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GENERAL NEWS ITEL1S
Matters of Interest Condeased . Into
Brie! Ptraraplis.
I LITTLE ABOUT IUIER0US THUGS
rh Pith of the World's New That
Might Interest Our Readers. An
Item Here and There.
New York. Jan. 19. The tempera
ture here today reached one degree
below zero. In some portions of the
state the mercury has fallen to forty
below. There is much su ff erlng among
the poor people.
Dover, Del., Jan. 19. The New Cas
tle Presbytery decided today to try
Kev. A. L. Wood, of Wilmington,
Delaware, on charges in connection
with the preaching of sermon by
him last June, entitled "Should the
I Murderer of Helen Bishop be lynched.''
The three men arrested at Salem,
Va., on suspicion of being the safe
blowers who robbed the National
Bank at Rocky Mount, Va., last Fri
day night of over $4,000. were released
.yesterday after the authorities satis
fied themselves that the trio were not
the men wanted.,
St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 19. The
Southeastern Tariff Association rep
resenting all the railroads south of
Washington and east of the Missis
sippi river began its annual meeting
here yesterday, in the rotunda of the
Ponce de Leon. About one hundred
railroad men are attending. They
will remain until the latter part of the
week.
Washington, D. C. January 19.
Ohio politicians of the Foraker faction
are understood here to be at issue
with the Hanna men as to whether it
is necessary to instruct the delegates
for Roosevelt The Hanna men say
that there being but one candidate,
the course is unnecessary. Mr. Han-
nas friends declare that the only is
sue oecweeo iue laviiiuus is uuo ui otiw
"leadership. .
Washington, J anuavy 19.- The sen
ate required less than a minute today
to dispose of the motion to refer to the
committee on postoffices the various
resolutions looking to an investiga
tion of the postoffloe department. The
question had been previously debated
for hours at a time, but when the ques
tion was put today, no Senator mani
fested any disposition to further dis
cuss it, and it was adopted without a
negative vote.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 19. In his in
augural address, delivered this after
noon before the joint session of . the
two houses -of the Mississippi legisla
ture, Governor James K, Vardaman,
who was sworn in today, declared that
the growing tendency of the negro to
commit criminal assault on white wo
men Is nothing more nor less than the
manifestation of racial desire for so
cial equality. In strong terms he de
clared that education is a curse to the
negro race,' and urged an amendment
to the state constitution, that ' will
place the disposition of the Common
school fund solely within the power of
the state legislature. T .
PROTECTS SYSTEM AGAIHST CATARRH
Hyomei Prevents Colds and Cures
Grip and Catarr-h. Money Back if
U Fails.. , r A
An ounoeLof prevention is worth a
Hyomei through the neat pocket In
haler thttt comes with every outfit will
' check cold or the grip at the start,
and prevent serious and lasting Illness.
In "all ; catarrhal - troubles and ' dls-
. , , : tt : .
eases 01 ine air passages, ayomei nas
a positive action not possessed by any
other . medicine or treatment. It is
pleasant and convenient to use; simply
put 20 drops of Hyomei in the inhaler
and breathe it a few minutes four times
a day. - In this way, every particle of
air thai enters , the lungs is charged
with a healing balsam that kills all
catarrhal germs, soothes and allays
the irritated mucous membrane, vital
izes the blood with ozone, and makes
a permanent and complete cure. ;
A Hyomei outfit costs only $1, and
contains an inhaler medicine d roomer I
contains an innaier, mMicinearopper t
and bottle of Hyomet. The Inhaler
lasts a lifetime and when more Hyomei
is needed, extra bottles can be obtain
for 50c . ,'
J. E. Hood & Co. give their personal
guarantee with every Hyomei outfit
they sell to refuad the money it it does
not cure. . .
THE COLOMBIANS.
Taey
Arv Hoapltabla People ul
Like Uoo LlTla.
The Colombians are a hospitable peo
ple and receive strangers cordially.' It
is customary for a stranger to send
cards to those whose acquaintance be
desires, and etiquette demands that the
of Uje cawto caU wlthln
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The dining tables of the rich are
spread with fine linen and set with
handsome cut glass and china. Among
their beverages, in addition to wines,
are cebada, barley water; orchada.
which contains almond juice and sug
ar; agrass? the juice of unripe grapes;
naranjada. orangeade and a prepara
tion of chocolate thick as gruel. A dish
ror invalids is sopa de pan. A raw egg
is broken upon a slice of toast, and a
beef. broth is poured over it. A break
fast often consists of several courses
for instance, fruit, poached eggs, with
stewed tomatoes and rice; fish, chops
fried in egg and herbs and a tortilla
con seso, brain omelet, sweet potatoes
or other vegetable and coffee. Saf
fron is a favorite flavoring for soup.
Chicken or game pies contain a variety
of' vegetables, hard boiled eggs ami
other ingredients. A common dish
among the poor is a stew called sin
coche. Another standby Is rice and red
beans. Rice cooked in lard, with a lit
tle tassado (dried beef) for a relish, is a
tidbit among the lower classes. The
flesh of the Iguana, a species of land
lizard, is regarded as a delicacy and is
said to resemble chicken. The natives
slit the sides of living female Iguanas
and take from them strings of eggs as
large as plums. They hung these eggs
in the sun and dry them for future
consumption.
ACTING WITHOUT ORDERS
General Grant. Trlbate to Ueaeral
Sherldaa'a Jadarment.
Senator Hoar in his "Reminiscences
says that at a dinner where General
I Grant and other distinguished men
were present commodore A men re
marked that there was nothing he dls
liked more than a subordinate who al
ways obeyed orders. "What is that
you are saying, commodore?" said Pres
ident Grant across the table. The com
modore repeated what he bad said.
"There is a good deal of trnth in what
you say." said General Grant "One of
the Virtues of General Sheriduo was
that he knew when to act without or
ders. Just before the surrender of Lee,
General Sheridan' captured some dis
patches, from which he learned that
Lee had ordered his supplies to a cer
tain place, f was ou the other side of
the river, wliere he could get no com
munication from me until the next
morning. General Sheridan pushed on
at once without orders, got to the place
fifteen minutes before the enemy and
captured the supplies. After the sur
render was concluded the first thing
General Lee asked me for was rations
for his men. I Issued to them the same
provisions which Sheridan had cap
tured. Now, if Sheridan, as most men
would have done, had waited for orders
from me Lee would have got off." Sen
a tor Hoar adds this comment: "I lis
tened with wonder at the generous
modesty which, before' that brilliant
compasy,. could remove one of the
brightest laurels from his brow and
place it on the brow of Sheridan
Star, by Daylight.
It Is worthy of remark that but for
the brightness of the sky the stars
could be seen in. daylight. Even as
matters stand, some of the brighter of
them have been seen after sunrise by
explorers on high mountains, where
the air is very clear and the sky dark
blue. If we could go above the atmos
phere the sky would appear perfectly
black, and stars would be visible right
Close up to the sua.: Astronomers ob
serve bright stars in daytime by using
long focus, telescopes the dark tubes
of which cut off the side light, and per
sons In the. bottom of deep Wells have
noticed stars passing overhead, the side
light being rediR'dd by the great depths
of the wells. T. J. J. See in Atlantic
' .. .4 Little Oil. .. .
"Really. KitiU Mrs.. Oldcastle.
little, dinner last night was
your
quite
recherche." ' " -t -
: "Oh. dear, her hostess growled. I
just knew lu.it new cook would uiake
a, botch of it some way T' Chicago Uec-ord-HeraiC.
:
The' Eaaeattala. -,:,"..!-
"Which would yon rather marry,
Ethel, brains or money V
g "Money, . of course. 4 I' can get along
without the luxuries, but 1 must bare
the aeeesslt! .' Brooklyn Life. -
When bilious trv xloseof Cham-
1 1 arta. i . a r s.
oeriaio owmsca ana juiver immeis
Qd nMx9 fop once .bo quirkiT
first class up-to-date medicine will cor-
rect the disorder.
For. sale by
J. E.
Hood & 0.
CASTOR I A
-For Infants and Children.
13 KM Y:t! Ateajs
STATE N. & I. BORNEO
And 600 Girls Rushed from Slumbers
In the Early Honrs of Morning
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DARING RESCUE FROM FOURTH SMI
Rare Presence of Mind Averted Panic
Greensboro Citizens Show Hospi
tality. Will be Rebuilt at Once. ?.
Special to The Free PresB.
Greensboro, Jan. 21. Fire at the
in the kitchen or the building deyo0?"joro, in which J. L. Godfrey, the
to dining room, laundry, boiler rpoxn$ owner pf two North Carolina 14,000
cold storage and heating plant, de- 4 per cent. bonds which had been
stroyed that building and the largo
fonr-story brick dormitory which was
near by, at 5 o'clock this morning.
In the first building were rooms for
one hundred and fifty girls, and in the
dormitory proper two hundred from
all parts of the State. Every soul was
saved. The fire was discovered by the
watchman at four o'clock breaking out
of the roof of the kitchen, with, rare
presence of mind, he, before giving the
alarm, went up and down the building
having the girls awakened and a
corps ot assistants put to worK at
rescue before giving the general alarm.
By this means there was not a panic,
everybody preserving wonderful pres
ence of mind. Fire alarm was sounded
at 4:20 and the firemen made quick work
getting there a mile from quarters
It was impossible to do more than save
other nearby buildings. There were
several hair breadth escapes and
much excitement among the girls, but
at no time anything approaching a
panic before all were rescued. Two
girls in fourth story who had been
overlooked were awakened just as the
flames had begun to eath their beds.
With horror on being awakened and
realizing their situation they rushed
on their rescuer, knocking him down
and were in the act 01 leaping rrom ine
... a a .
window In terror when he pulled
them back and carried, both struggling
safely to first landing, when an aid
succeeded in getting them safely
the ground. One hundred and twenty-
five lost all their ciotncs.
It was a weird sight at five o'clock
with five hundred girls, many of
them trembling with cold, lightly clad,
some with only one shoe on. Trunks
and furniture strewn over lawn, while
fire was .roaring in the building con-
talning. many precious belongings.
Street car company tendered fee use
of cars to the students and the hotels
gave invitations to breakfast and every
girl came down town for breakfast.
At a meeting held at ten o'clock
this morning invitations poured in from
the homes in, the city, enough to accom
modate twice the number of those
burned out. Another dormitory build
ing large enough to accommodate 125
extra girls will be built at once.
The college will not close, of -this
President Mclver assured assembled
citizens and students.
The banks of the city offered 9100
eac) to the girls who had all their
clothing burned. ..'
The Southern Railway offers free
transportation and back for girls hav
ing to return home. Insurance poli
cies are held by State ; Commissioner
Young at Raleigh, it being impossi
ble to state exact loss,.. Arrangements
were made at once to continue school.
Governor and board of directors ex
pected today to take immediate steps
fOr1 rebuilding; Regular college work
will begin today, - .
Andrew Joyneb.
There were about 0 girls from thufJones' Suspicions, and be asked his
immediate section attending ' the N. & .
I., a half dozen of whom were from
thlf citr 1 ' v v -
v OF NATIONAL SCOPE.
House Judiciary Committee Gives a
Hearing on Original Package Bill.
Washington, ' ' January - 20. The
house committee on the judiciary to
day granted a hearing on the Hepburn-
Doll ver bill, to give the states police
power over "original packages" of li
quor shipped into a state for usa
Many advocates and opponents of thejc.ient and state the subject matter of
measure appeared before . th commit- ns employment, decided immediatelv
tee and preliminary to the argument!
It was arranged that each side should
have half an hour today and that fu- '
ture hearings would bo ' granted. I
Much interest was manifested in the
hearing and it was declared the bill
if adopted, would result In national
local opbon. 1
- - - - - n ujitmpiia itliwui x nave ever ineu
and I have used manv . different rem
Mr. Wai. .-S. Crane, t of California edies. I am nearly 51 veari of aire
Md., suffered for years from rheuma-
tim and lumbago. lie was finally ad-
vised to try Cnamberl sin's fain Halm,
which he did and it effected a complete
STOLEN BONDS AGAIN
i
The Matter Reopened and Investigation
Started to Locate Thief
THETTOE STOLER XOYEMBER, 1902
And Pawned to C. C. Jones, Who
. Returned Them to the Owner After
He Found They Were Stolen.
Raleigh, Jan. 19. Frequent refer
ence has been made in the newspapers
to the Interesting case from Jones-
stolen from him, had to pay 11,000 for
their return, the affair being nego
tiated through J. C. L. Harris, an at
torney of Raleigh, who declined at
the time to give the. name of his client,
that is the person who had these bonds
and demanded the thousand dollars'
reward for returning them, claiming
that he had advanced money on them.
The grand jury here in September
took up this matter and recommended
that the grand jury not investigate it.
Today the grand jury took it up again
and summoned Attorney Harris who
said in reply to questions, that all he
knew concerning the transaction had
come to him under the seal of profes
sional confidence and that he had ex
amined bis client thoroughly and had
satisfied himself that he had no guilty
connection with the matter in any re
spect whatever, and that when the par
ties had accepted his employment to
arrange for the return of bonds, that
in order to protect his client he declin
ed to reveal the name of the client and
he asked the jury to certify the question
to Judge Brown, in order that the lat
ter might advise him whether In law as
attorney, he was obliged to answer.
The judge decided that Harris could
not withhold the name of his client and
j that he must also state the subject
; matter ot his employment. Harris then
J went before the grand jury and
answered fully all its questions stating
1 mat nn nau nu uisuusiiiiun ) conceal
anything and he said that his client
was Harold Dortch, one of the clerks
in the State agriculture department,
Dortch was then sent for and he told
the jury that Charles C. Jones, of
Goldsboro, was the man who gave
him the bonds, on which Jones had
made the advance. Jones was sum
moned and will be here tomorrow. He
says he knew nothing as to the bonds
being stolen and did not discover until
months after that they had been stolen.
Huleih Post. 31.
According to the testimony elicited
before the grand jury it appeared that
a man who represented himself as A.
J. Staunton, of Wilmington, N.C., came
to Mr. C. C. Jones, in Goldsboro, in
the Kenyon hotel, and stated that a
Mr. Pace, of Wilmington, who was a
Ufriend bf Mr. Jones, had referred him
to Mr. Jones as a man who sometimes
loaned money on good collateral.
Mr. Jones, after satisfying himself as
to the genuineness of the bonds which
were tendered by Staunton made the
loan to Staunton in the presence of two
witnesses who were here yesterday ready
to, corroborate the statement of Mr.
Jones. Later Mr. Jones saw Mr.
Pace in Goldsboro and spoke - to him
about the loan made upon the bonds.
Mrkpace disclaimed any knowledge of
such man, but, when a description was
given, said that such man had tried to
borrow money, from him, giving his
name as Bradley . This aroused Mr. j
l"e.nu rr- ; f' - , or uai-
ein n.eID mra isgaie t-
wr, uu mcj ivuuu hiii car. juaes
bonds had been stolen. Mr. Dortch
. thereupon employed Col. J. C. L. Har-
' rls to' communicate with Mr. Godfrey,
1 witba view' of a return of the bonds
and getting back the money loaned
thereon by Mr- Jones. , Mr. Harris
opened negotiations with Mr. Godfrey,
who paid 9l,C30 and .the bonds were
returned to him. '
. Col. Harris, after Judge Brown di-
. . J Ll A J! 1 .1 ' . . .
I rocie-u uiui vo uisciuae uie name 01 HIS
that his full duty In the matter would
not be performed before he had re-
turned to Mr. Godfrey the fee which
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FoaBdaCorafor ladiaati..
j u86 Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets for indigestion and find
that they suit my case better than any
and have suffered a great deal from
indigestior. I can eat almost anything
1 want to now. Qeo. W.Emorv. Rock 1
Mills, Ala. For sale by J. E. Hood
he had received for his services in th
transaction, and he did so on tester
day. Mr. H. P. Dortch, Jr., also re
turned to Mr. Godfrey 8230, the amount
which Mr. Jones handed him for- his
trouble and services. The amount that
Mr. Godfrey has lost on the bonds, as
the matter now stands, is the 9300 that
was advanced to Mr. Staunton as a
loan, by Mr. Jones.
Mr. Godfrey, before leaving for
home last night, stated that Mr. W. E.
Murchlson, of Jonesboro, was his law
yer who came to Raleigh with him
when he made the negotiation to get
back his bonds. Mr. Godfrey said
that the safe in Jonesboro was blown
open and robbed in the fall of 1902.
Besides losing the two 91, 000 bonds the
robbers got $800 In money, some jew
elry belonging to his wife, an insur
ance policy and several notes and
mortgages. About two weeks after I
t!ie robbery one of the notes was found
in the brush near Jonesboro.
Mr. Jones referred to above is
owner of the billiard and pool room
in Hotel Tull building.
Why 1. title Folk Are HI Eaters.
It has btvn laid down us a physiolog
ical rule tliilt tile requirements of adult
diet depend not on the weight of the
eater, but on the extent of his bodily
surface. In the eune of children this
rule is further modified. An infant
may weigh one-eighteenth as much tin
a grown num. but its surface is more
than one-seventh us great. As the first
requirement of the Infant's food is to
replace the heat that Is continually be
ing lost by radiation from all parts of
the body, the latter fraction determines
the needed proportion of nourishment
rather than the former. But in rue
case of a rowing child food Is also
needed to supply the Increase of bodily
weight. In all. an Infant's ration may
be five times as much as would be esti
mated from its actual weight alone
(Success.
Gla la England la the Old Day.
Before Intoxicating liquor was made
dear by taxes und its sale was regulat
ed by licenses the use of It in England
wr.s astonishingly common. Not only
were thej-e in London 0.000 or 7.000
regular dramshops, but cheap gin was
given by masters to their work people
Instead of wages, sold by barbers and
tobacconists, hawked alnrnt the streets
on barrows by men and women, openly
exposed for sale on every market stall,
forced on the maidservants and other
purchasers at the chandler's shop, un
til, as one contemporary writer puts it.
"ono-hlf of the town seems set up to
furnish poison to the other half."
la the Karaery.
"Mamma, why do landladies object
to children?"
Mother I'm sure I don't know. But
go and see what baby is crying about
and tell .lohuny to stop throwing things
at people In the street and make George
and Kate cease fighting and tell Dick
if lie doesn't stop blowing that tin trum
pet I'll take it away from lil in. Tit
Bits. Their Celebratloaa.
HicksGoing to celebrate your wood
en wedding, are you?
Wicks Yes.
Hicks Well. I guess I'll celebrate
my wouldn't wedding. It Was Just five
years ago that that girl from Chicago
said she wouldn t marry me. eomer-
vllle (Mass.) Journal.
Properly Diaft-aoaed.
Lusbman I'm troubled with bead
aches in the morning. It may be on
account of my eyes. Perhaps I need
stronger glasses.
Dr. Shrude No; I think yoq merely
need weaker glasses and fewer at
night. Exchange.
l Why- They Spoke.
"We had known each other slightly,"
said Miss Evvy Waite, "but never to
speak to until one day while out skat
ing I fell down quite near him, and"
"Ah. yes" replied Miss Peppery.
"That broke the Ice, of course." Phila
delphia Press.
Chooalap; a Hlalater.
Dean Eyerett used to say that parish
committees bad no more ability choos
ing a minister than a minister showed
fn buying a horse. Boston Christian
Register.
- A Priaoaer In Iter Own House.
Mrs. W EL Layha, of 1001 Agnes
Ave., Kansas City, Mo., has for sev
eral years been troubled with severe
hoarseness and at times a hard cough,
which she says: "Would keep me in
doors for days. I was prescribed for
by physicians with no noticeable re
sults. A friend gave me part of a little
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with
instructions to closely follow the 'di
rections and I wish to state that after
the first day I could notice a decided
change for the better, and at this time
after using it for two weeks,' have no
hesitation in saying I realize that. I
am entirely cured." This remedy is
for sale by J. E. Hood & Co.
OASTOIIZA.
Bmis tk I Tha lini Ym Haw Always BagS
ElgSatU
NORTH STATE NEWS
Clipped and Coiled From Our lorts
Carolina Excnanju.
ODD AID IKTERESTIIG HAPPEIIIG
Gossip Gathered from Murph, T
Manteo of Importance to Our fi
Heel Readers.
F,x-Governor Russell and wife have
returned from Washington. It is said
that Mrs. Russell will not get the ap
pointment as postmaster of Wilming
ton. Their influence will probably be
used for one of the Gores.
Raleigh Post: Mack Mason, a white
man, was tried for carrying a pistol.
tie was arrested nere and the weapon
found on him. Mr. Mason testified that
some fellows got him drunk when he
came here to attend federal court and
he supposed they slipped the pistol
into his pocket, for he never knew that
he had one. The jury acquitted him
and his honor did not completely con
ceal his surprise.
Elkin, January 20. The news came
here today that Frank Armfield, of
Low Gap, N. C, was found in his
chair with the entire top of his head
blown off. He was sick many years.
He had a lar?e family grown and was
worth considerable property. One of
his boys was sick In the house at the
time, but he "' r of the family
say that they did not h- ir the report
of the-gun. They add that they found
the gun on the floor with one barrel
discharged.
Elizabeth City, January 20. Mr. H.
E. Freeman, a travelling man, repre
senting a New York Paint company,
it is said, suddenly became In
sane yesterday at the Arlington hotel.
He Imagined himself pursued by par
ties with intent to kill. There Is no
improvement in his condition at this
writing. He is strictly guarded at th
hotel to prevent his running away and
harming nimself. He tied this morn
ing and bad to be recaptured. His,
house has been notified by wire of II
condition.
Estimate of Williams.
Everybody's Magazine.
Since the beginning of the ca'led
session of congress last November.
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi
has made his way into public respeo".
and confidence of bis party about ar
rapidly as It is given a public man to
do. The place of mliority leader la
as difficult as it is important. To fill
it with even tolerable success r quires
a combination of knowledge, alert in
telligence, tact, and good temper.
Some men of very high abilities for
example, Mr. Bailey, now a distin
guished member of the sens'- ha
not had it. Mr. Williams und stands
the house. He knows just how to deal
with it. It appreciates and likes him.
He is never tedious. He is always
good humored and often wittj. He
can say a good deal without talking
too much. He is thoroughly grounded
in parliamentary practice and political
history. He knows when to take up a
thint and when to leave it alone. He
seldom misses a point: Few men in
the house have had so varied and so
thorough an education; but that would
not pull him through were he not aa
pleasant as he is clever. He made a
great stroke by persuading nearly all
the Democratic representatives to vote
for Cuban reciprocity. "This Is la
line with the general Democratic pol
icy of tariff reform," the Democrats
will be able to say. In John Sharp
Williams the Democratic party in the
house have an admirable leader.
It is now estimated that 60 persons
were drowned as the result of the
bursting of a reservoir Suodsy, which
also destroyed 176 houses and thret
hotels, at Bloomfontsin, Orange River
colony. -
Millionaire Poor Stomach.
1 The worn-out stomach of the ever
fed millionaire is often paraded in the
public print! a a horrible example of
the evils attendant on the possession
of great wealth.'. But millionaires are
not the only ones who are afflicted with ,
bad stomachs. , The proportif n Is far .,
greater among the toilers; Dyspepsia
and iodigesttoo are rampant amoo
these people, and they coffer far wors
tortures thsn thr milli naire, unlet
they avail themselves- of a standard '
medicine 11k Green' August Flower.
which has been 4", favorite house-itvilo
remedy for art stomach trouble for
over thirty-five ywars. A'-gust Hoavr
rous the toi-pid iivt-r, thus creatixg
ppetit an' t -curing perf ctriisrest ,
It tones and vitalizes the entire ys-
lem and makes life worth living,
t utter wht your station. Trial
ties. 23c: reeuiar size, loc. ai j. i,.
are.' For sale bf J. E. Hood & Co. & Co. .
Hood & Co. 'a, druggists. ' v
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