North Carolina Newspapers

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY, t ♦ For North Carolina: ♦ I FAIR, | VOL. LII. NO. 36. Loads all Worth Carolina Bailies in Mews. and CirLLiation 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, * The News and Observer. 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. • " 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. / ♦♦♦4♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY.♦ ♦ For Raleigh: ♦ | Fair and Warm, i PRICE FIVE CENTS 0 FINAL SESSION OF VETERANS’REEINIOH Old Boys in Gray Part With Sad Hearts. A TOUCHING FAREWELL •Gordon in Pathetic Words Bids Com rades Good By. VETERANS FEAST ON BUFFALO BARBECUE Six Great Bisons Slain For the Occasion and Roasted For Tb : c ‘ . T * * Sire*' i>» si r ■. *, ’. 4 . -• I ‘..'a'- 4- - L |l,' l k til me writ A t and tl tality, dent oi responds Genera. tunity to forth,, monument to ufhen. 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.