XTX. NO. 220
WILMINGTON v 'N. C. , FklDAYi OCTOBER II; 1907.
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FIVE CENTS
GHOBGH PROBLEPJJS
Discussed In Hew Episcopal
Convention
ES
Agreement Reached to Adjourn on
October 19
Committee Reports and Proposed
Amendments ' to Canon's Occupy
House of Delegates Convention
Asked to Raise $5,000,000 for
Work Among Negroes in the South
"m . i 'ft- ' i
Richmond, Va,, October 10. Botj
of Ithe supreme (bodies of the Protes
tant Episcopal church of America, in
triennial convention here, wrestled al1
day long . with church problems and
(the meetings of the ..auxiliary organi
zations, notably the conferences of
Stlnday school, workers, added to the
interest ini the greait gathering. Meas
ures providing for uniting the dio
ceases and missionary districts into
provinces, ! changes in the boundaries
of western districts and diocesesi. a
change in the status of Brazil from
an independent jurisdiction to a, mis
sionary district, ofi ithe American
church, were among those adopted iby
'the housei of bishops. The house of.
deputies was occupied with committee
reports and proposed .amendments to
canons. The work of the delegates
has proceeded sufficiently to permit
fche reaching of an agreement between
two houses today for an adjournment
of the convention on October lMh.
The-bishp of Montana asked the
convention; to raise $5,000,000 for
work among the negroes in Ithe south,
and Dr. Carl Grammar of Philade?.'-
phia gave notice he would call up the
master of work among "the T negroes
tomorrow. Further than this the ne
gro question was n3(i discused in the
general convention today.
!
THREE MEN KILLED
Derrick Falls With Fatal Result at
j Cleveland.
Cleveland, O., Oct. 10. Three
men were killed and several serious
ly hurt, two of whom are thought
to be fatally, by the falling of a
derrick today, where a new bridge
is being erected for the New York
and Chicago railroad.
The dead are: ,
F. T. Beahl, of Conneaut, Ohio,
train master eastern division of New
York Nickle Road.
J. S. Yates, of Cleveland, super
intendent in charge of the work.
Albert Furrer, a watchman, Cleve
land. - ; ' '
The fatally injured:
Joseph Constetter, a watchman,
and one other whose name could not
be obtained.
' The names of those less seriously
injured are also, lacking at this
time.
While lifting an eleven ton girder
it became unbalanced and knocked
the derrick over; upon the .men be
low. REFUSED ALL HIS OFFERS
Alleged Interview in .Which Mrs.
Hartje Expresses Herself Strong
ly i - '
Pittsburg. October 10. "I am happy
In the thought that nothing can ever
force me to live with Augustus Hartje
again. Does he expect rne.-innocent as
I am, to admit that I am guilty? I
would not think of such a thing if he
were ready to give me every dollar
of his fortune. Mr. Hartje has made
me four different offers of settlement
since I have been at Ligonier. The
last one was a positive offer of $10,000
a year for the rest of my life." '
These words are credited in an al
leged personal interview today to Mrs.
Alary Scott Hartje, one of the princi
pal in the Hartje divorce case. The
interview published here is alleged to
have hen obtained last night at .Ugon
ier. Pa., where Mrs. Hartje has been
livinfe during the summer ; John M.
FrenL, counsel . for Mrs. Hartje sa d
L knew of no interview and had an-
thorized a one.
Negro Bound Over on the Charge of
j Larceny.
Elizah Wiliams, colored, was tried
in the mayor's court yesterday on to
charges of larceny one for bavins
.stolen a case of whiskey from Mr
-Martin VanOlsen and the other foi
having stolen two watches, from Mr.
George Haar. l:fla,i
All the stolen property was identified
by the owners and Williams plewl
guilty to both charges. He was then
bound over to the next term of the
superior court , under bonds of $100 in
- each case.1 . - '
Charles Mulford, for being drunk
and disorderly was sentenced to the
county roads for 30 days.-. '-
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Mrs. Cassie Chadwick Dies in
Ohio Penitentary
AVas Serving Sentence of Ten Years
' for Bank Wrecking Borrowed
Immense Sums of Money Right
and Left Banks and Capitalists
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Columbus, "Ohio, October 10. Mrs.
Cassie Chadwick, whose " amazing
financial transactions1 culminated in
the wrecking of an Obsrlin, Ohio,
(bank, died in the women's ward at the
Ohio, penitentiary tonight at 10.15.
Mrs. Chadwick had been in a coma
tose condition for some hours previous
to her death and the end came peace
fully. No friends or relatives wailed
at her bedside, only the prison phy
sician and hospital attendants being
present. Her son, Emil Hoover, had
been summoned from Cleveland, but
he was not expected to arrive before
: tomorrow.
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick. whose
maiden name was Elizabeth Bigley,
was a native of Woostock. Canada.
She first came into public notice in
Toledo, O.,. about 20 years ago where
she told fortunes under the name of
Madame Ieviere. Whije In this city
she forged 'the name of Richard
Brown, Youngstowij, Ohio, and for
this crime was sent to the peniten
tiary at Columbus for nine years
She served but a, portion of this
sentence and then located in Cleve
land where she married a man named
Hoover. Her second husband was Dr.
LeRoy S. Chadwick of Cleveland, a
man of good family and excellent
standing in his profession.
In the latter part of 1902. or early
in If 03, Mrs. Chadwick. in the pres
ence of her husband, gave to Ira Rey
nolds, 'the cashier of the "Wade Park
bank, of Cleveland, a box containing
notes signed with the name of An
drew. Carnegie. These forged notes
are alleged to have amounted to $7,
500,000. lieynolds grave a receipt for
the papers, which described the not:es
ami the signatures upon them. Mrs.
Chadwick left with Reynolds as an
explanation of the notes, the state
ment that she was a natural daughter
of Oarnegie. With the receipt of
Reynolds in her possession. Mrs .
Chadwick went to different banks and
many capitalists making loans and
paying not only high interest to he
banks but heavy foonunese, to bank
officials who loaned her the money.
The extent of these transactions will
never be fully known, but they ran
up into the millions. They involved
men of high standing- in the finan
cial world and caused heavy losses to
many banks. ...
In November, 1904 she was sued1
by a man named .Neon, of Brook-
line. Maps., from whom she had bor
rowed a large amount. Other credi
tors came down upon her and soon
he was arrested by the federal'
authorities on-the charge off conspir
ing with Charles Beckwith, president
nd Ar. B. Fpear, cahier o't a national
bank at Oberlin, Ohio, which had
bean substantially looted. Mrs.
Chadwick hi d obtained from this in
stitution sveh large sums that ft was
compelled to close its doors, causing
heavy losses to the depositors and
ruining many of them.
Mrs. Chadwick, Beckwifch and
Spear were indicted for a variety of
offenses ? m in ?t the national banking
laws. Bockwith died before coming
to trial . Spear pleaded guilty, was
sentenced to seven years in the peni
tentiary and is now . serving time at
Columbus. Ohio. Mrs. Chadwick was
brought to trial March 6. 1905, and af
ter a hearing which lasted two weeks
was found guilty of conspiracy to de
fraud a national hank, and was sen
tenced to ten years in 'the peniten
tiary.' : . ! v " "
Her health, which was not good at
the time of the trial, failed steadily
after its conclusion.
Mrs". Chadwick left one son, Emil
Hoover, born of her. first marriage.
He is now about 20 years old.
TRADING STAMPS TO GO
Raleigh Merchants Agree to Discon
tinue Their Use.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh. N. C. 7 October 10. At a
large meeting of the Retail Merchants
Association tonight, it was decided
to eliminate trading stamps and rebate
checks as premiums. All the merch
ants present, even those not members
of the association, agreed to discon
tinue the use of these after Novem
ber 15th. The meeting was addressed
by Mayor James I , Johnson. Norman
II. Johnson, general counsel of the
North" Carolina. Merchants Associa
tion. J. B. Pearce. from the West Ra
leigh association and others. Trading
stamps were denounced by merchants
handling them as well as Iby d:her
merchants."
Michael Cronin Insane
Ogdensburg, N. Y., October 10. Mi
chael Cronin, one of e President's
Adirondack guides, hasbeen adjudged
insane and brought to the state hos
pital here. It was Cronin who drove
with Vice-President Rosevelt sixteen
miles through the woods on the lowef
Adirondacks to the nearest -railroad
station in, 1901 When a courier brought
him the news of President McKinley's
(assassination. They made the sixteen
miles in one Jhour and forty-three
minutes.
Pope Grants Dispensation.
Rome, Oct.10 The pope has granted
a dispensation permiting the marriage
of Princess Marie Bonaparte, who is a
Catholic, to Prince George of Greece.
who" is "a member .of the Orthodox
Greek church on the condition, which
is to be set forth in a' signed document '
that any children resulting from the
union shall be brought up as Catholics.
opposes boosevelt's piiim victory for Chicago
i
t Bryan Says Incorporation of Rail-
roads is Radical
Is the Most Far Reaching Steps for
Centralization Since the Days of
Hamilton Is Satisfied That His
Plan Will Not be Accepted.
Cincinnati, -Oct. 10. Opposition
to- President Roosevelt's 'suggestion
of the national incorporation. or rail
roads was declared in an interview
here today by William Bryan of
Lincoln, Neb. v"
Mr. Bryan said: - V
The national incorporation of
railroads as proposed by President
Roosevelt is the most far reaching
step for centralization proposed in
this great country since Hamilton
submitted his plan of government.
I Hamilton provided for the president
and senators to be elected for life
and for the appointment of state
governors by the 1 national govern
ment to serve for life. -The presi
dent's plan contemplates the nation
al incorporation of railroads and oth
er corporations doing an interstate
business. , 4
The result would be: to-, extend
greatly the powers of tffe general
government and proportionally re
duce the authority of the states.
The president is no doubt actuated
by the same sincere motives that
Hamilton was. but like Hamilton,
he seems to think that he further we
get government .away from the peo
ple the better it is. I am satisfied'that
his plan will not be accepted. ,$n
fact two official bodies have recent
ly taken the other side. The attor
ney genera.s at St. Louis prepared
a memorial asking Tor restriction
of the jurisdiction of the lower fed
eral courts, and this morning's pa
pers report that the state railroad
commissioners have expressed op
position to national incorporation.
VOLUNTEER GUARDS DISBAND
Savannah Company Didn't Like Pro
visions of the Dick Bill-
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 10, The Sa
vannah Volunteer Guards, battalion
of heavy artillery, which is more
than a hundred years old, has unan
imously voted to leave the Nation
al Guard because of the passage of
the Dick Bill at the last congress,
which required state militia to cor
respond in organization With the reg
ular army.
The battalion will continue as an
independent organization.
Washington, Oct. v 10. The " dis
banding of the Savannah heavy ar
tillery has served to direct official
attention to ; the fact that so far
during the present" year no .less than
seven companies of the Georgia mili
tia have gone out" of existence. They
are companies A. H. B. and D. 4th
infantry, company H, 2nd infantry
and company I, third infantry .:
All of these disbandments follow
ed the official inspection by officers
of the regular army detailed for that
purpose, and the report of the ad
jutant general shows that not a sin
gle Georgia company or troop or
battery was found to conform to the
United States army organization and
in fact that, in a majority ... of the
states, there was lack of conform
ity. ARCTIC STEAMER OLST AT SEA
The Frithjof Goes Down With Cap
tain and "Fifteen of Her Crew
Copenhagen, Oct. 10. -The arctic
steamer Frithjof, which accompan
ied the Wellman-Chicago Record
Herald expedition to Spitzbergen,
was lost off Cape Lauganes, Iceland,
October 5.
The captain and fifteen of her
crew were drowned. The engineer
clung to a plank and drifted ashore.
The Frithjof was homeward bound
to Norway. Having been, dragged
by ice she consequently was unable
to withstand a storm which she en
countered off Cape Lauganes.
New York, Oct; 10. -The arctic
steamer Frith jaf, which was lost
with her captain and fifteen of her
crew off Cape Lauganes on October
5, was regarded as "the the real
veteran of the arctic exploration ser
vice.. -'.:;V:.
She had been under charter many
times in arctic work and was the
most widely known of al Ithe Nor
wegian steamers engaged in similar
enterprises, v " t
The Frithjof was used by the ex
pedition sent out in. 1901 by"Wi!liam
Ziegler to search for the north pole,
as a companion ship of ; the steamer
America, and returning three years
later went back on what proved to
be an unsuccessful attempt to car
ry relief . to the party aboard the
America.
Not a Candidate for Re-Election
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 10. John
Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers, announces in the cur
rent issue of the United Mine Work
ers Journal that he will not be a
candidate .for re-election as , presi
dent. . ,
He says in his announcement that
he does not regard himself as well
enough to attend properly to the of
fice. ,
Telegraphers Report Fo rWorfc u
Augusta, Ga.t Oct, 10.-The strike
situation in Augusta was practical
ly cleared up ; this morning -.when
several striking operators reported
for work. . . . -"
The. local' offices are handling all
busines sand are furnishing opera
tors for other points. . . :
Pennant Winners Suffer Second
Successive Defeat
Score 5 to 1 Four of Runs Result
: of Solid Hitting Efforts of De
troit t oBreak Through Chicago's
Defense Were in Vain Attendance
13,114.
Chicago, October 10. The Detroit
American League team suffered its sec
ond succesive defeat at the hands of
the Chicago, Nationals today, scoring
only one run.; Chicago tallied five
times, four of the runs being the result
of solid batting. Siever started to
pitch for .Detroit, ,but the locals took
kindly to his curves ,and .batted hirnv
out at the box in four tunings. Killian
then, took up-the work and was found
for three hits and another run in. the
fifth.
. Detroit tried vainly to break through
the -; .Chicago's ? .1 defense. Reulbach
pitched strongly in the opening innings
and when he showed signs, of weaken
ing in the - fifth . and sixth innings bis
team mates came to his rescue with
fast double plays. Fc- -nme unexplain -
able reason the game failed, to attract
the usual large crowd to the grounds.
The oflicialattendance figures made the
total 13,114 and the many empty spaces
in the extended bleachers made the
gathering appear even smaller than
this. At that the crowd was more de
monstrative than the big outpouring
of yesterday. , Reulbach's v brilliant
pitching in the early innings and the
crashing hits of Steinfeldt, Evers and
Sheckard roused the Chicago partisans
while the Detroit contingent cheered
the more heartily so that the visiting
team might not think itself deserted
The teams left for Detroit tonight,
accompanied by a small army of en
thusiasts. Games will be played in the
Michigan city tomorow and Saturday,
the Sunday contest being scheduled for
Chicago.
The receipts today were $16,212,50,
divided as follows: To the National
Baseball Commission, $1,621.25; to the
players, $9,727.50; to each -club' $2,
431.85 . . . " '
CHICAGO AB. R. BR. PO. A. E
Slagle, cf ...... 4 0 0 3 0 0
Sheckard, If . . . . 4 0 1 4 0 0
Chance, lb . . .. 4 1 1 12 1 0
Steinfeldt, 2b ... 3 120 2 0
Kilng.c . . . 1 . 3 1 12 0 0
Evers. 2b ,4 0 3 3 2 0
Schulie, tf ..... 4 1 1 0 0 0
Tinker, ss . . .... 4 1 0 2 7 0
Reulbach. p .. . . 3 0" 1 12 0
Totals .. .. .. 33 5.10 27 14 0
DETROIT jAB. R. PO. A. B.
Jones. If . . .... 3 0 0 2 0 1
Schaefer, 2b . . : . 4 0 1 0 3 0
Crawford, cf . . . . 4 0 1 3 10
Cobb, rf . . . . . 4 0 110 0
Rossman, lb.. .. 4 0 2 9 0 0
Coughlin, 3b 3 0 0 4 1 0
Schmidt c 3 0 0 1 2 0
O'Leary, ss . . . . 4 0 0 3 4 0
Siever, p .. .. .. 1 0 0 10 0
Killian, p . . 2 1 2 0 0 0
Totals .. .. .. 32 1 7 24 11 1
Summary Two base hit: Steinfeldt,
Evers, .2; Sheckard, Chance. Hits oft
Siever, 7, in four innings; off Killian
3 in 3 innings. Sacrifice hit. Kline,
double plays Tinker, unasisted; Stein
feldt to Evers to Chance. Left on
bases, Chicago, 6; Detroit, 7. Bases
on balls, off Reulbach 3 ; off Kilian 1.
First base on errors Chicago 1; struck
out by Reulbach 2; Siever, 1; Killian 1.
Time 1:34. Umpires O'Day and Sheri
dan. EMPIRE STATE DAY.
Addresses By Governor Hughes and
President Schurman Features of
the Observance.
NorfiolkT-Va., October 10. Empire-
State Day was celebrated today at the
Jamestown exposition, addresses Dy
Governor Hughes, of New York, an A
President Schurman, of Cornell uni
versity being the features of the ob
servance. The weather conditions were
ideal.
The day's events began when Gov
ernor Hughes and the forty New York
state officials left the New York build
ing under escort of the visiting New'
York troops for the auditorium where
the formal exercises occurred. There
Governor Swanson, of Virginia; Pres
ident Tucker and others received the
New York visitors and the two govern
ors, arm-in-arm, (proceeded to the stage
State Senator Dunn, of 'New York,
resident of the New York Jamestown
cbmmision, presided. Addresses of wol
come by President Tucker and Gover
nor Swanson were followed by the
speech of Governor Hughes.
A public reception by Gov. Hughes
and a buffet luncheon concluded the
exercisesi The official exposition din
ner at the Swiss village followed and
then came the military feature of the
Lee parade grounds. A brilliant recep
tion occured at the New York building
- Stylish and - serviceable Shoes for
Girls and Little Misses are prominent
features of our Fall stock. Mercer &
Evaas Ca ' oct 5'6
FOUND FLOATING If RIVER
V
Body of Miss Janme L. Stevens
of Chicago
Killed and Thrown Into River
Finally Decided That it Was Case
' of SuicideMentally Unbalanced
for Some Time. .
Chicago, OctobeV -10 . The Taody?
of Miss Jennie L. Stevens, of 3,921
Langley avenue, formerly organist in
the Wesley Methodist Episcopal
church, was found floating in the
Chicago river today near the Halstead
street bridge. The head, fac land
shoulders wertr cut"7 and bruised and
there are other indications that the
woman had been killed and thrown
into "the river. lit Is known however,
that Miss Stevens has heen for several
rnpnths mentally unbalanced, (because
of her brooding iover the murder of
Mrs. Bessie Hollister, for which Rich
ard Ivens was hanged taat year. Miss
Stevens was a warm friend of Mrs.
Hollister and had been ', greatly de
pressed ever sinie Uhe death of the
latter , '
The last seen of Miss Stevens alive
Was last night, when she approached
O . J. . Hogbaum in a nervous and ex
cited . manner and aked the way itx
39th and Halstead streets; Hogbaum
informed the police today that, while
they were talking a man who over
heard thq conversation stopped and
offered 'to show Miss 'Stevens the way,
and they walked off 'together. , The
watch of Miss Stevens and other
jewelry was on ,her person when the
body was taken from the river. There
is nothing in the case so far to ddter
f mine whether it is .a. case of suicide
or murder .
The autopsy showed that death wag
caused by drowning, and Coroner's
Physician Rinehart declared that Miss
Stevens had committed suicide .
703 FEET ABOVE GROUND
Perilous Act of Steeple Jack Xew
Record.
New York, October 10 A new record
for steeple jacking was made today
when Ernest Cappelle climbed up the
flagstaff of the Singer building today
and clamped a gilded globe to the
top,- of the staff, 703 feet above the
ground. Thousands of people along
Broadway attd:Qtai down town Streets
stopped to watch the daring little mail
as he made the perilous ascent, while
thousands more viewed the no ve sight
from the Windows of the big office
buildings in the vicinity. Cappelle
made his appearance on top of the
tower accompanied by an assistant,
who remained at the base of the flag
staff. With the assistance of a rope
which dangled from a , pulley at the
top of the staff Cappelle began the
climb and after several attempts final
ly reached j the top about an hour
later, ' The staff is 96 Ceet 3 inches
long. Sixty-two feet 3 inches of this is
above the pinnacleo f th tower, while
34 feet of it is firmly supported in
side. The staff is 10 3-4 inches in di
ameter at the base, 9 3-4. inches at the
tower and 5 5-8 inches at the top where
Cappelle clamped the steel .globe,
which is 12 inches in diameter.
Working at the dizzy-height Capelle
pasted gold leaf on the globe until the
watching crowds' below could see- it
glisteneing in the bright sun light. ;
Occasionally Cappelle swayed to and
fro at his work, exciting fears among
the thousands of watchers that he
would fall. Cappellerema ined at the
top of the pole for about an hour, sit
ting in a bosuns chair slung from the
signal helpyards. '
An east wind was blowing but ap
parently did not hinder the steeple
climber as he worked his way slowly
down the staff. -
WILL FIGHT UNJUST DEMANDS
Association Considers Question of
Dealing With Organized Labor
Atlanta. Ga. , October 10 . At th
closing session of the American Boiler
Manufacturers Association this after-
loon, one of the important questions
was that of dealing with organized
labor. It was decided . to unite in
fighting the unjust demands of these
employees,: -. -
Carfcain Thomas M. Rees, of Pitts
burgh Colonel E.,D. Moier, New York,
H . J. Hartley, of Cramn Shipbuild
ing Company, Phi ladelphia;. J. TJ.
Farasey, Cleveland. M. A. Ryan,
Duluth, Minn., and John J. Fmnigan,
Atlanta, took part in the discussion .
The association - also declared,
against what is designated as, unjust
interference of government inspectors
and mechanical engineers who are
charged with acjting as attorneya and
in legal advisor capacities with pur
chasers -to the detriment of. the busi
ness of the manufadiurers. The con-
vehtipn ended with a banquet tonight.
r President Kills Fine Buck.' .
Stamboul. La., October 10.- A
courier; who. arrived from the presi
dent's camp-on the Texas river late
today reported that he president had
killed a fine i buck but otherwise the
hunt today was barren of result .
-The animal was brought down from
a Ions: distance and fell after, the first
shot. The condition . of the ground
is much Improved since the rain and
the wealher is still cool enough to
render the exercise deKghtful tto the
president. ; ' ' ,
TO PEBFECT
Conference Held by Cotton
r.len Yesterday -
AGENTS TO BE LOCATED
Central figency Estadlished in
Memphis
Will' Notify European Office of All
Cotton Ready for Sale Guaran
teed That All Cotton Offered
Would be Bought Baling i and
Compress Must be in Accordance
With Rules: r 1
. Atlanta, Ga... October 10 . Imme
diate and practical results of the In
ternational Conference of Cotton
Growers 'and Spinnera which closed
yesterday developed today ih a con
ference held by the executive board
of the' farmers educational and I co
operative union and H. W. MacAHs"
ter, of Manchester, England, one of
the chief experts on spinnable gTadea
of cotton with the European delegation
to the late conference 'was to perfect
and as speedily as : possible to agree .
upon terms whereby the growers of
theiunion could deal direct with I the
Europena consumers. It was stated
by the unions officers that alreadynthe
union had arranged to locate an agent'
England; that a central agency had
been established in Memphis and and!
that (this office will notify the Euro
pean agency of all cotton ready I for
sale. Mr. MacAllter guaranteed that
all cotton offered would- be bought . -
He explained, however, i thajt cotton
offered by the union must conform
with the grades sold, and theit the
baling and compressing must be in
accordance with the terms adopted
by the conference. The; was agreed;
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
Opinions Filed Yesterday Special
Tax for Schools Heidi to be Prop
er arfd Constitutional.
- (Special to The McssengerV i
Raleigh. N. C, October 10. The,
supreme court filed the following!
opinions: Raleigh ' Real Estate (and
Trust Company vs. Adams." no errors
Mangum vs. Railroad, from Woke,f no
error; Williams Vs. McAyden, from!
Sampson, affirmed; Ormond vs Ice
Co'., from Lenoir, affirmed; Webb vs.--Bordeh,
from Lenoit, affirmed;' Bland
vs.. Betasley, from Pender, affirmed ;i .
State' vs . - Herring,, from j Pender, no
error; Collie vs. Commissioners, from
Franklin, affirmed; Horton vs. S. f A.
L. railway from Vance, affirmed;'
Swindell vs . Latham, from Beaufort,
new trial ; State vs. Dowdy, Craven,) no
error; Pope vs. Telegraph Co.,v from
Wake per curiam! affirmed; 'Bond!
vs. jsaenton, rrom cnowan, appear
withdrawn: Brown vs. S. A. L.; rail
way from .Cumberland, dismissed! by
consent; Boyette vs. Southern rail- i
way, from Johnston, appeal, with
drawn; McNeill vs. S. A. L. railway.
Robeson, . appeal withdrawn ; Stanland
vs . Raybon, from Brunswick, dismiss
ed under rule 17; McNeill vs. roier.
from Robeson, dismissed under rule
17; Railroad vs. Gossneri per curlahx
dism issed ; Boss vs . S. A. L.. railway,.
from Robeon, per curiam affirmed;
Green vs. Williams, from! Craven per.
curiam dismissed; Wescott vs. Smith,
from Brunswick, per curiam affirmed,
on authority; Walker vs. Carpenter,
141 North Carolina and I Bowser vs.
Wescott. at this term; Matthies vs.
Lumber Co, from Sampson, per cur
iam affirmed; Penny vs; Chapman,
from New HanoverJ per curiam af-
firmed; r .. -I I
The supreme court rendered a de- -
cision this evening in a very important
case. The state constitution requires
that all public schools must be kept
open at least four months in each
year . The state has j for several years .
made an annual appropriation . to jaid
n this, but has .contended tt was
really the 'dutie3 of the counties! to1.
evy a special tax for this purpose.-.
Franklin eounky commissioners levied;
the tax and tax payers ! enjoined its .
collection. The 'lower court - decided
the tax to be proper and constitu
tional. The supreme cour't affirms nd
thus reverses a decision made twenty
years ago and which all these years
had hampered the rural public.
schools. ; '
. LABOR NOT SATISFACTORY
Norwegian Crews on Fruit Vessels '
to be Replaceq by Chinamen
Mobile. Ala.. Oct. 10.- Nearly! all
the vessels in the Central American
fruit trade will, it is said, in the
next few weeks replace their Nor
wegian crews with Chinamen. About
8 0 per cent or the vessels are cnar
tered from Norwegian owners, who,
it is said, have concluded that owing
to the unsatisfactory labor of their
countrymen, their unreliability. In
tern nerate hapits and the increasing
number of desertions, partly ; on ac
count of interference v of boarding
house runners, they will no. longer
emnloy them. i
Each vessel will sign probably 35 -men
r bringing the total number of
Chinese to 1,050.
Ladies, don't let anything prevent
your seeing our Fall Shoes at $3, 2.C0
gtlX ?2.So.- Mercer Cs Evans Co, It ' . ,
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