a native of Cock county. ; A number of Northern aDd Western , breeders attended the Biltiuore sale of Berkshire swipe here today. A wreck near Marshall, impeded travel eight hours yesterday. Two cars loaded , with furniture fell from a trestle. THE NEW CITY HALL. The Building at Greensboro One of the Hand somest in the State (Stijfi Correspondence.) Greensboro N. C., Feb. 4. —The more 1 move around Greensboro in the busi ness portion well as the resident section t see vast improvement and evi dences of the town rapidly growing into a lite city. I went in the ■Southern l»ar and Trust building, a large, handsome five story brick and stone building. Ac elevator is running up and down all day and it has every convenient arrangement steam heat, water for both fire and all other purposes. On the ground floor on the right as you enter the front of the building is the handsomely furnished bank of the company, and on the left I found my old friend and tlie great Sun day School worker, Judge Eller. He is the manager and representative of a piano company and has a large room, containing quite a number of handsome nstiuinenta. On all the upper floors of this building are loan and insurances of fices, art rooms and Prof, feeble’s busi nes school rooms and various other busi ness offices. The new city hall building i.« beyond a doubt one of the handsomest as well as one of the most conveniently arranged buildings of ihe kind in the State. Here on the ground floor is the market house and fire department; in the front are the Mayor's and other city offices. Up on the second floor is the large, well lighted and seated auditorium and opera house. On the next (loot above are located Greensboro’s free library rooms, three in number. This much needed institution has just started. A private subscription fund of $3,000 was raised and given by •lie citizens after the Seales bill had passed the last General Assembly and be come a law allowing any town in the State to give, if it desired. 2U per cent of the gross amount of town or city taxes for a public library for white people. They have already over two thousand books. Insides magazines and periodi cals. The library will be formally turn ed over to the city tonight by the board of management, which consists of Dr. L. W. Crawford, E. R. Wharton. J. X. Long est. E. E. Bain, Howard Gardner and G. A. Orimsley. There is now in the treas ury SI,OOO that will be spent for other btoks. Miss Bettle Caldwell is the libra rian. Greensboro win boast of being about as well equipped in hotels as anv town in vbe State. With the Guilford. McAdoo and Cleg Hotels now in operation and new Benbow, of 125 rooms, a five story building, rapidly nearing completion, and tin addition being made to the new Mc- Adoo of twenty-live new rooms, the cn tive building containing steam beat and all other modern up to date hotel im provements. the traveling public will cer tainly be well provided for. let tin crowd be ever so large. The tobacco nv>n here tell me they have had up to this time a very success ful season and have sold between five and six mill'on pounds of the weed. H. B. HARDY. TRAIN RUNS INTO A SLIDE KILLING TWO MEN OUTRIGHT. A Work Tram on the Southern Cannes Death and Injury Two Miles West of Marion. (Special to News and Observer.) Marion. X. C.. Feb. i.—A work traiu on the Southern Railway i;,u into a slide two miles west of h' r<- tonight, killing two men. both colored, and in juring aE number of others. The in jured were brought to this plm-e tor treatment. HILLARY A HERBERT TO SPEAK He Will Deliver the Baccalaureate Addre#? it : the Umvemty Next Commencement (Special to News and Observer.) Chapel Hill, X. C.. Feb. 4.—Hon- Hil ary C. Herbert, of "Washington, D. C.. S<»*rc(firy of the Navy during Cleve land's second administration, and who for 0 number of years so ably represent ed Alabama in the House of Representa tives, will deliver the baccalaureate ad dress next commencement. VOTED AN INCREASE IN JUDGES SALARIES Bailey of Texas Opposes the Measure CURSE OF OFFICIAL LIFE Inability of Poor Man to Support Of ficial Station. URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL CONSIDERED Hansbrough Makes a Spirited Defense of Judge Noyes of the District Court of Alaska, Who Was Altackfd in the Senate. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Feb. 4.—After a brief dis , cussion today the Senate passed, by a vote of 39 to 21 a bill for a 25 per cent increase in the salaries of United States judges. All amendments were voted down. Including one to increase the sal aries of Cabinet officers from SB,OOO to $12,500 a year. Mr. Bailey (Texas), delivered bis first speech in the Senate in opposition to this bill. He believed that the present salaries of Senators and Representa .ives were sufficient. Salaries ought to oe only such as will maintain the recip ient in decency and in comfort —notli .ng more. He believed that it mattered .ittle what salaries were paid Govern ment officials as it seemed to be a rule vmong Washington people “to assess us so that we shall have nothing left at the snd of the year, anyhow.” He was of the opinion that the curse jf official life in Washington was fast jecoming the inability of the poor man .o meet the expenses, of official station. During the remainder of the day’s, ses sion the Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bill was under consideration, the Philip .duo Tariff measure being laid aside tem porarily to make way for the provided supply bill. Late in the session, taking advantage of the latitude of debate upon an ap propriation bill, Mr. Hansbrough (X. D.) made a spirited defense of Judge Arthur H. Xoyes, of the District court of -Alaska, upon whom an attack was made m the Senate yesterday. This precipi tated a long discussion of the Noyes vase, legal and technical rather than personal. No action could be taken on this subject, but the discussion will be continued tomorrow. Mr. Hansbrough declared the only charge for which Judge Xoyes had been jrought before trip Circuit court of Ap peals in San Francisco, was contempt of court. Mr. Tillman, citing the proceedings be fore th<- Sgn Francisco court, declared that either the judges of that court were unworthy of their places or Judge Xoyes and his assistants in the con tempt proceedings were, and Mr. Hans brough could take either horn of the dilemma. Mr. Hansbrough paid no heed to Mr. Tillman’s proposition. Mr. Hoar stating frankly that he knew little of the merits of the case, conjec tured that when those Senators who had applied harsh names to Judge Xoyes be came familiar with all the facts of the case, they would withdraw the terms they had applied to him. Mr. Tillman desired to have printed in the Record the decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals of Sun Francisco in the contempt case against Judge Xoyes, but Mr. McCumber (X. L>.) objected. He declared that, the decision was unjust in every respect, and said it should not go Into the Record, even with his tacit per mission. He asserted that it was the j result of an effort to create a prejudice | against an able and conscientious officer. I and was baaed upon false conclusions. “I object to it for an honest purpose,” he declared, “To protect honest men.” “Then T will read it to the Senate iu the morning.” said Mr. Tillman, hotly. "Very well," retorted Mr. McCumber, “read it." The Senate then went into executive tension and soon afterward adjourned. Fighting the Oleonmargarine Bill. Washington. I). C., Feb. The debate < upon the oleomargarine bill continued j today in the House and the prospects are I that, a vote will not be reached earlier I than Thursday. The opponents of the bill are making j a strong tight so far as the presentation i of argument is concerned. The speakers ! toda ywere Messrs. Tompkins, X- A'.); Robb, (Mo); Knapp, N. Y.): Bates. < Penn a.); Davidson, (Wis.); Driscoll, (X. Y.); and Hepburn. (Iowa), in favor of. :uul Messrs. Cowherd. (Mo.): Dunham, (Tex.); Grottvenor. (Ohio), and Kleberg. (Texas), against the bill. WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN Mr#, Wilson Was 3 Widow and Losvos One Child. (Special to New 5 and Observer.) RetdsvJlle, X. C.. Feb. 4.—Mrs Mary Lee Wilson, aged about 25. au operative in the Edna Cotton Mills, was instantly killed by a southbound passenger train this evening, while crossing tho railroad near the mills. She was a widow and leaves one child WITH BOERS OSLY Great Britain Will Not Treat With Others. Text ot the Reply of Lord Lansdowne to Dr, Kuyper the Premier of the , Neitherlands. (Tty the Associated Press.) London, Feb. 1. —The British Govern ment replied to Dr. Kuyptr, the Dutch premier, that ;r the Boers in the field desire to negotiate (or peace, negotia tions ran be entered into; but, only in South Africa. The British Government adheres to its intention not to accept the intervention ot any foreign power. The text of the reply of Lord Lans uowne to the communication of The Nth crlauds, m as follows; ‘The Foreign Office, Jan. 29. “Bit : —You were good enouah to lay before me, January 25, a communication from the Netherlands Government in which it was proposed that, with the object of bringing the war to an end, His Maj iMy's Government might grant a safe conduct to the Boer delegates now in Holland, for the purpose of enabling them to confer with the Boer leaders in .South Africa. It is suggested that, after a conference, the delegates might return to Europe with power to construct a treaty of peace with this country, and the Netherlands Government intimate, that in this event, they might, at a later stage, be instrumental in placing the Boer plenipotentiaries in relatiou with plenipotentiaries who might he appointed by His Majesty’s Government. The Neth erlands Government intimate that, if this rrojeit commends itself to His Majesty’s Government they will inquire of the dele gates whether they are prepared to make the suggested visit to South Africa. It may, therefore, be inferred that the com munication I received was made on the responsibility of the Netherlands .Govern ment alone and without authority from the Boer delegates or leaders. His Maj esty’s .Government have given it their best consideration and whilst entirely ap preciative- of the motives of humanity which led the Netherlands. Government to make this proposal, they fe«l they nnot adhere to the positiou adopted and publicly announced by them some months after the commencement of hostilities by the Boers, that it is not their intention to accept the intervention of any foreigr power in South African war. "Should the Boer delegates themselves dcrire to lay a request for a safe conduct fctfore His Majesty's Government there is no reason why they should not do so. But His Majesty's Government, obviously, are not in a psition to express an opiniou on any such application ur.til they have received it and are aware o f the pre cise nature and grounds whereon the re quest is made. ‘I may, therefore, joint out that it is not, at present clear to His Majesty's Government that the delegates retain any inliuenee over the representatives of the Boers in South Africa or have any voice in their councils. They are stated by th n Netherlands Government to have ,10 such letters of credence or instruction of a later date than March, 1900. His Maj esty’s Government, on the other hand understand that ;;11 the powers of Gov ernment including those of negotiation, were now completely vested in Mr. Steyn for the Boers of the Orange River Col ony, and Mr. Schalk-burgher, for those of Transvaal. If this is so, it is evident that the quickest and most satisfactory means >f arranging a settlement would be by direct communication between the leaders of the Boer forces in South Africa and the commander-in-chief of His Maj esty’s forces, who his already been irt strueted to forward immediately any of fers lie tnav receive, for the . on-i Dr at ion of His Majesty's Government. "In these circumstance!*. His Majesty's Government have decided that if the Boer leaders should desire to enter into nego tiations for the purpose of bringing the v/ar to an end. th.-se negotiations must, take, place not in Europe, hut in South Africa. “It should moreover. *:e borne in mind that if the Bo- r tea ter.* ar« to occupy I time in visiting South Africa, in conswlt | ing with Boer leaders in the. field, and in returning to Europe for the purpose !of making known the results of their errand, a period of at least, three months would, elapse, during which hostilities would be prolonged nud much human I ruffering, perhaps, needlessly occasioned. (s’ igned) "LA NSDO W N E.” FOR A AND M COLLEGE Dr Winston Working For Appropriations to Establish New Departments (.Special to News and Observer. > Washington, D. C.. Feb. 4.—Dr. Win ston, of aleigh. was here today in the in terest of the hill to appropriate SIO,OOO to each of th" A. and M. Colleges of the country to establish departments of mining and road improvements. There is a good chance of the bill passing this Congress. Senator E- Y- Web. of Shelby, is Imre ou legal business. lie is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Ninth, aud has many ardent sup porters. who will ho glad to see him in Congress. Senator Webb favors the convention plan to nomiuato candidates for the Senate. 4f) They were passing claim hills in Mlie House, Representative Mercer of Ne braska bad a bill up. Representative Burke came gaily in. He listened for a minute or two and then got the floor and delivered himself to this effect; "I am opoued to hills of this character. 1 It is not right that tliuse mildewed claims should be foisted off on the Treasury. I” "Sit down!” a colleague behind him hoarsely, "that’s Mercer's bill.” Mercer is chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings. Some bills for pub lic buildings are to he allowed this year, and every member has plenty of them he wishes to get through. Burke was equal to the emergency. He went on In this strain for a minuto or two and then concluded: “Blit, Mr. Speaker, I have been in formed that this particular measure Is a meritorious one, and I have no oppo sition to ft." Mercer smiled grimly. Today's Washington Post has a car toon in which Spencer Blackburn is put down as "probably far and away the handsomest member of the House.” It gives tins account of how the young t Republican beat Linney for the nomi- I ration ■ I "He secured the nomination while tha judge was off guard l.ere in Washington. Mr. Blackburn's committee sent out hun dreds of letters through the district. If you like our choice, write us so, and get button i for your friends,’ These but tons were spread broadcast through the mountains and when the convention as sembled Mr. Blackburn, who has been reading clerk in the Btate Senate, mem ber of the Stale House of Representa tives, and speaker pro tempore of that body, had a substantial majority. After that he took off hiA coat in the August* campaign and carried his district against the constitutional amendment, duplicating the feat, two months later in the Con gressional election and each time rolling , up a big majority.” j Mr. Boushee, special rural delivery agent of the Postoffic-e Department, has gone to Washington, N. C., to establish three free rural delivery routes, j Mr. Small's Elizabeth City postoffice bill is to make the appropriation $125,1*00 instead of SIOO,OOO. 1 Frank *L- Fuller, Esq., of Durham, has been here in the interest of a bill to pay the salary of the late Judge Fuller, who was elected to Congress in Novem ber, 1865, but who was denied his seat. Judge Fuller and Gen. Jesse R. Stubbs both were elected unde.: Johnson's procla mation. and a bill is pending to pay the salaries. | Mrs. Cicero W. Harris, who held ah Important position with the Pan-Ameri can Exposition, has gone to Europe in the interest of the St. Louis Exposition. Her North Carolina friends here con gratulate the Exposition upon securing her services. j Judge B- B. Wiaborne, Miss Rosa Vaughan, and Misses Sarah and Annie Barnes, all of Murfreesboro, arc visiting at the National Capital. A new postoftice has beep established at Raynor, Franklin county, with John E. Timberlake as postmaster. McKinley Pritchard, son of Flenator Pritchard, is quite sick with scarlet le xer. PETITION FOR RURAL ROUTE To Improve Guilford Court Rouse Death of William H- Case (Special to News and Observer.) Oreensobro, N. C., Feb. 4.—A petition has been forwarded to Congressman W. |W. Kitchin, asking that a rural free mail delivery route be established to run j from Greensboro out by Alamance ( church. ex-Sheriff Gilmer’s, Alt. Plens ant church and back to this city. The distance to Vie covered is twenty-five miles, and the mail facilities at pres ent are very limited- If the route is es tablished it will doubtless act as a stim ulus to people in other sections of the county. The County Commissioners have decid ' *ml to spend-several thousand dollars in | improving and beautifying the court ' house within and without. The work will be done during the coming summer. Efforts are being made to have tVi* County Commissioners purchase a copy of the history of Guilford county, to o* published by Miss Sa 1 lie Walker Stock* ■ ard, for each of the free schools of th* county. The school boards of Greensboro < aud High Point will also be requested to purchase a number of copies. News was today received here of tlio death of Mr. William H. Chase, one of the best men in Guilford county, yos terday afternoon at his home at Sum merfield. He was an extensive farmer aud always kept in touch with the most advanced ideas of agriculture. Mr. Chase was an honored member of the Guilford Camp of Confederate veterans. A detachment of veterans « ttended the funeral this afternoon. DEATH OF MR. L. SHIELDS. Mr. L. Shields, head of the St'impson- Shields Shoe Company, died thin after noon after an illness of five days of pneumonia. He was recognized as one of the best business men in Greensboro, and was interested in a number terprises. He is survived by a vridoxV. The remains were tonight cor led t«s Knoxville for interment. x 1 he Merchant Tailors. (By the Associated Press.) Norfolk. aV., Feb. I.—The Merchant Tailors National Exchange, which is holding its seventeenth annual conven tion at ibis place with the Monticello Hotel as headquarters, spent today in visiting Old FoiuL Hampton and other places of interest. This morning the con vention was In session for about au hour, after which u special steamer car ried the party around- Tonight a large banquet was given them at the Monti eello and the program for tomorrow embrace a (rip through the Norfolk navy yard. There are about 150 members pres ent and through the lack of hotel facili ties canted by the recent tire, a great many o’ them are located at the Cham- j berlaiu Hotel, at Old Point, ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY 4 ♦ Tor Raleigh: 4 | Fair and Colder. { ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦44444 4444444444 ••'■»£!!* 1 ' ~ 0 10 0,, 7 -E FIVE CENTS GOVERNOR MOCK TO OLD SOLDIERS Presents New Dormitory With a Magnificent Speech- RECEIVED BY GEN. CARR. In Behalf of the Association He Deliv ers an Eloquent Oration. PICTURE OF W. C. STROWD PRESENTED Read* Memorial Chapel filled by a Large Crowd. The New Building Inspected by Visaing Daughters. Luncheon Serv by D. H Hill Chapter ot Children. There was a goodly company of repre sentative folks at the Soldiers’ Home yesterday to take part in the exercises of opening the new dormitory, built from the appropriation made by the last log iFiat lire. Governor Ayeock presented the build ing to the Soldiers’ Home Association in a brief, eloquent and moving sj>eech. I The speech of aceptance was made by General Julian S. Carr, of Durham. The | general was a striking figure in his full Confederate uniform of the major gen eral. His speech was a beautifully word ed and eloquently ornate recital of thojd valorous part played by North Carolhjff troops in the War. The speeches >\re delivere<L--#i the : Reade Memorial which was packed to its uDerraost capacity by an appreciative'-fcraienee which frequently ajxplauded the fine efforts of the speakers. I The ceremonies were set to begin at noon, and noon after twelve the carriages and omnibuses began to arrive at the i Home. Tito new State flag was floating 'proudly biee*.'. j Just inside The door of the hew dormi- I lory building stood Mrs. T. B. Wotnaek, Mrs. Garland Jones, Mrs. C. C. Baker and Mrs. Hubert Haywood to receive the guests. These ladiee are all members of the Johnson,Pettigrew Chapter, of this city. The following ladies representing out of town chapters of Daughters of the Confederacy were present: Mrs. W. H. Overman, of Salisbury, President of the State Division, V. D. 0. Mrs. J, o. Brodnux, of Greensboro, Guilford Chapter. Mrs. H. A. London, of Pi its boro. Win 'd" Davis Chapter. Mrs. o. \v. Blaeknall. of KittreM. C. c. Placknall Chapter. Miss Beulah Wilson, of Morgunton. Samuel McDowell Tate Chapter. The little girls of the D. H. Hill Chap ter of Children of the Confederacy were on hand nearly thirty strong, undei tlm leadership of Mrs. George Terrell, who i-s a daughter of the late Capt. B F Park. The new building was much admired by »he visitors, who made a tour or inapec- Hon before adjourning to the chapel, where the exercises were, held. The architects of the building, by the way, were Messrs. Barrett andjfljmnison. of, this city. ,\ full do script he dormi- S TCI' was given in thU JBu ;l st Sun day. JySaP Thr ex.wi ises In thee imlWhout past twelve pulpit, besides the Governor and Geucnflß ( arr were Mr. A. B. Stronach, chairman® of the Executive Committee of the dbrs 1 Home Association. State Auditor 1 R. F. Dixon, State Treasurer H. R. Lacy Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes, Rev. Dr. M. M. Marshall, Dr. P. E. Hines, Mr. N. B. Broughton, Mr. J. Melvin Brough *on. and Mr. R. H. Battlf. Music was furnished by th* orchestra of the Institute for the Blind m this city. Aft< r n beautiful and moving prayer by Rev. Dr. M. M. Marshall, rector of Chrb t <hnr.'h. this city. Dr. B. F. Dixon, State Auditor, introduced Governor Ayeock, who said in part) GOVERNOR'S SPEECH. It becomes my pleasant duty in be half of the State of North Carolina to present to the Confederate Veterans of Die State this new dormitory just cotn r leti'd. "This good State of ours owes a larg-> debt ;o ihu men of DSO. North Carolina pid not wish to gc- into war. She loved Da-w. ln*r traditions were of peace. She lov'd home. She Jovial the I’nlon. But, Las! There came a time when the bells ’eng, and the people gathered to find •nil the cause, it was that troops were ‘T’iied for to help suppress what was < < Ih*d ,i rebellion. Then these men of T’orth ( a.-oiina, tralmd as they had beer t<> flinch at the call of duty and never to turn away if fight were neeo:«- Kur%'. said: 'Yes, fight, if tight we must, but e side of our neighbors, in de li use us the weaker side.’ ” Applause here interrupted the speak er. He went on: “Tbet thj y came, from the shore of the soiiudiiiv sea aud from where Mitch ■ *'ll rear* hi*r peak to the »ky. To call the roll, tsc day would nor be long enough. They came by the hundreds, by the 1 housunds, until they cum*> U'.o,f>l"'i strong, untfl we bad sent to the front more men dhan we bad voters, and aueh men. Thiy| world it full of heroism, but those tmulwere not ouly willing to die; they wore Iklliog to suffer. to hunger, to grow cold. Hit woarch with blinding feet, v idle the Hkuher and c hildren were at (CoJßuvdi ou Page Five.)
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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