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CAROLIIA BEACH
SWEPT By STORM
The Hotel Oceanic Razed to
the Ground.
THIRTEEN GUESTS HURT
Communication With Wilmington Cut
Off Seven Hours.
NONE OF THE INJURED FATALLY HURT
Further Reports of Damage Wrought by Wind
in the State at Greensboro, Durham,
Goldsboro, High Point and
Other Places.
(By the Associated Press.)
Wilmington, N. C., August 7.—During
a terifle wind storm which passed over
Carolina Beach, twenty miles from Wil
mington at 9 o’clock last night, the Hotel
Oceanic was raised to the ground and
thirteen guests were more or less in
jured, none perhaps fatally. The injured
are:
MRS. REBECCA EIDERS, proprietor
of the hotel, laceration of scalp, contu
sion of left shoulder, back and ankle.
MISS NETTIE EILERS. broken
ankle, nose and suffering from severe
shock-
MISS ALICE PHILLIPS, broken
ankle, contused back.
CAPTAIN JOHN BARRY, sprain of
both ankles.
MRS. JOHN BARRY, injury to the
left leg and fracture of ankle; also suf
fering from nervous shock.
CAPTAIN JOHN FITZGERALD, of
Richmond, Va., contusion of left shoul
der and chest; several ribs perhaps
broken.
MIKE H. KELLY, laceration of fore
head.
MRS. OWEN MARTINDALE, contu
sion and laceration of face and head; in
jury to spinal column and ankle. Her
three months’ old baby was yninjured.
HAMPTON SMITH, of Fayetteville.
N. C., laceration of scalp and face; se
vere contusion of left shoulder, chest and
back and laceration of entile left leg;
also suffering from concusion of the
brain and may die.
TOBE HOWARD, laceration of scalp
and contusion of both arms, jaw and
shoulders.
J. E. HAYWOOD, of McCall, S. C„
right ankle sprained- left leg broken and
dislocation of ankle and severe contusion
of spine.
J. M. RUMLEY, Beaufort, N. C., in
jury to back, left hip and knee.
As telephonic communication was cut
off by the storm and the roads were piled
up with trees and debris, news did not
reach the city of the occurrence until 4
o’clock this morning, when medical aid
and nurses were sent down on a special
boat, bringing the injured ones to this
city. The storm at Wrightsville Beach
was of no consequence.
The Storm at Greensboro.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 7. —The storm
yesterday did no serious damage in
Greensboro, save blowing down a few old
trees and tangling up the telephone
wires for a while. The edge of it struck
here. In the county a great deal of
damage was done to corn, tobacco and
growiug crops. At Pomona the nurseries
and orchards were greatly damaged.
Pear trees loaded with nearly ripe fruit
were stripped bare and much damage
done other fruit. At Pleasant Garden
the fine corn was literally destroyed and
great quantities of valuable timber de
stroyed. At Tabernacle church a tree
was blown down in the church yard, and
a horse belonging to Mr. Tom Coble in
stantly killed and several buggies were
smashed. Reports from all sections
have not yet been received, but enough
is known to place the estimate of dam
age to property as very serious.
The Storm Strikes Goldsboro.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Goldsboro, N. C., August 7. —The
rain and wind storm wiiicjp struck
here yesterday afternoon about* 4 o’clock
did considerable damage to shade trees.
In some places the streets and sidewalks
were impassable on account of the fallen
limbs from the trees. No damage to
property or loss of life has been reported.
The roar of the wind and rain was heard
here several minutes before the storm
struck the city.
The Losses at Durham.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C., Aug. 7.—The amount of
damage wrought In this section by the
storm yesterday afternoon is now known
to be considerable.
A brick house occupied by J. H. Crab
tree, at Hickstown, was blown down.
Loss about SBOO.
The steeple of the Methodist church in
East Durham was blown down. A por
tion of it struck H. R. Burgess’ residence,
damaging it. Loss about $100; covered by
tornado insurance. Other losses in East
Durham were: C. T. Driver’s carriage
house demolished; a negro church blown
down, and other damage of less serious
nature.
Trees were blown down in several sec-
tions of the city, and in some instances
branches were twisted off by the wind.
In the New Hope section, between here
and Chapel Hill, trees nearly as large as
a man’s body wore twisted off. Corn
was blown down in some neighborhoods,
and several tobacco barns were un
roofed.
The shed over the engine at Bowling’s
wood yard was carried into the street
and the engine damaged. Loss about
$75.00.
Telephone, electric light and fire alarm
wires suffered.
The Damage at High Point,
(Special to News and Observer.)
High Point, N. C., Aug. 7.—The storm
here yesterday played havoc with the
trees, fences and houses. Mr. A. E.
Tate’s modern residence was in the di
rect path of the storm, and suffered con
siderably. Several houses were moved
around on the foundations. At least one
hundred trees were blown down and
many fenees demolished. In one ward I
counted five large oak trees twisted off
and thrown on the house ond porches in
some places. At one place the entrance
was nearly cut off by falling trees. Win
dow panes and blinds were torn out at
several places. It was the worst storm
ever seen here, with probably one excep
tion, about fifteen years ago.
Lexington Hit by the Wind.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Lexington, N. C., Aug. 7.—We had a
severe wind storm yesterday evening, but
not much damage was done. Two trees
were blown down, the big Crusaders’
tent was lifted and torn to shreds. Slight
damage was done to the court house roof,
and the dwelling of the clerk of the Su
perior court, H. T. Philipps* about two
miles from town, was damaged about
fifty dollars.
THE KIHGJRATEFUL
Edward Writes a Loving Mes
sage to the British
People.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 7. —The following mes
sage from King Edward to his people
was made public tonight:
“To My People:—On the eve of my
coronation, an event which I look upon
as one of the most solemn and impor
tant of my life, I am anxious to express
to my people at home and in the colo
nies and in India, my heartfelt apprecia
tion of the deep sympathy they have
manifested toward me during a time in
my life of such imminent danger. The
postponement of the coronation cere
mony, owing to my illness, has caused, I
tear, much inconvenience and trouble to
all who intended to celebrate it. But
their disappointment has been borne by
them with admirable patience and tem
per.
“The prayeVs of my people for my re
covery were heard, and I now offer up
my deepest gratitude to Divine Provi
dence for having preserved my life and
given me strength to fulfill the impor
tant duties which devolve upon me as
sovereign of this great empire.
(Signed) “EDWARD R AND I.
“Buckingham Palace, August 8.”
King Edward’s proclamation is a per
sonal and spontaneous expression of His
Majesty’s feelings. It was conceived
and written by himself in an autograph
letter to the home secpetary, C. T.
Ritchie. In addressing this communica
tion to the home secretary the King is
following the traditions observed by the
late Queen Victoria when she addressed
personal messages to the nation.
It had been expected that His Majesty
would visit Westminster Abbey today,
but he did not do so. He was busily en
gaged with his secretary, Lord Knollys.
An official bulletin issued today says:
King Edward bore the journey to Lon
don yesterday without the least fatigue.
His Majesty had a good night and is in
excellent health. The wound practically
is healed.
Good Breaks at Wilson.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilson, N. C., Aug. 7.—There were good
breaks of tobacco here today at most
satisfactory prices. The new brick ware
house had its first sale. There are five
houses here now. Wilson expects to sell
two million pounds more than last sea
son.
New furniture is being placed in the
First National Bank. It will be one of
the best equipped banking houses in the
State.
The new Briggs Hotel is having an
annex of twenty-five rooms built.
Slow Schedule Suspended,
(Special to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. C.. Aug. 7.—The ordinance
in regard to regulating the speed of the
street cars to six and eight miles per
hour in this city, has been suspended
until the next regular meeting of the
Board of Aldermen. The company was
notified that they could run their, cars
on Main street, between Five Points and
Dillard street at ten miles an hour, and
on other streets of the city at fifteen
miles an hour. The suspension of the
ordinance gives pretty general satisfac
tion.
Griggs Denominated For Congress.
(By the Associated Press.)
Albany, Ga., Aug. 7.—The Democrats of
the Second district, in convention today
re-nominated Congressman J. M. Griggs
for Congress.
RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 8, 1902.
AS ONE VAST FAMILY
Close Union of the Friends
Beautifully Show.i-
Epistles and Reports. Membership of Yearly
Meeting. Prof. Moon’s Letter. Dr.
Benbow’s Message.
(Special to News and Observer.)
High Point, N. C., Aug. 7. —One of the
greatest annual gatherings in the State,
both in number and attendance, is the
yearly meeting hbld at this place, and
this year proyes the assertion beyond a
doubt. This is a long looked for week
among the Friends of North Carolina.
This morning’s session of the yearly
meeting consisted of the reading of
epistles from New England, New York,
Baltimore and Western yearly meetings,
and also a very impressive and sympa
thetic letter from Prof. Josephus Moon,
of Earlham college, Richmond, Ind., who
for four years was connected with the
Friends’ institution of Guilford College,
and who was one of the first educators to
introduce normal schools in North Car
olina, the first normal school being con
ducted by him at Archdale, formerly
Bush Hill, in Randolph county, in 1866
or ISC7.
The remainder of the morning session
was given to consideration of the condi
tion of the various meetings throughout
the State, of which the yearly meeting
is composed. This was done by reading
the answers to queries sent down by the
yearly meeting to be answered by the
subordinate meetings throughout the
State. In addition to these, a statistical
report of the membership was read.
This showed the number of members of
yearly meeting to be between five and
six thousand, and it showed also the
number of members under 21 years of
age to be over 700. Other interesting
details of the membership w r ere shown by
this statistical table.
In the afternoon a meeting of the board
of the trustees of Guilford College was
held, at which they discussed the endow
ments of the college and received the
report of President L. L. Hobbs concern
ing this work recently in behalf of the
increased endowment of the college.
There were present at the meeting of tlfe
board E. E. Mendenhall, John Van. Bind
ley, J. Elwood Cox, Dr. J. J. Cox, Verius
C. English, J. S. Cox, J. A. Hodgin and
Josiah Nicholson. Their report of the
college will be read on Saturday after
noon.
The afternoon session was given to re
ports of what is called the Home Mis
sion Committee, which committee is in
terested with the special evangelistic
work of the yearlv meeting throughout
the year. A subscription was made for
this work the coming year, an appropria
tion will be made by the yearly meeting
for the same purpose.
,A message of love was presented to
the meeting from Dr. D. W. C. Benbow,
who is now lying ill at Atlantic City.
The yearly meeting responded to his mes
sage and directed a letter of sympathy
sent to him by the clerk, expressing the
appreciation of Friends in North Caro
lina, the valued service which Dr. Ben
bow has rendered the church in former
days. The meeting was largely attended
today and much interest was manifested.
At last night's service able addresses
were made on the subject of peace among
nations by Rev. Thos. Newlin, of Guil
ford College, and Rev. Allen Jay, of
Earlham College, Ind. Also addresses
were made on the subject of Bible schools
by Amos Harvey and others. The meet
ing tonight was given to a gospel ser
vice in connection with Christian En
deavor work.
The morning session tomorrow will be
given in part to the consideration of a
constitution and uniform discipline for
the American yearly meetings, this has
been before the yearly meeting for two
years, and it is believed that it will be
adopted this year.
The Valley Iron Company Organized.
(By the Associated Press.)
Chattanooga, 7.—Stockholders of
the Valley Iron Company, recently
formed for the purpose of developing
iron interests in this section, organized
today and elected the following officers:
President, James W. Bowden, Balti
more; Vice-president, W. G.
Nashville, Tenn.; Secretary and "Treas
urer, Erskine Ramsey, Nashville, Tenn.
It is understood that Colonel William
Nixon, formerly general manager of the
Cumberland Coal and Coke Company,
will be general manager.
The company is capitalized at $1,000,-
000 and will erect iron and steel plants
in the central portion of J;he mineral dis
tricts along the lines of the Alabama
Great Southern Railroad.
Dr. Hatcher is Acquitted.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 7. —Dr. T. R.
Hatcher, a prominent physician of Rose
Hill, Duplin county, was given a prelim
inary hearing here today before United
States Commissioner S. P. Collier and
was found not guilty of retailing liquor
as charwged. He was represented by L.
V. Grady, Esq., and introduced no evi
dence in his own behalf. The government
placed three witnesses on the stand, but
failed utterly to make out its case.
Working For Causey’s Pardon
(Special to News and Observer.)
High Point, N. C., Aug. 7.—Steps are
being taken by parties here to secure
a pardon for Ernest Causey, who it is
claimed is now an invalid in the county
jail, having not been able to do any
work on the roads for some months.
AGED WOMAN SUICIDE
Strangled to Death Hanging
From a Bed Post.
Between Method and Cary Miss Alice Holder*
field Dies in Hearing of Her Blind
Mother Without a Moan,
Dead from strangulation, hanging to
a bed post, the body of an aged woman
was found yesterday morning. It was a
suicide, the details and cause of which
tell a sad story.
Fifty-one years old, wearied and de
spondent, with failing health and failing
mind, Miss Alice Hohierfield, who lived
between Method and Cary, west of Ral
eigh, ended her life by her own hands
while suffering from an attack of tem
porary insanity.
She lived with her mother and one
sister in a small house and for years had
been the constant companion and nuyse
of her mother, who is now ninety-two
years old, entirely blind and bed-riddon,
and who has been an invalid for years.
The constant burden had told on Miss
Alice Holderfield, who has been unceasing
in her care for her mother, but the strain
was too much and the fatal tragedy was
enacted.
Wednesday night she retired as usual,
and it is known that she was in her
bed till near day. At an early hour yes
terday morning she went into an adjoin
ing room, and when the room was en
tered later she was found dead.
The body of the unfortunate woman
was found hanging by a strap from the
tall post of an old-fashioned bedstead,
and the indications were that she had
been dead an hour or more. About her
neck a handkerchief had been firmly
tied and in this a trunk strap fastened.
She must have stood on the bed, slipped
the trunk strap over the post and then
stepped off. Her death came from stran
gulation as the neck was not broken.
THEIR BEST TOBACCO OPENING-
Peanut Crop Bhot A Farmer Creating a Furore
as a Hypnotirar.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Scotland Neck, N. C., Aug. 7.—The
fifth season of Scotland Neck tobacco
market opened yesterday. It was the
best and most satisfactory opening in
the history of the market. The sales
amounted to about Sif.OOO pounds. Prices
were good and the farmers were all
highly pleased with the sales. The to
bacco men feel greatly encouraged with
the prospects for a successful season.
There is much more tobacco in this re
gion than there was last year.
It has been observed that the peanut
crop here is much shorter than last year.
The acreage was considerably reduced,
and the drought has cut the crop.
There is somewhat a wonderful devel
opment in the art of hypnotism with Mr.
N. D. Parks, a quiet farmer of this com
munity. He has been studying it for
some tijne and his exhibitions given in
private were so fine he was induced to
give a public performance in the opera
house a few nights ago. He had a good
audience, made some money and gave one
of the most successful performances of
the kind ever seen in this section. He
outclassed Hart, the laugh king, and
many intelligent persons who saw it de
clared it the finest they had ever seen.
Mr. Parks may give much of his time
to the work.
Miss Lula Howard died here yesterday
morning of fever, after an illness of two
weeks, aged about 25 years. Her re
mains were interred in the Baptist ceme
tery yesterday afternoon. Rev. M. L. Ros
ier conducting the services.
Big Tobacco Sale at Mount Olive
(Special to News and Observer.)
Mt. Olive, N. C., Aug. 7.—The opening
sale of the Mt. Olive Tobacco Warehouse
Company took place Tuesday, and there
were about forty thousand pounds of to
bacco on the floor of the warehouse, and
every pound sold at satisfactory prices.
The warehouse is under the management
of Messrs. Townsend and Martin.
Mt. Olive Lodge No. 104, I. O. O. F.,
picnicked at Kelly Springs yesterday, and
they had a most enjoyable occasion.
The Methodist Sunday school are pic
nicking at Kelly Springs today.
The Southern Bell Telephone Company
are here with their force of hands putting
in their line from Wilmington to Raleigh.
Mrs. I. H. Cobb is visiting relatives at
Goldsboro and Boston.
Americans Win at Tennis.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, August 7. —The team of the
American Lawn Tennis experts success
fully defended the Dwight Davis Inter
national Challenge Cup today on the
courts of the Crescent Athletic Club,
Bay Ridge. They defeated the challeng
ing Englishmen in the four matches ot
the singles by three victories and suffer
ed one defeat.
To Instal a New Union.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 7.—Tomorrow
afternoon General Organizer Eugene S.
Odell, of the Carpenters’ and Joiners’
Union of America, will accompany local
union No. 899, of this city, to Southport
on a specially chartered steamer, the oc
casion being the installation of a new
union in Southport, where hundreds of
carpenters are employed on the improve
ments going on at Fort Caswell.
A negro who came on the Gibson excur
sion yesterday fell from the cars as the
train was departing last night and re
ceived several ugly wounds, one of them
which bled freely, having been in the
neck. He was sent to the hospital but
was unable to give a better account of
himself than that his name was “Mudd”
and that he was cut to the “goozle” and
didn’t give a cuss.
George W. Phillips, the young Wilming
ton boy who was recently taken back to
Petersburg, Va., to answer a charge of
the larceny of money and jewelry from
a lady with whom he boarded, was ac
quitted in the Virginia court. The prose
cutor withdrew the warrant, saying she
had secured it under a misapprehension.
A joint committee of arrangements
from the four lodges of Odd Fellows in
the city is preparing for the annual visit
of the children of the Goldsboro (I. O. O.
F.) Orphanage to this city next week.
The children will come for a week and
will be entertained free of cost by the
loyal wearers of the three links in V il
mington.
Struck Down by Lightnig.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Rockingham, N. C., Aug. 7. \ esterday
at about 3 p. m. Oliver H. Kinney, a good
citizen of the town, was struck by light
ning and instantly killed. He was at the
time in the office of the clerk of the Su
perior court. There was a terrific ex
plosion of lightning near the court house.
Mr. Kinney was sitting in the clerk’s
office with his head leaning back against
the wall just under the telephone. He
was also directly in a draft between two
windows. Capt. W. I. Everett and Mr.
Dan Morrison wore sitting just a few
feet away. Mr. Kinney’s death was al
most instantaneous. Captain Everett
was slightly stunned. He and Mr. Morri
son took Mr. Kinney out into the fresh
air and a doctor was immediately sum
moned, but in a few minutes Mr. Kinney
died.
IDE nlsHpelled
Scene of Wild Fxcitement at
the Closing of the School
at Landernau.
(By the Associated Press.)
Brest, France, Aug. 7.—Exciting scenes
occurred today at the expulsion of a
number of Sisters from their school at
Landcrneau, near here. A special train
conveyed detachments of soldiers to
Landcrneau, where a body of gendarmes
had been mobilized already.
A large crowd assembled at the school
and surrounded the soldiers in the square
in front of the school. When the com
missary of police arrived, accompanied
by a locksmith, the people protested vig
orously, shouting: Long live the Sisters
and liberty!” “Down with the ministry!”
Women threw themselves to the ground
in front of the horses of the gendarmes.
The commissary ordered the Sisters to
open the school door. They refused and
the locksmith picked the locks and broke
windows amid the denunciations of the
crowds. The commissary ordered the
Sisters to leave the school, which they
did, leaning on the arms of the towns
women, and accompanied by the priests
and thousands of people immediately
marched to church, where they sang a
hymn. A large crowd followed the gen
darmes to the railroad station, shouting
“Death to the locksmith!” the man was
protected by the military.
The soldiers and gendarmes reached
Landerneau at 4 o’clock in the morning,
but watohers had already given the
alarm. The whole population of the
town was intensely excited and hurried
to the school. At one time when the
crowd broke the military cordon, the
commissary ordered the drums to be
beaten thrice as a preliminary to charg
ing the crowd, and bloodshed was feared.
Emile Villiers, member of the Chamber
of Deputies for Finistere, who is a con
servative, intervened and appealed to
the people to be calm. Vicomte Laga
tinais, leader of the opposition, cried:
“You can arrest me; my ancestors died
on the_ scaffold and I deem it an honor
to be arrested for this noble cause!”
After the expulsion of the Sisters the
crowd again became so threatening that
the commissary ordered the troops to
charge, but the intervention of M. Villiers
induced the people to disperse. A few
women were hurt in the disorder.
The commissary at Grozon tried to ex
pel the Sisters from a school, but the
gendarmes were unable to force their
way through the crowd and the attempt
was abandoned.
Death-Stricken on the Street.
(Special to News and Observer.)
Reidsville, N. C., Aug. 7.—Mr. George
Smiley died last night at about ten
o'clock. He was walking with a woman
and feeling bad had taken a seat in
Reid’s grove on East Market street. The
woman, seeing that Mr. Smiley was ill,
took his head in her lap and in a few
minutes he was dead. Death was caused
from heart disease.
Texas Wars on the Trusts.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
Austin, Texas, Aug. 7.—The Attorney
General has been furnished with a list
of about 200 domestic and foreign cor
porations which have failed to make
affidavits that they are not members of
trusts, and suits to forfeit their permits
to do business in the State will be en
tered as soon as possible.
The various oyster canning and pack
ing companies in Mississippi, Louisiana
and Alabama will, it is said, combine
umjer one head with a capital stock of
$2,000,000, financed by the Hibernia In
vestment Company, of New Orleans.
CENTS.
NEGRO'S RELIGIOUS
LIFE IS DISCUSSED
Gardner Warns the Race
Against emotionalism.
LYON DEFENDS NEGRO
Friend of Law and Order, Neither
Socialist Nor Anarchist.
ROO3LVFLT SENDS LETTER OF REGREr
Unable, He Says, to Attend the Congress.
Pegues of Raleigh and Sanders of
Chariotte Speak. Ihrongsof
Delegates Increase.
(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 7.—Strong addresses
■ delivered by prominent leaders of the
J race made interesting today’s session of
, the Negro Young People’s Christian and
j Educational Congress, and from the sun-
I rise prayer meetings until the close of
t
j the grand concert at night, in which five
| hundred voices took part, the day’s pro
' gramme was complete.
The following letter of regret from
President Roosevelt was read:
“Corresponding Secretary, Negro Young
People's Christian and Educational
Congress.
“My Dear Sir: Your letter of recent
date referring to the proposed Negro
Young People’s Congress to be held in
Atlanta, August 6 to 11th, 1902, has been
received. I very much regret that it will
not be possible for me to attend, but I
take pleasure in sending to the --ugress,
through you, greetings and best washes
for its success in inculcating in the young
people of your race principles of right
thinking, of unswerving integrity, and
of thoroughness in whatever part they
i may take in the world’s work.
“THEODORE ROOSEVELT.”
Rev. Dr. J. W. E. Bowen, of the Gam
i mon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, pre
sided over the morning session, and eight
thousand delegates were present when
the gathering was called to order.
The general subject for discussion dut
t ing the morning was the religious life of
' the race. The first paper read was on
■ the religious status of the negro race
lin the United States, by Rev. Ernest
Lyon, of Baltimore. Dr. Lyon claimed
| for the negro what he termed the six
j elements of religion: Humility, patience,
! endurance, forgiveness, charity and
, brotherly love. Measured by these
standards the negro was religious.
Speaking of lynchings he said:
“The negro has been lynched and Ills
body used as fagots for bonfires, but
j there is no record in the courts of the
I law charging the negro with leading a
i mob against his persecutors, or with put
i ting a torch even to the homes of his
. enemies. The negro,” he said, “is a
I friend of law and order. He is neither a
striker, a socialist nor an anarchist.’’
In an original poem, Dr. Webster
Davis, of Richmond, Va., declared that
the negro must fight his own ignorance
and sin more than the hate and prejudice
without.
In a paper on “True and false in revi
val methods of the race.” Rev. C. A.
Gardner, of Washington, D. C., stated
that most of the negroes’ troubles grew
out of emotionalism. Emotionalism has
some virtue, but it must not be the only
result of a revival.
“In some of our churches the chief evi
dence of conversion is found in excite
ments, visions, strange phenomena and
great physical agitation. The tempera
ment and mental calibre of pastor and
, people make this both possible and
| agreeable, but this is not spiritual
I power.”
j “The need of a properly trained min
istry,” was explained by President D. J.
! Sanders, of Biddle University, Charlotte,
N. C. Prof. A. W. Pegues, of Shaw Uni
versity, Raleigh, N. C., talked on the
same subject.
5 The evening session of the Congress
was devoted to music and elocution. The
musical program included selections from
Handel, Rossini, Verdi and others. Prof.
Charles G. Harris, of Tuskegee, led the
chorus of five hundred voices.
Delegates are still arriving in the city
and the attendance is expected to reach
10,000 by tomorrow night.
Contract For L. & N. Extension.
(By the Associated Press.)
Knoxville, Tenn., August 7.—The con
tract for the construction of the Knox
ville, Lafollette and Jellico Railroad, the
Louisville and Nashville extension, into
Louisville from Lafolette to Beaver
Ridge, near Knoxville, twenty-eight
miles, was let today to Mason and Hoge,
of Lexington, Ky., and St. Louis, Mo.,
and Walton and Company, of Roanoke,
Va. It involves about one million dol
lars.
What Docs it Mean?
(Special to News and Observer.)
, Washington, N. C., Aug. 7.—lt has just
been learned that there was a second at
tempt made Monday night to wreck en
gine No. 4, pulling the southbound pas
senger train into Washington. The mat
ter has been kept quiet to give the rail
road detectives time to work it up. The
scene of this latest attempt is near Hin
son, the scene of the former wreck.