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v 4.1- b vtt- . . --,-. i:. " ; : . -it i. -.-v- . . . r . - ; r i TdGGiSSOR TO THE EQSXiNfiPJ; KlNQHAAl, N.;C.;THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 190 U.0D rER fFIS IlCICCETOKIBfSCD:,. .1-1 -SaV- I- - : lALLYfLAlDiAm gating In thoEbyilIati! leumab urogiaoro.; t- Unparalleled & SeeaesT: ronmaaA gplcador, : fiotl Mill Utry and ClyJl jlark th Prosressof the 'Faneral Procession Tbrouh Liondon. -" i v. ispsor, eo; 4.Tfiie final rites orer the r-ead qaeea were - conoladoct al 3.0 pt "a. and tbltj;-wufd'4'toBt.in the I'rogmore rjaausoleiim Bong ? Ed w&id. Queen Alexandra, Emperor JWU Ua;n and othersofthe royal family atr teuded the services Ibeside . the coffin at rn earlv hour this morninff. : Arrival at 'Windsor.' : Win DsoK,i3el-re;6dy iof: jttie faccral i.rvcfcssioa entered St. Qeorge c;i:n:-i at b:l5 p. m. i The serrioes were coa:-.i ied at4:iap.!nLyThe body -wiU He xuiru uonuay in - we .aaoere ALemo- : ' rrs! c lilljei.- ' CQ r AT POMP AN D RPi ENDOR' Absence of Blaci ilarked Feature . of Obsfqaiea.'.'; . -v -V; sialic e ot spienaia pomp : oentting the obsequies of so mighty and well beloved a monarch, all that b mortal of Queen Yicroria has ' been borne jthrough' the stree ts of the . capita and I started T to- vraris the ancient, fortress place of the sovereigns of -: England. The solemn magnificence of '"yesterday's opening phae of these, last rites was duly xnainr taiu l d. Perhaps the stately grandeur of today's soBrowfuiS pageant through the swarmingtreetei'of ; XndoniCWith liuudreds of - thousands : of - tnourners iorming a black . lorder . to - the . route, will never fcesurpassedAcsf-j - invre was an absence of 'that blaok" ceremonial generally connected with the final progress to the grave. - Today -the co&a was,, drawn by cream-colored torses. The paO. waa? white: and the rirlforrugr of the troops and the !: gold trappLngsof sthe - foreign sovereiizns, princes and" representatives, forming gl::5eriug medley gavebrilliant colors mg tfee scene. .The chief mourner h: 3 elf," with his field marshal's uni f orui , evSn though; this vwas partially ; L.-: u by his overcoat, ' snrrdunded by hi3 corps, helped to" leavenithe .syniboLr of mourning niaTlrfjigthemtef'-j' A -3Iemorab l frpectele v . Never in" Ilnglish ; history hasav boV ereign been borne to the grave attended by so many' distinguished -' mourners. Tb)3 gathering of ".crowned' heads sur passed those who -rods' in the jubilee' prcceasioa -All the"i officers - of. state participated : The display of the naval and military forces reached the - great total of 35,000 jearif The flring of Tainufguns and the toLiug ox belli at a quarter past ' 1 1. an nouueed to clie ; conncless- multitudes yho nad beenrcrowding iioi4ons muddy streets since davlisjht th.it the funeral pro?esioa vrvr:i the od v qt -Qaeen Vic toria had began iTit pxusugv chrough the iae people .-loughtj for hours lor a giiriipse of the coffin aad the kings and others followed it. They saw1 a . long, . prc-ccssioa of soldiers,', a. pa&sing show, cf dazzling regaliaTwitifta tbundrcid royalties crowding after, and then jdis ptrsed, while all the- church chimes of tie city and the dirges were played.";; Brilliant andjmpresslvei A ;,gsp The scene at the Victoria station from early morning was most brilliant" and itiirressive. For the day's - ceremony the station was transformed into an im- Eiense receptioa halLfe:All s:irainsi' were.i stopped before 9 o'clock, and the long; phrtorms were covered - with purple' cloth , Oa another . platform,: facing t:;u? at which the queen's -train was to arrive, guards of honor, ' composed xif blue j ickets aiid- grenadier guards were, drawu up. The broad road way sepa ratine the two wa3 ' swept clean and sa::U-:, and a number ' di little purple cover. 1 platforms, f rdm which members of tii.i roval nartv " ..-were exuected to, I mou it their horses; wero :" placed at i: Lue Irrt- 1 nerals than the queen's and'hada more 1 gorgeous spectacle in the celebration-oz f her CO years of reisrn. but noeolsode in I the Victorian era will live bo deeply im- J pressed on the memories of those who witnessed it or participated iri the cere monies. - -r ' .""-'V5 -j'' The day was sombreV wet; and chilly BS aremosc of : London's "wiater days. The cloudy sky added -to the giocni of the whole city. - - . 7 Dazziinjg Martial ?cenes.;; i"; - At 10 oi'clock an armv of crooms with the horses arrived, and thenceforward -l distiii ,-uisu'id British- naval and mili- f tar- officers and foreigttrbyalties;in;!; uazzims; uniforms, came in -quicK euo- Cesiion. Tha In-!- irn'!vr1aiTi .tiA hil vmciau, Dareneaaea, wisn. sneir ,wnite wauds of office, received the most .-dis tinguished personages Land -cenducted them to a little pavilion erected on the platform. The station by that time re sembled the scene at a levee. The com mauder in chief ;bf Athei forcesFielct; Marshal Earl RobertS.-n? a "brautif i!.; Epirited brown mare, carrying his ful.I toarsiial'3 baton, at this juncture trotted into the station and becamei the i center; of interest. Then ame the carriages of ?; the queen and -. the ; princesses. The aor.-es were ridden bv,, noMtillions scarlet jackets, with onlr a narrow band of crepe on their arms a? a badge of the?4 great change. The Carrirges were closed. All heads ; were .'Jmcovered" as " the fialoon carriage :,bearihg the ; remains stopped exactly opposite . the" guncar- -nage and King Edward, i Queen Alex-; andra, Emperor 'William and others . augated,.:' 4&:-Z. -m,' ;i&4V Then the bearer party advanced to the;: Baloon carriage, ; and wj(th?.his ;hand at the salute and standing "a little in ad Vance of the ;thers: Kin Edward Watched the ; painfully slow removal of the coffin to the gnncarriage. -i It was Mally accomplished and the pall and the regalia of the British- crown were V placed oh the coSn.- Thd k'n- I 1 3 vpthers.with hiiithsri rio-n: I V ' "proce&don start? , - It I i' lis it: 1 V.X nOSe Who aSIWeA with .wti in tV,m expreseioB ts theirr highipersonal ro- w-ueir sincere appreciation of -those elements ? oi ;-r.hrntr wk ih have endeared you to them, - have, by today's s Adam's express, forwarded to yon a marble bust which . we nope yon Will accent &8 a testimon.1 nf rvrir ha.r est friendship and high personal esttau j u wienaea w. represent yon . as- we kuew yon abon the date of your retire ment from 'i the 'i. United; States senate! ,beHeTeartisthaa?thoronghly preserved in marble . the h 'i'indv: geni? 1 -and manly featnres jthat were so famil air to us in the days long gone by-and-. which, we rjllue so highly tfcf -'With the hope that your useful life may be spared for aaany yearsi, and Hhat your wise counsel may. in the future as ever, your tinoere frieja-' ? . r- ' - ' - 'V, EXPORT ROYAL NAVY ARD - - . 1 ,: ' to Charleston; CHATtTiir.STOK, Feb. 4. A sensation in connecrioniththe proposed ? transfer of the naval station:;from Pcrt Bpyal to - Charleston has been.; caused here by the .statement that government employes at the worts inVPort-Boyal. had been as-, sessed various amounts to defray the ex pense of the -fight how b ir s? made at Beaufort and PortSoyal to prevent the : transfer, 'and ; the"-business people of those adjoining' towns are using every effort to thwart the . plans bf i the navy department, which .has already decided to favor Charleston with the station-. Admiral Endicott- says the - purchase of .the park property from : the city of Charleston has already "been completed. -The bill ceding to the government cer tain marsh lands adjoining the "park has been passed by the state legislature. :" HANDLED HER TOO ROUGHLY "Woman Saea Vaccination Physicians KUoar?lSj,ebS LBirspArro-: wocvl, who lives at' the factory,; has sued Dr: J. f.;Gxmg, a S. linder and B. F.;Culpfor: handling her - too roughly. She has sued for $-35,000 uamages. De fendants were : appointed by the board of health to vaccinate the town. ; . : . ;. Mrs. Arrowood refused to: be vacci nated and evenjwent so f ar asto threaten to. dp. violence jto ;any one who should ; attempt to vaccinate her. "-She was ar rested " for; refusing t be ..vaccinated, and in arresting -heri she claims that, they i mistreated and handled; her too roughly. : She wa s . carried to : the . jail - and kept there ''. for "probably - a day a"nd she thus claims that her character was called into question. The case , is now being tried in the circuit court.;vj jJ . Palmetto State "Legislature Kills Bill l;A;f0S-;torprohibit iti - t-- . -- & O., Feb! 3. The legis-' lature has e second time killed the bill to prohibit child labor 14 mills. The vote ' in the . hon3e was 65 to 83 Thirtv members werer absent.: -7. - The action is oaseu uoon tne race cnac 6.000 -mill v onerativeavin ; the: Piedmont section presented petitions asking to be let aloije'f. J. ae jrnuis laiuuu. iaei ves, schools and churches.; but in 6therr83c- tions, it is charged, a system of bondage is being fostered.."".-;-. From South Carolina to Tennessee. . ToKKVnxE, S. CL,; Feb. 1. Arrange .ments have been perfected for the coh-: yersiOh of the Carolioa and -ITorth west ern railroad (narrow cranse) intoi stand-: trd figure, un-to-date .railroad from Ohater to Lenoir. N. C, audits exten- don over the mountains beyond .Lenoir inta reimessee where- it will' connect with" one of the western systems, and thus consummate; the-;1fond-li.opet"aat has been in the minds of the people along its present route for more than 25 P: "Korth Carolina Judges In Tronblei nkuaas. Feb, --Investigation by the , sub-judiair mmittee , o. lower house of th; facts bearing npon Af fKrwwiri tnrPftAViTnAnt t jr-dijes Furchs and Douglas : of-the V:BU1WMWVW . , 1 . - - MnntKmerv of that court, .Thomas 8, irenan its : clerk." and Judge Walter f mrk were examined yesterday;, The (' proceedings are behind closed doors. - Steamship Missing. , .T:-V-tV. QEORaicrowjr, ; O., Feb. JJI The steamship Waccamaw.v which saued from New York for Georgetown Jan. 22, hai "not been renor ted. and crave . fears areV:entertained;lier'for7:the-;Bafety'ljof the vessel. : Ordinarily the Waccamaw V A.VUrr lit ' AhAllfc fllMtf flOVfi T rvu a WoMm aw is .920 tons.' and is oner- y tViA iTimber trada br fcha Atlan tio Coast Steamship company. '--" vv; gmo tbered In Cottonseed. ' aninrnuLB & CwiFeb., 2.-Garfield Strange, a Soegro? wtdleffeding cofctoit imuI in the oil mill seedhouse at Honea Paththis ikoTuiMsu. was ?suff6cated; by tons of seed, falling on him. Strange disatmeared at 3 p, nx, and it was sup posed that he had gone home,: but at n. m. his body : was discovered by: t the mam who relieved himv--;t-r;;:3; Miwpplroprfated Canteen Funds; CkiBiiSTPK, Feb. i 4". Edward .: F. HalL-sergeant in ithe First : artillery. stationed on Sullivan's island, has been fAnnd ffuiltv bv a courtmartial and sen tenced to one year and nine months for -riating canteen funds. Hal has begun bis eentenot at. the island priacn. ' -' Taxes on Doj. ntEsviixsl- 0. C. Ieb. J. The ccz-iy frr-I 1.21? dci re- 1 . . . f:r t;.r-t::i iat'-ij Co . XIharle .tion jone to .vasnington to vpeaf before the sen iftTal committee tomorrow to refute chr4 charges made against the health' of Charleston b ex-Secretarv.HiUarT Her- Lbert, counsel for citizens of. Port floyal. Who are onoosed to" the transfer of the naval station from that place to Charles ton. - United States. Judge : Brawley members of the city council and leading physicians will appear; before the com mittee. ' .... - -."V - The charge was mads: that thelooa tion for the . station is. unhealthy and altogether un suited for government pur poses. Facts and evidence will be pro duced - to. show that these accusations are., groundless,; and that they were prompted by the : bitter spirit of Port Royal people who are using every effort to defeat the . plans of the navy depart ment. ' - - i nit TRIED TO SAVE BOY' LIFE. Engine Bans Nineteen 31ilesi In 8ev- -..I" teen Minutes -; : JiLCKsoinrrjuLB, : Fia., Feb.:, 6. A re markable run was made from this oity to Baldwin yesterday afternoon by En gineer Iibb of the Seaboard. Air-Line. 1 Train : IMspatoher Connelly of : Bald win had a son that was dying, and telegram, was sent here 'for medicines that ceuld not be -obtained at jsaiawin, Snnerintendent Maxwell ordered an en gine to. take the remedy to the Connelly family, Engineer Iibb was chosen and given instructions to make all the speed Sosaible. With his hand on the throttle e - dashed out of the terminal station and was soon flying over the tracks at a speed of more- thau ; a . mile a minute.. He reached the depot in Baldwin, a dis tance of 19 miles, in exactly i t mmuies. The bo v. however, had died just as the engine left Jacksonville. - . ; , THE TARHEEL LEGISLATURE. Railroads' Chartered Pensions y Jror 1c Confederate Veterans. RiXEiQH, Feb. l.The J senate has passed bills incorporating ' three rail waysPiedmont and; Allegheny from the Georgia line through three counties to "' the Tennessee line ; Butherf ordton railway and fiillton Hallway ,00m pany. A" bill was passed providing taae vuij practical farmers ar eligible to mem bership on the board of agriculture. - . A urn no auow tu.iiu.uuy 111 tunc m .luutuw divorce failed to pass. - - . A bill was introduced in the. house : co place on the pension - roll confederate veterans over 55 -years old who were worth not over $500: also, a bill to allow the Spartanburg and Aaheville :Tailwajr to consolidate; also, a uu; to reauoe prloes of school books - Bride ot FeWeeks lnJaiiy CniitXESTd:, Feb? 6-Thomas Win- gate,; grayhaired and eyes red from weeping, appeared in court today against his wife, a bride of a few weeks . She was arrested with lhemadi ueunett, wno was a rival with Wmgate for" her hand. The old lover and the young, lover pre sented their claims, and : Wingate was the winner.. They were married by the rector of the fashionable St. Michael's church. -Bennett ; and Mrs. wmgate failed to give bond' and "were sent to : Greenville Crap hooters. 3 GnicENVixxE. aC, Feb. S. Several young jwnite men were nneu -m iu mayor's court for : hooting craps Sun day.. "Chief of Police Kennedy an nounced in court' that he has deter mined to put a stop to gambling by ne-f groes and white men in tne wooos near the edge 01 the city, ne nas given in structions to all n of his men to keep a close eve arid a keen watoh tor all gam blers and to puii tham whenever ant op portunity is aff oroed. :A? C S-.- Owned byTCharlotte Parties. rVnWiuiiOrns. N.- i).. Feb.. 8; The Ho telJefferson, which was burned in New York- city: Wednesday morning,- be- irtn - to Mr. L. A. Dodsworth and -Mr- H. 8. Chad wick 01 unariotte. Mr. -Dndaworth could not state tne -vame 01 the tironertv. bnt its location indicates ifc was rated bijrh- .The Hotel Jef ferson was Oh East Fifteeutlr street, and TOMS immediately in rear Of ; the ; Union Square hotei.: It was a:i-sKry Duiiaing. Intpeetlng the Koad. GBTOKvniSp. Fb.--Cap?aiii W.-fe. Ryderj superintendent of the At lanta and Charlotte division, and Oap- in Josenh H. Sands, general superin tendent of : the eastern seatioh of the Southern, arrived ii the .city last night in . private car. They are on an in specting tour of the road between Char- lotte ano Aiuu'i v :f ; . To Regulate Lobbyists. : iRoHp4Feb; tjassed' a biUto regulate lobbyists, re pairing them to register. ' The. bill is an exact copy, of the Wisconsin -law; but the section was stricken .out whioh re ouired lobbyists to swear what fees they rive The. vote on the bill wasi -&;cGeorge:Di:Tlllman uneraM At fix-Ooheressmau George D. - Tillman, who died Saturdayi' took pface today ai his late home, Clark's ; HU1,' Edgefield county.- 'He was a brother of Senator B R. Tillman, and.was regarded as one fth most brilliant South Carolinians of his day, . ,;. -: portune FoT-'Tennesseeans.j f xoxViijnBt;;Fea: 5-Mrg. O. H. Markwood, ' vrif of a postal clerk 0: this 'xteTt h8 beett advised that two A.Tesir:ragt.-fcJ"!pex,'.' aupposeuiy aex f . 11.: i ... m . . " n.11 hpotner. - oieu iu we cwvuwu vou- fornia, leaving an estate- valued , at 8,000 000. The estate is gold mining property. "' ; 3Iay and December, - .Raiigh, Feb. 2. John Lanier, aged 28, of Wheeling, W. Va,, was married yesterday to Mrs. Fay Rogers Of Dux taa, n-cd Si.' Tbs proon left to'I.y lvely 5 r oiinmuSiiALL, EHinEfJTvJUriiST 'and Bir .of. Country. Ai)At DEDICATED' TO LAX7 Appropriate ' Memorial ' ;8ervleee at Wahlngton. Participated -'Ia by Dignitaries of the Nation Eloquent' Address Wayne" MaoVeagh. : C T Wibbxvoton. FebT i. John Marshali of Virginia was installed as ch" Jf jus--tice of the United States Ida years atro today, and 10 o'clock this morning the centennial anniversary of that occasion. wag celebrated with impressive" ceremo nies in the hall of. the house of repre "sentativesat the capitoV " " y'i ''iJ v. " President MoEinley and the members of" the ; cabinet - were the last Jo arrive.; "Representative iDalzell of Pennsylva .nia called the "assemblage to order. Ha stated briefly the action of congress, in providing' for : the ceremonies anoUthe selection of. tihief : Justice Fuller as pre siding" officer.- The chief justice, jn his' judicial robes, was escorted to the chair Y Representatives Grosvenor of Ohio .and Richardson of Tennessee. -, Rev. ; Dr. William- Strother Jones of Trenton,' N. ' J.,' a great-grandson 'of John Marshall, Invoked the divineluesso ing . . The chief justioe, .introducing Hon. Wayne; Mao Veach, who was to deliver the oration, paid an eloquent tribute to the memory : of- -John Mar shall, which - evoked ' hearty applause from the assemblage. . - - ' - " . At the 'conclusion o Justio Fuller s remarks, Mr. McVeagh delivered his oration. - " 4 . ? - Mr. MacVeagh's Oration. - Today is dedicated to the . law. I therefore speak to you as a lawyer, - and X congratulate you that it is part of our happy fortune that the occasion which brings us together offers in itself its amplest and oompletest justification. , . It would, indeed, have been a grave dere lictiou of . duty if; the brotherhood of American lawyers, on the bench and at the bar, had not assembled; to - honor with fitting. observances the centennial anniversary of - the entrance by John Marshall into the omoe .of chief justice of the .. supreme oourt nt .the United States.- "It is eminently fitting that such. an occasion should be honored by the presence of distinguished : senators and represenatives in congress of the states. whose proper and abiding place in .our governmental system vwas determmea by him; by the presence of members of that illustrious tribunal the vast extent of whose ritrhtful . iuristiction was de termmed by him: by the presence of the chief; magistrata -and members bf the cabinet, whoe subjection to the law was determined by jiim, and by other citizens of the country,- which; under his forming hand, instead of becoming a dissoluble . oonfederacy: of discordant states, became a great and ' indissoluble nation, endowed with? all the powers necessary to enable it hot only to pro tect itself against .enemies at home or abroad, -but also to accept ana aisonarge the splendid : and .ennobling mission Whioh has been confided to it in thor divine" purpose for the education of the world, and which, he : recognized when first of all men he spoke of the empire of America that " of securing to the whole" American continent 'government of the people; . by the peoplO and for: the people. i-;tMrffissirr- ::::.v-;---';' ;:Althougli ioj-:ipinjakmsW ful people are just now greatly troubled at what seems to them an evil promise of the future, as American lawyers we must never :f or a' moment, Hu dark days or in bright; .despair, of the repubne. Differences of opinion may well exist as to the best methods of discharging the grave and serious ' duties unexpectedly devolved noon us bv a war besun With the noblebbjeet of helmhg a; struggling people to secure their independence, but le& ns vrusv xnac. nowever we may umer as to the methods, we . all believe; that the true glory of America and. her ; true mission, in the hew: century as -in the old, is what a great prelate of the Cath lio church has recently declared it to be: v To stahd fast byUhrist and His eospel; to cultivate,; not the Moslem vir tues of War,' of slaughter, of rapine and of conquestf butthe? .Christian - virtues of self denial and- kindness -and broth erly love; jand that it is our mission,' not to narm Dutyto neip to better ur every fellow creature of. whatever color and however weak or ' lowly. T and theh we mav "some day near the benediction Inasmuch as ye did.it to one of the lease of these, my brethren, ye did it unto JrTh. Nation's True,Mlssibn?; L:--. When we come at last to believe that the true "mission of nations, aS of men.? is . to promote ; righteousness oh ear th-that conferring liberty; is wiser than making gain; that new friends are better for-us i?ths jaewaiarfiets thai love is more-elevated than hatred; that neace is nobler than, war; -that the hunv blest -human? life . is sacred: that the humblest 'human; right should beTre- Spected then oar' own beloved country ca.n worthily discharge - the sacred mis-: siohicxmnded to her, and by her true dignity and grandeur,; setting her. feet upon the shining pathway which leads to the sunlit summits of the olive mouu tains,; and ; taking abundant; core - that every human creature beneath her starry, -flag of ieverycolor ahd;condition;ie a: secure of liberty, of ' justice and of peace as in the republic of GodJ In cherishing .hA asTiiratiofltts and in striving to real ize them; we are wbolly in the v spirit of the great chiei , justice anawe pan ia no other ;wayiso-! effeotuaUy iiohor his memory jis by laboring, in season "and out of season, to make .this whole conti nent of America 'one vast and splendid but of wisdom, of peaoa and of .liberty, f - ' s;w;-fev; Mr. MoVeazh'spoke for an hour and three -iiQartersr ;Hiffi peroration tmto vokod an outburst of applause, which was led by the .; president,; his cabinet and the members of thff supreme court. Tho exercises closed with; the benedic tion by Rav. Couden, the uhaplain of the house, ' In one of the galleries was I Lew is Manihall of Orange Court h-w-?, 'V:, the - ohi?st'; descendant: of Jesiici ilarsball. ?;?;;.:- ?-;?;.?'' FEDERAL DU iLSlFJGB SOUTH Increased ApproprlatlonsFor Some tn - - Course or Construction, j- AftASTA, Feb. 2. A Washington dis-' patch says: Speaker Henderson has de clared himself, emphatically against the passage-of any-new public building bills by the present congress: ".This seems to settle the fate of the Atlanta bill for the present, at least - The house committee on publie' buildings at its meeting com- siaerea , only, those projects . which are now under - way and for whieh an in creased appropriation is reported by the supervising architect to be necessary.; Mr. Brantley of the llth distnot, who- is a member 'of the committee,' succeeded in ; getting a $50,000 increase for- the Brunswick building, which will maire possible the. completion 01, that building according to the origmal plans.; An increase 01 S3.000 was wranted for the : improvements .; at Oolumhus, Ga.f Other southern increases were Tampa, VUL f 75,000; 'Elizabeth Oity,1 O,; C50.000J Winston.- X., O. , flO.OOOT ' THERE 'WILL- BE. NO; DUEL, Bat a Street Encounter In Atlanta Is Considered Probable. .J" Atzjutta, Feb. 2. There, will be no prearranged encounter, aocording to the rules of the code duello, between Charles T.: Hopkins.and Joel Hurt." -That there may be a street encounter at any time in the near f nture is expected. - Not only the two gentlemen themselves but . cer tain of their friends have given' their word to Sheriff Jf elms that no duel will be arranged.-- - v ? "1 cannot give my word that no fight will take place." Mr. Honkins is said to have stated, ."for if I "am attacked in my onlcd or on the street I shall defend my- seiz. - , .' - . 1 Dr. Nelms also saw Attorney Luther Z. Rosser and Attorney. JBcreon Smith, both friends - of the principals, and stated substantially what ' he had told Mr. Hockina- These gentlemen, it is said, gave their word of honor ' that no duel would be arranged. " OFFICER KILLED ON DUTY Policeman- Osborne.. ot, Colnmbna, 1 ; - vShot Down. Coxathbus, Ga., Feb. 1. Officer N. G. ' Osborne, of the Columbs 6 police . force. was shot to death last night while tak ing John McGough- of Glennyiile, Ala., out of a disreputable house on Jcaghth street? kept by Madame Jssie JotephT HeT was drinking and disorderly, and ;he wonian sent out for a policeman to take' him out. -Omcer Osborne re sponded, and McGough cpnsented to go out with him. Just as tne siaewaix was reached - the women ' heard a ahot and, rushing Out, saw: Osborne en the edge of the. walk. MeGough shot . him once, the bullet entering near the collar pone ana severing cue jugaiar yein. . -, s- OsbOThe was At years of age and leaves a wife and six children? He;twai born in Stewart county, Ga. MoGon2h was: captured at another disreputable house.' He olaiins to remember ' nothing, of she shting.;.$ HEMARRiEDTWOlSlSTERt Didn't Secure Divorce Wedded One ,.;. r-r; In Atlanta. AtIiasta,, Feb. 2. A New York dis patch says:? Charles May was convicted in Judge Gibbons; Kurt; today;of mar"? rying - two sisters : without a divorce. May's two wives were, Sallie and Ruth" Spearman. - who lived at : Tullahomti, Tena., before May married Sallie in. Two years later Ruth and her brother- in-law eloped and: was. married at At lanta, Ga. They moved to Chicago, but May deserted Ruth and wenf.back to live with Sallie and then again re turned? to Ruth ? When"? be ?again .rroV turned to. his - Tennessee wile a few months ago the Chicago - woman had him jhdot$?H-v:f. LARGE? FIRE AT- VYAYCROSS Two Business Block Burned Assign irM?? Painter Creraated'; ' Savakkah, Feb. 8. There was a dis- tausfireat fWaycro shortly after 4 o'clock. Two?business blocks were burned? belonging ren Lott and 11; wJUtcn. a ?-T-he following places of business were entirely destroyed: Whitman Furniture oompany: ; u. Aoamson, , wuior: .. rs. Oatoatatioheryf iLottr&Peabodyiia: surance; J. H. Spence and S. W. Hitch, attorneys, and Miss Parneu, "millinery. - It is feared that a mute sign; painter whn was in One' of the buildings ; was orenmted?;-:fSjSi The property, was well ; covered 1 with Inanrancfc-Ki-'v;?':-; . ? ? Two Charged; With Murder.: ' AccrcsTA.?Ga Feb. L--The sheriff has arretted a?whlte; man S.? Martin, jjupermtehde?or, now workinc " near; Allen s station, on thaCentrai: railroadSmStfiis county;: and a 'negro wonian named Rachel Cot-: ton. susoeoted' of ; having part; in the; murder of the negro Matthey Riley, whose"bbdy was found, in aHvelt5i?Both parties deny all knwledge of the mur der, but are in jau awaitmg investiga- ;tiOttj;igr''" -'. 'r? " ?:.Draalt Ilottle of LaudaBnm. ; MACowr Feb. .4. .Albert -Matthews," formerly of Macon, died: last night at tio-at a : hotel Mj AshburnpiGaiAfrof the effects of : laudanum taken- some time yesterday with suindal intent.; V A laudanum?? bottle" nearjy em pty . was found under the pillow oi his bed. ; Mat thews left Macon last June for Ashburn to take a unfition with. J. a Betts &O0. as'aachinist.;;; ' ' . Z. InvUed to Columbni., "5. ?C-, Cosr(?Fe bus board -of trade has extn in- facturers, who are- to : tor, '.f"'.:,"uth. t-:wUl.be accompaniea. by mfw ttn- oer and othec-offidals ot ih-,, sswuvhern railway. " - . -' - M . - . ?:f;?STe'ch Studsats Reinstated. ;-s"" , ; : ATl4iirrI; ;Fei th tuspaudjjd members; of the Technolosilcal ; school have been . reinstated, resuming their regular positions." ? The work of clearing, a site for the two new buildings ;truiob. ere to b crectsd on the school prc.rty OIVIpSD; AfJAlNST" iTSeXf. Two Marriages Cause Serious Trouble ; ' In the Church. : -WAsraxaTON,";"Ga., Feh 4. Tb members of. Clifford's ;: Grove , church, this-county, are apparently hopelessly divided. The. causa of this; disruption arises from tb fact thatUhe pastor, Rev.' G. 0LBelD bound together the ' lives of Miss .Leslie Hopkins and Mr. Will : Waters recently. The marriage was a uretna Green affair, and was the second in which' the castor ofaciated.. aid both young ladies were: the daugh- tits of ,W. G. Hopkins, z,,,'; . ; Alter the first -marruge a split in the eongregauonxwas . narrowly averted. Mr.1 Hopkins and his. i mmediate family connection 8 00m pos half the congrega tion, and this half is pitted against the ; pastor and; the second lialf. i;Mr Bell was asked to resign, bat refuses to com ply, and says he will remain at. his post of duty regardless of -the wishes of the iiopains contingent.' - . r . -. AN ALLEGED SEABOARD DEAL Another Southern . Road . May Be Purchased. '" KewTomc, Feb.-2. Johh aim llama, president t of the Seaboard' Air line, had a conference :last night with' two or three?othe railroad dignitaries whose names could notbe ascertained.-. t The conference was reported to r have been, in reference to a project of the pur- wiiwb 01 anoauer souuiem rauroaa wr the Air Line system- Mr. Williams de nies that the meeting had any business llo. denied in turn Questions at-to Whether the Seaboard Air Line aoatem- eited the purehase or consolidation of terests with the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Norfolk and Western, Norfolk and southern and other .lines. As to the Mobile and Ohio jysteas, however,-he was entirely noncommittal. - v. OUR RIVERS AND HARBORS. v - . - Items For the South la Federal . Ap- " proprlatlon Bill. Atlanta, Feb- 5. A Washington dis. patch says: ' The sundry civil appropria tion, bill .'has been completed .by the house committee on appropriations. The bill appropriates ; 159,703,084, which is 1 10,889, 197 less than the estimates , and 5, 748.231 less than the bill for the cur rent fiscal year. ' - - - 1 v, - ' The appropriations .mclude C300.Ciirt for a public - building at Tampa, Fla The river and harbor items include: Cumberland ; sound,' Ga.. and Florida. faOO.OOOj Winyaw bay, S. O.,: $500,000; Uongaree river, S. O, $50,000: Savannah river. Ga., $100,000; Tampa bay. Fhv. $127,000; Warrior and Tombigbee rivers, Aiaoama ana jxussusipm, 4u,uuui , . - -; Appropriation For Atlanta Prison. Atlanta, Feb? 5. A-v Washingtod special 'Says: -The sundry v omi appro priation : bill which was reported to the: house today contains the item of $94,0(1 for maintenance of the southern federal prison, ana carries with it a clause or a restrictive j character; which . "provides that the work or the convicts shall:, be confined to such labor as oan be done by their own hands.- .This is - designed to restrain: them and their work from com ihg into competition with free 2aborr?i " . 1 nstruetfng Rail road Men. y;;?: .;; X)oXrMBiAi'S??0. FeblW1 Hamer, the?Southerns - instructor and examiner, who has been engaged iiein- structmg and lecturing the trainmen of the Savannah division for the past three weeks, has gone to Charleston with .his instruction car to enlighten ; the men oil the South Carolina - division, in. the use jbf the automatic air. brake. ; ; i rrrr:': ?? Spasta, Ga,; Feb. 5.--An epidemic of .i-'... ..... ; v.. . :. ,-,...-3:- ...... ;la grippe is sweeping the .whole; cohnty and an enormous number ?of the town ' and country people are prostrated by the plague. :,fAt :.nrs tn tjpe ym. xnlld, but probably owing to ; the changeable weather the disease has assumed a vio lent nature and is regarded by the doo tors'as being exoeedihgly dangeroua, -;;A1P Weil That "Knto.Wetti-i I duel or street fight between prominen Atlanta; men? a had? been 'feared vfoV several daya ..An amicable adjustmesl of the differenees -existing- between Charles T. Hopkins and Joel Hurt has been effected," and when the two'centlo men riext meet it is expected that they will shake hand ovefe the;pasipj:s ???gvTo; Beerult In? Atlaatswi . imi ' Irak. M. t A . tions - made at the l'ar department in r Washington for the raisin! . of the hew regiments, it nas oeen ueeiaea to recruit one regiment of - light artillery and one of Infantry at Fort McPh arson.; vDis- patches announcing, this faot have been received, zrom ;v. asningcon, my-mm:. Going to. euth Carolina. ; ? WASHixaTOJc, Ga., . -Feb. A. Rev. Batl;JCMtied .Washmgtbn: Presbyteriafl ehurch, 'hai notified his congregation' -that he will leave ?them after April 1. :- He has': nc-' cepted a call from Anderson,' 8. 0. Mr. j .Cartledge ; has ?served - the Washington iyyyyyM4yy Mum .:-: AJtcn baking pSesa t5 2&icst oenacers to hiaC the sessxA thy. t-l;; j5;a?-'tf "' --.-i: 'Wm '-..J1... ;:;-y- --. 1; , . . -1 ?.:' AN OBLIGING TEXAN.' Bis Buslmees XVI tit Lawyer Jbhessst . ' . : , ConJd Wpit. s ' . "Tt was a'Tekas . tou and a lon limbed. Texan .was making ocros3 th . public " square toward ' the j courthouss with; a revolver. In his hand when he was stopped by a man "who asked: "1 . ?.;Are yon on your way to the court- housed',.;"'? -;? - i.-v y - .."Yes, slrr I am,? was tho reply. ' - y, . xGoing ,to shoot any body V . ' 1- "Yes,, sir Lawyer Johaso'n."-If . it hadn't" been, for him,; I shouldn't hav lost "my case jesterday'vYeBy sir, golns ?: to fill hbn full of lead." -? ; "'AreJyou ia any great hurry about it?-" r. 4 - f jNo special hurry, butwhen I have shooting on hand I like to get it off my mind as soon aa possible." , . - r - ; vVOf ( course, but you see Lawyer Johnson -is now arguing a case for me and won't-be through for 40 minute.;;. TDLe'fif going to win It for Bure if not la- " terrupted, and If fou will" only hold oa -for awhile you win do me tr great fa..-vor.-; r" "?- - ? - ii fWhy, certainly glad you mentioned it. ; No hurry- about the shooting, so as It comes oft today, and-y on can counf on me.:;.Hav"e a drink with" you? "With 'the greatest of pleasure,, and If John-. ' . jon Is a particular friend of. -yours I'll ehoot him'as softly as I can and give him every show : to die like; a gentle. ' man,".:- i - ' ?:-' ' - M. Quad. v Doyou see the.man?'v" v'- Tes; I see the man.'! ' ; 1 t - - "What to he doing? , 7 "He' is blowing his fingers," Jumping up and down and acting In such a wty that his wife looks at him In astonish ment and . fear. .There, he has "kicked -C over "two chairs, torn down the. lace curtains and made a rush for the kltch- ? en." y '. - 1 ;c '"But has the man gone crazy all of O sudden?"- . ? n "Oh, no.; he was hunting' for a cbllat button and picked up his wife's redhct curling tongs, in anabsent, way.. Lota of husbands do that--once. - lie won't speak, to her for the next "three days, but he will not die of his Injuries an3 Custoimer " (to the barbers new ? prenticeShaTetbff "every tbfng ;pleas. .'? Barber But ; ea ye bis ' ears,? youhj man. He's one of my regular cueteia- FF5-; -V-' nnff thA ' f .no-:. ,-v -1 Trkkin.art rl who havVt? used V vChaD3berUins Cough. Rmedy:. tr . cold ?nnd Im lagrippeduririg; tho?li)a-j.i yie w yj ear ? id -tnir knowledge riot a single ai? has resulted in pneumonia, , 'Tho-g geAhitfield ? &?C6j byenue. Chicago, one of tne?leadiDh and tftost --prominent retail ?dr a jrists iri ; that city , i i n ; speakin g ?o f : this says; W ; recoro msn d ? Cham berlai h's f Cough , ? Remed y y for 1 a bippe in many, cases, as it ool ' onty : ciea 'prompt and complete Tecoynry fit also counteracts ' any "' tendency fo la giipps to result Jn pn eumOnia or?saler.byJS3igga. C-.V -' 4 - a; ; -;"waats it put eut a fire she doesn't heap en ei! and wood, ?. She tbrevs en watsr.kaewing that vater quenches fire. Vfhea a veman wants to ret i ; well from diseases peculiar to her sex? . . aue suenta ni wu iu;i w - tas i.ro 4 O already burning her life away..;. She J I aheuld net take worthless drugs "and I Potions aeauesed ef harmful narcot- ! h tcs n4 epiatss. ; They ao not check H the eiseaoe tkey do net cure it they Bradlield's - Female Rejulator should te taken by every vcm an er-rlrl . whov has: the slightest suspicion. ef. any ! the iDents which f-" llct'tromei; -1 They will simply i ; until tuey tae it. The RegroUtcr is , . a f -a paTif ying, ; strtm gbeto in ff ' tonic, which pret (1 o n 1 .-.' ' at the roots ot w.9 disease and cvirt the catise.';. it does not amp . the pain;. iteradic&tt it. ' it stop s falling of tre wsb, -tftticorrhea, - jastsiis?tipn - and periocjcKi k, , rrewkuvecan ty " T V"ful ! all this drive -var tr-; .'btjndxed acd ene aches e- i oaias-which -drain he.. and beauty, happiness anu. , reed temper from tnany a wetnaa's fife. - Itis tte cne ( ".remedy, above air - which erery woman shouia know abet ana le ifr return mt mar drug stare. :S i -nd tor oar fr V"i'jt Liiraied boo. t f Co, U. C - - Tro-aWe Ahead.'.' -- ! ,h.?. -. . (;'; - h i -w - k-:v 1 :tO f . U . ' J. ..- ' y.:: 1-'' yy0mmymny -:v. -fi: i .
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
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Feb. 7, 1901, edition 1
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