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1 H l 7! i I HI III 1 jiy VOL, 1. .NO. 0. ITITSIJOHO, JN. CM FRIDAY, .JANUARY 3, 11)02 lM A Year. NELLCROPSE.Y FOUND Dead Body of, .Hissing Girl Discov ered in River. FATIi'ta IDENTIFIED TilE CORPSE. A Coroner's Jury Held An Autopsy and Recomaii-r.iJii Thst Wilcox Be Kept Per Irial. . 1 Suffolk, Va., Special Nellie Cropsey's dead body was found Friday fa Pasojo Unkriver. After thirty seven days cf antlety and fako reports an t tho lavish expeadltare of minify to aolve Xhe mystery of ' 'Ella Maude Cropsey's disappearance, Pas quotank river gave up ita d&ad at 10 o'clock this morning, v Nellie's body was located oa tfTeTiver bottom by J. bvSUllnian, a fisherman, who turned word to S. W." Turner, a member of the citizens committee of five. Tho news of the And spread ilka a prairie fire, and scon a great uowd f excited people bad collected. Jus tice W. H. Cropsey, tho girl's fa;her. was summoned. Almost overcome wfth emot.'ca he pushed throush the crowd and stood beside the corpse, wher j it had been tenderly laid near the bank. There wai'a huah as he looked upoa his daughter's form, but only for a minute. Justice C.-opsey soon pro nounced the body before him the re mains of h s mlFsir.g Nellie. Wa d was sent to the mother, wha has seemlnvjly' '-v cufferrd most, to, tbe sisters and to "WIiss Csrri Or&P&ev. of New Yirk '":. who has remained wlta "thi family ' during all their trouble. Tuere wct - . weept.ig and cries of grief sad thy . would not be coas3l;1. ( The corpse was f jur.d out in tha r!v;i nearly opposite tie . Cropsey home. Latr, Coroner Fearing was .notified and h had 'summoned, a jury wiu .' .Slewed the remains In a sma'l ho is? i a the Cropsey preaiscs. Witnesses old how the find w&s.made, and there v.is evidence to show coneiuiiivoly that the body was Nellie Cropsey's. A careful examination was made by physicians. The body Itself, though darkened by the water s action, was considered in an excellent statu ot preservation. . Jnnies U'ilcox, tha suspected lover who, in put nuance of alvlce . of his - fvm- and lawyer, had left town ansj wan stopping t.t a country house 13 Pasquotank county. . was gone c'jer and brought to Ulizaboih 'City at Z o'clock. There was no apparent cha'i in "bis rxpressioa and when questioned about the case he answered in mr.nr . syllables. Of course he maintain tcol , vsarai usa iiiuvv v 1. if , i ii iiiu, J ot the causes which led to Mitss Crop- sey s death, v j The Coroner's Irquist. I"- ,.:'iiaU City. S..C,' 5nval.Th. v if- fornn:r'3 Jury ectfartt that Miss Crop: s?y came to her death by being stride en a blow oa tbe ten. pie and drown . and recommends, that, an cxamlnatlfja . as to Wilvox's su:lt ha ma le. The report made by tho physicians who performed tho' autopsy on ilii;e Cropsey says: "The parments si)- ro marks of violence. There were at rx--tcrcal tdarks of violence oa body; he-I r face. There was a "d:-clrratlo;i of a pitiKith titig? on he front of oeal -. and fae w.'tii a li?ht lluish dis -olo-, ration over the baek of the nt ck. Tli-'t 0 were no marks upon tha frat of her neck, except as made by construrtiou of her drets collar. An exaaiuatio:j of the internal organs showed sin; va a pure 5iri. "There was no fracture discovered at any point of the cranium. Thera was no effusion of blood or water upen the surface of th brain or any1 eviileu-e that Uolenca ha,d reached Ita structure or (he internal plats of It3 bony cov ering. The brain euLnince o, far ns we could see shows no evidence, of .iam- X"- - aget The brain-was-renH'tfd end tlte base Of the brain thoroughly jnaoecrel.. The're was no damag to blood ves.Js 4 or bony structure. The report was l?ned by I2ra. J, fC. Wood, O. M.Mu!lan and 1. Fearing. - The verdict of the coroner's Jury fol lowed: "We, the coroner's Jury, havliiij r been duly summoned anil sworn by Dr. I. Fearing to Inquirq what caused the death of Ella M. CroVy, do her; by re port that from the Investigation tnaj . by three pbyslclnns of Elizabeth City, and from their opltilon find also from our p'rwaal observation, tnst said Eiia M. Ciopeey came to her d-iath by bwu? stricken a blow on the .left temple and ; ' by "being drowned in (he Pasquotank river, we nave not yx inrestignte.i nor heard nny testimony touching aa to who Inftlctfrt the blow sndi did the drownlne. We are informed that one James VIlcox la charged- with fcanie and s now In custody. We recommend thst InvrstiffstTOn to his rw any one elsdn probable guilt be held by one or moro mag!ntrat8 ih Ellzabnth town ship and that M'd Wilcox t:o held tS await said Investigation. (Slcncflj I. iFe.irinn, ccrcnr; P H. Shipp. I?. T. Sroice. Maurice We: ,; rolt, Itcbert J. Mitchell, J. 1). Fear- bee, J. li. Kcroy, Hires' AEalnst Wilcox. Uaklsh.' fipf rial. Friday evening Governor Aycork received the following telegram from Sheriff Gratrly, of El!a bWh City: ' "Miss Cropsey'a body found In river. Threats of violence against James Wil- eox. Notify Naval Reserves hero to be at my command.", The Governor replied;' "Naval -ltV eeryes ordered to obey your order s Malntsln law at all hazards. Keep me felly informed by wire. AUDE A llEAVY IiALLv A New York Cwopls Lose $50,090 . Worth of Jewelry. New York, Special. Mr. and Mra. Paul G. Thebaud, of Malison avenue, weio rebbe today of jewelry worth $30,000. This was'conroborated by Mrs. Thebaud hlra.5(?lf at baadquantrs, whfre, in company with a member of the firm from whom most cf ihe jew tliy had been purchased, ho gava to th-3 pclice a partial -lift of the Jewels taken. The valuables consisted in part "cf one . pear-shaped diamond, btJI by Mr. Tht'baud to bo worth- 20.t j- tjs parl weighing 41 grains, said to bo worth $15,000, and 300 small ornaiueuts and made up a total of about $0,h'v The robbery is said by thi police an'j also by Mc. Tiiebaud U hav been i'.e wo: k of a newly engaged valet, who had been enployed b. Mr. Tbcbaud but two weeks. The valet Is missing apd the butler who recommended him U un der constant police surveillance. Mf". and Mrs". Thebaud went to Wh!t Plains yesterday as tjje guesu of Mf.. and Mrs-. Howard Wllletts. the valet accompanied them. The valet wal iat seen about 9. o'clock thU morning when he took one of Howard Willet's rigs and drove to the railroad station in White Pialna. Three hours later tho rig was found at the station. n!n-1.n-it. If is supposed the valet, whose nam.j is Kearn. left town on an outgoing U'ftiu scn after he drove to the station. Preacher on Cropsey Csss. Elizabeth City, Special. The most fi'ot-usaed happenings ia the Wilcox Cropsey afTair Sunday were ' poinie-1 pu'pit utterances ia the morning fror-i two cf the most prominent clergymen 'Rev. Mr. Eewelljn'said that ho did not hesitate to believe Wilcox Innocent, while Rev. D. H. Tut'tle called at.in tioo.to the order cf the mayor iliui.-ig th? bar rooms oa th.j day the body' was found. "Sunday afternoon In the p;es t nee-of about IJjOd peopie. "1 doa t hesitate t say that I believe the prisoner Is Innocent," declared the KfcV. Mr. Ueweliyn, of Christ's Episco pal church. "1 want to caution yon, t'.y hearers, against forming aal express ing opinions, condemning a fellow-'maa until you have read the HOta iValm, I will siy that 1 condemn. some .things in his past life, and had he be'.r a member of my church I should prVo. biy have censured him fcom tho pulpit, but now I believe he Is Innocent of tie dark charge whit h hans over him. Though the young lady is dead, and ltls very sad. her character was Viti dieattd'and I thinjT u;.w your sympifhy should go out to th defendant's faruiiy in their great sorrow." ' M?c?o Retires, ' Havana, Dy Cable. Gen.' nnrtolom Maso, candidate of the Demo.-ratic ur ty for the presidency .of Cuba, left Jiere Thursday morning for his home at Msa tanillo. Ho has given up the cam pc.i?n. The demonstration yrsierdiy evening as well as that held at the. rail road, station this -'rooming brought '.a large r.rowa. Havana newspaps quote Gen. , Maximo Gomez .as tiireatehin t have Civil Governor Ree.lo. 'of Puerto Principe province, cs:cHed from oCiee' when he returns to Havana for having permitted demonstrations acainst 3o 'mez in the course of his pnTHkal toor of that province. The same paper uys" also that Gen. Gomez had threatened 10 "string up" a few others when thu Cu ban republic Is formed. Philippine Situation. Manila, By Cable. It was publicly announced that the ratio for the first quarter of l?t2 will be $2.10 Mexican silver to .one-American gold djllnr.. Gen Wright, the acting civil governor, says that, though unsatisfactory, this is the only solution of the matter the Philippine commission thought pos sibles He h opes for- early -action tr Congress of this subject. Gen. Wrig it considers that the situation In those parts of the Philippines Where military operations are being carried on I daily Improving. He has the grea'eit condibnce In Gen Chaffee's aTfility to end tho Insurrection m the Islands and says perfect harmony' prevails between the civil and military authorities. Will Not Go With Liberals. ' London, By Cable, blc.-The lally News, 1, admits ..(hat Lord a. .Liberal organ, Uosebery has declined to net with the Liberal party-Although the paper" re; grets his voluntary severance from this party.lt makes it well thst tho air has been cleared and, taat Sjr Henry Caaip-bell-L'anncrraau Is more firmly lnatail I'd. In "the leadership. . ' . Two Wrecks In Alabama. Opellka',' Abi., Special. Two wrecks occurred on the Western Railway of Alabama Sunday night ou account of heavy .rains,' which caused two embank ments to fiiva v, ty. Guo man was killed three Injured und the property oa4 Is heavy. The dead: Thomas Russell, en gineer ou extra freight. No. 21. The Injured arei Cy Lee, negro-fireman; B. W. Jackson, engineer freight No.' 2b; negro fireman, name unknown. The wrecks occurred about 30 miles apart. Extra freight train No. 21 was wrecked near Notasorl snrl irnln No. 209 was ,-olng for assistance when '..-It .was v.Tcked. , M'CLAYIS REMOVED tdmirsl Schley's Traducer Gets riis .Walking Orders. THE REMOVAL DECIASID REGULAR Notwithstanding His Vigorous Kick, 1 he -Historian" Has Been Sunma. rlly Disposed of. Washington, Special The civil ser vlce'comai!8s;on Thursday notified Ed gar S. Macla'y, the historian recently employed in the Brooklyn navy yard, that his ren.oval from the position at that point was not in violation of the civil service a t. This notification is contained in a letter written to Mr. Ma- j clay by President Proo'or, of the com mission, and is. in reply to an inqu r from him. Mr. Mac lay's letter is as follows; -. . , .. . Office of tho General Storekeeper, Navy Yard, New York, Dec 21, l'MU Hon. John, It. I'roetor,. President Civil Service Commission : Sir; On De.ember 23, yesterday, I received the following communication from tht Secretary cf the Navy :"S;r, I am directed by the President to ask I-iugjr S. Mac. ay. special Liore-r, gen- oral ernrolrAnnar'a r W r. n New York, to send in his resignation. "JOHN I). LONG. Secretary.'' ' This communication was ad.re'e-! to the commandant of this uaty ya. i aud wa3 forwarded to me. ,1 dMlre to g rt an autliOrita?iVe op nlon from the civil service coniiuifftion -on the ' foiiowa: points: 1: Ha the President of the I'nif d States any authority under tha li s governing civil service to demaal :he resignation of a civil service euiplsja in tie class tie! list? ;. 2: Has the , President the authority or power to cause the dismissal of say civil service employe without prcirr ring charges In wrlt.ng and giving ta'd eajpldyc an opportunity ia which, to make a defense? Very respectfully, EDWARD fl. M ACL AY. To this the commission replied: Washington, Dee. 26. 1301. Mr. Edward is. Maclay, Office of Gen eral iStorekeeper. Nary ' Yard, New York : 5ir: The commission Is In receipt of your letter of December It, 13t'l, asking Its opinion on the. following questions; Has the President of th,e United States any authority under the la vs governing civil service to demand the resignation of a evil service employe in the classified list? , . Has the" President the authority or pewer try cause the dismissal of any civil service employe without preK-r-rlf.g charges In writing and giving said employe an opportunity in "-which ""O make a defense? In response, -you are Informed that It is contrary to the practice of ths commission to undertake to ( Answer hypothetical questions. Your'- seu;r tion from the rervice, according to ih facts In the case, as they appeared in the pu!lle press, was made upon trc? order of the Secretary o' the Navy. n whom the power cf removal rests. Th; demand far your resignation, followed by your removal upon the direction of the President, through the i-ei-reary of the Navy, was not -nj violation cf the civil service act and rules in vle.v of the well known facts .In your c-ue. The object or tho rule requiring no tleo and a besting was to prevent po litical removals upon secret charge". No Sssue of this kind Is Involved la your casiM. Verv rsoectfully. JOHN R. PHOCTOlt. 'President. President Proctor of the civil service commission also cave out the following statement bearing upon the case: . "The commisicn has always, he'id as shown in Its' 13th. report. Jannr.iy 1, 1S97, thnt the civil service net did not intend that 'incompetent persons should be retffinod in olllce. The authority for removal and Us exercise for proper reasons ore necessary for the discip line and the eflj'l'ncy of the. public servicev The power of, rmbvaTTsTiot Sfl ected "by the law or .th rules, fur ther than that they provide that re niovats shall not be made for polittcal or religions reasons. "The rule oi. the President. Jul 2.7, 1SJ7. requiring that a person should only be removed for Jul cause sod upon and after an opportunity for making nn answer, was the purpose of preventing political or religious rn morvals, or removals upon secret charges, but was In no way intended to curta'l the power .of removal for jus; cause, nnder th's rule the reasons for "a removal are to be a frial'tef 6f "Te'nTd," hut It does not Impair In the 8llght?ft degree the prompt exorcise qf the pow. j er of discipline. In discussing this nils . In the Hth -report of the commission.! Ieeember 31, 1S97, It is stated that if ; th removals are suOlclent the otr.cer will not hesitate to make the to rnoval. "If cannk bn kSPcrfrt thnt Maday's removal whs for political or religious reasons or upon secret chargesas the reasons fr the Department's letloit sre well lnown.'ooth to Maclay and to the public," v Trln Wrecked find Burnd. Dallas, Tex., 8pcelaJ. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas north-bound passen rcr train, due In Dallas' at 11:20 o'clock Tuesday night, wini wrecked anil almost completely burned six miles south of here Just before midnight . Thres per sons were. Injured, but no one kll'ert. The baggage, express and mall cars were saved. Injured: J-nks Clark, en gineer; Wm. Kevney, fireman; Joseph Henry, colored, iuternally. Tho cngino and one Pullman are .ail tluiL ie:uj'n five cars being destroyed. The englno la bottom-up l-tbe 41tsh. .- ' SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL New Enterprises That Are Enriching Our Pavo-ed Section. - Piiylnj 1 heir Way. A dispatch from Jackson to the Memphis Commercial-Appeal shows that the Mississippi State government is moving In the direction of self-support. It snys that under the present convict farm system tho Mississippi penitentiary has 'been converted iat9 a saareo of revenue, and it adds: "During the past two years the peni tentiary has paid Into the State treas ury as net revenue over and above the prison expenses f 1S.771.70. DuriDg the last fiscal year the amount paid in was only about $700 greater than the year previous, but over $40,000 had been paid out for a new farm. "The State revenue agent ia also a self-sustaining office, and one that has proven an enormous source of revenue ro the State during the past two fiscal years, From jhls source the treasury of - Mississippi received for the two years $34S,151.90. "The office of State land commission er has also proven a most remunerative one to the State A "ring the past bleu nial period. The report of this officer shows that be has colltctel enough fees to pay the expenses of his department. I and that the State treasury has ceceiv j 1 from bis hands the sum of IISj.OW.- I "The report of the secretary of State Is not yet ready for publication, but it I has been repeatedly published since t.he jnew charter fee bill went Into effect j reveiue derived from this soiree, niany i thousands ot dollars ia exeesri of its j expenses." , A 10,000-Ton Ship, One cf th stramshlps now :ng busit by the Maryland Steel Co. st Hor row's Point for the Boston Towhost'oo. Is to be named the Phawmut. snl has reached a fo;nt where it is ready fcr tli water. The vessel Is oae cf twa tIng built by th's company and w 11 b? tbe largest yet constructed at the Spa.rriwV Point yards. It U 503 feet in length, 5S ftet beam, end will have three steel dwka. Its total rarrylng capacity . Is estimated at about lO.O'iO tecs. It wl I Is p'a-ed In service as an American "tramp" steamship. Joining th fleet owned by the Boston Company, which have been built at. the same tilant. It w".l have ertg-nes capably it producing, EiOOO horse-power, givlnr it a speel cf from twelve to fourteen knots an hour. 5filpbu!td!ng on the Gulf. OITlcers and direr tors of the Gul! Coast Shpbuldng & Dry Dock Co., which is considering the -stablishintit of such flint) p.t Mobil-?, aiso at New Orleans, have recently been In bcth cities exarrlnin? coist s:t'-s. Chss. M. Jr.iMo of Nw York is pel Utnt ; C -M. ..Wjckca end Samuel B. MrConniro. vice presidents There Is a possibility that wfiat Is known as the MI'llao d.ek afNew Or'.eins may be .pwrcha's"l. and H is report rl t hut the company has se riircl extensive js-ater frontage it M? bile for its purp'!'. Th- finaaeial-r'.r n of th company Inciu iej the issue- of $".Ooo.OOO in bond-i.tri furnlih the iicm s.iry fuo'is f1:il!d the plants!. - C. P.U Burgwvo cf Iti. hmond is also reported io be Interested in the. projects. , Norfolk Sii'fbu Id'ng. Another addition to the growing ship -repairing and building Interests of Norfolk, Ya., l9announcd in the T'nfon Constriiet'on R Dock Oo., cap talized at $20.(xio. Thi.i Jt'ffSpan.v in tctf's to build and have In operation within six months a gen-rat plan', to include foundry, marine railway, float-l;-g dock of .100 to 100 tons capacity; spar-yard and sail loft. About 2 HI rn n -will be employed, Large vessels will b put on the do"k and the smaller craft on the marine railway. Tbe ofTiecr-a are D. Di Hitching, president; J. E. Davir,, vice president; C. T, Dean (of Ironfon. Ohio), secretary treasurer, and direc tors, Me?s-s. W. T. Howden, Thornton -Reed-Tind-TrS. Ward. Textlli Notes. : The Weatherford (Texas) Board r,f Trade nnnounees thnt a textile mill cf considerable extent will I n erected In Weithr-ford. The work of constructing said plant will commence wfthin thirty days, and lis product will -be woolen cloth and rainei'n-halr press-cloth. It Is rumored at'Panford, N. C .hat parties are investigating the Waters of a creek near that town with a view to establishing!! bleachery. It Is stated In a dispatch from Bir mingham that the proposed cotton mill for Pell City. Ala., mentioned last week, will be built by a $000,000 com pany that Boston and Lowell (Mass.l parties will organize, and that Geo. W. Pratt of Atlanta, Ga., wir) be presi dent atfsara.- Pomorcy Dros. of Grahanif N. C., will build a" cotton factory, tut as to the extent of the enterprise no report has been made. Brick, and dum bcr have been ordered tor the huild ings. and their construction will be commenced at once. , -, -I Wllllrtgham Cotton. Mills of Marnn. Ga., referring to Ha addition of 400 spindles and other complementary ma chinery, reported last week, says that it will also Install 120 hsavy wide looms for the manufacture, of ho so, belting and numbered duck. ! 1 , W. J. Oswald, P. 0 Bx 243. Birm ingham, Ala., Is Investigating with a view to establishing a mill .for knit ting hosiery, underwear, etc, and asks niiiiiuiactureis of the required machin ery to submit estimates on coat of equipment and other Information. SERIOUS RACE RIOT Warred the Esstivities of sjfie Ecppy Christmastide incw York."" HANY OTHER HOLIDAY FATALITIES k Number of Crimes and Accidents That Detracted From the Enjoy ment of the Occasion. ' New York, Special. A race skir nish between Whites and blacks in Harlem Christmas day developed eeri dus proportions and kept the - police busy for a time. The negroes, 1000 strong, were armed with revolvers and lubs, while equally as many whites esed stones as weapons. The negroes bad the advantage, but were driven back Into their tenements by "the po ilea after they had charged on tbe f bites with pistols and "razors. Four teen negroes were arrested. Four whites, including a policeman, were badly -Bhot or cut. The rioting began when some, white v... (tnn.ii t" flnrd Hrl where-' upon a dozen negroes seized -the white boys and beat them, lb 0 boys whea released told their story to white men in the vicinity and an ofganized it- tack was made on the negroes, who were drivin back to their tenement under a shower of stone. Tbe confu sion Increased when the whiU men be gan to bombard the tenements with stones and other missies, and the ne groes fired from their.windqws into the crowd. The whites, surprised by the shooting and seeing men fall wounded, turned and Yin, followed by the ne groes, who used knives and clubs f.ee ly. At this point a squad of policeman srrived fend with drawn clubs stopped the rioting, chasing the negroes jack into their bouses. Boy Killed H's Father. Brazil." Ind., Special. In defending his mother from an assault by-her drink-crazed husband, Theo. Watkins. 13 years old. shot and killed his father Christmas night at heir home here. Richard Watkins came home and be gan abusing his family. He picked up a hatchet and started after, bis wife, ray ing ho was going' to kill tor, and.at-t-empted to strike her on the head. Theodore seized a revolver, which he fired at Lis father. The bu'.let took ef fect near the beart and death resulted soon. Young Watkins surrendered ,ii fa self to the police.- Ho says he shot his father to keep him from killing his mother, but that he did not Intend to kill his father. He insists he was Justi fied in the shooting. . .. . ). . . . .....I... The Pepe on Socialism. Rome by CableThe Pope Monday received the cardinals, who offered him their Christmas greetings, . Tbe Pontiff made a lengthy address, in which he condemned what ho char acterized as the excessive liberty cf thought now Indulged in. He sharply criticised Socialism, agitation fo divorce and hostility between dif ferent Sections of the Church' ,ond urged a union of the Christian Churches. The Church. sad tbe Pope, is now confronted by difficulties slmilsr to those of earlier limes. .There are attempts everywhere ..to make the masses, enemies of the Church,, the religious orders are sub jected to all kinds of vexatious per secutions and laws are being passed In open defiance of God's - eternal laws. The Pontiff said the or.lv mi'ans of successfully combating So cialism wns for Catholics to hearken to and obey the. Instructions of the Church. . Three Negroes Killed. Little Rock, Ark.. Special. Thrci negroes were killed near Wllmot Tues day as the result of a quarrel over 1 land sale. Martin Davis and Jeff Davis cousins, engaged In a fatal duel. ' Jas Thompson m friend of one of the dead men, was subsequently shot and killccj by Arthur Davis, father of Martte Davis. Fatalities Among Boys. .HuntBVlllo, Ala., Special. Twt fatali ties' 'have, been reported from among boys who celebiated Christmas. T010 McKnlgbt was shot and killed foui miles north of here by Chas. Davis whose pistol exploited uccldcntlly. A boy " named Janes, living . in West lluntsville, was fatally wounded by tin explosion of a toy cannon. Nacogdoches, Tex., Special. White a crowd of men were discharging pistol in cnlebratlng Christmas a stray bullet struck Mitch Bird, aged 13. Inflicting a mortnl wound. The boys father then fired into the crowd with a shotgut, scru ously wounding Ed L:e, Reuben Chand ler und Kdsrar Moore, all negroes. The boy is dead and one of the negroes la CALENDAR FOK 1902. t.! s-' JM s m 1 i2. C.! ri K 1 I 4ft S 7 fiij;i4ijii4l7jil 3 MHS I61 mi! r,,.,l,lJ F9 1111411! ej'r 'Aag. lit W ll.li lj 14 XJ 111 17 ll I totl'tl It- 1S1 tit I- Mar. Is"' ' 1 ' ' ' rU'-"lsi4rsr. 7 i to.iiitijij I14 15.14 J7 il ro'io ' m 9 r tK r . A L s : ! !, ht 17 18 19jii jajj Sept W31 ... ...L. L. ... .-s w "I. 5! 4 S Oct. 10 1 1 lk 16 17 ll 10 i fi vl T o'io 11 Ik. t,;jj 4 ts'ri l'7-,i.-3oi-i-!- It'llilC li.i'U.iShijtv.ii IS KI U 3J U J I5y ... - ! S Nov 4 S tD S 11 191 , - 1 Iittii iihs'miis i7;ii 19 10 11 m tun njrtttM 1 17 JO II'M 13 14 5i ,1 7iM JC JI b-l-l-l-.C jaat 1 .1 A Sj io 11 S 7 -t a si 41 jj i -u4nn 11 M'l.Mil.ir Itiia'ie lu .11,14 n I9iif is'att.if ti3 m iJ il.tT,:! EEC ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS FOR IS02. titer Will Be Five KrllpM f the nd Muin. I. A partial eclipse ef the ran Apr 3 Eth, iaviiibi here. ' Cs II. A total eclipse cf the moon April 21, not- vixib'.e here, but the beginning visible throuiihonl Afia and the eastern portions of Africa and Europe; the coding viublt - throughout Asia, Europe-end Africa. HI. A partial eeJiM ot the sun May T, . .... , , , - ... and tbe South Pacific Ocan. IV. A total eciiuns of the n Oct ber 18 and 17, viib'.e here as follow: Eastern Efsndard Time. Jfoon ester shidow.JSd. Hh. 17m. p.m. ToUl eciipee te;in..17t. ,Oh. 10m. . m. Middle of eclipse 17d. 1H.' 3ra. a. BV, i'frtal criipt cads I7d. h. 4Sm. a. m. Mooa leaves ehadow...l7d. 2hi 50m. a. m. V. A Birtisl cclipss ef. the rnn Octobet ' 50, invimbie here. TisiKc t He greitey psrt of Europe und nearly all of Ana. Slanting n4 Kremlnc Slai Tor 1905. Tbe planet Vnu i eveniug star until February 14,' then Mornine; star until No vezolier 28, effer wlticit data she is erew inr star to the end of ft er. Tl'e planet Mra will n crening star Dntil March C3, then xsorniug star the reat cf the year. Th planet Jupiter ia evening atr.r until January 1. then morning star until At -fnt fi, and then evening liir the balance of the year. Tha planet Saturn brains as evening staff . and Continues as aurh until .Tanunrr 9, then morning star until Jn'.v 17, and then evening star to the end ef the year. : . rianela Bila;Mrst or Beit Seen. Mercury, after nnet on the evenings of Fobmary 3, Miy 2s sd September 24, and befare sunrise oi the' norsingr of March 17. July 15. aed November 4. Ve nus on January 9. Mi-s not this year. Jupiter at enpofition August 5. Saturn si opposition July 17. Uranus at opposition June 10. Neptune at opposition Decem ber 24. Realtor. Winter begin, JWI. Dcierabr-r I?, Tut eiefatr-nitie nar. thirfv.nire Tni"utes. Spring begin. IPCrMi-rh CI, la'ts nine ty-two day, nineteen hours, fifty-suns ' minutes. hiimmer lyeginn, lfO-. Jure CI, Ip.st ninev ty-thrce days, fourteen l;o-.;rs, forty min utes. - . Autumn b-Ri'na. ID??. Scle,l?.. CS, last eighty nine dxvt, eighJcca boars, for ty tninute. Wieter begins, !W, Tc v?rbcr C5, trop yr., 385 days, five hours, fj.-ty-ei;!t oiiu utes. Chorrli Day and C-.elca of 'lime. FpJphanv. .. . . ... .Jan. J.m. Cf a VeV 9 ...,.b.U .....Vcb.ia ,...Mw. .'1 ....Mar. 21 ....Mar. 30 ..... nrd 0 ...."Tiy t...My 8 ..Mnv IS ....Mar S3 uptu;esiiiin Siii-'ay Sevageaima Sunday.... ..... .Quinqusgesims FtinCay Ash Wednendev.. (arlrageiina Eundav MidUnt . Palm Rundny. ........ ' ..... . Good Fridav Faster Simdy ....... Ixw fundsy..... ...... Rogation Sunday......! Awenr'on Dav. ...... ........ AVhit Hiindav i Trmitv Suedy .... Corpus Chrinti ...... Advent Sunday,. -. ChriiUnaa Dav.... Golden Number. Kpaet Polar Cycle .., Dominical tl tcr. ...... , Roman Indietion... .... Julian Period ............May 10 . . ......Nov. Srt ............Dec. 21 S . ...4 2t T 3.1 ,.i.. 6613 SGt33 bsias at sua-) The Jewish rew yi; act October L. 1W2. ' Kmbrr Trnr'. Werl,, Fr5. and F.t. IVh. 1!'. C! eirl 52. Wed., Fri. and Kat... f'vt. '17,'IU nrid Ct, Wed., Fri. and Sat., Jfr.v ft. T.3 and C4. Wed., I'ri. and Sal... Dee. 17. 19 .ted Si. Cold in Florida. Another drop In the temperaturs in Florida seriously endangers the orange trees. . D 1 ference 5?ttled. Washington. Special. The State Do- -rartment has been Informed by United States Minister Wilson, at Santiago 0 . Chill, that the, differences between Ar gentina and Chill may be regarded n settled through the signature Thurs day of a protocol, providing for the submission of the boundary line and; the ritlma Esperanza territory dis putes to the. decision or tbe King or Great Britain. This .announcement ha given great satisfaction to thte, officials here who have gone to the lengths of official patience in their efforts to avert a war between the two most prosper . oiwof the Soviti mermen republics. "A Race Row In Alabama. Birmingham, Ala., Special. In sx general fight between white men and negroes of Chlldersburg, Thursday af- -te'rnoon. a whlteTman and bis on were killed, and a white boy and a., negro wounde-d, With grcKt dlfflroKr a e;a erai outbreak was. prevented. .TW us groes are no - In Jail at Talladega; V. . i 4
Chatham Observer (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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