North Carolina Newspapers

r r w i ? VOL. XXIII. RALEIGH, NOI?nrCAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1905. so. u- OPINIONS OF Parker and Bryan Explain Different Views of Jeffersonian Democracy TWO NOTEWORTHY ADDRESSES Parmer Nominee Parker, Mayor Mc Clelland, Senator Newlands and Oth ers Address 700 Democrats at the W ?!dorf-Astoriaf Packer Receiving Enthusiastic Hearing. N ; York, Special. Seven hundred I i. "r;i!.s attended the Jefferson da' ! i' t of the Democratic Club oi :.. vnrk at the Waldorf-Astoria TL i: lay nisht. There were many th r- i.f national reputation, and chief nrii'.ii- thfsf; were Judge Alton B. Par- v i rn'H ratio nominee for President la-t November. In t fio banquet room portraits of J:!' i: n wore conspicuous. In addi tion t- Mr. Parker, the speakers wero 1'jiif-d States Senator Newlands, of .'-':,raska. Mayor McClellan, of New York. Congressman Henry T. Rainey, rf Illinois, and J. J. Willett, of Ala Uiumi. Senator Carmack, of Tennessee, nas the only one of those expected to f I: who could not attend. Mr. Parker was the first speaker, nnd was enthusically received. F;';;r rtly he was interrupted by ap Iilai:e. The speech was on the futuro ai the Democratic party and was re-l'!tt.- with suggestions for harmony an. I urcent appeals against sectional-is-n. Jolni Fox, president of the club, jir. si.U (I, and his brief speech intro clu'inic Judge Parker was applauded. Mr. i'arker said: I (io not come here to make excu?e or explanation about the past, to pro mote any personal purpose or ambition for the future, or to further the ends of any section, faction or interest. 1 am rrovpd solely by a desire to com mune freely with my countrymen who Indie ve that the time-honored doctrines j oi ine Democratic party, as reduced from the great policies defined by the i whose birth we here commemor ate, and established by the founders -re s? ill true, still alive, still worthy of acceptance and devotion, and still necessary, if our institutions are to be liKu'ntained in their early vigor and purity. It may be conceded that they are not new-fangled or hysterical. We can also justify the claim that they am not destructive to any legitimate political or industrial interests, or sub verse to those conceptions of liberty mid free institutions for which our fathers suffered. They have approved themselves in peace and war. Under their sway, our people increased !n number, wealth and power, the poor and oppressed from other lands found refuge and welcome, population spread gradually over territories peacefully avquired. and industry was free, while taxes were low and so distributed a.? to discourage monopoly. When these nrincioles dominated nnr notifies thpro was no thought of conquest, or of I I'.u.cuuiaics uver uisiaui, aneu, ana turbulent peoples; there was no talk of alliance with the great; no question of making ourselves collectors of debts, good, bad, just or fraudulent; and no suspicion that anywhere in the lexicon of free government there was to Le found the word "subject." SOME ELEMENTS IN RECENT POLITICS. We meet after defeat which was eesy to foresee and predicted. It was preceded by division and faction in our ranks over a period of eight years and they have done their worst. It was emphacized by the use c- governmental power for partisan purposes, by the reckless and unprecedented expendi ture of money and by demagogic ap peals to interests as wide apart as the po!e3. We have left to us only the Einalleat measure of power in either house of Congress; we have lost States whose confidence we had long By Wire and Cable. A large fleet of warships and col liers is repoited to have been seen 250 miles northeast cf Madagascar, steaming east. The allotments of the new Japanese i loan were oversubscribed many times j in the various money centers of the wcrld. Secretary Hay arrived at Gibraltar much Improved in health. Tho House of Commons adopted a motion declaring that the Chamber lain fiscal program would be detrimen tal to the shipping interests. The situation in Macedonia is giv ing rise to some anxiety and notice has been served on the Cretan insurgents to disarm in 36 hours, on pain of inter national intervention. State Treasurer Lacy issues a circu lar advertising for bids for $250,000 in 4 per cent, bonds authorized by the receat Legislature to run eight years. Bids must be submitted by noon May 10th and be accompanied by tertified checks on a basis of $1,000 for bid for 550,000 in bonds. Pointed Paragraphs. A man could build a twenty-story office building while a woman is mak ing her plans to wash her hair. There is no love where there are none to be loved. Manhood Is always marred by being ever on the make. Many a man has to be broken up' be fore he can be built up. You cannot kindle the fire ot truth 07 vhittUngs from tie Word. TWO LEADERS commanded, and the number of Gover nors and State legislatures under our control is surprisingly small. We may, however, recall that this i3 not the first time that the party has been in what seemed to be a hopeles minority, it was so from 1860 to 1S87 when a great wrong which has been far-reaching in its effects upon morals and Justice, left it in a minority for another eight years. But when its con dition was least encouraging, it was still the same consistent advocate of patriotic and manly policies as when it was in the full plentltnde of power during the first sixty years of the last century. Rallying about its natural leaders as courageous and patriotic as any known to our political history it was then, as always, its virtue to be a national party. These leaders kept themselves in touch with every ques tion of current interest in every ham let of the Union. Nothing American was alien to them. POWER OF THE PARTY AS A MINORITY. During the Civil War more than 500, 000 Democrats stood on each side of the firing lines of the two great ar mies which faced each other, all believ ing themselves right. On the morrow of Appomattox, they, the victors and the vanquished, had scattered to their respective hemes, all bent upon pro moting peace, all understanding each other W their trials, all facing th same great problems. In the foulest of all days in our national life those of so-called reconstruction these soldiers largely recruited from other peaceful, patriotic men in the North, were found voting together. During this period there came to the front in our national councils tho great historic figures of Thurman, Hendricks, Bayard, Seymour, Hancock, McClellan and Tildcn. In the face of prejudices and opposition, which might well have daunted the bravest, these men were able to combat and to overcome that sectional policy which at one time al most dominated the whole country. When, in spite of aggressions, fairly divided between the misuse of military power, and deliberate, studied corrup tion of the suffrage, these men had been successful, they were reinforced by Lamar, George, Hampton, Hill, Vance, Morgan, Vest and many other strong and patriotic men from the South. Added to these leaders, who, in the field of national politics, so nobly unit ed to combat human passion at its worst estate, were hundreds of thous ands of sturdy men in the North, who, as Governors, members of State Leg islatures, committeemen of every grade, and private citizens, carried the struggle of free government down Into the smallest political divisions of the country. Everything was won except the presidency, in spite of which Dem ocracy was able from 186S to 1S85 to keep at bay the enemies of good will. NO ROOM FOR SECTIONALISM. So, too, there is altogether too much talk about an Eastern, a Western, a Southern, or some other Democracy, when the essence of the party is its national character and the entire ab sence of sectional features. The con trol of the party machine in one city or another, in this or that State, or even in the country, is not a matter either important or interesting to the great body of Democrats. THE KIND OF ORGANIZATION NEEDED. I would not for a moment convey an impression that organization is not Important. It is even more it is vital, if we are to give effect to the principle and 'policies which buttress our party faith. But, however necessary and. vi tal, it may be useless a mere .empty bauble if it is viewed as the end rath er than the means. We are confronted by forces which, when not purely per sonal, are almost " wholly mechanical. Thejf are represented by a party, well managed, indeed, in' that two-thirds of the Union to which it restricts its activities. It has everything that pat ronage can suggest or imply. In re turn for favors received" it sells to the highest bidder .or-"- freely -gives the Big Deal in Oil. Beaumont, Tex., Special. The larg est deal in oil ever made In the South took place Friday. Messrs. Carnc3, Bass & Benckenstein, of Beauiaont, mirrhasln from Messrs. Laertel & Cafferty, cf Franklin, 1,750.000 barrels of oil In storage at Jennings. The sale gives tha purchasers .a total of 3,000,000 barrels in storage at Jen nings. Greenville, SC To Have a Perman ent Fair Striving to Raise $15,000. Greenville, Special. The people of this city have for several weeks been striving hard for the organization of a permanent fair association. Subscrip tions lists were circulated last week and at a meeting of the subscribers, held in the council chamber last even ing, a permanent organization was ef fected. The name of tho association will be the Piedmont Fair Association. The meeting -last night was harmo nious and more than one hundred sub scribers were present. The total sub scription to date amounts to $10,250. It is the purpose of the directors to raise $15,000. It is thought , the Greenville Traction company will be called upon to assist in raising the remainder. . - . News of the Day. '" 'v Chariman FrickV of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, has called upon President Alexander for a complete statement of all the affairs of the so ciety. The prudential committee of the for eign mission board of the Congrega tional church decided -to hold on to Mr. Rockefeller's gift of $100,000. Rev. Dr. Washington Gladden, who opposed the acceptance of the gift, made a caustic statement concerning the com mittee's, action. . . .. ' ! power of government Nothing that the Ingenuity of monopoly can sug gest, as within its scope or interest, is withheld.' When we can control once again these training-schools for the higher politics, we shall have little neei to trouble ourselves overmuch about can didates for President, because we shall have laid, deep and strong in the peo ple's will, the necessary foundations. Then, and only then, may we look with hopefulness and confidence to the coun try at large. Then we may go North, or South. East or West, for candidates, certain of their fitness for the work in hand, and of their acceptablencss to our countrmen. Bryan at Chicago. -Chicago, Special. Subjects of na tional significance to the Democratic party were discussed by several lead ing orators of the party at a Jefferson club banquet held at the Sherman House in commemoration of the birth day of Thomas Jefferson. The dinner In a measure resolved itself into a jolifl catlon over the recent election of Mayor Edward F. Dunne, who is a director of the club. The mayor was amon the speakers who responded to toasts. All the speakers referred to municipal own ership and to Mayor Dunne's election on a municipal ownership platform. William Jennings Bryan and George Fre-1 Williams were the principal speakers from out of town. Mr. Bryan spoke on "Thomas Jefferson 'and hi3 remarks were greeted with unstinted applause. He responded to the toast "Thomas Jefferson." He said in part: We are told that when Moses, the first great law giver, had attained his majority, he looked upon the burdens of his countrymen and sympathized with them. Although he had been adopted by a princess and was heir to a throne his heart led him from the palace and the society of princes to companionship with his oppressed brethren. When a leader was needed to break the bondage of the Israel ites and guide them in the formation of a nation, this sympathy fitted him for his work. And no one, it may be added, does a great work whose heart does not beat in sympathy with the masses, ever struggling, ever in need of help. Thomas Jefferson, although not reared in the environment of royalty, was born and educated among the people who least sympathized with the rights and Interests of the common man. His heart, too, was touched by tho struggles of his countrymen, and he early became their champion, al though in so doing he alienated the landed aristocracy and educated class es. In wealth he was the equal of the wealthy, and his learning brought him into association with scholars, but heart kept him in touch with the plain peo ple, and he earned the right to bo called the First Great Democrat. It was not that he was the first to conceive of Democratic principles or to preach the doctrine set forth in the Declaration of Independence. That doc trine was not a new one; but he gave fitting expression to the. doctrine at the time of its greatest triumph. The aspiration for self-government was born with man. It has been the Inspir ing cause which has led people In all ages to struggle for freedom of con science, freedom of speech, individual liberty and the recognition of the right3 of man. Some in all ages have found a seifish reason for applauding monarchy, but at no time has there been universal acquiescence in arbitrary power. He lived before the invention of the railroad, and before the country had witnessed the colossal centralization of wealth, but viewing as he did every question from the standpoint of the people, and hating, as he did. every at tempt to divert the profits of industry from the producers to.the "idle holders of idle capital," we have a right to assume that he would today stand with the people for the regulation of railroads and the extermination of pri vate monopoly. No one can imagine Jefferson as tol erating the impudent claim of the rail road magnates that they have a right to determine abritrarily and without appeal the rate to be charged for the transportation of passengers or freight. What an opportunity the present con test would give him for the arraign ment, of human greed and for the de fense of human rights. Jefferson's love for mankind was his controlling passion, and it extended to generations unborn. As we celebrate his memory on the anniversary of hft birth, we can say as those could say who lived when he did, "We love him because he first loved us." i Conspiracy Charge Dismissed. New York, Special. The indictment charging Nan Patterson with conspi racy with J. Morgan Smith and Mrs. Smith, wrongfully to obtain money 1 from Caesar Youag was dismissed in the court of general sessions at the request cf Assistant District Attorney Rand. The court reserved decision In the Smiths case. CARRIE MUST BEHAVE. Or She Wil Be Sent to Jail For Six Months, With a $250 Fine. Witchita, Kan., Special In district court, Carrie Nation, Myra McHenry and Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit were found guilty of destroying property. . Mrs. Nation was fined $250 and four months in jail. Mrs. McHenry. two months and $150 and Mrs. Wilholt 25 days and $150. The sentences were suspended, pending good behavior. The offense was committed September last, when the women broke windows of a wholesale liquor house. Hay Improving. Nervi, Italy, By Cable. rThe condi tion of Secretary Hay improves daily. He received a visit from ' Ambassador White, who stopped here on his way to Rome. Mr. Hay discussed principal ly questions interesting Italy and America, chiefly ' emigration matters and King Victor Emmanual's proposal for the establishment of an interna tional chamber of agriculture, giving verbal instructions to Mr. White on the subject The latter expects to arrive in Rome Saturday, A MINOR SKIRMISH Disconnected Fiffctiog Icported la Nehborbood of Hostile Arms THE RUSSIANS OFF COCHIN-CHINA German Steamer Reports Seeing Bat tleships and Six Cruisers in Kam ranh Bav, Raising Interesting Sup position That Rojestvensky Has Di vided His Squadron China Instructs Governors of Southern Provinces Not to Permit Breaches o Neutrality No Confirmation of Reported Small Engagement. London, By Cable. There is as yet no news of a naval battle in the far East or of the whereabouts of the ri val fleets. The Hong Kong correspon dent of the Daily Mail sends a rumor of a small engagement, but there is no confirmation of this report. Details regarding the Russian ships in Kam ranh Bay, Cochin-China, are too mea gre to be Instructive. According to the Daily Mall's Singapore correspondent, the North German Lloyd steamer Prinz Heinrich saw five battleships and six cruisers in the bay, but dispatches to others of the London morning news papers are not so precise. The presence of the Russian squad ron off the Annam coast is raising keen interest hero, in view of the pos sibility of their infringement of Chi nese neutrality and the liklihood of Rojesvensky having to split his squad ron. The Morning Post's correspondent t Shanghai telegraphs that China has instructed the Governors of the South ern provinces to maintain stri neu trality, in the view of the Russian ships sheltering there. Tokio, By Cable. The following offi cial announcement was made today: "The force advancing north from .Singking, driving the enemy before them occupied Yengcheng, thirty-eight miles north of Singking, at 1 o'clock on the after nocm of April 14. "A detachment of the same force, co operating with the cavalry, occupied Pachiatzu, at C o'clock of the evening of the same day. The enemy's force jiear Pachialzu consisted of seven so tnias of cavalry and one battery or ar tillery. "They first retreated north towards Yinecheng. then caane back to Pach ialzu. Finding it occupied they were thrown into great confusion and re treated in great disorder over Peling Pass, two niles north of Pachialzu. "There is no change elsewhere." Expects Fight- Soon. St. Petersburg. By Cable. There is no Information from Vice Admiral Ro jestvensky's squadron, but the admir alty would not be surprised to learn of skirmishing between scout ships to day or tomorrow, and the inauguration cf torpedo boat warfare soon is not unexpected. Tho naval organ here expresses the opinion that Togo wa3 taken completely by surprise when Rojestvensky suddenly appeared at the entrance of the China Sea, and is nowv concentrating his widely scatter ed ficet near the Pescadores, where it is believed a sea fight will probably occur. Georgia Fruit in Danger. Atlanta, Ga., Special. Atlanta and vicinity experienced a considerable drop in temperature last night and today, and although there is no official report on the daroge or likelihood of damage to vegetables and fruits, the weather bureau being closed Sunday, considerable apprehension is felt by fruit and truck farmers. Reports from the surrounding country indicate a likelihood cf frcst tonight. In which event considerable damage will be done. Snow, in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn., Special. At eight o'clock Sunday morning a light snow fell here, the thermometer standing at 37. Repcrt3 from central portions of the State show similar conditions. At Glasgow. Ky,, the tops of buildings and fences were white, the snow con tinuing for more than an hour. The thermometer is 42. Won't Take Lynchers Alive. Mempris, Tenn.. Special. A special from Senatobia.: Miss., says that tho Spencer brothers and ' William Stilt, charged with being members of the mob that shot and killed Sheriff Poag, are barricaded in a cane brake twenty miles from town, and have sent wora that they will not be taken alive. A large posse has gone to the cane braku with the intention of capturing the three men. J. H. Thompson, who has confessed to having led the mob to the jail, is on the verge of nervous collapse. He is. a prominent citizen-and holds the office of county supervisor. ' Meets Artie Ice. Halifax, N. S., Special. The steam er Jupiter encountered much drift ice off the Newfoundland coast Sunday, and as her bow plates were dented from an encounter with the Arctic floe, while on her recent passage from Liverpool to St. Johns, the captain skirted along the edge of the fee very slowly." Some of the rivets are started land there is considerable water in the forepeak. I TEACfiEIS ASSEMBLY Big Preparations Being Mad For the Annual Gathering of Stat Educa tors at Greensboro, Greensboro. SpeclaL The program committee of the North Carolina Teachers' Assembly ha flnUhtxi com piling the program and President Faust and Secretary Carmicbael an nounce that the meeting to be held in Greensboro on June 13th. Hth, ISth and 16th, will be one of the greatest educatiosai meetings ever held in the South. The Assembly will open Tuesday evening, June 13. There will be two sessions daily of the entire assembly: the morning session will open at 10 o'clock and continue until 12: the ev ening sessions will be from 8 30 to 10 o'clock. .There mill be two addresses at each of these sessions. Sectional meetings will be held daily from 3 until 5.30 o'clock in tho afternoons. The following speakers from outside the State are now certain of atten dance: Dr. Walter Page, editor of the World's Work; Dean James E. Russell, of Columbia University; Professor L. H. Bailey, of Cornell University; Dr. W. W. Stetson, State Superintendent of Maine; Hon. O. B. Martin. State Su perintendent of South Carolina; Mr. Dick J. Crosby, of Washington. D. C: Miss Adele Marie Shaw, of Brooklyn, whose recent educational articles in the "World's Work." have attracted widespread attention over the coun try, and Miss Patty S. Hill, principal of the Louisville Kindergarten Train ing School. It is probable that in addition to these. Superintendent Gregory, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, or Superin tendent Hughes, of Toronto. Canada. Chancellor Hill, of the University of Georgia, and Governor Montague, of Virginia, will also be present. The sectional meetings, to be held in tho afternoons, will be informal round-table discussions which should be very helpful. The Woman's Asso ciation for the Betterment of Public Schools will have Mits Adele Marie Sha.v to work with it; Miss Patty S. Hill will be with the primary teach ers; Dean Russell will be, with the city superintendents and principals; Superintendent Gregory or Superinten dent Hughes, will also likely be pres ent to work with this section; Super intendent W. W. Stetson will be with the county superintendents. Enough county superintendents to make a good meeting have already written that tbey will be present. Prof. H. L. Bail ey, the very greatest authority on na ture study, and Mr. Dick J. Crosby, a;? well as Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Stevens end Professor Pearson, will work with the nature study section. On Friday. June 16, the State Cam paign Committee, composed of Hon. J. Y. Joyner, Dr. Charles D. Mclver, Ex-Gov. C. B. Aycock. and R. D. W. Connor, secretary, will cpen the edu cational campaign which will be con tinued throughout the State this sum mer and fall. Numerous short ad dresses will be delivered by men who are to take part in the campaign, and others. An educational conference will be held to consider our education al interests. The great educational taly of this day will be a most signifi cant feature of the meeting. As soon as the changed plan of the assembly was announced early in the year, unusual interest was manifested in the meeting, and this interest has continued to increase. The Charlotte city schools have just made attendance on the assembly equivalent to attendance on a sum mer school, and, some of the other cities of the State will likely make the same recognition of the Assembly within the next few days. A great many teachers from all parts of the State has already written saying that they will bo present, and those who expect to attend and have not written, should write at once ,to the Secretary, Mr. W. D. Carmichael, at Durham. It is important that this be done. The meeting will assuredly be an un usual opportunity for the teachers of North Carolina, and no progressive teacher within.the borders of the State can afford .to miss it. It seems now that the teachers of North Carolina will assemble at Greensboro in the greatest profession al gathering ever held in a Southern State. Their deliberations will mean much to the educational life of our commonwealth, and the meeting will attract attention far beyond the bor ders of the State. FRUIT AND PRODUCE MEN. Annual Meeting of Big Association To Be Held in Wilmington Car Load! of "Jimpson Weed." New Ice Com pany. Wilmington, N. C, SpeciaLThe annual meeting; of the American Fruit and Produce Travelera' Association will be held In this city on Saturday. April 22. when officers for the ensuing year will be chosen and other business of importance transacted. Most of the officers of the association are from the North and East, the organization being composed of members from all over the country, Including solicitors and others, together with the prominent trackers and buyers of truck 'and sim ilar products. A lig banquet will be given by tha association on Saturday night, at which prominent speakers will be heard on subjects of interest to the members. Mr. J. G. Thompson, of Philadelphia, and a former president of the associa tion. Is in the city to complete all prep arations for the big gathering which promises to be of more than ordinary interest this year. $1,000,000 Lumber Company. Mobile, Ala., Special. The Gotten Belt Lumber Company was incorporat ed here for one million dollars. The company will buy and sell lumber, op erate mills, manufacture turpentine and do a general exporting business. Prin cipal offices will be in Mobile. Incor porators are Archelaus S. Terrell, Wil lis H. Bennett and Theodore Emery, all ot Chicafo, nmti sim cter mum n Ovtlook as Vwd ky IT mtnt of Agricurtwrt. Weekly Crop BulMla. for md--C Monday. April 17th. lOi. Moadsy in TtK4ay er warm aad dry aa! favorable for farm work hl-& was rume4 with vigor; the rm!&4r f the past week, however, was decidedly unfaiorable. both for work aaJ the growth of vegeutkm oa ax count of the frequent and bTjr rains from the irth to the end of the week, and generally k temperature which chilled the ground. The cold, soggy aott is unfit to be plowed, and unfavorable for rap id growth or the germination of e4. The temperature exceeded $0 degree, on the 10th and nth. but was so low the balance of the week, that the mean averaged nearly 2 degrees below the normal. Freexing temperatures occur red Monday morniug (17th) In Central and Western North Carolina; whtt damage has resulted must be reported In the next crop bulletin; unquestion ably the injury to fruit of all kinds, truck crops and strawberries most have been considerable. The rains from Wednesday on were quite heavy in some counties, washing land some, and generally causing a complete suspen sion of farm work. The precipitation this week averaged over 2 00 above nor mal. Warmer dry and sunny weathr-r is much needed. Very little cotton laud has been pre pared as yet, and the amount of fer tilizer used is smaller than usual; only small patches of cotton have bon sown in the extreme southern portion. A large amount of land is needed for corn, but progress in planting has been fslow: the acreage in corn will be quite large, but. of course, the bulk of th crop has not yet been planted, thouxh a few reports from the southeastern counties state that planting has been finished; early planted corn came up to fairly good stands. huUlate planted ii germinating slowly. Tobacco plants are rather late, and small, but seem to be in good condition otherwise. Re ports on the condition of winter wheat, oats and rye continue to be extremely are reuorted the best in many years; in I others, however, though the plants l3 how very green and vigorous, it feared that abundant rains are causing sappy, growth. Clover and grasses irc also very thrifty and cattle are already able to live on pastures in the west. So far. truck crops have done well; Irish potatoes are coming up nicely and generally to good stands; prospect for early peas are good; cabbage plant have mostly been set. Shipments of lettuce and radishes have been larC and the shipment of berries is Juf.t west corner or Washington street ana beginning. The frost Monday Is Ilk?- Capitol avenue, were crowded with a ly to have caused a severe set back to !pu,nnr yelling crowd of childreo, truck crops, strawberries and gardens.! Am... v. Jk.Ah .nt,i. m Up to Monday the prospects for fruit. m("il newsboys, each anxious to bt especially apples, was still favorabble; j first to receive a pass. When tha dls many peaches and other fruits are so trlbutlng began, the excitement bt well set that perhaps the anticipated !am mor Intense, and the efforts of damage by cold may not be serious, Pennsylvania's Appreciation. Governor Glenn a short time ago pent at their request a set of the North Carolina Regimental Histories to Post No. 1, Philadelphia. Grand Army or the Republic, the Post expressing the sentiment j.nai mey regarueu the North Carolina troops as the bravest they met during the war, and that they were anxious to "have an authentic his tory of their deeds. The Governor has ju3t received a unique acknowledge ment. It is a certificate, handsomely engraved and embossed with the coat cf arms of the Army of the Republic, and other appropriate emblems. It teads as follows: Fraternity Charity Loyalty Geo. L. Meade Post No. 1 Department of Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic Tender their thanks to Hon. Robert B. Glenn Governor of the State of North Caro Una. for the magnificent gift of five volumes entitled "North Carolina Regiments from 1S61 to 1865." Harry H. Shank, 8am'l O. Diehl. Adjutant. Commander Charter Issued. A charter has been issncd to the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, at Williamston,; 115.000 capital author ized, 17.500 subscribed, by Dennis RIggs and others. Also a charter to the Morrow-Freeman Mercantile Co., of Norwood. Stanly county, capital $55,000; J. tt. Morrow and H. 8. Free man, principal Incorporators. The name of the Smith-Davis Co., of WTil mington. is changed to the Oliver Smith Co. Finances cf State. In connection with the circular the State Treasurer has just Issued ad vertising for bids for the $250,000 8 year bonds to be issued to take up the bonds of the South Dakota judgment and the Shaffer brothers holding of bonds. There is an interesting state ment of the Indebtedness cf the State, her investments, resources and liabil ities, annual income and a compara tive statement of the debts of this and several sister States. It shows re sources, incluiing railroad and turn pike stock, amounting Ao ' $7,028,000 and liabilities in the way cf State bonds amounting to $6,871,450. The annual income interest cn railroad stock and taxes is $1.731,014.. Local School Tax. News has been received In the of fice cf the State Superintendent that Webster, in Jackson county, has voted a local tax for the Improvement of public schools. Mr. R. D. W. Connor, of the State Superintendent's office, went up" there last week and made a speech for the tax. At that time it was considered that there was a ma jority of fifteen against the tax. Much of the credit of the change cf senti ment is due to Mr. Connor's speech, so the leaders in the fight ai Webster say. IMPORTANT OPINION UtkUUu U H tccetitttuhiil Ut IIG1T OF COMUCT SACItD United State &v?rt Cotit, m Wt JwttK Hrtn CHt t Mit nv portant Cec'si in tfe Last CeMvey Moles Untostituti! the,, New York tO-Hur Law Foe 0h"tt, Four Out of Nine JwttKs DtiV 19 New Vok Count Option, Now Rsvtrscd, Writttn fcy Jtrdg Parkr. Washington. perUl. In ta tpiiua by Justice J'nrkbtm. tfce Islted ! Supreme Court of th lta!4 2tt held to be unronstitutUmft! the Nv day's work an! flttr Ifi-r a day's work an I Htj !i I .mr a week's work 1c the bakertr of that State. Justices Harlan. White. Iy and Holmes diwntci and Juti !Ur lan declared that n more Import tat decision his l-eea rendered in the Ut century. The opinion a hn!M dnn In tho case of Ickner vs. Ftste of N York and was bal on the ground that th law Interfere with th free eterrift of the righu of contract ttwern Indi viduals. The Court of Appeals of th Stato upheld the law and affirmed th5 judgment of the trial court holding Iockner guilty. Judge Parker rrt the opinion of the New York Court of Appeal supporting the law, and tha court divided four to three on the qu" tlon of validity. Ixjrkner Is a baker who was found guilty of permitting an employe ut work in hU bakery more than slity hours in a week. Four Die in Stamped. Indianapolis. 8pe ial.Frentied by false alarm of fire, several hundred newsboys struggling to obtain fne ! tickets to a show by a patent medicine advertising company, stampeded in a narrow stairway Jn the Masonic Tem ple Monday night, crushing the life oi-t of four boys and probably injuring sev eral other children. Long before the time appointed for the distribution of free tickets. Ut . . , u,r oi Masmlc Temple, at the south- i v . tn nrAlr were unavailing. It Is alleged by a witness that one of the boys, in an endeavor o hastes the exit of those who hsd receive! passes, shouted "Fire?" Immediately j thoee at tne t0p Min ftcei about and madly began to force a way to the bottom of the step. Ebrlck and physical encounters followed. Those at the top became s closely entangled that the mass of boys fell, clinging to each other. Into the strug- fling mats of youths at the bottom of the stairs. Policemen from central station re sponded to a riot call and began to extricate the smothering boys. Four boys were dead when uncovered. The boys fought desperately to get free, and dozens were Injured by the first crush or were hurt by the lubsequeat scramble aforesaid. , An Immense crowd of people, at tracted by the wild shouts. Jostled about the rcaes of boys and hampered the 'work of the ambulance corps. The severely injured wete sent to a hospital, while many, who suffered light Injuries, were sent home. Serious damage Near Ccidiboro. Goldsboro, Special. The cold waro which b?s prevailed in this section Since since lart Wednesday evening reached a climax Sunday cl$bt, when It frosted hejrily. Ice wgj also Pea tlful in many places. Deans, peas, Ir ish potatoes and ether gardes. plants were hurt. Beans nave been bun to an extent of half the crop, itraw berries are also hurt, but cot to any ccrious extent Great Anxlaty Felt Wilmington. Special. Ice formed through out the east Carolina trucking belt Sunday night, but owing to high winds there was little, if any, frost. Temperatures falling from 33 to 3$ de grees are reported from various points in the belt, and the damage to the crop cannot yet be estimated. Irish potatoes "?ud beans suffered most. Strawberry blooms were cut off in places, but the damage In that particu lar is not regarded aa seriouz. Con tinued cold and rot agaiu tonight is predicted and the greatest anxiety prevails zinonz truckers. Fruit Probably Doomed. Roajioke, Va, Special. Reports from southwest Virginia Indicate that If the fruit crop was not killed last bight it is in great danger Monday night The mercury fell Monday to 28 in some places, and at Radford there was an inch of ice. Snow fell at Intervals Monday. - There was a heavy fall of snow in Roanoke and vicinity . Sunday that lasted several tours. If tbo wind lays tonight the