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VOL. LII. NO. 36.
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A CYCLONE OF CHEERS
FOR GOVERNOR
AYCOCK
Educational Conference Rises
En Masse to Applaud
Him.
HIS BROAD VIEWS THRILL
Dr. Mclver Tells of Work in North
Carolina Since the Last
Conference.
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR NEXT YEAR
Os These Robert C. Ogden is President, J. Y.
Jiyner, Walter H. Page, E. C. Bran
son Vice Presidents, Rev. A.
B. Hunter Sect’y.
(By the Associated Press.)
Athen3, Ga., April 24. —The eloquent
address of Governor C. B. Aycock, of
North Carolina, was the feature of the
session of the forenoon Southern Educa
tional Conference. Governor Aycock's
subject was “Education and the Volun
tary Tax.” He was repeatedly interrupted
by applause and when he ceased speaking
the entire audience rose to cheer him.
Governor Aycock srid that the State of
North Carolina had determined that every
child of the State, white and black,
should be educated. If there were some
who did not think that the negroes ought
to be educated, he did not agree with
them. No uneducated force, he said,
could do as*good work as one that had
been trained. The speaker’s closing
words to the audience and to the North
ern visitors told how the North and the
South, once contending for union and
independence were now united in a more
glorious independence than had ever been
enjoyed.
Mr. Ogden presided. Dr. Charles D.
Mclver, president of the North Carolina
State Normal and Industrial College, at
Greensboro, told something of wliat had
been done in his State since the meet
ing of the conference last year. Over
thirty cities or towns have voted on the
question of increasing the school fund
by local taxation and only three, which
voted have not agreed to do this. Four
hundred libraries have been established
in connection with the public schools.
Dr. H. P. FrisocG. of Hampton, and
T>r. Robert Frazer, of Richmond, repor
ted on the work d ne in Virginia. Presi
dent Edwin A. A; b-rman, of Tulane Uni
versity, New Orleans, reported for the
year in Louisiana, three parishes, 26
wards, nine towns and 17 school districts
have been added to their school facilities
by special taxation.
The session was closed by a general
discussion kd by Dr. John Massey, presi
dent of the Alabama Female College, at.
Tuskegoe, Ala., and Chancellor Robert B.
Fulton, of the University of Mississippi.
At a business meeting the following
officers of the conference for the next
year were elected:
Presidcni, Robert C. Ogden: Vice-presi
dents, J. Y. Joyner, Walter H. rage and
E. C. Branson.
Secretary, Rev. A. B. Hunter, of Ral
eigh; Treasurer, George Foster Peabody
N< >7 York
Executive Committee, Dr. H. B. Fris
sell. Dr. Sanford,* J. Y. Joyner, Hon.
Hoke Smith, W. A. Blair
THE AFTERNOON SESSION-
The first address at the afternoon ses
sion of the conference was delivered by
Hon. Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, his sub
ject being popular education the pri
mary policy of the South. The speaker
briefly reviewed the industrial condi
tion of the South, compared with that
of the State of Massachusetts.
“The South has great natural advan
tages,” said Mr. Smith, “and yet we lag
behind. Why? Because while we de
voted ourselves to raising slaves and one
industry—agriculture, Massachusetts
trained the minds of her children. Our
work now is to give the children of the
South such a training. White and black
shall have a thorough education. The
great problem is the rural school; the
great difficulty is the sparseness of ru
ral population in the South.”
Mr. Smith referred to the address of
•Governor Aycock and said he wished
that all politicians were as manly and
pure as the Governor of North Carolina.
The speaker declared every man, be
fore he voted for. a candidate for public
office, should ascertain how that man
stood on the school question. He said
the South needed more and better
schools. He believed the teachers in the
country schols were as efficient as they
were paid to be. When teachers were
paid enough and assured a year's work,
a sufficient number of well prepared
teachers would offer themselves.
Reviewing the great amount of money
which the South had contributed to the
cause of negro education, Mr. Smith said
he spoke of this offering not as a sub
ject for which the people of the South
deserved praise, but as showing their
intelligence and justice. “Would we
be so foolish,” he said, “as to leave half
our population groveling in ignorance?
Those black people did not come here
of their own accord. We brought them, *
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they cannot go away, and we do not want
them to go- Then it becomes ouj- duty
to educate the minds and hearts of the
negroes as we would educate the minds
and hearts of the whites.”
Hon- H. St. George Tucker, of Vir
ginia, in his address urged ,the confer
ence to meet in Virginia next year. This
invitation was seconded by Dr. Paul
Barringer, of the University of Virginia.
Prof. P. B. Claxton, of Tennessee, ex
plained the methods of the publication
board of the society.
The session was closed by a general
discussion, conducted by William H.
Baldwin, of New Ycrk, and taken part
in by Hon. H. H. Hanna, of Indiana,
and Dr. Charles W. Dabney, of Knox
ville, Tenn.
MOOSE DEVELOPS A SYSTEM
SUPERIOR TO THE MARCONI
This is the Opinion of Oreely After Witnessing
the Experiments Between Roanoke
Island and Cape Henry.
(By the Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va., April 25- —General A. W.
Greely, chief of the United States Signal
Service, passed through Norfolk yeter
day en route to Washington. General
Greely has been on the coast witnessing
the experiments in wireless telegraphy
being conducted between Cape Hnry and
Roanoke Island, sixty miles distant, by
th e experts in telegraphy of the UriUed
States Weather Bureau-
The results of these experiments are
said to have been eminently satisfactory
to General Greely, who thinks that the
corps acting under Prof- Willis L. Moore,
chief of the Weather Bureau, have de
veloped for the Government, which ob
tains the benefit of their discoveries
free, a system of transmitting messages
without wire superior to the Marconi
system. General Greely is enthusiastic
over the results achieved by Professors
Fessenden and Thiessen and their as
sociates, who have been for many months
working arduously for the success they
have obtained.
A MYBTERIOUS FIRE
Blaze in T. E. Strond’s Basement A Child
Painmlly Scalded.
(Special to News and Observer )
Durham. N. C., April 25.—-There came
near being a serious fire about midnight
last night at the residence of T. E.
Stroud, on Church street. Ih the base
ment were a lot of shavings and other
trash which were burning furiously
when discovered by one of the police
officers. The blaze was extinguished
without calling out the aid of the fire
department. How th e fire originated is
unknown, for if there had been a spark
in the room in months no one knew it.
A. W- Hawks, of Maryland, will de
liver a lecture at the Southern Conser
vatory of Music in this city on the night
of May 9th, under the auspices of the
Durham Lodge, Knights rs Pythias.
A little child of Mrs. Martha Brooks,
who lives on Liberty street, was pain
fully scalded last evening by the upset
ting of a kettle of hot water. Dr. Z. T.
Breaks rendered the necessary medical
attention. It is not thought that the
child’s injuries will prove serious.
Dr- W. P. Few, of the chair of Eng
lish in Trinity College is attending the
Southern Educational Convention at
Athens, Ga-
Week after next a Knights Pythias
lodge will be instituted in West Durham.
H. & B. Beer’s Market Letter.
(Spec ial to News and Observer.)
New Orleans, La., April 25.—Liverpool
was better than expected, consequently
our market opened' 2 to 4 points higher,
advanced 13 to 15 additional on fresh
buying, caused by the stopping of 42,-
000 notices in New York by a large ex
port firm there and the bullish weekly
statistics, closing 12 to 19 higher on old
crop months and 1 to* 4 on new. The
amount brought into sight during the
week was 76,000 against 91,000 last year
and 63,000 year before last. The total
brought into sight from September first
to date is f*.567,000 against 9, 269,000 last
year and 8,542,000 year before last, an
increase of 298,000 over last year and
1,025.060 over year before last, indicating
on the face of the movement a crop of
10,681.000 compared to last year and 10,-
461,000 if compared to year befort last.
The total stock of American ashore and
afloat to Liverpool is 1,033,000 against
T 74 000 last year and 650,000 year before
last. The visible supply of American
during the week decreased 88.000 against
93.000 last year, and 16,200 year before
last and the aggregate to date is 2,659,-
000 against 2.685,000 last year and 2.315,-
o<rt) year before last. The situation is
undoubtedly strong, but present prices
are high and discount a great deal. Val*
t*e.s may enhance still we sug
gest that our friends should be extreme
ly conservative in their operations, with
the bullish sentiment prevalent it looks
as if spinners may be forced to resort
to short time unless they can dispose of
their goods on a more profitable basis
than, that ruling for some time past.
H. & B. BEER.
A WIND STORM AT OMAHA.
One Person Killed, a Number Injured and
Houses Unroofed
(By the Associated Press.)
Omaha, Neb., April 25. —An unusually
heavy wind storm, which struck this city
this evening, killed one person and in
jured a number of others, unroofed a
number of buildings and broke many
skylights. There was a heavy downpotfr
of rain. Street cars were stopped for an
hour; wires and signs were blown down
in all directions.
id WEEK OF RECORD
PRICES fll STAPLES
Retail Business Helped by
the Hot Wave.
GENERAL TRADE IS GOOD
In the Northwest Snow Retarded Dis
tribution Somewhat.
THE KANSAS WHEAT CROP IS INJURED
Nothing in Excess of a Three Fourths Yield is
Expected. Raw Cotton is Now One
Cent Abjve Last Year's
Prices.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, April 25. —Brndstroet’s to
morrow will say:
“Despite, and indeed partly because of,
marked irregularities in weather condi
tions and extreme temperatures, accom
panied by deterioration in the winter
v.heat crop of the Southwest, general
business and speculation have been of a
very full volume for this season of the
year. Retail demand was relieved from
the incubus of backward weather by liie
hot wave which swept over a large part
of the country this week. This has re
sulted in a fair record business from
v.holesalers and jobbers in the east, but
the talk of crop damage put a check upon
demand :n the Central West and South
west, and wholesale trade reports from
these sources are not as good as earlier
looked lor, although showing some im
provement over a year ago. In the North
west snow and rains checked retail trade
anu distribution, but the general effect
has been to rather improve the ultimate
crop and business outlook than other
wise. although delaying seeding somewhat.
Some notable price movements have oc
curred this Aveek and taken as a whole,
the number of staples and of securities
reporting record prices has been very
large. Among the industries activity has
remained as great as heretofore, and the
labor situation has rather improved, par
ticularly in the building and allied trades,
which report jnsurpassed activity pre
vailing.
“The cereals and to a lesser degree
hog products, generally, responded
promptly to both Western wheat dam.age
leports which coupled with very heavy
decreases in the \isible supplies, partic
ularly in Manitoba and the NorthAvest
resulted in the highest prices of the
crop season being reached for cash wheat.
Corn, too, almost broke the season rec
ord. Crop reports to Bradstreet’s indi
ca e that beyond doubt the Kansas wheat
crop has been hurt by the drought and
hot winds. Nothing in excess of three
quarters of a crop is looked for even by
the most sanguine, while sixty per cent
of last year’s yield is confidently pre
dicted. In other sections, however, rains
have benefitted the situation. Meats are
all higher, marketable animals are scarce
and receipts are small. Hog products
have advanced in sympathy with cereals
but butter and eggs, alleged to have
been cornered some time ago, have bro
ken badly, the former to the extent
of se\ r en cents per pound.
“Cotton bulls, encouraged by the light
crop movements, and nervousness of
shorts, have forced prices higher, the
highest prices for the season being
reached when spot sold at 9%c. Raw
cotton is iioav one cent above last year's
prices and early reports as to proposed
decreases in acreage ai*e being modified.
Reports by leading Eastern jobbers are
that the past season has been a very
good one for dry goods and the only
complaint now is as to deliveries.
“In iron and steel anxiety to get sup
plies of crude material is almost as
great as ever. Southern furnaces appear
to have abandoned the idea of holding
down to the sl2 rate for number two
foundry and liberal sales are noted by
independent concerns at sls and better.
“Business failures number 181 as
against 214 last ear. For Canada 29 as
against 25 a year ago.”
Hester’s Cotton Statement
(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, April 25.—Secretary Hes
ter's statement of the world’s visible
supply of cotton issued today shows the
total visible to be 3,776,598 against 3.856,-
510 last week and 3,787.627 last year. Os
this the total of American cotton is 2,-
658,598 against 2,716,310 last week and 2,-
681,627 last year and of all other kinds
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 1,118,-
000 against 1,110,000 last week and 1,103,-
000 last year.
Os the world’s visible supply of cotton
there is now afloat and held in Great.
Britain and Continental Europe 2,083,000
against 1,856,0000 last year; in Egypt
176,000 against 177,000 last year; in In
dia 610,000 against 566,000 last year and
in United States 908,000 against 1,189,000
last year.
Secretary Hester s weekly cotton state
ment issued today shows for the 25 days
of April a decrease under last year of
102.060 and an increase over the same
period year before last of 56,000.
The amount rought into sight during
the past week has been 76.496 against
90.602 for the same seven days last year
and 63,592 year before last.
The total movement since September
Ist is 3,567,065 against 9,268,544 last year
and 8,542,298 year before last.
Including stocks left over at ports and
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDDAY MORNING. APRIL 26. 1902.
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
lar for the new crop, the supply to date
is 9,926,752 against 9,291,378 for the same
period last year.
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS.
Ncav York. April 25—Total bank
clearings Aveek ended April 25yh, $2,885,-
159-526, decrease 8.6 per cent; outside
New York, $792,584,699, increase 7.6 per
rent.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
Npav York, April 25. —The follcnving
are the total net. receipt of cotton at all
ports since September 1. 1901;
Galveston 1,968,493 bales; NeAV Orleans
2.112,714: Mobile 149,901; Savannah 1,075,-
443; Charleston 261.604; Wilmington 271,-
283: Norfolk 431,538; Baltimore 86,638;
Ncav York 154,093; Boston 116,053; New
port News 20,886; Philadelphia 28,144;
Vancouver 2,554; Brunswick 112.819;
Fernandina 495; Pensacola 169,508; Port
Arthur 48,476; Port Townsend 104,057;
San Francisco 23,335; Portland Oregon
922, El Paso 1,300; Eagle Pass 175. To
tal 7,159.751 bales.
CUCHRAN HOLDINGS BOUOHT.
The Interests Dominant in the Seaboard Are
tho Purchasers
(By the Associated Press.)
Baltimore, Md., April 25. —A syndi
j cate including the dominant interests in
j the Seaboard Air Line Railway and in
fluential NeAV York associates has pur
chased the holdings of the Cochran es
tates in that property. These holdings
amount to 31,000 shares of preferred
j end common stock. The purchasers are:
I John L. Williams and Sons., of Rich
i mor-d, Va-; J. W. Middendorf & Co., ol
Baltimore; Verrnillye & Co., of New
• York: William F- Cochran, from Avhose
j estate this stock was bought, was a
Avealthy carpet manufacturer of Youk
l ers, N. Y., Avho Avas closely associated
Avitli Messrs- Williams and Middendorf
; in the cree.tion of the Seaboard system.
THE BILL FOR PUBLIC
BUMS
North Carolina Items in the
Measure Reported
Yesterday.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, D. C., April 25. —The
House Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds reported the appropriation
| bill for public buildings today. The fol
lowing are the North Carolina items in
the bill.
For a court house and postoffice at
Durham, seventy thousand dollars. For
a postoffice at Goldsboro, thirty-five
•thousand dollars. For increase for cus
tom house and postoffice at Elizabeth
■ City, twenty thousand dollars. The
former appropriation is one hundred
I thousand dollars. Provision was made
for a full investigation as to the neces
sity for appropriation for increased ac
commodations at Greensboro.
An effort will be made in the Senate to
add amendments for appropriations for
enlarging the building at Greensboro, and
to purchase the Forsyth county court
i house at Winston. As ills for both these
improvements have passed the senate,
it is hoped that these amendments will
be successful,
-Representative Thomas, Avho is the
! North Carolina member of the committee,
: Toels that while we have not gotten all
, avc desired, the State has been fairly
} treated. He deserves the commendation
j of the State for his hard work on this
committee.
A report sent out from Washington,
that the majority of the House Commit
tee desired to make an appropriation
for Greensboro instead of Durham, and
was prevented by Representative W. W.
Kitchin, does that gentleman an injus-
I lice, as he is assured that the committee
j had no such feeling in the matter.
| Representative Pou has gone home to
I spend Sunday with his family. Several
of his children have measles.
Bethea Refuses to Talk.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, April 24.—District Attorney
Bethea refused to make any statement,
tonight about the action that he will
take under Attorney General Knox’s in
struction.
A representative of the packing houses
said that the packers welcomed a full
invpstigation of their relations with each
other and the conduct of their business.
In their behalf he entered a denial to
all charges that they are in cobina
ticn to control prices or in restraint of
trade.
American Railway Association.
(By the Associated Press.)
Npav York, April 24.—The American
Railway Association continued today its
consideration of the report of the Com
mittee on Car Service. The association
A’oted to accept the report of the commit
tee on Car Service, recommending the
adoption of a per diem charge to take
the place of the present mileage charge.
The recommendation will go to the va
rious railroads for a letter ballot. The
change, :f the ballot is favorable, will
go in effect July 1. Detroit was select
ed as the place for the October meeting
of the association.
Before being taught how to shoot it
might be well for the young idea to learn
to know when it is loaded.
BUSY DAY ON TAR
HEEL BALL FIELD
Young Baptists Give Junior
Farmers a Drubbing
CADETS PLAY AT OXFORD
And Horner Defeats the Visitors From
Danville.
DURHAM IS SENT TO GRASS BY TRINITY
Contests on the Diamond by the National and
American Leagues’ Teams. New York
and Brooklyn Have a Tough
Tussle.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wake Forest, N. 0., April 23. —Wake
Forest second team* defeated the A. &
M. second team this afternoon by a
score of 13 to 2. McMillan for the home
team pitched a steady game, yielding
only seven hits.
Score: R. H. E.
Wake Poorest.. ..0 2110 0 1 3 5—13 13 9
A. & M. C 000000 11 0— 2 714
Batteries: McMillan and Turner; A.
6 M. C., Clark, Rose and Hadley.
Hornets Defeat Danville.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Oxford, N. C., April 25. —The Danville
Military Institute and Horner School
teams, played an exciting game of ball
here today, the score being 9 to 5 in
favor of Horner. Sprinkle’s catching
and Devine’s batting were fine. The play
ing of Anderson and FYnner and the
fielding of Cole, of Danville, were good.
The batteries were: Horner, Hobgood,
Dunn and Sprinkle. Danville, Holt,
Coles and Faust.
Trinity Bests Durham.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C., April 25. —In the ex
hibition game between the Durham State
League team and the Trinity team here
this afternoon, Trinity won by a score of
7 to 3. The batteries were: Durham,
Murphy, Brucker, Sullivan and Curran;
Trinity, Bradsher and Chadwick.
Greensboro Takes the Honors.
(Special to News and Observer )
Greensboro, N. C\, April 25. —Greens-
boro defeated Madison in a snappy game
of baseball here this afternoon by a
score of 4 to 2. The playing- of both
teams was good, the battery work be
ing especially strong.
Batteries: Greensboro. Suggs and
Nelson; Madison and Tucker. Walters
struck out 14 men and Suggs 9. Each
team made five hits, one earned run
and three errors.
National League Games.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, April 25.—Barry’s wild
throw in the sixth inning to intercept
DeMontreville at third base, was the
principal cause of Philadelphia’s defeat
by Boston today.
Score: R. H. E.
Boston 0000 0 2 2 0 4—B 14 0
Philadelphia .. ..0 00 0 I*o 0 0 I—21 —2 7 2
Batteries: Willis and Kittridge;
White and Dooin. Time 1:35. Umpire,
Brown. Attendance 1,612.
Pittsburg, April 25. —Chicago won in the
eighth when, with the bases full, Con
galton made a long hit to right field
fence which got by Davis.
Score: R. H. E.
Pittsburg.. 0100 00 0 0 I—2 9 1
Chicago 1000 0 0 0 3 o—4 8 1
Batteries: Tannehill and Smith;
Eason and Kling. Umpire, Cantillon.
Time 1:30. Attendance 2,200.
New York, April 25.—The New York
and Brooklyn baseball teams met for the
first time today. After an exciting game
Brooklyn won.
Score: R. H. E.
New York 00200 0 0 0 2 I—s 7 3
Brooklyn 00011 0 1 0 1 2—6 9 3
Batteries: Kennedy and Bowerman;
Newton and Ahearn. Time 2:05. Umpire
O'Day. Attendance 6,800.
Cincinnati, April 25. —St. Louis won
their first game of the season from the
Cincinnatis here today after a fiercely
contested battle of ten innings.
Score: R. H. E.
Cincinnati 20000 2 0 1 2 I—B1 —8 13 2
St. Louis 30013 0 0 0 0 2—9 16 2
Batteries: Phillipps, Currie, Stimmel
.and Bergen; Popp and Nichols. Time
2:20. Umpire, Emslie. Attendance 1,100.
American League Games.
(By the Associated Press.)
St. Louis, Mo., April 25.—Cleveland
shut out St. Louis today, Wright allow
ing but two hits. The visitors registered .
21 hits off Reidy.
Score: R. H. E.
Cleveland 0023 1 0 0 4 o—lo 21 0
St. Louis 00000000 0— 0 2 2
Batteries: Wright and Bemis; Reidy
and Maloney. Umpire. Carruthers. Time
1:50. Attendance 1,500.
Washington, April 25.- Washington de-,
seated Boston today in a slow game.
Townsend retired the side in the fourth
inning on strikes.
Score: R- H. E.
Washington .. ..00030831 *—ls 15 2
Boston 02001 000 1— 4 11 4
Batteries: Townsend and Drill;
Hustings and Warner. Umpire, Sheri
dan. Time 2:05. Attendance 1,215.
Other Games.
At Knoxville, Tenn. —Wofford College
(S. C.) 7; University of Tennessee 6.
GREENE COUNTY VETERANS
Eloquent Address by Col Worthington Author
of “The Broken Sword ”
' (Special to News and Observer.)
Snow Hill, N. C., April 25.—Wednesday
marked the annual re-union of the Greene
County Camp of Confederate Veterans.
While but few have been able to reach
Dallas, they turned out in full to enjoy
a day of reminiscences, speech-making,
and last but not least a capital dinner of
Greene county barbecue. After the
re-election of all the old offi
cers, the orator of the day was intro
duced by Representative F. L. Carr. Col.
D. Worthington, who is well known
throughout the State, as the author of
the ‘‘Broken Sword,” was the speaker,
and for over an hour he held his audience
with the power of his eloquence and the
beauty of his tributes to the “wearers
of tlie gray.” At the conclusion of the
address a resolution wr.s adopted re
questing Col. Worthington to furnish a
copy of the same to the State press with
the request that they publish it.
His tribute to the Southern woman
brought tears to the eyes of many. He
said in part:
“Forty-one years ago a beautiful mai
den of sixteen, wearing upon her bosom
a secession cockade and holding in her
extended hand a bunch of fragrant white
hyacinths, said to her mother, ‘I am
going to give these flowers, with my love,
to our brave soldier boys. They are going
to war and in their loneliness they will
need the inspiration that comes from a
woman’s smile. And it may be mother,'
—and tears gleamed in her soft blue eyes
—‘some of these boys will never come
home again.’ What Natalia was to Ad
vion, what Gertrude was to Rudolph,
what Helen was to Tibbie, our noble self
sacrificing women were to us. God bless
the women of the South, who could al
ways see in the rift of the clouds the
star of hope, when our men were be
wildered and lost amid the darkness of
the impenetrable night.”
The speaker’s tributes to Lee and Jack
son stirred to the depths of their hearts
the gray haired men who had followed
these immortal heroes through the jaws
of death at Chancellorsville, at Manassas,
at Gettysburg, and finally at “Appomat
tox” where after four long years the
curtain dropped for the last time upon
the most awful tragedy in all the files
of time. He said in conclusion:
“A quarter century hence the order will
pass down the lines, ‘lights out,’ and
these refreshing re-unions will adjourn
sine die. God grant that when we cross
over the river to rest in the shade of
the trees, we may meet again where there
are no wars or rumors of wars, where
every man who wore the gray and who
followed the flag will swell the columns
at the grand review no name omited from
the roll-call, and no soldier missing from
the ranks. v
MRS. DICKS MAY ENTER SUIT.
Validity of Title to Real Fsiate in Bandelman
Threatened*
(Special to Nojvs and Observer.)
Greensboro. N. C., April 25.—1 t is prob
able that litigation will be instituted in
the Superior court of Randolph county
which will threaten t*he validity of the
titles to much of the real estate in the
town of Randleman. It appears that a
great deal of land belonging to the Jas.
Dicks estate, and in which the widow
of the deceas3d held a lifetime inter
est, has been sold by Mr. D. T. Dicks,
who purchased from the other heirs their
interest in the property. It is said that
Mrs. Dicks now' claims a yearly rental
front all of the property and will at
tempt to enforce her claims by going into
the courts. Practically all of the land
that was sold has been improved, an in
vestment of about $50,000 having been
made on one tract.
It is said that Mr. John M. Brower, of
Mount Airy, who formerly represented his
district in Congress, is thinking of mov
ing to Greensboro and going before the
Republican Congressional convention of
the fifth district this year as a candi
date for the nomination. When Mr. Brow
er was in Congress Guilford formed a
part of his district.
The News of Washington.
(Special to New r s and Observer.)
Washington, N. C., April 25. —The fun
eral of Joseph N. Bell, Sr., aged 84, took
place this evening from the Episcopal
church. The interment was at Oakdale.
He leaves six children. He was a
polished gentleman of the old school.
The work of building the Mutual Ma
chine Company's plant started today. *
Wiley Croom Rodman will De judge in
the manual of arms contest drill at
Trinity Military school commencement,
June sth.
Henry Bridgman will leave the First
National Bank May Ist to accept a po
sition with W. P. Baugham. Lon. A.
Squires, postal clerk, goes with the bank
and Miss Lizzie Carrow goes with the
postoffice.
Mr. C. H. Sterling has sold the yacht
“Calumet” to parties at Edgemont,
Maryland.
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To Encourage Home Gardening.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C., April 25.—An asso- J
ciation will be formed here tomorrow to!
encourage home gardening among school j
children. The membership will include
promineut people of the city. /
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Old Boys in Gray Part With
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It was a day of parting and the ques
tion, “I wonder if we will meet again,”
was heard from many lips and many an
J aged head shook dubiously in answer.
Yet the day was not given over to the
sorrow of parting entirely. Every effort
was made by the committee in charge
to offset the gloom which it was known
would come when good-byes were said.
Bands played as they never had played
before. “Dixie” and “The Bonnie Blue
Flag” monopolized the program in the
auditorium when the convention was be
ing held.
To enhance the attractions for the last
day a feast, unique in the history of
reunions was prepared. Six buffalo,
brought from a ranch famous among cat
tlemen the country over, were made
martyrs to the cause of a Southern
barbecue. Yesterday six immense pits
were dug and as many heaping beds of
coals produced under the direction of an
expert in the barbecue business. All
night long the immense carcases slowly
roasted, and it was noon before the ex
acting taste of the chef was satisfied.
The carcases had been roasting for
thirty-six hours and were done to a
turn. An immense crowd witnessed the
cooking and a watery lot of mouths
opened when the meat, fresh from the
coals was brought in.
All day long the streets were crowded
with people going to depot. Freight
trains were held on distant sidings to
allow of the freest possible movement
of the passenger trains. Before tomor
row morning the greatest crowd ever
entertained in (he history of Dallas will
have dwindled to a few thousands. Lit
tle complaint was heard. Many had
suffered some inconveniences and dis
comforts, but it is believed to have been
no fault of the men in charge of the
reunion.
An estimate of the number of visitors
is practically impossible, but the best
judgment places the number between
125,000 and 150,000. An average of 17,000
meals a day has been served at the mess
tables of Camp Johnston, and thi| aver
age was but slightly reduced today,
owing to the fact that many special
guests were allowed to partake of the
buffalo meat.
Mississippians held a reception during
the day at the camp. Among the speak
ers wtere ex-Governor Robert W. Lowry,
of Jackson; General S. I). Lee, of Vicks
burg; ex-Congressman Patrick Henry, of
Brandon; General B. Z. White, of
Meridian: Judge John H. Rogers, of Fort
Smith, Ark., and “Private” John Allen*
of Tupelo.
Death of Mrs. J. B. McAllister.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Winston-Salem, N. C., April 25.—Maj.
T. J. Brown received a telegram this
afternoon stating that his sister, Mrs.
Jessie Brown McA*lister, died in New
York City at noon today of apoplexy.
She was taken ill last night. Since her
husband’s death in St. Paul, Minn., a
year ago, Mrs. McAlister and her niece,
Miss Sadie Hall, have been residents of
New York city. Maj. Brown left tonight
for New York to accompany the remains
here for interment.
A dynamite cap exploded today in the
hand of Henry McGee, a farmer, near
Rural Hall. His left thumb was torn off
and two fingers badly lacerated. McGee
picked the cap up in the road and tarried
it in his pocket for some time, not know
ing what it was.
Women are naturally tender-hearted-
No woman ever deliberately stepped on
a mouse.