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FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS
FDR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Convention Urges More Extended Use of Convict
Labor in Road Building.
NORTH CAROLINA COOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
Organized With Mr. P. H/
Hanes as President,
MANY ELOQUENT SPEECHES YESTERDAY
Among the Resolutions Passed is One
Advocating the Creating of the Os
flee of Highway Commissioner in
North Carolina With Appropriation
Sufficient For Proper Road Super
vision.
Yesterday afternoon at the second and
last day’s session ol' the Good Roads
Convention, the following resolutions
were adopted tending to further the
movement for bettor roads in North Caro
lina:
Resolved first, That we endorse the
work of the office of Public Road In
quiries of the United States Department
of Agriculture, for the betterment of the
public highways of the country, and that
wo believe that this office should be
enlarged into a bureau of the Depart
ment of Agriculture with sufficient ap
propriation at its disposal to extend its
work, and that we espeeialy urge the i
Senators and Representatives of North I
Carolina in Congress to vote for the ap
propriation for this office asked for this
year by the Secretary of Agriculture.
biv’ond: That we believe that it is
just as important that the National Gov- 1
eminent assist in the improvement of,
the common highways and post roads of
the country as it is for it to care for
the rivers and harbors; and we there
fore favor Federal appropriations for
highway construction—such apropria
tions to be distributed among the Slates
and to be Expended only where there is
a, State appropriation equal to the j
amount apportioned by the general gov- j
ernment. I
Third. That this convention hereby
heartily endorse the work of the Na
tional Good Roads Association in or
ganizing, and commend its plan ’ of or
ganization of branch Associations in each
State, Territory and county for thorough ,
co-operative action under a systematized j
plan. j
Fourth. That we favor and advocate j
the enactment of legislation providing !
for the office of Highway Commissioner
of North Carolina, and the annual appro
priation of sufficient funds to enable
that office to give proper supervision
to road improvements in the State.
Fifth. That this Convention recom
mends that the General’ Aessembly of
North Carolina make provision for giving
instruction in road building at both the
State University and the Agricultural and 1
Mechanical College.
Sixth. That this Convention urges a
more extended use of convict labor in
road building in North Carolina, and
respectfully asks the General Assembly
of this State to adopt a system, which
will provide for the employment of all
its able-bodied male convicts either in
actual work on the public roads or in
the preparation of materials therefor.
Seventh. That this Convention ex
presses Its* appreciation of the efforts of
the Southern Railway Company in behalf'
of the good roads movement in furnish- I
ing its splendidly equipped good roads
train, and our thanks to all the railroads
t.f this State for the favors extended
to this Convention.
Further, that we extend our thank? to
the Director and Assistant Director of the
office of Public Road Inquiries, the Presi
dent and Secretary of the National Good
Roads Asociation, aud the various ma
chinery manufacturers who have con
tributed to the equipment of said good j
roads train.
Eighth. That we especially extend out
thanks to the press of this city and the
State for its splendid work done in the
cause of good roads, and that we express
our appreciat ion of the courtesies ex- i
tended and assistance given by the offi
cers of the city of Raleigh and of the
County of Wake.
R espect fu 11 v submit ted.
S. B. ALEXANDER, Chairman.
S. H. WEBB.
W. R. COX.
T. B. PARKER.
DUFF MERRICK.
E. L. DAUGHTRIDGE.
The convention then organized as the
North Carolina Good Roads \Association
with 'he following officers:
President, P. H. Hanes, Winston-Salem.
Secretary. J. A. Holmes, Chapel Hill.
Treasurer, Jos. G. Brown, Raleigh.
The principal office is to be maintained |
*n Raleigh.
Th*i membership of the association is
to be composed of all those who have j
registered in this convention, and all j
other citizens of the State who may de- j
tire to become members.
The Committee or. Organization also,
recommended that several vice-presi- j
dents bo appointed to serve the interests |
of the association in their respective dis- j
tricts.
The News and Observer.
On the Executive Committee, besides
tlte president, secretary and treasurer,
there were appointed last night by the
Committee on Organization, the following
four gentlemen:
( Mr. S. L. Patterson, Commissioner of
Agriculture.
Judge A. W. Graham, of Granville.
Mr Paul Garrett, of Weldon.
1 Prof. W. C. Riddick, of the A. and M.
College, Raleigh.
At the moming session yesterday
speeches were made by Mr. W. C. Me-
Mackin, County Superintendent of Roads
. for V, ake county; Rev. T. N Ivey, editor
of the Raleigh Christian Advocate; Mr.
Abbott, of Colorado, Government Repre
sentative for Good Roads on the Pacific
Slope; President Geo. T. Winston, cf the
A. and M. College; Congressman E. W.
Pou. of this district; Mr. A. W. Maclien,
Superintendent of the Rural Free Delivery'
Service, and Senator F. M. Simmons.
in she afternoon, there were addresses
by Dr. Charles D. Mclver, of the Indus
trial end Normal College at Greensboro;
Col. T. G. Skinner, of Hertford, and Mr.
At. W. Richardson, Secretary of the Na
tional Good Roads Association.
Last night Mr. M. O. Eldridge, of the
Bureau of Road Inquiries at Washington,
gave an illustrated lecture.
As on the previous day, the Metropoli
tan Opera House was filled at all three
of the sessions.
MORNING SESSION.
The Good Roads Convention was called
to order by Chairman Patterson prompt
ly at 10:30 a. m. for the second day’s ses
sion.
The opening prayer was offered by
Rev. Dr. Eugene Daniel, of the Presby
, terian church, this city.
The first speaker of the day was Mr.
W- C. McMackin, County Superinten
dent of Roads for Wake county, who j
spoke on Raleigh ownship Roads and
Road Law.
Mr. McMackin began by giving a brief
account of the history of the Wake '
j county road laws. He then went on to
j speak of the needs in the great question
of good roads, and said in part:
“Every convict in the county should
be building reads and preparing mate- ,
rial instead of coming into competition
with other labor. (Applause.)
I “As to our road law in t.he county, wc
I think we have the best law of any out
j side of Mecklenburg. When we began
the movement, there were only six or
j seven people in the county in favor
of it.
“Dr. Lewis is really the father of the !
road law, and he got it through the Leg
islature with the proviso that the mag
istrates could use their discretion iu
sending the convicts to the roads.
“We have nineteen miles of macadam ,
load, and a great deal of gravel road,
which is nearly as good as macadam-
On nearly every road leading out of the
city there are piles of gravel, which can
be bought at comparatively low figures-
Many of the people are willing to give
this gravel for the sake of having good
road3.’’
Speaking of machinery, Mr. McMackin
said that a great deal could be accom
plished merely with wagons and good
mules to improve the conditions where
machinery was not obtainable for lack
of money
“l think,” said he, “the proper way
for us to do is for each county to have ,
a law in accordance with the particular ■
needs of that section.”
Reverting to the subject of convict j
labor, Mr. McMackin said
“We have worked these convicts ever
snee we have been in the business. It is
much cheaper to keep these convicts at
work on the roads than in the peniten
tiary at 30 cents per day. Even if he
costs us 30 cents a day on the roads, we
are getting his work.”
At the conclusion of Mr. McMackin’s
speech, Judge A. \V. Graham, of Oxford,
introduced the following resolution: 1
“Resolved, That the president and
other officers of the association be ap
pointed a committee to draft a bill pro
viding for the working of all convicts in
the State (except those serving a life
sentence, women and invalids.) upon the
public roads of the State, which bill they 1
shall present to the next session of the |
Legislature and request the passage of !
the same.”
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Resolutions-
DR- IVEY’S ADDRESS.
The next address was by Rev. T- X.
Ivey, on “The Relation of Good Roads
to the Churches.”
Dr. Ivey showed with much force the
relation between the church’s interests j
and the temporal interests of any com- !
munity or country. Alter showing its 1
connection he went on to say that if the !
temporal interests are influenced by ■
good roads, then it must follow the !
church’s interests also are influenced by 1
the same agency.
He continued iu part as follows:
‘‘The church is certainly suffering for ,
the want of good roads, for the major- I
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING. Fi-BRU.VRY 14. 1902.
Ity of the people worship in country
churches.
“The church today is the foundation
upon which much of the social life of
the farmer Os today rests. Many a man,
hardened by toil, longs on Sunday morn
ing for the kind of rest that he can get
at the country church, but on account of
the poor roads he would be too much
worn out by the time he reached there
to benefited by the service. This is what
is diminishing every year the attend
ance upon the churches throughout the
country.”
Dr- Ivey spoke of the flourishing con
dition of the churches iu Mecklenburg
county, and- said that in every church
prayer ought to be offered for good
roads just as much as for the other
blessings commonly asked.
“I have not,” he said, “found a single
interest in the church that is not af
fected by this road question, that would
not receive a mighty stimulus from this
great movement
“ Good roads would enable the Sunday
Schools to run all the winter.
“Then, taking the editorial interest,
the subscription lists of the church
, periodicals would be largely increased,
as well as the subscription lists of the
newspapers.”
Dr. Ivey closed with a splendidly
drawn picture of North Carolina under
the conditions that were coming.
MR. ABBOTT’S SPEECH.
Mr. Abbott, of Colorado, who repre
sents the Government iu the Pacific
States, was then introduced by Coi
Moore. He said in part:
“This country, which I represent, this
great western empire beyond the Mls
(Continued on Page Four.)
LEFT BAH MG ARDN Est BEHIND
Chief Woodall Keturns From a Fruitless Quest
Small Fire
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C.. Feb. 13.—Chief of Police
J. A. Woodall has returned from Cincin
nati, where he went for U. G. Baumgard
ner, who was wanted here. His trip was
fruitless, as the Ohio authorities refused
to give Baumgardner up. The authori
ties of Richmond have also been strong
ly trying to secure Baumgardner, but
had not done so at last accounts.
The steeple of Tinity Methodist church,
in this city, is to be taken down and
! rebuilt. It has been found to be out of
plumb a few inches.
I understood that Mr. Wesley Hall, of
Willardville, who was recently sent to &
sanitarium in Richmond for treatment
for cancer, has returned home not mn;h
improved.
The Bell Telephone Company is making
many improvements' to their exchange
here. In a short time the new ’phones
will be in and also a new switchboard.
Monroe Rogers, colored, who attempt
ed to burn the residence of W. B. Whita
ker, on Tuesday night, has not yet been
captured.
Swift & Company of Chicago, the great
meat packers, have opened a distributing
station in Durham. G. Guggenheimer is
manager.
Seven prisoners have just been dis
charged from the county road camp, hav
ing served out their sentences. Three
were white and four colored.
J. W. Mansfield, of the Union News
Company, Washington, D. C., is visiting
at his old home iu East Durham. He
came in response to information that his
sister, Miss Nannie Mansfield, is sick.
J. C. Kluttz, superintendent of the
weaving room, and W. D. Cook, who holds
a similar position iu the spinning room,
of the Durham Cotton Manufacturing
Company’s mills in East Durham, have
gone to the Charleston Exposition.
Dr. T. T. Frazier is erecting two new
residences ou Rose street, in Edgemont.
’Squire I). C. Gunter is having a new
dwelling erected in the southern part
of the city. Numerous new houses are
going up in the city and suburbs.
The Sen La Woodworking Company Is
just finishing up several very fine cabi
nets, which are to be shipped to Tar
boro.
A small blaze occurred this afternoon
between 1 and 2 o’clock at the millinery
store of Agnes Satterfield, colored, in
llayti, just south of the city. The roof
caught on fire from sparks from the
chimney. A few buckets of water ex
tinguished the flames.
ENTERTAINED BY ATLANTA.
Cook County Democrats Feast on Georgia Bar
becue. doing to Chattanooga.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 13.—’The Cook
County Democracy, after a day of march
ing, feasting and oratory, returned to
their special train late tonight aud will
leave early in the morning for Chatta
nooga. The club arrived in Atlanta at
1:30 p. in. Escorted by a platoon of po
lice, a local marching club aud a drum
corps, the visitors paraded the princi
pal downtown streets, aud then boarded
special cars for Piedmont Park, where
a genuine Georgia barbecue was given
them. Tonight at the eapitol speeches
were made by Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee;
Governor Candler, of Georgia; Hon.
Clark Howell and others.
Mayor Ross denied the published re
ports that he is a prospective candidate
for Vice President in 1901. He said
positively that he would not permit the
use of his name as a. candidate for the
office.
Pa sed # Sunken Wreck.
(By the Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Feb. 12. —The schooner
John TV. Dana, which arrived here this
morning from Fernandina, reports lost
foresail and jib. Also reports passed a
sunken wreck iu twenty fathoms of
water, Abscon Light, bearing ”N. N. TV.,”
distant thirty miles, apareutly large ves
sel.
VO IE ON THE TARIFF
BILL IS LOOMING
The End May be Reached
Next Week.
APROIECTORATEFAVORED
Mr. Teller Urges One in Concluding
His Speech.
LIFE SAV NG STATION FOR BOGUE INLET
The House Passes a Bill Providing For One.
Resolution Providing For llecting Sena
tors by Popular Vote. Confeder
ate Soldiers’ Claims.
(By the Astx>clated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 13.—While no definite
agreement has been reached, a vote upon
the Philippine Tariff Bill in th£ Senate
seems to be in sight. It appears likely,
judging from a discussion of the subject
Tate in the day’s cession. that the vote
may be iiad next week, although the mat
ter yet is involved in some uncertainty.
Mr. teller (Colo.), concluded his speech
today. He urged strongly that the Fili
pinos be given the fullest possible meas
ure of self-government, the United States
simply maintaining a protectorate over
Jie islands. He said he would prefer that
this government should withdraw abso
lutely and without condition from the
archipelago than that, the present war
should be continued.
Mr. ffcller said that as a solution of the
Philippine trouble, he would send to the
islands a commission of prominent, able,
and libera! men to say to the Filipinos
that they should have the kind of gov
ernment they wanted except that they
cou! I not become citizens of the United
States. He urged that the commission
say to them that they need not maintain
an army or a navy but that the United
State?, would protect them from foreign
invasion. “It would be a protectorate I
should apply Philippines,’’ said
Mr. Teller, “and” 1 believe it would be
satisfactory to the Filipinos.”
Mr. Mitchell (Ore.), delivered a care
fully prepared speech in support of his
amendtr.'iit to reduce the tariff duties
upon Philippine products coming into this
country to 50 per cent of the Dingley
rates, maintaining that Congress owed
this concession to the Pacific coast States,
rs well as to the Philippines themselves.
Mr Mitchell said: “1 submit that if
the policy enforced iu the last Congress
of permitting the products of Porto Rico
to come into the United States at 35 per
cent reduction of the rates of duty im
posed by the Dingley act and later on en
tirely free, and this all largely in the
interest of the trade and commerce of the
people of the Atlantic States, as well
ts of the people of Porto Rico, then upou
vlmt principle of right or justice, or
equity must the people of the Pacific
coast States pay the same rates on Phil
ippine products,-coining into this country
that are imposed by the Dingley act?
Why impose one rule on our insular pos
sessions in the Atlantic ocean and an
other on our possessions in the Pacific
ocean? What occult force, if any, is op
erating on the Congress of the United
States and this too, without Congress
seemingly being conscious of the fact
which seems to compel the nation's par
liamc nt to arrive at such absolutely con
tradictory conclusions?”
Mr. Mitchell warned Congress against
striking down the sugar beet industry
and declared for the development of
American merchant marine.
The Philippine bill will not be consid
ered tomorrow or on Monday, the Senate
having made special orders for both of
these days.
SENATORS BY DIRECT VO^E
Corliss Spsakf in Favor of Govarnment Opera
tion of Cables
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 13.—The House to
day unanimously adopted a resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constl
• tut ion of the United States for the elee
: lion of Senators by direct popular vote.
, j There was no demand’for time to debate
I j the resolution. This is the fourth time
the House has adopted a similar resolu
tion.
Two bills of general importance were
passed by the House today, the re
i mainder cf the time being devoted to
| minor business. One was a Senate bill
| to provide for the payment of the claims
| of Ccnfccdrate officers and .soldiers whose
; horses, side arms and baggage were ta
| hen from they by Union soldiers contrary
j to tie terms of the surrender of Lee and
Johnson s armies. The amount to be paid
| under ..he bill was limited to $',0,000. The
ether bill was to confer upon the Span
ish Claims Commission authority to send
for persons and papers and to punish for
contempt.
Bills were also passed (o transfer Car
roll county, Ga., from the northwestern
division of the Northern district of Geer,
gia to tho Northern district and to con
struct a life-saving station at Hogue In
let, N. C.
Mr. Corliss (Mich.), who is tiro author
cf a kill for a Government cable from
San Francisco to Manila, delivered a
speech in opposition to the laying of
such a. cable by a private corporation,
t He spoke earnestly In opposition to
: Congress yielding concessions to private
: table monopolies, notably the Commercial;
l I
Cable Compauy, controlled by the Mac
kay-Bennett forces, and dwelt emphati
cally on tli 2 importance of the United
States operating its own cable lines. “The
| light to construct cable lines,” he said,
“is an inherent right of the nation. No
J one has a right to lay a cable without
permission of Congress. There is no law
in existence under which cables lines
may be laid.”
| Mr. Corliss attacked the proposals of
the Commercial Cable Company in
tended to establish a foreign cable
monopoly.
NINE MEN ABE DEAD
|
But How Ueny Were Burned in Lee Turner’s
Saloon ia Not Known
' (By the Associated Press.)
Middleshoro, Ky., Feb. 13.—Although
the scene of the fight yesterday between
Hie sheriff’s posse and Dee Turner’s men
is less than four miles from this city it
is still impossible to ascertain the exact
casualties on the Turner side. It is
known that nine men, all told, are dead,
but it is not yet known definitely how
many men were in the log cabin when the
officers made the attack and burned it,
and ir may be that several were killed
or wounded and were consumed in the
Oaines Those who escaped Into the Cum
berland mountains are stil defiant.
Tim dead are:
DEPUTY SHERIFF CHARLES CECIL
POS3EMAN JOHN DOYLE, and the
following mountaineers:
CHARLES DYE, negro.
MARSH WILSON.
PERRY WATSON.
FRANK JOHNSON, bartender.
MIKE WELCH.
JIM PRADO.
JOE HOPPER.
There are reports of wounded Turner j
men beiug caret! for in the mountains.
Numerous murders have for years been
reported as having been committed in
and about the noted log house, which
was surrounded by a barricade about 30
ieet high and there are general expres
sions of satisfaction over its destruc
tion.
A month ago, some mules owned by
Turner were levied upon because of a
debt due Giles Colson. A week ago Tur
ner, with a bodyguard, went to Virginia,
where the mules had been taken and re- '
gained them. While escaping, Boore Me-
Creury, one of Turner’s aides, was mor
tally wounded. Yesterday afternoon Dep
uty Sheriff Thompson, of Bell county,
swore in a posse of fifty citizens of Mid
dlesbcro to arrest Turner, and the men
implicated in the Virginia raid. Turner
heard of this and gathered the mountain
eers into his fortress for his defense,
j V lien the posse arrived a demaud for
, surrender was refused and firing began
lat once. Deputy Sheriff Cecil was killed
j in front of Turner’s gate, John Doyle, a
member cf the posse endeavored to secure
! th.; body and was shot dead,
j Enraged by this, the posse set fire to
tlie wooden fortress. Idle flames spread
tepidly and a steady stream of bullets
J was poured into the barricade, resulting
in the known deaths of seven I
Finally a number, of Turner men fled to
the mountains. Trouble is expected how
ever. before any arrests are made on the
j charge of murdering Cecil, or Doyle. Leo
j Turner, with his brother, “The Genera!,’’
and a large force are patrolling the dis
trict around the ruins of the “Quarter
house” today and will allow no one from
Middlesboro to pass to the Mingo Mines
or elsewhere. Meantime the officers are
reticent as io their next move.
CAUGHT IN THE ICS.
Ihe Schooner Frank Herbert From North Caro
lina Abandoned.
(By the Associated Press.)
; Cape May, N. J., Feb. 13.—The schooner
Frank Herbert, with a cargo of pine lum
ber front Optcoke, X. C., for New York,
I was abandoned in a sinkiug condition off
, here today, it being the second vessel to
I fall a victim this week oft' this const
to the groat ice fields flowing out of Del
i aware Bay.
The distress f the sehner was first
discovered on shore by the Cold Spring
: Life Savers, wno immediately launched
their yawl and made an effort to reach
I (he vessel. The Herbert was about five
miles off shore ami owing to the heavy
I ice fields the life savers were unable to
| reach the distressed schooner. Fortu
i nately the tug Harold with a tow of
j barges hove in .sight and after signalling
I the barges to anchor ihe tug went to
I the rescue.
It was found that the schooner had
been caught in the ice aud that, she had
been pierced in several places by the
heavy mass. She was full of water and
sinking and the captain of the Herbert
■decided to abandon her. Before he and
the crew' were taken off by the Harold
the sinking vessel was set on fire ami
was soon a mass of flames. The fire
burned for several hours after darkness
fell.
GUILTY OF BLACKMAIL
i _____
Jim Nelson *Hven a Term on the County
Roads.
(Special to News nud Observer.)
Winston-Salem, N. C., Fob. IS.—Jim
Nelson, a white man, who has loug had
an unsavory reputation, submitted to a.
verdict of guilty in court today. The
indictment was. blackmailing, threaten
ing to burn out two merchants if each
failed to leave -S2OO in a. place designated
■by Nelson in bis threatened letters. He
was given one year on the county roadws.
Nelson has served a term in the peniten
tiary lor forgery.
The triol of James Hyde for killing
Sanders Westmoreland, an old colored
man in November will be talceu up next
Monday. Westmoreland was shot in his
own yard.
Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, who is visiting
her parents in Philadelphia will leave
there in a few days for Princeton, N. J.,
to extend an invitation to ox-Ppesident
and Mrs. Grover Cleveland to attend the
DE WET. BUKSTS THROUGH
KITCHENER’S BING OF FIRE
Hemmed in by Block Houses and Armored Trains
Furnished With Powerful Searchlights.
RIFLES, CANNON”AND POM POMS ABLAZE
centennial cehebration of Salem Female
College in May. Andrew Carnegie and
Mayor Low, of New York will also be
asked to come.
TBE EIGHT HOUR BILL.
Big Steel and Iron Works’ Owners Fighting
the Measnie
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 13.—General Superin
tendent Johnston, of the Bethlehem
Steel Company; ex-Secretary of the Navy
Herbert and several others representing
large concerns doing work for the Gov
ernment were before the House Commit
tee on Labor today in opposition to the
bill limiting to eight hours the service
of Ihose employed on work' for the United
States.
I Among the other firms represented by
counsel at the hearing and opposed to
the proposed restriction of hours were
the Union Iron Works of San Francisco;
Midvale Steel Company, Newport News
Shipbuilding Company, Carnegie Steel
Company, Cramp and Sons, Fore River
Shipbuilding Company and most of the
other concerns engaged on various
branches of work for the Govenment.
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON.
The President Leaves Groton Amid Cheers of
the People.
(By the Associated Press.)
Groton, Mass., Feb. 13.—President
Roosevelt left for Washington at 4:30
o’clock this afternoon on a special train
consisting of an engine, a passenger
coach, and the private car Columbia.
Thp President was driven to the sta
tion in tliec aniage of Dr. Peabody, the
head of Groton school, who accompanied
him. A crowd had gathered about the
cars and the waiting room to greet the
| Chief Magistrate, and as he pased to
his car he was cheered. His response
was a smile and repeated bows. A few'
moments after the President entered the
Columbia, the train pulled out. Mean- I
| while Secretary Cortelyou, executive
stenographer Harnes and Dr. Lambert
had joined the President. As the train
started the people at the station cheer
ed again and the President bowed his
ihanka from the platform.
WILL VOTE ON IT TUESDAY.
Provisions of Special Buie For Considering
War Revßnua Reduction Bill
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 13—The leaders of
the House have made it known that the
forthcoming special rule for the consid
eration of the War Revenue Reduction
Bill will provide for taking up the
measure next Monday wth two days for
debate and a vote Tuesday at 4 or 5 p.
m. It is the understanding also that
the rule will provide against amend
ments and against a motion to recom
mit. The latter step is considerable of
a departure from the procedure here
tofore observed.
Three Masted Schooner Sinks.
. (By the Asociated Press.)
New York, Feb. 13.—The three masted
schooner Geoge W. Anderson, from
James River, Virginia, which anchored in
the upper bay last night, filled and sank
today with as little warning that the
five men on board of her wvre obliged to
leap into the water. They were all pick
ed up by a tug. The captain of the
Anderson had gone ashore to report to
the vessel's agents.
Insane Man s Sudden Death.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C., Feb. 13.—J. a. Carroll,
a white man, living beyond Hicks town,
who was to be locked up as a lunatic
died late this afternoon in the yard at
Durham county jail. He was in charge
of officers who were about to carry him
into the jail, when death came almost
iwthout warning. Heart disease i.s sup
-1 csedlv the cause. W. M. Carroll, of Ox
ford, his son, was telegraphed to aud
will arrive early tomorrow morning.
Booth Tucker Takes Oath of Allegiance
(By the Associated Press.)
New' York, Feb. 13.—Commander Booth-
Tucker of the Salvation Army, took the
oath of allegiance as a citizen of the
United States in this city today. He
said that he was already half American
as his ancestors were Virgiumus, aud ho
hod long since adopted this as his coun
try.
Ex Gcvcrnor Lindsay Dies.
(By the Asociated Press.)
Sheffield, Ala., F«b. 13— Ex-Covernor
Hobert B. Lindsay died today. He was
the first Goveruo of Alabama after the
reconstruction period.
♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY ♦
♦ Per Raleigh: ♦
♦ RAIN. I
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. PRICE FIVE CENTS
'“Storm, Btirehers! M is Their
Thrilling Cry.
THEN COMES THE THU^D : .ROUS CHARGE
Bending low in the Saddle, Scattered
Among Frightened Cattle, the Boer*
Dash Upon the British Line and
Many Break Through the Net in
Which Kiichener Hoped to Ensnare
Them.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Feb. 13.—The detailed ac
counts which have just reached here of
Lord Kitchener’s combined movement to
drive out the Boers from the enclosure
of blockhouse lines show that the con- f ,
diet was very picturesque and the most ;
exciting incident of the whole campaign.
Although apparently surrounded by an
impenetrable ring of fire- and steel, the
Boers’ dauntless bravery and dashing,
charges ultimately resulted in the ma-: ]
jority’3 escape from the meshes of Lord *
Kitchener’s close drawn net. m
The British commander’s scheme war >
the most extensive ever carried out dur
ing the present war- It consisted of a
continuous line over fifty miles In
length. Lord Kitchener, who personally
directed the operations, was in close
touch day aud night with every detail of
tho movements. The Boers, though
hard pressecKshrauk from attempting
cress the
throughout the nmhuby armored trains,
equipped with ptyverful searchlights.
The train lights Wore supplemented by
stationary searchlights, and the spec
tacular effect, as witnessed from the
trains, wa smost striking.
The battle at Heilbron raged from 9
o’clock Friday flight until 2 o’clock Sat
urday morning. Throughout the five
hours a fearful ring of fire from rifles,
cannon and pompoms swept along the
British line in holding De Wet’s Boers,
who made repeated attempts to break
out of the circle of troops. From vari
ous positions, behind rocks and kopjes,
the Boers kept up a vigorous fusillade,
hoping to find a weak spot in the line.
Simultaneously others charged, but
again and again were the Boers -re
pulsed leaving dead, wounded and pris
oners in the hands of the British-
At the outset of the preparations tho
Boers realized that the operations were
not merely an ordinary “drive,” hut a .M
movement threatening them with total
annihilation and General De Wet assem
bled his whole force and discussed tho
situation with the commanders, with the
result that the Boers were split up into
three forces. On Thursday ulght five
hundred Boers, headed by Van Collers,
ushed a force of the Imperial Light
Horse, yelling “Storm Burghers.” About
100 Boers got through, but the remainder,
encountering a tremeudous fire, were
turned back.
Friday night’s conflict ebbed and swell
ed over an area of 40 to 50 miles in which
the long hunted, harassed and desperate
men endeavored to find outlets. The
Boers, at one spot got within thirty yards
of the British firing line, but the barbed
wire balked the burghers and forced them
to retreat.
The firing never ceased. Aldedf by the
electric searchlights, the British har
rowed tho surrounding terltoy with
shapnel, shells and Maxim bullets. In
the northern section the Boers made a
desperate effort to break through. Col
lecting a number of cattle, the Boers
drove them down on the British lines.
Bending low In their saddles, the Boers
rode among the cattle, making it im
possible to distinguish them n the dark
ness. The British pickets opened a ter
rible fire and the Boers were everywhere
met with a relentless hail of bullets. A
long line of flame an up and down the
firing line, nearly thirty rnilef in length
as the armored trains Hashed their
searchlights over miles of country.
This lasted for some twenty minutes,
when gradually the rattle died down un
til only the crack of single shots was
heard. Tbeijt al was again quiet.
The Botrs attempt to break the line
had failed. A few broke through and
among them was Bernard De Wet.
Red Springs Goes Forward.
(Special to the News and Observer )
Red Springs, N. C.. Feb. 13.—Tho
trustees of Red Springs Seminary met
in semi-annual session February U- The
report of President Vardell showed a i
continuous growth of this school Tins
demand for room for next year Is so
great that plans were adopted and the
money raised for a new' brick building
to contain six recitation rooms and ac
commodation for fifty additional btu*
dents.