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♦ THE WEATHER TODAY. ♦ ♦ For North Carolina: ♦ X FAIR. t VOL. LIII, NO. 41. Leads all North Carolina Dailies in Hews and Circulation ECLIPSED ALL RECORDS The Brilliant Splendor of the Floral Parade Was Dazzling. THE SOLDIER BOVS WERE IN LINE -1 he State FairYesterday Drew Fully Twenty Thousand to Raleigh. HUNDREDS OF LADIES ASSISTED IN PARADE The Fair Grounds Were Thronged With a Great er Crowd Than at Any Previous Tima and the Great Atlrao tions Merited Much Praise .j. »*. *j» 4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4' »j» •s**s• 4* 4* 414*4* 4* 4*4*4* •> 4* »:• TODAY’S EVENTS. * 4* 4* ❖ S O'clock—The Fair Grounds Open 4* 4* With Splendid Attractions. 4* 4* 10 O'clock —Second Day of the Gun 4* ❖ Shoot. 4* ❖ 11 O’clock—Procession of Officers 4* 4* and Marshals to the Fair Grounds. ❖ 12 O’clock —Slack Wire Free Per ❖ formance. 4* ❖ 1 O’clock—Races Begin. Trotting. 4* ❖ 1:30 O’clock —Harry Costello on the 4* ❖ Flying Trapeze. 4* ❖ 2 O’clock—The Second Race. Pac- 4* ❖ ing. 4* 4* 3 O’clock —Feats of Daring in 4* ❖ balancing and trapeze work. 4* 4* 3:30 O’clock —The Special Race. 4* •I* 4:30 O’clock —Grand Balloon As- 4* 4* cension. 4* 4* All Day—The Great State Fair In 4* 4* a Blaze of Glory. 4» 4* 7:3o—Meeting North Carolina To- 4* 4* Lacco Growers in the Senate Cham- 4 4* ber. 4* *t» 8 O’clock —The Annual Session of 4* 4* the North arolina Agricultural So- 4* 4* ciety in House of Representatives. 4* 4* Election of Officers. Modern Agri- 4* 4* cultural Methods illustrated by 4* 4* seven A. and M. Students. 4* 4* 8:30 O'clock —Comic Opera at the 4* 4* Academy of Music. Vaudeville at 4* 4* the Monumental Theatre. 4* 4* 0 O’clock—German at the Capital > 4* Club. * **- *j. ❖ TODAY’S RACES. 4* •s* «j» 4* Racing begins promptly at one 4* 4* o’clock. 4* 4* Class 2:18. T/otting. Purse, S3OO. 4* 4* The entries are: 4* 4* Trot Deban. (b. g.), Geo. Haight. 4* 4* Sam Patch (b. g.), Thos. Cannon. 4* 4* Trib Gentry, (b. s.), Geo. F. Dyer. 4* 4* Petronel (ch. m.), Harden. 4* 1 4* Kattie (s. m.), W. B. Brewer. 4* 4* Class 2:25. Racing. Puise, S3OO. 4* 4* The entries are: 4* 4* Caldwell Fox. (b. g.), S. Boswell. 4* 4* Little Bell (b. m.). Geo. F. Dyer. 4* 4* Edith Favill (b. m.), W. R. Steel. -4* 4* J. S.. (b. g.), Harden. 4* 4- Saffo, (g. m.). Brewer. 4* ' 4* «2j^ 4* SPECIAL RACE. 4* 4* The entries are: 4* 4- Effie Powers, Record 2:10, (b. m.), 4* 4« 1.. A. Gray. *s• ❖ Gispee Rod, Record, 2:08 (c. m.), ♦> i 4* D. C. Clippinger. 4* f v T hese are two of the fastest 4* v horses ever trotted in North Caro- 4* v lina and it is expected that the 4* 4* record in the State will be lowered. 4* + * 44*4‘4*4-4-4*4-4«4»4‘4-4*4»4-4-4h>M-4-4*4^>4‘4hJ« No greater pageant was ever witnessed I in Raleigh or in the State. Yesterday s splendid parade through I the streets of the city surpassed the high. exjM't tationx of all friends of .the Fair, and these had been great. • (•rent praise is due to Mr. Sherwood t Higgs, of Raleigh, to whose unflagging '■nergv and interest this splendid parade I wa made a reality. As its manager he has made a success that he and his able I assistants should be proud of. This is I Die verdict of all who saw the parade. It was an industrial, military, and i floral parade, but there was so much blinding of bright colors that the floral j picture was over all, labor amd its pro- 1 duets being made as a gorgewus spec tacle. It wj.3 a long parade, broken here and there by bands of music, whose lively aii'; set all pulses abeat and made happy the thousands who viewed the* varied beauties of the moving attractions.! moving on as cheers and demonstrations of delight marked every foot of advance. The best part of yesterday’s, wonder fill display was the immense throng of j North Carolina folks that saw tj?e parade j and attended the Fair—twenty thousand of the grandest people on the gtlobe—the \ bravest and best folks that thet sun has the honor to shine upon, the most win some women, the manliest men, the most glorious girls, the bravest boys, the most charming children—a grand and. glorious ! galaxy of the best folks that people the fairest part of the earth. It was a wonderful day of attraction, i and long before the parade started the j streets were not only crowded, but jamm- ’ ed. And when 12 o’clock came there was • The News and Ohsc er. heard the sound of a bugle and then came the tuneful chime of bells and the great j parade was started. THE BELLS RING. The first, and one of the most attractive floats in the parade was that of the _ Craddock-Terry Company, of Lynchburg, - Va., the big Southern Shoe Jobbers and Manufacturers, advertising their “South erland Belle’’ shoes. „ The. Craddock-Terry Company number their friends in this State by the score and as soon as they learned that there was to be a trade parade they prompt ly signified their wish to furnish a float, and in appreciation of the interest taken by them in this feature of the week’s en tertainment to visitors to the State Fair the management of the parade compli- ment “The Southland Belle” float by as * signing them to the right of line and making it the advance courier of the * procession. This float was of magnificent dimensions and unique in design. At ** each of the four corners was an imposing '* marble column, these supporting an arch from which was suspended au immense ' f floral boll, at the base of me columns i* I weer large brass bells signifying the i* goods represented. These bells were kept ringing, announcing the approach of the S* grandest trades parade ever seen in North I* Carolina, and singing the praises of a I* I “Southern made shoe for Southern S* maids.” I* Then came a platoon of mounted city 'f police, Officers Aiderson, Walters, Banks ► and Creighton, followed by four mounted * buglers in grey, and these by the Raleigh * Drum Corps of six, whose tap, tap, tap * followed the bugles notes. * The Fair Division was next in line and * this was led by Chief Marshal Patterson » and his splendid staff of aides in hand ► l home regalia, who attracted much atten ► I tion. Following came carriages contain * ing the Fair officials, State officials, dis ► tinguished citizens and ladies. ► ! In the first carriage was President J. . A. Long, of the North Carolina Agricul ► tural Society, with other gentlemen and . j Mrs. R. D. Gilmer. This was followed ► i by other carriages containing Miss Mag ► gie Long, of Roxboro, and other ladies, ■ Gen. W. R. Cox, of Edgecombe: Col. Ben * ehan Cameron, of Stagville; Gen. W. P. Roberts, of aGtes; Mr. Josephus Daniels, ► Mr. Ashley Horne, of Clayton; Comrais ► sior.er of Agriculture S. L. Patterson, At ► torney General R. D. Gilmer, Mr. F. B. ►: Arendell and many others. ’ THE MILITARY DIVISION. * Then followed the Military Division, of which Col. Alfred Williams was chief,; with Col. J. F. Armfield, of Statesville, | | in command. The Battalion was preceded by the I well known Third Regimient Band, of | Rcidsville. and the military companies I 1 were lined up as follows: FIRST BATTALION. Winston company, 36 men, Capt. J. C. '; Bessent. Raleigh Light Infantry, 3S men. Capt. I J. J. Bernard. Company I), Goldsboro Rifles, 37 men, under command of Lieut. Tudor. SECOND BATTALION. Oak City Guards, 14 men, Capt. Van ; Dalen Stronach. j Company L, Lumber Bridge Infantry, | 33 r.nen, Capt. A. N. Johnson. THIRD BATTALION. Warren Guards, 33 men, Capt. Price. Company B, Goldsboro, 40 men, Capt. George E. Hood- Franklin Guards, 32 men, Capt. W. L. | McGee. The A. and M. Battlion, consisting of I 450 cadets, with Capt. Phelps in com mand. The A. and M. Battalion was pre | ceded by their onw band of 25 pieces, and | the cadets were loudly cheered along the j entire line of march. They were a sea ! turc, and a splendid one of the parade. Following came- the handsome Floral ’ Division with magnificent designs of all ; kinds, the gorgeous trade and industrial ! floats, the fire department and many \ j splendid unique designs of all kinds, in cluding the historical float of the city of Raleigh. The Baptist Female University j float was a dream of beauty, and Miss Hazel Allen’s team, desorated in white ! was superb. Miss Hazel Allen won the >'2s prize for the bes! decorated vehicle, Master T. S. Linton 85.00 for the best decorated bicy cle, the B. F. U. a special gold medal, the Raleigh Cotton Mills a gold medal for Industrial float and the Wyatt Harness Company a gold medal for best float in | Mercantile division. A GREAT FAIR. Great were the races and the enjoy ; ment at the Fair. Everybody had a i splendid day and today will be another i great one. 1 ITNIVLnSITY BOYS AT THE FALR. 1 The following young men of the Uni- J versity of North Carolina came in on the I noon train yesterday to be present dur- i ing Fair Week: Law- School —Chas- E. Harris, S. J. Adams, E. Long, A. Bahren, Allen Dun- I can and Ham Stewart. Academic Department—B. S. Best, j George Graham, Gilmer. Tomlinson, j 1 Wood, Marriott, Holt, Hassel, Sloan, i Bonner, Rankin, Pickard, Latta, Mc- RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA, IHURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30 1902. Nider, McNairy, Wilson, Osborne, Nich ols, Robins, Harper, Judd, Mann, Moore, Harris, Bregman, Patterson. THE DURHAM AND GHARLOITE. An Extension to be Built From Gulf on to Greenßboro. (Special to News and Observer.) Greensboro, N, C.. Oct. 29. —The Balti more Manufacturers’ Record contains this financial bulletin regarding the new rail road which is heading this way: “J. B. Lenning, of Bridesburg, Pa., president of the Durhri’i and Charlotte Railroad, says that an extension will be built from Gulf to Pittsboro, thence to Bynum's, and along the Haw River via Graham, Burlington and Gibsonville to Greensboro, a total distance of about seventy miles. This work w’ill be under taken as soon as the extension from Star to Troy, at the other end of the line is completed. J. L. Tull is Chief Engineer, Gulf, N. C.” Mr. George C. McGregor, chief engineer of this road, was in Greensboro today, and he confirms most positively the statements heretofore made in this cor respondence touching the bona-sides of this important new line of road. He came up from Cumnock yesterday after noon and this morning met his surveying party, which is now within one-half a mile of the city. The location survey, Mr. McGregor says, is pretty close to Ramseur. The road is in use from Colon, on the Seaboard Air Line, to Cumnock, on the Southern. It is graded from Cum nock on west to Harper’s Cross Roads, with the location survey as far this way as Ramseur and the preliminary sur vey having reached the outskirts of the city, is really begins to look as if the R. and W. imeans business* According to the preliminary survey the proposed road will cross the Southern between here and Pomona, but as to where the new' road will come in—that, Mr. McGregor says, can await further development}?. Mr. McGregor thinks the disposition bf the capitalists behind the Raleigh and Western is to push their plans to a speedy completion. His instructions are to push his estimates to headquarters and Mr. Respass, of the preliminary survey, has been similarly instructed. TREATY HUNGS FIRE Awaiting Columbia’s Decis ion as to Whether Concha Shall Present Her Note. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct- 29.—The status today of the Colombian Canal negotiations is that both sides are awaiting decision of the Colombian government as to whethei Minister Concha shall proceed under his original instructions to present to the State Department the Colombian re spones to the department proposed for a treaty. When the response arrived in Wash ington two days ago the minister promptly notified the State Department of the fact he added to his notice the statement that in view’ of recent de velopments he had regarded it as his duty to withhold it until he heard fur ther from his government. s the State Department had in some way come to know that the Colombian response would, if submitted, go far to wards meeting the desires of this gov ernment, in the matter of a canal treaty this delay was very annoying. But as the minister had his own nation of duty in the matter, it was decided that an appeal should be taken over his head to the authorities in Bogta. Accordingly a cablegram was sent to United States Minister Hart at the Colombian capital notifying him of the action of the Colom bian minister here. The matter of objection by our own officials is the attempt to link the nego tiations for a canal treaty, pure and sim ple, with the discussion of the questions of the correctness of the attitude of our naval officers on the isthmus. The Colombian offieiale hold that as the pro jected treaty renews or continues the privileges of the existing- treaty relating to enutralizing isthmian traffic which is now the subject of contention between the two governments, it is proper that the canal treaty be held back until, either by an amendment of the old treat} or a change in the language of the new treaty, Colombian intergrity can be safe guarded. It is expected that the delay will not be long, for even if the Colombian an swer is not satisfactory the United States government will still be bound by the terms of the Spooner Act to proceed towards the construction of au isthmian canal, and the only question to be de cided is as to the method. There are two ways open even in case of an ad verse attitude on the part of Colombian, namely, either the United States govern ment to proceed without delay to com plete the treaties with Nicaragua and Costa Rica necessary for the construc tion of a canal to these countries, or. and this latter course would be adopted with reluctance, the government might pur chase outright the franchise of the French Panama Canal Company and go on resolutely with the construction of the Panama Canal, taking no further notice of Colombia. Milledgeville. Ga., Oct. 29.—Peter Lin- 1 geld, a farmer of Scottsboro, in this county, today surrendered to the sheriff, admitting that he had killed his brother, .1 P. Lingeld. Peter Lingeld said that ho and his brother were intoxicated and had quarrelled while on the way home from a circus. They began shooting at each other and J. P. Lingeld was in stantly killed. ARBITRATORS OFF FOR COAL FIELDS They Meet Today to Begin the Investigation. NO DATE FOR HEARINGS Will not Begin Until Formal Claims by Miners and Answer of Operators Have Been Filed. Mitchell Day Grandly Celt brated. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 29.—The ma/ority of the members of the anthracite coal strike commission loft here at 3 o’clock this af ternoon over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for Scranton, Pa., where they will meet tomorrow morning to begin their investigation of the conditions in the mining region. The party consisted of Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright, General John M. Wilson, Bishop Spalding, Grand Child E. E. Clarke, of the Order of Railroad Conductors, Assistant Recorders Mose ley and Neill and three stenographers. The other members of the commission are also expected to reach Scranton by tomorrow morning. The commission will spend tomorrow at Scranton arranging the details of the trip though the coal fields. The hearings will not begin un til the formal claims of the miners and the answer of the operators have been filed. None of the members of the commis sion are willing to bo quoted in predic tions of the length of time the work of the commission will consume. They say they will go into the subject exhaustive ly and one of them said privately today that he believed the report would be ready within two months. “If either of the parties to the contro versy should refuse to abide by the de cision of the commission on what could be done,” the commissioner was asked. *‘l do not regard that as a possibility,” was his answer. ‘We see no reason to anticipate anything of the sort. I do not believe that either side could face the force of public opinion by rejecting the conclusions which it* V IwiVe agreed ir. ad- Celfebiaiion of Mitchell Day. (By the Associated Press ) Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 29.—“ Mitchell Day" was celebrated in all the principal towns of the anthracite coal region ioday and in order that all the mine workers might have an opportunity to partici pate in the exercises the mines were closed down. Thp principal demonstra tion was held in this city and President Mitchell took part. There was storm and sunshine during the day, but the change able weather did not keep any army of strangers out of town. Everybody wore a John Mitchell badge. The procession started shortly before noon and was nearly one hour in passing a given point. It is estimated that there were ten thou sand men in line. President Mitchell was given an ova tion all along the line of the march and whenever his carriage stopped the crowd from the sidewalk pressed around and insisted on shaking his hand. An Ameri can flag was carried at the head of every “local” and brass bands by the score furnished music. The banners carried many curious inscriptions. Some of them read as follows: “By arbitration we hope to gain our just demands.” “Unity and friendship make peace.” “God bless our country and our union.” “We honor and respect our Presidents, Roosevelt and Mitchell.” After the parade a big mass-meeting was held at Y. M. C. A. park. Presi dent Mitchell was the principal speaker. Lie expressed the hope that there would never be another anthracite coal strike in Pennsylvania. President Mitchell was busy tonight completing his plans for the first meet ing of the arbitration board at its meet ing in Scranton tomorrow. Professor Weill is assisting Mr. Mitchell in pre paring his case for presentation: also Dr. Peter Roberts, of Mahanoney City, an authority on the hard coal industry. THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION. Presidpnt Roosevelt Designates November the 27th as the Tay. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 29.—President Roose velt today issued his proclamation desig nating Thursday, November 27th as a day of thanksgiving. The proclamation is as fellows: “According to the yearly custom of our people, it falls upon the Presidi nt at this season of the year to appoint a day of festival and thanksgiving to God. ‘‘Over a century and a quarter has rassed since this country took its place among the nations cf the earth and dur ing that time we have had qn the whole more to be thankful for than has fallen to the lot of any other people. Genera tion after generation has grown to man hood and passed away. Each has had to bear its peculiar murdens, each to face its special crisis and each has known years of grim trial when the countiy was menaced by malice domestic or foreign levy, when the band of the Lord was ■heavy upon it in drought or fit od or pes tilence, when in bodily distress and an guish of soul, it paid the penally of folly and a froward heart. Nevertheless, de cade by decade we have struggled on- ward and upward: we now abundantly enjoy material well being and under the favor of the most high we are striving earnestly to achieve moral and spiritual uplifting. The year that has just cloved has been one of peace and of overflowing plenty. Barely has any people enjoyed greater prosperity than we are now en joying. For this we nena neartfelt and solemn thanks to the giver of good; and we seek to praise hi mnot by words only, but by deeds, by the way in which we do our duty to ourselves and to our fellow men. “Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevel. President of the United States, do hereby designate as a day of general thanksgiv ing, Thursday, the 27th of the coming November and do recommend that throughout the land the people cease from their ordinary occupations, and in their several homes and places of worship ren der thanks to Almighty God for the man ifold blessings of the past year.” Mock Hanging Ends in Deaib. (By the Associated Press.) Oxford, Miss.. Oct. 29.—Emmanuel Crump, a 14-year-old negro boy who had witnessed the recent hanging of Mathias and Lester here, secured a plow line and hung it over a tree limb and arranged a noose for a mock hanging of himself. He stood on a milk jar and placed his head in the noose. In some manner he knock ed the jar away and his neck hanging developed into the genuine article. When found he was dead. A TRIPLE MURDER Three Girls Foully Slain, one Subjected to Unspeak able Indignities. (By Associated Press.) Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 29.—A special to the Scimitar from Wynne, Ark., says: “Mary, Sophie and May Gibson, aged 17, 12 and 10 years respectively, daugh ters of Thomas Gibon, a prosperous ne gro farmer, were killed and one of them was the victim of a criminal assault at their home near here yesterday. “The murders occurred while Gibson, the father, was away from home at tending a circus, leaving the three girls alone in the house. Upon his return he found the bodies of two of the girls with their heads crushed, while the body of the third lay in the yard terribly mu tilated. The girl had been subjected to the most atrocious indignities. Posses composed of both blacks and whites were formed and David Crow, an old negro* was arrested. Crow denied all knowl edge of the crime, but finally confessed that he had witnessed the killing and said that a negro named Johnson was the guiltv man.” THU EXPORT LUMBER CO. Three Rec ivers are Appointed by New York Supreme Court (By Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 29.—Waterman A. Taft, Edward J. Hawthorne and Ben L. Fair child wore appointed in the Supreme Court today temporary receivers of the Export Limber Company on the applica tion of the majority of the company’s directors asking tor a voluntary dissolu tion of the corporation. The application says that some of the *50,000 liabilities due and about to mature cannot be met. The total liabilities amount to $2,358,538, and nominal assets $3,598,920. The com pany was incorporated in IS7B and has a capital stock of half a million dollars. The property to come into the hands of the receivers in this State will not exceed that amount. The principal stockholders are Charles R. Flint. Alden S. Swan and John D. c,arberry. The Company has branches at Boston, Georgetown, S. C., and in Canada. In the United States Circuit Court to day Freeman S. Farr and Edward J. Hathorue were appointed temporary re ceivers of the property of the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company within the South ern District of Ne w York. The same two temporary receivers were appointed previously by the United States district court for the Eastern district of Vir ginia. Mr. Farr was the former presi dent of the company. The appointment of the receivers was due to an action brought against the company by its trus tee, the Colonial Trust Company of New York, the lumber company being unable to meet the interests payment due the trust company. A statement issued to day by those interested in the two lum ber companies says the various receivers were appointed in connection with the reorganization and contemplated consoli dation of the principal lumber companies owned and handling what is known as North Carolina (short leaf) pine. The statement claims that even in the case of liquidation the assets of the two com panies will be in excess of all liabilities. Plans are already jn process of for mation for the reorganization of the company, and the consolidation of the Southern Pine Lumber interests. Roosevelt to Visit Dixie (By the Associated Press.) Washington. Oet. 29.—President Roose velt will make a trip through a part of the South next month if official business should not make his presence in Wash ington necessary at that time. The trip will be made about the middle of the month, the primary object of it being to enable the President to attend the reception to be tendered by the citizens of Memphis to General Luke Wright, Vice Governor of the Philippines. Sub sequently, it is expected that the Presi dent will accept an invitation to parti cipate in a bear hunt in the cane brakes of Mississippi. He may embrace the op- 1 portunity, while in the South, to visit ; the Tuslcegee Institute, at Tuskegee, | Ala., of which Booker T. Washington is . president, JOINT POLITICAL MEETING ENLIVENED BY CABBIE NATION. Granted Ilalf an Hoar’s Time, She Bpeaks at Asheville- Raising Fund for Home for Diunkaids’ Wives. (Special to News and Observer.) Asheville, N. C., Oct. 29. —Mrs. Carrie Nation arrived here late this afternoon and at eight o’clock she appeared at a joint political meeting and asked for half an hour's time. The request was grant ed and at the close of her talk she an nounced the object of her lecture tour to the raising of a fund for a home for drunkard's wives in Kansas City. She offered miniature hatchets for sale at an open air meeting held infnediately after her speech inside the court house and stated this to be the only means of her revenge. In her talk she was bitter against the government as an agent of the liquor traffic. TO ENJOIN THE STEEL TRUaT- Decision in the Hodge Suit to Prevent Retiring Stock and Bonds. (By Associated Press.) Newark, N. J., Oct. %9. —Vice-Chancel- lor Emery today filed his decision in the suit of J. Aspinwall Hodge and others to prevent the United States Steel Cor poration from retiring $200,000,000 of pre ferred stock and issuing $250,000,000 in bonds. In his decision on the Vice Chan cellor says: ‘‘l will advise that a preliminary in junction be granted restraining the issue of bonds under the resolution.” The resolution referred to by the Vice- Chancellor was adopted by thd directors of the United States Steel Corporation and ordered the retirement of the pre ferred stock. Vice Chancellor Emery de cides that the meeting of th directors which the resolution was adonted was prematurely called and that the retire ment of the stock under the resolution must be therefore enjoined. The deci sion of the Vice-Chancellor agrees with the decision of the court of errors and appeals in the berger case, on all other points. SSOT IN BAR ROOM BRAWL. H. S Eardee Fatally Woundad by J W Allen, J atiior. (Special to the News and Observer.) Green villi ," N. O.', OctT a bar rooin fight here at 6:30 p. m., H. S. Har dee was shot twice by J. W. Allen, Jr., a farmer living about three miles from town. One shot entered the right shoul der, the other entering the left breast, just below the heart.* The men were under the influence of liquor and be came engaged in a brawl. Allen’s cloth ing was cut in several places. Police S. 1. Dudley'arrested him aud took a hot pistol from his pocket, which had been used in the shooting. Hardee i 3 a married man and was engaged in the tobacco business here. He is in a dying condition and physicians say he cannot live. Third Fuller Pearson Debate. (Special to News and Observer.) Durham, N. C.. Oct. 29.—The third joint discussion between Mr. Jones Ful ler, Democratic nominee for the Legis lature, and Mr. C. T. Pearson, his Inde pendent opponent, took place last night in West Durham. The speaking was in the hall and Blacknall’s store and standing room was almost at a premium. Mr. Fuller had the opening speech of thirty-five minutes. Mr. Pearson follow ed with a forty minute speech, and Mr. Fuller closed with a teq minute rejoin der. Judging from the applause, the crowd was overwhelmingly Democratic. In the course of his remarks, Mr. Fuller again asked Mr. Pearson who he would vote for if elected to the Legislature, but Mr. Pearson has not dared to answer the question. Kitchin Speaks at Durham. (Special to New r s and Observer.) Durham, N. C., Oct. 29.—The banks will observe today as a holiday so as to give all their employes that desire to take in (he Fair at Raleigh an opportunity to do ro. Hon. W. W. Kitchin spoke at the Dur ham Opera House tonight on the issues of the campaign. Mr. Kitchin answered the charges recently made against him here by his opponent, Mr. Lindsey Pat terson, and showed in a most convincing manner that the charges made against him were entirely without foundation. Two Men Struck by Train. (Special to News and Observer.) Pilot Mountain, N. C., Oct. 28.—Colum bus Collins and Sam Love, returning from Winston, in a wagon, struck by a train near Dalton last night. Both horses and wagon were entirely destroy ed. Both men were seriously hurt but will recover. They were brought to Pilot Mouutain for medical attention. They were from Westfield. N. C. To Hear Charlotte Shippers Nov. 24. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 29.—The Inter-State Commerce Commission has assigned No vember 24th at Charlotte as the date for hearing the case of the Charlotte Ship pers’ Association against the Southern Railway and others and against the Sea board Air Line and others. He who runs may read—if he succeeds ’ in catching his train. t THE WEATHER TO-DAY.| ♦ Nor Raleigh: | Fair; Cooler. PRICK FIVK CENTS. THE PLEDGES KEPT Aycock Excels Himself in His Fayetteville Speech. Explains Expenditures for Education, Asylums and Pensions- If This bs Treason Make the Most of it, (Special to the News and Observer ) Fayetteville, N. C., Oct. 29.—The great speech of this campaign was delivered by Governor Aycock today. The court room was crowded, many ladles being present who joined heartily in the ap plause. It is conceded that Aycock even excelled himself and that his speech must result in good. The discussion was chiefly on State issues, explaining expenditures for edu cation. asylums and pensions, and when he touched on the latter many were in tears. He showed that his promise of four monlhs’ school term in every dis trict had been faithfully kept and this for the first time in the history of the State, although a constitutional require ment. All charitable institutions of the State and the old soldiers were well cared for now and if that was extrava gance as charged by Republicans he was proud to have a hand in such extrava gance, and did not want the support of those opposed to these expenditures. Ho showed also that the increase in Gov ernor’s salary was before his election on recommendation of Russell. It was a great speech; no special eoula do it justice. ABKNATRY VERSUS GRANT, A Division of Tima Agreed to and Orant Sadly Used ap (Special lo News and Observer.) Fremont, N. C., Oct. 29.—The county candidates spoke here yesterday. They were ioined by those two excellent gen tlemen and strong speakers, Messrs. Frank A. Daniel and Charles L. Aber nathy. Jimmy Grant was on deck. When the boys had finished with him he looked like thirty cents. Jimmy is the “Dependent” candidate for sheriff, and his check would make one of Prit chard’s little bull calves blush with shame. He went into the Democratic County Convention and urged his town ship delegation, “for politics,” to divide their votes ’twixt the candidates, and when the roll was called Jimmy wasn’t in it a little bit, so Jimmy, hungering for pie that he had tasted once before at the hands of the Democratic party, announced that “he was an Independent. Democratic candidate Tor sheriff.” He now declares himself the “Dependent Democratic candidate for sheriff,” and when the final count is made Jimmy will want to know who threw the moun tains his way. The several candidates acquitted themselves handsomely in a brief an nouncement speech, and were followed by Mr. Daniels and then by Mr. Aber nathy. Mr. Daniels made a strong ap peal to the people. His speech was on local lines, and a most captivating one. The speech of Mr. Abernathy was an able presentation of the issues, both. State and National. Though he was the last speaker and the crowd had been standing for two and a half hours, the walking off act was not an experi ence. Indeed his crowd increased as he grew fervid and eloquent in the vivid pictures he drew. The people were sim ply delighted with the speech. Maj. Hiram Grant and his son Louis, the Republican candidate for the Legis lature “cante to town,” and soon the news spread that they would speak at night. .The Democratic hosts were eager for a fray, and Major Grant had agreed for a division of time with Charlie Abernathy. Mr. Abernathy led off in good hot stuff and style for forty-five minutes, and was followed by the major for the same length of time in a warm number, then a fifteen minutes rejoinder was had by each. Who got the best of it? Ask the major, he is warm in the collar yet. Killed by Overdose of Laudanum. (Special to the News and Observer.) Edenton. N. C., Oct. 29.—Mr. John McPhail, thirty years of age, an em ploye of the Edenton Cotton Mills, is a corpse at his home on Factory Hill as a result of an overdose of laudanum. The deceased had been in bad health for some time and had been heard to say* o» several occasions that he would rather be dead than living. a3 he was only a drawback to his wife and two children. This thought fastened itself upon him and grew until he put an end 1o his existence yesterday by drinking; six bottles or the deadly drug. Mr. Matthew Norris Bead. (Special to the News and Observer.) Mt. Olive, N. C., OcU 29.—After a short illness with typhoid fever, Mr. Matthew J. Nerris departed this life Monday night at 10 o’clock, aged about forty years, The interment was in the family burying ground Tuesday at 4:30 o’clock. Mr. Norris was a prosperous farmer, and was liked by all who knew him- Gudger Speaks at Lnmberton, (Special to News and Observer.) Lumberton, N. C.. Oct. 29.—Hon. H. A. Gudger spoke in the court house here to day. He was introduced by B. F. McLean, of Maxtor*. Majority of whites present \\ ere Democrats. *
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