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VOL. LII. NO. 37.
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FILIPINOS ARE BUT
SHEEP TO BE SHORN
This Bill Puts Them Under
Carpet Bagger Shears.
LORD HAVE PIT ON THEM
They’ll Get a Taste of What Dixie
Swallowed.
CARMACK CONCLUDES HIS SPEECH
He Hopes That the Adminstration Will Turn
from the Bloody Gospel of the Strenu*
ous Life to the Paths cf
Peace.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D- C., April 26.—Mr. Car
mack, of Tennessee, in the Senate today
completed his speech on the Philippine
Government bill which he began yester
day- He continued his exceedingly caus
tic criticism cf the administration's pol
icy and the ultimate end to which it
would lead, concluding by expressing the
hope that the administration would turn
from “the bloody gospel of the stren
uous life” to the paths of peace.
Mr. Jones, (Nev.), chairman of the
Committee on Contingent Expenses, re
ported favorably the resolution of the
Committee on Relations with'Cuba pro
viding for an investigation by that com
mittee of the alleged control of the Cu
ban sugar crop and sugar lands in Cuba.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Platt, (Conn.), presented a confer
ence report on the Chinese Exclusion
Bill, asking that the Senate disagree to
the report and insist upon a further con
ference. He explained that the only
point of difference between the conferees
of the Senate and the House was that
the House conferees asked the Senate
conference to eliminate from the substi
tute passed by the Senate that portion
which provides that the present Chinese
exclusion law' be extended through the
life of the present treaty and remain
ih force until another treaty stall have
been negotiated.
Mr. Platt's motion that the Senate
insist upon its amendment at another
conference was agreed to.
Messrs. Platt, (Conn.), Dillingham.
<\t-), and Clay, (Ga.), were named as
conferees on the part of the Senate.
At the conclusion of routine business
Mr. Pritchard, of North Carolina, ad
dressed the Senate in support of the hill
for (he purchase of a national serest re
serve in the Southern Appalachian
mountains.
Mr. Carmack resumed his spfeeh on
the Philippine Government Hill, which
he began yesterday- He read Professor
Sehurman’s criticism of the hill to show
that Prof. Sehurman believed that the
Philippine Government should be ad
ministered for the Filipinos. By the
terms of the pending bill, he said- the !
islands were for the Filipinos as the I
pasture was for the sheep—they lived
and browsed there in order to raise w'ool
for others to wear and mutton for others
to eat.
“If the capet bag government you pro
)>ose to establish in the Philippines,” he
cried, is not a thousand times better
than that which you established in your
own country after the Civil War. God
have mercy upon the people of those is
lands! ’
Mr. Carmack referred to the cabled
reports from Manila that Genera! Smith
had he had given orders
to make Samara howling wilderness
and to kill all over ten is horrible be
yond the description of words. The pro
gram, he said, was to practice unheard
of barbarities in the slaughter of the
inhabitants and to have ‘he torch com
pite the work of slaughter.
‘When the land is without a homo
and the country without a people, thft
word ‘pacified’ will be written upon
the tombstone of the province of Sa
mar.”
From the very outbreak of hostilities
in the Philippines, he declared there had
been a systematic concealment of truth
which was now coming o'ii. It was now
known, he said, that one hundred thous
and people had perished in a single
province containing 200,000 inhabitants,
and yet the people of the United States
knew nothing of it until recently. The
civil government established by th>s
bill, he predicted, would result in every j
recurring insurrection to be put down |
by our blood and treasure. What for? |
In order that a few rapscallions and
carpet baggers might have unlimited li
cense to thieve and plunder.
In the course of his remarks he c.ili
ed attention to a report that an Ameri
can corporation w-hich proposed to raise
rubber trees in Mindanao had arranged
with the Dattos for slave labor and he
bad road an amendment lie proposed to
offer prohibiting the grant of any fran
chise to persons or corporations which
proposed to employ slave labor/ He
asked Mr. Lodge if the amendment
would be agreeable to him.
I cannot speak for the committee.” ;
replied Mr. Lodge. ‘For myself it is
perfectly agreeable to me."
He also gave notice of another amend
ment he would offer to prohibit the en
try of the Filipinos as states in the Un-
1 ion ar( T asked for Mr. Lodge’s opinion
but the latter declined to reply categori
cally, say.'ng he would answer in his
own time, in his own way. But Mr. Dol
iiver, (Iowa), asked Mr. Carmack to
define his own proposition, having first
inveighed against holding the islands in
perpetual despotism,” and being now r
solicitous lest they be admitted as
States.
Mr. Carmack responded that his own
position was clear. While the carpet
baggers and adventurers w’ere plunder
ing and getting control of the islands,
he said, the government provided in
this bill would be just what they want
ed. When they had everything they
wanted, he said, they would clamor for
American markets and American state
hood.
To the Memory of Departed Members.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, April 26.—The House to
day, after devoting an hour to the pas
sage of bills by unanimous consent, sus
pended public business and for the re
mainder of the afternoon listened to
triutes to the memories of the late Rep
resentative Stokes, of South Carolina,
and the late Representative Crump, of
Michigan.
Those who spoke of the public services
of the !ate Mr. Stokes w’ere Messrs.
Lever, Elliott, Scarborough, Johnson and
Talbert.- of South Carolina: Hay, of Vir
ginia; DeArmond, if Missouri; Jenkins,
of Wisconsin; Williams, of Mississippi;
Wadsworth, of New York; Gilbert, of
Kentucky; Richardson, of Tennessee; '
Lamb, of Virginia; Thomas, of North
Carolina, and Candler, of Mississippi.
stepsTobTew road
Promoters of Enterprise Re
fuse to Talk,
It Will Fx’end Through Asheville from Rulher*
fotd on. Is the Seaboard Air Line
Behind It?
(Special to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. C., April 26.—1 t is 3aid
here on good authority that active stops
towards getting another railroad through
this portion of the State are being
taken- The line has been surveyed and
rights of way secured. The proposed
read comes directly through Asheville,
entering the city by the Haw Creek
section through a valley. It is believed
that the move is backed by the Seaboard
Air Line, though no official information
can be obtained as to who the promoters
are- The fact, that road is to extend
from Rutherford ton gives a natural in
ference that it is backed by the S. A-
L. people. The promoters positively re
fuse to give out any information beyond
the fact that a right of way has already
boon secured for the entire distance this
line has been surveyed, that, the road
will enter Asheville from the East and
extend right through the mountains to
the coal fields of Tennessee.
Mrs. Hariet A. Kerr, widow of Rev.
W. M. Keer, died at her home here this
morning in the 72d year of her age.
A GREAT FINANCE DEAL.
Bt. Louis Mercantile Trnst Company to Back
Tennesse Central Railroad
(By the Associated Press.)
St. Louis, April 26.—The Post dispatch
today says:
“It was stated on good authority in
financial circles today that the Mercan
tile Trust Company has finally closed
a deal by the terms of which it pledges
itself to finance the Tennessee Central
Railroad to the amount of $15,000,000.’’
Mrs. Mary Edmunson Dead.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Scotland Neck, N. C., April 26.—Mrs.
Mary Edmondson, relict of the late I).
Edmondson, died at the homo of her
son-in-law, Mr. R. C. Jones, yesterday,
aged about 65 years. She leaves three
brothers. Messrs. T. E. Powell, Watts
and Alpheus Powell, of Gold Rock, Nash
county, a sister, Mrs. J. A. Taylor, of
Rocky Mount, a daughter, Mrs. R. C.
Josey, and a large circle of relatives.
For a nurnbWr of years she had been a
member of the Baptist church, and she
was a constant and faithful supporter of
its interests. Being possessed of a large
estate, she was liberal in her charities.
The remains were interred this after
noon in the Episcopal cemetery by the
side of her husband.
Yesterday afternoon a colored brake
man fell from a freight car running from
Conshe to Hobgood, and was badly
mangled by the car wheels. One leg
was cut off and his other side badly
broken up. He was taken to Hobgood,
where his wounds were dressed and ho
was then carried to Rocky Mount.
Yesterday morning Alice Mitchell, a
colored widow women, who lived near
town, lost her house and its contents by
fire.
M. E. Board of Church Extension.
(By the Associated Press.)
Louisville, Ky.. April 26.—At the sec
ond days’ session of the Board of Church
Extension of the M. E. church, South.
$25,000 was loaned to the Board of For
eign Missions to assist missions in Ha
vana and Santa Clara, Cuba. The board
then took up individual claims for aid,
and spent the most of the day in con
sidering them. The question of estab
lishing a church fire insurance was pass
ed over to the general conference in
Dallas, Texas, next week.
KALKIGH. NOItTH CAROLINA. SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 27. 1902.
STRONG SPEECH FOR
PARK BILL
Senator Simmons’ Speaks
On Philippine Government
Bill Monday,
(Special to the News and Observer.)
Washington, D. C., April 26.—Senator
fritchard delivered today a carefully
prepared speech in favor of the Appa
lachian Park bill. He showed that there
was abundant precedent forte appro
priation of this money, and that the pro
posed nark would he of incalculable
value in preventing floods in the streams.
It was a strong argument in favor of the
bill.
Senator Simmons gave notice today
that he would speak on the Philippine
bill at twi o’clock Minday. Senatirs
Simmons and Fritchard, after a consul
tation with Representative W. W.
Kitchin, will make a strong fight to
have ttie Omnibus Public Building bill
amended in the Senate so that the build
ing at Greensboro will be enlarged.
Representatives Thomas and Bellamy
delivered ulogis today on the late Rep
resentative Stokes, of South Carolina.
Their eulogies w-erc well conceived and
appropriately delivered.
A STRIKE AT NEW BERN
Hosiery Mill Operatives Out A Mass Meeting
No Agreement Reached.
(Special to the News and Observer.)
New Bern, N. C., April 26.—As a re
sult of the strike at the New Bern
Knitting Mill, wich began on the 23rd
instant, a mass meeting was held at the
court house this afternoon at 4 o’clock,
attended by 100 women employes, 2CO
men employes and citizens. The meet
ing was called to order by Rev. W. S.
Spears, who called on Rev. J. A. Mc-
Kaughan for prayers, after which Rev.
Mr. Spears stated the object of the
meeting. Mr Ruth, an employe, offered
a resolution on w-hich only employes
were allowed to vote. The resolution
was to appoint a committee of thtree
citizens to wait tn the hosiery company,
wdth full power to adjust all matters
under contention. This committee con
sists of Rev. T. M. N. Georgs, Messrs.
J. L. McDaniels and J. J. Toison, Jr.
Mr R. % 8. Nixon was requested to ait as
secretary. The committee waited on the
company but no satisfactory arrange
ment of the mitter lias been reached as
yet. It is stated that a cut in prices
precipitated the strike.
THIREEN HOUSES BURNED
Fire at Norfolk Destroys Thirty Thonsan
Dollars Worth of Property
i Bv the Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va., April 26.—Fire destroyed
thirteen frame tenement houses on
Princess Anne a\enue this afternoon.
The Hames were fanned by the heavy
wind and sparks wore carried a distance
of 300 yards, setting fire to another
house, which, however, was saved.
Owing to low water pressure the fire got
beyond the control of the- department.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from the explosion of a lamp. Five of
the burned buildings were owned hy
Miss Blanche Baker, three by Mrs. John
Lowe and four hy the Mutual Guarantee
Building and Loan Association.
The place in which the fire raged was
occupied almost exclusively by negroes,
who lost everything they had.
In one of the burning houses was the
corpse of a child, the removal of which
caused the report that it had lost its
life iu tho fire. The property was of the
ordinary kind, but was inly partially in
sured. The loss was about $30,000.
FIRE AT WALNUT COVE.
Town Hag a Narrow Escape. Air Ship Model
to be Finished Ihis Week
(Special to News and Observer.)
Winston-Salem, N. (J , April 26. —Fire
this afternoon destroyed a lot of lumbei
at Walnut Cove, owned by Marshal
Bros. On account of high winds the en
tire town was threatened with destruc
tion.
Mr. Hill, Stokes county inventor, says
he will complete model of his airship
next week. He has applied for a patent.
A committee representing young
mens business association went to Wash
ington tonight to confer with General
Manager Gannon, of the Southern, in re
gard to building a new passenger station
'here and the present inefficient freight
facilities.
The Democratic Convention of the
Eleventh Judicial district will be held
here July 15th to nominate candidates
for judge and solicitor of Superior court.
FALL FROM SECOND STORY.
A Little Boy Meets With Painfal Accident
Special Services
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C., April 26.—A series of
special services will be held in th«
Presbyterian church here at 8 o'clock at
night, commencing tomorrow. Rev. Wil
liam Black, evangelist of the Synod of
North Carolina, will be here May 3rd
and remain a week, preaching twice a
day.
Yesterday afternoon in the Trinity-
Durham game, H. E. Taylor, one of the
Durham players, was struck by a pitched
ball near the right eye and sustained a
bad bruise.
Dewey Clifton, the five-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Clifton, who live on
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Angier Avenue, fell over the banisters
irom the upstairs piazza at the resi
dence of its parents last evening. The
little fellow was hurt about the back
nnd head, but not seriobsly, it is
thought.
Sunday night at Main Street church,
Rev. N. M. Watson, of Chapel Hill, will
preach a special sermon to Golden lank
Lodge, No. 114, I. O. O. F. On Monday
night, Hon. C. W. Wheeler, of Portland,
Oregon, is to deliver an address to the
members of the order at the Southern
Conservatory of Music.
A special sermon will be preached to
Company D, Third Regiment, tomorrow
morning at 11 o’clock, by their chaplain,
Rev. S. S. Dost, at St. Philip’ Episcopal
church.
There were four conversions at the
meeting at Trinity church last night.
Today Outfielder Morgan, of the new
Durham bail team, was released, owing
to the fact that Pitcher Walters and
Catcher Tucker are ready to report, and
as Manager Stocksdale had five out
fielders on hand, he had to reduce his
force.
Trinity and Durham will play the
third game on May 3rd, when Bradsher
and Chadwick will be the battery for
Trinity, and Brucker or Morris and Cur
ran for Durham. *
MRS J. N- RICHARDSON DEAD-
A New Rock Crasher For Street Improvement
A Police Patrol Wagon
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. C-, April 26.—Mrs. J.
N- Richardson, who had been an invalid
for several years, died at her home at
West Gaston street this morning, aged
6S years. She was a native of Leasburg,
Caswell county, but had resided in
Greensboro for a number of years. She
is survived by her husband and four
children—Dr. W- J. Richardson, Mrs. S.
L. Trogion and Mrs. J. E. Wyche, of
this city, and Dr. E. E. Richardson, of
Leaksville.
The funeral will be hold from the fam
ily residence tomorow afternoon. Rev.
Dr. L. W. Crawford, a former pastor,
will conduct the service-
A new rock crusher and outfit has
been purchased for stret improvement
work.
The Board of Aldermen last night de
cided to purchase a police patrol wagon,
something the city is badly in neow of.
The Quaker holiness people are con
ducting a meeting in a tent in south
Greensboro. They are not in harmony
with the Society of Friends and have
been denied the use of the Quaker
churches at Greensboro, High Point,
Guilford College and Archdale. The
holiness people claim to be the only gen
uine article when it comes to religion.
Frnit and Truck Travelers Convene.
(By (he Associated Press.)
Wilmington, N. C., April 26.—One hun
dred representatives of the leading
wholesale produce commission houses of
the United States arc hero attending the
fourth annual meeting of the American
Fruit and Produce Travellers Associa
tion, which was called to order by Presi
dent A. E. Makely, of Baltimore, this
afternoon.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected tonight:
President, R. W. Collins, Philadelphia;
Vice-President, C. C. L. Browne, Pitts
burg: Sergeant-at-Arms, G. W. Waller,
Philadelphia; Secretary and Treasurer,
J. R. Franklin, Baltimore.
Tho afternoon session was given over
to reports of officers and committees,
which showed a gratifying increase in
members and influence.
Death of Mr. Joseph Beil.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Washington, N. C., April 26.—Mr. Jos
eph N- Bell, a former resident of this
city and father of Mr- Wm. Bell, of this
vity, died Wednesday night at Elizabeth
City, where he was living with his
brother. He was eighty-four years old.
The funeral takes place here today. The
deceased leaves five children.
In the horse race yesterday the horse
belonging to Mr. Ben Whitley won the
sweepstakes. The track was heavy, ow
ing io recent rains and the time was
slow.
A meeting tvas hold last night to get
up a tobacco market at this city for the
coming season. There is little doubt
that theerc will be warehouses at this
place this season.
dart Death at Greenville.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greenville, N. C-, April 26.—T. W.
Mcßryde, foreman of the Reflector, died
here this morning at 8 o’clock. He was
a native of Moore county. He was an
excellent young man and held in high
esteem. A few weeks ago he was called
to the bedside of his parents near Jones
boro where both of them and a slste;
died of pneumonia in a few days. He
returned to Greenville and a week later
took the disease himself.
The plant of Rollins Lumber Company
one mile from Greenville was partly de
stroyed by fire last night-
F» deral Court Adjourns.
(Special to News and Observer-)
Statesville, N. C-. April 26.—Federal
cot rt adjourned yesterday. No import
ant cases were tried. Gome of the boys
were made to fc*■* 1 the arm of the law '
in a mild form. Judge Boyd tilled his ,
place with dignity and firmness.
An old bachelor says he would rather j
have a folding bed in the house than a i
woman, because it has such a frank, j
open way of shutting up occasionally, j
KNOXACTSOHSTRONG
Day Confers With Bethea on
the Case Against the
Beef trust.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, April 26.—William A.. Day,
I
assistant to Attorney General Knox and
_ special counsel to the Inter-state Com
! mcrce Commission, arrived in Chicago
’ tc-day to confer with District Attorney
|S. H. Bethea relative to taking action
against the so-called Beef Trust. Mr.
Day said he did not bring wtih hiim the
application for an injunction which the
Attorney General had ordered filed
against the packing firms of Armour &
Ci., Swift & Co., Nelson Morris <fc Co.,
IG. 11. Hammond Pacmkiing Company,
Cudahy Packing Company and the
Schwarzschild and Schulberger Com
pany. Further he said no bills would
be filed by him today. The matter of the
investigation-, he said, had been placed
entrely in the hnds of District Attorney
Bethea.
Attorney Day said:
“I want to correct a misconception of
my position in this case. I am here
merely as the representative of Attorney
General Knox. District Attorney Bethea
is to have sole charge of the prosecu
tion. 1 have no authority to direct his
actions, but merely to convey to him
certain instructions of his superiors in
Washington as to the outline of the
bills. I have also brought some addi
tional evidence which I secured In eNw
York. This will e sifted by him and
will be used to supplement his proof of
the existence of a meat trust. I do
not think the bills will be drawn hurried
ly, as they must stand the severest
scrutiny of some of the best corporation
| lawyers. For this reason care must be
taken to withstand the assaults of a
! demurrer. I have no authority to say
| anything concerning the evidence I have
! secured. It is sufficient to state that
the Attorney General has approved of
the proofs secured by Mr. Bethea and
myself and unless he was certain that
w'c had strong evidence to suport the ap
plications for injunction under the Sher
man anti-trust law he would not have
ordered the prosecution started at this
time.”
j As soon as the bills are ready for filing
notice will be sent to the defendants.
,It is stated authoritatively that the
center of the government's action
against the packers will he Chicago, and
' if any hills are to be Pled at New York
, it will be later.
LABOR RIOTB AT MOSCOW
Fifty Men Reported Killed and Wounded in a
Fight With Polico
(By the Associated Press.)
Vienna, April 26.—-A dispatch to the
Ucillgomeine Zcitung from St- Pctcrs
! burg publishe dtoday, announces that
serious riots of strikers have taken
I place at Moscow and that the military
■ dispersed the rioters with much blood
shed. One report says that fifty per
sons wore killed or wounded-
Revolts of peasantry in the provinces
of Southern Russia, the dispatch adds,
are causing a more critical situation,
particularly at Kieff an dPoltava, where
the troops were require! to suppress the
outbreaks.
Appointments on the Seaboard.
(By the Associated Press.)’
Norfolk, Va., April 26. —The following
appointments were today announced by
the traffic department of the Seaboard
Air Line at Portsmouth:
J. L. Adams, general eastern agent of
the company with headquarters in New
York.
V. C. Tompson is named as traveling
i freight agent at Raleigh.
John A. Murdock, is appointed com
mercial agent with headquarters at
Pittsburg, Pa.
O. P. Pritchard is named as soliciting
freight agent at Atlanta, Ga.
All of the appointments arc effective on
May Ist.
THE GENERAL EDUCATIONAL
BOARD’S GIFT TO GEORGIA
Contribution Supplimentary Work of Georgia Wo
men in Providing Scholarships That Stirs the
Audinceto Passinate Enthusiasm.
(By the Associated Press.)
Athens, Ga-, April 26.—Four thousand
five hundred dollars, one half of the hal
ance necessary to complete the iWnuie
Davis Memorial Hail; 57,500 to provide
fifty-three year scholarsh ; ps of 550 each
a year at the Georgia State Normal
school, to duplicate the 46 scholarships
provided by the women of Georgia; an
offer to duplicate for a period of three
years all new scholarships of SSO each
that the women of Georgia may provide
before January t, P>o3. to a number not
exceeding fifty were the contributions
today of the General Education Board,
to the women of Georgia.
Men cheered and wept and women
laughed and cried, in the fullness of ioy
when they comprehended all that the
announcement meant. Ex-Governor W.
J. Northen, who was on the platform
when the announcement was made in
the conference, sprang to his feet and
asked the women of Georgia in the great
audience to stand up and then, when
ECKNTB.
TAR-HEELB AT D&LL\B
- North Carolina Delegation Mach in Evi
dence Their Badges and Devices
Delegates back from Dallas have a
great deal to say of the honor North
Carolina had in the proceedings. There
were said to be about 800 North Caro
linians there, the largest delegation from
any other State except Texas. There
was one solid train of a delegation of
S6B, commanded by General Julian S.
Carr, who made many arrangements for
the comfort and entertainment of his
party. They had badges and devices for
ail, some of them very unique, such as
white feathers, called “Tar Heel brag
feathers, one on which were printed
facts and figures about North Carolina
history, and pine burrs set in rosettes,
with ribbon streamers appropriately
labeled. General Carr s staff and as
sistants in directing the “Tar Heel” con
tingent wore Colonel Henry A. London,
adjutant general; Colonel B. C. Baker',
chief of staff; Colonel A. H. Boydcn,'
Colonel Harrison Watts, Major Edward
Sully, Colonel Frank Bennett, Colonel
George S. Haiiy, Colonel Metts, General
Ray, Colonel E. C. Carlton and others.
Gen. Lee’s Doughter in the'Parade,
(By the Associated Press.)
Savannah, Ga., April 26.—Miss Mary
Custis Lee, daughter of Gen. Robert E.
Lee, tooolc a prominent part in the ex
ercises of Memorial Day today. Miss
Lee rode in the parade in a carriage
with a veteran and laid wreaths on the
Confederate monument and on a num
ber of graves of the Confederate dead.
The military of the city, the camps of
veterans and the Sons of Veterans parti
cipated in the uaradc. A feature was
the .presence of several hundred littlo
children, who bore flowers ami wreaths
to the monument and cemeteries. The
day was observed as a holiday by the
Board of Trade, the Cotton Exchange,
banks and many business houses.
Two Vessels Wrecked on ITampton Bur
(By tlie Associated Press.)
Norfolk, Va., April 26. —Two vessels
‘ were wrecked on Hampton bar last right.
! The schooner Addie, owned by Captain
j Cline, struck on the bar in the after
noon and sunk. She was loaded with
I lumber and was bound "or Old Point.
An unknown pungy loaded with oy
sters from James River for the Rappa
j hannock. went on the bar anil sunk un
til her hull was completely submerged,
j Tlie crews of the vessels experienced
considerable hardship owing to the high
winds and rough weather. No casual
ties are reported.
IN AND ABOUT THU CITY.
Whitewash is being applied to the old
buildings at the Soldiers Home and the
grounds are being - improved.
Mr. William Greever, of Knoxville,
Tenn., the manufacturer of Blue Ribbon
flavoring extracts, is spending Sunday in
the city
It is reported that Ardie Smith, a.
Southern League player, has been signed
by Manager Rivers to play first base and
will be here today.
March climber over into April yes
terday and brought an extra assortment
of wind- The dust was something fear
ful. During the day tlie street sprink
ler was put in service on Fayetteville
street.
It should be remembered that throwing
broken glass in the street is punishable
by a fine of $5. This is the season now
for children to go barefooted, and they
are in much danger from the broken
bottles, etc., that are so constantly
noticed in the streets.
Dr. Kemp P. Battle, of Chapel Hill,
Mas in the city yesterday consulting
historical documents in his investigation
of the history of North Carolina in the
year ISO 2. Dr. Battle is to speak at the
celebration of the one hundredth anni
versary of Salem Female Academy,
M’hich takes place May 22nd to 29tli, at
Winston-Salem, and his subject Mill be
North Carolina history ai that time.
they had done so, asked the whole aud
ience to stand up. not as people of one
State or many States, but as people of
one country. The announcement cams in
the middle of th e morning session by
William If. Baldwin, Jr., of New York.
If the conditions specified ip this an
nouncement are complied to tiie full ex
tent of the offer—as no doubt they will
be—the total amount of this contribu
tion of the General Education Beard
Mill be $19,500. It was several minutes
before the conference was sufficiently
composed to resume business. Invita
tions were extended to the conference
today by representatives of the £tate
of Tennessee. North and South Caro
lir-a and Florida to have the next year’s
meeting held in one or' those States.
Dr. W. T. Harris, tTnited States Com
missioner qf Education, was the princi
pal speaker of the morning session.
No meeting was held in (he afternoon*
the delegates, and Visitors joiuiog in thq
Decoration L'ay exercises here.