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♦ *4444444444444 *44< 444 ♦ the weather today. 4 ♦ For North Carolina: 4 ♦ 4 X Showers. 1 ♦444444444444♦44444»A4 VOL. LII. NO. 56. CL@sqc£l© @OO K3®LPft[fe dßsi[P®oi]Dnsi LOVE-CRAZED MAN DEALS DEATH 10 SIX Infatuated With a Girl of Thirteen SHE REJtCTS HIS SUIT For This He Shoots Her and Four Others. THEN HE BLOWS OUT HIS OWN BRAINS One Member of the Family With Whom the Girl Lived Was Spared, This Being an Infant Left Beside Its Dead Mother. (By the Associated Press.) St. Augustine, Fla.. May 19. —Crazed by his infatuation for little Abitha Mc- Cullough, a 13-year old girl. William Austin, a young man, killed the girl and four others persons and then com mit tod suicide in a lonely farm house of William Wilkinson, near Hastings, a thriving settlement eighteen miles from this city at 3 o’clock this morning. The dead are: % "WILLIAM W ILK IX SO X. aged 52. MRS. WILKINSON, his wife. MISS ABITIIA M CULLOUGH, sister of William Wilkinson. A child, name not learned. AVI.LIAM AUSTIN, the murderer and suicide, aged 25. The crime was first discovered by John Keller, who visited the Wilkinson house this morning. Ho found six corpses, scarcely cold and but one living witness to the tragedy, a helpless infant. Austin had been madly infatuated with the McCullough girl, who lived with the Wilkinson, family, and it is claimed that lie killed the entire family because his advances were rejected and his desire to wed the girl was opposed. He went to the Wilkinson home Friday night and proposed marriage to Abitha MeCul cough. He was rejected and vowing he would mary her, hurried to this city and on Saturday procured a marriage license. He went to the church on Sunday night and told everyone ho met that he was to be married that night. About 3 o’clock this morning several pistol shots were hoard, but r.o one went to investigate. Wilkinson had to appear this morning at a neighbor’s house, where he was cr.gaged in harvesting a crop of potato :-;, and. John Keller, a fanr. hand, vrr sent tdt learn the cause of his absence He found, the whole fam ily murdered and Austin with a bullet hole in his breast and the revolver clutched in his hand. Word of the trag edy was brought to this city on the morn ing train r.r.d Sheriff Perry and the oor ener went to the scene of the tragedy. The unharmed infant was found in bed beside its (lead mother. FOETHE ORPHANAGE. Hev J. B Harley Raises Over $1,500 Many Accessions to Churches. (?I ecial to News and Observer.) Durham, X. C., May 19.—Lina Ruth, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Separk. died this morning at six o’clock, at the homo of her parents on Burch avenue, of a complication of troubles. The deceased was two years and five months old. and had been sick only four days. The funeral services will bo held to morrow afternoon from the residence, conducted by Rev. E. R. Leyburn, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. W. S. Hodden, father of Capt. L. J. Rodden, of the gas company, is confined at the home of his son in this city by sickness. His condition was thought to be critical today, and his son, P. S. Rod den, of Halifax county, Virginia, was telegraphed to and arrived here tonight. .losei h G. Ferguson, of East Durham, has been appointed superintendent of the county home and work-house, to suc ceed R. H. Cash, who committed suicide a few nights ago. Mr. Ferguson is a graduate of Wake Forest College and a most capable man. Mr. L. A. Carr, of the Virginia-C'arolina Chemical Company, who has been suffer ing from an attack of malaria, is rapidly improving. He is at Old Point Com fort. Thirty-two persons joined the Presby terian church Sunday morning, twenty nine upon confession of faith and two by letter. At Trinity Methodist church there were fifteen accessions, tlyee upon profession and the remainder by certifi cate. Rev. J. B. Hurley, agent of the Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh, preached at Trinity church Sunday at 11 a. m., and k p. m. fie raised something over $1,500 for the orphanage. Mr. Hurley returned to Raleigh today. The Imperial Tobacco Company has leased the five-story brick storage house of T. H. Martin, on Morris streeL and is making arrangements to buy quantities of leaf tobacco on this market during the season. Mi. W. M. Fallou, one of the best judges of the “weed” on this mar ket, will be the buyer for the Imperial. The Julian S. Carr Chapter of Daugh ters of the Confederacy will meet tomor iow afternoon at 5 o’clock, at the Public Library. This is the last meeting before the summer. Dr. Edwin Mims, of Trinity College, The News and Observer. goes to Greensboro tomorrow where on tomorrow night he will deliver the alumnae address at Greensboro Female College commencement. The final examinations at Trinity Col lege begin tomorrow' and lasts until May 31st. The Wilmington baseball team left Sunday morning for Charlotte, and the Durham team for New Bern. The majority of our people, that is among the best and most, influ ential class, do not approve of the kiok ings here last week by Manager Pear and his W ilmington team. • SPLENDID COMMENCEMENT A Highly Successful Year at Knap of Reeds Has Just Closed ■ (Special to News and Observer.) Knap of Reeds, N. C-, May 19- —Tho commencement exercises of the Knap of Reeds High School took place here the ir,!h and 16th. The literary exercises took place Thursday night and were enjoyed. On Friday morning Prof. W. R. Cul lcm, of Wake Forest, delivered the lii erary address on the “Democratization of Culture.” His speech was the best ever heard here. On Friday at 8 p. m. the contest for the recitation medal took place. The con testants were Misses Minnie Waller, Reda Umstead, Annie Veazey, Gena Veaaey, I’rma Umstead, Maggie Veaz ey. Hattie Veazey, Lillie Dixon and' Reekie Peed- The medal was won by Miss Maggie Veazey. The contest for the debaters medal at 10 o’clock p. m. was upon the query: “Re solved, That North Carolina should adopt the system of compulsory educa tion.’’ The debaters were, affirmative: Archie Veazey, Ladd in Tilley, E. M- Waller. Negative, C. O. Veazey, J. o. Veazey and T. S. Waller. The medal was awarded to Mr. E. M. Waller. The commencement was the best that that wag ever given at the high school. The principal. Miss Troine, has proven herself a most efficient and capable teacher and manager and gave satisfac tion in every respect. She was given n vote of thanks for her efficient work, having giver, the most satisfactory 3ehool work ever conducted here. INSULTS TO WOMEN (By the Associated Press.) Washington. May 19.—During the Phil ippine investigation before the Senate committee today a letter was road from General Hughes denying that he had ever given orders for the water cure and say ing that if such a charge was made he wanted the fullest investigation of it. Corporal Richard O’Brien, formerly of the Twenty-sixth volunteer infantry, testified to seeing the water cure administered. “There was,’’ he said, “a Spanish wo man In the town —a woman of education —who was violated by the American offi cers.’’ This statement was made without any questioning and as soon as the wit ness had made It Senator Lodge asked for the names of the officers. These, the witness said, he could not give, adding that he had not witnessed the incident, but that the woman's husband was his authority for the statement. Senators Rawlins and Patterson ob jected to the testimony as mere hearsay and urgeVj'that it should not go into the record. The witness then was asked if he could not give further proof of the .correctness of his charge. In response lie related another instance of disorderly conduct which had, he said, come un der his own observation. This occurred at San Joaquin, the presidente of which place gave a reception to which a num ber of native women were invited from Iloilo. “Thov were,” he said, “above the aver age—not peasant women.” Among those present were Captain McDonald, Lieuten ant Plummer, of Company M, and Major Cook. The witness said these officers became intoxicated and while in that con dition threw off all their clothes except their undershirts and their trousers, and catching the women about the waist in sisted upon their waltzing with them, much to the disgust of the women. Witness said he was not on good terms with his captain. He also said that at one place a woman with two children was burned to death in a bamboo shack when the troops were burning the town. “Dum-dum” or explosive bullets, he stated, were issued to the troops in the regular way and did horrible execution. There were “unwritten orders to take no prisoners,” which were carried out in one campaign. He did not know who is sued the orders, but they were under stood to be in effect. Upon close ques tioning he admitted that he had seen many prisoners and they were being treated kindly by the officers and men. | t) Brien described the capture of LaNag in Panay. when a soldier fired at a na tive boy on a caraboo. He missed, them ail th? soldiers fired, himself included. This was not done by orders. Tnis shooting." he proceeded, brought the people to their doors and among those who came out was an old man who was shot in the abdomen and afterward died. Later, while the firing was in progress two other old men be tween the ages of 50 and 70 I should say, came out toward us, hand in hand, and bearing a white flag. Both were shot down and the sergeant reported to Cap lain McDonald that lu had killed two more ‘niggers.’ Another case was that of a woman and two children, one in her arms, who"were killed and then burned up in their house.” If people could be young without being green and sentimental without being soft, the world wmuld be at the mercy of youth. When a strong man grows weak it is a woman he seeks for a crutch. '] SOGGS PROVES TOO MUCH TOR RALEIGR A Clean Shut Out for us at Greensboro ’!WAS FAST AND FURIOUS \ But Suggs Was a Joey Bagstock, Deep, Sir. De-p. . THE HORNETS MAKE SOUP OF) HE GULLS These Marin • Birds Are Shut ou*. New Bern L * and Durham Play a More Even Game, New Bern Winning By Five to Two YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Greensboro 2, Raleigh 0. Charlotte 4, Wilmington 0. New Bern 5, Durham 2. STANDING OF TIIE CLUBS. Clubs. Won. I.ost. P.C. Charlotte 9 3 .750 Raleigh 8 5 .615 Greensboro 8 5 .615 Durham 7 6 .538 New Bern 5 8 .355 Wilmington 1 11 -083 TO-DAY’S SCHEDULE. Raleigh at Greensboro. Wilmington at Charlotte. Durham at i,ew Bern. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., May 19.—The game between Raleigh and Greensboro was fast, live and furious. Suggs’ pitching was beyond description and Raleigh just could not catch on, only one man reach ing third base. Raleigh did splendid fielding, and the team worked like a clock, but nothing could be got out of Suggs. No finer game has ever been played here, and the fueling of jubilation of the locals were entirely goor natured. There was no kicking and nothing but intense rivalry throughout. TABULATED SCORE. RALEIGH. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. Pastor, s. s 4 0 o 1 4 0 Sotte, 2b 4 0 0 2 4 1 Hook. 3b 4 0 ft 3 0 ft Farrell, lb 4 0 ft 8 0 ft Turner, c. f 3 0 1 2 0 ft Smith, c 3 ft 2 6 ft ft Myers, r. f 3 0 ft 1 0 ft Treager, 1. f 3 0 ft 2 ft ft Roy, p 3 0 0 2 1 ft Total 31 0 3 27 9 1 GREENSBORO. AB. R. 11. P.O. A. E. McTeer, c 3 11 8 0 b Cook, 1. f. 4 11 2 ft ft Fox, 2b 4 0 1 3 ft ft Kelly, lb 4 ft ft 7 ft 0 Accorcinni, r. f 4 0 ft 1 ft ft Jones, 3b 4 ft 2 3 2 1 McKernan, s. s 4 0 11 11 Suggs, p 4 0 11 2 ft Pool, c. f 3 0 ft 1 0 0 Total* 34 2 7 26 5 2 Score by innings: R. H. E. Raleigh 00000000(1 —ft 3 1 Greensboro 0000200 00 —2 7 2 Batteries: Raleigh, Roy and Smith; Greensboro, Suggs and McTeer. Summary—Two base hits. Fox, Mc- Kernan: base on balls, off Suggs 1, off Roy 1; struck out, by Suggs 7, by Roy 4; left on bases, Raleigh 3, Greensboro 6; double play. Pastor to Softie to Farrell. Time of game, 1:12. Umpire, McNamara. Scorer, Winslow. Attendance 800. Little Rain for.Two Months. (Special to News anil Observer.) Washington. N. C-, May 19.—Rev. Na thaniel Harding, of St. Peter’s C'huryh, preached the first annual sermon to the graduating class of the Washington grad- ' ed schools yesterday. The final exer- i cise? take place Friday nistht, May 23. The plaintiff’s brief in the suit of S. I Wr Hudnell vs. George T. Leach, for slamb n, has been prepared by the attor ney E. S. Simmons. The light nains Saturday and Sunday were beneficial to all the crops. The whole country is dried up on account of no rain for two months. oTbaceo plants are dying and the farmers are unable to set out any more. Cabbage, pea, beet and turnip shipments are beginning to get heavy on both of the roads here. The Hornets Shut Out the Sea Gulls. (Special to News and Observer.) Charlotte, N. C.. May 19. —Wilmington went down before the Charlotte team this afternoon by a score of 4 to 0. Both teams did good work. Wilmington was unfortunate in not bunching her hits, while Charlotte played an errorless game. Score - R H E Charlotte 0010 ft ft 3 0 x—4 7 0 Wilmington .. ..ft 0 ft 0 ft ft ft ft ft—ft 3 1 Batteries: Brandt and Lehman - Dunn and Fisher. New Bern Defeats Durham. (Special to News and Observer.) New Bern, N. c.. May 19.—Notwith standing the threatening weather today New Bern won the first game of the se ries from Durham in a beautifully play- j RALEIGH..NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 20. 1902. ed game. The home team played an er rorless game. Daura’s catching, shorts’ fielding and base running were the fea tures of the diamond. Bass pitched fine ball. Score: R H E Durham 0 0 1 I 0 0 0 0 o—2 6 5 New Bern ,0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 ft—s 9 0 Batteries: New Bern, Bass and Daum; Durham, Morris and Curran. Umpire, Fraud. Attendance 400. Time 1:45. A Good Game at La Grange. (Special to News and Observer.) LaGrange, N. C., May 19. —One of t.ho prettiest and most interesting games of Dal 1 ever seen in LaGrange was played here on the 17th, between the Parks and Debnam Kinsey Cadet Teams, Parks winning by one run. .Score, Parks, 6; D. K. S., 5. Batteries. Parks team. Parks and Parks - D. K. S., McDonald and Hodges. Newton Defeats Taylorsville. (Special to News and Observer.) Newton, N. €., May 19.—The Newton second nine went to Taylorsville on Sat urday, and played their first, nine, win ning by a scorce of 6 to 5. This second nine bids fair to become the champion players of the State. National League Games. At St. Louis — R II E St. Louis 1 ft ft 0 0 1 3 ft I—61 —6 12 1 Brooklyn Iftftftl 30 ft ft—s 12 4 At Cincinnati — R H E Cincinnati .. ..ft 1 029 1 0 ftx —I 8 1 Ni w York 0 1 0 0 0 ft 0 1 o—2 S 2 At Pittsburg— It. 11. E. Pittsburg.. 1 oftftfto ft ft I—2 5 0 Philadelphia .. . .ft 010 ft 00 0 o—l 9 2 At Chicago— R. 11. E. Chicago 0 0001310 *—s 9 1 Boston 000 000 002—2 10 2 American League Games, (By the Assoiated Press.) At Cleveland — Cleveland 0000 00 0 0 o—o0 —0 6 4 St. Louis.. .. ....0 4000 00 1 o—s 10 ft At Detroit— Detroit ft ft ft 00ft oft o—o0 —0 3 4 | Chicago 1 000 0 9 000—1 4 2 Southern League. Atlanta 7: Shreveport 2. Nashville 4; Little Rock ft. Chattanooga 0; Memphis 5. Birmingham 7; New Orleans ft. Eastern League. All games postponed, on account of rain. THE WEST-PAYLUR iENCOUNTEB Further Particulars of the Bhooting - Death of Policeman M A Whittington. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N. C., May 9. —Early Sat urday night it was reported on the streets that “Jim West has just killed the shoe- I i maker.” The truth of it was that Mr. , West, who is generally known as the j “excursion manager,’’ and is a confec tioner here, is said to have gone into the shoe shop of F. A. Paylor, and ac cusing him of having called Mrs. West a liar, drew a pistol and fired, the ball striking Paylor below the right ear, coining out at the back of the neck. Dr. W. J. Meadows has been attending the wounded man. and today he is walking about the streets, bandaged up. West gave a five hundred dollars bond for liis appearance at a preliminary trial this afternoon. West claims to have acted in self de fence, that Paylor drew his shoe knife, and tho pistol was not resorted to ex cept for protection. Paylor claims he had no knife at all, but was in the act of taking off his ■ apron preparing to go hon.e, when West drew his gun and fired. He said West was accusing him of having called Mrs. I West a liar, and on his replying he thought this old matter had been set- ' tied, the pistol was fired. Paylor then j closed with / his assailant, and while clinched, both fell against a machine, forcing it down and tumbled over it. They w r cre in this position when Police man Fields seized, West and wrenching the pistol from his hand, succeeded, j with the help of others, in separating i the combatants. Paylor was just grazed by the first I shot, the second one doing the damage. ! West was not hurt. He had no difficulty i in giving bond, Messrs. G. M. Vanstory j and W. G. Daisy signing for him. Policeman M. A. Whittington, one of ! the oldest and most respected members j of the city force died last night. He | leaves a family who have the esteem and sympathy of the entire community. A DESTRUCTIVE RAIN STORM. Five Cases of Small Pox Found at South Mills. (Special to News a"d Observer.) Washington, N. C., Mav 19.—'Tho hard est rain storm of the year struck this section this afternoon. Over two hundred telephones were burned out and lightning struk in several plaes. A large party leaves tomorrow for Elks Carnival at Norfolk. State Smallpox Inspector Joshua Tay lor returned from South Mills. N- C., to day, where he had been investigating j small-pox One victim was dead when < he arrived and five had the disease. Gen- j oral vaccination was enforced in the vil- ! lage. TWO STRONG AND , ELOOUENf SERMONS Preached to Baptist Univer sity Girls on Sunday > DR. R.T. VANNON SERVICE 0 Magnificent Missionary Sermon by Dr. W. C. Tyree. A Tremendous-Crowd Heard the Girls Recite. Several Beautiful Pantomimes Were Rendered in Appropriate Cos' iumes. A Sight. This is the week of commencement of the Baptist Female University. It he pan on Sunday morning with the thoughtful and powerful baeealeaureate sermon by , Dr. R. T. Vann, president of the Univgr sity. On Sunday night Dr. W. C. Tyree I preached the missionary sermon. lie i spoke with remarkable clearness, strength am\ eloquence upon Phe text, “Thy King- I doin Come.” It was a magnificent setting I forth of the importance of missionary work. Elocution Exercises Last Night. loist night occurred the elocution exer cisers, of which an account appears below. I This morning at eleven o’clock. Dr. W. E. Hatcher, of Richmond, will deliver the annual address. Tonight the annual cou rt n will be given in the chapel. This afternoon, from four to six, the art ex hibit will be open. The graduating ex ercises will take place on Wednesday morning at 10:30, in the chapel. The chapel of the University was fairly a bower of beauty last night. Every thing was in harmony, pretty girls in 1 pretty summery frocks, all bedecked with roses that were clean put to shame by contact with their wearers. Everywhere the eyes strayed there were pretty faces, pretty flowers and pretty dresses. On the platform was an enormous bank of roses, and every girl received big berib boned bunches of flowers as she finished her part of the program. No encores were allowed, but that could not stop the enthusiastic applause after each recital. The crowd was enormous. Such a thing as getting a seat after 8:30, the time for th>> exercises to begin, was out of the question. Extra chairs were put in the aisles, and still very many had to stand. So great.was the crowd at the back of the hail that the doors had to he closed, and there* were many who never did get into the hall at all. As for the performance of the girls, it was simply, simply—words fail me to express it. The sweetest things were ever left unsaid. The readings were en tirely free froifi the school-girl twang, and on the other hand the too evident marks of the elocution teacher’s hand. It was a happy medium between the two extremes. The pantomines were a lovely feature of the evening. In one three young ladies took part, and in the other there were eight. They were grace per sonified as they went through tho mo tions and questions appropriate to the words of the song or story. The following is the program: Recital—The V’itch’s Daughter—Whit tier—Miss Victoria Fagan Martin. Recital—A Kentucky Cinderella—F. Hopkinson Smith—Miss Frances Claire Stainbaek. Pantomime—Nearer My God to Thee— Adams—Misses Bryan. Leslie and Hol lingsworth. Sung by Miss Lillie Morgan. Recital—As the Moon Arose —Phelps— Miss Bessie Browning Chears. Piano Solo—Polonaise, Op. 26, No. 1 — Chopin—Miss Emmie Rogers. Pantomime —The Diver —Schiller—Miss Eulalia ordan and second year class. Misses Brvan, Helen Allen, Kula Jenkins, Lilliam Timberlake. Hallie Williams, Victoria Fagan Martin. Frances Claire Stainbaek, and Bessie Browning Chears. Recital—An x Italians —Meredith —Miss Lizzie Cury Bennett. Baccalaureate by Dr. Vann. On Sunday morning all the students proceeded two by two to the First Baptist church, where Dr. R. T. Vann. President o f ' the College, preached the Baccalaure ate sermon to the graduating class. The entire middle aisle had been reserved for the girls, and it was a beautiful sight as they filed into church in their light color ed summer dresses. As thev came in the congregation rose j n greeting. The en tire church was packed to its utmost ca pacity, and chairs had to be placed in the aisles. The services were conducted bv Dr. A. A. Marshall, and Rev. T. E. Skinner of fered prayer. Dr. Vann took as his teyt Galatians 11:20: “I am crucified with Christ, nev ertheless I live: vet pot I, hut Christ l'vefb in me, and the life which i new live in the T hv" hr the faith of the Son of God who loves me and gave him self for me.” Dr. Vann ovrdained Paul’s meaning in the text to h« that he had nut aside his old life, and now lived for Ehrist alone. He was the same man. with the same passions the same feelings, the same and the same culture, but ho no longer cared for his social rank and position. or was fired bv the same ambition. Now lie recognized the biotherhood of man in the great scheme of divine love. “I think he means.” eontimu 1 the s*eaker. “that l>r. has gotten a vision of the whole Christ. He means that he is shaping his life after the model o the life of Christ. “What did Paul see in the life of Christ to use as his model? That life presents a double aspect - First, there was the life of service, of toil. The Son of Man came not to he served, but to serve, to be the servant of all. There is one sentence through the writings of Paul that thrills me with unspeakable emo tion, and that is, ‘Paul, the slave of Jesus Christ.’ Think of the proud Ro man citizen, with his long lineage of noble ancestors, acknowledging no man as his master, thus humbling himself to the lowly Nazerene. That notion of service In the life of Christ had laid hold of Saul of Tarsus.” Continuing this subject of service, Dr. \ ann said: “It seems somehow in the design of God that labor*is ennobling. Os the two most perfect men made, the first was a gardener and the second a carpenter. Those men who have im pressed their names upon the ages have been toil consecrated.” Coming to the second view of Christ's life. Dr. Vann raid: “Then there was the life of suffering and sacrifice. The suf fering laborer Paul took as his modej. ‘The good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.’ So it would seem that this man Paul *had caught the idea that all right living, all true living, is in toil, service, sacrificial pain. Somehow God, in his great plan, seems to have laid down the principle that by service and toil only are the best things to ho ob tained. “A short time ago I saw a beautiful sight. I saw men who had striven on J opposite sides some thirty years ago go I out together and with wreaths of flow- I ers decorate the graves indiscriminately J of those who had died in grey and blue uniforms. That meant that the world j honors men who have fallen in honest | strife, regardless of political differences. I if proves the ennobling tendency of toil and service. As lliose men gave (heir* lives for their dear ones and their conn- I try, so others who love God sacrifice ! themselves for those whom they have I never seen. “No human being can live that kind 1 o* life without some outside help. Paul gives this when ho says ‘who gave his lite for me.' This is a casual clause. A\'e can sacrifice ourselves for others, because He died for us.” Continuing in this thought of a life of service for love’s sake, Dr. Vann said: “I don’t believe ever a single human being was lashed to heaven. God is no task-master. As God appeared to Paul and spoke to him; so is God’s appeal to men now; it is through the love of Christ. The reason mm persist in sin is because they have never realized that God loves them. The man who serves God merely to escape punishment is a coward, and he who serves only to get into the gates of para dise is nothing more than a beggar. The only service worthy the name is that for love. - ’ In concluding, the speaker said; “This kind of life may seem to young people an austere and a hard one; but that is only in the seeming. I think the sweet est, most serene life I ever heard of was the life of the Nazarene. I think the finest specimen of humanity was Paul, happy in his suffering.” Dr. Tyree’s Missionary Sermon On Sunday night Dr. AV. C. Tyree, of the First Baptist church in Durham, preached the annual missionary sermon before the Young Women’s Missionary Society of the University. It was a pow erful sermon, eloquent and forceful. His text was from the 10th verse of the 6tli chapter of Matthew: “Thy king dom come." By the word king dom here, Dr. Tyree explained, is meant all those who re cognize the authority and the power of God. A s individuals come to acknowledge God’s authority, so communities and na tions likewise accept His kingship, and in 'bis way the kingdom of God grows and expands from individual to home, from home to nation, and from one nation to others. •It is for this,” said Dr. Tyree, “that Christ teaches us to pray. Be fore even we pray for the bread of every day life, or for forgiveness of our own sins wo are taught to pray for the coming of the kingdom of God.” Continuing, the speaker said in part: “The coming of God’s kingdom on earth is a matter of supreme importance to God in Heaven. The advancement and growth of His kingdom, among the na tions is what the world was created for. It is very clear that tho purpose for which God made the world was that its inhabitants should recognize His power. God made this world for His own glory. There is no other explanation. Christ cairn- as part of this great plan, so that man might come to a better knowledge of God. and that the divine purpose might be accomplished. “Moreover, it is for the good of tho people of the world that they recognize God’s authority. The establishment of God's kingdom on earth has been the mo tive for all that He has done, it was for this that the flood came: for this purpose God’s people were sent into Lpypt and Babylon; for this purpose God taught and led His people in the wilder ness; for this purpose the nations of the (arth have been allowed to run their courses. Rome, that the influence of the Caesars might spread «id be a means of carrying the Word - the great cultured Greek nation, in order that in the pro cess of centuries a perfect language might be made, into which the great truths might be put in convenient form. “Everything that contributes to man’s welfare depends upon this purpose of God’s. All material blessings are really blessings only when looked upon as means to a great end. Wealth is a great thing, but what a curse is riches in the hands of a man not governed by God’s law! “What ought to be the real object and purpose of human life? Life Is not worth living for the pleasure it contains, and if it wore, that is not a real purpose; for when 1 pass away my pleasures pass away, too. Thousands are making ambi tion their purpose in life. Suppose I do (Continued on Page Five.) ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4 >♦♦•»»♦ M ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY. 4 ♦ For Raleigh: X l Fair. | ♦444444444444444♦♦♦♦♦♦ EIGHT HOUR BILL PASSED BE HOUSE Ihe Naval Appropriation Measure Goes IHE CHAIR OVERRULED Three Ships to be Built in the Govern ment Yards. i • NO LONGER CADETS NOW BUT MIDDIES In the Senate the Conterenco Report on the Omnibus Claims Bill is Agreed to. Brief Time Devoted to Philip* pine Bill. (By the Associated Press.) AVashington, D. C... May 19.—Before adjournment today the House passed the j Naval Appropriation bill. The feature .of the bill was on the amendment offor jed by Mr. Roberts, (Mags.), providing j that three of the ships provided for in j the bill, a- battleship, cruiser and a gun ; boat, shall be built in government yards. Mr. Adams, (Pa.), made a point of or der againgt the amendment which Mr. j Sherman sustained, but on an appeal by l Mr. Roberts, the chair was not sustain ■ed and the amendment was agreed to. | Under a suspension of the rules the bill . for eight hour work on all government contracts was passed. During the discussion of the Robert’s amendment Mr. Foss said that past ex perience had proven that it cost 59 per cent, more to build ships in government yards than in private yards and cited | the Texas and the Maine. Admiral Bowles had said that if he were permitt ed lo make the conditions he would build ; ships as c heaply in government yards as I under private contracts, but he would ! make (he hours of labor the same in 'private yards, would pay the laborers in (he navy yard by the piece and would wipe out all holidays for which they are paid- Air. Dayton said (he amendment would not be in the interests of tho laboring men, because there was a limit placed on the number of men that navy yards could employ. It would extend the work over many years and the select few would have labor continuously, which would otherwise go to the work men in the private yards. Air. Roberts referred to what he term ed the pathetic pica of Mr. Dayton for the laboring men and said when a dele gation appeared before the committee they made no plea for work in private yards. An amendment ny Mr. Dayton, (\\ r . Va.A was agreed to changing the name cadet to midshipman. In the Senate. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 19. —Only a brief time was devoted by the Senate today to the consideration of the Philippines Government Bill. Air. Burrows, (Mich.), who was to speak upon the measure to day, was detained unexpectedly from the Senate, Mr* Bolliver. (Iowa), addressed the Senate in support of the hill, which, he said, was one of the most important pieces of constructive legislation pre sented since the Civil War. He arraign ed the Democratic minority for the posi tion it had taken r* specting the meas ure. He insisted that the Philippine in surrection as a military proposition, was a thing of the past and he declared that In no circumstances would the United State: relinquish the Philippines. Air. Warren presented the conference report on the Omnibus Claims Bill. As passed by the House the bill aggregat ed $213,105. The n°t increases made by the Pedate was $2,929,252. The confer ence report shows that the House has agreed to $1,405,393 of the amount added by the Senate; so that the amount, car ried by the measure agreed to is $1,618,- 495. The S?lfri lgo Board Claims are omitted from the bill. The conference report was agreed to. THE MILITIA IS WITHDRAWN. There is No Fear of Further Trouble Felt at Atlanta. (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., May 19.—The militia do ing duty on the scene of Saturday’s clash between the police and negroes, were withdrawn today. There was no disturb ance last night and no further trouble is apprehended. STILL ON DUTY AT PITTSBURG. * (By the Associated Press-) Atlanta, Ga., May 19—Governor Cand ler said today that he would keep the militia on duty p.t Pittsburg, tho scene of Saturday's desperae fight, for some time. “I have issued orders for the soldiers to remain on duty,” said tho Governor. “I have not decided vet : when I will re lieve them. I think it is best that they should be kept under arms for a while.” Some men are such turf-hunters that they brag about losing all their money to a big gun.